When Senior Brother Returns, He Definitely Won't Let You Off!

It was November, and the winter north wind swept across the land.

The long-lost chill made the Nether Silkworm True Monarch feel a bit of a coldness.

It has been a long time since such a powerful Newly Promoted Nascent Soul has appeared in the Lightless Sea, or even the entire Storm Sea.

To have such combat power in less than five years is simply incredible!

Unfortunately, the two sides have already clashed, and there's no turning back now.

"We must treat today as a life-or-death ordeal."

Nether Silkworm True Monarch clearly realized that if things continued like this, he would probably have to follow in the footsteps of Zhi Qin True Monarch.

Now that things have come to this, even if it comes at a price, we must nip this in the bud and eliminate any future troubles!

A fierce glint flashed in his eyes, and he suddenly bit his tongue, spitting a mouthful of Essence Blood onto his chest.

"By transforming itself into a cocoon, the Nether Silkworm appears in the world!"

With a low shout, his body was quickly and firmly wrapped in a layer of black silk threads, as if a silkworm were spinning silk.

The silk thread was not actually silk, but rather formed from the true essence within his body, driven by Secret Method.

In the blink of an eye, he was enveloped in a giant, pitch-black cocoon.

"What?"

Sensing the change from afar, Hidden Ice True Monarch turned around abruptly. "He actually forced out this move!"

Even before he made up his mind to speak up for the person, he had already mentally prepared for different possible outcomes.

However, things didn't go as he had anticipated at all.

When he first realized that Xiao Chen hadn't run away, Hidden Ice True Monarch felt both anxious and angry.

Young people just don't know when to advance or retreat!

If he still dies here in the end, wouldn't I have wasted my time fighting against the Yin Corpse Sect?

However, Hidden Ice True Monarch was soon surprised to find that Xiao Chen's side not only did not fall behind, but even became stronger as the battle progressed.

Despite being outnumbered two to one, he not only had the strength to attack, but also swiftly and decisively killed the Zhi Qin True Monarch.

If it had ended here, it would have been a wonderful thing.

However, before Hidden Ice True Monarch could even rejoice, he saw that Nether Silkworm True Monarch had actually chosen to burn his Essence Blood to transform himself into a cocoon.

You must understand, this is the opponent's signature move that made them famous, and also their trump card, a desperate measure.

The cost of each use is extremely high, but its effects are also incredibly powerful.

Is it really necessary?

Hidden Ice True Monarch could not understand Nether Silkworm True Monarch's thoughts at all.

However, he knew that even cultivators who had reached the Nascent Soul Middle Stage would face extremely high risks when confronted with this move; a single misstep could result in certain death.

Back then, the Yin Corpse Sect clashed fiercely with another Hidden Dao Heritage.

The Nether Silkworm True Monarch severely injured a Nascent Soul Middle Stage on the spot with just this one move.

If it weren't for the other party's brother risking his life to cover him, he would most likely have been killed on the spot.

Even so, it is said that a few years after returning, the Nascent Soul Middle Stage died because his injuries were too severe to be suppressed.

Right now, the Nether Silkworm True Monarch has actually used this move again.

They were clearly going to spare no effort and fight tooth and nail to deal with Xiao Chen.

"No, I have to go help!"

Realizing the urgency of the situation, Hidden Ice True Monarch hurriedly threw a Talisman at Coffin Bearing True Monarch Fuguan in an attempt to delay him.

She turned around and tried to reunite with Xiao Chen so that they could share the burden together.

However, before he could leave, he saw two Yin Corpse had already circled behind him, blocking all possible routes.

Nether Silkworm True Monarch and True Lord of the Coffin Bearing True Monarch were, after all, fellow disciples.

While the combination might not be perfect, it blends together seamlessly.

The attacks were launched almost simultaneously, leaving no chance for Hidden Ice True Monarch to withdraw and intervene.

The Coffin Bearing True Monarch even went so far as to have his painstakingly crafted Yin Corpse withstand the Law Technique, stubbornly standing in the middle and refusing to back down.

They were clearly determined to achieve their goal of restraining the Yin Corpse, even at the cost of sacrificing one or even all of them.

Faced with this kind of shameless harassment.

Although Hidden Ice True Monarch wanted to help, he tried to break through to the left and right to no avail.

They could only watch helplessly as strange patterns appeared on the surface of the giant cocoon not far away, and its volume rapidly expanded.

"Snap!"

With a crisp crack, a jagged fissure appeared on the cocoon shell.

In an instant, a dense, tangible Yin Sha Qi erupted forth, corroding even the rocks and soil in its path.

A silkworm, entirely black and ten feet in size, slowly appeared.

Even from a distance, this Nether Silkworm exudes an aura of extreme danger.

Its body surface glowed with a faint spiritual light, and numerous twisted, obscure runes writhed on each segment of its body.

That's right, those runes looked like countless worms crawling under the skin.

Even more bizarrely, a human face was growing on the insect's head!

Upon closer inspection, he bore a striking resemblance to the Nether Silkworm True Monarch, almost nine-tenths.

The face slowly rose, and its dark eyes darted around, immediately locking onto Xiao Chen, who was closest to it.

The next instant, it opened its mouth and spat out a large clump of silk, which grew longer in the wind, transforming into a huge net that blotted out the sky and enveloped Xiao Chen.

As it landed on the outermost Four Symbols Suppressing Mountain Shield, it immediately emitted a hissing sound.

If you look closely enough, you can even see wisps of smoke rising.

Xiao Chen immediately felt the rate at which his true essence was being consumed suddenly increase tenfold.

It was as if those weren't silkworm silk at all, but rather channels that were drawing out one's own true essence.

"Hahaha, this doesn't feel good, does it!"

The laughter of the Nether Silkworm True Monarch echoed from the Nether Silkworm's abdomen, "I have cultivated for nearly a thousand years, feeding the silkworm with my own body, and finally refined this Soul Devouring Nether Silk."

"Not only can it devour true essence, but it can also corrode the Divine Soul."

"Today, I'll let you taste the bitterness of Divine Soul annihilation!"

After saying that, a Red Silkworm Silk shot out, seemingly like a phantom, and directly passed through the Four Symbols Suppressing Mountain Shield.

It pierced straight into Xiao Chen's forehead, heading straight for his sea of consciousness.

It was clearly some kind of secret technique that could directly attack a cultivator's Divine Sense!

You should know that this is one of the typical signs of Devil Cultivation Method!

Most normal Nascent Soul True Lord would carefully cultivate the Divine Sense Secret Art in order to avoid causing damage.

Only demonic cultivators would only care about immediate gains and risk everything to cultivate Divine Sense attack techniques.

Ah~!

Just as the Red Silkworm Silk was about to succeed, the Nether Silkworm True Monarch let out a miserable cry, as if he had suffered some kind of heavy blow.

Along with the Nether Silkworm that he had cultivated at great expense, it immediately twisted its body and rolled around on the spot.

It was quite a coincidence.

The Secret Method practiced by the Nether Silkworm True Monarch is extremely complex and possesses a wide variety of effects.

It's not just about attacking a cultivator's sea of consciousness; it also has many other functions, such as influencing the five senses, distorting spiritual perception, and even creating illusions to interfere with judgment.

It's equivalent to incorporating numerous negative effects such as blindness, disorientation, and illusion.

Normally, since Divine Sense Secret Art cannot be defended against by ordinary spiritual shields and Spiritual Power Barrier, these effects become powerful weapons.

Those who are affected often find that their five senses suddenly become less sharp, as if they are drunk.

The spiritual energy within the body is in disarray, making it almost impossible to absorb Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi from the outside world for replenishment. Various illusions even begin to appear before the eyes.

In this way, they are basically reduced to fish on a chopping board—at the mercy of others.

Although most people will instinctively use various offensive and defensive Law Technique to put up a stubborn resistance, it is often to no avail.

However, the Nether Silkworm True Monarch happened to encounter Xiao Chen.

The Divinity Veil didn't tolerate these negative effects; those Red Silkworm Silk that dared to pierce his body were almost instantly evaporated.

So, the fact that this attack had no effect was secondary.

The more crucial point is that the Red Silkworm Silk was actually transformed from the Divine Sense of the Nether Silkworm True Monarch Lord.

Now that he has been purified by Xiao Chen's Divinity Veil, it's as if someone has directly cut off a part of the Nether Silkworm True Monarch's Divine Sense with a knife.

In other words, it also caused him very serious damage to his Divine Sense.

This is a classic case of losing both one's wife and one's army.

To the eyes of Hidden Ice True Monarch and Coffin Bearing True Monarch, this scene had turned into a terrifying ghost story.

From their perspective, the Nether Silkworm True Monarch was aggressively unleashing a Secret Method attack.

As a result, Xiao Chen stood still as if he had done nothing, yet he had invisibly and severely injured him.

The Coffin Bearing True Monarch's eyes widened in disbelief that even his second senior brother's ultimate technique couldn't defeat Xiao Chen.

Hidden Ice True Monarch was completely stunned.

What's going on here?

Even though he wasn't far away, as a cultivator of the same level, he still couldn't see clearly how Xiao Chen launched his counterattack.

Even afterwards, they couldn't detect any clues or traces!

Are the Newly Promoted True Monarch so powerful that even I can't understand them anymore?

In fact, it's not just them who can't understand.

Xiao Chen was also a little confused at this moment.

Because the Red Silkworm Silk was purified too quickly, he didn't even have time to realize its effect, nor did he discover that it was actually a Divine Sense Secret Art.

They only heard Nether Silkworm True Monarch utter a harsh word and then pretend to perform a secret technique.

Then, like someone trying to stage an accident, they started rolling around on the ground, as if they had suffered some kind of major blow.

However, Xiao Chen was already somewhat used to this, and he guessed that it was probably some kind of secret technique with negative effects.

That's normal. Demonic cultivators love to do all sorts of fancy things.

From poisoning to Curse, from Essence Blood and essence to Divine Sense, it's all just a few methods.

Therefore, Xiao Chen directly interpreted it as the Nether Silkworm True Monarch attempting to cast some kind of Curse on him, failing and suffering a backlash.

Although this guess is not entirely correct, the process is roughly the same.

"Sigh!"

Xiao Chen shook his head and sighed softly, "I haven't even exerted my full strength yet, and you've already fallen."

"I thought that bringing out such a big bug would mean it had some skill, but it turns out it's just a showy but useless piece of junk."

"This is so disappointing."

But despite saying that, the Flying Needle in his hand did not stop for a moment.

Before the Nether Silkworm True Monarch could even recover, he struck directly at the vital point.

"Silk Shield!"

Despite being Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivator, the Nether Silkworm True Monarch, having just suffered a severe injury, still stubbornly resisted and began to fight back desperately.

He no longer expects to kill Xiao Chen today; he only hopes to escape safely back to the mountain gate.

While employing all available defensive measures, he directly appealed for help. "Third Junior Brother, give me a hand!"

Upon hearing this, the Coffin Bearing True Monarch also became anxious.

However, if he wanted to carry out a rescue, he would have to ask for the opinion of Hidden Ice True Monarch.

In order to forcibly restrain the opponent, he had just killed one of his two Yin Corpse.

The remaining one also suffered some damage in the battle, its strength decreasing by about 20%.

In contrast, although Hidden Ice True Monarch had consumed a considerable amount of true essence, his internal energy remained remarkably stable.

Compared to before the battle, his condition not only did not decline at all, but it also subtly increased by 10% due to the elixir he consumed during the battle.

At this moment, he used one hand to cast Spirit Artifact and the other to manipulate the Law Technique, simultaneously suppressing the Coffin Bearing True Monarch and the remaining Yin Corpse.

Prevent them from going to reinforce.

If they are at a disadvantage, it would be quite difficult for Hidden Ice True Monarch to intercept two people by himself.

However, the situation has now reversed, Coffin Bearing True Monarch dares not easily lose another Yin Corpse. With his concerns, he is unable to approach it immediately.

He was only delayed for a moment.

Xiao Chen's Azure Wave Piercing Bone Needle pierced through the Silk Shield and broke through the nascent Nascent Soul hiding in the tail of the Nether Silkworm.

"Second Senior Brother!"

The Coffin Bearing True Monarch immediately cried out in pain, his heart filled with rage, fear, and a touch of regret.

What enraged them was that this place was within the territory of the Lightless Sea; when had their Yin Corpse Sect ever suffered such a great loss on their own doorstep?

What's frightening is that not only has the Nether Silkworm True Monarch been killed, but he himself is now in danger.

Had he known this would happen, he would never have agreed to his second senior brother's suggestion to take the initiative.

If they had patiently waited for their senior brother to return, they could have easily defeated Xiao Chen, and things wouldn't have come to this.

But now it's clearly too late to think about these things.

"Heaven Star Demonic Cultivator, don't be so smug!"

The Coffin Bearing True Monarch clenched his fist with one hand and pointed his index finger at Xiao Chen with the other. "When Senior Brother and the others return, we will absolutely not let you go!"

"And you too!"

As he spoke, he turned and pointed at Hidden Ice True Monarch: "You, a rogue cultivator who broke through by sheer luck, dare to collude with the Heaven Star Demonic Cultivator and deliberately ambush us."

"At that time, you and everyone in the Subduing Ice Sect will not be able to escape."

"Our senior brother will skin you all alive and turn you into Corpse Puppet puppets, serving as slaves of the Yin Corpse Sect for eternity!"

Having uttered those harsh words, the Coffin Bearing True Monarch dared not delay any longer.

He immediately turned and ran away without looking back.

As he spoke, he secretly activated a fourth-tier Wind Travel Talisman, instantly doubling his escape speed to the speed of a gust of wind.

In order to block the enemy from going to provide support, Hidden Ice True Monarch stood between Coffin Bearing True Monarch and Xiao Chen.

It was too late to give chase at this point, and the interception Law Technique cast from afar were blocked by the Defensive Talisman thrown out by the opponent.

However, just because he couldn't catch up didn't mean the other party could escape.

Xiao Chen flashed onto the sea surface, and the <Flying Cloud Stepping Wave Art> he had specially chosen for the Eastern Domain's environment immediately came into play.

With the waves crashing around them, they caught up almost effortlessly.

In an environment where the ocean is everywhere, Water Escape is incredibly useful. It's just as effective as Wind Escape, not to mention the Hextech Amplification.

"Stop!"

The Coffin Bearing True Monarch shouted almost hoarsely, "I've achieved the rank of True Lord, so I'm not someone to be trifled with. I'm warning you, you'd better not push me too far!"

"If you don't let me go, I'll fight you to the death!"

"Let 'Mutual Destruction, let's all die together!"

Objectively speaking, what he said makes some sense.

The saying "Don't pursue a cornered enemy" applies here as well.

However, Xiao Chen didn't care at all, and even said sarcastically with a smile, "Oh, I've always been timid, don't try to scare me."

"They're actually going to Mutual Destruction? I'm so scared!"

However, while speaking, he not only did not slow down his escape speed, but also condensed Nine Flying Needles in his hand again.

Why are you forcing me!

The eyes of the Coffin Bearing True Monarch were already red. "Why did you force me?!"

However, he didn't hesitate and suddenly made a sharp turn, heading straight for Xiao Chen.

Of course, he wasn't hoping for a high-speed collision that would result in mutual destruction; he was merely trying to close the distance.

Immediately afterwards, the Coffin Bearing True Monarch flipped his hands over and grasped a round ball no bigger than a grape in each hand.

Simply holding it in one's hand exudes an extremely powerful aura.

"Then let's die together!"

With a final roar, the Coffin Bearing True Monarch crushed the sphere with a sudden burst of strength.

In an instant, two exceptionally powerful forces erupted outwards from him, directly engulfing everything within a radius of a hundred miles.

"Click! Click!"

The Four Symbols Suppressing Mountain Shield shattered after only withstanding the first Shockwave.

The powerful impact slammed into Xiao Chen, as if a small, moving mountain had crashed into him.

The immense tearing force acted directly on every inch of his skin.

Although the Four Symbols Suppressing Mountain Shield absorbed most of the force, and my body had been greatly strengthened in the Body Tempering Hall beforehand, I was not injured.

However, he was still thrown hundreds of feet away and crashed into the sea.

With a loud "splash," a large amount of water splashed up.

"No way, you're actually serious?!"

Xiao Chen immediately flew out again, shaking off the water droplets.

Immediately afterward, he looked up at the center of the explosion, hurriedly using his Spiritual Sense Probe: "Could my Storage Ring have been blown away?"

Although Storage Ring are not easily damaged, they can still be lost!

If it were to fall into the vast ocean due to the impact, it would truly be like searching for a needle in a haystack!

If it gets swallowed by a passing Sea Fish, who knows where it will end up?

"Huh? How come this Black Coffin can fly on its own?"

Xiao Chen couldn't find the Storage Ring, but instead saw the Black Coffin that was originally being carried on the back of the Coffin Bearing True Monarch fly towards the direction of the Yin Corpse Sect Sect's mountain gate on its own.

Hiss~, a weapon that will return to its sect on its own after its master Mutual Destruction.

There's clearly a big problem!

Xiao Chen immediately chased after him, then pressed down on the coffin with one hand and used the other to open the coffin door.

It was supposed to contain the remaining Yin Corpse, but it had vanished without a trace.

Instead, the Coffin Bearing True Monarch appeared, stripped of his Magic Robe and completely naked except for a Storage Ring in his hand.

His face was deathly pale, devoid of any color, and his breathing was extremely weak; he appeared to be in very poor condition.

Upon discovering that the coffin door had been opened, he actually trembled in fear.

She looked up at Xiao Chen tremblingly, completely losing the fierce determination she had just displayed when she shouted "Mutual Destruction!"

Instead, she forced a fawning smile and stammered, preparing to speak.

"Sky-rushing Palm!"

Xiao Chen didn't give him a chance to waste words and sent him on his way with flames.

"Fellow Daoist... Ah~!"

The Coffin Bearing True Monarch out a miserable cry, finally mustering his true energy to curse, "My senior brother will definitely avenge me!"

"I'm just going ahead; I'll be waiting for you down there!"

Xiao Chen didn't care about the Curse filled with resentment and malice that the other party uttered before his death.

Instead, he smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, I'll soon send your senior brother down to join you, along with the rest of your fellow disciples."

After the Coffin Bearing True Monarch was dealt with, the Black Coffin also lost its power.

Xiao Chen directly put it into his Storage Ring, and also took the Storage Ring of the Coffin Bearing True Monarch, before turning around and returning to the Lightless Island.

I was so busy chasing after him that I didn't have time to clean up the mess.

After the scourge that Nether Silkworm True Monarch transformed into a giant Nether Silkworm, the corpses that fell to the ground not only became much larger, but also carried a certain degree of contamination.

In just a few moments, it had turned the surrounding soil black.

If this thing is left here, even Golden Core cultivator would find it extremely difficult to deal with, and there's also the possibility that it could be exploited by Bandit Cultivator.

So Xiao Chen simply finished it off with a palm strike, burning it completely to ashes.

Out of consideration for everyone, he also went to the other side and delivered another blow to the corpse of the Zhi Qin True Monarch.

The main idea is that everyone gets a share.

Then, Xiao Chen took the three Storage Ring and walked to Hidden Ice True Monarch's side. "I am fortunate to have your righteous help today."

"Now that the demonic cultivator has been eliminated, and three Storage Ring have been seized, please choose one as my token of gratitude."

Both emphasize that everyone gets a share.

"Let's forget about the Storage Ring."

Hidden Ice True Monarch shook his head. "Firstly, it was my own fault for 'meddling' in other people's business."

"Secondly, I wasn't of much help this time, so I shouldn't take such valuable spoils."

"If Daoist Xiao doesn't mind, just pay me back for the two Talisman and the spirit pill I used."

"It's not expensive, probably worth 530,000 Spirit Stone."

The main reason was that the Fourth-Order Spirit Pill he consumed for the battle was extremely valuable; just buying the raw materials alone cost 200,000 Spirit Stones.

That's far too little.

Xiao Chen immediately took out one million Spirit Stone: "Since it's a thank-you gift, it should at least be a round number."

Hidden Ice True Monarch did not refuse, but directly accepted the Spirit Stone: "Since that's the case, then I won't stand on ceremony."

"However, I won't take the extra Spirit Stone for nothing. I'll just give you two pieces of information."

"According to the intelligence I've received, the Yin Corpse Sect has been frequently sending people out in recent years..."

He vividly recounted how the Yin Corpse Sect and the Heavenly Sound Sect attempted to openly form Marriage Alliance while secretly building a rapport.

Of course, the most important piece of information is that the Yin Corpse Sect has mobilized a large force this time, leaving only Nether Silkworm True Monarch and Coffin Bearing True Monarch to guard the area.

"Oh, is that so?"

Xiao Chen was originally wondering whether he should go to Hidden Ice True Monarch's spirit ship next and have a cup of tea with him.

However, upon hearing that the Yin Corpse Sect Mountain Protecting Grand Array was now unguarded, his eyes lit up.

Without Nascent Soul True Lord overseeing things, wouldn't the Sect Warehouse be essentially undefended against him?

This is something that can't be delayed; we must set off immediately!