Shaoyan Chou Appears

Zhou Yu stood there as he absorbed every last bit of the Origin of Life left behind after Celestial Immortal Xuanji's death.

Power erupted from him, and the dragons that had previously pulled Celestial Immortal Xuanji's immortal carriage were all reduced to nothing.

How many Celestial Immortals does the Shaoyan Clan dare send to Anchan Commandery? Zhou Yu was very calm.

Meanwhile, the Shaoyan Clan had indeed erupted into chaos.

Shaoyan Nong's death had not caused much reaction within the Shaoyan Clan. After all, he had merely been a candidate for Duke of Feather God. Even if the current Duke of Feather God had truly died, it would not have meant much to the Shaoyan Clan.

But Celestial Immortal Xuanji was different.

A Celestial Immortal!

He was the absolute foundation of a tribe!

Clan members came generation after generation, but Celestial Immortals lived forever and could forever shelter their clans.

After accumulating strength over endless years, the Shaoyan Clan had produced only a few Celestial Immortals.

Now that Celestial Immortal Xuanji was dead, the Shaoyan Clan's foundation had been shaken.

At that moment, the Shaoyan Clan's patriarch and several Loose Immortals all felt as if the sky had fallen.

No one could bear the consequences of this matter. They immediately did everything they could to contact the Shaoyan Clan's other Celestial Immortals.

Before long, Celestial Immortal Kumu, Celestial Immortal Jinzhong, Celestial Immortal Chixin, Celestial Immortal Jingyu, Celestial Immortal Huoba, and the rest all returned to the clan.

"You say Xuanji left behind no message at all before he died?" Celestial Immortal Kumu and the others stared coldly at the Shaoyan Clan's current Duke of Feather God, Shaoyan Fushan.

"Honored Progenitors, it is true. Progenitor Xuanji's life tablet suddenly shattered without any warning." Shaoyan Fushan hurriedly explained.

"Where did Xuanji go last?" Celestial Immortal Chixin asked.

"Anchan Commandery."

"Why did he suddenly go to Anchan Commandery?"

"Some time ago, the clan arranged a trial for Shaoyan Nong, the next Duke of Feather God. Shaoyan Nong was Progenitor Xuanji's most beloved junior."

As Shaoyan Fushan explained,

the Celestial Immortals exchanged glances, gradually understanding what had happened.

Celestial Immortal Xuanji had clearly been set up. The other side knew of his relationship with Shaoyan Nong, deliberately killed Shaoyan Nong to lure him out, then ambushed and killed him.

As for the Yuchi Clan remnant, "Ji Ning," whom Shaoyan Fushan had mentioned during the process, the Celestial Immortals did not take him seriously at all.

"You may leave first."

Celestial Immortal Chixin waved Shaoyan Fushan away.

"Being ambushed is nothing unusual. It has happened several times in the history of our Shaoyan Clan, but every time, we rushed reinforcements over and turned danger into safety." Celestial Immortal Jinzhong said,

"But for Xuanji to perish before he even had time to send a message back, the attacker was at least a Top-Tier Celestial Immortal who launched a sudden attack while Xuanji was unprepared. Or perhaps an Empyrean God or True Immortal acted."

"Would an Empyrean God or True Immortal really lay out such a scheme just to kill Xuanji?" Celestial Immortal Kumu shook his head. "Even that one from the Zhuanshui Clan would not go so far, would he?"

Empyrean Gods and True Immortals cared about their reputations. To scheme against a Celestial Immortal with little backing simply to kill him would make them a laughingstock if word got out.

Even Celestial God Zhuanshui, who hated the Shaoyan Clan to the extreme, had never done such a thing.

"We cannot be careless," Celestial Immortal Chixin said. "We should report this to the Progenitor. Xuanji's death cannot be concealed forever."

Hearing this, the Celestial Immortals nodded.

Indeed. Though it seemed unlikely that an Empyrean God or True Immortal had acted, what if one had? They could not afford to be careless about such a matter.

Thus, Celestial Immortal Chixin swiftly began contacting the Shaoyan Clan's Progenitor, Shaoyan Chou.

Several days later.

In Anchan Commandery, a one-horned man in golden robes appeared at the place where Celestial Immortal Xuanji had fallen. He was the Shaoyan Clan's Progenitor, Shaoyan Chou, and the true pillar supporting the Shaoyan Clan.

The Shaoyan Clan dared to oppose the Zhuanshui Clan because, if it had relied solely on its few Celestial Immortals, Celestial God Zhuanshui would have slaughtered them long ago. Yet with Shaoyan Chou present, Celestial God Zhuanshui did not dare act rashly.

At that moment, Shaoyan Chou attempted to reverse time and view the past. Without question, he failed as well.

Who is targeting my Shaoyan Clan? Shaoyan Chou was puzzled. He swiftly ruled out every existence with a grudge against him, yet could not find anyone who fit the conditions.

Could the Shaoyan Clan have provoked such a great enemy without my knowledge? Shaoyan Chou felt a headache coming on.

An enemy like this, hidden in the shadows, was simply too terrifying.

While Shaoyan Chou was pondering, Zhou Yu silently appeared nearby as well.

He had studied the True Explanation of Time and Space and was extremely skilled in using time and space. Although he had only just grasped the Power of Time and Space, he could still hide within a deeper layer of space-time.

This was an exceptionally ingenious method of concealment.

Last time, Zhou Yu had clearly appeared before Celestial Immortal Xuanji, yet Celestial Immortal Xuanji had been unable to sense his aura at all. He had not even realized that Zhou Yu was merely a Loose Immortal.

After all, they had not even been within the same layer of space-time. Celestial Immortal Xuanji's realm was not high enough for him to perceive deep space-time, so how could he detect Zhou Yu's aura?

This time, Shaoyan Chou was the same. Since Zhou Yu did not wish to let him notice, Shaoyan Chou failed to detect Zhou Yu's arrival.

Shaoyan Chou divided his soul into eighteen parts. Even if his soul was stronger than an ordinary Celestial Immortal at his peak, the soul of a single incarnation must now be far weaker than that of an ordinary Celestial Immortal.

As Zhou Yu pondered, he silently used the secret art Mind Power Soul Control.

Without realizing it, Shaoyan Chou suddenly felt his vision blur.

"Not good!"

His abundant experience made Shaoyan Chou instantly realize that something was wrong. It was an exceptionally rare soul secret art.

Given Shaoyan Chou's experience, he naturally could not realize that this was a Heart Force secret art. He only assumed that some powerful existence had used a soul secret art against him.

The soul was indeed Shaoyan Chou's greatest weakness. He knew this well and had always done his utmost to make up for it.

In this regard, he had some confidence. Otherwise, he would not have dared oppose Empyrean Gods and True Immortals.

"Break!" Shaoyan Chou let out a low roar.

Zhou Yu, who was using the secret art, hesitated for a moment before voluntarily giving up on continuing to invade Shaoyan Chou's soul.

This Shaoyan Chou has a very strong Dao Heart. Zhou Yu realized this.

Shaoyan Chou had survived his immortal tribulation by relying on himself back in the primordial era. He had likely lived for trillions of years by now. Under such circumstances, even a pig's Dao Heart would have become incredibly strong. He was indeed no match for Celestial Immortal Fengxu.

Moreover, Zhou Yu's Heart Force was too little and too weak. He had already realized that enslaving Shaoyan Chou would be extremely difficult. Forcing the issue had little chance of success and would instead alert Shaoyan Chou.

At this point, Shaoyan Chou probably had yet to understand the true effect of the secret art. If Zhou Yu continued forcing the attack, that might no longer be the case. Shaoyan Chou might very well hide away and never show himself again.

Therefore, Zhou Yu swiftly gave up this attempt.

If my soul were equal to his, or if my Heart Force reached the fourth level, succeeding would not be difficult. Zhou Yu pondered.

In truth, even if he succeeded in enslaving Shaoyan Chou now, it would be useless. The only truly valuable treasure on Shaoyan Chou was the World Prison, but entering the World Prison required at least True Immortal-level divine power. Zhou Yu was still far too lacking.

"Who is it? Come out!"

Shaoyan Chou looked around and sneered. "A dignified Empyrean God or True Immortal, a mighty figure even within the Three Realms, yet you only know how to hide?"

"Shaoyan Chou, you cannot discover me yourself, yet you accuse me of hiding?"

Zhou Yu's calm voice rang out, and Shaoyan Chou suddenly discovered a figure standing before him.

Zhou Yu had changed his appearance, and Shaoyan Chou could not sense his aura. Naturally, Shaoyan Chou did not recognize him.

"Was Xuanji of my clan killed by you?" Shaoyan Chou asked.

"That is correct." Zhou Yu nodded slightly.

"Why did you strike so ruthlessly?"

"Because he offended me." Zhou Yu said indifferently, "Your Shaoyan Clan has run rampant through the Great Xia World for too long. I simply decided to teach you what rules are."

Hearing this, Shaoyan Chou fell silent for a moment before saying,

"This matter was the fault of my Shaoyan Clan. Since Xuanji offended you, it was only right that he was killed."

Zhou Yu smiled upon hearing that.

This Shaoyan Chou truly knew when to bend and when to yield.

But it was also a wise choice. The most troublesome thing about Shaoyan Chou was that he possessed many incarnations, making him very difficult to kill.

That was why he dared oppose Celestial God Zhuanshui. Celestial God Zhuanshui could not kill him.

Even if Celestial God Zhuanshui attacked the Shaoyan Clan, Shaoyan Chou would not care, because he would take revenge sooner or later. This made Celestial God Zhuanshui reluctant to act rashly, as he still cared greatly about his clan.

But Shaoyan Chou's methods were useless against an existence whose identity and origins were unknown.

"Farewell."

Shaoyan Chou did not wish to say more. Whether this mysterious existence spoke the truth or not, he understood that saying more would serve no purpose.

However, just as Shaoyan Chou was about to turn around, his expression changed. Zhou Yu had appeared before him in an instant.

"You think you can come and go from Anchan Commandery as you please?" Zhou Yu looked calmly at Shaoyan Chou.

Shaoyan Chou instinctively threw something out, and three vicious insect beasts instantly appeared. Yet Zhou Yu's figure passed directly through the three insect beasts.

Under Shaoyan Chou's disbelieving gaze, Zhou Yu's palm had already landed on him.

Ssssh!

Power erupted, and this incarnation of Shaoyan Chou instantly became dust.

Oh? Killing an incarnation also yields Origin Energy? Zhou Yu pondered.

At that moment, the three insect beasts, having lost their master's control, immediately tried to flee. But Zhou Yu instantly struck out with a palm.

Boom!

The palm drew upon the Power of Time and Space, instantly smashing the three insect beasts, each as strong as a Top-Tier Celestial Immortal, into nothingness.

Although Zhou Yu was a Qi Refining Path Loose Immortal, he mainly relied on the Power of Origin when he attacked. Thus, his close-combat techniques were also extremely powerful.

Of course, Zhou Yu himself was rather fragile. This method was fine against weaker opponents, but against someone of equal strength, he would run as far away as possible.

"The Origin Energy provided by insect beasts is quite substantial too." Zhou Yu soon smiled in satisfaction.