My Backing Is the Zhao Kingdom

Qi Baiyan let out an agonized scream. The backlash from the doubled Deep-Sea Curse transformed his body at a terrifying speed.

Even he could not endure the pain of this backlash.

His piercing screams drew countless eyes from around the harbor.

Although Zhang the Seal Keeper and his men had sealed off the area, people farther away could still see what was happening.

Quite a few canal laborers instinctively stopped working and kept looking over.

Only now did Xu Zhiyuan, Zhang the Seal Keeper, and the others recover from their shock, uncertainty flickering in their eyes.

Xu Wenjun was overjoyed. He had never expected Yang Ling to break the Nine Immortal Dao Palace's curse so effortlessly. The Iron Garment Division would not lose face over this!

"How did this brat... break the Deep-Sea Curse?"

Suspicion flashed in Zhang the Seal Keeper's eyes as he glanced at Xu Zhiyuan.

"I don't know. This has nothing to do with me."

Xu Zhiyuan shook his head slightly.

He did not know how Yang Ling had broken the Deep-Sea Curse either.

After all, as he understood it, since Qi Baiyan had cast the curse, even an Upper Fourth Grade Grandmaster could only exploit its rules and remain in the sea to dispel it.

"The only possible explanation for forcibly refining away the Deep-Sea Curse is..."

An extremely high-grade Martial Dao Furnace!

Far superior to the caster's!

Xu Zhiyuan and Zhang the Seal Keeper arrived at this possibility simultaneously. The way they looked at Yang Ling changed completely.

As far as they knew, Qi Baiyan had possessed exceptionally strong foundations when condensing his martial dao fire seed. The Earthly Immortal backing him had provided him with all manner of rare flowers and herbs.

The various factions in the Zhao Kingdom had assessed Qi Baiyan's martial