One day later.
In the underground chamber, Su Yu slowly opened his eyes.
In that instant, the light in the entire stone chamber seemed to be swallowed up by his gaze, turning into a profound chaos.
He looked inward at his dantian.
The newly formed " Heavenly Dragon Vortex " rotated silently, like a millstone connected to the ancient past.
The former Yellow Springs Prison Qi has been completely refined and purified, transforming into strands and wisps of chaotic energy containing the aura of countless laws— the Heavenly Dragon Sacred Power.
Su Yu's mind stirred slightly.
A wisp of Heavenly Dragon Sacred Power flowed along the meridians to the fingertips.
Without any earth-shattering aura, a visible ripple spread across the void before him, as if a star had been thrown into a calm lake.
This is the Heaven Realm. Words speak and laws follow; intentions move and laws arise.
Every move they make is a challenge to the rules of heaven and earth.
[ Blood Baleful Intent Hall, Demon God Cult...]
A cold smile curled at the corner of Su Yu's lips.
[I hope things won't disappoint me in the capital.]
He stood up, and the aura around him that was powerful enough to collapse space instantly disappeared, and he returned to being the ordinary-looking Qing Province captain.
Pushing open the stone door, Wang Du was already waiting outside, dressed in a black casual robe, his aura as deep as abyss.
His gaze fell on Su Yu, a barely perceptible hint of surprise flashing deep in his eyes.
[This kid's aura... isn't just stable, it's perfectly smooth. Like a piece of ancient jade that's been polished for a thousand years, it lacks any of the sharpness or superficiality of someone newly breaking through. Did he really only use one day?]
Wang Du's mind raced, but his face remained impassive. "Ready?"
"Alright." Su Yu nodded.
"This time, you will not be going alone," Wang Du said succinctly, " Zhao Chengkong of the Heavenly Evolution Mountain Manor will accompany you."
A knowing glint flashed in Su Yu's eyes.
"That kid has signed a life contract with a Azure Flood Dragon demon servant at the Heaven Realm Second Level, and his combat strength is not bad. He is also going to the headquarters to undergo trials, so you can keep him company," Wang Du explained.
"Nominally, you are all going to participate in the ' Demon Suppression Envoy Trial '."
Wang Du gave Su Yu a deep look, then changed the subject, "But you must remember, your trial began the moment you left Qing Province."
Su Yu was not surprised by this.
After exchanging a few words, the two walked together to the gate of the Demon Suppression Bureau.
A tall, imposing figure was already waiting at the entrance.
The newcomer was dressed in a blue, close-fitting outfit, his figure as straight as a spear; it was Zhao Chengkong. Several months had passed, and the childishness on his face had completely disappeared, replaced by a more composed demeanor. His eyes flashed with a hint of blue lightning as they opened and closed.
"Captain Su..." Zhao Chengkong was taken aback when he saw Su Yu, then clasped his hands in a respectful gesture, saying Chengkong, "I will never forget your kindness in helping me that day."
If it weren't for Su Yu, his younger brother and sister would have died tragically long ago. This debt of gratitude is as heavy as Mount Tai.
"Brother Zhao, you're too kind." Su Yu nodded slightly. "It was nothing."
Their eyes met, but they didn't exchange many pleasantries.
They both knew that from the moment they stepped into the Heaven Realm, they had become "kindred spirits" standing on the same side.
Let's go.
Without any hesitation, the two clasped their hands in a fist salute to the Wang Du, their figures blurred, and they transformed into two streaks of light, soaring into the sky and disappearing into the horizon in an instant.
Wang Du stood still, watching them leave, and after a long while, he let out a barely audible sigh.
"Two little ones... I hope you can make it to Xianyang alive."
Qing Province City, a hundred miles away, lies a desolate mountain path beside the official road.
Su Yu and Zhao Chengkong walked side by side, their speed as fast as ghosts, each step covering hundreds of feet.
"Brother Su," Zhao Chengkong finally couldn't help but speak, a hint of curiosity in his eyes, "I heard from Wang Du that you... also just broke through to the next realm?"
He could sense that Su Yu's aura was extremely restrained. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would have thought that Su Yu was just an ordinary mortal.
This is very abnormal.
"Just lucky," Su Yu replied casually.
Zhao Chengkong's lips twitched.
[Just lucky? You call it lucky to have refined the Emperor Realm Dragon Intent?]
He had heard Wang Du mention it vaguely, and he was almost shocked out of his wits.
Just as he was about to ask something else, Su Yu suddenly stopped.
Zhao Chengkong also stopped instantly, his expression turning serious.
Before them, the once clear sky had been shrouded in a thin layer of blood-red mist.
A nauseating, sweet, and foul odor filled the air, as if the entire space were soaked in a pool of blood.
A terrifying killing intent, powerful enough to freeze one's soul, crashed down from all directions!
"Watch out!" Zhao Chengkong growled, reacting with lightning speed.
"Hold head high--!"
A high-pitched dragon roar erupted from his body, and a phantom of a dragon nearly a hundred feet long, covered in azure scales, soared into the sky, firmly protecting him in the center. The Demonic Power of the Heaven Realm Second Level swept out, forcibly creating a safe azure zone.
However, in the next instant...
A massive, blood-red palm print, large enough to blot out the sky, materialized without warning above the clouds, carrying an aura of corrosive, filthy, and annihilating laws, and slammed down upon the two of them!
Before the palm print even arrived, the rocks below had already Soundless melted away!
" Blood Baleful Intent Hall!" Zhao Chengkong's pupils shrank sharply, his expression becoming extremely grave. "It's a powerhouse at the Heaven Realm Third Level!"
He dared not be negligent in the slightest. He formed hand seals, and the Azure Flood Dragon dragon servant roared, whipping up countless wind blades that transformed into a towering azure tornado, fiercely meeting the bloody hand head-on!
This is his strongest defense!
Su Yu, from beginning to end, didn't even lift his eyelids once.
He simply watched the devastating attack in silence, as if admiring a painting.
Faced with the attack from the Blood Baleful Intent Hall expert at the Heaven Realm Third Level, his heart remained calm and undisturbed.
boom!!!
The cyan tornado and the blood-red palm print collided violently!
A violent energy storm swept in all directions, causing the entire mountain range to tremble violently.
The Azure Flood Dragon Demon Servant let out a painful cry. The wind blade, powerful enough to tear through space, was instantly dissolved by the corrupt laws contained within the blood-red palm print the moment it touched it.
The blue tornado was retreating in disarray!
Fine beads of cold sweat appeared on Zhao Chengkong's forehead.
Unstoppable!
Just as the blood-red palm print was about to crush the tornado and turn the two of them into a bloody pulp.
Su Yu finally moved.
He didn't look at the sky, but slowly raised his right hand and extended one finger.
A wisp of chaotic-colored " Heavenly Dragon Sacred Power," no bigger than a needle tip, quietly condensed at his fingertips.
It looked so small, so insignificant, like a firefly compared to the bright moon in front of that blood-red palm print that blotted out the sky.
then.
Su Yu flicked his finger at the enormous blood-red palm.
laugh.
A soft sound.
That wisp of chaotic energy, like a shooting star piercing the night, instantly pierced through layers of space and shot towards the center of the blood-red palm print.
There was no earth-shattering explosion.
A roar without any counteracting forces.
Under Zhao Chengkong's incredulous gaze, the wisp of chaotic energy, upon contact with the blood-red palm print, vanished like a drop of hot iron falling into snow.
A tiny hole appeared Soundless.
Immediately afterwards, spiderweb-like gray cracks spread wildly from the hole in the center!
It all happened in the blink of an eye.
That enormous, blood-red palm, powerful enough to kill an ordinary Heaven Realm cultivator with a single blow, suddenly disintegrated in mid-air, turning into countless blood-red specks of light that vanished without a trace when blown away by the mountain wind.
Heaven and earth returned to silence.
Zhao Chengkong stood frozen in place, the protective Azure Flood Dragon phantom slowly dissipating. He stared blankly at Su Yu's finger, which was still raised, his mind a complete blank.
One finger.
Defeat the enemy.
This... is this really a recent breakthrough to the Heaven Realm First Level?
Just then, a hoarse voice, tinged with mockery and coldness, drifted from all directions, as if countless people were whispering in their ears at the same time.
"To unleash such combat power at the Heaven Realm First Level is quite interesting."
The words had barely left his mouth.
A figure dressed in the red robes of the Blood Baleful Intent Hall's chief priest slowly emerged from the void in front of him.
His face wore a hideous bronze demon mask, but the exposed eyes caused Su Yu's pupils to shrink abruptly.
Those aren't human eyes!
Those were a pair of cold, eerie purple eyes... snake eyes!