Fifteen minutes later.
"Boom!"
Chen Qingyu's figure pierced through the void and appeared in the sky outside the Kunyu Divine Throne.
The area outside the sky was empty; most of the Quasi-Emperor were either exploring their Divine Throne or resting in the alliance's base.
The only difference from usual is:
Outside the Divine Throne's canopy today, four imposing figures, spaced apart from each other, are already waiting here.
"Um?"
The moment Chen Qingyu appeared, the four figures turned their heads simultaneously, their gazes and divine senses directed towards him.
"So it was Quasi-Emperor Taiyu!"
The four men instantly recognized him, their expressions varying, but a hint of apprehension flashed in their Central Capital.
No one dared to underestimate this legendary Quasi-Emperor had recovered to his peak strength in such a short time.
Greetings, all four of you.
Chen Qingyu's gaze swept around and he actually spotted a familiar face— the Quasi-Emperor Tianmiao.
"So it's Brother Tianmiao..."
He looked at the Quasi-Emperor Tianmiao, a half-smile playing on his lips:
"It's been a long time."
The Quasi-Emperor Tianmiao was only at the Eighth Heavenly Stair.
The fact that the Ling River Alliance sent him this time clearly indicates that they are even more short-handed than the Holy Protection Alliance, as they can't find a single Peak Quasi-Emperor is available.
Of course--
Although the cultivation level of the Quasi-Emperor Tianmiao was slightly lower, his true strength surpassed that of an ordinary Peak Quasi-Emperor.
"..."
Quasi-Emperor Tianmiao's face twitched, and he said in a muffled voice:
"So it's Brother Taiyu, greetings."
During the last battle in the Heavenly Star Lesser Realm, he suffered a great loss at the hands of Chen Qingyu, was brutally beaten, and fled the minor realm in a sorry state, still harboring resentment to this day.
However, he also knew:
Compared to six months ago, Chen Qingyu is now much stronger, and he probably has little hope of revenge left.
Of the four people present, he was probably the only one who truly understood how unfathomable Chen Qingyu's real strength was!
"This..."
The other three Peak Quasi-Emperor, upon witnessing this scene, couldn't help but show slight changes in their expressions, their hearts filled with some surprise and uncertainty.
It is not difficult for them to see:
These two seem to have had some unpleasantness in the past, with Quasi-Emperor Tianmiao appearing to be the one who suffered a loss.
"How many?"
At this moment, Chen Qingyu glanced around and said:
"Thank you all for waiting."
"Now that everyone is here, let's not delay and should start immediately."
As he finished speaking:
A tall, imposing man with thick, dark eyebrows, speaking in a booming voice:
"Brother Taiyu is right!"
"Let's get going as soon as possible. It would be best to find and kill the person behind this as soon as possible. I don't want to waste any more time."
The other three nodded slightly in agreement.
soon:
The five linked the Kunyu Command Talisman together, then rode their escape light and rushed into the sky surrounding the Divine Throne.
In an instant--
Space shifts, stars move.
When the five people could see their surroundings again, they found themselves in an unfamiliar space.
Looking around:
Beneath the bright sun in the sky lies an endless expanse of deep blue sea, its waves calm, teeming with fish and shrimp swimming freely in the shallows, while dolphins frolic in the distance and whales roar in the distance.
At first glance, it seems to be an ordinary ocean, no different from the outside world.
The five Quasi-Emperor stood tall on the sea and sky, and a stream of information surged from the Kunyu Command Talisman, flowing into the sea of consciousness of each of them.
" Blue Sea Secret Realm, Challenge-type rules..."
Upon receiving this information, Chen Qingyu's expression shifted slightly.
Unlike puzzle-solving or competitive dungeons, challenge dungeons have very simple rules—complete a pre-set, clearly defined objective.
For example, the current Blue Sea Secret Realm --
Deep within the boundless ocean lurks a powerful ancient Desolate Beast.
The challenge is to find and kill that ancient Desolate Beast within half a month, and then you can clear the secret realm and leave.
"This ancient Desolate Beast was just unlucky..."
Chen Qingyu thought to himself, then shook his head inwardly.
Since this is the first level of the challenge, the ancient Desolate Beast at the bottom of the sea are at most only around the fourth level of the Heavenly Realm.
The real challenge is finding the aquatic Desolate Beast from the vast ocean floor.
Unless one happens to cultivate the corresponding water attribute law, even Quasi-Emperor at the fifth or sixth level of the Heavenly Realm would likely return empty-handed and be expelled from this secret realm.
However, for the five people present, this was child's play; if they really wanted to take action, it would be effortless.
Then a tall, elegant woman, adorned with a phoenix crown and golden hairpin, and dressed in a robe shimmering with rosy light, spoke softly:
"Looks like we're lucky; we've stumbled upon a challenging instance."
As she spoke, she looked at Chen Qingyu, Quasi-Emperor Tianmiao, and the others, and asked:
Who's coming?
The burly man who had spoken first said rudely:
"I'll do it."
Upon seeing this, the Quasi-Emperor Tianmiao nodded and said:
" Quasi-Emperor Yanyang is willing to take action, that would be the best outcome."
As soon as he finished speaking:
The Quasi-Emperor Yanyang flew to the sky and suddenly let out a low shout:
"Open!"
In an instant:
A brilliant light suddenly erupted from his body, radiating endless light and heat, with blazing solar prominences rising one after another, as if a real star had fallen to earth.
No, to be precise --
With his cultivation level as Quasi-Emperor Yanyang, his power is greater than that of a thousand stars!
"Rumble..."
An explosion of boundless light and heat caused the entire Blue Sea Secret Realm to tremble violently, and the boundless ocean to boil!
Before the endless seawater could evaporate, it was directly vaporized into nothingness, and the unfathomable sea surface rapidly diminished and dropped at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In the blink of an eye:
The sea level disappeared by hundreds of feet, and countless marine creatures perished in the confusion...
" The Quasi-Emperor Yanyang is truly formidable!"
"Indeed, his Dao of the Blazing Sun seems to have improved again."
"I fought him three thousand years ago, and he has become even stronger now..."
Chen Qingyu and the others stood in the sky on the other side, chatting casually.
The slight residual power emanating from the boundless light and heat posed no problem for them, as if a gentle breeze were blowing on their faces.
Quasi-Emperor Yanyang, hails from the Sun-Chasing Alliance and is a veteran Quasi-Emperor of the Sun-Chasing Continent. His cultivation Dao Path primarily focuses on the power of flames and the sun.
To some extent, he was restrained by the laws of water and the ocean.
However, restraint is relative; a bucket of water cannot extinguish a volcano.
"Rumble..."
Under the full power of the Quasi-Emperor Yanyang, the vast Blue Sea Secret Realm was no better than a basin of water, utterly powerless to resist, and was turned upside down.
Just a quarter of an hour later:
The seawater, hundreds of thousands of feet deep, was almost completely vaporized, leaving only a thin layer.
"Found you!"
A muffled, thunderous sound suddenly echoed from the sky.
A massive, fiery arm, reaching to Heaven-reaching heavens and the earth, plunged into the last remaining layer of shallow sea, grabbed a giant octopus, and squeezed it hard.
The giant octopus didn't even have time to cry out before its body turned into charred ashes and vanished in an instant.
"Boom!"
The flames subsided, Quasi-Emperor Yanyang stepped down, his sleeves fluttering.
A sea-blue crystal flew out from where the giant octopus had fallen and landed in his hand.
The Quasi-Emperor Yanyang didn't even bother to glance at it, casually putting it away and saying:
"Gentlemen, I have successfully completed my mission."
"We can continue our journey now."
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