In the following days, just as Chen Shuangbai had predicted, more and more flying dragon boats patrolled the surrounding area.
Among them were many exceptionally talented individuals with keen Divine Sense, some of whom had already vaguely sensed something extraordinary about Chen Shuangbai, but Chen Shuangbai repeatedly concealed these feelings with the Supreme Yin Illusory Spirit Method.
But this is ultimately not a solution.
Moreover, Chen Shuangbai had a vague feeling that something else was about to break out here.
However, the Eastern Domain alone is vast, as large as seven or eight Celebrated Splendor Continent. In addition, he is currently keeping a low profile and can only proceed at the pace expected of Foundation Establishment cultivator, which makes his progress seem slow.
That day.
Chen Shuangbai was perched in the flying boat, feigning sleep with his eyes closed, but in reality, his mind was focused on his Dantian, and his physical body was autonomously operating the [ True Illumination Cavern Abyss Five Qi Art ].
Since he achieved the Nascent Soul, there have been many battles.
Rarely do I have such a leisurely day, allowing me to calm down and properly study my orthodox Heavenly River Lineage profound skill. Now, as I circulate it again, the five energies rotate like a long river flowing into the abyss, and every breath resonates with the acupoints throughout my body, constantly tempering my physical form.
This technique is based on the five virtues and five transformations of water, which is incredibly profound. Even now, Chen Shuangbai still finds it mysterious.
Perhaps it was because they had arrived in the Eastern Radiance Continent, Chen Shuangbai vaguely felt that the Xuan Gong was circulating more and more freely.
He was deep in thought about these mysterious things that were welling up in his mind.
Suddenly.
The heavens and earth trembled!
"My lord!"
Chen Shuangbai took a step forward, leaping out of the light and arriving at the bow of the ship. There, to the east of where the ship was moving, a pillar of pitch-black demonic energy shot into the sky, piercing the clouds and dyeing the clouds within a radius of hundreds of miles dark red.
Around this Heavenly Devil aura, countless monstrous heads with tattered wings and ferocious appearances swept in all directions, their many legs and arms, tentacles and bone spikes constantly attacking and devouring mortals.
The Great Chu Dynasty quickly responded.
Three figures, radiating the Divine Ability light of a Nascent Soul True Lord, emerged from the void. Although they wore different clothes, their military aura was unmistakable.
The three formed a formation, each summoning a Law Treasure —some spewing fiery flames, others pouring out pure water, and still others dumping divine sand—to continuously kill the demons and attack the soaring demonic energy!
However, the three Nascent Soul Early Stage were clearly no match for them. Before long, one of them seemed to be devoured by the demonic energy. While swatting at the little bit of demonic fire burning on his body, he wailed and turned into a Secret Devil at the Nascent Soul Early Stage!
"My lord..." Feiguang frowned slightly, a hint of disdain in his voice, "These Nascent Soul Cultivator from the Divine Martial Bureau are rather weak!"
Chen Shuangbai remained silent, simply watching.
Suddenly.
A thunderous roar that shook the heavens and the earth echoed from the sky.
"Those evil spirits and crooked paths, their bodies already dead, how dare they cause trouble again?"
Chen Shuangbai looked in the direction of the sound and saw that the western sky had been torn open, and a trident that blotted out the sun and shone with a crimson light shot out from it. On the tip of the trident, endless golden energy rolled and condensed into terrifying streams of light, locking onto everything within hundreds of miles of this place.
From within that soaring demonic energy came a roar that was neither human nor beast. A tentacle resembling an octopus swayed in the void, crashing heavily into the trident before being easily severed, piercing straight through the demonic energy!
The already ferocious roars became even more violent, from which tentacles covered with fine bone spikes and large mouths shot out, attacking the young warrior in the sky who wore black gold chainmail, a purple gold hair crown, and had a face like jade but eyes of crimson gold.
The young soldier, radiating a deep crimson Divine Ability light, soared into the sky, his dense Sha Qi and terrifying murderous intent overwhelming everything in his path. He transformed into countless crimson flying dragons, sweeping across the heavens and earth!
As the tentacles attacked, the young soldier's crimson-gold eyes suddenly lit up, his mouth widened into a bloodthirsty grin, and his voice shook the heavens and earth. "You monstrous beast!"
That's all!
As the man took a step forward, the void beneath his feet instantly shattered. Then, he slowly raised the black trident in his hand, golden energy surging and flowing, eventually condensing into a tiny golden dot. An extremely terrifying Sha Qi of killing intent and murderous intent intent floated slowly within it.
"Punish!"
The man swung his halberd down with a fierce chop!
A dark golden arc of light, stretching for hundreds of miles, suddenly appeared, descending from above like a golden beam of light cleaving down from the sky. It vanished the terrifying, ferocious tentacles that were rolling in, and also cleaved apart the demonic energy that was rising into the sky, constantly polluting the land and slaughtering mortals.
The pillar of demonic energy trembled violently, and the dark red demonic energy was torn apart, revealing a huge, writhing mass of flesh covered with sharp teeth and claws, which was also split open from the middle!
The roar, neither human nor beast, suddenly rose in pitch, becoming extremely shrill, as if some enormous creature was writhing in agony deep within the rift.
The young soldier stepped out into the void, his figure falling like a crimson meteor, passing through layers of dark red demonic energy, and arriving before the writhing flesh pierced by golden light.
He merely sneered, saying in an extremely disdainful tone, "You caused trouble in life, and even in death you're being manipulated, still trying to cause trouble... Go back to my treasure bottle, and I'll take you back and refine you clean!"
" Qi Xuan!"
He shouted this without even looking up.
The two remaining Nascent Soul Early Stage in the sky had just subdued their colleague who had been corrupted by demons. Upon hearing this, one of them hurriedly landed, took out a gleaming blue treasure bottle, and respectfully handed it to the young soldier.
"My lord, the [ Clear Night Evil-Suppressing Vase ] is here!"
The young soldier unceremoniously took the bottle, pried open the mouth, muttered a few incantations, and absorbed the bulging mass of demonic Qi and Blood inside. He then casually tossed it into Qi Xuan's hand, launching into a nonchalant barrage of insults:
" The Divine Martial Bureau has been supporting you for years, and countless spiritual resources have fallen into your hands, yet you can't even handle a mere fragment of a demon's remains... Fools! A bunch of useless bastards who hold positions without doing their jobs!"
These words were extremely insulting, turning the faces of Qi Xuan and the other two Nascent Soul Early Stage into a deep purple-black.
But the two of them were helpless.
It's not just because the two of them were in the Nascent Soul Early Stage, while the young soldier in front of them was in the Nascent Soul Late Stage.
Furthermore, it was because of the other party's identity— the Marquis Xuanling, one of the five marquises within the Great Chu Dynasty!
There were five Marquises of Great Chu.
One Spirit Transformation Stage and four Nascent Soul Realm —all were powerful figures who held immense influence within the Great Chu Kingdom!
The Marquis Xuanling before them was the most talented of the four Nascent Soul Realm, and was also the one personally praised by the Emperor of Chu in recent years. He was the most likely to advance to the Spirit Transformation Celestial Person Realm within three hundred years!
Seeing that the two dared not refute, the mockery in Marquis Xuanling's eyes deepened, and then his gaze fell on the Nascent Soul Early Stage stage cultivator of the Divine Martial Bureau who was being suppressed and corrupted by demonic energy.
He took a step forward and gently placed a palm on the other person's head. Then, all the demonic energy on the person's body disappeared, and dazzling golden light shot out from his body. Amidst the mournful cries, he slowly turned into ashes.
Qi Xuan and the other man remained silent, only looking down at their toes.
The Divine Martial Bureau of the Great Chu has gathered all the most outstanding talents within its borders.
Such a person, once possessed by evil, will only face death.
But this Marquis Xuanling is far too decisive... so decisive it's chilling.
Just as Qi Xuan was pondering how to send away the hot-tempered Marquis Wu Gong, Marquis Xuanling suddenly dropped the mocking expression on his face, turned around and looked up sharply, his eyes flashing with a crimson-gold light.
"Remnants of the Heavenly River?"
He took a step forward, breaking through the void, and arrived a hundred miles away. With a wave of his hand, a flying boat that was stopped in the mountains turned into ashes, without a single person in it.
[PS: Update scheduled for the 26th is delayed. I'm currently on my way back to my accommodation. Update will be tonight! Sorry!]