Xuan Long said, "Brother, don't worry about Chiming, let him fight!"
This time, even Qian Shanyong didn't stop Chiming. He stepped back slightly and said, "Those are the Black Guards of the Western Sage, even more powerful than the Seven Sacred Envoys of Boyu. It's best to drive them away. Whether you kill them or not is up to you." It seems he didn't have a good impression of the people of the Western Sage.
Chiming shouted fearlessly, "Alright, let's slaughter them! Charge!" He brandished the All-Heaven Divine Staff and pounced forward with bared teeth and claws. Since his cultivation entered the Six Nether Heaven, Chiming had become increasingly unrestrained.
Qian Shanyong laughed and said, "These seem to be warriors who sacrificed themselves for the ancient gods. It wouldn't be bad to let Chiming taste their power."
Li Qiang sensed something was off about his words and quickly asked, "Is there anything special about them?"
Xuan Long said, "You'll see when you see it."
Chiming always gave people a sense of arrogance. Apart from Li Qiang, everyone wanted to teach him a lesson. On this point, everyone was in complete agreement.
The Bona People who flew in were all wearing strange, thick, blue armor. One piece was in front of them, and the other was behind them. Both pieces were rough, dark blue armor plates, with a strange talisman embedded in them, appearing and disappearing as if they were alive.
Strangely, none of these people were carrying weapons; they hovered in the air with their hands empty, coldly watching Chiming.
Among these Bona People were three individuals clad in black holy armor— the Black Guards, renowned in Xinbo Cape. The three also coldly watched Chiming rush towards them. One of them suddenly waved his hand, and immediately two Bona People flew towards Chiming.
Chiming still wasn't satisfied. He yelled, "Bring on a few more! I can't beat them all with one hand... Zhua!" Two star-like flowers flew out from the All-Heaven Divine Staff in his hand, shooting straight at the incoming Bona People.
Qian Shanyong laughed, " Chiming didn't figure out his opponent's characteristics, hehe, he's going to suffer a bit now."
The two Bona People dodged and weaved as they desperately approached Chiming, their thick armor emitting a strange glow.
A thought suddenly struck Li Qiang, and he shouted, " Xiao Ming, don't let them get close!"
Chiming didn't care at all. He suddenly teleported next to a Bona People and swung the All-Heaven Divine Staff hard. No one had ever used a divine weapon like this before. The staff struck the Bona People's legs.
Chiming enjoys tormenting his opponents; he finds it very amusing.
The staff, like a sharp sword, silently severed the Bona People's legs. The Bona People neither cried out nor dodged, but instead revealed a strange smile and stretched out his arms to embrace Chiming.
Another Bona People rushed up from behind, each followed by a Chiming flower shot out from behind them. After a slight pause, the star-shaped flower collided with them.
Chiming shouted triumphantly, "Destroy!"
The two Bona People's eerie smiles deepened, and they muttered something under their breath.
Chiming suddenly felt something was wrong. It was too late to escape. He slightly shook the All-Heaven Divine Staff, and a string of fine starlight enveloped his body.
The Bona People had lost both legs exploded first. Chiming was so close to him that although he wasn't caught, one can imagine how disheveled Chiming must have been by self-destructing at such close range.
Immediately afterwards, another Bona People exploded.
Chiming screamed incoherently as he was blasted through the air, spinning like a windmill. He cursed, "What the hell is that thing?!"
Li Qiang shook his head repeatedly and said, "Let's go. Sigh, using one's life as a final blow, such an attack is too abnormal. It's not honorable to fight them..." He felt a deep disgust for Xinbo Cape. To easily abandon one's life was an inconceivable thing for a cultivator.
Chiming finally regained his footing, then flew into a rage, "What the hell?! What kind of fighting is this! Damn it, I..."
Before he could finish speaking, the All-Heaven Divine Staff in his hand suddenly shone with layers of colorful light, and a phantom golden claw emerged from the top of the staff. He let out a strange cry, and with a sudden flick of the staff, the golden claw expanded, becoming a hundred meters in size, and rapidly rose into the air.
Chiming was entering the Six Nether Heaven Realm for the first time, and his power was rising rapidly, making it difficult for him to control his emotions. The self-destruction of the two Bona People made him lose his temper.
Qian Shanyong stared in astonishment at the golden hand, muttering to himself, "So it's the Yeqi Dragon Claw... What he's holding is actually the Yeqi Dragon Staff, no wonder there are star-like patterns..."
Hearing this from the side, Li Qiang couldn't help but ask, " Old Qian, what are you muttering about? What do Yeqi Dragon Staff'... 'Dragon Claw'?"
Qian Shanyong pointed at Chiming and said, "His divine weapon is called the Yeqi Dragon Staff. I didn't know that before, but I've heard of the Yeqi Dragon Claw. That's one of the most basic moves of the Yeqi Dragon Staff... These Bona People are in for trouble."
Chiming brandished his Yeqi Dragon Staff and roared, "Die, all of you!"
He had been working on this move Yeqi Dragon Claw, for a long time, and finally tested it out by chance. Its power surprised Chiming greatly. He had never had the chance to use it before, but this time, he was enraged by the self-destruction of two Bona People, and he immediately used his most powerful Yeqi Dragon Claw.
The shape of the Yeqi Dragon Claw was six twisted golden rays that formed a giant golden claw. Chiming hovered below the golden claw, and rumbling thunder reverberated between the six golden rays. With Chiming's roar, the Yeqi Dragon Claw above his head extended in all directions.
Qian Shanyong and the others standing to the side couldn't help but curse loudly. Chiming didn't distinguish between friend and foe at all, and everyone was enveloped in the power of Yeqi Dragon Claw.
Even Li Qiang couldn't help but curse Chiming. He casually waved his hand, and the golden light of the Ninefold Evolving Gilt Flowing Sword enveloped everyone.
Qian Shanyong had originally planned to fly out of the Wrath of the Heavenly God, but he hesitated because he was worried about the immense power of the Wrath of the Heavenly God. However, seeing that Li Qiang was protecting everyone with the Ninefold Evolving Gilt Flowing, he felt relieved and turned his gaze back to Chiming.
Black Guards seemed to sense something was wrong and immediately led most of the Bona People to retreat quickly, while a small number of Bona People, their bodies glowing, rushed towards Chiming. Everyone knew that this was a group of Bona People who were self-destructing, trying to stop the Chiming artifact from exploding.
Because the two sides were far apart in strength, Chiming sneered, "Hmph, a bunch of idiots!" As the Yeqi Dragon Staff in his hand fell, the Yeqi Dragon Claw in the sky also erupted.
The sky seemed to be cleaved open, with countless golden claw marks falling from the horizon, the sound of them tearing through the air deafening, enveloping an area within a radius of a thousand meters, the sharp whistling sounds as dense as raindrops. After only about ten seconds, the golden claw marks in the sky dissipated.
Li Qiang's Ninefold Evolving Gilt trembled, dispersing the golden light falling from above.
Chiming laughed arrogantly. The Bona People in the air stared blankly at Chiming. Suddenly, the surroundings fell silent, with only Chiming's wolf-like howl echoing in the air.
Li Qiang wondered, " Chiming never does anything pointless. Has he suddenly become so kind this time?" This didn't seem like Chiming's style at all.
Suddenly, the Bona People let out a shrill scream and exploded one after another in mid-air. Two of the Black Guards also exploded, the force of which shocked everyone. Li Qiang then realized that the claw marks had already pierced through the Bona People.
Countless Bona People exploded one after another, and the sky was filled with flying blood and flesh; it was a complete massacre.
Fortunately, it wasn't a complete self-destruction. If several Black Guards had self-destructed at the same time, Li Qiang and the others would have been affected even with the protection of their divine artifacts. This is because the method used by the Black Guards had a similar effect to the self-destruction of cultivators. Although the power was weaker, if several people self-destructed together, even ordinary immortals would not be able to withstand it, and only a few immortals with extremely high power could escape.
Immortals are generally unwilling to start a bloodbath, so they are easily taken advantage of when they don't understand the situation. Xuan Long once suffered a great loss.
Chiming's unbridled slaughter ironically averted his own crisis. If several Black Guards had self-destructed around him, he would have been in dire straits. Moreover, the Bona People warriors who came this time were all people who had sacrificed themselves for the ancient gods, and their self-destruction was extremely powerful. However, there weren't many Bona People warriors in Xinbo Cape. Chiming killed over a thousand of them with a single move, the Yeqi Dragon Claw. The loss was so great that it was enough to drive the ancient immortals of Xinbo Cape mad.
Li Qiang couldn't bear to watch any longer and said, " Old Qian, let's go!"
Chiming appeared in front of the group in a flash, excitedly saying, "A few guys escaped. Wait for me, I'm going to take care of them!"
Dainan Fengyu sneered, "Killing these people... does that make you happy?"
Chiming said matter-of-factly, "Nonsense! If I don't kill them, am I supposed to kill the Heavenly Lord or the Ancient Immortal? I'd have to be able to defeat them..." The law of the jungle was perfectly normal to him.
Li Qiang couldn't stand it any longer and shouted, " Xiao Ming, that's enough!"
Chiming said sullenly, "You immortals are all freaks. You even need a reason to kill, and you only kill those stronger than yourself. It's simply bizarre..."
His voice trailed off, Chiming wasn't stupid. These offhand words were tantamount to cursing everyone present. He suddenly raised his voice and said, "Alright, let's not talk about it anymore. Brother, where are we going?"
A strong, unpleasant stench of blood filled the air, making everyone uncomfortable. Only Chiming took a deep, ecstatic breath and sighed, "Alas, what a pity." This time, everyone understood what he meant.
Li Qiang was both angry and amused. He wondered if it was right for him to save him back then. His pursuit of bloodshed and killing had already penetrated deep into the guy's soul. Only now did he see his cruel side. Maybe this guy could become a god of death.
Qian Shanyong knew this was not a place to linger. Having killed so many Bona People warriors, they risked trouble if an ancient immortal appeared. Although he was very confident in the five's strength, he didn't want to fight an ancient immortal for the time being. He asked, "Where should we go first?"
Li Qiang said without hesitation, "Rescue my elder brother and master first!" He didn't care about any Ancient God Repository; he was willing to pay any price to rescue his elder brother and master.
Qian Shanyong hesitated for a moment. Knowing Li Qiang's temperament, he said, "Alright, let's save your master and elder brother first."
Xuan Long checked the Star-Fixing Disc and said, "There's still some distance to go. It's not suitable to use Star Radiance here; there are all sorts of messy restrictions everywhere. Let's fly over." He glanced at Qian Shanyong and said, "Let Lord Gan lead everyone; the divine artifact is much faster."
Chiming grinned and said, "Looks like we can't leave. A few powerful guys are coming." He hadn't had enough fun earlier and was itching to go on a killing spree, so he was paying close attention to his surroundings.
Qian Shanyong, Li Qiang, Xuan Long, and Dainan Fengyu all turned grim; the newcomer was definitely a top-tier expert.
Qian Shanyong smile, "We've still managed to offend the ancient immortal."
Not wanting to cause any further trouble, Li Qiang asked, "Could we avoid him?"
Chiming gave Li Qiang a strange look. He knew Li Qiang wasn't someone who was afraid of trouble, but he found it hard to understand why Li Qiang was the first to suggest running away.
Xuan Long shook his head and said, "It's unavoidable; the ancient immortals are too powerful."
A thunderous roar came from all directions.
With Qian Shanyong face, Qian Shanyong said, "This guy is here... It's impossible to avoid this fight now. Everyone be careful, he's a madman." He warned.
Among these five people were two Luo Heaven High Immortal, two cultivators, and one female immortal. They possessed three divine artifacts, and the five of them had no way to escape.
In a one-on-one fight, no one here could match the ancient immortal, but if the five of them attacked together, even the most powerful ancient immortal might not be able to defeat them.
Li Qiang said, "That person is setting up a protective barrier... Old Qian, who is he?"
Qian Shanyong said, "Who else could it be? It's Geluhe, whom you've met before. There are only three ancient immortals in Xinbo Cape. Geluhe is in charge of external affairs... No, High Person Geluhe won't be here so soon. This is another guy." He suddenly realized and reminded, "When fighting with the ancient immortals, everyone must be careful not to be defeated one by one."
Xuan Long understood this perfectly, and he said, "What Lord Gan said is very important. We can't defeat the ancient immortals on our own, but with the five of us together, we don't need to worry."
The five people remained suspended in the air, with the clouds churning below. After a few minutes, countless points of light converged from all directions.
With a crisp, resounding clang, a tall figure appeared within the speck of light. This was another legendary teleportation Movement Method, similar to the Flowing Light Shadow Escape, named Star-Gathering Shadow Escape.
The man also had typical Bona People features: a tall, robust build, a large head with a triangular topknot, and protruding goldfish eyes.
Li Qiang couldn't help but whisper, "Are the Bona People the same kind of people as us? I always feel like something's off about them..."
Xuan Long nodded and said, "We are of the same kind as the Bona People, only with some subtle differences. The Bona People can be considered our ancestors, but we separated from them a very long time ago."
At Qian Shanyong's prompting, the five of them naturally formed a plum blossom-shaped formation, the best formation for breaking through the Ancient Divine Formation. It was this formation that allowed them to be successfully transported here. Qian Shanyong had not yet used the Wrath of the Heavenly God, and Li Qiang and the others simply watched quietly.
After revealing himself, the man looked the five people up and down. After a while, Qian Shanyong spoke first, " Luo Heaven High Immortal Qian Shanyong greets Senior."
Xuan Long then said, " Luo Heaven High Immortal Xuan Long greets Senior."
Dainan Fengyu glanced at Li Qiang, Li Qiang smiled slightly and said, "Sister Fengyu, please!"
Dainan Fengyu said, " Dainan Fengyu greets Senior."
To the ancient immortals, all the current immortals were juniors. Basic courtesy was still necessary, even if the two sides were to fight immediately.
Li Qiang said with a grin, "May I ask your name, sir? I am Li Qiang, a cultivator of the Divine Realm, and this is Chiming cultivator of the Divine Realm."
The ancient immortal kept his eyes narrowed, making his bulging goldfish eyes look strange. He didn't react to what Qian Shanyong, Xuan Long, and Dainan Fengyu said. Only when Li Qiang mentioned the cultivators did he suddenly open his eyes wide. His sharp gaze surprised everyone present. It felt as if a giant cone had struck their hearts, and Li Qiang's Golden Venerable Divine Heart pounded violently.
Chiming muttered, "Good heavens!"
Just as they were locked in a standoff, a bright light flashed, and a being taller and larger than an ancient immortal appeared.
The man was a good half a body taller than the ancient immortal, looking like an iron tower. He put his left hand on his right shoulder, performed a strange salute, and mumbled something in a foreign language.
The ancient immortal seemed quite surprised and mumbled a few words in his own language.
After bowing again, the man transformed into a streak of light and vanished without a trace. As he left, he glanced at the crowd.
Li Qiang exclaimed in surprise, "Who is this person? They seem incredibly powerful."
Qian Shanyong only breathed a sigh of relief after the man left, "That was the Black Sacred Guards, the guardian of the Ancient God Repository, extremely powerful."
The ancient immortal seemed to be pondering something. After a while, he said, " Ancient God Repository about to be opened?" His tone was both like talking to himself and asking someone.
Qian Shanyong couldn't help but say, "Yes!"
The ancient immortal silently watched Qian Shanyong, a suffocating pressure emanating from him.
Qian Shanyong took a step back. His movement caused everyone else to follow suit. Shocked, Qian Shanyong involuntarily used his Wrath of the Heavenly God to envelop the crowd.
The ancient immortal did not make a move. He said calmly, "Since that's the case, you can try your luck yourselves! High Person Yuangu is willing to break our tacit agreement... If your Immortal Realm still fails this time, then let him clean up this mess."
His words were incoherent, but everyone could tell he wasn't going to intervene.
Li Qiang asked, "Senior, may I ask... what do you mean?"
The ancient immortal revealed a strange smile and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't understand, you're going to the Ancient God Repository anyway... Little friend, my name is High Person Borong, my friends in the Western Sage call me Bobo... It's been a very, very long time since I've seen a cultivator. You remind me of the distant past, it feels so good."
Before Li Qiang could answer, he transformed into starlight and vanished.
Everyone was dumbfounded; this guy was simply elusive.
Qian Shanyong said with a mixture of surprise and joy, "Strange, what happened? He... could it be...?"
Xuan Long said, "Lord Gan, it seems things have changed a lot. Should we go check out the Ancient God Repository first?"
Li Qiang immediately became anxious upon hearing this and objected. "No, save people first!" He didn't care about any Ancient God Repository; his purpose in coming to Xinbo Cape was to save his elder brother and master.
Chiming asked curiously, "Big brother, you always seem indifferent to everything, what's wrong this time?"
Xuan Long realized he had misspoke and quickly explained, "Brother, I don't necessarily want to go to the Ancient God Repository first. It's just that things have changed, and I was just discussing it with everyone."
Li Qiang insisted, "My purpose in coming to Xinbo Cape is to rescue people. If I go to the Ancient God Repository first, who knows what might happen? Just let me rescue people first... Don't worry, I'll follow you wherever you go!"
Everyone looked at Qian Shanyong, whose current skill level was the highest, and his decision would be crucial.
Without hesitation, Qian Shanyong said, "Save them first, and we'll talk about the rest after we've rescued them." High Person Yuangu had instructed him to protect Li Qiang, so he was determined to stand by Li Qiang's side no matter what.
Xuan Long felt a little strange. He had never been to Heavenly Aunt's place and didn't know the details, but he understood Li Qiang's eagerness to save people. So he nodded and said, "Okay, let's go to the Extremely Profound Ice Eye to save them."
Li Qiang bowed and said, "Thank you, thank you everyone." He knew very well that only Chiming would definitely help him; if the others were unwilling to go, he couldn't force them.
In that instant, Li Qiang was filled with many emotions.
The Extremely Profound Ice Eye is very close to the Ancient God Repository Ancient God Repository, a strange place filled with layers upon layers of Ancient God Restriction. The Extremely Profound Ice Eye is a natural barrier nearby, which has been modified into a defensive restriction by someone with Law Power. Anyone coming from the direction of the Extremely Profound Ice Eye can easily be moved into the restriction.
That's how Gu Xing and the others got trapped. Later, Gu Xing forced his way through with the Immortal-Beating Hammer, while Xuan Long was seriously injured while trying to save Mo Huaiyuan and Qi Junsha, and could only watch helplessly as they fell into the Extremely Profound Ice Eye. Although he managed to escape, he was chased and beaten to the point of near death by the Seven Sacred Envoys of Boyu. If it weren't for Li Qiang's divine pill that saved him, he wouldn't have been able to recover so quickly.
Qian Shanyong led everyone on their way, with Xuan Long pointing out the directions. Strangely, all the Bona People had disappeared, and no one came out to stop them.
Xuan Long said with certainty, " Xinbo Cape and the Immortal Realm must have reached some kind of tacit agreement, otherwise the Bona People wouldn't have come to stop us."
Li Qiang asked, "Were there many people blocking your way when you arrived?"
Xuan Long nodded and said, "There were so many. Those Bona People were like madmen, charging forward in layers upon layers. They weren't very powerful, but their self-destruction shook the minds of us immortals. At first, it was alright; Lord Gu Xing seemed unaffected. But your elder brother and Master couldn't endure those self-destructions. I had to protect them, and I was affected as well. Alas, the scene was truly horrific..."
Chiming scoffed, "What's so gruesome about it? You immortals are strange. If they don't want to live, you just grant their wish and kill them all! I just killed so Bona People with one strike, it's nothing special. Hmph, using self-destruction to blackmail people, these Bona People are tired of living."
Xuan Long shook his head helplessly and said, "Everyone is like you. If you don't believe me, ask Dainan Fengyu whether the Bona People's self-destruction affected her."
Dainan Fengyu nodded and said, "There was indeed a slight fluctuation. I was wondering what caused it, but it turns out it was due to the self-destruction of the Bona People."
Qian Shanyong said, "That's because you felt a slight fluctuation under the protection of the divine artifact. If they were to get close and self-destruct, you might not even be able to control your immortal sword. As soon as you show a weakness, the experts among the Bona People will take advantage of the situation, making it impossible for you to defend against them. Therefore, ordinary immortals are unwilling to come here unless they know nothing."
Dainan Fengyu's face flushed slightly. "Just like me?"
Everyone couldn't help but laugh.
Li Qiang asked, "Brother, were you injured like this too?"
Xuan Long tilted his head and sighed, "When countless people around you explode, and you feel sorry for them and try to avoid them as much as possible, they succeed... Countless Bona People died beside me that time. The air was filled with droplets of blood, all crimson red, a truly terrifying sight... The blood mist stirred up after the Immortal Sword was unleashed... Alas, no one can bear to do that."
Li Qiang was secretly alarmed; he knew he was also the kind of person who couldn't bring himself to do it.
Of these people, only Chiming could disregard all of this. He didn't care about the dead or the innocent; anyone who dared to block his path would be killed. You could tell how powerful this guy was just now. He killed so Bona People without even blinking, and seemed to be still not satisfied. He truly lived up to his reputation as Demon Venerable Lord who had transformed into a god; his bloodlust remained deep within him.
Sure enough, Chiming curled his lip in disdain and said, "Coward!"
Li Qiang shouted, " Xiao Ming, don't talk nonsense. If Brother Xuan Long were a coward, you wouldn't be alive today." He suddenly understood why Gu Xing refused to take Chiming with him. If Chiming were allowed to enter this place and break the restrictions to devour the Bona People, who knows what kind of thing that guy would cultivate.
Qian Shanyong pointed ahead and said, "Everyone, look, isn't that the Extremely Profound Ice Eye?"
Xuan Long squinted and said, "We're almost there. Hopefully, no Bona People will try to stop us inside."