Chapter 430 - Chapter 430: Worldly Affairs (1)
Chapter 430: Worldly Affairs (1)
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“Let’s go.”
Cao Mengxuan nodded at Wang Tengyun. The black and white Dharma powers around him circulated, turning into two-colored rainbows that fled towards Great Liang City.
Before he left, he glanced vaguely at the Dragon Abyss Mountain below.
“Hmph!” Wang Tengyun thought about how he had suffered a huge loss this time and was embarrassed by Qi Qingchan. His eyes were filled with killing intent. He turned into a green light and disappeared into the horizon.
After a while, after the two of them left, a golden sword light whistled over and stopped above the clouds.
The person’s white clothes fluttered. There was a bright red bird mark between his eyebrows. It was Qi Qingchan.
She had been eavesdropping on their conversation.
“l didn’t expect another peerless genius to appear among the martial artists after Han Zhao!”
Qi Qingchan’s eyes lit up.
Han Zhao had become a cripple. Even if he repaired his meridians and recovered his cultivation, it would take countless years.
In the current world, if martial artists did not enter the Qian Heaven Palace to snatch the “Qian Heaven Essence Qi”, it would be extremely difficult for them to break through to the Divine Power Realm.
After Han Zhao re-cultivated, his strength was probably not as good as before. He might not be able to help Qi Yuntian and Qi Xuanming in the Qian Heaven Palace.
Now that a martial artist who was valued by the Perfected Lord’s Split-Soul suddenly appeared, Qi Qingchan saw a new hope.
“Unfortunately, this person is not as easy to rope in as Han Zhao.”
Qi Qingchan muttered to herself and took out a foot-long golden sword from the Sumeru Pouch. Her lips opened and closed slightly as Dharma power condensed on the golden sword.
Swoosh!
The small golden sword turned into an arrow that left the bow and tore through the air to report to Qi Yuntian.
“l, Qi Qingchan, can afford the price Cao Mengxuan and Wang Tengyun can afford! Moreover, the Qi family has no conflict with that junior.”
Qi Qingchan’s mind raced.
She and Cao Mengxuan had the same goal, but there was still a grudge between the two of them. She was very willing to cause trouble for Cao Mengxuan without affecting his plan.
As for Wang Tengyun, she hated him even more.
Boom!
Amidst a huge roar, several huge waves more than 20 meters tall rose in the outer seas to the northeast of Dark North Island.
Swoosh!
A ball of black Demon Flame pierced through the water curtain. In the dim light, there was a tall young man with a naked upper body.
A vast amount of demonic energy and Internal Force spewed out of the young man’s body. That was a power that far exceeded what a Four Fiend Realm martial artist could release.
Enormous demonic energy and Internal Force even condensed into terrifying phenomena that were like black pythons under the envelopment of the black Demon Flame.
The black python roared in the sky. Even the fangs in its mouth could be seen clearly.
At this moment, a red light flashed in Demon Han Zhao’s eyes. The demonic energy around his body soared, and a shocking aura erupted from the surface of his body.
In a ball of dazzling black-gold light, he turned into a human-shaped demon with a single horn on his forehead. His skin was covered in dense black-gold scales, and the scales on his body shone with a cold light under the refraction of the sunlight.
Boom!
Demon Han Zhao clenched his fingers. The demonic energy and the black python formed by Internal Force around him quickly gathered, compressed, and condensed in his palm. Finally, it turned into a black ball wrapped in Demon Flame. Then, he pushed his palm casually.
In front of him, the entire sea was filled with dense demon beasts. In the middle of these demon beasts were two Rank 3 demon beasts with powerful auras. One was a huge black tortoise, and the other was a green prawn waving its claws.
Just now, the two Rank 3 demon beasts were hidden among countless Rank 1 demon beasts. They suddenly attacked and almost injured Demon Han Zhao, causing him to be furious and use his full strength.
“Scatter!” Lin Yu led the disciples of the Heavenly Demon Sect to support Demon Han Zhao. When he saw him use the Heavenly Demon Transformation and activate the Nether Demon Flame, he was immediately shocked.
Boom!!!
The black ball appeared on the heads of the giant turtle and the green prawn as if it had flashed. Immediately after, black pythons with monstrous flames darted out and bit the two demons.
Amidst a huge roar, the black aura suddenly spread out, covering the sky and earth, and sweeping in all directions.
Demonic energy, Internal Force, and Demon Flame drowned the huge turtle, the green prawn, and everything within a radius of 20 to 30 meters.
The huge impact formed circles of violent air waves, bringing with it a large amount of seawater that kept spreading out from the center of the explosion. The martial artists of the Heavenly Demon Sect behind Demon Han Zhao and the martial artists of the other sects who were fighting with him were all shocked. They were pushed back by the impact of the air waves.
Even though they were all Martial Saints, they could only barely stand firm. Some Visceral Tempering Grandmasters and Force Tempering Martial Masters were blown to the surface of the sea and somersaulted, causing the warship under their feet to capsize.
When the air waves weakened, everyone looked at the distant sea and could not help but reveal shocked expressions.
The blue seawater was tainted by the blood of green, brown, and red demon beasts. The two ferocious Rank 3 demon beasts had already flipped over and floated on the sea with their backs facing the sky, looking like they were dead or alive. The low-grade demon beasts nearby were also dead.
Black translucent flames burned on the sea surface and slowly spread out.
After the leader of the Rank 3 demon beasts died, the low-grade demon beasts that were originally unafraid of death retreated like a tide.
From afar, it looked like the surface of the sea was constantly squirming, and it was ferocious and terrifying.
“So powerful!
“Is this Sect Master Lin’s true strength?”
“The Nether Demon Flame is too terrifying!’
As the saying went, many ants could bite an elephant to death. Facing demon beasts ten times their number, the two Rank 3 demon beasts in the lead were comparable to the Four Fiend Martial Saint. They were actually instantly killed by Lin Zhan under the protection of so many low-grade demon beasts.
His strength was increasing at a visible rate. How could everyone not be shocked?
“Sect Master is mighty!”
“Long live Sect Master! ”
The disciples of the Heavenly Demon Sect cheered fanatically.
In the battle of the past three months, the sect master had really taken the lead. At any time, as long as a large number of demon beasts attacked in the northwest sea, he would appear immediately and rush to the front.
It was not only the disciples of the Heavenly Demon Sect. The other sect disciples who fought with the Heavenly Demon Sect were also infected by his charisma.
The originally dangerous defensive battle had been forcefully turned into a one-sided massacre by Lin Zhan alone.
“Collect the spoils of war and prepare to return,” Lin Zhan turned to look at the Heavenly Demon Sect disciples behind him and said calmly.
The demon beasts he killed were all his spoils of war. However, Rank 1 demon beasts did not have inner cores, so he did not fancy them, so he gave them to the disciples of the sect.
He only wanted Rank 2 and Rank 3 demon beasts.
The disciples of the Heavenly Demon Sect cheered again. The flesh and blood of a Rank 1 demon beast were also beneficial to Grandmaster Realm martial artists to a certain extent. Moreover, most of these disciples were at the Greater Mastery stage of Force Tempering.
Following Lin Zhan into battle was simply the wisest decision they had made.
Swoosh!
Demon Han Zhao waved his hand, and the Nether Demon Flame burning on the sea was absorbed into his body.
[Seed of Divine Power: Top-grade (2,000/2,000), Upgradeable; Lesser Divine
Power: Nether Demon Flame; Limit Break Progress (17 Special
Effect: Increase the power of Lesser Divine Power by 2 times.]
“It won’t be long before the Nether Demon Flame evolves.” Han Zhao felt the power of the Demon Flame increase again and pondered.
The Nether Demon Flame directly devoured souls to become stronger. After killing so many demon beasts during this period of time, it was already about to evolve.
Now that the higher-ups of the Martial God Alliance already knew the true goal of the Magi Beast Soul Division and the Demon Heavenly Wings Division, they would definitely not sit back and watch the Blood Sea Array take shape and let Blood Mosquito successfully transcend the heavenly tribulation. In that case, the danger was much lower.
“Big Brother.” Lin Yu put the Rank 2 and Rank 3 demon beasts into the same Sumeru Pouch and came to Demon Han Zhao with admiration.
“Yes, it’s been hard on you.” Demon Han Zhao probed with his mental power. After confirming that there was no mistake, he revealed a smile.
“Everyone, I have some comprehension of this battle, so I’ll leave first. Excuse me.”
Demon Han Zhao put the Sumeru Pouch into his arms and cupped his hands at the Martial Saints of the other sects present before running ashore.
He sensed that Buddha Han Zhao was rapidly approaching.
The Essence Soul Bead was coming.
“Lin Zhan is getting stronger and stronger the more he fights. The rise of the Heavenly Demon Sect is unstoppable!”
On the way back, one of the Martial Saints could not help but sigh.
If it were them, they would definitely not fight with all their might against a large-scale demon beast. They would definitely hold back.
This was because if Rank 3 demon beasts were hidden among the demon beasts, it was very easy for accidents to happen.
However, they had to admit that it was very reassuring to be comrades with someone like Lin Zhan.
“Lin Zhan has offended the Huo family. It’s a little difficult for the Heavenly
Demon Sect to stand up.” The sect master of the Water Cloud Sect, Gu Changxiu, sighed. Through their recent interactions, he admired Lin Zhan’s character.
“Hmph! This is called overly tough and easily broken. Originally, with Lin Zhan’s battle merits, he could have long brought the Heavenly Demon Sect away. In the end, he’s still here. What do you think the reason is?”
The Sect Master of the Heavenly Thunder Sect, Nu Jinhong, sneered. He had come to participate in the battle this time to increase the reputation of the
Heavenly Thunder Sect. As the strongest expert on the northeast battlefield, a Martial Saint at the Five Fiend Realm, Lin Zhan’s actions of stealing the limelight made him dissatisfied.
Some time ago, the Huo family’s martial artists came to him and reached an agreement with him to monitor Lin Zhan’s every move. This made him even more confident.
The Heavenly Demon Sect and Lin Zhan were not weak, but they should not have provoked the Huo family.
If the Huo family wanted to deal with Lin Zhan, they didn’t have to attack directly. They could easily crush him with their power.
“l advise everyone not to get too close to this Sect Master Lin to avoid being implicated.” Nu Jinhong added with a warning tone.
With that, he quickened his pace and left.
“What’s there to be arrogant about?! Why do you have to be a dog for the Huo family instead of being a good person?!” Gu Changxiu’s daughter, Gu Yanyi, spat softly. She looked down on people like Nu Jinhong who fawned on the rich and powerful the most. Even if he was powerful, he was still a despicable person and did not have the backbone of a martial artist.
“Yanyi! Be careful with your words!” Gu Changxiu’s expression darkened.
Although he admired Lin Zhan’s character, that was all. The Water Cloud Sect’s strength was inferior to the Heavenly Demon Sect. They did not even have the strength to challenge the Heavenly Thunder Sect, let alone a colossus like the Huo family.
“Yanyi, you’re still young and don’t know the dangers of the world. Even if you become a dog for the Huo family, many sects and martial artists will fight for you. Some people don’t have the qualifications to be a dog!’
Elder Sun of the Water Cloud Sect spoke earnestly and preached as if he had been through it.
“Hmph! This can only mean that those people are not true martial artists!
True martial artists should be like Sect Master Lin!” Gu Yanyi snorted.
“If everyone bows down to their superiors, will we resist if the Martial God Alliance asks us to die?!”
“Insolent! Yanyi, how can you speak to Elder Sun like this!” Gu Changxiu berated, “Apologize to Elder Sun quickly!’
Gu Yanyi was stubborn. She turned around and left.
“Elder Sun, it’s all my fault for spoiling Yanyi.’! Gu Changxiu looked apologetic.
“Sect Master, you’re being too serious. Yanyi is still young and doesn’t know the dangers of the world. When she’s older and has experienced more storms, she’ll know that the injustice she saw today is only a corner of the world.” Elder Sun smiled.
Demon Han Zhao returned to the camp. After taking out the inner cores of all the demon beasts he had killed and tabulating them, he went to the deserted forest alone and saw Buddha Han Zhao.
“These are the demon beast cores I’ve accumulated recently. Give them to the main body.”
Demon Han Zhao handed over the Sumeru Pouch.
“Okay.” Buddha Han Zhao took the Sumeru Pouch and took out a dark pearl.
“This is the Essence Soul Bead. Keep it well,” explained the Buddha Avatar. “In order to prevent any accidents from happening, I will temporarily stay here to help you before your identity is exposed.”
“Alright.” Demon Han Zhao took the Essence Soul Bead..