Chapter251: Heavenly God Self- Detonation
Zhou Weiqing could see how the Terror Sea Dragon in front of him had
actually slowed down due to the Saint Energy he had unleashed. He knew that
he had startled the creature… and in truth, all he could was to do his best
to scare and deter it, preventing it from daring to act too rashly. Once the
battle actually began… given his cultivation base, he couldn’t possibly
resist a Heavenly God powerhouse even if he did have Saint Energy
reinforcing him.
And so, Zhou Weiqing didn’t hesitate at all. He immediately unleashed a
technique. An enormous Image of an angel of darkness appeared above his
head. As soon as it appeared, this pitch-black, six-winged Hell’s Angel
completely unleashed a terrifying aura of power from its body.
Zhou Weiqing poured his Saint Energy into it, holding nothing back. The
Hell’s Angel quickly began to materialize, almost instantaneously
transforming to become violet-black in color. Now, half of the sea which had
been controlled by the Terror Sea Dragon had turned black.
At this moment in time, Zhou Weiqing was emanating an aura of power that was
just as strong as any Heavenly God’s. Even the people who were battling
within the Tenebrous Sealing Formation could sense the changes.
Xuantian Palace Lord Dong Fang and the other Elders all turned to stare,
their mouths hanging open. Good heavens! What type of power was this? Had it
come from Zhou Weiqing? How did he have such incredible power?
Zhou Weiqing’s actions had completely upended their view of the world… but
right now, the only emotion the Xuantian Palace experts felt in response was
unmitigated joy. Zhou Weiqing choosing to reveal his true power at such a
dangerous moment was like the coming of a savior!
The only ones who didn’t realize what had just happened were the Tenebrous
Demon Dragon and Dreamwake. Both had become completely consumed with this
battle, and they were pouring everything they had into assaulting the Terror
Sea Dragon within the Tenebrous Sealing Formation.
The Tenebrous Demon Dragon’s entire body was blood-red, and it was at least
twice as strong as it had been earlier. This was the result of its own
strength being combined with the vast majority of the Tenebrous Sealing
Formation’s strength. It could be said that it had absorbed the majority of
the energy from the twelve Xuantian Palace powerhouses as well. The
Tenebrous Demon Dragon had already enhanced its combat power to an
incredible level, especially when combined with Dreamwake’s overwhelming
might. The two caused the Terror Sea Dragon to suffer one grievous wound
after another. It wasn’t no longer a match for the Tenebrous Demon Dragon,
even in a raw physical fight.
As for the oceans outside the formation? Judging from Zhou Weiqing’s aura,
it seemed as though he had completely stopped the enemy Terror Sea Dragon.
However, he himself knew that he was nothing more than a paper tiger that
could be torn apart at any moment.
It had to be said that Zhou Weiqing was an extraordinarily lucky person.
Right now, his luck was on full display as the Terror Sea Dragon he was
facing had just recently reached the Heavenly God stage. It didn’t have a
full grasp of what a Heavenly God’s abilities were, and its father had died
in the hands of Xuantian Palace. Thus, it felt a great sense of dread
towards Xuantian Palace’s powerhouses.
As a result, as soon as it sensed how Zhou Weiqing was unleashing such a
terrifying ripple of energy, it no longer dared to act rashly. Instead, it
completely unleashed its own powerful Heavenly Energy and engaged in a
stare-down with Zhou Weiqing. The fully materialized Hell’s Angel slowly
drifted in front of Zhou Weiqing, taking up position there. Zhou Weiqing’s
Saint Energy was now far stronger than it had been in the past. He could
maintain the Hell’s Angel Revival with ease.
“My lord, I am willing to do battle on your behalf.” The voice of the Hell’s
Angel boomed out within Zhou Weiqing’s mind. Even he himself felt a bit
bedazzled by the mighty power pulsing through it. Originally, he had only
wanted to borrow the mighty aura of the Hell’s Angel, but he never would’ve
imagined that the Hell’s Angel he summoned would actually be this powerful.
Due to his mental connection to the angel, Zhou Weiqing could clearly sense
that the Hell’s Angel he had just summoned had the power of a true Heavenly
Emperor. Perhaps it wouldn’t be able to last too long in battle, but for
Zhou Weiqing it represented his combat power increasing several times over.
This was all due to the Saint Energy! Zhou Weiqing was overjoyed, and he
locked his gaze on the distant Terror Sea Dragon. He naturally wasn’t in a
rush to send his Hell’s Angel out to attack; so long as he could maintain
this deadlock, this battle of auras, that meant the Terror Sea Dragon would
be unable to disrupt the Tenebrous Seal Formation. That was Zhou Weiqing’s
goal. He definitely didn’t believe he could rely on his Saint Energy to
battle against an actual Heavenly Emperor.
The opposing Terror Sea Dragon’s waves came to a halt as well. It stared at
the distant Hell’s Angel, rather hesitant. The aura emanating from the
Hell’s Angel was tremendously powerful… but what was even more worrisome was
the human who had summoned it.
Zhou Weiqing was now completely covered in silvery-white light, making it
impossible for the Terror Sea Dragon to see him clearly. The Saint Energy
barrier made it impossible for the dragon to determine exactly what Zhou
Weiqing’s cultivation base was, but it could clearly sense that the silvery-
white light definitely had the power to annihilate it. Its very soul
shuddered at the Attribute of that light.
What type of energy was this? The Terror Sea Dragon had resided in the
oceans for countless years, but this was the first time it had ever seen
Saint Energy.
Over ten seconds passed as it hesitated. It could be said that Zhou Weiqing
had already managed to buy the Tenebrous Demon Dragon and Dreamwake, who
continued to battle within the Tenebrous Sealing Formation, some absolutely
precious time. A desolate, aggrieved roar suddenly rang out from within the
Tenebrous Sealing Formation. The enormous Terror Sea Dragon’s body suddenly
slammed hard against the formation as a streak of blood-red light shot out
through its tail. A powerful energy shockwave exploded within the formation.
The only reason why the Terror Sea Dragon had managed to avoid being
destroyed by this attack was because it had used some of its own core
essence as well.
“Gwaaaaaawr!” The Terror Sea Dragon in
front of Zhou Weiqing could hold back no longer. If it didn’t go
help out, its brother was going to perish within that Tenebrous Sealing
Formation. After that happened, what if the humans all turned to focus on
it? What could it do?
The enormous, thousand-meter tidal wave swept forwards once more, spinning
through the air to transform into an enormous image of a Terror Sea Dragon
which was completely formed by seawater. It reached out, claws bared, to
attack Zhou Weiqing and the Hell’s Angel which he had revived.
This attack was one of the most powerful techniques the Terror Sea Dragon
was capable of it. This ‘dragon’ it had created wasn’t simply made out of
ocean water; rather, it was completely comprised of pure Water Attribute
energies. Only Heavenly Gods were capable of creating such enormous bodies
out of energy.
Zhou Weiqing’s face instantly grew ugly to behold. Unfortunately, he had no
other options; the Terror Sea Dragon had already launched the attack.
The Hell’s Angel shot forwards like a black streak of light, moving a
thousand meters past Zhou Weiqing in an instant. It pointed down with its
two hands, causing the black stormclouds to instantly press downwards from
the skies. Dense Tenebrous Attribute energies exploded forth as a series of
enormous Tenebrous balls of light that were tens of meters in diameter began
to fall out of the skies like rainwater towards the head of the enormous
water dragon.
Enormous explosions rang out. Every single enormous dark- violet globe of
light kicked up an enormous spray of water as it exploded across the giant
water dragon’s body, corroding and destroying small parts of it.
Unfortunately, the water dragon was simply far too vast. Even though many
balls of violet-black light were smashing against it, they remained unable
to damage its true body.
It reached the Hell’s Angel in the blink of an eye… and it was at this
moment that the Hell’s Angel which Zhou Weiqing had summoned revealed its
true, terrifying power.
Its enormous airborne body suddenly began to glow as dense, violet-black
demonic clouds began to rise up and swirl around it. It emanated no sounds,
but its body suddenly swelled up in size, transforming to become a black
globe that was hundreds of meters in diameter which smashed directly against
the water dragon.
Chiiii! An ear-piercing screech rang out, causing Zhou Weiqing to grow
dizzy. He could clearly see how the distant water dragon caused that
terrifying dark-violet energy to melt away as though it had never been. The
Hell’s Angel had used its own body and life to block this attack for Zhou
Weiqing.
It looked as though it should’ve been an even clash, but the end result was
clearly not the case. Zhou Weiqing’s Hell’s Angel had used all of its power
just now, while the Terror Sea Dragon’s water dragon had merely been a
probing attack. The Terror Sea Dragon’s greatest power lay in its body.
When the Terror Sea Dragon saw how the summoned Hell’s Angel had just been
wiped out with ease, it was briefly startled. Finally, it began to understand
that this human didn’t seem to be quite as tough as it had imagined! It
instantly began to move its giant body forwards. To powerhouses like the
Terror Sea Dragon, a distance of thousands of meters could be traversed
almost instantly. However, just as it began to unleash its full power to
destroy Zhou Weiqing and then assault the Tenebrous Sealing Formation, it
suddenly felt a strange sensation that caused its entire body to shiver.
Once again, the terrifying energy radiated from Zhou Weiqing. It was
something which rejected the vast heavens themselves, a powerful aura which
was ready to annihilate the entire world.
An enormous figure that was many hundreds of meters tall stood up. This figure
was pure gray in color. It looked illusory and insubstantial, but as soon as
it appeared the world itself changed.
The surface of the entire ocean had turned completely gray. Even the heavens
had turned gray. Gray… nothing but endless gray, and incomparably evil and
cold energies.
As soon as the vast gray image appeared, the formerly unruly waves instantly
turned as calm as the surface of a giant mirror. Not even the slightest
ripple could be seen. The airborne Terror Sea Dragon which had been floating
above the waves instantly dove down towards the ocean. Its very soul was
quivering, and all of its courage had been completely frozen and dissipated.
Zhou Weiqing continued to hover in midair. He was located right in the chest
of that enormous gray figure, which seemed to be like his background. Heaven
and Earth had turned gray, while the light of the sun and moon both
vanished. The only thing which filled the vast sea was a boundless Demonic
energy.
Yes. Zhou Weiqing had once more summoned the Demon God to descend upon the
world.
The Demon God. The Ward of the Demon God had summoned the Demon God. Zhou
Weiqing’s Saint Energy had been virtually exhausted, but he could clearly
sense that this Demon God was completely different from the ones of the
past.
Last time he had summoned the Demon God, a mere image of it had appeared for
an instant. This time, he had suffered the true projection of the Demon God.
It no longer was limited to just a single second.
The enormous image of the Demon God stood silently behind Zhou Weiqing, but
this was already enough. What surprised Zhou Weiqing was that when the Demon
God had appeared, all of the Saint Energy in his body had completely
evaporated and then poured into the Demon God. But of course, once the Demon
God had actually appeared, all Attributes of atmospheric energies in the sea
and in the heavens began to flood towards the Demon God’s body with
terrifying,
inconceivable speed. Zhou Weiqing was impacted by this as
well. The Saint Energy in his body had already been squeezed try, and now it
greedily absorbed all these disparate types of atmospheric energies and
furiously converted them to replenish his own stores.
The Saint Energy in his body actually seemed to be turning even purer as a
result. The astral silver light now glowed even more dazzlingly, while the
thirty-six Death Acupuncture Points no longer rotated so madly. Instead,
they transformed into thirty-six holes of pure devouring power which
swallowed all types of atmospheric bodies into his body.
In truth, Zhou Weiqing himself didn’t realize that the reason he was able to
accomplish this wasn’t because of the Saint Energy’s revival abilities.
Instead, it was because of his own bloodline.
Zhou Weiqing’s own body contained the Dark Demon God Tiger Bloodline. This
was a bloodline which was on par with the Dragon Emperor Bloodline… and the
most powerful aspect of the Dark Demon God Tiger’s Bloodline was the strand
of the Demon God Lineage. It could be said that under this tremendous
pressure, all of Zhou Weiqing’s latent power had been fully activated. He
had been able to merge together that strand of the Dark Demon God Lineage
into his own Saint Energy, and as a result was able to summon a true
projection of the Demon God.
This was the true Demon God, something which eclipsed all Heavenly Gods.
Even though it was a mere projection which couldn’t actually fight on Zhou
Weiqing’s behalf, its appearance caused all atmospheric energies to obey its
bidding unless an aura which was on par with it appeared.
Right. This Demon God projection couldn’t even help Zhou Weiqing with a
single attack, which the projections he had summoned when he was young and
weak were capable of. However... its aura and majesty was that of the true
Demon God’s. It didn’t NEED to launch any attacks. As soon as it appeared
the Terror Sea Dragon dove into the seas, completely overwhelmed by fear. It
didn’t dare to launch any further attacks against Zhou Weiqing.
At this moment, Zhou Weiqing himself was immersed in a marvelous state. Just
ten seconds later, all of the Saint Energy he had exhausted was completely
replenished, and it was actually increased by a certain degree. More
importantly, his Saint Energy had become even purer. He could vaguely sense
that he could ‘touch’ the edges of the thirty-eighth level.
Demon God. Have I truly revived the Demon God? However, he quickly realized
that he was wrong. He was completely incapable of maintaining any sort of
connection with the Demon God which had appeared behind him. In fact, there
wasn’t even a voice in his mind like there had been the previous time.
Zhou Weiqing felt a bit depressed, but the entire battlefield had changed due
to the Demon God he had summoned.
First of all, the Terror Sea Dragon that was responsible for reinforcing the
first one had been terrified into diving deep into the oceans. It didn’t even
dare to try and flee. Instead, it curled up into a ball within the sea,
releasing all of its energies to try and resist the terrible, corrosive
power of the Demon God.
On the other side, the Tenebrous Sealing Formation was partially formed from
the Demonic Attribute. Now that the world outside suddenly became suffused
with the Demonic Attribute, the sealing formation’s power almost instantly
skyrocketed. The Terror Sea Dragon within it had already been at a
disadvantage; now, the sudden increase in pressure put it in an incredibly
dangerous position.
However, the Tenebrous Demon Dragon and Dreamwake had finally realized what
was going on at Zhou Weiqing’s side. When they saw the all-encompassing gray
figure which had appeared outside the Tenebrous Sealing Formation and Zhou
Weiqing standing within it, they couldn’t help but slow down their attacks.
H-he actually managed to stop the Terror Sea Dragon. What power is this? How
can it be this terrifying? None of the Xuantian Palace powerhouses knew how
Zhou Weiqing had done this. They were no longer capable of evaluating
exactly how powerful he was… and right at this moment, the Terror Sea Dragon
in the Tenebrous Sealing Formation finally exploded with power.
Any creature, when faced with certain death, wouldn’t just lie down for its
killers. This was doubly true for Heavenly Gods.
As the Tenebrous Demon Dragon and Dreamwake paused for a moment in shock, an
incredibly dense streak of deep blue light suddenly shot out of the
centermost part of the Terror Sea Dragon’s body.
This blue light looked completely different from anything else. No one had
ever seen this blue color, and it gave off a feeling of coziness and
clarity. A terrifying ripple of energy instantly spread outwards, and with
each transformation of the energy the Terror Sea Dragon’s giant body would
shudder. Layers of this azure light blasted out unabated from within its
body, while the terrifying aura emanating from it seemed about ready to tear
through the recently-strengthened formation.
What was this?!
The Tenebrous Demon Dragon cried out in shock, “Not good. It is going to
self-detonate its Heavenly Core Nucleus. Quick, stop it!”
At a time like this, Dreamwake and the Tenebrous Demon Dragon didn’t dare to
hold anything back at all. If the Terror Sea Dragon succeeded in this
self-detonation, most likely no one within the Tenebrous Sealing Formation
would survive. Dense bloody light shot into the air, while the Tenebrous
Demon Dragon’s body almost instantly lost its luster. However, the blood-red
light instantly poured into Dreamwake’s body, then flooded into the Tenebrous
Dragon Slaying Spear.
“Die!” Dreamwake cried in her
lovely voice, letting the Dragon Spear explode with
incomparably dazzling light. The devilish blood-colored light grew brighter,
while the Dragon Spear shot out of Dreamwake’s hands and instantly
transformed into an enormous spear which was fifty meters long and glowed
with blood-red light. It instantly traversed the distance between her and
the Terror Sea Dragon.
The Terror Sea Dragon had chosen to self-detonate its Heavenly Core Nucleus
at the very last moment, while the Tenebrous Demon Dragon and Dreamwake had
activated this attack called ‘Extermination’.
Previously, they had held back and not used it. Even when the other Terror
Sea Dragon had appeared and posed an enormous risk to them, they still
hadn’t used it. This was because once they used this attack, Dreamwake and
the Tenebrous Demon Dragon’s power would instantly drop by 90%. To them,
this was essentially an attack that came from their core essence. Once
‘Extermination’ shot out, victory or defeat would be determined. It had set
alight all of the Heavenly Energy within Tenebrous Demon Dragon and
Dreamwake, which had been poured into this single attack. You can imagine
how incredible it was!
An ear-piercing screech rang out as the Terror Sea Dragon made its response.
Although it had yet to truly activate all the energies within its Heavenly
Core Nucleus, it still chose to self- detonate. Otherwise, once it was hit
by this ‘Extermination’ attack, it wouldn’t even have the chance to
self-detonate.
Anyone watching from afar would be able to see with clarity how the entire
surface of the sea suddenly shuddered violently. All of the black light
within the enormous Tenebrous Sealing Formation suddenly contracted as an
incomparably terrifying explosion blasted out of it.
Even though it had suffered from the ‘Extermination’ attack and had been
locked away by the Tenebrous Sealing Formation, this remained a Heavenly God
powerhouse’s self- detonation!
The terrifying explosive force caused all living beings to shudder. In an
instant, an utterly vast azure mushroom cloud that was completely formed
from water and a thousand meters tall suddenly appeared within the sea.
The terrifying azure light contained a mixture of black, gray, and
blood-colored light, and it instantly expanded outwards. All living beings
within a hundred meters were almost instantly crushed into dust and killed
by this terrifying power, leaving nothing behind.
Utter misery. This was true, utter misery for all living beings. As for the
giant gray figure that had towered over all things, it too was annihilated by
that terrifying blast.
The Demon God projection only had the Demon God’s aura; it wasn’t capable of
enduring any attacks at all. Given Zhou Weiqing’s cultivation base, how
could he possibly summon the actual power of the Demon God, even if he did
use Saint Energy? The point of this Demon God projection was to make it so
that your enemies wouldn’t even dare to think about attacking you.
However, once the Terror Sea Dragon’s self-detonation appeared the Demon God
projection was destroyed. Thankfully, its brief appearance had been summoned
by Zhou Weiqing via the Ward of the Demon God. As soon as that terrifying
blast had appeared, all of the Demonic energy quickly wrapped around Zhou
Weiqing and did its best to protect him.
It was at times like this that Zhou Weiqing’s natural toughness revealed
itself. Dragon-Tiger Transformation. Immortal Deity Shield. Ward of the
Demon God. All of these powerful defensive techniques overlaid on each
other. Although he was sent flying by that terrifying explosion of energy, he
didn’t suffer any actual injuries. Of course, this was also because the
Terror Sea Dragon’s self-detonation hadn’t been fully successful in drawing
out all the energy within its Heavenly Core Nucleus, and it had also been
weakened by the ‘Extermination’ attack and the Tenebrous Sealing Formation.
Otherwise, the field of death wouldn’t have been a mere hundred kilometers in
size.
Heavenly God powerhouses were, by nature, figures with unearthly levels of
power! The death of such a figure could unleash an absolutely indescribable
amount of destructive energies.
Simply put… if this had happened on land, the self- detonation of something
as powerful as a Terror Sea Dragon would’ve been able to wipe out at least
half the Fei Li Empire. You can imagine how powerful it was! This terrifying
blast of energy rose higher and higher into the air as it built in power,
causing everyone’s heart to shudder with fear.
When the explosion had occurred, Dreamwake and the Tenebrous Demon Dragon
clearly suffered the most as they were at the very center of the blast. At
the critical moment, the Tenebrous Demon Dragon used its two wings to
completely protect Dreamwake, using its own Heavenly God body to protect her
as best as it could. Dreamwake’s full set of Tenebrous Demon Dragon
equipment came to good use as well, which was why she wasn’t blown to bits.
Even so, the terrifying explosion blasted everyone into the air. The
powerful shockwave scattered them hundreds of kilometers across the sea.
All six of the Heavenly King Elders were transformed into dust. At a time
like this, the differences in cultivation strength were put on full display.
All five Heavenly Emperors survived, albeit heavily wounded. They had been
able to just barely protect themselves thanks to the Tenebrous Sealing
Formation. Nie Han had also managed to survive. Although he didn’t have a
Heavenly Emperor’s cultivation, he was still a high-rank Heavenly King. More
importantly, he had a nine-piece Legendary Set on him. In terms of defensive
strength, he vastly outstripped the ordinary elders.
However, that terrifying explosion had knocked even the other Terror Sea
Dragon flying into the air. They had all been heavily injured by the blast,
and they had their wits scrambled by it and were all separated.
That terrifying explosion had caused even the sea level to instantly dip by
hundreds of meters at the epicenter. Even the mud at the bottom of the sea
had caved in… and moments later, an absolutely titanic wave arose.
The powerful shockwave, followed by the titanic tidal wave, had come almost
instantaneously. Even the ones who didn’t have their brains scrambled by the
attack were now unable to see any of their peers.
Although Zhou Weiqing hadn’t been truly injured by that terrifying
explosion, the Demon God he had summoned had been reduced to nothing. He
could also vaguely sense that he had lost his connection to that Bloodline.
For at least a short while, he probably wouldn’t be able to summon the Demon
God again no matter how much Saint Energy he poured into it.
The last vestiges of the Ward of the Demon God’s energies had been used to
protect him, but it hadn’t been able to prevent the explosion from blasting
him away. Everything around him seemed to turn unreal as he was sent
hurtling into the waves of the deep sea, then back above sea level, then
into the sea again. It wasn’t until quite some had passed that everything
calmed down.
Although the powerful shockwave hadn’t injured Zhou Weiqing, it had still
rendered him completely unconscious.
No matter how terrifying the explosion had been, the sea remained the sea.
To the vast and endless ocean, no ‘level’ of destructive energy would ever
be more than literally just a drop of water in the ocean.
A fairly short period of time later, the sea once more regained its usual
calm. Everything turned calm and quiet.
After an unknown period of time, Zhou Weiqing felt as though something was
touching his face. His mental energy had slowly recovered, allowing him to
instinctively open his eyes.
However, as soon as he did so he immediately shut his eyes again. This was
because, when he opened his eyes the first thing he saw was the piercing
light of the sun.
He used his hand to cover his face. After growing accustomed to the powerful
sunlight, he finally opened his eyes once more. Because he was using his hand
to block the sunlight, he wasn’t able to clearly see everything around him.
His mind and his memories came back to him, and he finally remembered what
had just happened. What surprised him was that he seemed to be lying on the
ground, not floating on the ocean.
Between his fingers, he could make out a female body. A dressed one, of
course! He immediately turned over and sat up, instantly filling his entire
body with Saint Energy. Zhou Weiqing’s cultivation base hadn’t weakened
much, and so a halo of silvery-white light instantly covered every inch of
him.
The person seated facing him didn’t seem to respond to his movements. When
Zhou Weiqing was finally able to make out who it was, he couldn’t help but
blurt out in surprise, “It’s you.” Seated not too far away from him was a
beautiful figure whose ashen face had a mixture of joy and other, more
complicated emotions on it. It was Dreamwake, of course. And… aside from
Dreamwake, there was no one else here.
Dreamwake had already changed into a set of clean clothes, but her face was
terrifyingly pale. Clearly, she was in an extremely unhealthy state right
now. She leaned against the beach, looking completely weak and powerless. It
was as though a mere breeze could topple this dragon-slaying warrior
princess.
When she saw that silvery-white Saint Energy flash over Zhou Weiqing’s body,
her lips curved up slightly. She said in a clearly mocking manner, “You
finally woke up.”
Zhou Weiqing instantly felt his cheeks burning when he saw how heated her
gaze was, despite her obvious weakness. By now, he naturally wasn’t going to
be able to hide his cultivation any longer.
“Where are we?” Zhou Weiqing rose to his feet and glanced around him, only
to discover that he was on a small island. This island didn’t seem to be
very large, but the area behind him was covered with boulders and stones. As
a result, he wasn’t able to see the entire island’s appearance. In front of
him was the vast, endless ocean. The ocean was now quite calm, as though
nothing had happened.
The sun had already begun to set in the western skies. When they had battled
the Terror Sea Dragon, it had been in the morning. It seemed as though he
had been passed out for five or six hours.
“This should be a small island located in the deep seas. As for how far from
the continent we are? I’m not sure. I only woke up an hour before you did.”
Dreamwake’s voice was very calm and completely devoid of all inflection. It
sounded uncomfortably stiff.
Zhou Weiqing squeezed out a smile.
“As expected of a Heavenly Emperor powerhouse. You
recovered much more quickly than I did.”
Dreamwake suddenly laughed. Even though her face was extremely pale and her
hair was completely tousled, none of this could hide her superb beauty and
her natural nobility. “Heavenly Emperor powerhouse?
Right now, even a three- Jeweled Heavenly Jewel
Master could kill me with ease. At least 60% of the meridians inside my body
have been destroyed, while I have less than 10% of my Heavenly Energy.” Zhou
Weiqing was startled when he heard her say this. Although he had guessed
that Dreamwake was wounded, he didn’t expect her to injuries to be quite
this heavy.
Dreamwake’s gaze suddenly sharpened, and her eyes blazed as she glared at
Zhou Weiqing. “You, however, are truly powerful! Without any help, you not
only managed to tie down a Heavenly God Terror Sea Dragon, you even escaped
without suffering any significant injuries. How should I address your? The
Right Honorable Mr. Spy?”
The muscles on Zhou Weiqing’s face twitched slightly. “What do you mean,
‘Mr. Spy’? I don’t know what you are talking about. I admit that I was
hiding some of my power, but that was just a protective ability.”
Dreamwake suddenly sat up straight. This caused her injuries inside her body
to worsen, and so a flicker of pain appeared on her face. Zhou Weiqing
hurriedly moved to help her, but she immediately screeched, “Don’t move!”
Zhou Weiqing halted his footsteps.
Dreamwake slowly raised her hand, spreading them wide to reveal a ring. Zhou
Weiqing stared for a moment, then quickly lowered his head to stare at his
hand. Only then did he realize that his Sumeru Ring was missing.
Dreamwake said angrily, “You still want to deceive me? You know better than
me what this ring holds inside it. I might not recognize the other items,
but do you think I wouldn’t recognize the Sea Emperor Shuttle? Many years
ago, the Sea Emperor Shuttle disappeared within the Boundless Mainland. Do I
need to continue?”
This time, Zhou Weiqing’s face turned completely stiff. No matter how he
might try to explain it, the incontrovertible proof before him rendered him
helpless. He let out a bitter laugh, then shook his
head with resignation. “Fine. Since you’ve
discovered it, there’s no point to me disguising myself any longer. You are
right. Bing’er and I came from the Boundless Mainland, and we came via the
Sea Emperor Shuttle.”
Dreamwake stared at Zhou Weiqing coldly. “The despicable Great Saint Lands
of the Boundless Mainland. Have you forgotten the oaths you swore all those
years ago? Are you two really the only ones who came?”
Zhou Weiqing said, “Only the two of us came. And, you are mistaken. We don’t
belong to any of the Saint Lands.” “You are still lying!” Dreamwake was
enraged.
Zhou Weiqing shrugged his shoulders. “What would be the point of lying to
you? You said it yourself – even a three- Jeweled Heavenly Jewel Master
would be able to take your life with ease. Do you really think I’m weaker
than a Shi Stage cultivator? If it wasn’t for the oath that was sworn, it
wouldn’t have been people like us who came on this mission. You saw it for
yourself – although I hid my power, I am still at just the nine-Jeweled
level. If it wasn’t for our agreement, the five Great Saint Lands of the
Boundless Mainland could’ve easily sent several Heavenly Emperors over.”
When she saw that earnest look in Zhou Weiqing’s eyes, Dreamwake couldn’t
help but begin to believe him.
“Fine. Even if you don’t belong to the five Great Saint Lands of the
Boundless Mainland, what is your purpose here? Is your goal to join our
Xuantian Palace? Would you dare to claim that you are not a spy?”
Zhou Weiqing let out a sigh, then walked over to Dreamwake and sat down
facing her. “Yes, I am a spy. And you are right, I lied to you. I came for
the Spatial Teleportation Gem.” Dreamwake’s eyes instantly narrowed. Just as
she was about to burst with rage, Zhou Weiqing’s next words rendered her
speechless. “But what about you? Are you trying to tell me you didn’t lie to
me? Should I address you as ‘Dreamwake’, or as the ‘Xuantian Palace
Master’?” Zhou Weiqing’s voice was very peaceful, and his features had once
more turned calm.
Dreamwake turned her head away, not meeting his gaze. She muttered, “I don’t
know what you are talking about.”
Zhou Weiqing chuckled. “I’m not an idiot. Your words clearly hold more
weight than the ‘Palace Lord’ named Dong Fang. Perhaps the Elders don’t know
your identity, but the four Grand Elders and Master Nie Han clearly do.
Whenever there were any important decisions to be made, you were always the
final person to speak. And, whenever any problems arose, they would all
subconsciously turn to you for answers.”
Chapter252: No Regrets
“If this isn’t enough to be considered evidence… then I point to how, when
we were preparing to battle the Terror Sea Dragon, even ‘Palace Lord Dong
Fang’ was assigned to assemble the formation, while you were the one
responsible for joining together with the Tenebrous Demon Dragon. You became
the most important combat force on our side.
“Also. Other things can be faked, but there’s no way the Tenebrous Demon
Dragon Set could be faked. An eleven-piece Legendary Set! In our Boundless
Mainland, the only set which matches it is the Boundless Infinitum Set. Not
even Palace Lord Dong Fang had such a set, but you did. Isn’t that proof
enough?
“I don’t think Dreamwake is even your real name. Although I lied to you, my
name really is Zhou Weiqing. It’s clear that both of us are liars, so I
think we’re even. Fair enough?”
As Dreamwake listened to his analysis, she once more turned to look at him.
She didn’t rebut Zhou Weiqing’s words, just looked at him earnestly.
“Can you tell me why you chose to save us at that critical moment? Were you
just bluffing or were you really capable of blocking the Terror Sea Dragon?”
Zhou Weiqing looked into her rather determined eyes, then let out an awkward
smile. “Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?”
“The truth of course,” Dreamwake said irritably.
Zhou Weiqing chuckled. “Tell me your real name and I will tell you.”
Dreamwake blinked. She nibbled on her lips, then whispered, “My name is
Dongfang Hanyue.”
“Dongfang Hanyue? A good name. It
suits you,” Zhou Weiqing praised. [1. Hanyue means cold
moon.]
Dongfang Hanyue said, “Time for you to tell me the truth.” “The truth is, I
don’t know,” Zhou Weiqing said honestly.
Dongfang Hanyue stared at him in astonishment. “That’s your answer?” Zhou
Weiqing said, “It is the most honest answer I can give. I don’t know why I
chose to save you guys either. To me, the best course of action would’ve
been to wait until both you and the Terror Sea Dragons were badly injured.
Faced with great danger, you would’ve used the Spatial Teleportation Gem.
That would be my best opportunity. I had a 70% confidence level that I would
be able to escape after seizing the gem. I guess you can just say that I
went momentarily stupid… but I don’t regret it.”
When she heard Zhou Weiqing say the words ‘I don’t regret it’, the rage and
fierceness in Dongfang Hanyue’s eyes vanished. She stared intently at him,
seemingly in a daze.
“I’m going to find some food.” Zhou Weiqing rose to his feet, walking towards
the seashore. He needed to calm down. Right now, he essentially was facing a
second chance at the choice he had made. And… this would probably be the
last chance.”
He felt 80% certain that the gem was on ‘Dreamwake’, whose real name was
Dongfang Hanyue. She was the true controller of Xuantian Palace! They were
on a deserted island, and she was so weak that he could take the gem from
her without needing to injure her. He could then leave with Bing’er, this
mission complete. But… could he really be so determined as to do something
like this? If he could, he wouldn’t have told Dreamwake so many things.
He walked over to the side of the sea, allowing it to go past his feet. Zhou
Weiqing spread out his senses, but he wasn’t able to discover any other
living creatures within the vast sea.
“Goddamnit! I want to eat some seafood to make myself feel better,
but there’s none here. This is
inhumane!” Zhou Weiqing roared angrily towards the sea.
He took a few steps back, then helplessly squatted down on the beach. He
used his hand to draw a few circles in the sand. “Zhou Little Fatty, you old
softy. It’s all because you are emotionally weak! Weak!”
He drew one circle after another, but the resigned look on his face didn’t
abate at all. For him to bully a heavily wounded woman, one who had treated
him extremely well… he couldn’t do it. He really couldn’t! If Xuantian
Palace and Dongfang Hanyue had treated him poorly, he probably would’ve
acted long ago. But, he could still clearly remember how, when danger
descended, she didn’t forget to protect him even though she was still angry
with him. She had even risked suffering injuries to herself to do this.
He suddenly rose to his feet and strode straight towards Dongfang
Hanyue.
When she saw the truculent look on his face, Dongfang Hanyue’s own face
turned even paler than before. She unconsciously covered her chest with
hands while inching backwards in the sand.
Zhou Weiqing only halted when he came to stand before her.
Dongfang Hanyue was like a frightened little kitten. “W-what are you doing.”
Zhou Weiqing lowered his head angrily. “Gimme the Spatial Teleportation
Gem.”
A stubborn look appeared in Dongfang Hanyue’s eyes. “I won’t. Kill me if you
want.”
“Fine then. Forget it.” Zhou Weiqing let out a long sigh, a helpless
smile appearing on his face. He then flipped over and lay down next to
Dongfang Hanyue. Dongfang Hanyue once more turned stiff. Just now, when Zhou
Weiqing had demanded the Spatial Teleportation gem, she had been so petrified
that her heart had nearly leapt out of her throat. But in the end, this guy
had done nothing besides say that simple sentence.
“So what do you want?” Dongfang Hanyue couldn’t help but ask. She had no
idea what this bad man was thinking.
Zhou Weiqing lay there, head leaning against his hands. “This was a perfect
opportunity. I had to at least make an attempt, otherwise it would have all
gone to waste. By asking, I can say that I made the attempt. You weren’t
willing to give it to me, so I had no choice but to just give up. This bro
is a real man. I can’t bully a weak little girl like you on this desolate
island. Hurry up and recover. After you recover, I’m going to leave.”
“You don’t want the Spatial Teleportation Gem any longer?” Dongfang Hanyue
asked, puzzled.
Zhou Weiqing laughed bitterly. “Of course I want it. That’s my mission. But,
I’ll figure out another way to get it. Keep a close watch over your
treasures. Don’t let me take it too easily.” “Hmph.” Dongfang Hanyue let out
a snort, struggling to sit up. She then closed her eyes and quietly began to
train. As she sat up, her lips curved upwards into a faint smile… but Zhou
Weiqing, who was lying down, wouldn’t be able to see it.
Zhou Weiqing could sense that Dongfang Hanyue had entered a cultivation
state. Utterly bored, he stared into the skies and cursed himself mentally.
Zhou Little Fatty, you really are a stupid-nice person. Would you act like
this if she wasn’t a beauty? Absolutely not. Like hell you would! You
perverted lecher! Still… no matter what, I’m a genuine scoundrel. That’s
better than being a false gentleman, right? Ugh. My beautiful Hanyue, you
really disappoint me. Even if you don’t repay me by offering me your body,
you should at least give me a kiss or something. I treated you so well.
Can’t you be the slightest bit moved by it?
Although his heart was filled with perverted musings, he rose to sit up
behind Dongfang Hanyue, pressing his hands against her back. I’m not doing
this to help her recover, I’m doing this to feel her wonderful figure for
myself. This was what Little Fatty told himself as he sent his silvery-white
light into their bodies. Well, if you are going to be a good guy, be a good
guy all the way. Dongfang Hanyue hadn’t exaggerated her injuries at all. Not
only were her meridians all badly damaged, some had been disordered. Any
ordinary person with these injuries would’ve died long ago, but she was a
Heavenly Emperor powerhouse and thus was still barely managing to hang on.
Clearly, she wouldn’t be able to recover from her injuries quickly. But,
Zhou Weiqing helping out changed everything.
The gentle Saint Energy slowly poured into her delicate body, which
shuddered. That warm energy passed through his two hot hands into her back
and then spread out through the rest of her body. This was an extremely
strange feeling. Dongfang Hanyue felt her entire body turn a bit soft, but
as that gentle energy entered her body the energies in her chaotic meridians
were actually all assimilated by it.
As the gentle energy advanced, her damaged meridians were gradually covered
by the silvery-white light. There was no feeling of pain at all. She only
felt as though her body was submerged in warm water. It was indescribably
comfortable.
She gave up on her self-healing efforts and discarded any wariness, giving
completely control over her body to Zhou Weiqing and allowing his Saint
Energy to roam freely. Gradually, Dongfang Hanyue was actually lulled to
sleep by that comfortable feeling. Her sleep was incredibly peaceful. Ever
since she had taken on the crushing pressure of being responsible for
Xuantian Palace, she had never again slept so soundly.
“What the hell? You can’t do this. I’m not a ‘good guy’, you know.” Zhou
Weiqing, still seated behind Dongfang Hanyue, was instantly depressed. Isn’t
this girl afraid that I’m going to seize this opportunity to do something to
her? Even if she hid the Spatial Teleportation Gem somewhere else, she can’t
act like this. Doesn’t she know just how lethal a weak, helpless little girl
is to any man’s self-control? I can’t take this!
Night gradually enveloped the island, bringing silence with it. A campfire
was the only source of light within the island. Zhou Weiqing was seated
before the campfire, cooking some grains.
The Sumeru Ring was on his finger once more. This ring contained a prodigious
amount of food and water. Even though there was no seafood to eat, they
wouldn’t go hungry.
Every so often, the campfire would crackle. Although grains made for a simple
meal, cooking them made them quite tasty. Zhou Weiqing did his best to
prevent his gaze from turning towards the other end of the campfire. Under
the light of the campfire, Dongfang Hanyue’s ruddy, fragrant face was simply
far too enticing. Although Zhou Weiqing was by nature an extremely
lascivious man filled with dirty thoughts, no matter what he wouldn’t allow
them to overcome his morality and his conscience. However, that didn’t mean
he liked it.
Zhou Weiqing wanted to leave as soon as Dongfang Hanyue’s meridians had been
healed, but when he realized that he didn’t know where the second Terror Sea
Dragon was located, he simply couldn’t bring himself to abandon her and
leave on his own.
He’d wait until she woke up. It had been a long time since he had felt
himself at the verge of losing control… but he had to admit, this mission
had spun completely out of his control. Perhaps because of how good the
freshly-cooked grains were, Dongfang Hanyue’s nose twitched and she slowly
opened her eyes.
She couldn’t help but feel tremendously shocked at what had happened to her
internal meridians. All of the damaged meridians had been healed. Given her
cultivation base, even without actually cultivating she had been able to
recover a large amount Heavenly Energy once her meridians had been restored.
And, she could vaguely sense that the unshakable bottleneck she had faced
due to her having using that unique cultivation-enhancing method had
actually been loosened. A glow of faint, silvery-white light covered her
internal organs, which seemed to be stronger than before.
“Mm…” Dongfang Hanyue stretched her muscles, a series of gentle cracking
sounds popping from her body. Her four limbs and her bones felt filled with
strength and vitality. A look of pleasure appeared on her slender face
without her even realizing it.
Gulp. Zhou Weiqing’s cooked rations fell into the campfire, his eyes nearly
popping out of their sockets. Dongfang Hanyue’s lazy stretch had put her
alluring figure on full display, and her mesmerizing little moan almost
instantly caused Zhou Weiqing’s blood to start pumping with bestial desire.
“Can you not do that? This is
total entrapment,” Zhou Weiqing said while gulping down
his saliva.
“Nope.” Dongfang Hanyue cast him a sidelong glance.
Zhou Weiqing was instantly rendered speechless. He once more took out two
rations of grains and dried meat to cook them over the fire.
Dongfang Hanyue sat on the other side of the campfire, her arms hugging her
knees. She didn’t look at Zhou Weiqing as she murmured, “Tell me more about
the Boundless Mainland and of yourself.”
“Alright,” Zhou Weiqing said. A reminiscent look appeared in his eyes. He
didn’t lie, nor was there anything to lie about. He simply narrated his
tale. “I was born in a small country known as the Heavenly Bow Empire in the
Boundless Mainland. Originally, I wasn’t even supposed to become a Heavenly
Jeweled Master, but then one day…” Although he was only in his twenties, he
had a very rich history. He compressed the story as much as he could, but it
still took him four full hours to tell his tale. By now, it was very late at
night, and the two of them had already eaten quite a bit of food. Zhou
Weiqing didn’t even know how many times he
had added more wood which he had acquired from the trees
behind them.
“Then why do you need to take the Spatial Teleportation Gem of
our Xuantian Palace?” Dongfang Hanyue
asked curiously.
Zhou Weiqing had narrated almost all the important events of his life. He
didn’t even hold back on the details between him and his female ‘friends’,
but he hadn’t spoken of why he needed the gem.
Zhou Weiqing shook his head and smiled. “That’s a secret. If you give me the
gem, I’ll tell you.”
“In your dreams.” Dongfang Hanyue
snorted. “Forget it then.”
The two briefly fell silent. The only sound which could be heard was the
crackling of the fire as it broke down the wood. “Compared to you, my history
is much simpler. Weren’t you curious as to how I gained the power of a
Heavenly Emperor and also became a God Tier Consolidating Equipment Master?”
Dongfang Hanyue said in a low voice.
Zhou Weiqing nodded. He was indeed extremely curious.
Dongfang Hanyue murmured, “Actually, there’s no need for you to doubt your
own talent, because it far surpasses mine. I’m absolutely certain that if I
had to train by myself, even if I was several years older than you I still
wouldn’t have your current level of power. The vast majority of my
cultivation base was given to me.”
“Given to you?” Zhou Weiqing’s
eyes were filled with surprise.
Dongfang Hanyue said, “You should’’ve been able to tell that every
high-level member of Xuantian Palace has a legacy which grants us Tenebrous
energies. In truth, that’s because of the Tenebrous Demon Dragon Bloodline
which flows through our veins. Xuantian Palace, especially its leaders like
myself and my ancestors, is composed of the progeny of a human who joined
together with a Tenebrous Demon Dragon. Thus, from a certain perspective,
I’m not a pure human being. I’m a Draconian.” “My dragon ancestor was able
to take human form due to his transformation technique. He married a human
woman, resulting in our lineage being created. We have the physique of
Tenebrous Demon Dragons, but the wisdom and talent of humans. That was what
the foundation of Xuantian Palace was
built on, and so we were able to develop and thrive. We have always had the
Tenebrous Demon Dragon’s aid. That is where our Tenebrous Attribute comes
from.
“As a result, we named ourselves ‘Demon Draconians’. Our race has a special
legacy technique. Once the previous Palace Master is about to perish, he can
transfer his cultivation base to the next Palace Master. Although not
everything can be transferred, this legacy is still enough to ensure that
the next Palace Master will become extremely powerful within a short period
of time. Only those of us in the direct line of descent have the purest
Bloodline necessary to engage in this ritual. I am the legacy inheritor of
this generation. My father heavily injured himself as he forcibly tried to
break into the Heavenly God level, and before he died he transferred his
cultivation base to me.”
“Although this transfer process allowed me to quickly gain the power of a
Heavenly Emperor, it also came too easily. I didn’t need to go through the
process of accumulating power, and so I shall be limited to the Heavenly
Emperor level for my entire life.” Upon hearing this, Zhou Weiqing finally
understood where Xuantian Palace came from. Dongfang Hanyue was basically
telling him all of Xuantian Palace’s secrets without holding anything back
at all.
“Then who is ‘Palace Master Dong Fang’? Is he also a Grand Elder?” Zhou
Weiqing asked.
Dongfang Hanyue shook her head. “She, actually. She is my mother. In order
to temporarily assist me in overawing the Elders, my mother and I are
temporarily managing Xuantian Palace together. However, I am still the
leader. The first ‘Xuantian Palace Master’ you encountered was actually me.
After that, I only appeared in my position as ‘God Tier Consolidating
Equipment Master Dreamwake’, at which point you only saw my mother.”
Zhou Weiqing finally understood. “No wonder I felt something was off after
the second meeting with her. So it was a different person. However, that
mask of yours is truly marvelous. I couldn’t even tell if ‘Dong Fang’ was a
man or a woman.”
A dreamy look appeared in Dongfang Hanyue’s eyes. “In many people’s eyes,
the Xuantian Palace Master is forever a lofty and exalted figure. However,
they don’t know how lonely this position is. Your background took hours to
narrate, but mine only took a few sentences. If I could choose, I would
rather choose to be an ordinary person.”
Zhou Weiqing said, “Although destiny has chosen you for certain tasks, you
can also choose to try and change destiny.”
Dongfang Hanyue laughed bitterly. “Change? How? I bear the burden of my
entire Bloodline’s legacy and have shouldered the responsibilities of
managing Xuantian Palace. All I can do is to ensure that Xuantian Palace
remains powerful.”
Suddenly, an incomparably powerful aura swept out of her body. Dongfang
Hanyue slowly rose to her feet, her gaze turning sharp as she stared at Zhou
Weiqing. “I have already recovered completely.”
Chapter253: Let The Storm Rage Harder
Previously, a certain someone only had eyes for her smooth, alabaster jade
body. He had been completely mesmerized by her body, and so he didn’t notice
until now that Dongfang Hanyue was actually wearing this.
He subconsciously reached out to stroke it… and instantly, he shivered as
though he had been goosed. He hadn’t been able to tell just by looking at
it, but when he used his hand to touch it he discovered to his astonishment
that within this diamond jewel there was an incomparably powerful ripple of
Spatial Attribute energy.
Zhou Weiqing himself possessed Spatial Attribute energy and also had Saint
Energy. As a result, he had extremely keen senses with regards to any type
of energy. Although he didn’t know how the metallic ‘shell’ of the necklace
was created or how it had completely masked the Spatial Attribute energy
inside, as soon as he touched it he instantly realized how marvelous it was.
W-what was this? Zhou Weiqing stared blankly, then stared greedily at the
necklace. His hand, however, slowly dropped away from it and instead moved
to rub Dongfang Hanyue’s chest. Even when this lecher was thinking, his
behavior never changed.
He let out a soft sigh, then murmured softly to himself, “Ugh. You are the
Xuantian Palace Master, while I have to go back to my world. There’s no way
you’ll go with me. At least destiny brought us together for this one night.
I should leave you something to remember me by. Who knows if we’ll ever have
the chance to meet again?”
As he spoke, his big hand ceased its naughty movements across Dongfang
Hanyue’s chest. A thick surge of Saint Energy slowly emerged from his palm
and entered her body, stealthily passing through her meridians and gathering
within her Dantian.
If anyone else did this, Dongfang Hanyue’s massive store of Heavenly Energy
would immediately reject it. Zhou Weiqing could clearly sense that at the
very center of Dongfang Hanyue’s chest, there was an absolutely enormous
energy cluster. This was probably her Heavenly Core Nucleus!
However, this wasn’t the right time to analyze the mysteries of her Heavenly
Core Nucleus. Besides, the Heavenly Core Nucleus was different from his own
goal, which was to create a Saint Core Nucleus. Thus, he simply guided his
Saint Energy into Dongfang Hanyue’s body.
One of the unique things about Saint Energy was that it wouldn’t be rejected
by any other Attributes at all. This was because pure Saint Energy contained
no destructive potential at all. Only when it was used in techniques and
converted into other Attributes to unleash attacks would its powerful effect
be made plain.
As a result, when the Saint Energy entered Dongfang Hanyue’s body, her own
energies didn’t reject it in the slightest. In fact, her own energies
actually parted way before the Saint Energy, allowing Zhou Weiqing to easily
pour it all the way into her Dantian and then condense it.
Given Zhou Weiqing’s current cultivation level, he was now far better at
pouring Saint Energy into another person than before. In addition, he wasn’t
stingy at all when pouring it into Dongfang Hanyue. He even activated his
purest energies, the astral silver Saint Energy.
The Saint Energy slowly formed a small astral whirlpool within Dongfang
Hanyue’s Dantian, which quietly began to spin and take on a life of its own.
Although it wouldn’t grow stronger the way Zhou Weiqing’s energies would,
this pure vortex of Saint Energy in her body would serve as an ‘energy
boost’ for when she tried to break through to become a Heavenly God in the
near future. The formerly-impossible bottleneck would no longer be a
problem.
He maintained careful control over his Saint Energy as he formed the
whirlpool. By the time he finished, his forehead was matted with sweat. This
was his first time directly creating a whirlpool of Saint Energy for another
person, especially with the most highly distilled and pure Saint Energy he
had. Although he didn’t give her all of it, he still gave her an enormous
amount. He wouldn’t be able to fully recover without at least two weeks of
rest.
After finishing his task, Zhou Weiqing revealed a hint of a smile. “You are
now my woman. I’ve done right by you. I left you a little gift, so it
wouldn’t be too excessive if I took a souvenir of my own, right?” Of course,
he was only talking to himself as Dongfang Hanyue was still sleeping soundly
in his arms.
As he spoke, he carefully removed the necklace from her neck, then hung it
around his own. A satisfied, guilt-free smile was on his face as he murmured,
“There are some things in this world which you can find a second copy of, but
my Saint Energy is absolutely unique.” As he spoke, he carefully lifted
Dongfang Hanyue out of the crook of his arm, then gently placed her down on
the blanket.
He let out a long sigh, then dressed himself in fresh clothes. He wanted to
leave, but was still a bit reluctant to. He returned to Dongfang Hanyue’s
side, giving her face a kiss and squeezing her softest parts a few times
before turning and walking towards the sea.
His dragon-tiger wings spread out as he suddenly unleashed the Dragon-Tiger
Transformation. With a gentle flap of his wings, he soared into the skies and
began to fly out into the sea.
Right after he flew away, the ‘slumbering’ Dongfang Hanyue slowly opened her
eyes and looked up from the blanket. An embarrassed, irritated look was on
her face as she muttered to herself, “That bastard. He just had to take
advantage of me before leaving. He really is a jerk. A bastard. A pervert.”
She rose to sit up, dressing herself while sitting on the blanket. When she
accidentally saw the spot of dark crimson color on the blanket, her cheeks
instantly turned even more crimson. “You know, jerk… I don’t regret it
either. Honestly. I really don’t.” She could sense the astral whirlpool
within her body. Although it didn’t contain a particularly large amount of
energy, the energy it did contain was incredibly pure and seemed to
transcend all other Attributes. It was utterly beguiling.”
A spellbound look was in Dongfang Hanyue’s beautiful eyes. As the Palace
Master, she had always received the finest tutelage and was by nature a
supremely clever person. However, she still couldn’t resist falling for that
bad, bad man.
She simply continued to sit there, completely absorbed in her memories.
The first time she saw him, she had been beguiled by his effortless
self-confidence. Even though he wasn’t all that handsome, his talent, his
self-confidence, and the focused look on his face when he created that God
Tier Consolidating Equipment Scroll had left an extremely deep impression in
her heart.
During the many days that followed, he had displayed incredible abilities in
many different areas. Even though she herself was also acclaimed as a
‘genius’, she couldn’t help but feel a bit ashamed of her inferiority. If it
wasn’t for her father’s legacy, she would probably be inferior to him in
every way.
Finally, there came the day when that bad man actually took advantage of her
as they leapt off the cliff. At first, for a very brief instant, she really
did want to kill him. However, she just couldn’t do it. The excuse she gave
was that she couldn’t kill a genius like him… but was the answer really as
simple as that? The real answer was, he was the only man she had ever taken
a liking to.
Perhaps young maidens would care more about a man’s physical appearance, but
as the Xuantian Palace Lord, Dongfang Hanyue had seen far, far too many
handsome men. The only thing she truly cared about were inner qualities.
Although Zhou Weiqing had shown himself to be a pervert and a lecher, none
of that was able to wipe away his absolutely astonishing talent.
For a long period of time after that, she had completely ignored Zhou
Weiqing. It was partially because she was angry, but also because she felt a
bit lost.
Perhaps it was when she took him into that separate Spatial region to spar
with him that everything changed. Dongfang Hanyue never would’ve imagined
that she would end up losing a battle in what she believed to be the only
area she surpassed Zhou Weiqing in. She had already been able to sense a
portion of the power within Zhou Weiqing’s Bloodline, and the final Devour
Skill had caused her to feel a sense of fear.
And so, she lost the bet. Even after what had just happened last night, she
still wasn’t sure what she felt in her own heart. She had still been telling
herself that she didn’t want to owe this fellow anything, and so she
sacrificed her body to him.
Now, however, she knew the truth.
The moment she had first fallen for him was the moment when he had won their
bet. When Zhou Weiqing had gained victory, he had also won something in her
heart. However, what truly made her love him was his behavior when they had
battled those two powerful Terror Sea Dragons. At the most dangerous moment,
he didn’t hesitate at all to charge out and fight the second Terror Sea
Dragon.
Sometimes, you only needed a single moment to fall in love with someone.
That moment was the moment he had conquered her heart. It didn’t always
matter how a man normally behaved. If he could rise up and step forward at
critical life-and-death moments to sacrifice himself for his woman, that
meant he was a responsible man who was worthy of that woman’s love.
In that moment, Dongfang Hanyue had cried behind her mask. She finally knew
her own heart. She knew that she had fallen for this bad man, and there was
no way out.
Even after she saw him display a level of power that was beyond what she
believed he possessed, and even after she realized why he had come to the
Xuantian Continent, Dongfang Hanyue didn’t feel the slightest bit of anger
towards him for his deceptions. Instead, she had only fallen even more madly
in love with him.
He came here for the Spatial Teleportation Gem. There was no need for him to
get involved at all. Even if he didn’t flee, he could just stand there and
watch. When Dongfang Hanyue was forced to the brink, she would’ve had to use
the Spatial Teleportation Gem and even would’ve tried to rescue him. That
would’ve been the perfect moment to seize the gem.
But… he didn’t do that. He had chosen to do something incredibly stupid.
After they had arrived here, he had even told her everything. His actions
definitely were not without risk. This was obvious from how that enormous
thing he had summoned had instantly been destroyed. He had been gambling
with his life! If the Terror Sea Dragon had attacked without pause, he
probably wouldn’t have been able to survive. “I have
already recovered completely.” Dongfang Hanyue
slowly rose to her feet as she said these icy words, and the awesome
presence of a Heavenly Emperor instantly swept out to crush down upon Zhou
Weiqing.
It could be said that Zhou Weiqing had been caught completely off-guard. He
never would’ve imagined that Dongfang Hanyue would suddenly act against him
at a time like this. As they had chatted, she had already completely
recovered her Heavenly Energy.
Zhou Weiqing continued to sit there, not moving in the slightest. He could
clearly sense that if he made even the slightest of movements, the response
would be an absolute brutal, tempestuous attack from Dongfang Hanyue.
A hint of a bitter smile played across his lips as he looked at her. “Does
this count as repaying kindness with treachery?”
Dongfang Hanyue snorted. “Have you shown me kindness? And even if it is
repaying kindness with treachery, so what? This is a deserted island. Who
would even see it?” Zhou Weiqing said in an aggrieved, lamenting voice,
“Alas! Being a good guy really isn’t easy. Still… I guess this counts as you
giving me a chance and an excuse to seize the Spatial Teleportation Gem?”
Dongfang Hanyue stared at him, rather surprised. “You seem quite confident in
yourself.”
Zhou Weiqing chortled. “So long as you have confidence in yourself, you’ll
always have a chance. If you don’t even have confidence, how are you supposed
to keep living?”
A powerful killing intent instantly burst out from Dongfang Hanyue’s body.
The terrifying pressure actually caused Zhou Weiqing’s body to slowly sink
down into the sand.
When Heavenly Emperor powerhouses released all of their power, they were
quite terrifying. However. Zhou Weiqing was no longer maintaining the façade
of a six-Jeweled cultivation. He simply sat there in the face of Dongfang
Hanyue’s pressure, staring at her composedly. He didn’t have the slightest
bit of enmity in his gaze, which actually turned extremely gentle. It was
like he was watching his wife throw a minor tantrum. “I’m going
to attack!” Dongfang Hanyue said
viciously, taking a step forward as her aura grew even more threatening.
“Go ahead.” Zhou Weiqing spread his arms wide, a smile on his face. It was
as though he was a martyr welcoming death.
“You really aren’t afraid of dying?” Dongfang Hanyue slowly raised her right
hand as she stared at Zhou Weiqing. Dense Tenebrous energies were flickering
in her hand. A full-force strength from a Heavenly Emperor could completely
destroy even this beach with ease.
“Of course I’m afraid of death. I’m terrified of death! Who isn’t? I haven’t
had enough of life yet, and there are so many beautiful women waiting for
me. Buuuuut… you won’t kill me. You can’t bear to.” Zhou Weiqing beamed
merrily as he looked at Dongfang Hanyue.
She took a deep, sharp breath. Complex emotions flickered through her eyes,
and she slowly retracted her uplifted hand to press it against her own chest
as she nibbled at her lower lips.
Right at this moment, the dark storm clouds in the skies suddenly parted.
The dazzling moon was high in the sky, casting its gentle moonlight upon the
world. When the light of the moon shone down upon the vast sea, Zhou
Weiqing’s gaze instantly turned rather dazed.
A bright moon over the ocean… a fairy maiden standing on the sands… this was
a stirring image that caused his heart to begin thumping.
Dongfang Hanyue once more took a step forwards. Finally, she made her move…
except, it wasn’t against Zhou Weiqing.
Riiiip! The high-pitched sound of fabric being torn wasn’t unpleasant at all
to hear. Instead, it was as though some sort of barrier holding these two
people apart had been instantly shredded.
What now appeared in front of Zhou Weiqing, bathed in the pristine light of
the moon, was a body that seemed to have been forged from alabaster jade. It
was flawless and beautiful, and it seemed to be bathed in holy light.
She took another step forward.
Zhou Little Fatty swallowed hard. Even he himself felt that this wasn’t
real. He mumbled, “Don’t play so rough, alright?” Dongfang Hanyue glared
hatefully at him. “Not alright!”
She pulled outwards with her two hands, causing the sound of fabric ripping
to appear once more. This time, a bronzed chest which looked as sturdy as a
steel wall was revealed. Her lips searched for his, almost frantically.
When their lips actually locked together, he could clearly sense that her
icy lips were trembling. This probably represented her genuine emotions
right now. Her actions had been quite wild. She had pushed Zhou Weiqing down
onto the sand, then seized his hands and held them down… but to an old hand
like him, her kiss showed that she was actually extremely shy and
inexperienced.
This was an absolutely breathtaking kiss. It felt as though the kiss would
last until the seas dried up and the stones turned to dust, and it caused
bestial feelings to pump through a certain someone’s veins. It wasn’t until
the two of them finally had to breathe that the kiss temporarily came to an
end.
Dongfang Hanyue’s lithe body pressed down against Zhou Weiqing. She was
soft, lithe, yet incredibly agile and flexible, causing a certain someone to
nearly let out a moan. Both of them were panting for lack of breath. Due to
the panting and heaving, certain parts became pressed even more tightly
against each other.
After panting for a while, Dongfang Hanyue stopped moving and fell silent. A
certain someone who was filled with bestial instincts could no longer hold
himself back. Being pressed down like this was pretty fun, but for it to
stop midway rendered him a bit speechless.
“Uh… so should we continue?”
Zhou Little Fatty asked probingly.
Dongfang Hanyue clung tightly to his chest, still panting slightly. “Didn’t
you tell me not to play rough?”
“Um…” Zhou Weiqing chuckled. “Actually, what I really wanted to
say was, ‘let the storm rage even
harder’.” He suddenly raised his head, only to see that Dongfang
Hanyue’s beautiful face had turned as red as an apple. She stared at him,
rather lost, then said in a whisper, “B-but I’m not sure what to do…” As she
said this, she slightly loosened her tight grip over Zhou Weiqing. Wasn’t
this exactly how a man’s bestial instincts were aroused? Zhou Weiqing didn’t
know how others might react, but he himself felt as though he truly had
transformed into a Dark Demon God Tiger.
In the next instant, the positions of ‘attacker’ and ‘defender’ were
suddenly reversed. The female Demon Draconian finally became the ‘defender’,
while the Dark Demon Tiger God acted as though it had just caught a
delicious little lamb to feast up. Rain, thunder, lightning… the storm raged
indeed.
The dark storm clouds drifted across the bashful moon, turning the seas
dark. The only things within the darkness were the seas, the barren island,
the sands, and an absolutely stirring mixture of draconic moans and tiger
growls.
Even though she was twenty-nine years of age, this was her first time being
together with a man. This was the first man who had entered both her heart
and her body.
I owe him this. I lost the bet. At first, Dongfang Hanyue repeatedly told
herself this excuse, but when a certain someone’s strong, muscular,
scorching hot body took control over her, she completely lost the capability
for rational thought. The only thing left was her cries, which varied
between high and quavering, between loud and soft. He had said he didn’t
regret it. What about her? She didn’t regret it either. Even if she knew
they had no future together, and that she might in fact lose this man right
away, she still didn’t hesitate to give herself to him.
Perhaps this was madness… but the most beautiful memory in Dongfang Hanxue’s
entire life was this night of madness. Sometimes, you didn’t need a perfect
ending to the story. Enjoying the story itself and gaining an indelible,
unforgettable memory was sometimes even more beautiful than finding a happy
ending.
Dongfang Hanyue had never imagined that she could become so soft and weak.
She felt like she was a small boat that was being tossed about by the waves,
rising and falling and then rising again.
The night of madness only came to a gradual end when the sun rose. Dongfang
Hanyue was in an very deep sleep, her head nestled against Zhou Weiqing’s
firm shoulders. She was utterly exhausted, but her slender and beautiful face
had an unwavering, sweet smile on it.
Zhou Weiqing wasn’t able to fall asleep. Beneath them was a very soft
blanket, which Zhou Weiqing had originally prepared for himself and
Shangguan Bing’er to use as they traversed the oceans to Xuantian Continent
via the Sea Emperor Shuttle. He didn’t expect that it would be put to use at
a time like this.
His entire body felt incredibly comfortable, even after he had displayed the
ferocity of a tiger and the spirit of a dragon. Still, he had a rather
puzzled look on his face. How could he not? He had come to this place for
the sake of the Spatial Teleportation Gem. It could be said that he was an
enemy of Xuantian Palace… but somehow, the Xuantian Palace Lord was nestling
in the crook of his arm.
In addition, the energies of this beautiful Heavenly Emperor had caused the
Saint Energy within his own body to advance dramatically. Dongfang Hanyue
had four Attributes and was incredibly powerful, as could be seen from how
she had worked together with the Tenebrous Demon Dragon to subdue the Terror
Sea Dragon. Zhou Weiqing’s cultivation base had dramatically after he took
her virginity and gained her vital Yin essence. Indeed, how could it not? He
was now actually at the verge of breaking through the thirty-eighth stage.
Normally speaking, even though Saint Energy had the mighty ability to
assimilate other Attribute energies, there was no way he would’ve been able
to break through without another half- year. Still… Dongfang Hanyue had
benefited even more from Zhou Weiqing. She had only risen to become a
Heavenly Emperor due to her father’s Heavenly Energy, which meant that her
own bottleneck was far greater than that of any ordinary Heavenly Emperor’s.
After Zhou Weiqing had healed her and then intertwined his spirit and flesh
with hers, she had been baptized by Saint Energy and her invisible
bottleneck had been significantly lessened. Even she herself never would’ve
imagined this.
“Mm…” Dongfang Hanyue let out a low moan, nearly setting Zhou Weiqing’s
ardor alight once more. She snuggled in his arms, trying to find a more
comfortable position.
“Eh? What’s this?” Suddenly, Zhou Weiqing discovered that something was
pressing against his arm. He unconsciously glanced down, only to see that it
was a small pendant.
The slender string was made of a silvery-white metal, and it was attached to
a large diamond-shaped jewel that hung around Dongfang Hanyue’s slender
neck. Was he actually a good person or a bad person? To Dongfang Hanyue,
this no longer mattered. Even if she knew that there was no future for them,
she didn’t hesitate to give herself to him. She had even purposefully put on
that necklace.
When she thought back to the time they had spent together in recent months,
crystalline tears began to slide down her fragrant, tender cheeks.
“You jerk. Will you even remember me after you go back? Why are things
always so unfair. The most precious gift you gave me wasn’t this ‘Saint
Energy’, it was the memories!”
Just as Dongfang Hanyue was murmuring to herself, her slender form suddenly
shuddered. The grief in her eyes was instantly replaced with a sharp,
murderous look.
“Not good!” She didn’t hesitate at all, instantly rising into the skies and
unleashing the Tenebrous Demon Dragon Transformation. The vast dragon wings
propelled her towards the direction Zhou Weiqing had taken at maximum speed.
……
After leaving the island, Zhou Weiqing had felt rather lost. To be honest,
he really couldn’t bear to leave this place. Not only was he already missing
Dongfang Hanyue’s body, he felt a heavy feeling in his heart that he
couldn’t quite explain.
Possibly because he was feeling guilty, he didn’t immediately reach out to
contact Shangguan Bing’er. He didn’t even pay attention to where he was
headed. He simply flew dazedly through the skies.
After flying for a while, he suddenly sensed an utterly terrifying aura of
power burst forth from the sea below him.
Zhou Weiqing’s reaction speed was quite fast, but this creature had clearly
been building up power for quite some time. An enormous waterspout slammed
straight into him, smashing him skyward.
At this moment, Zhou Weiqing’s tough natural defenses played a critical role
once more in keeping him alive. He didn’t need to activate the Immortal
Deity Shield, as it automatically sprang up to cover his body in a blurry
field of golden light. At the same time, his silvery-white Saint Energy
exploded out from his body.
This waterspout was created by Water Attribute energies. Even though the
collision contained tremendous power and was formed by incredibly dense
Water Attribute energies, as soon as it touched the Saint Energy it was
partially dispelled. Only a remainder ended up slamming into Zhou Weiqing.
In the end, this waterspout simply contained too much energy. The collision
actually blasted Zhou Weiqing over three thousand meters into the air, and
he immediately vomited blood while flying upwards.
It didn’t seem as though the giant waterspout was going to let him off
easily. It actually transformed midair to become a giant claw which latched
onto him and began to viciously drag him down into the sea.
The waters below him had actually separated as the vast, 800-meter body of
the second Terror Sea Dragon began to slowly rise upwards. Its savage spikes
flickered with dark blue light, while its enormous eyes were filled with
hatred. Its elder brother had died. This had been a tremendous provocation
for the Terror Sea Dragon. It had been blasted away by that terrifying
explosion as well, and when it woke up it knew that it had been deceived by
Zhou Weiqing. It had furiously swam back, but alas it found nothing save for
the carcass of the self-detonated Terror Sea Dragon.
The Grand Elders of Xuantian Palace, including Dongfang Hanyue’s mother, had
immediately fled after recovering from being blasted away. They had returned
to the Xuantian Continent, precisely because they feared running into the
other Terror Sea Dragon.
The Terror Sea Dragon had been swimming around for quite some time now, but
it still didn’t dare to actually chase towards the continent itself.
In the end, the person it hated the most was probably Zhou Weiqing. If Zhou
Weiqing hadn’t summoned that image of the Demon God to frighten it, it
would’ve been able to reach the Tenebrous Sealing Formation and prevent its
elder brother from dying.
Just as the Terror Sea Dragon had began to leave, filled with frustration and
bile, it caught a glimpse of Zhou Weiqing flying through the air. As a
Heavenly God, its spiritual senses were incredibly acute. It could sense
everything within hundreds of kilometers, and so as soon as it discovered
Zhou Weiqing it immediately went into hiding and began to prepare to unleash
that sneak attack.
A sneak attack from a Heavenly God-level Heavenly Beast… even if Zhou
Weiqing’s Saint Energy was much stronger than it was currently, there was no
way he would be able to detect it in advance. Indeed, he was at an immediate
disadvantage from the start.
Zhou Weiqing knew right away what he had encountered when that waterspout
had arisen. All his hair stood up on end as he felt a sense of absolutely
lethal danger! If he wasn’t careful, he’d probably be forever trapped within
these seas.
But the more dangerous the situation was, the more level- headed Zhou
Weiqing would be. Although he had been injured by that great collision, his
injuries weren’t all that serious.
This was the first time he had unleashed the full defensive prowess of the
Immortal Deity Shield after mastering it. Although this Heavenly God
powerhouse hadn’t been able to use its full power as it had wished to remain
hidden, the Immortal Deity Shield had still been able to block the attack.
This was a testament as to just how defensively tough it was. The Immortal
Deity Shield had instantly weakened the power of that terrifying strike,
while the Saint Energy in Zhou Weiqing’s body had weakened the remainder.
The combined effect was that although Zhou Weiqing’s injuries weren’t light,
he was far from being too injured to fight back.
Faced with the pressure from that terrifying claw of sea water, Zhou Weiqing
unleashed a halo of faint silvery-white light from his body. Something odd
happened. The terrifying Water Attribute energies, which had been
suppressing his soul and pressuring him to the point of preventing him from
moving at all, was suddenly melted away by the silvery-white light.
Although only part of it was melted away, to Zhou Weiqing it was essentially
a life-saving effect. Silver light flickered, and in the next instant he
reappeared over a hundred meters away.
Using Saint Energy to cast the Spatial Shuttle increased its powers
dramatically. This was the main reason why Zhou Weiqing was never worried
about anything he might encounter after coming to the Xuantian Continent.
Thanks to his Saint Energy, he was able to consecutively cast Spatial
Shuttle within a certain period of time to flee a tremendous distance.
Although this was extremely taxing to his Saint Energy, at critical moments
like this it was without a doubt a peerless life-saving measure.
The first usage took him outside the enormous well spout. Zhou Weiqing didn’t
dare to tarry at all, immediately using Spatial Shuttle eight more times in
a row to move over a thousand meters away.
However, this wasn’t enough against a Heavenly God. As Zhou Weiqing
teleported a thousand meters away, which he had thought to be a safe
distance, an incomparably awesome pressure suddenly came crashing down upon
him from the skies. It was as though the heavens were collapsing! This
terrifying pressure shoved Zhou Weiqing into the sea, and it disrupted his
ninth Spatial Shuttle.
Saint Energy could ignore any influences from Heavenly God- class Water
Attribute energies, but if Zhou Weiqing wished to use a technique he would
have to convert it into another Attribute. Just now, all other types of
Attributes save for the Water Attribute had been severed away within a very
wide region.
Facing off against this Heavenly God by himself, for the first time Zhou
Weiqing truly understood how terrifying his foe was. It was like he was the
one now trapped within the Tenebrous Sealing Formation. All of his power and
abilities were suppressed and unable to leave his body. Even his Saint
Energy flowed much slower than before.
Yes. He relied on converting Saint Energy into other types of energy in
using techniques, but these techniques were limited in that they couldn’t go
without the Saint Energy.
The local atmospheric energies were now completely unusable. Before a
Heavenly God like this Terror Sea Dragon, his own level of Heavenly Dao
Energy was nothing more than a joke. He could no longer use techniques like
the Spatial Shuttle.
One dark-gold beam of light after another appeared on his body. This was his
Hate Ground No Handle set. He actually grew calmer and more focused, as he
knew that there was no way to escape. Only by fighting to the bitter end
would he have a chance at surviving.
“Human, you caused my brother to die. I won’t let you die an easy death.
I’ll let you taste the torments of a thousand tortures as I slowly kill
you.” The Terror Sea Dragon’s enormous head rose out of the sea, staring
with viperous hatred at Zhou Weiqing. It wouldn’t be tricked again. Zhou
Weiqing was like meat on the chopping board just waiting to be devoured.
Zhou Weiqing laughed coldly. “Who knows which one of us will actually be the
one to die, you stupid sea slug. Killing me isn’t going to be easy.” He took
a deep breath, his eyes suddenly transforming to become an incandescent
silver color. Moments later, a strange aura instantly shot out of his body.
This was an aura which came from his Bloodline, and he was releasing it to
the maximum with his Saint Energy.
It was quite odd. When he released this aura, the enormous amount of Water
Attribute energies which had sealed off this region actually shuddered
repeatedly. As for the Terror Sea Dragon, its eyes widened as the savage
spikes across its body instantly transformed into a crystal blue color.
“The Dragon Emperor Bloodline?”
Zhou Weiqing said arrogantly, “So you know of the Dragon Emperor Bloodline,
eh? I am the heir of the Dragon Emperor. If you dare to act against me, I’ll
summon my comrades and they’ll instantly crush you into pieces.” Zhou
Weiqing’s body did in fact contain the pure Dragon Emperor Bloodline within
it. It also contained the Dark Demon God Tiger Bloodline. With the support
of his Saint Energy, he fully unleashed the aura of his Dragon Emperor
Bloodline. Although it wouldn’t directly enhance his combat abilities, it
was still the most exalted Bloodline amongst the dragons that surpassed even
the Terror Sea Dragon Bloodline in status. As a result, even the Terror Sea
Dragon’s power would be slightly affected once this Bloodline’s aura was
unleashed.
“Bullshit. Despicable human, don’t think you can fool me a second time. A
noble dragon like myself will never fall for the same trick twice. This is
the ocean! Even if other descendants of the Dragon Emperor were to truly
arrive, what could they do to me? Die!”
As it spoke, its body flashed with blue light as the Water Attribute
atmospheric energies grew even denser, squeezing hard around Zhou Weiqing.
“Screw you, do you really think I’m scared of you?” Zhou Weiqing could
tell that escape was virtually impossible, but this just stirred up his
innate stubbornness.
The Saint Energy in his body was fully unleashed, causing even his Hate
Ground No Handle set to temporarily turn silver. However, the surrounding
Water Attribute energies were simply too dense. Zhou Weiqing simply wasn’t
able to form the technique he wished to unleash.
Chapter254: Possession of the Demon God
Facing the severe pressure from the controlled water of the Terror Sea
Dragon, Zhou Weiqing was left with no choice but to withstand it with his
Saint Energy, holding out against the external pressure. With the
assimilation effect of the Saint Energy, he was just barely able to hold on.
If not for the fact that the Terror Sea Dragon hated him so much and wanted
to torture him slowly, perhaps it would have activated a far stronger, far
more terrifying Skill now.
It was in no rush to kill Zhou Weiqing. It wanted to torture him, to see him
suffer, and be lost bit by bit to endless terror.
The pressure that a Heavenly God Tier powerhouse could emit was just too
horrifying. It was not just on the body, but right deep into the soul as
well.
Zhou Weqiing could only feel that if he let up for even just a split second,
he would instantly be smashed into smithereens by the massive Water
Attribute energies pressing up against him. Not even the slightest fragment
of his soul would remain. All he could do now was just hold on… endure...
If he used the Saint Energy to activate the Ward of the Demon God, perhaps
he could solve the current problem, but that was a method of last resort.
Even with his cultivation stage, he would have to pay a severe price in
terms of Saint Energy to summon the Image of the Demon God to descend upon
the world. More importantly, he was not able to control it.
If things happened the way it happened last time, where the Demon God looked
impressive and caused all of the atmospheric attribute energies around to be
suppressed, but in the end was unable to withstand any attacks… then it was
of no meaning to him at all. Once the Terror Sea Dragon destroyed the Image
of the Demon God and focused its pressure back on him, he would no longer
have any chance.
As such, Zhou Weiqing was waiting. Waiting for the moment that the Terror
Sea Dragon launched its final finishing blow. In that moment, if he summoned
the Image of the Demon God, perhaps there would still be a chance for him to
escape.
Furthermore, Zhou Weiqing still had a few follow-up unique aces up his
sleeves, to be used only if he really had no other choices. As such,
although he was facing such a terrifying pressure, he did not panic. A
chance might show itself at any time.
As the external pressure continued rising, Zhou Weiqing did not even need to
control the Saint Energy in his body, which was circulating and accelerating
throughout his own body under the pressure.
The thirty six energy whirlpools of his Death Acupuncture Points had linked
up as one, spinning crazily at an astonishing rate.
Such immense external pressure was not without its benefits. Zhou Weiqing
could at least clearly sense that as he continued facing such pressure and
held out against it, he was slowly beginning to reach that threshold of the
thirty-eighth stage of Saint Energy. He was about to reach the state of
breakthrough at any moment.
Of course, given the immense gap in power between him and the Terror Sea
Dragon, even if he broke through the thirty eighth stage, it would not be of
much use.
It was also at this moment that this locked-out space was shaken by a
violent explosion. This explosion obviously didn’t come from the Terror Sea
Dragon, and the only function it served was to instantly double the pressure
from the Water Attribute energies which were squeezing around Zhou Weiqing.
The Terror Sea Dragon wanted to slowly torture Zhou Weiqing to death, and
thus it had not been using its full strength. At the same time, Zhou Weiqing
had been waiting for an opportunity. Alas, the explosion had been just too
sudden, and he had been unable to react quickly enough.
The pressure which had already been straining his limits was now doubled…
what did this represent? Doom! Zhou Weiqing could only use his Saint Energy
to summon the Ward of the Demon God as quickly as possible. In the next
instant, the terrifying pressure almost completely swallowed him.
A blood red figure pierced right through the thick water attribute ‘wall’,
and the slim and long Tenebrous Dragon Slaying Spear flashed like bloody
lightning as it struck straight towards the Terror Sea Dragon.
Dongfang Hanyue had arrived, wearing her entire Tenebrous Demon Dragon
Legendary Set, and the previous explosion had been caused by her. Although
Dongfang Hanyue did not have the Tenebrous Demon Dragon with her to fight
together, she was still different from the current Zhou Weiqing. At least
she was a true Heavenly Emperor powerhouse, and one with an entire top-end
eleven-piece Legendary Set at that!
The power of the Tenebrous Dragon Slaying Spear was so great that not even
the previous previous, more powerful Terror Sea Dragon did not dare to
accept a head-on blow, let alone this one.
Its massive body jerked up suddenly, ten spikes on its back abruptly
shooting forth a ray of blue light which gathered together in a ball that
slammed directly into the Tenebrous Dragon Slaying Spear. Only then did it
manage to stop her attack.
Dongfang Hanyue was not Zhou Weiqing. Thanks to the support of her full
Legendary Set, even though the Water Attribute lockout still had some
influence on her, it was not too large.
A top level Legendary Set was never just as simple as being good looking.
Eleven pieces of God Tier Consolidated Equipment forming together as one
Legendary Set meant that it was already one of the strongest things in this
world. In the Boundless Mainland, the Heavenly Snow Mountain Xue AoTian was
overwhelmingly powerful, the only Heavenly God Tier in the entire continent.
Yet, the Heavenly Snow Mountain was still not considered the first in the five
Great Saint Lands. What was the reason?
Naturally, it was because of the Boundless Infinitum Set! Although the God
Vanquishing Heavenly Spirit Set was also extremely powerful, if it was
compared to the Boundless Infinitum Set, the difference was just too clear.
With the Boundless Infinitum Set, even though Shangguan Tianyang was only at
the max level Heavenly Emperor stage, he was at least able to fight to a
standstill with the Heavenly Snow Mountain Lord. Of course, he was still
unable to defeat him.
Dongfang Hanyue had not reached the max level of the Heavenly Emperor stage,
but since she had inherited the powers from her ancestors, along with her
own hard work training and cultivating, she had already reached the High
Level Heavenly Emperor stage. On land, she could face off against this
Terror Sea Dragon all by herself, especially since it had only just reached
the Heavenly God Tier stage. As the real Xuantian Palace Master, how could
she be so easily disposed of? Just now, she had been on the beach recalling
all that happened between her and Zhou Weiqing. All of a sudden, she sensed
a powerful energy fluctuation from the oceans, and she immediately realised
what Zhou Weiqing must have met with, and so had rushed here as quickly as
she could.
As the saying goes, a good man shall be repaid with good rewards. If Zhou
Weiqing did not help Dongfang Hanyue recover fully, this current situation
where she was able to rush over to save him would not happen.
The sheer destructive power of the Tenebrous Dragon Slaying Spear was
sufficient to instantly free Zhou Weiqing from the massive pressure of the
Terror Sea Dragon.
However, it was also right at this time that Zhou Weiqing’s body began to
undergo some strange changes.
He closed both eyes, his entire body trembling slightly. Gray light began to
appear and disappear over his Hate Ground No Handle set, making him look as
though he was a crystalline entity that was constantly blinking with light.
The energy ripples coming from his body were clearly extremely unstable.
Dongfang Hanyue naturally had no clue that this was happening to Zhou
Weiqing due to the enormous, terrifying pressure he had faced earlier. Her
actions had caused him to suffer that tremendous pressure, but she didn’t
have any time to check on his condition. She just cast him a worried glance,
then charged down to face the all-encompassing attacks unleashed by the
Terror Sea Dragon.
During the battle against the previous Terror Sea Dragon, although Dongfang
Hanyue had borrowed the Tenebrous Demon Dragon’s power, its main purpose had
been to suppress the aura of the Terror Sea Dragon and to resist its
attacks. Dongfang Hanyue, however, was meant to attack.
The Tenebrous Dragon Slayer Spear was a purely offensive weapon. Everything
in her Tenebrous Demon Dragon Set was meant to launch the offensive. In
terms of raw attack power, not even the complete Boundless Infinitum Set
would necessarily be a match for her set.
In addition, the Terror Sea Dragon before them had just recently reached the
Heavenly God stage. Compared to its brother, it was considerably weaker.
Given that its brother had died by Dongfang Hanyue’s hands, how could it not
feel a sense of fear? As a result, this clash ended up with Dongfang
Hanyue’s enormous blood-red attack actually seizing the offensive upper
hand.
The previous battle against the stronger Terror Sea Dragon had given
Dongfang Hanyue experience in battle against these creatures. Her
cultivation was at a higher level than it had been during that fight, and her
body had now been strengthened and remade by Zhou Weiqing’s pure Saint
Energy. The current Dongfang Hanyue actually had a higher level of combat
power than during the previous battle, and her attacks were even smoother.
She also discovered to her surprise that the Saint Energy vortex in her
Dantian caused the rate at which she absorbed atmospheric energies to
noticeably increase, even though it didn’t give her any other special
abilities like Zhou Weiqing’s unique Saint Energy did.
Dongfang Hanyue actually had an even greater advantage against the Terror
Sea Dragon than the Tenebrous Demon Dragon did. Her advantage lay in the
fact that she herself had the Water Attribute in her Jewels as well. This
allowed her to fight much more smoothly in the ocean, as it wasn’t as taxing
for her as it would be for powerhouses who didn’t have the Water Attribute.
Now that she was supported by that vortex of Saint Energy, she was able to
rapidly absorb the Water atmospheric energies to sustain herself far longer
in battle. This was an advantage which not even Zhou Weiqing had. Although
the Terror Sea Dragon’s overall power remained far above Dongfang Hanyue’s,
she was able to lock onto its greatest weakness - its fear of death.
Dongfang Hanyue was exceedingly clever. When those two Terror Sea Dragons
had appeared at the same time, this one had been so terrified by Zhou Weiqing
that it had allowed the first one to perish. It could’ve taken a gamble and
launched an attack against the Demon God which Zhou Weiqing had summoned,
but it didn’t do so. Why? Because it was afraid of death.
Thus, when she launched her attack she strictly used suicide attacks that
would result in harm to both sides. She completely ignored her own defenses
and poured her full power into each attack. She didn’t ‘care’ about
protecting herself, she only cared about injuring her foe.
This way, although the Terror Sea Dragon remained far more powerful than
Dongfang Hanyue, it was also being smacked silly and completely suppressed.
When it wasn’t careful, it suffered a few deep injuries from the Tenebrous
Dragon Slayer Spear.
However, it was exactly because of these few wounds that the wild ferocity
of the Terror Sea Dragon was ignited. Its enormous body suddenly rose up as
all of its spikes straightened. It unleashed hundreds of dense beams of blue
light into the skies, aimed not at Dongfang Hanyue but at the airborne Zhou
Weiqing, who was in that rather strange state. Given that the Terror Sea
Dragon was able to train to the Heavenly God stage, it wasn’t a fool. It was
afraid of death, yes, but it wasn’t a fool. Dongfang Hanyue had charged here
to rescue Zhou Weiqing – this much was obvious. It had been caught
flat-footed by Dongfang Hanyue’s attacks, and what it needed was a chance to
regain its footing. Sometimes, the best defense was a good offense. This
all-out attack was primarily focused on Zhou Weiqing. Either this attack
would succeed in forcing Dongfang Hanyue backwards, or it would succeed in
destroying a potentially dangerous threat.
Although the Terror Sea Dragon was disdainful of Zhou Weiqing’s cultivation
level, the Dragon Emperor Bloodline aura emanating from his body caused the
Terror Sea Dragon to feel extremely nervous.
Indeed, when she saw the Terror Sea Dragon suddenly switch its attacks to
Zhou Weiqing, Dongfang Hanyue abandoned her attacks and instead used flapped
wings to fly over to Zhou Weiqing and protect him. The Tenebrous Dragon
Slayer Spear in her hand spun like an impenetrable whirlwind, becoming a red
‘shield’ which blocked all of the dragon’s attacks. The spear was incredibly
powerful, but it also used up an enormous amount of Heavenly Energy. Now
that it was being used to defend in such a manner by Dongfang Hanyue, her
own Heavenly Energy began to drop rapidly.
Her eyes, hidden behind the mysterious mask, had turned hard and incisive.
If this continued, both of them would probably die here. They couldn’t
continue this fight. They had to leave first. The Terror Sea Dragon wasn’t a
true threat; once the Tenebrous Demon Dragon recovered, she would join
forces with it to slay this thing.
As she came to this conclusion, Dongfang Hanyue used her right arm to
brandish the Dragon Spear while using her left arm to grab Zhou Weiqing and
take him with her as she fled. Given her cultivation, if she fled at full
speed not even the Terror Sea Dragon would necessarily be able to stop her
from fleeing with its attacks. They were fairly close to the Xuantian
Continent, after all.
However… when she grabbed Zhou Weiqing, something queer happened. A
supremely cold sensation appeared behind her back, and it caused Dongfang
Hanyue to shiver uncontrollably. She nearly lost control over the defensive
web she was weaving with the Dragon Spear. It must be remembered that she
was dressed in the full Tenebrous Demon Dragon Set. For her to be fully
armored and yet still shiver due to a cold aura… one could imagine how
terrifying that energy was!
A moment later, the cold, Demonic Attribute-filled energies behind her
suddenly vanished. However, she couldn’t look backwards and so she didn’t
see how Zhou Weiqing had changed.
Moments earlier, when she had grabbed Zhou Weiqing, his body had finally
stopped alternating between those ephemeral flashes of gray light. Behind him
appeared a gray figure that was just as tall as he was, and it took a step
forwards and merged into his body.
Right at this moment, the Hate Ground No Handle Set on his body changed. Its
dark-gold color changed to become a translucent, crystalline gray. His
entire aura underwent an utterly earthshaking change as well.
Lonely, ancient, cold, remorseless… and boundlessly evil.
In this instant, Zhou Weiqing’s eyes finally opened. His eyes were filled with
that unlimited evil gray, and he himself seemed to be bathed in evil.
He stepped forward, moving out from behind Dongfang Hanyue. His body had
been completely changed as well. The Dual Legendary Warhammers in his hands
had actually transformed into a gray liquid that instantly merged into his
arms, while the Yin-Yang Giant Spirit Palms also transformed. The right side
transformed into a tiger paw, while the left side transformed into a
draconic claw. He had instantly transformed to become much larger. He had
actually gone straight into the second mode of the Dragon-Tiger
Transformation, ‘Like Dragon Equivalent Tiger’.
His right leg still transformed into a hook, but this time it was a
completely gray hook. A wave of gray light instantly burst out of his body,
transforming him into a gray meteor that smashed straight towards the Terror
Sea Dragon.
This time, he didn’t have the terrifying aura of the Demon God… but when he
flew forwards, the Water Attribute energies in his path which had previously
stifled him actually melted away on their own, revealing a truly empty
‘tunnel’ in the skies.
By the time Dongfang Hanyue saw him, he had already traversed nearly half
the distance to the Terror Sea Dragon. His entire body lashed out in a
strange arc, using some sort of simply inconceivable movement to spin around
and launch a vicious kick with his right leg against the Terror Sea Dragon.
After entering the ‘Like Dragon Equivalent Tiger’ mode, all of Zhou
Weiqing’s physical attributes had increased by a terrifying amount. In this
state he was unable to use the vast majority of his techniques, but his
physical prowess had risen to an utterly terrifying level.
The Terror Sea Dragon’s attention had been completely focused on Dongfang
Hanyue. Zhou Weiqing’s sudden attack had caught it completely by surprise.
However, as a Heavenly God powerhouse it still was able to quickly react
with an absolutely explosive level of power.
The Water atmospheric energies instantly condensed, transforming into many
barriers of ice that appeared in front of Zhou Weiqing. At the same instant,
the Terror Sea Dragon’s enormous body swiveled violently, sending its thick
draconic tail smashing out at Zhou Weiqing.
“You dare!” Dongfang Hanyue turned pale.
She naturally knew just how much power a physical attack from a
Heavenly God powerhouse possessed. She poured out the Heavenly Energy from
her body, using almost all of the power in her core essence and filling the
Dragon Spear with it. The Dragon Spear then shot out like a bolt of red
lightning that hurtled towards the Terror Sea Dragon.
The blood-red Dragon Spear dramatically increased in size, expanding to
become thirty meters long. It hurtled down through the skies like a flash of
bloody lightning, carrying an aura of indomitable sharpness.
However, Dongfang Hanyue was just a bit too slow. The red lightning simply
couldn’t catch up to Zhou Weiqing’s speed or the Terror Sea Dragon’s attack.
The Terror Sea Dragon chose to steel its resolve. It had to first kill Zhou
Weiqing, even if it meant fleeing with heavy wounds. This was the ocean,
after all. Without the Tenebrous Sealing Formation, it could leave whenever
it wanted and there would be no way Dongfang Hanyue could stop it.
The previous Zhou Weiqing would’ve been frozen in midair by the awesome
freezing energies. But… the current Zhou Weiqing was clearly in a very
strange and marvelous state. When the freezing energies around him touched
that blurry layer of gray light, they vanished on their own without being
able to impede him in the slightest. Moments later, his attack slammed right
into the Terror Sea Dragon’s thick tail. Zhou Weiqing’s right leg and the
Terror Sea Dragon’s draconic tail were on completely different levels of
size, but when they collided against each other they actually produced an
absolutely shocking explosion.
Zhou Weiqing’s body was blasted away like a cannon ball and sent flying into
the air. But… but! Dongfang Hanyue stared wide-eyed at what she saw before
her.
After blasting Zhou Weiqing away, the Terror Sea Dragon actually froze in
its attack pose. Even when the Dragon Spear pierced through its body,
leaving behind an enormous gaping wound, it still maintained that frozen
pose.
Moments later, a thunderous explosion rang out yet again. This time, it
actually came from the Terror Sea Dragon’s body.
Its thick, powerful draconic tail actually exploded as a fist of gray light
blasted it apart, sending blood and flesh flying everywhere. More than a third
of its entire tail had been blasted apart.
A horrified, agonized howl rang out from the Terror Sea Dragon’s maw. Its
vast body instantly dove deep into the ocean, not hesitating in the
slightest. Protected by an awesome tidal wave, it began to flee for its life.
Even a Heavenly God powerhouse would suffer heavy injuries when struck by
these combined full-strength attacks from Zhou Weiqing and Dongfang Hanyue.
Why would this cowardly creature even pause for a second?
Dongfang Hanyue flashed over to the midair Zhou Weiqing. She reached out to
touch him. By now, the gray aura had completely vanished from his body. Even
his Legendary Set had vanished, and his face was as pale as paper, while his
aura was almost gone. Beads of blood were dribbling out of his mouth.
Thankfully, his heartbeat remained strong and vigorous. Otherwise, Dongfang
Hanyue would’ve believed him to be dead.
Holding onto his body, she carefully tested pouring her own Heavenly Energy
into him. However, she was absolutely shocked by what she found.
The thirty-six Death Acupuncture Points in his body were slowly swiveling.
As soon as her Heavenly Energy entered his body, it was instantly
assimilated into Saint Energy. And, judging from his internal condition,
Zhou Weiqing’s internal organs and meridians were actually completely
unharmed. He was simply suffering from agitated blood and energies. That
silver-white energy was constantly roaming his body, protecting it from
harm.
How did he do this? Dongfang Hanyue stared at the man in her arms,
completely lost. That strike just now… it had to be just as strong as my own
strike with the Tenebrous Dragon Slayer Spear. What was that gray light?
Even though he was now unconscious, his attack had clearly caused a Heavenly
God-stage Heavenly Beast to be injured! What type of level of power had this
person reached?!
……
By the time Zhou Weiqing slowly woke up, he discovered that he was on a
wooden bed. He himself didn’t know how long he had been sleeping for. This
seemed to be a very ordinary wooden room, and it actually stank of fish.
His mental strength restored, the first thing he did was to examine his body.
I broke through? This was Zhou Weiqing’s first reaction. Indeed. The Saint
Energy in his body had actually broken through the thirty-eighth stage, and
so he was now officially at the second stage of Heavenly Dao Energy. It must
be understood that after gaining Heavenly Dao Energy, each new stage
represented an enormous advance. This was particularly true after the
fortieth stage, where each stage represented an entirely different level.
It had been just a few short months, but he had actually broken through yet
again. Even though this came at a price of having to face numerous powerful
opponents, he was still alive. Being alive was a victory of its own.
As badass as ever! Zhou Weiqing couldn’t help but smile smugly. He lay
there, not even moving. Although his Saint Energy had recovered, his head
was killing him. Even trying to think simple thoughts made him feel as
though his brain was being stabbed by needles. What happened that day? He
vaguely remembered that something unusual had happened to his body due to
the enormous pressure the Sea Terror Dragon had brought. It had resulted in
some sort of unique technique being born which had then unleashed an attack
alongside the ‘Like Dragon Equivalent Tiger’ transformation. As for what
happened after that? He had no clue.
He summoned his Personal Jewels, and upon doing so he immediately noticed
something strange.
Originally, Zhou Weiqing had fully stocked his first four Elemental Jewels
with Stored Skills within them. Later on, the Six Ultimate Emperor Long
Shiya had told him not to casually store Skills unless they were
particularly exceptional, because he had too many Attributes. Once his
Skills became too many for him to fully take in, it would actually have a
negative impact on his cultivation.
Since then, Zhou Weiqing had only Stored a single Skill. It was the 'Nether
State' Skill that Tian’er’s mother, Entropic Nether Tiger Phelia had gifted
him, and it had been stored in his fifth Elemental Jewel. Right now, however,
Zhou Weiqing realized that his sixth Elemental Jewel had changed. It was
actually no longer an Alexandrite Cat’s Eye Jewel. Instead, it had turned
into a pale gray gem.
When he poured his Saint Energy into it, he made an even more shocking
discovery. He found to his amazement that his sixth Elemental Jewel now
completely rejected his other five Attributes. It could only hold the pure
Demonic Attribute… and it already had a Skill Stored within it.
This wasn’t the first Demonic Skill Zhou Weiqing had inherited from his
bloodline powers. His Ward of the Demon God was a Demonic Skill, and it
didn’t even take up any space in his Elemental Jewels; it was a unique thing
of its own. He did also have other Skills which took up space, such as the
mighty Devour Skill or the Fusion Skill Dark Demon God Lightning.
This new Skill was now his fourth Demonic Skill, but Zhou Weiqing was
absolutely certain that this would definitely become his strongest Skill of
all. He could vaguely sense that this was a Skill which had come via
something within his Bloodline being activated, something which belonged to
the Dark Demon God Tiger. The name of this Skill was: Possession of the
Demon God. Actually, Zhou Weiqing’s guess wasn’t 100% correct. Yes, the
'Possession of the Demon God' was a Skill that was related to the Dark Demon
God Tiger, but it completely surpassed it.
The Dark Demon God Tiger Bloodline which Zhou Weiqing had inherited
contained a strand of the Demon God Bloodline. This was why he had a
connection to the Demon God and was able to summon its image… but, please do
not forget that the Dark Demon God Tiger didn’t have a supreme Attribute
like Saint Energy!
Zhou Weiqing had on multiple occasions used his Saint Energy to activate his
Demon God Bloodline. When he had battled against the Terror Sea Dragon and
was in mortal danger, his Demon God Bloodline, in an attempt to protect
itself, had actually transformed and upgraded.
In other words, the Demon God power within Zhou Weiqing’s Bloodline was now
vastly superior to that of the Dark Demon God Tiger. It had reached a brand
new level, which was why this new ‘Possession of the Demon God’ technique
had appeared. This was a Skill which didn’t belong to the Dark Demon God
Tiger.
It was all thanks to this Skill’s power that he had managed to injure the
Heavenly God-level Terror Sea Dragon. Is this for real? Zhou Weiqing
chortled to himself in a silly manner. In fact, he was grinning so hard he
couldn’t keep his mouth closed. He had trained for so very long and had
encountered many marvels, but this was the first time he encountered
something wonderful like this.
Although he wasn’t sure as to just how powerful the Possession of the Demon
God was, the very fact that he was still alive and had seemingly managed to
injure the Terror Sea Dragon was proof of how terrifying the Skill was. Even
though using it had resulted in this absolutely miserable headache, it was
all worth it! This was now an absolute killer trump card of his.
The door swung opened and a maiden walked in. She looked to be seventeen or
eighteen years of age and had a plain face, with a few blotches on her nose.
When she came in, she saw Zhou Weiqing lying there while grinning like an
idiot. She was badly startled. “Eek! Has he become retarded? What should we
do?”
Zhou Weiqing’s smile instantly froze. His face twitched, not sure whether to
laugh or cry. “What do you mean, retarded? I’m perfectly fine.” While
speaking, he massaged his temples. Although the Possession of the Demon God
was quite powerful, its side effects were just as noticeable. He wouldn’t be
able to recover just yet.
The maiden patted her chest in relief, then smiled. “You scared me. I
thought you turned retarded. If you did, I don’t know how I would’ve been
able to explain things to that beautiful big sister.”
When he heard the maiden’s guileless words, Zhou Weiqing asked, rather
puzzled, “Where am I? A beautiful lady sent me here?”
The maiden nodded. “This is Jimu Village, a small fishing village. You’ve
been sleeping for two days. That beautiful big sister gave me money and said
to let you rest here. She’d come back as soon as possible.”
Zhou Weiqing subconsciously reached out towards his own chest. The necklace
with the Spatial Teleportation Gem was still there. Then… why did Dongfang
Hanyue leave him here and then depart? Did she have something important to
take care of?
“Are you hungry? I can give you some food,” the maiden said to Zhou Weiqing.
Zhou Weiqing nodded. “Great! I’ll have to trouble you to do just that.”
The maiden smiled bashfully, then turned and left.
After sitting for a while, Zhou Weiqing noticed that his headache had
seemingly improved quite a bit. He couldn’t help but sigh. Perhaps it was
for the best that Dongfang Hanyue had left. He really didn’t know how to
face her. He had taken away her palace’s most important treasure, but she
didn’t retrieve it from him. Perhaps she had left to avoid any awkwardness
between them. He had completed the mission. It was time to go back and
resolve the problems facing the Luster Spatial Realm. This would save
Heaven’s Expanse Palace quite a bit of labor; they’d no longer have to worry
about how to evacuate Zhongtian City.
While considering this question, he plucked out a silver- white jewel from
within his Sumeru Ring. This was a ‘ten thousand kilometer voice
transmission stone’. Although it couldn’t actually send messages from ten
thousand kilometers away, a few thousand kilometers was still possible. Zhou
Weiqing had taken it from Heaven’s Expanse Palace. Both he and Bing’er each
had a piece, for fear that they might lose contact with each other in the
Xuantian Continent. He infused his gentle Saint Energy into the voice
transmission stone, causing it to instantly light up. A dense Spatial
Attribute energy ripple flew out, causing Zhou Weiqing’s right hand to become
rather blurry. Faint silver- white light scattered everywhere, causing that
strange Spatial energy to instantly cover Zhou Weiqing’s body. The voice
transmission had begun.
“Bing’er. Bing’er,” Zhou Weiqing called
softly. They had tested this thing out long ago. It was quite
effective and very convenient. But… when he called out, there was actually
no response at all. Zhou Weiqing’s heart sank. He called out once again, but
there was still no response.
By now, that maiden from the village had returned with food. When she saw
how Zhou Weiqing’s entire body was glowing with silvery-white light, she was
so shocked she couldn’t help but gape with her mouth open.
Zhou Weiqing waved at her, gesturing for her to leave. Being unable to reach
Shangguan Bing’er had put him in a state of unease. He was in no mood to
explain, much less eat.
He left the bed and stood up on the ground. He tried several more times to
contact Shangguan Bing’er, but his calls disappeared like a rock plummeting
into the sea. There was no response whatsoever.
What is going on? Why isn’t Bing’er responding? He had
admonished her long ago that if they were ever separated, she had to keep
her voice transmission stone by her side at all times! That way, he could
contact her and bring her back at any time.
Something’s wrong. Something has to be
wrong. As the saying goes, when you cared about someone you
would panic if anything happened to them. Zhou Weiqing was no longer able to
remain calm, and he began to turn restless and uneasy.
The two of them had come to the Xuantian Continent with a specific goal in
mind. Shanguan Bing’er was back in the Xuantian Palace headquarters. If
anything happened, it had to be something major.
Zhou Weiqing began to frantically pace back and forth within his room. He
couldn’t be sure as to what had happened. Had Dongfang Hanyue regretted her
choice and was unwilling to let him leave with the Spatial Teleportation
Gem? Or did something else happen? No. Impossible. Although they had only
known each other for a fairly brief period of time, Zhou Weiqing was still
able to tell what type of a person Dongfang Hanyue was. She was very
intelligent, but she wasn’t very rational. In fact, she was a very emotional
person… and she really did like him.
When he thought of this, another possible flickered through his mind. Could
it be… that Dongfang Hanyue was afraid of losing him and also afraid that he
would refuse her request to stay behind, and so she had imprisoned Bing’er
and was there waiting for him to go back and find her?
Yes. This was entirely possible. A bitter smile appeared on Zhou Weiqing’s
face as he felt a sense of powerlessness. He slapped himself, hard. “Oh,
Zhou Little Fatty. This is your fault. You sow the seeds of love wherever
you go. Now, even Bing’er is in trouble because of it. I can’t stay here, I
need to go to Xuantian Palace immediately. As the saying goes, ‘rivals in
love can be deadly foes’. What if Hanyue can’t resist taking action against
Bing’er? That’ll be troublesome.”
When he thought about Shangguan Bing’er possibly being injured, Zhou Weiqing
began to panic even more. However, he was still a person who had experienced
many things. He knew that given his current state, even if he returned he
wouldn’t necessarily achieve his goals. He had to at least recover and reach
peak condition first.
He walked over to the table, picked up the food the maiden had given him,
and began to eat.
The most common food in a fishing village was, naturally, fish. Although the
fresh fish soup wasn’t exquisitely made, it was still extremely tasty. Mix in
a few grains and vegetables and it made for a sumptuous meal. Alas, Zhou
Weiqing didn’t have any appetite at all. Even the finest of foods tasted like
ash in his mouth.
He wolfed down the food, then immediately returned to the bed and sat down
to meditate, entering the cultivation state.
One of his Saint Energy’s finest properties was that he didn’t really need to
worry about being disturbed. He could end his cultivation state whenever he
wanted, and so he didn’t go out to tell that maiden not to disturb him. He
needed to return to peak condition as soon as possible, then go rescue
Bing’er.
The Saint Energy in his body began to circulate. Zhou Weiqing wasn’t sure
how he was supposed to replenish his mental energies, but he was certain of
one thing – his Saint Energy could do anything.
His belief was verified. As the thirty-six Death Acupuncture Points in his
body had reached the thirty-eighth stage, his Saint Energy had only become
even purer. As it circulated through his body, it constantly reduced the
pain from the headache he was suffering.
This was Zhou Weiqing’s first cultivation session after reaching the
thirty-eighth stage. He realized that the Saint Energy in his body had
increased markedly. On the whole, it had become even purer than before.
Chapter255: Dont Make Me Bathe The Xuantian Citadel In Blood!
The Saint Energy didn’t start flowing that rapidly but even the slightest
fluctuation had a great attraction towards the external atmospheric energy.
He could feel his cultivation increasing bit by bit. During this process,
the atmospheric energies were transforming into Saint Energy while
continuing to compress into astral form.
This process couldn’t be considered fast but the majority of Heavenly Jewel
Masters in the nine continents would dream about something like this.
Zhou Weiqing has been meditating for one day already. When he opened his
eyes the second time, his spirit had been rejuvenated.
The room had been cleaned up, with a new meal ready. Weiqing showed no
reservation and quickly ate before leaving behind the payment. He didn’t say
goodbye to the fishing girl. After leaving the room, he decided on a
direction before leaping up and unleashed his Dragon-Tiger wings before
heading towards the Xuantian Palace at maximum speed. How could he not be
anxious when Shangguan Bing’er’s life was on the line? In his mind, the
Spatial Teleportation Gem was nothing compared to her well being. Nothing
was more important than her in his mind.
Xuantian Citadel, seventh level.
The upper echelons of the palace were seated. However, the atmosphere was
quite somber at this moment.
This time, Dongfang Hanyue sat in the master seat while her dazzlingly
beautiful middle-aged mother, the previous ‘Palace Master’, was sitting
where ‘Dreamwake’ used to.
Dongfang Hanyue had just recently returned after receiving the news.
After Weiqing became unconscious, she originally wanted to bring him back to
the palace. However, the moment she returned to the Xuantian Continent, she
heard the news from the palace.
Her mother and the Grand Elders all returned. Of course, they first subdued
and captured Shangguan Bing’er. This was the important reason why Weiqing
couldn’t contact her.
The palace also has an item similar to the long-range voice transmission
gem. Hanyue’s mother, Dong Fang, used this item to confirm Hanyue’s safety as
well as telling her that they had contained Bing’er.
Hanyue was naturally worried and told her mother to release Bing’er. Alas,
she was refused. She didn’t dare to bring Zhou Weiqing back and so she had
to leave him behind in the fishing village and ran back herself to deal with
this matter. Even though she didn’t know the extent of the relationship
between those two, Bing’er was still Zhou Weiqing’s woman! If Bing’er was
hurt in the palace, Weiqing would probably immediately turn against her.
This wasn’t the development she wanted to see.
As a result, Weiqing guess wasn’t quite correct. It couldn’t be, given the
complexity of the situation.
“Release Shangguan Bing’er right now!” Hanyue commanded without hesitation.
The Water Elder slightly frowned, “Palace Master, you need to calm down
first. We need to discuss this more.” Dongfang Hanyue furiously stated, “What
else is there to talk about?! Not only is Zhou Weiqing a Consecrated of our
palace while Bing’er is an Elder, the fact is that during our moment of
greatest peril, Zhou Weiqing came and saved all of us. We shouldn’t be
treating him like this.”
The Water Elder sighed and said, “Yes, Zhou Weiqing did save us. But Palace
Master, have you thought about it? Why did this Zhou Weiqing try to hide his
power so much? Moreover, none of us were able to detect it. Why is that, and
what was the technique used back then? Even a Heavenly God expert’s aura was
suppressed by him. That technique might not be an offensive one, but it does
reveal that he had the power to threaten us.”
“How old is he? Only around twenty, yet he is already at the nine-Jeweled
level and has a type of strange Heavenly Energy. You can’t tell me that
there is nothing odd going on here. Moreover, he isn’t the same as you,
having inherited a legacy. I’m afraid he had other plans in joining us.
While it’s true that we are indebted to him, for the sake of the palace I
really must ask you to think it through. We must carefully investigate this
matter and wait until Zhou Weiqing returns before making a decision.
Shangguan Bing’er is an important card we now hold. And, don’t worry. We are
not mistreating her.” Hanyue’s expression became quite unsightly, fluctuating
between red and white. She had to admit that the elders were right, since
she knew what he had come for. However, if he actually returned, would the
elders spare him? What should I do now? How do I deal with this?
“Who gave the order to put Shangguan Bing’er under house arrest? You all
dared to be so bold in my absence?” Dongfang Hanyue’s voice was quite
awe-inspiring, and she had a murderous glint in her eyes. Her mind was
slightly disordered at this moment since she still hadn’t decided how she
should handle the issues between her and Weiqing. And now, something like
this had happened at the palace?
“It was me.” Dong Fang, who had been quiet the whole time, finally spoke with
a serious tone.
After hearing her mother’s voice, Dongfang Hanyue paused for a moment before
saying, “Mother, how can you do this? Isn’t this forcing Zhou Weiqing to be
our enemy?”
Dong Fang frowned. “Hanyue, you are not thinking clearly because you are too
deeply involved. It seems like Zhou Weiqing has actually won you over. If he
remains our Consecrated, I won’t object to the relationship, but it now
seems his background is unclear. How can we not investigate this? You are
the Xuantian Palace Lord and can’t act so rashly. Carefully reconsider, our
action is necessary due to the overall situation. Moreover, we are only
keeping Shangguan Bing’er under house arrest. This is only something the
people sitting here know about. There’s no way Zhou Weiqing can know. Once
he comes back, as long as we have investigate everything clearly and can see
that he really doesn’t bear any malice towards our sect, then everything
will be fine.”
Hanyue could be angry towards the elders but not towards her own mother.
Despite being the Palace Master, she had only recently inherited this
position. If her mother and the Grand Elders stood together, her influence
would be far from enough to change these decisions.
The Water Elder reminded: “Palace Master, no need to be angry. We old men
all remember that Zhou Weiqing has saved our lives and we are not the type
to show ingratitude to a friend. However, we must think of the palace before
all else. We have lost six elders, a terrible loss. If we have internal
problems as well, we would suffer a truly grievous blow. We spent quite a
bit of time considering this issue before coming to this decision.”
Dongfang Hanyue became quiet. The elders and her mother weren’t being
unreasonable. If she could stay calm, she would naturally think that their
action was correct. Zhou Weiqing was an outsider, after all. Alas, he had an
unshakable position in her mind since she had already given him her most
precious thing. Given this situation, she had already chosen to stand by his
side.
Rather than say they won this effort against the Terror Sea Dragon, it was
more accurate to say that neither side won. Even though the more powerful
dragon was killed, there was still another one alive. Moreover, the one dead
chose to self- destruct so they didn’t get anything good from it, but
instead they had lost six of their top Elders. It made sense that the four
Grand Elders would tread so carefully.
After taking a deep breath, Dongfang Hanyue managed to calm her emotions.
She gritted her teeth as she made a decision. It was better to make a few
things clear instead of letting them play the guessing game.
“There is no need to investigate, I know his background,” Dongfang Hanyue
sighed and said quietly.
Dong Fang looked at her in astonishment, “You do? How?” Dongfang Hanyue
smiled wryly and said, “Because after the self-destruct, we were blown away
to the same place. We drifted to an abandoned island and met there. I had
the same questions as everyone too and even wondered if he would attack me,
because when we met I had been heavily wounded
and had less than ten percent of my strength.”
The group was shocked when they heard this. When they saw her return, she
had been completely fine so they thought that she hadn’t suffered any
injuries at all. Dong Fang and the elders had relied on their powerful
cultivation and the Tenebrous Sealing Formation to protect themselves. Even
though there were some injuries, they still came out relatively unscathed
due to being Heavenly Emperors. After hearing her story, they suddenly
remembered that Dongfang Hanyue had been at the core of the explosion, since
she was the main offensive power against the dragon!
Dong Fang hurriedly asked: “Did he do anything to you?”
Hanyue sighed in response: “Mother, if
he wanted to do anything, I wouldn’t be sitting here right
now. Not only did he not hurt me, but he also used his marvelous Heavenly
Energy to cure my wounds. He called this power, Saint Energy. He didn’t need
long to treat my injuries, allowing me to recover to peak condition.” “I
forced him to answer about his history. He didn’t hide anything. He told me
everything without hiding.”
Afterward, Hanyue carefully told everyone of Zhou Weiqing’s background.
Everyone’s expressions changed after hearing that Zhou Weiqing was actually
from the Boundless Mainland while not belonging to any of the Great Saint
Lands.
“... He came for the Spatial Teleportation Gem. Back when we were dealing
with the Terror Sea Dragon, if he just stood to the side and wait for the
right moment… given his cultivation, I imagine all of you know what his
chances for success were. If it wasn’t for him, we would have been facing
two dragons! But he didn’t take advantage of the situation and chose to help
us instead, risking his life against the second dragon. I admit that I was
moved by him at that moment. It was in that instance that I realized that I
like him.” Dong Fang and the elders fell silent after hearing Dongfang
Hanyue’s words.
“Zhou Weiqing didn’t hide anything from me. I also voiced my suspicions and
asked him why he did it. He said he didn’t know why… but, that he had no
regrets.”
She took another deep breath, glistening teardrops appearing in her eyes,
“Elders, your worries were correct. Zhou Weiqing came with a goal in mind,
the Spatial Teleportation Gem. However, has he done anything to harm our
palace? No, on the contrary, he saved all of us. And us? We’ve suspected him
and even acted against him. I can’t accept something like this… and I have
given him the gem already.”
The four Grand Elders became aghast after hearing the last sentence. Dong
Fang exclaimed: “What!? You actually gave him the gem? Hanyue, how could you
do this?”
Dongfang Hanyue answered calmly, “Why can’t I? At the very least, I am still
the Palace Master right now. According to the rules, the Master can use all
of the palace’s resources. Think about it, how old is Zhou Weiqing right
now? Moreover, he isn’t like me, who relied on inheriting legacy to gain
power. He only relied only on his own cultivation talents. Yes, he is from
the Boundless Mainland and will return there for sure. But, isn’t
befriending someone who is almost guaranteed to reach the Heavenly God realm
in the future far better than keeping a gem that can’t be used many more
times? I hope to befriend him. Who knows what kind of support he will give
us in the future? By choosing to capture Bing’er, you’ve ruined all of my
sacrifices and plans. Maybe I can’t convince everyone here but you can’t
convince me either. I can accept no longer being the Xuantian Palace Master,
but if you wish to act against Zhou Weiqing I absolutely refuse to take
part.”
Her eyes became quite fierce as she added, “One last thing. Zhou Weiqing
didn’t get the gem for free. He gave a part of his Saint Energy to me, and I
can feel that with its magical power, the bottleneck from father’s
inheritance shouldn’t be a problem any longer.”
With that, she stood up and left decisively in order to find and talk to
Shangguan Bing’er.
The faces of the five people remaining turned ugly after seeing her leave.
Dong Fang sighed and said, “A girl’s heart eventually leaves home! This
foolish girl, does she not know that they can’t become a couple?”
The Water Elder smiled wryly, “It looks like we need to carefully consider
our Palace Master’s words. We can’t lose our relationship to her over a
stranger. Besides, it’s not like she didn’t make sense! Maybe she is the one
with the better vision.”
A musing glimmer appeared in Dong Fang’s eyes. “If Hanyue could actually
reach the Heavenly God level, that would be far more valuable than a Spatial
Teleportation Gem.”
Zhou Weiqing naturally didn’t know what has transpired back at the palace as
he used his fastest speed to return.
He could already see the distant mountain range where the Xuantian Palace
was located, and his fury burned brighter and brighter. He had repeatedly
tried to communicate with Bing’er to no avail. That seed of anxiety had
transformed into a fiery rage. For the sake of his love, he wouldn’t mind
doing battle against the entire world. Alas, regardless of his current mood,
he just couldn’t find it in him to be angry at Dongfang Hanyue. What was he
going to do now? Sneak into the citadel? No, that’s virtually impossible.
If the people from the palace have captured Bing’er, they would be expecting
me to come rescue her secretly. With their numerical advantage as well as
the Tenebrous Demon Dragon, a secret rescue would impossible. If that’s the
case, then I might as well act a bit more brashly.
Having thought to this point, Zhou Weiqing didn’t slow down and continued
flying towards the citadel. The Saint Energy seemed to be boiling inside his
body. With his current cultivation, flying long distances in the winged
Dragon-Tiger form wasn’t a great burden on his body. The Saint Energy
remained ‘full’ from start to finish.
The palace eventually appeared in sight. Right at this moment, shouts rang
out, and over a hundred shadows rushed into the skies in order to stop Zhou
Weiqing.
He wasn’t too clear on just how powerful Xuantian Palace was in combat, but
as the only Great Saint Land in the Xuantian Continent, how could they not
be strong? He stopped in the sky and looked down carefully. Those who were
flying up weren’t just Heavenly Jewel Masters, they were riding Heavenly
Beasts as well. The beasts’ cultivation varied but they were all powerful
flying creatures. The weakest was around the Zun Stage while the masters were
all at the five-
Jeweled level and above. Clearly, they had immediately rushed up after
detecting Weiqing.
He calmly floated there and let this aerial ‘army’ surround him without
moving. He shouted towards the citadel’s direction, “Dongfang Hanyue, come
out here or don’t blame me showing no mercy.”
Energy came from his dantian to empower this shout. With his Saint Energy
and nine-Jeweled cultivation, the flying beasts in front of him all were all
blasted backwards, one after another. The overbearing and furious voice
resounded across the valley and echoed back.
These Heavenly Jewel Masters still haven’t attacked him… because some of
them recognized him.
When joining the palace, Zhou Weiqing had revealed his brilliance during his
welcoming banquet and shocked all of the upper echelon members. These
commanders of the aerial army had participated in that party as well, so
they naturally recognized him as Consecrated Zhou.
The palace has been keeping Shangguan Bing’er’s matter a strict secret, and
so these people didn’t know what has happened between Zhou Weiqing and their
sect.
“Consecrated Zhou, what are you saying? Please calm down first.” A
nine-Jeweled master controlled his mount and flew before Weiqing. He
respectfully saluted him and smiled. At the same time, his eyes were full of
amazement.
The large wings behind the Dragon-Tiger Transformation spread out wide, and
his skin was covered with violet draconic runes which pulsated with
dominating power. More importantly, Zhou Weiqing no longer hid his number of
Jewels. He had nine Jewels in each hand! This was an immense difference
compared to the five Jewels he had back at the party. How could these experts
not feel shocked?
Zhou Weiqing smiled calmly. “This isn’t your problem. As long as you don’t
attack me, I won’t hurt you.”
The commander felt a bit speechless. He couldn’t help but think to himself,
“We have more than one hundred men on top of supporting Heavenly Beasts.
Even if this guy is as strong as nine oxen, how could he hurt us?”
Despite thinking this, he didn’t dare to issue a command to attack. Who knew
why this was happening? What if it was only a misunderstanding? If they hurt
Consecrated Zhou, how were they going to report this to their superiors?
Moreover, he was a God Tier Consolidating Equipment Master as well. Everyone
wanted to be on his good side for further benefits!
Zhou Weiqing’s loud shout was effective. Within the citadel, at least ten
more Heavenly Jewel Masters all came out. Among this cluster were Dong Fang
and the four Grand Elders.
Zhou Weiqing’s expression sank after seeing this. His rage surged even more.
Dongfang Hanyue still won’t come out to see me? Is she feeling guilty?
“Consecrated Zhou, please come down and
talk.” The masked Dong Fang beckoned at Weiqing.
Surrounded by the aerial army, Zhou Weiqing slowly descended. He stared at
the other side of the abyss, staring towards Dong Fang and the others. He
said coldly, “Are you the fake or real palace master? The only person I want
to talk to is the person who is in charge?”
Dong Fang frowned slightly. “Consecrated Zhou, calm down first. We are very
appreciative of your help during the crucial moments of the disaster. What
are you trying to do right now?”
Zhou Weiqing smiled brightly. “Appreciative? Really? Then where is my wife?
Your way of repaying me is to capture her? I’ll have you know, if even a
strand of hair from Bing’er is missing, I will bathe the Xuantian Citadel
with blood and and erase your palace from this continent.”
This response enraged Dong Fang. She had originally discussed this over with
the four Grand Elders previously and decided to repair their relations with
Zhou Weiqing for her daughter’s sake. Moreover, they thought that Hanyue’s
perspective made sense as well. The Spatial Teleportation Gem was already in
his possession. If he actually chose to abandon Shangguan Bing’er, not only
would they lose him, but they would also have made an enemy out of this
young man, who would definitely become a peerless powerhouse in the future.
Thus, it was simpler to return Bing’er to him in order to improve their
relationship and let him leave quickly. He had to return to the Boundless
Mainland anyhow, so even if he caused trouble it wouldn’t be here at the
Xuantian Continent.
Alas, no one expected for Weiqing to act so arrogant at this moment. Dong
Fang might not be the real Palace Master, but given her position, she was
only below one person and above all others at the Palace. Given her
prestige, she has never been yelled at so aggressively by anyone. Not even
Hanyue would dare to do so!
Even though her heart had turned cold after realizing that Zhou Weiqing was
aware of them having placed Shangguan Bing’er under house arrest, she was
also enraged by his behavior.
Even if you are have incredible potential, it is still just potential. You
brat, you aren’t even a Heavenly King yet. You dare to boast about bathing
the Xuantian Palace in blood? Dong Fang was so enraged that she laughed,
“Good, good, good. Let me see just how you will bathe my XuanTian Palace in
blood. I’ll have you know that your wife has already been killed by me.”
These words had been blurted out in a fit of anger. However, they were like
thunder in Zhou Weiqing’s ears. At that very moment, Zhou Weiqing was rooted
on the spot with a blank expression.
Of the XuanTian Palace air force surrounding him in the sky, those facing
him could clearly see Zhou Weiqing’s eyes rapidly take on a blood red color
that made their hearts shiver with fear.
Zhou Weiqing’s entire body trembled as an extremely unstable energy
fluctuation suddenly rippled from his body.
This energy fluctuation could no longer simply be described as terrifying. It
was boundless, deathly still and even had traces of grief. Densely packed
creaking sounds could be heard from every bone in Zhou Weiqing’s body, while
the originally slowly flowing Saint Energy within started to circulate at an
astonishing speed.
An intense silver-white radiance swirled around Zhou Weiqing’s body. This
radiance was akin to the light of the stars, making him look as if he was
filled with an earth shaking aura of oppressiveness.
Bing’er was dead? This could no longer be described as a mere blow to Zhou
Weiqing. At this time, Zhou Weiqing had really hit a brick wall. No wonder
Dongfang Hanyue did not dare to come out and see me. It turns out that they
had actually killed Bing’er.
Bing’er, my Bing’er.
The thought of Shangguan Bing’er dying in this foreign land, together with
the fact that he could not even find her corpse, made Zhou Weiqing felt as if
his heart was about to explode.
When a person was pushed to the breaking point, he would usually fall into a
state of madness. He would perhaps no longer have any reason in such a
state, nor the ability to think. However, this state would definitely evoke
all the potential within him. “Bing’er, I will offer the entire XuanTian
Palace as a burial sacrifice to you.”
“Ah——”
A howl that was shrill and forlorn to the extreme exploded forth from Zhou
Weiqing’s mouth, while a silver-white halo tainted with the heavy smell of
blood abruptly erupted from his body.
At this very moment, all of Zhou Weiqing’s most terrifying power had been
brought out. It wrapped around him, and the XuanTian Palace air force, that
originally had no intentions of attacking, instantly fell from the sky.
A terrifying bloodline aura exploded from Zhou Weiqing’s body, filled with
the scent of annihilation and destruction. How could these flying Heavenly
Beasts that had not even reached the Heavenly King Stage possibly withstand
it? The XuanTian air force never imagined that Zhou Weiqing would actually
dare to attack them first, and were immediately caught off guard.
Zhou Weiqing did not even look at these people. Ray after ray of dark gold
light continued to spring from his body. In the next instant, his right hand
grasped the rhombus-shape object hanging on his neck and forcefully pulled
it off.
“XuanTian Palace, XuanTian Palace, this will not end until one of us is
dead.”
“Who dares to speak such big words. Let me see just how you will
annihilate the XuanTian Palace.” A deep
and powerful voice suddenly rang out from the abyss as an enormous
black figure slowly rose from the darkness. Titanic wings abruptly lifted as
a powerful force caught the XuanTian air force that were falling from the
sky, allowing them to smoothly land on the ground.
Tenebrous Demon Dragon, the Tenebrous Demon Dragon had actually appeared.
Standing in front of XuanTian Citadel, Dong Fang was a little alarmed when
she saw Zhou Weiqing’s sudden change. However, the swift appearance of the
Tenebrous Demon Dragon quickly made her feel relieved.
He was a mere brat that had not even reached the Heavenly King Stage. No
matter how angry he became, just what would he be able to do alone? The
current Dong Fang had already planned to detain Zhou Weiqing. Given how
arrogant he was, if he was allowed to leave today, XuanTian Palace’s
reputations would surely suffer a huge blow. No matter what, they had to
catch him first. As for exactly how he would be dealt with, it was not
urgent.
The Tenebrous Demon Dragon’s appearance immediately suppressed and forced
back the terrifying aura emanating from Zhou Weiqing’s body. However, the
Tenebrous Demon Dragon was still secretly shocked. Like the Terror Sea
Dragon, he also detected the Emperor Dragon Bloodline contained within the
aura from Zhou Weiqing’s body. In addition, there was also another bloodline
power, seeming to be even greater than the Emperor Dragon Bloodline, now
fused together with the Emperor Dragon Bloodline.
Although his senses told him what it was, all of his mind told him that such
a thing could not possibly exist. Yet, the evidence was right before his
eyes, and the Tenebrous Demon Dragon had no choice but to accept it.
Zhou Weiqing’s Dark Demon God Tiger Bloodline was originally weaker than the
Emperor Dragon Bloodline. However, ever since he had activated the pure
Demon God Power within the bloodline, the Dark Demon God Tiger Bloodline had
undergone a transformation. Zhou Weiqing’s expression remained unchanged
even as he gazed at the Tenebrous Demon Dragon. Instead, the intense
bloodshot color of his eyes grew even deeper. It now looked somewhat similar
to the dark red eyes of the Tenebrous Demon Dragon.
“No one can stop me, not even you.” Zhou Weiqing’s ice-cold voice was
emotionless. He lifted the right hand containing the Spatial Teleportation
Gem, as Saint Energy that was as silver as the stars itself frantically
surged towards it.
What was he going to do? This was the question in the minds of everyone who
could clearly see Zhou Weiqing’s actions.
His words had been so bold and arrogant, how could he possibly be using the
Spatial Teleportation Gem to leave this place?
Still, that should be the normal response. What chance would he have in the
face of so many powerful experts?
However, Dong Fang did not plan on letting Zhou Weiqing leave. Once he left,
he would surely become a mortal malady. “Stop him Senior Demon Dragon, we
cannot let him escape.” Dong Fang said in a somewhat anxious manner.
Meanwhile, the four Grand Elders and her also rose into the sky and headed
straight for Zhou Weiqing.
Terrifying energy undulations rippled in the sky. The simultaneous explosion
of Heavenly Energy from five Heavenly Emperor Stage experts was a very
terrible sight. Even a Heavenly God Tier expert would not dare to be
careless in the face of such a lineup.
Zhou Weiqing silently hovered in mid-air as if he was oblivious to
everything that was happening around him. Under the strong infusion of Saint
Energy, the pendant in his hand shone with dazzling silver light. It was
just like a silver sun, emitting incomparably intense rays that no one dared
to look directly at.
The Tenebrous Demon Dragon had been heavily injured after the battle with
the Terror Sea Dragon. It was only logical that it had not recovered after a
short few days. The reason why it had appeared was because it had been
startled by Zhou Weiqing’s earliest shout. To think that someone actually
dared to yell Dongfang Hanyue’s name at XianTian Citadel. Moreover, the
rudeness of this person. How could the Tenebrous Demon Dragon not have been
shocked? How powerful must one be to say such words!
Thus, he had flew over immediately. What he found, was Zhou Weiqing. The
Tenebrous Demon Dragon did not have any malice towards Zhou Weiqing. In
contrast, it had a rather good impression of the latter. After all, Zhou
Weiqing did save him back then. If not, it would not even be able to appear
alive here today.
However, it could tell that Zhou Weiqing was clearly in a state of madness.
Although the Tenebrous Demon Dragon did not know what had happened, it was
better to capture him first. The members of XuanTian Palace would naturally
handle the aftermath.
Pitch-black light caused the color of the land to change as an enormous
curtain of darkness silently descended. It covered the area within a
thousand meter radius.
Tenebrous Sealing Formation. That’s right. It was the Tenebrous Sealing
Formation once more.
This was one of the Tenebrous Demon Dragon’s strongest techniques. Back
then, it had needed to borrow the power of the Tenebrous Sealing Formation
to deal with a powerful existence like the Terror Sea Dragon. As for Zhou
Weiqing, although the Tenebrous Demon Dragon was gravely injured, once he
used this technique it should be more than enough to take him down.
Upon seeing the curtain of black light engulf Zhou Weiqing, Dongfang and the
four Grand Elders breathed out in relief. If this brat was allowed to leave,
there would surely be a calamity in future. It was so serious that it could
even be said to be a ticking time bomb for Xuantian Palace.
As long as the Tenebrous Demon Dragon was able to control the Tenebrous
Sealing Formation and the cultivation level of the person activating the
Spatial Teleportation Gem did not exceed it, it would be impossible to leave
via teleportation.
Zhou Weiqing’s gaze remained frosty as he continued to release his Saint
Energy. He did not seem to care about anything that was happening in the
outside world. The only things that mattered were the thick bloody light at
the bottom of his eyes and the frightening will that seemed to lean towards
dying together with his enemies.
The Tenebrous Demon Dragon said in a low voice, “Young man, I do not know
what has happened, but you need to calm down. I will not tolerate your
arrogance. Your cultivation level is already very good amongst the younger
generation, but it is still impossible for you to teleport away inside my
Tenebrous Sealing Formation. Surrender now. We can always discuss
everything.”
“Surrender?” Zhou Weiqing’s
heart had completely descended into a
half-crazed state, “You do not have the power to make me surrender. Do you
really believe that the Tenebrous Sealing Formation can affect me? It’s too
late.”
Hearing his icy voice felt like falling into a snow pit, a feeling that made
one tremble all over. It was as if that malicious killing intent was so
strong that it was almost visible, making it seem as if a blood-coloured
light was actually emitting from his body.
For the sake of his wife, he had come here alone and challenged the entire
XuanTian Palace. Such courage was already very admirable. Even in the face
of the Tenebrous Demon Dragon, his presence and aura did not seem to be the
slightest bit inferior to the former. All of this caused the watching
XuanTian Palace experts to be dumbfounded.
It was precisely at this moment that a clear cracking sound suddenly emerged
from Zhou Weiqing’s hand. An intense silver light shot out and dashed into
the skies.
The Tenebrous Sealing Formation might have been able to seal this silver
light and prevent it from escaping. However, in the next moment, the silver
light had already filled the entire space of the formation within a several
thousand meter radius, pushing it to its limits.
A titanic and complicated symbol diagram emerged in the air. The powerful
Spatial Attribute Energy fluctuations caused the surroundings to distort.
“Not good, he was not trying to teleport himself away, but do a
summoning.” The Tenebrous Demon Dragon
cried out in alarm. With a sudden flap of its wings, powerful
Tenebrous Attribute energies surged towards the silver light.
Chapter256: Summoning? Great Dragons? Two Of Them?!
However… just as Zhou Weiqing said, he was too late.
Not even a Heavenly God was able to prevent Zhou Weiqing’s actions at a time
like this. When the black light landed atop the silver light, it actually
bounced off. The Tenebrous Attribute was actually unable to breach that
incredibly dense Spatial Attribute.
Moments later, that powerful silver light began to twist and distort,
transforming impossibly fast into an absolutely enormous vortex. Even the
Tenebrous Demon Dragon blanched at this vortex. It frantically beat its
wings to stay aloft, while Dong Fang and the other Heavenly Emperors didn’t
dare to relax either. They could all tell that this was a Spatial Chaos
Rift!
This was no mere technique. It was a true Spatial Chaos Rift. Anyone trapped
in the center of it would instantly be ground apart and killed. Even
Heavenly Gods wouldn’t be willing to touch that thing. Although Heavenly
Gods had tough bodies, who knew where a Spatial Chaos Rift might lead? Right
now, there was no one capable of holding Zhou Weiqing back. The
silvery-white light emanating from Zhou Weiqing only grew stronger. As the
creator of this Rift, he wouldn’t be affected by it because it was all being
generated by his Spatial Teleportation Gem.
Terrifying ripples of energy burst out wildly, causing the absolutely
awesome Spatial Chaos Rift to widen even further. The dense Heavenly Energy
ripples caused the entire Xuantian Citadel to shudder. Moments later, an
enormous figure suddenly flew out from the very center of the Spatial Chaos
Rift.
It was a dragon. A giant dragon. This dragon was over a hundred meters long,
and its wings were the size of giant stormclouds. This was an enormous
dragon whose entire body was a fiery red.
Xuantian Palace’s powerhouses were all stunned. None of them ever would’ve
imagined that Zhou Weiqing would be able to use the Spatial Teleportation
Gem to summon an enormous dragon. And… judging from the size of the thing,
it was far beyond the Tenebrous Demon Dragon’s capabilities! Zhou Weiqing
actually had a card like this? He was even able to summon a great dragon? No
wonder he had come for the Spatial Teleportation Gem. He actually had an
incredible secret technique to use it with! None of them knew that the
Spatial Teleportation Gem could actually be used like this.
Judging from its size, this newly arrived great dragon was enough to be a
match for all of the other Xuantian Palace powerhouses combined. Regardless
of who won or lost, this would be an apocalyptic blow for Xuantian Palace.
It was impossible to defeat such a powerful creature without paying a
catastrophic price.
This was what Dong Fang was thinking, but the person who was the most
shocked wasn’t her. It was the Tenebrous Demon Dragon. This was because the
Tenebrous Demon Dragon could clearly sense that the great dragon before it
had the most pure and exalted Dragon Emperor Bloodline. In other words… this
was one of the true progeny and descendants of the Dragon Emperor!
It had once stated that even the progeny of the Dragon Emperor wouldn’t
necessarily be able to defeat the Terror Sea Dragon in the oceans, but that
was just hypothetical. Amongst the dragons, without question the descendants
of the Dragon Emperor were the most powerful of all. And… this great dragon
was clearly an adult one! The Tenebrous Demon Dragon knew very well that the
majesty of the Dragon Emperor Bloodline’s aura meant that there was no way
it could last long in a fight against this great dragon. This would’ve been
true even back when it was at the height of its power… and now, it had just
recently suffered severe injuries. Good heavens! What sort of harbinger of
doom had Xuantian Palace offended? He had actually summoned a great dragon
like this!
If the arrival of the great dragon had caused Xuantian Palace’s forces to
feel incomparable awe and horror… then what happened next drove them to
absolute despair.
The enormous silver vortex that was the Spatial Chaos Rift didn’t close
after the great dragon emerged. After it appeared, it flew straight behind
Zhou Weiqing, and the very first thing it did was to lock its gaze
unhesitatingly upon the Tenebrous Demon Dragon. A powerful draconic aura
instantly swept forth.
In the next instant, yet another enormous figure began to slowly emerge from
the Spatial Chaos Rift. When it appeared, the ambient temperature of all the
mountains around Xuantian Palace actually began to skyrocket. The Tenebrous
atmospheric energies were actually the first to vanish, and the Tenebrous
Sealing Formation evaporated like smoke. Yes. This was another great dragon,
and this one was actually twice as large as the first one! When this
terrifyingly large dragon emerged, the Tenebrous Demon Dragon nearly fell
down from the skies when it sensed the second dragon’s aura. The terrifying
draconic aura alone was nearly enough to wipe out all four of the Heavenly
Emperors.
T-this is…
The Tenebrous Demon Dragon’s eyes bulged out, and it couldn’t prevent its
wings from shuddering. It recognized the second dragon. It genuinely
recognized it. Is this the Dragon Emperor…?
Dong Fang and the four Grand Elders were completely stupefied. They were
Heavenly Emperors, which meant they were supreme powerhouses amongst humans.
Even Heavenly Jewel Masters wouldn’t dare to breathe loudly in their
presence. But… when they saw those two enormous Heavenly God-level dragons
which seemed to be even more terrifying than the Terror Sea Dragons (while
not being weakened on land) they finally felt complete despair.
Bathed in blood. So he wasn’t just speaking out of anger when he said he
would bathe us in blood. He’s actually able to do just that. If it had been
just one great dragon, then the concentrated forces of Xuantian Palace might
be able to just barely match it… but facing them was two adult great
dragons!
Worse, the largest great dragon was emanating an aura that was probably
close to that of a peak Heavenly God’s. Something like this would be able to
kill the Tenebrous Demon Dragon with ease, much less them.
When the second great dragon appeared, it fluttered its wings and actually
sent its great bulk flying into the skies. It then flew over to stand behind
Zhou Weiqing, lifting him up onto its draconic head and then raising its
head proudly. A dense beam of red light shot out, covering Zhou Weiqing
within it. Its majestic draconic eyes were filled with a look of excitement.
Why had Zhou Weiqing come to Xuantian Palace to acquire the Spatial
Teleportation Gem? It was because he needed to use it to bring forth these
two great dragons, so that they wouldn’t have to destroy the Luster Spatial
Realm and wreck the entire Heavenly Jewel Island. If he simply needed to
bring them out… he could do that whenever he wanted, right?
However, prior to this Zhou Weiqing wasn’t absolutely certain about doing
this. This was going to be his final, ultimate trump card. When the second
Terror Sea Dragon had appeared, he had considered doing it, but he wasn’t
sure if it would work. The Xuantian Continent was tens of thousands of
kilometers away. Would he even be able to summon those two great dragons
here? The Spatial Teleportation Gem didn’t have many uses left. Unless
absolutely necessary, he wouldn’t casually risk it.
But the situation was now completely different. Bing’er was dead, and Zhou
Weiqing had been driven mad with grief. Given the situation, how could he
remain rational?
He wanted to gain revenge for Bing’er, but he himself wasn’t even close to
being strong enough to do this. How could he be a match for Xuantian Palace?
And so, he was left with no other options. He immediately made the
seemingly-insane decision to summon the dragons… and his success had proven
him right.
When Zhou Weiqing had first left the Luster Spatial Realm, the great dragon
Hui Yao had placed its location marker within Zhou Weiqing’s mind and also
told him the method needed to summon itself and Duo Si.
Zhou Weiqing had been worrying a bit too much. From a certain standpoint, it
could be said the two great dragons didn’t quite exist within the Boundless
Mainland. They existed in a separate realm entirely, and so ‘distance’
didn’t really come into play when moving from one realm to another. As a
result, Zhou Weiqing succeeded. He actually managed to summon both of these
great dragons.
Hui Yao’s eyes flashed with lightning. It had already recovered fully, and
its majestic gaze became locked onto the Tenebrous Demon Dragon as well.
“Thank you, Weiqing. You helped us escape. It seems you have met with some
trouble. Speak. What do you need us to do?”
Hui Yao’s voice was very low, but when it spoke it caused the mountains to
tremble. Everything around it slowly began to turn red.
This was completely different from how the Tenebrous Demon Dragon or the
Terror Sea Dragon used atmospheric energies. When they used atmospheric
energies, they clearly had to rely on their own energies to do it. This
great dragon Hui Yao, however, had given off a completely different feeling.
It was as though the atmospheric energies had voluntarily submitted to it,
naturally allowing it to command them.
When the Tenebrous Demon Dragon heard Hui Yao’s words, it felt despair.
Dragons were extremely proud, and they would never allow humans to command
them without a good reason. The reason he remained here and protected
Xuantian Palace was because Xuantian Palace consisted of the descendants of
the Tenebrous Demon Dragon Bloodline. However, these two great dragons who
had the Dragon Emperor Bloodline actually seemed to be submissive towards
Zhou Weiqing. This was simply unbelievable.
None of them had any idea that Zhou Weiqing had actually saved the lives of
these two great dragons! If it wasn’t for him and his women, Duo Si probably
would’ve died long ago, and none of her children would’ve survived. If it
wasn’t for them, Hui Yao wouldn’t have been revived either. Thus, although
these great dragons were incredibly proud figures, they treated Zhou Weiqing
as an absolute equal. He was a friend, a comrade, an ally. Zhou Weiqing took
a deep breath. Just as he was preparing to give the order to kill them all,
a shrill voiced suddenly shrieked out. “Weiqing, don’t!
Bing’er isn’t dead!” The voice was
followed by two figures charging out of Xuantian Palace at high speed, and
they immediately moved over to Dong Fang and the four Grand Elders.
This time, it was Zhou Weiqing’s turn to be dazed. Although his gaze had
become clouded by bloodlust, he was still able to clearly see who had just
come flying out of Xuantian Citadel.
Dongfang Hanyue was dressed in a long green dress, and next to her was
Shangguan Bing’er in a long white dress. It looked like she was perfectly
fine and as beautiful as always.
Dongfang Hanyue pulled Shangguan Bing’er forwards, her beautiful eyes wide
open in shock.
All of this was technically due to a misunderstanding. When Zhou Weiqing had
arrived here and started to shout, Dongfang Hanyue had heard him from within
Xuantian Citadel. She didn’t realize that Zhou Weiqing already knew for
certain that something had happened to Shangguan Bing’er. When she heard him
shouting like that, she felt a bit angry. She had given him the most
precious thing she had. Did he still view her as being less worthy than his
wife? And so, she didn’t immediately emerge.
In addition, just yesterday Dong Fang and the other four Grand Elders had
already acceded to Dongfang Hanyue’s suggestion of releasing Shangguan
Bing’er. Dongfang Hanyue had casually strolled over to Shangguan Bing’er.
When she saw Shangguan Bing’er, she even joked to Bing’er and told her not
to rush out right away. They wanted to make that bad man feel impatient and
anxious for a time.
She had been afraid that Shangguan Bing’er would hold a grudge, and so she
had spent quite a bit of time over the past two days chatting with her. The
two had discussed many things, but she had forgotten to return Shangguan
Bing’er’s Spatial Ring to her. This was why Zhou Weiqing hadn’t been able to
reach Shangguan Bing’er this entire time.
This all took time to describe, but in truth mere moments had passed between
Zhou Weiqing first arriving at Xuantian Citadel and the two great dragons
being summoned. By the time Dongfang Hanyue led Shangguan Bing’er in
speeding out of Xuantian Citadel, Zhou Weiqing’s side was already prepared
for war.
The words ‘kill them all’ were stuck inside Zhou Weiqing’s throat, unable to
come out. It must be remembered that both Hui Yao and Duo Si had flared their
auras and were waiting for the signal. Once he actually ordered for them to
kill everyone before him, they would carry it out without hesitation.
That terrifying suppressive aura continued to hang in the air, but Zhou
Weiqing just stared wide-eyed. The ancient, deathly aura emanating him
melted away like frost in the sun, while the redness in his eyes gradually
receded as well.
Bing’er isn’t dead. Bing’er isn’t dead.
Zhou Weiqing was unable to control himself, and his tears began
to slide down his face while his body began to shake even harder.
“Give Bing’er back to me and I’ll spare you,” Zhou Weiqing said
hoarsely. His voice didn’t sound threatening at all… but he had those two
great dragons by his side.
Dongfang Hanyue finally came back to her senses. When she looked at Zhou
Weiqing’s pathetic, sniveling face, she couldn’t help but feel a sourness in
her heart. She forgot that she was the Xuantian Palace Lord and, in this
moment, became nothing more than a little girl. If I was the one who was in
trouble, would he be this anxious?
“I refuse. Go ahead and kill me.” Dongfang Hanyue raised her head and
stared coldly at Zhou Weiqing.
Zhou Weiqing was dazed. When he saw that Shangguan Bing’er was fine, he
suddenly went through yet another mood swing, soaring from the depths of
depression to the heights of joy. By now, he no longer felt that much
enmity.
When he heard Dongfang Hanyue refuse, he actually didn’t know what to say.
He didn’t know how he was supposed to handle this situation. Only, when he
saw that stubborn look on her face he couldn’t help but feel a bit sorry for
her.
In the end, it was Shangguan Bing’er who resolved this deadlock. “Little
Fatty, what the hell are you doing? Hanyue has been treating me wonderfully.
I’m fine!” As she spoke, she summoned her Wings of the Wind God and flew over
towards Zhou Weiqing.
Clearly, no one was going to stop her. Dong Fang and the four Grand Elders
had completely shut up. They could clearly sense that if anything was to
actually happen to Shangguan Bing’er, Zhou Weiqing probably really would’ve
ordered these two enormous great dragons to level Xuantian Citadel. No
matter how crafty they were, they had no solutions for dealing with these
two leviathans.
The Wings of the Wind God were incredibly fast, allowing Shangguan Bing’er
to almost instantly appear before Zhou Weiqing. Ignoring the fact that so
many people were present, Zhou Weiqing immediately pulled her into his arms
while using both hands to roam around her body shamelessly. Only after
making sure that she was completely unharmed did he finally and truly relax.
Even though many people were watching, Shangguan Bing’er didn’t resist in
the slightest. She just tightly held onto his waist, pressing her face
tightly against his chest.
Although she and Dongfang Hanyue had arrived just moments ago, the
conversation outside the citadel had been carried out using Heavenly Energy.
Thus, even inside the citadel she knew exactly what was happening.
For her sake, this man had been willing to face down the entire Xuantian
Palace. He was going to bathe it in blood, all by himself. How could she not
feel moved? This was her man, her Little Fatty!
Dongfang Hanyue stared at Zhou Weiqing, who was standing atop the enormous
head of Hui Yao. Her eyes couldn’t help but redden, because she knew that a
few days from now she might never see this man again. She was jealous of
Shangguan Bing’er, jealous of the fact that she could be with him while
Dongfang Hanyue herself had to shoulder all those responsibilities by
herself. Her father’s legacy, Xuantian Palace’s future… they were the
heaviest shackles she had to bear.
Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Bing’er cuddled together for quite some time
before slowly separating. None of the Xuantian Palace powerhouses actually
dared to disturb them. The awesome presence of the two Heavenly God-level
great dragons was simply too terrifying. At a time like this, they no longer
worried about Xuantian Palace’s face. They were worried about Xuantian
Palace’s continued survival.
“Little Fatty, you were wrong in blaming big sister Hanyue. She treated me
very well and she told me many things. Previously, Xuantian Palace did in
fact temporarily confine me to my quarters because they weren’t certain as to
why we had come, but they didn’t hurt me. When big sister Hanyue heard the
news, she immediately came back to persuade them otherwise. I was planning
to come out and search for you today.”
Zhou Weiqing scratched his head, sighing mentally to himself. He felt as
though his life was changing far too rapidly. He then turned to stare at the
distant Dongfang Hanyue, feeling rather awkward.
“So, uh, Hanyue… um… I guess this was a misunderstanding?” Zhou Weiqing
stuttered.
Dongfang Hanyue bit her lower lips, struggling to prevent her tears from
falling down. However, she simply couldn’t stop them.
Zhou Weiqing spread his wings and flew towards Xuantian Palace. The great
dragons Hui Yao and Duo Si simply remained where they were, waiting for him.
They were certain that no one would dare to cause trouble for Zhou Weiqing
with them present.
Shangguan Bing’er didn’t head over, she just remained on Hui Yao’s head, a
rather odd look on her face. Dongfang Hanyue hadn’t held anything back in
her talks with Shangguan Bing’er, including what had happened between her
and Zhou Weiqing and the feelings she felt for him. At first, Shangguan
Bing’er had blamed Zhou Weiqing for this. No matter how gentle she was, she
was still a woman…
and she had two sisters back home! This Little Fatty, he really does have a
lover in every port. Even when he goes to a different continent, he still
won’t stop! But when Zhou Weiqing had risked everything to challenge
Xuantian Palace today, that bit of resentment vanished from her heart. Now,
she actually sympathized with Dongfang Hanyue.
Dongfang Hanyue was Xuantian Palace’s Palace Lord. There was naturally no
way she could return with Zhou Weiqing to the Boundless Mainland. She liked
him, but she couldn’t be together with him. This was the most agonizing type
of feeling there was. In comparison, Bing’er was much more fortunate.
Dong Fang and the four Grand Elders were now thing more than spectators. In
truth, they mostly felt admiration for Dongfang Hanyue. Even though she
might’ve guided by her feelings, her evaluation of Zhou Weiqing was spot on.
Who would’ve imagined that this young man could actually summon two great
dragons? If it hadn’t been for Dongfang Hanyue bringing Shangguan Bing’er
out, there would probably be no way to return from what was about to happen.
Xuantian Palace’s foundation, built up over thousands of years, probably
would have been completely destroyed!
Shangguan Bing’er was now back by Zhou Weiqing’s side, metaphorically
speaking. Judging from the looks of things, this wasn’t going to result in a
fight after all. Dong Fang let out a slight sigh, then waved her hand and led
the four Grand Elders back into Xuantian Citadel. She did this partially
because their presence here was superfluous, and partially to show that
Xuantian Citadel didn’t have any hostility towards Zhou Weiqing. Dong Fang
wasn’t a fool. Letting Dongfang Hanyue chat privately with Zhou Weiqing was
actually the best choice right now. Zhou Weiqing dispelled his wings,
landing before Dongfang Hanyue. When he saw the tears streaming down her
face but that stubborn look remain in her eyes, his heart instantly
softened.
“Hanyue, it was all a misunderstanding.
This was all my fault, but I never suspected you
personally, I just thought that Xuantian Palace was going to do something
bad to Bing’er. No matter what, it was all my fault.” Daring to admit fault
was one of Zhou Weiqing’s exemplary personal traits.
Sometimes, there were many problems between a man and a woman which were
caused by both sides being stubborn and hard-headed. If one side could
voluntarily admit fault, even the most serious of disputes would be easily
resolved. But of course, this was only if both truly loved each other.
When Dongfang Hanyue saw that sincere look on Zhou Weiqing’s face, she
suddenly leapt forwards and threw herself into his arms, sobbing loudly. She
wasn’t crying because he apologized, she was crying because after today, she
probably would never see him again. She couldn’t bear to let him go!
His arms around Hanyue’s smooth and supple frame, Zhou Weiqing couldn’t help
but feel excited. He couldn’t help but blurt out, “Yue-yue, come with me.”
Dongfang Hanyue continued to cry without stopping, unable to reply right
away. She was very happy that Zhou Weiqing had said these words, but… could
she actually leave? She bore far too many burdens on her shoulders. The
entire Xuantian Palace needed her!
Thus, after hearing Zhou Weiqing’s sincere invitation, she only cried all
the harder, using her hands to pound against Zhou Weiqing’s chest.
As for the Tenebrous Demon Dragon, it was extremely uncomfortable due to the
two Dragon Emperors staring at it. It said tentatively to Hui Yao, “If you
are willing, you can rest a while at my place. It seems this was all nothing
more than a misunderstanding.” Hui Yao glance calmly at it, then said,
“We’ll just stay here. We wouldn’t want to disturb your rest or cultivation.
Since this was all a misunderstanding, everything will be fine once all has
been explained. We’ll be leaving soon. I don’t think this place is the
Boundless Mainland.”
The Tenebrous Demon Dragon secretly let out a sigh of relief. It was better
if the two didn’t come to its place. These two were capable of summoning an
overwhelming amount of Fire Attribute atmospheric energies, while his own
residence was filled with Tenebrous energies. If they actually came to visit,
it would probably take him forever to restore his lair to its usual
appearance. The only reason it had extended the offer was to demonstrate its
sincerity.
“Yes, this place is the Xuantian
Continent. We’re tens of thousands of kilometers away from
the Boundless Mainland,” the Tenebrous Demon Dragon said respectfully.
A flicker of deep concern appeared within Hui Yao’s eyes. When Zhou Weiqing
had summoned them, they had been filled with excitement as they were finally
going to return to the outside world and wouldn’t need to destroy the Luster
Spatial Realm. That was a place their ancestors had established, after all.
If they could avoid destroying it, that would be ideal. But, after a few
brief moments of excitement, they became filled with concern for their
children as well as towards that nameless, powerful enemy. Even if they were
able to find that opponent, would they be able to bring their children back
safely?
Zhou Weiqing caressed Dongfang Hanyue’s back. He said softly, “Stop crying,
Hanyue. My heart breaks when I see you cry. I don’t want to part from you
either! But… just like you, I bear many burdens and responsibilities. I need
to go back to save my parents, and there are many other tasks I have to
accomplish as well. I want to stay behind with you, but I…”
“Say no more.” Dongfang Hanyue lifted up her head, staring at Zhou Weiqing
with her reddened eyes. “I just want to ask you one thing. Once everything
is settled, will you come back for me?”
When he saw that stubborn, hopeful look in her eyes, he didn’t
hesitate in saying, “Absolutely! Of
course I will! Anywhere between five and ten years from now, I’ll
come back here and find you. Not only am I going to come and seek you out,
I’m going to take you away. I’m confident that by then, no one in the
Xuantian Continent will be able to stop me. I’ll take you away, even if I
have to kidnap you to do so.” Zhou Weiqing’s words were extremely
dominating. Dongfang Hanyue’s heartbroken face finally revealed a hint of
happiness. “Really? Don’t lie to me. Otherwise, I’m going to lead Xuantian
Palace in attacking your Boundless Mainland.”
Zhou Weiqing laughed bitterly, “My strongest point is also my weakest point.
I’m soft-hearted! Especially towards my women. Don’t worry, I’ll do what I
promised.”
Dongfang Hanyue nodded slowly. “I’ll wait for you. Five years, ten years…
even twenty years or longer, I’ll wait for you. No. If you don’t come back
to me in ten years, I’ll assume you are dead. I’ll personally lead all the
powerhouses of Xuantian Palace to the Boundless Mainland to avenge you.”
Zhou Weiqing’s heart trembled. When he saw that stubborn look in her eyes,
he grew all the more reluctant to part with her. Even though they had only
been together briefly, he could tell from her eyes that she cared just as
deeply for him as any of his women did. This was a woman who was worthy of
his love!
“Don’t worry. I’ll definitely stay alive. For your sake, and for the sake of
my wives, I’ll definitely stay alive.” Dongfang Hanyue snorted. “I heard from
Bing’er that you are a total lecher. Hmph. I’m the last one, you hear me?
Otherwise, once you bring me back I’ll kill the extras that came after me.
Five to ten years! I might be able to become a Heavenly God by then. I’m not
kidding around with you.”
“I wouldn’t dare. I really wouldn’t.” Zhou Weiqing scratched his head. I
don’t even know how I’m supposed to explain you to the others when I get
back. It seemed he really would have to keep himself under control in the
future. No matter how beautiful the women he met were, he would keep a
respectable distance from them. Otherwise, these women would eventually tear
him limb from limb!
When she saw Zhou Weiqing nodded his head obediently like a scolded child,
Dongfang Hanyue couldn’t help but let out a giggle. The next moment, tears
once more began to cascade down from her beautiful eyes.
“G-go on. Beat it. I’m afraid that if you don’t leave right away, I won’t be
willing to let you leave at all.” Dongfang Hanyue cast him a final lingering
glance, then slowly turned with her back facing him. She didn’t want to
watch him leave.
Zhou Weiqing took a deep breath, just barely able to control his emotions.
He gritted his teeth, then stepped forward to pull Dongfang Hanyue over
towards him, planting a deep kiss on her lips which completely melted her.
Silver light flashed. A heartbeat later, Zhou Weiqing appeared in the distant
skies, landing on Hui Yao’s head once more. “Let’s go.”
Hui Yao and Duo Si exchanged a glance, then simultaneously spread their
enormous wings and soared into the skies, flying far away.
Dongfang Hanyue watched them leave, a lost look in her eyes. “Weiqing, you
have to come back! I’ll wait for you.”
Zhou Weiqing stood on Hui Yao’s head, unable to control his emotions for a
long time. Shangguan Bing’er stood off to one side, not disturbing him. She
was a truly good girl who would always be considerate of the feelings of
others. She could clearly sense how much it had hurt Dongfang Hanyue to part
with him. Hadn’t she felt the same way when she parted with her Little
Fatty?
Hui Yao and its wife flew westwards. Their movements seemed very slow, but in
reality they were travelling incredibly fast. It had taken Zhou Weiqing two
full days of flying to reach Xuantian Citadel, but it took them just a few
hours on the way back before they saw the sea once more.
Hui Yao retracted its wings slightly, allowing its ponderous bulk to descend
upon the ocean. “Weiqing, why did you come to the Xuantian Continent? If at
all possible, Duo Si and I would like to avoid flying through the skies above
the ocean. The Water Attribute atmospheric energies above the ocean are
extremely dense, which is not good for our cultivation. In addition, if we
were to fly through the skies of the ocean, the marine life below would be
heavily impacted by us. Some might be so terrified that they’ll die on the
spot. I do not wish to see this.”
Zhou Weiqing had finally recovered. He thought for a moment, then said, “We
do have a way back which is fairly fast, but… what should we do with the two
of you? Your bodies are so huge…”
Hui Yao smiled. “You don’t need to worry about that. Have you forgotten the
Spatial Teleportation Gem? We can temporarily reside within it and slumber.
If you need anything, you can summon us out as you please. That gem doesn’t
seem to stable, so I’ll make use of the time to fix and remake it. Otherwise,
this priceless treasure will be useless after a few more activations.” Zhou
Weiqing chortled. “That’s perfect. Very well then, I’ll put you two
inside.” While speaking, he flicked his wrist and sent the Sea Emperor
Shuttle flying out to land within the ocean, its ‘lid’ opening up.
Just as Hui Yao had said, if the two of them were to fly across the sea it
would cause the waters below them to turn a faint red color. Their natural,
dense aura of Fire Attribute energy had already caused countless fish to die
and come floating up to the surface, completely cooked. No wonder Hui Yao was
unwilling to fly across the sea. Even creatures as mighty as dragons were
unwilling to commit too much pointless killings.
Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Bing’er entered the Sea Emperor Shuttle. Hui Yao
exchanged a glance with its wife. The thick red aura suddenly vanished
around them as their giant bodies transformed into two streaks of fiery light
that shot into the Spatial Teleportation Gem over Zhou Weiqing’s chest. It
felt like an absolutely enormous amount of energy had just poured into it.
Before Zhou Weiqing even had a chance to get a clear picture of the energies
involved, Hui Yao and Duo Si both completely vanished. As they vanished, the
world around them went back to normal and no more red color appeared in the
seas. Zhou Weiqing closed the lid to the Sea Emperor Shuttle, then turned
over to look at Shangguan Bing’er. It had been nearly a year since the two
had come out on this expedition. They had finally completed their mission. It
was time to come home.
Zhou Weiqing held Shangguan Bing’er’s slender hand, then said in a piteous
way, “Bing’er, I know that I was at fault. I was wrong. I swear, she’ll be
the last one. I’ll never touch another woman again, ever. Alright?”
Shangguan Bing’er let out a soft sigh. “Just keep control of yourself.
Little Fatty, I just want to tell you that there are far, far too many
wonderful women in the world. You can’t make all of them yours. I can
forgive you… but back home are my two sisters and Tian’er, and also that
Little Witch who sacrificed herself to rescue you.”
Zhou Weiqing scratched his head. “I know, I know. It’s all my fault. This
time, when I go back, if I get into another relationship with any other
women, you can go ahead and castrate me. I won’t voice a word of complaint.”
Shangguan Bing’er let out a startled laugh. “You said it. Don’t go back on
your word.” “Uh… can I take it back? And besides, could you really bear to?”
Zhou Weiqing chortled naughtily.
Shangguan Bing’er snorted. “Why wouldn’t I? All you ever do is bully us.”
Zhou Weiqing pulled her into his arms. “You can’t call this ‘bullying’. The
term for it is ‘love’. See, its been ages since I’ve loved you. I feel as
though you are a stranger. Let me see if my Bing’er was mistreated recently
in Xuantian Palace. Let’s see if you’ve grown thinner…”
Chapter257: Do not think you have already won!
With this delay, another two hours passed just like that. At last, the two
of them finally activated the Sea Emperor’s Shuttle, speeding off directly
into the deep ocean waters.
This entire year in the Xuantian Continent could be said to be extremely
rewarding for Zhou Weiqing. Not only had he completed his mission, his own
cultivation had improved greatly, with his Saint Energy actually reaching
the thirty eighth stage, one step closer to his Saint Core Nucleus. Zhou
Weiqing could vaguely sense that if he really managed to consolidate the
Saint Core Nucleus, his power would rise qualitatively again. Then, perhaps
he could even take on Heavenly God Tier powerhouses without being too
afraid, let alone Heavenly Emperors.
The speed of the Sea Emperor’s Shuttle was already extremely fast, and with
Zhou Weiqing infusing as much Saint Energy as it could take, it sped along
like a bolt of lightning cutting through the oceans. If they kept up such
speeds, Zhou Weiqing estimated that they would take only around two months
or so before they could return to the Heaven’s Expanse Palace. Very quickly,
a day passed, and they submerged the Sea Emperor’s Shuttle deeper into the
ocean.
Even as Zhou Weiqing was continuously infusing Saint Energy into the Sea
Emperor’s Shuttle, abruptly the ocean waters in front of them seemed to
undergo a strange change. Since Zhou Weiqing was using his Saint Energy to
activate the Sea Emperor’s Shuttle, his senses had been extended out a great
distance and with maximum sensitivity, as if the Sea Emperor’s Shuttle was
part of his body. At this moment, the entire Sea Emperor’s Shuttle felt as
if it had slammed into a giant, invisible net, the powerful constraints
causing their speed to slow drastically.
When they looked out, everything seemed normal, the ocean waters still as
clear and as beautiful as ever. However, the sense of being bound up was
just too strong, and as the Sea Emperor Shuttle continued slowing, it
actually seemed like it was about to stop.
Not Good!
Zhou Weiqing cried out inwardly, abruptly bursting forth with as much Saint
Energy as he could infuse. In that instant, the Sea Emperor Shuttle exploded
with a piercing silver-white light. Instead of moving forward, it began to
rise in a wild, meteoric fashion. In a swoosh, it burst free from the ocean
waters.
Right as they left the ocean, a terrifying huge mouth slammed shut where
they had been an instant ago. If Zhou Weiqing had not reacted swiftly
enough, they would have been swallowed entirely by those giant jaws.
In midair, both Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Bing’er had jumped out of the Sea
Emperor Shuttle, swiftly withdrawing it back into his Sumeru Ring.
The two of them immediately brought their wings into play, soaring higher
into the sky as they focused their vision downwards.
Currently, on the surface of the ocean a massive whirlpool of almost
thousand metres in diameter had formed. At the same time, a low, venomous
voice rang out from that whirlpool.
“I never really expected that it would be you. Little brat, this time let’s
see who can save you.” A giant, ferocious head slowly poked out of the
center of the whirlpool. It was the surviving Terror Sea Dragon that had
been wounded by Zhou Weiqing and Dongfang Hanyue.
When Zhou Weiqing saw it, he couldn’t help but be stunned momentarily. This
fellow was just like a ghost haunting him, always appearing inexorably and
seeking vengeance. He had already been pushing the Sea Emperor Shuttle at an
extreme speed, yet he had still been intercepted by it. This luck, it was
really…
If the situation had been similar to their journey to the Xuantian
Continent, Zhou Weiqing would definitely not have overlooked this critical
detail, possibly taking a long way around. However, this time he was
accompanied by the two great Dragons, and thus he had not bothered trying to
hide, just taking the most direct route. Who would have imagined that he
would really meet this Terror Sea Dragon once more.
It had barely been a few days since they had last clashed, but it looked
like this fellow had not only recovered fully, it had also become larger and
stronger. It seemed like its cultivation had even grown severely.
In truth, it was Zhou Weiqing’s own folly in this matter. If he was not
using the Sea Emperor Shuttle, in the vast oceans, no matter how powerful
the Terror Sea Dragon was, how could it possibly discover them? However, the
Sea Emperor Shuttle was after all created using the Heavenly Core of the
Terror Sea Dragon’s father, and the aura it gave off was just too familiar
to it. How could it possibly not be able to sense it?
Suddenly sensing such a familiar presence, this Terror Sea Dragon had
naturally rushed over to investigate. As for the reason why its cultivation
had risen so suddenly, it was actually not that it had gained some
inspiration or benefit in the big fight, but rather because after the fight,
although its brother had self-detonated its Heavenly Core Nucleus, it had
not fully succeeded. As such, a portion of its Heavenly Core had remained,
sinking to the depths of the oceans. Since the ocean was its domain, how
could this Terror Sea Dragon not be able to find it?
It was exactly because it could depend on the remnants of its brother’s
Heavenly Core that it was able to recover in such a short period of time,
and improve its cultivation level as well.
“It looks like your luck is really not bad at all,” Zhou Weiqing said to
Shangguan Bing’er beside him, totally ignoring the Terror Sea Dragon. The
only thing he continued to do was soar higher with Bing’er, attempting to
draw open the gap between themselves and the Terror Sea Dragon. Currently,
Shangguan Bing’er was definitely very nervous. After all, the Terror Sea
Dragon was a Heavenly God Tier powerhouse, a hegemon over the oceans.
Furthermore, its look was so savage and ferocious.
“Is that the Terror Sea Dragon?” Shangguan Bing’er asked worriedly.
Zhou Weiqing nodded and said: “Yes,
but do not worry.
Relax, I will handle it.”
Seeing the two young humans continue soaring into the skies, the Terror Sea
Dragon was not anxious at all. Its massive body actually sprang out of the
waters. Although it did not have wings, with its powerful cultivation, flying
in the air was naturally not a problem.
In the oceans, its senses and perception were extremely powerful. It had
been looking out for Dongfang Hanyue, and it had long realised that this
time she was not following Zhou Weiqing. As for the other human beside him,
she was even weaker, and it dismissed her at once, not worried at all.
The Terror Sea Dragon hated Zhou Weiqing to the core. If it was not able to
torture him to death, it would not rest. As for the period of torture, it
had decided to lengthen it further.
Both Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Bing’er flew extremely fast, and they soon
soared to more than a thousand metre height. The Terror Sea Dragon was
following behind them. Currently, the skies were an azure blue as the Water
Attribute energies grew stronger all about them, beginning to exert a
binding force upon them that grew stronger by the minute, causing their
speeds to slow down as time went by.
This was actually because the Terror Sea Dragon wanted them to slowly feel
fear, bit by bit. After all, Zhou Weiqing was now ‘alone’, and though he had
launched a surprisingly strong attack previously, what kind of existence was
the Terror Sea Dragon? Naturally, it sensed a temporary eruption of power.
This time, not only had it grown stronger, it was also fully prepared, ready
to squash Zhou Weiqing like the little bug he was.
The terrifying energy reverberations flowed in the sky. At this moment, even
Zhou Weiqing was feeling rather nervous. However, this nervousness was not
regarding whether or not they could escape from the Terror Sea Dragon, but
whether or not they could successfully kill the Terror Sea Dragon before it
escaped. “Little brat, today you will not have any other chances. I will
tear your skin and break all your bones, letting you die bit by bit. Ohh, it
looks like the energy within your body is rather unique, perhaps it will
have some use to me. I will definitely have a good meal and digest it
properly. Do not bother with your puny resistance any longer.”
The pressure from the water attribute energies was steadily increasing, the
energy fluctuations growing more violent. In an abrupt increase of power,
both Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Bing’er found they were no longer able to
continue flying upwards.
The Terror Sea Dragon had grown to almost a hundred metres long, and it
soared arrogantly in the skies near them. Since it was just Zhou Weiqing, it
naturally did not deem it necessary to immerse its body in the oceans.
Furthermore, this was in the skies above the oceans, and the Water Attribute
energies in the atmosphere was still relatively high.
All of a sudden, Zhou Weiqing began to laugh at the Terror Sea Dragon. “Big
fellow, do not think you have won like that. This is just the beginning.”
Of course, Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Bing’er were no match for the Terror
Sea Dragon. If they took into account the dangers of the oceans, he would
not choose such a straight-line fashion to travel back to the Boundless
Mainland. However, he was currently so bold because he was now able to rely
on others, and his confidence was far greater now, even compared to when he
was in the Xuantian Palace. After all, at that time,
he did not know if the summons would actually succeed, but now he had no
such worries.
Two balls of red light swelled out from Zhou Weiqing’s chest. One in the
skies, one further below near the ocean. Even the powerful Terror Sea Dragon
did not have time to react as the skies began to change colour instantly.
In truth, when the Terror Sea Dragon first appeared, Hui Yao had already
contacted Zhou Weiqing. With the sudden appearance of a Heavenly God Tier,
how could the two dragons not pay attention to it and attach great
importance to the matter? Zhou Weiqing luring the Terror Sea Dragon into the
skies was actually a suggestion from Hui Yao. He knew that if the Terror Sea
Dragon was in the oceans, although they could still easily defeat it, it
would still not be easy for them to stop it from escaping. After all, the
geographical and attribute advantage was just too obvious. However, once
they were all in the skies, the situation would be vastly different.
Although it was still above the oceans, the skies were the realm of the
Emperor Dragon bloodlines, and how could they all remain arrogant in their
domain! When the terrifying red light descended, covered the skies and
blanketed the area, the Terror Sea Dragon began to panic. Subconsciously, it
began to dive down back for the safety of the ocean.
“Back.” Duo Si’s disdainful voice rang out. A violent explosion, and the
massive body of the Terror Sea Dragon bounced back upwards.
When the red light appeared, a searing hot energy enveloped Zhou Weiqing and
Shangguan Bing’er. In the next moment, both their bodies soared higher into
the skies, and they were no longer able to see the situation below clearly.
All they could see was an endless sea of red. Vaguely, both Zhou Weiqing and
Shangguan Bing’er were able to clearly sense the violent energies clashing
below behind the cover of the red light. Of course, it was just the
fluctuations, as in their position they would not be affected at all.
The fight between three mighty dragons was undoubtedly extremely exciting,
but in order to ensure the safety of the two young humans, and also to
prevent the Terror Sea Dragon from being a cornered dog that leaps over the
wall in desperation[1. Literal translation, depicting a cornered beast often
doing anything desperate. In this case, probably referring to it suicide
killing Zhou Weiqing], Hui Yao did not allow them to watch.
Very quickly, ten minutes had passed, and the surging energies below the red
cloud began to calm down. Abruptly, silence reigned as the red light
withdrew, revealing the scene below to Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Bing’er.
The originally brutally unmatched Terror Sea Dragon no longer seemed like a
Heavenly God Tier powerhouse. Although its body was huge, it paled in
comparison to Hui Yao. Currently, Hui Yao’s front claws were grabbing the
Terror Sea Dragon by its neck and back, just lifting it up like that in
midair. Its body had shrunk by a third, its entire tail end had vanished,
and there were terrible burn marks all over its entire body. Of all the
ferocious looking spikes on its body, more than two thirds had been broken
or clipped. In front of two mighty Dragons with the Emperor bloodline,
especially now that they were in midair, it naturally had no chance at all.
The Terror Sea Dragon was still alive, but it was fully restricted by Hui
Yao’s powerful dragon powers. Currently, its eyes no longer held any venom;
all that was left was utter terror.
Zhou Weiqing spread his hands and shrugged, saying: “I told you long before
that I have the Emperor Dragon bloodline, but you refused to believe me.
This time, you can’t escape right? Well, this time we did snatch the Spatial
Teleportation Gem from the Xuantian Palace, but we have in turn helped them
solve this big problem, so it isn’t too bad for them at all. Senior Hui Yao,
could you please finish him off, lest this big fellow causes trouble in the
oceans once more.”
Hui Yao laughed heartily and said:
“There is no rush to finishing it off, it still has a
good usage.” Although they were both considered dragons, but they were
separated into different tribe groups. Furthermore, Hui Yao was of the
highest and proudest of the Emperor Dragon bloodlines, and he had been
helped by Zhou Weiqing so many times. He had always wanted to return the
favour, and this was a perfect opportunity.
“Good usage? Could it be that Senior wants it to carry us back
to the Boundless Mainland?” Zhou
Weiqing asked curiously.
Hui Yao shook its head, saying: “How could that be possible? Don’t look at
its dejected posture now. Once it returns to the ocean, that will change
instantly. The greatest innate talent of the Terror Sea Dragon is that it is
able to draw upon the powers of the oceans to heal its wounds. It may be
severely injured now, but once it re-enters the oceans, it can use its
secret arts to escape instantly. Before long, it will be back spry and alive
again. As such, we cannot allow it to touch the ocean once more.”
Hearing Hui Yao’s words, the Terror Sea Dragon in his claws couldn’t help
but reveal a look of despair. Currently it was fully under Hui Yao’s
control, even if it wanted to self-detonate its Heavenly Core, it was
already too late. Zhou Weiqing asked wonderingly: “Then… Senior’s meaning
is?”
Hui Yao laughed heartily and said: “You little brat, sometimes you can be so
unbelievably intelligent, yet you can also be so slow at times. Such a
perfect opportunity and target, it isn’t so easy to look for. Do you think
your Devour Skill is a mere decorative tool?”
Hearing his words, Zhou Weiqing’s heart trembled. The Devour Skill… Hui Yao
had kept the Terror Sea Dragon… all for him to use the Devour Skill?
When they were still in the Lustre Spatial Realm, he had used the Devour
Skill on both Hui Yao and Duo Si. However, that was just a very tiny portion
of their power, fully under the control of both dragons. At that time, Hui
Yao had said that after Zhou Weiqing’s Devouring, he would need a few years
to recover. Now, it seemed like that was just a joke, to allow him to search
for the Spatial Teleportation Gem without worrying too much.
It was exactly because he had once Devoured these two mighty Dragons before
that Zhou Weiqing knew how terrifying a Dragon’s Heavenly Energy was. That
was not just a mere tiny sum of energy! Furthermore, if he was using the
Devour Skill on the Terror Sea Dragon, he did not even need to consider any
qualms or scruples at all, and could just directly Devour its life force as
well. The entirety of a Heavenly God Tier Heavenly Beast’s Heavenly Energy,
life force and core primordial qi… what kind of terrifying power was that?
Even for Zhou Weiqing, he found it hard to imagine it.
Hui Yao nodded to him and said: “Don’t stand around being amazed. Start now.
I have already sent my senses through your body. Your cultivation has
improved again, and your body has evolved to be strong and flexible enough…
there should be no problems Devouring this Terror Sea Dragon. If the energy
is too much, you can also share some with this little girlfriend of yours.”
Zhou Weiqing had never been a shy or conventional person, and he did not
hide his excitement and joy. After bowing towards Hui Yao, he appeared in a
flash in front of the Terror Sea Dragon.
When the Terror Sea Dragon saw Zhou Weiqing approach it, the venom in its
eyes returned. Ever since it had met this human, it had been plagued with
constant bad luck. What was he going to do now? Before the Terror Sea Dragon
could think more, a sudden pain on its neck, and a terrifying pressure
caused it to have no chance to move at all, let alone resist.
In order to ensure Zhou Weiqing’s safety, to prevent the Terror Sea Dragon
from possibly countering him, Duo Si also flew over to the other side of the
Terror Sea Dragon, grabbing it in a painful grip to stabilize its position
in the skies.
With the two mighty Heavenly God Tier Dragons wielding the full force of
their pressure on it, let alone this Terror Sea Dragon, even if it were its
big brother, or its father here instead, there would still be no difference.
This was the absolute pressure of two Emperor Dragon bloodlines!
Zhou Weiqing flew all the way to the front of the Terror Sea Dragon before
stopping; at the same time he motioned Shangguan Bing’er to hover by his
side. As soon as the energy Devoured was too much, he would be able to
infuse Saint Energy into Shangguan Bing’er’s body, to help him share some of
it.
Although Zhou Weiqing’s cultivation stage had already reached nine Jewels,
this trip to the Xuantian Continent could be said to be wracked with
dangers. No matter entering the Xuantian Palace, or facing the Terror Sea
Dragons several times… all of those powerhouses had the abilities to finish
him off!
Now that he was about to return to the Boundless Mainland, he knew its
current situation was even more complex and complicated than the Xuantian
Continent. In the past, Zhou Weiqing might not have met so any powerhouses
at once when compared to his time in the Xuantian Continent, but if one
considered the total amount of powerhouses, the truth was the Boundless
Mainland definitely had a far greater amount. Furthermore, there was still
the owner of the Destruction energies; no one knew who he was or where he
was hiding. Not to mention the future threat of the Nether Realm.
As such, he really needed to improve his own strength so much. With such a
great opportunity in front of him, he would definitely not let it go. In this
world, there were not many people with the same fortune as he had.
Just the Devour Skill alone meant he was matchless in the entire Boundless
Mainland in that area… added on to the help of the two dragons. Even a top
powerhouse like the Heavenly Snow Mountain Lord would not have met the same
situation!
In the end, Zhou Weiqing simply stood on the Terror Sea Dragon’s massive
head, his hands extended, each grasping one of the sharp spikes on its head
that hadn’t been broken.
These spikes could once shoot off the terrifying water attribute shots.
Alas, with Hui Yao and Duo Si pressuring it and keeping it under control,
they were like dead objects.
Zhou Weiqing drew in a deep breath, letting himself calm down first. At the
same time, he began to circulate the Saint Energy in his body first in
preparation.
He did not rush into using the Devour Skill, as he knew the incoming flow of
power would just be too huge. If he was not careful, it might actually have
an adverse effect. Zhou Weiqing was an intelligent person, and he would not
make such an obvious error in judgement.
It took him nearly fifteen minutes before Zhou Weiqing brought his entire
body and powers to tip top condition, staying in the Dragon-Tiger
Transformation state. A silver- white light was shimmering faintly under the
surface of his skin, the creation aura of the Saint Energy releasing from
his body.
The feeling of this power did not seem very distinct or powerful, but there
was a breadth, a gentle strength to it. As the energy circulated, even the
Terror Sea Dragon that was about to be Devoured did not sense any threat. It
just did not understand what Zhou Weiqing was trying to do. However, in the
next instant, it was sent sinking into abject terror.
The gentle silver-white light abruptly changed colour, and a vague illusory
figure began to appear behind Zhou Weiqing’s back. It was the image of the
Demon God.
Zhou Weiqing’s hands had turned a pure grey, and a thick grey light was
swirling about in the air. A thick Demonic Attribute aura spread out, giving
forth a terrifying pressure, as a suction force appeared at Zhou Weiqing’s
hands, beginning to draw out the pure Heavenly Energy from within the Terror
Sea Dragon and into Zhou Weiqing’s body.
When one’s cultivation reached the Heavenly God stage, the Heavenly Energy
in their body would be at the purest form. The entire Terror Sea Dragon’s
body was like a massive energy block. Even with the support of his
nine-Jeweled Saint Energy, although Zhou Weiqing’s Devouring speed was quite
fast, compared to the vast amounts of energy in the dragon’s body, it was
like a slow trickle.
Just like what Hui Yao had said earlier, the current body of Zhou Weiqing
was far above what he had previously. Although at the time Zhou Weiqing had
managed to Devour the Heavenly Energy from the two Dragons to increase his
cultivation to the nine-Jeweled stage, that was just a direct increase,
reaching the ultimate limit that his body could withstand.
As his Immortal Deity Technique had completed, his Saint Energy had
completed a circulation path within his body. Now, a year after the
Devouring, Zhou Weiqing’s body had constantly been improved and evolved by
the Saint Energy. In this process, his body had not only grown stronger, but
cleansed and purified. All the impurities in the body were constantly
assimilated or destroyed, expelled from the body. It could be said that the
current Zhou Weiqing’s internal primordial qi was as clean and pure as that
of a baby. Just his body alone and its toughness… even many Heavenly Kings
or Heavenly Emperors would not be able to match it.
This was one of the more important reasons why he had managed to survive
without any serious injuries when he had first faced up against the Terror
Sea Dragon.
As the body constantly improved and evolved, the meridian channels were
naturally one of the most important areas as well. Currently, the sheer
power that his meridian channels could transport was astonishing, able to
even withstand pure power in the solid state!
The Saint Energy was the strongest attribute that could even ‘steal’ the
power and fortune of the world, and how could its effect be compared to any
ordinary energies? Furthermore, Zhou Weiqing also had the fusion bloodline
of the Emperor Dragon bloodlines and the Dark Demon God Tiger Bloodlines.
Not long ago, his Dark Demon God Tiger Bloodline had even evolved in a
baptism of fire from the Demon God, allowing his Saint Energy to rise to a
whole new height.
Under such a circumstance, Zhou Weiqing’s cultivation could be said to be
slowly and steadily increasing day by day in a subtle manner. His body’s
toughness had also reached a state where even he was unclear about the
limits. Two masses of powerful Heavenly Energy began to flow into his body
from his palms. However, this time, Zhou Weiqing did not feel the same
sensation that he previously had when Devouring from Hui Yao, that of
discomfort and being unable to withstand it.
This purest Heavenly Energy, as it flowed into his body, it was immediately
absorbed and divided by his thirty six Death Acupuncture Point energy
whirlpools. As the energy was broken down, the thirty six Death Acupuncture
Point whirlpools started acting like thirty six funnels, swiftly undergoing
the transformation process respectively.
This was the greatest benefit of his cultivation increase. Originally, when
Zhou Weiqing was Devouring from the mighty dragon Hui Yao, it was just the
one large, and one small personal Saint Energy whirlpool that was working
the transformation. Currently, the thirty six Death Acupuncture Point energy
whirlpools might not be as large as the one he formed with Tian’er, but the
sheer numbers were just too great and the transformation speed was
astonishing indeed. At the same time, the Astral Saint Energy that had been
gathered in Zhou Weiqing’s Dantian began to circulate swiftly, quickly
taking the freshly Devoured and transformed Saint Energy as its own, merging
together without any hesitation. To Zhou Weiqing’s surprise, when this
Astral Saint Energy began to spin, it seemed to form the thirty seventh
energy whirlpool right smack in the middle of his Dantian.
However, this Super Saint Energy Whirlpool was not merely absorbing, it
actually began a second filtration process.
Indeed. A second filtration process. The Saint Energy that had already been a
product of the Heavenly Energy broken down, filtered, compressed and
transformed… drop by drop they were going through another similar process.
One by one, cleansed and condensed, and drop after drop of Astral Saint
Energy began to appear from the bottom of the new whirlpool before fusing
right into the whirlpool to become a true part of it.
The Heavenly Energy of a Heavenly God Tier powerhouse was indeed immense and
pure, but after the double filtration and transformative process within Zhou
Weiqing’s body, the quantity had dropped obviously. The sensation of this
process was just too miraculous for Zhou Weiqing. Every single second, he
could actually feel his cultivation and power rising.
Furthermore, this rise in power was totally without any drawbacks or side
effects, totally unlike the inherited legacies that Dongfang Hanyue had
gotten from her father.
This was once again the power of the Saint Energy! Without its existence,
even if Zhou Weiqing was able to Devour from a Heavenly God Tier powerhouse
to increase his own cultivation, it would leave a certain amount of latent
problems within his body, just like Dongfang Hanyue’s case, or perhaps even
worse.
However, the Saint Energy could be considered the base, the absolute core of
all energies in the world. It could be said that all attributes were
transformed from Saint Energy. As such, when these external energies were
absorbed and purified by it, there were no impurities left. As for Zhou
Weiqing’s body, having been immersed by the Saint Energy for such a long
time, his entire body had become like a massive smelting furnace for the
Saint Energy. In such a circumstance, he naturally did not need to fear any
problems occurring.
Hui Yao had been observing Zhou Weiqing’s situation all the time. With his
cultivation level, he could naturally sense all of the changes within Zhou
Weiqing’s body, and his shock and surprise was not small at all. After all,
the speed which Zhou Weiqing was Devouring was far beyond the time when he
was Devouring from Hui Yao, yet when the massive amount of pure Heavenly
Energy entered Zhou Weiqing’s body, the final transformed Saint Energy became
such a small amount. Such a terrifying amount of Heavenly Energy could only
become that little bit of Saint Energy! To what degree did it have to be
purified and compressed for this to happen!
Although the current Zhou Weiqing’s cultivation was still far from Hui Yao,
in that instant, Hui Yao could only think that in the future, when Zhou
Weiqing entered the Heavenly God stage, what kind of power level would he
reach? Perhaps, any Heavenly God Stage powerhouse of the same level… even
ten of them, might not be a match for him.
The truth might indeed be so. Simply put, Zhou Weiqing was currently at the
nine-Jeweled stage. If ten Heavenly Jewel Masters of an equal level were in
front of him now, what could they even do to him? Even if it were Heavenly
King stage powerhouses, comparing to the current him, it was likely they
would not be able to gain any advantage at all. With the power of the
‘Possession of the Demon God’, Zhou Weiqing even had the chance to challenge
a low level Heavenly Emperor. …
As Zhou Weiqing continued Devouring, the grey illusory figure behind his back
slowly grew more solid, more real. Although the face of the illusory grey
figure was still not visible, as it continued consolidating, the aura it
emitted was starting to give even the two dragons a strange pressure.
Hui Yao and Duo Si exchanged startled looks, able to see the shock in each
other’s eyes. It had to be known, they had barely parted from Zhou Weiqing a
year ago! Yet, in this short year, Zhou Weiqing’s power had grown in such a
massive leap, not just quantitatively, but also qualitatively! This was
especially so for that grey aura… that pressure… not even a Heavenly God
Tier should be able to have that. Although Zhou Weiqing could only be said
to have activated a small portion of it, not able to wield it as his own,
just the fact he was able to come up with such pressure was more than enough
to show what kind of levels he would reach in the future.
…
The Devouring continued. Zhou Weiqing was carefully controlling the Saint
Energy within his body. Although this sensation of constantly improving so
quickly was extremely comfortable, giving him much excitement, but this was
still Devouring a Heavenly God Tier powerhouse. How could he afford to be
careless?
In the continued non-stop Devouring process, he slowly began to separate the
freshly transformed Astral Saint Energy, infusing it into the other thirty
six energy whirlpools. In this way, he could maintain the thirty seven
whirlpools in a delicate balance. The output of the thirty six Death
Acupuncture energy whirlpools would perfectly match the transformation speed
of the thirty seventh whirlpool.
Below Zhou Weiqing, the Terror Sea Dragon’s body was trembling. When the
Devour Skill had begun, its eyes were already filled with terror.
What kind of power was that? To actually be able to forcefully draw out his
own Heavenly Energy. Zhou Weiqing’s current Devour speed, even for a
Heavenly God Tier powerhouse, it was still considered quite fast. Although
the Terror Sea Dragon’s body would automatically try to replenish itself by
drawing from atmospheric energies, its recovery rate could not possibly keep
up with Zhou Weiqing’s Devouring speed.
The silver-white light around Zhou Weiqing’s body was growing stronger and
stronger. At the same time, the grey illusory figure behind his back was also
growing clearer and more solid. By this point, the Terror Sea Dragon had
lapsed into a sort of deep sleep. Facing the pressure from the Demon God, it
did not even have a chance to withstand it, especially since its Heavenly
Energy was being lowered steadily. In this
process, its own life force was also weakening dramatically.
The Devour Skill had never been just as simple as Devouring Heavenly Energy,
even life force was not given up on! All energies were fair game to this
terrifying Devour Skill.
This was especially so since Zhou Weiqing had no qualms in this Devouring,
not holding back anything at all. In such a circumstance, there could only
be one final ending for the Terror Sea Dragon… being drained to death.
…
Day passed, slowly entering the dark of the night… then back into the day.
Zhou Weiqing was still continuing his Devouring. The Terror Sea Dragon truly
lived up to its name as a Heavenly God Tier powerhouse, especially since it
had just recently swallowed its brother’s remnant Heavenly Core to become
its own energy. As such, the sheer quantity of dragon Heavenly Energy it had
was just too massive.
Time passed in a non stop flow, and before long, three days had just passed
like that.
In these three days, Zhou Weiqing was not interrupted in the slightest. With
the two mighty dragons holding the fort, even the world around them was
fully under their control.
Shangguan Bing’er had been watching to the side nervously. Although she was
unable to directly Devour, just the powerful Saint Energy that Zhou Weiqing
gave out subconsciously while he was Devouring was quite a big aid to her
already. She did not even need to do anything, and the Saint Energy within
her body would automatically circulate, at a faster speed than even her
normal cultivation! This was also the reason why she was able to sustain the
Wings of the Wind God for such a long period of time without feeling too
tired.
... Three days, and another three. Zhou Weiqing had already been Devouring
the Terror Sea Dragon for a total of nine days!
As the ninth day arrived, the Terror Sea Dragon’s body had already lost all
of its lustre. Its Heavenly Energy had almost been drained dry.
Currently, Zhou Weiqing seemed to have undergone a total overwhelming change
compared to nine days ago. This was perhaps the clearest to Shangguan
Bing’er who had been watching from the side all the while. She was surprised
to find that her Little Fatty seemed to have become more handsome and suave.
The original bronzed skin had become a healthy, glowing white, a faint light
swirling beneath his skin. Even though he was still in the Dragon-Tiger
Transformation, his skin no longer had the original scale patterns.
Of course, that was not the only change. The most obvious change was the
illusory figure behind his back and the Saint Energy surrounding him.
His Saint Energy had all been transformed into Astral Saint Energy, forming
lines of light spinning around his body. Currently, Zhou Weiqing seemed to
have become the heart of a galaxy, with everything revolving around him. As
for the grey illusory figure behind Zhou Weiqing’s back, it had currently
hidden subtly. It had not actually vanished, but had soared higher into the
sky. At the same time, it had reached the height of a hundred zhang!
Although Hui Yao and Duo Si could sense there was no enmity in the illusory
figure, but they still felt an unparalleled pressure from it. Luckily, they
were linked to Zhou Weiqing, and the illusory grey figure did not show any
signs of animosity towards them. Otherwise, they truly suspected if they
would be influenced and affected.
Zhou Weiqing’s eyes had been closed all this time. However, the Astral Saint
Energy around him was glowing brighter and brighter. Vaguely, they could see
that around his chest there was a cluster of stars circling around, as if
echoing with the Astral light around his body. As he breathed, his entire
body seemed to follow the rhythm, glowing with a faint and indistinct light.
At this point, Shangguan Bing’er did not even dare to breathe loudly.
Although she was not clear what level Zhou Weiqing had reached, she could
still sense that he had reached a critical point. The Terror Sea Dragon’s
Heavenly Energy was almost drained dry. Currently, Zhou Weiqing was actually
drawing out its primordial core from its Heavenly Core.
Devour. Perhaps, this would be the final day. And to Zhou Weiqing, this was
also the most important day.
As his cultivation level increased constantly, his body constantly
undergoing improvement and evolving… Devouring for nine entire days.
However, it was only yesterday when his body started to feel an overly
‘full’ sensation.
Just like what Shangguan Bing’er had seen, all of Zhou Weiqing’s Saint
Energy had actually transformed into Astral Saint Energy. When all of the
Saint Energy had completed this transformative process, Zhou Weiqing began
to feel like his body was already too full of energy.
Once he was full to the brim, the first to change was the ‘new’ thirty
seventh energy whirlpool.
This energy whirlpool no longer continued its energy transformation. It was
no longer necessary. After all the assimilation, the thirty six Death
Acupuncture energy whirlpools were already able to directly transform the
Devoured Heavenly Energy into Astral Saint Energy!
Chapter258: Saint Core? Astral Core?
This thirty-seventh vortex slowly rose up from Zhou Weiqing’s DanTian,
almost like it was floating up through the air. This was very slow, and it
was only rising because Zhou Weiqing’s body had accumulated an even more
massive amount of Astral Saint Energy.
At the same time, the other vortexes within Zhou Weiqing’s body began to
transform as well. They originally had been spinning at a very fast pace.
Now, not only did they begin to absorb energies more slowly, the rotation
speed itself became slower.
Zhou Weiqing himself could sense as though his body was filled with
quicksilver, dense and highly sticky quicksilver, which was slowly spinning.
Even if he wanted to stop, he wouldn’t be able to. His body was like a
statue that had become completely solidified inside. His blood flow had
already slowed down to an incredibly low rate. If Shangguan Bing’er put her
fingers beneath his nose, she would find to her amazement that Zhou Weiqing
had completely stopped breathing.
Right. He wasn’t breathing, but this didn’t mean Zhou Weiqing was dead. He
was in a very marvelous state which was filled with opportunity and danger.
Due to it only be possible to train to the thirty-sixth stage of the
Immortal Deity Technique, Zhou Weiqing hadn’t had any suitable cultivation
techniques for him to train in after he entered the nine-Jeweled stage. As a
result, he was constantly improving his own Saint Energy. What was happening
right now was something he had never even heard of. He had no idea what was
going on, and could only continue according to his imagination.
In truth, even if he wanted to stop he couldn’t. A Saint Core. Was he really
about to consolidate a Saint Core Nucleus? Although Zhou Weiqing wasn’t able
to move his body, his head was blazing with flames. Six days ago, his Saint
Energy had already broken through to the thirty-ninth stage. He had spent
five days devouring energy, resulting in his Saint Energy being fully
converted into Astral Saint Energy, which also took a full day. After that,
he hadn’t seemed to make any further breakthroughs at all. He had no idea
how his Saint Core Nucleus would be consolidated.
It must be remembered that he had Devoured the full Heavenly Energy of a
Heavenly God-level Heavenly Beast! However, he still wasn’t able to break
through to become a Heavenly King. One could imagine how harder the
breakthrough requirements were for Saint Energy than any other Attributes.
According to what the great dragon Hui Yao believed, this time Zhou
Weiqing’s Devour Skill should’ve at least allowed him to rise to the early
Heavenly Emperor level. However, it now looked as though it would be good if
he could even rise to the Heavenly King level. The only thing remaining of
that Terror Sea Dragon was its final core essence.
Although the energy within the core essence was the purest of all, there
just wasn’t enough of it. It was hard to say if it would be enough to help
Zhou Weiqing break through to the Heavenly King stage.
The Saint Energy in Zhou Weiqing’s body continued to climb upwards. Although
the process was slow, it was still agonizing to his body, as his meridians
were full.
His bones and his meridians were all straining in pain due to being
completely full. As for the thirty-seventh vortex, it had already risen to
his chest as well. As it did so, it halted its rise and began to continue
spinning once more. This time, however, it didn’t seem to be interested in
drawing in anything else. And yet, Zhou Weiqing had a very special feeling
about it as it continued to slowly spin. This was an unclear, unspeakable
level. When the vortex in front of his chest began to spin, he vaguely
gained insight into a certain something. In that instant, everything around
him seemed to undergo an utterly earth-shattering transformation. It was as
though he wasn’t even in the Boundless Mainland.
This sensory world of his mind had become completely dark, but within the
darkness there were countless specks of light. These specks of light slowly
began to gather around him, spinning and forming a vortex around him.
More and more of the light appeared, slowly coming together into a series of
long ribbons. As for Zhou Weiqing himself, his light around his
consciousness began to grow stronger and stronger, as though transforming
into a giant astral cloud.
Zhou Weiqing had never studied astronomy before, and he had no clue what
this state was. He just had the vague feeling that aside from the
atmospheric energies, there was another sort of energy that came from an
incomparably distant world which was pouring into his body. What was this
energy? It seemed to come from the skies. This was the energy of the Big
Dipper constellation!
Zhou Weiqing’s emotions were currently quite stable. Although he didn’t know
what was going on, upon entering this marvelous state all of his earlier
pain vanished. The only thing left in his heart was enlightenment.
As more of those light ribbons accumulated, the entire astral cloud
continued to spin at a pace which was neither fast nor slow. The astral
cloud itself didn’t rise upwards; in fact, it actually began to shrink
inwards. During this process, the ribbons of light began to gather around
the larger cloud of astral light, causing it to grow brighter and brighter.
Zhou Weiqing didn’t know that when he had entered this state, the people
outside were terrified.
Almost the very first thing he had done was to fully absorb all the final core
essence of the Terror Sea Dragon. Then, his body suddenly unleashed an
incomparably dazzling silver light. When this light appeared, an enormous
gray image actually descended from the heavens and entered Zhou Weiqing’s
body. But, even as it merged it wasn’t able to change the silver light which
was glowing across his body.
Even if the Terror Sea Dragon didn’t have Heavenly Energy, its body remained
at the Heavenly God level. However, just as Zhou Weiqing’s body began to
emanate a strong aura of starlight, the dragon’s great corpse began to
tremble nonstop. It was as though its flesh and blood had also transformed
into energy and had been swallowed away by Zhou Weiqing. In the next
instant, the two great dragons latched onto the Terror Sea Dragon and
instantly reduced the body to dust.
Right at this moment, the specks of light around Zhou Weiqing’s body
suddenly became incomparably tough. They began to rotate rapidly, exploding
with a terrifying aura was simply indescribable. Hui Yao’s first reaction was
to draw Shangguan Bing’er into its own body, while its wife fled far away
from Zhou Weiqing.
It wasn’t incapable of resisting this energy, but if it tried to resist by
force it could end up hurting Zhou Weiqing. What type of energy is this? A
sense of indescribable awe appeared within Hui Yao and Duo Si’s minds. They
had no idea what level Zhou Weiqing had just reached.
In the next instant, something even more stunning occurred. Originally, the
two great dragons had completely controlled the weather in this area,
ensuring that nothing disturbed Zhou Weiqing’s cultivation. However, the
heavens suddenly changed.
The bright day suddenly transformed into night, while the skies became
incomparably translucent. Not a single cloud could be seen. They were able
to clearly see that every single star within the skies was shining with
radiant light. As for Zhou Weiqing, he floated there like the stars above the
waters. The lustrous light emanating from him actually resonated with the
astral light in the skies, and a few dim strands of astral light actually
gathered within his body.
Not even the long-lived dragons held any memories of such a strange
phenomenon, despite their ancient histories. That sense of pressure
vanished, but the two great dragons could no longer sense Zhou Weiqing
either. It was as though he had completely fused into the stars of the night
sky and was no longer a mere human.
Shangguan Bing’er had been covering her lips this entire time, shocked. She
was a human, and her senses were different from those of the two great
dragons. In this instant, she suddenly felt as though her Little Fatty was
no longer on the same level of existence as her. This wasn’t something which
came from a disparity of power, it came from an indescribable intrinsic
quality he now possessed.
The astral light emanating from Zhou Weiqing grew even denser and thicker,
and it coiled around him faster and faster. The ribbons of light sped up to
an inconceivable amount, with all of the light suddenly vanishing within
Zhou Weiqing’s body. In the next instant, a burst of terrifyingly bright
light which couldn’t be stared at blasted out from Zhou Weiqing’s body. This
light stretched out for thousands of kilometers, and in that instant all of
the stars in the skies turned dim.
The mighty light didn’t have a powerful aura to it, but even so, the two
great dragons simultaneously could sense a spiritual pressure pushing them
down into the sea.
W-what type of power is this?! The two great dragons were completely
stunned. They had no idea what Zhou Weiqing was doing.
In truth, not even Zhou Weiqing himself knew what he was doing. He had the
feeling that all of the astral light had merged into his body, which seemed
to have immediately exploded. His thoughts and senses sped up to an
incredible rate, but the only thing he could sense was that boundless astral
light.
He didn’t sense any energy, but Zhou Weiqing realized that almost everything
in the starry skies seemed willing to follow his lead. This was an extremely
strange feeling. In that instant, Zhou Weiqing discovered to his
astonishment that his Saint Energy had completely disappeared. Right. All of
the Astral Saint Energy had completely vanished. When he noticed this, he
finally sensed that his thoughts had returned to his own body. The Astral
Saint Energy had vanished, but something else had appeared within his body.
It was a faint golden pearl that was perfectly smooth.
This pearl hovered within his chest, and the strangest thing about it was
that it was actually surrounded by slender little ribbons of light that
circulated around it. Zhou Weiqing scanned himself and instantly realized
that he seemed to have undergone an earthshaking change. His body no longer
seemed to exist, while everything within the world was available for him to
command, including the endless starry night sky.
I-is this my Saint Core Nucleus? Zhou Weiqing felt incomparably stunned.
Outside his body, the night sky finally turned back into day. Everything
quickly went back to normal… but the great dragon Hui Yao couldn’t help but
let out an astonished cry.
What could cause a Heavenly God-level great dragon, especially one who was a
progeny of the Dragon Emperors, call out in shock? One could imagine how
truly stunning this scene was! “Forty-nine days? It was actually forty-nine
days?!” Hui Yao stared dazed as it mumbled to itself. Puzzled, Duo Si
asked, “What do you mean, forty-nine days?” Hui Yao looked at her. “Go ahead
and sense the changes in our bodies. After being bathed by that astral
light, our bodies seemed to have benefited from it. Not just that. Although
that night sky only appeared for a brief period, I can sense that in reality
a total of forty-nine days have gone past.”
They were Heavenly Gods whose senses regarding the natural world were far
more acute than the senses of ordinary humans, especially with regards to
time. They often went into long periods of slumber, after all. If they
couldn’t sense the passing of time, they wouldn’t even know how old they
were!
When Duo Si heard Hui Yao say this, Duo Si immediately unleashed its own
senses. A moment later, Duo Si’s jaw dropped own in surprise. Hui Yao was
right. Forty-nine days had gone past during that brief moment of astral
light accelerating and disappearing.
What was going on? They had no idea, but when they looked at Zhou Weiqing
they no longer saw that simple, ordinary human youth. Zhou Weiqing continued
to float there, all the light having been completely withdrawn into his body.
The only difference was that on his chest, a ball of light seemed to emanate
ephemeral flickers.
There weren’t any particularly powerful energy ripples. Zhou Weiqing looked
like a very ordinary person, but the wings on his back had already vanished.
He himself, however, continued to hover in the air.
His skin had turned as pale as ivory, and it glowed with sleek, glossy
light. His features were never particularly handsome, but right now they
felt almost holy and sacred. He seemed to have become translucent. As he
hung there in the sky, he was like part of the air itself rather than a
human. If you closed your eyes, you wouldn’t be able to notice he was there.
Not even the two Heavenly God dragons could sense his presence.
Hui Yao let out a long breath, draconic eyes spread wide. If in the past he
could easily sense how Zhou Weiqing’s cultivation was changing, even for a
powerhouse like him Zhou Weiqing had now turned into an enigma. There was no
point in using any type of senses to try and scan him.
Zhou Weiqing, still floating in the air, slowly opened his eyes. When they
saw his eyes, the two great dragons and Shangguan Bing’er couldn’t help but
stare.
Zhou Weiqing’s eyes weren’t glowing with dazzling light as they had
imagined. In fact, it was just the opposite. His eyes looked a bit glossier
than the eyes of others, but there was nothing particularly powerful to
them.
Heavenly Jewel Masters were different from ordinary people. The more
powerful a Heavenly Jewel Master was, the more powerful their auras and
their gazes would become. And yet… Zhou Weiqing seemed to have completely
lost these Heavenly Jewel Master abilities. It was as though he was just an
ordinary person… but could that really be true? How could an ordinary person
float in the skies?
As he opened his eyes, the dazzling ball of light in his chest grew dim. It
was as though everything had gone back to normal.
Zhou Weiqing bowed down in midair, offering his respects to Hui Yao and Duo
Si. “Thank you, seniors, for assisting me. Weiqing shall never forget your
help.”
His voice didn’t seem to have changed, but it now had a certain charisma
that felt extremely comfortable. Hui Yao smiled and shook his head. “No,
this was your destiny. You did good deeds and so reaped a good reward. In
addition, we benefited from your ascendance as well. I really want to know
what cultivation level you have reached.”
Zhou Weiqing chuckled. “To be honest, I’m not sure either. I think I’m a
Heavenly King, but I don’t know what stage.”
The two great dragons were both rather shocked to hear him say he was a
Heavenly King. As they saw it, no Heavenly King could’ve caused those
phenomena which Zhou Weiqing had just displayed. Clearly, his Attributes had
mutated somehow.
However, Shangguan Bing’er had a different interpretation when she heard
this. A twenty-three year old Heavenly King! This was a speed of cultivation
which was unequalled in past, present, and future in the Boundless Mainland…
and the man who did it was her man.
A deep sense of pride pervaded Shangguan Bing’er’s heart. The feeling was
quite marvelous. She spread her wings, discarding her embarrassment and
throwing herself into Zhou Weiqing’s arms. Zhou Weiqing held Shangguan
Bing’er in his arms. He was every bit as excited as Shangguan Bing’er, but
he didn’t reveal it. It seemed as though his mentality had transformed and
grown just as much as his cultivation had.
Shangguan Bing’er nestled herself into Zhou Weiqing’s arms. She felt that he
smelled extremely good right now. She couldn’t explain what he smelled like,
but she felt that it was refreshing and comfortable.
Zhou Weiqing said to Hui Yao and Duo Si, “Seniors, I wasted quite some time.
Let’s continue on our journey.”
Hui Yao nodded. He exchanged a glance with his wife, then the two
transformed into balls of fire that flew into the Spatial Teleportation Gem
around Zhou Weiqing’s neck.
Once they actually entered the Spatial Teleportation Gem, they discovered to
their astonishment that the gem, which had teetering at the brink of
collapse, had actually been fully repaired. Now only was it now extremely
sturdy, its Spatial power had increased countless times over.
Zhou Weiqing hadn’t repaired it. Clearly, when Zhou Weiqing had made his
breakthrough, the Spatial Teleportation Gem had been repaired by the
energies he had emitted. One could simply imagine how marvelous Zhou
Weiqing’s Attributes were!
Zhou Weiqing himself had the deepest understanding as to what had happened.
To put it simply, only Heavenly King-level Saint Energy was ‘real’ Saint
Energy.
The Sea Emperor Shuttle once more descended from the skies into the sea,
with Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Bing’er hopping into it. They closed the
lid, then Zhou Weiqing hugged Shangguan Bing’er and said with a smile,
“Bing’er, I think we’ll arrive home a bit earlier.”
Shangguan Bing’er said, “Little Fatty,
do you know how much time you used up after Devouring that
thing and then breaking through?”
Zhou Weiqing shook his head, puzzled.
Shangguan Bing’er said, “Nearly two months.”
“WHAT?! That long?” Zhou Weiqing had thought that it had been half a month
at most. He didn’t imagine that two months would have gone by in the blink
of an eye.
“Then let’s hurry up and go back.
The two seniors are waiting for us to return so they can
rescue their children.” When he thought of coming back, Zhou Weiqing felt as
though he needed to go home immediately. He had temporarily discarded
everything else to come here, but in truth he needed to do many, many
things. His most important task was to rescue his parents and the others,
then re-establish the Heavenly Bow Empire!
Zhou Weiqing didn’t use his hand to press the crystal into the indent.
Instead, he just willed it and the Sea Emperor Shuttle instantly shot
forward like a bolt of lightning, diving into the sea and disappearing.
This sudden acceleration badly startled Shangguan Bing’er, even though her
body didn’t suffer from it. Zhou Weiqing’s body glowed with a layer of faint
golden light which captured her as well, sending the Sea Emperor Shuttle
hurtling through the seas like an arrow. The water flowing past them turned
almost illusory. None of it seemed real. Save for the hazy blue skies, she
couldn’t see a thing in the outside world at all. What level of speed was
necessary for something like this? This was probably far faster than when
she was travelling with her Wings of the Wind God.
In truth, she didn’t need to try and connect to the outside world. Zhou
Weiqing doing it was enough. Zhou Weiqing suddenly reached out stealthily
with his thoughts. He wasn’t using his own strength right now at all.
His will was infused into the Astral Saint Core Nucleus in front of his
chest, and a strange pulling force emanated from his body. He seemed to have
become a true star, causing the energies of the sea to instantly transform
into his subordinates. It was the powerful atmospheric energies of the sea
itself which was propelling them forwards. Otherwise, how could they be
going this fast?
In addition, thanks to the influence of Zhou Weiqing’s Astral Saint Core
Nucleus, all sea creatures within a thousand kilometers fled in terror. Thus,
nothing would impede their path. Without question, the Astral Saint Core
Nucleus was what had guided Zhou Weiqing to become a Heavenly King. He
himself wasn’t sure just how strong he was after having condensed this
Astral Saint Core Nucleus, but what he was seeing had proven a few things.
First, after gaining the Astral Saint Core Nucleus, he was able to truly
employ Heavenly Dao Energy to control atmospheric energies. However, he was
different from other Heavenly Kings. Any Heavenly Jewel Master, be it
Heavenly Kings, Heavenly Emperors, or even Heavenly Gods, had their own
domains which they were best suited for. These domains were determined by
their Attribute.
Simply put, a Heavenly Jewel Master who had the Fire Elemental Jewel would
definitely be able to summon the most atmospheric energies if he was in a
place like the mouth of a volcano. The sea would naturally be most
advantageous to Water Attribute Heavenly Jewel Masters, which was why Terror
Sea Dragons were so powerful in the ocean.
Zhou Weiqing was different. He didn’t have the Water Attribute, but when he
unleashed the aura from his Astral Saint Core Nucleus, he had an even
greater control over the ocean than a Heavenly King who DID have the Water
Attribute. This essentially meant that his Astral Saint Core Nucleus would
allow him to summon atmospheric energies in any situation, allowing him to
use it as though he had that affinity. In other words, he could use
atmospheric energies as he pleased. He would always be on ‘friendly
terrain’, no matter where he fought.
What was even more important, however, was that the amount of atmospheric
energies Zhou Weiqing was able to summon was somewhere between ten times to
a hundred times greater than what an ordinary Heavenly King could use. As
for exactly how much, he wasn’t sure yet. Most terrifying of all was the
fact that the atmospheric energies could actually be converted into Saint
Energy in the outside world and used to cast techniques. He no longer had to
first compress it and convert it within his body.
This was Saint Energy, true Saint Energy. After gaining the Astral Saint
Core Nucleus, Zhou Weiqing’s power had risen to an unprecedented level.
Forget about Heavenly Kings, even ordinary Heavenly Emperors wouldn’t
necessarily be a match for him.
The Sea Emperor Shuttle’s speed was raised to its truest heights. In truth,
they were moving so fast that Zhou Weiqing could clearly sense that if he
accelerated any further, this divine seafaring artifact which had been
created from a Terror Sea Dragon’s core might end up damaged. Thus, he kept
the speed within a manageable zone instead of really giving it his all.
What rendered Shangguan Bing’er speechless was… while they were hurtling
through the seas at such a terrifying speed, Zhou Weiqing still had the
presence of mind to ‘bully’ her. And… his body was now even more freakishly
strong than before! Each time, he wouldn’t stop ‘bullying’ her until she
repeatedly begged for mercy… and judging from the look on his face, he
clearly wasn’t all that satisfied.
For the first time, Shangguan Bing’er began to think that having a few extra
sisters might not be a bad thing.
This journey of tens of thousands of kilometers was completed in just half a
month. They could now see the outlines of the Boundless Mainland.
If someone had previously told Zhou Weiqing that they would be able to
travel from one continent to another in just half a month, he never would’ve
believed it. Now, however, it had just happened in front of him. The Sea
Emperor Shuttle gradually slowed down. Zhou Weiqing hadn’t simply been
trying to travel fast, he also wanted to familiarize himself with his Astral
Saint Core Nucleus. The better he understood it, the more stunned he became.
He was now certain that after gaining the Astral Saint
Core Nucleus, he was definitely amongst the powerhouses of the Boundless
Mainland.
They finally reached the shore. Zhou Weiqing sent the Sea Emperor Shuttle
rising back to the surface, then popped the lid open. He took a deep breath,
inhaling the moist air of the seashore. Both of their spirits were
invigorated.
This had been a much shorter trip, and the sense of loneliness didn’t really
set in as much. Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Bing’er leapt onto the sand with
his arm around her shoulders. He waved his right hand, causing a wave to
push the Sea Emperor Shuttle to him. It flashed as it entered his Sumeru
Ring. This feeling of having complete control over Heaven and Earth was
absolutely marvelous.
Two balls of fire suddenly burst out of Zhou Weiqing’s chest. Accompanying
the dense Fire Attribute energies were the great dragons Hui Yao and Duosi,
who appeared next to Zhou Weiqing. “I really didn’t imagine we’d be back so
soon. Even if we flew all the way, we wouldn’t have been any faster. Weiqing,
your Saint Attribute is truly marvelous!”
Despite Hui Yao’s power, he couldn’t help but let out a congratulatory sigh.
In his heart, Zhou Weiqing’s status rose even higher.
Zhou Weiqing chortled. “Seniors, what do you plan to do next?”
Hui Yao said, “I’m extremely grateful for you having released us from the
Luster Spatial Realm, but we cannot continue to stay by your side. We can
vaguely sense where our children are, and we need to go find them. Take
this.” Hui Yao opened his draconic mouth, shooting out a streak of red
light towards Zhou Weiqing.
Zhou Weiqing lifted his hand up and accepted it. He lowered his head, seeing
that it was a dark-red scale.
Hui Yao said, “This scale contains my Bloodline Aura. This is how you use
it…” His voice disappeared as he instead mentally transmitted the method to
Zhou Weiqing. Zhou Weiqing nodded. “Thank you, senior.”
Hui Yao shook his head. “We should be the ones thanking you. Alright, let’s
part ways here. I trust we’ll meet again in the future.” After finishing, he
sent his great bulk soaring into the skies and disappeared.
Duo Si nodded towards Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Bing’er, then flew after her
husband.
Zhou Weiqing watched as the two dragons vanished, then said, “Bing’er, let’s
go.”
Shangguan Bing’er said, “Where should we go first?”
Zhou Weiqing said, “We naturally need to return to your Heaven’s Expanse
Palace first. We need to tell my father-in-law the good news, that we’ve
already summoned the great dragons back. Then we’ll head straight to
Heaven’s Bow. It is time to save my parents.”
He had finally broken through to become a Heavenly King and consolidated his
Astral Saint Core Nucleus. Zhou Weiqing was tremendously confident in his
chances of rescuing his parents. The sooner he saved them, the sooner he
could relax.
While chatting, he pulled Shangguan Bing’er into the sky and began to fly
forwards. Given his current cultivation level, he no longer needed to rely
on horses. Flying didn’t consume too much of his energy, and they didn’t
even need for Bing’er to use her Wings of the Wind God.
A gentle breeze brushed past the two of them. As they rose into the air,
they began to hasten westwards. To prevent others from noticing them, Zhou
Weiqing even summoned some clouds to cover them. They flew forward above the
clouds, almost like Immortals or Gods.
Even though Shangguan Bing’er had already experienced how powerful Zhou
Weiqing had become while they were riding the Sea Emperor Shuttle, she was
stunned once again as they flew. The wind seemed to have become their
servant, supporting them, pushing them, and even covering and protecting
them. The wind seemed to have become part of Zhou Weiqing’s body, and even
high in the air they could still clearly see just how fast they were
travelling judging from the land below them. It only took a few days to go
from the eastern seas to the Zhongtian Empire. Just a few more days after
that, they saw Heavenly Jewel Island and Heaven’s Expanse Palace appear in
the distant horizon.
Given Zhou Weiqing’s cultivation, he could’ve led Shangguan Bing’er to head
inside directly. There were now very few people, even in Heaven’s Expanse
Palace, who could stop him. This might incite some squabbling, but it
wouldn’t cause any real problems.
However, Zhou Weiqing didn’t do this. For some reason, after his level had
increased his entire mindset seemed to have changed as well. Simply put, he
had become much more peaceful and calmer. His spirit had been upgraded,
allowing him to reach a brand new level. Compared to the previous him,
instead of growing more arrogant he actually became much more reserved.
Shangguan Bing’er had noticed this the most. If Zhou Weiqing previously
shone like a dazzlingly sharp sword, he was now like a treasured blade
hidden within the sheath.
The two landed outside Zhongtian City, following the Heavenly Pillars
upwards. Shangguan Bing’er’s face was more effective than any writ of
passage. Everyone knew the three Shangguan sisters! Besides, Zhou Weiqing
himself did have a writ, and so they were unimpeded as they reached Heavenly
Jewel Island.
As soon as they reached the island, the two were shocked. There were now two
people waiting for them there. It was the mother and father of the three
Shangguan sisters, Second Palace Lord Shangguan Tianyue and his wife Tang
Xian.
However, it looked as though Shangguan Tianyue still had yet to fully win
his wife’s heart back. Tang Xian stood four or five meters away from him, but
when she saw Shangguan Bing’er she charged out like a gust of wind and
pulled her daughter into her arms.
When parents had many children, even when they strove to be fair they
couldn’t be completely impartial. Without question, of the three Shangguan
sisters, Tang Xian doted on Bing’er the most, as she had viewed Bing’er as
important as her own life for many years. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have come
to wait here alongside Shangguan Tianyue as soon as she heard the news.
“Mother…” Shangguan Bing’er’s voice caught in her throat as she threw
herself into her mother’s arms like a baby sparrow. Shangguan Tianyue stood
off to one side, watching them with eyes filled with warmth and gratification.
He then turned to look at Zhou Weiqing.
“I didn’t expect you to succeed after just a bit over a year. Huh?”
Shangguan Tianyue’s eyes lit up, and the way in which he gazed at Zhou
Weiqing changed a bit.
Zhou Weiqing said curiously, “Milord father-in-law, how did you know that I
completed the mission?”
Shangguan Tianyue didn’t answer. Instead, his gaze grew increasingly stunned
as he stared at Zhou Weiqing. “Kid, your cultivation…”
Shangguan Tianyue felt as though Zhou Weiqing was nothing more than an
ordinary person. The kid didn’t even seem to be a Heavenly Jewel Master, and
didn’t even seem to have any Heavenly Energy ripples emanating form his
body. But how could he possibly an ordinary person? If he was, how could he
have so easily and calmly ascended the towering Heavenly Jewel Island? If he
didn’t lose his cultivation, then… the answer had to be the exact opposite.
Shangguan Tianyue was a Heavenly Emperor, after all. If even he couldn’t see
Zhou Weiqing’s true level, how could he not be surprised?
Zhou Weiqing chortled. “I was lucky enough to break through. Father-in-law,
you can no longer refuse to acknowledge me as your son-in-law, right?” While
speaking, Zhou Weiqing strode forwards, his body lifting up off the ground
for a brief moment before coming back down again. Being able to physically
fly was one of the hallmarks of a Heavenly King.
An amazed light flashed through Shangguan Tianyue’s eyes, but he didn’t
pursue this line of questioning. “Let’s go. We’re going to go visit my big
brother. Xian’er, take Bing’er and have her get some rest.” He doted dearly
on his daughter, but as for this son-in-law? Hmph. This damned brat managed
to steal all three of my daughters. ‘Tired’ isn’t a problem for him.
Shangguan Bing’er’s eyes were rather reddened. She turned to look at Zhou
Weiqing, while Tang Xian said unhappily, “Silly girl, do you think he’s
going to abandon you? Hmph. Zhou Weiqing, you son of a bitch, don’t go
anywhere. I’m not done settling accounts with you.” It had indeed been a
long time since he had seen his mother- in-law. When he heard her say
‘settling accounts’, he couldn’t help but stare.
Tang Xian did something completely unexpected. She released Bing’er’s hands,
then charged over to Zhou Weiqing. She reached out with her right hand, her
palm instantly transforming to become fiery red as she slapped out at Zhou
Weiqing’s chest.
Tang Xian had never been a mild-mannered woman. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have
left for so many years due to Shangguan Tianyue’s playboy ways. All three of
the Shangguan sisters had lied to her, not daring to tell her that all three
of them had fallen for Zhou Weiqing. This was why she had never shown
herself. Alas, in the end paper could not smother fire. The three Shangguan
sisters had grown closer and closer to Zhou Weiqing, while Shangguan
Tianyang and his brother had already begun to prepare for their wedding
ceremonies. They couldn’t hide all of this from Tang Xian, right?
Chapter259: Beating Up Father-In- Law?
When Tang Xian realized that Zhou Weixing was actually about to marry all
three of her precious darlings, she was instantly enraged. She had caused a
huge ruckus at Heavenly Jewel Island, cursing Shangguan Tianyue senseless.
This was the reason why she was standing apart from him just now.
Although Shangguan Tianyue had an exalted status, Tang Xian was the woman he
had loved the most in all his life, and he had always felt rather guilty
towards her. Thus, although Tang Xian caused a huge ruckus, there was
nothing he could really do.
When Zhou Weiqing ascended the island, Tang Xian and Shangguan Tianyue had
immediately received word and so they had both come out. She missed her
daughter, but she was also enraged by the fact that the little bastard Zhou
Weiqing was going to take advantage of all three of her baby girls. Whenever
she thought of this, she was so angry she had to hit something…
And so, we now have before us the sight of the mother-in-law drubbing the
son-in-law. Zhou Weiqing was rather astonished by Tang Xian’s sudden attack,
but as a clever person he immediately knew what was going on. Shangguan
Bing’er let out a startled cry, but Zhou Weiqing didn’t dodge or block. He
allowed Tang Xian to land that palm on his chest.
A sickening thud sound rang out, followed by a dense blast of Fire Attribute
energies exploding. That wasn’t all. Tang Xian was by nature an impulsive
woman. When she saw how Zhou Weiqing neither dodged nor blocked, she
instantly took it the wrong way. Is this little brat belittling me? I still
have a nine- Jeweled cultivation base!
Rage filled her heart, and so her next attack showed very little mercy. She
struck out with both palms, landing a total of eighteen blows across Zhou
Weiqing’s chest.
Shangguan Tianyue had just learned that Zhou Weiqing had broken through to
become a Heavenly King, and so he wasn’t too worried about Tang Xian’s
attacks. For a mother-in-law to whack her son-in-law a few times wasn’t that
big of a deal. If this resulted in Tang Xian calming down, it would actually
be a good thing. And so, he didn’t intervene.
But once Tang Xian actually attacked, Shangguan Tianyue’s eyes bulged out.
She was holding back nothing at all! Her two hands blazed such scorching
energy that they turned a red-gold color. This was her supreme technique,
the Crimson Inferno Palm. It was a type of a technique, but it was an
internal technique which accumulated Fire Attribute energies to an extremely
dense degree, allowing for an incredibly powerful attack. Not even Shangguan
Tianyue would dare to allow her to strike him with this palm.
“Xian’er, show mercy!” By the time
Shangguan Tianyue reacted and said these words, Tang Xian had already
finished unleashing her eighteen palms.
In his heart, Zhou Weiqing couldn’t help but think disparagingly to himself
about his father-in-law. What’s the point of saying it now? She already hit
me.
Shangguan Bing’er flew over, hugging her mother from behind. Just now, Tang
Xian had blocked her and so she didn’t manage to see what sort of technique
she used to attack Zhou Weiqing. All she had heard was a series of muffled
booming sounds.
Tang Xian immediately felt some regret after finishing her eighteen palms.
She had heard that Zhou Weiqing had reached the nine-Jeweled level and so
she didn’t worry too much about her attacks at first. She was one of the first
to know that Zhou Weiqing had six Attributes, and so she understood that his
cultivation level couldn’t be weak. But, who would’ve thought that the kid
would just stand there without even blocking, allowing all eighteen palms to
land? Although she didn’t use her full power, her Crimson Inferno Palms were
able to melt gold and steel alike. It wasn’t that easy to take!
What Zhou Weiqing did next stunned everyone present. After taking all
eighteen palms, he continued to smile. Suddenly, he fell down on his knees
and kowtowed three times respectfully towards Tang Xian. “Mother-in-law,
your humble son-in-law greets you.”
Shangguan Tianyue had wanted to go help heal Zhou Weiqing, but his uplifted
hand slowly froze in midair. Tang Xian’s eyes bulged out. “A-aren’t you
hurt?”
The kid didn’t seem to be hurt at all, no matter how she stared at him. His
breathing was even, he had a smile on his face, and most shockingly of all…
her incredibly hot Crimson Inferno Palms hadn’t even managed to leave a mark
on his clothes. But she had clearly sensed her palms exploding into his
body!
After finishing his kowtowing, Zhou Weiqing stood up and said honestly, “I
wouldn’t dare to be hurt. If I did, I wouldn’t be able to live up to the
favor of Xue’er, Fei’er, and Bing’er.”
“You…” Tang Xian had just calmed down a bit, but upon hearing these words
her rage built again. If it wasn’t for Shangguan Bing’er holding her tightly
from behind, she would’ve attacked again. “You little son of a bitch! You
came here to piss me off, right?!”
Zhou Weiqing smiled bitterly. “Mom, I would never dare to piss you off! If
you are still angry at me, you can hit me a few more times. Your humble
son-in-law wouldn’t dare to dodge.”
Shangguan Tianyue ambled over, casting Zhou Weiqing an unhappy glance before
saying to Tang Xian, “Should I do it?”
“Fuck off already. I’m going to teach this brat a lesson. This is none of
your business. You aren’t any better than him. The two of you are birds of a
feather.”
Shangguan Tianyue’s jaw dropped at the berating. I was asking for that,
wasn’t I? Why the hell did I get involved in you teaching your son-in-law a
lesson? Tang Xian charged back towards Zhou Weiqing angrily. “You little son
of a bitch, the only thing you ever learned was how to be a playboy. Was my
Bing’er not good enough for you? You ended up sleeping your way through half
the world. Did you think it was easy for me to give birth to my three
daughters? And now, you bastard, you’ve taken all three of them. If you
don’t give me a good response right now, I’ll never let you hear the end of
it!”
Zhou Weiqing’s heart clenched. He scratched his head, then knelt down once
more and said sincerely, “Milady mother-in- law, please allow me to marry
Xue’er, Fei’er, and Bing’er. I’ll definitely treat them well.”
“THIS is your response?” Tang Xiang nearly laughed out of rage. As the
saying goes, no one reaches out to slap a face which is smiling at you. The
brat had put on a show of being completely filial and obedient. It was as
though he was saying, ‘Come and hit me, I definitely won’t fight back or argue
with you. As long as you give me your daughters, you can do whatever you
want.’
Zhou Weiqing’s skills in shamelessness had definitely improved by leaps and
bounds. Most importantly, he was able to be shameless in such a sincere way!
Zhou Weiqing nodded sincerely. “Mother-in-law, aside from this response, I
don’t know what else I can say. I just hope that you can marry Xue’er,
Fei’er, and Bing’er to me. I’ll agree to any request at all.”
Tang Xian glared at Zhou Weiqing, but her anger seemed to have subsided a
bit. “Any request at all? You said it yourself.”
Zhou Weiqing could tell that she was easing up on him. He hurriedly nodded
obediently, as though he was a little chicken.
Tang Xian pointed a finger at the nearby Shangguan Tianyue. “Fine. My request
is simple. Go over there and kick his ass, and I’ll let my three daughters
marry you.”
“Huh!?” Zhou Weiqing stared stupefied at Tang Xian.
Tang Xian snorted coldly. “What? Are you afraid or are you unwilling to
obey? I’ve wanted to kick his ass for a long time now, but I can’t beat him.
If you can beat him up for me, I’ll accept this!”
Zhou Weiqing turned to look at Shangguan Tianyue awkwardly. Sweet
father-in-law, say something! Shangguan Tianyue said irritably, “What are
you staring at? If you have the courage to offend your superiors, step up!
I’ve been wanting to kick your ass as well. You seduced all three of my
daughters. Did you think that didn’t piss me off?”
Right at this moment, a stately voice boomed out. “Enough. Haven’t you
embarrassed yourselves enough? Come back to the palace, all of you!”
Upon hearing this voice, even the enraged Tang Xian toned herself down
slightly. This was the voice of Shangguan Tianyang, and Tang Xian still felt
several degrees of respect for this Palace Lord of Heaven’s Expanse Palace.
She snorted, then pulled Shangguan Bing’er as she headed towards the palace.
Shangguan Bing’er glanced apologetically at Zhou Weiqing, then shrugged
helplessly and obediently followed her mother away.
Zhou Weiqing stared blankly, then cast his father-in-law a sidelong glance.
Both of them hunched over slightly, looking like a pair of roosters who had
just been beaten as they followed the two women into Heaven’s Expanse
Palace.
Heaven’s Expanse Palace. The meeting hall.
Shangguan Tianyang was seated up high. Because Tang Xian and his daughter
were both present, Shangguan Tianyue didn’t sit down. Instead, he led Zhou
Weiqing over to stand nearby.
Shangguan Tianyang looked at Zhou Weiqing, then smiled. “Weiqing, I didn’t
expect you to complete the mission so soon. Just a short while ago, the
Luster Spatial Realm became completely calm. It seems as though we can cease
our preparations for the evacuation of Zhongtian City. Tell me about what
happened at the Xuantian Continent. I’m very interested to hear what
happened.” Only now did Zhou Weiqing understand that it was the changes in
the Luster Spatial Realm which resulted in them knowing he had succeeded in
summoning the two great dragons. He immediately began to narrate the story,
starting with him and Bing’er sailing the vast seas. He told the story
simply, but he naturally held back on the affair between
himself and Dongfang Hanyue.
The Shangguan brothers couldn’t help but reveal looks of amazement as they
heard Zhou Weiqing’s story. According to what Zhou Weiqing had just said,
Xuantian Palace’s total power was probably above the Heaven’s Expanse
Palace. If nothing else, they had six Heavenly Emperors and a Heavenly
God-level Tenebrous Demon Dragon. Those alone made it impossible for
Heaven’s Expanse Palace to compare to them, as it didn’t have any Heavenly
God powerhouses.
But of course, if the two Great Saint Lands were to actually battle each
other, it wouldn’t be easy for Xuantian Palace to win. In Heaven’s Expanse
Palace, Heavenly Kings were as common as the clouds. This was the main
reason why they were able to suppress Heavenly Snow Mountain in might.
Shangguan Tianyang nodded repeatedly as he listened to Zhou Weiqing’s story.
“Weiqing, I shall thank you on behalf of Heaven’s Expanse Palace. What you
accomplished was something incredible for Heaven’s Expanse Palace and the
entire Zhongtian Empire. Even though I’ve always viewed you as one of us, I
cannot let your accomplishments and the merits you rendered go unrewarded.
If there is anything you need, just tell me. So long as Heaven’s Expanse
Palace can accomplish it, I definitely will not refuse.”
He was the Palace Lord of Heaven’s Expanse. If others were to hear Shangguan
Tianyang saying such words, the entire Boundless Mainland would be stunned.
Zhou Weiqing chuckled. “Can I make two requests?”
Shangguan Tianyang smiled. “Go ahead. I won’t give you any money, but
everything else is negotiable.”
Zhou Weiqing secretly cursed the man for being a sly old fox. He said I can
ask for anything I want, but apparently we still have to negotiate it. He
really has an airtight defense!
“First, I wish for the Zhongtian
Empire to support the Heavenly Bow Empire. When we need
aid, I hope that the Zhongtian Empire won’t be stingy with it.” Shangguan
Tianyang nodded without even hesitating. “Fine. I accept.” Helping their
minor ally, the Heavenly Bow Empire, gradually become strong was to the
benefit of the Zhongtian Empire. There was no excuse for him not to agree.
Zhou Weiqing said, “Second, I would like to solemnly offer a proposition of
marriage. Please officiate the wedding ceremony for myself and Xue’er,
Fei’er, and Bing’er.”
When these words came out, Tang Xian’s first response was to glare wide-eyed
at Zhou Weiqing. As for Shangguan Tianyue, he frowned slightly but didn’t
say anything. Be it due to Zhou Weiqing’s achievements, his existing
relationship with the three, or his talent and his unfathomable future
prospects, there was no excuse for Shangguan Tianyue to refuse this marriage
proposal.
But… of the three Shangguan sisters, Fei’er and Bing’er weren’t an issue,
while Shangguan Xue’er was the heir to the Heaven’s Expanse Palace. To marry
her to an outsider wouldn’t necessarily be a good thing for the palace.
Shangguan Tianyang hesitated slightly, then said, “Weiqing, from a practical
standpoint, I have no reason to refuse. Everything you have done for
Heaven’s Expanse Palace, combined with the fact that they already love you,
would normally compel me to agree. However… as you know, Xue’er is our
choice to be the next Palace Lord. As a result, she is extraordinarily
important to Heaven’s Expanse Palace’s future. If she marries you, who shall
be the heir to Heaven’s Expanse Palace?”
Zhou Weiqing chortled. “That’s actually easy to solve. You and milord
father-in-law are as healthy and hale as you were in the spring of your
youth. You should be able to live for another century or two with no problem
at all. Although Xue’er is your heir, she won’t have to assume the position
anytime soon. If you agree to let her marry me, I agree that the first child
I have with any of the three can be the heir to Heaven’s Expanse Palace.”
The faces of the two Shangguan brothers instantly turned rather odd. This
little bastard really knows how to take advantage of someone. It sounded
like what he was saying was reasonable, but if that really happened then it
meant the next Palace Lord of Heaven’s Expanse Palace would be his child. It
would be fair to say that he would essentially be in control of Heaven’s
Expanse Palace!
Shangguan Tianyue let out an irritated snort, while Shangguan Tianyang
laughed. “It isn’t impossible for us to take your suggestion into
consideration… but Xue’er, Fei’er, and Bing’er are the children of my second
brother and his wife. I can’t make this decision on my own. How about this?
As long as you can convince your mother-in-law, I won’t object.”
Upon hearing this, Zhou Weiqing’s eyes bulged out. Damn you. Isn’t this
legendary technique, ‘throwing the hot potato to someone else’? But there
was nothing he could do save to turn and look pitifully at Tang Xian.
Tang Xian glared at him. “Don’t even think about it, unless you do what I
just asked you to do and kick that old fart’s ass. Hmph.”
This was a clear refusal. Shangguan Tianyue had been famous for many years
and was an awesome figure even amongst Heavenly Emperors. He had recently
ascended to become a middle stage Heavenly Emperor. Zhou Weiqing didn’t have
any desire to go beat up his father-in-law, but even if he did, how could he
possibly be strong enough to?
Tang Xian was getting increasingly unhappy with this brat, which was why she
had made such an unreasonable demand. Shangguan Bing’er could see that Zhou
Weiqing’s face was growing increasingly ugly, but she herself could do
nothing but pull at her mother’s clothes nervously. Tang Xian, however,
didn’t seem inclined to back down at all. In the end, it was Shangguan
Tianyang who broke the silence. “Sister-in-law, don’t hold a grudge against
my second brother. I suggest we resolve this matter like this. Weiqing is a
junior; there’s no way we can have him go beat up my second brother. Let’s
have them spar instead? If he can withstand my second brother for a joss
stick of time without being defeated, the two of you shall no longer make
trouble for him and let all him marry all three of them. If he isn’t able to
hold on for that long… well, we can’t completely tear their relationships
apart. I’ll make the decision on behalf of Fei’er and Bing’er and still
allow Weiqing to marry them, but we’ll keep Xue’er behind to inherit my
position as Palace Lord. What do you think?”
When he saw that ‘honest’ and ‘selfless’ look on Shangguan Tianyang’s face,
Zhou Weiqing really did want to flip this ‘Senior Uncle’ the middle finger. It
sounded like he was being reasonable and trying to find a middle ground for
both sides, but in reality he was trying to befriend Zhou Weiqing while
keeping Xue’er as his heir. Zhou Weiqing’s demonstrated abilities had become
increasingly dazzling, after all, and he didn’t want to offend Zhou Weiqing
too much. An extra enemy like him could cause tremendous trouble for the
palace in the future.
In addition, preventing a marriage wasn’t something you could simply do at
will. What if all three of the Shangguan sisters ended up running away? They
would’ve ended up with neither the chicken nor the egg! Shangguan Tianyang
had long ago decided to marry Fei’er and Bing’er to him, but as for Xue’er?
She herself was something who knew the importance of keeping an eye on the
big picture. Just a short while ago, Shangguan Tianyang had a long private
talk with her, and Shangguan Xue’er had expressed her willingness to remain
at Heaven’s Expanse Palace and continue to be his heir.
It could be said that ever since he had returned, Zhou Weiqing had fallen
into Shangguan Tianyang’s trap. It couldn’t be said that this was a fait
accompli, but the writing was on the wall.
Tang Xian didn’t say a word. She was a clever person, and she knew what
Shangguan Tianyang’s intentions were. Keeping at least one of her precious
girls safe was better than the alternative!
The Shangguan brothers exchanged a glance. Shangguan Tianyue naturally knew
what his big brother was intending. He nodded slightly… and so, everyone’s
gazes were focused upon Zhou Weiqing. They were awaiting his response.
In truth, even Shangguan Tianyang was a bit nervous. If Zhou Weiqing was to
refuse and left in a huff, Heaven’s Expanse Palace would be in a very tricky
situation. No matter what, he had been their major benefactor. If Zhou
Weiqing was angered and didn’t marry the three Shangguan sisters, then in
the future the Heavenly Bow Empire probably wouldn’t be on good terms with
the Zhongtian Empire. In addition, the mainland had undergone
earthshattering changes during the year in which he had been gone. Even the
Zhongtian Empire was in grave danger. They were in desperate need of an ally
like the Heavenly Bow Empire.
Zhou Weiqing narrowed his eyes as he sensed everyone look at him. He balled
his hands into fists, and a hint of golden light flickered within his calm,
glossy eyes. “Very well. I accept.”
Chapter260: Battling Father-In-Law, Winning a Wife
“Very well. I accept.”
When Shangguan Tianyang heard Zhou Weiqing said these four simple words,
Shangguan Tianyang felt as though he had been relieved of an enormous
weight. He couldn’t help but reveal a hint of a smile.
“But.” Zhou Weiqing suddenly added, “I hope that there will be no further
alterations to our agreement. Otherwise, I won’t be needing your permissions
in marrying Xu’er, Fei’er, and Bing’er.”
Zhou Weiqing’s words were extremely aggressive. He wasn’t made out of clay,
to be molded as others saw fit. In addition, even a real clay man had 30% of
the earth’s toughness. Although Heaven’s Expanse Palace was mighty, there
was no way Zhou Weiqing would let it repeatedly bully him.
Tang Xian raised an eyebrow. Just as she wanted to say something, Shangguan
Bing’er tightly pulled at her hand. She could sense how frantic her daughter
was, which startled her for a moment. In the end, she didn’t say anything.
As the saying goes, a daughter’s heart will invariably be with her husband.
If this really did end up causing such a bitter fight that Zhou Weiqing
stormed off with all three of her daughters, she wouldn’t even have a chance
to regret her actions.
Shangguan Tianyue lowered his head slightly, as though he hadn’t heard Zhou
Weiqing’s words. Although on the surface it seemed as though he had been
acting against Zhou Weiqing the entire time, in truth this ‘father-in-law’
cared about him the most and had been helping him out in secret. The
ever-smiling Shangguan Tianyang was actually the toughest one to handle, as
he was the true controller of Heaven’s Expanse Palace.
Shangguan Tianyue didn’t respond to Zhou Weiqing’s aggressive words, because
he knew that Shangguan Tianyang really was bullying him a bit too much.
Before Zhou Weiqing had left for the Xuantian Continent, Shangguan Tianyang
had already made a vague promise to allow all three Shangguan sisters to
marry him. Now, he was putting up new roadblocks. Anyone would be unhappy
with this.
Shangguan Tianyang lived up to his reputation as the Palace Master. His
smile didn’t change at all, despite Zhou Weiqing’s rather
provocative words. He nodded and said,
“We were waiting for you to return in order to finalize these things.
There’s naturally no way that there shall be no further alterations.
Weiqing, would you like to rest first?”
Zhou Weiqing shook his head. “No need. If I don’t handle this, I won’t be
able to fall asleep. Where shall we do this?”
Shangguan Tianyang smiled. “Right here at the Drill Grounds of Heaven’s
Expanse Palace.”
Zhou Weiqing had never before visited the drill grounds here, and he
couldn’t help but feel secretly surprised at what he saw. It was a large,
empty area filled with swirling clouds that was actually a miniature spatial
plane of its own.
Zhou Weiqing was no longer at the same level he had been in the past. He
didn’t know what sort of mechanism Shangguan Tianyang had activated, but he
was sure that they had been teleported to this place.
Aside from everyone else who had been within the meeting hall, Zhan LingTian
was also here in the drill grounds. Or, to be more precise, Zhan Lingtian
had been training here. When Shangguan Tianyang saw him, he gestured for him
to remain and watch. Zhan Lingtian was also Shangguan Tianyang’s disciple.
The chance to view this battle would have varying levels of benefits for any
Heavenly Jewel Master.
Although this was a flat plane, it didn’t seem to be different from the
Boundless Mainland. The sun shone in the skies as it would anywhere else,
but the clouds swirling around it made it look like an Immortal realm.
Shangguan Tianyang brought Tang Xian, Shangguan Bing’er, and Zhan Lingtian
over to stand and watch from afar, then nodded at Shangguan Tianyue. At the
same time, his lips trembled slightly as though he was saying something to
this little brother of his.
Shangguan Tianyue frowned slightly, but then nodded slowly. As for Zhou
Weiqing, his lips curved upwards slightly. He didn’t even need to guess; he
knew that Shangguan Tianyang was telling Shangguan Tianyue not to show any
mercy and to defeat Zhou Weiqing with all his power, ensuring that Xue’er
would remain their heir.
A long stick of sandalwood joss incense flew out from Shangguan Tianyang’s
hand and hovered in the air. He was the Palace Lord, after all. There was no
way he would permit for any cheating. Shangguan Tianyue and Zhou Weiqing had
already walked over to the drill grounds and were staring at each other.
Shangguan Tianyue said calmly, “Use all the power you have. I won’t show any
mercy.”
Zhou Weiqing respectfully bowed towards Shangguan Tianyue. “Go ahead,
father-in-law.”
Shangguan Tianyue was very satisfied with Zhou Weiqing’s respect. All my hard
work wasn’t for nothing, at least. In truth, if it wasn’t for his hidden
support, there was no way that Heaven’s Expanse Palace would’ve supported
Zhou Weiqing and the Heavenly Bow Empire at such an early stage. In fact, it
wouldn’t even have given him the chance to meet with the three Shangguan
sisters on so many occasions. It could be said that the person who favored
Zhou Weiqing the most was actually Shangguan Tianyue. The constant
complaints he directed at Zhou Weiqing were meant to prevent the kid from
becoming too complacent and smug. Now, it seemed, Zhou Weiqing finally
understood what his intentions had been, which was why the kid was now so
respectful.
But of course, none of that had anything to do with this battle. They had to
fight this duel, and Shangguan Tianyue was going to fight with all his power.
His brother was watching. If he showed any mercy, it would be discovered.
That would just cause more trouble. However… Shangguan Tianyue was thinking
something else to himself. Oh, dear brother… did you really think Zhou
Weiqing would be this easy to handle?
As soon as Zhou Weiqing had reached the island, Shangguan Tianyue had
personally tried to sense just how powerful the kid had become. Alas, he had
been unable to do so. It might seem common for a person to be unable to
detect how powerful a second person was, but what if the first person was a
Heavenly Emperor? What level of power had Zhou Weiqing actually reached for
that to happen?
Now, Zhou Weiqing only needed to hang on for the time it took for the stick
of incense to burn, not actually win. It wasn’t completely impossible.
Although Shangguan Tianyue felt a bit conflicted as to whether or not he
really wanted to let this little brat take such advantage of him and steal
all three of his precious daughters, he was also a bit eager to test Zhou
Weiqing’s strength.
The two, prospective father-in-law and son-in-law, stared at each other from
afar. A vast aura that was as awesome as the sea had already begun to
emanate out of Shangguan Tianyue’s body… but the strange thing was, he
didn’t cause any disturbances in the world around him. Zhou Weiqing quickly
scanned the area and learned why this was so. These drill grounds were
rather unique. They were completely cut off from the atmospheric energies of
the outside world, which meant that neither of them would be able to borrow
energy from it. They would have to rely on their own cultivation bases to
fight each other. That way, the power of
their attacks would drop dramatically. Otherwise, if a Heavenly
Emperor’s power was to actually explode forth on Heavenly Jewel Island, even
the Zhongtian City would be affected by the shockwaves.
In the face of the Heavenly Energy ripples emanating from Shangguan Tianyue,
Zhou Weiqing simply stood there unmoving. He looked as calm as ever, almost
as though he was nothing more than an ordinary person.
Zhan Lingtian watched from Shangguan Tianyang’s side, staring unblinkingly
at Zhou Weiqing. He had heard long ago that Zhou Weiqing had made yet
another breakthrough, and so he himself had been training like a madman.
Just a short while ago, he himself had broken through to the nine-Jeweled
stage as well. He was filled with enmity towards Zhou Weiqing, his romantic
rival, and this had served as motivation for him to train harder. Although
he didn’t know what had happened, the fact that Zhou Weiqing was actually
facing up against Shangguan Tianyue caused Zhan Lingtian to feel stunned.
Shangguan Tianyue was a Heavenly Emperor! Forget about surviving for the
time of a joss stick to burn, even a casual blow from the
man would be beyond what Zhan Lingtian could withstand. Did this mean that
Zhou Weiqing was now at a level where he could actually block attacks from
someone like the Second Palace Master? This was impossible, right?
Shangguan Tianyang felt just as shocked. He was a Max Level Heavenly
Emperor, and Zhou Weiqing’s calmness caused him to feel incomparably
stunned. Just like Shangguan Tianyue, he was actually unable to see through
this youth.
“Let us begin,” Shangguan Tianyang said. He waved his right hand, causing
the joss stick in front of him to light up. A wisp of smoke began to rise
from it.
Zhou Weiqing wasn’t in a hurry to attack. He took a half-step back with his
left foot, staring intently at his father-in-law.
Shangguan Tianyue naturally knew what this meant. He snorted, then struck
out with his right palm, sending a fierce burst of Heavenly Energy towards
Zhou Weiqing. It could be said that he was the first to attack. Zhou Weiqing
chuckled, bringing up both hands. His Personal Jewels were already gleaming,
and when Shangguan Tianyang and Zhan Tianling actually saw the ten sets of
Heavenly Jewels glistening around his wrists, they couldn’t help but stare
wide-eyed.
Heavenly King. He’s actually a Heavenly King! In this instant, Zhan
Lingtian’s heart plummeted. He had thought that after reaching the
nine-Jeweled level, he once more had the right to challenge Zhou Weiqing.
Now, it seemed, the distance between them had become as vast as heaven’s
moat. He had grown up in Heaven’s Expanse Palace and so he naturally knew
how enormous the difference between a nine-Jeweled cultivator and a Heavenly
King was. Simply put, Heaven’s Expanse Palace had many powerhouses, but it
had less than a tenth as many Heavenly Kings as it did nine-Jeweled
cultivators. This was just a single step’s difference, but it represented a
distance as vast as the starry sky! In addition, Zhou Weiqing was much
younger than him.
Right at this moment, Shangguan Tianyue actually attacked. As he had said,
he didn’t show Zhou Weiqing any mercy at all. An incomparably mighty aura
came blasting out of his body. The Boundless Infinitum Technique was, by
nature, a technique which carried boundless majesty and weight. This
powerful pressure he controlled instantly condensed around Zhou Weiqing,
completely focusing on him. This showed the difference between a Heavenly
King and a Heavenly Emperor. Heavenly Kings also had tremendously powerful
auras, but there was no way they could actually control their auras the way
Heavenly Emperors could.
A dim layer of golden light emanated from Zhou Weiqing’s body in response to
the enormous pressure. Aside from him and his opponent, the only person
present who understood what was happening Shangguan Tianyang, because only
he was at a level high enough to understand it.
Although Tang Xian didn’t understand how this duel between the two worked,
she could tell that the ever-present, calm smile on Shangguan Tianyang’s
face had suddenly vanished without a trace. What had he just seen?
He saw that when Shangguan Tianyue’s incredibly dense aura had pushed down
upon Zhou Weiqing, it had simply parted and rolled past him without having
any effect at all. The faint golden light emanating from Zhou Weiqing looked
very weak, but with it covering him it resulted in something not even
Shangguan Tianyang could understand.
Shangguan Tianyue didn’t release his Consolidated Equipment since Zhou
Weiqing wasn’t using his either. As a senior, how could he possibly summon
his equipment first? This impacted his honor as an expert. When he saw how
easily Zhou Weiqing had deflected his pressure aura, Shangguan Tianyue’s eyes
flickered with a hint of approval. His right hand gestured in midair, causing
a stream of fog to condense into an arrow which then shot out towards Zhou
Weiqing’s chest.
Shangguan Tianyue was using the purest Heavenly Energy for his attack. It
had no Attribute at all, but it was incredibly compressed.
Zhou Weiqing was very calm. He didn’t move, just lifted up his hands and
then slowly pushed out in front of his chest. A halo of faint golden light
spread out from his palms, forming an extremely slender translucent light
barrier before him. Pop! A soft sound rang out, and the arrow actually
transformed back into mist after hitting the shield, then began to
dissipate.
This didn’t seem to be an especially remarkable clash, but after the mist
dissipated and swept outwards a series of howling sounds filled the entire
drill grounds. Shangguan Tianyang had to wave his hand and establish a
barrier in order to block the chaotic, distorted mist. This was proof as to
just how powerful that attack was. “Ehhh?” Shangguan Tianyue let out a
surprised sound. In the next instant, he appeared in front of Zhou Weiqing.
He struck out with both hands with an attack that seemed neither fast nor
slow, and which didn’t seem particularly fierce… but space for dozens of
meters around him and Zhou Weiqing suddenly began to twist and distort.
Zhou Weiqing’s face turned much more solemn. Golden light flashed, followed
by a pair of faint golden wings unfurling behind his back. The wings spread
out to wrap around him, covering him and protecting him. He had finally been
forced to use the Dragon-Tiger Transformation.
However, those who were familiar with Zhou Weiqing’s abilities would be able
to tell that his Dragon-Tiger Transformation had undergone an absolutely
overwhelming transformation. Aside from gaining a pair of wings and the gold
light emanating from his body growing a bit brighter, he didn’t seem to have
changed at all. He no longer had any of that powerful, dominating appearance
he possessed in the past.
Boom! Shangguan Tianyue’s twin palms slammed unhesitatingly upon Zhou
Weiqing’s wings. Instantly, Zhou Weiqing shot backwards as though he had
been fired out of a cannon. Even in midair, he still emanated that aura of
golden light. This time, Shangguan Tianyue’s face actually tightened. If the
earlier attack had been nothing more than a test, this last one had
contained 60% of his Heavenly Energy. Even though he didn’t use any
Consolidated Equipment or any special Attributes and techniques, it still
represented a tremendous strike from a Heavenly Emperor!
And yet, he could clearly sense that when he launched this attack, its power
had been deflected in waves by Zhou Weiqing’s wings. It looked as though Zhou
Weiqing had been sent flying, but in reality he hadn’t been able to injure
Zhou Weiqing at all.
What sort of power was this? This was the first time Shangguan Tianyue had
encountered such a freakishly powerful defense. He felt certain that not
even his own big brother would be able to withstand an attack like this
head-on without counter-attacking to weaken the strike!
Zhou Weiqing’s body flew nearly a hundred meters backwards before coming to a
halt in midair. His wings were completely unfurled, and a hint of a smile
appeared on his face. His foe was his father-in-law; thus he had already
held back for three stances to show courtesy, fully relying on his
freakishly strong defenses alone. It looked to Shangguan Tianyue as though
Zhou Weiqing had endured the attack with ease, but in reality he had endured
quite a bit of pressure from this attack.
He himself didn’t know what was the maximum amount of punishment he could
take. The experience he had gained from the last few attacks let him know
that although he knew he had reached a very high level of power after
consolidating his Astral Saint Core Nucleus, he had still underestimated
himself. In other words, his current level of strength was even stronger
than what he thought it would be.
“Be careful, father-in-law.” Zhou Weiqing’s voice rang out. Clearly,
he wasn’t injured at all. His hands came together before his chest, each
drawing out a triangle. Moments later, the Six Ultimate Godly Light
Formation had formed beneath his feet.
Unlike the past, the current Six Ultimate Godly Light Formation had more
than just six Elemental Jewels appearing six different corners. There were
also the four remaining Jewels hovering above Zhou Weiqing’s head, gleaming
with breathtaking light.
Zhou Weiqing was quite crafty. He wasn’t going to use his Legendary Set, as
his Hate Ground No Handle set was still incomplete. As such, it absolutely
could not compete against Shangguan Tianyue’s full Legendary Set. So long as
he himself didn’t use his own Legendary Set, given Shangguan Tianyue’s
status, the man naturally wouldn’t release his own Legendary Set either.
That way, the massive difference in power between the two would be slightly
lessened.
It had been three attacks already. Zhou Weiqing wasn’t going to hold back
any further. Being able to rely on his physical defenses alone to endure
three attacks had already stunned everyone present, but this was just the
start. Zhou Weiqing pointed with his right hand, causing the strange Image
of a feline Heavenly Beast to flicker before him, then bound towards
Shangguan Tianyue. He didn’t seem to need to first accumulate power at all.
Shangguan Tianyue waved his sleeves. Now that Zhou Weiqing had used a
technique, he himself wasn’t going to be overly courteous any longer. A icy
blue longspear shot out and flew straight towards that feline Heavenly Beast.
Was this a Heavenly Skill Image? No. Zhou Weiqing’s technique didn’t have
the aura of a Heavenly Skill Image at all.
Something marvelous happened. When the feline Heavenly Beast collided
against the icy longspear, its body twisted slightly… and in the next
instantly, the icy spear actually flew through it. The feline, however, was
landing in front of Shangguan Tianyue. “Eh?” Shangguan Tianyue had a stunned
look in his eyes. He quickly sensed his entire body turning slow and
sluggish.
Zhou Weiqing’s left hand suddenly struck out as well. The air behind him was
broken apart, with silver light flashing and then disappearing. Boom! The
extremely dense longspear of ice transformed into countless specks of light,
then disappeared. This was what happened when Saint Energy was used to
activate the upgraded version of Spatial Rend, Spatial Collapse.
As for that feline Heavenly Beast, it was the evolved version of the control
technique, ‘Absolute Delay’!
When Zhou Weiqing released Skills, he no longer emanated particularly
powerful auras from his body. He looked just like an ordinary person waving
his hand, but the process didn’t slow down in the slightest.
After sweeping out with his arms, he didn’t retract them. Instead, he took
advantage of the brief moment where Shangguan Tianyue was affected by the
Absolute Delay to rapidly point with both hands, his fingers stabbing out
like butterflies drifting through flowers. Over on Shangguan Tianyue’s side, a
series of azure lightning bolts began to light up. Twelve consecutive
Fetters of Wind landed upon him!
What sort of casting speed was this?! Although this looked like the Six
Ultimate Godly Light Formation which Six Ultimate Heavenly Emperor Long
Shiya had developed based on the Six Ultimate Heavenly Dao Formation, in
reality Zhou Weiqing was relying on his Saint Energy. The way in which he
used these techniques was completely different from how Six Ultimate
Heavenly Emperor Long Shiya used them.
Simply put, the same Fetters of Wind technique was now at least four times
more powerful in Zhou Weiqing’s hands than those of an equivalent-level
Heavenly Jewel Master. This was a 7 Star rated technique which when used by
him had the effect of a 10 Star technique. When these twelve Fetters of Wind
fell upon Shangguan Tianyue, it wasn’t easy for him to break free even
though he was a Heavenly Emperor.
Although it was impossible for him to summon atmospheric energies from the
outside world here, the local atmospheric energies were still quite dense.
Zhou Weiqing didn’t pause after unleashing twelve Fetters of Wind. He flipped
over his palms, then placed them facing each other. The spectators could all
see the blue-violet light shining between his palms. In the next instant, an
enormous lightning dragon burst forth from his palms and shot straight at
Shangguan Tianyue.
The lightning moved incredibly fast. Even though it was now in the shape of
a great dragon, it didn’t lose this intrinsic property.
Shangguan Tianyue had been caught off-guard and thrown off-balance by the
Absolute Delay and the Fetters of Wind. Before he had managed to completely
break free, Zhou Weiqing’s lightning dragon had arrived.
At this moment, he put his power as a Heavenly Emperor on full display.
Although he had yet to fully extricate himself from the Fetters of Wind, his
eyes flashed and a translucent, crystalline shield of ice appeared before
him. This ice shield was three meters in diameter, and it securely covered
his entire body. Just because he couldn’t move didn’t mean he couldn’t cast
Skills.
However, Zhou Weiqing’s control over his lightning dragon technique wasn’t
that simple either. Right as the great lightning dragon was about to collide
against the ice shield, it suddenly twisted aside to dodge the shield and
still blasted against Shangguan Tianyue. An enormous explosion rang out. A
layer of blue-violet light appeared across Shangguan Tianyue’s entire body.
He had finally managed to break free from the Fetters of the Wind, but now a
powerful numbing sensation pervaded his entire body.
This lightning dragon technique was something Zhou Weiqing had created after
simulating and testing out multiple variations of Lightning Suffering. Not
even Long Shiya, who had the Lightning Attribute, would be able to do this
because he wasn’t strengthened by Saint Energy!
Black light suddenly descended upon the area. This black light had actually
come from beneath Shangguan Tianyue’s feet, and it manifested itself in the
form of a six-cornered black star.
Shangguan Tianyue, as a Heavenly Emperor, had an incredibly tough body.
Although Zhou Weiqing had landed the attack, it didn’t actually injure him.
However, this black light was simply too fast. He hadn’t had a chance to
break free from the numbness. A black-red light suddenly flashed about his
head, coming together to form a strange glyph.
This was the Curse of Doom. Of course, it had also been strengthened. Zhou
Weiqing didn’t even pause as he used these techniques. It can be said that
they all came out one after the other, and each of them was tremendously
powerful.
After the Curse of Doom, his movements slowed down for just a brief moment
as he pressed his hands together across his chest, then pushed them outwards
in an arc while unleashing a dense blast of silver light. By the time his
hands were completely unfolded, a Silver Emperor suddenly flew out. It
instantly accelerated through the skies, piercing forward at lightning
speed. Next, a Silver Emperor Wing Slash fused with the Spatial Rend to
produce the Fusion Skill, Silver Emperor Spatial Rend. It almost instantly
charged over to Shangguan Tianyue.
The joss stick had only burned down a tiny amount thus far, but during that
brief period of time Zhan Lingtian’s back had already been drenched by
sweat. Aside from awe, he was unable to feel any other emotions. No matter
what, he never would’ve imagined that Zhou Weiqing would reach such a level
that he could actually suppress Shangguan Tianyue. He wasn’t a weakling, and
he was very familiar with the two Palace Masters. He could tell that aside
from not using the Legendary Set, Shangguan Tianyue wasn’t holding back at
all. And yet, he was still being suppressed by Zhou Weiqing! Shangguan
Tianyang, who stood next to Zhan Lingtian, hadn’t revealed a smile after his
first one had vanished. His understanding of the battle was naturally much
deeper than Zhan Lingtian’s. These techniques Zhou Weiqing were using…
although they were his, they were completely reliant upon being cast through
the Six Ultimate Godly Light Formation. In other words, these were all
simulated techniques but just as strong as the real ones.
A dazzling streak of golden light suddenly burst forth from Shangguan
Tianyue’s body. The light appeared around his chest, causing him to be filled
with a godlike aura. It actually managed to instantly dispel the numbing
effect as well as the Curse of Doom. His eyes flashed with divine light as he
spat out a streak of golden light which transformed into a golden knife that
clashed head-on against the Silver Emperor.
An enormous explosion rang out, resulting in the Silver Emperor falling
backwards while Shangguan Tianyue’s shoulders trembled slightly. He had been
at a disadvantage and had just barely managed to unleash that Skills, and so
he didn’t manage to actually destroy the Silver Emperor.
Zhou Weiqing didn’t let up with his attacks at all. After the Silver Emperor
flew out, his hands and his back actually began to glow with two completely
types of light. The light coming from his back was purple-red, while his two
hands were glowing dark-purple. As these two streaks of light were formed
and flew out, his movements finally paused for a moment. However, his
technique was completed just as Shangguan Tianyue beat back the Silver
Emperor.
Six wings flapped violently as the Hell’s Angel soared into the skies. This
was what had been materialized from the dark- purple light, and as emerged
it came to hover five meters in front of Zhou Weiqing. Countless globes of
dark-violet light burst from it, smashing towards Shangguan Tianyue as the
Silver Emperor attacked a second time from the side.
Just at this moment, a human figure with a serpent’s tail and a devilish face
suddenly flew out from Zhou Weiqing’s back. A beam of violet-red light shot
out from its eyes and burst towards Shangguan Tianyue.
This had all happened in mere seconds. Zhou Weiqing had actually
successfully revived the Silver Emperor, Hell’s Angel, and the Demonic
Dragon Lady. These three powerful creatures simultaneously launched attacks
at Shangguan Tianyue.
Zhou Weiqing’s attacks finally came to a temporary pause after he completed
these three revivals. Reviving the Hell’s Angel and the Silver Emperor was
easy, as both were at the Heavenly King stage. Given his cultivation, he
could complete their revivals with ease. The Demonic Dragon Lady, however,
was a Heavenly Beast who was a Max Level Heavenly Emperor. Reviving it had
been quite taxing for Zhou Weiqing. Even the Astral Saint Core Nucleus in
his chest dimmed slightly.
However, this actually showed how powerful Zhou Weiqing was. Although the
Astral Saint Core Nucleus in his chest had dimmed slightly, the golden aura
around his body had grown markedly stronger. All types of atmospheric
energies in the air were being pulled into him at incredible speeds. In
fact, not even the two Heavenly Emperors were far from being his match when
it came to controlling atmospheric energies.
When Shangguan Tianyue pushed back the Silver Emperor and then saw the
Hell’s Angel and the Demonic Dragon Lady appear, he momentarily felt as
though the person he was facing was the Six Ultimate Heavenly Emperor
himself.
This was supposed to be a contest to see if Zhou Weiqing could survive for
the time needed to burn a joss stick, but this entire time it was Shangguan
Tianyue who was being beaten up. He wasn’t trying to hold back on purpose!
Zhou Weiqing’s techniques simply came out far too quickly, and they included
so many different Attributes. He also was able to control all of the
techniques perfectly, allowing him to keep Shangguan Tianyue completely
off-balance.
His mindset had originally been that of a senior providing guidance to a
junior, but now it had completely changed. This kid was far more freakishly
talented than he had imagined.
Ordinary Heavenly Kings would probably be terrified even before the battle
started if they knew they had to face a Heavenly Emperor, but Zhou Weiqing
was not. He had just returned from the Xuantian Continent. Forget about
Heavenly Emperors, he had even battled Heavenly Gods. In his heart, he
didn’t feel the slightest bit of nervousness.
Zhou Weiqing himself had been suppressing his temper for quite some time.
Heaven’s Expanse Palace wanted to use this sort of trickery to prevent me
from wedding Xue’er, right? Fine. I’ll use my power to shut their mouths.
A layer of blurry golden light shot out from Shangguan Tianyue, blocking the
Hell’s Angel’s attack. At the same time, Shangguan Tianyue folded his hands
together, then spread them apart. His right hand now had a long golden sword
within it. The longsword was around 1.1 meters long and three fingers wide.
An image of an enormous dragon appeared behind Shangguan Tianyue as well,
and it spat out golden light which blocked the Dragon Silencing Seal which
the Demonic Dragon Lady had shot out from its eyes.
Shanguan Tianyue’s Elemental Jewels were also of many different Attributes,
but the strongest one without question was ‘Light’. The sword in his hand
and the light dragon behind him were his most powerful techniques, Skills
which he had Stored from a Heavenly God-level Heavenly Beast, the Holy Light
Dragon. The Holy Light Dragon was the guardian Heavenly Beast for Heaven’s
Expanse Palace, and its position was similar to the Tenebrous Demon Dragon
of Xuantian Palace.
Thanks to this mighty technique, he finally managed to find his footing and
defend against Zhou Weiqing’s consecutive attacks.
A true Heavenly God Stored Skill was naturally not something a
pseudo-Heavenly God like the Demonic Dragon Lady’s could compare to. In
addition, the Demonic Dragon Lady herself was partially a Darkness Attribute
creature, as was the Hell’s Angel. Both were countered to a certain degree
by the Light Attribute. Shanguan Tianyue’s aura suddenly increased in might,
sweeping out and transforming into a layer of almost physical golden light
which thundered towards those two revived Heavenly Beasts.
Shangguan Tianyue didn’t immediately attack, which was why Zhou Weiqing had
been able to catch him off-guard with a series of attacks. He needed to first
catch his breath. This was especially true with Zhou Weiqing furiously
sucking the atmospheric energies from the surrounding world. If he wasn’t
able to assert some control, he probably wouldn’t be able to replenish his
energy at all.
The Silver Emperor flew towards him from the side, while the Demonic Dragon
Lady and the Hell’s Angel were standing in front of Zhou Weiqing. What was
Zhou Weiqing going to do?
His hands were slightly crooked and began to form an arc before his chest,
maintaining a circle within his hands at all time. The glowing light on his
body grew even stronger, and the golden ribbons began to spread out from
Zhou Weiqing’s body and coiled around him.
Even though Shangguan Tianyue’s Heavenly God technique was able to
continuously emanate an aura of might, it didn’t have any effect on Zhou
Weiqing at all. As the ribbons of light appeared, the entirety of the drill
grounds began to shudder.
Shangguan Tianyang was badly shocked. He hurriedly exerted his Heavenly
Energy to protect this plane, but he could clearly sense that a terrifying
sucking power had exploded from Zhou Weiqing’s body which was draining away
even his own Heavenly Energy.
Shangguan Tianyue was even more stunned, because as the surrounding plane
had trembled, he found that he was actually unable to draw upon any of the
atmospheric energies from this region. It was as though they had found a
master, and they were all furiously pouring to him.
A Heavenly Emperor just had all the local atmospheric energies stolen away
by a Heavenly King. This had completely upended Shangguan Tianyue’s
understanding of the world.
He didn’t dare to continue to try and recover. Without atmospheric energies
replenishing him, he wasn’t able to recover much strength at all. Regardless
of how Zhou Weiqing had done this, the best solution was for Shangguan
Tianyue to end this as soon as possible. Gold light flashed. Shangguan
Tianyue charged towards the Demonic Dragon Lady and the Hell’s Angel,
meeting their unceasing attacks. The powerful aura of this Holy Light Dragon
made it so that he was able to completely dominate these two revival
techniques in terms of aura.
An absolutely awesome blade of light slashed out, slicing through the Hell’s
Angel and causing it to vanish within the light. This was what often
happened when darkness and light clashed, and the difference in cultivation
levels made it impossible to overcome.
However, even as the Hell’s Angel fell beneath this sword, an absolutely
awesome wave of Demonic energy instantly exploded from behind it.
Shangguan Tianyue had relied on his Holy Light Dragon’s supportive aura to
give him the absolute advantage, as it prevented the Hell’s Angel and the
Demonic Dragon Lady from using their full power. However, right at this
moment, Shangguan Tianyue felt all of the energies in his body suddenly come
to a halt. A Demonic aura which caused the deepest parts of his soul to
quiver had just appeared out of nowhere, smashing down upon him like a
staff. What was this? Shangguan Tianyue’s face had a look of complete shock
on it. Was this the Demonic Dragon Lady’s aura? Impossible, absolutely
impossible. Even if the actual Demonic Dragon Lady was here, she wouldn’t be
a match for him, much less generate such a terrifying energy ripple. But if
it wasn’t the Demonic Dragon Lady, then who was it?
Right behind the Demonic Dragon Lady was a gray figure which was slowly
increasing in size. By the time the gray figure had truly emerged, the entire
drill grounds seemed to quiver slightly in terror.
Zhou Weiqing continued to hover there. They could clearly see that those
ribbons of light swirling around him were continuously sucking in
atmospheric energies, including the energies of this very plane. The Demonic
energy was coming from his back, and as it took form the dim golden light
that had been around Zhou Weiqing suddenly turned completely gray, but it
was still tinged with astral specks.
Even the Demonic Dragon Lady behind him had actually been stained the same
color of gray. The Demonic Dragon Lady was trembling slightly, an extremely
excited look on her face as her aura skyrocketed explosively. She no longer
feared the Holy Light Sword in Shangguan Tianyue’s hands or the Holy Light
Dragon’s aura. “Milord father-in-law, please be careful,” Zhou Weiqing said
leisurely, and then those purple-red beams of light shot out from the
Demonic Dragon Lady’s eyes once more. This time, the Holy Light Dragon’s
light was actually unable to stop it, allowing it to descend upon Shangguan
Tianyue.