Chapter 838: Arrival (Bonus Chapter, Requesting Monthly Votes)
Chapter 838: Arrival (Bonus Chapter, Requesting Monthly Votes)
This demon race patrol squad was truly unlucky!
Originally, with their cultivation and setup, they could have stalled even a human Void Amalgamation cultivator for a time.
But they happened to run into Fang Xi!
His divine abilities and magic power naturally far surpassed those of ordinary Void Amalgamation cultivators. Furthermore, with him utilizing the "Five-Colored Cloud Banner," a quasi-eighth-rank treasure, wiping out this squad took only a few moves.
After accomplishing all of this, he immediately formed hand seals, and array flags flew out from his sleeves, sinking into the formation composed of Heavenly Demon Runes opposite him.
Buzz, buzz!
The array flags flashed with light, suddenly linking together as one.
Streaks of array patterns flickered, abruptly tearing open a gap in the formation.
"The Demon Race's territory. . . No, there's a formation hidden within the formation. If one truly believed the formation had a gap and exited from here, they would likely be throwing themselves into a trap."
A sharp glint continuously flashed in Fang Xi's eyes.
After being nourished by numerous Millennium Birds' Eyes and Immortal Tea, his Spiritual Eye Technique had long since reached grand accomplishment.
Now, with just a glance, a cold smile appeared on his lips, and he then made a single sweep with one hand.
The void tore open, and a foot-long azure short sword appeared in his hand.
This was the incomplete Immortal Abode Rare Treasure from the Sword Child's possession.
With the sword in hand, Fang Xi infused his Withered Glory Chant magic power into it and slashed forward!
*Pfft! *
In the void, streaks of silver threads appeared, streaking across the space ahead.
The formation, the light curtain, and even the void. . . all directly shattered, revealing a stretch of black desert.
Only then did Fang Xi retract the immortal sword, sweep his Divine Consciousness, glance towards the west, and transform into a streak of escaping light, flying into the desert.
...
In a short while, two streaks of escaping light arrived from the west at the battlefield, transforming into a demon race woman clad in exquisite black armor and that Void Amalgamation demon cultivator surnamed Yu.
"To think. . ."
The demon race woman's expression changed as she gazed at the ravaged ground.
From receiving the notification to arriving as reinforcement, it had certainly not been more than the time it takes for three incense sticks to burn.
Yet. . . this elite demon race squad had been completely annihilated.
With their setup, even if they encountered a seventh-rank existence, they wouldn't have been utterly defenseless.
What's more, among that squad was a junior highly valued by the Heavenly Phoenix Clan.
The demon race woman meticulously swept the battlefield with her Divine Consciousness. When she saw a fragment of a golden palace, her expression couldn't help but change.
Her eyes flickered as she looked at the damaged part of the formation: "How did this person know there was another layer to the formation, and manage to directly break through it. . . Could there be a spy among us?"
The old man surnamed Yu ignored her, instead focusing on the damaged part of the formation. He suddenly began muttering incantations, then formed hand seals with both hands.
A burst of blood-red light appeared in the void, surging towards the gap in the formation.
A strange sight appeared!
At the shattered light curtain, streaks of silver threads suddenly emerged, strangling the blood-red light!
"Power of Laws? !"
Upon seeing this, the demon race woman's expression truly shifted dramatically: "Could it be a Great Ascension existence?"
"If it truly was a Great Ascension existence, would you and I still be alive?"
The old man surnamed Yu murmured, "But looking at the remnants, it's at least an existence on the level of the Human Race Five Sons. Even though we are also seventh-rank, do I need to say how much of a difference there is between us and our clan's Great Sage? With such a gap, even if we pursued them, it would only be throwing our lives away for nothing. . ."
"To think there's an existence on the level of the Human Race Five Sons risking entry into the Demon Race's territory. . ."
The demon race woman let out a bitter laugh, no longer having the mind to dispute with the demon cultivator surnamed Yu: "Could it be. . . that the war situation has changed? !"
With this thought, the expressions of the two Void Amalgamation demon cultivators turned grim.
...
Above the desert, a streak of azure light soared.
Then, a flash of silver light enveloped the azure light.
When Fang Xi reappeared, he had transformed into his Outer Dao Incarnation, radiating demonic aura.
In the Demon Race's territory, an Outer Dao Incarnation was naturally more suitable; a human appearance would ultimately be too conspicuous.
Although he could use the 'Three-Phase Annihilation Art' to convert his Withered Glory Chant magic power, if he were to break through to Void Amalgamation and be sensed by Zizai Tianmo Wang, that would be quite troublesome.
While it wouldn't be a bad method to "lure and capture" Zizai Tianmo Wang,
Fang Xi already carried a fragment of the All-Heavens Precious Mirror, making their location unilaterally transparent to him, which was better than bilateral transparency.
At this moment, within the Earthly Immortal Spiritual Realm.
"Roar, roar!"
Da Qing revealed his true form as a Green Horned Dragon, his foot stepping on a five-colored Heavenly Phoenix, roaring towards the sky, appearing utterly triumphant.
During this period, it had completely digested the divine position of 'Commander of Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Awe, Lord Qiantang', and then it had intensified its bullying of all those who had previously bullied it within the Earthly Immortal Spiritual Realm, including the Mu Han and Jiaomu Jiao. . .
Currently, it was disciplining the Heavenly Phoenix junior that its master had just sent over.
"Seventh-rank. . . Flood Dragon?"
The Return to Void Heavenly Phoenix, being trampled by Da Qing, found itself utterly speechless with bitterness.
"Heavenly Phoenix. . . I almost forgot about you. And here you are, delivering yourself to me again."
Fang Xi appeared before this Heavenly Phoenix, smiling faintly.
"Who are you?"
The five-colored Heavenly Phoenix grew even more puzzled. It instinctively felt the person's aura was very familiar, but it was certain it had never provoked a human Void Amalgamation cultivator, let alone one so terrifying.
"Heh heh. . ."
Fang Xi took off his bamboo hat, revealing his true appearance.
"You are. . . the Dragon Fish Island Master? !"
The old Heavenly Phoenix was startled, then let out a sharp cry: "Impossible. . . you actually. . . ascended to Void Amalgamation?"
"I still have to thank fellow Daoist for that portion of Sun Gold Essence you gifted me. . . otherwise, my breakthrough to Return to Void wouldn't have been so simple back then. " Fang Xi said with a faint smile.
Hearing this, the old Heavenly Phoenix felt even more depressed.
After ascending, and realizing the preciousness of Sun Gold Essence, the thought of losing such a valuable treasure back then made it so depressed it wanted to spit blood.
But all of that paled in comparison to the shock of seeing that human Nascent Soul from back then now having advanced to Void Amalgamation!
Even if human cultivation was faster than the demon race's, it couldn't possibly be this fast, could it?
Or perhaps, that human Nascent Soul back then was merely a wisp of the opponent's Divine Consciousness incarnation that had descended to the lower realm?
As this Heavenly Phoenix wavered between shock and doubt, Fang Xi, however, felt a little bored.
This mortal realm human's mortal enemy was now not even as good as an ornamental fish he raised. . .
"Xiao Qing. . ."
He called out, and Xiao Qing, whom his Outer Dao Incarnation had allowed to freely roam in the Earthly Immortal Spiritual Realm and who had long since advanced to sixth-rank, flew out, transforming into a graceful, smiling girl in green robes.
In her hand, she was holding a palm-sized Little Black Tortoise.
Although the Little Black Tortoise was also sixth-rank, its nature was too simple and honest, allowing Xiao Qing to easily manipulate it.
Furthermore, Xiao Qing's innate talent might have been lacking originally, but after absorbing the Heavenly Phoenix's inheritance and essence blood, she had undergone a complete transformation.
In Fang Xi's view, she and the Little Black Tortoise could be considered peers in their brilliance; both had great hope of advancing to seventh-rank in the future.
As for eighth-rank True Spirit?
That would be incredibly difficult, unless she transitioned to the Divine Dao, and even then, she would have to wait until his Shinto Avatar unified the Earthly Immortal World and established the Heavenly Emperor's dominion for there to be a slight possibility.
"Master. . ."
Xiao Qing looked at the old Heavenly Phoenix and scoffed: "This Heavenly Phoenix is old and ugly, why not just kill it. . ."
The old Heavenly Phoenix was instantly shocked, never imagining such a 'traitor' with superior bloodline within its own Heavenly Phoenix Clan!
"This bird is now yours to deal with."
Fang Xi looked at Xiao Qing, the Little Black Tortoise, and Da Qing. . . and began to calculate in his heart.
Among the demon race's four royal species, he had now gathered three.
If he were to add a Five Elements Lin Clan member, it seemed he could even form a 'Four Spirits Battle Array'.
However, while the formation would be delightful if successful, its failure would also be regrettable. . . he wouldn't go so far as to develop an obsessive-compulsive disorder about specially subduing a Five Elements Lin Clan member as a small pet.
'Speaking of which. . . on Trapped Sky Island, there are no seventh-rank Five Elements Lin Clan members, but if I search, I'm sure to find some sixth-rank ones! '
'With just a word from me, the demon race would obediently offer them up, perhaps even eager to take their place. . . '
Fang Xi came to the Dragon Glyph Script wall, sat down cross-legged, a faint smile playing on his lips, and began to comprehend the Dragon Glyph Script and the Law of Time.
Ever since his Shinto Avatar received the empowerment ritual, his progress in various Laws had been incredibly rapid.
Besides the Law of Void holding the absolute lead, now, comprehending the Dragon Glyph Script wall again, comparing the two, he felt his own Law of Time begin to advance by leaps and bounds. . .
...
Demon Race Territory.
Clusters of purple flowers bloomed, forming a sea of flowers.
Large numbers of demonic beasts rested, chased, and bred upon the ground. . .
The Outer Dao Incarnation rode a demonic light, like a black rainbow, carefully circumventing the demon race's defensive line and penetrating deep into their territory.
"The Demon Race territory is roughly the same size as the human territory. If I, a Return to Void Perfected cultivator, rely solely on my own flight, by the time I get there, the day might be over. . ."
Sensing the direction of the All-Heavens Precious Mirror, Fang Xi secretly made up his mind: "I still need to take a super teleportation array."
This was the trouble of not leaving behind void coordinates.
Fortunately, the Outer Dao Incarnation's Return to Void Perfected cultivation was enough in outsiders' eyes to afford the cost of a super teleportation array.
And a demonic cultivator identity wouldn't be too conspicuous.
The black demonic light traveled onward. More than ten days later, a dark city finally appeared before Fang Xi's eyes.
He landed before the city wall, finding the defenses here extremely strict.
Squads of demon guards clad in black armor patrolled the city walls at all times.
War artifacts of strange designs stood ready, their demonic patterns already fully charged.
'Right. . . after all, this is nearing the front lines. '
Fang Xi arrived at the city gate and found that the guards were all Divine Transformation demonic cultivators!
"Senior, please halt."
A demonic cultivator with black patterns on his face saw Fang Xi, swept him with his Divine Consciousness, and instantly felt a chill.
A Return to Void Perfected cultivation was enough to gain respect among all three races—human, demon, and devil.
After all, there was always the possibility of a successful breakthrough to Void Amalgamation!
"Oh? Is this city not allowed to outsiders?"
Fang Xi stopped, hands clasped behind his back, and asked with some curiosity.
"Currently, the demon race is at war with the demon race and the alien alliance. . . all those entering and exiting the city must obtain a guarantee from a local power."
Alertness flickered in the Divine Transformation demonic cultivator's eyes.
But then, his expression relaxed again: "Senior has probably been in seclusion for a long time and is unaware of these changes. . ."
If he were a spy from the demon race or alien alliance, he would likely already know these matters and wouldn't have come to hit a wall!
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