Chapter 214: "Rainy days are the best for killing." (Part 1)

Chapter 214: "Rainy days are the best for killing." (Part 1)



One strike, and that's all it took!

Amidst the raging storm and lightning, the blood mist of countless Demon Race Divine Transformation experts exploded, like a splatter of ink in a painting, staining the heavens and earth.

With a single strike, nearly all the Demon Race Divine Transformation experts perished.

Standing nearby, Ao Tian's expression remained calm, but his right hand, hidden behind his back, trembled uncontrollably. His eyes were filled with horror as he witnessed the sheer terror of this power.

Even a Soul Refinement Stage expert would struggle to exert such overwhelming dominance over Divine Transformation experts.

It could be said that at this moment, Chen Qiu's combat strength among Divine Transformation experts was absolutely invincible, as everyone knew that a Divine Transformation expert without their Divine Transformation Realm was essentially just a Nascent Soul expert with an abundance of Spirit Qi.

The Divine Transformation Realm was the ultimate trump card of Divine Transformation experts, the only means to achieve a qualitative leap in power.

He had thought he would need to deploy his array, but to his surprise, he didn't even need to lift a finger. He had become a mere spectator, which was absurd, considering he was at the peak of Divine Transformation and a member of the Dragon Clan, whose power at the same level surpassed that of the Human Race, Demon Race, and Evil Clan. He was a Dragon Clan Divine Transformation expert!

With his bloodline secret art, the Dragon Clan's exclusive Divine Transformation Realm, the strength of his Dragon Clan body, and his Dragon Breath, he was confident he could take on three opponents without any issues.

Before coming here—

He had even planned to show his unfilial son, the Black Dragon, just how formidable his father was.

He wanted his son to witness his father's blood-soaked battles.

But now, Ao Tian's eyes were wide with horror, and his throat moved slightly. Fortunately, he and Chen Qiu were allies; otherwise, even with the Dragon Clan's prolific reproduction, provoking Chen Qiu would have made it difficult for them to survive.

Given Chen Qiu's goals, if the Dragon Clan and Chen Qiu weren't allies, they would undoubtedly be enemies. He wouldn't have allowed his Dragon Island to be inscribed with the words "Under the Jurisdiction of the Mock Heaven Sect."

Amidst the storm, dark clouds stretched for tens of thousands of miles.

"..."

Chen Qiu held the Heavenly Clue Umbrella and stood in the air, his back turned to the scene. He calmly gazed at the blood mist that filled the sky and the few Demon Race Divine Transformation experts who were still standing, albeit unsteadily, clearly on the brink of death.

Among them was the young man.

He had already returned to his Demon Race body, transforming into a yellow weasel. His body was covered in deep, bone-exposing wounds, and his eyes were filled with fear as he looked at Chen Qiu. "Chen Qiu, do you really have to wipe us out?"

"The Demon Race has agreed."

"You've already killed the others, please spare my life. I can be your lifebound spirit beast."

Chen Qiu didn't speak. Instead, he slightly trembled, and countless thunder dragons shot out from his body, forming an arc that enveloped the remaining Demon Race Divine Transformation experts.

After a few breaths, the world became quiet.

Not a single Demon Race Divine Transformation expert remained in the Demon Race forest. Under the raging storm, the towering trees swayed, emitting beast-like roars, as if in sorrow or lament.

The Demon Race had been fighting against the Human Race for tens of thousands of years.

After the Soul Refinement Stage experts were drawn to the Second-grade Vast Continent, the remaining Demon Race Divine Transformation experts all returned to the heavens.

"Do you like rainy days?"

"Huh?" Hearing Chen Qiu's question, Ao Tian was taken aback before hesitantly asking, "Like it? Rainy days have a refreshing feel to them."

"Mhm."

Chen Qiu nodded and paused for a moment before chuckling, "I like rainy days too. The storm washes away all traces."

"Be it blood mist, torn flesh, or severed limbs."

"Or enemies."

"Rainy days are the best for killing, with a unique allure."

Chen Qiu didn't speak further, merely waving his hand and saying softly, "All Mock Heaven Sect members, participate in the Inscription Campaign."

"If one Demon Race member obstructs us, kill one."

"If ten obstruct us, kill ten."

"If a hundred—"

"Then exterminate the entire race."

His calm words carried a hint of indifference.

Just as Chen Qiu said, rainy nights were perfect for killing.

He didn't know who his enemies were.

He only knew that those who blocked his path were his mortal enemies.

"Yes!"

The Mock Heaven Sect disciples responded in unison with solemn expressions, transforming into streams of light and shooting towards the Demon Race forest, now devoid of Divine Transformation experts.

The Demon Race was like an empty shell, with no one to stop them and no one daring to stand in their way.

And so—

Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.

In these seven days, the words "Under the Jurisdiction of the Mock Heaven Sect" were inscribed in almost every corner of the Xuantian Continent, including the ten states of Xuantian, the Demon Race, the Evil Clan, Dragon Island, and even some remote locations.

However, Chen Qiu, standing in the air above Quzhou with a calm expression, had already traversed nearly every corner of the Xuantian Continent.

But the Milestone Task "Unify the Profound Sky" remained incomplete.

This meant that the inscription "Under the Jurisdiction of the Mock Heaven Sect" had not yet reached a 95% coverage rate among all the powers in the Xuantian Continent.

He had already visited the major locations, leaving only the smaller ones to be handled by various sects in the states of Xuantian, who would distribute the task further.

It seemed that progress was still a bit slow.

However, given the vast expanse of the Xuantian Continent, it was understandable that this task would take some time. He didn't mind waiting a bit longer.

Moreover, Chen Qiu looked at the Heavenly Path Ring, filled with countless Spirit Stones and various Heaven-grade materials, and turned to the Fatty Dragon beside him, smiling, "This time, you've made a great contribution. I had planned to let those reclusive top-tier sects go, but I never expected you to find a way to drag them out of their small worlds."

"Hey."

Fatty Dragon scratched his head awkwardly, "To be honest, I didn't do much. It's all thanks to the Valley Master of Falling Petal Valley for his guidance and that Zhang Kui, who truly lives up to his reputation as a top-tier Array Master. Everyone worked hard."

"Hmm."

Chen Qiu nodded slightly, then after a moment's thought, he turned to Fatty Dragon and the others, "Get ready, we're heading to the Vast Continent in a month."

He didn't plan to break through to the Soul Refinement Stage in the Xuantian Continent. The continent currently offered little in terms of opportunities, and his cultivation progress was rather slow.

After a year of diligent cultivation, his progress had only reached—

- Cultivation: Ninth layer of Divine Transformation (21%).

He decided to venture to the Vast Continent to seek new opportunities, even if it was an unknown realm or a higher-tier continent of the Xuantian Continent. There would undoubtedly be numerous powerful cultivators there.

However, with his strength and the support of the Mock Heaven Sect disciples and the Dragon Clan, he wouldn't be at the bottom of the pecking order in the Vast Continent.

All he could do now was wait.

Wait for the completion of the milestone tasks "Unify the Profound Sky" and "Dao Equal to Heaven."

Once all twelve milestone tasks were accomplished, it would be time to leave the Xuantian Continent and journey to the Second-grade Vast Continent.

At this moment, in a mountain ravine in one of the twelve subordinate continents of the Second-grade Vast Continent, an elderly man with a white beard and red hair paced back and forth, his face filled with anxiety.

He would occasionally look up at the deep blue sky above, as if eagerly awaiting something.

The Second-grade Vast Continent consisted of twelve subordinate continents, each corresponding to a lower-tier continent like the Xuantian Continent. Over the years, cultivators with over a hundred billion virtue points or those who had reached the Soul Refinement Stage could ascend to the Vast Continent from these lower-tier continents.

Recently, the Vast Continent had undergone its third content update in the "Heavenly Strife" version. Not only did it forcibly pull all cultivators at the Soul Refinement Stage from the lower-tier continents, but it also lowered the threshold to the seventh layer of Divine Transformation.

This meant that a large number of mid-tier powerhouses would be moving from the lower-grade continents to the Second-grade Vast Continent.

The Vast Continent had twelve states, each corresponding to a subordinate continent. The state where the elderly man with the white beard and red hair resided was known as the Mystic Heaven State, which was linked to the Xuantian Continent.

Already, numerous Soul Refinement cultivators from the Xuantian Continent had been forcibly pulled to the Vast Continent, including some mid-tier powerhouses at the seventh layer of Divine Transformation and above.

"Sigh."

Finally, the old man couldn't contain his anxiety any longer. He stopped pacing and looked up at the deep blue sky with a worried expression, as if expecting someone to suddenly drop from the heavens.

The cultivators pulled from the Xuantian Continent would randomly descend in any corner of the Mystic Heaven State of the Vast Continent. However, if there was a specific object to attract them, they could be guided to a specific location.

The person he was waiting for was none other than Chen Qiu, the Sect Master of the Mock Heaven Sect.

He had reached the peak of the Divine Transformation stage and was the leader of a small family in the Mystic Heaven State of the Vast Continent. Although his family hadn't achieved great success, they were still considered respectable.

His ancestor was an elder of the Mock Heaven Sect.

Tens of thousands of years ago, his ancestor had broken through to the Soul Refinement Stage in the Xuantian Continent and ventured to the Vast Continent to expand his lineage. As his life neared its end, he passed down a token of the Mock Heaven Sect's elder and a will, stating that if his descendants ever faced a crisis and encountered a member of the Mock Heaven Sect, they could seek assistance by presenting this token.

This token also served as a guiding object for members of the Mock Heaven Sect from the Xuantian Continent.

The token and the will had been passed down through the generations, and when it came to him, he hadn't paid much attention to it, as it had been a long time since he had heard of the Mock Heaven Sect.

Moreover, it had been ages since anyone from the Xuantian Continent had come to the Vast Continent.

A century ago, a self-proclaimed Saintess of the Xuantian Sect had arrived in the Vast Continent with a thousand billion virtue points, but he didn't know much about the Xuantian Continent due to the vast information barrier.

However, recently—

A major event occurred in the Mystic Heaven State!

In the Central Heavenly Palace of the First-grade Xuantian Continent, ten out of the twelve milestone tasks, which had remained uncompleted for tens of thousands of years, were suddenly completed one after another.

And the person who accomplished these ten milestone tasks was none other than—

"Chen Qiu, the Sect Master of the Mock Heaven Sect"!

While others were shocked and discussing the sudden emergence of such a Celestial Talent from a lower-grade continent, the elderly man's breathing grew rapid as he suddenly remembered the token and the will of his ancestor.

He had thought that even if this was the case, it would still take a long time for Chen Qiu to reach the Soul Refinement Stage.

But with the third arrival of the "Heavenly Strife" version, the threshold for cultivators from the First-grade continents to ascend to the Vast Continent had been lowered, meaning that one didn't need to reach the Soul Refinement Stage to make the journey.

Just then—

A young tribesman rushed over with a worried expression, "Elder, the Zhang family from Tai City has sent another marriage proposal, insisting on taking our Liu family's young mistress away today."

"Huff."

The elderly man with the white beard and red hair took a deep breath to calm his anger, "I understand. I'll go there now."

The Liu family was currently facing a crisis.

That was why he was waiting for the arrival of Chen Qiu, the Sect Master of the Mock Heaven Sect. After all, Chen Qiu's ability to complete so many milestone tasks in the Central Heavenly Palace of the First-grade Xuantian Continent indicated his formidable strength.

If they could get help from the Liu Family, they might be able to escape this calamity.

After all, they are descendants of the Mock Heaven Sect Elder, and they have the inherited Elder Token of the Mock Heaven Sect. It wouldn't make sense for them not to help.

Vast Continent, Mystic Heaven State.

In a mountain valley.

The Buddhist Sect Patriarch and the Green Mountain Palace Patriarch, who had just arrived on the Vast Continent, exchanged a glance, both seeing the lingering fear in each other's eyes, especially the Green Mountain Palace Patriarch, who was continuously patting his chest, his face filled with relief.

"Hey."

The Buddhist Sect Patriarch looked at the Green Mountain Palace Patriarch with a complex expression, "Didn't you say you were the only one on the Xuantian Continent with a Tenth Rank Divine Transformation Domain?"

"And you said that Chen Qiu's Twelfth Rank Divine Transformation Domain could absolutely suppress everyone else's Divine Transformation Domain on the Xuantian Continent, but it couldn't suppress yours."

"Why does that Demon Race yellow-bellied rat also have a Tenth Rank Divine Transformation Domain?"

"Who knows," the Green Mountain Palace Patriarch shook his head with lingering fear, "That Demon Race yellow-bellied rat hasn't made many moves, and hasn't announced it to the world. Who knows if he's a Tenth Rank Divine Transformation Domain?"

"If it wasn't for the fact that he didn't create the Tenth Rank Divine Transformation Domain first and slowly rose to that rank, and there's no Heavenly Path Edict, then who would know."

"Fortunately, I didn't make a move back then."

"Otherwise, I wouldn't be standing here now."

Only those who have walked the edge of death can truly understand the preciousness of life, and he now understood this.

"Forget it."

The Buddhist Sect Patriarch shook his head, "These things aren't important. We've already arrived on the Vast Continent. What are your plans?"

"This is what I think," the Green Mountain Palace Patriarch said seriously, "Both of us are at the Half-step Soul Refinement Stage, and what we desire most is the opportunity to break through to the Soul Refinement Stage. But I think we can put this matter aside for now."

"I didn't even know about it on the Xuantian Continent."

"After coming to the Mystic Heaven State of the Vast Continent, I found out that many people here know Chen Qiu's name. Those twelve milestones on the Xuantian Continent have been unknown for ten thousand years, but Chen Qiu has already silently completed ten of them."

"Chen Qiu's true strength is probably more terrifying than we can imagine."

"Let me ask you this, do you think a person like him would pretend to be weak after coming to the Mystic Heaven State?"

"No."

The Buddhist Sect Patriarch shook his head firmly, "Chen Qiu is ten thousand times stronger than me. He only has one thing that's not as good as mine—his legs aren't as soft as mine. I can kneel, but he can't."

"That's right!"

The Green Mountain Palace Elder took a deep breath and said, "So, when Chen Qiu comes to the Mystic Heaven State, it's likely that he'll stir up a storm of blood and gore, as expected."

"What we need to do is to try not to get involved and quietly hide here. Once Chen Qiu has turned the Mystic Heaven State upside down, we can sneak out and pick up the opportunities that are everywhere."

"Ever since leaving the Xuantian Continent, I suddenly feel like I understand."

"On the path of cultivation, seeking opportunities isn't that important. As long as we strive to live on, and live long enough, there will be so many opportunities that you'll be overwhelmed."

"No wonder heroes think alike." The Buddhist Sect Patriarch nodded in satisfaction, stroking his bald head, "This is what I was thinking as well."

Then—

The two exchanged a glance and completely unified their opinions.

First, they would hide in this mountain valley and not go anywhere, waiting for Chen Qiu to arrive.

Half-step Soul Refinement, a strength that is not considered weak even on the Vast Continent. Possessing such profound cultivation and combat power, hiding in a mountain valley might seem a bit ridiculous.

But if you have faced Chen Qiu and were fortunate enough to survive, you would know how fortunate it is to be able to hide in a mountain valley.

Vast Continent, Mystic Heaven State.

". . ."

Zhang Kui stood expressionlessly in front of a city, gazing at the towering walls that reached into the clouds, each brick emitting a profound aura.

The city in front of him had decomposed formation techniques into sections and embedded them into every brick of the wall, making the formations more stable.

A very tedious and difficult method of formation arrangement.

However, he knew how to do it.

After all, he was also a top-tier formation master on the Xuantian Continent, and he was familiar with these techniques. But at this moment, he felt a sense of confusion and uncertainty within his heart, not knowing what to say.

He and Chen Qiu had never met, and they had no grudges.

But—

Ever since the Mock Heaven Sect abducted the sect master of his inherited sect, he had felt a sense of unease, believing that the Mock Heaven Sect might come to abduct him at any time, as he was an even stronger top-tier formation master.

So, in this completely unforeseen crisis, he had been hiding alone, like a self-deceiving and self-deceived person, especially during the day when Chen Qiu kept resurrecting and dying repeatedly. He had lost count of how many times he had traveled back and forth between Quzhou and Jingzhou.

Even his disciples thought he had gone mad.

But he didn't care!

He was cautious!

He had always believed that on the path of cultivation, even if there was a 90% chance of obtaining an opportunity, there was also a high probability of not obtaining it. But if there was a 10% chance of a crisis occurring, there would be a high probability that it would happen.

So, due to his unease, he had been hiding all over the Xuantian Continent, setting up a top-grade concealment formation technique for the Soul Transformation Realm, and staying hidden in the formation all day, not going anywhere.

(End of Chapter)

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