Chapter 420: Murderous Intent
Chapter 420: Murderous Intent
Fang Xing brought Song Zhong to the Azure Flower Realm with the intention of making a quick profit and then leaving.
With this mindset, he had no intention of approaching the Seven Kill Demon Palace.
In fact, during all these days away, Song Zhong had not once returned to the Seven Kill Demon Palace's main camp in the Azure Flower Realm, even though it was a safe location.
Furthermore, fearing that the communication artifacts might have tracking functions that would expose his teleportation abilities, Fang Xing did not allow Song Zhong to carry any communication devices, resulting in a lack of information.
It wasn't until today that they received news from the enemy.
"A Demon Prince... that's much more impressive than a Demon King."
"The one who killed Fu Shan's brother, could it be me?"
Fang Xing felt slightly guilty.
After obtaining the crucial intelligence, he was no longer willing to let the Green-Armored Demon delay him.
Whoosh!
With a swift movement of his wings, the void in front of him seemed to transform into a stream, gently stirred.
A flash of silver light.
In an instant, Fang Xing, with Song Zhong, flickered past the defense of the Qing family's big man and appeared before him.
It was the 'Black Dragon Face Smash' tactic of the Sky Piercing Flash!
"Kill!"
Song Zhong roared, and the Heart Flame Battle Saber descended with a boom.
"You want to kill me?"
The Green-Armored Demon let out a long howl, "In your dreams!"
He raised his hammers, which resembled massive shields, blocking the flames and the saber's light.
Whoosh! But in an instant, a flash of silver light, Fang Xing executed another Sky Piercing Flash, appearing behind the Green-Armored Demon, his dragon claws extended.
On the dragon claws, silvery-white threads of spatial rules flickered and condensed, transforming into blades of light imbued with the power to shatter the void.
The Green-Armored Demon's armor let out a mournful cry, shattering into fragments.
"Impossible..."
The Green-Armored Demon's back was shattered, revealing his internal organs, but his face showed disbelief as he looked at Song Zhong, "Why... is your spirit companion... stronger than you?"
Unfortunately, he would never find out the answer.
"Let's go!"
Fang Xing, having killed the Green-Armored Demon, quickly grabbed Song Zhong with his claws and teleported away.
A moment later, a streak of light flew by at an astonishing speed.
The light flickered, revealing Fu Shan.
He gazed at the battle traces around him, his face darkening like still water, "Xie Liu's true strength is at the prince level, yet he died so quickly... Could it be that he encountered a true disciple of the Seven Kill Demon Palace?"
"After killing so many cultivators from the Seven Kill Demon Palace, we still haven't found that enemy... He's very good at running."
A cold glint flashed in Fu Shan's eyes, "It seems... I must exchange for that cause-and-effect talisman?"
The cause-and-effect doctrine was profound and unfathomable.
As Fu Shan's brother, he was inevitably connected to the murderer through cause and effect.
By following this thread of connection, the murderer could be found!
But how precious were the talismans of the Heaven Immortal Realm?
Not to mention, it was created by an extremely rare cause-and-effect Demon Emperor.
Even as a Demon Prince, Fu Shan still felt the pain of spending his points.
However, at this moment, he knew he didn't have much time left.
"After killing so many of our disciples, the Seven Kill Demon Palace will surely send an equally powerful true disciple into the secret realm..."
"This kind of heavenly genius might be able to attract the inheritance... and stop me from taking revenge."
"I can't wait any longer."
He transformed into a streak of light, rushing towards the Demon camp at an even faster speed.
Fu Shan had made his decision to exchange for the 'Cause and Effect Symbol'!
Previously, he had wanted to find the murderer on his own, so he hadn't used his merit points.
As a Demon Prince, he only needed to step out of the Azure Flower Realm, and he could immediately have someone use his merit points to deliver the item to him!
...
"Is this... the end of the Serpent Mountain Range?"
Fang Xing walked out of the mountain range's boundary and saw an immense and boundless sea of blood.
This was the core of the Azure Flower Realm—the Endless Blood Sea.
"With its vastness and depth, without any means, human or demon cultivators, even with the Serpent Eye Pearl, would be unable to explore too deeply... No, they wouldn't even be able to reach the outskirts, only skimming the edges..."
"If treasures can be found here, then it means that either this blood sea contains countless treasures... or there is an array spirit, tool spirit, or a heavenly spirit with intelligence deliberately examining and arranging things..."
Having experienced various trials and inheritances in the Daxia World, Fang Xing understood this well.
He gazed at the blood sea before him and took out a Serpent Eye Pearl from his scales.
This pearl was grayish-white and cold, with a pattern in the center that resembled an eye.
After dropping into the blood sea, it emitted a layer of grayish-white light.
This grayish-white light enveloped an area of several li, and within this region, the eerie corrosive power of the blood sea instantly vanished without a trace.
But Fang Xing could clearly sense that the power within the Serpent Eye Pearl was slowly and steadily dissipating, eventually disappearing...
"Let's go... and explore this place."
He still used Song Zhong as a decoy to attract fire.
At this moment, through continuous hunting and the spoils obtained from the demons, he had over a hundred Serpent Eye Pearls in his possession.
Entering the blood sea, he truly felt like a fish in water.
After venturing about tens of thousands of miles deeper, Fang Xing's divine sense stirred.
"Hmm? It's here..."
Song Zhong unsheathed his sword, slicing through the strange pitch-black armor that parted the blood sea, revealing it to his eyes.
A stream of essence power coiled around the armor and landed before Fang Xing.
"Primordial Soul Treasure..."
"Looking at the secret patterns, it actually has three layers, making it a fine piece among Primordial Soul Treasures, and it's a defensive type... If sold outside, the price would definitely exceed a million Yuan Shi."
Yuan Shi!
This was the currency of the Azure Origin Universe, a crystal formed from the condensation of the essence of heaven and earth, with numerous wondrous uses.
One might even say that this piece of Primordial Soul Treasure armor could be compared to the entire Song family's accumulation.
"As expected, it's no wonder it's a Celestial Demon heritage... Just picking up any item would make one filthy rich."
Fang Xing was quite impressed.
Unfortunately, he didn't care about any treasure.
What he needed was a heritage!
A high-level heritage!
For this reason, he led Song Zhong deeper into the blood sea, not giving a second thought to the consumption of the Serpent Eye Pearl.
After all, within the blood sea, with the protection of the Serpent Eye Pearl, the void restriction blocked entry but not exit, and at least with teleportation, he could easily escape with Song Zhong.
With no concerns about retreat, Fang Xing naturally had more qualifications to take risks than other demons and humans.
Several days later.
"Hmm? Another one?"
Fang Xing's eyes lit up, and he flapped his wings.
The blood sea parted, revealing a statue several meters tall.
This statue was carved in the image of a strange beast, possessing both the lightness of wind and the heaviness of earth, with a unique charm.
"This is... an Enlightenment Treasure? It should be a casual creation of a powerful cultivator... But it's a combination of the Wind Law and Earth Law..."
Fang Xing shook his head, preparing to have Song Zhong collect it.
Suddenly!
A strong sense of danger caused his massive Black Dragon body to instantly disappear into the void.
Just as he finished dodging, a strange bell rang out, slamming into the spot where Fang Xing had just been, causing the void to ripple slightly.
The blood sea roared, parting to reveal another woman holding a Serpent Eye Pearl, Ning Qian, standing before Fang Xing.
Dressed in red, with a slender waist, it was indeed Ning Shijie!
"Ning Shijie, Ning Shijie?" Song Zhong exclaimed, "Why did you attack me?"
"Although Cai Zhu Jin and Meng Ran Yue are useless, they are still my people, and moreover... you took my pearl..."
A hint of a smile appeared on Ning Shijie's exquisite face, "...Do we Demon Sect cultivators need a reason to harm each other?"
This statement was so reasonable that Song Zhong was left speechless.
Furthermore, he had long known that Cai Zhu Jin's Primordial Soul Treasure was borrowed from this true disciple sister.
He even suspected that the assassination he encountered after leaving the sect might have come from this same true disciple sister.
At this moment, there was no need for further words. Song Zhong held his knives, and the Flame World descended.
"I heard that your mount spirit companion can perform Sky Piercing Flash... But in the blood sea environment, it's a dead end."
Ning Shijie smiled and threw out a pink silk bag.
Guwa!
A croak echoed through the surroundings.
Accompanied by a flash of yellow light, a toad as huge as a mountain emerged, spitting out a scarlet tongue, charging towards Fang Xing! On its back, coin-like bumps burst open, releasing various colorful poisonous mists.
Combined with the Celestial Toad bloodline and her own understanding of the Poison Law, it could easily poison countless Ninth Stage Mortal cultivators!
"Xiao Huang... It's been a while."
Fang Xing roared, leaving Song Zhong's side, spreading his wings, and creating a gust of wind.
Boom!
The two massive creatures collided.
The deafening impact seemed to surpass even the battle between Ning Shijie and Song Zhong.
"Xiao Huang..."
Fang Xing asked casually as he pressed down with his dragon claws, "How does your master treat you? We were neighbors before, so why fight to the death over mere humans... Let's just put on a show, and it'll be over."
"But... my master is very strict. If I don't complete my orders, the consequences will be dire."
Xiao Huang cried out, and a Celestial Toad shadow appeared behind it.
"Moreover... your master is no match for my master. If your master dies, you will die too."
Xiao Huang thought for a moment, surrounded by countless toxins, "Black Dragon... We were friends once, so let me send you on your way."
"Damn... What about the bond between demons? The understanding between spirit companions?"
Fang Xing cursed with a smile.
In truth, he wasn't very worried, as he could easily crush the toad with a single claw.
But at that moment, he felt a strong sense of panic.
It was as if some deadly danger was approaching, even more terrifying than Ning Shijie's previous sneak attack!
Boom!
On the battlefield, a series of tree shadows suddenly appeared, and within countless forest illusions, a massive green face emerged.
Its appearance was somewhat similar to the demon Fu Qing.
But its overwhelming aura was at least a hundred times stronger. That green face was formed from countless threads of rules, exuding a pressure akin to an Essence Spirit Realm cultivator.
At this moment, its gaze fixed directly on Song Zhong, "Finally... I've found you..."
"A Demon Prince?!"
Ning Shijie's expression changed drastically, and she turned to leave, not even bothering with her own spirit companion.
(End of Chapter)
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