https://novelcool.info/chapter/Chapter-457-The-Spotlight-Belongs-to-Sect-Leader-Shen-5K-/12947954/
https://novelcool.info/chapter/Chapter-459-Shen-Zongzhu-Who-Can-t-Afford-Monthly-Allowances/12947959/
Chapter 458: Fierce Battle at Dragonfish Pavilion (Part 2)
Chapter 458: Fierce Battle at Dragonfish Pavilion (Part 2)
Within the grand hall, everyone's expressions changed.
However, there was one unique presence whose thoughts seemed to differ from the rest.
It was the eldest son of the Chen family, who stood guard before the coffin.
"..."
Chen Zilong clenched his teeth, then closed his eyes.
When he opened them again, he exhaled and finally took a step forward. Turning around, he walked towards the armchair, lifted the hem of his robe, and knelt down with a thud.
The Chen clan members watched in bewilderment.
He bowed deeply to the black-robed youth and then used a secret sound transmission technique, saying, "I, Chen Zilong, swear on my life that the Chen family has absolutely no connection with the Aquatic Clan. I hope you, Immortal, will see the truth."
Chen Zilong straightened up and explained, "When I accidentally saw my younger brother secretly meeting with a female demon from a branch of the Aquatic Clan, I knew it would cause big trouble. So, I informed my father and found an excuse to drive him out of the Chen family."
"I thought he would leave with that demoness, and even if they stayed together, they would have no connection to the Chen family."
"The territory he established with the help of the Aquatic Clan is something the Chen family has never taken a penny from. We have never dared to have any thoughts of being unfaithful. The Chen family was established by the Southern Hong Seven Sons, and we are eternally grateful for their support."
After speaking, Chen Zilong paused, bowing his head in silence, awaiting his fate.
"..."
Shen Yi glanced at him but didn't respond.
What nonsense was this about eternal loyalty?
If he were truly loyal, he should have reported his younger brother's actions when they entered. Instead, he waited for Shen Yi to discover it and then put on a show of being resolute.
However, this had nothing to do with Shen Yi.
Chen Zilong didn't consider himself a member of the Southern Hong Seven Sons, and he wasn't accustomed to this way of testing loyalty.
In the world, there should be no more loyal supporter than the Tranquilizing Stone.
"Chen Zilong! What are you whispering about?"
Chen Ziqi struggled to stand, his body shaking with rage. "Besides tattling, do you have any other skills? With your behavior, do you even deserve to be the Chen family's leader?"
"Okay, okay, okay!"
He wiped the blood from his chin and, with a crazed look in his eyes, pointed at the coffin, saying, "I dare to kill him, and I'm not afraid to kill a bunch of fools from Southern Hong. If you have the guts, come find me in the water!"
Although the Southern Hong Seven Sons were a powerful force, this was still Hongze!
"Hmm."
Chen Zilong's face suddenly turned pale, feeling as if his heart had died.
Even though he had already guessed seven or eight out of ten possibilities, hearing Chen Ziqi admit it himself still dealt him a heavy blow.
"This feels a bit ominous."
Zheng Qian turned her gaze from Shen Yi, and in the few months they hadn't seen each other, her strength seemed to have improved significantly.
Just now, she had taken advantage of Chen Ziqi's unpreparedness, but even so, it would require at least a fifth-layer Returning Void cultivation level to accomplish such a feat.
This was too exaggerated.
When they fought the Golden Fire Sparrow earlier, it had to rely on sneak attacks even when facing the Golden Sparrow Young Master, who was at the third layer of Returning Void.
Although they were from the Abyss Region, it was normal for them to have accumulated strength over time.
But looking at Ye Wenxuan beside her, she was also from the same place, yet she didn't show such progress.
However...
After Shen Yi made his move, Chen Ziqi still dared to be so arrogant, which meant he had something to rely on.
"Prepare the formation."
Liu Qianyun glanced at Yan Wencheng, and the fingers hidden in her sleeve began to form hand seals.
Today, there would be a fierce battle.
"Understood," Yan Wencheng whispered, quietly retreating to the side and glancing at Ye Wenxuan, who was still standing there in a daze.
"..."
Ye Wenxuan stared blankly at the heavily injured Chen Ziqi.
The fourth-layer Returning Void cultivator, whose formidable aura had once suffocated her, was now struck by a single move, causing him to lose his sanity.
Could this be Shen Yi's doing?
Or was there a treasure hidden within the Southern Yang Sect that she didn't know about?
"Come out! Kill them!"
Chen Ziqi roared.
Before his words had even finished, the hall suddenly became ethereal, filled with a thick, fishy smell.
Two tall figures, clad in silver armor, stood behind Chen Ziqi.
Although their original forms were different, they were both hideous fish demons.
Holding conch shells, they directed their gaze towards the black-robed figure at the top of the hall, their eyes calm and their voices steady, "The Dragonfish Pavilion is on patrol and will take him away. Fellow cultivators, please act as if nothing happened."
This calm and steady demeanor came from the confidence of their fifth-layer Returning Void cultivation.
"No, are you also making demands now?"
Zheng Qian took a big step forward, both amused and annoyed. "Since when did the Southern Hong Seven Sons' territory become yours to speak of? Do you think you're the Dragon Palace? Your pavilion master is probably just a late-stage Returning Void cultivator, right?"
"After a series of questions, the two fish demons remained unmoved.
They merely stared indifferently at Shen Yi.
"I'm going to kill them! I'm not going back!"
Chen Ziqi anxiously turned around and roared at the two demons, "I'm going to be the head of the Chen family!"
Upon hearing this, the two demons paused briefly before taking out a conch shell to send a message.
Seeing this, Shen Yi, who had just stood up, froze and sat back down. He quietly extended his fingertips, weaving a small formation just outside the Chen family's boundaries.
It served no other purpose than to allow him to sense the cultivation level of any incoming demon.
The two demons sent a message through the conch shell.
After a while, a calm female voice emerged from within.
"Wait for me."
The voice fell.
The three from Qingyue Sect's faces changed slightly, and almost simultaneously, they took out jade slips.
Knowing that the seven sons of Nan Hong were present and they still dared to come, this was no longer a matter of being 'bold and fearless'.
For a mere Chen family matter, would they really need the intervention of the White Jade Capital Elder?
Looking at Shen Yi again, he remained as calm and composed as before, sitting in that armchair without a hint of movement.
The female voice from the conch shell seemed well prepared.
In the time it took to burn a stick of incense.
Outside the grand hall, orderly footsteps echoed, and dozens of armored figures suddenly appeared. Although they were all at the Hunyuan Realm, with a few at the Huashen Realm, their formation still exuded a formidable aura.
At the front of the formation.
A petite figure, accompanied by four guards, slowly stepped into the grand hall.
With a somber expression, she walked up to Chen Ziqi and examined his injuries, her eyes filled with concern, "Husband, are you alright?"
Before Chen Ziqi could respond.
The petite girl in the red skirt had already turned her gaze towards the seven sons of Nan Hong.
"First."
She raised her fair, slender finger, "My father has already requested an audience with the Southern Dragon Palace. This place will henceforth belong to our Dragonfish Pavilion, led by my husband. Go back and inform your elders that this is the decree of the Dragon Palace."
"Second."
The girl in the red skirt fixed her gaze on the black-robed figure, "You must die."
Although she had a petite figure, the moment she stepped forward, it seemed as if no one in the world could dare to move the man beside her.
"Idiot."
Liu Qianyun coldly smiled, waving her sleeves to produce a letter.
This was given to her by her father.
Although it could only be used once, in the Nan Hong region, it could resolve ninety-nine percent of troubles.
"You brought something with you? Why didn't you say so earlier?" Zheng Qian finally stopped pretending and exhaled.
At that moment, she noticed a golden thread being retracted from outside the hall, disappearing into Shen Yi's fingertips.
Instantly, the black-robed figure stood up.
"Kill him for me!"
The girl in the red skirt did not call out to the crowd of onlookers.
Including the four guards she had brought, there were six Return to Void Fifth Layer cultivators... No, the dragonfish beside her, although dressed casually, revealed an aura far more formidable than the others when it raised its eyes.
However, it did not move, instead crossing its arms and standing guard beside the girl in the red skirt.
The remaining five figures walked out in unison, forming an encirclement as they headed towards the uppermost part of the grand hall.
"Huff... Huff..."
The Chen family members all retreated in a panic.
The few from the Immortal Sect turned their gaze towards Liu Qianyun, unsure what she was still hesitating about.
If this dragged on, this dragonfish pavilion demoness, who seemed to be consumed by anger, might actually dare to defy the orders of the White Jade Capital Elder.
"I..."
Liu Qianyun subconsciously looked at Shen Yi, not knowing why, but she suddenly felt that he didn't want her to get involved.
The next moment, a ferocious beast's roar confirmed her thoughts.
Everyone's gaze was filled with the crimson, rolling waves of blood.
A three-story high Infinite Demon Emperor Palace appeared, reflecting a grand hall over five hundred zhang tall.
Two strands of Primordial Purple Qi dyed the glow.
At that moment, Shen Yi stood with his hands down, his black-robed figure erupting with scorching heat. Accompanied by the golden phoenix's shrill cry, his golden flame eyes roared out, causing everything around to boil.
The aura of the Fourth Layer of Returning to Void erupted!
This grand scene left everyone stunned in their places.
"Heavenly Palace!"
Zheng Qian exclaimed in shock.
Yan Wencheng and Liu Qianyun's faces froze, as they knew that Shen Yi had achieved the Heavenly Palace, but their memories clearly indicated it was only one layer... In just three months, he had broken through again.
And it was still the Heavenly Palace as before!
He was retracing the path of the Celestial Prodigy of Nan Hong!
Chen Ziqi panted heavily, instinctively wanting to retreat, but upon seeing the girl in the red skirt beside him, he mustered his courage.
He wasn't alone now, he had the entire Dragonfish Pavilion, and even the Southern Dragon Palace, backing him!
"Haha..."
The girl in the red skirt suddenly laughed out loud. If she had previously taken it upon herself to help her husband, she was now caught up in the moment.
Killing the cultivators of the Southern Hong Seven Sons would undoubtedly bring trouble to the Dragonfish Pavilion.
But now... If I were to kill such a Celestial Prodigy, it would be a great achievement, and the Dragon Palace would certainly protect me!
"Kill!"
At her urging, the few guards who felt a hint of unease finally took a step forward, their figures vanishing from their original spots.
Within the Infinite Demon Emperor Palace, two strands of Primordial Purple Qi swiftly merged into Shen Yi's body.
He opened his eyes, and within his pitch-black pupils, the golden flame and purple qi blended, forming a slightly demonic purple-gold glow.
His aura surged like bamboo nodes, quickly rivaling the strongest of the plainclothes guards.
In the next moment, Shen Yi also vanished from his original position.
At the same time, the five guards who had previously disappeared suddenly reappeared in the grand hall, still in the midst of activating their supernatural powers.
However, in front of them, there appeared a black-robed figure with an indifferent expression.
In his purple-gold eyes, there seemed to be neither desire nor compassion.
Dao of Fifty, Celestial Evolution Forty-Nine.
All things in the world are but ants, spending their entire lives in pursuit of the one who has escaped.
"Have you found it?"
As he pondered, Li Xuanqing's words echoed in his ears, carrying a hint of mockery.
Only from these slightly arrogant words could one catch a glimpse of the genius who had once suppressed his peers.
Five black-robed figures simultaneously raised their palms, as if passing judgment.
Boom—
Five explosive sounds converged into one.
Silver armor shattered, and flesh and blood exploded.
Amidst the blood mist, a figure re-condensed, the black robe fluttering slightly.
Shen Yi strolled towards the girl in the red skirt, his fair face devoid of any emotion, except for the flickering golden flame on his forehead.
"Lift your head and look at your heaven."
Xuanqing's words continued to echo in his mind, accompanied by a carefree laugh, as he walked over the mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Who would dare to raise their eyes?
The guard standing with his arms crossed, even within the entire Dragonfish Pavilion, was a formidable existence with a fearsome reputation.
Otherwise, how could he have the qualifications to be the young miss's personal attendant?
But at this moment, facing the indifferent words of the black-robed youth, he felt inexplicably oppressed, as if facing a Great Sage who had strolled out of the path of life and death.
"Playing tricks, you're just relying on secret techniques to barely have the qualifications to talk to me!"
The guard's face contorted in rage, and he forcefully raised his eyes, seemingly trying to bolster his courage with his roar.
But the moment he met the purple-gold eyes, he felt like he had fallen into a dead silent night, seeing dozens of similar eyes scrutinizing him from all directions, observing him from head to toe.
In this scrutiny, he forgot about his supernatural powers and his tens of thousands of years of combat instincts.
He couldn't make a move! Making a move would reveal his flaws!
Amidst the frantic screams in his heart, he suddenly realized that the void in his eyes was gradually becoming more real.
The eyes in his field of vision disappeared, leaving only endless darkness.
"..."
You dare to lift your head?
Xuanqing's final words flashed through his mind, carrying a hint of curiosity, and then the figure strode over the mountains of corpses and seas of blood, disappearing into the distance.
Shen Yi's palm covered the purple-gold flame, and he lightly wiped the neck of the guard, who didn't resist.
He took the guard's head.
At this moment, he wasn't sure if it was Li Xuanqing's whisper in his mind or if he had spoken the words himself... Probably a madman.
No wonder the Southern Yang Sect almost suffered annihilation.
In the future, he should avoid using cultivation techniques that involve such profound insights as much as possible.
"Ha... Ha... He..." The girl in the red skirt's laughter gradually turned into sobs, and she instinctively wanted to hide in Chen Ziqi's embrace, only to find that he had already been scared stiff.
She couldn't quite understand what had just happened.
Her most trusted guard, instead of fighting back, just stood there and had his neck wiped by the opponent.
"Huff."
Shen Yi strode towards the front.
The purple-gold sea of flames behind him swept across both sides. When he reached the hall's entrance, including the girl in the red skirt, Chen Ziqi, and the dozens of dumbfounded guards, they all disappeared from their original spots.
Shen Yi looked at the thumb ring on his thumb, casually wiping away the bloodstains.
"Gulp."
Liu Qianyun swallowed hard.
She stared at Shen Yi's back, remembering their first meeting when he wore the white robe of the Southern Yang Sect, but she had never treated him as the sect leader.
But now, the youth wore a black robe, and it was even more dazzling than the Southern Yang sun pattern on the white robe.
(End of Chapter)
Chapter end
Report
