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Chapter 458: The Fierce Battle at the Dragonfish Palace! (Two-in-One)
Chapter 458: The Fierce Battle at the Dragonfish Palace! (Two-in-One)
Within the grand hall, the expressions on everyone's faces changed.
However, there was one exception, a man with thoughts that seemed to differ from the rest.
It was the eldest legitimate son of the Chen family, guarding the coffin stubbornly.
"..."
Chen Zilung clenched his teeth and closed his eyes tightly.
When he opened them again, he exhaled deeply and finally took a step forward. Turning around, he walked towards the armchair, lifted his robe, and knelt down with a loud thud.
Numerous clan members watched with bewilderment and uncertainty.
He first bowed deeply to the youth in ink-colored robes and, using a secret voice transmission technique, said, "I, Chen Zilung, swear on my life that the Chen family has absolutely no connection to the aquatic tribe. I beg the Upper Immortal to discern the truth."
Chen Zilung straightened his posture and explained, "Years ago, I accidentally stumbled upon my half-brother secretly meeting with a female demon from a certain branch of the aquatic tribe. Knowing that this would lead to serious trouble, I reported it to my father and found an excuse to drive him out of the Chen family."
"I thought he would leave with that demoness and live their lives together, having nothing more to do with the Chen family."
"He established his own turf with the help of the aquatic tribe, and the Chen family never took a share. We never dared to play both sides. The Chen family rose under the support of the Nan Hong Seven, and as long as we are grateful for their favor, we will remain loyal forever."
After speaking, Chen Zilung paused, keeping his head lowered as if awaiting punishment.
"..."
Shen Yi glanced at him but didn't respond.
What a joke, loyalty forever.
If he were truly loyal, he would have reported his half-brother when Shen Yi and his group entered. Instead, he waited for Shen Yi to discover the truth and then put on this act of decisiveness.
However, this was of no concern to Shen Yi.
He didn't consider himself a follower of the Nan Hong Seven, nor was he accustomed to this style of loyalty.
In his opinion, there existed no more loyal follower than Townstone.
"Chen Zilong! What are you muttering about!"
Chen Ziqi struggled to stand, his face contorted with rage. "Aside from reporting others, do you have any other skills? Do you think you're worthy of being the head of the Chen family?!"
"Okay, okay, okay!"
Wiping the blood from his jaw, Chen Ziqi's eyes took on a manic gleam as he pointed at the coffin and shouted, "I dare to slaughter him, and I'm not afraid to slaughter a bunch of idiots from the Nan Hong Seven too! If you have the guts, come find me in the water and question me!"
Although the Nan Hong Seven was a formidable force in these parts.
This place was ultimately called Hongze!
"Heh."
Chen Zilung's face suddenly turned deathly pale, his heart feeling as if it had turned to ashes.
Even though he had already guessed seven or eight parts of the truth.
Hearing Chen Ziqi admit it himself still struck him with a heavy blow.
"I have a bad feeling about this," said Zheng Qian, turning her gaze away from Shen Yi. In the few months that they had been apart, his strength seemed to have improved greatly.
Just now, taking advantage of Chen Ziqi's lack of preparation, he had still needed at least the strength of the fifth layer of the Returning Void to accomplish that feat.
This was too exaggerated.
Previously, when they had faced the Golden Fire Sparrow, he had needed to rely on sneak attacks even when facing the Golden Sparrow Young Master, who was only at the third layer of the Returning Void.
Although it was normal to have accumulated a lot of strength in the Abyssal Grounds, this was still too much.
When she looked at Ye Wenxuan beside her, who had come from the same place, she saw no such progress.
However...
After Shen Yi had made his move, Chen Ziqi still dared to be so arrogant, which meant that he had something to rely on.
"Prepare the formation," said Liu Qianyun, glancing at Yan Wencheng. Her sleeves hid the fact that her fingers were already forming a spell.
Today, there would be a fierce battle.
"Understood," said Yan Wencheng, quietly slipping away. He glanced at Ye Wenxuan, who was still standing stupidly beside him.
"..."
Ye Wenxuan stared blankly at the heavily injured Chen Ziqi.
The man who had seemed invincible in her eyes, whose aura had been so strong it took her breath away, was now a Returning Void Fourth Layer cultivator who had lost his sanity due to a single blow.
Was this really Shen Yi's doing?
Or was there some unknown treasure hidden within the Nanyang Sect?
"Come out! Slaughter them all!" Chen Ziqi roared.
Before his words had even fallen, the space within the hall seemed to twist, filling the air with a thick, fishy stench.
Two tall figures, clad in silver armor, appeared behind Chen Ziqi.
Though their original forms were different, they were both fish demons with hideous faces.
Holding conch shells in their hands, they turned their gazes towards the figure in ink-colored robes at the top of the hall. Their eyes were calm, and their voices were steady as they said, "The Dragonfish Palace is on patrol. We will take him away. Fellow cultivators, please act as if you saw nothing."
Beneath this calm demeanor lay the confidence of being at the fifth layer of the Returning Void.
"No," said Zheng Qian, taking a large step forward. "When did it become your turn to give orders on the turf of the Nan Hong Seven? Do you think you're in the Dragon Palace? Your palace master is probably only at the late Returning Void stage, right?
'I'm going to kill them! I'm not going back!' Chen Ziqi turned anxiously, yelling at the two demons, 'I want to be the head of the Chen family!'
Hearing this, the two demons paused briefly before using the conch shells to send a message.
Seeing this, Shen Yi, who had just started to get up, stopped and sat back down, his fingertips quietly emitting golden threads to set up a small formation just outside the Chen family's range.
It didn't serve any other purpose except to alert him to the cultivation level of any incoming demons or monsters.
The two demons conveyed a message through the conch shells.
After a while, a calm female voice replied from within.
'Wait for me.'
As her words fell, the expressions of the three from Qingyue Sect changed, and they almost simultaneously took out their jade slips.
For someone to dare to come here knowing that the Nan Hong Seven were present was beyond the description of 'bold and reckless'.
For a mere matter concerning the Chen family, would they really involve Elder Bai Yujing?
Shen Yi, on the other hand, remained calm and composed, sitting unmoving on the armchair.
The female voice from the conch shell seemed well-prepared.
After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.
The sound of orderly footsteps rang out from outside the hall, and dozens of figures in armor stepped forward. Although they were all at the Hybridization Realm, with a few at the Transformation Realm, their numbers created an imposing presence.
At the front of the formation.
A petite figure, accompanied by four guards, slowly stepped into the hall.
With a gloomy expression, she walked up to Chen Ziqi and looked at his injuries, her eyes softening with a hint of pain. "Husband, are you alright?"
Before Chen Ziqi could answer,
The girl in the red skirt turned her gaze to the Nan Hong Seven.
"First."
She raised her pale finger: "My father has already requested an audience with the South Dragon Palace. From now on, this place belongs to our Dragonfish Palace, and my husband will be in charge. Go back and tell your elders that this is the edict of the Dragon Palace."
"Second."
The girl in red fixed her eyes on the figure in ink-colored robes. "You must die."
Although she was petite, the moment she stepped forward, it seemed as if all existence could no longer move the man beside her.
"Fool."
Liu Qianyun scoffed, waving her sleeve and taking out a letter.
This was something her father had given her.
Although it could only be used once, in the area of Nan Hong, it could solve ninety-nine percent of their troubles.
"You brought that thing with you? Why didn't you say so earlier?" Zheng Qian finally stopped forcing herself to stay strong and breathed a sigh of relief.
At that moment, she noticed a golden thread being retracted from outside the hall, disappearing into Shen Yi's fingertip.
In an instant, the figure in the ink-colored robes stood up.
"Kill them!"
The girl in red didn't call for the crowd of posturing soldiers.
Including the four new escorts she had brought, that was a total of six Returning Void Fifth Layer cultivators... No, the dragonfish closest to her, though dressed casually, exuded an aura far more powerful than the others when it raised its eyes.
It didn't move, though, and instead crossed its arms and stood guard by the girl in red's side.
The remaining five figures walked out together, surrounding the upper area of the hall.
"Heh... Heh!"
The Chen family members scrambled backwards in panic.
The members of the Immortal Sect looked at Liu Qianyun, unsure why she was still hesitating.
If they delayed any further, this dragonfish palace demoness, who seemed to be consumed by rage, might actually dare to defy the orders of Elder Bai Yujing.
"I..."
Liu Qianyun instinctively looked at Shen Yi, unsure why, but she suddenly felt that he didn't want her to intervene.
The next moment, the furious roar of a beast validated her thoughts.
Everyone's gaze was drawn to the crimson waves of blood that filled the air.
A three-story-high palace of the Infinite Demon Emperor appeared, reflecting a 500-foot-tall hall in the mortal world.
Two strands of Chaos Purple Qi dyed the sky with a rosy glow.
At the same time, Shen Yi stood with his hands hanging by his sides, his figure shrouded in a black robe, his body erupting with scorching heat. Accompanied by the phoenix's shrill cry, piercing golden flames erupted from his eyes, causing everything around him to boil.
The aura of a Returning Void Fourth Layer cultivator burst forth!
This grand scene left everyone frozen in place.
"Heavenly Palace!"
Zheng Qian exclaimed in shock.
Yan Wencheng and Liu Qianyun, on the other hand, were stunned. They knew that Shen Yi had achieved the Heavenly Palace, but in their memory, it was only at the first layer... In just three months, he had broken through again.
And it was still the same Heavenly Palace as before!
He was retracing the steps of the peak geniuses of Nan Hong!
Chen Ziqi panted heavily, his instincts telling him to retreat, but upon seeing the girl in the red skirt beside him, he mustered up his courage.
He wasn't alone anymore; he had the support of the entire Dragonfish Palace, and even the South Dragon Palace!
"Ha... Ha..."
The girl in the red skirt suddenly laughed. If before, she had taken it upon herself to help her husband vent his anger, then she had been impulsive.
"Kill!"
At her urging, the originally anxious escorts finally stepped forward again, their figures disappearing from the spot.
Within the Infinite Demon Emperor's Palace, two strands of Chaos Purple Qi quickly merged into Shen Yi's body.
He opened his eyes, and within his pitch-black irises, golden flames and purple qi blended, transforming into a faintly sinister purple-golden radiance.
His aura surged like bamboo joints, quickly rivalling that of the strongest of the casually-dressed guards.
In the next moment, Shen Yi also vanished from sight.
Simultaneously, the five escorts who had confronted him appeared in the grand hall, still in the midst of activating their divine abilities.
However, before them stood a black-robed figure, his expression indifferent.
Within his eyes, which shone with purple and gold, there seemed to be neither compassion nor desire.
The Great Dao has fifty levels, and Heavenly Tribulation has forty-nine.
All beings in the world are like ants, spending their entire lives in pursuit of that one elusive level.
"Have you found it yet?"
Li Xuanqing's words, filled with a hint of mockery, echoed in his mind, as if they were a constant whisper.
And it was only from these slightly arrogant words that one could glimpse the genius who once dominated his peers.
The five black-robed figures simultaneously raised their palms, as if passing judgment.
Boom—
The five explosive sounds converged into one.
Silver armor shattered, and flesh and blood exploded.
Amidst the bloody mist that filled the air, a figure reassembled itself, the black robe fluttering slightly.
Shen Yi slowly walked up to the girl in the red skirt, his pale face devoid of any emotion, except for the flickering golden flame between his brows.
"Look up and face the heavens."
Xuanqing's words lingered in his mind, accompanied by a proud laugh. Below his feet were countless bones and corpses; who would dare to look up?
That escort, who stood with his arms crossed, was infamous throughout the Dragonfish Palace.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been qualified to be the young miss's personal guard.
But at this moment, facing the black-robed youth's indifferent words, he felt strangely oppressed, as if facing a giant who had strolled out of the path of life and death.
"Show-off! You're only able to talk to me like that because you're relying on some secret technique!"
The guard's face twisted with rage as he glared up, his roar seemingly giving him more courage.
But the moment he met those purple-golden eyes.
He felt as if he had fallen into a silent night, seeing dozens of similar eyes staring at him from all directions, examining him from head to toe.
Under such scrutiny, he forgot about his divine abilities and his tens of thousands of years of killing instinct.
"I can't attack! If I do, I'll expose my weakness!"
Amidst the frantic screams in his mind, he suddenly realized that the void in his eyes was turning into a real, endless black night.
The eyes disappeared, leaving only endless darkness.
"...?"
You really dare to look up?
Xuanqing's final words echoed in his mind, carrying a hint of curiosity. Then, the figure strode over the mountains of corpses and seas of blood, casually walking forward until his back disappeared from view.
Shen Yi's palm, enveloped in purple-golden flames, lightly brushed past the escort's neck.
Without any resistance, he took the guard's head.
At this moment, Shen Yi wasn't quite sure if it was Li Xuanqing's whisper in his mind or if he had spoken those words himself... What a lunatic.
No wonder the Nanyang Sect was almost wiped out.
In the future, he should avoid using such insightful techniques as much as possible.
"Ha... Ha... He..." The girl in the red skirt's laughter gradually turned into sobs, and she subconsciously 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.
Why didn't her most trusted guard fight back, just standing there dumbly as his throat was slit?
"Huh."
Shen Yi continued to stride forward.
The purple-golden sea of fire behind him swept across the hall, and by the time he reached the entrance, including the girl in the red skirt, Chen Ziqi, and the dozens of shrimp soldiers and crab generals who were still stunned, they all disappeared without a trace.
Shen Yi looked at the thumb ring on his thumb, casually wiping away the bloodstains.
"Gulp."
Liu Qianyun swallowed hard, her eyes fixed on Shen Yi's back.
She remembered when they first met, he had been wearing the white robes of the Nanyang Sect, but she had never regarded him as the sect master.
But now, the young man wore a black robe.
And it was even more dazzling than the Nanyang Great Sun pattern on the white robe!
(End of Chapter)
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