Immortality Begins With The Alchemical Master Chapter 554: The Culprit Behind the Massacre - Novel Cool

Chapter 554: The Culprit Behind the Massacre

Chapter 554: The Culprit Behind the Massacre

To what extent can the lingering remnant soul of a cultivator interfere with reality?

Ignorant and unenlightened Qi Condensation cultivators, even if they linger in the mortal world, can only disturb others' peaceful dreams.

Foundation Establishment cultivators may, in a state of unclear spiritual awareness, preserve their innate desire for the Dao and accumulate Yin energy, transforming into ghost generals.

Only Golden Core cultivators, with the existence of their Divine Sense, even if it's just a lingering remnant soul, have the chance to return to the Great Dao and follow the path of Ghost Cultivation.

However, even in this state, the so-called Ghost Kings transformed from Golden Core cultivators still require a long time to return to the right path without a naturally advantageous environment.

In comparison, the Yuan Infant cultivators, known as "True Immortals," are vastly different.

Even if someone scatters the Five Qi in their chest and the Three Flowers on their head, destroying their Yuan Infant, the remaining remnant soul still retains the essence of the Yuan Infant.

With this remnant soul, Yuan Infant cultivators can interfere with reality and unleash all sorts of powerful means.

Although it's not as powerful as when they were alive, it still gives them an overwhelming advantage over ordinary Golden Core cultivators.

At this moment!

With Han Zhan's assistance, Luo Chen's Water Mirror Technique instantly stabilized.

Even though the battlefield was filled with surging demonic energy and chaotic spiritual power, the water mirror still displayed the scene within a 700-li radius of Xuan Yan Island.

The image was minuscule and difficult to discern with the naked eye.

However, this technique was personally executed by Luo Chen, with his Divine Sense embedded within, carefully selecting and magnifying the battles that caught his attention.

Soon, the battles between Third Stage Demon Kings began to enlarge.

"The Ringed Turtle Clan indeed has a profound foundation. After years of fighting, their main camp still has more than thirty Third Stage cultivators."

Luo Chen's eyes widened in surprise, feeling a sense of awe.

Indeed, the Turtle Clan, known for their longevity, still possessed a terrifying foundation after years of accumulation.

With such strength, even in the human cultivation world, they would undoubtedly be among the top-tier Golden Core cultivation powers.

It could even be said that some newly established Yuan Infant cultivation powers, after excluding the newly advanced True Immortals, might not be able to compare with the Ringed Turtle Clan.

For example, the Luo Yun Sect.

At its peak, the number of Golden Core cultivators barely exceeded a dozen.

It took countless generations of hard work to produce a True Immortal like Han Zhan.

Luo Chen wondered about the current state of the Luo Yun Sect after Han Zhan's supposed demise. Shaking his head, he put these thoughts aside and focused his gaze on the images.

His prey might be among them!

Under his watchful eye, he quickly assessed the strength of both sides and formed a general judgment.

Overall, the Demon Crab side held an absolute advantage!

Even though the Ringed Turtle Clan had a profound foundation, the five great Demon Crab clans had a significant advantage in the number of high-level powerful cultivators.

On the battlefield, the five clan leaders had yet to make their moves, but the remaining powerful cultivators from the clans were already overwhelming the Third Stage Demon Kings of the Ringed Turtle Clan.

Moreover, they were mostly fighting in groups against a single opponent!

Not only that, but the number of late-stage Third Stage Great Demon Kings among the five great Demon Crab clans also surprised Luo Chen.

The Tyrant Crab Clan had four Great Demon Kings, while the Crimson Rock Crab and Venomous Spider Crab clans each had three.

The Nine Claws Poison King Crab and Azure Emperor Crab clans were much weaker, with only two Great Demon Kings each. If you excluded the clan leaders who remained stationary, only one from each clan was free to act.

Even so, the number of Great Demon Kings in the Xuan Yan Sea still shocked Luo Chen.

If you were to replace a clan with a Golden Core cultivation power, the distribution of powerful cultivators within would indeed be overwhelming compared to human cultivators.

For example, in the Jade Cauldron Domain, among the nine Golden Core cultivators in the Ice Fortress, only Cang Long Shangren was a late-stage Golden Core cultivator.

In the Luo Yun Sect, only Cheng Yan Shangren was a late-stage Golden Core cultivator, while Ailao Mountain and the Hundred Flowers Palace had none.

In Qing Dan Valley, which had the most Golden Core cultivators, if you counted carefully, only Elder Qing Dan Zi and the Peak Lord of Dragon Head Peak, where the Battle Hall was located, were late-stage Golden Core cultivators.

"No wonder there used to be demon sects like the Yuan Mo Sect, which believed in the law of the jungle and the survival of the fittest. This North Sea cultivation world is called the Demon Sea, where demons and monsters coexist."

"Now it seems that even a small area like the Xuan Yan Sea has hidden dragons and crouching tigers."

"In the vast North Sea, with countless seas, who knows how many ultimate Great Demons are hidden. How could cultivators possibly conquer all the realms? Especially now that the Yuan Mo Sect has been destroyed, once the demons have the opportunity to retaliate, this cultivation world might be engulfed in flames of war again."

After his musings, Luo Chen continued to search for a suitable prey.

Due to the Demon Crabs' overwhelming advantage over the Ringed Turtle Clan, the overall situation, although chaotic and turbulent, appeared to have a semblance of order.

This made it unsuitable for Luo Chen to take action.

However, Luo Chen didn't give up.

"In a life-and-death situation, no one would willingly sit and wait for death. They would at least try to take their enemies down with them."

Over the years, Luo Chen had participated in numerous great battles.

He knew how crazy enemies could become when they were on the brink of desperation.

Especially since this was a "racial war"!

Time slowly passed, and within the time it took to burn a stick of incense, a Third Stage Demon King from the Ringed Turtle Clan began to fall.

But Luo Chen remained patient.

He was waiting for a signal!

Suddenly, Luo Chen's Divine Sense landed on a mirror surface, and the image began to magnify continuously. The demonic energy within the mirror became increasingly turbulent, even showing signs of self-destruction.

In the midst of the siege by the three great Demon Kings, a Ringed-Head Turtle, as massive as a palace, suddenly had its eyes turn crimson.

An immense demonic energy was absorbed into its body.

The colossal body began to swell.

The next moment—

Boom! A wave of blood-red light spread like a ripple, and a violent explosion shook the Mystic Rock Island.

The three great Demon Kings who were part of the siege retreated, their screams echoing as they fled.

Anyone witnessing this scene would know what had transpired.

A Third Stage Demon King, rather than surrender, chose to self-destruct, taking his enemies down to hell with him.

In the swamp, Luo Chen admired the Demon King's determination while using his cultivation to stabilize the trembling Water Mirror Technique.

The signal had arrived!

"Senior Han, I'll leave the surveillance of the Water Mirror to you. Please use your divine sense to communicate any actions to me."

Luo Chen wiped the mirror surface with one hand, memorizing the nearby battlefield terrain.

From the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, a three-inch human shadow emerged, revealing a faint image of an old man.

It was Han Zhan!

Luo Chen's next task was to personally roam the battlefield, hunting for demons, while Han Zhan monitored the battlefield and kept him informed of the situation.

With this inside-out collaboration, Luo Chen could undertake this risky endeavor.

Han Zhan looked at Luo Chen helplessly, "Go, I'll inform you if anything happens."

Luo Chen smiled slightly and dove into the Second Stage Demon Crab puppet, controlling it to quietly escape from the swamp.

...

The signal had been given, and imitators were arriving one after another.

To protect their homeland and their survival, the high-level Ringed-Head Turtles, already pushed to their limits, held nothing back.

When a Third Stage Initial Demon King, besieged by two powerful enemies, was severely injured and had no chance of turning the tide, he chose to go down with his enemies.

"Let's go to hell together!"

With a roar, his demon core contracted and expanded, and the demonic power accumulated over his lifetime exploded in a mighty self-destruction!

The overwhelming force of the explosion instantly swept through a hundred li radius.

Within its range, countless lower-level demons, whether from the Five Great Demon Crab Clans or their own Ringed-Head Turtles, had no chance of escape.

In the center of the battle, two Azure Emperor Crab Demon Kings, despite retreating as fast as they could, were still caught in the massive demonic energy explosion.

There was no time for words.

The two Demon Kings simultaneously employed their abilities; one used its carapace as a shield, while the other blew air bubbles to envelop itself.

Endless waves of energy surged and rolled.

Blood mist and smoke filled the air, turning the battlefield into a scene of carnage akin to hell on earth.

Through the haze, a Third Stage Azure Emperor Crab rolled on the ground incessantly.

The air bubbles burst, shattering and reforming, reforming and shattering.

She continuously blew air bubbles to maintain her external defense.

Having endured the initial impact of the explosion, she couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief.

"Why are these guys so determined to self-destruct? Wouldn't it be better to surrender and become servants?"

"In the past, our Demon Crab clans were also vassals of the Ringed-Head Turtle clan."

"It's better to die than to know what's happening with Fifth Brother. I just hope to keep my life."

As her thoughts swirled, the air bubble in front of her eyes shattered again.

Without hesitation, her demonic power surged, and she opened her mouth to blow another defensive air bubble.

But something unexpected happened!

A hand, with fingers curled like claws, reached into the unformed air bubble.

With a fierce claw, it grabbed her soft abdomen.

When it was pulled out, a blue, shimmering Golden Core appeared before her eyes.

The incident happened so suddenly that the demon hadn't even reacted.

But that demon core, she was certain, was unmistakable.

It was the essence of her centuries of arduous cultivation!

Within her line of sight, a human shadow appeared, and she was about to cry out for help. But as she met the person's gaze, her mind became hazy.

The moon in the sea seemed to hang upside down, and in her heart, flowers bloomed and withered.

When she regained her senses, she was already separated from her body, her demon core locked away.

With one successful strike, Luo Chen blinked, waved his wide sleeve, and the giant Demon Crab's corpse instantly vanished.

He then dove into the ground, entering the sturdy Primordial Cauldron, activating all the arrays to conceal his aura.

The Primordial Cauldron, a high-grade treasure, was made of an incredibly hard material.

According to Tian Yezi and Han Zhan, it was akin to a half-true artifact once it was refined.

Although this treasure lacked defensive capabilities, its inherent material was sufficient to serve as a defensive treasure.

With this, Luo Chen could withstand the self-destruction of a Demon King!

Outside, the aftermath of the explosion gradually dissipated.

A figure soared into the sky, its aura extremely feeble.

Flying into the air, he shouted, but there was no response.

He circled again and again, searching both sky and land, but found nothing.

In the end, he left the battlefield, powerless.

Sacrifices were inevitable for the development of the clan, but when it involved his younger sister, he still found it hard to accept.

Inside the Primordial Cauldron.

Luo Chen sensed the situation outside. After the heavily injured Demon King left, he couldn't help but relax.

He hadn't expected these two Azure Emperor Crab Demon Kings to possess such ability, surviving the self-destruction of an enemy of the same rank.

Luo Chen had anticipated that the other Demon King would survive.

Indeed, that guy didn't seem weak.

But the one he hunted was also capable.

Recalling the bubbles it exhaled, this defensive demonic art was indeed unique.

It was a pity that, due to his ambush, it ultimately perished.

With Cloud Probing Divine Claw and Mirage Art simultaneously unleashed, not to mention the perilous situation of the early Third Stage Demonic Overlord due to self-detonation, even a fully intact Apex Demonic Overlord of the Third Stage would be a worthy opponent for Luo Chen.

Its demise was within reason.

"The first one!" Luo Chen muttered.

Suddenly, his expression changed, and a message entered his mind.

"Fifty li southeast?"

"Very close!"

Due to the power of the self-detonation, the ground rumbled within the massive crater it created.

A demonic crab emerged from underground.

It oriented itself, then scurried away on its eight legs.

Under normal circumstances, such behavior would undoubtedly attract attention.

However, on the chaotic battlefield, this speed was not particularly conspicuous.

Soon, the demonic crab arrived at a new battlefield.

After avoiding several battle groups, Luo Chen hid behind a boulder and looked up at the sky.

There, four Demonic Overlords were engaged in a fierce battle.

With three against one, the balance of power was already tilting.

"In the sky?"

"This time, it's a bit tricky."

...

The sun rose and set, and the stars shifted.

The grand battle on Mystic Rock Island intensified as the demonic crabs advanced, creating an unstoppable momentum.

Victory in this battle was within reach.

However, the five great clans of the demonic crabs had paid a heavy price for their smooth advancement!

In the vast ocean, a colorful clam floated.

The five clan leaders anxiously awaited news.

Demonic crabs came and went, reporting on the battlefield situation.

"Clan Leader, the Ring-Topped Turtles have gone mad."

"They refuse to surrender, even in the face of defeat. Moreover, there have been large-scale self-detonations, causing us significant casualties."

"Although we haven't conducted a thorough count, the number of casualties..."

Hearing the reports, the faces of the five clan leaders grew solemn.

Among them, Jin Huan maintained his composure as much as possible beneath his solemn expression.

"It's fine. This was expected. If the situation were reversed, we might have done the same. Continue the advance, we must break into the island's center. Tianxuan and Helo haven't even made their moves yet."

Tianxuan and Helo were the two top experts of the Ring-Topped Turtle clan.

With their long cultivation time and formidable strength, they surpassed the five clan leaders individually.

This was why, despite being the strongest among the five clan leaders, they had not yet set foot on the island.

Upon hearing this order, the subordinates quickly agreed.

However, just before leaving, one of them hesitated and said, "Clan Leader, Jin Jia has noticed something amiss."

"What's amiss?" Jin Huan was perplexed.

"The casualties among our Third Stage clan members have exceeded expectations. Moreover, after their deaths, their corpses cannot be found. This strange situation has occurred more than once."

Hearing this, Jin Huan's eyes narrowed, and his face showed a mix of surprise and uncertainty.

The corpses were missing again?

His gaze shifted to the other four clan leaders.

"What about your clans?"

"The same!"

The other four demons confirmed.

If it were just one or two, it might be fine, but in the past year, nearly ten Third Stage Demonic Crab Kings had vanished without a trace.

Such an eerie situation naturally concerned the clan leaders.

Zhu Xiang of the Demon Spider Crab clan spoke up, "Yesterday, we received intelligence that a human cultivator has appeared on Mystic Rock Island. Upon identification, it's indeed Gu Shaoshang, who left before."

"He's back?"

"He returned after leaving. What's his intention?"

"Perhaps he's been back for a while," Zhu Xiang said slowly. "The missing corpses aren't limited to our side. The Ring-Topped Turtle clan has also lost the corpses of several powerful warriors who died in battle."

With this revelation, the previously disconnected clues seemed to connect.

It was highly likely that Gu Shaoshang had returned and secretly collected the corpses of the Ring-Topped Turtles on the battlefield.

Furthermore, it was normal for human cultivators to collect the corpses of Third Stage demonic crabs.

However, when the five great clans of the demonic crabs encountered such a situation, they could not accept it.

Chi Yan exploded in rage, "Humans are indeed despicable and cunning!"

"Is he still on the island?" Jiu Zhua also spoke angrily, "If he's still there, I don't mind going to find him myself!"

Zhu Xiang shook his head and shared the intelligence that Gu Shaoshang had left Mystic Rock Island.

"Good that he's gone; otherwise, if I caught him..."

"Wait!"

Suddenly, Jin Huan realized something.

"If he's already left, why are there still missing corpses on the Mystic Rock Island battlefield?"

The demons exchanged glances.

A conjecture formed in their minds.

Could there be another hidden force behind this? Just as they were speculating, Zhu Xiang's expression changed slightly.

Almost simultaneously, the faces of the other four demons also changed.

"Helo has finally made his move!"

(End of Chapter)

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