276: Chapter 41 Prince Jiu (Thanks to Boss Sister Lao Mian)_2 276: Chapter 41 Prince Jiu (Thanks to Boss Sister Lao Mian)_2 Until this moment,
the bone-deep chill finally eased somewhat.
You Yuan turned his head back, glancing hurriedly.
He saw the dharma of the Dao he had condensed striking at the Snow Mountain, but the towering figure in the wind and snow merely waved his sleeve indifferently.
The eagles and falcons cried out mournfully.
The dharma shattered!
This scene was enough to shatter one’s Dao heart!
The disparity in strength between the two was on completely different levels.
“This Great Demon is far superior to me in realm, at least in the late stages of Yin God!
It’s very likely that he has already begun ‘Asking Heart’ or ‘Asking Dao’!”
You Yuan exerted all his strength, dashing toward Li Lan Mountain.
“Han Shan!
Biluo!”
You Yuan transmitted his Divine Thought: “Resentful Ghost Ridge has a Great Demon of Yin God!
At least in the late stages of Yin God!”
Within the grand array of Li Lan Mountain,
the two examination supervisors aboard the supervision ship received this Divine Soul Order at the same time.
“What?”
The ominous premonition in Han Shan Venerable’s heart was fully confirmed.
Two figures, one after the other, turned into a long rainbow, swiftly rushing toward the direction of Resentful Ghost Ridge.
“…”
The towering figure standing atop the Snow Mountain, after destroying that falcon dharma, made no further move, simply standing there quietly, watching You Yuan’s departure.
It was as if the assault had already ended.
But the next moment,
the towering figure suddenly took a step, crossing several miles in a single stride, and instantly arrived behind You Yuan.
“Hiss!”
The towering figure reached out, aiming to grab You Yuan.
In the late stages of the Yin God, Dao and Grotto Heaven merged, evolving into a world.
With this grab,
You Yuan felt the environment around him change.
The entire world seemed to heat up.
It was as if the surrounding snow mountains had vanished.
Countless flames appeared from nowhere, encircling him.
A flaming hand spanned the wind and snow, landing on his shoulder.
“Ah…”
You Yuan’s expression was one of pain as he let out an angry roar.
Just one grab,
and his state of Dao was shattered!
The extreme heat penetrated his skin.
Had it not been for Martial Artists, Body Refiners, the overwhelming majority of Human Cultivators wouldn’t deliberately train their bodies…
After attaining the Yin God Realm, the protection of a Dao state enveloped them, no concerns of being attacked were necessary.
But a collision of Dao states was an extremely cruel affair.
“Hmm?”
The towering figure let out a soft sound of surprise.
Following this grab,
You Yuan’s Dao state was broken, his skin exposed.
Logically,
a single strike should be enough to utterly shatter this Human Cultivator…
but as he was about to invade the other’s body with the Dao in his palm, he sensed an overwhelmingly vast force!
This was power from a higher level!
“Has a Human Yang God left you with a protective Divine Thought?”
In that instant,
the wind and snow shattered, revealing the towering figure’s gloomy face.
The snow was very white.
His face was even whiter, in fact, ashen white.
Only his eyes, blazing red, like fire, fiercely burning!
“Chi Ling City, Prince Jiu!”
A woman’s exclamation sounded from afar.
Han Shan Venerable was stationed at the very center of Li Lan Mountain.
And Biluo Venerable sat at the starting point of the Cloud Ship, not far from Resentful Ghost Ridge.
Upon hearing those words,
You Yuan’s expression grew ugly…
The Demon Country was carved up by several Great Venerates, and lately, the unrest was severe.
The more chaotic the war, the more powerful beings would emerge!
Chi Ling City was a famously influential force in the Demon Country, on par with Qiantian Palace if within the Dachu Dynasty’s territory!
Prince Jiu was the most powerful Yin God Venerable of Chi Ling City!
What was most crucial,
behind Chi Ling City, there was also a Peacock Venerable!
If it were only an encounter with an Independent Practitioner Venerable from the Demon Country, it wouldn’t be a big deal…
merely an accident, a coincidence.
But now, the situation was different!
The strongest Venerable of Chi Ling City was near Lanshan Mountain!
You Yuan’s face turned pale, after forcefully withstanding a blow from Prince Jiu, he staggered backward, retreating to Biluo Venerable’s side.
“You Yuan…
are you alright?”
Biluo’s expression was filled with concern, as she rushed forward to check on his injuries and swept over his body with her Divine Thought.
“It’s okay.”
You Yuan let out a deep breath of turbid air.
He touched his shoulder, where his clothes were burnt and shattered, revealing flesh and bones covered with fresh blood.
This injury was not considered severe since Prince Jiu’s Dao realm had not infiltrated it.
Over the years, he had been running errands for the Imperial City.
Fortunately,
he was favored by Lord Relegated Immortal and became an Inner Sect Envoy of the Martial Sect.
Out of “cherishing talent,” Lord Relegated Immortal gave him a Divine Talisman that could resist one attack at a critical moment.
This was a treasure bestowed by a being from the peak of the Yang God Realm.
You Yuan wore it day and night.
Now…
The Divine Talisman shattered into ashes, blocking a fatal Dao realm attack for him.
“Interesting,”
Prince Jiu chuckled, “To receive a protective Divine Talisman from a Yang God…
You’ve got quite a background.
It seems I’ve inadvertently stumbled upon a profound secret of the Human Race.”
The territory of Li Lan Mountain was normally very desolate.
The Human Race hardly ever came here.
But now,
they had not only encountered two Yin Gods.
Earlier, at Resentful Ghost Ridge, he had sensed Sword Qi left by a Cultivator of the Cave Heaven Realm from the Human Race…
Judging from the remnants of Qi at Resentful Ghost Ridge,
it seemed that those Death Soldiers from Chi Ling City under his command were not killed by Ao Ying.
Instead, they were slain by a lone Human Race Sword Cultivator!
Linking these clues together,
Prince Jiu could already vaguely guess the truth.
“The Human Race is conducting a Northern Hunt at Li Lan Mountain.”
Prince Jiu’s lips curled slightly.
This wasn’t a question.
The snow wind blew, sweeping a boundless chill into one’s bone marrow.
The silence at this moment affirmed Prince Jiu’s words.
“Good,”
Prince Jiu nodded and said, “If the Human Race had a Yang God with them, they would have appeared by now.
You wouldn’t be wasting time talking to me.
If I’m not mistaken, you must have tried to send a message to the Great Chu Imperial City, right?”
“…”
You Yuan Venerable did not speak.
In fact, at the very first moment he had encountered Prince Jiu, he had sent an urgent Divine Thought to the Imperial City.
But,
what was terrifying was that,
the Divine Soul signal seemed to have been severed by something.
All along the way,
communication had been normal.
After the Jiageng incident, the Imperial City had even sent a request for him to investigate.
This was no coincidence.
“Sorry, all of this really wasn’t intentionally arranged by me, but…
it’s just too coincidental,”
Prince Jiu grinned, revealing his snow-white teeth, “I was chasing a remnant of the Demon Race and came here, just in time to see the Human Race’s Cloud Ship.”
What did seeing the Cloud Ship imply?
Biluo Venerable’s complexion turned pale; she too tried to take out the Divine Soul Order, but her Divine Thought was cut off by heaven and earth.
The Snow Mountain they were on was engulfed by an even larger great array.
“No need to try to send messages,”
Prince Jiu spoke softly, “I have laid out array patterns on the periphery of Lanshan Mountain.
I know that those Yang Gods of the Human Race will still sense something amiss…
but no matter, Peacock Venerable is on the way here.”
This statement was like the last straw that broke the camel’s back.
Everything happened too fast.
The Northern Hunt, the Northern Hunt,
In the battle between the Human Race and the Demon Race, who is the prey, and who is the hunter?
“How long before Han Shan Venerable arrives?”
You Yuan pressed his shoulder, speaking expressionlessly.
Biluo was taken aback.
She gritted her teeth, “What are you planning to do?”
“This guy is at least in the fifteenth realm of the Yin God or beyond,”
You Yuan took a deep breath and said earnestly, “By our strength alone, we are of course no match for him…
but what if we add in Han Shan at the seventeenth realm, plus the Imperial Family’s grand array?”
“You…
want to confront him head-on?”
Biluo was acutely aware of what level Prince Jiu was at.
Such a Demon Cultivator, placed in Da Chu,
had at least the same level of strength as a Pavilion Master of a Taoist sect.
“We have only this choice,”
You Yuan transmitted a message, “The situation isn’t as bad as you think.
My ‘Martial Sect Talisman’ has been shattered.
If the Northern Hunt Snow Mountain doesn’t send back any orders, Lord Relegated Immortal will definitely notice…”
This statement served as a reassurance.
Biluo Venerable’s expression improved slightly.
“Now, the urgent task at hand is to withstand Prince Jiu’s assault,”
You Yuan lowered his head and smiled, wiping the blood from his shoulder, and said softly, “As for a battle at the level of Peacock Great Venerate, don’t think too much about it.
Do what we can and leave the rest to fate…
We can only bet that the Yang Gods from the Great Chu Imperial City will arrive even sooner.”
(PS: Thank you to Sister Noodle for the Alliance Master’s reward.
I owe one more chapter, and I’ve been busy editing the previous content at the end of this month.
I will add more chapters next month to make up for the Alliance Master’s reward~ The updates are slightly less at the end of the month; please forgive me, as editing takes time TAT)