From a martial arts disciple to a god through countless trials and tribulations

Chapter 280 The Demoness of the Fighting Division, Who Can Compete Against Her?

As the banquet in the mountains and seas began, demons and monsters from all directions sprang up like mushrooms after rain, and now a demoness has appeared, hanging upside down in the sky.

Chen Xuan used the all-seeing sunlight to successfully capture the divine energy fluctuations in the cold, high sky thousands of miles away.

The demoness was dressed in magnificent black jade armor, her long hair flowing in the wind, her figure slender, and blood carrying a chill dripped from the seams of her armor.

The black-armored demoness had a pair of pink unicorn horns on her forehead and a slender, snow-white unicorn tail. Her eyes were filled with blood, and her pale and beautiful face in the shadows resembled a ferocious demon or evil spirit, creating an absurd and eerie atmosphere.

"Huh? No, she's climbing up into the sky on her own." Chen Xuan's pupils contracted.

Although the armored demoness resembled a fish being fished, in reality, she actively and tightly gripped the silver line with her hands and tail, struggling to turn herself upside down as if trying to slowly roll herself into the sky.

He was astonished. Everyone else was busy scrambling for invitations, but this enchantress was taking a different path—was she trying to ascend to heaven?

"Help, help me..." the black-armored demoness uttered weakly. Her martial arts intuition was sharp, and she noticed Chen Xuan's gaze.

"You're really not being polite," Chen Xuan thought to himself. The relationship between humans and demons is very delicate. When they meet in the wild, it usually leads to a fight.

Taking advantage of the demon's illness to kill it... This is what most human cultivators would do.

For example, not long ago, Taixu Shenyou thought that Chen Xuan had gone too far in eliminating Lü Tongyou, but if it had been a demon Shenyou who died, he would probably have applauded and given Chen Xuan a thumbs up in praise.

"I wish to ascend to heaven and uncover the truth behind the Mountain and Sea Banquet, but my body cannot hold on any longer," the black-armored demoness said.

Using the secret treasure silver thread, she seemed to have climbed to the highest point in the sky, but now she could hardly move an inch. The pressure of a certain special forbidden technique was so strong that it was causing her soul and body to break apart.

"You really want to go to heaven? Are you all this brave?" Chen Xuan was surprised. He knew very well that the black-armored demoness had her eye on his indestructible immortal body and therefore wanted him to help scout the way.

Some of the geniuses at the Mountain and Sea Banquet are truly fearless and have the demeanor of protagonists, daring to try anything!

But can you just blindly help with something like this?
Even the great beings of the True Lords seemed unable to see the true form of the Candle Dragon Sun, while those extraterrestrial beings of dubious origin were able to interfere with the entire Immortal and Ghost World through the Candle Dragon Sun. Such secrets were not something that ordinary cultivators could explore at will.

"The Ascension Platform of the Celestial Palace is blocked, but perhaps there is a way out for the immortals in the Candle Dragon's Eyes..." The woman in black armor said, her face turning cold as she noticed Chen Xuan's lack of cooperation: "You're refusing me?!"

Chen Xuan did not engage in a "void" dialogue. At this moment, he thought of the lament made by the Rain Kingdom's True Lord Fu Long when he perished. There was a path to immortality that was quite suitable for dragons, and it seemed to be right above his head.

The dragon purple moon mark on his wrist has recently been cleansed by the power of the immortal body and has shown initial signs of fading.

Deep in the clouds, the woman in black armor, her expression indifferent, released one hand. As the black jade armor plates slid, her slender hand flicked, and in an instant, the shape of a slender hand appeared on the ground, reaching for Chen Xuan's shoulder: "Come up!"

"Keng!"

Sword energy soared into the sky, like a black crescent moon across the heavens. A True Martial Sword Qi slashed out from Chen Xuan's eyes, cleaving the falling jade hand and shattering it into a pool of white, hazy Doubu Immortal Qi.

Chen Xuan raised an eyebrow. These "young" prodigies were daydreaming and excessively arrogant. Were they trying to force him to go and explore the way?
"True Martial Sword Qi, and already at a minor level. Are you a direct disciple of the Southern Region Sword Inquiry Dojo?" The Ink-Armored Demoness's expression was strange, seemingly quite surprised by Chen Xuan's inheritance.

Among the twelve Qi of the mountains and seas, the Golden Virtue White Qi Sword Official of the human race and the Fighting Martial Dao Demon of the demon race are usually the most skilled in battle.

Therefore, the human and demon sword and martial arts factions regard each other as their greatest enemies and have always been irreconcilable. They obtain cultivation resources for advancement by killing each other.

"Whether it is or not is none of your business." Chen Xuan sneered. This was a magical woman from the Doubu sect, who should be like the White Fox Goddess of Qingqiu, belonging to the pinnacle of geniuses of the previous era.

"Since you belong to the Sword Official lineage and also cultivate a secret technique for physical strength, your strength should be comparable to that of a Divine Traveler. Then you shall serve under my command!" The black-armored demoness said, putting away her silver silk thread treasure and setting off to descend to the mortal realm.

She developed a strong interest in Chen Xuan, which was part of the cause and effect of cultivating swordsmanship and martial arts. No demon from the Fighting Division would sit idly by and watch a human swordsman rise to power.

The blood droplets that had previously fallen were returning to the shattered body of the Jade Demoness. Like a layer of celestial light, they revealed her true appearance, from a ferocious state to a captivating beauty. Her unicorn horns shone with jade brilliance, and her waist-length hair danced along her jade armor, flowing with a rich Daoist charm.

"I am Liushuang, from Qilin Mountain in the Central Divine Continent. Following me is not an insult to your qualifications." A clear, cold voice echoed down from the depths of the clouds, reverberating across thousands of miles of land.

"...You're dreaming." Chen Xuan continued to observe the aura of the black-armored demoness Liu Shuang. The heavy martial arts aura emanating from this demoness was comparable only to that of the Supreme God Ye Kui in his entire life.

At this moment, as Liu Shuang's voice echoed, many of the banquet guests wandering in the surrounding area quickly raised their heads.

"Princess Liushuang is about to make her move again!" A genius among the demons exclaimed. In Qilin Mountain of Zhongzhou, the [Little Dragon Palace] holds a position of authority second only to the dragons among the five insect-scaled demon races.

"A few hours ago, she shattered the divine realm of a human alchemy force nearby."

Humans and demons who had come to the banquet immediately took to the air and fled from this area that was about to become a battlefield.

"Who is that human, that His Highness Liushuang would personally suppress him?"

"No matter who they are, they will all perish when they encounter Liushuang!"

"Princess Liushuang is a martial arts immortal seed of the previous generation of the demon race! Like the moon in the sky, she reigns supreme over the Central Divine Continent, making an entire generation of human cultivators in the mortal world unable to breathe!" The demon race geniuses laughed and left.

“It’s going to be tough…” Some human prodigies sighed sadly. This region is dominated by demon race immortals, and any human hero who dares to show his face will suffer a tragic fate, not just having their invitations stolen.

It should be understood that those who travel in spirit have important responsibilities to fulfill.

For example, the various Thunder Departments of the Little Dragon Palace are trying to suppress the rise of human heroes... At this moment, how could the Thunder Departments of Qilin Mountain let go of the human prodigies they encounter?

“Outside the world, the disciples of the human race from high-ranking families are protected by True Monarchs and are not easily targeted, but once they enter this Mountain and Sea Banquet, they have no such concerns!”

As the demon genius departed, he laughed wildly: "Right here at the Mountain and Sea Banquet, we wiped out a generation of humans, and the ancient cultivation grounds of the human race should be obsolete!"

With the emergence of the Immortal Seed, who in the world can rival it?!
"Wow!"

Frost fell from the sky, descending to earth at an ever-increasing speed. Its entire body was glowing, like a dazzling divine moon falling to earth, as if only this magnificent figure remained in the world.

"Where is the Divine Land of Ascension? Is there any deficiency in this Immortal Seed's Divine Travel?" Chen Xuan did not underestimate his opponent; this would be his first duel against a powerful warrior from the Doubu tribe who was most skilled in direct combat.

From the very beginning, he had been using the sunlight to observe the demoness's background, but her immortal nature was powerful, and her black jade armor isolated her senses, so he couldn't discern much of her secrets in a short time.

"Forget about any magical seeds or frost-like appearances, let's get to work first!"

When Liushuang was about eight hundred miles above the ground, Chen Xuan moved. Thousands of strands of Xuanhuang Qi burst forth from his fingertips, and a golden Feng Shui path stretched towards the sky. He took a step forward.

The Five Treasures Martial Immortal Body has reached an unprecedented level, fearless even when facing immortal beings!

"Boom!" At this distance, Chen Xuan used the secret techniques of Qingnang to pinpoint the location with great precision. He ascended to the sky in one step, and his heroic body burst forth with a blood and qi flame nearly a thousand feet high, actively intercepting Liushuang.

Suddenly, figures on the vast land looked up in astonishment. What was going on? The cauldron was charging towards Shenyou.

"You..." The Frost Demoness did not expect that the other party, a True Martial Sword Officer, who had practiced some physical techniques to make up for his weak body, would dare to have the audacity to get close and fight her.

Liu Shuang, with her slender figure, swung her fist to meet the attack in an instant, like a flowing ray of light. However, her white fist contained an unparalleled and domineering power, accompanied by a sonic boom, surging with celestial light, and deafeningly loud.

Chen Xuan countered with a series of punches, colliding with her hundreds of times in an instant. Each clash was like a thunderous tribulation, the sound reverberating through the heavens.

This scene is terrifying. For a cauldron to dare to fight face-to-face with a Divine Traveler of the Battle Department is extremely exaggerated and simply horrifying.

In an instant, Liu Shuang bloomed like a fairy lotus, her figure swaying and shattering the sky. Her fist imprints were like black unicorns overturning the clouds, and when she swung her legs, they were like divine whips tearing through the void.

Chen Xuan remained calm and composed, his offensive was in no way inferior, and his speed was even three points faster. He exchanged punches with Liu Shuang, and as Liu Shuang raised her leg, his foot swept out a step ahead, like the god Xing Tian descending to earth, creating ripples of energy.

The two fought fiercely against the heavens and earth, intertwined like dragons and phoenixes, using the heavens and earth as their battlefield for intense supremacy.

Those who had attended the banquet nearby had already fled thousands of miles away. When they looked back, their faces turned pale with terror. They continued to use their secret techniques to escape, thinking they had to flee at least another thousand miles: "We must ensure our own safety!"

It should be understood that a battle of divine travel can easily shatter thousands of miles of mountains and rivers. Cultivators in the cauldron stage must be far enough away from the central area to resist the damage from the spreading aftershocks.

With a loud bang, Liu Shuangyu stepped into the air, her long, straight right leg, imbued with Daoist charm, lashed out at Chen Xuan's head like a pair of dragon-slaying scissors.

At the same time, the black jade armor emitted countless strands of divine light, and golden immortal patterns spread and intertwined, locking Chen Xuan like a divine chain.

However, Chen Xuan's physique was terrifyingly strong. With the Eight Qi roaring, he used his left arm to block Liu Shuang's elastic leg sweep. At the same time, he clenched his right fist with five fingers, and it seemed as if eight heavenly demon figures merged into one fist behind him. A powerful punch that reached the heavens struck Liu Shuang's abdomen fiercely.

A single punch sent shockwaves through the air, repelling the frost that had flowed for six thousand feet.

This kind of close-quarters combat is extremely dangerous, with every move containing deadly intent.

Liu Shuang stopped her retreat. She lowered her eyes and saw a spiderweb-like crack resembling a fist mark on her abdominal armor plate. At the same time, her hands and feet were convulsing slightly, as if they were about to shatter.

She was lost in thought, her beautiful eyes filled with doubt as she looked at the human youth opposite her... Today, she had encountered a strange and incomprehensible event.

"I seem to know who this person is, Chen Xuan of Xinzhai in Yunmeng Prefecture," a human prodigy from the Southern Region murmured.

Clearly, Chen Xuan's Five Treasures Martial Immortal Body has distinct physical characteristics.

Many people were terrified at this moment. The Shangyang Secret Technique of Yunmeng Shangzhou was very famous and extremely difficult to cultivate. However, according to recent rumors, Chen Xuan of Xinzhai had suddenly appeared and mastered this technique... He was actually able to compete with immortals?

"Xinzhai Chen Xuan? An unknown nobody! Your Highness Liushuang isn't taking this seriously yet!"

In the sky, Liu Shuang's eyes shone with a swirling divine light, like an endless kaleidoscope spinning. She locked onto Chen Xuan, analyzing the reason for his inexplicably powerful immortal body.

"The Five Treasures Martial Immortal Body, I've heard of it..." she murmured, then her body swayed, leaving a trail of dark jade shadow, and she attacked Chen Xuan again: "Try it again!"

On the battlefield, the divine mist was excited. The pure physical combat between the two was too intense. No one was willing to retreat even half a step. With each collision, appropriate secret techniques were bursting out from their fists and feet. The divine power ripples from the collisions pushed across everything tangible within a radius of hundreds of miles.

The Frost Flowing Fist Imprint was as white as flowing ivory, carrying chains of divine runes and bursting forth with dazzling light, aiming to forcefully knock Chen Xuan down.

Chen Xuan remained unmoved, his fists and palms meeting head-on, his attacks swift and vicious, striking her delicate face, chest, and abdomen. If he were to hit her, even if she was in a trance, he was confident he could pierce her with a single punch.

Without the support of the power of heaven and earth to ascend to the divine realm, the body of a divine traveler is actually not much stronger than that of a precious cauldron body.

Her jade armor trembled, her black hair fluttered, and in this fierce clash, she was like a lone boat in a giant wave, gaining no advantage whatsoever.

"Why not use the Ascension to the Divine Realm? What about the Golden Elixir?!" Chen Xuan demanded, having already gained the upper hand.

"There's no need for that, otherwise it would be too much of a humiliation for someone as lowly as you." Liu Shuang chuckled, exuding a powerful arrogance and confidence. As her palm struck down again, it carried a soft, radiant Daoist light.

Chen Xuan threw a punch to meet the attack, but it was like hitting a soft ball of cotton. Immediately afterward, Liu Shuang's palm wrapped around Chen Xuan's wrist like a nimble snake. Then, her body seemed to be soft and boneless as she crashed into Chen Xuan's arms, and one of her palms gently touched his chest.

"boom!"

In an instant, boundless and immense power erupted from her soft palm, sending Chen Xuan flying more than five thousand feet away like a giant cauldron.

"The highest virtue is like water, which combines strength and gentleness; the way of martial arts is also like this."

Liu Shuang's posture was elegant and ethereal, and every gesture she made was in harmony with the principles of the universe. She softly commented, "Human martial arts have been dark for thousands of years. There is not a single one who can fight. Humans, you are still far from being able to do it."

“Interesting…” Chen Xuan soared into the air, a vortex-shaped hidden injury appeared in his chest, his internal organs roared, and his blood and qi surged like a river, rushing away from the hidden injury.

With a boom, Chen Xuan seemed to ascend to heaven on a cloud. As the eight elements circulated, it was as if the divine sea had burst its banks. He carried with him strange phenomena such as Yin-Yang, Five Elements, and Plague, and shot towards Liushuang like an ascending divine general.

At this moment, the boundless energy of the eight divine lights surged to the heavens, as if to burn the void to ashes. Endless rain of light scattered as he, along with mountains, seas, and myriad beasts, attacked with the immense power to shatter all things in the mortal world.

With a soft shout, Liu Shuang's long hair billowed, and her body burst forth with intense divine light. Behind her, divine chains of light wings that blotted out the sky appeared. She was ready for battle, facing off against him head-on.

The gentlest power of heaven and earth!

She pushed this power to its limit. When her palm struck down, the entire world was rippled like silk as her jade palm struck Chen Xuan, who was attacking her.

Layer upon layer of divine light surged down like a tidal wave, causing the ground to sink and the entire world to descend into chaos amidst the terrifying Daoist aura.

Chen Xuan fully activated his Five Treasures Martial Immortal Body. This was the strongest enemy he had ever faced in his life, and he could no longer hold back.

The immortal seed completely overwhelms the geniuses of the same generation by several levels. Even at its lowest point, it is stronger than the highest point of other geniuses. It is far superior to those ranked at the top of the immortal list, such as Han Shuangjiang and Lü Tongyou.

In fact, ever since Chen Xuan fought against the sword embryo Su Fuyao, he still couldn't understand how other prodigies managed to overtake him at the Divine Travel level...

Even though there are many ways to control immortal beings.

"..."

The two clashed, resulting in a violent explosion, with lightning and thunder, divine fire surging like waves against the sky, and endless rain of light reaching hundreds of miles away, still possessing the power to severely damage the cauldron.

With a loud boom, amidst the rain of light, the two forces collided continuously, the ultimate hardness and the ultimate softness constantly clashing, ultimately evolving into a black and white Tai Chi symbol.

They fought until they lost all sense of the universe. A Tai Chi symbol, combining strength and gentleness, appeared in the sky, battling from the heavens to the earth, flattening everything, and the interplay of Yin and Yang continued to collide and pulsate.

"Is this the battle of the true protagonists of this era?" A demon prodigy ranked among the top ten in the local pantheon of gods stared blankly.

"What exactly is the Human Race's Heart-Cleansing Technique? It seems to be quite something."

The two combatants were covered with various runes and flowing with golden scriptures. After a moment of intense and dangerous fighting, they suddenly separated.

In Chen Xuan's hand, he held a large piece of black jade armor.

Liu Shuang's black jade armor was shattered and almost pulverized under Chen Xuan's powerful attack. Fortunately, there was a layer of soft Qilin armor underneath.

However, crimson blood seeped out from the gaps between the fine scales on the soft armor areas of the shoulders, waist, and abdomen.

The immortal seed, the Flowing Frost, has never faced a direct confrontation? The banquet attendees across the vast land were all silent, a situation that exceeded everyone's expectations.

In martial arts battles, demons are skilled in combat. Even the most powerful swordsmen can hold their own against them. But now, Liu Shuang can't even suppress a cauldron.
"Liu Shuang's proud martial arts duel has failed because the opponent used the same Gentle Fist?" A demon spirit approached from afar, sounding surprised.

Liu Shuang is a demonic creature, the undisputed number one demon in the mortal world of the previous generation of the Central Plains, whose name is often heard even in the Southern Region, the Eastern Sea, and the Western Lands.

It may be the most powerful demon of the previous generation.

Chen Xuan adjusted his breathing and stared at the enchantress Liu Shuang in front of him.

"Stealing my techniques right in front of you? Who gave you permission to learn my fighting skills? Have you no shame?" Liu Shuang frowned. Using softness to counter hardness was the best way to deal with the incomparably powerful Shangyang Immortal Body, but in the repeated evenly matched exchanges, her opponent suddenly used the same soft force as her, which caused her to suffer a great loss.

"Any more tricks up your sleeve? Show them quickly!" Chen Xuan said coldly. Fighting such a formidable opponent would greatly benefit him, allowing him to learn from the strengths of many schools of martial arts. "Although you are morally corrupt, you do possess some martial arts talent. Follow me, and I will allow you to enter the Fighting Department," Liu Shuang suddenly spoke up, once again expressing her intention to recruit him. However, this time, her tone was no longer condescending, but rather more egalitarian.

Putting aside factions and grudges, the potential and strength that Chen Xuan is displaying at this moment are enough to make a celestial being like her, who is indifferent to all things, take him seriously.

"You old hag, we're being too kind to you by not knocking out all your teeth, aren't we?!" Chen Xuan scolded.

"You..." Liu Shuang was immediately furious. No one had ever dared to speak such vulgar words to her before. Moreover, during the fight just now, the other party had indeed thrown several punches at her face, which she narrowly dodged.

She immediately unleashed an even more powerful attack. Her fair, translucent hands slowly traced divine and mysterious trajectories, drawing upon extremely advanced immortal techniques.

Everyone realized that Liu Shuang was completely enraged and was about to use a deadly move regardless of the consequences.

But in an instant, Liu Shuang looked up at the sky, a hint of anger flashing in her eyes.

Chen Xuan looked up before her, because at that moment, the outline of a giant object was drawn in the sky above the dome, filling the entire sky.

The hazy, indistinct eyes of the Candle Dragon appeared, their radiant light overlooking all worlds falling upon this region.

"The third seed, Liushuang, has already matched up with the reserve seed, Xinzhai."

A blurry figure emerged from the depths of the vertical pupil, uttering an ethereal voice, and continued:
"Gentlemen, who will win this battle? Place your bets..."

"Liu Shuang is a descendant of the ancestral temple of Qilin Mountain. He inherits great fortune and will surely reach the end... The shortcomings caused by taking the wrong path will be corrected, and he will reach a perfect state." A figure resembling a Qilin appeared.

“That makes sense, I’ll bet on her,” another voice chimed in.

"..."

Soon, more than ten blurry figures from different locations appeared, whispering among themselves. Some were hidden in the thick fog, while others shone like the sun and moon. They were all commenting on the battle between Chen Xuan and Liu Shuang.

Moreover, are they organizing gambling activities?
Chen Xuan was taken aback. What were these creatures doing, holding a banquet of mountains and seas? What kind of behavior was this? Did they act like important figures at all?

On the other side, Liu Shuang's expression was also not very good. Those with high talent all have pride and arrogance. At this moment, a group of old monsters whose backgrounds are unknown are treating them as playthings to watch. Anyone would be unhappy.

"Two poor little things, they've discovered us..." A sinister figure chuckled in the dragon's eyes.

"It doesn't matter, hurry up and place your bets!" The hazy figure that appeared first held up an oil-paper umbrella and urged.

"Everyone has chosen to bet on Liushuang, but no one is optimistic about Xinzhai?" a voice asked.

All the living beings in the Candle Dragon's Eyes tacitly and resolutely bet on the Immortal Seed Flowing Frost.

"Immortal Seeds are the true protagonists of this era, walking an invincible path, and will not be defeated by those of lower realms... Let alone a mere Heart Fasting, even the resurrection of ancient sages and supreme beings would find it difficult to achieve this," a living being said with certainty.

"If we were to cultivate the same level of spiritual practice, we might have a chance to compete with immortal beings, but the difference in our current levels is too great."

"Why don't the forces that have entered Zhaoxinzhai dare to show themselves?" an ancient being asked in confusion.

"..."

Chen Xuan listened to the chaotic and unclear conversation, but he could tell that these old monsters who were spying on him were full of contempt in their words.

“Heh, boring…” Liu Shuang sneered to herself, then looked at Chen Xuan and revealed a chilling smile.

"Human thief, have you had enough? Let's settle this with one move!" she said, her tone leaving no room for refusal.

She had a strong desire to subdue Chen Xuan, but under these circumstances, her impulsive thoughts faded, and she decided to use a true trump card technique to end the battle quickly.

With a hum, Liu Shuang's entire body was bathed in the divine essence of martial arts, as if heaven and earth were merging, with the sound of wind blowing, like the heavenly sound of the Great Dao.

At this moment, her jade armor was shattered, but the soft armor inside, stained with blood, remained intact. Her face was exquisitely beautiful, and she stood between heaven and earth, exuding the aura of a Taoist hermit, ethereal and otherworldly.

But this is only the surface; everyone realizes that a terrifying technique is rapidly taking shape.

"Come!" Chen Xuan felt a sense of pressure, but instead of using the "Invite the Ghost to Possess" technique specifically designed to deal with evil spirits, he continued to activate his Five Treasures Martial Immortal Body.

Sword Embryo Su Fuyao once said that after the eight elements of this technique are perfectly integrated, it may be possible to touch the boundary of the Supreme Technique.

He had not had a satisfying fight with Lü Tongyou not long ago, and his Shangyang Immortal Body was in complete control, almost unharmed. Now he wanted to thoroughly test where his limits lay.

"It's the [Great Evolution Mystic Spear Finger]! When Prince Liushuang was in the cauldron, he once killed a Shenyou with a single finger!" In the distance, the Shenyou who had just arrived to watch the battle felt uneasy and immediately turned away.

"My strength is dwindling. One finger will decide whether I lose or you die!" Liu Shuang said with a smile, as she used a forbidden technique from the Doubu.

Behind her, a colossal shadow, as large as the heavens and the earth, rose up, reaching a height of millions of feet, overlooking the mountains and rivers. It was the shadow of a deity capable of moving mountains and filling seas. Many people who saw it felt a humble desire to worship it.

Liushuang manipulated intricate hand seals, then calmly extended a finger, its tip revealing endless patterns of order—a breathtakingly beautiful gesture that astonished heaven and earth.

At the same time, the majestic demon goddess image behind her also pointed a finger, and the fingertip burst out with brilliant light, just like a martial arts divine moon falling, with a divine might that could suppress thousands of miles!

"boom!"

This is an unparalleled killing technique. When it was in the Cauldron Realm, it could suppress and kill a Divine Traveler with a single finger. Now that it has reached the Divine Traveler Realm, its power is incomparable!

Chen Xuan was already prepared to deal with the situation, and at this moment, he pushed the Five Treasures Martial Immortal Body to its limit.

Behind him, countless hazy scenes emerged: palaces and temples stretching as far as the eye could see, sword-wielding Taoist priests riding white tigers chanting scriptures; bonfires flickering, alchemists in fire robes standing atop phoenixes; towering ancient trees, farmers chasing green rhinoceroses; a mighty river surging, fishermen catching giant black-scaled snakes; an academy standing amidst green mountains, scholars holding books leading Dang Kang.

As night and day alternate, some figures sit cross-legged in the rising sun, some play chess while chasing the setting moon, and some emperors in imperial robes burn incense at a five-colored altar, offering sacrifices to the mountains, seas, heaven, and earth...

The inner scene was both visible and indistinct, yet it was filled with a sacred radiance like that of a golden elixir. The combined evolution of Chen Xuan's seventeen true scriptures and his entire cultivation were contained within it.

"Buzz!" Liu Shuang's true form and divine travel form merged into one. Finally, even her body slowly disappeared, transforming into the Great Evolution Mystic Halberd, which pointed down as if it could crush the vast nine heavens.

The void shattered, and the Great Ruins disappeared. Dense darkness filled the countless enormous cracks from which crimson, magma-like liquid dripped, melting through the heavens and the earth.

Chen Xuanruo led his army into battle, as if leading the world of mountains and seas in a divine war to ascend to the heavens, to meet the boundless martial arts divine finger.

At the same time, his palm seemed to hold up an unparalleled divine furnace, weaving countless divine chains. This was Lu Tongyou's alchemy technique, which, although only somewhat similar, still had miraculous effects on the Heavenly Immortal Seed.

"boom!"

The collision was terrifying. The mountains and seas boiled, like ten thousand volcanoes erupting. The energy fluctuations, like a natural disaster, shook the heavens and the earth, and pushed out tens of millions of terrifying energy waves.

"Retreat quickly!" In the distance, many banquet attendees were horrified. The energy level of the light made it difficult for them to even watch the battle; their eyes were bleeding. It was a massive collision of god-level power.

Some people felt sad and suffocated because the two sides in the battle were at a similar level to them, but they couldn't even watch the battle from a distance.

"rumble……"

The burst of energy ripples continued endlessly, and the Great Evolution Mystic Fist that descended from the sky shattered inch by inch. Crystalline blood and bones scattered on the earth, and finally, everything vanished into thin air.

A bottomless, enormous crater appeared on the earth.

A brief silence fell over the surrounding area. Liu Shuang, the peerless enchantress who once dominated the Central Plains, had completely vanished from this region.

"...An unexpected ending." Finally, from the highest point in the sky, a voice of regret rang out from the vertical pupil.

“There are some sayings about the Shangyang lineage, but unfortunately they haven’t been passed down… I’ve suffered a great loss today!” Someone sighed, then angrily flicked his sleeves and disappeared from the dragon’s eyes.

"The immortal seed cultivated by the Qilin Mountain lineage is incompetent; it should perish..."

"Ha! Xinzhai was just lucky this time. History records many times when he capsized." The slender figure holding an oil-paper umbrella commented. She was the one who had invited people to place bets. Her tone was disdainful, but there was a hint of suppressed joy in her voice.

"Xinzhai is utterly boring. It's something you can never reach the end of, so why bother competing with others and hurting yourself and others?" One after another, figures filled with resentment departed.

"His good fortune today doesn't mean he'll always be lucky." The figure with the oil-paper umbrella spoke, as if stating a fact, and then it left, the Candle Dragon Eye slowly disappearing.

"..."

In the deep, dark pit, Chen Xuan got up from the scalding mud and dust, coughed twice, and then brushed the dust off his body.

As he gestured the unique trajectory of his finger strikes, he muttered to himself, "This witch from the Doubu tribe really has the right to be arrogant..."

Chen Xuan slowly exhaled and began to mend his tattered immortal body. His shoulder was a bloody mess, with a finger-sized hole piercing through it, but overall, it was a minor injury.

Moments later, he took off and searched for the spoils left behind by Liushuang in the battlefield ruins.

Soon, they found a blue-gold invitation. This kind of thing derived from the Mountain and Sea Banquet was very tough and contained special Dao principles. It was not destroyed in the battle.

"Dan Ding, Lu Shu, Lian Dan Lu..." Chen Xuan unfolded it and saw that it should be the alchemy revival that attacked Hua Liuli, but was killed by Liu Shuang who was entrenched in this place.

He carefully cleaned up the battlefield and soon found another invitation. He opened it and saw that it started with "Taihua Mountain". He had never heard of it and did not know what kind of force it was.

By this point, he had received eight invitations.

"There may be hundreds or even thousands of people attending this banquet, and the journey to gain the final qualification to attend is long and arduous," Chen Xuan thought to himself.

Based on the initial words of the Mountain and Sea Banquet, it is estimated that only a few dozen, or even a handful, people will be able to attend the final banquet and receive rewards.

"It's not safe to go without at least a few dozen invitations."

Chen Xuan thought to himself, but he wasn't in a hurry to attack the nearby banquet guests. Fighting them one by one would be too troublesome. He was quite confident in his own strength.

"Let everyone fight it out first. After a while, we'll just find a few Shenyou who have made some gains, take them down, and steal their loot."

With that thought in mind, he left this area and continued to explore this vast and mysterious land.

But not long after.

The black light representing Emperor Yan Ming Xiaohou in Chen Xuan's pupils suddenly dimmed, turning gray and lifeless.

"Old Xiao is steady and patient, and he also has the protection of the experienced old monster Shenyou. Even he was killed?" Chen Xuan asked in surprise.

A few breaths later, the black light spot brightened again, as fragile as a candle flame in the wind, swaying uncertainly.

It must have been Xiao Hou who used a secret fire technique to be reborn from the ashes in divine fire.

"If we can't win, can't we at least escape? Is there some reason why we must fight to the death?" Chen Xuan wondered, and then flew towards the location of Emperor Yan Ming Xiaohou.

Xiao Hou wasn't too far away, and with the combined speed of his immortal body and the secret techniques of the Azure Bag, he would arrive soon.

The Jade Book of the Six Desires Heaven was not far from that region, wandering around, doing something wicked.

"Give him a hand!"

The Chosen One has many secrets that have not yet been fully uncovered. Chen Xuan did not want to see his good relationship with the Chosen One perish halfway, so he naturally went to help his old friend out of trouble.

……

At the same time, in the depths of the clouds in various regions, divine power trembled violently.

One hundred and twenty-seven figures clad in black jade armor, like alluring spider demons, were suspended in the air by silver threads, and they all fell into a long silence.

"Destroyed the Battle Blood Drop Body?"

At the very center, a figure covered in blood, with a strange expression on her face, muttered to herself in bewilderment, "Has a human mid-stage cultivation furnace been defeated?"

In fact, the thief didn't even use the legendary, extremely vicious power of the Heart Fasting Technique.
“How strange… The era of great strife has arrived, and this person is extremely well-suited to the path of the Fighting Clan, yet the remnants of human martial arts have not placed their hopes on him?”

Liu Shuangtongguang looked puzzled. Undoubtedly, that Shangyang Immortal Body had laid a solid foundation for a martial artist, which she greatly envied.

"No wonder the human martial arts have been shrouded in darkness since time immemorial; they are nothing but a bunch of blind fools..."

She sneered and waved her sleeve. Instantly, the other hundred or so figures in the clouds trembled and melted.

Immediately afterwards, it transformed into a drop of blood containing the will of the Doubu, carrying terrifying divine power, and with flames of light, it pierced the sky and converged like hundreds of rivers flowing into the sea.

"Should we go and cause trouble for the thief from Xinzai, or..."

A fully realized Frost appeared, a flash of golden light appearing and disappearing within her. She looked up at the highest heavens, her eyes filled with mockery:

"We've found your tail."

The Eye of the Candle Dragon appears in the world to spectate the battle.

She has already gleaned some clues from it.

……

Under the sky.

Chen Xuan continued on his way without stopping, muttering to himself, "Controlling the fate of the world, does that really mean becoming their parent? My Xinzhai is quite different from what's described in ancient legends... It's far too benevolent!"

Soon after.

As he approached the area where the black light spot of Emperor Yan Ming Xiao Hou was located, the entire sky turned crimson, as if a scarlet flame was burning.

"Huh? Old Xiao has some real skills. He'll thrive wherever he goes and become a minor leader..." Chen Xuan stared intently into the distance.

"Who are you? Which sect or lineage do you belong to?"

Suddenly, a figure appeared and blocked Chen Xuan's path. The figure was covered in wounds and succinctly requested, "Fellow Daoist, you have been conscripted! Quickly join me in battle! The demons are taking advantage of our human race's lack of manpower and are stealing our treasures!"

(End of this chapter)