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"——Crack!"

The moment Zhu Chen slew the demon leader with a single sword strike, the chains in Zhao Qi's hand shattered into pieces.

at the same time.

The iron chains binding the treasure ship were all blown to pieces.

However, Zhu Chen and his group's crisis was not over.

Because other ghost ships nearby are still rapidly approaching.

"We're almost at World Mountain, Xuanming, hurry up and build the bridge..."

Zhao Qi hurriedly called out to Xuanming.

"I know."

Xuanming formed a hand seal and unhesitatingly summoned a colorful bridge.

The bridge structure grew taller in the wind, instantly transforming into a massive stone bridge.

Then, a beam of intense light suddenly shone from the base of the stone bridge, enveloping the entire treasure ship.

The next second, something strange happened.

After Zhao Qi's treasure ship was enveloped by that beam of light, it ignored the no-fly rule of the Golden Crow Sea and directly lifted the huge hull, flying quickly towards the World Mountain in front.

The ghost ships once again shot out their chains, attempting to hold Zhu Chen and his group back.

But the treasure ship, supported by the stone bridge, was moving too fast.

Before the chains could even hit the hull, they were left far behind.

"I never imagined there were so many ghost ships in this area..."

Xuanming and the others stood on the deck, looking down at the dilapidated ship being swallowed by the thick fog, and couldn't help but feel a chill down their spines.

There were at least a thousand ghost ships that surrounded them just now.

Moreover, each ghost ship was covered with countless evil ghosts and zombies!
In this situation, they were still able to escape alive.

That's incredibly lucky.

"Don't worry, my treasure ship can travel hundreds of thousands of miles a day. Those dilapidated ghost ships can't catch up with us..."

With their arrival at World Mountain imminent, Zhao Qi, eager to secure a larger allocation of resources, hurriedly boasted about his achievements to Hong Huang and the others.

However, Honghuang and the others believed that their escape was entirely due to Zhu Chen and Xuanming.

If the two of them hadn't intervened, they wouldn't have been able to escape the encirclement of those ghost ships.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Qi's jealousy towards Zhu Chen intensified.

……

Under the protection of the Rainbow Stone Bridge, the treasure ship flew swiftly and soon arrived at World Mountain, the most central part of the Golden Crow Ancestral Land.

At this moment, a huge golden ancient tree suddenly appeared before Zhu Chen and his companions.

A radiant light shone from the ancient tree, within which the flower of the Great Dao was faintly nurtured, isolating it from the world and inspiring longing in all who beheld it.

"My God, is this the legendary Golden Tree? It's even more breathtaking than when I saw it from the outside!"

Honghuang and the others were drawn to the ancient tree and suddenly became incredibly excited.

They never dreamed that they would arrive at the very core of this ancient realm so easily.

"Those who are able to cross the Golden Crow Sea to reach this place are basically Venerable Realm cultivators with extraordinary strength. We are weak here. If we encounter a powerful enemy later, remember to avoid fighting unless there is a conflict of interest."

Xuanming kindly reminded everyone.

The great calamity of the Eight Realms has not yet arrived, and the Venerable Realm cultivators in the lower realms still pose a great threat to them.

Honghuang and Lanyu exchanged a glance, about to nod in agreement.

Unexpectedly, the treasure ship beneath their feet suddenly stopped.

"Zhao Qi, what are you doing?"

Honghuang turned to look at Zhao Qi, who was steering the treasure ship, and frowned, saying, "The opportunities here all lie in that golden tree ahead. Why did you stop here?"

"He wanted to kill me."

Zhu Chen calmly stepped out from the crowd.

Honghuang's expression changed, and she turned to look at Zhu Chen: "Fellow Daoist Zhu, you must be joking. You are our savior. How could Zhao Qi possibly kill you?"

Zhao Qi clapped his hands with a cold laugh: "As expected of someone wanted by the five major sects of the Upper Realm, you have already seen through my thoughts. But what can I do? Brother Underworld God, please show yourself."

As soon as the words were spoken, a sinister man clad in a black robe and shrouded in corpse energy appeared before the treasure ship. "A person from the Underworld? Zhao Qi, do you know what you're doing?"

When Honghuang and the others saw the aura emanating from that person, their expressions instantly turned extremely ugly.

Although the Underworld is also an immortal religion in the Upper Realm.

But no family dared to establish a relationship with them.

Because the members of their sect are all transformed from corpses, they are extremely evil.

However, Honghuang and the others never expected this.

Zhao Qi, who had been with them all along, actually colluded with the people of the Underworld.

"I know exactly what I'm doing. On the contrary, you actually went out of your way to befriend a powerful villain from the lower realm. I really feel sorry for you!"

Zhao Qi glanced at Zhu Chen, his words filled with disdain.

In his eyes, those born from the lower realm's cages are destined to be harvested by them from the upper realm.

Even if these people were lucky enough to escape that great calamity and ascended to the upper realm in broad daylight, they would only become mounts for some ancient families and sects.

This is a rule that has existed for countless millennia.

No one can change.

The lower realm is nothing more than a medicinal herb garden.

"Zhao Qi, why are you wasting your breath talking to them? This is the lower realm. If you don't like them, I can kill them for you!"

The man who called himself the God of the Underworld appeared above the treasure ship, looking down at Zhu Chen and saying, "Zhu Chen, is it? I'll give you a chance..."

"Noisy!"

Before the other person could finish speaking, Zhu Chen teleported directly in front of him.

Then he grabbed his head and pressed it down.

Squeeze it hard!
"--puff!"

A crisp, muffled sound rang out!

The Venerable Realm cultivator from the Netherworld had his physical body instantly crushed.

"Damn it, you'll regret offending the Underworld."

The opponent's primordial spirit still wanted to escape, but Zhu Chen had no intention of letting him go.

He took a step forward, and his figure instantly appeared in front of the other party.

"Even a late-stage Venerable Realm cultivator is nothing special. Little Tower, this thing is yours..."

Zhu Chen used magic to bind the opponent's primordial spirit, preparing to have the small tower devour him first.

"The souls of those guys in the Underworld are stinky, I don't want to eat them..."

Xiao Ta's voice soon came from above Zhu Chen's head.

Zhu Chen couldn't help but laugh upon hearing this: "You're quite a picky eater, aren't you..."

Little Tower replied matter-of-factly, "I'm not being picky, I'm just waiting for the right price. With your current strength, you can even kill cultivators at the Divine Fire Realm. It shouldn't be too much for me to ask you for some pure-blooded creatures at the Divine Fire Realm, right?"

Zhu Chen was speechless.

This guy told me last time that all I needed to do was eat pure-blooded creatures with Venerable Realm cultivation.

Now, in the blink of an eye, we're going to have to consume those with the cultivation level of the Divine Fire Realm again.

This is blatant price gouging!
"Fine, since you don't want to eat it, I'll just kill it."

Zhu Chen rolled his eyes at Xiao Ta, annoyed.

He ripped apart the primordial spirit of the God of the Underworld, then moved and reappeared in front of Zhao Qi.

"Your turn is next."

"Red Phoenix, save me..."

Zhao Qi turned to run towards Hong Huang, but he was too late.

Because at the very moment he turned around.

Zhu Chen's palm had already pierced through his chest from behind.

...(End of chapter)