The Star Train's Journey Through the Heavens

Chapter 111 Judge of the Ten Kings' Court, Master Tail
Meng Huaifeng and his group soon met up with the judges of the Ten Kings Division. A girl with short, white hair and white stockings carried a coin sword full of advanced technology on her back.

A pale-faced, fierce-looking woman with dark circles under her eyes carried a huge gourd covered in symbols on her back.

There was also a matcha-flavored fox-girl carrying a bulging bag. Her tail was completely different from that of ordinary fox-girls, resembling a green flame, and it was covered with several talismans.

"Greetings, judges of the Ten Kings' Court. We are nameless passengers from the Starry Sky Train: Ji Zi, March 7th, Xing, and Meng Huaifeng," Ji Zi introduced them one by one.

"I am Xueyi, and this is Hanya. Hoho. Everyone on the Starry Sky Train, let's depart." The girl with short, white hair said indifferently.

She's really efficient.

"Alright, let's go then." Himeko nodded, and the group boarded the star raft that had been prepared beforehand, flying towards the entrance of the Scale Abyss Realm.

On the Starship, March 7 looked at the expressionless Xueyi and the pale-faced Hanya. A chill emanated from them, making them seem unlike living people. He couldn't help but move away from them and whispered, "I heard that the Ten Kings' Division is in charge of the life and death cycle of the Immortal Ship's people. Could they really be ghosts?"

“Miss March 7th, although strictly speaking we are no longer alive, we are not ghosts. Please believe me, there are no ghosts in the world,” the crow explained.

"If it's not a living person, then it must be a ghost!" March 7th's eyes widened.

“The little girl is right, these are two female ghosts, and you still won’t admit it.” A strange male voice rang out in the star raft.

"Huh, who's there?" March 7th looked around warily.

"It's me." Huo Huo's tail detached from him, floated in mid-air, and transformed into eyes and a mouth, with a sloppy style that looked like it jumped out of an animation.

"Grandpa Tail, please don't speak of the two judges like that." Huo Huo reached out to hug Tail, but was immediately dodged.

"What, am I wrong? One is possessing a puppet, and the other lies in a coffin all day long. What else could they be but female ghosts?" Tail looked at Xueyi and Hanya provocatively. These two female ghosts were the most hateful. If it weren't for them, he wouldn't have been sealed in this little coward's body.

"Perhaps I should use you to test this Spirit-Slaying Sword." Xueyi said expressionlessly, drawing her Money Sword from behind her back.

"Lord Xueyi, no! It's fine for Tail-sama to test other things, but this will really hurt Tail-sama!" Huo Huo hurriedly stopped Xueyi, saying with some fear.

No wonder the tail is so temperamental; it turns out that the Ten Kings used the tail as a test subject.

"Come on, who's afraid of who? A broken sword? I'm not afraid of that." Even as he said that, he still moved his tail a little further away from Xueyi.

Even if you lose the game, you can't lose face.

"The tail...it's alive, and it can even talk!" March 7th exclaimed incredulously.

"So cool! Let me touch it!" Xing's eyes lit up.

"Hey, hey? What are you doing? Show some respect to me." Tail tried to dodge Xing's clutches as it would dodge Huo Huo, but it underestimated Xing's strength and was grabbed by Xing.

Xing rubbed its tail in its hand for a while, and Meng Huaifeng also took the opportunity to touch it a couple of times. It felt really good. I wonder what Huanlong, who is also a Suiyang, would feel like.

"Damn it, let me go! You coward, remove the seal! I'm going to fight this bastard to the death!" Tail shouted angrily.

"Lord Xueyi said we can't remove it. Sister, please don't treat Master Tail like this," Huo Huo said timidly, tugging at Xing.

"The seal, is it this?" Xing tugged at the talisman on its tail.

"That's right, if you've got the guts, expose me and I'll show you what I'm capable of!" Tail provoked.

Xing suddenly broke half of the seal.

"No!" Huo Huo exclaimed nervously, and Han Ya also pulled out the Judge's Pen.

A hint of joy flashed in Tail's eyes. This fool actually dared to expose it.

"Snapped."

The seal that was about to be broken was covered up again by the stars.

Under the astonished gaze of Tail, Xing said smugly, "Do you think I'm as stupid as March? I won't fall for your provocation."

Although she didn't know what the tail was, Xing didn't intend to cause trouble at this time.

The crow and the hooting bird breathed a sigh of relief, but the tail-tailed bird was furious.

"What do you mean? I absolutely will not remove this talisman." March 7th glared at Star, then asked curiously, "What exactly is this thing?"

"Grandpa Tail is Suiyang, an energy entity. Grandpa Tail said he knows Huanlong, so Lord Xueyi asked me, the trainee judge, to go with him, saying that if we encounter Huanlong, Grandpa Tail might be of some use," Huo Huo explained.

"Is this Suiyang? Just like the Great Lord Huanlong of Extinction?" Even March 7th couldn't help but poke its tail twice.

"Can you let go of my tail, grandpa?" Huo Huo pleaded pitifully.

"Okay." Xing had petted him enough, so she let go of his tail.

The tail swam behind Huo Huo and said irritably, "How dare you treat me like this? You want my help? Dream on!"

Huo Huo quickly soothed its tail.

"Although it is said that the Ten Kings are very good at dealing with Suiyang, this time the opponent is the Commander. Will your treasure really work?" Meng Huaifeng asked with some doubt.

“We don’t know either.” Han Ya shook his head and continued, “Hundreds of years ago, during the Great Sui Yang Liaoyuan Rebellion, the Ten Kings’ Division tried everything but couldn’t subdue him. In the end, it was General Teng Xiao who scattered him, and then the Ten Kings’ Division sealed him away separately.”

"After that, the Ten Kings Division, having learned their lesson, spared no expense in creating these two treasures: the Spirit-Slaying Coin Sword and the Spirit-Sealing Seven-Star Gourd. The Spirit-Slaying Coin Sword incorporated the sharpness of the Emperor Bow's flying arrows, while the Spirit-Sealing Seven-Star Gourd used materials from the Heaven-Mending Division's wall-building."

"Although the Spirit-Slaying Coin Sword has not been tested, the Spirit-Sealing Seven-Star Gourd has been tested with its tail. According to the tail, even the Great Year Yang Blaze could not break it from the inside."

"There are also talismans made from the rarest and most powerful materials, which have also been tested on the tail. They are no problem to deal with the Great Year Yang Blaze."

"Unfortunately, since its creation, the Immortal Ship has never produced a powerful Suiyang, rendering these treasures useless, and they have been sealed away. Fortunately, they have been well preserved, and the power of the talismans is no less than when they were first created."

"If Huanlong weren't the envoy, the Ten Kings Division would definitely have shone brightly in this battle. Unfortunately, it seems that we still need to rely on the General as the main force, with the Ten Kings Division assisting."

"Actually, after learning that Huanlong was Suiyang, the Ten Kings Division had already planned to create a treasure even more powerful than the Spirit-Slaying Golden Coin Sword and the Spirit-Sealing Seven-Star Gourd. In case she escaped this time, it could be put to use next time she dared to appear."

"Little sister, you've said a bit too much," Xueyi interrupted.

"Sorry, I haven't spoken in a long time, and once I start talking, I can't stop," Han Ya apologized.

"Hehe, maybe by the time you build them, they'll just gather dust for hundreds of years like these two treasures do now," March 7th quipped.

"Maybe next time it finally comes in handy, the one we'll have to deal with won't be the Commander, but the Star God," Xing said with a dry joke.

“Star Gods don’t appear so easily, let alone the Year Sun,” Meng Huaifeng said speechlessly.

"After discussion among the Ten Kings, it was unanimously agreed that although these two treasures and talismans are not enough to solve the problem of Huanlong, they will definitely have an impact on Huanlong and greatly reduce the pressure on General Jingyuan," Xueyi said.

"I hope so," Meng Huaifeng said, rather than speaking the words of a frog in a well who couldn't recognize the power within.

"These are protective talismans. Everyone should carry one with them to prevent being possessed and controlled by Suiyang." Huo Huo took out four talismans from his bag and distributed them to the group. "Thank you," Meng Huaifeng said.

……

Danding Division.

Fu Xuan had already dispatched a large army to seal off all the entrances and exits of the Dan Ding Division, and then led his troops inside.

The Medicine King's secret teachings have been exposed. Some of the people have transformed into demonic spirits and are slaughtering wildly to hinder the army. Others have disguised themselves as civilians and then seized the opportunity to sprinkle powder on the Cloud Cavalry, causing many Cloud Cavalry soldiers to fall into the demonic spirits on the spot.

"Qingque, based on the deductions of the Qiongguan Formation, what do you think I should do next?" Fu Xuan asked Qingque, who was temporarily in charge of the Qiongguan Formation.

"Master Taibu is a man of divine wisdom and strategic planning. You can easily resolve the secret transmission of the Medicine King by making your own decisions. Why would you need Little Sparrow's advice?" Qingque flattered.

"Stop talking nonsense. Just say what I'm telling you to say. If it's wrong, I naturally won't take it," Fu Xuan said.

"Little Sparrow is not very knowledgeable and might cause heavy losses to the Cloud Cavalry. I really can't bear this responsibility," Qingque said with a bitter face.

“You have to take the responsibility, even if you can’t. Remember, from now on, every decision you make could either kill or save countless Cloud Cavalry soldiers,” Fu Xuan said sternly.

Qingque's face turned even more bitter. In the past, she perfectly adhered to the doctrine of the mean, only passing any exam. She was content with a score of 60, and any more would be a torment.

But if she only passes this exam, every point she misses could mean the sacrifice of countless Yunqi soldiers.

She believed that Fu Xuan wouldn't just stand by and watch the Yunqi Army die, but she dared not gamble.

Because she really can't afford it.

It's not just about responsibility, but also about conscience.

This time, I have no choice but to give it my all!

Qingque gritted his teeth, thoroughly observed the formation, and activated!

Countless pieces of information flashed through Qingque's mind. Qingque kept adding new variables and deducing the future.

"Lord Taibu, please lead your troops to protect and shut down all the alchemy furnaces in the Dan Ding Division. Be quick!" Qingque urged, her face covered in cold sweat.

"A pill furnace?" Fu Xuan frowned slightly, and a flash of purple light appeared in his divine eye on his forehead.

Although his keen eye for detail wasn't as sharp as his ability to observe formations thoroughly, Fu Xuan still quickly arrived at the answer after receiving a hint.

"Split into nine groups, target: shut down the alchemy furnace!" Fu Xuan ordered, as there was no time to attack each location individually.

The casualties that might result from the splitting of forces and the secret transmission of the Medicine King are far less than the losses caused by the success of the Medicine King's secret transmission conspiracy.

"Yanqing, you are the strongest and fastest. Go alone and shut down the furthest alchemy furnace as quickly as possible. Remember to hold your breath when you get close to the furnace," Fu Xuan said to the boy beside him.

"Yes, Lord Fu Xuan!" Yan Qing leaped into the air, and a flying sword landed at his feet. He flew away into the distance like a sword immortal.

Soon, Yanqing arrived at the furthest alchemy furnace. Looking down from the air, he saw wisps of green smoke rising from the furnace, and more than a dozen demonic figures guarding it.

Yan Qing held his breath, pointed his sword, and five flying swords flew out from behind him, drawing graceful arcs and cutting more than a dozen demonic bodies into pieces, giving them no chance to recover or revive.

Yan Qing did not approach, but instead raised his sword finger, and the hilts of the five flying swords struck the switch of the alchemy furnace, shutting it off.

Fu Xuan only gave me one target, which is clearly a sign of looking down on me. Watch me shut down the other alchemy furnaces as well, and I'll show you what I'm capable of.

Thinking this, Yanqing flew non-stop toward the next alchemy furnace, with five flying swords transforming into streaks of light following behind her.

The master of the secret teachings of the Medicine King, Dan Shu, has now voluntarily entered the Demonic Yin realm, transforming into the immortal form he so desperately desired, and becoming a Heavenly Man.

Although the Dan Ding Division is adjacent to the Lin Yuan Realm, the Jianmu tree is far too sensitive. The Dan Ding Division is also the department that produces the most secret teachings of the Medicine King, so it is strictly controlled. Dan Shu has never been to the Lin Yuan Realm and seen the real Jianmu tree with his own eyes, not just its shadow.

As Dan Shu looked at the Cloud Cavalry guarding the entrance to Lin Yuan Realm from Dan Ding Si, a murderous intent appeared in her eyes.

She knew that the secret transmission of the Medicine King was doomed.

Their actions were too hasty, while the fairy boat seemed to have been prepared in advance.

But she was not willing to give up. She wanted to see the Jianmu tree with her own eyes and take a gamble.

With the help of the Great Lord of Annihilation, we might be able to hold out until the Jianmu tree sprouts. If we can obtain even greater power from the Jianmu tree then, we might have a chance to turn the tide!

"Wakagi no Ji!"

A sudden burst of wooden spikes erupted from the Cloud Cavalry, piercing through all of them.

The mere fatal wound was insufficient to kill the Celestial Being on the Immortal Ship, who had also received abundant blessings. Dan Shu sprinkled a handful of powder to induce the Celestial Being's demonic body to flare up, and went straight into the Scale Abyss Realm.

The Cloud Cavalry, now activating their demonic powers, will be an excellent defensive line to stop others!

……

In the Scale Abyss Realm, Dan Heng finally broke another seal.

There are three seals on the Jianmu Mystic Root, and all of them must be removed before one can enter the area around the Jianmu.

Two places have been resolved so far, with only one remaining.

Dan Heng suddenly frowned, and several water dragons flew out from beside him.

"You dare to show off your meager Cloud Chanting skills in front of me?"

The water dragon crashed into the air, and six figures appeared out of thin air, flying backward.

“Dragon Masters are involved in this turmoil, and I cannot take action against them because of the Ming Dynasty’s self-governance.” Jing Yuan sighed.

Dan Heng glared at Jing Yuan and said, "Which Dragon Masters are there? I'll send them on a journey of reincarnation."

“Fine, good brother, after we finish dealing with the star core, I’ll give you a list.” Jing Yuan chuckled, acting more like a young man in his fifties than a mature and steady veteran.

"I'm not your brother," Dan Heng said, pursing his lips.

"What are you saying? I know you're not Danfeng. You're my new brother, Danheng from the Starry Sky Train. What, am I, the dignified General of Luofu, not worthy to be your friend?" Jing Yuan asked.

"Yes, of course I'm a match." Dan Heng could only say, "Stop talking nonsense and don't let these small fry disturb my efforts to break the seal."

With a wave of his hand, Dan Heng instantly broke the invisibility effect of the Cloud Chant Technique, and a large number of demonic Yin bodies appeared in front of the two.

　Sorry for the late update. I accompanied my father-in-law and sister-in-law to the hospital for a check-up today. We spent the whole day at the hospital, driving at 150 km/h on the highway. I rushed back to update this post.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)