Bitter Realm: My Feet Step Through the Flames of War

There's no point in being merciful to the Eight Legions; those who have sold their souls to the Eight-Headed Serpent are, from a physiological point of view, already dead.

Then, Shao Hao talked about the Defeng Ancient Road. Yu Lijing was organizing people to salvage the Three Sacred Swords of the Three Religions that had fallen into the sea, but the seawater was flowing, and a small sword might have been washed away hundreds or thousands of miles away.

Luo Hou pondered, "This sword..."

It's better not to retrieve this sword. It's the same broken thing that drove Sui Wuduan to madness and caused Mo Qingchi's untimely death. Besides, Luo Hou plans to rebuild the Boundless Sea of ​​Learning, and Mo Qingchi is someone he can use.

No one knows a husband better than his wife, so Yu Cixin immediately said, "I'll go and retrieve it first!"

Yu Cixin grew up on the Shattered Island of Slaughter and is an excellent swimmer, so it would be suitable for her to go and retrieve it.

Luo Hou nodded in agreement.

Next, Hen Wufeng recounted his two battles with the War God Ni and Huo Feixiong.

"Huo Feixiong, he's here too."

Hearing Luo Hou's tone, Hen Wufeng asked sharply, "Does the Martial Lord know this person?"

"Huo Feixiong has been corrupted by the evil influence of the Four Stars of Wolf and Chen, and is now under the control of the Eight Tribes' Strategist King. If you face him again, you must be careful."

What is a "Strategist King"?

Having successively eliminated Shouyu, Youjie, and Yulianghuang, and thwarted the conspiracies of Diming and Renjue, the focus can now be placed on the Eight Legions of Heavenly Evil.

"This all started with the Yamata no Yagami, a demon from Japanese legend. It is said to have been created from the immense resentment of humans and other living beings. It has no life of its own, but is a manifestation of pure dark energy..."

Upon hearing that the Nine Heavens Mystic Venerable was leading eight swordsmen to Shiliu Island for a hundred-day holy war, everyone was filled with excitement.

"Wu Jun, is the Eight-Headed Serpent God dead?"

"The head of the Yamata no Yagami was severed, and its body was also sealed. However, the head was not destroyed, so the people brought it back to the Central Plains and sealed it separately."

What became of the Nine Heavens Mystic Venerable and the Eight Swordsmen?

"Four swordsmen sacrificed their lives, and the survivors were corrupted by evil; some committed suicide, and some went mad."

Luo Hou did not mention the Cloud Sea Immortal Sect or the Doomsday Plan. Regardless of what Jiutian Xuanzun did later, the dragon-slaying at Shiliu Island and their sacrifices were indelible achievements.

Next, Luo Hou recounted some of the stories about the Eight Legions of Heavenly Evil, and told Hen Wufeng and Xiao Liuguang that back then, Yu Nengtian went to the Western Regions for some unknown reason, and was noticed by the Wolf Chen Blade Master.

After a fierce battle, Yu Nengtian was killed by the Wolf Chen Blade Master, but Xingyao merged with Yu Nengtian's evil soul.

Not long after, Huo Feixiong killed the still-wounded Wolf Chen Blade Master. Before dying, the Blade Master divided the power of the Stars into four parts, and Yu Nengtian took the opportunity to manipulate the Star King Huo Feixiong.

"This is so complicated. Where did the shadow come from?"

"Sword Follows the Wind," Jian Suifeng sighed.

Luo Hou glanced at him and said meaningfully, "Shadow, you'll have to ask a scriptwriter."

Jian Suifeng was startled and dared not say another word.

Chapter 368 Shattered Island Mystic Boat, Spaceship

For a person born into a life of suffering, falling into a river and falling into the sea are different.

In theory, even someone who can't swim won't drown if they fall into the water; by holding their breath, a single breath can sustain them for a long time.

However, the pressure of the deep sea, the turbulent currents, and attacks from unknown creatures could cause him to perish if he couldn't hold on with his inner energy.

Besides, the search for the lost sword is not a matter of marking the boat to find the sword; no one knows how large the search area is.

Emperor Wu refused all the offers and assigned Empress Wu to retrieve the item.

At Juelong Ferry, the sky was dark and gloomy, and beneath the seemingly calm sea, the tide was silently accumulating.

Yu Cixin wore tight-fitting yet lightweight leather armor, her hair braided into two long braids. She stretched her arms and legs a few times, preparing to go into the water.

Luo Hou looked up at the sky, a cold smile appearing on his lips.

"I'm going down."

With a light leap, like a dolphin drawing a graceful rainbow in the air, Yu Cixin plunged into the water.

Immediately afterwards, a pair of large hands wrapped around her waist.

Yu Cixin looked at Luo Hou in surprise, wondering why he had also gone into the water.

"Although diving with your husband is a high-risk activity, I really want to see the underwater starry sky with you."

Rahu was not a romantic; he dedicated everything to his cause, and this remained true even after arriving in the Land of Suffering.

Yu Cixin is not a romantic person; she can be a little girly at times. Most of the time, she is his comrade-in-arms.

Sending Yu Cixin to retrieve the sword was less a matter of Luo Hou finding an opportunity to accompany his beloved wife diving.

The two descended quickly, and after a short while, they reached the seabed. As far as the eye could see, there was endless fine sand and gentle currents, with no sense of terror.

Yu Cixin used a telepathic technique: "One person on each side, search separately."

Luo Hou shook his head: "It doesn't matter if it takes a little more time, let's search together."

The couple, hand in hand, searched the entire nearshore shelf area but found no trace of the Holy Sword. They then began their search into the deep sea.

Following the direction of the seawater flow, we slid down to a sea slope, where we suddenly saw piles of withered bones, howling ghostly energy, forming huge whirlpools, and the seawater boiling violently.

The holy sword was stuck in the chest of one of the skeletons.

"I knew something was fishy."

The fake Ghost Qilin died, but brought the real Ghost Qilin a holy sword stained with the power of blood and darkness. Even Fei Changjun himself was surprised by such a coincidence.

If Yu Lijing comes to retrieve the sword, will this soon-to-be-resurrected corpse directly possess his own son?

Maybe not, but possessing other people's bodies is obviously not a problem.

Luo Hou told his wife to stop, and he walked over and pulled the Holy Sword from the bones. He then smeared it on his palm, and the blood carrying the Three Extremes True Essence flowed over the sword.

In an instant, the seawater seemed to boil, countless bones wailed, and a whirlpool formed a massive tsunami that surged towards the surface.

Amidst this earth-shattering spectacle, the blood-dark power, evil energy, and ghosts that had been attached to the sword were completely wiped out, restoring it to a clear, still surface.

The bones in the sea have been stained with the Three Extremes True Essence. It is unknown whether the Ghost Qilin Master, Fu Zixi, can be resurrected.

Luo Hou sheathed his holy sword, pulled Yu Cixin away from the turbulent sea slope, and swam to a calmer area.

“Cixin, look.”

It was late at night.

Yu Cixin gazed at the sky through the deep blue sea, where the Milky Way hung upside down and countless stars flowed, dazzlingly bright.

"So you had ulterior motives for bringing me here."

"nature."

The couple exchanged a knowing smile.

At this moment, a giant ship stopped above Tiandu. It was three hundred feet long and more than one hundred feet wide. The ship had three floors and was brightly lit. A stunningly beautiful woman stood on the bow deck.

The enormous object and its eerie aura immediately alarmed everyone in Tiandu.

Xuanling ran out and waved excitedly at the beautiful woman on the boat: "Auntie! Aunt Xiangling!"

Before Xiangling could respond, Nanfeng, standing behind her, straightened his back and replied, "We're back."

Xiangling brought the Xuan Ge, a vessel that shattered the island.

The shipbuilding industry on Broken Island was highly developed, with thousands of warships, the largest of which could carry three thousand soldiers and the smallest could carry a hundred people.

In order to successfully pass through the Blood Dark Abyss, Xiangling chose this special chariot of King Jiwu.

Xianling leaped onto the black boat and complained to Xiangling, "Auntie, Father sent Mother to sea to retrieve something, and she hasn't returned yet. Why don't we go and meet her?"

"What! Your father actually put Sister Wang in danger?"

Xiangling was both anxious and angry. She stomped her feet, and Wang Shu's blood flowed, causing the Xuan Ge to suddenly rise into the air.

Nanfeng Bujing glanced at Xianling and reminded her, "Xiangling, the Martial Emperor will never let Empress Wu take any risks. Don't act rashly."

As they spoke, Xuan Ge had already automatically searched for and located King Ji Wu, and arrived at the Sea of ​​Awakening Dragons in an instant.

When the black boat stopped, they saw Wu Jun and Wu Hou emerge from the sea, their hands clasped tightly together and dripping wet.

Yu Cixin's eyes lit up: "Xiangling, you've come to pick us up?"

"Sister Wang... It's been so long, I miss you so much."

Xianling had already climbed into the driver's seat and was studying how to drive the Xuan Ge. He was not yet a Xiantian person and could not transform into a ball of light. If he had a Xuan Ge for transportation...

Xianling couldn't stop smiling.

Luo Hou and Yu Cixin boarded the Xuan Ge (a type of ancient Chinese boat) and returned to Tiandu with their family, mooring the Xuan Ge on the Western Sea.

The next day.

If Ye Zhi Qiu, Fu Nu, Hu Shuo Ba Dao, and Huo Mao San Zhang, four skilled craftsmen, climbed into the Xuan Ge and began to deconstruct and analyze each part.

"What I want is a spaceship that can traverse realms."

Luo Hou clearly stated his needs. Previously, he had drawn some design drawings for Ruoye Zhi Qiu, but the concept of a spaceship was still beyond Ruoye Zhi Qiu's understanding, so Luo Hou thought of using the Broken Island Xuan Ge as a template.

Regardless of a person's physical condition, the most important components of a spacecraft are its propulsion system, navigation and control system, and cabin.

The driving force behind the Xuange is a special green crystal, which comes from the tree burl of the Four Realms Universe Tree and should be a sediment of tree energy.

Since unifying the three lower realms, Rahu had instructed Asura to collect tree burls, and Xiangling brought them along this time, totaling more than two hundred burls of various sizes.

In addition, some of the black crystals produced in the Dead Kingdom can provide energy. Now that the financial pressure has been greatly reduced, there is no need to sell the black crystals elsewhere.

Luo Hou believed that Tian Du's method of building ships was more reasonable than the so-called planting of trees and then cutting them down to build ships.

Xiangling's arrival in Tiandu means that Yu Cixin is going back to the Slaughtering Shattered Island. Just as the great battle with the Eight-Headed Evil God is about to begin, it would be safer to send her and her child back to the Four Realms.

"Sister Wang, the Empress Dowager misses Xianling terribly, she's going crazy with longing for him."

"A country cannot be without a ruler for a single day. Upon my return, I will entrust the affairs of state to Xianling."

Xianling was dumbfounded. He hadn't even wandered the world yet, and his dream of becoming a chivalrous knight-errant was still unfulfilled. Was he really going to be thrown into tedious official documents and court politics?

"Mother, please let me play in this bitter place for a few more years."

Yu Cixin looked at her son with a smile: "Only when my son succeeds to the throne can his mother stay by his father's side."

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