A Scroll of Infinite Glory

Chapter 281 Five Hundred Miles, A Moment in Time

After Lan Xiezi met with Qin Zhiyue through the Divine Mirror of Imagery, and waited a few more days, Yuan Gong also returned to the vicinity of the Abyss of Heavenly Books with his men. Once everyone was ready, Lan Xiezi and his group bid farewell to Ao Bohuan and left Yutan City.

When Ao Bohuan learned that they had come to say goodbye, he pondered for a moment.

"The courage and magnanimity of you fellow Daoists in volunteering at this time is truly admirable. I was born and raised here and enjoy the prestige of the Jukuzhou people. If I cannot do my part for you fellow Daoists today, I will feel uneasy."

The city lord took out a brocade pouch and handed it to Blue Scorpion, saying, "Inside this shrinking pouch is a unique conch shell magic artifact of my Jade Pool City. After you leave the city, you can secretly bury one every fifty miles. It may be useful in a critical moment."

Blue Scorpion accepted the magical artifact without hesitation and took his leave again. Ao Bohuan solemnly bowed to them and saw them off out of the city.

Edward and his companions were not in a hurry. They walked for a full half day, until the sun was high in the sky, and had only covered a few hundred miles.

"We can begin."

Blue Scorpion said something to Wang Haichan, then took out a blood-red pill and swallowed it.

Edward pulled out a short knife, held it in reverse, and took off his glasses with his other hand, revealing a strange, eerie, and vibrant color in his eyes.

Wang Haichan shook his head, took out a small, dark statue, and crushed it.

roar!!!!!

In a daze, a bizarre and blurry enormous phantom appeared behind Wang Haichan.

The entire image seems to be obscured by layers of shimmering light, constantly floating, yet it inexplicably evokes images of a giant whale with sharp horns and bloody teeth, an ancient tortoise dragging a long tail, and a bloated giant with tentacles as whiskers and hair.

The aura of the evil god, which had been blocked by the statue, gently drifted out from his body, instantly covering hundreds of miles and then thousands of miles.

………………

The southwestern corner of Jukuzhou.

On the desolate and uninhabited plains, thousands upon thousands of monsters surged like waves, like layers of dark clouds gathering.

During this period of wandering and running, the monsters have destroyed nearly forty human sects, of which only thirteen actually had several rogue immortals in charge.

However, under the influence of the Nine Graves Beast Gathering Demonic Sound, the blood essence of these human sects transformed more than ten thousand wild beasts into intelligent monsters that knew how to cultivate and submit.

The bull demon, standing over five zhang tall, was almost like a moving palace, and still stood out among the other demons.

Fu Wan sat on the back of the bull demon, holding a small black flag in his hand. With each batch of wild beasts that evolved into monsters, a few more wisps of dark and imperceptible blood light flew into the black flag.

The fox spirit Xinluo flew back and landed on the bull demon's back, saying, "Several sects have already been abandoned and their people have left. Judging from the traces in their mountain gates, it seems they were forcibly relocated."

"Oh? It seems the human race has also made some decisions. In that case, let's detour from here to the western edge of Jukuzhou. From there to the Abyss of the Heavenly Book, there are countless wild jungles along the way, which will make it easier for the demons to disperse and move forward."

The old monster turned to Feng Jun and said, "What do you think of this arrangement, my good brother?"

Feng Jun sat to one side, sleeves tucked in, watching with interest the twenty rogue immortals he had transformed among the monsters. He chuckled and said, "Your Majesty has resided here for a long time and is far-sighted. Naturally, I will follow Your Majesty's orders. My affairs are not urgent."

He invoked the shackles of war, meaning that within the Juku Continent and within the time limit of this mission, the Blue Scorpion Squad would inevitably have to fight him.

Regardless of which human territory the Blue Scorpion Squad is under the protection of, as long as the overall strength of the human race in Juku Continent is weakened by these monsters, it will always be beneficial to them.

But just as he finished speaking, a faint, ethereal roar swept past his ear.

The black flag in Fu Wanshen's hand also rippled with an unusual tremor, causing him to turn his gaze northeastward.

"This is..." Feng Jun's heart skipped a beat. "He shouldn't have been able to suppress this aura so quickly. Was it intentional?"

Feng Jun closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his vision had already reached the sky above Wang Haichan through the connection between the divine natures of the evil gods, looking down at the three members of the Blue Scorpion Squad.

Wang Haichan also sensed his gaze, looked up at him with a friendly smile, and then, with a whoosh, stuck out a long, bright red, sticky tongue.

The tongue swiftly twisted and knotted in the air, forming a simple pattern resembling a giant fist, pointing its middle finger at Feng Jun.

With a croak, Wang Haichan swallowed the tongue back into his mouth, then spat it out. The tongue trembled like waves, forming three letters.

C, N, M!

Edward tossed the dagger in his hand, his eyes narrowing into slits with laughter.

The old monster on the ox's back asked, "Has something happened to those people you were looking for, my brother?"

Feng Jun blinked and said with a smile, "It seems you want to use me as bait to lure me over there."

The old monster nodded thoughtfully: "My brother once said that they were just three rogue immortals, but the one who exposed the matter of Thousand Poison Island was an earth immortal."

I didn't see that person.

Feng Jun closed his eyes and searched carefully. "These three acquaintances of mine are still just loose immortals, and there are absolutely no other earth immortals within five hundred miles of them."

Fu Wan shook the flag and said, "I understand. It seems that the humans on the other side of the Abyss of Heavenly Books are unwilling to wait in vain and want to use this as bait to lure you there. If you are caught and entangled by the other Earth Immortals after you make your move, I will definitely help you. In this way, it will be equivalent to them defining the location of the battlefield and restricting the timing of the battle."

Xinluo said calmly, "Humans pride themselves on their wisdom, but who can be fooled by such a simplistic scheme?"

Crown Prince Changyou exclaimed, "They're just three humans at the Loose Immortal realm. Why make such a fuss? Father, watch me and Huang Sha lead the men to capture them."

Fu Wanshen remained noncommittal, only asking, "Brother, what benefits would you gain if you swallowed those three?"

Feng Jun remained calm and said, "If my divinity were to be perfected, my magical power would be even more complete and profound, and the types of spells I could use would increase considerably. For example, I could then cast a spell to bring down a black rain. As long as the demons were bathed in the black rain, even the minions who had just achieved demonic form could survive being beheaded and their hearts could be broken before they could fight again."

Fu Wanshen then asked, "Where are the three of them heading towards the Abyss of the Heavenly Book?"

Feng Jundao: "South."

"Since that's the case..."

The old monster suddenly stood up, swept his sleeves, and said, "This king and Xinluo will travel with my virtuous brother and go ahead to devour their bait."

Changyou was puzzled: "Just three mere wandering immortals..."

Xinluo said, "There are no Earthly Immortals within five hundred miles, but what about beyond five hundred miles? They've set this bait so crucially, they're betting on whether we can cut the hook and retrieve the bait before they arrive!"

The Right Prince, General Huang Sha, and others on the ox's back were all taken aback.

Feng Jun smiled enigmatically and asked, "Does Your Majesty truly harbor such intentions?"

The old monster laughed heartily, "To fill the void in my brother's heart, why should I hesitate to sacrifice the advantages of terrain and timing? If they want to defend against the south, let's start the war today, and I will indeed attack from the south. What's wrong with that?!"

Feng Jun clasped his hands together, closed his eyes, and said, "Alright! Once the demons turn around and get a little closer to the Abyss of Heavenly Books, we'll go ahead."

………………

After Wang Haichan released the aura of the evil god, the three of them continued their journey at a leisurely pace, remaining vigilant on the inside but relaxed on the outside, until dusk.

When they crossed a large lake and reached the shore, they saw green mountains in the distance, sparse trees and overgrown weeds nearby, and the setting sun was almost gone, leaving only half of the orange-red sun pressing down on the distant western mountains.

This place is less than a thousand miles from the Abyss of the Heavenly Book.

Wang Haichan, like a giant toad, hopped and skipped along the way, crouching down among the wild grass. He glanced at the sky and reminded everyone, "My intuition about Feng Jun is becoming increasingly erratic; I can no longer be sure of his distance or direction."

"This must be intentional interference on his part; the rest of the journey will be the most dangerous..."

His voice suddenly disappeared, his mouth was still open, and his eyes did not move at all, frozen in that moment.

The blades of grass swayed in the wind, then suddenly froze in place.

The waves on the lake stopped, as if frozen.

The clouds in the sky fell into a deathly silence, and the setting sun spread its icy blue color, enveloping this area of ​​heaven and earth.

"Mahapadma!"

—The ability to freeze time and space.

This move was already available to Feng Jun before he reached the sixth star level, but he could only use it once a day, and each time it could only last for a few seconds.

He had used this move several times when fighting the Blue Scorpion squad before, but it was always countered by an item that Edward possessed.

That's the Time Dagger from the world of "Prince of Persia." Each time it's activated, it can turn back time by ten seconds.

Edward used time reversal several times to return to the moment before Feng Jun made his move, disrupting his preparations just before time froze.

However, at the end of the last mission, the Dagger of Time perished together with the projection of the evil god in the sea.

This time, no props could hinder Feng Jun's actions in the frozen spacetime.

Everything was shrouded in an icy blue hue.

Beside the mountain, Feng Jun appeared like a phantom, teleporting through the air and extending a palm.

His palm tore open, flesh separated, revealing a gaping maw with jagged fangs, which bit down on Wang Haichan's head.

Just then, golden beams of light, like hundreds of sharp sword energies, burst forth from the blue scorpion in all directions.

A shimmering, ethereal soul broke free from the body and flew out from the blue scorpion, its fingers pointing like swords as it pierced Feng Jun's palm.

The sword intent that annihilates spirits and destroys nature is highly condensed, causing a dazzling, almost blinding light to appear at the tip of Blue Scorpion's soul sword finger.

The 23rd Sword of Annihilation from the world of "Storm Riders".

In that world, this move actually has multiple versions. In the hands of the first Sword Saint Huangfu Jian, the so-called "Heaven-Destroying and Earth-Severing Sword Twenty-Three" was just a dense array of sword energy covering the surrounding area to restrict the movement of objects. It was not a particularly sophisticated move.

However, in the hands of the Sword Saint Dugu Jian, even if his lifespan is exhausted, this move, performed solely with his soul and beliefs, is enough to deeply imprint the sword intent in the alternate dimension called "Nine Void Boundless," and even kill people in the future across decades.

Blue Scorpion's sword strike was aimed at the latter's will that transcends time and space!

Even this frozen time cannot stop such a sword strike.

As their swords clashed and their palms struck, Feng Jun's figure faltered slightly.

Blue Scorpion's soul was suddenly thrown back into its body, and bright red blood instantly flowed from its seven orifices.

The icy blue hue vanished abruptly, and the effect of touching something frozen was shattered.

The other person next to Wang Haichan seemed to launch an attack without even needing to react to what was happening.

The figure traced an arc, its entire body becoming a streak of gray light, traversing the air and propelling the short sword toward Feng Jun's chest.

A star-blue glow surrounded his pupils, making those tiny pupils appear like deep, bottomless vortexes. A magnificent and mysterious scene was condensed in these eyes, condensed in Edward's eye sockets.

Edward's first ability after becoming a reincarnator was the superhuman speed-movement ability he gained by implanting mutant genes.

After numerous missions, and with the aid of targeted gene induction and solidification magic, his current speed has reached a level where he can maneuver flexibly at twenty times the speed of sound.

Later, after discussion within the team, it was decided that Blue Scorpion would contribute 70% of the team's savings to help Edward obtain the "Mystic Eyes of Death Perception" while maintaining the stability of his original genes.

—It can see the "dead line" of an object. As long as you cut along the dead line, you can ignore the hardness of the object itself and cause irreversible damage.

Even if someone's other physical attributes are only equivalent to those of an ordinary person, they can still cut through steel with their fragile fingernails. As long as they can hit the target accurately, they will definitely cause damage. It can be said to be the perfect match for super-speed ability users.

Therefore, Edward, who appears to be a refined and cultured strategist, is actually the most lethal individual in their entire team.

In the last team battle mission, several teammates trained by Feng Jun were all killed by Edward after being restrained by other characters.

Unfortunately, even Feng Jun, who was only at the peak of the five-star level at the time, could not kill with such tactics, let alone this demon who has now stepped into the six-star level.

He simply took a step back, and the dagger that slashed at him at lightning speed never managed to catch up with his clothes.

What was a mere step seemed to Edward, who possessed incredible speed, an eternity.

As Edward exerted all his strength to maintain the blade's speed at its peak, Feng Jun calmly flipped his hand and made a fist.

"Deep Sea Divine Words, the embryonic form withers!"

The eight syllables clearly reached Edward's ears, their cold tone instantly seeping into every vein in his body.

The smooth skin became dry and wrinkled, the once full and strong limbs suddenly withered, and a large amount of moisture was lost from the chest and abdomen.

The intense pain caused Edward's body to curl up involuntarily, as if trying to revert to the position of a fetus in the womb.

However, the fetal position represents moisture, warmth, and security.

If Edward were to revert to that posture now, he would inevitably face withering, shrinking, and despair.

quack!

Wang Haichan was already crouching on the ground, but as if he wasn't low enough, he suddenly bent down and then lifted up again.

With this rise and fall, it swept past Edward, who was suspended in mid-air, and inserted itself between Edward and Feng Jun, pushing forward with both palms.

When Wang Haichan unleashed this move, he squatted down with his feet planted on the ground, his body bulging. The palm-pushing motion was simple and unadorned, but his extremely refined martial arts energy surged forth, as if guiding the cycle of seasons and the rise and fall of all things.

Even the slightest trace of the evil god's divinity that had seeped into his body was briefly subdued.

Feng Jun raised both palms, and the four hands collided. Wang Haichan was sent flying backward with a bang, knocking Edward away as well.

In that instant of contact, Wang Haichan's arms froze into ice blocks, shattering and scattering in mid-air, reaching all the way to his shoulders.

Out of the corner of Feng Jun's eye, he suddenly glanced at the blue scorpion.

Blue Scorpion raised his peerless sword to the sky, and a gale gathered, while dark clouds raced by.

The clouds did not descend, but amidst the setting sun, mountains, and plains, it seemed as if various invisible forces were surging into her body.

But at this moment, it wasn't her sword that was most terrifying; rather, it was her clear, black and white eyes that sent chills down one's spine.

Those eyes, the black became even blacker, the white even whiter, the contrast between black and white so clear it defied logic, giving birth to an inhumanly clear gaze.

"The sound of a single hand, the supreme sword of the heart!"

Anyone who practices the way of the sword, upon reaching a certain level, will touch upon the supreme realm where one can encompass their entire life with a single sword strike—that is, the sword of the heart.

Those who can reach this level are often those who have experienced all the hardships of life, who embrace all kinds of suffering with a superior wisdom, who are deeply affectionate but do not reveal their true feelings, and who appear indifferent in their deepest affection.

Although Blue Scorpion had endured many hardships, she was still one important hurdle away from reaching that level. Therefore, she chose to use a clever trick to temporarily obtain such power.

The Pure Brightness Elixir is a six-star elixir made by mixing the purest water from Tianchi Lake in the world of the TV series "Chinese Paladin 3" with the Water of Oblivion.

In exchange for emotional deprivation and the gradual purification and weakening of the soul, one gains half a quarter of an hour of the Forgetful Heart Sword.

Within this short period of time, the Blue Scorpion had at least truly entered the six-star level in terms of combat power.

This pill is their team's biggest trump card.

But just as this sword of the heart was created, the sound of wind and clouds in the sky suddenly subsided.

A huge black flag covered half the sky and pressed down.

With a sweep of the black flag, the blue scorpion was swept several miles away and had to fight the old demon holding the flag, moving far away from Wang Haichan's side.

More than that.

A fox demon in white appeared in the wilderness, spitting out a small fireball from her full red lips.

The fireball appeared hollow, pure white, and surrounded by reddish-white flames. It looked ethereal and agile, not like it had much power.

Where the fireball passed, not even the grass on the ground was scorched.

But when Edward, who was seriously injured, looked at the fireball, fine blood vessels bulged around his eyes in an instant, and the veins on his forehead trembled one by one.

In his field of vision, the "dead lines" on the fireball were pitifully few, short and thin, and constantly flowing and changing, making them impossible to see clearly.

It's almost as if... there are no flaws at all.

This shows that his potential in the "Mystic Eyes of Death Perception" is currently far from reaching the mysteries contained in this small fireball.

This fireball looks small, but it is actually Xinluo's innate divine power, the Thousand-Year Foxfire.

When she made a move, it was a strike she put all her strength into.

"Heh, thank goodness I didn't poison my knife!"

With his limbs withered, Edward trembled as he tossed the dagger aside, bit the hilt, activated his powers, and dashed toward the fireball.

Even if the chances of success are slim, he will try to hit that weakness and shatter that flame.

Just then, several feet underground, light shone and the sound of water could be heard.

In Yutan City, Ao Bohuan suddenly drew his sword from the jade sword rack in the hall, stood up, and slashed with a whistling sound.

Beneath the city walls, a complex network of winding hot springs suddenly came into view.

At that moment, the countless streams underground seemed to collectively depict a sleeping old dragon.

Under this blessing, Ao Bohuan's magic power, soul, vision, and physical body all reached the realm of Earth Immortal, and he slashed out a radiant light of mixed five colors.

"Five-colored clouds follow the fish's tracks, leaving the rivers and seas calm in their wake!"

With a flash of sword light, they appeared fifty miles outside the city.

As the conch buried several feet underground transformed into light and merged with it, the sword light once again soared fifty miles.

Hundreds of these conch-shaped magical artifacts, each capable of reaching the four-star high-level rating, were used up just to support this single sword light.

In the entire Juku Continent, only Yutan City was able to accumulate such a large quantity of these unorthodox magical artifacts, and was willing to exhaust them.

Five-colored sword light burst forth from the ground beside Edward, colliding with the foxfire before he could react.

The sword light faded, and the foxfire dimmed to the point that it seemed to be nothing more than a phantom.

Edward's body swept past, the blade between his teeth slicing through the last rays of sunlight.

From the direction of the Abyss of Heavenly Books, two beams of light, one golden and one azure, were already flying along the arc of the sky.

Feng Jun could sense that, in addition to the two people, there was another Earth Immortal, who was moving through the mountains and rivers at an unparalleled speed, no less than the rainbow light in the sky.

However, they were still more than 200 miles away.

"You lost the bet, give my things back."

Feng Jun extended both hands, raising his slender arms to embrace them, his wrists seemingly expanding and enlarging, the sharp teeth in his palms opening once more.

A piercing shriek came from the deep sea, and two bloody maws snapped at Wang Haichan.

The divine nature of the evil god within Wang Haichan surged, his arms were reborn, and he pushed his palms out horizontally.

"You mean your mom!"

He used the same move that had shattered his arms earlier, making a desperate, last-ditch effort, yet he was excited as if he could win.

"Eat my... Toad Style Kung Fu!!!"

(End of this chapter)