Hoo! Palace Master Chen abruptly stood up before his desk, his entire body trembling with excitement so intense that his aura could no longer be restrained, causing the air in the study to sink and rumble ominously.
“Have you mastered it?” Palace Master Chen exclaimed with extreme excitement. He hadn’t felt this thrilled even when he became an extraordinary being himself. “The complete Penetrating Essence? Hahaha… throughout our Xia Clan’s history, only one person has ever mastered this before! Never did I imagine that in my lifetime, during this era when demons have descended, another extraordinary being of our Xia Clan would arise, one who has grasped the Second Tier Essence! Hahaha, Heaven is aiding our Xia Clan, Heaven is aiding our Xia Clan!”
“It took a few more years than I expected,” Dongbo Xueying transmitted through mental communication.
Watching year after year as more Xia Clan extraordinaries perished,
he felt anxious too, but anxiety was useless! At Dongbo Xueying’s level of spiritual cultivation, he could cast aside anxiety and instead leisurely go fishing, for he understood that anxiety brought no benefit and only interfered with his cultivation. Only when his heart was absolutely calm and fully immersed in his spear techniques could he progress more quickly.
“Haha, what’s a few extra years? Second Tier Essence! Although you had previously grasped its rudimentary form, making it almost certain you’d eventually master the full essence, until the day you truly grasped it, I could never be at ease! I always feared some unexpected setback. Now that you’ve broken through… hahaha, I can finally breathe easy,” Palace Master Chen said. “The many extraordinaries of our Xia Clan below the demi-god level will finally have hope!”
Once those five demonic strongholds in the Xia Clan’s small extraordinary worlds were destroyed, although demon generals still lurked in the mortal realm… the threat to the Xia Clan would be greatly reduced! After all, those five-tier demons who could recklessly launch attacks repeatedly through their magic avatars were extremely troublesome. Even if occasionally destroyed, after resting for two or three years, the five-tier demons could fully recover their soul injuries and return to battle!
“By the way, how powerful is your Penetrating Essence?” Palace Master Chen urgently asked through mental communication. “Do you think you can break through the demonic strongholds’ formations?”
“It is an extremely offensive essence, how could its power be weak?” Dongbo Xueying replied. “Its power rivals that of an experienced demi-god.”
Regarding demi-gods’ strength,
there had long been descriptions in the scrolls, so one could determine their approximate level by comparison.
“Excellent! Very good! With such strength, you can crush them directly and break their formations! By the way, do you think you can survive under the demons’ attacks? Those five-tier demons are no easy opponents. Among the five-tier demons we’ve discovered so far, the strongest one, ‘Gier Luo,’ is even stronger than Changfeng was at his saintly peak!” Palace Master Chen asked with concern. “There are other five-tier demons too, each possessing various essences.”
“Don’t worry, Master, you should know that my Penetrating Essence allows long-range attacks, so I don’t even need to approach them,” Dongbo Xueying transmitted. “Moreover, I can forcefully penetrate obstacles like spatial barriers. If I want to escape, none of them can stop me.”
When his essence was still in its rudimentary form,
Dongbo Xueying could already forcefully penetrate space during battles. Now that he had mastered the complete essence, his power was even more incredible. Even if space were completely sealed off, he could still forcefully pierce through! Because his essence wasn’t a spatial type, but rather ‘Ultimate Penetration’! Theoretically, when reaching its limit, he could penetrate everything, including time and space!
“That’s a relief,” Palace Master Chen exhaled. “I was just too nervous.”
This battle
would determine the life and death of more than half of the Xia Clan’s extraordinaries, and also the life and death of Dongbo Xueying, the extraordinary being who had grasped the Second Tier Essence! He couldn’t help but feel anxious.
“It’s okay, I’m confident,” Dongbo Xueying said confidently.
“By the way, when do you plan to attack the demonic strongholds in the small worlds?” Palace Master Chen asked.
“Give me another half a year,” Dongbo Xueying replied. “I need half a year to prepare.”
“Haha, alright. If demons have been descending for nearly twenty years, what’s another half a year?” Palace Master Chen said. “Besides, since you’ve just mastered the complete essence, you indeed need time to familiarize yourself and consolidate your cultivation level! In that case, prepare well and notify me when you’re ready. I’ll arrange for demi-gods to assist you. Sikong, Changfeng, and Mountain Master He will be there to help.”
“Alright,” Dongbo Xueying nodded.
Their mental communication ceased.
Dongbo Xueying took a deep breath, gazing at the lake before him, as smooth as a mirror, and pondered, “Half a year should be enough.”
He requested half a year, with consolidating his cultivation level being secondary. His main purpose was to master another Second Tier Essence!
Ultimate Penetration was the first he had cultivated, and the first he had mastered completely.
The Star Essence was also progressing smoothly. It would take no more than a few days to a couple of months at most to master.
Only the ‘Void Essence,’ which he had started cultivating the latest, was uncertain for Dongbo Xueying! It might take a few months or even years.
After all…
every year, more Xia Clan extraordinaries perished! Since the demon invasion began, over twenty percent of the Xia Clan’s extraordinaries had already died! Obviously, in the early stages of the war, the Xia Clan’s extraordinaries lacked experience, and those who were slightly careless were more likely to fall victim. As time passed… the survivors became increasingly cautious and shrewd, and the number of deaths gradually decreased.
But over a thousand years, the Xia Clan’s extraordinaries would eventually lose over eighty percent of their numbers!
“Half a year should be enough to master the Star Essence,” Dongbo Xueying mused. “With the Star Essence and the Ultimate Penetration Essence, two Second Tier Essences… I’ll have sufficient confidence! Whether I can succeed in mastering the Void Essence will depend on luck. Even if it takes a few more years to cultivate it, it won’t matter much. The Xia Clan’s extraordinaries can’t afford for me to spend more years in cultivation.”
…
Sitting by the lake, fishing, Dongbo Xueying suddenly changed expression.
Swish.
His body forcibly pierced through space, arriving at a remote village more than fifty miles away.
“Hahaha, this is so exhilarating! I’ve never felt this good in the Abyss. Wow, the souls of humans in the material world are absolutely delicious. In the Abyss, only high-ranking Demon God usually get to feast on such delicacies… hahaha, the Xia Clan’s world is so vast, and the number of extraordinaries is so small. The chances of me being discovered while hunting are extremely low. I can hunt in one place and immediately flee. Hehe, this is so thrilling!”
A hideous, emaciated man stood there, his hands transformed into thick demonic claws, his body exuding a surging demonic aura.
Judging from the demonic aura, this was merely a weak demon of the first or second tier.
“Pop.”
Dongbo Xueying’s hand pierced through the void first, striking down directly. Now, his entire body was protected by the essence, making him cautious even against demons—after all, who knew if there were stronger demons lurking nearby? The surface of his hand was covered with the Ultimate Penetration Essence, which struck the weak demon’s head. Puh~~~ Silently, the weak demon’s entire body disintegrated.
The power of the essence caused the weak demon to instantly shatter into the most fundamental particles, completely dissipating to the point of being invisible to the naked eye.
Some of the weapons and items carried by the demon were completely shattered by this force, while others left behind only some hard materials.
“Boom.” The storage treasure carried by the demon trembled and shattered, its internal space completely destroyed, causing many items inside to disintegrate as well. Dongbo Xueying’s eyes immediately caught sight of a crystal ball within the foam-like shattered small space, which also shattered. Inside the crystal ball, countless human souls were screaming.
As the crystal ball shattered, these human souls were freed, each disappearing into the sky and earth under the rules of the world.
“Cursed demons,” Dongbo Xueying’s eyes glinted with coldness. He knew that the human souls captured within that crystal ball would eventually be offered to the demon generals and the few elite demons like the five-tier demons! The demons in the five small extraordinary worlds remained there constantly, unable to come out to hunt, so they naturally needed more weak demons to hunt for them.
“However, what this weak demon said is correct,” Dongbo Xueying looked at the village that had already become a death zone. “Our Xia Clan’s extraordinaries are too few, making the chances of detecting their hunting too low. Therefore… the mortals keep getting killed one after another.”
Dongbo Xueying felt furious and helpless in his heart.
According to historical references,
as time passed, the number of Xia Clan’s extraordinaries would decrease, and the areas they could patrol would become fewer, allowing the demons to grow bolder! Of course, as the saying goes, “One who often walks by the river is bound to get his shoes wet.” The demons, repeatedly hunting, would eventually meet their demise if encountered even once! But this cruel process would last for a thousand years.
“Half a year.”
“Just wait half a year more,” Dongbo Xueying immediately sent a voice transmission to the Xueying Pavilion, also sending the map coordinates. “A demon has been discovered here, and I have already eliminated it.”
He believed that soon someone from the Longshan Pavilion would come to clean up.
Then Dongbo Xueying turned and left.
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