Chapter 202: The Operation Begins!

Inside a strange warship hidden deep beneath the earth’s surface, within the main hall, General Yanze clutched his head in agony.

“Damn it!” General Yanze felt the excruciating pain of his soul being torn apart. His magical clone had been destroyed, along with a fragment of his soul—an injury to the very foundation of his soul essence. His demonic face twisted with fury. “So close! So close! This time I found Dongbo Xueying! I never expected the Xia Clan to have stationed a Divine War Construct to guard him!”

Due to the restrictions of the cosmic laws, the Divine War Constructs sent by the Xia Clan ancestors were only at the peak of the Demigod level; they could not reach the power of true deities.

Yet, they were still Divine War Constructs—crafted from extraordinary materials. It was not easy to destroy them; even a true god would find it difficult to obliterate one. The construct dispatched by the Xia Clan this time was especially adept at “protection.” If it deliberately shielded Dongbo Xueying, the demonic general had no chance of killing him.

“Unless several others join me, there might be hope,” General Yanze trembled, the pain of his torn soul unbearable. “But if they have already sent a Divine War Construct, the Xia Clan must have given Dongbo Xueying other life-saving treasures. If that’s the case, at the very least, he should be able to survive for a breath.”

The more he thought about it, the more he realized how difficult it would be to kill Dongbo Xueying.

If the Xia Clan was determined to protect him at all costs, then killing Dongbo Xueying would be nearly impossible!

“If there had been no Divine War Construct, I might have killed him in one strike this time,” General Yanze dismissed Dongbo Xueying completely. Perhaps Dongbo Xueying would become powerful in the future, but right now? He believed he could eliminate him with a single move!

“Forget it.”

“If the Xia Clan values him so highly, and there’s no opportunity to eliminate him, then I’ll just let it go. Even if he grows stronger… it will take him two or three hundred years just to reach the top ten on the Demigod List. To reach the first or second place, it would probably take at least five hundred years. That’s assuming everything goes smoothly; he might get stuck at some bottleneck for a long time,” General Yanze mused inwardly.

Even if there were more like Chao Qing or Chi Qiu Bai, it wouldn’t matter much to the demons.

Because when there are too many lice, one doesn’t feel the itch anymore. The Xia Clan already held a significant advantage in their top-tier fighting power! Each Divine War Construct was terrifying. The difference between having or lacking a top ten Demigod was negligible unless they gained someone on the level of Mountain Master He.

“That will probably take several hundred years. With the help of these human souls, I will strive to enhance my power. Once I make another breakthrough and forge my demonic heart… heh heh,” General Yanze thought with anticipation.

…

Meanwhile, Dongbo Xueying continued to travel in search of demonic traces. By September, he returned to Xue Shi Castle.

He immersed himself in studying and refining his spear techniques, pondering the “True Essence of the Illusory Realm,” hoping to master it before the half-year deadline of his agreement.

In the 9680th year of the Longshan Era.

“Not everything in this world can go exactly as one wishes,” Dongbo Xueying and the young couple Yu Jingqiu stood side by side on the peak of Xue Shi Mountain, gazing at the silver-clad world. The undulating land, towering mountains, and scattered villages dotted the landscape.

“Jingqiu, I need to go out for a while,” Dongbo Xueying said.

“Go out?” Yu Jingqiu was surprised. “Is it important?”

“You’ll know when I come back,” Dongbo Xueying smiled. “For now, I must keep it a secret.”

Yu Jingqiu didn’t ask further, only holding Dongbo Xueying’s hand and whispering, “Be careful.”

“Okay,” Dongbo Xueying nodded.

At the same time, Dongbo Xueying sent a message to Palace Master Chen—”Palace Master Chen, I’m ready. It’s time to go!”

“Haha, I’ve been waiting for your message. Great, I’ve already arranged the gathering location. Master Sikong Yang, Mountain Master He, and Changfeng will all go there. You can set off in a while,” Palace Master Chen immediately responded, sending a map with precise markings.

Dongbo Xueying immediately recognized it as an unnamed mountain peak 1800 miles away from Changfeng Academy.

After a while.

Dongbo Xueying bid farewell to Yu Jingqiu.

“Whoosh.”

First, he teleported to a valley a hundred miles away. Then, Dongbo Xueying waved his hand, unleashing the Ultimate Piercing Essence, forcefully tearing open a spatial passage! The power of the Ultimate Piercing Essence was sufficient to tear open a spatial passage. Even a novice Demigod slightly weaker than him could accomplish this.

He didn’t perform this in front of Jingqiu to avoid exposure. Although he completely trusted Jingqiu, this matter involved the entire Xia Clan! Every step had to be taken with caution. Moreover, there were many people around Xue Shi Mountain, and tearing open a spatial rift would cause quite a commotion.

“Huh,” Dongbo Xueying flew directly into the spatial rift.

It was a bizarre spatial passage.

Dongbo Xueying flew through the passage at full speed, while his protective aura of extraordinary battle energy, imbued with the Ultimate Piercing Essence, continued to cleave through obstacles ahead.

As he flew forward.

After nearly a breath of time, his battle energy, infused with the Ultimate Piercing Essence, tore through the spatial barrier and entered the mortal world.

…

On a mountain peak.

Mountain Master He’s aura was distant and profound, while Master Sikong Yang’s aura was as dominant as the sun in the sky. Chi Qiu Bai had flowing white hair, slightly aged, his aura appearing ethereal yet subtly terrifying.

“Palace Master Chen sent us here and asked me to conceal the surroundings in advance, preventing others from discovering this place’s commotion?” Chi Qiu Bai was puzzled. “What exactly is Palace Master Chen planning?”

“We’ll find out soon enough,” Mountain Master He said calmly.

“I feel this matter must be important,” Master Sikong Yang remarked.

“Of course it’s important,” Chi Qiu Bai smirked. “You two are the strongest in our Xia Clan. If both of you are involved, it must be significant!”

Moments later.

Chi Qiu Bai, Mountain Master He, and Master Sikong Yang turned their heads toward a patch of empty space nearby, sensing a powerful force rapidly approaching.

“Rip!”

In that patch of sky, space tore open, and a young man in black robes flew out.

“Ahh!” Chi Qiu Bai and Master Sikong Yang both widened their eyes.

“Dongbo Xueying?” Mountain Master He was also surprised, then broke into a smile.

“Xueying, you—you can tear open a spatial passage?” Chi Qiu Bai stared wide-eyed. Tearing open a spatial passage was usually something only Demigods could do. Of course, some extraordinary beings below the Demigod level could also do it if they were skilled in spatial mysteries. But Dongbo Xueying was not known for his expertise in spatial mysteries.

“You?” Master Sikong Yang also looked tense. “You already have…?”

“I have mastered the second-grade essence,” Dongbo Xueying landed on the mountain peak and nodded with a smile.

“Second-grade essence?” Mountain Master He’s eyes lit up, and he smiled at the two in front of him. “It seems you two have been keeping quite a few secrets from me.”

“Haha, I’ve been waiting for this day since the day you grasped the embryonic form of the essence,” Chi Qiu Bai was very excited. “Now our Xia Clan has produced the second extraordinary being in history who has mastered the second-grade essence.”

“Have you mastered the second-grade essence? Are you planning to attack?” Chi Qiu Bai asked eagerly.

“Yes! Because this mission must not be leaked, I didn’t dare to say anything before,” Dongbo Xueying explained. “You know, the elite demons have occupied those five small extraordinary worlds, causing endless trouble! Attacking these five small extraordinary worlds will have a huge impact, so we must keep it as secret as possible until this moment.”

“Haha, that’s great!” Chi Qiu Bai was extremely excited.

“Our Xia Clan is truly blessed, now producing a genius like you, Xueying,” Mountain Master He also praised. “Once we solve this problem, the lives of our extraordinary beings will become much easier, no longer having to worry about attacks from the fifth-stage demon’s magical clones.”

“Hmph, Old Chen kept this so secret. Even my Water Source Monastery’s extraordinary being mastered the second-grade essence, and he didn’t tell me. I scolded him just now, and he said… it was for the sake of the Xia Clan! That he did nothing wrong!” Master Sikong Yang glared.

“I support you. I’ll go with you afterward,” Mountain Master He said with a smile.

Dongbo Xueying also smiled, then got straight to the point: “This mission is simple. I will enter each of the five small extraordinary worlds to launch attacks! And you three will be stationed in the space layer outside the membrane walls of the small extraordinary worlds! If any demons try to escape, you will kill them! The more elite demons we can eliminate, the better!”

I have confidence in succeeding in the attack! But I can’t guarantee killing all the demons!

“When you attack the first small extraordinary world, the other four will probably find out. They have a weak type of demon called the ‘Heart-Linked Demon’ that can communicate with the outside world,” Chi Qiu Bai frowned.

“Don’t worry, I will try to eliminate the Heart-Linked Demons first,” Dongbo Xueying said.

“They are protected by formations. Can you eliminate the Heart-Linked Demons without alerting all the demons? And you can’t tell which one is the Heart-Linked Demon just by appearance,” Mountain Master He asked.

“I’ll do my best,” Dongbo Xueying smiled.

Mountain Master He, Master Sikong Yang, Chi Qiu Bai, and Dongbo Xueying briefly discussed the plan and had no further doubts.

“Let’s go! First to the first small extraordinary world!” Mountain Master He took the initiative to act. With a wave of his hand, space silently split open, the most gentle of all. Then the four of them entered and flew into the space layer.

Traveling through the chaotic space layer, they quickly reached their destination.

“Whoosh~”

In the chaotic space layer, the vast membrane wall of a small extraordinary world loomed before them.

“After I discover the demon lair, my battle energy clone will notify you of the exact location of the lair. You will wait outside the membrane wall at the corresponding location,” Dongbo Xueying said. A small extraordinary world was too large; it was unrealistic to guard every area completely.

In the small extraordinary world, within the space layer, communication was impossible.

However, all four of them had battle energy (magic) clones in the mortal world! Thus, they could naturally communicate and exchange messages.

“Rip!” Dongbo Xueying took a step forward, his body radiating the Ultimate Piercing Essence. In an instant, he pierced through the membrane wall, and the crack on the wall quickly healed.

“We’ll wait outside for Xueying’s message,” Mountain Master He, Master Sikong Yang, and Chi Qiu Bai waited in the chaotic space layer.

And Dongbo Xueying had already begun his mission inside the small extraordinary world!