Chapter 233: Puyang Bo

They never expected to be freed so quickly, as going to a large extraordinary world to obtain treasures was still somewhat dangerous, and native demigods were not easy to provoke!

“You all, briefly state your strengths,” Dongbo Xueying looked at the seven before him, his heart brimming with excitement. Seven divine warriors! This was an extremely powerful force. Without counting the ‘Illusionary Realm True Meaning,’ even the weakest among them, the White Mist Ape, was on par with himself, while the other six were much stronger.

“Master, I am Bi Mo,” said the black rat. “My first master gave me this name.”

“I am the leader of the Five Shadows, Jin Mo!” the golden humanoid figure spoke with a deep voice.

“Among the Five Shadows, I am second, Sheng Tong.” The calm and indifferent child’s eyes still held coldness and endless darkness.

“Among the Five Shadows, I am third, Rou Mei Ren!” the seductive woman smiled slightly, exuding charm. Her beauty and figure were considered a perfect extreme by Dongbo Xueying; her every smile and frown were captivating. Compared to his Jing Qiu, there was still a slight difference.

Perhaps Jing Qiu’s appearance was slightly inferior to this seductive woman, but Jing Qiu had something more, perhaps a feeling called humanity. Divine warriors had spirit, but they were too perfect, no longer resembling humans.

“I am fourth, Zhan Jiang!” the red-haired handsome youth was full of vigor. “Master, if there are any enemies to deal with, leave it to me.”

“I am fifth, Dao Ke!” the gray-robed man said little.

The last one, the White Mist Ape, said, “My name is Wu Lei; among the seven, my strength is the weakest.”

Jin Mo continued, “In terms of strength, the water rat, second brother, and I are relatively close. In direct attacks, I am the strongest! Protecting someone, the water rat is the most skilled! Second brother is more balanced; in protection, he is second only to the water rat, and in attack, he is second only to me. Our three strengths are almost at the limit of divine warriors under the constraints of the mortal world’s heavenly rules.”

Dongbo Xueying listened with great joy.

Three nearly limit-level divine warriors?

“Old Three is good at seduction and assassination. Old Four and Old Five are both strong attackers.” Jin Mo said, “We the Five Shadows were crafted by the same divine expert, using materials including ‘Divine Realm Shadow Wood,’ so we five are naturally capable of entering shadow space. For us, entering shadow space is as easy as breathing; even living in shadow space permanently is effortless, hence we are collectively known as the Five Shadows!”

“Moving through shadow space?” Dongbo Xueying’s eyes lit up.

The ability to live permanently in shadow space was no less than mastering the first realm of ‘Shadow Space True Meaning.’ They five were definitely adept at assassination!

Of course, compared to Dongbo Xueying who could traverse the Illusionary Realm, there was a qualitative difference!

“Now, quickly clean up the Black Wind Divine Palace, take whatever you can,” Dongbo Xueying ordered. “We’ll meet in the main hall later.”

“Yes.” The seven divine warriors bowed.

…

A short while later.

At the entrance of the Black Wind Divine Palace’s cave residence, Dongbo Xueying in red robes walked out, followed by the seven divine warriors and twelve alchemical beings.

“Master.” Before Dongbo Xueying was the coiled giant black dragon. Its massive body could only extend its head to Dongbo Xueying while obediently lowering its head, its two large golden eyes looking at Dongbo Xueying excitedly, “You’re amazing! I never thought you could restore my freedom so quickly. Haha, finally, I can leave!”

“You can’t leave yet!” Dongbo Xueying said.

“What!” The black dragon’s two golden eyes immediately widened.

“I have obtained the treasure of the Black Wind Divine Palace, and I temporarily do not want this to be known, spreading throughout the world,” Dongbo Xueying said. “So you and the alchemical beings behind you must temporarily remain in the Black Wind Abyss. Continue to guard here as usual to mislead others.”

“I can’t! Master!” the black dragon anxiously growled. “I’ve waited for this day for too long. How come those seven can leave, but I cannot? Is it because I am the weakest? Even if I am not as strong as them seven, I am still stronger than those twelve saint-level alchemical beings!”

Dongbo Xueying smiled, “It’s not about strength or weakness; it’s because you, the Black Dragon, are too famous! Everyone knows there is a black dragon guarding outside the Black Wind Divine Palace. If you suddenly disappear, it will definitely attract attention… Your importance is higher than theirs, so anyone else can leave, but you must temporarily stay here.”

“Oh.” The black dragon lowered its head, understanding that if it left, the secret of the treasure being obtained from the Black Wind Divine Palace would be exposed.

Although exposing it wouldn’t matter much, now the demon general was secretly watching, and Dongbo Xueying didn’t want to reveal it yet.

“Master, how long do I have to wait?” the black dragon looked at Dongbo Xueying, its golden eyes filled with expectation. It really wanted to go out.

“Short for decades, long for centuries.” Dongbo Xueying said.

“Alright, alright.” The black dragon obediently replied. It then turned its head to glance at the alchemical beings beside it, all of which had been guarding the Black Wind Abyss with it over the years, “Did you hear that? Keep guarding with me, it’s the master’s command.”

Dongbo Xueying smiled and shook his head, then waved his hand.

The seven divine warriors and twelve alchemical beings behind him were all collected. This was one aspect Dongbo Xueying envied the divine warriors for; they all had nearly eternal lifespans and could be stored in storage spaces!

Whoosh!

Instantly transformed into a streak of light and vanished, and then had already arrived above the Xue Shi Mountain a hundred miles away.

…

Standing high above the Xue Shi Mountain, the sky was dark, already evening.

Dongbo Xueying gazed into the distance.

Upon his ascension beyond mortality, his godlike physique granted him the piercing vision to spot a mere earthworm from a hundred leagues away. Now, with his powers elevated to even greater heights, though the battle-qi avatar formed of condensed martial essence hadn’t undergone a qualitative leap in perception, its sight far surpassed his initial transcendent state. Through the faintest veil of mist, he could now discern entire cities across nearly ten thousand leagues.

Within a ten-thousand-mile range, wherever his eyes reached.

Innumerable villages and towns, and city after city, within which faint lights and dense crowds could be seen.

“Innumerable mortals living all sorts of lives, some struggling for a living, others indulging in pleasures,” Dongbo Xueying murmured. “But behind this lies the hidden menace of damned demons! Especially the demon generals. The demon generals are now lying low; they have not yet erupted. Once they strike, the mortals caught in the crossfire and killed will be in the hundreds of millions!”

Demon Generals.

To them, the mortal world is a dreamland; the souls of humans in the material world are a great boon to them!

“Now they are all lying dormant, feeding on the human souls offered by their numerous weak demon subordinates. The more they eat, the more it benefits them, and their strength gradually improves. Either they become Demon Gods or the weak demons die off too much, offering no significant amount of human souls. When that time comes, it will probably be when these Demon Generals show their fangs!”

“They will feast upon human souls with reckless abandon, consuming them in a frenzy, effortlessly eradicating all mortals within a county’s domain.”

“One-on-one, the Xia Clan’s demigods cannot kill them. Only the most elite Xia Clan demigods working together have a chance to kill one.”

“Our strength in the Xia Clan may eventually be able to exterminate them all, but how many people will die?”

Dongbo Xueying shook his head inwardly.

Even demigods might fall. As for mortals? It was unimaginable.

“Next, I must find these Demon Generals! Find them, surround and kill them!” Dongbo Xueying thought to himself. “But I need to verify first, whether my traversal of the Illusionary Realm… will be detected by them! Hmm, tomorrow I will set out and first consult with Master Sikong Yang, Vice Master Chao, and others to verify.”

…

That evening.

Dongbo Xueying had dinner with his family.

Regarding the matter of the divine warriors from the celestial realm, Dongbo Xueying had no intention of telling his family; there was no benefit in informing them! However, he had already made a decision on how to deploy the seven divine warriors.

“Clang.” Yu Jingqiu dropped her chopsticks.

A message arrived—

Puyang Bo had died! Fallen in battle in Chunyang City.

“Senior Puyang.” Yu Jingqiu could hardly believe it.

“Puyang!” Dongbo Xueying’s face turned pale, his heart tightening.

Among the group from the Chiyun Mountain world, no one had died in the past twenty years. But now, the demon nests in the five extraordinary worlds had either been eradicated or their occupants had fled. Just when the entire Xia Clan’s extraordinary warriors were rejoicing, how soon had it happened? Only a month ago! Just after the New Year, Puyang had died?

Puyang Bo had a very good relationship with Dongbo Xueying in the Chiyun Mountain world.

He had always been at the bottom of the rankings! Only after Dongbo Xueying was reprimanded by Master Sikong Yang and demoted to last place did Puyang Bo become second to last! He, Puyang Bo, Yu Feng, and Zhang Peng were the four at the bottom. Those years were quite pitiful, with the Xia Clan elders very disappointed in Dongbo Xueying.

At that time, some of Dongbo Xueying’s fellow disciples in Chiyun Mountain began to keep their distance from him.

But Puyang Bo, Yu Feng, and Zhang Peng never did; they always treated Dongbo Xueying like a brother. Later, Yu Jingqiu and Yuan Qing also joined in.

“Puyang, my brother!” There were tears welling up in Dongbo Xueying’s eyes. “How could this happen?”

The demon nests had already been eliminated!

Although he knew that there would still be extraordinary deaths in the future, the threat had been greatly reduced! And Puyang was best at teleportation, even in battle he could teleport! Yet he still died?

He was still young.

After years of hard work, he had just caught up with a female extraordinary…

Just like that, he died?

“Senior Puyang.” Yu Jingqiu looked at Dongbo Xueying beside her. In the Chiyun Mountain world, she was the closest to Dongbo Xueying and joined later, but she also had a good relationship with Puyang Bo. Having spent years together, how could she not be heartbroken at Puyang’s death? But she understood that Dongbo Xueying and Puyang Bo were even closer. Those who were at the bottom of the rankings were truly like brothers.

“Father, Mother.” Dongbo Xueying stood up, controlling his grief. “We need to go out for a while.”

With that, Dongbo Xueying and Yu Jingqiu immediately left the dining room.

Whoosh.

The two of them quickly flew into the sky.

“We’re going to Chunyang City.” Dongbo Xueying waved his hand, and with a rippling sound, space was forcibly torn open. Holding Yu Jingqiu’s hand, he directly flew into the spatial rift.