Chapter 501: The Flower of the Floating Realm

In the vast expanse of the starry void, a continuous range of floating mountains drifted—this was the Qianyun Mountain, the abode of the Divine Emperor Wuchen.

Within a courtyard.

Venomous Ying, the Realm God, was seated in a quiet chamber, observing a peculiar branch submerged in a liquid. The submerged end of the branch faintly emitted green bubbles. Venomous Ying scrutinized them intently, her gaze penetrating deep into the minute details of each bubble, able to discern every particle with absolute clarity. Her cultivation had grown increasingly frenzied, for the path of witchcraft and poison involved comprehending the laws of existence through the study of myriad materials. Having lost a clone to Dongbo Xueying, she was furious and more determined than ever to break through to the Fourth Heaven Realm God.

Yet, how easy was such a breakthrough? The entire Anhai Domain currently had only one Fourth Heaven Realm God.

**Boom!**

The door of the quiet chamber shattered in an instant.

A figure rushed in.

**”Who?!”** Venomous Ying was enraged. No one wished to be disturbed during secluded cultivation, and this chamber was extremely sturdy—it shouldn’t have been so easily breached.

The intruder was a disheveled man, his body faintly wreathed in sharp currents of energy.

**”Divine Emperor?”** Venomous Ying was stunned.

The disheveled man grabbed her arm and barked, **”The Divine Court has dispatched a First-Class Legion unit. They’re here to capture you. We must leave now!”**

**”First-Class Legion?”** Venomous Ying shuddered in fear. First-Class Legions were typically deployed against mighty figures—even a single unit could handle a Fourth Heaven Realm God. And they were coming for her? Terror surged in her heart.

But this didn’t make sense.

Dongbo Xueying had no concrete evidence! On what grounds was the Divine Court arresting her?

Yet now was not the time to dwell on it.

**”Let’s go!”** The disheveled man pulled her along, and in an instant, they vanished through spatial displacement.

At the same moment.

In the void outside Qianyun Mountain.

A starfield airship emerged from a spatial rift. Standing upon its vast deck were rows of soldiers clad head-to-toe in armor, their faces concealed behind visors. Their armor was deep cyan, crackling with countless green lightning bolts. This unit consisted of over a thousand soldiers—each a Realm God. The First-Class Legion was the highest-tier force under the Bloodblade Divine Court, painstakingly forged by the Divine Emperor himself over countless eons.

Their combat prowess stemmed from intricate secret arts and armor, making them terrifyingly formidable.

A mere ten such units working in unison could even challenge a mighty figure!

**”Rumble—”**

Led by their commander, the soldiers disembarked from the airship, the surrounding void shattering under their presence as green lightning coiled around them.

**”This is my Qianyun Mountain!”** A cold voice rang out.

The disheveled man stood mid-air before the mountain, blocking the legion’s path. His eyelids drooped lazily, a faint smirk playing on his lips as he cast a cold glance at the army. **”Since when does the Divine Court dare to barge into my territory uninvited? Have I broken any laws?”**

The masked commander replied icily, **”Divine Emperor, we are here under orders to apprehend Venomous Ying. Please do not obstruct us.”**

**”Hmph! You dare tell me not to stand in the way of my own domain?”**

The disheveled man let out a furious snort.

**Boom—!**

Terrifying violet flames erupted around him, his skin taking on a translucent purple hue. The surrounding starry void began to disintegrate at the molecular level, particles vanishing into nothingness under the scorching heat. The overwhelming temperature radiated outward, and flames flickered in the depths of his eyes as he glared at the thousand-strong legion.

The First-Class Legion was renowned for its might—even a single unit was fearsome. But Divine Emperor Wuchen was no pushover either.

**”Divine Emperor…?”** The commander hesitated. Had their orders been to confront the emperor directly, they would have already attacked. But their mission was solely to capture Venomous Ying.

**”You will not act recklessly in my domain.”** The disheveled man’s aura now far surpassed even the distant sun—though that was partly due to the star’s immense distance. His entire body, from his pupils to his skin and even his eyebrows, burned with violet flames, exuding overwhelming dominance.

**”Spread out and capture Venomous Ying!”** The commander decided delay was no longer an option and barked the order.

**”Yes!”**

**Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!**

The soldiers scattered, charging toward Qianyun Mountain from all directions. The commander himself lunged straight at the disheveled man. Though only a Third Heaven Realm God, his body had been specially modified. Combined with his armor and the synchronized battle formation of his thousand-strong unit, he could unleash combat power rivaling a Fourth Heaven Realm God.

**”Sword Realm!”** Seeing the soldiers swarm his mountain, the disheveled man frowned and willed his technique into motion.

**Swish! Swish! Swish—!!!**

Countless sword beams erupted from Qianyun Mountain, blanketing the sky in an impenetrable storm of blades. The soldiers had no chance to evade—each was struck and sent flying backward. However, the defenses of First-Class Legionnaires were formidable. Even ten units working together could not be slain by a mighty figure, let alone a single large-scale assault like this.

**”Divine Emperor Wuchen, you go too far!”** The commander roared in fury as he charged.

But the disheveled man merely turned and strode away, vanishing into the void. His voice echoed mockingly: **”Consider this a lesson for daring to trespass into my Qianyun Mountain. As for Venomous Ying? She was indeed here earlier, but you arrived too late. She left before you came.”**

The Divine Court unit descended upon Qianyun Mountain to search, but naturally, they found nothing. Left with no choice, they could only return to report their failure.

—

Deep within the heart of Qianyun Mountain.

**”Hiss… Hiss…”**

In a massive pool bloomed a bizarre, vividly crimson flower, its petals adorned with countless human faces.

The disheveled man stood by the pool, examining it closely before nodding in satisfaction. **”The fragment of the ‘Ten Thousand Toxins Tome’ is indeed extraordinary. This ‘Floating Realm Flower’ has truly taken root. Within it lies the rules of an entire world—a self-contained universe. Its growth is the evolution of its laws. By observing its transformation, perhaps I can finally take that final step.”**

He had never left the mountain’s core.

The one who had fought earlier was merely his clone. The one who escorted Venomous Ying away was only a Realm God energy incarnation. He had sent her to an old friend for protection, fulfilling his promise.

**”The Floating Realm Flower, the fragment of the ‘Ten Thousand Toxins Tome,’ the Sword Realm scriptures, the Fire Prison World Body… Three paths. I need only one to succeed, and I shall transcend.”** His eyes burned with fervent anticipation. Yet, like most Fourth Heaven Realm Gods, he was trapped in the relentless pursuit of eternal transcendence.

Alas—such a feat was easier said than done.

—

Meanwhile, Dongbo Xueying had just returned from the Spacetime Temple. Before he could even properly examine the storage treasures left behind after slaying Venomous Ying’s clone, he encountered his sworn brother, the City Lord of Baisha.

Naturally, he had to entertain him.

They had barely conversed for half an hour when urgent news arrived.

**”What?!”** Dongbo Xueying received word from his fellow disciples in the Divine Court—

Venomous Ying, unwilling to stand trial, had fled during her arrest. She had now been stripped of her rank and was a wanted fugitive!