In the icy cavern passage, Jing Qiu couldn’t help but say, “Xueying, wasn’t it too reckless for us to enter the Lakeheart Island ruins this time? Our strength is already relatively weak, and we chose this remote cave that few cultivators have entered. Even Emperor Youyu and the others who came with us have died. If not for Emperor Youyu’s protection, we wouldn’t have made it this far.”
“Enough, we’re already here. Overthinking won’t help,” Dongbo Xueying waved his hand and collected some weapons and items left behind by Emperor Youyu. “We both had psychological preparation beforehand. Even Youyu and Fuqiong were ready to die. Besides, if we hadn’t chosen this remote cave passage, would we have taken the safer route? That would likely have the Nine Suns Palace Master and others guarding and scouting.”
“Mm.” Jing Qiu nodded lightly. “We’re not too far from where my father hid the True Divine Artifact now. I hope we can make it there alive.”
Dongbo Xueying nodded.
Before coming here, as a Three Heavens Realm God with the supreme technique “Taihao” mastered to the Third Transformation, his strength ranked among the experts even among Four Heavens Realm Gods. Such power made him a regional overlord in the vast Divine Realm! At that time, Dongbo Xueying had been somewhat complacent. But this time, they had chosen to enter one of the most dangerous ruins in the entire Divine Realm.
Only those with the strength of a Daolord could move relatively safely through ordinary areas.
Upon arriving, they first saw the corpse of Emperor Tianyun, then encountered multiple ambushes while traversing the cavern passages. It was largely Emperor Youyu who had sustained their team! All this made Dongbo Xueying acutely aware of his own inadequacies. Clearly, among the true pinnacle existences of the Divine Realm, he was still at the bottom.
But being able to ‘be at the bottom’ was already something to be proud of! After all, even ‘being at the bottom’ required strength—just passing through that massive silvery water sphere layer was extremely difficult.
“We’re not far from our destination. Let’s keep moving,” Dongbo Xueying said.
Immediately, the two transformed into streaks of light, speeding through the cavern passage.
…
In a narrow space within a mountain merely ten million miles away, two black-armored monsters lurked—one a black-armored flood dragon, the other a black-armored multi-legged beast.
“Among that weak team, only the one with the powerful survival technique was somewhat troublesome. The other three were mediocre,” the black-armored multi-legged beast rumbled, its voice echoing in the confined space. “Now two of them are dead, leaving only the two weakest. Big Brother, what should we do? Will you make a move, or shall I? If you act, you could easily annihilate them.”
“Our territory rarely sees outsiders. Only when their team entered were we awakened,” the black-armored flood dragon’s golden eyes gazed into the distance, as if piercing through obstacles to see Dongbo Xueying and his wife fleeing in flight. “They had poor luck, stumbling through the Bloodfire Gate. That must have terrified them. Who knows if another team will ever enter from our area again.”
“The Bloodfire Gate—they should have sensed its abnormality. Perhaps when they grow stronger, they’ll deliberately return to investigate it,” the multi-legged beast said.
“You make a fair point,” the flood dragon’s eyes glinted with amusement. “The two of them are still weak now. You go. Take them out slowly, one by one. With your strength, at least they won’t feel overwhelming fear.”
“As you command, Big Brother.” The multi-legged beast instantly shot forward, its dozens of claws treading on the void as it crashed into the adjacent mountain wall, merging into it.
The black-armored flood dragon watched calmly.
In its eyes, Dongbo Xueying and his wife were far too weak. If it acted, it would utterly terrify them.
“Such meager strength, yet they dared come to Lakeheart Island,” the flood dragon murmured, shaking its head.
…
Dongbo Xueying and his wife flew at high speed, though their pace was far slower than Emperor Youyu’s. Hidden in the darkness, the black-armored multi-legged beast moved swiftly through the mountain’s interior, closing in rapidly. Soon, it had caught up—unnoticed by the couple. This wasn’t entirely their fault; they were still too inexperienced.
Dongbo Xueying, after all, was only a Three Heavens Realm God. Even Jing Qiu had only recently broken through to Four Heavens, and her combat prowess relied on fragmented insights from the “Heartsword Diagram.” Her abilities in detection, survival, and other areas were sorely lacking.
Thus, they remained oblivious to the approaching danger.
“Boom!”
The black-armored multi-legged beast burst forth from the cavern wall.
The Taihao Power permeating the surroundings instantly enveloped the creature, hindering its movements. Dongbo Xueying and Jing Qiu instinctively dodged while simultaneously raising their weapons to block.
“Thud!” The Crimson Cloud Spear lashed out with blinding speed, striking the underside of the multi-legged beast’s body and flipping it backward. Yet as it tumbled, the beast’s body abruptly expanded, its dozens of claws latching onto the walls and floor. The ice layer shattered instantly, but the creature stabilized in an instant.
“Roar—!” A low growl echoed.
The multi-legged beast’s body began radiating dazzling golden light, so intense that the couple could no longer see clearly. Still, through the Taihao Power, they could vaguely track its movements.
“Die.” Dongbo Xueying’s spear surged forward, unleashing three thrusts in near-instant succession.
Boom—!
The first thrust seemed ordinary, merely gathering immense power within the spear’s momentum.
The second twisted the surrounding space.
The third condensed the entire spear into a single, infinitesimal point—so small it was nearly imperceptible. This sensation lasted only a split second before erupting into a blinding radiance.
A light more piercing than the beast’s own brilliance.
The multi-legged beast, though still glowing fiercely, now faced a spear whose tip was surrounded by absolute void-like darkness, encircled by searing light.
This was Dongbo Xueying’s ultimate killing move—one of his three secret techniques: “Annihilation.”
After witnessing Emperor Tianyun’s corpse, Dongbo Xueying’s mental state had shifted. Later, he studied the terrifying formation diagram of Lakeheart Island, composed of hundreds of millions of meteorites. From it, he gleaned insights into “Annihilation.” The experience wounded not only his avatar’s divine heart but also his true body in the Redstone Mountain of the Xia Clan’s world.
Over the eleven years traversing the water layer, his true body in Redstone Mountain—under accelerated time—had tirelessly refined the “Annihilation” technique. Even the life-and-death battles within Lakeheart Island’s caverns had deepened his understanding. Though his “Annihilation” was still far from matching the ancient formation’s might, barely scratching the surface, it now represented the pinnacle of his current strength.
“Thud!” The spear’s tip struck the multi-legged beast’s skull. The creature glared ferociously at Dongbo Xueying and spoke for the first time: “A Three Heavens Realm God can actually hurt me? Pity. Not even a Daolord can kill me.”
Dongbo Xueying’s heart turned to ice.
The black-armored monster’s defense was invincible. His strongest attack had failed. What now?
“Swish—” The multi-legged beast’s dozens of claws danced across the void as its body twisted, lunging forward with eerie, terrifying speed.
Meanwhile, a massive sword formation diagram materialized—Jing Qiu had joined the fray.
Boom—!
The multi-legged beast didn’t bother dodging. It tanked the blow, pausing only slightly before resuming its assault. Its speed now approached six hundred thousand miles per second. Perhaps Emperor Youyu could have outpaced it, but Dongbo Xueying and his wife were far from that level.
Exchanging a glance, they realized the grim truth: they were outmatched in strength, outrun in speed. There was no escape.
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