Chapter 250: Chen Jiu’s Warship

Within the underground chamber of the Xinhuo Palace, a group of Xia Clan’s demigods had gathered.

“I have confirmed the location of the Demon God Cult’s headquarters, and here is the map marking its position!” one of them announced.

“All Xia Clan demigods, rush here at your utmost speed! Attack and annihilate all enemies!” Palace Master Chen had issued immediate orders to every Xia Clan demigod upon receiving the earlier transmission from Dongbo Xueying.

“Do not hesitate! Move out!” commanded Palace Master Chen.

“Yes.”

“Hurry, hurry.”

In an instant, several demigods of the Xia Clan vanished in flashes of teleportation, while others lingered without haste. Most of those attending the festivities were merely their Battle Qi Avatars—illusory projections woven from martial essence—while their true forms stood vigilant across the sacred realms of the Xia World. The moment the summons echoed, their primordial selves had already sundered the void, stepping through fractured space to arrive at the destined coordinates.

However, there was one demigod who had not received Palace Master Chen’s command.

“What’s going on with you all?” Xi Yun, puzzled, looked around at the Xia Clan demigods whose expressions had suddenly changed, some already leaving in haste. This caused others to glance at him in confusion—could it be that Xi Yun didn’t know?

“Hmph!” Palace Master Chen glared coldly at him.

Boom~~~

A terrifying invisible force descended instantly. Xi Yun’s battle-qi clone turned pale but had no time to resist before an invisible spatial force compressed from all directions! Crack! Xi Yun’s clone was utterly crushed.

Within the Xinhuo World, Palace Master Chen was invincible!

He had long since refined and controlled the spatial artifact that governed this vast supernatural realm, meaning the entire power of the Xinhuo World obeyed his command. Not only could he manipulate the strength of an entire world, but he also controlled the spatial artifact itself! With these two forces combined, even during history’s greatest incursion—the invasion of the Abyss Demons—when over three hundred demon lords of demigod rank had descended, reducing the human world to total ruin, the Xia Clan could only retreat and defend within the Xinhuo World.

Yet even with over three hundred demon lords, some far stronger than the likes of Ralph, they had failed to breach the Xia Capital of that era!

“Master,” the Xia Clan demigods who hadn’t rushed off were deeply shocked.

“Xi Yun is the high priest of the Demon God Cult!” Palace Master Chen coldly declared. “Once we breach their headquarters, you will all understand!”

“He is the high priest?”

“Xi Yun?”

They quickly accepted it.

After all, it was only the destruction of a battle-qi clone—even if it were a mistake, the consequences were minimal. What truly stunned them was the earlier transmission they’d received: the location of the Demon God Cult’s headquarters, something the Xia Clan had never uncovered in all their generations!

Since the Xia Clan’s inception, across countless ages of supernatural existence, the Demon God Cult’s headquarters had never been found!

It had always been a mystery… and now it was finally revealed?

…

At the Demon God Cult’s headquarters.

“Whatever you do, don’t mess this up,” Dongbo Xueying was tense and anxious. Even though Palace Master Chen was dispatching Xia Clan demigods, it would still take about a single breath for them to arrive. In just one breath, that mysterious figure in the dark crimson armor would already have escaped!

As for trying to intercept him himself?

Dongbo Xueying honestly had no confidence. After all, the mysterious figure’s strength was arguably the strongest in the world!

“Whoosh!” The mysterious figure carried the bronze coffin in one hand and gripped the massive curved blade in the other, rushing out of the underground fortress in an instant.

As soon as he exited the fortress, the external space was not sealed.

Flash!

He immediately teleported!

Although golden warriors and armored guards were attempting to entangle and fight him, the mysterious figure was clearly skilled in teleportation, effortlessly shifting through space even amidst the chaos of battle.

“Escape?” Dongbo Xueying had followed closely behind, bursting out of the Demon God Cult’s headquarters. Holding the Starstone Flame Cloud Spear, his eyes burned with killing intent. The Demon God’s clone must be destroyed!

Whoosh—

Dongbo Xueying’s figure vanished instantly, following the mysterious figure’s spatial ripples, attempting an ultimate spatial penetration!

“Hm?” The mysterious figure in the crimson armor had already teleported to the surface and turned his head slightly, his expression changing. “So fast? Dongbo Xueying’s speed actually surpasses teleportation!”

With his perception of all things around him, he clearly sensed a powerful presence piercing through space, rushing toward him with deadly intent.

“Hmph!”

The mysterious figure took a single step backward, yet that step carried him dozens of meters away. At that moment, Dongbo Xueying appeared out of nowhere, only to find himself already dozens of meters from the armored figure. Immediately afterward, the mysterious figure swung his massive blood-colored blade, unleashing an aura that sent chills down one’s spine.

There was barely any sound, just a faint whisper like the wind blowing through, yet where the blade swept, space itself began to collapse. Even the mighty river below was being annihilated.

“A master!” Dongbo Xueying quickly attempted another spatial penetration, vanishing to evade.

This was the first time he had failed while using his ultimate spatial penetration!

When facing Saint-tier supernaturals, like slaying fifth-stage demons, he could pierce through them in a single strike. Those fifth-stage demons couldn’t even react.

But now, facing an opponent whose strength was unfathomably greater than a fifth-stage demon—possibly the strongest in existence—the effectiveness of his “ultimate spatial penetration” was no longer so miraculous. His opponent could sense it clearly, and his reaction speed was fast enough to evade and counter!

“You’ve got a lot more training to do!” the mysterious figure sneered, preparing to leave again.

Suddenly—

An overwhelming invisible force spread across the entire sky and earth, sealing every inch of space around them.

Even the surging river below, along with the canyons on both banks, seemed to fall into a deathly silence. All things in the world became still, and the river instantly froze, no longer flowing.

“Huh? This is…” Dongbo Xueying’s expression changed as well.

The power of the heavens and earth had been completely frozen, preventing even his ultimate spatial penetration or teleportation.

“Whoosh!”

Dongbo Xueying and the mysterious figure in crimson armor stood above the river, both simultaneously raising their heads toward the sky.

From within the clouds descended a colossal object.

It was a massive warship, nearly a kilometer long and about two hundred meters wide, slowly descending from the misty clouds. Within a ten-thousand-li radius of the warship, all space was frozen—including the underground headquarters of the Demon God Cult! On the dark hull of the warship were two special rune-like characters. If translated into Xia Clan script, they would read “Ding Jiu”!

“The Ding Jiu Warship!” the mysterious figure in crimson armor’s expression changed.

“The Ding Jiu Warship!” Dongbo Xueying, however, showed a look of joy.

Among the Xia Clan’s most supreme and treasured artifacts:

The Xinhuo Palace was the spatial artifact that controlled the entire Xinhuo World!

The venerable Snow Master was the artifact with the greatest offensive power!

And the Ding Jiu Warship was a true mobile fortress, used for sieges and conquests. Its value far surpassed that of ordinary artifacts. According to Xia Clan records, it was a standard warship from a mighty nation within the Divine Realm. The name “Ding Jiu” represented the class of this standard warship. Perhaps in the Divine Realm, it was considered mediocre and low-grade.

But in the Mortal World, it was more than enough to dominate!

The Xia Clan’s ancestor, Emperor Yunhai, had paid a great price to bring one such warship into the Mortal World.

The moment the warship appeared, it instantly froze and sealed everything within a ten-thousand-li radius, making even ultimate spatial penetration impossible. It was far more powerful than the Blackwind Divine Palace.

“Hahaha, Xueying, leave this to me!” Palace Master Chen transmitted directly.

“Whoa, hahaha! Master, you actually brought out the Ding Jiu Warship! Well done!” Dongbo Xueying also relaxed.

“We were surrounding five Demon Generals, and I was worried about provoking them, alerting the Demon God Cult! So… I secretly dispatched the Ding Jiu Warship beforehand. For secrecy’s sake, only I myself knew of its movement. I personally piloted my battle-qi clone here to stand guard! Once anything happened, I would immediately suppress the entire ten-thousand-li region! My only concern was the spatial formation…”

“That’s why you told me earlier that if anything unexpected happened, I should destroy the spatial formation first,” Dongbo Xueying suddenly understood.

“Hahaha, I was afraid, afraid you might be a step too slow and fail to destroy the formation,” Palace Master Chen transmitted. “But I believed in you, and I had to take that gamble! After all, once we attacked the Demon God Cult, those five Demon Generals might also intervene, making the assault far more difficult. And look—I was right! You destroyed the formation, and now, with our Ding Jiu Warship in place, the entire ten-thousand-li territory is under our control. I bet this mysterious fellow is about to go mad with frustration!”