Hell Emperor.

Chapter 248 Xia Wei - Strong Enemy
The cold wind blew, and two figures walked side by side on the icy snow.

One of them had a stern gaze and a graceful figure. Her cascading black hair was not tied up but just hung down behind her head, adding a touch of originality to her dignified and elegant temperament. She was wearing a slim white dress, which was even whiter than the snow under her feet.

The other person was wearing a black robe and had a weak breath. If you didn't sense him carefully, you would hardly be able to detect his existence. Hidden in his seemingly inconspicuous body was a power as strong as a real dragon.

The two men wore ferocious Shura masks, and their entire faces except for the eye holes were covered, making it impossible to see their true appearance.

"Is this Dongsheng Shenzhou? The snow here is even colder than where I came from."

Ye Jie stretched out his hand and caught the snowflakes falling from the sky. The snowflakes melted in his palm and he asked curiously.

Speaking of which, this was his first time to come to another continent, and he couldn't help but be very curious about the various new things here.

Beside him, Ren Changhong sneered, "Look at your inexperienced look. I'm beginning to doubt whether it's a good idea to ask you to cooperate with me in performing the Nether Spirit Divine Art!"

As he spoke, Ren Changhong glared at Ye Jie, raised his fist, and made a gesture to make him look bad: "If you meet someone later, don't talk nonsense. If you embarrass me, I won't forgive you!"

"Okay, let's do as you say."

Ye Jie shrugged, not caring about Ren Changhong's accusation, and turned his gaze to the distance, wondering:

"Speaking of which, this Baitou Mountain stretches for thousands of miles. Elder Kuixing only said that Shen Qingge is on the side close to Dongsheng Shenzhou, but he didn't say the specific location. Where should we go to find her?"

At the end, Ye Jie's words were filled with emotion, and he didn't know whether his family members who had arrived here earlier were safe and sound.

The closer he got, the more tormented he felt inside. The pain that he couldn't tell anyone about tortured him deeply.

After thinking for a while, Ye Jie said, "Otherwise, we should go to the ghost messenger of the Eastern Yama Palace to ask for directions and see if they know any news."

Ren Changhong glanced at him, his eyes showing undisguised contempt. "You have no idea about the situation here, so it's better for you to keep quiet. There are two Yama Palaces in the east. Although the Wushen Palace has many people, it only manages matters outside the East China Sea. The Jinlun Palace manages matters on land, but it has few people. It's impossible for them to know about such trivial matters."

Hearing this, Ye Jie nodded secretly. As the ghost messenger of the year, Ren Changhong knew everything about the affairs of the four continents in great detail, and he told the situation of the Eastern Yama Palace in one go.

"If that's the case... then what should we do to find Shen Qingge? If we rely on ourselves, do we have to search the entire Baekdu Mountain? We don't have that much time."

Ye Jie took a deep breath. There were less than three days left before the competition in the Nether Spirit Palace, so time was quite tight.

With just this amount of time, it would be difficult for ordinary people to cross Mount Paektu, let alone find the target accurately in this vast snowy mountain. This made Ye Jie feel troubled. What should he do to find Shen Qingge and the others?

Ren Changhong's mouth corners slightly raised, and his brows showed some confidence: "Do you think I would go into the snowy mountains without any preparation? The mountain god of Mount Paektu violated the heavenly law and was imprisoned in the Soul Devouring Abyss. He lived a miserable life. Before coming here, I specially visited him in the Soul Devouring Abyss, and he gave me this."

After saying that, Ren Changhong reached into his arms and took out a pure white token.

The token is more crystal clear than white jade, and there is a warm light flowing faintly on the surface. It is extraordinary at first glance. The edges are dotted with colorful gems. If you look closely, you can see the word "Qing" neatly engraved on the surface of the token.

"What is this? Why does it look so similar to..." Ye Jie was stunned. The style of the token was somewhat similar to the ghost messenger token he had seen before, but it was of a higher grade. It was like heaven and earth, one with a difference.

Ever since Ye Jie came back to life, he has lost contact with his Ghost Messenger Order and cannot sense its whereabouts.

Ren Changhong snorted and introduced: "This is the Mountain God Token, which is a token used by the Heavenly Immortals to verify their identities. It is not comparable to the Ghost Messenger Token. In the Demon Palace, only the Shura King's token has the same status as it."

After learning that this small token actually had a great origin, Ye Jie couldn't help but feel a little curious: "Since this token has such a great origin, what can it do?"

"Don't worry, as long as I have it, I can find my evil disciple smoothly..."

When she thought of Shen Qingge, a nameless anger surged in Ren Changhong's heart. She couldn't wait to find her evil disciple and settle the old score.

She held the Mountain God Token tightly in her palm, concentrating and holding her breath, quietly sensing all the information coming from the token. The past of Mount Paektu appeared in her eyes, making her frown:
"My evil disciple was not alone. There was another group of people with him. They came to the Tianchi Lake in the Snow Mountain and took away the Snow Fairy... Wait, that person's eyes..."

The scene transmitted from the Mountain God Order made Ren Changhong open his mouth wide, with a look of disbelief in his eyes: "That person can actually shoot out lasers from her eyes that can burn everything. Who is she? Could this power be the legendary Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils..."

"What did you see?" Ye Jie was stunned and asked quickly with concern.

Ren Changhong ignored him, but held the Mountain God Order tightly and continued to sense: "Well... Fortunately, that person has not become an immortal, it's not that I can't deal with him. They have already crossed the White Head Mountain and met another group of people at the foot of the White Head Mountain. They seem to be residents nearby. We have to catch up with them quickly. The Mountain God Order can only detect the situation near the White Head Mountain. If they go far away, I'm afraid it will be difficult to meet them again."

After saying that, Ren Changhong picked up the shrinking stone and moved away with Ye Jie, and their figures disappeared in the vast snowfield.

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At the top of Wanglong Peak, the battle is about to break out.

Zhang Long, the commander of the Yellow Dragon Army, unfolded his majestic immortal body and transformed himself into a ten-zhang-tall giant in golden armor, ready to capture Xia Wei and her group!
Demonic light suddenly appeared, and two blazing purple rays, like two sharp arrows shot from a bow, with an unstoppable momentum, hit the golden-armored giant who had unfolded his Dharma body head-on, making a teeth-grinding cracking sound.

However, the golden-armored giant's subsequent reaction shocked everyone.

The purple demonic light that burned through everything failed to penetrate the magnificent body of the golden-armored giant. Instead, it seemed to inject a whole new energy into him, causing his Dharma body to grow even bigger. The magnificent body rose from the ground, and in a blink of an eye it was twenty feet in size, and was still expanding.

The shadow that covered the sky and the sun loomed down, making people afraid. Even Shen Qingge, who was always calm, lost her usual calmness and fear. With Zhang Long's third level realm, even among the scattered immortals, he was considered a very powerful existence. When he made a move, everyone was secretly frightened.

"how come……"

Seeing that the Demon Eye was ineffective and not only failed to cause any damage to the enemy, but instead turned into the enemy's strength, Xia Wei gritted her teeth secretly, feeling unwilling.

The Purple Demon Pupil, which was invincible in the mortal world, showed its limitations in the battle at the immortal level. The power of the Purple Demon Pupil at the minor success stage was really limited, and it could not break through the immortal's amazing defense.

Seeing Xia Wei's offensive was frustrated, Li Fei'e became anxious and immediately said, "Sister Xia Wei, I'm here to help you!"

After saying that, she raised two fingers and pointed to the ceiling. Suddenly, there was a howling wind and loud thunder. This was the first time that Li Fei'e used up all her spiritual power to cast the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder after breaking through the fourth level. Under the extremely powerful and surging thunder, even immortals would feel a little afraid.

The thunder turned into a blazing silver dragon, shooting down from the sky. In an instant, arcs of electricity leaped and crackled.

The divine thunder struck in front of the golden-armored giant, emitting a dazzling white light that caused stinging pain in the eyes of those who looked directly at it. The surroundings turned into a white ocean, and everyone's vision became blurred, and it took a long time for them to recover.

However, when everyone regained their sight, the scene before them made them feel despair.

Under the bombardment of the divine thunder, the golden-armored giant did not suffer any damage. His body became even bigger and bigger, and in a blink of an eye it was thirty feet long, as if even the extremely fierce divine thunder had turned into nourishment for his body.

"This...what is going on? How could someone be hit by the divine thunder and yet be unharmed?" Li Fei'e had a look of disbelief on his face, beads of sweat oozing from his forehead, he couldn't believe what he saw.

It was the experienced Shen Qingge who discovered the problem with his discerning eyes: "Wait... his Dharma body is extremely unique. It seems to be able to absorb the attacks of others. This is why your methods are ineffective."

Li Fei'e opened her mouth slightly, looking shocked: "How could this be? Sister Ba has also cultivated a Dharma body, why doesn't she have this ability?"

Shen Qingge just shook his head: "The Dharmakaya of ghosts only touches on the superficial aspects of the Dharmakaya, how can it be compared with the Dharmakaya of immortals? The Dharmakaya of immortals contains certain immortal truths that ghosts cannot compare to at all."

At the end, Shen Qingge's expression became more solemn: "If you can't break the immortal's Dharma body, you can't hurt them. Zhang Long's Dharma body is obviously focused on defense, and can turn other people's attacks into his own strength. With our current situation, we can't do anything to him. In my opinion, we should retreat as soon as possible and find another way."

Xia Wei refused to leave and said angrily, "We have killed the Lord of Guangwang Palace. Are we still afraid of the Yellow Dragon Army? I will not retreat at this moment!"

After saying that, Xia Wei drew the Qingfeng Sword from her waist and rushed forward quickly. Since the Purple Demon Pupil was ineffective, she simply changed her martial arts skills and prepared to kill the powerful enemy with sword techniques.

Seeing that Xia Wei refused to listen, Shen Qingge looked anxious. If she continued like this, Xia Wei would not be the only one in danger. She was about to say something when she heard a delicate voice in her ear: "Mad Wolf Sea-Splitting Sword!"

Xia Wei held the sword with both hands and raised the blade above her head. The tremendous spiritual power gathered from the sword tip, and she was about to split the enemy blocking her way in half.

The sword light struck heavily on the head of the golden-armored giant, then spread downward along his body, making a dull explosion.

The expected scene of the enemy being cut in half did not appear. The golden-armored giant not only endured the sword's slashing, but also rose up from the ground, and in a blink of an eye, it was fifty feet tall. The behemoth, more oppressive than a mountain, just blocked everyone's way.

"This is bad..."

Shen Qingge's heart trembled when he noticed the enemy's change. The aura of the golden-armored giant was several times stronger than when he first unfolded his Dharma body. In the face of that terrifying power, those who had not yet attained the immortal status were no match for him. Even if they were just lightly brushed by his attack, they would be reduced to ashes on the spot.

What’s even more terrible is that everyone has missed the best time to retreat, and it will be difficult to leave unscathed.

Sensing the lingering sense of crisis, Shen Qingge's heart tensed up, and he quickly said, "Xia Wei, hurry up!"

Hearing this, Xia Wei also realized that the situation was not good. Now was not the time to be brave. If she continued like this, her family would be in danger. Just as she was about to retreat, she heard a voice beside her:
"Want to leave? Let's see where you can go! Have a taste of my earth net!"

After saying that, the giant in golden armor raised his foot and stomped hard. The ground began to shake violently. Everyone lost their balance and fell to the ground. Fortunately, they used their body skills in time to avoid falling to the ground.

Amid the shock, countless stone pillars shot up into the sky from the surrounding ground, wrapping everyone in the center. The stone pillars crossed each other in the air, expanding and extending, and soon they would form an impenetrable stone net that would completely bind everyone.

This scene made everyone very scared. If they didn't escape before the stone net closed, they might never have a chance to escape.

The situation was urgent. Shen Qingge didn't have time to say much. He pulled Li Fei'e over and made a gesture with one hand. The flying sword rose into the air from under their feet, carrying them straight up into the sky, quickly passed through the gap in the stone net, and escaped.

Xia Wei was closest to the golden-armored giant and it was difficult for her to get away. Just as she was about to lose the chance to escape, her arms suddenly vibrated violently.

In the Qionglou scroll, Nan Linghe also sensed the crisis and took the initiative to leave, anxiously saying, "Sister Xia Wei, use my power quickly!"

Xia Wei nodded vigorously and shouted, "Netherworld Divine Art!"

The next moment, Nan Linghe's figure turned into a spot of light and dissipated, and a pair of pure white crane wings appeared behind Xia Wei.

Xia Wei flapped her crane wings lightly and soared into the air. Her figure was as fast as a stream of light. She narrowly avoided the golden-armored giant's waving hands and rushed out of the stone net at the last moment when it closed.

Although the golden-armored giant was extremely powerful, his strength was limited to the earth. He was helpless against the ethereal sky and could only watch everyone leave.

In the sky, seeing Shen Qingge and the other man flying in the air with their swords, Xia Wei breathed a sigh of relief. They were finally out of danger. However, Li Fei'e's next words made her heart sink to the bottom:
"Wait...where's Meng Junyao? Didn't she run away with you?"

(End of this chapter)