Above Destiny

Chapter 744 The Autumn Wind Has Faded
The Juque Pass is located where it connects to the earth's veins below and corresponds to the celestial body above.

When the gravitational pull of the stars turns into repulsion, and the repulsion of the earth veins turns into attraction, the Prosperity, which fell from the sky like a large meteorite, was covered with armor and had become an unprecedentedly overloaded dump truck!
I don't care if you're a top-tier or extinct beast, a calamity beast or a human...

It was a fucking collision.

The earth-shattering collision had already created terrifying waves hundreds of meters high on the sea, with gale-force winds blowing the entire fleet backward like a wall.

Right at the very center of the impact, the newly formed head of the Azure Dragon was riddled with cracks, and half of a gray ship's hull was stuck in its massive maw.

It couldn't even utter a wail or a hiss.

All it could do was whimper.

Because the ship's hull is still being pushed inside!
It was as if an unseen giant hand was forcibly stuffing the vast Prosperity Ship, with its desolate essence comparable to mountains and seas, into its mouth.

Ignore its rejection and nausea, and give it to me!
Stop pretending, you like it this way, don't you?

With a gurgling sound, the giant snake's eyes had completely rolled back—if it were fully transformed, there would probably be a horrifying bulge stuck in its throat.

The boiling darkness continued to expand, and the snake's head thrashed about again and again, but it couldn't completely spit out the Prosperity Ship that was stuffed into its mouth.

The Azure Dragon was enraged.

But then, a series of shattering sounds were heard, and the two giant snakes that were wrapped around the Titan were completely burned to ashes.

then……

When that blurry face slowly looked up, it seemed to reveal a chilling smile.

And so, in the face of the giant serpent’s despairing gaze, Penarossa took a step back, then another, and another… until, after retreating a great distance, she began to run wildly toward it, toward the Prosperity!
Trampling the ocean, stirring up storms.

In the midst of the rapid advance, the giant suddenly leaped into the air, unleashing the full force of the massive force supported by the Heavenly Origin upon the Giant Sword!

I kicked him flying!
boom! ! !
The Prosperity Ship pierced through the serpent's gaping maw and into the Azure Dragon's belly!

Then, a final, muffled wail rang out.

Then came the sound of breaking... from the inside out.

Like a volcanic eruption, the snake's head opened its mouth and uncontrollably gushed out, darkness surging forth like a tidal wave, while the snake's head continued to expand rapidly...

Until, a complete explosion!

Darkness surged forth like a tidal wave, blood and bone fragments shot into the sky, turning into a torrential downpour, while the intact Prosperity, covered in crimson, returned once again to the horizon.

It wasn't just the snake's head that exploded; along with the Azure Dragon's incarnation, the entire mermaid population of the entire sea was shattered, swallowed up by the shared damage amidst screams.

One by one they exploded into a bloody mist, and they all died!
However, as the blood mist spread, the faint outline of the human-faced snake seemed to reappear once again!

On that face, which resembled a human face, lay an unmistakable and profound resentment.

His vertical pupils are fixed on me; he's a persistent, haunting ghost!
Having firmly memorized the auras of Penarossa and the Prosperity, the spirit of the calamity beast once again vanished into the blood mist.

It's obvious that he's holding a grudge!

You just wait and see!

Even Peñarosa felt a prickling sensation on his back from that gaze.

That beast is a beast. He has absolutely no sense of reason. He was clearly ambushed but failed and got beaten to a pulp, yet he still dares to hold a grudge.

He was so angry he laughed.

You beast, you really don't consider the Sacred Tree family a threat!
Okay, come to Imperial Street, and I'll rip your hood off!

After a long while, Ji Jue, with a solemn expression, finally appeared from the Prosperity.

Late arrival.

As if he had expended a great deal of energy, his steps were slightly unsteady.

The main reason for wasting some time was to hide the large piece of remnant spirit that had just been forcibly taken from the Azure Dragon's incarnation with a curtain...

Thankfully, he reacted quickly and acted ruthlessly!

I almost made the trip empty-handed!

At that moment, amidst Peñarosa's grateful gaze, he merely shrugged and gave a self-deprecating laugh: "From now on, I'm afraid there won't be any peace."

"Mr. Ji, please rest assured that the family will bear all the consequences arising from this!"

Penarossa bowed slightly, placed his hand on the coat of arms of the Sacred Tree family, and thanked them, saying, "The Sacred Tree will repay any kindness received and will never let your good intentions go to waste."

"really?"

Ji Jue's eyes lit up as he looked at the right hand hidden behind his back. "Can I touch it?"

"..."

Peñarosa instinctively took a step back, gripped the scope tightly, and her expression twitched.

It seemed like a difficult choice, and no matter how hurt and innocent Ji Jue looked, he didn't budge.

She could only grit her teeth, turn her head away, and avoid his gaze.

"I'm sorry, but I can't." The honor of his own Sacred Tree family wouldn't allow him to leave the kindness he had received unrewarded. Yet, the teachings of his Sacred Tree family also wouldn't allow him to hand over such a precious treasure to a craftsman!

That was a craftsman...

Moreover, he is a pure-blooded Ember Craftsman, one of a kind that only appears once every few decades in the Ring of Taiyi!

Once the stuff is in his hands, do you really expect to get it back?!

Even if you can come back, can you really expect your things to still be the same as before?

Everything else is negotiable, but this is absolutely not an option!
How about we switch to money? Supplies and materials are fine too. Name your price.

Just as he was struggling and hesitating, he heard Ji Jue's smiling voice: "Then you can tell me about the application of the way of conquest, right?"

"what?"

Penarossa froze, looked up, and stared at her.

incredible.

Hey buddy, what do you need it for?
As it turns out, the window effect is universally applicable.

After the previous joke, the following conditions can be considered immediately—although the inheritance of the Way of Conquest is profound and exquisite, it is not unique to your family, and the Federation is not without its own!
Even if it's important, what's important is the priest and the tradition of burnt offering; learning the rest is useless!
There are very few groups in the world that are compatible with this kind of heritage. Do you think you can poach the returning knights of the Red Gang?

Don't be ridiculous, those priests are the ones who truly value their lineage more than their own lives!

"It's possible, but..."

"Don't worry, it doesn't involve the core issues, just a few minor problems." Ji Jue waved his hand, reassuring him of his doubts: "Just give a general overview, after all, this system is quite compatible with my Deus Ex.

"I see."

Penarossa laughed immediately, recalling Ji Jue's information, and nodded repeatedly: "No problem, leave it to me, I guarantee I'll tell you everything."

"That would be great."

Ji Jue also laughed, his laughter equally simple, pure, sunny, and cheerful.

The two men held hands, appreciating each other's kindness, as if their relationship had grown even closer, and they were about to become sworn brothers in the next instant... So, the only one who couldn't laugh was Hamin, who had just crawled out from under the ship.

No, Colonel, do you remember why you came here?

Having just caused such a huge mess, he really didn't dare to speak. He could only bite his handkerchief and watch helplessly as his backer and Ji Jue grew closer and closer, strolling hand in hand like family.

In conclusion, this expedition was a complete success. The banquet continues, and it's time to head home!
Keep playing the music and dancing!
Unfortunately, there was no music or dance.

Just as the entire fleet confirmed that no remnants remained and was preparing to return to port, everyone heard...

In the long night, a vast roar originates from the deepest part of the ocean!
It sounded like a whale's song.

But it lacked any loftiness or grace; on the contrary, it was filled with resentment and hunger, like a ravenous behemoth rising from the sea and roaring!
In the magnified satellite image, phosphorescent lights surged like a tide, flowing across the sea surface, as large numbers of fully hatched sea locusts burst forth from the sea, soaring freely and blotting out the sun!
More and more mutated fish gathered together, forming a dark torrent visible to the naked eye on the sea surface, gradually extending from afar and branching out in all directions...

And so, as everyone watched, the mighty tide of calamity beasts swept across the sea less than two hundred miles away, spreading out and heading into the distance.

Dead silence.

In the long, deathly silence, the lingering echo of that thirsty cry still seemed to reverberate.

No one spoke anymore.

At this moment, everyone could only stare blankly at the terrifying tide rushing across the horizon.

Subconsciously, I held my breath.

After a long time, a soft sigh escaped.

"...Go back early, everyone."

Ji Jue withdrew his gaze and walked expressionlessly toward the Prosperity. "The beautiful autumn is over."

He said, "Winter is coming."

Late at night on November 3, Ji Jue reported to the Security Bureau: a large-scale biological disaster had occurred in the western part of the Endless Sea, north of the Seven Cities. Prior to this, it was confirmed that a large number of mermaid tribes had merged, and it was suspected that the Azure Dragon had hatched and revived ahead of schedule!

The situation drew the attention of the Haizhou Security Bureau, which urgently reported it to Zhongcheng. Before Zhongcheng could react, new information arrived once again.

In the early hours of November 4th, bad news came from the White River Belt in the northern part of the Endless Sea, near the polar permafrost: the Kraken, known as the 'Lord of the White River,' had entered an unprecedented period of activity. Many clues indicated that this veteran extinction-level monster might be about to reach its ultimate level.

On the same day, in the eastern part of the Endless Sea, in the desolate region, the [Ultimate] level calamity beast Leviathan, which had been dead for many years, showed signs of reactivation...

On November 5, a magnitude 11 earthquake struck the sea east of Central Earth. Satellite images confirmed the hatching of a monstrous creature, which was classified as "annihilated" the moment it was born.

On the same day, a moving whirlpool several kilometers in size appeared on the sea surface in the empire's coastal area, suspected to be the appearance of an unknown calamity beast.

Under the urgent investigation of the Federal Security Bureau, Observation Station Earth Well confirmed abnormal geological changes on the Kunwu Plateau and was hit by an unprecedented beast tide. As if it were the end of the world, massive numbers of monstrous beasts and mutated species were scrambling to escape...

Bad news kept coming in one after another, and everyone was too busy to take care of themselves.

The omens have passed, and the harmful winds are rising.

A terrifying storm, the worst in a century, has arrived ahead of schedule!

(End of this chapter)