The liver is a late bloomer!

Chapter 554 The World of Mist
The giant atop the misty mountain swung his enormous tree trunk and smashed it into the void.

A violent force surged toward the disciples of the Great Stream Sect.

"Defend!"

It took ten layers of massive, earthen-yellow shields to barely withstand the attack.

"Run away!"

The ten acquired spiritual treasures transformed into a streak of light and flew into the mist.

This wasn't the first time they'd been chased by the spirits of the Great Luo Realm in the misty region over the years, so escaping was second nature to them.

In another secret base of the Daxi Sect disciples in the Misty Zone, the group of people who had just escaped and were in a somewhat disheveled state gathered together again.

"Fortunately, the attack range was long. If it were any closer, the Ten-Sided Acquired Spiritual Treasure Giant Shield wouldn't have been able to withstand this attack at all," the leading Golden Immortal disciple said thankfully.

Disciples of the Great Stream Sect began to disembark one after another from the eight acquired spiritual treasure flying boats and set up magic arrays around them.

"Keep a low profile from now on and don't provoke the creatures of the mist here again."

Elder Xiaoyu observed the surrounding environment, then formed hand seals and conjured a flock of birds made of mist that flew out in all directions.

"Yes, sir!" the disciples of the Great Stream Sect responded.

In the Star Sea, the black crystal ship sped through the void.

"wrong!!"

In the void, the Black Star Ship slowed down and stopped outside a misty sky wall.

Xu Chen's figure appeared in the void, and he saw a sky wall made of mist in the distance.

As far as the eye could see, everything was a hazy gray.

A wisp of mist flew into Xu Chen's palm under his control.

"Is it just ordinary mist containing spiritual energy? Why is it gathering here?"

"Moreover, this area is too vast. Even if I travel at full speed, it has only taken me a year."

As Xu Chen spoke, he mentally calculated the extent of this foggy area.

Just then, the mist in Xu Chen's hand began to slowly dissipate.

"No, there's something in this fog that I don't know about."

The black gold ship slowly shrank and flew into Xu Chen's dantian.

Xu Chen left the void and entered the Star Sea Domain, his figure transforming into a stream of light as he entered the Misty Zone.

Upon entering, Xu Chen found himself in a world composed of mist.

Xu Chen's location resembled a wilderness, but not far away stood a majestic city wall.

The city walls stretched as far as the eye could see, and on top of them patrolled squads of Golden Immortal Realm soldiers.

Moreover, every ten thousand miles there is a spirit of the misty world dressed as a general of the Great Luo Realm guarding the place.

"This is?"

Xu Chen waved his hand and condensed another cloud of mist, his gaze fixed on the distant city wall.

At this moment, Xu Chen's figure was also exposed to the sight of the soldiers patrolling the city wall.

"Outsiders, skilled in my Misty Kingdom, die!" A fierce shout resounded throughout the heavens and earth, causing the surrounding space to tremble.

Xu Chen looked at the countless Golden Immortal Realm soldiers on the city wall, and in an instant, his figure transformed into a cloud of mist, merging into this misty world.

Just as Xu Chen was about to float over the city wall, three Great Luo Realm spirits of the misty world gathered war bows in their hands and used the mist as arrows.

The bow is drawn to its fullest extent, and the arrow flies like a streak of light.

Three sharp arrows were shot at.

"It seems we can't get in by taking a shortcut; we'll have to force our way in."

The Xuan Sha Blade appeared in his hand, and he slashed out with a blade of light, shattering the three sharp arrows.

Xu Chen moved swiftly, flying towards the misty world within the city walls.

Xu Chen intended to enter the void, but he discovered that after entering the mist, he could neither sense the void nor enter it.

"Trespassers will be killed!"

A figure appeared suddenly in front of Xu Chen from afar, as if traversing the void.

A spiritual sword formed from mist pierced towards Xu Chen!

"Interesting, the Great Luo here is so weak."

Xu Chen flashed and appeared behind the Spirit of the Misty World.

With a single slash, all the essence of this misty world was annihilated.

A special, mysterious power of heaven and earth locked onto Xu Chen.

Although Xu Chen sensed something, seeing the dozens of Great Luo Realm Misty Spirits rushing towards him from afar, he felt that escaping was the most important thing at the moment.

Unable to traverse the void, Xu Chen's figure in the misty world was like an invisible light, covering countless billions of miles in an instant.

But for some reason, even though they left the pursuers far behind, they could always pinpoint Xu Chen's location precisely.

Xu Chen could not stay in one place for long before a large number of Great Luo Realm Misty Heaven and Earth Spirits would chase after him.

"I really shouldn't have killed that Great Luo Realm Heaven and Earth Spirit." Xu Chen felt a little regretful, but more than that, he felt troubled.

Although the spirits of heaven and earth chasing him were weak, they were numerous and, even at their weakest, were still at the Great Luo Realm.

On a mountain range shrouded in mist, Xu Chen sat atop a peak, curiously drinking water from a stone bowl that was also composed of mist.

"What a magical mist! It can even transform into everything."

"Even this stone bowl is made of stone composed of mist."

As Xu Chen spoke, he took out a magical compass.

The compass needle began to slowly rotate, eventually pointing in one of the directions.

"Fortunately, this fog did not sever the connection between cause and effect and the myriad rivers of karma."

Xu Chen put away the compass, looked in the direction the pursuers had come from, and then flew in the direction indicated by the compass.

Throughout the flight, Xu Chen kept sensing the unique power of heaven and earth that he had felt when he slew the spirit of the misty world.

"Could it be the Heavenly Dao of this misty place, or some other Great Dao Law?"

"Roar!!"

The distant mountains trembled.

A colossal beast, spanning thousands of miles and composed of mist, slowly raised its head and roared in the direction where Xu Chen was.

The sound waves, imbued with a special power of law, directly blasted Xu Chen off the ground.

"boom!!"

Xu Chen's figure crashed into the mountains like a cannonball.

"The Spirit of Heaven and Earth in the Mist of the Great Venerable Realm!!"

Xu Chen mobilized his inner energy to quickly recover from his injuries.

That attack just now looked powerful, but the power it contained could only stop Xu Chen.

Xu Chen's figure flew into the sky again, looking at the giant beast that was tens of thousands of miles long in the distance.

A terrifying pressure locked onto Xu Chen, but strangely, the giant beast simply stayed in place, staring coldly at Xu Chen.

Why aren't you coming over?

"Is it the laws of this misty world that are blocking our way?"

Although the pressure from the Great Venerable Realm's spiritual energy was terrifying, it could not suppress Xu Chen.

The distant mist trembled as the group of Great Luo Realm Heaven and Earth Spirits pursued them once more.

"Never mind, I'll find a place to finish you off!" Xu Chen stared coldly in the direction the pursuers were coming from.

Xu Chen flew out of the area covered by the giant beast and found a suitable battlefield to stop.

Holding the Xuan Sha Blade, he stood quietly in the high sky, waiting for the group of pursuers behind him.

The distant mist trembled as ninety-nine Great Luo Realm spirits of heaven and earth pursued them.

"Anyone who trespasses into my misty world shall die!!"

The leader of the Great Luo Realm's Misty Heaven and Earth Spirits let out a furious roar.

Xu Chen took a step forward and transformed into his true form as the Great Sun, his Xuan Sha Blade burning with the divine fire of the sun.

"The sun is burning!"

The most powerful strike directly burned away the spiritual energy of the three Great Luo Realm cultivators.

This sword intent, burning with the divine fire of the Great Sun, tainted the minds of all the remaining spirits of the Great Luo Realm.

"The mist rises, a miracle occurs!" Just as Xu Chen was about to wreak havoc, the remaining spirits of heaven and earth all merged together.

The space where Xu Chen was located then transformed into a small world.

Xu Chen couldn't sense the existence of any Great Dao Laws in this small world.

A powerful humanoid figure dressed as a general, who had absorbed all the spirits of the misty world, appeared before Xu Chen.

"Anyone who trespasses into the misty world shall die!"

The general, clad in heavy armor and wielding the Overlord Spear, walked step by step toward Xu Chen.

With each step he took, Xu Chen could feel the pressure on his body growing stronger.

"You keep repeating this same thing over and over again. Can't you say something else?"

Xu Chen looked at the general walking towards him with an extremely calm expression.

Although there were no Great Dao Laws in this small world, he sensed that the generals opposite him were also constrained by this small world and could not perceive any Great Dao Laws.

"You have trespassed into this great region and disturbed the coming of my Lord!"

"Therefore, you must die!"

The general brandished his Overlord Spear and thrust it fiercely at Xu Chen.

Xu Chen parried with the Xuan Sha Blade in hand.

"boom!!"

The weapons clashed, creating an invisible giant wave.

Xu Chen sensed the strength of both sides and found that they were at the same level.

"You created this world, yet you cannot control the laws of the Great Dao here."

"Do you really intend to fight me in this small world, using both military and martial arts techniques?"

Xu Chen used the Xuan Sha Blade to force the general back, his expression extremely strange.

"I have fought alongside my lord across countless realms, honing my skills through endless slaughter. In this small world devoid of the Great Dao and its laws, I am invincible!!"

"You little trespassing bug, death is your only fate!"

The general once again brandished his spear and pressed forward.

"Although it's a bit difficult for a sword to break a spear in a weapon clash, it's not a big problem!"

Xu Chen brandished the Xuan Sha Blade and fought against the general.

Xu Chen's blade is sometimes fierce, sometimes unpredictable, sometimes invisible, and sometimes magnificent.

The shifting sword intent caused the general considerable discomfort.

After fighting for several hours, Xu Chen had completely figured out the general's fighting rhythm.

"Seeing that you are dressed as a general, I shall call you General."

"In this small world, where the laws of the Great Dao are sealed, you have no chance of winning against me."

"Having fought this far, I've figured you out. Speak quickly, or you'll miss your chance!"

As Xu Chen spoke, his swordplay suddenly changed, and one of the general's arms flew off.

"impossible!!"

"I have fought with my lord for countless years, yet I cannot defeat you, a mere brat!" The general looked at Xu Chen in disbelief.

Xu Chen changed his attack again, severing both of the general's legs.

"Every living being has its limits, and your combat skills have their limits as well."

As Xu Chen spoke, he slowly sat down, gradually recovering from his fatigue.

"Boy, wait until my lord brings my true form down, then I'll have a go at you!" the general said, his figure slowly turning into mist.

"Don't go! Let's talk. What realm is your master at?"

"Invincible Saint Venerable, still above the Great Dao!" Xu Chen hurriedly said as he watched the general dissipate.

"You will know when my Lord comes!"

The general's body disintegrated, leaving only a head, its gaze fixed on Xu Chen until it vanished completely.

"How boring~" Xu Chen said leisurely.

Xu Chen hadn't had his fill of fun yet, and he hadn't used his last trump card.

Although this small world is sealed with the laws of the Great Dao, Xu Chen felt that the Great Immortal's words could still be used. The Great Sun Blade Intent left behind by the general was still inside his body, which could be instantly detonated using the Great Immortal's words.

A crack began to appear on the outer wall of the small world, like shattered glass, and the crack spread across the entire outer wall.

The entire small world shattered with a crash, and Xu Chen appeared in the misty world.

"Huh, that feeling is gone."

"There probably aren't any pursuers behind us."

Xu Chen looked around and realized that they had not yet left the Misty Mountains.

"Let's go find those disciples first and bring them home."

"As for the master that the general mentioned, it's not up to the human race to worry about."

Xu Chen took out the immortal artifact compass again, confirmed the direction, and then flew in that direction.

In a misty mountain range, Xu Chen slowly descended into a valley following the direction of the marker.

The surrounding mountain walls began to change, and hundreds of thousands of disciples of the Great Stream Sect emerged.

"Greetings, Second Supreme Elder!"

All the disciples and elders of the Daxi Sect looked at Xu Chen with excitement in their eyes.

They never expected that the person who came to pick them up would be the Second Elder of the Supreme Court.

"Get up. I'll take you home in a while," Xu Chen said kindly.

Xu Chen entered the inner world of the mountain created by the disciples of the Daxi Sect.

Elder Xiaoyu stayed by Xu Chen's side.

"As you have probably noticed along the way, everything in this misty world is a mist."

Xu Chen nodded slightly upon hearing Elder Xiaoyu's words.

"Over the years, we have discovered in the world of mist that, through special methods, we can control the power of creation."

As Elder Xiaoyu spoke, a dense fog, condensed to its maximum, appeared in her hand.

The mist floated in mid-air, and Elder Xiaoyu formed a hand seal.

The mist began to change, eventually transforming into a Qilin beast from the Golden Immortal Realm.

"Ouch!!"

The Qilin beast meowed softly at Elder Xiaoyu, just like a kitten.

"The immortal divine power I cultivate is the Myriad Spirit Beast Technique."

"The stronger the spirit beast I simulate in my daily life, the shorter the duration of its power."

"But I can use this mist to simulate real spirit beasts."

Listening to Elder Xiaoyu's words, Xu Chen looked towards the space inside the mountain in the distance.

A group of Golden Immortal Realm spirit beasts, formed from mist, lay sleeping on the ground.

Following Elder Xiaoyu's instructions, the Qilin beast went over there, lay down on the ground, and fell into a deep sleep.

Xu Chen carefully sensed the Qilin beast, and no matter how he examined it, it was the most authentic spirit beast.

"Interesting. We were on the run and didn't notice."

"There is a great secret in this misty world." Xu Chen recounted his experiences after entering the misty area.

"Second Elder, I think we should hurry back and report this news to the Human Emperor Temple," Elder Xiaoyu said.

"It has already been reported. If nothing unexpected happens, my Human Race Grand Master will arrive here in a few days," Xu Chen said leisurely.

Three days later, Xu Chen saw the somewhat disheveled Thousand Laws Grandmaster.

"Your Excellency, are you itching to get your hands dirty on the road?"

"I got an itch and killed a Mist Grandmaster, a spirit of heaven and earth."

"It's like stirring up a hornet's nest, and now we've fallen right here!" Grandmaster Qianfa said with a wry smile.

"Although we were in a sorry state, we did gain something."

"This mist contains the Great Dao of Creation!"

(End of this chapter)