Traveling Between Two Worlds: From Bread for Maids to Fantasy Overlord

Within the dual-realm passage, light shimmered. Huang Yiming, carrying Qin Yuling, Zi Yao, and Ling Xi, sped along at full speed, his spiritual energy surging, eager to reach the city immediately. The student who had awakened his abilities was not only the key to the core area of ​​the Hongmeng Realm, but also one of the first students he recruited at the Urban Immortal Cultivation Academy (echoing the foreshadowing in Chapter 363, the Urban Immortal Cultivation Academy), and the only one capable of sensing the exact location of the Dragon Clan leader. Absolutely no mishap was allowed.

"Yiming, tell me, why would the evil cultivators from the Hongmeng Realm kidnap a student? They clearly know you will go to rescue him; this is obviously a trap." Lingxi frowned, her tone full of worry—she could clearly sense that the old city district was filled with the strong aura of evil cultivators from the Hongmeng Realm, and there was also a powerful pressure, possibly the aura of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator.

Huang Yiming nodded, his tone grave: "They kidnapped the students for two reasons. First, to lure me out so they could kill me and seize the system fragments and the Dragon Clan key from me. Second, they wanted the key to the core area of ​​the Hongmeng Realm on the students, hoping to use it to open the core area of ​​the Hongmeng Realm and unleash a more powerful evil cultivator force."

Qin Yuling gripped the Qingyun Sword tightly, her eyes filled with determination: "No matter what kind of trap it is, we must brave it! Even if we die, we will rescue the students and protect the Supreme One!" Zi Yao nodded as well, her tone icy: "The evil cultivators of the Hongmeng Realm have committed countless atrocities. Today, we will make them pay the price and seek justice for those they have harmed!"

Half an hour later, the group arrived in the city and headed straight for the old town. The old town was dilapidated, overgrown with weeds, and filled with abandoned houses. A thick, malevolent aura permeated the air, sending chills down their spines. Huang Yiming signaled for everyone to stop and circulated his spiritual energy to sense the surrounding atmosphere—the source of the malevolent aura was in the abandoned factory in the center of the old town. He also sensed the aura of the students and the pressure of an early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

"The trainees are in the abandoned factory. There are evil cultivators at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, as well as many low-level evil cultivators. This is a trap," Huang Yiming said in a low voice. "Yu Ling and Zi Yao, you two hide on both sides of the factory and restrain the low-level evil cultivators; Ling Xi, you set up a purification array to purify the surrounding evil energy and provide me with support; I will go to rescue the trainees and deal with that evil cultivator at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm."

Everyone nodded and followed Huang Yiming's instructions. Huang Yiming took a deep breath, his figure flashed, and he walked towards the abandoned factory. The factory was pitch black, filled with a strong evil aura, and the cries of the students could be faintly heard. Huang Yiming followed the sound of crying and walked step by step into the depths of the factory. He saw the students tied to pillars, their bodies covered in wounds. Dozens of low-level evil cultivators stood around them. The leader was a man in a white robe, with a handsome face, cold eyes, and an overwhelming aura. He was the evil cultivator from the Hongmeng Realm who was at the early stage of the Nascent Soul stage.

"Huang Yiming, you really came." The man in white sneered, his tone contemptuous. "As expected of the Dragon Clan's chosen successor, you actually dared to walk into my trap alone." Huang Yiming's eyes turned cold as he looked at the student, his voice icy: "Release him, and I might spare your life!"

"Spare my life?" The man in white laughed wildly. "Huang Yiming, you're too naive! Today, I will not only kill him, but also you, and seize your system fragments, the Dragon Clan key, and the key to the core area of ​​the Primordial Realm on his body! Once I've gathered all the keys, opened the core area of ​​the Primordial Realm, and released the army of evil cultivators, I will surely flatten both realms and dominate all realms!"

"Don't even think about it!" Huang Yiming roared, his figure flashed and he rushed towards the man in white. His spiritual energy exploded, his dragon bloodline was running at full power, and he had no reservations about his late-stage Nascent Soul peak combat power. At the same time, he fused with the power of the system fragments, and the spiritual energy around him became purer, and his combat power also increased a lot.

The man in white sneered, his figure flashing as he charged forward, a white, malevolent energy flicking from his hand, aimed directly at Huang Yiming's heart. Huang Yiming dodged to the side, his fingertips erupting with golden spiritual energy, aiming straight for the man in white's dantian. The man in white neither dodged nor evaded, his malevolent energy transforming into a shield, blocking Huang Yiming's attack.

"Your combat strength has indeed improved considerably, and you were even able to injure me." The white-robed man said solemnly, "But you are ultimately only at the peak of the late Nascent Soul stage, and there is still a considerable gap between you and a Nascent Soul stage cultivator! Today, I will show you the true strength of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator!" After saying that, his evil aura surged, and the pressure of the early Nascent Soul stage instantly swept across the entire area, causing the discarded items in the factory to be blown away.

Huang Yiming's expression changed, and he was forced back by the oppressive aura, a trickle of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth. He knew that his combat strength was still inferior to that of the white-robed man, and to defeat him, he had to rely on the power of the system and the Dragon Key. He gripped the Dragon Key tightly and silently recited the system's instructions. The system immediately issued a notification: He could temporarily fuse the power of the Dragon Key and the system fragments, briefly boosting his combat strength to the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, but the fusion would consume a large amount of spiritual energy, leaving him in a weakened state.

Without hesitation, Huang Yiming immediately merged the power of the Dragon Clan Key and the system fragments. A powerful force surged into his body, and his cultivation level briefly rose to the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm. The golden light around him grew brighter and brighter, and the aura of the Dragon Clan spread out, suppressing the surrounding evil energy.

"How is this possible? You actually managed to briefly advance to the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm?" The white-robed man's face turned deathly pale, his eyes filled with shock and fear. "This is impossible... You're just a cultivator from a low-level realm, how could you possess such power?" Huang Yiming sneered, his tone icy: "There are many things you don't know! Today, I will completely annihilate you and rescue the students!"

Huang Yiming flashed forward, instantly appearing before the white-robed man. Golden spiritual energy erupted from his fingertips, piercing straight for the man's dantian. The white-robed man, terrified, tried to retreat, but Huang Yiming grabbed him by the neck. At that moment, the white-robed man suddenly grinned maliciously: "Huang Yiming, you think you've won? Do you know who I am?"

Huang Yiming's eyes darkened, and he asked, "Who are you?" The man in white slowly removed the mask from his face, revealing a familiar face—it was Su Qingyue's business rival whom Huang Yiming had met in the city years ago, and also the mastermind behind colluding with the Zhao family and boycotting the Urban Immortal Cultivation Academy (identity reversal, echoing the foreshadowing in Chapters 363 and 381)!

"It's you?" Huang Yiming's pupils shrank, his face filled with shock. "You're actually a heretical cultivator from the Hongmeng Realm? Back then, you colluded with the Zhao family and boycotted the cultivation academy all to secretly plot and kidnap students?" The white-robed man laughed wildly: "Hahaha, didn't expect that, did you? I'm not only Su Qingyue's business rival, but also the disciple of the leader of the heretical cultivators in the Hongmeng Realm! Back then, I deliberately approached Su Qingyue to gather information about the two realms and search for students and system fragments!"

"You're too cunning!" Huang Yiming roared, tightening his grip on the white-robed man's neck. The man in white, however, remained unfazed, grinning maliciously. "Huang Yiming, killing me won't change anything. My master—the leader of the evil cultivators from the Hongmeng Realm—is on his way. His cultivation has reached the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm; you're no match for him! Besides, I've already set up a deadly array around the factory, and your three women are trapped. They'll soon be killed by my men!"

Huang Yiming's expression changed, and he thought to himself, "This is bad! Yu Ling, Zi Yao, and Ling Xi are in danger!" He immediately circulated his spiritual energy, trying to sense their presence, but found the surrounding evil energy too dense to detect their whereabouts. Seeing this, the white-robed man laughed triumphantly, "Hahaha, are you in a hurry now? Too bad, it's too late! Today, you will all perish here!"

Just then, the sounds of fighting suddenly came from outside the factory. Immediately afterwards, Qin Yuling's voice came: "Yiming, we're alright! We've dealt with the evil cultivators outside, and we're here to help you now!" Huang Yiming was overjoyed. It seemed that Qin Yuling, Ziyao, and Lingxi had successfully broken through the killing formation and dealt with the low-level evil cultivators outside.

The white-robed man's expression changed, his eyes filled with shock: "Impossible... How could you break through my ultimate killing formation?" Huang Yiming sneered, his fingertips tightening to crush the man's neck, ending his life. Then, he quickly stepped forward, untied the ropes binding the student, and checked his injuries: "Are you alright?"

The student shook his head, his eyes filled with gratitude: "Thank you for saving me, Your Excellency. I'm fine, just a minor injury." Huang Yiming nodded and handed the student a healing pill: "Take this pill and recover as soon as possible. By the way, can you sense the exact location of the Dragon Clan leader?"

The student swallowed the pill, closed his eyes, and circulated his internal energy. After a moment, he opened his eyes and said, "Supreme One, I can sense that the Dragon Clan leader is in the core area of ​​the Hongmeng Realm, and he is currently in danger, being besieged by the evil cultivator leader of the Hongmeng Realm!"

Huang Yiming's expression changed, and his tone became serious: "Not good, the Dragon Clan leader is in danger! We must go to the core area of ​​the Hongmeng Realm as soon as possible to rescue the Dragon Clan leader and at the same time stop the evil cultivator leader of the Hongmeng Realm from opening the core area and releasing the evil cultivator army!" Just then, the system in Huang Yiming's hand suddenly issued an alarm, and a prompt appeared on the screen: The evil cultivator leader of the Hongmeng Realm has arrived at the outskirts of the city, and his cultivation has reached the late stage of the Nascent Soul stage. He is heading towards the old city.

Qin Yuling, Ziyao, and Lingxi also entered the factory. Seeing that Huang Yiming was safe and sound, they breathed a sigh of relief. Huang Yiming looked at the three of them and said in a solemn tone, "The leader of the evil cultivators from the Hongmeng Realm has arrived at the outskirts of the city. His cultivation has reached the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm. We are no match for him. We must evacuate as soon as possible and return to the Qingming Realm to prepare a countermeasure. At the same time, we must prepare to go to the core area of ​​the Hongmeng Realm to rescue the Dragon Clan leader."

Without daring to delay, the group led their students at breakneck speed towards the interdimensional passage. Behind them, the oppressive aura of the evil cultivator leader from the Hongmeng Realm grew ever closer, as if he might catch up with them at any moment. Huang Yiming knew that an even greater crisis was imminent—the evil cultivator leader from the Hongmeng Realm was far too powerful. Defeating him, collecting the four system fragments, and rescuing the Dragon Clan leader would be a long and arduous journey; the safety of the two realms rested entirely on their shoulders. The evil cultivator leader from the Hongmeng Realm had already arrived in the city, and his late-stage Nascent Soul realm combat power was enough to overwhelm them—could Huang Yiming and the others successfully evacuate and return to the Qingming Realm to prepare a countermeasure? The Dragon Clan leader was under siege; could he hold out until Huang Yiming and the others arrived to rescue him?