The Heavens: One World, One Superpower

Su Chen burst out of the water and transformed into a streak of red light.

The black snake followed closely behind, transforming into a streak of black light.

Numerous Dao patterns appeared beneath Su Chen's feet, guiding him away.

Black Snake, envious, said, "Kid, I won't kill you. Teach me this footwork technique, and you can follow me in this White Dragon River from now on."

Su Chen said, "This place is called the White Dragon River, and you are a black snake, so the feng shui is obviously not right."

The black snake said, "Don't push your luck, or you'll suffer the consequences later."

It opened its mouth and spat out bursts of black light.

Su Chen had a keen sense of perception and dodged them one by one.

The black light struck the river surface and exploded, sending up a large amount of water splashing up and blasting fish and shrimp from the river onto the shore.

Su Chen said, "It is impolite not to reciprocate."

He activated his flying sword and swiftly attacked the black snake.

Clang!

The flying sword struck the black snake's scales, creating a spark.

The black snake flicked its tail, knocking the flying sword away, and laughed loudly: "The Sea of ​​Wheels Secret Realm is just the Sea of ​​Wheels Secret Realm, its divine power is pitifully weak. If it weren't for that profound footwork technique, you would already be my food."

Su Chen said, "If you're so capable, then catch me."

The black snake snorted coldly, increased the circulation of its divine power, and quickly approached Su Chen.

The three-kilometer distance was covered quickly.

Su Chen entered the formation and stopped dodging, instead hovering above it.

The black snake charged forward, its massive body pressing down on Su Chen.

Su Chen flashed and appeared above the black snake's head, raising his longsword and stabbing down heavily.

Clang!

A spark flashed, and the black snake looked up. "When did you get up there?" It emitted two beams of black light from its eyes, piercing towards Su Chen.

Su Chen dodged with a somersault and said, "Ji Ziyue, why aren't you making your move yet?"

In the forest, Ji Ziyue channeled her divine power into the array plate.

Suddenly, numerous array patterns appeared in the sky, azure in color, connecting to form a circular dome.

Ji Ziyue said, "Azure Water Spirit Locking Array, activate!"

She burst out of the bushes, a jade plate floating in front of her.

The black snake was shocked: "You actually set up a formation, how despicable and shameless!"

Su Chen quickly rushed out of the formation and arrived at Ji Ziyue's side.

The black snake also tried to break through the formation, but it seemed to have hit a brick wall. Its massive body collapsed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

It spewed a huge beam of black energy from its mouth, striking the array pattern.

The array began to vibrate, and the array patterns on it flickered.

Ji Ziyue snorted coldly and said, "Do you think you can shake my Ji Ziyue's formation?" She immediately made a hand seal, and countless emerald green chains extended from these formation patterns, binding the black snake's body.

The black snake twisted its body, and five divine lights flew out from its body, transforming into five large snakes of spiritual energy.

The five giant snakes simultaneously unleashed a beam of divine light at the array patterns in the sky.

Suddenly, five divine light pillars of white, cyan, blue, red, and black attacked one spot.

The black serpent's body fought against the chains, but it transformed into five Dao Palace deities who joined forces to break the formation.

With a crack, the array patterns shattered.

Ji Ziyue exclaimed in alarm, "Oh no, the formation is about to be broken!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the array patterns shattered and vanished into nothingness.

The chains binding the black snake's body also vanished.

Ji Ziyue said, "Let's go quickly."

The black snake grinned maliciously, "Where are you going!"

The five great deities rushed over, and it flew towards the two of them.

Su Chen took the array plate from Ji Ziyue. It had more than a dozen cracks on it, and most of it had been damaged in the attack just now.

He activated the Word Formation Secret, and array flags appeared one after another, rapidly changing positions.

A green dome reappeared in the sky, enveloping the black serpent and its five deities.

The black serpent and the five deities crashed into the newly formed protective array and fell to the ground.

The black snake was shocked: "But what kind of formation?"

Golden flames appeared on the array patterns, and the temperature inside the array rose to an extremely high level.

When the golden flames landed on the black serpent and its deity, they instantly scorched their skin.

Pain pierced his very soul, and the black snake rolled on the ground in agony.

Su Chen made a hand seal.

A large number of fireballs immediately appeared within the formation, crashing down like meteors.

Boom boom boom!

The ground cracked continuously, and billowing smoke and dust filled the air.

When the smoke and dust cleared, the black serpent's divine avatar had already vanished.

The black snake was also on its last legs.

Su Chen dispelled the formation and said, "Zi Yue, you can take the Black Serpent's soul now."

Ji Ziyue's cherry-like lips parted slightly, her eyes filled with shock, and she said, "These are the array flags and array plate of the Azure Water Locking Spirit Array. How did you manage to transform them into another array?"

Su Chen smiled slightly and said, "Do you want to learn? I'll teach you."

Ji Ziyue was overjoyed and asked, "Really? Is that possible?"

Su Chen nodded.

Ji Ziyue said, "Then teach me, and I will exchange a treasure with you."

Su Chen said, "We're friends, so there's no need for an exchange."

Ji Ziyue said, "If you don't accept it, I can't accept your secret technique."

Su Chen said, "Alright."

The secret of forming characters was immediately passed on.

Ji Ziyue sensed a mysterious and unfathomable rune floating in her mind and exclaimed in surprise, "It's actually!"

Her beautiful eyes sparkled as she said, "One treasure artifact isn't enough to offset this time."

Su Chen said, "How about you and I become Daoist partners, Zi Yue? Consider this secret technique my betrothal gift."

Ji Ziyue's cheeks puffed up twice as she said, "You little brat, you dare to try and take advantage of me? Wait until you're older."

Su Chen said, "So, Zi Yue, you're not refusing?"

A blush rose on Ji Ziyue's face. Without looking at Su Chen, she walked up to the black snake, killed it with her flying sword, and extracted its soul with a jade bottle.

Ji Ziyue laughed and said, "In that case, we've completed the task of killing one of the ten Dao Palace Realm cultivators. I didn't expect the demonic beasts in the Dao Palace Realm to be so difficult to kill. Will we be able to handle the remaining nine?"

Thinking about how she would have to kill the remaining monsters in the Dao Palace Secret Realm within just three months, Ji Ziyue couldn't help but feel worried.

The two men brought the black snake's corpse back to Liujiazhuang and told the villagers that the so-called river god was dead and that they no longer needed to offer children as sacrifices to the river god.

The villagers were overjoyed and kowtowed in gratitude.

The Nuo opera was held as scheduled the following day.

After watching a Nuo opera, the two flew along the White Dragon River, searching for demonic beasts along the way.

"System, draw today's items."

[Item draw in progress today. Successful draw. Please choose one of the following three items.]

[Origin of the Xuanming Body: From the Source God of the Ninth Forbidden Zone, the Underworld]

[The Source Book: From the Depths of Purple Mountain in the Northern Region of the Big Dipper]

【Tears of Immortal Gold: From the Immortal Burial Grounds of the Northern Regions of the Big Dipper】

"Another elemental body has appeared, and it's from a God of Origin."

Su Chen frowned slightly. "The Origin God and Origin Ghost were created by Duan De's second incarnation, the Underworld Emperor, and were Emperor-level ferocious creatures refined from the corpses of his first and second incarnations. Could this kind of origin turn me into a living corpse? I can't take the risk lightly."

"Compared to the Immortal Tear Green Gold, the Origin Heaven Book is very good, but it is far from enough. Now I have enough Emperor-level scriptures. After breaking through to the Dragon Transformation stage, I will start to refine my own natal Dao artifact. The Immortal Tear Green Gold can fill this resource gap."

"System, select the third item: a piece of Immortal Tear Green Gold."

[The draw for the Immortal Tear Green Gold Fragment has been successful.]

Immediately, a large piece of emerald green and crystal clear divine material appeared in the Devouring Demon Jar.

Its surface has natural tear-like patterns, a warm and lustrous sheen, and a sense of melancholy.

The luster changes from deep blue to emerald green, then to translucent white, in a continuous cycle.

He is truly a peerless talent of our time.

Su Chen was in high spirits: "I must collect all nine immortal metals and forge an unprecedented natal weapon."

Ji Ziyue said from the side, "The nine great immortal golds are almost extinct. It is already a stroke of luck to obtain even one of them."

Su Chen said, "I remember that your family's Void Mirror was made with Eternal Blue Gold, one of the Nine Great Immortal Golds, and the special divine material Void Immortal Gold, right? Could you steal some Immortal Gold from your family and give it to me? When I become a Great Emperor in the future, I will definitely protect you."

Ji Ziyue said, "That's wishful thinking. Which great emperor throughout history didn't forge his natal artifact with immortal metal? If you can really become a great emperor, under the influence of your luck, you will have the opportunity to come to me on your own. You don't need to instigate me to steal the treasures in my house."

Su Chen said, "Ahem, what you said makes a lot of sense."

He thought to himself, "Look, there's now a large piece of Immortal Tear Green Gold in the Devouring Demon Jar, isn't there?"

The two traveled south along the river for eight hundred li.

A plume of black smoke rose from the riverbank, curling gracefully until it disappeared into the sky.

A large number of villagers stood around a bonfire, and eighteen young men, shirtless, danced around the fire.

The campfire illuminated the young man's bare upper body, revealing his bronze skin and well-defined muscles.

They held a machete in each hand, raising it and then lowering it.

Ha, ho, ha...

Along with their dance moves, they uttered enthusiastic shouts, seemingly responding to the heat of the campfire.

The young men circled the campfire, jumping and spinning, slashing themselves with their machetes every five strokes. Surprisingly, no blood was drawn, but they grew increasingly excited.

The crowd gradually dispersed, clearing a three-meter-wide path.

Eight young men carried a bamboo raft and walked slowly towards them.

The bamboo raft was adorned with a profusion of colorful flowers. A long bamboo pole was stuck at one end of the raft, and a red lantern hung from the top of the pole.

The lanterns are as red as fresh blood.

The light illuminated the scene in the center of the bamboo raft, where two little children, a boy and a girl, no more than ten years old, sat.

Eight young men carried the bamboo raft to the shore, put it down, and let it drift with the current.

The Bailong River has a rapid current, and the bamboo raft was quickly swept more than 20 meters away.

The little child on the bamboo raft was terrified and burst into tears.

Two beams of divine light, one purple and one red, landed on the bamboo raft. Ji Ziyue and Su Chen stood still, each picking up a small baby.

The little baby kept crying, but clung tightly to Ji Ziyue, while the other baby hugged Su Chen tightly.

Her cries were heart-wrenching, and her little eyes were red and swollen from crying.

Ji Ziyue patted the little baby's back and coaxed, "Don't cry, don't cry, sister is here to save you."

Despite her best efforts to soothe the baby, he continued to cry.

Su Chen then took out a slice of char siu pork, which was soft, greasy, and sweet, and put it into the mouth of the little baby in his arms.

He took this from Liujiazhuang and stored it in the Devouring Demon Jar.

The little baby felt a delicious piece of meat in his mouth and immediately stopped crying, focusing on eating it.

Ji Ziyue exclaimed in surprise, "You're really good at coaxing children. Quickly, give this baby a piece too!"

Su Chen took out a large piece of char siu pork and stuffed it into the mouth of the baby that Ji Ziyue was holding.

Sure enough, the little one stopped crying immediately after eating the char siu slices.

Ji Ziyue also opened her mouth, facing Su Chen.

Su Chen smiled helplessly and stuffed a piece of char siu into his mouth.

Ji Ziyue's eyes lit up, and she said, "It tastes so good! I've never eaten this kind of meat before."

Su Chen said, "I was going to put it in the food box for you yesterday, but I thought it was delicious, so I kept it for myself."

Ji Ziyue said, "You actually stole my char siu!"

Su Chen said, "I'll treat you to a meal when we get to the big city."

Ji Ziyue said, "That's more like it."

The two leaped into the air and landed in front of the villagers.

The villagers knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly.

"I have met a deity."

Long live the gods!

"Greetings, Immortal."

May the immortals protect you.

......

The villagers knelt down and shouted loudly, and the place became noisy.

About ten meters away, in front of the bonfire, eighteen young men also stopped dancing.

Two of them rushed towards Su Chen and Ji Ziyue.

Two women rushed out from the crowd and knelt down on the ground along with the two young men.

"Thank you, sage, for saving our child."

Su Chen said, "Since they are your children, why did you abandon them on the bamboo raft?"

A woman said, "It's not that we want to abandon the children, but the River God wants us to sacrifice the boys and girls, or he will flood the village."

Su Chen said, "You mean that black snake? That was a demon, not a river god. We've already killed it."

A man replied, "Reporting to the immortal, it's not a black snake spirit, but a giant fish spirit."

Su Chen frowned and said, "Tell us about the fish spirit."

Just as the man was about to speak, a column of water suddenly gushed out from the surface of the Bailong River, shooting up more than a hundred meters high, and when it fell down, it was like a heavy rain.

The river water soaked the villagers and even extinguished the campfire.

The villagers' eyes widened in terror as they cried out, "River God, spare our lives!"

Su Chen and Ji Ziyue put the child down.

The two women rushed forward and hugged the child, saying, "Thank you, immortal."

They thanked them repeatedly.

The two men, however, looked at the surface of the Bailong River, equally terrified.

Ji Ziyue and Su Chen turned around and saw a fish-headed, human-bodied demon standing on the water. It was about three meters tall, had six arms, and a long tail.

The fish demon was also holding a bone spike six or seven meters long, which glowed brightly and was quite extraordinary.

Ji Ziyue frowned and said, "Another demon at the Dao Palace level. How come there are so many demons in this Dao Palace secret realm? Logically speaking, this area is under the jurisdiction of the Tai Xuan Sect, and there shouldn't be any demons causing trouble here."

Su Chen asked, "The Tai Xuan Sect?"

Ji Ziyue said, "Tai Xuan Sect is a major sect in the world, second only to the aristocratic families and holy lands that possess supreme imperial weapons for suppression. Each of the 108 peaks has its own lineage, and each lineage is a path to heaven. Moreover, many of the collateral descendants of the major aristocratic families have entered Tai Xuan Sect. Although they lost in the battles between the aristocratic families, they are still considered to have the best aptitude in Tai Xuan Sect. Entering Tai Xuan Sect can bring them greater power and more cultivation resources."

Su Chen said, "Doesn't that mean the Tai Xuan Sect has the backing of the major clans?"

Ji Ziyue said, "That's right. Now we've encountered a demonic beast from the Dao Palace Secret Realm, and judging by its aura, it's a Dao Palace Perfection level demonic beast. What should we do?"

The monster walked on water and soon reached the middle of the river from downstream.

It emitted a sinister, hoarse voice, saying, "Why are you all so slow? The auspicious time has come; why haven't you released the children into the river?"

The bamboo raft had drifted to its current location, but it was empty.

It initially thought the boy and girl had fallen into the river, but after searching for them without success, it came over to question the villagers.

Su Chen said, "Lord River God, young boys and girls have been hard to find lately. I wonder if we could serve as young boys and girls for your enjoyment?"

The demonic beast's eyes glowed yellow as it glanced at Su Chen and Ji Ziyue, then exclaimed with delight, "Their innate energy is far more abundant than that of a boy and a girl; one of them is worth ten. Alright, come with me."

Immediately, a beam of yellow divine light was emitted, engulfing Su Chen and Ji Ziyue.

The two felt their bodies lighten and they flew up, following the monster into the river.

Moving swiftly through the water at a speed comparable to a flying arrow, it quickly traversed several miles and arrived at a spiritual energy node.

The demonic beast brought Su Chen and Ji Ziyue into it.

The cave was very damp and had a fishy smell. Several life springs and river demons guarded it.

These river monsters each held a large fish and gnawed at it, blood splattering on their faces, their mouths filled with fish meat between their fangs.

Their eyes glowed green, yellow, and red, making them appear extremely frightening.

Ji Ziyue said, "One, two, three, four... seven, plus this one who's leading it, that makes eight in total."

The fish demon from the Dao Palace Secret Realm turned around and asked, "What are you muttering about?"

Ji Ziyue said, "It's nothing."

The fish demon said, "Hmph, don't harbor any wicked thoughts."

It said to its henchmen, "Take the two men into the room and wait. Also, prepare some spirit fruits for them to eat, and a pot of hot water for the girl to wash up."

The henchman nodded and said, "Yes, sir."

Two henchmen escorted Su Chen and Ji Ziyue to a carved-out room. The room was damp and filled with moisture, with small puddles on the ground.

One of the henchmen looked at Ji Ziyue, couldn't help but stick out his tongue and lick his lips, and said, "What a beauty. If it weren't for the fact that the king wanted to enjoy himself first, I would definitely treat you well."

Ji Ziyue got goosebumps and said, "What the hell?"

The henchman said, "Little beauty, if you beg me, I'll tell you."

Three black lines appeared on Ji Ziyue's forehead. She immediately struck out with her palm, turning the henchman into dust.

Another henchman shouted, "Kill the fish!" and tried to escape, but Su Chen shot out a divine light that pierced his head. Before his left foot could even step out of the door, he had already collapsed.

Ji Ziyue used the jade bottle to collect the two demon beast souls, bringing the total number of demon beast essences collected in the Sea of ​​Wheels Secret Realm to nineteen.

Su Chen said, "Killing fish is also an art; you can't leave blood everywhere."

Ji Ziyue said, "I really can't stand it. A fish actually has ulterior motives towards me."

Su Chen said, "It's because you're too beautiful."

Ji Ziyue blushed and glared at Su Chen angrily, saying, "You still have the mood to make sarcastic remarks? Think about how to deal with that fish demon from the Dao Palace Secret Realm."

Su Chen said, "Don't you think there's something really off about the monsters in this river?"

Ji Ziyue asked, "How should I begin?"

Su Chen said, "They are all demonic beasts from the Dao Palace Secret Realm. If they wanted to eat people, they could easily abduct and devour thousands of people. But they insist on holding a sacrificial ceremony, requiring only a pair of children, and not just one demonic beast. Yesterday we encountered a black snake, today we encountered a fish demon, and there might be scorpion demons, centipede demons, and toad demons in other places."