Chapter 233: Fight To The Death, Ning Qi Takes Action
Ning Qi watched the Black Demon Expeditionary Force within the World Channel. From the information exposed during the previous battle with the vanguard, he already knew that this invasion of the Martial World was by only one sect, named the Black Demon Sect.
And it was precisely the vanguard that had clashed with Bai Shan Old Daoist and others in the Flying Bird Sea Region earlier.
The main force was this group.
A total of fifty-three thousand.
Furthermore, there were two Nascent Soul Realm True Monarchs.
Their strength was terrifyingly formidable.
Currently, the number of troops within this World Channel matched exactly. As for whether there would be temporary reinforcements later, he did not know. However, judging by the current carrying capacity of the World Channel, it was highly unlikely there would be more, especially since it would also need to accommodate the return of the Black Demon Expeditionary Force.
Ning Qi was somewhat astonished by the Black Demon Sect’s strength, finding it much more powerful than the Golden Spirit Sect of the Ancient Era.
Originally, he had thought that this time might bring an alliance of several major sects.
“However, it’s better if it’s just one sect. If we can heavily cripple them, the possibility of the news leaking out later will be much smaller.”
Ning Qi’s consciousness communicated with the members of the True Martial Sect who had long been ready.
He instructed them to prepare themselves.
At the same time, he also communicated with the Martial Saints at the other formation eyes, telling them to rush over at full speed if the main Black Demon army fully descended upon the Flying Bird Sea Region.
…
Flying Bird Islands.
Named for their resemblance to flying birds, they were inhabited by hundreds of millions of humans, and even more sea beasts and exotic beasts.
At this moment.
The sky above the archipelago was displaying a great battle between Martial World experts and external demons, a breathtaking spectacle. Compared to the skies in other locations, they felt it more clearly because the battle was taking place only a thousand miles away, and the astonishing combat fluctuations were constantly transmitted to them.
If not for the Starlight enveloping the archipelago, the mere residual waves from this distant battle would have caused countless living beings to perish.
The living beings were extremely grateful.
They knew that if not for the purpose of intercepting the demons from trampling the archipelago, the Martial World experts might not have been in such a passive situation.
They prayed in their hearts.
Suddenly.
In the image, the previously fierce battle took a turn. Several more Star Profound Lights, carrying a large contingent of Martial World experts, descended. Towering pillars of light annihilated large numbers of external demons. The fierce and arrogant Black Giants were also forced to retreat repeatedly, and even one of their arms was brutally severed.
The heroic and valiant demeanor of the silver-haired female war god mesmerized countless people.
At this moment.
Countless people remembered the name of that Supreme Expert.
Tianshan Snow Woman.
Countless living beings of the Martial World let out cheers.
In the image, with the continuous arrival of reinforcements, the Martial World experts had completely gained the upper hand.
But in the next instant.
The roaring and yelling of the Black Giant sent shivers down the spines of countless people:
“You damned natives! The Black Demon Sect army will descend soon. Their strength is ten, even twenty times ours. Just wait, your only destiny is destruction!”
He was unusually enraged by such humiliation in a lower realm.
Tianshan Snow Woman coldly shouted:
“Before that, I’ll send you to hell first!”
Star Profound Light condensed onto her sword, and another towering sword light was cleaved down. A terrifying wound appeared on the Black Giant’s body, and black blood dripped like rain. The giant was almost cut in half.
Yan Luo panicked.
Glancing around, the vanguard had already suffered more than sixty percent casualties, and they were still perishing at an extreme rate.
He kept striking the Mirage Drum.
If the army didn’t arrive soon, he might truly perish here.
Suddenly.
His expression surged with ecstasy. He sensed the aura of the expeditionary force. He no longer cared about concealment and brazenly exposed his aura through a secret technique, letting out a rolling roar:
“Two commanders, the vanguard requests reinforcements!!”
The vanguard followed suit, and the invisible World Power suppression was even stronger, but this was a desperate measure. If reinforcements didn’t come, they would likely all be dead.
World Channel.
Black Flame True Lord and Purple Cloud True Lord, who had just set foot in the Small World, heard the pleas for help from Yan Luo and the vanguard.
“A bunch of trash, and you still have the nerve to ask for help?” Black Flame True Lord snorted coldly.
He was clad in black dragon armor and wielded a great halberd. Although his height was only about an arm’s length, his might was immense, even pushing back against the Martial World’s suppression, causing the surrounding void to distort.
Black Flame True Lord’s Nascent Soul scanned a radius of tens of thousands of miles, suppressing the greed in his heart.
Ever since the vanguard encountered resistance, he had become even more certain that this world was absolutely extraordinary.
Looking up at the Starlight that permeated the world, many speculations arose in his mind:
“Has this world given birth to a Sea of Realms exotic treasure, or are there ruins left by powerful cultivators? Or perhaps some inheritance?”
Purple Cloud True Lord smiled charmingly:
“Then, according to Senior Brother Black Flame’s thoughts, should we go to support them, or approach from another angle?”
Black Flame True Lord’s gaze was icy:
“Although Yan Luo is trash, he is still Junior Brother Yan’s son. We can leave him to be dealt with later. Also, I recall that Yan Luo seems to be a Giant Spirit Body. The fact that he and the vanguard could be held back suggests that the peak combat power of this world has likely been mobilized to surround them.”
“Since that is the case, let us suppress them all at once, to avoid wasting time!”
He was already getting impatient.
He even began to consider how to shake off Purple Cloud True Lord and search for the hidden secrets alone after slaughtering the native inhabitants of the Small World.
Purple Cloud True Lord’s eyes flickered:
“I will obey Senior Brother Black Flame’s arrangements entirely, so as not to be looked down upon by these native ants of our Black Demon Sect.”
With the two True Lords having made their decision, the other Black Demon Sect disciples naturally had no objections.
The next moment.
Purple Cloud True Lord let out a charming laugh, then scattered large swaths of Dreamlike Purple Light, like clouds and mist, enveloping the Black Demon army as they sped through the void.
Flying Bird Sea Region.
The earth-shattering battle continued. The Martial World’s Saints had gathered the power of the formation eyes and were all converging here. They had received Ning Qi’s reminder, knowing that the final decisive battle would take place here, and the main force of the Black Demon Sect cultivators was about to descend.
The pace of this invasion by the Mountain Sea Realm was far faster than in the Ancient Era.
In the Ancient Era, both the Golden Spirit Sect and the Martial World had dragged things out for a while before the Great Decisive Battle erupted. Now, both sides had a certain understanding of each other, so they had opted for a swift conclusion.
Yan Luo coughed up large mouthfuls of blood. He had been forced out of his Giant form, his flesh covered in fragmented wounds. The Black Dragon markings were dim and lusterless. If not for a certain amount of suppression power, his physical body would have long since disintegrated.
“Damn it, am I, Yan Luo, truly going to perish in this nameless small world today?”
He was unwilling.
He had not yet become a Nascent Soul True Monarch and was unable to roam freely across the Mountain Sea Realm.
He roared.
But another astonishing fluctuation came from the distance. A crimson fire lotus floated over slowly. Although it appeared slow, it actually reached them in the blink of an eye, leaving a fiery trail in its wake. Yan Luo felt a chill run down his spine, feeling as though his body was about to be incinerated.
Li Yanwu stepped on a sea of fire, with a vast expanse of Martial World experts behind him.
Yan Luo was almost in despair.
Suddenly.
A Black Flame appeared out of thin air, the surrounding void burning and collapsing. The battlefield suddenly erupted with terrifying high temperatures, and everyone watched in horror.
They saw.
The originally ferocious fire lotus was consumed by the Black Flame in the blink of an eye.
“A mere ant, you do possess some skill.”
In the void.
The purple light dispersed, and dense Black Demon cultivators appeared on the battlefield. The Black Demon vanguard, having survived a disaster, were all overjoyed, yet also ashamed that they had been pushed to such a state by a group of natives from a lower realm. Their eyes reddened, and they let out cries, vowing to slaughter hundreds of millions of living beings to vent their anger.
The many living beings of the Martial World watching the sky screen fell silent all at once, their cheers abruptly cut off.
Panic and fear surged into their hearts.
The dense array of powerful figures left them breathless. Each one of them could easily dominate the Martial World, and now there were tens of thousands of them. Especially the man and woman at the forefront, just standing there caused the void to distort as if the world could not bear their existence.
Even though many did not know what realm they were in, they felt a tremor from their souls. These were beings who seemed capable of suppressing them even from across the sky screen, and they dared not look directly at them.
The living beings of the Martial World, who had thought victory was at hand, had not expected that it was merely an appetizer.
They felt a sense of despair, gradually becoming lost.
“Can… can we really win?”
The many Martial World experts gave them their answer.
“An ant can still shake a great tree!” Li Yanwu roared, his voice like a thunderous bell.
Streams of Starlight gathered, and Martial Saints stepped forth on starlight. Endless radiance enveloped them, illuminating the void of this sea area. The Eight-Nine Profound Light Celestial Array was fully activated and concentrated here. If viewed from above, it looked like countless spotlights were cast down, focused on the Flying Bird Sea Region.
Tianshan Snow Woman held her long sword downwards, with the corpses of Black Demon Sect cultivators beneath her:
“Only battle remains!”
Gui Changqing manifested his true form, a mysterious turtle thousands of feet long, covering the sky and obscuring the sun:
“This old turtle wants to see if my shell is hard enough!”
Bai Shan Old Daoist laughed heartily:
“Ten thousand years of reincarnation, only waiting for this day!”
One Martial Saint after another roared in unison:
“To destroy the Martial World, you must first step over our corpses!”
The peak experts of the Martial World, filled with heroic spirit, glared at the approaching enemies. The participating Martial World living beings behind them raised their weapons. With the enhancement of World Power and the Star Array, their morale soared to unprecedented heights. The recent victory had also told them that the enemy was not invincible.
Moreover, only they knew that the Martial World still had its greatest trump card.
The World Lord!
They knew that the World Lord had always been present and would naturally emerge to suppress the enemy when the time was right.
The living beings of the Martial World watched these scenes, their eyes filled with tears and their blood boiling.
Even though fear still lingered in their hearts, with such a group of people protecting them, they had no regrets even if they were to perish and sink into oblivion.
Black Flame True Lord’s eyes surged with black light. He looked at the giant mysterious turtle with fervent anticipation. He immediately noticed something was amiss. Such a bloodline could only exist in the Spirit Realm. Its appearance in the lower realm indicated that his guess was correct.
“There will definitely be great gains!”
He laughed inwardly, but his expression remained unchanged.
He looked down disdainfully at the Martial World Saints, like a celestial being looking down from above:
“Backbone is built upon strength. My Black Demon Sect has annihilated dozens of small worlds, including some with individuals as unyielding as yourselves. And what was the result?”
Black Flame True Lord sneered:
“Their blood was used to water spiritual plants, their bones were made into magic swords, and their souls were forged into magic treasures.”
The eyes of the Black Demon army shot out ferocious light as they produced various soul banners.
In an instant.
Terrifying demonic clouds rose, and cries of agony echoed. The living beings of the Martial World trembled. They saw an infinite number of souls struggling and wailing within, as if worlds were sinking. The scene was a hundred times more terrifying than the end of the world.
Purple Cloud True Lord chuckled charmingly:
“Senior Brother Black Flame, don’t scare them too much. Weak souls are far less powerful than stubborn souls like these.”
Their invasion of the lower realm.
Apart from the rewards from the Mountain Sea Realm Will, everything in the lower realm was sustenance for their growth. Especially for cultivators of evil sects like them, they most enjoyed using it to refine demon banners and soul banners.
“External demons, die!”
Tianshan Snow Woman pointed her long sword, Star Profound Light entwined around it, transforming into a towering sword light that slashed towards Purple Cloud True Lord. She was now one of Ning Qi’s three top leaders, and with the empowerment of World Power and the Star Array, she possessed combat power close to Purple Mansion Realm Perfection.
Purple Cloud True Lord patted her chest, putting on a feigned scared expression:
“Little sister is so fierce. Sister happens to need a corpse puppet maid, and I think you’re quite suitable.”
She smiled charmingly, but her eyes were terrifyingly cold. She waved her hand, and her Nascent Soul Power manifested various supernatural powers, scattering layers of Dreamlike Purple Light. Amidst extreme beauty lay a terrifying killing intent. In an instant, the sword light dissolved, and Tianshan Snow Woman was swept away and forced to retreat.
Old Black Tortoise’s true form moved, intending to assist, but was locked onto by a palpable malevolence:
“Little turtle, your opponent is this True Monarch!”
For some reason, Gui Changqing felt that the gaze of this Nascent Soul Realm cultivator towards him was somewhat fervent, making his turtle tail involuntarily tighten.
He felt somewhat angered, recalling certain unpleasant matters, and opened his mouth to spew out a dense green light that shot out like a rainbow.
Black Flame True Lord roared with laughter.
As he exhaled his Nascent Soul Power, his body, which was only an arm’s length tall, suddenly expanded, instantly manifesting a colossal Dharma Image tens of thousands of feet tall. Terrifying Black Flames seared the void, turning a thousand miles red. He reached out with one arm, blocking the green light rainbow while simultaneously seizing the Mysterious Turtle, throwing it far away as if it were trash. Then, with another movement, he stepped forward to pursue.
The immense power made one’s scalp tingle.
Li Yanwu’s expression changed. These two were simply terrifying. If not for the World’s suppression, they could have likely pulverized them with a casual gesture. Gritting his teeth, he still went to support Tianshan Snow Woman. He knew Gui Changqing’s defense was the best in the Martial World, and he might be able to hold on longer alone. Tianshan Snow Woman, however, was in much greater danger.
He condensed more fire lotuses, hurling them towards the Dreamlike Purple Light.
Facing two enemies at once, they managed to barely stop the disadvantage.
The great battle was about to erupt!
The Black Demon army, led by numerous Purple Mansion Realm true disciples, attacked ferociously. There were at least a dozen existences like Yan Luo among the main force, coupled with their terrifying numbers, it was truly like a swarm of locusts passing through, shattering the void in swaths.
The resulting fluctuations further impacted the entire Martial World, causing mountain ranges to collapse and the ground to crack everywhere.
This was why the Martial World could barely withstand such terrifying combat.
After all, it was only a Small World.
Martial World experts fought with their lives on the line.
The war was incredibly brutal.
Every moment, experts perished. Some were Martial World beings, and others were Black Demon Sect cultivators. However, overall, there were more Martial World beings, as even with many enhancements, their cultivation was still too low.
Especially those in the Core Elixir Realm, they were truly sacrificing their lives.
Ning Qi watched, taking a deep breath.
“It is indeed still somewhat difficult.”
He still felt some reluctance in his heart. He waved his hand again, and a portion of his World Power transformed into Origin, flowing into some of the Martial World beings, especially the three leaders, strengthening their power.
Ning Qi knew.
To block two Nascent Soul True Monarchs, otherwise, they will be utterly defeated.
But he couldn’t help it. He couldn’t make a move yet. Otherwise, if the Black Demon Sect continued to increase their support, the consequences would be unpredictable. He had to cut off their rear path before he could spare his hands to deal with internal problems.
“However, blocking them for a moment should not be a big problem.”
The Martial Saints and all the Saints, plus the dozens of Spiritual Beasts left in the True Martial Hall, all possessed the combat power of the Purple Mansion Realm with these buffs.
The remaining nearly twenty thousand Heavenly Human Realm beings possessed the combat power of the Mana Realm.
Coupled with the amplification of the Star Array, their bodies were protected by the Star Profound Light, making them not so easily defeated.
Ning Qi cast his gaze towards the World Channel.
At this moment.
A large number of Martial World beings were also destroying the World Channel.
After the Black Demon Sect army descended upon the world, Ning Qi had teleported the Martial World beings, led by the True Martial Sect disciples, to this place.
One by one, the Martial World experts desperately bombarded the World Channel, because they knew they were racing against time. There were still a large number of enemies within the Martial World, and their comrades were sacrificing their lives to buy time.
Zhuang Chen’s entire body was filled with the melodious sound of sword qi. His innate divine sword qi talent and supernatural power were displayed to their fullest, severing various connections of the channel.
Another one who performed remarkably was Yuan Tiansheng.
He manifested a nine-hundred-zhang body, a White Ape reaching the heavens, far more powerful than the ancestors seen in the bloodline inheritance images. Golden light emanated from his eyes, shooting out divine radiance, peeling away fragments of the World Channel and shaking its foundation.
The others also tried their best.
Black Demon Sect.
The originally slowly rotating, deep vortex trembled violently, and a roaring sound came from within.
Black Demon True Lord, who had been resting with his eyes closed, frowned. He looked at the Sky-Touching Mirror, his gaze piercing through endless space, and saw the other end of the World Channel, where a group of unfamiliar beings were doing their best to destroy it.
“Pretending to repair the walkway while secretly crossing the river?”
He instantly understood these people’s thoughts and couldn’t help but curl his lips, revealing a disdainful smile.
“Indigenous people are still indigenous people, just frogs in a well.”
Nascent Soul Elders around him also noticed the commotion and bowed, saying:
“Sect Leader Senior Brother, leave it to me.”
His name was Yan Xue, the father of Yan Luo. Although he was somewhat enraged by Yan Luo’s underestimation of the enemy, he was, after all, one of his most outstanding descendants, and he still planned to act, intending to use this to atone for Yan Luo’s mistake.
Black Demon True Lord’s lips curled, and he waved his hand:
“Go.”
Yan Xue bowed respectfully, and then his Nascent Soul left his body and stepped into the vortex.
The World Channel was colorful, this was the world’s power, connecting two infinitely distant worlds and infinitely shortening the distance. As soon as Yan Xue stepped into the channel, he immediately saw the Martial World beings, who were thousands of miles away, destroying the channel.
He stood with his hands behind his back, and a river of blood carrying an irresistible and domineering aura surged forward. The river of blood roared, with billions of vengeful souls wailing incessantly.
The Martial World beings were all terrified.
Such power was simply unstoppable. The gap was too, too large.
Nascent Soul Realm cultivators only received partial suppression in the World Channel, making them even more powerful than in the Martial World.
Zhuang Chen fought back with all his might, unleashing streaks of sword qi, but they only stirred up small ripples in the river of blood. Yuan Tiansheng’s Illusion Breaking Golden Light also blew out some pits, but they disappeared immediately. The rest were even less capable, not even able to splash a single ripple.
They fought with all their might against the blood servants emerging from the river of blood.
Ning Qi appeared at some unknown time.
Golden light surged in his eyes, and following the path of the blood river and Yan Xue’s arrival, he finally saw everything on the other side.
In an instant.
The Black Demon Mountain, shrouded in rolling demonic clouds, the domineering Sect Protecting Grand Formation, the powerful auras within, and all sorts of layouts, all fell into his eyes. He “saw” Black Demon True Lord and obtained much of the information he wanted to know from the discussions of the thousands of disciples of the Black Demon Sect.
“Northern Xuan Region, Black Demon Sect, Black Demon True Lord? Promotion to Upper Sect? Breakthrough to Void Dao? The strongest being is nearly half a step into the Void Dao, with over a dozen Nascent Soul True Monarchs, five thousand Purple Mansion True Disciples, one hundred thousand Mana Inner Disciples, and ten million outer disciples, and tens of millions of miscellaneous laborers?”
“Sky-Touching Mirror, Mirage Drum…”
“Interesting.”
“Indeed, it is a powerful force. It seems they have put in a lot of effort for this conquest of the Martial World. They have even raised their Sect Protecting Grand Formation.”
“However, there are no Void Dao Great Experts, which suits me fine.”
Ning Qi laughed heartily in his heart.
At this moment.
Yan Xue had already sensed that something was wrong. A strong will locked onto him, making his heart tighten and even severing his connection with the sect. His heart grew more and more uneasy.
“Who?!” he roared.
But no one answered.
In the distance.
The Martial World beings who had been fighting fiercely suddenly disappeared, as if it were all an illusion.
Yan Xue wanted to retreat, to return to the Black Demon Sect.
The unease in his heart had reached its peak. Within the World Channel, he was not as powerful as his peak Nascent Soul Realm. Only by returning to the Mountain Sea Realm could he feel at ease.
But a faint sigh echoed behind him:
“Where do you think you’re going?”
Yan Xue’s hair stood on end.
He instinctively turned around and saw a white-robed youth, like a banished immortal, standing barefoot on the river of blood. The youth smiled lightly, and a power he couldn’t understand surged around his body, resembling Primordial Spirit Power, yet not quite.
“Who are you?”
Ning Qi took a light step:
“To ask who someone is when you’ve arrived at their home is very rude.”
Yan Xue instinctively swallowed, remembering a secret about small worlds, which was—
Among the infinitely many small worlds, there were a very small number of anomaly small worlds. Their Realm Wills, by chance, gave birth to intelligence and became incredibly powerful!
Could this youth before him be…
He said gravely:
“What do you want?”
Ning Qi chuckled:
“I’ll borrow your body for a while.”
A great terror surged in Yan Xue’s heart. He desperately stirred the river of blood, but the surging World Power had already transformed into a terrifying hand that grabbed him. How could his weakened Primordial Spirit Power contend with Ning Qi’s peak power?
The result was obvious.
Not long after, Yan Xue was suppressed.
The ten-thousand-mile river of blood was condensed by the giant hand and pressed into Yan Xue’s body. Ning Qi looked towards the end of the passage, his lips slowly curling into a smile.
Black Demon Sect.
Black Demon True Lord’s eyes blazed with monstrous demonic light. He scanned his surroundings and roared:
“Who are you, please show yourself!”
He sensed some kind of prying and was shocked.
After all, the Black Demon Sect had now raised its Sect Protecting Grand Formation. This meant there were only two possibilities: either the person had silently crossed the Sect Protecting Grand Formation, or they had infiltrated the sect long before the formation was raised.
Regardless of which it was, it was not good news, especially now that the Black Demon Sect was conquering a small world.
Black Demon True Lord was enraged, and all the cultivators in the Black Demon Sect trembled, not understanding why their Sect Leader was so suddenly furious.
Suddenly.
Black Demon True Lord’s gaze sharpened, and he looked towards the vortex formed by the Sky-Touching Mirror.
His pupils constricted. He realized that he could no longer see through the situation within. In just a short moment, since Yan Xue had entered, such a change had occurred.
A bad premonition gradually rose in his heart.
