Chapter 888
Secret Realm
Zhao Feng sheathed his spear and said calmly, "You've come at a good time."
"Perfect timing to see the ending."
Before Meng Tianzheng could reply, half of a blood-stained token suddenly floated out from the chaotic currents in the distance.
The token has two characters engraved on it.
Tai Cang.
The willow branch of the Willow Goddess paused in mid-air.
Meng Tianzheng's face darkened. "This is the Soul-Chasing Order left behind by the Demon Emperor Tai Cang himself."
As soon as the half-treasure appeared, the remaining demonic energy in the desolate wilderness immediately gathered around it.
The blood-red patterns on the token's surface pulsed, and a deep, demonic voice emanated from within.
The demonic sound was incomplete, yet it caused fine cracks to appear in the nearby void.
A powerful member of the Immortal Alliance raised his hand to form a seal, attempting to seal the token.
The moment the celestial light from his palm touched the token, it trembled violently.
boom!
A burst of black and red light erupted, and the Immortal Alliance expert was blasted back hundreds of feet, his sleeve shattering on the spot.
The Willow Goddess pulled down a willow branch.
Snapped!
The magical light surrounding the token was dissipated.
The token did not break; instead, more blood patterns appeared.
Meng Tianzheng stepped forward, and an ancient-looking spear appeared in his palm.
His tattered battle robe was billowed by the shockwave, and his aura as a peak seventh level of the Primordial Chaos Realm suppressed Bian Huang. "Don't confront things from Tai Cang head-on."
Zhao Feng glanced at Meng Tianzheng.
Previously, when his cultivation level was insufficient, Meng Tianzheng's aura was always shrouded in a layer of mist.
Now that he has entered the fifth level of the Primordial Chaos Realm, his profound foundation becomes much clearer when he looks at Meng Tianzheng again.
Peak of the Seventh Heaven of Hongmeng.
Meng Tianzheng was about to speak when Zhao Feng raised his hand.
The Primordial Divine Sword floated in front of him.
The sword light fell.
A crack was cut into the half of the Tai Cang Soul-Chasing Token.
Black blood gushed from the crack, condensing into a demonic claw in mid-air, aimed directly at Zhao Feng's brow.
The willow tree branches twitched slightly, preparing to strike.
Zhao Feng stepped forward first.
The dark gold patterns on the Indestructible Armor lit up, and he raised his hand to grab the Demon Claw's wrist, his five fingers closing in.
Click!
The demon's claws were crushed.
A furious voice echoed from within the Taicang Soul-Chasing Order, "Zhao Feng!"
Zhao Feng slammed his fist into the token.
boom!
The token was knocked and sent flying backwards.
The Primordial Chaos Suppressing Bell pressed down, and the bell body, pressed against the token, trembled.
Thirty percent of the blood patterns on the token were destroyed.
Seeing this scene, Meng Tianzheng could no longer hide the shock on his face.
He had prepared for a bloody battle before he arrived.
With the three powerful demons—Moro, Shadow, and Mantis—besieging the Ninth Fortress, even an ordinary realm guardian would have been lucky to hold the fortress.
But now.
Moro is dead.
The shadowy aura is gone.
Even the Mantis Demon Lord showed no trace of his remaining soul.
Even after the Demon Emperor Tai Cang intervened remotely, it was still to no avail.
Meng Tianzheng tightened his grip on the spear slightly.
This kid is growing up too fast.
Zhao Feng didn't care what they thought.
He caught up with the token in one step, and the Pangu Axe appeared in his palm.
The axe blade struck the center of the Soul Chaser's Decree.
boom!
The token was completely torn in two.
A blood-red demonic figure burst forth from within.
The demonic figure only had an upper body, but was clad in the Demon Emperor's armor. It raised its hand and unleashed a bloody seal.
The bloodstain fell, crushing the desolate, broken star.
Zhao Feng flashed forward and charged towards the bloodstain.
The Great Destruction Primordial Spear pierced out from the palm.
The spearhead clashed with the bloodstains.
The grayish-white power drilled forward, and the bloodstain collapsed from the middle.
Zhao Feng did not stop.
He smashed the remaining bloodstains on his shoulder, pressed close to the crimson demonic shadow, and cleaved horizontally with Pangu's Heaven-Opening Axe.
The demon crossed its arms to block.
click!
His arms were severed by the axe.
The crimson demon retreated, still trying to reassemble its body.
The Primordial Divine Sword had already pierced its chest.
The sword's edge shifted.
The demonic figure was cleaved in half, turning into a bloody mist.
The blood mist did not dissipate, but instead rushed in all directions, trying to penetrate the rift in the borderlands.
The willow branches cascaded down, their verdant light enveloping the area.
Meng Tianzheng thrust out his spear, its light sweeping away a vast area.
The other powerful members of the Immortal Alliance also made their moves.
Someone brought out a bronze furnace, from which divine fire spewed out, burning the blood mist to ashes.
Someone threw out chains, the links interlocking, pulling the scattered demonic energy back to the center.
Zhao Feng raised his hand and made a gesture.
The Wheel of All Heavens Returns to Origin rotates out.
With a swirling motion, all the blood mist was swallowed up.
A clicking sound rang out.
The last remnants of the Tai Cang Soul-Chasing Order were worn away completely.
The borderlands finally quieted down.
Meng Tianzheng put away his spear and landed beside Zhao Feng.
He glanced at the spot where Moro had fallen, then looked towards the Ninth Fortress. "We're too late."
Zhao Feng raised his hand and sheathed the Primordial Divine Sword. Looking at the boiling blood and qi on Meng Tianzheng and the others, he frowned and asked, "Has the war started over there too?"
Meng Tianzheng nodded, "This time, the Demon Realm isn't just attacking the Ninth Fortress."
"More than ninety strategic passes, including the third, fifth, eleventh, and nineteenth, were attacked simultaneously."
"Under the orders of the Immortal Alliance, I went to reinforce the Seventh Gate. After fighting for a whole day, I had just driven them back when I received a request for help from the Ninth Gate."
The Willow Goddess also landed.
Behind her, willow branches drooped, their leaves still stained with black blood.
"I went to the eleventh level."
"The demons over there unleashed nine seas of bones, comparable to the early stage of the eighth level of the Primordial Realm. If it weren't for the Immortal Alliance's rule array still being in place, the demons would have stormed into the inland."
Zhao Feng listened, his brows furrowing.
If the Ninth Pass was in such a state, the other passes weren't much better off.
Meng Tianzheng continued speaking.
"Most of the seventy-two elders of the Immortal Alliance and the three hundred and sixty guardians of the realms have been mobilized."
"Fighting is taking place in all the borderlands."
"This time, the Demon Realm isn't testing us; they're trying to find out the limits of the Immortal Alliance's rule array."
Ye Fan returned from the distant battlefield, his golden blood aura had diminished considerably, and his chest injury had not yet fully healed.
Tongtian, Taishang, Yuanshi, Nuwa, and Houtu also returned one after another.
Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions darkened.
Zhao Feng looked at Meng Tianzheng, "Are you the Seventy-Two Elders, or the Border Guardian?"
Meng Tianzheng smiled and said, "Only those at the eighth level of the Heavenly Realm can serve as the Seventy-Two Elders. I am merely the Guardian of the Realm."
Zhao Feng did not ask any further questions.
He turned to look at the battlefield outside the Ninth Pass.
Wasteland churned up, city walls crumbled, and regular lightning still lingered in the cracks of the desolate frontier.
The demon realm lost this battle, but they have already gained too much knowledge.
Zhao Feng raised his hand, and the Great Annihilation Primordial Spear pointed at the dilapidated passage in the distance. "The war situation is not optimistic, yet you still managed to send people to the Ninth Level."
"Does this mean the Demon Realm has retreated?"
Meng Tianzheng shook his head, "I'll withdraw for now."
"They left behind many altars, as if they were waiting for the next wave."
Zhao Feng remained silent.
Just then, a piece of black bone emerged from the ruins from a willow branch belonging to the Willow God.
The bone fragments were covered with tiny magical runes.
Liu Shen handed the bone fragment to Zhao Feng, saying, "This was found in the remains of the altar outside the ninth level."
The bone fragment was only the size of a palm, with broken edges and a surface covered with dense magical runes, from which a chaotic gray mist occasionally seeped out.
Meng Tianzheng's expression changed instantly upon seeing the patterns on it. "A Boundary-Stabilizing Bone Plate!"
Ye Fan frowned. "What is that?"
Meng Tian's voice was solemn, "Something from the Chaos Sea."
"A complete boundary-determining bone plate can anchor the coordinates of two realms and forcibly create a cross-realm passage."
"The most troublesome thing is that it can bypass the Immortal Alliance's rule array."
Upon hearing this, the expressions of the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, and Houtu all changed.
Just now, the Demon Emperor Tai Cang made a move from afar, but it was blocked by the divine lightning of the Immortal Alliance rules and returned to the Demon Realm.
But if this bone pelvis can really bypass the rule array, then the Ninth Fortress will be in real danger.
Zhao Feng raised his hand and grabbed the bone fragment in his palm.
As soon as the bone fragment was in his hand, the magical runes on its surface suddenly lit up, and the gray mist turned into fine lines, trying to drill into Zhao Feng's palm.
The indestructible armor pattern flashed.
The gray fog exploded on the spot.
Zhao Feng glanced down at it, "No restrictions on cultivation level?"
Meng Tianzheng said in a deep voice, "A complete pelvis can at least support a Hongmeng Ninth Heaven expert to cross realms."
Ye Fan's expression also darkened.
The Nine Heavens of Primordial Chaos.
If this level truly descended to the area outside the Ninth Pass, the bloody battle just now wouldn't have had a chance to be delayed at all.
Zhao Feng pinched the bone fragment between his fingers and laughed, "According to you, if the Demon Emperor of Tai Cang had this, wouldn't he be able to descend in person?"
Meng Tianzheng shook his head, "Don't worry about him."
"The Demon Emperor Tai Cang is not worthy of using the complete Boundary-Stabilizing Bone Plate."
“Things in the Chaos Sea are not something the Demon Realm can take at will. Moreover, this piece is only a fragment, and even the core patterns are incomplete.”
Meng Tianzheng turned to look at Zhao Feng, "The Demon Realm suffered a great loss this time, and I'm afraid they won't be peaceful from now on."
Zhao Feng laughed, "Of course they won't stay put."
"Taicang suffered a loss, and Moro also died here. It would be strange if the Demon Realm didn't react."
Meng Tianzheng looked at him for a moment, then suddenly changed the subject, "The Chaos Sea Secret Realm is about to open."
Zhao Feng asked curiously, "The Chaos Sea?"
Meng Tianzheng nodded, "The Chaos Sea is located between the Infinite Continent and many ancient realms. The space there is chaotic, with many ancient ruins and remnants of long-lost traditions."
"The Boundary Plate was originally something that flowed out from there."
Zhao Feng became interested. "So, there are a lot of good things inside?"
"good."
Meng Tianzheng did not hide anything, "This time when the secret realm opens, the Immortal Alliance will send people in."
"The spots were already decided long ago, but today you killed Moro, destroyed the Shadow, slew the Mantis, and even forced back the power of Tai Cang from afar."
"With this record right here, it won't be difficult to secure a spot for you."
Upon hearing this, Ye Fan chuckled, "What Senior Meng is saying doesn't sound like he's just giving me a chance."
Meng Tianzheng also laughed, "The Chaos Sea Secret Realm is dangerous; those who go in may not all come out."
"But there are also many opportunities."
"It would be a shame if you didn't go."
Zhao Feng immediately said, "I'll go."
Meng Tianzheng was taken aback. "Aren't you going to consider it?"
Zhao Feng looked into the depths of the borderlands, his tone casual, "I'm not afraid of the Demon Realm's Tai Cang, so what's a mere Chaos Sea?"
Tongtian laughed heartily, "That's a good point."
Yuanshi frowned, "Since the Chaos Sea involves the Boundary-Stabilizing Bone Plate, the Demon Realm will definitely send people in as well."
"The rules there are chaotic. If we encounter such a place, the Immortal Alliance may not be able to provide timely support."
Zhao Feng turned around, and the Indestructible Armor transformed into dark gold patterns that disappeared beneath his robes. "Then they'd better send more people."
As soon as he finished speaking, one of the powerful figures from the Immortal Alliance let out a soft hum.
Everyone looked over.
The man was dressed in a crimson battle suit, with a bronze furnace hanging behind him and a long halberd in his hand.
He is Chi Xiao, one of the three thousand immortal generals, and a mid-stage cultivator at the seventh level of the Hongmeng Realm!
He stepped out from behind Meng Tianzheng, cupped his hands in greeting to Zhao Feng, but showed little respect. "Lord Zhao's achievements are considerable, and his killing of Mo Luo was indeed impressive."
"But the quota for the Chaos Sea is not an ordinary reward."
"The quotas set by the Immortal Alliance are all related to various strategic arrangements."
“Envoy Meng’s statement of making an exception is far too lenient.”
Meng Tianzheng frowned. "Chixiao."
Chi Xiao remained expressionless and said, "I didn't mean to spoil the fun."
"We arrived late to the ninth battlefield today and only see the result."
"In the Chaotic Sea Secret Realm, it's not just about who kills the most, but also about who can withstand the chaotic tides and survive in the ancient forbidden area."
"If Lord Zhao really wants to take this spot, he has to make people accept it."
Ye Fan's expression darkened, and golden blood energy surged from his body.
Tongtian's fingers had already touched the hilt of the sword.
Zhao Feng raised his hand to stop the crowd.
He looked at Chi Xiao and smiled, "How do you intend to accept this?"
The Crimson Sky Halberd slammed into the ground.
boom!
The wasteland outside the pass cracked open for hundreds of feet.
"Take three of my moves."
"If you can accept it, I will personally request a spot for you from the Immortal Alliance."
Zhao Feng shook his head slightly.
Chi Xiao frowned. "You don't dare?"
Zhao Feng raised his hand, and the Primordial Chaos Boundary Bell appeared above his head.
As the bell spun, all the remaining demonic energy in the vicinity was forced into the ground.
You've misunderstood.
"What I mean is that three moves are not enough."
"You'd better hold out until I'm done having my fun, then we can talk about whether you submit or not."
Chi Xiao's face immediately turned red.
The bronze furnace rose up with a roar, spewing out crimson flames that turned the wasteland outside the city into a red molten lava.
Just as Meng Tianzheng was about to speak, Liu Shen blocked his way with a willow branch, saying, "Let them fight."
"Zhao Feng has just broken through to the next realm and also needs to fight a battle to consolidate his cultivation."
Meng Tianzheng remained silent for a moment, then took half a step back.
With a horizontal swing of the Crimson Sky Halberd, crimson flames swirled around its blade. "Forgive me!"
Zhao Feng took a step forward, and the Earthly Emperor's Book opened beneath his feet, spreading divine light across the land beyond the pass.
"Stop talking nonsense."
"Come."
Chi Xiao acted extremely quickly.
The halberd tore through the crimson flames, and the blade cleaved down from above. Before the flames even reached Zhao Feng, the wasteland outside the pass was already being scorched and exploded.
Zhao Feng stood still, raising his right hand.
The Great Destruction Primordial Spear fell into his palm.
clang!
The spear blocked horizontally.
The halberd blade struck the spear, and the flames, pressing down on the gray-white airflow, exploded to both sides.
Chi Xiao suddenly exerted force with both arms, pressing his entire body down onto the battle halberd. "Lord Zhao, you can't survive in the Chaos Sea just by relying on treasures!"
Zhao Feng flipped his wrist.
The Great Destruction Primordial Spear slid out along the halberd blade, its tip striking the Crimson Sky Breastplate.
boom!
Chi Xiao was blasted back a thousand feet, his feet crushing dozens of pieces of floating wasteland.
Zhao Feng raised his spear and stepped forward, saying, "I never rely on a single thing."
Just as Chi Xiao regained his footing, the bronze furnace behind him flew up to his head.
The furnace lid was lifted.
Crimson immortal fire poured down, transforming into nine fire dragons that coiled around Zhao Feng, attempting to strangle him.
The fire dragon opened its mouth to bite, its teeth filled with celestial patterns.
Zhao Feng raised his hand and pressed down.
The Heavenly Emperor's Seal was smashed into the sea of fire.
boom!
The nine fire dragons were twisted by the pressure of the imperial markings, and two of them exploded on the spot.
The remaining seven rushed past the Heavenly Emperor's Seal to suppress them, entangling Zhao Feng all around.
Taking advantage of the momentum, Chi Xiao charged forward, his halberd piercing through the fire dragons, aiming straight for Zhao Feng's throat.
Zhao Feng sidestepped the halberd tip and grabbed the halberd shaft with his left hand.
Chi Xiao's arm jerked, and the crimson flames on the halberd shaft exploded.
The indestructible armor pattern on Zhao Feng's palm lit up, and the flames that burned onto it were swallowed by the armor pattern.
Chi Xiao's expression changed slightly.
Zhao Feng exerted force with his five fingers.
Click!
The shaft of the halberd was cracked from being pinched.
Chi Xiao shouted, and the bronze furnace suddenly slammed down, its opening about to engulf Zhao Feng entirely.
Meng Tianzheng's brow twitched. "Chi Xiao went too far."
The willow tree swayed slightly, but did not make a move. "Zhao Feng isn't serious yet." (End of Chapter)