Chapter 314
Chapter 314
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'Soon. Soon.'
Lin Hui closed his eyes again, reached out and summoned another batch of precious medicine, which flew over and hovered beside him. He continued his plan to consume the medicine.
This latest Heavenly Father Seal, after being subjected to a frenzied consumption of drugs, has now completed half of its evolutionary time, with more than 4000 years remaining.
Although most of the precious medicines he had acquired had already been used up, it didn't matter. As he had previously instructed, as long as he annexed all the other Mist God forces in the surrounding area, new medicines would be continuously supplied.
Just as he continued taking the medicine to accelerate his progress, a large number of divine descendants, the Mist Gods, had already gathered around the vast sea area of the Zhenlong Divine Palace, preparing to invade the surrounding sea area.
Towards Starless Island.
Green waves, accompanied by white foam, coalesced into towering water towers.
At the top of the water tower, a sparse group of divine descendants from a shrine gathered together, approaching a large, oval-shaped white island in the distance.
"Yue Qinghua, what is the meaning of your Zhenlong Divine Palace? We have always kept to ourselves, but now you have brought so many people here. Are you trying to provoke conflict between Xingjue Island and the Divine Palace?"
Outside the white island, tall figures clad in purple armor slowly materialized from nothing in the air.
Each of these figures was enhanced by the halo effect inherent in the god-descended mist god.
The leader had three heads and six arms, wielding a magnificent spear, and had a pair of pure white wings on its back that fluttered slowly.
The Yue Qinghua he mentioned was the Mist God who had previously been in charge of this area at the Zhenlong Divine Palace.
In the past, when Xingjue Island and Shengong clashed, they often fought each other, but most of the time they were evenly matched and neither side could gain the upper hand.
Furthermore, with the threat of the Fog People present, the two sides have not truly broken off relations.
However, the outside world is in turmoil. Both Zhenlong Divine Palace and Xingjue Island have begun to frantically absorb experts from surrounding forces. After multiple annexations, they have each formed a huge sphere of influence.
It was initially thought that the two sides would settle down for a while and work together to deal with the outbreak of disaster. However, they did not expect that the Zhenlong Divine Palace would launch an operation against them directly.
The purple-armored winged man had also heard about the recent changes at the Zhenlong Divine Palace. This powerful force, which had been with them for so long, was said to have changed its leader, and of the original four Grand Venerables, only two remained.
They thought that weakening their internal strength would make the other side more obedient, but they never expected that someone would lead a team to come knocking on their door so soon.
Upon hearing the sound, a blond-haired, silver-armored man flew out from above the waves from the shrine's ranks.
The man had a long sword hanging from his waist and looked troubled.
“Zihe, I’m sorry, but I’m just following orders,” Yue Qinghua sighed. “The new palace master needs more territory and more manpower, and we dare not and cannot disobey him.”
“I’ve heard about what happened over there,” Zihe from Xingjue Island sighed, unsure how to offer any advice, and could only remain silent.
"Actually, it's not just here; the Divine Palace also dispatched teams to the other two directions. This time, the commotion is much greater than before," Yue Qinghua explained.
"Are you all crazy?" Zihe looked up in shock.
"Crazy? Maybe," Yue Qinghua said with a wry smile. "In the end, I advise you to surrender quietly, otherwise if a fight really breaks out, I can't guarantee that I can stop."
"You..." Zihe frowned, holding the gun in both hands in front of her. "Your confidence is much stronger than before."
"Forget it, there's no point in saying more. The Divine Palace is a thing of the past. The one who truly controls everything is the newcomer, Yue Qinghua." Yue Qinghua gripped the hilt of his sword.
Clang!
With a crisp sound, his entire body rapidly expanded and deformed, instantly transforming into a giant sea serpent over ten meters tall.
The sea serpent gripped the longsword in its mouth, its eyes flashing with purple light, and its body moved with lightning speed in mid-air, creating a purple sword net.
"I was prepared for this move!" Zihe roared back, transforming into a giant black-haired minotaur over ten meters tall, wielding a gun in both hands as he faced the sword net.
Swords and spears clashed and thrust at each other like lightning. The divine power of both sides far exceeded that of the mist people of the same level. This is the characteristic of divine power: its power is extremely domineering, but its sustainability is extremely poor.
After dozens of consecutive battles, both men sustained significant injuries, which worsened over time.
But soon, Yue Qinghua retreated rapidly, his whole body flashed with white light, and the injuries on his body instantly became invisible and disappeared.
"This!??" Zihe's pupils shrank upon seeing this.
The biggest problem for the Mist Gods is recovery. It can be said that, apart from a very few special Mist Gods with special divine duties, none of the other gods can recover from injuries so quickly!
Because the stronger the force, the higher the energy density, and the longer it takes to repair and recover.
At this moment.
"Admit defeat," Yue Qinghua transmitted telepathically. "You have no chance anymore."
“…” Zihe gritted her teeth and charged forward again with her gun.
"kill!!"
At the same time, a large number of sea beasts, divine offspring, and armored soldiers behind the two rushed towards each other.
In the past, when the two sides fought like this, they were basically evenly matched. After more than half of them were killed or wounded, they would order a retreat and a truce.
But this time, the shrine suffered no casualties whatsoever.
Many of them, after being severely injured, instantly recovered to their original state and healed all their injuries, as if time had reversed.
After only a few minutes of fighting, Starfall Island was already struggling and began to retreat steadily.
This scenario is not unique to Starfall Island; similar situations occur in the other two directions as well.
The army of the Divine Palace, a chaotic mix of divine descendants and ragtag sea beasts, actually managed to break through nearly half of the spheres of influence of the three major powers, thanks to the shameless support of the Eye of Life.
When the three major forces mobilized their Mist Gods, they were overwhelmed head-on by the Mist Gods of the Divine Palace, who had been strengthened and upgraded to a higher level.
After suffering heavy casualties, the highest levels of the three major forces were finally forced to intervene. Shenyin Diyun also stepped forward, along with the Mist God who had just broken through to the double-digit level of intermediate divine power through amplification. Under pressure from the powerful divine power of Shenyin Diyun and Bailu, the three major forces had no choice but to temporarily form an alliance to resist the Divine Palace. They once again relied on the additional amplification from the divine kingdom's descent to their homeland forces to engage in fierce battle with the invading Divine Palace army.
Several days had passed by this time, and Lin Hui finally completed the final blood seal.
At the same time, the remaining precious medicines were running low. With these few remaining medicines, he further enhanced his robes to avoid having to use extra energy to protect them every time he made a move, thus preventing him from suddenly running naked.
Finally, the precious medicine was completely used up. Lin Hui explained the subsequent arrangements for Bai Lu, and then took in a group of promising divine descendants as disciples. After passing on the teachings and seals, he quietly left the divine palace.
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The need for medication was temporarily resolved. Lin Hui did not decide to return to Black Cloud permanently; his goal this time had not been achieved.
Because no matter how strong the Mist Gods are, they don't actually have the potential for growth in martial arts training; they belong to a completely different growth system.
Therefore, he needs to recruit enough powerful assistants to make up for the lack of skilled people around him.
Since neither the Mist God nor the Divine Descendants are capable, then there is undoubtedly only one place in this world with the most experts.
After careful consideration, Lin Hui decided to familiarize himself with the cultivation and improvement of the Heavenly Father Seal while heading to the inner court, the true core area of the Tai Su Federation.
The inner court is home to the most powerful Mistfolk in the Federation, a place where imperial blood is gathered, and even the legendary strongest Mistfolk emperor lives in seclusion.
If you wander around randomly in other places, the chance of encountering a strong person is too low, but if you are in the inner court, it is the gathering place of the Mist People and the residence of a huge population.
The large population attracted a large number of Fog People, who formed a vast and corrupt administrative organization known as the Inner Court.
This trip will not only allow us to plunder geniuses and powerful individuals, but also give us a chance to see Han Xiaoyue. If we can get in touch with the Mist Emperor and learn the truth about the decay, that would be even better.
But before heading to the inner court, he must first return to Black Cloud to fully activate the Nine Heavens Thunder Sound Formation to protect the safety of his relatives, friends, and disciples.
It just so happens that this trip back requires a proper carriage and a formal identity to travel to the inner court.
Otherwise, if you go alone and are mistaken for a wild fog dweller, you'll receive absolutely no status or treatment. You could easily run into unnecessary trouble.
If you can get a high position and treatment from the start, there's no need to deliberately act foolish or cause trouble. This way, you can save time and achieve your goal as quickly as possible.
Along the way, Lin Hui did not delay at all, accelerating at full speed, and returned to the sea area near Black Cloud in just one day.
He sensed something was wrong as soon as he entered the sea.
The once emerald green jade sea has now turned into a pale blue-black color.
The sea breeze and mist carried a faint scent of the polluting power of the ocean.
Sensing something was wrong, Lin Hui accelerated again and soon arrived at the nearshore area surrounding Black Cloud.
The once bustling coastal waters are now quiet, with waves constantly rising and falling, as if the entire Yuhai Sea has lost its former vigor.
He flew far away to the harbor outside Black Cloud City.
The place was deserted. Some of the people from the outer city had been evacuated to the inner city, while others had sought their own way to survive and gone into hiding.
No one will linger on the front lines of the most dangerous harbor.
Looking at the harbor docks littered with craters and marked by a brutal battle, Lin Hui lowered his altitude, landed gently, and stood on the ground.
"Master, you're back!?" Li Yuanyuan's joyful voice suddenly came through the wind chimes.
"It seems a lot has happened since I left?" Lin Hui frowned.
“Yes, the Sea Rift erupted twice a few days ago, causing a large number of city residents and martial artists to become deep-sea beings, resulting in the deaths of far too many people. Then, because the inner city was unable to withstand the decay, it had to expel some martial artists to fend for themselves, causing unrest and another battle.” Li Yuanyuan said quickly.
This is the limitation of the Fog People.
Lin Hui suddenly realized this. If he recruited the Fog People as his subordinates, then the Corruption would come after them sooner or later. At that time, the Fog People would have no choice but to go out and build cities, protect the common people, and share the burden of the Corruption. In this way, they would still be drawn into the power struggle.
Therefore, it seems that the most suitable candidates are actually other representatives of the power of pollution, such as Xia Si.
Thinking of this, he suddenly felt a little disheartened.
Decay was everywhere, like a nightmare he could never escape, leaving him no peace.
"Besides that, what other major events are there?" he asked again.
"As you instructed, we will only cooperate with the two city lords' orders and will not concern ourselves with anything else. Also, there's another matter; Pang Jiu is about to lose control of the corruption."
Pang Jiu?
He is the oldest among Lin Hui's subordinates.
Since he doesn't belong to the Black Cloud faction and isn't among the commoners sharing the decay, plus he's quite old, the fact that he's only starting to decay now is likely because Gongsun Xinlian and the others secretly gave him a spot to share the decay.
Now that Black Cloud doesn't even have enough for himself, he naturally won't share any more with him.
then
"I'm going to Qingfei Mountain right away."
Lin Hui said calmly.
"Yes!"
(End of this chapter)