by Dragon King
Hao Ren hurried to use his hands to block it. Then, he absorbed that energy immediately.
The third cultivator who appeared was Zhao Kuo!
Normally, he wouldn’t appear in the Nine Dragon Palace. However, when he heard that Hao Ren was in the Nine Dragon Palace from Zhao Yanzi, he was worried that Hao Ren would die here. That was why he immediately forced the other three ocean dragon clans to work with East Ocean and reveal the location of the Nine Dragon Palace. Then, he used his full power to open a hole in the array formation of the Nine Dragon Palace so that he could venture in by himself.
Since he entered the proper way, he was very close to the Origin Dragon Grand Palace and saw Hao Ren and Su Han’s footprints on the mud nearby. That was why he came chasing after them up this structure.
In reality, he was only behind Su Han and Hao Ren a little bit. However, the tower was surrounded by thick mist, so they weren’t able to see each other.
When Zhao Kuo was close to the top, he suddenly saw a longsword falling. He immediately understood that a battle was happening on the top, so he threw out a metal ball to knock the longsword back up. He also rushed up as well.
Now that he saw Hao Ren was safe and sound, he was relieved but also furious.
Hao Ren was the Fuma and the Commanding General of the East Ocean Dragon Clan.
If the East Ocean Dragon Clan lost the commanding general, it would be still ok to some extent. However, if Zhao Yanzi lost Hao Ren, then she would become a widow!
When Zhao Kuo thought about how Hao Ren risked his life to come to the Nine Dragon Palace with Su Han while Zhao Yanzi waited at East Ocean anxiously, he became so angry that he almost hit Hao Ren.
“Your life doesn’t really matter, but Zi’s happiness is of essential importance!” he thought.
If they didn’t have to fight a powerful enemy, he could cut Hao Ren in half with his sword!
However, those were just his thoughts. Even if it weren’t for Zhao Yanzi, he would still have come to save Hao Ren. After all, Hao Ren saved and helped him several times, so he had to repay him!
If he didn’t owe Hao Ren so much, he would have let such a troublemaking Fuma die. In his mind, it would be better off since Zi could still find another husband! Also, Zhao Kuo didn’t think that Zhao Yanzi’s problem of missing the dragon core couldn’t be solved in other ways.
When Hao Ren saw the changing expressions on Zhao Kuo’s dark face, he didn’t know what the latter was thinking.
However, Hao Ren coming to the Nine Dragon Palace was dangerous and was not doing Zhao Yanzi right.
“If you want to fight with me, we’d have to get rid of him first,” Su Han said with no expressions as she pointed her longsword at Qiu Niu.
“I’ll settle this with you after!” Zhao Kuo clenched his teeth and said to Hao Ren angrily. Then, he stared at Su Han furiously.
From his perspective, Hao Ren wouldn’t have come to the Nine Dragon Palace, a forbidden place for dragon cultivators, if it weren’t for Su Han.
“Hao Ren is Zhao Yanzi’s fiancé, but Su Han keeps seducing Hao Ren! Such bad intentions!” Zhao Kuo thought.
Also, Su Han was a level 4 inspector and oversaw the affairs in the East Ocean City. In a way, Su Han monitoring the East Ocean Dragon Palace, and Zhao Kuo didn’t like that. That was why he didn’t like Su Han either!
Whoosh! Dragon claws were striking toward their direction.
Black waves were vibrating around the claws.
Su Han held up her longsword, and a layer of white mist appeared within a 1,000-meter radius all of a sudden.
Even Zhao Kuo felt the chill to his bones, and he shivered.
Whoosh! Hao Ren sent out all 40,960 sword energies. Since he was using Zhao Haoran’s strength, he couldn’t maintain that many sword energies for an extended period. He needed to finish the battle quickly.
Bam!
Around Zhao Kuo, the same 40,960 sword energies appeared.
Hao Ren realized that Zhao Kuo was also at peak Qian-level; he seemed to have advanced quite a lot in just two days!
More than 80,000 sword energies and Su Han’s long sword which shone a green light were charging toward Qiu Niu.
If Qiu Niu had recovered his realm, he could have destroyed these three in thousands of ways. However, he only had less than 10% of his original power and couldn’t use most of his techniques, making him only able to use black energy waves and his claws!
Lady Zhen had chosen a good date for Su Han because she knew it was when Qiu Niu was weakest! Qiu Niu had never expected Su Han, Hao Ren, and Zhao Kuo to be able to reach this place!
He couldn’t use any of his dharma treasures and techniques! He was at the point where he had just started cultivating!
Bam! Qiu Niu clawed forward, and that directly knocked away the more than 80,000 sword energies and Su Han’s longsword.
Qiu Niu was indeed powerful as he was at his weakest but still able to defeat three peak Qian-level cultivators!
Zhao Kuo originally did not intend to make Qiu Niu his enemy. Now that he was with Hao Ren, he could only fight!
Sword array formation!
Hao Ren’s sword array formation surrounded all corners of the platform.
Zhao Kuo condensed his sword energies and suddenly pulled out the Black Dragon Spike. Then, the 40,960 sword energies concentrated onto the Black Dragon Spike, making it dark yet shiny.
Su Han used her technique, and snow fell in the area. She was already very proficient with her technique. Now that she was at peak Qian-level, she was not a force to be reckoned with!
“Hahaha… Will I, Qiu Niu, lose to you three little cultivators? Lady Zhen! This little demon sure has great strategies!”
Qiu Niu was floating on top of the platform, and the aura he let out was still very strong!
Suddenly, Hao Ren, Su Han, and Zhao Kuo thought that they were hallucinating as heavenly music sounded.
“Attack!”
Hao Ren thought that he had heard this music somewhere before, so he shouted out loud.
Su Han and Zhao Kuo who were getting lost in the music suddenly woken up at Hao Ren’s shout, and they started attacking.
“What? You can get out of my Seven Killing Array?” Qiu Niu was surprised.
More than 40,000 sword energies came out of the Black Dragon Spike. The attack was like colorful and magical nails piercing into Qiu Niu’s neck.
Su Han’s longsword let out cold and sharp icicles that acted like sharp swords, and she pierced it into Qiu Niu’s dragon scales.
They both did not hold back!
Sweat was dripping from Hao Ren’s body because he was controlling a grand sword array. The sword energies closed in all directions, and they flashed. The buzzing noises indicated how strong and powerful the array was!
Whoosh! The golden shield which had been lying by Hao Ren’s feet suddenly bounced up.
It was pretending to be dead all along to see who was winning. It had suddenly ‘resurrected’.
Qiu Niu’s blood was very beneficial to the dharma treasure. The golden shield turned and tossed, and thousands of smaller shields appeared, all aiming at Qiu Niu.
“Shield! Don’t take his life!” Hao Ren rushed to shout out.
The golden shield shone while sucking up the ashes of the spiritual herbs. Then, it devoured some of Qiu Niu’s blood that was on the ground and attacked Qiu Niu’s stomach.
The golden shield was very petty. It was like a small animal and held grudges. Since Qiu Niu hit it, it wanted revenge.
“You want to die, don’t you!”
Qiu Niu blasted out a dragon breath. Its arms expanded quickly and attacked the golden shield.
Not only was Qiu Niu the ancestor of the dragons, but he was also the grandmaster at making treasures. The Hundun Heavenly Fire that he had could dissolve the golden shield easily!
However, the golden shield had no intention of fighting; it flew away with its fastest speed. Like always, it ran as soon as it took advantage o
f someone!
Defending Hao Ren was probably the riskiest thing it had ever done!
Bam!
Hao Ren’s sword energies suddenly started moving.
Zhao Kuo’s Black Dragon Spike and Su Han’s longsword cut through Qiu Niu’s dragon head and dragon tail simultaneously. Even if Qiu Niu weren’t killed, he was severely injured.
Qiu Niu fell from the sky and instantly crushed the black palace.
Ding, ding, ding, ding… The black palace started to crumble, and ten of colorful treasures began appearing.
Donghunag Bell, Xuanyang Sword, Pangu Axe, Lianyao Pot, Haotian Pagoda, Fuxi Harp, Shennong Cauldron, Kongtong Stamp, Kunlun Mirror, and Nuwa Stone.
The ten ancient godly items in legends were all stored here!
“Sorry!” Su Han stepped lightly on her longsword and took the Nuwa Stone at the very end of the line.
She knew there were godly items stored in the Nine Dragon Palace but didn’t know there were ten!
She originally wanted to take the Donghunag Bell, which was the most powerful of all. However, she was afraid that she couldn’t control it. Also, she had gained Nuwa’s Sky-Patching Scroll in the Baxia Palace, so she felt like taking Nuwa Stone, the least powerful, was better.
“If I can pass the Heavenly Tribulation, I will for sure return this! Thank you for lending me this treasure, Master!”
Su Han put the Nuwa Stone which was shining all colors into her storage ring. She bowed to Qiu Niu politely and emphasized that she was only borrowing it.
Su Han only wanted to borrow it for a short period of time. She did not dare to keep such a godly item all to herself. Even Soul Formation Realm cultivators would not dare to keep such valuable treasures to themselves.
She only wanted to charge at the Heavenly Dragon Realm; she wanted to achieve her dream and know who her parents were.
“What happened today is all on me, Su Han. It has nothing to do with the other two. If I am able to transform into a heavenly dragon, I will follow all the orders that you give me. If I cannot get through the Heavenly Tribulation even with this godly item, please punish me with thousands of true lightning bolts!” she said to Qiu Niu.
Bam! Qiu Niu looked very weak, but it suddenly shook its tail.
All of a sudden, everywhere was pitch dark.
Hao Ren saw that it wasn’t a good sign, so he went flying toward Su Han.
He felt a sharp pain piercing into his backbones. If heavenly lightning bolts had never tempered his body, then all his bones would have been shattered!
Just when he was going to faint due to the pain, he opened his eyes and saw that Su Han was hugging him, and they were falling into the endless mists!
Bam! Su Han and Hao Ren fell into the water.
White mists were surrounding them… this was the Demon Sea!
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“This is…” Su Han swam in the water and asked Hao Ren in bafflement.
“Demon Sea,” Hao Ren answered.
The sweeping attack from Qiu Niu almost broke all his bones, and now he couldn’t use any nature essence.
Su Han wasn’t doing any better since that attack suppressed her from peak Qian-level to top-tier Qian-level!
However, it was a fair price to pay for the Nuwa Stone.
Hao Ren looked around and didn’t see Zhao Kuo, thinking that the latter must have been swept to another place or another part of the Demon Sea.
He looked up into the sky and saw no trace of the Nine Dragon Palace.
Since the Demon Sea was below the Nine Dragon Palace, the array formation around the Demon Sea… Hao Ren seemed to understand the relation between these two places.
The array formation of the Nine Dragon Palace was effective not only to the inside of the Nine Dragon Palace but to the outside as well! Due to the suppression of the Nine Dragon Palace, the demon kings in the Demon Sea couldn’t get out of this region!
Lady Zhen probably had her own secret technique of breaking out of the array formation around the Demon Sea, which meant that she was more powerful than most of the other demon kings!
Now that she had taken Duan Yao as her disciple, she didn’t have to go out in person to run errands.
Hu… The ocean waves surged up as if the water were boiling.
Hao Ren sensed the nature essence intensity in the ocean and realized that they had unfortunately fallen into the inner area of the Demon Sea.
If he still had Lady Zhen’s purple gold hairpin with him, he might be able to defend himself. Now that the purple gold hairpin was gone, the golden shield disappeared, and he and Su Han had no access to their nature essence… Qiu Niu was sending them on the path of death by kicking them out of the Nine Dragon Palace and tossing them into the Demon Sea!
A demon dragon that had one horn on its forehead rose from the ocean.
Su Han still had her realm but couldn’t use any of her strength. With her purple sweater soaked, she could barely float alongside Hao Ren.
She had never been in such a poor state!
“Don’t be afraid!”
Hao Ren held Su Han’s waist and condensed a hundun lightning energy with the other hand, but this lightning energy was so weak that it was only the size of a thumb.
“Are you Hao Ren, Gongzi Hao?” the demon dragon suddenly asked Hao Ren and Su Han.
Hao Ren froze, and Su Han looked at him in surprise as well.
“Yes, I am!” Hao Ren answered.
“The Queen instructed me to wait for you here. When I saw you two falling from the sky, I felt like you must be Gongzi Hao. It seems like I’m right.” The demon dragon emerged entirely from the ocean and revealed its magnificent body.
Its body was even bigger than the largest fierce beast that Hao Ren and Su Han had seen in the Nine Dragon Palace. When it rose from the sea, the seawater surged up with it.
“What’s your name, Senior?” Hao Ren condensed a hundun lightning energy while he asked warily.
“I’m a common soldier out of the eight million demon soldiers under Queen Zhen’s command, and my name is not important. Gongzi Hao, please follow me to the Pity Flower Palace. I’ll get punished if we are late,” The demon dragon answered with a booming voice.
Hao Ren was a bit relaxed when he heard Lady Zhen’s name. If it represented another demon king, it would have attacked instead of wasting its time.
“There is no choice here,” Hao Ren said and leaped up with Su Han to stand on the back of this demon dragon.
Su Han hadn’t expected that she would fall into the inner area of the Demon Sea. The danger of the Demon Sea was even more than the Nine Dragon Palace.
She didn’t think that she would still have to rely on Hao Ren after they were outside of the Nine Dragon Palace.
However, the nature essence intensity in the Demon Sea was several times more abundant than in the Dragon God Shrine, giving her an excellent opportunity to recover.
Like a high mountain that was moving on the sea, the demon dragon swam toward the distance with Hao Ren and Su Han on its back.
The nature essence close to the sea surface was relatively thin, and only level 8 and level 9 demon beasts lingered here. The devil dragon covered Hao Ren and Su Han’s auras with its own level 10 demon beast aura. Therefore, they didn’t attract the attention of the big and small demon kings at the bottom.
In the last couple of days, Lady Zhen had sent out thousands of level 10 demon beasts to patrol the ocean surface, forcing the level 8 and level 9 demon beasts to stay low.
Now that the demon dragon had successfully picked up the people that Lady Zhen wanted, it was ready to go back and receive its reward.
Standing on the demon dragon’s back with Hao Ren, Su Han sensed the Nuwa Stone in her ring and was relieved.
After they came out of the Nine Dragon Palace, the famous Nuwa Stone had turned into a grey and dry pebble.
If she hadn’t taken it out from the Nine Dragon Palace personally, she wouldn’t have belie
ved that it was one of the ancient godly items in legends.
If the Nuwa Stone was tossed into a pile of pebbles, Su Han was sure that she wouldn’t be able to distinguish it from the others.
It proved that ordinary cultivators couldn’t own godly items.
Boom!
While Su Han was happy about this, the ocean waves suddenly surged up violently around the demon dragon.
“Cackle… I, Xuhao, can’t allow anyone to pass my territory so easily!”
A sharp and ear-piercing voice sounded from the depth of the ocean. As the hundred-meter-high water beam shot into the sky, a thin figure appeared in it.
Roar!
The mountain-like demon dragon shot out two black death rays from its eyes!
“Cackle… A small level 10 demon beast dares to attack me!” The figure swallowed the black rays and suddenly left a big hole in the demon dragon’s body.
“Cackle…”
Wearing a red robe and holding a red shoe in his hand, a small demon with a pointed head and bullnose appeared before Hao Ren and Su Han.
Splash! The demon dragon collapsed into the surging water like a mountain. After all, a level 10 demon beast was fragile before such a big demon king.
Xuhao was the last one on the list of the ten big demon kings, and his territory was the smallest. However, he excelled in disguises and stealth. Since the five elements in nature couldn’t restrict him, even other big demon kings found it hard to deal with him, and anyone who messed with him was in great trouble.
Looking at him, Hao Ren remembered that when he left the Demon Sea last time, Xuhao had almost succeeded in sneak-attacking him. It had been a narrow escape.
Short and thin, Xuhao looked ridiculous in the big red robe. Right now, he tilted his head to one side and looked at Hao Ren and Su Han up and down, seeming to be considering how to eat them.
“Cackle… You still have the Immortal Physique. Despite the small loss in your Vital Yang energy, you’re still a top-tier material for making elixirs,” Xuhao looked at Hao Ren with satisfaction and then glanced at Su Han by his side. “This one is tender-fleshed. You are at Nascent Soul Realm, and you’re also a great tonic.”
He stuck his long tongue of out his withered mouth and licked his lips with greed. He had eaten lots of small demon kings, but his favorites were human cultivators.
