Young Noble Be Monster Slaying

When the crack in the enchanted formation tore open, Chu Liang and Jiang Yuebai spotted Ji Lingjue inside the hidden realm. Likewise, Ji Lingjue sensed the prying gazes from outside the hidden realm and swiftly turned to look.

At that moment, his eyes met theirs.

Chu Liang shouted, "Run!"

When he noticed that there were Jimeng Clansmen there, he realized that something strange might be happening in Baili Tong's sword hut. However, he really did not expect that Ji Lingjue would be inside the sword hut as well.

Turns out the Celestial Charm Sect is involved. But what is Baili Tong doing there with them?

Among the seventh-realm cultivators that Chu Liang had encountered, the only one he thought might be able to exchange more than two blows with his teacher was Ji Lingjue. Not even Huo Tianya had exuded such immense pressure that could suppress Chu Liang.

With his powerful bloodline and cultivation power, Ji Lingjue could be considered at the pinnacle of the Dao Attainment Realm.

Chu Liang turned and fled with Jiang Yuebai. He didn't bother with using Spirit Cat's Tiny Steps this time. He instantly transformed into a gust of howling wind! Chu Liang was absolutely confident that Jiang Yuebai wouldn't lag behind him.

Seeing that, Ji Lingjue merely furrowed his eyebrows and transformed into a ball of golden light!

Feeling a rush of cold wind on their backs, Chu Liang and Jiang Yuebai turned in midair simultaneously and yelled in unison, "I'll hold him off, you go!"

The pair were so in sync that neither one left the other any time to react.

Boom!

Chu Liang activated the Mystical Winged Divine Dragon Transcendent Form. His dragon aura ran rampant around him. Howling winds and crackling lightning surrounded them as a shield.

Meanwhile, golden light shot out from Jiang Yuebai's fingertips. She instantly sealed the space around them, attempting to delay Ji Lingjue for a moment.

It was the Immortal Art: Ring of Confinement!

Unfortunately, Chu Liang's and Jiang Yuebai's efforts were futile in the face of the massive disparity in cultivation power. Chu Liang had managed to hold back a seventh-realm greater demon for a moment, but he couldn't truly block even one strike from Ji Lingjue.

The pair were slammed down, crashing heavily and noisily on the ground. Blood trickled from the corners of their mouths.

"What a devoted and deeply affectionate couple," Ji Lingjue remarked expressionlessly. His gaze exuded a frigid chill as he looked at Chu Liang. "Hmm, I guess I should kill you first."

As a member of the Celestial Charm Sect, Ji Lingue knew the Celestial Master held some apprehension toward this young man from the Mount Shu Sect. Chu Liang seemed to have an extraordinary destiny.

This unease had driven the Celestial Master to personally orchestrate and execute a plan to kill him six years ago, but Chu Liang had managed to escape. Later, news of his return signified the Celestial Master's scheme had failed.

Who would have thought he'd deliver himself right into our hands?

Ji Lingjue decided to skip the talk and swiftly made his move. However, just as his killing intent stirred, he felt a mighty and overwhelming pressure—an instinctual fear that ran down to the bone.

Gritting his teeth in resistance, he was forced to change tactics. Instead of pushing through with his deadly strike, he unleashed beams of golden light from his golden eyes, enveloping Chu Liang and Jiang Yuebai in an instant.

The pair vanished, disappearing to an unknown location.

Ji Lingjue returned to the hidden realm, looking a little puzzled.

Yang Bujue approached him and asked, "Did you kill them?"

"No." Ji Lingjue shook his head. "That guy possessed a will that I could not defy. It stopped my fatal strike. The best I could do was banish them..."

He had inherited half of his talents from the Ji Family, and the other half from the Jimeng's draconic lineage. As long as he benefited from the draconic bloodline, it meant that he would inherently be subjected to certain limitations.

With his immense cultivation power, he could usually disregard most disparities in bloodline purity. Yet, this time, he could not disobey the command because of the genetic imprint in his bloodline.

"What was it?" Yang Bujue asked.

Ji Lingjue muttered, "It seemed to be… the will of the Dragon God."

"This… Why didn't you temporarily subdue them and wait for me to finish them off?"

"The will wasn't overpowering, but it came suddenly and was impossible to resist in that moment. I couldn't retract my divine skill in time and had to make it non-lethal instead… However, it shouldn't be easy for them to escape from the place I banished them to. If you go there now, you can still kill them both."

"Where are they?"

Ji Lingjue answered slowly, "The Sea of Demons."

…

Boom!

Waves of spiritual qi surged amidst the turbulent seawaters. Du Wuhen swung his saber, but his foundational qi was carried away by the peculiar seawater and violently dispersed.

His attack was weakened by thirty percent before it even reached his target. He had used a divine skill that did not require foundational qi, but if he had used one that did, it would have been weakened by seventy percent.

During his time in the Sea of Demons, he had figured out the rules of this treacherous world. Divine skills were ineffective; only those with immensely strong corporeal bodies could reign supreme.

Begging for mercy was futile. He had to slay every demon and beast in his path!

This place was a breeding ground for bloodthirsty beasts!

Swoosh!

Standing before Du Wuhen was a bizarre sea beast that resembled a giant sea urchin. It was covered in seemingly venomous spikes. Du Wuhen's saber strike barely breached its defenses. He only managed to deal a small shallow wound, from which dark, inky blood seeped.

Du Wuhen didn't go after the sea beast; he just turned and fled. The injured sea beast also retreated swiftly, its inky blood dripping out incessantly, dying the seawater black. The sea beast left a trail of black blood that spread through the sea like fog clouds in the air.

All sea beasts that came into contact with the blackened water seemed to fall into a daze, sinking sluggishly to the depths of the sea.

Taking advantage of that, Du Wuhen hid within a vibrant mountain of corals to catch his breath. He only allowed himself a moment to regulate his breathing; he did not dare to circulate his foundational qi recklessly.

It was incredibly difficult to obtain spiritual qi there, and using cultivation power to recover was a painfully slow process. The sea beasts gained spiritual qi by hunting one another. It was the fastest method but also the most dangerous. Every hunter could easily become the hunted.

The sea beasts had evolved abilities tailored for survival in this harsh environment, whereas Du Wuhen, a newcomer, could only temper himself through repeated brushes with death. By now, he had cursed Daoist Xuan Lu and every single one of his ancestors, ranging back to the dawn of time.

"If I ever break through to the seventh realm in this damned place, you'll be the first one I slaughter when I return," Du Wuhen muttered through gritted teeth.

Suddenly, a wave of dizziness washed over him. The surrounding coral drew close to Du Wuhen, revealing sharp spikes that were about to pierce him.

Shit! This mountain of corals is a trap!

The coral thickets in the Sea of Demons were vast and dense, often growing as large as mountains. For many injured or hunted sea beasts, the coral thickets were their only refuge. Thus, there was an unspoken agreement among sea beasts to not destroy the mountains of coral, allowing them to be used as safe havens.

However, some sea beasts would disguise themselves as coral to hunt!

This was Du Wuhen's first encounter with such a trap, and it might very well be his last. After all, he was already extremely exhausted.

One of the sharp spikes pierced him, and he suddenly felt like he couldn't breathe.

"Aaaaahhhhh..."

Unwilling to succumb to this fate, he swung his scythe, but his strength was quickly drained. He hurled the scythe away, and it instantly transformed into its true form—the Azure Wind Onyx Bird. However, the bird could not fight well in the water. It tried to break through the coral to save Du Wuhen but ended up ensnared as well.

As death loomed over him, Du Wuhen roared furiously, "I can't die here! I refuse... I still have so many people to defeat..."

He recalled his enemies. "Xuan Lu, Qi Lin'er, Yang Shenlong... There's also Feng Chaoyang, Chu Liang..."

"Huh? I think I heard someone calling me," a young man said outside the coral mountain.

"Could it be an illusion?" a young woman asked. "This coral... It's got dense demonic qi."

"Let's cut it open and take a look."

A flash of sword qi swept through, splitting the coral thicket that had been tightly enclosing Du Wuhen like an impenetrable wall. He could now see that the two people speaking earlier were a strikingly handsome man and a beautiful woman.

Du Wuhen thought, They look quite familiar.

"Hm?" Chu Liang was surprised. "So, it really is someone I know. Were you the one calling me earlier?"

"Yes..." Du Wuhen, on the verge of fainting, extended his arm for help. "I mean...

"Chu Liang, give your brother a hand!"

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Translator: LD