Chapter 115: Land of Alien Races

Seen from the sky, the four Mermaid Clan islands, now covered by purple light and frequently erupting with slaughter and art fluctuations, were arranged in the shape of a crescent moon.

Of these four islands forming the crescent shape, the topmost was Mi'e Island, the two in the middle were Juying Island and Yin Meiqi, and the bottommost was Youcang Island.

Among them, Yin Meiqi was the main island of the Mermaid Clan, and the other three were auxiliary islands.

Regarding the Mermaid Clan, Xu Qing originally did not know much, but the jade slip Huang Yan gave him before coming here had an extremely detailed description of the Mermaid Clan.

Not only did it mark various valuable locations, but it also mentioned the history and culture of the Mermaid Clan.

In the Mermaid Clan's culture, clansmen who died would enter a strange world called Cloud Heaven through the Temple of Mi'e. That place was called the Divine Kingdom by them, where the initial god in their mythological system was buried.

This god was named Mi'e.

This was also the origin of the name Mi'e Island, so the armor sacrificed within the volcano of Mi'e Island was named the Armor of Mi'e.

But although Mi'e was holy in their mythology, it had ultimately fallen, and the Mermaid Clan's faith needed a carrier. Even some of the powerhouses among them needed this carrier to display their own divine arts.

Thus, they believed in another existence, rendering it mysterious, calling it Juying.

Juying Island was thus named.

And in the jade slip given by Huang Yan, it was also pointed out that this so-called god Juying was, in reality... just a divine creature from the depths of the forbidden sea.

It was powerful, but it was far from reaching the level of being crowned a god.

As for Youcang Island, it represented relics.

The Mermaid Clan valued the relics and funerary objects of the dead extremely highly. They believed that the more funerary objects there were, the more it proved their greatness while alive, so most of the clansmen who died would be buried on Youcang Island, and they would take their lifelong possessions to be buried with them.

But they did not reject later generations digging them up, because in their culture, funerary objects being dug up by predestined clansmen to fight alongside them was another form of rebirth for them.

Finally, there was Yin Meiqi.

As the main island of the Mermaid Clan, it was named after the surname of the first generation of Mermaid Clan chiefs, and this surname was also the surname of the Mermaid Clan's royal family.

These were the four islands of the Mermaid Clan, which also contained the foundation of their culture.

These contents from the jade slip surfaced in Xu Qing's mind, and he also thought of what the little fatty had said: it was rumored that within the Foundation Establishment holy object, the Spirit Breath Lamp of the Mermaid Clan, there was a clue hidden about the temple of the gods.

After the first generation of gods in the Mermaid Clan's legends, Mi'e, died, the Temple of Mi'e also disappeared along with it. It was rumored that there was a clue hidden within the Spirit Breath Lamp to find the Temple of Mi'e, but for so many years, no one had discovered anything.

Xu Qing did not pay attention to this point; he only cared about the value of this Spirit Breath Lamp. So, after these pieces of information flashed through his mind, his body did not pause in the slightest, whistling forward through the jungle.

His speed was fast. From afar, Xu Qing heard many roars and felt the fluctuations of spiritual energy.

These were the sounds of the Seventh Blood Child disciples who had come to this island fighting with the Mermaid Clan.

Xu Qing narrowed his eyes slightly, swept across the surroundings rapidly, walked forward habitually with a hunched back, wandered on the tree crowns, walked in the dark and hidden places of the jungle, and his speed did not slow down.

He was very familiar with the jungle.

Galloping at this moment, Xu Qing finally fully confirmed his guess and analysis about the Third Prince and the sect on that day, knowing that no one would come to find trouble with him for killing the Mermaid Clan.

This made him feel secure in his heart. His body leaped onto a tree crown and was just about to borrow force to move forward when suddenly, his pupils constricted.

A sense of crisis suddenly rose in his heart. Xu Qing's body retreated instantly, and the moment he retreated, a red tree branch rushed out from the tree crown of the giant tree he had been on before.

This tree branch was like a tentacle, sweeping across in an instant.

At the same time, following the appearance of the tree branch, the giant tree withered visibly to the naked eye, and along with it, dozens of similar giant trees withered as well.

The moment they withered, one red tree branch after another whistled from all eight directions, heading straight for Xu Qing.

Xu Qing's expression remained as usual. His body rose and fell flexibly. He did not make a move immediately but leaped up after avoiding the tree branches in the surroundings, looking toward the source of these tree branches in the distance.

There, the mud on the ground was collapsing, and a thick, blood-colored giant tree was slowly rising from the ground.

As it rose, red light shone, but it could not block Xu Qing's line of sight, allowing him to clearly see that there were countless severed limbs buried within the trunk of this tree.

There were humans and aliens.

All were blue-black.

It seemed they were buried here, their own flesh and blood becoming nutrients to nourish the giant tree, while also becoming alienation points for foreign substances.

Because as the giant tree rose, Xu Qing saw more than a dozen giant fruits growing on it.

These fruits were all growing on the tree branches, semi-transparent, and one could see that there was a Mermaid Clan cultivator existing inside every fruit.

These Mermaid Clan members had their eyes closed, and a large amount of foreign substances diffused from their whole bodies, merging into the fruits, and were then sucked away by the giant tree and sent to the countless corpses within the trunk.

Clearly, this was a special method for Mermaid Clan cultivators to clear their own foreign substances.

And such trees were not just one. Xu Qing raised his head to look into the distance. As far as his eyes could see, there were at least seven or eight. One could imagine that in this entire jungle surrounding the outer area of Juying Island, there must be more of this type of giant tree.

At this moment, just as Xu Qing looked into the distance, those red tree branches, like tentacles, carried strong murderous intent and whistled from all eight directions.

But the moment they approached Xu Qing, the red tree branch that neared the fastest withered visibly to the naked eye. The red was replaced by black spots, and these black spots seemed to possess life, spreading instantly, corroding rapidly wherever they passed.

All this caused the tree branch to rot suddenly in the process of approaching, dropping a large amount of black sticky liquid.

This sticky liquid was also highly toxic; upon landing, it would corrode anything it touched, and even the mud emitted a sizzling sound.

And it was not just this one that rotted. At this moment, all the tree branches nearing Xu Qing rotted instantly, and the black spots on the tree branches did not dissipate, but followed the tree branches straight to their source.

Seen from afar, one could see the black color covering the dozens of melting tree branches rapidly, gathering from all eight directions toward that giant blood-colored tree.

Just as the black color was about to swarm onto this giant tree, at this moment, the dozen or so fruits vibrated violently. The Mermaid Clan cultivators inside sensed the crisis, opened their eyes one after another, and broke out of the shells.

But not all Mermaid Clan cultivators could wake up and rush out so quickly. Eventually, under the coverage of the black color, only four rushed out.

And the rest... all rotted instantly, like fruits dripped with thick ink, the moment the giant tree was permeated by the black color.

This scene caused the murderous intent of those four Mermaid Clan cultivators to become intense. Their cultivation bases exploded, and they were all at the Great Perfection of Qi Condensation, killing their way toward Xu Qing.

In their eyes, Xu Qing was also at the Great Perfection of Qi Condensation, with the same cultivation base as them, but very few humans could awaken racial talents, so often in battles between the same realm, aliens had the advantage.

Although the poison path was sharp, they relied on their body structures being different from humans, so they could ignore many human poisons.

Thus, these four Mermaid Clan cultivators moved fast, approaching Xu Qing from four directions. But the moment they neared, a cold glint flashed in Xu Qing's eyes, and his body speed suddenly increased.

This speed exceeded the judgment of these four Mermaid Clan cultivators. Before the shock on their expressions could even emerge, Xu Qing's figure had already arrived in front of one Mermaid Clan cultivator. The dagger swept across with cold light. The moment the head flew up, his body slammed fiercely into another Mermaid Clan cultivator.

Amidst the sound of cracking, that Mermaid Clan cultivator he collided with, even if his racial talent body was powerful and possessed a certain method of unloading force, still could not withstand it. Before he could even scream, his body caved in directly, and both bones and flesh shattered instantly.

Amidst the splashing flesh and blood, Xu Qing's dagger flew out of his hand, heading straight for the third Mermaid Clan cultivator's glabella. While piercing through, the last Mermaid Clan cultivator's face turned pale, his eyes revealing intense terror. He did not dare to continue approaching, and his body retreated rapidly, intending to flee.

But it was too late.

He had only fled less than ten zhang away when his body began to tremble, and countless black spots appeared.

Following the spread of the black spots, his screams also spread to all eight directions, and his body was corroded rapidly until it melted.

Although the Mermaid Clan's body structure could avoid some poisons, Xu Qing specifically optimized his poison powder for this point. Now that he used it, it was naturally fierce.

After killing four in a row, Xu Qing's expression was calm. When he went to search for items on these four, his heart moved, and he raised his head to look into the distance. Where his eyes could see, a Seventh Blood Child disciple appeared.

Xu Qing was somewhat unfamiliar with this person, but the fluctuation of the Hua Hai Jing approaching Great Perfection on his body proved that the other party was not fake. And at the same time he looked over, this disciple also stopped his footsteps suddenly.

The moment he met Xu Qing's gaze, this Seventh Blood Child disciple's breathing stagnated instantly, as if he had encountered a powerful sea beast on the forbidden sea, a feeling that instantly emerged in his heart, causing his body to stiffen. Only with great perseverance could he barely move. His eyes revealed unprecedented vigilance, and he spoke rapidly.

"This Senior Brother, I have no malice, just passing by." As he said this, he hurriedly took out a large handful of elixirs and swallowed them, then raised both hands to indicate he had no evil intent, and retreated slowly.

Xu Qing swept a cold glance at this person. After organizing the spoils of war, he swayed and left.

Until he was sure Xu Qing had gone far, the Seventh Blood Child disciple with a cultivation base approaching Great Perfection took a deep breath, his eyes filled with horror, and his heart was shaken to the extreme.

"If I had approached any closer just now, or revealed a trace of evil intent, I would have died here!"

He had lingering fears; Xu Qing's strike and the aura on his body had put immense pressure on him. This pressure gave him the illusion in that instant that he was not facing a Qi Condensation cultivator, but a Foundation Establishment deacon in the sect.

"When did such a ruthless person appear beneath the mountain..."

This Seventh Blood Child disciple had been on the sea for half a year and had not returned, so he did not know of Xu Qing's existence. At this moment, he left rapidly, but after walking a few steps, he spat out a large mouthful of black blood, scaring him into hurriedly taking another large handful of elixirs, which made him feel a bit better.

This was also because Xu Qing's poison just now was mainly aimed at the Mermaid Clan. Otherwise, if it had been the previous ones, this person would have died instantly upon approaching the battlefield.

"Cultivation base powerful, killing decisively, and poison path terrifying..." This old Seventh Blood Child disciple's eyes were filled with incomparable wariness. He did not dare to take the path Xu Qing took, but changed direction to move forward, his heart already deciding that wherever the other party went, he would not go even if he died.

Just like that, time passed. The slaughter between the Seventh Peak disciples and the Mermaid Clan cultivators on the four Mermaid islands continued, and while there were casualties on both sides, Xu Qing also slowly killed his way out of the jungle.

The moment he walked out of the jungle, he saw a Mermaid Clan city in the distance!

That city was very special; it was not built of bricks and tiles, but formed by a massive fish bone.

This fish bone was extremely magnificent, a full district in size of the Seventh Blood Child's main city.

Xu Qing compared it with the information about Juying Island in the jade slip Huang Yan gave him, his body moved, and he galloped toward the city.

Yesterday, Little Little Mengxin released five easter egg chapters, with character illustrations of Xu Qing, the Captain, Luan Ya, Mingnan Shizi, and Man Gui.

They are scattered in some chapters. If you handsome guys and young ladies are interested, you can go take a look~

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