Chapter 145

Although the youth from the First Peak was fast, this was the sea; no matter how fast his speed was, he had to rely on himself, especially since his bronze greatsword had been destroyed by Xu Qing.

Xu Qing, however, relied on his magic ship. Not only did he not consume his own energy, but he could actually recover during the pursuit. Given this, the outcome of the two in this chase was naturally predictable.

In reality, this was also the formidable aspect of the Seventh Peak's boat cultivators.

As a boat cultivator, once he reached Foundation Establishment, he was not only formidable on land but could push his endurance to the extreme at sea. Thus, in just one hour, as anxiety grew in the heart of the First Peak youth ahead, Xu Qing's magic ship caught up.

When it came to killing, Xu Qing would not be stingy with the magic ship's divinity. The moment he closed the distance, a divine strike erupted with a boom.

The next moment, the First Peak youth let out a miserable scream, rapidly forming seals to take out a large number of talisman treasures to block. Only then did he spit out blood to escape death, continuing to flee without looking back.

Xu Qing snorted coldly and continued the pursuit.

Soon, night fell.

When the sunset descended, seemingly turning the sky and sea into a single color, Xu Qing's magic ship caught up once again. This time, he did not use divinity; instead, the moment he caught up, his body leaped up violently.

With a wave of his hand, the sea roared. As the plesiosaur rushed out from within to block the First Peak youth, Xu Qing also stepped forward, heading straight for his opponent.

The black iron sign was also flung out by him, turning into a long rainbow that circled rapidly in the surroundings, searching for an opening.

At this moment, inside the iron sign, the excitement of the Jin Gang Sect's old ancestor had reached the peak of his life.

"Master, Master, you must finish this guy off!"

"According to my experience from reading countless ancient texts, this kid doesn't look like a simple character at all. From his attire, one can tell he is from your Seven Blood Eyes First Peak, and he's already this strong before even igniting his life fire upon Foundation Establishment. Usually, people like this are protagonists in storybooks. I imagine his status isn't simple either; he might even be a prince."

"Especially, Master, have you noticed? This guy never speaks properly. With such distinct characteristics, it's very hard to kill him in storybooks!"

"However, compared to you, Master, he is a fake dragon, while you, Master, are the true dragon. In the ancient texts I've read, although people like this possess great fortune, once you eliminate him, Master, you can gain his fortune. You absolutely must not let him go!"

"Besides, this person is too pretentious, and the things he says are complete nonsense. If we beat him until he speaks like a human, just thinking about it is satisfying!"

As the Jin Gang Sect's old ancestor spoke excitedly, he controlled the black iron sign to fly rapidly closer, while cheering in his heart.

"You're a dead man. The only one who can survive being hunted by this Xu Demon is me, the old man; there will never be a second!"

The black iron sign controlled by the Jin Gang Sect's old ancestor moved with great speed. As it approached in an instant, Xu Qing also stepped forward. He raised his right hand and pressed down violently; suddenly, a heavenly blade manifested and fell fiercely.

The First Peak youth wailed in his heart and immediately took out more than ten talisman treasures, throwing them all out at once. He spared no cost to make them self-destruct, forming a roar to resist the plesiosaur below and the heavenly blade above, only then managing to evade.

But he was still caught by the Jin Gang Sect's old ancestor, who found an opening and pierced through his arm in an instant.

The First Peak youth's breathing became rapid, ferocity appeared in his eyes, and he let out a low roar.

"Burn!"

As soon as his words fell, the blood stained on the black iron sign immediately ignited.

The Jin Gang Sect's old ancestor let out a cry of surprise and suppressed it rapidly. Then, feeling as if he had lost face, he let out a low roar, and a large seal manifested outside, smashing toward the opponent.

The First Peak youth was just about to strike, but Xu Qing had already arrived. As he closed in, the black flames on his body erupted violently, enveloping the youth, seemingly intent on extracting his soul.

This ruthless and cruel action completely shocked the First Peak youth. He became extremely anxious and spoke rapidly, wanting to inform his opponent that they were from the same sect and there was no need for this.

"My home is in the Southern Immortal Kingdom; in the mountains and seas, you and I are fellow countrymen!"

Xu Qing did not understand, and his ears automatically blocked out the opponent's words. He enveloped him with his black flames with full force and pulled suddenly.

At this critical moment, the First Peak youth roared and took a statue directly from his body. This statue was black and in the likeness of a human. After he threw it out, it shone with light and manifested.

Its form was that of a middle-aged cultivator wearing black Daoist robes. With an expressionless face, he waved his sleeves toward Xu Qing. Suddenly, a violent wind appeared, sweeping across the four directions and blocking Xu Qing's black flames.

The black flames roared and rolled back. Xu Qing's body also shook, blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, and he avoided the area rapidly. When he looked up violently, the First Peak youth had already taken the opportunity to accelerate and flee.

"Master, this kid has too many tricks. Let's use poison!" The black iron sign flew back rapidly, and the voice of the Jin Gang Sect's old ancestor came from within, filled with a thick sense of shared hatred.

"I already did." Xu Qing said coldly, looking at the First Peak youth in the distance.

This First Peak youth suddenly spat out a mouthful of black blood while speeding away. The terror in his expression was clearly greater; he sensed that his Qi and blood were now unstable, and his internal organs were stinging as if being corroded.

These signs of poisoning made him quickly take out an antidote pill, but after consuming it, not only was it useless, but the effects became even more intense.

This was something Xu Qing had specifically refined to counter others who took antidote pills to neutralize his poison; his poison was very difficult to resolve even with antidote pills.

This left the First Peak youth looking horrified, forcing him to deploy secret techniques to suppress it by force, his inner wailing becoming even more intense.

He felt there was no need for this; he had already said they were from the same sect, so why go this far? It was just snatching a Foundation Establishment sea beast; it didn't warrant such a life-and-death pursuit.

"The ways of the world are in chaos; who am I to be bullied so?"

Xu Qing ignored him and controlled his magic ship to ram into him fiercely.

Amidst the roar, the First Peak youth wailed in sorrow. He felt that this kid from the Seventh Peak was impossible to communicate with. He had already stated his home and status, yet the opponent still insisted on fighting.

If this continued, he feared he would truly fall here. In his anxiety, he bit the tip of his tongue again and spat out blood, transforming himself into a blood sword to increase the distance.

Just like that, time passed.

Xu Qing's cruelty and persistence were fully embodied in this pursuit; he chased this First Peak youth for two days and three nights!

During this time, they clashed many times, both attacking with full force, the roars constant. Each time, the poison on the youth deepened, but this person also had his own abilities; he didn't know what method he used, but he actually managed to resolve some of the poison's power through a bloodletting technique.

At the same time, his secret techniques were deployed many times, each time transforming into a blood sword to escape, which meant that despite Xu Qing's multiple attacks, he could only cause him constant injury, unable to kill him in one blow.

But Xu Qing was very patient and continued the pursuit. At the same time, the Jin Gang Sect's old ancestor also gasped in his heart as he looked at the youth ahead, thinking of himself.

"Kid, even if you count as a protagonist in a storybook, you're still no match for the Xu Demon. Unless you learn from me, the old ancestor, but positions are limited; there's only the magic ship left prepared for you." While gasping, the Jin Gang Sect's old ancestor couldn't help but feel very proud.

At this moment, the First Peak youth was already disheveled, his robes torn all over, and his entire person was extremely weak, especially his face, which was pale—a result of excessive blood loss.

He didn't know how many times he had bitten his tongue. He felt that if he kept biting like this, he might lose his tongue entirely. While wailing in his heart, his coldness had long since vanished.

It was just that he had never encountered such a persistent person, chasing him for two days and three nights without sleep or rest. That momentum seemed to suggest that if he didn't finish him off, he would never give up.

"Autumn departs, winter arrives, my heart is in knots; leaves fall, blood drifts, where is home!"

The youth wailed, his right hand raised and flung violently behind him. Suddenly, a jade slip flew out. This jade slip exploded instantly, and a large number of souls emerged from within.

These souls did not display any attacking posture at this moment, as if he were gifting them to Xu Qing.

These were all things he had collected; on one hand, they were needed for his cultivation, and on the other, he had intended to sell them to the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Seventh Peak upon returning to the sect. He knew that although these souls weren't as good as those extracted while alive, they were barely acceptable.

"Near the water, one can obtain the moon; who doesn't know you, Xuanyuan!"

To save his life, he said this indignantly. After speaking, he bit the tip of his tongue again, transformed into a blood sword, and increased the distance. Xu Qing, though he couldn't understand the youth's chaotic words, saw these souls and felt the black flames in his body disperse and inhale them instantly.

Suddenly, these souls were inhaled into Xu Qing's body without any resistance, turning into firewood that burned and impacted his twelfth magic aperture, blasting it open by a small fraction.

Xu Qing's eyes narrowed, and he pursued even faster.

This scene made the grief and indignation on the First Peak youth's face even more intense. He felt the opponent was too unreasonable; he had already begged for mercy, given compensation, said they were family, and even flattered him—why go this far!

It was just a beast; it didn't warrant this, so he spoke rapidly.

"Sun, moon, and stars are seen every day; coming and going, we are fellow immortals!"

【Empty】

Xu Qing didn't speak and continued to pursue. The roars were constant. Just like that, another day and night passed, and the souls accumulated in the First Peak youth's pockets had been thrown away.

The magic apertures in Xu Qing's body had also opened two more during this day, reaching thirteen!

Yet he was still hunting, never giving up in the slightest, and had also forcibly charged in many times wanting to kill in one blow, but the opponent had escaped each time.

As for the First Peak youth, his robes were now torn beyond recognition, and his eyes were completely dark, contrasting with his even paler complexion.

He even felt that he had seen stars several times; the sense of dizziness, fatigue, physical weakness, and the erosion of the poison left him in absolute despair.

He was also fortunate for the many preparations he had made before setting sail, which allowed him to maintain some combat power. The pursuer from the Seventh Peak behind him had tried to kill him several times, but he had successfully dodged them all.

However, the range he had traveled out to sea was too far, and after so many days, he still hadn't escaped back to the sect. At this moment, calculating the distance, there was at least a five-day journey left.

Thinking of this, the First Peak youth felt increasingly desperate. He had tried to transmit his voice, but the sea was too vast, and his transmission couldn't reach that far.

At this moment, seeing that kid behind him about to accelerate for a lethal strike, the First Peak youth wailed in his heart. Suddenly, a roar appeared in the sky ahead.

Dozens of figures were whistling past in the distant sky. Thunder rolled, and the sea stirred up whirlpools, as if a storm were coming.

There were dozens of figures in total, all fighting each other. It was clear they were two opposing forces, and their cultivation was beyond description. Merely the aftermath of them passing through this place made it seem as if the sea were about to be suppressed, with wild winds blowing from all directions.

The sky also dimmed at this moment.

The aura they emitted, even from a great distance, caused the First Peak youth's mind to shake violently, and he spat out blood.

Xu Qing, behind him, also saw this scene, his mind likewise roaring, and he spat out blood.

In his eyes, those figures whistling past in the sky were each like gods, surpassing the Third Elder.

Just by looking at them, Xu Qing felt as if his body were about to collapse, which caused his breathing to hitch. One of the figures, and the great wings beneath its feet, allowed Xu Qing to recognize the opponent's identity.

At the same time, the First Peak youth ahead's eyes lit up violently. He saw that one of those figures was his own master, so he shouted frantically.

"The setting sun's divine light shines for another day; in the vast sea, ten thousand grains are a new line!"

【Empty】

Oh my, Little Mengxin clicked the wrong thing; I just finished writing and wanted to set a timer.