Chapter 831: Little Swallow, wearing a flowered coat

Upon hearing this, Xu Qing glanced at the Captain. Back outside the Shenshan, he had naturally sensed the Captain's evasiveness, which, combined with the murderous inquiry from Yan Yan Xuanzi later on and the information from the Shanchi Forest in the Mountain-Sea Domain, all aligned perfectly.

Everything fell into place.

The Senior Brother must have had some intense conflict with Yan Yan Xuanzi, and it was clearly Yan Yan Xuanzi who had come off worse...

Although Yan Yan Xuanzi's cultivation base was comparable to the Spirit-Nurturing Realm and quite terrifying, in Xu Qing's mind, there seemed to be nothing the Captain couldn't resolve. As for Yan Yan Xuanzi's secret, Xu Qing didn't have much interest.

But seeing the Senior Brother so full of enthusiasm, Xu Qing nodded and played along.

"What secret?"

The Captain's eyes lit up. He licked his lips, squatted down in front of Xu Qing, instinctively looked around, and spoke in a hushed tone.

"Little Junior Brother, that Yan Yan Xuanzi is a top-tier specimen!"

Xu Qing was puzzled. This was the first time he had heard the Senior Brother describe someone as a "top-tier specimen," especially with that lip-licking gesture... it was thought-provoking.

Seeing Xu Qing's expression, the Captain's desire to confide surged. He grinned at Xu Qing, looking quite lecherous.

"Let me tell you, Little Ah Qing, based on my experiences and knowledge from my previous lives, in the eyes of cultivators with special tastes, that guy Yan Yan Xuanzi is a treasure comparable to a rare gem."

"This person can be both the aggressor and the submissive, advancing and retreating with ease, changing in a myriad of ways—impossible to guard against."

As he spoke, the Captain smacked his lips, giving off a sense of salivating greed.

Noticing the Captain's expression again, Xu Qing was truly stunned this time. Doubt rose in his eyes. Although he had experienced many things since he was young, ultimately, in certain aspects, he was still naive.

So, he didn't grasp the meaning at all. He conjured Yan Yan Xuanzi's image in his mind, recalling the other's aura during their standoff, trying to find what was so special.

Noticing Xu Qing's confusion, the Captain blinked, finding it amusing and feeling a sense of pride.

He thought to himself that Little Junior Brother's current state was his most innocent, and as the Senior Brother, he couldn't let him have such gaps in his knowledge.

So, he patted Xu Qing on the shoulder, speaking earnestly in the tone of an elder.

"Little Junior Brother, your experience is still too limited."

"Forget it, forget it, I'll just tell you directly. That Yan Yan Xuanzi..."

The Captain paused.

"Can be both male and female, absolutely marvelous!"

As he spoke, the Captain licked his lips again.

His words fell into Xu Qing's ears like a thunderclap.

Xu Qing's eyes widened. Although the Eastern Wanggu Continent was full of bizarre and strange occurrences, and gender transformation wasn't exactly unheard of, what caused ripples in Xu Qing's heart was the Captain's expression and the words he used to describe it.

This couldn't help but lead Xu Qing to some associations. He hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"Senior Brother, how... did you discover this?"

Upon hearing this, the Captain lifted his chin, displaying a look of disdain.

"That little swallow, ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth, actually dared to snatch my Shanchi right before me!"

"After I caught him, he even told me to get lost!"

"That expression, that tone—looking down on everyone."

The Captain snorted coldly.

"So, I followed his request and got lost. But the more I thought about it, the angrier I got. So, while he was suppressing the Shanchi, I used all the Divine Law Edicts I had created to lure over the fathers, mothers, grandfathers, and grandmothers of the Shanchi he was suppressing."

"The result, hehe, that little swallow was miserable. Although his cultivation and combat power were not bad, comparable to the Spirit-Nurturing Realm, being besieged by so many Shanchi, he didn't have an easy time."

"So, guess what I saw?"

The Captain rubbed his hands, very excited. Without waiting for Xu Qing's response, he spoke himself.

"I saw that at the moment of crisis, he actually unleashed a terrifying divine ability. To a certain extent, this was no longer a divine ability, but a Divine Art!"

"And it was the kind of Divine Art with astonishing power, like a divine condemnation!"

Xu Qing's eyes narrowed.

The Captain became more and more animated as he spoke.

"But this art had a side effect. However, for that little swallow, perhaps it wasn't a side effect at all. In short, after unleashing this art, for a short period, his gender would transform!"

"Let me tell you, Little Ah Qing, I saw with my own eyes that every time he unleashed it, he would turn into a woman. One moment a man, the next a woman, then a man again—it was so much fun."

Looking at the Captain's excited appearance, Xu Qing's expression became strange.

The Captain didn't pay attention to Xu Qing; he was already in a state of high excitement and continued.

"And every time the side effect appeared and his gender transformed, a bead would form beside him, circling his body, absorbing the transformation aura within him, causing the side effect of his Divine Art to dissipate, turning him from a woman back into a man."

"I understood as soon as I saw it—that was his Life-Bound Bead, absolutely crucial."

"And you know, your Senior Brother is a kind person, helpful and selfless. I can't bear to see others in distress."

"So how could I bear to see him struggling with such transformations? After all, gender transformation involves many changes to the meridians and external features. Just thinking about it is painful."

"So... while he turned into a woman, I went over and snatched that bead..."

"This way, he couldn't turn back. You could say I liberated him."

As he spoke, the Captain raised his hand, and a red bead floated out from his palm. While emitting a dazzling light, it was covered by a blue light shield, preventing its fluctuations from leaking out.

"How about it?"

The Captain looked at Xu Qing triumphantly.

"So, don't look at how that little swallow's appearance hasn't changed much; in reality, inside, she's a girl. She can't turn back anymore. When I left, I even kindly left her a floral bellyband."

Xu Qing was shocked, staring blankly at the Captain, recalling the extreme anger and gnashing-teeth murderous intent Yan Yan Xuanzi had shown when searching for the other.

He finally understood the reason.

"No wonder..."

Xu Qing sighed.

The Captain laughed, closed his hand, took the bead, stood up, stretched, and felt satisfied.

He felt that his time in the Mountain-Sea Domain had been wonderful and fruitful. However, thinking of Xu Qing's Nine Li, he hesitated for a moment.

Finally, unable to suppress his curiosity, he asked.

Xu Qing told him the truth.

After hearing the process, the Captain's eyes widened just as much, and he stood there stunned for a long time before stomping his foot fiercely.

"That swallow has ruined me!"

"I should have joined in on something like that! What a huge loss!!"

Xu Qing didn't speak.

The Captain sighed deeply, squatted down again, his expression showing contemplation. After a long while, not knowing how he comforted himself, his eyes lit up, and he muttered to himself.

"Although I missed this opportunity, this matter confirms a guess I once had, providing strong evidence for what we are about to do next!"

After finishing, the Captain looked at Xu Qing, his eyes bright and filled with madness.

"Little Junior Brother, for this opening of the Divine Domain, I originally only had a ten percent certainty for the big thing I wanted to do."

"But now, after hearing what you said, my certainty is even greater!"

"This time, Senior Brother will take you to do a... super big thing that surpasses everything we've done before!!"

Xu Qing became instantly vigilant. The words "big thing" were something he was meant to pay close attention to, because every time the Captain said that, it meant being infinitely close to death.

And the level of madness was becoming more astonishing each time.

Tracing it back, from the flesh of the Juying, the Sea Corpse Clan statue, stealing the Youjing treasure clothes, the Son of Heaven, the domain of the Desert Master, to slaughtering the Divine Red Mother—it was getting more and more exaggerated.

Now, the Captain actually used the word "super."

Xu Qing's vigilance reached its peak instantly. Looking at the Captain, he couldn't help but sigh.

"Senior Brother, let's... not go courting death..."

The Captain smiled mysteriously.

"Don't worry, I've been planning this for a long, long time, and with your evidence to verify my guess, this time, it's absolutely safe."

The Captain patted his chest hard.

Hearing the Captain say this, Xu Qing's hair stood on end, and his heart churned. He had a premonition that this time, the Captain might really be about to do something terrifying and unprecedented.

Just as he was about to say something, the Captain's body flickered and disappeared from the residence, his lingering voice echoing in Xu Qing's ears.

"Don't be anxious, Little Junior Brother, I'll go out for a moment to make the final preparations for our big thing."

Inside the residence, Xu Qing was silent. After a long while, determination appeared in his eyes.

Based on his understanding of the Captain and the premonitions rising in his heart, he decided that this time, after entering the Divine Domain, his goal would only be to collect the Heavenly Dao and obtain the mark.

As for the Captain's big thing, he would absolutely not participate.

After all, Xu Qing didn't think he had the hobby of risking his life.

Thinking of this, he took a deep breath, closed his eyes to meditate, nurtured his Fifth Witch Treasury, kept himself in peak condition, and increased his absorption of the ninety-five Divine Tablets within the Fifth Witch Treasury.

Just like that, time passed.

Six days passed, and the time was approaching.

With one incense stick of time left before the opening of the Great Hunting Divine Domain, just as Xu Qing stood up to leave the residence, the Captain returned.

The moment he returned, without waiting for Xu Qing to speak, he took out a bottle, and then his body went "bang" and collapsed in front of Xu Qing, turning into blue worms that crawled into the bottle...

"Little Junior Brother, put me in your storage bag, and then we'll set off."

Almost the moment the Captain's voice came from the bottle, a terrifying fluctuation erupted from the Shenshan, sweeping across all directions like a mountain-toppling sea. Amidst the rumbling sound, three terrifying Divine Senses covered the domain.

The aura of the Gods shrouded everything.

All life below the Gods trembled at this moment, and cold Divine Voices echoed through heaven and earth.

"The Divine Domain is about to open, all children, step forward."

Xu Qing grabbed the bottle containing the Captain, put it into his storage bag, and his body flickered, disappearing from the residence.

The moment he appeared in mid-air, he saw three heaven-shaking and earth-shattering vast figures standing on the Shenshan in the distance.

Sun Flame, Moon Flame, Star Flame.

The three Gods appeared together! ===== CHAPTER 832 =====