Chapter 440: A million miles in one breath, promoted to Coral Rank!

Coral City, Eastern District, Tianrui Manor.

Amidst a sea of flowers, the plants and trees were all circling a silver-haired youth at the center at an astonishing speed.

The earth seemed to have become a Yin-Yang diagram, with two completely different forces constantly merging and separating.

Suddenly, the entire sea of flowers went still. Pu Tianrui looked at the sky with some confusion; his eyes reflected a pale golden silhouette.

"Hmm? Why have all my straw men disintegrated?"

"And who is this figure?"

Pu Guangrui immediately began sending inquiries to his master.

Coral City, in a vast primeval forest, Fairy Youling looked at her own exploded straw man, unable to help but reveal a look of shock.

"My Three Treasures Ancestor... did the Mushroom King really master Zuo Zuo Qiyu's technique?"

She was relatively familiar with Zhao Xing; after more than a thousand years of acquaintance, even if Zhao Xing was just a silhouette and wearing the Cicada Dharma Robe, she recognized him!

"I should have swapped earlier if I'd known. Let's go take a look..." Fairy Youling immediately flew toward Seaweed City.

Seaweed City, on an endless field.

Thousands of 'Yuan Qiusheng's, wearing straw rain capes and conical hats, were suddenly out of control and exploded.

"What's going on?"

Yuan Qiusheng's true self quickly rushed to the spell experimental field, his eyes filled with shock and heartache.

The straw men exploding had ruined quite a few of his seedlings.

"Is that Brother Zhao's silhouette?" Yuan Qiusheng looked up at the sky, his eyes also reflecting Zhao Xing's silhouette.

"Brother Zhao, what kind of spell have you mastered? These straw men of mine are all at the Five Elements Dao Domain Realm..."

Yuan Qiusheng muttered to himself.

Coral City, at a Boundary Star arena.

Han Qianye and True Person Miaosong were sparring with straw men.

The planet was divided into two distinct camps; one hemisphere was scorching hot, belonging to Han Qianye's Giant Cauldron and Heavenly Yang straw men.

The other hemisphere was cold and dark, belonging to True Person Miaosong's Antarctic straw men and Heavenly Demon straw men.

"Brother Han, in ten more days, you will lose. This sparring session, I have won."

Outside the Boundary Star, on a floating platform, True Person Miaosong smiled at Han Qianye beside him.

"Hmph, until the very end, the outcome is unknown." Han Qianye was still performing micro-management, though his territory was clearly shrinking.

"Hahaha, Brother Han, no matter how you operate, your straw man army is just fodder for me. Must you fight to the last man before admitting defeat? That's so boring."

"Surrender now, and I'll count it as you only losing half." True Person Miaosong laughed.

"In my, Han Qianye's, dictionary, there is no such word as surr... Hmm?"

Bang bang bang bang bang bang!

Suddenly, violent explosions came from the Boundary Star arena.

In an instant, the Boundary Star arena was filled with spiritual energy smoke and dust, and the void trembled.

All the straw men exploded simultaneously.

"What?" True Person Miaosong and Han Qianye were both shocked.

They had wanted to control the straw men to stop at the first moment, but everything happened too fast; the explosions occurred in an instant.

Moreover, just as they wanted to exert control, a silhouette wearing a dark golden dharma robe with a majestic figure suddenly appeared before their eyes.

The silhouette seemed like the incarnation of the Dao, completely severing their control over the straw men.

"Damn, this kind of suppression... is it Zuo Zuo Qiyu's Void Straw Man?!" True Person Miaosong exclaimed.

"Why would Zuo Zuo Qiyu attack us? This clearly means Zhao Xing has mastered it!" Han Qianye was both shocked and excited. "The rumors are actually true; can the Void Straw Man really suppress a domain?"

The two looked at each other, then said in unison: "Let's go, find him in Seaweed City!"

Coral City, in a dense primeval forest.

A cold-looking black-haired youth sat under a large tree. Suddenly, he opened his eyes, and a withered leaf mark appeared between his brows.

"What an overbearing spell."

Tuo Sen's eyes lit up with a sharp gleam.

He did not cultivate the straw man technique, but at this moment, he too sensed the existence of the Void Straw Man.

The sensation quickly spread; there were not a few in the entire Primordial Realm who could recognize the Void Straw Man.

Many Dao Domain Realm and Reincarnation Realm experts reacted instantly: someone new had mastered the Void Straw Man.

Because Zuo Zuo Qiyu could not possibly have made a move; if he had, the straw men of the Reincarnation Realm Si Nong would not have been able to maintain their form.

Judging by the intensity, it could only be that a new Si Nong had mastered the Void Straw Man!

"Who exactly is it?"

"Doesn't Zuo Zuo Qiyu not take apprentices and not pass on techniques?"

"Let's ask the Law Enforcement Hall."

"Hehe, another master-killer has appeared, this is interesting."

Seaweed City, Huailiu Courtyard.

After Zhao Xing mastered the Void Straw Man, he sensed the commotion he had caused and immediately withdrew his divine ability.

"Goodness, so many Si Nong are using straw men to work; I really poked a straw man nest."

Although it was only for a split second, Zhao Xing withdrew his divine ability, but in that instant, he still sensed straw men on the scale of tens of trillions.

And that was only counting those with some level of quality, such as Han Qianye's Giant Cauldron straw men and Heavenly Yang straw men; True Person Miaosong's Heavenly Demon straw men and Antarctic straw men.

As for the lesser straw men, Zhao Xing couldn't even count them.

"Straw man types are diverse and widely applied. In the Primordial Realm, whether they are from the Heavenly Time Faction, Earthly Benefit Faction, or Self Faction, almost every Si Nong knows a trick or two of straw man spells. Even auxiliary Si Nong use straw men to work."

"I've caused a stir now; will I be punished by the Primordial Realm?"

Zhao Xing was a bit uneasy; he hadn't intended to show off.

At the moment of mastery, the spell was just at the entry level, and he still couldn't control the power well.

That was why he had even put on the Cicada Dharma Robe, just to enhance his control over the straw men.

"Although they only saw my silhouette, with so many great beings in the Primordial Realm, they should know it was me."

"Confession brings leniency."

Zhao Xing thought for a moment and immediately sent messages to Zuo Zuo Qiyu, Gu Luohe, and the Five Poisons Emperor.

Then he flew out of the Huailiu Courtyard's cultivation room and waited above the barrier.

As expected, two phalanxes had already appeared above his Huailiu Courtyard, waiting.

They wore black dharma robes and armor, looking majestic, numbering about a thousand.

"Is that Gong Fa of the Primordial Law Enforcement Hall? Oh right, he was still in the Law Enforcement Hall at this time." Zhao Xing looked at the person in the lead.

'Gong Fa' was a senior Reincarnation Realm Si Nong.

Master Zhao had a deep memory of him because in his previous life, he had once asked Gong Fa for advice, but before he could say two sentences, the other party had cursed: 'Your aptitude is truly crooked and inferior, a low-grade native seed, unworthy of cultivating this technique.'

Gong Fa didn't speak after appearing; a handsome youth with golden hair and blue eyes beside him, holding a Jade Scepter, stepped out.

He looked at Zhao Xing below with some surprise: "Seaweed-level member Zhao Xing, the disturbance just now was caused by him. My Lord, is there a mistake?"

Zhao Xing also looked at the youth beside Gong Fa.

This person was named Carlos Yang, the same Carlos who was in the top ten of the Self Faction combat division at the Primordial Assembly.

The custom in the star system where the Carlos family resided was to have very long names; Carlos Yang was just the simplified address.

In the year 1775 of the Primordial Realm, among the original Seaweed-level members, there were already dozens of Coral-level members.

Carlos Yang was one of them; he had joined the Primordial Law Enforcement Hall department.

Carlos Yang had a deep impression of Zhao Xing because the title of Gu Luohe's disciple was there, and furthermore, Zhao Xing had persisted in passing the levels in Taichu City for over a thousand years, which was also known by many.

On the contrary, Carlos Yang knew nothing about the Great Zhou's affairs in the Star-Annihilation Corridor.

Receiving the mission to mobilize suddenly today, Carlos had thought it was to handle disputes between military generals, not expecting it to be Zhao Xing.

"There is no mistake." Gong Fa glanced below.

"What exactly did he do to warrant you coming out personally, and bringing so many people?" Carlos was curious.

Even if one wanted to cause trouble, one had to have the ability. Generally, if a Si Nong blew up a lab or something, that was a small matter, and no one would bother to manage it.

Gong Fa didn't answer Carlos Yang's question, just looked up in a certain direction.

The Five Poisons Emperor and Zuo Zuo Qiyu appeared one after another.

"Gong Fa, Zhao Xing was taught by me; his spell caused the fluctuation, so the responsibility is mine." Zuo Zuo Qiyu transmitted his voice. "As for everyone's losses, he will pay for them."

The Five Poisons Emperor said unwillingly: "You take full responsibility, and I pay? What kind of stupid logic is that?"

Zuo Zuo Qiyu: "It's settled."

Gong Fa didn't say a word; after cupping his hands, he transmitted his voice to the phalanx behind him: "Withdraw."

The law enforcement team came quickly; this was their duty, and regardless of anything else, this reaction speed was necessary.

They didn't immediately move to arrest and question people upon arrival because they were waiting for someone; since Gong Fa had also recognized the Void Straw Man, how could he dare to truly arrest him?

Clearly, the person they were waiting for had arrived, so of course, they could leave; after all, this wasn't a big deal.

Only Carlos was left confused.

"Why did they withdraw again?"

"What exactly happened?"

Carlos Yang came inexplicably and left inexplicably.

He couldn't help but look back at Zhao Xing below before flying away with the main force.

After the law enforcement team left, only Zuo Zuo Qiyu and the Five Poisons Emperor remained above Huailiu Courtyard, arguing.

Gu Luohe's appearance ended their daily bickering.

"Senior."

"Hmm." Gu Luohe nodded slightly, then looked at Zhao Xing below, revealing a rare trace of a smile: "Not bad."

"Greetings, Master Gu, Senior Zuo, Master, the student just now..." Zhao Xing wanted to explain after paying his respects.

Gu Luohe interrupted: "You have just mastered it and are not yet proficient; it is understandable, no need to worry."

"That's right, if you want to blame someone, blame those mechanism masters in the Primordial Realm; their spell barriers aren't sturdy enough!" The Five Poisons Emperor said immediately.

"Zuo Qiyu, you handle the public relations; Five Elements, you pay the money." Gu Luohe left a sentence and walked away.

The Five Poisons Emperor was stunned, then slapped his own mouth: "I really have a loose tongue, almost forgot that most of the spell barriers were handled by Senior Gu."

Zuo Zuo Qiyu opened his mouth with a look of contempt, cursing silently.

"Old beast, curse me again!"

The Five Poisons Emperor pounced over, but Zuo Zuo Qiyu had already disappeared from where he stood.

"Trash, only knows how to hide."

The Five Poisons Emperor flew down, grumbling; he still wasn't satisfied, looking at Zhao Xing and saying:

"Disciple, you curse him too."

"Master, this disciple dares not." Zhao Xing said honestly.

"What are you afraid of?" The Five Poisons Emperor said with a straight face: "You'll have to fight him sooner or later; if you don't even dare to curse him, you're also trash."

"..."

Zhao Xing was also speechless; you dare to curse because you have the ability, if I curse, isn't that just asking for a beating?

However, the Five Poisons Emperor had this temper; when his temper flared, he would even curse himself, so what else could be said?

Seeing Zhao Xing remain silent, the Five Poisons Emperor ranted for another half an hour.

The scope of his attack quickly expanded from Zhao Xing and Zuo Zuo Qiyu to the entire Si Nong profession.

"... The people of the Taigu Zhi Qiu are also a bunch of good-for-nothings; it's been over three thousand years, and the Ancient Sea Path still hasn't been opened."

"A single Three-Fold Boundary Mountain takes 325 years to play with; what a waste of the Empire's money. If it were me, I would have chiseled it open long ago. And he's the Great Disciple of Emperor Venerable Hong Shan? A big piece of trash is more like it..."

Zhao Xing listened quietly to the Five Poisons Emperor's roaring, extracting some important information.

"... Delayed for so long, now it's even worse; two families splitting the money is about to become several families splitting the money."

"If you ask me, we shouldn't have invited them to join in the first place."

"..."

The speed of his speech was so fast that Zhao Xing couldn't get a word in.

After a good while, the Five Poisons Emperor finally slowed down.

Zhao Xing then seized the opportunity, cautiously saying: "Master, do you mean that the Empire and Taigu Zhi Qiu's joint development of the Empire's northwestern wilderness is not going smoothly? Is Emperor Venerable Hong Shan coming too?"

The Five Poisons Emperor stopped and glanced at Zhao Xing: "It's more than that; soon, the forces of the Origin Heavenly Palace, the Wilderness Ancient Country Alliance, and the Reincarnation Divine Hall will all be coming."

"What do you mean?" Zhao Xing was stunned.

"You aren't qualified to hear such secrets yet." The Five Poisons Emperor shook his head, "Become a Coral-level member as soon as possible; there isn't much time left for you."

Having said that, the Five Poisons Emperor, having finished his rant, floated away.

Leaving Zhao Xing alone, confused in the wind.

"I don't know what happened; how did exploring the Siyue Wilderness involve so many forces?"

Zhao Xing pondered for a while, quickly returned to his room, and opened the Star Mirror to check the Empire's latest map.

He also searched for events that had occurred in the Xuanling Star Domain over the past two thousand years. A few days later, a look of realization appeared on Zhao Xing's face.

"So that's how it is."

"After the Yuanhai Ancient Country Dharma Assembly incident, the map of the ancient countries in the Chenluo Wilderness has undergone tremendous changes."

"The wilderness belt has further expanded; compared to the previous life, it has accelerated its expansion by more than three times."

"The expansion of the wilderness belt means a decrease in habitable spiritual energy territory."

"The conflicts between the human race and the demon race have become much more frequent in the last two thousand years or so." Zhao Xing thought to himself.

The impact of that Dharma Assembly in the Yuanhai Ancient Country was profound.

It wasn't that modifying memories could make everything return to normal.

"In that Dharma Assembly of the Yuanhai Ancient Country, only tens of thousands of Reincarnation Realm experts died, but the number of Dao Domain Realm experts was countless."

"To support the resurrection of Old Qing and the Ancient God Dongyan, I'm afraid the number of sacrifices in the Dao Domain Realm also exceeded that of the previous life." Zhao Xing speculated.

"And the Dao Domain Realm is actually the backbone force against wilderness-ification."

The Reincarnation Realm can be considered the upper echelon; how many of the upper echelon actually do the work? Most of the work of personally going down to guard the wilderness is done by the Dao Domain Realm.

With many fewer Dao Domain Realm experts, the expansion of wilderness-ification naturally accelerated.

"Although the Empire's territory is far from the Chenluo Wilderness, after two thousand years, it has also been affected."

"The demon race wants to compete with the human race for territory, and the pressure on the Empire's frontier has also increased." Zhao Xing looked at the intelligence reports one by one.

"In the previous life, the Empire cast off other forces and only explored in cooperation with Taigu Zhi Qiu. Now that the landscape has changed, even the Origin Heavenly Palace, the Ancient Country Alliance, and even the Reincarnation Divine Hall want to participate?"

Zhao Xing felt his analysis was likely eight or nine out of ten correct.

"I really have to hurry."

The situation was becoming complex, and Zhao Xing had no idea about the future; only by becoming strong quickly could he deal with all the variables.

Closing the Star Mirror, Zhao Xing opened the leaderboard.

【Name: Zhao Xing】

【Level: Seaweed Seventh Stage (19.25 million/25.5 million)】

【Available Points: 850,000】

【Extra Points: 19.25 million】

"Counting only Si Nong this session, there are already hundreds of Coral-level members."

"Counting all professions, there are over five thousand Coral-level members."

"However, among the Self Faction Si Nong, there are only eighty-something."

In the 1775 years, Zhao Xing indeed hadn't deliberately saved up extra points, and he was still at the Seaweed Seventh Stage.

"Seaweed Ninth Stage requires 51.1 million points."

"Ascending to Coral First Stage requires 102.2 million points."

"Concentrating on cultivation for 1775 years, it's time to scrape the benefits of the Primordial Realm."

Zhao Xing closed the Star Mirror and immediately flew out of the Huailiu Courtyard.

"The first stop is the Primordial Ocean."

Primordial Ocean, West Coast.

"Pop~"

Zhao Xing was spat out by the Instant Flower.

At this time, the West Coast was still crowded with people.

"Brother Zhao!"

"Zhao Xing, is the rumor true?"

"Mushroom King, dare you fight me?"

As soon as Zhao Xing appeared, he immediately caused a sensation.

The legend of the Void Straw Man had already spread; now, not only Si Nong knew, but even other professions had heard of Zhao Xing's affairs.

"Divine Gold, who has time to play with you all."

Zhao Xing ignored them completely and disappeared directly from the shore.

Primordial Ocean, at 101,000 nautical miles.

"Splash~"

The surging ocean connected into a line, like a moving city wall, pushing across.

"Go!"

The Void Straw Man was immediately released by Zhao Xing.

As soon as the two-meter-tall straw man appeared, it opened its mouth, and the already chaotic Primordial Ocean actually formed a stable void crack.

It backhanded and swallowed the Seven-Extreme-High true self into it.

"Boom~"

The tide quickly rushed over.

The Void Straw Man opened its mouth again, and a larger crack appeared horizontally in front of it.

"Splash~~"

All the sea waves followed the crack and flowed behind it.

The Void Straw Man seemed to have drawn a groove in front of it, directly letting the sea waves bypass it.

"Small tricks." The Void Straw Man revealed a trace of a smile.

Then it flew over the wave crest, which was only ten meters high.

Leaping, leaping all the way, Zhao Xing's Void Straw Man completely ignored the impact of the Primordial Ocean.

In just the time it takes to burn a stick of incense, it rushed from the 100,000-mile area to the 900,000-nautical-mile mark.

Unobstructed!

"The Void Straw Man is truly refreshing."

The true self staying in the straw man's belly couldn't help but smile.

"The impact of the Primordial Ocean is first weakened by 99.9% by the Void Straw Man, and those invisible impacts, heart and will-type attacks, are also completely unable to penetrate the Void Straw Man and reach the true self inside."

The Void Straw Man contains a vast space.

Because advancing from the Giant Yang Straw Man to the Void Straw Man is, to some extent, a cultivation of the Void Dao.

Zhao Xing had only taken one step, but it was a qualitative leap! Reflected in the Void Straw Man technique, the amplification was even more terrifying.

The exquisite combination of technique and Dao allowed the Void Straw Man's strength to reach an exaggerated level.

As for how exaggerated? Zhao Xing's level-passing now was also a test of the Void Straw Man.

"Heart attacks, soul attacks, these attacks without substance, when transmitted into the Void Straw Man, are offset by the vast spatial distance."

Zhao Xing's true self lay down comfortably.

"The void is folded countless times, as if someone is standing ten thousand light-years away and launching a heart attack at me; the attack dissipates halfway."

"Too far away, everything is in vain."

When he had encountered the assassination by the Shadow Divine Hall's heart curse master Wei Jiu, the other party also had to sneak within a certain distance for the spell to reach maximum power.

If the distance was too far, it would be obstructed and offset by the various Daos operating in the cosmic void.

Now that Zhao Xing's true self was staying inside the Void Straw Man, he easily reached the 990,000-mile mark.

At the 1,000,000-mile mark of the Primordial Ocean, there were islands along the line, and on the islands were courtyards.

On every island, there was an 'Ocean Guardian'.

When the Primordial Ocean reaches the 1,000,000-mile mark, its power is already terrifying, and level-passers are very likely to be injured because the movement formation cannot operate in time.

Therefore, the duty of the Ocean Guardian is to prevent accidents.

On Guardian Island No. 188, Lans, who was meditating, suddenly opened his eyes.

"Someone has reached the 1,000,000-mile mark."

"Don't know who it is."

Lans stretched out his palm, and his palm suddenly turned into a mirror surface, showing the situation of the sea area he was responsible for.

He was a Life-Death Dao Domain Realm Mechanical Warrior.

"No one?"

Lans was a bit strange; he only saw the roaring waves but didn't find the presence of a level-passer.

"No, there is someone, and they have reached the 990,000-mile mark." Lans searched deeply for the second time, only then discovering Zhao Xing's existence.

The Void Straw Man was only two meters tall, and the level-passing method was very peculiar, so he had almost ignored it.

"Two-meter body size, what kind of spell is this?"

Lans immediately checked the level-passer's information.

"Seaweed Seventh Stage member, Si Nong Zhao Xing."

"Entered from the West Coast two days ago and rushed to the 990,000-mile mark in one breath?" A trace of surprise flashed in Lans's eyes.

"A Seaweed Seventh Stage member, can rush to here in one breath?"

Splash~

A pair of mechanical wings unfolded behind Lans; the void was like a water surface, vibrating finely, and the next moment Lans appeared in the high sky of the 1,000,000-mile warning line.

He looked down at Zhao Xing, who was close at hand.

"What an abstruse spell, actually applying the Void Dao to this extent?"

"A straw man, the materials aren't even peculiar, at most they can be considered low-grade Taiyin Dao Soldier materials, yet it can actually reach this place."

Lans watched with anticipation.

Soon, Zhao Xing crossed the 1,000,000-mile dividing line.

"Boom~"

Crossing the 1,000,000-mile dividing line is the watershed of combat power between the Yin-Yang Dao Domain Realm and the Life-Death Dao Domain Realm.

One must have at least some aspect that can reach the standard of the Life-Death Dao Domain Realm to stand firm at the 1,000,000-mile mark for ten breaths.

"Can he hold on for ten breaths?" Lans stared fixedly, ready to make a move at any time.

The sea waves rose abruptly, almost forming a water world; the sky, the earth, and the water boundaries all formed in an instant.

Arriving here, the Primordial Ocean actually made no sound, and everything seemed to be in slow motion.

It was as if a world was reaching the end of its life, wrapping around Zhao Xing, collapsing and imploding inward.

"Ten, nine, eight..."

Lans counted down silently.

Void cracks appeared around the Void Straw Man; the cracks were like cages, isolated from the outside world.

However, the seawater still flowed slowly through the void cracks, forming an encirclement and squeezing toward the Void Straw Man.

"The pressure of the Water Dao is too great; the Void Straw Man is also about to fail." Zhao Xing's true self was no longer relaxed and stood up solemnly.

"Although the Void Dao has an advantage, this Ocean Boundary's Dao level is higher. I only took one step, but the attack I face is like one launched by a practitioner who has taken seven or eight steps."

Sizzle sizzle~

The flowing seawater, like an adhesive, filled the void cracks.

The Void Straw Man tried its best to cast spells, but it was still surrounded by the ubiquitous ocean currents.

"Pop~"

A huge squeeze came, and Zhao Xing's true self suddenly felt extremely uncomfortable, as if facing the fear of death.

Heaven's might is unfathomable!

"The power of nature truly possesses the ability of ghostly craftsmanship!" Zhao Xing could no longer persist and was directly shaken into unconsciousness.

The coma did not last long; Zhao Xing soon woke up from a soft bed.

Opening his eyes, he saw a man with mechanical wings and a hat standing in front of the bed; the figure's clothing bore ocean and island patterns.

"You're awake." Lans turned around, smiling warmly.

"Who is your Excellency?" Zhao Xing got up and bowed.

"I am Ocean Guardian No. 188, Lans."

"Congratulations, Si Nong Zhao, for persisting for ten breaths at the 1,000,000-mile mark of the Primordial Ocean." Lans returned the bow, then took out his Star Mirror: "According to the regulations of the Primordial Realm, this process will be certified by me; after certification, you will be a Coral-level member."

Zhao Xing handed over his Star Mirror, and Lans touched it with his own.

A burst of red light erupted from both Star Mirrors.

On the back of Zhao Xing's Star Mirror, the Seaweed logo changed and twisted, becoming a red coral logo.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Lans."

Zhao Xing took the Star Mirror with some emotion.

"Crossing the ocean for a million miles in two days, persisting for ten breaths at the peak of the sky, this is the strongest straw man technique I have ever seen." Lans placed his hat on his chest and bowed slightly: "It is my honor to witness the rise of a genius."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 441 =====