Chapter 167: Qing Shi's Farewell?

On the vast East Sea, a horde of water tribe demon kings flew swiftly, at their lead a huge black flood dragon — needless to say, this was naturally the Old Dragon King.

Originally full of confidence, believing this battle was certain to win, the Old Dragon King's mood over just a few days was like riding a roller coaster.

Day one.

"With my son guarding the Dragon Palace, there's absolutely no problem."

Day two.

"Hmph, Divine Sword Peak simply doesn't know death; once I break the formation, I'll first annihilate the Dao Yi Sect."

Day three.

"A mere peak with just over ten thousand disciples, and you still haven't dealt with them? What are they even eating for?"

Day four.

"What? The Dragon Palace has been breached? Damn Divine Sword Peak, if I don't avenge this I swear I won't be a dragon — send the order, reinforce the Dragon Palace."

This is the Old Dragon King's psychological change over the past few days, from initial full confidence to later a shattered mindset.

Especially when hearing that the Dragon Palace had been breached, the Old Dragon King immediately went berserk.

With this old home gone, what's the point of playing around? Having lost his earlier confidence, he hurriedly summoned all the demon kings to rush back to the Dragon Palace.

As for the other water tribe powerhouses, they remained stationed in Hai Xi City.

They were too slow; bringing them along would only waste time. However, as the demon kings departed, progress on breaking the formation could only be forced to stall.

There was no way; to break the formation, one needed demon kings to hold the fort, and it wasn't a matter of just one or two.

The old home couldn't be abandoned, so the plan could only be slightly postponed.

"Damn it, damn Divine Sword Peak."

Along the way, the Old Dragon King's body surged with killing intent — this damned Divine Sword Peak ruined his grand plans.

The Old Dragon King hurriedly came to reinforce, while outside the Dragon Palace, the Crab King who arrived first felt his head buzzing — was the Dragon Palace being robbed by bandits?

Without the slightest hesitation, his gaze locked directly onto the Divine Sword Peak disciples.

"Die, all of you shall die for me."

Saying this, he brought down his claw; at that moment the enormous crab claw turned mountain-sized, fiercely pressing sideways upon everyone.

The demon king's aura swept wildly across the surroundings.

"Run."

Under the pressure's shroud, the disciples' hearts and spirits trembled; this was no longer a matter of whether to fight desperately, but a sheer gap in strength — they weren't even on the same level.

Even Zhao Zhengping and a few other inner disciples could not possibly block the Crab King's casual strike.

For now, the only option was to flee back into the formation, relying on the great array's obstruction to turn danger into safety.

But the Crab King wasn't stupid either; he naturally wouldn't give them a chance to escape back into the formation.

As the crab claw came pressing sideways, at the critical moment a figure instantly appeared before everyone, pointed a finger, and fiercely collided with the claw — then the Crab King was seen sent flying backward.

One blow repelled the Crab King; looking closely, the one who struck was Qing Shi.

At this time he had already restored his Shèngjìng cultivation, enabling him to repel the Crab King with a single strike.

"You're crazy — how can you get back after breaking the formation?"

But before anyone could react, Hong Zun down below shouted angrily.

Their entry into the formation relied on the Burial Bone Pill and the Heaven Abyss Grand Formation.

The Burial Bone Pill concealed their bone age, while the Heaven Abyss Grand Formation sealed their cultivation, allowing them to enter Jinhai Yingdi.

But now Qing Shi has opened the Heaven Abyss Grand Formation; afterward they cannot enter the camp, and remaining in the East Sea, even with perfected Shèngjìng cultivation, their fate would absolutely be a dead end.

No matter how strong you are, how many demon kings can you fight? Three, or five?

Yet the East Sea alone has at least dozens of demon kings, and since they cannot enter the formation, Qing Shi has nowhere to flee, not even a chance to return to Dongzhou — thus death is certain.

At this moment, Hong Zun's eyes no longer held his usual carefree smile; they were filled with anxiety and worry, and he couldn't help cursing furiously in his heart.

"You're really a damn idiot, a fool — I really want to slap you to death, what now?"

Hong Zun was truly panicked, while on the other side, the repelled Crab King came to his senses, looked at Qing Shi standing before him, and his eyes instantly filled with shock.

"Qing Shi............"

He then turned his head downward again, his face even darker as he spoke.

"Hong Zun............."

Even the Divine Sword Peak's Peak Master had arrived; the Crab King's heart was filled with utter shock.

In that case, Divine Sword Peak clearly came prepared — could it really be that the Dao Yi Sect sensed something?

At the same time, Qing Shi turned his head to look at Hong Zun and said.

"Quickly bring the disciples back; I'll hold this place."

"Damn it, couldn't you have told me beforehand before doing this?"

Faced with Qing Shi's words, Hong Zun didn't even think before shouting angrily.

He certainly knew that Qing Shi opened the Heaven Abyss Grand Formation to protect the disciples' retreat, but what about himself afterward?

Hong Zun's eyes were red, while Qing Shi merely smiled faintly and said.

"At this point, you still want to scold me?"

"I..............."

"Alright, bring the disciples back — don't forget you're the Peak Master of Divine Sword Peak."

Qing Shi had used his own life to gain the disciples' chance to withdraw; hearing this, Hong Zun gritted his teeth, glanced at the many Divine Sword Peak disciples around, and finally spoke in a low voice.

"Old geezer, wait for me."

Having said that, he prepared to lead the disciples back toward the camp.

Seeing the Divine Sword Peak disciples about to leave, the Crab King immediately let out an angry roar and launched another attack.

"Want to leave? Have you asked this king?"

"No need to ask you."

In the next second, Qing Shi made a move, repelling the Crab King again.

With only a minor achievement in the Demon King realm, facing the consummate Shèngjìng Qing Shi, the Crab King was naturally no match.

But this is only temporary; once the other Demon Kings of the water clan return, Qing Shi will surely die.

All the way, looking back repeatedly, seeing Qing Shi's back, Hong Zun felt heartbroken.

Don't think that their daily sparring back and forth means anything else; it's also a sign of their close relationship.

Clenching his fists, Hong Zun let out a loud shout.

"Old geezer, don't die, wait for me."

Having made up his mind, once he sends the disciples back to the camp, he will rush over; even if it means death, he will not leave Qing Shi alone to face the water clan's Demon Kings—he would rather die together with his brother.

Hearing the loud shout from behind, Qing Shi laughed and said.

"Old drunkard, how many years have we known each other?"

"I can't remember; maybe several thousand years."

"Do you still remember what you called me when we first met?"

Upon hearing that, Hong Zun fell silent, unconsciously recalling their first meeting.

Back then, Qing Shi was a lone cultivator, but his strength was already not weak; over a spiritual herb, they fought, and the newly joined Hong Zun of the Dao Yi Sect was beaten half to death by Qing Shi.

Nevertheless, it was precisely because of that that they became acquainted, and back then Hong Zun always called Qing Shi 'Qing Ge'.

Memories flashed one after another; Hong Zun himself was almost forgetting these things, but seeing Qing Shi once again face the Crab King, he finally spoke out.

"Qing Ge........."

Clashing with the Crab King in a single blow, the smile on Qing Shi's lips grew even happier, and he replied.

"Hong Di."

In the past, when Qing Shi addressed him like that, Hong Zun would have flown into a rage, but this time he nodded in response.

"Ai........."

Just like when they were young.