Chapter 505: The Advantage is Mine

Several months later, in the space beyond the territory.

Thousands of flying ships advanced in a certain direction with the momentum of a collapsing mountain and an overturning sea; their auras were faintly merging, showing a trend of becoming one, while a pitch-black, man-eating ferocious beast loomed in and out of sight behind the fleet.

At the very front of the fleet, on the bow of a flying ship whose size was clearly different from the others, a sturdy figure sat cross-legged. An alarming aura emanated from his body at all times, and he was silently wiping a dark purple giant axe that stood as tall as two people on his knees; the ghostly light that flashed across the axe blade from time to time signaled its extraordinary nature.

"Lord Man Zun!"

A figure whose physique was completely out of place with the others in the fleet appeared silently behind the sturdy man known as Man Zun. If Xiao Han were to see this face, he would be surprised to find that it was none other than the Savage Marshal Gexiusi, with whom he had only had a few brief encounters; of course, perhaps it would be more appropriate to call him a Demon Emperor now.

Upon hearing this, Man Zun stopped the action of wiping the axe blade, then continued once more, his reaction flat.

"What is it?"

Gexiusi did not care about Man Zun's cold reaction; this was the attitude of the vast majority of the Man Mo Clan, and the other party had the strength to be the strongest under the Heavenly Demon Emperor of the Man Mo Clan to be so confident.

If it were not for his strength ranking among the Demon Emperors, and having gained the appreciation of the Man Mo Clan Leader, he would not have reached this step.

Precisely because of this, the Dou Qi Continent would become his "letter of introduction." He believed that after seeing that incredible lower plane, all opposing voices within the clan would vanish completely.

"Lord Man Zun, we are now only half a month's journey away from the Dou Qi Continent. Do you think we should make preparations early?"

"Half a month's journey, is it?"

Man Zun finally stopped his movements, and his gaze subconsciously fluctuated. Although he had some complaints about the Clan Leader's behavior of launching a massive mobilization based on one-sided information, he would still carry out his mission without compromise.

Furthermore, he also wanted to see for himself what was so special about that continent that the person before him had praised to the skies.

"Huang, Yu, Jie, Yu, come over here."

Man Zun transmitted the message immediately.

Before long, four figures came from the fleet behind. Passing by Gexiusi's side, they cast looks of disdain, indifference, and coldness, and bowed respectfully to Man Zun:

"Lord Man Zun!"

Man Zun nodded slightly, then signaled to the others in Gexiusi's direction.

"You all know the purpose of this time."

Raising his hand to stop someone who was about to speak, Man Zun's tone was unusually calm.

"This seat knows that you harbor resentment regarding this mission, but this is a mission ordered by the Clan Leader. Do not let personal desires delay the great affairs of the clan."

With the words spoken to this point, no matter how unwilling they were, they could only nod in agreement, though the resentment in their eyes when looking at Gexiusi grew even deeper.

"Give us an introduction to the situation of that Dou Qi Continent."

After admonishing his subordinates slightly, Man Zun changed the subject.

Gexiusi immediately wiped his palm across the void, and Demonic Qi broke through the ground, outlining a complete map of the Dou Qi Continent. Holding a small black rod condensed from Demonic Qi, he pointed at the map.

"Everyone, please look. In terms of territory size, the Dou Qi Continent belongs to the forefront among the many lower planes of the Da Qian World."

To this, Man Zun and the others had no reaction. Although the Dou Qi Continent was vast, they were also well-informed and naturally would not take it to heart.

Gexiusi seemed to have anticipated their indifferent reaction in advance and continued to introduce:

"The power system of the Dou Qi Continent is different from the Spirit Power cultivation system of the Da Qian World. The natives of the Dou Qi Continent cultivate a power called Dou Qi. It is worth mentioning that Dou Qi is a level weaker than the Spirit Power of the Da Qian World and the Demonic Qi of my Evil Clan. This perhaps..."

Before Gexiusi could lament their own good fortune, one of the people behind Man Zun suddenly spoke up, mocking:

"I heard you boasting in the clan that this Dou Qi Continent was peerless, but looking at it now, it's no different from other lower planes!"

Scanning with his peripheral vision at Man Zun, who remained indifferent to the former's presumptuous act, Gexiusi made his own response.

"Huang, it seems to be my time now."

As the words fell, Gexiusi remained in his posture, but the Demon Emperor named Huang suddenly felt an overwhelming aura pressing down on him. His expression changed slightly, and he spread out his own pressure as well.

"Boom!"

Two completely different auras collided. At the first collision, Huang was shocked in his heart. Facing Gexiusi's aura, he only felt as if he were an old tree in a hurricane, likely to be uprooted at any moment.

Just as Huang could not help but release the Demonic Qi within his body, that pressure instantly dissipated into nothingness. Subconsciously looking over, he was met with a pair of pupils that were neither happy nor sad.

"May I continue now?"

"Please." Huang took a deep breath. Thinking of everything that had just happened, he already understood that this lucky person who, in his view, had relied on flowery words to please the Clan Leader and rise to power, possessed such formidable strength.

"Hmm?!"

Huang's uncharacteristically polite behavior naturally could not be hidden from the others. They had also felt the collision of auras just now and could not help but restrain their contempt.

"Alright, from now on, do not interrupt unless necessary. If you have any questions, ask them later."

Man Zun also came out to smooth things over.

"Yes."

"Then shall this subordinate continue?"

Gexiusi's attitude remained the same, and Man Zun nodded.

"Continue."

"The cultivation system of the Dou Qi Continent is vastly different from the Da Qian World. The following are some superficial insights I have gained combined with my own observations."

"The highest realm of Dou Qi cultivation is called Dou Di, but this realm has already gone extinct."

Extinct?

Gexiusi did not keep them in suspense and continued:

"As of the time I left, the Dou Qi Continent had not produced a Dou Di powerhouse for ten thousand years. At that time, the strongest on the Dou Qi Continent should have been what the natives call Nine Star Dou Sheng Peak, and even powerhouses of this realm did not exceed the number of fingers on one hand."

"I have felt the aura of a Nine Star Dou Sheng Peak native; it is not much different from our clan's Commanders."

"Commanders?!"

Man Zun was slightly surprised. A step further from a Commander would be a Demon Emperor. Did this not mean that the other party's extinct Dou Di could be comparable to a Demon Emperor powerhouse?

As things stood, Man Zun believed a little that the Dou Qi Continent was indeed different. However, since the so-called Dou Di was already extinct, they could easily take it down with their current lineup. Thinking of this, Man Zun felt relieved.

"And..."

However, the next sentence immediately made his heart feel blocked.

Only to hear Gexiusi say solemnly:

"I suspect that the current Dou Qi Continent seems to have regained the possibility of giving birth to so-called Dou Di powerhouses."

"What makes you say that?"

"Does Lord Man Zun still remember that Langya Palace Master of the Da Qian World?"

How could this be forgotten?

In fact, a large part of the reason for their current expedition was the existence of that Langya Palace Master.

An Immortal Grade Spirit Array Master who almost blocked the doorstep of the city under the jurisdiction of the Man Mo Clan could be called a thorn in their side; practicing both arrays and spirit power and rising like a comet in a few decades represented the other party's extraordinary potential, and coupled with the various good deeds the other party had done, it made him an existence that the Outer Realm Evil Clan wished to eliminate as quickly as possible.

However, the Da Qian World and the person himself were well aware of this, and there were always powerhouses from the Da Qian Palace keeping an eye on the movements of Outer Realm Evil Clan powerhouses in the direction of the Langya Heavenly Palace; Heavenly Demon Emperor-level powerhouses were completely unable to cross the Da Qian Defense Line, and the weaker Mysterious and Ghost Demon Emperors had already been proven by the Blade Demon Clan to be nothing more than cannon fodder.

It just so happened that the Langya Palace Master was incredibly cautious, making them unable to kill or capture him, which was stifling!

With no other choice, they had to resort to this inferior strategy, traveling tens of thousands of miles and going to great lengths to attack the Dou Qi Continent, a lower plane, in the hope of luring the other party into revealing a flaw.

Gexiusi said with a calm expression:

"Lord Man Zun should have noticed during this period that the Dou Qi Continent is more than hundreds of millions of miles away from the Da Qian World. From the last time I met that Langya Palace Master on the Dou Qi Continent until he rose to fame in the Da Qian World, only a few decades have passed. This amount of time is barely enough for a Commander-level existence just to travel, let alone cultivate and break through."

"So there is only one possibility."

"This person must have broken through on the Dou Qi Continent in advance, so that he could arrive in the Da Qian World in such a short time."

"Since there is this precedent, we must prepare for the worst."

"Hmm."

Man Zun could not help but agree solemnly; perhaps even he had not realized that he had already subconsciously taken Gexiusi's advice.

"Makes sense."

"So, what is your estimate of the strength of this Dou Qi Continent?"

"Before I left, the Dou Qi Continent experienced a relatively large turmoil, and the most powerful group of forces on the continent fought a life-and-death battle, causing a large number of powerhouses to fall."

"Even in the worst-case scenario, the strength currently possessed by the Dou Qi Continent is at most two to three Demon Emperors, and there will be no more than two hundred Commander-level powerhouses."

"That is acceptable."

Hearing this, Man Zun's tone was relaxed; the worst case was at most half of their current strength, and that was excluding him, a peak Mysterious Demon Emperor.

The advantage is with me!