Chapter 166: Slaying the Golden Flood Dragon King, Encountering the Ghost Mist

"Hahahaha!"

"To take this King as a Spirit Beast, even a Spirit Severing Stage cultivator does not have the qualifications. Although I do not know what you, a Nascent Soul Early Stage, relied on to exterminate my nephew and third brother, today you will undoubtedly die!"

The Golden Flood Dragon King did not consider it at all and directly burst into loud laughter.

As soon as the words fell, his gaze turned into a cold glint, and the golden long spear in his hand flew out, transforming into a golden flood dragon over ten zhang in size, wreathed in silver electric arcs, charging straight at Yan Taibai, who was a thousand zhang away.

The momentum was overwhelming, the fierce might was vast!

This single strike alone was enough to kill a Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivator in seconds and severely injure a Nascent Soul Mid Stage cultivator, and it was difficult to dodge because the speed was too fast.

It almost ignored spatial distance, arriving in an instant.

But for Yan Taibai, it posed no threat; he raised his hand to block, then grabbed!

His entire arm pierced straight through the silver-arc flood dragon formed by the golden long spear, seizing the golden long spear within his hand.

Then, he spat out the word "Refine" from his mouth.

Instantly, the silver-arc flood dragon formed by the golden long spear let out a human-like roar of fear, its massive body collapsing under the Golden Flood Dragon King's incredulous gaze, leaving only a golden long spear held in Yan Taibai's hand.

Furthermore, the metal-attribute origin energy and spiritual power within it were swallowed into Yan Taibai's body like a bursting flood, causing his entire body to surge with golden light, while the original golden long spear turned gray-white at a rapid speed, eventually transforming into gray-white powder that scattered onto the sea surface.

"Golden Flood Dragon King, you still have one quarter of an hour to consider. I rarely give people a second chance. But in consideration of your ten thousand years of cultivation, I will give you one last chance. As long as you agree to be my Spirit Beast, you may live; otherwise, I do not mind taking your life and removing the Level 10 Demon Core from your body."

Yan Taibai looked at the Golden Flood Dragon King, who was filled with shock, anger, and a look of fear and apprehension, and said with unusual patience.

"Wanting this King to be your Spirit Beast? I would rather self-detonate my Demon Core and perish with you, eliminating a great threat for the demon race."

"Lads, attack! Kill him."

The Golden Flood Dragon King roared and gave the order.

Instantly, countless, densely packed Demon Beasts emerged on the sea surface for a hundred miles around, including Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4, and even quite a few Level 5, Level 6, and Level 7 Demon Beasts.

For a time, the demon aura soared to the heavens within a thousand miles, and the baleful aura was almost tangible, like a tide; if it were any other Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivator, they would have been scared into fleeing for their lives.

Yet, the Golden Flood Dragon King's previous sentence sounded exceptionally familiar to Yan Taibai, so he could only shake his head and sigh.

"Since that is the case, then you can die."

Before the words had faded, Yan Taibai transformed completely into a golden rainbow, ignoring the endless army of Demon Beasts that were throwing themselves at him without fear of death, and headed straight for the Golden Flood Dragon King.

The speed was so fast that it even surpassed the golden long spear the Golden Flood Dragon King had just unleashed.

This caused the Golden Flood Dragon King's expression to change drastically, but he did not flee; instead, he chose to strike.

After all, he did not believe that he, combined with an army of tens of thousands of Demon Beasts, could not resolve Yan Taibai, this great threat.

At the very worst, all the Level 5 and above Demon Beasts could simultaneously self-detonate their Demon Cores, which would be enough to kill any cultivator below the Spirit Severing Stage.

But before his divine ability could appear, a long sword wrapped in pure gold, with an indestructible sharpness, had already ignored his defensive spiritual light and golden dragon body, piercing through his chest.

An unprecedented, intense pain radiated from his chest; the flesh, internal organs, meridians, and bones within his body were being shredded and crushed by countless sharp blades...

Subsequently, the darkness that appeared before the Golden Flood Dragon King left him with only one thought: "Self-detonate the Demon Core."

But it was already too late!

The connection between his Demon Soul and his Demon Core had already been severed by the sharp, terrifying sword Qi that was destroying his body.

And he lost all consciousness, falling completely into darkness.

The Golden Flood Dragon King, fallen!

As soon as the Golden Flood Dragon King fell, his true form was revealed, a full two to three hundred zhang in size.

Seeing this, Yan Taibai took out his Storage Bag and directly collected the entire massive body of the flood dragon, which was several hundred zhang long, before fleeing into the distance.

Although he could also resolve the army of tens of thousands of Demon Beasts, he had no interest in doing so.

Now that the Golden Flood Dragon King was in his hands, there was naturally no need to waste the effort.

As for what kind of Beast Tide the various sea areas and islands of the Outer Star Sea would face later, what did that have to do with him? In any case, the Transmission Array had not been closed this time.

As for whether high-level Demon Beasts would pass through the Transmission Array.

Even the Golden Flood Dragon King would not dare to use the Star Palace's Transmission Array to enter the Inner Star Sea, otherwise, he would be directly transmitted into the endless void, a place where only Spirit Severing Stage cultivators could temporarily survive.

If the Golden Flood Dragon King entered it, he would undoubtedly die, let alone other high-level Demon Beasts.

Now that he had achieved his goal, it was time to return.

Moreover, he felt that it would not be long before an unprecedented great war broke out between the Demon Beasts of the Outer Star Sea and the human race of the Inner Star Sea.

When the time came, he would just have to step forward and resolve it!

Settling the world in one battle is far better than running around everywhere now.

The news of the Golden Flood Dragon King's fall reached the ears of the Heavenly Star Sages in less than half a day.

"The Golden Flood Dragon King has fallen. Qinger, what do you think?" Ling Xiaofeng was shocked once again; even though he had been prepared, he still could not help but feel shocked.

It was too fast. He had thought that it would take at least a year or so for their Star Palace and the various islands, sects, and families of the Inner Star Sea to be prepared.

But now, Yan Taibai's speed was so fast that both Wen Qing and he found it hard to accept.

Yet they had no choice but to accept it.

After all, this was not the first time the Outer Star Sea Demon Beasts had launched a Beast Tide; even if they did not have much preparation, they were already used to it and could be ready very quickly.

But Yan Taibai was different; he was someone who absolutely could not be offended.

As for what the consequences of offending him were, Liudao Jisheng and Wan Sangu had already provided the result!

"What else can I think? The only one in the entire Chaotic Star Sea with this kind of strength is Fellow Daoist Yan of the Miaoyin Sect. It is just that his speed in taking action is too fast. Now, the Star Palace and other forces and sects are not yet prepared. If we rashly engage in a great war with the Outer Star Sea demon race, unless Fellow Daoist Yan is willing to help, it will inevitably be a situation where we lose more than we win. Fortunately, quite a few forces and cultivators have already been withdrawn. That is indeed a great help."

Wen Qing said with a bitter smile.

"Indeed! Is this Fellow Daoist Yan truly not a Spirit Severing Stage cultivator or an ancient fierce demon resurrected?"

Ling Xiaofeng also said with a bitter smile.

After all, the current situation was truly a bit beyond the control of the two of them. If it was not handled well, the aftermath would be unpredictable.

Yet, the culprit behind all this had no news at all, and he could not be offended.

It is easy to imagine just how much of a headache they must have had.

……

"It can't be that unlucky!"

At the same time, Yan Taibai, who was returning to Qiyuan Island, looked at the distant sea surface.

At this moment, a black line that reached beyond the horizon was surging forward rapidly from above the sea, its speed so fast that even the escape speed Yan Taibai achieved by using the White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash was left in the dust.

However, Yan Taibai did not think of fleeing; instead, he stayed where he was, waiting for the Ghost Mist to descend.

If he remembered correctly, there were quite a few good things inside the Ghost Mist.

If he hadn't encountered it, that would be one thing, but since he had, he naturally had to go and take a look.

Hmm!

Go in and take a look.

Before long, Yan Taibai's entire body was sucked into the ink-black mist.

Then, countless black lightning bolts intertwined, instantly wrapping him within them.

With a low, rumbling sound and amidst flashing black light, Yan Taibai vanished from the Ghost Mist without a trace.

Afterward, he felt a buzzing in his ears, all sorts of strange sounds flooding into his brain, and his whole body was spinning; he couldn't see anything at all, and before his eyes, it was as black as ink, with nothing to be seen.

Finally, his body sank, and he fell heavily to the ground.

However, as far as his eyes could see, it was still pitch black, but a thick, fishy stench suddenly rushed into his nose.

"Sea fish."

Yan Taibai held his breath and chuckled, feeling his luck was not bad; if there were no accidents, thanks to these sea fish, someone would come soon.

Therefore, he only needed to stay in place and wait; then, Yan Taibai took a night-luminescent pearl out of his Storage Bag, illuminating the surroundings much more brightly.

As for why he was able to take things out of his Storage Bag, it was naturally because the True Essence Magic Power of the White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash he cultivated was far beyond what other Nascent Soul cultivators could compare to.

That was why he dared to enter this Yinming Land.

And just as he had guessed and expected, soon, firelight appeared in the darkness ahead.

Figures swayed within the firelight; they were clearly villagers of the Yinming Land.

"Are you a cultivator?"

The tall man in the lead, wearing animal skin clothing, walked forward with a wary expression and asked Yan Taibai.

"That's right, I am indeed a cultivator, and furthermore, a cultivator capable of using True Essence Magic Power."

Yan Taibai chuckled, flicked his finger, and a Hudan Shu appeared in his hand.

"You are a Spirit Severing Stage cultivator?"

The tall man was shocked, blurting it out, his face full of astonishment.

Following that, it was replaced by surprise; after all, if Yan Taibai really was a Spirit Severing Stage cultivator, they might just be able to leave this ghost of a place alive.

"Hehe, that is not the case; it is just that the cultivation technique I practice is somewhat special, allowing me to cast spells and use Dharma Treasures and magic tools. You surely know what this implies."

Yan Taibai chuckled and shook his head, explaining.

"Master Immortal, what is it that you want?"

The smile on the tall man in animal skin disappeared, replaced by his previous look of panic.

"Hmm! First, take me to see the place where you live!" Yan Taibai thought for a moment and said.

"Alright, that is naturally no problem, but can we take the fish here with us?"

The tall man in animal skin hesitated for a moment before asking again.

"Fine, I will help you with this!"

Yan Taibai chuckled, took out another empty Storage Bag, and gathered all the surrounding sea fish into it.

This left the tall man in animal skin silent; although he was not a cultivator, there were quite a few relics of cultivators in the village, among which were Storage Bags.

The elders in the village had all told him about them.

"Let's go! Take me to see it."

After putting the sea fish away, Yan Taibai tossed the fish-smelling Storage Bag to the tall man in animal skin and smiled.

"Please, Master Immortal."

After receiving the Storage Bag, the tall man in animal skin felt slightly more at ease, sensing that Yan Taibai had no malicious intent.

He led the way, and when they were close to the others, he hurried forward to tell the others about Yan Taibai.

Upon learning that Yan Taibai could use True Essence Magic Power, the crowd was both surprised and happy, yet also somewhat fearful, terrified that Yan Taibai might have ill intentions.

But they had no other choice, so they could only crowd around Yan Taibai and head toward the village.

During this time, Yan Taibai was not stingy, giving them many good things, including "food."

Although it was strange for a cultivator to carry "food," the "food" in Yan Taibai's hands was something he had created based on his past life's experience, mainly to satisfy his own appetite.

At the same time, they encountered two other teams on the road who were hunting Underworld Beasts of the Yinming Land; after Yan Taibai helped them deal with a few Underworld Beasts, he completely won their trust.

……

Two hours later, a pile of pitch-black rubble appeared ahead.

Similar to a desert, it was impossible to see the end for a time. But the stones within the pile were each strangely shaped and pitch-black in color, giving one a gloomy feeling that was extremely uncomfortable.

Yet, compared to Yan Taibai, the others were relieved, showing expressions of peace of mind.

However, this expression did not last long; the dark clouds in the sky began to roll uneasily, and blue lightning became suddenly frequent, occasionally striking the ground nearby directly, revealing stone pits of varying sizes.

Seeing this scene, the tall man in animal skin in the lead spoke up.

"Master Immortal, we must hurry into the village."

"Alright."

Yan Taibai nodded and smiled, then followed the crowd, turning left and right until they arrived before a tall stone wall.

These stone walls were all built by stacking giant stones, each a zhang in size, and stood a full twenty to thirty zhang high.

The distance between the left and right ends of the stone wall was over a thousand zhang wide, and every few zhang, a sharpened piece of hardwood protruded from the wall, appearing ferocious and menacing. Directly facing them, a massive wooden gate was hoisted up, standing tall and grim.

On both sides of the wooden gate, over a dozen men holding white spears stood there vigilantly.

As soon as these guards saw the group return, they immediately shouted with excitement, and then the giant gate they were guarding was lowered.

"Master Immortal, let us go in quickly."

"Very well."

Yan Taibai's simple words signified that he was a man who did not like to talk much.

After entering, the tall man in animal skins requested that Yan Taibai open his Storage Bag.

When the sea fish, shrimp, and the corpses of Underworld Beasts from the Storage Bag appeared on the ground, everyone let out cheers.

Especially when Yan Taibai took out another small mountain of "food," this cheering reached an unprecedented peak.

After all, such a large amount of food was enough for them to eat for a very long time.

To Yan Taibai, these were nothing, and he did not care about them at all.

After all, there were still quite a few good things in the Yinming Land.

"Many thanks, Master Immortal."

Suddenly, the manager of the village came over, and the first thing he did was bow respectfully to Yan Taibai to express his gratitude.

(End of this chapter)