Chapter 196

Because the divine race is the enemy of all races, even the heavenly demons are devils created by the divine race to suppress all living beings, though later the heavenly demons betrayed the divine race and became their own race.

Fang Yu pondered these black-robed figures; if they were truly of the divine race, perhaps he could devise a way to kill them.

Although he had no World Tree, the divine race itself was excellent material—their flesh and blood could extend a cultivator's lifespan.

Just as Fang Yu's spiritual sense was scanning those black-robed figures, they walked down the path Fang Yu had taken, straight to the middle-aged man who had just sold him the Dongxuan Token.

"Where is that token? I want to buy it."

One of the black-robed figures scanned the stall and saw no Dongxuan Token, so he asked.

"You're too late—it's already been sold."

The middle-aged stall owner shook his head.

"What? It's already been bought?"

"Who bought it?"

The other black-robed figures heard this and immediately spoke in deep voices.

"How could I possibly tell you the buyer's identity? Do you intend to cause trouble? This is the Wan Gui Sea Market."

The middle-aged stall owner looked up and spoke calmly.

"We certainly won't cause trouble—just tell us his identity. We'll reward you."

The leader of the black-robed figures spoke, and with a flick of his hand, three spirit-grade robes appeared in midair.

"What? Who are you people?"

The middle-aged man's expression finally changed—spending three spirit-grade robes for information about the Dongxuan Token? What did that mean?

It meant the Dongxuan Token might truly be valuable.

Yet he thought again—even if the Dongxuan Token truly led to a treasure, he could never claim it himself; better to trade it for a secret manual.

Of course, exchanging a piece of information for three spirit-grade robes was also a deal worth making.

"The world is full of such coincidences."

Under Fang Yu's spiritual sense, he clearly saw the events nearby—he had obtained the Dongxuan Token merely as a passing thought, yet these suspected divine race black-robed figures had also come to buy it, meaning they likely knew the token's secret.

This matter required careful planning.

Fang Yu stepped back into his cultivation chamber, where Long Xuan was still refining her magic power.

Seeing Fang Yu arrive, Long Xuan opened her eyes and said, "Senior Brother Fang."

"Sister Long Xuan, I just encountered something—we're leaving the Wan Gui Sea Market right now."

Fang Yu spoke, and as his words flowed, he told Long Xuan some details.

But he did not say the black-robed figures were of the divine race—only that others had taken interest in the Dongxuan Token and intended to kill and steal it.

"On the open sea, such things happen all the time. As long as we stay in the Wan Gui Sea Market, they won't dare act—but if we linger too long, they might bring reinforcements and wait for us to leave. Senior Brother is absolutely right—we leave now."

Long Xuan nodded, knowing such incidents were common on the ocean.

People could coexist peacefully within the Wan Gui Sea Market, but once they left, they might instantly kill and steal.

"I'll send a message talisman to the two Immortals of Exalted Linglong's Blessed Land. As for you, Sister Long Xuan, enter the Five Hell King Cauldron and activate the array."

Fang Yu said.

"Yes, Senior Brother."

Fang Yu had no concern that Long Xuan would seize control of the Five Hell King Cauldron—he had already refined it.

At this moment, Long Xuan entered the Five Hell King Cauldron, while Fang Yu revealed his appearance of having just entered the Daoist Gang Qi Realm and departed the Wan Gui Sea Market.

"Hm? Good—this man has left the Wan Gui Sea Market!"

"The Dongxuan Token holds the secret to a treasure vault; though inferior to the great immortal mansions, it still benefits us greatly—we can't let a 3rd Stage of Divine Abilities Daoist Gang Qi Realm cultivator possess it."

"Kill him—must kill him. The Dongxuan Token must be ours. Of course, if he's willing to be our divine race's dog, we wouldn't mind cultivating him."

The four black-robed figures watched Fang Yu depart, each sending spiritual sense messages, then all four took flight and chased after Fang Yu.

At this moment, Fang Yu floated slowly through the void, sensing several figures approaching from behind, though they concealed themselves well.

These black-robed figures clearly carried talismans that concealed their aura, making them silent—yet just a few thousand li beyond the Wan Gui Sea Market, all four suddenly revealed their forms.

"You're the cultivator who bought the Dongxuan Token? Hand it over."

One of the black-robed figures, clearly their leader, gazed at Fang Yu calmly and spoke in a deep voice.

"Boy, kneel down. Become our dog, and you'll gain countless benefits."

"The Dongxuan Token is not for a worm like you to possess. But since you've reached the 3rd Stage of Divine Abilities Daoist Gang Qi Realm, you may barely live—if you become our dog and serve us."

One after another, the black-robed figures spoke, regarding Fang Yu as a mere insect.

"Oh? Really?"

As the four black-robed figures boasted, Fang Yu's figure vanished instantly—the next moment, the Five Hell King Cauldron appeared in the void, and alongside it, the Great Demon God materialized.

Under Fang Yu's cultivation of the 4th Stage of Divine Abilities Yin-Yang Realm, this Great Demon God's power had grown more than tenfold from before—when it appeared in the void, even the air currents seemed to halt.

"Bad! This man has the Five Hell King Cauldron!"

"It's truly the Five Hell King Cauldron—we've been searching for news of it—how did he get it?"

"Kill him—kill him now!"

All four black-robed figures roared, their bodies erupting with highly condensed spiritual energy—this power was denser than ordinary Daoist Gang Qi, each one's strength reaching seven or eight thousand Xuan Huang Mare Forces.

Though their cultivation base was merely 2nd or 3rd Stage of Divine Abilities, their magic power had reached seven or eight thousand Xuan Huang Mare Forces—such high-quality magic power was incredibly refined; even ordinary Heavenly Man Realm experts would not be their match.

But now, as Fang Yu activated the Great Demon God Array of the Five Hell King Cauldron, the demon god crushed two black-robed figures in an instant.

With no resistance whatsoever.

"Split up and run!"

The remaining two black-robed figures roared and fled in opposite directions—but the Five Hell King Cauldron shifted position, smashing one into fragments, then the Great Demon God reached out and crushed the other, leaving him severely wounded.

All four black-robed figures were now captured by Fang Yu.

"Senior Fang, these four black-robed men possess terrifying power—they've surpassed ordinary True Qi Realm strength, reaching Daoist Gang Qi Realm levels."

Only after all four were subdued by Fang Yu did Long Xuan speak, stunned, from within the Five Prison Kings Cauldron.

Each of the four black-robed men possessed strength equivalent to seven or eight thousand Xuan Huang warhorses' worth of power—this was extremely terrifying; among all the True Transmission disciples of the Yuhua Sect, it would be hard to find anyone like them.

"Indeed, had I not broken through to the Yin-Yang Realm, I might not have been a match for these fellows."

As Fang Yu spoke, he activated the array of the Five Prison Kings Cauldron; instantly, a powerful suction drew all four black-robed men into the cauldron.

At the very moment these four black-robed men were absorbed, every demon within the Five Prison Kings Cauldron sensed a terrifying aura and trembled in fear.

Facing these four black-robed men—either mortally wounded or dead—all the demons displayed the fear of inferiors toward superiors, a fear seemingly rooted in the deepest depths of their souls.

"So they are the Divine Clan."

Watching the demons' reaction, Fang Yu immediately knew these four black-robed men were truly of the Divine Clan.

"The Divine Clan? I've never heard of such a thing in any of the worlds."

Long Xuan, hearing this term, realized she had never encountered the word "Divine Clan" before.

"Regardless, these four have already been dealt with by me. Let's see what treasures they carry."

Fang Yu's gaze turned toward the four black-robed men.