Chapter 218: Again Annihilating an Entire Clan

As Chen Zheng took the Linglong Immortal Sovereign, the Crimson Abyss Demon Sovereign, the Heart Demon Elder, and the people of the Star Gate away from the Boundless Great World, the war to annihilate the Boundless Star Palace temporarily came to a halt.

This journey not only used the tens of quadrillions of Nine Yang Holy Water from the Boundless Star Palace to successfully advance to the Cave Heaven Realm, but also obtained a celestial artifact, which can be considered a fulfillment.

But the Boundless Great World may still have further developments.

After all, the Boundless Star Palace is the Dao tradition of the Immortal Realm's Fierce Emperor's mansion; Chen Zheng not only exterminated its entire clan, but also fought a remote battle with the mansion's immortal, so the opponent will certainly not let it go easily.

Perhaps by now that immortal has already reported Chen Zheng's case to the Fierce Emperor.

Chen Zheng naturally knows the Fierce Emperor; it is said he also has ties to the Taiyi Sect and is one of the offspring of the Immortal Realm's Disaster Heavenly Lord, of lofty status, cruel and vengeful, and upon learning of Chen Zheng's deeds will surely seek to manipulate the Immortal Realm's rules, sending immortals or even descending himself to kill Chen Zheng.

When that time comes, it will be a dragons‑fighting‑tigers clash.

Though the Fierce Emperor is powerful, Chen Zheng remains unafraid; even if he is forced into a corner, the worst is paying the price of temporary weakness, using the Three-Life Stone to erase him so he never enters reincarnation.

In short, with the Three-Life Stone in his possession, Chen Zheng is no longer the same as before and has no need to fear anyone.

Even the Fierce Emperor's father, the Disaster Heavenly Lord, and those Supreme Immortal Kings are not beyond being exterminated.

Back to the main point.

After leaving the Boundless Great World, Chen Zheng did not return directly to the Mystic Yellow Great World, but instead brought the group once more to the skies above the Chaotic Continent.

Three people were waiting for him here; the first was a mixed‑blood Daoist spirit instrument of the Chaotic Primordial Embryo.

The other two were a mother‑daughter pair: the mother was voluptuous like a ripe peach, the daughter had a youthful face but a slender, heroic waist; in short, both were formidable weapons of the mortal world, namely Yun Yun and Yun Jin, who had separated from Chen Zheng's avatar outside the Cultivation Great World to come to the Chaotic Continent in search of his true body.

Chen Zheng had previously encountered them; at that time he needed to annihilate the Boundless Star Palace and seize the Chaotic Boundless Diagram, which caused them to stay here awaiting his return.

"Husband, you are truly impressive!"

When the mother and daughter saw Chen Zheng, they happily rushed forward, each on one side, hugging his arms, clinging to him like little birds, and gazing at him with adoration.

They had previously witnessed Chen Zheng personally use the first of the True Demon Ten Forms, "Jie Hai Wu Liang," to single‑handedly wipe out the entire Boundless Star Palace, displaying an invincible aura that could subdue true immortals with a drop of calamity water, which left them deeply shocked, enamored, and relieved.

They felt fortunate to serve a man as unparalleled as Chen Zheng; it was truly a three‑life blessing.

Not to mention the mother‑daughter pair, even if all the women of eighteen ancestral generations were brought to serve Chen Zheng, they would all accept it sweetly.

"We'll first return to Linglong Blessed Land before anything else,"

Chen Zheng suddenly sensed the Linglong Immortal Sovereign beside him watching him with a somewhat unfriendly gaze, and he quickly clasped the waists of Yun Yun and Yun Jin and vanished on the spot.

The Linglong Immortal Sovereign furrowed his brow and followed.

"If I am not mistaken, those are the Lord of the Brocade Mansion, Yun Yun, and her daughter from the Cultivation Great World; they have both been conquered by Immortal Sovereign Chen, whose romantic luck is not shallow,"

The three Elders of the Star Gate and others wore admiring expressions, silently praising Chen Zheng's truly cunning play, and followed as well.

……

Mystic Yellow Great World.

In the Great Northern Ocean floats a massive sea continent, vast as the sea, shaped like a gigantic turtle back; its scenery mirrors that of the terrestrial kingdoms, with mountains, rivers, peoples, and exotic beasts.

In the center of the endless mountains and rivers rise numerous palace clusters, and layers upon layers of hidden spaces lie deep within the palaces.

Moreover, above the continent hovers a translucent watery shield that envelops the entire land, safeguarding its safety.

This is Wan Gui Immortal Island, one of the Ten Dao Paths of the Immortal Way, and the turtle‑back continent is an exquisite Dao artifact of this sect.

Legend says that long, long ago, the founder of Wan Gui Immortal Island, "Wan Gui True Person," while traveling the cosmos, discovered a sturdy turtle shell in the star river, brought it back to the Mystic Yellow Great World, and with great magical power forged it into an exquisite Dao artifact named Gui Cang Continent, placed atop the sea as a treasured heirloom of Wan Gui Immortal Island for countless ages, its power surpassing even the Ascended Heavenly Palace.

Through successive refinements by Wan Gui Immortal Island's ancestors, the Gui Cang Continent has become linked to the Sea Eye deep within the Great Northern Ocean; should the sect face danger, it can mobilize the Sea Eye's power to repel enemies, making it as solid as golden broth.

At this moment, at the continent's very center, a towering palace carved from ten‑thousand‑year cold jade like crystal gathers hundreds of people, all of distinguished aura, being ancient titans; there are over a hundred Supreme Elders of the third to sixth levels of longevity.

Especially beneath the four characters "Wan Chuan Gui Hai" formed by black dragons hovering over the great hall, two middle‑aged men sit suspended in the air, each clad in black imperial robes, with two faintly visible mixed caverns above their heads, their imposing presence capable of swallowing sun and moon, resembling two Black Emperors, and they are indeed two masters of the eighth‑level Mixed Cavern Realm.

Obviously, the two are the Founding Patriarchs of Wan Gui Immortal Island; although they are fewer than the three Mixed Cavern masters of the Star Gate, they still outnumber those of the Ascension Gate by one.

"Founding Patriarchs, the sacrificial offerings are ready; shall we immediately commence our sect's oldest Sea Emperor Ritual to summon the true spirit of Lord Sea Emperor to descend to the mortal realm?"

Among the crowd below, an elderly Taoist wearing a blue robe covered in patterns, as if an ancient turtle shell were draped over him, bowed upward and asked.

This elder Taoist is the Supreme Headmaster of Wan Gui Immortal Island, named Wan Yushu, whose cultivation is comparable to Feng Baiyu and also at the fifth level of longevity.

When he spoke, hundreds in the hall fell silent, all looking up at the two Founding Patriarchs, their faces either fierce or expectant.

The Sea Emperor is one of the supreme beings of the Immortal Realm and the faith of all Wan Gui Immortal Island members; when a sect faces a formidable foe at the brink of life and death, it may hold a Sea Emperor Ritual to summon a fragment of the Sea Emperor's true spirit to the mortal world to annihilate the invading enemy.

However, the Sea Emperor Ritual is no trivial matter; Wan Gui Immortal Island has not performed it for countless ages, the last time being tens of thousands of years ago during the Immortal‑Demon War.

Moreover, each activation of the Sea Emperor Ritual requires the blood, flesh, and souls of hundreds of billions, even up to a trillion living beings as offerings, to possibly succeed in summoning the Sea Emperor's true spirit.

A blood sacrifice of a trillion beings is a Demonic Path practice; as a sect of the Correct Path, Wan Gui Immortal Island would not undertake it lightly.

Nor would it dare to do so.

If the matter were exposed, the situation would become dire.

Even the Taiyi Sect would, under the banner of slaying demons and monsters, sanction Wan Gui Immortal Island.

But now we must be daring even if we were previously afraid.

The Taiyi Sect is also preoccupied, with no spare time to sanction them.

All because Chen Zheng is so powerful, surpassing every enemy of past and present, making everyone uneasy as if a sharp sword hangs from their neck, ready to fall at any moment.

If Chen Zheng does not die, who can be at peace?

Therefore, during this period, Wan Gui Immortal Island dispatched countless cultivators to various territories under its command, captured over a hundred billion beings as offerings, and prepared to launch the Sea Emperor Ritual to have the Sea Emperor slay Chen Zheng and keep the sect safe.

They now await orders from the two Founding Patriarchs.

One of the patriarchs hovering above said in a deep voice, "Our sect's disciples Wan Lianshan, Wan Qin and others have offended that Old Demon Chen; though they are dead, Old Demon Chen is narrow‑minded, and now his cultivation is fully attained, so he will certainly not spare us, seeking to root us out at any moment; therefore launching the Sea Emperor Ritual cannot be delayed," he introduced himself as Wan Hai Wang.

The other patriarch, Wan Hai Hou, also spoke, "Only by summoning the Sea Emperor's true spirit to the mortal realm and guarding the Gui Cang Continent can we be safe. We could even counter‑slay Old Demon Chen, snatch the secret of his rapid rise, and then Wan Gui Immortal Island might stand toe‑to‑toe with the Taiyi Sect, perhaps even unify the Mystic Yellow," a greedy glint flashing in his eyes.

Seeing both patriarchs agree, Wan Yushu rejoiced greatly and immediately proclaimed loudly, "Very well! Everyone, obey the command, proceed with me to the altar, release the countless beings you captured from your own Cave Heavens and treasures, perform the blood sacrifice, summon Lord Sea Emperor to the mortal realm, exterminate Old Demon Chen, and unify the Mystic Yellow!"

"Exterminate Old Demon Chen, unify the Mystic Yellow!"

The crowd shouted excitedly, as if they already saw the Immortal Realm's Sea Emperor descending to the mortal world, sweeping the world.

Swish swish swish!

Everyone followed Wan Yushu, flew out of the hall, and soon arrived deep within the Gui Cang Continent, a chasm spanning a thousand li in radius and reaching depths of several hundred thousand zhang.

Inside the abyss, a hand stretches out but the fingers cannot be seen, as if it leads to the sea eye at the deepest part of the ocean.

At the edge of the abyss stands an ancient sacrificial altar stained with blood, its murderous aura soaring to the heavens, and faint cries of living beings can be heard.

Upon the ancient altar rises a totem pillar, its surface engraved with a series of pictures, each depicting beings resembling humans, vivid as if they were the Sea Clan born in the ocean at the moment of creation.

The Sea Clan once built an ancient civilization, now vanished in the long river of history, yet as long as a sacrifice is made, a strange power seems to arise.

"Push all living beings into the abyss and begin the sacrifice!" Wan Yushu's face was bloodthirsty as he led the crowd to stand at the edge of the totem pillar, pointing at the ten‑thousand‑foot abyss below and commanding.

"Yes!"

The crowd obeyed, each drawing out a treasure or unfolding their own dantian, opening a portal and dumping the countless imprisoned beings inside like trash into the abyss.

"Aaaah…"

"Don't kill me…"

Hundreds of thousands of slaves, demon races, devil races, human races, and some cultivators whose powers were sealed, as well as Ancient Giants, fell in massive sheets toward the abyss; while still in mid‑air, strange forces sliced their bodies, eliciting mournful screams.

Most of these beings were people from the various dynasties and islands under Wan Gui Immortal Island, many knowing the island's Elders and serving them, now reduced to sacrifices.

The people of Wan Gui Immortal Island showed not a hint of compassion.

Even the sect head Wan Yushu complained that the deaths were too slow, furrowing his brows and urging, "Faster—if this continues, when will the sacrifice be completed?"

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Upon hearing this, the crowd expanded the openings of their dantian, accelerating the rate at which they poured out the living beings.

"Didn't you promise the Sea Soul Sect that if we honestly served as your slaves you wouldn't kill us? In these five hundred years, the Sea Soul Sect has mined countless veins for your Wan Gui Immortal Island—why break your word, why!"

"My Xian Tu Sect has done countless deeds for Wan Gui Immortal Island over the years, and you now want to kill us—you're nothing but beasts! You beasts, wait—Chen Xian Zun will soon come knocking, turning your whole sect into a river of blood, sparing nothing…"

Many, seeing that crying and begging for mercy was useless, raged in curses against the people of Wan Gui Immortal Island just before death.

"Hmph, what nonsense is Chen Xian Zun? Just a petty, milk‑scented youngster—what fear do you have?"

"If Chen Lao Mo dares to come, Lord Sea Emperor could crush him with a single finger, grinding him into a meat patty—do you know what a blood‑smeared meat patty looks like?"

Wan Yushu and the others sneered repeatedly, showing no fear.

"Oh?"

A voice suddenly rose from nowhere, shaking space and time, reaching everyone's ears.

Though it was only a single word, it was terrifying, making Wan Yushu and the others tremble in body and spirit, as if the ruler of heaven were judging ants—one thought could erase any person from the world.

"Who's playing god? Show yourself!"

Wan Yushu gritted his teeth and roared, his voice shaking countless realms, aiming to rouse the distant Wan Hai Wang and Wan Hai Hou inside the hall to come and slay this unknown foe.

Boom—

A terrifying rumble shook the abyss violently, as if some peerless beast had burst from the earth, blasting a black hole—a spacetime wormhole—through the abyss.

"It is I. How do you fare?"

From the far end of the wormhole came a detached voice, shaking Wan Yushu and the others to the brink of losing control; they hurried to look, and instantly saw at the edge of time a towering figure standing on a mountain peak, hands behind his back, deep eyes gazing down upon the vast earth.

It was none other than Chen Zheng!

"You… Chen… Chen Lao Mo?" Wan Yushu and the others' faces turned pale as they retreated repeatedly.

No one had expected that just after they claimed they feared not Chen Zheng, he would appear at their doorstep.

And it was at this critical moment.

Know that the beings thrown into the abyss now number less than one hundred million, far from enough for a proper offering.

Without a sacrifice they cannot summon the Sea Emperor of the immortal realm, nor contend with Chen Zheng—what to do?

Could it be that Wan Gui Immortal Island will be wiped out by Chen Zheng today?

"We will mobilize Gui Cang Continent to resist Chen Lao Mo; you quickly throw all beings into the abyss, summon the Sea Emperor—once the Sea Emperor's true spirit reaches the mortal world, we will cut him down in an instant!"

Urgent shouts echoed across space and time into the abyss—it was Wan Hai Hou and Wan Hai Wang.

Boom—

As the two spoke, the entire Gui Cang Continent quivered, erupting countless radiance that stirred billions of waves in the vast Northern Ocean, while the brilliance forged a peerless celestial sword that plunged into the abyss, targeting the end of the spacetime wormhole where Chen Zheng stood.

"Two ants dare to speak of cutting me? Fine, I will sacrifice you all, summon that so‑called Sea Emperor to the mortal realm, and see how he cuts me."

Chen Zheng spoke coldly, his domineering aura descending through the wormhole, erasing the peerless celestial sword, causing the Gui Cang Continent to fall silent and the endless ocean waves to freeze instantly.

Then Wan Yushu and many Elders and Grand Elders were horrified to find their bodies no longer under control; they tossed their treasures onto the altar, released all the beings within their dantian into the treasures, and one by one flew toward the abyss.

Not only them, but tens of thousands from outside Wan Gui Immortal Island, as well as the two great ancestors Wan Hai Hou and Wan Hai Wang, were also drawn by a force into the abyss, falling downward.

Chen Zheng intended to throw the entire Wan Gui Immortal Island faction into a blood sacrifice in the abyss to summon the Sea Emperor.

Although their numbers fell short of a hundred billion, their cultivation was so high that summoning the Sea Emperor was more than sufficient.

"Chen Lao Mo, you cannot offer our blood to the Sea Emperor; we are one of the Ten Paths of Immortal Dao, the Correct Path, not those lowly beings!"

"Stop right now, speak properly; you are a generation‑defining Immortal Sovereign, you must never commit such blood‑soaked brutality!"

"Do you truly disregard human lives, unaware that this harms Heaven and Harmony? You will not meet a good end…"

Wan Yushu, Wan Hai Hou, Wan Hai Wang and the others roared in terror, pleading remorsefully, their souls nearly forced out of their bodies, struggling desperately in the air to escape Chen Zheng's oppressive pressure and save a life.

But all was in vain.

Everyone on Wan Gui Immortal Island fell into the abyss, their wails rising one after another, each more mournful than the last.

In the blink of an eye, they were utterly dead.

At the same time, the resentment, fury, unwillingness and other emotions of the dying surged as a strange force from the abyss into the ancient totem pillar on the altar; the many Sea Clan figures carved on it stirred, as if they had come to life.

Boom—

The totem pillar erupted with an ancient oceanic aura, reviving the old power that had settled in the deep sea of the long river of history, summoned forth and coalescing above Wan Gui Immortal Island into an incomparably massive entity.

The being was entirely pale‑blue, its visage ancient, a beard flowing in the wind, dancing wildly like multiple divine dragons, like a statue that has stood unshaken in the ocean for billions of years.

In its hand the statue grasped a pale‑blue great sword, oddly shaped, its twin guards resembling dragon‑whales; the hilt bore a carving of an ancient azure dragon with ten heads—one more than the oldest nine‑headed divine dragon—its lineage uncertain.

An unparalleled majesty radiated from the statue, spreading skyward and earthward, covering the entire Northern Ocean, pressing the countless sea beings to suffocate and die, as if it were the supreme overlord ruling the whole ocean.

He is the Sea Emperor of the Immortal Realm!

"Who is it, who summoned the Immortal Realm's Supreme Ultimate Sovereign, the ruler of the Boundless Sea, to descend to the mortal world?"

The Sea Emperor's eyes snapped open with a whoosh, his voice vast and resonant with heaven and earth, shaking the boundless ocean's waves into turmoil, as if an Immortal Emperor had descended, his aura weighing upon the mortal world.

His eyes were initially blank and lifeless, but in an instant they became sharp and piercing; with a slight movement, he fixed his gaze on Chen Zheng at the end of the spacetime wormhole. (End of chapter)