Chapter 484: Encountering a Hell-Difficulty Teacher

BOOM!

Five-element divine thunder crashed down, instantly reducing a mid-seventh-rank eagle-winged alien to a pile of ash.

Another water-elemental monstrous monkey, at early seventh-rank, let out a shrill scream and turned to flee; Xu Jin flared his thunder wings, instantly closing the distance, and hurled the Great Sun Star Art.

Just as the Great Sun Star Art was about to detonate and obliterate the early seventh-rank water-elemental monkey, a bolt of lightning, as thick as a water barrel, erupted from the dense leaden clouds and shattered half of Xu Jin's technique.

The Great Sun starlight exploded, its power greatly diminished.

The early seventh-rank water-elemental monkey shrieked in pain and accelerated again, fleeing desperately.

Xu Jin glanced at the sky, flared his thunder wings, and surged forward at top speed, a top-grade Yellow Dragon Sword appearing in his hand.

At that same instant, lightning coalesced in the clouds—but this time, it struck directly at Xu Jin.

This lightning couldn't seriously injure Xu Jin, but it could hinder him.

Coldness surfaced in Xu Jin's eyes.

In the moment the Mingji Star Pattern sensed the lightning condensing and striking from the clouds, Xu Jin surged forward with all his might!

Fivefold Flow Flash!

SHH!

The sonic wave exploded.

The lightning from the clouds missed entirely; the head of the fleeing early seventh-rank water-elemental monkey was instantly obliterated by golden light, killed on the spot.

The next instant, lightning continued to coalesce from the clouds, as if venting rage, relentlessly chasing Xu Jin.

Xu Jin flared his thunder wings repeatedly, hurtling forward at high speed; some bolts he dodged, others he absorbed with the Fish Curtain Golden Bell.

The lightning conjured by the celestial authority could only cause the Fish Curtain Golden Bell to ripple slightly.

After several breaths, the lightning in the sky dissipated, but Xu Jin's expression grew grim.

Especially as the Mingji Star Pattern spun, he felt a distinct sensation of being watched.

It was deeply unsettling.

Xu Jin knew this meant at least a five-tenths control of celestial authority was observing him.

And this realization sank his heart deeper.

This was the Sixth-Rank Danhai Star Domain.

Xu Jin had only entered this domain for barely an hour when he had already encountered five waves of aliens.

Each wave grew fiercer; the fifth wave even sent two seventh-rank aliens to attack him simultaneously, while celestial authority itself directly intervened in the assault.

Based on Xu Jin's understanding of celestial authority, the ruler of this star domain controlled at least five-tenths of it—likely six or even seven-tenths.

Otherwise, it could not have summoned celestial authority to strike him from afar.

Only Xu Jin.

If anyone else had entered—even a sixth-rank ninth-layer peak— they would have been surrounded and obliterated long ago.

Not even a seventh-rank early or mid-tier could survive.

Xu Jin's mood instantly turned heavy.

He himself was struggling to cope.

Then what of his Master Qi Qi Shanye and his Uncle Mo Ji?

When they first entered the Sixth-Rank Danhai Star Domain, both were only at fifth-rank ninth-layer peak—they hadn't even reached sixth-rank.

Before they charged into this sixth-rank domain, Xu Jin had given them every single fifth- and sixth-rank talisman he had cultivated.

Logically, as long as they weren't catastrophically unlucky, they should survive.

Normally, sixth-rank domains contained seventh-rank elites, but their territories were so vast that encounters were rare.

Even if they encountered sixth-rank opponents, they could handle them—especially with the talismans.

Their chances of survival should have been high.

But Xu Jin hadn't expected they had entered a hell-tier sixth-rank domain.

A sixth-rank domain unified under the Blood God Cult.

And the control of celestial authority here was even greater than in the Sixth-Rank Luomei Star Domain he had previously entered.

Yes, this Sixth-Rank Danhai Star Domain was also unified under the Blood God Cult.

Upon entering, Xu Jin captured several late-fifth-rank aliens and swiftly interrogated them using Wen Meng, gaining basic information.

Then came a relentless string of pursuits.

According to the captives, the Blood God had ruled this sixth-rank Danhai Star Domain for at least thirty years.

Xu Jin's preliminary understanding suggested a pattern similar to Luomei Star Domain, but from his own sense, the control was far stronger.

Just after learning partial information about the Danhai Star Domain from the first wave of enemies, the second wave arrived half a minute later, followed by unceasing pursuit.

Nonstop pursuit.

With direct intervention from celestial authority.

It was certain: Master Qi Qi Shanye and Uncle Mo Ji could not possibly survive.

Not even three waves—they wouldn't last.

The worst possibility: Master Qi Qi Shanye and Uncle Mo Ji were already dead.

This thought plunged Xu Jin into profound gloom.

He had assumed his Master and Uncle might still be struggling to survive somewhere in this domain; he never imagined he'd enter a hell-tier domain and find them already slain.

Yet Xu Jin had no intention of leaving.

Before entering, Xu Jin had prepared himself: if alive, find him; if dead, find his body!

If his Master and Uncle had been killed the moment they entered, Xu Jin would slaughter the domain's ruler and avenge them.

He would also retrieve their remains.

Even if only fragments!

At this moment, Xu Jin was flying toward the center of the Sixth-Rank Danhai Star Domain: the Blood Spirit Holy City.

The Blood God's Son, Hong Hong Daze, was very likely residing within this Holy City.

It lay roughly twenty thousand li from his current position.

Even at Xu Jin's top speed, it would take at least an hour.

And such high-speed flight consumed immense energy.

Only Xu Jin could manage this—anyone else would find it impossible.

At the same moment, inside the Blood Spirit Holy City of the Sixth-Rank Danhai Star Domain, the Blood God's Son Hong Hong Daze, his face dark, issued one command after another, summoning every seventh-rank powerhouse across the domain.

His Yuan Ling hovered behind him, activating celestial authority to project a real-time image of Xu Jin's flight onto his side.

Around him, over twenty seventh-rank powerhouses had already gathered.

But most of those assembled were seventh-rank cultivators cultivated by the Blood God Cult in Danhai Star Domain over the years.

The native seventh-rank powerhouses of Danhai Star Domain were still en route to assemble.

"This human's flight path clearly targets the Holy City—he knows a great deal about us. And his speed is astonishing, faster than many seventh-rank powerhouses; he'll reach the Holy City in no more than an hour."

"This man is the strongest living human we've encountered in the forty-plus years since we took control of Danhai Star Domain."

"What do you suggest we do?" asked Blood God's Son Hong Hong Daze.

"My Lord, no need to worry! No matter how strong, he's still just one man. With so many seventh-rank powerhouses, combined with your divine methods, this brat won't last long," said Qu Ran, a seventh-rank ninth-layer peak Guardian Envoy.

Hong Hong Daze glanced at Qu Ran but said nothing.

This man was utterly brainless.

Was he afraid they couldn't capture the invader?

Capturing him was certain.

The key was to capture him with minimal losses.

Already, two seventh-rank aliens and over thirty-six sixth-rank aliens had been lost.

Especially the loss of thirty sixth-rank aliens—it pained him deeply.

Those were his achievements!

With his accumulated merits, just a little more, and he'd be on the verge of eighth-rank.

He didn't want to lose any more.

That was why he summoned so many seventh-rank cultivators.

"My Lord, dealing with this brat is simple."

Another seventh-rank eighth-layer Guardian Envoy, Xing Zhen, spoke up, pointing at the projected image, "Let them rest while we strike.

This brat is flying at such high speed—he must be draining immense energy.

My Lord, gather only elite forces."

"Explain."

Xing Zhen was his strategist; Hong Hong Daze nodded approvingly.

"My Lord, since this brat has already demonstrated the power to slay early seventh-rank cultivators, we set up two defensive lines.

The first line: elite forces composed of peak and late seventh-rank cultivators, charge directly to annihilate him. Theoretically, with your divine arts, they should crush him effortlessly.

But for caution's sake,

Other mid- and early seventh-rank cultivators form small squads, stationed around the perimeter, ready for contingencies.

Mainly to prevent him from escaping with some secret survival technique.

This way, we ensure total victory!" said Xing Zhen.

Hearing this, Hong Hong Daze nodded, glanced at the projected image of Xu Jin still speeding forward, then frowned, "But I have one question: just how much does this man know about our Danhai Star Domain?"

Why is the flight path heading straight toward Shengcheng?

Logically, isn't this just walking into death?

"Yeah, isn't he just coming here to die?" asked the Guardian Messenger Qu Ran, his expression simple and earnest.

Hearing this, the Guardian Messenger Xing Zhen pondered for a few breaths before saying, "Divine Son, there are two possibilities.

One is coincidence.

The other is that this man may have some hidden purpose in coming to our Danhai Star Region—we just don't know it yet—and he knows very little about Danhai Star Region.

That's why he's charging straight in this direction."

As he spoke, Xing Zhen added, "Divine Son, when the encirclement is about to succeed, perhaps you could attempt to persuade them to surrender."

Although such geniuses are extremely difficult to convince to surrender.

But in life, aside from life and death, nothing else truly matters.

Before death, this kid might just surrender!

If you can recruit him after surrender, sending him to you would be another great achievement for the Divine Son."

"Hmm, I'll give it a try!"

Hearing this, Divine Son Hong Hong Daze nodded, "But before attempting to persuade, you must first beat him half to death—or even bring him to the brink of death!

Like training a dog!

Only when he feels his life is threatened will he tuck his tail and then wag it for you."

"Your wisdom is unmatched, Divine Son."

On the other side, Xu Jin had been flying for over half an hour without encountering any alien forces.

This was completely different from the situation when he first entered this Danhai Star Region.

At the beginning, if Xu Jin's combat power had been slightly weaker, it would have been a race against death.

Pursuits and encirclements came one after another.

Now, more than half an hour has passed, and the Blood Divine Son should be close to Blood Spirit Holy City, yet he remains completely silent.

Xu Jin had already figured out the enemy's strategy.

They must be concentrating superior forces to encircle and annihilate him.

That's going to be troublesome!

If the enemy employs the same tactics as Divine Son Lu Hong from the Sixth-Rank Luomei Star Region, that would be Xu Jin's greatest nightmare.

Especially since this region's Divine Son can directly wield the authority of heaven and earth to attack him.

If not for the significant increase in Xu Jin's cultivation and combat power since his last entry into the Luomei Star Region, he wouldn't have had any confidence now.

A quarter-hour later, Xu Jin's gaze shifted—before him, fifteen powerful starlight signatures suddenly appeared, surrounding him from all directions from over a hundred li away.

The sky within a hundred-li radius instantly churned with violent winds and clouds.

The previously clear sky suddenly became thick with dark, brooding clouds.

Xu Jin instantly understood.

The enemy intended to annihilate him here.

Far ahead, he could already see the Blood Spirit Holy City in the distance.

The estimated distance was no more than three hundred li.

This battlefield was chosen perfectly.

Among the fifteen distant signatures, three were seventh-rank ninth-layer peak, and the rest were all seventh-rank late-stage alien elites.

Xu Jin looked up at the roiling clouds above, his eyes filled with coldness.

This was the master of heaven and earth's authority gathering momentum, preparing to strike him with a devastating blow at the right moment.

In the next instant, Xu Jin activated the Star Platform of Can Dou, sending over twenty strands of starlight directly into his Cloud Tower, instantly replenishing all his previously depleted star energy.

Simultaneously, Xu Jin channeled five strands of earth core earth resonance into the Fish Curtain Golden Bell.

Since this Blood Divine Son chose the battlefield outside the Blood Spirit Holy City instead of holding his ground, Xu Jin must seize this opportunity.

His chance only comes once!

As the fifteen seventh-rank elites surged forward to encircle him, the Yellow Dragon Sword materialized.

"Watch out!"

From the sky came a thunderous roar, and at the same moment, the storm clouds trembled—the long-prepared lightning struck Xu Jin in a continuous cascade.

Since they had fought before,

This time, Divine Son Hong Hong Daze had become even more cunning.

He preemptively unleashed lightning along Xu Jin's path of advance.

Just one hit would be enough.

At the same instant, the fifteen seventh-rank elites accelerated violently, launching a concentrated, lethal assault on Xu Jin's position.

The convergence of various star energy fluctuations rendered the entire area chaotic and unstable.

Spatial fluctuations, normally extremely subtle, went completely unnoticed—even by Divine Son Hong Hong Daze!

Spatial Teleportation!

Xu Jin instantly reappeared thirty li away!

In another flash, he was sixty li away.

Xu Jin unleashed Spatial Teleportation Star Art repeatedly at full power!

With repeated use of the Spatial Teleportation Star Art, it appeared like spatial leaps—flickering in and out—so that Divine Son Hong Hong Daze, who had never encountered such a tactic, failed to detect Xu Jin immediately.

But when the chaotic star energy explosions from the concentrated assault dissipated, Hong Hong Daze, whose attention had remained fixed on that spot, suddenly realized—the intruder had vanished!

Not a single trace remained!

Not even blood or fragments of a corpse!

This was impossible!

This was unnatural!

Instantly, Hong Hong Daze, stationed at the central command within the Blood Spirit Holy City, activated the authority of heaven and earth to search once more for the intruder's energy signature.

In the next instant, Hong Hong Daze's eyes widened in shock!

On the city walls of the Blood Spirit Holy City,

The intruder's energy signature was right there—on the city ramparts!

Instantly, Hong Hong Daze realized what was happening.

The target was him!

"Return to the city—save me!"

Hong Hong Daze's thunderous roar echoed across the heavens and earth.

The seventh-rank peak elites stationed three hundred li away from the Blood Divine City were still stunned, momentarily unable to react.

Just as Hong Hong Daze's roar rang out, Xu Jin—whose star energy had just been fully replenished—shot forward with a piercing shriek.

A seventh-rank fourth-layer Blood Divine Sect Diamond Guardian standing at the entrance of the Blood Spirit Hall instantly shattered into four pieces!

Fivefold Flashing!

At the same moment, crimson light surged from Hong Hong Daze's palm, and a blood-colored bone spike instantly rose.

The other three seventh-rank elites inside and outside the hall simultaneously attacked Xu Jin.

BOOM!

Terrifying five-colored lightning descended upon Hong Hong Daze's head.

The terrifying lightning filled Hong Hong Daze's eyes with terror the instant it struck.

The lightning hit his body.

Like a hot knife through butter, his physical form instantly disintegrated, leaving only his spiritual core exposed.

Simultaneously, the attacks from the other three seventh-rank elites struck Xu Jin, causing his Fish Curtain Golden Bell, infused with earth core resonance, to flicker violently.

In the next instant, Xu Jin, having withstood the three seventh-rank attacks, summoned lightning in his palm and obliterated Hong Hong Daze's spiritual core outright!

The instant Hong Hong Daze's spiritual core vanished, a speck of crimson light flickered and disappeared.

But at the same time, a cluster of heavenly and earthly authority materialized.

Xu Jin swept through like a whirlwind, activating the Spatial Teleportation Star Art.

In the next instant, Xu Jin and the heavenly and earthly authority vanished together!

Only the three Blood Divine Sect Diamond Guardian elders remained, dazed as if in a dream!

(End of Chapter)