Chapter 224: Arrival

"Swish, swish..."

The surging Mirage Sea Water churned, emitting a series of sounds.

Mirage Sea Water is not true seawater; it is merely a partial manifestation of its external characteristics.

If a powerful being were to observe closely, they would discover that Mirage Sea Water is also a form of heaven and earth power.

It is just that this power cannot be utilized by the Human Race or other living beings within heaven and earth.

To them, these powers are even extremely hazardous; prolonged contact would cause one's own body to be eroded and transformed.

Yet for the creatures of the Mirage Sea, these powers are the foundation upon which they rely for survival.

Mirage Sea power possesses an extremely tyrannical erosive force; all things will be eroded by it and turned into a part of it.

However, at this moment, within the boundless Mirage Sea, a Golden Divine Ship is sailing.

The God Ship is profound, engraved with countless Ancient Runes; the countless runes interlink and weave together to form a golden field, enveloping the entire God Ship.

"Wu..."

If a Martial Artist obtains a Mirage Spirit, they still need to judge whether its attributes are compatible with their own; if it cannot be used directly, they must find a way to have a Qi Refiner refine it to remove the impurities within.

"Ku..."

Those areas that have already been eaten clean are formed by countless small moths huddled together, replacing the original flesh.

This extremely massive moth, however, has no reaction to this, as if it did not perceive any of it at all.

Some small moths accidentally become stained with that black flesh and blood, and in an instant, they are treated as food by their companions nearby and eaten clean in a flash.

This horse-headed monster looks bizarre, but in reality, looking at it, it is already the most normal one among this group of Mirage Sea creatures.

It has a horse's head, a human body, wings on its ribs, and no legs, flapping its wings to fly in the air.

Stars, Thunder, Five Elements, Yin and Yang, Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire—the power of endless laws swirls around the entire warship.

There is also another Mirage Sea creature, a monster pieced together.

Mirage Spirits are diverse; they can help Martial Artists increase their cultivation, and can be used by Qi Refiners to forge weapons and magic treasures.

One after another, strange sounds come through; each sound is very long, a series of syllables with no clear meaning.

Human Race Martial Artists can hunt Mirage Beasts in the Mirage Sea to obtain Mirage Spirits.

But this is only in the eyes of normal heaven and earth beings like Chen Mo or the Master of the Blood Sea; only then are the Mirage Sea creatures so bizarre.

The flesh and blood of the moth is different from that of humans; it is not blood-colored, but rather clumps of black blood plasma.

The structure of Mirage Sea creatures is special and difficult for ordinary people to understand; this is the true form of these Mirage Sea creatures.

On the surface, it seems no different from a common moth, only much larger in size.

The number of these small moth-insects is truly too great; looking at them makes one's scalp tingle.

"Sha..."

This hundred-thousand-mile-long giant snake is gathered into a ball; at a glance, it looks like a tangled ball of thread.

These runes merge into one another, appearing as if they were naturally formed.

It just makes one's ears feel dazed, buzzing and ringing.

These Mirage Sea creatures are conversing with each other in their own language, agreeing on how to divide up this Golden Divine Ship.

But observing closely, under the wings of this moth, there are countless densely packed, overlapping small moth-insects, each only the size of a copper coin.

In other words, in the eyes of these Mirage Sea creatures, they and their companions are absolutely normal, while those beings hiding in various small worlds are the ones who are bizarre and abnormal.

"Swish, swish!" The Mirage Sea conflicts with this power of laws; whenever it touches the golden light, it automatically retreats.

Every rune on the warship was forged and branded by a Great Ability of the Ancient Heavenly Court, containing their understanding of Heavenly Law and the Great Dao.

Some black blood plasma even drips downward continuously, and countless small moths separate at this moment, pouncing on that flesh and blood to devour it clean.

Even within its abdomen, which is almost eaten clean, new moth-insects are constantly being bred.

These runes come from the powerhouses of the Ancient Heavenly Court from who knows how many eras ago, and this God Ship must also be a warship used by the Ancient Heavenly Court to wage war and patrol the heavens.

Now, every rune is activated, evolving into ten thousand marvelous techniques around the warship.

These small moths are like ants moving house, slowly hollowing out the flesh of the large moth.

Each rune is surrounded by the power of laws; not only that, but through these runes, one can also perceive a vast and ancient power.

There is another moth, thousands of miles in size, its wings vibrating to cover the sky and sun.

Because the Heavenly Laws of the two worlds are different, neither side can understand the composition of the other; no matter how one looks at it, it is a bizarre scene.

There is a snake-shaped monster, one hundred thousand miles long, yet extremely thin, like a fine thread.

Behind this warship, many bizarre and terrifying Mirage Sea creatures are chasing this warship.

It is precisely because of the runes left by countless ancient Great Abilities that this warship can sail in the Mirage Sea.

Likewise, Mirage Sea creatures can devour Martial Artists from the other world, or various heavenly treasures possessing the power of laws, to increase their own power.

Observing more closely, one can discover that those countless small moths are gnawing on the body of the large moth.

The Mirage Sea Water surges, yet it cannot come within half a step of this warship.

And for the Mirage Sea creatures, these problems never existed.

The erosive power of the Mirage Sea is inherently extremely strong, capable of turning all things in heaven and earth into a part of itself.

The Mirage Sea creatures born within its body naturally also possess this ability.

There is no need for much trouble; just devouring it is enough to enhance themselves.

This God Ship forged by the Ancient Heavenly Court is a rare, highly nourishing item for them, not to mention that these Mirage Sea creatures also sense that there are many Martial Artists inside this warship.

Thinking of this, the speed of these Mirage Sea creatures seems to become even faster.

And on the deck of the warship, a woman wearing golden armor, with a beautiful appearance and holding a long spear, is frowning, watching from afar the Mirage Sea creatures that are constantly chasing the warship.

"Ye Shi, how much Heaven and Earth Divine Liquid do we have left?" Guan Shanyue stares fixedly at those Mirage Sea creatures and asks in a solemn voice.

The person he calls Ye Shi is an old man wearing a black robe, with white hair and beard, deep-set eye sockets, and a sorrowful face.

The old man's aura was slightly low, his eyes tightly shut, carefully sensing the situation.

"There are thirty thousand drops left; it cannot last much longer. There is another Heavenly Court Fragment not far away; I hope we can reach it before it is exhausted."

The old man's tone was low, his eyes filled with hidden thoughts, likewise looking at the countless Mirage Sea creatures in the distance.

Their God Ship, while appearing to be a God Ship, was in fact also a part of a Heavenly Court Fragment.

It was precisely because the Heavenly Court Fragment contained this God Ship that they were able to embark on their escape within the Mirage Sea.

If not for this, there would be no means whatsoever to sustain their travel within the Mirage Sea.

Once they left the protection of the Heavenly Court Fragment, the Mirage Sea would assimilate them all in an instant.

"I hope we can make it." Guan Shanyue sighed softly, her inner emotions complex.

In truth, she did not want to pilot this God Ship to sail in the Mirage Sea; this was not a secure matter.

On the contrary, it would attract the attention of many Mirage Sea creatures, leading to one attack after another.

If the Heavenly Court Fragment itself were not powerful enough, it would not be something ordinary Mirage Sea creatures could shatter.

Then they would likely have already become a part of the Mirage Sea by now.

But even so, many Mirage Sea creatures could see that they were struggling to hold on, consuming their own stored power every second.

As the consumption of power increased, the protection of the warship itself would inevitably decline.

Thus, many Mirage Sea creatures were like vultures smelling blood, following them all the way, waiting for the moment they fell to gorge themselves on flesh and blood.

Throughout the journey, Guan Shanyue had always been walking on thin ice, not knowing if she could reach the opposite shore.

The pressure she currently bore was immense; if she made a single mistake, it would not just be her own life lost.

The tens of millions of living beings within the several Blessed Lands inside the Heavenly Court Fragment would all become food for those Mirage Sea creatures.

If there were the slightest error, they would lose their lives.

If it were not for having absolutely no other way, Guan Shanyue would never have chosen to take tens of millions of living beings to traverse the Mirage Sea with her.

It was just that the world they inhabited had reached its end—not just an era reaching its end, but the entire world was about to be completely submerged by the Mirage Sea.

Gradually assimilated and eroded by it, until it was completely turned into a part of the Mirage Sea.

Guan Shanyue and the many experts of the Star Ginseng Realm would, of course, not sit and wait for death.

They exhausted every means to save themselves, wanting to find every method to delay this process.

The Heavenly Court Fragment also fell into Guan Shanyue's hands during this stage.

At the beginning, she had not thought of using the Heavenly Court Fragment to drive the Ancient Warship to escape, because the risk was too great.

But as time passed, other methods ceased to work, and their world began to be gradually and completely swallowed by the Mirage Sea.

Even the Heavenly Law was no longer complete; except for a small number of top-tier Martial Artists, the strength of the remaining Martial Artists grew weaker day by day.

Guan Shanyue had no choice but to use this method to risk an escape.

As for the target, it was naturally the Heavenly Court Fragment closest to her.

She could only pray now that the other Heavenly Court Fragment also had a controller, and that they could discover her arrival.

Furthermore, it would be best if the world they were in was still a long way from being submerged by the Mirage Sea.

Only in this way might she still have a glimmer of survival.

Guan Shanyue was actually aware that her current approach was no different from drawing disaster upon others.

But she had no choice; in a matter of life and death, she decisively chose the option most favorable to herself.

As for the other world's blame toward her, and the price to be paid at that time, she would have to survive first before she could have the heart to consider it.

Moreover, what she shouldered now was not just the life and death of one person, but tens of millions of living beings.

"Splash!"

The Mirage Sea Water surged, constantly avoiding the golden light emitted by the God Ship.

"How many more heavenly treasures are there? No matter what it is, throw everything into the Creation Divine Pool for me. Survive first; survive, then consider other things."

Guan Shanyue felt the consumption rate of the Heaven and Earth Divine Liquid and suddenly spoke sternly.

Her voice was not loud, yet it transmitted to all secret realms and Blessed Lands inside and outside the God Ship; no matter who they were, everyone could hear this voice.

As Guan Shanyue's voice fell, the armor and weapons on her body transformed, turning into a ball of golden light that rushed into the Creation Divine Pool.

The armor and weapons on her body were also a complete set of Derivative Divine Weapons; now that they were thrown into the Creation Divine Pool, they could naturally turn into Heaven and Earth Divine Liquid to provide power for the God Ship's voyage.

It was not just her; all the experts within this God Ship took out, more or less, a few heavenly treasures or weapons, throwing them into the Creation Divine Pool with great reluctance.

The heavenly treasures or weapons and armor that they had managed to keep until now were already the most precious of items.

To discard them now was naturally a matter of extreme reluctance, but this did not allow them to choose; if the God Ship lost its protection and could not sail,

then they would all die, and no matter how many supreme treasures they had on them, it would be too late for them to be of any use.

The Creation Divine Pool circulated, turning these treasures into Heaven and Earth Divine Liquid to drive the God Ship to continue forward.

Meanwhile, within the Xuantian World, Chen Mo was still carefully sensing the movement speed of the Heavenly Court Fragment, estimating its specific time of arrival.

"This is the Heaven-Observing Mirror, the treasure of my Heavenly Palace, capable of observing all things in the universe.

But few people know that using the Heaven-Observing Mirror can also observe the situation outside the realm."

Shui Qianqiu took out a rare treasure; this Heaven-Observing Mirror appeared plain and unremarkable, just an ancient bronze mirror.

The mirror was the size of a moon disk, and there was a thick layer of copper rust on the mirror body.

Shui Qianqiu waved his hand gently, isolating the inside and outside of the world to ensure that no one else could see this mirror.

Using the Heaven-Observing Mirror to observe outside the world meant they would see the true Mirage Sea.

This was not something that ordinary Martial Artists or cultivators could face directly; those with insufficient cultivation were extremely susceptible to being affected.

Although those with powerful cultivation had a clearer perception of the Mirage Sea, they also had stronger resistance.

Unless the Mirage Sea Water truly descended and completely submerged this world, otherwise, with their cultivation, it was just a brief contact to observe the situation of the Mirage Sea outside.

That was, relatively speaking, not a very high risk.

As for the weak whose cultivation is inferior to theirs, even a single glance from afar could result in them being corrupted by the Mirage Sea Law.

Shui Qianqiu activated the Heaven-Observing Mirror, capable of probing everything within the All-Heaven Realm.

He did not use it further, but gently pushed it toward Chen Mo, because only he knew the specific direction of the other Heavenly Court Fragment.

Chen Mo took control of the Heaven-Observing Mirror, carefully adjusting its probing direction to align as much as possible with the other Heavenly Court Fragment.

Starting from the Heavenly Palace grotto-heaven, he looked out toward the distance.

Soon, the power of the Heaven-Observing Mirror reached the edge of the Xuantian World, where a barrier stood before his eyes.

This was the Space Barrier, which could also be called the World Membrane or Boundary Wall, with infinite Heavenly Laws circulating upon it.

Streaks of golden light radiated out, dispelling the erosion of this world by the external power of the Mirage Sea.

It is precisely because of this Boundary Wall composed of infinite laws, combined with the relatively high terrain of the space where the Xuantian World is located, that it is not completely submerged by the Mirage Sea Water.

But even so, this world still has to be affected by the Mirage Sea to a greater or lesser extent.

Even though the Heavenly Laws of three worlds are now connected, the influence of the Mirage Sea has still not completely disappeared.

Chen Mo controlled the power of the Heaven-Observing Mirror, continuously probing outside the Boundary Wall.

Inside the Boundary Wall, infinite Spatial Laws converged, resonating and connecting with other Heavenly Laws, as billions of Dao Patterns circulated and infinite runes manifested.

It took quite a bit of effort for the power of the Heaven-Observing Mirror to struggle through.

In an instant, the world suddenly opened up; countless Mirage Sea Water surged and intertwined, and gray-white thick fog condensed, obscuring everything before his eyes.

Merely by watching from afar, Chen Mo felt the immense malice of the Mirage Sea toward him; this power was extremely strong, and while it did not deliberately target him, it revealed malice toward him at every moment.

Even with Chen Mo's cultivation strength, he instinctively felt a slight repulsion, not wanting to continue perceiving this malice.

Because this malice did not come from any single living being, but from the entire Mirage Sea world.

This was only from a glance from afar, and with the Heaven-Observing Mirror acting as a buffer; if he were in direct contact, his own perception would surely be even clearer.

Ignoring these influences, Chen Mo focused his mind and continued to probe outward.

Soon, he saw a Golden Warship breaking through countless Mirage Sea Water, rushing toward their world, and its speed was increasing.

Chen Mo, Bai Yuxia, and Shui Qianqiu looked at each other, all understanding that this Golden Warship was most likely the other Heavenly Court Fragment.

It seems the other Heavenly Court Fragment has other mysteries, capable of transforming into a God Ship to sail in the Mirage Sea.

And behind the God Ship were many Mirage Sea creatures chasing it; through the Heaven-Observing Mirror, although he could not see their strength,

judging by their size and the malice felt from just one glance, the strength of these Mirage Sea creatures would certainly not be weak.

"Prepare for battle!" Chen Mo shouted loudly; Shui Qianqiu and Bai Yuxia responded quickly, followed immediately by countless Heavenly Human Martial Artists, Innate Martial Artists, and Qi Refiners.

Everyone was returning to the positions practiced earlier at the fastest speed, ready to activate the Array at any moment.

Time ticked away, and more than ten hours passed in the blink of an eye.

That Golden Divine Ship, at full power, breached the Xuantian World Boundary Wall, bringing countless Mirage Sea Water and Mirage Sea creatures surging into the Xuantian World together.

(End of this chapter)