Chapter 118

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Chapter 118: Visitors From Dongxuan

Shang Wuyang was an orphan, literally without parents, home, or homeland. Ever since he could remember, he had worshipped under the tutelage of Supreme Immortal Shangxuan at the Dongxuan Sect.

The master was the most supreme immortal power in the entire universe, apparently just at this starting point, he was a thousand times higher than others, not to mention that he was his only disciple.

Although Supreme Immortal Shangxuan had not spoken a word, Shang Wuyang could tell from the envy of others how good his master was to him.

The rules of Dongxuan Sect are very strict. Even the direct disciples, who are disciples directly under the leader, have to do various tasks for the sect occasionally, interact with boring people from other sects, attend lectures by senior members, and take care of their own daily needs. But only Shang Wuyang can focus on cultivation without worrying about these mundane matters because Shangxuan Master handles everything for him.

In his memories of over two thousand years, it seems like he has always been cultivating.

In other words, you could say he has been constantly killing people.

Is killing people right?

If someone gets used to killing people without knowing right from wrong, then killing would not seem right or wrong anymore. The winner lives and the loser dies. In Shang Wuyang’s beliefs, this is the most fair way of nature.

As a young child, after killing two people in the lower realm at the Qi Refining Stage, his master asked him if he felt it was wrong. Shang Wuyang didn’t hesitate to respond—

"Cultivators can hunt spirit beasts and cut down spiritual plants as resources on the path of cultivation just because they are stronger than them. But I am stronger than them, so I killed them. Aren’t those dead people just like spirit beasts and spiritual plants, resources in existence? What’s wrong with what I did?"

Shang Wuyang remembers clearly that after giving this answer, his usually indifferent master actually smiled and even praised him for the first time.

"Not bad."

Even after searching through his memories, Shang Wuyang only remembered Supreme Immortal Shangxuan praising him twice.

The second time was when Shang Wuyang was just ascended at the age of hundred. His master threw him into a lower realm where all the inhabitants were Orcs, looking like wild and fierce beasts. Even when their arms were chopped off by swords, they still lunged forward to block Shang Wuyang’s path to the center of their tribe.

In the end, Shang Wuyang emerged as the ultimate victor, despite being bitten all over with hardly any good flesh left on his body. Unable to lift his arms, he lay among endless mountains of corpses and seas of blood, surrounded by dense deathly air. The dull-witted Orcs were all slain by him on the spot.

Through this endless slaughter, Shang Wuyang finally grasped the Law of Death.

Meanwhile, Supreme Immortal Shangxuan stood not far away watching him, praising him for the second time, "You did well."

After saying these words, Supreme Immortal Shangxuan calmly drew his sword, pointed it at the ground, and with a single thrust, all the surviving Orcs in the entire lower realm were instantly annihilated by the supreme intent of his sword, transforming into a surge of successive deathly air rushing towards Shang Wuyang’s body, turning the entire realm into a dead silence.

With just a thread of sword intent, he triumphed over a whole month of desperate battles in this realm.

This was the pinnacle cultivation of all realms, and it was the first time Shang Wuyang came to truly understand how mesmerizing true power could be.

So the master would definitely not be wrong.

Since he said Ye Shubai was his fate, and that he could kill the other party, then he must be able to.

Shang Wuyang got rid of the doubts in his mind and struggled to stand up with one arm.

At this moment, the strand of Supreme Immortal Shangxuan’s divine sense had gradually dimmed, finally turned into points of light flying towards the sky, and after exhausting its energy, returned to its original form.

This was a gift from the first time Shang Wuyang comprehended the Law of Death. Supreme Immortal Shangxuan used it to protect his disciple’s life. This strand of divine sense far surpassed ordinary treasures, and even Elder Zhang, who was a Dharma Protector and senior, did not know of the existence of this divine sense.

Even when faced with being surrounded and attacked, Shang Wuyang was unwilling to use it.

Shang Wuyang looked at where the divine sense disappeared, respectfully saluted the sky, but his expression revealed some frustration. He covered his severed arm and sensed the continuous approach of the Power of Rules towards him, his gaze growing gloomy.

He had originally planned to perfect the Law of Death here before leaving. By then, not to mention that pair of lovers, even the entire Cloud Sea World, he could easily destroy it in an instant, like when his master wiped out those Orcs in the past, using the entire world as a resource for his cultivation!

However, never did he expect that now his laws were not complete, and those nuisances had come after him again! Constantly disrupting his cultivation, it was truly aggravating!

The Cloud Beasts nearby had already piled up into an endless expanse of pale white, floating on the water like snow.

Cloud Beasts are mysterious creatures. Even though Shang Wuyang has the power of the Law of Death, he cannot kill them directly. Just like these Cloud Beasts in the water, they are not dead yet, just unconscious. When they wake up, they will lose awareness due to the Law of Death in their bodies. They will instinctively attack everyone in front of them and eventually perish.

When Shang Wuyang first fell to the bottom of the cloud sea, he was almost bitten to death by a Cloud Beast.

Now, with his arm broken and sword lost, Shang Wuyang can only rely on these Cloud Beasts to survive.

Shang Wuyang squinted his eyes slightly.

*

Wen Yun and Ye Shubai did not say a word, staring fixedly at the phoenix flying rapidly ahead. The group of Cloud Beasts around them also increased their speed accordingly.

The Cloud Sea World is immense, and the cloud sea at the bottom is no small place either. Fortunately, Shang Wuyang and his Power of Rules have a connection, or else it would be impossible to find each other.

Ye Shubai can sense Shang Wuyang, and likewise, Shang Wuyang can sense him too.

Knowing Shang Wuyang’s tendency for sneak attacks, he is unlikely to wait patiently in one place for a fair battle.

Ye Shubai looked towards Wen Yun and said coldly, "There might be an ambush."

Wen Yun immediately understood, tightened her dragon bone wand in her hand, and replied softly, "I am ready."

While speaking, she quickly threw out a stack of scrolls, which scattered and flew towards more than ten Cloud Beasts, instantly forming a protective barrier of holy light.

As for Wen Yun herself, she concentrated her mental power, waiting only for Shang Wuyang to show up before entering a battle mode.

The Fire Phoenix formed by the Power of Rules flapped its wings, let out a cry, stopped flying, and began to circle and glide low in a certain part of the sky.

"He’s over there!"

Wen Yun held a staff in her right hand and tapped her space bag with her left hand. Suddenly, hundreds of attack-attribute scrolls fell into her palm.

Previously caught off guard, the tables had turned, and now it was her turn to launch a surprise attack.

Under the bombardment of a hundred advanced magics, she was certain Shang Wuyang wouldn’t be able to escape!

Wen Yun’s palm started to glow bright like the sun, maybe because the magic pressure was too strong. Even the nearby air seemed distorted, showing signs of drained power. Even Ye Shubai, who was on high alert, couldn’t help but be attracted to look at her strangely.

At this moment, those who know what’s happening would only say one thing—

This woman held a nuclear bomb in her left hand!

However, after seeing the situation in front of her, Wen Yun forcefully suppressed the nuclear bomb in her hand and looked vigilantly at the scene in front of her.

The phoenix stopped above, indicating that Shang Wuyang was indeed there.

But there was no sign of a person here, only endless white, as if all the Cloud Beasts of the Cloud Sea World had gathered here.

"Still alive," Ye Shubai said concisely.

Wen Yun also noticed this, feeling grateful that she had not immediately thrown out the scroll, or else more Cloud Beasts might have died under her than those killed by Shang Wuyang.

"Be careful, there’s a conspiracy," she quickly replied.

But before Wen Yun could finish speaking, the Little Cloud Beasts behind them were already excitedly rushing forward.

She shouted in alarm, "Come back, Cloud Beasts!"

However, not a single Cloud Beast turned back.

They could sense that their fellow Cloud Beasts here were all still alive, and in their excitement, they forgot about the danger they had encountered before. Ignoring Wen Yun’s attempts to stop them, they flew towards the Cloud Beasts on the water’s surface!

Wen Yun felt a sinking feeling in her heart and immediately flew forward with Ye Shubai to rescue them.

As expected, before the Cloud Beast group could approach, the white area below suddenly surged like an avalanche, and in the blink of an eye, dozens of giant white figures flew out, roaring and attacking their own kind rushing towards them!

"Ding!" A clear sound rang out, and a light barrier appeared in front of the more than ten Cloud Beasts, keeping the frenzied Cloud Beasts at bay.

The frenzied Cloud Beasts, seeing their attack fail, instantly redirected their hostility towards Wen Yun and Ye Shubai.

Seeing the danger, Wen Yun quickly opened a protective barrier for herself and Ye Shubai.

However, more Cloud Beasts started to wake up.

From just a few at the beginning to hundreds later on, and then almost thousands of Cloud Beasts came rushing over!

Wen Yun saw countless beams of white light crashing against the barrier. The Cloud Beasts seemed to attack relentlessly, even though Wen Yun had a terrifying number of Holy Light Sanctuary scrolls in her hands, they could not withstand such continuous attacks.

Freeze.

Yes, just freeze these crazed Cloud Beasts!

Wen Yun leaped back several meters to avoid the tangled Cloud Beasts in front of her. With a single hand, she unfurled a scroll, and a blue light shone from her hand. In an instant, a chilling breath emerged in the world.

"Frozen Land!"

As the scroll fell, a frosty breath began to spread from Wen Yun’s center, turning everything it touched, whether water or Cloud Beast, into solid ice crystals!

Ye Shubai also moved quickly, with a gentle force lifting Little Cloud Beasts, avoiding this area of magic, and ushering them all under his protection.

However, there were too many Cloud Beasts on the surface of the water.

Even in the Frozen Land, countless Cloud Beasts flew up in the sky to avoid this attack.

They seemed to be driven by something terrifying, flying quickly upward towards the churning sea of clouds.

At that moment, Ye Shubai’s eyes sparkled.

The Fire Phoenix that had been circling at the top unexpectedly chased after the frenzied group of Cloud Beasts!

Without hesitation, Ye Shubai followed after, "Shang Wuyang is inside!"

It turned out that the violent behavior of the Cloud Beasts was just a cover-up; their true intention was to use the chaos of the moment to fly amidst the Cloud Beast group and reach the upper levels of Cloud Sea World!

"He still wants to escape!"

"Chase after him!"

*

Cloud Sea City.

More and more Cloud Islands are being eaten by Cloud Beasts, causing fear in Cloud Sea World. Even the silver-armored guards in Cloud Sea City have been alerted, forming teams to go out and drive away the Cloud Beasts.

The homeless people of Cloud Sea World had no choice but to crowd into Cloud Sea City. The huge empty space in front of the Cloud Sea Tower, once used for setting up stalls, is now packed with people. Cloud Sea World used to be a lively place, but now everyone looks sad and no one can smile.

"Hey, friend from the Wang family? Why are you here too? I thought your family had three large Cloud Islands?"

"Don’t mention it, I’m so unlucky. Those three Cloud Islands combined are now smaller than my palm!"

"I heard that all the hunters have joined the hunt. Have they caught any Cloud Beasts?"

As the crowd was discussing, a shout came from the city gate, "The guards are back! Wait… it seems like they have caught a Cloud Beast!"

Few paid attention to the first half of the sentence, but the second half quickly spread throughout Cloud Sea City. It was clear that, at the moment, the Cloud Beasts were the focus of everyone’s attention. After all, the main culprits of this incident were these legendary creatures. It was just that these beasts ran too fast, so no one could catch them, which left everyone feeling frustrated.

Just now, the monk with the last name Wang, whose three Cloud Islands were destroyed, had red eyes and said angrily, "Cloud Beast, pay back my Cloud Island!"

There was a bit of noise in the crowd.

Leading the way was a young man in silver armor with a pale face. His deep eyes scanned the crowd quietly and he hoarsely said, "It’s already dead."

The monks of Cloud Sea City were stunned. When they looked down, they saw that the Cloud Beast in the crystal cage was completely still, showing signs of decay.

The onlookers were instantly stirred up. This was a Cloud Beast that not even professional hunters could catch, but now it had become a corpse?

"Did you kill this Cloud Beast, sir?"

"No." The leader of the silver-armored guards answered simply, then motioned to the back, "Haqi, come and take a look."

At that moment, a tall young man emerged from the back. He had a pair of blue-gray eyes, a slightly upturned nose, and a set of gray beast ears, making him look like a wolf-like creature.

Raising his voice, the leader displayed his peak martial arts skills and his words echoed throughout Cloud Sea City—

"The Cloud Beast is acting strangely. We investigated and found out they seem to have lost their sanity. There may be a hidden truth behind this. Today, when the patrol team went out to inspect, they found the body of the Cloud Beast on the wreckage of a Cloud Island. Following the customs of Cloud Sea City, this matter will be investigated in front of all the citizens of Cloud Sea City as witnesses."

Next to him, a wolf boy named Haqi was already lying in front of the crystal cage. His ears were alert and upright, while his nose kept twitching, sniffing the scent inside.

Among the silver-armored guards of Cloud Sea City, there were many extraordinary individuals, and Haqi was one of them.

When he ascended, he also awakened the Power of Rules. However, this power was very peculiar, only allowing him to sniff out various subtle scents, which was almost useless in battle. But as a silver-armored guard, this ability was a divine skill gifted from heaven. Many wrongdoers in the city were caught by him using this ability.

At this moment, Haqi’s brows furrowed tighter and tighter. Finally, he stood up with a slightly pale face and said unsteadily, "There’s a familiar scent on the Cloud Beast… I remember this smell."

He paused, sounding more certain, "It’s Shang Wuyang! This Cloud Beast has the exact same scent as the one we found on the remains of the Cloud Beast we discovered earlier!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd erupted into various discussions like boiling oil.

The name Shang Wuyang was considered the most notorious villain in Cloud Sea World. Many people wanted to kill him, so his disappearance was welcomed by many. There were even relatives of the deceased celebrating in Cloud Sea City by setting off fireworks…

Apart from the people from the Dongxuan Sect, probably no one was hoping for his safe return.

People were getting angrier when they heard rumors that the body of the Cloud Beast might be related to him. Only the powerful ones dared to speak out, while the weaker ones only whispered to each other.

Because…

Suddenly, a thunderous shout came from the edge of the crowd, "Baseless accusations! How dare you slander us disciples of Dongxuan!"

All eyes silently turned to the corner in the east.

It was the arrival of the Dongxuan Sect members who arrived at Cloud Sea City at the hour of the Chen today.