The night was deep.
Boom!!!
As the Desert Ark sailed to a certain point, its colossal hull suddenly lurched violently, nearly capsizing.
Several people on deck fell to the ground immediately.
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“What’s going on? Did we encounter a demonic beast?”
A flicker of light flashed in Wu Tao’s eyes.
“Whoosh!” “Whoosh!”
The protective shield cracked, and fierce sandstorms poured in.
Along with the sand, there was a pungent smell of blood.
Sensing that something was wrong, Wu Tao’s pupils constricted to pinpricks.
Bai Li, standing beside him, couldn’t help but curse, “Damn it, where are the people from the Puppet God Crystal Sect?”
Ai Chen and Gao Chang, though they didn’t curse aloud, also had exceptionally grim expressions.
“Bang!” “Bang!” “Bang!”
The sea of sand trembled, and deep within the earth, a colossal demonic beast was writhing and thrashing.
Countless stones and sand were churned up.
Before they could fall, a tremendous tremor emanated from the surface of the sand, one after another.
Amidst these continuous tremors, a gargantuan demonic beast, five hundred zhang tall and resembling a mountain, suddenly appeared.
This colossal demonic beast was covered all over with long, golden-yellow fur, which blended perfectly with the desert. Da Feng Novel Network
However, what drew the most attention was its enormous and bizarre head.
And on its head, two terrifying horns pointed straight towards the sky.
Within its eyes, each as large as a house, there was no trace of emotion, only coldness, bloodlust, and madness…
The enormous demonic beast stepped onto the sand, each stride as if a colossal peak had crashed onto the surface.
It was as if the entire boundless sea of sand was trembling before this ferocious demonic beast.
For cultivators who had seen much, they would instantly recognize the origin and name of this terrifying demonic beast.
That incomparably terrifying, five-hundred-zhang-tall demonic beast was called Zhu Yan.
The Zhu Yan was covered in golden-yellow fur, its four limbs landing with a mournful groan from the earth, possessing immense strength.
Like many ancient, primeval, and archaic divine beasts, the Zhu Yan was divided into a juvenile and an adult stage.
In its juvenile stage, the Zhu Yan’s strength was not high, only equivalent to human cultivators in the Core Formation realm.
But once it entered adulthood, its strength would surge, even reaching the point where it could contend with cultivators in the Nascent Soul stage.
The Zhu Yan that appeared now, at a mere five hundred zhang, was considered a juvenile Zhu Yan within its own species.
Its strength was comparable to an early Core Formation stage cultivator, but if it went berserk, with its innate divine ability, even a mid-Core Formation stage cultivator would be unable to resist.
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Fortunately, the Desert Ark had several Core Formation stage cultivators stationed on board.
“It’s a Zhu Yan with an ancient bloodline!”
“Damn it! How could this thing appear on this route? Haven’t the previous voyages been problem-free?”
Several enraged voices erupted simultaneously.
“Activate the large-scale defensive formation first, otherwise those passengers will surely die!”
As a voice fell, the entire Desert Ark emanated a milky white radiance.
At several breaches, light flashed, and countless runes and formations surged, sealing the cracks little by little.
“It’s time for us to act.”
Pan Xincheng, an elder of the Puppet God Crystal Sect, stood up.
Bi Xiangnan, also an elder of the Puppet God Crystal Sect, nodded and concurred, “Indeed, it is time to act.”
Another elder of the Puppet Crystal God Sect, Yang Ping, said nothing.
Having communicated with each other, the three Core Formation stage powerhouses moved.
“Fifth-grade divine ability – Heavenly King Golden Saber!”
Pan Xincheng wielded the Purple Gold Saber, his saber intent cutting through the void, unleashing a luminous, horizontal saber energy. Without hesitation, he swung his saber horizontally!
Heaven is ruthless, and the saber is even more so!
When the saber light rises, it is the enemy’s death!
This was one of the many divine abilities inherited by the Puppet God Crystal Sect!
“Fifth-grade divine ability – Flowing Rock Fire Rain!”
Bi Xiangnan’s strength was no less than Pan Xincheng’s. As he moved with grace,
In the void, countless colossal lava appeared out of nowhere, raining down like a meteor shower of fire, transforming the desert into a sea of lava.
“As expected, Foundation Establishment stage cultivators simply cannot defeat Core Formation stage cultivators in a higher realm? No matter how many times I observe, it’s the same; they cannot withstand the power of divine abilities.”
The gap between Foundation Establishment and Core Formation stage cultivators truly could not be measured by reason!
Wu Tao did not return to his room but stood on the deck. For him, such opportunities were rare, and if he didn’t try harder, he would surely regret it.
“Haha, why are you holding back your spiritual power! A few big moves should suffice.”
In the sky, Yang Ping flew to an extremely high altitude, slowly raising his hands as if supporting something.
Amidst the surging winds and clouds, the Xuanwu roared, and the Wu Snake raised its head. They stood side-by-side, the turtle and snake dancing wildly. Black water billowed, obscuring the sky and tearing everything apart.
Fourth-grade divine ability – Xuanwu Demon Suppressing Seal!
The juvenile Zhu Yan, before it could even react, was struck by several divine abilities and fell to the ground, bleeding profusely. It took some time before it slowly got back up.
On the Zhu Yan’s massive head, its house-sized eyes seemed to spew flames.
Its four limbs, like drumsticks, pounded fiercely on the sand.
The rumbling sounds continued incessantly.
The terrifying power descended upon the sea of sand, making it seem as if it would collapse and give way at any moment.
“Whoosh!!!”
The Zhu Yan’s colossal head suddenly lifted, and its dark, immense maw spewed out a gray-white demonic energy in an instant.
As this gray-white demonic energy appeared, the space immediately began to warp.
Strangely, within this distortion, the gray-white demonic energy enveloped the surroundings.
Even more terrifyingly, as the Zhu Yan raged, the two curved horns on its massive head powerfully thrust towards the sky, emanating an aura of terrifying sharpness.
On the other side, the three Core Formation stage cultivators were not at all inferior to it.
Artifacts, divine abilities, and puppet mechanical beasts—each was a terrifying attack, and their speed was incredibly fast, leaving the juvenile Zhu Yan below unable to dodge, only able to passively endure.
“Bang!” “Bang!” “Bang!”
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The sounds of the collision between the juvenile Zhu Yan and Pan Xincheng, Bi Xiangnan, and Yang Ping continued without a moment’s pause.
With each collision, the stray aftermath left behind countless deep pits on the ground.
Time trickled by, and the fierce battle between the juvenile Zhu Yan and Pan Xincheng, Bi Xiangnan, and Yang Ping continued.
After only half an hour, the sea of sand had completely lost its original appearance.
The already unstable ground was now riddled with holes.
Vast pits appeared in the endless sea of sand, leaving almost no foothold for the Zhu Yan.
However, with each stomp of its hooves, it immediately created a new area.
After the fierce battle, a layer of the sand’s surface had even been planed off.
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Bang!!!
With another loud noise, the Death Desert returned to its calm.
“Did it leave?”
“It was just a juvenile Zhu Yan, at most equivalent to a mid-Core Formation stage cultivator. With the three of us, it’s natural that it fled!”
However, it is a pity that if we had one more person, we could have kept this Zhu Yan.
The voices of the three Core Formation stage cultivators outside could be heard, clearly not suppressed, likely to appease the emotions of the passengers on the Desert Ark.
Indeed, upon hearing this, the numerous passengers on the Desert Ark cheered loudly.
…
Meanwhile, Ye Yan, taking advantage of the chaos, led a group of Foundation Establishment stage thugs and blocked Wu Tao’s door.
Facing Ye Yan and his group, Wu Tao showed no mercy and dealt with Ye Yan and his subordinates once more.
On the other side!
The Desert Ark continued at full speed, covering over five thousand li in half an hour.
Ten days later.
More than half of the Death Desert had been crossed, and in a few days, they would reach Xichui Liangzhou.
Early morning.
Wu Tao pushed open his door and stepped out, taking a deep breath of fresh air.
“Twenty to thirty days of strenuous practice, and my spiritual power has not improved at all.”
“Alas, it seems I have truly reached a bottleneck.”
Wu Tao shook his head and gazed into the distance, where two tall, cloud-piercing peaks appeared faintly.
In the afternoon.
Many passengers were on deck, admiring the scenery.
…
A disciple of the inner sect of the Puppet God Crystal Sect pointed ahead and said, “In about six to seven hundred li, we will see the most famous Two Realms Mountain in the Death Desert.”
“Two Realms Mountain! Is that the legendary peak of Qingzhou in ancient times, which was later split in two with a single sword, and thus named Two Realms Mountain?”
A Foundation Establishment stage cultivator beside him couldn’t help but change his expression.
Such a towering peak being split in two with a single sword, was that a joke?
Wu Tao was secretly astonished. Even from six to seven hundred li away, he could already discern the two colossal peaks.
These two peaks were extremely high, not much lower than the tallest mountains he had ever seen.
Who could have split it in two with a single sword? A cultivator of that realm was truly terrifying.
Tens of thousands of years ago, in the ancient era, there was no Two Realms Mountain, only a ten-thousand-zhang-tall mountain called Sky-Supporting Peak, standing in the Death Desert.
One day, two cultivators in the Purple Mansion realm were fighting fiercely here. One of them, a Purple Mansion cultivator, struck down with his sword, directly splitting the ten-thousand-zhang-tall Sky-Supporting Peak in two. Half of it fell to the side, forming two great mountains, which are now the Two Realms Mountain.”
“Purple Mansion cultivators fighting, splitting a peak with a sword, creating two mountains!”
Wu Tao gasped.
As the Desert Ark approached, everyone on deck finally saw the true appearance of the so-called Two Realms Mountain.
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