The Black Sea was neither big nor small. It was slightly bigger than the Desolate East Sea but smaller than the Blood Night Fearsome Sea. It was not comparable to the Endless Deep Sea at all.
People had stopped living in this place hundreds of thousands of years ago. The demons here were venomous and at loggerheads with humans. They attacked any human that dared to enter without any hesitation. What’s more, poisonous fog hovered above the sea regularly. Even Demigods would easily get poisoned. The poison was very aggressive, too. No ordinary person would venture all the way here.
In the eastern region of the Black Sea, the space kept stirring, twisting, and spinning. As the huge palace traveled through it, Jiang Yi decided not to use Heaven Evasion anymore—not because he did not want to, but because he knew it would be much slower than just flying to the destination directly.
Jiang Yi released his divine senses and studied Yi Chan’s map. He nodded. “We’ve arrived at the Black Sea. We’ll probably take a week to arrive at the entrance of the mystic realm in the middle.”
Yi Chan nodded as well and advised Jiang Yi, “Jiang Yi, be careful. The demons here will attack you at will. Don’t touch that poisonous fog as well. The poison will penetrate through even your divine shield. You might have the Mystic Divine Armor, but one can never be too careful.”
Jiang Xiaonu called out from the side, “Young Master, send me out if there are demons. I won’t be poisoned.”
“You won’t be poisoned?” Jiang Yi stared at Jiang Xiaonu, astonished. Curiously, he asked, “How do you know that?”
“I don’t know either. I just know that I don’t feel any fear of poison. When I transformed back at the Endless Deep Sea, Qianqian exposed me to different types of poisonous fog; and I remained fine. The poisonous fog cannot enter my body,” Jiang Xiaonu explained proudly.
“Xiaonu, you’re incredible.” Yi Chan held Jiang Xiaonu’s hand and praised her. Jiang Xiaonu was as pure as a sheet of paper. Everyone liked her and genuinely wanted to take care of her.
“What kind of divine being is the Ink Feather Race?! That’s so sick!” Jiang Yi was secretly shocked. Ao Lu said before that Jiang Xiaonu’s race was not from the Stellarsky Domain. That could only mean that the Ink Feather Race was from the Higher Domain. Yi Piaopiao must have been from the Higher Domain as well. She was the one who left him a bodyguard who could protect Jiang Yi for the rest of his life.
Jiang Yi did not think about putting Jiang Xiaonu in such danger anyway. He had his divine artifacts, and the strongest demon in the Black Sea was only comparable to an eight-star formidable martial artist. There was no reason to fear. Even nine-star formidable martial artists could not kill him.
Buzz!
While they were speaking, the restrictions outside the palace lit up. Jiang Yi focused his divine senses at one and saw tens of thousands of black arrows shooting at the Mystic Divine Palace’s protective layer.
There were black fish below. Their bodies were completely black, and their eyes glowed. There were sharp points on their backs, and they measured only several meters long. However, their attacks were comparable to that of the Demon Thearch. The most important thing was that the black arrows they were shooting carried poison, which seeped into the restrictions of the Mystic Divine Palace.
“They are aggressive indeed!”
The Mystic Divine Palace did not have much power left. Jiang Yi did not want to waste it. He left some instructions for Yi Chan, Xiaonu, and Xiao Fei before he summoned his Fire Dragon Sword. He did not even activate any strong dao patterns. Instead, he shot tens of thousands of small fire dragons out of the sword.
Pong! Pong! Pong! Pong!
The Fire Dragon Sword of today was no longer the same as before. The small fire dragons alone were terrifying. The black fish hit by these fire dragons exploded. The impact caused the waters to shoot toward the skies, causing waves that traveled huge distances. The depth of the sea seemed to shorten by thirty meters.
“Wu-Wu—”
There was a woeful cry coming from the group of black fish, but without any fear of death, they shot toward Jiang Yi. Hundreds of thousands more black arrows traveled toward him. It felt almost like there was an army of a million people underneath shooting arrows at the palace.
“Go!”
Jiang Yi activated his Dragon Flame Divine Shield, which caught tens of arrows. The energy of the shield was very quickly depleted as well. Jiang Yi thus did not dare to engage in a battle frenzy. Instead, he charged forward and killed as many demons as he could.
After breaking through to the Demigod realm, his speed was something to behold. Of course, he was not as fast as Jiang Xiaonu. Still, in a flash, he flew up toward the surface of the sea, refusing to be caught in a battle with the demons.
“Poisonous fog?”
Who knew that after flying upward a few hundred meters, Jiang Yi would see a black fog floating toward him from a distance? The fog seemed to float in the same direction that he was headed. Helpless, he turned around and dove back into the water. The fog stopped giving chase.
“This place is so creepy!”
Jiang Yi kept flying, his Fire Dragon Sword striking at the black fish that stood in his way. What frustrated him even more was… there seemed to be countless black fish all around. No matter how many he killed, there were still more. It had almost been two hours since he started flying. Black fish continue to emerge from the deeper seas beneath. The water behind him was filled with blood already, and the smell of the black fish’s blood was especially intense and pungent. It spread thousands of kilometers and attracted more black fish toward him.
Two hours, half a day… a day!
It was night time, but there were still more black fish to kill. Jiang Yi’s head was beginning to hurt. His speed was unsustainable. If he continued to fly at this speed, he would take at least two weeks to arrive in the middle of the Black Sea. If he had to keep killing black fish for two weeks, he would be exhausted to death even before he was killed by the demons.
“Xiao Fei!”
An idea popped into his head. He summoned the little fox and Jiang Xiaonu out. Immediately, he asked Jiang Xiaonu to transform and take him along with her. He had already gotten rid of the Dragon Flame Divine Shield a long time ago. He carried Little Fox in his hands and shouted, “Xiaonu, help us dodge the black arrows. Xiao Fei, use your demonic arts to control the black fish below!”
“Alright, alright!”
Xiaonu silently transformed, grabbed Jiang Yi’s arm, and charged forward; dodging all the black arrows on the way. Jiang Yi summoned the Fire Dragon Sword to clear the black fish in their path. If he did not do so, Jiang Xiaonu and Xiao Fei would be in danger.
Buzz!
Xiao Fei transformed and wagged her six tails. A certain fragrance spread out, which caused even Jiang Yi to lose focus. After the fox’s tail swept past his nose, he regained his composure and continued his attack.
Wu-wu—
The black fish were not very high-level. They stopped attacking after smelling the fox’s fragrance. Their eyes clouded over. It was obvious that they had been charmed. The little fox raised her head and said, “Big Brother, do you want to see the black fish lose control completely? It’s easy!”
“Alright! Good job, Xiao Fei!”
Jiang Yi nodded. It was a good thing that she managed to control them. The black fish would part ways, and they would not have to expend more effort. On receiving his praise, the little fox grinned and continued to release the fragrance.
“Wuu-wuu!”
In just thirty seconds, the black fish cried out pitifully. Their eyes became a bright red. The little fox looked proud of herself as she looked up. “They’re my slaves now.”
“Ask them to make a path for us by killing off other demons.” Jiang Yi saw that there were hundreds of thousands of charmed black fishes and gave Little Fox the thumbs-up. Xiao Fei was beyond happy now. She controlled the black fish to attack the other demons and tried to charm even more black fish.
“Young Master, these black fish are too slow. Let me take you. Don’t bother about these fish.” Xiaonu was beginning to feel impatient upon seeing that the black fish were only traveling at the speed of upper-tier Heaven Monarchs.
“There is no need to hurry!”
Jiang Yi waved his hand. “The Black Sea is very creepy. We cannot rush things, or we might not be able to come out, just like the Buddha Emperor and the others. Let’s allow Xiao Fei to gain control of more demons first and observe the situation for a few days.”
Two hours later, the Black Sea looked like a strange scene. The two-people team and little fox stood atop a mountain of black fish. This group was surrounded by millions more of black fish. Together, they traveled through the Black Sea.
These black fish formed a steel army that charged toward the center of the Black Sea. Whenever demons appeared in front of them, the black fish would crush the enemies to pieces.
