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Three days later, at the Barren Expanses and in the inter-world passageway that connected the Black Sea to the Greater World, there was a vast ocean named the Purple Mist Sea.
The Purple Mist Sea was calm, and the clouds were peaceful while the winds were soft.
However, the entrance to the Black Sea that used to exist here was nowhere to be seen. There was nothing else on the sprawling Purple Mist Sea.
Everybody in the Barren Expanses and the Divine Lands had become used to this over the years.
Back during the contest of the Spirit Sea, Xuan Shang had returned and retreated into the Black Sea. The Leader of the Celestial Sect of Wonders, Lin Feng, had sealed him within using his epic powers.
The Bell of Destiny, the Taiji Celestial Star Formation, the Celestial Heavenly Array and the Heaven-Destroying Sword worked together as a prison. The original dragon, Xuan Shang, was at the pinnacle of the Grand Celestial World and this formidable demon emperor was trapped within his own home, the Black Sea.
Over time, space and time contorted and even the entrance leading into the Black Sea vanished from the Greater World. It felt as if the dragons had been exiled, and they were detached from the Greater World, while outsiders could no longer enter the Black Sea.
Many years had passed since this happened, and the powerful cultivators within the Grand Celestial World had already gotten used to it.
The Purple Mist Sea was no longer a platform used by the dragons for the outside world, and it was far from its former splendor and glory.
Some weaker demon races that were relatively younger began to take over the Purple Mist Sea, and they started roosting and cultivating inside.
The Leader of the Celestial Sect of Wonders and all his colossal feats, and even the Dragons’ supreme arrogance and intimidation had become part of legend.
Many demons still worried about the eventual return of the dragons, but it didn’t feel urgent or realistic for them and the rich Purple Mist Sea finally attracted many other demons.
At this moment, the Purple Mist Sea was no longer peaceful. Ever since the entrance to the Black Sea vanished, the demons residing in this area burst through the ocean’s surface and scattered into the distance.
An enormous whirlpool suddenly appeared in the deep abyss of the ocean, and it rotated continuously.
The ocean’s surface and the void space above the whirlpool twisted and trembled, and everything around it seemed to become like a tornado. The entire area and everything inside became blurry and obscure.
This colossal whirlpool that filled heaven and earth rotated to its maximum speed and gradually transformed into a dark gash, and brilliant white light gradually radiated from inside.
The light wasn’t just pure light – it was dimensional power at its extreme, and a glow created by dimensional power clashing against one another.
This crack that seemed to separate the world into two parts twisted and contorted, and it gradually withdrew until it became like a single dot, before it eventually transformed into something like a gate.
The thought in these demons’ heads, the thought that didn’t seem realistic and the thought that was part of legend immediately became incredibly clear and conspicuous to them as they watched on.
That was the gate to the Black Sea, and the Dragons that once ruled the earth were about to return to this world.
Shen Yuan had been slain by the Leader of the Celestial Sect of Wonders, Lin Feng, while the Hades Emperor had yet to return. Xuan Shang was therefore undisputedly the mightiest individual amongst the demons, and the dragons that he led were undoubtedly the most powerful race in the entire Barren Expanses.
A sky-shattering dragon roar that pierced through the clouds seemed to surface in these demons’ heads.
This was just the reappearance of the Black Sea’s entrance. If the mighty dragons did show themselves once more, the demons that took over the Purple Mist Sea over the years probably wouldn’t even think about running away, and everyone would only kneel down and shiver, and give up their necks for the chopping.
The entrance to the Black Sea had reappeared, but there were still streaks of light circulating around its entrance.
One of these streaks trembled faintly before it surged into the sky.
In the border of the Greater World and the Black Sea, the streaks of light surrounding the Black Sea suddenly broke open and the vast light layer with intertwining lines that resembled a world by itself with departed from the Black Sea.
This light layer withdrew continuously and finally reverted to a seemingly unassuming chess board. This chess board flickered in the void space before it became a single light dot and vanished into the distance.
The various powers that trapped the Black Sea gradually dissipated.
The sounds of turbulent tsunamis within the Black Sea echoed from the gate and permeated the heavens, shaking the entire world around it.
Amongst the cacophony was a dragon roar that was as intimidating and grand as ever. It was even more intimidating than the sounds of the tidal waves, and it rang out throughout the entire Grand Celestial World.
Everyone knew that this roar belonged to one of the three most powerful demons in the history of the Grand Celestial World – the ancestor of the dragons, Emperor Jue, Xuan Shang.
He was the Holy Demon Emperor that Lin Feng had sealed within the Black Sea for many years, and he finally regained his freedom with a deafening roar that shook the heavens.
The First Dragon had come out of the Black Sea, and this sent ripples across the Grand Celestial World. Everyone in the Divine Lands and the Barren Expanses were all concentrated on the Black Sea at this moment.
Lin Feng had him trapped in the Black Sea for many years, but Emperor Jue was Emperor Jue after all, a supreme being who once reigned supreme across the Greater World.
Who else but Lin Feng, the one who took down Shen Yuan, could face off against Emperor Jue and could claim to be confident of victory?
Even the Great Void Holy Man would require the Supreme Heavenly Mirror by his side to challenge Emperor Jue, and he needed Shakyamuni’s help to send Emperor Jue back into the depths. However, the price they would have to pay was a life – between the Great Void Holy Man, Shakyamuni, and the Supreme Heavenly Mirror, one of them would have to follow Xuan Shang into the grave.
The only person that could defeat this all-destroying being was the Leader of the Celestial Sect of Wonders, Lin Feng.
With Emperor Jue’s personality, being trapped for so many years was an extreme humiliation. He was arrogant and he knew that he was no match for Lin Feng, but how could he withdraw and cower?
Even though everyone didn’t know how Emperor Jue managed to escape the Black Sea, they knew that the epic showdown between him and the Leader of the Celestial Sect of Wonders, two powerhouses at the pinnacle of the world, was inevitable.
This was destined to be a colossal battle that would shake the entire Grand Celestial World after the contest of the Spirit Sea.
Golden light radiated at the entrance of the Black Sea, and an enormous black shadow was about to surge out from within. A deafening dragon roar echoed throughout every corner of the Greater World. “come and battle, Leader of the Celestial Sect of Wonders!”
However, right at this moment on the surface of the Purple Mist Sea, the void began to tremble violently.
Space tore open in four directions aroud the inter-world passage from the Black Sea, and a human figure strode out from every single one.
The person standing towards the north was a girl. She was pretty and had a valiant aura. She wore a purple warrior robe, and she had flowing red hair while her eyebrows appeared like two swords that were dripping with blood. The air of hostility around her was intimidating.
The person to the east was a handsome youth with a calm and composed disposition. He wore a long purple robe, and one of his eyes was white while the other was black and their colors alternated between one another, as if they represented the rotations of Yin and Yang.
The person on the southern side was also a young man. He was tall and skinny, and his skin was tanned while his expression was just so calm yet solemn. The look in his eyes were serious and poured with unwavering determination.
The person to the west was a thin young girl with crisp and enchanting features. A dot of pure and clean black light flickered on her brow, and she was holding on to a black ice sword.
The arriving parties were Lin Feng’s direct disciples – Yue Hongyan, Yang Qing, Li Yuanfang, and Luo Qingwu.
They didn’t say much when they came forth, and everyone just stared quietly at the gate to the Black Sea.
Xuan Shang didn’t speak either inside the Black Sea. His ice-cold nobility and arrogant gaze pierced through the void and towards the center of Yue Hongyan and the others.
Over there, a sprawling rainbow soared across the sky near the entrance and extended across the void as it plugged the entrance to the Black Sea.
A young scholar in a white robe and purple shirt stood upright on the golden rainbow – it was Zhu Yi.
Xiao Yan said plainly, “Emperor Jue, if you are willing to stop now, we will leave each other in peace. However, we will be happy to accompany you if you wish to fight.”
With that, he waved his hands and four light spheres rose into the sky and sparkled between heaven and earth.
Yue Hongyan and the three others stepped forward, and they strode into the light spheres respectively before their radiance began to expand and eventually connected into a tremendous patch of light.
The Taiji Celestial Star Formation descended from the void and landed upon Zhu Yi’s Higan Golden Bridge.
Zhu Yi smiled and placed his palms together, and a peculiar Dao fruit appeared before him.
This Dao fruit seemed as mystical as ever. It looked like an extremely sophisticated character, yet it seemed as simple as it could be. It was inscrutable and unfathomable, and yet this character seemed to embody all of life’s reasons and the transformations of principle and theory.
It appeared like the very first character to appear in the world, yet it also seemed to represent the very last character to conclude all the reason and knowledge of the world.
The Taiji Celestial Star Formation layered together with the light spheres that Yue Hongyan and the others stepped into, and it became even more profound and indescribable under Zhu Yi’s control.
This magic formation drew upon the Starry Sea’s power, and it actually surrounded the entire Black Sea and locked it down.
Emperor Jue watched on with ice-cold eyes and didn’t interfere, as what was happening before him was just the beginning.
Right at this moment, two human shadows appeared within the Black Sea and everyone had a strange Dao fruit in front of them.
One was a tall and proud youth with a blood essence so powerful that it seemed to shake the Greater World. The Dao fruit before him seemed like a virtual air sphere, and it was hard to describe its true form.
Emperor Jue felt his heart skip a beat as he stared at this Dao fruit. He felt as if he was watching himselfself throughout the ages and watching the Greater World progress and change throughout the years.
A white-haired youth with a calm and casual expression stood on the other side. His appearance was as normal as ever, as if he was just a typical mortal, but him just standing there gave people a mysterious and unpredictable feeling.
The Dao fruit in front of his white-haired youth was like a small light wheel that was rotating incessantly. It didn’t seem to exist in this space, and neither did it seem to exist in this moment – there was no way to define it using space and time, yet it seemed to embody the vicissitudes of destiny and all its profundities.
Shi Tianhao and Wang Lin stared at Xuan Shang calmly, and they stared at the most powerful adversary they had ever faced in their entire lives.
The Destiny Kind and the Heaven-Destroying Sword Formation appeared over their heads respectively.
Wang Lin’s expression grew plain and he didn’t say a word. Shi Tianhao smiled and nodded at the Destiny Kind, “Thank you for the trouble, brother.”
The Destiny Kid returned the formalities with a smile. “You’re too polite.”
While they spoke, the inter-world passage connecting the Black Sea suddenly burst open and torrential black seawater that flickered with golden light soared into the sky, and clashed violently with the red light coming out from another crack.
The boundless natural disasters and calamities were completely enveloped by the vast red lights, and continuously eroded and annihilated the dark water of the Black Sea. It rushed against the Black Sea, and caused the tumultuous and deafening sounds of tidal waves to recede.
Xuan Shang’s eyes froze momentarily and he muttered, “The Netherworld Sea?”
The countless calamities of blood red were the great waves of the Netherworld Sea. At this point, the Netherworld Sea split open and a heroic man that seemed like the emperor of the Netherworld Sea in his descent to lay waste to the entire world stepped out slowly from within. He was Lin Feng’s eldest disciple, and the current sect leader of the Celestial Sect of Wonders – Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan stared calmly at Emperor Jue and said, “Let’s battle, Emperor Jue, if you wish it. But you can forget about meeting our master.”
“From today onwards, people can only see our master if he wishes so. People that he doesn’t want to see are destined never to arrive before his eyes.”
