Volume 1, Chapter 151 – Central Heaven Domain

Shi Lan returned to the warship, received the healing pills being handed out, and distributed them to her people, telling everyone to go back and rest.

In this battle, of the eight Earth Fiend Realm martial artists under her command, one had died and four were gravely injured. More than ten Innate Realm martial artists had also fallen, among them a Centurion of the Demon-Suppressing Army.

Of the group led by Wang Ning and the others who had been following at her side in the beginning, more than half had been lost. Only five remained. Wang Ning had even had three fingers and half his palm torn off by a demonic beast.

Not long after she dismissed her subordinates, Shi Lan ran into Wu Lingkong, who was searching for her among the crowd. The women’s corps had not taken part in the previous battle.

Seeing Shi Lan safe and sound, the worry pent up in Wu Lingkong’s chest finally began to fade.

After chatting idly with Wu Lingkong for a while, Shi Lan headed toward her meditation chamber.

A faint smell of blood hung over the warship, mixed with the scent of medicine. It was a bit pungent.

After circling the warship once and returning to her meditation chamber, Shi Lan suddenly realized that the entire atmosphere on the warship had already changed.

Previously, the various forces aboard had still been bristling at one another, tension in the air like gunpowder. After this battle, more than half of that mutual hostility had dissipated. Hatred toward the demon race now clearly took precedence.

Carefully going over the list of those who had gone onto the battlefield, Shi Lan could not help but shudder inwardly.

The more than six thousand dead practically contained people from every single faction aboard the warship.

Now everyone on the ship had, directly or indirectly, formed a blood feud with the demon race.

This was very likely something Bai Weiyang had done on purpose, and among the various forces, many had probably seen through it. If the Demon-Suppressing Army’s casualties had not also been quite heavy, someone might already have stepped out to call him on it.

One way or another, this blood debt had already been incurred.

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Shi Lan pushed aside the chaotic thoughts in her head, loosened her somewhat tattered battle skirt armor, and revealed the White Crane Skirt hidden beneath.

Several holes had already been torn in the White Crane Skirt. A few patches of skin beneath had taken on an abnormal blue-black hue, corroded by poison and beyond recovery.

Frowning slightly, Shi Lan summoned the Purple Star Seven-Section Halberd and shrank it to the size of a dagger, then sliced away the patches of corroded flesh.

Before the pale violet blood could even flow out, she tightened her skin around the wounds and sealed them shut.

Shi Lan could control the tension of every inch of skin on her body. Contracting muscles to close a wound was an easy matter.

She took out a Spirit Transformation Pill and closed her eyes. Dense spiritual qi swept through the meditation chamber, and in less than half a quarter of an hour, the wounds had already scabbed over.

The blood and flesh essence that the Black Domain had absorbed had brought the Jade Tempering Art to just a hair’s breadth from breaking through to the seventh stage.

Shi Lan planned to use this opportunity to break through in one go.

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On the first level of the warship, in a council hall, Bai Weiyang, Lei Wuji, and Lin Yusheng sat in their chairs, the atmosphere heavy.

Bai Weiyang sat in the main seat, his gaze flickering.

The fact that three shapeshifted demon kings had acted together had not been beyond his expectations. His original plan had been to catch them off guard and deal a heavy blow to this part of the demon forces.

Letting the various forces form a blood feud with the demon race had only been a convenient side effect.

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What he had not expected was that after paying a certain price, they had only managed to leave one demon king behind, while the other two escaped alive.

As a result, his fresh fighting force would inevitably be exposed to the eyes of those great demons in a very short time and could be struck with a devastating blow at any moment. Their situation was precarious.

“This time I underestimated that demon king’s strength and let him get away. I bear inescapable responsibility.”

Lei Wuji spoke in a deep voice.

“I too made a misstep. I did not expect that tree demon to sacrifice its life to help that Nether Tiger escape.” Lin Yusheng said unhurriedly.

“This came about because I misjudged the situation. The fault lies with this general, the two of you need not take the blame. What is pressing now is how to deal with those powerful demon race experts who may suddenly appear.”

Bai Weiyang shook his head. After a brief pause for thought, he said,

“My original plan was to strike at the scattered demon kings with all our strength while they were unprepared. That is no longer viable. We can only temporarily move closer to the other divisions of the Demon-Suppressing Army and seek the protection of top experts.”

Bai Weiyang was extremely confident in his own strength. He had already stepped onto the peak of the Myriad Phenomena Realm and did not fear ordinary Nascent Soul Realm early-stage great demons.

However, the demon forces rampaging through this region were far from so simple as a few early Nascent Soul Realm beings. Demon giants whose power could rival Heaven-Man Realm mighty ones were not unheard of.

“We will follow the general’s arrangements.”

Lei Wuji and Lin Yusheng nodded together.

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The Vast Land of Shenzhou, Central Heaven Domain.

Compared to the chaos of the Chengtian Domain, the Central Heaven Domain was much calmer. However, as the domain gates remained sealed and contact with the border was cut off for longer and longer, disturbances gradually began to arise within the domain as well.

In the Central Heaven Domain, within Qingyun Prefecture, at the Bai Clan’s main estate, more than ten figures sat scattered around a great hall. All of them were high-level members of the Bai Clan.

“With the situation at the border unclear and no word from Weiyang, it is really hard not to worry.” A beautiful woman in her thirties said anxiously.

“Weiyang’s soul flame is burning bright, clearly unharmed. There is no need to fret.” The white-haired old man in the chief seat said calmly.

“Weiyang has been out of contact with the clan for nearly a year now, and he is not yet a hundred. It is entirely possible that, fired up by hot blood in the heat of the moment, he might do something that puts his life at risk.” A burly man in his forties spoke in a low voice.

“Weiyang was born under the protection of the Human Emperor. He is our Bai Clan’s hope of returning to the ranks of the Human Emperor clans. There must be no mishap.”

“Three months ago, I already sent Yan Jun together with six Nascent Soul Realm experts. They took the teleportation array from the Boundless Sea to Xuantian Domain, and from Xuantian Domain they will go straight to the border. By my calculations, they should almost have arrived by now.”

The white-haired old man in the chief seat spoke again.

“With Yan Jun personally taking the field, Weiyang should not be in any real danger.”

“Ancestor, you truly thought of everything.”

“In that case, we can be at ease.”

As soon as the old man finished speaking, everyone in the hall let out a breath of relief.

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“Why exactly have the domain gates been sealed? Has no word come from within the Imperial Palace yet?”

“Other than the Human Emperor clans, who has the standing to come and go from the Imperial Palace to ask questions? Our Bai Clan is not what it once was.”

“I have also sent people to inquire with those Human Emperor clans. Those who know anything all keep their mouths tightly shut, as if there is some unspeakable secret. But all of their Emperor level experts are away from their estates, as though they had agreed to go to the same place together.”

The Bai Clan’s high-level members argued back and forth in the hall for a long time, but were still unable to reach any conclusion. In the end, they could only disperse helplessly.

……

In the Imperial Palace stood a grand ancient tower tens of thousands of zhang tall.

At the very top of the tower was an attic that did not appear particularly eye-catching.

In the very center of the attic, a crystalline volume was enshrined.

Aside from this crystalline volume, there were two figures present. The aura of one of them was filled with an indescribable pressure, as if with a casual movement they could pierce through heaven and earth and suppress the starry sky of the universe.

“Someone has used boundless might to open up the river of time and sent us something that does not belong to this era.”

The figure’s gaze seemed to see through all ages as he spoke in a low voice.