Chapter 1714 - 1697: Starry Sky Secret Realm
Amid the jubilant celebrations of the Pan Family, the three newly appointed Spirit Kings had each found their places, with the biggest winner naturally being them along with the Leng Ming Law Enforcement Officer.
Even the Xia Family Master, who had been opposing them all along, snorted coldly and departed with his followers.
Xiao Ye emerged like a dark horse, entering everyone’s sight with an astonishing flair, and his peak duel with the Demon Weapon was widely discussed, leaving people in awe.
After all, having such an intense duel in the Spirit Transformation Realm was an extreme rarity in the history of the Blue Demon Star Domain.
However, upon learning that Xiao Ye had cultivated the Taichu Ancient Scripture, there were also sighs of regret.
The Spiritual Path is broken, and the Holy Road is out of reach!
This dazzling genius, even stronger than the Demon Weapon and potentially capable of catching up with the shadow of Jiang Kong, might have to stop here, as the curse of the Taichu Ancient Scripture cannot be broken in this era.
As time passes, his brilliance may soon be overshadowed by the Demon Weapon, eventually blending into obscurity.
Indeed, some Martial Artists familiar with the inner workings of the Eighth Series Blue Demon Spirit Army even sneered.
In the vast starry sky of the Spirit Capital.
"Xiao Ye, as a newly appointed Spirit King, this is your Ancient Star."
"Daily, the million-strong Eighth Series Blue Demon Spirit Army under your command will reside here." Leng Ming stopped, pointing to a massive Ancient Star ahead as he spoke.
"My Ancient Star?"
Xiao Ye widened his eyes and, following Leng Ming, flew toward this Ancient Star.
This Ancient Star, in comparison to the bustling Spirit Capital, seemed rather remote, surrounded by uninhabited Ancient Stars.
Yet, this Ancient Star was immense, Sovereign in its presence within the starry sky, surpassing even Leng Ming’s Bright Moon Ancient Star, and was dozens of times larger than the True Spirit Continent, exuding a fierce aura like a giant beast lying dormant in the vast cosmos.
As far as the eye could see, the entire Ancient Star was shrouded in clouds and mist, lush with greenery, with Original Forests everywhere, and lakes like emeralds dotting the landscape, brimming with life, like a Pure Land.
But on this Ancient Star, Xiao Ye distinctly sensed a dense bloody aura spreading.
"Hmm?"
Xiao Ye released his Spiritual Sense to encompass the area, immediately discovering that Spirit Rank Martial Artists were as numerous as stars on this Ancient Star. The Spirit Rank Martial Artists with diverse appearances were gathered there.
Strangely, although these Spirit Rank Martial Artists exuded strong auras, they were covered in scars, with an air of desolation and indifference on their faces.
There were a million Spirit Rank powerhouses on this massive Ancient Star, yet it was very quiet, appearing extremely odd.
Xiao Ye’s heart skipped a beat, and his expression turned grim.
Is this really the Eighth Series Blue Demon Spirit Army under his command? Intuition told him that something was definitely wrong with this million-strong Spirit Army.
"Greetings, Lord Leng Ming!"
"Greetings, Lord Leng Ming!"
...
Noticing the approach of the two, three individuals rapidly soared into the air from this Ancient Star to greet Leng Ming, then glanced at Xiao Ye with astonished expressions.
"These three are the Army Commanders of the Eighth Series Blue Demon Spirit Army, each with the Earth Spirit Early Stage realm, assisting you in controlling the million Spirit Army."
"This is the newly appointed Spirit King for this Spirit King Competition, named Xiao Ye, appointed by Lord Blue Demon to command your Eighth Series Spirit Army."
Leng Ming nodded, then introduced both parties briefly.
"What! A newly appointed Spirit King?"
"Has Lord Blue Demon gone mad? Appointing a newly appointed Spirit King to command our Eighth Series Spirit Army? Is it not enough for our Eighth Series Spirit King to die quickly?"
"Lord Leng Ming, every previous Eighth Series Spirit King has been an experienced Spirit King. Why appoint a new Spirit King this time?"
...
Upon hearing Leng Ming’s words, the three were full of disbelief.
"Xiao Ye, the Eighth Series Blue Demon Spirit Army is all yours. Your Spiritual Artifact Battle Armor will be delivered." Leng Ming sighed, didn’t respond, left Xiao Ye a message, and soared away directly.
"Lord Spirit King!"
Seeing Leng Ming leave directly, the three Army Commanders exchanged bitter smiles and then ceremoniously saluted Xiao Ye.
Since it was Blue Demon’s choice for Xiao Ye to be the Eighth Series Spirit King, they had no power to change anything, only to accept.
"Tell me about the situation of the Eighth Series Spirit King!" Xiao Ye’s eyes glinted, and he spoke.
The Eighth Series Blue Demon Spirit Army’s Spirit King, called the Death God Spirit King, must have special significance.
"Spirit King Xiao Ye, let me explain."
Among the three Army Commanders, a man with bronze skin spoke up.
In the over one billion Blue Demon Spirit Army, the Eighth Series Blue Demon Spirit Army stands out as particularly unique.
In the Spirit Capital, a hundred Spirit Kings, along with over a billion units of the Spirit Army, all need Cosmic Spiritual Treasures for cultivation, just as Green Stone Milk alone demands enormous daily consumption.
These Cosmic Spiritual Treasures do not just fall from the sky.
The Eighth Series Blue Demon Spirit Army exists for precisely this purpose.
They specifically enter the rare ’Starry Sky Secret Realm’ within the Void Great Realm, searching for various Cosmic Spiritual Treasures and bringing them back.
Other series of the Blue Demon Spirit Army may be deployed once every ten years, assigned to eliminate Boundary Bandits and such tasks, but the Eighth Series Spirit Army enters the Starry Sky Secret Realm much more frequently.
Danger and opportunity coexist.
Where Cosmic Spiritual Treasures are present, naturally peril abounds; this is also why nine Eighth Series Blue Demon Spirit Kings have fallen within ten years, earning them the title of the Death God Spirit King.
"I see."
After listening to the explanations of the three Army Commanders, Xiao Ye’s eyes burned with fervor.
In essence, perhaps most of the Cosmic Spiritual Treasures in the Spirit Capital were hard-earned by the Eighth Series Blue Demon Spirit Army.
As compensation, each time they bring back Cosmic Spiritual Treasures, Blue Demon rewards them with many War Merits. Thus, the Eighth Series Blue Demon Spirit King is also the fastest Spirit King in establishing War Merits.
No wonder, as far as Xiao Ye could see, the Spirit Army Soldiers were all seen bearing injuries.
Blue Demon appointing him as the Spirit King seemingly appeared glorious, but in reality, it was a disguised abandonment.
After all, how long can a newbie survive leading the Eighth Series Blue Demon Spirit Army on missions outside the realm?
"However..."
"I’m grateful to Lord Blue Demon for such an arrangement!" Xiao Ye’s face revealed a slight cold smile.
Relying on the support from the Pan Family and the Time Tower, it had been challenging to nurture the Tai Chu Spirit Seed to the late-stage Spirit Transformation.
But to break the curse of the Taichu Ancient Scripture and breakthrough to the Earth Spirit Realm, even the Heavenly Spirit Realm, would likely demand a terrifying level of Cosmic Spiritual Treasures.
Just relying on the cultivation resources available from becoming a Spirit King would definitely be far from enough!
"Moreover, with sufficient War Merits, I can exchange for even higher-level Cosmic Spiritual Treasures from Blue Demon!"
"Maybe I can find treasures that will preserve the glory of my parents forever!" Xiao Ye contemplated.
Does every Cosmic Spiritual Treasure brought back by the Eighth Series Blue Demon Spirit Army have to be handed over?
With this in mind, Xiao Ye frowned slightly and quickly inquired.
"Spirit King Xiao Ye... as long as our Eighth Series Army submits a fixed quota of Cosmic Spiritual Treasures regularly, the rest we can keep ourselves; this is also Lord Blue Demon’s form of reward to us."
Hearing Xiao Ye’s inquiry, the three Army Commanders were secretly taken aback.
They thought Xiao Ye, upon hearing all this, might get scared away, yet he was already contemplating Cosmic Spiritual Treasures.