Chapter 1717 - 1700: Wind Mist Secret Realm
Above the Ancient Star Battlefield, where the Eighth Series Blue Demon Spirit Army is stationed, ten golden warships radiate immortal brilliance, lined up in the air with banners waving. Each ship can accommodate a hundred thousand people, akin to a small, mobile continent.
With over a hundred million Blue Demon Spirit Army members dispatched on missions, naturally, they wouldn’t rely on their own abilities to traverse the starry sky, but rather have specialized flying spirit artifacts.
Take these golden warships for example; they’re extremely sturdy. Even when filled, their flying speed can match that of Earth Spirit Realm martial artists, truly impressive. These warships were personally crafted by the Blue Demon, specifically for the Blue Demon Spirit Army’s conquests across the True Spirit Continent, far surpassing any flying warships there.
As the command to depart was passed down, ten flying warships instantly soared into the sky, breaking through the air.
"The newly appointed Spirit King, Xiao Ye, has left!"
"He’s taking a million troops of the Eighth Series Blue Demon Spirit Army to the Starry Sky Secret Realm, report to the Family Head immediately."
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In the vast starry sky, a muscular Spirit Rank martial artist witnessed this scene. With a flicker of his body, he flew towards the Ancient Star of the Xia Family.
With the Eighth Series Blue Demon Spirit Army embarking on their mission, the previously somewhat peaceful Spirit Capital again became turbulent.
"Xiao Ye, I hope you return safely this time!"
Standing proudly in the starry sky, Leng Ming watched as the Eighth Series Blue Demon Spirit Army departed, sighing softly.
Meanwhile, aboard the massive flying warship, Xiao Ye summoned the three army commanders to thoroughly understand the Starry Sky Secret Realm.
The so-called Starry Sky Secret Realm is not uncommon among the Three Thousand Great Realms. It’s a special place formed after the demise of powerful figures from the Three Thousand Great Realms. Generally, strong forces from the Three Thousand Great Realms provide these secret realms for their martial artists to train and explore.
Human martial artists stepping into the Spirit Rank signifies that martial arts have gained spirituality. Although they have demised, the spiritual martial arts linger and resonate with the Three Thousand Great Realms, gradually nurturing numerous cosmic spiritual treasures, such as Green Stone Milk, Purple Light Stone Milk, and even White Light Stone Milk.
Therefore, at least a Spirit Rank martial artist must demised to form a Starry Sky Secret Realm.
In the Three Thousand Great Realms, countless incidents occur over the scramble for Starry Sky Secret Realms. If a Holy Rank Starry Sky Secret Realm emerges, it can even incite war among the Great Realms!
Of course, apart from the inherent dangers, the special environment of the Starry Sky Secret Realm also attracts exotic beasts and other entities from the Three Thousand Great Realms.
To retrieve treasures from the Starry Sky Secret Realm, these dangers must be faced.
In the Blue Demon’s range of influence, nine Starry Sky Secret Realms have been discovered, nurturing cosmic spiritual treasures to supply the Spirit Capital.
Previous Spirit Kings of the Eighth Series Blue Demon Spirit Army almost all fell in the Starry Sky Secret Realm.
This time, the destination of the Eighth Series Blue Demon Spirit Army is a Starry Sky Secret Realm formed by the demise of a Heavenly Spirit Realm powerhouse, known as ’Wind Mist Secret Realm’, extremely dangerous.
"What a pity."
"The nine Starry Sky Secret Realms owned by the Blue Demon have already been mined, and any potential spiritual techniques have been taken."
Standing on the deck of the flying warship, Xiao Ye sighed slightly.
The Blue Demon is no fool.
If there were valuable treasures within the nine Starry Sky Secret Realms under his command, they would have been retrieved long ago and not left for them to mine.
"But it doesn’t matter. As long as I can establish enough war merit, I can exchange various treasures from Lord Blue Demon."
"Moreover, the destination Starry Sky Secret Realm this time holds the presence of Purple Light Stone Milk!" Xiao Ye’s eyes gradually heated up.
Green Light Stone Milk can withstand the external release of Time Tower Second Layer’s ability, catalyzed into Purple Light Stone Milk. Could Purple Light Stone Milk catalyze into White Light Stone Milk?
This conjecture stirred Xiao Ye tremendously.
It’s known that White Light Stone Milk is an extremely rare cosmic spiritual treasure, likely reserved for beings at Blue Demon’s level.
Nurturing the Taichu Spirit Seed is truly difficult.
Following his breakthrough into late-stage Spirit Transformation, further breakthroughs for the Taichu Spirit Seed seem unattainable. Perhaps by leveraging White Light Stone Milk, there’s a chance for another breakthrough.
In the blink of an eye, six months had passed.
In the starry sky.
"Help!"
"Spirit King Lord, have mercy!"
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The terrifying sonic waves were deafening, faintly accompanied by tragic cries and pleas for help. A group of boundary bandits scrambled for their lives.
However, the highest realm among them was merely at the Earth Spirit Realm, unable to escape. Spiritual runes appeared in the starry sky, slicing like Death God’s scythe, piercing their bodies, turning them into corpses.
"Our Spirit King Lord... truly capricious."
On the massive flying warship in the distance of the starry sky, Spirit Rank warriors looked on speechlessly at the youth clad in Spirit King Battle Armor, ruthlessly slaughtering the boundary bandits.
There was no doubt, that youth was indeed Xiao Ye.
In the Three Thousand Great Realms, encountering boundary bandits is all too common.
Previously, when the Eighth Series Blue Demon Spirit Army went on missions, they were often too focused on completing their tasks to bother with the boundary bandits along the way.
But Xiao Ye, not in a hurry, personally dealt with each bandit he encountered, killing them all solo. In doing so, he honed his martial arts, practiced spiritual techniques, and greatly reduced their speed.
This newly appointed Spirit King seems quite different from previous ones...
"These boundary bandits are really poor. Their Space Rings only have some Green Light Stone Milk, but my control over Ancient Spirit Rune Technique is getting stronger." After dispatching all the bandits, Xiao Ye shook his head and flew back.
"Spirit King Lord, we’re about to reach our destination." Soon after flying back, Lei Yunhu, the burly man with bronze skin among the three army commanders, glanced at the map and reminded.
"We’ve reached the Wind Mist Secret Realm?"
Standing aboard the flying warship, Xiao Ye looked ahead and indeed saw a colossal object resembling a wall, obstructing the vast starry sky, extraordinarily magnificent.
As the warship approached, Xiao Ye saw towering giant trees reaching the heavens, comparable to the sun, moon, and stars in the starry sky, like Divine Trees, offering a visual impact.
"Is that the Starry Sky Secret Realm?" Xiao Ye’s face showed deep astonishment.
Compared to these giant trees, he felt like an ant.
"We’re about to enter the Starry Sky Secret Realm, filled with exotic beasts and many dangers. Everyone, stay alert and prepare for battle!"
"Remember, our goal is to retrieve Green Light Stone Milk from here!"
All three army commanders shouted in unison and quickly arranged formations.
Instantly, the million-strong Spirit Army aboard the ten flying warships perked up, drew their weapons, and sharply scanned the surroundings.
As they drew closer, the speed of the ten flying warships slowed.
The Wind Mist Secret Realm contained numerous giant trees, each lush with foliage, crowding together, interwoven, forming a maze with no clear path.
Upon entering, Xiao Ye’s gaze penetrated the tangled mass of giant trees, and he couldn’t help but gasp.
"Oh my, so much Green Light Stone Milk?"
(I wonder if any readers from disaster-stricken areas are present, praying for you all...)