Chapter 702 ā Xing Ji Arrives
The youth that stood atop the Giant Leviathan didnāt have too high a cultivation but when the black-clothed Elder looked at the monster that was beneath his feet, he couldnāt conjure the least bit of resistance.
Moreover, based on the circumstances, the black-clothed Elder highly suspected that this youth in front of him was the Divine Kingdom Crown Prince that had been making such an uproar for nearly the entire last month.
Or at least a subordinate of the Divine Kingdom Crown Prince.
āIsnāt that Mu Qianyu and Mu Yuhuang?ā
The black-clothed Elder saw the two red dressed women beside Lin Ming and gulped. He could feel a strange nagging sensation at the back of his mind. How could Divine Phoenix Island possibly be together with the Divine Kingdom Crown Prince? And from their appearance, they were obviously close to each other.
Upon seeing the massive amount of energy condensing within the Giant Leviathanās body, the black-clothed Elder quickly said, āGreat expert, mercy!ā
Then he quickly turned to the two middle Revolving Core Protectors at his side and roared out,
āWhat are you two doing? Hurry up!ā
To the Giant Leviathan, the Yin Yang Profound Palaceās great protective array was no different from paper. If they opened the array too late, then the entire thing would be completed broken by the Giant Leviathan. That would require an unthinkable amount of resources to restore.
The two middle Revolving Core Protectors froze for a moment before quickly flying out, shooting forwards like arrows.
In a short time, the entire array formation began to tremble. The barrier shield around the Yin Yang Profound palace slowly faded away. Standing atop the Giant Leviathan, Lin Ming calmly entered within.
The black-clothed Elderās face was bitter as he saw this. He didnāt know what they had done or when Yin Yang Profound Palace had managed to offend such an evil star.
āLin Ming, I can feel Little Flameās energy from the southeast section of Yin Yang Profound Palace.ā Mu Qianyu said from behind Lin Ming.
Lin Ming ordered the Giant Leviathan to turn. The several dozens of miles long Giant Leviathan was nearly able to cover the entire Yin Yang Profound Palace.
Seeing this massive monster block out the heavens, all the martial artists within Yin Yang Profound Palace stopped what they were doing and looked towards the skies with bewildered expressions. They were shocked speechless. Just what the hell was that thing?
The South Sea Demon Region was over a million miles away from Yin Yang Profound Palace. Although the Giant Leviathan had become infamous even this far out, the martial artists of Yin Yang Profound Palace had never seen it before, thus they couldnāt recognize it.
They all came out of their residences and training areas, flabbergasted as they stared at the massive titan floating in the sky with absolute dismay.
The Giant Leviathanās terrifying aspect laid in its great size. Its thick and oily skin was more than thousands of feet thick. Let alone how tough this skin was, even ordinary rock that thick would have been difficult to break open. Thus, the Giant Leviathanās defense was nearly impenetrable by any martial artist below the Divine Sea realm.
As for its striking power, there was no need to elaborate on it. The massive figure didnāt even need to use its energy attack. As long as it was allowed to free fall, it would be able to flatten the entire Yin Yang Profound Palace.
āItās that building over there!ā
Mu Qianyu rapidly spoke as she pointed at a red tower 30 miles away. She could feel Little Flameās energy coming from over there.
In that great hall within that red tower, Little Flame and Fireshine were cowering, their neck and feet locked by red chains. During these past months, the two Vermillion Birds had constantly suffered from having blood drawn out from them, and now they were weakly crawling on the ground, their large red eyes bleak and filled with utter sadness.
The Vermillion Birds were intelligent creatures; they clearly knew what destiny awaited them.
Beside the Vermillion Birds, two old red-robed alchemists had squat down near the Vermillion Birds feet. They used a small silver dagger to cut open the legs of the Vermillion Birds, allowing the thick red blood to flow out, capturing the blood in small jade bottles. What they took was blood, not blood essence. A Vermillion Bird had a limited amount of blood essence; naturally, they couldnāt randomly take it. But, even if it was blood, taking it every single day still slowly consumed the Vermillion Birdās vitality and essence energy.
However, the two Vermillion Birds seemed to understand that resistance was meaningless. They let the two red-robed old men draw their blood, lying there motionlessly as if they had already died.
In order for the alchemists to use the blood for research, they needed to have Vermillion Bird blood that was brimming with blood vitality. Thus, Yin Yang Profound Palace had force fed the Vermillion Birds blood poison pills to stimulate their bloodline potential. This sort of blood poison pill would certainly reduce the fires of the Vermillion Birdās lives, shortening their life spans even further.
Of course, these alchemists never took these effects into consideration.
The red-robed alchemists chuckled as fresh blood streamed into the jade bottlesā¦ Just when they were about to put away the bottles, the half-dead Little Flame suddenly shook its head as if it were shocked by something. The two Vermillion Birds raised their heads, their bright and innocent eyes filled with a glimmer of hesitant hope and excitement.
āWhat are they doing?ā
The red-robed alchemist frowned, not understanding the situation. Little Flame suddenly beat its wings as it tried to stand up. As it flapped its wings about, it directly caused the jade bottle of blood in the alchemistās hands to fall down.
The red-robed alchemist was furious. He took out a thick whip from his waist and struck Little Flame with it. With a loud snapping sound, Little Flameās body fiercely trembled. After several months of torture, the Vermillion Bird was weakened to the point where it could not withstand such a cruel beating.
A blood wound appeared and several red feathers were whipped off. But, Little Flame bit its beak together, not making a single sound. Its eyes were full of wondrous hope as it looked outside of the hall. It could feel Mu Qianyuās energy approaching. This caused Little Flameās breathing to quicken, its big red eyes glowing with tears.
At that moment, a voice echoed in its mind.
āDonāt move! Little Flame, Iāll save you!ā
Another whip slashed against Little Flameās body, opening its skin even more. āGet on the floor! Didnāt you hear me!?ā
The red-robed alchemist angrily said. In order to draw out Little Flameās blood, he needed the bird to lie on the ground.
However, Little Flame only trembled but it still struggled to stand with all its energy. It raised its head, waiting to greet its master.
Little Flame didnāt want to see Mu Qianyu in a distressed state where it seemed half-dead.
āYou stupid bird! Are you dumb or something!ā The red-robed alchemistās whip came striking down again. Vermillion Birds could understand his words. But, even under this constant pain and intimidation, Little Flame simply didnāt listen to him.
āLin Ming, please, faster, Little Flame is under attackā¦ā Mu Qianyu covered her mouth, tears running down her eyes. She and Little Flame were connected to each other; she could feel everything that was happening to it.
Lin Mingās voice was ice-cold as his eyes filled with rage. 30 miles was only one thirds of the length of the Giant Leviathan.
āLift up that tower!ā
Lin Ming ruthlessly ordered.
Five thick tentacles shot out towards the red tower. As they approached, a barrier of light appeared around the tower. This was the towerās defensive array formation.
Seeing this light, Lin Ming wasnāt surprised. He ordered, āRip it open!ā
Underneath the forceful impact of five tentacles, the defensive array was torn apart and the tower shook.
Just as the alchemist was about to strike out with his whip again, he paused. Mm? What happened? He looked up with a dazed expression, and then a horrifying scene occurred.
The red towerās roof suddenly split apart. It wasnāt just the roof, but the walls, floor, load-bearing beams, everything was being torn apart. Several large black tentacles crashed inside as the entire tower was torn in half.
The two red-robed alchemists paled. Their cultivations were at the early Revolving Core and extreme Xiantian. Underneath these massive tentacles, they were no different from little rats in front of a giant snake. They had no ability to resist.
The two red-robed alchemists reacted fairly fast. But, just as they turned to run away, tentacles already ripped through the floor and smashed into them.
With two miserable cries, the two red-robed alchemistās chest were directly crushed flat, all of their organs turning to goo.
Against these two people, Lin Ming didnāt show the slightest bit of mercy. Since he had already killed eight people here, he didnāt mind killing another two.
As soon as the tentacles ripped open the roof, Mu Qianyu was able to see Little Flameās injured appearance. Little Flameās entire body was covered with scars and blood, and the fires of its life were only one third of what they were at its peak. Mu Qianyu felt weak, like someone had twisted a knife in her heart.
Without waiting for the tentacles to wrap around Little Flame, Mu Qianyu rushed towards it. She clung to Little Flameās neck, her tears soaking its faded feathers.
Little Flame cried out in a soft voice. Its large red eyes were wet and its body shook as it gently covered Mu Qianyu with its wing. This was how Little Flame expressed its love and joy at seeing Mu Qianyu at last, all of the pent up emotions that had suddenly come swelling up.
Lin Ming and Mu Yuhuang also fell down at this time. As Mu Yuhuang saw Fireshineās appearance, her eyes reddened with tears. However, she was much more composed and restrained than Mu Qianyu was. She walked forwards and gently touched Fireshineās head.
āLetās go up. I will settle Little Flameās debt with Yin Yang Profound Palace.ā
As Lin Ming spoke, several tentacles formed a lotus-like throne in front of them. By stepping onto this, they could quickly enter the dimension within the Giant Leviathan.
āYuāer, Sect Master, please enter into the Giant Leviathanās dimension first. I have a matter I must finish first.ā
āMm? What do you plan on doing?ā Mu Yuhuang asked.
āCollect interest from Yin Yang Profound Palace.ā Lin Mingās eyes flashed with a cold light as he spoke. This caused Mu Yuhuangās eyes to jump up. She wanted to give a few words of advice and tell him not to go too far. But after thinking about it some more, she didnāt say anything. For these past years, Lin Ming had always handled affairs accordingly and with absolute confidence. Even if it seemed impossible, he still managed to accomplish it somehow.
Thus, there was no need to say anything more. She only told him to be careful of Yin Yang Profound Palaceās Palace Masters and then stepped into the Giant Leviathanās dimension with Mu Qianyu and the two Vermillion Birds.
Lin Ming stood on the Giant Leviathanās fin and ordered it to fly towards Yin Yang Profound Palaceās medicine garden.
āHehe, little boy, you want to rob Yin Yang Profound Palaceās medicine garden? I like this! Huhuhahaha!ā Demonshineās maliciously playful voice sounded out in Lin Mingās mind.
āMmā¦ā Lin Ming nodded. In fact, he had an idea. Since the heaven and earth origin energy was so rich within the Giant Leviathan, then why didnāt he simply build up his own medicine garden within the Giant Leviathan? He could raise some spirit plants and spirit grass to pave his way to becoming an alchemist later.
As Lin Ming thought of this idea, his eyes suddenly widened. He discovered that several dozen miles away, a streak of light was racing across the horizon at an extremely high speed. Although this light was very far away, Lin Ming could determine that this incoming master was a second stage Life Destruction powerhouse.
Yin Yang Profound palace only had two second stage Life Destruction powerhouses: Xing Ji and Xing Can.
Xing Can was still at Little Swallow Mountain. Thus, this streak of light that was approaching from the opposite direction could only be the other Palace Master of Yin Yang Profound Palace, and also Xing Yangās fatherā¦ Xing Ji.