Chapter 398: Chapter 398: The Grey Vine Demon Fiend, The Peril of County King City
Han Yi and Han Er were not afraid, all they felt was ecstasy.
After casting the “Summoning Demons Technique,” no matter the strength of the summoned demon fiend, it couldn’t lay a hand on its summoner.
Otherwise, everything summoned would be repelled by a strong interfacial rejection force.
Therefore, the two of them felt safe.
“Great Ancient Vine Ancestor, please heed my summoning and wash the County King City in blood for me!”
Han Yi and Han Er knelt by the lake, calling out to the mysterious demon fiend beyond the crack.
“Hmph! Two fools, I am not the Ancient Vine Ancestor, but the first war god under her command, Grey Vine!” sneered the figure behind the crack.
“Ah? You’re not the Ancient Vine Ancestor, then how can you blood-wash the County King City?” Han Yi was somewhat disappointed.
“Hmph! Two dolts, the Ancient Vine Ancestor is an emperor in the Void Break Realm, the County King City of the Mystique Kingdom isn’t even worthy of her lifting a finger. Even if it’s just my True Body Descent, I could wipe out the entire Mystique Kingdom.”
The Grey Vine Demon Fiend expressed disdain for the Mystique Kingdom.
Han Yi fell silent.
Han Er then asked, “If I may be so bold, Grey Vine Goddess, what is the cultivation level of your true body?”
“Divine Origin Realm at its peak!” The Grey Vine Goddess replied proudly.
Such a cultivation level was enough to look down upon all others.
Han Yi whispered, “Recently, the Ancestor of the Mystique Kingdom has advanced to the Void Break Realm and even condensed a powerful Myriad Zhang Dharma Form.”
Behind the crack, the Grey Vine Goddess’s expression instantly darkened.
“My incarnation can easily sweep through the County King City, and after that, setting up a Blood Altar could allow my True Body Descent. Finally, once a new Blood Altar is established, I will be able to summon the Ancient Vine Ancestor.”
A moment later, the Grey Vine Goddess spoke.
When she heard the two terms “Void Break Realm” and “Dharma Aspect,” she had to admit that she had chickened out.
She knew she was no match for Ancestor Lingmiao and had brought up the Ancient Vine Ancestor to relieve her own embarrassment.
“Alright, we two will fully assist the Goddess’s incarnation to take down the County King City in one fell swoop,” they said.
Han Yi and Han Er bowed their heads, showing great respect.
However, in secret, the two were communicating through voice transmission, discussing how to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, collect a large amount of fresh blood, build a brand-new summoning array, call forth the Divine Spirits of the Divine Race, and launch a major invasion into the Mystique Kingdom.
“Assist? Ha, with your weakness, you dare to assist? Go stand aside!” The Grey Vine Demon Fiend said contemptuously.
She violently bit the tip of her tongue, spitting out a great deal of essence blood, which she poured entirely onto the Myriad Zhang Vine Ancient Tree in the center of the lake.
Crack, crack, crack…
The vines began to entangle and twist, as though they were about to rupture, while a terrifying tide of spiritual energy swept over, affecting the area for hundreds, if not thousands, of miles around.
Even within the County King City, people sensed the disturbance.
However, at this moment, the County King, Liu Ming, and other Spirit Sea Realm Kings were all in retreat and at a critical juncture, unable to spare a moment to act.
They could sense everything happening outside, but if they intervened, their state of breakthrough would shatter.
A precious opportunity would vanish.
Especially the County King, who was at the most crucial moment of breaking through to the Divine Origin Realm, even if someone were to forcefully attack County King City, he wouldn’t be able to attend to it.
“There’s the aura of the Divine Origin Realm!”
“This is bad!”
The County King looked toward the direction of the distant lake, his sharp gaze piercing through the clouds and fog, seeing the Vine Ancient Tree, the Grey Vine Goddess behind the crack, and Han Yi and Han Er by the lakeside.
“So, you two were undercover!”
The County King took a deep breath, furious.
He wanted to take action, but at this critical moment, a forced intervention would result in a dreadful backlash.
“Damn it!”
The County King quickly formed hand seals, hoping to breakthrough as quickly as possible.
In a mansion.
Glaze King Xu Renshan sat cross-legged on the ground, sensing the explosive and sweeping aura from the Vine Ancient Tree; not only was he not afraid, but he was actually laughing maniacally.
“Good, best to kill the County King in the midst of his breakthrough, saving our Xu Family from a powerful enemy.”
Glaze King Xu Renshan laughed heartily.
The County King had an exceptionally high aptitude, and once he became a Great Power in the Divine Origin Realm, he would surely rise to greatness through the County King City.
In the future, the County King would become a significant obstacle to the Xu Family’s development.
“What happened?”
In County King City, many cultivators had ended their secluded meditation and achieved tremendous breakthroughs.
They sensed the tide of spiritual energy from the lake a thousand miles away, their eyes filled with shock and horror.
Even separated by a thousand miles, they could feel a terrifying aura.
Above the lake.
The Vine Ancient Tree, thousands of zhang tall, was constantly condensing, compressing, and twisting, its surface finally shattered under immense pressure, turning into countless sand-like green particles. Then, after devouring a large amount of Heavenly Dew, it coalesced into a formidable Vine Giant standing a thousand zhang tall.
In its left hand it held a shield, and in its right a sword, wearing armor, its eyes were like two deep, azure pools, flickering with a cold light.
An aura of terror, surpassing that of the Spirit Sea Realm, suddenly exploded!
Crash!
The waters beneath were blasted apart, turning into countless torrents sweeping around, also sending Han Yi and Han Er flying with astonished faces.
“So… so terrifying!”
“This is the aura of a Lower Rank Divine Spirit!”
Han Yi and Han Er forcefully swallowed.
Lower Rank Divine Spirits, this was the classification within their Divine Race, corresponding to cultivators below the third level of the Divine Origin Realm.
Such powerhouses, in the Royal Capital of Mystique Kingdom, might be considered decent, but in the current County King City, they were truly invincible.
Thud!
The thousand-zhang tall Vine Giant stepped on the ground, causing heaven and earth to shake, leaving a series of lake-sized footprints as it advanced toward the County King City.
“Kill them!”
Behind the cracks, the Grey Vine commanded.
Hum!
Thousands of Vine Demons from the Element Gathering Realm fluttered their wings, flew through the crack, resembling giant mosquitoes, swarming around the Vine Giant, and advanced towards the County King City.
“Four Tree Kings, charge for me!”
Grey Vine felt it was not enough and continued to give orders.
Following that, four armored Tree Kings crossed the fissure, leading as the vanguard, they soon charged towards the County King City.
A thousand miles was not a great distance for cultivators.
As the colossal Vine Giant neared County King City, the many cultivators floating in the sky could already see the daunting scene.
“Divine… Divine Origin Realm!”
The crowd could not perceive the true cultivation level of the Vine Giant, but they could feel from it an endless, abyssal terror.
It was an invincible powerhouse that transcended the Spirit Sea Realm!
“We’re finished!”
Shu Hongyu stood barefoot on a high platform, gazing far off at the Vine Giant, feeling a sense of desolation.
She knew her father was at a critical juncture in his breakthrough and couldn’t take action.
But even if the County King broke through to the Divine Origin Realm, could he really be a match for this terrifying Vine Giant?
Shu Hongyu had no confidence.
In places such as the Top Ten Noble Families, Top Hundred Sects, Assassin’s Hall, and Sect Main Hall, figures like Ancestor Ning, Mo Wenshi, and Liu Ming all had ashen faces.
“How pitiable, how lamentable. I, Mo Wenshi, finally break through to the first level of the Spirit Sea Realm with great difficulty, thanks to this Heavenly Dew, and before I have the chance to bless my juniors, I am to fall?”
Mo Wenshi burst into the air, taking hold of a horsetail whisk in his hand.
He had no intention of fleeing.
He was going to fight… to the death!
Because Liu Ming was still in the midst of his breakthrough!
In the secret chamber of the Sect Main Hall.
Liu Ming sighed, “Elder Mo, you don’t have to worry about me. If danger arises, escape first!”
“Hall Master, you have saved my life, how can I abandon you?” Mo Wenshi said gravely, “Moreover, if you succeed in your breakthrough, you could become a powerhouse on par with the fourth or fifth level of the Spirit Sea Realm, greatly increasing your strength.”
“Compared to this formidable Vine Giant, what is my strength worth?” Liu Ming said with a bitter smile.
His voice resounded loudly, spreading across hundreds of miles.
The people who heard him all wore expressions of sorrow.