One day, after crossing over, Ning Qi sought only immortality.
With innate spiritual radiance bestowed upon him, he awakened full-level comprehension.
From that moment on.
Ning Qi...
"roar!"
Ning Qi was watching when a terrifying roar suddenly came from his side.
Ning Qi immediately turned around and saw a one-horned beast appear.
It was as big as a hill, shaped like a donkey with claws, and seemed to be coming from a corner outside the boundary wall of the Zhenwu Realm.
In other words, this guy should be a ferocious beast from the sea that lives attached to the outer wall of the Zhenwu Realm.
Ning Qi's appearance just happened to attract it.
Ning Qi looked at it. Could this guy be considered a wicked tenant who rented his house and attacked him?
I think so!
A ferocious beast from the sea that is as big as a hill and looks like a donkey, but it has four tiger-like claws.
It kept digging with its front paws, and its hind paws kicked against the outer wall of the Zhenwu Realm, gradually raising its front body.
His black hair was like a horse's mane, and he carried a fierce aura.
"roar!"
The black donkey suddenly opened its mouth, revealing a row of extremely sharp teeth.
It was attracted by the breath of life here, but after actually seeing Ning Qi, it seemed that it didn't dare to move forward at all.
Mom told it that if it encounters humanoid creatures in the sea, it must stay away from them!
However, it claims to be the overlord outside the Zhenwu Realm. If it escapes in disgrace, how can it still maintain its dignity?
Therefore, this guy could only roar symbolically, and first opened his lips to test Ning Qi's depth.
"Can't speak human language?"
Ning Qi's figure flashed and he appeared directly on the back of the black donkey.
The original black donkey was as big as a hill, but once Ning Qi landed on it, the black donkey's body size quickly dropped down. In the end, it was about the same size as a wild donkey in the mortal world, and Ning Qi rode on it.
Ning Qi also pressed down the donkey's body, which had just stood up.
All four claws were lying on the outer wall of the Zhenwu Realm, and it knelt down unwillingly.
The black donkey was furious. From childhood to adulthood, it had never knelt before any other creature, let alone been ridden by someone!
Suddenly, its still huge head turned backwards, and its neck stretched out like a giraffe, biting Ning Qi fiercely.
“Bang!”
But Ning Qi slapped it directly with a slap, and the donkey's head and its lengthened neck were slapped directly on the boundary wall, and it bounced several times.
The black donkey was confused!
Is this what's so scary about humanoids?
However, it did not give up. It suddenly generated a terrifying force in its body and lifted itself up from the ground.
Even Ning Qi was a little surprised.
Although his current incarnation was condensed from his original body's heart blood and the combination of various forces, its strength is at least comparable to that of an ordinary cultivator who has reached the ultimate level of Hedao.
Moreover, as long as he is still connected with the original body, the original body can transfer power to him at any time.
Only when the main body does not continue his power will his own energy be consumed and his strength decline.
Therefore, when this ferocious black donkey beast was able to stand up from under his suppression, Ning Qi immediately felt that it was a ferocious beast of another species.
Immediately afterwards, a gust of black wind burst out from the black donkey's body and rushed towards Ning Qi on its back.
The black wind was faint and mysterious, and it was caused by some unknown magical power, but it actually attracted the power of the surrounding sea to join in, either condensing or dispersing, and changing into countless forms.
Like a needle, like a knife, like an arrow, like a hook, it slashed towards Ning Qi!
However, Ning Qi still sat quietly behind the black donkey, neither moving nor avoiding.
With an angry expression on the black donkey's face, it saw with its own eyes that the black wind shattered into pieces as soon as it hit Ning Qi.
Ning Qi was like an unshakable sacred mountain. The black wind that had previously allowed the black donkey to dominate the area collapsed instantly upon encountering Ning Qi.
What's even more outrageous is that Ning Qi's body actually absorbed it all!
“Oh my god!”
The anger on the black donkey's face instantly turned into fear, and it actually ran away wildly.
It was extremely fast, like a black lightning, running wildly on the wall outside the Zhenwu Realm.
But no matter how it ran, jumped up and down, chased his butt like a dog, or used its usual magical powers, Ning Qi was still invulnerable and sat firmly on its back.
The black donkey ran even harder!
At this moment, Ning Qi completely regarded it as a mount to lead him to tour the sea of boundaries.
The black donkey ran around, but was always on the boundary wall of the Zhenwu Realm. That is, it did not run out of the area covered by the gray fog, nor did it enter the deep dark boundary sea that looked like sea water.
Obviously, even a ferocious beast like it, born in the Boundary Sea, is full of fear of that place.
Ning Qi rode it and quickly toured about one percent of the area outside the Zhenwu Realm.
Ning Qi suddenly grabbed the black donkey's neck.
The slender palm was so small compared to the donkey's neck, but its strength made the black donkey stop immediately.
"Good...good man, spare my life!"
Ning Qi laughed. Isn't this guy a ferocious beast from the sea? Why does he speak in underworld language?
Seeing the smile on Ning Qi's face, the black donkey actually became a little less afraid.
Because its long-dead mother said that the humanoid creatures in the sea of boundaries are scary, but if they can laugh, then there is still room for negotiation!
"I won't kill you, but you have to take me somewhere and tell me about the situation in the sea."
The black donkey blinked its big rolling eyes.
"Good man, please give your orders!"
Ning Qi pointed in a direction and said, "Let's go there. Tell me about your situation along the way."
"yes!"
"From the way you talk, you don't seem like a native creature of the Sea of Boundary."
Upon hearing this, the black donkey was stunned for a moment and did not immediately answer Ning Qi's question. Instead, he said:
"Isn't the hero also a creature of the sea boundary?"
Ning Qi knocked on its donkey head and said, "How can I look like a creature from the Sea Realm?"
The black donkey's eyes seemed to emit a strange light.
"Could it be that heroes come from within the world?"
Ning Qi didn't hide it from him, "Why? You only realized it now."
The black donkey suddenly let out a loud bray, and the bray was full of joy.
"Good man, if I complete your mission, can you take me back to the world with you?"
Now, upon hearing that Ning Qi came from within the world, its attitude towards Ning Qi immediately took an eighty-degree turn.
"Forget what I just said. If you satisfy me, I can give you a chance."
The black donkey immediately calmed down and became much more respectful.
"My mother's mother's mother was born within this world, but for unknown reasons was exiled outside it. She passed down a message, passed down through generations until it reached my ears. She said that if I met someone who could take me back to this world, I would be willing to serve as a slave."
Ning Qi asked, "Have you explained your life story?"
"I guess so. Good man, let me continue. My mother's mother's mother was once a spirit beast raised by a family of immortal cultivators, and was always loved and cared for by her master. That family had a large collection of books, and her master often read stories to her. She memorized them and passed them down to my generation."
Ning Qi listened silently, but his heart was moved.
Wow, this is a donkey with a history.
But this guy said that his great-grandmother was a spirit beast raised by a family of immortal cultivators. However, the Zhenwu Realm was still a small world at that time, and there were not even immortal cultivators. In other words, the ancestors of this donkey should not be from the Zhenwu Realm!
Ning Qi immediately pointed to the Zhenwu Realm beneath his feet and asked, "Your great-grandmother shouldn't be from this world, right?"
The black donkey immediately shook his head.
"She is not. The younger one was driven out of the world and accidentally migrated here."
Ning Qi nodded slightly, this made sense.
But if it doesn’t come from the Zhenwu Realm, then where does it come from?
Ning Qi immediately pointed to two other directions within the sea of realms and said, "There are two other spiritual realms in the direction I pointed. Which two worlds did your great-grandmother come from?"
The strange donkey shook its head again.
"According to my great-grandmother, we don't seem to come from either of these two worlds."
Ning Qi was slightly stunned, but a wave of emotions seemed to surge in his heart.
This donkey's ancestors are not from the three nearby worlds. Doesn't that mean he comes from a more distant world?
Ning Qi felt like he had found a treasure!
He remained calm and continued, "Alright, I know your background. Tell me everything you know."
The black donkey ran towards the direction Ning Qi had pointed, saying:
"Over the years, I have completely explored the surrounding area. Of course, this is also based on the exploration of my ancestors."
It grinned with its thick lips, stretched out its paws and pointed in three directions, and said with a smile:
"To the south of this place, there lives a terrifying flower python; that is also its territory. To the north, there is a terrifying praying mantis. To the east, there lives an evil red bird. As for the west, it is the territory of the little one."
Ning Qi frowned slightly.
He could understand the python and the mantis, but what about the evil Suzaku?
As if sensing Ning Qi's doubts, the black donkey continued:
"The ferocious beasts that inhabit the Boundary Sea are easily infected by its energy. This is especially true for those creatures that are self-important. They often venture deep into the Boundary Sea, and if they are not careful, they will be eroded. Whether it is their body, mind, or personality, they will be changed. We call these ferocious beasts evil creatures."
Ning Qi finally understood.
In other words, the Vermillion Bird must have been infected by the Boundary Sea, lost its original nature, and turned into an evil creature.
Ning Qi suddenly asked, "How evil are you talking about? Have you ever seen the twisted monsters in the sea of boundaries? Are they as evil as them?"
When the black donkey heard this, all the black hair on its body stood up.
"Good...good man, have you ever come into contact with a twisted monster?"
Its voice was trembling, and it looked at Ning Qi with great fear.
Ning Qi said nonchalantly, "So what if I've been in contact with you? So what if I haven't been in contact with you?"
The black donkey's hair is all black, as if it had been electrocuted and had a plasma perm.
"If you've been exposed to a hero, then I can't take you anymore no matter what. If you haven't been exposed to a hero, I can still carry you."
"Is it that serious?"
Ning Qi saw that this guy didn't seem to be talking nonsense and felt that there must be some hidden secret.
Only beasts like them in the Boundary Sea understand this, but people in the world or people like him who have just come into contact with the Boundary Sea do not understand.
The black donkey said, "If you come into contact with those twisted monsters, they will leave a mark on your body. Even if they can't do anything to you, once you go deep into the sea, you will definitely attract stronger twisted monsters."
Ning Qi thought carefully about the previous battle with the twisted monsters. Those guys were summoned by the Saint Ancestor's clone, but it seemed that they did not leave any mark on him.
I don’t know whether the Holy Ancestor’s clone dealt with them when he summoned them, or whether he completely eliminated them, so there is no remaining mark.
Ning Qi asked, "If we kill them, will there be any survivors?"
The black donkey's hair had turned as black as if it had been heated by plasma, but when it heard Ning Qi's words, it seemed to wilt and droop down.
Moreover, Ning Qi sensed that the black donkey seemed to be trembling.
"Are you scared?"
The black donkey covered it up and said, "No, I didn't! I just thought of something bad."
"Tell me, it scares me too."
Seeing his expression, the black donkey seemed not as scared as before.
"I've heard, indeed I've heard, that if those twisted monsters can't do anything to you, they'll leave a mark on you, making it easier for them to send out more powerful monsters for revenge next time. And if you kill them, they'll leave a curse on you."
"What kind of curse?"
"I've never actually seen one, but my mother told me that once those cursed creatures enter the Sea of Boundary, they will be targeted and eventually become part of the twisted monsters."
It spoke while paying attention to Ning Qi's expression.
After hearing his words, Ning Qi's demeanor remained detached, as if nothing had changed.
The black donkey seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.
It seems that this hero has never killed the twisted monster.
However, the next moment, Ning Qi asked seriously, "When you say kill, how many do you mean? What would happen if we kill hundreds of them?"
The black donkey's heart, which had just been put at ease, suddenly rose to his throat again.
"Oh my god, you better go on your own, don't drag the donkey along!"
It jumped up again, several miles high, like a fucking roller coaster with a lunar environment.
Ning Qi patted it, and a calming power emanated from his fingertips, quieting the stupid donkey's reaction.
"I was just kidding, why are you so worried?"
The black donkey was extremely tired. How could this be a joke?
This is not within the world, but the boundless sea, so even joking is not allowed.
However, while paying attention to the changes in the surroundings, it continued to look at Ning Qi.
After being ridden by Ning Qi for so long, it finally realized that Ning Qi was definitely the kind of expert in the stories it had heard, and he was also the kind who loved to brag.
In stories, aren’t there always experts bragging about how great they are?
In short, Ning Qi is definitely very strong, so strong that even a great demon king like it who has reached the Hedao stage is helpless.
But, Ning Qi definitely loves to brag.
The black donkey observed the changes in the surrounding sea, but it seemed that there was no movement as his mother said.
Mother said that anyone who kills a twisted monster will be cursed, and once he comes to the Boundary Sea, the water around him will boil.
Moreover, the closer you get to the dark waters deep in the boundary sea, the more obvious this trend will become.
Black Donkey already has a basic understanding of Ning Qi.
Ning Qi should be from the world behind him, and it is his first time to come to the boundary sea.
Otherwise, he would never be so ignorant of some basic common sense.
The black donkey was moving closer in the direction Ning Qi pointed. There was a section of the road where it was about to pass through the gray fog and enter the black water layer of the boundary sea.
However, until now, Black Donkey has not seen any signs of the black water in the Boundary Sea boiling.
This shows that Ning Qi is definitely bragging. (End of this chapter)