A powerful aura emanated from between Kalba's two fingers, gripping the Asura Blade in Zhang Rong's hand, seemingly unafraid of the Asura power with its extremely corrosive properties.
But the slight trembling of Kalba's two fingers and the constant hissing sound revealed that she was not as relaxed as she appeared on the surface.
Although Kalba devoured a King-level creature at the Moon Realm, she had not yet fully integrated its power and had not yet taken that final step.
Even though she is slightly stronger than Zhang Rong, she is still only at the Ruoyue realm in terms of cultivation level. This is why, although Zhang Rong was surprised, he still believed that he had the strength to fight Karba.
"Buzz!"
Between Kalba's two fingers, the Asura Blade trembled continuously, and a large amount of Asura power flowed out.
"You really have the heart to hurt me?! Don't you love me anymore?"
Kalba felt the power of the Asura Blade growing stronger and leaned forward slightly, his face close to Zhang Rong's ear, whispering like a weak girl who had been wronged.
"Get out! You're not her!"
A complex expression flashed across Zhang Rong's asura-like face before he let out an angry roar.
Zhang Rong swung his left arm, and the Asura Bone Spur protruding from his elbow joint instantly stabbed towards Karba's temple.
Although she is no longer herself, she is still herself.
How could Zhang Rong be completely unaffected? Karba's series of actions ultimately disturbed Zhang Rong's state of mind.
Hehehe!
Kalba felt the bone spur hurtling rapidly toward his right temple, but he remained calm and composed. Instead, he laughed again because he had successfully disturbed Zhang Rong's state of mind.
The bone spur on Zhang Rong's elbow reached Kalba's head in an instant, but just as it was about to enter Kalba's temple, an invisible barrier seemed to stand firmly between the bone spur and Kalba's body, preventing Zhang Rong's Asura Bone Spur from advancing even a fraction further.
"Has she already reached this level of aerial maneuvering?"
Seeing this, Zhang Rong felt even heavier.
Just as Zhang Rong was about to launch an attack, Karba suddenly released the Asura Blade from Zhang Rong's hand and disappeared before Zhang Rong's eyes with a slightly strange smile.
"open……"
Kalba appeared a few dozen meters in front of Zhang Rong, about to launch another attack on Zhang Rong's mind, but Zhang Rong would not give her another chance to speak.
Zhang Rong's body also disappeared from its original spot. When it reappeared, it was already behind Kalba. Dense Asura power overflowed from Zhang Rong's body, directly forming a domain that covered a large area of the sky, directly enveloping Kalba.
Meanwhile, Han Jin, who was facing Xin Sha, looked rather disheveled.
In mid-air, Xin Sha was constantly emanating a sinister aura, and his black blade slashed out like lightning.
Han Jin could only dodge constantly, and was even injured by Xin Sha's baleful aura and black blade from time to time. In just a short while, more than a dozen wounds of varying sizes appeared on Han Jin's body.
This made Xin Sha even more arrogant, with a disdainful look on his face. He thought Han Jin was so powerful, but he didn't expect him to be nothing more than a punching bag.
If Han Jin hadn't possessed Ruoyue's level of skill, Xin Sha believed he could have ended Han Jin's life with just one strike.
"Roar! Insignificant humans!"
At the same time, on the ground, Entuan's massive body also began to move, his thick limbs creating huge craters in the ground. From his back, a large amount of towering flames filled with thick black smoke also spewed out, directly covering the two Moon Realm ability users above him.
In an instant, Entuan alone created a scene that seemed like the end of the world.
On the ground, both the Mysterious Bureau and the Secret Bureau personnel chose to stay as far away as possible from the battlefield where Entuan was located.
In front of the Flame Demon, a user at the Moon Realm also looked solemnly at the enormous creature before him. The flames rising from the Flame Demon's body seemed to be able to burn even the air, and the space behind him was distorted in an irregular manner.
"roar!"
The Flame Demon opened its massive maw and let out a furious roar. At the same time, a huge pillar of fire shot out from the sky, heading straight for the Moon-like Realm user.
The battlefield where the two behemoths were located was filled with violent explosions and intense energy shocks from each attack, which directly destroyed everything nearby and turned it into ashes.
On the ground, the numerous mysterious groups, after retreating again and again, finally clashed with the thousand-strong team composed of members of the Secret Bureau.
Flames and forbidden energy burst forth continuously. Among the crowd, a seven-person team, each wearing a different colored smiling mask, coordinated extremely well within the mysterious group. In less than a moment, they rushed into the center of the mysterious group.
This is the Seven Rainbows Squad, who fought alongside Chi Chen and others in the mountains outside the Shangjing District.
Meanwhile, a striking white figure swiftly weaved through the mysterious group. They were all wearing cloaks the color of white clouds in the sky, with what appeared to be flowing water patterns on the cloaks. This small team consisted of eight people and was another special team from the Great Xia Dynasty that had come to provide support: the Flowing Cloud Team. All eight members were at the Star Radiance Realm!
Like a white dagger, they plunged without hesitation into the very center of the mysterious group. Along the way, any mysterious creature that dared to approach them did not survive for even a moment.
...
Just as the overwhelming battle aura appeared at Nest No. 3, even though they were far apart, Chi Chen, who was traveling with Hu Miaomiao somewhere, suddenly sensed it and looked in the direction of Nest No. 3.
"It's the captain's aura!?"
Chi Chen's expression turned serious as he looked in disbelief at the direction from which the battle aura was coming from.
He knew that it must be the Great Xia Dynasty going to war with the powerful and mysterious forces.
"Don't bother looking. Even if you went, you wouldn't make any difference in a battle of that scale! Besides, even if you got there at your speed, the battle would probably already be over!"
Seeing that Chi Chen had stopped, Hu Miaomiao looked at him helplessly. The fluctuations coming from over there were really alarming to her. Hu Miaomiao had only felt those fluctuations from a few gods in the Heretic Forbidden Zone.
Moreover, there were clearly several powerful auras over there, which were beyond the reach of people of their level. Besides, Hu Miaomiao only wanted to go to the Great Xia territory; she had no intention of going there to her death.
“I have to go. Just keep going in this direction. I don’t know how much longer it will take, but you’re heading in the right direction. Sooner or later you’ll see that tall wall!”
Chi Chen ignored Hu Miaomiao. He knew that even if he could get there now, it wouldn't make much of a difference, but how could he not go?
Chi Chen believed that even if Lin Bai and the others sensed the fluctuations of the battle, they would definitely rush over, and they might even encounter them on the way.
"you..."
When Hu Miaomiao saw that Chi Chen had abandoned her and rushed off in that direction as soon as he finished speaking, she was furious. She had already said that even if he went, it wouldn't make any difference, so why wouldn't he listen?
Hu Miaomiao glanced at Chi Chen, who was getting further and further away from her, and then looked at the Great Xia border, which was running in the exact opposite direction from Chi Chen.
Finally, she gritted her teeth, stomped her foot on the ground, and unleashed a speed no less than that of Chi Chen after he activated his Battle Saint Intent, chasing after Chi Chen.
"Hu Miaomiao, you?"
Chi Chen noticed Hu Miaomiao behind him and slowed down slightly, allowing Hu Miaomiao to catch up.
Chi Chen wasn't too surprised by Hu Miaomiao's sudden burst of speed. After all, she was an extraordinary woman who had managed to escape from a heretical and forbidden place; she must have some skill.
But Hu Miaomiao actually chose to be with him, which left Chi Chen somewhat puzzled.
After all, Hu Miaomiao was not a member of the Great Xia Secret Bureau, so he had no reason to go with him.
"Hmph, I just don't want to travel alone! Even if I go with you, I won't help you. I'm just going to see what's going on over there!"
Seeing Chi Chen's somewhat strange expression, Hu Miaomiao snorted and offered an explanation.
Although she had only spent a few days with Chi Chen, aside from being a bit dull, Chi Chen was actually quite to Hu Miaomiao's liking. Hu Miaomiao had spent a considerable amount of time in the Heretic Forbidden Zone, and none of the people there had ever given her the feeling she had with Chi Chen.
The people of the Heresy Forbidden House almost always prioritize their own interests; to save their own lives, they are even capable of turning against those around them without hesitation.
They never imagined that Chi Chen would knowingly rush forward without hesitation, even though he might lose his life there.
Perhaps this is one of the reasons why Hu Miaomiao herself didn't realize it, but longed to go to the Great Xia Dynasty.
"Well..."
Chi Chen didn't know how to respond to Hu Miaomiao's explanation, but he still gave her a grateful look.
Chi Chen had a somewhat indescribable feeling about Hu Miaomiao. This girl, who had clearly spent quite some time in the Heretical Forbidden Zone, did not exhibit the madness of the Heretical Forbidden Zone personnel that Chi Chen had encountered before. This girl seemed to have a pure heart from birth.
Even in a place like the heretical forbidden zone, her inner purity remained unchanged; she was more like a lotus flower that rose from the mud, untainted by its surroundings.
"Hmph, although your speed is not slow, judging from the distance from which that fluctuation came, it would take you at least two days and nights of non-stop travel to get there."
Hu Miaomiao continued speaking, seemingly still trying to persuade Chi Chen to give up the idea of rushing over.
"Yes, I know!"
Chi Chen nodded, but the expression on his face remained firm.
Upon seeing this, Hu Miaomiao was slightly taken aback, and then continued:
"Aren't you afraid of dying?"
Upon hearing this, Chi Chen's face showed a hint of bewilderment. Wasn't he afraid?
The answer is definitely fear.
But should we stop moving forward just because we're afraid?
But in Chi Chen's mind, the words Chen Sheng had said to him before he died also came to mind: Why can others die, but he, Chen Sheng, cannot?
Why was Chen Sheng willing to die to protect her, while she herself couldn't die?
In this world, are there things more precious than life?
This was something that Chi Chen's father and mother told him with their lives, even before he joined the Secret Slayer Bureau.
Is it because I carry the seed of 'hope' within me that I can only hide it away and wait for 'hope' to sprout and blossom?
But if that's the case, can 'hope' really blossom?
When the moment truly comes that I need to stand up for myself, will I still have the courage to do so?
Chi Chen didn't know.
Therefore, now, Chi Chen only wants to do what he wants to do based on his own conscience.
If you are truly a person full of hope, then let that hope, with each step you take forward, continuously plant seeds of hope on the path behind you. When hope truly blossoms, perhaps it will bring a vibrant, spring-like landscape to the world.
Although Chi Chen didn't speak, Hu Miaomiao understood everything from his expression.
A hint of sadness seemed to flash in Hu Miaomiao's eyes, which were always filled with tenderness.
The next moment, Hu Miaomiao actually stretched out her right hand and took Chi Chen's hand.
"!!!???"
Chi Chen felt the warmth and softness from the palm of his hand, and his eyes widened as he looked at Hu Miaomiao, who was running alongside him.
"Hmph, I already told you, even if you got there at your speed, the battle over there would probably already be over!"
When Hu Miaomiao saw Chi Chen looking at her, a slight blush appeared on her fair face, like a newly ripened apple. For a moment, Chi Chen was stunned again.
But the next second, to Chi Chen's utterly shocked gaze, Hu Miaomiao emitted a fluctuation that could only appear in a forbidden ability user at the Ascension Realm. Then, a dark portal opened in front of the two of them.
In the blink of an eye, the two figures had moved forward a distance that would have taken them half a day to cover at their original speed.
"Holy crap! You've actually reached the Ascension Realm? You have this kind of ability? Why didn't you say so earlier?"
Chi Chen's eyes widened, and he couldn't help but swear. Who would have thought that this pretty girl who seemed so innocent and cute was actually a power user who had stepped into the Ascension Realm? The key point is that she is so young. This is a real genius and monster, right?
If it weren't for the 'hope' I had and Monkey King protecting me, I would be nothing compared to her!
Thinking back to how Hu Miaomiao had just said she wouldn't help him, but now she had revealed her level of skill and ability right in front of him.
A touch of emotion flashed through Chi Chen's heart.
"You didn't ask me!"
Seeing this, Hu Miaomiao's face also showed a confident look. Now you know how powerful I am, right?
Did you not believe me before?
Upon hearing this, Chi Chen was taken aback. Where had he heard these words before?
Just as Chi Chen was shocked by Hu Miaomiao's realm and abilities, elsewhere on the earth...
Lin Bai, Qing Sheng, and Lin Ling also rushed towards Nest No. 3 at their fastest speed. The three of them were much closer to Nest No. 3 than Chi Chen was.
So much so that Lin Bai and the other two could see the black houses and towering flames constantly erupting in the distant sky.
The three men wore solemn expressions. The battle fluctuations coming from the other side made their hearts pound wildly, but they did not slow down at all. Their faces were filled with extremely determined expressions.
Meanwhile, on this vast, dark red land, whether near or far, all the people of Great Xia, upon sensing the fluctuations emanating from Nest No. 3, solemnly headed towards Nest No. 3.
Ten minutes later, outside Nest No. 3, Chi Chen and Hu Miaomiao emerged. Chi Chen looked at the battle scene in the distance, which resembled an apocalyptic landscape. Although he had been mentally prepared, he still couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.
The scene before him, though not as impressive as the technologically advanced underground secret passage he had seen in the Shangjing District that day, was still enough to shock Chi Chen.
"You can stay here. Thank you, Hu Miaomiao. You have no reason to join this battle anymore!"
Chi Chen looked at Hu Miaomiao, who was pale and somewhat weak beside him, and sincerely thanked her.
Then, Chi Chen drew his sword and rushed directly towards the battlefield.
As Hu Miaomiao watched Chi Chen's departing figure, although his back wasn't particularly broad, it seemed to merge with the entire world in her eyes. Gradually, another figure in Hu Miaomiao's mind seemed to slowly overlap with Chi Chen's back, which brought a trace of sadness and bewilderment to Hu Miaomiao's eyes once again.
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