Two Realms: I Will Become the Immortal Emperor

Chapter 416: Chapter 387: The Day is Still Young

The voice boomed as if from the heavens!

Carried by the sound of the Sea Snail, it reached everyone’s ears.

Chen Che swept his wide sleeve and landed swiftly on the Spiritual Boat. Raising his head, he looked out. The Golden Core cultivator standing at the bow of a small boat, dressed in wide-sleeved robes—wasn’t that Xu Chuan? The very same man who had requested pills from him and used the Essence of Water as bait to lure him out to sea?

Besides Xu Chuan, there were several other figures on the small boat.

”Fang Shuxian!”

Before Chen Che could even respond, the reef erupted in an uproar. Many people recognized the Golden Core cultivator at the bow of the boat, the one holding the giant Sea Snail and leading the fish tide. They were so terrified their teeth chattered uncontrollably.

The outsiders among them didn’t recognize him.

A local fisherman, his face pale with fright, immediately explained:

”He’s the most powerful Evil Cultivator in this part of the sea...”

No further explanation was needed.

That description alone was enough to make many faces drain of color.

To say Fang Shuxian’s evil deeds were numerous would be an understatement. Back when he was only in the Foundation Establishment Realm, he had already run rampant throughout the region. He occupied this stretch of sea, extorting passing fishermen. If anyone refused to pay, he would immediately summon a fish tide to sink them, boat and all, into the Black Tortoise Calm Sea.

He became the fishermen’s worst nightmare.

It was only after he achieved Core Formation, and the fishermen’s meager earnings were no longer worth his time, that he finally left. No one had expected him to return.

”So, you’ve finally shown yourself.”

Chen Che sneered.

He had long foreseen this day, but he hadn’t expected it so soon. ’It seems my refusal to leave my territory has made them antsy. Instead of wasting time setting traps, they’d rather have an open, all-out battle!’

His gaze swept over the vast approaching school of fish, which surrounded the reef for hundreds of miles. He shook his head and said,

”You disappeared for so long, and this is all you’ve prepared?”

The fish tide was massive, but it was far from enough to threaten a Golden Core cultivator.

FLAP! FLAP!

The Little Chick flapped its wings.

The Sword-Patterned Silver Flood Dragon and the Green-Winged Flood Dragon coiled their massive bodies. The aura of a Golden Core Great Demon kept the Aquatic Race at bay.

For a moment, a vast, empty zone formed between the fish tide and the reef.

”BANG!”

The words had barely left his lips.

With a tremendous crash, the Spiritual Boat shuddered violently as a colossal wave surged a hundred feet into the air.

The disciples on the Spiritual Boat cried out in alarm. A few of them, standing by the rail, looked down and nearly toppled over. Two enormous Dragon Turtles had appeared out of nowhere, their massive bodies ramming desperately against the Spiritual Boat.

The Spiritual Boat shuddered with each impact. The disciples noticed that the Dragon Turtles’ eyes were bloodshot!

”Ah!”

”Dragon Turtles!?”

Just then, a tremendous crash came from the reef behind them, followed by the incessant cracking and splintering of rock. The entire reef began to tremble violently, the sound of it being torn apart echoing across the water.

Looking closer, they saw another two Dragon Turtles had circled around to the back of the reef and were ramming the small island with maddening force.

With each impact, the black clouds overhead roiled faster and lightning flashed more frequently. It was their own Demon Qi affecting the weather in the area!

In just a few moments, the reef, which had been fortified to a circumference of nearly seven miles, had already been chipped down a notch.

Clearly, the vast school of fish wasn’t the main event—these Dragon Turtles were!

WOOOO—

The note from Fang Shuxian’s Sea Snail suddenly grew sharp and piercing.

Immediately, amidst the roar of the tides and rolling thunder, the schools of fish near the reef fell into chaos. It wasn’t because of the Sea Snail’s call, however, but because several more Golden Core Great Demons had appeared.

As everyone watched in horror, two Mudskipper Shrimps—one large, one small—emerged from the churning waves. Both were covered in crimson Scale Armor, each one nearly three thousand feet long, with massive Claw Clamps that opened and closed like giant shears.

A Tigerhead Shark with the fierce, white-eyed face of a tiger and the character for ”King” emblazoned on its forehead. It opened its great maw to reveal rows of interlocking, razor-sharp teeth, its breath a foul, chilling stench.

There was also a Sword Dragon Shark with three heads and three tails. Wherever it swam, its knife-like dorsal fins sliced through the water, kicking up towering waves. A single swing of its massive tail seemed powerful enough to carry it around the entire reef.

When one occasionally crested a wave, its colossal body would be level with the Spiritual Boat, revealing its full form. The terrifying scale of these beasts made the once-massive Spiritual Boat seem far less imposing.

As these Great Demons appeared, a Golden Core True Master who appeared to be a Pill Master took a black Jade Bottle from his robes. He poured a foul-smelling liquid into the sea, all the while muttering an incantation.

”It’s Xue Pingfeng of Faqian City!”

Meng Qianxun’s pupils contracted.

He was a famous Poison Pill Master, the most outstanding Pill Master from the Star-Picking Sect a century ago, with a reputation that once surpassed even Chen Che’s. The main reason for his infamy: he had poisoned three Golden Core cultivators to death just to test the efficacy of his Poison Pills.

As the poison entered the water, it spread rapidly, clinging to the seawater as if alive before boring into the bodies of the Aquatic Race. Countless infected creatures immediately flew into a frenzy.

Even the Low Tier Aquatic Race, which had only been concerned with fleeing, began to wildly attack the Golden Core Great Demons!

”Heh heh, it wasn’t easy to gather these Great Demons.”

Seeing the black poison spread, Fang Shuxian finally put away his Sea Snail. Though his face was weary, his eyes were full of triumph as he glanced at the Golden Core Great Demons.

”I spent over half a month luring these Golden Core Great Demons and gathering the Aquatic Race of this entire region. And now, with this poison to drive them into a frenzy... Valley Master Chen, I wonder, are you satisfied with this grand gift we’ve prepared for you?”

Though his words were feigning humility, his face was alight with a triumphant sneer.

The dark, turbid waves, churned by the frenzied slaughter of the Aquatic Race, had dyed the entire sea crimson. The salty, metallic stench in the air was so thick it was hard to tell if it came from the sea or the blood.

A sharp, blade-like glint hardened in Chen Che’s eyes. Behind him, the disciples and the Loose Cultivators of Jinyun Valley immediately drew their Weapons or summoned their Magical Artifacts. The flashing Spiritual Light was their answer.

Killing intent filled the air, so potent it seemed to give the sea breeze a chilling, blade-like edge.

WHOOSH!

At that moment, a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, unable to bear the pressure, shot into the sky without a hint of hesitation. This wasn’t a simple standoff between two groups of Foundation Establishment cultivators like before; this was a clash between two factions of Golden Cores!

Once they started fighting, the aftershocks alone would be enough to tear weaker cultivators to shreds.

’If I don’t escape now, when can I!’

SPLASH—

However, just as he reached a height of several hundred feet, a ripple of light flashed in the sea below.

A bizarre, green-colored fish of an unknown species leaped from the water, unafraid of the oppressive auras of the Little Chick, the Sword-Patterned Silver Flood Dragon, and the Green-Winged Flood Dragon. As it left the water, its fins beat the air with a sound like flapping wings. Then, like an arrow released from a bow, it shot forward and clamped its jaws onto the fleeing Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

”Get out of the way!”

A cry went up from the reef.

But it was too late.

The strange fish moved with the speed of a lightning bolt. In an instant, it had swallowed the Foundation Establishment Cultivator whole. Its massive body traced a perfect arc through the air before splashing back into the water.

He didn’t even have time to scream.

This scene made the faces of the other cultivators who had been planning to escape by air turn ashen. It was clear now that if even they were targeted, the moment Jinyun Valley’s Spiritual Boat tried to take off, it would become the primary target for the entire Aquatic Race.

Clearly, through the combined efforts of these Golden Core cultivators, this stretch of sea had been turned into an inescapable killing field.

Seeing this, the Golden Core cultivators on the small boat gloated.

”Why isn’t the Aquatic Race attacking them?”

Hearing Meng Qianxun’s telepathic question, Chen Che shook his head slightly. But there was no doubt they possessed some kind of Magical Treasure to protect themselves.

”By air or by sea, you have no path of escape.”

Xu Chuan stood at the bow with his hands clasped behind his back, a cold sneer in his eyes.

”Don’t bother struggling. No matter how strong you are, can you really defeat all of us? Can you break out of this watery prison? You are, after all, a powerful figure in your own right. Have some dignity. Surrender obediently. Don’t make us drag you back like a dead dog.”

Fang Shuxian said nothing, but his eyes were filled with smug amusement.

The Black Robe Alchemist, Xue Pingfeng, chuckled softly, his eyes greedily sizing up Chen Che.

Dan Kongzi, wearing his bamboo hat, sat at the stern, his attention fixed on his fishing line, seemingly completely uninterested in the unfolding events.

The other Golden Core cultivators also shook their heads inwardly. ’If we were in Chen Che’s position,’ they thought, ’it would be a dead end for us, too.’

The cultivators on the reef were deathly pale. They had never imagined these Golden Core cultivators would target Chen Che so directly, laying a Killing Array specifically for him. From the looks of it, they even intended to drag every last cultivator into the slaughter.

Many of the cultivators had already fallen into despair.

Chen Che stood motionless at the bow, the howling sea wind whipping his long hair across his face. To the onlookers, he seemed to have resigned himself to his fate. Just as Xu Chuan, Fang Shuxian, and the Black Robe Alchemist were breaking into triumphant smiles,

Chen Che suddenly raised his head and broke into a wide grin.

”The day is still young. It’s too early for you to be daydreaming.”

Before his words had faded,

Chen Che flicked a finger forward. A beam of sword light, seeming to connect heaven and earth, shot out from between his brows. Its Sword Qi surged toward the highest heavens.

And it was aimed directly at Xu Chuan!