Immortal Sword Master

Chapter 553: Chapter 548: Breaking Through, Entering the Dark Sea Region

As news of the Chaos Alliance and the Other Shore spread throughout the East Sea, Ning Jiang and Gu Huaying became thorns in the sides of both powers.

The Other Shore, for their part, raised the bounty on Ning Jiang again, adding another five hundred million Upper Grade Spirit Stones!

Five hundred million Upper Grade Spirit Stones was enough to drive anyone mad. Even some Celestial Martial Realm Kings couldn’t produce that many Spirit Stones.

What’s more, aside from the five hundred million Upper Grade Spirit Stones, the reward also included a Celestial Spirit Artifact and the right to make three requests of the Other Shore.

The Chaos Alliance, on the other hand, put a bounty on Gu Huaying.

The bounty for Gu Huaying was the same as Ning Jiang’s, reaching a staggering five hundred million Upper Grade Spirit Stones, plus other rewards like Cultivation Techniques, Magical Treasures, and more.

Such bounties naturally drove countless Martial Artists into a frenzy. Capturing either one of them meant instant wealth.

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SWOOSH! SWOOSH!

Two figures zipped across the sky. They were, of course, Ning Jiang and Gu Huaying.

After learning everything on Celestial Wolf Island, they knew it was no longer safe to stay, so they had departed at once.

”The Other Shore and the Chaos Alliance certainly think highly of us,” Ning Jiang said lightly.

The scale of these bounties surpassed even those for some Supreme Celestial Powerhouses.

”To think our situation could change so drastically in just a few days. This East Sea is so vast, yet there’s almost no place for us to hide.”

Gu Huaying gave a bitter smile, her face etched with helplessness.

She had once been a prodigy on the Hidden Dragon List and the daughter of the Celestial Treasure King. With such a halo of prestige, she was the center of attention wherever she went.

And Ning Jiang, backed by the Dragon God Celestial Palace, was also someone people couldn’t afford to offend.

But now, with the Celestial Treasure King captured and the Dragon God Celestial Palace destroyed, they had lost their greatest support. Spurred on by the bounties from the two major powers, countless Martial Artists throughout the East Sea would be coming after them.

They couldn’t show their faces anywhere there were people; they could only hide and skulk in the shadows.

This change could only be described as a fall from heaven to Hell.

”Ning Jiang, do you think... do you think my father will be alright?”

Gu Huaying couldn’t help but ask. Ever since she’d heard of the Celestial Treasure King’s capture, she had been in a state of panic. He was, after all, the person she was closest to.

In the end, she was still a woman, and it was natural for a woman to have moments of vulnerability. At this moment, she was showing that very fragility.

”Don’t worry, the Celestial Treasure King should be fine,” Ning Jiang said reassuringly. ”Your father knew the turmoil was coming. He must have left some contingencies in place. There has to be a reason the Flood Dragon King and the others haven’t killed him.”

Then, Ning Jiang’s tone shifted as he added gravely, ”This Chaotic Sea Region is no longer a safe place for us. I’m afraid they’ve already set up an inescapable dragnet at the borders to stop us from leaving!”

Ning Jiang’s worries were not unfounded.

’If it were me, I would definitely station people at the borders of the Chaotic Sea Region to check everyone passing through. At the same time, I’d dispatch experts to search the entire region. Given the Chaos Alliance’s current strength, if they worked together, they’d be able to find me and Gu Huaying quickly.’

About half an hour later.

The two of them approached the border.

”Looks like we won’t be getting out of here without a bloody battle.”

Ning Jiang let out a long breath. At this very moment, his Divine Sense could detect numerous auras up ahead.

Basically, there were several experts stationed every hundred li.

Just as he had feared, these people were from the various Sea Demon Clans of the Chaos Alliance. They had joined forces to blockade the entire sea route to the Dark Sea Region!

’There are ten Earth Martial Realm experts every hundred li, and a Heaven-Reaching Realm expert every thousand li. If we’re going to break through, we have to be fast. If we’re even a little too slow, other masters will surely rush over, and then we’ll be in trouble.’

After scouting for half an hour, Ning Jiang and Gu Huaying had a clear picture of the situation.

The situation was clear: besides forcing their way through, there was no other way to enter the Dark Sea Region!

”Let’s wait for nightfall.”

Slowly, the sun set, and the sky grew dark.

When the night was pitch-black, Ning Jiang and Gu Huaying exchanged a look, and without wasting any more time, they shot forward.

WHOOSH!

They moved with extreme speed, like a bolt of lightning. Such a commotion obviously couldn’t be hidden from the experts of the various clans guarding the border. One had to understand that their Divine Senses were constantly scanning the area, unwilling to miss the slightest disturbance.

”Someone’s here!”

The nearby experts detected the two and immediately surrounded them. ”Who goes there? Stop at once and submit to an inspection by the Chaos Alliance!”

”Kill.”

The only answer they received was a strike from Ning Jiang’s sword.

SLICE!

A Sword Aura, as thin as autumn water, flickered in the darkness and instantly sliced an Earth Martial Realm expert in half.

Gu Huaying’s expression was also frosty. Amidst a dance of flower petals, she claimed a life.

”Oh no, it’s Ning Jiang and Gu Huaying!”

At that moment, the experts from the Chaos Alliance clans finally saw their faces clearly and let out a long cry, the sound waves rolling out in all directions.

”Die.”

Ning Jiang’s killing intent was resolute. He directly activated his Taiyang Divine Fire, and golden Flames erupted from his pupils, instantly enveloping several of the men.

”AHH!”

In the span of a few breaths, they were burned to cinders, leaving not a single trace behind.

By this time, the experts a hundred li away had clearly heard the commotion as well.

DONG!

A bell tolled, echoing through the dark night. It was a type of Magical Treasure with no offensive power, but its greatest effect was transmitting sound.

In the blink of an eye, the toll of the bell had spread across a thousand-li radius.

”We have to go, now.”

Ning Jiang growled. He knew Time was of the essence. Countless experts were surely rushing to their location. If they were a step too slow and got tied down by a Heaven-Reaching Realm expert, he would have no choice but to activate the Qingtian Roc’s Heart Blood.

But those two drops of blood were his trump card, and he had a finite supply. He certainly didn’t want to waste one on such a minor skirmish.

Moving like lightning, the two of them quickly plunged into the Dark Sea Region.

They had barely set foot in the Dark Sea Region when, less than ten breaths later, their pursuers arrived.

”Hmph. Escape from my grasp? In your dreams.”

This was an expert from the Three-headed Snake Clan, his aura shockingly that of the Heaven-Reaching Realm. A single stride from him covered dozens of li. After a short chase, two figures appeared in his line of sight.

”Where do you think you’re going?!”

He snorted coldly. With a grasping motion of his hand, the seawater below him was brought under his control, condensing into a gigantic hand that shot toward the duo. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ

”They really are fast,” Ning Jiang muttered, frowning.

He and Gu Huaying launched a combined attack, clashing with the giant hand. With their strength, they were naturally no match for it.

However, that wasn’t their intention. Instead, they used the force of the impact to give themselves an explosive boost in speed.