CHAPTER 131: CHAPTER 83: THE GREAT BATTLE

"Geng Geng!" Jun Wu, who had been keeping an eye on Gu Qingqing’s condition, exclaimed in shock and hurriedly caught her as she fainted.

The Human-faced Bat King’s cultivation was at the ninth level, while Gu Qingqing was only at the seventh level. Using the Word Spirit Technique on the Human-faced Bat King and causing its death exceeded what she could bear, which is why she fainted.

The others, seeing Gu Qingqing faint, rushed forward to surround her, looking at her with concern.

Mu Chen stepped forward, grabbed Gu Qingqing’s wrist, and input a trace of spiritual power to examine her internal condition.

Finding that there was not even a trace of spiritual power within her, he furrowed his brows deeply, his expression not looking good.

"How is she? Is Geng Geng okay?" Si Lin asked worriedly from behind Mu Chen.

"Not good. Her spiritual power is completely depleted, and her meridians are somewhat damaged. She needs to recuperate for a while." Mu Chen said in a low voice, frowning.

"First, let’s take Geng Geng back." Si Lin said, looking at Gu Qingqing’s pale face.

Taking Gu Qingqing from Jun Wu’s hands, Mu Chen tapped his toes and swiftly flew toward Nanxing City, with the others immediately following.

The Human-faced Bat King was dead, and Yun Ran and the others also returned to Nanxing City.

Mu Chen took Gu Qingqing and Si Lin took Nan Hua back to their courtyard, where Mu Chen would treat both of them.

Gu Qingqing was in a slightly better condition. After taking medicine to restore spiritual power, she could take some elixir to nourish her meridians.

Nan Hua’s poison was more troublesome. The Human-faced Bat King’s poison was very potent. Although Gu Qingqing promptly gave him a Detoxification Pill, it merely suppressed the poison temporarily. Nan Hua would need a Silver Needle to help expel the poison from his body.

After settling Gu Qingqing, Mu Chen took Nan Hua to a separate room, asked Yue Zhao to stand guard for them, and then began to expel the poison from Nan Hua.

In Gu Qingqing’s room, Si Lin and Jun Wu stood by her side.

...

After Gu Qingqing fainted, her soul left her body, being drawn by a force continuously upward until it arrived in a vast white space.

She looked around in confusion, not understanding why she had been brought here.

"Gu Qingqing!"

A venerable voice suddenly sounded.

Gu Qingqing looked around warily, seeing nothing. She couldn’t help frowning.

"Who is it?" she asked, with her brows knitted.

"The people here call me: Heavenly Dao!" The venerable voice was utterly calm, seemingly unaware of how shocking its words were!

"Heavenly Dao?!" Gu Qingqing looked around in shock, unconsciously repeating it, then lifted her head. "Why have you brought me here?"

"I am about to disperse. The Xuantian Continent cannot be without a Heavenly Dao. You are the one I have chosen!" The venerable voice was utterly calm, unfazed by its impending dispersal.

Gu Qingqing was stunned, her mouth slightly agape, and her expression still held a trace of bewilderment.

"You mean to say," she swallowed, "I am the next Heavenly Dao?"

"That’s right. You are the successor I have chosen, who will inherit my power and become the new Heavenly Dao!" The venerable voice affirmed.

"But why me?" Gu Qingqing asked, puzzled. She didn’t think of herself as particularly special.

"Your lineage is rather special. I cannot tell you now, but you must become the new Heavenly Dao!" The venerable voice was very patient with Gu Qingqing.

Gu Qingqing was momentarily speechless, not knowing what to say.

"Then, what do I need to do?" After a moment of silence, she asked.

"You don’t need to do anything. I don’t have much time left. Next, I will transfer all of my power to you, and you just need to accept it well!" Heavenly Dao spoke calmly.

"Alright, I understand." Gu Qingqing nodded, looking very obedient.

"If you’re ready, I shall begin." Heavenly Dao had an extraordinary amount of patience for Gu Qingqing.

"Alright, go ahead." Gu Qingqing took a deep breath and closed her eyes.

Suddenly, a colorful light appeared in the vast white space, enveloping Gu Qingqing completely. A unique energy entered her body, cleansing her and quietly altering her constitution.

Countless pieces of information flooded into her mind, and she furrowed her brows, forcefully accepting the information.

...

After Mu Chen expelled the poison of the Human-faced Bat King from Nan Hua’s body, he gave Nan Hua an elixir to nourish his body. Seeing that Nan Hua was sleeping soundly, he instructed Yue Zhao to take care of Nan Hua and went to check on Gu Qingqing’s condition.

It took him half a day to expel the poison from Nan Hua. Normally, Gu Qingqing would have already woken up by now, but she showed no signs of waking, and Jun Wu and Si Lin were becoming anxious.

Seeing Mu Chen arrive, the two quickly asked him to check on Gu Qingqing again.

After Mu Chen’s examination, he found that, apart from her spiritual power not yet fully restored, her internal injuries had healed significantly, and he figured that it was just a matter of time before she woke up, so he advised Jun Wu and the others not to worry.

However, none of them expected that, in the blink of an eye, three days passed, and Gu Qingqing still had not woken up.

During these three days, more demon beasts appeared in the Xuantian Continent that shouldn’t have, but none of them had a cultivation level exceeding the ninth level and were dealt with by Si Lin and the others. What concerned them was that there was still no response from the Heavenly Dao, as if it had vanished.

Just as they were anxiously waiting for Gu Qingqing to wake up, suddenly, a thunderous roar came from the heavens and earth.

Everyone in the Xuantian Continent felt something was amiss. Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked towards the sky, feeling an inexplicable sense of loss and sadness, as if they had lost something.

Although Si Lin and others did not feel this, their faces changed dramatically!

"Not good, the Heavenly Dao has dissipated!" Si Lin looked at the sky, frowning as he spoke.

Upon hearing his words, everyone’s faces changed dramatically as they stood together in the courtyard.

Immediately afterward, they saw a blood-red circle appear in the sky, with a beam of blood-red light shooting straight into the heavens, turning the sky a dark red, filled with foreboding!

"This is, the Demon Clan is summoning their Demon Army!" Yue Zhao moved his fingers slightly, watching the rolling blood-red clouds in the sky, speaking with grave expression.

"What?" The others exclaimed in shock.

The array had already been formed, there was nothing they could do but watch as the clouds in the sky grew thicker, the blood-red clouds multiplying until they covered the entire Nanxing City, and everyone could feel the palpitating and nauseating aura within those clouds.

In a residence within Nanxing City, Nalan Qing and Liu Qing stood on the rooftop, already having resumed the attire of the Demon Clan. Nalan Qing’s face bore dark red markings, and although she prided herself on her beauty, she disregarded it, merely feeling joyful due to the abundant energy within her body.

Liu Qing looked quite similar to Nalan Qing and was delighted as well, excitedly gazing at the blood-red clouds in the sky.

"Once the Demon Army descends, I’ll make the Nalan Family grovel at my feet!" Nalan Qing declared with boiling excitement and hatred in her dark red eyes, speaking viciously.

"Don’t worry, with the Demon Army backing us, the entire continent will grovel at our feet. By then, you can do whatever you want with the Nalan Family!" Liu Qing, having been with Nalan Qing for some time, was astonished and saw Nalan Qing as his ally, agreeing with her directly.

Nalan Qing showed an evil smile, leaning into Liu Qing’s embrace, laughing joyfully.

The clouds in the sky grew thicker, and even figures of the Demon Clan began to appear within the clouds, emitting an oppressive aura that shrouded Nanxing City, making everyone there quite uncomfortable.

After the low-level Demon Soldiers appeared, the Demon Generals also began to emerge, but traversing space required too much energy, so they came forth bit by bit.

On the ground, the people of Xuantian Continent who witnessed this did not look happy as they were ready to fight the Demon Army as soon as they appeared, determined to catch the Demon Army off guard, preventing them from completely occupying Nanxing City.

The first wave of the Demon Army appeared, landing directly within Nanxing City, according to previous arrangements, where the Sect Leader of the Wanqing Sect led the elders and disciples to block these demons from harming ordinary citizens, engaging directly in battle within the city.

The ordinary people had already been evacuated, and those remaining in Nanxing City were from various major powers.

The second wave of the Demon Army was assigned to Shangyang Sect and Wentian Palace, led by the elders of the two factions, along with their elite disciples, to combat the demons.

The third wave of the Demon Army was handed over to the Imperial Family of the Great Zhou Dynasty’s tributor and three major forces: the Purple Monarch Pavilion, Zhuo Family, and Zhuo Tingqiu charged in the forefront among them.

The Yun Family, Lan Family, Nalan Family, and Qiu Family led their elite disciples to engage with the fourth wave of the Demon Army.

On the battlefield, Nalan Xin and Nalan Jin once again encountered Nalan Qing.

Compared to the last time when Nalan Qing appeared very downcast, this time, with the Demon Army backing her, she was noticeably more spirited. When she saw Nalan Xin and Nalan Jin, she didn’t even try to hide the hatred and malice in her eyes, commanding a squad of demons to surround the two, determined to teach them a lesson.

The Demon Army that had emerged were all at four or five levels of cultivation; even though they had recently increased their cultivation levels somewhat, Nalan Xin found it quite strenuous to deal with them. However, her innate talent had always been good, and battling was a quick way to enhance her capabilities, allowing her rapid growth.

Seeing Nalan Xin grow through battling the Demon Army, Nalan Qing was displeased. She personally attempted to intervene and discipline Nalan Xin but was blocked by Nalan Jin.

"Your opponent is me!" Nalan Jin stepped in front of Nalan Xin, looking coldly at Nalan Qing as he spoke.

The discontent Nalan Qing harbored towards Nalan Jin had existed for a long time; seeing Nalan Jin standing before her, she didn’t hold back, directly charging at him.

Away from here, other battles were just as fierce, with bodies of the Demon Clan and people of Xuantian Continent scattered about, the air thick with the smell of blood.

Si Lin and Yue Zhao hadn’t joined these battles; they were waiting for a more formidable opponent from the Demon Clan to appear!

"Boom!"

With a thunderous roar, the first high-level Demon General of level eight appeared atop the red clouds.

The opponent was dressed in black armor, towering at about three meters, wielding a Wolf Fang Club, and looking extremely hideous, even somewhat unbearably so, causing Si Lin and others to frown upon seeing it.

"Rong Ye, it’s your turn!" Si Lin shouted to Rong Ye, looking at the Demon General.

"Got it, I’ll take care of it," Rong Ye responded and headed towards the Demon General.

After Rong Ye engaged with that Demon General, four more Demon Generals appeared, and Si Lin and the others moved towards them, each facing one high-level Demon General, fighting with earth-shattering intensity.

Fortunately, the level on Xuantian Continent wasn’t high, and sending five high-level Demon Generals was considered significant attention; no elders from the Demon Clan were present; otherwise, even Si Lin and the others would have been helpless.

The battle raged from day into night, and from night into day again, with intense fighting and heavy losses for both the Demon Clan and Xuantian Continent.

Even with Si Lin and others assisting, the people of Xuantian Continent were no match for the Demon Clan, resulting in heavy casualties, with heads of various powers wounded.

Zhuo Tingqiu was covered in fine wounds, his dark clothing soaked to the point of being indistinguishable between sweat or blood. He appeared utterly disheveled; his Spiritual Power had nearly run dry, and his physical strength was greatly reduced, but he couldn’t stop and continued killing the approaching demons.

Yun Ran, who usually loved cleanliness, could no longer care about the blood on her clothes and face, her eyes reddened by the carnage, wanting only to kill more demons to ease the burden on others.

Jiang Yingshi fought fiercely as well; every time she thought of her fellow sect members killed by demons, it felt like there was a fire burning in her heart, making her want to vent her anger!

Zhou Qing and Zhang Qi, after confessing their feelings for each other in the Secret Realm, were finally coming together. They had initially planned to return to Shangyang Sect to get married, but the Demon Clan incident led them to Nanxing City. Fighting alongside each other, they felt their hearts swell with energy, vowing to protect their homeland at all costs.

...

The ground was littered with corpses, rivers of blood; Nanxing City was heavily damaged, appearing tattered. Everyone was exhausted to the extreme, wanting to collapse but not daring to, as the Demon Army was yet undone, forcing them to keep fighting.

Just when victory seemed within grasp, the clouds in the sky gathered into a cluster larger than any before, and an even stronger oppressive aura shrouded everyone below, slowing their movements considerably.

Si Lin and the others raised their heads gravely, sensing the situation in the sky.

"This is, a Demon Elder!" Si Lin, having followed Wen Guiyun to the Demon Clan’s battlefield before, recognized the aura of a Demon Elder immediately. His face went pale, blood draining as his expression turned quite grim.

Everyone else understood the formidable power of the Demon Elder; should they descend upon Xuantian Continent, they would all be doomed!

As a foot began to emerge from the clouds, everyone’s hearts tensed.

Just as its hand was about to appear, a silver lightning bolt struck its body!