Chapter 945: Chapter 412: Fourth Rank Upper Grade Rat Lord; An Unexpected Situation_3

The palaces stretched on endlessly, all made from various rare crystals, gems, and corals, dazzling and eye-catching.

The Spirit Vein here even reached the mid-grade fifth rank, and the Spiritual Qi was so dense it turned into liquid Spiritual Liquid flowing within the palace, making it an undisputed sacred place for the Outer Sea Demon Race.

Though the Dragon Palace appeared majestic, it was not lacking in the lively comings and goings of demons, yet at this moment, it felt somewhat oppressive.

At the deepest part of the Dragon Palace, outside a secret realm heavily sealed by ancient Restrictions.

A true dragon, covered in brilliant golden scales, a hundred zhang long, exuding the terrifying aura of a peak upper-grade fourth rank, transformed into a handsome young man in a golden robe with furrowed brows.

He stood outside the Restriction with a grave expression, tightly gripping an inconspicuous black jade slip in his hand.

After a moment of hesitation, he finally took a deep breath, circulated his Dragon Essence, and respectfully transmitted his voice into the seal:

"Father, Ao Qin requests an audience."

The voice disappeared into the Restriction, and for a long time, there was no response.

However, Ao Qin remained silent, quietly waiting outside the hall.

A long time passed.

Bang!

An indescribable, primordial-like terrifying pressure suddenly awakened from the deepest part of the secret realm.

In an instant.

All living beings in the entire Crystal Dragon Palace, from fourth-rank Demon Monarchs to shrimp soldiers and crab generals, felt a shudder of their souls, involuntarily bowing to the direction of the secret realm in reverence.

It was the might of a fifth-rank Dragon King!

"What matter... disturbs my slumber?"

An icy, majestic voice, seemingly containing the power of the endless ocean, resounded directly in Ao Qin’s Sea of Consciousness.

At the same time, a slightly blurred, yet extremely condensed dragon-shaped phantom pierced through the Restriction and appeared before Ao Qin, its dragon eyes coldly observing him.

Ao Qin dared not show any negligence, hurriedly raising the black jade slip in his hand high: "Father, this demon disaster... seems suspicious!"

"I do not know who sent this jade slip, but it contains the Divine Sense fluctuations of Divinity Transformation."

"Hmm?"

The dragon-shaped phantom suddenly froze, its icy gaze instantly focusing on the jade slip.

A dragon claw phantom reached out and seized the jade slip.

...

Two months later.

Blood Bone Island, Duan Shuang’s cave abode.

The lingering, enchanting music gradually resonated, climaxed, and then quieted, eventually returning to tranquility.

On the jade bed.

Xu Ping slowly opened his eyes, a divine light shining in them.

The aftertaste of extreme pleasure quickly faded, and his mind sank into the Sea of Consciousness, carefully perceiving the changes after this session of dual cultivation.

The strange resonance produced by the yin-yang fusion with Duan Shuang had effects on refining the Divine Sense far surpassing ordinary cultivation.

Quickly, Xu Ping’s lips couldn’t help but curl into a genuine smile of joy.

"Years of dual cultivation, the strength of Divine Sense... has finally reached the peak late-stage Nascent Soul level."

Xu Ping’s Divine Sense was already powerful, just a step away from the late-stage pinnacle.

Now, taking advantage of this opportunity, it naturally progressed, finally taking this crucial step.

The power of Divine Sense became more refined, with a significant improvement in both coverage range and keen insight ability.

"In this way, the re-forged Soul-Breaking Needle will surely reach a new level of power."

"Perhaps... even facing an existence like Ancestor Yun Lan at Nascent Soul Perfection, it could pose a significant threat!" Xu Ping felt invigorated.

As for the Divine Sense at the Divinity Transformation level?

That is a qualitative change, likely unattainable through dual cultivation alone, unless both of their cultivation levels can achieve astonishing breakthroughs.

But if they could reach that stage, the power of the Soul-Breaking Needle might indeed threaten Divinity Transformation Cultivators!

However, such a realm requires long years of accumulation and opportunity, it cannot be rushed.

In high spirits, Xu Ping pulled the blushing, weak Duan Shuang tightly into his arms.

After being tender for a quarter-hour, Duan Shuang slowly awakened, her eyes liquid, casting a reproachful glance at Xu Ping.

The two lingered close for a moment, then Duan Shuang, despite her soft body, personally attended to Xu Ping’s bathing and dressing, washing away his fatigue.

Feeling refreshed, Xu Ping returned to the underground cave abode, his mind clear, in unprecedentedly good spirits.

Sitting cross-legged on the jade bed, after fully absorbing this session’s dual cultivation gains, he habitually opened his proficiency panel.

...

However, such good spirits did not last long.

A few days later, an urgent Communication Talisman sounded.

It was a message from Yun Weifeng.

The content was extremely brief, but the tone was somewhat urgent and grave:

"Young Friend Xu, there has been a change, fundamentally related to the demon disaster, please come to God Burial Bay quickly for a discussion; details will be elaborated in person!"

Clutching the Communication Talisman, Xu Ping’s brows furrowed tightly, his mind filled with questions: "Didn’t the Ancient Demon Hall recently grow increasingly peaceful, what change could have arisen to make Ancestor Yun this way?"

But regardless, with Yun Weifeng personally sending a message, he definitely had to go.

After telling Duan Shuang, Xu Ping disappeared into the sky, riding the Escape Light.

Five days later. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

God Burial Bay

Inside the spirit ship, in the meeting hall.

"What!"

Listening to Yun Weifeng’s account, all the late-stage Nascent Soul Great Cultivators present were shocked.

Even Xu Ping’s expression was extremely grave, silently organizing the information Yun Weifeng shared about the Ancient Demon matters.

First. The Ancient Demon Army had not attacked in recent years, partly due to the difficulty in breaching their defenses, and partly because their goal had been achieved.

They gathered enough dead spirit aura and Evil Qi of the Ancient Demons to erode the seal, preparing for the next invasion.

Secondly, this information was surprisingly disclosed by the True Dragon Hall to Yun Weifeng.

Finally, the Outer Sea Human Race planned to deploy cultivators and join forces with the True Dragon Hall’s Demon Race to invade the True Dragon Hall, destroying the gathered dead spirit aura and Ancient Demon Evil Qi.

"What is the True Dragon Hall’s stance?"

Xuanmo True Monarch suppressed his inner thoughts, asking in a deep voice.

This was crucial.

If the True Dragon Hall only paid lip service, then no matter how many humans went, they would all die.

Yun Weifeng said, "The True Dragon Hall has promised that the Dragon Kings of each major hall will personally take action!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of everyone present relaxed slightly.

The Dragon Kings of the True Dragon Hall were by no means ordinary late-stage Nascent Soul demons.

Their true forms were beings with True Dragon Bloodline, extraordinarily powerful, and their innate Divine Techniques were astounding, generally stronger than human cultivators of the same rank.

With them as the main force, the odds of success for this expedition were undoubtedly greatly increased.