He needed time, time to hunt with undivided attention, undisturbed by the Tier-two Nirvana Demon King.

"Master Zhenren, I appreciate your kindness. The journey to the Sea Eye concerns life and death, and I dare not be negligent. However, I, who have always pursued vengeance and retribution, cannot swallow this anger of being wronged by demons. I wish to retaliate against the demons of the Mysterious Sea. I wonder if you could lend me a hand?"

On the other side, Master Qingsong fell into a long silence.

He was weighing the pros and cons.

Agreeing with Xu Guang meant pushing the Human Race’s forces to the brink of direct conflict with the demon forces, which was extremely risky.

However, he needed the intervention of the saints from the North Pole Six Houses behind Xu Guang.

As for whether Xu Guang was genuinely seeking vengeance for being pursued, or if he had other plans, he wasn’t interested.

"How much time do you need, Mr. Xu?"

Xu Guang felt the terrifying murderous power emanating from the Fire Emperor’s dharma body. This was a pure killing method, and now his efficiency in slaughter had greatly improved.

"At most, half a year."

"No, that’s too long. I can invite all the Tier-two Nirvana Demon Kings from the Mysterious Sea with the future affairs of Dark Abyss City, but I can only delay them for you for a maximum of three months. Three months should be enough for you to vent your anger."

"Also, there’s one more thing. I need some treasures from the Qi Refiners. I wonder if you could be kind enough to part with them. I am willing to offer a price."

This was to request for Yan Ruge.

This time Master Qingsong answered unusually crisply.

’Okay.’

...

On the surface of the Mysterious Sea, a gigantic rift-backed profound king crab, with its shell like rugged bone-spiked mountains, its eight compound eyes flickered with cruel light. Its massive body stirred the water, exuding a fierce aura at the pinnacle of Tier-one Nirvana.

This was a demon guarding the cave of a Demon King, patrolling continuously on the sea surface.

Suddenly, as if sensing some crisis, its whole body trembled.

It saw a figure in black float out effortlessly.

"Human! Prepare to die!" The profound king crab issued a dull mental roar, its enormous body with a force of ten thousand jun blocking Xu Guang like a moving fortress, its bone spikes standing erect, flickering with a ghostly blue toxic light.

Xu Guang’s eyes were cold, without a ripple. Just as the profound king crab rushed within a hundred meters of his surroundings, he moved.

"Forget!"

An intangible true intention domain instantly unfolded, not a direct attack, but like a breeze blowing, disturbing the profound king crab’s precise perception of its own power and the surrounding environment. Its seemingly inevitable collision showed an extremely slight, uncalled-for delay and deviation.

It was at this lightning-fast moment!

"The Green Emperor commands the years, all sounds cease!"

To Xu Guang’s left, the Green Emperor’s dharma body manifested, and the pattern of all spirits withering on his imperial robe seemed to come alive as he struck out with one palm. There was no earth-shaking bang, only an atmosphere of all things ending and vitality extinguishing spread out. Where the palm wind passed, the sea water seemed to lose its activity, the ghostly blue toxic light on the profound king crab’s back visibly dimmed and extinguished, its vast life force as if gripped by an invisible hand, suddenly decaying.

Simultaneously, "The Black Emperor commands the water, Profound Ice locks the soul!"

To the right, the Black Emperor’s dharma body raised a hand and made a virtual grasp, and the surrounding viscous waters of the Mysterious Sea instantly transformed into countless paths of ink-black, extremely tough profound ice chains, like living poisonous snakes, accurately wrapping around the joints, bone spike crevices, and those eight compound eyes of the profound king crab! The power of extreme cold and confinement erupted, causing its movements to completely stiffen.

The profound king crab’s eyes were instantly filled with boundless fear. It wanted to struggle, wanted to roar, but under the erosion of the true intention of age-dominating killing, even its demonic power circulation became excruciatingly sluggish.