Chapter 110: Chapter 109: Hunter, Anomaly, the Demon Soldier Vast Sea Halberd Is Born

Su Bai took a couple of bites from a large steamed bun as he walked toward the prison.

Just then, he saw a large contingent of people rushing toward Youlan Sacred Lake!

This group was clad in red and black robes!

The Martial Artists in red robes, which were adorned with white tigers, specialized in slaughter—they were from the Prison Suppression Bureau!

And the Martial Artists in black, their robes embroidered with black Exotic Beasts, specialized in suppressing evil—they were from the Demon-slaying Bureau!

Seeing the two major bureaus join forces and dispatch so many people toward Youlan Sacred Lake, the spectating commoners all looked alarmed and quickly dispersed, desperate to get away.

’This... couldn’t be because of me, could it?’

Su Bai stood in the crowd, staring blankly as the contingent departed, thinking to himself.

’No matter how I think about it, that can’t be right, can it?’

’All I did was cause a little commotion, making the sunset clouds scatter in an instant and revealing the bright moon high in the sky.’

He recalled the moment before, when, on a whim, he had pushed his True Qi to the limit to unleash the Xiaoyue Divine Technique.

With a single punch, the vast True Qi Spirit Sea inside him...

...was completely drained!

Before, Su Bai had believed his True Qi Spirit Sea to be so vast as to be practically inexhaustible.

’Now it seems you never know how little True Qi you have until you need to use it!’

’This Divine Technique from the Fox Emperor can unleash astonishing power as long as I have enough True Qi. Under a full moon, its power is even greater!’

’I used to think this Divine Technique was just average, but I never imagined it could unleash such terrifying power in my hands!’

Su Bai silently pondered.

Su Bai had learned from the Fox Emperor’s memories.

This was a Seventh Grade Great Divine Power that the Fox Emperor had obtained the day it was born, upon awakening its innate bloodline.

According to the memories, the Fox Emperor rarely used it when fighting enemies.

This was because unleashing the Divine Technique consumed an enormous amount of True Qi!

If too much True Qi was depleted, it would spell trouble.

But earlier, while he was Soaring Through the Air, Su Bai had a flash of inspiration. He spent nearly eight million Experience Points to raise his Cultivation to the Innate Realm Ninth Layer!

Just as he’d expected, the True Qi in his body was instantly replenished, becoming even more abundant than before!

At the same time, he also allocated those two hundred thousand Tier Two Experience Points to the [Second Immortal Golden Body Transformation]!

The result was an astonishing transformation!

[Second Immortal Golden Body Transformation (Eighth Grade!), Realm: Returning to the Essence (220,000)]

The power of the Cultivation Technique, and by extension his own Physique, were both greatly enhanced!

’Looks like I can raise the *Demon Bone Heaven-Asking Scripture* a few layers, too!’

Su Bai mused as he walked back toward the prison.

The greatest function of the *Demon Bone Heaven-Asking Scripture* was to expand the Qi Sea, making a Martial Artist’s True Qi all the more vast and vigorous.

The version of the *Demon Bone Heaven-Asking Scripture* he’d obtained from the Demon Bone Saint Son only went up to the 5th Layer.

But the *Demon Bone Heaven-Asking Scripture* had nine layers in total!

If he could cultivate it to the 9th Layer, the amount of True Qi in his body could multiply several times over!

Just as Su Bai was lost in thought, someone suddenly clapped him on the shoulder!

"Brother Su Bai! What are you thinking about?"

Su Bai looked surprised, then asked with curiosity, "No roll call today?"

"Lord Ning received orders to investigate the strange happenings at Youlan Sacred Lake, so no roll call today!"

Zhang Wei shook his head.

Then, he gave Su Bai a conspiratorial wink. "Brother Su Bai!"

"I’m meeting someone at a restaurant in the city, so I’m going to need you to cover for me!"

Su Bai looked Zhang Wei up and down. He was dressed to the nines and reeked of strong cologne.

He knew at once the guy was skipping work to go chasing skirts again.

Su Bai swallowed the rest of his steamed bun in one gulp, turned, and walked away without even glancing at him.

"Brother Su Bai! How can you be so heartless?!"

"Don’t go! Brother Su Bai!"

Seeing Su Bai walk away faster and faster, Zhang Wei grew desperate.

He caught up to Su Bai and pleaded.

"Father Bai! Help me out!"

At that, Su Bai finally cracked a smile.

"The boy is teachable."

...

「Several days later, one early morning.」

Su Bai glanced at his accumulated Experience Points; he had more than enough to break through to the next realm.

’Alright then. I’ll find a remote place tonight and break through to the next Realm.’

Su Bai smiled to himself, feeling pretty good.

...

「Early one morning, at the foot of a mountain over a hundred li from the Great Xia Imperial City.」

The trees grew thick and the flowers bloomed in profusion.

YEE!!

A clear deer’s cry shattered the mountain’s silence.

As the cry faded,

a cyan elk burst from the woods, leaping and shaking the vegetation as it fled!

Before it was a ten-foot-wide, babbling creek, its water flowing from east to west.

Without a backward glance, the elk leaped high over the creek, as if something was chasing it!

WHOOSH!!

It was followed by the sound of something slicing through the air as a sharp, black-and-white fletched arrow shot out from the woods!

It flew straight for the elk!

Unfortunately, due to the distance, the arrow missed its mark.

The startled cyan elk immediately quickened its bounding pace.

SWISH!

Just then, two figures emerged from the woods at a run.

Their feet kicked up sharp gravel and thick dust!

One was large, the other small.

They wore the simple, practical garb of hunters.

The elder of the two, a middle-aged man, watched the cyan elk disappear into the distance.

He slowly lowered the brown longbow he held at the ready.

"Dad! Why didn’t you shoot?" the young hunter in leather beside him asked anxiously.

If he didn’t shoot now, they’d lose their chance!

"It’s no good. It’s out of range now."

The old hunter, clearly the more experienced of the two, said with a shake of his head.

That was a Cyan Yuan Deer, a rare breed with high medicinal value.

It’s said to bolster a man’s virility and nourish his vital essence.

A single Cyan Yuan Deer could easily sell for a hundred taels of silver on the market!

And they were always in high demand!

"Dammit!"

Hearing this, the boy punched his fist into his palm and sighed in frustration.

They had come out before dawn to lie in wait for this Cyan Yuan Deer!

After waiting for hours, one had finally appeared!

But in the end, it was all for nothing!

The father and son watched the Cyan Yuan Deer disappear into the distance.

They turned,

about to leave.

RUMBLE!!!

A tremendous roar echoed from behind them!

The father and son quickly grabbed onto each other and squatted down...

...which was the only thing that kept them from falling over!

Faces filled with terror, they quickly turned to look.

And then,

they saw a sight they would never forget for the rest of their lives.

A massive chasm, stretching from east to west, had abruptly torn open right where the creek had been!

Streams of surging black flame, wreathed in a profound Demonic Qi, gushed and spread from the fissure!

Amid a deafening RUMBLE,

the new chasm continued to widen uncontrollably!

The large forest behind the father and son trembled, and trees began to topple one after another!

The surrounding mountain peaks, both high and low, also began to tremble violently!

In a daze...

the two of them felt as if the creek was getting farther and farther away.

A moment later, the tremors subsided.

A black fissure, now a hundred feet wide, lay before them.

At the same time, tendrils of black Demonic Qi continued to surge up from the fissure!

They spread out in all directions!

The father and son sat dumbfounded on the ground, staring at the scene before them. The entire experience felt like a dream.

"Dad... what is this?"

The boy’s voice was hoarse, and his lips trembled uncontrollably. He was terrified.

"Go! We have to go now!"

Snapping back to his senses, the old hunter saw the Demonic Qi about to engulf them!

He scrambled shakily to his feet and shouted!

He grabbed his son and they scrambled away from the area in a panic.

...

「At that same moment, inside a simple palace in the Great Xia Imperial City.」

The Elder Imperial Tutor, who was seated cross-legged in cultivation, seemed to sense something.

He slowly opened his eyes, his Divine Thoughts stirring.

His expression immediately changed to one of alarm.

Then, his gaze hardening, he uttered two words.

"Vast Sea Halberd..."