Chapter 1304: Upset

The ancient killing intent, surging skyward, was far too conspicuous; at this moment, more than half of the South Sea Domain had noticed the location.

"What terrifying aura from the Path of Military Gods... Which leader has arrived?" Inside the Pu family residence, Pu Chunshu exclaimed in surprise as he looked at the heart-pounding pillar of killing intent.

"It doesn't seem like a leader," Pu Xiachan said thoughtfully.

"It doesn't?"

"No, that killing intent is unique... but it doesn't possess the aura of a leader."

Pu Xiachan herself was a leader. Although few people followed her particular path, even the narrowest path would impart that characteristic aura of a leader... She could sense that the killing intent before them did not originate from a leader.

"Strange, who could it be then..." Pu Chunshu rubbed his chin. "And he dares to challenge Lord Nanhai in the South Sea Domain?"

Pu Xiachan also stared intently in the direction from which the killing intent arose, her expression changing several times before she spoke with some doubt: "Why does this killing intent feel familiar... Have I seen it somewhere before?"

"This is..."

"The God of Slaughter, Bai Qi?!"

The pavilion roof of the lake-center pavilion had already been ripped off by the killing intent. The Blind Man stood behind the shattered table, seemingly realizing something, his expression one of profound shock.

No wonder, in his calculations, the "General Star" possessed the power to even restrain a world-destroying entity...

Bai Qi was the foremost God of Slaughter throughout history. He was also an existence who had ascended to the pinnacle of the Path of Military Gods. If the Fourteen Divine Paths were the personifications of human civilization, then Bai Qi undoubtedly symbolized humanity's sword of conquest... In the face of this ultimate killing intent, all living beings would be suppressed; even the world-destroying calamities from the Grey Realm were no exception.

The Blind Man had no doubt that if the Grey Realm had descended in Bai Qi's era, Bai Qi could have, by himself, slain at least one world-destroying entity.

However, no matter how powerful Bai Qi was, his lifespan would eventually end. This sword of conquest for human civilization had long since been lost in the river of history...

But the Blind Man couldn't understand: why would Bai Qi's God of Slaughter aura reappear in this era?

Could it be that the wisp of his remnant soul, left behind in the ancient Military Path treasury, sensed that humanity's fate was nearing its end, and thus chose this young man to inherit his sword of conquest?

The Blind Man suddenly felt a sense of relief. If he had stubbornly tried to divine Jian Changsheng's fate moments ago, he would likely have suffered a backlash that would cause him to faint on the spot, and there was even a risk of becoming a vegetable if he wasn't careful.

First, that ghost-mocking world-destroyer, then a demigod of the Path of Divination, followed by an inexplicable abyss of pain, and now, the God of Slaughter, Bai Qi, had appeared...

If his own rank wasn't high enough and his destiny strong enough, the grass on his grave would probably be several meters high by now.

Although the Blind Man was shocked by Bai Qi's aura, he quickly calmed down. He glanced at the rippling lake surface from the corner of his eye; nothing unusual appeared.

Facing Jian Changsheng's defiance, Chu Changqing showed no reaction. It was unclear if he was too severely wounded and had fallen into slumber, or simply didn't care about the provocations of a junior.

Regardless, this was the South Sea Domain. Even if Chu Changqing didn't appear, the Blind Man, as Chu Changqing's confidant, could not stand by idly.

The next moment, the aura of an eighth-tier Divination Path practitioner burst forth from the Blind Man!

A spectral image of a crippled dragon swam out from the void beside the Blind Man, encircling and climbing the massive pillar of Jian Changsheng's killing intent. Its sharp dragon claws pierced the pillar, creating dense cracks on its surface.

Although the Path of Divination was not adept at combat, its aura was mysterious and grand. Furthermore, the Blind Man was an authentic eighth-tier practitioner. While Jian Changsheng's God of Slaughter aura was fierce, his own sixth-tier rank was somewhat weak. For a moment, Jian Changsheng's aura was suppressed by the Blind Man.

"This is the South Sea Domain. We ask our esteemed guests to show some respect." The Blind Man spoke calmly, his aura completely different from before, as if he had become a different person.

The spectral crippled dragon firmly suppressed Jian Changsheng's God of Slaughter aura, like a massive shackle pressing down on the shoulders of the three. Jian Changsheng's gaze grew colder, and his chest heaved with rage. Just as he was about to retort, Sun Bumin, standing nearby, let out a cold snort.

"What? Is your 'face' so important?"

He slowly took off his small round sunglasses. His eyes, nested with concentric rings, were exposed to the air. Splendid awakened lion flames ignited from Sun Bumin's body, and one after another, ghostly figures of reincarnation, similarly burning with flames, were outlined beside him.

Sun Bumin had lived for a thousand years, having undergone countless reincarnations. He had ascended to the eighth-tier more times than could be counted. In his eyes, an eighth-tier Divination Path practitioner did not have the right to be arrogant.

Roar—!!!

The colossal spectral awakened lion roared from behind Sun Bumin, directly shaking the crippled dragon clinging to the God of Slaughter aura, making it struggle to maintain its form and visibly begin to dissipate.

With Jian Changsheng and Sun Bumin working together, the eighth-tier aura was, for a moment, unable to overpower them!

At the same time, Jiang Xiaohua, who was standing nearby, quietly began to poke his throat...

"Ugh—" Jiang Xiaohua bent over and directly vomited out all the bottles of wine he had just drunk, splashing them onto the ground. He licked his lips, a mixture of reluctance and lingering taste on his face, and spoke faintly: "The wine you bought me... *hic*... I'm giving it back to you."

After speaking, he pointed at the vomited wine in the air.

The next moment, the surface of the wine began to turn black, and a strange cursed aura permeated the air. It actually extended through the void, gradually reaching towards the Blind Man... These wines were given by the Blind Man, and unknowingly, he had already established a bridge of fate with Jiang Xiaohua. Now, this bridge had become a medium for a curse.

The familiar chill once again enveloped the Blind Man's body. He trembled all over, and a strange wisp of blackness began to spread across his skin!

But compared to him personally, the crippled dragon clinging to the massive pillar of killing intent was clearly affected more significantly. Countless strange symbols began to form on its dragon scales. Its body, already unstable from the shocks delivered by Jian Changsheng and Sun Bumin, twisted and fell directly from the pillar, its body starting to glow with an eerie dark blue...

The three Divine Paths — Military, Performance, and Witchcraft — broke free from the shackles of the eighth-tier, soaring into the sky above the lake-center pavilion!

The Blind Man's face began to turn blue, just like the crippled dragon's, but at this moment, he could no longer afford to care about that. He forcefully struck a few of his acupoints with his knuckles, which stabilized his aura, and then he roared in a deep voice:

"The South Sea Domain regards you three as honored guests; are you truly not going to show any respect at all?"

"The human domain is currently facing a catastrophe. We've considered that while the members of the Twilight Society have a bad reputation, they are still human. The South Sea Domain's willingness to ally with you three is already the utmost benevolence... If you leave the South Sea, other domains may not be so courteous!"

"We are pleased that you are willing to ally with us," Jian Changsheng said slowly.

"But you forced Chen Ling away..."

"Sorry..."

"We cannot accept the courtesy of being honored guests."