Nine Nether Dragon Emperor-Chapter 345 Bah, a mongrel that bullies the weak and fears the strong!

Before the ruins of Moyang City.

Heavenly Charm had just withdrawn her gaze, about to lead away the few creatures still prostrating on the ground, when she suddenly sensed something behind her.

CAW, CAW, CAW...

In the sky above, the cawing of crows ceased, and two figures appeared before Heavenly Charm.

She recognized one of them; it was the youth who had previously appeared at the Heavenly Charm Palace with Ning Xuan. As for the other… looking at the crows circling endlessly overhead, she instantly guessed his identity.

"Are you Zang Wu?"

Heavenly Charm's words snapped Zang Wu and Shentu Yi out of their daze.

"So it is the Palace Master of the Heavenly Charm Palace. You truly live up to your reputation!" Zang Wu sighed in admiration, subtly constructing a barrier before his eyes.

"Where is Ning Xuan?" Zang Wu's cold voice rang out.

Heavenly Charm shook her head. "You're too late. He has already left."

"Left?! Where did he go?!" Zang Wu's arrogant voice was laced with anger and killing intent.

Heavenly Charm's brow furrowed for a moment, but a smile soon bloomed in her eyes. Her lips parted, uttering a place name: "The Chaos Boundary Sea!"

Zang Wu was stunned for a second before bursting into laughter. "Ning Xuan, oh, Ning Xuan, you really know how to pick a spot!"

He had come this time, not hesitating to bring a hostage, all to force Ning Xuan to go to the Chaos Boundary Sea. He never expected that he wouldn't even need to lift a finger. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

"You're free!"

Tossing Shentu Yi aside like trash, Zang Wu vanished on the spot.

"Pah! You bastard who bullies the weak and fears the strong!" Shentu Yi spat out a mouthful of sand, fuming.

He was once a prodigy who thought he could finally display his skills after escaping the Blunt Stone Tower. Instead, he had been bullied and targeted at every turn in Tianyang. This time, sensing Heavenly Charm's gaze upon him from the corner of his eye, he could no longer contain himself.

He never expected what would happen next.

BOOM!

The space before Shentu Yi suddenly erupted. An iron-like hand clamped around his neck, and Zang Wu, who should have left, reappeared, hoisting him off the ground.

"Zang Wu, let him go!" Heavenly Charm snapped.

At the same time, the creatures behind her who had been lucky enough to escape all rose to their feet, their gazes fixed on Zang Wu with hostility.

But then…

BOOM!

Zang Wu disappeared again.

THUD! THUD!

By the time he reappeared before Heavenly Charm, the other creatures had all collapsed to the ground.

"Damn it!"

Clutching his neck and coughing, Shentu Yi looked over just in time to see the creatures' bulging, lifeless eyes, and his heart skipped a beat. This guy is so vicious! How did he become so powerful after dying once?!

At this point, Heavenly Charm's phoenix eyes blazed with killing intent. A menacing aura erupted from her as eight tails unfurled behind her back. Zang Wu's strength had far exceeded her estimations; she would have to use her full power.

Yet, a strange look flickered in Zang Wu's eyes. Then, with a muffled explosion, he dissolved into a cloud of black smoke and vanished.

From the void, Zang Wu's voice resounded, "A fox with eight tails… you are qualified to attend the Blood Specter Grand Assembly in the Chaos Boundary Sea. Remember not to be late, or the wrath of the Blood Specter Great Saint will descend upon your Heavenly Charm Palace!"

Heavenly Charm's pupils constricted.

"Is he gone?" Shentu Yi hurriedly asked after a moment.

Heavenly Charm nodded, just about to ask him what was going on.

But Shentu Yi was already frantic. "Quick! We have to find Ning Xuan and tell him he must not go to the Chaos Boundary Sea!"

"What happened?"

"Zang Wu somehow convinced the Blood Specter Great Saint! Now, all of Tianyang's most powerful experts are converging on the Chaos Boundary Sea!"

Recalling Zang Wu's words, Heavenly Charm instantly understood. Zang Wu was gathering the mightiest forces in Tianyang to crush Ning Xuan.

Taking a huge step back, even if Ning Xuan could overcome this trial, there was absolutely no way he could get past the Blood Specter Great Saint!

"Let's go!"

Even before her voice faded, Heavenly Charm had vanished. Shentu Yi was left standing there, his hand outstretched, completely dumbfounded.

A moment later, he yelled, "I'm still here! Wait for me!"

He didn't know the way to the Chaos Boundary Sea, and his strength hadn't fully recovered. Leaving him here was simply too immoral.

However, Shentu Yi quickly realized the only person who could help him was himself. He immediately picked a direction and, gritting his teeth, gave chase.

Although the Chaos Boundary Sea was a place of death, he believed that with Ning Xuan's intelligence, he would surely detect the danger immediately. As long as he noticed something was wrong and stayed away from the Chaos Boundary Sea, Ning Xuan would be able to escape. This time, he was determined not to leave Ning Xuan's side. He had no desire to be captured again. It was safer to stay with Ning Xuan.

Fueled by this thought, Shentu Yi chased frantically, as if possessed. The pursuit lasted for ten days and nine nights.

THUD!

Shentu Yi collapsed onto the sandy shore of a boundless sea, gasping for breath. Just as he began to wonder if he had run in the wrong direction, a massive explosion erupted.

BOOM!

On the horizon, where the sea met the sky, something like a meteor seemed to pierce the heavens and crash violently into the ocean.

Shentu Yi scrambled to his feet, his eyes locked on the distant commotion. If he saw correctly, that wasn't a meteor that fell—it was a monstrous beast! A great battle was raging in the sky!

"Could this be the Chaos Boundary Sea?" Shentu Yi muttered, only to immediately dismiss the idea. "Impossible! The Chaos Boundary Sea is a passage connecting the Tianyang Realm to other realms. It can't be this ordinary!"

With that, Shentu Yi's gaze intensified as he stared at the horizon. The real Chaos Boundary Sea must be out there, at the edge of the world, high in the sky!

As he was thinking, a peerless beam of light suddenly tore through the sky, split the sea, and shot directly toward him.

Shentu Yi roared, leaping aside with all his might.

When he looked back, a long trench stretching hundreds of feet had been gouged into the earth not far from where he had been standing. As he watched, seawater rushed in, instantly flooding the chasm.

"What a terrifying strike," Shentu Yi murmured. I wonder if that was Brother Ning's doing, or...

He desperately wanted to ride the waves up to the sky and see for himself, but he knew his own limits. If the battle on the horizon truly was at the Chaos Boundary Sea, going up there would be suicide.

"I hope I'm wrong. Otherwise, Brother Ning is in grave danger," Shentu Yi murmured, looking up at the sky.

「Meanwhile.」

High in the heavens where the sea and sky met, Ning Xuan stood in a standoff against two terrifying creatures. Not far from his side stood Heavenly Charm.

"The Chaos Boundary Sea isn't far from here! He is an honored guest of the Blood Specter Great Saint. Do you truly intend to hunt him to the bitter end?!" Heavenly Charm yelled.

She dared to be so brazen only because the real Chaos Boundary Sea was still a great distance away. If she didn't bluff now, she wouldn't get another chance.

Her two adversaries ignored her completely, their focus locked solely on Ning Xuan. This human's strength had far exceeded their expectations. More importantly, he possessed a supreme treasure.

"You want the sword in my hand? Take it!" Ning Xuan declared, suddenly tossing the Cloud Floating Sword.

After a moment of shock, both creatures lunged for it.

A faint smile touched Ning Xuan's lips. The next moment, a pen appeared in his hand—the Demon Brush.

With it, he made a simple stroke…