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    A silver chain appeared in the void, as nimble as a silver snake, directly binding Jiang Lei, who was already unable to move due to the domain suppression, leaving him no room for resistance.

    Thud!

    Bound like a dumpling, Jiang Lei flew directly from his warship and landed on the warship where Jiang Xuan was.

    Following that, rumble, rumble…

    The vast domain that originally filled a radius of several kilometers rapidly began to converge, and the nine yellow dragons shrunk drastically, scurrying towards Li Yuan.

    “Now, simply relying on the domain, slaying an early-stage demigod is quite easy,” Li Yuan thought to himself.

    Two years ago, during the Flying Star War, Li Yuan’s “Heaven and Earth River” domain, combined with the Nine Dragon Black Armor, its domain power could suppress mid-stage demigods, and once it launched an attack, apart from the domain, each of the nine yellow dragons could rival the strength of an early-stage demigod.

    Two years have passed.

    Although Li Yuan’s source power is still only level 38.9, his comprehension of laws has improved in all aspects compared to two years ago.

    Laws like the Wind Law and the Earth Law seem to still only be in the early stage of the seventh segment, but can level 7, 1% and level 7, 29% be considered the same?

    The true factor that significantly enhanced Li Yuan’s domain power was the integration of spatial mysteries.

    Continuous comprehension of space has led to a noticeable enhancement in Li Yuan’s power when using the domain star technique “Heaven and Earth River” or the “Nine Dragon Black Armor.”

    Currently, even a peak demigod would face significant suppression within Li Yuan’s domain, let alone several newly promoted demigods and peak Heavenly Flight Warriors.

    He could kill as many as came.

    Li Yuan’s close-combat spear technique is still in the accumulation stage, he hasn’t yet comprehended the fourth move of “Bound Cloud Spear,” and his close-combat strength hasn’t undergone a qualitative change compared to two years ago, but his other methods are rapidly improving.

    Whoosh!

    Li Yuan completely retracted his domain, and with the domain, the numerous treasures left behind by the deceased demigods and Heavenly Flight Warriors also disappeared.

    Even the “storage treasure” carried by Jiang Lei was directly seized by Li Yuan after he was bound.

    It could be said that apart from the large warship, all the treasures that could be taken away from Jiang Lei’s team were taken by Li Yuan.

    No way, he was poor!

    Naturally, Li Yuan had to find ways to collect some treasures to prepare for becoming a demigod.

    The treasures left behind by those demigods alone were worth hundreds of Divine Crystals combined, not a small amount.

    “Me?” Jiang Lei lay on the ground, looking at Li Yuan, who was calm and composed, with a face full of terror.

    He wanted to plead, but couldn’t speak at all.

    The divine chain not only imprisoned his limbs, but also directly sealed his internal star vein source power, sealed his six senses, and could even suppress some soul fluctuations, making it difficult to self-destruct or transmit soul messages.

    Otherwise, why would it be called a divine artifact?

    If Jiang Lei were a demigod, the divine chain would still have difficulty suppressing soul communication, but he was only a Heavenly Flight level after all.

    Therefore, Jiang Lei couldn’t even plead, he couldn’t even hear the sounds from the outside, he could only frantically signal with his eyes.

    “Jiang Xuan, have you decided?” Li Yuan turned to the silver-armored girl and transmitted his voice.

    Li Yuan still had a fondness for this kind, royal princess.

    Even if he wasn’t kind himself, he often hoped that others were, it was human nature.

    “I!” Jiang Xuan’s heart jolted, she realized that the pressure on her body had disappeared without a trace, she looked at Li Yuan in shock, then at Jiang Lei who was already lying on the deck of the warship.

    Just now, when Jiang Lei’s team attacked, she felt despair in her heart, even imagining scenes of herself being captured and humiliated.

    At that time, what Jiang Xuan was most worried about was the safety of Xu Guo and the others, she really didn’t want her guards to die anymore.

    But she never expected…

    This Heavenly Flight Warrior, whom she thought was still very unlucky and whom she wanted to take care of, actually possessed such terrifying strength.

    A newly promoted demigod who comprehended the laws, he was instantly killed.

    It wasn’t just Jiang Xuan.

    Xu Guo, the burly big man, and the several armored soldiers nearby were all shocked.

    “Too powerful.”

    “With this kind of strength, instantly killing three demigods, this guy named Xu Yuan… oh no, Lord Xu Yuan is too terrifying.”

    “The nine yellow dragons just now, they felt like nine real demigod true dragons to me.” These armored soldiers were all holding their breath.

    In the Star Awakening Continent, the strong were respected.

    Even those from great clans, even those who were descendants of gods, were far less admirable than true powerhouses.

    There was no doubt that at this moment, Li Yuan was a true powerhouse in their hearts.

    “I was so stupid, really, I just thought he was a silly little guy who was lucky to get to the depths of the inner region,” Xu Guo’s heart trembled, the more powerful a person was, the more he could understand how terrifying Li Yuan’s methods were just now, “I never imagined he would be that kind of super expert.”

    “He definitely isn’t level 34, the body refinement star technique he used just now was probably the Ninefold Body Refinement Technique…”

    “But whether it’s me or the demigods under Jiang Lei, none of us could see through his disguise… Could it be that he is also a newly promoted demigod, but with extremely high comprehension of laws?”

    “But for a demigod to disguise himself as a Heavenly Flight level, how strong does his concealment technique have to be?” Xu Guo’s mind flashed with numerous thoughts, “Either he is an extremely terrifying Heavenly Flight level, but for a Heavenly Flight to burst out with such power? What kind of monster is he?”

    “Even the Crown Prince, ‘Prince Jiang Shan,’ the demigod with seven star veins, is the top genius of the royal family’s current generation, his combat strength is comparable to that of a Void God, when he was at the Heavenly Flight level, he was still far inferior, right?”

    Xu Guo’s vision wasn’t low.

    But for a short time, he couldn’t figure out Li Yuan’s background either.

    “Crown Princess,” Xu Guo even transmitted his voice, “be cautious, I suspect this Xu Yuan is a top-level genius with seven star veins at the Heavenly Flight level, and his comprehension of laws should also be extremely high, he must have used a powerful divine artifact just now, he definitely has a powerful background.”

    “Maybe he comes from some hidden great sect, but he seems to have a good impression of you.” Xu Guo even transmitted his voice, “If he is willing to help you, we can definitely complete the trial task.”

    Xu Guo was still thinking about Jiang Xuan’s trial task at this time.

    “Uncle Guo, I have my own decisions.” Jiang Xuan replied, her mind was in a mess now.

    …Seeing Jiang Xuan’s silence, Li Yuan didn’t rush to ask, he knew that she would need some time to digest it.

    Li Yuan then sent out a thought in the Ancient Divine Palace, inspecting the treasures left behind by these demigods and Heavenly Flight Warriors.

    “There are quite a few weapons and pills.”

    “There are also many heads of Heavenly Flight beasts…” Li Yuan’s soul was incredibly powerful, breaking the imprint of unowned storage treasures was a piece of cake.

    He had successively broken several storage treasures.

    However, there wasn’t anything Li Yuan wanted.

    “There are many treasures, but why are there no books or information crystal stones?”

    “Don’t they read books?” Li Yuan muttered, but he also understood that Heavenly Flight Warriors had strong memories, and they didn’t need books as much.

    “Xu… Xu Yuan Senior.” Jiang Xuan felt quite apprehensive, she couldn’t help but speak up.

    “Senior?” Li Yuan couldn’t help but look at the somewhat anxious Jiang Xuan, he smiled slightly, “Jiang Xuan, in terms of status, you are more noble than me, my age should not be much older than yours, just call me Xu Yuan like before.”

    “Not much older than me?” Jiang Xuan felt a little surprised, as if she had thought of something, “Then I’ll call you Brother Xu.”

    “Alright.” Li Yuan nodded, he didn’t want to dwell on the address.

    It was insignificant.

    “Brother Xu, thank you so much this time, if it weren’t for you, I’m afraid Uncle Guo and the others wouldn’t have survived.” Jiang Xuan bowed respectfully.

    “But I still want you to release Jiang Lei.” Jiang Xuan pointed at Jiang Lei who was bound to the ground.

    Jiang Lei couldn’t hear their conversation, his heart was uneasy.

    “Release him? Are you sure? He was going to capture you just now.” Li Yuan frowned.

    “He planned to capture me, but he shouldn’t have intended to kill me.” Jiang Xuan shook her head, “I know Brother Xu is doing this for my own good, but his father is Shadow Blade Marquis, a Void God of the royal family of our Yuan Nation… Brother Xu shouldn’t be a powerhouse of our Yuan Nation, right?”

    Li Yuan shook his head with a smile, he didn’t explain further.

    “With Brother Xu’s strength, he must be a disciple of some hidden great sect, he is here to roam and hone his skills.” Jiang Xuan said, “I have read some books, I have seen many similar legends… peerless geniuses hide their identities and roam the world, eventually achieving True Godhood and opening up vast divine realms.”

    “I know that Brother Xu can’t reveal his identity, just consider it my random guess.” Jiang Xuan laughed, as they talked, her inner tension eased.

    Hearing this, Li Yuan didn’t explain his origin, he let her make up her own mind.

    “If I kill him, will Shadow Blade Marquis know who the culprit is?” Li Yuan asked curiously.

    “It’s hard to say.” Jiang Xuan shook her head, “The Yuan Devil Blood Cave is a special secret realm, it’s completely sealed, even Void Gods can’t break in, let alone pry into it… but there are no secrets that can’t be leaked, maybe gods have some special methods to investigate.”

    “Brother Xu may not fear Shadow Blade Marquis, but this is the territory of our Yuan Nation, there is no need to cause trouble.” Jiang Xuan said, “If Brother Xu trusts me, why don’t I handle it?”

    “Alright.” Li Yuan nodded.

    If they were outside the Yuan Devil Blood Cave, he would have directly killed Jiang Lei.

    What of a descendant of a god? Kill him and run, the world is vast, even gods couldn’t do anything about it.

    But this was a secret realm, it was the territory of the Yuan Nation, he still had to be cautious.

    Li Yuan waved his hand, releasing some of Jiang Lei’s seals, allowing him to hear the conversations outside and speak for himself.

    “Jiang Xuan, spare me! Please spare me, my lord.” Jiang Lei immediately pleaded, his attitude was completely different from before.

    “Jiang Lei, shut up!”

    “Brother Xu is a good friend that my brother made in Star Ancient City back then, this time he happened to be in the Yuan Nation, my brother asked him to protect me in this trial.” Jiang Xuan’s voice was cold, “I didn’t want to expose Brother Xu’s presence, it was you who forced me.”

    “You tried to assassinate me, I’ve recorded everything… but because of Brother Xu, I won’t report it.” Jiang Xuan stared at him, “I just pleaded with Brother Xu to spare your life.”

    “I’m just warning you, don’t reveal Brother Xu’s existence or whereabouts… once it’s connected, not only you, but even your father might be implicated.”

    Li Yuan on the side wanted to laugh.

    Jiang Lei was already frightened, Brother Xu? Star Ancient City? Surname Xu?

    Instantly!

    “Is he a peerless monster from Star Ancient City, he’s out in the world to roam and hone his skills?” Jiang Lei thought of many possibilities.

    The key was that the terrifying strength that Li Yuan showed also unknowingly confirmed his guess, causing his heart to tremble involuntarily.

    Star Ancient City, that was above the three thousand divine nations of the continent, it was rumored to have incomparable power.

    Although Jiang Lei was a descendant of a god, he only had a vague understanding of Star Ancient City, he wasn’t even qualified to go there.

    As far as Jiang Lei knew, every few years, the divine nations would select some top geniuses to go to Star Ancient City, but most of them wouldn’t be recognized by Star Ancient City… according to legends, the official members of Star Ancient City were all gods.

    Thinking of this, Jiang Lei’s heart was even more frightened.

    “I understand, I will never reveal it.” Jiang Lei quickly agreed.

    “Brother Xu, please let him go.” Jiang Xuan bowed respectfully to Li Yuan.

    “Alright.” Li Yuan’s expression was indifferent, but his heart was calm, he waved his hand and retracted the divine chain.

    “Jiang Lei, scram.” Jiang Xuan said.

    Whoosh!

    Frightened, Jiang Lei immediately turned into a streak of light, flew into his warship, and quickly drove the warship away.

    Storage treasure?

    After thinking he had guessed Li Yuan’s identity, he just wanted to escape quickly, for fear that Li Yuan would change his mind and kill him again, how could he dare to ask for his storage treasure back?

    …On Jiang Xuan’s warship.

    “Brother Xu, I’m sorry, I could only resort to this.” Jiang Xuan said, “Jiang Lei is just a spoiled brat, this explanation should be enough to scare him.”

    “It’s alright.” Li Yuan smiled.

    He had to admit that Jiang Xuan was very smart, she used the tiger skin to scare him, coupled with the strength he showed, it was very easy to frighten people.

    Jiang Lei didn’t die at his hands, and today’s incident wouldn’t cause much trouble.

    “Lord Xu Yuan.” Xu Guo couldn’t help but say, “With your strength, you came to the Yuan Devil Blood Cave, could it be that you are also after the treasures in the forbidden zone?”

    “Forbidden zone treasures?” Li Yuan softly murmured, then glanced at him, “No, I was just traveling to the Yuan Nation, I happened to encounter the opening of the Yuan Devil Blood Cave, I learned about the rules a little, and I wanted to come in and take a look, broaden my horizons.”

    Since Jiang Xuan suspected that he was a disciple of a great sect, Li Yuan didn’t mind pretending to be one.

    “Uncle Guo!”

    Before Xu Guo could continue, Jiang Xuan’s face instantly turned into a look of anger, “I told you, the forbidden zone is extremely dangerous, we absolutely won’t go back there.”

    Immediately.

    Jiang Xuan looked at Li Yuan, she said with a bitter smile, “Brother Xu Yuan, I’m sorry, please don’t listen to Uncle Guo’s persuasion, this time the Yuan Devil Blood Cave trial is a bit strange, the forbidden zone is very eerie, it’s best not to take risks, please don’t blame Uncle Guo, he is just trying to do good for me.”

    Li Yuan’s mind turned, he understood Xu Guo’s thoughts.

    The other party probably wanted to use his strength to help Jiang Xuan complete the trial task.

    “Xu Guo, you are a loyal guard, but your loyalty is misplaced.” Li Yuan said calmly, “Jiang Xuan is a good person, I do have some fondness for her, I am willing to help, but that doesn’t mean I am willing to take risks.”

    “I came to the Yuan Devil Blood Cave just to take a look around, everything else is out of the question.”

    “If you want to go to that so-called forbidden zone, we’ll separate here.” Li Yuan said directly.

    Li Yuan didn’t want to take too many risks in the Yuan Devil Blood Cave, he just wanted to wait until he left safely, then slowly find ways to explore the Star Awakening Continent.

    “My lord.”

    Xu Guo’s face changed slightly, he quickly bowed his head, “I was wrong, I’ll listen to the Crown Princess, please forgive me.”

    Li Yuan nodded slightly, and didn’t blame him further.

    “Brother Xu Yuan, then let’s continue to the outer region.” Jiang Xuan said, “There are fewer beasts in the outer region, it’s relatively safer.”

    “No need, there may be more beasts in the inner region, but there are fewer people, it’s quieter.” Li Yuan said.

    Following Li Yuan’s opinion.

    The warship that Jiang Xuan was driving continued to move forward in the inner region.

    Xu Guo didn’t object, after all, with Li Yuan present, as long as they didn’t go to the forbidden zone, their team was practically absolutely safe.

    Time passed.

    Li Yuan broke all the storage treasures he had obtained, even Jiang Lei’s two storage treasures were broken, and he obtained a large number of items.

    Li Yuan didn’t care much about things like weapons, pills, and sundries, he simply threw them aside.

    Finally.

    Li Yuan found more than ten “information crystal stones,” most of them contained cultivation methods, but several crystal stones contained a lot of common knowledge, historical legends about the Star Awakening Continent.

    Li Yuan didn’t need those cultivation methods, after all, he had obtained two True God inheritances, and he basically didn’t lack anything.

    But general intelligence was what Li Yuan urgently needed.

    “《Introduction to the Four Hundred and Eighty States of the Yuan Nation》”

    “《Brief Introduction to the Three Hundred Marquis Families of the Yuan Nation》”

    “《Brief Summary of Ten Thousand Years of History of the Yuan Nation》”

    “《Yuan Nation…》”

    “《Legends of Star Ancient City》”

    “《Legends of the Hundred Strongest True Gods of the Continent》”

    “《The Wonders of Star Awakening Divine Pill》”

    In a few seemingly insignificant crystal stones, Li Yuan’s soul consciousness sensed, and he quickly obtained a large amount of information.

    Much of it was information he hadn’t obtained when interrogating those Heavenly Flight level warriors.

    It was clear that Jiang Lei, as a member of the royal family, had access to more abundant and confidential information.

    Li Yuan chatted with Jiang Xuan and Xu Guo, while sending out his consciousness to read the intelligence.

    Gradually.

    Li Yuan had a certain understanding and comprehension of the entire Yuan Nation, the Star Awakening Continent, and even the legendary Star Ancient City.

    Star Ancient City, located in the boundless starry sky, was the origin and starting point of the entire continent’s civilization.

    There were a total of three Star Ancient Cities!

    According to legend, the earliest beings on the Star Awakening Continent came down from Star Ancient City, they reproduced and thrived, and eventually spread their civilization throughout the continent.

    Besides that.

    Li Yuan finally learned about a treasure he was interested in – the Star Awakening Divine Pill.

    The Star Awakening Divine Pill was a supreme treasure owned by one of the three Star Ancient Cities, “Star Awakening City”… The numerous divine nations on the continent would trade with Star Ancient City, using precious treasures to exchange for the Star Awakening Divine Pill.

    The Star Awakening Divine Pill was incredibly precious!

    It was incredibly magical!

    Its effect was just like its name, it could help cultivators awaken more life stars and star veins, but how far could it help? The information crystal stones didn’t mention it.

    How valuable was it specifically? It didn’t say.

    It only mentioned one point, even if one obtained the Star Awakening Divine Pill, it would be difficult to consume it, it wasn’t something that could be used infinitely.

    Because of the existence of the Star Awakening Divine Pill, throughout the long history of the Star Awakening Continent, many demigods with seven star veins, eight star veins, and even nine star veins emerged.

    … “Nine star veins? There have actually been demigods with nine star veins born on the Star Awakening Continent?” Li Yuan was quite shocked to see this information.

    In the Divine Realm, a demigod with seven star veins was considered a genius, there weren’t many, but there would usually be a group in every star realm.

    A demigod with eight star veins was extremely rare, usually, as long as their law comprehension wasn’t too bad, they could join the God Emperor’s Gate, becoming a True God was a certainty, and once they became a True God, their strength would often be among the most formidable among True Gods.

    If one wanted to become a God Emperor? Besides star vein talent, the requirements for law comprehension were also extremely high.

    As for a demigod with nine star veins? In the Divine Realm, it was almost legendary.

    “According to Little Ice’s previous statement, in the history of the Sky Snake Clan, there were nine recorded demigods with nine star veins, five of them were second-order eight star veins, and only four of them were evolved from second-order seven star veins.” Li Yuan thought to himself.

    Second-order eight star veins, before becoming gods, would almost all eventually awaken nine star veins.

    Second-order seven star veins, most of them would stop at eight star veins, only a very small number could reach nine star veins.

    “The nine demigods with nine star veins in the history of the Sky Snake Clan, apart from two who fell in the True God stage, the other seven all eventually became God Emperors.” Li Yuan sighed, “One of them even surpassed the God Emperor, he was also the most glorious existence in the history of the Sky Snake Clan.”

    Because of that glorious existence who surpassed the God Emperor.

    His blood descendants evolved from the Sky Snake and developed the “Holy Blood Sky Snake,” a top-tier divine beast bloodline.

    Demigods with nine star veins were the top star vein talents in the Divine Realm.

    Once they appeared, they would definitely attract countless God Emperors who would compete to make them their disciples.

    The Star Awakening Continent, although vast and boundless, was definitely less than one ten thousandth compared to the Divine Realm… how could it have given birth to nine star veins?

    Obtaining this intelligence naturally shocked Li Yuan.

    In order to learn more, Li Yuan intentionally mentioned this legendary figure in his conversation with Jiang Xuan.

    “Senior Lone Cloud.”

    Jiang Xuan’s eyes were filled with respect, “Brother Xu, he is a legend on the entire continent.”

    “According to legends, Senior Lone Cloud was once a member of Star Ancient City, but he refused to obey and was exiled, he roamed and honed his skills on the continent, and eventually awakened nine star veins and quickly became a True God… he opened up a divine nation.” Jiang Xuan said excitedly, “According to legends, later, Senior Lone Cloud even cultivated to a level beyond True Godhood, and led many divine nations to launch a war against Star Ancient City.”

    “He charged into the depths of the starry sky!”

    “Waging war against Star Ancient City?” Li Yuan was inexplicably shocked, what a grand ambition.

    “Unfortunately.”

    “I searched many books, but they only recorded Senior Lone Cloud’s war against Star Ancient City, they didn’t record the outcome, I don’t know if he won or lost.” Jiang Xuan shook her head, “But that was already millions of years ago, and the three Star Ancient Cities still exist… I guess Senior Lone Cloud eventually lost, but the details of that period of history were erased.”

    Li Yuan nodded slightly.

    He now suspected that the “Star Ancient City” on the Star Awakening Continent was the Star Ancient City in the Divine Realm.

    If his guess was true, then it was normal for Senior Lone Cloud to fail… even a God Emperor couldn’t easily shake a Star Ancient City.

    On the warship.

    “Brother Xu, you should still be at the Heavenly Flight level.” Jiang Xuan said curiously, “Can I ask how many star veins have you awakened?”

    “What do you think?” Li Yuan smiled.

    “It must be seven star veins.” Jiang Xuan said seriously, “Otherwise, it wouldn’t be possible to have such strong strength.”

    “My brother was far inferior to you when he was at the Heavenly Flight level.” Jiang Xuan said.

    Li Yuan smiled, he didn’t answer directly.

    Through their previous conversation, Li Yuan already knew that Jiang Xuan’s elder brother was named Jiang Shan, he was a top genius of the younger generation of the Yuan Nation’s royal family, he was known as the number one demigod of the Yuan Nation, and he had awakened seven star veins.

    Because of this, even ten years ago, when Jiang Xuan’s father died, their entire family was still flourishing, they relied on her elder brother.

    According to Li Yuan’s estimation, Jiang Shan’s strength was probably slightly stronger than Principal Fang Hai’s, after all, he had been cultivating for much longer.

    As they were talking.

    Suddenly.

    On the mountainside, dozens of kilometers away in the canyon where the warship was located, a terrifying fluctuation suddenly erupted, followed by countless rocks and soil flying around, revealing a huge cave.

    Boom! Boom! Boom!

    Groups of ferocious beasts exuding a violent and powerful aura suddenly charged out of the cave.

    “Bad!”

    “They’re demigod level ferocious beasts.”

    “So many, nine demigod level ferocious beasts?”

    “How come there are so many demigod level ferocious beasts in the outer region? It’s extremely rare for this to happen even in the inner region.” Xu Guo and Jiang Xuan’s faces both changed, they instantly thought of a possibility – Blood Calamity!

    Once Blood Calamity erupted, countless demigod level ferocious beasts, along with the most terrifying “Blood Demon” in the Yuan Devil Blood Cave, would sweep through the entire Yuan Devil Blood Cave, slaughtering countless trial participants.

    Normally, out of two hundred thousand trial participants, two percent could survive and leave.

    But if they encountered Blood Calamity, perhaps only one percent of the trial participants could survive!

    “Demigod level ferocious beasts?” A hint of curiosity flashed in Li Yuan’s eyes, this was the first time he had seen demigod level ferocious beasts.

    (End of Chapter)

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