Su Ming cast a glance at Progenitor Long Hai. His gaze was cold and merciless. Progenitor Long Hai also looked at Su Ming. Their gazes met for a moment, and Progenitor Long Hai chose to avoid it.
Zi Long's expression might seem as calm as ever, but he was also staring at Su Ming. Clearly, he also wanted to know why Su Ming had asked them to protect him.
Flame Fiends' Progenitor was much less curious. This did not match his personality in the past, but ever since he met Su Ming, the repeated encounters had caused his wariness towards Su Ming to seep into his bones. When he faced Su Ming, Flame Fiends' Progenitor only had one simple thought. He would not fight back, refuse, or be greedy, as long as there was no problem with the physical body he was supposed to obtain.
Compared to the three of them, Zhu You Cai was even calmer. Even if Su Ming had some sort of supreme treasure in his hands, unless it was something that could resurrect his wife, he would not be interested in it. Even his Life Inequity Spear had been given to someone else. There was no other supreme treasure in the world that could tempt him.
He also knew that Su Ming knew about his background. Asking him to protect him was only secondary. The true reason … was probably to hold back the others.
Su Ming stared at Progenitor Long Hai, who had avoided his gaze. He opened his mouth coldly, and a layer of golden light instantly flew out from his mouth. When it surrounded him, it turned into the fifth stone.
Once it appeared, the universe in the area immediately roared. The air distorted, and ripples spread out in all directions. A presence that did not tolerate anything in the Expanse Cosmos erupted from the fifth stone.
When the stone appeared, Progenitor Long Hai's pupils shrank.
"This is … the fifth stone!" Progenitor Long Hai immediately said.
"The fifth stone …" Reverend Zi Long's expression also changed. He stared at the fifth stone, and a hint of hesitation appeared on his face, but soon, he calmed down. He knew … that he could not keep this item!
Even if he snatched it, he could not bring it out of Divine Essence Star Ocean, and more importantly, he did not have the confidence to snatch it away in this place.
Flame Fiends' Progenitor licked his lips and forced down the instinctive greed that rose in his heart. If this item had been in someone else's possession, he might have had other thoughts, but since it was in Su Ming's hands, his greed was immediately extinguished.
Zhu You Cai's expression was the calmest. He first looked at the fifth stone, then at Su Ming. Suddenly, a barely noticeable smile appeared at the corners of his lips.
He knew that if Su Ming dared to bring out the fifth stone and let him see it, and had even said that there was hope for his wife to be resurrected, then it meant one thing!
'He's an Abyss Builder!' When Zhu You Cai remembered the fifth kiln acknowledging him as its master, everything immediately became clear in his heart.
"You have to stop all those who come to snatch my fifth stone," Su Ming said flatly.
"Flame Fiends' Progenitor, your new physical body surpasses your previous body. Is this price enough for you?"
"Patriarch Long Hai, it doesn't matter if it's a thousand years or ten thousand years. You can fulfill your oath in a year. Is that enough for you?"
Su Ming looked towards Reverend Zi Long.
"But for this Zi, it doesn't seem to be enough," Zi Long said indifferently.
"That's the God Ascension Nectar." Su Ming's expression was calm, but at the instant he said those words, his voice did not echo in space. Instead, his divine thought echoed in Reverend Zi Long's mind.
At the instant Zi Long heard the words' God Ascension Nectar ', his body jolted. When he lifted his head to stare at Su Ming, a strange light appeared in his eyes. After a long while, he nodded solemnly.
Su Ming looked towards Zhu You Cai. He did not speak. Once their gazes met, they averted their gazes. Sometimes, there was no need for a direct explanation. They could understand each other.
When he turned around, Su Ming turned into a long arc and charged forward. The group followed behind him and headed towards the end of the galaxy.
Days passed. Ten days later, Su Ming found … the fifth ocean in the depths of Divine Essence Star Ocean based on the jade slip Dust Burners' Progenitor had given him in the past!
It was … an ocean that existed in the galaxy.
Even if the waves had not come close, the booming sounds could be heard in the galaxy.
This ocean existed in the galaxy, and there was no end to it. This strange sight of the galaxy was incredibly difficult to see in the outside world besides Divine Essence Star Ocean.
If there was an ocean, then there would definitely be a beach. At the edge of the ocean, countless planets had shattered and turned into shattered stones that surrounded them, forming a dazzling beach.
If anyone took a closer look, they would be able to see clearly that the ocean … was not actually water, but a layer of dark blue powder. It gathered together and floated about like a presence, causing all those who saw it to feel as if they were looking at the ocean from the distance.
Booming sounds continued echoing in space, and they would never disappear. Su Ming stood on a shattered stone near the fifth ocean. As he stared at the ocean, the fifth stone that surrounded him erupted with a brilliant light.
That light turned into a long arc that charged straight into the fifth ocean. It shot forward, causing the ocean in the area to tumble about and tumble backwards, turning into a tunnel in a vortex. The depths of the tunnel were so deep that even Su Ming could not see its end. It was connected to the long arc.
Booming sounds reverberated in space, and the entire galaxy started trembling.
Su Ming was silent. Based on the introduction in the jade slip, when the fifth stone appeared in the fifth ocean, it would open a tunnel on its own. It was … a path that led to the Fifth True World.
This tunnel would need one year before it could be completely opened. Once it was opened, it would instantly close up, and during that instant, people could move through it.
"One year …" Su Ming lifted his right hand, and the Life Inequity Spear appeared. Once he held it in his hand, he thrust it at the shattered stone beneath him. With a bang, the spear stabbed into the stone, and Su Ming sat down cross-legged and closed his eyes.
At the instant he closed his eyes, Zhu You Cai also sat down cross-legged beside Su Ming. He knew his mission. He was not protecting the fifth stone … but Su Ming.
Flame Fiends' Progenitor also found a shattered stone not too far away and sat down to meditate, waiting for the fierce battle that would definitely happen next.
Progenitor Long Hai was silent for a moment before he chose a shattered stone that was slightly further away. Once he sat down, he lifted his head and stared at the galaxy. No one knew what he was thinking.
Reverend Zi Long stood there with his eyes closed and did not move, but Su Ming's words from ten days ago were still echoing in his heart.
'God Ascension Nectar. There's no mistaking it. That's definitely God Ascension Nectar. Only this legendary item that has already gone extinct would have such a thick fragrance. It could make my cultivation base tremble with just a whiff of it.'
Time trickled by, and in the blink of an eye, half a month went by. During that time, besides booming sounds, there were no other sounds in the area around the fifth ocean. No one came either, but the more it was so, the more wary the people became.
During that half a month, Su Ming did not move. He did not open his eyes either, as if he was in deep sleep. He quietly waited for time to pass … for the people who would definitely appear to snatch the nectar to arrive.
In the blink of an eye, another fifteen days passed. On the final day of the first of the twelve months of the year, Zhu You Cai, who had been meditating, was the first to open his eyes.
After a moment, the ripples of his cultivation base spread out from Zi Long's body while he fought. When he opened his eyes, he looked into the distance.
Behind him was Progenitor Long Hai, and the last to notice it was Flame Fiends' Progenitor.
Almost at the instant Flame Fiends' Progenitor opened his eyes, violent booming sounds came from the galaxy in the distance. A long arc charged forward, and within it was a gigantic meteor that was about ten thousand feet big. It was scraping against space as it charged towards them.
Standing on the meteor was a big man. He was about thirty feet tall, and his upper body was bare. As his hair fluttered in the wind, a brilliant light shone in his eyes.
Behind him was an earthen-yellow tail. It was wrapped around his body, causing him to look incredibly strange and enchanting. His eyes were not the color of a normal person's, but yellow.
His pupils were vertical.
When he closed in, he saw Zi Long and the others at first glance. His pupils shrank, and the meteor under him stopped ten thousand feet away.
He stared coldly at Su Ming, who was surrounded by Zi Long and the others, and at the dazzling fifth stone in front of him. A hint of greed shone in his eyes.
But he did not act recklessly. Instead, he sat down cross-legged on the meteor and stared at it coldly.
Zi Long frowned. He might be a wild and untamed person, but he placed great importance on oaths. Since he had promised to protect Su Ming for a year, and the price Su Ming offered was enough to tempt him, he would not have any other thoughts. Of course, this was also because Su Ming's level of cultivation was enough for him to place great importance on him. He could also tell that there was a strange connection between Su Ming and Zhu You Cai's extraordinariness.
Because of that, there was no benefit to him from the backlash. It would be better for him to use the normal method to complete their agreement.
"Fellow Daoist Long Hai, a year is not long, but it is short. It is just enough time for us to meditate, but it will not be easy … This person's level of cultivation is about the same as yours. Are you willing to warm up?" Zi Long asked faintly.
"Why wouldn't I be willing?" Progenitor Long Hai stood up and laughed. Once he stretched his body, flowers immediately appeared on his Nascent Divinity. They swiftly spread out to cover his entire body, making him look as if he had a physical body.
With a sway of his body, he turned into a whirling flower and charged toward the burly man on the meteor that was 10,000 feet away.
The man's pupils shrank as he stood up, and a ferocious smile appeared on his lips. He did not want to fight, but to wait. Even if the guards had extraordinary power, he believed that as time passed and more people came to this place, their power … would not be able to withstand a single blow!
With a bang, the two of them swiftly fought against each other. As loud booming sounds reverberated in space, impact spread in all directions. Less than the time it takes for half an incense stick to burn had passed, suddenly, long arcs charged over from the galaxy in the distance. This time, there was not just one, but nearly a hundred of them.
Within each long arc was a living being from Divine Essence Star Ocean. Some of them were in the form of humans, and some of them were in the form of wild beasts. As they closed in, they were incredibly quick, but there were no Almighties among them.
Flame Fiends' Progenitor let out a cold harrumph. Without needing anyone to give him any orders, he moved forward and immediately stirred up a purple sea of fire that swept through the area with the one hundred long arcs. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com to vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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