NOVEL NEXT Chapter 378: Leakage_1
On the Cold River, gusts of wind blew, mingling with the bloody scent that drifted from afar.
Guo Jia stood by the riverbank. His hair was dampened by dew, his hands were behind his back, and he looked at the smooth, bare mountains with a hint of worry.
"It's been three days already!" Guo Jia muttered in a low voice. It was the third day since Qin Wudao had entered the Yellow Spring Secret Realm.
"Kill!"
"Relay my command, charge!"
At this moment, the sound of intense combat echoed from afar.
Guo Jia turned to look. He saw two large armies engaged in fierce combat. Cannon fire lit up the sky, and the potent Evil Qi tinted the dome of the sky red.
"Are the Kylin Saint Land and Qionghua Saint Land clashing again?" Guo Jia's brow twitched. After Qin Wudao entered the Yellow Spring Secret Realm, he had scouted the entire Cold River and knew about the war between the Kylin Saint Land and Qionghua Saint Land.
But haven't both sides agreed to a temporary truce? Why are they fighting again? Could the situation in the East Border have changed once more?
"The Saint Lord has ordered! The Thousand Demon Saint's Court and Zixia Saint Land have broken through the Kylin Saint Land's defenses! Over half of the Kylin Saint Land's forces stationed at the Cold River Pass have been redeployed! Our chance has come!"
"Any soldier who crosses the Cold River, the Saint Land will reward with an Earth-Grade Cultivation Technique that can be passed down to their descendants! Brothers, follow me and kill!"
Under the banner displaying 'Qiong', a saber-wielding commander shouted, his eyes bloodshot, revealing a bloodthirsty killing intent.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
"For the Earth-Grade Cultivation Technique, kill!"
"Fight! Fight! Fight!"
Resounding shouts echoed from the warships of the Qionghua Saint Land, shaking the heavens.
One by one, the warships sounded their charge horns. Like arrows loosed from bowstrings, they charged towards the warships of the Kylin Saint Land.
"For the glory of the Kylin Saint Land, kill!"
"An eternal heritage, we will never yield!"
Countless soldiers of the Kylin Saint Land stood on their warships, roaring angrily. Their hands tightly gripped their weapons, emanating a potent Evil Qi.
Even when disadvantaged, they showed no fear, their hearts set on a fight to the death!
They were the soldiers of the Kylin Saint Land. The glory of ages and the pride flowing through their marrow made them fearless against any challenge, daring them to meet it head-on.
The warships of the two sides crashed into each other fiercely. Countless figures darted across the warships, charging at their enemies. Weapons glittered, and their killing intent sent chills down the spine.
BOOM!
The air exploded. Tens of thousands of soldiers were sent flying, plunging into the Cold River.
Columns of blood shot into the sky, splashing fresh blood into the Void and dyeing the Cold River red.
The fresh blood flowed with the current, disappearing into the mountains. Guo Jia watched this scene, his eyes shining brightly. His vast scholarly energy surged, forming a hand seal that grasped towards the Cold River.
The river surface exploded. As the Spiritual Energy hand seal touched the Cold River, it emitted sizzling sounds and released copious steam.
The power contained within the Cold River has already exceeded the limits of a Great Emperor! Guo Jia's face paled slightly as he made the comparison internally.
He was currently at the Origin Great Emperor Realm and had experienced the Supreme Emperor Realm at Bull Head Mountain. Although he didn't know the strength of the Primordial Great Emperor Realm, it couldn't be *that* exaggerated.
After a few breaths, the Spiritual Energy hand seal was completely corroded.
Guo Jia stroked his chin, lost in thought. Why isn't the blood corroded by the Cold River?
The battle on the river continued. The blood downstream grew thicker, and the characters 'Yellow Spring' on the mountain shone with increasing brilliance.
On both banks of the Cold River, stalks of other shore flowers pushed through the soil. Time and space warped; a thousand years passed in an instant, forming a sea of flowers.
The soldiers of the Kylin Saint Land and Qionghua Saint Land also noticed the blooming other shore flowers. They simultaneously ceased fighting and sent men to investigate.
Guo Jia's brow furrowed, and his body slowly faded, merging into the Void.
Just then, a vortex appeared on the stone face of the mountain. Qin Wudao flew out from it, running straight into the soldiers from both armies who had come to investigate.
"Saint Lord of Great Qin!" a soldier from the Kylin Saint Land recognized Qin Wudao and exclaimed loudly.
What's going on? Qin Wudao was bewildered. He looked at the blood-stained Cold River and the fleets arrayed in the distance, only then realizing he had arrived on a battlefield.
"Courting death!"
Guo Jia's expression instantly turned cold. His figure reappeared, bathed in brilliant white light. A vast scholarly aura emanated from him, surging through the sky and sweeping across heaven and earth.
He abruptly drew his battle sword and condensed a ten-thousand-zhang Sword Qi. The resonant cry of the sword echoed, filled with destructive intent.
Sword light crisscrossed, tearing heaven and earth apart.
The pupils of the millions of soldiers from the Kylin Saint Land and Qionghua Saint Land dilated. Their vision filled with nothing but white light.
Faintly, it seemed an invincible entity wielded the sword through scholarly power, unleashing a strike that could change the face of heaven and disintegrate all creation.
"No!"
A peak Semi-Emperor general snapped back to his senses and screamed in terror. Immediately after, his body turned to Voidness, completely vanishing from this world.
Along with him, a million soldiers and countless warships also vanished.
RUMBLE!
The Sword Qi crushed downwards, fiercely striking the Cold River. The ultimate sharpness of the force parted the river, creating waves several hundred zhang high.
When the wind and waves calmed, no trace of human life remained within a radius of dozens of miles. Only the bewitchingly beautiful other shore flowers swayed in the wind.
After six hours, two contingents appeared at the end of the downstream. Seeing the blooming other shore flowers, they hastily sent reports back.
Before long, Lin WuFeng and Zheng Guiqiong descended from the sky. They gazed at the words 'Yellow Spring' and fell into deep thought.
"Yellow Spring! Yellow Spring! Could it be referring to the Yellow Spring Supreme of the Immemorial Era?" Lin WuFeng's pupils contracted sharply as he spoke, his voice trembling.
On the opposite bank, Zheng Guiqiong's delicate body trembled, her beautiful eyes glinting with excitement. Clearly, she too had realized something.
The two looked at each other across the Cold River and simultaneously gave orders:
"Relay this command: Report to the Saint Lord, we suspect the discovery of the Yellow Spring Supreme's Secret Realm!"
"Relay this command: Report to the Saint Lord, the Yellow Spring Supreme's Secret Realm has been discovered downstream of the Cold River!"
Several streaks of light tore through the sky, carrying this news upwards. Everyone knew that a heaven-defying opportunity might be at hand.
The Yellow Spring Supreme was one of the Ten Supremes!
He was also the most mysterious among them!
However, none of them knew that the inheritance of the Yellow Spring Supreme had long been obtained by Qin Wudao, who had also become the master of the Yellow Spring Underworld.
This was also why Guo Jia had to kill the soldiers of both armies!
The news that Qin Wudao had obtained the Yellow Spring Supreme's inheritance absolutely could not be allowed to spread.
...
"Hmm? Someone actually divined news of the Yellow Spring Supreme's Secret Realm?"
In the Middle Region, within the Xumi world where the Beidou Palace was located, stars twinkled and pervading heavenly secrets lingered.
An astrologer exclaimed in surprise. Just moments ago, he had intercepted a vital piece of information from the endless heavenly secrets, deducing the existence of the Yellow Spring Supreme's Secret Realm.
Without hesitation, the astrologer quickly reported this upwards.
At the same time, powers like the Nine-Layer Saint's Court, Thunder Sound Temple, and Saint Heaven Institute all learned of the Yellow Spring Supreme's inheritance appearing.
It was no exaggeration to say that the higher-ups of the Kylin Saint Land and Qionghua Saint Land were still unaware.
This demonstrated the terrifying ability of these astrologers!
The world's secrets were, to a great extent, laid bare before their eyes.
"The Yellow Spring Supreme's Secret Realm... Interesting! Interesting! Haha..."
Far to the east of the East Border, an old blind man walked along a public road, his fingers constantly pinching and divining. Seemingly having discovered something amusing, he threw his head back and laughed boisterously, causing nearby people to quickly move away.
The old blind man paid them no heed and continued onward, his sunken eyes gazing towards the east.
A few miles ahead lay the border of the Great Qin Saint's Court. The Great Wall stood there, like a colossal dragon couchant upon the earth, ready to soar into the nine heavens with wind and rain, its roar shaking the world.