Invincible Soul Emperor

Chapter 306: Chapter 306 Fish Demon King

At this moment, Xiao Xiao remained blissfully unaware, humming a tune while steering the Mist Spirit Boat. She seemed to have no inkling of the events unfolding around her.

This wasn’t to say that Xiao Xiao’s perception was inferior to Ye Qingchen’s. It was mainly because Ye Qingchen had grown up through countless battles, developing a cautious nature. Xiao Xiao, on the other hand, had enjoyed a smooth journey and was naturally not as sensitive to danger as he was.

Ye Qingchen spoke up to remind her, ”Xiao Xiao, something’s off. Be careful.”

Only after Ye Qingchen’s warning did Xiao Xiao notice the Mist Spirit Boat’s speed continuously decreasing, even though the Spiritual Energy she used to control it hadn’t changed. This meant the situation was definitely caused by an external force.

As Xiao Xiao puzzled over this, the Mist Spirit Boat suddenly came to a stop. The abrupt deceleration caused waves tens of meters high to rise from the surrounding sea. Then, they saw a group of Fish Demons leap out of the water, surrounding the Mist Spirit Boat on all sides.

It turned out that these Fish Demons had spotted the Mist Spirit Boat long ago. Seeing its swift speed, they were convinced that the person piloting the boat must be exceedingly wealthy. That’s why they decided to intercept it, planning to kill the passengers and steal their treasures.

Born in the water, the Fish Demons naturally possessed aquatic abilities, allowing them to easily halt the Mist Spirit Boat.

Ye Qingchen eyed the surrounding Fish Demons. There were twenty or thirty of them, and their strength was comparable to a human martial artist at the Martial Master Realm. Five or six of them had reached the Martial Spirit Realm, but even this level of power was hardly a threat to Ye Qingchen.

Confronted by the blockade, Ye Qingchen didn’t waste words. He prepared to strike them down immediately, planning to keep one alive to find out where a Demon King might be.

But before Ye Qingchen could make his move, Xiao Xiao struck first.

With a push of her palms, Xiao Xiao acted without even using a Martial Technique. The surrounding Spiritual Energy converged in her hands. Under her control, this energy turned fiery red and split into dozens of streams, forming sharp, red, feather-like arrows that shot toward each Fish Demon.

These poor Fish Demons had just stopped the Mist Spirit Boat and hadn’t even had a chance to utter any threats before they were under attack. In their eyes, Xiao Xiao and Ye Qingchen were merely at the Martial Spirit Realm. Facing a siege by so many of their kind, they assumed the two had no choice but to surrender. So when Xiao Xiao attacked, they stared in disbelief, never expecting the pair to take the initiative.

But by the time the Fish Demons reacted, Xiao Xiao’s attack was already upon them. They tried to defend themselves, only to discover that although the Spiritual Energy didn’t seem terrifying, it was incredibly lethal.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

A succession of explosions sounded, and the dozens of menacing Fish Demons were all slain by Xiao Xiao, reduced to a bloody mist.

After completing this feat, Xiao Xiao looked at Ye Qingchen with pride, awaiting her Young Master’s praise.

Ye Qingchen observed that Xiao Xiao had slain dozens of Fish Demons in a single move, without even using a Martial Technique. Although he was confident he could defeat them, he certainly couldn’t have done it with such effortless ease. He hadn’t expected Xiao Xiao to have grown so powerful! However, to his slight frustration, in her eagerness to kill, she hadn’t left any survivors. Otherwise, they could have interrogated one of them for information.

Seeing Xiao Xiao’s smug expression, Ye Qingchen naturally didn’t complain over such a trivial matter. Instead, he affectionately ruffled her hair and said, ”I didn’t expect our Xiao Xiao to be so powerful now.”

Hearing Ye Qingchen’s praise, Xiao Xiao became even prouder.

But what the two of them didn’t know was that a powerful figure had been watching from a distance—the Fish Demon King!

When the Fish Demon King saw his minions being killed, he flew into a rage and charged toward Xiao Xiao and Ye Qingchen. He reached the Mist Spirit Boat almost instantaneously and shouted, ”Halt! You dare to kill my minions? I am the Fish Demon King! It seems you are courting death!”

The Fish Demon King looked down on them from his superior position. He was a Demon King whose strength had reached the Martial King Realm. In this sea territory spanning ten thousand miles, who didn’t tremble at the mere mention of his name?

But the Fish Demon King was destined for disappointment. When Ye Qingchen and Xiao Xiao heard him reveal his identity, they didn’t show the panic he expected. Instead, their faces lit up with immense joy.

The Fish Demon King could even see a greedy glint in Ye Qingchen’s eyes.

This left the Fish Demon King baffled. Since when had the title of Demon King lost its power to intimidate?

What the Fish Demon King didn’t know was that Ye Qingchen and Xiao Xiao were actually thrilled.

Ye Qingchen was especially thrilled. He had just been lamenting that he hadn’t left a survivor to interrogate about the Demon King’s whereabouts, and now the Demon King himself had come knocking!

Xiao Xiao also said to Ye Qingchen, ”Young Master, our luck is incredible! We just arrived in the Demon Region and have already run into a Demon King. If we kill him, we can get the Demon Core and go back to heal the Family Head’s injuries!”

Ye Qingchen nodded, drew his Qingfeng Sword, and prepared to strike at any moment.

The Fish Demon King hadn’t expected them to be unafraid upon hearing his title; instead of cowering, they drew their weapons. Feeling his dignity had been insulted, he attacked without another word.

After all, the Fish Demon King was a master of the Martial King Realm. A casual strike from him could raise waves hundreds of meters high, and his terrifying Spiritual Energy swept toward Xiao Xiao and Ye Qingchen.

Xiao Xiao didn’t use a weapon. With a casual strike of her own, she shattered the massive wave. Before the scattered spray could even touch her, the intense temperature radiating from her body instantly refined it into vapor.

Ye Qingchen also brandished his Qingfeng Sword, using the Wind Blade Sword Technique to cleave through the sea swell, shattering it into a torrential downpour that was blocked by the Mist Spirit Boat’s protective barrier.

The Fish Demon King was horrified. He hadn’t expected the two before him to be so formidable. That young girl was only at the Ninth Layer of the Martial Spirit Realm, yet she could easily shatter his attack. The young man was only at the Fifth Layer of the Martial Spirit Realm, but with a superior-grade spiritual weapon and a high-grade Martial Technique, he could also contend with him!

In comparison, the Fish Demon King still felt Xiao Xiao’s power was more threatening, so his subsequent attacks were aimed mainly at her.

This significantly reduced the pressure on Ye Qingchen, but he couldn’t help but marvel at Xiao Xiao’s strength.

Seeing the Fish Demon King targeting her, Xiao Xiao was not afraid but even more delighted. The chance to display her strength in front of her Young Master was something she was more than happy to take.

So, facing the Fish Demon King’s assault, Xiao Xiao chose to go on the offensive. No longer relying on ordinary attacks, she began to use the Martial Techniques of the Wuji Immortal Palace.