System Possession, One Sword Shocks the Gods

177: The sea eye returns, its first test of its capabilities.In the Xuanwu Secret Realm, time had no meaning.

Ye Chen floated before the majestic energy core, his mind completely immersed in cultivation. The new chaos ancestral talisman was like a bottomless pit, yet also like a highly efficient furnace, constantly devouring and refining the pure and vast Xuanwu energy. It converted it into the most primal Chaos Qi, nourishing the newborn heart of chaos.

His cultivation was steadily rising. Although he failed to directly break through the solid barrier of the Tiangang Realm, he continuously consolidated and condensed his foundation at the Peak Ninth Level of Disha Realm. His Chaos Gang Qi thickened more than several times over, and its quality underwent a qualitative leap. Under the tempering of Xuanwu’s heavy will, his Divine Sense also became as solid as a rock; though its range did not expand, the resilience and penetration of his perception far exceeded what they were before.

More importantly, his understanding of Laws such as ”Protection,” ”Heaviness,” and ”Vitality” reached a brand new height. The resonance of these rules faintly fused with his Chaos Sword Intent, granting the guixu sword a trace of mountain-like defense and continuous life force in addition to its Silence and Judgment.

By the time he had refined and absorbed about thirty percent of the Xuanwu energy in this Secret Realm, his heart of chaos had already solidified into a tangible substance. Its pulsations triggered a resonance in the surrounding space. He felt as if he had touched a thread of the spatial fabric; although he could not truly control it yet, he could already perform the most rudimentary applications.

At that moment, the massive energy core that had been pulsing slowly suddenly burst with light! On the core’s surface, the network of ”vessels” composed of light flowed rapidly, finally converging at a single point directly in front of the core!

”Buzz—!”

A vortex portal made of pure white light, just large enough for one person to pass through, slowly emerged in the Void Realm. Inside the portal was not a physical scene, but a swirling, deep darkness that seemed capable of swallowing all light, emitting heart-palpitating spatial fluctuations and a Concept of all things returning to the Gui Xu.

The Gui Xu Sea Eye! The only path of survival to leave this ancient battlefield!

Ye Chen slowly opened his eyes, the chaotic brilliance within his pupils restrained, his aura as deep as the sea. He stood up and solemnly bowed to the massive energy core and the Xuanwu Secret Realm that had sheltered him.

”Senior, I shall remember the grace of your Protection in my heart. If I achieve success in the future, I will not fail the ambition of ’Protection’.”

In the unseen world, he seemed to feel a faint vibration from the core, carrying a sense of gratification and expectation.

No longer hesitating, he took a step forward, his figure disappearing into the white light vortex... The cold, deathly silent, and ubiquitous spatial tearing force returned, but this time, Ye Chen’s sensation was entirely different.

Having fused three ancestral rune fragments and condensed the heart of chaos, his Physical Body and Divine Soul strength had undergone earth-shattering changes. The spatial turbulence that was enough to tear apart an ordinary Peak Earth Fiend Realm Cultivator now struck his Chaos Domain, only managing to stir up layers of ripples without being able to truly shake him. He could even divide a portion of his mind to carefully perceive the unique Law Concept of ”Gui Xu” flowing within this spatial tunnel.

This was an end, a return, the ultimate destination for all things. It shared the same source as the ”Silence” in his Guixu Sword Intent, yet it was grander and more inevitable.

His mind was immersed in this Concept, and his understanding of Guixu Sword Intent deepened at an unprecedented speed. The Sword Intent was no longer merely about destruction and termination; it now carried a grand Concept of ”Reincarnation” and ”Returning to the Source.”

After traveling through the tunnel for an unknown amount of time, a speck of light finally appeared in the endless darkness ahead.

That light point rapidly expanded, eventually turning into a massive, constantly rotating exit that seemed to connect to another world!

Beyond the exit came the sound of surging water, along with a thick mist and a faint, salty scent.

Splash!

Ye Chen felt his body lighten as the ubiquitous spatial tearing force suddenly vanished, replaced by a heavy pressure and a cold touch. He had fallen from a high altitude into a boundless, deep-colored ocean!

The seawater was bone-chillingly cold and contained a strange energy that constantly eroded his protective Protective Aura. Looking up, the sky was an eternal, hazy grey, with no sun or moon in sight. All around was an endless expanse of seawater with surging waves; occasionally, massive and strangely shaped shadows swam through the deep waters, emitting heart-palpitating auras.

Was this outside the Gui Xu Sea Eye? An unknown ocean?

Ye Chen circulated his Chaos Gang Qi, easily pushing aside the surrounding seawater as he floated above the surface. He tried to release his Divine Sense to investigate, but found that this ocean was extremely peculiar; his Divine Sense was greatly suppressed, only able to extend about a thousand feet, and the seawater seemed to contain a power that interfered with the Divine Soul.

He needed to determine his location as soon as possible and find a direction to leave this sea area.

However, before he could take any action—

Splash!

The sea surface several hundred feet ahead suddenly exploded! A thick, ink-black tentacle covered in suckers and bone spikes, like a giant python, whipped toward him with a fishy wind and the force of ten thousand catties! Before the tentacle even arrived, its violent power had already pressed the sea surface into a depression!

The owner of this tentacle had an aura that had reached the Peak Ninth Level of Disha Realm! Furthermore, its power contained a chaotic and tyrannical Concept that faintly resonated with the aura of the Gui Xu Sea Eye.

If it were before entering the ancient battlefield, Ye Chen might have been flustered by such a sudden attack. But now—

His eyes were calm, and he didn’t even use the guixu sword. He simply raised his right hand slowly, fingers slightly spread, and pressed down lightly toward the incoming giant tentacle.

”Suppress.”

As he uttered a plain word, a miniature grey seal, seemingly composed of chaotic air currents, instantly took shape in front of his palm! Upon the seal, a faint phantom of a Xuanwu could be seen coiled, emitting an incredibly heavy Concept of ”Protection” and ”Suppression”!

This was precisely the new technique he had comprehended after refining the Xuanwu energy and combining it with his own Dao of Chaos—the Chaos Demon Suppression Seal!

Boom—!!!!!

The grey seal collided violently with the massive tentacle!

There was no world-shaking explosion, only a muffled roar so deep it seemed to come from the depths of the earth! The tentacle, containing the power of the Peak Ninth Level of Disha Realm, felt as if it had struck an immovable primordial divine mountain the moment it touched the Chaos Demon Suppression Seal! Its violent power was instantly dismantled and suppressed! Its tough skin and bone spikes shattered and annihilated inch by inch like fragile glass!

”Roar—!!!”

A pained and furious howl came from the deep sea as the severed tentacle quickly retracted into the water, bringing with it a large amount of foul blood.

Ye Chen withdrew his palm, and the grey seal dissipated as well. His expression was normal, as if he had just swatted a fly.

The difference in strength was too great. Now, facing the Earth Fiend Realm, he possessed overwhelming power.

He did not pursue the monster in the deep sea; instead, he cast his gaze into the distance. In this unfamiliar sea area, he needed to remain vigilant and conserve his strength.

He chose a direction where the space felt relatively stable and turned into a faint grey stream of light, skimming over the sea surface at a low altitude.

Along the way, he encountered several more waves of sea beast attacks, their strengths ranging from the Seventh Layer of the Disha Realm to the Ninth Layer. Their forms were varied and strange, but without exception, they were easily dealt with by his casual use of the Chaos Demon Suppression Seal or a condensed Chaos Sword Aura. He didn’t even use the Physical Body of the guixu sword.

The magic cores and some valuable Materials from these sea beasts were naturally collected into his possession.

After flying like this for about three days, a black dot finally appeared on the horizon ahead.

As the distance closed, the black dot gradually enlarged, revealing the silhouette of an island! Above the island, the light of a Formation faintly flickered, suggesting the presence of human inhabitants!

Ye Chen’s spirits rose, and he quickened his pace.

However, just as he was dozens of miles from the island, the chaos monitoring compass in his robes sent a clear warning once again! At the same time, his powerful Divine Sense captured the fluctuations of energy collisions coming from ahead!

There was a battle!

He restrained his aura and quietly approached.

In the air above a reef area on the outskirts of the island, three bone ships flying black skeleton flags and looking menacing were besieging a relatively small flying boat made entirely of some kind of green jade that emitted a clear light!

The three bone ships were filled with Cultivators dressed in ragged leather armor with ferocious faces, looking like pirates. Most of their cultivations were between the Condensing Truth Realm and the third or fourth layer of the Earth Fiend Realm. The three leaders at the head were at the Seventh and Eighth Layer Earth Fiend Realm. They activated the attack Formations on the bone ships, firing countless poisoned bone spears and corrosive demonic light, frantically attacking the green flying boat.

The defensive light shield of the green flying boat flickered violently under the dense attacks, looking as if it could no longer hold out. On the deck of the boat, only five or six people were struggling to resist. The leader was a young woman in green robes holding twin swords, her cultivation around the Earth Fiend Realm Sixth Level. The few people behind her were only at the third or fourth layer of the Earth Fiend Realm; all were currently pale and wounded, clearly at the end of their ropes.

”It’s the ’Black Skeleton Pirate Group’! Do you truly intend to fight my ’Green Jade Island’ to the death?!” the green-robed woman shouted sharply while parrying a bone spear with her sword, her voice filled with anxiety and anger.

”Hehe, Young Miss Su Zhi, if you’re smart, you’ll obediently hand over the flying boat and the treasures on you, then accompany us brothers for some fun. Perhaps then we can spare your lives!” a one-eyed pirate leader at the Eighth Layer Earth Fiend Realm said with a lewd laugh, his offensive becoming even more intense.

”In your dreams!” The woman named Su Zhi gritted her teeth and persisted, but the flying boat’s defensive shield already emitted the sound of cracking under the unbearable burden!

Seeing that the flying boat was about to be breached and the tragedy of the boat’s destruction and the death of its crew was about to occur—

A plain voice abruptly rang out over the battlefield:

”Begone.”

The voice wasn’t loud, but it clearly entered the ears of every pirate, carrying an unquestionable authority.

All the pirates were stunned, and their attacks involuntarily faltered.

The one-eyed leader suddenly looked up toward the source of the voice and saw a young man in ordinary green robes with a calm face. At some point, he had already appeared, floating at the edge of the battlefield.

”Where did this kid who doesn’t know death come from, daring to meddle in the business of our Black Skeleton? You’re looking for death!” The one-eyed leader sensed that Ye Chen only had the aura of the Ninth Layer Earth Fiend Realm (Ye Chen had intentionally suppressed it). Although his heart chilled slightly, relying on their superior numbers, he still gave a cruel laugh and waved his hand. ”Old Third, go kill him!”

A pirate leader at the Seventh Layer of the Disha Realm stepped forward, riding a fishy wind and wielding a ghost-head greatsword, pouncing toward Ye Chen with a cruel grin!

”Sea-Cleaving Blade Aura!”

A condensed ink-blue blade aura, carrying the power to tear through ocean waves, slashed toward Ye Chen!

Ye Chen didn’t even look at the blade aura; he just casually raised his right hand and lightly pinched his thumb and forefinger together.

Crack!

The seemingly fierce ink-blue blade aura was frozen by an invisible force three feet in front of him, then shattered like fragile glass under his two fingers! It dissipated into specks of light.

The cruel grin on the pouncing pirate leader’s face instantly froze, his eyes filled with unbelievable terror!

”You...”

Before he could speak, Ye Chen pointed his fingers like a sword and tapped lightly across the air.

Puchi!

A tiny grey Sword Qi instantly crossed space and entered his forehead.

The pirate leader’s figure suddenly stopped, the light in his eyes rapidly dimmed, and he then fell straight from the sky like a puppet with its strings cut. With a splash, he fell into the sea, kicking up a burst of spray.

Instantly killed!

The entire field fell into a deathly Silence!

Whether it was the remaining pirates or Su Zhi and her companions on the flying boat, they all stared at this scene in stunned Silence!

A Seventh Layer of the Disha Realm, killed instantly with a casual finger?!

What kind of monster was this young man?!

The one-eyed leader’s face turned pale instantly, and cold sweat poured down. He finally realized he had kicked a steel plate! The opponent was definitely one of those peerless geniuses who could challenge those at higher levels!

”Se... Senior, spare us! We were blind to have offended you. We’ll leave right now! Right now!” The one-eyed leader no longer had his previous arrogance. He knelt on the deck of the bone ship with a thud, repeatedly kowtowing for mercy. The other pirates were also scared out of their wits, kneeling down one after another.

Ye Chen’s gaze swept over them indifferently. ”Disappear within three breaths.”

”Yes, yes, yes! Thank you, Senior, for not killing us!”

The one-eyed leader felt as if he had been granted a grand amnesty. He scrambled to command the remaining two bone ships, and like stray dogs, they turned their bows and fled in a panic at their fastest speed, disappearing beyond the horizon in the blink of an eye.

The crisis was resolved.

On the green flying boat, Su Zhi and the others finally regained their senses. Looking at Ye Chen floating in mid-air with his robes fluttering, their faces were filled with the relief of having survived a disaster and deep awe.

Su Zhi tidied her somewhat messy robes, took a deep breath, and bowed gracefully to Ye Chen, her voice carrying a trace of trembling and gratitude.

”Su Zhi of Green Jade Island thanks Senior for the life-saving grace! May I ask for Senior’s great name? What brings you to the Guixu Sea?”

The Guixu Sea?

Ye Chen’s eyes flickered slightly. So this truly was the outer sea region connected to the Gui Xu Sea Eye?