Chapter 49: The Twenty-Seven Water Demon Generals

The twenty-seven streaks of light came to a halt, surrounding Ji Ning.

Ji Ning glanced at them. These twenty-seven all had rather peculiar appearances, being naturally suited for life in water. Although becoming World-level cultivators meant they could survive equally well on land or in the void, they instinctively preferred water. Similarly, Ji Ning felt little difference between water and land, but he instinctively preferred land.

“Hmm?” Ji Ning’s gaze fell on the green-skinned alien lifeform. He sensed that the Snowscape Diagram Scroll was on this alien.

“Three scrolls.” The green-skinned alien’s heart burned with desire.

“Everyone…” Ji Ning began.

“Haha, scared now? Too late.”

“Kill him.”

The Twenty-Seven Water Demon Generals were not in the mood for chatter. They roamed this area with fearsome reputations, showing no mercy in slaughter. Before them was just one World-level cultivator; they truly had no fear. They had never encountered a single World-level cultivator who could withstand the combined assault of all twenty-seven.

After all, among the twenty-seven, the weakest were at World-level perfection, and the strongest surpassed the pinnacle of World-level existence.

“Boom~~~” Black lightning roared down at Ji Ning.

“Whoosh.” An icy cold air current sought to freeze Ji Ning.

“Swish.” A massive net-like treasure also enveloped Ji Ning.

“Chirp.” A rope coiled around him.

In an instant, the twenty-seven Water Demon Generals began their siege with practiced ease. A World-level cultivator could barely control one or two treasures with full concentration; here, the advantage of numbers was clear. Overwhelming secret arts and treasures swarmed Ji Ning, instantly engulfing him. At the same time, some of the World Gods among them charged forward.

“Whoosh~~~”

Rings of sword light radiated outward.

Ji Ning stood there, surrounded by rings of sword light. The icy air currents froze the lake water as they extended toward him, but upon touching the sword light, they shattered. As for the other treasures like the net, they were all blocked by the sword light.

“Their techniques are mediocre,” Ji Ning sighed inwardly. Earlier, relying on the Lingxi Domain to withstand BetaLeo had been extremely taxing. Now, facing the Twenty-Seven Water Demon Generals, he felt… it was too easy. Without much effort, he casually deployed the Lingxi Domain sword art and blocked everything.

“Kill.”

“Kill.”

Among the twenty-seven Water Demon Generals, nineteen were World Gods. They were a formidable group. The ‘Green Mustard World God,’ who had managed to leave Star Island alive on his own, possessed strength surpassing the pinnacle of World Gods, yet he ranked only second in this group. Only those strong enough were recruited. The nineteen World Gods were fiercely brave, and with the formation’s enhancement, each was supremely confident.

“Die.” A streak of silver light shot forward, the fastest, attacking Ji Ning.

“Hmm?” Ji Ning held his sword with one hand, glanced at it, and casually swept out a simple sword stroke.

“Clang, sizzle!”

Ji Ning’s sword was faster! And more profound!

Note that the Lingxi Domain was formed by perfectly merging the artistic conception of the ‘Sixth Form of the Nameless Sword Art: Lingxi Yixian Qian’ with the ‘Stellar Form.’ The Nameless Sword Art was the sword art of an Eternal Emperor, and the Stellar Form was derived from the artistic conception of the ‘Divine Sword Origin.’ Both were extremely advanced sword arts.

“What?” The silver streak of light changed expression as Ji Ning’s sword light swept across his chest in a single exchange.

“Boom~~~”

The silver streak flew backward at an astonishing speed. Ji Ning’s sword strike was too powerful, too forceful, sending the opponent flying backward at high speed, crashing directly into the distant Pilong Palace. The palace trembled, startling many palace guards and maids, who were utterly terrified. Not only them, but the other twenty-six Water Demon Generals were also stunned.

Because the one sent flying by Ji Ning was the leader of the Twenty-Seven Water Demon Generals—‘Pilong World God.’

Pilong World God was an existence surpassing the pinnacle of World-level! With the formation’s enhancement, he was even more formidable. How could he be defeated in a single move?

“Not good.”

“Trouble.”

“The enemy is too strong.”

The other Water Demon Generals were all alarmed.

“Don’t fight one-on-one. Let’s all attack together.” Although Green Mustard World God was shocked, realizing they faced a terrible opponent, the allure of three Snowscape Diagram Scrolls was too great. He transmitted, “Brother Pilong, let’s join forces.”

“Alright.” The sent-flying Pilong World God, whose protective divine ability was quite formidable, was unharmed despite being blasted away. “His sword art is profound. One-on-one, I fear no one can match him. If we all attack together, he will surely be unable to withstand us. Find an opportunity to bind him.”

“Good, let’s join forces.”

Soon, Pilong World God flew back swiftly. They all became cautious, either manipulating treasures or carefully advancing together toward Ji Ning. Even the most confident Pilong World God no longer dared to be arrogant.

“This Mangya Kingdom is truly barbaric. Is this what the Great Dominator wants?” Ji Ning shook his head. From Star Island to here, he had encountered several robberies. The Twenty-Seven Water Demon Generals had attacked without even exchanging words, showing how barbaric the atmosphere in the Mangya Kingdom was.

In comparison, although the Dao Alliance also had internal conflicts, adventures, and killings, it was much more peaceful. The Dao Alliance governed by non-interference, but it had the confidence to do so, because ninety-nine percent of the endless territories belonged to the Dao Alliance, and almost all cultivators belonged to it. With such a vast number of cultivators, non-interference sufficed; a few Dao Lords born in a territory were enough. The accumulated strength of the Dao Alliance across the endless territories was immense.

However, the strong members of the Dao Alliance were too scattered.

The Mangya Kingdom had powerful high-end forces, but its territory was small. The ‘Great Dominator,’ being of the royal clan, had little compassion for these cultivators and special lifeforms. He did whatever fostered strong cultivators. The high mortality rate in the Star Island trials showed the Great Dominator’s coldness.

According to the Twelve Palaces, the Great Dominator built the Mangya Kingdom solely to protect the royal clan. The Twelve Palaces were also very powerful, and the Great Dominator had to respect them, treating them as equals.

“Swish.” “Slap.” “Whoosh.”

In an instant, many weapons attacked from all directions.

Ji Ning had easily defeated his opponent earlier with his superior sword art, but now relying solely on sword art was insufficient; he needed to go all out.

“Boom~~~”

The nineteen attacking World Gods were all sent flying backward.

“What.”

“Too strong.”

“Run.”

“Puchi.”

A flash of sword light stabbed into the divine body of the fastest, Pilong World God. This time, Ji Ning infused the power of Green Lotus Mist Force. Although Pilong wore a layer of armor, his divine body, comparable to a Chaos treasure, trembled and cracked all over, blood seeping from his skin.

“Die.” Ji Ning showed no mercy, striking three consecutive sword blows that furiously slammed into Pilong World God.

“No—” Pilong World God was terrified. “How can he be so strong? He’s only at the World level, yet so much stronger than me?” After three blows, Pilong World God’s divine body was shattered into pieces, and even his true spirit dissipated.

“How can there be such a strong World-level cultivator?”

“Too strong.”

The Water Demon Generals fled in terror. Their combined attack had been defeated in a single move? If they had known that even a thousand clones of Qianxingzi could not handle Ji Ning, they would not have been surprised.

“He’s a monster, one of the most terrifying monsters from Star Island. He must have been directly recruited into the Twelve Palaces,” the fleeing Green Mustard World God thought in panic. “And he’s a monster among monsters…” Some monsters relied on treasures and secret arts, while others had inherent advantages in strength and speed.

Monsters whose strength and speed alone could rival a First Step Dao Lord were the most terrifying. Both Qianxingzi and Ji Ning belonged to this category. Even when Ji Ning’s sword art was weaker, his divine body allowed him to hold the fifth level. Once his sword art improved, even BetaLeo had to reveal his true form to have a chance of defeating Ji Ning.

“Flee?” After killing Pilong World God, Ji Ning’s divine body flickered and he chased after Green Mustard World God.

Green Mustard World God and Pilong World God were the strongest among the twenty-seven, both possessing strength surpassing the pinnacle of World Gods. As for the others, Ji Ning did not care.

“Boom.” Sword light descended.

“No—” Green Mustard World God struggled in terror.

Several sword lights engulfed him. In the past, Beixiu World God was fortunate to obtain the ‘Golden Elephant Divine Ability,’ but Green Mustard World God’s divine body was only comparable to a top-grade先天 treasure, not even reaching the Chaos treasure level. Protective divine abilities were rare and difficult to cultivate; good ones were extremely scarce.

Soon, Green Mustard World God turned to dust.

Ji Ning looked at the treasures left by Green Mustard World God and waved his hand to collect them.

The other Water Demon Generals had long fled, scattering in all directions, abandoning even Pilong Palace. The guards and maids in Pilong Palace had already hidden in fear.

“Time to go.”

Ji Ning shot up into the sky, breaking through the lake surface, then boarded his flying boat and departed.

…

On the flying boat, Ji Ning refined Green Mustard World God’s treasures and soon found one Snowscape Diagram Scroll.

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