Chapter 6: The Fiend God Xiangliu

"Young Master Shaoyan, there are too many demonic soldiers. We can't handle them." Cangjiang Zhenren transmitted urgently.

Ji Ning looked at the overwhelming waves of demonic soldiers covering the sky and felt helpless. He also transmitted: "Young Master Shaoyan, what should we do now?"

"Young Master Shaoyan."

"Young Master Shaoyan."

Everyone looked at Shaoyan Nong, even the dark-skinned middle-aged man 'Xiangliu Fang' gazed at his young master.

"Uncle Fang, don't worry about me. Go ahead and kill as many as you can." Shaoyan Nong gritted his teeth. With a flip of his hand, a strange golden light sphere appeared. It flew up and rapidly expanded to over ten zhang in diameter.

"Everyone, get inside." Shaoyan Nong ordered. At the same time, a white sack appeared in his hand, its mouth opening wide. "Don't resist."

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~

The surrounding Zifu cultivators were all sucked into the sack. Then Shaoyan Nong, carrying the sack on his shoulder, stepped directly into the golden light sphere.

Ji Ning, Mu Zishuo, Jiujie, Yu Wei, Cangjiang Zhenren, Xue Hongyi, Buyou Zhenren, and the other Wanxiang cultivators all flew into the golden light sphere.

"Uncle Fang, I leave it to you. Come join us later." Shaoyan Nong said.

"Alright. It's been a long time since I've truly killed." Xiangliu Fang's eyes held a hint of excitement. Protecting Shaoyan Nong while blocking the combined attack of so many demonic soldiers had been strenuous. Now that he didn't need to protect him, he was free to use his speed and indulge in slaughter.

"Let's go."

Shaoyan Nong willed it, and the golden light sphere's speed surged. It shot off into the distance.

Inside the golden light sphere, Ji Ning and the others curiously touched it. They had entered easily earlier, but now they found the sphere's light membrane incredibly tough.

"This is a Golden Spirit Light Sphere." Shaoyan Nong said confidently. "I've activated the divine light within it. Now we can't get out, but nothing outside can break in... Not to mention those soldiers, even three or five Sanxian or Earth Immortals couldn't harm us before the divine light is exhausted."

Ji Ning marveled inwardly.

Barring accidents, Shaoyan Nong would be the next Yǔshén Gōng. Truly worthy of being the next Yǔshén Gōng—a protective treasure he casually took out could rival one of the two protective treasures Ji Ning had obtained from the Water Mansion.

The two protective treasures Ji Ning had obtained from the Water Mansion were one offensive and one defensive.

The defensive one was obtained in the Treasure Hall when his Fiendgod Body Refining reached the Wanxiang level.

The offensive one was obtained after passing the fourth level of the War God Hall. That offensive treasure... was personally crafted by Sanxing Daoren in a moment of inspiration, and its power was extraordinary.

"Five Heavenly Pillars!"

"Look, five Heavenly Pillars!"

The Golden Spirit Light Sphere had just flown several hundred li into the sky. As the saying goes, standing high lets you see far. The Immortal Mansion world was tens of thousands of li in circumference. From high in the sky, Ji Ning and the others could see at a glance... at the ends of the world in all directions, five golden Heavenly Pillars soared into the clouds. Each pillar towered into the clouds, standing at the very edge of this world.

The five golden Heavenly Pillars seemed to support the entire Immortal Mansion world.

"Five directions, five elements." Ji Ning murmured. "It seems this Immortal Mansion is divided into five sub-palaces to stabilize this world."

"Heavenly Pillars." Cangjiang Zhenren and the others also showed joy.

"Hahaha..." Shaoyan Nong laughed loudly. "So this Wujiang Immortal Mansion is divided into five main palaces. Those distant pillars mark the locations of the five palaces. Let's go there now. I have the Mansion Key and can enter the palace directly. But those demonic soldiers can't get in at all. Let's go!"

Swoosh!

The golden light sphere quickly flew toward the nearest Heavenly Pillar at the edge of the world.

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

The roaring battle cries shook heaven and earth. The towering waves came, but in front of the Golden Spirit Light Sphere stood an ordinary-looking figure—the servant, Xiangliu Fang.

"Young master, go ahead. I'll catch up soon." Xiangliu Fang said.

Inside the Golden Spirit Light Sphere, Ji Ning and the others watched Xiangliu Fang and the overwhelming waves from afar.

Suddenly—

Xiangliu Fang's body began to expand. A fierce, murderous aura spread out. His form rapidly grew into a terrifying figure a thousand zhang tall, with a massive serpentine tail and a humanoid upper body. Beside his head, eight other enormous snake heads sprouted.

Nine heads and a serpent tail, an ancient, ferocious aura filled the air.

"A Fiendgod!" Ji Ning held his breath.

"It's a Fiendgod."

"Heavens, a Fiendgod."

Everyone was stunned. Anyone could see at a glance that it was a Fiendgod! With nine heads and a serpent tail, such a bizarre form was clearly not human. Moreover, it had no demonic aura, and the ancient Fiendgod aura it exuded made everyone's heart tremble. Such a massive body and ancient aura could only belong to a Fiendgod.

Xue Hongyi and Buyou Zhenren had never seen a real Fiendgod before.

"Is this body size due to a divine ability, or is it naturally this large?" Buyou Zhenren couldn't help asking.

"Fiendgods are naturally enormous." Shaoyan Nong said confidently. "Uncle Fang is from the 'Xiangliu' clan among the ancient Fiendgods. The Xiangliu clan is extremely powerful among Fiendgods. Without using any divine ability, he has a thousand-zhang Fiendgod body. Although Uncle Fang is only at the Yuan Shen level, as a true Fiendgod and a member of the Xiangliu clan, many Sanxian and Earth Immortals are no match for him."

Ji Ning and the others were all in shock. Although Ji Ning had seen an ancient Fiendgod act in the Yushan Great Wasteland before, that awakened ancient Fiendgod was clearly stronger than Xiangliu Fang. However, that ancient Fiendgod had merely crushed the Dragon Whale Demon King to death, and Ji Ning hadn't witnessed a real battle.

But this time...

At last, they could see a true Fiendgod in action.

Fiendgod Body Refining, after all, was about humans approaching Fiendgods. Compared to true Fiendgods, there were still great differences, such as smaller size and weaker innate talents.

...

"A Fiendgod?" The approaching demonic soldiers were also startled.

They had always lived in the Immortal Mansion world and had only heard of Fiendgods. This was their first time seeing one.

The massive Fiendgod body with nine heads and a serpent tail stood in the air, holding two enormous black spears.

"Kill!" Xiangliu Fang roared.

Boom!

Xiangliu Fang's huge serpent tail lashed out, splitting the air with a thunderous crack. He charged directly at the horde of demonic soldiers.

"Just a Fiendgod, not even at the Return to Void level. No need to fear him." A deep voice resounded in every demonic soldier's ear. "Crush this Fiendgod directly."

"Ha!"

"Ha!"

"Ha!"

Xiangliu Fang's eight snake heads simultaneously let out hisses. The temperature around them plummeted rapidly, frost began to form, and the world turned icy. The hissing could also shake the soul... but the demonic soldiers were now as one, their souls seemingly fused together.

"Kill!" The giant wave crashed down.

"Bang." "Bang."

The thousand-zhang Fiendgod body met it head-on. The spears in his hands stabbed viciously into the giant wave, each strike causing the air to explode as if destroying heaven and earth.

Xiangliu Fang's massive serpent tail lashed repeatedly, making him incredibly agile. He could evade the giant wave's onslaught time and again, then deliver vicious stabs at the wave.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

In the sky, the Fiendgod and the towering wave clashed repeatedly. True Fiendgods always had the ability to transcend levels. A Yuan Shen Fiendgod was generally comparable to a powerful Sanxian or Earth Immortal. A Return to Void Fiendgod could even match a Celestial Immortal. In contrast, a Return to Void human Earth Immortal, even one practicing Fiendgod Body Refining, was far inferior to a Celestial Immortal.

This showed the special nature of true Fiendgods.

But these demonic soldiers were too numerous; even Sanxian and Earth Immortals had to retreat. So the Fiendgod Xiangliu Fang was at a slight disadvantage... yet, relying on his Fiendgod body's resistance to injury and his extreme agility, he launched fierce attacks time and again.

"Uncle Fang can advance and retreat freely, and he's incredibly agile. He can fight for a long time. Although those demonic soldiers can unleash astonishing power, their yuan force is limited; they can't last long." Shaoyan Nong said confidently.

"Impressive." Cangjiang Zhenren couldn't help exclaiming. "True Fiendgods are truly formidable. Fiendgod Body Refiners, no matter how hard they try to approach Fiendgods, still fall short."

"Yes." Ji Ning nodded.

"The Shaoyan clan, one of the top ten ancient tribes in the Great Xia Dynasty, can even have a Yuan Shen-level ancient Fiendgod as a young master's personal servant." Ji Ning marveled inwardly.

"When will my Dongyan clan be this prosperous?" Jiujie thought silently. Although the Dongyan clan also had Fiendgods, they couldn't assign a Yuan Shen-level Fiendgod to protect her personally.

Yu Wei watched silently, gazing at the Fiendgod Xiangliu Fang. Scenes from her past life flashed through her mind.

"Xiangliu..." Yu Wei sighed softly.

...

Just as Ji Ning and the others were fleeing toward the distant Heavenly Pillar while watching the battle, suddenly—

"Old Poison Flood Dragon, haha, this Fiendgod is clearly at the Yuan Shen level, and you can't even handle him? And you call yourself a Sanxian? Haha, it seems the Wujiang clan has to step in." Accompanied by laughter that shook heaven and earth, a hideous hunchbacked giant, tens of thousands of zhang tall, holding an iron fork, appeared in the distant sky. However, the giant was somewhat blurry, clearly formed by the convergence of numerous demonic soldiers.

"Yaksha soldiers? Immortal Wujiang actually has Yaksha soldiers?" Shaoyan Nong was startled. "The Wujiang clan? Could they be descendants of Immortal Wujiang?"

Immortal Wujiang himself was originally of demonic origin.

He would naturally treat his own clan better. Thus, even after countless ages, Immortal Wujiang's own clan remained the most powerful demonic force in this Immortal Mansion world.

"Uncle Fang, quickly, retreat!"

Shaoyan Nong didn't dare hesitate. He anxiously looked at the distant Heavenly Pillar.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The Golden Spirit Light Sphere flew closer and closer.

"I've sensed it." Shaoyan Nong showed joy as he looked at the faint, massive blurry shadow of the Heavenly Pillar ahead. He shouted, "Open!"

Instantly, a huge palace gate appeared in the void ahead. The gate was already open. Ji Ning and the others saw the gate in the void and showed joy, knowing this was the true body of the Wujiang Immortal Mansion.

Swoosh.

The Golden Spirit Light Sphere flew directly inside, and then the palace gate in the void disappeared again.