Above the Great Dao
Chapter 445 - 214: No One Can Withstand Investigation

Chapter 445: Chapter 214: No One Can Withstand Investigation

"Sealing the Earth God requires two things," declared Marquis Zheng as he returned to the Yudou Zheng King Temple. He gazed at the golden body of Prince Zheng, which was absorbing extraordinary power, and murmured in a low voice, "One is kingly power, and the other is divine power. The kingly power is in the West King Jade Seal he holds, but what about the divine power?"

He had no knowledge of what the divine power entailed.

Yet he was certain that it would not be any less potent than the West King Jade Seal!

More doubts surged in his mind.

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Why did the Zhu Family hand the West King Jade Seal over to Chen Shi?

Where did the divine power to seal the Earth God originate? Who had granted this authority into his hands? And who had the right to bestow such divine power?

"My lord, your formidable rival has arrived."

Marquis Zheng stepped outside, his voice low, "Now that Rouge Lane is destroyed, the Red Lady Society crippled, Joy Forest leaderless, Mingfeng Pavilion lacking its dragons, and the restraint within the Zheng King Mansion gone, this is the best moment for me to reorganize Yudou’s powers!"

As he exited the Zheng King Temple, his eyes flickered with determination.

"My lord, you have enjoyed the protection of the Zheng King Mansion for many years. Like a True Dragon that grows increasingly formidable, claiming the Zheng King Mansion for itself, it is now time to return the Zheng King Mansion to the Zheng family!"

Chen Shi’s bloody purge of the young master’s influence in Yudou was the perfect opportunity for Marquis Zheng to seize back control!

Chen Shi and Black Pot sped along their way, with Black Pot activating the Armored Horse Talismans on all four legs, sprinting forward wildly, chasing the wind and passing the sun. When it came to its senses and looked back, where was Chen Shi’s figure?

Its speed was too fast, leaving Chen Shi far behind.

Black Pot hesitated, unsure whether to wait for Chen Shi, but then saw Chen Shi swooping in from afar, shouting loudly even from a distance, "Black Pot, no need to wait for me, return to the village first, and take Nannan and the cart!"

Without further hesitation, Black Pot turned and galloped away, swiftly vanishing without a trace.

Chen Shi did not head for Hu Village; instead, he veered away from the coast and dashed toward the Henggong Mountain range.

The Henggong Mountains, with their numerous ridges and dense forests, made it extremely difficult for anyone to find Chen Shi once he escaped into the woods.

On the coastline, with little cover, he could easily be spotted, and it would be disastrous if his intent to return to Xinxiang were exposed, especially if an ambush awaited him on the road ahead.

Behind him, the young master’s men were still in hot pursuit. The adepts of the Golden Core Realm were no concern to Chen Shi—if not attacked by a military formation, he feared none. But there were many high-level pursuers from the Nascent Soul Realm as well as three from the Divinity Transformation Realm!

These individuals had come specifically to kill him; they were so distant that they enacted their Primordial Spirits, Nascent Souls, and Golden Cores. Wherever they passed, scorching flames devoured the land, crushing everything on the ground—stones, trees, and grass—under a terrifying force field!

Even the small river from earlier had evaporated!

Chen Shi avoided passerby and villages, racing across open land and pushing his speed to the limit. The Qi-Blood under his feet automatically formed talismans like the Godspeed Talisman and Armored Horse Talisman. Without touching the ground, he charged forth like a tornado.

Chen Shi performed a sword technique with his hands, drawing swiftly in the air as he ran. He formed the Nine Heavens Wind and Thunder Talisman, with the bright talisman lifted by a breeze into the sky, suspended high above.

Suddenly, a strong wind arose with thunder from the Nine Heavens cracking fiercely, bringing bolts of Heavenly Thunder down.

One of the pursuing Primordial Spirits stumbled under the onslaught, nearly exploding from the strike. Nevertheless, as a being from the Divinity Transformation Realm with profound cultivation, they forcefully stabilized their spirit against disintegration.

The Primordial Spirit shrank rapidly, coming together as one, albeit a bit blurry.

This expert from the Zheng King Mansion hurriedly caught up, protecting his Primordial Spirit, blood dripping from his mouth, already wounded.

Having survived the Heavenly Thunder, he immediately soared higher, stepping on a green cloud and ascending into the sky, scanning the skies. Spotting the golden talisman hovering in the air, with enormous characters written upon it, he reached out and swatted it from afar.

Chen Shi’s Nine Heavens Wind and Thunder Talisman was designed to summon wind and thunder, incapable of blocking an attack from a Divinity Transformation Realm expert. It shattered instantly.

The master from the Zheng King Mansion breathed a sigh of relief as he descended, only to find that in that brief moment, four people had been struck by the Heavenly Thunder, both their Golden Cores and Nascent Souls destroyed, killed on the spot.

Moreover, more than ten Nascent Soul Realm experts had been buffeted by the wild winds; their expressions were ghastly, shivering uncontrollably. It appeared as though a malignant wind had invaded their bodies, nearly dispersing their Nascent Souls.

Nascent Souls are not Primordial Spirits and even further from the state of a Yang God. Even if various Taoist Skills cannot hit a Nascent Soul, winds and lightning strikes are exceedingly dangerous to them.

They had not yet caught up with Chen Shi but had already lost five men to his hand, a truly disheartening situation.

The group felt a sense of defeat.

The Divinity Transformation Realm expert from the Zheng King Mansion commanded, "Watch the skies, and if wind or thunder approaches, immediately retract your Golden Cores, Nascent Souls, and Primordial Spirits!"

The remaining experts from the Zheng King Mansion hesitated, then most retracted their Golden Cores and Nascent Souls. Even those in the Divinity Transformation Realm did not dare to be complacent, sheltering their Primordial Spirits within divine niches, lest they fall victim to Chen Shi’s use of thunder in a sneak attack.

They continued the chase but saw no sign of Chen Shi ahead.

The three Divinity Transformation Realm experts scanned the area; the mountains were silent, with only mutant beasts stirring, and no trace of humans to be found.

"He plans to use the terrain of Henggong Mountain to shake us off. I’ll block him in Henggong Mountain!" declared one Divinity Transformation Realm expert, leaping into action.

The other two used Soul Searching Skills to try and locate Chen Shi.

More masters from the Zheng King Mansion deployed various spells, resorting to all sorts of tricks, even transforming into birds of prey or hounds, soaring into the sky or sniffing erratically on the ground in pursuit of Chen Shi.

At that moment, Nascent Soul Realm expert noticed a flock of geese flying toward the mountains under the lead of their leader, and an idea struck him. He exclaimed, "Shoot those geese down!"