Chapter 246: Trap
Chen Xiao’s body moved swiftly through this world of supernatural powers, racing toward the Dragon Family’s sunny zone.
This world of supernatural powers was unknown in size; all Chen Xiao could see was a gray haze. At this moment, he understood where this gray mist came from.
It was clearly a faint aura of death. No wonder few supernatural beings wished to stay in this world—those below the Origin Realm, if they stayed here, would have their bodies infected by this aura of death.
Only those giant forces that possessed sunny zones were qualified to take root fully in this world, unafraid of being infected by this aura of death.
A sunny zone was created when massive underground spiritual veins released energy, dispelling the surrounding aura of death and making the environment suitable for living beings.
The monstrous spirits and beasts in this world of supernatural powers also evolved due to the presence of this aura of death. Monstrous spirits formed from the corpses of dead beings, while monstrous beasts emerged when ordinary spiritual beasts absorbed too much of this aura of death.
Superfamilies like the Dragon Family had more than one sunny zone in this world. Chen Xiao’s target wasn’t the Dragon Family’s headquarters but another sunny zone under their control.
A faint golden light appeared before Chen Xiao’s eyes, making them shine slightly.
“We’re here.”
Chen Xiao’s body stopped abruptly.
“It seems the Dragon Family is quite vigilant. There’s even a Virtual God stationed here…”
Even dozens of miles away from this sunny zone, Chen Xiao could sense the terrifying energy fluctuations of the Virtual God within.
He lowered his head and thought for a moment before waving his hand. Qi Tian Kuo suddenly appeared in his hand.
“After obtaining you, I still don’t know how much my strength has increased. This junior Virtual God of the Dragon Family will be perfect for testing my abilities…”
A dim light flickered above Qi Tian Kuo, enveloping Chen Xiao’s body. In the next instant, Chen Xiao’s body, along with Qi Tian Kuo, turned into a trail of nothingness and rushed toward the Dragon Family’s sunny zone.
The Virtual God stationed here kept its mental energy covering the entire sunny zone but failed to detect Chen Xiao’s trail. This trail itself seemed to embody the laws of the universe, and with Qi Tian Kuo’s help, a mere junior Virtual God couldn’t possibly detect Chen Xiao’s presence.
“Hm? It’s not a Virtual God of the Dragon Family?”
As Chen Xiao approached the location of this Virtual God, he paused slightly. He had realized that this Virtual God wasn’t from the Dragon Family—at least it didn’t carry the aura of the Heavenly Dragon bloodline.
“Whoever you are, since you’re in the Dragon Family’s sunny zone, you’re an enemy of mine, Chen Xiao.”
Qi Tian Kuo in Chen Xiao’s hand emitted a chilling glow before suddenly flying out of his hand, turning into a trail of light that pierced straight toward the Virtual God’s forehead.
“What!?”
That Virtual God only became aware of the threat when the true form of Qi Tian Jue reached his body. Yet Qi Tian Jue’s speed was extremely fast, so fast that he had almost no chance to react. At the brink of life and death, the Virtual God unleashed immense potential, causing his entire head to shift slightly to the side. Whoosh! “Ah…” Suddenly, the Virtual God let out a loud scream. Although he avoided the fatal strike, his right ear was severed by Qi Tian Jue. The energy carried by Qi Tian Jue was extremely peculiar; it instantly destroyed the laws governing his right ear, leaving him unable to regenerate it no matter what. “Who is there?!” The Virtual God suddenly jumped up, covering his ear with his right hand and scanning the surroundings warily. At the same time, his Virtual God domain—a realm almost like a real world—expanded rapidly to protect his body. Chen Xiao simply stood quietly in a space about a mile away. “There’s only one chance. If the ambush fails and he activates his Virtual God domain, I won’t have another chance…” Chen Xiao closed his eyes, sensed briefly, and sighed softly. His strength was still at the Source Realm level; he hadn’t even grasped any laws. Against a cultivator at the Domain Realm level, he might have a chance, but against a Virtual God, if the first strike failed, there would be no second chance—even with the aid of two divine artifacts like Qi Tian Jue and Snowflakes Drifting. The Virtual God’s domain was already almost like a real world, and Chen Xiao’s power wasn’t enough to break through such a realm. “Who exactly are you? Please show yourself. Sneaking in for an ambush surely disrespects your status, doesn’t it?” The lower-tier Virtual God scanned the surroundings warily. A faint glow appeared in his hand, and a blade-shaped divine artifact appeared there. Standing in the void, Chen Xiao pursed his lips in anger. His body was covered by the trail of light emitted by Qi Tian Jue. Unless someone was as powerful as Snowy Night’s Withered Flower, who stood at the pinnacle of Virtual Gods, ordinary Virtual Gods couldn’t detect his presence. “I’m here to cause trouble, not to have a fair fight with anyone…” Chen Xiao had a clear idea of his own strength. With a surprise attack, he could injure a lower-tier Virtual God, but eliminating one was still very difficult. “Gui Gui, kill him.” Chen Xiao didn’t have time to waste. With a slight wave of his hand, Gui Gui appeared instantly and shattered the lower-tier Virtual God’s domain. “Die.” Gui Gui’s gaze was icy. With a swing of her two short blades, she chopped the lower-tier Virtual God’s body to pieces before he could react, and she seized his laws. After killing the lower-tier Virtual God, Gui Gui didn’t pause and returned straight to the Main God’s space. Seeing the lower-tier Virtual God dead, Chen Xiao stretched out his right hand and quickly drew spiritual patterns in the air, forming a combined spiritual spell. “Spell, Heavenly River Starfall!” With a sudden shout, Chen Xiao sent this combined spell soaring into the sky, where it formed a huge golden rune.
A thousandth of a moment later, the talisman transformed into a torrential flood that rushed straight toward the Dragon Family’s sunny area.
“Bad! Someone’s attacking the sunny area! Hurry and inform Lord Yun Xianzhi!”
The people below, seeing this terrifying flood, immediately started screaming. Yun Xianzhi was the junior Void God who ruled this place.
Boom!
The terrifying orange heavy water, like deadly runes, crushed countless Dragon Family disciples with lower cultivation levels into flesh paste.
In an instant, this once vibrant sunny area turned into a hellish realm.
“Damn it! What’s going on?!”
Suddenly, a martial artist at the seventh level of the Dragon Family’s domain realm flew into the air and punched at the giant floating talisman.
“Seeking death.”
Hidden in the shadows, Chen Xiao smirked coldly. His weapon, Qi Tian Kuo, instantly turned into a streak of light and pierced through the head of the martial artist at the seventh domain level.
“I can’t kill a Void God, but eliminating a martial artist at the seventh domain level is no problem.”
A cold smirk flashed in Chen Xiao’s eyes as Qi Tian Kuo returned to his hand almost simultaneously.
“Summon, water elemental creatures!”
Chen Xiao stretched out his index finger and drew a slight line in the air. Nearly a thousand water elemental creatures from the Origin Realm descended abruptly and attacked the Dragon Family’s ancient martial artists, who were dazed from the heavy water.
Although those ancient martial artists had domain realms, they were too stunned by the heavy water to react in time and were completely torn apart by the countless water elemental creatures.
But just then, there was a slight tremor in the air, and a fiery figure appeared.
As soon as he appeared, both the heavy water and the water elemental creatures below began to evaporate, with fire energy filling the space.
“Another peak Void God! The Dragon Family has great strength!”
Chen Xiao’s eyes gleamed coldly. “Gui Gui, Mu Mu, kill them!”
Two figures—one black and one white—appeared and immediately attacked the fiery peak Void God.
“Roar!”
At that moment, the flames surrounding the fiery peak Void God suddenly dissipated, revealing his true form: a fiery celestial dragon. This dragon was a hundred meters long and appeared majestic. On its back sat a red-haired man holding a long spear and wearing red armor.
However, this man’s cultivation was not very high, only at the level of a junior Void God. But combined with the peak Void God, the fiery celestial dragon, he was unafraid of any peak Void God.
“The legendary Celestial Dragon Knight?”
Chen Xiao was stunned for a moment before ignoring him. Gui Gui and Mu Mu were both peak Void Gods, the closest to deities. Working together, they could easily deal with a Celestial Dragon Knight.
“While the other Dragon Family experts haven’t arrived, let’s first destroy this sunny area.”
Chen Xiao made this plan and unleashed his mental power. Endless orange water poured down instantly, while the Origin Spirit Fire in his dantian also emitted slightly to support his mental power.
“Bastard!”
In the sky, the fire-colored Heavenly Dragon Knight let out an angry roar. This Sunlit Realm was meant to nurture the future descendants of the Dragon family, and it housed their progeny. Destroying it would cause immeasurable losses to the Dragon family.
And he, a Heavenly Dragon Knight unique to the Dragon family, was the guardian of this Sunlit Realm.
But now, he was tightly trapped by Gui Gui and Mu Mu, even at a disadvantage, with no way to escape.
“Merge!” Suddenly, the red-haired man atop the Heavenly Dragon roared, forming a strange seal with his hands. Instantly, the Heavenly Dragon he sat on transformed into a red streak of light that attached itself to his body.
The next moment, a fire-colored dragon-shaped armor covered his body.
As the dragon armor bent down, the red-haired man’s strength soared dramatically. In an instant, he broke through the blockade of Gui Gui and Mu Mu and flew downward.
The next moment, his Virtual Divine Realm appeared, enveloping the entire Sunlit Realm. All beings within—including the Dragon family’s descendants, water element creatures, and even Chen Xiao—were trapped within this realm.
Then, the red-haired man tore through space and disappeared.
“Hmph, you’re seeking death!” Chen Xiao entered his Virtual Divine Realm, his eyes gleaming slightly. The next moment, with a thought, Gui Gui and Mu Mu appeared beside him.
“This man can command a Heavenly Dragon, meaning his Dragon Emperor bloodline is extremely strong. Capture him alive and hand him over to Fu Yun,” Chen Xiao said to Gui Gui and Mu Mu.
“Understood, young master,” Mu Mu replied, a smile appearing in her bright eyes. She raised her hand, and her own Virtual Divine Realm erupted—a white realm resembling a giant city.
A peak Virtual Divine Realm, with a formed domain!
At the same time, Gui Gui also unleashed her Virtual Divine Realm. Her realm was similar to Mu Mu’s—a black city.
Black and white, two cities—these realms merged with each other and eventually became one.
Boom!
As the two cities merged, an enormous surge of power spread out in all directions.
In an instant, the red-haired man’s realm burst apart, turning into fragments scattered everywhere.
The Dragon family’s descendants within the realm also turned to ashes, their souls vanishing without a trace.
Chen Xiao, Gui Gui, and Mu Mu reappeared in the void.
By now, the red-haired man had separated from his Heavenly Dragon. Both were severely injured, lying on the ground and trembling slightly.
But Chen Xiao didn’t laugh. He had already noticed the situation around them.
A total of ten peak Virtual Divine Beings surrounded them. Among these ten, only one was from the Dragon family; the rest were powerful warriors brought by the Dragon family from some unknown source.
“Chen Xiao has been lured here by Long Tianxiang. Please work together to capture him,” said the Dragon family’s Virtual Divine Being.
By now, the space here was completely sealed off by the Virtual Divine Realms of those ten beings. The entire space was almost frozen. Even if Gui Gui and Mu Mu joined forces, they couldn’t break through such a barrier.
“The Dragon family is really cunning…”
Chen Xiao’s eyes narrowed slightly. The situation here was extremely similar to that of a spatial prison. After briefly connecting with the Main God’s Space, she discovered that even the power of the Main God’s Space was somewhat blocked by this void. It wasn’t that the power of these ten Void Gods surpassed that of the Main God; it was simply that Chen Xiao’s strength was still weak at the moment, leaving her somewhat powerless to resist such spatial restrictions. However, the other nine peak-level Void Gods, upon hearing the words of the Long Family’s Void God, none of them took action first. In the hands of the two girls, Gui Gui and Mu Mu, there now appeared two extremely terrifying divine artifacts—one black and one white, each in the shape of a half-circle. When combined, they formed the pattern of a Taiji diagram. These two divine artifacts were accidentally obtained by the Main God, Kraneras, who casually bestowed them on Gui Gui and Mu Mu. At this moment, the black and white half-circles emitted a faint glow, protecting the three of them.