Patrol Captain

The leaden-gray clouds suddenly tore apart, and a milky-white beam of light, like a spear thrown by a god, crashed down on the top of the sacred tree of Yinshan.

The sacred tree trembled, its beam of light blazing intensely, and a tall figure could be vaguely seen slowly emerging from within. Just as those combat boots stepped onto the sacred tree, the entire beam of light suddenly receded, revealing Chen Yuan clad in tattered silver armor!

His silver armor was riddled with cracks, except for the Taotie-patterned armor plate on his chest, which remained intact. But the moment he looked down, the eyes beneath his disheveled sideburns shone with an astonishing light, like a divine sword with unparalleled sharpness!

"Chen Yuan!"

When Helian Shan below saw who it was, his eyes, which were gleaming with a bluish divine light, suddenly narrowed.
"You're actually still alive?"

He stood up, put his hands behind his back, and soared upwards, his tone surprised.

At the top of the sacred tree of Yinshan, Chen Yuan stood on a branch, and the branches beneath his feet seemed to come alive, gathering together at his feet.

His eyes were like cold stars, and his tone was ambiguous, neither warm nor cold.
"how?"

"Has Chen returned alive, disappointing the Grand Preceptor?"

Helian Shan's narrowed eyes flickered, their murky depths revealing a cunning and calculating air. He paced through the clouds and mist.

"How can you say that, Lord Chen!"

"Now that Shu is facing an unprecedented crisis, I am overjoyed that Lord Chen has returned. However, there was an accident in that wretched place before, and many people perished. I thought that Lord Chen had met with an accident and would not be able to return. I was so saddened that my Great Qian lost a great general!"

His voice was deep and powerful, with a good balance of intensity, and it actually sounded quite convincing.

"But I heard that during the time I was missing, the Grand Preceptor offered my cave and sacred tree to the celestial beings who descended from heaven, and also punished my soldiers!" Chen Yuan's voice was cold as he stepped down, and with each step, the silver branches gathered up to form steps.

At the same time, with each step he took, a vibration like the beat of a drum resounded, causing a strong wind to rise, making the clouds and mist surge. The wind howled and also blew Chen Yuan's long hair at his temples, revealing his sharp eyes as he looked down at the two bright moons formed by the silver leaves of the sacred tree.

Helian Shan frowned when he saw Chen Yuan's unfriendly tone. He didn't actually have any grudge against Chen Yuan, but he didn't think his decision was wrong. Everything was for the greater good and for the court.

However, this imperial inspector, appointed by the court, was unruly and, just like before, couldn't distinguish the situation. Just like in the burial ground, even though he acknowledged the general's great military achievements, he found it hard to like him.

After all, what the court and His Majesty need are obedient ministers!

"The imperial court believed that Lord Chen had fallen and ordered me to take over this place."

"I believe these decisions are entirely appropriate!"

He spoke expressionlessly, unwilling to waste any more words.
"If Lord Chen is going to punish me for this, then let it go. I don't want things to look too bad on the surface."

As he spoke, the deep wrinkles on the Grand Preceptor's face deepened around his eyes.

The air suddenly became still, and undercurrents surged.

In that brief moment, a cold snort exploded like a thunderclap.

"Grand Preceptor Helian, I remember you were instructed to handle everything properly. What is this person's intention now? We have no time to play games with you."

"Now that those people outside have dared to injure my mount, since you can't control your men, I'll discipline them on your behalf!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a silver leaf flew out from one of the bright moons and actually cut through the space in the clouds.

A menacing black spatial rift was frantically spewing out the surrounding clouds, emitting a piercing shriek, and twisting folds appeared all around.

The silver leaf shot silently into the space, transforming into a blade capable of cleaving through space, concealing a great terror within.

But at that moment, the sea of ​​clouds around the crack suddenly boiled and gathered into a giant hand that reached the sky. With a powerful momentum that could crush everything, it slammed down on the black crack.

The moment they made contact, the black crack suddenly expanded several times over, attempting to crush the giant hand, but the five fingers suddenly tightened, and a tremendous force erupted from within like a tsunami.

Finally, with a dull thud,

"boom"

The black crack suddenly shattered.

"what?"

In that instant, Helian Shan’s turbid eyes burst forth with a terrifying light, his eyes revealing most of the whites as he stared intently at Chen Yuan diagonally above him!

His eyelids twitched.

There, Chen Yuan raised one hand, and on his palm, a silver leaf swirled and spun, unable to break free.

At the same time, a fierce wind arose, and the air around it suddenly exploded. The wind howled fiercely like ten thousand horses galloping, causing the clouds above to surge and swirl into a huge vortex. A terrifying aura slowly rose, startling the wind and thunder.

Chen Yuan stood there, his eyes opening and closing, two tangible golden rays looking at the silver leaf in his hand, then turning to the two "bright moons" in the sky.

"You two must be what are called celestial beings!"

"Today, I, Chen, would like to broaden my horizons and see what the legendary celestial beings look like."

As his domineering tone fell, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes, and his raised hand suddenly clenched its five fingers, instantly crushing the silver leaf in his palm into dust with tremendous force.

As the silver leaf shattered, the two halos of light composed of countless leaves from the sacred Yinshan tree scattered like butterflies, and a series of explosions suddenly erupted.

He controlled the spirit of the sacred tree of Yinshan. These two "celestial beings" forcibly plundered the tree's essence, so they were naturally subdued.

"Chen Yuan!"

"what are you doing?"

Helian Shan's wrinkled face darkened, and he gave a deep shout, but it was too late to stop him.

As the two "bright moons" in the sky disintegrated, turning into countless silver stardust, followed by a deafening explosion, the bright moons completely collapsed, and two silver torrents scattered like thousands of starlight.

However, two angry snorts came from within.

Suddenly, a law of heaven and earth descended upon this void. The swirling clouds seemed to be paused, or as if the wind had turned back and time had reversed, the myriad starlight scattered and then gathered again.

Two beams of silver light shone brilliantly, shaping two figures that resembled gods and demons.

As light and shadow solidify, the colors of heaven and earth change, and a vast celestial sound explodes, scattering the surrounding clouds in an endless stream.

"A martial arts saint among men!"

"My majesty is equal to the might of Heaven, my wrath to the punishment of Heaven, and my corpses will fall upon millions. How dare you raise your arms?"

As Chen Yuan felt the oppressive force emanating from the void, a fierce wind pressing down on him, his eyes narrowed, golden light within them blazing like fire. Instead of retreating, the light burned even more intensely.

The so-called celestial beings don't seem to be so terrifying!
The concept of Celestial Beings, as I heard from the temple priest of the Martial Temple, refers to a special existence above the Martial Saint. Celestial Beings need to experience the Five Signs of Decay of Celestial Beings, and also need to go through birth, aging, sickness, and death, and reincarnation. Only by getting rid of the Five Signs of Decay can they advance further. When they are weak, they are human; when they are strong, they are celestial beings. Their strength fluctuates greatly.

“zheng”

A sharp, menacing cry suddenly rang out.

Chen Yuan's brow crease was torn open, revealing a heavenly eye, whose radiant light illuminated the void where the two celestial beings stood.

Then, they were startled to see that from the deep, unfathomable sky, in that void indistinguishable to the naked eye, chains of light extended down and disappeared into the two celestial figures.

They are multicolored, red like molten fire, blue like thunder, gold like a sharp edge, and black like an abyss. Profound Dao patterns flow on them, circulating on the bodies of the celestial beings like chains, imprisoning their internal organs and physical bodies. Some are broken, while others are intact.

From his celestial eye, they appeared strangely grotesque and ferocious! As soon as he arrived, he noticed that these guys were devouring the essence of the sacred tree to nourish themselves, having stripped his sacred tree bare. He became suspicious, after all, he had personally been to that forbidden area and knew a little about it. Those immortal monarchs had failed in their attempt to ascend to the upper realm, and these celestial beings who descended to the lower realm naturally had to pay the price.

Chen Yuan's gaze suddenly sharpened; it seemed that this world imposed restrictions on celestial beings from the lower realms.

This is an opportunity!

Suddenly, with a flick of his wrist, a dragon's roar arose, and golden flames burst forth, then coalesced in his hand, and a three-pointed, double-edged spear was swung out.

His eyes were filled with fighting spirit, and his voice boomed like thunder.

"Excuse me, this is my territory. Today, I, your humble servant, request that you two celestial beings get out!"

With a stomp of his foot, golden light and blood-red energy soared into the sky, revealing the aura of a martial saint!
Meanwhile, on the other side, outside the cave, another battlefield was raging fiercely.

The leaden-gray clouds, with lightning and thunder, and the howling of heaven and earth, resembled chaos.

Two of the strange beasts appeared.

On the left is a beast, entirely crimson red, with a massive body resembling both an ox and a bear, bearing six legs and four wings. Its wings spread out, blotting out the sky and sun, yet it has no eyes or nose, only a fleshy growth on its back that emits a ghostly light.

It suddenly flapped its wings, all four wings striking the void simultaneously, instantly distorting the space within several miles and producing a crisp sound like shattering glass.

"Roar—" A roar that was neither human nor golden burst forth from the tumor. The beast stomped its six legs and tore open dozens of dark cracks on the spot. The spatial turbulence surging out of the cracks moved like venomous snakes. The most terrifying thing was its four wings. With each flap, hundreds of blades of energy transformed from spatial turbulence shot out, cutting the sky into countless pieces.

The other demon, with a blue face and fangs, stood two hundred feet tall. Its blood-red hair resembled that of a fierce ghost. It had a male body but a female appearance, and its body was surrounded by thick, black miasma. It held a green steel fork in its hand. Even more terrifying were its eyes, which shot out two blood-red beams of light. Evil energy permeated its surroundings. This demon thrust its steel fork into the void, and instantly a blood-red barrier spread rapidly, from which countless sharp spikes emerged.

The two strange beasts intertwined their supernatural powers, displaying extreme ferocity and destructive power, causing heaven and earth to weep.

Amidst the fierce battle, a figure in purple-gold armor revealed a majestic form, shaking the heavens, wielding a halberd that shattered everything in its path.

"Get out of here!"

A domineering roar.

The purple-gold armored figure charged directly into the spatial rift, its scales shattering without a care. It suddenly emerged from another spatial rift, closing in on the blue-faced yaksha, and cleaved the mountain with its halberd.

The yaksha clasped his hands together, held his steel fork horizontally, and let out a piercing shriek that tore through the eardrums, echoing through the sky.

But with a loud crash, the Blue-Faced Yaksha let out a sharp scream and was slammed off the clouds.

Then, the purple-gold armored spear swept across the spatial energy blade, its figure tearing through the void, and it fought a fierce battle with the powerful six-legged, four-winged beast as it traversed the void rifts.

Half a cup of tea later, a blood flower quietly bloomed in a dark crack.

Then, bang, bang, bang, the cracks shattered one by one, exploding in the void.

The strange beast emerged from the last crack, a wing severed from its body, and let out a piercing, angry cry like a child.

"How dare a commoner like me do such a thing?"

"I will go and ask the Heavenly Emperor to unleash divine punishment upon you, annihilating you both body and soul!"

The beast roared angrily, transformed into a streak of purple light, and swiftly rushed into the cave to invite the celestial beings.

The next second, the imposing figure clad in purple-gold armor crashed through the void and appeared, his eyes flashing with a chilling light as he hurled his halberd at the fleeing beast.

Like thunder and lightning!
Its power is astonishing!
The fleeing beast had one wing severed, the distance between them closing rapidly. Sensing the chilling killing intent, it finally showed fear on its face.

At this moment, another loud shout arose.
"General Qi, you mustn't be foolish!"

"Stop him quickly, lest he ruin His Majesty's important plans."

Someone inside the cave exclaimed in surprise.

Then, several large hands suddenly materialized in the air and grabbed fiercely at the lightning-fast halberd.

"boom"

"boom"

"boom"

Several dragon and tiger auras made their moves in succession.

The halberd pierced through several large hands before finally being caught by a dazzling silver hand.

Then, several powerful figures with imposing auras rose from the ground and blocked the figure in purple and gold armor.

Among them were the Demon-Suppressing General of Liangzhou, the Grand Commander of the Dragon-Protecting Army of Guanzhong, and a dragon and tiger from the Gongyang family.
"Qi Tian, ​​stop! Don't let a moment of anger ruin everything."

Some people frowned and spoke, while others' eyes flickered.

The one wearing the purple-gold armor was none other than Qi Tian, ​​the Demon-Suppressing General of the Daoist Guild of Jiannan. His aura far surpassed that of the many dragons and tigers, and he looked coldly at the people blocking his way.

Watching these people protect the strange beast behind them.

The beast stared intently at Qi Tian with its pair of purple demonic eyes. Suddenly, it grinned, its eyes flashing with malice, as if telling Qi Tian that he was doomed.

Then, they headed deeper into the cave.

But soon,

"boom"

There was a loud noise.

The entire cave suddenly shook violently, even the void itself trembled, and many people lost their balance, staggering and nearly falling over.

"Look!"

someone exclaimed.

Deep within the cave, amidst the vast expanse of clouds and mist, the clouds suddenly surged, and then, a floating island high above suddenly exploded.

Amidst the flying dust from the exploding boulders, a massive head emerged.

It was a huge, bronze-colored head, so huge that its awe was beyond description.

The entire floating island is several miles in size.

A single head takes up almost the entire size.

No matter what kind of dragon or tiger image it is, it can't compare to the size of a head.

After the head crashed into the floating island, its狰狞 (zhengning - ferocious/hideous) face, accompanied by a terrifying roar emanating from its throat, was revealed.
Then the clouds continued to press down, and a colossal body, as if forged from ancient black iron, tilted and fell down, emitting a deafening roar.

It looked like something hit him and knocked him down!
At that moment, everyone's eyes widened and they gasped.

This colossal body, comparable to a pillar of heaven, can only be described as being created by a celestial being!
But what could possibly defeat a celestial being? (End of Chapter)