Chapter 234 - 234 A Scheme Within a Scheme

234 A Scheme Within a Scheme

At this moment, Ma Lu could not help but freeze on the spot.

An intense look of shock appeared in its eyes. Xia Donghai had nine Mystical Wheels. How was this possible?

As everyone knew, no matter what race or clan one was from and no matter what cultivation method one used, the highest level that one could achieve was eight Mystical Wheels. This seemed to be some kind of destiny limit that no one had ever been able to break.

However, the impossible was happening right in front of it!

As soon as Xia Donghai’s ninth Mystical Wheel appeared, it immediately integrated with the first eight Mystical Wheels and connected all of them together, like an emperor who ruled over all Dao. The eight Mystical Wheels all had different powers. Under the control of the ninth Mystical Wheel, they moved side by side in tandem. They behaved like a surging Yuanqing River that slapped the sky and surged forward in a mighty manner!

“You… what?!”

“I was wondering who was spying on me. I didn’t expect it to be you.”

Feng Xia shook his head calmly. Without another word, he activated the strongest divine power that the Azure Dragon incarnation possessed—

The Taiyi Azure Dragon Sky Splitting Technique!

“For you to be able to sneak in, you must be quite capable, and lucky as well. Unfortunately, why do you have to provoke me?”

The Azure Dragon incarnation shook his head casually and one of his palms transformed into a dragon claw that pushed forward. Before the claw approached, the surrounding ground had already exploded, sending soil and rocks flying as deep fissures were torn open!

Feng Xia let out a long sigh. “I just want to cultivate quietly.”

“You—”

At this moment, a look of fear appeared in Ma Lu’s eyes.

The surrounding world seemed to have been frozen. Its body was completely stiff and it could not move at all. It could only watch as the dragon claw descended and tore it into pieces!

Hiss—

In the void, the shiny black horse fell down and was cut in half on the spot.

However, Feng Xia did not just stop there.

Rumble—

Rumble rumble—

His expression was cold as he attacked again with lightning speed, adding more than 10 strikes of the Taiyi Azure Dragon Sky Splitting Technique.

The Taiyi Azure Dragon Sky Splitting Technique was one of the top inheritances of the East Sea Flood Dragon Clan. Since it had already been revealed to someone, that person must be eliminated.

A moment later, the violent tremors finally subsided.

By the time the dust settled, the Azure Dragon incarnation had already gone far away. With a wave of his hand, he left without taking anything.

On the spot, there was only a huge pit that was 1,000 feet wide and more than 100 feet deep, as if it was telling the story of the intense battle just now.

“Interesting, really interesting…”

A full day later.

A faint sound suddenly came from the deep pit.

Some shattered soil and rocks flew up and were pushed to the sides by an invisible force. Finally, a trace of blood was revealed at the bottom of the deep pit. This trace of blood trembled and slowly left the ground, condensing into the shape of a black horse again.

However, at this moment, the divine light in the black horse’s eyes was completely different.

It was filled with haughtiness and had an insufferably arrogant bearing. Anyone who looked it in the eyes would feel that strong sense of aggressiveness.

“This fellow’s background can be considered rare. Unfortunately, being rare doesn’t mean being powerful.”

The black horse shook its head and muttered to itself, “However, since the twelfth door has been destroyed, I can only use this last resort and temporarily borrow this body.”

For a moment, the Demon Clan’s Holy Son felt rather gloomy.

He originally thought that he had found news about Jiao Jiao, but he did not expect it to be just a smokescreen. Ma Lu and Xia Donghai, two little fellows whose cultivation levels were only at the first level of the Dao Platform Realm, were actually so bold that they even dared to deceive him, the Holy Son!

“Speaking of which, it’s all thanks to this little fellow called Ma Lu. If not for him trying to act smart, I might still be trapped outside the Demon Imperial Tombs, let alone be able to discover… that this Xia Donghai is also related to the East Sea Flood Dragon Clan!”

As the Holy Son thought of this, his mood improved a little.

Although he did not manage to capture Jiao Jiao directly, he could not be wrong about the divine power that Xia Donghai used. It was one of the top inheritances of the East Sea Flood Dragon Clan—the Taiyi Azure Dragon Sky Splitting Technique!

“If not for the fact that his cultivation level is so far from Jiao Jiao’s level, I almost think that… this Xia Donghai is actually Jiao Jiao in disguise… As expected, the East Sea Flood Dragon Clan is able to survive even after death. The clan was clearly exterminated, but two great talents were still born!”

However, Xia Donghai’s cultivation level was really too weak.

Previously, outside the Demon Imperial Tombs, the Holy Son had once sent two traces of energy separately towards Xia Donghai and Ma Lu in order to show them the wanted image of Jiao Jiao. However, after that, the two traces did not just disappear. Instead, they quietly resided in the bodies of these two individuals!

It was just that Ma Lu and Xia Donghai did not notice it at all.

This was also the reason why he could still see Ma Lu even though it ran into the Demon Imperial Tombs.

Furthermore, the trace of energy hidden in Xia Donghai’s body constantly reflected his situation. From the change in his cultivation to the rise and fall of his blood essence, and even the trajectory of his divine power when he attacked, everything could be seen clearly by the Holy Son. There was no secret at all.

At this moment, the black horse’s body still looked a little illusory.

The Holy Son sighed and did not continue to condense it. In his eyes, Ma Lu’s cultivation was really too weak, but he had no choice. He had been plotted against by Xia Donghai and was still trapped outside the Demon Imperial Tombs at the moment. If not he did not use this method, he would probably not be fated with the opening of the Demon Imperial Tombs!

“Xia Donghai… cherish your last moments.”

The Holy Son took a deep breath. His eyes were like torches that illuminated the world. Soon, he seemed to have sensed something and his eyes locked on a small mountain in the distance.

Half a day later, the small mountain suddenly collapsed and a black horse walked out. Its body had already completely solidified.

The aura he revealed had already reached the Dao Platform Realm!

“Next, I need to recover to the Primal Core Realm as soon as possible,” the Holy Son whispered, his expression unchanged. “When I reach the Primal Core Realm, I’ll get rid of that Xia Donghai! Of course, before that, I can’t let him continue to be carefree…”

Suddenly, a violent explosion mixed with a faint tremor came from the end of the ground.

Sensing something, the Holy Son looked into the distance and saw divine light rushing into the sky. There were also roars and explosions while all kinds of fluctuations mixed together. It was obvious that an intense battle was taking place!

The Holy Son’s heart skipped a beat. “This aura… It’s as if an ancient treasure has appeared!”

He flew forward without any hesitation. Along the way, a few bold demon beasts charged at him, but in the next moment, they were all cut down from their horses. Finally, the Holy Son arrived at a devastated valley.

Deep in the valley, someone was shouting.

“Don’t let it get away—”

“Catch it!!”

Whoosh—

The next moment.

A green stream of light tore through the air. The Holy Son smiled faintly and spat out some magical power, turning it into an unbreakable net that blocked the stream of light.

“This treasure belongs to me. Do any of you have any objections?”

He shook his horse’s hooves and transformed into a handsome young man in blue, wearing a golden crown on his head and looking down at everyone.

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