The Dragonwave River spanned tens of thousands of miles between the Northwest and the Southern Wasteland. Looking down from the sky, one would only feel that the river was like a giant dragon spiraling in the sky. The surging river water was like a giant dragon roaring ceaselessly.
According to legend, the Dragonwave River had existed since ancient times.
It was said that in the Heaven Domain, a divine dragon beast violated the laws of heaven and was sent down to the mortal world. It was forever suppressed in the Northwest and Southern Wasteland. The divine dragon beast was unwilling to be suppressed and struggled all day long, wanting to escape from this place. But after tens of thousands of years, it still couldn't escape. In the end, its divine power was exhausted and it died here. The dragon's body formed the current Dragonwave River, and the dragon's blood formed the current surging river water.
Regarding this legend, many people treated it as a story. They wouldn't take it to heart after hearing it.
However, there was indeed a strange place in this great river.
On the fifteenth of every month, there definitely wouldn't be any boats that dared to travel on this river.
The locals said that because there were water ghosts in this great river, they would definitely come out on the fifteenth of every month to take human lives.
There was already a lot of history that proved this saying. On the fifteenth of every month, there would definitely be death.
Originally, some people thought that it should be the spirit beasts in the water that were causing trouble. Later on, the Great River Sect and the Dragon Sea Pavilion both sent experts to investigate. In the end, they didn't return. All of them were inexplicably sucked into the great river. Even the boats and corpses were never seen again.
Later on, there were also Earth Sovereign Stage experts from the two sects who sneaked into the great river in order to solve this problem and restore the great river to calmness.
Who knew that the Earth Sovereign Stage experts of the two sects actually didn't return.
This matter shook both the Northwest and Southern Wasteland. Because of this, the Dragonwave River had another fierce name, "Dragon Death River."
Since then, no one dared to travel on the fifteenth of the month.
… …
Tonight wasn't the night of the fifteenth. The great river was supposed to be calm and tranquil, and there shouldn't be any strange things happening.
However, Ling Xiao was roaring incessantly just now, shaking the great river and causing the fish spirit to die.
Quietly, an astonishing change occurred under the great river. It seemed that something was starting to awaken.
On the surface of the river, Ling Xiao felt the surging energy and became extremely confident. Even if he encountered an Earth Sovereign Rank powerhouse now, he would still have the courage to fight.
He checked the condition of his body and found that his meridians, acupoints, internal organs, and all other physiological functions had turned into a sparkling and noble yellow instead of a normal color. However, the vitality emitted by this color was even more vigorous than the normal color. The energy was circulating, giving people a feeling that it would never decline.
His dantian was surrounded by three layers of dense Qi energy that protected it heavily. Tiny divine radiances were unceasingly revolving around it like lightning. Finally, it seemed to form a small golden dragon that was full of spirituality. It looked very mystical and sacred.
"The Ancient Emperor's Divine Skill is really magical. Although I'm still at the Initial Success of the Fourth Transformation, the Bone Refining, the defensive ability of my body seems to have changed again. Now, even if I'm hit by an Earth Sovereign Rank powerhouse, I won't be injured!"
Ling Xiao murmured as he stared at his pair of golden fists. He then said, "Now that the Three Parts Returning to Yuan Qi has entered the peak of the Fourth Transformation, I definitely have a chance to enter the Fifth Transformation, the Spirit Transformation Realm, in less than a month. The more than one million Xuan Crystals were really worth it!"
"It's time to leave, or else they'll be worried!" Ling Xiao muttered to himself again. He turned around and was about to fly to the other side of the river.
However, at this moment, the sound of raging waves rang out in the river.
"What's that?" Ling Xiao looked down at the river in confusion.
He saw that a huge whirlpool had formed on the surface of the river. The whirlpool grew larger and larger, and the river water spun faster and faster. It was like a bottomless swallowing hole. The damaged ship was sucked in, and the dead fish spirit around it was also sucked in.
The river water surged violently, and the wind from the river blew loudly.
Ling Xiao only felt that his body was being sucked into the eye of the whirlpool by the suction force.
"Not good!" Ling Xiao's heart was filled with alarm. He shouted and tried to fly away.
Suddenly, a column of water that was more than ten meters long shot out from the eye of the whirlpool.
The water column was like a rope, binding Ling Xiao.
"Get out of my way!" Ling Xiao roared. His body was covered in a demonic blue flame, trying to resist the water column.
Unfortunately, the water column was extremely fierce, and in an instant, it wrapped around him and pulled him into the river.
"Oh no!" Ling Xiao struggled with all his might, and his strength reached its peak, but it was still to no avail.
Whoosh!
Ling Xiao cried out in alarm, and his whole body was brought into the eye of the whirlpool by the water column.
On the other side of the river, the Demon Emperor noticed that something was wrong with Ling Xiao. He turned into a bolt of lightning and flew toward Ling Xiao.
When he arrived near Ling Xiao, he just happened to see Ling Xiao being dragged into the river.
"What … what's going on?" The Demon Emperor looked at the whirlpool in shock.
"Is it a water spirit beast?"
The Demon Emperor frowned. He raised his hands high, and waves of black spirit mist gathered toward him.
"Go!" The Demon Emperor shouted. The black mist turned into a huge ball of energy and smashed toward the whirlpool.
Rumble!
The river water was thrown into the air, and countless waves splashed in all directions.
However, not only did the whirlpool not disappear, but the suction force became stronger and stronger. The Demon Emperor could feel the terrifying suction force even from a hundred meters away.
Another column of water shot up into the sky.
The Demon Emperor was already on guard. He casually threw a punch, and the water column scattered.
Whoosh whoosh!
After the water column was scattered, several more columns of water, which were even bigger, shot toward the Demon Emperor.
"Something's wrong!"
The Demon Emperor was once an ambitious and ruthless person. He had fought countless battles in his life, and there was nothing he hadn't seen before. Facing the water column that was coming at him, he didn't panic at all. He continued to punch with his black fists.
"The water force is so strong!"
This time, the Demon Emperor used all his strength, but he still couldn't disperse the water column. Two of the water columns were already flying toward his body.
The Demon Emperor didn't dare to stay any longer. He instantly soared into the sky and quickly escaped.
The water pillar reached several hundred meters in the air and fell down. The sparkling and translucent water droplets looked very beautiful in the night.
The whirlpool gradually closed, and the eye of the whirlpool gradually became smaller. Finally, the surface of the river returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.
The Demon Emperor once again appeared a thousand meters above the whirlpool. He frowned and said, "Nothing should have happened. Otherwise, my divine soul would have definitely been injured." He paused for a moment before saying, "There must be some great ferocious creature in this river. Otherwise, how could the water have its own consciousness to attack? Forget it, I won't be able to live well if you die. I hope you can turn misfortune into blessing."
Then, the Demon Emperor turned around and flew back to the other side of the river.
Xuan Yao woke up from his meditation and asked, "Did something happen to Brother Ling?"
The Demon Emperor nodded. "He was brought into the river by some unknown thing."
Xuan Yao revealed a suspicious expression and took out a small turtle shell from his spatial ring.
The Demon Emperor's pupils shrank when he saw this small turtle shell, and a faint ominous light flashed in his old eyes.
"Did you recognize something?" Xuan Yao raised his pale face and asked the Demon Emperor lightly.
"Profound Secrets Sect, Tian Jizi!" The Demon Emperor replied with narrowed eyes.
"I know you can see it because you're already someone who should have died, but you're still alive and well, right?" Xuan Yao asked the Demon Emperor.
The Demon Emperor didn't answer and just stared coldly at Xuan Yao. After a while, he said, "Aren't you afraid that I'll kill you?"
"So what if I die?!"
Xuan Yao sighed and continued, "My Profound Secrets Sect only has one successor, and I was born as the new generation's Tian Jizi to assist the new generation's Holy Emperor in achieving supreme hegemony. You were already a Demon King who should have died long ago, and your hands are stained with the blood of countless people. Now that the Holy Emperor has given you a new life, have you never thought about assisting the new generation's Holy Emperor in achieving prestige?"
"Haha, don't try to fool me with your Profound Secrets Sect's tricks. This Emperor was already an overlord five thousand years ago, so why would I need to borrow the strength of others to achieve prestige? Moreover, his strength is so mediocre, so how could he be worthy of my assistance?" The Demon Emperor looked up to the sky and laughed.
"Hmph, he's only twenty years old, but he's already reached the King Rank and is a high-grade alchemist. He also has a mysterious treasure that even he can't explain. All of this proves that his future is limitless, and he'll become the true ruler of the continent. When that time comes, breaking through the Saint Realm and becoming a god is just around the corner. Have you never thought about going to the Heaven Domain to see the world outside?
Have you never thought about going to the Heaven Domain to take a look at the world outside? "Xuan Yao spoke in a tone that was neither servile nor overbearing.
"Don't praise him to such an exaggerated degree. Even if his Tenbin is astonishing and his luck is great, so what?
Throughout history, there have been countless geniuses, but how many of them have been able to stand at the peak of the world? They're always in the limelight, arrogant and conceited, but in the end, they still die young, "the Demon Emperor retorted.
"He's different from other geniuses. He's the new generation's Holy Emperor!" Xuan Yao said solemnly.
"The Holy Emperor?
Let alone the Holy Emperor, even a god might fall one day, "the Demon Emperor said disdainfully.
"It doesn't matter if you believe it or not. Sooner or later, you'll have to submit to him." Xuan Yao didn't want to argue any further.
"Hmph, you have nothing to say. Now let's settle the old grudge between you and your Xuanji Gate. Back then, your Xuanji Gate's sixteenth generation disciple joined forces with many people from the so-called righteous faction to besiege me, almost causing my life to hang by a thread. But in the end, I still managed to kill six emperors and 18 Celestial Venerables. I'll settle this debt with you now," the Demon Emperor said angrily.
A few thousand years ago, the Demon Emperor had slaughtered his entire life and gained a vicious and evil reputation.
However, there was one time when he was surrounded by countless experts from the righteous faction. He was surrounded by danger and almost lost his life.
It was only after he escaped that he found out that the Xuanji Gate's Tianji Zi had calculated his whereabouts and informed those sects that had enmity with him. Those sects had joined forces to hunt him down.
This matter had always been on his mind, and he couldn't forget it. He had two greatest wishes in his life. One was to kill that Tianji Zi and wipe out the Xuanji Gate's lineage, and the other was to kill the subordinates who had betrayed him and take back his own foundation.
"The fate of thousands of years ago came and went, and thousands of years later, the karma will return. Let bygones be bygones, and let bygones be bygones. Why must you be so stubborn?" Xuan Yao sighed.
"Bullshit! This emperor will kill you to vent the hatred in my heart!" The Demon Emperor cursed and wanted to kill Xuan Yao.