Heaven-Dominating Martial Emperor

Inside the Imprisoned Dragon Grotto Heaven.

The shimmering lake rippled as a snow-white form, like that of a mermaid, darted through the water, startling the immortal cranes drinking at the shore.

The cranes cried out, spread their wings, and flew high into the air.

The snow-white form surfaced, revealing its head. It was the grotto-spirit, in the guise of Fairy Luoxia!

At this moment, however, a blush colored her cheeks. Her beautiful, captivating eyes would occasionally cast a resentful glance toward the upright figure sitting motionless on the shore.

The young man was like an old monk in deep meditation. His eyes were shut tight as dense Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi gathered from all directions and flowed into his body.

Behind him, the phantom of a golden Spiritual Sea appeared, surging and roiling like a magnificent golden flame.

'This guy... how can he just cultivate so casually, as if nothing happened at all...'

The grotto-spirit ground her teeth in frustration. Her lively, sparkling eyes seemed to hold a thousand unspoken words.

She couldn't believe it. After Ye Chen had spent two full days... tormenting her... he had finally stopped, only to start cultivating as if he had nothing to do with it.

He hadn't offered a single word of comfort. He was like a dense block of wood.

'But still, why is the Spiritual Sea behind him golden?'

The grotto-spirit noticed this unusual sight, and for a moment, her heart was filled with confusion.

Even in her endless eons of existence, she had never seen a Spiritual Sea of this color.

She felt an indescribable sense of majesty and sanctity emanating from Ye Chen. That golden Spiritual Sea was like the radiant light in which a saint bathed, inspiring awe and reverence.

"Hm?"

'Spiritual Qi is pouring into the Imprisoned Dragon Grotto Heaven.'

'It seems the Spiritual Qi tide has arrived.'

Ye Chen suddenly opened his eyes, and his gaze immediately fell upon the pair of beautiful, resentful eyes not far away.

"Hmph!"

"So you noticed too."

The grotto-spirit rose from the water, her three thousand strands of black hair draped wetly down her back. Her delicate features and curvaceous figure seemed like the most miraculously sculpted creation in the entire universe, a beauty so stunning it could stir the soul.

Ye Chen was taken aback. He too noticed the strangeness in the grotto-spirit's tone.

For some reason, although the grotto-spirit still wore the appearance of Fairy Luoxia, she could no longer seem to maintain that cold and aloof demeanor.

Her beautiful eyes were incredibly expressive, and especially when looking at Ye Chen, they seemed to hold a thousand words she yearned to speak.

Ye Chen didn't understand the change in the grotto-spirit, so he simply said flatly, "Yes, I noticed."

"Looks like it's time for me to go all out!"

Ye Chen's gaze sharpened. He looked at the Heaven-Devouring Earth-Swallowing Array before him, ready to activate it at any moment.

'In one day, it can crush someone at the Peak of Primordial Mansion Realm, and in three days, it can overwhelm a Divinity Transformation Realm cultivator?'

'I'd like to see just how many days I can last!'

Ye Chen's eyes flashed, his fighting spirit soaring!

Seeing Ye Chen's confident expression, the grotto-spirit's gaze flickered, but she still reminded him, "You absolutely must not force it. The moment you feel you can't hold on, you should leave this place at once."

"Once upon a time, countless cultivators just like you were unwilling to leave the Dragon Prison Cave and saw this Spiritual Power tide as a great opportunity."

"But in the end, every single one of them was reduced to ash in the torrent of rapidly surging Spiritual Power, their bodies and souls utterly destroyed!"

"I don't want to have just found a master only to return to silence so soon."

Looking at the grotto-spirit's cold, fairy-like appearance, Ye Chen couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle. "We're already so familiar with each other. Why do you still insist on putting on this Fairy Luoxia act?"

"What nonsense are you spouting?" The grotto-spirit frowned slightly, her tone a mix of feigned anger and indignation. "This is a life-and-death matter! I'm giving you a kind reminder, and you're flirting with me?"

"Don't worry, I would never treat this as a joke." Ye Chen's smile vanished. His gaze was as sharp as a sword, his voice firm and resonant!

"I will also remember your kindness."

"Don't you wish to travel and see the great mountains and rivers of the outside world? In the future, I will find a suitable body for you. Then, you can be like a human, free from the confines of the Imprisoned Dragon Grotto Heaven."

With that, Ye Chen said no more. He began to fully circulate the Demon God's World-Shaking Record, absorbing the increasingly dense Spiritual Qi in the vicinity.

"Hmph!"

"Anyone can talk big. If you want to find a suitable body for me, you'll need to work much harder with that paltry cultivation of yours."

The grotto-spirit watched Ye Chen coolly, her expression as cold as ever.

But as she turned away, a faint smile unconsciously appeared on her face.

...

"It's been six hours since the Spiritual Qi tide began!"

"Over these past six hours, the density of Spiritual Qi in the Dragon Prison Cave has become terrifying! Before, I could still cultivate here, and the efficiency was much higher than outside, but now, I can't hold on anymore!"

"It's not just you. They say that even cultivators below the Primordial Mansion Realm are in danger now!"

"In my opinion, if you don't have the cultivation of the Peak of Spirit Sea Realm, you shouldn't stay here. We should all leave the Dragon Prison Cave now, before something terrible happens!"

"That's right! At this rate, it won't be long before that brat at the Third Layer of the Spirit Sea Realm has to show himself! Once we catch him, we'll naturally withdraw from the Dragon Prison Cave!"

"..."

At the edge of the Broken Continent, the crowd stared at the hazy starlight before them, an unceasing buzz of discussion rising from all around.

As the Spiritual Qi tide continued for about six hours, cultivators below the Primordial Mansion Realm were now at risk of death.

Most people began to retreat. After all, with so many Primordial Mansion Realm masters present, even if Ye Chen appeared, it wouldn't be their turn to act.

Thus, no matter how unwilling the Spirit Sea Realm cultivators were, they could only withdraw from the Dragon Prison Cave at this point.

Many people were filled with doubt.

Everyone had realized that this trip to the Dragon Prison Cave was completely different from previous ones.

No one had expected the inside of the Dragon Prison Cave to be such a desolate and dilapidated scene.

It was completely different from the paradise-like grotto heaven they had imagined.

Only Ye Chen had somehow managed to enter a hidden space.

The crowd had yet to find any trace of him, and to this day, they had no idea what his situation was.

"Hmph!"

"Although that brat is only at the Third Layer of the Spirit Sea Realm on the surface, his actual combat strength is astonishing. He can even kill Primordial Mansion Realm cultivators!"

"It's not surprising he has managed to survive in the Spiritual Qi tide until now!"

Saint Mother Jinglian stared at the starry sky before her, her tone indifferent. "But I estimate he'll reach his limit in less than two days."