189: Chapter 188 Ranseihai

The residual heat of Chiyang Mountain had not yet dissipated, and the restless Fire Spiritual Qi of Fentian City was gradually receding behind Lin Chen.

The Flying Boat skimmed over high mountains and lofty ridges, the scenery before his eyes shifting from a dull crimson to a boundless azure, though that blue held a heart-palpitating depth and Chaos.

The Chaotic Star Sea, this forbidden sea area located at the edge of the Second Heaven, was a paradise for countless outlaws and the richest yet filthiest breeding ground in this world. There was no unified order like that of the Divine Fire Palace here; there was only the naked Law of the jungle. More importantly, for the increasingly large Lin Family, the support of a single city could no longer keep up with the speed of the Family's expansion.

"Lord, according to the information integrated from the Tiangong Workshop and the Sword Washing Pool, resource output in the Chaotic Star Sea has been exhausted in recent years, with the opening of the 'Sea God Ruins' every sixty years being the only variable." Su Qingge stood beside Lin Chen, her silver ribbon fluttering in the wind as she pointed toward the distorted sea area ahead. "But there are not only violent sea beasts there, but also three overlords who are mortal enemies of each other."

Lin Chen nodded slightly, the landscape of the Chaotic Star Sea surfacing in his mind: the wealthy "Azure Sea Merchant Alliance" which controlled the trade lifelines; the cruel and bloodthirsty "Blood Fiend Sect" with its extreme Cultivation Techniques; and the "Ethereal Moon Palace," a group that considered themselves aloof and harbored extreme hatred toward men.

Especially the Ethereal Moon Palace; in this cultivation world where women outnumbered men, they had almost become synonymous with extreme feminism. In the sea area under the jurisdiction of the Ethereal Moon Palace, if a man dared to step foot inside, his end was often being chopped up to feed the fish.

[Ding! Detected that the host has entered the Chaotic Star Sea area, triggering long-term mission: [Conquest and Procreation of the Chaotic Star Sea]!] [Mission Description: Establish absolute hegemony in the Chaotic Star Sea and take women with the "Profound Yin Sacred Physique" or related special Physiques into your household.] [Current Reward Preview: Ancient "Stage-Breaking Pill" remnant Pill Formula, improvement of Family heritage, and an opportunity for the host's Origin evolution!]

A cold light flashed in Lin Chen's eyes. The System prompt suggested that an extremely rare special Physique was hidden within the Ethereal Moon Palace. If he could take it for himself, the solution to the Family's bottleneck would be close at hand.

Just as the Flying Boat slowly landed on a deserted island on the outskirts of the Chaotic Star Sea, preparing to transfer to a small concealment Magical Artifact for a stealthy investigation, a world-shaking Spiritual Pressure suddenly erupted on the distant sea surface.

"Lord, at the two o'clock direction, there is the aura of high-level practitioners, and the fluctuations are extremely violent." Bai Bingxin gripped the magic sword "reverse scale" in her hand. Clad in a black dress, her originally cold Sword Intent now held a wildness developed by Lin Chen.

Lin Chen raised his hand to signal for silence, and everyone concealed their auras, hiding behind the reef rocks on the cliff.

On the sea surface, two figures were confronting each other in mid-air.

One of them was a young man in black, appearing to be around thirty years old. His body was surrounded by chilling Sword Qi, his eyes were like stars, and the purple lightning longsword in his hand thundered. His aura was heavy to the extreme, clearly having stepped into the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment and even touching the threshold of the Core Formation Stage.

"Is that Shen Lang, known as the number one Genius in a hundred years of the 'Azure Sea Merchant Alliance'?" Iron Heart Orchid whispered with a frown. "I heard he possesses a unique vision and has killed countless opponents of the same rank, and is hailed as the future leader of the Chaotic Star Sea."

Opposite Shen Lang stood an old woman dressed in a blood-colored robe, an inner sect Elder of the Blood Fiend Sect.

"Old hag, hand over the Sea God Fragment, or today I, Shen, shall defy the heavens and slay a Core Formation expert with a Foundation Establishment body!" Shen Lang pointed his longsword to the sky, full of high spirits. In his view, he was only a step away from Core Formation, and with his Family's secret technique, a battle was not out of the question.

"Hehe, ignorant child." The blood-robed old woman gave a sinister laugh.

In the next moment, the old woman did not use any Magic Treasure; she merely took a step forward.

Boom!

A terrifying pressure, as if physical, centered on the old woman and instantly swept across the sea surface for several miles. That was no longer a simple spiritual power fluctuation, but a prototype of the "Domain" after a qualitative change—Core Formation Spiritual Pressure!

The originally majestic Shen Lang, at the moment that Spiritual Pressure descended, felt as if a ten-thousand-ton mountain was pressing down on him, and his entire skeleton made a series of tooth-aching cracking sounds. His proud purple lightning Sword Qi, within that viscous blood-colored Spiritual Pressure, actually became like a frozen icicle, unable to even maintain its form.

"How is it possible... between you and me, there is only one step..." Shen Lang's eyes were bloodshot. He discovered in horror that under this absolute suppression of a major Realm, he had completely lost even the strength to lift a finger.

"One step? This one step is the chasm between mortal and immortal."

The old woman snorted coldly and waved her hand. A blood-red light flashed, and the Genius who was famous throughout the Chaotic Star Sea didn't even have time to scream before his body disintegrated into a cloud of blood mist in the air, and his Divine Soul was also directly crushed by that blood light.

Lin Chen's pupils contracted slightly as he observed from the shadows, his heart filled with awe.

Although he had previously killed the Grand Elder of the Sword Washing Pool and toyed with the Empress in the Second Heaven, and knew the importance of strength, the scene just now gave him an even greater shock. Crossing a major Realm was by no means something that could be smoothed over by simple Magic Treasures or talent. The life level and energy density of a Core Formation powerhouse were a comprehensive crushing of the Foundation Establishment Stage.

"Lord, do not underestimate the enemy. The Laws of the Second Heaven are more stable, and the difficulty of crossing Realms increases exponentially." Su Qingge seemed to sense the change in Lin Chen's emotions, gently squeezing his palm and reminding him softly.

Lin Chen let out a long breath, and his slightly restless state of mind instantly calmed down. "Don't worry, I never fight unprepared battles. This 'Stage-Breaking Pill' is something I, Lin, am determined to obtain."

Just moments after the Elder of the Blood Fiend Sect left, as Lin Chen was about to lead the three women deep into the inner sea, a sudden burst of hurried gasps and disorganized footsteps came from the dense forest below.

A woman covered in blood and wearing the light purple attire of the Ethereal Moon Palace stumbled out of the woods and then collapsed on the reef beach. She tightly protected a pitch-black sandalwood box in her hand, her aura weak to the extreme, clearly at the end of her rope.

"Quick! She's over there! Don't let her escape; that box contains the Pathfinding Lantern for the Sea God Altar!"

From behind, several Disciples of the Blood Fiend Sect arrived with lewd smiles. Although these people were only at the Qi Refining or Early Foundation Establishment Stage, their eyes were filled with greed and lust as they looked at the woman.

"Yo, isn't this 'Fairy Cold Moon' of the Ethereal Moon Palace? Aren't you usually quite arrogant, not even sparing a glance for us male cultivators? Why are you like a dead dog now?"

The woman called Cold Moon looked up, her beautiful eyes full of despair and resolve. She was about to burn her Divine Soul to self-detonate when she was hit by an Immobilization Talisman cast by one of the Disciples.

"Want to die? It's not that easy. Falling into the hands of our Blood Fiend Sect, we'll make sure you taste what it's like to be a woman while you're caught between life and death!"

Lin Chen watched this scene, and Iron Heart Orchid beside him was already brimming with killing intent.

"Lord, although the Ethereal Moon Palace is xenophobic, falling into the hands of these beasts from the Blood Fiend Sect would likely be a fate worse than death."

Lin Chen looked at the black wooden box in the woman's hand and recalled the special Physique mentioned by the System, weighing the situation for an instant.

"Save her."

Lin Chen spat out a single word, and his figure already dropped like a goshawk, his dragon-scale gauntlets flashing with a dark golden fierce light in the darkness.

...

Saving the woman named "Cold Moon" was effortless.

When the bodies of those few Blood Fiend Sect Disciples were swept away by the waves, Lin Chen carried the heavily injured and unconscious Cold Moon back to the inner chamber of the Flying Boat.

The temperature here gradually rose, unlike the cold sea breeze outside. Fairy Cold Moon's light purple palace dress was already in tatters, revealing large patches of snow-like skin cut by Sword Qi. Although she was unconscious, her extremely exquisite face, as bright and clean as a full moon, was pale in a very strange way due to the intense pain and the backlash of some secret technique.

"Lord, there is an extremely strange feminine power in her body that is frantically devouring her vitality." Su Qingge frowned after investigating. "This seems to be a common problem with the Ethereal Moon Palace's Cultivation Techniques. It must be neutralized and guided by Pure Yang Qi; otherwise, even if her injuries heal, her cultivation will completely dissipate."

Lin Chen looked at the woman on the couch. Fairy Cold Moon had been famous in the Chaotic Star Sea for a long time; she was not only a Core Disciple of the Ethereal Moon Palace but also known for being as pure as ice and as clean as jade. At this moment, her long legs were weakly crossed due to her unconsciousness, and her peaks, which had been tightly wrapped by her palace dress, were now faintly visible under the tattered fabric, rising and falling with her weak breathing, bringing a desolate and seductive sense of fragility.

"Qingge, Xinlan, go to the perimeter and keep watch." Lin Chen's voice was deep. "This 'firefighting' and life-saving work still has to be done by me."

The two women looked at each other, both seeing a hint of helplessness and long-accustomed indulgence in each other's eyes, and then quietly withdrew.

Inside the room, only the sound of waves hitting the ship's hull remained.

Lin Chen sat by the couch, his large hand covering Cold Moon's cold lower abdomen. At that moment, an extremely violent Profound Yin Qi actually tried to invade through his palm.

"Cold enough indeed."

Lin Chen gave a cold laugh and simply tore apart the purple gauze on her body that could no longer hang on.

"Rip—!"

At that moment, an almost perfect, snow-white body was completely presented before Lin Chen. Unlike Iron Heart Orchid's bronze-colored vigor, Cold Moon's skin possessed a jade-like translucence. Even covered in bloodstains, it could not hide that nobility and elegance, like a night-blooming cereus under the moon.

Especially those astonishingly long beautiful legs, which were slightly twitching at this time due to the stimulation, the golden ribbon at the ankle making that porcelain-like skin even more eye-catching.

"Mm... hot... save me..."

In her Chaos, Cold Moon felt Lin Chen's overbearing and matchless Pure Yang aura. This instinctive physiological attraction made her Soul, which had been suppressed by ascetic Cultivation Techniques for decades, begin to tremble wildly. She unconsciously stretched out her arms and tightly hugged Lin Chen's neck, her peaks, as warm and smooth as jade, pressing tightly against Lin Chen's burning chest, seeking the only solace.

"You want it? Then I'll give it to you."

Lin Chen had no mercy. Since he chose to save her, he would swallow her whole, body and Soul.

"Ah—!"

At that moment, palace rules and hatred for men all turned into lewd gasps in the face of the instinct for survival and the resonance of the Soul.

Lin Chen looked down at the Fairy beneath him, whom he had completely broken and completely saved, watching her originally cold face become distorted and charming under the impact of desire, watching her black hair dance wildly on the pillow, a sense of unprecedented control rising in his heart.

[Congratulations to the host! Subdued "Fairy Cold Moon" of the Ethereal Moon Palace!] [Since Fairy Cold Moon possesses a "Half-Step Profound Yin Physique," the Family's Yin-Yang Dual Cultivation efficiency has increased by 200%!] [Obtained rewards: Damaged "Sea God Pathfinding Lantern," information on the important main medicine for the Stage-Breaking Pill!] [The host's strength has improved, taking another step closer to the Core Formation Stage!]