161: Chapter 161 Void Storm, the Power of Chaos
Sand Continent, at its edge, was filled with yellow sand stretching as far as the eye could see. Golden sand dunes rolled under the scorching sun, and where the wind passed, there was none of the usual howling of a desert. Every scorching grain of sand flowed silently.
A flying boat, five to six meters long, slowly traveled from the edge towards the center, like a lone boat in a sea of sand.
Inside the flying boat, Jiang Xuan looked out the window at the scenery. For some unknown reason, the spatial power in the outer regions of Sand Continent was extremely chaotic. Ordinary Cultivators, without the aid of a flying boat, would undoubtedly face nine deaths for every life if they tried to cross this desert ocean.
Jiang Xuan estimated that if one relied on their own strength, they would at least need to reach the Saint level to pass through this place.
“Boss, what are you looking at?” Man Dali asked, approaching with a plate of delicious food in his hand.
Jiang Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly, “This outer region belongs to Sand Continent, so why is the environment here so harsh? You’ve lived here since you were young; have you ever heard the reason?”
Man Dali stuffed a piece of food into his mouth, pondered briefly, then scratched his head and said apologetically, “Hehe, Boss, I haven’t heard any reason.”
“But Grandpa Village Chief used to tell us a legend when we were little; I don’t know if it’s true or not.”
Jiang Xuan’s heart stirred. The immense power and unfamiliar will within Dali’s body suggested that his background was not simple.
Coupled with the System’s quest to uncover the secret of Man Village, all signs indicated that the Grandpa Village Chief Man Dali spoke of was probably not an ordinary person either.
Could this legend hold something unusual?
Thinking of this, Jiang Xuan smiled and said, “Dali, tell me the legend that Grandpa Village Chief told you.”
Man Dali immediately became interested, put down his plate, and told Jiang Xuan, “Actually, it’s nothing much; everyone here knows it. It’s said that our Sand Continent wasn’t called Sand Continent before; it was called Yunzhou.”
“That was during the Primordial Era, even more ancient than the Ancient Era, probably tens of millions of years ago. Back then, Yunzhou was no different from other great continents.”
Jiang Xuan frowned slightly. The Primordial Era, such a distant time, the Demon Race didn’t even know where they were back then.
“Legend has it that one day, two colossal figures suddenly appeared above Yunzhou, casting the entire continent into shadow. One was a giant Divine Dragon, its body covering all of Yunzhou, and the other was a towering giant reaching the heavens and earth.”
Later, the two figures erupted into a great battle in the Void Realm, fighting from Yunzhou all the way to the depths of the Universe for a full thousand years. Finally, the giant was defeated, and his body fell onto Yunzhou. From then on, the entire Yunzhou underwent earth-shattering changes and was renamed Sand Continent, remaining so to this day.”
After listening to Dali’s account, Jiang Xuan was thoughtful. A colossal Divine Dragon from the depths of the Universe? If there were no surprises, it would be the Ancestral Dragon. Who was the other giant, to be able to battle the Ancestral Dragon for a thousand years?
If the legend was true, then the root cause of Sand Continent’s upheaval was that towering giant.
It seemed that the Grandpa Village Chief Man Dali spoke of must know something. After all, all legends originate from reality.
Man Dali, who had picked up his plate again, saw Jiang Xuan in thought and couldn’t help but interrupt, “I say, Boss, that’s just a story. You’re not taking it seriously, are you?”
Jiang Xuan snapped out of it, patted his shoulder, and smiled, “Dali, when we go back, introduce your Village Chief to me.”
Man Dali patted his chest and said heartily, “No problem!”
Suddenly, Jiang Xuan’s expression hardened. He looked out the window and saw a flying boat not far behind them being torn apart by a Void Realm storm, threatening to shred it within the Space.
“Boss, that flying boat seems to have been caught by the Void Realm currents.”
Jiang Xuan glanced indifferently, “No need to bother.”
In the outer regions of Sand Continent, the currents in the Void Realm seemed to have a will of their own. Once touched, they clung like a dog’s skin plaster, impossible to shake off.
Jiang Xuan wouldn’t go looking for trouble. Although he had the ability to save them, everyone had their own destiny!
However, the flying boat behind them seemed to have noticed Jiang Xuan and his companions. Using some unknown method, its hull began to emit a fierce light, and its flying speed abruptly increased. It instantly appeared directly in front of Jiang Xuan and his companions, using Jiang Xuan’s flying boat to block the Void Realm currents behind it.
“Seeking death!” Jiang Xuan’s expression turned cold. They were actually treating him and his companion as scapegoats! Suddenly, the flying boat Jiang Xuan was on began to shake violently. The Void Realm currents behind them changed targets, trying to drag them into the chaotic Space to be completely shredded!
“Boss, I’ll go out and stop them! I’ll smash them to pieces!”
Jiang Xuan’s expression was icy, “No need. Heh heh, since they want to play, I’ll play with them.”
The biting coldness condensed the surrounding air into frost. Man Dali couldn’t help but shiver, “Heh heh, Boss is angry. The people in that flying boat ahead are already on the death register.”
Jiang Xuan’s eyes narrowed, and his vast Divine Sense swept over the opposite flying boat. Over a dozen young men and women in golden attire were cheering with expressions of having escaped a disaster, completely disregarding the lives of Jiang Xuan and his companion. Some even sneered and looked back a few times.
Jiang Xuan snorted coldly, flashed outside the flying boat, and a scorching aura enveloped him. Then, with a thought, he wrapped himself within a pocket of Space, isolating the yellow sand outside.
He looked back and saw his flying boat being violently pulled by the raging power flowing from the Space cracks. The entire hull creaked, as if it could fall apart at any moment.
If it hadn’t been built by the Nangong Family’s Great Master of Artifact Refining, it would have been sucked into the cracks long ago, leaving not even a trace.
All around, under the influence of the Space storm, tornadoes of yellow sand began to form, gradually closing in on Jiang Xuan. Yellow sand filled the air everywhere, significantly reducing visibility.
Jiang Xuan scanned with his Divine Sense, temporarily storing the flying boat and Dali in the Celestial Realm. Seeing the chaotic spatial power, which had lost its target, now rushing towards him, Jiang Xuan pondered.
“Chaos is chaos. Spatial power without Law also possesses powerful destructive force. It’s slightly different from ordinary Space Law, but it can also shred enemies into nothingness.”
“If I could master this power…”
A glint flashed in Jiang Xuan’s eyes. He looked up at the flying boat speeding away in the distance, a cold smile playing on his lips. “Space Cage!”
“Buzz.”
As his voice fell, a soft hum echoed in the Void Realm. Spatial power instantly acted upon the hull, immobilizing it.
A chilling voice came from Jiang Xuan’s mouth, “I’ll play with you later! For now, just wait obediently where you are!”
With that, Jiang Xuan’s figure flashed, appearing instantly before the crack of the Void Realm currents. If anyone had seen him at that moment, they would surely exclaim that Jiang Xuan was fearless.
Ordinary people encountering Void Realm currents would run as far as possible. In the outer regions of Sand Continent, every step was like treading on thin ice, proceeding cautiously. Once caught, it was certain death!
Jiang Xuan, however, was different; he actually went to meet it head-on. At such a close distance, survival was almost impossible.
In front of the crack, the violent and chaotic Space storm emitted sounds like sharp blades cutting, making one’s scalp tingle.
Feeling the chaotic Space Law emanating from within, Jiang Xuan grinned and plunged right in!