600: The divine array is repaired and the mission is completed.

Taixu Zhenjun was still dressed in tattered clothes and wore a bamboo hat.

Marquis Zhentian’s blood-red robes fluttered, and his demeanor was ethereal.

“Marquis Wu’an, how was this trip?”

Marquis Zhentian asked with a faint smile.

“I did not fail my mission!”

Chu Jiang nodded slightly, and a nether ring flew towards Marquis Zhentian.

Inside were blood of the god slayer and nine Top-Grade Spirit Stones.

“Fellow Daoist Chu, you’ve helped us a great deal.” Taixu Zhenjun’s expression was excited. Without the blood of the god slayer, they would have had to resort to a backup plan, unable to delay further, but the repair effect would have been significantly worse.

“Without further ado, let’s go and fix it immediately.” Marquis Zhentian was also a decisive person and did not waste any time.

The three arrived at the Gui Xu Forbidden Land.

Chu Jiang scanned the surroundings.

An area of one hundred thousand li was in a vacuum state, with large underwater palaces inhabited by Cultivators. He even saw several of the Ten Great Demon Suppression Guards among them.

They were currently hunting down evil demons that had escaped from a breach in the Gui Xu Forbidden Land. Most of them had bloodstains on their bodies and a hint of fatigue.

From his conversation with Marquis Zhentian, he learned that the number of people stationed here was not large, fewer than seven hundred.

However, most of them were in the Heaven and Earth Realm, and dozens had comprehended a Law Domain.

This force was astonishing.

If Great Chu withdrew its main forces from the North Sea back to the country, who would dare to stir up internal strife? All would be pacified.

But seventy percent of Great Chu’s elites were deployed in the North Sea.

Only thirty percent remained.

Outwardly, they had to guard against the barbarians in the west, the Sun Moon Country in the east, and several tribal nations in the south.

Inwardly, there were still forty-nine prefectures that needed to suppress the demon forces within the country, preventing them from going too far.

If Great Chu didn’t have these Seven Divine Humans tied down here, the surrounding nations would have no chance to cause trouble.

However, a portion of these were Cultivators from the Three Great Immortal Islands of the North Sea, accounting for about thirty percent.

Although withdrawing some forces would alleviate domestic pressure, it was almost impossible.

Almost every year, evil demons would emerge from the Gui Xu Forbidden Land. Various key points in the one hundred thousand li sea area required strong individuals to guard them, and the number of people could only increase, not decrease.

Before long, Chu Jiang saw the Gui Xu Sea Eye.

He saw that at the end of Gui Xu, large patches of chaotic dark mist and whirlpools floated. The seawater stopped flowing a thousand zhang outside the mist, solidifying into a mirror-like surface of black jade, reflecting distorted stars, as if the tides were being swallowed by an unseen giant mouth.

Nine Heaven-Piercing Sea-Suppressing Bronze Pillars pierced the abyss, suppressing the depths of the earth. The coiled Dragon reliefs on the pillars had long been corroded into honeycomb-like holes by demonic blood.

There were a total of one hundred and eight such Sea-Suppressing Pillars in the Gui Xu Forbidden Land.

They were scattered around, with these nine being the main pillars.

The Eighth-Grade Divine Array—the Overturning Sea and Subduing Demon Array—now had a crack, with dark purple Devilish Qi surging like festering pus, causing the remaining Seal’s golden patterns to flicker as if illusory.

“Marquis, Zhenjun!”

Over a dozen people turned their heads and spoke upon seeing the two arrive.

“Lord Shao Si!”

Several Demon Suppression Guards in Demon Suppression Gold Guard uniforms greeted Chu Jiang with joyful expressions, cupping their hands.

Although they had been stationed in the North Sea for many years, their information about the country was not lagging. The Demon Suppression Division had produced an unparalleled Prodigy, whose talent was no less than Yuan Siming’s.

Seeing him today, he was indeed extraordinary.

“You all have worked hard.”

Chu Jiang said. These people were truly great heroes for the country. Outsiders knew almost nothing of them.

This criticized world, this broken world, was only barely maintained by countless people carrying heavy burdens.

Otherwise, it would only be worse.

After discussing, Marquis Zhentian and Taixu Zhenjun prepared to begin repairing the Overturning Sea and Subduing Demon Great Array. Over a dozen people took their respective positions.

“Marquis Wu’an, during the repair process, some evil demons might rush out. Please intercept them.”

Marquis Zhentian said.

“Leave it to me!” Chu Jiang replied.

These three short words reassured everyone.

Whoosh!

Over a dozen types of Materials appeared in the Void Realm, beginning to repair this Eighth-Grade Divine Array.

That mass of blood of the god slayer was exceptionally dazzling, like the projection of a Divine Being, seemingly about to crush the ten-thousand-zhang sea area.

In mid-air, over a dozen figures were forming hand Seals.

The crack in the Divine Array was rapidly healing.

“Roar—”

From the crack came a monster’s roar, shaking one’s Divine Soul.

Swish, swish, swish!

Over a dozen bloody, deformed monsters, neither fully human nor fully demonic, burst out from the Divine Array’s crack.

Boom!

Chu Jiang punched out, his golden Qi and blood surging, Heavenly Mandate particles erupting, carrying countless Divine Power, suppressing them.

Bang!

These dozen bloody monsters were instantly torn apart on the spot, turning into fragments.

[Demonic octopus monster, Demon Commander Second Layer, infected by the strange aura of the Gui Xu Divine Being, producing pure demon bloodline, gaining twenty thousand years of demon life essence]

[Demonic Shark Sculpture Monster, Heaven-Grade Tenth Layer, gaining four thousand five hundred years of demon life essence]

[Demonic Turtle Monster, Heaven-Grade Fifth Layer, gaining five thousand five hundred years of demon life essence]

…

A series of messages popped up on the panel.

“Demons associated with strangeness almost double their Lifespan.”

Chu Jiang’s expression remained unchanged. Ordinary Heaven-Grade Demons could only yield two to three thousand years, while those infected with strangeness could yield four to five thousand.

In a short while, over fifty Heaven-Grade Demons and three Demon Commanders had died by Chu Jiang’s hand.

The higher-grade the demon, the stronger the suppression from the Seal, and the harder it was to break free.

As the Eighth-Grade Divine Array was repaired, the rust on the nine Sea-Suppressing Pillars vanished, as if Azure Dragons were circling them, suppressing all directions.

“Human Race, you seek death.”

A terrifying voice came from the crack.

He saw a huge monster, a Demon Commander Tenth Layer, desperately trying to escape from the crack as it was about to be repaired.

Over a dozen tentacles lashed through the sky, even crushing the Void Realm.

It headed straight for Chu Jiang.

“Fellow Daoist Chu, be careful, this monster is…”

Taixu Zhenjun was about to warn him when he saw an astonishing scene.

Boom!

Chu Jiang’s eyes were indifferent.

He raised his hand slightly, and the Nether God Spear was in his grasp.

Whoosh!

The Nether God Spear pierced through thousands of zhang of Void Realm, tearing apart everything in its path.

Pfft!

Blood splattered, the huge octopus monster’s body froze, its entire demonic body was directly pierced through, its flesh and blood crushed by the power of Heavenly Mandate, turning into minced meat, its Divine Soul utterly annihilated on the spot.

[Demonic Octopus King, Demon Commander Tenth Layer, gaining thirty thousand years of demon life essence]

[Demon Lifespan: 8.3 million years]

Marquis Zhentian and Taixu Zhenjun both looked on in surprise. Even they would need several moves to kill this huge monster, yet Chu Jiang instantly killed it.

This guy was truly abnormal. It had only been a few days, and his combat power had once again soared. He was practically not human, probably already possessing Transformation Heaven Realm combat power.

The two continued the repairs.

Soon, the one hundred and eight Sea-Suppressing Pillars shone, and the crack disappeared.

The repair was complete.

The two breathed a sigh of relief.

Just then, a voice sounded in Chu Jiang’s mind.

[Ding]

[Detected that the Eighth-Grade Divine Array, Overturning Sea and Subduing Demon Array, has been repaired. Reward: Bodhi Cleansing Thunder, Burning Heaven Nine Calamity Blade. Do you wish to claim?]