457: Chapter 457 Battle against the Dragon Lord

Shen Mutao looked around curiously and asked in a crisp voice:

"Eldest Senior Brother, where is Little Senior Brother? Why has he disappeared?"

Lu Mo turned to look at her and explained calmly, "No need to worry. Without Revered Master's permission, your Little Senior Brother cannot leave this place yet."

Hearing this, Sea-Overturning Dragon Venerable's eyes suddenly lit up. As his Demonic Power surged, the dragon scale patterns on his black dragon-motif brocade robe seemed to come to life. "It seems I have stayed in this Abyssal Return Land for too long; no one even knows of my methods anymore!"

Chen Xuan smiled slightly, his expression indifferent. "No need to worry. I am very fast; I can resolve this in an instant."

"I guarantee you will depart comfortably, just like that little dog that only knows how to wag its tail."

As his voice fell, the lustrous white Jade Hairpin atop his head suddenly flew out on its own, suspending in mid-air and radiating a soft yet irresistible spiritual light.

As the Jade Hairpin rotated, the spiritual light expanded, transforming into a Mustard Seed World. A hazy gray halo enveloped the surroundings, completely enclosing both Sea-Overturning Dragon Venerable and Chen Xuan within it, cutting off all connection to the flying boat's deck.

Chen Xuan sighed inwardly. In such a situation, he ultimately had to brace himself and face it.

He absolutely could not let this Yao Venerable run wild on the flying boat. Wanqing, Xuanxuan, and the others were still undergoing their trials; if they were affected, the losses would outweigh the gains.

Heavenly Venerable Mogong was merely a wisp of remnant soul aura; although she seemed imposing, she was actually of little use. On this flying boat, besides her and that Fairy Hanyan on the first floor, everyone else was his own Disciple. As their Revered Master, if he didn't step forward, who else could he count on?

Sea-Overturning Dragon Venerable looked around at the hazy gray Mustard Seed World, a flash of surprise in his eyes that quickly turned into greedy heat. "A god-rank magic treasure! What an unexpected pleasant surprise. To think that today I could not only take the treasure of the Dragon Pillar but also harvest such a heavy artifact!"

Chen Xuan stood opposite him, his expression still indifferent. His gaze fell upon Sea-Overturning Dragon Venerable's Dantian as he said softly:

"Compared to a god-rank magic treasure, I value your Yao Venerable-level Dragon Clan inner core more."

If he gave it to Xuanxuan to refine, he wondered how much it would increase her cultivation base.

Among the Dragon Clan, devouring each other to supplement one's own cultivation base was a perfectly normal occurrence. Even between father and son, while it might not go as far as fratricide, scavenging and eating the remains of kin was not considered strange at all.

"Arrogance!"

Sea-Overturning Dragon Venerable bellowed. His Demonic Power surged violently, transforming into a towering tidal wave that swept toward the Man in White Robes before him.

Meanwhile, on the first floor of the flying boat, Xu Muchen arrived at high speed. Just as he stepped into the Trial Hall, he saw Fairy Hanyan standing there with a calm expression.

Clearly, her trial had already concluded.

"What exactly happened just now? Why did the flying boat suddenly shake, and what was that spiritual energy ripple?" Fairy Hanyan asked immediately upon seeing his hurried expression.

Xu Muchen waved his hand, speaking extremely fast, "No time to explain! The situation is critical. A Yao Race Yao Venerable has broken into the flying boat. We must leave this place immediately; it will be too late if we delay!"

Hearing this, Fairy Hanyan's elegant brows furrowed slightly, and then she nodded gently without asking further.

To make this man she had known for many years lose his composure so much, the situation must have reached a point of extreme urgency. She changed the subject and asked, "The matter you requested before, is there a result?"

"I happened to meet a Senior who lent a hand, so it is temporarily resolved."

Xu Muchen responded vaguely, his gaze sweeping over the wisp of faint green smoke in the hall. Above the green smoke, the images of Mu Wanqing and the others still undergoing their trials were streaming in real-time, clearly visible.

He pondered for a moment and thought to himself, 'So be it.'

Immediately, his fingers moved quickly to form seals, and several Formation Flags shimmering with spiritual light flew out from his storage ring, hovering around the green smoke.

Driven by the spiritual energy from his fingertips, the Formation Flags were instantly activated. In an instant, several concealment Formations were generated, completely veiling the green smoke and the trial images, leaving no trace behind.

He still felt this was not enough.

He proceeded to set up seven more Formations, then casually took out seventy or eighty high-grade Talismans and arranged them neatly on a side stone table. The Talismans' spiritual light flowed; they were all life-preserving Talismans for masking aura and blocking attacks.

Beside him, Fairy Hanyan suppressed her anger and asked:

"What are you doing? Why are you leaving these Talismans here for nothing?"

One must know that these were drawn by her with painstaking effort, and the Talisman Materials were also obtained with great difficulty.

"Consider it returning a favor to that Senior."

As Xu Muchen spoke, he grabbed Fairy Hanyan's wrist. "This place is not safe for long. Let's go!"

"Hey..."

Fairy Hanyan's cheeks flushed, but she did not stop him. Letting him pull her along, their figures turned into two streaks of light, racing toward the exit of the flying boat.

Within the Mustard Seed World, fierce winds howled and demonic waves towered!

Sea-Overturning Dragon Venerable's vast Demonic Power of the Tribulation Transcendence Realm had already transformed into a physical torrent, crashing down toward Chen Xuan. A Yao Venerable facing other Cultivators only needed pressure; why would they need to actually strike?

Even for a Mahayana Stage Peak, it was the same!

Chen Xuan's figure suddenly flickered repeatedly, while the bodies of several Mahayana Stage Yao Race creatures condensed into existence.

As the Revered Master of this Mustard Seed World, he could manifest reality from void with a single thought. If a god-rank magic treasure could only create a small world, wouldn't that be too much of a joke?

In an instant!

Three massive demonic shadows slowly solidified: a blue-faced, fanged Mountain Demon, a Golden-Winged Great Peng with a thousand-zhang wingspan, and an Ancient Giant Python with cold, metallic scales—all of which he had seen in this Secret Realm.

Guided by Chen Xuan's will, the three demons roared in unison and pounced toward Sea-Overturning Dragon Venerable.

"Paltry tricks."

Sea-Overturning Dragon Venerable sneered. Then, a thunderous roar shook the heavens and earth. With just a single roar, he instantly shattered the phantoms of the three Mahayana Stage Great Demons. Amidst the billowing demonic mist, they dissipated into points of spiritual light.

"Mere ants dare to show off their meager skills before me?"

Sea-Overturning Dragon Venerable stomped his foot heavily. Above in the sky, the clouds suddenly churned as a golden dragon tail that blotted out the sun burst through. Carrying the momentum to collapse mountains and split seas, it swept straight down like a heaven-opening giant axe, intending to cleave Chen Xuan along with this Mustard Seed World in two!

Chen Xuan's expression remained calm, without a hint of panic.

Fighting this reptile was originally to familiarize himself with the functions of this Jade Hairpin. Relying on a god-rank magic treasure to battle a Yao Venerable was clearly still very taxing.

He composedly formed hand seals, his spiritual energy circulating freely. An earthy yellow halo surged from the ground, and countless rocks burst forth, instantly condensing into three ten-thousand-zhang stone mountains stacked in front of him. Simultaneously, the Law of Space wove into a net—not to deliberately block, but to take the opportunity to feel the trajectory of the power from the dragon tail's sweep.

As the controller of the Mustard Seed World, he possessed an indescribable affinity for the Laws of this world.

"Boom—!"

The golden dragon tail smashed down. The stone mountains crumbled upon impact, debris shooting out like meteors. The net of Laws was instantly torn apart, and the violent shockwave spread along the ground.

Chen Xuan tapped his toes lightly, using the force to drift back several zhang. His robes fluttered, yet he remained as steady as Mount Tai.