48: Chapter 48 Black Wind Pass

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[Realm breakthrough: 1st-Grade Martial King → 2nd-Grade Martial King!]

Boom!

A torrent of Qi and blood, even more majestic and vast than when he first broke through to the Martial King realm, exploded within Li Zhengyang's body.

If the transition from Martial Master to Martial King was a qualitative change from gaseous to liquid, then the transition from 1st-Grade Martial King to 2nd-Grade Martial King was a quantitative change, like streams merging into a river.

The liquid True Essence vortex in his dantian suddenly expanded, spinning faster, and its color shifted from blood-red towards a deeper, more profound dark red.

The energy contained in every drop of True Essence was several times stronger than before.

His bones, meridians, and muscles were strengthened once again under the scouring of this new power.

The Indestructible Golden Body operated automatically; the pale golden luster on his skin flashed and vanished, becoming more solid and restrained.

2nd-Grade Martial King!

Li Zhengyang slowly opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing through them, causing the air in the room to emit a faint popping sound.

He clenched his fist, feeling the power surging and roaring within his body.

Now, he had full confidence to go and explore the so-called Black Wind Pass.

...

The next morning.

Li Zhengyang did not disturb anyone and left Fortress No. 7 alone.

He did not request an aircraft; powerhouses in the Martial King realm already possessed the ability to fly through the air for a short duration.

Although the energy consumption was immense, it was far faster than running on the ground.

He kicked off the city wall, his body shooting out like a cannonball, drawing a faint afterimage in the air as he streaked towards the vast wasteland in the north.

On the city wall, Battalion Commander Zhao Meng and Wang Hu, who were patrolling, stared dumbfounded at the figure rapidly disappearing into the horizon.

"Was... was that the Deputy Battalion Commander?" Wang Hu asked, stuttering.

"Nonsense!" Battalion Commander Zhao Meng slapped him on the back of the head. "Who else has this ability besides him?"

"Flying through the air—isn't that something only a Martial King can do?"

Battalion Commander Zhao Meng fell silent. He took a sharp breath, his eyes filled with fanaticism and admiration.

"Our 1st Battalion is going to produce a true dragon!"

...

A distance of 120 kilometers was not too far for a 2nd-Grade Martial King.

Li Zhengyang sped all the way and arrived at the outskirts of Black Wind Pass in less than an hour.

Before he even got close, he sensed something strange.

The wind here was black.

This was no exaggeration.

Visible black currents of air swirled and whistled across the wasteland, and wherever they passed, the rocks on the ground were corroded into pits.

The air was filled with the scent of chaotic energy.

"A storm in its infancy, huh..."

Li Zhengyang stopped, his expression solemn.

This kind of black wind contained violent power; even if a Martial Master powerhouse were caught in it, they would be torn to pieces instantly.

He activated the Indestructible Golden Body, wrapping himself in a layer of pale golden protective Qi, and carefully stepped into the area where the black wind raged.

Chi, chi, chi!

The black wind scraped against his protective Qi, creating a harsh, grating sound as ripples formed on its surface.

The further he went, the denser the black wind became, and the greater its power.

After walking about five kilometers, the scene ahead made Li Zhengyang's pupils shrink suddenly.

A massive, irregular crack was suspended in mid-air a thousand meters ahead.

The crack was a hundred meters long, its edges flashing with purple-black electric light, like a scar across the sky.

The inside of the crack was pitch black and bottomless, as if it connected to another unknown world.

A massive amount of black storms were spewing out from this crack.

A space crack!

And it was a space crack that had already taken shape and was constantly expanding!

This intelligence must be brought back!

Just as Li Zhengyang was about to take out his communicator to record this shocking scene, he suddenly felt a strong sense of being watched.

He abruptly looked up, peering beneath the crack.

The ground beneath the black wind was densely packed with monsters.

These monsters came in various forms: humanoid rats, giant winged snakes, and elemental creatures composed entirely of black rock.

Their ranks were at least 5th-Grade.

At the very front of the horde stood two figures exuding terrifying auras.

On the left was a giant magic ape over ten meters tall, covered in bone spurs, exuding a violent aura—it was clearly at the peak of 6th-Grade.

On the right was an elegant nine-tailed demon fox, her nine tails swaying slowly behind her, each burning with dark blue flames; she was also at the peak of 6th-Grade.

The next second.

The 6th-Grade peak bone-spurred magic ape roared and stomped heavily on the ground.

Boom!

The earth cracked as its massive body turned into a black meteor, shooting towards Li Zhengyang. It threw a punch, causing the very space to tremble.