Mysterious existence

Zhong Qing’s identity made Huo Ling’er feel incredibly unbelievable.

Who would have thought that the person she once considered a rogue cultivator and intended to look after, was actually a hidden big shot, such a terrifying existence?

For a moment, she recalled every little detail of their time together.

She felt her face burning intensely!

She naively thought she had saved Zhong Qing’s life earlier.

She even asked him if a Tianxuan Realm cultivation was even a legend in the Eastern Region.

She even once thought that he couldn't even afford spirit stones.

Now she realized she was a fool.

Such a person, needed her to save him?

Couldn't afford spirit stones?

While Huo Ling’er was doubting her life, Zhong Qing had already arrived in front of the Twelve Demon Generals.

“Rise!”

He motioned for everyone to get up.

Then his gaze turned to Chicken One.

“Tell me, what’s going on?”

Don’t look at Chicken One acting like a big shot outside, as if he wants to stir up trouble everywhere.

But in front of Zhong Qing, he was extremely well-behaved.

He shrunk his neck and cautiously recounted everything from after he parted ways with Zhong Qing, to clearing obstacles for Bai Ling, taking over the Four Seasons Sect and Ten Thousand Swords Sect, then clashing with the Seven Swords Sect, then fighting his way to Fu Wang Palace, and even the appearance of two mysterious people, and then Scarecrow’s intervention, explaining every single detail.

Zhong Qing exclaimed, “Goodness gracious!” as he listened.

He really hadn’t noticed that these Twelve Demon Generals were so bloodthirsty.

However, looking at the corpses slain by Scarecrow, Zhong Qing rubbed his brow, secretly feeling that the opponents were not simple.

“You guys really know how to cause trouble!”

“These two clearly aren’t from the Northern Region; they must be from some major power!”

“They might be big trouble in the future!”

Chicken One said weakly, “Master, if you don’t cut the grass by the roots, it will grow back with the spring breeze!”

“If Master feels that there will be trouble in the future, do we, the Twelve Demon Generals and Big Brother Scarecrow, need to make a trip and uproot them?”

These words made Zhong Qing’s eyebrow twitch.

As expected of demon lords, after killing someone, they even have to wipe out the forces behind them.

This operation was incredibly impressive.

“Don’t worry about this for now!”

“Your top priority now is to protect Bai Ling and ensure she is not disturbed in any way.”

“In front of this matter, everything else must take a backseat!”

Speaking of this, Zhong Qing paused, then instructed, “Oh, and those two just now, go and give them a few more cuts, just in case they’re not completely dead. It’s best to grind their bones to dust.”

“Yes, Master!”

Chicken One’s heart trembled, and he responded repeatedly, feeling in his heart that his Master was indeed his Master, still thinking more comprehensively.

Then, Qing Ming and Feng Wuji were once again brutally desecrated.

Their bones were even ground into dust by Chicken One.

After finishing all of this, he returned to Zhong Qing, bowed and fawned, “Master, these are my newly recruited younger brothers, Ji Wuchang and Bai Wuxia.”

“They are the Sect Masters of the Four Seasons Sect and Ten Thousand Swords Sect, respectively.”

“Although their strength is a bit lacking, only at the Three Yang Second Realm, they are good at handling affairs.”

As Chicken One introduced the two to Zhong Qing, Ji Wuchang and Bai Wuxia were extremely flattered.

“Master!”

They hurriedly bowed deeply to Zhong Qing again.

“In the past, we often heard of Master’s name and yearned for it in our hearts.”

“Today, to meet Master, is truly a blessing for us two.”

“From now on, Master’s will is our will.”

The two spoke in unison, immediately expressing their loyalty to Zhong Qing.

This made Zhong Qing’s eyes show a hint of surprise.

Two cultivators at the Three Yang Second Realm, their strength could be considered quite good.

However, in front of him now, they were like believers encountering a true god, or beggars meeting an emperor.

They were extremely humble.

The Twelve Demon Generals’ ability to train people was indeed quite something.

Moreover, he took a look, and the overall strength of the two sects was quite good.

Subduing them for his use could indeed bring a lot of convenience.

Thinking of this, Zhong Qing smiled, “No need for such formalities.”

“Since you have been taken under the command of the Twelve Demon Generals, just work diligently from now on!”

A light, airy sentence, yet it made Ji Wuchang and Bai Wuxia inexplicably excited.

They never expected this big shot to be so refined, gentle, and approachable.

And this sentence was a tacit acknowledgment of their existence.

Although being a servant doesn’t sound very good when spoken aloud.

But that also depends on who the Master is.

Given the strength of the Twelve Demon Generals and Scarecrow, they all acknowledged him as their Master.

They were somewhat worried earlier that Zhong Qing wouldn’t think highly of them.

Now, however, they had completely no such worries.

Just then, Zhong Qing’s brow suddenly furrowed.

He vaguely sensed something peeking from within the void.

Zhong Qing directly opened his Heavenly Eye.

It could be seen that hundreds of feet above, an enormous pair of eyes stood in the void.

These eyes were like mountains, vast and immense, filled with indifference.

They looked extremely mysterious and extraordinary.

Zhong Qing narrowed his eyes.

From these giant eyes, he actually felt immense pressure.

The newcomer was very strong!

So strong that even if he used all his trump cards, he wasn't completely confident he could defeat the opponent.

And this peeker might be the person behind those two extraterrestrial visitors.

In a flash, Zhong Qing’s gaze slightly condensed.

With a wave of his hand, Zero Seal instantly moved.

“Rumble…”

At this moment, Zero Seal was still in its true demonic form!

The terrifying demonic body appeared, seemingly about to crush the sky and explode the heavens and earth.

Around the true demonic body, mountain-like lightning coiled.

Every bolt of lightning seemed to possess the power to destroy the heavens and annihilate the earth.

The true demon’s eyes were like the sun and moon!

As it stood there, ancient aura flowed, and immortal characteristics lingered.

It stood behind Zhong Qing like that.

It looked as if he had unleashed some kind of Dharma Body.

Unparalleled in the world, the demon descended upon the earth.

It was clearly a primordial divine demon.

Profound!

Immortal!

Mighty!

Vast!

Indescribable.

For a moment, everyone was terrified.

Many whose strength was below the Three Yin Realm were directly crushed by this immortal aura, collapsing to the ground, trembling.

Even the strong above the Three Yin also felt a tremor from their souls.

Under this giant demon’s body, they only felt as small as ants.

“Is this… Master’s strength?”

“It’s truly… terrifying!”

The Disciples of the two sects, led by Ji Wuchang and Bai Wuxia, were both greatly shocked and overjoyed.

It is said that a prime minister’s doorman is a seventh-rank official.

The stronger Zhong Qing was, the higher their status would be.

And judging by the power he was now displaying, their Master was a top-tier existence even across the entire continent.

How fortunate they were to be able to acknowledge such an existence as their revered Master.

On the other side, Huo Ling’er was completely numb.

Zhong Qing’s subordinate forces alone could sweep through the entire Fu Wang Palace.

How could such an existence be weak?

She knew Zhong Qing must be very strong.

But the power he displayed still greatly exceeded her imagination.

In contrast, the faces of the Fu Wang Palace members were filled with despair.

“What kind of terrifying existence have we provoked after all?”

A Fu Wang Palace elder said sorrowfully.

They only felt that the air they breathed was filled with a sense of suffocation.

As for Chicken One and the others, their blood had already begun to boil.

That demonic body was their belief, and it had long since imprinted an invincible mark in their hearts.

Every time they saw this demonic body, they couldn’t help but feel excited and exhilarated.

But soon, they seemed to think of something.

Their Master would not release the true demonic body for no reason.

Could it be?

Was something hidden nearby?!

In an instant, the Twelve Demon Generals’ Qi surged, and they looked around the void with solemn expressions.

As everyone felt endless shock, Zhong Qing stood with his hands behind his back, looking up at the sky, his eyes gleaming, and slowly said, “That one in the sky, Zhong doesn’t want to cause trouble, just wants to take a Disciple and have a drink.”

“It’s one thing for your people to be blind and interfere with my business, but for Your Excellency to still be here playing peeping tom, that’s not polite behavior.”

“If you want to fight, why hide? Zhong is here and will accompany you to the end.”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was greatly shocked.

There was actually an unknown existence hidden nearby.

And they, surprisingly, were completely unaware.

Everyone looked around, either confused or terrified.

And Chicken One and the other Twelve Demon Generals maximized their perception.

Their battle intent condensed to its peak, ready to launch a thunderous strike at any moment.

As time passed, the world fell silent.

Nothing happened.

“Could it be that he sensed wrong?”

Someone couldn’t help but begin to doubt.

However, very quickly, wind and thunder surged, and rolling demonic energy churned.

Above the sky, the giant eye rolled.

Revealing a corner of its true appearance.

The enormous eyeball carried an supreme aura.

With a slight movement, the void trembled, and the sky seemed to be on the verge of being overturned.

For a moment, countless people were horrified.

“There really is a terrifying existence peeking!”

Everyone’s minds trembled, and their scalps tingled.

Under the gaze of that giant eye, they only felt their souls trembling, and their soul light seemed to be splitting apart.

This was an unimaginable existence.

It was high above, not to be looked at directly.

For everyone present, what happened today was enough to make them remember it for a lifetime.

Who would have thought that in just one short day, they would witness several existences that they could only look up to in their lives.

And each one was more terrifying than the last.

Soon, some people worried.

These two, won’t they start a duel here, will they?

It is said that when immortals fight, mortals suffer.

With the strength of these two, if a conflict were to break out, even the residual power of the battle alone could reap life after life.

Everyone present, one by one, would likely be affected to varying degrees.

However, the conflict that everyone worried about did not occur.

After the giant eye turned around, it glanced in this direction, seemingly filled with apprehension, and then disappeared without a trace.

As the giant eye disappeared, countless people instantly collapsed to the ground.

The appearance of that giant eye just now exerted too much pressure on everyone.

It was like an ancient, indestructible mountain, pressing down on everyone’s hearts.

Everyone had no doubt that as long as that giant eye willed it, they would be instantly erased from this world.

Now that the giant eye had disappeared, they felt as if they had walked around the gates of hell and returned.

While feeling fortunate, they were directly scared into a cold sweat.

But soon, some people’s expressions began to turn strange.

“Dare I say, that giant eye wasn’t scared away, was it?”

As soon as these words came out, everyone’s expressions became richer.

Recalling the giant eye from its appearance to its disappearance, it certainly looked like it was fleeing in a panic.

For a moment, everyone’s gaze towards Zhong Qing inexplicably gained three more points of reverence.

In front of the giant eye, they only felt like a drop of water in the deep sea, a firefly before the bright moon.

Small and humble.

Yet, such a powerful existence, when facing Zhong Qing, actually ran away directly.

Who was stronger and who was weaker was immediately apparent.

They had even thought earlier that a dragon-tiger struggle was bound to erupt.

But now it seemed that even an existence as strong as the giant eye was completely not on the same level as Zhong Qing.

It could be said that at this moment, Zhong Qing’s image in the hearts of the Four Seasons Sect and Ten Thousand Swords Sect Disciples had clearly broken through the sky, reaching a height comparable to heaven.

Of course, one knows one’s own affairs.

Zhong Qing was not as transcendent as everyone thought.

In fact, at this moment, he was somewhat lingering with fear.

That giant eye, its strength, was the strongest he had ever seen in his life.

If a conflict truly broke out between them, he really wasn’t sure if he could control the situation.

Fortunately, the uniqueness of Zero Seal directly scared it away, avoiding a conflict.

“It seems I still need to improve my strength as soon as possible!”

Zhong Qing withdrew Zero Seal, his eyes deep, and he felt a bit more eager to improve his strength.

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