A few minutes later. "...Senior, I have told you everything exactly as it happened.
That is the situation," the Sea King stammered, his face a mask of woe as he peered nervously at Nie Kong. All vestiges of his former arrogance had vanished, leaving him looking like a convicted murderer awaiting the final verdict in court.
Nie Kong narrowed his eyes, his expression unreadable. According to the Sea King's account, it was true that during the spring audience with the various elders, he had been taken by Yu Longyue’s exquisite beauty and desired to take her into his harem.
Thus, he had kept Yu Longyue behind alone, using the excuse that she should remain in the Immortal Qin Divine Palace to cultivate. Unfortunately, Yu Longyue had already seen through his sordid intentions and was utterly uncooperative.
He had been forced to order the Great Divine Master and the others to seize her. To his immense surprise, Yu Longyue, despite being only at the peak of the Ninth Rank, possessed an outrageously formidable power; even the Great Divine Master, who had already passed the Second Spiritual Tribulation, could not subdue her.
In the end, they had no choice but to activate the "Immortal Qin Sea Map" to trap Yu Longyue, intending to cripple her cultivation. Who knew that Yu Longyue possessed no Faxiang within her body?
Furthermore, she used some secret technique, threatening death, which left the Great Divine Master unable to find a suitable method to force her submission without taking her life. Consequently, they transferred Yu Longyue to the lowest level prison in the Divine Palace, intending to let time erode her fierce spirit.
However, Yu Longyue never yielded. As the King of the Sea Tribe, he could enjoy countless beautiful women whenever he wished, making it impossible for him to focus all his attention on Yu Longyue.
Moreover, several months prior, the Great Divine Master had captured several women of peerless beauty from the mainland of the Divine Void Realm for him. Inevitably, he gradually forgot about Yu Longyue.
It was only today, when Nie Kong manifested Yu Longyue's image using divine power, that he remembered the person he was holding captive. While the Sea King spoke, Nie Kong closely monitored his soul fluctuations, knowing he was not lying.
Yu Longyue cultivated Xinxiang (Heart Manifestation), not Faxiang (Dharma Image). Those from the "Abyssal Heart of the Sea" were naturally ignorant of this, making it impossible for them to immediately find a way to cripple her cultivation without harming her life.
This gave Yu Longyue the opportunity to threaten death. If she had been a member of the Immortal Qin Sea Tribe, she would likely have already fallen prey to this brute.
"You are quite honest." Nie Kong patted the Sea King's cheek and suddenly broke into a smile. The Sea King immediately sighed with relief at the sight, a flicker of hope igniting within him, his chubby face splitting into an ingratiating grin.
But Nie Kong's next words sent his heart plunging into an abyss ten thousand feet deep: "Qingyou, the rest is up to you. Send him to meet the Great Divine Master." "Crash!" Upon hearing Nie Kong's command, Qingyou, who had been refining the "Profound Void Divine Water," immediately sprang to attention.
"Spare me, don't kill me, don't kill me..." The Sea King's head struck the ground with loud thuds. Tears streamed down his face.
"Senior, I am a foolish pig; I shouldn't have offended you or Elder Yu. Spare my dog life!
I can speak highly of you before the Divine Venerable, and when you enter the 'Supreme Spirit Realm' next year, you will receive special consideration." Special consideration? Nie Kong scoffed internally.
He had touched the imprint of Sea Dragon Divine Venerable's spirit left on the "Immortal Qin Sea Map." That old fellow probably wished him dead already; why would he offer special consideration? Furthermore, how could a mere descendant of the Sea King, possessing only Eighth Rank strength, presume to influence the preferences of the Sea Dragon Divine Venerable?
"You have reminded me of something," Nie Kong said with a smile. "Auntie Yue has been imprisoned for so long, and she was nearly violated by this foolish pig.
Your dog life," Nie Kong continued, "must be settled by Auntie Yue's own hand." "Ah..." The Sea King let out a desperate wail and fainted. "Taiyan, Qingyou, you two watch him here.
I'm going in to see how Auntie Yue's cultivation is progressing." "..." Nie Kong returned to the cage at the innermost part of the palace. Yu Longyue remained motionless, like an ice sculpture.
Nie Kong hesitated. His actions within the Immortal Qin Divine Palace might have already alerted the powerful figures of the outer Sea Tribe.
Their failure to storm in was perhaps due to the rule: "No one shall enter the Divine Palace without the explicit permission of His Majesty the Sea King." The longer he delayed, the more powerful figures would be alerted. Of course, Nie Kong and Taiyan were both Spirit Gods.
Even if numerous Sea Tribe powerhouses arrived, it would be difficult to threaten the lives of the two of them. However, engaging in combat would inevitably lead to unnecessary slaughter, which would be somewhat unfair to Gui Xian and the others.
Moreover, his act of killing the Great Divine Master and others, and erasing the spiritual imprint of "Sea Dragon Divine Venerable," had already alerted his main body in the Supreme Spirit Realm. This Divine Void Realm was not like the Heavenly Spirit Continent; if one's cultivation was sufficient, a Spirit God could descend a clone here.
If too much time passed, he might very well be caught off guard by the clone of the Sea Dragon Divine Venerable. "Auntie Yue..." After several seconds, Nie Kong finally made up his mind.
Before he could act, the water spiritual energy elements within the palace suddenly fluctuated violently. Immediately afterward, great masses of azure energy separated from the void, surging in waves, layer upon layer, into the cage before him.
Nie Kong was stunned by the sudden change. He observed that all the water spiritual energy elements entering the cage were being absorbed by Yu Longyue within.
Although her body remained still, under the support of these water spiritual energy elements, the aura within her body began to increase at a terrifying rate. A red shadow flickered, and Taiyan appeared beside him, exclaiming in surprise, "Brother, what's happening?" "Auntie Yue is breaking through to the Spirit God realm!" Nie Kong was first surprised, then decisively stated, "Taiyan, guard the entrance of the hall and prevent anyone from entering.
I will assist Auntie Yue here." He had initially planned to wake Yu Longyue up, but upon realizing she was attempting to charge toward the Spirit God realm, he immediately changed his mind. "I'll go now." Taiyan recognized the gravity of the situation, nodded quickly, and his red shadow vanished.
Nie Kong took a deep breath, abruptly activating the "Chaos Divine Art." A pale, white aura surged out from his body, instantly permeating the entire palace. Crack!
Crack... Under the intrusion of Nie Kong's chaotic divine power, the cage formed by the condensed divine water power suddenly began to crack with countless fissures.
Boom! After only a few brief seconds, one cage completely collapsed.
The dense divine water power transformed into masses of azure energy, merging with the surrounding water spiritual energy elements, then flowing like a tide to converge around Yu Longyue, being continuously sucked into her body. Boom!
Boom! Boom...
More and more cages crumbled. Gradually, the azure energy completely enveloped the cage where Yu Longyue resided, obscuring even her form.
However, to Nie Kong's senses, the speed at which the aura within Yu Longyue's body increased became increasingly frenzied. After shattering all the dozens of cages formed by condensed divine water power in the vicinity, Nie Kong didn't rest.
He immediately sat cross-legged outside Yu Longyue's cage, his ten fingers dancing with the speed of a meteor. Wisps of pure chaotic divine power shot out from his fingertips, integrating themselves into Yu Longyue's body.
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