“Indeed, strength is everything.”
Chen Ping murmured to himself.
The warship slowly entered the passage, followed closely by the three hundred Golden Armored Guards, advancing grandly toward the Sixth Heaven.
The golden warship glided smoothly through the void passage, its sacred spiritual light keeping the chaotic currents on either side at bay, ensuring not the slightest jolt was felt.
Chen Ping stood by the railing, his gaze sweeping over the neatly aligned Golden Armored Guards on the deck, finally resting on the four figures beside Lingxi at the bow.
All four wore dark golden armor, their golden helmets concealing most of their faces, revealing only calm, piercing eyes.
Unlike the radiant sacred aura emanating from the other Golden Armored Guards, these four had an aura as deep and restrained as an abyss. Standing there, they resembled four silent mountains, close yet exuding an oppressive sense of being worlds apart.
Chen Ping tried probing them with his divine sense several times, but their aura was unfathomably profound, as if a single touch could unleash a tidal wave.
“Miss Yunxiu, those four guards by the Fourth Palace Master’s side, they seem different from the other Golden Armored Guards?”
Unable to contain his curiosity, Chen Ping asked Yunxiu, who stood nearby.
Yunxiu followed his gaze, her tone carrying a hint of awe. “Those are the Fourth Palace Master’s personal guards, known as the Four Divine Guardians. They’re not ordinary Golden Armored Guards. They were personally selected by the Divine King to protect the Fourth Palace Master. Each possesses the cultivation of the fifth rank of the Human Immortal Realm and is skilled in joint attack techniques. Together, they can even contend with a sixth-rank Human Immortal.”
Chen Ping’s heart jolted. Fifth-rank Human Immortal Realm?
Such strength would be legendary in the Sixth Heaven. To think that Wu Hao was only at the second rank of the Human Immortal Realm, yet these were merely Lingxi’s personal guards.
He increasingly understood the sincerity behind Lingxi’s decision to deploy her forces and the vast gulf in strength between the Eighth Heaven and the Sixth Heaven.
At that moment, a dense wave of demonic energy surged from the passage’s exit ahead, accompanied by a rough, furious shout. “Who dares trespass into the Sixth Heaven? By the order of the Venerable, all who enter this realm shall be killed without mercy!”
A black figure burst through the faint light at the passage’s exit, wielding a massive axe, his body wreathed in roiling demonic energy. It was one of the demon generals under the Soul-Devouring Venerable.
Having recently broken through a seal, he was tasked with guarding the void passage. Seeing the golden warship approach, he attacked without hesitation.
Chen Ping was about to draw his sword when he noticed Lingxi didn’t even glance up, still gazing at the scenery from the bow, as if the demon general were nothing more than an ant.
“Insolent.”
A cold voice came from one of the Four Divine Guardians. Before the words fully landed, the guardian’s figure vanished from its spot.
A flash of golden light streaked by, and in the next moment, before the demon general’s axe could descend, his head soared into the air. Black blood sprayed into the void, instantly purified by the passage’s spiritual light.
The entire event lasted barely a breath. A first-rank Human Immortal Realm demon general had no chance to resist.
The Golden Armored Guards on the deck remained expressionless, as if they had merely crushed a mosquito. Only Chen Ping’s pupils contracted, struck by the overwhelming shock of absolute strength.
The divine guardian flashed back to his position, standing motionless as if he had never acted.
Only then did Lingxi speak softly. “Noisy.”
The warship passed through the passage’s exit, and the dim sky of the Sixth Heaven came into view, thick demonic energy clashing starkly with the warship’s sacred spiritual light.
Under Lingxi’s guidance, the warship sped toward the Snow Mountain. Soon, it arrived at the hidden cave.
Outside the cave, Wu Hao, Lingyue, Ziyuan, and the others waited anxiously. Seeing the golden warship streak across the sky, they were filled with shock and doubt.
When they spotted Chen Ping waving to them from the bow, their faces lit up with joy, only to be immediately overwhelmed by the warship’s majesty and the awe-inspiring presence of the Golden Armored Guards on deck, leaving them speechless.
