Chapter 374 Three Souls Converging into the Sea

Facing Li Qingqiu’s gaze, Divine Monk Ruran’s heart skipped a beat. He instantly understood that the conditions he offered were still insufficient to move the other party.

Divine Monk Ruran gritted his teeth and removed a Storage Pouch from his waist.

“Inside are all Spirit Stones, medicinal pills, and heavenly treasures. See if it’s enough.”

Li Qingqiu accepted the Storage Pouch and swept through it with his Spiritual Sense. His brows immediately lifted slightly.

Good fellow, this monk was quite wealthy!

This caused Li Qingqiu to think of Zhou Linghuan from the Heavenly Clear Immortal Sect. Both of them were extravagantly rich.

Li Qingqiu instantly found Divine Monk Ruran more pleasing to the eye. He hung the Storage Pouch at his waist before asking, “Why are so many demons chasing you?”

Divine Monk Ruran replied gloomily, “You should have heard it earlier. That demonic cultivator named Han Cheng said this poor monk bullies the weak and fears the strong. Therefore, this poor monk went to seek trouble with the Demon Emperor. Unfortunately, before even encountering the Demon Emperor, one of the Great Demon Kings under his command targeted me.”

After hearing this, Li Qingqiu’s expression became strange.

He had not expected this fellow to be so straightforward.

At the same time, he developed intense wariness toward that Demon Emperor.

Even one of the Great Demon Kings under the Demon Emperor had already surpassed the Heaven-Connecting Radiance Realm.

Then just how high was the Demon Emperor’s cultivation?

It seemed that if one wished to stand at the peak of the Heavenly Nether Sea, one would at minimum need to surpass the Heaven-Connecting Radiance Realm by two major realms.

Still, Li Qingqiu felt puzzled.

Since this monk was born in the Heavenly Nether Sea, how could he not know how powerful the Demon Emperor was?

Divine Monk Ruran understood the look in Li Qingqiu’s eyes. He coughed awkwardly before saying, “Actually, this is this poor monk’s first time venturing out for tempering. Han Cheng once visited Crossing World Immortal Island, so this poor monk became acquainted with him. Later, after hearing he had walked onto the wrong path and slaughtered many islands, this poor monk began tracing his whereabouts.”

Rolling demonic aura swept over from the horizon, and the sky rapidly darkened.

Li Qingqiu was not anxious at all and instead asked, “Your Crossing World Immortal Island is a Buddhist sect?”

“Not exactly. Dao Lineages stand everywhere within Crossing World Immortal Island. Buddhism is merely one among them and is considered a relatively declining path. This poor monk inherited his Master’s legacy and could only continue walking this road,” Divine Monk Ruran answered.

So it was not truly a Buddhist sect.

Li Qingqiu became interested in Crossing World Immortal Island.

“Bald donkey! You actually found a helper? Then both of you wait to be cooked by this king together!”

A deep and domineering voice echoed between the heavens and sea, causing thunder to rumble endlessly.

The island seemed as though it was about to face a violent storm as the world became oppressive.

Li Qingqiu narrowed his eyes and looked ahead, discovering the rolling demon clouds rapidly spreading apart, clearly preparing to surround the island completely.

Divine Monk Ruran vigilantly observed the surroundings and quietly warned, “Fellow Daoist, this Great Demon King is called the Chariot Lion Demon King. His cultivation has reached the realm of Three Souls Converging into the Sea. You must be extremely careful.”

Three Souls Converging into the Sea!

This was Li Qingqiu’s first time hearing the name of this realm.

Judging from the name alone, he could tell this realm possessed extremely profound understanding regarding the soul.

Fortunately, he possessed the 【Human Ghost-God】 Fate Trait, so he should not be easily schemed against.

Li Qingqiu looked toward the distance, locking his gaze onto one patch of demon cloud.

Within the rolling demon clouds, a colossal creature vaguely appeared.

He saw a lion head as massive as a mountain, covered in dark red fur. Its eyes were pitch-black while its pupils glowed blood-red, appearing incomparably terrifying, as though it could swallow the entire island in one bite.

Within the surrounding demon clouds, countless demons darted about.

Some had already transformed into human form, while others still retained beastly appearances.

They were densely packed and impossible to count.

Li Qingqiu possessed the All-Law Spiritual Eyes, and even without activating the Spiritual Eyes, his vision remained extraordinary.

The number of demons within this demon army exceeded thirty thousand.

Even more demonic aura transformed into phantom troops, forming the momentum of a million-strong army that caused heaven and earth to change color.

Seeing the island become completely surrounded, Divine Monk Ruran’s face turned grim.

It was not because he truly trusted Li Qingqiu, but because his Vital Energy was nearly exhausted. Even if he continued fleeing, he would still be caught eventually.

He could only choose to trust Li Qingqiu.

Meeting Li Qingqiu had not been mere coincidence either.

He had sensed abnormal fluctuations of fire-attribute spiritual energy from this direction, which was how he guessed Li Qingqiu was here.

Seeing Li Qingqiu remain so calm and composed, Divine Monk Ruran felt somewhat reassured.

At the same time, he grew curious about Li Qingqiu.

Was this man truly a wandering cultivator?

Under Li Qingqiu’s gaze, the Chariot Lion Demon King finally revealed himself.

It was a gigantic demon with a lion’s head and human body. His shoulder height exceeded five hundred zhang. Heavy beast armor covered his body, pitch-black in color, while he gripped a gigantic bone blade in his hand. Along the center of the blade ran a horrifying blood-colored groove.

One demon after another leaped out from the demon clouds beside the Chariot Lion Demon King like carp jumping from a pond, adding even greater pressure to his appearance.

The Chariot Lion Demon King’s gaze locked directly onto Li Qingqiu.

Since Divine Monk Ruran had sought out Li Qingqiu, that proved this man was even stronger than Ruran.

At a glance, the Chariot Lion Demon King could tell Li Qingqiu was merely at the Heaven-Connecting Radiance Realm.

However, this man’s Blood Essence and Vital Energy felt somewhat strange, and terrifying flames were hidden within his body.

Although the suppression effect of the Hundred-Refinement Demonic Body and Li Qingqiu’s secret methods could not escape the Chariot Lion Demon King’s eyes, they still managed to confuse him.

What he saw was less than one-tenth of Li Qingqiu’s true power.

The Chariot Lion Demon King wasted no words.

Stepping upon the clouds, he advanced toward the island.

Terrifying demonic aura erupted from his body, causing the ocean beneath him to collapse into a gigantic abyss extending all the way toward the island.

This island, spanning more than fifty li in area, began trembling violently, as though it might shatter apart at any moment.

Feeling the Chariot Lion Demon King’s pressure, Divine Monk Ruran’s expression became extremely ugly.

He took out his Buddhist beads and prepared himself seriously for battle.

Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced toward Li Qingqiu, only to discover that Li Qingqiu remained as calm as drifting clouds and flowing water.

He could not help but admire him inwardly.

Regardless of whether Li Qingqiu truly feared the enemy or not, this bearing alone made him feel ashamed of himself.

Li Qingqiu slightly opened his mouth.

Threads of Extreme Yang True Flame flowed out from within.

The Extreme Yang pattern on his forehead began heating up, even flashing faint red light.

“This is…”

Divine Monk Ruran widened his eyes.

Since he bore the name “Ruran,” he himself was also proficient in fire-attribute Dao techniques, because his spiritual root possessed the fire attribute.

Precisely because of this, he was exceptionally sensitive toward fluctuations of fire-attribute spiritual energy within heaven and earth.

He could clearly sense how terrifying the flames within Li Qingqiu’s mouth were.

Even the fire-attribute Vital Energy within his own body began surging violently, nearly spiraling out of control, causing him to feel absurd disbelief.

The other party had merely released a trace of flame aura, yet his own Vital Energy had become unstable?

Could it be this man was not actually at the Heaven-Connecting Radiance Realm at all?

As the Chariot Lion Demon King advanced, he raised his bone blade high.

In an instant, the heavens changed color.

Rolling Thunderclouds and demon clouds swirled like a vortex, and within that oppressive black vortex appeared three terrifying lion heads gazing down upon Li Qingqiu and the Chariot Lion Demon King.

Divine Monk Ruran’s expression changed drastically.

He had not expected the Chariot Lion Demon King to become serious so quickly.

After all, when the Chariot Lion Demon King previously chased him, he had not shown such seriousness.

Could it be the Chariot Lion Demon King had also seen through this man’s terrifying nature?

Li Qingqiu discovered that a mysterious and overbearing suppressive force had appeared between heaven and earth.

It resembled a Dharma Manifestation Domain, yet was even more ethereal and possessed stronger suppressive power.

As this heavenly phenomenon appeared, the Chariot Lion Demon King’s aura instantly skyrocketed.

The bone blade in his hand caused heaven and earth to tremble, as though one slash could split apart the world itself.

Accompanied by the Chariot Lion Demon King’s explosive roar—

The Chariot Lion Demon King slashed downward.

The horrifying blade energy stretched across a thousand li.

The island beneath Li Qingqiu’s feet split directly into two halves, revealing a bottomless black abyss below.

Almost simultaneously—

The Extreme Yang pattern upon Li Qingqiu’s forehead erupted with overwhelming Extreme Yang True Flame.

Like an endless sea of fire pouring forth, it expanded rapidly, its momentum no weaker than the Chariot Lion Demon King’s blade energy.

Just as the Chariot Lion Demon King’s blade energy descended, it was directly intercepted by Li Qingqiu’s Extreme Yang True Flame.

The sea of fire expanded with unbelievable momentum, covering half the sky and instantly enveloping Divine Monk Ruran within blazing firelight.

Divine Monk Ruran subconsciously widened his eyes, his mouth hanging open in shock.

Under his gaze, the boundless sea of fire rapidly devoured the Chariot Lion Demon King’s blade energy, directly scattering the rolling demon clouds and engulfing the Chariot Lion Demon King himself.

The Chariot Lion Demon King had never expected Li Qingqiu’s attack to erupt with such terrifying speed.

He simply had no time to dodge and could only raise the bone blade in his hands to defend himself.

Overwhelming demonic aura erupted from the Chariot Lion Demon King’s body, attempting to resist the Extreme Yang True Flame.

However, his expression immediately changed drastically.

He actually could not stop it!

How was this possible?!