Chapter 1224 1184: Unexpected Change

Boom! Unexpectedly, the power that erupted from Chen Fei's body in the next second was so fierce and domineering that even the battle cloud in the sky retreated somewhat!

The giant armored figure's gaze slightly contracted.

"What? This..." His face was shocked, staring fixedly at the opponent.

"Commander Ji, I'm going to act as well."

Then, Chen Fei's eyes sharpened, and with a flick of his sleeve, countless terrifying Flawless Sword Intent and pure purple long lines appeared across the sky, bombarding the battle cloud fiercely.

Such an offensive, such a frightening power, even a true figure of the Minor Heavenly True Monarch Realm might suffer injuries if caught unprepared.

"Huff!" Upon seeing this, the giant armored figure exhaled heavily, glancing in amazement at the figure before the stone platform, finally understanding why Chen Fei had such confidence to witness the power of their Scarlet Sky Lord!

Boom!

The ear-splitting loud noise suddenly echoed in the dark underground world.

Only to see the terrifying giant claw filling the sky suddenly tear downward, the power raging wildly and destroying everything, even the region traversed by its force, where the battle intent twisted into black holes astonishingly.

"King, be careful." In the next moment, the giant armored figure let out a low shout, followed by the terrifying battle beast claw striking down, enveloped in extremely dense battle intent, shattering the Flawless Sword Intent explosively.

"Ha!" Chen Fei opened his mouth, letting out a rolling sound, and saw the Flawless Sword Intent scattered in the sky merge back together. Instantly, the void around began to tremble, Sword Qi surged, and strands of purple long lines intertwined, bursting with astonishing power.

"Cloud Cutting Sword of Purple Firmament." Chen Fei let out a low roar again, light surging, as a huge purple sword appeared in the sky, battling fiercely in the wild, boldly ascending against the void, displaying unmatched power.

Suddenly, the soldiers, including Ji Xing from the Scarlet Sky Army, looked at Chen Fei with eyes trembling slightly. Although this power wasn't enough to make them fear, Chen Fei's astonishingly fast progress was enough to leave them shocked beyond measure.

Months ago, they knew very well that their king, Chen Fei's strength, was perhaps only on par with the Fifth Heavenly Layer of True Person Realm. But now?

But now, under this sword, at least a hundred of Fifth Heavenly Layer of True Person Realm would lose their heads instantly!

The difference is so vast, like heaven and earth.

"Booming!" The gigantic battle beast claw was severed almost in half by this sword, shattered into fragments, scattered into various corners of the void, yet the remaining power still made the trajectory of the 'Cloud Cutting Sword of Purple Firmament' shake in the void...

Followed by a loud bang, the purple giant sword exploded directly in the sky.

Seeing this, Chen Fei was slightly stunned, then shook his head, muttering, "No wonder the Scarlet Sky Army was once so famous. Is my current strength still somewhat beneath them?"

At this time, the large armored figure of Ji Xing stepped forward, bearing a complex expression as he saluted towards Chen Fei, saying: "Greetings, King Chen!"

"Greetings, King Chen!" Behind him, the sound like mountains and seas followed suit, shaking the ground.

Earlier, Ji Xing always addressed Chen Fei as 'King.' But now, by changing a word, adding a word, the salutation of King Chen sufficed to show that he completely recognized Chen Fei now.

Of course, the other soldiers of the Scarlet Sky Army were the same. The speed at which Chen Fei's strength had grown was horrific to the extent of making them awe-stricken.

If given months or years more to King Chen, surely even they wouldn't be able to match him, right? If that truly happened, it would spread, causing countless people to be shocked beyond belief.

After all, the Primordial Core True Lord Realm is not True Person Realm; months and years are hardly significant to many. But within such a brief, seemingly insignificant time, achieving such terrifying power growth and strength progress—is this a monster?

In any case, if previously, some members among them perhaps weren't very fond of this new master of their Scarlet Sky Army, now surely no one would have such thoughts.

Frankly speaking, even their first master of Scarlet Sky Army—the Scarlet Sky Lord wasn't as exaggerated, as unbelievable as now. Being able to follow such a figure, calling it their luck wouldn't be an overstatement.

"Commander Ji, now you can leave, can't you?" Chen Fei asked.

"Yes. All our brothers in the army have been resurrected and can leave at any time." Ji Xing nodded.

"That's good." Chen Fei nodded, now ready to depart for Earth Martial City. Having the Scarlet Sky Army as an ally would certainly be advantageous.

"By the way." Suddenly recalling something, Chen Fei asked, "Commander Ji, how would you rank the power of my previous move within the Minor Heavenly True Monarch Realm?"

Ji Xing pondered for a moment before replying, "It's hard to say. The sword strike you executed earlier could basically be on par with someone who has just entered the Minor Heavenly True Monarch Realm. However, that shouldn't be all of your strength, right?"

"Of course not." Chen Fei smiled and nodded, saying, "Even if that sword strike only had the power of someone newly entering the Minor Heavenly True Monarch Realm, it's not bad. Alright, let's go, we can't waste time, and I'm also in a bit of a hurry."

With that, he took out the Scarlet Sky Army military talisman. The latter nodded immediately, waved a hand, and in an instant, he and the hundreds of Scarlet Sky Army soldiers behind him transformed into dark red specks of light, entering into the talisman.

Chen Fei put away the military talisman and left the depths of the earth. Outside, Iron One and Cang Kun were waiting.

"Master." As soon as they saw Chen Fei appear, they immediately approached.

"Thank you for your hard work during this time." Chen Fei said with a smile. Since the Enlightened Deity Mansion, he had been completely hands-off, leaving almost all matters of the mansion to Iron One, and later with Cang Kun's joining. Sometimes he felt a bit guilty, a bit embarrassed...

However, Iron One and Cang Kun felt no such obligation, and upon hearing this, they shook their heads and said in unison, "It's what we should do."

They were weaker than Chen Fei and were also his servants, so it was natural for them to think this was their duty. Moreover, if not for Chen Fei's formidable power, how could their Enlightened Deity Mansion thrive and flourish as it did today?

The Cultivation World has always believed in the saying, one person is enough to support a world! Especially for emerging forces like theirs with shallow roots, this saying is most applicable. Many times, others showed them respect mainly because of Chen Fei's formidable strength.

So, they didn't think their efforts were anything significant.

"In any case, I've prepared some gifts for you two as a reward for your service." Chen Fei pressed his lips together and then waved his sleeve, sending a black light and a white light towards Cang Kun and Iron One respectively.

Before the two could react, the rays of light stopped in front of them. The black light turned out to be a long black willow twig, while the white light was a pill bottle.

"This is... hiss!" Cang Kun instinctively reached out to touch the long black willow twig but recoiled instantly as if pricked. The spot where his fingers touched the twig was bleeding profusely, surprising him and Iron One, who both looked at the black twig in fear.

"This is the core vine of the Millennium Demon Willow Tree, refined into a magical treasure. Cang Kun, take this, it should greatly enhance your strength."

Chen Fei explained with a smile. He had discovered this item inside someone else's storage bag in Falling God Valley. Although it wasn't a top-tier magical treasure, it had a fifteen-layer prohibition. If given to Cang Kun, who was now at the Third Heavenly Layer of Third-Level Demonic Beast stage, his strength would undoubtedly be significantly enhanced.

"Ma-Magical Treasure!?" Cang Kun and Iron One were both shocked, swallowing hard, clearly startled by Chen Fei's generosity.

An item of magical treasure level, even at the minimum of sevenfold restriction, could tantalize even experts at the Fourth or Fifth Heavenly Layer of the True Person Realm.

In the past, they wouldn't have dared even to dream of having such an item.

"Th-Thank you, Master!" Cang Kun shakily accepted the black willow twig. His face was filled with excitement and joy, clearly extremely satisfied with the gift.

Chen Fei smiled, then pointed at the pill bottle and said to Iron One, "The pills inside are enough to help you cultivate to the Third Heavenly Layer of the True Person Realm. Once you reach it, I will help you find a suitable magical treasure."

"Thank you, Master!" Iron One promptly tucked the pill bottle into his arms, gratefully expressing thanks. With these pills, his future cultivation path was bound to be much smoother.

"There's no need for thanks, but I'll have to trouble you both with the mansion's affairs afterward. I'm preparing to make a trip to Earth Martial City. If you encounter any problems you can't resolve, go to the Dark Demon Tower and find the Dark Demon. As long as it's not an issue on the level of the True Monarch Realm, he should be able to handle it."

Chen Fei added slowly.

"Yes!" Iron One and Cang Kun replied in unison, exchanging glances, with the latter stepping forward, "Master, please be careful on your trip to Earth Martial City. It's said there have been some recent changes there."

"Changes? Oh... what changes?" Chen Fei paused slightly and asked.

"I'm not entirely sure, but I've heard it relates to the mysterious tomb discovered by Pill King Jianng Wanli. And some Minor Heavenly True Monarch Realm experts, who usually aren't active near Earth Martial City, are said to be heading there," Cang Kun said.

"What?" Chen Fei's face changed. Those Minor Heavenly True Monarch Realm experts weren't too worrisome, but if something goes wrong with the mysterious tomb, what about the Heavenly Stem Dragon Bamboo inside?

The Heavenly Stem Dragon Bamboo is essential for perfecting the "Purple Firmament Judgement Technique", indispensable. If there's a problem, it would be truly troublesome.