Chapter 149: Eight-Clawed Divine Sense (394 Vote Bonus Chapter)

One main body and three Clones sat separately at the four cardinal points of southeast, northwest, and a line of Divine Sense connection linked them, completely locking down the Xuanwu Country.

Any Cultivator entering or exiting the Xuanwu Country would inevitably cross the Divine Sense blockade line, allowing the Eight Extremities Demonic Lord to maintain complete control.

The old man was enraged by Wang Lin and had chased him all the way from the Southern Dipper City of the Cultivation Devil Sea, passing through the Huofen Country and straight into Xuanwu, but the opponent suddenly vanished without a trace of aura.

No matter how great his Divine Ability was, he couldn't find any clue. After analysis, he believed the opponent must be hiding underground, but even after searching carefully with his Divine Sense, he still found nothing.

But he didn't give up. After hearing in Southern Dipper City that the Spell this person used was the Death Curse Technique, his heart leaped. A certain step in his grand plan would be much easier if he possessed the Death Curse Technique.

That was why he went through all this trouble to chase him. With his Divine Ability, capturing Wang Lin should have been simple, but the opponent was as elusive as a loach, disappearing and not reappearing. This wait lasted ninety-seven days. When the opponent finally came out, he had just made a move, but unexpectedly, the opponent immediately sank underground using the Earth Evasion Technique without any hesitation.

Luckily, he had previously borrowed the Earth Traveling Boat. This Magic Treasure inherently contained a high-Rank Earth Evasion Spell, making the pursuit much more effective. He saw himself getting closer, but many of his Spells could not be cast underground. He thought that as long as he got close, he could easily capture the target, but what made him miscalculate again was that the young man's direction was toward the mountain peak of the Huofen Alliance.

After that, although he shattered the Mountain-Protecting Grand Formation with a single palm, he lost the opponent's aura again. In a fit of anger, he disregarded offending the Level Four Cultivation Country backing the Xuanwu Country and Huofen Country, and executed the Divine Sense Lockout of the Country.

In reality, he hadn't killed a single person from either country so far, which had a lot to do with the Level Four Cultivation Country backing them. The higher one's cultivation, the more one understands the background of the Vermilion Bird Star. Huofen and Xuanwu are backed by the same Level Four Cultivation Country, so their internal fighting doesn't matter much. But if an outsider were to invade and kill, that Level Four Cultivation Country would definitely send someone to intervene.

In the past, it wouldn't have mattered—he would have just killed them. But now, seeing that the place was about to open, he didn't want to cause any trouble at this time.

This lockdown lasted two years.

Over the course of two years, the Xuanwu Country and the Huofen Alliance had grown accustomed to the Divine Sense sweeping across them frequently, a phenomenon that occurred several times a day.

As for the reason for this situation, almost all Cultivators already understood it, as their School elders had sternly warned them never to explore the four directions.

The Eight Extremities Demonic Lord grew more anxious the longer he waited. Seeing that the place would open in just one more year, the consequences would be unimaginable if he arrived late. In his anger, he decided to wait another six months. If the young man still hadn't appeared after six months, he would risk offending the Level Four Cultivation Country and forcibly refine the Xuanwu Country, turning it into dust if necessary, just to find the boy.

Time slowly passed: one month, two months… until the fifth month, the Eight Extremities Demonic Lord's expression grew darker, and the malevolence on his face intensified.

Wang Lin sat cross-legged inside the Heaven Defying Space. His expression was even worse than that of the Eight Extremities Demonic Lord. He had already checked everything on his person and felt a faint, unique fluctuation coming from Shangguan Mo's Soul Blood. The pursuer must have been chasing him because of this Soul Blood.

On this day, the limit of the Heaven Defying Space had arrived. Wang Lin had a vague feeling that if he didn't leave soon, he might never be able to leave again in this lifetime.

He had to stay outside for at least three days before he could re-enter. But if the pursuer outside was still present, safely staying outside for three days would be extremely difficult.

Wang Lin remained silent for a moment. Seeing the glowing bodies inside the Heaven Defying Space growing dimmer, the instant they completely faded, Wang Lin shuddered and walked out of the Heaven Defying Space.

The moment he appeared, the Eight Extremities Demonic Lord, who was seated at the four corners of the Xuanwu Country, suddenly opened his eyes, and his body flashed, vanishing from the spot.

Wang Lin's body solidified from a phantom image, and waves of dizziness immediately surged uncontrollably. He endured the headache, pointed at his glabella, and Shangguan Mo's Soul Blood immediately seeped out. Without a word, he flicked it rapidly, and the Soul Blood quickly flew out underground at an extremely high speed.

At the same time, a sense of danger suddenly appeared. Wang Lin sneered and quickly fled in the opposite direction.

The Old Man in Green Robes followed the Soul Blood and appeared on the ground. He grinned maliciously and slapped the ground with his palm. The earth immediately trembled, and his body instantly sank underground aboard the Earth Traveling Boat. But soon, he emerged from the ground with a dark expression, holding the drop of Shangguan Mo's Soul Blood, which he furiously crushed.

"You won't escape!" the old man roared, his Divine Sense spreading wildly, instantly covering the entire Xuanwu Country. His expression shifted, he let out a soft snort, and sped away.

While using Earth Evasion, Wang Lin immediately noticed that the surrounding soil was filled with spiritual power fluctuations. He knew that the opponent had caught up. He realized that in his current state, it was impossible to evade for three days. After a slight hesitation, he immediately fled upwards from underground, and soon leaped out of the ground.

The moment he appeared, four identical figures flickered around him and materialized.

The Eight Extremities Demonic Lord stared coldly at Wang Lin. The four figures slowly merged into one person. He said in a deep voice, "Little fellow, counting the previous ninety-seven days, I have waited for you for nearly three years."

Wang Lin's expression was grim. He looked coldly at the Old Man in Green Robes without saying a word.

"What is your name?" the Old Man in Green Robes asked with a soft snort.

"Ma Liang!" Wang Lin said in a deep voice. In his eyes, the opponent's cultivation was like a calm sea, unfathomable.

"Ma Liang, I ask you, do you master the Death Curse Technique?" The Old Man in Green Robes stared at Wang Lin, his gaze like lightning, speaking one word at a time. His eyes faintly revealed Killing Intent. If the opponent said no, he would immediately kill him in a rage, then return to Southern Dipper City, start a massacre, and extract the souls of everyone who deceived him to refine Magic Treasures.

Wang Lin remained silent for a moment, then nodded. He could feel the Killing Intent emanating from the opponent; one wrong move and he would surely die without a burial place.

The Old Man in Green Robes narrowed his eyes. Without a word, he slapped his Storage Pouch, and immediately, a Green-Spotted Python over three zhang long appeared in the old man's hand.

The Green-Spotted Python flicked its tongue, its purplish-black eyes fixed intently on Wang Lin.

"Cast the Death Curse Technique, the target is this python!" The Old Man in Green Robes threw the python in his hand onto the ground and said indifferently.

As soon as the python landed, it immediately coiled into a defensive posture, raising its head. Bringing a whiff of fishy wind, it lunged with its large mouth. Wang Lin lowered his head, a red lightning flash crossing his eyes, and he muttered deeply, "Die!"

Wang Lin's target was not the python, but the old man. This time, he pushed his extreme realm Divine Sense to its limit.

The moment the word "Die" left his mouth, Wang Lin's body suddenly retreated. The Old Man in Green Robes felt his Divine Sense shake, and a red lightning bolt immediately drilled into his Sea of Consciousness. Inside the old man's Sea of Consciousness, the sea water had already dried up, and only an eight-clawed octopus rested there. The instant the red lightning entered the Sea of Consciousness, the eight-clawed octopus immediately opened its large mouth, unleashing a monstrous suction force, and the red lightning was instantly sucked into its mouth.

However, the power of the extreme realm Divine Sense was unquestionable. Although the Old Man in Green Robes had extremely strong cultivation, the eight-clawed octopus formed by his Divine Sense inside his Sea of Consciousness still trembled after swallowing the red lightning.

This tremor immediately caused a chain reaction, affecting the Sea of Consciousness, and then spreading throughout the body, causing the old man's body to pause for a split second.

As Wang Lin retreated, he opened his mouth and spat out a crystal light. Amidst the flashing of the Crystal Light Flying Sword, the python was cut in half at the waist. At the same time, the Flying Sword, like thunder and lightning, stabbed towards the old man's glabella.

However, circles of white halos rippled at his glabella, preventing the Flying Sword from penetrating even half an inch, no matter how hard it stabbed. Without a word, Wang Lin summoned the Flying Sword back with his right hand, and his body immediately drilled into the ground, speeding away.

A moment later, the Old Man in Green Robes shuddered. He looked at the python corpse, which had been cut in half on the ground, then touched his glabella. His eyes revealed monstrous fury. He sneered, formed a hand seal, and roared, "Go!"

A shuttle flashing with seven-colored crystal radiance appeared before him. The shuttle was entirely crystalline, with flowing light overflowing within it. At the old man's command, the shuttle immediately shot out, carrying a series of seven-colored wave rings, directly piercing the ground and rapidly chasing after Wang Lin.

Wherever the shuttle passed, the soil dissipated, unable to obstruct the shuttle even for half a step. In the blink of an eye, it was ten zhang away from Wang Lin. Wang Lin's scalp tingled. Without hesitation, he took out the Jade Talisman that Yang Sen had given him back then from his Storage Pouch.

This Jade Talisman could withstand the full-power strike of a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator. The moment the Jade Talisman was conjured, the shuttle shot toward it.

The Jade Talisman immediately grew larger, blocking Wang Lin from behind, and collided with the shuttle. With a boom, the Jade Talisman shattered with crackling sounds, turning into dust, while the shuttle was also shaken back several zhang, its momentum slightly slowed. Simultaneously, a circular ripple suddenly spread outwards from the point of impact, lifting the soil everywhere it passed.

If one looked down from the sky, they could clearly see a circle expanding from small to large, instantly spreading a hundred zhang. The soil bulged up, as if there was an Earth Dragon rolling around inside.

Wang Lin was grazed by the spreading aftershock and immediately spat out a mouthful of blood. Without hesitation, he leaped out of the ground, barely avoiding the main ripple ring.

After flying out of the ground, he didn't stop and immediately sped away.

Feeling the vibration of the ripples beneath his feet, the Old Man in Green Robes' anger slightly subsided. He muttered to himself, "That attack just now could make even me momentarily dazed. Rumor has it that the Death Curse Technique specializes in cultivating Divine Sense and attacks using Divine Sense. If that's the case, this boy truly masters the Death Curse Technique!"

Thinking this, his body swayed slightly and immediately vanished from the spot. Wang Lin's chest was throbbing with pain. While flying, he took out a Healing Pill from the medicine Li Muwan gave him. After taking one, his pupils contracted. Directly ahead of him, the spiritual power fluctuations suddenly intensified. Wang Lin had encountered many Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators and knew well that this was a sign of Teleportation. He suddenly changed direction without the slightest hesitation.

At that moment, the figure of the Old Man in Green Robes suddenly appeared at the location of the spiritual power fluctuations.

"Little friend, this old man doesn't wish to harm you. Could you listen to what this old man has to say?"