Xu Qing ignored Ning Yan’s scream of disbelief as he mentally issued a call, causing the golden crow to fly toward him. Half of it merged into Xu Qing, while the other half remained outside, causing 300-meter wings to spread out in a shocking display. Xu Qing’s aura also skyrocketed, making him pulse with an energy that could devour mountains and seas. From a distance, the golden crow surrounding Xu Qing made him look like the reincarnation of an emperor, descended into the mortal world. He now pulsed with one-soul, nine-palace strength.18

And then there were his fleshly body fluctuations, which also gave off a Nascent Soul sensation. With that, he had the equivalent of two-soul, nine-palace battle prowess. Battle prowess like that was completely unheard-of in the Gold Core level.10

Rumbling sounds echoed out everywhere, and the fluctuations sent out by both sides of the conflict created ripple-like waves that only served to further spread Xu Qing’s poison. The fleeing rogue cultivators didn’t even make it past the bounds of Mount Daybreak before they succumbed. Their screams echoed out over the Abyssal Sea. The ground was soon covered with puddles of black sludge. Previously, there had been over a thousand villainous cultivators. As of now, there were only about forty percent of the original number, and they were all visibly terrified.2

The magical devices of Mount Daybreak were gradually repairing themselves, and unleashed more destruction. All of the prisoners in the invading...0