Book 5: Chapter 226: Promotion! Wang Long Yan becomes a deity

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Outer Region Battlefield, Eastern Gan Defense Zone

In the dark sea of the demonic realm, a floating island swayed precariously on the tumultuous waves.

Young Master Wang Zongkun lay sprawled on the island like a big-headed fish, groaning incessantly.

The reason was that many demonic barnacles had parasitized his body, their barbs deeply embedded in his smooth, thick skin, impossible to scrape off. They were far more ferocious than similar species in the human ocean.

Even Wang Zongkun, after staying in the dark sea for a long time, couldn't escape the fate of being parasitized.

At this moment, two plump maidservants were frantically helping him clean off the demonic barnacles.

Nearby, Dragon Jingjing, who had transformed into a beautiful woman, was gently patting Wang Zongkun's back, comforting him softly, "Kun Kun, don't be afraid, Sister Pinpin is here."

"I'm not afraid, it's just itchy and painful," Wang Zongkun was on the verge of tears from the unbearable sensation.

"Sister Pinpin, don't blame them. It's these demonic barnacles that are too fierce." Wang Zongkun endured the pain and itch, barely managing to speak up in their defense.

"My poor Kun Kun, if it's too much, we can stop doing this." Dragon Pinpin hugged Wang Zongkun's big head with deep affection, "This task of cleaning the aquatic demonic beasts around the dark sea, let whoever wants to do it take over. If it doesn't work, we can push it to Wang Lilong and the others."

"How can that be!" Ancestor Kun suddenly jumped up, his round eyes filled with determination, "As a direct descendant of the Wang Clan, I have a heavy responsibility on my shoulders. It was hard to earn this opportunity to prove myself. No matter how tough it is, I must do it well. I can't let my brothers and sisters look down on me."

"Even Zongteng is helping to cultivate farmland. As an elder brother, how can I continue to achieve nothing?"

"My Kun Kun, you're truly manly. Whatever you decide to do, Sister Pinpin will support you. But as a young master of the Wang Clan, you shouldn't do everything yourself. I'll have the guards assist you."

With that, the Lingxu Realm slightly raised its head, emitting a low whale call.

The long whale call spread far across the sea, and the Eastern Gan guards gathered nearby immediately dispersed, continuing to search for suspicious demonic beasts as per the Wang's orders.

As the Eastern Gan team spread out, the search area gradually expanded.

With their help, searching for aquatic demonic beasts became much less difficult. Once they found the beasts, Ancestor Kun would personally deal with them, sparing him from soaking in the water all day and suffering from barnacles.

Unlike the Eastern Gan, who grew up in the ocean and were used to barnacles, Ancestor Kun was not a true aquatic immortal beast but a spatial immortal beast.

When he fully matured into an adult Kun, he would have the ability to roam the endless void, hunting, finding habitats, and even reproducing in the void.

Kun was destined to belong to the sea of stars.

Some time later.

"Huh? Is this a tenth-rank demonic dragon?" With perseverance, Ancestor Kun finally, with the help of the Eastern Gan sisters, killed a tenth-rank dragon.

After stripping its tendons and skin, Ancestor Kun carefully preserved the most precious dragon whip, intending to present it to his most beloved father.

Sister Lici said it was a good thing, and his father would surely dislike it.

A short while later.

A team of Eastern Gan guards responsible for scouting returned to report, saying they had found a dormant underwater ruin ahead. However, there were many spatial rifts in the distance, causing whirlpools in the seawater, making it extremely dangerous.

The scouting Eastern Gan didn't dare to approach.

Taoming Kun was overjoyed, "What's a spatial rift? I could traverse space when I was just born. Navigating a spatial rift is not complicated. Watch me, Young Master Zongkun, show you a trick! Let's move out!"

With that, he immediately followed the maidservant team, heading towards the underwater ruins under the protection of the Lingxu Realm.

While Ancestor Kun was contributing to the family, another Wang Clan "man," Ancestor Teng, was also diligently cultivating the land.

Thanks to the abundant demonic energy he absorbed since arriving in the demonic realm, his strength had grown significantly, and his size had become enormous.

Long tendrils of vines, like thousands of strands, penetrated the newly cultivated land filled with demonic energy. With each breath, he felt a continuous flow of energy filling him, feeling incredibly satisfied.

After a few days, once the demonic energy in the land was completely absorbed, he withdrew his tendrils and thoroughly turned the soil.

He then moved with a carefree "stride" to another plot of land.

Behind Ancestor Teng, array masters were already waiting, immediately setting up isolation arrays and filling them with transplanted spiritual veins.

The cannon fodder laborers finished their hard work.

These laborers worked diligently because, although the work was tough, their meals and treatment had improved significantly.

Of course, there was another important reason.

Currently, the front lines were at war, and by usual practice, they would be the suicide squad.

However, the Eastern Line Defense Area's commander, Wang Liyao, temporarily halted the suicide squad strategy, allowing them to continue labor reform. Only those with problematic thoughts who refused to work actively would be considered for the suicide squad.

But such people were extremely rare. After all, life now was much better than before. Who would want to go back to being cannon fodder?

This also led to the reclamation progress of the cannon fodder camp not being affected by the war, but rather proceeding faster than before.

This scene was just part of the daily routine.

Now, the situation in the Wang Clan's defense zone was changing and developing slowly.

"Worry."

Long Yan Taoming furrowed her brows, but her voice remained calm.

She struggled to control the rampant Nether Fiend power within her, attacking the bottleneck of the Divine Realm, once, twice, three times...

Each attempt brought immense joy.

Long Yan Dragon Whale's brows furrowed tighter, yet she showed no hesitation or retreat, enduring the joy and attacking repeatedly.

Finally.

Her aura suddenly changed, and a powerful Divine Realm aura surged forth.

In an instant.

The entire world seemed to respond, with strands of law power descending, sweeping through the secret chamber with terrifying might.

Outside the secret chamber, the sky changed dramatically, with rolling tribulation clouds gathering rapidly.

The already dark sky of the demonic realm grew even darker.

In the blink of an eye, threads of lightning brewed in the clouds, and the tribulation cloud's power became terrifyingly intense.

Wang Lici, who was idly guarding the secret chamber entrance and roasting meat, paused her actions, her face lighting up with excitement, "Could it be that Dragon Whale has broken through?!"

Realizing this, she immediately put down the meat fork, slapping the Demonic Realm Burrowing Rat beside her, "Stop eating, go notify Fugui and Yingxuan, and have them come quickly."

The Demonic Realm Burrowing Rat was taken aback by the slap, almost dropping the meat in its mouth, feeling speechless.

Don't think it didn't know that a human cultivator breaking through to the Divine Realm wasn't an instant process. Even if it leisurely finished eating before notifying, it would still be in time. Why the rush?

Oh well, seeing the boss so happy, it decided not to argue.

The Demonic Realm Burrowing Rat casually extended its paw, tearing open a small spatial rift, and with the meat in its mouth, darted inside, disappearing into the spatial rift in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, the first tribulation lightning in the sky had reached its peak, and a bolt of lightning with terrifying pressure descended.

"Boom!!!"

The deafening thunder sounded a moment later.

The terrifying pressure filled the world.

And that bolt of tribulation lightning descended from the sky, appearing above Long Yan Dragon Whale's head.

Long Yan Dragon Whale was prepared, immediately gripping her long sword to confront it.

One bolt. Two bolts.

Three bolts...

Unknowingly, Long Yan Dragon Whale's figure was engulfed in the thunder.

When Wang Anye was still in the Purple Mansion Realm, he could withstand the Divine Tribulation Lightning. Now that Long Yan Dragon Whale had broken through to the Divine Realm, it was naturally not a problem.

A total of nine tribulation bolts, Long Yan Dragon Whale withstood them with ease.

At this point, the tribulation clouds in the sky gradually dispersed.

Gentle rain descended from the sky, quickly pouring into her body.

In just a short moment, her soul, physique, and bloodline power experienced a tremendous growth.

Once the gentle rain from the sky was fully absorbed, Long Yan Dragon Whale's aura underwent a significant transformation, with the powerful Divine Realm pressure spreading, causing the air to become subtly stagnant.

Even the massive Ice Phoenix phantom behind her became more solid, its wings appearing as if carved from ice and snow, with each feather distinct, resembling a living creature.

Upon closer inspection, under the influence of the Nether Fiend True Demon Seed and the gentle rain, the Ice Phoenix's appearance had undergone noticeable changes.

Strands of pure black color, like ink, seeped into its originally ice-like wings, and even its aura carried a chilling Nether Fiend energy, causing an inexplicable chill in the heart.

Clearly, Long Yan Dragon Whale's bloodline could no longer be considered purely Ice Phoenix. Her bloodline now possessed the power of the Nether Fiend.

She could feel that her bloodline power had transformed from the eighth level to the ninth level, no longer inferior to the powerful Wang Fugui.

Thanks to the Nether Fiend True Demon Seed, her aptitude had also significantly improved, now reaching the level of Heavenly Daughter Grade B.

It's important to note that reaching the Heavenly Son or Heavenly Daughter level in aptitude is extremely difficult to improve further. Most pills and treasures that enhance aptitude are ineffective for Heavenly Sons and Daughters, with minimal effects even if consumed.

Even the Nether Fiend True Demon Seed didn't hold much hope for Long Yan Dragon Whale, as it was intended for the demon god's heir, whose aptitude requirements were equivalent to a human Heavenly Son or Daughter.

Unexpectedly, it gave her a pleasant surprise.

Heavenly Daughter Grade B, although still a Heavenly Daughter, is fundamentally different from Grade C and D.

The biggest difference is that reaching Heavenly Daughter Grade B grants eligibility to inherit the "Sacred Diagram."

Even without the Sacred Diagram, unable to break through to the next realm, Wang Long Yan has hope of reaching the late True Immortal Realm in her lifetime!

This is something even the Immortal Emperor, relying on Chaos Spirit Stones, may not achieve!

Even now, her cultivation is far from enough, but with her Heavenly Daughter Grade B aptitude, she can exert power far beyond ordinary Divine Realm experts.

After all, when a Basalt cultivator's bloodline reaches the ninth level, they no longer master divine abilities but the Heavenly Dao skill. However, the skill mastered at the ninth bloodline level is only a prototype, only truly mastered at the True Immortal Realm.

But with her superior bloodline, she can now face mid to late Divine Realm opponents without pressure.

Of course, facing a strong opponent like Wang Fugui is another matter, as their bloodlines are equivalent, and Taoming cultivators can traverse space, which she currently has no means to counter. To defeat a strong opponent like Wang Fugui, she would need the assistance of others or external forces.

Long Yan Dragon Whale slowly stood up, casually waving her hand, enveloping her body in pure profound energy, completely shattering the impurities seeping from her body.

She then tidied her clothes and swiftly flew towards the secret chamber entrance.

Upon reaching the Divine Realm, her movement technique underwent a qualitative change, almost teleporting from the depths of the secret chamber to the entrance in the blink of an eye.

"Congratulations on breaking through to the Divine Realm, Dragon Whale."

Taoming Ying, Wang Lici, Wang Yingxuan, and others had already received the news and were waiting at the secret chamber entrance. Upon seeing Long Yan Taoming emerge, they immediately stepped forward to congratulate her.

Seeing the children coming to congratulate her, Long Yan Dragon Whale's eyes revealed a hint of a smile.

Her relentless cultivation and efforts to become stronger were all for the sake of protecting the children at home.

"Fugui, how is the war going now?" Long Yan Dragon Whale asked.

"Dragon Whale, the war is currently at a stalemate, and our defense zone is in a passive defensive stage," Wang Shouzhe replied "honestly," pausing before adding, "However, the Little Demon Lord has achieved some good results, capturing two significant victories."

Long Yan Dragon Whale furrowed her brows slightly but ultimately said nothing.

She knew Fugui had his reasons for handling matters.

Just as she was about to chat with the children, suddenly, a figure flew over, and before arriving, a voice called out, "Ruobing, is that you? Did you break through to the Divine Realm?"

Clearly, the newcomer was the third prince of the Demon Dynasty, Shentu Jingming.

Long Yan Dragon Whale glanced at the approaching Shentu Jingming with mild annoyance, then turned to Wang Shouzhe, "Fugui, my foundation is still a bit unstable, and I need to retreat for a while to consolidate it. Please handle the third prince for me."

"Yes, Dragon Whale Ancestor." Taoming Ying nodded.

"Also, find a way to get me a Demon King's corpse." Long Yan Dragon Whale lowered her voice and transmitted to Wang Shouzhe.

A Demon King's corpse?

Wang Shouzhe was momentarily stunned, then looked at Long Yan Dragon Whale in shock, "Could it be that your mastery of the Nether skill has reached such a level?"

"I can't guarantee success, but it's worth a try," Long Yan Dragon Whale's gaze was determined, "If successful, I can truly reach Wang Fugui's combat power."

"Previously, the Chaoyang King killed a Demon King. I'll find a way to get it. If there are any other materials needed, I can procure them. You know, the Treasure Pavilion owes me quite a bit."

As they spoke, the third prince descended from the sky.

Before landing, he had evidently tidied up a bit, now holding a folding fan and exuding a suave demeanor.

Long Yan Dragon Whale, however, didn't spare him a glance, her figure flickering as she disappeared, returning to the secret chamber, clearly uninterested in meeting the third prince.

"Uh..." The third prince was momentarily stunned, "Fugui, did I offend Ruobing?"

"Probably." Wang Shouzhe glanced at him.

"This... please, Brother Fugui, teach me..." The third prince was suddenly anxious.

Seeking advice from Wang Shouzhe wasn't a desperate measure. After all, Fugui had both the Immortal and Demon Dynasties' princesses under his sway, making him experienced in understanding women.

"Think about it, both are future True Demon Realm experts. The Little Demon Lord is making waves on the battlefield, achieving great feats, while you wander around the camp all day... sigh~" Wang Shouzhe shook his head, a look of disappointment, "A good man should prioritize his career. Think it over."

The third prince pondered briefly, realizing Wang Shouzhe made sense.

He suddenly became excited, as if injected with adrenaline, "Yes, yes, Brother Fugui is right. I'll head to the front lines to make a name for myself."

With that, he flew off in a hurry.

His speed was so fast that even Wang Shouzhe was a bit taken aback. This guy, really...

Honestly, Wang Shouzhe considered himself perceptive, yet sometimes found the third prince unpredictable.

You'd think he was unreliable, but in crucial moments, he'd unexpectedly be reliable. Yet, when you thought he was reliable, he'd often appear unreliable in various situations.

It's hard to fathom how the Demon Emperor raised such an eccentric prince.

Meanwhile, back in her retreat, Long Yan Taoming resumed her closed-door cultivation, solidifying her foundation.

Before long, Wang Shouzhe delivered a Demon King's corpse and a large assortment of Nether materials.

Even in death, the Demon King's body exuded a lingering, imposing aura, full of majesty.

"Fluttering, fluttering!" Yinsha fluttered out from Long Yan Dragon Whale's brow, excited, "Sister Zhenyan, who would've thought we'd one day use a Demon King's body to refine a corpse puppet? In the past, only Demon Lords could do this."

But Long Yan Dragon Whale's expression was extremely solemn.

She originally didn't want to walk the path of refining corpse puppets, but now, with the inheritance of the Nether Fiend True Demon Seed, her understanding of the Nether skill was likely second only to the Demon Lord.

Not walking this path would be a waste.

So be it, refining a Demon King corpse puppet is nothing.

For her clan, Wang Long Yan feared not even annihilation, so why hesitate over this matter?

For a moment, her gaze became incredibly resolute.