Sword Sovereign of the Celestial Emperor-Chapter 804: Great Wilderness

"The Great Wilderness is about to open; it's time to return to the Celestial Martial Continent."

Chu Ming felt a subtle stir within himself and then flashed toward the direction of the Celestial Martial Continent. As long as one is a Life and Death Realm King, they can freely enter and leave the Celestial Martial Continent.

In fact, this part of the starry sky still belongs to the realm of the Celestial Martial Continent, a desolate place completely separated from the cosmos; otherwise, without the pressure of the continent's will, the Human Race would have long since been defeated.

Unlike the path he took to get there, one day later, Chu Ming returned to the Celestial Martial Continent.

First, he returned to the Celestial Travel Sect. Seeing that everything was peaceful there, he finally let out a sigh of relief.

It wasn't that he feared the Death Emperor; even one who ascends to Emperorhood wouldn't commit massacres of their kin. What he feared was the Bloodthirsty King and the mysterious old figure in yellow robes who had escaped.

The Bloodthirsty King has a tyrannical nature, never resting until his goals are achieved, so Chu Ming must guard against him.

...

In the Restricted Area, within the Black Divine Hall, the Demon Emperor sat high atop, gazing disdainfully at the Five Great War Generals beneath him.

"Here are five maps of the Nine Shepherd Cloud. This time, each of you will send a projection into the Great Wilderness. Your sole purpose is to destroy the Continent Pillar and completely sever the Celestial Martial Continent's connection to the outside world."

The Demon Emperor spoke coldly, his tone intensely sinister.

"Yes, Demon Emperor, sir!"

The Five Great War Generals, including the White Stone Demoness and the Black Demon Nether King, dared not speak further, nodding in agreement.

...

After exchanging pleasantries with his family, Chu Ming left the Celestial Realm, flying deep into the North Sea.

Currently, the entire North Sea is exceedingly bustling; not only are there strong human warriors, but even many Demon Race Kings are gathered, all eagerly awaiting the opening of the Great Wilderness.

Within the Great Wilderness, there are certain heavenly materials and treasures that are not only useful to human warriors but also present a deadly allure to demons.

Across the entire Celestial Martial Continent, not many Nine Shepherd Cloud Maps have appeared—only a little over fifty—distributed among humans, the Demon Race, and the Demon Beast Race, with only a dozen or so from each race venturing into the Great Wilderness.

Boom!

Just as Chu Ming was flying, a terrifying aura swept across the starry sky; suddenly, a powerful creature with nine heads emerged from the void, its icy eyes staring at Chu Ming, coldly demanding: "Hand over the Nine Shepherd Cloud Map, and I can spare your life!"

Chu Ming's expression remained indifferent, with a hint of a smile. With his eyesight, he could immediately tell that this creature with nine heads likely had only the combat power of a Top Tier King.

"Just a mere Top Tier King, daring to block my way? Interesting!"

Chu Ming's face remained calm as his right hand suddenly clenched tightly, a terrifying suction burst forth from his hand, followed by a sudden pressure from his arm. The force of terror imbued the void, seemingly like an invisible Ancient Divine Mountain, crashing violently toward the Nine-headed Demon Beast.

"Nine Dragons Move Mountains!"

Boom!

The Nine-headed Demon Beast roared furiously, its terrifying aura sweeping wildly, forming nine demon marks atop its head, each mark several tons deep.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The nine demon marks, carrying the power to tear through the sky, thundered wildly toward Chu Ming.

In midair, Chu Ming's arm instantly collided with the nine demon marks, countless wind waves surging, the void at the horizon shattered, and invisible gray air currents coiled and intertwined.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Visibly, under Chu Ming's arm, the nine demon marks continuously shattered, like a white light ring, frantically spreading in all directions.

"Puff…"

The Nine-headed Demon Beast was instantly blasted away, but before it flew a hundred meters, it was caught in the palm of a Sky Supporting Giant Hand descending from the sky.

"Spare me, sir, spare me…"

The Nine-headed Demon Beast was extremely spineless, having seen Chu Ming's might, it hurriedly knelt on the ground, its nine heads bowing to the earth, ludicrously.

"Are you a demon beast from the Thousand Demon Palace?"

Chu Ming walked through the air, asking calmly.

"I am not a demon beast from the Thousand Demon Palace; I am from Muqian Palace. Spare me, sir!"

The Nine-headed Demon Beast replied truthfully, obediently, not daring to show the slightest disrespect.

"Muqian Palace?" A trace of doubt flashed in Chu Ming's eyes. Despite the North Sea being vast and mysterious, possessing the strength of a Top Tier King is not bound to be unknown, but Chu Ming had never heard of Muqian Palace.

"Muqian Palace is a new force in the North Sea; I joined not long ago."

The Nine-headed Demon Beast answered, his vision fixed on Chu Ming's figure, shocked. In his eyes, Chu Ming was at least a Low-level Emperor ascendant, perhaps even an Intermediate.

"The Human Race truly is extraordinary, teeming with strong figures; this person's talent possibly rivals that of the Third Palace Master of the Thousand Demon Palace!"

The Nine-headed Demon Beast mused silently. The Thousand Demon Palace was the strongest force among the Demon Beast Race, and its three Palace Masters were extraordinarily talented individuals, each possessing ancient bloodlines; defeating their peers was a simple matter for them.

"You may leave!"

Chu Ming said coldly, as the Sky Supporting Giant Hand in the sky slowly dissipated. Hearing this, the Nine-headed Demon Beast was immediately relieved.

"Yes, yes!"

Swish!

After speaking, the Nine-headed Demon Beast turned and vanished into space.

Paying no further attention to the Nine-headed Demon Beast, Chu Ming continued his flight.

"Hmm?"

One day, as Chu Ming flew over the sea, he paused, taking out the Nine Shepherd Cloud Map from his Storage Space. He saw that the originally blank Nine Shepherd Cloud Map had now emerged with countless pale golden lines.

Simultaneously, beside the pale golden lines, there was also a small red dot, gently shifting as Chu Ming moved.

"Could this be the map leading to the Great Wilderness?"

Chu Ming wondered silently, "If so, then this small red dot should represent myself."

After flying for a while longer, Chu Ming indeed found that the small red dot on the Nine Shepherd Cloud Map was moving slowly.

"It seems my guess was correct!"

Following the pale golden lines on the Nine Shepherd Cloud Map, Chu Ming flew. During this, he noticed an unusual phenomenon: the pale golden lines on the Nine Shepherd Cloud Map themselves were slowly shifting.

This implied that the location of the Great Wilderness itself was moving over time.

After a day's flight, Chu Ming approached a colossal island; seen from afar, the island was vast and imposing, with faint multicolored lights sweeping across its exterior.

At this point, the pale golden lines on the Nine Shepherd Cloud Map reached their end.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

At that moment, several terrifying auras cascaded down from the sky, akin to a mighty river, pressing down the firmament.

Rip! Rip!

One after another, powerful beings emerged from the void, the weakest among them possessing the combat power of a Top Tier King. Low-level Emperor ascendant comprised thirty percent, Intermediate Emperor ascendant were scarce, and there was not a single High-level Emperor ascendant.