Divine King of Honour

Chapter 1990: Sudden Upheaval

"Hmph, Xu Nian, don’t think that just because you’re a Divine Craftsman, you can disregard the elders. If Elder Li Mu truly wants to kill you, it’s a piece of cake," Chen Mingshan said with a face full of resentment.

Previously, he had been humiliated in front of Xu Nian’s puppet, so he harbored resentment towards Xu Nian.

Now, seeing Xu Nian being disrespectful to Li Mu, he naturally seized this opportunity to humiliate Xu Nian.

Xu Nian didn’t care about Chen Mingshan’s words; at this moment, he was continuously observing Li Mu.

The latter was angry, but he didn’t truly harbor killing intent.

This left Xu Nian a bit puzzled.

As it stands now, Li Mu is the biggest suspect if he really is the traitor.

His earlier words would surely have incited his intent to kill.

But now, Xu Nian didn’t sense any intent to kill from Li Mu’s eyes.

There are only two possibilities: one is that Li Mu hid it too well, and Xu Nian couldn’t see through his thoughts.

The other is that Li Mu truly isn’t the traitor, and the traitor is someone else.

Someone took advantage of Li Mu’s cultivation time to replace the God Stone of the formation on the Divine Ship, causing a temporary malfunction of the formation.

This possibility isn’t ruled out, so the suspicions of the other people still haven’t been eliminated.

"Of course I’m not suspecting Elder Li; I just feel that there’s something fishy about this. Why would a Daluo God expert suddenly assassinate me, a God, precisely when the ship’s formation disappears?" Xu Nian explained.

Upon hearing this, Li Mu’s eyebrows furrowed deeply.

"This matter indeed seems fishy. The opponent used the Darkness attribute and is skilled in archery? I can only think of Black Element from Wind God Ghost Domain; this person is skilled in stealth and assassination. Though only at the Daluo God Early Stage, many Daluo Gods have died by his hand," Li Mu said.

"If it truly is Black Element, then surviving from him is indeed fortunate; he must not have exerted full strength," Cheng Sanjian also said.

"Yes, Black Element has three ultimate moves: Soul Chasing, Annihilation, and Darkness; each arrow is scarier than the last," An Zhihong said with utmost seriousness.

"I was indeed fortunate; he presumably didn’t use his ultimate moves," Xu Nian nodded.

The previous two arrows were very powerful, but at most considered ordinary attack techniques.

Otherwise, even a Divine Demon Avatar couldn’t withstand a killing move from a Daluo God Level expert.

"Xu Nian, you’re injured. Shall I act as a protector while you heal? Once you’re healed, then we’ll switch?" An Zhihong said to Xu Nian.

Xu Nian, however, waved his hand.

"No need, I must complete this protector task alone. Elder Bai Li mentioned this as a test for me, and my injuries aren’t that severe. As long as the ship’s formation stands, I’ll be fine," Xu Nian insisted.

Upon hearing this, An Zhihong said no more.

On the contrary, Cheng Sanjian beside them laughed and said, "Xu Nian, young brother, how about I accompany you?"

"No need." Xu Nian smiled and declined.

"Alright then, just be careful." Cheng Sanjian didn’t insist further.

Thus, the four left once again.

Xu Nian watched them leave, and his gaze became sharp.

He hadn’t expected a Daluo God expert would implement assassination against him.

With such commotion happening now, Bai Li didn’t appear, signaling clearly that the traitor already suspects Bai Li is severely injured.

Within the next few days, the traitor is sure to act again.

Thinking of this, Xu Nian quickly took a Healing Pill, sat cross-legged, and commenced restoring himself to peak condition.

Meanwhile, within the Chaos Divine Palace, the Earth Attribute Avatar tirelessly recalled the process of blocking that arrow.

He believes that this ambush might not have been a bad thing for him, perhaps even a good thing.

Because while blocking that arrow, he clearly felt his inadequacies in Shield Technique.

Through this battle, he can fully enhance his Shield Technique defense.

"Buzz!"

The Earth Attribute Divine Demon Avatar continued to wield the shield.

The shield’s impact unexpectedly formed an eerie ripple, akin to an invisible wall, creating an impenetrable defense.

"I see, so this is the true application of Earth Attribute Heavenly Dao?" Xu Nian suddenly realized as if a light had dawned upon him.

The previous confusion dissolved at this moment, and everything became clear.

His Earth Attribute Enlightenment smoothly transitioned from the eighth-level Heavenly Dao to the ninth-level Heavenly Dao.

"Now I can further improve my Earth Shield Technique and Star Fist Technique," Xu Nian thought joyfully.

The breakthrough in enlightenment gave him new insights into his Earth Shield Technique and Star Fist Technique.

Once perfected, his control over the Shield Technique and Fist Technique will be even stronger.

Xu Nian hadn’t anticipated his Earth Attribute Enlightenment would be the first to break through to the ninth-level Heavenly Dao.

He wondered if he could sense the Daluo Heavenly Tao ahead of breaking through Daluo God.

Under the effect of the pill, Xu Nian’s injuries mostly healed.

In the blink of an eye, three days had already passed.

This surprised Xu Nian.

These three days passed exceedingly quietly.

However, behind the calmness might lie a huge conspiracy.

"Xu Nian, come in for a moment."

Suddenly, a Soul Transmission echoed in Xu Nian’s mind.

Xu Nian hesitated and couldn’t help but turn to look inside the cabin.

For the owner of the voice was Bai Li.

Bai Li calling him at this time gave Xu Nian a bad feeling because Bai Li’s transmission still sounded somewhat weak.

Nevertheless, Xu Nian went inside.

As a precaution, he left the Fire Attribute puppet outside.

Upon entering the cabin, Xu Nian saw Bai Li sprawling weakly on the bed, with bloodstains visible in front of her.

Clearly, Bai Li’s healing process wasn’t going smoothly.

"Great Elder, what’s happening?" Xu Nian hurriedly asked.

"This poison is extremely potent. Not even the Light Holy Bright of my Daluo Heavenly Tao enlightenment can expel the poison. I’m afraid I’ve fallen this time," Bai Li said with difficulty.

As she spoke, her lips trembled, and cold air emanated from her mouth.

Xu Nian hadn’t even approached, yet he felt Bai Li emit an extremely terrifying chill.

This chill was more potent than before.

"How can this be?" Xu Nian frowned deeply.

Even Bai Li couldn’t expel this poison?

"This poison should be derived from the Lifebound Cold Poison of a God King Level Ice Snow Divine Silkworm. Unless I possess God King Level strength, I simply can’t remove the poison. But there’s no time for that now. You must leave quickly, or you might lose your life here," Bai Li said to Xu Nian.

Xu Nian was stunned.

He hadn’t expected Bai Li called him in only to urge him to leave.

It seems Bai Li has truly reached her limit.

"Great Elder Bai Li, may I examine the Cold Poison within you?" Xu Nian hesitated and asked.

"No, this Cold Poison will invade your body," Bai Li immediately refused.

But as soon as she finished speaking, Xu Nian’s fingers were already touching her wrist.

Following that, a surge of God Power directly probed into her body.

Bai Li immediately stiffened, not expecting Xu Nian to take action directly.