<h4>Chapter 771: Golden World</h4>


    Despite Xiao Chen being just someone from the younger generation, he had managed to force the Xuan n Senior Elder into such a sorry state unscathed. If the Xuan n Senior Elder did not personally kill him, a heart demon would linger in the Xuan n Senior Elder.


    “Hahaha! Since this senior misses Xiao Chen so much, then let me gift you another punch. There is no need to stand on ceremony.”


    Suddenly, a loud ‘ssh’ came from theke. Xiao Chen leaped out from within and executed Deities Descending without hesitation.


    The Xuan n Senior Elder had not expected an ambush at all. By the time he reacted and tried to retreat, the punch with tenfoldbat prowess and surging energynded on his chest.


    “Bang!”


    Xuan n Senior Elder vomited a mouthful of blood and went flying back with a pale face. He stared incredulously at Xiao Chen. It turned out that Xiao Chen had not gone that deep into theke. He only waited right under theke surface for him to approach.


    This punch with tenfold of its usual power already surpassed the full-power strike of the Xuan n Senior Elder. Since this blow caught him off guard, it hit him solidly.


    This attack truly injured the Xuan n Senior Elder. He felt depressed as he wanted to tear Xiao Chen into pieces. Unexpectedly, he fell for another one of Xiao Chen’s attacks.


    “You are too overbearing. This old man will fight it out with you!” the Xuan n Senior Elder shouted, charging at Xiao Chen like a madman.


    “If you want to kill me, then follow me into Misleading Fog Lake. I will wait for you at the center!”


    Xiao Chen felt happy in his heart. He had long been displeased with this old man, who had dogged him for half a month already. Now that he managed tond a solid hit on the Xuan n Senior Elder, heughed loudly and disappeared into the vast fog once again.


    The Xuan n Senior Elder charged forward. However, he stopped midway. In the end, rationality defeated impulse. If he really followed Xiao Chen into theke, Xiao Chen would definitely have seeded in tricking him.


    This time, the Xuan n Senior Elder did not dare to stand casually at thekeshore. After waiting for two days, he carefully edged to the side and leaped into theke with a ‘ssh.’


    The Xuan n Senior Elder looked around underwater and verified that Xiao Chen had indeed entered the depths of theke.


    When the Xuan n Senior Elder returned to shore, a group of people was standing a kilometer away, waiting.


    The leader looked to be about forty or fifty. However, he had a profound look in his eyes, and his aura was withdrawn. He actually had over three hundred Heavenly Sage Laws behind his back.


    Furthermore, each Heavenly Sage Law was about as thick as a thumb, much stronger than Xiao Chen’s. This person was a peak Inferior Grade Martial Sage.


    Among the forty or fifty people behind this person were two more Martial Sages. Their clothes were the same as the Xuan n Senior Elder’s.


    When the Xuan n Senior Elder leaped out of the water and saw the person leading the group, he quickly went forward and asked respectfully, “First Elder, why was it you who rushed here?”


    Surprisingly, the person who came was Xuan Ming, the First Elder of the Silver Moon Spirit Fox Race’s Xuan n. In strength, he was second only to the current n Head and the old Race Chief, who went into seclusion long ago.


    This First Elder was considered a major character within the Xuan n. His authority in the n was also second only to the n Head, possessing a lot of influence.


    “Xuan Feng, the day before yesterday, you sent an urgent message that the person who killed Xuan Yu already entered deep into Misleading Fog Lake. Have you verified that?”


    Xuan Ming did not answer Xuan Feng’s question directly. He only frowned heavily and stared at the mysterious Misleading Fog Lake in contemtion.


    Xuan Feng answered with his head lowered, “That much is certain. I chased that brat for fifteen days and nights. Eventually, he had no other choice but to enter this Misleading Fog Lake.”


    “Haha! Xuan Feng, you are really capable. After chasing a half-Sage for half a month, you did not even catch him,” another Xuan n Senior Elder mocked from behind Xuan Ming.


    Xuan Feng felt his chest hurt somewhat. He wanted to rebut, but he felt guilty in his heart. He lowered his head, not daring to say much. He carefully looked at Xuan Ming and asked, “First Elder, what did the n Head say?”


    Xuan Ming thought for a while, appearing not to care too much about this question. He asked, “Did this person enter by ident or did he enter purposely? Xuan Feng, did you verify that?”


    “He should have entered by ident. He is not from our Fiend Domain and probably has not heard about the dangers of Misleading Fog Lake.”


    “If he entered by ident, then it is fine. Stand guard here for three months. If hees out, kill him. If not, then leave it be.”


    After Xuan Ming finished speaking, he nced at Misleading Fog Lake and the fog covering it. Then he leaped up and left this ce.


    As the Xuan n First Elder, he had many things to do. Naturally, he could not waste three months waiting for a half-Sage who entered Misleading Fog Lake by mistake.


    Seeing the First Elder leave, Xuan Feng released his bated breath. Fortunately, the First Elder only came for a while. Otherwise, Xuan Feng might have identally let something slip.


    Aside from the dense fog, Misleading Fog Lake looked like any otherke. The water was clear, and when one looked down, they might see the shadows of fish swimming around.


    However, this fog on this seemingly calmke made theke not so calm. After Xiao Chen entered for about a kilometer, he became utterly lost within.


    Even after infusing Quintessence into his eyes, Xiao Chen could not see beyond a hundred meters. When he sent out his Spiritual Sense, everything blurred after five hundred meters.


    The more horrifying thing was that Xiao Chen could not sense direction. This disorientation did not refer just topass directions.


    If one flew upwards with all his might, that person would feel like he was flying upwards. However, he strangely would soonnd back on theke.


    Swimming into the depths of theke was even more dangerous. Perhaps after one swam a kilometer down, one would discover that they could not float up, remaining stuck in the water, unable toe out.


    This fog did not contain any strong beasts, traps, or formations. It also did not have any devastating natural disasters.


    It only confused one’s five senses, preventing one from making use of one’s strengths and talent, grinding one to death.


    Now, Xiao Chen was really very curious about how the Thunder Emperor got out of this ce in the past.


    ording to Ao Jiao, the Thunder Emperor had entered this ce by mistake. At that time, he had not advanced to Martial Emperor yet and only just broken through to Martial Sage.


    There is a Divine Lightning in the depths of this fog—a true Divine Lightning. Even at his peak, Sang Mu could not disy even a tenth of that might.


    Back then, when the Thunder Emperor was trapped here, he happened to be at the bottleneck ofprehending his will, so he started to cultivate here. When he felt the presence of the Divine Lightning, he entered the deepest area of Misleading Fog Lake.


    In the end, Sang Mu managed to break through the bottleneck in one go, bing the first cultivator toprehend a will before the age of twenty-five in the past ten thousand years, and sessfully walked out of the fog.


    Ao Jiao rted the matters of the past to Xiao Chen, answering many of his doubts.


    Divine Lightning? Even the Thunder Emperor was not a match to a tenth of its strength? What kind of lightning was that?


    Xiao Chen could not help but feel interested. At his very peak, the Thunder Emperor had been a Sovereign Martial Emperor, yet just one bolt of Divine Lightning equaled ten Sovereign Martial Emperors.


    How strong exactly was the master of this Divine Lightning? Xiao Chen could not imagine the answer to this question.


    This thought was very incredible. While the strength of Sovereign Martial Emperors differed, the variation would not be that much. In this Martial Epoch, Sovereign Martial Emperors represented the very peak of cultivation.


    As for Martial God, that realm had been a legend for ten thousand years. Even the strongest Sovereign Martial Emperor, the Azure Emperor, had still been only a Sovereign Martial Emperor and not a Martial God.


    The legends of Martial Gods mostly came from the Ancient Era. At that time, Sages filled thend and Emperors were as plentiful as clouds. That was the most flourishing period of the Martial Epoch.


    Nevertheless, legends were merely just legends in the end. Sovereign Martial Emperors could already live for ten thousand years. Perhaps Martial Gods could live for eternity.


    However, the reality was that several Sovereign Martial Emperors from the Ancient Era had left behind their bloodlines, which survived even to this day in the Sovereign Noble ns.


    As for the legendary Martial Gods, however, not to mention bloodline, there was not even a single trace of their inheritance. Many people now believed that Martial God was just an imaginary cultivation realm, which simply did not exist.


    Now, Ao Jiao said that one Divine Lightning could already equal ten Sovereign Martial Emperors. In that case, could the master of this Divine Lightning be a Martial God?


    At this moment, Xiao Chen could not help but get excited, so he urged Ao Jiao to lead the way quickly.


    Don’t rush. It has been more than two thousand years. My sense for that Divine Lightning has already weakened somewhat. I need some time.


    After he had waited for a long time, Ao Jiao turned into a beam of light and came out of the Immortal Spirit Ring. Some golden electric light shed in the depths of her eyes, surging like a me.


    That electric fire was even smaller than a grain of rice. However, it had a dazzling and attention-grabbing radiance, preventing others from underestimating it.


    Ao Jiao’s cute and lovable face revealed a grave expression. Her gaze slowly turned to every direction, asionally showing a bewildered expression.


    When Xiao Chen saw this, he frowned slightly. It looked like this Misleading Fog Lake was not as easy to navigate as Ao Jiao made it out to be.


    However, he was not a hot-headed person. His mental state was much stabler than that of his contemporaries. He did not show any panic or say anything to interrupt her.


    Time crept by, and the surrounding fog did not lessen at all. Only white filled Xiao Chen’s vision, stymieing him from differentiating north, south, east, west, up, and down.


    There did not seem to be anything special about the fog. After collecting some, Xiao Chen could not find anything strange about it, which meant that this strangeness was due to thend rather than this vast fog.


    The crucial point was that after the Divine Lightning confused the senses, if one did not have the opportunity, like the Thunder Emperor had, to coincidentally gain a connection with the Divine Lightning, even a Sovereign Martial Emperor could not get out.


    “Boom!”


    As many thoughts filled Xiao Chen’s head, a strong wind suddenly blew. The dense fog in front of Ao Jiao parted, revealing a clear path.


    The two spots of golden electric light in the depths of Ao Jiao’s eyes zed into fierce mes. The light was splendorous and dazzling.


    Xiao Chen quickly reacted and followed behind her, walking rapidly on the water.


    It felt like a formless power was directing Ao Jiao, scattering the vast fog blocking her way, and parting it automatically.


    After she traversed the path, it automatically mended. When Xiao Chen looked back, he still saw only the boundless fog—an incredible sight to behold.


    After an unknown amount of time, he felt like he had already traveled a hundred and fifty kilometers. However, Ao Jiao showed no sign of stopping.


    “We’ve arrived!”


    Suddenly, Ao Jiao came to an abrupt halt. Right after she spoke, Xiao Chen realized that at some point in time, the fog around them had cleared up entirely.


    The scene before him now turned into a golden world. Not only was the water below him golden, but the surrounding air and even the sky were also a pure golden color.