Chapter 542: The Divine Palace Repels the Demon (2)

Chapter 542 -462: The Divine Palace Repels the Demon (2)

Even the small, harassing squads had vanished.

Yang Fangyu quickly dispatched scouts.

“The Demon Sect… seems to have withdrawn.”

Hearing the scouts’ report, everyone fell silent.

‘All thunder and no rain?’

The Demon Sect had previously gathered a massive army for an imposing attack, yet now they had slipped away without a sound.

A strong start, but a weak finish.

But soon after, cheers erupted from within the main tent.

It was the joy of a victorious battle.

Yang Fangyu’s voice was particularly loud. “It must be that our Grand General Bai destroyed that monster, scaring the Demon Sect out of their wits!”

“Yes! The Grand General is mighty!”

“The Grand General is mighty!”

The officers and soldiers of the Northern Garrison Army all dropped to one knee before Bai Yuan, giving him a military salute.

Bai Yuan gave a helpless smile.

‘Although the Demon Sect’s retreat was related to his use of the Divine Palace Profound Soldiers, he didn’t believe they had been scared witless by him.’

‘There had to be another reason.’

‘The methods of that demonic entity were indeed powerful, as expected of someone from the age of the Demon God.’

‘This time, he’d only managed to resolve the situation so easily because he’d happened to discover that his Divine Palace Profound Soldiers could counter the enemy.’

‘Otherwise, if he had to act personally…’

‘Even if he could have subdued the Blood Glow Giant, most of the Great Wall would have certainly been destroyed in the process.’

“Alright, hurry up and organize manpower to repair the city wall.”

“You got it.”

Yang Fangyu nodded.

‘Several years had passed since the Great Wall’s construction. It had repelled countless waves of the Demon Sect’s southward advances. The value of Grand General Xu’s decision back then was still rising!’

…

With the Demon Sect gone, Bai Yuan finally got a moment of peace.

After staying on the city wall for half a month straight, this was the first time he had left the Great Wall.

There weren’t many generals as dedicated as him.

Of course, the main reason was for the convenience of obtaining enhancement points.

A group of fast horses galloped to the base of Xiangzhou City’s walls.

When the soldiers on the wall saw it was Bai Yuan, they immediately shouted, “The Grand General is back! Open the gates! Open the gates!”

Bai Yuan rode into Xiangzhou City.

This was one of the Xuan Yang Empire’s four largest military strongholds, established for millennia.

Xiangzhou’s unique terrain made it a strategic location that military powers had always vied for.

The mottled scars from blades and swords on the city walls were the best proof; this city had nurtured countless of the Empire’s brilliant generals.

Unlike Xuan Yang’s other cities,

Xiangzhou had almost no shops.

Most of the people coming and going were officers and soldiers of the Northern Garrison Army.

Of course, it wasn’t entirely without service facilities.

In the southern part of the city, there were still some shops that, after receiving approval from the Northern Garrison Army, were allowed to enter the city to do business. Their prices were what one would call fair, since anyone greedy had already met their end during Xu Dingchun’s and Dong Wanjun’s tenures.

The Court even specifically established an Imperial Music Office.

In the past, disgraced noble ladies were often sent here, but now with the Central Plains embroiled in chaotic warfare, that supply had dried up too.

Bai Yuan returned directly to the Grand General’s Mansion.

This was also Old Dong’s former residence.

He didn’t brazenly move right into Old Dong’s room; instead, he had the soldiers in the mansion prepare a new one.

After entering his room,

Bai Yuan decisively announced he was entering closed-door cultivation.

「In the dead of night.」

The room was empty.

Bai Yuan had already arrived in the Divine Palace Immortal Realm, and he headed straight for a side hall.

“Add points!”

Tens of thousands of enhancement points were injected into his Cultivation Techniques, and two more were upgraded to the Legendary level.

Bai Yuan gazed at the fully packed panel.

The corners of his lips curved up slightly.

“Very good!”

In the next instant, his right arm burst with brilliant golden light, which almost completely enveloped it.

‘The Golden Right Arm?’

‘But now, his right arm was even more incredible than gold.’

‘Because after three major battles, all several hundred Divine Mansions in his right arm had been opened.’

‘Just how strong would a single punch be?’

Bai Yuan himself didn’t dare to imagine.

‘I’ll try it!’

He made up his mind on the spot and strode into the main hall of the Divine Palace.

With a flicker of his thoughts,

a sturdy figure with a signature big beard emerged from the darkness.

Big Beard!

Bai Yuan’s eyes filled with fighting spirit.

In this world, apart from Divinity Grandmasters, the only two people Bai Yuan considered powerful were Big Beard and Old Dong.

He had never fought Old Dong.

So, he locked his target on Big Beard.

Of course, the Divine Palace could only simulate people he had fought before. Since Big Beard’s breakthrough to the Divinity realm, he hadn’t fought him. Therefore, the current simulated Big Beard was still at the Mingxin Realm.

But Big Beard at the Mingxin Realm was already strong enough.

He was even the strongest Mingxin Martial Artist Bai Yuan had ever seen.

“Come!”

Bai Yuan roared and threw a punch at the Big Beard simulated by the Divine Palace.

Big Beard also raised his right fist.

The two fists collided in mid-air.

The violent force was so great it seemed to crush the very air, letting out a series of explosive shrieks.

Big Beard stumbled back three steps.

Bai Yuan… hadn’t moved an inch!

Big Beard’s strength was practically unrivaled in the world, yet against Bai Yuan, he was actually at a disadvantage.

If the real Big Beard were here, he would surely be shocked speechless.

“Again!”

Bai Yuan grew even more excited.

Ever since cultivating the Body Refining Technique, his strength had already reached a terrifying level. Now that all the Divine Mansions in his right arm were open, he could suppress even Big Beard by channeling all their power into his Body Refining Technique.

‘Perhaps he could even fight a Divinity Grandmaster.’

After all, back in the day, Big Beard himself hadn’t feared Divinity Grandmasters.

BOOM!

Another explosion rocked the Divine Palace.

Inside the palace,

the two figures collided an unknown number of times. There were no techniques, only pure, savage physical strength.

It was a pity no one could witness such a beautiful display of violence.

Bai Yuan exchanged more than ten thousand blows with Big Beard.

Both were monsters of stamina. Any other Martial Artist would have exhausted their energy long ago, unable to keep throwing punches at full power.

But Bai Yuan and Big Beard still showed no signs of stopping.

Finally,

after so many punches that even Bai Yuan had lost count, he threw one with all his might.

BOOM!

This punch landed squarely on Big Beard’s head.

Then, with a POP,

Big Beard simply vanished.

A look of pleasant surprise appeared in Bai Yuan’s eyes.

The Divine Mansion Technique was far more powerful than he had imagined. With the Divine Mansions in his right arm fully opened, he could actually defeat Big Beard directly.

‘This was Big Beard!’

‘Number one in the Mingxin Realm?’

Bai Yuan smiled faintly.

‘He didn’t care about titles like that at all.’

‘Having beaten Big Beard,’

‘he truly had no rivals left in the world, aside from the Divinity Grandmasters.’

…

The days passed, one by one.

It was as if the Demon Sect had truly made up its mind not to venture south again, as there was no movement from them at all.

Sister Qiao was still more than half a year away from giving birth.

To prevent the Demon Sect from seizing an opportunity to invade, Bai Yuan simply decided to continue standing guard in Xiangzhou.

He spent his time pondering how to maximize the utility of his right arm.

「On this day.」

Yang Fangyu arrived in Xiangzhou with two Daoists.

“Ah Yuan, look who’s here.”

Yang Fangyu had been in charge of guarding the Xiangzhou city gates. Today, two Daoists had suddenly appeared at the gates, saying they wanted to see Bai Yuan.

He went down from the wall to take a look.

And wasn’t that Daoist Shi from the Dragon Tiger Sect?

The Dragon Tiger Sect had always been on good terms with Bai Yuan, not to mention that Shi Yan and Bai Yuan addressed each other as brothers.

He immediately invited Shi Yan into Xiangzhou City.

Then he brought him to Bai Yuan.

Bai Yuan was very happy to see Shi Yan. “Daoist Shi.”

He still remembered the secret letter Elder Pei had sent him, which mentioned the matter of the “Sealers.”

‘The Dragon Tiger Sect is one of the greatest sects in the world; they must be familiar with these people.’

‘He had long wanted to visit the Dragon Tiger Sect to ask about the Sealers.’

‘He just hadn’t been able to get away.’

‘This was perfect. Shi Yan coming to Xiangzhou himself would save a lot of time.’

‘As the designated next Celestial Master of the Dragon Tiger Sect, Shi Yan surely knew a great deal about the Sealers.’

“Ah Yuan.”

“Brother Shi.”

Shi Yan chuckled, then sighed. “You kid, you’re a real freak. I couldn’t beat you before, and now there’s absolutely no way.”

His perception was naturally sharp.

Seeing Bai Yuan again this time, he could tell he had grown much stronger. He was almost certain he was no match for Bai Yuan.

He smiled and shook his head.

Then, his expression turned solemn as he looked at the young Daoist beside him.

“Ah Yuan, this is a disciple of the Dragon Tiger Sect’s Celestial Master, an Ancestor of our generation. He has traveled north specifically to see you.”