The Spiral Pill's frenzied rotation tore through the air with terrifying force. In just an instant, the space between the Dung Beetle and the Luminous Fire City Disciple had been completely overtaken by the wind's power. With the horrific tearing of the Spiral Pill, the ground beneath their feet began to disintegrate and collapse.

The opponent's sword qi firmly blocked the Spiral Pill's impact.

Even the Dung Beetle was somewhat astonished. What kind of potion had this guy taken to unleash such terrifying power? His sword qi was so fierce it was almost ridiculous. No, this wouldn't do. If this continued, he was bound to stumble, and then the Sect Leader would surely make an example of him!

"Sharingan!"

The Dung Beetle's eyes suddenly changed, turning a blood-red color with a circle of black lines appearing around his pupils. On this black circle, a comma-shaped tomoe began to slowly spin.

Single Tomoe Sharingan!

The Disciple of Luminous Fire City was also startled by the change in the Dung Beetle's eyes, a chilling sensation instantly sweeping through his entire body.

In his moment of distraction, the Dung Beetle's left hand lightly flicked, and a long sword appeared in his grip.

How could this be?

Seeing the dense sword qi emanating from the long sword, the Luminous Fire City Disciple was shocked.

Celestial Fire Sword Qi? How does he possess our Celestial Fire Sword Qi?

"See you around!"

The Dung Beetle thrust his sword forward.

The Disciple from Luminous Fire City, caught off guard, could only watch resentfully and confusedly as the Celestial Fire Sword Qi entered his body. To his death, he would not understand why the Dung Beetle knew their Luminous Fire City's swordsmanship.

A sword through the heart chills the soul.

With no further obstruction, the Spiral Pill easily landed.

BOOM—

The terrifying explosion was fully unleashed.

The Disciple from Luminous Fire City screamed in agony as the Spiral Pill continued to mercilessly tear and grind against him.

In a mere breath's time, his body was completely destroyed.

Since the start of the Northern Wilderness Conference, the first death of a Disciple had officially occurred.

Everyone couldn't help but inhale sharply. Immediately, they looked toward Zhou Fengqi, the City Lord of Luminous Fire City, with strange gazes.

Who could have imagined that his Disciple, even after taking a potion, would fail to defeat a member of the Profound Yellow Sect?

Zhou Fengqi's face was terrifyingly calm as he quietly watched the figure on the Dragon Gazing Terrace, his eyes not concealing the slightest hint of murderous intent.

Everyone knew that the Profound Yellow Sect was now in a death feud with Luminous Fire City.

An Elder of Celestial Splendor Sect, looking at the corpse on the Dragon Gazing Terrace, sighed and declared, "The victor is the Profound Yellow Sect!"

They had won again!

Now both the Qi Cultivation Realm and Foundation Establishment Realm competitions had been won by the Profound Yellow Sect.

As for the Golden Core Realm... was there even a need to continue? Almost everyone present knew the power of the young man in the black robe with red clouds. Sending their Disciples up against him would just be sending them to their deaths.

Who could have expected that this time's Northern Wilderness Conference would result in victory for the Profound Yellow Sect? Truly unexpected.

The Dung Beetle's eyes returned to normal. He rubbed his somewhat sore eyes, saying, "Man, right now the Sharingan can only play a supporting role. It's not very useful, and the side effects still exist. Will I go blind in the future?"

Walking over to Old Mo and the others, they naturally heard what the Dung Beetle said. It had to be said, the battle in the Foundation Establishment Realm was a close call. Without the Sharingan, the Dung Beetle likely would have lost.

The Celestial Splendor Sect Elder glanced at the representatives of the various forces. "The Golden Core Realm competition..."

"There's no need to compete," one of them declared. "The Profound Yellow Sect's Disciples far surpass mine. Competing now would only be an embarrassment."

"My Disciples will also not be participating in the Golden Core Realm competition."

"Our Moonlight Valley will not join the Golden Core contest either."

"It looks like we should congratulate Sect Leader Xu in advance. The top Disciples in all Three Major Realms belong to Your Sect!"

"..."

Watching as all the major forces gave up on the Golden Core contest, Old Mo couldn't help but sigh. He thought he'd have a chance to show off on stage. Now it seemed impossible.

Sect Leader Sun of Celestial Splendor Sect, seeing the contest conclude, stepped forward. "It is normal to spar and contest, but let's not carry over any grudges," he said. "I hope everyone understands who our real enemy is. While the Demonic Beasts in the Demon Beast Forest have quieted down recently, the situation in the Endless Sea is dire. The Sea Race has appeared repeatedly, with some even at the Divinity Transformation Stage. We are holding this Northern Wilderness Conference in our Celestial Splendor Sect partly in the hope that you will all lend a hand. We must cooperate to fight the Sea Race's invasion and show them that our Human Race is not to be trifled with!"

Upon hearing this, the various forces all showed troubled expressions. Their locations were quite far from the Seaside; they did not need to worry about an invasion by the Sea Race. Moreover, if the Celestial Splendor Sect were to be annihilated by the Sea Race, it had nothing to do with them. There were even some forces on bad terms with the Celestial Splendor Sect who would be glad to see them destroyed by the Sea Race.

Xu Nian glanced at the crowd and said solemnly, "The Profound Yellow Sect is also on the edge of the Endless Sea, so we are unable to spare the effort to assist Celestial Splendor Sect."

His words immediately attracted much attention. The Profound Yellow Sect was near the Endless Sea? This was great news! They had been worrying about how to deal with this mysterious Profound Yellow Sect, never expecting the Sect to be in such a predicament. For some reason, everyone suddenly felt much better. Even Zhou Fengqi's brows relaxed.

Sect Leader Sun sighed. "I am well aware of Sect Leader Xu's situation. Ruyan informed me previously that the defense over there relies solely on Your Sect. If you ultimately cannot withstand their assault, you may bring your Disciples to my Celestial Splendor Sect. I can make the decision to vacate a Mountain Range for Your Sect."

Upon hearing this, the people from the other forces were completely reassured. Since Sect Leader Sun said as much, the Profound Yellow Sect's situation must not be too different from that of the Celestial Splendor Sect. The Sea Race is far more dangerous than the Northern Wilderness. Those sea creatures view the Human Race as food; to die at their hands means not even a complete corpse remains. Given this, why should we get involved?

"Sect Leader Sun, I've recently felt my Realm loosening and might break through soon, so I'm afraid my Luminous Fire City won't be able to lend aid."

"My granddaughter is getting married soon, and Sect Leader Sun, you know how I dote on the younger generation; I simply won't have time to stay."

"My Moonlight Valley needs to refine a batch of elixirs and won't have the time to help. However, we can send a batch of elixirs to Your Sect in case of emergency."

"I heard Haoran Academy in the Central Domain is taking new Disciples, and I plan to take our Disciples there for the occasion, so I won't be able to stay either."

"..."

The various major powers quickly came up with excuses to decline. They didn't want to get involved in such a deadly matter. If the Celestial Splendor Sect and the Profound Yellow Sect were wiped out by the Sea Race, they'd be more than happy. Why would they offer help?

Seeing this, Sect Leader Sun also sighed. Would his Celestial Splendor Sect really have to withstand the attack alone? They were well aware of the Sea Race's strength. They could hold off one or two attacks, but what if a large number of the Sea Race came rushing? How would his Celestial Splendor Sect defend itself?

The Northern Wilderness Conference thus came to an end, leaving just the exchange of Materials between various major Sects. After all, it was rare for all the major forces of the Northern Wilderness to gather together.

Xu Nian and his group also left on a Flying Boat. They weren't saints and didn't need to stick around to help for no reason, especially since the Great Qian Dynasty was also in danger. Who knew when the Sea Race might attack their side.

With this Task completed, Xu Nian's Reward was issued once more, his Realm advancing from Nascent Soul to the Divinity Transformation Realm. This meant he was finally catching up to the Sect Leaders and Elders of the other major forces.

He thought he might be able to rest for a while, but he immediately received a rather unwelcome Task.

[Task: The Sea Race Invasion!]

[Introduction: The Great Qian Dynasty is close to the Sea Race, and they will soon invade. Please prepare early to repel the attack of the Sea Race.]

[Objective: Repel the Sea Race's attack thrice.]

[Time Limit: One month.]

[Reward: Depends on the Host's performance.]

[Tip: The Host can delegate the Task to Disciples, freely break down and distribute the Task, and the Reward is limited to Contribution Points. The Reward for this Task cannot exceed One Thousand Contribution Points.]

A Reward of One Thousand Contribution Points? It seems the System has significantly reduced the Task Reward.

For the players, this wasn't necessarily bad news. After all, the main use for their Contribution Points was advancing their own Realms. And since the Contribution Points required for Realms had also been significantly reduced, they didn't need to care too much about the amount of Contribution Points.

With the invasion by the Sea Race a month away, preparations needed to be made early.

In the Great Hall, Xu Nian summoned the Dung Beetle and the Ao Xiang Squad. These five were the most unstable elements. He needed to find something for them to do.

"You five, go to the Seaside. You should already know about the Sea Race. Investigate the situation there and have all the Common People move inland!" Xu Nian instructed. "After some time, I will bring Disciples to repel the Sea Race's invasion. You will act as a scouting team to guard the area in advance."

[Task: Scout the Sea Race.]

[Introduction: The Sea Race will soon invade. Follow Sect Leader Xu Nian's order to proceed to the Seaside to stand guard and investigate.]

[Reward: 500 Contribution Points.]

[Tip: Killing Sea Race members will gain additional Contribution Points. Qi Cultivation Realm Sea Race yield 100 Contribution Points, Foundation Establishment Realm 200 Contribution Points, Golden Core Realm 500 Contribution Points, Nascent Soul Realm One Thousand Contribution Points...]

Seeing this Task, Dung Beetle and the others widened their eyes.

Finally. The time to settle accounts had come.

Dung Beetle was incredibly excited. He was the only one who owed Contribution Points and had been worrying about where to get them. Now, things were looking up! This Task was practically a giveaway of Contribution Points! If they completed this Task, things would surely be much easier later.

"Sect Leader, rest assured, we won't let you down!" promised Dung Beetle, beating his chest. "Once we've arranged for the Common People, we will immediately investigate the Sea Race. Just you wait and see!"

After saying that, he led the Ao Xiang Squad out of the Great Hall.

The rest of the players were also busy inquiring about the situation.

When they learned how valuable the Sea Race was, many of them got excited.

"Holy shit, these Sea Race are even more valuable than the Demonic Beasts in the Demon Beast Forest. To be honest, I'm tempted."

"Is anyone grouping up to farm the Sea Race? We could probably join Dung Beetle's squad and share the Task."

"I'm in, I'm in! I've been sick of killing Demonic Beasts these past few days."

"Sea Race... Seafood... Braised, steamed, stir-fried... Mmmm..."

"Glutton Squad, gather up! We're joining Dung Beetle's team. Let's go to the Seaside to eat... I mean, kill the Sea Race!"

"..."

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