CHAPTER 203: CHAPTER 203: QIN ZI BLOCKS THE DOOR, CELESTIAL CRANE

In the blink of an eye, another half month passed.

Qin Chuan and Qin Zi rode the "Blocking the Gate" flying ship, delving deeper into the Broken Star Demon Realm, encountering countless demons along the way.

Among them, there were terrifying Demon Emperors, a few of which even made Qin Chuan feel threatened.

However, these demon powerhouses, upon seeing the "Blocking the Gate" flying ship, did not launch an attack, acting as if they hadn’t seen it.

Blocking the gate is a peculiar tradition, similar to the idea of not killing a messenger between warring nations.

Of course, the premise is that the "messenger" does not initiate slaughter, otherwise, they would become "dead meat."

Finally, on this day, a massive structure appeared before Qin Chuan and his son.

It was a gigantic portal, but instead of a portal, it looked like the skull of a giant crocodile!

The giant crocodile’s mouth was open wide, with an upper jaw and a lower jaw that reached a distance of ten thousand feet apart, making it look like a towering gate of ten thousand feet high.

Magnificent and grand!

Looking through the giant mouth, a glowing white mountain range in the form of a crocodile skeleton could be seen, and upon it were large areas of structures, wild yet resplendent with splendor.

The Shattered Star Academy of the demon race was built upon the colossal remains of an enormous crocodile!

"Hiss! What an enormous size, it’s probably the skeleton of a Demon Emperor."

Qin Zi gasped in shock.

It was his first time seeing such a gigantic creature.

Qin Chuan was also somewhat shocked.

But he remained calm, his eyes showing a faint disdain, as if nothing seemed impressive which he hadn’t seen before.

Qin Zi observed this and couldn’t help asking, "Dad, what’s the largest creature you’ve ever seen?"

Waiting for you to ask!

Qin Chuan chuckled inwardly and then calmly said, "As big as stars aligned, roughly... as large as the Purple Cloud Domain."

Qin Zi’s heart pounded wildly!

So big!!

"Don’t aim too high, these things are still far from you. When you reach that level, you will naturally encounter them."

Qin Chuan advised with heartfelt sincerity.

"Mm!"

Qin Zi clenched his fists; these things were indeed far from his reach, for now, his focus was... to sweep through the Shattered Star Academy!

He took a deep breath.

Suddenly, an immense suction pulled in all the air around for hundreds of meters, making his chest swell up like a frog, and then he shouted, "Qin Zi from the Purple Cloud Academy, here to block the gate!!!"

Whoosh!

The sound was like a southern wind storming through, sweeping across thousands of mountains and waters, shaking the entire Shattered Star Academy.

"He has indeed come!"

"Damn it!"

"Brazen!"

"Utterly arrogant towards the demons!"

Instantly, chaos erupted within the Shattered Star Academy, with voices cursing echoing all around.

Then, silhouettes soared from the buildings, revealing their massive forms in the sky, countless avians and pitch-black bats, numbering in the hundreds, their wings obscuring the sky.

"To enter the academy, you must first get through us!"

"Roar!!"

These massive avians carved arcs in the sky, swooping toward Qin Zi with aggressive momentum.

"The rising sun!"

Qin Zi raised his hands, slowly lifting them above his head, performing a move from the Sun Devouring Emperor Scripture. Instantly, domineering golden light gathered overhead, swiftly transforming into a scorching sun which he then hurled forward.

"Boom rumble!"

"Ah!!"

"So big, so hot!"

"I can’t stand it anymore!"

"Puff! Puff!"

This sun, akin to a real one, exuded powerful celestial might as it swept across the sky. Where it passed, all avians and bats cried out miserably, spilling blood, their bodies charred black as they plummeted down.

Qin Zi, riding a rainbow, advanced along with that sun, boldly entering the Shattered Star Academy.

"Boom!!"

The sun exploded in the Shattered Star Academy’s square, scattering debris and several training demons, clearing them away.

Qin Zi, surrounded by radiant light, descended slowly from the sky.

"Today, I come to block the gate. Any Saint of the first heavenly layer from the Shattered Star Academy, come forth, or... come together!"

Qin Zi swept his gaze arrogantly in all directions.

"Human, you killed Brother Ying Kong and now come to block the academy’s gate, isn’t this excessive?"

"Exactly, too bullying to the demons!"

"What you’re doing is immoral!"

Some disciples of the Shattered Star Academy gathered around, remaining human in form and fuming with resentment.

"Blocking the gate is simply blocking the gate, what morals are there to speak of?"

Qin Zi asserted confidently, "Today I stand here, if you can defeat me, then come, but if no demon can best me, then you must bow and discuss compensation."

"I’ve traveled for a month to get here, weary from the journey, so the mental distress fee won’t be small..."

The group of demons heard this; their faces turned red with anger.

Fuming, teeth gritted.

But not one demon dared to come forward to be humiliated. After all, Brother Ying Kong had been killed by this fellow; what would be different for them?

"I’ll be right here waiting. The longer I block the gate, the more embarrassing it is for your Shattered Star Academy. Even if I break through to become a Saint of the second heavenly layer, I’ll continue blocking the gate. I believe you still can’t sway me."

Qin Zi said leisurely.

"Arrogant!"

"Once you break through to the second heavenly layer, many of our senior brothers can handle you!"

"Yeah, you just broke into the second heavenly layer, how can you contend with those brothers who’ve been honing themselves in the second layer for ages!"

The disciples of the Shattered Star Academy shouted.

Qin Zi’s eyes lit up!

Then he laughed, saying, "If that’s the case, then right now no one can defeat me, and expecting a newly reached Saint of the first heavenly layer to beat me also seems unlikely."

"So to defeat me, you’ll have to help me quickly break through to the second heavenly layer, otherwise... I’ll just keep blocking here."

He looked meaningfully towards the depths of the Shattered Star Academy.

Clearly hinting at the higher-ups of the academy.

"You brat!!!"

A roar of anger erupted from the academy’s depths, a massive apparition with a tiger head and human body emerged, towering massively.

"Human kid, are you trying to extort us?"

The apparition with the tiger-head and human body shouted harshly.

"No, I’m merely offering you a choice. Either you help me break through, or I keep blocking here."

Qin Zi sat cross-legged, spreading his hands casually. "Leaving is out of the question, even with compensation, I won’t leave."

"You!!"

"Shameless!"

"Utterly without shame!"

The disciples of the Shattered Star Academy erupted into curses.

As the saying goes, it’s easy to invite the gods but hard to send them away, but this guy... they didn’t even invite him, he came unbidden!

And not just coming.

He demands extortion too, refusing to leave otherwise!

"Hmph, running amok, do you think we’re devoid of anyone at the Shattered Star Academy?!" At this moment, a cold snort resounded.

Everyone turned back to look.

A figure, graceful and elegant as jade, strolled forward in a white robe, surrounded by radiant light like a deity descending to the mortal world.

"It’s Brother Ming Yu!"

"Brother Ming Yu’s true form is the Celestial Crane, supposedly a powerful being!"

"Is he actually going to break through right here?!"

"It’s going to be a good show!"

Instantly, the surrounding disciples of Shattered Star Academy were filled with excitement, each showing anticipation.

But Qin Zi seemed disinterested!

Then, with a faint look he said, "Ever since I set foot on the path of cultivation, I’ve surpassed so many others, but you think the Main Continent is like your Fragment Continent, where there’s no tiger in the mountain, thus the monkey reigns as king?"

"I really didn’t want to say this so early but since you’re so eager, let me show you...that there is always a sky beyond the sky!"

Rumble.

The figure in the light threw his arms wide open, lifting slowly into the air. Lightning seemed to flicker in his eyes, his robes fluttering like clouds across the sky.

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