The Weng Sound Shatters Pojun City

A cloud of dust and smoke shot into the sky, a colossal mushroom cloud spreading across the wilderness, carrying with it an overwhelming sense of terror.

Even the Red Diamond Skeleton, far from the blast, could feel a wave of destructive energy. The shockwave sent him tumbling, forcing him to bite into the dirt several times.

His eyes bulged in fear. A subtle, radiant energy rippled through heaven and earth. He quickly wrapped his bone body in the power of his Fire Seed, making his crystalline bones shimmer with faint light—only then did he cut off the deadly radiation.

With a mighty leap, the Red Diamond Skeleton straightened up and bellowed into the distance: "City Lord Qisha, if you don't die after that, there's no justice in this world!"

At that moment, Xiao Chen came tumbling down from the sky, thrown back by the powerful blast. Thankfully, he had used his Fire Seed's energy to block the lethal radiation just in time.

"Big brother, what kind of treasure was that?! Too exaggerated—it made such a huge commotion!" The Red Diamond Skeleton fawned shamelessly, having no memory of his own desperate flight moments before.

"Let's go inside and see what's become of Qisha City," Xiao Chen said, pointing at the distant mushroom cloud.

The Red Diamond Skeleton charged forward without a second word, but came fleeing back as if his life depended on it.

"Help! I nearly fell apart just getting close! Let's wait until that evil cloud dissipates before we go in."

They waited a long time until the air calmed down, then set off together.

When they reached the scene, the Red Diamond Skeleton was stunned. He shouted, "Where is Qisha City? Where did Qisha City go?!"

What lay before them was horrifying. Powerful radiation surged through the air. Where Qisha City had stood was now nothing but ruins—utterly erased from the earth. If not for the scattered rubble proving the city had once existed, it would be hard to imagine that moments ago a famous city of the dead had stood here.

This terrible result left the Red Diamond Skeleton completely shaken. He stood there dumbly for a long time before exclaiming, "Too evil! Too terrifying! With power like this, who would I ever fear again?"

Then he looked eagerly at Xiao Chen. "Big brother, this weapon is terrifying. Do you have any more?" His eyes glittered with greed. "Big brother, let's just hit Giant City too! That Broken Sword King struts around like he's all that… he deserves to die…"

The ruins before them were utterly silent, except for the ripple of radiant energy. Qisha City had become history, forever wiped from the horizon.

"Search the area, then we leave quickly."

Hearing Xiao Chen's words, the Red Diamond Skeleton snapped to attention. He knew they had to move fast—destroying an entire city was no small matter, and if anyone found out, it wouldn't end well.

There was not a single intact Fire Seed creature among the ruins. All had been shattered, most reduced to dust.

They searched for a long time and found half of a strange remnant bone outside the ruins, flickering with a faint crystalline luster.

"That bastard Qisha City Lord!"

Xiao Chen drew in a sharp breath. That guy was absurdly tough—such a devastating strike hadn't even completely killed him. He had actually escaped beyond the city walls. But now, the Qisha City Lord was as good as dead. His lower half was gone, likely annihilated in the city, and his upper body was horribly mangled. Even his skull was mostly missing, with only a fragment of his Fire Seed still flickering.

Seeing the Qisha City Lord in such ruin, the Red Diamond Skeleton couldn't help shuddering. The immensely powerful Qisha City Lord had been destroyed like that. That weapon was terrifying enough to make his bones rattle.

"Big brother, I'm not trying to criticize you, but you've got to be careful with such a strong weapon. Look how much of that powerful Fire Seed was wasted—such a shame!" The Red Diamond Skeleton was full of regret.

Xiao Chen picked up the broken, snow-white skull and began to refine it on the spot. A mighty pressure surged out in all directions. Purple flames erupted from his bone body, making him shine like a piece of purple divine jade, radiating brilliant light.

"Boom!"

When the last bit of Fire Seed was refined and absorbed, an overwhelming wave of power burst forth, flinging the Red Diamond Skeleton away. Scattered white bones in the vicinity shattered into dust.

Sacred flames danced around Xiao Chen. Beams of purple light shot out continuously. His Purple Diamond bone body burst with radiance, like purple qi coming from the east, filling the area with a thousand auspicious rays.

The Red Diamond Skeleton was dumbfounded. "Promoted… to Purple Diamond second-tier! Did that bastard Qisha really have third-tier strength? Otherwise, how could a remnant of his Fire Seed have such an effect?"

"The Qisha City Lord was indeed at the Purple Diamond third-tier," Xiao Chen said, retracting the overwhelming purple light. His Purple Diamond bone body was now translucent, shining like jade, brimming with immense power.

"Big brother, you're at Purple Diamond second-tier, and I'm still stuck at Red Diamond…" The Red Diamond Skeleton was sour with envy.

"I'll find a way to help you," Xiao Chen said, then looked into the distance. He sensed powerful beings approaching. "Let's get out of here quickly."

"Alright." The Red Diamond Skeleton didn't waste another word. He grabbed the broken remains of the Qisha City Lord's bones and fled at top speed.

Xiao Chen withdrew to a distant vantage point and watched the ruins. Before long, he saw the Pojun City Lord arrive with a group of followers, followed by the Tanlang City Lord from another direction.

Qisha, Pojun, and Tanlang were three allied cities that stood and fell together. Seeing this terrifying scene, both city lords were shocked speechless.

"Could a fearsome king from the depths of the continent have come to the outer regions? Otherwise, how could one strike destroy a city?"

"Investigate! We must get to the bottom of this!"

The two city lords were furious.

Xiao Chen silently withdrew and went after the Red Diamond Skeleton.

The two perpetrators had vanished, but the entire eastern region was in an uproar. How much power did it take to wipe out an entire city in one blow? Even the strongest expert of the eastern region couldn't do that.

In the distant past, such terrible events had occurred, but only when the kings of the continent's depths clashed and their battles spilled into the outer regions.

Could it be that a supreme king from the depths had emerged?

Suddenly, the entire eastern region was gripped by fear. All powerful Fire Seed creatures felt uneasy.

At the same time, from deep within the continent came the ethereal singing of a young girl: "Spirit, come back! Why abandon your eternal form to wander the four directions? Forsake your joy to dwell in suffering? Spirit, come back…"

The soul-summoning song shook the entire eastern region. After the song began, many Fire Seed creatures in the outer regions involuntarily walked toward the continent's depths, as if they had lost their self-awareness. They moved in one direction, day and night, with pilgrim's hearts.

Even many powerful city lords tried to stop them, but it was useless. In the end, each major city lost at least a quarter of its Fire Seed creatures.

An endless army of white bones, driven by a pilgrim's faith, entered the depths of the continent.

This was surely a great event, rare in many years. In the memories of powerful Fire Seed creatures, a similar event had occurred when a powerful sovereign rose to prominence in ages past.

Could it be that the voice, like a young girl's, was that of a rising sovereign? Was she… summoning her army, about to establish a new death dynasty?

But would the other sovereigns stand by? A great war was likely to erupt in the depths of the continent.

The song lingered for three days before stopping. The powerful Fire Seed beings of the outer regions were all deeply unsettled.

"Qisha, get tough and fight me for three thousand rounds! I'll beat you until you can't tell north from south!" Days had passed, but the Red Diamond Skeleton still cursed the Qisha City Lord's remnant bones every day.

No wonder—there were still three small holes in his pelvis that hadn't healed.

Xiao Chen found it quite humorous. This bastard only dared to brag like that now. When he had actually faced the Qisha City Lord, he had bolted faster than a rabbit.

Looking at Xiao Chen, who had been staring into the depths of the Death Continent for half a day without moving, the Red Diamond Skeleton asked curiously, "Big brother, you aren't affected by that soul-summoning song, are you?"

"No. I was thinking whether I should go deep into the continent now."

"Ah! Dangerous idea! Please don't commit suicide! Since ancient times, only the strongest of the outer regions dared to venture into the depths. If your realm is insufficient, you'll die."

Xiao Chen said nothing. He turned and went back into the stone cave.

This was an ancient battlefield, with only a single stone mountain as their current base.

The Red Diamond Skeleton muttered to himself. Xiao Chen had been acting strange these past few days, always striking bizarre poses and occasionally emitting strange mental fluctuations that he couldn't understand.

Xiao Chen sat quietly in the stone cave for over half a month. Then, suddenly, his Fire Seed emitted an extremely mysterious resonance.

"Weng..."

A great heavenly sound, like a bronze bell, solemn, grand, sublime, harmonious.

It jolted the Red Diamond Skeleton so hard he stumbled and nearly fell over. He stared in shock at the stone cave.

"Weng..."

Another mighty spiritual sound wave shook the entire mountain. The cave entrance cracked open, and Xiao Chen strode out. The Fire Seed in his skull danced vigorously, seeming much more abundant than before.

"Big brother, have you improved again?" The Red Diamond Skeleton looked incredulous. Xiao Chen hadn't advanced to Purple Diamond third-tier, but his Fire Seed was noticeably more vigorous. He muttered in confusion, "But you didn't refine any Fire Seed…"

"Cultivation is not only about refining Fire Seed." Xiao Chen was internally excited. The "Weng" sound from the Eight Origin Sounds had finally been unleashed again. It was a profound technique that required soul vibration to execute.

The "Weng" sound ruled over life and death, and it was exactly the power he currently lacked most.

Over the following month, Xiao Chen continuously vibrated the "Weng" sound, using the power of life to heal his soul Fire Seed. The Fire Seed grew significantly stronger. At this rate, even breaking through to Purple Diamond third-tier was not impossible.

These changes left the Red Diamond Skeleton dumbfounded. He exclaimed, "I've heard that there are techniques for condensing the spirit soul circulating in the depths of the continent, but they're all in the hands of the most powerful kings. Big brother, how can you also condense your spirit soul?"

"Work hard, and I won't treat you poorly." Xiao Chen left these words and vanished beyond the horizon in the blink of an eye, as if crossing through space itself, moving at incredible speed.

It was not until evening, when the setting sun dyed the ancient battlefield crimson, that Xiao Chen returned.

The Red Diamond Skeleton saw him from afar, carrying a snow-white skull, and got so excited he shouted. He could feel the immense power within that skull. He knew Xiao Chen had come to fulfill his promise to help him advance.

"Big brother, little brother admires you with all five limbs! From now on, you say dog, I won't say chicken; you say east, I won't go west…"

"Don't be so cheesy." Xiao Chen was nearly nauseated. He tossed the skull to him.

The Red Diamond Skeleton sat down on the spot to begin refining the powerful Fire Seed. But just as he started, he cried out, "Big brother, save me… I'm being refined instead!"

Xiao Chen pointed at the skull, and it split into several pieces. The Red Diamond Skeleton, now relieved of his danger, panted, "That was a Fire Seed comparable to Purple Diamond! Too… too awesome!"

Cross-tier evolution, even for a super-evolutionary, was no small test. The Red Diamond Skeleton sat cross-legged in the ancient battlefield for over half a month before he finished refining the powerful Fire Seed and advanced to Purple Diamond first-tier. From now on, perhaps he should be called the Purple Diamond Skeleton.

Only then did he stand up, trot over to Xiao Chen, and express his thanks again.

"Big brother, the one you killed must not have been an ordinary character, right?"

Xiao Chen glanced at him. "That was the fourth battle general under the Pojun City Lord."

"Him! I've heard of him!" The Purple Diamond Skeleton was startled. "Big brother, are you going to attack Pojun City? Little brother will charge into battle!"

"Once I reach Purple Diamond third-tier, I'll make my move."

Xiao Chen said this and returned to the stone cave. Then, every day, he emitted spirit-vibrating mental waves, using the "Weng" sound from the Eight Origin Sounds to strengthen his soul Fire Seed. Each day, the stone mountain crumbled, sending down many boulders. The rocks near the cave entrance were pulverized instantly by the sound.

The Purple Diamond Skeleton watched in astonishment, not daring to disturb him. He roamed the nearby area and made quite a name for himself—everyone in the vicinity knew there was a Purple Diamond king here.

Time flew by. Before they knew it, an entire year had passed. The stone mountain in the ancient battlefield had completely disappeared, ground to dust by the "Weng" sound.

Xiao Chen finally stood up. As he rose, every Fire Seed creature within a hundred li knelt down. His Purple Diamond bone body sparkled brilliantly in the sunlight. Beams of auspicious light shot into the sky, and a mighty pressure rolled out across the land.

Without refining any powerful Fire Seed, relying solely on the Eight Origin Sounds to condense his spirit soul, he had reached Purple Diamond third-tier, and even showed signs of breaking into the Yellow Diamond realm. He was undoubtedly the most powerful Fire Seed creature in this region.

"Big brother, you've finally come out of seclusion!" The Purple Diamond Skeleton arrived in an instant.

Xiao Chen nodded. "Time to get moving."

The two left the ancient battlefield. As they walked, the Purple Diamond Skeleton began to feel something was off. "Big brother, we're heading toward Pojun City."

"That's right. We're going to Pojun City—to take it over today."

"J-just the two of us?" The Purple Diamond Skeleton was taken aback. "Don't you want to find some help?"

"Isn't the two of us enough?" Xiao Chen said nothing more and strode forward.

"Well, when city lords duel, other Fire Seed creatures can only stay out of it." The Purple Diamond Skeleton muttered along the way, "One battle topples a city, capturing the world's gaze, immortalized through the ages…" The bastard jabbered a whole bunch of nonsense.

Pojun City came into view, and the two approached openly, without any concealment.

At the city gate, many Fire Seed creatures were on guard. When they saw two powerful Purple Diamond creatures approaching from afar, emitting a brilliant purple glow, they panicked, closed the gates, and hurried to report to the Pojun City Lord.

There were many fake Purple Diamond creatures, but even if they had Purple Diamond bones, they weren't true super-evolvers and lacked that kingly pressure.

But the terrifying aura emanating from these two powerful Fire Seed beings made every guard feel a chill in their hearts. They instantly knew these were genuine challengers.

Just as a wandering lion always challenges the lion king in its territory to take over, so it was with Fire Seed creatures. The master of any city was not eternal. All Fire Seed creatures understood this.

At that moment, the Purple Diamond Skeleton showed his boldness. With a loud shout, he charged to the city gate first, punched it, and the gate burst apart.

Purple aura surged. The pressure bore down on one side. All the guard Fire Seed creatures retreated like a tide.

From within the city came a sharp howl. The Pojun City Lord, having received the report, charged out immediately. Before the sound had even faded, he had transformed into a white streak and arrived, so fast it was unimaginable.

The Purple Diamond Skeleton was startled and quickly retreated.

Behind the Pojun City Lord, three other powerful beings followed, their skull fires flickering coldly as they stared at the two Purple Diamond experts.

"Big brother, this is bad! Those three behind him all seem to be at Purple Diamond first or second tier! If you can hold off the city lord, I can't hold off those three. How about I retreat first…"

Xiao Chen wanted to kick him. This bastard was as cowardly as ever—the moment things looked bad, he wanted to run. Every time since they'd met.

"We took out the Qisha City Lord together." Xiao Chen stated it directly.

The Pojun City Lord's murderous intent flared instantly.

The Purple Diamond Skeleton groaned inwardly. Now there was no turning back.

The Pojun City Lord, though furious, did not attack immediately. After all, the man before him was a genuine Purple Diamond third-tier expert. For a third-tier white-boned creature like himself, the threat was enormous. He wanted to kill Xiao Chen, but reason told him it was best to retreat now. If he faced a true same-rank Purple Diamond creature, he would likely die.

Xiao Chen caught his intention instantly and wouldn't give him the chance. He transformed into a beam of purple light and charged, his palm blade shattering space as it struck directly at his head.

The Pojun City Lord moved like a ghost, leaving an afterimage to dodge the fierce blow.

But Xiao Chen followed like a shadow, unleashing a relentless stream of ancient combat techniques. He suppressed the Pojun City Lord in an instant.

Forced to desperate measures, the Pojun City Lord shouted, his entire body blazing with the intense light of his Fire Seed. He tried to burn his Fire Seed to boost his power and fight Xiao Chen to the death.

At the same time, the three powerful white-bone creatures lunged at the Purple Diamond Skeleton.

"Big brother, save me!" The Purple Diamond Skeleton started wailing.

Xiao Chen held nothing back. The "Weng" sound left his throat, and the majestic sound shook heaven and earth. The Pojun City Lord's arms instantly turned to dust. Only by using his lightning speed to dodge the strongest wave of spiritual resonance did he avoid total annihilation. But losing both arms in an instant still chilled him to the bone. "This is the soul-refining divine technique that only kings understand! How… how do you know it?"

Xiao Chen had no time to explain. He turned into a purple light, charging forward and striking out with a hundred and eight palm blades. Finally, with a "crack," he struck the city lord's chest. The Pojun City Lord's skeleton shattered. His skull rolled to the ground, and Xiao Chen cracked it with a finger.

"Big brother, save me!" The Purple Diamond Skeleton was hopping and dodging desperately. Against a white-bone creature a full tier above him, even his Purple Diamond bone body was useless.

Xiao Chen shot over like a purple streak, punched through one white-bone creature's chest, then shook violently, shattering the white bones all over the ground, leaving only the skull intact. In one fluid motion, he turned and swept his leg, cutting another white-bone creature in half, its skeleton collapsing. The third tried to flee, but Xiao Chen had already locked onto him. He transformed into a purple beam, darted forward, and pierced through its skull with a single grab.

Killing three powerful beings like picking flowers—the Purple Diamond Skeleton was utterly stunned.

"We… we took… took Pojun City?" The Purple Diamond Skeleton felt like he was dreaming. He was shamefully aware that he hadn't contributed much.

Xiao Chen glanced at him. "Clean up the battlefield."

The Purple Diamond Skeleton, feeling guilty, scurried into action.

The entire city was shaken. Pojun City had a new master, and the Fire Seed creatures within were uneasy. But soon, the city calmed down. A similar event had happened more than a decade ago—only the master changed; there was little else different.

The Purple Diamond Skeleton used his talent for smooth talk to calm the creatures within the city. He was authentic enough, a genuine Purple Diamond king, and his silver tongue worked wonders. The Fire Seed creatures soon felt at ease.

News spread far and wide in no time. Pojun City had changed hands, shaking the entire region.

The eastern region buzzed with excitement. Two powerful Purple Diamond kings had seized Pojun City—earth-shattering news indeed. After all, super-evolvers were extremely rare. For two such experts to join forces and attack a city made many city lords sense that something unusual was afoot.

Once everything had settled, Xiao Chen tossed the third-tier Pojun City Lord's skull to the Purple Diamond Skeleton. "You didn't do well in this attack because your strength was lacking. Refine and absorb this. Then go take Tanlang City."

"Ah, me? By myself? Big brother, where are you going?"

"Once you refine this Fire Seed, you'll be a Purple Diamond third-tier expert. Are you still afraid of a same-rank Tanlang City Lord? Remember, you're a super-evolver."

"But what if the Tanlang City Lord has powerful subordinates? Won't I be outnumbered?"

Xiao Chen tossed him the skulls of the Pojun City Lord's three powerful subordinates. "Now you can build three powerful subordinates of your own. I'm going on a long journey. I hope when I return, you've already taken Tanlang City."

With that, Xiao Chen left Pojun City and headed west. He wanted to return to the mortal world to have a look.

He passed by the Divine Village without stopping and went straight to the city with the Bone Well. He felt that after carving out a territory in the east, he should first return and occupy this city.

It had been over a year since his last entry into the Nine Provinces. He urgently wanted to go back and see.

A flash of seven-colored light, and Xiao Chen traversed layer upon layer of space, once again appearing on the land of the Nine Provinces.

He emerged outside the Dead City and traveled east to the shore of the East Sea, wanting to see if the stone statue was intact.

But just then, he heard earth-shaking laughter: "Haha… hahaha… The world will be more colorful because of me!"

Xiao Chen was shocked. The voice was so familiar. Then he saw, on top of the massive stone statue, a tall figure overlooking the world, radiating overwhelming energy. That person… looked exactly like him!

And ahead of the statue, in the sky, the Nine-Headed Divine Serpent and the Qi Refiner Ye Jiuzhong both had traces of blood at the corners of their mouths, staring coldly at the laughing figure on the statue.