369: The First Saint in the Disguise of the Holy King

Seeing this, Xun Xiuyuan was overjoyed and, without hesitation, used his teleportation art, directly descending into the heart of the Illusory Poison army, beginning a new round of harvesting.

Yuan Yi and the other Saint Kings naturally noticed Xun Xiuyuan's intervention immediately, but given that his realm was only Initial Saint, the Saint Kings did not take him seriously.

Yuan Yi even muttered to himself, "This little fellow is quite interesting, daring to enter the Cosmic Battlefield at the Initial Saint Realm."

However, the turn of events exceeded all the Saint Kings' expectations.

In a short moment, Xun Xiuyuan inflicted heavy losses on the Illusory Poison army at an astonishing speed.

The opposing Saint King's face changed drastically at this sight, and he sternly questioned, "Yuan Yi, as a renowned Six-Element Saint King, you actually sent a Saint King disguised as an Initial Saint to secretly slaughter our army. This act is too despicable!"

Yuan Yi was stunned by these words, but he dared not show any fear on the surface.

He coldly chuckled and retorted, "What, you start making trouble when you can't win? He's clearly just an Initial Saint, what's this about a Saint King in disguise? I think you're getting old and muddle-headed!"

Despite his tough words, Yuan Yi inwardly felt some agreement with what the other Saint King had said.

He secretly pondered: Could this really be a new mysterious Saint King in the Yuan Ling Sect?

If so, then this newcomer's disguise ability was too strong; even he couldn't see any flaws.

As soon as Yuan Yi finished speaking, the other side had no recourse but to organize their army to retreat.

Seeing that he was just a little short of the exotic beast value needed for advancement, Xun Xiuyuan was helpless.

There were still four Saint Kings in the sky; pursuing them would be too risky.

Helpless, Xun Xiuyuan could only return to the fortress.

Yuan Yi looked at Xun Xiuyuan and asked, "Are you a newly promoted Saint King of the Yuan Ling Sect?"

Xun Xiuyuan was startled and shook his head, "Sect Master Yuan Yi, I am only an Initial Saint, not a Saint King."

He added inwardly: I'll probably be a True Saint very soon.

Yuan Yi was taken aback, circled Xun Xiuyuan once, and said, "Then you're really amazing. Even my elder brother, when he was an Initial Saint, couldn't compare to you."

Xun Xiuyuan looked at Yuan Yi and asked, "Your elder brother?"

Yuan Yi nodded, "My elder brother is True Person Yuan Ling, the founder of the Yuan Ling Sect."

Xun Xiuyuan suddenly understood: Yuan Ling, Yuan Yi, two brothers.

Xun Xiuyuan had heard countless times about the power of True Person Yuan Ling, and now hearing Yuan Yi praise his strength as even greater than True Person Yuan Ling's at that time, he suddenly felt a bit embarrassed.

Even a cheater can feel embarrassed.

Seeing that Yuan Yi was fine and the battle on the battlefield had ceased, Xun Xiuyuan bid farewell, saying, "Sect Master Yuan Yi, I am guarding the Zhengnan Fortress, so I will return now."

Yuan Yi's eyes lit up, "The other two fortresses have been dealt with?"

Xun Xiuyuan nodded.

Yuan Yi gave a thumbs up and said, "You're truly amazing."

With Saint Kings rarely participating in battle, Xun Xiuyuan was indeed amazing.

He single-handedly dealt with the attacks of the armies at three fortresses.

Xun Xiuyuan scratched his head again, his figure dissipated, and he returned to Zhengnan Fortress.

Silver Sea Universe.

Still in that grand hall, Nuke still sat high, with councilors filling the room.

Leven was still in the lower seat to Nuke's left.

Nuke looked at Leven with some disbelief: "The intelligence couldn't be wrong, could it? The Phantom Poison Universe actually suffered a huge loss in the low-level cultivator battlefield?"

Leven hadn't seen it with his own eyes; it was just intelligence relayed by forward scouts, not very detailed.

Leven thought for a moment and replied, "The general direction of the intelligence should not be wrong, but the specifics are not very clear."

Nuke nodded and said, "The weakest point of the Yuan Ling Universe is its Great Saint Realm and True Saint Realm combat power. It is precisely because of this that Phantom Poison King uses his warriors to wear down the Yuan Ling Universe's warriors. If this level cannot be dealt with, then the Phantom Poison Universe will be in trouble."

Another councilor spoke, "Why not directly launch a Saint King-level battle? You know the Yuan Ling Universe only has four Saint Kings left, and even with Huan You and Huan Xuan, there are only six."

Nuke glanced at the speaking councilor and coldly said, "You must not underestimate the four Saint Kings of the Yuan Ling Sect; they are all Six-Element Saint Kings. Our Silver Sea Universe boasts a hundred Saint Kings, but Six-Element ones are fewer than ten."

Nuke paused and continued, "The most crucial factor is True Person Yuan Ling."

Leven was surprised, "True Person Yuan Ling? Wasn't it said that he had been afflicted with the Corrosion Poison and couldn't remove it?"

Nuke looked at Leven, "Do you know why I participated in the last Cosmic Abyss operation? It was precisely because Phantom Poison King told me that True Person Yuan Ling had removed the Corrosion Poison several millennia ago."

Nuke surveyed the room and said, "You must remember, the Yuan Ling Universe is not as simple as you think. As long as True Person Yuan Ling is not dead, then he is not weak. Think about it, Phantom Poison King's strength is already very strong, and he has such a great advantage, yet why doesn't he dare to launch a full-scale attack, always just probing?"

Leven frowned, "Are they trying to probe whether True Person Yuan Ling is in the Yuan Ling Universe?"

Nuke nodded, "It should be so. As soon as True Person Yuan Ling appears, this war will immediately cease. As long as True Person Yuan Ling does not appear, the war will continue."

The councilor, still confused, asked, "Does that mean if True Person Yuan Ling appears, the people of the Phantom Poison Universe will retreat?"

Nuke looked at that person disdainfully, "Otherwise? True Person Yuan Ling is very likely a Seven-Element Saint King. Do you think you can defeat him?"

The person exclaimed, "Seven-Element?"

Nuke then said, "You don't need to worry. I have spent a huge amount of resources to purchase a Space-element cosmic core from the Cosmic Alliance. As long as I can successfully merge with it, True Person Yuan Ling will no longer be a threat."

Leven respectfully asked, "Will it take a long time for the goods from the Cosmic Alliance to arrive?"

Nuke nodded, "It's already on its way."

After listening to all the battle reports, Phantom Poison King asked with some confusion, "Can the three of you unify your statements? Is that sudden expert with a saber a Saint King or an Initial Saint?"

Huan Hong looked at the enraged Phantom Poison King and said, "My Lord, within my perception, he is only an Initial Saint, not a Saint King. If he is disguised, then his disguise is extremely clever; I cannot see any flaws at all."

He said a lot, which amounted to saying nothing.

Phantom Poison King gave Huan Hong an unfriendly look and finally said, "Since you think he is an Initial Saint, then in the next attack, you will deal with him."

Huan Hong was stunned; he had barely escaped from that abnormal person, and now he had to go deal with him again? Wasn't that just asking to be served up?

Although Phantom Poison King was very displeased with Huan Hong, because among the three armies, only he returned alone; not a single warrior under him came back.

But he also didn't want to see Huan Hong go to his death, as he was still considered a high-level combat force of the Phantom Poison Universe.

Seeing Huan Hong's crestfallen expression, Phantom Poison King helplessly said, "Pick two more single-element Saint Kings; the three of you together must deal with that strange Yuanling human."

Upon hearing this, Huan Hong immediately agreed loudly. With two others to take the brunt, he should be able to escape in time, right?

Huan Hong was very cowardly; he was already thinking about escaping before he even went.