I just became the Pirate King, and you're telling me I also time-traveled at the same time.

Chapter 574 Achieving the Golden Immortal

Just then, three elders, Suiren, Youchao, and Ziyi, came over.

Behind them followed a group of humans who had survived the catastrophe, their faces filled with gratitude and awe.

"Greetings, Elders. My name is Chu Yang, and I was born in the Shouyang Mountain area." Chu Yang also gave a brief introduction to the three elders.

Chu Yang greatly admired these three human elders. Thanks to their contributions to the human race, they had all been promoted to the rank of Great Luo Golden Immortal.

"Young friend Chu Yang, thank you for saving me!" Suirenshi said, cupping his hands in thanks.

"Yes, if it weren't for you, young friend, we would probably be dead here." Youchao quickly thanked him as well.

Chu Yang released the humans he had collected, forcing a smile: "The three elders are too kind. I am also a human, and naturally I do not want to see my race slaughtered!"

"Young friend, you possess such cultivation at such a young age; truly, the younger generation is to be feared!"

The monk in black robes exclaimed in admiration, "May I ask who your teacher is, young friend?"

Chu Yang hesitated for a moment, but still answered truthfully: "My master is a sage of the Jie Sect."

Upon hearing this, the three elders immediately became respectful, and their gazes toward Chu Yang held a newfound reverence.

Disciples of sages are among the most outstanding beings in the primordial world!

"So you are a disciple of a sage, young friend. No wonder you are so formidable!" Suirenshi's tone became even more respectful.

The Youchao and Ziyi clans also expressed their admiration. They originally thought that Chu Yang was just a disciple of some reclusive master, but they did not expect that he was actually a disciple of a sage. This made them look at Chu Yang with even greater respect.

A loud bang suddenly came from inside the Small Universe Formation. The massive body of the Nine-Headed Serpent slammed into the formation's barrier, creating ripples.

"Oh no, this old monster is about to break the formation!" Chu Yang's expression changed drastically.

The nine serpent heads of the Nine-Headed Serpent simultaneously let out sharp roars, and black venom sprayed onto the array barrier like raindrops, making a hissing, corrosive sound. The light on the array barrier began to flicker, and it looked like it was about to give way.

Chu Yang gritted his teeth and desperately channeled his magical power.

Maintaining the Small Universe Formation already consumed a great deal of energy, and now the Nine-Headed Serpent's frenzied counterattack made him feel his magical power draining away like a floodgate being opened.

He gritted his teeth, his hands constantly forming hand seals, casting spells into the formation, but they were like mud oxen entering the sea, failing to stir up the slightest ripple.

The cracks on the array barrier grew larger and larger, and the Nine-Headed Serpent's sinister laughter became clearer and clearer.

"I can't hold on much longer..."

The three elders' faces were also extremely grim.

Suiren gripped his cane tightly, the veins on the back of his withered hand bulging.

"Is the fate of my human race destined to end here today?"

Youchao and Ziyi exchanged a glance, both with sorrowful expressions.

The humans behind them trembled even more, and despair spread through the crowd.

The Nine-Headed Serpent wreaked havoc within the formation, its nine serpent heads emitting triumphant roars as it sprayed even more black venom. The light on the formation's barrier had dimmed to its absolute limit, teetering on the verge of complete collapse.

At this critical moment, a resolute glint flashed in Suirenshi's eyes.

He abruptly turned to look at Chu Yang and said in a deep voice, "Young friend Chu Yang, I have a method that might be of assistance to you, but this method is extremely dangerous, and I only have one chance!"

Chu Yang was stunned. Before he could ask any questions, he saw Suirenshi's body suddenly burst into flames.

This flame was no ordinary flame; it carried a pure, primal aura, as if it had existed since the beginning of time.

"This is... the source of fire! The undying flame!"

Chu Yang instantly understood Suirenshi's plan, and an indescribable feeling of gratitude welled up in his heart.

This old man actually wanted to impart to him the essence of fire that he had gained throughout his life!

"Young friend Chu Yang, catch!" Suiren shouted, pressing his flaming hands hard against Chu Yang's chest.

A vast and powerful force surged into Chu Yang's body in an instant, like a raging river flowing wildly through his meridians.

This power was so pure and so strong that Chu Yang felt as if his body was about to burst.

He quickly sat cross-legged and guided the energy to circulate within his body.

With the integration of the Fire Origin, Chu Yang's cultivation began to improve rapidly, from late True Immortal to early Golden Immortal! Mid-Golden Immortal!

Finally, Chu Yang's cultivation level stopped at the peak of the Golden Immortal realm!

At this moment, Suirenshi's flames had gone out, his once rosy complexion had turned ashen, and he was like a candle flickering in the wind, about to collapse.

"Elder!" Chu Yang opened his eyes and was filled with grief upon seeing Suirenshi's appearance.

Suiren forced a smile and said weakly, "Young friend, I don't have much time left... Remember, the future of humanity... is in your hands..."

After saying this, Suirenshi's body slowly collapsed, his breath extremely weak.

Chu Yang caught Suirenshi's withered body with trembling hands. The old man was like a piece of burnt-out charcoal, light and weightless.

They gently handed Suirenshi to Youchao and Ziyi, the two elders already weeping, trembling as they supported Suirenshi, uttering mournful sobs.

Chu Yang took a deep breath, forcefully suppressing his surging emotions; now was not the time for sadness.

The source of fire from Suirenshi surged and roared within him, seemingly threatening to incinerate him, yet strangely, it merged perfectly with his own power.

Thanks to the insights gained from another "Chu Yang" in the Devouring World, his understanding of the Law of Fire has already surpassed that of ordinary Golden Immortals. Now, with the addition of Suirenshi's inextinguishable flame, he is even more powerful.

The passing on of the torch weighed heavily on Chu Yang's heart at this moment.

The Lesser Universe Formation also changed. The previously crumbling barrier was now ablaze with flames, radiating a scorching heat.

The Nine-Headed Serpent's previously rampant roars abruptly ceased, and its nine serpent heads stared warily at the formation, their scarlet eyes flashing with unease.

It could sense that Chu Yang's aura had undergone a tremendous change.

Chu Yang slowly rose into the air, unleashing his peak Golden Immortal cultivation without reservation.

A dazzling golden light burst forth from his body, like a blazing sun, dispelling the darkness within the Small Universe Formation and illuminating the massive body of the Nine-Headed Serpent within the formation in every detail.

"Old monster, your death is near!"

Chu Yang's voice was cold and ruthless. Having increased his magical power by a major realm, the power of his formation could also break through to a new level.

With a sudden push of both hands forward, the sword energy in the formation vanished instantly, replaced by roaring fire dragons that lunged at Jiuying.

The Nine-Headed Serpent was terrified, its nine snake heads twisting wildly in an attempt to evade the fire dragon's attack.

However, the fire dragon was as fast as lightning, and in the blink of an eye, it had entangled the Nine-Headed Serpent.

The scorching flames burned the Nine-Headed Serpent's scales, emitting a chilling hissing sound.

The Nine-Headed Serpent let out a piercing scream, its massive body struggling violently in the flames, but it could not break free from the fire dragon's restraints.

Chu Yang coldly watched the Nine-Headed Serpent struggling in the flames, feeling no pity whatsoever.

The raging flames were no longer the simple Samadhi Fire, but an inextinguishable flame infused with the lifelong cultivation of Suirenshi! Within the Small Universe Array, space was distorted, as if it would collapse at any moment.

The Nine-Headed Serpent's screams grew even more piercing. Its once indestructible scales, in the face of this inextinguishable flame, were as fragile as paper, quickly turning black and curling up.

"Damn it! What kind of fire is this?!"

The Nine-Headed Serpent roared in terror, its nine heads frantically spewing venom, ice, and black water in an attempt to extinguish the terrifying flames.

However, the inextinguishable flame, so strong and yang, cannot be extinguished by these unorthodox methods.

Instead, it was like adding fuel to the fire, making it burn even more fiercely.

He hurriedly summoned several innate spiritual treasures, and the magical treasures, each radiating precious light, surrounded him, barely managing to withstand the burning of the inextinguishable flame.

Even so, the scorching heat still caused him unbearable pain, and all nine snake heads drooped limply.

"Hmph, quite a few innate spiritual treasures!"

Chu Yang sneered. He had long heard that the demon race possessed many treasures.

As a great demon saint, Jiuying is indeed worthy of his reputation.

However, now is not the time to think about these things. Let's deal with this old monster first!

With a thought, Chu Yang caused the Lesser Universe Array to change once again.

"seal up!"

With a roar, Chu Yang formed hand seals, and the Small Universe Array suddenly contracted. The array, which originally covered an area of ​​several miles, instantly shrank to only a hundred feet in size, trapping Jiuying and his innate spiritual treasure within it.

Nine-Headed Serpent was terrified. He felt the space around him getting smaller and smaller, and his range of movement becoming more and more restricted.

Although those innate spiritual treasures were still there, they seemed to be imprisoned, unable to unleash their full power.

"Boy, what kind of sorcery is this?!" Jiuying roared, struggling desperately, but to no avail.

Chu Yang's lips curled into a cold smile: "Old monster, you've committed countless evils; today is your death day!"

As Chu Yang continued to cast spells, the Small Universe Array continued to shrink, eventually transforming into a golden ball of light the size of a fist, hovering in Chu Yang's palm.

Jiuying was horrified to discover that the space around him was completely sealed off, and no matter how hard he struggled, he could not move an inch.

The innate spiritual treasures on its body also gradually dimmed under the powerful spatial force.

As time goes by, under the ceaseless burning of Chu Yang's inextinguishable flame, Jiuying, this late-stage Grand Luo Golden Immortal, will eventually be reduced to ashes.

Chu Yang reached out and summoned the fireball, which was burning with an inextinguishable flame, into his hand.

"Old monster, weren't you so arrogant? Why are you quiet now?"

The nine snake heads of the Nine-Headed Serpent drooped limply, their eyes filled with fear and despair.

It knew that it was probably really doomed this time.

Chu Yang's gaze shifted and landed on an ancient longsword hanging around the neck of one of the Nine-Headed Serpent's heads.

The sword was as black as ink, exuding a chilling killing intent; it was none other than the legendary Witch-Slaying Sword!

Chu Yang reached out and summoned the jet-black Slaughtering Witch Sword into his hand.

The sword was icy cold, yet strangely warm to the touch, as if it contained an endless intent to kill.

Chu Yang stared at the sword, which reflected his slightly indifferent face, as well as the dying Jiuying in the fireball.

The nine snake heads of the Nine-Headed Serpent drooped limply, their once ferocious eyes now filled only with fear and despair.

It opened its mouth with difficulty, and a hoarse voice squeezed out from its charred throat: "I am... a demon saint of the demon race..."

Chu Yang looked at it, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

Once upon a time, the Nine-Headed Serpent was an invincible existence in front of the human race, but now it has fallen to such a state.

Thinking of the suffering endured by the human race, and of Suiren who sacrificed himself for the continuation of the human race, the last trace of hesitation in his heart vanished.

After being amplified by Chu Yang's Small Universe Array, the Undying Flame even faintly possessed the power of a peak Great Luo Golden Immortal.

After more than half an hour, Jiuying became increasingly weak. It was already quite remarkable that it had lasted so long under the inextinguishable flame.

"Go in peace!"

Chu Yang's voice was cold and ruthless: "The blood debt you owe to the human race will be settled today."

After saying that, he did not hesitate to use the Witch-Slaying Sword to cleave the body of the Nine-Headed Serpent.

With a "whoosh," the Witch-Slaying Sword seemed to have found an outlet, greedily devouring the essence and blood of the Nine-Headed Serpent.

The sword hummed, its black light intensified, and a chilling, malevolent aura emanated from it.

The Nine-Headed Serpent let out a mournful wail, its nine heads convulsing violently at the same time, the light in its eyes quickly fading away.

It never dreamed that the witch-slaying sword it had painstakingly forged would ultimately become the murder weapon that killed it!

Ironically, it was the humans he had always looked down upon who killed it!

It once dreamed of wielding the Witch-Slaying Sword to wreak havoc in the Lich War, slaughtering countless great witches and achieving unparalleled fame. Now, it seems that all of that was just wishful thinking.

As Jiuying's last breath dissipated, the fireball also went out.

With a thought, Chu Yang used the Witch-Slaying Sword to pry open the Nine-Headed Serpent's demonic body and took out a golden demon core.

This is the demon core of the Nine-Headed Serpent!

Those few dull and lifeless innate spiritual treasures also fell to the ground.

Chu Yang put the bead and several innate spiritual treasures into his Qiankun bag, and also put the enormous corpse of the Nine-Headed Serpent into it.

This Nine-Headed Serpent is, after all, a demon saint at the late stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. Its entire body is a treasure, and if it is refined into pills in the future, it will be enough to greatly enhance its cultivation.

After doing all this, Chu Yang dispelled the Lesser Universe Array and turned to walk towards Youchao and Ziyi.

Seeing that Chu Yang was safe and sound, both of them showed expressions of relief.

"Young friend Chu Yang, are you alright?" Youchao asked with concern.

Chu Yang smiled slightly: "I'm fine, Jiuying has already been defeated!"

"Nine Infants...has been killed?" Ziyi asked in disbelief, her voice trembling slightly.

Chu Yang nodded and brandished the Witch-Slaying Sword in his hand: "This fiend was deeply sinful and has been slain by me with this sword."

Youchao and Ziyi exchanged a glance, both seeing deep shock in each other's eyes.

Although they knew that Chu Yang was powerful, they did not expect that he could actually kill a demon saint as fearsome as Jiuying!

"Young friend Chu Yang, I am deeply grateful!" Youchao Shi excitedly grasped Chu Yang's hand. "You have saved the entire human tribe today!"

The Ziyi Clan member stepped forward and bowed deeply: "Young friend Chu Yang, thank you for ridding my human race of this scourge!"

Chu Yang smiled calmly: "There's no need for such formalities, gentlemen. Protecting humanity is the duty of all of us humans."

"Furthermore, I was able to break through thanks to the help of Elder Suiren, so I should be the one expressing my gratitude!"

"Young friend Chu Yang, this place is not safe to stay any longer. Let's leave as soon as possible."

Youchao looked around, his expression somewhat solemn.

"Although Jiuying is dead, there's no guarantee that other demons won't come seeking revenge." (End of Chapter)