Chapter 1094: Another Deed of the Heavenly Corpse Sec (1/2)

Upon spotting a target, Pei Qiqi split open a spatial rift and pulled Nie Tian into it.

In the next moment, they appeared by a flat floating meteor, over which an exceptionally long, narrow spatial rift was glowing and leaking faint Demon qi.

A wrecked Demon starship could be seen scattered on the meteor. Apparently, it had exploded and crashed into the meteor, filling it with debris.

Other than the faint Demon qi, this area of the starry river was also filled with a cold, disturbing corpse power.

Tiny clusters of corpse flames could be seen floating and flickering in the vicinity, the corpse toxins within them gradually dissipating.

The unique aura of corpse power reminded Nie Tian of the ghouls he had encountered in the Bloody Grave Mountain Range.

The flickering, dissipating corpse flames reminded him of the pale flame he had obtained from the Bloody Grave Mountain Range and later given to Li Langfeng.

It was just that, compared to the corpse power that cluster of pale flame contained, the corpse power within these corpse flames wasn’t even worth mentioning.

Not only did that cluster of pale flame contain pure, refined corpse power, but it also had its own awareness, and the ability to drive ghouls. It was either an Earth Cultivated grade or Heaven Nourished grade treasure.

“Corpse power...” Nie Tian’s expression flickered as he suddenly remembered the Heavenly Corpse Sect, which Hua Mu had told him about.

Yu Tong from the Blood Sect had found Hua Mu and given him a message from Master Blood Spirit: Demons had shown up in the area where the Domain of the Falling Stars bordered the Domain of Forbidden Heaven, and they had been killed by the Heavenly Corpse Sect.

Now, Nie Tian was looking at the remains of a Demon starship, yet not a single Demon was in sight, dead or alive. Lingering Demon qi and corpse flames were all there was left.

“A battle took place here not long ago,” Pei Qiqi said, turning to fix the spatial rift with a deep, concerned look. “It’s hard to believe that this spatial rift is large enough for Demon starships to pass through. And a starship at this level must have had a few eighth grade Demons on it.

“Now, the starship has crashed, but not a single Demon can be seen. Don’t tell me that someone killed them and took their bodies away?”

Eyes narrowed, Nie Tian pondered for a while before saying, “Members of the Heavenly Corpse Sect killed a handful of Demons along the border of the Domain of the Falling Stars. And from the look of it, it was also them who killed these Demons who had arrived through this spatial rift.”

Surprised, Pei Qiqi asked, “The Heavenly Corpse Sect? What kind of sect is that? Why did they show up here to kill these Demons?”

Nie Tian shook his head. “I don’t know either. But to be safe, let’s destroy this spatial rift anyways. Who knows whether more Demon starships are coming through it or not.”

“Okay,” Pei Qiqi said in a soft voice.

Her irregularly shaped crystal then flew ethereally towards the slender spatial rift. As a Heaven Nourished grade spatial treasure, the crystal seemed to thrive on the spatial power it absorbed from teleportation portals and spatial rifts.

As the crystal spun, countless spatial blades whizzed out of it like a shoal of fish.

They swam within the spatial rift, strengthening themselves by absorbing its power.

Soon, as the spatial blades that had grown several times thicker flew back into the crystal, the spatial rift that was large enough to allow Demon starships to pass gradually healed.

Eventually, it shrank to a bright spot that was the size of a thumb, and then vanished completely.

“It’s done,” Pei Qiqi said, a hint of a smile appearing at the corner of her mouth as she looked at the increasingly bright crystal. “This little thing’s greatest joy is to destroy teleportation portals and spatial rifts. Absorbing their power how it becomes stronger.”

“Okay, let’s look around and see if we can find members of the Heavenly Corpse Sect in the vicinity,” Nie Tian said in a serious voice.

Pei Qiqi nodded.

Then, the two of them got on the Star Boat once again to scan the surroundings of the destroyed spatial rift, hoping to find out what the members of the Heavenly Corpse Sect were up to.

...

In the Second Demon Realm.

Numerous pitch-black stone columns stood towering on a spacious square, where enormous low-tier Demons were howling in raging Demon qi.

Like three huge, purple monsters, three sinister-looking Demon starships were berthed in front of a tall archway in the middle of the square.

Two ninth grade grand patriarchs, Hazlitt, the Flame Maniac, and Feimos, the Controller, were standing before the arched teleportation portal, with their respective clan members swarming behind them.

Hazlitt and Feimos had sent a handful of their eighth grade clan members to the Domain of Forbidden Heaven for investigation.