“Haha, I’m still no match for Brother Zi,” Ni Guang laughed while taking a casual glance around to understand the current situation, continuing immediately after. “While there still aren’t many people, you and I should decide how to divvy up the spoils here. There are three drops of Immortal Source Liquid, each of us will take one while the last drop…”
Before Ni Guang could finish, a voice came from afar, “Oh? So, this is Immortal Source Liquid and the rumoured Immortal Tree? Heh heh heh, it seems that this old master’s luck has still not run out. The last drop of Immortal Source Liquid belongs to this old master!”
As soon as these words fell, a cloud of black Qi rushed over, one that seemed capable of swallowing all light, and instead the cloud, Gui Zu’s figure was vaguely visible.
Ni Guang and Zi Long’s expression both turned serious as they glanced over towards Gui Zu.
Gui Zu just stood in place, meeting eyes with Ni Guang and Zi Long as he asked with a chuckle, “You two shouldn’t have any objections, right?”
Zi Long and Ni Guang glanced at each other for a moment and seemed to be discussing something, but soon, Zi Long nodded, “With Your Excellency’s cultivation, it is enough for you to be treated as an equal by this King and Brother Ni. Very well, the third drop of Immortal Source Liquid is yours for the taking.”
“I have no objections,” Ni Guang nodded and agreed.
“In that case… shall we begin?” Gui Zu grinned meaningfully.
Although both Ni Guang and Zi Long had been forced to compromise due to Gui Zu’s strength, Gui Zu himself was at a loss about how to obtain the Immortal Source Liquid, so he was in no hurry to start. Instead, he planned to observe Zi Long and Ni Guang’s movements first before coming up with a plan.
Knowing it wouldn’t be long before other Origin Kings appeared, Zi Long didn’t dare to delay and immediately took action.
Waving his hand, Zi Long summoned out a giant glowing bronze python-like object and began pouring his Saint Qi into it. The two eyes of this python lit up a moment later, as if it was coming to life.
“A puppet?” Gui Zu narrowed his eyes and immediately understood that Zi Long had prepared for this long ago. Since this puppet was not refined from flesh and blood, it shouldn’t fear the terrifying Seven Coloured Radiant Light, which made it the best way to enter the barrier and extract the Immortal Source Liquid.
But… could it really be that easy? Gui Zu was suspicious as he outwardly portrayed calm, turning his eyes to Ni Guang next.
Ni Guang also released a puppet, but rather than a giant python, this one was human-shaped. This puppet had clearly been refined by a Grandmaster and was quite lifelike. At first glance, one might even mistake this puppet for a real person and only after carefully examining it would they discover that it had no life aura.
As soon as the two puppets with different shapes appeared, they rushed towards the Immortal Tree under the control of Ni Guang and Zi Long.
The python slithered across the ground while the humanoid rang forward.
A moment later, both puppets rushed into the Seven Coloured Radiant Light and immediately slowed down, as if they had become stuck in the mud and were struggling to free themselves.
That was not all though as clear creaking sounds rang out from the two puppets. It seemed that they were under intense pressure, making movement quite difficult.
The faces of Ni Guang and Zi Long became solemn.
Although they had prepared beforehand and brought along the best puppets they could, it appeared like they had still underestimated the terrifying power of the Seven Coloured Radiant Light. While a puppet without flesh or blood did not fear being corroded by the Seven Coloured Radiant Light which could ignore all forms of defence, that didn’t mean these puppets were immune to the innate pressure the Seven Coloured Radiant Light gave off.
If this continued for too long, it was likely that these puppets would be crushed into dust by the Seven Coloured Radiant Light.
Realizing this, Zi Long did not dare to neglect and hurriedly urged his giant python puppet forward.
Instantly, the python’s speed increased and after a great deal of effort, it managed to reach the Immortal Tree.
At the same time, Ni Guang’s humanoid puppet also arrived.
The eyes of the two men burst into fiery light as the same thought occurred to both of them and they issued the same instructions to their respective puppets.
In the next moment, the giant python’s body wrapped around the entire Immortal Tree and then fiercely pulled upon it, as if trying to uproot the Immortal Tree!
The humanoid puppet’s approach was even more direct as it grabbed hold of the Immortal Tree’s roots with both hands and pulled up!
The two Second-Order Origin Kings obviously had the same plan.
As a result, the giant python puppet was being hindered by the humanoid puppet while the humanoid puppet interfered with the giant python, making it impossible for the two puppets to exert their full strength as more and more cracking sounds rang out from both of them.
When Gui Zu saw this, his eyes widened and a disgruntled look appeared on his face.
After all, one of the three drops of Immortal Source Liquid had been promised to him, so Ni Guang and Zi Long acting like this without any warning, essentially killing the chicken which laid the precious eggs, naturally made Gui Zu unhappy.
But soon, Gui Zu began to snicker because he found that rather than cooperating, the two puppets were blocking each other while the seemingly thin and weak Immortal Tree took absolutely no damage from their struggle.
“Brother Ni, you should stop your puppet first,” Zi Long suddenly called out, “This King promises that if he can obtain the Immortal Tree, you will get a fair share!”
Saying so, Zi Long continued to urge his giant python puppet.
Ni Guang simply sneered and shot back, “Brother Zi, why not let your puppet quit first? This old master can also guarantee that if he can obtain the Immortal Tree, you will get a share!”
The two men looked at each other and saw clear distrust in each other’s eyes, snorting in unison as they then proceeded to ignore one another.
The situation instantly became a stalemate.
At this time, Kong Fa from Galaxy Ridge also rushed over, and when he saw the situation in front of him, he could not help feeling a bit stunned. But after noticing Xu Wei, Kong Fa grinned happily and moved to join him.
After all, these two were both scoundrels, so them allying at times like this was only natural.
However, he only moved slightly before Xu Wei shook his head at him stealthily.
Kong Fa stopped immediately and observed Xu Wei thoughtfully before turning his gaze to Zi Dong next to him with a dignified expression.
He also discovered that Xu Wei had lost an arm and was now standing together with the people of Purple Star for some unknown reason.
Before Kong Fa understood the situation, he did not dare act rashly. Instead, he observed his surroundings and flew over to Meng Tong’s side a moment later, cupping his fists, “Brother Meng, could you explain what’s going on here?”
Meng Tong glanced over at him and after a brief pause informed him of the situation without trying to conceal anything.
Meng Tong had always been a loner, so he had no hatred for Galaxy Ridge and would sometimes even patronize Abandoned Lair and Galaxy Ridge to look for the cultivation resources he needed. He had some past dealings with Kong Fa, so they could be considered acquaintances.
Therefore, facing Kong Fa’s inquiry, Meng Tong didn’t feel compelled to conceal anything.
“That’s really the legendary Immortal Tree and Immortal Source Liquid?” Kong Fa’s body shook as fanaticism filled his face, his eyes turning towards the centre of the field as many thoughts seem to be churning in his head.
“It would be best if Brother Kong calms down. There are three Second-Order Origin Kings here, and if you act rashly, the consequences will be serious,” Meng Tong reminded him with a smile.
Kong Fa heard this, and his enthusiasm immediately deflated as he nodded lightly, “What Brother Meng says is true, but… from the looks of the situation, it seems none of them will be able to easily succeed.”
“This is an opportunity,” Meng Tong said in a low voice, “We should wait, and when things become more chaotic, perhaps we’ll have a chance to obtain something.”
Kong Fa thought about it and nodded, immediately falling silent while continuing to observe intently.
On the other side, Zi Dong stared at Ni Guang, who was in a stalemate with his father for the Immortal Tree, and his face grew sullen. He felt that if it were not for Ni Guang’s obstruction, his father would have already obtained the Immortal Tree. Because of Ni Guang, his father was locked in a stalemate, it was simply too hateful.
Suddenly, he saw Xue Yue standing alone not far away and could not help grinning as he thought up a good idea.
“Xu Wei.” Using his Divine Sense, Zi Dong signalled to Xu Wei.
“What are Young Master’s orders?” Xu Wei shivered slightly, seemingly somewhat alarmed, and quickly replied.
“Do you see Xue Yue?”
“Old servant naturally sees him.”
“Good, go and kill him!” Zi Dong ordered lightly.
“What?” Xu Wei’s face changed wildly, “Kill… Kill him? But Young Master, he’s…”
Xue Yue was the future successor of Heng Luo Chamber of Commerce, so not even a desperado like Xu Wei would dare attack Xue Yue easily. Otherwise, even if he hid inside Abandoned Lair’s headquarters, President Ai Ou would find a way to get to him and make him experience a fate worse than death!
“What’s wrong? Do you dare disobey your Young Master’s orders?” Zi Dong’s face sank.
“Old servant wouldn’t dare! Please forgive me, Young Master!” Xu Wei quickly admitted his mistake, his face extremely pale.
“Good,” Zi Dong coldly snorted, thought about it, and followed up. “Actually, I don’t want you to kill him; after all, with his background and heritage, you may not even be able to! All you have to do is act aggressively.”
Xu Wei heard this, and suddenly understood, “What Young Master means is… to attack Xue Yue to interfere with Ni Guang’s concentration so he cannot focus on fighting for the Immortal Tree?”
“En, exactly,” Zi Dong nodded lightly.
“Old servant understands,” Xu Wei calmed down and acknowledged the order. As long as he didn’t really have to kill Xue Yue, it was a simple matter. Xu Wei even remembered to add some flattery, “Young Master is wise!”
“Alright already, go now.” Zi Dong urged impatiently.
Xu Wei nodded faintly before turning his eyes towards Xue Yue and released his Domain without saying a word.
Xue Yue never imagined that someone would sneak attack her in this kind of place and at this time, much less an Origin King. Caught off guard, she was instantly engulfed by Xu Wei’s Domain and could not help gasping from the pressure.
Although Xu Wei’s sneak attack caught Xue Yue a bit by surprise, her reaction was extremely fast. Pushing her Shi as soon as she noticed something was wrong, she managed to alleviate some of the pressure she felt. At the same time, a bright flash emerged from her figure as she summoned a jade-like artifact that created a light barrier around her body.
This light curtain greatly reduced the impact of Xu Wei’s Domain on her.
The jade pendant in her hand was obviously a powerful artifact that could offset the power of an Origin King’s Domain, similar to the Bright Sea Domain Dividing Mirror worn by Sword Union’s Young Master Gu Jian Xin.
Such artifacts were impossible for ordinary people to obtain as they were extremely difficult to refine and the materials required to make them were incredibly rare and expensive. An ordinary cultivator simply could not afford something like this.
But for characters like Xue Yue and Gu Jian Xin, carrying one or two such artifacts was necessary, in case of emergencies.
After all, they were just Origin Realm cultivators, and if an Origin Returning Realm cultivator wanted to contend with an Origin King, the greatest difficulty would be the suppression of their Shi by a Domain. As long as this difficulty was relieved though, an Origin Realm cultivator would have a much greater chance to survive the assault of an Origin King.
This kind of artifact was a life-saving treasure for them.
As soon as the jade pendant came out, the pressure Xue Yue felt was greatly reduced and she straightened herself up again, turned her head, and glared coldly towards her attacker.
“Xu Wei!” Xue Yue shouted as a look of surprise appeared on her face. She did not understand what Xu Wei was thinking, attacking her at this time.
After all, this was of no benefit to him at all and would thoroughly offend Heng Luo Chamber of Commerce.
Had something gone wrong with Xu Wei’s head?
“Third Young Master, pardon my offence!” Although Xu Wei was unwilling in his heart, under Zi Dong’s despotic power, he had no choice but to obey and rushed out towards Xue Yue. Since his Domain was unable to completely suppress Xue Yue, he had to personally take action. Waving his hand, Xu Wei summoned a dagger artifact and poured his Saint Qi into it, causing it to tremble slightly.
“Go!” Xu Wei flicked his wrist and the dagger in his hand shot out like a stream of light towards Xue Yue.
Xue Yue’s beautiful face changed colour. Facing the blow of an Origin King, she did not dare to resist head-on. Twisting her body quickly, she hurriedly dodged while at the same time she summoned her own bracelet artifact, transforming it into two copies of itself, then four, then eight…
In an instant, the sky was filled with phantom clones of her bracelet, making it impossible to tell which was the original and which ones were immaterial.
The countless bracelets floated around Xue Yue, forming an airtight protective net.
*Ding ding dang dang…*
A series of crisp metallic impacts sounded as the bracelet shadows were impacted by the dagger light. Many of the illusionary bracelets were destroyed and dispersed but the dagger’s power was also slowly being consumed.
“Xu Wei, you court death!” Ni Guang also noticed this movement and could not help becoming enraged.
Xu Wei grit his teeth and held his tongue as an extremely bitter taste filled his mouth and heart.
He knew that he would be in serious trouble after this incident.
“Brother Ni, this King’s previous proposal is still valid. You might as well reconsider it,” Zi Long’s call came out in an unhurried manner, as if he was completely confident of grasping victory.
Others did not understand why Xu Wei attacked Xue Yue, but Zi Long understood that it was his son’s idea. Only Zi Dong could force Xu Wei to take action here.
Zi Long felt very satisfied with Zi Dong’s decision.
Ni Guang’s expression sank greatly as he controlled the humanoid puppet to compete with Zi Long for the Immortal Tree while also paying attention to Xue Yue’s situation. Soon, he ground his teeth and shouted, “If this old master cannot obtain it, neither will you!”
“What are you trying to do?” Zi Long’s expression changed after hearing this.
Ni Guang did not answer with words but with action and in the next moment, the humanoid puppet released a dazzling light, lifted its arms, and fiercely attacked the giant python puppet.
A loud cracking sound rang out as sparks flew from the spot where the python was struck.
“Ni Guang!” Zi Long roared, his expression turning savage. Inside the Seven Coloured Radiant Light, his puppet was already under great pressure and had suffered significant damage, so now that it had been attacked by Ni Guang’s humanoid puppet, that damage only became more serious; to the point where the python puppet began to show signs of failing.
“Hahahaha!” Ni Guang laughed loudly as he took advantage of the moment when the giant python puppet was repelled by having his humanoid puppet grasp a leaf that had a drop of Immortal Source Liquid on it and violently pull it down.
The next moment, the humanoid puppet rushed out without looking back.
However, as the humanoid puppet was returning, cracks echoed from its body and some pieces even fell off it.
The puppet had obviously reached its limit!
Its speed was getting slower and slower and it seemed it might collapse at any moment.
At the same time, Zi Long’s giant python puppet was not doing much better. After being fiercely attacked by Ni Guang’s humanoid puppet, the python’s body had been deformed and it was unable to move freely; there were even pieces of beginning to break off.
Seeing this situation, Zi Long immediately understood that he would not be able to complete his primary objective and could only back down. After controlling his giant python puppet to bite a leaf with a drop of Immortal Source Liquid on it, Zi Long hurriedly had it return.
In the end, the two puppets each brought back a leaf from the Immortal Tree, as well as a drop of Immortal Source Liquid.
Ni Guang and Zi Long rushed forward, not daring to take the situation lightly.
If Gui Zu suddenly struck at this time and robbed them, everything they had just fought over would become meaningless.
On the other hand, Xue Yue’s situation was gradually becoming precarious. Ni Guang was unwilling to give up the Immortal Source Liquid and the Immortal Tree’s leaf that he would soon obtain though, so he could only have Xue Yue hold on for a moment longer.
Ni Guang believed that because of Xue Yue’s background, Xu Wei would not easily kill her.
And Xue Yue did not fail to live up to his expectations. Powerful artifacts and various Secret Techniques emerged in an endless stream, and even her Symbiotic Monster Spirit Xie Zhi was summoned, but the gap between Great Realms was not something that could easily be overcome.
“Boy, using your strength to bully the weak? Utterly shameful!” Gui Zu, who had been standing to the side silently, suddenly snorted, stretched out his hand, and struck towards Xu Wei.
A mass of black Qi swiftly condensed above Xu Wei’s head as countless Yin Souls converged into a giant palm print that released a terrifying howl.
Gui Zu suddenly making a move nearly caused Xu Wei’s soul to leave his body. Screaming in terror, he did not dare attack Xue Yue and quickly summoned all his defensive artifacts while pushing his Saint Qi towards the sky.
*Hong…*
With a loud bang, the giant black hand trembled slightly under Xu Wei’s counterattack, but it soon continued its descent and directly covered its target.
The ground shook and Xu Wei let out a pitiful snort. After the giant black hand vanished, Xu Wei remained standing, pale-faced and with blood leaking from his lips.
He had obviously been injured by that blow.
The gap between Second-Order Origin King and First-Order was clear!
After one blow, Gui Zu did not continue; after all, although he was stronger than Xu Wei, it was not easy to kill an Origin King. What’s more, there were more important things waiting for him to deal with, so how could he bother with Xu Wei any longer?
The entire reason he took action was because of Yang Kai.
In his opinion, Xue Yue was Yang Kai’s woman, and as High Heaven Sect’s Supreme Elder, how could he just sit back and watch while Xue Yue was bullied by an Origin King? If he had feigned ignorance here, he would not have been able to explain himself to Yang Kai later.
“If you dare act any further, this old master will kill you!” Gui Zu gave Xu Wei a vicious look as he threatened.
Xu Wei broke out in a cold sweat.
Xue Yue panted heavily as she glanced over at Gui Zu and nodded slightly to express her gratitude, while Zi Dong wore an angry expression mixed with a bit of confusion on the other side, extremely upset with Gui Zu’s interference.
He did not understand why someone like Gui Zu would help Xue Yue.
After such a delay, Ni Guang and Zi Long had already collected their respective Immortal Tree leaf and drop of Immortal Source Liquid. Both took out pre-prepared containers as quickly as possible and sealed these treasures inside before stuffing them into their Space Rings. Only once this was completed did the two masters breathe a sigh of relief.
Regardless of anything else, being able to obtain a leaf from the Immortal Tree and a drop of Immortal Source Liquid had made this trip worthwhile. As for the Immortal Tree itself…
Both of their puppets had essentially been destroyed so they had no method to penetrate the Seven Coloured Radiant Light.
“Hey, Little Yang Kai is here!” Gui Zu suddenly looked over in one direction as he sensed something.
Hearing this, Xue Yue smiled happily and followed Gui Zu’s gaze to see a ray of light flying over rapidly. From that ray of light, Xue Yue felt an aura that filled her with warmth.
A moment later, Yang Kai appeared and was shocked to see so many people gathered already.
He had rushed over as fast as he could but now it seems he was late.
Glancing over at Xue Yue, he nodded lightly before rushing over to Gui Zu’s side and asking in a low voice, “Supreme Elder, am I late?”
“En, a bit,” Gui Zu nodded, “But it doesn’t matter, the biggest treasure is still here and none of them can take it away, hahahaha.”
Yang Kai heard this, and his gaze immediately fell upon the Immortal Tree, his eyes narrowing slightly as he observed it before a look of shock gradually appeared on his face.
He could feel that there was an unimaginable vitality radiating from this weak-looking sapling and the milky white drop of dew on one of its leaves was definitely an invaluable treasure as well.
“Immortal Tree, Immortal Source Liquid?” Yang Kai called out in shock.
“Oh, you recognize this thing?” Gui Zu looked at him in surprise.
If it had not been for Ni Guang and Zi Long speaking about it just now, Gui Zu would not have recognized the Immortal Tree, but it seemed Yang Kai was able to identify it at a glance.
“Only the Immortal Tree could possibly possess such astonishing vitality,” Yang Kai’s face was filled with delight. “There is actually an Immortal Tree! No wonder the Divine Bird made its nest here…”
The Immortal Tree was a supreme treasure that was even higher in value than Yang Kai’s Seven Coloured Soul Warming Lotus. After all, while the Soul Warming Lotus could nourish one’s Soul, the Immortal Tree could grant a cultivator an immortal and indestructible body. Which was more valuable was apparent.
“En, this is indeed the Immortal Tree, and that drop of Immortal Source Liquid on that leaf belongs to this old master. It was an agreement between Ni Guang and Zi Long just now. They each took a drop. Yang Kai, this old master has no way to get that Immortal Source Liquid from the Seven Coloured Radiant Light. Do you have a solution?” Gui Zu turned to Yang Kai and asked.
Although Yang Kai was only a Third-Order Origin Returning Realm cultivator, Gui Zu always felt astonished by his myriad of abilities, so at this critical time, he could only ask Yang Kai.
After all, what if this boy had a way?
Yang Kai really did have a way. He had already experimented with this method when collecting the Heavenly Infant Grass before, discovering that the Stone Puppet could move about inside the Seven Coloured Radiant Light. Although it was also affected to a certain extent, the impact was not too great.
So, when Gui Zu asked, Yang Kai couldn’t help grinning, “Of course I have one!”
“Quickly, stop him! We absolutely cannot let him act!” Zi Long’s face changed drastically as he pointed in the direction of Yang Kai and shouted. Since Yang Kai appeared, Zi Long’s expression had turned extremely ugly, and now seeing him stand and communicate with Gui Zu, he immediately realized that the situation was not good.
The puppets brought by him and Ni Guang had already been damaged and could not be used again, so while they had no way to penetrate the Seven Coloured Radiant Light, the stone man Yang Kai previously showed him had become the key existence that could determine ownership of the Immortal Tree.
So, when Zi Long saw that Yang Kai intended to act, he couldn’t hold his silence anymore and called out to Ni Guang, “Brother Ni, we need to set aside our grievances for the moment. We need to cooperate to stop this brat; he has a rare treasure in his hand that can withstand the Seven Coloured Radiant Light.”
“What?” Ni Guang was taken aback and turned to look at Yang Kai.
Although he was not very familiar with Yang Kai, he had at least travelled with him for several days, but during that time, he hadn’t noticed anything particularly special about Yang Kai. Now that Zi Long was calling out so anxiously though, Ni Guang could not help feeling surprised, wondering just what kind of rare treasure Yang Kai possessed that could withstand the Seven Coloured Radiant Light.
After all, he and Zi Long had brought puppets which were especially refined for this task, and whether it was Purple Star or Heng Luo Chamber of Commerce, they only managed to create one such puppet.
However, even those two puppets could not remain inside the Seven Coloured Radiant Light for too long, and although some of the damage they suffered was due to mutual attacks, the biggest reason was the Radiant Light’s suppression.
The Seven Coloured Radiant Light’s pressure was simply too terrifying.
Could this rare treasure in Yang Kai’s hand be stronger than their two puppets?
“Brother Ni, do you want to watch this treasure fall into the hands of another? Why don’t you and I join forces and seize that treasure from him first? Then, we can use it to obtain the Immortal Tree. After we obtain it, we can share it equally!” Zi Long spoke out loud and extremely quickly, showing no scruples about Yang Kai hearing him.
Ni Guang frowned and glanced towards Xue Yue.
He needed to ask Xue Yue for her opinion.
Xue Yue slowly shook her head with a serious expression on her face.
Ni Guang understood and said lightly, “Brother Zi, your proposal is somewhat inappropriate, so forgive this Ni for not being able to agree.”
“Fool!” Zi Long was incensed. In this situation, he wanted to obtain the Immortal Tree and could only rely on the stone man in Yang Kai’s possession, but it was obvious at a glance that Yang Kai and Gui Zu were working together. Gui Zu was a master on Zi Long’s level, so his only option was to draw Ni Guang into the fight, but Ni Guang had refused!
Didn’t Ni Guang realize that if the situation continued like this, he would lose all hope of obtaining the Immortal Tree?
The Divine Bird leaving its nest was a rare opportunity, and if this chance was missed, the Immortal Tree would surely slip through his fingers, and he would never be able to obtain an immortal and indestructible body.
Zi Long quickly became as anxious as an ant on a hot wok…
“Jie Jie…” Gui Zu cackled wickedly as the black Qi outside his body churned, showcasing his displeasure, “You’re the Sect Master of Purple Star? One truly cannot know a person until they meet them personally. Your performance here really disappoints this old master. Hmph, if you wish to deal with my Sect’s Sect Master, you’ll have to pass this old master first!”
Saying so, a wailing howl rang out from Gui Zu’s figure, causing everyone nearby to shudder. With a wave of his hand, Gui Zu summoned his Ten Thousand Soul Banner and transformed it into a giant ghastly face that seemed able to swallow the world itself and floated it above his head.
The ghost head exuded a strong, cold aura, and its giant mouth opened and closed menacingly, occasionally revealing a terrifying darkness inside of it, like a bottomless abyss.
Zi Long’s expression could not help darkening.
“Uncle Ni, we should support Yang Kai as well,” Xue Yue said softly.
Ni Guang was taken aback but soon nodded, wrapping his Saint Qi around Xue Yue and flying over towards Yang Kai and Gui Zu’s side.
When he first entered the Severed World, Ni Guang had a bad impression of Gui Zu, feeling that the latter was a vicious and troublesome individual who cultivated some kind of evil Secret Art. But just now, when Xu Wei was attacking Xue Yue, Gui Zu had intervened to help her, a fact Ni Guang had not missed.
As such, Ni Guang felt incredibly grateful to Gui Zu.
So, he did not reject Xue Yue’s proposal. He did not know what the relationship between Xue Yue and Yang Kai was, but since Xue Yue had spoken, it was obvious she wanted to support him in this matter.
After landing, Ni Guang nodded lightly to Gui Zu, the latter simply responding with a chuckle.
The two Second-Order Origin Kings had instantly formed a kind of alliance.
Zi Long’s face turned even uglier.
Standing there, he stared coldly at Gui Zu and Ni Guang, his heart unsettled.
Zi Long knew that this Immortal Tree would slip through his grasp if nothing changed. With two Second-Order Origin Kings, the other party had absolute superiority.
But even so… he could not make it that easy for them!
Zi Long quickly composed himself and sent a Divine Sense Message to Xu Wei. After Xu Wei heard it, he quickly raised his head and beckoned to Kong Fa who was standing not far away, “Brother Kong, come here!”
Kong Fa’s eyes narrowed as he glanced over at Zi Long with a worried look.
Xu Wei chuckled, “Brother Kong, this Xu wouldn’t harm you, you can rest assured and come over.”
Kong Fa pondered for a moment before nodding and quickly walking over.
Xu Wei turned his attention to Meng Tong next.
But before he could speak, Meng Tong grinned meaningfully, “This Meng will take his leave first. May we meet again if there is a chance!”
Saying so, he turned around and left at an extremely fast speed.
He obviously did not want to get drawn into this muddy water; after all, the situation was quite tense right now, with the top masters opposing one another and two factions clearly forming. Meng Tong had managed to reach the Origin King Realm without any help from a powerful great force and had entered the Severed World simply to search for some opportunities. Getting caught up in this precarious fight was clearly not something he was interested in.
So, he made a decisive decision and immediately left.
He was the first to come and was the first to leave. It could be seen that Meng Tong was an extremely cautious individual and it was not just luck that he managed to reach the Origin King Realm.
“Coward!” Zi Long coldly snorted, rather scornful of Meng Tong’s timidity.
With Meng Tong gone, Zi Long only had two First-Order Origin Kings, Xu Wei and Kong Fa, on his side, while the other side had two Second-Order Origin Kings. Although there was technically one more Origin King on his side, Zi Long did not think he had the advantage.
The key to everything was Yang Kai!
As long as he could capture Yang Kai and snatch his rare treasure, victory would be his!
“Interesting.” Seeing Zi Long’s movements, Gui Zu gave a gloomy smile, “Yang Kai, act freely. With this old master here, no one can touch a hair on your head!”
“Yang Kai, don’t worry, Uncle Ni will also support you,” Xue Yue said as she stood next to him.
Ni Guang heard this and nodded without hesitation, “En.”
Since Xue Yue had already declared so, how could he refuse? While verbally agreeing, he muttered secretly in his heart that the relationship between Xue Yue and Yang Kai was much closer than he first imagined.
If that weren’t the case, Xue Yue wouldn’t have offered his support.
“Then, I’ll have to trouble you two!” Yang Kai laughed loudly then without any delay summoned his Embodiment.
As soon as the golden stone puppet Embodiment appeared, it attracted everyone’s attention.
Zi Long, Xu Wei, and Zi Dong had already seen Yang Kai’s Embodiment before, so they knew that Yang Kai would definitely use this rare treasure to try to obtain the Immortal Tree, but it was the first time that Gui Zu, Ni Guang, and the others saw it.
Everyone seemed a little surprised.
None of them knew what the Stone Puppet was.
Yang Kai sat down cross-legged and sent his Soul Clone into the Embodiment before controlling it to walk towards the Immortal Tree.
“In your dreams!” Zi Long could not contain his anxiety and shouted as he stepped forward, releasing the terrifying coercion of an Origin Kings towards Yang Kai.
“Hahaha, Brother Zi, this Ni would like to exchange pointers with you!” Ni Guang laughed and took a step forward to meet the pressure with own.
*Hong…*
The ground cracked as the invisible pressure from two Second-Order Origin Kings collided, causing the surrounding space to tremble for a moment.
The two snorted at the same time and their bodies shook slightly.
In this confrontation, they came out evenly matched.
Ni Guang’s eyes brightened as a burning fighting intent flashed across them. On the other side, Zi Long ground his teeth and shouted, “Ni Guang, are you willing to see the Immortal Tree taken away by an outsider? It’s not too late to collaborate with me to obtain it!”
Ni Guang curled his lips into a grin, “Join hands with you? Stop sleep talking. Even if I cannot get the Immortal Tree for the Heng Luo Chamber of Commerce, your Purple Star shouldn’t even dream of obtaining it.”
“Fine! You’ve forced my hand,” Zi Long was angry and his entire body burst with dazzling purple light. This purple light was so dense that it almost seemed tangible. At the same time, a crashing sound rang out from Zi Long’s figure, like a raging ocean.
“Purple Qi Eternal River Secret Art!” Ni Guang’s face sank as he realized that Zi Long had really become impatient and was planning on seriously fighting him. As such, Ni Guang did not dare hold back and also pushed his Secret Art to the limit. A golden aura burst from his body, one that was both majestic and imposing.
The surrounding aura became turbulent as the Domains of two Origin Kings crashed against one another…
With a loud roar, Zi Long transformed into a streak of purple light and rushed straight towards Ni Guang.
Ni Guang released a similar growl as his figure flickered and shot out like a blast of golden lightning to meet the enemy.
The world shook as the purple and golden lights collided mid-air and powerful Saint Qi explosions filled the sky.
The battle between Zi Long and Ni Guang started instantly.
Xu Wei and Kong Fa looked up at the terrifying scene in the sky and trembled, deeply feeling their own weakness.
As Origin Kings, they always had eyes atop their heads, but they were just First-Order after all. Now that they had a chance to witness an all-out battle between Second-Order masters, they immediately understood the gap between them.
Both Ni Guang and Zi Long were so strong, what about Gui Zu, who was at the same level as them?
The two people had the same thoughts as they glanced over towards Gui Zu.
Gui Zu had not moved to attack them and was instead standing next to Yang Kai to guard him. Gui Zu understood the priority at this moment and naturally placed Yang Kai’s safety above defeating Xu Wei and Kong Fa. As long as these two people didn’t move, Gui Zu wouldn’t bother with them.
However, Gui Zu did not expect that Xu Wei’s life was not his to control, and was actually clenched in Zi Dong’s hands.
Seeing that his father and Ni Guang were already fighting, Zi Dong wanted to contribute as well and immediately sent a message to Xu Wei, telling him to attack Gui Zu.
Xu Wei’s face was extremely ugly as he cursed Zi Dong vehemently in his heart.
However, with his Soul Brand in Zi Dong’s hands, he did not dare refuse and could only try to rope his old friend into this turbid water. Thinking quickly on his feet, Xu Wei calmed himself and whispered to Kong Fa, “Brother Kong, our opportunity is here.”
Kong Fa frowned, “Brother Xu, by opportunity you mean… we should attack that little brat now?”
“Exactly.”
“Are you trying to kill yourself? That old monster next to that boy is not affable. Even if you and I team up, we will not necessarily be his opponents,” Kong Fa was taken aback.
“Brother Kong, riches and danger always appear together! Since you and I reached the Origin King Realm, have we ever had any opportunities to reach another breakthrough? Do you want to remain a First-Order forever? The Immortal Tree is a supreme treasure that few will ever see in their lifetimes. If we miss this opportunity this time, this Xu will not be able to accept it. Hence, this Xu is willing to fight. So what if we end up losing our lives?” Xu Wei earnestly spun his words, trying to drag Kong Fa down with him as there was no way he would challenge Gui Zu on his own.
Kong Fa’s face could not help becoming solemn, as if he was considering his options.
Seeing this, Xu Wei struck while the iron was hot and said, “You and I don’t have to defeat that old man. Now that Ni Guang is entangled by Zi Long, we just need to distract that old man while one of us seizes the opportunity to attack that boy. As long as we can catch that brat, it will surely tie that old man’s hands.”
“That may be so, but…” Kong Fa was still hesitant.
“Brother Kong, this Xu is willing to be the one distracting that old man while you take the opportunity to deal with that boy,” Xu Wei did not have the option to refuse, so he immediately offered to take on the more dangerous role.
Kong Fa trembled slightly as he stared at Xu Wei in amazement, truly somewhat moved as he said, “Brother Xu, you…”
The Xu Wei that Kong Fa knew was not such a bold and daring individual, so seeing him willingly take on danger surprised Kong Fa somewhat.
Xu Wei simply laughed, however, and said, “I just hope that if Brother Kong succeeds, he won’t forget this Xu’s contributions!”
“Naturally!” Kong Fa was finally moved by Xu Wei and quickly said, “Brother Xu, since you are willing to go so far, it would be unreasonable for this Kong to refuse. Let us do this! If this Kong really succeeds, we will split the Immortal Tree evenly between us!”
“En!” Xu Wei was overjoyed and thought to himself that he had finally managed to drag his old friend into this mess.
After the two finished their negotiations, they did not delay and began condensing their Saint Qi as they directed menacing gazes towards Yang Kai.
“Heh heh heh…” Gui Zu grinned strangely, “Can’t hold yourselves back anymore? It just so happens that this old master was getting bored standing here like this. You two brats, come entertain this old master.”
As Gui Zu finished speaking, the huge ghost head suspended midair suddenly roared, opened its black mouth, and bit towards Kong Fa and Xu Wei.
The pair were taken aback and dispersed quickly, summoning their artifacts and using their Secret Techniques to bombard the ghost head as they fled.
Gui Zu was not hurried and simply waved his hand lightly, causing the ghost head to split in half, causing the two men’s attacks to miss. The divided ghost head halves distorted and transformed into two smaller ghost heads then that pursued their respective targets.
Both Xu Wei and Kong Fa’s faces sank, only now realizing they had still underestimated Gui Zu. It would not be easy for either of them to escape the chase of these ghost heads, let alone get close enough to Yang Kai to attack him.
For a time, the Divine Bird’s nest became extremely active and lively, with fierce battles raging in the sky and on the ground
Yang Kai, under the protection of Xue Yue and Gui Zu, safely controlled his Embodiment to advance into the Seven Coloured Radiant Light.
Soon, the Embodiment arrived at the Immortal Tree.
Through the Embodiment, Yang Kai was able to see this Immortal Tree clearly, and when he got up close to it, he could truly feel just how dense and rich the vitality contained within it was.
He had heard the rumours about the Immortal Tree before and knew that it was supposedly a relic of antiquity that had long ago disappeared in the river of history, but now, he was actually seeing one in this Severed World.
This was a supreme treasure that could grant one an immortal and indestructible body! It was even more valuable than Yang Kai’s Seven Coloured Soul Warming Lotus, and it is now in front of his eyes!
Yang Kai could not help feeling a bit agitated and had to forcefully calm himself down before controlling the Embodiment to uproot the Immortal Tree.
The two palms of the Stone Puppet Embodiment gripped tightly to the roots of the Immortal Tree and then began pulling up with some slight force.
What surprised Yang Kai though was that the Immortal Tree did not move at all! This small sapling seemed to be permanently rooted in the ground.
He could not help increasing his strength…
Still no improvement.
Yang Kai did not believe he couldn’t succeed and further increased the force he used…
Repeating this process a few times, Yang Kai only became more shocked.
Although his Stone Puppet Embodiment had not swallowed too many rare ores and had thus not grown its strength greatly, as a Stone Puppet it was born with great innate power. However, Yang Kai was now controlling his Embodiment to use all its strength, but it was still unable to even shake the Immortal Tree.
This Immortal Tree simply could not be pulled out!
However, what shocked Yang Kai even more was that the Immortal Tree remained undamaged despite such great force!
If it were any normal tree, it would likely have been crushed to splinters already.
It seemed that Ni Guang and Zi Long’s puppets failing to obtain the Immortal Tree before was not because they were interfering with each other, but because the two puppets themselves were not strong enough to pull this sapling out.
At that time, even if they worked together, there was no hope they could obtain the Immortal Tree!
“Is it still not enough?” Yang Kai muttered to himself and his eyes flashed, the next moment waving his hand and summoning out Xiao Xiao!
If one Stone Puppet weren’t strong enough, perhaps two would be. Yang Kai knew of the potential risk, but the reward was too much to not attempt it.
Moreover, Xiao Xiao had swallowed countless rare ores and was many, many times stronger than Yang Kai’s Embodiment.
As soon as Xiao Xiao appeared, he received instructions from Yang Kai and immediately rushed towards the Immortal Tree.
Soon, Xiao Xiao charged into the Seven Coloured Radiant Light!
The suppression from the Seven Coloured Radiant Light pressed from all directions towards Xiao Xiao’s body, but before he could even stumble, he released a profound energy fluctuation from his figure which completely offset it.
Xiao Xiao only paused slightly before he ran forward again unimpeded, moving through the Seven Coloured Radiant Light as if it were nothing but air.
“This is… Principal Strength?” Yang Kai was taken aback. Although his Soul Clone was controlling the Embodiment, his own senses were not personally affected, so he could still clearly perceive the changes around Xiao Xiao.
Just now, the strange power fluctuations that emerged from Xiao Xiao’s body were similar to World Principles!
Yang Kai was quite familiar with this kind of aura as he was the Star Master of Shadowed Star and had experienced its World Principles multiple times. Although the Principal Strength coming from Xiao Xiao’s body was extremely weak, it was no doubt real.
[Since when had Xiao Xiao been able to manifest such power?] Yang Kai frowned as he thought about it. The sentience of Stone Puppets wasn’t high, and Xiao Xiao couldn’t have simply comprehended Principal Strength on his own. The only possibility was that some Xiao Xiao had obtained this ability from some external source.
But when did such an event happen?
Reasoning through this scenario, Yang Kai quickly came up with a hypothesis.
On the Ore Star, Xiao Xiao had once swallowed the remnants of its Star Source and then fallen into a deep slumber for a time. Back then, Yang Kai had thought that Xiao Xiao would become stronger after waking up.
But when Xiao Xiao re-awakened, he had not experienced any kind of change, causing Yang Kai to be a little disappointed.
Now, it appeared that Xiao Xiao had experienced a significant change, it was just that it had yet to manifest at the time!
After devouring the Ore Star’s remnant Star Source, Xiao Xiao had clearly obtained some slight traces of Principal Strength, and although this power was quite weak, it was more than enough to counter the Seven Coloured Radiant Light.
Principal Strength was an extremely profound power!
While Yang Kai was distracted, Xiao Xiao arrived beside the Embodiment, stood on the opposite side of the Immortal Tree, and grabbed hold of its roots.
The next moment, a deep roar came from Xiao Xiao’s throat and his two small eyes narrowed, a clear sign he was exerting a great deal of strength.
*Kacha…*
From underground, a vague cracking sound rang out.
The Immortal Tree, which had so far been motionless, was finally shaken by the force being applied to it and the tiny sapling was clearly being pulled out at a subtle speed, causing the surrounding ground to crack as a result.
As the Immortal Tree was being pulled out, the aura in the surrounding region began to fluctuate wildly, setting off an incredible chain reaction.
“This is…” Gui Zu stopped his battle with Xu Wei and Kong Fa to concentrate on the changes occurring around him, his expression extremely solemn as he quickly discovered that, within the surrounding several-thousand-kilometre radii his Divine Sense could cover, the ambient World Energy and aura was rapidly gathering towards the Immortal Tree. In just a short period of time, the aura inside the medicine valley had been greatly reduced.
If this continued, it would likely be difficult to grow any valuable medicinal herbs here in the future.
“This Immortal Tree is actually closely connected with the vitality of the entire medicine valley?!” Gui Zu realized what was happening and his eyes bulged in shock.
At that moment, a piercing cry rang out from the far horizon, one that contained clear and extreme anger, causing Gui Zu’s face to pale.
On the horizon, a brilliant seven coloured streak of light with a massive hazy figure inside of it was rapidly approaching.
“This is bad!” Gui Zu shouted, no longer having any mind to tease Xu Wei and Kong Fa. Using his full strength, Gui Zu repelled the two First-Order Origin Kings and shouted to Yang Kai, “The Divine Bird is returning. Yang Kai, hurry up!”
There was no need for his reminder, of course, as the thunderous cry just now was more than enough for Yang Kai to realize what was happening.
Yang Kai’s face became extremely solemn.
He did not know what kind of abilities the Divine Bird possessed, but it could clearly sense the changes happening to the Immortal Tree. It had been alerted to someone tampering with the Immortal Tree and was now returning rapidly. Before it arrived, everyone here had to quickly escape.
Sitting down cross-legged on the spot, while controlling his Embodiment to use all its strength, Yang Kai also gave similar instructions to Xiao Xiao.
Xiao Xiao sensed Yang Kai’s anxiety and released a fierce roar, causing a ripple of sound waves visible to the naked eye to propagate from his mouth. The next moment, Xiao Xiao’s body swelled up!
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Xiao’s size had quadrupled.
Although this was not Xiao Xiao’s limit, the power added to his figure was still impressive.
The Immortal Tree was now being pulled up at a far greater speed…
Yang Kai took this opportunity to glance over in the direction the Divine Bird was approaching from, but what he witnessed caused his expression to pale.
The seven coloured light was now about a hundred kilometres away, which might seem like a great distance, but with the Divine Bird’s speed and strength, it could likely cross that distance with just two flaps of its wings.
At this moment, not only was Yang Kai panicking, but everyone else was as well.
Ni Guang and Zi Long had ceased their fight and withdrawn without a hint of hesitation. The former urged his Saint Qi to wrap up Xue Yue then fly off in the opposite direction the Divine Bird was approaching from. Before she was dragged away, Xue Yue called out Yang Kai’s name loudly, imploring him to escape quickly…
Zi Long similarly did not dare to remain and swiftly brought Zi Dong with him to escape.
“Brother Kong, run!” Xu Wei’s blood froze as he called out and formed a series of seals with his hands before a brilliant light burst from his body and he shot off faster than anyone else.
Kong Fa followed closely behind.
A group of powerful Origin Kings were now running away like frightened dogs, an extremely unusual sight.
In an instant, everyone around the Immortal Tree had evacuated, leaving only Gui Zu to guard Yang Kai.
Even with Gui Zu’s strength, he was still dripping sweat from his forehead as the black Qi surrounding his body became turbulent.
“Supreme Elder, you evacuate first!” Yang Kai called out anxiously.
“This old master isn’t going to just leave you here.” At the critical moment, Gui Zu proved his reliability and did not try to flee alone and abandon Yang Kai. This made Yang Kai affirm that his decision to invite Gui Zu to High Heaven Sect was the right one.
One had to know, Gui Zu choosing to remain at this time was a huge risk to his life.
Only at such moments could one truly see a person’s character, so Gui Zu’s conduct undoubtedly won Yang Kai respect and approval.
“I’m certain I can escape, you don’t need to worry about me,” Yang Kai replied very quickly.
Gui Zu was stunned before immediately realizing that Yang Kai was able to rely on his Space Force to flee, only saying in a solemn voice, “Then you must be careful, this old master will go on ahead.”
As his words fell, his body flickered as the Ten Thousand Soul Banner wrapped around him and he transformed into a black streak that flew away.
In the time it took for all this to happen, the Divine Bird had already closed more than half the distance and would likely arrive within the next breath. At such a close distance, Yang Kai was able to see exactly what the Divine Bird looked like.
It was an enormous peacock with bright, colourful wings and a beautifully arranged fan of tail feathers.
Besides the legendary phoenixes, it was likely there was no more beautiful existence than the Divine Bird in front of him.
But this beautiful visage was completely overshadowed by the monstrous murderous intent it was emitting!
There was another loud cry as the Seven Coloured Radiant Light around the Divine Bird condensed and then shot out in an intense beam.
Yang Kai leapt up from the spot and rushed forward.
At the same time, Xiao Xiao and Yang Kai’s Embodiment had already succeeded in extracting the Immortal Tree.
The moment the Immortal Tree was pulled out of the ground, the aura in the entire medicine valley became turbulent. Xiao Xiao grabbed the Embodiment with one hand, held the Immortal Tree in the other, and stamped the ground hard as he rushed towards Yang Kai.
The two sides met halfway.
Yang Kai directly stuffed the two Stone Puppets into his Sealed World Bead before immediately stretching out his hands, pushing his Space Force and fiercely tearing about the space in front of him!
A Void Crack appeared immediately.
Yang Kai dove in!
The Seven Coloured Radiant Light beam shrouded Yang Kai’s previous location in the next instant and surrounded the newly formed Void Crack, but Yang Kai was no longer there.
The Divine Bird seemed to be aware of this fact, and its huge body dived slightly before it charged towards the Void Crack.
Inside the Void, Yang Kai exhaled slowly with a look of lingering fear on his face.
If he had been just a bit slower a moment ago, the Divine Bird’s attack would highly likely have hit him. Fortunately, Xiao Xiao had lived up to his expectations and successfully pulled out the Immortal Tree.
Thinking of the Immortal Tree, Yang Kai’s blood began to boil again.
[Did a supreme treasure like this really just fall into my hands?]
Yang Kai had not expected that this trip to the Severed World would result in such earth-shattering gains. His original intention in coming here was simply to hunt for a Shocking Void Beast to obtain its Monster Core, but everything that had happened since went far beyond his expectations.
Whether it was the many precious herbs he had collected in the medicine valley or the Immortal Tree, they were far greater gains than Yang Kai had imagined possible.
Yang Kai could barely keep himself calm…
At that moment though, a terrifying energy fluctuation suddenly appeared behind him.
Frowning deeply and looking back, Yang Kai saw something which could not help shocking him, causing his eyes to bulge.
The Void Crack he had just torn open to escape now had a giant claw stuck through it, and judging from its shape, it undoubtedly belonged to the Seven Coloured Radiant Peacock Divine Bird.
[It can break through space and accurately find where I am hiding?] Yang Kai’s face suddenly sank.
Immediately afterwards, a second claw broke through the crack, piercing it like a sharp sword.
Staring at it, it was as if the two claws had been inserted into a door and was prying it open to make way for a terrifying existence to enter.
In the next moment, these two claws moved fiercely to the side and the Void Crack torn out by Yang Kai immediately became bigger.
Through the Void Crack, Yang Kai could vaguely see a bit of the situation on the other side, but the view was not clear.
The Divine Bird’s head quickly poked through the crack and its two scarlet eyeballs instantly locked onto Yang Kai’s figure.
There was a clear and unforgiving hatred in that gaze.
The Divine Bird opened its mouth with an angry cry and a dazzling seven coloured light quickly condensed in its throat.
“Damn it!” Yang Kai was nearly frightened to death. How could he dare remain? The Seven Coloured Radiant Light was something even Ni Guang and Zi Long did not dare to touch, so although Yang Kai considered himself quite talented, he knew he did not currently compare to these two masters. Naturally, at this moment, his only option was to escape.
As soon as he moved, a beam of Seven Coloured Radiant Light sprayed out of the Divine Bird’s mouth at a frightening speed and shot straight into the depths of The Void.
As this beam travelled forth, the surrounding void shuddered.
“Hm?” Yang Kai frowned. Although he managed to avoid the Seven Coloured Radiant Light and suffered no harm, at this moment, he was keenly aware that the regions of The Void around where the Seven Coloured Radiant Light had passed had become somewhat unstable and showed initial signs of collapse.
This discovery caused cold sweat to pour down Yang Kai’s back.
He never expected that the Divine Bird would have such a shocking method.
Another beam of seven coloured light was soon spat out, and although Yang Kai had escaped far from the Divine Bird already, and his opponent clearly did not intend to pursue him into the depths of The Void, when the second ray of light poured in, the surrounding space destabilized further.
“This guy… could he be trying to destroy this region of The Void and force me out?” Yang Kai thought up a possibility and his mood became extremely gloomy.
If that was really the case, his situation was incredibly grave.
Yang Kai had thought that he would be safe hiding inside The Void after obtaining the Immortal Tree, but it appeared his opponent was not so easily avoided. Even hiding in the Void was not safe from the Divine Bird’s wrath.
A third beam of Seven Coloured Radiant Light poured in…
The fourth…
The Divine Bird seemed to be tireless and constantly spat its powerful light into The Void, causing the surrounding space to become more and more unstable.
When the Divine Bird released its ninth blast of light, a massive crack split open as it passed through.
It was almost as if the Divine Bird’s light had managed to tear open The Void itself.
At the same time, the entire surrounding space began to collapse, and the ambient Space Force became extremely chaotic, with numerous Void Cracks forming before collapsing towards a central point.
It was conceivable that after these cracks had completely condensed, this region of the Void would no longer exist and Yang Kai would be crushed into oblivion by the resulting force.
Yang Kai could not help cursing and without thinking about it, he flew directly towards the crack the Divine Bird had ripped open.
Now, if he wanted to escape from this place, Yang Kai had a few options.
He could return to the Severed World from where he came or through another weak point. However, that was not safe, as once the Divine Bird caught his scent, it would surely hunt him down.
Thus, Yang Kai could only hope that the new Void Crack created by the Divine Bird’s attack connected to some safe place.
With his comprehension of the Dao of Space, Yang Kai was not worried about becoming lost in The Void, so no matter where this tear was connected, it was better than returning to the Severed World.
As such, Yang Kai did not hesitate.
It only took a few breaths before Yang Kai arrived at the tear and dove into it.
After his figure disappeared, the Divine Bird coldly glared in the direction Yang Kai left and retracted its head and claws.
In front of the Divine Bird, the power of The Void fluctuated wildly before collapsing inwards into a single point. A moment later, this collapsed space exploded outwards, crushing a large region of the Severed World’s Void.
However, after exploding, this Void Crack did not disappear and instead was replaced by a massive rotating vortex that was translucent, like a cloudy piece of glass.
Through this vortex, one could vaguely see what was on the opposite scene.
There, a figure was turning its head and looking around, seemingly a bit dazed. Naturally, it was Yang Kai.
The Divine Bird saw him and let out a fierce cry as it flapped its wings and dove into the vortex without hesitation, its figure appearing on the other side a moment later.
When the Divine Bird left the Severed World, the monstrous aura it was radiating also disappeared.
The Origin Kings who had fled before also appeared one after another, gathering not far from the vortex and staring at the situation on the other side with strange expressions.
Over there, Yang Kai was clearly being chased by the Divine Bird, fleeing madly as his figure rapidly drifted away.
And the space he and the Divine Bird were now in seemed quite familiar.
“The Star Field?” Ni Guang raised his brow, recognizing this area as the place where he and the other masters had entered the Severed World before.
“How is this possible?” Gui Zu was also at a loss and could not figure out what had happened.
Not far away, Zi Long’s expression changed as he seemed to be contemplating something, but he swiftly made a decision, silently wrapped Zi Dong in his Saint Qi and diving towards the vortex.
Xu Wei, who was under Zi Dong’s control, quickly kept up.
After these three rushed into the vortex and appeared on the other side, they chased after Yang Kai stealthily. Obviously, Zi Long was unwilling to simply let this matter drop, but that was expected as the Immortal Tree was currently in Yang Kai’s hands. As long as he could catch up with Yang Kai, there was still a chance he could snatch the Immortal Tree from him.
“Uncle Ni, let’s go too,” Xue Yue said in a hurry.
Ni Guang nodded, “It looks like the Star Field is really on the other side of this vortex, and it’s not dangerous to pass through. There aren’t many benefits left in this place anyways, so… En. let’s go!”
Saying so, he turned to look at Gui Zu again, “Friend, do you plan to…”
Gui Zu snorted, “My Sect Master is being pursued! This old master certainly cannot just stand by and do nothing!”
“Understood, then this Ni will accompany you.”
The two reached a consensus quickly and rushed towards the vortex.
The remaining Kong Fa thought for a while before also hurriedly following.
As Ni Guang had said, there were not many benefits left in this place, so there was not anything to gain by remaining, only dangers. However, if they were lucky, chasing Yang Kai might yield some benefits.
A moment later, everyone had disappeared.
Soon after, a figure appeared sneakily and swept its eyes around. It was none other than Meng Tong who had left early.
It was impossible to know where he had been hiding but having detected that the situation had become calm again, he had decided to show up.
*Xiu xiu…*
A whooshing sound soon filled the air and grew louder, clearly indicating that someone or something was approaching.
“There’s still someone here?” Meng Tong was taken aback for a moment and turned towards the direction the sound was coming from. A moment later, a beautiful figure appeared in his field of vision.
After seeing this person’s appearance, Meng Tong smiled lightly nodded in greeting.
“Huh, Brother Meng?” The visitor recognized Meng Tong and called out.
“Elder Luo!” Meng Tong greeted, also recognizing this individual. It was none other than Luo Lan of Sword Union. Although the pair were not familiar with each other, they had at least met a few times before. Meng Tong was like this, having neither deep hatred nor friendship with other Origin Kings, always insisting on acting alone.
“What happened here? This Mistress was in the distance just now and thought she saw the Divine Bird,” Luo Lan asked curiously. She had seen the Divine Bird leave its nest, but at that time she was quite a distance away, so by the time she arrived here, everything had been settled so she was at a loss about what had transpired.
“It’s a long story.” Meng Tong gave a wry smile, “But now, there is a chance to leave this place, so would Elder Luo like to exit first?”
Luo Lan was taken aback, looked at the vortex thoughtfully, and lightly opened her lips to ask, “Leave through this vortex?”
“Yes. Everyone else has left already. Only you and I remain in this Severed World, and this Meng was planning to leave just now,” Meng Tong nodded.
“Everyone left?” Luo Lan was surprised, but after thinking about it, she nodded, “In that case, this Mistress will leave with you.”
“Is that so,” Meng Tong smiled lightly before taking the lead and diving into the vortex.
After he and Luo Lan left the Severed World and returned to Star Field, Meng Tong briefly explained to her what had happened before.
When she learned that the Immortal Tree had ultimately fallen into Yang Kai’s hands, Luo Lan was shocked!
After all, there were so many masters present, with three powerful Second-Order Origin Kings, but the one who won the prize turned out to be Yang Kai, an Origin Realm junior. It was truly an unexpected outcome.
Luo Lan could not help feeling that Yang Kai’s luck was too good.
However, the Divine Bird obviously would not give up easily and had actually chased Yang Kai out of the Severed World and into the Star Field. At this moment, Yang Kai’s situation was likely extremely perilous.
“Yeah, and that’s what happened,” After Meng Tong finished speaking, he went silent.
Luo Lan looked into the distance with some worry, uncertain if Yang Kai could escape this disaster. Her impression of Yang Kai was quite good, and she knew that Gu Jian Xin wanted to make friends with him, so she didn’t want anything bad to happen to him.
But now, the scope of this situation had exceeded the boundary she could interfere in, leaving Luo Lan with a deep feeling of powerlessness.
“Elder Luo, this Meng will take his leave here. May we meet again in the future!” Meng Tong was a cautious individual, so although the Immortal Tree held great attraction to him, he did not think his luck was Heaven-defying enough to snatch it, so he didn’t plan on wading into the muddy waters. After exiting the Severed World, he had decided to return to his secluded home immediately.
His gains from this trip were not small, so after entering retreat for some time, if he was fortunate enough, even if he couldn’t break through, his strength would certainly increase noticeably.
“Many thanks for dispelling my doubts, Brother Meng. Have a safe journey!” Luo Lan gently nodded.
“Farewell!” Meng Tong cupped his fists, turned around, and flew off.
After Meng Tong left, Luo Lan could not help sighing but did not attempt to pursue Yang Kai, instead adjusting her bearings and flying off in the direction of Azure Tree Star.
At the same time, Yang Kai was fleeing wildly through the Star Field!
Behind him, the Seven Coloured Radiant Peacock pursued as swiftly as the wind, depressing him greatly.
He did not know exactly how strong the Divine Bird was or what realm it was equivalent to, but judging from how it was doggedly pursuing him, Yang Kai was certain it wasn’t weaker than a Third-Order Origin King.
Because even if he used the Space Secret Technique and was moving extremely fast, he still could not escape its pursuit.
With each beat of its wings, the Divine Bird would instantly cross dozens of kilometres.
Yang Kai almost spat blood in depression.
The Divine Bird seemed consumed with hatred on the level of him killing its father or taking its wife, following behind him relentlessly. The distance between the two sometimes widened and sometimes narrowed, with no signs of the situation changing for the better.
What frightened Yang Kai the most was when the Divine Bird occasionally spat out blasts of Seven Coloured Radiant Light. When that happened, he had to focus all his attention on dodging as he did not dare allow himself to be contaminated.
This kind of fleeing through the Star Field from a powerful being brought back memories for Yang Kai…
When Yang Kai escaped from Green Mountains Star, Luo Hai had chased him like this, following him for an entire half a year until Yang Kai arrived on Scarlet Wave Star. After hiding in the Sealed World Bead, Luo Hai completely lost his trail.
Now, the Divine Bird was doing the same thing again, but it was undoubtedly much stronger than Luo Hai.
If it were not for Yang Kai’s accomplishments in the Dao of Space increasing dramatically during this time, he would definitely be doomed.
After mobilizing his Space Force repeatedly and avoiding the Seven Coloured Radiant Light again and again, the situation became even more dangerous.
After a countless number of its attacks had failed, the Divine Bird seemed to become incensed.
No longer spitting its beams of light towards Yang Kai, the Divine Bird concentrated its power onto one of its feathers and shot it towards its fleeing prey.
This attack was extremely difficult to dodge or defend against.
Yang Kai had been in a state of crisis for some time now.
Of the twenty Blood Beasts he had managed to condense in the Severed World, several had already been destroyed in order to protect him from danger.
Each Blood Beast represented a Golden Blood Thread, so each destroyed Blood Beast meant a destroyed Golden Blood Thread.
Yang Kai’s heart felt like it was bleeding.
*Xiu…*
A splitting sound suddenly rang out from behind, causing Yang Kai’s complexion to change dramatically, but just as he was about to evade as usual, Yang Kai realized that the Divine Bird’s attack this time was a bit different, not only faster but also stronger.
Not daring to be negligent, Yang Kai turned around in a hurry and thrust out his hands.
The space in front of him was disturbed by his Space Force and a large circular Void Crack was suddenly opened.
As soon as this Void Crack took shape, a streak of light impacted it.
With a bang, Yang Kai’s heart clenched as he saw the circular Void Crack he just opened shatter and a fierce attack pierced towards his chest.
Pain assaulted Yang Kai as he felt his body was about to explode as he felt something penetrate straight through his chest, causing a blowout of his Golden Blood in the process.
He had suffered a heavy blow this time causing his aura to deflate significantly.
Under the huge inertia, his body was sent flying like a sack.
As he was tumbling, Yang Kai looked down and after seeing his injury clearly, a cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Sure enough, something had penetrated through his chest, but fortunately, it had missed his heart, piercing through the right side of his body instead.
This kind of injury was not fatal, but it was quite serious, even for Yang Kai.
*Chi chi…*
A sound that caused Yang Kai to tremble rang out next, and when he looked up, he saw the Seven Coloured Radiant Peacock closing in on him with several feathers floating around it.
These feathers were the Divine Bird’s true feathers and each possessed some of its Blood Essence. Under normal circumstances, the Divine Bird would only use its feathers as a last resort.
This only proved how strong the Divine Bird’s determination to kill Yang Kai was.
Obviously, what had just pierced his chest was the Divine Bird’s feather!
Yang Kai realized this, and his expression became extremely solemn. While circulating his Saint Qi to forcefully suppress his injury, he pushed his Golden Blood Threads to weave a Golden Blood Shield behind him.
At the same time, he activated his Five Elements Indestructible Sword Tempering Art.
In an instant, Yang Kai’s radiated a five coloured light as countless tiny wisps of Sword Qi began swirling around his body, causing a faint grating sound to echo through the space around him.
His physical body had been unable to resist the attack of just one of the Divine Bird’s feathers, resulting in his chest being penetrated straight through, so how could Yang Kai dare hold back when facing so many of the Divine Bird’s feathers,?
At that moment, Yang Kai used every last means of defence he had to protect himself.
Just as he finished his preparations, the terrifying sound of something slicing through space rang out behind him.
Right now, Yang Kai felt like he was aboard a small boat sailing on a stormy sea, drifting back and forth wildly, at risk of sinking at any moment, his life hanging by a thread.
In this great crisis though, Yang Kai felt surprisingly calm, his perception becoming even more acute than usual.
Dodging rapidly, Yang Kai did his best to avoid the onslaught of the Divine Bird’s Feathers.
*Xiu xiu xiu…*
A series of attacks shot past him, some of them missing, others grazing his body and causing the glow of his Five Elements Indestructible Sword Tempering Art to rapidly dim.
Time had never passed so slowly, but everything also seemed to end in the blink of an eye. When the slicing sounds around him disappeared, Yang Kai nearly collapsed from exhaustion.
*Hong…*
Yang Kai’s eyes caught sight of a seven coloured glow at that moment which was rapidly streaming towards him.
Seven Coloured Radiant Light!
Yang Kai’s complexion sank as he realized he was unable to avoid this beam of light in time. In order to dodge the Divine Bird’s Feathers, he had spent an enormous amount of his energy and focus, but at this vulnerable moment, the Divine Bird spat out a stream of Seven Coloured Radiant Light that was absolutely impossible for him to evade.
Facing this crisis, Yang Kai hurriedly summoned his Sealed World Bead and disappeared with a single thought.
He dove directly into the Sealed World Bead!
The Seven Coloured Radiant Light enveloped the Sealed World Bead in the next moment! But although this seven-coloured light was incredibly powerful, how could it possibly damage an Emperor Artifact? The Sealed World Bead did not suffer any harm and was only shot off into the distance like an arrow from the string.
As for the Divine Bird that had been closely pursuing Yang Kai, it showed an almost human-like expression of shock at this moment.
No matter how Yang Kai escaped before, or how he used his Space Force, it had been able to accurately grasp the direction he fled and easily chase him down, but this time, it completely lost all trace of him.
Nevertheless, the Divine Bird was not to be underestimated. With its high sentience and intelligence, although it did not understand what the Sealed World Bead was exactly, it knew Yang Kai’s sudden disappearance must be related to it.
Letting out a piercing cry, it flew forward extremely quickly and tried to swallow the Sealed World Bead.
How could Yang Kai allow this to happen though? After evading the Seven Coloured Radiant Light by entering the Sealed World Bead, he quickly exited, grabbed the Emperor Artifact, and continued to escape!
Being teased like this, the Divine Bird was furious, and its feathers bristled, as if it was swearing to rip Yang Kai’s corpse into ten thousand pieces in the next moment.
But right then, a sudden change occurred.
In the surrounding Star Field, an extremely mysterious power quickly condensed and pressed down onto the Divine Bird like a great weight, one it was incapable of freeing itself from. Yang Kai on the other hand, who was close by, was not affected in the slightest by this strange force.
This peculiar power increased in intensity at an extremely fast speed.
In less than ten breaths, a giant purple thundercloud appeared above the Divine Bird’s head, one filled with purple arcs of lightning that swam about unpredictably like snakes. The purple thundercloud hovered strangely above the Divine Bird’s head like a shadow, and no matter how it tried to move, it was unable to escape it, just like how Yang Kai was unable to avoid the Divine Bird.
The Divine Bird showed a look of fear for the first time and released a piercing cry.
Although Yang Kai did not know what was going on behind him, he also noticed that something was wrong. Regrettably, he didn’t have any spare capacity to look back as fleeing was the best he could achieve.
*Kacha…*
A thunderous sound echoed through the Star Field a moment later and washed over Yang Kai, causing his very Soul to become turbulent, his face to pale, and blood to spray from his mouth.
The Divine Bird cried out in anger as a giant purple thunderbolt fell from above and struck its body.
A scorched smell spread as the powerful Seven Coloured Radiant Peacock Divine Bird trembled after being struck by this purple lightning, several of its beautiful feathers falling off after being charred.
Its speed also dropped noticeably!
*Kacha…*
A second explosion sounded as a second bolt of purple lightning fell.
The Divine Bird was struck again and cried out even louder this time, still unable to resist this purple lightning despite flapping its wings wildly in fury.
*Kacha…*
A third bolt struck…
Yang Kai flew out several thousand kilometres until he felt like he had opened up a safe distance from the Divine Bird before turning back to see what was happening. A single glance brought Yang Kai great joy.
He clearly saw that the Divine Bird, which had been chasing him so doggedly and he had no power to resist, was now being pinned down by a terrifying Heavenly Lightning.
“A breakthrough?” Yang Kai’s first thought was that this Divine Bird had broken through its shackles at this time and reached a new level; after all, the purple thundercloud condensed above its head was extremely similar to a World Energy baptism.
“No, that isn’t it!” Yang Kai quickly denied this guess though.
The Divine Bird was incredibly powerful and had reached an extremely high realm, so it was no simple matter for it to break through once more. Perhaps its realm would not improve even after thousands of years, so it made no sense for it to reach a breakthrough at this time.
Moreover, Yang Kai did not feel that the Divine Bird’s aura was becoming stronger, even though it was already plenty strong.
But if this wasn’t a breakthrough, what was it?
After pondering for a moment though, Yang Kai’s eyes lit up as he thought of another possibility, one that drew a burst of great laughter from his throat as he took pleasure in the Divine Bird’s misfortune. The previous, depressing helplessness he felt was wiped out and replaced with jubilation.
“If I’m not mistaken, it’s being rejected by the Star Field’s Principles!” Yang Kai stared brightly in the direction where the Divine Bird was and watched as it struggled beneath the purple thundercloud. It was almost as if the Heavens themselves were protecting him now, delivering a crisis to the Divine Bird which had been pursuing him.
World Principles were a peculiar power that was both profound and mysterious. Even Origin Kings could not normally touch upon Principal Strength. One would need to become a Star Master of a Cultivation Star before vaguely being able to feel the World Principals of that particular Cultivation Star and gain the ability to slightly manipulate them, but even that was enough to enjoy plenty of conveniences.
World Principles would reject all existences that did not conform to them.
For example, Shadowed Star’s World Principals rejected the existence of Origin Kings!
After Qian Tong broke through to the Origin King Realm, he had returned to Shadowed Star and thought that he could become the greatest cultivator there, but what he had not anticipated was that Shadowed Star itself would reject his presence. From time to time, Heavenly Thunder or Earth Fire would strike him, causing him to be unable to enter secluded retreat and cultivate.
Moreover, this repulsive force became stronger as time passed, and if Qian Tong did not leave Shadowed Star in time, he would sooner or later be tormented to death.
As a last resort, he could only beg Yang Kai to take him away from Shadowed Star.
Qian Tong’s situation was similar to that of the Divine Bird’s right now.
The Divine Bird did not belong to the Star Field and its mere existence was an affront to the Star Field’s Principals, so it was fiercely rejected. The purple thundercloud was a manifestation of the Star Field’s Principals trying to expel the Divine Bird.
The Divine Bird could temporarily resist this repulsive force, but it could not do so forever.
Because this rejection came from the entire Star Field, it was not in any way subtle like Qian Tong’s case on Shadowed Star; as a result, the repulsive force here towards the Divine Bird was incomparably stronger than what Qian Tong had encountered.
Yang Kai had a clear memory of Qian Tong’s situation, so he was able to make some inferences about the scene before him.
Although he could not be sure, Yang Kai was about eighty percent certain this was what was happening.
Looking at the scene in the distance, Yang Kai finally relaxed.
Without the Divine Bird chasing him, he had no need to panic and simply stood in the void, took out a few healing pills from his Space Ring, and swallowed them as he continued to observe.
A few thousand kilometres away, purple bolts of lightning continued to crash down from above, and no matter how the Divine Bird tried to dodge or defend itself, the lightning would strike it accurately, each time causing it some visible damage.
After being struck a few dozen times in succession, the Divine Bird began to grow anxious.
It could perceive that these purple lightning bolts were steadily becoming more powerful, and although it could still resist them now, if this continued, there was a chance it would fall here.
Although the Immortal Tree was precious, compared with its own life, it was nothing more than a foreign object.
It naturally knew what decision to make.
Resisting another bolt of purple lightning, the Divine Bird no longer dared to remain, quickly turned around, and flew back the way it came.
It could feel the repulsion coming from the Star Field and knew that in order to save itself it needed to return to its nest immediately!
“Hey, the Divine Bird is returning!” In front, two streaks of light were rushing over. It was Xu Wei and Zi Long, who was carrying Zi Dong with him.
When Zi Dong saw the Divine Bird’s massive body approaching, he exclaimed, “Could that brat have been killed by the Divine Bird?”
Zi Long did not answer but instead focused on the purple thundercloud above the Divine Bird. When he felt the terrifying power contained in that thundercloud, his expression paled and he quickly changed direction, wanting to avoid the Divine Bird.
But the Divine Bird was completely angered, so how could it simply let Zi Long leave?
Opening its giant beak, the Divine Bird spat out a stream of Seven Coloured Radiant Light towards Zi Long’s trio.
Zi Dong’s face went as pale as paper as he screamed in fright.
Zi Long and Xu Wei also wore solemn expressions as they both used their own methods to quickly evade this blow, appearing extremely dishevelled.
By the time the two Origin Kings managed to avoid the Seven Coloured Radiant Light blast, the Divine Bird had already flown a thousand kilometres past them.
“The Divine Bird…” Xu Wei looked confused, unable to understand why the Divine Bird was currently fleeing like a stray dog.
“It looks like it’s having a breakthrough,” Zi Long pondered out loud.
It was not that Zi Long wasn’t knowledgeable enough, it was simply that matters relating to World Principles and Principal Strength were beyond his realm of comprehension.
“Look over there!” Zi Dong suddenly shouted, as if he had discovered something astonishing and pointed in a certain direction. “It’s definitely that little bastard! He’s not dead!”
A few thousand kilometres away, a dazzling light flickered and although it was too far away for Zi Dong to clearly see Yang Kai’s face, he was certain it was him.
After all, at this time, who else could it be besides Yang Kai?
“It’s good he hasn’t died yet!” Zi Long’s eyes flashed, “It seems the heavens are helping me.”
He was quite worried that Yang Kai would be killed by the Divine Bird and the Immortal Tree would be snatched back, but now that he saw Yang Kai was safe and sound, his mood lifted.
As long as the Immortal Tree was still in Yang Kai’s hands, he still had a chance to obtain it!
Without hesitation, Zi Long wrapped Zi Dong in his Saint Qi and hurriedly chased after Yang Kai’s trail.
Not far behind Zi Long’s trio, Ni Guang, Gui Zu and a few others also encountered the Divine Bird that was rushing back to its nest and had to deal with beams of Seven Coloured Radiant Light themselves.
“If the Divine Bird is returning to its nest… then Yang Kai…” After Xue Yue managed to stabilize her footing, her face could not help turning white as she thought of a possibility that she couldn’t accept, her body trembling violently.
In the end, she was still a woman. Many years ago, on that Dead Star, her entire body had been touched by Yang Kai and although she had deeply hated him at the time, it was still the first time a man had ever touched her intimately, so his image was firmly ingrained in her heart. Later, when she was poisoned by the Profound Yin Sunflower Water and her life was hanging by a thread, it was Yang Kai who refined the pill that saved her life.
At that time, she had wanted to win over Yang Kai and keep him by her side, but he had rejected her, saddening and frustrating Xue Yue greatly.
So, over the years, Xue Yue had been brooding over Yang Kai… never once forgetting him.
However, she still had her pride and with her usual manner of conduct, it was simply impossible for her to approach Yang Kai like a normal woman or say the things she felt were shameful. As the next successor of Heng Luo Chamber of Commerce, she needed to place the chamber of commerce’s prosperity above all else. As for her own happiness and desires, they were nothing but illusions, the moon reflecting in the water.
In the Emperor Garden, Xue Yue was extremely happy to meet Yang Kai for a second time and wanted to have a good talk with him, but when she saw Yang Kai acting so intimately with that enchantress Shan Qing Luo, she lost her temper.
Their reunion did not end well by any measure.
Xue Yue regretted what happened after that for a long time and blamed herself for being impulsive. She secretly made up her mind that, she would be sure to speak to Yang Kai clearly if she had another chance to see him.
But she also knew that the Star Field was incredibly vast, so it was almost impossible for two unrelated people to encounter each other over and over again.
What stunned her was that another reunion really came.
Outside the entrance to the Severed World, Xue Yue could not believe her eyes when he saw Yang Kai arrive.
She wasn’t a naïve little girl who believed in superstitions and had always baulked at the very idea of fate, but she began to believe in it slightly after seeing Yang Kai again.
In the Severed World, facing a life or death crisis, Xue Yue finally put aside everything and forced Yang Kai to take a stand using a reckless and shameless method which ultimately resulted in her achieving her wish.
As she said at the time, her request was not complicated, as long as there was a man in this world who would treat her as a woman, allowing her to experience all the joys of being a woman, she would be satisfied.
But now… that person might very well be dead!
Xue Yue could not accept it and felt as if she had been struck by lightning, standing dumbfounded in place, her pretty face pale and bloodless.
“Yang Boy isn’t dead!” Gui Zu stared forward and said confidently, “Zi Long is still pursuing someone, so he must have found Yang Boy’s trail. We need to chase after them as well, he won’t be able to resist Zi Long if he gets caught!”
Hearing what he said, Xue Yue’s tender body shook, and she turned to look at Ni Guang and cried out, “Uncle Ni!”
Ni Guang remained silent as his Saint Qi enveloped Xue Yue and he flew off together with Gui Zu.
After flying for a while, Ni Guang suddenly said, “Third Young Master, you can be friends with that boy Yang Kai, but don’t get too close. You should know what kind of mission you bear.”
He obviously saw the issue. Whether it was Xue Yue’s performance in the Severed World before or her current behaviour, Ni Guang was able to tell just how much weight Yang Kai held in Xue Yue’s heart.
Xue Yue’s face turned stiff when she heard this, but she soon nodded almost imperceptibly, “I know, Uncle Ni.”
But Gui Zu cut in at that moment with a burst of wicked laughter, “Young love between a man and woman is only natural, what does it have to do with whatever mission she carries? Hahaha, the way you Heng Luo Chamber of Commerce people handle things is quite pitiable.”
Ni Guang’s face changed drastically as he turned his head to stare at Gui Zu in amazement.
“What are you staring at? This old master knows very well this little girl is a woman! I believe you also know,” Gui Zu coldly snorted. “Trying to act all mysterious.”
Heng Luo Chamber of Commerce daring to allow Ni Guang to take Xue Yue out alone for life experience in such a dangerous place was an obvious indicator of his trustworthiness. Moreover, Ni Guang had a Second-Order Origin King cultivation and was absolutely qualified to have access to the top secrets of the chamber of commerce.
As such, Gui Zu was not worried he had let any secrets slip.
In fact, just as Gui Zu expected, only a few throughout Heng Luo Chamber of Commerce knew that Xue Yue was a woman, and Ni Guang was among them.
Ni Guang and President Ai Ou were life and death friends that had known each other since they were young. Over the years, they both made great contributions to the development of Heng Luo Chamber of Commerce, and it could be said that Ni Guang ranked second only to Ai Ou himself and the Supreme Elders who no longer concerned themselves with worldly affairs.
“How did you learn about this?” Ni Guang was shocked and asked.
“What’s so hard to figure out?” Gui Zu sneered, “This old master not only knows that she’s a woman but also that her physique is unusual. Although I do not know which Special Constitution she possesses, it’s obviously the reason you’ve all gone so far to hide her true gender. En, let this old master guess, a Special Constitution that requires one to conceal their gender, there’s only the rumoured Wonderful Furnace Divine Body and Dragon Marrow Phoenix Body. Looking at this little girl’s appearance, she appears more valiant and heroic than seductive, so she should not be a Wonderful Furnace Divine Body. So, it’s the Dragon Marrow Phoenix Body then? Tsk… this kind of physique is one not seen in ten thousand years.”
Ni Guang was really horrified this time as he glowered at Gui Zu. He had never expected that this old ghost’s eyes were so sharp, only needing a few clues to pinpoint Xue Yue’s Special Constitution.
Xue Yue was also shocked as she looked at Gui Zu in surprise.
She did not believe that Yang Kai told Gui Zu about this as he wasn’t someone with loose lips.
“You…” Ni Guang opened his mouth.
“Relax!” Gui Zu smiled and patted Ni Guang’s shoulder heartily, acting extremely friendly.
Ni Guang was a little wary at first, but soon realized that Gui Zu had no malicious intent, so he simply allowed him to pat his shoulder.
“This old master won’t do anything to this little girl, after all, she is my Sect Master’s woman. Jie Jie Jie Jie… seems like we will all be one big family after this. En, but Sect Master is really blessed, all these two need to do is combine their yin and yang and his strength will increase greatly once more,” Gui Zu laughed wickedly.
“Senior!” Xue Yue was so ashamed her face flushed, and she glared at Gui Zu angrily, blaming him for being so unreserved and disrespectful.
Ni Guang’s head was muddled for a moment as he simply could not keep up with Gui Zu’s pace and instead turned to Xue Yue for answers.
Yet Xue Yue just lowered her head, not daring to say anything.
“Haa…” Ni Guang sighed deeply, “Yue’er, this matter… don’t let your father know about it or he’ll definitely explode. Your Uncle Ni has neither a wife nor children, so you are like a daughter to me. This matter… I’ll find a chance to talk to your father and see what position he takes.”
“Thank you, Uncle Ni!” Xue Yue bit her red lips lightly and whispered.
“Don’t thank me yet, you also know what your father’s temper is like. This will be… difficult,” Ni Guang sighed again before glaring at Gui Zu, “You shameless old bastard, aren’t you embarrassed saying such things in front of a Junior?”
“Heh heh!” Gui Zu smiled weirdly and snorted indifferently.
“But…” Ni Guang looked solemn towards Gui Zu, “You just called that boy your Sect Master, so you two belong to the same Sect? What Sect is that? Why have I never heard of you before?”
Obviously, in Ni Guang’s opinion, a powerful cultivator like Gui Zu could not be unknown, nor could the Sect he belonged to.
But he had never met Gui Zu before, or even heard of him for that matter.
“This old master and Yang Boy do indeed belong to the same Sect, but… it was in the Severed World that this old master decided to join. So, this old master hasn’t actually seen the Sect before.”
Ni Guang stared at Gui Zu in disbelief as he asked in amazement, “You just decided to join? What does that boy’s Sect have that could attract a character like you?”
There must be something extraordinary about Yang Kai’s Sect, otherwise, how could it have won over a Second-Order Origin King? Ni Guang was now very curious what exactly Yang Kai’s Sect possessed that was of such interest to Gui Zu.
“Heh heh!” Gui Zu just grinned and held his tongue, acting mysterious.
[Hmph, if this old master told you there were three Origin King Grade Alchemists in the Sect, wouldn’t your heart stop? This isn’t something this old master will show off easily.]
“Never mind,” Ni Guang waved his hand with disinterest, “If you do not want to explain, that’s fine, but since you belong to it now, that boy’s Sect is certainly not to be looked down on. En, that boy’s aptitude and character are also commendable. It seems Yue’er’s vision isn’t bad. He might be a decent match for her.”
Xue Yue smiled sweetly hearing Ni Guang complimenting Yang Kai, seemingly happier than if that praise had been directed at her.
Ni Guang saw this and could not help sighing once more. Yue’er was normally so shrewd and sharp, so how could she suddenly act like an ordinary love-struck woman?
Yang Kai flew through the Star Field with all his strength.
Although the Divine Bird had been rejected by the Star Field’s Principles and been forced to retreat, Yang Kai knew that his crisis had not been resolved.
Because there was a dazzling purple light pursuing him now.
Zi Long!
There was no need to think about who it was since Yang Kai was certain who this purple light belonged to. With such a conspicuous colour, who besides Zi Long, who cultivated the Purple Qi Eternal River Secret Art, could it be?
Since Zi Long was after him, Xu Wei was certainly with him.
With his current strength, if he was at his peak, Yang Kai might be able to put up a fight against a First-Order Origin King, but against a master like Zi Long, he was doubtful.
What’s more, while he was escaping from the Divine Bird before, Yang Kai had frequently used his Space Force, causing him a great deal of expenditure. The Divine Bird’s Feather had also pierced his body, and he now had severe wounds. At this moment, Yang Kai simply wanted to run as far away as he could.
However, even if he was skilled in Space Force, he was near exhaustion after fleeing desperately just now, so escaping was currently a great challenge.
Even using his Space Force, Yang Kai could only cross a dozen kilometres in a single leap. Such a distance was nothing to a Second-Order Origin King, and even if Zi Long was not proficient in the Dao of Space, he could cross such a distance in the blink of an eye with his great strength.
Out of desperation, Yang Kai could only summon his Star Shuttle, sit cross-legged on it, and use it to fly forward while also unfurling his Wind and Thunder Wings to boost his speed.
The sound of wind and thunder erupted from Yang Kai’s back as two semi-transparent wings appeared, the left one comprised of Wind Attribute Energy while the right half was filled with Thunder Attribute power. In the next instant, Yang Kai rapidly accelerated.
Looking back and observing silently for a moment, Yang Kai found that his current speed could almost match Zi Long’s pursuit speed, allowing him to relax slightly.
As long as he could gain enough time, he would be able to restore himself.
However, where to flee now was a difficult question.
The attraction of the Immortal Tree was too great, and Yang Kai was certain Zi Long would never give it up, so he had to find an absolutely safe place to flee to!
In the Star Field, the only Cultivation Stars Yang Kai was familiar with were Shadowed Star and Tong Xuan Realm; however, these two places were too far away from his current location. Even at his current speed, it would take a year or two to reach them. What’s more, neither of these places could be considered safe.
If Zi Long was brought to either of these places, it would only result in disaster. Neither Tong Xuan Realm nor Shadowed Star could resist a master on Zi Long’s level.
With Tong Xuan Realm and Shadowed Star not being options, where was he supposed to go?
Yang Kai suddenly found himself at a loss.
He had spent many years in the Star Field now, but the number of places he had been to was quite limited. Now that his life was in danger, he had no idea where to go.
Not giving up, Yang Kai sank his consciousness into his Knowledge Sea, condensed his Soul Avatar, and looked up for inspiration.
In the sky above his Knowledge Sea, a sea of stars flickered brightly.
It was the Star Chart which Yang Kai had refined dozens of years ago, a miniature model of the entire Star Field!
Yang Kai’s Divine Sense quickly wandered through the Star Chart, looking for a place to escape to.
Unfortunately, every time his eyes landed on a spot, he could only slowly shake his head in rejection…
For a time, he could not find any good options.
Suddenly though, he saw a certain place and his eyes lit up, muttering to himself, “That’s right, I can go there!”
Yang Kai silently scolded himself for getting too anxious and forgetting that place. If he could escape there, what would it matter if Zi Long was a Second-Order Origin King? Forget about Zi Long, even if those old monsters who had secluded themselves from the world came, they wouldn’t be able to catch him.
That place was an absolute safe-haven!
Moreover, he could take the opportunity to consolidate his gains in that place, and if the opportunity was right, he might even be able to break through to the Origin King Realm.
What held Yang Kai back from entering the Origin King Realm now was only his comprehension of his own realm, the Heavenly Way, and the Martial Dao. Both his physical body and his Soul already greatly exceeded those of an ordinary Origin King.
As long as he could break through to the Origin King Realm, Yang Kai wouldn’t need to fear Zi Long anymore.
“En, it’s decided: I’ll go there!” Yang Kai muttered to himself before sending his consciousness back to his body.
The next moment, he opened his eyes with a flicker, turned around to glance at Zi Long who was chasing behind him, and snickered, “Chase me, come and chase me! One day, you’ll regret it, haha!”
Pushing his Saint Qi, his Star Shuttle’s speed suddenly increased.
“That bastard!” A few thousand kilometres away, Zi Dong cursed, “What kind of Secret Technique did he use to achieve such speed?”
Zi Long also had a gloomy face and was in a bad mood.
Originally, he thought that it would be an easy task to capture Yang Kai without the Divine Bird’s interference, but he had not expected that, after chasing Yang Kai through the Star Field for quite some time, he was unable to even pull closer.
This little brat’s speed was on par with his own!
“Young Master is correct, that boy must have used some kind of powerful Secret Technique to achieve his current speed, but Young Master may rest assured. When he can no longer support that Secret Technique, his speed will definitely drop. At that point, the boy will easily be captured, considering Senior Zi Long’s ability,” Xu Wei saw Zi Dong losing his temper and immediately tried to placate him.
He did not care if Zi Dong was angry or frustrated, but in his current position, he had no choice but to try to calm him down. If Zi Dong became enraged and had no other place to vent his hatred, would Xu Wei have to suffer in Yang Kai’s place?
Xu Wei would not allow such a stupid scenario to play out.
He just wanted to remain safe, nothing more, nothing less.
Zi Dong gave a sidelong glance towards Xu Wei, causing the latter’s heart to clench. He didn’t know what his new Young Master was thinking, so he could only put on a flattering smile and laugh awkwardly.
“Are you sure he used some kind of forbidden Secret Technique? Are you sure his Secret Technique will soon fail?” Zi Dong asked.
“Uh, this…” Xu Wei was speechless.
[Damn it, how am I supposed to know? Wasn’t it you who suggested this in the first place? This old master was just following your words but now you’re trying to blame this old master? You stupid pig!]
Xu Wei slandered mercilessly in his heart as his anger raged, but he did not dare show any defiance on his face, making him extremely uncomfortable.
“Waste!” Zi Dong cursed, turning his head away from Xu Wei in disgust.
Xu Wei nodded with an ugly smile, “Yes, yes, Old Servant is useless!”
[This old master will make you pay for this one day…] Xu Wei ruthlessly swore to himself!
While the two were talking, Zi Long kept gazing towards the front.
His Divine Sense was much stronger than Zi Dong’s or Xu Wei’s, and his eyesight was also sharper, so even though they were separated by a few thousand kilometres, he could still see some of Yang Kai’s situation.
Yang Kai had indeed used some kind of Secret Technique, one that formed wings on his back.
Although Zi Long had never seen such a Secret Technique before, he could tell that it wasn’t one that greatly consumed a cultivator’s strength, so it was simply impossible for it to fail from overdraft.
Turning his gaze back, Zi Long’s brow furrowed even deeper.
Unsurprisingly, Ni Guang and that black ghastly fellow were chasing them, separated again by a few thousand kilometres.
The longer the delay, the more complications arise! If Yang Kai were to join up with the two masters behind him, even Zi Long would find the situation troublesome.
Realizing this, Zi Long made up his mind and quickly stretched out his hand.
In front of him, a tiny shuttle-like artifact appeared.
“This is…” Zi Dong seemed to recognize this artifact and his eyes quickly lit up.
Xu Wei, on the other hand, frowned. Even with his vast experiences, he could not identify what this artifact was.
If Yang Kai were here though, he would be surprised.
Because this shuttle artifact looked remarkably similar to High Heaven Sect’s Flying Shark Battle Shuttle.
In addition to refining an Origin King Grade Starship, Yang Yan also refined a much smaller Starship that had a shuttle shape.
“Shattering Void Shuttle!” Zi Long said flatly, “My Purple Star’s ancestors received the method to refine this ship from the Great Emperor himself over ten thousand years ago, but their abilities were limited so they could only refine one, and… there are still some flaws with it. Nevertheless, it should be more than enough to catch up with that brat. Quickly get on board!”
Saying so, Zi Long waved his hand and the Shattering Void Shuttle instantly grew to more than a dozen metres in length.
A hatch opened and the trio flew inside.
Upon entering, Xu Wei and Zi Dong both looked around in surprise, noticing the many complex and mysterious Spirit Arrays engraved inside the Shattering Void Shuttle. There were also many High-Rank Saint Crystals inlaid in these Spirit Arrays powering them.
“Xu Wei, take charge of this Spirit Array!” Zi Long pointed to a place and ordered Xu Wei.
“If I may be so bold as to ask… Senior Zi Long, what exactly should this Old Servant do…”
“Sit on the Spirit Array and pour your Saint Qi into it,” Zi Long explained.
“Old Servant understands,” Xu Wei quickly sat down cross-legged on the Spirit Array, but before he could even begin pouring his Saint Qi into it, he let out a stuffy snort.
Because at that moment, the Spirit Array was actively drawing out his Saint Qi, and the rate at which it was doing so was frightening.
This made his face change drastically.
He instinctively wanted to jump up, but when he saw Zi Long’s stern gaze, his head shrank, and he sat back down again.
A dragon gives birth to a dragon, a phoenix gives birth to a phoenix, and a rat’s father will definitely be a rat…
This father and son were both bad news! Xu Wei’s heart was filled with indignation and grief…
No wonder Zi Long said that this Shattering Void Shuttle had some flaws, it turns out it needed to extract Saint Qi from a cultivator to operate, and judging from the draw rate of this Spirit Array, ordinary cultivators couldn’t bear such consumption. Even an Origin King like Xu Wei would not have enough Saint Qi to persist for long.
“Dong, you sit here,” Zi Long pointed to another Spirit Array and said to Zi Dong.
“Yes, father,” Zi Dong did not hesitate to sit on another Spirit Array.
Zi Long then sat on the third Spirit Array.
When the three finished sitting down, the Spirit Arrays inside the Shattering Void Shuttle fully activated and after a brief hum it shot off.
The shuttle’s speed was much faster than Zi Long’s own, almost appearing to break through the void, hence its name.
“Haha, let’s see you try to run now, Boy!” Zi Dong laughed wildly. After sitting on the Spirit Array and pouring his Saint Qi into it, he found that he became closely connected to the Shattering Void Shuttle. Through this connection, he could sense Yang Kai’s position and situation clearly and could not help rejoicing. This way, he would be able to spectate Yang Kai’s desperate but futile attempts to escape.
Back in the medicine valley, Zi Dong had been humiliated by Yang Kai three times, but Zi Dong had nowhere to vent his anger because the Seven Coloured Radiant Light everywhere.
Anger, however, was just like wine: The more it fermented over time, the stronger it became…
Zi Dong could not wait to drink Yang Kai’s blood and eat Yang Kai’s flesh…
Sitting in the Shattering Void Shuttle, Zi Dong was already imagining the wonderful scene where he caught Yang Kai and tortured him to death. Just thinking about it caused a peal of low laughter to leak from his lips and a crazy light to flash across his eyes.
When this laughter entered Xu Wei’s ears, he could not help but shiver. He did not know what this idiot Zi Dong was thinking to cause him to make such a disgusting laugh, and he didn’t dare to ask, simply turning his head away and focusing on pouring his Saint Qi into the Spirit Array below him.
“What the hell is that?” Yang Kai, who had been fleeing a few thousand kilometres ahead, also noticed the anomaly behind him at this moment.
Although he could not see the Shattering Void Shuttle itself, it was obvious that his pursuer’s purple light had disappeared, but the distance between them was closing!
Less than ten breaths later, the gap had narrowed a thousand kilometres!
If things continued like this, it would not take less than a stick of incense before he was caught. Yang Kai was startled, and a gloomy look appeared on his face.
In this situation, he could only rely on his Space Force, but Space Force was not inexhaustible, it was similar to Saint Qi and Divine Sense, needing time to restore after being overdrawn.
At this moment, Yang Kai was still trying to restore himself.
But seeing Zi Long quickly catching up, how could Yang Kai just sit and do nothing? Gritting his teeth, Yang Kai took a Space Spirit Crystal out of the Sealed World Bead, held it in his hand, and began to draw energy madly from it.
This Space Spirit Crystal was one of the ones he found in The Void of the Severed World, a true Space Spirit Crystal. It was the product of The Void and completely different from the ones found in mineral lodes.
A stream of pure and profound power poured into Yang Kai’s body, giving him a sense of euphoria.
His Space Force, which had originally been used up, was replenished at an extremely rapid speed.
“Trying to compete with me in speed? Eat my dust!” Yang Kai felt that there was nothing wrong with him besides his chest wound, which would take some time to restore, so he quickly pushed his Space Force and flickered forward a few hundred kilometres.
Repeating the process, he teleported another few hundred kilometres.
Now that his understanding of Space Force had reached a new high, the distance he could cross instantly was countless times higher than before.
After mobilizing his Space Force several times, the distance between the two parties had increased once again.
“What?” Inside the Shattering Void Shuttle, Zi Dong, who had been soothing his rage by thinking of how he would torture Yang Kai, was taken aback and almost bit his tongue as he was shocked to find the distance between them had pulled apart again.
“Even the Shattering Void Shuttle can’t keep up with his speed?” Zi Long was also shocked.
The refining method of the Shattering Void Shuttle was obtained by an Ancestor of Purple Star from the Great Emperor personally, and although their skills in Artifact Refining weren’t high enough to complete this shuttle properly, it was still one of the Great Emperor’s designs. How could it possibly be inferior?
Zi Long was certain that the Shattering Void Shuttle was the fastest artifact in the entire Star Field, nothing else should be comparable.
But now, reality had slapped him in the face.
In front of Yang Kai, who was proficient in the Dao of Space, even if they used the Shattering Void Shuttle, they could still only eat his dust from afar…
No, they may not even be able to east his dust.
“This boy must be killed as soon as possible! Otherwise, he will only bring us endless troubles!” Zi Long’s heart shook as a determined look appeared on his face.
The next moment, he shouted at Xu Wei, “Xu Wei, why are you still holding back? Why aren’t you using your full strength?”
Xu Wei’s face twitched as his heart filled with bitterness.
Just sitting on this Spirit Array made him feel as if his life was being drawn away, that his Saint Qi was flowing from his body like a raging river.
But now, Zi Long actually told him to pour all his strength out; how was that different from killing him?
“Xu Wei, so you’ve been holding back this whole time. Do you want to die!?” Zi Dong roared furiously as he glared at Xu Wei.
“Mercy, Young Master! Mercy! Old Servant will go all out!” Xu Wei caught the look in Zi Dong’s eyes and began leaking cold sweat. He knew that he would really lose his life if he dared to talk back.
This little bastard was not someone who could be reasoned with.
Not daring to hesitate, Xu Wei pushed his Saint Qi madly into the Spirit Array.
With a hum, the Shattering Void Shuttle’s speed increased sharply.
“Hah, so quick! Let’s see that little bastard escape this time!” Zi Dong madly shouted.
A few thousand kilometres ahead, Yang Kai frowned, “It can actually speed up? Interesting, if that is the case, it might actually be able to keep up with me. Hm, looking at it from up close though, it looks somewhat familiar… like the small Starship refined by Yang Yan.”
Deep down in his heart, he was puzzled, obviously not knowing that the refinement method for the Shattering Void Shuttle really did stem from Yang Yan’s hand.
However, Purple Star’s ability really was far inferior to Yang Yan’s, making the Shattering Void Shuttle incomparable to the Flying Shark Battle Shuttle.
The Starships refined by Yang Yan could truly shatter The Void after all.
For a time, a grand chase played out across the Star Field.
As time passed, Yang Kai’s injuries gradually healed.
His physique was already extremely powerful, and his Golden Blood had a terrifying restorative ability, so even if he did not do anything, the wounds he suffered from the Divine Bird slowly repaired themselves.
Yang Kai was a unique case in this sense. If it had been any other cultivator, even if they did not lose their life, such injuries would have left them at least half-crippled.
After his injuries healed, Yang Kai became more relaxed. He used his Star Shuttle in an unhurried manner, and when he noticed the Shattering Void Shuttle drawing too close, he would simply skip across space a few times to open some distance before using his Star Shuttle again, slowing down and allowing his pursuers to catch up.
This obvious fishing behaviour almost caused Zi Long and Zi Dong to cough up blood in anger.
After so many days of pursuit, both father and son had blue veins throbbing on their foreheads.
As for Xu Wei, his figure now barely looked like a living human!
Only after some time did he realize that what was being extracted by the Spirit Array was not just his Saint Qi, but also his very essence!
A cultivator’s essence was similar to a Cultivation Star’s Source. Once this essence was consumed, their vitality drained, it would be extremely difficult to supplement!
Xu Wei had wanted to give it up a long time ago, but because of Zi Dong’s despotic power, he did not dare to leave the Spirit Array and could only grit his teeth and persist. Constantly taking pills to supplement his losses, Xu Wei accepted the Spirit Array’s wanton extraction.
The current Xu Wei no longer looked like a healthy middle-aged man, but instead like a malnourished beggar, his black hair now grey, making him look old and senile.
He never dreamed that an Origin King like himself would fall into such a desolate state.
His resentment towards Zi Long and his son was overwhelming!
Even so, Zi Dong was still not satisfied with his performance and constantly cursed him as trash and a waste.
From Zi Dong’s point of view, the reason why the Shattering Void Shuttle was unable to catch up to Yang Kai was all because Xu Wei was useless. If it were not for Xu Wei being so weak, they would have already succeeded and returned to Purple Star to celebrate rather than being stuck following behind Yang Kai’s ass.
“Xu Wei, take this,” Zi Long suddenly took out a pill from his Space Ring and tossed it to Xu Wei.
Xu Wei opened his turbid eyes, took a look, and couldn’t help trembling slightly as he reflexively asked, “What pill is this?”
This pill was a blood-red colour and had a strong bloody aura coming from it. The aura of this pill was somewhat nauseating and there seemed to be a violent force contained within it.
Xu Wei did not dare to take it lightly. Right now, he was akin to a dried-up oil lamp, so any accident now could kill him.
“You were told to take it so take it. Why utter so much nonsense?” Zi Dong yelled, but when he saw the pill itself, his eyes flashed with imperceptible reluctance.
Xu Wei noticed this change though and immediately understood that this pill was likely something quite precious.
“Sovereign Blood Pill!” Zi Long quickly answered.
The next instant, Xu Wei’s eyes bulged before he snatched the Sovereign Blood Pill and stuffed it into his mouth without any hesitation.
Xu Wei let out a cough as a wave of vitality burst from his thin body and it gradually began to swell up.
His originally sallow skin began to become ruddy and his white hair turned black again at a speed visible to the naked eye.
“Haha!” Xu Wei let out a loud laugh as he suddenly became vigorous again, like he was several hundred years younger in an instant.
“Xu Wei is extremely grateful for Senior Zi Long’s generosity. Senior and Young Master may rest assured, Old Servant will go all out!” Xu Wei said in a deep voice before immediately pushing his Saint Qi into the Spirit Array below.
Zi Long nodded lightly, a satisfied look appearing on his face.
The Sovereign Blood Pill was an Origin King Grade Spirit Pill that could only be refined by the single Origin King Grade Alchemist that belonged to Purple Star. Even as the Sect Master of Purple Star, Zi Long only ever obtained two in his lifetime, and this was the only one he had for the past hundred years. The other was used long ago to save Zi Long’s life at a critical moment.
Although the effect of this Spirit Pill was not on par with the legendary Immortal Source Liquid, it was still a Heaven-Defying treasure, which was apparent from the changes Xu Wei had just undergone.
If it weren’t for the urgency of the situation, how could Zi Long be willing to give Xu Wei such a precious Spirit Pill?
However, Xu Wei was indispensable to powering the Shattering Void Shuttle, so Zi Long could only give up this precious pill out of desperation.
Zi Long believed that, with the support of the Sovereign Blood Pill, Xu Wei would be able to persist for some time, and as long as he could catch Yang Kai, this sacrifice would be paid a million times over.
“Xu Wei, put your best into it. If this matter is successful, this King will have his son return your Soul Brand,” Zi Long said lightly.
Xu Wei’s body shook as a look of intense desire appeared on his face. Nodding, Xu Wei put even more effort into his task.
He was an Origin King, but now he was nothing but a slave to this little brat Zi Dong, completely destroying any face he had and ruining all his future prospects, but Zi Long’s words no doubt gave him new hope. As such, Xu Wei really no longer held back, just hoping he could catch up with Yang Kai as soon as possible to complete his task.