Refining the World Force of a Universe World was a despicable act that went against the Heavenly Way. After all, doing so would damage the foundation of a Universe World which in turn would bring calamity to the trillions of living beings.
What the Great Demon God had done back then was more or less the same.
Only the lawless and wicked would do something so disgraceful. No matter what else, Zuo Quan Hui was from Thousand Crane Paradise. Before he was labelled as a traitor by Thousand Crane Paradise, he was an Inner Sect Elder, so it really was unthinkable for him to do something like this.
However, when everyone remembered how he had not hesitated to have Yellow Spring Heavenly Monarch wreak havoc in Void Territory’s Three Brilliance World in order to lure Yang Kai out, killing countless people in the process, it became apparent that there was nothing he would not do.
Zuo Quan Hui had resorted to unscrupulous means before in order to avenge his Disciple, so he would naturally do so again.
Supplementing your own energy by refining a Universe World’s foundation was not something that could be done so easily, however. It was only possible if the Universe World’s foundation was compatible with one’s own Small Universe; otherwise, if their energies conflicted with each other, the cons would outweigh the pros.
Since Zuo Quan Hui was doing something like this, it meant that the foundation of this Universe World was compatible with his Small Universe.
Nonetheless, even if he could refine it successfully, Zuo Quan Hui would still need to spend a great deal of time and effort to eliminate the sequelae caused by this. There was no doubt that the foundation of the Universe World here was beneficial to him, but if he failed to remove the harmful energy, it would damage his foundation instead.
It was not as safe as painstakingly refining Open Heaven Realm Pills and cultivation materials of different Orders, but it won in speed!
Apparently, Zuo Quan Hui’s condition wasn’t very good; otherwise, he wouldn’t have taken such a risk.
“Let’s go!” Yang Kai shouted as he took the lead and rushed towards the Universe World. Since he knew what Zuo Quan Hui was scheming, how could he let him have his way?
On the Blue Clouds Continent, Lu Bai Yang was leaning against a large tree with his body drenched in blood, his hair dishevelled, and his face completely pale.
He was the strongest Master in the Blue Clouds Continent. He had gained some insights into the Heavenly Way and had gone into retreat for hundreds of years just to comprehend his own Dao. He didn’t know what kind of mysteries lay further ahead on the Martial Dao, but he could faintly feel that his path had not yet reached its end and that there was still a vast future ahead of him.
He could not prove this point, nor could anyone tell him about this; no one on the entire continent had this qualification.
After being invincible in this World for so many years, he longed for an even stronger Master to guide him. He had once fantasized about a wider world outside the continent, where cultivators stronger than him existed.
He even once thought that it would be great if a stronger Master really came to the Blue Clouds Continent. No matter if the other party was someone good or evil, he could at least ask for some advice from them. Even if he had to pay a steep price, it was still acceptable to him.
And such a day had really come.
When the world shook, it shook Lu Bai Yang wide awake. He immediately came out of retreat and looked around. The next moment, he spotted seven figures descending from the sky and landing on Tranquil Heavens Peak where he lived.
This was the Sacred Peak of the Blue Clouds Continent, the Holy Land of the Martial Dao that everyone on the continent yearned for, because this was where Lu Bai Yang lived!
Tranquil Heavens Peak was the source of all Earth Veins of this world, and Lu Bai Yang was its protector.
The auras of these seven people were as deep as the sea and Lu Bai Yang could tell each of them had a cultivation far greater than his own with a single glance. Even someone like Lu Bai Yang didn’t know how to face them.
He had longed for a stronger cultivator to guide him, but he hadn’t expected that when such a cultivator arrived, their cultivation would be so high that he couldn’t even see the opposite party’s back.
Just a casual attack from the other party had left him severely injured; his Foundation almost collapsed and his cultivation had nearly been crippled because of this.
He hadn’t even been able to clearly see how the other party had attacked. In the eyes of the other party, Lu Bai Yang’s title of strongest under the Heavens was no different than a scrap of paper.
What caused Lu Bai Yang to be bitterly disappointed even more was the fact that after attacking him, the other party no longer paid any attention to him. They did not even care if he was dead or alive. They let him lie on the ground, barely breathing, not even showing the slightest bit of vigilance.
Only if the disparity between them was too great would they ignore their opponent like this.
Lu Bai Yang coughed up a mouthful of blood, leaning against the tallest tree on Tranquil Heavens Peak. He didn’t know what these uninvited guests had done, but half a day ago, the Heavenly Way roared and the wind and clouds changed colour. Immediately, Lu Bai Yang noticed that the Blue Clouds Continent was losing something very important at a rapid rate.
He had been able to comprehend a trace of the Heavenly Way after painstakingly cultivating for so many years in the retreat, so he was able to faintly perceive the changes in the world.
It was not just World Energy that was being drained away, but something far more important.
This was the foundation of the entire world!
*Hong long long…*
Deafening rumbles came from the ground as it cracked and the sky shook to no end.
Lu Bai Yang felt as if he was hearing the wails of all living beings in the World, each and every one of the heart-wrenching cries were so real that they seemed to echo in his ears.
He shook his head vigorously, but he was unable to shake off the noise.
He heard countless prayers and pleas.
He saw the world collapsing, volcanoes erupting, and living beings fleeing in a desperate attempt to seek shelter.
The world was ending!
Lu Bai Yang’s eyes went wide. He didn’t know why he was hearing these strange noises and seeing these strange scenes, but he knew that they were real and were happening all over the Blue Clouds Continent.
This was the home where he was born and raised, yet these invaders wanted to destroy it!
Lu Bai Yang actually broke into a fit of coughing as he braced himself and slowly stood up.
Not far away, Zi Yan, who was recovering, opened her eyes and glanced at him. Her eyes flickered with a cold gleam as she indifferently stated, “If you don’t want to die, just lie there!”
[I actually failed to kill him. This guy is quite tenacious.]
Lu Bai Yang coughed violently again, spitting out pieces of his internal organs before lowering his head and mumbling in a low voice, “This is Blue Clouds Continent!”
“I, Lu Bai Yang… am the strongest Master of the Blue Clouds Continent!”
“Everyone in the world knows that even if the sky collapses, someone will always appear to hold it up. If I, Lu Bai Yang, don’t stand now that it is collapsing, who will?”
He stated his inner thoughts word by word, taking a step with each one he spoke, leaving behind clear bloody footprints. After a few steps, his dispirited face slowly brightened as his hunched back straightened.
The world hummed.
The next moment, a cracking sound rang out.
Lu Bai Yang stopped in his tracks. He felt as if something had appeared in his body. The Grand Dao that had always eluded him, like it was covered in a layer of fog even after having been in a retreat for so many years, suddenly became as bright as day at this moment as a seal appeared in his body!
A steady stream of energy was flowing out from the seal, causing Lu Bai Yang to feel as if he possessed the same power as the Heavens and the Earth, and that he was able to control this omnipresent might of the World.
“Oh? You obtained the acknowledgement of the World’s Will and became a Great Emperor, allowing you to form a Dao Seal?” Yin Xin Zhao looked towards Lu Bai Yang with interest.
Red Sun Heavenly Monarch indifferently stated, “This world is sentient, it doesn’t want to be destroyed. So naturally, it will strive to find a chance to survive, but unfortunately…”
So, what if Lu Bai Yang had become a Great Emperor? In front of several Sixth-Order, and a Seventh-Order Open Heaven Realm Masters, he was still nothing more than an ant. If he had found such a genius in the past, Dan Yang might have been interested in taking him under his wing and meticulously nurturing him.
However, after the battle with Void Land, Heavenly Sword Union had almost been wiped out, with only him and Huang Mao surviving until now. There would be no Heavenly Sword Union in the future.
Dan Yang even didn’t have the heart to take in Disciples and teach them at this point.
While Lu Bai Yang was still in a daze, Zi Yan had already lifted her hand. The next moment, she sent a burst of energy towards Lu Bai Yang’s heart with a flick of her wrist.
In the moment of crisis, Lu Bai Yang instinctively dodged to the side, borrowing the might of the world to instantly teleport to another location, but the energy followed after him like it was alive.
This time, Lu Bai Yang was unable to dodge and his chest was pierced through, causing a fountain of blood to spurt.
Lu Bai Yang was shocked and fell into despair!
Originally, he had thought that he would be able to fight against these invaders after his strength had greatly increased. He would be able to take a few of them down along with him even if he lost his life.
However, he now finally realized that the gap between him and these people was simply too great. The woman had heavily injured him with a flick of her wrist, so it would obviously be a simple matter for her to kill him.
Lu Bai Yang looked up in anger and roared, grounding his teeth, “You will surely suffer the Heavens’ judgment for committing such vile acts! The trillions of dead souls of my Blue Clouds Continent will haunt you day and night, we will not let you rest in peace!”
Hearing this, Yin Xin Zhao sneered, “Haunt us? The Heavens’ judgment? Ignorant foo…”
Mid-speech, Yin Xin Zhao looked up and a look of fear appeared on his face as he shouted, “How did they find us!?”
The others also felt that something was wrong and all of them looked up as if they were facing a great enemy.
Even Zuo Quan Hui, who was refining the foundation of the Blue Clouds Continent, suddenly opened his eyes as a dark and malicious gleam flashed across his eyes.
Lu Bai Yang finally realized what was happening and also looked up as well. He then saw an upheaval in the void as a giant crack appeared in the sky. From the crack, a group of more than twenty people appeared, descending upon the world like divine soldiers from the Heavens.
The person in the middle was a young man who looked even more youthful than himself. He wore a tight-fitting outfit and had a majestic and dignified expression.
In an instant, everyone became tense. The invaders who were ridiculing Lu Bai Yang just now wore ugly expressions, as if their parents had just been murdered.
Although Lu Bai Yang didn’t know where this second group of guests came from, it was clear that these two groups were enemies. More importantly, the first group was obviously afraid of the newcomers.
Lu Bai Yang’s heart was filled with joy as he burst into loud laughter, “Those who act unjustly will die, the Heavens’ judgment has arrived!”
No one was in the mood to pay attention to this fellow who had just become a Great Emperor. Yin Xin Zhao and the others became extremely focused as they began circulating their World Force.
Up in the sky, Yang Kai stated in a calm and composed manner, coldly staring down, “Zuo Quan Hui, you won’t escape this time!”
Zuo Quan Hui clenched his teeth and coldly snorted, “And how are you going to fight me exactly? You can’t borrow the World Strength after leaving that Great Territory, can you?”
Previously, Yang Kai had advanced to the Seventh Order by borrowing World Force from the Star Boundary, obtaining the qualifications to fight him. Now that he had left the Great Territory, his cultivation had reverted to the Sixth-Order Open Heaven Realm.
Although he only had six Sixth-Order Masters beside him, including one more who had just broken through, a Seventh-Order Master like him alone was enough to bridge the gap between them, so the current situation was not necessarily worse than before.
As long as he could take down Yang Kai, he would be victorious!
Looking down at the Blue Clouds Continent, Yang Kai sighed softly and sympathetically mumbled, “Many people are going to die today…”
If so many Open Heaven Realm Masters were to fight here, it would definitely have a huge impact on the entire Universe World. If the fight went on for too long, this Universe World might even be torn to pieces; however, they could not remain still either. Once Zuo Quan Hui had refined this Universe World’s foundation, he could do as he pleased and this continent would plunge into misery anyway!
All Yang Kai could do was quickly end this battle to reduce the losses!
Yang Kai’s gaze turned to the nearby Great Emperor, who was lying in a pool of blood. Lu Bai Yang also happened to have noticed him.
As their eyes met, Lu Bai Yang requested in a low voice, “Blue Clouds Continent’s Lu Bai Yang begs for Your Excellency’s assistance in slaying these evil people and returning peace to this world!”
“I won’t disappoint you!” Yang Kai nodded slightly before raising his spear and pointing it towards Zuo Quan Hui.
[Today, either he dies or I perish!]
Seeing this, Lu Bai Yang’s figure flickered and he instantly disappeared from his spot. After having obtained the acknowledgement of the World’s Will and becoming a Great Emperor, he was able to travel freely on the Blue Clouds Continent. Even if he had never cultivated the Dao of Space, he could still travel to any corner of this world with its assistance.
A great battle was about to break out! Although he had no way of speculating what kind of profound cultivation both sides had, he knew that the gap between him and them was too great. If he stayed here, not only would he not be of any help, but he might even be accidentally injured.
Since that was the case, the better choice was to quickly evacuate everyone in the vicinity. Regardless of how many he could actually save, he had to at least try!
Zuo Quan Hui and the others had no intention of stopping him. The life and death of an indigenous Great Emperor did not matter to them.
The next moment, the aura of 22 Sixth-Order Open Heaven Realm Masters slowly spread out, causing the entire world to freeze.
Zi Yan and the others couldn’t help but let out muffled grunts as they felt as if a great mountain was pressing down on them, making it hard to even properly breathe. They had no choice but to use their full strength to resist the pressure. At the same time, they quickly moved towards Zuo Quan Hui. The gap in their numbers was simply too great, with Yang Kai’s group being almost three times bigger than theirs. They had no choice but to rely on Zuo Quan Hui, a High-Rank Open Heaven Realm, to even the odds.
The atmosphere instantly became tense as both sides unleashed their auras, seemingly wanting to seize the initiative in this silent battle, but neither of them actually took the initiative to attack. Immediately after, Void Cracks began to appear right in the middle of the two groups, distorting the surrounding space.
They were evenly matched!
Surprisingly, they were able to block the invisible pressure emanated by Void Land’s Masters under Zuo Quan Hui’s leadership.
Zi Yan and the others were ecstatic, and they pushed their auras even harder.
Void Land was losing ground! Among the 22 people who stood in mid-air, a few of them suddenly stumbled and their faces went slightly pale. They looked like they were about to collapse.
Heavenly Sword Union’s Masters became even more excited at the sight of this. They immediately wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to push further and crush the arrogance of Void Land.
If they could achieve this, Void Land would be at a disadvantage in the actual battle.
With such a huge disparity in numbers, Heavenly Sword Union’s side should have been at a disadvantage even if they had a Seventh-Order Open Heaven Realm Master, but the fact was that Void Land were the ones losing momentum. They appeared to have the upper hand, but actually didn’t.
Zi Yan failed to understand why they were gaining the upper hand and could only guess that Void Land’s side had consumed too much energy in the last battle and had yet to recover.
This was great news for Heavenly Sword Union’s group.
Yin Xin Zhao, Pei Wen Xuan, Dan Yang, and Huang Mao also had similar thoughts. Perhaps this time, they would be able to turn defeat into victory.
But the next moment, something happened that took everyone by surprise!
Palm shadows filled the sky as they rained down on Zuo Quan Hui’s back like a violent storm. Then, the fearsome World Force of someone in the Sixth-Order Open Heaven Realm suddenly erupted. Zuo Quon Hui fell victim to this sneak attack even though he was a Seventh-Order Open Heaven Realm Master. His eyes widened in anger as he slashed his sword behind him without a moment of hesitation.
This sword light seemed to be able to cut through space, leaving only the brilliance of the attack behind.
A figure quickly retreated, but it was still unable to avoid that sharp attack and was slashed from head to toe, almost splitting in two as a result.
Fortunately, the figure immediately retreated after launching their sneak attack. Its quick escape saved its life, but it was still seriously injured. This attack left a huge gaping wound spanning from the middle of its brow to its abdomen. Red hot blood immediately gushed out of the wound as the figure was sent flying, crashing into Tranquil Heavens Peak.
The 10,000 metres tall mountain split and collapsed into rubble.
This sneak attack came out of nowhere, and Zuo Quan Hui’s counterattack was not slow either, so everything was over in a flash.
It wasn’t until this moment that Zi Yan and the others came to their senses. When they turned their heads, they recognized the attacker to be the Myriad Demons Heaven disciple named Mo Sheng, who claimed to have broken through at the last moment and fought his way out.
Pei Wen Xuan’s mind went blank as he instinctively felt that something was wrong.
He could not believe his Junior Brother Mo Sheng launched a sneak attack on Zuo Quan Hui. Why would he do that? As impossible as it seemed, the truth was right in front of him. Mo Sheng had already been sent flying, and no one knew whether he was dead or alive, so Pei Wen Xuan had to accept the reality before his eyes.
Suddenly, he felt a cold gaze focused on him, filled with murderous intent.
Pei Wen Xuan was startled and quickly turned his head, explaining himself in horror, “Martial Uncle Zuo, I don’t know…”
Before he could finish his sentence, an incomparably terrifying pressure descended from the sky. It was none other than Void Land’s cultivators who had been forced to retreat previously and were now counterattacking.
The pressure emanating from the Void Land Masters was tremendous, completely opposite to the weakness they showed before. The pressure felt like it could topple the mountains and overturn the seas, sweeping away the world as it passed.
[They were feigning weakness?]
In an instant, Pei Wen Xuan understood everything. [No wonder they didn’t attack just after they arrived and deliberately used their pressure to suppress us instead. They wanted to distract us so that Zuo Quan Hui would have no choice but to exert his pressure to resist, allowing Mo Sheng to launch a sneak attack.]
Once Zuo Quan Hui fell into this trap and used his pressure to counterattack, he could not stop.
Their every step was meticulous and carefully planned. Those from Void Land were too cunning!
Pei Wen Xuan also finally understood how those from Void Land had found them so quickly.
This Great Territory was vast, and they had not left any trail behind on their way here. Furthermore, it was just a coincidence that they found this continent. However, those from Void Land had arrived here less than half a day later; it was simply too quick!
Since Mo Sheng was a traitor though, it was naturally not difficult for him to secretly leave behind some clues.
Mo Sheng was a Myriad Demons Heaven disciple like him, so after Zuo Quan Hui was ambushed, one did not need to be a genius to understand why he was showing such murderous intent towards him. However, Pei Wen Xuan couldn’t come up with anything to prove his innocence. He had no intention of betraying Zuo Quan Hui, but he had been implicated by Mo Sheng.
The only thing he couldn’t figure out was why Mo Sheng had betrayed Zuo Quan Hui and when he had teamed up with Yang Kai!
Now, after he gave it another thought though, he found Mo Sheng’s breakthrough to the Sixth Order extremely suspicious. However, when Mo Sheng had rushed over, no one had the time to look deeper into this matter. In addition, he was also a Myriad Demons Heaven disciple, so asking too much would inevitably cause the other party to feel some displeasure, which could lead to a conflict they couldn’t afford right now.
In their situation, even one more Sixth-Order Open Heaven Realm Master meant better chances of survival.
At this moment, none of them had the time to think about these things. Everyone, including Zuo Quan Hui, a Seventh-Order Open Heaven Realm Master, buckled under the fearsome wave of pressure. Their energy was sent into turmoil as they spat out mouthfuls of blood.
“Kill!” Yang Kai angrily roared as he raised his spear. Immediately after, the 22 people on his side, who had been suppressing their auras since they appeared, rushed down like a tiger hunting its prey as they each went looking for their opponent.
Iron Blood Great Emperor and Bustling World Great Emperor headed straight towards Pei Wen Xuan together.
Martial Beast and Serene Soul charged straight at Yin Xin Zhao.
Flower Shadow and Ice Feather attacked Dan Yang together.
Wondrous Pill and Heavens Revelation fought Huang Mao together.
Fang Yue and Xiang Ying were thus left with no choice but to go after Zi Yan.
As men, they really did not want to gang up on a lone woman, but since everyone had already decided on this strategy, they had no choice but to accept it.
The eight Great Emperors, as well as Fang Yue and Xiang Ying, were Sixth-Order Open Heaven Realm Masters who had advanced in recent years. Their foundations were shallow, and could not compare with veteran Sixth-Order Heavenly Monarchs like Dan Yang and Huang Mao, or even Zi Yan, Pei Wen Xuan, and Yin Xin Zhao.
In a one-on-one fight, they were definitely not their opponent.
But two against one was naturally not a problem.
They were also in desperate need of a fierce battle to consolidate their cultivations and adapt to the battles between Open Heaven Realm Masters. In the Star Boundary’s Great Territory, the Great Emperors had not had a chance to act because they had all gone to the Star Boundary to support Yang Kai. Now, their wish had finally come true.
Although the Void Land cultivators weren’t at their peak because of the last battle, the same was true for Yin Xin Zhao, Pei Wen Xuan and the others. Everyone’s situation was similar and neither was better off than the other.
On top of that, Yin Xin Zhao and the others had just suffered under the joint pressure exerted by those from Void Land just now, which had put them at a disadvantage.
For the moment, Void Land had the absolute upper hand in their respective battlefields, leaving Yin Xin Zhao and the others bruised and battered.
The peaks in the vicinity collapsed one after another as the Heavens were torn asunder and the Earth was split apart. The fallout from a battle between Sixth-Order Open Heaven Realm Masters were extremely terrifying. Lu Bai Yang would have lost his life had he not left, even if he was a Great Emperor.
On the other side, the Three Mountain Lords, Hua Yong and Shu Mu Dan, Qing Kui, Su Ying Xue, Yue He, Mo Mei, Hui Gu, Luan Bai Feng, and Yang Kai as the leader together fought the Seventh-Order Master, Zuo Quan Hui in a twelve vs one battle.
To be honest, even twelve ordinary Sixth-Order Masters might not be able to defeat a Seventh-Order Master. Even if they somehow won by putting their lives on the line, the price they had to pay would be quite steep, and they might even be dragged down with them. Fortunately, Yang Kai was no ordinary Sixth-Order Master.
The Sixth-Order Open Heaven Realm Masters were extremely precious to Void Land, so how could Yang Kai bear to let Zuo Quan Hui kill anyone?
Wu Kuang’s sneak attack played an important role here. Zuo Quan Hui had not expected that a Myriad Demons Heaven disciple would attack him from behind.
When he had lured Yang Kai into attacking and piercing through the Territory Barrier, he had suffered severe injuries from Yang Kai’s Azure Dragon Spear. On his way here, he did not have the time to heal himself and had only thought of a way to disperse the Golden Crow’s True Fire lingering around his wound. And the sneak attack had only made his injuries worse.
At this moment, Zuo Quan Hui could only exert about 70% of his peak strength! Perhaps even worse.
If Zuo Quan Hui escaped even in these conditions, Yang Kai would simply stab himself to death with his own spear.
As soon as they began fighting, Zuo Quan Hui was forced to retreat again and again. Although he was recklessly waving his sword and spending his World Force, he was still unable to withstand the combined onslaught of twelve Sixth-Order Masters. Yang Kai’s spear struck his shoulder and sent him flying in just a few breaths of time as a dozen or so Divine Abilities and Secret Techniques followed closely behind. It immediately caused Zuo Quan Hui’s eyes to widen in anger as he drew a circle with his sword, barely managing to block the oncoming attacks.
Even so, his vitality was sent into turmoil from the impact.
Void Land’s group launched another salvo without giving Zuo Quan Hui even a moment to catch his breath. One after another, multi-coloured flashes of their Divine Abilities and Secret Techniques glimmered before bursting into dazzling halos, destroying everything in their path!
With a loud crash, dust and pieces of rocks flew into the air, as a figure draped in Demon Qi flew out from the cloud of dust and smoke. It just so happened that Zuo Quan Hui’s back was towards the figure. The Demon Qi in the figure’s hands transformed into two Demon Dragons as they flew straight towards Zuo Quan Hui, baring their fangs and brandishing their claws. Close behind the Demon Dragons was the figure, heading straight at Zuo Quan Hui.
Zuo Quan Hui let out a cold snort and slashed out with his sword, blasting the Demon Dragons into smithereens. Afterwards, the long sword that was wrapped in intense World Force continued moving straight towards the figure’s head.
With a deranged smile on its face, the figure wrapped in Demon Qi didn’t even try to dodge. Its body was covered in blood as if it didn’t seem to care about its life and was ready to die with Zuo Quan Hui.
Just when the sword wave was a hundred metres away from the figure, the Azure Dragon Spear broke through the barrier of space and shot straight towards Zuo Quan Hui’s back. There was a fist-sized black ball on the tip of the spear, releasing the aura of nihility and chaos.
Zuo Quan Hui furrowed his brow and he flicked his wrist, sending his sword flying towards the spear.
The black ball instantly exploded, transforming into a black hole that swallowed everything around it.
Yang Kai was also sent back flying by the violent blast of energy. From the left, Mao Zhe, Geng Qing, and Zhou Ya left three long streaks of light as they brushed past Yang Kai, while from the right, Luan Bai Feng, Hui Gu, and Hua Yong swooped in, filling the gap in their defences.
The seven of them used their Divine Abilities to bombard Zuo Quan Hui, not giving him a single moment to regain his balance.
At the same time, Yue He and Mo Mei flew over, supporting Yang Kai’s tumbling body and stabilizing him in mid-air. Yang Kai, taking a deep breath and rejoined the attack with the two women as their momentum soared!
In this chaotic confrontation, the twelve Sixth-Order Open Heaven Realm Masters of Void Land were like a wheel, attacking Zuo Quan Hui in turn without rest. Even though Zuo Quan Hui was a High-Rank Open Heaven Realm Master, he was struggling to defend himself.
“Not dead yet?” Yang Kai glanced over at Wu Kuang, taking a moment away from the intense fight. The figure clad in Demon Qi was none other than Wu Kuang. He had been sent flying by the sword strike when he tried to sneak attack Zuo Quan Hui. The sword attack left a gaping cut on his face, as well as on his chest and abdomen; however, he didn’t seem to feel any pain. Rather, the more he fought, the more berserk he became.
Wu Kuang laughed loudly, “A good man does not live long, but a scourge lives a thousand years. This King is destined to exist for as long as the Universe does!”
Yang Kai curled his lips and stated, “At least you have some self-awareness!”
Wu Kuang’s expression suddenly became serious, “You owe me this time. I expect to be compensated fairly!”
Yang Kai replied, “Fine, if you have any requests, feel free to ask. Whether or not I’ll fulfil them will depend on my mood though.”
Wu Kuang moved to Zuo Quan Hui’s flank, waiting for an opportunity to unleash a series of Divine Abilities as he shouted, “I want this old dog!”
As he stated his request, his eyes lit up as he stretched out his tongue, licking his lips as an evil aura started emanating from him. Yue He and Mo Mei beside Yang Kai suddenly shivered at the sight of this.
They still didn’t know what kind of friendship Yang Kai had with this Myriad Demons Heaven disciple for him to be willing to cooperate with them and ambush Zuo Quan Hui, a Seventh-Order Master, but they instinctively felt that this guy wasn’t a good person.
Wu Kuang’s request further caused Yue He and Mo Mei’s brows to inexplicably furrow.
Yang Kai’s face twitched as he resolutely declared, “Ask for something else!”
Others might not know what Wu Kuang meant, but Yang Kai did. Wu Kuang cultivated the Heaven Devouring Battle Law, so it was obvious he was interested in Zuo Quan Hui’s Seventh-Order Open Heaven Realm cultivation.
“No!” Wu Kuang firmly refused. The last time he had devoured a Seventh-Order Open Heaven Realm Master with his Heaven Devouring Battle Law, his cultivation had soared tremendously. After having tasted such sweetness, Wu Kuang simply found anyone in the Third, Fourth, or even Fifth-Order bland now.
How could he be willing to give up such a big pie like the Seventh-Order Open Heaven Master before them? As long as there was a glimmer of hope, he was willing to risk his life.
“Arrogant brat!” Zuo Quan Hui roared in anger. Yang Kai and Wu Kuang were talking like he was already a fish on the chopping board, completely at their mercy. As a Seventh-Order Master, how could he not be angry?
He had never suffered such humiliation in his life.
However, no matter how angry he was, he could not reverse this situation.
The last time he was in Void Territory, Yang Kai and the three Mountain Lords of the Profound Yang Mountain had been able to barely match him. Although they had been at a disadvantage in every aspect, they were already qualified to fight him.
Now, there were twelve Sixth-Order Masters of Void Land fighting him, three times more than previously. He had also suffered multiple injuries and was no longer at his peak, so how could he be their opponent?
With a dazzling strike, Zuo Quan Hui split the ground and the sky before putting a distance from his attackers. The next moment, his figure flickered and actually transformed into three clones.
Everyone promptly spread their Divine Sense, but the next moment, all of them looked surprised.
The three figures were exactly the same. They were unable to differentiate which one was real and which one was a decoy. They had never heard or seen such Divine Ability before.
The three Zuo Quan Huis wore the same expression and even their movements were fluid and lifelike. As soon as they appeared, they rushed forward in three different directions. As everyone worked together to block the three Zuo Quan Huis, they were shocked to discover that these three Zuo Quan Huis possessed the full strength of his true body!
For a moment, everyone was thrown into confusion.
The power of a High-Rank Open Heaven Realm Master was really frightening!
Suddenly, two of three Zuo Quan Huis distorted and collapsed, leaving behind only one of them who had broken through everyone’s encirclement and was now less than 1,000 metres away from Yang Kai. He wore a grim and serious look on his face. The sword in his hand thrummed as he poured his World Force into it and swung it towards Yang Kai. Immediately after, a shocking sword wave shot out, shattering space wherever it passed.
An indescribable sense of crisis engulfed Yang Kai, causing his heart to clench tight. He realized that Zuo Quan Hui knew that it would be difficult for him to fight everyone at once, so he had decided to attack him.
Everyone understood the principle of killing a General to subdue his men!
Yue He and Mo Mei, who had been standing together with Yang Kai, transformed into two streaks of light as they fearlessly rushed forward. They released their Divine Abilities, but were still unable to slow the sword wave even a bit.
Muffled grunts escaped from their mouths as the Sword Intent struck them. Under the unbearable pressure of the World Force, both of them spat out a mouthful of blood and were thrown back.
Yang Kai promptly put his Azure Dragon Spear aside and quickly formed a series of hand seals.
The next moment, the Golden Crow cried out and a Great Sun rose, brightly illuminating the world.
After the Sun, a cold, round Moon also rose up as frigid moonlight slowly spread out.
The sight of the Sun and Moon shining together was a wondrous sight!
Yang Kai pushed both his Space Principles and Time Principles to their limit.
The golden Sun and the silver Moon began rotating, transforming into a golden and silver wheel that seemed to cut through thousands of years of time. Everything else in this world seemed to have come to a standstill at that moment, with only the lone High-Rank Open Heaven Realm Master remaining unaffected.
The Sun and Moon Divine Wheel had appeared again!
Zuo Quan Hui’s pupils instantly shrank.
Last time, he had been injured by Yang Kai’s Sun and Moon Divine Wheel in a moment of carelessness, which forced him to retreat from Void Territory and head to Heavenly Sword Territory to recuperate.
He still remembered the strange power that gnawed at him like maggots on rotting bones. He had never seen such a strange power in his entire life. It was a mixture of Time and Space Principles, a might that transcended anything he had comprehended or experienced before.
He had spent a great deal of effort to disperse the Space-Time Strength which had invaded his body and had lost hundreds of years of his lifespan as a result.
He knew better than anyone how difficult and terrifying this strange power was.
Originally, Zuo Quan Hui thought that Yang Kai wouldn’t be able to grow much in just a few years, but now that Yang Kai’s Sun and Moon Divine Wheel appeared before him again, he realized he was wrong.
In just a few short years, Yang Kai’s comprehension of this Divine Ability had clearly risen to a whole new level. Compared to when he had used it that day, the Sun and Moon Divine Wheel today was far more powerful!
The Sun and Moon Divine Wheel’s foundation was its composite Space-Time Strength. It contained both Time and Space Principles. The Dao of Space was Yang Kai’s Grand Dao, and Yang Kai had already reached the seventh level, Summiting the Peak, in his comprehension of it, bordering on Transcending the Mundane.
However, his comprehension of the Dao of Time was vastly inferior to that of his Dao of Space.
Fortunately, Void Land had the Legacy Inheritance of Flowing Time Great Emperor! Flowing Time Great Emperor was the true Master of the Dao of Time.
Entering retreat in the Flowing Time Temple while engaging in discussion with Yang Xiao and Yang Xue had allowed Yang Kai to make a breakthrough in his Mastery over the Dao of Time. Although it still wasn’t as good as his own Dao of Space, it was more than enough for him to improve the might of his Sun and Moon Divine Wheel.
The current Sun and Moon Divine Wheel was more than 20% stronger than the past!
Yang Kai had specially kept this as a surprise for Zuo Quan Hui. Originally, he had wanted to use this move to end everything, but the situation on the battlefield had completely changed. Since Zuo Quan Hui wanted to consign him to death, regardless of the cost, Yang Kai had no choice but to reveal this card.
At this moment, each passing breath felt like a million years had passed.
A loud bang reverberated through the sky as a terrifying shockwave spread out in all directions. The shocking sword wave shattered and transformed into countless thin strands of Sword Qi, causing the surrounding space to be riddled with cracks. Even the Sixth-Order Open Heaven Realm Masters of Void Land were unable to withstand this fallout and were all covered in blood.
Yang Kai was also struck in the chest by the remnants of the Sword Qi and was sent flying with wounds so deep that even his bones were visible.
Zuo Quan Hui didn’t fare any better. Although the Sun and Moon Divine Wheel’s power had been reduced by more than half by his sword wave, the remaining Space-Time Strength still continued to head towards him.
Even with his cultivation, he was unable to avoid this blow. Just like last time, when the golden and silver Divine Wheel crashed into his body, a terrifying power burst out and strangely seeped into his body, directly attacking his Small Universe.
In an instant, Zuo Quan Hui’s footing became unstable and everything went white before his eyes. His Small Universe became even more unstable and, at the same time, his exposed skin began to wrinkle and crack.
A Dragon swimming in the shallows could be toyed with by a shrimp, a Tiger could be bullied by a dog if it left its mountain! Zuo Quan Hui was livid.
In order to lure Yang Kai into breaking the Territory Barrier, he had taken a great risk. Although he had successfully forced Yang Kai to open a Territory Gate, he had not been able to completely avoid the blow at that time and was seriously injured.
If not for this, he wouldn’t have come to this Blue Clouds Continent to refine its foundation to supplement his energy.
On top of that, he had been caught off guard by the sneak attack of the Myriad Demons Heaven disciple, making a bad situation worse.
If that wasn’t the case, how could he be at such a disadvantage?
After a while, the shockwaves from the collision gradually subsided.
Yang Kai’s figure left a trail in the air as he struggled to stabilize his retreating figure. When he finally stood firm and looked up, he saw a streak of light flying towards the horizon.
“You want to run?” Yang Kai fiercely shouted as he raised his Azure Dragon Spear, and chased after him.
The Sun and Moon Divine Wheel had exhausted him greatly and he had not fully recovered to begin with, so now he was even more exhausted. However, Yang Kai could not miss this opportunity. If he did not eliminate Zuo Quan Hui this time, he might not have such a good opportunity next time.
Pushing his Space Principles, Yang Kai’s figure flickered and disappeared from his original position. When he reappeared, he turned around and thrust his spear out.
He happened to be standing right before Zuo Quan Hui, who was fleeing straight towards him!
Zuo Quan Hui was obviously prepared for this, as escaping in front of someone who was proficient in Dao of Space was simply too unrealistic. As a result, this spear strike didn’t do anything to him and instead, he managed to hit Yang Kai several times until the latter was coughing up blood.
In a one-on-one fight, Yang Kai was no match for Zuo Quan Hui.
Fortunately, Void Land’s Sixth-Order Open Heaven Realm Masters had caught up in this brief delay, unleashing their respective Divine Abilities as their World Force surged violently, pushing Zuo Quan Hui back down to the ground.
A strong wind blew and his clothes fluttered.
Next to Tranquil Heavens Peak, Zuo Quan Hui stood with dishevelled hair, his long robe stained with blood. It was unclear whether this blood belonged to him or his enemies, but he no longer possessed the aloof air of a High-Rank Open Heaven Realm Master.
With Yang Kai in the lead, a total of thirteen Sixth-Order Open Heaven Realm Masters surrounded Zuo Quan Hui from every direction, firmly locking him in place.
He could not escape, not to the sky, nor towards the ground! He had never imagined that he would one day fall into such a predicament.
Be that as it may, Zuo Quan Hui didn’t show any sign of anger or frustration. His expression remained the same as he swept his eyes over everyone present, seemingly trying to imprint their faces into the depths of his soul.
His indifferent gaze was like a sharp blade, and when it swept across them, even these Masters felt their skin being pricked.
Yang Kai took out a handful of Open Heaven Pills and tossed them into his mouth and started chewing them, taking this opportunity to restore some of his energy. He then pointed his Azure Dragon Spear at Zuo Quan Hui and stated, “The sooner you die, the sooner you can be reborn. You’re already so old, why bother making things difficult for yourself?”
Zuo Quan Hui turned his eyes towards Yang Kai as he indifferently replied, “This Monarch has underestimated you. This Monarch has only himself to blame for falling into such a state today.”
Yang Kai praised, “It’s good to know one’s own limits. Since you have realized this, just obediently stand still. Don’t worry, I’ll end this in one thrust so you won’t feel any pain!”
Zuo Quan Hui slowly shook his head, “It won’t be that easy to kill this Monarch. Yang Kai, how about this Monarch makes a deal with you?”
“A deal?” Yang Kai looked at him with an arrogant look on his face, “Do you think you have the qualifications to negotiate a deal with me in this situation? If I give the order, do you believe you’ll immediately be reduced into a pile of mud?”
As he spoke, he kept tossing the Open Heaven Pills into his mouth, and at the same time, signalled the others with his eyes, making sure they were ready to respond.
Although Zuo Quan Hui seemed to be at his wit’s end, if a High-Rank Open Heaven Realm Master were to lash out without regard for his own life, Yang Kai couldn’t predict what kind of methods he could use. It was impossible for Zuo Quan Hui to escape, but Yang Kai had to be on guard against him dragging some of them down with him before he died.
Thus, even though he had the upper hand, Yang Kai didn’t dare to lower his guard in the slightest. On the contrary, he became even more vigilant than before, madly urging his Divine Sense. The moment he noticed Zuo Quan Hui doing anything suspicious, he would instantly go for the kill.
“You can give it a try!” Zuo Quan Hui calmly stated, showing a fearless expression.
Yang Kai instinctively felt that this guy was purposefully trying to mystify things, but he didn’t dare to take the risk, so he could only follow up, “Then tell me, what kind of deal do you want to make with me?”
Yang Kai threw bunches of Open Heaven Pills into his mouth like he was eating candy. He was more than happy to delay things so he could restore more of his strength. In this short time, he had already consumed more than 100 Open Heaven Pills.
*Munch Munch Munch*
Those from Void Land followed suit and began chewing on Open Heaven Pills loudly, annoying Zuo Quan Hui.
They could take this opportunity to recover, but he could not. He could guarantee that once he tried, he would be swarmed with attacks from every direction.
“Put today’s matter to rest right here and now and let me leave with Zi Yan. Everything that happened in the past will be written off.” Zuo Quan Hui earnestly looked at Yang Kai.
Yang Kai quietly looked at him for a while, and when he realized that there was nothing else Zuo Quan Hui had to add, he mumbled incoherently, “Just like that?”
Zuo Quan Hui nodded his agreement, “Yes!”
“Hmm…” Yang Kai mumbled to himself. His throat bobbed as he swallowed before he took out a Spirit Fruit from somewhere. He then lowered his head and carefully wiped it after finding a clean spot on his clothes, “I need to think about it. Your request is a bit excessive, it’s not something I can easily agree to.”
Zuo Quan Hui sneered in his heart. Yang Kai was clearly stalling and using this opportunity to recover; how could he not see through this little trick? But even though this kind of recovery could have some effect, it wasn’t very useful.
However, when Yang Kai took out the Spirit Fruit, Zuo Quan Hui furrowed his brow.
Because even with his knowledge and experience, he couldn’t tell what kind of Spirit Fruit it was.
Under his watchful gaze, Yang Kai opened his mouth wide and stuffed the entire fruit into his mouth, chewing it a few times before swallowing it whole.
His throat bobbed up and down once more, clearly showing him swallowing something.
The next moment, Yang Kai’s expression changed as he reached out and covered his mouth before sealing his seven orifices. Immediately after, loud rumbles came from inside Yang Kai’s body as if thunder was rolling inside him. His clothes even started fluttering on their own as rich World Force escaped from his pores.
“What did you just eat?” Zuo Quan Hui suddenly felt that something was not right as he could clearly see Yang Kai’s aura rising rapidly!
Yang Kai still had his mouth covered as he madly refined the Spirit Fruit’s pulp. He narrowed his eyes and smiled at Zuo Quan Hui as if he was looking at prey trapped in a cage.
Zuo Quan Hui’s eyes narrowed as he finally reacted, “A World Fruit?”
“Burp…” Yang Kai loudly belched, burping up a gush of World Force visible to the naked eye. At the same time, he waved his other hand like a rattle drum, “No, no, you are mistaken.”
How could Zuo Quan Hui listen to his explanation? He angrily shouted, “You cunning brat, you forced me to do this! Let’s see who dies today, whether it will be you or me!”
Yang Kai also shouted at the same time, “Attack!”
From beginning to end, Yang Kai had no intention of letting Zuo Quan Hui off. Without even mentioning his ridiculous request to ‘negotiate’, even if he had proposed a feasible offer, Yang Kai wouldn’t have listened to it.
After having paid such a huge price to force this old bastard into a desperate situation, how could he let him escape so easily?
Allowing a tiger to return to the mountain would only lead to disaster as it would surely return to bite him in the future.
The only reason Yang Kai even bothered talking just now was to allow his side to recover slightly, hopefully allowing them to use just one more Divine Ability at the critical moment to save themselves.
Be that as it may, using Open Heaven Pills to recover was simply too slow.
It was while Yang Kai was grumbling to himself about this that he suddenly remembered he had a number of World Fruits on him.
In the Great Ancient Ruins Boundary’s Primordial Land, Yang Kai had obtained a total of sixteen World Fruits from the World Tree, three Mid-Rank, and thirteen Low-Rank!
The three Mid-Rank fruits had already been used up. He had used one to advance from Fifth-Order to Sixth-Order, one had been used by Yue He, and one was used to help Lu Xue advance from the Fourth-Order to the Fifth-Order.
On the other hand, Yang Kai had only used one of the thirteen Low-Rank World Fruits, giving it to Guo Zi Yan, which helped him advance from the Second-Order to the Third-Order Open Heaven Realm.
Yang Kai still had twelve Low-Rank World Fruits left.
Although World Fruits were rare and valuable treasures, a Low-Rank World Fruit was quite useless to him now, strictly speaking. This fruit could at most allow a Second-Order Open Heaven Realm Master to advance to the Third-Order directly, but it was not enough to allow someone in the Third-Order to advance to the Fourth-Order, only a Mid-Rank World Fruit could do that.
Therefore, Yang Kai had simply held onto the remaining twelve World Fruits.
It wasn’t until this moment that he had a flash of inspiration.
He had personally consumed a Mid-Rank World Fruit before and knew that it was filled with extremely rich World Force. And to top it off, it had no impurities; it could easily be refined, it just would not help an Open Heaven Realm Master advance by an Order.
A Low-Rank World Fruit naturally couldn’t allow him to break through to the Seventh Order, but it shouldn’t be a problem to supplement his consumption.
Figuring it was worth a try, he ate one.
The effect was immediate!
The World Force in his Small Universe was rapidly growing and he swiftly regained his strength. Although he had not recovered completely, Yang Kai still recovered about half of his energy. Furthermore, he was slowly recovering the rest of his energy as he refined the rest of the World Fruit.
Zuo Quan Hui had obviously noticed this as well, so he could not hesitate anymore. The trapped beast immediately began fighting back.
At Yang Kai’s command, the Sixth-Order Masters had already prepared their Divine Abilities in advance and fired them straight towards Zuo Quan Hui like a storm at this moment.
This time, Zuo Quan Hui did not dodge though and instead, a Universe World illusory phantom suddenly expanded with him at its centre!
The next moment, Zuo Quan Hui’s resolute voice rang out in Yang Kai’s ear, “Manifest my Universe and eliminate my foes!”
Heaven and Earth started spinning, and by the time Yang Kai thrust his spear out, the sight before him had completely changed. Zuo Quan Hui was nowhere to be seen, and even the twelve Sixth-Order Open Heaven Realm Masters had disappeared.
Even the environment around him had changed dramatically.
Originally, they were above Tranquil Heavens Peak. The picturesque scenery of the Blue Clouds Continent’s Sacred Peak had been shattered by their battle, the sky had cracked and the ground was split apart, flipping the mountains and rivers. The entire sight looked quite apocalyptic. But at this moment, Yang Kai found himself standing in a green field.
The sky was blue and there was vast wilderness around him. There was nothing else in sight.
Yang Kai’s face turned pale. He instinctively thought that he had fallen into some kind of illusion and promptly used the Demon Eye of Annihilation, but he found nothing strange.
Zuo Quan Hui was nowhere to be seen, but his aura was all around Yang Kai, making Yang Kai feel as if Zuo Quan Hui was everywhere.
Realization suddenly dawned upon Yang Kai as he shouted, “His Small Universe!”
Yang Kai was not taken aback after realizing this, rather he burst into laughter, “Oh, Zuo Quan Hui, are you out of tricks? You even manifested your Small Universe!”
Had he not been at the end of his rope, why would Zuo Quan Hui have taken such a risk?
A High-Rank Open Heaven Realm Master’s Small Universe had already transformed from ethereal to corporeal and was capable of accommodating living beings. It could even be said that if one were to raise some living beings in their own Small Universe, its foundation would be constantly enhanced as they multiplied, which was equivalent to constantly cultivating!
Inside Blood Monster Cave Heaven, the ancestors of Abundance City’s cultivators were the ones who had been raised by Blood Monster Divine Monarch in his Small Universe in the past.
Blood Monster Divine Monarch had fallen, but his Small Universe had not collapsed; instead, it transformed into a Universe Cave Heaven and survived. This allowed Yang Kai to bring Mo Mei and the others out of Abundance City.
Blood Monster Divine Monarch was an Eighth-Order Open Heaven Realm Master, but even though Zuo Quan Hui was just a Seventh-Order Open Heaven Realm Master, he too was able to accomplish this.
Basically no Seventh-Order Open Heaven Realm Master would do this, however, because it was extremely taxing to raise living beings in one’s Small Universe. The environment of their Small Universe was not necessarily suitable for living beings to live and reproduce, and if they did not take care of this population well enough, all their efforts would wind up being fruitless.
What’s more, when fighting others, once their Small Universe became unstable, it could quite possibly lead to natural disasters, causing the many living beings inside it to die.
Therefore, Seventh-Order Open Heaven Realm Masters were extremely cautious when it came to raising living beings in their Small Universes. Being qualified to do so was one thing, but whether or not one would was another.
Zuo Quan Hui wasn’t rearing any kind of living beings in his Small Universe, so he knew his limits. A Seventh-Order Open Heaven Realm Master wasn’t invincible, so instead of wasting his time and energy on such a risky pursuit, he might as well refine Open Heaven Pills.
Nonetheless, as a Seventh-Order Open Heaven Realm Master, Zuo Quan Hui’s Small Universe had indeed become tangible.
At this moment, Yang Kai was inside Zuo Quan Hui’s Small Universe!
Yang Kai had brought over 1,000 Open Heaven Realm Masters from Void Territory all the way to the Star Boundary’s Great Territory by putting them into his Small Universe.
However, sending people into one’s Small Universe required their cooperation. The people he had placed inside could not have any thought of resisting; otherwise, Yang Kai would have had to spend a great deal of effort even if he could put them inside.
Zuo Quan Hui was obviously using a different approach because Yang Kai didn’t feel any force pulling him in.
Zuo Quan Hui had actually done the reverse, summoning his Small Universe and manifesting it into the outside world, essentially engulfing everyone and everything that was in his Small Universe’s range.
Yang Kai couldn’t help but recall some of the things the Proprietress had told him before she went into seclusion, including how Seventh-Order Open Heaven Realm Masters used their Small Universes!
The Proprietress said that once a High-Rank Open Heaven Realm Master used his or her Small Universe like this against an enemy, it would mean that he or she had really decided to fight with their life on the line. This was also the most powerful method a High-Rank Open Heaven Realm Master could use, a trump card every High-Rank Open Heaven Realm Master possessed.
Because in their own Small Universe, they ruled over everything, just like how Yang Kai once ruled over the Small Sealed World.
So, when he noticed that Zuo Quan Hui had actually summoned his Small Universe, Yang Kai was both surprised and happy.
What surprised Yang Kai was that Zuo Quan Hui had decided to go all out. He might have really decided that he would not rest until either Yang Kai was dead or he was. Yang Kai was happy because if he could resolve this situation, Zuo Quan Hui would definitely die today!
This was a crisis, but also an opportunity!
Yang Kai took a long, deep breath as he immersed himself in his thoughts, carefully recalling what the Proprietress had said before she went into seclusion.
The injured Zuo Quan Hui was besieged by over a dozen Sixth-Order Open Heaven Realm Masters. Zuo Quan Hui realized that he was no match for them, so he summoned his Small Universe without a moment of hesitation. It wasn’t that he didn’t know the risks of doing so, but rather that he had no other choice.
By pulling everyone in his Small Universe, he would be able to control the battle more easily. At the very least, he had dispersed Void Land’s Masters. Now, he could fight them individually rather than as a group.
It was just like how Yang Kai was all alone at this moment. Everyone had clearly been with him, but they had all disappeared now.
However, doing so was extremely risky as well.
Firstly, by manifesting his Small Universe, Zuo Quan Hui could only use his full strength to control the various elements inside the Small Universe and could no longer interfere with the outside world. In other words, the Small Universe he summoned became a fixed target. If someone tried to attack him from the outside, he would be unable to resist and could only passively endure.
Secondly, taking more than a dozen Sixth-Order Open Heaven Realm Masters into his Small Universe posed a huge risk. All the damage Yang Kai and his friends caused to the Small Universe would damage Zuo Quan Hui’s foundation directly. This kind of damage to one’s Small Universe was extremely dangerous.
Only if there was no other choice would a High-Rank Open Heaven Realm Master be willing to use such a method.
As such, Zuo Quan Hui was obviously desperate!
Yang Kai was also certain that not only had Zuo Quan Hui taken him into this place, but he had also not let any of the dozen or so Sixth-Order Open Heaven Realm Masters of Void Land escape. After all, everyone had been standing not too far away from him, so he would otherwise have to be on guard against any attacks from the outside!
Thinking this, Yang Kai couldn’t help but break into laughter. “Zuo Quan Hui, you really outthought yourself! No one can save you from dying today!”
Without any more delay, Yang Kai’s body rapidly expanded as he let out a Dragon Roar. His small body transformed into a several thousand metres tall Half-Dragon and the Azure Dragon Spear in his hand grew proportionally bigger.
He then mobilized his World Force as he thrust his spear forward, releasing a violent burst of energy that caused the world around him to collapse.
Since this place was Zuo Quan Hui’s Small Universe, Yang Kai did not have any scruples when he acted. All he needed to do was use his most powerful methods and wreck the surrounding world as much as possible.
There was also no need to seek out Zuo Quan Hui as he could come and go as he pleased in this place. Even Yang Kai, who was proficient in the Dao of Space, might not be able to catch him.
Zuo Quan Hui was nowhere, but he was also everywhere. All the damage Yang Kai caused to this world would cause some degree of damage to Zuo Quan Hui.
What Yang Kai could do now was try his best to attract Zuo Quan Hui’s attention. Yang Kai wanted to make Zuo Quan Hui divert at least 60% of his focus onto him; this way, Zuo Quan Hui wouldn’t be able to focus much of his strength on dealing with the other Sixth-Order Open Heaven Realm Masters from Void Land.
After all, not everyone was as strong as him. If Zuo Quan Hui were to use his full strength to deal with any one of them, the others would find it very hard to resist.
The ground split apart as huge ravines spread out like a spider web. Even the sky was riddled with tiny cracks.
Yang Kai was unleashing his strength to his heart’s content, not caring about anything else. Space Principles pulsated violently and every time he thrust his spear out, a giant black ball would explode from its tip, transforming into a black hole that swallowed everything around it.
His Rupture Secret Technique was the best method Yang Kai had to destroy the foundations of Zuo Quan Hui’s Small Universe.
Coupled with his enormous Half-Dragon Form, the entire space around Yang Kai had been shattered after a dozen or so strikes. But much to his surprise, Zuo Quan Hui did not even try to counterattack.
Yang Kai clenched his teeth and coldly snorted. “You dare ignore me? Zuo Quan Hui, you’re quite courageous!”
Yang Kai hadn’t encountered any obstructions up until now. Obviously, Zuo Quan Hui hadn’t paid any attention to him. Zuo Quan Hui also knew that Yang Kai was the strongest among the Sixth-Order Masters from Void Land, far surpassing what should be possible for an ordinary Sixth-Order Master. He could not possibly kill him in just a few moves.
As such, his intentions were clear. He was planning to deal with the others first, then he would slowly handle Yang Kai.
How could Yang Kai allow Zuo Quan Hui to do as he wished? He used his entire strength to cause as much damage as possible here in order to draw Zuo Quan Hui’s attention as the more he could cause Zuo Quan Hui to divert his focus, the safer the others would be.
Seeing that ordinary methods weren’t effective, Yang Kai decided to go all out. A Golden Crow let out a cry as a Great Sun rose into the sky, followed by a round silver Moon. The Sun and Moon began cycling as a gold and silver wheel expanded and Space and Time Principles spread into the surroundings.
The Sun and Moon Divine Wheel had appeared again!
This time, he did not have to worry about Zuo Quan Hui blocking or dodging. This was the latter’s Small Universe, so Zuo Quan Hui was everywhere and had nowhere to hide!
Originally, Yang Kai had expended a great deal of his energy, so he was unable to display the Sun and Moon Divine Wheel again, but after consuming a Low-Rank World Fruit, he was simply brimming with energy, allowing him to use it once more.
The strange Space-Time Strength filled the air. Wherever the Divine Wheel passed by, everything cracked, crumbled, and withered away. Not only did the solid ground become like this, but it was even true for the empty sky. Moreover, the Space-Time Strength was crazily spreading in all directions, forming a crystallized world wherever it passed by. It looked beautiful, but it was also filled with endless murderous intent.
Right then, the surrounding World Force started surging before transforming into a series of Divine Abilities that flew straight towards the Sun and Moon Divine Wheel, intercepting it.
Since Zuo Quan Hui had pulled the Void Land Masters into his Small Universe, he naturally wouldn’t sit back and wait for death. Once Yang Kai displayed the Sun and Moon Divine Wheel, he had no choice but to stop him no matter how unwilling he was.
He had been affected by this Space-Time Strength before, so he was well aware of how terrifying this strange energy was. If he allowed Yang Kai to do as he pleased, his foundation would be greatly damaged even if he managed to escape this time.
Boundless Divine Abilities and Secret Techniques blotted out the sky and earth. Furthermore, Zuo Quan Hui did it with just one thought. As the ruler of his Small Universe, he naturally had many advantages in this place.
After spending a great deal of energy, Zuo Quan Hui was finally able to completely block the Sun and Moon Divine Wheel, but the battlefield was already a mess and the strange Space-Time Strength had begun corroding his Small Universe’s foundation.
Zuo Quan Hui had no choice but to use even more of his strength to seal this Space-Time Strength, hoping to slowly eliminate it after this battle was over.
Elsewhere, Hui Gu stood there with cold sweat dripping down his forehead and blood dripping down his nose.
Just now, he thought he was going to die, but for some reason, the might of the sword wave attacking him had greatly reduced at the critical moment, allowing him to survive.
He vaguely guessed that someone else must have pulled Zuo Quan Hui’s attention, saving his life.
Without delaying for even a single moment, he promptly pushed his strength to the limit and destroyed everything around him.
Since Yang Kai could figure out that this was Zuo Quan Hui’s Small Universe, naturally everyone else understood this as well, especially the veteran Sixth-Order Masters like Hui Gu. Even if they had never fought with a Seventh-Order Open Heaven Realm Master before, they had at least heard of their unique methods and could match them with their current situation.
Similar to the Hui Gu, Luan Bai Feng’s figure kept moving like a nimble snake. She never stopped at one place to avoid being targeted by Zuo Quan Hui.
She was holding a bunch of Array Plates in her hand and was continuously throwing them out. These Array Plates would form Killing Arrays one after another after they were activated, wantonly destroying everything around them.
She had used up all of the Array Plates she had amassed over nearly 1,000 years in no time, causing her a great deal of heartache.
Ever since her name had been put on Yang Kai’s Loyalty List, the Array Plates she had amassed were being rapidly consumed one after another. Previously, she had used up many Array Plates to set up a number of Illusion Arrays and Bewildering Arrays in the Star Boundary’s Great Territory. Now, she had expended most of her Killing Array Plates.
The wealth she had gathered over these years was all gone.
She secretly made up her mind that after this was all over, she would make Yang Kai compensate her ten times or even a hundred times over.
Mao Zhe, Geng Qing, Zhou Ya, Hua Yong, Shu Mu Dan, Qing Kui, Su Ying Xue, Mo Mei, and Yue He were all separated, but each of them was simultaneously launching their strongest attacks.
Zuo Quan Hui’s Small Universe instantly became unstable as his World Force churned. Even with his Seventh-Order Open Heaven Realm cultivation, he still ran himself haggard, dealing with everyone.
One figure in particular, clad in Demon Qi, stood atop a tall mountain. After entering this Small Universe, Wu Kuang’s eyes lit up as he sensed everything around him.
The surroundings were filled with extremely rich World Force. It was like a mouth-watering feast was spread before him, exuding a delicious scent!
“Since Martial Uncle Zuo is being so hospitable, then your Martial Nephew won’t stand on ceremony with you!” Wu Kuang grinned maliciously as he sat down cross-legged and activated his Heaven Devouring Battle Law. Immediately after, his body seemingly transformed into a bottomless pit as the World Force in the surroundings swirled towards him.
In an extremely short period of time, Wu Kuang had pushed his Heaven Devouring Battle Law to its limit and devoured all of the nearby World Force! Wu Kuang couldn’t help the look of glee that appeared on his face, feeling the endless stream of pure energy.
His expression gave the impression of a perverted hungry ghost holding a warm and fragrant body, as if he could devour its body and soul!
When others were pulled into this Small Universe by Zuo Quan Hui, they could only use everything they had to wreak as much destruction as possible. This was even true for someone as strong as Yang Kai, but Wu Kuang was different. He could devour the Small Universe’s foundation directly and strengthen himself in the process.
Zuo Quan Hui had not expected this, and this was his biggest mistake.
He thought that Wu Kuang had advanced to the Sixth Order from the Fifth Order during the last battle, but he had no idea that Wu Kuang had reached the Sixth Order long ago. It was just that he had been carefully hiding his Sixth-Order cultivation to the end in order to track down Zuo Quan Hui and inform Yang Kai.
They might not have discussed any plans beforehand, but Wu Kuang was sure that Yang Kai understood his thoughts, and Yang Kai was sure that Wu Kuang understood his. To a certain extent, their hearts were connected.
Destruction and devouring were two completely different things. The reckless destruction Yang Kai and his friends had caused to the Small Universe would undoubtedly bring great damage to Zuo Quan Hui’s foundation, but their efficiency was far lower than Wu Kuang’s.
The Small Universe’s foundation began to rapidly deplete as the devouring took place! On the other hand, Wu Kuang’s aura gradually grew stronger.
Yang Kai could clearly feel that Zuo Quan Hui’s interference with him had taken a huge dive and laughed loudly as he continued to bombard his surroundings, “You finally noticed? But what to do? It’s too late!”
A figure suddenly appeared not far from Yang Kai. It was none other than Zuo Quan Hui, who had been hiding all this time. At this moment, this High-Rank Open Heaven Realm Master’s face was slightly pale and he was fuming in rage. He raised his long sword and asked, pointing it at Yang Kai and glaring at him, “You knew this was going to happen!?”
Yang Kai thrust his spear towards him, blotting the sky with spear shadows, his face beaming with joy as he taunted, “Guess!”
Zuo Quan Hui’s figure did not move, but an enormous sword wave shot forward, shattering the spear shadows and heading straight towards Yang Kai.
Yang Kai quickly retreated, blocking that enormous sword wave that spanned across the sky, but the next moment, his heart suddenly clenched as he threw himself to the ground.
A bolt of lightning came rumbling from behind, brushing past his scalp, burning a few strands of his hair.
Yang Kai stood back up again, but he had broken into a cold sweat. It was indeed difficult to fight with someone inside their Small Universe, not to mention that this opponent was a High-Rank Master. Although Zuo Quan Hui had not fully recovered from his injuries, a starving camel was still bigger than a horse.
But he had no choice but to fight on!
“Who are you? You are definitely not a Myriad Demons Heaven disciple!”
On another side, Wu Kuang was no longer able to calmly continue devouring in peace. In fact, when he activated his Heaven Devouring Battle Law, Zuo Quan Hui appeared before him out of thin air, slashing at him.
Wu Kuang was so flustered that he quickly counterattacked and fled. However, after exchanging blows with Zuo Quan Hui, Wu Kuang discovered that there was something wrong with this Zuo Quan Hui. He didn’t appear to be real, but more like a projection; he also didn’t have the strength of a Seventh-Order Master.
Wu Kuang might be fleeing in panic at the sight of Zuo Quan Hui chasing after him, but he was not completely helpless.
He realized that Zuo Quan Hui could not divert too much attention to his side, which was why he was so weak. Having realized this, Wu Kuang greatly calmed down. While running around in circles, he circulated his Heaven Devouring Battle Law, greedily devouring the surrounding World Force. There was a malicious grin hanging on his face as he responded, “Of course I’m a Myriad Demons Heaven disciple, why is Martial Uncle Zuo asking such a question?”
Zuo Quan Hui didn’t appear to have taken any action, but he appeared in front of Wu Kuang like a ghost and gently thrust out his sword. Had Wu Kuang not been constantly changing his position, it would have been next to impossible to avoid this sword strike for him.
“Myriad Demons Heaven definitely does not have such an evil technique, what kind of Secret Art are you cultivating!?” Zuo Quan Hui shouted, gnashing his teeth as a sliver of fear could be seen in his eyes. He had never seen such an evil technique before, and much to his surprise, it could actually swallow his Small Universe’s foundation and make use of it. This kind of Secret Art went against the Heavens. If everyone could cultivate it, it would not be this difficult to break through to the Open Heaven Realm.
Among the dozen or so Sixth-Order Open Heaven Realm Masters he had pulled into his Small Universe, Yang Kai’s was undoubtedly the strongest, but if there was anyone who posed the greatest threat to him, it would be this Myriad Demons Heaven disciple before him!
Even now, Zuo Quan Hui still couldn’t understand why Myriad Demons Heaven’s own men would ambush him!
Meanwhile, Zuo Quan Hui’s projection also appeared in front of the other Sixth-Order Masters of Void Land. Be that as it may, these projections weren’t very strong at all; they were at most on par with their respective opponents, some of them even slightly weaker. Occasionally, they would launch a fierce attack, but it was clearly not working. Obviously, Zuo Quan Hui was too distracted to control them all.
At first, everyone was shocked by Zuo Quan Hui’s sudden appearance. Even a sickly tiger was quite fierce, so no one was confident facing a Seventh-Order Master.
But after exchanging a few blows, they discovered the truth and no longer panicked.
The dozen or so battlefields were like a raging wildfire. Each time they clashed, they would cause damage to Zuo Quan Hui’s Small Universe to a certain extent, whereas Wu Kuang was constantly using his Heaven Devouring Battle Law to devour Zuo Quan Hui’s foundation.
Yang Kai’s several thousand metres tall Half-Dragon Form was riddled with wounds and had many places where his Dragon Scales were blown off, a shocking sight to behold. Zuo Quan Hui had placed most of his attention on him, giving Yang Kai a really hard time. Although his life was in no danger, being constantly suppressed was not very enjoyable.
Be that as it may, Yang Kai was more than happy to see this status quo maintained. The longer this dragged on, the more disadvantageous it would be for Zuo Quan Hui, and once he reached his limit, he would lose for sure!
Zuo Quan Hui was a Seventh-Order Open Heaven Realm Master, so how could he fail to realize this? He was thinking of taking down Yang Kai first and then dealing with the others one by one. As long as Yang Kai died, it did not matter how many Sixth-Order Masters Void Land had.
But after a while, he realized that it was easier said than done. Even if he could push Yang Kai into a corner, he wouldn’t be defeated so easily.
Since things had come to this, he could only change his strategy.
As the two figures clashed, Yang Kai’s spear struck Zuo Quan Hui’s figure, but no blood flowed out. Yang Kai wasn’t surprised either; he had already noticed that Zuo Quan Hui wasn’t a real entity, but a lifelike projection.
Suddenly, Yang Kai raised his spear and looked around, but he could not spot Zuo Quan Hui. Even his barrage of attacks which had never ceased had stopped.
Yang Kai’s heart clenched.
This undoubtedly meant that Zuo Quan Hui had no intention of hounding him and had instead focused his attention elsewhere. And on Void Land’s side, Wu Kuang was the biggest threat to Zuo Quan Hui.
Wu Kuang was in danger!
Although Yang Kai could take this opportunity to vandalize Zuo Quan Hui’s Small Universe, Wu Kuang would probably be killed by Zuo Quan Hui in less than ten breaths.
Yang Kai instantly spread out his Divine Sense, but he couldn’t sense anyone’s aura, let alone find Wu Kuang’s location. Zuo Quan Hui’s aura was all around him and disrupting him.
[What should I do to get out of this?] Yang Kai asked himself. He couldn’t save Wu Kuang if he couldn’t find him.
Furthermore, once Zuo Quan Hui killed Wu Kuang and the others, he could not be stopped.
And Yang Kai would definitely not be able to completely destroy Zuo Quan Hui’s Small Universe before then.
After a moment of consideration, Yang Kai slammed the Azure Dragon Spear into the ground and pressed his palms together before fiercely pulling them away from each other, as if he was trying to separate the whole world, shouting word by word, “Heaven and Earth, open!”
His Small Universe rapidly rotated before it suddenly manifested!
The reason why Zuo Quan Hui was able to manifest his Small Universe was because his Small Universe had already turned tangible. This was a trump card that could only be displayed by a High-Rank Open Heaven Realm Master. Ordinary Sixth-Order Masters would not be able to do such a thing.
However, Yang Kai was able to do so, because his Small Universe had materialized from the very beginning!
Yang Kai had no idea what the consequences of doing so would be; after all, he had never tried something like this ever before, but he knew that if he didn’t do so, Wu Kuang would die without a doubt, and then the others would follow suit.
Yang Kai’s Small Universe instantly spread out and he suddenly felt as if he had stepped into a whole new world.
He could clearly feel that his Small Universe was now nested inside Zuo Quan Hui’s Small Universe, and the two Small Universes were overlapping each other, one within in the other.
The bigger one belonged to Zuo Quan Hui, while the smaller one belonged to him!
An extremely uncomfortable feeling coursed through Yang Kai’s body. He felt as if he was trapped in a cage and was being squeezed from every possible direction, causing him to let out a muffled groan.
But the next moment, Yang Kai sensed the auras and locations of the others.
He knew everything within his Small Universe like the back of his hand!
Wu Kuang was indeed hanging by a thread; one of his arms limply hanging, connected only by skin and muscles. His body was covered in blood as he desperately tried to escape from Zuo Quan Hui’s assault!
In the moment of life and death, he no longer had the time to use the Heaven Devouring Battle Law to devour energy. All he could focus on was preserving his life!
Zuo Quan Hui was everywhere, his sword following him like a shadow. Just when it looked that Wu Kuang was about to die, Zuo Quan Hui’s movements suddenly became sluggish.
As Yang Kai’s Small Universe spread out, he felt extremely uncomfortable, as if he was trapped in a cage, but Zuo Quan Hui did not feel good either. In contrast, he felt like his Small Universe had become bloated, like he had eaten far too much. He even found circulating his World Force a little difficult.
Otherwise, there wouldn’t have been such a slight pause just now.
With such a good opportunity before him, Wu Kuang was finally able to escape from the jaws of death. Fear was clearly visible on his face.
Zuo Quan Hui didn’t give chase and instead gazed around with a look of shock hanging on his face.
Yang Kai’s figure suddenly appeared out of thin air, alongside the dozen or so other Sixth-Order Open Heaven Realm Masters.
Everyone had gathered! The others obviously hadn’t realized what was happening, but since they were together again, it was better than fighting on their own.
They looked at each other, and seeing that they had not lost anyone, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
“You’re only a Sixth-Order, how could you possibly manifest your Small Universe?” Zuo Quan Hui stared at Yang Kai in disbelief.
“None of your damn business!” Yang Kai raised his spear and pointed it at him with an arrogant and unyielding look on his face, suppressing the surging blood in his heart.
“Your Small Universe has become tangible when you are only in the Sixth Order, you really are a rare genius!” Zuo Quan Hui sighed.
Yang Kai sneered, “Don’t think that you can save your life just by some ass-kissing. Today, you are going to die, no matter how unwilling you are!”
Zuo Quan Hui suddenly smiled and stated, “Now that our Small Universes are overlapping, if one of us suffers, we both suffer. This Monarch wants to see how you will kill me now!”
“Then you’d better open your dog eyes wide and watch!” Yang Kai pointed his spear at Zuo Quan Hui and coldly shouted, “Kill!”
But the people around him remained motionless.
Yue He nervously looked at him nervously, “Young Master!”
If everyone failed to understand what just happened before, why were they suddenly together when they were clearly separated, how could they not understand after hearing what Zuo Quan Hui said?
Much to their dismay, Yang Kai had actually manifested his Small Universe inside Zuo Quan Hui’s Small Universe World, endangering himself. It was really reckless of him, and just as Zuo Quan Hui said, both of their Small Universes now shared the same fate, whatever happened to one, would happen to the other as well. If they were to really attack, it would not only destroy Zuo Quan Hui’s Small Universe, but also Yang Kai’s Small Universe.
Unless they could find a place where their Small Universes weren’t overlapping, only then could they have a chance to only affect Zuo Quan Hui. But as things stood, how could Zuo Quan Hui allow them to do so? He was more than happy to see Yang Kai’s fate tied to his.
No one dared to act rashly in this current situation.
“What are you all waiting for? Attack!” Yang Kai shouted, “This is a Heaven-sent opportunity! If we don’t act now, we won’t get another chance in the future!”
Yue He’s eyes turned red as she grit her teeth and shouted, “Young Master, you must hold on!”
As soon as she finished speaking, she took the lead and charged straight towards Zuo Quan Hui, closely followed by the other Sixth-Order Master!
Zuo Quan Hui was extremely stunned, “Boy, you’re insane!”
Before Zuo Quan Hui could finish cursing, he was forced to flee as a series of destructive Divine Abilities came shooting at him, his heart filled with shock at Yang Kai’s ruthless determination.
A series of explosions reverberated as the ground and the sky cracked at a spot where the Small Universes overlapped.
Yang Kai spurted a large mouthful of blood as he felt his Soul violently trembling. What he was doing was akin to sacrificing 800 of his soldiers to kill 1,000 of the enemy’s. Now, it all came down to who fell first, Zuo Quan Hui or him.
Suddenly, Yang Kai turned his head and cursed, “Wu Kuang, you bastard!”
Wu Kuang didn’t attack Zuo Quan Hui, but instead sat down sitting cross-legged, madly using the Heaven Devouring Battle Law to devour the surrounding World Force!
Yang Kai was so angry that he almost coughed up blood. Wu Kuang’s act of devouring World Force like this might be harming Zuo Quan Hui, but Yang Kai couldn’t escape from it either. Furthermore, he was so brazen that he actually sat down next to Yang Kai, as if he wanted the latter to protect him.
Yang Kai could not wait to take out his Azure Dragon Spear and plunge it right into his heart!
However, Wu Kuang shamelessly raised his head and added with a serious look on his face, “You should not divert your attention during this life-and-death battle!”
Yang Kai suppressed the boiling blood in his heart and quickly took out a Low-Rank World Fruit and swallowed it, forcefully calming his nerves.
He then turned his head, avoiding looking at him. What the eyes did not see, the heart did not grieve.
Before refining the World Fruit’s medicinal efficacy, Yang Kai stuffed another one into his mouth.
After eating two World Fruits, Yang Kai finally had the confidence to drag Zuo Quan Hui down to his death. He raised his head, looking at the battle that was raging on the other side; Zuo Quan Hui was at the end of his rope, though he was still desperately struggling.
It wasn’t that Yang Kai didn’t want to step forward to help, but since the two Small Universes were stacked together now, he needed to exert all of his strength to interfere with Zuo Quan Hui’s control over the surrounding World.
Had he not been suppressing Zuo Quan Hui here, how could the latter be so weak? Zuo Quan Hui had to divert some of his attention to deal with the attacks of a dozen or so Sixth-Order Open Heaven Realm Masters while enduring the backlash caused by the destruction to his Small Universe, while at the same time resisting Yang Kai’s interference, so how could he not be at a disadvantage?
With time, Yang Kai could clearly feel his Small Universe’s foundation rapidly depleting! Fortunately, he had eaten two Low-Rank World Fruits, allowing him to slowly replenish what he was losing, but he was still unable to make ends meet.
Zuo Quan Hui’s situation was even worse. His body was covered in blood and his hair was dishevelled. It looked as if he had reached the end of his road, and as he unleashed his Divine Abilities one after another, he no longer bore the awe-inspiring might of a Seventh-Order Master.
Suddenly, Yang Kai’s brow twitched as a look of joy appeared on his face. He could feel Zuo Quan Hui’s Small Universe rapidly shrinking. Zuo Quan Hui was a Seventh-Order Open Heaven Realm Master, so his Small Universe was much bigger than Yang Kai, but now, it was actually getting smaller.
This way, it would be easier for him to suppress Zuo Quan Hui.
Sure enough, when their Small Universes broke that critical point, Zuo Quan Hui’s performance became much worse.
As if this old man realized that he was doomed, his attacks became fiercer. It looked like he wanted to take a few people down with him before dying!
How could Yang Kai allow him to do as he pleased? With a single thought, Yang Kai used his own Divine Abilities and coordinated with everyone else’s attacks.
In an instant, Zuo Quan Hui’s figure came to a halt as his imposing momentum suddenly plummeted and he staggered, spurting out a mouthful of blood.
At the same time, over a dozen Divine Abilities bombarded Zuo Quan Hui, sending him flying like a paper kite before heavily crashing to the ground.
It had not been that long, but he was now gasping for breath.
However, no one dared to lower their guard as all of them gathered around him and waited.
Yang Kai kicked Wu Kuang, who was sitting next to him motionlessly and was only focused on swallowing energy, to the ground, “Stop! Your table manners are beyond unsightly!”
After cursing and venting his anger, Yang Kai covered his mouth and lightly coughed, covering his palm in golden blood.
Wu Kuang had obtained a great bargain, so he couldn’t be bothered to argue with Yang Kai over his rude actions. He simply stood up and patted his butt, a look of dissatisfaction appearing on his face.
Shouldering the Azure Dragon Spear, Yang Kai stepped forward and asked in a low voice, “Zuo Quan Hui, do you have any last words?”
Zuo Quan Hui, who was loudly wheezing, stared blankly into the void.
Yang Kai stood not far from him, looking at him indifferently, “Don’t have any unrealistic fantasies? Your cultivation has already fallen to the Sixth Order, and your Small Universe has become unstable. There is no hope for you to advance again in this life even if you survive, so why not just die?”
When the surrounding crowd heard this, they discovered that Zuo Quan Hui’s omnipresent aura was rapidly fading. Furthermore, the surrounding scenery was also distorting. It was obvious that Zuo Quan Hui’s cultivation had fallen to the Sixth-Order Open Heaven Realm and his Small Universe was no longer able to maintain its solid form.
Everyone let out a sigh of relief!
They were extremely wary of this Seventh-Order Open Heaven Realm Master; after all, Zuo Quan Hui was a veteran powerhouse, so who knew what kind of trump cards he was still hiding? If Zuo Quan Hui really managed to drag some of them down with him, their losses would outweigh the gains.
But since he had fallen to the Sixth Order, the threat he posed was greatly reduced, making him look like a tiger without its fangs.
Under everyone’s watchful eyes, Zuo Quan Hui moved and slowly sat up straight, crossing his legs as he stared at Yang Kai indifferently, “I’m afraid the future will be quite exciting with a monster like you appearing in the 3,000 Worlds.”
“You flatter me!” Yang Kai maintained a stoic face.
“Unfortunately, this Old Master won’t be able to see it.” Zuo Quan Hui sighed, “After I die, that disciple of mine won’t be able to escape death either, right?”
Yang Kai raised his chin, “Don’t worry, I’ll let her reunite with you as soon as possible. Well, maybe she’s already waiting for you on the road to the Yellow Springs.”
Zuo Quan Hui nodded, “It’s up to you, the winner is the King and the loser is the villain. If you had lost, your fate wouldn’t be any better than this Monarch’s.”
Yang Kai clapped his hands and scoffed, “You’ve got quite a vivid imagination!”
Zuo Quan Hui smiled at him, “There will come a day when you will understand.”
Saying so, he suddenly made a hand seal and asked, looking at Yang Kai, “Do you know why a High-Rank Open Heaven Realm Master won’t easily open their Small Universe to kill their enemy, even if it is a trump card that every High-Rank Open Heaven Realm Master can use?”
Yang Kai slightly furrowed his brow, “Please enlighten me!”
Zuo Quan Hui replied, “Because if we do this, even if we successfully kill the enemy, there will be no end to the trouble, just like this!”
The next moment, Zuo Quan Hui’s figure shook. Yang Kai could clearly feel the aura of a Small Universe collapsing as World Force spread out!
Everyone watching was shocked, Zuo Quan Hui’s action would undoubtedly disintegrate and collapse his Small Universe. The Small Universe World was the foundation of an Open Heaven Realm Master. Once the Small Universe collapsed, the Open Heaven Realm Master would not be far from death.
Zuo Quan Hui had fallen to the Sixth Order, so even if he still had the strength to mount up a fight, he would only be humiliating himself. Rather than losing his life to the enemy, he preferred to end his own life!
Not everyone possessed such courage.
Zuo Quan Hui, who had shattered his own Small Universe, started loudly laughing, “Boy, this Monarch will teach you a lesson with his life! You should cherish it!”
While he was laughing, Zuo Quan Hui’s head drooped down as he died!
An Inner Sect Elder of Thousand Crane Paradise had fallen!
Yang Kai’s expression changed drastically as he stomped his feet and cursed, “Why can’t this old dog just die peacefully!?”
Yang Kai’s figure shook and his World Force was mobilized, sealing the surrounding region! With them as the centre, everything within a 10,000-kilometres radius was completely sealed.
Yang Kai finally understood what Zuo Quan Hui meant when he said there would be no end to the trouble.
The old man had broken his own Small Universe and poured his World Force into Yang Kai’s Small Universe. Not only was this energy not beneficial to Yang Kai though, it was akin to a kind of impurity as it was wholly incompatible with his own body. In short, this foreign energy was corroding his Small Universe.
Had Yang Kai not quickly reacted and sealed off the surrounding 10,000-kilometres, and allowed this energy to fill his Small Universe, it would have been difficult for him to remove it. He would have had to spend a great deal of time and energy in retreat.
In other words, although High-Rank Open Heaven Realm Masters could use this trump card to kill enemies, and it was their most powerful trump card at that, it could not be used lightly.
Regardless of whether the enemy committed suicide or was killed, once their World Force leaked out, it would be akin to swallowing a mouthful of poison.
The price Zuo Quan Hui had to pay to teach this lesson was not small, and the price to receive this lesson for Yang Kai was not small either!
Yang Kai promptly turned his head to Wu Kuang, whereupon the latter snapped at him, “What!?”
He still had not forgotten that Yang Kai kicked him before. The Heaven-Devouring Great Emperor had never been a magnanimous person; otherwise, he wouldn’t have caused so many deaths!
Yang Kai snorted, “If you’re willing to take action, then do it. If you’re not, then I won’t force you. At worst, I’ll just cut off this region. In any case, it’ll only damage some of my foundation.”
Wu Kuang pretended to be slow-witted before he agreed, “Since you are asking for help, I’ll help!”
As Wu Kuang activated the Heaven Devouring Battle Law, the World Force within the 10,000-kilometre radius madly flowed into his body.
The group of Sixth-Order Open Heaven Realm Master watching from the side instantly felt an instinctive sense of dread.
Although they had seen Wu Kuang use the Heaven Devouring Battle Law before, everyone had been fighting with Zuo Quan Hui so they hadn’t paid much attention to it. Now, when they got to see it so closely, they were all shocked.
The universe was huge and boundless. There were 3,000 Worlds and countless mystical arts, but they had never seen or heard of one which could refine the World Force of others for their own use until now.
This was definitely a Heaven-defying Evil Technique that went completely against the Heavenly Way!
So when everyone saw Wu Kuang activate the Heaven Devouring Battle Law and devour the World Force, they were completely shaken up.
It was just that cultivating this kind of Secret Art would damage the peace and harmony of the world, and he would be fraught with endless danger. He would ultimately meet an untimely death
So, although they were shocked, they didn’t feel much envy.
Wu Kuang finished in less than an hour.
Yang Kai felt so much pain and anger that he almost vomited blood. Although he had killed Zuo Quan Hui in this battle, he had paid a huge price for that. Over ten Sixth-Order Masters fought inside his Small Universe, causing great damage to its foundation, and coupled with Wu Kuang’s repeated acts of devouring his World Force, the losses he had suffered were so great that it was difficult for outsiders to understand.
Previously, when he borrowed the World Force from the Star Boundary, Yang Kai had obtained quite an advantage; his foundation had been greatly strengthened, saving him at least 500 years of bitter cultivation.
However, after what had happened today, the benefits he had obtained before had basically been negated. If he hadn’t eaten two World Fruits at the last moment, his situation would have been even worse.
After having suffered this kind of loss, all he could do was slowly cultivate to make up for it!
However, this way, he was certain of one thing. Although he was unable to put a Sixth-Order Open Heaven Realm Master into his Small Universe, if he were to spread his Small Universe, he would not be restricted in this aspect.
After all, even Zuo Quan Hui, a Seventh-Order Master, was technically inside his Small Universe.
The fierce battle inside the Small Universe had finally come to an end. The battle concluded with Zuo Quan Hui’s death, and the battle raging outside should be coming to an end as well; after all, Void Land’s side was facing the enemy in two-against-one battles, so how could Yin Xin Zhao, Zi Yan, and the others be their opponents?
When Yang Kai withdrew his Small Universe and everyone returned to the Blue Clouds Continent, they looked up and saw that the people from Heavenly Sword Union were indeed in danger.
Yin Xin Zhao and Pei Wen Xuan were barely holding on. They had just advanced to the Sixth Order not long ago, and although they had broken through a few years earlier than the Great Emperors, their foundations weren’t that strong.
While everyone was fighting, they were also paying attention to the situation here.
At this moment, when they saw Yang Kai appear with other Sixth-Order Masters, the Great Emperors felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted from their shoulders, whereas the faces of the Heavenly Sword Union members were ashen!
Zuo Quan Hui was nowhere to be seen, so it was obvious that he was dead.
Seeing this, Yin Xin Zhao, Pei Wen Xuan, and the others quickly used their Divine Abilities to shake off their opponents before fleeing without a moment’s hesitation! But how could Yang Kai give them this chance? With a wave of his hand, over a dozen people rushed straight towards the various battlefields.
A short while later, the remaining five members of Heavenly Sword Union were all captured and a series of restrictions were placed upon them to seal their cultivation.
Yang Kai took a seat on a rock, holding the Azure Dragon Spear in one hand. He would lightly cough from time to time, and his aura was a little dispirited. Yue He and Mo Mei stood behind him like guards.
Amidst the pushing and shoving, Zi Yan, Yin Xin Zhao, Pei Wen Xuan, Huang Mao, and Dan Yang were all brought before Yang Kai. Among the five, Zi Yan was glaring at Yang Kai while Huang Mao and Dan Yang’s eyes flickered with regret and fear. On the other hand, Yin Xin Zhao and Pei Wen Xuan both stood up straight and wore calm expressions, like they were not captives at all.
Especially Pei Wen Xuan, who was even in the mood to size up Wu Kuang. He still didn’t understand why his Junior Brother had suddenly changed sides.
Coincidentally, Wu Kuang also looked towards him with interest. His eyes were shining brightly, like when a lecher saw a beautiful woman, causing Pei Wen Xuan’s face to turn pale and his heart to quickly pound.
“Where is my Honoured Master? What did you do to him?” Zi Yan gnashed her teeth and glared at Yang Kai. Although she had some inkling of an idea, she still refused to believe it.
Yang Kai raised his head and sneered, “Since I’m here, can’t you guess what happened to your Master?”
“Impossible!” Zi Yan’s eyes almost started shooting flames, but the next moment, her pupils constricted when they landed on the corpse casually tossed before her by Yang Kai.
Before Zuo Quan Hui died, he was struck by a dozen or so Divine Abilities. He might have died in the end, but his body was completely mutilated and beyond recognition.
“Honoured Master…” Zi Yan’s eyes filled with tears as she muttered to herself. Looking at her Honoured Master’s body, she couldn’t help but recall all the things she had experienced in Thousand Crane Paradise, her Honoured Master’s sincere guidance, her Senior Brother’s love, and her Junior Brother’s respect.
She had no worries back then!
But now, her Junior Brother was dead, her Senior Brother was dead, and even her Honoured Master was dead! All of them had died at the hands of this bastard!
“I’ll kill you!” Zi Yan leapt forward. Her cultivation might have been sealed and she might not have been able to bring out her strength, but her sharp teeth still bit towards Yang Kai’s flesh.
Yang Kai turned the Azure Dragon Spear in his hand and thrust its butt into her soft belly.
Zi Yan immediately fell to her knees and hunched over, unable to catch her breath for a long time.
Yang Kai lifted her chin with the tip of his spear and stated in a cold voice, “Zhao Xing died because he provoked me first; furthermore, he wanted to kill me too, so he got what he deserved. As fellow Disciples, if you want to take revenge for him, I have nothing to say, but since you want to take revenge, you should be mentally prepared to be killed by me. At the end of the day, the winner is the King, and the loser is the villain!”
Zi Yan’s eyes welled as she looked at him. Her eyes became lifeless and filled with despair. The next moment, she suddenly threw herself forward.
Yang Kai withdrew his spear just in time, the sharp Azure Dragon Spear only left a red mark on her throat.
“Kill me! Kill me!” Zi Yan madly screamed, wanting to rush forward and beg for death, but Luan Bai Feng pressed her down to the ground, causing her to endlessly whimper.
Yang Kai added lightly, “Don’t worry, I’ll let you die a quick death, but not now. You have more use to me alive than dead!”
Saying so, he turned to Huang Mao and Dan Yang.
The two immediately got down on one knee without a moment of hesitation and cupped their fists together, “We are willing to submit to you, willing to lay down our lives for you, come hell or high water!”
Yang Kai chuckled, “Look at her, how unyielding she is. She prefers to die honourably than to live on in shame. On the other hand, the two of you, two grown men, are acting so subserviently, it’s really… disappointing! If you don’t blush, I’ll blush.”
As expected, the faces of the two remaining Ancestors of Heavenly Sword Union turned red; however, their pride and honour were nothing when their lives were on the line. Not to mention bowing, they could even endure greater humiliation if it let them survive.
Huang Mao lowered his head and stated, “Heavenly Sword Union had overestimated itself and made an enemy out of you, Heavenly Monarch Yang, so we have only ourselves to blame for falling into such a situation. However, we were forced to do so. Zuo Quan Hui was a Seventh-Order Open Heaven Realm Master, Heavenly Sword Union was unable to refuse him. Heavenly Monarch, please understand!”
Dan Yang also added, “Although this Old Master is old, I’m still able to kill enemies for the Heavenly Monarch. Right now, only Huang Mao and I are left of Heavenly Sword Union. If Heavenly Monarch can let bygones be bygones, Heavenly Sword Union will become a branch of Void Land in the future, only following the orders of Void Land from now on!”
Heavenly Sword Union might be bruised and battered, and they might have lost all of their Open Heaven Realm cultivators except for these Sixth-Order Masters, but they still had their inheritances which had been passed down through the years, and their foundation was still intact. Anyone would be tempted with such a huge price before them.
However, Yang Kai remained indifferent and simply stared into the sky, “Hundreds of my Void Land’s Open Heaven Realm Masters have lost their lives in this war. All of them had families, husbands, wives, or children, but none of them had made any mistakes. If I let you two old bastards live, how can my Void Land’s dead rest in peace?”
Yang Kai had clearly made up his mind to cut the weeds and pull out roots. With Void Land’s current foundation, they did not need Heavenly Sword Union at all, so it could just disappear from the face of the 3,000 Worlds!
Although his voice was calm and gentle, it sounded like a thunderclap to Huang Mao and Dan Yang’s ears. The two of them immediately fell to the ground, and their faces turned ashen.
Yang Kai then turned to Yin Xin Zhao and Pei Wen Xuan, smiling, “What about the two of you? Do you want to die or beg for mercy?”
Yin Xin Zhao sighed in helplessness, “As you said, the winner is the King and the loser is the villain. You can do whatever you want, it’s your choice.”
Pei Wen Xuan coldly snorted, “Do you have the guts to kill us? Didn’t you mention Zhao Xing just now? Have you forgotten what happened already?”
Yang Kai indifferently looked at him, while Pei Wen Xuan stared back at him fearlessly in response.
With a flash of light, Yang Kai flicked his spear, all while maintaining that same indifferent look on his face.
The next moment, something fell to the ground with a thud. Pei Wen Xuan looked towards the source of the sound and saw a severed arm lying there! The cut was completely clean, like butter cut with a hot knife.
A blood-curdling scream rang out as Pei Wen Xuan stretched out his other hand and covered the wound left by his severed arm, but he couldn’t stop the blood from gushing out. He immediately shouted in horror, “You dare?! I’m a Core Disciple of Myriad Demons Heaven!”
Yang Kai tilted his head, calm and relaxed, “So, Core Disciples of Myriad Demons Heaven also bark like stray dogs.”
The nearby Yin Xin Zhao gulped hard. Although he looked at Pei Wen Xuan with a look of sympathy, he didn’t dare to say anything; rather, he was secretly rejoicing in his heart that he hadn’t fought back just now.
Yang Kai might not dare to kill them, but torturing them was not a problem. Pei Wen Xuan had lost an arm, so unless he could find a Heaven-defying medicine that could regenerate his limb, his strength would forever be greatly reduced.
Just as this thought flashed through his mind, Yang Kai suddenly stated in a deep voice, “Of course, I haven’t forgotten about Zhao Xing. Zuo Quan Hui took revenge for his Disciple, even going so far as to ‘rebel’ against Thousand Crane Paradise. Unfortunately, he still died a miserable death!”
Saying so, Yang Kai kicked the corpse he had just thrown out and added, smiling, “After you die, who in Myriad Demons Heaven will avenge you? That old dog Zhuo Bu Qun? Let him try. Today, I can kill Zuo Quan Hui, tomorrow I can kill Zhuo Bu Qun!”
Yin Xin Zhao’s face suddenly paled, “You’re really planning on killing us?”
Yang Kai glanced at him from the corner of his eyes, “What do you think?”
Yin Xin Zhao didn’t say anything, fearing that he might just make things worse; after all, Yang Kai was still young and hot-blooded, so he could easily act on impulse.
“Originally, you and I didn’t have any deep enmity with each other, it was just that we didn’t like one another. Then, Yin Xin Zhao, you hunted me down in the Blood Monster Cave Heaven, and if it weren’t for Qu Hua Shang carrying me and escaping, how could I have survived? Pei Wen Xuan, there was only a small grudge between us. It’s normal for young people to fight and compete, but why did you have to act as if you and I had a life-or-death grudge? Why did you get involved in the mess between Heavenly Sword Union and my Void Land? Since you want to kill me, I naturally can’t let you live!”
The blood drained from Yin Xin Zhao’s face!
Wu Kuang licked his lips, “Boy, I’ll ask you for a favour.”
The moment Wu Kuang stuck out his nose, Yang Kai knew what he was pulling, so he couldn’t help but roll his eyes, “Pei Wen Xuan?”
Wu Kuang nodded, “It would be even better if you leave the other one too!”
“Are you still not full?”
Wu Kuang patted his stomach, “My appetite is big, there’s nothing I can do about it!”
The group of Sixth-Order Open Heaven Realm Masters couldn’t help but shudder.
Yang Kai remained seated for a while before waving his hand, “Whatever. Just take them away.”
Wu Kuang guffawed and gave the other man a thumbs up, “You’re indeed generous, kid.”
Upon finishing his words, Wu Kuang pushed his World Force and engulfed Yin Xin Zhao and the others with it. Following that, he turned into a demonic cloud and shot into the sky.
Yang Kai looked up and shouted, “Clean up everything. Don’t leave any traces behind!”
Wu Kuang’s voice was heard coming from the distance, “Don’t worry.”
“That Old Ghost is now a Sixth-Order Open Heaven Realm Master!” With a conflicted gaze, Bustling World Great Emperor watched as Wu Kuang left.
When he was in the Shattered Star Sea in the past, he failed in his attempt to kill Wu Kuang. Instead, his body was almost taken over by the latter. Their Souls ended up living in the same body for many years, and their enmity slowly subsided as they had gone through some hardships together.
After killing Great Demon God Mo Sheng, Wu Kuang left and there had not been any news about him since.
Bustling World Great Emperor had never expected to come across him on this day.
He was able to recognise Wu Kuang even though the latter’s appearance was completely different now. Over the past few years, the Great Emperors had been cultivating in seclusion in Void Land. With Void Land as their support, there had never been a lack of resources; however, it wasn’t until recently that they made it to the Sixth Order. On the other hand, it appeared that Wu Kuang had achieved an ascension much earlier than them.
It had to be noted that Wu Kuang had been making a living on his own, but he was still able to attain such achievements. This fact alone made Duan Hong Chen realise that he was no match for him.
Wu Kuang lived up to his name as the strongest Great Emperor in the history of the Star Boundary.
“That was Wu Kuang?” Iron Blood Great Emperor Zhan Wu Hen suddenly exclaimed as he had just realised it.
Duan Hong Chen nodded gently.
The corners of Zhan Wu Hen’s brow twitched, “No wonder I found that guy annoying the first time he entered my eyes.”
“Junior Brother Yang!” Qing Kui dashed towards Yang Kai, “Yin Xin Zhao and Pei Wen Xuan cannot die!”
Earlier, he saw Wu Kuang using the Heaven Devouring Battle Law and now he brought Yin Xin Zhao and the others away. It was obvious to him what fate awaited them.
He was also shocked by Yang Kai’s audacity.
After a cough, Yang Kai turned to look at him and replied with a smile, “I know what you’re worried about, Senior Brother Qing.”
“You know nothing!” Qing Kui turned solemn, “After you killed Zhao Xing, only Zuo Quan Hui and the others came over to retaliate against you. That was because Yin-Yang Cave Heaven interfered and resisted most of the pressure for you. Now that traitors on paper like Zuo Quan Hui are dead, those from Thousand Cranes Paradise won’t do anything to you even though they’re resentful. Otherwise, they’ll have to openly offend Yin-Yang Cave Heaven. However, Yin Xin Zhao and Pei Wen Xuan are different. If you let someone kill them, Myriad Demons Heaven and Xuan Yuan Cave Heaven will never let you off. By then, more than one Seventh-Order Open Heaven Realm Master will come to destroy you.”
Yang Kai batted his eyes with an innocent expression, “No one from Void Land killed them. Did anyone see it?”
Wu Kuang wasn’t a member of Void Land. Strictly speaking, he was just a traitor from Myriad Demons Heaven.
Yang Kai initially intended to bring those people back to the Great Territory where the Star Boundary was located and kill them to further nourish the World Tree. However, if Yin Xin Zhao and Pei Wen Xuan were really killed there, some faint traces might be left behind.
Moreover, after the previous epic battle, the World Tree had obtained quite a lot of nourishment, so there wasn’t a need to provide more for it now. That was the reason Yang Kai gave up on that idea.
A frustrated Qing Kui stared at him, “It is a well-known fact that Pei Wen Xuan and Yin Xin Zhao assisted Heavenly Sword Union to make things difficult for Void Land in the past. Both Heavenly Sword Union and Zuo Quan Hui were destroyed, so if Pei Wen Xuan and Yin Xin Zhao are also killed, even a fool will figure out that it has something to do with Void Land. In fact, there’s no need for any witnesses at all. Do you think the two Cave Heavens will go easy on you? They’ll settle the issue with brute force.”
Yang Kai chuckled, “I absolutely agree with you, Senior Brother Qing. However, Pei Wen Xuan and Yin Xin Zhao repeatedly made things difficult for me in the past. Previously on the Prison Star, I intended to make use of the Prison League’s power to kill them, but Yellow Spring Heavenly Monarch and the others proved unreliable. That was the reason they managed to flee. Now that there’s such a great chance, I naturally wouldn’t let them leave. I’ll feel nauseated if I ever see them again.”
Qing Kui was so exasperated that he stomped his foot on the ground, “Don’t you get it, Junior Brother Yang? They can’t be killed! Although Void Land is fairly powerful now…”
Yang Kai raised his hand to cut him off, “Senior Brother Qing, even if I’m willing to let them off, someone else won’t let them live. Why don’t you try to persuade that person instead of me?”
“That person…” Qing Kui became startled for a moment before realising that Yang Kai was talking about Wu Kuang.
[That’s right…] Wu Kuang was technically a disciple of Myriad Demons Heaven, but he launched a sneak attack on Zuo Quan Hui and cultivated an extremely evil Secret Art. If such secrets were exposed, he would never be able to settle down in any place even though the 3,000 Worlds was so expansive.
Certainly, Wu Kuang would want to silence all witnesses to his crimes; therefore, it was pointless for Qing Kui to keep persuading Yang Kai.
A moment later, Qing Kui snapped out of his dazed state and sighed, “You’ve really made a huge mistake this time.”
Yang Kai got up with difficulty and patted the other man’s shoulder with a smile, “I believe that person will not leave any traces behind. Xuan Yuan Cave Heaven and Myriad Demons Heaven might speculate that their disciples were killed by me, but they can’t do anything to me since they don’t have any evidence.”
Qing Kui put on a helpless smile as he thought that Yang Kai was oversimplifying things. If the two Cave Heavens wanted to avenge the death of their disciples, they didn’t need any evidence. A simple doubt was a good enough reason for them to make a move.
“Junior Brother Yang, there’s one more thing you need to know. If Yin Xin Zhao and Pei Wen Xuan are really killed, those from Myriad Demons Heaven and Xuan Yuan Cave Heaven will immediately find out about it. After all, they are Core Disciples of their Sects, so they must have left behind Soul Lamps in their headquarters. Once they die, their Soul Lamps will go out as well. The two Cave Heavens will definitely send some people over once that happens.”
Yang Kai frowned, “Will they be able to find out that those people were killed here?”
Qing Kui nodded with a solemn expression, “Given the powers of the senior experts of those Cave Heavens, they can definitely do that even though it might take a while.”
Yang Kai arched his brow, “In that case, we’re running short on time.”
Following a pause, he continued, “There’s one thing I need you to help me with, Senior Brother Qing.”
Qing Kui replied, “Just tell me straight away. Since Honoured Master has sent Junior Sister and me to help you, we’ll follow your commands.”
Yang Kai cut to the chase and said, “I need you to go back to Yin-Yang Cave Heaven and invite Martial Uncle Xu to come to the Star Boundary.”
Qing Kui raised his brow in confusion upon hearing that, but soon understanding something, he said in shock, “Junior Brother Yang, you…”
Suddenly, Yang Kai put on a smile, “I’m a son-in-law of Yin-Yang Cave Heaven, and I’ve gained some benefits from the Sect. Martial Uncle Xu has been treating me well as he had even let me enter the Divine Armament World once. Now that I have gained some benefits of my own, I naturally can’t gobble everything up by myself. When you return to Yin-Yang Cave Heaven, Senior Brother Qing, please help me inform Martial Uncle Xu that I have a gift for him.”
Su Ying Xue, who had chosen to take a passive role up until now, appeared surprised as well.
Upon realising the other man’s intention, Qing Kui became excited, “In that case, I’ll not hide anything about what went on in the Star Boundary.”
Yang Kai chuckled, “It can’t be hidden. The secret of the Star Boundary will be exposed sooner or later. If possible, tell Martial Uncle Xu to invite some of the representatives of the other Cave Heavens and Paradises he’s on good terms with to come to the Star Boundary as well.”
Qing Kui examined him and remarked, “You’re pretty audacious, Junior Brother.”
There was a bitter smile on Yang Kai’s face, “It’s not possible for us to monopolise such a big piece of fat. Rather than waiting for other people to come snatch it, I’d rather expose the truth myself and negotiate to remain on top.”
Following the transformation of the Star Boundary, the World Tree started growing madly and amplified its heritage, which allowed the cultivators living there to more easily comprehend the Heavenly Way and Martial Dao. Even Yang Kai’s Father and Mother, whose aptitudes were average at best, could still easily make it to the Fourth-Order Open Heaven Realm, with the hope of ascending to the Fifth-Order. If cultivators with exceptional aptitudes started cultivating in the Star Boundary from a young age, they might be able to directly ascend to the Sixth Order or even the Seventh Order.
It could be said that Star Boundary was now the best cradle for nurturing future Open Heaven Realm Masters. Nowhere else in the entire 3,000 Worlds was comparable to it.
Certainly. Yang Kai would have monopolised such a precious place if he could; however, life was not a bed of roses.
In the past, no one bothered to come to the Star Boundary as it was located in a very remote area. Now that the World Tree had matured though, it would send a shockwave across the entire 3,000 Worlds. No one could stop this secret from spreading.
Moreover, following the death of Yin Xin Zhao and Pei Wen Xuan, those from Xuan Yuan Cave Heaven and Myriad Demons Heaven would definitely come over to investigate. Yang Kai naturally had to be prepared.
It was true that Void Land was fairly strong now as two Divine Spirits were residing in its headquarters. Even the Cave Heavens and Paradises wouldn’t dare to underestimate them.
But in the end, that was just Void Land’s headquarters. There were not many powerful cultivators in the Star Boundary. It could be said that over 1,000 Open Heaven Realm Masters, more than twenty of them were in the Sixth Order, were a force to be reckoned with, but any Cave Heaven or Paradise could easily deploy such a powerful force with ease.
Yang Kai didn’t think they could win if they were faced with any of those great forces, not to mention that Xuan Yuan Cave Heaven and Myriad Demons Heaven would probably join forces to deal with them.
In order to survive, those from Void Land had to make use of the power of others.
Only other Cave Heavens and Paradises could deal with the Cave Heavens and Paradises. However, without enough benefits, there was no reason for those forces to make a move.
Although Xu Ling Gong was close to Yang Kai, he was unable to represent the entire Yin-Yang Cave Heaven.
Since they were running out of time, Qing Kui decided to leave immediately as Yin-Yang Cave Heaven was far away. Fortunately, since he was on his own, he could make use of Universe Temples to move around faster. It would probably take him three to four months to go there and come back.
Those from Myriad Demons Heaven and Xuan Yuan Cave Heaven probably wouldn’t be able to find the Star Boundary in just three to four months.
Su Ying Xue didn’t leave. Since she was a disciple of Yin-Yang Cave Heaven, she might prove to be useful if anything unexpected happened.
Yang Kai stopped letting his thoughts run wild as he turned his head and raised his hand, “Tell him to come over.”
Earlier, when Lu Bai Yang noticed that the battle had ended, he decided to come over and have a look, but he waited at a distance so as not to appear rude. Upon stepping into this place though, he felt his chest tightening when he saw the pale young man who was covered in blood and the people around him.
He was already the strongest cultivator in the Blue Clouds Continent, but he was still unable to sense the true cultivation of these people. As he swept a glance over them, he realised that the aura of every one of them was extremely imposing. Then, when he recalled the Heaven destroying and Earth shattering noises just now, he realised that the powers of these people far exceeded his own.
In a respectful manner, he cupped his fist, “Blue Clouds Continent Lu Bai Yang, greets Seniors!”
Yang Kai examined him and nodded gently, “A promising man indeed.”
Faced with formidable enemies, Lu Bai Yang was still determined to defend his homeland. At the most critical moment, he even obtained the acknowledgement of the World’s Will, thus allowing him to become a Great Emperor and condense his Dao Seal. Therefore, it was obvious that even though Lu Bai Yang was still weak right now, he was a resolute person.
Yang Kai recalled that when the Great Emperors of the Star Boundary had to face the Great Demon God; their situation was similar to that of Lu Bai Yang. The only difference was that no powerful cultivators showed up and helped them at that time. However, on this day, those from Void Land appeared and killed the enemies, thus solving the crisis for this place.
Lu Bai Yang appeared somewhat bashful, “Many thanks for your compliment, Senior.”
“What’s this place called?” Yang Kai asked.
Lu Bai Yang replied respectfully, “Senior, this is Blue Clouds Continent.” He felt his heart pounding against his chest, thinking that these were indeed the senior experts that came from somewhere else. That was the reason they were not even aware of this World’s name.
He had previously speculated that there was a wider world and greater Martial Dao outside the Blue Clouds Continent, but that remained a speculation that couldn’t be proven. Nevertheless, what he had gone through on this day proved his theory right.
Upon seeing the other man’s fervent gaze, Yang Kai put on a smile, “You’ve obtained the acknowledgement of the Will of this World and condensed your Dao Seal, thus allowing you to become a Great Emperor. After that, you’ll need to refine various resources to condense the Powers of Yin, Yang, and the Five Elements. Once you accomplish this, you must split Heaven and Earth apart within your body, allowing you to step into the Open Heaven Realm.”
There was a longing expression on Lu Bai Yang’s face as he muttered in a dazed state, “Split Heaven and Earth apart?”
Yang Kai went on to say, “We will remain here for some time, so I will have someone explain the abstrusity of the Open Heaven Realm to you at a later point.”
An elated Lu Bai Yang saluted him, “Many thanks for your kindness, Senior.”
It was like passing through a forest as a blind man when he cultivated on his own. If he could get the advice of some senior expert, it could save him time and allow him to take the correct path. It was expected that he was pleasantly surprised.
Yang Kai waved his hand, “The calamity that befell your Blue Clouds Continent is partly my responsibility, and your homeland has suffered immense losses as a result. Just see it as my compensation to you.”
Naturally, Lu Bai Yang wouldn’t dare to seriously take it as compensation.
Then, Yang Kai changed the topic by asking, “How old is the Blue Clouds Continent?”
Since Lu Bai Yang had obtained the acknowledgement of the Blue Clouds Continent and become a Great Emperor, he was definitely the one who knew this Universe World the best.
When Yang Kai became a Great Emperor in the past, the entire process of the Star Boundary’s birth and growth played out in his mind. He supposed that Lu Bai Yang had gone through a similar experience.
After giving it a thought, Lu Bai Yang replied, “It’s about 1 million years old.”
Yang Kai nodded, “It’s quite young.”
A Universe World that was born roughly a million years ago could be considered very young, and it was now confirmed that this place was a Newborn Great Territory.
“Mo Mei,” Yang Kai called out.
Mo Mei took a few steps forward, “Yes, Sect Master.”
“Go back to the Star Boundary and bring some people over. Tell them to form into groups to explore this Great Territory. If they discover anything of importance, report it to me immediately.”
“Yes!” Upon receiving the order, Mo Mei turned around and left.
This Newborn Great Territory was a lucrative ownerless land. Since Yang Kai had discovered this place, he definitely wanted to take control of it. If there were any hidden treasures in this Great Territory, over 1,000 Open Heaven Realm Masters would certainly be able to find some traces.
Yang Kai naturally wouldn’t want to miss such a great chance.
Void Land was tight on money right now. With a Territory Gate blockaded by those from Heavenly Sword Union, which was led by Zuo Quan Hui, for a few years and influencing trade, all of Void Land’s resources had been used up, so they seriously needed to replenish their reserves; otherwise, it would be hard for their disciples to cultivate.
Business in Void Star City had to be restored, and the problem regarding the lack of resources in Void Land had to be settled. Yang Kai also needed to make some future plans for the Star Boundary. Even though they had defeated Zuo Quan Hui, they had to deal with a lot of issues. All these were giving him a headache as it wasn’t until he began trying to solve these problems that he realised how difficult it would be to do so. He missed his days when he basically acted as an arm-flinging shopkeeper despite being a Sect Master.
Everyone had consumed a lot of energy in the epic battle, so Yang Kai told them to get some rest and asked Yue He to teach Lu Bai Yang some basic knowledge about the Open Heaven Realm before he started cultivating.
Zuo Quan Hui collapsed his Small Universe before his death, allowing his World Force to contaminate Yang Kai’s Small Universe. Although Yang Kai had cordoned off his Small Universe in time, and Wu Kuang had activated the Heaven Devouring Battle Law to gobble up the mixed heritage, some of Zuo Quan Hui’s World Force still managed to leak into Yang Kai’s wider Small Universe.
The power that belonged to Zuo Quan Hui was no different from impurities for Yang Kai. He had to get rid of it sooner rather than later, or else it would affect his foundation.
Lu Bai Yang personally led Yang Kai to a secluded place where he could cultivate, a Restricted Area of the top four Sects in the Blue Clouds Continent.
Tranquil Heavens Peak was definitely a good place; otherwise, it wouldn’t have become the Holy Land of the cultivators in the Blue Clouds Continent. However, after the great battle, the area around Tranquil Heavens Peak was destroyed, and the peak itself was gone for good.
Lu Bai Yang was the most powerful cultivator in the Blue Clouds Continent who was respected by all. Since he had spoken, no one dared to disobey him.
Therefore, Yang Kai successfully entered the Restricted Area of this Sect called the Primordial Sect.
It wasn’t that he insisted on cultivating in a Restricted Area as to him, he could just cultivate anywhere. However, since Lu Bai Yang had mentioned it, he didn’t think it was appropriate to turn him down.
The Elders of Primordial Sect were beside Lu Bai Yang the whole time, and the fact that Lu Bai Yang treated this young man respectfully, as though he was the latter’s Disciple, terrified them.
They were fully aware of Lu Bai Yang’s capabilities. He was the most powerful Master in the Blue Clouds Continent, so why would he still treat someone else in such a solemn manner?
These elderly people were doubtful as they couldn’t figure out the reason behind it.
Eventually, the Sect Master of Primordial Sect summoned his courage and asked, “Saint Lu, who is that Sir?”
‘Saint’ was an honorific given to Lu Bai Yang by the cultivators in the Blue Clouds Continent. Other than his cultivation, he also received this title because of his temperament.
However, at this moment, Lu Bai Yang appeared bashful as he took a glance at the beautiful woman beside him. He reckoned that he didn’t deserve the honorific since he was so weak. Upon seeing that there wasn’t a change in her expression though, he wiped off the cold sweat on his forehead and replied, “He’s a senior expert from the outside world. The noises we heard before were the fallout of Senior clashing with his enemies.”
The people from Primordial Sect widened their eyes in disbelief.
Earlier, the world-shattering noises reverberated across the entire Blue Clouds Continent. Many of them thought that the end had arrived. It wasn’t until this moment that they realised those were the repercussions of a battle.
Even the fallout was so horrifying, so how powerful was the person who made the move in the first place? Furthermore, Lu Bai Yang had mentioned the words ‘senior expert’. The people from Primordial Sect still couldn’t believe what they had heard.
Lu Bai Yang waved his hand, “All of you should treat him with respect. No one should approach Senior without his permission.”
All of them obediently saluted, “Yes, Saint Lu.”
It was then Lu Bai Yang bent his back at Yue He, “Many thanks, Senior.”
Yue He replied with a smile, “Since it is the Young Master’s order, I will definitely do my best. By the way, stop calling me Senior. I’m not that old.”
Lu Bai Yang hurriedly nodded in agreement. While he was excited, he took a glance at the Elders of Primordial Sect, but appeared hesitant.
Knowing what was on his mind, Yue He said with a smile, “You’re quite generous. The average person who has obtained such an opportunity would never expose it, but you’re willing to share it with the others. It is no wonder that you were able to gain the acknowledgement of the World’s Will and became a Great Emperor at the most critical moment.”
A humble Lu Bai Yang replied, “Many thanks for your compliment, Sen… Madame.”
Yue He put on a bright smile as she seemed pleased with the title, and then she said amicably, “Others are welcome to join. It’s not a secret anyway, just some common knowledge from where we come from. It’s just that the Blue Clouds Continent is fairly isolated, so you know nothing about the outside world.”
Lu Bai Yang let out a long breath, “Many thanks, Madame.”
He then sent a signal to the others from Primordial Sect.
These elderly people felt their hearts racing as they said in unison, “Many thanks, Madame!”
They previously thought that this beautiful woman was just a maidservant, but it wasn’t until Lu Bai Yang called her ‘Senior’ that they realised they had greatly underestimated her. She was also one of these senior experts. They had no idea what this woman wanted them to listen to, but it must be some valuable information since Lu Bai Yang regarded it as important.
The Sect Master of Primordial Sect then led all of them to a Grand Hall and invited Yue He to take the head seat.
These people in the hall were the cultivators at the peak of Martial Dao in the eyes of the commoners in the Blue Clouds Continent, but at this moment, they were seated with straight backs and looked attentively at Yue He, as though they were disciples awaiting a lecture.
Yue He then talked about the classification of the Martial Dao. After she was done explaining the Emperor Realm and the World’s Will, she went on to talk about Great Emperors and Dao Seals.
Lu Bai Yang and the Elders of Primordial Sect felt as though they had been struck by a huge wave. The classification of the Martial Dao was unified across the entire 3,000 Worlds; after all, the 3,000 Worlds were well connected and communication was frequent.
However, in this new Great Territory, the Martial Dao was classified in a slightly different way. It was vaguer than from the outside world.
In comparison, they realised that the classification system mentioned by this beautiful woman was more comprehensive and logical. They fell into their thoughts and realised that they were in the Emperor Realm, just like what she had said.
At the mention of the World’s Will and the Great Emperors, those from Primordial Sect started breathing rapidly.
Yue He said with a smile, “Every Universe World can be thought of as a bottle with certain limits, oftentimes referred to as the World’s Bottle. The number of Great Emperors any Universe World can support depends on the limit of the World’s Bottle. Even though there’s only one Great Emperor in the Blue Clouds Continent now, there will be more in the future.”
The Sect Master of Primordial Sect took a deep breath and looked fervently at Yue He, “So, all of us have a chance to become Great Emperors?”
Yue He smiled and nodded, “You’ll have the chance as long as you manage to gain acknowledgement from the World.”
These people traded glances with excitement. This was truly a piece of shocking news. They previously thought that Lu Bai Yang was already at the peak of the Martial Dao, but they hadn’t expected to find out there were more powerful beings in the outside world. With a clear goal in sight, they naturally wanted to work hard to tread further upon the Martial Dao.
The Sect Master of Primordial Sect asked humbly, “How does one go about gaining such acknowledgement?”
Yue He only shook her head with a smile.
They thought that she wasn’t willing to expose such a secret, but no one dared to complain.
Lu Bai Yang on the other hand asked with a frown, “Madame, what happens to the others of the Blue Clouds Continent once the World’s Bottle’s limit is reached? Does that mean it becomes impossible for them to advance further on the Martial Dao?”
“Naturally not. The Great Emperors can make use of the World’s Will to condense their Dao Seals, but it doesn’t mean those who are unable to become Great Emperors can’t do so as well. I’ve never been a Great Emperor myself. As long as one can find their own Grand Dao, they can continue rising. Alternatively, they can make use of Heavenly Dao Pills or other similar Spirit Pills. Many people in the Outer Universe rely on such pills to condense their Dao Seals.”