"Is it an Immortal Law Avatar disguise? Or is it the main body of this imprint coming to kill?" The High Immortal Zhuo Hao wasn't quite sure.
Disguising life aura isn't difficult, but the power of the soul can't be hidden.
The soul technique that Wu Yuan unleashed shocked him.
"Hmph, forget it."
"If they're not cooperative, then kill them. If it's the main body, even better," there was a hint of coldness in Zhuo Hao's eyes.
Even though he didn't want to offend the imprinters from Time Island on his way here.
But if they dared to obstruct his path, they should be killed just the same.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Swoosh!
Suddenly, three streaks of light shot out from the massive and damaged star that was undergoing repairs, hovering in the void.
"Who goes there?" a voice rang out across millions of miles of space, seeming to be heard everywhere at once.
Zhuo Hao squinted, looking over.
His gaze landed directly on the white-robed figure among the three figures in the distant void.
This was what he feared the most.
"I think, the three of you must be the ones helping Yin Yan," Zhuo Hao responded with a smile.
Seeming extremely friendly.
"I am Yin Yan's senior from the same sect. After receiving his request for help, I specially came to thank the three of you."
With these words.
Immediately, Wu Yuan, Jin Mo, and Zi You felt a slight sinking in their hearts. This was exactly what they were most worried about.
That Yin Yan, the Earth Immortal, would seek help from his senior from the same sect.
Once a few Immortals arrived, it would be troublesome to kill Yin Yan, the Earth Immortal, after the time limit expired.
After all, Wu Yuan and his group had to wait for a day of protection to pass before they could take action.
"What you said, it's hard for us to discern the truth," Wu Yuan responded.
"It's true!"
"These three friends, this person is indeed a senior from my sect." A streak of light flew out from inside the star, Yin Yan's Law Avatar, who respectfully bowed, saying, "Disciple Yin Yan pays respects to the elder."
Yin Yan, the Earth Immortal, breathed a sigh of relief.
With Zhuo Hao, the situation for these three Earth Immortal-level imprinters wouldn't escalate.
"So it's Yin Yan, the Earth Immortal's senior from the same sect."
Zi You smiled and spoke, "That's good. With the senior present, it'll be difficult for others to try to kill Yin Yan, the Earth Immortal, again."
"Well, since I'm here, the three of you don't need to worry. Why not return to Time Island and report back sooner? For the next few days, I will stay by Yin Yan, the Earth Immortal's side," Zhuo Hao smiled.
Wu Yuan, Jin Mo, and their hearts sank even further.
The situation was getting worse and worse.
"Senior, with just you guarding, I'm afraid it's not enough," Zi You smiled, "I think it's better for us to guard together?"
"No need."
"You three friends are unaware," Yin Yan's Law Avatar smiled, "The elder is a Sixth Tribulation Immortal. One person guarding me is enough, so there's no need to trouble you three friends."
Sixth Tribulation Immortal?
Jin Mo and Zi You were greatly shocked, their hearts sinking to the bottom, while Wu Yuan had already understood where the difficulty of this mission lay.
Guardian mission? No.
It was an assassination mission! Not only did they have to kill Yin Yan the Earth Immortal, but they also had to do it while being protected by a Sixth Tribulation Immortal.
"What should we do?"
"Do we retreat? We can't match a Sixth Tribulation Immortal," Zi You worriedly transmitted, "It seems like they're not eager to attack either. We can still leave now."
"Let's retreat first, find another way. Maybe this Sixth Tribulation Immortal won't protect Yin Yan the Earth Immortal for too long," Jin Mo also transmitted.
Both of them waited for Wu Yuan's decision.
After the previous battle, Wu Yuan was the strongest, and as the leader of the three, being a Dao Master Imprinter, he naturally became their leader.
"You two retreat!" Wu Yuan's voice rang in their minds.
At the same time.
"Elder." Wu Yuan's voice sounded again, smiling, "After all, this is our Time Island mission... We can't leave without seeing the mission completed. In this way, my two friends will leave early."
"And I, would like to stay with the elder to protect Yin Yan the Earth Immortal, and leave in three days." Wu Yuan said earnestly.
Wu Yuan's thoughts were clear.
Once Jin Mo and Zi You left, as soon as the time was up, he would immediately take action and then escape into the higher-dimensional space.
"No need."
"Three of you, I thank you for your help," the High Immortal Zhuo Hao shook his head, "But this is my sect's matter, specifically instructed by the Supreme Heavenly Immortal. I hope you don't make it difficult for me."
"You leave, and I will complete the task of protecting Yin Yan," Zhuo Hao said, his tone clearly changing towards the end.
There was a palpable threat in his words.
"Elder," Wu Yuan remained unchanged in expression, smiling, "What if I say no?"
The atmosphere in this starry sky changed in an instant.
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PS: Six thousand words, at least a two-in-one update
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Chapter 388: Assimilation to Higher Dimensions, Black Demon Pillar
Jin Mo and Zi You's faces slightly changed, and Yin Yan the Earth Immortal, standing not far away, also turned pale.
They hadn't expected it.
Wu Yuan dared to directly refuse a request from a Sixth Tribulation Immortal.
"Kid, do you know what you're saying?" Zhuo Hao the High Immortal's face darkened, "I don't want to offend members of Time Island, but I also know that even if I kill you, you will come back to seek revenge in the future. No one from Time Island will stand up for you."
"I'll give you one last advice."
"Now leave... I will complete your protection task for you. Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless," Zhuo Hao the High Immortal said coldly.
"Elder, I'll give you two options." Wu Yuan and Zhuo Hao the High Immortal faced each other from a distance, laughing heartily, their voices echoing throughout millions of miles of starry sky. "Either, elder, you stay outside the star, and when three days are up, we'll naturally leave, or you defeat us."
"A Sixth Tribulation Immortal is very strong, but not enough to make me fear."
The communication between the two sides was simply a battle of wits!
In fact, they both had their considerations.
... "These three Imprint Journalists are likely still scheming, and the most probable thing is that they're after my elixirs." This was Zhuo Hao the High Immortal's judgment, and his killing intent had arisen.
Time Island Imprint Journalists?
To Zhuo Hao the High Immortal, anyone obstructing the path could be killed!
... "We have no choice. If he allows me to protect Yin Yan the Earth Immortal alongside him, then when the time is up, I can assassinate Yin Yan the Earth Immortal," Wu Yuan's voice echoed in Jin Mo and Zi You's minds, "But this immortal is unwilling."
"Once we leave this star, if we want to kill Yin Yan the Earth Immortal later, we only have this route left. Sooner or later, we'll have to fight this immortal, and if we miss our chance, at least Yin Yan the Earth Immortal is close to us now, while this immortal is still outside the star."
"Moreover, I suspect that this immortal will directly take away Yin Yan the Earth Immortal. By then, they will hide in the sect's array or this immortal's lair, and it will be difficult for us to kill Yin Yan the Earth Immortal."
Wu Yuan's analysis convinced Jin Mo and Zi You.
To complete this mission, they would eventually have to fight Zhuo Hao the High Immortal, so they might as well do it now.
But how to fight?
"I will kill Yin Yan the Earth Immortal's law body, you two destroy the star formation, capture his true self, and then flee far away from the battlefield," Wu Yuan said decisively. "Leave the Sixth Tribulation Immortal to me."
The mission only required that Yin Yan the Earth Immortal couldn't be killed during the protection period, but it didn't say they couldn't capture him first.
Capture first, then kill after the protection period ends, it's still the same.
As for killing the law body?
Even if the law body dies, it doesn't affect the true self still being alive.
... Speaking slowly, but in reality, both sides had already prepared for the confrontation in an instant.
Shortly after, they almost simultaneously erupted.
"A few friends, I think there's no need..." Yin Yan the Earth Immortal was about to speak, he was the most anxious, and he least wanted to see the two sides clash.
It's not because he's kind-hearted, but because his strength is the weakest. Once the two sides fight, it's easiest for it to affect him.
"Whoosh!"
Silently, a cold light suddenly pierced out from behind Yin Yan the Earth Immortal in the calm void, its speed reaching the extreme.
"Spurt!" The sword came out, piercing through the head, the sword qi burst out, and the body vanished.
Yin Yan the Earth Immortal's law body, dead!
In terms of strength, Yin Yan the Earth Immortal was much weaker compared to those hunters.
Facing Wu Yuan's close-range attack, he was utterly powerless to resist.
"Go!"
"Attack." Jin Mo and Zi You also moved in an instant, one turning into a towering figure, with overwhelming power.
"Boom~" Rolling waves surged like an ocean, countless streams of water emerged, accompanied by icy chains sweeping across the heavens and earth.
Lashing out at the newly activated star formation.
Not erupting would have been fine, but once they did, their strength was extraordinary, fiercely attacking the core of the star.
"Not good."
"These damned Imprint Journalists, trying to kill my law body?" Yin Yan the Earth Immortal was shocked and angry.
He had no idea that Wu Yuan and Jin Mo only intended to capture him temporarily. From his perspective, this group of Imprint Journalists was here to take his life.
Moreover, everything happened too fast for his law body to react.
However, as an Earth Immortal, Yin Yan's reaction was extremely fast. In an instant, he had formulated a response—abandon alchemy and fully activate the formation.
"Die." Yin Yan the Earth Immortal's true self suddenly burst forth with flames and divine light, followed closely by the core area, where countless flame runes appeared over thousands of miles.
"Splash!!!" The entire star suddenly erupted with endless brilliant light. The surging magma flowing at the core of the star instantly turned into terrifying fire dragons.
Roar! Roar!
Countless fiery dragons with overwhelming aura, each reaching thousands of miles in length, converged at the core of the star, roaring as they charged towards Jin Mo and Zi You.
Such earth-shattering power made Jin Mo and Zi You's faces slightly change.
In terms of strength, each of these fire dragons was enough to overpower an ordinary Earth Immortal of the ninth realm. At the same time, the powerful puppets with their formidable auras also erupted.
This was the strength of the Qi Refiners lineage. In their own stronghold, with the help of formations, puppets, and other treasures, they could unleash unprecedented combat power.
It can be said that ordinary Immortals often hesitate to intrude into the lair of a powerful Earth Immortal, as it would be very dangerous.
"Kill!" Zi You's colorful clothes fluttered, her face as cold as frost, icy chains sweeping across the heavens and earth, lashing out at the fire dragons.
"Get out of the way!"
Jin Mo's power was even more astonishing. He charged straight ahead, every strike capable of sending a fire dragon or puppet flying backwards.
The two of them coordinated with each other, virtually unstoppable.
"Not good." Yin Yan the Earth Immortal's expression changed again. "So soon? These Imprint Journalists, did they deliberately ask me to use the formation as a defense first?"
If his star stronghold were intact, erupting with a triple formation would have easily blocked ordinary Immortals, and the power would have been even stronger.
At least it could have delayed longer.
But now, with the entire star being half destroyed and still unrepaired, many foundation stones of the formations were destroyed, so he couldn't fully unleash their power.
"Zhuo Hao Immortal, help!" Yin Yan the Earth Immortal anxiously transmitted his plea for help through the virtual realm.
"Do your best to delay." Zhuo Hao Immortal's voice was also filled with shock. "These White Robed Earth Immortals control the true meaning of space."
"You hold them off."
"The true meaning of space?" Yin Yan the Earth Immortal desperately blocked while observing the distance with his peripheral vision, instantly despairing. "Zhuo Hao Immortal, are you trapped?"
...
When Jin Mo and Zi You started to kill towards the core of the star, intending to capture Yin Yan the Earth Immortal.
"Seeking death."
"Stop!" Zhuo Hao Immortal instantly became furious. He moved, rushing towards the star at a terrifying speed.
One hundred thousand li per second!
Two hundred thousand li per second!
Almost in the blink of an eye, he soared to three hundred thousand li per second! A million li? He could rush over in two or three seconds.
This was the true Sixth Tribulation Immortal.
Their strength was already close to the limit below the Immortal God realm. Even if they were not very good at it, they could still approach the speed of light when they exerted all their effort.
At the same time.
Eight fiery streams of light surrounded Zhuo Hao Immortal. Among them, three burst forth even faster than Zhuo Hao Immortal.
Directly reaching the point of approaching the speed of light!!
"Die!" Zhuo Hao Immortal's eyes were ice-cold.
The three streams of fiery light were actually his three low-grade immortal treasures, erupting with full force, aiming at Wu Yuan.
There was endless anger in his heart.
Yin Yan the Earth Immortal, facing life and death decisions, abandoned alchemy and instead focused on defense. He couldn't blame anyone.
But it also meant.
This furnace of pills, even if he restarted alchemy in the future, the probability of failure would become extremely high.
"Wasting my time? They deserve to die!" Zhuo Hao Immortal was filled with endless killing intent.
The next moment.
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" In the endless starry sky, it seemed as if three small stars had erupted, burning with endless flames, illuminating the boundless sky.
Such terrifying power.
Made Jin Mo and Zi You, who were attacking frantically, change their expressions. This kind of power was too terrifying. The Law of Fire was already known for its ferocity, let alone when wielded by a Sixth Tribulation Immortal using immortal treasures at full power?
If the attacks landed on them, even Jin Mo, with his strong life-saving ability, would be severely injured.
"Sixth Tribulation Immortal? It seems like he's about to comprehend the Way of Flames." Wu Yuan remained calm as if unaffected.
The Way of Flames was the most common sub-law within the Law of Fire.
Direct confrontation?
If only the Law of Space was used, Wu Yuan admitted that he wouldn't be able to match the opponent. The gap in magical power was too great.
However, he was just trying to stall!
Swish!
Only to see Wu Yuan take a step forward, his body instantly merging into space, disappearing without a trace.
No breath remained.
The next moment, he had already appeared tens of thousands of miles away, confronting those three powerful fire stars.
It was as if he teleported.
"True Domain, Space Distortion." Wu Yuan was surrounded by invisible spatial fluctuations, which instantly enveloped the three fiery stars.
And also enveloped Zhuo Hao Immortal.
It even covered the vast millions of miles of void in this starry sky. The space in this area became distorted, affecting not only divine consciousness, vision, but also other probing treasures, causing them to be inexplicably affected.
Visible to the naked eye.
Each of the originally near-light-speed fire stars, when enveloped by this fluctuation, seemed to slow down tenfold.
The terrifying slowdown meant that if it originally took one or two seconds to fly over a million miles, now it would take at least ten or twenty seconds.
This scene.
Was extremely bizarre.
"Space Interference, it's the application of True Domain Law." Jin Mo and Zi You, who were far away, were extremely shocked. "Ming Jian, it's not just about condensing the true meaning of space, he must have pushed the Way of True Domain to at least the seventh level of true meaning."
"Only then can he, with the magical power of an Earth Immortal, trap a Sixth Tribulation Immortal."
"Ming Jian, indeed condenses the true meaning of space, and his true body merges into a higher-dimensional space, he's simply everywhere."
Jin Mo and Zi You both had a certain comprehension of spatial laws.
Especially Zi You, who was already comprehending the Way of True Domain and had already condensed true meaning. Naturally, she quickly recognized Wu Yuan's method.
Far surpassing her.
The Way of True Domain, as one of the three mid-level laws of space, was best at domain and restraint methods.
But unlike the Way of Earth or the Way of Water, the domains cultivated by these higher-level laws often only made the binding force stronger and the coverage area wider.
But the True Domain Law!
If cultivated to a profound level, it has many wonderful uses. It's not just about brute-forcing enemies, but distorting the space itself.
Like at this moment.
The normal space, which was originally a million miles, was extended to tens of millions of miles under Wu Yuan's control of space!
Whether it's attacking or trying to fly out of this area, it takes more than ten times the usual time.
And.
Unlike formations, once trapped in this area, Wu Yuan walking in a higher-dimensional space can constantly change the area affected by spatial fluctuations, making it impossible for those trapped to escape.
This scene, similar to the 'time slowdown' in the law of time, has the same effect.
"Quick!"
"This Sixth Tribulation Immortal is trapped."
"But Ming Jian can't trap him forever, hurry!" Jin Mo and Zi You both realized the rare opportunity.
Over a million miles.
Under the distortion of space, it's like tens of millions of miles.
For Zhuo Hao Immortal to kill them at the star core where they are, it would take at least four breaths.
These four breaths are their chance.
They must seize Yin Yan the Earth Immortal, and then flee!
...
"It's spatial distortion! Making space overlap..." Having experienced countless life and death battles, Zhuo Hao Immortal recognized Wu Yuan's move.
At the same time, he also made a judgment—True Meaning of Space! Only by using the True Meaning of Space to activate the 'True Domain' to perform this move can it have such terrifying power.
"Controlling the True Meaning of Space, being able to merge into higher dimensions, I almost have no chance of killing him!" Zhuo Hao Immortal naturally understood this.
Under normal circumstances, only Celestial Immortals can enter higher-dimensional space with force surpassing the law.
And controlling the True Meaning of Space or deducing the principles of the universe to the seventh level of true meaning can merge into higher dimensions, even if the magical power is not strong enough.
The difficulty of the Way of Space lies here.
When strength is similar, those proficient in the laws of space are almost invincible.
"Break for me!" Zhuo Hao Immortal, who was flying at high speed, erupted directly, and saw those three dazzling endless fire stars burst.
This was his full eruption.
These eight spherical treasures were actually refined with eight special stars as cores.
The power was overwhelming.
"Boom!" The fire stars swept through the void, causing the space to tremble faintly, and the residual shock waves of power dispersed.
No effect whatsoever!
"Can't break it with brute force?" Zhuo Hao Immortal's pupils shrank slightly. "He's just an Earth Immortal, yet he can stabilize space distortion like this? How high is his comprehension of the Dao?"
Distorting space forcibly requires not only a high level of comprehension of the Dao but also corresponding magical power assistance.
The stronger the magical power, the greater the power.
And to break through this technique, there are three methods. The first is to have a high enough comprehension of the Dao to suppress the fluctuations of the law of space.
The second is to use force to break the law, breaking through the limits of the material space layer with absolute power, which Celestial Immortals can achieve.
The third is to kill the caster, causing the distortion of space to lose its source and naturally return to calm.
But at the moment.
Zhuo Hao Immortal can't do either of the first two methods. Although his strength is strong, his attacks cannot reach the level of Celestial Immortals.
Swish!
Zhuo Hao Immortal has been flying at high speed, although the surrounding space is distorted, it still cannot block his direction recognition. He has been flying towards Yin Yan the Earth Immortal's lair star, wanting to catch up as quickly as possible.
"To arrive, it will take at least three breaths."
"Too long."
"For such a long time, with the strength of those two imprint journalists just now, I'm afraid they have already captured Yin Yan the Earth Immortal." Zhuo Hao Immortal knows Jin Mo and Zi You's strength, feeling extremely anxious.
"No."
"Yin Yan the Earth Immortal has been refining the elixir for so long, he has already mastered the art of alchemy proficiently. Once I lose him, I will have to find another alchemist and become familiar with the refining process again..." Zhuo Hao Immortal quickly deduces.
The time cost to pay is too great!
And he can't afford to delay.
Moreover, from Wu Yuan's recent killing of Yin Yan the Earth Immortal's law avatar, he roughly senses that the goal of this group of Time and Space Island imprint journalists is not just to protect Yin Yan the Earth Immortal.
He doesn't want to take the risk!
"Using the Black Devil God Pillar has the risk of exposure, but these Time and Space Island imprint journalists will soon return to Time and Space Island. The Dao Realm is vast, and they may not even recognize the Black Devil God Pillar... It's highly probable they won't."
"Ten Black Devil God Pills? Enough!" Zhuo Hao Immortal makes a decision, taking a gamble.
At this point of fighting, he no longer cares to speak more. There's only one thought in his mind—kill!
Whoosh!
A huge black pillar suddenly appeared in front of Zhuo Hao Immortal, about three meters high. It was engraved with countless mysterious runes, emitting a strange, crazy, and ancient aura, making people's hearts tremble.
On the pillar, there were countless mottled bloodstains, as if countless souls were wailing.
When the black pillar appeared, Zhuo Hao Immortal's aura also changed. If he was like an immortal before, then now? His whole body faintly exudes blood, his long hair fluttering, and his white robe faintly emits a bloody light, as if he were a big demon.
...
Wu Yuan, who has already entered the 'Space Fragment Layer', has a hazy light surrounding him, allowing countless space fragments around him to flow without being able to erode him.
Wu Yuan is sitting firmly.
Difficult to kill a Sixth Tribulation Immortal, but it's not too difficult to restrain or slow down the opponent's space.
Moreover, merging into a higher-dimensional space, Wu Yuan believes that under the Celestial Immortals, it's almost impossible for someone to kill him.
"Hmm?" Wu Yuan noticed the black pillar floating in front of Zhuo Hao Immortal. The strange, eerie, and crazy aura emanating from it made him shudder.
Danger!
Extremely dangerous! An unprecedented sense of threat enveloped Wu Yuan's heart. This was an object that could threaten his life.
But at the same time.
"The Black Tower?" Wu Yuan was extremely shocked. When this mysterious black pillar appeared, in the distant and incomparable Time and Space Island, the Black Tower located in the sea of Qi of the Refining Qi Avatar trembled slightly.
A faint attraction was emanating from this black pillar, causing Wu Yuan to instinctively want to obtain it.
"Is this black pillar related to the Black Tower?" Wu Yuan was extremely shocked. For so many years, he had been trying to figure out the secrets of the Black Tower.
Unfortunately.
Even in the information databases of the Cangfeng Shaman Realm and the Hengyang Immortal Realm, there was no clue at all.
And the Black Tower, since the previous abnormality, has not made any further moves. Apart from providing blood mist, it has been helping Wu Yuan nurture his divine soul.
So far.
In Wu Yuan's understanding, this is the first time an external object has caused the Black Tower to react actively.
"The law avatar is like a part of the Refining Qi Avatar." Many thoughts flashed through Wu Yuan's mind. "Separated by such a long distance, just the law avatar's close-range perception caused the Black Tower in the sea of Qi of the Refining Qi Avatar to react. What if the Refining Qi Avatar senses it up close?"
"What will happen then?"
"This black pillar, perhaps, contains some secrets about the Black Tower."
At this moment, Wu Yuan only had one thought left in his mind—get it!
He must snatch this mysterious black pillar.
However.
Wu Yuan also realized that Zhuo Hao Immortal taking out this black pillar probably harbored a deadly move.
"Higher-dimensional space?"
"Soul attack?"
"Whichever it is, I want to see if you can kill me." Wu Yuan's eyes were cold.
What he is best at is survival ability!
...
"What's this?"
"What is that?"
"Not good." Jin Mo and Zi You, who were attacking frantically from a distance, had actually been paying partial attention to the situation here all along.
Although they were far apart and not very clear about the specific situation, the evil aura emanating from the black pillar was undoubtedly evident!
Both of them felt a sense of horror.
Jin Mo and Zi You both had a feeling that if they were hit head-on by that black pillar, they would undoubtedly die.
"Zhuo Hao Immortal."
"This?" Yin Yan the Earth Immortal was shocked and delighted, and he was also frightened by the black pillar.
But he was also hopeful that Zhuo Hao Immortal could kill Wu Yuan in one fell swoop to rescue him.
...
Wu Yuan, Jin Mo, Zi You, Yin Yan the Earth Immortal, they were all shocked by it, and at the moment Zhuo Hao Immortal took out the Black Devil God Pillar, he had already started his attack.
He knew time was of the essence.
"Black!"
"Devil!"
"Blood!"
"Sacrifice!" Zhuo Hao Immortal's eyes became extremely cold, tinged with blood-red. His body seemed to be connected to the Black Devil God Pillar.
Boom, the black pillar erupted with endless blood light, covering the area for thousands of miles, imprisoning space.
In an instant, Zhuo Hao Immortal felt a surging and vast power pouring into himself, making him feel extraordinarily powerful.
Such a majestic power made it somewhat difficult for him to control, and at the same time, a strange force seemed to be eroding his mind.
"The power of the Black Devil." Zhuo Hao Immortal naturally understood this: "This is the power of Celestial Immortal-level magic, but I only have one breath of time."
"Within one breath, I must break the formation."
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Suddenly, two more fire stars flew out from the originally surrounding void, along with the three fire stars that flew out earlier.
With only three fire stars protecting him, the defensive power was even more terrifying than before.
A total of five fire stars, their speed instantly soared to a terrifying level.
"Boom~" The five fire stars swept across the void, but only caused the starry sky to tremble, and faintly appeared with strange 'space rifts'.
It was an illusion of interwoven spaces of different dimensions.
"Can only shake it? Still can't break it?" Zhuo Hao Immortal's pupils shrank, incredulous.
This still can't be broken?
There's only one other way—kill the caster!
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" Like space shattering, five fire stars streaked across the starry sky with dazzling flames spanning millions of miles.
In that flame, there were also bursts of blood-red and black light.
Then, the space seemed to tear apart as the five fire stars disappeared simultaneously—they had broken through the limitations of the material space layer.
"My strength has barely reached the level of a Celestial Immortal, unable to merge into higher dimensions, but my consciousness and treasures can descend into higher dimensions." Zhuo Hao Immortal's eyes were cold: "Killing a Earth Immortal like you? Easy."
"There!"
Zhuo Hao Immortal finally spotted Wu Yuan's location, and with a thought, the five formidable fire stars.
Their speed soared to the extreme, heading towards Wu Yuan.
At the same time, an invisible soul fluctuation also broke through from the material space layer to the space fragment layer, aiming at Wu Yuan.
In the chaotic space fragment layer.
"Here they come." Wu Yuan had already 'seen' the five streaks of flaming light crashing and rampaging through the space currents, their momentum overwhelming.
At this moment, Wu Yuan had two paths to take.
First, retreat. With his speed in the space fragment layer, he could easily flee tens of thousands of miles away, far surpassing those five stumbling fire stars.
But, retreating tens of thousands of miles in the space fragment layer was equivalent to retreating billions of miles in the material space layer.
It would be like giving up ground, unable to distort space to trap Zhuo Hao Immortal.
So, there was only the second path—face the battle!
Only by blocking the five fire stars and standing steadily in this high-dimensional space could he overlook Zhuo Hao Immortal corresponding to the spatial coordinates of this area.
Viewing from high dimension to low dimension.
In Wu Yuan's eyes, Zhuo Hao Immortal's speed seemed to slow down by tens of thousands of times.
"Condense!"
With a thought, Wu Yuan suddenly manifested a sword with an overwhelmingly strong aura in front of him, accompanied by one spiritual treasure flying sword after another.
One low-grade immortal weapon flying sword.
Eighty top-grade spiritual treasure flying swords.
Combining them, a hazy green light emerged, embodying the essence of life! The essence of space! Almost perfectly overlaid.
In the blink of an eye, a hazy and majestic domain of swords surrounded Wu Yuan, born.
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ps: Over six thousand words, guaranteed two-in-one.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 389: Eruption, Within Reach (45000 Monthly Votes Bonus)
In high-dimensional space battles, the oppression of space is extremely astonishing. It's very difficult to resist the oppression of the turbulent space fragments, let alone manipulate magical treasures in battle.
Even spiritual treasures cannot be deployed in the space fragment layer.
Why?
Once deployed, they would be directly shattered by the rolling space fragments, and even low-grade spiritual treasures would eventually crack over time.
In the higher-dimensional space turbulence layer, if treasures below the level of immortal artifacts were taken out, they would all be crushed without protection.
"If I were in the material space layer, with my spiritual body and the insight of the Dao, I could form a Thousand-Sword Array centered around the Immortal Sword, but in the space fragment layer, I can only maintain a Hundred-Sword Array." Wu Yuan's eyes were cold.
"However, the attacks of this Six-Jie Celestial Immortal are also limited in power, suppressed by the dimensional difference."
If fighting from a higher dimension to a lower one, it's like a downgrade, standing invincible.
If fighting within the same dimension, there isn't much difference.
In fact, if Wu Yuan wanted to avoid the battle and flee, it would be easy. With a single thought, he could escape tens of thousands of miles, equivalent to fleeing billions of miles in the material space layer.
Zhuo Hao Immortal couldn't merge into higher dimensions and couldn't catch up even if he tried.
"You either face it head-on, as an Earth Immortal, withstand the attacks of my five magical treasures, and die without a doubt," Zhuo Hao Immortal's eyes showed a hint of madness.
"Or step aside."
"As long as you flee without obstructing my path, I can reach Yin Yan Earth Immortal within half an incense stick's time."
Zhuo Hao Immortal had already thought everything through when he deployed the Black Magic Pillar and went all out.
In his eyes, Wu Yuan either retreated or died!
"Black Magic Blood Sacrifice!"
"Infinite Stars." Zhuo Hao Immortal controlled the five fiery stars, advancing through the space fragment layer, carrying infinite dimensions, crushing everything in its path.
But then.
He 'saw' a mighty domain of swords forming around Wu Yuan, powerful and unmatched.
"In terms of magic power, I'm far behind, equivalent to missing a major realm."
"In terms of magical treasures, I've condensed a Hundred-Sword Array with the Immortal Sword as the core, almost the same."
"The key is, in a high-dimensional space battle, it doesn't affect the material space layer. Jin Mo and Zi You can't see it, allowing me to fully display my abilities. Although the essence of life and space can't perfectly overlap, they complement each other. The power is so strong that even if it's not as good as the Star Lord, it's definitely the top among Eight-Jie Celestial Immortals."
In terms of the insight of the Dao, Wu Yuan far surpassed the opponent by a huge margin.
Moreover, Wu Yuan's true body was in a higher-dimensional space, making it more advantageous to manipulate magical treasures, and replenishing magical power would be faster.
"Boom!"
With the Immortal Sword as the core, the Hundred-Sword Array instantly condensed into a terrifying sword energy, piercing through the void.
Meeting the onslaught of the five mighty fiery stars.
"Hum~" A soul attack swept past but was directly ignored by Wu Yuan, having no effect on him at all.
"Boom boom boom~" The space trembled as the sword energy collided with the fiery stars, causing the surrounding space fragments to fly to the side.
The speed of the five fiery stars sharply decreased.
And although the sword energy formed by Wu Yuan's sword array dissipated, it was followed by successive waves of flying swords gathering and condensing, continuously blocking the attack.
In the end.
He forcibly resisted the bombardment of the five fiery stars, exhausting their power until they had to retreat.
And Wu Yuan stood motionless amidst the turbulence of space fragments.
"Your moves aren't bad, please come again." Wu Yuan's voice echoed through the high-dimensional space, resonating in the starry sky millions of miles away in the material space layer.
"What?"
"The head-on collision, can this imprint actually block it? Does he possess the power close to that of a Celestial Immortal?" Zhuo Hao Immortal couldn't believe it.
He couldn't believe that even with his deployment of the Black Magic Pillar and going all out, he still couldn't harm the opponent?
"Come again!"
Zhuo Hao Immortal was unwilling to accept this. With a thought, he replenished his magical power into his immortal treasures. The five fiery stars, with their immense power, once again surged into the space fragment layer.
"Boom~"
Quickly, another collision occurred, but the five fiery stars still couldn't shake Wu Yuan's sword array.
"This isn't right!" Zhuo Hao Immortal finally realized: "He not only comprehended the essence of space, but also another power."
"It seems to be... the essence of life? The degree of comprehension seems to be even stronger than the essence of space."
Zhuo Hao Immortal was trembling in his heart.
Too terrifying!
An Earth Immortal who could control the essence of space was terrifying enough, but also mastering the essence of life? How monstrous is that?
Even among Celestial Immortals, being able to simultaneously control the essences of two superior laws would be considered extraordinary talent.
"No!"
"He clearly possesses such terrifying strength, is evenly matched with me in a direct confrontation, and doesn't need to fear me at all, yet he just trapped me?"
"This kind of monstrous talent probably has many more trump cards." Zhuo Hao Immortal felt a sense of unease rising in his heart.
His thoughts were racing.
In the end, he came to a conclusion—the imprint was unwilling to unleash its full strength. Now, he had forced its true power out.
What would the consequences be?
"Escape!"
"I can't afford to provoke such a monstrous talent." Zhuo Hao Immortal had completely calmed down.
Facing ordinary imprints, he wasn't afraid.
Those who were formidable and dared to oppose him, he dared to kill them.
But someone like Wu Yuan, a monstrous talent? He was previously unaware of the details. If he had known, he wouldn't have come to provoke him at all.
Such figures would definitely be valued by Star Lords and even Sovereigns. Where would a mere Six-Jie Celestial Immortal like him be able to provoke?
Without any further hesitation.
Boom! He directly retracted the Black Magic Pillar and, at the same time, with a thought, eight fiery stars surrounded him, forming the strongest defensive measure.
Swish!
Zhuo Hao Immortal's speed suddenly decreased sharply, then he quickly fled in the opposite direction of Yin Yan Earth Immortal's stronghold of stars.
However.
Under the influence of Wu Yuan's spatial distortion, he was fleeing very slowly, but still desperately trying to get away.
"Friend, I was wrong this time. I'm willing to compensate with a hundred divine crystals." Zhuo Hao Immortal transmitted his voice to Wu Yuan's consciousness.
He had already figured it out—trying to calm things down as much as possible.
"Just now you called me 'kid', and now you call me 'friend'?" A voice came from the high-dimensional space: "Just now I said, I told you to guard the periphery of the stars, wait for three days to pass, and then we would leave. You didn't agree, and now you're asking for forgiveness?"
Zhuo Hao Immortal's face changed slightly.
He sensed Wu Yuan's dissatisfaction.
However, Wu Yuan still only maintained spatial distortion and didn't attack again.
"Friend, I was joking just now. I was wrong."
Zhuo Hao Immortal continued to apologize with a smile: "I hope my friend will forgive me. After all, my friend hasn't suffered any loss."
"As for Yin Yan, I'll leave it to my friend to handle. How about it?" Zhuo Hao Immortal decisively sold out Yin Yan Earth Immortal.
Yin Yan Earth Immortal was important, but not nearly as important as his own life.
Boom!
Zhuo Hao Immortal fled while waiting for Wu Yuan's response, and both sides entered a strange standoff.
...
"What?"
"Zhuo Hao Immortal seems to be leaving, and he even retracted that pillar?" Jin Mo and Zi You noticed this, both shocked.
Just moments ago.
Zhuo Hao Immortal had an overwhelming momentum, taking out that special treasure, seemingly intending to completely shred Wu Yuan.
But in the blink of an eye, he put away the treasure and wanted to leave?
Jin Mo and Zi You weren't fools, instantly deducing—Zhuo Hao Immortal had suffered a major loss.
Or perhaps, Wu Yuan used some means to make Zhuo Hao Immortal extremely wary, to the point where he didn't even care about Yin Yan Earth Immortal.
"What did Ming Jian do?"
"Just now, that Six-Jie Celestial Immortal fought in the high-dimensional space, he definitely clashed with Ming Jian in the high-dimensional space."
"But couldn't do anything to Ming Jian?" Jin Mo and Zi You communicated with each other, becoming even more astonished.
Ming Jian's strength seemed far beyond what was revealed.
Becoming even more mysterious.
"No matter, the stronger Ming Jian is, the better for us. Let's capture Yin Yan Earth Immortal first." Jin Mo transmitted.
"Kill!" Zi You's eyes flashed like lightning.
The two of them, with formidable momentum, continuously shattered even the formations and puppets of Yin Yan Earth Immortal, not far from the core of the stars.
"Immortal."
"Zhuo Hao Immortal." Yin Yan Earth Immortal panicked, repeatedly calling for help, but there was no response.
"Could it be that Zhuo Hao Immortal abandoned me?" Yin Yan Earth Immortal was filled with despair.
...
"Let him go?" Wu Yuan, in the midst of the space fragment layer, pondered.
If it weren't for that mysterious black pillar.
Letting the other party go wouldn't matter.
After all, it would be extremely difficult to kill a Six-Jie Celestial Immortal who was fully defending himself.
Moreover, there was no enmity between the two sides.
However, Wu Yuan was determined to obtain that black pillar.
"Letting you go is possible, but you must hand over all eight star treasures in your hands," Wu Yuan's voice was cold. "Otherwise, you won't leave."
"Hand over all the star treasures?" Zhuo Hao Immortal's face changed suddenly, his heart sinking.
He understood that the worst-case scenario seemed to be coming.
"Friend, are you joking? These are eight immortal treasures."
Zhuo Hao Immortal shook his head and transmitted: "In this case, I respect you, friend, and can give you a lower-grade immortal treasure, but more than that, I can't do it."
"If my friend still refuses, then let's fight."
Zhuo Hao Immortal set his bottom line—one lower-grade immortal treasure.
Moreover, this immortal treasure was definitely not the star treasures he controlled; it was his lifesaving method.
If he handed it over, once Wu Yuan went back on his word, he would have no bargaining chips.
A full moment passed.
At this moment.
"Boom~" In the distant starry sky, a star with a diameter of over a million miles suddenly exploded, sending shockwaves in all directions. The fire dragons that once crossed the sky were annihilated, followed by the rapid calm as water surrounded everything.
It's obvious.
Yin Yan Earth Immortal's resistance has been suppressed, Jin Mo and Zi You succeeded.
"Alright." Wu Yuan's voice sounded. "Hand over a lower-grade immortal treasure, and I'll let you go."
"Okay."
Zhuo Hao Immortal was decisive, directly waving his hand and leaving behind a powerful immortal war armor emitting a strong aura.
Hum~
Silently, the strange spatial fluctuations that had been enveloping Zhuo Hao Immortal's surroundings for millions of miles quickly dissipated.
The surrounding space returned to normal.
"Friend, farewell." Zhuo Hao Immortal's figure moved, his speed not slow at all. In the perception of everyone, his departure speed increased tenfold.
In fact, it wasn't that Zhuo Hao Immortal's flying speed had increased tenfold, but that Wu Yuan was no longer restricting him.
Swish!
Beside the immortal war armor, a figure in white appeared out of thin air, waving its hand to directly retrieve it.
Then, the figure in white disappeared again.
...
"Gone?"
"That immortal, was he let go by Ming Jian?" Zi You couldn't help but say.
"Ming Jian may have been able to trap him, but a Six-Jie Celestial Immortal with unpredictable methods, solely on defense, might be hard to kill." Jin Mo said solemnly.
Zi You nodded involuntarily.
Whoosh! A figure in white appeared out of thin air hundreds of miles away from them, swiftly arriving beside them.
"Ming Jian, friend." Zi You spoke first, welcoming him and couldn't help but say, "Your strength is simply astonishing, being able to force back a Six-Jie Celestial Immortal single-handedly."
"Admire you!"
"Ming Jian, friend, your strength surpasses our imagination. You're probably close to Celestial Immortal level, right?" Jin Mo sincerely exclaimed. "Ashamed! Without you, we probably wouldn't have been able to complete this mission."
These were their inner thoughts.
Wu Yuan's eruptive strength indeed surpassed their imagination, arguably the most powerful Earth Immortal they had ever seen.
"It was also because that immortal saw that Yin Yan Earth Immortal was doomed, that he was willing to retreat." Wu Yuan smiled. "In a real life-and-death battle, I'm not confident I could kill him."
Wu Yuan didn't want to dwell on the battle in the high-dimensional space.
Jin Mo and Zi You naturally didn't ask further.
"Ming Jian, friend, please look." Zi You waved her hand, and a cold ice chain swiftly brought down a figure.
It was Yin Yan Earth Immortal.
He was bound tightly by the heavy chains, struggling to break free, unable to make a sound, looking at Wu Yuan, Jin Mo, and Zi You with incomparable horror.
His eyes were full of despair.
Even Zhuo Hao Immortal was forced to retreat. As a mere ordinary Earth Immortal, what could he do?
"Loosen his bindings a bit." Wu Yuan said directly.
"Okay." Zi You nodded, her mind moved, and the chains loosened slightly, making Yin Yan Earth Immortal feel a bit more comfortable.
"Yin Yan, I won't kill you."
"But you must tell me all the information about that immortal just now, as well as your relationship with him," Wu Yuan said lightly. "Don't think about lying. If you lie, I will make you wish you were dead and live forever in hell."
Jin Mo and Zi You stood by silently, not saying a word.
"Not kill me?" Yin Yan Earth Immortal had a thought rising in his heart.
Thinking of the past, Wu Yuan and his group indeed didn't lay hands on him.
A slight desire for survival arose in his heart.
"Yes!"
"I'll say." Yin Yan Earth Immortal continued, "That person just now wasn't actually a senior from my sect. His name is 'Zhuo Hao Immortal', and he... commanded me to refine the 'Black Magic Pill' with countless lives' blood."
Yin Yan Earth Immortal quickly recounted various things about Zhuo Hao Immortal.
He had no psychological burden.
Since Zhuo Hao Immortal had abandoned him, they were merely in a business relationship.
For the sake of survival, he naturally dared not withhold anything.
"So, that immortal just now was the mastermind behind the slaughter of countless lives." Zi You transmitted, "No wonder he rushed over in such a hurry."
"Unfortunately, we couldn't manage to kill him." Jin Mo's voice carried a hint of regret.
"Yin Yan is handed over to you."
Wu Yuan glanced at the two of them and transmitted, "I promised him not to kill him, so when the time comes, it'll be up to you to complete the task."
"I have something else to attend to, so I'll leave first. We'll talk when we return to the Time-Space Island."
With that said.
Without waiting for Jin Mo and Zi You to ask further, Wu Yuan's figure had completely disappeared into the space, leaving no trace.
Obviously, he had entered the high-dimensional space.
"Shall we move?" Zi You transmitted.
"Ming Jian is probably going to find Zhuo Hao Immortal. He probably wants to get that black magic pillar... or there are other secrets." Jin Mo said, "With such extraordinary geniuses, we can't speculate on their thoughts."
Zi You nodded slightly.
"However, if they two engage in a battle, it'll be fine if Ming Jian wins. But if he loses, Zhuo Hao Immortal might return in rage." Jin Mo transmitted, "Let's take Yin Yan Earth Immortal away from here first."
"When the time comes, we'll kill him and complete the task before returning to the Time-Space Island."
"Alright."
Swish! Swish!
Without any hesitation, the two quickly took Yin Yan Earth Immortal away. Yin Yan Earth Immortal harbored a slight desire for survival until his death.
...
In the fragmented space layer, amidst the surging currents, a figure in white robes flickered back and forth at a speed of tens of thousands of miles per second.
Viewing the scene of the material space layer from a higher-dimensional perspective.
Of course, it was Wu Yuan.
"Hmm?" Wu Yuan suddenly stopped.
He saw it, not far away in the material space layer.
A figure, moving forward at the pitiful speed of 'thirty-five miles per second'.
It was Zhuo Hao Immortal.
"Slaughtering billions of lives for no reason, deserves death." Wu Yuan remained calm, "But what you really shouldn't have done is, you flaunted the treasure I desired right in front of me."
Wu Yuan had no intention of making excuses.
The reason for killing Zhuo Hao Immortal was very simple and direct—the black magic pillar!
It's just that Zhuo Hao Immortal was no good person either.
Wu Yuan had no psychological burden about slaying him.
"Splash~" Flying swords appeared, quickly coalescing around Wu Yuan's body, forming an immensely powerful sword domain.
In the sword domain, a mighty immortal sword condensed.
"Kill!"
With a thought, Wu Yuan unleashed the immortal sword, which descended from the high-dimensional space and pierced towards Zhuo Hao Immortal.
The two seemed to be in different dimensions.
Yet, they also seemed within arm's reach.
Hum~ An invisible spatial fluctuation enveloped the area within a hundred miles of Wu Yuan, but it seemed only a hundred miles.
But once the dimension was lowered.
It was equivalent to a million-mile area in the material space layer corresponding to the space-time coordinates.
...
Swish! Zhuo Hao Immortal was flying rapidly in the starry sky, surrounded by eight flaming stars.
However.
Compared to the battle with Wu Yuan just now, the power of these flaming stars was slightly weaker.
Apparently, he had restrained some of his magical power.
Maintaining the operation of eight immortal artifacts for a long time was also a great burden for him.
"Flew tens of millions of miles."
"He hasn't caught up yet, so it should be safe." Zhuo Hao Immortal muttered to himself, not daring to relax his vigilance too much.
Facing someone who could step into the high-dimensional space, it was not excessive to be cautious.
Controlling the true meaning of space was different from ordinary celestial immortals.
When celestial immortals entered the high-dimensional space, they used brute force, which made a lot of noise and was easy to detect.
But controlling the true meaning of space relied on the comprehension of the Dao, with very little movement and sound, making it difficult to detect even without eruption.
"Still two hundred million miles from the teleportation array. It will be safe once we get there." Zhuo Hao Immortal thought to himself.
The starry sky teleportation array traveled through extremely high-dimensional space, and even ordinary star lords couldn't interrupt it.
It could be considered absolutely safe.
At that moment.
"Splash~" A nearly transparent immortal sword suddenly pierced through the space, appearing from thousands of miles away, carrying an incomparably terrifying power, instantly piercing through layers of flaming barriers from thousands of miles away and directly stabbing Zhuo Hao Immortal.
"Not good! It's him!"
Zhuo Hao Immortal's pupils contracted slightly. As a sixth-level celestial immortal, how fast was his reaction? He almost immediately activated the eight flaming stars surrounding him.
His aura began to soar.
In that instant.
"Roar!" A faint but piercing howl, like the cry of an evil spirit, suddenly exploded in Zhuo Hao Immortal's mind.
The terrifying soul attack shook Zhuo Hao Immortal's mind, making him momentarily dazed.
He was only distracted for a moment.
But life and death often came down to that moment.
"Pfft~" The silently appearing immortal sword had already pierced through thousands of miles of void, directly breaking through the defense of the flaming stars, whose power had not yet reached its peak, and pierced through Zhuo Hao Immortal's chest.
"No!" Zhuo Hao Immortal came back to his senses, feeling waves of intense pain surging up.
He instinctively felt his chest.
Just as he was about to say something.
"Splurt~" Sword qi burst forth, instantly shredding Zhuo Hao Immortal's body and soul, leaving nothing but remnants.
Zhuo Hao Immortal's Law Avatar, dead!
Hum~ Hum~ The eight originally erupting stellar treasures quickly converged their auras, returning to calmness.
In the place where Zhuo Hao Immortal died, only the battle armor and a few storage treasures remained.
The starry sky quickly returned to silence.
Splash~
A figure in white robes emerged from the void, and with a wave of his hand, he collected many treasures left behind by Zhuo Hao Immortal.
"Using a 'Ghostly Spirit Shock Talisman' worth thousands of god crystals, combined with my soul attack, indeed had a miraculous effect." Wu Yuan remained calm.
If it were a normal soul attack.
He wouldn't be able to affect Zhuo Hao Immortal's soul, at most just disturb him a bit, but couldn't make him lose focus.
However.
When Wu Yuan descended from the high-dimensional space to assassinate his opponent, the difference in losing focus for a moment meant the difference between life and death.
"You, are the first Sixth-Level Celestial Immortal I've killed."
"Even though it's just a Law Avatar, it's still a Sixth-Level Celestial Immortal." Wu Yuan's eyes gleamed with a strange brilliance.
A Sixth-Level Celestial Immortal.
Already the top existence below Celestial Immortals, yet he was killed by himself like this.
"Unknowingly, my strength has reached the pinnacle of cultivation." Wu Yuan thought to himself, "Celestial Immortal?"
"When I breakthrough to become a Celestial Immortal, like Senior Jiang Huan, challenging Celestial Immortals in adversity, I also have a chance."
Quickly.
Wu Yuan deciphered several storage treasures that had not yet become ownerless items one by one, but he didn't pay much attention to other treasures.
What he cared about the most was that black pillar.
In the end, in a inconspicuous corner of one of the storage treasures, Wu Yuan found his target.
The suspended black pillar, along with hundreds of black divine pills swirling around it.
"Will you recognize me as master?"
Wu Yuan's divine sense poured into the storage treasure, attempting to imprint a life mark on the pillar. Just as he made contact.
"Boom!"
A tremendous wave instantly surged towards Wu Yuan's Law Avatar.
Almost simultaneously.
"Hum~" In the distant Time-Space Island, within the Dan Palace of the Qi Refining Avatar, the Black Tower also trembled slightly.
End of Chapter
Chapter 390 The Secret of the Black Demon
Within the Time-Space Island, Wu Yuan's Qi Refining Avatar sat cross-legged on the palace jade platform.
Feeling the slight tremor of the Black Tower in his Dan Palace, he was naturally shocked. This time, the duration was much longer than when he last saw the black divine pillar.
Slightly perceiving, Wu Yuan noticed.
Besides the tremor of the Black Tower, there were no other abnormalities. Meanwhile, his Law Avatar in the Chonggu Galaxy continued to receive the immense information from the impact of the black divine pillar.
Under such impact.
For a long time!
In the Chonggu Galaxy, in the inconspicuous starry sky, Wu Yuan's Law Avatar finally finished accepting the information. Eventually, he vaguely 'saw' an endless black mountain range in the boundless starry sky, stretching for countless billions of miles.
Incredibly grand.
The mountain range undulated, and in the center of the mountains sat a black throne. On the throne, there was a figure sitting cross-legged, his aura vast, his eyes seemed to burn with stars, overlooking the vastness of heaven and earth.
He, as if spanning an unimaginably distant time, gazed directly at Wu Yuan.
"Young one."
"Holding the Black Demon Divine Pillar, or possessing the Black Demon Stars... by sacrificing a thousand Black Demon Divine Pills, you can come to the Black Demon Blood Abyss. Those accepted can obtain the inheritance of my Black Demon Sovereign." The towering figure's face was blurry, his voice thunderous. "Haha, my treasures of tens of millions of years are all left here, and anyone who desires the treasure can come."
Boom!
Everything completely dissipated.
Wu Yuan's Law Avatar also completely awakened. He was shocked in his heart. "Black Demon Sovereign?"
"So, this black pillar is called the Black Demon Divine Pillar, a treasure left by the Black Demon Sovereign?" Wu Yuan thought to himself.
Daring to call himself a sovereign.
Then, he should be on the same level as the Great Red Witch Sovereign and the Northern Ghost Immortal Sovereign.
From the immense information he received just now.
Wu Yuan had already understood many secrets and basically figured out the causes and consequences of Zhuo Hao Immortal's visit.
"The content of the information, most of it is about the 'Black Demon Blood Sacrifice', followed by the 'Black Demon Pill Chapter' for refining Black Demon Divine Pills, containing the methods of refining. Finally, there is a large amount of information about the Black Demon Blood Abyss..." Wu Yuan muttered.
One secret technique, one pill formula, plus a large amount of information.
"However, this secret technique 'Black Demon Blood Sacrifice' is quite amazing, but unfortunately, it's incomplete." Wu Yuan gradually recalled this secret technique.
At the same time.
Wu Yuan also understood how Zhuo Hao Immortal had used the Black Demon Divine Pillar before, in short, by consuming Black Demon Divine Pills.
The Black Demon Divine Pill contained a special power called 'Black Demon Power'. Only by using this extremely special power could one practice the 'Black Demon Blood Sacrifice' technique and then control the Black Demon Divine Pillar.
Then, one could obtain the bestowed Black Demon Divine Power.
The Black Demon Divine Power was an external force, extremely powerful.
"In the 'Black Demon Blood Sacrifice' first part, after cultivation is completed, consuming one Black Demon Divine Pill can temporarily raise the cultivation to the level of a Third-Level Celestial Immortal for ten breaths..."
"In the middle part of the 'Black Demon Blood Sacrifice', after cultivation is completed, consuming ten Black Demon Divine Pills can temporarily raise the cultivation to the level of a Seventh-Level Celestial Immortal for one breath..."
"In the last part of the 'Black Demon Blood Sacrifice', after cultivation is completed, consuming a hundred Black Demon Divine Pills can temporarily raise the cultivation to the level of a Ninth-Level Celestial Immortal for one breath..."
"The final part of the 'Black Demon Blood Sacrifice'..." Wu Yuan was secretly amazed.
This technique is divided into Upper, Middle, Lower, and Final parts.
Of course, the information contained in the Black Demon Divine Pillar is incomplete, only including the Upper and Middle parts.
As for the Lower and Final parts of the "Black Demon Blood Sacrifice," they are missing.
In theory, even if one's own cultivation is only at the level of an Earthly Immortal, if they can complete the Lower part of the technique and possess a large number of Black Demon Divine Pills, they can still erupt with terrifying power comparable to a Star Lord for a short time.
However, only the controlled power will increase, not the comprehension of the Dao.
Therefore, the actual strength that can be erupted will be much weaker than that of a true Star Lord.
But even so, it's enough to glimpse the heaven-defying nature of this eruptive technique.
It's simply unbelievable.
In the past, Wu Yuan knew some techniques that burned their own origin, but most of them only raised cultivation by half a minor level, at best, increasing the power of Qi by one level, and lasted for a very short time, with many side effects.
However, Wu Yuan had never seen anything as formidable as the "Black Demon Blood Sacrifice."
Not to mention the leap in realms.
From a Sixth-Level Celestial Immortal to a Seventh-Level Heavenly Immortal, although the gap in Qi Power is not as large as that between an Earthly Immortal and a Celestial Immortal, it is still not small. However, through the Black Demon Divine Pillar, one could easily overcome it.
"It seems..."
"The reason why Zhuo Hao Immortal could temporarily unleash such powerful strength before was because of the Middle part of the 'Black Demon Blood Sacrifice'." Wu Yuan suddenly understood. "However, he didn't dare to use it continuously, probably also because he was afraid of the erosion of the Black Demon Power."
Wu Yuan's vision was now extremely high, having seen many powerful techniques.
Plus, with some explanations of the techniques themselves.
With a little discernment, he roughly figured out what flaws this seemingly heaven-defying "Black Demon Blood Sacrifice" had.
First, there were the Black Demon Divine Pills, which required a continuous supply of them to be used, and the Black Demon Divine Pills were refined from the essence of living beings.
There was no doubt.
The countless massacres of living beings by Zhuo Hao Immortal, slaughtering countless life stars to refine pills, were for the Black Demon Divine Pills.
How many tragedies would such a frenzy cause?
I'm afraid it would provoke countless enemies.
Secondly, the infusion of Black Demon Power required a strong foundation. If the foundation was too weak, it wouldn't be able to withstand the violent force of the power, and instead, it would be subjected to backlash.
"Earthly Immortals probably can only cultivate the 'Black Demon Blood Sacrifice' to the Middle part," Wu Yuan quickly deduced. "Even if they cultivate it to the Lower or Final part and have enough Black Demon Divine Pills, they wouldn't dare to easily unleash it."
Once unleashed, if it exceeds one's own limit to bear.
Without an increase in Qi, instead, one's body would burst and die.
"To withstand the infusion of the power of the Lower part of the 'Black Demon Blood Sacrifice,' one's own cultivation must reach the level of a Fifth or Sixth-Level Celestial Immortal," Wu Yuan speculated silently.
The third flaw is the Black Demon Power!
By consuming Black Demon Divine Pills, the Black Demon Power contained in the pills, originating from the essence of countless living beings, is full of resentment, karma, and desires... Black Demon Power not only can trigger the Black Demon Divine Pillar but will also be eroded by the will of the Black Demon Divine Pillar.
With a little carelessness, using too many Black Demon Divine Pills, one would probably be assimilated and ultimately driven completely insane.
"Black Demon?" Wu Yuan silently sensed the Black Demon Divine Pillar.
It, suspended within the storage magic treasure, ancient, the divine pillar still faintly carries countless blood sacrifices, emitting a sinister and terrifying aura at all times.
As if, it's constantly tempting living beings to kill.
When staring at it, Wu Yuan couldn't help but feel a surge of murderous desire in his heart.
"The Black Demon Divine Pillar, is a double-edged sword, can be called a demon." Wu Yuan realized this.
It, indeed, is powerful.
It can bestow extremely powerful strength upon the user, and when obtained by an ordinary Immortal, like Zhuo Hao Immortal once erupted, it could effortlessly kill other Immortals.
But at the same time, it leads to boundless slaughter.
"Killing, is karma." Wu Yuan shook his head slightly. "And the erosion of the Black Demon Power, if the Dao heart is not strong enough, sooner or later, it will be eroded by the Black Demon Power and become a complete lunatic."
Gain and loss, it's hard to say clearly.
Phew!
Wu Yuan waved his hand, and only saw nearly a hundred completely black divine pills floating up, emitting bursts of eerie blood light... exactly the same as the aura emitted when Yan Yan Immortal was refining pills before.
"The Black Demon Power contained in the Black Demon Divine Pillar can only be considered an external force. In the future, when I transcend the Immortal Tribulation, its effect will naturally be almost negligible." Wu Yuan contemplated silently. "However, what's the relationship between it and the Black Tower?"
Why can it trigger the tremors of the Black Tower?
Wu Yuan couldn't help but think of the blood mist produced by the Black Tower, which also required killing to be born, with various miraculous effects. To some extent, it seemed somewhat similar to the Black Demon Divine Pill.
It's just that the Black Demon Divine Pill is much more bloody and cruel, as it's refined from the essence of living beings!
While the blood mist is only the product of Wu Yuan and the confrontation between powerful beings.
"This 'Black Demon Blood Sacrifice' technique is very magical, but it also has great risks. When I bring the Black Demon Divine Pillar back, I'll let the Qi Refining Avatar sense it before making further decisions," Wu Yuan whispered.
Both of the main avatars have Black Towers in their Upper Dantian Palaces.
The Qi Refining Avatar doesn't have it.
So, for now, Wu Yuan couldn't verify the relationship between the Black Tower and the Black Demon Divine Pillar.
At the same time.
Wu Yuan thought of more: "According to the information just obtained, on top of the Black Demon Divine Pillar, there is also the Black Demon Star, both containing a large amount of information. Perhaps the entire 'Black Demon Blood Sacrifice' is on the Black Demon Star... To obtain specific guidance on the location of the Blood Demon's Den, one must sacrifice one thousand Black Demon Divine Pills?"
These Black Demon Divine Pills are not for use.
They are simply offered to the Black Demon Divine Pillar. Once the sacrifice is completed, one will naturally obtain the desired information from the Black Demon Divine Pillar.
"This thing seems to be the bait thrown out by the Black Demon Sovereign... Letting countless powerhouses kill for it, and then refining the Black Demon Divine Pills." Wu Yuan continued to sense the Black Demon Divine Pillar.
The more he sensed and deduced, the more instinctively fearful Wu Yuan felt.
It's too strange.
The methods of a Sovereign are truly unfathomable.
"Moreover, logically speaking, regardless of the temporal tasks, whether it's to protect or kill Yan Yan Immortal, it's normal... But why does it require us to protect him first and then kill him?" Wu Yuan shook his head slightly. "It's unreasonable!"
Normal killings are simply ignored by the Temporal Island.
When Wu Yuan and Jin Mo, Ziyu speculated before, they thought of a possibility. Yan Yan Immortal might be involved in some secret that would affect the operation of the entire temporal Dao Realm. At that time, they thought it was impossible.
Now? Wu Yuan feels there's a slight possibility.
Because, Yan Yan Immortal has learned the method of refining Black Demon Divine Pills, which subtly connects him with the Black Demon Sovereign.
And a Sovereign of the Black Demon's caliber is likely to affect the entire temporal Dao Realm.
"I must find a way to figure out the details of the Black Demon Sovereign and see what this Black Demon's Den is." Wu Yuan had made up his mind.
"At the same time, figure out the relationship between the Black Demon Divine Pillar and the Black Tower."
In the past.
Wu Yuan wouldn't try to cultivate the 'Black Demon Blood Sacrifice,' let alone try to refine these eerie Black Demon Divine Pills.
They're all put aside for now.
"It's strange."
"Such a treasure, for Zhuo Hao Immortal, should be a supreme treasure. Why would he put it on a Qi Refining Avatar?" A hint of doubt flashed in Wu Yuan's mind.
Logically, it shouldn't be held by a Qi Refining Avatar.
"If I can't figure it out, then I don't need to. It's difficult to kill Zhuo Hao Immortal right now." Wu Yuan shook his head slightly.
At present, Wu Yuan only knows the approximate location of Zhuo Hao Immortal's lair, and it will take a long time to rush over.
That long.
It's easy for Zhuo Hao Immortal to escape, and even if he doesn't escape, if a Sixth-Level Celestial Immortal concentrates on hiding in his lair?
Don't mention the current Wu Yuan, even a true Seventh-Level Celestial Immortal, generally wouldn't want to touch this moldy thing.
"For now, I still can't kill him," Wu Yuan contemplated silently.
"The only hidden danger is that in our confrontation in high-dimensional space, I exerted my full strength. If nothing unexpected happens, he may have sensed the existence of the fluctuations of the true meaning of life. I just don't know if he recognized it," Wu Yuan muttered.
Recognition or not is somewhat related to one's perspective.
It also depends on the strength of the Dao fluctuations manifested by Wu Yuan.
If it's just a strand of the mystery of life, very weak, even Celestial Immortals may not recognize it.
But once the true meaning of life fluctuates, it will be very obvious.
At the same time, Celestial Immortals with high vision and insight might be able to recognize it.
It's normal for some Celestial Immortals with limited insight not to recognize it.
"He's a Sixth-Level Celestial Immortal, much stronger than the former Head of the Dragon Star Immortal Sect, Heiyuan Immortal, and so on."
"He can obtain this mysterious Black Demon Divine Pillar and understand many of the laws of the Temporal Island. His background is probably not simple, at least he wouldn't have lacked experiences," Wu Yuan's eyes flashed coldly. "It's possible that he can recognize it."
"At least, he will confirm that this is a force completely different from spatial true meaning."
But recognizing it, what then?
From beginning to end, Zhuo Hao Immortal was unaware of Wu Yuan's identity, and countless imprints came and went on the Temporal Island.
A Celestial Immortal, no matter how big his background is, how much can he know?
"On the Temporal Island, most people only know that my name is Mingjian and I come from the Qingling Great World," Wu Yuan whispered. "But the specific identity? I don't know."
The real possibility of connecting many clues and exposing them is very low.
"And, the Refining Avatar is still in the Immortal Lands, not coming out yet? Even if it exposes Mingjian's control of the two upper-level true meanings, it is temporarily irrelevant to the Refining Avatar," Wu Yuan wasn't too worried.
Even if exposed, it would be a long time later.
"Involving the Black Tower."
"Can only be exposed," Wu Yuan didn't regret his adventure.
Then he took a step forward, blending into high dimensions.
Disappeared in this void.
...
Toward the ancient galaxy, in a region far away from the starry sky where Wu Yuan was, there is a huge star.
On this star, at its core.
"A Lower-Level Immortal with such strength?" A white-robed old man sat cross-legged on a jade platform, extremely horrified.
It was Zhuo Hao Immortal.
In his mind, there still echoed the sword that pierced through space not long ago.
With just one sword, his Dao Avatar was killed.
The strength of the Dao Avatar, apart from the divine consciousness, was not weaker than the main body's!
He died silently like this.
"A peerless monster like this had promised not to kill me, but then came to attack me afterward?" Zhuo Hao Immortal felt anxious. "Why?"
Is it for a few low-grade immortal artifacts? Zhuo Hao Immortal didn't think so.
Such a peerless monster wouldn't lack hundreds or thousands of divine crystals. If he really wanted to deal with himself, he could have done it from the beginning.
"High probability."
"It's for the Black Demon Divine Pillar."
"Once he knows the secret of the Black Demon Divine Pillar, he's likely to come to kill my true body, to eliminate evidence, or to see if I still have other treasures," Zhuo Hao Immortal quickly made a judgment. "He may not be able to break into my lair, but he's fully capable of hiring other strong individuals."
Wu Yuan's guess was correct.
Zhuo Hao Immortal had confirmed the existence of the true meaning of life, but his attention was not focused on this at all.
A Lower-Level Immortal controlling two upper-level true meanings is indeed terrifying, but what does it have to do with Zhuo Hao Immortal?
He was only worried about his own life and death.
"Phew!"
Zhuo Hao Immortal waved his hand, and suddenly, a black sphere appeared in his palm, emitting an extremely sinister and violent aura.
Ten times more violent than the Black Demon Divine Pillar.
"The Black Demon Star, containing twelve Black Demon Divine Pillars... This is my trump card," Zhuo Hao Immortal muttered to himself.
Why did he let his Dao Avatar carry a Black Demon Divine Pillar?
Because, to him, the Black Demon Divine Pillar was nothing at all.
"Let's go!"
"We must leave as soon as possible." Zhuo Hao Immortal was in his lair, but he didn't feel safe at all. He quickly packed up the treasures he could take away.
Without informing anyone, he left this starry sky directly.
...
Walking in the 'Space Fragment Layer', Wu Yuan's divine sense was scattered, easily sensing vast areas through spatial true meaning.
This kind of exploration efficiency is hundreds of times more than ordinary Celestial Immortals.
Fast.
Wu Yuan quickly found Jin Mo and Zi You. They were leading Yin Yan Immortal, advancing in the starry sky.
However, Wu Yuan didn't show himself. He just silently observed.
If he showed up, he would have to explain Zhuo Hao Immortal's situation. What's the point?
Several hours later.
Under Wu Yuan's high-dimensional gaze, on an inconspicuous meteorite, Jin Mo and Zi You took action without hesitation, killing Yin Yan Immortal.
Until death, Yin Yan Immortal was still begging for mercy.
At the moment of Yin Yan Immortal's death.
"Imprint holder Mingjian, first Lord mission completed, reward one hundred temporal points, do you wish to return?" A cold voice suddenly sounded in Wu Yuan's mind.
Wu Yuan was stunned.
"I'm in the Space Fragment Layer, and the Temporal Island can instantly locate me and notify me?" Wu Yuan was slightly surprised in his heart. "Doesn't this mean that everything about me is under the surveillance of the Temporal Island?"
Wu Yuan thought of this issue.
Then he felt relieved. It's reasonable. The entire Temporal Dao Realm was opened up by the Temporal Dao Lord.
What secrets could hide from the other party?
"Return!" Wu Yuan responded.
Hum~
A mysterious vast temporal wave suddenly appeared out of thin air, sweeping over and enveloping Wu Yuan.
Wu Yuan disappeared from the spot.
Shortly after, Jin Mo and Zi You, who were in the material space layer, also vanished.
They all chose to return.
...
Temporal Island, spanning billions of miles, with countless imprint holders' palaces scattered across the continent like stars.
Inside a teleportation array in the void.
Hum~
Wu Yuan's Dao Avatar walked out from it, suddenly stopped, and looked towards a distant blurry light curtain, saying, "Remember the temporal coordinates of my arrival for this mission."
"Yes, remembered," a cold voice came. "As long as you pay one thousand divine crystals, you can be teleported back again."
Wu Yuan nodded slightly.
This was the rule of the Temporal Island. Temporal coordinates of completed temporal missions could be returned to by paying the price.
Of course, like other non-mission areas of the Temporal Dao Realm, you could also go there by paying divine crystals.
If it's too expensive? Then use the conventional teleportation arrays and take your time.
The temporal teleportation arrays above the islands are the most miraculous and fast. Even if they are separated by billions of light-years to perform temporal missions, they can almost instantly arrive or return.
Swoosh!
Wu Yuan's Dao Avatar left the temporal teleportation array, chose a direction, and quickly returned to his own palace.
"Congratulations, Master, on returning victorious! Completing a Lord-level mission for the first time." Xing Yue had long been standing at the door of the palace.
She looked excited.
"My true body has been in the palace all along, and I haven't seen you showing any signs," Wu Yuan's Dao Avatar smiled.
"It's different."
"The one who goes out to battle is Master's Dao Avatar, so naturally, congratulations are for Master's Dao Avatar." Xing Yue's face was stern and righteous.
Wu Yuan smiled and didn't bother to argue with him anymore.
Hum~ The Dao Avatar shot forward, merging with the true body, and returned to rest in the Purple Mansion.
In the Qi Refinement lineage, besides the Lifebound Magic Treasure and the Dao Avatar, there is very little space to accommodate other items in the Purple Mansion.
Far from the majestic and vast mountains and rivers inside the body of a Body Refinement cultivator.
"The Black Demon Sovereign." Wu Yuan's Qi Refinement true body waved his hand, and a light curtain projected in front of him, displaying a large amount of intelligence text.
It was all about the Black Demon Sovereign, all sourced from the database of Temporal Island.
Imprint holders have different levels of permissions and can directly access different intelligence. Like Wu Yuan, as a Lord-level imprint holder, he can directly access very detailed intelligence.
"Does Master want to understand the Black Demon Sovereign?" Xing Yue stood by the side, curious.
"Yeah." Wu Yuan nodded, not intending to hide it.
There was no need to.
Xing Yue, seemingly a spirit, actually represented the will behind Temporal Island. Every move of his couldn't escape the other party's notice.
"The public information about the Black Demon Sovereign is as stated on the light curtain."
Xing Yue smiled, "He is a shocking and talented sovereign in the history of the Dao Realm, with extremely powerful strength. He was once the most peak sovereign in the Dao Realm, and more than one sovereign has fallen by his hands."
"He has killed other sovereigns?" Wu Yuan was secretly amazed.
Defeating and killing are two different concepts.
For example, defeating the Law Avatar and Source Avatar can only be considered as defeating, not true killing.
Monarchs have comprehended at least one upper-level law, and their ability to preserve their lives is unimaginable.
"The Black Demon Sovereign, powerful! Arrogant! Bloodthirsty!"
"His era has passed tens of millions of years ago. The Black Demon Blood Cavern he established... was once one of the top forces in the Dao Realm, second only to Temporal Island," Xing Yue said. "His strength was once acknowledged as second only to the Dao Lord in the entire Dao Realm, surpassing many monarchs."
Wu Yuan listened quietly.
This Black Demon Sovereign is obviously a legendary figure.
In terms of legend, he is no less than the "Green Peak Immortal Lord" of the Green Peak Great World, and perhaps even stronger.
"However, later on."
"For some reason, he caused endless slaughter and fought against many other monarch forces... That battle destroyed nearly half of the Dao Realm, almost causing the entire Dao Realm to collapse," Xing Yue shook her head. "The reason remains a mystery to this day, and I cannot find it in the database of Temporal Island."
"All I know is that in the end, the supreme Time and Space Dao Lord descended and personally killed the Black Demon Sovereign, destroying all the practitioners of his lineage... Many deeds of the Black Demon Blood Cavern have also been lost in the river of time."
"Among the many forces in the Dao Realm, the Black Demon Sovereign and the Black Demon Blood Cavern are taboo! The methods and artifacts related to it are not allowed to be touched by practitioners under its command," Xing Yue said solemnly.
Wu Yuan nodded lightly.
So, the lineage of the Black Demon Sovereign is a taboo in the entire Dao Realm?
"Master, did you obtain any legacy treasures from the Black Demon Sovereign?" Xing Yue asked curiously.
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PS: 6000 characters, at least two in one.
(End of this chapter)