Chapter 954 - 470: Perish Together
Chapter 954: Chapter 470: Perish Together
“I actually lost, and so thoroughly at that,” Han Zhong whispered. His physical body was dyed red with blood, a terrifying aura emanating from the wound, devouring vitality.
He looked toward the sky, falling silent in a trance, then he began to talk to himself again.
“I haven’t completely refined the Divine Bone, nor unearthed its potential. My future was at least that of a Demigod. This is truly unbearable!”
At that moment, Lu Yun caught up, approaching him with a murderous air. His eyes were as sharp as knives, his voice devoid of any emotion, “You are quite impressive, but it’s a pity you encountered me.”
“You forced my hand,” said Han Zhong, his tone indifferent as if he had seen through everything.
As his voice fell, boundless golden light burst forth from his body, as if instantly illuminating the heavens, making the sun and moon lose their glow.
Waves of mystical and powerful energy fluctuations spread, sweeping and impacting in all directions.
Han Zhong charged at Lu Yun, and behind him, a massive Cave Heaven burned and collapsed, a strange aura permeating, inducing terrifying fluctuations.
This was a Divine Ability he had comprehended from his own Divine Bone, sacrificing both Cave Heaven and the True Spirits within, unleashing ten or even dozens of times his own strength, sacrificing all living beings within hundreds of thousands of miles to become part of this region of Heaven and Earth.
However, the cost of using this Divine Ability was too great, so much so that it required his life as the price.
His physical body had been severely damaged from overusing the Divine Bone earlier, and his opponent was so strong that escape was hopeless. He had no other choice.
“You’re insane…” Lu Yun was horrified. This guy was simply mad; he hadn’t even driven him to a dead end and he was already sacrificing his Cave Heaven and True Spirit to bombard him.
Moreover, the power unleashed by this Divine Ability was unheard of, far surpassing the self-destruction of a Cave Heaven.
Lu Yun had no intention of being dragged down, flapping his Demon Wings, he rapidly retreated backward.
The Cave Heaven and all the spirits and living beings within it were burning, releasing an aura too horrid for words. The surrounding terrain transformed into a bizarre domain-cage, trapping all cultivators in the region.
And Lu Yun, who bore the brunt, was most affected. His Demon Wings were restrained, making it extremely difficult for him to escape. It was as if he were trapped in a quagmire, with all his myriad abilities rendered useless.
“Why involve us when this has nothing to do with us?”
The cultivators who were inadvertently dragged in all had their expressions change drastically.
“It’s your fault for being too weak, and also for being too curious.”
Han Zhong, appearing as if mad, saw Lu Yun trapped by his domain, unable to break free, and laughed wildly. “Today, though I may die, my name will one day resound through the True Fire Domain and even the entire Xuan Yellow Great World.”
Han Zhong spoke with a lingering tone, his momentum unstoppable.
Not only was he taking dozens, perhaps hundreds of strong cultivators down with him, but he was also dragging Lu Yun, a Heavenly Pride with talent and strength surpassing his own, into the abyss. Such a feat was enough to shake the True Fire Domain.
“Everyone, no longer hide your abilities. Use whatever techniques you have quickly, otherwise we’re all in danger.” A cultivator at the fourth level of the True Spirit Realm shouted. He displayed his Divine Abilities, struggling violently.
The other True Spirit Realm cultivators also offered up their Divine Abilities and methods, contending against the restraining powers of the domain.
And those cultivators at the Unity Realm were in a dire state; they barely had any resistance. After their bodies were restrained, they gradually became transparent due to the strange force invading them, eventually shattering into pieces, turning into streams of light that dissipated.
“Block it!”
“Suppress it for me!”
Those True Spirit Realm powerhouses roared, truly desperate.
At this moment, their Cave Heavens were forced into manifestation, the power of the world leaking out, about to be ignited along with them and become part of this region of Heaven and Earth.
Most of them were old monsters with years of notoriety in the Outside Realms, naturally unwilling to fall here.
After hundreds or even thousands of years of cultivation, they had long developed wills as tough as steel and were decisive in action. One after another, they sacrificed their Ultimate Spirit Weapons and Dao Weapons to suppress the incoming force and prevent their Cave Heavens from further manifestation and combustion.
“Suppress!”
Lu Yun also felt an eager surge within him. He shouted, his Cave Heaven’s power bursting to its limits, forcibly suppressing that throbbing sensation.
But he still couldn’t break free.
And as those cultivators at the Unity Realm fell one after another, their Cave Heavens became part of this region of Heaven and Earth, indirectly enhancing the power of Han Zhong’s Divine Ability.
“Looking at the current trend, these True Spirit Realm cultivators won’t be able to hold on much longer. I must break free quickly.”
With that thought, light flickered around his body, and a simple and unadorned small tower emerged from nowhere, rapidly expanding and releasing great suppressing power, countering the restraining force of this region of Heaven and Earth.
This tower was the Profound Death Silent Tower, which had already been upgraded to a Dao Weapon. Though it was only at the First Seal Level, Lu Yun could now unleash all its power, especially its suppressing force, which was particularly suitable for the current situation.
Seeing signs of Lu Yun making a break for it, Han Zhong immediately grew anxious.
He had resorted to a heaven-defying Divine Ability at the cost of his life, sacrificing his Cave Heaven, specifically to drag Lu Yun with him.
He was close to certain death; if he let this enemy escape, all of his actions would have been for naught.
“No, this must not be allowed to happen.”
Under the intensity of his resentment, Han Zhong chanted under his breath, reciting another incantation before shouting resoundingly, “Divinity descend!”
A hazy apparition materialized, emerging from his body and bearing down upon heaven and earth with its ancient, vast and mysterious aura. True Spirit Realm Cultivators enveloped by it felt as if their bodies were splitting apart, Dao Weapons shook, and their Divine Abilities faltered.
What is this? Lu Yun was shocked.
The apparition gradually became clearer, revealing a colossal figure exerting a terrifying pressure, as if the force of a True God had descended upon the world.
This divine shadow, with eyes closed, resembled a sleeping giant. He slightly raised his arm, his Divine Power surging, and amidst the stirring of the wind and clouds, a palm as large as a mountain slowly descended.
“This is the result of my sacrificing my Divine Bone in exchange for a strike from the deity; your death is certain,” Han Zhong howled maniacally.
By offering up his Divine Bone, he had squandered every last shred of his chance for survival.
As he spoke, his Physical Body completely shattered, leaving behind only a piece of Divine Bone that glistened with radiance.
With the fall of that mighty palm, the sun and moon paled, the earth shattered, and the trapped True Spirit Realm Cultivators saw their Divine Abilities collapse and their Dao Weapons break apart.
In no time at all, several weaker True Spirit Realm Cave Heavens fully manifested, and their bodies exploded.
Like a string of falling dominos, one fall initiated the collapse of the rest, and with the momentum building, they fell faster and faster.
Thus, these True Spirit Realm Cultivators were consecutively sacrificed, their Cave Heavens becoming part of heaven and earth, continuously strengthening the domain’s power to imprison and assimilate through sacrifice.
“Ptui!”
The Profound Death Silent Tower couldn’t withstand a palm from the deity. Before it could fully materialize, it shattered with a thunderous crash. Lu Yun spat out blood, his skin rupturing while his golden blood flowed freely.
Although this was merely a palm from a divine shadow, its might wasn’t even a ten-thousandth that of its peak, it was still far beyond what Lu Yun could currently withstand.
“Am I really going to die here in such a pathetic way?” Lu Yun felt incredibly hopeless, facing this almost apocalyptic force, he felt so insignificant and powerless.
His flesh burst open, different parts of his body disintegrating continuously, his holy body gradually collapsing, the intense, burning pain consuming him.
The breakdown accelerated, the degree of pain climbing rapidly, Lu Yun was in excruciating agony, this was a process of being gradually obliterated, fear and unwillingness amplifying ceaselessly.
At the brink of his Physical Body’s destruction, and his Cave Heaven being forcibly manifested, Lu Yun closed his eyes, many things surfacing in his mind, scene after scene, as if it were only yesterday.
When he had first arrived in this realm, he was but a feeble youth, who practiced Martial Arts to strengthen his body.
Later, in pursuit of Martial Arts, he bid farewell to his eldest brother and sister, resolutely leaving Spirit Creek Village to go to Spirit Martial Academy, and from there, he grew stronger step by step.
Then, he arrived in the Xuan Yellow Teacher’s World, joined Green Flame Palace, and battled across various fronts…
Throughout his journey, he faced innumerable hardships and dangers, each one overcome and resolved in turn.
But this time, Lu Yun saw no hope for survival.
His body cracked open, and his Cave Heaven behind him manifested, subject to erosion by a strange force, the newly born beings within it gradually perishing.
Lu Yun’s soul was in a daze, watching as the giant palm in his vision enlarged, filling his gory eyes, his perception of the outside world rapidly diminishing.
He knew he would soon vanish from this world, no one able to save him.
As his consciousness scattered, time seemed to freeze, a dazzling Golden Light blooming from his brow.
A drop of golden-yellow blood, containing boundless Divine Power and releasing endless Golden Light, solidified into a human figure.
“Master?”
In the depths of his despair, Lu Yun thought he saw his teacher, Yuan Guang Immortal.
“Foolish child.”
After the Primordial Essence Blood congealed into an Incarnation of Yuan Guang Immortal, the surrounding domain collapsed, the oppressive might of the godly strike unable to touch him any longer.
Primordial Essence Blood contained terrifying Divine Power, around thirty percent of the original essence’s strength.
With Yuan Guang Immortal’s strength already incredibly close to a Demigod, thirty percent of his original essence was more than enough to counteract the attack from this divine shadow.
Perhaps it was only a moment that passed, or it could have been an eternity, but the world around finally returned to calm.
The Incarnation of Yuan Guang Immortal, formed from Primordial Essence Blood, gently touched Lu Yun’s tumultuous Cave Heaven, stabilizing it and gradually reabsorbing it into his body.
Having done all these, the power of this drop of Primordial Essence Blood was expended, and the Incarnation of Yuan Guang Immortal dissipated.
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