Chapter 1001: Chapter 1000: The Youngest Void Origin Realm Martial Emperor in History (Part 1)_1
In just half a month, three Witch Heavenly Guards had died.
One must know, to become a Witch Heavenly Guard each of them was a Void Origin Realm Martial Emperor, and their mastery of the "Wizard Scroll" had to reach at least 70 percent, making their strength even greater than that of their peers outside.
The sudden death of three of them, even for the profoundly resourced sanctuary of the Witch Queen, was painfully aggravating for the five Great Witch Servants. They hated that they couldn’t dismember that mad old man into a thousand pieces.
What was even more infuriating was that the old man was even more arrogant than they were.
"A bunch of gutless rats, I warn you, if Brother Shi doesn’t show up, then I won’t leave. You’d better pray that he’s alright, otherwise, I’ll use every method at my disposal to wipe you out one by one! Heh heh, with nearly a hundred Witch Heavenly Guards, I wonder how many days it will take me to kill them all!"
As the last sentence was uttered, a ferocious killing intent surged, chilling everyone to the bone.
This crazy old man acted without any method to his madness, nothing like the high monk he once was, and everyone believed he would carry out his threats, as there was already clear precedent!
"Wheel of Law Temple is a temple of Daxia Nation, Lord Shenzong, by defying your betters, aren’t you afraid of bringing disaster upon Wheel of Law Temple?"
The Great Witch Servant roared, having lost the initial composure.
In a situation where the enemy was hidden and they were exposed, it was very difficult to guard against a sneak attack, mainly because that mud statue was too strange. Otherwise, he would personally have killed that crazy old man!
"I left Wheel of Law Temple long ago; what does my conduct have to do with them? Now on this world of common people, I’ll do whatever I want. If I decide to destroy your Witch Queen’s sanctuary, then I’ll destroy it!"
"You’re courting death!"
Another earth-shaking battle ensued.
This time the mad old man used daring tactics. While battling with the Great Witch Servant, he managed to kill two more Witch Heavenly Guards, and with a hearty laugh, took Xia Xiaonine and left. The Great Witch Servant was left behind with a dark grimace on his face.
"We can’t let him keep killing like this, shall we let the Witch Heavenly Guards go out and hide for a while?"
In the past, the Witch Queen’s sanctuary was the safest place, but now, it had become a slaughtering field for the mad old man, utterly defenseless. The fourth Great Witch Servant spoken thoughtfully.
The third Great Witch Servant instantly responded, "No, if word gets out, where will our Witch Queen’s sanctuary’s dignity be?"
"Then what do you suggest, just let him keep killing?"
The group all voiced their opinions, arguing incessantly, until the Great Witch Servant shouted, "What’s the panic!" He paused, then coldly conveyed to the four, "Have you all forgotten about the Witch Soul Upheaval Array?"
The Witch Soul Upheaval Array, the number one array of the Witch Queen’s sanctuary, required the joint efforts of fifty Void Origin Realm Martial Emperors to set up. Once infused with the blood of the Witch Ancestor, it’s said that only the Forbidden Martial Emperor could escape.
However...
The fourth Great Witch Servant hesitated for a moment, saying, "The core of this array requires the integration of the Witch Ancestor’s blood... Could it be, Great Witch Servant, that you..." His tone suddenly became excited.
The rest also reacted, staring blankly at the Great Witch Servant.
"That crazy old man hasn’t been entirely without benefits. At least with his provocation, I fortuitously mastered the eighth layer of the Wizard Scroll recently. These past few days, I was just feigning weakness to lure him into the array system, that’s all."
"Additionally, I’ve secretly sent someone to Wheel of Law Temple. I’m sure very soon, a high monk will emerge to capture this former rebel. With this dual protection, do you think that crazy old man has a chance of escape?"
The Great Witch Servant spoke indifferently.
Many things were being secretly planned; in the eyes of the Great Witch Servant, capturing the crazy old man shouldn’t pose a problem. When the time came, he might even enter the stone gate himself to investigate the Witch Queen’s great secrets. After all, the dispatched Shi Xiaole hadn’t died yet, so there shouldn’t be any great danger.
"Hahaha, so that’s the plan, Great Witch Servant’s strategy is truly brilliant!"
"That crazy old man thinks we have no way to deal with him, but little does he know, he has already stepped into the Great Witch Servant’s trap. Let him be complacent for a few more days!"
Having learned of the Great Witch Servant’s arrangement, all four Great Witch Servants burst into laughter together.
Suddenly recalling something, the third Great Witch Servant frowned and said, "The Kirin has been in there for almost half a year with no news. Could it have died inside?"
The others had the same suspicion, remaining silent until the Great Witch Servant said, "He’s very much alive. The connection to the Witch Heart Destruction Great Method is still intact; he will come out sooner or later."
"In that case, we can rest assured!"
With nothing more to worry about, the weight in the hearts of the four lifted; from this point on, they only needed to fulfill their roles, and all difficulties would dissipate like ice under the sun.
...
By the pond surrounded by walls on all sides, a solitary figure in a green robe sat motionlessly, meditating. From a distance, he looked like a white jade statue, yet ten times more vivid than any real sculpture, possessing a captivating allure that made it hard to look away.
At a certain moment.
Beams of light, as thick as thumbs and swirling like vortexes, shot out from within the green-robed figure. The light faded with distance, and as soon as it appeared, it ignited the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth, which followed the swirling light streams into the figure’s body.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The spiritual energy turned into a liquid state due to its rapid speed, forming a white spiral of Vigorous Air that seemed ferociously abrasive. If a Dragon Gate Realm Lord were present at that moment, he would likely be shredded to pieces by the forceful wind.
One quarter-hour.
Two quarter-hours.
Half a 2-hour period.
The figure in the green robe was like a bottomless pit, endlessly absorbing vast amounts of spiritual energy, and his aura escalated steadily.
"Just one more Vigorous Air Vortex is left,"
Shi Xiaole murmured in silence.
Success was within reach, but he remained vigilant, focusing his mind and spirit, intent on creating the last Vigorous Air Vortex at the sea’s bottom cavity.
Sssss...
Intense pain emanated from the sea’s bottom cavity.
It is said that to break through the three pills, smash the three barriers, and pass through the three origins is part of the process. Each major realm forms a small cycle within the body, operating independently without interference from the others. However, each subsequent realm is often built upon the foundation of the previous one.
At this moment, the cycles of the three pills and the three barriers rotated to their limits, channeling ceaseless Vigorous Air. Under Shi Xiaole’s unparalleled control, it condensed into a needle-like shape, repeatedly stabbing at the sea’s bottom cavity.
Being in a state of unified potential and dominance in the void is the essence of the two characters ’Void Origin;’ put more simply, it’s the unity of heaven, earth, and humanity.
Shi Xiaole gradually emptied himself. He felt the boundary between himself and the heaven and earth thinning, like a drop of water blending into the ocean—where the ocean is the water and the water is the ocean, indistinguishable from each other.
The pain deepened, but it could not affect Shi Xiaole in the slightest. If the sea’s bottom cavity were compared to layers of rock, then by now, the layers had been pierced through by sixty percent.
Sixty-five percent.
Seventy percent.
Seventy-five percent.
The Void Origin Realm is a state that anyone dreams of achieving. Once accomplished, one can possess a lifespan of three thousand five hundred years, truly transcending the realm of the mortal flesh.
Unfortunately, even for unparalleled geniuses, it is extremely difficult to reach this step.
In the records spanning thousands of years in the East Victory Continent, the fastest to achieve this step was ’Young Dragon’ Zhang Xiangfeng from the Flying Horse Dynasty, who entered this realm at the age of sixty-one, breaking the record set by the Flying Horse Martial Emperor at sixty-two.
As for the possibility of someone reaching this faster in the eras thousands or tens of thousands of years prior—it is unclear, but even if there were, there likely wouldn’t be many. This is an achievement of historic proportions.
And now, ’Kirin’ Shi Xiaole was just half a step away from breaking this record.
Pop!
Perhaps a long time had passed, or perhaps it was merely a moment, but with a soft sound, the sea’s bottom cavity was penetrated.
