Chapter 1996: Chapter 1994: You May Leave, But Your Belongings Stay
Today’s situation is dire; countless Spirit Islands have suffered under the invasion of Animitta Palace, and numerous cultivators have met tragic deaths. All these responsibilities fall on the All Phenomena Star System.
Thus, under the Sun Blaze, as many enemy deaths as possible couldn’t quell the public fury. Only by slaying the enemy’s Sun Blaze can the home galaxy’s reputation be salvaged!
That’s why Yuan Se directly used the fire gourd, aiming for a swift and decisive battle.
The continuous booming sounds echoed, showing Shang Chengyue already unable to evade the pursuit of the fire serpent, continually urging the power of various magic treasures. However, no matter the quality of these treasures, once touched by the small fire serpent, they quickly dissolved and shattered.
It was only this moment that the cultivators watching from all directions truly realized the terror of this world-stabilizing treasure, and some cried out indignantly, cheering for Yuan Se with fervor, making the scene intensely heated.
Not only was the small fire serpent’s destructive power terrifying, but also, it seemed to leave a trail of black marks in its path, as if it was burning the space itself, with those marks emanating extremely dangerous auras.
Shang Chengyue was evidently aware, persistently avoiding contact with those marks, which played right into Yuan Se’s intentions. He controlled the small fire serpent, constantly blocking Shang Chengyue’s movements, shrinking his maneuvering space more and more. If it continued like this, it wouldn’t be long before Shang Chengyue would have no room left to escape, and being touched by this small fire serpent would mean either death or injury.
"Something’s wrong!" Suddenly, Zhou Ye, Muh Qing’s Dao companion behind Yuan Se, spoke in a solemn voice.
Muh Qing, initially invigorated watching the battlefield, was slightly startled upon hearing her Dao companion’s words: "What’s wrong?"
"Look at them... do they seem worried in the slightest?" Zhou Ye signaled towards the other Sun Blaze cultivators from Animitta Palace as he spoke.
Muh Qing quickly turned to look and indeed saw those Sun Blaze cultivators appearing to enjoy the spectacle, devoid of any concern over Shang Chengyue gradually falling into danger.
In such circumstances, either they simply didn’t care about Shang Chengyue’s life or death, or...
"The fire gourd is indeed formidable, the uncanny fire nurtured for years is beyond ordinary measures to withstand, not something I can match!" Shang Chengyue’s voice suddenly rang out.
Yuan Se furrowed his brow, vaguely aware of the ominous turn, but at this moment, he couldn’t afford to be distracted in the slightest. As his Mental Consciousness surged again, the small fire serpent instantly straightened, shooting towards the inevitable Shang Chengyue.
Yet even in this life-or-death moment, Shang Chengyue showed no trace of fear, merely reaching into the Void with his hand to grasp a longsword.
Lu Ye vividly saw that it wasn’t really a longsword but merely a sword light...
Nonetheless, when this sword light appeared, Lu Ye suddenly felt a chilling sensation, as if a great danger was looming.
Moreover, this sword light felt familiar to him, as if he had seen it somewhere before.
"Tianxuan Sword Qi!" came a startled cry from Yuan Se’s direction.
"Good eye!" Shang Chengyue laughed heartily: "Knowing that your All Phenomena Star System has affiliated treasure, how could I come unprepared? You wish to kill me, then let us die together!"
Saying so, his expression twisted, and the Sword Qi thundered towards Yuan Se’s direction.
Instantly, the Sword Qi split into two, then four, and then eight... a Sword Shower covered Yuan Se’s group.
The six Sun Blaze cultivators of the All Phenomena Star System, each one of them altered their expressions, their Mana surged wildly.
However, even with their efforts, the six felt no sense of safety, for the Tianxuan Sword is a supreme treasure, and its ensuing Sword Qi can be considered as powerful as an affiliated treasure, no lesser than the uncanny fire nurtured by the fire gourd for years!
This sudden twist of fate indeed revealed a scenario where both sides might lose.
Shang Chengyue surely could not withstand the power of the uncanny fire, eventually perishing without a doubt, yet the six Sun Blaze cultivators of All Phenomena Ocean would likely be shredded on spot by the power of the Tianxuan Sword’s Sword Qi.
Yuan Se ultimately did not dare to go for mutual destruction, Shang Chengyue was insane, but Yuan Se could not afford to be mad alongside him, and exchanging six for one was certainly not a favorable deal by any reckoning.
Therefore, he hesitated not at all, instantly retracting the uncanny fire, the small fire serpent abruptly unfurled, enveloping the location of the six.
Endless Sword Shower bombarded.
The fire light shattered, once again flowing back within Yuan Du’s fire gourd; the six figures emerged, each displaying an expression of shock, especially Yuan Se, whose face turned pale, blood oozing from the corner of his mouth, evidently suffering some injury.
"Oh?" Shang Chengyue raised an eyebrow, smirking contemptuously at Yuan Se: "Turns out I’m still alive. Many thanks for your mercy, Fellow Daoist!"
Yuan Se’s lips quivered, unable to utter a single word.
Shang Chengyue’s lunacy he had witnessed firsthand.
"Looks like I won?" Shang Chengyue remarked again.
Yuan Se remained silent but had to admit; in the gamble just now, Shang Chengyue won because the uncanny fire was broken, its spirit damaged, making it challenging to wield shortly, and without the fire gourd, unless they resolved to fight to the death, they couldn’t possibly stop the enemy.
"Shouldn’t you thank the Fellow Daoists from the All Phenomena Star System for their hospitality? We are leaving, yet they even come to see us off, truly courteous!" Shang Chengyue turned to instruct the cultivators from Animitta Palace.
On the All Phenomena Island, sounds of laughter and mocking arose, with comments about All Phenomena’s hospitality and remarks about returning next time.
Yuan Se’s mind was already unstable, and being provoked like this, he immediately spat out a mouthful of blood. The other people’s expressions were similarly grim.
But given the current situation, they were truly powerless. Yuan Se was already defeated, and their quantity of Sun Blaze was inferior to the enemy. If conflict arose again, it would only be disadvantageous for the home galaxy.
"If Jiu Yan were here..." Muh Qing clenched her fists tightly, her face full of humiliation.
If Jiu Yan were here, with her strength and the power of the treasure she held, Shang Chengyue wouldn’t dare to be this arrogant.
Unfortunately, not long ago, Jiu Yan had just left the All Phenomena Galaxy and gone elsewhere.
She hadn’t paid much attention to this matter initially, but as Yuan Du later allied with Black Cloud to approach the Three Worlds Island, she realized that Jiu Yan’s departure was no coincidence; she was led away by Yuan Du!
Her heart was full of helplessness and suffocation with no place to vent, Muh Qing’s eyes turned red.
"Third Palace Master, the Formation is ready to be activated anytime, please instruct!" a Moon Jade flew out from the All Phenomena Island, reporting to Shang Chengyue from afar.
Shang Chengyue grinned: "Then... let’s head back!" Then he turned to Yuan Se and the others: "Fellow Daoists, no need to see us off!"
On the All Phenomena Island, countless cultivators of Animitta Palace burst into laughter, as the Array began to hum, the portal was about to open, yet Yuan Se and the others could only watch helplessly.
But just at this moment, Shang Chengyue suddenly turned his head to look in a certain direction.
From that direction, a figure came walking leisurely, seemingly in his twenties, with a long knife hanging at his waist, and what drew attention was that he held a shimmering golden toad in his arms.
Shang Chengyue’s Mental Consciousness scanned and found the newcomer should be a freshly ascended Sun Blaze combat cultivator, as the aura on him hadn’t completely stabilized yet, and he immediately withdrew his gaze, not much concerned.
But who could have thought, this newly ascended Sun Blaze that he paid no attention to, suddenly spoke boldly: "You can leave, but the items stay!"
Shang Chengyue was slightly stunned, looked at the newcomer again, showing a bit of puzzled expression, then looked at Yuan Se: "Fellow Daoist, you should keep your juniors in check, misunderstandings could be troublesome."
He evidently assumed this newcomer Sun Blaze was from the All Phenomena Galaxy. Throughout history, such wide-eyed youngsters were not rare, though they rarely lived long.
Now the dust settled over All Phenomena Ocean contention, he wished for no more troubles, preferring a smooth retreat.
Yuan Se glanced at Lu Ye, eyebrows slightly furrowed, actually not expecting there existed another Sun Blaze on All Phenomena Ocean, then slowly shook his head: "This is not a Sun Blaze from the home galaxy!"
"Oh?" Shang Chengyue raised an eyebrow, "If he’s not one of yours, then killing him shouldn’t be a problem, right?"
Yuan Se remained silent.
Completely unnoticed, the excited expression behind him from Muh Qing.
Even she didn’t expect, at such a critical moment, Lu Ye from Three Worlds Island would jump in.
A newly ascended Sun Blaze was indeed unimpressive, but the beast pet he held, however, was extraordinary. Muh Qing previously witnessed Lu Ye slay two strong Sun Blaze cultivators from Animitta Palace, their strength was decent, yet once hit by that bizarre golden light, they were instantly immobilized, becoming helpless prey.
If it’s him... Muh Qing suddenly felt hopeful.
In this situation, the home galaxy’s predicament couldn’t get any worse, any change wouldn’t be a bad thing.
"What is it?" Zhou Ye held her hand, sensing her mood shift, couldn’t help but ask.
"There’s a good show coming." Muh Qing whispered through audio transmission.
Zhou Ye was puzzled.
Among the people here, except her, none knew about the eerie ability of Lu Ye’s beast pet, not even Mo Wenli was aware. Previously, he teamed up with Black Cloud to besiege Ma Bin, focused solely on him, completely ignoring others.
"Lustrous, kill him!" Shang Chengyue commanded lightly, dealing with a newly ascended Sun Blaze didn’t require his personal action, and though he seemed unharmed wielding the Tianxuan Sword Qi with flesh and blood, he had actually consumed greatly, his psyche was intensely aching now.
A petite woman suddenly stepped out from the ranks, heading directly towards Lu Ye, presumably the one called Lustrous.
Her aura was much more stable and powerful than Lu Ye’s, conservatively estimating she was at Sun Blaze Mid-Stage, comparing strength, not much different from Yuan Du’s impression of Lu Ye.
No one was concerned with this battle, all Sun Blaze cultivators believed Lustrous would not fail.
She thought so too, her small figure swinging a huge spear, advancing silently to attack Lu Ye.
Lu Ye appeared as if oblivious, showing no signs of activating mana or defending, yet when Lustrous approached not far from him, a golden light suddenly flashed from his embrace.
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Only one update today, due to other matters.
