Chapter 1850: Struggle and Dispute (IV)
Every overlord of the four regions had their own thoughts and schemes in mind. The Thunder master was currently fighting for his own and his world’s fate. He’d been blockaded for so many years that his strength was a far cry from what it’d once been.
But he’d also been recently fortified with some dao crystals and fought with a death wish. Thunder and lightning ripped through his world. Although the Phoenix master was also a peak seventh rank and in prime battle condition, she could not neutralize her opponent. She was even struck by multiple thunderbolts.
The Phoenix master had to return to her primary body to continue the fight!
The two seventh ranks in the audience watched with wide eyes. How did the Thunder master still have this level of strength at this stage?? It was incredible!
He’d been sealed away for many years and resided in a condition of lack all this time. He’d even sold many of his own dao foundation crystals, so it’d had an enormous effect on him. Didn’t this mean that he could’ve become an eighth rank had his world not been blockaded?
“They’re fully locked into battle now,” transmitted the draconic seventh rank. “Life or death might be decided anytime. The Thunder master might keep his word, but we can’t endure the consequences if he doesn’t!”
Thunder World was too important! They needed to take the world in its entirety!
The old man looked at the other Phoenix seventh rank next to him. “Are you going to go, or should I go...?”
They needed to take Thunder World, no matter what!
“I’ll go!” transmitted the Phoenix seventh rank in response. “Lightning and fire are entangled together and Phoenix’s dao universe has enshrouded Thunder World. I won’t be constrained by Thunder World too much, but the elder might be suppressed by the Thunder dao universe...”
The draconic elder nodded. That was what he’d wanted to say as well. Since the Dragon master wasn’t here and the world was isolated in Skyward’s dao universe, he couldn’t call upon too much strength from Dragon’s dao universe. He might be overwhelmed if he entered Thunder World.
It was better for the Phoenix elder to go.
He hadn’t been able to express this outright because they were of the same cultivation level and this was their territory. It was for the best that the other had volunteered.
“Then be careful... I’ll keep an eye on the Thunder master. If he breaks the agreement and rushes back to his world, I will join hands with the Phoenix master to stop him...”
“Mmhmm!” The Phoenix elder didn’t say anything else. Her safety was guaranteed since the Thunder master would have to face an eighth rank tribulation if he rushed back to his world. Not to mention, there were two seventh ranks keeping an eye on him from the outside. There were numerous seventh ranks in the surroundings as well.
They were just being cautious in issuing these reminders. To be honest, nothing the Thunder Master did would make a difference at this stage. Although he seemed locked in combat with the Phoenix master, the Phoenix dao universe had almost tangibly materialized its dao strength.
Meanwhile, the Thunder dao universe was empty!
The Thunder master was sure to lose if the fight continued!
......
“Someone’s coming!” Li Hao grinned from their position near the world origin. Everything was proceeding as he’d thought! It’d been the right decision to wait here.
He could already sense a seventh rank flying into the world. There were only so many exalted emperors left in Thunder World. While one couldn’t say that any trespassers could roam freely in the world, even if they could stop unwanted visitors...
They couldn’t fight back with too much force because the Thunder master wished to save the general population. They could only look on furiously as the phoenix entered their home!
It was the first time that a chaos beast had set foot on Thunder World!
The Phoenix elder smiled as soon as she entered the atmosphere. There was such a dense collection of thunder power upon this world. It was a pity that too much destructive force was intermixed with it, causing the world to be slightly desolate!
The seventh rank world was a peak major world. If it wasn’t for the blockade of so many years, they might’ve risen to the ranks of an eighth rank world. What a pity!
The world showed signs of falling into silence. The Phoenix elder had only one goal in mind—safeguard the world origin. So long as it was still there even after the world was shattered, the world would recover if the world origin was infused with sufficient energy.
That was the key!
I wonder if the saboteur harmed the foundation of the world origin?
The Phoenix elder followed the presence of life and sped toward the world origin. She ignored the group of Thunder exalted emperors behind her. There were roughly twenty of them. More than half were low ranks, with only six or seven mid ranks.
This kind of strength... placed them only on par with a regular mid world. Yet, Thunder World was a peak seventh rank world! It was quite pitiful that a peak seventh rank major world had been forced to these depths.
She would mow down all of the Thunder exalted emperors, even if they attacked her in conjunction!
The Phoenix elder smiled and flew on toward the world origin. The Thunder exalted emperors could only fume behind her. They were completely unable to fight back. All of them burned at the indignity!
They really wanted to swat that chicken out of the sky!
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“Void, Martial Uncle Hong, and Gan Wuliang, strike together to kill that seventh rank as soon as possible!” Li Hao transmitted. “We must be fast and then immediately leave the world to kill that draconic powerhouse! I have an agreement with Phoenix major world that I cannot attack their sixth or seventh ranks. A chaos tribulation will result if I do so.
“We’re very close to Thunder Region—there’s a lot of chaos tribulations that take place in that area. It might give rise to an even stronger chaos tribulation as punishment! You guys better stay away from me when we’re out there. I’ll redirect the tribulation against that dragon after I trigger it...”
The group listened quietly to the young man, slightly nervous. There were four seventh ranks out there, apart from the ones that they were targeting!
Giant Elephant, Valiant Tiger, and Treasure all had seventh ranks. Valiant Tiger even had two!
They were all close by. The slightest misstep might result in the doom of Li Hao’s entire party. Hence, all of them were nervous. Even Void was slightly anxious—a rare occasion for him.
Strictly speaking, they didn’t have a single seventh rank on their side. The Thunder master was not one of theirs. Li Hao was truly crazy to be fighting seven seventh ranks with a force like this!
......
The Phoenix elder quickly located where the world origin was. She rushed in to see a heart that’d slightly stopped beating. The elder chuckled. Good! It hadn’t been fully destroyed!
The world origin of a seventh rank world was right in front of her. Thunder World fully belonged to Phoenix!
A key portion of their enterprise had been completed today. They only needed to take Thunder World to ensure that they could advance and retreat at will. Perhaps dominion over the four regions would not be far away either...
But of course, the overlord would be the Dragon master and not herself.
“Piss off!” roared a Thunder exalted emperor behind the elder. “This is the origin of my world! Our world master is yet to... so what are you doing here?!”
The Phoenix elder turned her head and smiled in a menacing fashion. “Humans are always so unruly! Your world master has already said that he will hand over the world whether he wins or loses. He won a chance for you guys to live, so you should treasure it well!
“I will temporarily take possession of this world origin ahead of time! I do this to save you as well. Otherwise, if anyone accidentally breaks it and angers us... then the current agreement might not hold!”
The fuming Thunder exalted emperors abruptly went wide-opened with astonishment. The Phoenix elder blinked. Was that all it took to scare them into quiet?
She realized the problem in the next moment as a vast ray of sword intent and boxing intent shimmering with the power of destruction, as well as two more surges of unique power, erupted behind her!
It took only a moment for a sword and a fist to land!
Two rivers of dao locked onto the phoenix, like they were chains. The sword slashed through the phoenix’s body, but didn’t cleave it into two like it had Long Xuan. Li Hao had not overlaid two blows this time!
Void’s punch was the perfect followup. A rumble sounded out—the phoenix didn’t even have time to return to phoenix form before she was punched straight through and snapped into two!
The two rivers of dao tightened, crushing the body!
The shocked seventh rank elder collapsed under the three-pronged attack. Outside the world, the battling Phoenix master immediately sensed the change. She flew into a rage, flames flying everywhere.
“You bastard! How dare you, Thunder Emperor! You court death!”
Boom!
The dao universe trembled, but it was an opportunity for the Thunder master. The death of a seventh rank shook the great dao, interfering with the Phoenix master. The human erupted with thunder and lightning!
Thunderbolts struck with lethal accuracy, blasting the Phoenix master into a bloody mess!
“What does it have to do with me?!” he sneered. I didn’t break the agreement! These guys came on their own! I didn’t do anything!
BAM!
The Phoenix world domain swayed madly. The death of a seventh rank destabilized the world. The draconic elder’s eyes widened drastically!
Damn it! There really was a trap here?? But how was that possible?!
It must be the Silver Moon king. But they’d been near Dragon major world’s old location! That was extremely far away from here, and even if they were nearby, how could they have soundlessly infiltrated Thunder World?
Thunder World had been sealed off all this time! They would’ve discovered it if it was easy to enter!
This was bad!
No one had thought that this would happen. This was very bad!
A multitude of thoughts ran through his mind. He was uncertain if he should flee or take any other action. If he ran, then the Phoenix master would be in a great deal of trouble...
They had to hold on for a moment!
“Enemies have come, reinforce us!” he yelled.
The other three major worlds nearby flared with action and hurtled through the void! They were needed!
The Silver Moon king was truly mad. There were seven seventh ranks here! Even if he killed one, that left six more. How dare he do this?!
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At the same time, Skyward dao universe.
The dao chess sensed some ripples and chuckled at a sight in the distance. I’m off now! This place is getting more and more dangerous by the second!
A small opening suddenly popped into existence in the sealed dao universe. Someone roared, “What is that?!”
The dao chess darted into it, taking the form of a chessboard.
“It’s the dao chess!”
“It was hiding in here!”
