Chapter 1101: Chapter 1101: The Strength of Origin
The five origins immediately clashed with each other.
Compared to the Celestial Venerables encountered before, Venerable Gu Fan’s level of control over the origin was more than just one level higher.
The immortal power cultivation and divine soul realm of the Venerable had qualitatively improved.
This brought about a foundation many times deeper.
If the Celestial Venerable’s control over the origin was like a child struggling to wield a broadsword, then the Venerable was like an adult brandishing a weapon.
It seemed much more at ease.
Even among his four origins, a surrounding cooperation was formed.
Focusing on four tasks at once, the four origins surrounded Jiang Cheng’s ice origin, launching a fierce slaughter.
Upon confirming Captain Jiang truly only had one origin, the last shred of hope for Lai Ping, Zhong Man, and the others was extinguished.
"It’s over, it’s over, the Captain isn’t truly a Supreme."
"We’re doomed to lose this time."
"The Supreme is too overwhelming..."
"Our Captain has been brave enough, it’s just a pity this time..."
Venerable Lin Ye looked left and right, and finally followed the instincts of an Evil Immortal, choosing to escape.
He knew very well that if Jiang Cheng won, he could still live.
If Jiang Cheng lost, Venerable Gu Fan would definitely not spare him as a ’guide party’.
In his view, Jiang Cheng wouldn’t last more than a few seconds before being killed.
However, having already fled, he didn’t realize he had guessed wrong.
Sect Leader Jiang, maneuvering with one ice origin against the four opposing origins, faced peril at every turn, but he was not defeated.
Venerable Gu Fan’s four origins were controlled with great agility.
Nevertheless, Brother Cheng’s thread of ice origin was almost becoming a spirit.
During these days of continuous battles with the Evil Immortal Celestial Venerable, he had gained much combat experience, growing ever more skilled in controlling the origin.
Although the Venerable had many origins, they were still borrowed.
They had not been refined into his own part.
Their upper limit of origin control proficiency was akin to waving a weapon.
Whereas Brother Cheng’s ice origin belonged to him, like a part of himself...
So, this thread of ice origin swam flexibly among the four origins, completely moving in and out unseen.
Venerable Gu Fan, who had initially been confident, was stunned.
"This is impossible!"
"How can a mere Celestial Venerable achieve such control?"
Reaching this level was actually something only a Daoist Venerable could do.
A Daoist Venerable would have truly refined the origin, turning that trace of origin into something that belonged to them and not borrowed.
And now, what was Jiang Cheng’s realm? Merely in the mid-stage of the Emperor Realm Eighth Layer.
"Could he actually be a Daoist Venerable?"
Venerable Gu Fan was starting to doubt.
But soon, he dismissed this notion.
Because Jiang Cheng’s thread of origin wasn’t strong.
Every thread of origin the Venerables could borrow was stronger than a Celestial Venerable’s thread of origin.
Because their rule comprehension level was higher, their cultivation deeper, allowing them to borrow more powerful origins.
The strength of Jiang Cheng’s ice origin was on par with that of a Celestial Venerable.
Several times, Venerable Gu Fan’s origin was attacked by that ice origin, yet it remained undamaged.
Conversely, Jiang Cheng’s own origin took some damage.
This left Brother Cheng quite frustrated.
"Having a low realm is really a hassle!"
"If I were a Supreme, or even a Celestial Venerable, I could crush him effortlessly."
Battles at the level of Celestial Venerable and Supreme rely on the origin.
It’s not that they have no other means, but the origin is too formidable.
Like holding a nuclear bomb, whoever can first break through the opponent’s defense and hit the opponent basically wins.
After all, the origin is virtually indestructible; being hit means death or serious injury.
If Jiang Cheng’s realm were higher, the ice origin obtained from the Origin Core would become stronger.
Now, being mid-stage Emperor Realm Eighth Layer, the origin he obtained was on par with a Celestial Venerable.
If he elevated to Celestial Venerable, the origin he would get might surpass the combined strength of several Supremes.
Lai Ping, Bian Xiu, and the others on the side were watching in awe, as if looking at an immortal.
"Lord Jiang is so incredible, isn’t he?"
"Clearly a Celestial Venerable, yet he can fight a Supreme to a standstill."
"Though there’s no apparent chance of winning, for a Celestial Venerable to spar with a Supreme for so long is already a miracle!"
"A divine miracle, isn’t it?"
"Alas, Venerable Kun Liu is finished..."
The few of them didn’t run.
After all, with their level of ability, running wouldn’t get them far.
Besides, this was the heartland of the Evil Immortal Realm; running amok could get them wiped out by any random Evil Immortal.
On the other side, Venerable Kun Liu had suffered severe injuries and was teetering.
The Three-Eyed Tiger, engaged in a fierce battle, hadn’t used all its strength; it had to reserve energy in case Venerable Kun Liu used a last-ditch measure.
If not for this, Venerable Kun Liu might have already been taken down.
Yan Yi knew his little schemes but could only accept it; that tiger demon being willing to put in some effort was already quite good.
She was just puzzled; it had been nearly half an hour, yet Venerable Gu Fan hadn’t come to support her?
Why was it taking so much effort to kill a few weaklings?
She couldn’t help but glance over at the battle circle next to her.
The result was that no one over there had died, and Venerable Gu Fan was locked in an ’even match’ with Jiang Cheng.
"How can this be?"
Yan Yi was a bit dumbfounded.
"The Emperor Realm Eighth Layer is that strong?"
Unable to hold back, she urged.
"What are you doing, Gu Fan?"
In Venerable Gu Fan’s ears, this sounded like ’What are you doing with your life?’
Why are you so useless?
As a devoted follower, this statement from the goddess was like being struck by a bolt of lightning.
How could Venerable Gu Fan tolerate this?
"Damn worm!"
"Die!"
In usual Celestial Venerable or Supreme battles, the strategy was to first take down the opponent’s origin before attacking their body.
After all, each origin was like a nuclear bomb, not to be underestimated.
If by chance, during an attack, the opponent’s origin also came at them, it would mean mutual destruction.
But at this command from the goddess, Venerable Gu Fan took the plunge.
He abandoned the plan to destroy the ice origin, pulling out three origins to directly assault Jiang Cheng, leaving only one origin to tangle with the ice origin.
Facing the surprise attack of three origins, Brother Cheng, unable to kill himself, withdrew the ice origin for defense.
His degree of control was higher, and the ice origin responded later but arrived first, barely blocking in front of the three origins.
It delayed them for a while.
Deep inside, he wished Venerable Gu Fan would quickly finish him off so he could activate his system.
Perhaps his prayers were answered, or maybe the gap in their realms was too great; this time, Venerable Gu Fan finally broke through the ice origin’s blockade.
The three origins successively struck Sect Leader Jiang’s body.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Jiang Cheng’s physique was too strong; he barely survived the first two, though heavily injured.
But ’fortunately’, the third one finally claimed his life.
After emerging from the Celestial Dao Space, his system finally activated.
"Ding! The host has been killed, detecting enemy power, arranging resurrection scheme!"
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