NOVEL NEXT Chapter 277: Chaos Among the Great Powers!
Chapter 277: Chaos Among the Great Powers!
The Origin Tracing Light streaked across the sky like a meteor, drawing closer and closer. The top-tier experts of the Origin Tracing Realm could no longer hold back. One by one, they rose from the ground and appeared in the night sky.
Xu Lian and Ye Rushang were no exception, joining the others in the night sky.
Everyone was tense, their eyes alert and wary of being ambushed by those around them.
The atmosphere was oppressive.
Heavy.
Silent.
There was nothing more to say at this point. It was time to let their abilities do the talking.
The Origin Tracing Light had arrived!
At this moment, all the experts in the Origin Tracing Realm unleashed their full power. Large swaths of space began to shatter, creating a resonance effect that caused the entire space to collapse. The space fragments fell like an avalanche or a waterfall, cascading down!
Everyone displayed their unique abilities, scrambling to seize the Origin Tracing Light.
The result was a massive free-for-all!
An old-timer at the ninth stage of Origin Tracing, relying on his superior cultivation, managed to get a step ahead and grab the Origin Tracing Light. However, in the blink of an eye, he was overwhelmed by a barrage of combat techniques!
Of course, Xu Lian wasn’t idle either. Among the combat techniques being unleashed was his Sword of Destruction’s Seal Light Sword Wheel. Even though he was only at the third stage of Origin Tracing, the power of this sword technique combined with the Heaven-grade Nine Star Sword was astonishing.
His father-in-law, Ye Rushang, didn’t hold back either. His black battle spear thrust forward, releasing a thick, dark beam of light.
The old-timer at the ninth stage of Origin Tracing fought back fiercely, but he couldn’t withstand the combined assault of so many Origin Tracing Realm experts. His arm, which was holding the Origin Tracing Light, and half of his body were blown apart. Although it wasn’t fatal, he had lost half of his life force and could only drop the Origin Tracing Light in a panic and retreat to heal.
“I have lived too long, and my life force is running out. If I can’t break through to the Sage Realm to extend my life, I won’t survive. This Origin Tracing Light is crucial for me, and I will stop at nothing to get it. Anyone who tries to take it away from me will face my wrath!”
An old woman with sparse hair and almost no teeth, also at the ninth stage of Origin Tracing, let out a shrill scream and grabbed the severed arm of the old man.
She took over.
The severed arm was still clutching the Origin Tracing Light tightly, refusing to let go and trying to drag it into the void. Naturally, she wouldn’t allow that. She pulled the arm out of the void.
With a violent shake of her withered hand, she shattered the arm and seized the Origin Tracing Light.
The old woman’s words weighed heavily on the hearts of the other Origin Tracing Realm experts.
The state of her dwindling lifespan was a fate that they too would eventually face.
If their cultivation couldn’t advance any further, they would inevitably end up like this old woman, desperately fighting for resources like Origin Tracing Light to extend their lives.
Although they sympathized with her, they showed no mercy, unleashing a barrage of combat techniques to overwhelm her.
Xu Lian also felt sorry for the old woman. With the Sword of Destruction in his right hand, he unleashed another Seal Light Sword Wheel, while his left hand conjured a pitiful old supreme being… This newly formed figure was none other than the Old Supreme Being from the Nine Heavenly Sacred Lands.
“Elder, you’ve lived long enough. Allow me to send you to your eternal rest.”
Ye Rushang, with his rich combat experience, first launched a verbal attack, then used his black battle spear like a staff, delivering a powerful strike that sent a dark beam of energy toward the old woman!
Xu Lian was impressed. He was learning.
There was no enmity.
No hatred.
Still, they had no choice but to strike hard, as they were all struggling to survive in this chaotic era.
If someone else took more cultivation materials, they would have less.
If someone else lived a moment longer, they would live a moment less.
“I told you, I’m running out of time. Anyone who tries to take this Origin Tracing Light from me will face my full wrath!”
The old woman was ruthless. She burned what little life she had left to forcibly boost her cultivation, placing one foot on the threshold of the Sage Realm. She transformed into a black hole, absorbing all the combat techniques directed at her!
Taking advantage of this moment of heightened power, she struck like lightning.
“Pfft!”
“Pfft!”
“Pfft!”…
In an instant, five Origin Tracing Realm experts were killed!
Perhaps Ye Rushang’s verbal attack had left a deep impression on her, as she focused her attention on him. Her withered hand pressed down on Ye Rushang’s forehead.
“You want to send me to my eternal rest? How respectful of you. Perhaps I should return the favor and send you, a younger man, to your grave instead.”
The old woman, though old, had a youthful spirit. Even as her life span dwindled and her remaining life force burned away, she maintained her sense of humor, revealing a sinister smile with her one remaining tooth. Her strike was swift and merciless.
Her withered hand seemed to possess infinite attraction, firmly holding onto Ye Rushang, leaving him with no way to retreat, no way to avoid, and sealing off all possibilities of dodging!
Ye Rushang’s face turned pale, and he regretted his earlier words. If he had only attacked silently, the old woman might not have noticed him. But he had wanted to show off his combat experience in front of his son-in-law and had casually launched a verbal attack. Now, he was paying the price.
“Son-in-law, save me!”
Knowing that even his full strength wouldn’t be enough to block this strike, Ye Rushang grabbed Xu Lian and pulled him in front of himself, using him as a shield.
Xu Lian was stunned.
His father-in-law really “loved” him.
Xu Lian’s combat instinct screamed at him to strike back, to use his Sword of Destruction on Ye Rushang. But he held back, knowing that the laws of his divine kingdom would protect him. The old woman couldn’t hurt him.
But things didn’t go as expected.
The old woman’s withered hand pressed against Xu Lian’s forehead, but before the laws of the divine realm could react, the skull of the divine race strongman erupted!
His entire head glowed, and the old woman’s withered hand shattered like an egg hitting a rock!
Everyone was shocked. How could his head be so hard?
Enduring the pain, the old woman glared at Xu Lian. She knew that she had missed her chance to kill Ye Rushang. She couldn’t afford to waste any more time. The boost from burning her life force wouldn’t last long, and she needed to escape while she was still at her peak.
So, she turned around and fled through space.
None of the experts in the Origin Tracing Realm dared to stop her. The Origin Tracing Light was important, but their lives were even more so. With the old woman now standing on the threshold of the Sage Realm, she was unstoppable. They could only let her go.
Of course, this didn’t mean that they had given up on the Origin Tracing Light!
As soon as the old woman left, they each used their tracking techniques, traversing space to follow her.
Xu Lian used the Spatial Escape Technique from the Nine Elements Escape Techniques to closely follow the old woman.
Escape Techniques could be used for fleeing, but they could also be used for chasing.
It had to be said that Elder Cheng Pu’s Nine Elements Escape Techniques were incredibly useful. Even with her Quasi-Sage Realm cultivation, the old woman couldn’t shake him off.
On the other hand, Ye Rushang didn’t seem to be adept at tracking techniques. But he had his own method. If he couldn’t follow the old woman, then he would follow Xu Lian.