NOVEL NEXT Chapter 278: The Chase
Chapter 278: The Chase
The old woman fled into the vast, boundless Skyfall Forest.
At this moment, the difference in their tracking skills became apparent.
Catching a “quasi-sage” was no easy task. Most of the Origin Tracing Realm experts had already lost track of her, with only a handful managing to keep up.
Although they were few, there were still more than ten of them. Xu Lian was among them, and Ye Rushang had barely managed to keep up with him.
At this time, the old woman’s cultivation level had already dropped from the quasi-sage level. She appeared even more frail, with blood seeping from her nose and mouth, looking utterly exhausted. She let out a chilling laugh, “Your noses are quite sharp to have tracked me down like this.”
The more than ten Origin Tracing Realm experts remained cold and expressionless, surrounding the old woman but not attacking her. They knew that the longer they delayed, the more her condition would deteriorate, which would work in their favor. Thus, they began to engage in a war of words with her.
“Elder, hand over the Origin Tracing Light. Your time is up. This place is beautiful, with clear water and green mountains-a perfect place to rest. It wouldn’t be bad to be buried here.”
“This Origin Tracing Light has no connection to you. Your desperate fight against death has failed.”
Each of them was cunning. Earlier, they had remained silent and acted in secret, but now that the delay was to their advantage, they began to speak more.
“This is the Origin Tracing Light I risked my life to obtain, even if I have to take it to the underworld, I won’t give it to you!”
Suddenly, the old woman stuffed the Origin Tracing Light into her mouth and swallowed it whole.
Cultivators usually have to absorb resources slowly. Swallowing it raw and forcefully like this was nothing short of a gamble.
Either she would break through.
Or she would die.
The more than ten Origin Tracing Realm experts all turned pale.
“Stop her!”
“You old hag, trying to waste an Origin Tracing Light even in death!”
They all attacked, unleashing their combat techniques.
Xu Lian followed suit, joining in… and unleashing a pitifully weak old supreme technique.
Ye Rushang also thrust forward with his black war spear, sending the old woman to her demise.
The old woman’s cultivation had already fallen from the quasi-sage level, and she couldn’t even maintain her Origin Tracing Ninth Stage cultivation. She was no match for the combined assault of more than ten Origin Tracing Realm experts.
Her withered, emaciated body exploded and scattered in all directions, becoming nourishment for the land.
Perhaps some ordinary beasts would be lucky enough to consume her flesh and blood, transforming into magical beasts.
Perhaps some plants and trees would digest her remains, evolving into rare flowers and herbs.
A top expert at the Origin Tracing Ninth Layer could already be considered a “small whale.”
When a whale falls, all life rises.
All life emerges from the land and eventually returns to it, in an endless cycle of life and death.
“Wait!”
Ye Rushang noticed something unusual. “Among the scattered flesh and blood, her consciousness is missing. Her consciousness has escaped!”
Every inch of flesh and blood contains a trace of consciousness, allowing the body to regulate itself to its most perfect state. This is a distinctive feature of the Origin Tracing Realm.
“That cunning old hag.”
“Without a physical body, her consciousness can’t escape far. Search!”
They all unleashed their spiritual senses and covered a large area, searching for the old woman’s consciousness.
Soon, they found her consciousness attached to a deer.
Although the old woman had disguised herself well, the Origin Tracing experts were no fools. Their spiritual senses covered every living thing in the area, not even sparing an ant. Any abnormality would not escape their attention. They quickly noticed that the deer’s movements were slightly stiff, and immediately saw through the disguise.
It must be said that the old woman’s will to survive was strong. Her consciousness immediately abandoned the deer, leaping through space and fleeing deeper into the Skyfall Forest.
It was said that the highest beings of the demon race lived deep within the Skyfall Forest, and not just one. Clearly, she was planning to seek life in the face of death.
Now that her life hung by a thread, the most dangerous place for her might just be the safest.
“Stop her!”
“If she escapes into the depths of Skyfall Forest, it will be trouble!”
The more than ten Origin Tracing experts leaped through space, giving chase at top speed.
Xu Lian used the Spatial Escape Technique from the Nine Elements Escape Techniques, which was even faster than leaping through space. He took the lead, intercepted the old woman’s consciousness, and swung the Sword of Destruction, unleashing a radiant sword wheel.
The old woman’s consciousness struggled fiercely, but to no avail, and shattered into pieces!
She was completely annihilated.
A consciousness is just a consciousness. Even with the cultivation of the Ninth Stage of Origin Tracing Realm, it couldn’t withstand Xu Lian’s cultivation of the Third Stage of Origin Tracing Realm, the Heaven-grade Nine Star Sword of Destruction, and the Immortal Sword techniques.
Xu Lian grabbed the Origin Tracing Light. Although it had been swallowed by the old woman and was a bit disgusting, he couldn’t bear to discard it.
“Let go!”
“Drop it!”
The more than ten Origin Tracing Realm experts caught up, attacking Xu Lian together and unleashing their combat techniques.
Xu Lian knew that he couldn’t withstand their attacks. So what should he do?
If he couldn’t withstand it, he wouldn’t even try.
Without even blinking, he leisurely stored the Origin Tracing Light in his spatial bag.
“Boom! Boom! Boom!”
The combat techniques of more than ten Origin Tracing experts landed on him. The laws of the divine kingdom erupted, causing his body to radiate golden light like a human-shaped golden sun. Space collapsed, mountains crumbled, and a deep pit formed in the ground.
And then… nothing.
When they saw Xu Lian emerge from the pit completely unharmed, the more than ten Origin Tracing experts all looked grim.
“It’s over. Once the Origin Tracing Light is in his pocket, it’s as good as gone.”
“He is protected by the laws of the Divine Kingdom. We can’t do anything to him.”
It was like a dog trying to bite a hedgehog – there was no way to get a handle on it.
Xu Lian smiled and made a gesture of invitation with his hand. “If you still want to attack, go ahead. If I so much as frown, I’ll admit defeat.”
The more than ten Origin Tracing experts felt like they had swallowed live flies. Those below the supreme level couldn’t harm Xu Lian, and the major top powers had long agreed that sages and supremes were not to participate in the struggle for the Origin Tracing Light in Wuguang City. This meant that Xu Lian was virtually invincible in the fight for the Origin Tracing Light.
“Holy Son of the Nine Heavens, with the backing of the Nine Heavenly Sacred Lands, you shouldn’t lack cultivation resources. Yet you come here to compete with us for the Origin Tracing Light. It’s truly despicable!”
“Your actions will eventually cause public outrage. When everyone turns against you, even with the laws of the divine kingdom protecting you, you won’t be able to handle it!”
Well, well, since they couldn’t get the Origin Tracing Light, they resorted to cursing, huh?
Xu Lian said, “If I had enough Origin Tracing Light, I wouldn’t have spent 7 to 8 years guarding Wuguang City.”
This confused the more than ten Origin Tracing experts.
“You possess the laws of the divine realm, and your future achievements are immeasurable. You yourself are a peerless talent, having entered the Origin Tracing Realm at such a young age. Has the Nine Heavenly Sacred Lands not provided you with enough resources for cultivation?”
“That can’t be, right?”
Xu Lian didn’t want to explain further. “In any case, I don’t have enough.”
With that, Xu Lian leaped through space and returned to Wuguang City.
His father-in-law, Ye Rushang, followed him. If the more than ten Origin Tracing experts vented their anger on him, it would be disastrous.