Chapter 192: True Immortal Falls, Strategizing
Under the terrifying impact, the entire Immortal Pass was squeezed out of this Star Domain as the Array continuously dissolved and collapsed.
The True Immortal commanding Heaven Pass was desperately trying to salvage the situation, repairing the Array. However, the speed of repair was far slower than the disintegration of Heaven Pass.
On the edge of Heaven Pass, large chunks of Star Fragments were forcefully ejected.
Chu Zheng's location was precisely in this area. The plains, forged from Divine Iron, were already full of cracks, and the Array that was still being laid out had started to disintegrate.
Boom!
A terrifying sword light surged up between the Star Domains, severed the Milky Way, and blocked this apocalyptic divine light.
Gradually, Heaven Pass stabilized and hovered in the middle of the starry sky, with copious amounts of fresh blood and bones splashing around, all one could see were Divine Infants and Primordial Spirits who had lost their physical bodies fleeing in every direction.
In the region directly facing the apocalyptic divine light, most of the cultivators, including the beings from the Myriad Heavens and Realms, had their bodies shattered by the strike from afar.
"Thank you, Daoist friend."
Shang Zuling expressed his thanks, blood spilling from his eyes. His internal organs were injured. If it weren't for Chu Zheng's protection, helping him mitigate most of the impact just now, he would have been severely injured if not dead.
Though he still had some minor injuries, they did not affect his combat strength.
Chu Zheng looked around. At this moment, he could no longer care about anything else. Raising his hand, he unleashed a blaze of light, scooped up Shang Zuling, and prepared to leave.
"It's only a burden for you to take me with you, my friend. I have my own means of protection. There are still many of my clan members here, and I need to find them."
Shang Zuling rejected Chu Zheng's kindness. Now that Chu Zheng could control the Divine Fire, his combat power was comparable to a cultivator in the Divine Transformation Realm. Her presence would not be of any help, and she had her own tasks to undertake.
"Daoist Shang, take care."
Chu Zheng didn't waste time here. Without much hesitation, he let go of Shang Zuling. Instead of moving towards the inner parts of Heaven Pass, he twisted his body and rushed towards the periphery where Heaven Pass had shattered into pieces.
The outcome of this battle was still uncertain, and he needed to prepare for the worst scenario. Going into the inner parts of Heaven Pass might end up being a trap, where he would sit and wait for death.
As Shang Zuling had said earlier, it was much more convenient for him to act alone than for two people together.
Even if the outcome was that the Immortal Alliance retreated, Chu Zheng could use his identity as a Qi Cultivator or the Shape-Shifting Divine Power to disguise himself as a creature of the myriad realms, blending in to preserve his own life.
However, he couldn't possibly flee alone. Before that, he needed to find the other Great Mysterious Elders and Geng Yiyang's location.
In the blink of an eye, Chu Zheng had charged to the periphery of Heaven Pass, surrounded by a sea of fire with Divine Fire rampantly streaking everywhere.
Large chunks of Star Fragments floated in the starry space, from which surged powerful bursts of energy, with fierce battles still ongoing.
Cultivators from the Tongxuan Secret Realm were engaging in combat with beings from the Myriad Heavens and Realms. After the huge change just now, there were losses on both sides.
Chu Zheng scanned the area and overall, the Immortal Alliance still held the advantage.
A considerable portion of Fire Seeds had been mastered by cultivators skilled in Fire-controlling Divine Power. Chu Zheng saw several Elders of the Divine Transformation Realm from the Taixuan, gathering these Elders together should allow him to breathe temporarily.
Things naturally wouldn't go as smoothly as Chu Zheng imagined.
Soon, beings from the myriad realms noticed Chu Zheng's presence. Two cultivators approached him, one of whom was a man nearly forty years old, bare-chested with bulging muscles and vigorous Blood Qi like an ocean.
The other was a woman in her twenties, graceful and light-footed, with her enchanting body draped only in a thin veil, visibly enveloped in a layer of distinct Yin Qi.
Chu Zheng activated his Spiritual Eye, his gaze sweeping over the two. Both were Fifth Order beings, and their energy seemed subtly connected, clearly a part of an extremely profound Dual Cultivation Method, having grasped a fraction of the essence of the Yin Yang Great Path.
Both prospered or suffered together, and their constitutions were extremely compatible, a rarity in the world.
"The ability to control the Spiritual Fire indicates this person might have some extraordinary aspects to his physique. Let's capture him alive, and you can dual cultivate with him, absorbing his bloodline's essence. It should greatly benefit your constitution," the man remarked after sizing Chu Zheng up and clicking his tongue in wonder.
"Just say you covet his Yang energy,"
The woman rolled her eyes and chided, "The benefits I gain will eventually be yours anyway."
With a loud laugh, ripples emanated through the void as the man strode towards Chu Zheng, his body swelling in size, with Blood Qi bursting forth from his orifices, forming a huge phantom that shrouded him from behind.
Chu Zheng's mind subtly shifted, halting his movement, with no intention of entangling himself with the two. His spirit connected to the Lihuo Spear.
Hum—
A crimson red spear emerged from the void, its divine light bursting forth, thrusting forth a ten-thousand-meter Spear Aura, fully displaying the might of the Tongxuan Spiritual Treasure. Discover hidden tales at empire
The Spear Aura was too domineering and swift, the man had no time to dodge, his expression drastically changed and with a long howl, his Blood Qi curled back, coating his body with a layer of blood-colored Battle Armor.
Crack—
The blood-colored Battle Armor instantly shattered, the man's chest exploded, and his organs were instantly turned to ash by the Divine Fire.
The woman nearby, pupils dilating suddenly, her lips parted slightly, releasing a breath of Moonlight.
The Moonlight, like a band of silk sweeping across the starry sky, amid thunder, decapitated the man and drew his head back to her side.
This strike was without any hesitation, decisive and sharp, but it was precisely because of this that the man's life was preserved under this single strike.
"Retreat quickly!"
The man ordered in a soft shout, his face pale. A moment ago, he was just a step away from the Ghost Gate Pass, and nearly lost his life.
Before he could speak further, the woman had already turned around, taking the head with her as she fled into the starry sky. Before leaving, she reluctantly looked back at Chu Zheng.