Splitting the Heavens

Chapter 1519: Sense of Danger and Panicking

When Song Zhen mentioned that the Spirit Abundance World sensed unknown presences peering from beyond the Star Curtain, Shang Xia couldn't help but feel a chill running down his spine.

He knew exactly what it implied.

Although Spirit Abundance World was one of the strongest Spirit Worlds in the Heaven Observation Field, it had an irreparable flaw compared to the Spirit Mammoth World.

That was because the heavenly screen of the Spirit Abundance World had been missing a piece, preventing the Spirit World from reaching a state of completion.

The missing piece of Spirit Abundance World’s heavenly screen was in Shang Xia’s possession, and he made it into the Spirit Abundance Banner.

With the banner, Shang Xia could enter any foreign world with a significant reduction in the suppression by the World’s Will. Although it did not allow him to exert his peak combat strength, it at least granted him exemption from about half of the suppression.

The Spirit Abundance World could only possess 23 continents because of the damage it suffered to its world. If it was never restored, the Spirit Abundance World would never be able to ascend to an Essence World.

As for why they were missing a piece of their heavenly screen... That was because while attempting to find a way out of the Star Curtain, a high-level True Immortal provoked an unknown and powerful being. The being sent a mighty strike through the spatial tunnel, causing the heavenly screen to be shattered along with the destruction of a continent.

Shang Xia felt alarmed because the unknown existence might be the person spying on the Spirit Abundance World!

Honestly speaking, even though Shang Xia was already at the grand completion stage of the Six Direction Realm and he was a step away from reaching the Seven Star Realm, he couldn’t imagine how he would be able to cause so much destruction that a chunk of the heavenly screen would be separated.

At least from his considerations, even if he were to ascend to the Seven Star Realm, he doubted he would have such capabilities.

Of course, if he were to immerse himself in the Seven Star Realm for a long time and his cultivation deepened, there was a possibility of achieving something like that.

However... A feat like that was far from what he could imagine doing at the moment.

At the moment, he wasn’t even thinking about how powerful an attack like that had to be. He was more concerned about the unknown existence spying on the Spirit Abundance World. The Star Curtain was about to collapse and the Heaven Observation Field was about to become a target. Such an existence was clearly not someone the current experts of the Heaven Observation Field could handle.

Once such a being entered the Heaven Observation Field, how would the various worlds cope?

With the thought in mind, Shang Xia’s desire to enter the Seven Star Realm became even stronger.

The reason the Spirit Abundance World activated the Frost Tide, despite knowing it indirectly helped the Star Origin Lord accelerate the replacement of Essence Ping World’s Will, was probably not just to stop the spying from the unknown existence.

It was likely also to use the world origin of an Essence World to further dissipate the remnant energy left by that unknown being, enabling the Spirit Abundance World to restore its heavenly screen and hence a foundation to become an Essence World.

Seeing Shang Xia's expression changing constantly, Song Zhen immediately stopped reporting.

Eventually, Shang Xia regained his composure and asked earnestly, “What else is there? Tell me everything at once!”

Song Zhen cautiously glanced at Shang Xia’s face and whispered, “There’s news from the Star Origin Dao Field. Apparently, Zhuo Gudao is about to advance to the Martial Emptiness Realm...”

“Hmm?!” Shang Xia was momentarily startled before his expression darkened again.

Seeing his reaction, Song Zhen pondered for a moment before he continued, “However, I feel this news might not be true!”

When he saw how Shang Xia wasn’t responding immediately, Song Zhen continued, “Firstly, True Immortal Zhuo is already at the grand completion stage of the Martial Void Realm and any moves he makes will cause everything to think that he would be trying to ascend. Someone might be exaggerating his achievements. Secondly... If True Immortal Zhuo is really about to ascend, that would be top-secret information in the Star Origin Dao Field. How can we learn of such matters easily?”

No sooner had Song Zhen finished speaking than Shang Xia shook his head with a grave expression. “You don’t understand. Even if the other reports we received might be fake, this is most likely true.”

Song Zhen was initially waiting for Shang Xia to explain further, but Shang Xia didn’t intend to do so. He remained silent, prompting a shocking thought to flash through Song Zhen’s mind.

However, Song Zhen was a perceptive person. Even though the thought appeared in his mind, he quickly suppressed it, not daring to inquire further.

It was just as he analyzed... If Zhuo Gudao was truly about to break through to the Martial Emptiness Realm, such a confidential matter would surely be known by very few in the Star Origin Dao Field. Probably only the True Immortals of the Star Origin Lord Manor would know about such things.

If Shang Xia was so certain of this news, that would mean that the Tongyou Institution had a reliable source of intelligence among the True Immortals of the Star Origin Dao Field!

The more he thought about it, the more Song Zhen felt that the experts of the Tongyou Institution were truly extraordinary.

It had been just over 30 years since the Spirit Luxuriant World became a Spirit World, but their arms had already reached so far.

“Where are we now?” Just as Song Zhen’s thoughts drifted off, Shang Xia’s sudden inquiry startled him back to reality.

“Uh...” Song Zhen steadied himself and hastily replied, “Before coming here, I asked Young Lady Xin. We should be nearing the Essence Du World. However, due to the difficulty in passing through the chaotic streams, along with some obstacles we need to pass, we will need 3 more days in order to arrive at the vicinity around the Spirit Tip World.”

Shang Xia raised an eyebrow and shot Song Zhen a strange gaze. The next second, he stood up and grinned. “Great. I passed by the Essence Du World twice before but never tried to infiltrate them. I can’t miss this chance!”

Song Zhen yelled at the side, “Lord, you must not! Even though the Essence Du World is a newly ascended world, they definitely have a Martial Emptiness Realm Sage! Lord, you are very strong, but there is no need to mess with Sages and provoke their ire...”

Shang Xia laughed heartily in response. “I’m not trying to mess with their Sage. I’m just going into their world to take a look. I wish to see the difference between the Essence Du World and our Spirit Luxuriant World. I can use what I learn to help our world ascend.”

“This...” Song Zhen was struck speechless. He didn’t know how to continue to persuade Shang Xia.

Walking past him, Shang Xia patted his shoulders and chuckled, “Don’t worry, I’ve been in and out of Essence Xing World several times before. They have more than 1 Sage and they weren’t able to do anything to me.”

With that, Shang Xia walked out of the cabin. The copper paperweight that had been refined with his Six Direction Qi spun around him happily.