Who Calls the Shots in the Human World
Wang Xuan felt somewhat regretful. He had originally hoped that one day he could personally blast out the Nurturing Life Furnace to fight against the supreme treasure and kill a peerless master. Now it seemed that he would have to rely on the hands of others.
"Come on!" he shouted, somewhat anxiously, but the shadow did not immediately swoop down.
In the sky, the fluctuations of that treasure were too intense, even more awe-inspiring than the hairy giant hand covering Ancheng, a city with a population of nearly ten million.
The Ascension Banner glowed and probed into the mortal world. As it descended, the void shattered, as if returning to the era of creation, where night turned into day!
The torrential rain was instantly evaporated, leaving not a drop, and the lightning also dried up; the thunder in the dark clouds seemed afraid to unleash its power again.
This was only the result of the Ascension Banner extending slightly and giving a gentle tremor; it wasn't a truly violent bombardment. Otherwise, not only would the torrential rain have evaporated, but the cities on the ground would have evaporated and been completely wiped out.
The shadow disappeared, drifting away from the sky above Ancheng. Even someone as powerful as him avoided the Ascension Banner and did not confront it head-on.
Heng Jun stood calmly in the Immortal Realm above the dark clouds, looking down. The Ascension Banner in his hand was growing larger and larger, but this time there was no slight tremor. He was trying to find the trace of that shadow.
Then, he made his move again, immediately spotting the shadow and gently shaking the Ascension Banner!
With a deafening roar, heaven and earth were cleaved apart, the void was torn apart, and the light was terrifying, as if it were about to destroy the Old Earth.
Fortunately, all of this happened high in the air.
The shadow disappeared ahead of time, faster than lightning, once again avoiding the slight vibration of the Ascension Banner.
Heng Jun's expression was cold and filled with killing intent. His opponent was in the mortal world, while he himself was in the immortal realm, making it impossible to effectively lock onto the opponent in a short time.
Finally, a cold glint appeared on his lips as the Ascension Banner slowly descended upon Ancheng, filling many within the city with fear. Was this about to destroy an entire city?
"Today, those who stand in my way will only die." Heng Jun spoke calmly, but his words echoed clearly in the night sky, reaching everyone's ears.
Wang Xuan realized that Heng Jun was using a city to force that shadow to show itself, which was rather malicious. Heng Jun was very assertive today.
"A special physical body? Fellow Daoist, go ahead and take it. It's just a city. Countless city-states have been destroyed in ancient times. It's nothing special." The Golden Robe Man beside Heng Jun spoke with a cold and ruthless tone.
A shadow appeared, ethereal and otherworldly, without a real body, yet giving people a sense of emptiness and transcendence. It drifted in the lightning and approached Ancheng.
This is a formidable foe, the terrifying shadow from last night!
He can access Wang Xuan's Inner Scenery Realm, and now he's back again.
The Golden Robe Man was helping him, and Heng Jun cutting open the curtain was also tantamount to helping him. The fact that the Shadow could unleash such power and find allies made him truly terrifying.
The otherworldly "enemy figure" laughed, cold and confident, its voice shaking the darkened world violently, causing the rain to dissipate and evaporate into white mist.
"Aren't you satisfied with coming back to life? You've turned into a dragon, living the life of someone you should hate the most, making people sigh with regret!" The man who had just faced Heng Jun has returned, still a shadow, floating in the rain.
"Last night, the two of you injured me. Today, you either die or escape. Don't cause any trouble. No one can stop me!" the enemy figure said.
He remained Clear and Transcendent, his shadow becoming slightly clearer, even gaining a three-dimensional quality, and his face gradually taking on a blurred outline.
"Are you going to stop me?" The enemy figure turned around, smiled faintly, and took a step forward, almost reaching Ancheng. He was heading towards Wang Xuan.
Brush!
This time, not only the man, but also the woman appeared, two shadows lying across the void, blocking the mysterious enemy figure.
"Hehe, then you two are going to die!" The man in the golden robe spoke from behind the curtain, still without revealing his face.
Like the Black Robe Man who went to the Earth's Core, he was unwilling to reveal his true identity.
Then he spoke again, "My old friend only wanted a physical body. Why bother? You two supreme experts are making such a fuss over a weak physical vessel.
Heng Jun's Ascension Banner probed into the mortal world, hovering above Ancheng. He looked down at the two people indifferently and silently, feeling that he could almost lock onto them.
If struck by a supreme treasure, who could survive? He was confident that a single blow would be enough to kill two supreme experts!
"Looking at it this way, it's true that you want a special physical body, but what you really want is to get rid of the two of us first. We are your biggest target."
"But if there are only the three of you, are you sure you can keep the two of us here?"
A man and a woman spoke one after the other, displaying remarkable courage. Even surrounded by powerful enemies and facing the Ascension Banner, they did not back down and remained standing under the night sky.
In Ancheng, all the extraordinary individuals were in an uproar. Who were these two? What was their background? They were really arrogant, not even afraid of two against three opponents with There Are Supreme Treasures!
"I apologize to you both. Although I have guessed your extraordinary background, my camp still has to help them hunt, just to repay a past favor."
Just then, a light appeared in the pitch-black rain, illuminating a blurry scene: a decaying blessed land with a colossal palace.
A man sat cross-legged in a magnificent palace, half of his face rotting away, the other half revealing part of his bone. He spoke with a hint of helplessness and a murderous intent.
"Are you a fellow Daoist from the Great Palace of Fragments of the Old Land of Blessed Hearts?" the man in the pair of men and women asked, somewhat surprised, and couldn't help but frown.
At this very moment, deep within the curtain of power, even the most formidable experts who heard these words were deeply shaken.
"A peerless powerhouse who has survived from ancient times to this era, leaving behind a physical body? He's really resilient, truly remarkable!" someone said in a deep voice.
Many extraordinary individuals were stunned. The fact that such a terrifying figure was lurking in the Old Earth was truly chilling.
"The Supernatural Rule have collapsed in the mortal world. He sits at the Earth's Core, yet he can project his image and voice onto the surface from thousands of kilometers away. Such methods and such cultivation are truly terrifying!" Even Quasi-Peerless experts felt their hair stand on end, finding it too terrifying.
The Supernatural Practitioner Ancheng felt their scalps tingle upon hearing these words. This was not the Immortal Realm, but the mortal world, where all laws had been destroyed. Just what kind of background did the powerful beings in the giant palace at the Earth's Core have?
"Thank you, fellow Daoist!" The Black Robe Man in the Blessed Land Fragment at the Earth's Earth's Core, urging the half-rotten peerless figure remaining in the mortal world to attack immediately.
"Fellow Daoist Mu, you should go." The man sitting cross-legged in the giant palace at the Earth's Core said, "I'm staying here to oversee things, I can't leave."
"Alright!" In a dark corner of the giant palace, a woman stood up. She wore a veil, but it was still possible to see that her face was lifeless and withered, bearing immense pressure in the mortal world.
The man in black robes gasped. Besides the main figure, there was another top-tier expert still alive, no weaker than him. This was terrifying.
"Brother Dao..." The man in black robes still wanted to invite the main person to set off as well. This was a top-level expert with an incredibly powerful background, possibly even Super Peerless!
However, the man shook his head and replied, "I can't move."
The man in black robes nodded, not daring to insist. He was very polite, bowed, and said, "May you endure the cold winter, and may spring come when the grass and trees turn green."
He Mu Clan Woman Expert rode their magical treasure, transforming into streaks of light, and rapidly left the Earth's Core, bursting out of the surface. The journey of several thousand kilometers was nothing to them.
In the Real World, disregarding their actual strength, just considering their maximum speed after using the Peerless Exotic Treasure, they are almost comparable to Earth Immortals!
Soon after, they rushed out of the mountains and quickly arrived outside Ancheng, intending to hunt down the man and woman together.
"How is it?" the otherworldly "enemy figure" asked. He had been chased by two men last night, but now his old friend had mobilized his power and they could surround and kill the two men.
By now, Wang Xuan realized that he had overestimated himself; the terrifying shadow's primary target was actually the couple, not him!
Shadow's goal was clear: first, to organize his forces to kill the two supreme experts and eliminate anyone in the mortal world who could threaten him; he was quite ruthless.
Of course, Wang Xuan and An Cheng were also under threat, serving as hostages to the shadowy figure and other powerful individuals Heng Jun, all in order to keep the man and woman occupied.
Wang Xuan secretly sent out a frantic telepathic message, calling for the two men to come over. He said that without a supreme treasure, it would be difficult to turn the tide and achieve a counterattack; the situation was extremely critical.
He was very anxious, God Slaying Banner in his hand was fluttering wildly as he shook it.
However, the man and woman still did not respond or approach him, making Wang Xuan want to shout: I have Nurturing Life Furnace!
"The Ascension Banner has locked onto them!" Heng Jun spoke from the dark clouds, revealing a faint chill. Those two were indeed very strong, ridiculously so. Their shadows drifted around, and at first, he could only roughly cover them. However, he was not confident that he could hit their bodies with a single blow.
Now it's different. Those two didn't leave and stayed in the sky above Ancheng. How could they avoid being locked onto by the Ascension Banner?
"I want his physical body, and you can't stop me. You might even end up getting yourself killed," the ethereal shadow said.
"The preparations are indeed thorough. Three top experts in the present world, two top experts at the exit of the Great Curtain, plus a supreme treasure—it's truly a grand gesture," the man in the pair of men and women said.
Buzz!
After locking onto the two individuals, Heng Jun lowered the Ascension Banner, preparing to strike with deadly force.
At the same time, the enemy figure, the Black Robe Man, and the woman surnamed Mu each stood on one side, blocking all possible paths for the two supreme experts.
The void itself trembled slightly, and the entire city of An was shrouded in a massive shadow. The Ascension Banner had truly struck down, and the city was unlikely to survive.
In the city, all the extraordinary individuals were on edge, the atmosphere so oppressive it was suffocating.
"I'm going to retrieve my special physical body. Are you still going to stop me?" the otherworldly enemy said, his indifference revealing both arrogance and ruthlessness.
"Stop!" a woman in the shadows said, uttering only one simple word.
"Then, you two can only die!" Heng Jun said, his voice icy cold. No matter who came, it would be useless. There Are Supreme Treasures, what could they use to stop him?
Wang Xuan nearly lost his temper. Despite his calls, the two people did not appear. However, he could not say it directly, because these were all extraordinary figures who would surely be able to intercept the secret of the transmission.
"Fellow Daoist, kill them both immediately to avoid any unforeseen complications!" The golden-robed man in the Immortal Realm urged Heng Jun.
"Alright!" Heng Jun nodded. He had been somewhat wary at first, fearing something might go wrong, but now that nothing seemed amiss, it was time to slaughter the supreme expert.
"It seems only the five of you are going to make a move. In fact, you are really relying on the treasure. Without it, how could you have gathered together to hunt us down?" the man in the pair of men and women said.
"Unfortunately, there are no ifs. Death!" Heng Jun ruthlessly pressed down on the Ascension Banner, its power reaching an extreme level of terror.
Many extraordinary individuals in Ancheng, the stronger they are, the more acute their senses become, and the more distressed they feel, as if their primordial spirits are about to explode. Many even collapsed to the ground.
"Even if you There Are Supreme Treasures, the mortal world is not yours to call the shots. There are Rules. Heng Jun, you are not good enough!" said the woman in the man and woman pair.
She was also in shadow form, very illusory, but now something appeared in her hand, real and dazzling, extremely terrifying—it was a scroll.
She was shaking violently, causing the heavy rain to evaporate, the dark clouds in the sky to burst apart, and the curtain of the celestial realm to shake violently. Heng Jun could no longer hold onto the Ascension Banner in his hand, and it was about to break free from his control and fly away on its own!
"No!" Heng Jun shouted, his face completely changed, his heart sank instantly, and he was utterly panicked.
"The Old Testament?!" a peerless expert exclaimed in astonishment, utterly shocked.
"Puff!"
In the grand scheme of things, an unknown supreme being launched an attack. A blinding sword light pierced through the immortal realm. It was too sudden. Dao Blood splattered, and Heng Jun's arm was severed, falling forward.
Further away, many pairs of eyes suddenly opened. Earlier, no one approached Heng Jun holding the Ascension Banner, but now the "Nether Blood Sect Ancestor" could not resist!