Afraid

The power of explosives can be attributed to flames, which are one of the elements that make up the world: wind, fire, water, and earth.

The Fire Avoidance Instruction can prevent the flames from an explosion. Zhang Xuezhou has never tested himself absorbing the explosion of ten tons of explosives, but he is certain that he can avoid the consequences.

If he could have kept his body intact, he probably wouldn't have ended up like Qinmeng, a half-step ascendant, whose body exploded and burned.

"If it weren't for the protection of the world's origin, he should be dead!"

A colorful light appeared in the surveillance footage, and Zhang Xuezhou saw the flames on the other party's body fade away, with the body constantly regenerating.

This allowed Zhang Xuezhou to quickly understand why the other party had survived the mountain collapse in the Spider God Cave.

He'll get hurt!

"His abilities stem more from the very origin of the world!"

"His regenerative abilities will decrease if the power emanating from the world's origin is weakened!"

Without the surveillance footage, Zhang Xuezhou would find it hard to understand Qinmeng's situation as a half-step ascendant. After all, what the other party was experiencing was something he had never experienced before. Zhang Xuezhou had only touched the origin for a few minutes, unlike the other party who had experienced decades or even centuries.

"He hasn't fully grasped the origin of the world yet, which is why the primordial energy is leaking out. Large amounts of Spirit Jade, void gold, and Soul Jade are all formed from this leakage!"

"This leak could very well reduce the upper limit of his strength, or even affect his overall power!"

The source of the Sinkhole No. 2 swept away the dust in the sky and produced Spirit Jade. Zhang Xuezhou did not gain much benefit; he only received enlightenment on his control over the power.

The more the world's origin is transformed, the less one gains.

Numerous ideas continued to form in Zhang Xuezhou's mind, and he felt that Qinmeng, this half-step ascendant, was not so terrifying after all.

"They survived being at the epicenter of a ten-ton explosion?"

Zhang Xuezhou figured out the situation, while Li Yingbo was almost questioning his existence.

"He flew north and didn't come to Western Capital City," Li Yingbo said through gritted teeth. "Should we send someone to probe him?"

"Keep in touch, I'm coming over to check!"

Despite his physical trauma, Qinmeng, a half-step ascendant, was extremely cautious, choosing to stay far away from the explosion's epicenter and disregarding the Ferocious Beast of Western Capital City.

Zhang Xuezhou touched the cloud wings on his arms, then stepped on the waves and floated out of the underground monitoring center.

"Zhouzi, don't do anything reckless!"

After inserting the earphones into his ears, Li Yingbo's voice quickly came through.

"My flight speed is faster than his, so there won't be any problems. If he makes a misjudgment, the subsequent troubles of the Alliance States could potentially drag Qinmeng back into the picture!"

Before his body, swaying in the wind and waves, had even leaped more than ten meters high, Zhang Xuezhou's crimson-gold cloud wings had already appeared on his arms.

He leaped forward and then quickly flew towards the direction of Linjing City.

The Crimson Gold Cloud Wings are not as effective as the Technique Within the Clouds. In another world, their flight speed would likely be below that of the Celestial Venerable Yuanshi, but in this world, they are number one.

With his extreme speed combined with his mastery and control over 'fast and slow', Zhang Xuezhou felt that he was more capable of causing trouble than killing.

"Before I reach the capital, monitor and pinpoint his location as much as possible!"

The crimson-gold cloud wings stirred up a faint golden light, and gentle waves of wind constantly swept over the body, while the tall buildings below disappeared behind like fleeting shadows.

The distance between Linjing City and Western Capital City is more than 800 li, and it would take Zhang Xuezhou half an hour to get there even at his fastest speed.

It took a while, but Zhang Xuezhou's initial focus was on Western Capital City, and he did not consider Linjing City as his target location. At this time, he could only rely on the positioning provided by technology to make up for the difference in distance and time.

"Zhang Yan has already sent people to investigate the area near the explosion site... Dead, the plane crashed and everyone on board perished, just like the situation in Binzhou City!"

"He simply pointed his finger, and the aircraft was cut into several pieces!"

"We've already deployed personnel to fire from 500 meters away, but the accuracy is very low!"

"He appears to have caught a bullet and returned fire; both snipers are dead!"

"Zhang Yan said the floor where the snipers were lying in ambush seemed to have a bronze-like finish; the entire building ruins gleamed with a bronze luster!"

The information Li Yingbo received was continuously transmitted through communications.

The officials stationed at the military defense post in Linjing City responded with exceptional skill. Although the scattered strike forces did not achieve any significant results, they did delay the operation for a considerable period of time.

When a building gleaming with the luster of a bronze bullet came into view in the distance, Zhang Xuezhou knew very well that his primordial aura had leaked out again.

"You should be able to see him about three kilometers to the west; he seems to be fleeing this area!"

Zhang Yan's men are still in pursuit!

"The aircraft is maintaining a distance of about 500 meters; the sniper is in position!"

What is he afraid of?

Li Yingbo continued to relay communication information, and Zhang Xuezhou also saw Qinmeng, a half-step ascendant, whose body was shimmering with multicolored light.

The opponent seemed extremely wary of the bullet impact, no longer retaliating but instead dodging or simply enduring it.

What he fears is that making a move will reveal his aura, thus diverting his power!

Zhang Xuezhou followed far behind. He could see clearly that the bullet hadn't penetrated the other person's body at all, causing almost no damage.

However, Qinmeng, being a half-step ascendant, finds it difficult to launch long-range attacks. As long as he retaliates, he may change the material form, thereby revealing the world's origin of five-colored brilliance. Ultimately, he falls into this strange state of lacking the ability to retaliate and only being able to be beaten.

"So, the current attack is ineffective, but we need to continue attacking to induce him to retaliate and expose his physical strength?"

"I'll have Zhang Yan increase aircraft support!"

Qinmeng, a half-step ascendant, suffered various inconveniences from relying on the world's origin to repair his physical condition, turning him into a target that could only be attacked.

However, this situation has an end. Once the opponent completes their physical repair, it will be a counterattack and a massacre.

"This is indeed an opportunity to seize the origin of the world!"

After being drawn into the main battlefield of the Scarlet Alliance State, Zhang Xuezhou felt that he had almost everything in the right place at the right time.

He touched the spare Law Treasure, the Five-Colored Divine Stone, and then looked at the five-colored light that was constantly flying and dodging hundreds of meters away.

The amount of resources consumed in turning a building into copper is limited; only higher-quality heavenly materials and earthly treasures can be consumed rapidly.

For example, high-quality Spirit Jade and void gold are like this. Zhang Xuezhou didn't know how to use the Tiger Saint Aristocratic Clan's Five-Colored Divine Stone, but he was certain that this Law Treasure weapon was made of special materials. More importantly, this Law Treasure might draw hatred towards Qinmeng.

With his right hand tightly gripping the five-colored divine stone, the power to control speed gradually emerged within his body, and then gradually evolved into a domain.

He leaped up and sprinted at breakneck speed, covering hundreds of meters in an instant.

Zhang Xuezhou grabbed the five-colored light with his left hand, instantly activating the power of the three zodiac palaces. He felt as if his body had been hit by a heavy hammer, and blood immediately oozed from his seven orifices.

"You... you... you..."

An unbelievable, drawn-out mental fluctuation came through, and seeing the other party slowly extend their hand, Zhang Xuezhou directly handed over the Five-Colored Divine Stone.

In an instant, the white-haired old man's face, which was fixed on the five-colored divine stone, was filled with a variety of emotions, including shock, horror, resentment, anger, and disbelief.

Complex emotions were almost frozen in the space.

But a moment later, Zhang Xuezhou felt a sense of shattering in his domain, which made him no longer care about fighting for the world's origin.

With a flap of his crimson-gold cloud wings, his body rapidly ascended into the air.

Beneath his body, the collapse of the colliding domains sounded like shattering glass.

The wind and the ice crystallization zone reappeared, quickly filling the area.

A beam of colorful light shot out in an arc, grazed Zhang Xuezhou, and disappeared into the distance.

As the colorful light fell upon the distant mountains, Zhang Xuezhou saw a five-colored radiance emerge, and the entire mountain began to exhibit the characteristics of a five-colored divine stone.

"Damn it, you've been lurking around me all along! You've corrupted my very essence! You're dead!"

A sharp, whistling sound of mental fluctuations came from behind. Zhang Xuezhou glanced at it, then spread his crimson-gold cloud wings and rushed towards the Qinmeng Continent.