Splitting the Heavens - Chapter 1024: Devastation
Chapter 1024: Devastation
The True Immortals of the Spirit Luxuriant World knew that the moment they moved out on such a large scale, the various worlds would definitely discover their actions.
Since that was the case, they would just go all in. They would send everyone over with a single Spatial Transfer and devour the Azure Flame World before the other worlds had a chance to react.
As batches of flying ships emerged from the heavenly screen to form a giant fleet that was ready to set off. There were close to 2000 experts in the Martial Extermination Realm and Martial Dipper Realm on board.
They practically emptied 80 percent of their world’s strength, perhaps even more…
The second the hundreds of flying ships appeared above the heavenly screen, god knew how many spies around the Spirit Luxuriant World started to send out secret transmissions with all sorts of means at their disposal.
The Spirit Luxuriant World is starting to move out!
However… Those spies had their suspicions. Was it really possible for the Spirit Luxuriant World to send such a huge fleet over in one go?!
The actions of the True Immortals of the Spirit Luxuriant World quickly cleared their doubts.
Yang Taihe, Zhang Xuansheng, Li Jidao, and Liu Jingsheng didn’t join hands to open up spatial tunnels. Instead, they had the help of many rank four Formation Grandmasters and above, along with a giant five colored ring. A massive formation was formed above the heavenly screen for the Spatial Transfer.
Soon after, the True Immortals poured their energy into it as the massive formation activated. The five colored light ring started to spin above the heavenly screen before transforming into a massive spatial gate.
The void around the spatial gate crumbled, but a giant firm spatial tunnel quickly took shape. On the other end lay a certain point in space close to the Azure Flame World.
“The Spirit Luxuriant World seems to have developed a special method to travel through space!”
“Such a massive spatial tunnel… How long will their True Immortals be able to sustain it?”
“Their consumption is definitely through the roof, right?”
Many people questioned silently. However, as they questioned what they were seeing, the flying ships were already passing through the tunnel to reach the Azure Flame World.
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On the Star Observatory in the Seventh Camp of the Star Origin Guards…
Stargazers from the Spirit Abundance World and the Spirit Mammoth World coordinated well under Xing Xingtian’s leadership. They had been searching for the coordinates of the Azure Flame World with the clues they found and within a month, they discovered its approximate location.
From there, they would quickly be able to find a more exact location in space.
When that happened, all they needed to do was to send several True Immortals over to search and they would be able to locate the Azure Flame World.
When the 3 of them were preparing to continue, Tian Moran suddenly appeared at the Star Observatory.
“You… Captain Tian, is something the matter for you to come personally?” Xing Xingtian asked.
He was clearly unhappy that Tian Moran came unannounced and his tone was slightly harsh when speaking.
Glancing at the 3 Stargazers on the Star Observatory and more than 10 disciples present, he muttered in a low voice, “Commander Xiang has given the order to gather all 3 of you.”
The Stargazers of the Spirit Abundance World and the Spirit Mammoth World acted as though they didn’t hear him. A deep frown appeared on Xing Xingtian’s face and he muttered, “Did something happen? We’re at the most crucial point in our deduction process. They shouldn’t leave. If there’s anything to tell us, I’ll head over.”
After he spoke, he nodded at the other 2 before turning to leave.
Surprisingly, Tian Moran stepped in front of him and revealed a smile that didn’t reach his eyes as he muttered, “Camp Commander Tian, did you not hear what I said? Guards Commander Zhuge Xiang has summoned all 3 of you!”
“The location of the Azure Flame World is right in front of us! We can’t stop now, otherwise…” Xing Xingtian growled with displeasure.
Before he could finish, he was rudely interrupted by Tian Moran. “Azure Flame World? There’s no need for you guys to continue looking for it.”
“Captain Tian, what do you mean?” Xing Xingtian furrowed his brows and growled.
With an unnatural expression, Tian Moran couldn’t help but sneer in a mocking tone, “The Spirit Luxuriant World sent out close to a hundred Star Ships. They won’t be able to send all of them into the Azure Flame World immediately and the spatial tunnel that is open should allow all of you to quickly determine the location of the Azure Flame World.”
“What?!” The other 2 Stargazers turned to Tian Moran in shock.
“Impossible! How can the Spirit Luxuriant World gather a hundred Star Ships?!” Xing Xingtian questioned the authenticity of the news. “Moreover, sending so many of them to another world… is the Spirit Luxuriant World really capable of something like that?! Do you think they can do it just with the 4 True Immortals who are shackled to their Elysiums?”
Tian Moran grunted and gave him a cold snort in response, “Won’t you know if you take a look for yourself?”
After speaking, Tian Moran’s figure disappeared from the Star Observatory.
Actually, Xing Xingtian didn’t really doubt the news. The Stargazers from the Spirit Abundance World and the Spirit Mammoth World knew that it was probably true.
However, they spent a month or so working so hard on deducing the location of the Azure Flame World and were just about to find it… They refused to accept the fact that the Spirit Luxuriant World would make their move that very moment and launch an expedition against the Azure Flame World.
They would definitely leave behind very obvious traces during the Spatial Transfer. True Immortals of the various worlds were already prepared and even with the sealed spatial tunnel between the Star Origin City and the Spirit Luxuriant World, they were able to learn what was going on. They would also be able to follow the traces of their spatial tunnel to locate the Azure Flame World.
Since that was the case, those 3 Stargazers who had spent a month deducing the location of the Azure Flame World would be completely useless! Their hard work went down the drain!
Depression washed over their hearts and by the time the 3 Stargazers arrived in the hall of the central camp, Zhuge Xiang who was sitting at the very front merely shot them a gaze before thanking them casually with a simple, “Thanks for the hard work.” Before ignoring them completely.
After that, he turned his attention back to the True Immortals of the other worlds and started to work on their plan for the Azure Flame World.
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As the experts in the 4 Continents of the Azure Flame World watched as the Cangming Elysium was slowly eaten away and Yuan Cangming’s aura grew weaker by the day, they understood that their fates were probably sealed.
For high-level experts, losing their world would mean losing their connection to the World Origin Source. That would mean that their martial path would be severed. In extreme cases, some of them would even experience cultivation deviation or have their souls destroyed.
Since they were going to die anyway, rather than waiting for death to come, they decided to go all out and drag the invaders down with them.
After all, even a rabbit that was backed into a corner would fight back, much less the hot-blooded cultivators of a world that was about to meet its end. Seeing no way out, the experts of the Azure Flame World decided to go all out and fight the cultivators of the Spirit Luxuriant World to the death!
However, a change happened before the Cangming Elysium was completely destroyed. A piece of news started to spread across the lands.
“Our Spirit Luxuriant World only wants the Eastern Nuanyuan Continent, Southern Yanlin Continent, and the Western Wenchen Continent. Experts of the Azure Flame World can remain in the Northern Chihuang Continent and stay alive!”
For such news to ring in the ears of so many experts in the Azure Flame World, there was no doubt about it. They knew that the True Immortals of the other world were behind it.
Even though the news was hard to accept and difficult to verify, there was a small portion of people who chose to believe it. Of course, the impact to wandering cultivators was the strongest.
It wouldn’t have worked if everyone refused to believe it, but the moment some people started to move, everyone else’s conviction would start to shake.
Those factions and sects would have to prepare a way out for their families even if they made up their minds to fight to the death.
Even though a good portion of factions on the Azure Flame World declared that they would stand firm and fight to the death, they secretly started to send groups of people over to the Northern Chihuang Continent.
No matter what, the news came from a True Immortal. Even if they were foreign True Immortals, there was no way a True Immortal would lie. They had extremely high prestige, and there was no need to doubt the authenticity of the news.
By that time, Shang Xia had already left the Cangming Elysium and arrived above the heavenly screen where he first arrived.
Activating the Anchoring Talismans he placed, he quickly received news from the True Immortals of the Spirit Luxuriant World that they were ready.
As the Five Element Ring was activated back in the Spirit Luxuriant World and the spatial tunnel was created, Shang Xia’s aura resonated with it as he prepared to maintain the stability of the tunnel from his side.
With the connection created and the spatial tunnel open, all he had to do was to ensure its stability. The first flying ship from the Spirit Luxuriant World quickly entered the tunnel.
The next second, Shang Xia’s soul trembled slightly as he detected the aura of a True Immortal he never felt before on the first ship that entered the spatial tunnel.Re𝒂𝒂d the latest stories 𝒐n nov𝒆lbin(.)com
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On the 34th day after the heavenly screen of the Azure Flame World was breached by Shang Xia, the cultivators of the Azure Flame World were greeted by a sight they would never forget as long as they lived.
Close to a hundred flying ships, with the smallest being more than 500 feet long, tore through their already broken heavenly screen.
Soon after, they split off into groups and left for the Northern Yanlin Continent, Eastern Nuanyuan Continent, and Western Wenchen Continent. They stayed true to their word and didn’t send any ships to the Northern Chihuang Continent.
On the 35th day, the Yanlin Clan in the Southern Yanlin Continent opened up their Holy Land and chose to submit to the Spirit Luxuriant World.
Because of the promise Kou Chongxue made in the past, the Yanlin Clan would be able to keep their Holy Land. With the exception of a few who refused to be accepted into the Spirit Luxuriant World and left for the Northern Chihuang Continent, a good portion of their clansmen remained. They would be sent to the Jiao Continent back in the Spirit Luxuriant World because of the promise Kou Chongxue made to them.
With the protection of their Holy Land, the mid to high-level experts of the Yanlin Clan would be able to stay alive and maintain their cultivation levels.
On the 36th day, Shang Xia returned to the Cangming Elysium and continued to suppress Yuan Cangming. Yuan Cangming, who had been holding out for more than a month, reached the end of his endurance. He was eventually slain by Kou Chongxue and Lu Wuzi and his soul was exterminated under Kou Chongxue’s Hidden Frost Sword. His soul imprint that had been left in the Cangming Elysium was also erased by Shang Xia.
Blip’s Thoughts
Spirit Luxuriant World calls it flying ships, Star Origin City/other more advanced worlds call them Star Ships. Didn’t want to confuse you guys like the cultivation terms used by the Azure Flame World (Martial Sage/Martial Ancestor vs Martial Dipper Realm/Martial Extermination Realm) so I’m clearing it up here.
In case you’re confused between Star Ships and flying ships, flying ships = any ship that can fly. Star Ships = large-scale flying ships that can withstand interstellar travel
From now, any ship that can travel through space will be named Star Ships.