Chapter 820 Collecting the Essence

Translator: podao001

This attack left Immortal Monarch Starfire in an even worse state. His bones were broken and even his flesh scattered about. The aura coming off his body fell into a state of chaos.

Chen Feng himself no longer had the strength to charge forward to attack Immortal Monarch Starfire. However, he was able to secretly utilize the Longevity Tower. Displaying the Heavengulping Absorption Technique, the Longevity Tower secretly sent out a formidable suction force – one that was far stronger than the one Chen Feng had previously displayed – to secretly envelope Immortal Monarch Starfire’s figure

Instantly, one third of Immortal Monarch Starfire’s essence, energy and soul power were sucked away.

Immortal Monarch Starfire cried out miserably and he transformed into a ball of flames to burn out a huge hole upon the space there. Next, he streaked through the void, disappearing from sight.

After losing one third of his essence, energy and soul power, Immortal Monarch Starfire felt a threat of death. Thus, he swiftly made up his mind to flee.

Before leaving, however, he left some parting words. “You brat from the Longevity Clan! I will remember this! It isn’t over between us!”

“Count yourself lucky for running away quickly.” Chen Feng responded with a derisive grin. He had absorbed one third of Immortal Monarch Starfire’s essence, energy and soul. That was enough to last him for quite some time. All of that were the essence power of an Ascendant Immortal. Even one drop was a valuable item, a highly fortuitous gain for Chen Feng.

“He ran away just like that?”

Everyone there were stunned to see that. However, it also meant that the Wicked Barbarian Deity had to bear with an even greater pressure. He had to face the siege of four Ascendant Immortals. Even for the Wicked Barbarian Deity, a highly formidable character, this was a somewhat difficult situation. It didn’t take long before one attack after another landed upon him. Receiving all those attacks infuriated him so greatly that he howled.

“Despicable! This truly is the case of a weakened tiger getting bullied by mongrels. If I am at full strength, I would be able to kill these aborigines off with just one punch!”

“Savage Godfist!”

The Wicked Barbarian Deity’s body suddenly grew and he became like a Heaven-propping God of Heaven. His huge fist punched skywards to send all four Ascendant Immortals flying.

Shua!

Next up, the Wicked Barbarian Deity swiftly rushed forward, his hand blotting out the sun as it grabbed the Immortal Warsoul Palace. Next, his figure released a pulse of power, breaking open space before jumping in to disappear into the void.

“Where do you think you’re going?!”

How could they allow the treasure to be snatched away? The four Heavenly Premiers broke open space at the same time to give chase. Before entering, Heavenly Premier Absolute came to Chen Feng only for Chen Feng to reject his help.

“Senior, do not worry about it. I have ways to protect myself,” Chen Feng said.

Heavenly Premier Absolute regarded him seriously for a moment. Then, not saying anything else, he rushed into the opened void space.

I wonder, would they be able to catch up to the Wicked Barbarian Deity? If they fail to catch up to him, it will be a huge loss. Besides, that immortal palace also has something I need, Chen Feng thought.

Kacha! Kacha! Kacha!

Due to the earlier battle, Planet Voidsoul had been pushed to the point of collapse. Countless massive cracks spread out ceaselessly across its surface as a formidable power swelled up from deep within the planet, causing it to grow a notch bigger.

It was a sign that the planet was about to explode.

Sou! Sou! Sou! Sou!

The Heaven Piercing Lance released a stream of immortal energy to wrap around Chen Feng and he swiftly made his way to the sky. However, Chen Feng did not stop. Instead, he continued flying upwards with the Heaven Piercing Lance.

He flew across a distance of half a million kilometres before stopping.

“Even this place might not be safe,” Chen Feng said.

There were times when a cultivator could destroy a planet. However, the explosion generated by the destruction of the planet was not something that the cultivator in question could endure. If the cultivator was too close to the exploding planet, he or she could be badly wounded. Rather, it could end with the cultivator getting blown to pieces.

Naturally, there was a good reason why Chen Feng had decided to stay behind. It was all for the sake of the cosmic essence power within Planet Voidsoul. It was an extremely important item. Additionally, Chen Feng believed that such a large planet would surely also play host to some other ancient relics. Only, there was no telling how many of those items would be able to remain intact after the explosion.

Boom!

Finally, after Planet Voidsoul had expanded to a certain degree, it rapidly contracted. It was like a beating heart. Formidable streams of power gushed out from the cracks on the planet and a chaotic storm of energy then blotted Chen Feng’s vision. Following that was an explosive sound that was so loud, it left Chen Feng’s sea of wisdom in a state of confusion.

By the time Chen Feng recollected himself, the wave of stormy energy had already blasted him hundreds of thousands of li away. Not to mention, the momentum pushing his body backwards had yet to abate.

Chen Feng felt as though the universe itself was facing destruction. Every single life force there came to an end.

This was his first time witnessing the explosion of a life-bearing planet.

I cannot delay this any longer! Chen Feng thrust the Heaven Piercing Lance forward and it flared with a dazzling light to stop the force that was pushing him back. Even the stormy energy waves were blocked.

Sou!

Next, the semi-transparent silhouette of the Longevity Tower encased Chen Feng, who utilized the lance in his hand to break through the energy waves and charge forward.

Borrowing the power of the Longevity Tower and Heaven Piercing Lance, Chen Feng’s eyes then fired out rays of light, which pierced their way through space, scanning through the energy storm without cease.

Chen Feng was searching for the essence power.

However, the energy storm was simply too violent. It was such that even the nearby star regions were affected. Despite searching to the point of feeling searing pain in his eyes, despite continuing until his sea of wisdom was damaged, Chen Feng was unable to find the essence power.

Could it have been blown to pieces?

If that is the case, collecting all of them will be troublesome.

As Chen Feng was planning on taking a rest, the world essence power hidden within his body that he had yet to fully refine abruptly shook. It had become attracted to an energy source somewhere far away.

Found it!

Delighted, Chen Feng waved his hand and the Longevity Tower flew out, transforming into a yellow stream of light before disappearing into the void of space. As Chen Feng’s mind was linked with the Longevity Tower, he was able to clearly see everything happening to the Longevity Tower.

A clump of energy, flashing with starlight, appeared before Chen Feng’s vision. It seemed to be composed of countless stars, like a dazzling gemstone. However, this gemstone was radiating endlessly with power.

It was none other than the cosmic essence power within Planet Voidsoul. However, this essence fragment was different from the essence fragments that Chen Feng had encountered in the past. Although this essence fragment before Chen Feng appeared very powerful, it did not actually have a solid body.

The Longevity Tower rapidly rushed forward, easily collecting the clump of cosmic essence power.

Next up, however, the Longevity Tower did not return to Chen Feng’s body. Instead, its body enlarged rapidly as it moved to hover in space, devouring every drop of the energy storm around it.

An aura of the grand dao spread out from the Longevity Tower while Chen Feng’s mind trembled. Due to the Longevity Tower’s advancement, Chen Feng also received a great deal of benefits. The level of his soul rose greatly.

Finally, back to the Dao artefact tier. Chen Feng and Tower sighed at the same time. Next, the Longevity Tower shook, causing its surroundings to condense. It felt as though another world was forming there.

Sou!

Then, the Longevity Tower quickly shrank. In the end, it transformed into a stream of light, which flew into Chen Feng’s body.

“Tower, how are you feeling?” Chen Feng asked smilingly.

“Very good. Only, the amount of power is still not enough. Still, I did leave a part of the essence power from earlier for you. It should be enough for your cultivation needs,” Tower replied with a chuckle.

“Planet Voidsoul has blown up and we have collected the essence power. It is time we go find the Immortal Warsoul Palace.”

“Don’t worry. I have already locked down the position of the Immortal Warsoul Palace. However, whether or not we can collect it is still a question.”

“Whether or not I can get the immortal palace does not matter. I just want that thing inside that’s calling out to me.”

Next up, a clump of energy encased Chen Feng and he began moving through the cosmos. Given Chen Feng’s present level of strength, it was only natural that he would still be incapable of doing this on his own. Thankfully, he possessed a few high-tier magic treasures, which allowed him to handle whatever he might face in space.

This was Chen Feng’s first time travelling through space. He was uncertain how fast he was moving. Occasionally, however, he would encounter some drifting asteroids. Seeing them would cause Chen Feng to secretly feel shocked as he pondered some matters.

Bang!

An asteroid, not too large in size, had been charging towards Chen Feng. Thus, he punched it into pieces. However, the collision caused Chen Feng to flinch and his rate of advance grew slower.

The momentum of the earlier asteroid was over 250 million kilogrammes.

“It’s been three days and three nights already. That’s at least 50 million kilometres. And yet, we still cannot find the Immortal Warsoul Palace. Did we go the wrong way?” Chen Feng asked.

“It cannot be wrong. This is the way,” Tower replied coolly.

“Eh, there is movement up ahead. That’s a life-bearing planet.” Suddenly, energy fluctuations spread towards him from up ahead. Chen Feng headed to the place and saw that it was a small planet. The surface of the small planet was already filled with cracks, seemingly on the verge of exploding. The living creatures on the planet were all running about in fear.

Chen Feng’s divine sense swept out and he quickly found out the situation on the planet. It was a low-level life-bearing planet. Although they were a lot of cultivators on the planet, the strongest amongst them was not even a Human Immortal.

In the face of this calamity, not a single living creature on this planet would survive.

Chen Feng sighed and simply flew by. Not long after that, a loud booming sound rang out behind him. Chen Feng knew that the planet had blown up.

A battle between immortals spells disaster for mortals. The living creatures on the planet were simply unlucky. Chen Feng shook his head and continued advancing.

By then, Chen Feng could clearly see the traces of battle left behind by Heavenly Premier Absolute and the others. Their path was littered with a trail of broken asteroids and planets. Only, none of the planets this time were life-bearing planets. Seeing that, Chen Feng inwardly breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, he was also aware that his state of mind was still not resolute enough. That was the reason behind his soft-heartedness when faced with this situation.

A high number of asteroids flew forward. Some were only the size of a fist while some were as big as mountains. The momentum behind every one of the asteroids was great, allowing them to riddle a small planet with holes, causing it to explode. Next, even more asteroids were created and they charged forward through the cosmos.

On Chen Feng’s side, he had been incapable of evading them all. Thus, he relied on the Heaven Piercing Lance to carve open a path. By the time the wave of asteroids passed, Chen Feng’s face had already turned slightly pale.

These guys are creating quite the commotion. I wonder who now has the Immortal Warsoul Palace? Chen Feng destroyed the final asteroid charging at him.

After that, the starry cosmos opened up before his eyes. With Chen Feng’s eye power, he could even see the desolate and lifeless planets hovering about in space.

Suddenly, a wave of energy arrived before Chen Feng, causing his eyes to light up. He had caught up to them.

A chaotic battle. The moment Chen Feng caught sight of the battle, his brows furrowed.

Originally, he had assumed that the four Heavenly Premiers would be besieging the Wicked Barbarian Deity. However, there was now a black wyrm participating in the battle as well. This black wyrm was strong and Chen Feng watched as it used a tail swipe to send Heavenly Premier Absolute flying.

1 li = 0.5 km

1 jin = 0.5 kg