Chapter 1182: Turning The Tables

The Star Origin Lord’s clone might have been able to maintain its cultivation at the third tier of the Martial Void Realm, but perhaps due to the damage to the Star Origin Lord Robe, its aura started to fluctuate unsteadily and it seemed like it would fall further.

Of the escaping trio, Wen Juxiang’s aura might have dropped to that of a Martial Dipper Realm expert, but Gao Qin and Hua Jianlou maintained a certain level of combat power. There was also Shang Xia, whom they had been ignoring since the start of the battle! He might have been ignored since the start of the battle, but at that moment, he was the strongest among them all! Not to mention the fact that hadn’t suffered any injuries from the battle that just happened.

Since the Star Origin Lord’s clone wasn’t confident he could deal with all 4 of them, the only thing he could do was to prevent himself from suffering more.

In his helpless state, he could only draw on the authority of the World’s Will to open a spatial tunnel that led to the outside world and force them to leave.

Wen Juxiang, who had the heaviest injuries, had long since intended to flee with things reaching such a point. He turned around and leaped into the spatial tunnel before anyone could stop him.

Gao Qin might feel a little reluctant to leave after coming so far, but she knew that under such circumstances, if she chose to go all out, the Essence Ping World might be her burial ground.

More importantly, they were going to fight with a mere clone! If she died to a clone, she was going to die in a foreign land!

It was a shame they couldn’t obtain the Star Origin Lord Robe, as it was the only key to opening up a spatial tunnel to the Essence Ping World they knew.

After all, the Essence Ming World she came from was unable to determine her current location due to the sealed off spatial tunnels connected to the Star Origin Dao Field.

Whatever it was... Even if they failed, it didn’t mean that they would no longer have a chance in the future...

Gao Qin followed quickly behind Wen Juxiang and left the Essence Ping World.

With the departure of 2 high-level True Immortals from the Essence Hong World and Essence Ming World, Hua Jianlou felt that there was no longer a point in staying behind. However, he wasn’t too disappointed. It seemed as though he had already achieved his goal.

However, he quickly noticed that Shang Xia, who was standing in the distance, didn’t seem to have any intention to leave. He continued to resist the power that was expelling him from the Essence Ping World.

𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Turning to Shang Xia, Hua Jianlou smiled and asked, “True Immortal Shang, what’s the matter? Are you not planning to leave? With our departure, I’m afraid you won’t be able to do much alone...”

“I plan to give it a shot.” Shang Xia chuckled while looking at Hua Jianlou.

Seemingly unable to believe what he just heard, Hua Jianlou gasped in shock. It was as though he heard something completely unbelievable. “What?!”

“Haha... I would like to test my strength against him.” Shang Xia chuckled once before releasing his aura completely.

It quickly rose from the Domain level to the level of Inner Fusion, and finally, it reached the level of External Unity!

It was comparable to his true cultivation level!

How... How is this possible?!

Hua Jianlou didn’t see Shang Xia unleashing any special arts, and he wasn’t using any sort of external help either.

How is he not being suppressed by the World’s Will?!

Also... How is the Star Origin Lord’s clone ignoring the kid even when he isn’t affected by the suppression?

Fuck! This bastard has been playing the pig to eat the tiger the whole time! All of us underestimated him!

All of them severely underestimated the True Immortal from the newly ascended Spirit Luxuriant World who seemed to have weaker foundations than all of them!

They assumed that Shang Xia only managed to enter the Essence Ping World by luck, and he wasn’t in the same league as them! However, they discovered that they were the actual clowns as Shang Xia finally showed his fangs.

“You should have...” Hua Jianlou couldn’t complete his sentence when he was dragged into the spatial tunnel.

The moment he entered the spatial tunnel, he discovered that Shang Xia’s aura was somewhat similar to what the Star Origin Lord’s clone was emitting.

Since Shang Xia had revealed his full strength, there was no way he would keep Hua Jianlou in the Essence Ping World with himself. The only thing he found a shame was that the Star Origin Lord’s clone locked on to him the moment he unleashed his full strength and he was unable to take the opportunity to kill the weakened Hua Jianlou.

Shang Xia could only force Hua Jianlou out of the Essence Ping World to get rid of the unstable factor.

“... We could have killed the clone if we worked together...”

Hua Jianlou might have disappeared into the spatial tunnel, but his voice continued to ring through the air.

Working together?

Shang Xia didn’t have a way to fool the World’s Will like them. After all, he had been observing the Star Origin Lord’s clone the entire time to copy the energy flowing through his body.

Shang Xia’s sudden outburst didn’t just shock Hua Jianlou. Even the Star Origin Lord’s clone didn’t expect it.

“You... Are you a survivor of the Essence Ping World?” The Star Origin Lord’s clone also didn’t seem to be sure of the changes that happened to Shang Xia. Instead, he felt that Shang Xia was just a native cultivator who managed to live past the end of the world.

Shang Xia didn’t bother responding as he immediately made his move. He understood that the situation wouldn’t be able to last for too long as once the Star Origin Lord’s will continued to strengthen, it would soon be able to expose his tricks!

Holding the Stone Rod in his hand, Shang Xia swung it hard and unleashed his third move the moment the battle started, Void Emptiness!

The void between them was instantly torn through as the Stone Rod also ripped the weak domain around the Star Origin Lord’s clone apart.

A familiar curtain of starlight appeared in front of the clone once again. In the critical moment, the Star Origin Lord’s clone couldn’t help but activate the damaged Star Origin Lord Robe. It wrapped itself around the Stone Rod as it ate away at Shang Xia’s Six Direction Qi.

Even though it was already damaged, it still contained a lot of power.

That wasn’t all. The Star Origin Lord’s clone also recognized the Stone Rod with a single glance. He planned to get rid of Shang Xia’s energy in the weapon before obtaining the Holy Artifact for himself!

That was a Heaven Supporting Jade Pillar, and it could also be used as a weapon! In the eyes of the Seventh Order Star Origin Lord, it was still extremely valuable! At the very least, it would be of great use for the clone.

As it continued to eat away at Shang Xia’s energy, the clone weakened once again and it fell back into the second tier of the Martial Void Realm.

The Star Origin Lord didn’t seem too concerned. Even though he only had a cultivation of the second tier, he was confident he would be able to deal with the ant who had overestimated himself.

That was the Essence Ping World, and it was his territory!

The Star Origin Lord’s clone opened both its arms as the world turned dark. Countless specks of light appeared in the distance.

Raising his head instinctively to take a look, Shang Xia noticed that the entire region had turned dark, and was illuminated by a soft glow from the stars flickering in the distance.

As rays of light came from the sparkling stars in the distance, they surrounded the Star Origin Lord ready to be used at any moment.

The Star Origin Lord’s cold gaze landed on Shang Xia the next moment. “Suppress!”

This time, a mighty pressure descended again. It didn’t just seem to contain the power of the World’s Will this time as the power of the world also moved against Shang Xia.

With the boundless might of the world descending on him, Shang Xia was stuck in place, unable to move.

The Star Origin Lord’s clone didn’t seem to be planning to stop there. He didn’t kick Shang Xia out of the world even after suppressing him and instead, he roared again. “Seize!”

The powerful might forced Shang Xia’s palm open as the Stone Rod flew towards the clone.

Moving suddenly, the Star Origin Lord’s clone appeared close to Shang Xia and he yelled another order. “Seal!”

The boundless power flowed into Shang Xia and it started to seal off his dantian and his inner qi along with it.

“Punish!”

The Star Origin Lord didn’t just yell his final command. He reached out for Shang Xia’s glabella with his last command, chuckling to himself as he made his move, “The clone I’m using is already half crippled... However, your body is a perfect replacement!”

The Star Origin Lord’s clone wanted to exterminate Shang Xia’s soul before replacing it with his will. Unfortunately, his finger that barely came into contact with Shang Xia’s glabella felt a strong pulse and was pushed away.

Finally, his expression changed into one of shock.

At the same time, Shang Xia, who was supposed to be sealed by the endless power of the stars the Star Origin Lord’s clone summoned, opened his eyes. A look of mockery flashed through his eyes.

He didn’t give the Star Origin Lord’s clone any time to react as the suppression disappeared in an instant. Shang Xia reached out with a tablet in his hand that seemed to be condensed from starlight and he smashed it directly into the clone’s chest.

The Star Origin Lord’s clone’s eyes widened in shock. “You...”

He didn’t expect Shang Xia to be able to shake off the power of suppression, and he didn’t understand what was going on.

It was a pity he couldn’t say a word. His inner qi burst into disarray as a boundless power of the stars emerged from the tablet and spread through his body. It was as though he would explode the very next moment.

With a single gesture, Shang Xia dragged the Stone Rod that was wrapped up by the Star Origin Lord Robe back into his hands. The Star Origin Lord Robe was also pulled back along with it.

At the same time, Shang Xia pulled back slightly, and he tore the Crimson Soul Tablet’s projection out of the clone’s chest.

A good portion of the clone’s inner qi that was in chaos was absorbed by the Crimson Soul Tablet in an instant. However, there was still some left and they went completely out of control.

The change in the flow of battle happened too quickly, and after dealing with the clone, Shang Xia didn’t hesitate. He flew over to the spatial tunnel that led out of the Essence Ping World that was never closed up and left.

As soon as he entered the spatial tunnel and emerged from the Essence Ping World, the clone was completely destroyed. The remnant energy erupted, and rays of resplendent starlight shattered the spatial tunnel behind him. The Essence Ping World once again disappeared into the void.