Chapter 1513: Running Away

I was careless!

In an instant, Shang Xia felt a jolt in his heart, and his expression became more solemn than ever before.

Although he didn't know exactly how the Arc-Winged King, whose strength was only comparable to a third tier True Immortal, had discovered his tracks, it didn’t matter. After all, the creature had innate talent of a Stargazer and it wasn’t too surprising for it to possess other special abilities.

Ultimately, it was Shang Xia's oversight.

He should have withdrawn as soon as the Arc-Winged King appeared.

He had entered the valley in order to observe the joint operation of the major beast factions to destroy the Ape King’s soul brand. The high-level spiritual beast kings of the Spirit Frost World instantly locked onto him.

𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Whatever it was, they were in the Spirit Frost World! His banner could mitigate the suppression of the World’s Will to some extent, but he didn’t have his handy dandy Stone Rod with him at the moment!

As soon as the Arc-Winged King charged at him, Shang Xia’s immediate reaction was to flee!

His first priority was to extricate himself from the trap of being surrounded by several high-tier beast kings, then break out of the heavenly screen. Only when he wasn’t suppressed by the World’s Will would he be confident enough to take on the spiritual beast kings of the Spirit Frost World.

However, the Arc-Winged King seemed to have anticipated Shang Xia's reaction. In that instant, a massive amount of starlight appeared on its wings, and its huge body crossed the space disturbed by several spiritual beast kings’ auras. A long trail of starlight tore through the void and slammed into the fleeing Shang Xia.

At the critical moment, Shang Xia, who was helpless to do anything else, managed to conjure the phantom of a long rod with his inner qi. He grabbed it and slammed it into the space beneath him.

Boom...

Despite clearly being in midair, the moment the rod made from his inner qi struck his target, his domain trembled lightly before everything in range was sealed.

He unleashed the fourth move of his Six Harmony Rod Technique, Void Seal!

At his level of cultivation, wielding a weapon might affect his combat effectiveness, but it didn’t impact his ability to utilize his techniques!

The Arc-Winged King, which had already broken through Shang Xia's domain and was about to slam into him, suddenly paused mid air. It helplessly watched as Shang Xia increased the distance between them, getting further and further away.

After 2 to 3 breaths of time, the Arc-Winged King managed to break the restraint of Void Seal on it, but it was already too late.

Fortunately, because it revealed Shang Xia’s existence, the other high-level spiritual beast kings who had been in the area made their move. Their presence prevented Shang Xia from attacking the Arc-Winged King.

Protected by the Spirit Abundance Banner, purple bolts started to rain down from above along the torn void. Although it failed to break his defenses, Shang Xia’s attempt to flee was stalled.

The Purple Plume Crane King, who had participated in the attack on the Azure Ruling World and was known for having the fastest speed among the other spiritual beast kings of the Spirit Frost World and had an innate talent to summon lightning bolts with great destructive might, arrived! It was regarded as the top expert in the Spirit Frost World right after the Ape King!

With Shang Xia’s escape attempt stalled, the next to act wasn’t the Stag King, the other fifth tier True Immortal-level spiritual beast king. Instead, it was a fourth tier True Immortal-level giant bear, whose fur was shining a strange rusted iron color.

The Rust Bear King didn’t appear during the invasion of Azure Ruling World, and it was probably the final line of defense left behind in the Spirit Frost World.

Standing on its legs, the Rust Bear King rose into the air as the projection of a giant bear phantom appeared in the skies. Though separated by tens of thousands of miles, the moment it swung its paw, a tremendous force surged through the void. While it was nowhere near the Ape King's World Hammer, it was enough to bring trouble to Shang Xia with him being stuck in the Spirit Frost World.

Shang Xia frowned slightly and swung the staff he made with his inner qi, stabbing straight through the paw of the projection, creating a hole in it.

The third move of his Six Harmony Rod Technique, Void Emptiness!

The paw couldn’t harm Shang Xi after it was struck, yet the Rust Bear King didn’t seem to notice. The power contained in the phantom slowly started to fade.

Along with a thunderous roar, the ground beneath Shang Xia trembled.

Shang Xia glanced and saw the earth-shattering beneath his feet as several mountains collapsed. Magma spewed out from deep in the ground and started to wreak havoc on the land.

The bear was doing it on purpose; it was seizing the opportunity to damage the valley where the Ape King branded its soul into the Spirit Frost World!

Shang Xia barely thought of it when an enraged cry came from the Arc-Winged King.

Yiwuuu!

The Rust Bear King then emitted a deep, mighty roar, seemingly responding to the angry Arc-Winged King.

Shang Xia had no time to care what the Rust Bear King and the Arc-Winged King were saying. The void around him fractured after the Rust Bear King's strike as they turned into sharp blades that shot at him.

The Stag King made its move!

With a soft sigh, Shang Xia swept the Six Direction Qi Rod in his hand horizontally, creating a massive tear in the void hundreds of miles wide. It easily swallowed the spatial blades coming his way.

"Do you really want to fight to the death with me in your world?" Faced with the siege of several high-level spiritual beast kings and an extremely unfavorable situation, Shang Xia's voice remained steady.

What could they gain from defeating him in their world? They couldn’t kill him anyway and they were in the Spirit Frost World. It was their home and if Shang Xia went all out, he was confident he could crush half the world during the battle.

Shang Xia's stern shout seemed to take immediate effect. The high-level spiritual beast kings started to hesitate. The Purple Plume Crane King and the Worm King who were about to attack stopped.

Seizing the opportunity, Shang Xia immediately rushed for the heavenly screen.

Another giant paw appeared in the skies above and slammed down towards Shang Xia, who was trying to run.

Naturally, Shang Xia wasn’t afraid of the Bear King. He could see that while the Rust Bear King looked like it was trying to stop him, its main intention was to damage the valley.

Unwilling to entangle further in the Spirit Frost World, Shang Xia donned the Star Origin Lord Robe that was shimmering in starlight. With the protection of the Spirit Abundance Banner, he pushed himself to the limit. With a single swipe of his palm, the void above him was split open, along with the giant paw created out of the Rust Bear King’s energy. A spatial tunnel was opened just like that and Shang Xia appeared above the heavenly screen after stepping into it.