Chapter 1572: Disadvantageous

The Star Origin Lord planned to replace the World’s Will of the Essence Ping World with his soul, using it to take another step on the path of cultivation.

Shang Xia, having once entered the Essence Ping World, naturally understood the struggle between the Star Origin Lord’s divine soul and the World’s Will. The Essence Ping World was basically split in half with the different energies. There were 2 distinct heavenly phenomena that covered the world because of the struggle.

The first was caused by the divine soul of the Star Origin Lord where the skies would look like it was filled with stars with boundless starlight streaming down on the lands. The heavenly phenomenon covered half the Essence Ping World back then, signifying that the Star Origin Lord has already gained a solid footing and maybe even the upper hand in the contest against the World’s Will.

The other was a world completely covered in ice and snow, representing the Essence Ping World’s Will. It was also the true source of the Frost Waves that attacked the Spirit Abundance World.

The breach in the heavenly screen of the Essence Ping World, causing its world origin to leak out and form the Frost Wave stemmed entirely from an accident. With the world origin of the Essence Ping World escaping, it would further weaken the World’s Will.

The Spirit Abundance World had been using the power of the Frost Wave from the very start, and they had even been drawing more world origin from the Frost Wave with their grand formation after learning that it could accelerate the growth of their world. Their actions weakened the already losing World’s Will and would hasten the Star Origin Lord’s replacement of the World’s Will.

When the other worlds eventually learned about the Essence Ping World and news of the Star Origin Lord’s plan was revealed, everyone wanted to stop the world origin from leaking in order to preserve as much of the World’s Will as they could. After all... Everyone wanted to delay the awakening of the Star Origin Lord.

The Frost Wave might be useful for the Spirit Abundance World, but the moment the Star Origin Lord awakens the Spirit Abundance World would be the first to suffer due to their close proximity to the Essence Ping World. As such... The Spirit Abundance World accepted the decision and even assisted the high-level True Immortals from the other worlds in sealing the gap in the Essence Ping World to prevent more world origin from leaking.

Despite their agreement, there had always been a prevalent view that the arrival of the Frost Wave might weaken the World’s Will and hasten the Star Origin Lord’s takeover, but the amount of world origin lost was also important. If they managed to draw enough world origin, the Star Origin Lord would also be weakened. If enough world origin leaked, the Star Origin Lord might not be able to break through as expected. The awakened Star Origin Lord might not be as strong as they thought.

That way, the Spirit Abundance World would be able to weaken the Star Origin Lord while growing rapidly, which would be beneficial for them.

It was the consensus that had been spreading in the Spirit Abundance World. However, because of the rationality of the high-level True Immortals along with the pressure from the experts of the other worlds, the Spirit Abundance World chose to no longer actively cause the Frost Wave.

However, the sudden advancement of Zhuo Gudao to the Martial Emptiness Realm and the sudden entry of the Star Origin Dao Field broke the balance, causing the Spirit Abundance World to change their original stance.

However, Shang Xia saw yet another reason behind their decision. The Spirit Abundance World might have successfully gotten rid of the foreign energy that had been restricting the recovery of their heavenly screen and with it, they could also restore the 24th continent.

They were no longer restricted from reaching an Essence World!

“But...that’s not right,” True Immortal Zuo Li suddenly realized. “The Spirit Abundance World has always been using the power of the Frost Wave to flush away the remnant energy that stopped their heavenly screen from recovering and their 24th continent from forming. In recent years, all the continents had been jointly containing the outbreak of the Frost Wave. How did they get rid of the energy during this period?”

At that moment, a chilling sensation suddenly struck, causing the hair on Shang Xia’s back to stand. It was an even more intense feeling than when he faced Yan Yu and Zhuo Gudao.

Shang Xia turned abruptly, looking into the depths of the void in a certain direction. What was once a vast and empty void now seemed to stare back at him.

“What’s wrong?”

𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Shang Xia’s action immediately alerted the other True Immortals around him. Kou Chongxue immediately questioned when he noticed Shang Xia’s strange reaction.

Shang Xia faintly felt the gaze from the depths of the void fading, yet he remained on high alert. Only after some time did he mumble, “The only person who can get rid of the remnant energy is the person who caused it in the first place...”

No one beside him was a fool. Their expressions changed instantly.

“Are you saying the Spirit Abundance World has reached an agreement with that mysterious expert? The supreme existence who attacked them lifted the restriction and because of their agreement, the Spirit Abundance World might leverage their power in the future?” Kou Chongxue pondered.

But before Shang Xia could answer, Zuo Li sighed. “There’s no need to suspect. If the supreme existence out there really lifted the restriction, the Spirit Abundance World would have definitely reached an agreement with them and will proceed as such.”

“Doesn't this mean that the Spirit Abundance World is acting against their own interests anyway?!” True Immortal Shao couldn’t help but growl.

Kou Chongxue shook his head. “Since they’ve already decided to do so, it’s not something we can stop. It’s time for us to contact the Spirit Mammoth World.”

True Immortal Qu Guan growled, “If we’re talking about contacting external powers, the Spirit Mammoth World started earlier and they have deeper connections. If the Spirit Abundance World is starting to leverage the strength of an external Essence World, the Spirit Mammoth World probably would be no exception.”

Zuo Li’s expression was dark, but he continued regardless, “No matter what, we need to talk to them.”

After speaking, Zuo Li and Kou Chongxue exchanged a glance. Zuo Li released a transmission talisman into the void which turned into a streak of light that disappeared into the distance.

As they awaited a response from the Spirit Mammoth World, Shang Xia suddenly asked, “Previously, outside Essence Ping World, how exactly did all of you restrict the Star Origin Lord’s attempt to take over the Essence Ping World’s Will?”

Zuo Li looked at Kou Chongxue next to him with some surprise and chuckled, “What’s the matter? Haven’t Patriarch Kou explained it to you?”

Shang Xia smiled in response. “He briefly mentioned it but I didn’t have the chance to ask about it in detail.”

Nodding slowly, Zuo Li explained, “The Star Origin Lord has hidden the Essence Ping World in the void, but we managed to locate its heavenly screen. In recent years, we’ve been trying to breach it. Clearly, the Star Origin Lord will not allow us to succeed easily. He sends his clones to stop us.”

“The clones of a Sage? Are they very powerful?” Shang Xia frowned.

Kou Chongxue was the person to answer the question. “His clones have the combat strength of a Sage who had just entered the Martial Emptiness Realm. We need to use the full strength of our battle formation to match his clone. That is also why we were confident in stopping Zhuo Gudao back then.”

Shang Xia continued to ask, “How does the Star Origin Lord create his clones?”

If a clone possessed the strength of a Sage, how strong was the Star Origin Lord?!

Moreover, from their discussion, it was clear they weren’t the only ones at the heavenly screen. The Spirit Abundance World, the Spirit Mammoth World, and even those of the Star Origin Dao Field should be present. The Star Origin Lord had to split off at least 4 clones in order to stop them all!

That was also under the assumption that the Star Origin Lord had to continue contending against the Essence Ping World’s Will!

Zuo Li continued, “The Star Origin Lord’s clones appear to be completely condensed from starlight. Unlike the clones created by True Immortal, the Star Origin Lord’s clones are able to think for themselves. Even with our battle formation, we lost more than we won. Fortunately, we had always been able to retreat before anyone suffered serious injuries. If we win... We will be able to destroy his clone and absorb a portion of the energy contained in the clone. Even if we can’t use all the energy, we can at least disperse a part of the energy outside the Essence Ping World to weaken him slightly.”