Chapter 1601: Star Puppet and The Rescue

With the gathering at the Spirit Observation World, the alliance of the various factions was naturally established. If nothing went wrong, they would naturally be able to unleash their full might that consisted of many high-level True Immortals. However... The moment an accident happened or the second an external force entered the fray, everyone would place their interests first. They would prioritize their safety and the alliance would break down instantly.

The situation was exactly what Shang Xia and the experts of the Spirit Mammoth World experienced. The moment the dozen or so True Immortals emerged from the Essence Ping World, their cooperation crumbled.

Not to mention Shang Xia, who was quickly retreating while actively protecting himself; even the high-level True Immortals of the Spirit Mammoth World’s battle formation didn’t bother covering Yuan Chan.

Facing the sneak attack from 3 True Immortals, along with the Martial Emptiness Realm clone, Yuan Chan wouldn’t be able to withstand the assault without help from anyone else.

In such a desperate state, Yuan Chan gathered all his energy to prepare to take on the strike of the clone instead of the True Immortals.

His domain was shattered in an instant as several life-saving treasures on him shattered. Thankfully, even though he was injured, there were no fatal wounds.

The real test was the subsequent attack from the Star Origin Lord clone. After breaking his domain, the clone sent another punch containing the power of the Essence Ping World. Not only did it pierce through the void, but it also shattered Yuan Chan’s martial intent, the Origin Void Flames.

With a scream, Yuan Chan’s figure which was wrapped in the fire he summoned, rushed through the void while leaving a bloody afterimage. The streak of light behind him turned increasingly bloody the further it went.

He used his martial intent to run, and even at the cost of using his essence blood which would harm his foundations, he decided to run.

Just by looking at the trail of light behind him, anyone could imagine how severe Yuan Chan’s injuries were. Even though he was alive, his injuries were severe.

The only thing more terrifying than that was the price he paid to escape from the clone. His path of cultivation was basically sealed off because of the damage to his foundations. In other words... Any hope of entering the Martial Emptiness Realm in the future had dissipated.

The sudden change in situation with the Spirit Mammoth World’s battle formation instantly triggered a chain reaction.

After heavily injuring Yuan Chan, the clone immediately turned and charged toward the rapidly retreating True Immortals of the Spirit Mammoth World. The dozen or so True Immortals turned into streaks of light that split into 2 groups. A group followed the clone while the other raced after Shang Xia, who actually intended to help Yuan Chan earlier.

The experts of the Spirit Mammoth World had no intention of joining forces with Shang Xia. Facing the pursuit of a Martial Emptiness Realm clone and several True Immortals, they chose to flee into the void without caring about how their retreat would cause the entire offensive to crumble.

Watching how the situation turned hopeless, Shang Xia didn’t dare to let the True Immortals get any closer. He unleashed both Void Seal and Breaking World, placing a huge rift between himself and the pursuers before rushing to the True Immortals of the 3 World Alliance.

Since he wasn’t surrounded and the enemy didn’t have an overwhelming advantage, Shang Xia wasn’t intimidated by them.

By then, Shang Xia had already uncovered the identities of those True Immortals who rushed out of the Essence Ping World. They were humans... No. They looked human, but they were puppets.

Those human puppets emitted a chaotic aura and expressionless faces. Only their eyes seemed to possess some sights of life as they flashed like stars in the night sky.

The situation was not unfamiliar to Shang Xia, as it reminded him of the scene of the dying Zhuge Xiang. Back then, Zhuge Xiang hosted the soul of the Star Origin Lord when he barged into the Essence Ping World.

During the gathering at the Spirit Observation World, Zhuo Gudao mentioned how the Star Origin Guards sent captured experts into the Essence Ping World and those people had most likely fallen under the Star Origin Lord’s command.

As it turned out, they had been turned into puppets that possessed the strength of True Immortals!

At the same time, the Star Origin Lord’s clone understood that he wouldn’t be able to catch up with the True Immortals of the Spirit Mammoth World. At the same time, Shang Xia was also too far away and he immediately chose the next best course of action. He turned to charge at Zhuo Gudao.

By the time the clone changed targets, Shang Xia had already arrived at the battlefield where the 3 World Alliance was facing another clone. Surprisingly, the clone chose to disengage from the battle to rush at Zhuo Gudao who was above the heavenly screen.

𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

With the alliance of the various factions, Zhuo Gudao, the only Sage, was a force they couldn't ignore!

Facing the fleeing clone, the battle formation of the 3 World Alliance took the risk to strike out under the lead of Zuo Li and Kou Chongxue. Zuo Li created a massive palm and Kou Chongxue released a strand of sword qi that shattered the void. Both attacks cut at the clone from both directions, sealing off all escape routes.

As they took the initiative to attack, the defensive capabilities of the battle formation was greatly weakened.

As if anticipating their move, the clone turned the next instant. Ignoring Zuo Li’s palm and Kou Chongxue’s sword qi, he rushed back into the battle formation.

Since Kou Chongxue and Zuo Li moved to the sides to launch their attacks, the center of the formation was at its most vulnerable.

Under those circumstances, Zuo Li and Kou Chongxue could indeed inflict heavy damage on the clone, but there was no way the remaining members of the battle formation would be able to take an all-out desperate strike from the Star Origin Lord’s clone. They would definitely suffer devastating casualties if they kept up.

The clone seemed to risk mutual destruction to destroy the 3 World Alliance’s battle formation, but that was precisely their weakness.

So what if the clone was destroyed? The Star Origin Lord could afford the death of many clones. However, the battle formation of the 3 World Alliance had limited members. Losing more than 2 members would immediately incapacitate them. They wouldn’t be able to form a new battle formation and wouldn’t be able to deal with a Martial Emptiness Clone any longer.

At the critical moment, Shang Xia risked it all and unleashed his combination technique consisting of Breaking World and his World Establishing Art. Instead of targeting the clone, he aimed it at the members of the alliance.

The next instant, the void flipped around. Zuo Li and Kou Chongxue reacted instantly and instead of resisting, they allowed the battle formation to be dragged into the separate space Shang Xia created. With that they distanced themselves from the clone that was approaching.

Having saved them, Shang Xia was about to heave a sigh of relief when he felt a familiar gaze on him. Looking up, he saw the familiar flashing lights in the eyes of the clone. Noticing Shang Xia, the clone turned away and rushed at Zhuo Gudao.