Chapter 1664: The Real Hunter

Kou Chongxue's initial offensive in the chaotic streams indeed yielded exceptionally significant results.

The 7 True Immortals from the Spirit Abundance World, led by True Immortal Xiong Xin, were successfully ambushed by Kou Chongxue and others. The moment they made their move, a third tier True Immortal was slain. A second tier True Immortal suffered grave injuries and was swept away in the chaotic streams, his fate grim. The battle formation they prepared fell into disarray. In a moment of carelessness, another third tier True Immortal was swept away and disappeared.

In the very first battle, the Spirit Abundance World lost 3 True Immortals. Xiong Xin and the other 2 high-level True Immortals protected the final second tier True Immortal as they fled desperately from Kou Chongxue and the experts from the Spirit Luxuriant World.

The only reason they didn’t suffer greater losses was because of Xiong Xin’s powerful cultivation. At the grand completion stage of the Martial Void Realm, he displayed his overwhelming strength at a critical moment and restrained both Kou Chongxue and Shang Xia’s External Avatar, earning them a chance to flee.

"How are they able to track us in the chaotic streams?!” A high-level True Immortal, clearly not from the Spirit Abundance World, roared in frustration behind Xiong Xin.

"Shut up! You should know why, weren’t you confident before?" Xiong Xin, covering their retreat, no longer cared about the experts from outside the Star Curtain. He rebuked them without caring about their fragile emotions.

"But if this continues, we have no hope of escape; we will all die here!" The True Immortal who came from outside the Star Curtain cried out as another group of True Immortals of the Spirit Luxuriant World surrounded them. A high-level True Immortal who came from outside the Star Curtain along with them was surrounded and killed.

If it weren’t for Xiong Xin immediately abandoning the fourth tier True Immortal to escape, Kou Chongxue would have caught up. With the experts they had left, all of them were doomed if Kou Chongxue, Shang Xia’s External Avatar, and Gao Qin arrived.

Only 3 of the original 7 True Immortals from the Spirit Abundance World remained. They were Xiong Xin, the fourth tier True Immortal from outside the Star Curtain, and a second tier True Immortal they had been protecting.

Despite what happened, Xiong Xin still remained calm and composed. He led the remaining 2 through the chaotic streams quickly, although the anxiety in his eyes revealed his inner unease.

After a moment, Xiong Xin, who had been focusing on navigating through the chaotic streams, suddenly noticed everything turning quiet around him and instinctively turned his head, only to meet the gaze of the high-level True Immortal from outside the Star Curtain.

"It seems you are deliberately meandering through the chaotic streams and not in a hurry to escape the pursuers from the Spirit Luxuriant World?" The high-level True Immortal growled.

Xiong Xin glanced at him and then refocused on the path ahead. However, he still responded, "What, you think I’m deliberately sending you to your death?"

The high-level True Immortal’s voice came from behind him. "I am not so naive! But it just occurred to me, if even the Spirit Luxuriant World, which rose only decades ago, can possess a lineage of Stargazers, how can your Spirit Abundance World, having stood in the Heaven Observation Field for hundreds of years, not have gathered the legacy of the ancient Heaven Observation Sect?"

Xiong Xin still didn’t turn his head, focusing on navigating the chaotic void. However, his reply still came. "Oh? What have you discovered?"

The high-level True Immortal said, "Your escape route isn’t aimless, is it? You’re trying to meet with others, and you must also have the treasure of a Stargazer on you!”

Growing more excited, the high-level True Immortal said, "You should have brought out the treasure sooner, that way...”

Xiong Xin suddenly interrupted him without turning back, "Kou Chongxue is catching up!"

The high-level True Immortal was startled and instinctively looked back, but surprisingly enough, a powerful force came from behind, causing him to stumble forward. The next moment, a sudden current swept him away.

The next moment, in the disordered chaos of the void, several indistinct figures appeared from different directions. They surrounded and attacked him instantly.

"Xiong Xin, you..."

The chaotic space twisted the high-level True Immortal’s voice such that it was difficult to hear.

Xiong Xin coldly watched as the high-level True Immortal from outside the Star Curtain struggled under the siege of the True Immortals of the Spirit Luxuriant World. His defeat and death were only a matter of time. Suddenly, he turned to the second tier True Immortal beside him, who was staring in shock as he asked, "Stop daydreaming. Has the Spirit Mammoth World arrived yet?"

The second tier True Immortal snapped back to reality. He gulped before pulling out a compass-like treasure from his sleeve. Looking at the swaying handle and the intricate and complex lines beneath it, he hesitated for a moment before he spoke. "They’re... Not far from us?"

The second tier True Immortal from the Spirit Abundance World was actually a skilled Stargazer himself, but as he announced the result, his tone suddenly rose in surprise.

"Heh," Xiong Xin’s cold face showed a hint of mocking amusement, "That’s not surprising!"

Almost as soon as Xiong Xin’s words fell, the deep chaos of the void changed again. Just as the high-level True Immortal from outside the Star Curtain was on the brink of death, several True Immortals from the Spirit Mammoth World led by Yuan Chan suddenly burst out from the chaotic streams, disrupting the Spirit Luxuriant World’s battle formation.

However, the Spirit Luxuriant World seemed to have anticipated their interference. Rather than trying to regroup, they scattered and retreated into the chaotic streams to escape. There were even a few who activated high-level talismans to flee.

Thus, although the surprise attack by the Spirit Mammoth World was fierce, it actually did not inflict significant damage on the True Immortals of the Spirit Luxuriant World.

However, things didn’t stop there. The True Immortals of the Spirit Luxuriant World who had retreated into the chaotic streams were soon attacked again. This time, they were hunted down by those of the Spirit Tinkle World and Spirit Thistle World.

...

Above the heavenly screen of the Spirit Luxuriant World, the ultra-long distance Five Element Teleportation Formation continued to operate. Middle to high-level cultivators emerged, each carrying various spatial treasures filled with resources.

𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

As soon as they emerged, they went to the Spirit Luxuriant Palace to unload their spatial treasures before returning to their sects.

This long-distance relocation process had clearly been going on for some time.

As the last person appeared from the transport array, Shang Xia’s clone also appeared beside him.

"Is everything taken care of?" His clone asked the last man with a smile.

Song Zhen nodded somewhat regretfully. "We brought back everything we could; it's a pity to abandon that Star Beast Nest."

With a smile on his face, Shang Xia’s clone stared into the depths of void as if he could see through the distant chaotic void to where Star Beast Nest No.2 was supposed to be. "For now, it's just a temporary retreat; we’ll be back there soon!"

Song Zhen nodded. "Lord, is there anything you need me to do?"

Shang Xia’s clone explained, "You’ve been stationed in Star Beast Nest No.2 for a long time, and you’ve been in charge of the relocation recently. Normally, you should have some time to rest and recover. However, given the current situation, we still need you to quickly bring in some external allies for assistance, then head to the chaotic streams to help Patriarch Kou and others."

Song Zhen accepted the order and left, and Shang Xia’s clone disappeared above the heavenly screen again.

Inside the Spirit Luxuriant Palace, the cultivators from the Spirit Luxuriant World, who had evacuated from Star Beast Nest No.2 in an emergency, were still noisily inquiring about something.

High in the skies of the Spirit Luxuriant World, Shang Xia’s true body looked solemnly again at a particularly large gap in the Star Curtain leading to the Heaven Observation Field.

Outside the crack was where Star Beast No.2 existed.

What should have been floating in the chaotic streams seemed captured by some presence. There was something quietly moored in the chaotic streams, unaffected by the surrounding currents.

"What a pity!" Shang Xia sighed softly, and with a snap of his fingers, the relatively stable space started to crumble from the inside out. The next second, a giant hand seemed to be trying to save the crumbling Star Beast Nest. Unfortunately, nothing came of its effort. In the end, a cold snort of frustration rang through the void in that direction.

"I didn’t expect Essence Xing World to take an interest in this too, but I wonder which Sage they sent this time..."