Chapter 1666: The Real Hunter Pt.3

The death of Jiu Jing was just the beginning!

In fact, had it not been for the constant protection from Kou Chongxue, Gao Qin, and Shang Xia's External Avatar, the True Immortals of the Spirit Luxuriant World would have suffered even heavier casualties.

At least Sun Haiwei and Huang Jinghan each had a lethal attack intercepted, and other potentially crippling strikes were also blocked at least twice each by Kou Chongxue and Gao Qin.

Before Feng Ziying was severely injured while protecting Feng Ziyuan, both had at least one or two attacks absorbed by Shang Xia's External Avatar.

Even so, there were times when the protection of the three high-level True Immortals couldn't cover everyone. Apart from Feng Ziying, who was already severely injured, Huang Jinghan and Sun Haiwei also gradually became overwhelmed in the onslaught.

The second True Immortal from the Spirit Luxuriant World to fall was Yin Jingxu of the Heavenly Star Palace. During the melee, he had been constantly harassed by a third tier True Immortal from the Spirit Mammoth World. Already struggling, he suddenly received a strike from True Immortal Shao, who had just freed herself from her opponent, resulting in severe injuries. The third tier True Immortal from the Spirit Mammoth World took advantage of the situation and struck with full force, killing Yin Jingxu.

Not long after Yin Jingxu's death, the third person from the Spirit Luxuriant World fell. It was none other than Feng Ziyuan, whom Feng Ziying had protected at the cost of severe personal injury.

The second tier True Immortal, who Feng Ziying had somehow dragged away from the Star Origin Dao Field, seemed out of sorts since encountering Pei Lu in the chaotic streams outside.

She had nearly been critically injured due to a lapse in attention, but Feng Ziying had blocked a strike for her.

However, during the subsequent melee, she seemed to still lack the necessary alertness and was critically injured by a casual strike from Zuo Li.

Feng Ziying, originally protected by Shang Xia's External Avatar, intended to come to her rescue. However, realizing his power was greatly diminished and that leaving the protection of the External Avatar was tantamount to suicide, he could yell loudly at Shang Xia’s External Avatar, "Save her, quickly!"

Yet the External Avatar seemed to turn a deaf ear, focusing solely on countering the joint attack from 2 high-level True Immortals.

𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Enraged, Feng Ziying attempted to rush out of the External Avatar's domain to join Feng Ziyuan but found himself restrained the moment he moved.

Furious, Feng Ziying shouted at Shang Xia’s External Avatar, "Are you doing this on purpose?"

Shang Xia’s External Avatar remained silent but suddenly burst forth with a mighty force, repelling the joint attack of the 2 high-level True Immortals. Just then, Liang Shuyi from the Spirit Thistle World took advantage of the situation to deliver a fatal blow to Feng Ziyuan.

Feng Ziying tried again to rush out to save her, but was held back by a hand on his shoulder.

"If you go out there, you’re seeking death!" The calm voice of the External Avatar clearly reached Feng Ziying’s ears.

With eyes blazing, Feng Ziying turned around to confront Shang Xia's External Avatar, only to find his figure had vanished.

Sensing something was amiss, Feng Ziying urgently looked towards Feng Ziyuan, only to see her finally fall at the hands of Liang Shuyi, while Shang Xia's External Avatar appeared behind her.

Liang Shuyi, a fourth tier True Immortal from the Spirit Thistle World, seemed isolated, but Feng Ziyuan appeared to have been the bait all along!

Shang Xia's External Avatar, whose true combat power far exceeded that of an ordinary fifth tier True Immortal, erupted in an instant, severely injuring Liang Shuyi. Zuo Li and Qu Guan were forced to intervene in order to barely stop Shang Xia’s External Avatar.

Just then, Feng Ziying was once again protected by a domain. Kou Chongxue's weary voice reached his ear, "Given the current situation, this is our best response."

Feng Ziying, while actively suppressing his injuries, couldn’t help but respond, "So, this is what you wanted to see? To have him act and leave me without a word?"

Kou Chongxue, already fending off a sixth tier True Immortal and another high-level True Immortal, struggled to explain, "I can’t spare the effort right now. True Immortal Ziyuan has become a liability//."

Before Feng Ziying could respond, his attention was captured by a dramatic shift in the chaotic streams.

Turning with some panic, he saw that a large area of space, which should have been filled with chaos and disorder, had inexplicably been cleared.

At the edge of that cleared space, Liang Shuyi from the Spirit Thistle World was already gone, Qu Guan was also nowhere to be seen. The only person left was Zuo Li, who was trying to frantically escape. He completely disregarded the blood spurting from his mouth.

That wasn’t all. Feng Ziyuan’s body was also gone, along with Shang Xia’s External Avatar.

This devastating blow seemed to shock the high-level combatants on both sides, causing a momentary silence on the chaotic battlefield. Even the chaotic streams was unable to disturb this eerie calm.

Taking advantage of this brief respite, the True Immortals of the Spirit Luxuriant World regrouped around Kou Chongxue and Gao Qin. However, all of them suffered injuries of varying degrees, with nearly all their combat strength exhausted.

Yet, their opponents, despite still holding an absolute advantage, now appeared hesitant.

The reason was Shang Xia’s decision to sacrifice his External Avatar, dragging 2 fourth tier True Immortals from the Spirit Thistle World to their demise while also severely injuring the sixth tier True Immortal, Zuo Li.

The blow to the Spirit Thistle World’s experts was almost catastrophic, far worse than the situation Xiong Xin had faced earlier.

“Patriarch Kou, must it go this far? You should understand that your world has no chance of victory. Those from the Star Origin Dao Field should have already crossed the chaotic streams. Zhuo Gudao might also descend at any moment. True Immortal Little Shang’s risky breakthrough no longer holds any chance of success.” Yuan Chan from the Spirit Mammoth World glanced at Gao Qin, who had returned to Kou Chongxue’s side and seemed on the verge of collapse, and spoke solemnly.

If he hadn’t shown restraint earlier, how could Gao Qin have held him off for so long?

Even though Kou Chongxue could tell that the True Immortals on his side were exhausted, he remained composed. A smile slowly bloomed on his face. “How can you be so sure we won’t succeed?”

Xiong Xin stepped forward with a frown. “I really don’t see any possibility for your Spirit Luxuriant World to turn the tables, but it seems like all your hopes are about to end here today!”

Just as his words fell, Kou Chongxue suddenly seemed to sense something. He raised his head, and the smile on his face grew wider. “That may not be the case! Maybe our reinforcements are about to arrive!”

“Reinforcements? What reinforcements do you have?” Yuan Chan’s words barely left his lips when he and Xiong Xin sensed something approaching from behind.

Calling their fellow comrades to prepare for any trouble, they turned to see 2 large-scale Star Ships tearing through the void.

“Haha, people of the Spirit Luxuriant World, we haven’t arrived too late, have we?!”