Chapter 1686: Everyone Has Their Backers Pt.2

Feeling the desperate resistance, Shang Xia was surprised as he chuckled, "Oh? They seem to be in a rush to stop me from approaching?"

However, thinking about the damage he caused to the Spirit Thistle World during their invasion of the Spirit Luxuriant World, Shang Xia understood what was going on.

In the chaotic streams around the Spirit Luxuriant World, Shang Xia’s External Avatar took down Qu Guan and Luan Jingyi, 2 high-level True Immortals of the Spirit Thistle World, along with himself. Even Zuo Yi, who had just broken through to the sixth tier of the Martial Void Realm, was seriously injured. With his successful breakthrough spreading through the Heaven Observation Field, the Spirit Thistle World was probably in utter chaos and they should be completely demoralized.

They were most likely immersed in the fear of Shang Xia’s retaliation. Their overreaction did not come as a surprise when they tried to stop him in the chaotic streams while also calling for support from their Martial Emptiness Realm backer.

It was unclear how the Sage backing them was planning to intervene in matters regarding the Heaven Observation Field. Shang Xia didn’t know if they sent a clone, or if they would possess an expert of the Spirit Thistle World.

As the surrounding chaotic streams collapsed inward, Shang Xia seemed unfazed. He continued to push towards them.

No matter how hard the chaotic streams tried to squeeze Shang Xia, a powerful surge of starlight would emerge when they were getting too close to push them away. Shang Xia was unfazed as they posed no threat to him.

The Sage, contending with Shang Xia from afa,r seemed to realize their method was futile and dispersed the compressing space. The next second, a huge palm gathered and stood in Shang Xia’s path before smashing down viciously.

Snorting softly, Shang Xia couldn’t be bothered. The compressed void couldn’t even push him back, so how could a mere hand formed with the chaotic streams do any better?

Shang Xia didn’t even bother to alter his approach. He allowed the palm to come crashing down, but it failed to penetrate the starlight domain around him. It was stopped hundreds of feet above him.

The palm didn’t stop there. Rather than dissipating, the Sage maintained his control over the palm as it tried to push Shang Xia back.

Shang Xia found their actions somewhat amusing. He was like a robber trying to break into their home, and all they could think of was to push him away...

Shang Xia extended a finger, and starlight produced from his Big Dipper Star Origin rapidly gathered at his fingertip.

But before he could fire the stream of starlight, he turned abruptly to look at the chaotic streams behind him.

The surging chaotic streams were abruptly split open, and another giant hand struck towards him.

Both palms were apparently aiming to sandwich Shang Xia between them!

That seemed more like it. How could a Sage that was backing the Spirit Thistle World only plan to push Shang Xia away?

However... As the palm appeared behind him, Shang Xia discovered that they weren’t created by the same person. The energy that made up both palms was distinctly different.

There was a second Sage present!

Shang Xia’s became more serious. As he released the beam of starlight, he also swung his other hand behind him.

Pfft...

Boom!

2 peculiar sounds rang through the void unhindered.

The first palm was instantly pierced by the starlight Shang Xia fired. A giant hole formed in it. As for the second palm, Shang Xia used the impact caused by the collision of his strike to propel himself forward as he flew through the hole he created in the first palm.

Bang...

As whatever energy remained in both palms smashed into each other behind him, a massive storm was kicked up. Shang Xia, who had been flying forward, was pushed even faster.

Naturally, wouldn’t lack the means to stabilize himself, especially since the storm couldn’t harm him. Their attempt to trap him only helped him to conserve some energy as he flew through the chaotic streams.

As he soared through the chaotic streams, Shang Xia couldn’t help but wonder if both Sages were there to help the Spirit Thistle World.

Although it was unlikely their world could host 2 clones in the Martial Emptiness Realm, it wasn’t exactly impossible.

But considering the difference in power between both palms that formed, Shang Xia was more inclined to think that another Sage had descended in another Spirit World and participated in the attack.

The second palm that formed was clearly weaker than the first, and given that Martial Emptiness Realm clones could only possess strength at the entry level of the Martial Emptiness Realm regardless of the Sage’s true strength, everyone’s strength should be relatively equal.

Unless the palm that had struck from behind Shang Xia came from another Spirit World in the Heaven Observation World and had its power greatly diminished during the transmission of strength, it wouldn’t make sense.

As for where the second palm came from... Shang Xia was quite sure it came from the Spirit Tinkle World.

If the Spirit Tinkle World didn’t gain the support of another Sage, there was no way they would dare to kick the Spirit Luxuriant World when they were down, even if their other ally gained a backer. After all, the Spirit Tinkle World was the weakest among them all.

In other words... Both the Spirit Tinkle World and Spirit Thistle World might have formed another alliance without the Spirit Luxuriant World... Or perhaps, even the Sages standing behind them might be colluding with each other.

Perhaps because Shang Xia put on a deliberate display where he was blown away by the shockwaves of the palms earlier, he met no further attacks. As he continued to navigate through the chaotic streams, he quickly approached the Spirit Thistle World.

After the propelling force exhausted itself, Shang Xia simply continued at the same speed through the chaotic streams. He didn’t know how long had passed before the void started to calm down. By the time it returned to its original state, he arrived at the buffer zone between the calm space around the Spirit Thistle World and the chaotic streams.

The next moment, the Sage who was backing the Spirit Thistle World caught his tracks again. The space around him started to collapse, and powerful spatial storms swept through the area, swallowing Shang Xia up.

His offensive might seem fierce, but Shang Xia discovered his state of panic the moment the void around him started to crumble. It was as though the other party didn’t expect him to arrive so quickly.

Whatever it was, Shang Xia didn’t ponder over the reasons. A burst of starlight emerged from the crumbled space. Not even collapsed space could extinguish the 7 stars that were twinkling in the Big Dipper formation.=

The next moment, the starlight scattered. The collapsed space returned to normal and Shang Xia casually strode into the calm space around the Spirit Thistle World.