Chapter 1978: GG

The end of the Essence Xing World has arrived.

After the Chen Dynasty Emperor led away the core regions of the two great dynasties, and Shang Xia helped the Essence Luxuriant World extract the Wanyun Continent, both Sages of the Essence Xing World, Chen Ji and Yu Tang, who had long embraced the will to die, finally released the last breath they had been holding. In contrast, Yuan Ling and Yan Yu, relieved of disruptive factors that might alter the outcome, were able to fully suppress their opponents.

With the tide turned, the two already-exhausted defenders were successively struck down by Yuan Ling, and the Chen Dynasty and Yu Dynasty’s Dao Fields were completely destroyed.

Of course, when Chen Ji and Yu Tang decided to fight to the death, they had never intended to leave their Dao Fields to the enemy in the first place.

As the elders were slain by Yuan Ling and Yan Yu respectively, their immense inner qi erupted from their bodies. Even the shattered void around them could not contain the sudden burst of energy, and most of it was guided by the Essence Xing World’s Will back to World Origin Source.

However, their world was already teetering on collapse. With each fallen continent, its World Origin Source was battered repeatedly, and even the World’s Will could be heard weeping, at least by those cultivators of the Martial Dipper Realm and above who were sensitive to such things.

𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

In fact, during the invasion, those of the Essence Ling Heavenly Field and Essence Du Heavenly Field had already done their best to safeguard the World Origin Sources the best they could.

At that point, however, the fate of the Essence Xing World seemed entirely disconnected from the Essence Luxuriant World and Shang Xia.

With the departure of the high-level Sage threat that was Shang Xia, the Sages who had been momentarily united in opposition began to brew their own schemes once more.

Watching the alliance of the Essence Ling World and the Essence Du World march unopposed within the Essence Xing World, and with the deaths of both Chen Ji and Yu Tang, those who had been hiding in the void could no longer resist stepping in.

"Hmph, a pack of petty scoundrels!" When Yuan Ling emerged from the fractured void, he did not immediately move to stop them. Instead, he focused on recovering his strength.

Though Chen Ji and Yu Tang were inferior in both cultivation and combat strength, with the advantage of fighting on home ground and the support of their Dao Fields, their desperate struggle had still drained Yuan Ling significantly.

Not to mention the chaos introduced by Shang Xia’s unexpected intervention.

Even for someone like Yuan Ling, a sixth star Sage, the toll was severe. As for Yan Yu, who was far weaker and followed shortly after, he looked even more battered.

While Yuan Ling had led the previous battle, and Yan Yu merely played a supporting role, the final explosion of resistance from Chen Ji and Yu Tang still slipped past Yuan Ling's defense. Yan Yu was dragged into the mess and took a significant blow head-on.

Standing behind Yuan Ling, Yan Yu shot the sixth star Sage a deep look before lowering his gaze. He spoke in a solemn voice, "Sage Yuan, are we just going to let them meddle like this?"

Compared to Yan Yu’s indignation, Yuan Ling sounded much calmer. At least, his tone showed no strong emotion. "This is what the Chaotic Sea of Stars truly is."

Yan Yu scowled and continued, "But we were the first to scheme against the Essence Xing World. We spent countless resources and time, and many cultivators from our Heavenly Field sacrificed their lives. Now... They swoop in at the last second to grab everything?!”

Yuan Ling replied indifferently, "That’s why... The greatest spoils of the Essence Xing World must still fall to us. But... If we want to take it all, then we must be ready to stand against every Seventh-Tier cultivator that appeared today."

Yan Yu fell silent.

Taking a step forward, Yuan Ling growled, "Let’s go. It’s time to end the matter of the Essence Xing World. A pity about the Essence Chong Heavenly Field and Pei Ji. If our Heavenly Fields acted together, our gains would have been much greater, and those fools wouldn’t have been able to steal so much from us.”

...

On the return journey to the Essence Luxuriant Heavenly Field, the Ying Brothers couldn’t hold back their curiosity. "Sage Shang, are we really done with the Essence Xing World?"

Shang Xia glanced at the two and smiled. "What, one Wanyun Continent isn’t enough?"

Ying Lianquan chuckled, "The Essence Xing World is such a fat piece of meat, and we only took a single continent! And what about the Chen Dynasty Emperor? He’s barely became a Sage but is dragging two core regions of the dynasties around. Why don’t we just...”

Before he could finish, Ying Lianxi quickly silenced him.

Shang Xia didn’t seem to mind the brothers’ little exchange. He smiled to himself. "Aside from keeping our promise, do you really think I alone could have stalled Yuan Ling long enough for the Chen Dynasty Emperor and the core regions of those dynasties to escape? Don’t forget, there were five or six other hidden Sages lurking in the surrounding void. The Chen Dynasty Emperor took the core of both dynasties with him... Do you really think there aren’t others coveting them? There are probably more than one or two who are plotting against him."

Ying Lianxi reacted quickly. "Then... Does the Chen Dynasty Emperor have a backup plan? But... Who?"

Shang Xia smiled. "What did the Chen Dynasty Emperor offer us in exchange for our help?"

Ying Lianxi thought for a second before he muttered, "He told us that the Essence Du Heavenly Field was defecting to the Four Essence Heavenly Field to join the Star Origin Lord. Wait, don’t tell me the Chen Dynasty Emperor also intends to submit to the Star Origin Lord?"

Ying Lianxi suddenly made the connection and looked at Shang Xia in shock.

Noting the lingering doubts in his expression, Shang Xia snorted, "Don’t forget, without an Essence World, even a Sage will eventually lose their cultivation. Those regions of land he took with him can’t support his cultivation! If the Chen Dynasty Emperor wants to maintain his strength and hope to advance, the only option is to rebuild an Essence World as his foundation as soon as possible."

Ying Lianxi’s eyes flickered. "Could it be..."

"We’re here!" Ying Lianquan suddenly interrupted his brother’s train of thought.

The three turned toward the view outside the Star Ship, where in the depths of the void, the Essence Luxuriant Heavenly Field appeared in their sights.

"With the addition of the Wanyun Continent, the Essence Luxuriant World will possess 32 continents, right? The Wanyun Continent alone spans 20,000 miles. Once it fully merges, the world will grow stronger once again.”

As Ying Lianquan spoke, the envy in his tone was impossible to hide.

Shang Xia smiled. "Precisely because the Wanyun Continent is vast, the residual Essence Xing World’s Will it carries is heavier. The time it takes to integrate with our world will be longer. The people of the Wanyun Association will also need more time to fully adapt and recover their strength."

The Ying Brothers suddenly understood. That would mean that the Wanyun Association would become increasingly reliant on the various factions in the Essence Luxuriant World, especially the protection of the Tongyou Institution. By the time they were fully integrated and accepted by the World’s Will, everything about them would be like an open book to both Shang Xia and Kou Chongxue!