Chapter 1981: It’s Really Over

At its peak, the Essence Xing World consisted of 33 continents, three dao fields, and 12 Elysiums.

Now, all three dao fields had been destroyed, and even before their destruction, they had already consumed large amounts of world origin from the Essence Xing World.

Later, under the manipulation of the Chen Dynasty Emperor, Shang Xia, and others, a continent and two core regions of the dynasties escaped from the Essence Xing World after absorbing an excessive amount of world origin. It was especially so for the Wanyun Association, which also took away an intact Elysium. Following their departure, the alliance of the Essence Ling Heavenly Field and Essence Du Heavenly Field invaded, and the ensuing war caused immense damage to the remaining continents.

Three continents were even shattered in the process, leading to large-scale world origin leakage.

That further weakened the Essence Xing World’s foundations. Under such conditions, the already scarred and battered Essence Xing World became like a leaking sieve, not only was its World’s Will on the brink of extinction, but what little remained in its World Origin Source was rapidly dissipating into the void.

By the time the final division arrived, the 12 continents controlled by both Heavenly Fields were so severely damaged that even if they combined, two of them couldn’t be fused into a single 10,000 mile continent in the Essence Ling World or the Essence Du World. Although the remaining 15 continents suffered slightly less damage during the war, the excessive absorption of world origin by both dynasties in the past led to their weakness.

As the world continued to collapse, large-scale world origin leakage continued again, and the continents were barely better off than those under the alliance’s control.

Among the division of the 15 remaining continents, the greatest gain went to the Essence Ming Heavenly Field, the Heavenly Field closest to the Essence Xing World.

Not only did the Essence Ming Heavenly Field benefit from its proximity, allowing it to quickly dispatch a larger force of elite cultivators over to claim their territory, but they also possessed an Essence World capable of carrying fragments of Essence Worlds.

Furthermore, Gu Yi possessed cultivation nearing the sixth star of the Martial Emptiness Realm, making him one of the strongest Sages present.

When Shang Xia once again rushed back from the Essence Luxuriant World, the Essence Ming World’s gains had surpassed the Essence Du Heavenly Field.

As the Essence Ark from the Essence Ling Heavenly Field embarked on its third voyage and the Essence Du Heavenly Field forcefully carried away their third continent, the Essence Ming World’s Essence Ark had already transported two and a half continents in two trips. Other Sages who had been watching also dispatched Star Ships from their territories, seizing a continent or half of one.

When only nine severely damaged continents remained, the Essence Xing World’s dying will finally collapsed.

With its collapse, the broken World Origin Source connected to the nine remaining continents also crumbled. World origin filled the void as the damaged continents broke apart. In the end, the Essence Xing World became nothing more than a drifting ruined world.

During the process, a few factions still attempted to extract what little value remained, but most of the Sages no longer bothered to intervene.

That was because their attention was drawn to the dissipation of the remaining world origin.

That was, in fact, the primary reason Shang Xia had returned. He wanted to witness the final annihilation of the Essence Xing World. He had experienced a similar moment when he destroyed the Essence Chong World. Because of his overwhelming strength, he crushed an entire Heavenly Field! As the only one who witnessed it, he had benefited immensely.

This time, however, the annihilation of the Essence Xing World would not be his alone to witness. Several other Sages were present.

The core of a world recorded everything, from its formation and development to its rise and eventual fall. It was a miracle of life, and a testament to the wonder of creation.

Those Sages qualified to observe the process would find tremendous benefits for their martial paths. Of course, not every Sage who witnessed the process would gain insights, and even those who did might receive differing degrees of benefit. Moreover, the gains were not necessarily related to cultivation rank.

However... Shang Xia wasn’t working alone! He had the help of the Crimson Soul Tablet!

With its assistance, his gains from witnessing the Essence Xing World’s final annihilation far surpassed the other Sages. He could also sense that, in the moment of the Essence Xing World’s collapse, the Crimson Soul Tablet absorbed something. The runes on its faces flickered, and several subtle cracks faded from view.

From that moment on, the Essence Xing World had officially become a part of history in the Chaotic Sea of Stars.

In the void, the Sages who had participated in the division of the Essence Xing World began to leave one after another. Shang Xia had also intended to leave, but before doing so, he suddenly discovered that several groups had arrived. There were the Ying Brothers from the Spirit Ruling World, Xiao Yugang from the Spirit Qing World, and several True Immortals from the Spirit Cheng World.

They piloted multiple Star Ships and arrived at the ruins of the Essence Xing World. Though the final nine continents had fully collapsed and held no further value for the Sages or Essence Worlds present, they still held considerable value to Spirit Worlds.

At the very least, the Tongyou Institution’s Formation Hall possessed a formation designed to recycle ruined worlds. Shang Xia already saw several Formation Masters of the institution among the fleet.

However... He found no reason to stay. He returned to the Essence Luxuriant World.

As for any lingering risks in the ruins of the Essence Xing World, the combined power of the Ying Brothers, Xiao Yugang, and others should be more than enough to handle them.

At the same time, as Shang Xia entered seclusion in a temporary dwelling he set up in the Heavenly Field to digest his gains from witnessing the destruction of the Essence Xing World, his External Avatar crossed the void in pursuit of the Essence Du Heavenly Field with the help of the Stargazers of the Tongyou Institution.

The Essence Du Heavenly Field had paid the price of losing a Spirit Ark to secure three continents from the Essence Xing World. Though heavily damaged and with significant loss of world origin, by combining these fragments with their existing reserves, Yan Yu had managed to use them to bolster the foundation of his world.

With careful management, it was barely possible for the Essence Du World to gain two new continents spanning 10,000 miles.

In truth, it was actually the most significant period of growth for the Essence Du World since they became an Essence World. The blessing of his World’s Will might not be enough to push Yan Yu to become a mid-level Sage, but it certainly supported him to reach the peak of the third star.

However... For Yan Yu, it was merely the first step in his plan!