Chapter 2110: Game Over

As the origin of the void currents, the currents in the lake of chaos were always in turmoil. The hidden surges within it could swallow Shang Xia whole if he made even the slightest mistake.

Yet the turbulence was always chaotic and irregular. Within it, Shang Xia could feel different forces pressing from every direction, acting on him in countless ways, forcing him to spend tremendous effort just to stabilize his footing.

Just a second ago, the sudden tremor unified and they superimposed on each other, as if the entire lake of chaos was violently rattled by an unseen force.

Such a different sensation might have been imperceptible to others, but to Shang Xia, it instantly set his nerves on edge.

A sense of dread rose in his heart. He immediately activated his Guardian-Ward Sword Talisman, following the faint signal left behind by to rush in a certain direction.

Not long after, he parted the final wall of chaos and burst free. At once, his divine soul spread outward as he suppressed his aura, concealed his figure, and readied his Seven Star Mace in preparation to clash with any enemy who might appear.

What he discovered next left him stunned.

Staring in a certain direction, he saw the once stable secret region looked to be on the verge of collapse. Above it, a colossal shadow pressed slowly downward.

Essence Mu World?

The thought flashed in his mind and he discovered the plan to drop the Essence Mu World into the origin of the void currents had already begun... Actually, it looked like it was about to succeed.

However, doubt quickly followed. "Did the Towering Star Region really move so quickly? Has Mei Jingya already yielded so easily? Would all the factions in the Essence Mu World accept their fate that their world had already been reduced to a mere expendable buffer between both Star Fields?”

𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

But he soon guessed the truth. Having lingered so long inside the lake of chaos, he had lost all sense of time.

It might have been far longer than he expected since he last left the Essence Mu World.

Making sense of how long he remained in there was no longer relevant. The urgent matter was to flee before the Essence Mu World smashed the secret region apart!

He acted at once. But in the collapsing region, broken fragments and cracks were everywhere. Even with his divine souls sharpened to its utmost, he could not avoid every danger.

At the very end, he stopped dodging altogether and relied on his inner qi to brute force his way through. It drained his inner qi rapidly, but compared to his deep reserves, the loss was bearable.

One stroke of fortune was that no experts from the Towering Star Region of the Gathered Sea of Stars attempted to intercept him. Likely, because the Essence Mu World was descending, both sides had retreated to safer ground.

But Shang Xia knew clearly what it meant. The second he crossed the danger zone where the Essence Mu World was falling, he would instantly be noticed by Sages of both sides and risked being surrounded.

In such circumstances, he could no longer fully suppress his aura, much less remain hidden.

There was nothing he could do about it. The secret region was shattering.

The Essence Mu World’s heavenly screen was shattering and the interior of their world was also revealed to the void.

Countless beings within the world would face destruction.

The world itself might be ruined before it even reached the origin of the void currents.

Shang Xia pressed onward, reaching the edge of the Essence Mu World’s descent zone. It was clearly outside any range of danger, but the commotion of his escape immediately drew the eyes of the experts of the Towering Star Region watching from afar.

They recognized him at once as the outsider who had slipped into their Star Region and once rescued the Essence Mu World. At least four Sages made their moves and struck at him through the void.

Among them, one was a high-level Sage, two were mid-level Sages, and the last was a low-level Sage. They revealed no weak points as they supported the main offensive strength who was the high-level Sage.

From Mei Jingya’s introductions, Shang Xia knew the high-level Sage who had made a move was Qian Hu of the Essence Hua Heavenly Field. He was a sixth star Sage who was far more experienced than Gu Yi who had just advanced.

Facing four at once, Shang Xia was not caught off guard. With his Seven Star Mace in hand, the seven stars along its shaft flared one by one. They echoed the stars of the Dipper Star Formation in the void as a massive vortex appeared to swallow their strikes.

Nonetheless, the combined strength of four Sages was immense. Though he dissolved their strikes, the backlash stalled his momentum, halting his attempt to break free.

Above him, the Essence Mu World fell faster, its edges churning the void into chaos, making his escape even harder.

The four Sages, though shocked by his resilience, saw his motion falter and the Essence Mu World descending from above. They redoubled their efforts, not to kill him, but to block his way, hoping the world would crush him back down into the origin of the void currents.

At the same time, they relayed his appearance to the rest of the Sages of the Towering Star Region. Reinforcements would soon arrive. Even if Shang Xia escaped the falling Essence Mu World, he would still be surrounded by a larger number of Sages.

It was then that a deep boom came from the void behind him. Like a sealed bag that had burst from the immense pressure of gas built up inside, the soundwave rumbled closer.

Shang Xia turned instinctively and saw the suspended lake of chaos, the origin of the void currents, explode. Torrents of chaos surged beneath the Essence Mu World, carving channels through the void and pushing into the Towering Star Region.