Chapter 2209: I Know You Know Me Know You

Shang Xia had participated in assaults on worlds in complete Heavenly Fields more than once, and was naturally familiar with the process of carving one apart.

But to shatter an entire Heavenly Field in just a few brief exchanges... It was the first time he was doing so.

Of course, it was only possible because the Heavenly Field had no Sage guarding it, and the Star Origin Lord’s clone had no intention of protecting it. Severely weakened as he was, the clone seemed more than willing to use the world as a shield to block Shang Xia’s pursuit.

The collapse of the Heavenly Field had another consequence. A Sage who had just chased in from outside the Star Region had his dantian damaged instantly. His aura plummeted, and he lost almost all combat strength.

Clearly, the Sage was born of that Heavenly Field. Its destruction had been so sudden that he did not even have time to use his world origin to forcefully escape.

But the impact of the collapse also delayed Shang Xia just long enough for the Star Origin Lord’s clone to flee again, disappearing from Shang Xia’s sensory range.

Behind Shang Xia, the Star River Stowaway’s Eternal Golden Boat surged ahead, followed by nearly ten Sages. They were all born in the Star Region, and originally, they intended to join the Star River Stowaway in pursuing Shang Xia. But after witnessing the instantaneous destruction of their fellow brother’s Heavenly Field, and his tragic crippled state, half of them immediately abandoned the chase. Each hurried back to guard their respective Heavenly Fields, fearing they would suffer the same fate.

A Heavenly Field with a Sage guarding it was a completely different beast from one without.

In the Essence Luxuriant Heavenly Field, when Kou Chongxue personally took charge, not even the Star Origin Lord dared invade lightly.

From Shang Xia’s experience, conquering a Heavenly Field usually required multiple worlds and multiple Sages working together. Only then could a Heavenly Field be taken over and divided.

Thus, with so many of their Sages returning home, their Heavenly Fields would at least not collapse like the previous one.

With their return, the number of people surrounding Shang Xia dropped by a good half. Only the Star River Stowaway and several experts from other Star Regions of the Illusory Sea of Stars remained.

As for the Star Origin Lord’s clone? He was fleeing for his life, unwilling to slow down for even a moment to give his allies a chance to encircle Shang Xia.

Soon, Shang Xia noticed something unsettling. The invisible force fields connecting the Heavenly Fields, the very one he had torn apart earlier, was regenerating rapidly and once again closing in from all directions.

That was the work of the Sages who had returned to their Heavenly Fields! Once restored, the web would be nearly impossible to break again.

But it still had a fatal flaw. The Heavenly Field he destroyed earlier, whose absence left a gaping hole.

However... The most pressing matter was to destroy the Star Origin Lord’s clone!

Shang Xia hurled his mace into the void. As it spun, it stirred up a flowing radiance, forming a vortex that devoured the dim starlight around them, plunging the surroundings into darkness.

Amid that darkness, a single strand of starlight flickered while flying away rapidly.

Only two beings present could draw on the power of the stars through their Fate Stars. Shang Xia and the Star Origin Lord’s clone.

“I found you again.”

The vortex he just created burst apart, exploding into countless starlight arrows that streaked toward the fleeing man.

Naturally, at their level, those random starlight arrows wouldn’t be able to harm the clone.

It was a shame for the Star Origin Lord’s clone that Shang Xia never intended to use those to stop him. The next instant, Shang Xia forcefully tore through space and appeared right before him, replacing those starlight arrows.

Using those arrows that had been created with starlight as anchors, he unleashed the seventh form of his Seven Star Mace Technique, Shifting Dipper!

The very moment he appeared, Shang Xia followed up with a mighty Shattered Starry Skies.

His mace swept across the empty void, crashing toward the clone.

The Star Origin Lord’s clone, weakened after taking on the bulk of the damage to his Fate Star, had been relying solely on the Heavenly Fields to dodge and hide. Caught at close range, he had no choice but to turn and block.

The next second, his figure shattered.

His aura collapsed into a wave of energy that rippled through the void.

Shang Xia frowned.

Even gravely injured, the clone should not have exploded so easily. And the clone Shang Xia destroyed was only a mass of condensed inner qi, not the body he had originally possessed.

That wasn’t the real clone... It was a mere projection!

𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Sensing danger, Shang Xia spun around and saw that the Essence World of the previously shattered Heavenly Field was intact. Worse, while unnoticed, it had already traveled a great distance toward the edge of the Star Region.

“A fine distraction... I almost fell for it.” Shang Xia snorted once and prepared to pursue. He wanted to drag the Star Origin Lord’s clone out and finish things off once and for all.

But this time, the Eternal Golden Boat blocked his path, and several Sages arrived between Shang Xia and the world.

Shang Xia retreated immediately, widening the distance to avoid being trapped.

At that moment, the restored invisible web across the entire Star Region finally completed its reconstruction. Shang Xia felt its pressure closing around him once again.

The situation was turning against him.

Without hesitation, Shang Xia unleashed his martial intent and vanished from the Star Region before the encirclement could close.

When he reappeared in the void of the Illusory Sea of Stars, he seemed to have gained nothing from that exchange. However, that was far from the truth. He had already guessed the Star Origin Lord’s true intentions for infiltrating the Illusory Sea of Stars.