Chapter 557: The Conflict for the Fragments

The moment the two streaks appeared, Shang Xia knew that they weren’t friendlies.

Indeed… The moment they arrived within 10 miles of Shang Xia, they attacked in unison. Two rays of frosty light tore through the void and went straight for Shang Xia.

Unfortunately, the two of them seemed to have found the wrong target to mess with.

Because of Shang Xia’s strange cultivation method, others would not be able to accurately determine his strength by detecting his cultivation base. Before he fully refined any extermination origins, he would be a first layer Martial Extermination Realm expert in the eyes of others.

The 2 who arrived suddenly clearly thought that Shang Xia was some weakling they could bully as they wished.

Because of the opportunity he received earlier, Shang Xia managed to refine a large portion of his extermination origins and his combat abilities soared through the roof. He hadn’t consolidated his foundations as he wasn’t exactly in the best of spots to do so and his control over his extermination origins wasn’t as refined as before.

Seeing those 2 idiots jumping him as though they were tired of living, Shang Xia released his aura after they released their attacks. The skies that cleared up earlier due to the dissipation of heaven and earth qi fluctuated intensely as a heavenly phenomenon appeared.

Before the chilly lights that were sent out by the 2 attackers could close in on Shang Xia, they were destroyed. The extermination lights that surrounded their weapons shook unsteadily.

“Large completion stage of the Martial Extermination Realm!”

“Grand completion stage of the Martial Extermination Realm!”

They immediately realized they kicked a metal board now that Shang Xia revealed his cultivation. However, they evaluated his cultivation level a little differently from each other.

Whatever the case, they couldn’t afford to offend Shang Xia regardless if he was at the large completion stage or the grand completion stage of the Martial Extermination Realm.

“Senior, it’s a misunderstanding…”

“Senior, please spare our lives!”

They pleaded for mercy in unison and the person on Shang Xia’s right immediately called his weapon back and positioned it in front of himself. He circulated his inner qi and prepared to defend himself if Shang Xia were to try anything.

The other expert acted more decisively. After pleading for mercy, he didn’t bother about his weapon. Turning around, he transformed into a streak of light that tore through the skies to escape.

When Shang Xia released his aura earlier, he didn’t do it just to scare them.

Reaching out, Shang Xia’s hand entered the void. 4 rays of extermination light gathered in the air dozens of miles away to form a massive palm. It slapped at the fleeing figure.

“This… This… Fusion of extermination origins and divine intent… This is the martial intent of an expert of the Martial Extermination Realm!” The cultivator who didn’t run away immediately screamed. The looks of fear deepened and he understood that his companion was probably dead the moment the palm landed.

He couldn’t be more correct. A miserable scream rang through the skies before being cut short abruptly. Everything returned to normal the instant after that as though nothing had happened.

The cultivator who stood in his place turned his head to take a look. When he turned back, Shang Xia had already appeared before him.

Gasping in fright, he instinctively wanted to retreat. However, he suppressed the urge after regaining his calm.

“I am Zheng Chang from the Yang Continent. I greet Senior!” After he spoke, he gave Shang Xia a deep bow.

Even though Shang Xia only made a single move earlier, Zheng Chang was able to determine that he was an expert of the Azure Origin World.

Looking at the man before him expressionlessly, Shang Xia muttered coldly, “Yang Continent? Are you from the Lushan Sect?”

The Lushan Paradise of the Yang Continent was one of the holy lands in the Azure Origin World and cultivators from the Lushan Paradise would call themselves members of the Lushan Sect. That was why Shang Xia didn’t bother calling out the actual name of the faction.

“Yes!”

Even though Zheng Chang came from a huge power like the Lushan Paradise, he didn’t think that it would be enough to save him. His head lowered even further.

In the Manyu Continent, there were experts from many different superpowers. The moment he was killed, there would be no evidence to back the claim of who the culprit was. His Lushan Sect wouldn’t be able to do a thing!

“Was that one of your fellow members?” Shang Xia asked. He was still contemplating if he should kill the fellow in front of him.

“No… He is not!” Zheng Chang replied immediately. “That person is Ma Sheng of the Zhengyang Sect of the Xu Continent. We ran into each other coincidentally and decided to join forces. We didn’t think that we would be ignorant and foolish enough to offend Senior!”

Waving his hand, Shang Xia muttered, “Stop calling me your senior. I’m much younger than you.”

Only then did Zheng Chang examine Shang Xia properly. He discovered that Shang Xia was a youngster in his twenties. The next second, the giant palm that Shang Xia unleashed earlier appeared in his mind. He instinctively went to compare Shang Xia to the 2 geniuses in his Lushan Sect and realized that they might not be comparable to the youngster before him! In fact, they were far comparable!

After thinking about it, Zheng Chang hastily replied, “I wouldn’t dare to!”

With a frown forming on his face, Shang Xia asked, “What exactly happened here? From how you 2 appeared, it seems like you were waiting to ambush someone.”

Cold sweat dripped down Zheng Chang’s forehead and he quickly explained everything he saw during his time there.

When Cen Yu and the others used the formation to draw all the heaven and earth qi in the surrounding thousands of miles over, the huge disturbance drew the attention of many powers in the Manyu Continent.

Because Shang Xia wasn’t too far from the region, he was one of the first to arrive. Soon after that, the experts of the Azure Origin World, Azure Spiritual World, and the Manyu Continent arrived.

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Too bad for them, Cen Yu and the others were nearly done by the time they came. Moreover, those experts who arrived eventually didn’t seem too strong. They were afraid of barging into the heaven and earth qi storm due to the terrifying power it contained, and they were also afraid that they would be running around like headless flies in there. That was why a huge portion of them didn’t dare to charge in. With Lin Chai, Huang Yu, and Liu Yu protecting the perimeter, none of them could do what Shang Xia did.

Only after Shang Xia met up with Huang Yu and destroyed the formation from the inside did the heaven and earth qi storm subside. With the crumbling of the heaven and earth qi vortex, Cen Yu and the others were washing away. Cultivators like Hei Lian, Liu Yu, and those of the same cultivation level suffered injuries when they were pushed away by the heaven and earth qi currents.

Experts who were too afraid to enter the heaven and earth qi storm earlier set their sights on these cultivators who were swept away. Taking the opportunity when those who emerged were injured, they attacked immediately and a huge battle broke out.

During the entire process, an accident happened.

As fate dipper fragments couldn’t be stored in spatial artifacts, they were pretty cumbersome to bring around. Moreover, they weren’t exactly small in size either. Cen Yu and the others were greatly inconvenienced when they brought it around and their existences were revealed during the chaos. Some were even shattered, causing world origin to leak to the surroundings which only added fuel to the fire.

𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

No one knew if someone managed to obtain a piece of the broken fragment or if they already knew what it was, the use of a fate dipper fragment was revealed to everyone present. In an instant, the battlefield shifted and everyone targeted the experts from the Spirit Abundance World.

In the end, the experts of the Spirit Abundance World shattered several fragments and tossed them away to distract their attackers. Other experts of the Spirit Abundance World arrived soon after to assist them and they eventually managed to get away.

Shang Xia understood 2 things from what Zheng Chang said. After the battle, the Spirit Abundance World was no longer able to hide in the dark. They were exposed to the Azure Origin World, Azure Spiritual World, and the experts of the Manyu Continent. Also, the pursuit after the chaotic battle that took place was clearly not because of the fate dipper fragments. There were several experts who thought of dealing with the experts of the Spirit Abundance World before they could leave the Manyu Continent.

Shang Xia also knew that the reason everyone learned of the use of the fate dipper fragments had something to do with Huang Yu.

Whatever Huang Yu did didn’t matter. As long as he managed to protect Lou Yi all the way, he should be able to gain the trust of the superpower standing behind him. When that happened, his infiltration of the Spirit Abundance World would go a lot smoother.

After thinking about it, Shang Xia couldn’t help but admire the shit-stirring expert whose true name was still unknown. There was no way Shang Xia would believe Youshang was his actual name. His ability to disguise himself was definitely unparalleled!

The thought flashed through Shang Xia’s mind in an instant and he quickly turned his attention back to Zheng Chang. “So… You joined hands with Ma Sheng in order to obtain fate dipper fragments from others?”

No fucking shit…

That might be what Zheng Chang thought, but he didn’t dare to say it out loud. Instead, he spoke loudly, “We’re mere weaklings compared to everyone present. Neither of us had the qualifications to join in the chase for the experts from the Spirit Abundance World and we wanted to look for the broken fragments left behind…”

Pausing for a second, he continued, “The largest pieces had already been obtained by the other experts. We were merely looking for the shards that the others might have overlooked. Well, as it happened, Senior appeared… We were blinded by greed and after seeing that you were only a first layer Martial Extermination Realm cultivator, we…”

Shang Xia nodded and replied, “So, you should have gathered a few shards, right?”

Zheng Chang’s face twisted in pain as he obediently took out his spatial artifact.

After receiving the artifact, Shang Xia realized that the restrictions on it had already been lifted. He couldn’t help but nod to himself in appreciation. With a wave of his arm, the spatial artifact of the dead guy also flew into his hand.

Zheng Chang couldn’t help but reveal a look of admiration after seeing the item in Shang Xia’s hand. When Shang Xia released the giant palm earlier, he completely eradicated Ma Sheng. However, he perfectly preserved the spatial artifact and that could only mean that Shang Xia had amazing control over his strength.

A soft glow appeared around Ma Sheng’s spatial artifact in Shang Xia’s hand and after some time, the restriction on it came undone.

His… His extermination origins can actually destroy restrictions!

Zheng Chang screamed in his heart and saw Shang Xia retrieving several fragments the size of fingernails.

Looking at his gains, Shang Xia nodded once. Those shards definitely contained world origin.

One couldn’t judge those shards by their size. Every single piece contained concentrated world origin and it would be enough for second layer Martial Extermination Realm experts like Zheng Chang to enter seclusion for a month or so. During that time, they would gain an extraordinary amount of energy and it could be equivalent to 3 months worth of cultivation.

If a few shards contained that amount of world origin, how much would one entire fate dipper fragment contain?!

It was no wonder the experts who gathered around earlier went after the cultivators of the Spirit Abundance World.

Shang Xia instinctively reached for his world origins and he touched his sleeves subtly. There were 2 fate dipper fragments earlier, but now that he was feeling for them again, there was only one left!