Chapter 581: Messing Up Real Bad

For an ordinary cultivator, the limit of one’s extermination origins was related to the strength of their physique.

Only with a powerful physique would one be able to withstand the huge amount of power contained in their extermination origins, and that was an extremely logical explanation.

With the same line of reasoning, the purer one’s extermination origins, the more obvious the effects were when it nourished one’s physique. It worked both ways.

Shang Xia’s physique was stronger than cultivators of the same level before he entered the Martial Extermination Realm. However, that only reached a certain extent and there was still a limit to how much stronger it could be. After breaking through to the Four Constellation Realm by refining 4 extermination origins at once, that was no longer the case. His physical body reached a terrifying level.

He learned about the extent of how strong it actually was after he entered and stayed in the void for a period of time back in the Abyssal Secret Region. Even though the space there was already weak and he used an Abyssal Void Breaking Talisman to complete the process, it was enough for him to understand how far his physical body had actually progressed.

That was exactly the reason why he had the guts to cross through the region of unsteady space to catch the 2 of them off guard.

The space might be unsteady, but it hadn’t reached the point where it was shattered and fragmented. Since that was the case, Shang Xia was willing to take the risk to rush through it.

Even though his actions might seem like he was acting out of desperation because he was nearly surrounded by the enemy, Shang Xia was 70 percent confident he would succeed.

After catching them off guard and forcing them back with the fusion of his blade lights earlier, Shang Xia’s Four Constellation Palm arrived.

Back when he crossed the 80 percent mark of refinement on his extermination origins, his Four Constellation Palm could already push a giant land mass that was tens of miles in diameter.

Now that he crossed the 90 percent mark of refining his extermination origins, his combat abilities and every other attribute could be said to have taken a huge leap forward. Now that he unleashed his Four Constellation Palm again, the 2 of them felt its might long before it arrived. They felt as though their organs were splitting apart and it was like a calamity was about to fall on them.

“Be careful! It’s the martial intent of a Martial Extermination Realm expert!”

The experts of the Great Observation Sect warned each other hastily and started to use all their trump cards. They knew they had to stop the extraordinary martial intent no matter what.

A rank four Silver Scale Talisman was ripped apart by Shang Xia’s palm instantly and a bronze clock that was filled with intricate sculpture carvings failed to stop the falling palm.

When Shang Xia displayed his Four Constellation Palm back when he refined 70 percent of his extermination origins, it could barely be considered a martial intent of the fourth rank. After refining his extermination origins even further, the might of his Four Constellation Palm could rival the martial intent of many grand completion stage experts.

Now that he refined them even further, his Four Constellation Palm had the ability to rival top tier martial intents like Cen Yu’s Heavenly Flame Tearing the Void.

The 2 of them wanted to throw out even more life-saving techniques and items, but Shang Xia clearly wouldn’t give them a chance. His Four Constellation Palm arrived and in a last-ditch attempt to survive, they fused their extermination origin protection barrier into a single entity and actually managed to resist Shang Xia’s Four Constellation Palm.

Even though they looked extremely haggard after the exchange and the extermination origin protection barrier around them was worn down to a pitiful bubble of light, they managed to gain a little more time to make their escape.

It went without saying that the way they combined their extermination origin protection barriers was a secret art from the Great Observation Sect.

Shang Xia’s Four Constellation Palm was strong, but he failed to kill them with a single slap.

By the time the exchange was over, the third expert had crossed the region of unsteady space and he quickly flew over to provide support for his comrades.

Unfortunately, before he could even get close to Shang Xia, he was forced away by a casual swing of the blade.

Rising high above them, Shang Xia shot past the 3 of them. The light trail he left behind showed that he was making his way over to the Great Observation Island.

“How dare you!”

“We’re your opponents!”

Shang Xia’s actions caused the 3 experts of the Great Observation Island to feel humiliated and angered at the same time.

Because of the battle that was kicked off by Yun Jing earlier, the Great Observation Sect managed to show off their deep accumulations and foundations by sending out 3 experts who were at the fourth layer of the Martial Extermination Realm or higher.

However, those 3 were the only ones with that level of strength!

Not every faction would be as crazy as the Tongyou Institution to send close to 90 percent of their experts to the Manyu Continent.

The Great Observation Island might still have several Martial Extermination Realm experts to hold the fort, but not a single one of them was in the fourth layer or higher!

In other words, Shang Xia would be able to do as he wished the moment he arrived on the island. Unless the Great Observation Sect’s expert at the grand completion stage of the Martial Extermination Realm made a move, no one would be able to stop Shang Xia!

If that were to happen, Shang Xia would have achieved his goal.

The 3 experts of the Great Observation Island raced after Shang Xia while screaming at him. They didn’t hesitate to use some sort of treasure to increase their flying speed in an attempt to intercept him.

Unfortunately, Shang Xia also had his own treasure to boost his flying speed, the Auspicious Cloud Cape. He also came up with a type of secret art through the cycling of his extermination origins previously and his speed reached a whole new level.

Despite the yells that came from behind him, the distance between Shang Xia and his pursuers increased.

The experts on the Great Observation Island also understood Shang Xia’s intentions. A few Martial Extermination Realm experts approached the direction where Shang Xia was and launched attacks against him to prevent him from stepping foot onto the Great Observation Island.

Facing the attacks of several Martial Extermination Realm experts, Shang Xia didn’t cower in the slightest. With a loud grunt, the Abyssal Blade in his hand came crashing down.

Before the blade light could arrive, the blade intent already did. The instant it did, everyone who felt it had a feeling as though they wanted to sever everything in their past to relive a new life.

The blade that Shang Xia released didn’t just aim to kill. It intended to sever one’s will! Not only could it shatter his opponent’s techniques, it could also eliminate his opponent’s killing intent!

The blade intent had the ability to scatter an expert’s desire to do battle and those weaker than the user would just extend their necks to wait for death.

It had the ability to end everything, but it also seemed to signify a new beginning.

As a new year begins, everything starts anew.

Finally, Shang Xia unleashed the move he comprehended from the first of the twenty four solar terms, Spring Origin!

As soon as he did, the defensive line formed by 1 third layer Martial Extermination Realm expert and 5 experts who were in the first and second layer crumbled.

Without anything or anyone in his path, Shang Xia could march straight into the Great Observation Island unchallenged. Swinging his blade down, he created a massive rift in the earth that continued to extend deep into the lands.

Along with a loud explosion, a massive chunk of land that was close to 30 miles and 10 miles wide fell from the island and drifted away.

“You’re not Shang Bo! Who the hell are you?!” A chilly voice rang in Shang Xia’s ear as though the person who spoke wasn’t too far away from him.

Even so, Shang Xia didn’t panic in the slightest. A crafty smile appeared on his lips as though his plan had already succeeded.