Chapter 718: World Ascension: The Clown Who Seeked Death

Seeing as the Tongyou Institution wouldn’t back down, the Triple Frost Palace decided to strike first in order to gain an upper hand.

The ray of light that had the power to freeze and crack space flew straight for the You Continent.

Before Ji Wenlong and Shang Bo said anything, Xu Bailiong’s voice came from the Liao Continent. “Fellow cultivators of the You Continent, there’s no need to worry. I’ll handle Yin Dezheng!”

When the attack crossed the body of water, a frosty intent emerged from the northern part of the Liao Continent. It turned into gushing steam as it shot straight to the coast and surrounded the ray of light.

Even so, the ray of light shot destroyed the ball of frosty cloud in an instant.

A huge blast resounded through the air, but the frosty cloud didn’t seem to dissipate. It quickly returned to cover the ray of light before transforming into frozen clumps in the air. The ice melted the next second and the frosty cloud returned, and the process continued.

Above the body of water, the Martial Dipper Realm experts exchanged blows. Under the constant erosion from the constantly changing frosty cloud, the ray of light was extinguished.

The only problem was that the exchange took a little longer than expected. The disturbance caused by the shockwaves seemed a little too widespread…

That was the true impact when Martial Dipper Realm Ancestors fought. They had the ability to move world origin on a large scale and the destruction they caused would take a long time before it would return to normal.

In the air above the You Continent, Shang Xia, who had been concealed by Ji Wenlong and Shang Bo, could feel the fluctuations coming from hundreds of miles away. Even though it wasn’t strong enough to flip the continent over, it was enough to cause some damage to it.

Heh, Changbai Holy Land…

Because of their alliance, Xu Bailing of the Changbai Holy Land made his move to stop Yin Dezheng. However, the shockwave created by their exchange didn’t concern him in the slightest! If it damaged the Tongyou Island, no one could blame him!

Luckily, Ji Wenlong and Shang Bo were controlling the Tongyou Island together. Even without Shang Xia, they would be able to ensure that the shockwaves wouldn’t affect the space around the Tongyou Island.

However, Ji Wenlong and Shang Bo had their attention completely on the Tongyou Island at that moment. They were unable to care about accidents that might happen from other locations.

At that moment, a portion of the Tongyou Island had already crossed the coast. It wouldn’t take long before it was no longer hovering above the continent. Even if anything happened to the island, the worst that could happen would be it landing in the water. It wouldn’t damage the You Continent much.

If anyone wanted to mess with the institution, it was their final chance.

Who will be making the first move?

Everyone knows that Kou Chongxue hadn’t shown his face in the You Continent since the start of everything. As such, anyone who wanted to destroy the Tongyou Island would have to prepare themselves to take on one of his strikes at the very least.

Standing above the Tongyou Island, Shang Xia glanced faintly at the Ji Continent of the Azure Origin World.

Xuan Lu, who had appeared at an unknown time, was staring at Yun Lu’s clone with a frown on his face. He couldn’t help but grumble, “Junior Brother, are you sure you want to do this? Our White Deer Paradise might have rubbed the Tongyou Institution the wrong way back then, but most of it could be twisted to make it seem like it was a personal issue you had with them. There might be a chance for us to dissolve the enmity in the future. If I make a move now, there will be no route of retreat. The Tongyou Institution and our White Deer Paradise will never be able to reconcile!”

A sneer left Yun Lu’s lips. “Senior Brother, do you really think that there will be a chance for us to resolve our enmity with them? You best not forget, the You Continent took the greatest damage during the collision of the worlds back then because…”

“Silence!” Xuan Lu’s expression changed and he snapped at Yun Lu.

Yun Lu didn’t seem to care about what he was saying as he continued, “Kou Chongxue had always held a grudge about that matter. He chose to back down for a moment because of the pressure from the 3 Elysiums to hasten the process of the fusion of our worlds. The threat of the Spirit Abundance World is also a good part of the reason he hasn’t done anything. He will eventually be able to deal with the matters in the You Continent and he will discover what you did sooner or later. In the end, he’ll come knocking on our White Deer Paradise. Senior Brother, you should be clear about this. Otherwise, why would you join in the assault 10 years ago?”

“Yun Lu, shut up!” Xuan Lu’s face was ashen as he growled at his junior brother. Clearly, Yun Lu brought up something that Xuan Lu didn’t wish to recall.

“Senior Brother, give up your hope that we can reconcile with them. Do you really think Kou Chongxue will return our enmity with his favor?” Yun Lu didn’t seem to hear the tone of warning in Xuan Lu’s voice.

Seeing as Xuan Lu was having trouble making up his mind, he continued, “Senior Brother, the Tongyou Island is about to descend. If you haven’t realized, their island is a lot larger than those obtained by other holy lands!”

Xuan Lu eventually sighed. “Our White Deer paradise also has to integrate our island with the world. Even though Junior Sister Hua Lu is in charge of matters there, I can’t leave my post. There was a phenomenon above the Qing Continent indicating that a Martial Dipper Realm expert was born there, and there was a piece of intelligence coming from the Yan Continent that something had happened there too. We also suspect that the Zhongxuan Sect covered up the phenomenon of one of their experts breaking through. Also, the Five Mountains Alliance in the Taihang Mountains that didn’t seem very promising initially seems to have made some progress…”

Yun Lu’s pupils constricted. “Are you talking about their alliance leader? Was he called Yin Wanxiang or something?”

“That’s him. He has already entered the Martial Dipper Realm.” Xuan Lu said after glancing at Yun Lu.

“How can that be?!” Yun Lu couldn’t help but ask.

With his hands clasped behind his back, Xuan Lu stood in mid and mumbled, “Junior Brother, the fusion of our worlds was the best chance for them to attempt a breakthrough. Now that the fusion is complete, even if the World Ascension fails and we do not become a Spirit World, we’ll be a peak-tier Azure World. It’s not strange for us to be able to support a large number of Martial Dipper Realm Ancestors!”

“Senior Brother, you…” A strange sense of unease filled Yun Lu’s mind.

“Of course, I will not be able to make a move. I have no time to focus on that right now, however…” Xuan Lu’s voice rang again.

Yun Lu was extremely disappointed when he heard the first part of Yun Lu’s sentence. With the sudden change in tone, a trace of hope reignited in his heart.

“I can lend you our sect’s divine weapon, the Deer Head Divine Staff, for the time being. Even if Kou Chongxue acts personally and crosses into our Ji Continent, you will be able to retreat safely.” Xuan Lu didn’t wait for an answer as he waved his hand to toss a bone staff at Yun Lu. The staff was a dull gray in color, and it looked unassuming at first glance. Yun Lu grabbed it quickly.

Yun Lu obviously didn’t expect Xuan Lu to hand him the divine weapon. A look of excitement appeared on his face. “Senior Brother, rest assured. With the Divine Staff in hand, I’ll make Kou Chongxue go through hell!”

When he was done, his Fate Dipper Clone turned to leave. However, he was stopped by Xuan Lu at the last second.

“Remember, even with the divine weapon, you cannot cross the Thousand Leaf Mountain Range! You most definitely cannot clash with Kou Chongxue directly.” Xuan Lu reminded yet again.

Yun Lu chuckled in response, “Senior Brother, relax. I won’t joke around with my life. I was merely playing around earlier.” After he spoke, a strange thought formed in Yun Lu’s mind. He asked, “Senior Brother, if you had the divine weapon, how high are your chances of victory against Kou Chongxue?”

Xuan Lu didn’t answer the question directly. Instead, he muttered, “Back when I joined hands with the others to surround and kill Kou Chongxue, he merely refined 2 fate dippers…”

After a moment of silence, Yun Lu nodded slightly. “I understand.”

When he was done, he turned to leave.

…

The exchange between Martial Dipper Realm experts naturally caused a huge ruckus. Moreover, when attacks flew through the void across continents, it would give the other party time to react.

𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

That was why exchanges between Martial Dipper Realm Ancestors across continents would hardly allow anyone to determine a victor. The only things they were comparing when they fought across the space were their cultivation, techniques, and quality of fate dippers. To put it simply, it was a battle to see which side had stronger foundations!

When Yun Lu’s Fate Dipper Clone returned to his main body with the divine weapon, Shang Xia discovered his powerful aura coming from the Thousand Leaf Mountain Range.

Now that Yun Lu had revealed himself so openly, even a dumbass would know that he was about to make his move.

However, why would he dare to provoke Kou Chongxue?!

In the end, Shang Xia concluded that Yun Lu was merely bait used to attract Kou Chongxue’s attention. He felt that there would be someone else who would make a move on the Tongyou Island to try to mess up the Tongyou Institution’s plans!

Hmph, he’s really daring alright… It’s not that easy to be a bait… Not to mention a bait that is used to fish for a shark like Kou Chongxue!

Even though he prepared for the worst by giving Chu Jia the Spirit Extermination Gourd, Shang Xia wasn’t exactly feeling great. After all, the sword qi that was sealed within contained a full powered strike from Kou Chongxue! He felt that it would be a waste to use something of that caliber against the clown that was Yun Lu.

Others might not know, but Shang Xia knew very well that Kou Chongxue had already refined his fourth Fate Dipper. The moment the sword qi was released, how many existences under the Sixth Order of the Primary Realm would be able to withstand it? How many of them would be able to retreat unscathed?

Yun Lu was at the second element of the Martial Dipper Realm, and he even had one of his fate dippers forcefully taken away by Kou Chongxue. He didn’t have the qualifications to withstand the sword qi in the Spirit Extermination Gourd!

“Should I take on Yun Lu’s strike and let Chu Jia deal with those who truly have the ability to threaten the Tongyou Island?” Shang Xia muttered to himself.

“The moment I make my move, the fourth Martial Dipper Realm Ancestor of our Tongyou Institution would be made known to the world. That’s extremely intimidating… With the threat of Patriarch Kou who still hadn’t made his move, Yun Lu and those who are preparing to attack us might feel a sense of fear and give up on whatever they’re planning…” Shang Xia analyzed the entire situation in his mind. If those hidden in the dark didn’t dare to make their move, the Tongyou Institution would benefit greatly as their opponents would have retreated without them having to make another move. However, that would also mean they would lose an opportunity to discover the identities of those who were plotting against the institution.

When Shang Xia was still thinking about what he should do, the change in the south made the decision for him.

Yun Lu, who had been storing his power for quite some time, exuded an even stronger aura all of a sudden! It was as though he became twice as strong!

Divine weapon! He definitely has a divine weapon!

That was Shang Xia’s first thought.

Even though there were many methods that could allow a Martial Dipper Realm expert to burst forth with much stronger strength, the simplest method was the use of a divine weapon!

“Heh, you came knocking at the gates of hell yourself. You can’t blame anyone else for this!”