Chapter 735: Taking Advantage

The battle formation was easily comprehended by Shang Xia’s squad as the principles behind it were simple. Even though it had the effect of increasing their battle prowess, it wasn’t truly enough.

However, it still allowed them to gain the upper hand during the first few waves of invasion as they ganged up on the experts who arrived and managed to kill a few of them.

However, the moment the fourth spatial tunnel was created through the use of brute force by the existence of the Sixth Order of the Primary Realm from the other side, shit hit the fan.

It wasn’t as though none of the experts from the Azure Worlds could match up to the 4 super experts the Spirit Abundance World sent as even if they couldn’t win, they would be able to hold out for several rounds of exchanges.

Even if the experts of the Spirit Abundance World had divine weapons, the Holy Lands of the Azure Worlds had also brought out a few of them…

Even so, the experts of the Azure Worlds suffered greatly due to the sudden change in situation. Because of the previous few rounds, all of them were exhausted.

Those 4 experts from the Spirit Abundance World who appeared had been storing up their energy for a long time before they arrived. It was no surprise they managed to turn the tables with a single move the moment they arrived.

Whatever it was, everything pointed to a very simple fact. The Azure Worlds were truly at a disadvantage when faced with an invasion from a higher world.

They might have fallen onto the back foot with their battle formations scattered and battle initiative lost, but the experts of the Azure Worlds didn’t immediately crumble and die.

Several experts from the Azure Worlds stood out and engaged the 4 experts who just appeared. Without their terrifying reserve of stored up energy, they weren’t as scary as before. The cultivators of the Azure Worlds were suppressed, but they were still able to hold out for quite some time.

How long would the Azure Worlds be able to sustain under such circumstances, no one knew.

Without utilizing their battle formations, the cultivators of the Azure Worlds lost the ability to kill or heavily injure their opponents in a short amount of time.

Things were worse when everyone looked at the spatial tunnels. Those 4 experts had already regained control over the area surrounding them. With their protection, the existences at the Sixth Order of the Primary Realm from the Spirit Abundance World would be able to send their fellow members to the region of sealed space.

“What do we do now?!” Shen Baisong asked.

Yi Jingzi, Lady Yu, and Gong Xinlan turned to the youngest member on their team in unison.

Unknowingly, the youngest Martial Dipper Realm expert of the Tongyou Institution had already become the core of their 5 man squad.

“We have to retreat!” Shang Xia predicted that something like that might happen before the battle started, but calling for a retreat was pretty hard to accept.

“What about the rest?” Shen Baisong didn’t want to leave. He wanted to borrow the strength of those present to rescue Luo Baixu of the Changbai Holy Land from the mess that the entire region would devolve into.

Of course, if they tried to save Luo Baixu, they would have to attempt to save Shang Bo of the Tongyou Institution and the expert of the Heavenly Star Palace. As such, Shen Baisong was having second thoughts.

Despite having the plan in mind, he didn’t dare to request for Shang Xia to go out of his way to provide assistance. After all, Shang Xia was currently holding the group together with his abilities.

One could even argue that because of his timely adjustment of their battle formation and inner qi flow, their combat strength doubled! Moreover, after seeing how he fought, no one believed that he was a weak pushover.

“Where are we supposed to go after we retreat?” Yi Jingzi also had the same idea in mind but a trace of helplessness filled her heart.

The Spirit Abundance World was too powerful and they would definitely get rid of any lingering threat. If their invasion was successful, there was nowhere for the experts of the Azure Worlds to go. After all, the new world was right behind them. They wouldn’t be able to run forever.

“Fuck it. How are we going to get away?” Gong Xinlan asked. She might have been thinking about whatever was going to happen next if they didn’t but she seemed to have stumbled upon the reason behind Shang Xia’s decision.

“The 3 Elysiums and Holy Lands have been preparing for this day for some time now. It’s impossible for them not to have anything else up their sleeves.” Shang Xia reassured everyone before he continued, “Did you realize that no matter how messy the situation is turning out to be and despite the deaths of many experts, those from our side have been instinctively gathering near a certain spot…”

Staring at each other in confusion, their gazes eventually returned to Shang Xia. They shook their heads in unison.

Their divine will couldn’t cover an extensive area like what Shang Xia could do and it wasn’t as strong either. They were basically blind to the situation around them with all the powerful spatial fluctuations and shockwaves all around.

Lady Yu chuckled, “I guess we can only follow you blindly from now on.”

After thinking about it, the others discovered that with their level of strength, they would definitely die a horrible death if they split up. They could only nod slightly after hearing what Lady Yu said.

Shang Xia wasn’t surprised by their decision. He nodded and spoke in a low voice, “Alright. Since all of you choose to trust me, please stay close. I’m afraid we can’t be too far away from each other for what is going to happen next…”

Leading the way, Shang Xia’s squad started to move about the border of the sealed space. The 4 spatial tunnels started to show signs of activating as profound light poured out from them. 8 experts who were circulating their protection barrier appeared.

No one moved to stop them this time. The 4 pairs of experts killed their way into the battlefield immediately and their strength was similar to those who came before. One of them was at the third element of the Martial Dipper Realm while the other was at the second element. The situation turned even worse and the experts of the Spirit Abundance World seemed to have gained the upper hand.

Shang Xia’s squad wasn’t able to avoid trouble as they were quickly targeted by a pair of experts.

Luckily, Shang Xia and the rest weren’t planning to hold them back. They cared more about traveling around the sealed space and even though their opponents were strong, they were far from comparable to Brother Xie and Brother Wu who arrived in the previous waves. Shang Xia and the others maintained their battle formation and prepared to deal with any change in the situation.

When they were still running around, the experts of the Azure Worlds started to retreat in one of the directions. They started to gather close to each other.

Even though the experts of the Spirit Abundance World seemed to have gotten the upper hand, they hadn’t completely surrounded the experts of the Azure Worlds. They could only watch as the experts of the Azure Worlds gathered together to force the situation into a stalemate.

At that moment, Shang Xia brought them over to the spot where everyone had gathered. The pair from the Spirit Abundance World who were hunting them down felt that they wouldn’t be able to do anything and decided to leave for the time being. They continued to harass Shang Xia’s squad across space but nothing changed.

Gathering in a single spot might allow the experts of the Azure Worlds to resist the invaders, but with the presence of those 4 god-like experts in the large completion stage of the Martial Dipper Realm, the stalemate wouldn’t last for long.

A loud roar rang through space the next moment. “Now that things have progressed to this point, Seniors, are you truly planning to force my Yuanchen Sect into extinction?! You should know that there is no hair without skin… The 3 of you possess powerful abilities and hold great knowledge! Are you really going to watch on as the Spirit Abundance World swallows our new world?”

The experts of the Azure Worlds who had gathered together broke out into discussion. They could tell that the voice came from the Beyond Heavens Pavilion 30000 miles away. When they heard the words ‘Yuanchen Sect’ next, all of them turned to look at Huang Jinghan and Wen Jingda who were among them.

The Yuanchen Sect actually sent 3 Martial Dipper Realm experts to join the battle. Unfortunately, Cai Jingyan was killed earlier. Wen Jingda also lost a Fate Dipper Clone. Huang Jinghan was the strongest of the 3 and he was a peak-tier expert at the fourth element of the Martial Dipper Realm. He was one of those who stepped out earlier to hold off the 4 supreme experts of the Spirit Abundance World for the others to escape.

Now that the voice of someone from the Yuanchen Sect came from 30000 miles away, that would mean that they possessed another powerful expert stronger than Huang Jinghan!

What truly shocked them was the meaning behind those words.

Several guesses ran through the crowd and many people guessed that he was directly scolding the existences of the 3 Elysiums who were in the Sixth Order of the Primary Realm.

However, who in the right mind would have the guts to do that?

Those were existences in the Sixth Order of the Primary Realm. They were the main strength behind the resistance of the Spirit Abundance World. How could he question those existences like that?! Even if he had the Yuanchen Sect backing him up, no one knew where he got his confidence.

When everyone was still wondering what would happen, an aged sigh rang like a thunderclap in the ears of those present. “You appeared at a great time!”

The voice from 30000 miles away returned. He was neither servile nor overbearing when he spoke, “It’s all for the sake of passing down the legacy of the sect. It’s also to advance another step along the grand path of cultivation…”

Another voice rang through the stars, “Do you know that if you take this step right now, you might be able to reach a higher level of power, but you will never be able to improve again?”

“Junior has reached the end of his path. Also, I don’t think you 3 Seniors would bother imparting your knowledge…” The expert from the Yuanchen Sect spoke again.

This time, a hoarse voice came from somewhere else. “Fine! However, the 3 of us are unable to provide you with enough power to take the final step. Since protecting the new world is the responsibility of everyone present, we shall all provide the world origin the Xiangyang Holy Land needs to ascend to the Xiangyang Elysium!”

The expert from the Yuanchen Sect remained silent for a moment as he didn’t think that the mighty existences of the Sixth Order of the Primary Realm would give in. The sudden change was slightly hard to accept.

Experts from the Azure Worlds who had gathered together were also surprised by what had happened. Their hearts shook violently.

The Yuanchen Sect is about to ascend to an Elysium!

No… That wasn’t all that entailed. That would mean the expert from the Yuanchen Sect would be using the opportunity to step into the Sixth Order of the Primary Realm!

That was their true goal. They wished to become a faction comparable to the Northern Sea Mystic Sect, Divine Capital Sect, and Eternal Palace! They would possess an Elysium!

Even though the Yuanchen Sect had been rumored to be ready to ascend, those were mere rumors. With the exception of the 3 super powers who had their own Elysium, there was no Holy Land that didn’t wish to ascend.

The goal that was unattainable to most of them would actually be achieved by the Yuanchen Sect!

Everyone could tell that the Yuanchen Sect was using the desperation they had in the face of the Spirit Abundance World’s invasion to force the 3 Elyusiums to support their ascension.

A moment later, the expert from the Yuanchen Sect continued, “Junior has a request I wish to make. We would require the assistance of the various factions, but I will also need the 3 Seniors to make a move…”

The aged voice came from the stars above and it arrived with a loud chuckle. “You heard him. The Yuanchen Sect is only lacking in one final crucial step. They need a horrifying amount of world origin and they can’t use any from the new world. The price has to be paid by all our factions. Our Elysiums will naturally release the most world origin, but we will need to gather the rest from you guys. Go ahead and give as much as you want. Whatever it is, if the Xiangyang Holy Land fails to ascend, you can’t blame the 3 of us!”

Shang Xia and the others no longer needed to maintain their battle formation now that they gathered with the others. Shen Baisong and Yi Jingzi quickly left to gather with the experts of their respective factions. Lady Yu and Gong Xinlan flew away too and Shang Xia went to find his grandfather. When they finally met, Shang Xia heaved a sigh of relief.

However, he could tell that Shang Bo’s condition wasn’t optimistic at the moment. He seemed to have exhausted a huge amount of inner qi.

“Grandpa, this…” Shang Xia tried to approach.

Shang Bo waved him off and sighed, “It’s already a blessing for me to live after a battle like that. Luckily, I had your Substitution Talisman. I managed to avoid death because of that!”

Shang Bo had only entered the Martial Dipper Realm for a short amount of time and his cultivation was still at the first element of the Martial Dipper Realm. Even though he advanced several years before Shang Xia, he might not be as strong as the little freak.

After they met up, both of them no longer had to worry about each other. Shang Bo chuckled, “Heh, the Yuanchen Sect knows how to scheme alright. If they really succeed, we’ll have 4 Elysiums in the future!”

“They’re taking advantage of the situation here. Aren’t they afraid…” Shang Xia mumbled.

“Heh, they’re going to become an Elysium… What do they have to be afraid of?” Shang Bo snorted coldly.

Shang Xia was helpless after hearing his reasoning. “Looks like we’re going to be losing out big time…”

Surprisingly, Shang Bo seemed to be gloating in their misfortune at the moment. “Fortunately, we kept a portion of world origin back then. Even if we give it away now, it won’t affect our Tongyou Paradise. The other Holy Lands might have absorbed quite a bit of world origin back at the Manyu Continent, but they can’t support the birth of a Martial Dipper Realm expert. Now that they have to send another portion to the Xiangyang Holy Land, they’re probably cursing and swearing…”