Chapter 740: Xiangyang Elysium, Backlash From the World

The first move Kou Chongxue unleashed crossed 20000 miles, killed 3 experts from the Spirit Abundance World and heavily injured another.

His second move from 20000 miles away forced an expert with a similar cultivation level and a divine weapon back while injuring the people he was trying to protect.

After taking on the strike, the expert who came to save his fellow experts from the Spirit Abundance World started to hesitate. He didn’t dare to continue pressing forward, but he was too embarrassed to retreat.

Those from the Spirit Abundance World who were fighting close to the Beyond Heavens Pavilion with the remaining experts left in the new world turned to run.

All of them were tangled with the Martial Dipper Realm experts who couldn’t leave their territory while waiting for reinforcements to arrive. They would work together with those who came to back them up to shatter the defensive line before stopping the Zhenyang Holy Land’s ascension process. The expert who wanted to step into the Sixth Order of the Primary Realm would fail the moment they interrupted the process.

Unfortunately, even a peak-tier expert from the Spirit Abundance World who was supposed to head over to back them up was forced to retreat from an attack 20000 miles away. Those who were fighting close to the Beyond Heavens Pavilion knew they weren’t a match for the new expert.

Their reactions were fast, but Kou Chongxue’s sword was faster!

Several thin streams of light appeared in the void and flew in different directions in accordance to where they were running. 3 explosions happened in the distance as beautiful flowers of light bloomed in space.

The sword light that appeared close to the Beyond Heavens Pavilion was far from comparable to the sword light that appeared 20000 miles away though. The second sword light might have frightened the batch of experts close to the Beyond Heavens Pavilion, but it was a lot weaker than what was used previously. Even so, it was more than enough to deal with the immediate threat the new world faced.

Of the experts from the Spirit Abundance World who were desperately being held back at the Beyond Heavens Pavilion, only 2 of them who were in the fourth element of the Martial Dipper Realm managed to remain relatively unhurt. 2 experts in the third element of the Martial Dipper Realm and another in the second element fell under the sword light. Even if they were to regroup again, they wouldn’t be able to threaten the defenses of the Beyond Heavens Pavilion.

The next moment, a tyrannical sword light appeared for a split second before fading out of existence. It appeared the next second, 10000 miles closer to the glass barrier that surrounded the region of sealed space. When it reappeared, it shone brilliantly.

It didn’t remain for long. It started to fade again before reappearing with exceeding resplendence. Once again, it pulled 10000 miles closer to the glass barrier.

Everyone understood that Kou Chongxue was unleashing a special skill similar to that of a Flying Sword Art. It allowed him to travel 10000 miles in an instant as he raced towards the battlefield.

The power he possessed was just too fucking terrifying. Even though he was flying through space and was separated by the glass barrier, nothing could cover up the radiance of his sword qi. It was how everyone saw the flickering light approaching quickly.

Noticing the somewhat unreasonable strength Kou Chongxue possessed, the experts from the Azure Worlds felt greatly invigorated. In contrast, those from the Spirit Abundance World were starting to feel a little worried.

The expert from the Spirit Abundance World who went to save those earlier finally managed to retreat. Unfortunately for him, he could feel Kou Chongxue rapidly approaching and he could only turn around helplessly to face the newcomer.

He could tell that the other party used some sort of extremely powerful sword art. The moment someone like that joined the fray, he would be able to start a massacre. The entire situation would tilt in his favor.

That was something the Spirit Abundance World couldn’t allow to happen and despite knowing he was no match for Kou Chongxue, he had to face the man.

Luckily, the experts of the Spirit Abundance World wouldn’t sit by idly. They were ready to send even more reinforcements now that Kou Chongxue had arrived.

Waving his gray hook before him, he shattered the space thousands of miles away. He managed to obstruct the rapidly approaching sword qi.

A middle aged man that looked pretty unruly and slightly unkempt was forced out from the void.

Looking at Kou Chongxue, the expert from the Spirit Abundance World sucked in a cold breath and asked, “Fellow cultivator, your sword art is truly impressive. What is your name?”

Kou Chongxue was too lazy to respond as he waved his Hidden Frost Sword as a reply. He unleashed his newly developed move of his Origin Yang Thousand Peak Sword Art.

With the blood draining from his face, the expert from the Spirit Abundance World had no choice but to take it head-on.

Luckily, he was no weakling. He was a fifth element Martial Dipper Realm expert and he had a divine weapon in hand. It wasn’t entirely impossible for him to resist the strike. Even though he was forced to retreat every time he swung his weapon to stop the incoming sword qi, he was able to hold on eventually. Another expert from the Spirit Abundance World arrived to assist him.

…

Actually, after Kou Chongxue’s sword light killed so many experts earlier, they knew that none of them would be able to take him on. If they wished to stop him, they had to work together.

As soon as they saw Kou Chongxue making his way over, the other 3 peak-tier experts who held divine weapons tried to pull themselves away from the battle. At the very least, 1 of them would have to head over to help.

Everyone present knew that Kou Chongxue’s appearance was the key to turning the tables in the battle within the glass barrier. The experts from the Azure Worlds wouldn’t let their opponents leave to obstruct Kou Chongxue if they could help it!

Several Martial Dipper Realm experts from the 3 Elysiums, along with Huang Jinghan from the Yuanchen Sect, drew on whatever strength they had left to hold back the experts in the fourth element of the Martial Dipper Realm or higher. As for those who haven't reached that level, there was no need to worry about them. They weren’t capable of stopping Kou Chongxue even if they went over. If they were dumb enough to try to stand in Kou Chongxue’s way, they would basically be sending themselves to death.

They knew that as long as they bought enough time for Kou Chongxue to slay his opponents, the strength of the Spirit Abundance World would fall once again.

It was a shame they greatly underestimated their opponents. The experts from the Spirit Abundance World weren’t useless fools. No matter how hard they tried, 1 of them still escaped. He left to help his fellow cultivator fight against Kou Chongxue.

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When he arrived close to 3000 miles away from Kou Chognxue, he was greeted with a powerful burst of sword light. Whatever entangled with the long hook-wielding expert earlier expanded greatly and dragged the newcomer into the battle.

Even with facing experts of the same level, Kou Chongxue had no fear. He could deal with them even if it was a 1 on 2 situation.

Because someone left the side of the Spirit Abundance World, the pressure greatly decreased. The experts of the Azure Worlds gradually gained the upper hand again.

“Heh, Patriarch Kou didn’t make his move earlier. The moment he did, the entire situation changed!” Luo Baixu exclaimed softly in admiration. There was even a trace of envy in his voice.

Looks like we really have to maintain a long-term alliance with the Tongyou Institution…

Luo Baixu wasn’t the only one who was thinking that. Yin Wanxiang of the Five Mountains Alliance also had the same thought. However, compared to the Changbai Holy Land which had a strong foundation, the Five Mountains Alliance was more like a pawn. Yin Wanxiang felt that they had to play their role better and mess with the White Deer Paradise a lot more.

Both Luo Baixu and Yin Wanxiang didn’t realize the strange expression on Shang Bo and Shang Xia’s faces due to their own surprise.

The grandfather and grandson duo were also feeling shocked and confused by what they were seeing.

Didn’t he just refine his fourth fate dipper?! How the hell is he at the fifth element of the Martial Dipper Realm?! No… It feels like he’s about to step into the large completion stage already!

The Spirit Abundance World seemed to have noticed the change that was happening and profound lights poured out from their spatial tunnels. They wanted to send more reinforcements over.

Kou Chongxue, who swung his Hidden Frost Sword once to force both his opponents back 10000 or so miles away from the glass barrier turned his head abruptly and roared in the direction of the Beyond Heavens Pavilion, “Liu Jingsheng, what the fuck are you waiting for?!”

His yell quickly rang through space and even those locked in battle in the glass barrier heard him. Strange feelings filled their hearts.

“Sigh…” A helpless sigh came next. “I believe the 3 seniors understand my current situation and I hope you can help us again.”

What does that even mean?!

Was the Zhenyuan Holy Land and Liu Jingsheng wasting everyone’s time?

Shang Xia glanced at Shang Bo and noticed the look of confusion on his grandfather’s face.

Turning to look at Luo Baixu, Shang Xia could also see the old expert’s brows locked tightly together. He didn’t know if the 2 old men had guessed something.

At the same time, a giant mirage appeared 30000 miles away from the Beyond Heavens Pavilion.

Anyone who knew what was going on could tell that the mirage was showing the current situation inside the Zhenyuan Holy Land. From what they could see, the space contained within was way larger than any Holy Land out there. Some strange transformation was also happening within.

Holy Lands and Elysiums were all built on top of weaknesses in their world. They would form a layer of protection to plug the weaknesses, and they would form an independent space. Resonating with the world, they would absorb world origin and both sides would gain something from each other’s presence.

This time, the Zhenyang Holy Land could be said to have taken a shortcut. They weren’t using their own foundations to ascend. Instead, they were using the resources of many other factions.

One could imagine the backlash they would have to face after their successful advancement.

The reason why Liu Jingsheng hadn’t stepped out from the Zhenyang Holy Land was because he wanted to borrow everyone’s support to reduce the reliance the Zhenyang Holy Land had on the world. At the same time, it would greatly reduce the impact from the backlash of the World’s Will.

Unfortunately, his plan was interrupted by Kou Chongxue and he knew he couldn’t drag things out any longer. Even so, he still wished to obtain support from the Sixth Order existences from the other Elysiums to share the burden of the backlash.