Chapter 786: Scattering

With the price of a Fate Dipper Clone, Yi Jingzi managed to avoid her fate of being slain. With that, her cultivation dropped back to the first element of the Martial Dipper Realm.

The expert who used the gray glove-like divine weapon didn’t seem too impressed after killing a single Fate Dipper Clone. His fingers curled up as he clenched his fist together before punching straight at Yi Jingzi whose body was still glowing a brilliant gold.

Fortunately, everyone else got over the initial distraction as they charged forth to assist their teammate.

The person who arrived first was naturally Pang Jingun. He held a long whip in his hand as he made his move, and it shone a bright sky blue. It was called the Cloud Water Whip.

As it snapped through the air, it quickly wrapped around the fist formed by the gray gloves.

Gong Xinlan sent a powerful punch through space to get the glove using cultivator off Yi Jingzi and Shen Baisong had the same idea. Unfortunately, he was intercepted by the spear-wielding expert.

Pang Jingyun’s whip might have wrapped around the gloves, but his body was unable to hold steady as he was pulled around. He looked to be in pretty bad shape. However, he managed to distract their opponent and split off a part of his strength.

Shang Xia’s Five Element Ring descended at that moment and increased the strength of the golden Dipper Qi Protection Barrier around Yi Jingzi.

Buzz...

A dull hum filled their ears as the fist that was formed from the glove slammed into the golden barrier.

It stopped a good portion of the power contained in the fist, and Shang Xia’s Five Element Dipper Qi continued to shave away at the remaining energy it contained.

Yi Jingzi could easily have retreated at that moment to avoid taking on the blow, but she chose to stand her ground. She didn’t retreat, not even slightly!

The Five Element Ring continued to spin rapidly. It continued to suppress the fist while eating away at its strength. It didn’t seem weaker than the glove by any means, and along with Pang Jingyun’s Cloud Water Whip wrapped tightly around the gloves, there was only one thought in their minds at the moment.

The divine weapon is ours!

Gong Xinlan’s fist also landed on the other party’s protection barrier at that moment.

A scarlet dipper qi burst forth like a sea of flames on his protection barrier and when it did, a bright yellow flame flickered for a moment and the protection barrier around her target seemed to catch on fire. It burned an alternating scarlet red and bright yellow as it was slowly being shaved away.

Before it could completely destroy his protection barrier, the expert grunted and a gray robe emerged and landed on the flames. It extinguished the fire the moment it appeared.

The expert from the Spirit Abundance World was someone who used to be at the third element of the Martial Dipper Realm. Even though they destroyed one of his Fate Dipper Clones earlier and forced him to regress back to a second element Martial Dipper Realm expert, he still possessed frightening means.

Fortunately, Gong Xinlan wasn’t a weakling. Her cultivation didn’t lose out to him in the slightest. With Gong Xinlan’s attack holding him down, he was clearly unable to split off too much of his attention to care about his divine weapon. Pang Jingyun’s Cloud Water Whip tightened around the gloves a little more and Shang Xia’s Five Element Ring pressed down again by around 3 inches or so.

The moment the ring landed on the glove, Shang Xia was confident that he would be able to sever the connection it had to the gray robed cultivator and completely suppress the weapon.

The experts of the Azure Ascension World outnumbered their opponents. Yi Jingzi, who was forced to retreat earlier, returned and she leaped forward with a delicate cry before slashing her swords at the gray robed cultivator.

Finally unable to hold on, he tossed out talismans to stop the golden blade coming his way. They turned into shields, screens, and whatever defensive treasure one could think of as he screamed in panic, “Huang Yu, hurry up and help me!”

The words barely left his lips when his protective treasures were torn apart. His protection barrier was also shredded by the blade qi and he was revealed to the cultivators of the Azure Ascension World for the first time.

They barely spared a glance at him before Yi Jingzi’s blade destroyed another Fate Dipper Clone he created before following up to kill him for real.

It was then when the other expert from the Spirit Abundance World who was held up by Shen Baisong sprayed a mouthful of blood on his spear after hearing his comrade’s yell.

Even though Huang Yu had already suffered some injuries and seemed to become even weaker after spitting out the mouthful of blood, a strange glow covered his spear.

Shen Baisong could tell that his opponent was really strong after their exchange earlier. If his opponent hadn’t already suffered some injuries, he would easily be defeated.

Looking at his current state, Shen Baisong obviously understood that his opponent was about to use some secret skill. He immediately became a lot more careful.

It was then that Huang Yu’s spear stabbed straight at Shen Baisong.

Feeling his divine will attracted to the tip of the opponent’s spear, Shen Baisong had a strange urge to push himself directly at it.

Understanding that the move was one that could affect one’s divine will, Shen Baisong’s heart trembled as he hastily backed away.

That was precisely what Huang Yu had been aiming for as he flew towards his fellow cultivator without being obstructed by Shen Baisong.

It was a shame his actions were exactly what the Martial Dipper Realm experts of the Azure Ascension World wanted.

Back when Yi Jingzi was attacked and everyone was in a state of panic, Shen Baisong had to force Huang Yu to the side in case he grouped up with his fellow cultivator to kill her. Now that the situation had stabilized and the grab robed cultivator was about to be slain by Pang Jingyun and the others, they wanted to look for a chance to gather the experts of the Spirit Abundance World together to prevent any of them from escaping.

That was why Shen Baisong retreated decisively when he saw that Huang Yu was about to help his fellow cultivator.

The second Huang Yu flew past Shen Baisong to regroup with the gray robed cultivator, Shen Baisong followed closely behind and completed the encirclement with the modified Five Element Battle Formation Shang Xia came up with.

Huang Yu forced Yi Jingzi back with a sweep of his spear before stopping Gong Xinlan from pressing forward. He quickly saved his companion from certain death.

Just as they were about to inspect the situation, they noticed a five colored light linking each expert from the Azure Ascension World together. They were also surrounded by a five colored light.

“Go!” There was no need for any of them to communicate with things progressing to that point. They could only fight till one side was completely eliminated.

During the great battle 4 years ago, Shang Xia’s squad managed to kill a second element Martial Dipper Realm expert and a third element Martial Dipper Realm expert.

Now that Shang Xia was also in control of the formation and his squad mates were a lot stronger than before, it didn’t matter if the other side also had a divine weapon. Shang Xia had one of his own, and it was the Five Element Ring that was perfectly suited to his abilities.

Working together, the 5 of them quickly forced the experts of the Spirit Abundance World into a passive state. Huang Yu’s injuries got worse, and he seemed as though he would fall the next second.

The other cultivator seemed to possess a much stronger foundation as his techniques changed continuously to deal with the dangers he faced. Unfortunately, with the situation he was in, he was barely able to hold on. There was no chance of fighting back at all.

That was also because Pang Jingyun and Shang Xia had split off a portion of their consciousness to try to obtain the divine weapon. If they were fully focused on the battle, it would have been over a long time ago.

Realizing that they wouldn’t be able to hold out for long, the gray robed cultivator sent a few voice transmissions to Huang Yu who was beside him.

No one knew what they were talking about, but Huang Yu revealed a shocked expression and froze for a split second.

Everything might have happened extremely quickly, but Shang Xia found a point of weakness during that pause. Reaching out to tap his Five Element Ring, a soft chime rang through the battlefield as the Reversal Five Element Ring emerged once again. It shone with crimson, a mud-yellow, gold, blue, and dull-green light as it amplified the dipper qi around. By the time the final glow was released, the energy it stored up greatly surpassed the strike Yi Jingzi released back then.

The stored-up energy transformed into a jade-green blade qi that flew towards Huang Yu.

The horrifying power it contained destroyed the other party’s dipper qi protection barrier and a miserable cry rang through the air. The blade qi that was created from the jade-green ray entered his body.

It was created from Shang Xia’s fourth martial intent, the Four Constellation Samsara Nether Blade.

Huang Yu’s figure froze in mid air, and a Fate Dipper Clone emerged from his body and was promptly destroyed. It transformed into a dull-yellow Origin Dipper that was the size of a fist.

He tried to split off the Fate Dipper Clone while transferring all his inner injuries to it, but it clearly failed. He looked even worse than before as though all his life force was about to be exhausted.

Huang Yu’s cry seemed to stimulate his companion as he made up his mind to let go of his divine weapon that was wrapped up in the Cloud Water Whip and Five Element Ring.

𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Shang Xia seemed to be struck by a backlash after heavily injuring Huang Yu, and he seemed to be sapped of strength. He was unable to follow up immediately.

In contrast, Pang Jingyun rejoiced as he tugged his Cloud Water Whip violently towards himself as he wanted to grab the divine weapon.

It was then that the divine weapon that was no longer under the gray robed man’s control started to swell.

Shang Xia’s voice rang loudly in a state of panic. “Oh no! He’s about to detonate his divine weapon!”

Detonation of a divine weapon?! How can that... What a waste...

Those were the thoughts that flashed through Pang Jingyun’s mind. But he seemed to realize what was going on as he quickly retrieved his Cloud Water Whip while retreating quickly.

What he didn’t notice was how Shang Xia and the rest retreated way faster than him!

When the glove bloated to a massive size, it exploded in the vast sea of stars! A formless shockwave tore through the void and swallowed every single asteroid in a hundred mile radius. Going out a little further, any asteroid 300 miles away was shattered into powder as the destruction continued to spread.

The Martial Dipper Realm experts of the Azure Ascension World tried their best to block the effects of the shockwave and only after running for a thousand miles did they get out of the danger zone.

Due to how critical the situation was earlier, everyone had to care for their own lives. They fled in all directions, and all of them were separated!