Chapter 876: Ding Ding Ding, Round 2!

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In the Beyond Heavens Pavilion above the Azure Ascension World...

With a massive spatial fluctuation that was visible to the eye happening 10,000 miles from the Beyond Heavens Pavilion, a massive spatial tunnel that resembled an endless void started to form.

Almost every single Martial Extermination Realm expert and those with higher cultivation realm were stationed in the Beyond Heavens Pavilion at that point as they stared at the giant spatial tunnel that was forming.

Compared to the previous invasion of the Spirit Abundance World where they managed to intercept them 30,000 miles away from the Beyond Heavens Pavilion, the Sixth Order Ancestors of the Azure Ascension World seemed to have given up on their resistance. They allowed the spatial tunnel to slowly expand above the Beyond Heavens Pavilion and didn’t seem to put up any sort of resistance.

10,000 miles away, the second and third spatial tunnels also started to form.

Despite the formation of those spatial tunnels, there was no sign of any experts from the Spirit Abundance World descending. Those spatial tunnels merely continued to expand.

The Martial Extermination Realm experts in the Beyond Heavens Pavilion could feel the spatial fluctuations clearly at that point and they were starting to feel an oppressive pressure overwhelming them.

“Why... Why didn’t the experts of our world stop the spatial tunnels from forming?”

Many Martial Extermination Realm experts started to whisper among themselves as they turned to their seniors for an explanation.

“How do you know no one tried to stop it?” A Martial Dipper Realm Ancestor growled. “If no one was doing anything, do you really think there will only be 3 spatial tunnels? The exchange between Sixth Order Ancestors isn't something you can understand!”

“Ancestor, how exactly is the conflict of the Sixth Order Ancestors carried out? Are they fighting in the sea of stars?”

“Ahem... That isn’t something you can understand and there’s no need to think too much about it. All of you should focus on improving your cultivation and strive to refine your Fate Dippers as soon as possible.”

Yet another Martial Extermination Realm expert asked, “If we are unable to do battle outside the Beyond Heavens Pavilion, wouldn’t that mean that our Azure Ascension World will suffer great damages once the battle begins?”

One of the Martial Dipper Realm experts decided to chip in and explain to their juniors, “You might not know what is going on, but the Beyond Heavens Pavilion is the strongest barrier we have against experts of other worlds. Only here would we be able to obtain the greatest advantage of our world. The experts from the Spirit Abundance World will be greatly restrained by the World’s Will when they are here.”

“Why was the previous battle held 30,000 miles away then?” Another Martial Extermination Realm expert asked their senior.

“Back then, the worlds had yet to fully fuse together. If the battle was held right above the Beyond Heavens Pavilion, we might not be able to make full use of our advantage. We were also afraid to interfere with the process of fusion. Moreover, the experts of the Spirit Abundance World who came back then were merely a small part of their fighting strength...”

The Martial Dipper Realm experts of the various factions recounted everything as they thought back to their experiences back then,

“Actually, there’s another reason behind it.” The gazes of many Martial Dipper Realm experts turned to the You Continent as they spoke. Sneers could be seen on their faces. “A good half of the Martial Dipper Realm experts of our world were made to disappear, and they’re the batch who possessed the greatest fighting strength. Of course we can’t face the enemy out there with them gone!”

In the Beyond Heavens Pavilion above the You Continent where there used to only be a lonely pavilion stood multiple structures that contained many defensive properties thanks to the development of the Tongyou Institution.

Ji Wenlong, Shang Bo, and Yun Jing were stationed there at the moment and they gathered every single Martial Extermination Realm expert of the institution.

“The other powers of the Azure Ascension World seem extremely hostile this whole time... Right now, their hostility is starting to turn to malice. I’m afraid that the moment the battle starts, they will move against us in the dark!” Mu Jianyin, who had entered the Martial Extermination Realm some time ago, muttered worriedly to Yun Jing.

Yun Jing didn’t seem too bothered by it. “If the seniors of your faction were sent to another world without knowing it would happen, would you resent whoever did it?”

“But... Those who have ill intentions are basically throwing all the responsibility of the invasion to us. After all, Patriarch Kou and the others are the strongest experts we have...” Mu Jianyin muttered.

Yun Jing glared at Mu Jianyin from the corner of her eye, and Mu Jianyin quickly swallowed whatever she wanted to say. Seeing as Mu Jianyin was no longer speaking, Yun Jing muttered, “There’s no need for you to worry about this. After all, there are still some people who understood Patriarch Kou’s intentions.”

Mu Jianyin didn’t know how to respond and she could only remain silent.

Finally, Ji Wenlong started to explain at the side. Even though it seemed as though he was filling Mu Jianyin in on the details, his explanation was actually for the rest of the institution. “Patriarch Kou chose not to wait for death to approach and he decided to take a gamble. Now that the experts of the Spirit Abundance World have come, they definitely understand that Patriarch Kou and the rest aren’t here to stop them. They definitely didn’t plan to take action so early either and should be doing so in a hurry.”

Many experts of the institution understood what was going on and their emotions were quickly stabilized.

When the disappearance of so many experts who entered the Celestial Remains first filled the Azure Ascension World, the news of Kou Chongxue being the person who planned it all also started to spread. The Tongyou Institution had to endure quite a lot of pressure even though the 4 Elysiums had already tried to block off a portion of the blame.

The next second, a strange question came from Shang Jian who was standing behind Shang Bo. “The spatial tunnel has been open for some time... Why haven’t their experts arrived yet?”

Shang Bo didn’t reply immediately, but his expression turned incomparably serious. A moment later, he muttered in a soft voice, as though he was second guessing himself. “Even though the experts of the Spirit Abundance World aren’t here yet, the spatial fluctuations coming from those tunnels are still expanding...”

He couldn’t help but take a deep breath before releasing a sigh, “I’m afraid... Martial Dipper Realm experts aren’t the only ones coming this time!”

The experts of the institution weren’t the only ones who could think of something like that. The experts of the Elysiums definitely reached the conclusion earlier.

Once again, the pressure they were feeling started to rise. It was a sense of oppression that reached a horrifying level!

This invasion by the Spirit Abundance World would probably involve Sixth Order Ancestors personally descending to take part in the battle!

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When the Azure Ascension World was about to face the second invasion of the Spirit Abundance World, there was chaos in the Azure Flame World. In the city, Kou Chongxue gathered Lu Wuzi, Yifeng, Jiu Du, and Huang Jinghan before working with them to pull their experts out from the beast tides. Separating them from their opponents from the Azure Flame World, the experts of the Azure Ascension World were brought back to the city and they even gave up resisting the damage caused to the city by the beast tides.

The losses they suffered were catastrophic. Half of their Martial Extermination Realm experts were dead, and there were many Martial Dipper Realm experts who had been slain. Lu Wuzi, Jiu Du, Yifeng, and Huang Jinghan also suffered varying degrees of injuries. They also sacrificed their Fate Dipper Clones and experienced a drop in their cultivation realm. If peak-tier experts like them suffered such a fate, there was less of a need to mention the others. There were some who were even forced to regress back to the Martial Extermination Realm due to their injuries.

Even though all of them were in sorry states and they were exuding a strong aura of despair, their divine wills experienced a round of extreme tempering because of it.

One could say that even though all of them suffered a drop in cultivation realms, as long as they were given enough time and resources, they would definitely be able to return to their peak state. In fact, breaking through might not pose a problem.

At the very least, peak-tier experts like Huang Jinghan and the others could feel a new door opening up in front of them. They had a feeling that they would be able to refine their fifth Fate Dipper and step into the fifth element of the Martial Dipper Realm!

After getting rid of the danger around them and returning to the city, the experts of the Azure Ascension World watched as the experts of the Azure Flame World beat a hasty retreat. They experienced losses no less than their opponents, and they were more than happy to leave the beast tides to the Outsiders.

Even though they knew that it was what the Outsiders wanted as they would be able to buy themselves more time, with so many Martial Sages killed and a large number of Martial Ancestors dead, they had no choice but to take the risk and retreat. There was also no need to mention that the only 2 surviving flying ships had numerous signs of damage on them.

They watched on as the beast tides rushed into the city!