Chapter 882: Guns Really Blazing

With the introduction complete, Yang Taihe of the Eternal Palace, also addressed as Master Wei Yang’, appeared. He was shrouded by a ball of dark light.

Li Jidao of the Divine Capital Sect, also addressed as ‘Master Shen Du’, made his appearance in a ball of hazy light. No one was able to see him clearly.

Zhang Xuansheng of the Northern Sea Mystic Sect also came. He had multiple titles, and he was known either as ‘Master Xuan Sheng’ or ‘Master Northern Sea’. Scarlet light formed a ball around him and the aura around him showed that he was the strongest of the 4 Sixth Order Ancestors of the Azure Ascension World.

Liu Jingsheng, who had the title of ‘Master Yuan Chen’, was the least famous among them all. He was surrounded by a ball of clear light as he emerged from the world. Everyone felt their surging emotions calm down when they saw the ball of clear light.

The next moment, Jiang Guannan felt the spatial tunnel behind her trembling slightly. There seemed to be footsteps coming from behind, and it varied in speed. However, the footsteps rang clearly in the minds of everyone 10,000 miles around the spatial tunnel. A foot eventually emerged from the spatial tunnel as a figure with a hunched back arrived. Their hair was sparse and gray, and they were tied up into a bun with a wooden hairpin. The figure seemed a little blurry while stepping out of the tunnel.

Quickly arriving beside Jiang Guannan, the elder slowly regained physical form as a layer of green light appeared. The figure immediately gave a greeting. “I am Chong Xu of the Emptiness Drifting Mountain. Greetings to fellow cultivators of the Azure Ascension World.”

Forcing a cough, Zhang Xuansheng asked, “The Spirit Abundance World has 9 great Elysiums... I wonder how many Sixth Order cultivators will be coming today?”

“Not many...” Another voice emerged from the third spatial tunnel behind Jiang Guannan. The next moment, a figure who held a worn metal spear on his shoulder appeared. The skin on his face looked a little waxy, and he was pretty thin. However, his arms looked extraordinarily long for his body. A mist that shone with the color of metal appeared around him as he muttered, “I am Zhao Wuhen of the Azure Island. There’s just one more behind me, but I don’t know when that fellow plans on arriving.”

The words barely left his lips when a deep rumble came from the depths of the void. The light around Jiang Guannan flickered violently as though reflecting her intense fluctuating feelings as the rumble came from behind her.

Zhao Wuhen, the Sixth Order expert of the Azure Island, roared with laughter. “Lu Pingyuan really took the spatial tunnel Third Lady used! Hahaha! Why am I not surprised?!”

His laughter rang in the minds of those from the Azure Ascension World, but nothing could conceal the feeling of schadenfreude in his voice.

In the intense ball of light, Jiang Guannan chuckled lightly before moving to the side. She quickly made way for the individual behind her.

Zhao Wuhen’s laughter paused for a second and he grumbled, “Heh, this is boring... Looks like all female cultivators are all bark no bite. I thought Third Lady’s unyielding and heroic attitude would allow her to stand her ground. Who would have thought that her ability to endure would be as big as her breasts...”

The words barely left his lips when a hoarse voice came from the spatial tunnel. “Sick Bastard Zhao, don’t give me that shit with your crappy attempt to stir up trouble. Are you planning to embarrass yourself as a Martial Void Realm Ancestor?”

That was the second time ‘Martial Void Realm’ had been brought up by the experts of the Spirit Abundance World.

The 4 Sixth Order Ancestors of the Azure Ascension World, along with all the Martial Dipper Realm experts, fell deep into thought. From the looks of it, the Spirit Abundance World had already created a title for those in the Sixth Order. Moreover, from the attitudes of those who appeared, it was clear that the 9 great powers of the Spirit Abundance World weren’t as bonded as they had thought. There seemed to be a lot of problems in their relationships.

Of course, the experts of the Azure Ascension World guessed as much. During the first invasion, only the Emptiness Drifting Mountain, Azure Island, and Solitary Peak Heavenly Lake were involved and there was no doubt about it, they were trying to swallow the Azure Ascension World for themselves after finding traces of it!

It was a shame Liu Jingsheng advanced at the very last second. Along with Kou Chongxue’s strength, they managed to beat the 3 great factions back. Because of their defeat, they were unable to hide the existence of the Azure Ascension World any longer.

With all 9 powers of the Spirit Abundance World learning of their existence, they naturally wanted to devour a piece for themselves. However, they had their enemies too, and they were unable to unleash their full strength against the Azure Ascension World.

They discovered a good opportunity when Kou Chongxue and the others left for another world, and they had to bring up their plans for the invasion whether they were ready or not. As such, their attempt looked a little rushed.

It was clear to them what the Azure Ascension World was planning. The moment the Azure Ascension World ascended to a Spirit World, the various Elysiums and Holy Lands would receive massive benefits and they would experience a sharp increase in strength. Trying to swallow the Azure Ascension World then would prove to be a massive challenge.

... Despite their rushed attempt at an invasion, the Spirit Abundance World sent 5 Martial Void Realm experts over. The pressure they brought was tremendous!

Of course, the Emptiness Drifting Mountain, Azure Island, and Solitary Peak Heavenly Lake didn’t remain out of the conflict. They sent a Martial Void Realm expert each, and Jiang Guannan and Lu Pingyuan seemed to be recent additions. From the interaction between all of them, it could be seen that Jiang Guannan, Dugu Yuanshan, and Zhao Wuhen seemed to be at odds with each other.

Xu Chong of the Emptiness Drifting Mountain might seem a lot calmer than the rest, but from how the 3 factions worked together initially, it was clear that they had some sort of alliance with each other.

As the Heaven Embroidery Palace took part in their ‘operation’, it was no wonder she wasn’t well received by the other 3.

Finally, they had to mention Lu Pingyuan. Even though he hadn’t revealed his faction, from the looks of it, the power behind him shouldn’t be allied with the Heaven Embroidered Palace. Otherwise, Zhao Wuhen shouldn’t have tried to stir up the differences between them so openly. It was clear that the faction behind Lu Pingyuan wasn’t allied with anyone present and they were only there to split a portion of the gains.

With the Martial Void Realm experts of the Spirit Abundance World appearing one by one, the Sixth Order Ancestors of the Azure Ascension World also quickly analyzed the relationship between them. They quickly concluded that the 5 Martial Void Realm experts could be split into 3 sides.

It was then that a pitch-black light emerged from the spatial tunnel. A strange figure that was also completely back in color could be vaguely seen in the ball of black light.

𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

“I am Lu Pingyuan of the Heaven and Earth Villa.”

By the time he was done speaking, the spatial tunnel behind him trembled violently before disappearing in silence. It seemed as though transporting 2 Martial Void Realm experts was too much for a single spatial tunnel to bear.

Rather than rejoicing at the fact that a spatial tunnel collapsed, the Sixth Order Ancestors of the Azure Ascension World became more jittery than before.

There are 2 more spatial tunnels... Doesn’t that mean that they will be able to send 2 more experts over?

The formless pressure the 5 Martial Void Realm Ancestors brought with them was so strong that the Sixth Order existences of the Azure Ascension World were finding it hard to breathe. If there were really 2 more Martial Void Realm experts, there would be no way for the Azure Ascension World to resist! They might as well surrender and beg for their lives...

The next moment, another question formed in their minds. If each spatial tunnel could transport 2 Martial Void Realm experts over, how the hell did Dugu Yuanshan arrive?

From the start, the Sixth Order Ancestors of the Azure Ascension World had been closely monitoring the spatial tunnels. They were sure that Dugu Yuanshan didn’t appear from any of them!

If he was able to appear without any warning... Would other experts of the Spirit Abundance World be able to use the same method to arrive at the Azure Ascension World?

“Hehehehe...” Perhaps Dugu Yuanshan also noticed something from the formless exchange between the Sixth Order existences and a strange laugh left his lips. “Actually, why don’t you guys just surrender? You know about the 9 great powers of our Spirit Abundance World, but you probably have no idea how strong they really are... For you to only produce 4 Martial Void Realm experts with the help of your world... How can you know how strong our Spirit Abundance World really is? We have 20 Martial Void Realm experts at the very least!”

Dugu Yuanshan wasn’t actually speaking to the Sixth Order Ancestors of the Azure Ascension World.

“20 Martial Void Realm experts...”

“Is that the title for experts in the Sixth Order?”

“No... They don’t just have 20 Martial Void Realm experts. They have at least 20 of them...”

“How many Martial Dipper Realm experts will they have then?”

“During the battle back then, they probably mobilized 70 to 80 of them, right?!”

“Those were just Martial Dipper Realm experts of 3 of their great powers... Now that all 9 powers have chosen to take action... Wouldn’t that mean that they would have 200 or so Martial Dipper Realm experts?”

“Hiss... How are we supposed to fight them then?!”

As soon as Dugu Yuanshan’s voice entered the minds of the cultivators of the Azure Ascension World in the Beyond Heavens Pavilion, many of them felt their minds trembling with fear.

“Enough!”

“Calm down!”

“Protect your minds...”

“Don’t let his words sway you!”

The Sixth Order existences of the Azure Ascension World yelled and their words were like a bucket of cold water thrown on the faces of the cultivators of the Azure Ascension World. They snapped awake immediately.

“Fellow cultivator of the Spirit Abundance World, this is the second time you’ve messed with lower-leveled cultivators!” Zhang Xuansheng’s voice boomed in their minds and he was nearly unable to control his fury any longer.

“Hmph, hmph.” Dugu Yuanshan snorted twice before mumbling to himself. “I hate it when they hide in their shells... If they hide in their world and draw on the power it contains, they will be able to raise their combat strength by a level at the very least... How can an Azure World produce 4 Elysiums anyway?! This is really strange...”

Jiang Guannan glanced at Dugu Yuanshan who was the closest to the Azure Ascension World and mumbled softly, “Enough. Since we managed to buy so much time, the Old Bear from the Dajun Dynasty probably stored enough energy. Our juniors will be here soon and we should start loosening our muscles!”

After he spoke, she took a single step forward and closed more than half the distance between herself and the Azure Ascension World. She stood right beside Dugu Yuanshan.

Jiang Guannan might not be the strongest among the 5 Martial Void Realm experts sent by the Spirit Abundance World, but that couldn’t be said about her status. She seemed to possess quite the high status among them 5 and even though Dugu Yuanshan was keeping his distance from her when she arrived, he, along with Lu Pingyuan who arrived the latest, started to take action the moment she moved.

The next moment, the cultivators of the Azure Ascension World in the Beyond Heavens Pavilion felt the heavenly screen beneath their feet sinking heavily.

No... Sinking wasn’t the right word for it. Instead, the heavenly screen was caving into the world in an extremely violent manner!