Chapter 1274: Resurrected True Saint (2)

So much knowledge... Once the Chaos Jade Crystal is activated, one may undergo chaos infusion. The process will last ten thousand years and the user must not be disturbed by external forces?

True Saint Feng Jiao rapidly processed the messages transmitted from the crystal.

There were three main points:

First, the entire process would require ten thousand years to complete.

Second, once ownership was claimed, the

Chaos Jade Crystal

could not be used by others unless its master perished.

Damn it! I don’t have ten thousand years to sit around and cultivate right now.

Panic seized True Saint Feng Jiao. He had planned to use the crystal immediately after claiming it. That way, even if he died in the ensuing struggle, the benefit would remain when he eventually revived and returned.

Who could have predicted that the Chaos Jade Crystal would have such usage requirements? More critically, once bound to a master, the connection became permanent and unbreakable.

This is a dead end! Even if I discarded this Chaos Jade Crystal now, I doubt anyone would show mercy.

Despair settled over True Saint Feng Jiao like a shroud.

His options had narrowed to just two: completely absorb the crystal or face annihilation. There was no middle ground.

One couldn’t blame him for his lack of knowledge. Since the Primordium, precious few Chaos Jade Crystals had manifested. Even Dao Zenithels possessed limited understanding of how they were used, let alone a mere True Saint such as himself.

Flee!

True Saint Feng Jiao was already darting frantically to the side, broadcasting desperate pleas: "Save me! Someone save me!"

"Feng Jiao has claimed the crystal!"

"Quick, protect Feng Jiao!"

"Move in now!" Several True Saints rushed forward in succession, all hailing from Feng Jiao's faction, the Eastern Wilderness Megaverse.

Though these allied True Saints harbored both envy and jealousy, they recognized the reality: if Feng Jiao escaped with this treasure and eventually ascended to Dao Zenithel, they would reap substantial benefits from today's intervention. If he died? Their effort would yield nothing.

However, while True Saints from the Eastern Wilderness Megaverse rallied to protect their comrade, those from other factions vastly outnumbered them, and by more than tenfold at that.

"Stop True Saint Feng Jiao!"

"Kill him!"

"Slay him and seize the Chaos Jade Crystal!" True Saints charged toward Feng Jiao in a frenzied wave.

Just then—

"Stop, stop..." whispered a faint voice, immediately resonating throughout spacetime and in the consciousness of every True Saint present. Many of their eyes glazed over with momentary confusion, their speed faltering.

I—?

True Saint Feng Jiao stumbled, his vision nearly dimming before suddenly clearing. Horror filled his gaze.

Psyche Dream class?

Whoosh!

True Saint Feng Jiao fled as quickly as he could. He had pinpointed the source of the vast disturbance: an elderly figure draped in black robes.

Whoosh!

The elderly man stepped through the void, his movements deceptively languid yet achieving the astonishing velocity of eight hundred times light speed.

"True Saint Xuan Xin?" Feng Jiao exclaimed, shock and rage mingling in his voice as he recognized the gaunt elder.

"How interesting that someone remembers me after all these eons." The skeletal elder smiled faintly. "Feng Jiao? You were merely a fledgling when I roamed the cosmic sea back then."

"True Saint Xuan Xin?"

"It's truly him!"

"That old fogey is still alive? He actually appeared here?" Many True Saints snapped from their daze upon hearing Feng Jiao's words, staring at the gaunt elder with unconcealed astonishment.

From a distance, Wu Yuan overheard this exchange.

True Saint Xuan Xin? The Immortal Court's True Saint Xuan Xin? Wasn't he completely annihilated?

Wu Yuan felt a jolt of surprise course through him.

Though he had never encountered True Saint Xuan Xin personally, Wu Yuan had read extensive intelligence reports about him. This was an unimaginably ancient being who rose to prominence during the Primordial Era, emerging only slightly later than Eldritch Progenitor Hou Tu.

It was worth noting that while True Saints possessed eternal lifespans and could revive repeatedly, after countless adventures and deaths, there would eventually come a day where they could no longer return.

Many ancient True Saints, fearing they might not resurrect after a particularly devastating defeat, rarely sent their true selves out of their lairs.

In essence, the True Saints currently present in the Tenth Chaos Void were primarily younger individuals.

From what Wu Yuan's understood, True Saint Xuan Xin had completely perished over a hundred samsara cycles ago, his Saint Realm completely decayed.

To determine whether a True Saint or Dao Zenithel had permanently fallen, one typically verified whether their Saint Realm or Eternal Realm continued to function normally. Upon their death, these realms maintained their integrity briefly, but gradually deteriorated until nothing remained.

How could he possibly have returned to life?

Wu Yuan wondered, both shocked and perplexed.

Logically, after failing to revive for such an immense span of time, resurrection should have been impossible.

This explains why True Saint Yan Huo tried to block Tian Peng; the Immortal Court still has True Saint Xuan Xin as backup.

This realization flashed through Wu Yuan's mind.

True Saint Xuan Xin's power had been formidable even back then. Before his supposed final death, he had ranked fourth on the True Saint Rankings.

But Wu Yuan had no time to contemplate further.

Boom!

He transformed into a streak of blinding light, charging desperately toward the array core.

...

"Escape is impossible."

True Saint Xuan Xin had already intercepted True Saint Feng Jiao. His skeletal frame and the ghastly smile on his face made for a truly horrifying picture. "The Chaos Jade Crystal's radiance has faded. You've already claimed ownership? Then die!

"You brought this fate upon yourself. Don’t blame me."

Whoosh!

True Saint Xuan Xin finally unleashed his killing move. Waves of soul fluctuations swept outward, causing Feng Jiao to cycle repeatedly between trance and clarity, disrupting his escape.

Annihilate!

True Saint Xuan Xin's body blazed with endless black light, manifesting as countless sword beams that struck toward Feng Jiao.

Each black beam was immensely powerful, moving with such extreme velocity that Feng Jiao couldn't hope to evade even if he attempted to.

Boom!

True Feng Jiao desperately swung his artifact to block, but the impact still sent his massive form tumbling backward.

"Die." True Saint Xuan Xin spoke softly, a glint of killing intent flashing in his murky eyes as he repeatedly activated his artifact. These countless black lights were launched from a powerful set of artifacts he had acquired, seamlessly combining offense and defense into an overwhelming force.

While his Psyche Dream techniques proved extraordinarily strong, his physical attacks also reached the Full True Saint level.

Boom! Boom!

Feng Jiao struggled desperately, and other Eastern Wilderness Megaverse members intervened to save him. But after more than ten exchanges, True Saint Xuan Xin forcibly suppressed them all.

At this point, True Saint Feng Jiao teetered on the brink of death.

The power disparity was simply too vast. When True Saints of comparable strength clashed, battles could drag on for ages. But with such a pronounced gap, victory was often decided within moments.

This cannot be happening! This Chaos Jade Crystal should be mine! It belongs to me!

True Saint Feng Jiao's eyes blazed with madness and bitter refusal.

On death's threshold, he attempted to activate the Chaos Jade Crystal, even trying to destroy it.

Unfortunately, this rare treasure born from the Ten Chaos Voids couldn’t be destroyed that easily. If it could, it wouldn't have earned such a legendary status.

Explode!

In his final living moments, True Saint Feng Jiao released a despairing roar. He lunged toward True Saint Xuan Xin with his remaining strength, triggering his Eternal Psyche.

Rumble~

The Eternal Psyche released terrifying shockwaves in all directions. Along with these dispersing waves, numerous artifacts and storage devices were scattered across the battlefield.

Bastard.

True Saint Xuan Xin's ancient face finally revealed genuine anger.

True Saint Feng Jiao had deliberately flung his treasures in every direction.

Whoosh!

True Saint Xuan Xin swept his hand forward, his True Saint mana surging forth to collect the treasures floating throughout the area.

"Grab them!"

"Quick!" The surrounding True Saints all rushed forward, attempting to snatch the ultimate treasures left behind by True Saint Feng Jiao.

"They’re mine!"

Yet True Saint Xuan Xin, with his superior strength and proximity, still managed to secure the majority of the treasures. From one storage artifact, he retrieved the Chaos Jade Crystal.

Excellent! By delivering this Chaos Jade Crystal to the treasury, I will be able to repay all costs of my revival.

True Saint Xuan Xin's eyes gleamed with excitement.

My Saint Realm has withered considerably. It was sheer fortune that I could revive at all... To ascend to Dao Zenithel, I must first restore my Saint Realm. That will require the Heavenly Imperator's intervention once more.

In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through True Saint Xuan Xin's mind, followed swiftly by focused determination.

Time to go!

True Saint Xuan Xin's form blurred as he darted into the distance, intent on escaping.

He understood that securing the treasure marked merely the first step; only by successfully fleeing and delivering it to Immortal Court headquarters would he truly succeed.

"Block him!"

"Kill!"

"True Saint Xuan Xin? No matter his strength, he’s just one man."

True Saint Xuan Xin had expended considerable time slaying True Saint Feng Jiao and retrieving the treasure. By now, over a hundred True Saints had converged, all unleashing their techniques in a coordinated assault. Some hurled Xiantian Instruments, others wielded arcane arts.

Boom!

The entire array core trembled as spacetime rippled with shockwaves.

Faced with this onslaught, True Saint Xuan Xin's expression darkened. A single True Saint's attack might not threaten him, but the combined might of over a hundred made him pause.

Retreat!

True Saint Xuan Xin endured one terrifying impact after another, fleeing with lightning speed in another direction.

I cannot delay. I must escape immediately and avoid getting entangled.

True Saint Xuan Xin calculated swiftly.

He recognized that this defense array restricted most True Saints from displaying their full power, and the majority were still converging from distant locations. This granted him a chance to escape.

Otherwise, once thousands of True Saints encircled him, his power would prove insufficient against such overwhelming odds.

Whoosh!

True Saint Xuan Xin fled desperately, charging directly into a twisted spacetime corridor that led toward the boundary of the array.

"True Saint Xuan Xin has seized the Chaos Jade Crystal."

"Stop him immediately!"

"Hurry!" Among the thousand True Saints, this news spread rapidly as they relayed True Saint Xuan Xin's spacetime coordinates to each other, striving to hunt him down. Yet none could fully close the gap.

First, True Saint Xuan Xin's strength was extraordinary. His psyche dream illusions easily confused the True Saints, while his physical defense and speed allowed him to withstand numerous attacks while maintaining his flight speed.

Second, the array's unique environment, with layers of distorted spacetime, prevented the True Saints from forming coordinated assaults.

Third, and perhaps most crucial, nearly two hundred True Saints from the Immortal Court actively obstructed powerhouses from rival factions. True Saint Yan Huo alone engaged several True Saints, creating valuable space for True Saint Xuan Xin's escape.

In just over ten breaths, True Saint Xuan Xin had crossed over a billion li, nearing the array's outer boundary, on the verge of breaking free from the encirclement of over a thousand True Saints.

Suddenly, a streak of light flashed across his path. Within a pocket of twisted spacetime, ripples of distortion spread as a figure in azure robes appeared before True Saint Xuan Xin.

His long hair flowed freely, and his demeanor was exceptionally carefree.

"True Saint Luan Hai?" True Saint Xuan Xin's pupils constricted as his gaunt face fixed on the smiling figure.

"Senior True Saint Xuan Xin." True Saint Luan Hai smiled warmly. "How delightful to meet you. In the past, I've only seen your name in ancient records, but we’ve never crossed paths. I never imagined we would meet under such circumstances."

"I've heard of you as well," True Saint Xuan Xin stared intently at him. "I'm prepared to offer a Chaos Treasure in exchange for safe passage. What do you say?"

True Saint Xuan Xin dared not underestimate his opponent. Someone ranked first on the True Saint Rankings could not be ordinary.

"Haha, unfortunately, that is insufficient." True Saint Luan Hai laughed softly. "Senior True Saint Xuan Xin, surrender the Chaos Jade Crystal. You cannot safeguard it, but you may preserve your life... Otherwise, I must regrettably send you to the afterlife."

Boom!

True Saint Xuan Xin hesitated no longer, attacking immediately. A sea of black light erupted from him, engulfing True Saint Luan Hai completely.

Whoosh!

True Saint Luan Hai took a single step through the void. Countless streams of crystalline water materialized beneath his feet, forming a protective shield that effortlessly deflected the black light's assault.

"Hah!” True Saint Luan Hai followed with a direct punch. The strike appeared deceptively simple, an ordinary straight punch, yet contained infinite profundities. As it neared True Saint Xuan Xin's face, his fist transformed into boundless torrents. Spacetime itself twisted, causing countless streams to crash toward True Saint Xuan Xin from all directions.

Annihilate!

True Saint Xuan Xin attempted to resist. His psyche dream illusion had barely begun infiltrating True Saint Luan Hai's Eternal Psyche when it shattered completely.

A soul-type Chaos Treasure?

True Saint Xuan Xin was utterly shocked, frantically defending himself from the endless torrents.

Boom!

Streams of water intertwined like terrifying whips, lashing True Saint Xuan Xin repeatedly, leaving him unable to mount any effective counterattack.

What? This!

True Saint Xuan Xin was completely stunned. His physical attacks were formidable, no weaker than True Saint Yan Huo's, yet he found himself at an absolute disadvantage. More astounding still, his opponent appeared not to have deployed a single artifact.

True Saint Luan Hai's reputation was clearly well-earned.

"Surrender the Chaos Jade Crystal," True Saint Luan Hai stated casually, advancing toward True Saint Xuan Xin.

Suddenly, both men turned to a nearby point in space.

Whoosh!

A figure in black robes emerged from the twisted spacetime, wearing a deceptively harmless smile. "Are you two fighting? Please, do continue."