Although his Star True Essence and Void True Essence had long reached the peak of the second tier, and after watching ‘Creation of Heaven and Earth’, Dongbo Xueying had many insights, feeling that he could breakthrough at any moment. But this ‘any moment’ was uncontrollable! Even Dongbo Xueying dared not claim he could breakthrough whenever he wished.
The Temporal Divine Palace compels the Reborn to confront life-and-death trials, forcing breakthroughs at the precipice of existence. Though brutal… it is undeniably true that breakthroughs come more readily under such dire pressure. Dongbo Xueying felt a wave of solace wash over him. In that moment of utmost peril, with death looming, his primal survival instinct erupted with unparalleled ferocity. Even the torment of the Venomous Curse rapidly faded into insignificance. His mind, unshackled, raced with unprecedented clarity—thoughts and deductions regarding the True Essence surged forward with blinding speed. Without the Curse’s interference, such mental agility might have remained forever beyond his grasp.
This was the state forced by the edge of life and death.
“Although it is easier to breakthrough under life and death pressure, such situations are better encountered less often,” Dongbo Xueying thought, disliking that feeling of despair not at all.
“Boom!”
His Gravitational Domain repelled all the octopus-like monsters. Each of their movements slowed sharply under the gravitational repulsion, reducing their speed by another twenty or thirty percent from their previous pace.
“Die.”
Dongbo Xueying spun the shaft of his long spear.
Boom~~~
A breath of devastating power surged forth. The vortex of gravitational force on the spear shaft grew stronger, then converged into a single ‘point’ more naturally than ever. The speed also increased. It seemed as if in a flash, the spear tip had already pierced a dark bluish-gray tentacle.
“Buzz~~~” The terrifying essence of destruction contained in that single spear strike immediately spread forth, instantly coursing through the entire body. In a whoosh, the massive octopus-like monster instantly turned to ashes, then scattered into nothingness.
Star Annihilation Strike!
A single strike, an instant kill!
In previous days, Dongbo Xueying had been pondering secret techniques, but had not perfected them. Now, with his Star True Essence and Ultimate Penetration True Essence both reaching the third tier, their coordination was extremely smooth, everything feeling very natural. Although it couldn’t be considered absolutely perfect, it was sufficient. This strike… in terms of power and the subtlety of the laws it wielded, was stronger than before.
It could be said that among figures like You Lan, Chen Jiu, Master He Mountain, and others, at least in terms of offensive capability, Dongbo Xueying’s spear techniques were the most terrifying!
“Boom.” “Boom.” “Boom.”
The speed of the Star Annihilation Strike approached that of ‘Ultimate Penetration’. The octopus-like monsters moved even slower under the gravitational force. Each time Dongbo Xueying attacked, another monster perished, all eight of its tentacles vanishing.
Dongbo Xueying naturally found things much easier now.
“Whoosh whoosh whoosh.”
His spear flashed through the air.
One after another, the surrounding octopus-like monsters were obliterated, leaving the remaining Void octopus beings stunned and terrified.
“Run, run, run!” These Void octopus creatures began to flee in panic.
“Want to escape?”
At this moment, Dongbo Xueying immediately reversed his Gravitational Domain, generating a powerful pull that greatly slowed their escape speed.
“Chen Jiu.” Dongbo Xueying rushed directly toward the few Void octopus beings that had bound Chen Jiu. Seeing Dongbo Xueying chasing after them, the few Void octopus beings were quite clever. They immediately understood that this white-robed human wanted to save his companion. Without hesitation, they released their tentacles. Chen Jiu, who had previously been completely bound, was immediately freed.
The Void octopus beings scattered and fled.
Only then did Dongbo Xueying stop, not continuing the pursuit.
“What… what happened?” Still dazed, Chen Jiu looked around. He had already been expelled from the Void, returning to the real world. The surroundings were empty and vast. In the distance stood the core vine, and atop it, You Lan, the Lord, looked equally astonished.
Whoosh.
A white-clothed figure emerged from the void—it was Dongbo Xueying.
“Dongbo, is that you?” Chen Jiu was somewhat excited.
“Luckily, I broke through at the moment of life and death. I was really fortunate,” Dongbo Xueying now felt immense relief, experiencing the joy of surviving a deadly crisis.
“Hahaha, I was lucky too!” At this moment, Chen Jiu also couldn’t hide his excitement. Previously, he had felt despair, thinking he was finished! This mission had failed. Even if he had continued to endure with his armor, once the time limit set by the oath he had made with the World God arrived, the punishment of the oath would have killed him. No matter how deeply he hid, whether in Hongshi Mountain or the deepest abyss of the Dark Abyss, he would have died.
Dongbo Xueying and Chen Jiu both turned their gazes toward the core vine in the distance, looking at You Lan, the Lord atop it. Both of their eyes held killing intent.
“You Lan!” Their killing intent surged into the heavens.
Almost… almost both of them had perished!
Not only would they have died themselves, but their respective families—the Flying Sword Manor and the Xia Clan—would have suffered immense losses as a result.
“You Lan, die!” Dongbo Xueying roared, immediately transforming into a streak of light and rushing forward. Chen Jiu also charged forward.
“They’re still alive? They actually survived being surrounded and attacked by one hundred and thirty-nine Void creatures?” You Lan, the Lord, couldn’t believe what he was seeing. Chen Jiu had been expelled from the Void, and even Dongbo Xueying had walked out of the Void?
When Chen Jiu and Dongbo Xueying, filled with killing intent, looked over and charged toward him,
You Lan, without hesitation, dashed along the vine, rapidly fleeing toward the direction of the second vine-leaf world.
“Chen Jiu couldn’t fight at all within the Void. It must have been Dongbo Xueying who eliminated those Void creatures? His strength wasn’t enough before—could he have broken through?” You Lan, the Lord, was furious. He also understood clearly that for the others, breaking through was extremely difficult, as they were all attempting to cross from the peak of the third tier into the ‘Divine Heart’ realm—a step like a vast abyss. Dongbo Xueying had been the one among them most likely to break through.
“He wasn’t killed, and even managed to grow stronger!” You Lan, the Lord, was furious. “Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!”
Although filled with rage, he was already fleeing at his maximum speed.
At this very moment, golden threads still coiled around Dongbo Xueying and Chen Jiu, though their power had already waned. Yet by the time the two of them charged toward the core vine, You Lan had long since fled into the distance—his speed surpassing even that of Dongbo Xueying and Chen Jiu. With each passing second, the gap between them was fated to widen ever further.
“Forget it, we can’t catch him,” Chen Jiu said.
“This threat must be eliminated,” Dongbo Xueying said.
“Mm, we must definitely eliminate him when we get the chance. Otherwise, he might try to sabotage us again,” Chen Jiu nodded in agreement. “But don’t worry. In the upcoming vine-leaf worlds, as we progress further, it will become increasingly difficult for him to sabotage us.”
Thinking of the upcoming trials, Dongbo Xueying nodded in agreement.
“Let’s go, let’s check out those octopus monsters’ lair,” Dongbo Xueying’s eyes gleamed with anticipation as he pointed toward a low mountain’s belly a thousand three hundred li away. “It’s right there.”
“Hahaha, last time, a single octopus fiend wielded two divine artifacts and a Celestial Battle Weapon. This time, the peril is far greater—there must be untold treasures and legendary fortunes awaiting us,” Chen Jiu’s voice brimmed with fervor. “But patience, my friend. Let us wait until these cursed bindings coiled around us fade into oblivion.”
“Mm,” Dongbo Xueying nodded.
The golden threads were already growing weaker and weaker. Dongbo Xueying and Chen Jiu let their True Essences surge across their bodies, repeatedly weakening the threads.
“I’ll send my Void Projection to scout ahead,” Dongbo Xueying looked toward the location, his mind stirring. A Void Projection identical in appearance to Dongbo Xueying appeared at the entrance of the mountain’s belly, then stepped inside.
“Boom boom boom~~~” The octopus monsters that had fled back to their lair were terrified when they saw the white-robed human youth entering again, immediately scattering in panic.
Through the Void, they all rushed out of their lair.
To their surprise, there were actually one hundred and fifty-five Void creatures remaining inside the lair! Because when some had gone to pursue, others had remained behind! And each of them now knew of Dongbo Xueying’s might, not wanting to fight at all. Because once they fought, it would be a single spear strike and instant death. Their once-proud powerful vitality was completely useless.
“Still so many,” Dongbo Xueying was also startled. “Judging from this, originally, the mountain’s belly had over two hundred Void creatures.”
Soon, the golden threads completely vanished from their bodies.
“Let’s go.”
Dongbo Xueying and Chen Jiu immediately walked over and soon arrived at the entrance of the mountain’s belly.
Outside the mountain’s belly, Dongbo Xueying left behind three Void creatures, spreading out to monitor all directions.
The two of them then stepped inside.
Inside the mountain’s belly was empty and vast, covering a range of five or six li.
Inside grew some plants and wildflowers, with streams flowing through. In a corner of the cavern, floating in midair, was a crystal jade.
Dongbo Xueying and Chen Jiu’s gazes both fell upon the floating crystal jade in the distance.
“I won’t go,” Chen Jiu smiled. Even with his thick skin, he couldn’t possibly get involved at this point. Surviving was already more than enough for him. He couldn’t possibly try to claim any treasures now. Of course, if Dongbo Xueying didn’t need it… and if Dongbo Xueying willingly offered it to him, he would still be willing to accept it.
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