Chapter 431: Ambush

Boom! Boom!

The sky trembled, the void tore open, and the mighty ocean roared, forming terrifying tsunamis and whirlpools.

The entire world seemed to have split into two factions.

On one side were the gale and the ocean, while on the other were the earth and flames.

Stunning distortions and explosions continuously emerged along the boundary line, carrying a force that shook the entire universe.

The collision of the four fundamental primal forces caused the entire Phantom Spirit World to tremble.

On the four continents, earthquakes, fires, tornadoes, tsunamis… terrifying natural disasters successively appeared, recklessly devouring lives, as if the apocalypse had arrived.

Stone City.

Boom! Boom!

Terrifying earthquakes erupted, exceeding a magnitude of ten, even causing the entire Stone City to collapse in an instant.

“Hurry and act!”

Dongfang Dieyu stood tall on the city walls and suddenly gave a light shout.

Beside her, two powerful Spirit Tamer experts emerged, their Sovereign-level pressure surging into the sky, while several Sovereign-level Spirit Beasts flew out and positioned themselves at the four corners of Stone City, stabilizing all directions.

These were the contingencies Wu Ming had specially left for Dongfang Dieyu—Wu Du Langjun and Hou Yong, who had recently ascended to the Sovereign level.

As for Zuo Linling, she was now guarding Dongfang Dieyu closely at all times.

After all, she knew that compared to the entire Dongfang Family or Stone City, their master might value Dongfang Dieyu a bit more.

Moments later, the citizens of Stone City, having survived the earthquake, began to cheer, gazing at the city lord Dongfang Dieyu with eyes full of gratitude and fervor.

“Ah Ming… please return safely!”

Dongfang Dieyu, seemingly unaware, tightened her fists around the hem of her skirt.

On Daughter Cliff.

A green whirlwind formed, covering the sky and earth, as a Dragon Monarch of Immortal Cultivation flew out, each scale radiating unparalleled brilliance: “Dragon’s Breath!”

A white beam of light plunged into the heart of the whirlwind, followed by a distant muffled sound.

The tornado instantly dissipated, transforming into a hurricane. Although it still flattened trees, it was no longer a disaster that Daughter Cliff could not evade.

Many women appeared atop the cliff, praising the mighty power of the Dragon Monarch of Immortal Cultivation.

However, the current Holy Maiden, Dongfang Shuoyin, gazed into the distance, eyes dazed: “This world… has changed? Shuo Ming Brother… wherever you are, I hope you remain safe and sound…”

Boom!

After another shocking clash, astonishing flames scattered outward, spreading to other continents. The resulting change in the world’s primal forces, along with the tide of fire elements, would surely trigger countless volcanic eruptions.

Wu Ming quickly retreated, gazing solemnly at the Creator God whose presence darkened the sky: “Truly the source of all Spirit Beasts—every Spirit ability harmonizes perfectly within you…”

In truth, without the aid of the Temple of the Sovereign, he would have been killed countless times by the Creator God already.

Yet now, a growing smile appeared on his face: “But compared to you… I am not without advantages… I am not from this world, and I don’t mind if this world is completely destroyed or crippled. But what about you?”

Laughing loudly, he manipulated the powers of fire and earth and struck with a single fist.

Bang!

The Creator God’s eyes brimmed with fury, radiating a milky white glow. Though it barely blocked the attack, the shockwave still spread far and wide.

The resulting disturbance in the world’s primal forces immediately crossed the entire ocean, reaching Wind Continent.

Suddenly, the entire continent trembled, and terrifying explosions erupted at its edges. From above, it looked as if a bite had been taken out of the map. Volcanic eruptions across Wind Continent intensified more than tenfold in an instant!

“The world rules you designed… were inherently flawed!”

Wu Ming loomed overhead, his gaze indifferent.

Even a Celestial Immortal from the Great Zhou World couldn’t easily destroy the world!

But the world rules established by the Creator God amplified the power of Spirit Beasts by drawing upon the entire world’s strength!

Each Divine Spirit Beast could harness a share of the world’s power hundreds, even thousands of times greater than that of a Celestial Immortal in the Great Zhou World. Thus, every attack by a Divine Spirit Beast could potentially affect the world’s essence, bringing disasters upon the entire world!

“It seems you were certain—or perhaps you designed it—that the future Illusory Spirit World would only have you and the four Supreme Divine Spirit Beasts to suppress everything else… never imagining that I would appear, capable of stripping you of control over the two Divine Spirit Beasts…”

Clearly, the number of Celestial Immortals in the Great Zhou World far exceeded that of Divine Spirit Beasts. If played this way, the only outcome would be mutual destruction of the entire world.

However, with only the four Divine Spirit Beasts in the Phantom Spirit World maintaining a strict hierarchy, such extravagant power could be freely wielded.

Wu Ming guessed that the Creator God intended to establish itself as the supreme deity in the future, with the four Divine Spirit Beasts suppressing the four continents, crushing all resistance.

Therefore, using its authority, it established such world laws.

Unfortunately, although this system might operate perfectly internally, it could easily create problems when facing external enemies.

“Yoyo!”

Clearly, Wu Ming’s indifferent and careless attitude toward the world immediately put the Creator God in a difficult position.

Wu Ming could afford to be indifferent, but the Creator God still wished to obtain the world’s divine status and become the supreme deity of the Phantom Spirit World, so it had to care.

Thus, it let out a long roar, and the sea surged, forming astonishing power. Suddenly stepping on the waves, it soared high into the sky, carrying Wu Ming, who was also in this sea area, in an instant reaching the edge of the world membrane.

“Voluntarily withdrawing from the battlefield… it seems you really want to protect this world, huh?”

Wu Ming smiled faintly, his eyes cold and calm.

The more one cares about people or things, the less one should show it, or else it would be exploited.

Just like earlier, he didn’t want to continue and destroy the world either, but he had to deliberately show indifference to make the Creator God retreat first. Otherwise, he would likely be the one threatened instead!

In the green light, Wu Ming arrived at the edge of the world.

Not far away lay the mysterious and vast Milky Way, and the body of the Illusory Spirit World, resembling a green sun, was clearly visible, emanating unstable energy.

“Yoyo!”

Clearly, upon arriving here, the Creator God no longer held back even slightly.

It cried out, and tiny lights, like fireflies, rose from the Phantom World and gathered onto its body.

With the augmentation from these lights, the Creator God’s wind and oceanic forces, the green and blue glow, suddenly surged to their peak, its aura nearly reaching the level of a seventh-grade Celestial Immortal, even causing Wu Ming to feel a bit suffocated.

“This is… the power of belief!”

Wu Ming sighed: “Finally resorting to your ultimate trump card?”

This was the accumulated belief power the Creator God had stored for thousands of years, powerful enough to influence the entire world’s momentum. One step further, and it would directly obtain the divine status of the world. At that point, even if Wu Ming possessed the Temple of the Sovereign, an inconceivable artifact, he would still be an outsider without the advantage of local terrain, and might have to retreat helplessly.

But now, even a tiny difference meant a world of distinction!

Buzz!

The blue and green light expanded to their limit, firmly suppressing the fire and earth powers on Wu Ming’s body.

Not only that, two clear cries suddenly came from within his body.

The Firebird and Earth King, ultimately derived from the Creator God’s primal essence, despite having been forcibly bound by contracts, still showed signs of instability when the Creator God was amplified to its peak.

Moreover, strands of purple energy were suddenly drawn from the entire green sun and gathered onto the Creator God.

“Tapping into the world’s essence?”

Wu Ming’s pupils slightly constricted.

After reaching the Earth Immortal level, one becomes a Celestial Immortal! Even a sixth-grade Celestial Immortal, however, could only manipulate the primal forces of the world, not the higher-level essence.

That was the power of a seventh-grade Celestial Immortal!

Previously, Wu Ming could use essence attacks only because of the Firebird’s boost combined with the Temple of the Sovereign’s assistance.

But now, the Creator God could do the same, indicating that it was likely only a half-step away from ascending to the supreme position in the Phantom Spirit World!

Boom!

The Creator God roared, its purple aura gathering into a sun-like ball of light that crashed down.

Crack! Crack!

The pressure of the entire world, heavy with essence, had not yet fully landed, yet it already caused Wu Ming’s joints to crack loudly, leaving him lightly injured.

Cough… cough… impressive… truly the Creator God! A single condensation surpasses the total essence I’ve harvested before…

Wu Ming gazed at the attack, his eyes flashing with madness: “Unfortunately… your opponent has never been me!”

“It’s not in vain that I invested all the harvested world essence into this plan. Otherwise, how could I lure you here?”

Boom!

At this moment, time and space abruptly froze.

Beyond the membrane of the world behind Wu Ming, white light flashed violently, carrying the scent of eternity and transcendence, crossing the present, past, and future.

The Temple of the Sovereign!

This inconceivable artifact had somehow already been lying in wait here, specifically waiting for the Creator God to take the bait!

A trap!

From the very beginning, Wu Ming’s target was never just the essence of the Phantom Spirit World!

As the core of another world, the Creator God undoubtedly also possessed essence—an essence drawn from another universe, the quintessence of an entire world!

Since he was going to reap something, why not aim for the biggest prize?

Therefore, after subduing the Firebird, Wu Ming did not stop but continued to invest the harvested essence into his clone, finally luring the Creator God here.

“If I had forcefully invaded the Illusory Spirit World to capture the Creator God, it would have been a dangerous mission deep behind enemy lines, with the disadvantage of being an outsider!”

“But now, the Creator God has come to the border! If I don’t act now, when will I?”

Inside the magnificent hall of the Temple of the Sovereign, Wu Ming’s Earth Immortal main body sat atop the Throne of Ten Thousand Worlds, manipulating the Temple of the Sovereign, radiating countless beams of light, suddenly forming a black hole, like a giant mouth, swallowing the Creator God’s attack in one bite.

“Creator God… become energy for my Temple of the Sovereign!”

He laughed loudly as the purple liquid in the Primordial Pool rapidly evaporated, transforming into terrifying energy, forming a net of transcendence light that fell upon the Creator God in an instant!

“Yoyo!”

The Creator God let out a panicked roar, unable to resist this immense force. In an instant, most of its body was dragged out of the Phantom Spirit World!