Chapter 479: Venerable Manifestation! Three Things |
"Roar~"
Suddenly, a deafening roar came from the Void Light, causing Su Chen's heart to palpitate, and he hurriedly raised his guard.
Within that Void Light, a figure vaguely appeared, towering as high as a mountain, seemingly possessing four arms, and a terrifying aura rushed toward him.
"So sensitive..." Su Chen retreated a distance, and the figure that seemed about to walk out of the Void Light gradually vanished.
"That thing seems to be a 'Four-Armed Golden Ape'." Su Chen recognized it. This was a Guixu creature at the Calamity God level, which could only be born by absorbing a massive amount of physical-type Professional Spirituality.
According to past records, its combat power was comparable to a Morning Star who had tempered eight or nine Morning Flames.
"If I could detain this thing, tsk..." Su Chen couldn't help but think.
Unfortunately, he would have to wait until his Main Body advanced to Morning Star.
"If my estimation is correct, that Profound Limit Celestial Light and the Sovereign Relics are probably inside." Su Chen pondered. Right now, it wasn't as if he had no methods to obtain them; after all, he still had Venerable Manifestation.
"However... how to send it to the Main Body after getting my hands on it is still a problem."
He had previously purchased a Spatial Compression Bracelet that could be opened in the Nether Realm, and a lot of good things had already piled up inside it.
But the Status Panel didn't have storage space. It could only absorb recognized materials for storage; he couldn't take this thing with him when he left.
"I need to think this through carefully. I also have to rely on this Profound Limit Celestial Light to make up for my shortfall of Faith Essence." Su Chen retreated further and found a quiet place to wait temporarily.
"That is..." Zhou Lin's gaze narrowed. He abruptly turned his head to look at a certain location in the Guixu Abyss below, his expression softening again. It was a fragment of a celestial body detached from the Guixu Abyss, which was slowly dissipating at this moment.
"I hope Master can come a bit faster." Violet Lightning blossomed in Zhou Lin's pupils as he stared in all directions of the Guixu Abyss. For him, this was not a small task. It had only been more than half a month, and his eyes were already feeling a bit dry.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, he detected movement again, but the source was a patch of void outside the Guixu Abyss. Layers of Buddha-light lingered there, and white lotuses blossomed one after another, completely incompatible with the atmosphere of the Nether Realm.
"That is..." Zhou Lin's expression drastically changed. He had already recognized it; that was clearly the Buddha Land's Wheel of Salvation.
"Why would the Wheel of Salvation..." His throat was dry. Recalling various rumors about the Buddha Land, he had the urge to turn around and run.
But in the Great Void Realm below, there was more than one thing occupying his thoughts.
In that moment of hesitation, he realized that the surrounding space had solidified like stone, rendering him completely immobile.
"Are you Zhou Lin?"
Before the Buddha-light in the distance had even dissipated, he heard a voice.
Zhou Lin's expression slightly changed. Unknown when, figures had already appeared around him, the Vital Aura radiating from their bodies unfathomably deep.
He had already recognized them; they were all big shots of the Five Pillars. The only good news was that he also saw his own Master among them.
The only possibility for these guys to appear here was Taixuan Hong.
Who leaked the news? He was filled with shock and anger. Song Liao?
No, he wouldn't dare.
But if not Song Liao, who else could it be?
Although Zhou Lin couldn't figure it out, he didn't dare to delay superficially. "Heaven Lord Tang, Ghost King Huang..."
Halfway through his greeting, he was roughly interrupted by the Immeasurable Buddha. There was no trace of benevolence on his compassionate face as he asked in a deep voice, "Is he still inside?"
"I've been keeping watch here for more than half a month and haven't seen anyone leave." Zhou Lin secretly gritted his teeth and replied helplessly.
"Very well." Huang Pan nodded. Looking down, he couldn't help but praise, "What a fine Great Void Realm. At a rough estimate, to form one of this scale, it shouldn't be less than three hundred Life Stars."
"Let's go down and look." Tang Huai glanced over. "Catch this person as quickly as possible."
This Guixu Abyss formed its own realm; one simply couldn't see the situation inside from the outside.
"The two of you should also come down." Zhuang Yi stroked his long beard, looking at Yuan Luofan and Luo Cheng.
Hesitating briefly, Yuan Luofan spoke up, "Everyone, leaving Taixuan Hong aside, this Great Void Realm was discovered by my student. According to the rules, it should belong to my Storm Tower."
"Therefore..."
Tang Huai chuckled. "Tower Lord Yuan, do not misunderstand. We are only here for Taixuan Hong. As for this Great Void Realm, what is yours remains yours."
"That is good." Yuan Luofan nodded, reminding them, "Since that is the case, I ask that everyone refrain from recklessly disturbing the Void Light or exerting too much power when searching later. If a Great Void Realm of this scale collapses, we probably won't be able to escape easily either."
"Naturally." Tang Huai nodded, chuckling as he shook his head. "Catching this person won't require much power."
The Great Void Realm is still ours?
Zhou Lin, whose expression was gloomy, suddenly stirred. Then I still have a chance to get that thing...
If I can kill Taixuan Hong before the others find him, no one will know what else is inside here.
Thinking of this, he volunteered, "Master, I will also go down together. One more person means one more unit of strength."
"Alright." Yuan Luofan hesitated slightly, then agreed.
"You all go. I will keep watch outside." At this moment, Huang Pan said, "Someone needs to watch, lest that Taixuan Hong quietly slips out."
There was no problem with his reasoning. The others didn't say much, and after dividing the area, they descended toward the Guixu Abyss.
"If this person really is Taixuan Hong..." Huang Pan's eyes flickered. He clearly remembered that when Taixuan Hong escaped from under Great Heaven's nose, he forcefully killed a Morning Star subordinate of his.
Those methods were extraordinary. If they could still be used, the place below might not be a safe haven.
"How did they know? Exactly who leaked the news!"
"Damn it, everything should have been mine!"
Zhou Lin, who had descended into the Guixu Abyss again, gnashed his teeth in impotent rage. In a certain sense, this group of people represented the Abyssal Domain. He was powerless and only dared to curse silently.
A moment later, he calmed his mind. "Let's find the person first. If I find that brat, I'll kill him first. There's still a chance, as well as his Second Uncle."
With a slight mental command, he tried to trigger the Nine-Headed Insect. Inside this Guixu Abyss, any form of communication would be greatly weakened, and Psionic Power was highly suppressed.
Only some special methods could be used, such as his Nine-Headed Insect.
A long while later, figures arrived from all directions; it was the group he had brought previously.
"Deacon Zhou..." The crowd bowed respectfully. Some inevitably looked around and discovered that three people were missing: Chen Fan, Fan Xin, and Song Liao were all gone.
"How goes the search? Have you discovered any traces of Taixuan Hong?" Zhou Lin asked.
"No..."
"No..." The crowd looked at each other in speechless dismay, shaking their heads one after another.
"However..." One person hesitated.
"What is it?" Zhou Lin immediately looked over. "Yu Jing, what do you want to say?"
Yu Jing, a thin and emaciated figure, pulled his sleeves together and hurriedly said, "A few days ago, I found a place where two streams of Void Light intersected, because..."
"Where is it? Take me there!" Zhou Lin was shocked and asked hurriedly.
The intersection of two streams of Void Light was exactly the place he and Gu Hong had seen previously.
"Yes." Yu Jing hurriedly nodded.
"The rest of you, continue searching. Also... the two Tower Lords have arrived, as well as some others. If you see them, there is no need to panic." Before Zhou Lin finished speaking, he already noticed the thoroughly relieved expressions on the crowd's faces.
His tone was indifferent. "You should know what to say when the time comes."
"Yes." The crowd agreed, feeling bitter in their hearts. They reckoned Zhou Lin originally planned to kill them, but was interrupted by Taixuan Hong.
But this was, after all, a "guess" between themselves. Zhou Lin had a Tower Lord backing him; how could they dare expose him?
"Let's go." Zhou Lin waved his hand and left the place with Yu Jing. The arrival of numerous Radiant Moons made him anxious, and he constantly urged Yu Jing to speed up.
After transferring through several streams of Void Light, they finally arrived at their destination.
"It is exactly this stream of Void Light!"
Zhou Lin looked at the two crisscrossing streams of Void Light in the distance, finding it hard to suppress the excitement in his heart.
"That day, to escape the pursuit of a Calamity God, Gu Hong and I accidentally fell into this place. We only saw two dazzling and brilliant streams of light. One was naturally the Profound Limit Celestial Light, while the other was incredibly boundless..."
Zhou Lin muttered inwardly, "But in this kind of Void Light, there must be powerful Guixu creatures guarding it..."
With a thought, he pressed his hand on Yu Jing's shoulder. Yu Jing was stunned, not yet reacting.
He felt crackling electric arcs explode around him. His body went numb, and he was sent flying out uncontrollably.
"Deacon!?" He cried out in horror. From the corner of his eye, he only saw Zhou Lin's indifferent expression. The surroundings flashed by like fleeting light, and in the blink of an eye, he smashed into The Desolate Wastes.
"Roar!" A deafening roar sounded. Yu Jing's body was still paralyzed, and he could only manage to turn his head with difficulty, only to see a sky-blotting palm crashing down.
"Hmm?" Su Chen suddenly stood up and looked into the distance. He had faintly heard that heaven-shaking roar.
"What's going crazy?" His eyes flickered. Concealed by the Shadow of the Past, he quietly approached.
Soon, he spotted that somewhat familiar figure.
"Zhou Lin?"
Su Chen was slightly taken aback. "He's actually inside this Guixu Abyss. Isn't he afraid I'll run away?"
According to his estimation, to prevent him from escaping, this guy should be keeping watch outside.
"Or perhaps..." Su Chen's heart stirred, forming a vague guess. The people he was waiting for had perhaps already arrived.
"Hmm... I still need to confirm it. If they have arrived..."
Thinking this, he headed toward Zhou Lin's location, without any concealment.
Halfway there, Zhou Lin suddenly turned around. After his cold and vigilant gaze spotted Su Chen, it turned into astonishment, then revealed a hint of joy, yet still appeared cautious.
"Taixuan Hong!" Zhou Lin stared straight at the figure.
In his envisioned scenario, the best outcome would be to kill him himself, seal the news of the Boundless Light, and then obtain the item.
But right now, Taixuan Hong was right in front of him, and he hadn't made a move. Instead, he was vigilantly observing the surroundings.
"How should I address you?" Su Chen asked.
"Tower of Storms, Zhou Lin." He didn't hide it, narrowing his eyes. Seeing the other party being secure in the knowledge that he had backing, he grew increasingly vigilant.
His ancestors had, after all, produced a Radiant Sun. Even though it seemed to be just Taixuan Hong alone, he didn't dare underestimate him.
"Zhou Lin..." Su Chen nodded thoughtfully, exchanging greetings as if running into an old acquaintance. "Are you also here for the item inside?"
"Where is your Second Uncle?" Zhou Lin didn't respond, saying coldly, "Stop hiding, it's meaningless. Do you know how many Radiant Moons are in the Guixu Abyss right now? I might as well tell you, six Radiant Moons are looking for you inside this Guixu Abyss, and one is keeping watch outside."
"You have nowhere to run, only a dead end."
"Seven Radiant Moons..." Su Chen was stunned, muttering, "What a grand lineup..."
"You..." Zhou Lin froze. This Taixuan Hong's reaction was too indifferent, giving him a bad premonition.
"Thank you for informing me, I understand." Su Chen said earnestly.
"Mystifying!" Zhou Lin sneered. From the corner of his eye, he glanced at the Void Light not far away. Pausing for merely a second, invisible lightning violently exploded around him.
Boom—!
Strands of dark purple lightning surged out from his body, rolling and galloping, turning into overlapping tidal waves that instantly filled the surrounding space.
Zhou Lin's figure flickered in the lightning glow. His clothes fluttered like wings, his eyes fixed on Taixuan Hong.
The momentum was grand, but there was no killing move. This Taixuan Hong appearing so grandly and openly, looking so secure in the knowledge that he had backing—whether he was just mystifying or not, it warranted vigilance.
Although this person's strength was not bad, he was still far from being his opponent. However, the situation regarding his "Second Uncle" was unknown.
But he guessed it probably wasn't too strong; otherwise, he should have entangled him long ago to let Taixuan Hong leave, rather than delaying until now.
"Or perhaps... they are taking the risk of not leaving, all for that Boundless Light..." Zhou Lin carefully searched for any people who might be lying dormant around them. "The Five Pillars are all looking for him. No matter how far he runs, being found is only a matter of time."
"But that Boundless Light can reshape the Taixuan Lineage. So they'd rather risk it and take a gamble, otherwise it's just the difference between dying early or dying late."
"Where are they?" Zhou Lin was doubtful and uncertain. He had already surrounded Taixuan Hong in the center and could strike at any moment, but where were the people waiting in ambush?
"Roar!" A deafening roar came from the Void Light in the distance, clearly sensing the energy aura generated externally.
"A quick battle to end it..." Zhou Lin snorted coldly inwardly. "I don't believe you can watch Taixuan Hong die!"
As the thought settled, his entire figure became like a thunderbolt tearing through the sky. Taixuan Hong continuously grew larger in his pupils, yet he made no other movements.
"Already resigned to death?" Zhou Lin stared at the motionless Taixuan Hong, knowing the other party had a Top-Tier Holy Class. But this time, the distance between the two was very close, and it was impossible to let the other party escape like last time.
"Since that's the case, then go die!" Zhou Lin's gaze turned sharp, but suddenly shrank.
"Although it's not perfect, this is already the best opportunity. I have two chances anyway, the time should be enough." Su Chen's heart stirred—Venerable Manifestation!
Boom!
Thunder was born from the void, and Azure Thunder and Golden Flame coiled around his body like two living dragons. Su Chen felt an almost maddening sense of expansion surging from within his body, his blood vessels and muscles turning into countless galloping streams of crimson gold and azure lightning.
His aura grew heavier and heavier. He felt as if, with every breath, he could tear the void apart.
His body was exuding specks of golden light, revealing some sort of ancient patterns. Thick Azure Lightning fell from the void, piercing into his body.
An unmatched, vast will rose from the depths of his soul, completely reshaping his entire body. His pupils had already changed color, azure and gold intertwining, surging with lightning and fire.
His entire person was enveloped in a layer of hazy virtual light, the edges radiating layers of halos. Only a pair of heterochromatic pupils were clearly visible.
He had impressively transformed into the Sun-Mirror Calamity-Slaying Sovereign!
"This..." Zhou Lin felt as if he had suffered a heavy blow, forcefully pinned in place by an overwhelmingly strong will, unable to move an inch.
"Ra... Radiant... Radiant Moon!?" He found it unimaginable, looking at this figure before him exuding a tyrannical aura comparable to his Master's.
Rippling mist light rose around him, with Azure Thunder and Golden Flame flowing within. Even just standing still, cracks faintly appeared in the void, and the ground cracked open with rumbling sounds.
"How is it possible!?" Zhou Lin couldn't understand how a guy who wasn't even a Morning Star had physically transformed into a Radiant Moon.
"You..." He couldn't help but speak, but found his vision filled with azure and golden light. Terrified, he said, "No... no... don't, I am willing..."
Boom!
He wailed fiercely, clearly able to sense the Psionic Power in his cells being annihilated bit by bit.
"Truly an unimaginable power..." Su Chen carefully retracted his power. If he didn't control it, this Guixu Abyss would collapse.
Venerable Manifestation allowed him to act arbitrarily, but it was still his first time experiencing this level of power, making it truly difficult to control.
"Only three minutes... time is limited. The other Radiant Moons have probably sensed the commotion here. I must be quick..."
Although he was using Venerable Manifestation, without the accumulation of a Morning Star, he estimated his current strength was probably not even comparable to those guys in the Dust Star Sea, let alone the Radiant Moons of the Abyssal Domain.
Of course, he didn't intend to clash head-on with Venerable Manifestation either. Su Chen reached out and briefly processed Zhou Lin's corpse before storing it in the Compressed Space. The mass of a Morning Star-level body was extremely high; if not processed, it would be difficult to store in the Compressed Space.
"The second thing..." He suddenly looked up at the Void Light not far away. The huge figure that was supposed to be at the entrance of the Void Light had vanished at this moment, seemingly also sensing fear.
Su Chen naturally had no scruples at this moment and stepped inside.
"Roar!" The roar shook the heavens. The Four-Armed Golden Ape was over a thousand meters tall, its Vital Aura vast. It spread its four arms and roared at the sky, its golden fur fluttering, looking both intimidating and terrifying.
"Truly a good item..." Su Chen looked down, extending a finger. Azure lightning intertwined, forming a cage around the Four-Armed Golden Ape.
"Roar!" The Four-Armed Golden Ape instinctively resisted, but the moment its palms touched the cage, its fur stood on end. Its eyes rolled back, and it fainted stiffly.
Immediately after, the cage shrank, quickly becoming the size of a palm, and was similarly stored in his Compressed Space.
"The third thing..." Su Chen's gaze fixed on the center of this Void Light. Two brilliant pillars of light intersected. One was bright and dazzling, precisely the Profound Limit Celestial Light.
While the other was vast and boundless.
With a tug, the Profound Limit Celestial Light was constrained by an invisible force. When it landed in Su Chen's hand, it was only the thickness of a thumb. He threw it directly into the Compressed Space.
"This thing..." Su Chen looked at the motionless Boundless Light and flashed closer.
"A door?" He was surprised. With the body of a Heavenly Sovereign, he could naturally see the item inside clearly. Amidst the boundless radiance, a Dark-Gold Gate was bobbing up and down.