Chapter 817: Unshakable (3) |
"After reporting to the higher-ups, an Immortal Emperor from the Immortal Court performed a destiny divination but couldn't retrace Wu Yuan’s past. He's involved with supreme beings," another white-robed figure said slowly.
"Supreme beings? It must be an Eldritch Progenitor."
"Other factions may fear supreme beings, but our Immortal Court does not."
"We'll kill him all the same." The highest echelons of the Voltari Temple spoke in turn, utterly unconcerned.
Supreme beings? Throughout the entire river of space and time, aside from the devils of the Abyss, only the Eldritch Court and Immortal Court had records of slaying supreme beings.
While beings like the Spacetime Dao Master were incredibly powerful and revered, roaming free, they stood alone.
"Across the river of space and time, though the Abyss devils are mighty, they wage endless internal wars and can never truly unite."
"Our Immortal Court is the mightiest power!"
"Indeed. The Immortal Court has sent word that we need not worry about supreme beings," said the towering figure wreathed in lightning. "Additionally, they were concerned that the karmic treasure we prepared previously might lack sufficient power. So they've specially sent another, said to be capable of launching the strongest karmic attack short of the supreme level.
The assembled super powerhouses turned to look at the distant white-robed figure.
"Very well! Voltari, hand the treasure over to me," the white-robed figure said slowly. "My mana body will infiltrate the Cang Feng Eldritch World as quickly as possible, establishing a karmic connection with Wu Yuan and seizing his ether body if possible. I'll spare no effort to slay him."
While karmic treasures could lock onto enemies from afar, if one could first establish a karmic connection before deploying the treasure, it would be far more effective.
"Good. I'll have the treasure sent to your temple right away," said the towering lightning-wreathed figure. "But we must act swiftly. As time passes, his strength will only grow. Moreover, given his potential, he could depart for the Eldritch Court headquarters at any moment. Once he goes to the Eldritch Court headquarters, we'll lose our chance."
"I understand," said the white-robed figure. "But we can't be too hasty. Right now, the Cang Feng Eldritch World is surely protecting him with all their might. If we attempt the assassination immediately, the odds of failure are extremely high. The longer we wait, the more they'll let their guard down."
With the plans settled, the super powerhouses of the Voltari Temple dispersed.
The assassination had to be swift, yet not too rushed. The exact timing would depend on Sovereign Sha Fan's judgment.
…
Within the Cang Feng Temple was an unremarkable worldlet—though "worldlet" hardly did justice to its diameter of over ten billion li.
However, there wasn’t a single native living being in the entire world.
I only slew an Astral Lord, yet it caused such a commotion? Truly absurd. Wu Yuan sat at the center of the world, quietly studying a variety of special materials and analyzing their fundamental nature.
From the moment he revealed his strength, Wu Yuan knew it would cause ripples, but he hadn't anticipated such large waves.
Over ten thousand years, Wu Yuan had made many friends. Upon receiving the news, these friends all sent congratulatory messages.
Through the eldritch voidrealm, even more powerhouses sought to visit Wu Yuan, most of them at the Astral Monarch phase.
Many held special statuses. For instance—over twenty of Wu Yuan's Astral Monarch Senior Brothers and Sisters wished to pay their respects.
In the end, Wu Yuan refused them all, not meeting a single one.
He even declined Astral Monarch Xuan Yun's visit, only meeting him briefly through the eldritch voidrealm.
Such is the way of the world. Wu Yuan mused with a faint smile.
My body refiner self has always shown great promise for the past ten thousand years, yet aside from a few senior brothers and sisters, the others considered themselves above paying me a visit. But now, even Ninth Senior Brother has come calling.
Ninth Senior Brother, Astral Monarch Xuan Yun, had quasi-Sovereign strength.
However, Wu Yuan refused to see any of them. Firstly, it was inconvenient since he resided in the Cang Feng Eldritch World, and secondly, he didn't wish to be distracted.
Wu Yuan's ether body had even retreated right away to Summerpeak, hiding away and only accompanying his family.
The Voltari Temple will surely target me. The fact that they've taken no action yet suggests an even greater storm is brewing.
My sister and the others mustn’t leave Summerpeak for now. At least not until they reach the Earth Immortal phase and cultivate mana bodies. Only then can their mana bodies venture out to explore.
But my strength will only continue to grow. Voltari Temple, will the storm you're stirring up be enough to shake me? Wu Yuan quieted his mind and silently cultivated.
His body refiner self remained in this desolate world.
Outside, the winds of change howled, yet here, all was tranquil.
The Law of Life, the Law of Death. Wu Yuan immersed himself fully in cultivation, his heart filled with satisfaction as he continually unraveled the profundities of the Great Dao.
The path of a powerhouse was one of solitude. Only by enduring loneliness and isolation, and savoring the process of unraveling heaven and earth's profundities could one hope to reach the pinnacle.
Time flowed like water.
In the blink of an eye, several hundred years passed. The commotion Wu Yuan had caused gradually faded, yet the Voltari Temple still showed no signs of movement.
It was as if the Voltari Temple wasn’t concerned about Wu Yuan at all.
Hmm? My qi refiner self? Wu Yuan's body refiner self, deep in cultivation, suddenly opened his eyes, a glimmer of joy flashing through them.
Just moments ago, his mana body had finally completed the final Dao Master-level mission in the Spacetime Dao Realm, and his accumulated spacetime points had reached forty thousand.
Wu Yuan's qi refiner self then received a notification that he could now undertake the inheritance trial at any time. If he managed to complete the inheritance trial successfully, he could become a successor of the Dao Master.
The Dao Master's successor? I hope I succeed. Wu Yuan's body refiner self thought with both anticipation and a hint of vigilance.
The anticipation stemmed from his experiences in the Immutable Land, which had shown Wu Yuan how formidable the supreme beings truly were. The caution arose from the Sovereign Black Devil's parting words.
However, Wu Yuan had his own considerations. If the Spacetime Dao Master truly wanted to deal with or use him, he could have done so long ago, rather than waiting until today. Therefore, he wasn't overly worried about accepting the inheritance trial.
Boom! Suddenly, from infinitely distant spacetime, a terrifying wave of power penetrated the Cang Feng Temple, permeating this world and descending upon Wu Yuan.
This power wasn't simply targeting Wu Yuan's Yuan Soul, but rather his aura imprint.
Hmm? Aura imprint? Wu Yuan's pupils contracted as intense pain wracked his body. This pain originated from his spirit, his body, and the foundation of his life. It penetrated Wu Yuan's vital aura imprint.
Karma! It's a karmic attack. Has the Voltari Temple finally decided to assassinate me? Wu Yuan's eyes became piercingly cold.
He had long been prepared for this. How could he allow himself to be assassinated?
Nine Star Lotus Platforms, rise!
True Armor, protect!
Creation Saint Prohibition, activate! Wu Yuan gave mental commands, and multiple defense measures were instantly deployed. His vital aura surged, rapidly climbing to the level of a seventh-stage Archimmortal.
The stronger the lifeform, the more potent their aura imprint naturally became.
Whoosh~ Lotus platforms appeared simultaneously beneath the twelve Yuan Souls in Wu Yuan's upper dantian lobe. The lotus flowers swayed and rotated, brimming with vitality.
At the same time, crystalline threads appeared around the twelve Yuan Souls, encasing them as if they were donning suits of armor.
Around Wu Yuan's true self, lotus leaves faintly appeared.
'True Armor' was a soul defense technique that Wu Yuan's body refiner self had cultivated, particularly compatible with the Great Dao of Creation.
The core of the aura imprint was the Yuan Soul.
With the three defensive measures employed in full force, the pain Wu Yuan initially felt was sharply reduced.
…
A karmic attack? Cang Feng Temple, defend! Sovereign Cang Feng, who had been guarding the Cang Feng Temple, immediately sensed it and felt a surge of anger. He instantly channeled all his power into the Cang Feng Temple, striving to weaken the power of the attack.
Whoosh! Simultaneously, another black-robed figure appeared beside Sovereign Cang Feng, with an almost identical aura.
How dare they infiltrate the heart of my eldritch world? Truly audacious. Sovereign Cang Feng's eyes turned cold.
Through tracing the path of the karmic attack, he instantly locked onto the approximate location of the target.
"Wu Yuan is under attack. Kua Chi... all of you come quickly, and capture this mana body of Sha Fan." Sovereign Cang Feng transmitted several messages.
Boom! His ether body took a step forward, directly entering the Vacuum Spatial Layer, swiftly moving towards the source of the attack.
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Hmm? Sha Fan? He deserves to die. In the Sovereign's temple, Sovereign Kua Chi, who had been meditating, opened his eyes. A cold glint flashed in his pupils.
Boom! Boom! His body flickered, instantly splitting into two. Both figures simultaneously entered the Vacuum Spatial Layer, rushing towards the coordinates Sovereign Cang Feng had indicated.
His true self and ether body were both mobilized.
…
"Let's go."
"Sha Fan? He's asking to be killed." The other two Sovereigns of the eldritch world also moved the moment they received the message.
They weren't fully aware of Wu Yuan's background, but the actions of the Voltari Temple crossed their bottom line.
…
In the eldritch world, in an expanse of outer space very close to the Cang Feng Eldritch World, all was quiet and still.
A white-robed figure stood here. Before him floated a hexagonal crystal prism that emitted endless radiant fiery light.
Countless threads extended from this hexagonal prism in the direction of the Cang Feng Continent, penetrating the dark, unfathomable void.
After spending several hundred years to capture this one karmic thread, I refuse to believe I can't kill a mere High Eldritch. Sovereign Sha Fan stared intently into the distance.
It appeared empty. But through this Overlord-level karmic treasure, he could faintly sense a lifeform with a rather weak vital aura at the other end of the karmic thread.
Sovereign Sha Fan was exerting all his effort to attack, but could feel the target's tenacity, as well as that intangible obstruction. Most crucially, the attenuation across spacetime was rapidly depleting the power of the karmic treasure.
Several breaths passed.
Boom~ The hexagonal prism suddenly shattered without a sound, its power completely exhausted.
Failed? The power of this Overlord-level karmic treasure was completely consumed so quickly? Sovereign Sha Fan could hardly believe it. Is this Wu Yuan really just a High Eldritch?
Even slaying an Astral Monarch shouldn't be this difficult.
Hmm, not good. Sovereign Sha Fan suddenly looked up, his expression hardening. He immediately collected the various treasures around him with a wave, intending to leave.
Hum~ A vast and grand ripple enveloped trillions of li of spacetime, sealing off the entire region.
It also trapped Sovereign Sha Fan in this space, causing his face to darken slightly.
"Sha Fan, since you dared come to the heart of my eldritch world, you can forget about leaving. Today, even if Voltari himself arrives, he’ll be accompanying you to the afterlife!" A cold voice echoed through space.
Whoosh! In the endless darkness, a hazy, dim blade ray appeared, slashing toward Sovereign Sha Fan.
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