Chapter 3153: Five Great Ones Make Their Move
The Starry Sky Battlefield was vast, and fluctuations from divine combat could be sensed at any time, but the distances were immense. Often, by the time one rushed over to investigate, the divine battle had already ended, both sides retreating, concealing their auras, and vanishing without a trace.
On the battlefield, everyone was cautious.
Even from over a hundred million miles away, Zhang Ruochen could identify the identities of those locked in combat.
A powerful death aura spread across an extremely wide area, tearing the space into countless chasms leading to the Void World.
The attackers were Source Heaven Monarch and Crimson Soul Monarch from the Death Clan. One had survived an Eon Calamity and reached the peak of the Upper-level God realm, while the other had achieved the Great Perfection of the Upper-level God realm. Both were formidable divine-level powerhouses.
The ones under attack were four Heavenly Court deities.
Among them were Buddhists and Daoists, each employing their own techniques, but they could only barely hold on, unable to escape.
The Buddhist monk named Jingxiu had clearly had his Golden Body shattered before. His skin was covered in cracks left from re-condensation, and his blood energy was severely depleted.
Qing Sixue, the daughter of the Truth Divine Temple's Hall Master, manifested her Truth Realm Form and activated a pearl-like Sub-God-level Supreme Sacred Artifact. It was the protection of this treasure that allowed them to hold out against the attacks of the two divine-level powerhouses.
But she was also injured, continuously spitting out divine blood from her mouth.
Feng Xi and Wu Ming were both clad in Daoist robes, channeling divine energy that flowed like winding rivers, assisting Qing Sixue in powering the pearl.
"Crackle!"
The pearl released a hundred thousand bolts of lightning, forming a sea of thunderclouds and lightning.
Even with the abilities of Source Heaven Monarch and Crimson Soul Monarch, they could not get close in a short time.
"Roar!"
Still tens of millions of miles away, Putuo Ancient Buddha unleashed a Lion's Roar. The sound vibrated through space, rolling like massive waves and striking at the two Death Clan gods from across the void.
"Not good, it's a Great God... and a Grand Void Great God at that." Source Heaven Monarch's face changed color dramatically.
Jingxiu, Qing Sixue, Feng Xi, and Wu Ming were already at the end of their strength, all exhausted. Now, their spirits soared. A powerful reinforcement had arrived; they only needed to hold on a little longer, and the situation would be reversed.
A cold voice entered the ears of Source Heaven Monarch and Crimson Soul Monarch, saying, "No need to worry."
Just as the Lion's Roar Buddhist force was about to strike the two Death Clan gods, a wall of nothingness suddenly appeared, completely blocking Putuo Ancient Buddha's sonic power.
Like a tide crashing against a cliff wall, it surged back.
Zhang Ruochen followed behind Putuo Ancient Buddha. He pointed a finger, piercing through the void. A long, chaotic passage appeared in the starry sky, as if separated by an infinite distance.
At the end of the passage, Zhang Ruochen saw a blue figure, quite short, covered in bulging protrusions.
That blue figure also saw Zhang Ruochen through the chaotic passage, a look of surprise appearing in his eyes, which then turned icy cold.
"Tiannan Old Five!" Zhang Ruochen identified the opponent's identity.
No wonder he could use his Spiritual Power to neutralize Putuo Ancient Buddha's attack from a distant star domain.
Five Great One's body transformed into strands of light, crossing the void, and he shouted coldly, "An exquisite technique, sir. I wonder which eminent monk from the Western Buddha Realm you are?"
As he spoke, he struck again from a distance, unleashing a Death Thought Force that landed on Putuo Ancient Buddha.
Putuo Ancient Buddha immediately felt his physical body turn ice-cold. A surge of death energy erupted from his heart, threatening to consume him from the inside out.
The Death Thought Force was inherently eerie and terrifying, and Tiannan's methods were exceptionally profound.
Even a powerhouse like Putuo Ancient Buddha had to stop, fully channeling the Buddhist energy within his body. A golden Buddhist ring appeared behind him, purifying the death energy in his heart.
Zhang Ruochen was also attacked by the Death Thought Force. His skin instantly turned a deathly gray, like the skin of a corpse.
But protected by the power of the Buddha Emperor Relic, Zhang Ruochen was not afraid of the Death Thought Force.
Sensing that the defenses of Jingxiu, Qing Sixue, and the others were being shattered by Crimson Soul Monarch's spear, Zhang Ruochen immediately split off a Spiritual Power thought, condensing it into a Spiritual Power Doppelganger and projecting it across tens of millions of miles.
Spiritual Power could cross hundreds of millions of miles in an instant.
Crimson Soul Monarch wanted a quick resolution. After knocking away the Sub-God-level Supreme Sacred Artifact pearl, he struck Qing Sixue with his spear, blasting half her body apart into shattered bones and flesh.
His target was clear; he went straight for Jingxiu.
Feng Xi's body emitted a five-colored radiance. She burned her divine blood, unleashing a Dao Sect Divine Ability, condensing a sacred seal in the form of a spirit mountain.
"Bang!"
The ancient spear shattered the spirit mountain seal and shot straight for Feng Xi's brow.
Death energy flowed at the spear's tip, its sharp light dazzling. Before it even struck, Feng Xi's fair, white-as-lard brow was already covered in cracked blood lines. It seemed she was about to meet her end.
Zhang Ruochen's Spiritual Power Doppelganger arrived, reaching out to grab the ancient spear. He struck out with a palm, sending Crimson Soul Monarch flying back hundreds of miles.
Zhang Ruochen's Spiritual Power was now incredibly powerful. Even a mere Doppelganger was not something a Great Perfection Upper-level God could contend with.
The Spiritual Power Doppelganger, holding the ancient spear, transformed into a river of light, instantly catching up to Crimson Soul Monarch. It thrust the spear into his body, piercing his divine form.
After severely wounding him, the Spiritual Power Doppelganger sensed Source Heaven Monarch's movement and immediately exploded its body.
The next instant, it re-condensed before Source Heaven Monarch, throwing a punch that caused the heavens to collapse and the earth to split, shattering Source Heaven Monarch's Divine Realm World and sending his divine form plummeting into the Void World.
With just a single Spiritual Power Doppelganger, Zhang Ruochen had severely wounded two Death Clan gods in an instant.
It was only now that Five Great One's true body finally descended. His expression was dark and gloomy. "You are the first to dare release a Spiritual Power Doppelganger before me. Devour and Attract!"
Five Great One executed a refined divine art for devouring Spiritual Power.
This star domain was filled with illusory, colorful rays of light, blocking Zhang Ruochen from retrieving his Spiritual Power.
The colorful rays were like bright chains, imprisoning Zhang Ruochen's Spiritual Power thoughts that were floating outside.
Each thought was like a shadow of a soul.
"Amitabha!"
Zhang Ruochen summoned the Bodhi Tree. Golden Buddhist light illuminated heaven and earth, and the void echoed with the voices of ten thousand Buddhas.
The Bodhi Tree swept out, and all the colorful rays dissipated.
Zhang Ruochen successfully retrieved his Spiritual Power thoughts. The death energy on his body was completely purified by the Buddhist light. A golden, shimmering ocean appeared beneath his feet, spreading towards Five Great One.
On the other side, Putuo Ancient Buddha purified the Death Thought Force and rushed over, releasing his Buddhist Realm World.
"Roar!"
From the distant deep void came a tiger's roar, shaking heaven and earth.
Following it, a character "Zang" rose in the darkness, dyeing the star domain gold.
No matter how confident Five Great One was, he knew the tide had turned. He alone could not simultaneously take down three Grand Void Great Gods. Once entangled in a prolonged fight, and if more Heavenly Court Great Gods arrived, it would be dangerous.
He rescued Crimson Soul Monarch and Source Heaven Monarch and prepared to retreat.
Suddenly, a change occurred. Struck by some unknown force, space for hundreds of thousands of miles shattered inch by inch, rapidly spreading in this direction.
It came faster than Zangjin Baihu's arrival.
Space in the cosmic void was already fragile, and no god would fear space shattering. But such a large-scale explosion was still shocking, implying a terrifyingly powerful force driving it from behind.
Zhang Ruochen peered into the distance. Behind the massively collapsing space, he vaguely saw a human figure, giving him an extremely dangerous feeling.
"Hurry and protect them."
Saying this to Putuo Ancient Buddha, Zhang Ruochen, holding the Bodhi Tree, walked towards the spreading wave of shattered space. He roared, "Stop!"
Holding the Bodhi Tree with both hands, he pressed it down as if planting a tree, using the Bodhi Tree's Buddhist power to forcibly stabilize the space.
Rings of light spread outward...
But he only held it for an instant before Zhang Ruochen and the Bodhi Tree were sent flying. The space around them shattered, becoming a chaotic mess.
But in that instant Zhang Ruochen bought, Putuo Ancient Buddha successfully pulled the four gods—Jingxiu, Feng Xi, Qing Sixue, and Wu Ming—into his Buddhist light, forming a Golden Bell Divine Shield.
On the Golden Bell Divine Shield, various Buddhist characters danced.
Five Great One didn't know who the newcomer was, but how could he miss this perfect opportunity?
"Whoosh!"
With his powerful Spiritual Power, he located the Golden Bell Divine Shield within the chaotic space.
He took out a Divine Talisman and gently pressed it outward.
The Divine Talisman landed on the Golden Bell Divine Shield, continuously absorbing the Buddhist energy. The shield gradually became transparent.
Putuo Ancient Buddha's face changed. He immediately stored the four gods in his sleeve.
The next moment, the Golden Bell Divine Shield vanished, and the Divine Talisman pressed down on him.
"Buddha is merciful; I sacrifice my flesh."
Putuo Ancient Buddha, while rapidly fleeing, formed hand seals and executed a secret technique. His skin peeled off his body, condensing into a Doppelganger that collided with the Divine Talisman.
"Boom!"
The Divine Talisman exploded, and Putuo Ancient Buddha's Doppelganger turned to dust, vanishing without a trace.
Putuo Ancient Buddha's true body was left with only bones and flesh, his aura weakened by a large margin. But he had finally escaped hundreds of thousands of miles away, breaking out of the chaotic space.
"Do you, Putuo, think you can escape from me?" Five Great One sneered coldly, his Spiritual Power chasing after him first.
Chi Yao stood atop Zangjin Baihu's head, gazing into the distance at the shattered space.
She discovered that the wave of shattered space was targeting her, surging towards her at great speed.
"Boom rumble!"
Space continuously collapsed; a top-tier powerhouse was unleashing a destructive force.
"Such a strong aura, likely at the Grand Void Peak." Zangjin Baihu said.
Chi Yao looked towards the direction Five Great One had flown off to. "We can't retreat. Putuo Ancient Buddha is no match for Five Great One. No matter how strong the enemy is, we have to fight now."
"To fight a Grand Void Peak, we'll have to reveal your identity as the Origin Principal God." Zangjin Baihu said.
Chi Yao was very calm, speaking indifferently, "The Boundless Northern Expedition is underway. Why can't we reveal secrets we dared not expose in the past?"
In an instant, Origin Esoterica drew all the Origin rules of the star domain, rapidly converging on Zangjin Baihu, forming a white Origin Vortex. The vortex was as large as a planet, violently colliding with the oncoming wave of shattered space.
"Boom!"
The surrounding void collapsed in an even more astonishing manner, as if a god had self-detonated their Divine Source.
The destructive force swept in all directions.
Zangjin Baihu's own cultivation was at the Grand Void Peak. However, as a prehistoric remnant, it was rejected by the Heavenly and Earthly Rules of this era and dared not unleash its full power.
But with a guide, it could continuously exchange paths with the guide, comprehend the rules of this era, gradually integrate into it, and no longer be rejected. Especially after obtaining one-tenth of the Origin Esoterica, even the Origin of Heaven and Earth no longer rejected it.
Now, with Chi Yao, the guide, having stepped into the Great God level, and after another path exchange, the combat power Zangjin Baihu could unleash was even greater! However, it still couldn't exert its peak combat power; it needed Chi Yao to reach the Grand Void realm.
It had to be said, Zhang Ruochen was reliable. The new guide he had found was truly a top-tier proud daughter of heaven in this era.