Boom! Boom! Boom! A second, third, fourth… One lightning bolt after another crashed down from the clouds.
Li Xuantu was also struck dumb by this sight.
This was a dimension of lightning!
There was no sun or moon in this world, only endless lightning. This lightning served as the only source of light in the world.
Bang!
A moment later, while Li Xuantu was still immersed in shock, Wang Chong shot into the air.
“In the name of the Archon of Destiny, access the highest level of privilege!
“True World!”
High in the sky, Wang Chong immediately used the strongest ability of the Stone of Destiny.
The world in front of Wang Chong transformed, and the enormous interference of the Celestial Palace was mostly neutralized.
Looking up, Wang Chong saw that the sky had turned white, and all the thunderclouds had disappeared. The lightning that filled this dimension was clearly traced out before Wang Chong’s eyes.
Wang Chong could even see how these lightning bolts gathered together and dissipated, how the lightning flowed like streams of water.
A few moments later, Wang Chong detected something strange about the lightning.
“Found it!”
On the edge of this world, he found that all the lightning in the sky originated from six different locations.
Slowly moving his eyes around, following the energy trails of the lightning, Wang Chong pierced through all hindrances and saw a giant silver pillar at the border of this ocean.
No—not just one!
Six giant silver pillars had been evenly distributed on the edges of this world, the energy surging out from them creating this world of thunderclouds.
Moreover, through the power of the Archon of Destiny, Wang Chong could feel extremely powerful energy and spatial ripples radiating from these six pillars.
The six pillars were like six pegs nailed into the six corners of this world, serving as the foundation that maintained its existence.
Even though Wang Chong had seen many things and had long ago surpassed his cultivation level from his last life, he had never seen a spatial framework like this.
“How was it?” Li Xuantu asked, having appeared at Wang Chong’s side at some point.
Wang Chong said nothing, simply sharing his vision with Li Xuantu.
Chapter 2357 - : Giant in the Ocean!
Chapter 2357: Giant in the Ocean!
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
Li Xuantu was taken aback at first, but after seeing the six giant pillars, he understood.
There was no doubt that the six pillars were the key to everything. If they could comprehend the secrets of the six pillars, they would be able to find a clue linked to the Celestial Palace’s core.
“Let’s go!”
Wang Chong chose one of the pillars and immediately began to make his way toward it.
Li Xuantu also shot in the same direction.
Rumble!
The two of them hadn’t gone far before they were taken by surprise. With a massive boom, the ocean in front of them parted, and a giant axe sliced through the waves and attacked Wang Chong and Li Xuantu from below.
Before the axe even made impact, a powerful energy had locked onto the pair, distorting space with its immense pressure.
“Die!”
With a violent and frenzied roar, an enormous figure jumped out of the ocean.
Imposing, ancient, crazed… that figure exuded an energy from an ancient era, and his massive body could leave anyone stunned.
Before the two of them had time to think, that axe was already on the verge of hitting Wang Chong.
“Celestial Fortress!”
Wang Chong immediately took out Genesis Supreme’s halo divine tool. It appeared in front of him in a blinding flash of light and stopped this frightening attack.
Bang!
The axe clashed with the halo divine tool, the immense destructive power infused into it exploding outward. Crack! Where axe met halo, cracks formed along the halo divine tool, energy erupting from them like lava from a volcano and blasting Wang Chong away.
“How could this be?!”
Wang Chong was alarmed by this sight.
He had never imagined that this opponent would be so powerful that he could create a crack in the halo divine tool with only one strike.
“Watch out! This man is absurdly powerful!”
Wang Chong flew backward, calling out in warning to Li Xuantu as he tried to neutralize the power of the impact.
That attack had been a simple axe swing without any sort of skill or technique, but it had already been enough to create cracks in the halo divine tool. In other words, this man’s brute strength was enough to reach the Grotto Heaven realm.
“Die! Die! Die! Everyone must die!”
Frenzied roars came from up ahead.
That giant that had jumped out of the ocean flailed around his giant axe and once more attacked the pair. But this time, his target was the closer Li Xuantu rather than Wang Chong.
With this chance to catch his breath, Wang Chong could finally see what this person looked like.
His body was enormous, nearly nine meters tall, similar to the giants Wang Chong had encountered at the Battle of Talas.
He wore thick black armor on his body, which made his massive body seem even more brimming with strength and power.
He had a thick and messy beard, and his face was pale and seemingly devoid of blood. But the most striking trait was his bronze eyes. They were crazed, chaotic, and seething with endless anger and hatred.
Bang!
The axe slammed down, and even though Li Xuantu had heard Wang Chong’s warning and mentally prepared himself, he was still knocked away like he was a ragdoll.
“How could this be? What monster is this?”
Several thousand feet away, Li Xuantu looked at this bloodied and numb arm, his mind in turmoil.
While that monster had not used spatial energy, his axe was unbelievably fast. As it swung, it distorted spacetime, preventing Li Xuantu from dodging. Moreover, the blade of the axe had Stellar-Piercing properties. For Li Xuantu, who didn’t use weapons, this was basically a natural counter.
“No one is allowed entry! Intruders will all be slain!”
The crazed armored giant didn’t care. He had a maddened expression and had completely lost all rationality. After pushing away Li Xuantu, he swung his giant axe again, unleashing a tsunami of Stellar Energy.
Besides that, the ocean for hundreds of thousands of feet around the armored giant began to seethe. Vast quantities of water gathered onto the giant’s Stellar Energy, further strengthening his attack.
The giant’s axe sparkled with blue light, seemingly imbued with incredible magic power. Kacrack! There was a boom of thunder, and then ten-some thick lightning bolts crashed down from the thunderclouds above and onto the giant axe.
Wang Chong slightly grimaced at this sight.
This giant already had frightening strength, and by borrowing the power of the ocean and lightning, he grew even more absurdly strong.
“Together!”
With no hesitation, Wang Chong and Li Xuantu chose to work together against this giant.
Buzz!
They pushed their movement techniques to their limits, turning into indistinct blurs as they attacked the giant from two sides.
“Imperial Dragon World-Shaking Fist!”
“Art of God and Demon Obliteration!”
“Supreme and Infinite Origin Immortal Art!”
“Dao of Yin Yang!”
These two peerless experts each unleashed their most powerful techniques, raining down attacks on the armored giant.
Bzzz! As the two of them attacked, Halos of Spacetime of various sizes and in two different colors converged on the armored giant from two directions.
These Halos of Spacetime resonated and spun, slicing at the surrounding fab
ric of space. Collision with these Halos of Spacetime would obliterate even the toughest armor.
Roooar!
But with a single roar, the nearly-nine-meter-tall giant made a counterattack, his giant axe swinging through the air, shattering the fabric of space and everything within it. Whether it was Wang Chong’s God Demon Obliteration Sword Qi or Li Xuantu’s Imperial Dragon Fist, all of them were torn apart through sheer brute strength.
Not only that, now that the giant had absorbed the lightning, his body began to radiate blue light, and then destructive lightning exploded from his body.
Bangbangbang!
This enormous energy once more sent Wang Chong and Li Xuantu flying.
Dingdingding!
As they were sent flying, they heard a crisp metallic clinging. Turning to the source of the sound, they saw that their Halos of Spacetime had collided with the armored giant.
Yet those Halos of Spacetime that could slice through metal like mud were all blocked by the ancient black armor that the giant wore.
Moments after striking the armor, the seemingly indestructible Halos of Spacetime shattered into pieces.
Spacetime Immunity!
Wang Chong and Li Xuantu were both flabbergasted.
In normal circumstances, only those of the Divine Martial realm could be immune from spacetime energy. Even Grotto Heaven realm experts could only use spacetime energy to neutralize or interfere with the attacks of their foes. Only extremely special existences could possibly be completely immune to spacetime energy.
So rare was this talent that one might not encounter it even after one thousand years. But Wang Chong had shared his memories from Origin Supreme with Li Xuantu, and in Origin Supreme’s memories, there truly had been such an extremely special existence.
This giant had astonishing strength, could control the lightning and the ocean, and even had Spacetime Immunity. This armored giant was absurdly powerful.
Roooar!
As he obliterated the attacks of the pair, the armored giant bellowed, flailing his axe as he used this chance to continue the pursuit.
Though his body was huge, he was not the slightest bit clumsy. On the contrary, he was fast and agile. In this world, he was truly like a fish in water.
Bang!
The axe came swinging down at Li Xuantu, and at the same time, the armored giant clenched his right hand into a fist and punched at Wang Chong.
Boom!
Hundreds of thick lightning bolts were drawn down from the sky and crackled onto the giant’s body, their energy converging on the giant’s right fist as it hurtled at Wang Chong.
The punch distorted space around it, and behind the armored giant, lightning crackled as an ancient thunder god that was recorded in no historical text began to manifest.
“Wang Chong, watch out!” Li Xuantu hastily cried out.
This giant was far more powerful than they had imagined. This was their first time seeing the giant use martial arts, and this giant had clearly concluded that Wang Chong was the greater threat. Thus, he had decided to use all of the lightning energy he had gathered on Wang Chong.
The situation was dire, and there was a suffocating pressure in the air. Even before the giant’s huge fist had made impact, the space for hundreds of feet around Wang Chong had already begun to collapse. This, paired with the interference from the Celestial Palace, made it incredibly difficult to use spacetime power.
But in the face of this destructive attack, Wang Chong remained calm and composed.
Clang!
With a clear ring, a light more dazzling than the sun swept through the air, and then an ancient sword appeared that blocked the giant’s attack.
The difference in size between fist and sword was huge, but when the sword emerged, it began to devour the lightning energy in the giant’s right fist like a bottomless black hole.
The Xuanyuan Sword!
When it came to the power of lightning, the Xuanyuan Sword did not lose out to anything or anyone. So long as he had this sword, no lightning, no matter how powerful, could harm him.
Buzz!
The giant’s punch was almost instantly neutralized by Wang Chong. At that moment, Wang Chong felt like the giant’s expression flickered almost imperceptibly, and his movements became slightly slower. Even his mind seemed to no longer be as crazed.
But it was only for the briefest of moments, and Wang Chong quickly had other problems to attend to.
Chapter 2358 - Ancient Official, Li Mu!
Chapter 2358: Ancient Official, Li Mu!
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
Boom!
As the armored giant’s heavy attack was about to hit, three identical Wang Chongs appeared behind Wang Chong.
The three Divine Embryos!
Wang Chong had summoned his three clones from the halo divine tool.
Bang!
“Ice-Sealed World!”
Wang Chong’s Divine Embryo 3 immediately took action, and azure light erupted from it. In a flash, a frigid and frightening cold energy erupted from its body and engulfed the world.
Crack! Crack! Crack! In less time than it took to blink, ice energy penetrated into the giant’s body and turned him into an ice sculpture. He was frozen in the air, a thick layer of ice forming atop his body.
Besides that, the surging wave of cold energy froze the ocean surface for hundreds of thousands of feet around the armored giant, turning this area into a world of ice.
Even Heaven had been affected by this technique, let alone the armored giant.
“Now is the moment!”
Wang Chong’s eyes coldly flashed as he seized this chance to make his counterattack.
Boomboomboom!
The three Divine Embryos instantly lunged forward, three arms pressing respectively onto the shoulders and head of the giant, after which three terrifying energies erupted from them.
Wang Chong had used all his strength in attack, both from his original body and from his clones.
Rumble! As Wang Chong and Li Xuantu watched, the nearly-nine-meter-tall armored giant went rigid, crashing down from the air and slamming into the ocean, sending chunks of ice and volumes of sea water flying several thousand meters into the air.
“Did it work?”
Wang Chong floated in the air, continuing to survey the situation.
One did not chase down a fleeing enemy. Wang Chong had emptied himself of Stellar Energy for this attack, and carelessly pursuing was not a wise decision.
Li Xuantu also carefully inspected the situation down below.
This armored giant was unbelievably strong. The two of them would not have been able to deal with him without the help of the three Divine Embryo clones.
Whoosh!
The ocean surface rippled, the floating chunks of ice crashing into each other. The depths remained dark, and it was impossible to see what was in them.
Splash! But a moment later, Wang Chong and Li Xuantu felt all of the energy in this dimension pulse, and then the energy filling this dimension began to be pulled toward the ocean floor.
With an enormous roar, the waters parted, and a familiar and enormous figure shot out, its killing intent filling the air. This armored giant had an absurd control over energy. After absorbing the dimension’s energy, the armored giant not only appeared uninjured, he appeared even more powerful than before.
“Too powerful!”
Li Xuantu was stunned by this sight. This armored giant was an unkillable monster. There would be no end to this fight, and they were deep in the Celestial Palace, where Heaven could arrive at any moment.
But Wang Chong remained calm and collected. While this giant was strong, Wang Chong was at least capable of suppressing him.
“Prepare to attack!”
With a thought from Wang Chong, Divine Embryo 3 flew out, azure energy once more erupting from its body. Wang Chong’s two other Divine Embryos also began to swell with energy. Just like before, he plan
ned to seal the giant in ice and blast him into the depths of the ocean.
But this time, Wang Chong took out the Xuanyuan Sword and prepared to use the halo divine tool, intending to apply even greater force.
No matter how formidable this giant’s defense was, Wang Chong was sure that the Xuanyuan Sword could wound him.
“Master, wait!” Just when the battle was about to erupt again, Little Nightmare’s voice rang out in Wang Chong’s mind, its tone completely different from usual.
“I recognize him!”
Little Nightmare’s voice was extremely grave.
“!!!”
Wang Chong’s body froze, his mind shaken.
Little Nightmare knew this unkillable monster?
This was too unbelievable!
Wang Chong had already readied himself to fight a bitter battle, and he couldn’t help but be astonished by this news.
Though it sounded absurd, Wang Chong still listened to Little Nightmare and stayed his hand. But internally, Wang Chong was still ready to move into action if the situation turned sour.
Buzz!
In a flash of light, Little Nightmare emerged from Wang Chong’s body in its psychic form.
Boom! Just when the armored giant was about to attack Wang Chong again, Little Nightmare plunged into his mind.
“Li Mu, Li Mu, Li Mu… stop! Wake up!”
Using a secret of the Nightmare Beast species, Little Nightmare magnified its voice so that it could penetrate into the depths of the giant’s mind.
But the armored giant was deaf to Little Nightmare’s words and continued to lunge at Wang Chong.
Little Nightmare grew anxious.
“Li Mu, Li Mu, how did you become like this? Do you not recognize me? Did you forget about Little Grass?”
Boom!
The giant had no reaction at first, but the mention of Little Grass made his body tremble as if he had been struck by lightning, and his expression relaxed.
Wang Chong closely watched as the situation unfolded. When the giant had continued to charge, he had even been ready to do battle. But he couldn’t help but be surprised to see the giant suddenly stop moving.
“It worked?!”
This development had truly taken him by surprise.
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