📖 Chapter 1144 - Rising Momentum!

07 Nov, 2023

The two sides instantly locked gazes!

Wang Baole narrowed his eyes and glanced at the eight outer furnaces. Right now, four of them were completely occupied by cultivators. He couldn’t see the faces of the occupants, but he could see that the four furnaces were surrounded by dozens of great circle Eternal Star Realm cultivators, apparently standing guard as Dharma Protectors.

Two furnaces were guarded by Never-Ending Clan members. As for the other two, although they weren’t guarded by members of the Never-Ending Clan, their auras weren’t weak at all.

One of them had more than a dozen people sitting in formation. An illusory silver dragon coiled around the furnace, eyes closed but emitting a shocking aura.

As for the other, five ancient swords circled around it, exuding the might of the five elements. Astonishing pressure enveloped the surroundings, no less shocking than the silver dragon.

Aside from these four, the remaining four furnaces were a little chaotic. Before Wang Baole arrived, the people there had obviously been fighting among themselves. However, none of them were weak, and their strengths weren’t too different, so they had been locked in a stalemate for a while.

Wang Baole’s arrival caused all of the battling cultivators to pause and look at him, but most of them withdrew their gazes a moment later. Since they were busy fighting, they didn’t bother taking a closer look and only gave him a cursory glance with their divine sense. When they realized that he was only in the middle stage of the Eternal Star Realm, they directly stopped paying attention to him.

Although Wang Baole’s fleshly body was in the late stage of the Eternal Star Realm, which of these Chosen didn’t have astonishing natural talent? Their fleshly bodies were just as formidable as their cultivation bases.

Thus, someone with a cultivation base in the middle stage of the Eternal Star Realm and a fleshly body in the late stage wasn’t worthy of their attention. However, these people weren’t knowledgeable enough. They didn’t know that although Wang Baole’s cultivation base really was only in the middle stage of the Eternal Star Realm, the number of stars in his body was astonishing. His fleshly body was in the late stage of the Eternal Star Realm, but it also contained the power of ten thousand Special Stars that had been marked by the Star Marking Art!

In the end, there were still a few people who could vaguely sense some clues. Among the four occupied furnaces, divine will spread out from two of them and contacted their respective Dharma Protectors.

“Something about this person isn’t right!”

“Don’t provoke him. If he isn’t stupid, then he won’t provoke us, either!”

Aside from the people in these two furnaces who were slightly suspicious, no one else realized Wang Baole’s power. Thus, everyone quickly withdrew their gazes and continued fighting. Rumbling sounds echoed in all directions as the battles over the remaining furnaces resumed.

Wang Baole narrowed his eyes when he saw this scene. Before he came here, he had already learned a lot about the furnaces from Xie Haiyang. Now, looking at the eight outer furnaces and vaguely sensing his senior brother’s aura from the central furnace, he immediately understood some things.

The eight outer furnaces were obviously the best spots to wait for insights. Once Divine Emperor Split Moon died, the cultivator who occupied the central position inside these eight furnaces would obtain the most benefits due to the connection between the furnaces.

At the same time, even if you couldn’t sit in the center, there were still benefits to be had from sitting inside the furnace at all. However, in comparison to the central position, the benefits were much smaller.

The hundreds of cultivators here were all prominent Chosen among the myriad factions who were second only to the top-tier Chosen. In fact, each of them had the qualifications to step into the top tier, and were only missing an opportunity. That was why the good fortune in this place was extremely important to them. No one would be willing to hand this opportunity over to someone else unless they could receive even greater benefits.

It was obvious that the positions in the four occupied furnaces had been arranged ahead of time, and there were even Dharma Protectors dispatched from their respective factions. Aside from having exceptional status and cultivation, those sitting in the center must have also bled quite a bit in order to obtain this opportunity.

And the remaining four furnaces clearly didn’t have any such arrangements, thus giving rise to the current chaotic situation.

But in Wang Baole’s eyes, all of this was irrelevant. He wasn’t interested in the good fortune that would come after Divine Emperor Split Moon’s death. What he wanted… was fragmented natural laws!

Only after he absorbed enough fragmented natural laws would a black hole break out, causing the green wisps of the Never-Ending Heavenly Dao to arrive. And when he looked at these eight outer furnaces, Wang Baole could sense an astonishing amount of fragmented natural laws inside.

‘It seems that I’m a little late…’ Wang Baole’s eyes instantly reddened. His fleshly body was just a hair away from the great circle of the Eternal Star Realm, and he was incredibly anxious to break through. Eyes flashing with killing intent, he quickly scanned the chaotic battlefields and picked out a furnace that had a couple dozen cultivators fighting over it. After setting his target, he rushed out at high speed.

He was so fast that his body seemed like a shooting star as he pierced through the void and arrived outside his targeted furnace.

However, everyone was already on guard against him since the moment of his arrival. Thus, the people at his selected battlefield instantly noticed him rushing over.

As it happened, a middle-aged cultivator at the great circle of the Eternal Star Realm had just been knocked back by an opponent when Wang Baole arrived. Seeing Wang Baole rushing over, the middle-aged cultivator instantly sneered and clenched his hand.

“Since you’re coming here to die, I guess I’ll devour your qi and blood to strengthen my divine soul!” With a wave of his hand, the middle-aged man’s great circle Eternal Star Realm cultivation base burst out, and a huge Eternal Star manifested in the starry sky. This Eternal Star swiftly morphed into a hand that shot toward Wang Baole, seemingly carrying endless suppressive power.

In the blink of an eye, an enormous palm bore down on Wang Baole. However, even as it closed it, Wang Baole’s only reaction was to sneer slightly and accelerate. A moment later, he directly smashed into the palm.

Deafening booms instantly reverberated throughout the starry sky. As soon as the huge palm touched Wang Baole’s body, it actually… exploded!

A miserable scream rang out from that middle-aged cultivator as the palm was destroyed. His complexion immediately went pale, and his eyes were filled with horror as he moved to retreat. However, he was too late. Just an instant after destroying the huge palm, Wang Baole suddenly appeared right in front of the middle-aged cultivator. Without even giving him a second glance, Wang Baole’s palm slapped out casually.

Boom!

With the strike of a palm, a great circle Eternal Star Realm cultivator was killed!

The middle-aged cultivator who had been so arrogant a moment ago didn’t even have the chance to scream. His fleshly body exploded and his divine soul collapsed. Just one blow killed him completely in body and soul!

This scene instantly caused all the fighting to stop. Everyone present instantly felt huge waves surge in their hearts!

“What’s going on here!?”

“He… killed a great circle Eternal Star Realm cultivator with a slap?

“What kind of fleshly body does he have!?”

Even the ones at the central positions in the four occupied furnaces were shaken. Four pairs of eyes seemed to instantly lock on to Wang Baole’s body.

At the same time, some cultivators from the Left Dao Holy Region recognized Wang Baole and cried out in alarm.

“You are… Wang Baole!!”

“Wang Baole, the owner of a Dao Planet! The one who defeated Chong Yizi!!”

An uproar instantly broke out, but Wang Baole didn’t pay it any attention. The only thing in his bloodshot eyes seemed to be the furnace in front of him. Thus, after killing a great circle Eternal Star Realm cultivator with a slap, he immediately continued rushing toward his target furnace without slowing down at all.

As Wang Baole approached the furnace with shocking momentum, the cultivators in the surroundings rapidly paled. They wanted to flee, but were also unwilling to vacate just like that. Soon, one of them, a young man from the Unorthodox Holy Region, roared with a brutal light in his eyes.

“Everyone, things will be even harder if we leave now. Let’s join forces and crush this person!”

If the people here were weaklings, then things might have been different. But everyone present was a talented Chosen. Their eyes instantly erupted with battle intent.

It was indeed as the young man said. The battles around the other furnaces were already fierce, and if they joined in, it would be almost impossible to take the central seat. After all, adding more people would naturally reduce the chance of success for each individual.

Thus, it was better for them to join forces and take out this newcomer with all their strength!

Among the dozen-over people, three chose to leave. But the remaining ones all rushed out toward the approaching Wang Baole, turning into long arcs of light that seemed to pierce the void.

All of these people were at the great circle of the Eternal Star Realm. The power of their Eternal Stars immediately burst forth in all directions as the light of divine abilities and magical treasures shot through the starry sky. Their power of law also erupted, surging toward Wang Baole like a huge tidal wave!

None of these people were weaker than Chong Yizi, and there were even a few among them who surpassed him. When all of them joined forces, their attacks instantly created a heaven-shaking momentum!

But… it wasn’t enough!