đź“– Chapter 1245 - Arrival!
Right now, the Left Dao Holy Region was coming to attack, the Unorthodox Holy Region was on the move, and the Underworld Sect had sent out its armies.
For the Never-Ending Clan, this was an unprecedented catastrophe. Despite their deep foundation and years of hegemony, even they couldn’t remain unharmed in the face of these three forces.
Especially when… Patriarch Never-Ending was yet to make an appearance. Since this was the case, the Never-Ending Clan was at an absolute disadvantage when it came to Divine Emperor-level fighters. After all, Mystic Blossom was in no shape to battle, and Imperial Mountain was also much weaker than normal. Only Radiant Light and Kiga were in fighting form. As for their enemies… not only was there Wang Baole, but also the patriarch of the Seven Spirits Dao as well as the Underworld Sect’s three Universe Realm warriors.
It was two against five. How could they possibly win?
And that wasn’t even mentioning the Star Domain level, where the Never-Ending Clan was also at a disadvantage. All of this made Kiga’s expression change drastically. Unlike Master Never-Ending, his feelings for the Never-Ending Clan were extremely deep, so his eyes instantly turned bloodshot.
“Original body!!” In this moment of crisis, Kiga suddenly lifted his head and roared to the sky. However, no response came. Laughing miserably, Kiga’s eyes flashed with madness as he turned into a ball of mist that charged toward Wang Baole.
Radiant Light and Imperial Mountain knew that this was a critical moment for their Never-Ending Clan, so both of them also rushed out at once.
“Take down Wang Baole first!” The three Divine Emperors all shared this same thought at the moment. After all, it would take some time before the Unorthodox Holy Region and the Underworld Sect arrived, and not just anyone could use Wang Baole’s method to pass through the Never-Ending Clan’s protective formation without a fight.
Thus, the most pressing matter was for the three of them to crush Wang Baole right now!
As long as Wang Baole was defeated or heavily injured before the Underworld Sect and Unorthodox Holy Region arrived, then the Never-Ending Clan’s crisis wouldn’t necessarily be impossible to resolve.
After all… although the patriarch hadn’t arrived, his existence alone was a significant deterrent.
These thoughts flashed through the minds of Kiga and the others as they turned into long arcs of light heading straight for Wang Baole. At the same time, Wang Baole had naturally analyzed the situation as well, and he immediately flickered backward in retreat. He chose not to fight the three Divine Emperors head-on.
Because there was no need!
At this point, all Wang Baole needed to do was stall for time. Thus, he promptly unleashed Reflected Time, and as ripples appeared beneath him, he stepped directly into the river of time.
Kiga, Radiant Light, and Imperial Mountain all quickly chased after him, bursting with power as they entered the river of time as well. Rumbling instantly echoed throughout the starry sky of the Never-Ending Clan. In the eyes of others, Wang Baole and the three Divine Emperors had disappeared, but explosions and invisible fluctuations continued spreading from all directions, and the starry sky even collapsed in many places.
This apocalyptic scene made many members of the Never-Ending Clan tremble uncontrollably. And soon, the situation grew even worse; rumbling echoed out from the Never-Ending Clan’s protective spell formation.
There were people bombarding it from outside!
Four people – the ancestor of the Seven Spirits Dao and the Underworld Sect’s three Universe Realm cultivators – were attacking the spell formation, each from a different direction. These four had arrived quickly, but breaking through the Never-Ending Clan’s protective spell formation was proving to be difficult. However, with all four of them bombarding it with their full power, the spell formation instantly twisted and distorted.
As the distortions became more and more intense, an incense stick’s worth of time gradually passed. Suddenly, in the area protected by the Never-Ending Clan’s spell formation, a vortex appeared out of nowhere, and Imperial Mountain’s divine soul flew out. This soul was dim and on the verge of collapse, in an incomparably sorry state. As it flew out of the vortex, its right arm suddenly exploded.
Following Imperial Mountain’s divine soul was Wang Baole, who seemed a bit disheveled. After him, Kiga appeared from the vortex, injured but full of killing intent as he pursued Wang Baole madly.
Then, Radiant Light flew out of the vortex. However, as soon as he exited, he coughed up blood, and his body almost broke down on the spot. Evidently, when the three Divine Emperors had battled Wang Baole in the river of time, he and Imperial Mountain had been severely injured. But in exchange, Kiga obtained an opportunity to attack and injure Wang Baole as well.
“Wang Baole!” Endless killing intent erupted from Kiga, and his speed suddenly skyrocketed. Wang Baole narrowed his eyes. In terms of battle prowess, he and Kiga were about equivalent. There would be nothing to fear if it were one on one, but since Radiant Light and Imperial Mountain had joined, the scales were naturally tilted toward the Divine Emperors’ side.
However… if it was just delaying, he was still confident. At this moment, as he flew backward in retreat, Wang Baole waved his right hand and spoke calmly.
“Water Dao!”
In an instant, all the cultivators in the Never-Ending Clan who cultivated the Water Dao trembled. The power of water streamed forth from their bodies, flying through the starry sky and converging at their sourcepoint.
Naturally, this sourcepoint was Wang Baole. With this, almost all his injuries immediately recovered. Clenching his fist, he punched out toward Kiga, then spoke again.
"Wood Dao!"
The same scene played out again, this time with wood-element power. The starry sky seemed to have turned into fertile earth as countless plants sprouted from the void. Wang Baole’s injuries healed in an instant, and his body flickered before disappearing again.
Right now, the protective spell formation around the Never-Ending Clan was rippling wildly and had become unprecedentedly weak. In one particular location… the ancestor of the Seven Spirits Dao had joined forces with the Underworld Sect’s three Divine Emperors to unleash a pinpoint attack.
“Original body!!” Seeing this, Kiga turned unprecedentedly anxious, and he couldn’t help but roar again. This time, inside that faraway star, Master Never-Ending finally opened his eyes.
With a glance, he knew everything that was happening on the battlefield. He could see the Seven Spirits Dao’s ancestor and the others attacking the spell formation, and he could also see Wang Baole, who was stalling for time. If he were to take action to resolve the Never-Ending Clan’s crisis, he would have to do it by attacking Wang Baole. For Master Never-Ending, perhaps killing Wang Baole might take some time, but seriously injuring him would be no trouble at all.
But if he did that, Chen Qingzi would definitely show up to fight.
Although Master Never-Ending was looking forward to fighting Chen Qingzi… the fight he wanted was a fight where Chen Qingzi had made perfect preparations and was certain of success, not an abrupt counterattack to save Wang Baole.
The meaning behind these two… was completely different.
“In order to give Chen Qingzi more confidence, in order to make this performance even better… it’s fine if the Never-Ending Clan ceases to exist.” Master Never-Ending’s eyes were completely emotionless. He returned to meditation.
This lack of response threw Kiga into complete despair. Smiling miserably, his entire body suddenly began to shine. As the light on his body grew brighter and brighter, his flesh and blood withered at a rate visible to the naked eye.
Evidently, he had used some sort of divine ability to overdraw his strength, exchanging vitality for power. Wang Baole suddenly felt a sense of crisis and immediately stepped backward to enter the river of time.
But as soon as he did so, Kiga’s right hand abruptly exploded. Flesh and blood scattered in all directions, then merged together to form… a long halberd that charged directly toward Wang Baole!
Traveling at astonishing speed, the halberd smashed into the river of time, causing deafening booms to reverberate through the starry sky. As a small section of the river of time collapsed, Wang Baole was ejected, coughing up blood.
In an instant, Kiga’s killing intent flared as he gave chase.
Wang Baole was in a crisis, but at that moment… a boom suddenly rang out from the distance. Under the efforts of the four Universe Realm cultivators, the Never-Ending Clan’s protective spell formation… was finally breached.