Chapter 2492

He still had five defensive artifacts on him, each one an ancient treasure unavailable on the market.

But just now, three of them were destroyed outright, and the remaining two were severely damaged—I don't know if they can even be repaired.

Don't forget, he also has the dense elemental energy of Panlong City within him, which can greatly enhance his own defense.

After layer upon layer of damage mitigation, Jia Lou Tian still managed to wound him this severely—the title of Great Heavenly God is truly not in vain.

"He won't die."

As soon as he spoke, Dong Rui and Zhu Xiuer both let out long sighs of relief, reassured.

Zhu Xiuer had been listening the whole time, still shaken: "That was Jia Lou Tian, the second-in-command of the Lingxu Gods! You actually survived his full-force strike!"

If it were facing Jia Lou Tian's hammer, it wouldn't be confident it could survive!

He Lingchuan remained objective: "Jia Lou Tian isn't the true self arriving—this strike was just its avatar giving its all."

"That's still impressive!" Zhu Xiuer wasn't afraid others would hear and spread it: "If Si Hai True Person were here, he'd surely be smashed to pieces. Not to mention you even counterattacked and took down Jia Lou Tian's avatar!"

He Lingchuan's growth all along—it had almost always been by his side, observing the whole process.

Previously, to avoid offending the Frost Leaf National Preceptor, he had to rack his brains; now he can directly confront Jia Lou Tian himself. Only a dozen or so years have passed—ordinary people just muddle through that time, but the progress of Jiuyou has frightened even the heavenly gods.

"After the death of the Longjiang Yao Beast, a faint light flew to the Green-Haired Yao Beast, and that divine seal of the Command also transferred to the Green-Haired Yao Beast." He Lingchuan let out a soft exhale: "It's so obvious now—how could I not see that the true Jia Lou Tian avatar is actually on the Green-Haired Yao Beast?"

When the four Yao Beasts appeared, the Longjiang Yao Beast was not only the most eye-catching, but also the one drawing the most fire. Who would have thought that Jia Lou Tian's avatar wasn't actually hiding in the largest, strongest, fiercest Longjiang Yao Beast?

"Then who was controlling the Longjiang Yao Beast?" The Blood Demon exclaimed in shock: "Besides Jia Lou Tian, who could wield the power of the Command and unleash such a heaven-shaking strike?"

He Lingchuan spoke, still sounding weak: "Probably still Jia Lou Tian."

Blood Demon: "..."

Is this master addled in the head, speaking incoherently?

"After the Heavenly Demon's skin sack is destroyed, its soul cannot possess another Heavenly Demon's skin sack—but it can flee to the Green-Haired Yao Beast, proving they were originally one entity." He Lingchuan analyzed: "These Yao Beasts use similar artifacts, fight in the same rhythm, and coordinate as if one person. Could it be that they're all controlled by Jia Lou Tian?"

"All of them?" Zhu Xiuer doubted: "But Heavenly Demons can only descend with one avatar?"

Back then, He Lingchuan exploited this bug, imprisoning Naluo Tian's avatar in the Great Square Vessel, preventing its true self from descending to the lower realm, thus eliminating his own rear concerns.

"I suspect Jia Lou Tian indeed descended with only one avatar, but it split its power into several portions, each stuffed into different Yao Beast skin sacks."

The Two Realms' laws only restrict Heavenly Demons from descending with one avatar, but do not restrict the avatar from splitting or dividing its power after descent.

Zhu Xiuer paused, thought it over, then said: "Hmm, that makes sense! With Jia Lou Tian's power, it might actually be possible."

"For descending, Heavenly Demons are also experimenting with various new methods." He Lingchuan's face grew heavy: "If Jia Lou Tian can do it, what about the Lingxu Holy Venerable?"

Originally, they believed the Lingxu Holy Venerable's power was too great for any mortal skin sack to bear, so he could not easily descend to the mortal realm.

But if He also used Jia Lou Tian's method of power division, wouldn't there be a chance for a smooth descent into the world?

Without the Great Square Vessel, one could only resort to inferior alternatives—just thinking about it is terrifying enough.

"Also, when I counterattacked Jia Lou Tian's avatar, I didn't expect to kill it in one blow." But it happened, and he was also a bit surprised.

When the Ying Lei Spear was fired, the Green-Haired Yao Beast's reaction showed a slight stiffness.

Though only a tiny bit, on such a battlefield, a hair's breadth off leads to a thousand miles of error.

That moment of dazedness by the Green-Haired Yao Beast was exactly the opportunity He Lingchuan seized.

"I was thinking—could this be related to it reclaiming the power from the Longjiang Yao Beast's body?"

As soon as battle was mentioned, Zhu Xiuer reacted fastest: "You mean, it became unable to bear force?"

"Yes. If we extend our earlier inference, the power of Jia Lou Tian's descended avatar was too strong, so it was distributed among the four Yao Beasts to bear. Then, when the strongest Longjiang Yao Beast died, its Jia Lou Tian power had to return to the other Yao Beasts. On the chaotic battlefield of the Void, that's an instinctive move."

The Blood Demon also understood: "Suddenly having to bear double divine power, the Green-Haired Yao Beast's skin sack likely couldn't withstand it—numb!"

Whether soul possession or divine descent, "body-soul compatibility" is the first principle.

If the soul is too weak, it cannot control the body's movements;

Conversely, if the soul is too strong, the body cannot bear it, always on the verge of collapse.

And being on the verge of collapse is itself uncontrollable.

Thus, He Lingchuan's timely backhand strike achieved maximum results.

"This is a good thing." He Lingchuan drew a light breath: "If the Great Heavenly Demon later wants to descend this way, it still needs to think carefully."

For the Great Heavenly Demon, spreading its power across several skin sacks isn't hard, but when one or several skin sacks are destroyed, retrieving the power becomes a major problem.

"Jia Lou Tian's avatar likely cannot remain in the mortal realm either—the remaining skin sacks can't bear its power, though the Void has also been breached." The Longjiang Yao Beast and Green-Haired Yao Beast both died, the four great skin sacks lost two of them—"I think, Jia Lou Tian's avatar can only return to the heavenly realm."

Zhu Xiuer immediately exhaled in relief.

The oppressive presence of the Great Heavenly God is truly too strong.

"Then only Guan Shang remains? Hey hey, let's get to the point!" Dong Rui urged anxiously: "How is the Earth Mother?"

He Lingchuan lowered his head, looking at the divine bone pendant on his chest:

"Fortunately, I did not disgrace my mission."

In the Void, he placed the Panlong stone carving and the divine bone pendant together into the Earth Mother's ear hole, then felt reassured to go fight. Though separated by several hundred zhang, the divine bone pendant would not return to him. As long as the Earth Mother says "I am willing," the Great Square Vessel can begin work.

Otherwise, he'd still have to turn back, press the divine bone pendant onto the Earth Mother—too inconvenient.

To persuade the Earth Mother, it's truly no easy task. He Lingchuan patted the cloak behind him:

"Thank you."

The one who finally woke the Earth Mother at the last moment wasn't him, but the Blood Demon.

Only such a blunt, cold-blooded monster could directly shout at the Earth Mother to go die.

Yes, the two parties were merely chance acquaintances—who would try to convince the Earth Mother with "Jiuyou the Great Emperor is a good person" or "He'll surely let you out afterward"? Those words would hardly gain its trust.

The Blood Demon used hatred.