Chapter 427: Surviving

In the Star Cicada Void God's plan:

If Li Yuan had a Void God puppet by his side or was protected by a Void God guard, he would abandon the assassination attempt upon assessing the defensive strength, or simply detonate himself to fight for a chance at death.

If Li Yuan were alone, he would attempt to kill Li Yuan directly with two secret treasures; if the ambush failed, he would then rely on his own strength to attempt a kill.

Only!

The Star Cicada Void God miscalculated two points. First, Li Yuan's own strength was far more powerful than he had imagined.

Second, besides bestowing Li Yuan with a Void God puppet, the True God Jiang Yuan had also arranged for an extremely powerful Void God, the "Shadow Demon Void God," to secretly guard Li Yuan as a double layer of protection.

Previously, the Shadow Demon Void God had remained hidden in the shadows; the Star Cicada Void God hadn't even perceived him.

"A Heaven-Flying rank, yet capable of erupting with such terrifying strength. What an astonishing, peerless genius. No wonder such a formidable Void God is secretly protecting you, and no wonder the Kingdom Lord wants you dead. If you aren't killed, the Kingdom Lord will likely be unable to sleep or eat in peace."

"Regardless, I have done my best."

"I hope this desperate strike can kill Xu Yuan."

"I hope the True God Black Blade can do his best to look after my family." In that instant of self-detonation, feeling his body slipping out of control, the Star Cicada Void God's powerful Void God-level soul allowed him to linger for a brief moment. At the final moment of his life, he could still flash through many thoughts.

It was just a pity that he was destined never to see the outcome.

... "Boom—" That powerful soul attack invaded Li Yuan's mental world directly.

This soul fluctuation was like a sharp awl, crashing with immense brutality toward Li Yuan's soul core.

The Star Cicada Void God knew Li Yuan had passed through the Realm of Nine Sounds, and that his soul will was stronger than the vast majority of Demigods.

But based on the fact that Li Yuan was only at the Heaven-Flying rank, plus the extremely long time he spent passing through the Realm of Nine Sounds... he judged that Li Yuan's soul will should only be equivalent to the threshold of a Void God.

Normally, the Star Cicada Void God's judgment would have been correct.

But over the past two months, Li Yuan had been cultivating the "Six Realms of Heart Illusion." Although he had yet to reach the perfection of the first realm, his will had progressed further, reaching level 55.

In terms of the strength of his will, Li Yuan was already approaching many peak Void God powerhouses.

Combined with a soul that was nearly that of a Void God, Li Yuan's soul will was comparable to a normal Void God.

Moreover.

Li Yuan also possessed the "Thousand-Heart Lotus Platform" to guard his soul. This was a top-tier Void God artifact, prepared by the True God Gu Ju specifically for Li Yuan's Heaven-Flying Demigod stage.

"A soul attack?"

"A soul attack from a peak Void God wants to shake me? What a joke." Li Yuan sensed it instantly.

It could be said that when facing Void God powerhouses, the thing Li Yuan feared least was them launching soul attacks.

"Whoosh—"

Inside Li Yuan's mental world, the Thousand-Heart Lotus Platform operated, its layers of lotus leaves spinning, easily weakening over seventy percent of the power of this soul attack.

The residual power impacted Li Yuan's mental will; although it caused Li Yuan's soul to tremble faintly, it was still blocked.

It could be said that for most peak Void God soul attacks, let alone killing Li Yuan, even influencing him was extremely difficult.

But for Li Yuan, the greatest impact was not the soul attack, but—the self-detonation!

When a god detonates, the power released has little to do with their comprehension of laws and is only related to the residual Source Force within their body, erupting with all the Source Force they had cultivated in their lifetime in a single instant.

The power was endless!

It happened slowly in description, but the moment Li Yuan blocked the soul attack, that overwhelming torrent of energy had already surged in all directions.

The first to bear the brunt was the Shadow Demon Void God.

"Self-detonation?"

"Not good! I can withstand it, but Xu Yuan is already heavily injured; he likely won't even be able to withstand the aftermath." A thought flashed through the Shadow Demon Void God's mind; his mission was to protect Xu Yuan.

The divine sword in his hand changed, still slashing fiercely toward the torrent of flame energy. The two collided instantly, annihilating a large portion of the impact power.

"Boom—"

Following that, the Shadow Demon Void God's body grew rapidly, as if he were a giant, and a large amount of black mist spread madly in all directions, instantly shrouding a vast area and also enveloping Li Yuan.

He was attempting to protect Li Yuan.

The impact of the self-detonation was simply too fast. In his haste, using his weapon to consume as much power as possible, followed by casting a large-scale domain, was the only method the Shadow Demon Void God could think of to protect Li Yuan.

"Boom—"

But the impact generated by the self-detonation of a peak Void God powerhouse was terrifying. Although the Shadow Demon Void God was only in one direction of the impact and had done his utmost to block it,

Facing the terrifying torrent of flames, layers of black mist began to collapse and dissolve in an instant.

That monstrous torrent of flames finally swept in all directions, also impacting Li Yuan.

"Void God puppet."

"Block it for me."

Li Yuan gritted his teeth. He had been enduring the impact of the law secret treasure the whole time and hadn't been able to move it into the Ancient God Palace, and now this impact had come extremely fast.

Fortunately! Just as the Star Cicada Void God was trying to rush out the moment he made his move, Li Yuan had also been struggling desperately, wanting to move his Void God puppet to the outside... at the moment of the Star Cicada Void God's self-detonation.

The Void God puppet finally appeared.

"Roar—"

The massive Void God puppet, resembling a spider, instantly spread its eight claws. Standing on two claws, it blocked in front of Li Yuan like a mountain.

The other six claws slashed out dazzling blade lights in an instant, doing its utmost to resist the flame impact.

"Boom!"

That terrifying shockwave finally arrived, first impacting the blade lights of the Void God puppet, and after being weakened by layers, it impacted the massive body of the Void God puppet once more.

The power of the Star Cicada Void God's self-detonation was near the limit of a Void God; even after being weakened by layers, it was still close to the power level of a peak Void God.

"Boom—"

Although the Void God puppet did its utmost to resist, it still found it difficult to stand. Its massive body flew backward in a sorry state, also crashing fiercely into Li Yuan's body.

"Boom!"

Li Yuan's body was struck by the Void God puppet, his body shuddered violently, and the body that had just recovered a small portion split open again layer by layer.

Blood flowed, bones broke, and a large amount of blood overflowed from his ears, nose, mouth, and other organs, which was extremely horrifying.

Fortunately.

The Void God puppet had already weakened the vast majority of the self-detonation impact, leaving only a small portion of the power.

Li Yuan struggled to block the final aftermath of the impact.

He and the Void God puppet finally both stood firm.

"Too terrifying."

"I survived?" A trace of excitement stirred in Li Yuan's heart. He had survived such a terrifying assassination.

If his strength had been a little weaker.

If the Void God puppet had rushed out of the storage treasure a little later.

If that mysterious Void God hadn't arrived in time... in short, if any aspect had been even slightly lacking, he likely would have fallen today.

"Boom—"

The flame impact in other directions was constantly transmitting in all directions, causing the earth to tremble madly, and one huge pavilion after another was collapsing.

The extremely tough rocks on the ground were rarely cracked by the tremors, and countless gravel fragments were stirred up.

A scene of extreme tragedy.

Normally.

The self-detonation of a peak Void God powerhouse was enough to cover a range of over a thousand kilometers.

However, this was the Royal Capital of the Yuan Kingdom, where countless Source Force arrays were spread across every area. Every building had array restrictions that could greatly weaken the aftermath of energy impacts.

At the same time.

The Royal Capital array in the void had been completely activated, and strands of fiery red light descended, surging up from all directions, doing its utmost to weaken the aftermath of the self-detonation.

In the end, this self-detonation only affected a dozen kilometers before gradually returning to tranquility.

Whoosh!

A thought flashed through Li Yuan's mind, and he took the massive Void God puppet in front of him back into his storage treasure.

Void God puppets were not easy to refine and were of astonishing value. Many civilization clans relied on them to pass down their legacy for a million years, and this object had made an indelible contribution.

Flaunting it openly?

Such a heavy treasure was simply too eye-catching and could easily attract the covetousness of some Void God powerhouses.

Moreover, this kind of trump card method.

If it were always kept in the open, it would lose its effect as a trump card.

Once an enemy decided to make a move, they could naturally easily make preparations against it.

The unknown was the most terrifying.

"Many thanks for your rescue, Senior." Li Yuan waited for his body to recover slightly before stepping forward and cupping his hands. If this Void God powerhouse hadn't rescued him, he would have surely died.

Li Yuan was naturally filled with gratitude.

"It wasn't me who saved you."

"It was you who saved yourself." The Shadow Demon Void God's voice was hoarse: "Heaven-Flying rank... yet capable of erupting with the limit strength of a Demigod. I have truly never heard of such a thing."

Regarding the strength Li Yuan had displayed.

The Shadow Demon Void God felt quite incredulous.

"Additionally, if you really want to thank someone, thank the Kingdom Lord." The Shadow Demon Void God said in a low voice: "I was ordered by the Kingdom Lord to protect you. Because I didn't want to tell you the truth in advance, lest you become lax, I had never appeared before..."

"Therefore, I was quite far from you and couldn't arrive instantly when I saved you just now." The Shadow Demon Void God said patiently: "However, the moment I appeared, this assassin knew he had no time left. If he had continued to delay, the Source Force array would have descended, and he likely wouldn't even have been able to detonate himself; he would have been captured alive directly."

Li Yuan nodded slightly. There were no absolutely effective protective measures.

Most were just meeting moves with counter-moves.

"I will report to the Kingdom Lord to investigate the mastermind behind this assassin as soon as possible. I believe he will give you an explanation, and there may even be compensation. After all, you being assassinated is highly likely related to your identity." The Shadow Demon Void God said: "I will leave now."

Whoosh—

The Shadow Demon Void God's figure became increasingly blurred, like flowing water, and he quickly disappeared from Li Yuan's perception.

"Leave? I'm afraid he hasn't left; it's highly likely he has just hidden himself again, right?"

"However, this Void God's concealment methods could actually deceive even Sister Gu You?" Li Yuan sighed inwardly, his gaze sweeping in all directions.

Immediately, Li Yuan turned into a stream of light and quickly entered the clouds and mist, flying rapidly toward the Nine Sounds Pavilion.

After a good while.

The large number of spectators who had been hearing the commotion from all directions of this street finally began to discuss it in low voices. Such a great battle was a very rare scene for many Heaven-Flying ranks and even Void Gods.

Some passersby had even fallen due to the impact of the self-detonation.

"So strong?"

"In the end, it should have been two gods fighting fiercely, but Xu Yuan, a Heaven-Flying rank, was actually able to survive such a terrifying aftermath of a self-detonation?"

"Can a Heaven-Flying rank be this strong? Able to withstand a law secret treasure without falling?" Many of these spectators recognized that it was Xu Yuan, and most of them had a scale in their hearts.

Not long after.

News about Li Yuan encountering an assassination by a god, and his suspected eruption with the limit strength of a Demigod, spread through the Royal Capital of the Yuan Kingdom at an astonishing speed.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 428 =====