Chapter 320: Gu Cangsheng… This Seat Will Surely Kill You!

Elsewhere.

The main hall of the Zang Tian Ge sect lies within a void fold that does not appear on any known star chart.

Here there are no stars to provide light and heat, nor any planets to serve as a foothold.

Only a black pyramid, vast beyond measurement, hangs silently in the depths of the void.

The pyramid's surface is inscribed with countless extinction-source runes, each sealing within it the remnants of a completely destroyed great world.

Heavenly Initiate Immortal King, dragging his ruined body, manifested his form on the welcoming altar at the pyramid's lowest level.

Having lost his lower half, he could only rely on consuming his True Immortal origin to levitate himself forward.

All the guards along the way were peak True Immortals; seeing the former forty-eighth pavilion master, once high and mighty, reduced to this state, they dared not openly mock, but their eyes held sympathy and ridicule like thorns in the back.

Heavenly Initiate Immortal King ignored those gazes and went straight to the Judgment Hall in the pyramid's middle section.

The hall interior is vast and dim, the only light source a clump of dark-red flesh floating in midair. This flesh constantly writhes and deforms, at times forming human faces, at times sprouting countless tentacles, exuding a terrifying aura that makes the soul tremble.

This is the Grand Elder of the Zang Tian Ge sect, an Immortal King surpassing ordinary colossi, and the most loyal spokesman of the Lord.

"Heavenly Initiate, you have disappointed this seat greatly."

"The Grand Elder's voice did not travel through air but exploded directly in Heavenly Initiate's sea of consciousness."

"That voice carried no emotion, yet like a heavy hammer it shattered Heavenly Initiate Immortal King's already damaged Dao fruit once more."

"Heavenly Initiate Immortal King dared not be arrogant, painfully lowering his head and adopting the lowest posture."

"My subordinate has failed in duty, bringing disgrace upon the branch hall; even ten thousand deaths could not atone. But I have come not to beg for mercy, but to report a heaven-shaking secret."

"Heavenly Initiate Immortal King wasted no words, directly transmitting the images of Gu Yuan, Gu Cangsheng, and the World Tree via divine sense into that clump of dark-red flesh."

"The Grand Elder's flesh, which had been slowly writhing, fell into absolute stillness half a breath after receiving the images."

"Immediately, space within the Judgment Hall began to violently twist, a will of greed far surpassing that of the Jue Dian Immortal King sweeping through like a materialized storm."

"The World Tree… it is actually a sapling of the World Tree…"

"The Grand Elder's voice, for the first time, carried a tremor: 'How could such pure innate chaotic essence, in a backwater like Test Site 1044, give birth to such a heaven-defying thing? Have you investigated the origins of that grandfather and grandson?'"

"Not yet, but I have locked onto the spatial coordinates of their escape; give me a little time and I will surely find where they fled."

"Seeing the Grand Elder take the bait, Heavenly Initiate Immortal King immediately put forward his request,"

"I implore the Grand Elder to grant the Realm-Rending Bone Nail; I will swear a military oath to retrieve the World Tree and the chaotic origin intact within ten years and offer them to the Lord!"

"The Judgment Hall fell into a brief silence."

"The Grand Elder well knew Heavenly Initiate Immortal King's strength."

"That old fellow who cultivates chaos could crush Heavenly Initiate's lower half with a single kick; his power has surely reached the threshold of a colossus."

"Ordinary Jue Dian Immortal Kings, no matter how many, would merely be delivering dishes."

"But the temptation of the World Tree is too great."

"Most crucially, the other party's World Tree has already taken form."

"If not resolved soon, it could become the greatest trouble."

"The Realm-Rending Bone Nail was forged from a finger bone shed by the Lord in ages past, containing a sliver of the Lord's world-destroying true intent; once unleashed, nothing short of a Supreme Immortal King can block it."

"A massive vertical pupil split open in the Grand Elder's flesh, locking its gaze onto Heavenly Initiate."

"You may borrow it. But you know the rules: I will take three-tenths of your true-spirit origin as collateral. Should you fail, that three-tenths will detonate your remaining soul, preventing you from ever reincarnating."

"Heavenly Initiate Immortal King's eye muscle twitched violently."

"But he had no retreat."

"'Subordinate, accept the order.' Heavenly Initiate Immortal King bit his tongue, tearing three-tenths of golden‑glowing true spirit from the depths of his sea of consciousness and respectfully offering it up."

"A red ray shot from the Grand Elder's vertical pupil, sweeping away those three-tenths of true spirit."

"Considering the World Tree's importance, this seat will make an exception and lend you a hand, lest your ruined body disgrace the Lord."

"As the Grand Elder's cold voice fell, the massive clump of dark-red flesh convulsed violently, shedding a drop of dark-gold true blood that exuded endless annihilation and decadence."

"As soon as that drop of true blood appeared, the surrounding void emitted a groan of overload, and even the laws of the Judgment Hall yielded to it."

"At the same time."

"A rift split in the void, and a bone nail about seven inches long, pitch‑black and covered in barbs, drifted down together with that drop of dark‑gold true blood toward Heavenly Initiate Immortal King."

"The true blood struck Heavenly Initiate Immortal King's brow without hindrance."

"In that instant, Heavenly Initiate Immortal King let out a wail that was both anguished and ecstatic."

"His lower half, crushed by Gu Cangsheng's kick, began to grow and reshape at a visible speed under the true blood's impetus."

"The newly formed flesh intertwined with dark‑gold annihilation laws, instantly healing his wounds completely and unleashing a mighty power so vast it suffocated, exploding within his body."

"The shackles of the Jue Dian Immortal King were shattered by this power like dry weeds."

"Heavenly Initiate Immortal King's aura rose step by step, the surrounding space collapsing and annihilating inch by inch under his unconscious outflow of pressure."

"Half‑Step Colossus!"

"The Grand Elder actually used supreme means to forcibly raise his cultivation to the Half‑Step Colossus level!"

"Moreover, Heavenly Initiate Immortal King could clearly sense that the drop of true blood harbored a violent will belonging to the Lord; if he were willing to pay the price to detonate it fully, he could, in a short time, erupt with the terrifying power of a true Colossus Immortal King."

"Heavenly Initiate Immortal King clenched his fists, feeling the world‑destroying power within, then respectfully received with both hands the Realm‑Rending Bone Nail that seemed able to devour light and space."

"Merely gazing at the bone nail made his soul feel as if it would be sucked into a bottomless abyss, but now, backed by the Half‑Step Colossus foundation, his eyes held no fear—only endless greed and icy killing intent."

"Gu Cangsheng… this seat will surely kill you this time!"