Chapter 333

Numerous powerful auras surrounded Wu Tie.

The Ice Spirit Divine Clan and Light Divine Clan's two major divine races activated their Heavenly Divine Artifacts, and immense power bolstered the Demon-Suppressing Hall soldiers, greatly increasing each person's strength.

Chonglou Realm can fight Life Pool Realm, Life Pool Realm can fight Embryo Storage Realm, and Embryo Storage Realm is half a step across the threshold to a higher realm.

Especially Mr. Mu, who himself is at the peak of Embryo Storage Realm and has cultivated a heavenly earthly Dao to near perfection, he has almost completely broken through to that higher realm.

The aura emanating from Mr. Mu made Wu Tie feel his heart shrink to the size of a soybean; the terrifying pressure stiffened his whole body, nearly halting his breath.

He is absolutely no match.

At this moment, Mr. Mu can already influence the natural world with his own qi.

Wu Tie is absolutely no match for Mr. Mu at this moment.

Wu Tie smiled at Mr. Mu.

Then the void beside him trembled slightly, and rings of transparent spatial ripples suddenly surged.

Wu Tie's body vanished; almost as his body disappeared, far away, rings of transparent spatial ripples surged, and his body suddenly appeared at the center of the ripples before vanishing again.

Ring after ring of spatial ripples spaced tens of thousands of li apart continuously undulated; Wu Tie's body flickered in and out, and after a breath he vanished completely, utterly escaping the encirclement set up by the Demon-Suppressing Hall army.

Space Displacement.

Directly using space as a medium, like a fish swimming in water, like a bird flying in the sky, like a loach moving through earth—space that ordinary people cannot touch, sense, or grasp became Wu Tie's medium for movement.

At this instant, Wu Tie's body, soul, and all matter and information constituting him transcended the world structure perceived by ordinary beings; he reached a higher dimension, clearly grasped the space that encompasses all things, clearly mastered the existence of space, and then he shifted through it.

Space shifting, or Space Displacement, or 'Instant Transmission Divine Ability'—this is a power accessible to those with some understanding of the Space Dao and whose flesh and soul are strong enough to withstand spatial pressure; only such advanced beings may use this divine ability.

Like Mr. Mu, who has pushed the Way of Wood to its extreme, and now, aided by the Light Divine Clan's Heavenly Divine Artifact, has nearly broken through to that higher realm. But he knows nothing of the Space Dao; no matter how strong his strength, he cannot perform Space Displacement or use the Instant Transmission Divine Ability.

Yet the speed of Instant Transmission Divine Ability surpasses that of Golden Earth Light.

From one point in space to another, Golden Earth Light still involves a 'flight' 'process'.

Instant Transmission Divine Ability directly 'arrives' at another point from this point, completely ignoring the 'journey' between them.

Thus, it is fast—so fast as to be indescribable—so fast that Mr. Mu and several other experts whose auras surged could not intercept in time; even the Demon-Suppressing Hall's treasure that seals the void could not reinforce its seal in time to stop Wu Tie.

Shengyao and Yourou stared blankly at the direction Wu Tie disappeared.

"Instant Transmission?" Shengyao's expression was grim.

Given his status, activating his clan's Heavenly Divine Artifact to empower so many Demon-Suppressing Hall warriors present consumed greatly; all the military merits or merit points he had accumulated over the years were completely exhausted.

After all, even a Heavenly Divine Artifact has limited power; it cannot be arbitrarily drawn upon and consumed by anyone.

I had thought such immense consumption could in one fell swoop slay Wu Tie and secure great merit.

But Wu Tie fled… he, unexpectedly, had comprehended Instant Transmission Divine Ability and fled.

"Yes, Instant Transmission Divine Ability… Space Law, escaping directly through spatial tremors." Yourou's face also looked grim, though better than Shengyao's.

Shengyao is merely an ordinary divine general of the Light Divine Clan; to mobilize the Heavenly Divine Artifact he must exchange his own merit points. But Yourou is the Supreme Leader of the Ice Spirit Divine Clan here; mobilizing the Heavenly Divine Artifact's power requires only a single command.

Different statuses, different costs; the pressure brought by Wu Tie's escape is something he can withstand far more easily.

Especially, what does it matter if Wu Tie has escaped?

The traitor who communicated with the Great Jin Divine Nation and sold out the Fuxi Divine Nation, discovered by Wu Tie, and the possibly exposed Mr. Mu and Luolin—these have nothing to do with Yourou's connections. If those two die, they die; they have nothing to do with Yourou!

Yourou said coldly: "This guy…"

Shengyao turned his head, gave Yourou a cold glance: "If I recall correctly, he killed Youcang and Youjieya… So, Lord Yourou, don't think this person has nothing to do with you."

"Killing him serves our common interests." Shengyao sternly admonished Yourou.

"Of course, I certainly remember—he killed Youcang and Youjieya." Yourou's face also turned grim. He lightly sighed, shook his head: "This guy is young, his cultivation low; relying on his own power to comprehend the Space Law? Impossible…"

He, surname Wu? Shengyao nodded thoughtfully: "The Fuxi Divine Kingdom has a powerful and troublesome tribe surnamed Wu… Among their ancestors, there once emerged a god‑level existence with profound mastery of spatial law… Moreover, the Wu clan mainly cultivates body forging, mainly practices bloodline refinement, and follows an ancestral return technique."

He activated the bloodline memory of one of his ancestors who was adept at spatial law?" You Ruo sighed: "An enemy proficient in spatial law is not easy to kill… If they can't beat him, he might flee at any moment. Ordinary means of sealing space are useless against him."

Shengyao said softly: "I roughly remember how we eliminated those enemies proficient in spatial law back then… making it impossible for them to flee, leaving them unable to escape."

You Ruo laughed: "The weakness of humanity… familial bonds?"

Shengyao and You Ruo simultaneously looked up at the countless Demon‑Suppressing Hall warriors floating in the sky, their bodies flashing with blue and white light.

"Let Sima Jun come over… immediately, right now, I want to see him!" You Ruo roared loudly: "Have him bring the main forces of the Demon‑Suppressing Hall over, and mobilize as many people as possible."

"Issue orders to Sima Kui, have him mobilize the great army of the Demon‑Dispelling Hall." Shengyao said calmly: "This time, the Demon‑Dispelling Hall and the Demon‑Suppressing Hall can join forces."

Shengyao glanced coldly at Mr. Mu and Luo Lin: "Their trade goods were snatched away, but this time we cannot return empty‑handed on the trade day, Lady You Ruo… I know the suspected trading sites of the Tianjing Divine Clan and a few others… Hmm…"

You Ruo's eyes flickered: "Then we need to calculate carefully… do you still have any trade goods?"

Shengyao laughed: "Just stellar essence—these things are hard for us to obtain, aren't they?"

You Ruo also laughed, nodded, and said cheerfully: "Shengyao, I've discovered you are a very capable person—too bad you belong to the Light Divine Clan."

Shengyao gave a dry laugh, not picking up on You Ruo's remark.

You Ruo's words were not well‑meaning, and there were still members of the Light Divine Clan present; if this got back to them, the Light Divine Clan's supreme leader is not a broad‑minded person, so Shengyao might end up in trouble—and not just any trouble, but a bloody misfortune.

Wu Tie's eyes became as clear and transparent as spatial ripples, and his deep, empty pupils shone with a pure, lucid light.

With a single step, the void trembled slightly, and he traversed tens of thousands of li in that step.

His body shuttled through the void; with each step, his body would experience an extremely brief instant—indiscernible to ordinary people—spent within a spatial rift.

Whenever this happened, the Tree of Abundance would twitch like a madman, and in that extremely brief instant it would draw a huge amount of energy from the spatial rift—tens of times more heavenly‑earthly primordial energy than it normally absorbs in an hour.

Wu Qu stellar power and Wen Qu stellar power continually poured into Wu Tie's body; as he stepped forward, vast energy kept flowing in, replenishing the massive consumption of his flesh and soul.

His strength surged forward, his cultivation rose steadily, and his Dao progress increased continuously.

His bloodline density kept thickening and purifying; Wu Tie became dazed, as boundless heavenly‑earthly profundities flickered before his eyes like a hundred million kaleidoscopes, his mind constantly seeming to have a hundred million huge fireworks exploding, endless profundities flooding his brain, leaving him completely oblivious to the outside world.

He was merely acting purely on instinct.

He stepped forward thousands of paces, and in just two or three breaths he had surged nearly twenty million li outward; then he suddenly turned, headed back toward where he came from, tracing a huge arc, and strode back with large steps.

Just now he was trying to break out of the encirclement, to avoid the sharp edge of terrifying experts like Mr. Mu who had been empowered by heavenly divine artifacts.

But Wu Tie's true intention was not to flee; it was to avoid the strong and strike the weak, to dodge their sharpness and hit their soft spot.

Everyone says a lone wolf that walks alone is the most terrifying creature; they have enough patience and tenacity to stalk enemies, spy on enemies, seize enemies' weaknesses, then continually harass enemies, attack enemies, and literally drag enemies to death.

Grey Master sacrificed himself, bestowing his innate divine ability upon Wu Tie.

In doing so, he also gave Wu Tie the nature of a lone wolf.

He never gives up; as long as he isn't dead, he rolls up his sleeves and fights the enemy. Of course, head‑on clashes are rash and run counter to the nature of wolves and wolf‑like creatures… Wu Tie, like a lone wolf, follows enemies from behind, scouts their weaknesses, and strikes fiercely when they are careless, reaping their lives.

The Tower of Rebirth hovers above his head.

Wu Tie entered again that strange state of being neither alive nor dead, both alive and dead, transcending the Three Realms and outside the Five Elements.

His aura vanished completely.

Unless someone has cultivated some divine eye technique and observes closely with it at short range, it is hard to detect Wu Tie's whereabouts.

Moreover, Wu Tie keeps employing the instant movement divine ability, constantly shuttling through the void; combined with his current strange state, even a powerful cultivator who has mastered the divine eye technique and passes by nearby would basically be unable to notice his presence.

Wu Tie gradually caught up to Sheng Yao, You Ruo, and the others.

They flew leisurely in the high sky, and Wu Tie followed closely behind them, stepping a few li at a time, neither ahead nor behind.

Sheng Yao was loudly berating Mr. Mu and Luo Lin.

Sheng Yao was very courteous toward You Ruo, because her status far exceeded his.

But toward Mr. Mu and Luo Lin… Sheng Yao was not so polite.

After a torrent of insults like "trash" and "bastard," Sheng Yao bluntly told Mr. Mu and Luo Lin that the goods they intended to trade had been seized, which was their fault… unless they could bring more premium goods, this transaction would be completely cancelled.

Moreover, Sheng Yao might also advise the other great divine clans to cancel their dealings with the lord behind Mr. Mu.

The tower ship glided through the high sky as Sheng Yao pointed at Mr. Mu and Luo Lin and loudly rebuked them.

Hua Yan stood beside Sheng Yao, expressionlessly gazing at Mr. Mu and Luo Lin.

You Ruo hovered several dozen zhang away, with a few members of the Ice Spirit Divine Clan standing beside her, whispering among themselves about something.

Having just experienced a great battle, after being empowered by the Heavenly Divine Artifact, the power of that artifact has now faded; the members of the nearby Demon‑Suppressing Hall have expended much energy, standing listlessly in the distance.

Wu Tie had already "fled in disgrace"; to ordinary people it seemed he had escaped and could not possibly return to throw away his life.

Everyone's vigilance had sunk to its lowest point.

Even the three pairs of clairvoyants and wind‑eared guards stationed on the tower ship's mast were laughing and chatting about flowers, snow, moon, and wind, paying no attention to vigilance all around.

The void beside Sheng Yao suddenly rippled in circles; his eyes were clear and bright, his face bewildered, in a half‑awake, half‑asleep enlightenment state, relying solely on instinct, Wu Tie abruptly stepped out of the spatial ripples and thrust his spear into Sheng Yao's chest.

Sheng Yao's earlier blood‑essence avatar had already been destroyed; now he was merely a faint soul manifest before people.

The White Tiger Rend seemed especially lethal against these foreign tribes.

With a tiger's roar, that fragment of Sheng Yao's soul merely screamed before being swallowed whole by the White Tiger Rend; the White Tiger Rend's body flashed with cold light, its aura suddenly becoming much sharper.

Sheng Yao's soul shattered, and from it spilled a hundred or so treasure bottles filled with star‑power essence, clattering loudly.

Wu Tie expressionlessly swept his sleeve, gathering the hundred‑odd treasure bottles in one grasp; then his body flickered and he vanished without a trace amid the rippling space.

Just as Wu Tie disappeared, Mr. Mu's flying sword came screaming, scraping past the afterimage he left behind.

Hua Yan let out a furious howl and slapped Mr. Mu across the face: "Trash!"

Mr. Mu was struck back two steps, feeling both ashamed and angry as he stared at the direction Wu Tie had vanished, hoarsely shouting: "Wu Tie!"

Sheng Yao was actually killed right before his eyes—this, this, this…

Without doubt, this will greatly affect the dealings between the Light Divine Clan and Xi Qi; the Light Divine Clan will surely impose various harsh conditions because of this, and Xi Qi will pay the same price, so the benefits gained from trading with the Light Divine Clan will inevitably shrink dramatically.

What's even more heartbreaking is that Wu Tie seized over a hundred treasure bottles brimming with star‑power essence!

Over a hundred!

Mr. Mu felt so heart‑broken tears were about to spill.

You Ruo also whirled around, roaring furiously: "Wu Tie… you…"

In the next instant, dozens of li away, a hundred‑zhang‑long tower ship exploded into pieces.

Wu Tie abruptly appeared at the prow of the tower ship, smashed it with a heavy punch, then flickered and vanished without a trace.

You Ruo stared blankly at the direction where Wu Tie had disappeared.

After a long while, he finally gritted his teeth and said: "Spare no expense, activate the Prohibited Space Treasure Wheel… I won't let this bastard run amok unchecked… I will kill him, I will surely kill him, I will exterminate his nine clans… I swear!"