Chapter 464: Annihilation

"Hmm? This immortal mansion's treasure truly has something to it… and the Ding Spirit is missing."

Through soul-searching the fallen Realm-Subduing Void Cultivator, Fang Xing had long known he could use a grand array to sacrifice countless lives and forcibly summon the Ding Spirit with the Wan Hua Cauldron.

But this method violates heavenly harmony—he was not a man who slaughtered innocents—the Black Dragon's revenge was justified, of course not counted.

Thus, he had always put it off.

But now, with his Space Principle reaching Master level, he had far better methods.

In an instant, Fang Xing's consciousness pierced through the material layer, passed through the Tai Xu layer, and arrived at the Huan Xu layer, overlooking the entire Qian Yuan Immortal Realm from a higher dimension.

"Compared to the Qing Yuan Great Realm, the Qian Yuan Immortal Realm is tiny—far too tiny… even smaller than the Qing Mu Realm by many times… with a single thought, I can instantly teleport anywhere in this realm."

"Then, using the causal techniques from the Pan Wu Da Dian to trace and sense… as long as the Ding Spirit remains in this realm, it cannot escape…"

The next instant, a gray, hazy thread of causality appeared in Fang Xing's hand—one end connected to the body of the Wan Hua Cauldron, the other extending into the Huan Xu layer, sensing the entire immortal realm.

Then…

A result surprised Fang Xing.

"It's not here… the Ding Spirit is not within this immortal realm's boundaries."

"The causal thread tells me… it's in another dimension?"

Fang Xing pondered, then concluded: "Could it be that an ancient Void Cultivator who descended from above has already captured the 'Ding Spirit' and kept it secret… meaning the Ding Spirit may have been taken to the higher realm? Perhaps not even the Spirit Realm—but the Demon Realm!"

"Originally, I wanted to perfect this immortal mansion treasure—now it seems there's no hope for now."

…

Main Universe.

Star Age 806.

Ten years of life and death, both vast and unknowing…

On a meteor in the Fire Luo Star Cluster, Fang Xing's figure silently materialized.

Recalling the scene years ago, he sighed again.

The Blue Star Federation went to war with the Fire Luo Clan; this group of academy experts was dispatched to carry out a decapitation mission, then things went wrong and everyone broke out separately.

I took the opportunity to sneak back to Blue Star, kill the August Brothers, settle old scores, and even exterminate the Laplace Demon.

After that, I hid in the immortal realm and began my transit.

"Now, I wonder how things are on Blue Star… how has the situation evolved these past few years?"

At this moment, Fang Xing couldn't help but suspect this offensive plan was a conspiracy targeting the academy experts!

"Judging from the final loss of contact, this might be a devastating blow…"

He murmured, then entered the Huan Xu layer.

Zuo!

After teleporting, Fang Xing appeared in a frontier region of the Fire Luo Clan.

Zuo zuo!

After two more teleports, he landed at the edge of a star cluster.

"Hmm… this must be the border between the Blue Star Federation and the Fire Luo Clan. I discarded all tech gear and traveled hidden for years… finally returned to human territory."

Fang Xing felt deeply moved, then noticed two factions fighting nearby.

One side primarily used human tech weapons—starfleet vessels blanketing the sky, escorted by dense swarms of mech pilots like locusts.

The other side was the Fire Luo Clan's army, led by a Fire Luo Emperor with Ten-Level combat power, bolstered by his legion—his strength among the Ten-Level was top-tier.

Even the flame giant continuously destroying space warships gave Fang Xing a strong sense of familiarity.

"Duo Luoluo? If this former guardian is still alive, Hengdong must be in trouble…"

Fang Xing silently sighed.

"Hmm? Who?"

At this moment, the Duo Luoluo Emperor also noticed Fang Xing—or rather, was drawn by the spatial fluctuations here.

"It's our human Blue Star's Chancellor Fang, the Martial God!"

The ship's AI also recognized Fang Xing's identity and reported to the captain, who immediately decided: "Fang Xing, the Martial God, was one of the original strike team members who chose to retreat alone into human territory… I never expected to see him here—rescue him immediately!"

At that moment, Duo Luoluo roared, and the legion's aura coalesced into a blood-red spear, lashing out violently.

Fang Xing yawned; a drop of pitch-black liquid emerged from his body, forming a spear—the "Hei Si Shen Hao" mech.

Now, his physical body alone could match a Ten-Level cultivator; the mech was hardly useful anymore.

Yet now, his black spear lightly tapped.

Hum!

Instantly, time froze!

Technique—Cun Guangyin!

When Duo Luoluo regained awareness, the Hei Si Shen Hao spear had already pierced its skull.

"A mere Ten-Level—if I need a second strike, wouldn't that insult me?"

Fang Xing slowly withdrew his spear and sneered. By then, the human fleet's reinforcements had arrived—but now they could only clean up the battlefield and slaughter Duo Luoluo's imperial legion…

Fang Xing stood with his hands behind his back on the flagship's deck.

A Nine-Level mech pilot stepped forward: "Councilor Fang Xing, I'm the fleet commander—you can call me Victor… Over the years you've been missing, Chief Executive Zhaoers has been deeply worried about your safety…"

'Oh, so he's Zhaoers's man.'

Fang Xing understood.

Unbeknownst to him, Victor's heart was also in turmoil.

Though this Martial God Fang Xing, without his mech, was a Nine-Level professional—equal to him—he had casually slain a peak Ten-Level combatant, leaving Victor astonished, even shaken.

No one knew better than him how formidable that Fire Luo Emperor was—yet he died so easily, the final moment seeming deliberately still, killed by a single headshot, unbelievable.

"Give me a communicator—I lost all my original communication devices to avoid being tracked…"

After chatting briefly with Victor, Fang Xing boldly made the request.

Several hours later, in the rest room.

After activating the communicator and verifying his identity, a flood of emails appeared.

"Wei Jiali, Nangong Xue, Liu Wei…"

Fang Xing skimmed these emails but didn't reply to any—instead, he turned to the trending news.

Though years had passed, the news of the August Estate's destruction still stirred uproar on Blue Star.

Of course, no one knew the true killer—no one even suspected Fang Xing, given his alibi.

"Beyond that… other information is tightly sealed."

Fang Xing checked his contact list, then dialed one number.

Didi!

A hologram appeared before him—it was Xu Sanyang!

"Fang Xing, I'm so glad you're safe."

Xu Sanyang smiled faintly.

"Of course I'm safe… I just ditched the communicator for easier escape…"

Fang Xing laughed: "Finding your communicator still active surprised me."

Xu Sanyang had once shown self-destructive tendencies; Fang Xing had feared he'd deliberately seek out Fire Luo elites after their breakout.

He hadn't expected him to survive and return to the Federation.

"I got lucky—after escaping a distance, I met the Sea-Cutting Martial God; with his spatial ability, I barely broke through the encirclement…"

Xu Sanyang smiled, but his eyes were grave: "Unfortunately… Lord Hengdong was surrounded by several Fire Luo Emperors deep in Fire Luo territory and perished…"

"What? Hengdong really…?"

Fang Xing was startled.

Though he'd anticipated heavy losses for the Blue Star Federation, the death of a Ten-Level still felt unbelievable.

Well…

For Fang Xing now, Ten-Level and Eleven-Level meant nothing—let them die.

"So I've become Blue Star Federation's top combatant without even noticing?"

After hanging up, Fang Xing felt a complex mix of emotions.

Ten-Level professionals in the Blue Star Federation were unquestionably top-tier; Eleven-Level professionals were extremely rare.

At least, Fang Xing knew of only one: the founding principal of Shengjia University.

No Twelve-Level professional had yet emerged in the entire Federation—maximum combat power was achieved temporarily through forbidden tech weapons.

Once a Thirteen-Level Creator awakens and turns against humanity, humans will surely perish.

"Sigh… I never realized I've become the tallest human in the Blue Star Federation?"

"Fortunately, even if I can't win, I still have the Zhen Ling Talisman as an escape route…"

"When the Great Sun Buddha Palm is perfected, and my three dantians of essence, qi, and spirit merge, that's when I'll face the Creator head-on."

"That day doesn't seem far off…"

It wasn't what Fang Xing wanted—he had a cheat, so he hoped to delay as long as possible, ideally until he reached the Heavenly Immortal Realm or even the Chaos Realm before revealing himself.

But reality was, the Creators of the Main Universe were awakening one after another—there wasn't much time left.

…

Feeling unwell, second update delayed

(End of Chapter)