Chapter 463: Not returning the favor is unseemly (10,000 characters, requesting monthly votes)

Lord Tianyang Star Palace, Main Palace.

On a massive long table, one document after another was laid out in order. Lord Lord Tianyang sat before the table; whenever he had leisure, he would analyze these materials.

Ultimately, the gathered information pointed to the inheritance of True Monarch Qisha and the True Meaning of the Divine Dao being in the hands of the Jin Zhu alien race's Eighth-Tier powerhouse, Ju Chu Xuan.

On two other pages, however, were written the names of his disciple, Zhang Lin, and the Great Chen National Dao Academy's Qi Qi Tian Sheng, respectively.

Behind both of these names, a large question mark had been drawn.

Clearly, the incident involving the Qisha Secret Realm inheritance and the True Meaning of the Divine Dao had immense repercussions.

It had already been over a month, and Lord Lord Tianyang was still analyzing and researching it.

Up to this moment, he still hadn't found Zhang Lin's whereabouts, nor had he figured out the reason for Zhang Lin's disappearance.

Although everything ultimately pointed to the Jin Zhu alien race's Eighth-Tier powerhouse, Ju Chu Xuan, and everything could be explained that way—

But the fact that his disciple, Zhang Lin, had appeared only to mysteriously vanish again left Lord Lord Tianyang feeling unsettled.

Today, he was researching and pondering once more.

Suddenly, Lord Lord Tianyang's Star-Plucking Token vibrated violently three times.

This was a message of extreme urgency.

This caught Lord Lord Tianyang quite by surprise; it had been many years since he had received a star-light transmission of such extreme urgency.

In an instant, his consciousness sank into it.

With just one glance, Lord Lord Tianyang stood up immediately. In his eyes, starlight shot forth, and killing intent surged.

At least five Eighth-Tier powerhouses of unknown identity had appeared in the depths of Meishan in the Great Hong Empire's Meizhou, and they were in the middle of a great battle?

Among them, there was at least one Eighth-Tier peak powerhouse?

"Who could it be?"

As Lord Lord Tianyang pondered, he took a step forward, appearing beside the main building of the Star-Plucking Tower at Lord Tianyang Star Palace. Just as he was about to step into the teleportation array, his footsteps suddenly froze in mid-air.

With an Eighth-Tier peak powerhouse present, he needed to show himself. Moreover, since it was a chaotic battle between two sides, he should be able to resolve it alone.

However, before stepping out, Lord Lord Tianyang suddenly realized something was wrong.

Two groups of Eighth-Tier experts in the depths of Meishan in Meizhou—what was there to fight over?

More importantly, an Eighth-Tier peak powerhouse was participating in the battle.

What was an Eighth-Tier peak powerhouse of the current world doing, sneaking into the depths of Meishan without a sound?

They certainly couldn't be idle!

Seeking revenge wouldn't lead them to Meishan!

Then, nine times out of ten, it was—to seize a treasure!

A heavy treasure must have appeared in the depths of Meishan.

In an instant, Lord Lord Tianyang felt a jolt.

Could it be that Zhang Lin had appeared there?

Or perhaps the True Meaning of the Divine Dao had appeared there?

In an instant, Lord Lord Tianyang realized he had been rash.

The next moment, Lord Lord Tianyang's consciousness sank into his Star-Plucking Token, and he sent out seven star-light transmissions of extreme urgency in succession.

Almost at the same time the star-light transmissions were sent, five other figures appeared from various directions at the Lord Tianyang Star Palace headquarters, arriving instantly before the main building of the Star-Plucking Tower.

At two other important branch palaces, two Elders of Lord Tianyang Star Palace who had just broken through to the Eighth Tier not long ago also received the order and began teleporting.

The next moment, Lord Lord Tianyang had already vanished from the main building of the Star-Plucking Tower.

Inside Luomei Manor, State Preceptor Cheng Cheng Yuexiao and Xu Jin attacked with all their might at the very last moment, but in the end, they only managed to slay three Seventh-Tier experts.

The moment those Blood God Sect experts used their spatial displacement emblems, State Preceptor Cheng Cheng Yuexiao killed two, while Xu Jin only had time to kill one.

Counting the two Xu Jin had slain previously—

Out of eight Seventh-Tier Blood God Sect experts, five were slain in total, while three successfully escaped using spatial displacement emblems.

This reminded Xu Jin of True Monarch Qisha's Sword of Killing Emptiness.

If he could master that sword, then none of these Seventh-Tier experts would have been able to get away.

Unfortunately, Xu Jin had not yet mastered it.

"Hurry and start; Lord Lord Tianyang should be arriving soon," State Preceptor Cheng Cheng Yuexiao said.

Almost the moment State Preceptor Cheng Cheng Yuexiao spoke, Xu Jin crushed the parent-child emblem in his hand, notifying the Black Wood King.

The next instant, the star gate of the Luomei Star Domain flickered rapidly, and a Sixth-Tier alien carrying three human youths suddenly emerged from the star gate.

But just as it appeared, before it could even land, it was so terrified by Cheng Cheng Yuexiao's aura that its legs went weak, and it nearly collapsed to the ground.

At this very moment, Xu Jin's consciousness surged, and he activated the Qisha Palace to open the Qisha Star Domain's star gate opposite the Luomei Star Domain's star gate.

The distance was fifty meters.

"Don't be in a rush to enter this star domain; you stay behind and direct the others to enter," Xu Jin ordered.

"Yes."

Looking at the corpses covering the ground and the Eighth-Tier powerhouse Cheng Cheng Yuexiao, the alien obeyed, trembling with fear.

As one alien after another carrying human youths rushed out of the Luomei Star Domain, they were directed by that alien to rush into the Qisha Star Domain's star gate.

The entire process took less than a second.

The subsequent aliens rushing out had already formed a momentum, and led by the alien in front, they rushed into the Qisha Star Domain in a line.

It was just that occasionally, many aliens were so frightened by the aura of the Eighth-Tier powerhouse Cheng Cheng Yuexiao that their legs went weak, disrupting the rhythm.

"Human boat? This idea of yours is not bad!"

Watching this scene, State Preceptor Cheng Cheng Yuexiao, who had just pulled out the Sumeru space of a Seventh-Tier Blood God Sect expert, exclaimed in admiration.

The next moment, an emblem gripped in State Preceptor Cheng Cheng Yuexiao's hand suddenly shattered, causing his expression to change.

"That was fast enough. The eyes I planted informed me that Lord Lord Tianyang has already appeared in the Meizhou state capital. If I don't intercept him, he will arrive in sixty-odd breaths. I will go and meet him."

"You hurry!"

"Extract as much of the Sumeru space here as you can."

As the words fell, Cheng Cheng Yuexiao had already vanished.

Following State Preceptor Cheng Cheng Yuexiao's departure, the subsequent human-boat procession became very fluid; where initially only three could pass at a time, now five or even more could pass very steadily.

The speed was faster than Xu Jin had imagined.

And Xu Jin, while keeping an eye on the teleportation, began to rapidly extract the Sumeru spaces.

The two Eighth-Tier and five Seventh-Tier experts just slain all possessed Sumeru spaces.

These were all fat sheep; if the Sumeru spaces could be extracted, they had to be extracted and taken away.

After about thirty-odd breaths, Xu Jin's heart suddenly skipped a beat. In the distance, an extremely terrifying fluctuation of star power was faintly transmitted.

On the outskirts of Meishan, Lord Lord Tianyang was flying rapidly, his body transformed into starlight. The other seven Eighth-Tier experts were trailing behind him in a line; the furthest one was still thirty or forty breaths away. This was the gap in strength.

Suddenly, Lord Lord Tianyang's eyes narrowed slightly. Ahead, a star-light aura of extreme power was rushing toward him head-on.

Before the person arrived, a six-colored meteor crashed toward him head-on.

As Lord Lord Tianyang dodged rapidly, his face was instantly filled with rage.

But this six-colored meteor seemed to have eyes, turning corners to chase and bombard Lord Lord Tianyang furiously.

The next instant, a long banner appeared. Lord Lord Tianyang gave it a light shake, and a ball of firelight erupted, crashing into the six-colored meteor.

Boom!

Terrifying star-power fluctuations shot out in all directions; the entire world seemed to have been rippled by this explosion.

This was Lord Lord Tianyang's other heirloom treasure, the Fire Spirit Banner, which was primarily for attacking and extremely sharp!

At the same instant, Lord Lord Tianyang roared as he watched Cheng Cheng Yuexiao continue to kill him, "Cheng Cheng Yuexiao, you actually dare to invade my Great Hong territory—are you looking for death?!"

"Not returning the favor is unseemly!"

"Zhuang Zhen, you were able to invade my Great Chen, why can't I come to Great Hong!"

As Cheng Cheng Yuexiao laughed, lightning and the six-colored meteor bombarded him alternately, locked in an inseparable battle with Lord Lord Tianyang.

"Good, good, good! You have guts!"

Lord Lord Tianyang, Zhuang Zhen, sneered, "But since you've come, don't even think about leaving!"

The next instant, Lord Lord Tianyang's Fire Cloud Banner shook repeatedly, and terrifying firelight instantly bombarded Cheng Cheng Yuexiao like a deluge.

Throughout the entire world, only flames could be seen, not people.

The Meishan below was directly turned into a sea of fire.

However, lightning and the six-colored meteor were constantly dotting the space between them.

Even though Lord Lord Tianyang attacked with all his might, Cheng Cheng Yuexiao did not fall into a disadvantage.

However, Cheng Cheng Yuexiao did not dare to be the least bit careless.

On the surface, Lord Lord Tianyang had already attacked with all his might.

But he knew clearly that Lord Lord Tianyang primarily cultivated both Fire and Ice star arts. The world jokingly called it "Ice and Fire in Two Heavens!"

But he, who had studied Lord Lord Tianyang, Zhuang Zhen, understood that it was called "Ice and Fire Absolute Kill!"

Above Meishan, two Star Towers connected heaven and earth, and starlight swayed in the firmament. That terrifying fluctuation could be sensed from hundreds of miles away, and the crimson flame light permeated the entire sky, already changing the color of the world.

But this situation only lasted for ten-odd breaths.

As the Eighth-Tier late-stage powerhouse, the Great Elder of Lord Tianyang Star Palace, joined the battle, Cheng Cheng Yuexiao fell slightly into a disadvantage.

However, even with the Great Elder of Lord Tianyang Star Palace joining the battle, he was only assisting and did not dare to take Cheng Cheng Yuexiao's attacks head-on.

Seven breaths later, two more Elders arrived.

Four Eighth-Tier powerhouses formed a siege against Cheng Cheng Yuexiao.

In the rear, two Eighth-Tier early-stage and one Eighth-Tier mid-stage Lord Tianyang Star Palace Elders were about to arrive.

Seeing this, Lord Lord Tianyang's attacks became even more urgent.

He would be able to trap Cheng Cheng Yuexiao immediately.

If he could hold on for a few more breaths, as soon as those three arrived, the eight of them combined might just be able to slay Cheng Cheng Yuexiao here today.

If he could slay the Great Chen State Preceptor Cheng Cheng Yuexiao, he would immediately lead his men to raid Great Chen's Dachen Wan Yi; perhaps Great Chen could also fall into his hands.

By then, not only would he have eliminated Cheng Cheng Yuexiao, this thorn in his side, but he could also swallow up a huge amount of benefits.

That would be perfect!

In fact, the main reason was that Cheng Cheng Yuexiao's growth over the past year or so was too terrifying.

Originally, as long as he left Great Chen's Dachen Wan Yi, he would be beaten by him; if it weren't for the sake of balance, he would have been slain long ago.

But over this past year, Cheng Cheng Yuexiao's strength had actually advanced by leaps and bounds.

Now, in the wild, he could actually stand toe-to-toe with him!

Although he still had his final trump card unused, Cheng Cheng Yuexiao's performance was already terrifying enough!

It could be said that from this moment on, Lord Lord Tianyang, Zhuang Zhen, truly harbored killing intent toward Cheng Cheng Yuexiao!

But at this very instant, a subtle spatial fluctuation suddenly arose, and Cheng Cheng Yuexiao, who was being besieged by five people, suddenly vanished into thin air!

"Hmm, spatial displacement emblem?"

"No!"

"A spatial displacement emblem isn't this fast!"

Lord Lord Tianyang shook his head instantly.

Although spatial displacement emblems were fast, in Lord Lord Tianyang's eyes, as long as they were discovered in time, they could still be interrupted.

The spatial fluctuation Cheng Cheng Yuexiao had just used to escape was extremely subtle and extremely fast; by the time he discovered it, he had already escaped.

Moreover, the distance was extremely far.

What kind of secret art was this?

Just as Lord Lord Tianyang was stunned, eighty miles to the left, a streak of starlight suddenly appeared, and at the same time, Cheng Cheng Yuexiao's loud laughter rang out, "Zhuang Zhen, your Great Hong is nothing more than this!

I, Cheng Cheng Yuexiao, can also come and go as I please!"

"Go, kill!"

Lord Lord Tianyang instantly led the seven Eighth-Tier experts to surround the direction Cheng Cheng Yuexiao had fled toward.

The distance of eighty miles could be covered in ten-odd breaths.

But just as they arrived, Cheng Cheng Yuexiao once again used the Qisha Escape Dragon Stake to flee far away.

"Zhuang Zhen, I, Cheng Cheng Yuexiao, am right here; what will you do?" Cheng Cheng Yuexiao's loud laughter shook and spread throughout the entire Meishan.

"Chase!"

The moment the word "chase" left his mouth, Lord Lord Tianyang's footsteps suddenly paused.

No!

Cheng Cheng Yuexiao had escaped, yet he didn't flee, and even provoked him!

There was clearly a problem!

This was to delay time!

In an instant, Lord Lord Tianyang realized something.

"Where was the initial fluctuation in the depths of Meishan?" Lord Lord Tianyang demanded.

In the rear, the Meizhou Branch Palace Master who had just arrived immediately projected a star map, marking the location for Lord Lord Tianyang.

It was exactly the location of Luomei Manor.

"Go, go there!"

Lord Lord Tianyang instantly led his men to kill their way over.

Twenty breaths later, when they were still a hundred miles away from Luomei Manor, the six-colored meteor once again bombarded the fastest-moving Lord Lord Tianyang; it was Cheng Cheng Yuexiao who had arrived again, and they were locked in battle.

This caused Lord Lord Tianyang's expression to become extremely excited in an instant.

"Cheng Cheng Yuexiao, what did you discover in that place?

What exactly is hidden there?

That you, a State Preceptor, would disregard your personal safety to intercept me?" Lord Lord Tianyang attacked with all his might.

"Of course, it's a treasure that can slay you!" Cheng Cheng Yuexiao laughed and responded calmly.

Five breaths later, another Eighth-Tier expert from Lord Tianyang Star Palace arrived.

Ten breaths later, a total of four Eighth-Tier experts arrived, instantly surrounding Cheng Cheng Yuexiao and forcing him into a bitter battle.

Just as he was plunged back into a bitter battle, Cheng Cheng Yuexiao intended to use the Qisha Escape Dragon Stake to move far away again.

At this very instant, behind Lord Lord Tianyang, who was staring fixedly at Cheng Cheng Yuexiao, an ice-blue gourd suddenly appeared.

Fire-colored starlight and icy starlight bombarded Cheng Cheng Yuexiao from above and below; the moment they bombarded him, these two ice-fire giant dragons collided violently.

The next instant, as if it were a nuclear explosion, firelight and icy starlight shot out in all directions in distinct layers.

Below was a terrifying icy fluctuation, icy star power that froze everything.

Above, it was crimson flame star power with astonishing temperature, as if it were going to destroy everything, exploding in all directions.

And where these two forces combined, they constantly destroyed and constantly birthed, and everything they passed over turned into powder-like ash.

Ice and Fire Absolute Kill!

Lord Lord Tianyang, fearing that Cheng Cheng Yuexiao would escape again, used the Ice and Fire Absolute Kill directly.

Seeing the Ice and Fire Absolute Kill spreading over, Cheng Cheng Yuexiao's expression became incomparably solemn.

This was the strongest star-power fluctuation he had ever seen.

The next instant, without the slightest hesitation, the moment State Preceptor Cheng Cheng Yuexiao bombarded him with lightning, he instantly triggered one hundred strands of Nine Heavens Thunder Rhyme.

Boom!

Lightning as thick as a water vat descended suddenly from the sky, bombarding a certain position of the ice-fire explosion, and then poured down.

This Ice and Fire Absolute Kill was instantly like a venomous snake whose seven inches had been gripped; the explosion suddenly came to an abrupt halt at the position where the lightning poured down.

Although it was still scattering in all directions, everything in front of and around Cheng Cheng Yuexiao dissipated completely.

The moment State Preceptor Cheng Cheng Yuexiao breathed a sigh of relief, he instantly triggered the Qisha Escape Dragon Stake.

The next instant, State Preceptor Cheng Cheng Yuexiao vanished on the spot.

"Bastard!"

Watching Cheng Cheng Yuexiao escape again, Lord Lord Tianyang roared, his figure accelerating suddenly, like a meteor, rushing toward the direction of Luomei Manor.

At the same time, Cheng Cheng Yuexiao's figure also appeared inside the bunker of Luomei Manor.

He had one Qisha Escape Dragon Stake left in the Luomei Manor bunker.

The moment he appeared, he took one look and understood that it was done.

Aliens were constantly pouring out from the Luomei Star Domain star gate, rushing into the Qisha Star Domain.

But they were no longer carrying youths.

"State Preceptor, you're back!" Xu Jin said, pleasantly surprised.

"At most thirteen breaths, Lord Lord Tianyang will arrive," Cheng Cheng Yuexiao said.

"Good, then we'll retreat too!"

Five breaths later, the moment no more aliens were pouring out of the Luomei Star Domain, State Preceptor Cheng Cheng Yuexiao bombarded the Luomei Star Domain's star gate with a six-colored meteor.

The moment the starlight exploded, Xu Jin had already pulled State Preceptor Cheng Cheng Yuexiao and rushed into the Qisha Star Domain's star gate.

The next instant, as the terrifying star-light turbulence from the shattered star gate scattered in all directions, the Qisha Star Domain's star gate also vanished completely.

Four breaths later, a streak of starlight descended suddenly, wanting to enter, but was blocked outside by the star-light turbulence from the exploded star gate.

The person who arrived was none other than Lord Lord Tianyang!

(End of chapter)