Chapter 463: Tit for tat (10,000 characters, requesting monthly votes)

The main hall of the Tianyang Star Palace.

On a massive long table, one document after another was laid out in order. Tianyang Xingjun sat before the table, analyzing these documents whenever he had leisure time.

Ultimately, the gathered information pointed to the inheritance of the Seven Kill Tianyang Zhenjun and the True Meaning of the Divine Dao heading toward the Jin Zhu alien race's eighth-tier powerhouse, Ju Xuan.

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

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

Clearly, the incident involving the Seven Kill Secret Realm inheritance and the True Meaning of the Divine Dao had massive lingering effects.

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

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

Although the evidence ultimately pointed to the Jin Zhu alien race's eighth-tier powerhouse, Ju Xuan, and everything seemed to make sense,

the fact that his disciple Zhang Lin had appeared and then mysteriously vanished left Tianyang Xingjun unable to find peace of mind!

Today, he was researching and pondering again.

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

This was a message of extreme urgency.

This took Tianyang Xingjun quite by surprise; it had been many years since he had received such an urgently transmitted starlight message.

In an instant, his consciousness sank into it.

With just one glance, Tianyang Xingjun stood up immediately; in his eyes, starlight radiated, and killing intent surged.

At least five unidentified eighth-tier powerhouses had appeared in the depths of Meishan in Dahong's Meizhou, and they were in a great battle?

Among them, at least one was an eighth-tier peak powerhouse?

"Who could it be?"

As Tianyang Xingjun pondered, he took a step and appeared beside the main building of the Star-Plucking Tower in the 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, and since it was a chaotic battle between two sides, he should be able to resolve it alone.

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

Two groups of eighth-tier powerhouses in the depths of Meishan in Meizhou—what was there to fight over?

More importantly, there was an eighth-tier peak powerhouse participating.

An eighth-tier peak powerhouse currently in the world, sneaking into the depths of Meishan silently—what for?

It certainly wouldn't be because they were idle!

Seeking revenge wouldn't lead them to Meishan!

Then, nine times out of ten, it was—seizing treasure!

In the depths of Meishan, a heavy treasure must have appeared.

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

The next moment, Tianyang Xingjun's consciousness sank into the Star-Plucking Token, and he sent out seven urgently transmitted starlight messages in a row.

Almost at the same time the starlight messages were sent, five other figures appeared from various directions of the Tianyang Star Palace's main location and arrived instantly before the main building of the Star-Plucking Tower.

In two other important branch palaces, two Tianyang Star Palace Elders who had broken through to the eighth tier not long ago also received the order and began teleporting.

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

Inside the Falling Plum Manor, State Preceptor Cheng Yuexiao and Xu Jin struck with all their might at the very last moment, but in the end, they only killed three seventh-tier experts.

State Preceptor Cheng Yuexiao blasted two to death the moment these Blood God Sect experts used their spatial displacement emblems, while Xu Jin only had time to blast one.

Counting the two Xu Jin had killed previously,

out of eight seventh-tier Blood God Sect experts, a total of five were killed, and three successfully escaped using spatial displacement emblems.

This reminded Xu Jin of the Seven Kill Tianyang Zhenjun's Killing Void Sword.

If he could master this sword, then none of these seventh-tier experts would have been able to get away.

Unfortunately, Xu Jin hadn't mastered it yet.

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

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

The next moment, the star gate of the Falling Plum Star Domain flickered rapidly, and a sixth-tier alien carrying three human youths suddenly appeared from the star gate.

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

At this very moment, as Xu Jin's consciousness moved, he had already activated the Seven Kill Palace to open the Seven Kill Star Domain's star gate opposite the Falling Plum 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 this star domain," Xu Jin ordered.

"Yes."

The alien looked at the corpses covering the ground and the eighth-tier powerhouse Cheng Yuexiao, trembling as it accepted the order.

As one alien after another carrying human youths rushed out from the Falling Plum Star Domain, they were directed by that alien to rush into the Seven Kill Star Domain's star gate.

The entire process took less than a second.

The subsequent aliens rushing out had already formed a momentum, and under the lead of the alien in front, they rushed into the Seven Kill Star Domain in a linear fashion.

It was just that occasionally, quite a few aliens were so frightened by the aura of the eighth-tier powerhouse Cheng Yuexiao that their legs went weak, which would disrupt the rhythm.

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

Watching this scene, State Preceptor 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 Yuexiao's hand suddenly shattered, causing State Preceptor Cheng Yuexiao's expression to change.

"This is fast enough. The eyes I planted notified me that Tianyang Xingjun 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 up!

As for the Sumeru space here, pull out as much as you can."

As the words fell, Cheng Yuexiao had already disappeared.

With State Preceptor Cheng Yuexiao's departure, the subsequent human boat procession became very coherent; from only being able to pass three people per breath at the beginning, it was now very stably passing five people, or even a little more.

The speed was faster than Xu Jin had imagined.

And Xu Jin, while staring at the teleportation, began to quickly pull out the Sumeru spaces.

The two eighth-tier and five seventh-tier experts just killed all had Sumeru spaces.

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

After about thirty-odd breaths, Xu Jin's heart suddenly palpitated; in the distance, extremely terrifying star power fluctuations were vaguely transmitted.

On the outskirts of Meishan, Tianyang Xingjun was flying rapidly, his body transformed into starlight. The other seven eighth-tier experts were thrown far behind in a line; the furthest was still thirty or forty breaths away from him. This was the gap in strength.

Suddenly, Tianyang Xingjun narrowed his eyes slightly; ahead, a streak of starlight with an extremely powerful aura was rushing toward him head-on.

Before the person arrived, a six-colored meteor blasted toward him face-on.

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

But this six-colored meteor seemed to have eyes; it turned and pursued Tianyang Xingjun, blasting him furiously.

The next moment, a long banner appeared. Tianyang Xingjun just shook it lightly, and a ball of fire blasted out, crashing into the six-colored meteor.

Boom!

Terrifying star power fluctuations radiated in all directions; the entire heaven and earth seemed to have been blasted with ripples by this explosion.

This was Tianyang Xingjun's other inheritance treasure, the Fire Spirit Banner, which was primarily for attack and was extremely sharp!

At the same moment, Tianyang Xingjun looked at Cheng Yuexiao, who continued to kill toward him, and roared, "Cheng Yuexiao, you actually dare to invade my Dahong territory; are you seeking death!"

"Tit for tat!"

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

As Cheng Yuexiao laughed loudly, lightning and the six-colored meteor blasted down alternately, fighting Tianyang Xingjun in an inextricable battle.

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

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

The next moment, Tianyang Xingjun's Fire Cloud Banner shook repeatedly, and firelight with a terrifying aura instantly blasted toward Cheng Yuexiao, covering the sky and the earth.

In the entire heaven and earth, 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 dotted in between.

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

However, Cheng Yuexiao did not dare to have any carelessness.

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

But he knew clearly that Tianyang Xingjun primarily cultivated both fire-type and ice-type star arts. The world jokingly called it the "Two Heavens of Ice and Fire"!

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

Above Meishan, two star towers connected heaven and earth, starlight swayed in the firmament, and the terrifying fluctuations could be felt hundreds of miles away; the crimson flame light penetrated the entire sky, already changing the color of heaven and earth.

But this situation only lasted for ten-odd breaths.

With the participation of the Tianyang Star Palace's Great Elder, an eighth-tier late-stage powerhouse, Cheng Yuexiao fell slightly into a disadvantage.

However, even with the participation of the Tianyang Star Palace's Great Elder, it was only auxiliary; he did not dare to take Cheng Yuexiao's attacks head-on.

Seven breaths later, two more Elders arrived.

Four eighth-tier powerhouses formed a siege against Cheng Yuexiao.

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

Seeing this, Tianyang Xingjun attacked even more urgently.

He would soon be able to trap Cheng Yuexiao.

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

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

At that time, not only would he have eliminated Cheng Yuexiao, this confidant's great trouble, but he could also swallow a large amount of benefits.

That would be perfect!

In fact, it was mainly because Cheng Yuexiao's growth over the past year 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 killed long ago.

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

Now, in the wild, he could actually stand on equal footing with him!

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

It could be said that from this moment on, Tianyang Xingjun Zhuang Zhen truly had the heart to kill Cheng Yuexiao!

But at this very moment, obscure spatial fluctuations suddenly rose, and Cheng Yuexiao, who was being besieged by five people, suddenly disappeared into thin air!

"Hmm, spatial displacement emblem?"

"No!"

"Spatial displacement emblems aren't this fast!"

Tianyang Xingjun shook his head instantly.

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

The spatial fluctuations Cheng Yuexiao used to escape just now were extremely obscure and extremely fast; by the time he discovered them, he had already escaped.

And the distance was extremely far.

What kind of secret technique was this?

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

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

"Go, kill!"

Tianyang Xingjun instantly led the seven eighth-tier experts to surround the direction Cheng Yuexiao had killed toward.

The distance of eighty miles was reached in ten-odd breaths.

But just as they barely arrived, Cheng Yuexiao once again used the Seven Kill Escaping Dragon Stake to escape far away.

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

"Chase!"

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

No!

Cheng Yuexiao had escaped, yet he didn't flee, and even spoke to provoke him!

There was clearly a problem!

This was delaying time!

In an instant, Tianyang Xingjun realized something.

"Where were the initial fluctuations in the depths of Meishan?" Tianyang Xingjun shouted.

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

It was exactly the location of the Falling Plum Manor.

"Go, go there!"

Tianyang Xingjun instantly led people to kill toward there.

Twenty breaths later, when they were still a hundred miles away from the Falling Plum Manor, the six-colored meteor once again blasted toward Tianyang Xingjun, who was rushing the fastest; it was Cheng Yuexiao who had killed toward him again, and they fought into a ball.

This made Tianyang Xingjun's expression instantly become extremely excited.

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

What exactly is hidden there?

To actually make you, a State Preceptor, disregard your personal safety to intercept me?" Tianyang Xingjun attacked with all his might.

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

Five breaths later, another eighth-tier expert from the Tianyang Star Palace arrived.

Ten breaths later, a total of four eighth-tier experts arrived and instantly surrounded Cheng Yuexiao, forcing Cheng Yuexiao into a bitter battle.

Just as he fell into a bitter battle again, Cheng Yuexiao was about to use the Seven Kill Escaping Dragon Stake to move far away again.

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

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

The next moment, like a nuclear explosion, firelight and icy starlight shot out in all directions in distinct layers.

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

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

And where these two forces combined, they constantly destroyed and constantly nourished; everything they passed turned into powder-like ashes.

Ice-Fire Absolute Kill!

Tianyang Xingjun was afraid that Cheng Yuexiao would escape again, so he directly used the Ice-Fire Absolute Kill.

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

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

The next moment, without any hesitation, the moment State Preceptor Cheng Yuexiao blasted out lightning, he instantly triggered one hundred Nine Heavens Thunder Rhymes.

Boom!

Lei Guang as thick as a water vat suddenly descended from the sky, blasting at a certain position of this ice-fire explosion, and then poured down.

This Ice-Fire Absolute Kill instantly became like a poisonous 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 Yuexiao dissipated completely.

The moment State Preceptor Cheng Yuexiao breathed a sigh of relief, he instantly triggered the Seven Kill Escaping Dragon Stake.

The next moment, State Preceptor Cheng Yuexiao disappeared on the spot.

"Bastard!"

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

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

He had one Seven Kill Escaping Dragon Stake left in the Falling Plum Manor's bunker.

The moment he appeared, he just took a glance and understood it was done.

From this point on, aliens would constantly pour out from the Falling Plum Star Domain's star gate and rush into the Seven Kill Star Domain.

But they were no longer carrying youths.

"State Preceptor, you're back!" Xu Jin said with pleasant surprise.

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

"Good, then we'll retreat too!"

Five breaths later, the moment there were no more aliens pouring out from the Falling Plum Star Domain, State Preceptor Cheng Yuexiao blasted a six-colored meteor violently toward the Falling Plum Star Domain's star gate.

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

The next moment, as the terrifying starlight turbulence after the star gate shattered scattered in all directions, the Seven Kill Star Domain's star gate also disappeared completely.

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

The person who arrived was none other than Tianyang Xingjun!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 464 =====