Chapter 656: Authority Mutation

Deep within the Ancestral Realm of the Golden Pillar Holy Clan, in a magnificent palace with towering golden horns.

A middle-aged man with a massive golden horn on his head, who looked somewhat like Envoy Ju Zhang, had star rivers surging in his eyes and a face full of sorrow.

If one observed carefully, one would discover that the very core of the star rivers surging in his eyes was the location of the Kunling Domain.

This person was precisely Tianyang Zhenjun Jin Shuo, who had just experienced the pain of losing his son.

The next instant, the golden horn on Tianyang Zhenjun Jin Shuo's head flashed with brilliance, and the Heaven-Connecting Golden Pillar towering in this Golden Pillar Palace also flashed with brilliance in response, as if rippling through the star river, and streaks of information were transmitted in all directions.

Within the Star River, several stars that had Heaven-Connecting Golden Pillars built on them received the information.

Not long after, echoes of messages began to resonate within the Heaven-Connecting Golden Pillar where Tianyang Zhenjun Jin Shuo was located.

The responders were mainly Tianyang Zhenjun Jin Shuo's children and blood relatives.

【Father, give me a location; I broke through to Small Tianyang Xingjun not long ago. I will destroy my own cultivation to drop it to Ninth-Tier peak-stage, and I can kill my way into that realm to avenge my Sixth Brother and take back his remains, then use the thief's blood to sacrifice to my Sixth Brother.】 A voice rang out.

【Father, give me a location; I will pay a price and send two to three Ninth-Tier peak-stage subordinates over, supplemented by heavy rewards, and I should be able to bring back my Sixth Brother's remains.】

【Father...】

One had to say that Tianyang Zhenjun Jin Shuo had a way of educating his children; hearing of the death of their Sixth Brother, Envoy Ju Zhang, one by one they were incomparably angry, coming up with all kinds of methods to avenge their Sixth Brother.

However, Tianyang Zhenjun Jin Shuo also saw things very clearly.

【I know your intentions, but notifying you is not to let you go and die in that realm right now.】

【Die? Father, you say that thief is very strong? Is his combat power beyond Ninth-Tier peak-stage? Didn't Sixth Brother say before that the highest cultivation in that realm is currently Ninth-Tier peak-stage, and that wanting to break through to Small Tianyang Xingjun is extremely difficult?】

【Very strong. You should have heard of the reputation of the Seven-Kill Tianyang Zhenjun back then; that person is the successor of the Seven-Kill Tianyang Zhenjun and should possess the strength to behead Ninth-Tier peak-stage experts. Now, I fear he has already obtained the authority over the heavens and earth of the Eight Desolates Continent, and his strength has advanced further.

In that star domain, wanting to avenge your Sixth Brother is too difficult.】

【Then what is Father's meaning?】

【That thief is in that star domain; currently, his combat power should be the first in the world. With such talent, he will definitely leave that star domain in the future. You all be careful and pay attention; once you discover him, find an opportunity to behead him, and it will be easy to vent the hatred in your father's heart.】 Tianyang Zhenjun Jin Shuo said.

【Father, just beheading him—isn't that too cheap for this thief?】 Tianyang Zhenjun Jin Shuo's eldest son, Ju Xi, asked.

【Of course, this is also the reason I contacted you all today. You must remember this: blood relatives, this hatred must be avenged. I will send the various information and characteristics of this Seven-Kill successor to you all later. You all pay attention in the coming years; once you discover him, find an opportunity to behead him to vent the hatred in your father's heart.

Besides that, your Sixth Brother, Envoy Ju Zhang, went to that Kunling Domain originally because that Kunling Domain is extremely special, and the Holy Ancestor knew that it involved a great opportunity, so he let Zhang'er go and fight for it, but he didn't expect to fail.

According to what the Holy Ancestor said, within at most thirty years, that Kunling Domain will break away from protection and return to normal, returning to the Star River.

Train your elite subordinates well.

When that Kunling Domain returns to the Star River, it will be the time for you all to send troops to crush the Kunling Domain.

At that time, use the blood of the hundreds of millions of living beings in that star domain to supplement a grand funeral for your brother, and use a dead star that is at least a Middle World to build a star tomb for your brother in the Star River!

Only then will it be worthy of the children of our Golden Pillar direct bloodline, the Ju Clan!】

【Remember, this Seven-Kill successor is surnamed Xu, named Jin, and excels in thunder-type star techniques, spatial star techniques, and the Seven-Kill...】 Tianyang Zhenjun Jin Shuo's desolate and killing-intent-filled voice resonated within the Heaven-Connecting Golden Pillar.

It also resonated within the Heaven-Connecting Golden Pillars in the star domains where his children were located.

The next instant, the resolute responses of his blood-relative children also resonated throughout the Heaven-Connecting Golden Pillar.

Above the Eight Desolates Wang Ting, the moment Xu Jin received the message from the National Teacher Cheng Yuexiao, he channeled the authority over the heavens and earth of the Eight Desolates Continent, which reached over sixty percent, and sneered coldly.

The elites of the Tianyang Star Palace dared to have unusual movements.

That was truly too good.

He had just been thinking about dealing with Tianyang Xingjun Tianyang, and this fellow had actually delivered himself to his door.

The elites of the Tianyang Star Palace had unusual movements and had already charged into the Eight Desolates Continent in batches through the garrisoned passage fortresses.

The reason was very simple.

Although the elites of the Tianyang Star Palace and Great Hong did not participate in this decisive battle led by Xu Jin, they had been secretly paying attention to the trend of the entire war.

The Eight Desolates Continent was so vast; it was too easy to sneak in dozens or a hundred scouts who were good at hiding their tracks to investigate.

It seemed that the scouts sent by the Tianyang Star Palace had figured out the general trend of the war.

The news that White Tiger Star City, Blood Moon City, Blood Cloud City, and the Eight Desolates Wang Ting had been captured was inevitable to be hidden as the Great Chen army entered.

Charging into the Eight Desolates Continent with all their elites at this moment had only one purpose: to grab battle results!

On this point, Xu Jin didn't care; the elites of the Tianyang Star Palace wanted to grab battle results, but firstly, they were a day late and couldn't grab anything; secondly, if the Tianyang Star Palace side wanted to grab battle results, they would have to ask the Zhen'e Star Palace, Cangming Star Palace, Wood Spirit Palace, and Great Chen if they agreed.

It would be fine if they didn't grab.

Once they grabbed, the Tianyang Star Palace would stand completely on the opposite side of everyone.

For Xu Jin, who had already made up his mind to deal with the Tianyang Star Palace, this was a great thing.

What Xu Jin was concerned about now was another point.

The elites of the Tianyang Star Palace coming out in large numbers to grab battle results must have been obtained with Tianyang Xingjun Tianyang's permission.

Then had Tianyang Xingjun Tianyang come over to participate in grabbing battle results?

If Tianyang Xingjun Tianyang came over personally, that would be too good.

He could just happen to deal with this fellow while he was at it.

If Tianyang Xingjun Tianyang were to turtle up in his Tianyang Small World and not come out, it would be very troublesome for Xu Jin to deal with him.

Judging from the degree to which Sima Qu controlled the Lingji Small World's authority over the heavens and earth, Tianyang Xingjun Tianyang controlled at least ninety percent of the Tianyang Small World's authority over the heavens and earth, and it was even possible that it was one hundred percent.

In this situation, Tianyang Xingjun Tianyang's combat power within the Tianyang Small World would directly double.

But at this moment, as long as this fellow dared to come out, Xu Jin dared to deal with him while he was at it.

If others like Tianyang Xingjun Cangming dared to bare their fangs, that would be giving Xu Jin a reason to deal with them, and he would deal with them while he was at it.

But then again, Tianyang Xingjun Cangming was still fighting in the Eight Desolates Continent at this moment; before this battle ended, Xu Jin could not deal with him.

This was the bottom line.

Otherwise, what difference would there be between Xu Jin and Tianyang Xingjun Tianyang?

Therefore, after receiving the notification from the National Teacher Cheng Yuexiao, Xu Jin did not move, but instead, while channeling the authority over the heavens and earth of the Eight Desolates Continent above the Eight Desolates Wang Ting, he instantly understood the situation of the entire Eight Desolates Continent.

However, there was no such understanding as that of a Small World.

In a Small World, as long as one mastered four or five percent of the authority over the heavens and earth, Xu Jin's Eye of Oversight could appear in any corner of the Small World—a god-like ability.

But the authority over the Eight Desolates Continent brought something like a weakened Eye of Oversight.

He could only see the flow of star power auras; he couldn't see clearly who it was, but he could judge the identity by the star power aura.

In an instant, four Ninth-Tier auras appeared.

The National Teacher Cheng Yuexiao, the Wood Spirit Palace Master, Tianyang Xingjun Cangming, and Tianyang Xingjun Zhen'e—these four.

And dozens of Eighth-Tier auras.

The higher the cultivation aura, the easier it was to judge.

For example, the auras of Eighth-Tier peak-stage and Eighth-Tier late-stage experts were relatively easy to judge the identity of, but for Eighth-Tier early-stage and below, because there were so many people, unless it was an aura Xu Jin was extremely familiar with, he could not directly judge the identity. But tracking and positioning were no problem at all.

The next instant, Xu Jin frowned.

No other Ninth-Tier auras were discovered.

That is to say, Tianyang Xingjun Tianyang had not appeared in the Eight Desolates Continent at present.

"It is also possible that he hasn't arrived yet; I will wait and see."

Xu Jin continued to channel the authority over the heavens and earth to observe, and very quickly, he discovered some clues.

One could only say that the several major Star Palaces were all old foxes.

Before, during the meeting, there were only eight Eighth-Tier peak-stage powerhouses from the major Star Palaces, including Great Chen and the Wood Spirit Palace.

But now, under Xu Jin's authority over the heavens and earth sensing, he discovered eleven Eighth-Tier peak-stage powerhouses.

Following the aura tracking, they belonged to the three major Star Palaces respectively.

That is to say, the three major Star Palaces each hid one Eighth-Tier peak-stage powerhouse.

They were truly chicken-thieving enough!

If this were before, an Eighth-Tier peak-stage powerhouse would absolutely be a decisive combat power.

But now, it was truly of no use.

Of course, then again, as far as Great Chen was concerned, such as Peng Lao, Ning Yuchan, the Luoshui Hou Song Shoujie, Dong Zhao, Kou Jing, etc., although their cultivation was not Eighth-Tier peak-stage, basically all possessed Eighth-Tier late-stage or even Eighth-Tier peak-stage combat power.

They even possessed the combat power to behead Eighth-Tier peak-stage experts.

It didn't matter.

Now, Xu Jin was quietly watching the elites of the Tianyang Star Palace rapidly penetrate deep into the Eight Desolates Continent, quietly waiting for Tianyang Xingjun Tianyang to penetrate deep into the Eight Desolates Continent, and then behead him in a flash.

This wait lasted for more than half an hour.

During this time, the elites of the Tianyang Star Palace walked and stopped, but Tianyang Xingjun Tianyang's aura had never appeared in the Eight Desolates Continent.

"Tianyang Xingjun Tianyang didn't wait? Or is he hiding on the Star River Battlefield side waiting for the latest intelligence?" Xu Jin frowned.

"No, I must return to the Star River Battlefield to take a look. With the character of Tianyang Xingjun Tianyang, this old fox, perhaps he is hiding within the Star River Battlefield, waiting for the latest intelligence to act according to the situation."

The next instant, Xu Jin's mind moved, and he took a step in an instant.

He did not channel spatial origin star power, merely relying on the spatial directional shift star technique and the bolstering of the authority over the heavens and earth; one step taken was over ten thousand li.

Five breaths later, Xu Jin had already appeared at the passage between the Eight Desolates Continent and the Star River Battlefield.

After revealing his identity, Xu Jin charged into the Star River Battlefield continent through the passage.

The location of this passage Xu Jin chose was quite close to the No. 1 Garrison City of the Tianyang Star Palace, only about five thousand li away.

The first thing he did after charging over was to channel the one and a half percent of the Kunling Domain's authority over the heavens and earth he had just refined, use the Mingji Star Pattern to channel and bolster it, and directly activate the Eye of Oversight, instantly covering the situation within a radius of over nine thousand li of the Star River Battlefield.

Everything within a radius of over nine thousand li fell into Xu Jin's Eye of Oversight.

Xu Jin's gaze instantly condensed; his Eye of Oversight had already discovered a Ninth-Tier mid-stage powerhouse's aura in the direction of the No. 1 Garrison City.

It was precisely Tianyang Xingjun Tianyang.

"Sure enough, he is an old fox, hiding here waiting for the battle situation on the front line."

As Xu Jin sneered, he was about to launch the spatial directional shift star technique to kill his way over.

Up to this moment, the general trend of the Eight Desolates Continent was initially set, and even if the Tianyang Star Palace and Great Hong sides were in chaos, it wouldn't have much influence.

The opportunity was rare; it was just right to deal with Tianyang Xingjun Tianyang, this fellow.

But just at the same instant, the authority over the heavens and earth of the Eight Desolates Continent that Xu Jin had refined previously and the one and a half percent of the authority over the heavens and earth of the Kunling Domain began to flicker and resonate violently at the same time.

Amidst the flickering and resonance, the two clusters of authority over the heavens and earth actually began to approach rapidly.

Xu Jin was shocked.

Instinctively, he wanted to suppress and stop it.

But it was of no use.

The divine sense he used to suppress the two clusters of authority over the heavens and earth was directly scattered by an indescribable giant force, causing Xu Jin's Dao Embryo to shake violently.

In just one instant, these two clusters of authority over the heavens and earth, which had previously shown strange situations, actually approached rapidly and then began to merge with each other.

Xu Jin's eyes widened suddenly.

That feeling was like two clouds merging into one; it was very strange, but incomparably natural.

At the same instant, at the star-light realm boundary between the Eight Desolates Continent and the Star River Battlefield.

The star-light realm boundary of the two continents, which had originally been clearly demarcated, began to dissolve and merge with each other following the merging of the two clusters of authority over the heavens and earth within Xu Jin's body!

At the same instant, following the merging of the two clusters of authority over the heavens and earth, Xu Jin's divine sense was also infinitely heightened.

As if he were truly a god's eye, he began to look down from the very top of the two continents at the merging of these two continents.

In an instant, Xu Jin saw a shocking scene that countless people would never see.

The two continents collided and merged; earth, water, wind, and fire surged together, the star-light realm boundary dissolved, and all the fortresses at the realm boundary passages collapsed and dissipated under this most primitive great power.

Those soldiers who were guarding, the ones who reacted fast, ran far away.

The ones who reacted slowly, however, were slowly swallowed by this great power.

Of course, those who reacted slowly were also in the minority.

And all of this, looking through the eyes Xu Jin activated with the Mingji Star Pattern, was different.

The merging of two different worlds was essentially the harmony of various different forces: metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, light, thunder, and space.

Many things that were vague in his previous cultivation suddenly became clear at this instant.

At the same instant, the various star stars on Xu Jin's Arena of Stars and Battles, perhaps because these authorities over the heavens and earth were within Xu Jin's body, or perhaps because Xu Jin was watching and channeling this merging of different continents in the capacity of a wielder of authority over the heavens and earth, the law stars on the Arena of Stars and Battles actually began to resonate, then influence each other, and entangle with each other.

Streaks of invisible, intangible connections gradually emerged among the many origin stars and law stars on Xu Jin's Arena of Stars and Battles, and then fed back to Xu Jin.

This feedback made Xu Jin look at the merging of these two continents as if he were seeing the origin of their merging.

It directly made Xu Jin watch as if intoxicated, completely immersed in it.

On the Arena of Stars and Battles, amidst the resonance of the many origin stars and law stars, suddenly, a new point of light emerged on the Arena of Stars and Battles.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 657 =====