Chapter 423: Master Projection, Shocking the Void!

Huge canyon fissure.

Hum!

With a slight tremor of space.

Light and darkness converged, gathering with the surge of vague shadows.

Ta Ke's shadow star-phase projection descended.

Huh?

The projection descended, Ta Ke looked left and right, yet discovered that outside this great fissure, only a few Chao Shen Da Shi were present.

Not many people have come; did I arrive too fast?

To be frank, the projection's descent is indeed fast.

Hmm, the enemy also hasn't come in large numbers.

Ta Ke gazed into the distance.

Over a thousand kilometers away, the auras of more than ten Chao Shen Da Shi flickered faintly.

Green Star clan, Dark Sun Church, Star Corpse God, Mo Lei·Shen Ting...

Those who should come and those who shouldn't have all come.

Ta Ke's eyes narrowed slightly as he looked deeper.

In the depths of the surrounding world, more people are still arriving one after another.

Are they planning to wipe us out in one fell swoop?

Ta Ke gently rubbed his brow.

In another two or three months, I should be able to fully open the treasure over there.

These guys really came at a bad time.

With that thought, a hint of bloody killing intent welled up in the depths of Ta Ke's eyes.

There is no demigod here; I shall be in charge!

This nine-star level Mirage Light projection—its advantage is that it fears no death!

If they dare to disrupt my treasure-hunting progress, even if hundreds of projections shatter, I will slaughter their masters cleanly.

In the span of a breath, Ta Ke had already prepared for a massive slaughter.

Moreover... everyone is on their way, just in time to test the resonance between the physical star-phase body's crystal-wall defense and the projection's crystal-wall defense.

Mirage Light projection!

It is itself a projection method leaning toward chaos-light power.

As a nine-star level chaos witchcraft, it can bear Ta Ke's extremely strong traits.

The physical body and projection's contexts intertwine.

Crystal-wall characteristics resonate.

Compatibility with the star-phase projection.

It is itself a ready-made method, as Ta Ke threads the needle.

Ta Ke's projection's master-level crystal-wall defense also swiftly increased.

Soon after.

With the faint writhing of the vague shadow steam.

The 21-fold star-phase projection hidden beneath the vague shadow steam also condensed a 21-fold master-level crystal-wall defense corresponding to its own star-phase body.

A long-range forbidden spell technique—this is Ta Ke's signature skill.

As a durable meat shield, this period has reached a new high.

In close combat, though the means are few, the burst of a dragon's heart is not to be underestimated.

Steam-light feather blades, storm wings—let Ta Ke's speed become extremely fast.

Most importantly.

This is a projection.

Grandpa fears no death!

Hah...

Ta Ke exhaled lightly, carefully sorting out his own star-phase projection, his fighting spirit rising higher.

And at this time.

At the entrance of the great canyon, forty or fifty Chao Shen Da Shi of the Seven Gods Camp have basically gathered.

People scattered in twos and threes, with a few forming small groups.

This is also a combat routine specially researched by the Chao Shen Da Shi for slaughter.

Too much gathering makes them easy targets for large forbidden spells.

Too much dispersion makes them easy to be surrounded.

At this moment, gathered beside Ta Ke's projection is the 199th-level quasi-legendary strong old wizard 'Ao Ge'.

And the high-ranking time-space forbidden spell swordsman 'Ai Sa Ke'.

When Ta Ke first met Ai Sa Ke, he was only level 158.

Now, Ai Sa Ke is already level 172.

Obviously, Ai Sa Ke, in the A Lu Mo Fu God Nation, also underwent the baptism of the God Nation's origin rebirth pool.

Ta Ke, Your Highness, these people are clearly up to no good; later, whatever powerful forbidden spells, just unleash them.

We will protect Your Highness's projection as much as possible.

The old wizard Ao Ge lowered his voice and said.

"Understood!" Ta Ke nodded.

"However, if possible, senior, just protect Ai Sa Ke; I'm only a projection, so casualties aren't a big issue."

The old wizard Ao Ge sized Ta Ke up and down before speaking.

"Even if it's a projection, this is an origin projection; Your Highness, your projection's aura is so intense, it must contain a great deal of origin."

"If it's slain and annihilated, the true body will also suffer serious harm, so... it's better to be careful."

"Earlier, I contacted the demigod A Lu Mo Fu via ritual, and the demigod told me I must ensure your safety."

Ao Ge's words made Ta Ke's heart twitch slightly.

"By fusing with the Steam Star Phase Master, my projection's origin became astonishingly rich, but in fact, I myself contributed only a small amount of origin."

"But... other transcendents seem unaware of this information."

"Most likely, they truly believe that killing one of my projections would affect me greatly."

"Perhaps we could use this point to fish, or something like that."

As the two sides faced off.

The Three-Eyed God and Seven Gods side kept their numbers around fifty, with two legendary figures secretly guarding.

Meanwhile, the Green Star Clan's camp had over a hundred Chao Shen Da Shi, and their numbers kept growing.

Just the legendary aura Ta Ke sensed came from three individuals.

Among them was a legendary powerhouse from the Green Star Clan, and the Green Star Clan's legendary powerhouses were even more intimidating than those of the Seven Gods' side.

As for whether there are any hidden legendary powerhouses, Ta Ke isn't entirely sure.

But in terms of openly deployed strength,

The Three-Eyed God's side is at an absolute disadvantage.

Just as Ta Ke, Ai Sa Ke, and Ao Ge were communicating privately,

An immensely rich surge of legendary source energy rolled in like a tsunami, covering the sky and earth.

For a moment, the entire sky trembled slightly.

"Friends across from us."

"In about two years, the great demigod Hei Chi Ge will descend upon Death Howl Canyon."

"Then! All rebels here will be slain."

That Green Star Clan legendary powerhouse had a grand aura, and every word seemed to burst with the power of forbidden spells, imbued with musical dignity.

This is a forbidden spell legendary powerhouse, and moreover, an exceptionally strong one at that.

"But, the Green Star Sequence civilization is willing to give you a way to live."

"Surrender now, and we will offer excellent treatment, with the chance to later advance to the legendary sequence, and even to demigod."

"But the fate of rebels is to be killed without mercy!"

The hoarse, coarse voice echoed with a solemn, killing chill.

This caused many of Ta Ke's side's Chao Shen Da Shi to turn grim.

Two years later, the demigod descended.

Meanwhile, the space-type chaotic treasure remains nowhere in sight.

The deadly predicament before them weighed on everyone's hearts like a great mountain.

"Hehe... after surrendering, should we make you Green Star Clan dogs?"

At that moment, the legendary powerhouse of the Three-Eyed God and Seven Gods side gave a low chuckle.

"That demigod only entered two years ago."

"During this time, this old man could have killed dozens of you back and forth."

"If you want to try my stealth assassination techniques, I, Ta Luo Fu, don't mind!"

"I just don't know which of you is willing to offer your head for a try!"

The cold voice may not be loud, but it is full of deterrent power.

A legendary-level assassin.

This deterrent power is truly terrifying.

"Moreover, you are so eager to come attack the Great Rift Valley."

"The traitor among us, did they provide you with intelligence on Prince Ta Ke?"

"Prince Ta Ke's methods are heavenly; does it make you restless?"

As the legendary powerhouse Ta Luo Fu said this,

Many of the Three-Eyed God's side's powerhouses felt their hearts tighten slightly.

The situation itself was already bad, yet they never expected there to be a traitor among the crowd.

This added insult to injury for families that were already not wealthy!

But Ta Ke's actions made the Green Star Clan restless, something no one had anticipated.

For a moment,

Many transcendents turned their gaze to Ta Ke in the distance.

During this time, Ta Ke arrived at the Great Rift Valley.

He established the Steam Blazing Sun Altar and, with those chaotic ecology small worlds, initiated the steam ecology cycle.

When the Chao Shen Da Shi communicated, they all discovered that the steam ecology cycle would to some extent penetrate the barrier.

This allowed them to more deeply investigate the internal state of the small world's barrier.

This caused quite a stir among the Chao Shen Da Shi.

After that, Ta Ke performed a large-scale sacrifice of crystal wall fragments toward the Great Bulwark, absorbing a large amount of crystal wall primal power, which even astonished everyone.

But these reports all flow within the Three‑Eyed God camp.

And Ta Luo Fu, by the enemy's massive forces pressing in, guessed that Ta Ke had applied pressure on them, and also guessed that there was treachery within his own side.

He scrutinized Ta Ke from afar.

The legendary strongman Ta Luo Fu continued.

"His Highness Ta Ke's methods are unparalleled, his deterrence is immense; during this time, I guess you have exhausted every means to locate His Highness Ta Ke's true body, haven't you!"

"And the result is obvious: you cannot detect His Highness Ta Ke's true body at all."

"That's why you are eager to attack this place."

"Hehe… let me guess again!"

Ta Luo Fu gave a faint smile.

"You fear that His Highness Ta Ke will open those treasures and obtain the items we need, so we opened a portal here and escaped, right?"

"Thus you launched a massive assault, preventing us from continuing to explore the treasures, correct?"

A discourse from the legendary assassin Ta Luo Fu.

Several legendary strongmen and quasi‑legendary strongmen of the Green Star Clan camp wore grim expressions.

Ta Luo Fu's words were already almost entirely anticipated.

During this period, they indeed learned through informants the wondrous methods of Ta Ke La Mo Er.

Moreover, from the outside came numerous reports about Ta Ke La Mo Er's Steam Wizard sequence.

Things like "five‑tier slashing seven‑tier", "six‑tier slashing eight‑tier".

They have been surfacing one after another on the major extraordinary battlefields.

There is also the development of stellar constitution.

The application of stellar meditation ecology.

Extraction of the world's primordial power, and so on.

The Steam Wizard sequence has an enormous depth of excavation and massive potential.

It has already been classified by Green Star Clan strongmen as a "dangerous sequence" that must be eliminated.

And as the creator of the Steam Wizard sequence, Ta Ke La Mo Er, needless to say, must be killed outright.

Not cutting it off at the source.

If this Ta Ke La Mo Er were to escape, he could construct hundreds or thousands of Steam Wizard ecological inheritance sites outside, which would be disastrous.

After the higher‑ups learned that Ta Ke La Mo Er was here,

they issued a death order: they must find Ta Ke.

But during this time, just as the legendary strongman Ta Luo Fu said, they have already tried every method to locate Ta Ke's position.

Yet they cannot find any trace of Ta Ke's true body.

Since they cannot find him, they cannot allow Ta Ke to remain here to steadily search for the treasure.

If Ta Ke truly escapes and a demigod arrives, they will be the ones buried.

Attacking the Great Rift, seizing the treasure site, tearing apart Ta Ke's projection, and preventing the Three‑Eyed God camp from peacefully exploring the treasure—that is the purpose of the Green Star Clan strongmen this time.

"We can't kill you, but as long as we drive you into a frantic flight, our goal will be achieved!"

A hoarse, coarse voice sounded slowly.

For a moment, the auras of the legendary strongmen on both sides surged.

Separated by over a thousand kilometers, they faced each other from afar.

"In the end, you just want to kill me, don't you?"

At that moment, Ta Ke spoke slowly, his voice sweeping the entire arena.

As Ta Ke spoke, the standoff among the strongmen dissolved.

The gazes of many strongmen in the arena reconverged on Ta Ke, including those of the legendary strongmen.

Ta Ke suddenly pinched with one hand!

"Wuwu…"

A fierce, low‑pitched steam roar made the whole world tremble violently.

A hundred‑meter‑wide steam‑light feather blade unfurled suddenly, dazzling like starlight.

Ta Ke took several steps, crossing space and already moving hundreds of kilometers,

standing above the void, Ta Ke looked down on the many Chao Shen Da Shi of the Green Star Clan camp and declared loudly,

"It's not that I, Ta Ke, look down on you Chao Shen Da Shi."

"Today my projection stands here."

"Which master dares to step forward?"

At Ta Ke's words,

the two legendary strongmen of the Three‑Eyed God camp exchanged glances, each seeing surprise in the other's eyes.

Although they knew Ta Ke's power was astonishing,

they had not expected that Ta Ke, at level 145, would challenge the opponent's Chao Shen Da Shi with a mid‑rank Chao Shen Da Shi projection!

To know,

those level‑199 quasi‑legendary strongmen are not to be taken lightly.

Nevertheless, however strong Ta Ke is, it is only a level‑145 projection.

Sure enough,

the provocation of a level‑145 projection made many Chao Shen Da Shi on the Green Star side restless.

They indeed knew that the name Ta Ke La Mo Er was extremely renowned.

We further learn that his extraordinary talent is brilliant, and his power is astonishing.

But you are only at level 145, and you're just a projection.

You actually dare to brag about confronting all Chao Shen Da Shi.

In an instant, the Green Star Clan side swarms with people, many seeming eager to act.

At that moment, a black shadow flashes and appears high above.

In a hoarse voice it says, "Little guy, do you still remember me?"

Ta Ke scrutinizes the old wizard, clad in a black sorcerer robe, his skin dark.

"I don't remember!" Ta Ke says indifferently.

"Don't remember? Back then you stole my Storm Wing seed."

The old wizard says with full anger.

As he speaks, the forbidden spell power in his hand begins to surge.

Ta Ke wastes no words; a chaotic missile shoots out at high speed.

Boom—

Boom—

As the forbidden spell rapidly blooms.

The old wizard and Ta Ke, both top‑tier casters, begin to duel in the air.

The clash of forbidden spells continuously erupts across the heavens, dazzling the onlookers.

The exchange of various tactics leaves many strong ones silently amazed.

During the duel, the Storm Wing imbues the Steam Light Feather Blade, allowing Ta Ke's evasion ability to reach its peak.

Ta Ke can basically dodge those wizards with weak lock‑on.

Those he cannot dodge, he blocks with his massive Light Feather Blade.

In short, Ta Ke is rarely hit.

In contrast, the old wizard's side is a bit worse.

Every forbidden spell Ta Ke uses, the old wizard fully absorbs.

They just connect one after another precisely.

After the two have exchanged dozens of forbidden spells back and forth.

The old wizard is already seriously wounded, and the Master Sequence Tree has been ignited by Ta Ke.

"Old thing, your speed is too slow!"

With Ta Ke's low growl.

Carrying the powerful world force, the Starfall Ring directly crushes the old wizard's superior Master sequence.

"No…"

Accompanied by a mournful roar.

Boom—

The massive phantom outline of the Master Sequence Tree collapses rapidly.

Sequence collapses.

High‑level Master Wizard, fallen!

Ta Ke swiftly eliminates this level‑181 high‑level Master wizard.

Many strong ones on the Three‑Eyed God's side feel a surge of exhilaration.

Ta Ke's projections all possess top‑tier high‑level Chao Shen Da Shi strength.

This is simply the ultimate safeguard.

After all, projections can continuously coalesce.

While the opponent's Chao Shen Da Shi, each death reduces their number.

The powerful projection's strategic value is immense.

Meanwhile, the strength shown by Ta Ke's projections.

The Green Star Clan's strong ones each wear grim expressions.

Ta Ke's projection's power is so astonishing.

This is definitely a strategic‑level deterrent.

The plan to initiate the battle now seems a bit awkward.

Six Paths' massive Starfall Ring slowly rotates around Ta Ke, and behind him, amidst the raging chaotic steam, a faint steam sun can be seen.

Ta Ke is tracing back stellar power, ready to unleash the Star‑Tracing Ring at any moment.

"Who else comes to die?"

Ta Ke surveys the crowd, his voice wave shaking the void!