Splitting the Heavens

Chapter 1357: Devouring the World Origin Source

Recalling several years ago when Shang Xia first heard about the conflict between the various powers in the Essence Xing World and the 3 dynasties, They said something about the Chen Dynasty Emperor being at the peak of the Martial Void Realm and was trying to enter the Martial Emptiness Realm while the emperors of the Qi and Yu Dynasties were at the level of Returning to the Origin.

It had only been a few years, but Shang Xia was hearing something completely different from the mysterious Mister Lu before him. He was learning that the Qi Dynasty Emperor wasn’t at the level of Returning to the Origin, and he was actually a step away from the Martial Emptiness Realm! Also, from what he was hearing, the Qi Dynasty Emperor was very likely to succeed!

Heh... The Essence Xing World is really full of dangers.

The Chen Dynasty Emperor was planning to remove his soul from the world so as not to be bound to it anymore.

Qi Jing, the old ancestor of the Qi Dynasty was said to be reaching the end of his lifespan, but the Qi Dynasty Emperor was no idler. It seemed that he would actually advance before the Chen Dynasty Emperor.

Since both emperors had always been hiding some shocking secret and their cultivation realm, Shang Xia felt the Yu Dynasty Emperor was definitely also very suspicious.

“Have you thought of where to establish your Elysium?” Shang Xia asked suddenly.

Slightly taken aback, Mister Lu mumbled, “Didn’t we already set the location with Emperor Qi...”

With his eyes widening in shock, a chilly gaze flashed through them and he yelled, “You’re not Emperor Qi’s men! Who the hell are you!”

Even though he was asking the question, he had already started to escape. At the same time, he started to activate a talisman.

Shang Xia was originally only planning to scam more information out of the mysterious Mister Lu. He understood he fucked up when Mister Lu’s eyes widened in shock earlier.

Seeing how Mister Lu wanted to run, Shang Xia sighed softly and released his Six Direction Qi. It rushed like an endless tide towards Mister Lu.

As a pseudo rank seven Talisman Grandmaster, Shang Xia knew better than anyone else how to disrupt the activation of his talisman.

Mister Lu’s talisman was about to take effect when half of its power disappeared. Whatever was unleashed couldn’t threaten Shang Xia in the slightest.

His domain was as weak as paper under the constant burst of Shang Xia’s Six Direction Qi, and as a mere first tier True Immortal, Mister Lu was immediately crushed.

“You... You’re actually from another world...” Mister Lu grunted with his final breaths.

Shang Xia chuckled coldly before suppressing the explosion of inner qi after Mister Lu’s death. He managed to contain it so well that not even those outside could feel the disturbance.

After retrieving Mister Lu’s spatial artifact and treasures he left behind, Shang Xia spoke in a low voice, as though to the dead Mister Lu. “I’m afraid what you’re planning to ask at the end is how I am not suppressed by the World’s Will even though I’m from another world, right? Actually... Hahaha, the suppression should be really strong.”

From the time he stepped foot into the room to the time he died, Mister Lu didn’t notice that the entire room was covered in a thin veil made from a strange banner.

Inside, the suppression by the World’s Will on Shang Xia was extremely weak and it was more than enough for him to reveal fighting strength at the fourth tier of the Martial Void Realm.

To put it another way, Shang Xia killed Mister Lu silently without even using his full strength.

After dealing with Mister Lu, Shang Xia glanced in the northwestern direction and muttered in a low voice, “Oh... I need to speed things up a little. I’m afraid the envoy can feel that something is wrong and is trying to return...”

After he spoke, he waved the banner again and hid it in the void around the room.

The fragment of the heavenly screen of the Spirit Abundance World was able to create a barrier that shielded him from being suppressed by the World’s Will of the Essence Xing World, but only to a certain extent. No matter what, the heavenly screen fragment came from a Spirit World but had to contend against the World’s Will of an Essence World.

As such, being able to reveal the strength of an expert at the fourth tier of the Martial Void Realm was already impressive.

However, when Shang Xia killed Mister Lu, the World Origin Source connected to the Tong Continent was being attacked by many different parties from different directions. The World’s Will influence on the Tong Continent was greatly weakened and Shang Xia knew that he would be able to reveal a greater level of strength as time passed.

Heading to the center of the room which was connected to the World Origin Source of the Tong Continent, Shang Xia activated the Crimson Soul Tablet. The tablet was thumping with excitement as it started to greedily absorb world origin as the World Origin Source connected to the Tong Continent started to shrink at a speed visible to the naked eye.

One had to know that they were talking about the World Origin Source connected to a continent in an Essence World...

In the past, the Crimson Soul Tablet absorbed world origin from several Spirit Worlds till the point it no longer desired to do so. It was clear that the world origin from a Spirit World wouldn’t be affecting the last portion of its recovery.

The cracks on the tablet had been restored some time ago, but it was still cracked within. Even though it was only a little damaged, it was the most difficult part to restore.

With world origin from the Essence Xing World pouring into it, the final bit of damage was slowly being restored.

As the Crimson Soul Tablet continued to absorb world origin, Shang Xia’s soul started to integrate itself with the tablet at a deeper level.

After absorbing world origin, the Crimson Soul Tablet would refine it and pass a portion of it to Shang Xia. He didn’t waste his chance as he circulated his Six Harmony Flawless Rod Technique to strengthen his cultivation.

His actions was what alarmed Qi Hua to abandon his post and the battle with his opponent at the border in order to return to the city. He also barged into his cultivation chamber without any defenses, attempting to control the situation with the World Origin Source. That was how he stepped into Shang Xia’s trap unknowingly.

Since a large amount of world origin had been taken from the World Origin Source connected to the Tong Continent, the World’s Will’s influence in the Tong Continent dropped slightly and Shang Xia managed to regain strength at the peak of a fourth tier True Immortal.

Even though he was hastening the progress of the absorption, he felt that it wasn’t enough despite getting rid of the Seventh Order energy Qi Hua could wield. He also didn’t wish to expose his presence in the Essence Xing World and wanted to get rid of his opponent as quickly as possible. When everyone was still panicking, he would flee, lowering the possibility of getting caught.

The second Qi Hua entered the room, he donned the Star Origin Lord Robe, raising his cultivation to the level of Returning to the Origin!

Smashing the Stone Rod in his hand into the ground below, Shang Xia unleashed Void Stabilization. The connection between Qi Hua and the World Origin Source shattered and he fumbled extremely hard. Before he could react, he was restrained by a strange energy. Shang Xia pointed at the space between his eyebrows the next moment, sending a strand of inner qi into his sea of consciousness, unleashing multiple martial intents at the same time. Divine Killing Spear eliminated his soul while his Samsara Nether Blade caused his body to age rapidly. His body turned to ash instantly as his inner qi escaped from his body to form a heavenly phenomenon in the skies.

Shang Xia dealt with Qi Hua without leaving a trace. Even if anyone tried looking for clues in the future, nothing would be linked back to him.

With Qi Hua’s death, Shang Xia grabbed all his treasures and decisively gave up absorbing world origin. He immediately activated another Six Harmony Teleportation Talisman and used the marking he left outside the heavenly screen to return to where he once entered the world.

Not long after he left, the heavenly phenomenon caused by his death swept across the continents controlled by the Qi Dynasty. Along with it came the chaos that would cause the situation in the Essence Xing World to change.

Whatever it was, Shang Xia no longer had anything to do with it.

After completing his agreement with the Phoenix Cry Sect, Shang Xia started to take stock of everything he gained in the Earth Star closest to the Essence Xing World. It had barely been tens of days since he arrived when he killed Qi Hua and he wasn’t afraid that his presence would be revealed.

According to the agreement they had, the elder of the Phoenix Cry Set couldn’t reveal his existence or involvement in any shape of form.

Moreover, Feng Nanze didn’t know how the hell he killed Qi Hua and didn’t know his whereabouts in the first place.

The treasures he gained from them were nothing compared to the world origin he took.

Even though the time between his intrusion into the World Origin Source and the killing of Qi Hua was short, with his estimation, Shang Xia felt that the Crimson Soul Tablet absorbed a third of the World Origin Source connected to the Tong Continent.

One had to know that it was the World Origin Source of a continent of an Essence World that was greater than 20,000 miles wide. It was much stronger than the Spirit Worlds, and far stronger than Azure Worlds.

With the Crimson Soul Tablet eating its fill, the most direct improvement was the part that was restored. At the same time, Shang Xia’s connection with it also improved.

Because of the purification of the world origin by the tablet, world origin would slowly be transformed into something Shang Xia could use and it wouldn’t take long for him to improve greatly in terms of his cultivation.

Other than that, something else happened to the Crimson Soul Tablet that Shang Xia needed to verify.