Splitting the Heavens

Chapter 580: Follow Up Assault

Chapter 580: Follow Up Assault

Strictly speaking, Yun Jing’s threat of mutually assured destruction was enough payback against the Great Observation Island. She also managed to scam Huo Guanzhang once, and it could be said that they were even in that aspect.

If they took the powers they represented into account, the Great Observation Sect actually suffered a lot more than the Tongyou Institution.

Even so, Yun Jing couldn’t accept the fact that she was duped so easily. Now that the Tongyou Island was safe, the first thing she did was to cause some more trouble on the Great Observation Island.

Shang Bo wanted to stop her, but he didn’t make it in time.

Seeing how Yun Jing flew into space away from the Tongyou Island, Shang Bo didn’t personally head out there with her. Instead, he shot a glance at Liu Qinglan and the others and signaled for them to get ready to help her in case anything happened.

Yun Jing charged over aggressively, but the experts on the Great Observation Island weren’t exactly willing to show any weakness either.

Huo Guanzhang shot out from the Great Observation Island and they came to blows between the islands. A terrifying storm of chaotic air ripped through space and the extermination lights they emitted obscured the vision of nearly every single expert on their respective islands.

Shang Bo’s expression changed slightly and he growled, “Oh no! You guys should hurry and head over. Beware, they might be scheming something against you.”

Liu Qinglan and Ren Bainian quickly rose into space and went straight for both Yun Jing and Huo Guanzhang.

At almost the exact same time they moved, the experts from the Great Observation Island also made their move. The battle immediately reached the next level. Multiple strands of extermination light and violent energy fluctuations ripped through space and it affected the vision of those taking part in the battle. Even their divine perception started to twist.

Despite a majority of experts on the islands having their senses blocked and unable to detect what was happening in there, Shang Bo could clearly see that Yun Jing and the others were slowly being forced into a disadvantageous position.

It wasn’t that Yun Jing and the others were weaker in terms of individual strength. Instead, it was because of the sheer number of experts the Great Observation Sect sent out to fight. At the end of the day, the Tongyou Institution could never rival a holy land like the Great Observation Sect which had hundreds of years of foundations.

“Oh yeah, do we have life-saving methods like the Space Connecting Light Cord like the Great Observation Sect? Our grand formation has some sort of skill like that too, right?” Shang Xia asked.

No one knew when, but he appeared beside Shang Bo as he stared directly at the battle that was happening up there.

With his current strength, he could also clearly see everything that was going on.

Glancing at Shang Xia from the corner of his eye, Shang Bo muttered, “Life-preserving methods like that should only be used when it concerns our life and death. We can’t use it whenever we like. Just because the Great Observation Sect used their Space Connecting Light Cord earlier, they have already placed themselves at a disadvantage when it comes time to fight for the World’s Will.”

Shang Xia nodded his head as though he had expected as much. “So… We do have special skills like that…”

Ignoring whatever he said, Shang Bo changed the topic. “Hey, Deputy Patriarch Yun and the others are at a pretty bad disadvantage. Aren’t you going to help them?” Even though Shang Bo didn’t say anything about their special skill, his silence already indicated that Shang Xia’s guess was right.

Widening his eyes slightly, Shang Xia stared at the chaotic battle going on in space. “Hehe, do you need me to pretend to be you?”

“Do whatever you want.” Shang Bo chuckled.

The corners of Shang Xia’s lips curled up in a weird smile and he sniggered under his breath, “As the saying goes, an eye for an eye!”

The words barely left his lips when he disappeared from his spot.

The moment he did, a terrifying fluctuation appeared from the Tongyou Island and it shot deep into space. The void started to twist and shake as the majestic aura that belonged to an existence that had surpassed the large completion stage of the Martial Extermination Realm arrived. With the extermination origins that seemed to fuse back to the origin and the imposing manner in which it emerged, the experts of the Great Observation Island felt that the Half-Step Martial Dipper Realm expert on the Tongyou Island was about to make his move!

“Hahaha! The Martial Dipper Realm candidate from the Tongyou Island is about to make his move!” The experts on the Great Observation Island weren’t frightened at all. Instead, they seemed a little excited. In their minds, there was no doubt that the person who possessed such strength was the Tongyou Institution’s Martial Dipper Realm candidate. 2 magnificent rays of light emerged from the Great Observation Island as they flew at Shang Xia, the source of the disturbance.

From the power contained in those streaks of light, Shang Xia could tell that one of them had reached the large completion stage of the Martial Extermination Realm while the other had cultivation comparable to Yun Jing at the fourth layer of the Martial Extermination Realm.

At the same time, there was another expert from the Great Observation Sect who pulled himself away from the battle against Yun Jing and the rest. He flew at Shang Xia from another direction to box him in.

That was the moment the Great Observation Sect showed the Tongyou Institution the true extent of their hundreds of years of foundations. 3 experts who were in the fourth layer Martial Extermination Realm or above went to surround Shang Xia who they had confirmed to be the Tongyou Institution’s Martial Dipper Realm candidate. Throughout the entire process, the Great Observation Sect’s Martial Dipper Realm candidate was nowhere to be seen.

In the eyes of the Great Observation Sect, sending out an expert at the large completion stage of the Martial Extermination Realm and 2 experts at the fourth layer of the Martial Extermination Realm were more than enough to deal with Shang Bo.

Even though the Tongyou Institution raised huge waves in the Azure Origin World and the Great Observation Sect heard rumors of how they caused the White Deer Sect to suffer a huge loss, the institution was nothing more than an upstart power in their eyes. They felt that the institution could only act so arrogantly because of Kou Chongxue who managed to step into some dogshit luck and become a super expert in the Martial Dipper Realm.

Due to Yun Jing’s reckless actions of sending the Tongyou Island into the Great Observation Island earlier, forcing them to use their ultimate skill to avoid the collision, they suffered a huge loss. However, if they managed to take the chance to injure Shang Bo, not only would they be able to regain their dignity. They could also force the Tongyou Institution to lose their chance of producing another Martial Dipper Realm expert during the final battle for the World’s Will.

Estimating that the 3 experts they sent out would be able to injure Shang Bo was because they had absolute confidence in their combat abilities.

The way they fought with Yun Jing and the others was also enough for everyone to reach that conclusion.

Yun Jing was stuck in battle with a third layer Martial Extermination Realm expert from the Great Observation Sect and she couldn’t force her opponent away no matter how hard she tried.

As for Liu Qinglan and Ren Bainian, they were also fighting with experts in the third layer of the Martial Extermination Realm. Unlike Yun Jing, they were forced into a disadvantageous situation.

Shang Xia saw how he was about to be surrounded by the 3 experts of the Great Observation Sect and instead of retreating, he charged forward. Releasing a loud roar, Shang Xia slashed out twice with his Abyssal Blade. They were aimed at the experts running directly at him from the Great Observation Island.

Even though he might have sent out both strikes in succession, they were extremely weird. They possessed completely different blade intents as one of them contained endless heat as it entered and fused with the void. The other contained a chilly intent and caused the void around it to shatter like tiny ice shards.

Shang Xia released both Summer Solstice and Winter Solstice at the same time!

The experts charging at him were obviously no fools. They were experienced cultivators and discovered that the blade lights rushing at them were no ordinary attacks the moment they were unleashed. They didn’t dare to take them lightly.

“Space Shattering Heart Devastating Fist!”

“Four Exterminations Floating Palm!”

They didn’t hold back as they displayed their intricate rank four martial arts at the same time in order to nullify Shang Xia’s blade lights.

It didn’t take long for their expressions to change. After looking at the twisted and shattered space where their attacks slammed into Shang Xia’s blade lights, they discovered that they couldn’t eliminate the threat coming their way.

“Be careful!”

“Watch his blade!”

They seemed to warn each other at the same time as they unleashed another round of attack. This time, they seemed to be working together.

At the same time, the third expert from the Great Observation Sect arrived behind Shang Xia.

“Senior brothers, there’s no need to worry! I’m here!” After he spoke, he pointed at the space before him, causing it to shatter as a beam of light shot at Shang Xia’s back.

Even though Shang Xia’s blade lights exceeded their expectations, the 2 of them managed to react quickly.

The moment Shang Xia’s blade lights were stopped by the other party, he would be attacked on both sides. He would have no choice but to split apart some of his attention to deal with the expert behind him.

As soon as that happened, the 3 of them would immediately launch a fierce offensive on him. It wouldn’t be easy for him to escape if that happened.

Obviously, Shang Xia wouldn’t allow himself to be forced into such a passive state. Facing their attacks from both his front and back, Shang Xia’s blade art transformed suddenly. Earlier, he sent out Summer Solstice and Winter Solstice separately, but they fused with each other the next instant. A massive explosion ensued and the terrifying power contained in it stopped the 2 experts in front of him from standing in his way.

Not afraid of the region of unsteady space in front of him caused by the explosion, Shang Xia stepped directly through it.

A look of hesitation appeared on the face of the expert behind him. After a moment of contemplation, he decided to skirt around the region of unsteady space and not do what Shang Xia did.

The 2 experts who were forced back by the sudden explosion would never have expected Shang Xia to appear before them by passing through the region of unsteady space. They panicked and couldn’t be bothered with their original mission. Turning around, they started to retreat.

They hadn’t gotten too far when they looked behind to see Shang Xia slowly raising his left hand in the air. He slowly pushed his palm out and the next moment, they felt as though calamity was about to befall them.