338: Chapter 338 Stormy Sea, First Battle

"From the looks of it, besides us outsiders, there are eleven top-tier divine courts in the Only True Realm."

"Every single one of these divine courts has birthed at least one Great One and possesses the insights passed down by them on how to ascend to become a Great One."

"Each master of these divine courts is at least a super expert with Three-Law Perfection, and they are also the True Gods in the divine courts with the highest hope of ascending to become a Great One."

"Under normal circumstances, all factions throughout the Only True Realm wage divine wars centered around Law resources, Innate Divine Artifacts, True God divine priesthoods, and so on."

"If I hadn't condensed the Law Profound Truth of war weapons yet, I'm afraid True Gods of the same path would have already made a move against me."

"If Fellow Daoist goes there, you must be careful and not rashly expose the Law Profound Truth you cultivate. If you encounter other fellow True Gods, endless battles and slaughter will be the only possible outcome hereafter."

"It may not stop until you kill all the True Gods on this path."

Wang An listened to Jiuli Bingjian talk eloquently, detailing his experiences over the years, and quite a few doubts arose spontaneously in his heart.

"Fellow Daoist Jiuli, why are these True Gods so hostile to their peers?"

Hearing him say this, Jiuli Bingjian put on the expression of someone who had been through it all and sighed sincerely:

"For this, we must first thank the Great Sage of Meteor for creating the current cultivation atmosphere of our Milky Way Galaxy."

"Does Fellow Daoist know that after most mid-tier experts die, their Law Profound Truth collapses right then and there? If you want to acquire their cultivation Dao and Laws, you can only let them undergo Dao integration with heaven and earth, making it possible to comprehend the principles within the manifested extraordinary environment."

"However, that speed is simply too slow and inefficient. We usually directly prevent Dao integration from happening, and we can also retain a portion of their bodies as trophies or Materials."

Wang An nodded in agreement.

"Indeed, the stealth ability of my tianhe ship was previously disassembled from the corpse of a Star Beast, and it was crafted mainly by utilizing its skin talent."

"After Dao integration turns them into spiritual lands, the extraordinary energy level decreases, which is of little use to the likes of us."

However, Jiuli Bingjian spoke while taking out his long halberd.

"The Only True Realm has other changes. After True Gods and living beings die, a portion of their Origin merges into heaven and earth, while the rest either transforms into Law resources or merges into Divine Artifacts to linger on with their last breaths."

"Their divine priesthood and divine persona will precipitate out, able to maintain existence for a sufficient period of time—enough for comprehension."

Hearing him say this, Wang An looked over at that long halberd.

"This sacrificial weapon of mine, the [Rusting Dragon Eroding Halberd], was able to progress to this extent only after absorbing the mid-tier True God Law resources of the War Divine Court."

Jiuli Bingjian gently shook the long halberd, and a dense ancient war artistic conception rushed over his face. Under this long halberd, thousands of wars would turn to dust and rust away, leaving only broken walls and ruined remnants.

He experienced a temperament of temporal metal decay different from the past, as well as the tragic Killing Intent and Evil Qi of war and battlefields, as if once the [Rusting Dragon Eroding Halberd] came out, the world would degenerate into an ancient battlefield.

"It seems Fellow Daoist has indeed obtained quite a few good things. This sacrificial weapon might even undergo transformation a step ahead."

Jiuli Bingjian withdrew his weapon, looking modest as he repeatedly called it luck, though the corners of his upturned mouth couldn't quite close.

However, recalling that Grand Master Tianhe already possessed a mountain-like palace-type heavy weapon, the smile on his face immediately faded, and he hastily changed the subject to cover up his awkwardness.

"Fellow Daoist Tianhe, the intersection guarded by our defense line is located within the Storm Sea."

"When we enter later, we must be careful of the storm lightning-attribute True Gods. They often hide in dark cloud storms to exercise their divine priesthood and ambush mid-tier experts who enter."

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After conversing with Jiuli Bingjian for a long time, Wang An finally left the Bronze Defense Line Galaxy, steered the tianhe ship close to the world crystal wall, and observed the situation of the Divine True Realm.

The appearance of the Only True Realm could not be seen here; there was only an ocean shimmering with sparkling starlight.

Those starlights were the countless worlds bobbing up and down in the boundary sea of the Divine True Realm.

Wang An arranged for the tianhe ship to dock and enter the entrance berth.

Only then did Wang An follow the large exploration force, crossing the world crystal wall to head to another layer of the Storm Sea.

Fierce winds howled, waves rolled across the western sky, dark clouds blocked out the sun, and powerful lightning that illuminated the entire world descended from time to time.

Standing beneath the pitch-black clouds, he felt that the [tianxuo artifact] Divine Artifact seemed to react after arriving in this realm. It was gradually awakening and could be used normally.

After this [tianxuo artifact] Divine Artifact followed him into the Heavenly Star Past Space, because it was far away from the power of the Laws related to isolated worlds, its Dao connection was weak, and the power it could unleash was less than 1%.

Swoosh!

Expectedly, a massive bolt of lightning flashed and cleaved down towards the position where Wang An was standing.

Unlike the lightning in ordinary storms, one could clearly sense surging electrification Laws within it, as well as a hidden aura of the same Origin as the Thunder Dao.

Other mid-tier experts who had also just entered the Storm Sea saw this scene and decisively scattered in all directions to avoid being affected by collateral events.

Protected by the canopy of the Jade Earth Heavenly Palace, the surging lightning passed right through his body, completely unable to touch Wang An's true form.

Toward this kind of behavior of hiding in the storm to launch sneak attacks, he didn't indulge it in the slightest. The Sun-Moon Divine Ring rose high into the air, illuminating the firmament.

The bright moon manifested, and all the elves, thunderbirds, and fairies hiding in the storm were exposed to his line of sight because the storm was dispersed.

Bewilderment and astonishment surfaced on their faces.

Immediately, they were attracted by this Magic Treasure illuminating the firmament. The thunderbird flew forward to pounce directly, the elves shifted into a void state to shuttle through, and that fairy who had deliberately targeted Wang An for attack summoned dark clouds once again, releasing the electrification lightning accumulated within its body.

Looking around, only that fairy wielding the Law Profound Truth of electrification had a cultivation level that reached One-Law Perfection, while the auras of the others were roughly between mid-tier level two and mid-tier level three.

Facing this, he decisively made his move. A tiny Flying Sword pierced out from the energy wandering on the surface of space, instantly closing in before the electrification fairy. The stern and bone-chilling cold sword light and Sword Intent instantly triggered the fairy's defensive instinct.

The lightning condensed into a shield, attempting to block the Flying Sword piercing through the air. Unfortunately, the Thunder Dao Law wielded by this fairy was indeed not suited for defense.

If it were ordinary peers of equal standing, they would still be somewhat helpless against these Thunder Dao True Gods who were in their home field and hidden in the storms, but to Wang An, who possessed numerous methods, they were full of flaws.

In merely a ten-millionth of a second, the Flying Sword's Sword Intent froze the lightning, shattered the shield, and cleaved this fairy holding the electrification divine priesthood to death.

At the same time, under the illumination of the Taiyin Divine Moon Ring, the Taiyin divine light instantly ignited the spirituality of the elves and thunderbirds. In an instant, the spiritual light in their eyes was mostly scorched, making their movements sluggish and wobbling precariously.

Immediately following that, the Flying Sword launched a surprise attack, tearing open their divine bodies and freezing their divine flames.

For a time, three Dao integrations occurred, and wondrous phenomena burst forth.

The creatures of the End Forest who sensed the battle situation here from afar were dumbfounded by this horrifying scene. Daring not to stay here for fear of following in their footsteps, they fled further away one after another.