253: Strong Enemy

An Incarnation, even one comparable to a Heavenly Immortal, is ultimately still an Incarnation. The Immortal Qi an Incarnation can carry is limited and cannot be quickly restored. Once the Immortal Qi is exhausted, the Incarnation will dissipate.

However, compared to a projection, the Immortal Qi carried by an Incarnation is considerably stronger. This is why, among Golden Immortals, the projections of Blood Heaven and Evergreen True Immortal typically only reach the True Immortal Realm, while this Incarnation of Old Ancestor Qian He, who is merely an Early Stage Golden Immortal, possesses Heavenly Immortal strength.

Old Ancestor Qian He is an ordinary Golden Immortal. Even though he Cultivates the top-tier Law of Time, in terms of strength, not to mention compared to Blood Heaven, he is several levels below Evergreen True Immortal.

His mastery of the Great Thousand Law of Time barely reaches 20%.

At this moment, as soon as Xiao Zhuo (male) made a Breakthrough, accompanied by the Thunder Dao Body advancing to a Divine Body and the assimilation of the Laws within the calamity eye after Devouring it, Xiao Zhuo's Law of Thunder had already ascended to the Great Thousand level, directly reaching 30%.

His comprehension is deeper than that of Old Ancestor Qian He, a Golden Immortal who has Cultivated for over a hundred thousand years.

Simultaneously, the Natural Freedom Dao Principle Rune transformed into Zizai Dao Principle Immortal Script, now capable of wielding Great Thousand Laws. Great Thousand Laws below 20% no longer posed a threat to Xiao Zhuo (male). With the formation of the Zizai Dao Principle Immortal Script, a Dao Principle Domain also emerged.

A hundred zhang in front of him was his The Way of Freedom Domain, which could also be called the embryonic form of a Small World.

As long as Xiao Zhuo (male) continued to advance on the The Way of Freedom, one day he would be able to transform his Dao Domain into a world. However, World Power is a mighty force beyond the Great Luo, and although Xiao Zhuo (male) is powerful now, he cannot possibly master it.

Xiao Zhuo's (male) casual grasp not only annihilated the Flowing Light Finger but also cast a destructive star into the hearts of countless Cultivators in the Dao Yi Realm and the Blood Demon Realm!

Ancestor Qian He's (Thousand Crane) finger strike was actually wiped away by a newly advanced True Immortal with bare hands? This sight overturned their understanding of the difference between Immortals and mortals.

On the face of Ancestor Qian He's (Thousand Crane) Incarnation, astonishment instantly turned into icy killing intent, devoid of any Immortal-like demeanor: "Good! Good! Good! To be able to condense a Dao Domain upon first Immortal Ascension, and even annihilate this Old Ancestor's Flowing Light Finger Concept! You cannot be allowed to live!"

His voice was chilling, no longer holding back in the slightest.

"Buzz—!"

The immense Immortal Rank Immortal Qi erupted!

Though restricted by the Incarnation, its total volume was less than one percent of his main body, but its purity and oppressive power far exceeded a Peak True Immortal!

The space of the entire Realm Sea battlefield was forcibly solidified, and the flow of time became sluggish and viscous.

Old Ancestor Qian He formed hand seals, and countless transparent chains, condensed from pure Law of Time, materialized out of thin air. Ignoring spatial distance, they coiled around Xiao Zhuo (male) like venomous snakes. Each chain exuded the terrifying Concept of "time's decay" and "eons turning to dust"!

"Hmph! Two parts Law of Time, and you dare to show off in front of me?" In Xiao Zhuo's (male) eyes, silver lightning and unfettered Immortal light intertwined, and he neither dodged nor retreated.

With a slight thought, the hundred-zhang The Way of Freedom Domain around him instantly expanded and warped!

The chains of time, capable of trapping and killing ordinary Heavenly Immortals, upon entering the Dao Domain's range, seemed to sink into a swamp. The Law of Time they contained was frantically analyzed, assimilated, and even... reversed by the The Way of Freedom Domain!

Silver Zizai Dao Principle Immortal Script flickered on the Dao Domain's barrier, forcibly incorporating the encroaching Law of Time power into its own operational trajectory.

"Break!" Xiao Zhuo (male) roared. The The Way of Freedom Domain violently shook! The chains of time wrapped around it shattered inch by inch, dissipating into specks of clear light.

"Arrogant junior!" Ancestor Qian He's (Thousand Crane) Incarnation's gaze sharpened.

Having fallen behind in the Dao Principle competition, he immediately changed his strategy—overwhelming with force!

The Heavenly Immortal Rank Immortal Qi, no longer fancy, transformed into a pure white torrent spanning the star river, containing a pure "erasure" will, surging forward with immense power!

Wherever the torrent passed, space was not shattered, but directly erased, leaving behind eternal, void scars!

Facing this pure energy torrent, Xiao Zhuo's (male) pupils constricted slightly.

Although the The Way of Freedom Domain could analyze Laws, its defensive power was still insufficient against the crushing force of absolute power!

"Come!" Xiao Zhuo's (male) Battle Intent boiled, and he advanced instead of retreating!

The Thunder Divine Body was pushed to its limit, chaotic lightning exploded from his body, and silver Immortal Script swam like Dragons, directly confronting the impact!

The Devouring Divine Body operated frantically, forming an invisible vortex on his body surface, forcibly tearing and Devouring the Immortal Qi at the edge of the torrent, converting it into pure energy to replenish his own consumption!

The Universe Extreme Divine Body granted him unparalleled spatial affinity. His figure flickered and shifted like a ghost under the torrent's impact, avoiding the most destructive core points!

The Innate Blood God Body, on the other hand, erupted with terrifying vitality and recovery power. Wounds that were instantly torn open on his body rapidly healed amidst rising blood flames, and shattered blood god armor fragments also re-condensed under the pull of blood light!

Rumble—!

Xiao Zhuo's (male) figure was swallowed by the pure white torrent! The violent energy storm swept for hundreds of thousands of miles, turning the already Shattered Realm (Cultivation Class) Sea battlefield upside down.

Countless Cultivators were pulverized by the aftermath, and warships tumbled and shattered like paper boats.

"Xiao Zhuo (male)!" Xue Qin (female) exclaimed, Xue Tian's (Blood Heaven) projection had already condensed in front of her.

On his stern, unsmiling face, the corners of his mouth actually curved slightly upward. His gaze, as if condensed from a myriad of ancient blood abysses, pierced through the energy storm, keenly locking onto the core of the storm.

Xue Qin (female) was fully focused and did not salute immediately.

At the center of the storm, Xiao Zhuo (male) was covered in blood. His newly re-condensed blood god armor was riddled with cracks, and his bronze skin was charred and interwoven with lightning, his aura fluctuating violently.

But he still stood proudly! He had withstood a Heavenly Immortal's strike with his Four Great Divine Bodies. Though battered, he had not fallen!

The Devoured Immortal Qi within his body was being frantically refined, replenishing his consumption.

"He can actually take 70% of this Old Ancestor's Immortal Qi strike?" A hint of solemnity flashed in the eyes of Ancestor Qian He's (Thousand Crane) Incarnation for the first time, immediately turning into deeper resolve, "Such a Prodigy cannot be tolerated in heaven and earth! Even if this Incarnation collapses, I will bury you completely today!"

The aura of Ancestor Qian He's (Thousand Crane) Incarnation suddenly became incredibly dangerous. His body, composed purely of Immortal Qi, began to destabilize, showing signs of burning and disintegrating.

He raised his hands high, and the remaining energy of the entire collapsed dark calamity cloud, along with the vast majority of Immortal Qi and Law of Time Origin contained within this Incarnation, converged frantically!

"Thousand—Calamity—Annihilating—Void—Finger!"

A terrifying finger-seal, a hundred times more condensed than before, grayish in color, as if capable of ending all time and space and returning all things to eternal oblivion, slowly took shape.

Before the finger-seal was even unleashed, the Concept of termination it exuded had already plunged the entire Realm Sea battlefield into absolute silence. Fear of an impending doom surged from the depths of every living being's Divine Soul!

This finger-seal contained the very foundation of Ancestor Qian He's (Thousand Crane) Incarnation's existence, its power directly approaching a casual strike from his Golden Immortal main body!

Xiao Zhuo's (male) expression was grim! With this finger-seal, his The Way of Freedom Domain would likely struggle to fully analyze and resist it! Even the superposition of his Four Great Divine Bodies might not be enough to withstand it!

Just at this critical moment, as the grayish finger-seal was about to be unleashed, and Xiao Zhuo (male) was preparing to use 30% of his Great Thousand Law of Thunder to drive the Thunder Tribulation Divine Concept for an all-out struggle—

"Hmph! Old Ancestor Qian He, you old crow, it's one thing to bully the weak, but to even use a self-destructing move from an Incarnation, you're truly regressing as you age!"

Ancestor Xue Tian's (Blood Heaven) grand and playful voice resounded through the Void Realm.

The projection in dark-red imperial robes stepped out, instantly blocking between Xiao Zhuo (male) and the destructive finger-seal.

He did not form a seal, but merely waved his hand casually.

In an instant, a boundless sea of blood inverted the Void Realm! It was not an illusion, but substantial blood waves condensed from pure slaughter and the Law of Blood!

The blood waves surged, forming a blood-colored barrier that covered the sky and obscured the sun, standing in front of the Thousand Calamity Annihilating Void Finger!

"Boom—!!!!"

An indescribable ultimate collision erupted! The grayish finger-seal of termination slammed fiercely onto the blood-colored barrier!

The power of time's oblivion and the blood sea's will of slaughter clashed and annihilated each other frantically!

A silent shockwave surpassed the limits of sound, transforming all matter within a radius of ten thousand li—whether star fragments, warship wreckage, or Cultivator corpses—into the most primitive particle streams!

The barrier vibrated violently, blood light and grayness intertwined and annihilated, but—it held!

Xue Tian's (Blood Heaven) projection stood with his hands behind his back, his imperial robes fluttering, and he smiled chillingly at Ancestor Qian He's (Thousand Crane) Incarnation, whose face was extremely grim and gradually becoming transparent: "Old Ancestor Qian He! Tens of thousands of years unseen, and you're still so pathetic!"