282: Zhuang Bufan!

The moment they heard this news, all the major forces were shocked.

Many forces knew about the Night Shadow organization, and some had secretly investigated, but found nothing.

Similarly, many favored children of various forces had fallen in the Soul Clan Secret Realm, but that was a Secret Realm after all; great Opportunity came with great danger, and entering a Secret Realm had always been a matter of life and death!

But now they were told that almost all of those people had died after their Divine Souls were devoured by Soul Clan powerhouses?

This instantly drove many forces to near madness!

"How can such a force be allowed to control the god corpse?"

"Aren't you afraid of cultivating the Soul Clan into an existence even more terrifying and evil than Primal Devil?"

Tianji Pavilion immediately jumped out to accuse the Soul Clan.

They hadn't expected it!

The other party was actually hiding so deeply?

If it hadn't been for this incident, even they wouldn't have known that the other party was also attempting such a thing.

"Unfortunately, Heaven decreed that they are destined to fail!"

"The only one destined to succeed is our Old Pavilion Master!"

Someone took the lead, and other major forces also shouted that the Soul Clan must not be allowed to fuse with the god corpse, otherwise, there would truly be endless troubles in the future!

Divine Wizard and Nine-Headed Lion exchanged glances, both sighing helplessly.

If the Soul Clan wasn't allowed to control the god corpse, what would they do when Primal Devil arrived?

Moreover, hadn't the person from the Soul Clan who fused with Extraterritorial Evil Energy already fallen?

It was better for them to control the god corpse than for a Half-step Creation Realm individual who had fused with Extraterritorial Evil Energy to appear!

"This is also a last resort!"

Everyone sighed.

But the forces led by Tianji Pavilion didn't think so.

Seeing that the Soul Clan had no intention of stopping, they charged forward, wielding Divine Artifacts.

Tianji Pavilion was particularly active because they had received news that their Old Pavilion Master was about to emerge from seclusion!

Shen Ji Zi was also here, accompanied by Song Yan, who was bruised and swollen, looking utterly dejected.

"If that Senior were willing to act, all these crises would be resolved easily!"

"It's a pity that Senior isn't very interested in these matters!"

Shen Ji Zi sighed.

"Old man, who exactly is that Senior you keep talking about?"

Song Yan asked curiously, as he had heard the old man mention Senior more than once on this journey.

"You little rascal, shut up! If it weren't for you, I'd still be clinging tightly to Senior's thigh right now!"

Shen Ji Zi glared at Song Yan.

This brat ruined his important plans at a crucial moment; he really wanted to peel off his shell!

"Hmph, if you hadn't gone to Yichun Courtyard last time without me, would I have run away from home?"

Song Yan retorted.

"You little rascal, shut up! I am a man of integrity, upright and honorable, devoted to the Dao. How could I go to such a filthy place?"

"You little rascal, stop spouting nonsense, or I'll peel off your shell!"

Shen Ji Zi was furious, pulling out the tobacco pipe tucked into his waistband and pointing it at Song Yan, poking him repeatedly!

"Don't think I don't know you're just afraid I'm younger than you, afraid I'll snatch your favorite courtesan, so you sneak off!"

"Shut up! I'll beat you to death!"

Shen Ji Zi grabbed Song Yan, and the tobacco pipe in his hand landed on the other's backside...

However, facing the surging crowd, Original Ancestor and the others remained calm, showing no intention of stopping the god corpse's Fusion.

But at this very moment, an anomaly occurred.

An indescribably terrifying aura erupted from the Divine Realm, vast and mighty like a Heavenly God Emperor descending upon the world, sweeping across the entire Divine Realm continent.

All living beings suddenly froze, looking in horror towards the source of this aura.

Long Yuan, who was traveling through the mountains and rivers towards the Human Realm, also stopped his steps, looking at the source of this aura with slight surprise, "Half-step Creation Realm?"

"Unfortunately, it's another Half-step Creation Realm who has fused with Extraterritorial Evil Energy!"

Near Cang Mountain, when Li Gang and the other Tianji Pavilion Elders felt this aura, they were instantly overjoyed.

"Hahaha, it's a success! The Old Pavilion Master has finally succeeded!"

"The time for my Celestial Craft Pavilion to dominate the Nine Heavens has arrived! Hahaha!!!"

Li Gang laughed wildly, no longer hiding anything, his long-hidden ambition finally erupting.

Divine Wizard and the others looked at him in horror.

The Old Pavilion Master of Celestial Craft Pavilion?

Wasn't that Zhuang?

He had broken through to the Half-step Creation Realm?

"Li Gang, is what you said true? Has the Old Pavilion Master finally broken through to the Half-step Creation Realm?"

Nine-Headed Lion asked in surprise.

"That's right, he has indeed broken through. This terrifying aura is the Qi he leaked upon emerging from seclusion!"

Li Gang stood with his hands behind his back, nodding proudly.

"This... Zhuang, how did he break through to the Half-step Creation Realm?"

Someone asked eagerly, as this was a guiding light for them!

"How did he break through?"

Li Gang looked down at everyone and said, "How else could he break through? Naturally, by fusing with Extraterritorial Evil Energy!"

"What?"

"Zhuang fused with Extraterritorial Evil Energy?"

Divine Wizard and the others were greatly alarmed.

Zhuang was highly respected; anyone in the Divine Realm would show him deference.

He had made tremendous contributions in ancient times to protect the Nine Heavens.

How could such a revered Senior, admired by everyone, also fuse with Extraterritorial Evil Energy?

"It's fake, you must be lying!"

"Zhuang's Dao Companion died at the hands of the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan back then. He has an irreconcilable feud with that clan; how could he possibly fuse with Extraterritorial Evil Energy?"

Someone refused to believe it.

Zhuang held an extremely high position in the Divine Realm.

He had performed unprecedented feats in the ancient war for the Nine Heavens.

Both the older and younger generations referred to him as Senior.

And such an Old Senior, admired by the Nine Heavens, had now taken this path?

This was impossible, absolutely impossible!

But the next moment, everyone completely shut their mouths, because a figure suddenly appeared in the sky, scarlet Extraterritorial Evil Energy swirling around him, and a terrifying aura reverberating between Heaven and Earth.

It was an old man in a gray robe, with snow-white hair draped over his shoulders, and an intricate Grand Array faintly visible on his brow!

The moment they saw him appear, many people's faces turned ashen.

It was a shock from the depths of their souls.

The existence many revered in their hearts, the Old Senior known as the number one person in the Divine Realm, had now also taken this step!

"Greetings to the Old Pavilion Master upon his emergence from seclusion! Congratulations to the Old Pavilion Master for breaking through to the Half-step Creation Realm! From now on, he is invincible throughout the Nine Heavens!"

Li Gang and the others immediately clasped their hands excitedly, shouting loudly.

The time for their Celestial Craft Pavilion to dominate the Nine Heavens had arrived!

"Why? Why?"

Divine Wizard shouted at that figure, his face contorted.

This Senior was once a sworn brother to Pan God!

Why would he also come to this point?

That figure turned his head, and a scarlet Extraterritorial Evil Energy flashed in his deep eyes.

"Why?"

"You should ask Pan that!"

Zhuang Bufan stood in the air, leaning on a black Dragon-headed staff.

Divine Wizard was stunned and asked, "What do you mean by that?"

"What do I mean?"

"Hmph, when he settled the chaos in the Nine Heavens, he called me his brother, but when he finally left the Nine Heavens, he actually left me to guard this place?"

"In terms of strength and seniority, besides Pan, who is higher or stronger than me?"

"But why didn't he take me with him when he left here?"