246: Chapter 236 The Chase
Battles broke out everywhere.
The Shadowbind expert Ji Yebai encountered was just a microcosm of the situation.
When a large number of Legendary experts entered, they discovered that the Small World exerted a suppression, and the stronger the individual, the more intense the suppression was.
When those once-lofty Transformation Stage experts were suppressed to the point where their strength was no longer superior to theirs, the Souls of the ambitious began to stir.
At this moment.
In this Small World.
Transformation Stage and Legendary Peak experts were no longer the focus of attention.
The combat power that truly decided matters shifted to the High-level Legendary rank.
And among the many who had entered, there was no shortage of High-level Legendary experts.
Because of this, once this realization set in, conflict erupted completely.
At a certain black mountain.
Two dark shadows suddenly emerged.
One of them was incredibly aged, with a gaping hole in his chest that was dripping with blood.
"Cough, cough, pfft..."
The white-haired elder spat out a mouthful of blood, his Aura becoming even more withered, like a flame that could be extinguished at any moment.
"Shadow Ancestor!!"
The man beside him looked alarmed and immediately held the elder firmly.
His expression was filled with grief, indignation, and fury.
The battle had happened too suddenly.
And it had actually come from within the Shadowbind Civilization.
Yes.
The sudden outbreak of conflict was an internal explosion within the Shadowbind Civilization.
No matter how united a civilization might be, there are always different factions within.
When the strength of those at the Transformation Stage and Legendary Peak was suppressed and their dominance was gone, hearts naturally became unsettled.
While a race might look forward to the arrival of a Saint rank, a Saint rank also meant absolute suppression.
For families with ambitions for the Peak, it was the arrival of a tragedy.
"Cough, cough... Ying Zhan, we must go quickly, cough, we can't stay here, those people will catch up soon..."
The Shadow Ancestor spoke with great difficulty.
An incredibly icy chill flickered in his eyes.
He had to admit, he had been careless.
Who could have known that an inexplicable suppression existed within this world?
Anything related to the Law was restricted.
His strength had been crushed from the Transformation Stage down into the dirt in an instant.
He was left with only the Early Stage of Legendary.
The sudden discomfort had caused him to relax his suppression over the internal factions.
Those families that had been suppressed for years had actually reached a private agreement and ambushed him directly.
The Legendaries of his own Family were wiped out in an instant, and even he had been heavily wounded by the sneak attack.
If not for this one junior, he would likely have fallen already.
As he was thinking, the Shadow Ancestor suddenly looked up.
"Cough, cough... Go!"
As the Shadow Ancestor's voice fell, Ying Zhan's face also changed drastically, and he immediately took the Shadow Ancestor and fled.
In an instant, the two of them vanished again.
Within just a few breaths, several figures descended from above.
"Search!"
Terrifying Auras radiated wantonly as flickering black energy erupted, even causing the air to twist.
The shadows of the surrounding trees, in particular, lashed out wildly.
"That damned old man, he actually managed to escape even like this!!!"
A bone-chilling voice rang out.
The seven or eight figures who had pursued them were nearly exploding with rage.
Who could have expected that despite their meticulous planning, there would be a slip-up.
A single oversight had allowed the target to escape.
"Damn it, everyone search!"
"If this old man escapes and the Law of this world is no longer suppressing him, both your families and mine will be finished!!!"
The tall figure in the lead continuously emitted a blood-and-iron Aura, causing the entire space to tremble.
His figure flickered, as if he could turn into nothingness at any moment.
He was Ying Xu!
The most powerful Genius of the Family of Void.
The Shadow Ancestor's heavy injury was the direct result of his strike.
The cultivation system of the Shadowbind Civilization was related to Shadow Power.
And the development of Shadow Power had formed a wide variety of powers; the development of each power represented the formation of a philosophy.
Over time, the Shadowbind Civilization had formed multiple philosophies, which gradually became multiple families.
The Family of Void focused on turning Shadow Power into nothingness; they could turn into a void at any time and return to a physical form just as easily, making them extremely eerie.
A man in black formal attire beside him also had a heavy expression.
As a member of the Family of Darkness, he couldn't help but feel nervous now.
The world's suppression was a once-in-a-millennium Opportunity, the perfect chance to eliminate the Shadow Ancestor.
What a pity!
Even though they had acted decisively, he had still escaped.
Ying Xu was right!
Even as ancient and powerful families of the Shadowbind Civilization, they simply could not withstand the wrath of a Transformation Stage expert.
"Everyone, go find him!!!"
Boom!!!
Frantic Shadow Power surged out, turning into runic chains that stabbed into the black mountain before them like sharp arrows.
The next moment.
Hah!!!
Ying Antian let out a furious roar, reached out, and yanked violently.
Boom!!!
The mountain in the distance was instantly ground to pieces by the chains.
A sharp Aura enveloped the area, making everyone present feel a chill in their hearts.
Even Ying Xu looked over in surprise.
Ying Antian was indeed the Genius of the Family of Darkness; his strength was not at all inferior to his own.
"Search!"
"Yes!!!"
The people behind them answered in low voices, then immediately scattered and pursued forward.
Watching the crowd depart.
Ying Antian withdrew his gaze and looked down at the ground.
There, a pool of bright red blood sat on the ground.
Flashes of silver threads appeared in the blood from time to time.
Blood of the Transformation Stage!
Ying Antian's eyes flickered slightly.
If they were outside the Small World, this pool of blood would be enough to crush the ground, and even someone of his strength would find it unbearable.
He took a step forward, intending to collect the blood.
After all, blood tainted with the Aura of the Law was already a supreme Treasure Trove.
However.
Just as he took that step.
A bizarre scene occurred.
The pool of blood, like a drop of water on a dry sponge, was actually absorbed by the ground and vanished.
"Hmm!?"
"Again!?"
Ying Antian's brow furrowed.
"This world is truly strange!"
The fact that this world would absorb blood was a phenomenon they had discovered earlier.
They just hadn't expected that even Transformation Stage blood containing the Aura of the Law would be absorbed.
"This is, after all, a world brewed by an Astral Behemoth; some strange rules are to be expected! Otherwise, how could even that old fellow Shadow Ancestor's strength be suppressed to the Early Stage of Legendary!"
Ying Xu gave a cold laugh.
Hearing this.
Ying Antian was slightly taken aback, then nodded in agreement.
"That's true!"
The two of them didn't delve any deeper and turned to fly forward.
Currently, hunting down that old fellow Shadow Ancestor was the most important thing.
After all, only by dealing with the Shadow Ancestor could they explore the Small World and fight for the fallen saint flower with peace of mind.
The fallen saint flower wasn't something that could be absorbed immediately.
It required a period of time.
They weren't in a hurry.
After all.
As far as they knew.
It wasn't just their Shadowbind Civilization that was hunting Transformation Stage experts; other civilizations were doing the same.
After all, the rise of a Transformation Stage expert was accompanied by growth through boundless slaughter.
Countless stepping stones were used to pave the way for such an expert, and the families that became those stepping stones were naturally unwilling.
Just like the Family of Void, and just like the Family of Darkness.