… 

After falling into such a dangerous situation, Shang Xia decided that his only course of action was to head for the divine weapon. 

He made the right bet. Because of their fear of provoking the divine weapon, they quickly withdrew their inner qi. They didn’t dare to attack him recklessly when he was in the vicinity of the Abyssal Blade.

Even though he knew that he wouldn’t be able to avoid taking on the blade light from the divine weapon when he made his decision earlier, he rather face the blade light than the furious attack of 3 Martial Extermination Realm experts. 

There was also an essence of gambling hidden in his actions. As long as he managed to block the blade light, the divine weapon would be within reach!

As he barreled through the air towards the mountain peak, Shang Xia would obviously not smash head-first into the boulder. His Scarlet Star Spear was held firmly in front of him and it tore through the twisted space that was preventing his approach.

A giant gash in space appeared when Shang Xia flew through the field of twisted space. The sea of clouds below seemed to experience the same fate as the space Shang Xia tore through and a huge gap appeared in the fluffy sea of white. Luckily, the gap was quickly filled by several layers of clouds in an instant.

Shang Xia was naturally too occupied to notice the changes in the sea of clouds below and the instant he broke through the layer of twisted space, he flew straight at the boulder without showing the slightest trace of slowing down.

“Boom!” 

Under several incredulous gazes, Shang Xia smashed straight into the boulder that held the Abyssal Blade.

The moment he did, the Abyssal Blade seemed to sense danger and it seemed to be extremely riled up. It started to shake violently in the boulder while emitting a low hum. The noise it created seemed to transform into a giant sledgehammer that slammed directly into Shang Xia’s soul.

That wasn’t all. The boulder that trapped the blade started to shatter. The orange glow that surrounded the Abyssal Blade grew even deeper in color. The light it emitted was so intense that everyone had a feeling the physical blade would be the one emerging from the boulder rather than the blade light it had been shooting out so far.

“Not good…” 

“Hurry up and stop!”

“Fuck!” 

Yells came from different directions in the Abyssal Secret Region, but with things progressing up to that point, how could Shang Xia back down?

Silently circulating his Man and Heaven Synergy Chapter, Shang Xia withdrew his presence to the best of his abilities. The sound waves emitted by the Abyssal Blade that was crashing against his soul failed to affect his state of mind in the slightest.

That wasn’t all Shang Xia did. He released his ninth move, Piercing Sun, directly at the divine weapon. Before the Abyssal Blade could react, the Scarlet Star Spear stabbed directly on its surface.

“Clang!” 

A sharp ring ripped through the air and the tip of the Scarlet Star Spear shattered instantaneously. 

Shang Xia stared blankly at the divine weapon after his spear crashed into it, and the 3 Martial Extermination Realm experts also fell silent.

What they didn’t know was that the sound wasn’t just contained in the secret region. It rang loud and true in the skies of the outside world.

…

Shang Pei, who was leading the members of the Youyan Stronghold away from the region, stopped dead in her tracks when she heard the sound. She seemed to be the only one to react as the other members of the Youyan Stronghold weren't affected at all. She looked around with a sense of slight bewilderment but she didn’t discover anything.

Outside the Cloud Water Gorge, the experts of the Divine Capital Sect stared at the spatial cracks that appeared in the air while being shocked by the sudden ring that emerged from the depths of the Cloud Water Gorge.

They weren’t the only ones as the same scene was playing out in front of experts from the other factions.

That wasn’t all. The sound didn’t just tear through the air above the Cloud Water Gorge… There were even existences in the Beyond Heaven Pavilion who were alarmed by the sudden disturbance.

“So… That’s where it is…” God knew how many experts were paying attention to the Abyssal Secret Region. At that moment, the true experts among them seemed to understand what was going on and their gazes transcended space and landed on a certain spot on a spatial barrier in one of the worlds…

…

Shang Xia could thank his strong foundation of his soul as he managed to awaken from his dazed state quickly.

He didn’t know how long he had been out. He might have been in that state for a second, or he might have been unconscious for a longer period of time. Regardless, his clothes were drenched in perspiration as he realized how dangerous the situation would have been.

Luckily, he didn’t seem injured after awakening. The only strange thing about him was that he was still stuck in the posture he had been in while unleashing his ninth move…

Wait… My Scarlet Star Spear…

Shang Xia’s eyes widened in fright when he noticed that the tip was missing from his spear. All that was left was a long ass rod in his hand!

Raising his head violently to stare at the divine weapon, Shang Xia noticed that the Abyssal Blade wasn’t vibrating anymore. It remained strangely silent. 

It was as though the majestic divine weapon was taken aback after Shang Xia attacked it with his Scarlet Star Spear. It seemed taken aback that it was struck by an ant, and its rage seemed to be replaced by complete bewilderment.

Shang Xia didn’t dare to let his guard down regardless. Instead, the feeling of death quickly returned and it got stronger by the minute.

Instinctively, Shang Xia wanted to run away. However, his rationality took over and told him that he would die an even more gruesome death if he tried to escape.

Withdrawing the rod in his hand, Shang Xia’s Auspicious Cloud Cape fluttered behind him. It allowed him to retreat backwards slightly and the moment he did, he seemed to shatter the silence that had filled the land.

A shrill cry came from the divine weapon that felt as if it had been violated and the boulder that trapped it turned to dust.

Some were looking at the divine weapon calmly, while the others stared at it in trepidation. Their attitude towards the matter couldn’t change the fact that the Abyssal Blade had been released! The blade, which had been sealed for god knew how many years, shot into the skies after freeing itself from the boulder.

Another shrill cry filled the Abyssal Secret Region. It sounded extremely excited to have left its seal, but there was also a trace of rage contained in its cry.

The moment the blade was fully revealed, the space in the Abyssal Secret Region trembled.

Half the boulder was left after the divine weapon freed itself, and it shook all the same. Anyone who was a little observant would realize that the boulder wasn’t the only thing shaking. It was merely trembling along with the mountain peak beneath it.

Neither Shang Xia nor the other 3 could give half a shit about the quaking beneath their feet at that moment. Their attention was stuck on the divine weapon in the air. The blade was impressive, but a quarter of the blade was missing.

A dense orange blade light emerged from the body of the blade and separated into 3 parts before flying towards Tao Mosheng and the other 2.

Even so, it wasn’t time for Shang Xia to celebrate. The main body of the divine weapon came slicing down at him after releasing the blade light.

Shang Xia expected to face a terrifying assault when the divine weapon was freed, and he had been storing up his inner qi ever since he made his retreat with the Auspicious Cloud Cape. He didn’t panic now that the blade was falling towards him. 

Unlike what Tao Mosheng and the other Martial Extermination Realm experts thought, Shang Xia didn’t actually consume much inner qi when he flew at the divine weapon earlier. Because of the special properties of his Four Seasons Extermination Origins when he circulated it, along with the assistance of the Auspicious Cloud Cape, Shang Xia had a lot more inner qi in his dantian than anyone would expect.

Since he already came up with an outline of his rank four martial arts, Shang Xia was able to absorb the heaven and earth qi in his surroundings as well as traces of world origin in the air to recover.

There was also one thing the 4 of them had overlooked. Even though Tao Mosheng mentioned how the secret region was slowly losing its power and was on the verge of destruction, no one realized that the secret region’s suppression was growing weaker by the second.

As the divine weapon fell towards Shang Xia, he felt the world around him turning quiet. Everything seemed really distant as Shang Xia swung the rod in his hand with all his might. He poured his inner qi and divine perception into the rod without holding back and in his hands, the Scarlet Star Spear that was missing a spearhead still functioned as Shang Xia’s spear!

Releasing his strongest spear move, the Divine Killing Spear, the Scarlet Star Spear that was missing a tip struck accurately against the surface of the Abyssal Blade.

The rod that was the Scarlet Star Spear started to break apart as inches upon inches were slowly shaved off the surface.

Shang Xia vomited a mouthful of blood and it stained the Abyssal Blade as he drew a beautiful arc through the air after being thrown backwards.

The Abyssal Sword, which was missing a quarter of its blade, didn’t seem satisfied with what it had done to Shang Xia. It buzzed incessantly in the air, but surprisingly, it couldn’t move an inch.

Divine Killing Spear… A spear that could stop the strongest of existences! Shang Xia’s third martial intent didn’t gain its name for nothing. 

When Shang Xia was thrown backwards, the other 3 Martial Extermination Realm experts were forced to block the orange blade light sent their way. They exhausted a huge amount of inner qi while doing so and they were unable to take advantage of Shang Xia’s weakness to make their move on the divine weapon.

By the time they caught their breath, Shang Xia had already retreated to the mountain peak he had first appeared on.

The moment he landed, a low rumble filled the air around the Abyssal Secret Region. The divine weapon shook in place and so did the various mountain peaks.

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As space started to twist, the sea of clouds beneath them shattered. The outside world flickered beneath the sea of clouds from time to time. 

It was a sign that the secret region had finally given out! It was about to shatter completely!

Shang Xia wasted no time as he examined the condition of his body as soon as he landed. To his surprise, his inner injuries weren’t as serious as he had thought.

This… This… The lotus Ge Qingzhu gave me…

The thought flashed across Shang Xia’s mind, but he was quickly distracted by a familiar aura nearby. With a frown appearing on his face, he turned to look at another mountain peak nearby and growled, “Why are you still here? What are you waiting for?”

The person he discovered was none other than Wei Qiongyi from the Weiwu Institution of the Liang Continent. She had actually hidden herself the whole time!

With the sea of clouds beneath them dissipating and the space around it shattering, she wouldn’t be able to leave the secret region if she didn’t move immediately!

Shang Xia gave her another reminder out of the kindness of his heart.

Right after he spoke, the Abyssal Blade that was stalled by his Divine Killing Spear finally broke out from its stupor. It tore through the air and went straight for Shang Xia.

Shang Xia’s Scarlet Star Spear was basically destroyed after his previous exchange. His Jade River Sword was merely a mid-grade weapon and it wouldn’t last a second. The divine weapon might not be as fast as before, but was he supposed to take on the blade with his bare hands?!

With everything on the line, Shang Xia maintained his cool gaze as a sense of unprecedented calm filled his mind.

Facing the rage of a divine weapon that could slaughter anything in its path, Shang Xia launched a single palm strike without any warning. He accurately struck the body of the divine weapon!