Free Web NovelChapter 1135: Chapter 609: Breaking the Deadlock! Deeper Comprehension of the Great Void Heart Scripture!
The air was as thick as mercury, with each breath carrying a frigid, sinister essence that poured into his lungs, as if intending to freeze his blood.
This eerie, dark aura was ten, even a hundred times more intense than what he sensed outside!
The ground was no longer blood crystal but a blackish hue, as if the sediment of eons had hardened into a solid, icy texture underfoot.
Within sight lay countless jagged, twisted black stone columns. These columns were peculiarly shaped, resembling the forcibly snapped bones of giant beasts, or fossilized vines pointing skyward, their surfaces inscribed with dry, dark red patterns—a twisted, profane sacrificial script.
A strange whisper seemed to echo directly from the depths of the soul, laden with corruption and temptation.
In the deepest part of this space, the vague outline of a massive, altar-like structure could be seen.
The altar’s entirety glowed a somber dark green, seemingly composed of the spine of a colossal creature, with a millstone-sized Crystal Core embedded atop emitting a faintly ominous red glow.
Beneath the altar, immense shadows squirmed, emanating an utterly frightening presence.
The texture and aura emitted from the altar’s surface somehow evoked a familiar tremor of fear in Jiang Shu—not the silver-white giant eye, but rather the Bronze Ancient Road and War God Atlas from the depths of his mind.
Dark red bloodstains seeped from the War God Atlas, while the Bronze Ancient Road extracted battle memories; the visage of the halberd-wielding War God briefly morphed into a Mechanical Mother...
The peculiarity within the War Alliance.
The unexpected on the Ancient Battlefield.
One scene after another intertwined in Jiang Shu’s mind.
It was as if a ray of Spirit Light suddenly flashed by.
Yet before Jiang Shu could grasp this ray of Spirit Light.
Crack!
A grating tearing sound came from the entrance of the shattered space passage behind him.
A heavy oppressive force filled with extreme cold killing intent crashed in like a tangible hammer.
An ancient apparition!
Its thoughts had long since locked onto Jiang Shu.
Even across infinite space, it could forcibly tear apart everything before it and manifest right in front of Jiang Shu.
This, was the Venerable Realm!
The gap between the Tenth Realm and the Venerable Realm was akin to heaven and earth, though they were only one realm apart.
No Tenth Realm strongman had ever escaped the pursuit of a Venerable.
The immense form of the ancient apparition passed through the passage, stepping into this dead zone.
However, it was ultimately just an energy entity, suffering significant energy loss from prolonged combat.
"As expected, it pursued me."
Jiang Shu had never underestimated the ancient apparition.
He was already prepared, with his hands forming seals, concentrating the final clarity of a Space Dao Rhyme in the space before him.
After further comprehending the Great Void Heart Scripture, he did not choose to attack the apparition’s sturdy armor.
Instead, like a skilled weaver, he precisely pierced the loosest, evil-infused center point of the space between himself and the apparition.
Buzz!
An entirely transparent, razor-thin yet immensely resilient spatial barrier formed instantly.
Jiang Shu cleverly harnessed the inherent sinister chaos in this space as adhesive.
The barrier, acting like a massive one-sided lens, refracted the apparition’s form momentarily, pushing it back a distance and isolating its direct lock on Jiang Shu’s aura.
The apparition paused, its scarlet eyes momentarily dull.
It seemed to sense its target suddenly distanced, becoming hazy, surrounded by interference.
Immediately, it launched a fierce assault.
Tremendous forces pulsated upfront.
The space barrier quaked violently, emitting a near-shattering wail as much of its sinister aura was dissipated.
Yet this time, Jiang Shu’s spatial barrier contained the delicate subtleties of spatial dislocation. Much of the ferocity of the apparition’s berserk strike was weirdly absorbed by the very undulations of the fragile space itself, transferring further to the black stone forest beyond the altar.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Several large pillars, inscribed with foul runes, shattered on impact, turning to dust.
"I can only retreat."
Seeing the ancient apparition evidently still brimming with energy, Jiang Shu could only shake his head.
The will to continue fighting dissipated at last.
Had he been at Peak status, he could still battle.
But now... it’s best to first recover himself.
The injuries on his body were so severe that even if he managed to escape death in battle, it was impossible to know how long his recovery would take.
Without hesitating further, Jiang Shu directly deployed the Taichu Dao Yun, simulating the fury and boiling battle intent of Zhan Feng’s blood and Spirit traits.
He conjured a clone.
This clone, ablaze with illusory, dimly golden flames, resembled Zhan Feng alive.
Pure battle intent surged to spectacle heights.
Also enlightened in the Power Dao, this clone could appear before some of the Tenth Realm’s prodigies, leaving them unable to react in time.
Subsequently, another clone, formed as Zhan Yun, with a silvery short blade phantom in hand, was encircled by chilling, star-twinkling silver shine, akin to both ice and starlight.
Both Zhan Feng and Zhan Yun had been previously perceived by the ancient apparition.
Once manifested, even if they merely perplexed the ancient apparition for a moment, Jiang Shu would gain a chance for survival.
Of course, this approach was also a little crafty.
Ultimately, this ancient apparition was just an image, lacking the genuine wisdom of a true Venerable.
Before a true Venerable, Jiang Shu’s option would only be the Two Realms Shuttle.
He must be swift, indeed.
Even the slightest delay could see him utterly extinguished by the Venerable.
The mightiness of the Venerable became increasingly palpable in his mind; Jiang Shu continued his swift hand movements, instantly conjuring a third clone.
This clone was the most unique.
While appearing somewhat vague compared to the previous clear silhouettes, Jiang Shu poured the last fraction of Heart of Space power into this clone, peeling off and coalescing that trace of inherent sinister aura belonging to the corrupted space from the fleeing Desolate Star Halberd and himself.
He then injected a thread, weak yet originating from his soul’s depth, of the fear and suspicion towards the War God Atlas anomalies.
This clone lacked a specific shape, resembling a swirling, shadowy fog; amidst the fog, shadows of severed halberds, scrolls, and even mechanical patterns flickered transiently.
It emitted voiceless whispers, brimming with chaotic enticement and profane intrigue, targeting the most primitive brutal and greedy instincts within the apparition’s faint Spiritual Wisdom.
The three clones, like arrows released from a bowstring, darted instantly from behind the spatial barrier, fleeing in three completely different directions.
The embodiment of Zhan Feng burst most fiercely, charging forward with the momentum of a death-defying assault towards the shattered ridge to the left front.
Zhan Yun’s avatar, coldest, transformed into a rapid silver gleam towards a fog-covered region filled with space rifts.
Meanwhile, the dark and sinister clone sped to the core of this region with indescribable allure, flitting lightning-fast as if abruptly trivial.
Roar!
The sudden appearance of three targets, with an aura strange yet slightly familiar.
Materialized before the ancient apparition.
Both Zhan Feng and Zhan Yun had previously incited its fury.
While the other constituted clone, infused with mysterious whispers and chaotic allure, sparked a voracious yet confused devouring impulse within it.
Its massive form shook violently at its core, scarlet eyes ablaze with unprecedented bloodlust and greed.
It seemed to forget the existence of Jiang Shu entirely.
With hardly any hesitation, the ancient apparition strode forward, thundering after the three bait paths towards the exceptional promise of prey—the one evoking its deepest soul unrest—veering against the altar’s direction in pursuit of the eerie, enigmatic clone.
The colossal silhouette quickly vanished into the dense grey fog and contorted black stone forest, chasing the lure rousing turmoil deep in its soul.
"Step..."
"Step..."
"Step..."
