Undying Life

Chapter 876: Devouring the Five-Colored Divine Stone

Within the Blood Sea Soul Sacrifice Formation in the starry sky.

The vast ocean was instantly engulfed by a crimson hue, transforming into a sea of blood with waves surging violently, roaring incessantly. Countless souls of fallen cultivators struggled painfully within the blood sea.

Cultivators attempting to flee through the sky fell one after another. As soon as they entered the blood sea, their bodies were reduced to nothing, becoming tormented souls. Their pain was unending.

Screams echoed from all directions, filled with panic, as if no matter how they tried to escape, they found themselves back where they started, flying in circles.

"It's a spatial formation!" a perceptive cultivator shouted in horror. "A spatial formation? Distorted space? What kind of formation is this? How can we escape?"

But the most terrifying aspect wasn't even the formation itself. It was the sky.

The Holy King of the Primordial Era, the Leader of the Purple Heaven Sect, the Holy King of Great Unity, and Zhong Shan all watched the sky with grave expressions.

The sky was collapsing. Truly collapsing.

Endless stars fell like a dense meteor shower, crashing down relentlessly.

The terrifying stars plummeted into the blood sea, causing massive waves to surge.

"Boom!"

The impact of the stars was incredibly fearsome. Countless cultivators were unable to withstand the collision, their bodies smashed into the blood sea by the immense force.

There was no resistance. The stars were immensely heavy and gigantic, falling continuously, reminiscent of the Heavenly Court of Da Ren in the past, where one Heavenly Court after another descended, each impact profoundly shocking.

Of course, many could handle the stars, but what about the black holes in the starry sky?

A terrifying black hole descended with the stars, its dreadful suction tearing cultivators apart, yet strangely preserving their souls, which fell into the blood sea.

It was as if the falling stars and black holes were all designed to serve the blood sea.

A sinister formation, a terrifying formation.

In an instant, the starry sky became chaotic. The spatial factors within the formation caused everyone to lose sight of each other. At most, they could only see those nearby.

At this moment, a gigantic star suddenly crashed toward Zhong Shan and his group.

With a fierce glare, the Chess Sage Chimei thrust out a palm.

"Boom!"

The star was deflected, crashing into the blood sea.

"Such a heavy star, it feels so real. Could this be an actual star?" Chess Sage Chimei exclaimed in surprise.

"What should we do?" Princess Nine-Tails asked anxiously.

"Don't worry, Princess. I won't let anything happen to you," Chess Sage Chimei quickly reassured her.

As an elder of the fox clan, Chess Sage Chimei naturally understood Princess Nine-Tails' importance to the clan.

"And me, Chess Sage Chimei, you have to protect me too!" Su Afo moved closer to Chess Sage Chimei, eyes filled with worry.

Su Afo had just witnessed several celestial beings in the distance fall into the blood sea with no resistance. The formation here was too sinister.

"Boom!"

In the distance, the Leader of the Purple Heaven Sect shattered a multitude of falling stars with a strike of heavenly lightning.

"Leader of the Purple Heaven Sect, save some energy to deal with the emergence of the fierce demon. The stars here are endless. When a star falls into the blood sea, it cycles back to the sky and falls again," the Holy King of Great Unity shook his head and said.

The Purple Heaven Sect Master nodded, guiding Cheng Baiyi to slowly evade. Suddenly, the surroundings changed, making it impossible to see beyond a hundred feet. The internal space became chaotic for a moment, causing everyone except the peerless experts to lose their sense of direction, unable to distinguish between heaven and earth.

Everyone was too stunned to move more than a small distance.

Princess Nine-Tails and her group suddenly found their surroundings reversed, with the blood sea in the sky and stars shooting upward from below. They knew it was due to the formation, the reversal of heaven and earth making the environment increasingly hostile and harder to withstand.

In this disordered space, no one dared to use their "world" power. Those who did died even faster, as the chaotic spatial elements could easily drag them into the blood sea, leading to their demise.

As Zhong Shan, Princess Nine-Tails, the Chess Sage Chimei, and Su Afo stood vigilant.

"Boom!"

A massive black hole suddenly appeared beside the four of them. The black hole arrived too quickly, seemingly out of nowhere, with a terrifying suction force that threatened to pull everyone in.

The Chess Sage Chimei waved his large sleeve, creating a powerful force that pulled the group backward swiftly.

However, Zhong Shan was perhaps too close to the black hole to be pulled away.

"Zhong Shan!" Princess Nine-Tails screamed.

"Whoosh!"

Zhong Shan was already sucked into the black hole.

The moment he entered the black hole, Zhong Shan did not panic but instead revealed a faint smile. With a thought, he unleashed his Divine Realm.

Unlike most cultivators whose "world" is a manifestation of their rules and laws anchored to the heavens and earth, Zhong Shan's Divine Realm, although temporarily anchored to the world, could absorb and replicate the laws and rules. This absorption and replication made it increasingly powerful.

As soon as the Divine Realm appeared, the Eye of Heaven's Punishment opened, its pupil shrinking with a hint of joy. The entire Divine Realm suddenly shook as it rapidly absorbed the laws of the black hole. Despite the intense impact, it remained within the Divine Realm's capacity.

After an incense stick's worth of time, the pressure from the black hole seemed to increase. Seeing that the Divine Realm was about to be overwhelmed, Zhong Shan waved his hand, and the Emperor's Diagram appeared.

As the black hole's laws impacted the Emperor's Diagram, it absorbed and then rebounded them. With a strong surge, the black hole dissipated.

The Divine Realm quickly recovered under the Eye of Heaven's Punishment's guidance, but now, numerous black holes had appeared out of nowhere in its sky.

Putting away the Divine Realm, Zhong Shan looked around. Princess Nine-Tails and the others were nowhere to be seen, and the star impact from above continued.

Storing the Emperor's Diagram, Zhong Shan closed his eyes to sense his surroundings. He contemplated his path and headed in the direction where the Red Luan Pink Lotus suddenly turned red.

Auspicious!

Auspicious? Zhong Shan understood what this auspicious omen meant. It was why he had deliberately separated from Chess Sage Chimei and the others.

Following the direction indicated by the Red Luan Pink Lotus, Zhong Shan flew steadily. Along the way, he avoided danger with ease, maneuvering through the meteor shower as if it was a stroll in the park. It was as if this meteor shower formation was set by Zhong Shan himself, allowing him to navigate effortlessly.

Even the chaotic spatial factors couldn't hinder Zhong Shan.

As Zhong Shan flew, he suddenly came to a stop.

A nine-zhang-tall Five-Colored Divine Stone?

Around the Five-Colored Divine Stone, the black aura was even denser. At this moment, cracks appeared all over Ghost Island, with thick black gas gushing out, as if a peerless demon was about to break free.

"Zhong Shan, is that you?" A voice of astonishment came from behind.

Zhong Shan didn't need to turn around to know it was Sima Qing. Sima Qing had the same idea as Zhong Shan?

Zhong Shan's right palm suddenly turned silver. He turned and struck out with his palm.

At the same time, Sima Qing also swung his sword, the Pseudo-Zhuxian Sword!

Heaven-Splitting Palm vs. Pseudo-Zhuxian Sword!

"Boom!"

A massive explosion sent a powerful shockwave rippling out.

Sima Qing's Zhuxian Sword was repelled, his eyes filled with shock. How could Zhong Shan's palm withstand the Pseudo-Zhuxian Sword?

The intense clash seemed to draw attention to their location, causing numerous black holes to descend from the sky.

Sima Qing wanted to continue the fight, but Zhong Shan had already disappeared.

Zhong Shan was gone, and so was the nine-zhang-tall Five-Colored Divine Stone.

"Damn it!"

Dodging the black holes, Sima Qing's face was grim.

Zhong Shan had evaded Sima Qing. Fighting at this time was unwise, especially since Ghost Island appeared to be a massive seal about to be broken. It was best to keep a distance.

The Five-Colored Divine Stone! Such a treasure was not easy to obtain. Zhong Shan realized it the moment he saw it. Although it was placed there, it was bound by countless laws, seemingly fixed in that space. It couldn't be taken.

But Zhong Shan had a demonic ability. With a single bite from his Eight Extremities Heavenly Tail, it seemed to swallow that space entirely. With a quick retreat, Zhong Shan escaped.

The Five-Colored Divine Stone, such a heavenly treasure, had the strength of an ancient celestial artifact. Using it to create an external avatar? Zhong Shan had no interest. If his main body died, what use was an external avatar? It was better to enhance his main body's strength.

Finding a secluded area, Zhong Shan's Eight Extremities Heavenly Tail quickly digested it.

If other cultivators knew that the Five-Colored Divine Stone they had fought so hard for was casually eaten by Zhong Shan, they would be spitting blood in frustration.

The terrifying energy was absorbed by the Eight Extremities Heavenly Tail, and even the overflow was enough for Zhong Shan to handle, rapidly increasing his cultivation.

Celestial Immortal Sixth Heaven!

Celestial Immortal Seventh Heaven!

It only stopped at the peak of Celestial Immortal Seventh Heaven. Zhong Shan let out a long breath. It felt amazing. Celestial Immortal Seventh Heaven? If only there were more Five-Colored Divine Stones to eat.

Of course, only Zhong Shan would feel satisfied. Such a vast amount of energy, upgrading only two levels, would leave many cultivators heartbroken.

The struggling souls in the blood sea gradually disappeared, as if they had been drawn into the seal.

On Ghost Island, black gas surged into the sky, with faint red flashes appearing within it, an ancient aura spreading in all directions.

"It's coming out. The peerless demon is about to break the seal!" The Purple Heaven Sect Master said solemnly.

"It shouldn't be so fast. The Five-Colored Divine Stone seal shouldn't break so quickly. It should have lasted at least another day. Why is this happening?" The Holy King of Great Unity frowned.