Chapter 650 - 643: Great Bell
A giant Sacred Lotus spanning tens of kilometers appeared, and beneath its canopy, the Feathered Serpent Shadow—like a primordial Fierce Beast—seemed utterly minuscule.
Ancestor Yu, who had just been savagely attacking the Sealing Realm Image, froze in place.
Trapped beneath the Sacred Lotus, he could naturally feel the terrifying pressure it contained.
That immense power was as unfathomable as a boundless ocean.
’How is this possible?! That guy should still be in the east.’
’A True Realm Jump? But after traveling such a vast distance, can he instantly unleash this magnitude of energy?!’
’And that fool Ji... how could he not report such crucial intelligence?’
’Dammit! If he can even seal Desolate, I’m no match for him.’
’I can’t break the Sealing Realm Image now. I have to retreat immediately, or I won’t be able to leave at all!’
The massive Feathered Serpent Shadow looked at the tiny human behind it, a trace of terror in its eyes—a truly incongruous sight.
Only the one involved knew what kind of power was hidden within that tiny body.
At this moment, all of Ancestor Yu’s will to fight vanished. All he wanted was to disappear from this place, right here, right now.
Fortunately, survival was what he excelled at.
CRACK!!
The next moment, before the two had even clashed, a scene unfolded that left everyone from Donghua inside the Sealing Realm Image completely stunned.
With a muffled BANG, the colossal Feathered Serpent Shadow before them—the very being that had nearly broken their defenses—suddenly exploded. It shattered into countless, densely packed smaller feathered serpents, which shot out in all directions like a volley of sharp spines.
They looked just like a swarm of fleeing locusts.
’Wha-what the...?’
They hadn’t even fought yet? After a single face-off, a Primordial Ancestor in his complete, peak form was decisively trying to flee?
Was this the same terrifying entity from just moments ago, whose ferocious might was like that of an ancient God or Demon?
The people of Donghua stared blankly, apparently never having imagined such a situation could occur.
And there was only one reason for all of this: that man’s arrival.
That familiar, yet unfamiliar, person.
His form and face were familiar, but the power he now wielded was not.
WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH!!
At that moment, Zhou Yuanjue stood at the center of the giant Sacred Lotus without moving, seemingly content to let the countless small Feathered Serpent Shadows escape.
However, when the innumerable small feathered serpents shot out and struck the outermost barrier of the Sacred Lotus, they all came to a halt, completely unable to break through.
’Dammit, this entire area is infused with the Power of the True Realm?!’
’Has the Power of the True Realm he commands really reached this level?’
A flash of disbelief crossed Ancestor Yu’s mind. He had originally thought that such a vast area of effect would surely have gaps. If he was decisive enough and didn’t give his opponent time to shrink the barrier, escaping should have been no problem with his survival skills.
But things had not gone as he expected.
Every inch of the tens-of-kilometers-wide containment field was infused with the Power of the True Realm. Even if it was just a trace, the total amount was terrifying, and a Defense Barrier infused with even a sliver of the Power of the True Realm underwent a terrifying qualitative change.
The power of his countless scattered, smaller feathered serpents was nowhere near enough to break through.
He roughly estimated that breaking through this barrier would require him to concentrate at least a third of his power. But gathering that much power would make him a sitting duck. He wouldn’t be able to escape in the chaos and would certainly be forced into a direct confrontation...
The myriad small feathered serpents turned and looked toward Zhou Yuanjue.
The figure remained motionless, still standing in the same spot, looking calm and composed.
’He knows I can’t escape...’
’Dammit, why does a mere human have this kind of confidence?!’
’No, why does he have this kind of power?!’
"Don’t you underestimate me!!!"
The countless small feathered serpents let out an earth-shattering roar in unison. Ancestor Yu seemed to have given up on escaping and was re-gathering all his power.
The locust-like Feathered Serpent Shadows converged and compressed. Instead of forming the previous colossal, beast-like shape, they reformed into a humanoid figure.
Clad in a black robe and shrouded in darkness, he held a long, scythe-like blade in his hand, resembling the Death God from Hell.
Ancestor Yu, Death God form.
The previous ancient-beast-like Feathered Serpent form was merely the result of him maximizing his influence on matter. It was specifically for unleashing attacks with immense destructive force—in other words, for brute-force assaults.
But in reality, when facing an opponent of the same level, what made Yu truly terrifying wasn’t the outpouring of power, but the unique nature of his abilities. In his Death God form, this quality was greatly enhanced.
Terrifying power built up within his body, gathering in the scythe before he swung it violently.
The black scythe expanded rapidly as it slashed horizontally toward Zhou Yuanjue.
Soul Cutting!!
Yu’s ability transcended the material plane, directly affecting a person’s will and spiritual magnetic field. This field was ethereal and illusory, extremely difficult to perceive and even harder to train. For the creatures of Earth, a strong magnetic field of will was the foundation of becoming stronger, yet among all the magnetic fields a living being could master, it was also the most fragile.
And Yu’s attacks in his Death God form could "materialize" their effect on this magnetic field. Even experts on the Path of True Self were not immune, because their magnetic field of will didn’t completely disappear but fused with their bodies. In essence, it could still be traced.
As long as he could briefly damage a being’s magnetic field of will, their rationality, Control Power, and other abilities would plummet. At that point, he might find a chance to escape.
The scythe swept across. Zhou Yuanjue made no move to block it, simply standing there and allowing the blade to slash horizontally into his waist.
CLANG!!
A dull, resonant sound, like the toll of a great bell, echoed faintly. Ancestor Yu’s pupils contracted violently, and his expression turned vacant.
When the scythe—which was only supposed to inflict "materialized" damage on the magnetic field of will—struck Zhou Yuanjue’s body, it made Yu feel as if he had struck a bronze pillar or a great bell. The immense recoil sent tremors through his entire body and will.
’It... it won’t cut through?!’
Yu felt as if his entire worldview had been shattered; he was stupefied.
’He’s just standing there, not defending at all, and my core ability can’t even cut him?!’
’What kind of person has a magnetic field of will as dense and hard as a great bell or steel?’
"It seems your core ability is useless against me..."
Zhou Yuanjue raised a hand, grabbing the scythe beside him as he spoke thoughtfully to Yu.