The struggle was indescribable, even a slight delay could spell irresponsibility towards one’s own life. The only chance for survival was to break the array hub, create chaos, and then escape.
In the blink of an eye, the sharp light in Jiang Shu’s eyes intensified.
He had made up his mind.
Maintaining the stance of suppressing and destroying the array hub, his hands’ Dao Rhythms suddenly changed, reclaiming most of the Taichu Qi, leaving only a part to protect himself against the entangling light bands.
Desolate Will suddenly exploded, like a gray tsunami, fiercely sweeping towards the core of the array hub.
The dark red core light flickered frantically, the vortex’s rotation abruptly paused, large swathes of forcibly extracted Spiritual Light screamed as they turned into nothingness under the gray erosion.
At the same time, he let out a roar, a voice full of immense energy and blood resounded throughout the Thousand Streams Creek.
Jiang Shu forcefully twisted his body, the immense pressure from the frozen space and the tearing light bands suddenly bore onto his flesh, the sharp Geng Metal pierced and tore through his shoulders and back, blood gushed out, but he used the piercing force from the Golden Roc to fiercely twist his body slightly.
The deadly golden light beam grazed the edge of his spine, shot down into the Bone Array Altar below, and exploded violently, scattering countless eerie skeleton fragments!
But the cost was enormous.
Excruciating pain arose from his back, not only did the Golden Roc’s edge tear through his flesh, but the rampant Geng Metal Power also invaded his body, wrecking havoc and severing his meridians.
Jiang Shu muffled a groan, his face turned paler, a mouthful of blood nearly surged up his throat.
The Extreme Cold Domain of the Ice Chi almost enveloped his lower body, bone-chilling cold eroded madly, even his Divine Soul seemed on the verge of freezing, actions grew heavier and slower.
However, the moment Jiang Shu borrowed force to turn around, he had already stopped watching the Golden Roc’s moves!
Ignoring the searing pain behind him and the rampaging Geng Metal Power within, he forcibly activated the Origin Space Power of the World Tree Seedling, temporarily resisting the core’s icy restraints!
He needed to find an opportunity.
Seeing Jiang Shu frown and remain silent, the Ice Chi rejoiced, exerting all its might, pushing its Fundamental Dao to the extreme, aiming to imprison Jiang Shu here.
However, as it fully activated its Fundamental Dao, a momentary pause emerged due to Dao Rhythms depletion.
That’s the moment Jiang Shu was waiting for.
Panwu Heaven Opening Axe!
Jiang Shu’s freed right hand clenched into a fist instantly.
Space rapidly compressed and folded around his fist peak, he was attempting to simulate the terrifying Dao Rhythms that the Panwu God used to split open chaos!
This time, it was no mere shadow, but Jiang Shu gathered his extreme True Meaning of the Power Dao and merged it with part of the Chaos Divine Power stabilizing space, amplified by the Shui Huan Gloves, striking down fiercely!
Wherever it passed, space seemed to be cleaved by an invisible Giant Axe!
A long, deep spatial rift filled with endless destruction and creation intent disregarded the seemingly indestructible Protective Ice Gang and frozen barriers of the Ice Chi, slashing ferociously at the spinning black vortex’s edge on the Bone Array Altar!
Knowing this array hub wasn’t crucial, Jiang Shu shifted his strategy, not intending to destroy it entirely, but to create the greatest possible chaos!
"Buzz..."
Boom!
An indescribable crash erupted between heaven and earth.
The destructive power of the Panwu Heaven Opening Axe and the Origin Power of the Ten Thousand Spirits Casting Venerable Array hub collided with the greatest intensity at this moment.
The core area of the Thousand Streams Creek trembled violently, like porcelain struck by a giant hammer, with spatial fragments sweeping out like a snowstorm.
The innumerable dark green and red light bands pulling towards Jiang Shu broke inch by inch under the terrifying spatial tremors.
On the Bone Array Altar, many ancient bones engraved with Demon Patterns made cracking sounds under the overwhelming pressure, then burst apart!
The pure black vortex spun wildly, attempting to stabilize itself, but the red light at its center flickered like a candle in the wind, the Spiritual Flows drawn from all directions were scattered almost instantaneously.
A shockwave mixed with the ultimate annihilation, creation, desolation, and devouring of various Great Dao Rhythms spread explosively like a ring of death.
Where it passed, filthy black water evaporated, mud transformed into hard glass-like substance, then shattered under the shockwave.
First to bear the brunt was the Ice Chi, caught in a momentary rigid state.
Its massive body, at the shockwave’s arrival, had its entire ice armor shatter inch by inch, the hard scales emitted overloaded groans.
The spatial turbulence from the Panwu Heaven Opening Axe’s direct "cleave" made its Demon Soul quiver mightily, the energy flow within disrupted instantly!
"Pff!"
The Ice Chi’s mountain-like head jerked back, spewing a large mouthful of pale blue ice blood mixed with internal fragments, its extreme cold aura dimmed by several degrees.
If not for its innate ice attribute, strong defense, and prior preparations, this shockwave alone could have severely damaged its Origin!
The Golden Roc fared no better.
Having just unleashed extreme speed and a killer move, it was now in the moment right after expending old energy and before new energy was born.
The spreading shockwave struck its back like an invisible tidal wave, its proud Golden Feather, comparable to powerful Dao Artifacts, instantly dimmed in patches, with many developing fine cracks even.
High speed inertia was forcibly interrupted, its form tumbled dozens of times in the air before barely stabilizing, emitting a scream mixed with pain and rage, its Demon Eyes stared at the shockwave center full of horror and unwillingness.
The two Demon Venerables suffered setbacks, while Jiang Shu, upon unleashing his earth-shattering punch, used the terrifying recoil and the rift torn open by the shockwave, his Daoist Robe-tainted figure turned hazy once more.
The Divine Light of the World Tree Seedling cloaked his body, mitigating massive spatial shock damage, the Shui Huan Gloves further distorted Space Turbulence.
He traversed the fiercest part of the shockwave like an arrow rushing upstream!
His target was the Golden Roc that had just stabilized and had its aura injured!
"Get out of the way!"
A cold shout accompanied a Palm Wind condensing the remnant Desolate Will, aiming precisely at a defensive gap exposed by the Golden Roc due to the shock.
The Palm Wind seemed insignificant, but the Golden Roc’s feathers stood on end, the Fire Flood Dragon’s fate was still fresh in its mind.
Without hesitation, it forcibly twisted its body in mid-air, unleashing its last bit of power to evade the gray stream that felt like a deadly threat.
Whoosh!
The Palm Wind grazed the Golden Roc’s wing, a Roc Feather filled with pure Geng Metal Qi instantly crumbled into decaying ashes!
With a scream of terror, the Golden Roc’s motion inevitable stuttered!
That momentary gap was enough!
Jiang Shu’s form, without a trace of hesitation, in the path opened by the Desolate Palm Wind and the channel forced by the Golden Roc’s evasive action, like a meteor shot by a giant crossbow, dove into the highly unstable Space Turbulence above Thousand Streams Creek caused by the array hub’s chaos.
The Shui Huan Gloves burst into their final silver glow, forcibly carving a path towards the outside world through the chaotic spatial folds!
In the Golden Roc’s sharp, divine weapon-like eagle eyes, Jiang Shu’s figure about to escape into the space rift was reflected.
Although Jiang Shu’s current behavior was that of fleeing, in the Golden Roc’s sight it wasn’t an image of prey escaping, but rather its lifelong pride being utterly trampled into filthy mud.
The huge silent wound on the Fire Flood Dragon’s throat, the deadly glint on the mountain-like Earth Ant’s body, the two corpses of their comrades still warm, all silently accused this young man in the green robe of terror and their mission’s utter failure.
Being defeated by a newly entered Mixed Cave Human Clan member not only signified the crumbling of the Four Fierce Array’s millennium-old prestige overnight.
More importantly, when the Heaven-Burning Ancestor arrives, they, the two Evils, would be truly no better than dead!
No!
It would not allow such a thing to happen.
Extreme humiliation and profound fear embedded in its Divine Soul, instantly ignited the deepest arrogant savagery in the Golden Roc’s bloodline.
"Trying to leave?"
"Leave your life here!!"
Chapter 1223: 652: Want to Leave? Leave Your Life Here! (Part 2)
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