Vol 5 Chapter 113: Turmoil Across the Realms
"Are you all going to keep watching forever?"
Within the Nether Earth, atop various mountain peaks, the spirits and creatures of the Heaven-Earth Sect had been on edge after hearing about the multirealm coalition army coming to besiege Lin Jing.
But now, with the situation completely reversed, each one of them was utterly shocked.
For the first time, they understood just how overwhelmingly powerful their sect master truly was.
However, they weren't allowed to remain stunned for long. Lin Jing's voice, like a death god's warning, echoed in their minds.
These spirits' expressions changed as they comprehended the message, immediately flying out from the Nether Earth to charge toward the outside world.
If they had hesitated before, now that Lin Jing had demonstrated incomparable power, every spirit was pumped up like they'd been injected with adrenaline, terrified of disappointing Lin Jing's expectations.
"Let me see how long they can hold out."
Lin Jing then had the Spell Elemental Mushroom conjure a throne in the sky above the Nether Earth, where he sat crossing his legs, determined to personally witness this great battle reach its conclusion.Lin Jing had finally revealed himself, unafraid of assassination attempts. He himself had never been the weak point. Besides, Lin Jing had another contracted beast by his side that no one had ever known about.
"This is so brutal..." The Star Longevity Crane beside Lin Jing swallowed hard, watching the corpses everywhere and the churning blood.
"Resource conflicts have always been like this."
"Supreme-grade immortal energy represents Tianyuan Realm's hope for survival, and your hope for revenge. Those who try to take it must pay the price." Lin Jing spoke slowly, then shook his head.
Of course, although his incarnation had usurped the Slaughter Immortal Physique, he wasn't some killing star either.
These people's deaths were only temporary.
If afterward, their sects, families, and cultivation realms behind them could pay several times their worth, Lin Jing wouldn't mind playing the great benefactor and having Lady Nethersoil resurrect and send them away.
Is life priceless? Life has its price.
"This is the power of supreme-grade immortal energy."
Watching the Wood-attribute Pine Leaf Mouse, Ice Soul Gu, and Dragon Carp displaying their mighty power, Lin Jing couldn't help but marvel. In such a short time, these three contracted beasts had already elevated their strength to this level—each one powerful enough to rival the two great spirit beasts.
However, just as Yang Lin, disciple of Zhou Banxian, had said earlier, Nascent Soul Transformation Stage cultivation couldn't absorb too much supreme-grade immortal energy. After the three contracted beasts broke through to immortal-blooded rank using the supreme-grade immortal energy, they also reached an upper limit, with the energy converting into less and less power.
But this didn't mean Lin Jing would abandon the supreme-grade immortal energy. Once he left the Origin Realm and broke through Nascent Soul Transformation, this immortal energy would become useful again.
"Starting to rout already?"
Before long, Lin Jing noticed that all three factions were beginning to have deserters. The purpose of the army surrounding the realm was originally to subjugate Lin Jing, but now people realized they couldn't even get close to him, with countless dead and wounded. Few cultivators were willing to continue throwing their lives away like this.
After all, even if they actually managed to kill Lin Jing and restore the Origin Realm to its original state, they might not necessarily obtain the Origin Sources. So why waste their lives in such an insignificant place?
"Capture them alive if possible."
"If they can't be captured alive, just eliminate them directly."
Lin Jing tapped his seat, issuing the command. Ice Soul Gu responded most enthusiastically, and only the defeated in its hands remained relatively lively, becoming its marionette puppets.
"There are a few tricky ones to catch. I'll handle them personally." He suddenly looked toward the Dragon Carp's area.
With the army routed, Zhou Banxian also beat a retreat, no longer wanting to engage with the fire dragon before him. This Lin Jing had far more tricks up his sleeve than he'd imagined. The Cultivation Alliance's information on Lin Jing was completely inaccurate.
"It's all that Star Longevity Crane's fault for being too greedy. If I'd known earlier..." Zhou Banxian cursed inwardly, turning to flee while pushing his immortal bone power to its limits.
However, to Wen Changge's dismay, his ultimate target—the Longevity Body Lin Jing—appeared on his escape route at that moment.
"Come as you please, leave as you wish? Do you think the Origin Realm is your home?"
Lin Jing looked at Wen Changge and reached out his hand.
"ROAR!!!" The Dragon Carp pouted upon seeing this. Given a bit more time, it definitely could have defeated this Wen Changge...
But now that Lin Jing had arrived, the Dragon Carp had no choice but to directly obey the command, transforming into a long bow held in Lin Jing's hands.
Beast Taming Secret Technique, Beast Transformation Treasure!
Lin Jing and the Dragon Carp merged into one being with the bow, both their powers greatly enhanced. Wen Changge's body screamed with warning signals, sensing a lethal threat. He changed direction to flee while shouting:
"Lin Jing, my clan's patriarch is the Eternal Sovereign! I even have an immortal bone he personally bestowed upon me! I advise you..."
Before Wen Changge could finish, a brilliant arrow light resembling stellar fire shot straight through. Wen Changge tried to dodge but suddenly noticed a crane feather attached to the arrow. Centered on this feather, a time-distorting force made everything around him seem to freeze solid.
BOOM.
This was the combined divine ability of Lin Jing, the Star Longevity Crane, and the Dragon Carp. The Star Longevity Crane merged with Lin Jing, who combined with the crane's Time Dao divine ability to shoot this arrow transformed from the Dragon Carp, with quality comparable to immortal artifacts.
Within the Nascent Soul Transformation realm, few could dodge this.
"This immortal armor has pretty good defensive capabilities."
Seeing Wen Changge only cough up blood before frantically trying to escape again, Lin Jing couldn't help but draw the bow once more, shooting several arrows in succession.
Until, through the vibrational force transmitted through the immortal armor, Wen Changge's internal organs were completely shattered and his immortal bone cracked, causing him to plummet through the air, eyes filled with resentment.
Seeing even their city lord's fate unknown, the Cultivation Alliance's army's morale completely collapsed.
"One down."
"Next... the Sea Spirit Beast..."
"And... the Heavenly Demon Sect."
The Sea Spirit Beast and Meteor Spirit Beast were locked in fierce combat, while the Heavenly Demon Sect side had sent a Saint-level prodigy currently battling Mo Yu. Lin Jing, holding the Time Feather Dragon Bow, began further harvesting.
..........
Dusk fell.
Unnoticed, the Nether Earth fell silent.
However, the Origin Realm began to tremble, terrifying the scattered cultivators who hadn't approached this area.
The three factions—Sea Spirit Beast, Heavenly Demon Sect, and Cultivation Alliance—had jointly besieged the Longevity Body Lin Jing. Yet the result was a crushing defeat for the coalition army. Among them, Xianlin City Lord Wen Changge and the Heavenly Demon Sect's new Saint were both captured alive by Lin Jing. Only the Sea Spirit Beast, being an elemental spirit with an anomalous form, managed to escape.
If the leaders suffered such fates, the other prodigies of the Cultivation Alliance and Heavenly Demon Sect suffered countless casualties. That very day, this news spread to the outside world.
The entire Pangu Continent and Cultivation Alliance were thrown into upheaval. Intelligence exploded and spread rapidly. These prodigies had come from countless realms across the heavens—they were the Cultivation Alliance's reserve elite forces. With more than half now fallen in the Origin Realm, the blow to the Cultivation Alliance was undoubtedly severe.
"Zhou Banxian!!" Moreover, these prodigies' home cultivation realms formed the foundation of the Cultivation Alliance, supporting its entire operation. With this situation unfolding, numerous alliance leaders held Zhou Banxian accountable. Even the three alliance leaders—Fishing Elder, Eternal Sovereign, and Ten Thousand Spirits Taoist Nun—were startled into emerging from seclusion.
As for Zhou Banxian, he wore an expression of utter disbelief, unable to comprehend how things could have turned out this way. The intelligence about Lin Jing's power shocked him so deeply it disturbed his vital energy and blood.