Chapter 577 - 495: Sun-Shining Divine Spear, Both Sides Suffer

Chapter 577: Chapter 495: Sun-Shining Divine Spear, Both Sides Suffer

Therefore, Shishanzi couldn’t help but feel wary of the Star Casting Hall’s faction.

With this in mind, he, Qixia, and Li Jinhua almost simultaneously kept a safe distance from the cultivators of the Star Casting Hall.

Furthermore, they also reduced the intensity of their attacks, no longer in a rush.

Under this intentional easing of pressure, Zuo Hongtu’s situation improved slightly.

But unfortunately, he couldn’t hold out alone.

With his strength as a newly-ascended Tier Five, and without the support of the Grotto Heaven’s power, he would lose far more often than win against any of the Nascent Soul cultivators present.

Let alone fighting one against six.

HUM!

Xinghu’s gaze was cold as starlight converged.

Zuo Hongtu’s expression changed. He gathered his Spiritual Power to resist, but...

BOOM!

With a dull, heavy thud, Zuo Hongtu was sent flying by the starlight. He shot backward like a broken sack, blood spraying across the sky.

"Refining the power of a foreign god to reach Tier Five?"

"You’ll make for some interesting research material."

Xinghu’s eyes were indifferent, as if looking at a dead object, as he spoke flatly.

Zuo Hongtu struggled to his feet, wanting to fight back, but he had taken one injury after another. He was now an oil-less lamp, its wick burned out. Even standing up took the last of his strength!

Xinghu raised his hand, and starlight morphed into chains, binding Zuo Hongtu.

And just like that, the last Tier Five combatant of the Volcano Grotto Heaven was defeated.

BOOM!

The doors to the divine hall boomed open.

The sacred and solemn main hall of the temple was revealed before all the cultivators.

Inside the hall, a vast pool forged from semi-transparent, fiery-red crystals—a Spiritual Power Pool—overflowed with dense spiritual energy!

"Crystals of Law!"

One of the Fire Technique Golden Core cultivators present stared wide-eyed, his eyeballs nearly popping out of their sockets!

These crystals contained the laws of the fire element. If he could obtain even a single piece, his comprehension of the laws would surely accelerate dramatically!

"So many Crystals of Law?"

Yuan Lan’s eyes flickered, his expression moved.

Crystals of Law were a hard currency even in the circles of Nascent Soul cultivators.

Such a large quantity was enough to make any Nascent Soul True Monarch see red with envy!

But at this moment, the Nascent Soul cultivators present merely glanced at the crystals before turning their attention elsewhere.

Because compared to the even more precious treasure before them, these Crystals of Law were hardly worth mentioning!

HUM.

An orb of light, like a miniature sun, floated above the Spiritual Power Pool. It radiated infinite light and heat, yet was confined within a tiny space.

"The Grotto Heaven’s core!"

Controlling this object meant controlling the entire Volcano Grotto Heaven!

"Make your move!"

"Take control of the core and kill the Grotto Heaven’s spirit to eliminate any future trouble!"

Xinghu roared, gathering starlight in his hand to suppress the core!

The other Nascent Soul cultivators also took action!

Even Shishanzi and the others had no intention of holding back now.

They had to suppress the core, erase the original owner’s imprint, brand it with their own, and fight for control of the Grotto Heaven.

If Shishanzi and his group didn’t act, allowing the Star Casting Hall’s faction to take it all...

...then this Volcano Grotto Heaven would truly have nothing to do with them!

TZZZT!

The six Nascent Soul True Monarchs used their Magical Power to suppress the core while simultaneously surging their Divine Sense into it.

"Dammit!"

"They dare to lay their hands on the core!"

Faced with the invasion of Divine Sense, the three Dream-Guardians were terrified.

Their physical bodies had already perished; the foundation of their very existence was the Grotto Heaven’s core!

If the core changed hands, the three Dream-Guardians would lose their vessel and their souls would scatter in an instant!

Even their True Spirits would be completely annihilated, making even reincarnation an extravagant hope!

"We’ll risk it all!"

"A spiritual battle to protect the core!"

"We must not let them take control!"

Facing such terror, the Dream-Guardians resisted with all their might, mobilizing their own divine will.

Within the Grotto Heaven’s core, it was like two armies clashing, with divine will as their soldiers, locked in a constant, bloody struggle!

The Dream-Guardians used their home-field advantage to resist tenaciously.

The Nascent Soul True Monarchs, however, advanced steadily, slowly chipping away at their defenses.

Their advance wasn’t fast, but once they captured a territory, the Dream-Guardians had no hope of ever taking it back.

Amidst this encroachment, authority over the Grotto Heaven’s core was changing hands, bit by bit.

’They’re being so cautious?’

’The Li Huo Divine Kingdom...’

’Has the time of our end finally come?’

The Dream-Guardians despaired.

The Nascent Soul True Monarchs advanced unhurriedly, making steady progress.

This strategy of prioritizing stability undoubtedly struck their fatal weakness.

Following the current trend, the Grotto Heaven’s core would change hands in a few days at the latest.

However...

SHIIING!

Just then.

A fiery, golden-red meteor streaked across the horizon and shot into the divine hall!

The spirits of the Dream-Guardians, who had already fallen into despair, were suddenly roused.

"This aura... It’s the Sun-Shining Divine Spear!"

"The Divine Spear has returned!"

"Kill!"

"Use the power of the Divine Spear to slaughter the invaders!"

The Dream-Guardians were almost moved to tears.

As for the conspiracy behind the Divine Spear’s sudden return...

The enemy was already hitting their Nexus. Who had time to worry about such trivial details?

In fact, this was an overt scheme.

The Grotto Heaven’s core was exposed. Whoever controlled it could control the entire Grotto Heaven!

Faced with the core, it was impossible for anyone to continue working together wholeheartedly!

CLANG!

Under the will of the Dream-Guardians, the Sun-Shining Divine Spear began to gleam with a golden radiance!

"What is that?"

"Be careful! The Grotto Heaven’s spirit is about to go all out!"

Sensing the return of the Divine Spear, all the Nascent Soul cultivators present felt a chill in their hearts!

Yuan Lan felt it most acutely!

Because the tip of the Sun-Shining Divine Spear was aimed right at him!

"Not good!"

Yuan Lan’s face went deathly pale, his hair standing on end.

His spiritual sense blared with warnings, and his eyelids twitched uncontrollably.

But Yuan Lan couldn’t muster the slightest resistance.

His soul, his Magical Power, even his very mind—all were effortlessly suppressed before the vast, majestic Sun-Shining Divine Spear, which felt like the sun itself descending upon him!

It was as if in that moment...

...he was not a lofty Nascent Soul True Monarch, but a fragile mortal!

Just then, Yuan Lan seemed to realize something. His expression twisted into a savage snarl as he roared in terror in his mind:

’Dammit!’

’This suppressive power...’

’The power of the Dao Source!’

’A Tier Six True Spirit Dao Artifact!’

His thoughts flashed by, but in reality, it all happened in an instant!

PFFT!

The Sun-Shining Divine Spear flashed, piercing through Yuan Lan’s head as easily as if it were tofu!

His entire head exploded, splattering red and white matter everywhere, the stench of blood thick in the air!

Of course, for a Nascent Soul cultivator, an injury like having one’s head blown off was not a big deal.

As long as their Nascent Soul survived, they could simply find a body to possess and be as good as new!

However...

HUM.

The tip of the spear quivered lightly.

Yuan Lan’s Nascent Soul appeared above his corpse, its face filled with terror.

The Nascent Soul’s ability to teleport seemed to have vanished completely, leaving it frozen in place.

PFFT!

The spear’s tip thrust forward, piercing the Nascent Soul.

The Nascent Soul shattered, its Dharma body collapsing as fragments of Spiritual Power drifted down.

Yuan Lan, a Nascent Soul True Monarch, had fallen!

"What?"

"Yuan Lan?!"

Nanshan’s face was filled with shock. A ball of white light, a healing technique, had been forming in his hand.

But before he could even use it, Yuan Lan had died so decisively!

"That spear..."

"A True Spirit Dao Artifact!"

The other Nascent Soul cultivators stared at the Sun-Shining Divine Spear, at its tip still stained with a trace of blood, and fear surfaced in their eyes!

A True Spirit Dao Artifact... if they had encountered it under normal circumstances, it would have been a peerless opportunity.

But now, it was an undeniable death warrant!

In the blink of an eye, this True Spirit Dao Artifact had killed a Nascent Soul True Monarch!

How terrifying was that?!

Li Jinhua’s golden pupils contracted, his mind reeling with fear.

Just then.

"We can’t run!"

Xinghu barked coldly.

"It’s just one True Spirit Dao Artifact, not a Divinity Transformation cultivator! If we work together, we can suppress it!"

"If we scatter and flee, how could we possibly outrun a True Spirit Dao Artifact’s divine speed? That would be a certain death!"

With that said, he channeled his Magical Power, summoned his bonded Dao Artifact, and moved to suppress the Sun-Shining Divine Spear!

"He’s right!" Shishanzi agreed, snapping to his senses. He also took action to suppress the Sun-Shining Divine Spear!

In an instant, the five Nascent Soul True Monarchs poured all their strength into suppressing the Sun-Shining Divine Spear.

The Dream-Guardians and the Nascent Soul cultivators were locked in a contest of strength, their power draining rapidly!