Chapter 247 Chapter 247. Clash

The next moment, Sovereign Heavenly Flame waved his hands, and a strange fluctuation spread throughout the surroundings of the Pagoda of Hope Fortress. The clouds above the fortress began to distort, and numerous figures started appearing one after another. Strange creatures emerged from the darkness, surrounding the Pagoda of Hope from every direction. Among them were even some who had reached the Void Realm. Alongside these strange creatures were humans who had merged with the strangeness, their bodies radiating an equally disturbing aura.

The number of enemies continued to increase, and soon the entire surrounding area was filled with their presence.

When Jin saw this, he narrowed his eyes slightly. He carefully observed the strength of the enemies, but Aion remained completely calm. He looked at Sovereign Heavenly Flame standing before him and spoke casually.

"Since you have made all your preparations, let’s fight."

With those words, Aion immediately disappeared from his position.

Sovereign Heavenly Flame was startled. He had been carefully observing Aion, yet he hadn’t sensed any fluctuation of spiritual energy or the laws around him. Before he could react, a powerful punch suddenly appeared in front of his face.

The hairs standing behind Sovereign Heavenly Flame immediately moved to protect him. They rushed forward and blocked the incoming attack, but the moment Aion’s punch landed, they began burning with black flames. The tremendous force behind the strike sent Sovereign Heavenly Flame flying backward, forcing him to retreat a considerable distance.

However, Aion didn’t give him even a moment to recover.

He immediately disappeared from his position, and when he appeared again, he was already standing in front of Sovereign Heavenly Flame.

This time, Sovereign Heavenly Flame was prepared.

All the hair extending from his body suddenly ignited with black flames. The space around him began to compress, and cracks appeared throughout the surrounding area. The black flames gathered together before shooting directly toward Aion with tremendous force.

However, something strange happened.

Whenever the flames approached Aion, they began to disappear as if they had never existed. No matter how fiercely the black flames burned, they couldn’t reach him. Their energy seemed to vanish before making contact with his body.

Seeing this, Sovereign Heavenly Flame finally noticed something amiss.

He looked at Aion with a serious expression and spoke, "So you have comprehended the Laws of Time. It’s no wonder that you are able to face me. Now it has become troublesome."

With that, his domain began to expand.

The moment the domain unfolded, it immediately engulfed Aion. The surrounding space trembled violently, and both of them disappeared from their original location. They had directly entered the second layer of space.

Inside the second layer, Aion calmly observed the domain that had appeared around him.

Black flames descended throughout the domain, spreading in every direction. Alongside them were numerous wild, hair-like structures that resembled the strange strands extending from Sovereign Heavenly Flame’s body. The entire domain was filled with an oppressive atmosphere, and the temperature continued to rise.

Aion merely snorted as he looked toward the center of the domain.

There, a seal had appeared.

It was the mark of a Sovereign Realm expert who had evolved his domain into a state where the Sovereign became the absolute ruler within it. Inside such a domain, the Sovereign could exert tremendous control over everything, making it extremely difficult for an ordinary Emperor Realm expert to resist.

However, Aion didn’t seem concerned.

He had no intention of unleashing his own Domain of Time, as he didn’t consider it necessary for this battle.

The temperature within the domain continued to increase. Black flames spread across the surroundings, and the space itself began to show signs of distortion under the tremendous heat.

Aion calmly looked around before finally turning his gaze toward Sovereign Heavenly Flame.

"Do you know what my true form is?"

Sovereign Heavenly Flame was slightly stunned by the question. An ominous feeling suddenly emerged in his heart, and he instinctively became more cautious.

But before he could say anything, Aion disappeared.

In the next instant, a gigantic silver snake appeared in front of Sovereign Heavenly Flame.

Its enormous body stretched for thousands of meters, and almost half of the domain was covered by its massive form. Its silver scales radiated a mysterious aura, while its enormous presence caused the surrounding space to tremble.

Sovereign Heavenly Flame’s expression changed.

He immediately realized the problem. The larger the body of the existence within his domain, the greater the pressure he would have to bear while maintaining control over it. The enormous silver snake was occupying an immense portion of his domain, and maintaining the domain under such pressure would consume a tremendous amount of energy.

In his heart, Sovereign Heavenly Flame thought, I have to finish this as soon as I can.

With that thought, the central mark of his domain lit up slightly.

The temperature increased to an unimaginable level. The black flames surged throughout the domain, and even the surrounding space began to suffer under the tremendous heat.

However, the enormous silver snake was not affected by the pressure in the way Sovereign Heavenly Flame had expected.

It suddenly began to move.

In a flash, its enormous body crossed the distance between them and appeared directly in front of Sovereign Heavenly Flame.

Before he could fully react, the massive tail of the silver snake swept toward him and struck him with tremendous force.

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While Aion and Sovereign Heavenly Flame were fighting in the second layer of space, Jin was observing the strength of the enemies who had arrived around the Pagoda of Hope.

To his surprise, there was also an Emperor Realm expert among them, accompanied by more than fifteen King Realm experts.

Jin smiled slightly when he saw this.

He looked toward the Emperor Realm expert who had appeared among the strange beings and asked, "Who are you?"

However, the Emperor Realm expert didn’t seem to hear Jin’s question. He merely looked at him as if he were an insignificant existence.

Jin didn’t mind this reaction. He knew that, in the eyes of someone at the Emperor Realm, he might appear to be nothing more than a small ant.

Therefore, he didn’t say anything further.

Instead, he simply waved his hands.

The space around him suddenly split apart, and a mysterious seal emerged from within. The seal carried a slightly ancient aura, with strange markings engraved across its surface. An immense vitality radiated from it, and an emerald hand began to condense above the seal.

It was the Emperor Seal of Elder Goren.

The moment the seal appeared, the Emperor Realm expert from the strange beings finally turned his attention toward Jin.

"It seems that there is not just one Emperor in the Pagoda of Hope."

Jin merely smiled and spoke in a soft voice.

"Elder Goren, please take care of this person."

Along with his words, the Emperor Seal quickly moved in the direction of the Emperor Realm expert from the strange beings.

A powerful domain immediately began to unfold around them. The space trembled as the two forces collided, and within the next second, both the Emperor Seal and the Emperor Realm expert disappeared from their original positions.

They had been taken into another domain to settle their battle.

Jin calmly watched their departure before turning his attention toward the remaining enemies.

"So, are you ready?"

With those words, he waved his hands.

The King Realm elders and the World Realm experts of the Pagoda of Hope immediately began taking action against the strange beings.

The battlefield erupted into chaos.

Numerous cultivators rushed forward, unleashing their respective techniques and laws against the enemies. The strange beings responded with their own attacks, and powerful fluctuations spread throughout the surroundings.

Jin also took action.

After entering the Void Realm, his cultivation arts had begun merging into the laws themselves. At this level, only powerful cultivation arts required him to form hand seals before releasing them. The rest could be activated directly through his control over the laws.

As Jin moved through the battlefield, he unleashed his strength against the approaching enemies. His attacks were precise, and he continuously used his control over the laws to suppress the strange beings.

The battle continued to intensify.

However, the Pagoda of Hope held the upper hand. Its King Realm elders were experienced, and with Jin leading the battle, the strange beings found it difficult to gain any advantage. The difference in coordination and the strength of the cultivators gradually became apparent.

Soon, the teleportation platform of the Pagoda of Hope flashed slightly.

Several figures appeared from within it.

They were members of the ancient Gale family, led by one Emperor Realm expert and accompanied by three King Realm experts.

The moment they arrived, they immediately joined the battle.

Without hesitation, they launched their attacks against the strange beings, showing no restraint. The Emperor Realm expert personally entered the battlefield, and his arrival immediately changed the situation.

The casualties among the strange beings increased significantly as the Emperor Realm expert began taking action.

With the support of the ancient Gale family, the Pagoda of Hope gained an even greater advantage, and the battle continued to turn in their favor.