Chapter 119
Chapter 119: Breaking Through
Rainbow Peak gradually fell under control, and with Fog Peak belonging to the Cold Domain master, only Lush Peak remained. That was where the most intense battle was taking place.
The fight at the Star Refining Realm was nearly invisible to outsiders. The entire starry sky warped, with waves rippling across countless distant stars.
“Mad Roar, the story that you were severely wounded by a powerful foe is a lie. From beginning to end, it’s all a deception,” came a voice from the distance.
“Haha, did you really think you humans were clever?” Another voice echoed. “This is beyond your understanding, and not something orchestrated by the Little Round Lake. Who are you really behind all this? The Fourth Star Link? No, that’s impossible.”
At that moment, on a chaotic street within the Frost Radiance Domain, an old woman raised her head and slowly spoke. Her voice was soft, yet it reverberated through the starry sky, reaching the ears of Wen Guan and Mad Roar. “If I’m not mistaken, it’s the Ornate Jade Gate, isn’t it?”
Wen Guan’s expression changed, his eyes widening in surprise as he glanced at Mad Roar. “The Ornate Jade Gate?”
Mad Roar turned his head to look at the old woman. “You’re still alive?”
The old woman sighed and took a step forward, each movement crossing a vast distance. In the blink of an eye, she appeared in the starry sky, standing before Mad Roar and Wen Guan. “I, an old woman, would have gladly gone to my death long ago, but you wouldn’t let me.”
Wen Guan was puzzled. “How did the Grand Elder know it was the Ornate Jade Gate?”
The old woman’s eyes were complex as she replied, “I’ve thought about this for a long time. The Third Nebula, the Nine Great Star Chains… If anyone had the most reason to break free, it would be the First Star Link. The Ornate Jade Gate is the strongest, with the richest resources and the biggest ambitions. There’s no way the Fourth Star Link would be involved.”
“But for all these years, they’ve been hiding. They’ve kept themselves so well that even now, there’s no evidence to catch them.”
Another voice came from the distance. “As expected of Frost Radiance Sect’s Xing Xue. Even without evidence, you’ve already concluded it’s the work of my Ornate Jade Gate.”
The old woman turned her head and saw a middle-aged man smiling as he stepped out from the starry sky, holding an iron fan. The void parted like a waterfall, shifting with his every step. “I am Jin Nuo, an honored guest of Ornate Jade Gate, and I greet the senior.”
The old woman sized him up in surprise. “So young, yet you’ve already reached Star Refining. Your origins must be extraordinary.”
Jin Nuo smiled. “Has the senior ever considered joining the Ornate Jade Gate?” He glanced at Wen Guan. “As long as Frost Radiance Sect merges with the Ornate Jade Gate, everything will remain unchanged.”
The old woman shook her head. “Frost Radiance Sect was built with the grace of the Nan family and has survived to this day. How could we forget that kindness? Even if our sect is destroyed today, I will fight to the last.”
Jin Nuo sighed. “What a pity. Losing Frost Radiance Sect would mean it would take a long time to integrate resources, even if we capture the Eighth Star Chain. This is not what the Ornate Jade Gate wants, but it’s something we must do.”
“Mad Roar, senior, please act. Send Wen Guan and Xing Xue senior on their final journey.”
The old woman raised her head. “Who will send whom is yet to be seen.”
“Have you heard of the Fixed Star Zhi family?”
The battle at the Star Refining Realm grew fiercer. Wang Jie couldn’t see it, but he could sense it through the fluctuations of the Heavy Depth Star. The shaking of the planets was growing more violent.
Little Five, meanwhile, controlled a puppet and looked up at the starry sky.
“Senior Jiang has made his move, right?” Wang Jie suddenly said.
Little Five replied without thinking, “Yes.” She realized what she had said and scolded Wang Jie angrily. “You’re trying to trick me again.”
Wang Jie was speechless. “Does this count as a trick?”
“Yes, it does. I answered, so it counts.”
“You didn’t answer, but I could feel it. Just chatting.”
“I’m not talking to you.”
“You’re called Little Five, not Xiao Liu, and definitely not Xiao Qi. See? Even if you don’t answer, I still know.”
Little Five remained silent, clearly not intending to speak with Wang Jie any longer.
Wang Jie felt a headache coming on. What he feared most right now was the Silver Radiance Empire. Once Frost Radiance Sect was defeated, the forces belonging to Frost Radiance would surely be purged. Other forces could be dealt with, but the Silver Radiance Empire, located at the edge of the Eighth Star Chain, directly participated in the war against the Berserk Clan. Its fate would not be good.
If anything happened to the Silver Radiance Empire, the people of Blue Star would be doomed.
Right now, it seemed better to leave the people of Blue Star on their home planet. That way, they might avoid the revenge of the Gong Nation. But now they were caught in a war.
He really wanted to take the people of Blue Star to the Silver Radiance Empire as soon as possible, the sooner the better.
But Little Five was keeping a close watch on him.
Just as he was thinking, a cold, dew-like presence descended from the high sky. Wang Jie looked up and saw the deep starry sky turning white, as if an upside-down iceberg was crashing down.
What the hell?
Little Five, controlling the puppet, grabbed him and threw him toward the 180x gravity zone, while the earth below was frozen by white ice, spreading rapidly.
Wang Jie landed in the gravity zone and struggled to get up.
A figure descended from the sky, and Wang Jie recognized him. His face lit up in joy. “Deacon Liu, quickly save me.”
The man was one of Frost Radiance Sect’s deacons, a Wandering Star Realm expert.
Deacon Liu looked at Wang Jie as he called out. “It really is Master Wang.”
Wang Jie had sent a signal to Heavy Depth Star that there were people from the Gong Nation, and the sect must have known about it.
As soon as Wang Jie removed his mask while digging the mountain, it was obvious who he was. Deacon Liu immediately recognized him. “I know.” Just as he was about to ask something, the cold ice shattered below them, and the puppet leaped out.
“Master Wang, please wait. I will deal with the strong enemy.”
Deal with them?
Wang Jie wasn’t expecting much.
The gap between realms was enormous. For example, he, with ten seals, could kill a full star realm expert from the Gong Nation. But if it were a full star realm expert from Frost Radiance Sect, it would be very difficult. A full star realm true disciple would almost be impossible to defeat, and if it were someone like Shu Mu Night, not even a full star realm cultivator, even a Star Breaking Realm expert would kill him in a single blow.
Little Five was Jiang Yun Ji’s granddaughter, so her strength was definitely not weak. It seemed unlikely that Deacon Liu could win.
Wang Jie would have to rely on himself.
Little Five was very clever. She threw him into the 180x gravity zone to minimize his chances of escaping. But he had already adapted to the gravity. He walked slowly, but he could eventually walk out.
Meanwhile, Little Five and Deacon Liu were locked in a battle, both underestimating each other’s strength.
Deacon Liu thought Little Five was weak and that he could win. Little Five thought Deacon Liu was weak and could deal with him quickly. However, Deacon Liu, despite not having Yan Fu Yu’s sharpness, was extremely good at defense, and he was able to hold her off.
Wang Jie didn’t expect Deacon Liu to be so resilient.
After finally breaking out of the 180x gravity zone, he saw numerous Lao Bones scattered in the distance. Why were there so many? They must have been used for the return trip to the Sixth Star Chain after the battle.
Wang Jie approached one of the Lao Bones and quickly identified the power device. The Lao Bone was much easier to operate than a spaceship.
Just as he was about to activate the Lao Bone, he hesitated, remembering something. He glanced in the distance, took out a sword, and placed it near the power device. Then he placed swords on all the Lao Bones, more than a hundred, before boarding one of the Lao Bones and using his sword form technique to control all the swords, driving them toward the power device.
In an instant, over a hundred Lao Bones activated, slowly rising into the air, heading toward the vastness of the universe.
Little Five and Deacon Liu both saw this from afar.
Little Five was surprised at how many Gong Nation people there were.
Deacon Liu was horrified. They were all Lao Bones! How many enemies from the Gong Nation were there?
However, they soon realized something was wrong. These Lao Bones were rising into the air but lacked any sense of direction. Some even collided mid-air, behaving like headless flies.
Little Five was furious. She had been tricked. It was that person!
She immediately controlled the puppet to attack. Elliptical blades shot out from the puppet’s body, slashing toward the Lao Bones. However, midway, the blades were stopped by the cold ice, and Deacon Liu, understanding what was happening, made sure Little Five wouldn’t interfere.
Little Five became desperate. She had only asked her grandfather to bring her out this time. There was no way she could let that person escape, or else the mission would fail, and she would never have freedom again.
“Get out of my way!”
“Puppet master, if you want to capture Master Wang, you’ll have to go through me first.”
Wang Jie, sitting in one of the Lao Bones, watched from afar as occasional blades slashed at the Lao Bones, destroying them one by one. He knew he had been discovered but had no choice but to try his best. This was the only way he could escape.
His sword form technique controlled the swords, hoping to make some Lao Bones show signs of being controlled, so they might appear to be under human control.
Little Five, ultimately stronger than Deacon Liu, launched more attacks that passed over Deacon Liu and slammed into the Lao Bones. Once, an attack nearly destroyed Wang Jie’s Lao Bone.
The number of Lao Bones gradually decreased as they fell, but as their number dwindled, Wang Jie’s control over them increased. When only five Lao Bones remained, Little Five and Deacon Liu couldn’t tell which ones were being controlled. They could only watch as Wang Jie escaped into the universe.
Little Five gritted her teeth, her face flushed with anger. That despicable Celestial Refinement Master.
Wang Jie, too, felt the pain. Breaking through the Heavy Depth Star’s blockade had consumed a hundred swords. Just now, another hundred swords had been used. Who would use their swords as consumables?
But at least he had managed to escape.
Maximizing the power, the Lao Bone sped toward the Silver Radiance Empire, far from the Frost Radiance Domain.
Along the way, no other spaceships were visible, and his personal terminal couldn’t connect to the sect. The enemy had prepared too thoroughly. Frost Radiance Sect was truly in danger.
Half a day passed, and the battle in the Star Refining Realm gradually subsided. Wang Jie let out a sigh of relief and sat down in the Lao Bone, exhausted. This had truly been a life-or-death escape. He hoped that surviving this calamity would bring some reward.
As he thought about it, suddenly, ahead, a massive fleet of Lao Bones appeared, stretching out for thousands of ships.
He stared ahead, his expression serious. They had seen him, and he had seen them. Don’t move. Don’t panic. Just pass by quietly. He held his breath, trying not to be seen.
The Lao Bones kept heading straight ahead.
They were getting closer.
Finally, they passed each other.
Wang Jie felt his heart racing. So many Gong Nation people, there had to be a Wandering Star Realm expert among them. If they discovered him, he would be finished.
Time had never passed so slowly.
He could hear his own breathing and heartbeat so clearly. Sweat dripped onto the Lao Bone, and he focused on the droplets, trying to distract himself.
Finally.
The Lao Bones drifted further away.
Wang Jie still didn’t dare move, waiting another half an hour before carefully getting up. When he looked back, those Lao Bones had already vanished.
Frost Radiance Sect’s downfall was inevitable. How had so many Lao Bones hidden in the Eighth Star Chain without anyone noticing? Who knew how many traitors there were in the sect? It had long been infiltrated. He had even thought Frost Radiance Sect was clever, able to calculate against the Berserk Clan.
He let out a heavy breath, controlling the Lao Bone as it made its way to the Silver Radiance Empire.
In the Frost Radiance Domain, outside the inner courtyard, Lao Bones descended from the sky, bringing countless Gong Nation soldiers. These soldiers were fearless, their eyes filled with savage intent as they charged at the outer courtyard using blood-stabbing techniques.
Millions of disciples of Frost Radiance Sect fought back valiantly.
But many disciples had betrayed the sect, aiding the Gong Nation soldiers.
“Why are you doing this? We were fellow disciples.”
“Fellow disciples, my foot! Frost Radiance Sect never treated us like people. We don’t even have the right to enter the inner gate.”
“Kill! Kill those traitors!”
“Humans, let’s make you feel despair.”