Chapter 1626
Powerful
"This is……"
As these Xuanxian (mystical immortals) got closer and closer to the Heaven-Shaking Pearl, they also saw clearly the reason for such a big commotion.
"A Chaotic Spiritual Treasure!?"
One of them couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, his face full of joy. Without hesitation, he sped up, wanting to get the magical item before the others.
Once the situation is established, even if others want to compete with him, they will have no right or reason to do so.
But what he can think of, others can also think of, and put into action at an extremely fast pace.
The Xuanxian who were not as fast did not compete with them in speed. Instead, they attacked the Xuanxian flying in front of them, trying to slow down the others and gain more advantage for themselves.
However, this actually slowed everyone down.
Even though the location of the Heaven-Shaking Pearl is only a hundred miles away, no one has been able to reach the vicinity for a long time.
This scene enraged Xu Changjiang, who couldn't help but curse, "What are you doing! At least get your hands on the Chaos Treasure first, then figure out how to distribute it!"
They had already missed this chaotic treasure once before, and if they went again this time, there wouldn't be a third chance!
Do those immortals not understand this principle? Of course they do.
But when faced with such a treasure, who can resist the greed in their heart to possess it? No one!
Who else could gain everyone's trust and get them to agree to temporarily entrust the magical treasure to him? No one.
So even though they all knew that Xu Changjiang's words made a lot of sense, they didn't change anything and continued to hold each other back, preventing the other from obtaining the Chaos Treasure.
Seeing this, Li Zhirui's tense heart relaxed a little, because if they continued to argue and delay, the Heavenly Pearl would be completely restored!
In order not to arouse suspicion, his expression remained unchanged, and he still wanted to leave the battlefield and then withdraw to stop the other Xuanxian.
"Go away!"
Xu Changjiang naturally wouldn't allow Li Zhirui to leave the battlefield, and quickly stepped in to stop him from leaving.
"Go away!"
Li Zhirui flew into a rage, his ten fingers flying across the screen, and he quickly completed the complex and intricate incantations. The vine wall, which was originally only used to block the approaching Xuanxian, seemed to come alive and quickly transformed into a vine giant tens of feet tall.
With a loud boom, the giant fist slammed heavily into the void, and a large amount of chaotic spiritual energy splashed out in all directions, forming a small chaotic wave that roared towards Xu Changjiang's location.
The other direction was blocked by the vine giant and Li Zhirui himself, leaving him no way out.
This tactic caused a look of seriousness to cross Xu Changjiang's face, who hadn't felt much pressure since the two had started fighting.
"However, this level of strength is not enough to defeat me!"
With a low roar, he rapidly channeled his magical power, forming a wide, rushing river in front of him, which forcefully blocked the attack of the small chaotic wave.
In this way, Li Zhirui's backup plan naturally became useless.
He was about to continue, but suddenly stopped, a smile appearing on his face, and said, "Time's up!"
He delayed long enough for the Heavenly Pearl to finally fully recover!
"Ok?"
Xu Changjiang was puzzled, but a strong sense of unease suddenly welled up in his heart.
The next instant, a loud explosion was heard not far away.
Then, the Heaven-Shaking Pearl unleashed a powerful shock, scattering all the gathered chaotic spiritual energy.
"not good!"
In that instant, the Xuanxian, who had been sabotaging each other, immediately stopped what they were doing. They realized that something was wrong and wanted to do something, but it was too late.
A powerful force erupted from the Heaven-Shaking Pearl, like the weight of an entire world, pressing down on everyone. Even if they tried their best, they couldn't resist it and couldn't even stand up straight.
"You refined that spiritual treasure a long time ago?!" Xu Changjiang understood immediately upon seeing this situation. No wonder he was stopped by the other party as soon as he arrived nearby.
At the same time, he couldn't help but feel a little resentful towards his companions. If he had gotten his hands on that magical treasure from the beginning and then fought for its ownership later, this situation wouldn't have happened!
They were the ones who clearly had the absolute advantage, but now they've become so pathetic.
"You have a good eye."
In fact, Li Zhirui himself was quite surprised by the power of the fully repaired Heaven-Shaking Pearl. He did not expect it to be so powerful, as if it had really mobilized the power of an entire world to deal with these Xuanxian.
Of course, he also knew clearly in his heart that it was impossible for him to defeat so many Xuanxian on his own. The fact that he was able to suppress them temporarily was an effect achieved by taking them by surprise.
Therefore, instead of pressing his advantage, he prepared to withdraw.
However, to ensure he wouldn't be caught, Li Zhirui resorted to some threatening tactics.
He made a hand seal, and the vine giant that was originally entangled with Xu Changjiang collapsed with a crash, turning back into individual vines. Then, like a swarm of flexible snakes, they quickly swam towards the Xuanxian who were under suppression.
"How dare you! Stop right now!" Xu Changjiang's expression changed drastically. Although he knew that with the strength of a Xuanxian cultivator, it was impossible for them to perish so easily, they were now carrying a heavy responsibility.
Even if they were to fall, or even be seriously injured, it would significantly impact their subsequent actions.
And it wasn't just one or two, but the vast majority!
So Xu Changjiang didn't have time to think, nor did he care about anything else. He rushed over directly, trying to stop the countless vines from attacking the few suppressed Xuanxian.
Goodbye! I hope we never meet again.
But what he didn't expect was that he had fallen into Li Zhirui's trap of luring him away from his mountain.
As soon as he flew towards the group, Li Zhirui fled in another direction without any hindrance, and retrieved the Heaven-Shaking Pearl as he left.
In an instant, the pressure that the Xuanxian had been under disappeared. If it weren't for the traces on their faces from their previous efforts to desperately resist, and the beads of sweat the size of soybeans, they would have been completely gone.
This empty, desolate void can easily make one feel as if what they just encountered was a mirage, an illusion.
Damn it!
"Chase after him quickly! We absolutely cannot let him escape! How dare a mere early-stage Xuanxian play tricks on me like this! I must teach him a lesson he can't afford to offend!"
These Xuanxian cultivators seemed to have suffered some great humiliation; they were all extremely angry and determined to catch up with their opponent and capture him.
But Li Zhirui had already planned everything. Once he was out of everyone's sight, he immediately entered the space and disappeared directly from the void.
In this way, no matter how hard they search, even if they turn the void upside down, they will not be able to find him.
"Where is he? Where did he go? How come he didn't leave a single trace?"
After a thorough search, they were unable to find Li Zhirui's whereabouts and could only feel powerless rage.
"Forget it, since we can't find the other party, let's search the Great Thousand Worlds as soon as possible." This task can't be completed in a short time, so let's not delay any longer.
The other immortals had no choice but to suppress their anger.
……
the other side.
When Qing Si and Wu Xing saw Li Zhirui enter the space, they asked with worried expressions, "Ninth Brother, what's the situation outside? Are you alright?"
"It's nothing. I just encountered a few Xuanxian who wanted to seize the Heaven-Shaking Pearl, but I still managed to get my hands on it in the end."
Li Zhirui smiled slightly and said, "Let's stay in the space for a few days before going out. We can take advantage of this time to further refine the Heaven-Shaking Pearl."
Don't be fooled by his ability to use the Heaven-Shaking Pearl so smoothly; in reality, he has only just begun to refine it and is far from being able to unleash its full power.
Of course, a spiritual treasure of this caliber cannot be refined in just a day or two; to fully refine it requires a long and painstaking process.
Over the next few days, Li Zhirui diligently refined the Heaven-Shaking Pearl. As he refined more and more restrictions, the power he unleashed by activating the Heaven-Shaking Pearl grew stronger and stronger.
During this process, he also discovered that the 'small world' inside the Heavenly Pearl was actually just an empty shell. In a sense, it couldn't be called a world at all; it was just a relatively large space.
Even so, the power that the Heaven-Shaking Pearl can unleash is already terrifying.
"Truly worthy of being a primordial chaotic treasure." Its power far exceeded Li Zhirui's expectations.
Even more terrifying is that, like its natal magic weapon, it possesses the ability to continue advancing in rank.
The current Heaven-Shaking Pearl is only at the Celestial Immortal level.
Even now, its power is already immense.
However, upgrading the grade of a Chaos Treasure is not a simple matter. It requires not only a large amount of spiritual materials but also time to nurture it.
There's no rush for now, mainly because he doesn't have many suitable Chaos Spiritual Objects.
Seeing that it was almost time and the Xuanxian outside should have left, Li Zhirui returned to the void alone. After confirming that it was safe, he released Qing Si and Wu Xing.
"Let's go."
Originally, I planned to return to the void, rest for a while, and then start practicing with the two of them in the void, but now, I'm taking action right away.
After all, his current location is not far from the great battle. If there are still Xuanxian cultivators nearby, wouldn't he be exposed?
So as soon as Li Zhirui met Qing Si and Wu Xing, he led them away from there as quickly as possible.
He didn't know how far he flew, but he stopped after consuming most of his magical power. This distance should be safe.
Only after arriving in a safe environment could they finally begin their new trials.
However, this has little to do with the two celestial beings, Qing Si and Wu Xing; the one undergoing the training is Li Zhirui.
It's hard to say whether he was lucky or unlucky, but not long after, he encountered a chaotic beast of the Xuanxian level.
"Roar!"
An angry roar formed a tangible sound wave that echoed in the void, and then he moved like lightning, rushing straight towards them.
"How dare you!"
Li Zhirui sneered, his hands forming a hand seal. A black dragon formed from spiritual water quickly appeared in the void, extending its sharp claws, as hard as refined steel, to grab at the back of the chaotic beast.
Ow—
The next instant, a triumphant wail echoed through the sky.
At first, the ferocious beast did not take the black dragon seriously and rushed straight at Li Zhirui and his two companions. Its originally cloudy and huge eyes revealed a strong desire, which was to devour them all!
It should be noted that, apart from Qing Si being a native chaotic being, Li Zhirui and Wu Xing both later transformed themselves into chaotic beings through various methods.
Therefore, in the eyes of the chaotic beasts, they are food filled with a large amount of pure spiritual energy!
Once consumed, it will bring great benefits to the body.
That's why this ferocious beast was so reckless, heading straight for the three of them.
As a result, greed clouded its judgment, causing the beast to greatly underestimate Li Zhirui's strength, leading to a tragic end.
Even Li Zhirui himself hadn't expected that the ferocious beast would be injured so easily.
But how could he miss such a great opportunity? With a change of hand seals, the black dragon transformed into a ball of spiritual water, flowing directly into the beast's body through its wounds.
woo-
A wave of excruciating pain, several times worse than before, struck. The ferocious beast could not bear it and rolled around in the void, as if this could alleviate the pain.
But all of this was in vain!
The beast's body stiffened at some point and gradually lost its breath.
"call!"
After dealing with the ferocious beast, Li Zhirui breathed a sigh of relief.
"Ninth Brother, your strength is too great! You killed a ferocious beast with just one move. You are amazing!" Wu Xing said with admiration.
This was the first time he had ever witnessed Li Zhirui in battle. He was surprised that, despite both being Xuanxian, the ferocious beast was so weak and vulnerable in Li Zhirui's hands!
I wonder when he will be able to have such great power?
Thinking of this, the look of admiration in his eyes grew even stronger.
"It's not as exaggerated as you say, nor as simple as you think..."
Li Zhirui shook his head. It seemed that he had easily defeated the ferocious beast with just one move, but the price was that more than half of his magical power evaporated in an instant!
Most importantly, this ferocious beast was simply too stupid. Even if it lacked intelligence, other ferocious beasts wouldn't attack without any defense.
“Cut off the spiritual items from the ferocious beast’s corpse; leave the ones you can’t take with you where they are.”
The battle just now was quite loud. If there were other creatures nearby, someone might come over to check on the situation.
Whether they had good intentions or bad intentions depends on their luck.
However, Li Zhirui never considered matters of human nature. After quickly harvesting the spiritual items, he left with the two of them. (End of Chapter)