Translator: CinderTL
"Hahahaha!"
Amidst this unrestrained laughter, Xuan Zhu mustered his remaining strength and forcefully pushed the entire Dark Sun, formed by the Dark Sun Refining Heaven Formation, directly toward Li Chunjun. The Dark Sun then merged into his body.
"Go! Li Chunjun! Kill them all!"
The moment he completed this action, the Nascent Soul True Lord who had maintained the formation reached his limit.
The entire formation shattered instantly.
But...
It was enough!
The two Divine Spirit Envoys had sacrificed themselves to transform into an Ice Barrier, creating an Ice Prism World spanning a hundred miles.
As Li Chunjun emerged from this Ice Prism World, the world began to collapse. Countless cracks spread throughout every corner of the Ice Prism World, shattering the massive, hundred-mile-wide ice prism into countless fragments.
It was like a small planetoid that had lost its core, beginning to collapse and disintegrate.
The only difference was that while planetoids typically collapse inward, this Ice Prism World, under the influence of Continent 6's gravity, saw massive ice prisms constantly plummeting toward the ground.
As Li Chunjun raised the Scarlet Sky Sword high, instantly splitting its Sword Qi into ten thousand strands that crashed down like a meteor shower, the Ice Barrier, already deprived of power from the two remaining Divine Spirit Envoys, was like an asteroid bombarded by ten thousand nuclear warheads simultaneously.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Under the relentless assault of Sword Qi, the Ice Prism World trembled violently, shattering, tearing apart, and plummeting toward the earth.
"We have failed..."
"We... have failed the Divine Lord!"
As the Ice Prism World completely collapsed and disintegrated, the two Divine Spirit Envoys within let out a final, powerless sigh. With the falling ice shards, their auras vanished completely.
"Go!"
After shattering the asteroid-like Ice Prism World, Li Chunjun spun the Scarlet Sky Sword, now empowered by the final portion of the Dark Sun Refines the Heavens formation's energy, and swiftly charged toward the remaining Divine Spirits on the battlefield.
With sword light crisscrossing the sky, one Divine Spirit after another fell beneath his blade.
Yet these Divine Spirits...
Seemed to have accepted their fate. Facing Li Chunjun's Lifebound Flying Sword, they neither dodged nor evaded. Instead, they chose to self-destruct, hoping to inflict even the slightest damage on the Scarlet Sky Sword and weaken its power.
But...
Very few Divine Spirits managed to truly harm the Scarlet Sky Sword.
In less than ten minutes, the battle involving hundreds of Divine Spirits and Nascent Soul cultivators came to an end.
The Scarlet Sky Sword returned to Li Chunjun's body.
Li Chunjun himself descended as well.
"Sword Prodigy! Are you alright?"
"Sword Prodigy Li, how are you? Are you injured?"
"Sword Prodigy, I have a Heavenly Unity Spirit Pill here. It's incredibly effective for healing injuries. Take it if you need it."
As he landed, Nascent Soul True Lords rushed forward to check on him.
"Thank you for your concern, everyone. I'm just a little drained, but I'm not injured."
Li Chunjun replied.
"That's good, that's good."
The Nascent Soul True Lords all sighed in relief.
With Li Chunjun's talent, he had the potential to reach the Void Refining realm in the future, becoming a great figure who could hold sway over an entire region of the Human Race. If he were to die here on the Two Worlds Mountain Battlefield, it would be a tragedy.
"I knew it! Sword Prodigy's divine power is invincible! Even though those two Divine Spirit Envoys fought with their lives on the line, they couldn't even scratch him!"
"Divine Spirit Envoys aren't that powerful. That Divine Spirit Envoy was drawing power from the Divine Lord behind them to unleash such attacks!"
"That's true. It was reliance on external forces, like a Sixth-Tier Talisman. Even those attacks couldn't harm Sword Prodigy. His strength is likely already enough to challenge the Profound Yellow Star Brilliance List!"
With their worries eased, the crowd began to chatter excitedly.
One by one, the Nascent Soul True Lords began to envision Li Chunjun's triumphant ascent to the Profound Yellow Star Brilliance List.
Once he reached the list, his name would become known throughout the Profound Yellow Great World, and every cultivator would hear of his glory.
At that moment, those who had fought alongside him, these Nascent Soul True Lords, would have a boast-worthy tale to share with their friends back home.
"I will strive for the Profound Yellow Star Brilliance List, but I need to wait a little longer," Li Chunjun said, changing the subject. He turned to True Monarch Dong Xuan, who was skilled in managing manpower, and asked, "How are everyone's injuries?"
"Three Nascent Soul True Lords fell during the Divine Spirits' desperate counterattack. The rest are mostly injured or have depleted their Qi. They should recover with time and rest."
True Monarch Dong Xuan added, "Facing over a hundred Divine Spirits led by two Divine Spirit Envoys, to have achieved a complete victory at the cost of only three True Lords is already a resounding triumph."
Li Chunjun nodded. He understood this point as well.
The two Divine Spirit Envoys had gone all-in, even summoning their Divine Kingdom Phantoms, clearly prepared to fight to the death.
Moreover, their side hadn't held a significant advantage in the first place...
Considering these factors, their achievement was indeed remarkable.
"Do you know the identities of the three True Lords who fell?" Li Chunjun asked.
"I had some interactions with them," True Monarch Dong Xuan replied.
True Monarch Dong Xuan spoke, glancing at Li Chunjun. "Since you've already set foot on the Two Worlds Mountain Battlefield, you must have prepared yourself for the possibility of death. Sword Prodigy Li, there's no need to dwell on it."
After a pause, he added, "I will find their respective sects and provide some assistance to their descendants."
Li Chunjun nodded. He understood the truth in those words.
"Heh."
A voice cut through the air.
"How's the Dark Sun Refining Heaven Formation working out for you?"
Xuan Zhu, still pale but visibly pleased, asked with a hint of pride.
"It's excellent. Without this grand formation, our victory today would have been far from so easy," Li Chunjun acknowledged with a slight nod.
"Of course. Give me twenty-four people, and I'll place them in the most crucial positions," Xuan Zhu said, raising an eyebrow.
"Young Master, please rest well and ensure no lingering injuries remain," the old man beside him, who seemed to be his follower, reminded him.
"I know what I'm doing," Xuan Zhu waved his hand dismissively, but quickly resumed tending to his wounds.
"We've finally won!"
Wu Gang approached Li Chunjun. "After these relentless battles, five of the Six Great Divine Spirit Envoys have fallen. Coupled with our initial advantage in terrain, the next six months of fighting should be much easier."
True Monarch Dong Xuan, Zhao Yu Pan, and the others nodded in agreement.
"Not only have we lost five of the Five Great Divine Spirit Envoys, but we must also eliminate all the Divine Spirits on Continent 6," Li Chunjun declared.
"To set up this ambush, Continent 6 has gathered over a thousand Divine Spirits," Li Chunjun continued. "If we can eliminate them all, the Divine Race will suffer a devastating loss, equivalent to nearly ten percent of the Divine Spirits lost in each major war."
"Indeed," True Monarch Dong Xuan agreed. "In this kind of battlefield, victory comes from accumulating small advantages. The loss of a thousand Divine Spirits could be the final straw that breaks the camel's back."
"Then let's rest and recover," Li Chunjun said. "Once we've rested, those of you still capable of fighting, follow me. We'll purge every Divine Spirit on Continent 6!"
"Haha, who needs rest?" Wu Gang laughed. "This round is practically a free harvest of Merit Points! I'm sure anyone with even a sliver of strength left won't miss this opportunity."
Zhao Yu Pan, however, asked, "Sword Prodigy, you were just frozen by two Divine Spirit Envoys. You must have suffered some damage to your Primal Qi. Should you..."
"It's fine," Li Chunjun replied.
Li Chunjun waved his hand. "Speed is crucial. We can't let these Divine Spirits sense something amiss and escape. Once they're gone, finding so many again won't be easy."
He spoke the truth.
Traveling from one continent to another usually took a day or two.
And even on a single continent, finding twenty or thirty Divine Spirits was considered a good haul.
Even if half of them died at Li Chunjun's hands, he'd only kill three or four thousand in a year.
But in reality, clearing a continent of Divine Spirits rarely yielded even that many kills.
Under these circumstances, they couldn't afford to let the remaining hundreds of Divine Spirits slip through their fingers.
Seeing that Li Chunjun didn't seem seriously injured, Zhao Yu Pan didn't press the matter further. He trusted that someone of Sword Prodigy Li's caliber knew how to prioritize.
Everyone immediately began recovering their strength. Some took pills, others used Spirit Crystals. They focused on restoring their combat readiness as quickly as possible, hoping to maximize their Merit Point gains in the battles ahead.
Li Chunjun himself took out another piece of Blood Refined Flowing Gold to nourish the Scarlet Sky Sword. At the same time, he used Spirit Crystals to restore his own condition.
Just then, True Monarch Dong Xuan seemed to sense something and sighed weakly, "They're coming too late."
Li Chunjun swept his Divine Sense across the horizon and quickly detected over thirty streaks of light rapidly approaching from the distant sky.
His heart stirred, and he soon realized what was happening. "Is that reinforcement from Continent 101?"
"Yes."
True Monarch Dong Xuan nodded, then added, "And Xu Yu is leading them."
He sighed helplessly. "If she had arrived earlier, our pressure would have been much less. We might even have won without any casualties."
Li Chunjun remained silent. After defeating the Divine Spirits who had ambushed them in the Space Overlap Zone of Continent 101, he had been in a hurry to deal with Ming Feng and Hei Xue. He had rushed off with his people without waiting for them to regroup. Otherwise, he would have faced not just Winterfrost and Han Bing in this battle, but also Hei Xue.
If the Three Great Divine Spirit Envoys had joined forces, and if Divine Spirit Envoy Han Bing had resorted to his Ice Barrier—a desperate, all-or-nothing move—Li Chunjun might have truly stumbled.
At the end of the day, he was still just a Core Formation Realm cultivator.
The Primordial Spirit Battlefield was where he truly belonged.
Participating in a battle of Nascent Soul and Divine Spirit envoys, and even taking on a leading role, was naturally no easy feat.
Soon, over thirty streaks of light arrived at the battlefield.
They seemed to have already learned the details of the battle from other True Lords.
As the dozens of Nascent Soul cultivators surveyed the scene, they couldn't help but be secretly shocked by the devastation left behind.
Xu Yu, the leader of the group, was different. After a brief glance at the battlefield, her gaze quickly shifted to Xuan Zhu and Li Chunjun. More precisely, it landed directly on Li Chunjun.
"In today's battle, you killed four Divine Spirit Envoys in a row?" Her tone was sharp.
Li Chunjun, puzzled, replied, "What's your point?"
"Ignore her. She's just a fool who practices the Invincible Sword Dao and always wants to be number one in everything," Xuan Zhu snorted, having regained some of his strength.
"Invincible Sword Dao?" Li Chunjun was taken aback.
Her?
(End of the Chapter)
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