Stronger from Earth

Chapter 398 - 392: Nine Longs Locking the Pearl

Tens of thousands of Immortals surged into the Evolution Realm from beyond the heavens, and the Federation Army organized thousands of small squads to head there. Missing such a Taotie feast would leave anyone regretful.

Wang Xuan dove down directly toward the core Divine Hall of the Truth Sect. As the supreme ruler of the Evolution Realm, the wealth of the Truth Saint King was unimaginably vast.

Countless beings of the Evolution Realm gazed up at the starry sky. Ninety-nine percent of High-Level Evolvers perished in battle in space, leaving the Evolution Realm now just an empty shell, with no power to resist the Earth Expeditionary Army.

Over the Evolution Realm, with a diameter of hundreds of thousands of kilometers, unique Primordial Qi lingered in the air. Wang Xuan unfolded his Domain, absorbing the Primordial Qi between heaven and earth.

Absorbing the energy particles here, he felt an evolutionary trend in his flesh. The uniqueness of the Evolution Realm lies in its evolution, unlocking genetic shackles and excavating the potential of the flesh.

The flesh was originally like a Little Cosmos, containing endless power. As long as one grasped the key to unlock the mysterious gate, one could grow stronger rapidly!

In one blessed land after another on Spiritual Qi-shrouded Immortal Mountains, Wang Xuan could analyze from the landscape where opportunities might lie, given that the Cultivation Realm exalts strength, and worthy ones inhabit the Immortal Mountains and blessed lands.

Before long, Wang Xuan landed atop a mountain tens of thousands of feet high. Plains spread out around it, and billions of followers prayed and revered their Truth Saint King.

"Such dense Power of Faith from incense." Wang Xuan observed the Divine Temples at the foot of the mountain, with the Divine Statues holding substantial incense faith.

It seems the Truth Saint King periodically collected incense faith, but recent issues meant a significant amount was still stored in the Divine Statues.

With a quick glance, Wang Xuan set it aside, as many forces from the Mountain Gate were already at the Divine Hall, searching for the Truth Sect’s treasury.

The Truth Sect had branches everywhere, so there must be many treasuries, but the most core one was certainly here, a consensus among everyone.

"Greetings, Taoist!"

"Greetings, Hongwu Taoist!"

Hundreds of Immortals followed closely in Wang Xuan’s footsteps as they landed, their faces carrying reverence and hidden melancholy.

The combat power of Immortal Martial Taoist Wang Xuan had long been displayed in the starry sky, truly formidable. Even if all these people joined forces, they would only be swept aside.

They were all here to plunder treasures. With Wang Xuan present, what opportunity did they have?

One person cowered, though as a Knight of Mount Olympus, Andre should not have been like this.

Originally, he was like a golden-haired, blue-eyed lion, unlimited in his splendor, but a few years back, he had clashed with Wang Xuan on Immortal Martial Mountain.

Now, seeing Wang Xuan, he naturally became as timid as a dog, wishing Wang Xuan would not notice him.

At this moment, he bitterly regretted ever provoking Wang Xuan for no good reason. He hadn’t even touched the small hand of the beauty Lin Xiyue and was instead chastised by Wang Xuan.

He hadn’t expected Wang Xuan to rise so quickly, becoming the Immortal Martial Taoist, sealed with the title of Hongwu, and a leader among the younger generation of Immortal Martial Mountain.

Moreover, Wang Xuan’s combat power was so strong that he had slain dozens of Celestial-Tier Evolvers in the starry sky.

Andre himself had just entered the Celestial Tier Domain. If Wang Xuan were to settle accounts with him in the fall, he would absolutely be crushed like an ant.

On another side, several Sword Immortals sat on Immortal Swords. Upon seeing Wang Xuan, they cupped their hands and bowed, a display of respect for the powerful.

Lei Duzun felt complex, having been surpassed by Wang Xuan in becoming the strongest in Divinity Transformation. He had hoped to surpass Wang Xuan as the strongest in Dharma Body, but he was only at the Peak of Earth Immortal, while Wang Xuan could already slay those at the Peak of Celestial Immortal.

"Such a figure, I am no match for," Lei Duzun sighed deeply.

Wang Xuan glanced at him, nodded slightly, then stood with his hands behind him. The opponents of the past were now overlooked by him. How could those he could suppress with one hand enter his view?

Completely ignoring these people, Wang Xuan radiated his Mental Power, searching for the information he needed.

One Evolver after another came rushing in, only over a thousand, all at the Earth Tier and Celestial Tier, heading to attack the Earth’s Immortals.

There was no need for Wang Xuan to act personally. Given his status, noble and powerful, he was a leading figure of the younger generation of Immortal Martial Mountain and even the Mother Star.

Others quickly acted, slaughtering these Evolvers.

With a single move, several young Evolvers were pulled down with a thud at Wang Xuan’s feet. They were offspring of the Truth Sect’s core figures, once noble in status, but now even they became prisoners before Wang Xuan.

These few had their Heart Spirit shaken. They already knew of the Evolution Realm’s collapse, realizing that none of the many Evolvers who went into the starry battle returned.

Including their ruler—the Truth Saint King.

Surrounded by Earth’s Immortals, some trembled, some were ashen-faced, some were disdainful, and some angrily and passionately denounced.

"Don’t kill me, I know many secrets of the Truth Sect, I can tell you."

"Today, is it the day of our doom?"

"You damned executioners, you will eventually fall and die with the shattering of the world! Just wait and see!"

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To these noisy utterances, Wang Xuan and the others couldn’t bother to listen. Since the Realm Gate shattered, everyone’s Spirit was under a shadow, even maddened.

Slaughter? Death? For those without a home, it didn’t mean much.

"Your forebears were all Kings of Evolution, flowing with noble blood. Unfortunately, from today, such a bloodline will be extinct," Wang Xuan sighed, his Mental Power suppressing them.

The Path of Creation extracted their Essence of Life. Visibly, these few Evolvers shriveled up like dried twigs.

The offspring of five Kings of Evolution wailed, their will extremely weakened, painfully rolling on the ground.

Taking the opportunity, Wang Xuan invaded their souls, searching for the information he needed. In no time, he frowned, as all these people’s souls were sealed.

"I roughly know where the treasury is. However, there are some secrets I need to slowly uncover."

Wang Xuan’s expression remained unchanged as he directly extracted the five souls, casting them into the Divine Demon Void Realm constructed by the Heart Spirit Demon Scripture.

The Eighteen Layers of Hell and the Eighteen Layers of Heaven, respectively, erased the will of those experiencing them through pain and delight, dissolving their resistance, revealing all in their souls.

Before Wang Xuan could act, a loud explosion erupted, sending everyone dozens of miles away. A massive curtain of light enveloped the Divine Mountain of the Truth Sect.

The Mountain Protection Array of the Truth Sect had been activated.

"It seems there are still remnants here," Wang Xuan’s lips curled into a smile. Those who could manage such an Array were far beyond the five people just now in both status and strength.

In the face of such a Grand Array, everyone lost confidence, realizing this was the lair of the Immortals, filled with countless means beyond their ability to break.

Wang Xuan, stepping on a black Long Sword, swiftly moved to a thousand-meter-high altitude, overlooking the terrain here. Soon, he descended again.

"The Divine Mountain of the Truth Sect is in the form of the Nine Dragons Locking the Pearl, with nine enormous Spirit Veins as its foundation. Without severing the Nine Dragons’ momentum, even a Void True Immortal would find it hard to dismantle the Array forcefully."

His array accomplishments were profound, and from the five souls, he learned that within the nine Spirit Veins of the Nine Dragons Locking the Pearl, there were nine treasuries, a hidden secret.

Gems in these treasuries were only ever sent in, not taken out. In contrast, the core hall’s treasury, due to the war, had ten out of ten parts gone, possibly making the treasuries within the nine Spirit Veins more valuable now.