Desolate Devouring Art-Chapter 1366 - World Punch

Chapter 1366 - World Punch
The torn space slowly knitted itself back together, and the surroundings gradually settled back into calm. However, the violent fluctuations in the air did not subside, and the dozens of Immortal Slaughter Palace elders all wore grim, heavy expressions.
They could sense that the True Martial Star was growing, and an even heavier pressure crashed down on them, making them feel as if the firmament was on their shoulders. From its depths, the True Martial Star unleashed boundless power against the invaders.
Many ancient tombs hidden underground for ages surfaced one after another, and the treasures sealed within those tombs shot into the heavens in streaks of light.
Everyone across the True Martial Star began fighting over the treasures, and those fortunate enough to obtain them immediately used the items to make a breakthrough on the spot.
Then, an even more astonishing sight appeared. As more cultivators on the True Martial Continent made their breakthroughs, the power flowing into Liu Wuxie grew even stronger.
In the span of a single breath, hundreds of cultivators at the Transcendent Realm appeared on the True Martial Continent; most of them were upper echelons of the Heavenly Spirit Celestial Academy and the Dragon Emperor Academy.
Spiritual energy also erupted from several ancient spiritual veins, surging straight into Liu Wuxie's desolate world. Although Liu Wuxie's cultivation realm did not rise, the laws within his body grew more complete with every pulse of power.
"We can't let him grow any further! Assume formation!" yelled the white-haired elder as all fourteen elders rapidly shifted positions, weaving themselves into a terrifying formation.
Once the formation was made, even Liu Wuxie would find it incredibly difficult to break free.
Drawing in a deep breath, Liu Wuxie felt the roaring power coursing through him, and his eyes shone with a dazzling light. The beams that shot from his gaze pierced the heavens like twin divine swords.
"Time to end this," Liu Wuxie said. His voice carried no emotion, yet it brimmed with destructive force.
When Liu Wuxie lifted his right fist, boundless power flowed into it like a tide. He did not unleash any mythical art, nor did he summon the Gate of Darkness. On the True Martial Star, world force alone could crush everything before him.
If Liu Wuxie used the Ghost Pupil and Gate of Darkness now, he could still fail to wipe out all of his enemies and exhaust his soul energy instead, leaving himself at their mercy afterward. Unless he was absolutely confident in eradicating them in one sweep, using the Gate of Darkness would be far too risky.
The instant Liu Wuxie raised his fist, a vast phantom domain took shape behind him, looming over the battlefield.
"The power of a domain!" The white-haired elder gasped. He staggered and almost fell from the sky. Usually, only those who reached the Heaven Gaze Realm could comprehend the power of a domain, yet Liu Wuxie had grasped it at the Primal Origin Realm.
Even if the domain was only a phantom, it could still crush Void Realm cultivators.
"World Punch!" Liu Wuxie roared. This was not ordinary domain power, but the manifestation of world force. Using the Heavenly Dao Book, he had analyzed world force and compressed it into what he called "World Fist," granting it unimaginable power within his own domain.
He had previously infused world force into various mythical arts to strengthen them, but that approach had a glaring flaw. In that form, world force could only enhance his techniques, never reaching its full potential.
In essence, World Punch was not a conventional fist technique at all, but pure world force condensed into a single blow[1].
Using World Punch, the world force broke free from the constraints of any specific technique. This seemingly simple punch made the ground tremble, rivers surge, and mountains roar.
However, that was not the only phenomenon Liu Wuxie created. Behind him, the phantom of a dragon-elephant appeared, like a colossal behemoth shaking both heaven and earth.
The moment Liu Wuxie hurled his punch, the elders of the Immortal Slaughter Palace could no longer maintain their composure.
Across the True Martial Star, many weaker cultivators collapsed to the ground with foam at their lips, their true essence completely drained. Only those with stronger cultivation could still barely manage to stand.
"Destroy!" Liu Wuxie said as his fist descended. The sheer force of his blow produced a continuous series of cracking sounds in space itself.
"This is bad!" All the Immortal Slaughter Palace elders instantly realized the danger they were in as the domain's power locked them in place. This was the terror of a domain, and within it, Liu Wuxie was almost invincible.
Liu Wuxie had borrowed the True Martial Star's power to manifest this phantom domain. Once he left the True Martial Star, his combat strength would plummet by dozens of times.
When one of the elders could no longer withstand the crushing force and exploded into a rain of blood, the Sky Devouring Divine Cauldron appeared and devoured all of the Void Realm laws he left behind.
Liu Wuxie's aura rose even higher, his true essence completely replenished, and the desolate world inside him grew even denser. All that energy cycled back into World Punch, strengthening it even further.
"Damn it! Damn it all!" The elders of the Immortal Slaughter Palace roared in despair.
Liu Wuxie's punch contained concentrated world force, his will as an Immortal Emperor, and the countless laws he had absorbed from many different races. After all, the Heavenly Dao Book had recorded sequences from innumerable races during the Myriad Race Ceremony.
World Punch crushed another Immortal Slaughter Palace elder and devoured his energy as well. As the Immortal Slaughter Palace's numbers dwindled, Liu Wuxie's power continued to rise.
The white-haired elder could only watch his companions die one after another; he was completely powerless to save them. When several elders fell, their formation collapsed, and the suppression of world force grew even stronger, spreading across half the sky to envelop all twelve remaining elders.
"Quick! We need to leave now!" The white-haired elder finally sensed that the situation had spun out of control and decided they had to flee first. They could wait until Liu Wuxie returned to the Indigo Bamboo Astral Domain before they exterminated everyone here.
Without the True Martial Star backing him, Liu Wuxie's strength would decline drastically once he returned to the Indigo Bamboo Astral Domain. The Immortal Slaughter Palace had descended two days later than him, but they still had time to wipe out the entire planet.
"You're not going anywhere!" Liu Wuxie roared. He saw through the white-haired elder's plan to sever his roots. Without the True Martial Continent, he would become a wanderer drifting between worlds with no home.
He ignited his true essence, and his aura surged as he activated the Great Spatial Mythical Art, sealing off the surrounding space.
Explosive cracking sounds echoed again, and seven more elders burst apart, leaving only five Immortal Slaughter Palace elders struggling to survive. Ji Yuzhen stood at the very center of the storm and remained untouched, much like the eye of a tornado—the safest place amid the raging destruction—yet it was also impossible for him to escape.
"Liu Wuxie, I curse you to die a terrible death!" roared the remaining elders. They had calculated this operation countless times, yet none of their calculations had considered the possibility of Liu Wuxie becoming a planet lord.
To make matters even worse, he was not just any planet lord, but one recognized by the True Martial Star itself, with countless cultivators willing to lend him their strength. Their miscalculation had begun from the very first step.
Ignoring their curses, Liu Wuxie felt the world force within him grow even more violent, rather than fade. After devouring the energy and laws of so many Void Realm cultivators, his cultivation climbed to yet another peak.
A thunderous roar erupted from the dragon-elephant behind him as it plunged into him. With another series of blasts, two more elders exploded, leaving only three Immortal Slaughter Palace elders still clinging to life. Of course, they were doomed to die at Liu Wuxie's hand.
"Go! We have to retreat to the Laman Astral Domain! Nooow!" the white-haired elder yelled. Fear finally crept into his eyes as he communicated with the Astral Domain Path in an effort to return.
Astral storms churned in the sky, and a massive black hole shattered Liu Wuxie's World Punch.
Seizing the opening, the white-haired elder grabbed Ji Yuzhen and rushed toward the black storm. He could not allow Ji Yuzhen to die yet; as someone from the True Martial Star, no one understood Liu Wuxie better than Ji Yuzhen.
Another elder stayed behind to intercept Liu Wuxie, using the suction force of the astral storm to weaken Liu Wuxie's attacks.
Just as the Immortal Slaughter Palace's group was about to step into the Astral Domain Path, a sinister smile curved across Liu Wuxie's lips.
"Great Conversion Mythical Art!" A golden ray shot out from Liu Wuxie and streaked toward the white-haired elder's soul sea.
The white-haired elder focused solely on escape and paid no attention to anything else. This allowed the golden beam to strike him cleanly, and by the time he tried to respond, it was already too late. He had entered the Astral Domain Path with no extra soul energy left to resist the intrusion.
"Heaven-Severing Strike!" The moment Liu Wuxie cast the Great Conversion Mythical Art, he followed it with a Heaven-Severing Strike at the last remaining elder, killing him before the man could enter the astral domain.
In the end, only the white-haired elder and Ji Yuzhen managed to escape. Although Liu Wuxie had wanted to convert Ji Yuzhen into his devotee as well, it was already too late; the two figures vanished into the astral storm.
The swirling black hole gradually dissipated, and light returned to the sky. The Immortal Slaughter Palace experts had arrived as quickly as they departed.
Liu Wuxie's final blow severed the connection between the Astral Domain Path and the True Martial Continent. That meant it would no longer be easy for them to return, as the True Martial Star was no longer just an ordinary continent. If they wished to come again, they would need his permission.
Descending from the sky, Liu Wuxie felt utterly drained. As the world force dispersed within him, his bones and flesh tingled with numbness, and his soul sea felt brutally depleted.
The white-haired elder was an expert at the fourth-level Void Realm, and Liu Wuxie had emptied his entire soul sea of soul energy when he cast the Great Conversion Mythical Art on him.
"Big Brother Liu, are you alright?" Xu Lingxue and the others rushed forward to support him, only to be shocked at how pale his face had become.
"I'm fine. I just need some rest," Liu Wuxie said, giving them a reassuring look to ease their worries.
In truth, his condition was far worse than he let on. The world force was too overwhelming, and his body simply could not contain it; he naturally suffered a severe backlash. Even so, he maintained a calm front so they would not panic.
When he returned to the Liu Clan, he stepped directly into the cultivation chamber and went into seclusion. He needed to digest everything he had gained from the battles of the past few days. The string of clashes had been brutal, but they had also fueled his growth.
The three-day deadline was almost up when Han Shanzi arrived at the Liu Clan carrying the Treasure Soul Pouch. The three hundred elites from the Han Clan had already entered it.
Elites from the Heavenly Spirit Celestial Academy and the Dragon Emperor Academy also gathered, alongside the elites of the Heavenly Dao Society.
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Over in the Laman Astral Domain's Immortal Slaughter Palace, two figures crashed down from the sky above a grand altar, and the four Quasi-Immortal Realm experts immediately formed seals to cushion their fall.
When the Astral Domain Path slammed shut, the True Martial Star's coordinates had already shifted, and Liu Wuxie had isolated it from the four astral domains. This meant no one could enter the True Martial Star anymore except him.
Looking at the two who had returned, the four Quasi-Immortal Realm experts exchanged puzzled glances.
"Where are the others?" asked one of the Quasi-Immortal Realm experts.
1. Veela: Any FlyFF players here? This punch reminds me of Asalraalaikum LOL ☜