"What's going on?"
"What's that?"
The Skylight City Lord, the Yang Family Ancestor, and the other two Ultimate Mortal Realm powerhouses in the other cities all sensed something and hurried over. Then, their faces were filled with shock.
It didn't seem any different from before, but they were all Transcendents and were very sensitive.
Looking over, they saw that the area ten meters in front of them had been sealed off by an extremely powerful force. That force had an extremely strong spirit energy fluctuation that they couldn't compare to. It also had the majesty of the earth, and vaguely, they could feel a trace of unique Evil Qi.
"Earth Demon Spirit Energy!"
"An Earth Spirit Realm powerhouse has made his move."
The Ultimate Mortal Realm powerhouses were instantly shocked.
Just like how True Martial Realm pseudo-Transcendents looked up to Ultimate Mortal Realm powerhouses, Earth Spirit Realm powerhouses were also powerhouses that they had to look up to.
Any Earth Spirit Realm powerhouse could be called an Ancestor, not like the Yang Family Ancestor, but a true Ancestor level powerhouse in the various major forces.
They might have suppressed people of the same generation, or they might have dominated for a period of time. Every one of them had a legendary experience.
Then, a touch of joy appeared on the faces of the four.
An Earth Spirit Realm powerhouse wouldn't have come here for no reason, and to use such a shocking method to seal off this piece of land, there must be a purpose. This place was Chen Zong's temporary residence, which meant that the Earth Spirit Realm powerhouse had come for Chen Zong.
They guessed that it was for Chen Zong's artifact that could withstand the attack of an Ultimate Mortal Realm powerhouse.
"It should be an Earth Spirit Realm powerhouse from the Sacred Martial Palace."
Their guesses couldn't be more accurate.
The Skylight City Lord and the Yang Family Ancestor were even happier. The Skylight City Lord was happy because he couldn't do anything to Chen Zong and had lost face. Now, there was finally someone who could take care of Chen Zong. As for the Yang Family Ancestor, other than his face, there was also the factor of the four thousand substandard spirit sources.
"Junior, this old man will give you one last chance. Take the initiative to hand over the artifact." Grand Elder Hong Wu said, his voice carrying a strange rhythm, "This old man can guarantee that as long as you take the initiative to hand over the artifact, this old man will not attack you again. Moreover, this old man can also accept you as my last disciple."
"You should know, this old man here is one of the three Grand Elders of the Sacred Martial Palace. The last time I accepted a disciple was a hundred and fifty years ago. Whether it's status or cultivation resources as my last disciple, this old man on the other hand, you will be my last disciple on a hundred and fifty years."
One had to admit, Grand Elder Hong Wu's words were full of temptation.
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. If Chen Zong wanted to be the disciple of an Earth Spirit Realm expert, he would've already agreed to Forefather Tian Hong of the Startling Sword Sect. He was now the latter's personal disciple.
Although the Startling Sword Sect wasn't as strong as the Sacred Martial Palace, it was a Sect of sword cultivators. Forefather Tian Hong was also a powerful sword cultivator, so he was undoubtedly more suitable to be Chen Zong's disciple.
Seeing that Chen Zong wasn't moved, Grand Elder Hong Wu didn't have the patience to continue wasting time with Chen Zong. He had already thought of a way.
"Junior, since you don't know what's good for you, don't blame this old man for being ruthless." As soon as he finished speaking, Grand Elder Hong Wu's voice suddenly became ethereal, as if it came from the distant horizon. Then, Grand Elder Hong Wu's eyes suddenly widened. An invisible ripple spread out and hit Chen Zong's eyes. Chen Zong couldn't help but widen his eyes. His pupils were like mirrors, reflecting Grand Elder Hong Wu's figure.
Chen Zong seemed to have been cast on him. His eyes were wide open and his body was motionless, as if he had turned into a statue.
"Soul Absorption!" Grand Elder Hong Wu's voice changed completely. It was no longer as vigorous as before. Instead, it was dry and dark. As soon as the words left his mouth, a strong spiritual fluctuation spread out in all directions.
In terms of spiritual energy, Transcendent Realm masters were more powerful. Their pure spiritual energy had transformed into Spiritual Sense, and the Spiritual Sense of an Earth Spirit Realm master was much stronger than that of a Paramount Human Realm master.
Soul Absorption was a Secret Technique that could penetrate deep into one's soul. It had nothing to do with the Sacred Martial Palace, but was obtained by Grand Elder Hong Wu during a fortuitous encounter in his early years. He had cultivated it before, but he rarely had the chance to use it. However, every time he used it, he would gain a good harvest.
After hundreds of years, Grand Elder Hong Wu's Spiritual Sense had become even more powerful, so the power of this Soul Absorption Secret Technique had naturally increased.
What's more, the target was only a Pseudo Transcendent Realm master.
No matter how Heaven defying a Pseudo Transcendent Realm master was, they couldn't compare with a true Transcendent Realm master, let alone an Earth Spirit Realm master.
Therefore, the moment Grand Elder Hong Wu performed the Soul Absorption Secret Technique, Chen Zong couldn't resist and was restrained.
His consciousness was awake, but it felt like it had deviated from his body, and he couldn't control it at all. Moreover, he could feel a vast and mysterious power seeping into his body, trying to take over his consciousness and control him completely.
That's right, Grand Elder Hong Wu's purpose was to control Chen Zong's consciousness. The so-called Soul Absorption Secret Technique was similar to this.
Using one's own consciousness to enter the other party's consciousness and control it. After that, one could make the other party do many things according to one's will. For example, one could make the other party hand over that Heaven defying artifact.
This kind of control was only temporary. Once it ended, there were three consequences.
First, the target couldn't bear it and their consciousness would collapse, their soul would shatter, and they would die completely.
Second, the target couldn't bear it and their consciousness would collapse, turning them into a living dead.
Third, the target couldn't bear it and their consciousness would scatter, turning them into a lunatic or an idiot.
No matter which of these three situations it was, no one was willing to accept it.
However, Chen Zong didn't agree to take the initiative to hand over the artifact, so Grand Elder Hong Wu didn't have any scruples. After all, Chen Zong was just a Pseudo Transcendent with a simple background. He might be very talented, but in this world, how many talented people died halfway?
Under the tyrannical invasion of his consciousness, Chen Zong's consciousness seemed so weak. Like a candle in the wind, it was quickly pushed aside.
There was nothing he could do!
Just as Grand Elder Hong Wu's powerful consciousness was about to invade Chen Zong's consciousness and take over his whole body, a wave of fluctuations spread out from Chen Zong's body. Then, the phantom of the Heaven Ascension Tower appeared. This time, the phantom of the Heaven Ascension Tower didn't simply appear, but expanded rapidly. In the blink of an eye, it covered a radius of several dozen meters and eliminated the power of Grand Elder Hong Wu.
At the same time, a powerful force that belonged to the Heaven Ascension Tower blasted into Chen Zong's consciousness, protecting Chen Zong's consciousness and bombarding Grand Elder Hong Wu's consciousness in a tyrannical manner.
Compared to part of the Heaven Ascension Tower's power, Grand Elder Hong Wu's tyrannical consciousness was relatively weak. Under the bombardment, he felt like his consciousness was being torn apart. The extreme pain caused Grand Elder Hong Wu's expression to change drastically. He felt like his soul was being crushed.
His face was pale and green, and his head felt like it was splitting open. He couldn't help but let out a shrill scream. The sound waves spread out and shattered everything around him.
Grand Elder Hong Wu's body trembled violently. Without any hesitation, he immediately used Ground Shrink and disappeared in front of Chen Zong. He also left Skylight City.
The moment Grand Elder Hong Wu disappeared, the phantom of the Heaven Ascension Tower quickly shrank back into his body. The power disappeared along with it, and Chen Zong regained control of his body.
"That was close." Chen Zong couldn't help but wipe off his cold sweat.
That feeling just now was really too dangerous. It felt like he was really being controlled by his opponent, and the consequences were very serious.
Fortunately, Departing Heaven Emperor's clone was right. With the protection of the Heaven Ascension Tower's power, he was indeed safe in the Ascension Region.
If he wasn't wrong, Grand Elder Hong Wu must have been severely injured as well. He just didn't know how serious the injury was, but it should be a mental injury.
As Chen Zong expected, Grand Elder Hong Wu's mouth and nose were bleeding as soon as he left Skylight City. He didn't rush back to the Sacred Martial Palace. Instead, he found a safer place to stay and immediately took out an elixir to consume.
The attack from the spiritual consciousness had shaken his soul and injured it. This kind of injury wasn't obvious on the surface, but it was more than ten times more serious than a physical injury. Even with the help of the elixir, it could only be temporarily alleviated.
As the elixir's power spread, a cooling sensation spread throughout his entire head, alleviating the crushing pain. Grand Elder Hong Wu felt a little better and carefully examined his body.
After a thorough examination, his face was gloomy and ashen.
There were a few ghastly cracks in his sea of consciousness. Traces of almost undetectable clear energy flowed through them, attempting to repair the cracks. However, it seemed that there wasn't enough energy, and the results were very poor and slow.
This time, it could be said that he went for wool and came home shorn. The consequences were very serious.
Grand Elder Hong Wu didn't know how long it would take to completely repair the cracks in his sea of consciousness. He also didn't know if there would be any side effects after the repair.
He never thought that he would end up in such a state just because he wanted to attack a junior.
Grand Elder Hong Wu was sure that it was the power of a secret treasure, and not the junior's own strength. If he had that kind of strength, he wouldn't have been imprisoned by him.
He exhaled deeply. The damage to his sea of consciousness had directly reduced the amount of energy he could use, which led to a decrease in his strength. His original second level of the earth spirit realm could only display the strength of a first level earth spirit realm cultivator. Moreover, it was best not to make a move, otherwise it might worsen his injuries.
"Damned junior." Grand Elder Hong Wu's hatred soared to the heavens. He wanted nothing more than to skin that junior Chen Zong alive, pull out his tendons, and file his bones.
Unfortunately, he was just like the Extreme Mortal realm cultivators before him. There was nothing he could do.
After taking a few more elixirs to alleviate his injuries, Grand Elder Hong Wu didn't dare to linger any longer and immediately set off for the Martial Saint Palace. There were some spirit medicines stored in the Martial Saint Palace that could be of great help in healing the injuries to his sea of consciousness.
However, Grand Elder Hong Wu didn't dare to use the Earth Shrink technique. That would require the use of his consciousness, and it would affect his sea of consciousness.
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