Chapter 560 - 559: Obscuring the Celestial Secret

Chapter 560: Chapter 559: Obscuring the Celestial Secret

"Damn it!" Kun Shaohan’s Spiritual Sense disintegrated, his enraged roar shaking the heavens.

He was so close to destroying the Holy Stone Spirit’s other Spirit Body.

If he had succeeded, the Holy Stone Spirit wouldn’t have been able to recover for a long time.

This would have prevented it from taking that final step, giving Kun Shaohan’s true self a chance to kill it when he emerged.

But now...

Kun Shaohan could only sigh.

The Thunder Light faded, and Kun Shaohan’s Spirit Body completely dissipated.

"Kun Ancestor!" the Kunpeng Clan members cried out, gazing at the Void.

"There is no need for sorrow. That was just one of the Ancestor’s Spirit Bodies. Before long, the restrictions on this place will fade, and the Ancestor will be able to emerge," one of the Elders said.

"Yes!" Everyone nodded. They also knew the Seal on the Sealed Demon Land was weakening and showing signs of gradually dissipating.

According to the judgment of the clan’s experts, a great era was about to descend, and they would be able to emerge then.

At this thought, the Kunpeng Clan members stopped grieving.

However, although the Thunder Light had faded, the Celestial Might in the sky grew ever stronger.

Within the Kunpeng Clan, experts from all sides felt their Divine Souls being locked on to.

"It’s the Celestial Punishment!"

"The Celestial Punishment hasn’t dissipated! It’s still locking on to the experts of various clans! Retreat!" Instantly, the distant Cultivators immediately dove back into their clans’ territories.

The Fighting Divine Ape and the other Heaven-Reaching Realm experts immediately stopped fighting. They too were afraid of being targeted by the Celestial Punishment.

If they were targeted by the Celestial Punishment, they would be skinned alive, even if they didn’t die.

"Celestial Punishment!" Old Shi Ren frowned. He also felt his Divine Soul tremble, as if it had been locked on to by a kind of Supreme Rule Power.

"Not good. The Power used just now triggered the Rules of Heaven and Earth. A Celestial Punishment is about to descend!" Kun Wuji also frowned.

Although he had never experienced a Celestial Punishment, he knew that during the Ancient Era, many experts from the great Ancient Races had died under it.

Divine Spirits were among them.

That was why all the Divine Spirits had sealed themselves away from the world, not daring to emerge rashly.

"Retreat!" Nearby, the Holy Stone Spirit’s other Clone spoke to Old Shi Ren.

"Right!" Old Shi Ren nodded and immediately retreated.

Kun Wuji didn’t dare to linger in battle either. With a thought, he summoned the Demigod Realm Kunpeng Corpse to his side.

If they continued now, he was afraid they would become the primary targets of the Celestial Punishment.

At that point, the Power of Celestial Punishment would be concentrated on just a few of them, and its might would be terrifyingly immense. The consequences would be unimaginable.

The Holy Stone Spirit and Old Shi Ren flickered, appearing beside Little Shi Tou and Ling Fei in the span of a single breath.

"Holy Spirit, are you alright?" When the Holy Stone Spirit arrived, the Grand Elder and the others couldn’t help but ask.

The other Elders beside them all had faces full of concern.

Even Ling Fei cast a concerned gaze his way.

Just now, the Holy Stone Spirit had acted to block Kun Shaohan. His imposing manner was truly admirable.

"It’s nothing. I just lost a Spirit Body," the Holy Stone Spirit said with a calm expression.

"Congratulations, Holy Spirit, on touching upon that Realm," Old Shi Ren said, congratulating him instead.

As soon as he said this, the eyes of the nearby Elders burned with fervor. The Holy Stone Spirit’s power had far surpassed their imagination.

He was absolutely incomparable to a Heaven-Reaching Realm expert; even a Demigod couldn’t contend with him.

"Haha, although I lost a Spirit Body in this battle, the benefits were not small," the Holy Stone Spirit laughed heartily.

He seemed extremely pleased.

If not for the battle with Kun Shaohan, he would not have been able to verify his recent gains. It might have taken him another ten or even a hundred years to reach his current Realm.

RUMBLE!

Just then, in the sky above, the clouds and mist roiled, and the sound of thunder echoed.

"Not good, the Celestial Punishment is about to descend! Retreat!" Seeing this, the Grand Elder immediately shouted.

He could feel his Divine Soul being locked on to, and the hairs on his body stood on end.

"Celestial Punishment?" The Holy Stone Spirit raised an eyebrow, but he seemed very calm and showed no intention of fleeing.

This left the few Elders beside him with faces full of astonishment.

"The Celestial Punishment has already locked on to you and me. It will descend in an instant, so fleeing is useless," the Holy Stone Spirit said lightly. "If we flee to our Stone Race’s territory, we might implicate our other clansmen. In that case, we might as well stay here in the Kunpeng Clan’s territory. That way, only the Kunpeng Clan members will be implicated."

’That works too?’ Upon hearing this, Ling Fei was taken aback. He felt that this Holy Stone Spirit was quite the scoundrel.

’He even had a vague feeling that the Holy Stone Spirit had intentionally provoked a huge battle with Kun Shaohan in the Kunpeng Clan’s territory, precisely to trigger the Celestial Punishment here and drag the Kunpeng Clan into it.’

’But the risk of doing so was too great, as it would also affect the top-tier experts of the Stone Race.’

"Ahem, Mr. Ling, please activate the Primordial Celestial Stone. Use its Supreme Dao Patterns to isolate our Divine Souls, conceal us from the Celestial Secret, and evade the Celestial Punishment." Just as Ling Fei was hesitating, the Holy Stone Spirit gave a dry cough and sent him a mental transmission.

’Activate the Primordial Celestial Stone and isolate our Divine Souls?’ Ling Fei was startled by the words. At the same time, a look of realization dawned in his eyes. ’This old stone really did have a plan!’

"How do I isolate the Divine Souls?" Ling Fei asked.

"You only need to bring out the Primordial Celestial Stone and guide it with your Heart Spirit. Make its Dao Patterns envelop the space above our heads, and it will isolate our Divine Souls and conceal us from the Celestial Secret," the Holy Stone Spirit transmitted, explaining how to use it. This was because Ling Fei could not yet truly control the Primordial Celestial Stone; he could only guide it.

"Alright!" Ling Fei nodded. The tribulation clouds were already roiling, and the Celestial Punishment was about to descend in an instant. He didn’t dare hesitate any longer.

Immediately, with a nudge from his Heart Spirit, the Primordial Celestial Stone inside his Sea of Consciousness stirred. Following the pull of his Heart Spirit, it actually flickered and emerged from between his eyebrows.

The Primordial Celestial Stone was not large to begin with, only about the size of a palm. But as it flickered out into the open, it continuously expanded, becoming like a mountain floating in the air. Hazy Dao Patterns bloomed from its surface, weaving together as if forming a world of their own, enveloping Ling Fei, Little Shi Tou, and everyone from the Stone Race.

When these Dao Patterns shrouded the space above their heads, everyone immediately felt the sensation of being locked on to by the Celestial Might disappear.

RUMBLE!

At that moment, lightning had already begun to fall from the sky.

But the appearance of the Primordial Celestial Stone had concealed them from the Celestial Secret, causing the lightning bolts to lose their targets. They actually dissipated into nothingness within the Void.

However, the lightning in other areas struck out toward the Kunpeng Clan members one by one.

Just then, Kun Wuji was preparing to put away the Kunpeng Corpse. Unfortunately, the lightning descended, covering all directions, and even the Kunpeng Corpse was locked on to.

The other clan members were also locked on to by the Celestial Punishment.

RUMBLE!

Endless lightning fell, arriving in an instant.

In a panic, the Kunpeng Clan members immediately brought out their treasures to defend against the Celestial Punishment.

The Celestial Punishment fell, locking on to many Cultivators.

From Kun Wuji to the Elders, and even Cultivators at the Daoist Palace Realm and Divine Mansion Realm.

"AHH!" Someone was sent flying by a bolt of lightning, letting out a miserable scream.

"Mother! I didn’t even do anything just now! Why am I being targeted?!" another Kunpeng Clan member wailed, their face full of grievance.

Sorrowful cries rang out continuously throughout the Kunpeng Clan’s territory. Many Cultivators felt incredibly bitter.

They clearly hadn’t made a move, and they were obviously far from the recent battlefield, yet they were still targeted by the Celestial Punishment.

It seemed the Supreme Rule was warning the Kunpeng Clan.

This made many of the Kunpeng Clan members want to cry but have no tears.

One by one, the experts were bathed in lightning, each unleashing Divine Techniques and bringing out Supreme Treasures to resist the strikes.

Fortunately, the lightning sent down by the Celestial Punishment was differentiated: stronger for the strong, and weaker for the weak. It wasn’t completely impossible to resist.

Otherwise, it was likely that all the weaker ones would have died under the Celestial Punishment.

Even so, many people were struck dead by the lightning, and others had their foundations destroyed by the strikes.

It could be said that for the Kunpeng Clan, this was an unexpected disaster.

But the people of the Stone Race were completely unharmed. They were protected by the Primordial Celestial Stone, seemingly existing in a separate world.

"Why isn’t the Celestial Punishment descending on the Stone Race’s area?" Seeing this, a few of the Kunpeng Clan’s Elders were filled with frustration.