Chapter 583: Deceived

WHOOSH!

WHOOSH!

WHOOSH!

…

Peerlessly sharp Sword Qi surged in all directions like a torrential downpour.

Immediately after, the sky-spanning Sword Qi coalesced into a single, brilliant beam of light that slashed down directly at the Realm Spirit.

The Realm Spirit’s expression remained unchanged. The Law of Space wove together before her, freezing the void solid.

The beam of light became like a fish in a dried-up pond, completely unable to move.

But in that moment of distraction, the Xuanwu phantom erupted once more with a vast power, like a volcanic eruption, suppressing everything in its path.

The Realm Spirit could no longer hold on and let out a muffled groan.

But she quickly stemmed the tide, her hands rapidly forming seals before her. Countless strands of Space Law densely wove together, forming a gigantic cage that imprisoned the Xuanwu phantom’s massive body.

The massive cage bound the Xuanwu phantom that had been formed by the Forbidden Array.

The Realm Spirit made full use of the remaining power from the Jasper Gold Seal, dividing her attention to fight two opponents at once, simultaneously holding off the attacks from Xiang Wei and the Xuanwu guards.

But even though she had done more than enough, the situation was still rapidly developing in an unfavorable direction.

A brilliant silver light exploded across the sky. Far away, above the Cyan Dragon Tribe, Tan Jingyu had finally finished constructing the Void Tunnel.

He took a single step into the tunnel. In the next moment, his figure would appear above the Xuanwu Tribe.

WHOOSH!

Just then, the Profound Armor Combat Puppet moved!

Despite the numerous damaged scars already marring its body, Ye Chen couldn’t be bothered with such things right now.

Even at the risk of completely destroying the Profound Armor Combat Puppet, he had to stop Tan Jingyu from exiting the Void Tunnel before he could obtain the Xuanwu Fire Seed!

BOOM!

An astonishing, murderous aura flowed around the Profound Armor Combat Puppet. It swung a fist forged from profound gold. As the Dao patterns of the Array flickered with streams of light across its body, its fist landed heavily on the Void Tunnel in the next instant.

“This is bad!”

Xiang Wei’s expression shifted slightly. He had wanted to stop it, but he was a step too late.

BOOM!

A powerful roar, like a clap of thunder, echoed between heaven and earth. The Void Tunnel shook violently under the Profound Armor Combat Puppet’s attack, sputtering with blinding silver light.

“Damn it!”

“Is no one going to stop him?”

Tan Jingyu’s voice traveled from deep within the Void Tunnel, faintly accompanied by a lingering echo.

Xiang Wei’s expression changed again. Daring not to hesitate any longer, he unleashed the world-shaking Swordsmanship that had dominated the entire Black Triangle and charged toward the Profound Armor Combat Puppet.

But the Profound Armor Combat Puppet paid him no mind. At the risk of being heavily wounded by Xiang Wei, it relentlessly hammered the Void Tunnel with over a hundred punches. Each punch was filled with overwhelming might, enough to easily suppress a Peak Divinity Transformation Realm Cultivator.

“Bastard!”

Xiang Wei roared. His Sword Qi flashed by like a fleeting shadow, streaking across the Profound Armor Combat Puppet’s body and leaving behind a wide gouge.

Although he attacked with all his might, the Profound Armor Combat Puppet had already succeeded in battering the Void Tunnel to pieces.

The void before them rippled. The newly constructed Void Tunnel was now covered in countless cracks, like shattered colored glass.

Eventually, the cracks stopped spreading. The Profound Armor Combat Puppet was sent flying by Xiang Wei’s attack and could no longer strike the Void Tunnel.

But while the Void Tunnel hadn’t collapsed, it was now severely damaged and could no longer allow a Cultivator to pass through.

Forcing one’s way through under these conditions was too risky. If the Void Tunnel were to collapse, one could be trapped inside, completely lost in the turbulent currents of space, perhaps never to find a way back to the present world.

Seeing this, the Realm Spirit let out a long sigh, a look of immense relief finally appearing on her cold face.

‘The Profound Armor Combat Puppet has likely suffered irreparable damage.’

‘But at least the Void Tunnel was destroyed, successfully delaying Tan Jingyu’s arrival. That’s enough!’

But soon, the Realm Spirit’s expression changed.

She raised her bright eyes in disbelief and looked into the distance.

There, a familiar figure was striding through the void. His steps seemed slow, yet with each one, he reappeared ten thousand zhang away.

He was dressed in white, and his handsome, jade-like face held a mocking smile.

It was none other than the Clan Leader of the Xuanwu Tribe, Tan Jingyu!

A genuine Peak of Divine Power Realm expert!

“How could it be…” the Realm Spirit murmured, her red lips slightly parted and her eyes filled with astonishment.

But she quickly recovered, her expression returning to its usual cold calm.

Clearly, they had all been tricked by Tan Jingyu!

The construction of the Void Tunnel was just a smokescreen, a trick to divert their attention.

He never intended to cross the void in the first place.

At his speed as a Peak of Divine Power Realm expert, it wouldn’t take him much time at all to cross the entire Black Triangle.

His reasons for building the Void Tunnel and pretending to be furious were simply to lull Ye Chen into a false sense of security, to make him believe he had successfully stopped him.

And while the Void Tunnel had indeed been destroyed, his own progress was not hindered in the slightest. In that short time, he had already rushed from the Cyan Dragon Tribe to Xuanwu City!

‘What a terrifying man…’

Even the Realm Spirit couldn’t help but sigh softly.

To be able to reign supreme over the Cultivation Realm in a chaotic place like the Black Triangle, Tan Jingyu truly possessed an extraordinary disposition and strategic mind.

Whether in terms of strength or other aspects, he was far beyond what an ordinary Cultivator could compare to!

“Boy, you exhausted every scheme you had to stop me…”

“And now, I have arrived!”

Tan Jingyu stood with his hands behind his back, looking down upon Ye Chen from on high. Within his deep eyes, the sun and moon seemed to rise and fall, emanating an astonishing might.

Just as the Realm Spirit had thought, he was actually in no hurry to return.

After all, he had long ago left sufficient countermeasures on the Xuanwu Tribe’s totem. He was confident that even someone with a true Chaos Bloodline could not obtain the Xuanwu Fire Seed from his seal.

Therefore, when he saw Ye Chen cross the void and descend upon the Xuanwu Tribe, he was not as anxious as he appeared. Instead, he began constructing the Void Tunnel to distract Ye Chen and the others, all while casually making his way back.

He knew, of course, that with Ye Chen’s abilities, the Cultivators of the Xuanwu Tribe would most likely be unable to stop him.

Of course, if they did manage to stop him, that would be even better. If the Void Tunnel was stable, he wouldn’t have minded crossing the void to return.

In the end, the Void Tunnel was successfully destroyed, just as he had expected.

But he had also successfully returned to the Xuanwu Tribe without being delayed in the slightest.

“Right now, are you feeling utterly hopeless?”

Tan Jingyu laughed heartily.