Chapter 880 - 498: A Mere Fatal Wound

Instead... it faintly revealed a hint of satisfaction, as if her scheme had succeeded!

Noticing Gongyang Yunlan’s expression, Xu Xiongda also began to sense something was wrong. But it was too late.

The next moment, Xu Xiongda’s Dantian exploded with a resounding BOOM. A faceless visage squeezed out from the wound.

The Wuxiang Emperor!?

Zou Feng had seen this move with his own eyes before. Wang Yu, the ghost residing inside the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, was an even bigger victim. He had similarly had his stomach inexplicably invaded by the Wuxiang Emperor, who then violently burst his way out.

With such a sudden change of events, almost everyone aboard the Fallen God was completely dumbfounded. Wang Yu’s mouth twitched as he experienced a phantom pain.

However, Wang Yu had unknowingly fallen for the Wuxiang Emperor’s trick because the Wuxiang Emperor was simply much stronger than him. But Xu Xiongda, who could effortlessly crush Gongyang Yunlan in a fight, couldn’t possibly be weaker than the Wuxiang Emperor. Logically, he shouldn’t have fallen for this move.

Zou Feng instantly guessed why Xu Xiongda had been hit.

The Wuxiang Emperor had obviously been lurking inside Gongyang Yunlan’s body all along, waiting for Xu Xiongda to win and "walk right into the trap" when he went to claim his prize. No matter how strong Xu Xiongda was, as a man, he would inevitably expose a weakness in such a situation. The Wuxiang Emperor accurately seized this vulnerability, taking the opportunity to invade Xu Xiongda’s body.

Zou Feng suddenly understood. No wonder Gongyang Yunlan dared to start a second round. She had actually calculated that Xu Xiongda would pounce like a starving tiger the moment he caught his prey. In truth, Gongyang Yunlan and the Wuxiang Emperor’s plot wasn’t overly complex, but it was incredibly sinister. From the moment Xu Xiongda took a fancy to Gongyang Yunlan, it was inevitable that the Vice Sect Leader would suffer this tribulation.

As these thoughts flashed through his mind, Zou Feng naturally wouldn’t just stand there idly. He activated Critical Strike on side effects without hesitation. However, the target of the transfer wasn’t Gongyang Yunlan; it was the Wuxiang Emperor. He knew very well that bursting out of the stomach was only the beginning. The Wuxiang Emperor would immediately inflict further severe damage on Xu Xiongda next. Gongyang Yunlan, on the other hand, had suffered heavy injuries during her previous fight with Xu Xiongda, so the threat she posed was already relatively minor.

At this moment, Xu Xiongda was also somewhat dazed. He truly hadn’t expected to fall for a trap in such a situation. He even had to admire Gongyang Yunlan for daring to scheme against him like this. After all, as the leader of a major faction, the prestige of the Empress of the Dubhe Divine Domain was enough to make many Outer Realms tremble in fear.

Simultaneously, Xu Xiongda realized that the Heaven-Flipping Seal must have reversed time. Therefore, the people of the Divine Domain already knew that without resorting to such an underhanded tactic, Gongyang Yunlan truly had absolutely no chance. Thinking of this, Xu Xiongda couldn’t help but smile bitterly. No matter how arrogant he was, he had to admit that he was now facing a desperate situation, with almost no possibility of turning the tables.

In fact, given the severe trauma to his physical body, the absolute power that Xu Xiongda was so proud of couldn’t be gathered again for the time being. And the Wuxiang Emperor would definitely not give him a chance to regroup...

But just as Xu Xiongda was lamenting for the first time in his life that lust truly was a blade hanging over one’s head, he heard the Wuxiang Emperor let out a muffled groan of pain.

He looked down in astonishment, only to see that a mouth had suddenly grown on the Wuxiang Emperor’s originally faceless visage, and he was currently vomiting blood. This scene left not only Xu Xiongda but also Gongyang Yunlan and the Wuxiang Emperor himself completely baffled, entirely unable to understand what had gone wrong.

Because he was suddenly coughing up blood, the Wuxiang Emperor temporarily had no way to continue severely injuring Xu Xiongda. This slight delay bought Xu Xiongda the time he needed to regather his strength.

Soon, a re-energized Xu Xiongda grabbed the Wuxiang Emperor’s head and forcefully yanked the guy out of his own body. Although this action caused the gaping hole in Xu Xiongda’s stomach to tear even larger, no internal organs or blood spilled out. Looking into the wound, one could only see a profound, starry sky...

The Wuxiang Emperor, whose head was being crushed, naturally let out an even more agonizing shriek.

Seeing that things were going south, Gongyang Yunlan ignored her own injuries and viciously stabbed her Sword Pointing at the center of Xu Xiongda’s forehead. But Xu Xiongda disregarded her completely, continuing to ruthlessly crush the Wuxiang Emperor’s head.

The situation fell into a stalemate once again!

"What are you standing around for? Quickly reinforce Sect Leader Xu! Slaughter these Divine Domain Tribulation Cultivators!"

Supreme Elder Lin Mu’s orders snapped the others out of their daze, reminding them of the ongoing crisis. Indeed, they could no longer just stand back and watch.

Speaking of which, the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect had actually followed martial ethics. They said it would be a duel, and they truly observed the battle from ten miles away. But the Royal Family of the Dubhe Divine Domain was completely shameless. The Wuxiang Emperor lurking inside Gongyang Yunlan’s body had preemptively broken the rules of the duel. And since the rules were broken, what naturally followed was an all-out war where anything goes.

In fact, without needing Lin Mu’s reminder, Zou Feng had already been the first to charge out after activating Critical Strike on side effects.

Ultimately, the worst-case scenario had not occurred. Although his Critical Strike had a limited effect on Divinity Transformation Realm experts, it managed to save Xu Xiongda. Despite the wound on Xu Xiongda’s stomach looking horrific and large enough to fit a small washbasin, for a Body Refinement expert of his level, a mere "fatal wound" was nothing too serious. He absolutely didn’t need to do what Wang Yu did—turn into a Ghost Cultivator just to survive.

Above the Imperial City opposite them, a massive number of Tribulation Cultivators also took to the sky. They were densely packed like a swarm of locusts, similarly preparing to join the battle.

Before Zou Feng and the others could reach the battlefield, Xu Xiongda crushed the Wuxiang Emperor’s head, popping it without any suspense. At the same time, he kicked Gongyang Yunlan away.

But he didn’t continue the pursuit to thoroughly claim her life. He had no choice. Ultimately, he was too heavily injured. After that fresh round of killing, Xu Xiongda was already teetering in the air.

Although Gongyang Yunlan took a solid kick, the force behind it wasn’t much. It didn’t even make her spit up blood. However, the Wuxiang Emperor, whose head had been popped, looked completely unsavable. His headless body floated down from the sky like a torn sack.

Even though the Wuxiang Emperor had been seized by Xu Xiongda and consequently killed because he was hit by the Critical Strike on side effects, Zou Feng still felt that this existence, who held a very special status and power in the Dubhe Divine Domain, had died a bit too easily.

Opening the List of Gods to check, he saw as expected that the Wuxiang Emperor’s name had not disappeared. Its brightness had merely dimmed slightly.

This gave Zou Feng quite a headache. Compared to Gongyang Yunlan, he would much rather have the Wuxiang Emperor die. After all, that guy’s methods were far too sinister, making him truly impossible to defend against.

But there was no time for Zou Feng to overthink it now. The free-for-all battle with the Dubhe Divine Domain Royal Family had already raised its curtains.

Actually, while it was called a free-for-all battle, the Dubhe Divine Domain side was fighting as they retreated. These people knew very well that without the Array advantage of the Heaven-Flipping Seal, fighting a team battle outside against the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect offered no chance of victory. The only reason they charged out was to save Gongyang Yunlan. Of course, they were also looking for an opportunity to see if they could deliver another fatal blow to Xu Xiongda.

However, the Royal Family had ultimately underestimated him. Enduring a fatal wound, Xu Xiongda could actually withstand numerous attacks and even strike back from time to time.

Seeing no hope, the Divine Domain Royal Family focused on covering Gongyang Yunlan’s retreat and stopped trying to attack him. In the blink of an eye, Xu Xiongda was surrounded and protected by several Elders, with Lin Mu stepping directly in front of him. With the Elders personally protecting Xu Xiongda, the rest of the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect naturally cast aside their reservations and began to madly hunt down the Divine Domain Royal Family.

Zou Feng originally wanted to join the pursuit, but after a moment’s thought, he temporarily gave up on the idea. First of all, the chase wouldn’t be very effective. They were too close to the Imperial City, and there was simply no way to stop those people from retreating into the Array. Before thoroughly breaking the Star Constellation Array, besieging the Imperial City was also meaningless.

Furthermore, the fact that the Wuxiang Emperor hadn’t perished kept Zou Feng’s mind uneasy; he always felt that something was still wrong.

Thus, after stopping his pursuit, Zou Feng couldn’t help but turn to look at Xu Xiongda’s position...