Chapter 191: Fight to the Death, True Immortal Remnant Bone
[Eight-armed God (Eighth Order): An Upper Rank True God of the Incense Fire Divine Path, one of many incarnations, whose true form is exceedingly distant. Within its divine body resides a Divine Kingdom, embracing billions of fervent followers.]
The distance between the stars was too vast—Chu Zheng's Spiritual Eye could hardly discern the information of these beings.
The closest was that colossal Incense Fire Deity. In haste, he could only make out this piece of information.
An Eighth Order True God equates to a True Immortal. As for the term "Upper Rank," it likely pertains to the categorization of the strength of Incense Fire Deities.
Before Chu Zheng could recover from his astonishment, behind the head of the Eight-armed God, there abruptly emerged a Divine Kingdom, within which indistinct figures could be seen kneeling in prayer, worshiping this gigantic deity.
A dense blue smoke billowed out, congealing into a cloud of incense smoke that enveloped the severed arm, and the four sliced arms quickly regenerated.
Clearly, the myriad figures within the Divine Kingdom were fervent followers of the Eight-armed God, the source of the Incense Fire Deity's power.
Although this was merely an incarnation of the Eight-armed God, the very presence of so many followers revealed its determination.
The Path of Incense Fire Divinity maintains that with undiminished followers, the Incense Fire Deity will exist eternally—an undoubtedly unique path to immortality.
But the Heavenly Dao is fair—where there is gain, there must be loss. The Path of Incense Fire Deity is not only weaker in combat compared to ordinary cultivators, but it also comes with many limitations.
In the strictest sense, Incense Fire Deities can no longer be considered alive. Their flesh and blood had long ceased to be, completely losing the reproductive abilities that living beings naturally possess.
Moreover, they were excessively dependent on their followers. Should the number of their followers suddenly suffer catastrophic losses, their own power would plummet from the clouds into the abyss, making it exceedingly difficult to rise again merely by their own might.
In other words, Incense Fire Deities do not have the opportunity to start over, and they must expend significant effort to protect their followers.
In only a few moments, the surrounding starry sky vanished from sight, a great sun hung above them, and a clear blue sea under a green sky was visible, cutting off the starlight from the heavens.
Chu Zheng had never seen such a technique before, and was greatly shaken, unable to discern whether the scene before him was an illusion or if there truly was an entity that, in a blink of an eye, had formed its own cosmos.
Several figures walked out from the Immortal Pass, their every movement infused with surging waves of immortal power, all of them True Immortals, wielding Immortal Treasures, heading straight towards the Eight-armed God to besiege him.
The leading True Immortal, with long hair cascading like a waterfall, wore a white and blue Immortal Robe, stepped in Azure Dragon boots, and wielded the very Immortal Sword that had severed the Eight-armed God's arms earlier.
The sword's edge trembled, its voracious radiance overshadowing the great sun in the sky.
A beam of sword light descended—a solitary strike split the heavens, tearing a huge rift through the world before them, the starry sky reappearing as the sword's might pressed against the crown of the Eight-armed God's head, aiming to cleave him in two.
Facing several True Immortals together, the Eight-armed God did not engage but instead quickly retreated.
In the blink of an eye, several figures emerged behind the Eight-armed God, all distinct in form, their aura fluctuations on par with those of True Immortals.
Both parties engaged without any exchange—combat was immediate, as the vast fluctuations of Laws overwhelmed the heavens. There was no holding back; every move was made to kill.
Boom!
The world plunged into chaos, the Yin Yang Dual Qi intertwining, emitting a terrifyingly brilliant celestial light that formed a vast ocean of chaos, obscuring any view within.
Chu Zheng, who had been observing the battlefield closely, suddenly felt a piercing pain in his eyes and blood gushed forth like a fountain, injured by the Breath of Law, and he was instantly blinded.
As the repair panel functioned, a refreshing flow seemed to pour into his eyes, soothing the intense pain, and his vision swiftly returned to normal.
At that moment, Chu Zheng's face showed an unmistakably horrified expression.
The moment his sight was taken, he saw a flash of blood—a True Immortal was instantaneously dismembered, even their Protective Immortal Treasure shattered.
As the True Immortal perished, visions of worlds collapsing flitted by, blurred and indecipherable.
On the other side of the Myriad Realms, too, some spat blood from grave injuries, as the Eight-armed God was once again bisected at the waist by the Immortal Sword.
Around the wound, silent Sword Qi encircled, relentlessly erasing his Incense Fire Willpower, preventing his recovery.
Bang!
The Array barrier that enshrouded Heaven Pass shattered, a massive breach opened by the aftershocks of the clash between the True Immortals.
Amidst the falling debris, remnants of bones mixed with Immortal Blood tumbled into Heaven Pass, giving off an incredibly rich and exotic fragrance.
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In the sky above, the fractured Array gradually healed, and to prevent further disturbances to Heaven Pass, a True Immortal immediately performed a secret technique, transferring the battlefield into another layer of space.
Even with a True Immortal fallen at the outset of the battle, not a single one took a step back.
This was a struggle for Heavenly Fate—there was no retreat, only a fight to the death.
Bang—
A severed arm along with a piece of Remnant Jade landed not far from Chu Zheng, blood spilling out, snuffing out the Great Sun True Flame that couldn't touch even a sliver of it.
[True Immortal Relic (Eighth Order/Incomplete): The severed arm of a True Immortal, with remnants of Immortal Descendant's blood, its True Spirit extinguished, irreparable, carrying traces of Law Energy. With your current abilities, you are unable to handle it.]
[Purifying Sky Ring (Eighth Order/Incomplete): A Middle Quality Immortal Treasure, crafted chiefly from Heavenly Abyss Jade Marrow, having endured Five Tribulations, shattered in battle. With your current abilities, you are unable to restore it.]
Looking at the half-limb that had fallen nearby, Chu Zheng's breath tightened slightly, and without much hesitation, he quietly merged into the Void, approaching the fallen limb.