Splitting the Heavens

Chapter 1417: Opportunity

“He’s just too damn strong! If you came a little later, True Immortal Yang would have been seriously injured!” Zhang Xuansheng couldn’t help but complain to the familiar figure who arrived to protect Yang Taihe at the very last second.

The newcomer maintained the smile on his face as the streak of light beneath his feet slowly disappeared. As the darkness started to take over again, the smile on his face looked a little more gloomy. “Apologies... I had a few more cups of tea and came a little late.”

“As long as you came...” Zhang Xuansheng nodded lightly. Even though he looked composed on the surface, he experienced endless shock.

The more he observed the newcomer with his divine soul, the more confused he became. If he wasn’t mistaken, the True Immortal who arrived was only at the fourth tier!

“You... True Immortal Little Shang?! No... This isn’t right! Who the hell are you?! True Immortal Little Shang is at the level of Returning to the Origin!” Zhang Xuansheng cried out in shock.

Of course, he wasn’t the only person who was surprised by what he observed.

The black cloaked True Immortal who was flanked on both sides also stared at ‘Shang Xia’ with a strange expression. He didn’t look frightened or shocked, but there was something strange in his eyes.

The Shang Xia that appeared indicated for Yang Taihe to retreat before chuckling in response, “I’m Shang Xia, but more accurately, I’m just an External Avatar my main body created.”

“How can a clone possess the strength of a high-level True Immortal... No, did you just call yourself an External Avatar?” Zhang Xuansheng frowned.

The black cloaked True Immortal looked confused as he asked, “What’s an External Avatar?”

Watching how Yang Taihe had left the black void, Shang Xia’s External Avatar laughed softly to himself for some time before he replied, “Since you wish to know my secrets, what better way than to experience it for yourself? It’s a perfect opportunity since I’m also curious about your identity!”

As soon as the words left his lips, Shang Xia’s External Avatar gestured into the void and a five colored sword qi slashed at the black cloaked True Immortal.

Unable to hide his gloom, a frosty growl left his lips, “If your true body was here, I might be a little afraid. However, for you to send a clone... So what if you have the strength of a fourth tier True Immortal?!”

After he spoke, a ball of black flame appeared in the void around the sword.

When the five colored sword qi brushed against the ball of flame, it started to sizzle and get eaten away. However, the flame also weakened and it reached a point where it looked like it would dissipate the very next second.

The second Shang Xia’s External Avatar moved, Zhang Xuansheng also attacked.

A bronze mirror that was the size of his palm appeared in his hand and it was directed at the black cloaked True Immortal.

The void around the black cloaked True Immortal started to melt as spatial ripples started to form at his position. He felt as though he sank into a quagmire and he started to feel suffocated.. The powerful ripples wanted to swallow him whole and it gave him a feeling of drowning.

How could he not understand the situation he was in?!

He knew that the moment the strange energy fully entered his body, he would be torn apart from the inside out.

Reaching out and gesturing in the air, another ball of black flame rushed at him like a comet. The void around him was scorched and when the ball of flame swallowed him, he turned into a giant burning ball. The void around him solidified and he disappeared the next instant.

Be it Shang Xia’s External Avatar or Zhang Xuansheng, they wouldn’t be foolish enough to think that their enemy would be so easily dealt with.

They quickly drew closer to each other and raised their guards. Zhang Xuansheng’s mirror shone once again at his surroundings and spatial ripples started to spread, growing faster as it went.

Without anyone stopping it, it filled the black void and showed signs of shattering it.

Letting the spatial ripples force his target out without doing anything else wasn’t really Shang Xia’s style. After Zhang Xuansheng used his mirror, 2 mighty five colored rings appeared above his head and beneath his feet respectively. After they appeared, another sword qi formed that quickly made 2 slashes in front of him. It formed an upright cross and if the black void wasn’t destroyed by Zhang Xuansheng, his sword qi would most definitely do it.

Shang Xia’s External Avatar might only possess the strength of a fourth tier True Immortal, but he retrieved the Five Element Ring from Chu Jia and he was utilizing his Yin Yang Extremity Sword Qi.

Facing 2 fourth tier True Immortals who possessed extremely high combat strength, even with the abilities the black cloaked True Immortal possessed, he didn’t dare to take their attacks head on.

A soft snort came from the void suddenly and the region filled with darkness disappeared.

When the faint starlight appeared in Zhang Xuansheng’s sights again, he saw the black cloaked True Immortal staring at them with a cold sneer on his face.

He roared in fright the next instant, “Oh no, everyone, hurry and dodge!”

As his words fell, Zhang Xuansheng already raised his mirror to stop the spatial ripples. In order to shatter the black void earlier, Zhang Xuansheng didn’t hold back. He used all his might in order to calm the space around him again.

In comparison, Shang Xia’s External Avatar was a little slower to react. However, he also got rid of his five colored sword qi the next instant.

He might have gotten rid of it as soon as he could, but the power it contained wasn’t so easily dissipated. The void around him started to shatter.

Earlier, the True Immortals outside were also trying to break the strange black void that was created by the enemy and released their special techniques without holding back. Now that it disappeared suddenly, powerful streams of energy flew straight at Shang Xia’s External Avatar and Zhang Xuansheng.

Everyone tried to restrain themselves as much as they could, but it was difficult to get rid of the danger completely.

Zhang Jianzi, who just became a second tier True Immortal, was sent tumbling through the void after being struck by the remnant energy in Zhang Xuansheng’s special technique. Even though it wasn’t life-threatening, he looked to be in an extremely bad state. Liu Jingsheng and Huang Jinghan weren’t too affected and managed to compose themselves after being forced hundreds of miles back.

As for Li Jidao and Yin Jingxu... They managed to react in time and moved far away. However, they soon discovered that the distance between them had increased and they wouldn’t be able to react quickly in case anything happened.

As for Zhang Xuansheng and Shang Xia’s External Avatar... They didn’t block the attacks of the other True Immortals either and decided to dodge. In doing so, they also separated.

The black cloaked True Immortal, who had been waiting at the side, obtained a perfect opportunity to strike!