The Stars Beyond

Chapter 488: Who Could Balance The Mortal World

Guarding the wormhole was a cold and pitch-black massive ship hidden in the shadows. It dwarfed Wang Xuan's vessel by an unknown magnitude.

"Is that an unfriendly spaceship incoming? Then let's take them down, crush them, and turn them into cosmic debris!" The mechanical bear gnashed its teeth, then sprang into action, rallying all its strength in the calm of space.

Several people felt dizzy because of it. It wasn't the first time. The cute mechanical bear had always taken the initiative in critical situations, he had always struck first.

Qing Mu grabbed it, saying, "Brother Bear, do you see the difference between us and them? The weight difference is huge, we’re not even in the same league. Their energy shield can withstand your attacks hundreds of times over, you won't even make a dent!"

"What's there to fear? The spaceship you’re on isn’t an ordinary spaceship. It's refitted from the wreckage of another universe. Its small size is just a facade. In a real battle, its firepower is tremendous!" The mechanical bear refused to yield, ready to engage.

Everyone could see it now. This guy was a bit like a honey badger. He was ready to fight and would charge forward first regardless of whether he could win!

"You've been captured. Disarm immediately and board the escape pods. Otherwise, we'll open fire and obliterate you!"

The black ship that was like a steel city, signaled Wang Xuan and his crew to refrain from any risky behavior, or else they would face immediate destruction.

"Everyone, come over here!" Wang Xuan took out the precious Life Essence Furnace and activated it. Everyone went into the enlarged furnace and were prepared to charge at the massive spaceship..

Only the mechanical bear remained stubborn and was refusing to enter it. He prepared to face off against the massive ship, saying, "How dare a turtle threaten a bear? I'll smash you to pieces!"

Ignoring it, Wang Xuan knew it wouldn’t die so easily as it was an active metal life form. Even if it was torn to hundreds of pieces, it could melt and reassemble.

"They say he failed his tribulation, but it's not very reliable. After all, he killed several mighty gods. Dealing with such a dangerous character with one shot would be the best solution."　In the massive ship, a god in black and gold armor spoke up. With black hair and dark eyes, he exuded a heroic aura. As a being in the second stage of the Wanderer level, his strength was formidable, it could be said that he was one of the mightiest beings’ avatars in the real world.

"Perhaps we're being too cautious. His breakthrough was blocked and he's just a failure. Is he really worth fearing?" Another person spoke. With golden hair cascading down his tall figure, he was draped in golden armor and was wielding a massive sword. This was an avatar of one of the mightiest undying.

"It's somewhat pitiful. Our status can’t even be comparable. He’s just a young man from the real world, yet he's treated us three mighty gods like this. If word got out, it'd sound like a fantasy and we'd be seen as a joke!" A woman with fiery red armor spoke up. Her armor was crafted from the scales of a fire dragon and it accentuated her curves. Her face was fair, beautiful yet icy.

"We can’t do anything about this situation for now. He's indeed quite special, a very dangerous character. In my opinion, it's best to just kill him directly and eliminate any future troubles with the warship." The god in black armor spoke, his deep black eyes were filled with killing intent.

"Since we've taken on the mission, with a handsome reward, let's give the employer a satisfactory outcome. Anyway, it doesn't require much effort from us. Let’s trap him in the Inner Landscape Formation, and wait for Qi Tian to come and reap him." The golden armored man spoke, indifferent and self-assured. He was a very ancient immortal who had originally intended to intervene personally but had restrained himself in the end. He feared any unexpected mishaps might happen.

Yet, he felt somewhat uneasy. A young man from the mortal realm had actually slain a god. After the news spread to the Great Barrier, he had been eager to find an opportunity to take action and eliminate this so-called genius of the modern world.

"Qi Tian has obtained the Ascension Banner. We’ll need to stay friendly to characters like him. Perhaps in the future, we may need the protection of the treasures in his hands to survive the transcendent winter," the woman said.

She added, "But I'm still somewhat unhappy. I really want to avenge my friend Yuan Lei. We've become stepping stones for him even though we’re mighty gods. First, I'll disable his spaceship and leave behind his half-dead body."

In an instant, the massive spaceship's icy weapons targeted the silver-white small spaceship. It intended to blast it to pieces first. However, what they didn't expect was that the frenzied mechanical bear was even fiercer than them. He had already taken the initiative and had unleashed its strongest firepower.

Boom!　

Blinding beams streaked through the vast dark universe and directly hit the massive ship. The ship still shook violently even with energy shields protecting it. The screens were flickering, and sparks were seen flying out from some devices.

"How is this possible? That's an evil spirit’s ship that belongs to another universe?!" The three gods were shocked, they were extremely wary of the evil spirit’s technological weapons. Naturally, they ordered their men to open fire immediately, intending to destroy the small spaceship.

"Do you not know who I am? You’ve successfully pissed off the Bear Lord that shakes the universe! You even want to devour my spaceship? I'll ruin you first!" The mechanical bear roared while firing continuously.

"Brother bear, you're amazing!" Transcendent Ma poked his head out of the Life Essence Furnace and was quite amazed by the bear.

Crack!　

The silver-white small spaceship was battered, the left front cabin exploded and disintegrated, but the mechanical bear remained undaunted. He continued fiercely firing and was prepared to fight to the death. Eventually, the shield of the massive spaceship was pierced, and the intense beams struck its hull, causing a massive explosion.

The crew on the giant ship were shocked and terrified as they had never encountered such a situation. The two ships were not even in the same league and they were more than capable of crushing Wang Xuan’s spaceship. It would be difficult for the silver-white spaceship to break through the defense shield even if they stood still and let them attack. However, both the spaceships were actually damaged in the end.

Wang Xuan took action, piloting the Life Essence Furnace and driving it into the wreckage of the opposing ship. He told the mechanical bear that it was almost enough and not to hit him.

Wang Xuan's spirit projected out of his body. He then retracted the Life Essence Furnace and appeared in the steel jungle.

The three mighty figures appeared with grim faces as they thought they would crush their opponents and obliterate them with their massive warship. But they only ended up being disabled themselves, which was extremely embarrassing.

The woman spoke up, "Wang Xuan, you're quite audacious. You've slain four major gods in the Land of the Undying which shows you have extraordinary courage. But have you ever considered that the gods will soon descend to the mortal realm? You've killed their incarnations in the mortal realm. What do you think will happen to you?!"

Her black hair swayed while her fiery red dragon scale armor shone. Although she was an opposition, her heroic and cold temperament left a deep impression.

"Ridiculous. They all wanted to kill me on the battlefield. I don't care whether they're gods or pigs, they’re just like you, blocking my path and trying to attack me. I don't care if you're undyings or some ferocious beast. I'll fight back to the end!" Wang Xuan was extremely ferocious. He showed no fear and confronted them head-on.

"Then wait to die!" The man with black hair and black eyes spoke with his black and gold armor shining. He had no intention of making a move and instead stepped back.

The tall man with golden hair said, "I just love seeing an arrogant genius like you from later generations that thinks you can defy the heavens, the earth, and the gods. Then, end up in a pitiful state and kneeling under someone else's feet after being dealt with. I'd prefer to see the contrast between your arrogance and your eventual defeat." Then, he also retreated without making a move.

"Enough, just quietly await your demise. Your opponent is not us!" The woman spoke with a cold expression.

At this moment, Wang Xuan sensed something unusual. Clusters of bonfires had lit up around him. It was the lingering resonance of rules, the intertwining remnants of order.

Among the wreckage of the ruined spaceship, six peculiar inner landscape treasures radiated light and intertwined with mysterious runes. They linked together to form a terrifying array that trapped him. These inner landscape treasures were not as extraordinary as special inner landscapes, but their owners were definitely not ordinary either, far surpassing the usual inner landscape spaces.

"The aura of the Evil Dragon, Qi Tian's treasures... Is he coming?" Wang Xuan murmured, then said, "It seems that he has also been collecting various inner landscapes, killing many talents. The owners of these six inner landscapes were very powerful in their prime, with extraordinary talents. It's a pity that they were killed."

He sensed that the array would be very powerful once it was connected. Even the mighty ones that were trapped couldn't necessarily escape. It would cost him a great price and consume a lot of time even if he wanted to break it. However, he had treasures in his hands and was not in a hurry. It was precisely because of this that he dared to come over and didn't care about the opponent's conventional methods.

"Oh, do you know who's coming? Do you have a premonition of your own fate? It’s going to be a tragic one," the woman said, contacting the distant dragon in the starry sky for the first time, informing him that they had found the person and he could come over now.

Wang Xuan calmly said, "Qi Tian, the person who has borrowed a corpse to return to life, is very strong and very vicious. But how do you know I can't kill him?"

"It's ridiculous!" sneered the man in black armor.

"What do you have to compete with him? He's a peerless transcendent. He owned special inner landscapes in the Land of Immortals. He’s leading an era. Now that he has revived, his main body has even seized the Ascension Banner in the Immortal Realm. I ask you, who in the world can contend with him? If a small character like you, that’s just jumping around in the mortal world, encounters him, you'll be stomped to death!"

"Whether your tribulation failure was real or fake, it doesn't in front of a peerless transcendent. Just wait for your own demise!"

Wang Xuan remained calm and listened to their words without being shaken, because in his eyes, Qi Tian was the only opponent left and he was thinking about how to hunt the dragon. As for these few people? They couldn't be left behind either. It would be better to kill them.

Wang Xuan looked at them and said, "The three of you are quite annoying. It would be a problem if you guys interfere with my decisive battle. Who knows if you might ruin my plans at a critical moment. So... let's just kill you all!"

He summoned the Life Essence Furnace and a terrifying aura pervaded the sky. It was as if a piece of heaven had collapsed and had torn through the terrifying Immortal Path formation. The six peculiar inner landscape treasures were then collected by Wang Xuan, storing them in the furnace.

"You..." The three of them were shocked on the spot.

That was the legendary... treasure? How could a mortal possess it, and it was even in the mortal world!　

Their scalps tingled, and chills ran down their spines because the three knew that their opponent would inevitably kill them to silence them. Seeing this scene, they knew there was no way they could be spared. The three turned and left, each rushing in different directions. There’s no point in talking about helping the peerless transcendent trap prisoners as their own lives were at stake now.

Originally, what they did had no risks. The six inner landscape treasures were enough to trap any powerful being in the mortal world. However, they didn't expect that the Life Essence Furnace would appear. That was a variable that was not in their plans or expectations.

"Do you guys think you’re able to run away?" Wang Xuan didn't chase after them or use any treasures. Instead, he displayed the strange scriptures he had newly mastered and released the true form.

A cicada appeared, carrying a hint of chaotic aura, as if it were Wang Xuan himself. It gently flapped its wings, and the residual ripples of rules expanded. With a loud bang, it hit the tall golden-haired man, causing half of his body to shatter and his blood painting the starry sky. This was the manifestation of the Golden Cicada Technique that had reached its highest peak. The true form could be used to kill enemies!

The Gold Cicada flapped its wings and flew out. With its transparent thin wings that were sharper than a celestial sword, it cut through the void of the universe. With a swoosh, it sliced the woman's body in half, causing her to emit a piercing scream. She was unable to escape in the end.

The Gold Cicada chirped, and terrifying fluctuations surged forward as its sound resonated with the Dao. With a whoosh, it caught up to the third god, twisting his body in half and capturing him alive. None of the three gods were able to escape. All of them were bloodied and broken, with their bodies and spirits captured.

"You..." The three were horrified. Wang Xuan couldn't possibly have such methods even if he had succeeded in his tribulation, it was truly shocking. Could there still be someone in the mortal world who could contend with him?