Chapter 426: Assassination! Li Yuan's Brush with Death

Chapter 426: Assassination! Li Yuan's Brush with Death



Since meeting the Nine Sounds True God, Li Yuan had been in contact with the Nine Sounds Tower and had some exchanges with the Thousand Illusions Ethereal Deity, the Nine Sounds Tower Lady.

During these two months in the capital.

Aside from his daily cultivation, Li Yuan had been asking the Thousand Illusions Ethereal Deity to procure some treasures, all of which were necessary for his upcoming Star Technique cultivation.

Li Yuan had a clear plan for the future.

Once he awakened the Nine-Star Meridian and broke through to the Demi-God Level, as a Nine-Star Meridian, his Source Energy would rapidly cultivate to levels 42 or even 43, and with the infusion of Source Energy into his body, he would quickly meet the requirements for the ninth level of the fourth stage of Star Technique cultivation.

Therefore, instead of waiting until then to make purchases, he decided to prepare in advance.

The Nine Sounds Tower, aside from being a place of pleasure, also conducted various treasure trading and acquisition businesses, with its extensive connections far surpassing ordinary shops.

Most importantly, given Li Yuan's identity, the Thousand Illusions Ethereal Deity would never dare to deceive him.

"I didn't expect it to take the Nine Sounds Tower more than a month to obtain the Void Illusion Sparse Stone," Li Yuan thought to himself.

Among the five Star Techniques he cultivated, only the 'Nine Shadow Clone' was at the seventh level, and although its power was impressive, it couldn't compare to the ninth level 'Ten Thousand Shadows Void.' Li Yuan had long wanted to replace it.

The crucial treasure needed to cultivate the 'Ten Thousand Shadows Void' was the Void Illusion Sparse Stone.

When Li Yuan was in the Seven-Star Civilization, he had asked Dongfang Ji Ming was present, but she couldn't provide it.

It wasn't until today, through the Nine Sounds Tower, that Li Yuan finally had the opportunity to acquire it.

"Fortunately," Li Yuan said with a smile, "the Star Perception Continent was once part of the Divine Realm, and many inheritances remain. Most treasure names are the same as those in the Divine Realm, which saves me a lot of trouble."

If the treasure names were different, even if the Star Perception Continent had such treasures, Li Yuan might not have been able to buy them.

Whoosh! Li Yuan flew out of the Divine Flame Palace, following the streets directly towards the Nine Sounds Tower.

"Sir Xu Yuan, are you going out again?" The two Demi-God level commanders at the entrance were still saluting Li Yuan.

"Hmm," Li Yuan nodded casually.

Li Yuan had just flown a few dozen kilometers away from the Divine Flame Palace.

A Demi-God level cultivator in white robes seemed to have just flown out of a Cave Mansion, his head slightly lowered in thought, flying directly towards Li Yuan.

"A Demi-God? Level 46?" Li Yuan glanced at him but didn't care

These days, Li Yuan occasionally flew through the city, never encountering danger, so his vigilance wasn't high, and he didn't pay much attention to the occasional Flying Heaven Demi-Gods on the streets.

At this moment, there were quite a few Flying Heaven Demi-Gods within a dozen kilometers of Li Yuan.

Li Yuan assumed that the white-robed Demi-God was heading in the same direction as him.

After all, according to Sha Xi, the Ethereal Deity, and Jiang Shan, as long as Li Yuan didn't leave the Yuan Kingdom Capital, he would be safe.

Whoosh! Whoosh! The distance between the two quickly closed, shrinking from the original five or six kilometers to just one kilometer in the blink of an eye.

One kilometer was already extremely close for a Void Deity.

Even for a Half-God Powerhouse, this was a dangerous sign.

Li Yuan subconsciously took a closer look at the other party.

"Hmm? Something's wrong!" Li Yuan's heart filled with caution, "I was about to turn, slightly adjusting my direction, and his flight path also changed slightly in an instant... Could he be targeting me?"

But this reaction seemed a bit late.

Boom!

In that instant, the white-robed Demi-God's speed erupted, rushing towards Li Yuan like a bolt of lightning.

Before his speed erupted, a nearly transparent crystal and a fiery red crystal ball had already appeared in his palm.

"Clap!"

"Clap!" The two crystals shattered, and in the moment the first nearly transparent crystal broke, it released a strange power that caused the surrounding void to start condensing layer by layer.

And in the moment the red crystal ball shattered, a heart-shaking scarlet flame burst forth from within.

"Boom!" The raging flame power, in the instant the space condensed, converged into one, like a fire dragon madly attacking Li Yuan.

The power was terrifying.

"This is bad."

"Something's wrong."

"It's a Law Artifact." Whether it was the two Demi-God level guards from the Divine Flame Palace or some Flying Heaven Demi-Gods passing by, they all instantly sensed something amiss and their expressions changed.

The Demi-Gods had keen eyes, and almost instantly, they judged that it was the power of a Law Artifact.

"It's an assassination attempt on Sir Xu Yuan."

"Any Law Artifact has power that can reach the Void Deity Level. To kill a Flying Heaven Level like Sir Xu Yuan, it might only take one encounter." The two Demi-God commanders, even from a distance of several dozen kilometers, felt a chill and were a bit flustered, "It can't be blocked, even by a Half-God Level powerhouse. Facing this level of attack, there's a high probability of falling."

It was too fast.

Not only did these two Demi-Gods not have time to save him, but even if they were strong enough, they wouldn't have been able to react in time.

Instinctively, they began sending messages for help.

"Boom!" The capital's formation high above, sensing the sudden changes in the Heaven and Earth Source Energy below, immediately activated, but it still needed time.

The most critical issue was the layers of condensed void, which caused the operation of the Origin Energy Array in this area to become slightly sluggish.

Perhaps it was just a second, but that second could mean the difference between life and death.

One could say that in this instant, the array protecting the Yuan Kingdom Capital couldn't save Li Yuan; he could only rely on himself.

"It's an assassination!"

"It's a spatial secret treasure, one that can stagnate spatial fluctuations." Gu You's voice sounded urgently in the same instant: "Li Yuan! Flee quickly! Due to the influence of this spatial secret treasure, whether I try to teleport you into the Ancient Deity Palace or you try to retrieve any treasure from your storage artifact, it will take some time."

Their communication was through divine intent, which was extremely fast.

"I understand." Li Yuan already comprehended his situation. Whether it was retrieving a Demigod Rank puppet or escaping into the Ancient Deity Palace, under the influence of the spatial secret treasure, neither option was timely enough.

Even retrieving the two Law Artifacts would be slowed down.

Because the opponent used a spatial Law Artifact, which was extremely rare, and the abilities it contained were usually bizarre and unpredictable.

The ability of this spatial secret treasure was to make the surrounding space stagnant.

"If I could condense the true essence of space, I could instantly restore this area to normal, but my understanding is not yet sufficient." Various thoughts flashed through Li Yuan's mind: "I can only fight for my life."

"I must hold them off."

Boom!

In reality, Li Yuan, who had already sensed the anomaly, began to erupt as soon as the opponent's two secret treasures were activated.

He had to use his life-saving techniques and fight for his life.

Suddenly, Li Yuan's body grew to ten meters tall, becoming incredibly muscular, with his life aura surging. Immediately afterward, he was completely enveloped in a thick, earth-yellow battle armor.

The Nine Levels of the Star Technique: Universal Divine Body!

"Roar!" "Roar!" "Roar!" Nine yellow dragons roared out, their power surging with the immense Origin Energy, erupting violently. A hazy earth-yellow aura centered around Li Yuan surged out in all directions.

The Divine Artifact: Nine Dragon Mystic Armor!

The Star Technique: Heaven and Earth River!

"Nine Shadow Clones!" Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! In the vast domain, nine Li Yuans simultaneously appeared, each wielding a dark red divine spear.

The Dark Star Divine Spear.

It should be noted that Li Yuan usually carried his divine artifacts in a reduced size close to his body to avoid the situation where he couldn't retrieve them from his storage artifact in a critical moment.

With Li Yuan fully erupting, the nine figures were all as real as each other, their momentum overwhelming. The endless surging aura converged, making the center of the street seem like a miniature star, with the nine dragons surging.

"Kill!"

Nine spears, one real and eight illusions, the nine Li Yuans simultaneously erupted, unleashing their strongest spear technique, colliding with the destructive flame power.

...

Whoosh! The white-robed youth, while using the two secret treasures at close range, also desperately tried to summon the Star Cicada Divine from the Cave Heaven Treasure.

However, the spatial secret treasure affected Li Yuan, preventing him from even retrieving the Demigod Rank puppet, leaving him to rely on his own strength to fight.

Similarly, the spatial secret treasure affected the Star Cicada Divine, who also needed some time to break out of the Cave Heaven Treasure.

"This Xu Yuan is a highly valued genius in the Yuan Kingdom. He must have some life-saving items."

"If I appear directly, he might hide in the Cave Heaven Treasure or instantly retrieve some life-saving items, such as a Demigod Rank puppet... that would be troublesome, and I don't have enough time." The Star Cicada Divine considered many plans.

"No matter how many treasures he has or how talented he is, one thing can't be changed: he is only at the Flying Heaven Rank, and his explosive strength is limited."

"The primary goal is to prevent him from retrieving life-saving items; this is the role of the spatial secret treasure... this spatial secret treasure is a gift from a True Deity, and its value is astonishing."

"Then, have a Demigod simultaneously use a fire-based Law Artifact, with its power reaching the Demigod Rank, and killing a Flying Heaven will be easy."

"Two great secret treasures should be enough to kill him."

"I myself will follow the conventional assassination method... if the first two fail, then I will make the final attempt, using both soul and physical attacks." The Star Cicada Divine considered all possibilities.

In reality, his methods had worked, preventing Li Yuan from escaping or retrieving life-saving items, leaving him to fight.

However, the Star Cicada Divine had miscalculated one thing: Li Yuan's strength!

"What is that?" The Star Cicada Divine's divine sense perceived the outside world. Just before breaking out of the Cave Heaven Treasure, he sensed Li Yuan's sudden eruption, his eyes showing a look of disbelief: "How is this possible?!"

In the capital city's street.

Boom!

The Heaven and Earth River, combined with the nine yellow dragons, was even more powerful after Li Yuan's breakthrough in the Earth Law. However, facing the wildly destructive divine flame dragon, it still disintegrated directly.

Then, Li Yuan, using multiple Star Techniques and divine artifacts, erupted with his full strength, confronting the wildly attacking divine flame dragon.

Puff! Puff! Puff! Eight shadow clones almost instantly shattered. These shadow clones only had a small portion of Li Yuan's strength, and their deceptive effect was useless against the divine flame dragon.

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The Flame Divine Dragon, with its overwhelming might, surged towards Li Yuan.

However, the dragon's power was slightly diminished by the combined use of domains and shadow clones.

"Boom!" The dragon's scorching power, containing unimaginable might, caused ripples in space, directly impacting Li Yuan.

A Void Deity level treasure attack could easily annihilate a Demigod Peak powerhouse.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" In the blink of an eye, the Flame Divine Dragon clashed with Li Yuan three times.

The first collision sent terrifying shockwaves in all directions, making Li Yuan feel as if a world was crushing him. He nearly lost his grip on the spear, and his body flew backward as he vomited blood.

During the second collision, Li Yuan's bones and muscles shattered, and his entire body was nearly reduced to a bloody mess.

In the third collision, Li Yuan's arms exploded, and under the tremendous impact, his internal organs were shattered.

After three clashes with the Flame Divine Dragon, Li Yuan's body was severely injured.

It should be noted that after comprehending the fourth move of Boundary Cloud Spear and utilizing various powerful Star Techniques and divine artifacts, Li Yuan's frontal combat strength had surpassed the Demigod Peak, reaching the Demigod Limit.

The Omnipotent Divine Body and the Nine Dragon Mystic Armor were both extremely proficient in defense, but they couldn't withstand the onslaught of a Law Artifact.

"Roar!"

Although the Flame Divine Dragon's power had diminished significantly, it still possessed formidable might and roared as it charged again.

"Not good," Li Yuan's expression turned grave, as he was already severely injured.

The power of a Law Artifact, once fully unleashed, could annihilate even a Demigod Limit powerhouse. It wasn't something a Flying Heaven Rank like Li Yuan could withstand.

Just then, a nearly transparent divine sword appeared out of thin air between Li Yuan and the Flame Divine Dragon.

"What?" Li Yuan's pupils constricted, sensing an ominous threat from the sword.

It seemed that with just a slight exertion of force, he would surely perish.

"Whoosh!"

The sword sliced through space like a mirror, directly splitting the Flame Divine Dragon in half, which then heavily disintegrated.

The once mighty Flame Divine Dragon vanished in an instant.

"What?"

"Did I survive? Who is this?" Li Yuan could clearly see the figure holding the sword—a blurry silhouette, as if hidden in another dimension.

At least, a Void Deity Peak powerhouse.

"From the moment I was attacked to when I withstood the impact of the Law Artifact, less than 0.3 seconds had passed... Even if the nearby Void Deities sensed it, they wouldn't have arrived this quickly." Li Yuan's mind raced with thoughts: "Unless... this Void Deity has been guarding me all along, allowing them to arrive so swiftly."

Up until now, due to the influence of a space treasure, even the protective array of the capital hadn't been activated.

"A divine being?"

"How did they arrive so fast?" Star Cicada Divine, startled, emerged from the Cave Heaven Treasure, his eyes filled with shock: "Damn it! How could a Flying Heaven Rank withstand the impact of a Law Artifact multiple times? This Xu Yuan definitely has Demigod Limit strength."

A Flying Heaven Rank displaying Demigod Limit strength? What a monstrous talent!

Star Cicada Divine didn't have time to ponder further, as the blurry divine being, holding the nearly transparent sword, rushed towards them.

"Pfft!" Before the sword even reached, the mere invisible ripples emanating from the sword's body turned the white-robed Demigod into ashes.

The sword light surged towards Star Cicada Divine.

"Die!"

"I'll have to rely on my soul attack," Star Cicada Divine gritted his teeth, knowing that physically killing Li Yuan would be difficult. He focused his gaze on Li Yuan.

A formless soul wave descended.

A Void Deity Peak powerhouse, skilled in the ways of the soul, unleashed a full-power strike at such close range.

This kind of soul attack, launched from such proximity, couldn't be blocked, even by a True Deity. Li Yuan had no choice but to endure it.

In the same instant, Star Cicada Divine thought, "Even if a Flying Heaven Rank's soul will is powerful, their soul can't be at the Void Deity level. It should be strong enough to make him lose focus for a moment."

"This should be enough."

"Enough to kill him." Star Cicada Divine looked up, a hint of madness flashing in his eyes: "Die! Die! Die!"

Boom!

The gray-robed Star Cicada Divine's body instantly erupted into endless flames, resembling a miniature stellar explosion! The terrifying might spread in all directions, affecting an area of several hundred kilometers.

Divine Fire Sacrifice! Self-destruction!

This was the final resort of a divine being, sacrificing their life for the most powerful attack.

From the moment Star Cicada Divine entered the Yuan Kingdom's capital, he never intended to leave alive.

(End of Chapter)

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