Chapter 371: Chapter 260: As Everyone Knows, Villains Die from Talking Too Much
"So, buddy, where exactly is this Star Crown you’re talking about?"
Zhang Ze leaped over a crease and asked, turning back.
"Almost there, almost there, we’re almost there."
Zhang Ze walked ahead, a cluster of starlight floating beside him, emitting sounds of a half Star Disc.
Because the Profound Identification found passing messages too troublesome, it conjured a Spirit Body for the half Star Disc.
This Spirit Body shatters at a touch and can only operate within a few meters around the Profound Identification Treasure Mirror, but it’s sufficient to be a guide.
The terrain here is somewhat complex, truly filled with wrinkles like intestines, but fortunately, this Innate Tao Embryo is entirely made of that eerie rock, so it’s not disgusting.
Li Yu followed behind Zhang Ze, suddenly sensing something.
He stopped in his tracks and looked back, but found no one following; the eternal light illuminating everything.
But the space here seems different from the side of the sacrificial site. Here, both Divine Sense and five senses are confined, making it impossible to explore distant situations.
Yet the palpitations from his Divine Soul always made him feel something was following them.
Just as Li Yu was about to alert Zhang Ze, Zhang Ze and the half Star Disc had already found the so-called Star Crown.
After turning another corner, the space before them suddenly opened up, revealing a collapsed building.
It was a clock tower-type building, with only the top two floors remaining. Though incomplete, the structure gleamed bright and pristine as new.
A kind of silvery glow roamed over the surface of the broken building, protecting the integrity of this half tower.
"The Star Crown is inside, this used to be my stargazing place, but unfortunately, the eighty-six floors below are gone," the half Star Disc said.
"Pulled out by the Innate Tao Embryo?" Zhang Ze couldn’t resist adding.
"Say that again, and I’ll kill you."
The female Little Ghost half Star Disc replied with a decidedly impactful tone.
"So how exactly do we open this thing?"
The penultimate floor of the tower had a circle of balconies, and the metal door that connected the balcony to the inside was conveniently close to the ground.
Zhang Ze stepped forward to push, but it didn’t budge.
He pulled it, but still couldn’t open it.
Seeing this, however, he became excited.
Perhaps this door was the place where those keys and that string of codes sent by the system could be used.
Unfortunately, just as Zhang Ze was searching for a keyhole and a code lock, the half Star Disc said something very anti-climactic.
"Why are you pushing it? This door slides open sideways."
Zhang Ze, "..."
"Why are you looking at me like that? I like sliding doors, okay? This is my tower; I can do as I please."
The half Star Disc chattered smugly.
Zhang Ze snorted and simply stepped forward, pulling the door open from both sides.
And then he saw a face.
Li Yu’s face.
He didn’t know why Li Yu appeared in this theoretically closed-off half tower.
For ordinary people, they would either step back to create distance or turn around to check on Li Yu’s condition; either way, panic, fear, or surprise would ensue.
But Zhang Ze was different.
He somehow had a Sword Box in his hand, which he swung down with force.
Because of Zhang Ze’s action, the Wooden Fish Taoist inside was instead the one who froze.
He only reacted when the Sword Box reached his face, then got a good hit.
Zhang Ze’s reasoning was simple.
I don’t care about this or that, no matter the reason, hit first and talk later. After all, whether the two Li Yu are true or false, both are just mud-cast bodies and won’t get damaged.
Apologize if the wrong one is hit.
But it was obvious he hadn’t hit wrong. Just as Zhang Ze drew the sword box and lashed at this masquerading ghost, a streak of black light came from behind, blasting into the door.
In an instant, black smoke billowed inside, but was quickly inhaled by the Wooden Fish Taoist inside the door.
The one inside also shot out a black light, splitting into three parts, driving back Zhang Ze, Li Yu, and the Profound Identification Treasure Mirror that was attacking him from the back of the head.
"Why aren’t you afraid?" Another Wooden Fish Taoist flew out from the tower, hovering not far away and asked menacingly.
He was angry; he had set up this diversion, appearing ahead, now behind, and even hid inside beforehand, but this guy was so uncooperative.
Why not go along with my performance?
But no matter, he still had his sharp words ready, enough to dampen this kid’s spirit.
However, Zhang Ze didn’t engage.
"Scared of you? Hell no, let’s nab you first, then talk."
Zhang Ze once more used the Sword Box as a bludgeoning tool, and in a flash, used an Escape Technique to appear in front of the Wooden Fish Taoist.
Simultaneously, a starry circular array appeared beneath his feet, conjured by the half Star Disc, leveraging the power of the Profound Identification Treasure Mirror.
The Yang side’s Li Yu also made his move again, a Ghost Claw descending from above toward the Wooden Fish Taoist’s head.
The Profound Identification Treasure Mirror, not having much to say, enveloped in Purple Thunder, aimed at the back of the Wooden Fish Taoist’s head.
Yet the starry circular array shattered upon contact with the Wooden Fish Taoist instead of trapping him.
Zhang Ze’s powerful blow also missed its target.
Li Yu’s Ghost Claw was once again swallowed by the Wooden Fish Taoist.
The only successful hit was the Profound Identification Treasure Mirror’s attack to the back of the head, though it had little effect.
The Wooden Fish Taoist’s head got knocked off, but he simply put it back.
He sneered, as if mocking the half Star Disc and Li Yu.
The same array and the same Ghost Hand, he executed them both.
The useless half Star Disc couldn’t withstand it; it too wanted to leverage the Profound Identification Treasure Mirror’s power for a bounce back, but it was futile.
The Ghost Claw also sent Li Yu flying.
"Ants, this seat has completed the Refinement, what can you do?"
The Wooden Fish Taoist, or rather the other half Star Disc, now released his aura.
He reigned over this space like an emperor.
Not only the Wooden Fish Taoist’s dark side but even part of this Innate Dao Body had been refined by him.
"Ants, since you’ve aided my cultivation, I’ll give you a chance – merge with me, and I’ll grant you longevity," he said to Zhang Ze.
But it was the half Star Disc that answered.
"Are you fucking kidding me? Do you even remember who you are! You give me..."
The half Star Disc’s agitated voice came from within the starlight, but it was abruptly extinguished by a single hand before finishing.
"The other me, disappearing is your end, struggling is meaningless."
"As for you." He looked at Li Yu, "You are of no use anymore, and your name and face annoy me, stay here, never to leave."
"Remember this seat’s new name, Jade Spirit Earth Immortal."
As soon as the words were spoken, the mud-like body transformed in front of everyone, revealing an androgynous figure.
The eyebrows and eyes were somber and gloomy, with a sparkle of starlight at the brow center, and long black hair trailing to the ground.
Obviously, due to Zhang Ze’s manipulation, the other half of the Star Disc accelerated the refinement of the dark side of the Wooden Fish Taoist and gained dominance.
And judging by its appearance, it seemed quite unwell.
Our half here had a bit of hyperthyroidism, while the other half seemed to be in a late stage of adolescent fantasy.
After spouting harsh words, the newly born Jade Spirit Earth Immortal floated there, looking at Zhang Ze and Li Yu.
The scene suddenly quieted down.
The three of them faced off against each other in a mirror-like confrontation, the scene becoming strangely harmonious, followed by awkwardness.
The newborn Jade Spirit Earth Immortal didn’t understand.
What about resistance? Where is the escape? Kneeling and begging for mercy or a passionate showdown between good and evil?
How did human race cultivators become like this in this age? After I completely refined Innate Tao Embryo and emerged, who will fill the gap of looking impressive for me?
However, although this Jade Spirit Earth Immortal didn’t understand, Zhang Ze and the others had their reasons.
The half piece of the Star Disc, with the strongest sense of impact and the most suitable stepping stone, was manually silenced.
The Profound Identification was an introvert, too lazy to write for those it didn’t like.
The yang side of Li Yu had a gentle and practical nature, preferring action over words.
And Zhang Ze, who should have spoken the most, was waiting for the cooldown, or rather, waiting for an opportunity.
The Jade Spirit Earth Immortal felt assured of triumph, viewing the few before him as lambs to the slaughter, contemplating how to strike them down with the most majestic and befitting technique.
Meanwhile, Zhang Ze was using the Floating Life Spirit Listening Skill to listen to its voice.
In an instant during their clash, he realized that this Jade Spirit Earth Immortal had not completely fused with his new self.
The remnant dark side of Wooden Fish Taoist had merely been suppressed by him.
But since it wasn’t dead, there was a chance to save it...
Found it.
At the moment when the spirit fluctuations of the dark side of the Wooden Fish Taoist were the strongest, Zhang Ze drew his sword.
Flying Sword: Desolate Ancient.
This flying sword, after piercing the neck of the village at Wolong Marsh that day, had never been unsheathed, being nurtured in the sword box.
The Flying Sword: Desolate Ancient inherently restrained these messy old things, its release now was awe-inspiring.
A dragon’s roar echoed, sword light magnificent!
The sword struck too fast for the Jade Spirit Earth Immortal to dodge, slicing onto his body, yet...
"Ants are just ants, you are not worthy to harm me."
This strike was heavy, far exceeding the limits of a Golden Core cultivator, if the Wooden Fish Taoist received it, he would likely be obliterated, but he was the newly born Jade Spirit Earth Immortal.
Zhang Ze’s Golden Core is overpowered.
But his Nascent Soul is overpowered!
Simply surpassing one level isn’t enough.
However, unfortunately, Zhang Ze has never been traditional, he is pragmatic.
If I can’t beat you by surpassing levels, so be it, forcing a late-breakthrough isn’t suitable for me.
If my mentor and friends can defeat you, that’s enough.
After a failed strike.
The Ink Sword given by his mentor Li Guanqi was drawn, carrying Li’s three Sword Intents on it, this sword, ink-stained heaven and earth.
The Divinity Transformation Stage Thunder Talisman, once drawn by Old Tang in play, was unleashed, bringing down the thunder.
A Buddha Beads given by the little monk was placed on his head, bathing in Buddha’s light.
You may be adolescent, you may be awesome, now try sparring with the big shots at least at Divinity Transformation Stage.
As Zhang Ze expected, the Jade Spirit Earth Immortal couldn’t hold it in, looking at Zhang Ze as if he was mentally ill, and instantly summoned the Star Crown.
This was the only magical treasure capable of resolving this crisis.
This thing had been hidden by him before, to trick it out, he had to use some strong measures.
Now the external medicine was enough, the Star Crown appeared, it was time for the follow-up treatment.
The Profound Identification Treasure Mirror, in harmony with Zhang Ze’s mind, immediately transformed into a door, from which the Mother Goddess Idol crawled out.
Upon seeing the Mother Goddess Idol, the Jade Spirit Earth Immortal couldn’t hold it in for the second time.
For a believer with some feudal superstition, the manifestation of an object of faith is the best spiritual pill.
At this time, the spirit of Wooden Fish Taoist became uncontrollable,
as if he really was about to lose control.
That idiot now wants to come out to be a dog for the Great Mother Goddess...
Having imbalance between yin and yang, he was forcibly controlled in place.
The thunder shattered the starlight summoned by the Star Crown.
The sword sealing the heavens and earth struck his chest.
Buddha light shielded Zhang Ze and Li Yu within.
The Mother Goddess Idol sat to the side, clapping its large hands, its eerie large mouth silently opening and closing, probably laughing.
Under the simultaneous attack from inside and outside, the body of the Jade Spirit Earth Immortal began to break, the mud-like body splitting, the face of the Wooden Fish Taoist re-emerged, and the other half of the Star Disc also revealed itself from the mud-like body.
But upon seeing that half of the Star Disc, both Zhang Ze and Li Yu were a bit surprised.
Because that half of the Star Disc seemed a bit too large...
Probably three or four times bigger than the one on our side.
When they split, it seemed the original body wasn’t evenly divided.
So the useless half of the Star Disc losing to the other half could be understandable.
However, the half of the Star Disc itself didn’t think so.
It thought it was super brave.
It’s time for it to take action.
The key person must be taken by it!
"I’m coming! Hand over the Star Crown to me!"
It also flew out from within the Profound Identification, crashing towards the now extremely unstable Jade Spirit Earth Immortal, or rather, another self.