Chapter 372: Chapter 261: Isn’t it normal for the Artifact Spirit to shed its shell?
There’s a type of person who, although very inept, is always the loudest when the game ends.
They mock in the public chat before destroying the crystal, trash-talk when advancing to higher grounds, and after being sent back to the fountain, they command while the screen is blackened.
Zhao Yun went in and out of Changban Slope seven times, looking slightly weary. With the loud cries of Dou in his arms, he scared off the Tiger Leopard Cavalry, creating miraculous achievements repeatedly.
In this makeshift team of Zhang Ze, Zhang Ze and Profound Identification were the ones leading the charge.
The statue, like a doll, although looking simple-minded and clueless, delivered a crucial control hit when needed.
Li Yu was indeed not very useful, but at least he didn’t give free kills.
Not giving free kills is a major contribution.
Only the half Star Disc needs to give its best whenever there’s a chance.
It appeared too suddenly for anyone to react, and just as Zhang Ze was about to reach out to stop it, it was already affected by the other half, reluctantly showing signs of wanting to merge.
However, the Jade Spirit Earth Immortal didn’t seem welcoming of its comeback.
"You give it to me! Ah!!!"
At the moment the half Star Disc made contact with the now double-headed Jade Spirit Earth Immortal, a subtle force erupted with the re-merging Star Disc as its center.
Between the Wooden Fish Taoist and the Jade Spirit Earth Immortal, between the half Star Disc and the other half Star Disc.
Merging and repulsion achieved a kind of yin and yang balance, and this aura further triggered the Innate Tao Embryo.
A small chaotic domain enveloped them, isolating them from the world.
The half Star Disc took the initiative and unexpectedly started a duel with the Jade Spirit Earth Immortal in the gloom.
Like Yumi paired with an iron-forging man, it was unexpected.
At this point, Zhang Ze didn’t hesitate; he immediately started pulling out Magical Treasures from the Hundred Treasures Bag.
He was ready for the possible permanent loss of his disc, judging from the tragic cries before the half Star Disc got shut inside this temporary room.
The half Star Disc didn’t think it could win either.
However, dumb luck never goes out of style. Even the slightest chance event could happen; though no one knew what unfolded inside, the half Star Disc did not lose.
The aura of destruction suddenly appeared and then vanished, and moments later the chaotic sphere exploded with a boom.
Two silhouettes flew apart like colliding Super Saiyans, the one on the left crashing straight into the wall.
The one on the right started bragging.
"Ha, who else? Who else!"
The half Star Disc remained the same size, even more broken than before.
But its arrogance had credible backing because it had snatched the Star Crown back, or more precisely, retrieved eighty percent of it.
The Star Crown was missing a piece but it was not a major issue.
Clearly, in this instance of sibling rivalry, the half Star Disc emerged victorious.
However, Zhang Ze sighed.
"Can you please follow the command, Big Brother? Would it hurt you just to sit back and watch?"
Hearing Zhang Ze’s reproach, the half Star Disc was indignant.
"Didn’t I win?"
"Yes, you grabbed another plate. But what about the Jade Spirit Earth Immortal?"
The half Star Disc, "..."
As soon as the makeshift room’s door opened, the Jade Spirit Earth Immortal, who lost the fight for the Star Crown, directly burrowed into the surrounding stone walls and slipped away.
To Zhang Ze and his team, the stone wall was an indestructible prison, but to the Jade Spirit Earth Immortal, who had partially refined the Innate Tao Embryo, it was an escape route.
Nonetheless, Zhang Ze had no intention of really doing anything about this half Star Disc; failing to reach higher ground just meant traversing it again.
What the team needed at this moment was not a pressure cooker but a drawn rope.
Hopefully, this time the half Star Disc can prove somewhat useful.
"Guaranteed win," the half Star Disc confidently declared.
With that, the half Star Disc started to remove its pants in front of everyone.
Okay, removing pants was just a figure of speech since the half Star Disc had no pants to remove, but Zhang Ze found it hard to accurately describe this scene.
Never seen anything like it.
After a slightly obscene jiggle, a pale blue nebula squeezed out from the broken Star Disc.
The pale blue nebula sunk into the Star Crown in a sleazy fashion.
What followed was a bizarre scream akin to the sound made when waking up, both comfortable and uncomfortable.
Once the scream ended, the Star Crown soared into the air.
A brand-new half Star Disc made its grand entrance.
"Wait, are you a hermit crab? Can you change shells?"
The half Star Disc’s power had nothing to do with itself; its combat ability was all about its shell...
Zhang Ze looked on in shock, and after a while, turned to glance at Profound Identification.
[Don’t look at me, I can’t do that.]
What exactly was Dongqi researching back in the day?
...
Whatever Dongqi was researching remains uncertain, but it’s clear the Jade Spirit Earth Immortal knew this trick of the turtle shedding its shell too.
After escaping, he didn’t ambush Zhang Ze and his team midway; instead, he hid inside the great Mother Goddess statue in the sacrificial ground.
Precisely the small hut Zhang Ze first entered upon arrival.
Frankly, he’s regretting it now; if only he hadn’t flaunted then.
If he had obediently continued refining the Innate Tao Embryo by himself, he could definitely start off with a full power recovery and straight into Tribulation Crossing.
Just give him another day, there’s no problem at all in elevating himself to Divinity Transformation. But now, not only was he nearly killed, but even the Divine Sense of the Wooden Fish Taoist has awakened.
"Who are you! Where am I! Great Mother Goddess, where is my ’New Canon in Canon’!"
The Wooden Fish Taoist’s face bulged out from the Jade Spirit Earth Immortal’s body, the splitting began anew, flesh and blood returned to mud, beginning to pull apart, but as soon as the Wooden Fish Taoist’s arm touched the ground, it was stuffed back by the Jade Spirit Earth Immortal.
At this point, isolating the influence of Great Mother Goddess’ faith on the dark side of Wooden Fish Taoist has become impossible.
Like a fledgling breaking the shell can never return to the egg shell.
Feeling the noise in his ears, this Jade Spirit Earth Immortal suddenly had a bold and crazy idea.
Instead of being tormented by this foolish old man, why not just fulfill him, if you want to be the dog of Great Mother Goddess, let you be it then.
While he himself would become a true Earth Immortal.
Though this method is somewhat dangerous, it’s also better than now, if it drags on further, he might instead be devoured by the Divine Soul of Wooden Fish Taoist.
He lay on the ground, making a bowing posture, and then a cloud of red stars flew out from his chest.
Within this cloud of red stars, half of the Wooden Fish Taoist’s soul was wrapped, the star cloud fell into the rock.
The Divine Statue already came to life moved again.
The Jade Spirit Earth Immortal saw a sea, bearing the rush of chaotic thoughts, his ears full of noise, and just when he was about to be forced out of the Statue, he put the Wooden Fish Taoist’s Divine Soul in front.
Wooden Fish Taoist sought and gained, most of the Divine Soul perished within those chaotic thoughts from the Primordial, leaving only a bit that the Jade Spirit Earth Immortal left behind to stabilize his existence.
Seizing the moment when the Wooden Fish Taoist’s Divine Soul dissipated, he rushed into the core of the Statue.
After a long time, the statue moved again, with a cluster of red starlight floating above its head.
This shell, though clumsy, is at least safe and unbreakable, he can take over this statue without being affected.
But because of the price of suffering once, for safety reasons, he still made some small arrangements.
The statue sat down in front of the altar, starlight flickering overhead, those priests studying doctrines in the right lung leaf were called over by him.
To ensure the combat strength of these people, he unlocked part of the influences he imposed, at least let these people use some spells.
Every member of the Sacrificial Team, upon receiving the blessing, had a bit of red starlight added above their heads.
"Full army attack, go capture the traitor." Jade Spirit Earth Immortal controlled the statue to point a finger towards the direction of the small intestine head.
...
Over at Zhang Ze’s side, they were doing the same thing.
Deploying forces.
The reason is simple, to find a way out.
Zhang Ze had already figured it out, and that is the newly emerged Jade Spirit Earth Immortal is reluctant to give up this Innate Tao Embryo, so where he is actually hidden doesn’t matter much.
As long as he can get out, or restore a signal to summon help, then all problems will be resolved.
Yet, the inside of this Innate Tao Embryo is overly complex, many places differ from the actual human body, some organs are linked together in a strange form.
The map from half of the Star Disc, in some detailed places, is as good as not having one.
"Please call me Lord Almost Star Crown, thank you."
[Alright, half Star Disc.]
The Profound Identification didn’t give it any face at all.
When the Jade Spirit Earth Immortal was integrating with the statue, Zhang Ze called over those enslaved as sacrifices.
And with a new shell, half of the Star Disc finally had some use, he cast a spell to suppress the influence of Great Mother Goddess’ faith on these people.
But unlike the Jade Spirit Earth Immortal who unlocked little by little, this side suppressed it completely.
The light blue star cloud enveloped this space, the numbness in these 499 people’s eyes disappeared, replaced by regret and sincerity.
"Ah, I am guilty, I deserve to die."
"Brother Li, don’t rush, before you die, please do me a favor, if you can leave, please..."
The repentance conference of the 499 people unfolded vigorously, just as it was about to proceed to the section where they would cut open their bellies, Li Yu stepped in to stabilize the situation.
"Quiet." Li Yu said.
"Sect Leader..."
"Helm Leader..."
All 499 people nodded to Li Yu, each addressing him differently.
"Let’s not discuss past affairs for now, you and I are currently mud-embodied incarnations, discussing life and death is rather hypocritical, the crucial matter now is to assist this Taoist in escaping, all disciples listen to the order, form groups of five, find a path to life within this Tao Embryo."
"Yes!"
"Now, there are 499 people here, with five people per group, wouldn’t there be one group with four people?" half of the Star Disc asked.
"I will of course join as well." Li Yu nodded to the half Star Disc.
Just after these people under blue light set their groups, a message suddenly came from the Profound Identification ahead keeping watch.
[Someone’s coming from that side, it’s those priests.]
Zhang Ze smacked his lips, it was clear that another Jade Spirit Earth Immortal was up to something, he called over the half Star Disc, "Can you let them hear me speak?"
"Simple, what do you want to say to them?"
"Just directing, we’ll push the battle line back."
After the half Star Disc cast a spell to transmit Zhang Ze’s voice to Li Yu and the others’ ears, Zhang Ze spoke.
"Hey hey hey, can you hear, there’s going to be a fight, the fight is against your dark side, so everyone who gets it, try to follow my directions, we’ll win for sure."
"Taoist friend, you may command." Li Yu cupped his hands and said.
"You can do this too?" half of the Star Disc was somewhat skeptical.
"Learn, once you’ve mastered my operation, the rest will just need to attack to win."
"What does ’ah’ mean?"
"I’ll explain it to you after the fight."