CHAPTER 754: CHAPTER 465: AZURE SKY RING

The Gravity Bomb was Xukun Tianlin’s most commonly used form of attack.

He had trained in this ability for decades, pouring in vast amounts of time and effort. It was not only high-level and long-range, but it could also be almost instantaneously cast and directly appear next to the target, achieving near-whimsical control.

Even if one was prepared, it was very difficult to avoid the Gravity Bomb.

Previously, Cang Ya had failed to dodge it, barely grazed by the edge and her defense was disintegrated.

But this time, it missed its mark.

The Gravity Bomb sucked all matter within a hundred meters into a black sphere, leaving a hemispherical crater in the island’s surface, with a cut that was smooth and flat.

Boom!

Thousands of tons of rock were compressed into dense material and then released all at once, causing a massive explosion.

The entire island was shaking and collapsing.

However, Xukun Tianlin saw very clearly that the instant before his Gravity Bomb formed, Ji Xinghuo disappeared into thin air.

It wasn’t teleportation, nor was it a jump, but a dive into the shadows.

He then hopped within the shadows without involving any spatial movement.

"Hmm?"

Xukun Tianlin’s gaze attempted to lock onto that shadow, but he found that the opponent’s shuttling speed was too fast for his eyes to track.

"Why isn’t he affected by the gravitational control?"

Xukun Tianlin furrowed his brows.

If it were him, in an environment with gravity a thousand times stronger, he would at least be slowed down, not completely unaffected like this.

At this moment, a form of invisible energy spread out, encasing the entire solitary island and the surrounding waters, extending far beyond his own void sensing range. Visually, everything seemed normal, but all perceptive abilities were being disrupted.

He suddenly lost track of his enemy.

"What is this thing?"

Xukun Tianlin was extremely alert. Before he could finish his thought, a figure leaped out from the shadow—a giant form over five meters tall, yet moving with unbelievable speed.

Ji Xinghuo appeared on the back of the Xukun Dragon, thrusting forward with the Skyfire Dragon Tooth Spear aimed at Xukun Tianlin’s back.

"Slash!"

Xukun Tianlin turned around.

His right hand came together to form a blade, and he executed a slash through the air.

A fine black line, as thin as a hair, appeared between them, akin to a crack on glass, straight and dim, barely visible, and only a few meters long.

Ji Xinghuo halted abruptly and turned, narrowly skimming past the thin black line, breaking out in a cold sweat.

This was the Sky Splitting Slash!

Known as the sharpest slashing ability in the world, it cut through space, nothing could withstand it.

Qing Hong’s Sky Splitting Claw would evolve next, becoming the Star Fall Ability’s Sky Splitting Slash, but it had to at least reach the Seventh Level.

Xukun Tianlin’s Sky Splitting Slash missed, and his gaze hardened. Spiritual energy pulled on gravity to burst forth, and instantly another Gravity Bomb materialized in front of Ji Xinghuo, while he and the Xukun Dragon teleported more than a thousand meters away, out of the killing range of the Gravity Bomb.

Boom!

The void distorted, and a hollow appeared in the sky, with shockwaves sweeping across the area.

Ji Xinghuo disappeared again.

Xukun Tianshen swiftly surveyed the surroundings but could not find traces of his enemy, leaving him momentarily unable to comprehend.

Invisibility and Shadow Escape should not elude his eyes.

How did he achieve this?

Within the shadow, Ji Xinghuo saw the confusion on Xukun Tianlin’s face and sneered in his heart. Within the Dark Domain created by the Supreme Dark Magic Ball, Jiu You’s "Shadow Invisible" was fully utilized, truly moving without a trace.

If you could easily find me, would it still be considered one of Apocalypse Five Stars’ treasures?

As for the thousandfold gravity...

The Solar Eclipse Ability, King of Annihilation, turned his body from solid to void, as light as nothingness. Not just a thousandfold gravity, even ten thousand times wouldn’t affect him.

Ji Xinghuo didn’t rashly reveal himself to attack, but kept shuttling through the shadows.

He suddenly had an idea.

Just in this short while, the Star Power he had depleted with the Star Realm Jump and the battle had already been restored by absorbing Dark Energy.

Star Power recovery was far faster than its consumption, and as long as it didn’t bottom out in an extremely short period, it would never run dry.

"As expected of the Solar Eclipse Ability!"

"The real usage of King of Annihilation..." Ji Xinghuo shuttled rapidly through the Dark Domain, distancing himself from the Xukun Dragon by tens of kilometers.

Then, he created a Shadow Clone.

This Shadow Clone received a full 30,000 points of Star Power, reaching the limit of a Fourth Level Shadow Clone, possessing seventy percent of his own combat strength!

Ji Xinghuo’s main body was left with just over 7,000 points of Star Power, significantly weakened, but immediately began recovering by absorbing Dark Energy.

The Shadow Clone shuttled through the Dark Domain, closing in on the Xukun Dragon.

And then it attacked.

Ji Xinghuo’s main body watched from a distance. The Shadow Clone’s surprise attack was not successful, and after exchanging one blow with Xukun Tianlin, it dove into the shadow to roam about, not straying too far, striking every few seconds to draw Xukun Tianlin’s attention.

A few minutes later.

Having absorbed a great deal of Dark Energy, Ji Xinghuo’s Star Power had fully recovered, and he immediately created a second Shadow Clone.

It again received 30,000 points of Star Power.

However, Ji Xinghuo didn’t immediately reveal the second Shadow Clone. Instead, he lay in ambush on the other side within the shadow, waiting for the opportune moment to strike.

The first Shadow Clone frequently clashed with Xukun Tianlin, demonstrating extraordinary strength, defense, and battle instincts.

Xukun Tianlin used every technique at his disposal.

Gravity Bomb, Sky Splitting Slash, High Energy Beam, Void Storm, and more—being both a Gravity Stringer and a Vacuum Stringer, he alternated between various powerful abilities. However, none could harm the Shadow Clone, which seemed to be getting the upper hand.

"He’s probing."

Ji Xinghuo had long realized Xukun Tianlin’s intent.

Also, his Xukun Dragon wasn’t exerting its full power, occasionally teleporting with the Dragon Lord or blocking attacks for him, mostly just coasting along.

"You’re probing; I’m buying time," Ji Xinghuo said calmly, then created a third Shadow Clone.

The two sides exchanged blows nonstop, each countering the other, yet both restrained themselves.

The situation seemed to reach a stalemate.

Within the Dark Domain, Ji Xinghuo absorbed Dark Energy frantically, his Star Power surging and plummeting. Every three minutes or so, when his Star Power recovered to over 35,000 points, he created a Shadow Clone with 90% of his own combat strength.

The fourth, the fifth, the sixth...

Each Shadow Clone was identical to the original, over five meters tall in Giant form, amplified by the Dark Avatar, hidden by the Deception Mask, and wielding a Gigantified Skyfire Dragon Tooth Spear. As soon as they appeared, they moved through the shadows, dispersing around the battlefield.

Ji Xinghuo wanted to create more Shadow Clones, but suddenly a sense of danger flashed in his mind. Xukun Tianlin was about to get serious!

His original body silently moved away from the battlefield.

On the other side.

The first Shadow Clone that had been entangled with Xukun Tianlin acted as if unaware, moving through the shadows, suddenly striking.

The Skyfire Dragon Tooth Spear thrust directly at Xukun Tianlin’s head.

The distance was only a dozen meters.

"Hmph..."

Xukun Tianlin raised his hand and delivered a Sky Splitting Slash. However, the Shadow Clone didn’t dodge as before, nor did it retreat. Instead, its body suddenly dispersed like liquid, turning into a wave of black and fiery colors, letting the Sky Splitting Slash cut it in two before it reconstituted and charged forward.

Cold Flame Wave!

This was the first time Ji Xinghuo had used an Ability other than Shadow Invisible since the fight began.

As the black wave was about to engulf him, Xukun Tianlin vanished.

The Xukun Dragon teleported him thousands of meters away.

The Shadow Clone immediately reverted to human form and charged forward at increased speed. Xukun Tianlin’s gaze sharpened as a Gravity Bomb took shape between them, warping space, absorbing everything, and then bursting explosively.

The intense explosion drew his attention; he wanted to check the outcome.

Suddenly, a black Dark Energy Vortex Field appeared above Xukun Tianlin’s head, twenty meters in diameter, generating a huge suction force that drew him towards its center.

Even the massive Xukun Dragon was pulled toward it.

Dark Energy Vortex Field!

This was another Shadow Clone that had lain in wait, releasing it at the right moment. He and another Shadow Clone, who had just escaped the Gravity Bomb, appeared together, one in front and one behind, charging at Xukun Tianlin, who was trapped by the Dark Energy Vortex Field, their long spears aiming at his head and heart.

Xukun Tianlin showed no surprise at the arrival of the two enemies.

A hint of contempt crossed his eyes.

There was also that "you finally fell for it" expression, mixed with a touch of pride and a confidence that everything was under control.

Xukun Tianlin couldn’t move, stuck by the suction, but a ring appeared in his hand.

About ten centimeters in diameter.

Made of some unidentified material and flashing with an azure glow, the moment Xukun Tianlin took it out, it activated.

Hum!

An invisible fluctuation instantly spread out, opening a spherical barrier a hundred meters in diameter, like a transparent domain, encompassing Xukun Tianlin and the two Shadow Clones within, with the phantom of the Xukun Dragon roaming on its surface.

There was a third Shadow Clone that had been about to approach for a sneak attack, also revealed by the barrier.

Suddenly, the three Shadow Clones were like insects frozen in amber, still able to move but at a speed reduced to less than one percent.

The Dark Energy Vortex Field was also frozen inside, but it had already become ineffective.

Xukun Tianlin and his dragon teleported out.

"It’s an honor for you to die in a Void Cage created by the Azure Sky Ring," Xukun Tianlin said arrogantly.

As soon as he finished speaking, the Xukun Dragon turned around, opened its massive mouth, and released a "Void Dragon Breath," extracting Chaos Energy from the void. A hundred-meter-wide gray waterfall formed, surging into the Void Cage and overwhelming the three Shadow Clones.

At the same time, Xukun Tianlin also threw a Gravity Bomb inside the Void Cage, causing an explosion.

Boom...

A thunderous explosion resounded through the sky.

The three Shadow Clones vanished into smoke and ash instantly, and the Void Cage collapsed with them.

Xukun Tianlin watched his enemies perish, his face suddenly changing because that field disrupting Perception was still present, indicating that the three he killed were not the original. He shouted in disbelief, "This is impossible!"

With his experience, it was judged that Shadow Clones of this strength, nearly identical to the original, would have a limit of two. Creating three was almost impossible.

That’s why Xukun Tianlin daringly used the Azure Sky Ring, seizing the opportunity to control the enemy’s original body and two Shadow Clones and kill them all at once.

But he was wrong!

Darkness fell above Xukun Tianlin’s head. Another Dark Energy Vortex Field pulled him towards its center, the Xukun Dragon also trapped by it.

Then, enemies appeared from both the left and right.

Identical.

Over five meters tall, wielding long spears, they charged at him like lightning.

This time, Xukun Tianlin finally panicked. The Azure Sky Ring could only release the Void Cage again after a gap of 320 Star Time. In a critical moment, a blur flickered before his eyes as the Xukun Dragon teleported him out of the Dark Energy Vortex Field.

Yet, before he could sigh in relief, a huge long spear pierced his back.

A Shadow Clone had been waiting here for a long time, seemingly anticipating Xukun Tianlin’s appearance at that spot, thrusting a spear with all its might.

The spear tip penetrated the Protective Field.

Xukun Tianlin’s pride, the Void Barrier, along with Vector Offset and the Xukun Dragon scales, the triple-layer Defense, barely slowed down the spear driven by terrifying Strength.

Thrust!

The spear tip pierced through Xukun Tianlin’s chest, nearly turning his body to shreds.

As the Shadow Clone was about to follow through with a fatal blow, the enemy and the dragon beneath him vanished.

The Xukun Dragon had escaped with its master into the void, fleeing far away through rapid teleportation.

The thousandfold gravity suddenly dissipated.

An azure ring fell from the sky, and Ji Xinghuo’s original body appeared, catching it with his hand.