Xing Miexie used an unfair means to secure victory, borrowing the majestic star power inside the Myriad Stars Sect's grotto-heaven. His magic power skyrocketed inch by inch, and his Primordial Spirit Starlight Body expanded to an inconceivable scale. In an instant, Fang Han felt a sensation similar to when he faced Hua Tiandu.
As the giant star battle spear violently pressed down, Fang Han's origin talisman, containing "ninety" great divine abilities, felt a boundless coercive pressure. Those divine abilities nearly ceased operating, his bodily spine crackled continuously, and his breathing almost suffocated.
"I clearly know this method is borrowing the force of heaven and earth to win unfairly, but I have no way to condemn it." Fang Han secretly sighed in his heart. The talisman around his entire body contracted once more as he forcefully launched a punch onto the tip of the battle spear. Instantly, the two massive powers erupted, and the heaven and earth origin energy reacted like landslides and tsunamis. Several mountain peaks below exploded one after another, unable to bear the residual shockwaves of the two major experts.
Even the six great true disciples who had retreated a thousand miles away hastily backed up further.
By now, the clash between Fang Han and the Myriad Stars Sect's distinctly renowned number one true disciple, Xing Miexie, had long alarmed many true disciples of the Myriad Stars Sect, all flying up one after another to watch. But upon witnessing such an imposing display, which one of them dared to approach the battlefield?
Upon contact, the qi and blood all over Fang Han's body instantly tumbled, his muscles and bones were fiercely twisted, and the divine abilities of his origin talisman momentarily suffocated. Many slightly weaker divine abilities inside ceased operating, their supply of origin energy cut off. However, the origin talisman was exceptionally sturdy, and displayed absolutely no sign of fracturing.
"So formidable? This person's origin talisman is entirely too far-fetched!" Reaching this point, it was Xing Miexie who was greatly startled. He was effectively cheating at this moment, borrowing the power of the Myriad Stars Sect's grotto-heaven to resonate with heaven and earth. Under this spearheaded strike, it not only contained his own immense, uninhibited strength but also possessed some power from the entire grotto-heaven of the Myriad Stars Sect. One would estimate that under a single strike, Fang Han would have plummeted to the ground with weak strength and numb muscles. But contrary to expectations, aside from retreating, Fang Han didn't even let out a single "Ah"!
This nearly startled his heart into shrinking.
One must know, with his current status, borrowing the power of the Myriad Stars Sect's grotto-heaven was already slightly "shameless." To think it still hadn't taken Fang Han down. What exactly did he need to do to suppress Fang Han?
"No matter what, although winning by an unfair advantage, winning comes first. Grand power of heaven and earth! Grotto-heaven of myriad stars, bestow upon my body, execute the order without delay!" Xing Miexie raised his battle spear, thrusting diagonally at the sky. The boundless grand power of the myriad stars surged over once more. With the naked eye, one could see endless starry silken bands, extending thousands and tens of thousands of zhang, wrapping around Xing Miexie's body like pathways from all directions.
At this point, having mobilized the power of the myriad stars' grotto-heaven, Xing Miexie stood in an invincible position, and his magic power, similar to Fang Han who possessed the World Tree, would not deplete.
This was the advantage of the Myriad Stars Sect's disciples inside the grotto-heaven.
Similarly, an expert of the Yuhua Sect would also experience a major increase in strength when stationed inside the Yuhua Heavenly Palace or atop their own mountain peak.
Chi! The spear tip struck again! More ferociously than just now, executing a 'phoenix nodding its head', it encircled Fang Han and struck onto his origin talisman, beating Fang Han away until he flew dozens of miles into the distance.
Since he mobilized the power of the grotto-heaven for this strike, Fang Han was astonishingly unable to evade. Because he was thoroughly subjected to the expulsion force of the grand power of the Myriad Stars Sect's grotto-heaven now that he was inside it, his greatest speed advantage was lost, making the situation very dire.
Taking advantage of the situation, Xing Miexie followed up with past a hundred consecutive strikes, every single spear thrust accurately landing on Fang Han, leaving him only able to parry with no power to counterattack. He had completely controlled the situation. Fang Han now seemed like a tiny boat swaying amidst a storm, liable to be capsized at any moment.
With the grand power of heaven and earth of the Myriad Stars Sect's grotto-heaven expelling him, how could he suffer no loss?
"Sigh! Winning by unfair means!" Looking at this scene, the "Galaxy Shifting Elder" and the "Star Punishment Elder" deep inside the Myriad Stars Sect, these two giants of the ages, both sighed. Even though Xing Miexie held absolute superiority at present, if word got out, even if he defeated Fang Han, it wouldn't be anything worth celebrating.
"Eldest Senior Brother mobilized the power of the grotto-heaven and still cannot instantly defeat Fang Han. This Fang Han is truly somewhat inconceivable." A serious look surfaced in Wu Zixu's eyes as he stared at the distant battlefield and spoke.
"However, Eldest Senior Brother does hold the upper hand, not to mention Eldest Senior Brother hasn't yet executed his final killer move. If that move is executed, when the five million Heavenly Demons pass into nirvana together, the erupting destructive force could completely defeat Fang Han," Hua Wumei said.
"Even though this Fang Han acted a bit arrogantly, our Myriad Stars Sect and the Yuhua Sect currently share the same breath and branches. Besides, this is an exchange of blows; if a killer move is used and hurts Fang Han, it will be hard to explain to the Yuhua Sect." Second Senior Brother Zang Wei stated, "Fang Han also hasn't brought out the Yellow Springs Diagram yet."
"It's possible his Yellow Springs Diagram simply cannot be used; it's a damaged piece of trash." Yu Tianhua gave a cold snort.
"Hmph! Xing Miexie! Did you think that by mobilizing the star power, you could defeat me? Too naive! Origin Talisman, transform into an Illusory Core!"
Amidst the surging tide of the myriad stars rolling over him, Fang Han suddenly erupted. The origin talisman containing ninety divine abilities condensed once more, as a phantom-like Golden Core slowly rose. This Illusory Core was a full human head in size. Upon it were demon gods, immortals, flames, ocean waves, clouds and thunder, dragons and tigers, and even blazing suns, wild winds, various blood infants, divine infants, and five elements demonic ghosts… with both the immortal and demonic paths compressed within. Furthermore, there were pitch-black cavities and pitch-black lines representing the Great Devouring Art and the Great Severing Art. Naturally, there were a full twenty star divine abilities operating within it. It was precisely these twenty star divine abilities that produced a burst of star power, which surprisingly began to control the star power of the Myriad Stars Sect's grotto-heaven.
Pi li pa la!
Thunder flashed everywhere, conchs blew loudly, and dharma drums pounded like a battlefield.
The star power and grotto-heaven power pressing down on Fang Han dissipated completely, and even Xing Miexie's Primordial Spirit Starlight Body was knocked away, with cracks forming on the battle spear!
"Illusory Core! A half-step Golden Core!"
Xing Miexie was startled. He knew that if Fang Han truly condensed into a Golden Core, he himself would definitely be no match. Yet even if it wasn't a Golden Core, but rather an Illusory Core, the might was still astonishingly massive. Fortunately, the transformation of an "Illusory Core" required a massive consumption of origin energy and could not last very long. Based on Fang Han's magic power, he shouldn't be able to sustain it; it would only be for a short while.
Consequently, he executed various profound art transformations in quick succession, again mobilizing even more star power to press and suppress towards Fang Han.
Under his mobilization, the void of the grotto-heaven in all directions underwent a series of explosions! Even more silken bands of starlight flew out, forming into a Star Mountain! It ferociously pressed toward Fang Han's Illusory Core! A great mountain crushing down upon the head! He aimed to forcefully smash his Illusory Core back to its original form, causing Fang Han to lose his breath and suffer defeat!
A Star Mountain tyrannically pressed down.
This imposing manner was simply boundlessly terrifying.
Both sides were nakedly executing violent measures, matching fierceness with fierceness! Opposing strength with strength! At this crucial moment, what was being compared was whose divine abilities were tougher, whose magic power was broader, and whose breath lasted longer; whoever excelled would achieve the final victory!
Watching the great Star Mountain collapsing down from above his head, a ruthless smile emerged on Fang Han's face, appearing as though everything was firmly in his grasp, while simultaneously conveying he was desperately executing a secret art. He opened his mouth wide, spewing forth a vigorous breath of origin energy. This burst of origin energy was incomparably pure, brimming with immortal qi, forming the phantom silhouette of an immortal dragon, manifesting the profound mysteries of the Immortal World!
This was precisely the Immortal World origin energy he had been accumulating nonstop!
"Immortal World origin energy! How is there so much!" Not only was Xing Miexie astounded, but the other six major disciples, and even the "Galaxy Shifting Elder" and "Star Punishment Elder" observing from the void were greatly alarmed. The star punishment elder with extremely long eyebrows said in shock, "This… this massive scale of inhaling and exhaling Immortal World origin energy is practically comparable to ours!"
"On this person's body, there should be a precious treasure capable of absorbing Immortal World origin energy. Perhaps it's a fragment of an ancient immortal artifact, or maybe a marvelous application of the Yellow Springs Diagram. However, it's concealed very deeply by him and hard to detect. With it being like this, his ability to refine numerous Nascent Soul Pills becomes comprehensible. After all, when we inhale and exhale Immortal World origin energy, we take it all to temper our physical bodies and scrutinize the laws of heaven and earth, consuming a severe amount. There's fundamentally no surplus left. But possessing this magical treasure is equivalent to owning a puppet of the Longevity Secret Realm helping him absorb Immortal World origin energy on a daily basis."
The "Galaxy Shifting Elder" said with a heavy tone.
If an ordinary person possessed the World Tree, they would surely be seen through by others. However, Fang Han cultivated the Green Emperor Wood Sovereign Art, concealing his aura so effectively that even experts of the Longevity Secret Realm would find it hard to see through him. The only exception was if magic power forcefully bombarded inside his body to probe and discover it.
"For him to spit out so much Immortal World origin energy, could it be he intends to condense his Golden Core?" The "Star Punishment Elder" suddenly opened his eyes wide and said, "How could he be so reckless? For ninety divine abilities to condense into a Golden Core, how much origin energy is required? His amount isn't nearly enough!"
It turned out that Fang Han was spewing out Immortal World origin energy, billowing continuously without rest, launching forth all the origin energy accumulated throughout these days. Even more, atop the World Tree located at his glabella, a divine ability fruit violently popped open! Transforming into origin energy, it charged into his Illusory Core.
Additionally, the essence blood from over a thousand Asuras, White-Haired Flying Zombies, and Great Asuras he had killed underground, which had always been stored in the Yellow Springs Diagram and cleansed until pure using the Yellow Springs Holy Water, was liberated now too. Escaping from his mouth, it surged into the Illusory Core.
At once, the formerly Illusory Core grew even more radiantly bright! It was akin to a scorching sun scattering endless light and heat. With its blazing, potent radiance, it absorbed and melted away the mountain peak formed from star power entirely. Every bit of that star power was completely assimilated by the twenty types of star divine abilities within his Illusory Core!
"He, how could he possibly absorb the star power inside the grotto-heaven of my Myriad Stars Sect? Exactly what star divine ability is he cultivating? It appears to be a power strictly suppressing the divine abilities of my Myriad Stars Sect, how eccentric!" Witnessing this scene, the Star Punishment Elder stood up furiously.
"This is…" The void in which the Galaxy Shifting Elder manifested visibly wavered intensely. "This kind of star divine ability…" He seemed to want to peer right through the profound mysteries housed within the resplendent brilliance of Fang Han's Golden Core.
However, Fang Han's Golden Core was growing even more dazzlingly brilliant! Its power mounted higher and higher. Unless he utilized his magic power to forcibly view it, he wouldn't be able to pierce through. Yet if he applied his magic power, he would subsequently ruin the battlefield, leading to rumors of a senior bullying a junior, generating a terribly bad influence. Not to mention, the Yuhua Sect was presently a cooperative partner of the Myriad Stars Sect.
In reality, Fang Han was employing the power of the divine ability—the Boundless Book of Myriad Stars!
The Star Lord had deduced the profundities of this supreme divine ability and imparted them to him. He had been pondering it endlessly!