Chapter 1332 : The World-Ending Cannon's Roar

To unleash the full might of the Treasure Ship and completely breach the Cosmic Stellar Formation, they pushed several top-grade Immortal Rank Ancient Ship to the front lines.

This gave Energy Abyss Chen the opportunity he needed. He personally activated the World-Ending Cannon once more, destroying another Immortal Rank Supreme Grade ancient vessel.

The power of an Immortal Rank Supreme Grade ancient ship was itself comparable to the full-force strike of an Earth Immortal Patriarch. It was one of Thousand Dragon Lake's trump cards for dealing with the Cosmic Stellar Formation.

Now, with several Demon Race Earth Immortal Patriarch being tied down and two of their four top-grade Immortal Rank Ancient Ship lost, they could no longer inflict sufficient damage upon the Cosmic Stellar Formation.

If the battle continued like this, breaching the Cosmic Stellar Formation would likely become impossible.

Left with no other choice, the Lord of Thousand Dragon Lake could only order a temporary retreat. Millions of Demon Race Treasure Ship began to slowly withdraw beyond the attack range of the Cosmic Stellar Formation.

"They are retreating!"

Witnessing the Demon Race forces withdraw, the cultivators of the Returning Abyss Sea Region erupted in cheers. Even the various Immortal present revealed smiles of relief.

Seeing this, Eldrin Chen spoke up, "Do not let your guard down, everyone. Be wary of the Demon Race forces regrouping for another assault."

"Pass down the orders. All Spirit Island are to immediately begin repairing their defensive formations. Healing elixirs [pills that restore health and vitality] must be distributed promptly to the cultivators to help them recover from their injuries as swiftly as possible." This novel is serialized on audio–novel.com. Visit for updates.

As they listened to Eldrin Chen's continuous arrangements, the assembled Immortals all nodded in agreement.

They understood clearly in their hearts that although Thousand Dragon Lake had temporarily withdrawn its forces, their foundational strength and power remained intact.

The reason for their retreat was their assessment that breaching the Cosmic Stellar Formation was beyond their current capability.

In truth, this battle had raged to this point without Thousand Dragon Lake ever truly committing their full might.

However, after a millennium of relentless, high-intensity warfare, the spiritual power of both sides' Earth Immortal Patriarchs was severely depleted, and their bodies and minds were utterly exhausted.

To continue fighting would not only see their combat effectiveness steadily decline but would also begin to erode the foundational essence of their internal Earth Immortal Worlds [the miniature worlds cultivated within an Earth Immortal].

By then, even if they managed to shatter the Cosmic Stellar Formation, the Earth Immortals of Thousand Dragon Lake—their power so greatly diminished—would find it difficult to guarantee a decisive victory over the Returning Abyss Sea Region.

At the very least, by that stage, even if the Cosmic Stellar formation fell, Eldrin Chen and the others would still have a significant chance of escape.

This was because Eldrin Chen and Exquisite Jiang had joined the fray relatively recently; their mental state and spiritual reserves remained largely intact.

With this in mind, Eldrin Chen added a final admonition: "This battle has taken its toll on all of you. Our most urgent task now is to swiftly restore our spiritual power to prepare for Thousand Dragon Lake's next move."

The assembled immortals all nodded upon hearing this. Sun Consort spoke, "After a millennium of fierce battle, the reserves of World-Opening Power within the Earth Immortal World have been depleted by more than half."

"We must now focus on recovering our spiritual energy. We shall have to trouble the two of you to temporarily take charge of the grand formation."

Eldrin Chen gave a slight nod and replied with a smile, "Rest assured. The Cosmic Stellar Formation is in my hands."

"..."

While the forces in the Returning Abyss Sea Region were regrouping, the temporarily withdrawn armies of the Demon Race were also recuperating.

At the heart of the Thousand Dragon Lake forces, a grand hall [a majestic palace or meeting place] floated amidst the void. Within this hall, Lord of Thousand Dragon Lake, Blaze Lord of Heaven's Prison, and other Earth Immortal Patriarch had gathered, their expressions uniformly grim.

An oppressive silence filled the grand hall. The assembled patriarchs remained wordless, their gazes fixed silently upon Lord of Thousand Dragon Lake and Blaze Lord of Heaven's Prison seated at the head.

After a long while, Blaze Lord of Heaven's Prison finally spoke, his voice cold. "The strength of the Returning Abyss Sea Region is not negligible. We Earth Immortal are being held in check."

"How long would it take for the remaining armies to breach the Cosmic Stellar Formation?"

Lord of Thousand Dragon Lake remained silent for a long moment before finally answering. "If we are pinned down, relying solely on the main force and the two Immortal Rank Supreme Grade ancient ships... it would take at least another three thousand years to break through that formation."

"Three thousand years?"

Blaze Lord of Heaven's Prison's expression turned slightly cold, and he sneered, "Three thousand years? The three thousand years you speak of, I fear, is calculated based on completely exhausting their reserves of Immortal Source Spirit Stones [the highest grade of spirit stones, containing the purest and most potent spiritual energy], isn't it?"

Upon hearing this, Lord of Thousand Dragon Lake and the others fell into silence.

Given their current strength, it was fundamentally impossible for them to forcibly breach the Cosmic Stellar Formation [a grand defensive formation that draws power from the stars]. The only method was to deplete the Spiritual Vein [a vein of concentrated spiritual energy within the earth], the Immortal Vein [a vein of immortal-grade spiritual energy], and even the reserve of spirit stones and Immortal Source [the foundational source of immortal energy] within the Returning Abyss Blessed Land.

Once those resources were gone, the power of the Cosmic Stellar Formation would be greatly diminished, allowing it to be broken with ease.

This method was a blunt and cumbersome one, yet also an effective one. The pity was, they did not have enough time. Find thousands of chapters at site: audio-novel.com.

Seeing no reply, Blaze Lord of Heaven's Prison sneered coldly once more. "We have at most less than a thousand years. Otherwise, the situation at the Flowing Fire Star Palace will certainly become untenable."

Upon hearing this, the various Earth Immortal [a major realm of cultivation, representing a profound connection to the earth and immense power] revealed grave expressions, feeling increasingly trapped between a rock and a hard place.

To be fair, if they did not conquer the Returning Abyss Sea Region, Eldrin Chen would undoubtedly become a mortal threat lurking in their hearts.

Once this Great Tribulation [a cataclysmic event ordained by fate, testing all cultivators] passed, if Eldrin Chen, who possessed the Polarity Void Mirror [a legendary mirror capable of manipulating the forces of yin and yang and the void], advanced further and broke through to the Earth Immortal Realm, it was likely that not even a Ninth Level Earth Immortal [an Earth Immortal at the pinnacle of the ninth and final minor stage within that realm] would be certain of slaying him.

Yet if they wished to shatter the Cosmic Stellar Formation and engage Eldrin Chen in a decisive battle to the death, they simply did not have sufficient time.

Thinking of this, the expressions of the several Earth Immortal Patriarchs darkened considerably.

The Lord of Thousand Dragon Lake, his face grave, finally spoke up and inquired, "Fellow Daoist Blaze Lord of Heaven's Prison, given our current predicament, do you have any stratagem in mind?"

"Hmph!"

Upon hearing this, Blaze Lord of Heaven's Prison let out a cold laugh before replying, "I have two methods."

"The first is to withdraw our forces immediately and follow me to assault the Flowing Fire Star Palace."

"Once the Flowing Fire Star Palace is breached and I, the Celestial Prison Clan Patriarch, slay the Master of Flowing Fire Star Palace, breaking through to the realm of a Celestial Immortal Great Power, this Returning Abyss Path Master will naturally find no escape from death."

The eyes of the several Earth Immortal Patriarch flickered slightly upon hearing this.

However, the Lord of Thousand Dragon Lake shook his head, a sigh coloring his tone as he spoke, "If the Flowing Fire Star Palace falls and the Master of Flowing Fire Star Palace is slain, the Returning Abyss Path Master will certainly not dare remain within the Flowing Stream Hundred Seas."

"By then, if he flees the Returning Abyss Sea Region with his Dao companions and clansmen, or even departs the Western Essence Divine Abyss Sea entirely, who in the vastness of the Vast Azure Immortal Domain could possibly find him?"

Lord of Thousand Dragon Lake shook his head repeatedly, a bitter smile coloring his expression.

A Immortal who has transcended ten heavenly tribulations, if they were to abandon their own Path-Field and hide in some remote corner of an Immortal Domain, would be as difficult to find as a needle in a vast ocean.

Even if, due to the presence of the Celestial Prison Clan Patriarch, Eldrin Chen dared not emerge to contest for treasures now, after several hundred thousand years, when Eldrin Chen broke through to the Late Stage Earth Immortal or even the Ninth Level Earth Immortal realm, he would undoubtedly become a major threat.

The Celestial Prison Clan might fare better; their lineage, after all, possessed a Half-Step Celestial Immortal, and it was even likely the Celestial Prison Clan Patriarch would ascend to the Celestial Immortal Realm. By then, they might not necessarily fear Eldrin Chen.

But he, the Lord of Thousand Dragon Lake, had no such powerful backing. Once Eldrin Chen broke through to the Seventh Level Earth Immortal realm, his entire Thousand Dragon Lake lineage would likely face utter annihilation.

Thinking this, the Lord of Thousand Dragon Lake asked again, "And what, pray tell, is the second method?"

"The second method..."

The Blaze Lord of Heaven's Prison paused briefly, then drew from his sleeve a radiant immortal talisman [a powerful magical scroll inscribed with potent seals]. His voice lowered as he continued, "...is to take a perilous gamble." Dive deeper into the Dao at site: audio-novel.com.