Chapter 949: Chapter 669: Sweeping Through the Third Step
How could the Eternal Immortal not understand?
This mysterious Mo Luo Hall Master, his real target is Lu Chenzhou.
Though this Divine Prison Realm expert is isolated from the world, he’s not completely ignorant of the outside.
Based on what he learned over this period, the giant face in the sky is suspected to be... a demigod, if not, then it’s not far off.
If the giant face weren’t trapped by the Divine Prison Realm, it would be an invincible existence in the Three Thousand Worlds.
When the Eternal Immortal was trapped here, Lu Chenzhou was still unconscious.
He believes Chenzhou will be looked after by the heavens and can overcome the Curse of the Great Tribulation.
But to Breakthrough Eighth, how difficult is that?
Even the Dragon King was stuck at the Seventh Realm for sixty years.
"Chenzhou is a person who considers the bigger picture and won’t act impulsively." The Eternal Immortal felt complex emotions. "With my potential, it’s impossible to ascend to a Great Power before the demigod revives. My qualifications, which allowed me to consecutively break two shackles, have already been exhausted. Whether or not Tianxia Civilization has me, it does not affect the bigger picture at all. The Dragon King has been venturing into the Dou Ancestor Cave Mansion for a long time and should have reached the Third Step strength, right? Hopefully, he can take over and Breakthrough Nine."
Facing imminent death, the Eternal Immortal was still pondering these things.
"In my entire life, from youth till now, the Tianxia Civilization has always been amidst a crisis. From the calamity of all nations, to the Void Realm’s resurgence, the Great Catastrophe, I’ve never enjoyed a moment of peace. Under my protection, civilization has birthed two figures with potential for Great Power and seen the dawn of hope; that’s enough."
"It’s time to rest."
At this thought, the Eternal Immortal’s soul became unstable, his face contorted.
"Seal!" A cold snort echoed in his mind, and illusory chains descended from the sky, piercing the Eternal Immortal’s soul.
The about-to-explode Eternal Immortal was thus calmed.
One by one, illusory Divine Talisman’s restrictions flickered, emerging on the Eternal Immortal’s face.
He furrowed his brow, gazing into the sky.
"What do you mean by this?"
"Heh, wanting to self-destruct in front of me, you’re overly confident. Back when I roamed the Great Wilderness, you were nothing but a monkey peeing among the mountains." The giant face looked at the Eternal Immortal indifferently, "Forgot to tell you, Lu Chenzhou has already arrived, probably to save you."
The Eternal Immortal felt despair in his heart.
The situation he most feared still happened.
...
Deep in the Eighth Layer.
A massive black tower, about one hundred thousand zhang high, stood between heaven and earth.
In ancient times, this was where Third Step experts were imprisoned.
Now, this is the headquarters of the Mo Luo Hall.
Two figures stood side by side atop the tower,
One wore a crying face mask, burly and rugged, baring his torso.
The other wore an angry face mask, long black hair draped over their shoulders, dressed in heavy armor emphasizing the chest, seemingly female.
"The Hall Master says Lu Chenzhou has arrived, currently on the Seventh Layer."
"It’s said he’s already in the Eight Realms, Laughing Elder may not be his match."
"It doesn’t matter, I will take action... it’s been too long since I had a fight, I can’t restrain myself."
"We have skills but can’t display them in the Three Thousand Worlds; it’s truly a waste."
"In the mountains without a tiger, the monkey becomes king. When we leave, it’ll be time to reorganize the Great Universe’s order."
"Let’s hope the Hall Master succeeds. Last time, it was close, but Kunxu escaped unexpectedly."
"That’s why the Hall Master is wise this time, letting us test Lu Chenzhou first, to figure out all his cards, and then he’ll take action to ensure success."
...
Achilles indeed was somewhat useful.
Under his guidance, Lu Chenzhou smoothly found the entrance to the Eighth Layer.
"Master, the Eighth Layer is the territory of the Four Guardians. Entering recklessly is very dangerous." Achilles repeatedly reminded.
"If you’re scared, I can kill you first and then carry your corpse inside," Lu Chenzhou said.
"Then let’s go together." Achilles continued forward.
As soon as Lu Chenzhou entered the Eighth Layer, he frowned.
Invisible chains of order hung down from the sky, following him like a shadow.
It seemed a supreme will was watching him, making him very uncomfortable.
The Dao Essence and Law surrounding him were faintly suppressed by a certain rule.
Counting the suppression of his realm, his strength was at least reduced by thirty percent.
Achilles said:
"I know the master defeated Yan Ming and is very strong, but the Divine Prison Realm is unlike other places. Here, apart from the people of Mo Luo Hall, everyone else is suppressed by the rules... it’s strange, this group of criminals seems to have mastered a way to escape the rule’s suppression."
"It’s fine, continue," Lu Chenzhou said calmly.
The Divine Prison Realm is indeed dangerous, but if Kunxu and Hei Zhou can leave alive, he certainly can too.
Flying, a hoarse and unpleasant strange laughter came with the wind: "Tsk tsk, Achilles, you’re quite bold."
A grotesque and strange laughing face appeared in the void, eyes staring at Lu Chenzhou.
Achilles’s face changed dramatically, quickly hiding behind Lu Chenzhou: "Master, this is the Laughing Elder, the fourth guardian of Mo Luo Hall."
Lu Chenzhou cut to the chase: "Where is the Eternal Immortal?"
The eerie laughing face said: "Want to know? Fight me first."
"Then die." Lu Chenzhou stepped forward and struck with a palm.
Thirty million Prajna spiritual power storm stirred heaven and earth, transforming into a Heavenly Hand.
Vast earth, who is the master of fate!
Great Success Level Prisoner Demon Hand!
The laughing face chuckled strangely, and ripples of vibration spread out.
As the ripples passed, the giant hand was riddled with cracks and shattered with a bang.
Lu Chenzhou, like a lone boat in the wind, swayed unsteadily.
"Interesting, I’ve actually encountered someone cultivating the Vibration Dao."
Lu Chenzhou waved his sleeve, and dragon roars and tiger roars emerged around him, suddenly roaring.
The vibration waves surged like tides, clashing with the sound of laughter and neutralizing each other.
"What? You know this too?" The smiling face showed a slight change in expression.
"I know many things." Lu Chenzhou’s figure flickered and appeared behind the smiling face, sending a punch into the void.
Boom! The thick fist wind howled across the plains like a black dragon, stretching for thousands of miles.
The smiling face shattered inch by inch.
"Indeed, you have some skills... but these are not your true capabilities, are they?" the eerie smiling face appeared again.
His intention was to probe the depths of Lu Chenzhou’s power.
"Call out your Hall Master, won’t you? Wasn’t it said he’s a demigod? Why does he need to hide and use you to test me when dealing with a junior?"
Lu Chenzhou laughed.
He knew nothing about Mo Luo Hall and naturally couldn’t reveal his trump cards all at once.
From the current situation, he was already exposed to the Mo Luo Hall Master’s eyes.
However, due to their isolation, Mo Luo Hall had little information about him.
This Hall Master was very cautious, choosing to have his subordinates test him.
He suspected that the enemy was probably not a demigod.
If it were a demigod, they’d strike down without need for such caution, wouldn’t they?
"Arrogant fool, let me show you my methods, Divine Power·Great Joy World."
The vibration waves immediately enveloped the heavens, forming an illusory world.
Countless figures, laughing heartily, clutched their bellies on the ground, laughing hysterically till they died.
"Hahaha..." Lu Chenzhou’s whole body seemed out of control as he fell to the ground laughing.
"Your Vibration Dao is too superficial, don’t you see? This is how it’s truly used." Seeing Lu Chenzhou under his control, the smiling face condensed three thousand world-ending flying knives from the vibration waves. "Divine Power·Hidden Knife in Smile!" The flying knives whistled, turning Lu Chenzhou’s body into a sieve in an instant.
Yet, the smiling old man dared not be careless, as the information suggested this man might have an undying body.
Powerful vibration dao divine skills struck Lu Chenzhou from the inside out.
"The so-called genius, nothing more!" The smiling old man panted.
"What are you hitting?" A long staff stabbed forth, the Nine Tribulation Lotus blossoming in the void, engulfing the smiling face.
Only then did the smiling old man, in a panic, realize he had only attacked an illusion of Lu Chenzhou.
A charred mask fell into the void.
Lu Chenzhou frowned, only to see in the distant void, a figure fleeing.
He took out the Chasing Wind Bow and shot an arrow.
Divine Power·Gale Divine Arrow!
The arrow caught up with the figure, erupting with a cyclone column reaching the sky and earth.
The smiling old man screamed but managed to escape.
"Strange, he can’t be killed either, is this Mo Luo Hall protector also an undying body?"
Lu Chenzhou was somewhat puzzled; other second steps would have died several times over by now.
If he used the Great Power Will and Scythe of Death God, he felt he could obliterate the old man, but it wasn’t necessary.
That’s his greatest trump card, and if the Mo Luo Hall Master didn’t know, he might have a chance to annihilate him outright.
Achilles ran out from a corner: "Master is mighty."
"Take me directly to the headquarters."
"It seems I was overthinking, with Master’s strength, besides the Mo Luo Hall Master, others are not to be feared."
...
"I lost." The smiling old man returned to the top of the tower.
"Did you find out anything?" The bitter face and angry mask asked.
"Nothing... I just felt like he was playing cat and mouse with me, probably only the Great Protector can contend with him." The smiling old man looked grim.
"The Great Protector has mastered two top-level Third Step eighth-rank Daos, is he really that strong?"
"You can try and see for yourself, I’m going back to the Ninth Layer to heal." The smiling old man disappeared.
"That old man is too weak; we’re still needed. Dealing with a junior, how could it be possible to dispatch the Great Protector?"
"Let’s go, meet him."
Two Third Step auras surged into the sky.
Deep within the tower, an old man in black robes and hair opened his eyes.
His left eye was entangled with chaotic law, while his right eye was suffused with order Dao essence, both of the eighth-rank level.
"Chaos, order... this two-in-one feeling is truly wonderful. If I can integrate them, who knows if I could create an unprecedented supreme Dao? At that time, even the Hall Master might not be my match. Alas, merging Dao is too difficult, even Master Dao Realm Great Power can’t achieve it; only Divine Daoist Lords can barely make different Daos swallow and merge." The Great Protector sighed and shook his head.
...
Lu Chenzhou stopped his pace.
In the void to his rear left, two auras as formidable as Yan Ming’s leisurely stepped out.
Of course, it’s only their momentum that’s strong; in a real fight, they couldn’t be a match for Yan Ming, who has a divine artifact.
If it weren’t for the Dragon and Phoenix heritage countering the True God’s feather, Lu Chenzhou couldn’t possibly kill Yan Ming.
"Is the Mo Luo Hall Master still not appearing?" Looking at the two protectors, Lu Chenzhou’s patience was gradually wearing thin.
"The Hall Master has already undergone divine enthronement, how can a mere mortal like you meet him at will?" The crying face man said coldly.
Suddenly, the man’s expression changed dramatically, his body flashed wildly, as a massive hammer like a star shattered the heavens, pressing horizontally.
Endless frost power erupted, freezing even time for an instant.
The man couldn’t dodge in time and was struck by the giant hammer, first turning into an ice sculpture, then cracking into ice fragments.
On the distant tower, the man’s figure reappeared, a look of horror on his face.
"Damn, this is the hammer of the Cold Ice Ancestor, how is it with Lu Chenzhou?"
Ten breaths later, a graceful silhouette appeared, with a somewhat puzzled expression.
"Uh, you lost too?" The man was a bit puzzled. He had just entered the Third Step, and his realm was unstable.
But Lady Fury was an old veteran Third Step, not weaker than outside powerhouses like the Star-devouring Sword Demon.
"I lost, I really couldn’t beat him, so I decisively committed suicide and came back... it’s still up to the Great Protector to step in."