Chapter 2123: Yi Yi Brotherhood, Wei Wei Mastery

The little yellow chick was his pet beast, but also his friend and brother. Ever since they came to the Firmament, they had often bantered with each other, teasing each other verbally. Though not relatives, their bond was stronger than family. Especially after the soul sacrifice, he could sense its thoughts and intentions at any time. The man and the chick had long been inseparable, completely integrated.

This time, the chick was rushing over to swallow Master Kong. Zhang Xuan felt it was too dangerous and was quite reluctant. But besides it, his disciples and clone — everyone else combined — couldn't resist for long. Even the Book of Heaven's Path had lost its effectiveness.

Out of helplessness, he could only let the chick use this risky method. He had initially felt a secret relief seeing Master Kong charging back and forth inside, unable to escape, but he never dreamed that Master Kong would directly slice open its belly, then chop it into pieces and burn it to ashes!

His eyes were bloodshot. He leapt forward, about to rush over and fight to the death, but his body tensed when he saw Wu Chen looking at him anxiously. "Young Master," Wu Chen urged, "purifying the divine spiritual energy is paramount, otherwise, its sacrifice will have been in vain..."

It was as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over him. Zhang Xuan stopped.

He was right!

With his current strength, even if he fought to the death, he couldn't defeat the person in front of him, even though Master Kong was already severely injured! The gap between a True God and a False God was like a world apart; it could not be overcome by brute force.

If he truly wanted to avenge the chick, there was only one way: to purify the divine spiritual energy, absorb it into his body, break through the False God realm, and achieve True Godhood! As long as he succeeded, with his current strength, it shouldn't be difficult to kill his opponent!

"Martial arts are the concentration of power," the lecture continued. "Only by using martial arts can one better exert all their energy, concentrating it at a single point..."

The flames blazed!

The flames on the altar became increasingly pure in color. As expected, about 80,000 True Immortals had completely opened their hearts by this point, but it was still not enough for success!

"How dare you swallow me!" Master Kong roared, his face contorted. "The humiliation you inflicted upon me, I will repay a hundredfold..."

After killing the little yellow chick, Master Kong's face was ferocious. He let out a roar and slashed a sword towards Zhang Xuan. Although this longsword was only at the False God level, when wielded by a True God, its combat power increased by more than tenfold. The brilliant sword qi spread for tens of miles, and the stable space before it seemed as fragile as cotton paper.

"Protect the teacher!"

Zhao Ya and the others rushed over again, and the clone followed closely. Although their previous injuries were severe, they had already fully recovered thanks to the little yellow chick's bathwater. The eleven disciples, collaborating with the clone, each possessing a False God realm weapon, were equivalent to over twenty False Gods, forming a perfectly coordinated battle formation. Master Kong's furious sword strike, though powerful, was still blocked.

"Smash him to death for me!"

Zhang Xuan again focused his mind. The Book of Heaven's Path, which had failed to find a target earlier, fell from the sky once more. Although this item had a time limit, after entering the Firmament, the Heavenly Dao became stronger, and the time it could remain outside also lengthened. At this moment, with its full downward pressure, it instantly sealed off all the surrounding space.

"Damn it..."

Master Kong swayed, just as he intended to repeat his old trick of hiding his aura and power to dodge the attack. Then, the clone flashed and appeared before him, stabbing towards his back. Zhao Ya and the others also followed closely, unleashing desperate ultimate moves and attacking relentlessly.

"You're all seeking death..."

Master Kong's scalp tingled. Once the Book of Heaven's Path fell, it didn't distinguish between friend and foe; many True Gods couldn't withstand its impact. The clone and the opponent's disciples rushing over together meant they were effectively throwing their lives away! By using themselves as targets to attract the Book of Heaven's Path's continued downward pressure, they were attempting to die together with him!

He spun around, sword qi swirling around his body like a giant dragon, trying to drive everyone away and hide outside the range of the Heavenly Dao. But these people stuck to him like a plaster, completely unavoidable.

BOOM!

The space turned completely dark as the Book of Heaven's Path approached infinitely, like the heavens falling, impossible to resist.

"Even if I can't dodge it," Master Kong declared coldly, "it won't be that easy to kill me!"

Knowing he could no longer dodge, Master Kong let out a cold shout. He drew a streak of sword qi to protect himself from the attacks of the clone, Zhao Ya, and others, then let out a long roar and charged straight up towards the Book of Heaven's Path above. Upon colliding with the Book of Heaven's Path, the longsword in his hand shattered instantly, and the immense pressure bore down, causing blood to trickle from his mouth and nose. However, he forcibly halted the downward momentum.

"How terrifying..."

Seeing this, Zhang Xuan's heart tensed. Since its first use, the Book of Heaven's Path had always been invincible. Once it fell, even the strongest individuals would instantly be flattened into a bloody mess. He had thought that if Master Kong couldn't dodge, he would surely be crushed to death in the same way, but he never dreamed that Master Kong would be able to withstand it! True Gods were indeed beings that transcended the Firmament; even the Heavenly Dao had no recourse against them.

"Young Master, the divine spiritual energy has turned golden yellow..."

While still filled with shock, Wu Chen's shout rang out. Zhang Xuan quickly turned his head and indeed saw that the divine spiritual energy on the altar had been completely purified, turning into a golden yellow color. It was identical to the one he had seen in the Divine Temple before, with no difference whatsoever.

While the Book of Heaven's Path was attacking Master Kong, the 100,000 True Immortals finally achieved complete unity, no longer divided.

"Little yellow chick, I will avenge you..."

Seeing the divine spiritual energy fully purified, Zhang Xuan did not stop. He took a light step to the altar and grasped it.

A sizzling sound!

The divine spiritual energy entered his body through his pores. In the blink of an eye, it circulated through his meridians, threatening to burst out at any moment. Previously, if he had rashly absorbed this divine spiritual energy without a corresponding cultivation technique, he might have instantly exploded and died.

But now...

Remembering the little yellow chick being cut into pieces and burned to ashes before him, an indescribable pain welled up in his heart. Scenes of their time together returned to his mind.

At the Saint Son Hall, he and Luo Xuanqing had gone together to find the Void Gourd, and the chick had directly burrowed into his Dantian. From then on, their journey together began. Usually motionless, after arriving in the Firmament, it had smashed to death a powerful attacker with a gourd... After absorbing countless pills and Immortal Monarch-level longswords, it had completely transformed... The little yellow chick appeared, in all its unreliable glory...

A master-pet bond! A brotherhood! Unbeknownst to him, the little yellow chick had already carved out an irreplaceable place in his heart. He had always thought it wouldn't die, that it couldn't die. He never expected that today, they would be separated forever.

"I am a peerless divine beast, traversing heaven and earth, commanding the winds and clouds..." the little yellow chick's voice echoed in his mind. He could even vividly recall its smug expression and the sight of it wiggling its backside while devouring Immortal Origin Pills.

A wave of sorrow hit him. "You didn't even know what kind of divine beast you were, right up until your death..." He had always thought that this fellow would keep breaking through, eventually discovering what it truly was, and who it truly was... But in the end, it never knew, right up until its death, what level of divine beast it was, even bearing the title of "Chicken Overlord."

"Warm brotherhood, diligent master-pet effort!" Zhang Xuan murmured softly, his eyes reddening. As a pet beast, the little yellow chick had tried its best and never let him down! As a friend and brother, its affection was equally worth remembering, never to be forgotten.

BOOM!

The divine spiritual energy within his body instantly found an outlet, flowing ceaselessly along the special emotions within him. Zhang Xuan's consciousness, in an instant, entered the Spring and Autumn Codex. The circulation speed of his immortal power directly reached a hundredfold. Even so, advancing to a True God was truly too complex; it was an evolution of the entire life form. Moreover, he was currently cultivating his self-created technique, not a Heavenly Dao cultivation art, progressing while refining, so his breakthrough was noticeably slower than before.

Knowing he couldn't rush, he allowed that emotion to flow through his body, and the divine spiritual energy also flowed along the direction of that emotion, continuously refining his physical body.

"To fully break through to a True God," Zhang Xuan realized, "it will take at least one day..." As the divine spiritual energy circulated within his body, changing his internal physical structure, Zhang Xuan understood. Even though he had comprehended a higher level of emotion, found a breakthrough technique, and had the help of divine spiritual energy, it would still take at least one day to become a true True God! This seemed like a long time, but it was actually incredibly fast! One should know that Master Kong, after obtaining divine spiritual energy, also cultivated for nearly a month before fully breaking through. Success in one day was already beyond imagination...

But... it was still too long! During this day, he would be unable to fight. That meant he couldn't use his power... Master Kong on the other side, as long as he wasn't killed or trapped, was very likely to attack!

"Twenty-four hours," Zhang Xuan calculated. "That's 1440 minutes! Even if the Spring and Autumn Codex's time flow is a hundred times faster than the outside, it would still take 14 minutes in the real world for me to completely cultivate..."

His fists clenched, Zhang Xuan took a deep breath. "Hopefully... the Book of Heaven's Path can hold on for that long..."

After calculating the time needed for breakthrough, Zhang Xuan looked towards Master Kong in the distance, who was being suppressed by the Book of Heaven's Path, hoping the Book of Heaven's Path would be more effective and stall for as long as possible.

His thought had not even finished when the Book of Heaven's Path swayed and then vanished directly, as if it had never appeared. Although it had become stronger after reaching the Firmament and its duration of maintenance had also lengthened, it still had a time limit, and at this moment, it had finally reached its end.

"Damn it!"

With the Book of Heaven's Path gone, Master Kong turned around. By now, his entire arm was festering, and his other hand was also severely injured and bleeding profusely. Evidently, although he had blocked the Book of Heaven's Path and Zhang Xuan's various techniques, he had still sustained irreversible injuries.

"Even if you purified the divine spiritual energy and absorbed it," Master Kong roared, his eyes cold, "will you have enough time? I can kill you within a single breath, and I won't give you another chance..." He stared intently at Zhang Xuan nearby, as if he wanted to skin and disembowel him. Because he had wanted to possess Zhang Xuan's body, he had held back from killing him, but it almost led to his own downfall. He was indeed someone like that fellow... Even as a False God, he couldn't be underestimated! Therefore, if he were to act again, he would unleash his full power and show no mercy.