Ten thousand I am across the heavens

As soon as the words were spoken, the ultimate battlefield move was unleashed. It had been prepared beforehand. Nodes were strategically placed throughout the battlefield, and in an instant, the core of the entire battlefield was shifted to a void world.

From the outside, this space appears as a small dot. Ordinary powerful individuals cannot locate this dot at all, while the interior is a vast space, covering an area of ​​hundreds of square kilometers—equivalent to the size of a city.

Thousands of the eldest son's clones, along with the powerful figures hidden in the shadows who were engaged in battle with them, were all trapped within. For a moment, the battlefield was in complete chaos. The trapped powerhouses saw the sky transform into a multicolored, radiant firmament, while the ground beneath their feet became a solid barrier as hard as glass, incredibly smooth, and seemingly extending infinitely to the ends of the earth.

They could not break through either in the sky or on the ground.

A powerful figure located at the edge of the battlefield attempted to escape from the misty environment. They plunged into the five-colored, smooth mist. However, they didn't traverse the mist for long before emerging from it. They found themselves traversing the entire battlefield, arriving at a diagonal corner, having not actually left.

What appear to be boundary fog are actually just portals; those who pass through them exit through the corresponding nodes. The entire world is interconnected. There is no exit.

The Five Elements Mage hid within the five-colored mist, not making a move immediately, but instead observing the eldest son's clone and the chaotic battle between it and the trapped minions.

Previous battles had taught him the importance of intelligence. What exactly were the abilities of these ultimate life forms? Only further observation could determine that. Especially since there were several exceptionally powerful immortals among them, who had undergone modifications and gained extraordinary strength.

Black City is one of the most watched among them. After being captured and transformed, he gives the Five Elements Masters the feeling of being the most dangerous. Generally speaking, the gap between the seventh and eighth ranks is more than 10 times greater than the gap between the sixth and seventh ranks. Historically, there have often been cases of sixth-rank geniuses challenging seventh-rank masters, but the feat of the top seventh-rank masters challenging eighth-rank powerhouses is indeed extremely rare. Such top geniuses are rare, sometimes appearing only once in a hundred years, and sometimes even once in a thousand years.

Black City himself had never seen anyone like this before. Yet, this guy gave him a similar sense of danger. Perhaps this guy couldn't defeat him head-on, but he probably had some trump cards that were difficult for him to deal with.

And that was indeed the case; the eldest son had prepared a trump card. Although it was meant for cannon fodder, it was also specifically designed to hold off the top-tier experts, thus buying him enough time to escape.

However, Black City wasn't going all out. It was simply moving at high speed across the battlefield, intercepting those entangled with the eldest son's clones and redirecting their opponents to the modified immortals—who were essentially cannon fodder. The task of intercepting powerful enemies also fell to them. Meanwhile, the eldest son's clones gathered together, pooling their collective wisdom to find a way to counter the battlefield's deadly attacks.

Those immortals who underwent the transformation were completely immune to injury during battle; wounds from attacks healed instantly. Their bodies had no weaknesses whatsoever. Even if they were cut into pieces, they could regenerate in a remarkably short time.

Moreover, their combat skills seemed to have reached an unparalleled level. Their reaction speed far exceeded human limits. With the same stats on the character sheet, these modified individuals could single-handedly take on opponents ten times stronger than themselves in all aspects.

So much so that these brainwashed and transformed immortals actually managed to stop the rabble. The two sides fought evenly, with the immortals even gaining the upper hand.

So far, Black City hasn't gone all out. He's been behaving like a mediocre seventh-level expert. While his timing in battle is decent, there's nothing particularly outstanding about him. Seeing that the clones of his many eldest sons are beginning to gather and unleash spatial-type killing moves, preparing to tear a hole in the barrier, the Five Elements Mage can no longer stand idly by.

A figure emerged from the colorless mist in the sky. Immediately, the power of the five elements began a relentless bombardment of the eldest son's clones. Fire, frost, blades—attacks of all types rained down, inflicting massive damage incessantly. Even though these clones possessed stronger self-regeneration abilities, under this relentless onslaught, casualties gradually began to appear.

The strength of an eighth-rank expert was still far too overwhelming for them. The suppression of a sixth-rank expert was almost comparable to the immense pressure a celestial being exerted on a mortal. Moreover, these individuals had only barely reached the current level in terms of combat power; their true nature remained at the peak of the fifth rank.

Dozens of deadly moves were unleashed simultaneously. Yet, the Five Elements Mage seemed to feel no pressure whatsoever. This ability to multitask was unparalleled, even among those at their level.

Seeing that the hidden eighth-rank expert had finally made his move, Black City also stopped holding back and charged directly at those deadly attacks. He seemed completely unafraid of those attacks, which were powerful enough to pose a threat even to an eighth-rank expert.

Facing the meat grinder-like metal storm, he charged in with an air of confidence, seemingly certain he could break free of the deadly attack. However, the instant he entered, the powerful metal storm tore him to shreds. In an instant, his body was smoothly sliced ​​into dozens of pieces. Blood and bits of flesh were splattered everywhere. Just one glance was enough to send chills down one's spine. He displayed the strength of an ordinary seventh-level immortal. Even until he was cut into pieces, no difference could be discerned.

But the real change occurred at that moment. His fragmented body began to writhe rapidly upon impact, each piece expanding exponentially. In an instant, these fragments grew to a size comparable to a human body, instantly coalescing into human forms. They were exactly like him from before. Each one possessed the same aura, making it impossible to distinguish which was the original. This was because none of them had immortal apertures within them; the immortal apertures seemed independent of their bodies, forming a special space that could connect to each of them, yet was not within any of their bodies.

This means that each of them possessed the strength of a complete self, yet in an instant, they were split into more than 70 individuals.

Each one possessed the exact same strength as the original, with no difference between them. They charged once again towards the numerous killing moves. This time, their power became a huge obstacle; even for an eighth-rank expert to unleash a killing move that aimed to instantly kill them—such a powerful individual, whose strength was solid throughout their class advancement and who had no major weaknesses—was not so easy to overcome.

The metal storm and other deadly attacks were like stuck gears, barely functioning but clearly jammed. This time, the Black City that had rushed in was once again sliced ​​into pieces, though not as shredded as before. But its strength was still insufficient for a single individual to withstand such a devastating attack.

A moment later, hundreds of black cities were rebuilt from the fragments on the ground. Each one possessed the same strength as its original form. Although they shared a single immortal aperture and thus had no advantage in terms of energy source, their total output power and the amount of damage they could withstand had increased hundreds of times. At this moment, even if they only used ordinary killing moves without using immortal Gu, they were enough to cause enormous trouble for the Five Elements Mages.

Relying on sheer numbers and overwhelming force, the Five Elements Mages' killing moves were all blocked. Each of them used only the most basic killing moves, demonstrating that this seemingly limitless power also had weaknesses. If they were to use their immortal killing moves, their immortal energy would be drained in a short time. While their output power in a short period was indeed terrifying, a full-force attack would be something even an eighth-level expert would have to take seriously.

However, this is clearly not the optimal solution for this killing move. This move, named "Three Beginnings of All Things," is most powerful because the replicated bodies are identical to the original body, even including the Dao traces on the bodies. Although at the Immortal level, most Dao traces are not on the body but located within one's Immortal Aperture, there can still be hundreds of Dao traces on the body, especially at the seventh level. Therefore, relying on these Dao traces to replicate a large number of bodies for combat, even without consuming any additional power, this combat power is extremely terrifying. The sheer power of these bodies alone is enough to create a group of ruthless thugs. More importantly, if even one person escapes from this group and isn't completely annihilated, it's as if they haven't suffered any harm.

Both their survival and combat abilities were terrifyingly strong. The Five Elements Mage found this killing move quite troublesome. He was now hesitant to continue attacking; if he continued, would the number of bodies splitting off increase? While he wasn't afraid of a single body, and they were unlikely to cause him any effective damage, a multitude of ants could indeed kill an elephant. He also couldn't judge the energy required to replicate such a body. If he were to replicate millions of bodies using this method, even the Five Elements Mage, a powerful eighth-rank expert, would have no choice but to turn tail and run. This was partly because these people were already incredibly strong; their bodies were terrifyingly powerful even without any extraordinary power. Furthermore, if these bodies couldn't withstand the burst of energy, and everyone combined their strength, the resulting attack would be enough to instantly kill him.

"This is troublesome. The eldest son must have contacted Bao Huangtian during the battle. If he sold some of his valuables, he could probably get a considerable amount of immortal essence stones. If used in battle, it would probably be enough to support Black City in continuing to use this infinite splitting killing move for a considerable period of time. If we really bet on him and invested a large amount of immortal essence stones, and these clones unleash their immortal killing moves at the same time, even I would be reduced to ashes."

The Five Elements Master was no fool. So he immediately opened his account and began to check. Baohuangtian was like both a trading platform and an online community. Not only could one trade, but one could also view transaction information and other people's messages, inquire with others, and learn about recent events. And without a doubt, the most eye-catching items recently were the three Immortal Gu that had just been sold, although these three had never appeared before. He didn't know their specific function, but they were definitely genuine Immortal Gu.

The seller insisted on payment in Immortal Essence Stones and held an auction—unprecedented in history. Previously, such a unique and precious item, even when sold, commanded extremely high prices and required barter. It often involved exchanging valuable materials or other items for a chance of acquisition. This time, however, it could be purchased simply with Immortal Essence Stones. The auction house erupted in frenzy. No one had ever heard of such a precious item being bought with money, meaning the auction would inevitably reach an astronomical sum.

Upon seeing the auction's proceeds, the Five Elements Mage's heart sank. Each Gu worm fetched over 500,000 Immortal Essence Stones, essentially equivalent to all his liquid assets. With such reserves, coupled with such a heaven-defying skill, if he were allowed to infinitely create clones, and if he truly possessed a sufficient amount of Immortal Essence Stones, the consequences would be unimaginable.

The Five Elements Mage can only try to bypass these enemies and target the eldest son's clones behind them, as they don't possess the ability to infinitely split. Although they can regenerate after being cut into pieces, each regeneration inevitably involves some loss. By continuously wearing them down, they will eventually be completely annihilated.

But things aren't always that simple. The Five Elements Mage abandoned the initiative to attack, instead bypassing all attacks, but that didn't mean the opponent couldn't continue splitting.

After realizing no one was attacking him, the Black City creature raised its hand and chopped down hard on its shoulder. In a flash, the blade severed its arm, hundreds upon hundreds of limbs falling to the ground. These limbs then rapidly sprouted flesh and began to writhe, instantly initiating a new cycle of self-division.

[To be continued]

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