Immortal Road.

Elder Huang's domain collapsed on a large scale, the desert was eroded by large swaths of scorching lava, and a blackish-red color spread visibly between heaven and earth. The power that could be mobilized also began to weaken.

The Annihilation Avatar shot arrow after arrow, blasting the Sand Dragon and its incarnation. Lacking the replenishment of quicksand, it was never able to reassemble on the spot.

Xing Shuzi threw out thunder talismans to put pressure on the opponent, forcing Elder Huang to be flustered. Seeing this, Elder Huang became bolder and began to summon his natal star from his domain, bombarding the Yellow Turban Warrior in front of him!
Lin Shan pressed forward relentlessly, advancing steadily and surely.

With Elder Chuyun's Lava Domain at his disposal and the powerful Crocodile Turtle Aura above his head, he possessed both offensive and defensive capabilities. Relying on brute force, he charged straight through the opponent. Elder Huang, who had once made him flee in terror, was now finding himself struggling to hold on alone.

"Zhong Shenxiu, what kind of skill is it to fight three against one? If you have the guts, challenge me to a one-on-one duel!"

Elder Huang was really annoyed by Xing Shuzi, so he had no choice but to use a low-level provocation, while his feet were honestly trying to run away.

Staying here to fight head-on is unwise. Wait until the opponent's copied Dharma Aura disappears before coming back to fight. Then the balance of power will be restored!
Lin Shan keenly sensed that this old fellow wanted to temporarily avoid the limelight, but how could he let him have his way?
After swallowing most of the yellow sand domain, it quickly penetrated deep into its interior, and behind it, a black star rose slowly with bright starlight!
"Old man, it's only fair to retaliate. Let me show you what I'm capable of!"

When this giant star is activated at full power, it emits a silvery glow, as if it were the reincarnation of the Nine-Bend Heavenly Wolf. It violently shakes and bursts forth with terrifying power, crashing straight into the end of the yellow sand.

Puff puff puff puff puff~~~
All obstacles on the road crumbled and crumbled, and the sands hovering in the air were shattered one after another. Even the sand shields and walls constructed by supreme divine powers could not withstand the attack for a moment, and Black Star broke through them with unstoppable force!
Elder Huang was filled with shock and felt powerless for the first time. No matter how much he resisted, it was futile, because once the domain was broken, it would be impossible to organize an effective resistance.

"escape!"

At the critical moment, he transformed into quicksand and moved underground, about to disappear into the sand in the blink of an eye.

Last time, he escaped in the same way. How could Lin Shan allow the same scene to repeat itself?
"Annihilation Avatar!"

As he shouted, his clone took the opportunity to jump out of the battle and expand the strange domain into a thin layer, completely enveloping the yellow sand domain!
What is the most effective way to deal with someone who has escaped?
That's a barrier imposed from the outside!

In an absolute realm, there is no medium through which you can escape, which is equivalent to stifling your right of way and blocking passages from all directions.

Even if Elder Huang possesses extraordinary abilities, he cannot break through the blockade in an instant.

As he frantically appeared, trying to break through this thin layer of domain, Lin Shan's true form had already launched a fierce attack, with his lava domain pressing down on a large area, his natal star locking onto it from afar, his hands changing hand seals, and an ancient, colossal star bridge appearing in the sky!

"The Void Star Bridge?"

Xing Shuzi's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. How could a star cultivator not know about this? What else was this kid hiding from him? And what was this natal star all about?

Taking advantage of the moment when Lin Shan and the clone of Ji Mie were besieging him, he exerted a great deal of effort to subdue Elder Huang's Yellow Turban Warriors, and unexpectedly obtained a seventh-tier puppet, which made him extremely excited.

Elder Huang felt a sharp pain in his chest. He couldn't care less about the puppets anymore; he was now surrounded by an inescapable net and was in imminent danger of defeat and death.

The decisiveness of the Void Transformation stage is fully demonstrated at this moment; hesitation only leads to chaos!

Boom!
The yellow ball of light, like a sun, suddenly expanded and exploded. The opponent, unable to find a way out, self-destructed the yellow sand domain in a desperate fight!
"Oh no, he's going to run away!"

Not only Xing Shuzi noticed it, but Ji Xuanjun and Huang Yue Laodao on the other side were also shocked and reminded Lin Shan and the other to quickly take cover.

The self-destruction of a domain is no joke; those caught in it will suffer severe injuries at best, and may even perish together with the enemy at worst.

Back when the Spirit Master was on his way to ascension, he detonated his domain, which dragged Lin Shan's two domains and Dharma Image into the water, demonstrating the terrifying power of his domain!
But things are different now. The domain that Lin Shan holds comes from the Luck Card, which is his natural shield.

You want to self-destruct and force me to make way? I won't!

He spread out the lava field all at once, completely enveloping the center of the explosion, as if he were ready to perish together with the enemy.

"Are you crazy?"

Elder Huang was incredulous and screamed wildly in despair.

But a ruthless glint appeared on Lin Shan's lips. Since Elder Chuyun's luck card was about to expire, he might as well make the best use of it and use it to counteract the self-destructing Yellow Sand Domain, thus fully bearing this massive amount of energy.

Explosions continued inside, and a yellow halo instantly expanded to a radius of hundreds of miles. Then, at a certain critical point, it was firmly suppressed by the sea of ​​red magma and instead contracted inward.

The red exterior and yellow interior pattern lasted for three breaths, much like a sandwich egg expanding and contracting. Lin Shan stubbornly pushed in despite the damage, finally collapsing his lava domain and being dragged down by Elder Huang!
Inside, a figure was seen frantically trying to escape, but was repelled by the shockwave of the explosion. Caught between two forces, it was caught in a dilemma, repeatedly and severely injured in the relentless onslaught, and finally, amidst the interplay of light and darkness, its life force dissipated.
The people outside watched the battle in shock. If they put themselves in the shoes of those inside, they would feel a chill run down their spines!

The eerie domain of the Annihilation Avatar clung tightly to the outer layer, continuously shrinking as the two inner domains perished together, cutting off the last shred of hope for escape for those inside.

The explosion subsided, and the fog cleared.

Lin Shan's figure remained upright, the bright black star above his head like a stabilizing force, unbreakable in the clash of domains, giving people a strong visual impact.

Elder Huang also unexpectedly survived, but his body was limp and he collapsed to the ground, unable to get up.

His consciousness was clouded at this moment, and he muttered to himself:
"Impossible, how could this be? You've grown so rapidly in the market in such a short time, who gave you the resources to refine your natal star?"

At this point, he coughed up a mouthful of blood, and suddenly his vision froze. In a moment of lucidity, he regained his senses.

He recalled the first auction, the auction of those three supreme star materials. He and Elder Chuyun were in the private room. They clearly saw through the clumsy infighting between Xing Shuzi and the other two, but they did not interfere!
如果
If at that time
If they had used their financial resources to forcefully bid for those three star materials, would the outcome have been different?
"I hate you so much. If only I could do it all over again."

There's no second chance, so go in peace!

Lin Shan's cold voice came, and he waved his hand and left. The Annihilation Avatar understood and stepped forward. The strange domain devoured it, and a cloud of black mist enveloped it, and Elder Huang was submerged.

An elder of a celestial city was tragically killed by a newly ascended rogue cultivator.

Hijacking the star material at the auction?
It is indeed the way to break the deadlock, but why did you hesitate and stand by without taking action?
Concentrating solely on bidding for the domain's most precious treasures, he allowed Lin Shan to obtain crucial materials from Xing Shuzi, thus enabling Lin Shan to refine his natal star in one fell swoop, delivering a fatal blow!
If the domain self-destructs at the last moment, without the protection of the calamity star, Lin Shan wouldn't be standing here unharmed; he would be severely injured at the most!

This is how one wrong step leads to another, ultimately resulting in utter ruin!

The domain treasures that Elder Huang painstakingly snatched at a high price at the auction were all taken by Lin Shan and became the nourishment for his future mastery of the domain!
All the scheming and plotting, all the effort put in, only to benefit others in the end—how ridiculous!
"What a good person, such a good person."

Holding the warm storage bracelet in his hand, Lin Shan couldn't help but marvel at Elder Huang's generosity. It was equivalent to him defeating all his opponents at the previous auction and securing all the materials for him—something he had never dared to dream of.

Such a debt of gratitude can only be repaid by feeding it to the realm of the supernatural.

"!!!"

On the other side, Elder Chuyun was still huddled in his own domain, feeling frustrated, while Jixuanjun and Huangyue Laodao, both at the early stage of the Void Realm, held him back tightly from the outside. Seeing this, he could hardly believe his eyes.

"You...you actually killed Fellow Daoist Huang?"

"What's wrong? Is there something amiss?"

Lin Shan turned around and looked at Elder Chu Yun with amusement. The pupils of this powerful cultivator in the mid-stage of the Void Realm trembled violently, as if an earthquake had struck, revealing his unsettled state of mind.

Neither Ji Xuanjun nor the old Daoist Huangyue dared to meet his gaze, and instead lowered their heads, revealing obsequious smiles of reverence. Xing Shuzi stood timidly in the distance, seemingly still somewhat afraid of the tragic death of a fellow cultivator before his eyes, and dared not approach Lin Shan.

He secretly slipped Elder Huang's Yellow Turban Warrior into his pocket, praying that no one on the field would see him.

Lin Shan pretended not to know, after all, that old thing had just used up dozens of seventh-level talismans, so earning a Yellow Turban Warrior wasn't too much to ask.

Besides, the battle isn't over yet. We need to work together to deal with another major enemy, and we also need Xing Shuzi's help. So we'll turn a blind eye to this.

"Brother Xing, thank you for your trouble. Now, only Elder Chuyun is left. Let's work together as a group of five to eliminate him and finish this job as soon as possible. What do you think?"

"Haha, I am willing to follow you as my master."

Xing Shuzi's eyes gleamed, and he spoke in a glib and smooth manner.

"Just now I saw that Brother Xiongshan's domain seemed to have perished along with Elder Huang's. I wonder if he still has the strength to deal with Elder Fuyun?"

"Don't worry, losing territory is nothing. With the five of us working together, how could we not defeat a tiger with its teeth pulled?"

"Too."

The three immediately reunited and joined the ranks of those suppressing Elder Chuyun.

This time the intensity has finally increased!

Although Elder Chuyun was at the mid-stage of the Void Realm, his realm and strength far surpassed theirs, the loss of his luck rendered him essentially a blank slate, making him a cripple.

Using Lin Shan's natal star as a breakthrough, with Ji Xuanjun and Huang Yue Laodao as the main force, and the Ji Mie clone and Xing Shuzi assisting from the side, the pressure from all five directions was instantly maximized!
The previously unbreakable tortoise shell could not withstand the sudden appearance of the Black Star. The surface of the lava field was repeatedly impacted, and corners began to collapse one by one, with the rate of collapse increasing as time went on.

As large swathes of the lava field collapsed, Black Star remained incredibly hard, seemingly unharmed. With Lin Shan pointing and striking precisely, Elder Chuyun, seeing such a powerful star cultivator for the first time, found himself overwhelmed and helpless, caught in a chaotic and desperate situation.

The other three looked hopeful; if things continued like this, there might actually be a glimmer of hope in breaking through the opponent's territory!
Xing Shuzi was filled with envy. He could clearly see that this was a natal star jointly crafted from the "Universal Star Forging Technique" he had given him and the star materials purchased at the auction house.

"Brother, which star in the sky does your natal star communicate with? It seems even more powerful than my Tianjiu Star?"

Lin Shan glanced sideways at the same time as he made his move.

Upon careful examination of Xing Shu Zi's natal star, it was discovered that the star was somewhat flat and round, and each time it was touched, the sound of horses' hooves could be heard, with faint images of galloping horses floating in the air. It was recalled that his ancestors had served as the Heavenly Stable Star Lord, and it was estimated that this was the communication channel he obtained at that time.

In the cultivation world, there is an unwritten rule among star cultivators: one's natal star can be activated independently or it can be connected to an additional physical star in the outer sky, thereby continuously receiving additional blessings from the unseen.

When one's cultivation level is low, one's own star is not yet powerful enough. However, if one can gain the favor of those ancient stars that are famous throughout the world, one can naturally greatly enhance the power of one's natal star.

Once they grow into giants of the immortal realm, they can be unbound again. At that time, ordinary stars will become a burden instead of an aid.

However, the giants of the Immortal Realm are too far away, and the 108,000 stars of the Star Court are the source that Star Cultivators are trying to connect to.

Even someone like Xing Shuzi, who is blessed by his ancestors and is one in a hundred among star cultivators, is far inferior to Lin Shan!
That's why I asked this question.

Lin Shan would certainly not reveal his reputation as a jinx, not only to avoid frightening the other party, but also to conceal his identity.

"Well, you flatter me, brother. This is just a star I casually tried to connect with deep space after I awakened my talent. It's probably nothing special and not worth mentioning."

Hoshino clearly didn't believe it, her eyes never leaving his black star the entire time.

He kept guessing and comparing, wondering which star in the sky was black, and more importantly, it could exert such great power, indicating that its level of authorization was clearly much stronger than his own.

Could it be that he is the Child of the Stars?

He couldn't help but let his mind wander, because even the favor of the stars has different levels!

When dealing with the Star Child, they will definitely grant more authority and power, giving them more than ordinary Star Cultivators. This strength was already demonstrated in Elder Huang's self-destruction of his domain just now.

Filled with doubts, Lin Shan evaded the question, making it inconvenient for her to press him further.

Ji Xuanjun would occasionally steal glances at the Ji Mie clone, trying to figure out the rudimentary form of its domain. He noticed something strange about it and couldn't help but feel puzzled, as he seemed to have never seen anything like it in his sect before.

Is it some kind of exclusive, closely guarded secret?

These elite disciples were mostly equipped with the Nirvana Domain, and they had never seen such a strange and peculiar domain before. The thought of the things they didn't know about made them eager to explore.

However, this is not the time to explore, so I suppressed my thoughts.

As a subordinate controlled by Chaoling Shedan, his thoughts were unknowingly absorbed by Xing Shuzi, who became even more curious about Lin Shan's identity.

After a quarter of an hour of siege, the situation on the field changed rapidly, and signs of trouble began to emerge again.

Elder Izumo's lava domain was destroyed by nearly a third, but as time went by, his strength slowly recovered, and he even began to launch a counterattack, with a lingering momentum and a hidden dagger.

Is our luck starting to recover?

Seeing this, Lin Shan knew something was wrong. Once the effect of the Misfortune Siphon wore off, the opponent's destiny was continuously releasing its fortune. Through the Qi Observation Technique, he could see above the opponent's head that a new alligator turtle was raising its head and exhaling, all without their knowledge.

If they wait until their luck is fully restored, then those five cripples might not be able to defeat them!
"Everyone, let's stop delaying and use real methods to strike while the iron is hot."

Before he could finish speaking, Elder Chuyun, who had been keeping a low profile, revealed a sinister smile and suddenly unleashed his power without warning!

"late!"

The lava domain surged, expanding unexpectedly and instantly blasting away all five domains, sending them flying like five balls, before finally occupying half the sky!

"If you couldn't take me down just now, you're even less likely to do so now."

"Do you really think that after all these years in the South China Sea, having risen to the position of Elder of the Qiyun Ridge Law Enforcement Hall, you few rogue cultivators can bring me down?"

"You haven't come up with anything new after all this time. I've been feigning weakness for so long, it seems you've already revealed all your cards!"

"Then it's my turn, Brother Huang. I will avenge you, ahahahaha~~~"

The group was greatly shocked, as his words suggested that he had already recovered his strength.

Could it be that he deliberately watched Elder Huang perish?
The group exchanged glances, sensing something amiss. (End of Chapter)