614: interrupt

However, just as the benevolent self left his body and merged into the yuanxu plate...

A blood-red blade light cut through the sky, striking directly at Xu Lan.

At this moment, Xu Lan had already felt a connection, which was gradually deepening; he was in a state of total concentration.

Even though he sensed the attack, he was temporarily unable to pull himself away.

But if this move truly hit him, not only would the Slaying Three Corpses be interrupted, but he himself would be heavily injured and fall completely into a passive state.

Yet if he dealt with it, the result would likely only be slightly better.

What to do?

Time was pressing, and he quickly made a decision.

Just as the blade qi was about to strike Xu Lan, the yuanxu plate suddenly burst with a dazzling light.

At that position, an illusory humanoid figure appeared, with the yuanxu plate inside it.

That light caused the blade qi and everything around it to become sluggish.

And Xu Lan slowly opened his eyes at this time, his gaze filled with fury.

Looking at the blade qi before him, he simply waved his hand, and it vanished without a trace.

Simultaneously, the illusory humanoid figure outside the yuanxu plate was gradually fading and disappearing.

Xu Lan didn't pay it any mind, instead searching for the culprit who had caused his efforts to fail at the last moment.

The opponent's concealment technique was very strong; under normal circumstances, even he wouldn't be able to discover them immediately.

However, the opponent's mistake now lay in having made a move just then.

Although it was only a single strike, it allowed him to pinpoint the exact location.

If they tried to move, it would inevitably create some disturbance, making them even more conspicuous.

Xu Lan then struck out with a palm, actually forcing a figure out of that empty space.

The figure was indeed Chen De, who was currently retreating continuously.

The power of Xu Lan's palm strike just now was simply beyond imagination; it was not power that an Immortal Law Realm Ninth Transformation should possess.

However, the system display showed that the size of the dot representing the opponent was rapidly shrinking.

Clearly, although he had interrupted Xu Lan's Slaying Three Corpses process, the opponent had also temporarily gained power exceeding the Ninth Transformation.

And looking at the time, this power would at most last for a few more breaths before disappearing.

Thus, Chen De rapidly halted his retreat and flew towards the outside of the world.

Now was when Xu Lan was at his strongest; it wouldn't be too late to deal with him after he reverted to his original form.

Furthermore, rashly interrupting the breakthrough process would surely come with a heavy price.

Avoiding the enemy's strengths and attacking their weaknesses—this was what Chen De needed to do now.

On the other side, Xu Lan was quite surprised to see the opponent fleeing energetically after taking a palm strike from him.

He knew his current palm strength better than anyone.

Honestly, if that palm had hit any of the other Ten Sect Masters, it would have instantly shattered their bodies.

But when applied to the opponent, the result was truly unsatisfactory.

Seeing the opponent's fleeing posture, Xu Lan instantly understood his thoughts.

Chen De was right; his current strength could only last for a short while.

Once it was over, he would return to his original level and suffer the backlash of the interrupted process.

What the opponent was thinking now was nothing more than waiting for him to weaken before returning.

But he wouldn't let him have his way; the man had to stay here today.

Even if he wasn't thinking that, leaving him alive would only be a disaster.

Better to take advantage of his current power and eliminate him directly.

Then, that illusory humanoid figure activated the yuanxu plate, its form becoming increasingly translucent.

On the other side, Chen De, who was about to escape this Small World, suddenly found his movements slowed down countless times.

Not only that, but he also felt a massive attractive force behind him, trying to pull him back.

Such power had already exceeded the scope of the Ninth Transformation; even he was unable to break free.

Ultimately, he could only helplessly be drawn back.

Having already prepared, Xu Lan struck out with another palm as he saw Chen De rapidly moving towards him.

Because his movements were slowed down countless times, he was unable to mount any effective defense or parry.

Consequently, under this palm strike, Chen De was directly shattered into pieces, collapsing into fragments.

Due to the powerful suction, his shattered fragments didn't scatter everywhere.

Xu Lan had possessed the yuanxu plate for countless years and had long ago mastered a smooth combo.

Unfortunately, in the face of this absolute suppression of power, it ended just as it began.

Looking at these fragments, Xu Lan knew in his heart that those in the Immortal Realm were not so easily killed.

He then used his methods again to divide each fragment into countless more portions, then proceeded to obliterate them bit by bit.

At this stage, the opponent no longer had any power to resist.

No matter how strong their recovery ability was, it couldn't keep up with the speed at which he was crushing them.

Meanwhile, the illusory humanoid figure outside the yuanxu plate had become nearly transparent.

In the next moment, while Xu Lan was still working to obliterate the pieces, the illusory figure completely vanished.

His body also trembled violently, and a trace of crimson slowly seeped from the corner of his mouth.

The backlash... had come!

Xu Lan's aura suddenly plummeted, nearly falling below the Ninth Transformation from its previous strength that exceeded the Immortal Law Realm Ninth Transformation.

Even in such a situation, he still did not give up on obliterating the fellow who had interrupted his breakthrough.

However, because his state had plummeted, the power used for obliteration had also weakened significantly.

Gradually, those countless particles that had been split apart and were unable to converge began to regroup once more.

Two merged into one, those two merged into one, and then another... Xu Lan, who was still acting, also discovered that his speed of obliteration actually couldn't keep up with the opponent's recovery speed.

He then ignored his own injuries and increased his power, but it was still to no avail.

Simply because as the opponent continuously recovered, their recovery ability improved even faster.

Xu Lan then intended to use the various methods he had left in this Small World.

To ensure the success of Slaying Three Corpses, he had put a great deal of effort into this.

Although he was somewhat confused as to why these arrangements hadn't been triggered just now—perhaps due to the opponent's strong concealment ability.

If they could be of use now, it wouldn't be a wasted effort.

However, despite his repeated activations, all the arrangements showed no reaction at all.

In other words, these methods of his had clearly already been dismantled by the opponent.

As more and more power was used for obliteration and his injuries rapidly worsened...

Xu Lan instantly realized that this was a massive pit! One that could never be filled.

Where did this monster come from? Its recovery power was so terrifying, somewhat like the legendary Evil Gods.

But then again, not quite.

Because Evil Gods have the word 'God' in them, naturally because they are of the Divine Tribulation Realm; how could there be an Evil God in the Immortal Law Realm?

If it really were an Evil God, he would likely have been corrupted the moment he looked at it.

Finally, Xu Lan stopped his output of power.

If he continued to exhaust himself like this, he would drain himself dry, and once the opponent broke free, he would be the one dead.

Better to save some power; if all else failed, he could still use it to escape.