356: The flawed jade is the king (95).

Wang Yun bid farewell to everyone and stepped into the deep rift leading to the unknown starry sky.

His figure completely vanished from the world of the Five Domains.

The boundless starry sky was cold and lonely.

Dead stars streaked past him—no life, no Spiritual Qi, only eternal darkness.

Wang Yun did not head directly toward the Boundary Sea.

The Boundary Sea was too distant and mysterious, its coordinates blurred; heading there blindly would only lead to getting lost in the endless Universe.

The route he chose was to first head toward the general direction of the Boundary Pass.

He needed a relatively clear reference point to serve as a springboard for crossing the starry sky, and it also served as a cover.

However, what he did not know was this.

The moment he stepped out of the Five Domains' barrier, three extremely subtle yet powerful Divine Thoughts locked onto him tightly.

The owners of these three Divine Thoughts communicated silently in the Void Realm.

"He has left the Five Domains' barrier. No matter how long the Yuan Hall's reach is, it cannot extend here."

One Divine Thought was cold and overbearing, filled with intense killing intent.

"Three Nine-Lotus Sages just to kill one Eight-Lotus Sage. We must succeed in one strike and give him no chance."

Another Divine Thought was more cautious, carrying a hint of sinister softness.

"Rest assured, an inescapable net has already been laid here; he cannot escape even with wings. Today shall be the day the Supreme Body falls."

The third Divine Thought was full of confidence.

They were indeed the Nine Lotus Great Sages from the three 'Palaces' of the Xuan Land, Spirit Land, and Soul Land.

The mediation of Gu Feng, the Yuan Hall Walker, had forced them to choose compromise on the surface.

But in secret, a future Supreme Body Great Emperor was something they were absolutely unwilling to see.

To pull up the weeds, they had to remove the roots.

They had already predicted Wang Yun's departure route and timing, and had laid a certain-kill trap here.

Wang Yun traveled through the starry sky at an extreme speed.

As an Eight-Lotus Great Sage, his understanding of the Laws of space had long reached perfection.

But gradually, he sensed something was wrong.

Wang Yun's heart tightened; he stopped instantly and looked around alertly.

Right at that moment.

Boom!

Three distinct yet equally terrifying Nine Lotus Great Sage pressures erupted from three directions.

A massive array covering hundreds of millions of miles of the Void Realm unfolded instantly.

A war spear entwined with destructive lightning.

An exquisite pagoda shimmering with seven-colored treasure light.

A long spear radiating endless flames.

Three true extreme dao saint weapons became the eyes of the array, completely sealing off this piece of heaven and earth.

Space was frozen, Laws were restricted, and all heavenly secrets were isolated.

This place had become a desperate trap set specifically for Wang Yun.

Three figures radiating overwhelming pressure stepped out of the Void Realm, forming a triangle to surround Wang Yun in the center.

The Xuan Palace Great Sage, Xuan Yuan.

The Spirit Palace Great Sage, Spirit Wind Master.

The Soul Palace Great Sage, Soul Flame.

Each one was a top expert capable of ranking in the top three of their respective 'Palaces'.

"Wang Yun, your road ends here."

Xuan Yuan held the lightning spear, his voice sounding like ten thousand peals of thunder.

Without any redundant nonsense, the three Nine Lotus Great Sages struck simultaneously.

They wanted to use the fastest speed and the strongest power to completely erase this major threat.

The power of the three extreme dao saint weapons was pushed to the limit, and the power of the three Nine Lotus Great Sages converged into a destructive torrent of energy, bearing down on Wang Yun's head.

Facing this thunderous strike that could easily erase an ordinary Nine Lotus Great Sage, Wang Yun did not panic.

His eyes were calm.

Golden light erupted from his body as the Supreme Body was instantly pushed to its limit.

BOOM!!!

The entire starry sky trembled violently, and the space restricted by the array was on the verge of shattering.

However, Wang Yun, who was at the very center of the attack, did not collapse and turn to ash as they had expected.

He was merely shaken by the massive force, causing his blood and Qi to surge.

Upon that indestructible Supreme Body, golden light flowed, stubbornly withstanding the blow.

"Impossible!"

Spirit Wind Master cried out in shock, "How can his Physical Body be so powerful!"

"His Supreme Body has not yet reached Major Achievement, how can it have such strength!"

The Soul Palace Great Sage Soul Flame's voice was cold; he saw through the situation.

"Don't hold back, use your full strength and wear him down to death!"

Wang Yun took a deep breath.

The power level of a Nine Lotus Great Sage was, after all, a level higher than his.

If this continued, his seemingly invincible Supreme Body would eventually have its Origin exhausted and be ground to death.

He glanced behind him.

The way back was completely locked by the power of the array.

The only chance of survival lay ahead, in the depths of that unknown starry sky.

He had to break through.

Wang Yun no longer defended passively but shifted to an active attack.

He pushed the power within his body to the limit, his Battle Intent rising to its peak.

"Supreme Descends to the Nine Heavens!"

That massive dharma idol radiating supreme will emerged from Chaos once again, enveloping the three Great Sages.

At the same time, Wang Yun sacrificed the peerless sword.

All his power, including the Light of the Epoch, poured into the sword blade without reservation.

His goal was not to kill the enemies.

Instead, he wanted to use his strongest power to tear a gap for survival in this inescapable net.

"Slash!"

A condensed purple-gold sword light, carrying a silent aura of annihilation that could grind away everything, slashed fiercely at a relatively weak node of the array.

"Stop him!"

Xuan Yuan roared, having seen through Wang Yun's intention.

But it was too late.

Under the brief suppression of the Supreme Phenomenon, their movements slowed for an instant.

That one instant was all it took.

Rip!

As the sword light fell, the solid light barrier of the array was actually torn open.

Wang Yun did not hesitate; his body turned into a streak of light and he charged through the gap regardless of everything.

"Chase!"

The three Great Sages were furious; they immediately retracted the array and began their pursuit.

A life-and-death chase across several Star Domains began.

Wang Yun was in front, pushing his speed to the limit, constantly weaving through dense meteorite belts and violent spatial turbulence, using the complex terrain to break their lock.

The three Great Sages followed behind; with their absolute cultivation, they constantly tore through the Void Realm to perform short-distance interceptions.

Time and again, Wang Yun was forced into dangerous situations, relying on his powerful Physical Body to withstand attacks before escaping once more.

Golden sacred blood was scattered across the starry sky.

This long chase lasted for an unknown amount of time.

The energy consumption within Wang Yun's body was enormous, and his speed inevitably slowed down.

Finally, at the edge of a dark region where even light could not escape, he was caught and surrounded by the three Great Sages once again.

This was the vicinity of the Boundary Sea.

There were no stars, no matter, only a heart-palpitating void.

The Laws here were chaotic and ineffective.

Occasionally, massive, silent 'waves' surged from the end of that darkness, annihilating everything in their path.

Wang Yun knew well that there was no way back.

"Come and fight!"

He exploded with all the remaining power in his body, actively meeting the three Nine Lotus Great Sages for a final fight to the death.

The four top experts of the current age engaged in the most intense collision at the edge of this extremely unstable Boundary Sea.

The radiance of the Supreme Phenomenon and the extreme dao saint weapons intertwined.

Fragments of Laws and an aura of annihilation ran rampant.

The Laws of the entire region completely collapsed under this terrifying collision of power.

A pitch-black hole that seemed capable of swallowing everything quietly emerged at the center of the four-way battle.

No sound or aura came from that pitch-black hole.

Yet an aura that chilled the hearts of the four Great Sages present surged out.

The movements of the four people stopped simultaneously.

They all felt a fatal threat.

Right at this moment.

A giant hand slowly reached out from that hole.

Its speed was so fast that even the Divine Thoughts of the Nine Lotus Great Sages could not capture its trajectory.

It ignored space and ignored Laws.

It did not choose Xuan Yuan, whose Realm was the strongest, nor did it choose Wang Yun, whose Realm was the weakest.

It simply grabbed randomly at the Soul Palace Great Sage, Soul Flame.

"No!"

Soul Flame let out a terrified shriek.

He wanted to struggle, he wanted to resist; he activated his extreme dao saint weapon and burned his Origin.

But before that giant hand, everything he did appeared futile.

The giant hand gently squeezed.

Soul Flame, along with the extreme dao saint weapon in his hand and all his resentment and fear, was grabbed together and then slowly dragged into that pitch-black hole.