Splitting the Heavens

Chapter 1244: Ice Ruins Talisman

Shen Chongshan was extremely cautious. He knew that traveling through the region of chaotic space provided him with the greatest concealment, and even though Shang Xia was rushing in the same direction, he had long since lost track of Shen Chongshan.

He wasn’t anxious though. Before Shang Xia left, he had already discovered something strange.

Someone actually managed to follow Shen Chongshan on his journey, and not only did they enter the region of chaotic space, but they followed him all the way to the Star Beast Nest!

To be able to track Shen Chongshan so accurately even in regions of chaotic space… Shang Xia knew that the problem lay with Shen Chongshan.

Tossing away the possibility of Shen Chongshan being betrayed by the Wanyun Association, that would only mean 1 thing. The person in pursuit was able to place some sort of tracking method on Shen Chongshan without him noticing. However, the person who did it didn’t attack on his way here.

There were only 2 possibilities. The first was to locate the Star Beast Nest by following Shen Chongshan, or more simply put, it was to locate the Talisman Grandmaster he had been contacting. The second was to kill Shen Chongshan on his way back so that they could get their hands on more treasures.

According to logic, Shang Xia should also be a target of the person pursuing Shen Chongshan, and under such circumstances, Shang Xia shouldn’t have left the Star Beast Nest.

However, Shang Xia wasn’t one to play by the rules. With everyone thinking about how he wouldn’t venture out of the Star Beast Nest, he decided to head out secretly.

Of course, he left a clone with the Illusion Talisman in the Star Beast Nest to intimidate anyone who tried to get close.

To Shang Xia, the more dangerous the situation was, the safer it actually was. When everyone thought that he couldn’t easily leave the Star Beast Nest, it could be his best opportunity to infiltrate the Essence Xing World.

However, Shang Xia wasn’t actually crazy. He quickly banished the thought from his mind. He didn’t dare to leave too far so that he would be able to rush back in case anything happened.

He believed that the person following Shen Chongshan would most likely make a move within the region of chaotic space. Not only would he be able to gain Shen Chongshan’s treasures, but he would also be able to show off his prestige to Shang Xia.

An abrupt fluctuation in space caused a void vortex to appear all of a sudden, but strangely enough, when the vortex tried to swallow Shang Xia, the region of space around him was forced into a state of calm. It couldn’t affect him in the slightest.

The spatial disturbance might be able to disrupt Shang Xia’s perception of the battle that was taking place, but the disruption worked both ways. They would be unable to determine how close Shang Xia had gotten.

Shang Xia was also more than willing to get closer to them as he was absolutely confident in himself.

Even so… When he slowly closed in on the battlefield, Shen Chongshan was already in an extremely sorry state.

“Are you… Still waiting… Someone to help you…?” A distorted voice came from the battlefield but Shang Xia could vaguely hear what they were saying.

“Heh… Hmph… Hmm…” Shen Chongshan’s snort echoed several times, and he didn’t give a definitive answer.

“Gong… Not… Coming… Do you think… Save you…? Since… Made a move… Obviously… Prepared…” The distorted voice came again, and Shang Xia could probably guess what they were trying to say at that point. He still decided to get closer.

As he concealed his aura and approached the battlefield while attempting to remain as sneaky as possible, he stopped suddenly as he discovered a trace of another hidden aura.

Someone else is actually observing the battle!

No… Could they be a part of the plan? Are they here to swoop in at the very last second to grab all the benefits?

Hmm… I wonder where he is from…

Shang Xia was sure the other party hadn’t discovered him, but he concealed his aura even more before moving around the hidden expert.

Because he had to make a larger round to avoid the hidden expert, he was unable to learn more information from Shen Chongshan and the person attacking him.

When he finally passed the hidden expert to arrive on another side of the battlefield, the topic seemed to have changed.

“Do you really think… Information leak… Spy? Wanyun Association… Attacked on all sides… Resources…” The voice of Shen Chongshan’s opponent became a little clearer, and Shang Xia learned a little more.

However, Shang Xia continued to pull closer and could hear a little more.

“Only Martial Uncle Gong… My whereabouts… I thought… Dachen Dynasty’s spy… Heh, I didn’t think… Ten Winged Gate… Collude with those…” Shen Chongshan’s voice was still distorted, but Shang Xia could hear the disappointment and rage he was feeling.

“We have to adapt to our circumstances… Ten Winged Gate… Stopped… Qingling Palace… No one will come to save you!”

Shang Xia finally arrived at a spot close enough to listen to their conversation.

“So what?! Do you really think you can take me down all by yourself?”Shen Chongshan roared and released all the energy he had stored.

Shang Xia could feel a subtle fluctuation along with Shen Chongshan’s outburst, and with his sharp perception, he could tell that a rank six talisman was activated!

It was Shang Xia’s Ice Ruins Talisman that he had given Shen Chongshan not too long ago.

It was an offensive talisman that was even stronger than the True Space Restriction Palm Talisman. Since it was created by Shang Xia with his inner qi, the power contained within was comparable to a strike by a fourth tier True Immortal!

The expert from the Dachen Dynasty who had been suppressing Shen Chongshan the entire time, wasn’t surprised by Shen Chongshan’s final outburst, but their difference in cultivation caused him to forget that the other party might be hiding some powerful trump cards.

The expert from the Dachen Dynasty tore through Shen Chongshan’s defenses, but facing the sudden activation of the Ice Ruins Talisman, he was caught off guard and his domain was nearly completely frozen!

The talisman actually had the ability to affect one’s domain, and the moment it invaded one’s domain and turned it into ice, it would render the target defenseless. That was the true meaning of the Ice Ruins Talisman!

When Shen Chongshan felt that he had turned the tables, the hidden expert could no longer sit still. A figure tore through the void and a powerful wave emerged, crashing into the battlefield between the expert from the Dachen Dynasty and Shen Chongshan.

“Useless fool!”