A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Immortal Realm

Chapter 1252: Stalemate

All of the battles raging in the palace were spectacles to behold in their own right, but the most intense one was between the rabbit-masked man and Daoist Master Chun Jun.

Daoist Master Chun Jun wore a solemn expression, and there was a layer of golden light around her body, while countless almighty sword projections were swirling around him.

The rabbit-masked man was surrounded by black shadows that were constantly shape-shifting like a kaleidoscope as they converged toward Daoist Master Chun Jun from all directions, and all of the sword projections that came into contact with them instantly faded into nothingness.

A hint of recognition flashed through Han Li's eyes upon seeing this.

"Shi Kongmo! Are you trying to start another war between the Devil Realm and our Nine Origins Temple?!" Daoist Master Chun Jun roared in a furious voice.

"I don't care about that, I'm looking for my wife and son! You're not half bad, but you still can't hold a candle to me, so hurry up and lay down!" the rabbit-masked man chortled as he swept both sleeves through the air, conjuring up a spirit domain that was around a hundred feet in size.

A surprised look appeared on Daoist Master Chun Jun's face upon hearing what Shi Kongmo had to say, but before he had a chance to respond, he was forced to deal with the oncoming spirit domain as he summoned his own golden spirit domain, but limited it to only around seventy to eighty feet in size.

Countless golden sword projections were flashing within his spirit domain, clashing against Shi Kongmo's kaleidoscope-like spirit domain, and the nearby space was shattered violently with an earth-shattering boom.

So it really is him! Han Li thought to himself.

But why is it that they've kept their spirit domains so small? Han Li couldn't help but wonder to himself.

"It's been a long time since I've had such a fine opponent!" Shi Kongmo chortled as he swept both sleeves through the air, and around a dozen black claw projections appeared within his spirit domain before making a grab for Daoist Master Chun Jun.

In response, Daoist Master Chun Jun made a hand seal, and all of the golden sword projections in his spirit domain instantly began sweeping toward the oncoming claw projections.

However, the claw projections seemed to have no substantial form, able to pass right through the golden sword projections before raking over Daoist Master Chun Jun's body.

Around a dozen gashes that were deep enough to expose bone were instantly sliced into his body, causing him to stumble back in retreat.

"Is that all you've got? How disappointing," Shi Kongmo scoffed with a disappointed shake of his head.

"Abbot Chun Jun!"

Yang Junzi and Daoist Master Lei Jun were both very alarmed to see this, and they were momentarily distracted.

"Wyrm 3! Now!" Wu Yang yelled as his eyes lit up, and at the same time, he began making a rapid string of hand seals.

A Mantra Treasured Axis appeared behind him, while a golden spirit domain also took shape around him, with countless axial projections flashing within it.

Wyrm 3 was clearly aware of why she had been called upon, and she made a rapid string of hand seals herself to release her reincarnation spirit domain.

Their two spirit domains overlapped with one another, and both of them began to tremble and buzz, as if they were resonating with one another.

All of a sudden, a dark red wheel the size of a house appeared in Wyrm 3's spirit domain. There were six black holes on the wheel, and it was revolving rapidly while giving off a terrifying aura.

Wu Yang quickly descended beside Wyrm 3, and the Mantra Treasured Axis behind him shot forward at his behest, fusing as one with the dark red wheel in a flash.

The dark red wheel instantly swelled to around twice its original size, and a series of golden patterns appeared over its surface, giving off time law powers that resonated with the reincarnation law powers emanating from the wheel.

Han Li was rather surprised to see this.

He had thought that only his time law powers could resonate with Wyrm 3's reincarnation law powers, yet Wu Yang had been able to achieve the same thing.

Having said that, Wu Yang was also cultivating the Mantra Axis Scripture, so it made sense that their law powers would also be able to resonate with one another.

However, it seemed that the law resonance between the two wasn't all that coordinated, indicating that they were still not accustomed to working together in this fashion.

"Go!"

Wyrm 3 and Wu Yang thrust their palms forward in unison, and the dark red wheel instantly began rumbling toward the golden altar like an unstoppable cannonball.

A string of loud thumps rang out as several of the golden giants standing in the path of the dark red wheel were instantly pulverized upon contact.

All of this had unfolded in the blink of an eye, and Yang Junzi and Daoist Master Lei Jun hurriedly turned their attention back to the task at hand.

Both of them were already at the late-Great Encompassment Stage, so under normal circumstances, it would've been virtually impossible for them to have been so distracted, but the influence of Shi Kongmo's inner demon law powers was clearly showing here.

Wyrm 3, Wu Yang, and the others were aware of the nature of Shi Kongmo's abilities, so they were carrying treasures that specifically protected them from such influences.

Under the collective efforts of Yang Junzi and Daoist Master Lei Jun, the golden array around the altar lit up as countless golden runes surged out of the ground, significantly bolstering the golden giants within the array, both in terms of size and physical constitution.

Giant streaks of swordlight swept through the air, forming a huge, radiant, golden net in the path of the dark red wheel.

An earth-shattering boom rang out as the wheel crashed into the net with unrivaled power, sending ferocious gusts of wind sweeping through the air, while the surrounding space became fractured with rifts.

The dark red wheel continued to spin like a giant millstone, while the golden net was trembling violently amid a cracking sound akin to that of shattering porcelain.

Even though Yang Junzi and Daoist Master Lei Jun were aided by the array, they were still unable to oppose the might of Wyrm 3 and Wu Yang's law resonance.

The dark red wheel was only stopped in its tracks momentarily before continuing onward, easily destroying the golden net and golden giants up ahead before racing toward the golden altar.

It was too late for Yang Junzi and Daoist Master Lei Jun to try and stop it, but for some reason, they didn't appear all that panicked.

Right as the giant wheel was about to crash into the altar, a spherical, black light barrier abruptly took shape around it, encompassing the entire altar within it.

The dark red wheel struck the black light barrier with a resounding clang, causing it to cave in slightly.

However, that was the extent of what the giant wheel was able to do, and it wasn't able to make any further advancements.

High up in the air above, Daoist Master Chun Jun sprang back in retreat before promptly devouring a crimson pill, and his injuries began to rapidly heal as he sneered, "I'll admit that your distraction tactics were executed very well, but your plans have been thwarted by this Profound Origin Dark Light Barrier! This restriction was set up by the Profound Origin Dao Ancestor himself, and it'll easily withstand any attack you throw at it!"

Triumphant smiles also appeared on the faces of Daoist Master Lei Jun and Yang Junzi, but right at this moment, Lu Chuanfeng suddenly appeared before Daoist Master Lei Jun without any warning.

Countless bursts of blue light erupted out of his body, with every single one of them giving off a glacial aura, and they came raining down upon Daoist Master Lei Jun in a torrential barrage.

A bone-chilling aura instantly filled the entire palace, causing everyone's teeth to chatter.

At the same time, Wu Yang abruptly appeared in front of Yang Junzi, then swung both hands through the air to send a barrage of golden palm projections crashing down upon him.

At the same time, Shi Kongmo had also suddenly ramped up the pressure against Daoist Master Chun Jun, forcing the latter into retreat.

Right at this moment, Wyrm 3 appeared near the altar in a flash, then flipped a hand over to produce an object before tossing it through the air.

From outside the palace, Han Li was able to identify the item as none other than that black metal tablet that Wyrm 3 had obtained from the Tai Sui Immortal Manor.

The composed look on Daoist Master Chun Jun's face instantly turned to panic upon seeing this, and he exclaimed, "That's the Profound Origin Black Tablet! How do you have that?!"

He immediately attempted to swoop down to intercept Wyrm 3, but of course, Shi Kongmo wasn't going to allow him to get away, conjuring up countless black, ghostly claws that came converging toward him from all directions.

Daoist Master Chun Jun had no choice but to stop and defend himself, while Lu Chuanfeng and Wu Yang were also going all out to keep Daoist Master Lei Jun and Yang Junzi occupied.

All of a sudden, Wyrm 3 opened her mouth to release a globule of blood essence, which instantly vanished into the black, metal tablet.

A ball of black flames instantly lit up over the tablet, and it elongated at Wyrm 3's behest, transforming into a fiery, black sword that was around ten feet in length before crashing down upon the Profound Heavenly Dark Light Barrier below.

The light barrier that had seemed nigh indestructible just a moment ago was suddenly made to appear extremely vulnerable, and a long gash was sliced into its surface.

Wyrm 3 flew in through the opening before reaching out to make a grabbing motion, and a huge, dark red hand projection appeared above the altar before grabbing onto the cloud hovering over it.

Daoist Master Chun Jun's trio were furious to see this, but there was nothing that they could do.