Splitting the Heavens

Chapter 1594: Zhuo Gudao’s Plan

"The Star Origin Lord's greatest disadvantage now is that before he completes the assimilation and control of the Essence Ping World’s Will, his true body cannot leave.”

After a series of tactics involving scheming against others and playing mind games, Zhuo Gudao and the other high-level True Immortals in the hall finally returned to the main topic and actually presented some solid information.

"However, the Star Origin Lord can still summon his clones, and each of them possesses the strength of a Sage.” Zou Shanhai of the Spirit Mammoth World continued, "We once saw up to 4 such clones above the heavenly screen, which later merged into one with the strength of a third star Martial Emptiness Realm Sage.”

Turning to Zhuo Gudao, Zou Shanhai asked, “Sage Zhuo, will you be able to hold a clone like that back?”

Zhuo Gudao, who had clearly already been informed of the details by several high-level True Immortals from the Star Origin Lord Manor, shook his head and said, "I cannot, but there is no need to!”

Zou Shanhai was slightly startled and a frown appeared on his face. "Why?"

"Because such forcibly merged clones do not last long."

Zou Shanhai continued to ask, "How do you know that?"

Zhuo Gudao glanced at the high-level True Immortals in the hall and smiled, "It's simple! If the Star Origin Lord truly had a third star Sage, why not create it earlier. Instead of engaging with your combined battle formations, he could have crushed you completely. Also... Where did the clone go after it was created?”

Zou Shanhai thought back to what happened and he mumbled, “Did the clone return to the heavenly screen in order to join the contest against the World’s Will for control of the world?”

Zhuo Gudao chuckled, "Exactly! The clone returned to the world to supplement the Star Origin Lord’s strength, and it merely served as a means for fighting back against the World’s Will.”

Those who had experienced the battle recalled it seemed indeed to be the case.

At the very least, the clones didn’t venture further from the Essence Ping World to attack anyone.

The True Immortals of the various worlds had already escaped by that time.

Seeing that everyone in the hall was silently digesting his deduction, Zhuo Gudao smiled slightly and then spoke again, "There's one more thing I'm not sure if you all have noticed..."

As everyone’s attention refocused on him, Zhuo Gudao smiled and said, "After the Star Origin Lord forcibly merged his clones and rushed to fight back against the World’s Will, he barely managed to regain control of 1 of the 2 continents the World’s Will took back. Do you know what this implies?”

Seeing the look of confusion on many people’s faces, Zhuo Gudao laughed to himself before he continued, “This means that the World’s Will is able to limit the Star Origin Lord’s clone to the third star of the Martial Emptiness Realm!”

Xiong Xin, who had been silent since the revelation where the others had reached an agreement without him, suddenly spoke, "Third star of the Martial Emptiness Realm... Sage Zhuo, are you confident in facing his clone at that level?”

Zhuo Gudao laughed and replied, "True Immortal Xiong, you overestimate me. I cannot contend with an expert at that level. However, if I manage to intercept them before the clones merge, I should be able to stop a second star Martial Emptiness Realm clone. Of course... I can only handle 1 of them. All of you will have to think of a way to fight back against the rest.”

Xiong Xin continued to ask, “Will we only be staying outside the heavenly screen? Why don’t we do what True Immortal Shang did and infiltrate the Essence Ping World? Wouldn’t the suppression on the Star Origin Lord be greater?”

Zhuo Gudao chuckled and looked at Xiong Xin with a probing gaze. Eventually, he sighed, "I cannot enter the Essence Ping World unless I wish to crash the Spirit Observation World into the Essence Ping World. However, that will most likely end up benefiting the Star Origin Lord.”

"Of course, if you or other True Immortals wish to copy True Immortal Shang’s actions, I fully support it! But please choose the right moment. Firstly, after True Immortal Shang’s disturbance in the Essence Ping World, the Star Origin Lord is most likely ready for any other attempts. Secondly, the Star Origin Lord’s soul spreads across the continents he controls. Even though a single continent should only be able to support 1 clone, because he has to maintain a huge amount of energy to challenge the World’s Will, he shouldn’t be able to create so many clones in the Martial Emptiness Realm. However, because the World Origin Source is interconnected, if you aren’t able to gain an advantage over the clone in a short time like True Immortal Shang, you won’t be able to last for long. The clone will only grow more powerful as the Star Origin Lord concentrates his power there.”

As Zhuo Gudao finished, Shang Xia found it necessary to add and he quickly spoke up, “The clones in the Essence Ping World will also be different from those that appeared above the heavenly screen...”

Hearing Shang Xia speak, the high-level True Immortals in the hall paid close attention, given his success back then.

"The clones above the heavenly screen are more like puppets that are created to passively respond to attacks on the Essence Ping World. The Star Origin Lord probably gave them simple commands for them to deal with the threats themselves. However... In the Essence Ping World, as Sage Zhuo has mentioned, the Star Origin Lord’s soul is spread across the various continents. With his soul controlling them, the clones will be able to unleash their strongest fighting strength. I hope you consider it carefully and be prepared if you enter the Essence Ping World.”

Shang Xia knew that many high-level True Immortals present would be reluctant to enter the Essence Ping World. Even with his experience, he would not recklessly barge into the Essence Ping World without a plan.

After all, if others might fool the Star Origin Lord’s clone, Shang Xia was already a target marked by the Star Origin Lord.

Whatever it was, he felt that he should share the information among those present.

Sure enough, Shang Xia’s generous sharing instantly won the favor of many True Immortals in the hall, many of whom even gestured their thanks from afar, causing Zhuo Gudao, sitting at the head, to feel the corners of his eyes twitching rapidly.

After all, he was the organizer of the grand assembly of True Immortals from the various worlds. He was also pushing to form an alliance against the Essence Ping World and the Star Origin Lord. Not only did he need to display his unmatched might, he also needed supreme authority to control the alliance.

Yet Shang Xia’s repeated displays of power and the goodwill he garnered through generously sharing his experiences in Essence Ping World undoubtedly signified his intention to stand on an equal footing with him, the supposed leader of the alliance.