Chapter 1550: The Final Mechanism!
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
Crack! Crack! The sturdy stone bridge rapidly collapsed and crumbled into countless bits of stone that plummeted into the abyss along with the lanterns lining it.
Together with them were those two heavy chains, nearly one thousand meters in length.
In the blink of an eye, the ground upon which various martial artists were standing was destroyed by the golden light.
Those martial artists standing at the very edge didn't even have time to groan or react before they dropped down into the abyss.
"Ah!"
"Save me!"
"What is going on here?"
"Careful!"
"I don't want to die!"
Fierce explosions were threatening to collapse the only place the martial artists could stand.
"Run!"
Paling, the martial artists began to run toward the passage.
But a moment later, in a flash of light, a golden seal covered in ancient symbols stood in their way, knocking back the fleeing martial artists.
Some of the martial artists had their bones shattered, Stellar Energy destroyed, and lives ended by the powerful repulsive force in the seal.
Other martial artists might have avoided this fate, but the destructive energy of the seal still hurtled into their bodies and began to burn away at their meridians like a wildfire.
These martial artists were some of the best in the martial arts world, but in front of this seal, they were nothing more than lambs to the slaughter.
"It's that bastard!"
The martial artists immediately realized what was going on.
There was no doubt that the mysterious golden man was the one responsible for laying down the seal blocking the passage. He was far too powerful, so powerful that none of the many experts had even noticed how he had laid down this seal.
"This bastard wants us all to die!" a martial artist cried out in despair.
But this was far from their only worry. Right before them was a massive giant fifty to sixty meters tall, a demon god descended to the earth, domineering and violent. He was charging at the crowd, a gigantic black fist hurtling toward the martial artists.
In an explosive blast, countless martial artists were sent flying.
The strength unleashed by the bamboo hat leader remolded by True Lord Yellow Dragon was far beyond their imagination.
Boom! The giant Yellow Scarf Warrior had just finished one punch when his other fist came slamming down, seething with black flames.
"Aaaah!"
In a chorus of screams, ten-some martial artists were thrown about like ragdolls.
There was already very little area to stand, and the Yellow Scarf Warrior's frenzied attacks immediately sent everyone sliding down.
"Careful!"
Wang Chong's master, the Demonic Emperor Old Man, was also in this descending crowd. All of this had come too abruptly for him to react.
When the place one was standing was destroyed, even an expert like the Demonic Emperor Old Man found it hard to protect himself, and he tumbled downward, where the immense pull of the abyss was drawing everyone to the bottom.
Boom!
The Demonic Emperor Old Man's body rumbled with Stellar Energy as he pushed his Myriad Spirit Sea Art to its limit. Streams of Stellar Energy gathered around him, which the Demonic Emperor Old Man guided downward in the hopes that it could slow his descent.
Thump! A millstone-sized rock rolled down from above. The Demonic Emperor Old Man stomped onto this rock, and while the rock hastened its descent, the Demonic Emperor Old Man clearly decelerated.
Even in this dangerous situation, the Demonic Emperor Old Man still remained calm and composed.
Bang!
In an eruption of Stellar Energy, the Demonic Emperor Old Man waved his sleeve. This Stellar Energy hurtled upward to the Wushang Village Chief above him, slowing his descent and buying him some time to catch his breath.
With this assistance, the Wushang Village Chief was able to circulate his Stellar Energy and step onto a rock, temporarily saving him from the fate of a rapid descent into the abyss.
Song Yuanyi, Xie Guangting, the Black Yin Ancestor, the Myriad Ghost Ancestor, and all the others used all the techniques at their disposal to deal with this sudden crisis.
Buzz!
As everyone else was plummeting downward, another figure appeared in the core area in a flash of light.
"This is...! How!?"
The sight of his surroundings, the falling rocks, and the immense pull coming from the abyss greatly alarmed Wang Chong.
He only knew that something had happened outside, but he had never imagined that things were this bad.
The scene in the core area could only be described as complete destruction. But there was no time to think, as the pull from the abyss soon brought Wang Chong plummeting straight down with the others.
But Wang Chong was able to react quickly. Rumble! Innumerable torrents of Stellar Energy surged into his surroundings.
The Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art!
Wang Chong used this art without hesitation.
There was nothing to hold onto in the emptiness, but the Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art was still able to halve his descent speed.
"It's the young patriarch!"
Wang Chong had not noticed that a figure nearly one hundred feet down below had noticed him and paled.
"Black Spider!"
The Origin Immortal Chief whistled.
Swish! A silver-white spider thread shot out from several hundred meters above.
The spider thread crossed through the entire area.
This spider thread was as thin as a hair and so sharp that not even superb weapons could block it. As this spider thread shot past them, the martial artists paled.
But the Origin Immortal Chief appeared to not care.
Stomping on a stone, she lunged forward like a civet cat. As she jumped, she took out a black silk glove which she put on her hand. She caught hold of the thread and was able to climb the thread to reach the stone wall to her right.
Bang!
She then thrust out a palm and shattered the rock, after which she extracted a small bronze-colored piece of metal with the Origin Immortal symbol upon it and slammed it inside.
Kaclack! The clunking and turning of mechanisms came from the rock wall, getting louder and louder until it seemed like a thunderstorm was taking place right in the middle of the abyss. A massive mechanism had begun to turn.
Thudthudthud!
The inconceivable took place. The rock walls shattered, and massive bronze slabs began to protrude from the rock.
One slab, two slabs, three slabs...
From top to bottom, left to right, layer upon layer of bronze slabs in various shapes and sizes shot out from the rock walls, immediately transforming the core region.
From a distance, these numerous bronze slabs created a grandiose sight within the abyss.
As everyone was plummeting, these terraced bronze slabs became a critical lifeline.
"What's going on here?"
"Forget it! Just hold on!"
A martial artist extended a long ape-like limb and grabbed onto a protruding bronze slab.
Boom! A large rock came down from above and struck the bronze slab, causing it to shudder and the martial artist to break out in a cold sweat, but he still counted himself lucky.
The other martial artists also began to use their various techniques, landing on the bronze slabs like so many rain drops.
The Origin Immortal Chief was paying little attention to what was happening below her. Her bright eyes were aimed upward, focused on the fingernail-sized form of Wang Chong.
Boom!
Once Wang Chong had descended several hundred meters, the Origin Immortal Chief thrust out her palm and sent a stream of Stellar Energy into the palm-sized, compass-shaped piece she had placed into the wall.
There was a large boom as a massive bronze plank shot out of the rock and appeared beneath Wang Chong.
This sudden development left Wang Chong stunned.
"Young Patriarch, hurry!" the Origin Immortal Chief worriedly called out.
Wang Chong immediately exerted an immense pull, grabbing onto the bronze plank and then using it to reach the wall.
Boom!
The bronze plank slammed into the rock wall on the other side in a great explosion of dust.
At the final moment, however, Wang Chong had managed to fly up into the air and get above the impact site.
Rumble!
But before there was any time to catch his breath, a thunderous explosion came from above.
Wang Chong looked up in alarm.
Three to four thousand meters above everyone else, a blazing 'sun' floated. Within this sun, two dreadful energies were embroiled in fierce combat, sending howling gusts of wind down below.
All the martial artists looked up in fear at the enormous golden ball of light.
"Origin Immortal Lord, hand that object over and I can still spare your life." A cold and aloof voice emerged from the blazing sun, shocking everyone to their core.