Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 971 - 714 war starts_2

Chapter 971: 714 war starts_2

As a treasure transformed from a Chaos Pearl, the Dao Mirror shares the same origin as the River of Time and Space and naturally can borrow its power.

Boom!

The River of Time and Space surged mightily, engulfing a Quasi-Saint, sweeping him into its flow, with no one knowing where he was carried off to.

This river may look like just a river, but in reality, it is a congregation of countless fragments of time and space, where each wave is a world, a replay of scenes from the past.

The Quasi-Saint was caught up in it, and with good luck, he might be washed to the Ancient Times and still be able to return alive. If he were swept into the great battle between witches and demons, even as a Quasi-Saint at the peak of his powers, transcending the River of Time and Space, he would likely not escape unscathed and could be seriously injured.

If he were carried off to an unknown future and encountered the future Jiang Chen, he might even face the possibility of falling.

Quasi-Saints at the peak of their power had severed the Three Corpses and transcended the River of Time and Space. They seemed to be high above, yet in truth, they were still between Heaven and Earth, at any moment liable to be brought down to the dust.

To transcend the River of Time and Space and then be unafraid of it, is that not laughable? Does stepping out mean one cannot fall back in?

Without reaching Primordial Chaos, all is vanity!

...

"Something’s amiss, this is the River of Time and Space. Retreat quickly, do not fall into it at any cost."

Recognizing the River of Time and Space, the remaining two Quasi-Saints of the Mystic Sect quickly dodged to one side, daring not to approach the river by even an inch.

They knew that at the end of the River of Time and Space, the great battle between Pangu Great God and the three thousand Chaos Demigods still raged on. If they were sent there, even a Taoist Ancestor’s intervention would not save them.

"This youngster may be young, but his methods are extraordinary, to be able to shake the River of Time and Space—truly unimaginable. What a pity for Daoist Xuan Yuan, falling into this youngster’s trap and being cast into the River of Time and Space. Without tens of thousands of years, I’m afraid he will not be able to climb out again."

Within a single exchange, Jiang Chen had disabled one of their trio, startling the remaining two, who no longer dared to underestimate him. With solemn expressions, they watched him, bracing themselves for battle.

"Kill!"

Jiang Chen did not care about their thoughts and charged straight towards them.

However, in this battle, he did not seek to kill his enemies, only to incapacitate them in the shortest possible time so that they could not interfere with what he was about to do.

Thus, while his methods seemed merciless, in actuality, they were moderate in power, hardly capable of injuring the opponents, but could trap them, incapacitating them.

Swoosh~~

Brilliant rainbow radiance burst forth, the immense authority of the Heavenly Dao unfurled, and a seven-colored longsword appeared in Jiang Chen’s hand. It seemed like a vessel of the Heavenly Dao, slashing towards the two from afar.

"A Heavenly Dao instrument!"

The Quasi-Saints of the Mystic Sect, experienced and knowledgeable, recognized the origin of the Heavenly Dao hairpin at a glance. Although shocked, they were not afraid, and together they wielded their Magic Treasures against Jiang Chen’s Heavenly Dao sword, a rod and a dipper, both supreme Innate Spiritual Treasures.

Boom!

However, at the very moment of contact, endless thunder erupted above Jiang Chen’s head, tearing the void asunder, and a colossal Void Passage formed, revealing the vast Thunderbolt Sea behind it.

Thunder Marsh!

To strike and slay enemies in one blow, Jiang Chen had tapped into the power of Thunder Marsh. Above his head, at the center of that gigantic Void Passage, a decree composed entirely of lightning floated, pulsating continuously, responding to Thunder Marsh and drawing in infinite thunder.

That was an Innate Thunder Decree, also a Heavenly Dao instrument, fostered by Thunder Marsh’s Innate Divine Demon, Daoist Xuantian’s companion spiritual treasure. After its existence ended, the treasure fell into the hands of the Divine Ancestors. Later, when the Divine Ancestor was slain by the Human Demon, the treasure again fell into Jiang Chen’s hands.

Over the years, Jiang Chen had never used this treasure. Instead, he had placed it in the Nine Heavens, letting it grow alongside the Prehistoric Thunder Treasure Tree and serve as a link between the Nine Heavens and Thunder Marsh.

With every ounce of power that the Nine Heavens gained, the potency of the Innate Thunder Edict also strengthened by a margin.

Over the years, as the Nine Heavens approached the Thunder Marsh, the power of the Innate Thunder Edict grew increasingly formidable. Although its tier remained unchanged, its strength had surpassed that of many top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures.

The key point was that, after gaining strength, the Innate Thunder Edict could even mobilize a portion of the Thunder Marsh’s power. Otherwise, how could Jiang Chen borrow the force of the Thunder Marsh to manifest it behind himself?

It could only be said that the Innate Thunder Edict, as a legendary treasure and a fragment of the Heavenly Dao edict, possessed endless mystical uses.

"Scram!"

Jiang Chen completely ignored the attacks of the two, charging directly into their proximity and swinging the Heavenly Dao hairpin with full strength, sweeping out arcs of rainbow radiance that sent one of them flying into the depths of the Thunder Marsh. He then sealed the exit of the Thunder Marsh.

Struck deep into the Thunder Marsh by the Heavenly Dao hairpin, that Mystic Sect Quasi-Saint wouldn’t dream of escaping for hundreds of years.

"Now only you remain!"

Turning around calmly, Jiang Chen looked at the last person remaining and spoke with an indifferent tone.

Although his expression did not change, Jiang Chen was far from comfortable. To send the man earlier into the Thunder Marsh, he had forcefully endured the divine abilities from both of them.

A Quasi-Saint at full circle, their divine ability was truly boundlessly powerful. Having been struck consecutively by the two, Jiang Chen’s Human King Dao Fruit was shaken, causing continuous tremors in his Sea of Consciousness and threatening to fracture.

With the Human King Dao Fruit upon him, Jiang Chen would not be injured because all attacks landed on the Dao Fruit itself. Only if the Human King Dao Fruit could not hold and completely shattered, would he sustain injuries.

But this did not mean that if the Human King Dao Fruit was under attack, he’d be without issues. Should the Human King Dao Fruit be damaged, his strength would be affected, requiring a period of adjustment to recover.

"Damn it, your injury was fake; we were all fooled by you!"

The three had initially underestimated Jiang Chen for a reason—they all knew he was grievously injured, so naturally, they did not take him seriously.

But now, seeing how lively and robust Jiang Chen was, nothing like someone injured, the person immediately understood they had been tricked by Jiang Chen—the injuries were feigned.

Considering this, regret filled the heart of this Mystic Sect Quasi-Saint. According to their initial plan, they were to seriously injure Jiang Chen first, rendering him completely powerless to meddle in the affairs of the Human Race before taking action.

However, because of Jiang Chen’s feigned injuries, the Mystic Sect experts didn’t bother with an extra move, opting to ambush Jiang Chen secretly. This inadvertently allowed him to escape a disaster.

If they had known earlier that Jiang Chen’s injuries were fake, they would never have underestimated him and would have either seriously injured him or sealed him away before executing their plan to eliminate this unstable factor.

But now, it was all too late for any actions.

"Hmph, even if you were not injured, so what? The grand scheme of my Mystic Sect, how could it possibly be thwarted by a mere novice like you?"

This Mystic Sect Quasi-Saint was decisive. Seeing that he was no match for Jiang Chen alone, he turned and entered the great array, ready to use the power of the formation to withstand him.

It was their contempt for Jiang Chen that led them to leave the safety of the great array to confront him directly. Otherwise, with the support of the formation’s power, Jiang Chen, despite his remarkable divine ability, would not have been able to seal those two away as he did earlier.

"Using my own methods against me, how accomplished you’ve become." Jiang Chen looked at the formation and couldn’t help but scoff.

This tactic of nesting arrays within arrays was pioneered by Jiang Chen and was not disclosed to others. But what made Great Divine Transcendents who they are, after all, were tricks not imaginable by ordinary folk, right?

Merely by observing the array setup by Jiang Chen a few times, they committed it to memory, completely extrapolated it, and even surpass Jiang Chen’s own expertise in this area.

This was why Jiang Chen had been unwilling to reveal the Divine Dao; just one glance at it by those Great Divine Transcendents, and they would strip away the Divine Dao’s secrets, extrapolating it to an incredibly advanced level. At that point, the Divine Dao would truly no longer relate to him.

Great Divine Transcendents have such high realms that they often lack only ideas, and once they acquire these ideas, they can immediately turn them into reality. This is the advantage of being a Great Divine Transcendent, like capital with the capability to be monetized.