Chapter 136: Very Strong, Yet Very Fragile!
Yes, it was an Immortal God!
He had actually been hiding inside the internal world of a Domain Lord. Even when that Domain Lord was killed, he didn't emerge on his own.
This surprised and confused both Jiang Zhe and Orianna.
Lord Tianchi was also astonished, but he was already prepared to intervene at any moment to save Jiang Zhe.
He hadn't acted immediately because he wanted to see how Jiang Zhe would handle such a crisis—whether he had any trump cards to survive an Immortal's assault.
If he did, it would make Tianchi even more optimistic that Jiang Zhe could reach his own level someday.
Being able to fight was one thing. Being able to stay alive was another. A talent for survival smoothed the path to becoming truly strong—just like that Undying Sovereign from the Giant Axe Arena.
"Brother, I finally found a way under official pretense to end your bloodline. I'm quite pleased."
"Even Fidi probably didn't realize that my real goal was his death; that outer demon's life was just a bonus."
The Blood Armor Immortal thought to himself.
He glanced at Jiang Zhe—handsome and composed—and casually flew over. Raising his slender curved blade, he lazily swung it toward the hundred-meter-tall giant.
"Aliens are strong, yes. But you're just a little Sky Soar–level outsider. You're not qualified to trample on the dignity of the Blood Luo World."
"Die!"
The blade seemed light and casual, but when it struck the black energy armor forged from the Mystic Crystal Nine Refinings, it packed a terrifying force that made Jiang Zhe's face pale as he was sent flying.
His energy armor shuddered violently. Even though it was F9-grade, it held firm.
But the terrifying impact transmitted straight through, shaking what lay beneath.
"Master, only ten times Domain Lord force—he's arrogant and didn't use his full power. We have a chance!"
Orianna's voice rang out in Jiang Zhe's mind. She had quickly analyzed the strength of the strike.
"Mystic Crystal Nine Refinings, refine!"
Jiang Zhe growled as he felt the devastating force rampage inside his divine body.
At once, the black energy armor dissolved and was absorbed into his energy body, igniting a ninefold amplification.
His burning divine body soaked up the impact, dissipating the terrifying power until his divine body was entirely consumed—leaving only his life crystal core to bear the remaining force.
Crack! Crack!
A crystal sphere over three meters in diameter, etched with 10,081 facets, was covered in cracks, as if it would shatter into countless fragments the next instant.
Sealed inside, Jiang Zhe was dizzy and disoriented.
Orianna did not emerge from the Thunder Prison Realm to form armor and help take the blow. According to her calculations, Jiang Zhe could withstand it himself.
The restrictions set by the Lord of Darkness meant neither of them wanted to break the rules unless it was truly life or death.
Otherwise, activating their Symbiote talent would give them a combined strength of 3,000 times Domain Lord power—just standing still, this half-baked Immortal wouldn't be able to scratch them.
This was meant to be a tempering.
So, unbelievably, Jiang Zhe actually endured the horrifying blow.
In a blink, his divine body was burned away, leaving only the cracked life crystal core, which smashed through the southern district's buildings.
The battered crystal then melted into liquid, flowing back into Jiang Zhe's Thunder Prison Realm. A moment later, Jiang Zhe reappeared in his human form, still shaken.
"Damn it! That slash wiped out my alt body!" Jiang Zhe swore.
To recover his energy body, he'd need to let the Thunder Prison Realm devour vast amounts of treasure—just like how Immortal Gods rebuilt their divine bodies.
Expensive! Slow!
"When I reach the Immortal level, I absolutely have to get a Primordial Treasure. Otherwise, every time my energy body's destroyed, recovering will be a huge drain."
"Er… Master," Orianna reminded, "by then you'll have a super divine body and a Silver-Clad Soul. What use would a Primordial Treasure even be?"
Jiang Zhe: "..."
"Ahem. Forget the Primordial Treasure for now—let's think of a way to kill this sinister bastard!"
Orianna, the "scheming advisor," immediately gave him a plan.
"Master, let your Candlelight clone use [Abyss] to control space-time. It won't obliterate the field, but it can definitely resist the opponent's Law Domain."
"Then activate your [Divine Power] talent for a tenfold boost, giving you spirit force on par with a first-level Domain Lord's world power. Next, use a 5,000-fold amplification to launch the Bloodseeker Blade as a mental weapon. Once it triggers its second restriction and breaks his defenses, the 'Blood Poison' will kill him for sure!"
"I don't think he's even a high-level Immortal—probably not above 200 times Domain Lord power."
"With my high Marquis-level strength (3,000 times Domain Lord power), a single Nine Refinings Fist could blast him apart."
Jiang Zhe: (￣ー￣)
This was why the Lord of Darkness had placed limits on them. Honestly, not kicking them out of the secret realm immediately was already merciful.
Bringing a high Marquis Immortal bodyguard into the Virtual Universe Company's training grounds for babies was like open slaughter.
Only in the Abyss World were there real challenges, since some creatures there had thousandfold genetic levels. Once they became Immortals, even with poor Law comprehension, they'd have 100 × 1,000 = 100,000 times Domain Lord power, reaching peak King level.
Not outrageous at all—perfectly normal figures.
Luo Feng became an Immortal with 100,000 times Domain Lord power, multiplied by his 3,000-fold divine body, totaling 300 million times Domain Lord power, three times a Universe Venerable.
"Anna, stop joking."
"We're being watched. My clone situation is only known to my teacher and a few others—no random small fry should find out."
"And the Bloodseeker Blade? No way I'm showing that off."
"Then we'll go with Plan B, which you prepared already," Orianna said. "Do it—finish him cleanly."
"Quick, Master, they're starting to notice us."
Their conversation in the mental space was rapid, barely lasting a second in reality.
Meanwhile, the Blood Armor Immortal floated in the air, his whole body covered in blood-red armor. Only a T-shaped slit in his helmet revealed a pair of eyes burning like flames.
Another Flame Immortal.
The last one they'd killed in the Ancient God World had also been a Flame Immortal.
But unlike that skinny old man who was very restrained, this Blood Armor Immortal radiated overwhelming pressure, his Immortal force suppressing Jiang Zhe so much he could barely move.
Without his burning divine body, Jiang Zhe's normal power was just at Domain Master level nine. Of course, facing an Immortal felt crushing.
Without his "God Ascension" state, he was no different from Luo Feng back on that junk planet when first ambushed by an Immortal.
Luckily, his willpower was extremely strong—otherwise, any ordinary Universe level standing here would have had their spirit crushed instantly.
Luo Feng had relied on his Golden Horned Beast clone to withstand that Immortal. Jiang Zhe also had his own trump card.
The Blood Armor Immortal floated there, surprised that Jiang Zhe's life force still persisted.
"He actually withstood 10% of my power and isn't running? Still just standing there watching me?"
"Fools rush in."
"Hmph, let's see if you can survive this next strike. Die!"
Flames erupted around him—flames infused with the Law of Fire, something only an Immortal who'd mastered Fire's fundamental laws could wield. The spread of these flames formed his Law Domain.
Other Immortals could also wield energy of their law's type. That's why among equals, no one bothered with Domains.
But against Domain Lords or lower, it was devastating.
This was exactly the hurdle Orianna had mentioned earlier—one Jiang Zhe normally couldn't cross.
Suddenly, the sea of flames surged up, forming a giant fiery beast that spread across tens of kilometers and dove straight for the southern ruins where Jiang Zhe stood.
Under the Immortal's suppression, Jiang Zhe could barely move.
But as a spiritual force user, he could resist far better than a warrior.
"Go!"
His mental force swept over his World Bracelet, instantly summoning 500 life puppets, which arranged themselves in formation before him.
Each puppet was 1.8 meters tall, in the form of a female automaton—identical to Orianna's previous mechanical demon form.
All made from F9-grade rouge copper mother, with G-grade metal cores embedded in their chests.
These were spoils from the Ancient God World that Orianna had modified so a spirit master could bond with them and control them in battle.
This was the path of the "Puppet Master", using the swarm tactics beloved by the Machine and Insect races.
These special life puppets required Nether Blood Eggs to create—so rare that the Puppet Master path was a dead end, never likely to flourish widely.
But for Jiang Zhe's current predicament, they were perfect.
[Divine Power]!
Talent magic triggered.
Purple runes spread over Jiang Zhe's body, exploding his mental force to ten times normal, rivaling a first-level Domain Lord's world power.
5,000-fold mental amplification—ignite!
He split his control across all 500 life puppets, channeling his thunder and time law insights into them, suppressing their violent aura.
Each puppet's chest core glowed with brilliant purple light, just waiting for Jiang Zhe's order.
"Haha! What is this? A bunch of toys? I'll burn them all to ash!" sneered the Blood Armor Immortal.
Such was the ignorance of the locals.
Any Immortal who'd fought on the outer battlefields would have been instantly suspicious of a puppet army.
The Blood Armor Immortal surged forward, his flame beast diving in.
"Fire!"
With Jiang Zhe's shout, the 500 puppet cores all erupted, firing brilliant beams of purple light that converged precisely into a single point.
So precise, so tiny—like a singularity from which the Big Bang would erupt.
Everything went silent. The world seemed to vanish, leaving only that point.
It felt as though an eternity passed, but it was only an instant.
Then—
that point exploded into a blinding thunder beam!
Wherever it passed, space quivered, splitting open into dark gashes that spewed terrifying spatial turbulence.
This was the combined strike of 500 puppets each with ten times Domain Lord power, enough to threaten a lower Marquis Immortal's life—even if he was undying.
"Wh—what is this?!"
The Blood Armor Immortal was horrified, sensing the terrifying energy.
The thunder beam smashed through the flame beast of the Law Domain and, before its master could escape, engulfed him.
He barely had time to gasp before being vaporized.
Jiang Zhe retracted his puppets, deeply moved.
"Immortals are very strong… but also very fragile."
"First you instantly killed a Domain Lord, then an Immortal. Over and over you shatter my understanding—and yet, you, the mastermind of it all, are just a Universe level human."
"Impressive. Truly impressive."
A refined voice sounded.
A figure suddenly appeared next to Jiang Zhe—dressed in silver robes, with long chestnut-red hair cascading down his back. His skin gleamed, and a vertical mark adorned his brow, making him look much like an Earth human.
"Jiang Zhe!"
"That just now was the Ancient God Clan's puppet technique, wasn't it?"
Jiang Zhe's pupils contracted. He recognized this man instantly.
This was no random nobody.
This was Lord Tianchi himself, here in person!
(End of the Chapter)
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