Nine Evolutions of the True Spirit Chapter 454 - Ao Yu's Great Divine Ability

The banquet on the Golden Wyvern Island had long ended. The lord of the island, Ao Chuang, was sitting at the table, lost in his thoughts.

A burly man with a grotesque face emerged from behind Ao Chuang. He walked up and whispered, "Father, Ao Yu has left the island."

"Hmm, I know," replied Ao Chuang absentmindedly.

"Father, if you know, then why..." The burly man was puzzled.

"Is there anything on this island that I don't know?" Ao Chuang sneered and glanced at the man. "There must be a reason why Ao Yu suspects that the intruder was a human. We just need to be ready to save Ao Yu from Tian-Xue’s murderous hands when she discovers him.”

The burly man had a moment of insight, and asked, "Father, do you suspect there is a secret path connected to the Abyssal Monster Realm that Ao Yu knows about?"

Ao Chuang sneered, "When Yin Chu-Chu and Lee Xuan-Yin got together, how did Yin Chu-Chu enter and exit the Abyssal Monster Realm without being detected by humans or Monsters? There must be a hidden teleportal on Nucleus Island.”

The burly man's heart skipped a beat, "Has this place been exposed to the humans?"

Ao Chuang glanced at his son speechlessly, "No. If the intruder was human, the secret teleportal must have been accidentally discovered. Otherwise, the Zhen Ling Sect would keep quiet about the discovery of it. Haha, although Yin Chu-Chu secretly fell in love with Lee Xuan-Yin, she did not betray the Monsters. She told Lee Xuan-Yin about this formation that she had secretly built to meet him, but she did not foresee the betrayal of her very own brother, who exposed her identity to Dao-Shi. At that time, the Xuan Ling Sect had the upper hand against the Zhen Ling Sect. Given that the old dog Tian Kang was crippled by him, and the ugly relationship between Lee Xuan-Yin and Yin Chu-Chu, Dao-Shi was very excited to strike them both down and reveal their relationship to taint the Zhen Ling Sect’s reputation. But, who would have thought that Yin Chu-Chu would be so resolute and self-detonate the Ice Wyrm Bead Bead just so her lover could escape?"

In a somewhat admiring manner, the burly man answered, "Lee Xuan-Yin was a coward. He left his wife behind to escape and continued to live a lavish life. But assassinating Dao-Shi? He’s brave, I’ll give him that. Why did Ao Yu betray his sister? Why do they have different surnames despite being blood-related siblings? Moreover, why did Ao Yu wait for so long just to set Lee Xuan-Yin up? I heard that Ao Yu received something good from the East Ocean. Why didn’t he wait until he infused this into his Golden Core? If he waited to take action, Dao-Shi would probably be dead by now.”

Ao Chuang smiled, before adopting a stern expression. “You are still not qualified to know more about the Ice Wyrm Clan. As for why Ao Yu acted so impatiently, that’s because Lee Xuan-Yin was about to advance into the Law Avatar Realm. If Ao Yu waited any longer, especially if Lee Xuan-Yin achieved an Eighth Grade Golden Core, he would be unable to kill him.”

Seeing his confusion, Ao Chuang waved a dismissive hand, and said, “That’s enough. You’ll understand once you enter the Law Avatar Realm.”

Ao Yu was confident that the person who had invaded his residence and murdered his beloved son was a Human. He was also confident that the intruder snuck into the Abyssal Monster Realm through the hidden teleportal. “If that’s the case, the intruder will show up here in no time!” he thought. Ao Yu silently arrived at the formation and waited patiently to strike the intruder who had almost destroyed the Ice Wyrm Clan’s heritage. Despite the danger and risk of being discovered by Tian-Xue, he continued waiting because he was certain that the Primordial Crocodilian Clan would save him.

After some time, the formation finally lit up. Ao Yu was excited. He was experiencing the same feelings as when he worked with Lee Xuan-Yin to ambush Dao-Shi and then betray Lee Xuan-Yin in the crucial moment.

The Ice Wyrm Bead was part of a unique great divine ability inherited by the Ice Wyrm Clan. The power of the great divine ability needed the Ice Wyrm Bead to be fully maximized. Ao Yu was confident that with this powerful great divine ability, he would be able to cripple any late-Core Forging Realm cultivator with the element of surprise. After all, even Lee Xuan-Yin, a cultivator with a Seventh Grade Golden Core, was heavily injured by this attack and eventually died at his hands.

However, after the light of the formation disappeared, no one appeared. The light of the formation flashed again. This time, he did not hesitate, charging his attack and preparing to lunge at the target. Although he had the choice of endangering the user by destroying the teleportal, he chose not to do anything and waited. He preferred crushing and tearing his son’s murderer into pieces with his own hands.

Unlike the previous false alarm, a couple of shadowy figures emerged from the blinding light of the teleportal.

“Now!” Ao Yu moved. His great divine ability was hurled toward the figures, turning into an ice storm filled with icicles and an unstoppable momentum!

“Oh, no! Have you no shame? This b*stard’s a late-Core Forging Realm cultivator!”

“D*mn! It’s Ao Yu! Stop! We’re on the same side!”

“Argh!”

Ao Yu immediately noticed that something was off. He realized that the three figures were all late-Core Forging Realm cultivators. Even if he could cripple one of them, the other two would be impossible to quickly deal with. As a result, he would end up alerting Tian-Xue about his presence, putting him in grave danger.

Ao Yu turned around decisively. Just as he was about to leave, the shouts and curses stopped him in his tracks. He thought, “Monster cultivators? Are the Monsters laying their hands on their kin?”

A wave of sorrow swallowed Ao Yu, but he quickly shook these feelings. He realized that if the Monsters wanted to harm them, these three Monsters were not supposed to appear at this place.

Ao Yu stopped escaping. The great divine ability’s power had already faded by this point, leaving behind a crippled Monster cultivator, an injured Monster cultivator, and an unscathed Monster cultivator. They were all average late-Core Forging Realm Monster cultivators. None of them had expected an ambush as they were too focused on tracking down the Human cultivator, resulting in their awkward situation.

The only one who was not injured was the Primordial Crocodilian Clan’s cultivator who wielded a massive hammer.

“Ao Yu, I demand an explanation. You’d better give me one, or you’ll face the consequences of the wrath of the Primordial Crocodilian Clan!” shouted the hammer-wielding Monster cultivator as a cannibalistic intent flashed across his eyes.

Ao Yu's brows furrowed. A cold light flashed in his eyes as he asked with surprise, "Ao Li, why are you here? How did you get here?"

Ao Li, the Primordial Crocodilian Clan’s cultivator, sneered, "Why wouldn't we be here? Your territory has been raided. We were chasing after human cultivators when we were attacked by you. I want to know why you're here and how you know about this formation that leads to the Abyssal Monsters Realm."

Ao Yu recalled the first ray of light shimmering from the formation earlier when no one had walked out from it. A moment of realization struck him, and he said, "I've been waiting here all day long. You’re the only ones that appeared."

The injured monster cultivator pointed at Ao Yu and cursed, "Nonsense! We've been tracking the human cultivator and our divine revelation never lost him. He definitely used the teleportal, and he was only a few seconds ahead of us! It all happened in a short period! If you were here all along, there’s no way you didn’t see him.”

Ao Yu said coldly, "Do you think I would let my son's killer escape?"

The Monsters cultivator hesitated for a moment before snorting, "That's hard to say. Didn't you sell out your own sister back then and change your last name to 'Ao'? You deserve nothing but my despise. You have no honor!”

Ao Li frowned, "Watch your mouth, Brother Zhang!"

The Monster cultivator didn't believe Ao Yu would let the murderer walk away. He was only angry that he was struck by Ao Yu’s attack for no reason. After coming back to his senses, he realized that his words were too inappropriate.

Ao Yu's mind was filled with anger. A burning sense of humiliation surged inside him, but he forcefully suppressed it. Then he seemed to realize something, and his face changed, "This is bad. We can't stay here for long. Leave here if you still treasure your life!”

The Monsters remained confused. Ao Li inquired, "Where are we exactly?"

Ao Yu had no time to respond. He placed several spirit stones around the formation, but nothing happened. The teleportal flickered, and its light quickly went out.

Ao Yu stood up. The Monster cultivator surnamed Zhang seemed to have already grasped something and said coldly, "That guy didn’t leave the Abyssal Monster Realm and destroyed the formation on that side?"

Ao Yu sneered, "That's not a big deal. What worries me now is that the four of us may not be able to escape."

"Hehehe, I didn't expect to have such good fortune today. Isn't this Xuan-Yin’s nephew? You betrayed your sister and brother-in-law, and now you're going to sell yourself out too? Well, I'm happy to take everything today."

As the voice faded, a middle-aged woman appeared behind them. None of the Monsters had noticed her until she appeared

"Tian-Xue!”

The Monster cultivator surnamed Zhang cried out in despair.

Ao Li had not anticipated this situation, but he knew it was a matter of life and death. He gripped his hammer and prepared to fight to the death.

Ao Yu maintained a calm demeanor, but an indescribable light flickered in his eyes as if he was trying to plot something.