Chapter 2098: Harmonious brotherly love, diligent servant's strength

Little Yellow Chicken was his beast pet, also a friend and brother!

Since entering the Upper Firmament, they had teased each other, occasionally bantering verbally—not family, yet closer than family.

Especially after the soul sacrifice, he could sense its thoughts and intentions at any time; the one man and one chicken had long been inseparable, indistinguishable from each other!

This time, it wanted to charge over and devour Master Kong, but he felt it was too dangerous and was reluctant.

But aside from it, all the disciples and clones combined couldn't hold out for long.

Even... the Book of Heavenly Dao had lost its effect.

Left with no choice, he had to let it attempt this risky method. Initially, seeing Master Kong charging back and forth inside, unable to fly out, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Never in his dreams did he imagine it would directly rip open its belly, chop it into mincemeat, and burn it to ashes!

His eyes blazing with rage, he was about to leap over and fight to the death when his body tightened, and he saw Wu Chen looking at him urgently: "Young master, purifying the divine spirit energy is more important; otherwise, it will have died in vain..."

Like a basin of cold water poured over him, Zhang Xuan stopped.

That's right!

With his current strength, even if he charged over and fought to the death, he couldn't defeat the one before him, even if... he was already severely injured!

The gap between a deity and a pseudo-deity spanned a world, not something brute force could bridge.

If he truly wanted to avenge the other, there was only one way: purify the divine spirit energy, absorb it into his body, break through the pseudo-deity realm, and become a deity!

If he succeeded, with his current strength, killing the opponent should not be difficult!

"Martial techniques are the concentration of power. Using martial techniques allows one to better unleash the body's full strength, focusing it on a single point..."

Taking a deep breath, the voice of the lecture continued.

Whoosh!

The flames on the altar grew even purer in color.

Barring accidents, about eighty thousand true immortals had now completely opened their hearts, but... it was still not enough for success!

"Daring to swallow me into your belly, I will repay the humiliation you've given me a hundredfold..."

After killing Little Yellow Chicken, Master Kong's face twisted with ferocity. With a roar, he swung his sword at Zhang Xuan.

Although this long sword was only at the pseudo-deity level, in the hands of a deity, its combat power increased tenfold or more. The glorious sword aura spread for dozens of miles, and the stable space before him was as fragile as cotton paper.

"Protect the teacher!"

Zhao Ya and the others charged over again, and the clone followed closely.

Although the injuries from before were severe, with Little Yellow Chicken's bathwater, they had fully recovered.

The eleven disciples, together with the clone, each wielding pseudo-deity weapons, were equivalent to more than twenty pseudo-deities united seamlessly, forming a formation.

Master Kong's furious sword strike, though powerful, was still blocked.

"Crush him!"

Zhang Xuan moved his mind again.

Whoosh!

The Book of Heavenly Dao, which had lost its target earlier, descended from the sky again.

Although this item had a time limit, after entering the Upper Firmament, the Heavenly Dao had grown stronger, and the time it could stay in the outside world had also lengthened. Now pressing down with full force, it instantly sealed off all the surrounding space.

"Damn it..."

Master Kong swayed, about to use the same trick again—concealing his aura and power to dodge the attack—when he saw the clone flicker and appear before him, stabbing at his back.

Zhao Ya and the others followed closely, each unleashing their life-risking ultimate moves, attacking relentlessly.

"You're courting death..."

Master Kong's scalp tingled.

Once the Book of Heavenly Dao descended, it did not distinguish friend from foe. When it crushed down, even many deities could not withstand it... The clone and the opponent's disciples charging in together was equivalent to throwing away their lives!

Using themselves as targets to attract the Book of Heavenly Dao to continue pressing down—this was... planning to die together with him!

Turning around, his sword aura coiled around him like a giant dragon, trying to drive the others away and hide himself outside the Heavenly Dao, but these people stuck like plasters, impossible to shake off.

Rumble!

Space turned pitch black, the Book of Heavenly Dao infinitely close, like the heavens falling, unstoppable.

"Even if I can't dodge, killing me won't be that easy!"

Knowing he could no longer evade, Master Kong shouted coldly, traced a sword aura to protect himself from the attacks of the clone and Zhao Ya, then let out a long howl and charged straight up toward the Book of Heavenly Dao.

Boom!

Colliding with the Book of Heavenly Dao, the long sword in his hand instantly shattered. The immense pressure crushed down, causing blood to flow from his mouth and nose.

However, the downward trend was forcibly halted by him.

"How terrifying..."

Seeing this, Zhang Xuan's heart tightened.

Since its use, the Book of Heavenly Dao had been invincible, always conquering. Whenever it descended, no matter how strong the opponent, they would be instantly crushed into meat patties, miserable beyond compare.

He had thought that as long as Master Kong couldn't dodge, he would surely be crushed to death. Never in his dreams did he imagine he could withstand it!

A deity was indeed a life that transcended the Upper Firmament; even the Heavenly Dao was helpless against it.

"Young master, the divine spirit energy has turned golden..."

Just as he was filled with shock, Wu Chen's shout rang out. Zhang Xuan quickly turned his head and indeed saw that the divine spirit energy on the altar had been completely purified, turning a golden yellow.

It was exactly the same as the one he had seen in the divine temple before, with no difference.

While the Book of Heavenly Dao attacked Master Kong, the hundred thousand true immortals had finally achieved unity of heart, no longer distinguishing between each other.

"Little Yellow Chicken, I will avenge you..."

Seeing the divine spirit energy fully purified, Zhang Xuan did not pause. With a light step, he came to the altar and grabbed it.

Sizzle sizzle!

The divine spirit energy flowed through his pores into his body, in the blink of an eye traveling through his meridians, ready to burst out at any moment.

Before, if he had recklessly absorbed this divine spirit energy without a corresponding technique, he might have exploded and died instantly.

But now...

Thinking of Little Yellow Chicken being sliced into pieces before him and burned to ashes, his heart ached beyond words.

Scenes of their time together returned to his mind.

In the Saint Son Hall, when he and Luo Xuanqing went to find the Dongxu Gourd, the latter had directly drilled into his dantian.

From then on, their interaction began.

Usually motionless, after entering the Upper Firmament, it smashed a strongman who ambushed him with a gourd... After absorbing countless pills and immortal monarch-level long swords, it completely transformed...

Little Yellow Chicken appeared, full of unreliability...

Master-servant bond!

Brotherly bond!

Little Yellow Chicken had unknowingly carved an irreplaceable place in his heart.

He had always thought it wouldn't die, couldn't die.

Unexpectedly, today, the heavenly chicken was forever separated.

"I am the supreme divine beast that roams heaven and earth, commanding the winds and clouds..."

Little Yellow Chicken's voice echoed in his mind again.

He even seemed to see its smug expression and the scene of it sticking out its butt to devour Immortal Yuan Pills.

"To the end, you didn't know what kind of divine beast you were..."

Suddenly, a wave of sorrow washed over him.

He had always thought this fellow could keep breaking through and eventually learn what it was and who it was... In the end, even at death, it still didn't know what level of divine beast it was, even bearing the title "Chicken Overlord."

"Harmonious brotherly love, diligent servant's strength!"

Murmuring softly, Zhang Xuan's eyes reddened.

As a beast pet, Little Yellow Chicken had done its utmost and never failed him!

As a friend and brother, this bond was equally worth remembering, never to be forgotten.

Boom!

The divine spirit energy inside him suddenly found an outlet. Flowing along the special emotions within him, Zhang Xuan's consciousness instantly entered the Spring and Autumn Canon.

The speed of immortal power circulation directly reached a hundredfold.

Even so, advancing to deity was extremely complex, a complete evolution of life. Moreover, he was now cultivating a self-created technique, not a Heavenly Dao method. While advancing and deducing simultaneously, the breakthrough was clearly not as fast as before.

Knowing he couldn't rush, he let that emotion flow within him, and the divine spirit energy followed the direction of the emotion, continuously tempering his flesh.

"To fully break through to deity, it will take at least a day..."

As the divine spirit energy traveled through his body, altering its structure, Zhang Xuan understood.

Even though he had comprehended a higher level of emotion, found the breakthrough technique, and had the help of divine spirit energy, becoming a true deity still required at least a day!

It seemed long, but in reality, it was already very fast!

After all, Master Kong had also trained for nearly a month after obtaining the divine spirit energy before fully breaking through.

Succeeding in a day was beyond imagination...

But... it was still too long!

During this day, he could not fight.

That is, he could not use his power...

The opposing Master Kong, as long as he wasn't killed or trapped, could very likely attack!

"One day is twelve hours, equivalent to 1440 minutes! Even if the time flow of the Spring and Autumn Canon is a hundred times that of the outside world, it would still take 14 minutes in the outside world to fully complete the training..."

Clenching his fists, Zhang Xuan took a deep breath: "I hope... the Book of Heavenly Dao can hold out that long..."

Calculating the time needed for the breakthrough, Zhang Xuan looked toward Master Kong, who was being suppressed by the Book of Heavenly Dao in the distance, hoping the Book of Heavenly Dao would be strong enough to buy more time.

Whoosh!

Before his thought even ended, the Book of Heavenly Dao trembled and vanished, as if it had never appeared.

Although it had become stronger after reaching the Upper Firmament and lasted longer, it still had a time limit, and now it had finally reached its end.

"Damn it!"

The Book of Heavenly Dao disappeared, and Master Kong turned around.

Now his entire arm was ulcerated, and his other hand was also severely injured, dripping with blood.

Clearly, although he had blocked the Book of Heavenly Dao and Zhang Xuan's various means, he had still suffered irreversible damage.

"Even if you've purified the divine spirit energy and absorbed it, do you have enough time? I can kill you in one breath; I won't give you another chance..."

With a roar and an icy gaze, Master Kong stared fixedly at Zhang Xuan not far away, as if wanting to skin him alive.

Because he wanted to seize the other's Heavenly Dao Library, he had never struck to kill, which had nearly caused his own downfall.

Truly a figure like that one... even if only a pseudo-deity, he could not be underestimated!

So, when he struck again, he would go all out and no longer show mercy.