Chapter 2099: Zhang Xuan Breaks Through to God!

"Time is indeed insufficient..."

Seeing that the other party was determined and would unleash a lethal move at any moment to kill him, Zhang Xuan was not flustered. He said, "Waiting here, time is naturally insufficient... but I can do the same as you—just hide, and sooner or later I will break through. A gentleman can wait ten years for revenge!"

"Hide?" Kong Shi's face darkened. "Want to leave? Not so easy..."

He reached out to seal the space around Zhang Xuan.

Whoosh!

With a faint smile, Zhang Xuan abruptly vanished from his spot. Wu Chen flipped his wrist, and a Communication God Talisman appeared before him, with a storage ring on it. With a "hum," it disappeared from its place.

"Folding space, Communication God Talisman? This can indeed break through space for long-distance teleportation, but... no matter where you hide, you have to pass through the Communication God Hall. I can find you effortlessly..."

Stunned for a moment, Kong Shi almost burst out laughing.

He thought the other party had some special ability, like him, to break through space and escape, but it turned out to be such a clumsy method.

The Communication God Hall does protect the privacy of cultivators, making it impossible to pinpoint their location or even confirm their identity, but... who was he? The Hall Master of the Communication God Hall, the one who created this thing. If you dare to use it to teleport away, you are essentially exposing all your information to him. It would be hard not to find you!

He had truly thought that if the other party hid where he couldn't find him, once he broke through to God, it would be much harder to seize the Library of Heaven's Path. But now, it seemed he could resolve it ahead of time!

At most, he would just change locations.

"Can you escape?"

With a cold snort, ignoring the battle between Gu Zhuiyun and Bai Xuanzheng and the fate of the Communication God Hall members, he tapped his palm, and another Communication God Talisman appeared.

His talisman was completely different from others—it was golden all over, presumably the Hall Master's token that only the Hall Master could use.

He lightly swiped his palm over it, and a beam of light flashed.

"So you went to the headquarters. Very well... truly, Heaven has a path but you refuse to take it!"

Having located the storage ring Zhang Xuan had hidden and just been teleported, Kong Shi was stunned for a moment, then snorted coldly.

Whoosh!

A mirror appeared before him, with the Communication God Hall Master token floating above it. In the blink of an eye, a palace emerged in the mirror.

It was the one hidden in the middle of the Tongtian Bridge.

With a light tap of his ethereal boots on the ground, he stepped into the mirror and in the next moment arrived at the gate of the Communication God Hall.

"The most dangerous place is the safest place. You thought of running to my place—a good decision, but... the Communication God Hall records locations. Since you're here, don't leave. And here, there is no Heavenly Dao shackle, making it most convenient to seize the library..."

With a faint smile, Kong Shi immediately spread his divine sense.

The Communication God Hall was essentially a large network. You might think you've hidden your name and IP and can post freely, but in reality, everything is under surveillance.

As the creator of the Communication God Hall, Kong Shi held the highest authority. As long as it was related to the hall, nothing could be hidden from him.

That Zhang Xuan had just hidden in a folded space, had that boy sell it in the Communication God Hall, and then someone bought it and used the teleportation array to send it here.

Barring any accidents, he should be inside the hall now.

This was his lair. For the other party to escape and avoid being killed, not using the Communication God Hall to come here was indeed the best choice... but now, it was like walking into a trap.

"Not here?"

His divine sense swept the entire hall quickly, finding only a hidden pseudo-god realm flood dragon, but no trace of Zhang Xuan.

The other party must have teleported here because this flood dragon made a purchase, but now was not the time to kill it; he had to find that guy first.

"There!"

He swept with his divine sense again, finding nothing in the hall, then couldn't help looking up. Sure enough, on the pillar above the main hall of the Tongtian Temple headquarters, a figure was climbing upward using only physical strength.

He had already neared the point where the temple separated from this place.

"Where do you think you're going..."

With an angry roar, Master Kong stamped his foot and flew straight toward the other party.

In the pseudo-god realm, one had to crawl along the pillar, but as a god, he no longer needed such trouble and could fly directly.

"Stop!"

While still in the air, he struck at Zhang Xuan.

The young man on the pillar dared not pause, climbing rapidly. Just as the palm strike was about to land, his figure flickered and vanished, having already pierced the membrane and entered the true temple's domain.

"Even if you go to the temple, you won't escape..."

With another cold snort, Master Kong, clinging to the pillar, also pierced the membrane.

As soon as he passed through the membrane, he felt the entire world flip upside down. What had been upward became downward, and the pillar that had stretched upward endlessly now extended downward into unfathomable depths.

He had been here many times and was not unfamiliar. He circulated divine power within, steadied himself, and hovered quietly.

Looking down, he saw that Zhang Xuan, whether realizing he couldn't escape or for some other reason, had stopped fleeing. Instead, he clung to the pillar, staying in one place, staring motionlessly.

"Chasing me so quickly—this is unexpected..."

Zhang Xuan said.

"Many things are unexpected. Since you can't escape, hand over the library obediently..."

Raising his palm, Master Kong roared and grabbed fiercely.

Before the palm force even arrived, the surrounding space had completely solidified.

"Hold on..."

Just as he was about to seize the other party, Zhang Xuan raised his hand.

Master Kong did not retract his hand but stopped it less than half a meter from the other party. He coldly looked at the young man before him, wondering what scheme he was plotting.

"What else do you have to say?"

"One more thing..."

Zhang Xuan nodded.

"Speak!" said Master Kong.

"Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four..."

Relieved, Zhang Xuan began to count.

"???"

Master Kong was stunned.

Was this guy scared out of his mind?

He had expected some last words or automatic surrender, but never in his dreams did he imagine a countdown...

Was he insane?

"What are you doing?"

Unable to hold back any longer, he roared.

"Nothing much, just counting. Don't be nervous..."

With a faint smile, Zhang Xuan continued, "Three, two, one!"

After counting the last number, he couldn't help stretching lazily, his face beaming like sunshine.

"Alright, preparations are done. Let's begin!"

Boom!

As his words ended, a violent roar sounded. Zhang Xuan, who had been gripping the stone pillar, suddenly released his hand. His entire body seemed surrounded by a dragon, and thunderous sounds echoed from within.

A majestic aura surged into the sky, as if to tear heaven and earth apart. Without falling, he simply hovered quietly in the air.

Flight!

"You... you've broken through?"

Master Kong's body swayed, nearly falling from the sky.

He had obtained the divine energy and began cultivating. To break through, he had spent nearly a month. Even if the other party, like that person, possessed a part of the Heavenly Dao and progressed rapidly, it was impossible to succeed without at least a day!

For this reason, when he saw him flee, he wasn't too anxious.

As long as he caught him within a day, he wouldn't have broken through and wouldn't be a concern!

How... had he now become a deity?

How much time had passed?

From the moment the other party swallowed the divine energy to chasing him here, it was at most five minutes...

In five minutes, breaking through from a false god to a deity?

Even that person back then couldn't do it!

"I don't believe it..."

With a roar, he struck fiercely.

"It's too late..."

Smiling lightly, too lazy to waste words, Zhang Xuan, without any major movement, flicked his finger.

Bang!

The palm that Master Kong had struck with all his strength immediately felt as if it had been hit by a giant thunderbolt. His body swayed, and he flew backward.

He flew several hundred meters before stopping, his face pale, gasping for breath.

His pupils contracted as he looked at the young man before him in disbelief.

The other had casually flicked... not only had he shattered his attack, but he had also nearly caused the power within him to disperse!

Although he was severely injured, the other's power was too terrifying—even compared to his own prime, it was only stronger!

"Could he really have broken through?"

Clenching his fists, still unable to believe it, Master Kong's face turned pale: "Even if he has broken through, so what? I don't believe he can fully master the power of a deity so quickly!"

The power of a deity is completely different from that of a false god; mastering it fully also requires a long time.

It is absolutely impossible to unleash all of one's power immediately upon breaking through!

Not to mention others, when he himself advanced to deity, it took him a month. But in reality, he succeeded in breaking through in about twenty days, and spent the remaining ten days consolidating his cultivation and thoroughly familiarizing himself with the power before coming out to find the other.

In other words, consolidating cultivation and adapting to the power took nearly ten days to complete!

Even if the other had used some secret method to break through in a short time, adapting to the power would not be so simple!

Thinking of this, he let out a low shout and threw a punch.

Thunder rumbled, and heaven and earth changed color.

When a powerful deity strikes with full force, the power is indeed extraordinary.

Zhang Xuan on the opposite side extended a finger.

Whoosh!

The fist that could change wind and thunder was blocked by that single finger, as if hitting a wall, unable to advance an inch.

Lie down!

He flicked his finger again.

Bang! Pfft!

Master Kong tumbled and flew backward dozens of kilometers before his suspended body came to a stop. Even in midair, he spewed blood, his face pale, nearly dead.

With just one move, he suffered even more severe injuries, worse than before.

How is that possible...

His pupils contracted, and Master Kong's eyes revealed deep awe.

In this exchange, he had clearly realized that the opponent had not only broken through to deity but had also fully consolidated it, wielding power even more smoothly than himself!

In just a few minutes, he had gone from a false deity to a true deity... and had even consolidated his cultivation and adapted to his power!

You... how did you cultivate?

Confusion filled his eyes, and Master Kong was at a complete loss.