“We should be safe now.” Heavenly Premier Absolute breathed a sigh of relief. His mannerism at that very moment was completely devoid of the disposition of an Ascendant Immortal.

Originally, Chen Feng had considered emerging from Heavenly Premier Absolute's bodily world. However, for some unknown reason, he ended up staying inside.

“I wonder how the others are doing? They should be able to escape as well, right?

“However, I was barely able to make it out myself. If it weren't for Chen Feng's a.s.sistance, I would have ended up in a near-death state. The others would likely be no better.”

“d.a.m.ned straight! I nearly died inside!” It was then that Heavenly Premier Eternal stepped forward, one hand holding Heavenly Premier Four Cardinals and the other holding Heavenly Premier Heavensight.

“You three sure are lucky. Unexpectedly, you managed to make it out,” Heavenly Premier Absolute said, laughing. He was pleasantly surprised to see them.

“I didn't think that you would be able to run so quickly. Not to mention, you seem mostly unscathed by the void storm.” Heavenly Premier Eternal and the other two were more shocked at Heavenly Premier Absolute's performance earlier.

Despite being the strongest one amongst the four of them, Heavenly Premier Eternal was still badly wounded. As for Heavenly Premiers Four Cardinals and Heavensight, their auras had grown much weaker. They would have to quickly work on healing up their wounds, otherwise it would result in adverse side effects in the future.

“It's not as if I did not have any help rushing out,” Heavenly Premier Absolute said, laughing with a somewhat smug look. Compared to the other three Heavenly Premiers, Heavenly Premier Absolute was in a much better state. By absorbing some Immortal crystals, his strength quickly recovered.

“Those two died inside, right?”

Roar! Roar!

Heavenly Premier Absolute had only just said that when the Wicked Barbarian Deity and black wyrm charged out, one from the left and one from the right. They appeared no better than dead men. One of the Wicked Barbarian Deity's arm had been shredded and its rate of recovery was very slow. As for the black wyrm, it only had half a body left.

Speaking of which, the two of them were somewhat unfortunate. Strength wise, they were on a slightly higher level compared to the four Heavenly Premiers. However, they ended up getting caught within an area of the void storm that was relatively stronger. Thus, the attacks they received from the void storm were several times stronger. Even though they managed to escape, albeit with great difficulty, the ordeal had left them in near-death states.

They cut a most wretched sight, left with less than 10% of their combat power. There was a need to quickly work on their recovery. If some unantic.i.p.ated incident were to descend upon them, they could potentially lose their lives here in outer s.p.a.ce.

Naturally, given their present situation, there was no way they would choose to continue to fight one another. The parties involved glanced at each other. Then, without saying a word, they decided to leave.

Unexpectedly, the Immortal Warsoul Palace would suddenly fly over to stop somewhere not far away from them all, radiating waves of power.

“Eh?”

Everyone there grew stunned. Earlier, due to the void storm, all of them had been too preoccupied with running for their lives. Thus, they were left with no time to even consider s.n.a.t.c.hing the immortal palace.

They had a.s.sumed that the Immortal Warsoul Palace would end up getting lost somewhere within the void storm. For it to suddenly appear there left them all in a state of shock.

Roar!

The black wyrm, the closest one to the immortal palace, furiously charged forward. Its mouth was opened wide, intent on simply gulping down the immortal palace.

In comparison, the Wicked Barbarian Deity and four Heavenly Premiers were a step too slow. Seeing what was happening, they shouted and rushed forward as well.

Suddenly, a great hand, shining with starlight, suddenly emerged from the Immortal Warsoul Palace to grab the black wyrm. Next, waves of formidable suction power began devouring the black wyrm's vitality, flesh and blood.

Sensing the looming threat of death, the black wyrm struggled furiously. However, it had only just expended a great deal of its power to escape from a void storm, which had badly mauled it. That was on top of its fight against a group of Ascendant Immortals. Due to that, it no longer had enough power to break free. In its dread, it wailed out in fear.

“Oh, no!”

“So, there is something wrong about it. There is someone inside the Immortal Warsoul Palace.”

“Could it be Star Monarch Warsoul?”

“So, it's a trap.”

“Let's leave!”

After exchanging glances, the four Heavenly Premiers came to the decision to leave. This situation was simply too peculiar. Most importantly, all of them no longer possessed the strength to fight.

It was then that the Wicked Barbarian Deity suddenly said, “We cannot leave! No matter what happens, do not leave!

“Guys, this is a trap. Given our present situation, if we join forces, we might be able to emerge victorious. However, if we run away now, this will surely end with us getting hunted down one by one,” the Wicked Barbarian Deity said grimly. Next, he took a deep breath. To their surprise, as the Wicked Barbarian Deity was inhaling, his ma.s.sive body began shrinking. However, his shredded arm grew back.

“Even if we give it our all, I fear that we will still be unable to emerge victorious. Whatever! Since we are incapable of leaving, we'll stay. If the other party wants our lives, they will have to pay the price!” After hearing the Wicked Barbarian Deity's words, the four Heavenly Premiers quickly realized that they had made a mistake earlier.

Sou!

Heavenly Premier Eternal was the first to attack. Brandishing his Azure Dragon Blade, an Immortal artefact, he fired out a 1,000-zhang-long astral blade towards the Immortal Warsoul Palace.

“You guys, hurry up and recover your strength!” Heavenly Premier Eternal's objective was very obvious. He wanted to save the black wyrm first.

At any rate, the black wyrm was very strong. Given their current situation, what they needed to do the most was to work together.

Weng!

The Azure Dragon Blade transformed into a divine dragon. Brandishing its claws and fangs, it then smashed against the Immortal Warsoul Palace. A loud colliding sound rang out and formidable shockwaves spread outwards. Next, however, the divine dragon – the altered form of the Azure Dragon Blade – was knocked away. The Immortal Warsoul Palace remained intact and the great hand moved, tossing the black wyrm into the immortal palace.

“The wyrm is a goner.”

“Humph! Serves it right. If it hadn't charged out and interfered, we would have been able to win long ago.”

“Now is not the time to be talking about that. I have this secret technique that can help you recover your strength temporarily. I can send it over to you all.” The Wicked Barbarian Deity took the initiative to suggest a plan.

“No need. We also have such a secret technique.” Heavenly Premier Absolute coldly refused the offer.

After devouring the black wyrm, the starlight hand flew forward once more, slapping the Azure Dragon Blade away before grasping at Heavenly Premier Eternal.

“Bring it!”

Heavenly Premier Eternal roared, both his hands spreading out before quickly coming together to create a dimension, which rapidly encased the starlight hand.

Bang!

The dimension was destroyed and the starlight hand continued charging forward to grasp Heavenly Premier Eternal.

“Eternal, I'll help you!”

Amongst the four of them, Heavenly Premier Absolute was the one with the least amount of injuries. By then, he was already more or less healed up. Thus, wielding his Absolute Wood Staff, he charged forward to strike the starlight hand.

His attack succeeded in halting the starlight hand for a moment.

“Seven Constellations of the Azure Dragon!”

Heavenly Premier Eternal grabbed his blade. Next, blade light flared with the power of the universe. Then, by joining forces with Heavenly Premier Absolute, he shattered the starlight hand apart.

Sou! Sou! Sou! Sou!

A peculiar suction force emerged from Heavenly Premier Absolute's body and all the energy streams from the shattered starlight hand was absorbed.

“Eh?”

Heavenly Premier Absolute released a cry of shock, but he quickly recollected himself.

“Great, this is a high-grade supplement!”

Chen Feng, who was inside Heavenly Premier Absolute's body, laughed loudly. The starlight hand earlier had been formed using the essence, energy and soul power of an Ascendant Immortal. Utilizing a certain technique, Chen Feng had sucked that power in before making use of the Heaven Piercing Lance's power to seal the essence, energy and soul power within himself.

The power of an Ascendant Immortal was a highly beneficial item. Not only could it increase Chen Feng's cultivation base, it would even be used as a strengthening ingredient during a magic treasure's refining process, allowing the magic treasure to level up faster. At the same time, it could also lay down a better foundation.

“Who? You have a death wish!” As Chen Feng was devouring the essence, energy and soul power, he encountered the soul imprint contained within. The soul imprint had wanted to instantly smash apart Chen Feng's soul only for Chen Feng to shatter it apart instead.

Looks like the other party is not that powerful, otherwise he or she would not have waited until the Heavenly Premiers and the others are badly wounded before taking action.

Even so, someone at the Ascendant Immortal stage is still not an existence that I can deal with. It will be safer for me to hide here.

By the time Chen Feng was done dealing with the devoured power, the battle outside had fallen into a state of chaos.

A cultivator whose body was made up of condensed star energy held the Immortal Warsoul Palace in his hand as he charged left and right, wounding the four Heavenly Premiers and the Wicked Barbarian Deity without respite. Despite joining forces, they were actually no match for this mysterious cultivator.

“You are Star Monarch Warsoul! Impossible, that's not a real body!” Heavenly Premier Four Cardinals shouted.

“Indeed, this is not a real body. However, after devouring all of you, I will be able to remake my body. After so many years, the chance has finally come.” Star Monarch Warsoul swung a fist out and the stars seemingly flashed as a river of stars surged forth.

Star Monarch Warsoul cultivated the Arcane Star Technique that involved refining the power of the stars. It was a very powerful technique. Additionally, he had only just devoured the black wyrm which was at the Ascendant Immortal stage. Due to that, his attacks grew increasingly ferocious, forcing the others to constantly give ground.

“d.a.m.n it! If only I am at my prime, would I fear a fellow who has already lost his body?” The Wicked Barbarian Deity felt terribly vexed and stifled.

“Reincarnation of the Azure Dragon!”

“Soaring Extraterritorial Sword!”

Heavenly Premier Four Cardinals and Heavenly Premier Eternal displayed their killer moves, but the two attacks were shattered before they could even get close to Star Monarch Warsoul.

“Now!” Heavenly Premier Heavensight brought out a book. It was squarish in shape, covered entirely in patterns depicting Heaven and Earth and cosmic runes. Next, soft light fired out from Heavenly Premier Heavensight's hand.

The book was both Heavenly Premier Heavensight's magic treasure and a cultivation technique, the Heavensight Codex. Additionally, it was also an immortal manual.

The moment the Heavensight Codex was opened, golden light radiated out to pierce through s.p.a.ce, seemingly casting a golden glow upon the entire universe.

Next, the golden light condensed together into silky threads to wrap around Star Monarch Warsoul.

“Chance!”

Heavenly Premier Absolute swung his Absolute Wood Staff against Star Monarch Warsoul. Although the wooden staff in his hand did not appear particularly extraordinary, it was forged from Absolute Wood. Its toughness was comparable to the strongest metal. Additionally, it also contained a certain degree of pliability. While it was not a particularly high-grade Immortal artefact, it had quite the potential.

Bang!

As the Absolute Wood Staff was about to strike Star Monarch Warsoul, a great starlight hand appeared to block it. Star Monarch Warsoul, on the other hand, was still incapable of breaking free from the shackles created by the Heavensight Codex.

Boom!

A wave of formidable power burst out from the Absolute Wood Staff to destroy the starlight hand before smashing furiously against Star Monarch Warsoul's body.

At the same time, a punch from the Wicked Barbarian Deity landed upon the Immortal Warsoul Palace.

After spending all this time fighting, they had finally managed to land a hit on Star Monarch Warsoul. The reason for their success was their cooperation. Unbeknownst to everyone, though, Chen Feng was also secretly taking action. He was the one behind the sudden burst of power from the Absolute Wood Staff.

Chen Feng had given it his all to fire out the attack. In return, he obtained the energy from the shattered starlight hand. That was high-quality energy, something that he would not be able to even compete for under normal circ.u.mstances.

“Absolute, good job!” Heavenly Premier Four Cardinals praised.

“Great! If we can land a few more hits, we'll be set. The way I see it, this Star Monarch Warsoul is only so-so, otherwise he would not have hidden himself all this time to scheme against us,” Heavenly Premier Absolute said, laughing.

1 zhang = 3.333 m