Atlas of Heaven and Man.

Chapter 1303 The Spiritual Light Fades Away

The Great Master Ranming reached out his large hand towards the Heavenly Mystery Fish swimming in the main hall. Once he captured this creature and severed the line connecting the two realms, he could block the guidance to the outside world, and the Celestial Master would have no way to find his way back.

However, this alone cannot guarantee that there will be no problems. So after dealing with this matter, we will need to find a way to close the crack in the ceiling to ensure that everything is foolproof.

Tianjiyu seemed completely unaware at the moment, but just as its hand barely touched the object, a phantom figure appeared in the hall.

Master Chonghua did not release his full divine form just now, but left a wisp of it here.

However, this aura was extremely weak and concealed itself with the help of the hall's layout, so Master Ranming did not discover it beforehand.

As the giant hand came up, this divine energy suddenly slammed forward, striking the wrist of the giant hand.

This collision was very clever, occurring precisely at the point where the divine form was cracking inside. Therefore, although it was only a very weak wisp of divine energy, it caused the giant hand to pause for a moment.

This wisp of divine energy dissipated upon impact.

The Celestial Fish noticed this and, taking advantage of the moment when the large hand paused, it immediately darted out from between its fingers with a flick of its head and tail.

When the Serpent Master's seemingly inevitable grab failed, he immediately realized something was wrong. As long as the Heavenly Mystery Fish remained, that rift could not be closed.

The Tianji Fish is very agile and can distinguish friend from foe. If we fail to seize it in time, we will have missed the opportunity. So now we have no choice but to attack Chonghua and the other two. As long as we remove their obstacles, we can still accomplish this.

So his still-uncompletely dissipated hand turned and slammed directly onto the floor of the main hall. With this strike, the spiritual fire surged downwards, directly piercing through the central node, causing the Heavenly Mechanism Disc to vibrate violently, and the connection between the four and the secret instrument was immediately severed.

The three of them, including Chonghua Zhenren, had suffered most of the damage from that sudden attack. Their divine forms were on the verge of collapse, and they were only barely able to stay afloat thanks to the secret ritual.

If the turmoil can stabilize and ease up a bit, they still have a chance to recover. However, since the Heavenly Secrets Plate has a problem, it cannot supply them with enough power. Even though the Divine Heart and the Heavenly Heart can still sense each other, they can no longer turn from the virtual to the real.

This caused the other three to lose their divine appearances, and wisps of clouds and clear light emanated from their bodies, instantly restoring them to their original state. This also meant that there was a loophole in the defense of the main hall.

On the outskirts of Tianji Peak, the Throne Fighters received a message from the rear, learning that Ran Ming was an inside agent planted by the Federation. Without further hesitation, they transformed into streaks of light and rushed towards the Heavenly Mystery Hall.

Igor had been keeping a close eye on Master Longxian. He was always very vengeful and remembered that he had just been slapped down by the latter. Now that he saw that Master Longxian's divine appearance had been exposed, he kicked him in a flash!

Having just experienced a collision, Master Longxian's spirit was in disarray. Faced with the sudden burst of spiritual light and fire, he did not choose to withstand it head-on. Instead, he dispersed his body, transforming it into a sky full of clear light.

Upon witnessing this scene, Igor's eyes instantly turned bloodshot. Suddenly, one of his arms swelled and thickened, transforming into a giant claw that tore off a clump of the dispersing pure energy.

After Long Xian Zhenren's body dispersed, it quickly reassembled at the other end. But at this moment, he noticed something was wrong. Half of his right hand was missing, and he couldn't help but feel a chill.

At this moment, Igor opened a mouth-like slit on his giant claw, and swallowed the beam of clear light into it.

This is his special power, "Riane's Steal." Once his claws grab and absorb the opponent's divine energy or body tissues, the opponent will forever lack that part, even if they recover.

This is a special power he deliberately enhanced with the Oath of Binding, a killing move used against opponents of the same level. If he manages to seize vital body parts, even a Throne Fighter could potentially be killed by him.

He looked at Master Longxian ahead, his eyes revealing a dangerous glint as he prepared to capture his prey.

At that moment, a flash of light appeared beside him, and Drakholm of the Deep Sea Spiral rushed forward, wielding a serrated knife and slashing down at Master Longxian. The latter quickly drew a longsword and blocked the attack, and the two exchanged more than a dozen blows in a short time.

Although Master Longxian possessed the appearance of a god, his Xuanlian Heavenly Body was formed by refining his physical body into his divine energy, so in a direct confrontation, he was in no way at a disadvantage.
After glancing at him a few times, Igor flashed behind him, forming a pincer movement with Drakholm, which increased the pressure on Master Longxian.

After being struck by the lost object, his spirit was greatly diminished and he had not yet recovered. Facing these two Throne Fighters who were not much weaker than him, he suddenly felt somewhat powerless.

More importantly, the Heavenly Mystery Hall is behind him, and he cannot leave it open. Otherwise, the enemy will definitely rush in and destroy the rift, which forces him to stay in place and prevents him from using many tactics.

However, after several parries, he lost another arm, and the situation became precarious.

Meanwhile, Gao Xuzhen's situation was equally precarious. He was being targeted by Field of the Giant God Plant Company and Morton of the Primitive Cult. However, Morton also had an opposing force by his side, which put immense pressure on him. He could only rely on his home-field advantage and his solid cultivation to barely hold his own against the two, but it seemed he couldn't last much longer.

Chonghua Zhenren is the strongest among the four Zhenren, almost reaching the limit of the upper level of power.

However, just now, in order to plug the gap in place of Ranming, the force of the backlash from one of his divine statues was almost entirely borne by him, causing that part of the statue to completely collapse.

However, given time, the Throne Fighter can still recover.

Master Ranming was well aware of his power, so he had no intention of giving him that opportunity.

Furthermore, there were many arrangements in the main hall that even he was unaware of. If Chonghua were to free up his hands to activate these arrangements, it would be extremely troublesome. Therefore, before the others attacked, he had already drawn a long sword and launched a fierce attack on Chonghua Zhenren.

At this moment, Master Chonghua only had a few divine forms left to sustain himself. He had no chance of winning if he fought head-on, but retreating was obviously impossible. At this moment, he used a secret technique of the Xuanjiao sect, "Divine Firmament Rainbow Crossing," and his body transformed into a streak of light and flew into the rift above.

Ranming Zhenren almost guessed his intention. The Tianji Sect also had a secret ritual set up in the other world. As long as they went to the other side of the rift, they could use the ritual set up there to hold him off for a while and wait to recover their strength so that they could still fight him.

He might not have enough time to catch the Heavenly Fish in such a short time, so this was something he absolutely could not allow.

His eyes flashed immediately, and relying on his perfect divine form, he used a technique to capture the spirit. This technique was unique to the Heavenly Secrets Sect and was specifically designed for cultivators with divine forms.

Once the spiritual energy of the opposing forces comes into contact, if my spiritual energy is stronger than yours, I can forcibly take you over. This is a typical method of using the strong to overcome the weak.

Master Chonghua was inevitably taken away by him. But at this moment, Master Ranming discovered that the former's figure suddenly became both real and illusory, and immediately realized that this was the "Butterfly Dream Mystery" technique of the sect.

You have no idea whether what you're facing is real or fake. If you think it's real, it's fake; if you think it's fake, it's real. This depends on the caster's final perception, and perception is always one step behind yours. This is equivalent to breaking his mind-controlling spell.

Knowing that Chonghua was exploiting his eagerness to eliminate the other person, Ran Ming used a tactic to drag him into a duel involving the Divine Physiognomy Secret Technique.

He knew that Chonghua's cultivation was far superior to his own. If he hadn't been affected by the formation just now, he probably would have directly overwhelmed him with force, and he wouldn't have even had this opportunity.

Fortunately, he now had the upper hand, and he wasn't alone. So instead of judging the truth, he used a method from his sect to determine the truth. This involved sacrificing some of his divine energy to find the number of escape, and he openly displayed this technique.

As long as Chonghua still identifies with the Heavenly Secrets Sect and this method, and does not deny himself, then this method will surely be able to capture the true god.

Just as he expected, Chonghua's divine appearance was captured in an instant. However, at that moment, the latter glanced at him, and his image was instantly reflected in his eyes, causing his heart to leap.

Because he realized that Chonghua had used the "True Self Reflection" technique, which allowed them to instantly transfer their divine images to each other as long as their spirits were connected.

This secret technique can only be used when one has a deep understanding of their fellow disciples or their opponents, and he happens to meet these conditions.

With Chonghua's cultivation level and profound understanding of the Heavenly Mystery Hall, even controlling his complete divine form for a fleeting moment would be enough to reconnect him to the Heavenly Mystery Disc, thereby reversing the current situation.
In that instant, he realized that everything Chonghua had done before was a prelude to this move, leading him step by step into this trap. This series of actions could be described as the ultimate application of the Divine Physiognomy Secret Technique.

He knew he absolutely couldn't break this move, but fortunately, his opponent's spirit was weak and the intensity of the secret technique he used was not high, so he still had a chance to struggle. At this moment, he had a thought and directly dispersed his divine form, turning it into drifting pure energy.

If he were alone, doing this would be handing the initiative to the enemy, but he's not the only one on the field now.

A beam of light appeared from behind, and Pope Iselo of the New Light Church took his place, waving his staff at Chonghua with an air of superiority.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ranming reassembled his divine form. Instead of stepping forward again, he pressed his hand to the ground and used his divine energy to communicate with the Heavenly Secrets Disc below.

Once you master this, you will have completely mastered the Star Constellation Ritual, and you may even be able to use it to reconnect with the Heavenly Emperor's image!

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(End of this chapter)