They moved at incredible speed, flashing past the county town in the blink of an eye.

One by one, they scattered, fleeing in four different directions.

SWISH!

SWISH!

SWOOSH~

Gu Zheng slipped into the void and then emerged from it again.

As his figure flickered, he condensed his Domain Power, shooting it out to pursue the fleeing Evil God Avatars and latch onto three of the pieces.

He then chased after the fourth piece. The moment he caught up, his Giant Wood Blade Realm unfurled, swallowing it whole and trapping it within the Domain.

Now shrunken down, a single piece of the Meatball Evil God Avatar was greatly weakened and could no longer contend with a complete Domain.

WHOOSH~

His figure flickered. Guided by the pull of his Domain Power, Gu Zheng pursued the other three pieces of the Meatball Evil God Avatar.

After catching up, he likewise used his Giant Wood Blade Realm to swallow them, trapping each one separately.

He did the same for the second piece, and then the third.

The last piece of the Meatball Evil God Avatar plunged into the Mian River.

The moment it hit the water, Gu Zheng clearly sensed the Meatball Evil God Avatar’s power growing.

’Is it getting stronger by absorbing water?’

’No, it’s more like it’s absorbing the Power of Heaven and Earth from the water.’

What was once a small piece of the Meatball Evil God Avatar was now rapidly growing, replenishing its strength.

However, the attached Thunderfire Circle was hindering the growth of its power. The effect was slow, but it was definitely there.

This undoubtedly enraged the Meatball Evil God Avatar, which let out a continuous, shrill screech.

Inside the Giant Wood Blade Realm under Gu Zheng’s control, the three pieces of the Meatball Evil God Avatar shrieked, unleashing the Evil God’s Spiritual Power in repeated assaults, attempting to invade Gu Zheng’s mind.

However, it was completely useless!

Instead, under the blades weaving through the Giant Wood Blade Realm, they were continuously whittled down, dissipating inch by inch.

This Meatball Evil God Avatar was difficult to kill completely.

’Then I’ll just have to grind it down bit by bit!’

The Giant Wood Blades pressed against the three small pieces of the Meatball Evil God Avatar, grinding them down one by one.

Perhaps they lacked the power, or perhaps the Giant Wood Blade Realm was restricting them, but the three small pieces of the Meatball Evil God Avatar didn’t self-destruct again. They only shrieked ceaselessly and struggled frantically.

Gu Zheng himself followed the pull of his Domain Power, chasing above the Mian River as he headed east.

WHOOSH~

The river wind howled.

The three small pieces of the Meatball Evil God Avatar shrieked inside the Giant Wood Blade Realm, continuously shrinking.

The one small piece of the Meatball Evil God Avatar sped through the Mian River, using Instant Teleportation from time to time.

Gu Zheng flew above the Mian River, relentlessly pursuing it.

The vast Mian River flowed eastward, straight into the great sea.

By the time the three small pieces of the Meatball Evil God Avatar were completely ground down by the Giant Wood Blade Realm, the single remaining piece had exited the Mian River and entered the sea.

Spirit Capturing!

[Demon Points +899]

[Demon Points +780]

[Demon Points +924]

The three small pieces of the Meatball Evil God Avatar each yielded a sum of Demon Points.

WHOOSH~ WHOOSH~

SPLASH~!

Ocean waves crashed, and the sea breeze blew.

The final small piece of the Meatball Evil God Avatar fled into the ocean, escaping at extreme speed toward its depths.

SWISH!

PLOP~

No longer needing to worry about the others, Gu Zheng’s figure blurred as he dove into the seawater.

He activated the Demon Technique, Underwater Walking. His entire body merged with the water as he sped through it, chasing the last small piece of the Meatball Evil God Avatar.

WHOOSH!

WHOOSH~

The Meatball Evil God Avatar sensed him and shrieked in alarmed fury, using Instant Teleportation again and again.

It consciously fled toward an area inhabited by Water Demons.

SHING SHING SHING~

Gu Zheng shot through the water, unleashing one Sword Gang after another from a distance.

The Meatball Evil God Avatar used Instant Teleportation to dodge.

But the distance between them continued to close.

BUZZ~ BUZZ~

The seawater churned, sending out countless ripples.

Ahead, a nest of Water Demons detected the commotion. Just as they were about to charge over, a Sword Gang appeared out of thin air and tore them to pieces.

The final piece of the Meatball Evil God Avatar’s plan had no effect whatsoever.

Instead, it just gifted Gu Zheng a few dozen Demon Points.

SWISH! SWOOSH~

The distance between them kept shrinking.

Five hundred meters, four hundred meters, three hundred meters, two hundred meters...

Finally, the Giant Wood Blade Realm could extend far enough to envelop the fleeing Meatball Evil God Avatar!

BANG BANG BANG~

Trapped in the Giant Wood Blade Realm, the last small piece of the Meatball Evil God Avatar struggled desperately, ramming against the Domain’s walls.

"Too late,"

Gu Zheng called out lightly, controlling the Giant Wood Blade Realm and preparing to ascend.

BZZZZ~

The final small piece of the Meatball Evil God Avatar suddenly trembled.

Gu Zheng’s heart skipped a beat. He dropped the Thunder Stone and escaped into the void.

BOOM~!!!

With a tremendous roar, a violent power collapsed the space, annihilating all the seawater within a several-hundred-zhang radius. The surrounding water, rocked by the vibration, surged upward toward the surface, creating a tsunami.

The final small piece of the Meatball Evil God Avatar had directly self-destructed!

’The first three pieces didn’t do this because they lacked power. Did this last one manage it because it absorbed the Power of Heaven and Earth from the water to replenish itself?’

Emerging from the void, Gu Zheng retrieved his Thunder Stone and deployed his Water Dominating Domain. Inside the Domain, he was unaffected by the external chaos.

The self-destruction of this last piece was even more powerful than the previous explosion.

’Perhaps it was because it was in the water?’

Gu Zheng mused, maintaining his Water Dominating Domain as he prepared to float upward.

Suddenly, his gaze fell upon an undersea hill to his front right, where a gleam of light appeared halfway up its slope.

The entire hill was also cracking, and a familiar spatial fluctuation began to radiate from the fissures.

’Hm?’

Gu Zheng’s brow rose. He controlled his Water Dominating Domain and swept toward the front right.

As he got closer, the emanating spatial fluctuations grew stronger.

"A Spirit Realm?"

’This undersea hill is actually the entrance to a Spirit Realm?’

Gu Zheng was astonished, and a little delighted.

The force of the final piece’s self-destruction had, by sheer accident, opened a sealed Spirit Realm entrance.

He just didn’t know if this Spirit Realm was ownerless.

Judging from the spatial fluctuations, this Spirit Realm was clearly fixed in place.

Fixed to the undersea hill!

This situation indicated that the Spirit Realm had been claimed by someone before. But since it was sealed, he didn’t know if anyone was inside. Or, if the person who sealed it had died, the Spirit Realm would become ownerless in a different sense.

It was like the Changsheng Clan’s Ancestral Land. If Gu Zheng had ignored it and no other Noble Family knew about it, it would have become ownerless. After a long time, the entrance would close on its own and detach from the mortal world.

That’s right. Once a Spirit Realm was fixed, it wasn’t bound to the mortal world forever.

If it wasn’t maintained, it would eventually detach over time.

This Spirit Realm was clearly still within its fixed period.

Gu Zheng sensed the fluctuations of the entrance, wondering if there was anyone inside.

’If someone is in there, barging in would be an invasion.’

After some thought, Gu Zheng shifted his bones, changing his appearance and facial features. Then, he separated off a fake body, wrapped it in Divine Wondrous power, and sent it through the open spatial entrance with a push from his real body.

SWOOSH~

His vision blurred.

The fake body’s view switched from the seawater to a vast, dense mountain forest.

An ancient, primeval aura washed over it.

The calls of various insects and birds echoed from all directions.

The fake body walked forward across a grassy field dotted with clusters of flowers.

Everywhere it went, a primitive atmosphere pervaded.

’No one here?’

Gu Zheng considered this, then sent another ten fake bodies into the Spirit Realm.

Once inside, they scattered to search the area.

The Spirit Realm’s space was limited.

After searching more than half of the space, Gu Zheng was basically certain that this sealed Spirit Realm was uninhabited!

"An uninhabited Spirit Realm..."

Gu Zheng’s eyes lit up.

His real body flickered and entered the spatial entrance.

WHOOSH~

WHOOSH!

The scattered fake bodies returned one by one.

With a flicker of his figure, Gu Zheng arrived halfway up a mountain peak.

Just before, one of the fake bodies had seen a courtyard estate built of stone halfway up the mountain.

But there was no sign of life inside.

Now, Gu Zheng’s real body arrived. He sensed the area, then activated his Eyes of Golden Flame to scan it. He found no restrictions or Illusion Arrays.

He immediately pushed open the stone gate and stepped inside.

A thick layer of dust covered the ground. Stone tables and chairs were arranged neatly around the area.

He had no idea how much time had passed.

Gu Zheng floated above the ground, moving forward to inspect the main hall, then entering a side hall.

He checked all the rooms, finally stopping in front of a wall in the back room.

On the stone wall were carved characters that looked like Ghost Talismans.

Ancient script!

’I didn’t expect the ancient script I just learned to be useful here.’

He scanned it carefully—up, down, left, and right.

Gu Zheng found the beginning and began to read the recorded message.

"Heaven is on my side! I have finally created the Three Domains Unification Technique and can see the path to the Emperor Body!"