deltrittennovels Chapter 503, one of the 36 stratagems: Retreat is the best option!
Chapter 503, one of the 36 stratagems: Retreat is the best option!
"This is a huge problem."
Lin Hanzhou had completely lost the composure he had displayed when he instantly killed an ordinary spirit emperor corpse.
He noticed a fatal detail with remarkable keen insight.
The fact that these two fully-developed Holy Bodies and Overlord Bodies could appear on this 400th step proves one thing.
When they were fighting on the path to immortality, they also endured the extreme pressure of the terrifying laws of these four hundred steps!
They also underwent unimaginable physical tempering in this extremely rich immortal energy!
Originally, the physical bodies of the Great Accomplished Holy Body and the Great Accomplished Hegemonic Body were already enough to contend with the Great Emperor.
After undergoing the tempering of the path to immortality and being nurtured by immortal energy for hundreds of thousands of years after death.
These two unusual, spiritually enlightened corpses have reached an extremely abnormal level in terms of defense, strength, and physical regeneration!
"If we're just comparing physical strength... these two monsters are definitely stronger than me right now!"
Lin Hanzhou made an extremely objective assessment of the combat strength in his mind.
A dozen or so spirit emperor corpses with physical bodies equivalent to ordinary emperors, plus two physiques with physical strength surpassing that of emperors!
For other emperors, this would undoubtedly be a certain death situation!
"Why did they suddenly riot? They were clearly hidden deep in the mist before..."
A question flashed through Lin Hanzhou's mind, but he immediately understood.
"It's the commotion! The shockwaves and energy fluctuations from the pure physical collision between me and that black-robed imperial corpse have attracted all these monsters wandering near the cliff!"
These spirit-possessed imperial corpses lack intelligence and the ability to detect things with divine sense.
Like phototactic insects, they swarm towards any strong fluctuations in qi and blood, or any sounds of battle, just like sharks attracted by the smell of blood.
"We can't fight! We absolutely can't fight!"
The thought flashed through Lin Hanzhou's mind like lightning.
He was all too aware of the danger of this situation.
To engage in close combat with these monsters who have no sense of pain, no sense of fatigue, and grotesque physical forms on these narrow steps is like an old man eating poison—it's like having a death wish!
Even if he were to use all his trump cards now and forcefully kill these dozen or so spirit emperor corpses.
But he will definitely suffer serious injuries and be depleted of energy as a result.
And who knows how many more monsters like this are lurking on the path to immortality?
The bigger the battle commotion here, the more spirit emperor corpses will be attracted.
It's like a bottomless abyss meat grinder that will slowly kill any intruder!
"No wonder... No wonder that throughout history, so many brilliant ancient emperors and great emperors, even those who joined forces to enter the path to immortality, all disappeared without a trace in the end."
"If any great emperor were in this situation, facing this kind of bloodless, mob-style attrition warfare, their chances of survival would be slim!"
Lin Hanzhou made a decision in an instant.
Of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, running away is the best!
"roar!!!"
In the brief moment that Lin Hanzhou was pondering, the dozen or so spirit emperor corpses had already rushed to within a hundred feet of him.
The two, who were at the forefront, both possessed the Great Accomplished Holy Body and the Great Accomplished Overlord Body, unleashed earth-shattering roars. Their two terrifying blood energies intertwined, transforming into a tangible storm that swept towards Lin Hanzhou.
Instead of retreating, Lin Hanzhou stepped forward abruptly.
He swiftly formed a supreme hand seal in front of his chest, and the power of the laws of time flowed within his body.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh—!!!"
The sound of the rushing river echoed through the dim, yellowish space.
The [Law of Time] within Lin Hanzhou's body erupted wildly like a tsunami, instantly sweeping across an area of tens of thousands of feet in front of him!
"The Law of Time: Time Slows Down!"
Layers of visible silver river water spread wildly outward from Lin Hanzhou, instantly enveloping all the dozen or so Spirit Emperor corpses that were charging towards them!
A miraculous scene unfolded once again.
These dozen or so extreme physical bodies, which charged with earth-shattering power, seemed to have collectively fallen into a deep-sea swamp formed by the laws of time the moment they came into contact with the silver river water!
The golden fist raised high by the Great Accomplished Holy Body and the steps that shattered the void by the Great Accomplished Overlord Body were all forcibly slowed down to 99 times speed at this moment!
Their furious roars were also drawn out into an extremely strange, extremely low buzzing sound.
Even Lin Hanzhou's face paled slightly upon seeing such a wide-ranging ultimate law being unleashed.
To suppress more than a dozen Emperor-level bodies simultaneously, including two with fully developed physiques, would consume an extremely terrifying amount of the power of the laws within his body.
But he didn't pause for even a moment.
The moment the "Slow Domain" took shape, Lin Hanzhou turned around decisively, his back to the group of spirit emperor corpses, his gaze locking onto the void cliff in front of him, which was filled with chaotic spatial laws.
Although what lies ahead is an abyss of no return, it is also the only way to survive!
Lin Hanzhou circulated the remaining imperial blood and qi in his body to the limit, and his legs kicked off the four hundredth step!
"boom!"
He transformed into a dazzling silver streak, like a comet rising against the current, and burst out of the edge of the stairs, hurtling toward the endless abyss where the stair remnants floated!
"Waaaaah—"
Just as Lin Hanzhou left the protective range of the stairs and entered that void.
The violent void storm in the abyss, capable of easily shredding a quasi-emperor, mixed with shattered immortal laws, immediately swept towards him from all directions like a pack of hungry wolves smelling meat!
These void turbulences are extremely terrifying; they are the destructive power left over from when the path to immortality was broken. Even the flawless body of an emperor would suffer extremely severe and continuous cutting damage if it crossed them.
But Lin Hanzhou remained completely calm.
He pointed a finger at the raging void storm in mid-air!
"The Law of Time: Freezing Time and Space!"
"Click..."
An extremely eerie sound echoed in the void, as if a giant mirror had been frozen in time.
Starting from Lin Hanzhou's fingertip, the previously raging and chaotic void storm in front of him stopped flowing instantly!
The storm's trajectory was frozen in mid-air, and the shattered fragments of immortal laws were like insects trapped in amber, firmly frozen in nothingness.
A safe and peaceful temporary void passage, forcibly created by "time freeze," appeared beneath Lin Hanzhou's feet!
Without any hesitation, Lin Hanzhou accelerated to the limit along the frozen passage, his figure flashing through the void as he leaped rapidly toward the nearest golden staircase remnant.
In just a few breaths, his figure, enveloped by the silver light and time law, completely merged into the deep, dim void, disappearing without a trace.