Wu Shattered Star River

Jiang Han had been bombarding the Yongshui Realm for three days. At this rate, he should be able to break through in a little over half a day.

Jiang Han was tense, with tiny beads of sweat on his forehead.

Just now, he had received a message from the Eternal Heaven Emperor, relayed by the mole, that Shen Xu had left God King Mountain.

God King Mountain was connected to many large realms by teleportation arrays, and those large realms were similarly connected to medium-sized realms.

This meant Shen Xu could teleport all the way to Yongshui Realm, or somewhere nearby.

It was a long distance from here to God King Mountain, but teleportation was fast. Shen Xu could arrive nearby in at most one or two hours.

Shen Xu had three choices: wait for him inside Yongshui Realm, ambush him at the exit, or emerge from a nearby realm and launch a direct attack.

No matter which path Shen Xu chose, Jiang Han was in great danger, with the possibility of being killed at any moment.

Yet, he couldn't leave directly. If he left now, Shen Xu would know there was a mole, or sense a trap, and might return to God King Mountain.

He gritted his teeth and continued bombarding the realm, while secretly remaining vigilant, ready to fight for his life.

Shen Xu's combat power wasn't considered strong, but he was still a Supreme God Emperor. Jiang Han wasn't sure if he would have a chance to escape if Shen Xu attacked. His mind raced, calculating various possibilities and seeking countermeasures.

Time flowed quickly, but Jiang Han felt like each day was a year, each minute and second an ordeal. He felt like Shen Xu could appear before him at any moment, delivering a fatal blow.

"Boom!"

Finally, the seal was broken. No strong warriors rushed out, indicating Shen Xu was being cautious and hadn't chosen to attack immediately, opting to wait for Jiang Han to enter the realm and then trap him inside.

Jiang Han's eyes darted around. He released over a dozen Divine Sound Gold Mantises and a Gold Mantis King, ordering them to rush into the realm and slaughter indiscriminately.

At the same time, he had Huang Qi Dao Venerable seal the realm's exit.

This realm was a small to medium-sized one. Logically, there shouldn't be any God Kings inside, and even if there were, they might not be a match for the Gold Mantis King.

With the Gold Mantis King and over a dozen Divine Sound Gold Mantises rampaging inside, Shen Xu might not be able to resist and would rush out to attack him.

This way, Shen Xu might expose himself. By having Huang Qi Dao Venerable seal the exit, it would buy him a short amount of time, enough for him to teleport away.

Shen Xu was indeed inside!

He had arrived over half an hour ago. He hadn't chosen to rush out of the exit and directly attack Jiang Han, but instead wanted to wait for Jiang Han to enter.

Once Jiang Han entered, he would personally set up a divine formation to seal the exit, trapping Jiang Han like a turtle in a jar, unable to escape his grasp. He had already begun to imagine how he would torture Jiang Han.

"Eh?"

A Gold Mantis King flew in, along with over a dozen Divine Sound Gold Mantises. Shen Xu, hiding in the nearby mountains, frowned.

He knew the power of the Gold Mantis King; its combat power was comparable to a late-stage God King. There was a God King in Yongshui Realm, but he was weak and definitely no match for the Gold Mantis King on his own.

If he allowed the Gold Mantis King and Divine Sound Gold Mantises to run rampant, a nearby city would soon be razed to the ground, and hundreds of thousands of God race citizens would be killed.

The problem was...

If he took action, Jiang Han would likely become alert. Jiang Han was currently outside the realm and might immediately flee.

"What a cunning bastard!"

Shen Xu was furious, but he could understand. It was normal for Jiang Han to be cautious when deep behind enemy lines.

He didn't dare to act, and could only watch helplessly as the Gold Mantis King and Divine Sound Gold Mantises wreaked havoc. His perception was strong; he could sense the nearby cities, sense countless citizens being torn to shreds by the Divine Sound Gold Mantises.

The Divine Sound Gold Mantises were extremely brutal in their slaughter. They emitted sharp shrieks, and many weaker citizens were directly killed by the sonic attacks.

Even if they weren't killed instantly, they would be chopped into pieces by the Divine Sound Gold Mantises' scythe-like arms.

"Why isn't he coming in yet?"

After waiting for half an hour, more than half of the citizens in the city had been killed, but Shen Xu still hadn't seen Jiang Han rush in. He grew increasingly enraged, and several times wanted to rush out and tear those Divine Sound Gold Mantises and the Gold Mantis King to pieces.

"I can't wait any longer!"

After waiting a little longer, he gritted his teeth, flapped his wings, and transformed into a streak of purple light, rushing towards the exit, determined to kill Jiang Han.

Upon rushing out of the exit, he discovered a layer of transparent light罩 outside.

He saw Jiang Han standing outside, and his eyes flashed with intense coldness. Divine light shone from his body, condensing into a light sword, which he heavily slashed at the light罩.

"Bang!"

The light罩 shook violently, but didn't shatter. Shen Xu's eyes revealed shock.

Jiang Han actually had such strong attainments in formation deployment?

"Buzz~"

Over there, Jiang Han looked terrified. He gathered the power of stars and his body disappeared into the air.

Shen Xu once again slashed out fiercely, shattering the light罩, but by the time he unleashed his third attack, intending to shake the space, Jiang Han had already disappeared.

"Ah, ah—"

Shen Xu roared in fury, swinging his light sword and smashing it fiercely against a nearby floating meteorite, shattering it with a single blow.

His face was full of anger and regret. He hated how cunning Jiang Han was, and he also hated himself for being too impatient. He had missed such a good opportunity.

Now that he had missed this opportunity, would Jiang Han give him another one? Would Jiang Han directly flee back to the Heavenly Court?

"Buzz!"

A moment later, he took out a divine talisman and began transmitting messages, instructing the God race God Kings in charge of intelligence to arrange for a large number of scouts to investigate Jiang Han's whereabouts.

After transmitting the message, he returned to the realm with a dejected expression, tearing the Gold Mantis King and over a dozen Divine Sound Gold Mantises to pieces. Looking at the city full of corpses, he didn't know what to do.

Pursue Jiang Han?

Jiang Han possessed ultra-long-distance teleportation, making his whereabouts impossible to determine. How could he pursue him? He didn't have a Hellhound with divine enlightenment.

If he didn't pursue, where should he go?

Return to God King Mountain to continue guarding it?

He felt too ashamed to do so. Many God Emperors and God Kings within God King Mountain knew that he had come out to pursue Jiang Han. Was he supposed to just go back after wandering around? Announcing that the pursuit had failed?

The God race upper echelons had always placed great emphasis on image, portraying themselves as symbols of greatness, righteousness, and invincibility. Wouldn't returning now be a slap in his own face?

"I won't go back yet!"

Shen Xu entered the teleportation array and went to a large realm, waiting for news, waiting for the results of the scouts' investigation, to see if Jiang Han had fled.

If Jiang Han fled back to the Heavenly Court, then he could say to the outside world that he had scared Jiang Han away, at least saving some face...

He waited for a full six days.

Today, he received news that a small realm to the west had been raided. Jiang Han had invaded the small realm and slaughtered all the God race within.

"What audacity! He actually didn't run?"

Shen Xu was both angry and delighted upon receiving this news. He was angry that another realm had been slaughtered. Jiang Han simply didn't take him seriously. He was delighted that Jiang Han hadn't run away. He still had a chance.

"Investigate, investigate with all your might!"

While teleporting towards the west, he transmitted messages to the God Kings, instructing them to track Jiang Han's whereabouts with all their might.

He told himself that he absolutely couldn't fail this time. He had to leave Jiang Han behind!