Chapter 87: Dead? (Long)

Lu Zheng cupped his palm as blue lightning began to coil within it before condensing into a thick ball.

Thunder energy exploded constantly within the ball.

"Gbam!"

The ball of lightning thumped like a heart but it sounded like a drum.

"Cough" Immortal Star coughed up blood in large amounts as the lightning ball thumped.

Space path dao imprints and lightning path dao imprints were engraved temporarily in his insides.

Immortal Star's injuries would not quickly heal.

Despite this, he was quite cheerful: "The stronger you are, the more excitement you can give me"

Immortal Star's aura began to build up once again, causing Lu Zheng to be on the defensive.

Immortal Star's body began to increase in size. After a few breaths of time, he was a hundred metres tall and had become purple in colour.

Even his aura surpassed that of a second tier of Void Passage realm martial warrior.

"This is a transformation I created recently. I call it Immortal Star Lord. Even if only a fist sized fragment of me remains, it can instantly regenerate. It befits my title as Immortal Star, doesn't it?"

Lu Zheng could feel the terrifying aura that Immortal Star Lord possessed and was threatened.

He held out his palm opened and began to press it into a fist.

The process was slow like he was holding something hard and sweat beads formed on his face.

Immortal Star however was suddenly terrified.

The wind around his body began to compress, pressuring his body.

~Pressure Gale~

Immortal Star knew that if Lu Zheng were to completely close his fist, he would be doomed.

After a long period of struggling, Lu Zheng's half closed palm burst open again.

"Tch!" Lu Zheng held his wrist in pain.

"Nine Star Tribulation!" Immortal Star Lord's breathing was heavy as star Qi was expended.

Nine huge stars formed around Lu Zheng in a peculiar formation.

"Hmm!" Lu Zheng noticed the danger and attempted to spatial skip but the space within the nine purple spheres was locked.

"Die!" Purple dust diffused from the nine stars into the area where Lu Zheng was confined until Lu Zheng was unable to see.

Different star path techniques formed from the nine stars, striking Lu Zheng's body till the nine spheres were expended.

"It is done" Immortal Star Lord let out a breath of turbid air.

Controlling the Nine Star Tribulation Formation was very taxing on his Qi leaves and mind energy.

"No, it isn't" Lu Zheng's voice was cold and aloof unlike his usual vibrant temperament.

His jade-like skin was now crimson red and his long black hair was a mix of flowing white and red.

His black pupils had transformed too. His left eye was the deepest tinge of red and his right eye was a cold blue.

Vermillion Blood boiled and churned in his blood vessels as golden runes danced in them, exuding thick bloodline power.

Thunder filled his entire body, booming at a deafening sound as wind currents encircled his body. Blue lightning bolts snaked all over Lu Zheng's body in large amounts.

Lu Zheng looked at Immortal Star Lord coldly, his voice as slow as can be: "Immortal Star, you have caused me much disturbance" [1]

Lu Zheng took a single step but instantly appeared before Immortal Star Lord: "You can die now"

Immortal Star Lord's hair stood on their ends as he felt an immense threat to his life.

Lu Zheng touched Immortal Star Lord and his Qi began to spread all over the latter.

Fire Qi, ice Qi, wind Qi, lightning Qi, and space Qi poured from Lu Zheng's meridians and assaulted Immortal Star Lord at the same time.

Thunder and wind ravaged his insides as ice sealed his entire body. Blue lightning charred his purple skin as Vermillion True Flame scorched his blood vessels.

Immortal Star Lord let out an anguishing scream and urged his regenerative abilities but the situation remained the same.

He was surely going to die.

Lu Zheng crossed his arms before his chest and watched Immortal Star Lord struggle in vain.

The power of five elements ravaged his body as the aura death crept upon him.

Immortal Star Lord even dived into the icy ocean to quench the Vermillion True Flame that had taken ablaze on his body.

Even before he entered the sea, it had already begun to evaporate. A thick layer of vapour separated his body from the sea when he dove in.

The Vermillion True Flame was the strongest Mystical Flame and if Immortal Star hadn't transformed into Immortal Star Lord, he'd have long since died.

Immortal Star Lord gritted his teeth in pain and flew out of the sea, facing the indifferent Lu Zheng: "Since I'm going to die, I might as well take you with me"

Suddenly, Immortal Star Lord's aura began to rise steeply.

Lu Zheng was cautious and skipped space, leaving a five hundred metre gap between him and Immortal Star Lord.

Right when Immortal Star Lord's aura reached its very peak, it began to fall at the same rate that it had risen.

A sharp glint crossed Lu Zheng's eyes as he observed Immortal Star Lord, not daring to be complacent.

Immortal Star Lord's aura continued to drop till it disappeared, like he was already dead.

Then something that surprised Lu Zheng happened.

Every wisp of Vermillion True Flame on Immortal Star Lord died out as the power of five elements was consumed.

Lu Zheng felt a chill crawl down his spine.

Soon, Immortal Star Lord's body began to fragment into billions of tiny pieces before dissipating into raw power that was absorbed by a tiny core within him.

"This…" Lu Zheng was stupefied.

All of a sudden, the core which seemed to be lifeless erupted with a fierce power.

"Boom!"

Purple light tore mercilessly from the core, enveloping a radius of over seven hundred metres.

The sky cleared, water evaporated and space cracked.

The explosion was very intense and Lu Zheng was enveloped by it.

[1] Ice path usually makes martial practitioners cold and aloof