Chapter 1040: Chapter 1067: Do You Still Have Confidence? (Four More) Chapter 1040: Chapter 1067: Do You Still Have Confidence? (Four More) “Utterly shameless, truly utterly shameless!”

Yuan Tianyu roared in anger and lunged toward Yang Zhen.

Elder Wang suddenly burst into laughter and spoke, “Yuan Tianyu, if you go to kill Yang Zhen, then I will gladly take the Reincarnation Clock.”

Hearing this, Yuan Tianyu’s face changed, and with a whoosh, he leaped back, waiting for Elder Wang to say fiercely, “Don’t you even think about it!”

“Let’s see, then, who can break the Dharma Aspects of the Reincarnation Clock!” Elder Wang remained unyielding.

Yuan Tianyu sneered and said, “When it comes to understanding the Dharma Aspects, your Blue Phoenix Sect is not even close to catching up to the Black Lotus Sanctuary!”

“Then let’s see about that!” Elder Wang laughed heartily and leapt up, charging toward the Dharma Aspects of the Reincarnation Clock in mid-air.

Yang Zhen needed more time to completely break free from the Thunder Sea, and in that time, two Saint Realm powerhouses could break open the Dharma Aspects.

Only after the Dharma Aspects of the Reincarnation Clock were broken could the battle for it truly commence.

Amidst the many Half-step Great Saints exchanging glances, someone suddenly let out a howl and charged crazily toward the Thunder Sea in mid-air.

Now that the azure magical beast had been smashed by Yang Zhen and the Tribulation Clouds had taken heavy losses, it was the perfect time for everyone to make their move to shatter the clouds.

As everyone made their move, charging toward the turbulent clouds in mid-air, Yang Zhen’s figure suddenly leapt up and plunged into the Thunder Sea.

“Is this bastard seeking death?”

“He… he went in?”

Everyone stared, dumbfounded, as Yang Zhen darted into the Tribulation Clouds. How could anyone make a move in such a situation?

While everyone was still hesitating, a giant belch emanated from within the clouds.

The enormous figure of the Evil Shadow Black Glutton intermittently appeared from the clouds, leaving everyone’s hearts pounding with fear.

“No good, it’s the aura of the Divine Essence.”

“Yang Zhen, there’s a multitude of Divine Essence formed from this celestial change. You can’t possibly absorb and refine it all by yourself. We are entitled to a share of this Divine Essence as well.”

“Yes, we were the ones who brought about this heavenly change. There’s no way you could… What? Where has the Divine Essence gone?”

A group of people exchanged puzzled looks as the Tribulation Clouds in the sky slowly dissipated. A dark shadow akin to a pug was leaping around in front of Yang Zhen. There wasn’t a trace of the Divine Essence to be seen.

Not to mention a shadow–even a breath of it was gone.

It was as if the divine punishment brought by the celestial change was a complete dud.

Yang Zhen’s expression was more perplexed than the multitude of Half-step Great Saints’, as he stood there blankly, turning to the Evil Shadow Black Glutton in surprise and asking, “Where’s the Divine Essence, did you see any Divine Essence?”

The Evil Shadow Black Glutton’s face was nearly bursting with a grin. At Yang Zhen’s question, it paused, then hastily shook its head, indicating it hadn’t seen any trace of the Divine Essence.

What Divine Essence?

There was no Divine Essence at all.

The divine punishment this time was simply a sham, a counterfeit, fake!

Everyone looked at Yang Zhen and the dim-looking Evil Shadow Black Glutton with befuddled expressions, sensing something strange but unable to guess what was happening with Yang Zhen.

The celestial change had brought at least eighty, if not a hundred, Divine Essences. In such a short period, not even the Evil Shadow Black Glutton, let alone the Heaven Devouring Beast, could have devoured that many Divine Essences so quickly.

Even if it had swallowed them, it would have exploded from being so full.

“Yang Zhen, where has the Divine Essence gone? Just now there was still a whiff of its aura,” one person asked.

“Indeed, there was the aura of the Divine Essence earlier, but now it has vanished. You must have taken it, right?” another one questioned.

A group of people looked at Yang Zhen with unfriendly expressions, yet Yang Zhen showed no fear. He somehow procured something resembling a toothpick and, while picking his teeth, glared at them and said, “Don’t spout nonsense. Which eye of yours saw this Sao Saint taking any essence of heaven and earth?”

Before the crowd had a chance to speak, Yang Zhen suddenly groaned and said, “Right, this Sao Saint did intend to look for the essence of heaven and earth, but as soon as I came in, I saw a black figure whoosh into the sky and disappear in the blink of an eye. Now, could that be the essence of heaven and earth?”

“What?”

The crowd was stunned. Could the essence of heaven and earth actually escape?

“The phenomenon in the sky was indeed strangely unusual this time. Perhaps the essence of heaven and earth really did run away.”

“Hmm, the turquoise celestial beasts have come out. I saw it clearly just now. This celestial beast seemed to have a trace of spiritual intelligence. Does that mean the essence of heaven and earth also has a trace of spiritual intelligence?”

“This… This is simply unbelievable!”

“Burp!”

A deafening belch sounded, and the Evil Shadow Black Glutton, covering its mouth, hid behind Yang Zhen with an embarrassed face.

All eyes then fell on the Evil Shadow Black Glutton behind Yang Zhen.

But no one had ever heard of an Evil Shadow Black Glutton devouring hundreds of essences of heaven and earth in an instant.

If that were true, this Evil Shadow Black Glutton wouldn’t be just an Evil Shadow Black Glutton, it would have exploded by now.

As the crowd watched the Evil Shadow Black Glutton with unfriendly expressions, another earth-shattering boom resounded.

The violent airs in the sky, like a vast sea bursting forth, swept down like a storm, causing everyone to sway uncontrollably.

Dong–!

A thunderous heavenly sound rang out, and everyone present, including Yang Zhen, felt dizzy and turned pale with shock as they looked up at the Dharma Aspect of the Reincarnation Clock in the sky.

“What… What’s happening?”

“It’s Elder Yuan. Elder Yuan is cracking the Dharma Aspect!”

“Look quickly, Elder Wang is also joining in. It’s uncertain which of the two Saint Realm experts will break the Dharma Aspect first.”

“Regardless of who opens the Dharma Aspect first, it gives us a chance. Whether we can receive the blessing of heaven and earth now depends on this opportunity.”

From within the crowd, Yang Zhen took steps toward the sky and casually stuffed the Evil Shadow Black Glutton into the Great Missing Sword.

“Stay inside and behave. I need to go activate the Reincarnation Clock,”
“Haha, Yang Zhen, you’ve arrived just in time; I’ve been waiting for you here,” Yuan Tianyu’s voice came from the sky.

At this voice, everyone shivered!

Although they did not know why Yang Zhen was so determined about the Reincarnation Clock, the more obsessed he was, the more he could confront Yuan Tianyu.

An encounter between a Celestial Phase Practitioner and a Saint Realm expert over the Reincarnation Clock, it would be obvious who could seize it even without a second thought.

Hua Youyue and others stood among the crowd, while the Black Lotus Saintess looked at Hua Youyue with a playful expression and said, “Saintess Hua, do you still have confidence in Yang Zhen now?”

It wasn’t just the Black Lotus Saintess; even the Blue Bird Saintess looked worried.

Han Yan’er bit her lip, frowned, walked over to Hua Youyue, and grasping her hand, said, “Sister, could there be danger?”

Hua Youyue took a deep breath and with a calm look, glanced at the Black Lotus Saintess, then stepped toward the top of Wuting Mountain.

“You… What are you doing?” The Black Lotus Saintess asked with a hint of surprise on her face.

“I’m going to refine the Reincarnation Clock!” Hua Youyue’s voice was so flat it left one in astonishment.