Extreme Almightiest Young Master-Chapter 2055 - 2037: Pyrrhic Victory and Return

"Boss, it’s terrifying..." Qin Kun stood beside Fang Yan completely unharmed, looking at everything around him with a trembling voice. If Fang Yan hadn’t appeared at the critical moment to protect him, he would have been killed by that terrifying purple shockwave by now. Just thinking about that scene, which resembled a terrifying heavenly tribulation, made his heart tremble.

"It’s terrifying, truly terrifying..." Wu Shan was equally frightened on the other side, recalling the scene that had just occurred. Even he felt extreme terror. If it weren’t for Boss, he would have been annihilated. Cold sweat was dripping from his forehead; he had never imagined that the self-detonation of a Human Immortal Realm Peak powerhouse could be this terrifying. It was practically an apocalypse!

"If I’m not mistaken, that ancestor was likely a Human Immortal Realm Peak powerhouse. At this level, self-detonation is a mutually destructive measure. Unless someone can traverse a thousand miles in one step like me, even Earth Immortal Realm late-stage powerhouses would be severely injured, if not killed, leaving them half-dead."

Fang Yan said calmly from the side. Although he had never seen a Human Immortal Realm powerhouse self-detonate, the power of this explosion far exceeded his expectations. However, the outcome was quite beneficial for him. At the very least, in his Divine Sense, more than half of the people from the Holy Soul Sect had perished, and half the members of the other two sects had died. Only the Divine Sword Sect had fared slightly better, losing five or six people. Such a costly victory was enough to curb the Holy Soul Sect.

Glancing around at the people nearby, Fang Yan immediately said to his two underlings, "Alright, enough talking. We need to go help people quickly; this is a good opportunity to win hearts."

Having said this, he immediately tossed a few bottles of elixirs to his underlings. Although they were only Earth Grade elixirs, they were extremely useful at times like this. After receiving the elixirs, the two underlings quickly distributed them along with Fang Yan, providing aid to people from both the Holy Soul Sect and other sects, all of whom were immensely grateful...

"How could this have happened!"

Meanwhile, Li Xing, far away in Wantian City, was also wiping the cold sweat from his forehead. If Fang Yan hadn’t notified him with his Divine Sense to escape quickly, he too would have been caught in that terrifying purple shockwave. The mere thought of a Human Immortal Realm Peak powerhouse self-detonating left him speechless, as he couldn’t figure out how the other party had been forced into such a desperate measure. "This doesn’t make any sense at all!"

Seeing most of Wantian City vanished, Li Xing was deeply moved. This was the might of a Human Immortal Realm powerhouse. It seemed he needed to be more careful in future battles; if he encountered a madman like this, he might also fall...

After his reflections, looking at the indescribable chaos in the city, he shook his head, unable to bear seeing such scenes of life and death. He found a corner, twisted the ring on his hand, and vanished from the Wantian Continent, returning to the Holy Soul Continent.

The Great Elder was flying through the sky and soon found the two Supreme Elders lying on the ground. The two were like blood gourds, their bodies naked, muscles exposed, and lacerations crisscrossing across them, with blood staining the ground beneath them!

Seeing this, the Great Elder immediately rushed over and gave each Supreme Elder a Heavenly Grade healing pill. Then, he began stimulating Gang Qi to aid the absorption of the medicine. Within a few breaths, the two Supreme Elders opened their eyes.

A movement of their minds, and they started to circulate Gang Qi, absorbing the medicine rapidly. Their bodies began to recover at an extraordinarily fast pace. After recovering somewhat, the two Supreme Elders moved their Divine Sense and fetched other elixirs from their Space Treasure to continue healing.

After nearly four hours, the wounds on the two Supreme Elders were mostly healed, but their internal injuries would require a long recovery. Surviving such a terrifying self-detonation was already a stroke of luck for them.

The Great Elder sighed in relief upon seeing this. Then he found two robes for the two Supreme Elders to wear before gathering the remaining members. He had guessed that the losses this time would be catastrophic, but when he saw that only four heavily injured elite disciples of the Holy Soul Sect remained and that the people from other sects fared no better, having lost about half their personnel, he felt his mouth turn bitter as if he had eaten gall!

"Let’s focus on healing first. Once we’ve recovered, we’ll annihilate the Myriad Heavens Sect before returning to the Holy Soul Sect." The Great Elder reluctantly issued orders, given that their current condition was too weak to act. Even though the Myriad Heavens Sect no longer had any Human Immortal Realm powerhouses left, healing was necessary before they could wipe out the entire Myriad Heavens Sect without risk.

Upon receiving the order, everyone continued with their healing...

Two days later, everyone’s injuries were mostly healed, and their strength had recovered for the most part. With an order from the Great Elder, their eyes turned red as they charged at the Myriad Heavens Sect. With only a few Human Immortal Realm individuals left, the sect was quickly massacred, drenched in blood from top to bottom.

After plundering the Sect Treasure Vault, they returned to the Teleportation Formation they arrived from. A flash of white light later, they were back on the Holy Soul Continent.

After the people from the three major sects returned to the Holy Soul Continent, they coldly glanced at the Great Elder, and without uttering a word, they immediately left with their respective sect disciples, returning to their sects, leaving the Great Elder, and others stranded on the spot. This time, the losses of the three major sects were severe, all due to the Great Elder’s command issues. It’s already good that they aren’t arguing with the Great Elder now!

At this time, the two Supreme Elders also said nothing, directly returning to their caves to continue healing. There was no need for them to intervene in the matters below. Their strength had dropped to half; to completely recover, it would take at least a year...

"Alas, you should return too!"

The Great Elder looked at the remaining four sect disciples, sighed, and said, after which he turned and left, heading to the cave of Sect Master Xiao Tianrong. This time, he had to take full responsibility; he knew the three major sects would definitely erupt, so he wanted the Sect Master to be prepared.

In the cave, Xiao Tianrong was cultivating when suddenly the Great Elder arrived, prompting him to immediately exit his state of cultivation.

"Great Elder, you’re back." Xiao Tianrong looked at the Great Elder and said indifferently, but after speaking, he suddenly noticed the Great Elder’s abnormal state, with severe injuries on his body, and exclaimed, "Great Elder, you’re injured; what happened?"

Upon hearing this, the Great Elder’s expression became extremely somber. After a brief hesitance, he directly knelt on the ground, leaving Xiao Tianrong perplexed. He hurriedly got up to help, but the Great Elder waved his hand, refusing Xiao Tianrong’s kindness.

"Sect Master, I am a sinner. During this expedition to the Myriad Heavens Cultivation Realm, half of the expedition force perished in battle, and the rest were all severely wounded. Our Holy Soul Sect only managed to survive with four disciples, and even the two Supreme Elders were seriously injured. Please penalize me, Sect Master!"

The Great Elder’s tone was heroic. The responsibility was indeed overwhelming. The entire expedition force was led by him, and such outcomes were entirely his responsibility. Hence, at this moment, he took the initiative to request punishment, which was appropriate. Not to mention the fact that so many individuals from other sects perished; just the fact that over ten disciples from the Holy Soul Sect died was already an enormous loss. One way or another, this was his responsibility.

Upon hearing the Great Elder’s words, Xiao Tianrong was instantly puzzled, not understanding the situation. This time, going to the Wantian Continent for the expedition, everything had supposedly been prepared. Even the sect’s Universe Yin Yang Mirrors and Heavenly Thunder Jade Seal were brought along. How could such a big problem still arise under these circumstances?

"Great Elder, first tell me what the situation was; I need to know everything!" Xiao Tianrong’s face was now very unsightly. The occurrence of such an unexpected setback was beyond his anticipation. However, instead of hastily punishing the Great Elder, he wanted to first understand what actually happened. Regardless of the situation, clarifying the details is the priority.

"Sect Master, the entire process was like this..."

Upon hearing this, the Great Elder immediately began to slowly recount the events that transpired, paying attention to every detail. He wasn’t doing this to absolve himself of responsibility, but to let Xiao Tianrong understand the truth of the situation.

After the Great Elder finished speaking, Xiao Tianrong finally realized what had happened. It turned out that on the other side of Wantian Continent, a potent Earth Immortal Realm Peak powerhouse had emerged. This was unexpected for everyone, and at the last moment, this Earth Immortal Realm Peak powerhouse recklessly self-destructed. Under such unprecedented circumstances, anyone would be helpless. However, this time the losses were indeed immense, so much so that Xiao Tianrong felt profound heartache!

Two Supreme Elders severely injured and over ten elite disciples from the Human Immortal Realm Peak died. These elite disciples were the future of the sect, its foundation, all potential hopes of becoming Earth Immortal Realm powerhouses. With their abrupt demise, Xiao Tianrong’s heartache turned his face exceedingly bleak.

"Great Elder, you should first return, and after the Sect convenes the Inner Pavilion Elder meeting, a decision regarding punishment will be made." Looking at the Great Elder, Xiao Tianrong said indifferently. Actually, from his perspective, he truly did not blame the Great Elder, because he understood that the Great Elder was genuinely working for the sect’s benefit, with all his efforts directed toward the sect. This time, it was merely an accident.

But the sect is the sect; no one can override the sect’s regulations. Concerning the Great Elder’s punishment, it will be conducted according to procedure: convening the Inner Pavilion Elder meeting, inviting the ancestors to make a decision. No one can do anything about it.

"Thank you, Sect Master..." Upon hearing this, the Great Elder stood up, thanked him, and then left with a bleak expression. He knew the Sect Master was trying to help him, yet he himself could not get past this hurdle in his heart.

After the Great Elder left, Xiao Tianrong sat on his chair in deep thought. How this Inner Pavilion Elder meeting was to be conducted had to be thoroughly considered...