Chapter 2707: Chapter 2707: The Third Illusory Projection

“The Shade Stone has been absorbed?”

Zen's heart skipped a beat.

He knew his body was capable of absorbing flames. It had happened many times before.

But it had never swallowed any real objects!

Potentially, the Shade Stone could be used to forge the Other Shore Treasure.

Alas, Zen was at a loss. However, before he could think about the consequences, he heard a loud crack from behind him. Crack!

The atmosphere seemed to be ripping, and from the cracks Elizabeth emerged. She was now not more than thirty feet away from him.

“How... How long can you resist?” She was genuinely curious.

The grade of the divine flames she had released was much higher than that of Bella's and Mary's. But even so, Zen seemed to remain unharmed, continuing to flee as he was on fire.

“Let go of me, and I'll tell you,” Zen replied slyly.

“Do you really think I'd do that?” Elizabeth smiled without a trace of malice. “If you are willing to follow me back to the Divine Lair, I promise I won't kill you.”

“Do you really think I'd do that?” Zen threw the question back at her.

While he knew that Elizabeth was actually speaking truthfully, if Elizabeth brought him back to the Divine Lair, then everything he had been trying to hide for so long would be exposed.

If he leaked the secrets of the divine land, the consequences would be worse than being killed.

“But it's not up to you,” Elizabeth answered indifferently.

She gently stretched her hands towards him, and a golden ball materialized above Zen's head.

Zen's expression darkened. He sensed something different about this golden orb. It felt more powerful than the others.

It was the same one used to destroy the four Arrays of Innumerable Swords. The force within the golden ball wasn't something he could take lightly.

Would his journey to the Source World end now?

Zen's resolve remained the same. He would rather die than be taken away by this demon!

With a slight nod, Zen knew what he had to do.

Bang!

He immediately extracted the power of the Other Shore Token. If he was going to die, he might as well put up a fight!

With the power of the Other Shore Token, his aura strengthened tenfold.

“You're overestimating yourself,” Elizabeth remarked nonchalantly.

Little did she know that Zen was using not only the power of the Other Shore Token, but also the power of his body, the power of the Nine Divine Stars, and the Ways-blending Energy. 𝙧ÄŊỐΒЁ𝘚

He was gathering all the power available to him.

Not sparing a moment, he didn't even bother to summon his sword. In the blink of an eye, he leapt upwards to strike Elizabeth's Illusory Projection.

As Zen unleashed all that pent up power, the small, golden orb that was hovering above his head exploded into glittering shards.

Crack!

Zen felt a searing sensation on his forehead; the mark of the Exhausting Power was above his head.

“The Exhausting Power!”

This Latent Theurgy could only be activated if he simultaneously released all the power contained in his body.

Then it would make him even stronger.

He knew that it was extremely taxing, so he had never risked it before, not even during his battle with Nicholas in the divine land.

All of his powers combined added up to over one hundred divine megatons.

Once the mark of the Exhausting Power appeared, he felt incredible energy surge from within him, increasing his force fivefold.

“Five hundred divine megatons!”

At this moment, it seemed time stood still.

Elizabeth looked at the powerful figure before her in horror.

For the first time, she actually felt threatened! 'How can this be? He's only just reached the Other Shore Realm!' she wondered internally.

“It's really interesting,” she spoke aloud. “Is it a Latent Theurgy created by using the Divine Pulse Deadwood? This doesn't look like the style of the Oneness Sky Palace...” Elizabeth felt mixed emotions. While she did feel a sense of threat, her curiosity overcame her.

The Divine Pulse Deadwood was a special Other Shore Token. The user had to continuously exert themselves until they were exhausted. Then, the Divine Pulse Deadwood would give them a stronger force, which was usually two or three times more than all the power of the user. The exact amount was dependent on the grade of the Divine Pulse Deadwood used.

Using a Latent Theurgy only, Zen had created a force which was five times stronger. Elizabeth was amazed.

If what Elizabeth postulated was true, then it was possible he was as strong as her!

However, even though Zen had managed to muster this much power, he was still unable to escape from Elizabeth.

She was still on a higher cultivation level than him. If Zen was on her level, he could've collected enough power to destroy her Illusory Projection altogether.

Unfortunately, he had just reached the Other Shore Realm.

Phew!

But still, Elizabeth took a cautious step back, her lips trembling slightly, as the power from the golden ball rained down upon Zen.

However, even before the power had barely touched him, another brown ball suddenly appeared above his head. The next thing Elizabeth knew was the ball shattered too.

It was another Latent Theurgy, the Wind Cloud Escape.

“How does he have two Latent Theurgies?” Elizabeth couldn't believe her eyes.

Was this man a biological son of Eastern Emperor Taiyi?

Phew! Phew!

A strong wind violently pushed her, bringing her back to reality. The fierce fight was still going on!

White fog started to rise from the surface of Zen's body as though he were steaming.

Even though he wasn't using the Grand Teleportation, his speed was incredibly fast.

Zen, covered from head to toe in the white fog, couldn't feel how fast he was flying.

“Dang it!”

Realizing that Zen was escaping, Elizabeth cursed under her breath.

Zen had many tricks up his sleeve. Elizabeth knew that if he had the opportunity to cultivate more, he would someday grow to be invincible.

Moreover, he had the Shade Stone. There was no way Elizabeth could let him go.

“Disappear!”

Taking one last glance at the direction of the Wind Cloud Escape, she withdrew her Illusory Projection and then vanished.

The Divine Lair was like an endless day, with the sun shining radiantly.

Countless Sun Crows flew in a formation that resembled rivers and valleys, circling the lair nonstop.

Positioned at the very center of the Divine Lair, on a raised platform, was a massive golden throne. Sitting on the throne was a gloomy figure with large, golden wings.

The winged figure's eyes fluttered open and she frowned. Elizabeth had just withdrawn from the Illusory Projection.

“Anna,” she said in a serious tone to the woman who sat at the foot of the throne, “I'm going to perform the third Illusory Projection.” Elizabeth couldn't hide the frustration in her voice.

Anna looked at Elizabeth in surprise.

“Master Elizabeth,” she said cautiously, “if you use the Illusory Projection for the third time so soon, your strength will decrease by half again!”

The Illusory Projection was not limited by the distance or the space. It was usually a forbidden skill of the Truth of Void Destruction because it expended too much power to use.

Anna was confused. If Elizabeth was facing a powerful enemy, it was useless to use the Illusory Projection for the third time.

On the other hand, if she was dealing with a weak enemy, she should have just killed the enemy when she used the second Illusory Projection.

“Do as I say,” Elizabeth commanded coldly.

There was no way she'd admit to Anna that some human boy who had just reached the Other Shore Realm had managed to escape from her.

Fortunately, the moment the Wind Cloud Escape was activated, she had planted a mark on Zen's body. With it, he shouldn't be able to escape, not this time.