Chapter 2493: Victory Already Decided

It is an irreconcilable hatred between the Earth Mother and Shangguan Biao.

"Resentment" is the emotion that the Blood Demon understands and controls best.

Dong Rui let out a long breath: "Excellent, Shangguan Biao is sure to lose!"

The归属 of the Earth Mother's essence will decide the battle for Yujing City once and for all!

"Before the Void Realm disappeared, I heard him let out a great roar." He Lingchuan was still observing all directions and listening to all sides at the time, his divine sense spreading across the entire battlefield.

Because at the very moment before the Xuling Godhead shattered, the Earth Mother had just vanished from her original spot!

Even while being dragged away, bound tightly by stone chains, she truly and completely disappeared.

Shangguan Biao was then shocked and horrified, unable to help but look at the stone heart in his palm.

No matter how he kneaded it, the stone heart no longer beat, showing a deathly ash color.

With the Earth Mother's essence gone, this is merely a stone—though of high quality, it could at most be forged into a formidable magical artifact.

"Impossible!" Shangguan Biao even forgot that Jia Lou Tian was unleashing his ultimate move, staring fixedly at He Lingchuan as he roared, "I know the Earth Mother didn't really die—what method did you use to cut off its vitality, huh?"

As soon as he spoke, the stone shell on his body fell away again, revealing a dark red lonely soul.

This time was different—after his stone-man disguise fell away, it turned to nothing, leaving nothing behind.

Come with the divine power, go with the divine power.

Then, the power of the Xuling Godhead swept across the entire Void Realm.

He Lingchuan shrugged: "I don't know whether he was then furious beyond restraint or suffering heavy injuries."

Dong Rui chuckled: "I think he had both."

Zhu Xiuer then looked toward the battlefield ahead: "He has no retreat left—will he fight you to the death?"

He Lingchuan shook his head: "He can't beat me, and he's very likely already seriously injured. Find him, and this round is settled!"

After the Earth Mother's power was stripped away, Shangguan Biao could only rely on himself to fight.

"He can't possibly move all the Secret Realms anymore, right?" Dong Rui said resentfully, "Once he can't draw on the power of the stone heart, he's just a powerless old ghost!"

He Lingchuan also kept real-time track of the dynamics of the Panlong New Secret Realm, knowing that after the Void Realm shattered, Shangguan Biao's several major Secret Realms were all shifting from offense to defense.

They originally drew power from the Earth Mother's stone heart—anyway, since it wasn't his own foundation being lost, attacking the Panlong Secret Realm gave him great confidence.

But once the stone heart's power vanished, their operation now relied entirely on Shangguan Biao himself to supply it!

Normally that would be fine—Shangguan Biao's cultivation is also very deep. But now, precisely at the critical moment when they are fighting the Panlong Secret Realm to the death, every breath consumes massive energy!

They are like six water pumps—if Shangguan Biao tried to supply them all, he couldn't sustain it for long.

But if he doesn't support them, once they are swallowed by the Panlong Secret Realm, the latter will gain tremendous strength.

After the life-and-death battle thousands of years ago, Shangguan Biao has not been in such a dilemma for a very long time.

Moreover, he and He Lingchuan are still fighting fiercely in the Void Realm.

From the moment the Earth Mother's stone heart failed, he no longer had any invulnerability or immortality charm—every attack others land on him now counts.

Jia Lou Tian's final divine attack was, after all, a large-scale, indiscriminate harm. Shangguan Biao rushed to take the Earth Mother down to the bottom of Lei Chi, insisting until the very last moment—he must have suffered heavy injuries!

At this moment, the True Person of Sihai also arrived, intending to ask about the situation, but He Lingchuan spoke first:

"The stone heart power that Shangguan Biao controlled has been severed—he can no longer command Yujing City!"

The True Person of Sihai rejoiced, unable to help but slap his thigh: "Excellent!"

He Lingchuan added without a word of nonsense:

"Trouble the Lord of Sihai Dao, first leave the Secret Realm with the Spider Queen, and spread the news throughout Yujing City that Shangguan Biao—uh, that is, the 'Earth Mother'—is dead!"

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Inside Yujing City.

Zhu Xiuer had just left the Panlong Secret Realm when she jumped to a high place, overlooking the square before the Nancheng Gate of Panlong Ancient City.

"Oh, that evil palm tree has fallen!"

When the Yin Gu ruins were still standing, the evil palm trees on the square before the Nancheng Gate had all grown to ten zhang high, shooting up like bamboo from dry ground, and their branches and leaves were lush, making them look especially aggressive.

But after it was defeated, the huge palm leaves withered and yellowed at the edges, falling off piece by piece. Those palm spirits ran terrified across the ground, as if facing the end of the world, and soon collapsed face-down, dead.

Afterward, the main trunk of the evil palm tree showed cracks.

Zhu Xiuer heard it emit a great cracking sound, then it snapped on the spot!

At the same time, she saw that the trees on Duzhi Mountain were almost all replaced by Juoluo trees; especially several towering ancient trees were entwined with many familiar black vines, writhing like snakes—whether living thing or the evil palm tree in the past, all would be strangled to death.

"Man-eating vines!" Those were the man-eating vines on the Panlong City Wall, and they had actually spread to Duzhi Mountain.

This signifies that the victory or defeat between the two secret realms has been decided.

From Zhu Xiuer's perspective, the Panlong Secret Realm, which had originally been besieged by the Yujing City Secret Realm and faced danger on all sides, has now finally regained the initiative and begun a strong counterattack!

Several Ling Mountain immortals who appeared at the same time likewise felt it.

Originally, stone men and stone monsters would constantly appear in the streets and alleys, killing them was troublesome, not killing them was fatal.

But now, the huge stone man before their eyes suddenly disintegrated, collapsed on the spot, its large head rolling all the way to the feet of the True Person of Sihai, then clattering and shattering into a pile of stone fragments.

The dozens of stone beasts similarly engaged in battle with the city's cultivators likewise stumbled and fell, the red light in their eyes dimming.

With the enemy gone, dozens of stone piles appeared on the ground.

The True Person of Sihai let out a long whistle, his voice shaking Yujing City:

"The Earth Mother is dead—demon troops in the city, surrender quickly! Stubborn resistors, kill without mercy!"

This mountain-shaking roar of his is a divine power for long-distance transmission, audible within a hundred li, and with a lingering echo effect.

For a moment, the entire Yujing City echoed without end:

"The Earth Mother is dead……The Earth Mother is dead……"

The vast majority of monsters in Yujing City basically don't know who Shangguan Biao is, only knowing that the master of Yujing City is the Earth Mother. The True Person of Sihai's widespread announcement is, in effect, warning them:

Your reliance has collapsed—those unharmed, flee quickly!

Mingyao Supreme Venerable immediately gave the order: "Everyone, hurry up and wipe out the remnants of Shangguan Biao's subordinates, wipe out the demons!"

Only half of the people from Ling Mountain entered the Secret Realm to fight; the rest remained in Yujing City. Upon hearing this, they were greatly invigorated, grabbed their weapons, rode on rainbow light, split into several groups, and went off to pursue the demon army.

The True Person of Sihai nodded: "That's very true. The demons might still be trying to fish in troubled waters; we cannot let them succeed."

Since the immortals broke the barrier and stormed into Yujing City, the demons have gone into hiding, no longer appearing publicly, only causing mischief in the Void Realm. Those who came out to resist were all Shangguan Biao and his subordinates.

Now Yujing City is about to change hands, and Jiaolou Heaven can no longer be achieved. Are the demons still up to something else?

Zhu Xiuer's senses are the keenest: "The earthquake has stopped; this city seems to have stopped as well."