Chapter 2874

The earth mother was greatly startled, flashing her body to catch him, but the powerful force also swept her along, finally crashing with a thunderous boom into the wall of Panlongcheng, creating a deep depression nine chi in depth!

Jialoutian also fared poorly.

The vast karmic force attached to the spear had long been He Lingchuan's traditional skill, and now it easily invaded his liver, lungs, spleen, and stomach through the open wound, nearly churning his internal organs into a mess.

Jialoutian gathered divine power, attempting to drive them out. But even with his cultivation, performing this task was as tedious as pulling silk.

Indeed, the immortals had repeatedly mentioned that karmic force is a true bone-deep abscess, not something easily dispelled by divine or immortal power alone.

Moreover, the spear tip pierced his lungs and liver, and even broke two ribs. Thus, the wound from the Dragon-Piercing Spear's edge foamed up—a sign that Jialoutian's flesh and viscera were rapidly dissolving, bringing a pain more cruel than being scorched by fierce flames.

This is the special effect of the Dragon-Piercing Spear: "All is but a bubble."

A full-force strike from the Nine Nether Great Emperor is not so easily received.

Jialoutian endured the excruciating pain, gripping the long shaft of the Dragon-Piercing Spear and pulling outward, and even saw stars before his eyes.

The spear tip had barbs; pulling it out would cause secondary damage, dragging out fragments of internal organs.

Jialoutian felt his body was like a punctured sack of hemp—still if unmoving, but once he stirred his qi to attack, his vitality and divine power would gush out wildly.

After the outbreak of the Xuling divine form, his power had inevitably fallen into a trough, and this blow was like adding frost to snow.

Damn the Nine Nether, timing it so precisely too.

The divine beings then snapped out of the dazzling green light, and seeing the scene, they cried out in alarm: "Your Majesty, do not act—we will!"

"No need!" Jialoutian's face turned iron-blue as he pointed forward at the high wall, "Kill them, quickly!"

At least he could still stand firm, though gravely wounded but not fatally. After Nine Nether was blasted away by him, if not for the earth mother as a cushion, he would have already fallen and broken bones and torn tendons.

After landing, Nine Nether did not rise again, remaining held in the earth mother's embrace.

Is this not the perfect opportunity for our side to seize the Panlong Secret Realm? Yet these heavenly gods under his command stood foolishly in place, only snapping to after his urging.

A bunch of useless good-for-nothings!

After He Lingchuan was blasted away, his mind was instead unusually clear.

He had to strain with all his might to stay conscious; if he fainted, then this battle would be over for him.

His whole body felt as if it had fallen apart, unable to reassemble itself, yet He Lingchuan instead set his mind at ease:

Good, good, he was still alive, proving that his bold gamble this time had paid off again.

He had bet on Jialoutian's full eruption of the Xuling divine form, which could not immediately take his life.

Only then could his follow-up plan be carried out.

Heaven truly treated him well—even Hui gave him such good fortune.

He strained to open his eyes, hooking a finger toward the blue-faced great ghost, meaning:

Come here.

He had only the strength to lift his hand and point a finger.

As a gatekeeper beast, the blue-faced great ghost had earlier hidden behind the secret realm's master, but now he came running over, head and shoulders hunched, trembling with fear.

Before it could even open its mouth to make excuses, He Lingchuan spoke in a hoarse voice:

"Trident, barrier."

The earth mother didn't understand, but at once fed him several life-preserving pills; the blue-faced great ghost, able to discern the secret realm master's intent, hurriedly translated:

"There is a trident in his storage ring—please fetch it for me."

It could not dare to move the master's belongings arbitrarily.

Indeed, on the sole remaining hand of the Nine Nether Great Emperor, there was a storage ring. The earth mother indeed pulled out another great spear from it—namely, the Sea Emperor's trident—and handed it to the blue-faced great ghost.

At this moment, Jialoutian had just pulled out the Dragon-Piercing Spear from his chest and abdomen, gritting his teeth in pain, his expression losing control. Under his command, the horde of demons also surged forward here.

Following the secret realm master's will, the blue-faced great ghost seized the Sea Emperor's trident and drove it fiercely into the ground.

"Sea Dragon Barrier!"

The trident flashed a faint light, instantly projecting a vast, boundless blue light barrier that enveloped He Lingchuan, the earth mother, all the Cangyan people, and even the wall of Panlongcheng behind them!

The barrier's surface resembled clear blue water, still capable of faint ripples.

The trident's shaft was forged by Shengdu himself from the spine of an ancient deep-sea raging dragon, possessing many wondrous uses, one of which is the ability to cast a powerful barrier. The Sea Emperor once displayed a "divine trace" using it to protect his clan's nest, shielding it from volcanic eruptions and earthquake tsunamis.

That volcanic vent lay only three li from the sea clan's nest; during a major eruption, fire waves surged skyward and ash and dust spread for hundreds of li, while the strong earthquakes triggered by the volcano completely reshaped the surrounding terrain, ultimately triggering a twenty-zhang-high tsunami—but the sea clan's nest, sheltered by the Sea Dragon Barrier, passed through the tribulation unharmed, proving its might, already sufficient to withstand certain heavenly might.

The divine powers of the myriad demons struck the barrier, its blue surface rippling with light, absorbing all force entirely, showing no sign of breaking.

As a gatekeeper beast, the blue-faced great ghost clasped the long spear with both hands, closed his eyes, and once again transformed into a stone carving.

This meant that the Panlongcheng wall and the Sea Dragon Barrier were now deeply bound together.

The demons wishing to attack the Cangyan people and the Panlongcheng wall must first break the Sea Dragon Barrier.

Jialoutian narrowed his eyes.

He could feel the barrier's strength, and this trident was the Sea Emperor's natal artifact, possessing many divine abilities. Yet he did not understand why the Nine Nether Great Emperor had not previously deployed this barrier to counter the damage from the Xuling divine form's eruption.

Even if the Sea Dragon Barrier could not withstand it, at least the Nine Nether Great Emperor's injuries would surely be greatly reduced, and he would not have been driven to the brink of death.

Could it be that this fellow simply hadn't had time to produce the trident earlier?

Jialoutian thought the possibility was small.

But this was not the point; his focus was not on the Sea Dragon Barrier or the trident. He fixed his gaze on He Lingchuan, his eyes somewhat blazing:

"Can you transform all karmic force into your own use—is this an ability granted by the Fate Divine Form?"

In ancient times, there were also other cultivators who could redirect karmic force for their own use. But to wield karmic force to such a degree, Jialoutian had truly never seen before.

If he could seize the Fate Divine Form, then would he not also be able to make karmic force serve him?

Such power would surely make even the Lingxu Holy Venerable wary.

After the medicine took effect, a warm current flowed over He Lingchuan's body, restoring a little strength.

He slowly opened his eyes, answering irrelevantly: "Your Xuling divine form has also, also finished erupting. Want to unleash another big move? Again……only after a long time, right?"

The Xuling divine form on Jialoutian's shoulders, its outermost large triangle having vanished after the explosion, now had a new triangle advancing to fill the gap, but its rotation speed was comparable to that of a snail.

This is because the power of the divine form accumulated by Jia Lou Tian erupted outward in the form of "breaking order," just like a reservoir being drained all at once, so the water level naturally drops to the bottom, and even becomes dry land.

That is to say, a strike of such overwhelming power as just now, Jia Lou Tian cannot unleash it at any time or place.

Jia Lou Tian said lightly: "Dealing with you, I have more than enough at any time."