Chapter 3155

Even the black dragon's dying breath could not extinguish its vitality.

The force of life seeks to invade the domain of the god of death, but the latter will not allow it—this is the tangible manifestation of the power struggle between the two great realms!

At this moment, the vast army of strange beasts reappeared, their forms vastly different from before, now thinner and narrower, yet swift as the wind. They surged like wind toward the Heavenly Bridge and the southern gate of Chengnan, attempting to slip through the gaps in the thorny gate binding the doors.

Just then, a bolt of thunder descended from the heavens; the avatar of Lingxu Shengzun stretched out both hands and suddenly clasped them together above his forehead.

With a soft pat, he caught the lightning!

No—he caught the Ying Lei Spear that had transformed into lightning.

The Red General arrived in battle.

This is already within the Panlong Secret Realm, and also within the Great Square Vessel—her home ground. How could she allow the avatar of Lingxu Shengzun to wreak havoc here? Yet as soon as Lingxu Shengzun's avatar stepped onto the southern plaza, tender green sprouts began to emerge from the stone cracks.

These sprouts spread outward at a speed a hundred times faster than spring bamboo shoots after rain; in merely three or four breaths, they occupied the vast southern plaza, then began to invade the distant streets and buildings.

Pillars, eaves, tiles of houses; corners, tops, and ground of alleys—everywhere appeared traces of tender green.

Do not be deceived by their pure and harmless appearance; once they mature into green leaves, they will immediately repeat the tragedy outside the city, blanketing the entire Panlongcheng with thick meadows and turning this place into a dense green world.

By then, Lingxu Shengzun could use this meadow as a breeding ground to spawn whatever monstrosities he wished—thoughts the Red General dared not dwell on.

This is the contest of power between the two great realms!

Since the Red General returned to reality, this is the first time the Ying Lei Spear has been caught by an enemy. Lingxu Shengzun's mere avatar possesses power so formidable it is almost unbelievable.

Yet the Red General does not linger in entanglement; she simply lets go.

She actually released the Ying Lei Spear, using the momentum of this lunge to deliver a heavy punch to the chest of Lingxu Shengzun's avatar.

Yuan energy and fury exploded together, blasting the avatar of Lingxu Shengzun ten zhang away!

With her current strength, even three or four Tongming Zhenjun arriving together could not withstand it.

Lingxu Shengzun's avatar was struck so hard in the chest that it caved in, unsure how many bones were broken. When he rose to his feet, he even appeared slightly hunched, his back twisted into a strange angle.

But he pressed his hands backward twice, his back straightened, and his chest and abdomen gradually bulged back, returning to normal.

The life force within his body is immensely vigorous, capable of swiftly expelling the opponent's power and repairing injuries.

"I have said it before," he exhaled and spoke, "if you possess only that little ability of Mitian, you will die here today!"

The Red General said nothing, only pressing forward relentlessly.

Her offensive was like Lei Ting's thunderclap—Lingxu Shengzun's avatar could barely withstand it. Yet he did not spare her words:

"What use is anger? Mortal anger arises solely from inadequacy."

"You talk too much." The Red General fought faster and faster, suddenly leaping to kick him in the abdomen.

With a clatter, Lingxu Shengzun's avatar was kicked into the southern plaza's pool.

Before their fight began, this pool had always been calm, planted with lotus reeds and clear water where fish played, appearing only waist-deep.

Yet when Lingxu Shengzun's avatar fell in, he could not surface for a long time, for beneath the surface lay suddenly a vast deep sea.

Careless.

The Red General's combat explosive power is too great; even as a mere avatar, he struggles to keep up.

It seems, I have still underestimated her.

But Lingxu Shengzun has devoted most of his energy to the Boundless Realm; the power he can allocate to internal domain combat is truly limited.

Fortunately, his efforts are nearly successful—the yuan energy laws are about to loosen. And as for this avatar, if it truly cannot hold, it may be abandoned, though it is a great pity. Just as he continued swimming toward the surface, five or six chains suddenly shot up from the pitch-black seabed, accompanied by icy clanking sounds as they reached for him. Their posture and speed resembled an octopus extending tentacles to hunt.

Lingxu Shengzun's avatar swung his hand backward and severed all the chains at once, then accelerated upward.

This alone would shock the world. Know that when the Sea Emperor Xuandu was chased by chains in the Chaos Sea, he could not even break two before being bound hand and foot.

Yet this strange sea exerts great resistance; Lingxu Shengzun's avatar feels as if moving through thick glue, advancing only a few feet after a long while. Meanwhile, chains from the seabed depths keep emerging one after another—no matter how many he breaks, more seem to follow endlessly. After severing four or five in succession, he was ultimately entangled by the chains.

The tips of these chains can open like lotus flowers and then pierce his flesh, sucking desperately!

Even as formidable as Lingxu Shengzun's avatar, he could not help but cry out in pain, for what these chains desperately seek to seize is not his life essence! Light began to glow at his chest; the remaining chains surged forward, vying to pierce his heart, attempting to drive this blue light out of his body and into the Red Sea!

At this moment, the previously calm Red Sea began to tremble, then surged with towering waves, like the surface during a fifteen-level typhoon.

The chains cared nothing for this, merely stabbing furiously at this cluster of blue light, striking ever more violently.

Meanwhile, on the southern plaza, the Red General glanced into the pool and let out a long sigh of relief: "Success, I've caught him!" She clasped her hands slightly, and a cluster of red light shone in her palms.

The star-net chains in the Red Sea are precisely under her control. She deliberately followed the Great Square Vessel into the Boundless Realm to exert her last remaining strength. Zhaomandu also has full confidence that Lingxu Shengzun's avatar cannot easily escape.

Upon hearing this, the Red General also breathed a sigh of relief. Thus, her plan has finally succeeded in part.

Once Lingxu Shengzun's avatar was captured, the tender grass sprouts on the southern plaza withered instantly, turning to ash and vanishing.

In less than two breaths, the interior of Panlongcheng returned to its original state.

Since Lingxu Shengzun's avatar is now trapped, his erosion of this space naturally ceases.

But just then, an angry long howl echoed from outside Panlongcheng, shaking the entire space with faint tremors.

Suddenly, a figure appeared before the Heavenly Bridge.

It was none other than Lingxu Shengzun himself, but his face was iron-blue, and he gripped a pair of dark-blue Tianwang Ji in his hands.

The little stone man happened to be standing on the Heavenly Bridge, strenuously resisting the beast horde. This person suddenly approached, and a terrifying pressure swept over him like a human-shaped hurricane scraping his face—so much that even the little stone man felt suffocated!

Before it could attack, this person raised his hand and struck the little stone man's left shoulder with a ji.

With a booming crash, the earth mother's avatar was blown apart, shattered into flying stone dust!