Chapter 411: 413. Chapter 405: The Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart Shatters the Divine Tribulation Heavenly Might, the National Prece

413. Chapter 405: The Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart Shatters the Divine Tribulation Heavenly Might, the National Preceptor and the Pacification King Must Have One Die 【Seek Monthly Ticket】

Boom—!

The terrifying explosion burst forth in midair, the vast divine nature raging and surging intertwined.

That was the surging divine nature spreading out after the fall of a top-tier great god, like an immense cloud spreading across the midair.

The mighty and frenzied will of heaven and earth's soul, like a breach in the heavenly river, continuously surged forth as the heavenly river's water, recklessly pouring out across the entire night sky.

The battle situation was so tragic that it exceeded everyone's expectations.

Sect Master of the Heavenly Pill Divine Sect, Gu Changqing—a powerhouse listed among the great gods—died in battle and fell, even his divine fetus blown apart!

Moreover, Yue Huanglong and the mysterious person of the Netherworld also died in battle, blown apart alive by the Two Old Ones of Heaven's Ruin and Earth's Ruin!

In other words, after such a brief clash, three top-tier pinnacle figures have fallen!

How tragic!

Both sides suffer losses!

The whole heaven and earth fell silent!

In the distance.

All the mighty warriors engaged in combat turned pale!

Azure Dragon's opponent was Ning Caishen of the Seven Treasures Divine Sect; at this moment, the sect master of the Seven Treasures Divine Sect had an extremely grim expression.

Around his body, four pieces of the Four-Yu Divine Weapons spun and flashed, erupting with immensely powerful divine fluctuations, blocking the frenzied bombardment of Azure Dragon's black dragon qi and blood.

Watching Gu Changqing's death, Ning Caishen felt a chill in his heart; Gu Changqing didn't even have time to set up his Heavenly Pill avatar before being slain……

Too fast!

They were persuaded and summoned by the God of Prosperity, not to come here to risk their lives!

As sect masters of divine sects, each of them values their lives immensely; submitting to the court is for profit, wanting to regain the distribution of benefits from the Eleven Dao of the Dàjǐng realm.

Who would be willing to come and fight a bloody battle to the death?

Gu Cheng, fighting the Vermilion Bird, had clashing sword light, his brows furrowed, and the sword light in his hand suddenly sped up.

On the other side, Zhao Chunqiu, fighting the White Tiger, had an extremely grim expression.

This battle…

How did it gradually deviate from imagination?!

However, it's alright; one Gu Changqing died, while on the Qianyuan side, two top-tier pinnacle figures died in battle……

That's still acceptable!

"The advantage is still on our side!"

Zhao Chunqiu spread his whole body, his Daoist robe flying, talisman after talisman shot out, and divine weapons were also summoned, as if forming a unique divine formation!

Rumble—!

The divine formation rolled over like a massive grindstone, vibrating incessantly, causing the void to surge and ripple with layers of ripples!

Hum——!!!

And at the highest point of the battlefield, it was the clash between Lü Taibai and Ji Moli.

The collision of the God-Extinguishing Wind and the Netherworld Fire intertwined wind and fire, silently annihilating, as if the void were struck with countless cracks.

Ji Moli gripped the umbrella-spear, his immensely mighty qi and blood like a raging dragon's roar intertwining, his eyes cold, he thrust the spear forth, filling the air with thick killing intent.

Lü Taibai also did not laugh again.

Just as Zhao Chunqiu had thought, one Gu Changqing died, while on the Qianyuan side, Yue Huanglong and a mysterious Netherworld powerhouse died.

Such an exchange, for the Qianyuan side…… is clearly disadvantageous!

Just like this moment.

The Netherworld's Yama then needed to directly face the Two Old Ones of Heaven's Ruin and Earth's Ruin, and Huang Mei……

Huh?!

Lü Taibai's face suddenly became extraordinarily wonderful!

Damn!

Huang Mei, you old bald donkey?!

Old bald donkey?

No! Big brother!

Lü Taibai suddenly understood why Gu Changqing died: a sect master of a divine sect, he didn't even have time to manifest his Heavenly Pill avatar or any foundation before dying……

There is only one explanation: he suffered a surprise attack.

Huang Mei……

One of our own!

This bald donkey is too sinister!

If Lü Taibai had not participated in that encirclement battle, he might have been deceived by Huang Mei's kind-eyed, benevolent appearance!

In other words……

Huang Mei now appears to be besieging the Netherworld's Yama together with the Two Old Ones of Heaven's Ruin and Earth's Ruin.

But actually……

Who is besieging whom is still uncertain!

Lü Taibai did not laugh; after all, he had undergone professional training, his face even showing anxiety, his sword in hand becoming faster and faster, the Dao-pattern Tribulation Sword trembling intensely, sword qi surging like turbulent waves.

"Kill!"

Ji Moli felt the increase in Lü Taibai's killing intent, pointed his umbrella-spear, and collided with the Taibai sword light.

Myriad dragons ran rampant, the sword light like a surge!

Ji Mo Li's jet‑black, dark, vigorous hair whirled wildly in the wind, and the large scarlet cloak behind him flapped fiercely.

"You're getting impatient."

Ji Mo Li gave a faint smile.

He already sensed Lu Taibai's anxiety.

Obviously, this kind of exchange is far to the disadvantage of the Qian Yuan Divine Sect.

Although an Ancient Evergreen was killed, the result is still quite good, isn't it?

Ji Mo Li remained calm and composed; he wasn't at all in a hurry to duel death with Lu Taibai, as merely restraining Lu Taibai was enough.

On the court's side, among the top‑tier pinnacle warriors, an extra Huang Mei appeared, and that influence is absolutely massive, after all, Huang Mei is no ordinary top‑tier pinnacle.

If Lu Taibai hadn't comprehended the Dao‑Essence Calamity Sword, his combat power would still be inferior to Huang Mei's!

Such combat power would certainly play a decisive role in this mountain‑crushing, sect‑breaking war, enough to sway and affect the battle.

So…

Ji Mo Li only needs to entangle Lu Taibai.

Let Huang Mei strike freely, let him kill to his heart's content…

That will be sufficient!

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Boom—

Above the Grand Canal, the waves kept surging.

The Xuan‑iron Spirit‑wood warships were anchored.

Watching the top‑tier pinnacle warriors constantly clash, the cultivators representing the court on each warship all felt immense pressure and became very tense.

No one expected Qian Yuan Dao City could muster so many strong fighters.

One must know, these are all top‑tier pinnacles.

Each top‑tier pinnacle can be called the world's strongest, and the court's punitive army could gather so many because it leveraged the power of the Divine Sect.

It gathered the heads of the five Great Divine Sects.

And Qian Yuan Dao City…

It wholly relied on its own strength to attract so many elites!

Truly unfathomable.

A single Dao's power could reach such a level!

No wonder the court wants to assault Qian Yuan Dao City; it indeed poses a terrifying threat!

On the warship decks.

Armed guard Ning An, solemnly protecting the robed and soaring National Teacher Xie Yunshen.

"National Teacher! There's murderous intent!"

Ning An's expression hardened, his qi and blood surged, and his eyes held an unparalleled horror.

National Teacher Xie Yunshen squinted, looking toward the sky above Qian Yuan Dao City's city tower.

There, the Half‑step Peerless Mechanical Beast Little Yinglong King hovered, and a strong sense of danger emanated from that beast.

That beast was, of course, familiar to National Teacher Xie Yunshen.

Li Che relied on that Half‑step Peerless Mechanical Beast, comparable to a pinnacle martial saint, to sweep through the Heroes' Tournament and claim the title of Heroes' Champion.

"Li Che…"

National Teacher Xie Yunshen's feather fan gently swayed again.

"What did he obtain in the ten‑thousand‑year Peach Grove?"

National Teacher Xie Yunshen speculated gravely.

The Emperor, contrary to his usual manner, resolutely ordered him to coordinate with the many surrendered Divine Sects and also to enlist Ji Mo Li for a joint assault on Qian Yuan Dao City.

And he specifically demanded that Li Che be captured alive!

The stated reason was that Li Che had provoked the Emperor's authority at the Shendu Peach Tournament.

Furthermore, it was claimed that Li Che was one of the Underworld's notorious Ma Mian, and must be captured alive back to Shendu.

But Xie Yunshen, being who he is, instantly sensed something amiss, because the Emperor's attention to Li Che was unusually high.

"Nevertheless, regardless, capturing Li Che… is the primary task."

Xie Yunshen exhaled.

He looked toward the clash of strongmen in the night sky, his expression hardening.

Ancient Evergreen was slain, and the Qian Yuan side lost Yue Huanglong and a mysterious Underworld top‑tier pinnacle, yet he felt no joy.

Even though they gained a Grand Master Huang Mei, he could not feel happy…

A faint, spreading sense of danger lingered in his heart.

He found that the Underworld cultivators seemed unafraid of death…

But unafraid of death… still die!

Yue Huanglong and that dead Underworld mysterious top‑tier pinnacle—aren't they dead?

They were blasted apart by the Two Elders of Heaven's Ruin and Earth's Lack!

Yet Xie Yunshen still felt something was off.

"National Teacher…"

"He seems to be waiting for something!"

Armed guard Ning An, gripping his long sword, trembled slightly all over, as if the looming threat of death constantly coiled around him, making his whole body bristle.

It was a feeling locked on by death; as the National Master's sword‑bearing guard, Ning An's cultivation was not weak—though not as high as Tian Can Di Que, he still possessed the cultivation of a Supreme Grandmaster.

Originally the National Master's daily safety was handled by the two elders Tian Can Di Que; Ning An was merely a child taken in by the National Master, and after growing up he naturally became the guard protecting the National Master's safety.

The National Master did not stop him and gave him this job.

Xie Yunshen also sensed the murderous intent pouring in from all directions.

"He's copying me…"

"Just as I intend to use Ji Mo Li, Tian Can Di Que, and the aura of the various Great Sect Patriarchs to suppress and intimidate Qianyuan Dao City, shattering their fighting spirit, Li Che… also plans to use this method to make us feel fear!"

The National Master Xie Yunshen took a deep breath.

However, Xie Yunshen's eyes flickered; he thought Li Che must have sensed something, which is why he did not act immediately.

But…

Impossible!

Li Che's cultivation is so low, how could he possibly have sensed it!

…

…

Buddha Light continuously bathed the scene, pouring down incessantly, bringing a warm feeling that made one sincerely pleased yet completely lost of fighting spirit.

Grand Master Huang Mei approached with kind eyes, palms pressed together; the Great Buddha behind him shifted with his movement, accompanied by terrifying pressure, tilting down continuously!

"King of the Underworld, I, the Buddha, come to ferry you!"

Grand Master Huang Mei shouted.

He stepped forward, and the Great Buddha behind him trembled instantly.

Li Che, wearing a King of Hell mask, had eyes as still as an ancient well, yet his thoughts were already linked with Huang Mei.

"Lord, shall we act?!"

Huang Mei's Jushen transmission echoed as if across the Heaven‑and‑Earth chessboard.

"If this humble monk acts, his identity will be exposed; targeting Ji Mo Li again would essentially be impossible."

Huang Mei said.

Although he is a Jushen, Li Che's Jushen power, as his Pure Heart Dao Fruit rank rises, the consciousness retained by the Jushen becomes clearer, also inheriting their pre‑death reference abilities.

Huang Mei's words made Li Che's eyes flicker slightly.

Indeed, after much effort a nail was planted near Ji Mo Li, ready to pierce his heart when needed.

It would be a real pity to waste it like this.

Even if Ji Mo Li displays a Half‑step Divine Tribulation, mastering the Dao‑Essence Fire Tribulation power…

But Huang Mei's true strength also counts as a Half‑step Divine Tribulation, mastering the Dao‑Essence Thunder Tribulation power!

Li Che's thoughts shifted slightly.

In the next instant, the Heaven‑and‑Earth chessboard roared and shook; receiving Li Che's orders, Huang Mei stepped forward, Buddha Light blossomed like a lotus in the void, without intending to reveal his aura.

Boom—

Mo City Fengdu appeared in an instant, but only a single portal.

Li Che plans to pull the two Tian Can Di Que into Mo City Fengdu to try to kill them; inside Fengdu, Huang Mei need not conceal his cultivation!

Rumble—

Fengdu crashed down with a roar, countless air currents burst forth, raging and intertwining!

The combined technique of the two Tian Can Di Que formed a divine‑demon illusion, accompanied by a "hee hee hee" laugh, swiftly shifting away, unwilling to be drawn into Fengdu!

Who knows what entities await them in that city!

The two Tian Can Di Que's combat experience is extremely rich, giving the Underworld King no opportunity.

Li Che's eyes hardened.

He thrust his five fingers upward; within his chest, the Dao Fruit "Thunder Magnetic Track Body" throbbed wildly. With a single Jushen grip, he pressed hard, as if embedding into space itself.

Prison Thunder Heavenly Net!

Divine Sky Thunder surged forth, dark thunder interweaving at speed, instantly forming a massive cage that seemed to envelop the two Tian Can Di Que!

"Divine Sky Thunder?!"

The aura of Divine Sky Thunder is too obvious.

The two Tian Can Di Que, the instant they sensed it, both showed shock; a massive demonic elephant's hoof swept out, striking the Prison Thunder Heavenly Net as if to crush it.

However, the Divine Sky Thunder power on it struck hard, causing the two Tian Can Di Que to feel their qi and blood ripple.

"Amitabha, this humble monk comes to aid you!"

A Buddha chant was recited.

Grand Master Huang Mei's kasaya fluttered as he suddenly appeared outside the Prison Thunder Heavenly Net; he thrust his hand up, the monk robe slipping, revealing his palm, where Buddha Light erupted. Amid the burst of qi and blood, with top‑tier pinnacle strength, he struck the Prison Thunder Heavenly Net hard.

"Well done!"

The two Tian Can Di Que burst into laughter!

This is the benefit of having an extra top‑tier pinnacle combat power!

The fundamental reason why the battlefield can be turned around!

The Half‑step Martial God illusion seemed ready to brace its waist, completely shattering the Prison Thunder Heavenly Net's blocking measures that had been bombarded inside and out!

Accompanied by terrifying explosions, countless sparks flew up.

The imagined scene of destroying the defense from within and leaping out did not materialize!

The Half‑step Martial God qi and blood maintained by the two Tian Can Di Que struck the Prison Thunder Heavenly Net hard, yet failed to pry it open.

Faintly, it seemed the Prison Thunder Heavenly Net had received Divine Sky Thunder's blessing, becoming even more solid!

How could that be?!

Within the illusory projection of the Half-Step Martial God, the faces of the two old men, Heaven Defect and Earth Lack, instantly showed a look of shock.

Isn't the Great Monk Yellow Eyebrow launching an attack from outside?

Both sides plan to break the Netherworld Yama King's mysterious detention method through an internal-external combination!

Hum—

The gate descended from the heavens in an instant—Ink City Fengdu, its pitch-black gate opening, so dark you couldn't see your own fingers.

A terrifying suction erupted, and the illusory Half-Step Martial God projections of Heaven Defect and Earth Lack were uncontrollably drawn in.

At the same time, Ink City Fengdu also took in the Great Monk Yellow Eyebrow……

When many turned to look, they happened to see the Great Monk Yellow Eyebrow, living Buddha, eyes blazing, shouting incessantly, yet unable to escape Ink City Fengdu's suction, being pulled and swallowed into it!

Within Qianyuan Dao City, many observing strong warriors swept their gazes over, and inevitably felt a tinge of emotion in their eyes.

«Netherworld Yama King…… truly too righteous! »

Because of the Netherworld's Horse-Face, the Netherworld was actually able to do this—not only dispatching one mysterious top-tier expert after another, but the Netherworld Yama King even sacrificed himself to restrain and pull Heaven Defect, Earth Lack, and the Great Monk Yellow Eyebrow.

Heaven Defect, Earth Lack, and the Great Monk Yellow Eyebrow, having been dragged into Ink City Fengdu, saw their impact on the situation reduced to a minimum.

This truly is a very righteous faction.

Fang Hanshu's eyes narrowed; the Netherworld's righteousness also stirred a bit of emotion in his heart, for he knew the Netherworld was doing this solely for Li Che's sake.

Yet since they have done this, can the people of the Qianyuan Divine Sect still remain indifferent?

«It's time to set off, Dean. »

Fang Hanshu coldly glanced ahead at Bai Buyi.

The Dean of the Vast Righteousness Academy, Bai Buyi, was an old acquaintance of Fang Hanshu.

At this moment, Fang Hanshu revealed killing intent, causing Bai Buyi's heart to startle, then he sneered: «You academy rebel, dare to act fiercely! »

«Your ancestors merely expelled you from the academy back then, without abolishing your cultivation—truly, you were lucky! »

Bai Buyi gave a cold smile, clenched his five fingers in the white river, and instantly a white ruler was pulled out, faint traces of Dao patterns coiling and spreading upon it.

Fang Hanshu's beautiful beard fluttered in the wind, the sleeves of his Confucian robe snapping sharply against the air.

His whole body shot toward Bai Buyi like a cannonball.

And Fang Hanshu's aura kept rising, rising—

«Rebel? What are you? »

«A bunch of hypocrites who falsely read the sages' books! The whole Jiangnan Dao, you've made it reeking of misery, the people suffering beyond endurance—though Jiangnan Dao occupies the most fertile land of Dàjǐng, the people live in extreme poverty, all kinds of taxes, all kinds of exploitation…… you scholars, staging your exploitation tricks, are number one under heaven! »

Fang Hanshu spoke coldly, each word seeming to curse.

Step by step he trod the night sky, the white light on his body growing ever more brilliant.

Bai Buyi's heart gave a great start; he focused his senses on his own Vast Righteousness Qi Pillar, only to find that his Vast Righteousness Qi Pillar could barely withstand it, as if about to sway.

«Vast Righteousness……»

«You dare call yourself Vast Righteousness?! »

Boom—!!!

Fang Hanshu flung his arms wide.

In the next moment, the heavens seemed to split open, like a celestial river bursting its banks, as countless white auras poured down like sinking incense, gathering and surging, forming an immensely thick river!

«This is……»

Bai Buyi's pupils tightened.

«Vast Righteousness River! »

«You…… you actually comprehended the Vast Righteousness River! »

Bai Buyi instantly fell into terror.

His Vast Righteousness Qi Pillar instantly collapsed, while Fang Hanshu almost in a flicker shifted to appear before him, face to face, a gale raging, his beautiful beard whipping wildly like a whip, lashing and striking Bai Buyi's visage!

And sheets of paper, accompanied by a rustling sound, flew up, actually hovering in the surrounding void, blocking all of Bai Buyi's retreat routes!

«Die! »

Fang Hanshu's Vast Righteousness River behind him poured down with a roar.

A Vast Righteousness River rivaling the aura of a Half-Step Divine Tribulation Realm directly crushed Bai Buyi's Vast Righteousness Qi Pillar, washing away his flesh!

It was as if countless whips lashed Bai Buyi's body.

In an instant, Bai Buyi was drenched in blood.

After a few breaths, Bai Buyi's clothes turned to dust, his skin covered in wounds, hideous and terrifying.

After a few more breaths, Bai Buyi spat fresh blood, his flesh and blood washed away by the Vast Righteousness River, revealing stark white bones.

Finally, even his bones were shattered and blown into bone powder, scattering everywhere.

Bai Buyi, the great sect master of the Vast Righteousness Academy, was in this very moment directly washed to death by the Vast Righteousness River!

Meanwhile, Fang Hanshu stood suspended in midair, his Vast Righteousness River behind him coiling like a white divine dragon!

A terrifying and oppressive aura swept across the entire night sky!

Dead silence!

Shock!

Another top-tier deity has fallen!

Above Qianyuan Dao City, the fervent atmosphere surged tumultuously, cheers rising without cease!

The Divine Guard troops, previously suppressed by the aura of the imperial expeditionary army's strong warriors, now had their battle spirit boiling!

They longed to rush out of the city and join the battlefield!

Because, the situation has completely reversed!

The sect masters of the Seven Treasures Divine Sect, Ning Caishen; the Bashu Sword Pavilion, Gu Cheng; and the Dragon Tiger Divine Sect, Zhao Chunqiu, etc., all had their faces tremble and change drastically!

How could this happen?!

Gu Changqing and Bai Buyi are both dead!

This punitive war was supposed to subdue the mountain and break the sect, how did it turn out like this?!

Ji Moli, who was dueling Lu Taibai, furrowed his brows slightly.

"Fang Hanshu... has actually comprehended the Haoran River, stepping into the Half-step Divine Tribulation tier, attaining divinity through Confucian and Daoist paths!"

Ji Moli was stunned; he hadn't expected Fang Hanshu's concealment to be so deep.

No one knew that Fang Hanshu had broken through to the Half-step Divine Tribulation; the power of the Haoran River is by no means weaker than the Three Calamities, representing an alternative path to enlightenment among mortals!

The Three Calamities method is the conventional divine cultivation technique for breaking into the Divine Tribulation realm.

Cultivation through martial, Confucian, Daoist, and other paths to the divine realm is naturally not limited to the Three Calamities method!

"The situation... feels off!"

Ji Moli gripped his spear-like umbrella horizontally and swept it out fiercely; terrifying blood, infused with the power of nether fire, twisted the burning void, bursting into extremely fine cracks!

He erased the Extinguishing God Wind Sword Qi that Lu Taibai had summoned!

Ji Moli seemed to smell a whiff of danger.

Amid the clanging of armor, the killing intent boiled further, raging even more fiercely toward Lu Taibai!

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"Fang Hanshu... indeed concealed his cultivation!"

"This top examination candidate, the number one talent of Jiangnan Dao, truly comprehended the Haoran River! He has attained the foundation of entering the Divine Tribulation realm!"

On the Xuan Tie Lingmu Warship.

Xie Yunshen's Divine Feather Fan suddenly stiffened, his eyes narrowing as he stared at the immense white river cascading from the heavens, a brilliant, majestic surge of righteous aura continuously roiling.

Jiangnan Dao's Haoran Academy...

No one has comprehended the Haoran River in nearly a thousand years!

Because the Haoran Academy dominates a region of Jiangnan Dao, countless scholars gather there; the entire Jiangnan Dao is choked with smog and chaos from these scholars, and fortunately it is a congregation of scholars—otherwise Jiangnan Dao would have rebelled long ago.

But the hardest hit are the common folk of Jiangnan Dao; heavy corvée and taxes make them poorer than the people of Tongyou Dao!

"Something's wrong."

Xie Yunshen's gaze hardened.

He looked toward the Mo City, Feng Du, spanning across the night sky.

Fang Hanshu's sudden breakthrough was actually within Xie Yunshen's expectations; he had already arranged a counter.

That was Huangmei Grandmaster.

Xie Yunshen guessed that Huangmei Grandmaster had also broken through to the Half-step Divine Tribulation, mastering the Three Calamities power, but had kept it hidden.

Therefore, in this battle, as long as Huangmei erupts, the situation can be turned around!

Yet the Yama of the Underworld, a single person, managed to restrain two of the court's top punitive forces!

This was something Xie Yunshen hadn't foreseen.

Beside him.

The armed guard Ning An became drenched, soaked in sweat and overwhelmed by fear.

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Because the Underworld's Ma Mian constantly aimed a mechanism at this side.

He didn't act, merely threatened like this.

Xie Yunshen's expression remained unchanged, but his armed guard, possessing only a Three-Flower Grandmaster combat level, how could he withstand this threat?

His legs are about to give out!

But...

Why isn't Ma Mian firing?!

Why not fire?!

What on earth is he waiting for?!

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Whirr—

Mo City, Feng Du!

A torrential downpour, terrifying rain, washed over the entire city; within the vast city, killing intent surged like a tide!

Boom—!!!

After a whirlwind of heaven and earth, the Heavenly Ruin Earth Gap was translocated into the city, but the two elders steadied their minds in an instant.

A Half-step Martial God illusion rose across, and the massive hooves of a demon elephant stomped down heavily!

The whole Mo City roiled violently; countless raindrops seemed frozen midair by a terrifying aura, an extreme killing intent raging and sweeping!

Buzz—!!!

Huangmei Grandmaster's form was also teleported here.

"Amitabha..."

Huangmei Grandmaster's long eyebrows drooped, his face tinged with worry as he looked at the two elders of the Heavenly Ruin Earth Gap.

However, the two elders of the Heavenly Ruin Earth Gap sneered.

"Pretend! You bald donkey, damn, keep pretending!"

Boom—!!!

The massive demonic elephant's hoof was suddenly swung out, like an ordinary leg‑swinging technique, but the leg it swung resembled a demon god!

The space it passed through cracked under the strain, even fine fissures interlaced like a spider's web!

"Two benefactors! What are you doing? Why attack your own people?!"

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Huang Mei was furious.

However, Tian Can Lao Ren sneered, "Our own people are ghosts!"

"You damned bald donkey did it yourself; I even cut off my other leg!"

"The thunder cage of the King of the Underworld—we could clearly break it, but new Divine Sky Thunder was poured in behind it, forcing the cage to seal us! That was your doing, wasn't it? Did you think we were fools?"

"And Gu Changqing, killed before even summoning a Celestial Pill clone—also your fault, right?"

"How vile, how treacherous, you bald donkey!"

"Little Lingyin Temple has actually allied with the Qian Yuan Divine Sect!"

Tian Can Lao Ren muttered curses.

Boom—

The massive roar shook the air; in the distance, a towering black structure rose from the ground.

Atop it, the King of the Underworld's half‑black, half‑white mask glittered with countless starlight, his black robe fluttering, arms crossed over his chest.

The Half‑step Martial God Illusory Shadows of the two elders, Tian Can and Di Que, fixed their gazes!

Then the two began bombarding the surroundings wildly!

"Strike! Break this city, and we can cut our way out!"

"This place resembles a Divine Tribulation Realm undergoing a great refinement of a Little Cave Heaven!"

The only way to break out of the Little Cave Heaven is to use overwhelming force to shatter it to pieces.

Unless the Underworld can endure the pain of the Little Cave Heaven exploding, it will have to let them out.

One blackened city after another was pulverized by the terrifying attacks of the Half‑step Martial God, shattering into countless dust clouds!

Huang Mei Da Fashi watched the scene with a cold gaze.

Then, clenching his five fingers, a jet‑black staff instantly settled in his hand; a Black Great Buddha boldly emerged behind him, its angry eyes wide open, countless black‑gold Buddha rays interweaving like laser beams!

A flash of Divine Sky Thunder reverberated at Huang Mei Da Fashi's forehead.

Huang Mei let out a long howl!

It seemed as if an enormous portal materialized, its surface jet‑black, entwined with dense death and corpse aura!

On the portal, two ancient, rustic characters were inscribed.

"Nine Abyss!"

The Gate of Nine Abyss!

Huang Mei had long been dead; what he now opened was no longer the Heavenly Gate, but the Gate of Nine Abyss!

The Divine Sky Thunder, hidden behind the Gate of Nine Abyss, crashed down with a roar!

Huang Mei Da Fashi's aura rose step by step as he boldly charged at the two elders, Tian Can and Di Que!

He attacked the Half‑step Martial God Illusory Shadows of the two!

"You bald donkey! As expected, you betrayed us!"

Tian Can Lao Ren shouted angrily!

But he quickly ran out of words.

Because Huang Mei Da Fashi gave them a cold glance, four strange divine seeds materialized behind him.

Under the terrified gazes of the two elders, each seed detonated one after another!

The Black Buddha's angry eyes fixed as its black Buddha palm struck down forcefully.

The Half‑step Martial God Illusory Shadow trembled incessantly, as if about to collapse completely; the two elders gaped, spitting blood, and were flung sideways!

Then, a terrifying gust of force surged from behind.

It was the power of a top‑level Absolute Peak!

It was Yue Huanglong and Han Sixi, revived in a single thought of Li Che, charging fearlessly to kill!

The two manipulated the Half‑step Martial God Illusory Shadow to turn back, forcefully pulling out the demonic elephant's leg, though the pull was arduous!

"Why are they the ones?!"

The two elders' hair stood on end, their hearts filled with an inexplicable feeling!

Weren't they killed in battle?

How are they alive again?!

Boom!

For the two who had formed a combined technique at the Half‑step Martial God level, the top‑level Absolute Peak posed little threat.

But they couldn't stand that the opponent could die and then revive!

Besides that…

The two elders looked in horror toward the distance, where a terrifying martial will and pressure raged, intertwining.

They saw a sea of golden qi and blood…

A ten‑thousand‑zhang Qi Sea!

Is this the Saint of War's Qi Sea?!

But beneath the golden Qi Sea—

The King of the Underworld split in two!

Two Kings of the Underworld appeared!

One of them is Li Che; the other is the Sovereign's avatar!

Within Ink City, I am the Sovereign!

Those who enter Ink City, life and death are in my hands!

In Li Che's eyes, golden smoke erupted in an instant, his aura surged step by step, shattering his shackles at once and reaching the level of a Half-step Martial God!

Li Che's entire body boiled with Qi and blood, and he let out a long howl.

At this moment, he even located the position of the eighth Qimen Divine Seed within his spine!

Within Ink City, the masses are of one mind!

The breath of the captive populace converged in full!

"Damn it!"

Heaven-ruined Earth-crippled is horrified to the extreme, what kind of demon lair is this!

They know that falling into Ink City brings nothing good!

Yellow Eyebrow, you damn thing that gave birth to a son without an anus!

The two shouted curses simultaneously!

But they saw a white chess piece suddenly appear before them, twisting!

Two Underworld King Yans materialized in an instant, each gripping a horizontal fist, a massive furnace of Qi and blood roaring within, and they slammed down with a boom!

A punch was thrown, instantly turning into dazzling sword light that split into six, like a peacock spreading its tail, flashing by in an instant!

Behind Yellow Eyebrow, Black Buddha also entwined Divine Sky Thunder, boldly unleashing the Divine Sky Great Thunder Buddha Hand!

The converging attacks resembled a storm gathering over a vast sea!

They struck the bodies of the two Heaven-ruined Earth-crippled instantly!

Boom—!!!

The terrifying explosion rippled outward!

The ground shakes, the city crumbles!

A massive mushroom cloud rose, the explosive force so immense it seemed to pierce the ground!

Black bricks vanished, black mud churned, as if evaporating into ink!

The displaced tens of thousands of acres of ink‑colored dust surged and spurted!

Ten, hundred, and thousand zhang of earth boiled over!

The reverberating sound kept striking, and the whole Ink City almost instantly formed a circular shape, being continuously flattened!

Whoosh—!!

Two severely battered silhouettes shot out rapidly from the exploding mushroom smoke.

They slammed onto the ruined ground, drenched in blood, rolling and crawling.

They are precisely the two elders of Heaven-ruined Earth-crippled.

However.

Together they can wield Combined Divine Martial, unleashing Half-step Martial God power, which is merely the level of two top‑tier apexes.

When the two, in despair, lifted their heads.

They saw a scorching massive red furnace spanning the sky above Ink City!

And before the furnace.

The Underworld King Yan stood floating with arms crossed over his chest.

As if a person were bearing an intensely blazing sun.

Heaven and earth fell dead silent, and mute.

There was no superfluous dying‑before‑talk nonsense.

The Yan King threw a fist.

The furnace tipped sideways, endless Qi and blood cascaded like a sea of fire, a ten‑thousand‑zhang sea of golden pool phenomenon, dreamlike and illusory, fell down in an instant!

It struck the already grievously wounded bodies of the two Heaven-ruined Earth-crippled…

Bursting them alive!

…

…

Above Qian Yuan Dao City!

Ink City roiled violently.

That trembling wave caught the attention of many.

Suddenly.

Ink City's turmoil ceased, and the tightly shut city gates burst open!

Heaven-ruined Earth-crippled, along with Yellow Eyebrow Grand Archmage, three top‑tier strongmen, spitting blood, shot out rapidly from within.

Xie Yunshen stood on the prow of the warship.

Staring fixedly at Ink City, he knew that the battle within Ink City concerned the outcome of this mountain‑slashing, sect‑breaking war!

It concerned whether their great army would advance or retreat.

When he saw Heaven-ruined Earth-crippled and Yellow Eyebrow Grand Archmage, though wounded, safely escaping from the Underworld base,

Xie Yunshen let out a long sigh of relief, steadied.