Chapter 750: Nine Great Suns Annihilate

A colossal palm tens of kilometers across,

slammed down upon Jiang Ding with a thunderous crash!

Composed entirely of Yi Yuan Zhong water, shrimp soldiers, crab generals, and Mao Shen demonic beasts sat cross-legged at the meridian, bone, and joint nodes of the giant palm, chanting supreme scriptures; waves of azure ripples bearing hidden runes spread outward in concentric circles.

In the haze, countless chanting voices echoed in all directions; wherever they reached, officers and soldiers of the affected fleet froze, their eyes devoid of light, foolish and dazed, losing the ability to respond to the fleet, their souls clouded.

At the center of the giant palm, concentric vortex ripples devoured everything from all sides, emitting a powerful suction force; a cluster of missile barrages from a group army's Tushan Xiancheng formation flew nearby and was instantly swallowed, chewed up like food, then spat out as black ash and metallic fragments.

This technique bore a resemblance to the legendary great divine art, Sleeve of the Universe.

Even if ninety percent of the Nascent Soul Master Dinghai Master Dinghai Zhenjun in the world were present, they would be crushed by this single palm with no other possibility.

"Sever!"

Jiang Ding offered no response.

No complex spells of the magic cultivators, no layering of preparations, no integration of arrays, domains, military formations, or other means—just a single sword strike.

Boom!

At the thought, the Annihilation Sword Domain unfolded; blue-gold sword qi surged in all directions, devouring the azure magic domain.

The Mao Shen, merfolk, sea creatures, and other beings within it shouted while wielding weapons, forming military formations to charge forward, yet they were annihilated under the sword qi that flowed like a tide, leaving no bones behind and wiping out their entire races.

A great sun rose!

The great sun charged toward the Sea Kingdom within the palm, rumbling forward; the thunderous sound imprinted itself into Zhong Yuan Zi's soul, establishing a high-speed channel between the soul and the great sun.

"A mere trick."

Zhong Yuan Zi said calmly.

He gazed directly at the rising sword Dao great sun; the Sea Kingdom within the palm before him spread its five fingers wide, showing no fear, and as the destructive, sharp great sun approached, his fingers closed one by one.

The palm seized it!

The brilliant light and extreme heat vanished instantly, not a single drop spilling outward.

"Jiang Ding..."

An Siyan and Jin Jin Lingfeng could not help but look in this direction.

The world fell silent for an instant.

Boom!

The closed fist of the Sea Kingdom within the palm was slowly forced open; beams of golden light shot outward, then, with a boom, exploded.

Clang!

The Taqing Flying Sword returned, its spiritual light dimming slightly.

"Hahaha!"

As the shattered spiritual light dispersed, the Yi Yuan Zhong water giant palm reappeared before everyone; one of its five fingers was broken, and the sharp, annihilating, vicious sword qi was dense, but as seawater surged from all sides, the broken finger regrew, expelled the sword qi, and returned to its original state in the blink of an eye.

"Fellow Daoist,"

"Your sword is nothing more than this!"

Zhong Yuan Zi laughed loudly, his heroic spirit soaring to the heavens.

"Oh?"

Jiang Ding's face showed a look of surprise.

With a slight movement of his divine sense, a drop of Yi Yuan Zhong water the size of a thumb was drawn in, appearing before his eyes, within which were interwoven threads of Annihilation Sword Qi.

It could be seen that the Annihilation Sword Qi was at a disadvantage, failing to quickly eliminate an equal quantity of Bibi Bagua Wuji Jing magic power.

Instead, the Yi Yuan Zhong water gained the upper hand and began to counter-eliminate the Annihilation Sword Qi.

This should not be.

The Wan Hua Ci Yuan magic power was indeed half a step weaker than the Bibi Bagua Wuji magic power; this was a gap in the innate heritage of their respective sects.

However, the Taqing Divine Iron within the Taqing Flying Sword far surpassed that of previous generations of Great Sun Sword Disciples, and with the integration of Po Fa Xian Jin, all of this meant that Jiang Ding's sword intent exceeded Zhong Yuan Zi's magic intent by a step.

This advantage had already bridged the gap in magic power, with plenty of reserve strength remaining.

Under equal quantities, the Annihilation Sword Qi should have held the upper hand.

"... Yi Yuan Zhong water..."

"... Bagua Wuji..."

Soon, Jiang Ding had a sudden realization, discovering a clue within this drop of dark blue water.

Zhong Yuan Zi's magic power was evolving, undergoing specific changes.

The magic power absorbed Yi Yuan Zhong water, countless heavenly treasures and earthly gems, and the faith and worship of Mao Shen, sea demons, and sea creatures; after undergoing layers of refinement, it underwent a significant directional shift.

This direction was a change enhancing resistance against Wan Hua Ci Yuan magic power and Annihilation Sword Intent!

This change did not happen suddenly.

It had already begun when the Armored King was slain, gathering vast manpower and resources from the Brother Xuanwu Heavenly Palace, taking a long time to complete.

This is magic cultivation.

Plan before acting, consider defeat before victory, never proceeding straight forward.

This is also one of the reasons why the Bibi Bagua Wuji Jing is called the supreme heritage of the Brother Xuanwu Heavenly Palace, laying the foundation of the entire sect.

"Jiang Ding Zi"

"You must die!"

Zhong Yuan Zi revealed a trace of ferocity.

Whoosh!

Whoosh whoosh!

Behind him, a primordial Bagua diagram flashed briefly, spreading across the entire heavens and earth, turning the whole world into a Bagua chessboard.

Immediately after, thirty-six white pieces and thirty-six black pieces appeared with a whistling sound, arranged in a grid of thirty-six rows by thirty-six columns, forming a black-and-white domain covering nearly one hundred kilometers, sealing the magic power and souls of all living beings within.

This is his Ben Ming Fa, the Innate Eight Trigrams Chessboard!

When this treasure is refined to its peak, it is said to be able to seal stars, pull the sun and moon, possessing boundless might and supreme spiritual powers!

"This Seat will fulfill the long-held wish of past generations to slay the Great Sun Sword Disciples alone, and lead the sect to revival!"

Chong Chong Yuanzi pressed down with a palm.

Within the palm, the power of the Sea Country amplified several times within the black-and-white chessboard, suddenly expanding to nearly a hundred kilometers; black-and-white Yin and Yang Qi flowed and spread, sealing divine souls, sealing blood and qi, sealing space, sealing Nascent Souls, forbidding all heavenly laws, and cutting off all heavenly weapons.

"Die!"

The giant palm slammed down toward the distant youth, intending to seize him in one palm and crush him to dust.

"Chong Yuan, what nonsense are you speaking?"

"Adaptation and resistance within the Gong Fa, such abilities are very strong, but..."

Jiang Ding, feeling the space around him solidify like iron, said calmly.

He stated the facts to the opponent.

"But, you are still very weak."

Boom!

A deep blue ancient tree burst from the earth, piercing the firmament; between its tree shadows, a Great Sun hung high in the sky, radiating toward all directions, conveying the will of destruction, law-forbidding, and annihilation.

Then,

came a second sun, a third sun... a ninth Great Sun!

Nine suns crossed the sky!

If the opponent has resistance, then cut it down, cut it down, and cut it down again!

With extreme high temperature, extreme power and speed, obliterate all resistance head-on; with me there is no enemy, and no living being is allowed to stand on the path.

The nine Great Suns shone brilliantly together.

Between heaven and earth, the temperature suddenly climbed to the extreme, as if arriving at the era experienced by the ancient ancestor Hou Yi; the earth dried up, rivers ran dry, living beings fell dead, and all creatures in the entire world fell into extinction.

The sea within a radius of nearly a hundred kilometers instantly boiled; bubbles constantly rose, fish and shrimp were steamed, flipping onto their bellies with golden shells, and steaming water vapor filled all directions.

Rising a bit more, even the water vapor could not exist; space itself was distorted and melted away.

Under this terrible heat and will, the black-and-white sealing space constructed by the Innate Eight Trigrams Chessboard instantly melted, losing all sealing power.

Boom!

The nine Great Suns, freed from all restraints, moved with a booming thunder sound, crashing into the hundred-kilometer Sea Country within the palm where black-and-white Yin and Yang Qi flowed, and toward Chong Yuan Candidate Daozi in the distance.

(End of this chapter)