Chapter 585

At the same time, on another battlefield atop the heavens, Nüwa stood upon a Reincarnation Purple Jade Lotus Platform blooming with purple radiance, with the supreme innate spiritual treasure Qiankun Cauldron atop her head, as streams of Qiankun Qi descended to protect her. She cast forth the superior innate spiritual treasure Red Embroidered Ball, which floated in midair, splitting into countless red threads as fine as steel wire; wherever they passed, space was sliced bit by bit, as if tofu meeting a sharp blade.

In the blink of an eye, the battlefield where Nüwa stood became shattered and fragmented, with the winds, fires, waters, and earth of chaos surging forth. Moreover, above Nüwa's head hung a chart spanning countless billions of li, depicting mountains, rivers, flora, and countless hidden spiritual marshes—this chart was precisely the supreme innate spiritual treasure Mountains and Rivers State Diagram, winding through the heavens and dropping streams of seven-colored divine radiance like raindrops.

Each of these characters weighed as much as billions of jun, smashing space into thunderous roars before being submerged in the winds, fires, waters, and earth of chaos, even blasting vast void-like holes within them. If these characters struck living beings, their power need not be imagined.

As Nüwa's opponent, the Guide Naturally did not yield. He sat cross-legged upon the supreme innate spiritual treasure Twelve-Rank Merit Golden Lotus Platform, his body enveloped in surging holy Buddha-light, behind him a faint ancient Buddha phantom appearing and disappearing, radiating holy golden light. He resembled a meditating Buddha-golden elephant, invulnerable to all dharmas, causing all evils to retreat.

When the characters falling from the Mountains and Rivers State Diagram struck his crown, only a faint sizzling sound of evaporation was heard, after which the characters vanished into nothingness under the Buddha-light, as if the Buddha were an inviolable existence. The Guide not only possessed formidable defense, but his offensive was equally fierce. He cast forth one of the Five Direction Banners—the Qinglian Treasure-Colored Banner—whose swaying banner released endless azure light, enveloping the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, clashing fiercely with the Red Embroidered Ball in the void, the two treasures seeming to have gained sentience as they battled without cease.

Simultaneously, the Guide wielded his Vajra Pestle, continually striking the void and rippling out streams of relic light, as if to illuminate the boundless heavens with this Buddha-light. For a time, Nüwa and the Guide fought to a stalemate, neither able to gain the upper hand.

However, on another battlefield, the confrontation between Preparer and Zhenyuanzi presented a completely different scene. Preparer wielded the Seven Treasures Wondrous Tree, brushing forth streams of five-colored radiance into the void; wherever this radiance shone, all was annihilated, as if nothing substantial could withstand being brushed away. At the same time, he cast forth six stalks of Pure Bamboo, which drifted into the void, swelling to countless billions of zhang in length, each joint sprouting tender green crystalline leaves.

The bamboo leaves swayed in the wind, rolling out surging profound energy as they attacked Zhenyuanzi. Though Zhenyuanzi had drawn upon the earth's power via the Earth Book to protect himself, due to the gap in cultivation and magical power, he was clearly at a disadvantage. If this continued, he would surely eventually be struck by Preparer's Seven Treasures Wondrous Tree and suffer grave injury.

At the peak of the Honghuang heavens, a heart-stopping confrontation was unfolding.

"Hahaha!" Preparer brandished the Seven Treasures Wondrous Tree, colorful radiance gushing forth like a tide, directly pressing upon Zhenyuanzi the Great Immortal. His laughter was wild and triumphant, clearly under this terrifying assault, Zhenyuanzi had been suppressed to the point of barely being able to breathe.

At a certain moment, the earthly Qi condensed by Zhenyuanzi's treasured Earth Book actually failed to resist the erosion of that colorful radiance; his form flickered, his face instantly turning deathly pale.

"Zhenyuanzi, though you cultivated strength to prove the Dao, breaking through to the Primordial Luo Golden Immortal first stage, your magical power is profound and extraordinary." Preparer's voice dripped with mockery, "But relying solely on your Primordial Luo Golden Immortal first stage cultivation, you dare to contend with me? Pure fantasy! Watch as I strike you down this very moment!"

Accompanying Preparer's words, he erupted once more with even more astonishing power. Buddha-light blazed across his body, the golden Buddha-body behind him seeming to have existed since ancient times, standing proudly upon the firmament. The colorful radiance he emitted became all-erasing, all-destructive, making Zhenyuanzi's situation grow ever more perilous.

Yet facing this desperate strait, Zhenyuanzi showed no fear, his eyes instead growing ever colder.

"Preparer, you act so arrogantly—do you truly believe yourself invincible?" Zhenyuanzi countered coldly, "Want to kill me? First see if you have the ability!"

The words had not yet faded when he waved his horsetail whisk, white light flashing, resisting the colorful radiance and the azure light rippling from the six stalks of Pure Bamboo. Simultaneously, he swept his great sleeve, employing the Sleeve-Holding Qiankun Divine Ability, gathering vast expanses of strange azure light into the Nameless Time-Space.

"Hmph! Nothing but verbal sparring!" Preparer saw Zhenyuanzi still stubbornly resisting, his tone growing ever colder, "Your defeat is already a foregone conclusion!"

"Enough noise!" Zhenyuanzi uttered the Dao Sound, his voice tinged with impatience.

"Then let you see my true abilities!" Preparer, thoroughly enraged, formed seals with both hands, casting streams of profound mystical incantations into the six stalks of Pure Bamboo.

The incantations merged into the bamboo; the six stalks of Pure Bamboo instantly trembled violently, their branches sweeping across the peak of the Honghuang heavens, reducing everything in their path to annihilation. The Milky Way flowed backward, primordial stars as fragile as eggs instantly turning to dust. Vast regions fell into chaos; the might of sages could return the Honghuang heavens and earth to primordial chaos—no mere boast.

And all this occurred while Preparer had not yet drawn upon heavenly dao power to bolster himself. Otherwise, his assault would be even more terrifying, beyond description.

Facing this terrifying assault, Zhenyuanzi dared not be the slightest bit careless. He fixed Preparer with a cold gaze, the corner of his mouth twitching into a cold smile.

"Preparer, do you think this is all I am capable of?"

The words had not yet faded when Zhenyuanzi suddenly ceased resisting the colorful radiance, his form vanishing instantly from the spot. Simultaneously, a River of Time flowed in from beyond the vast expanse, containing countless billions of living beings—those of past and future.

In the very next instant, a figure leapt forth from the River of Time. He was tall and towering, like a Wu Tribe Ancestral Witch who had manifested the Dharma-Phenomenon Heaven-Earth, his body radiating an aura of annihilation. Though his appearance remained that of Zhenyuanzi, his aura had utterly transformed, becoming obscure and violent, as if a single punch could pierce heaven and earth.

"Heavenly Great Freedom, Heavenly Myriad Ages! Heavenly—Pangu Great God!" Zhenyuanzi roared to the heavens, holding aloft a solar wheel, then suddenly smashing it toward Preparer. That solar wheel contained the true source of heavenly dao power—the power of force—wherever it passed, heaven and earth split apart, chaotic qi permeating outward.

Zhenyuanzi abandoned the Earth Book treasured artifact, his entire body surging with heavenly dao power of force, charging straight at Preparer. Every assault he encountered along the way was shattered by a single punch. At this moment, he seemed to have truly become Pangu, wielding force against the heavens!

What he employed was precisely the supreme immortal art of the Lord of the Wasteland—Heavenly Great Freedom Art. Under the feedback from Ye Qin's critical strike reward, this immortal art had further evolved, its power unimaginable. Even though Zhenyuanzi possessed only the cultivation of a Primordial Luo Golden Immortal first stage, he could instantly erupt with terrifying battle power comparable to a Primordial Luo Golden Immortal second stage. Especially his physical body, bolstered by the heavenly dao power of force, became indestructible, capable of matching divine might of treasured artifacts with his flesh alone.

"What?!" Preparer, seeing this, felt his heart jolt, his expression instantly turning grave, "Zhenyuanzi, what divine ability is this?"

Zhenyuanzi gave a cold smile: "The divine ability to kill you!"

Having spoken, he continued his slaughter toward Preparer, and between them erupted an even fiercer battle. At this time, they had reached a state of equal strength, Zhenyuanzi no longer as before, suppressed and perilous.

Simultaneously, the powerful beings observing the battle from all realms and myriad worlds exclaimed in astonishment at this scene.

The Chu Emperor exclaimed: "Holy shit, Old Wasteland! Old Zhen, when did you learn the Heavenly Great Freedom Art?"

The Lord of the Wasteland then replied calmly: "Learned from me? Not necessarily. When I first comprehended this immortal art, I still owed much to Old Zhen's guidance. So him understanding this art, I am not the least surprised. On the contrary, Old Zhen's display of the Heavenly Great Freedom Art is actually more perfected and powerful than mine. Observing it, it has also greatly aided me."

The Black Emperor questioned doubtfully: "More perfected than your Heavenly Great Freedom Art?"

The Lord of the Wasteland pondered for a moment, then nodded: "Indeed so. Though all arts return to the same source, Old Zhen's Heavenly Great Freedom Art is clearly more profound and mysterious, as if it were an advanced version."

The Ancestral Sacrifice God also sighed: "Truly unexpected—Zhenyuanzi the Great Immortal has actually mastered this immortal art!"

The Talented and Beautiful Empress gazed deeply, praising: "Zhenyuanzi the Great Immortal's strength is indeed astonishingly strong, beyond imagination—truly worthy of being the powerhouse who suppresses myriad ages. Only, why has Ye Qin still not appeared to this day?"

Peace Mother helplessly laughed: "Empress, this is already your one hundred and first time mentioning Ye Qin today."

The crowd fell silent for a moment, clearly shaken by Zhenyuanzi's valiant performance.

Especially the powerhouses of the Perfect World, who marveled endlessly. The Heavenly Great Freedom Art, that is the crystallization of the Lord of the Wasteland's lifelong warfare, the supreme immortal art. Who would have thought Zhenyuanzi had also mastered it, and with even greater power—this simply defies belief!

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Simultaneously, many of the supreme beings of Honghuang remained locked in fierce combat.

Speaking of the battlefield's cruelty, though the Sage Battle certainly caused heaven and earth to lose color, the heavens returning to chaos, the truly most tragic loss of life was still the battle on the primordial starry sky between millions of Sect of the Cutting Teach disciples and the countless tens of millions of demon beasts led by the Kunpeng, demon kings and great demons.

Though their cultivation paled in comparison to heavenly dao sages, the battle was equally heart-stopping. Various divine abilities and techniques intertwined and collided, treasures running rampant in the void. The entire battlefield blazed dazzling, colors variegated, yet beneath this splendor lay endless killing intent.

One demon king and great demon after another was struck down by thunderous force, reverting to their true forms, their corpses falling like meteorites—some blasted by residual energy into powder, becoming dust between heaven and earth, not even a whole body remaining.

Looking up, one saw the corpses of many demon kings and great demons falling like a meteor shower, smashing into the Honghuang earth, leaving deep pits. The earth thus trembled incessantly, as if a strong earthquake had occurred.

Moreover, most corpses still carried terrifying residual might, spreading outward. If nearby living beings were swept by this residual might, they would suffer innocently, body and Dao extinguished—truly an unwarranted disaster.

Above the primordial starry sky, primordial stars one after another were violently exploded, their stellar power becoming violently frenzied, harvesting the lives of demon kings and great demons. Though the demon kings and great demons were numerous, the battle nonetheless showed a one-sided trend.

Millions of Sect of the Cutting Teach disciples fought ever more bravely, various divine abilities and techniques emerging endlessly, launching a brutal massacre against the demon kings and great demons. Meanwhile, the demon kings and great demons had no power to retaliate, fleeing in panic, screaming in terror, long having lost their initial bloodthirsty ferocity.

They seemed to have had their ferocity polished away, their fighting will utterly gone, like stray dogs. Why would this be so?

As it turned out, besides the Sect of the Cutting Teach disciples' unmatched combat power, they also possessed an almost indestructible safeguard. Whenever a demon king and great demon threatened the disciples, the stationed Sect of the Cutting Teach quasi-sage supremes would swiftly act, eliminating the threat.

Thus, the Sect of the Cutting Teach disciples could naturally fight without reservation, while the demon kings and great demons fell into despair. They knew they could not kill their opponents, while their opponents would not let them go. No matter their numbers, they were ultimately doomed to be entirely slain.

In this state of despair, how could they possibly maintain their bloodthirsty ferocity? Thus, the battle became a one-sided massacre.

In the blink of an eye, the Sect of the Cutting Teach disciples' battle fervor grew ever higher.

"Hahaha! Demon beast vermin, behold my Nine Styles of Reverse Chaos!"

"Whoever offends the Sect of the Cutting Teach, though far, shall be punished! Kill!!!"

"Satisfying! Truly a satisfying slaughter!"

"Demon beast vermin, hurry and bind yourselves, become my mount! Otherwise, I will surely slay you all!"

"Hahaha! That white elephant is not bad, just right for my mount!"

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For a time, millions of Chan Sect disciples shouted with high spirits, their momentum like a rainbow, shaking the nine heavens. Some had even begun choosing mounts! It is no exaggeration to say that at this moment, the Great Demons and Demon Kings of the demon race were like caged birds or trapped beasts, utterly incapable of posing any real threat.

Thus, the complete annihilation of the demon race's Great Demons and Demon Kings was merely a matter of time. In despair, they tried to seek aid from the Kunpeng Ancestor. Yet, upon seeing the Ancestor's condition, their despair deepened further.

Only to see the Kunpeng Ancestor in disarray on another ancient starry sky battlefield, surrounded by peril. Master Duobao wielded his treasure sword, continuously unleashing sharp sword qi, each streak stretching a million zhang, cutting across the void toward the Kunpeng Ancestor, who could only frantically dodge, daring not to meet it head-on.

Had it been ordinary sword qi, it might have been tolerable, but Master Duobao's sword qi fused with the power of cosmic order, its might astonishing—enough to shatter his defenses. Moreover, Zhao Gongming's offensive also left him no room for contempt. With a stir of Zhao Gongming's divine sense, forty-nine Dinghai Divine Pearls hovered in forty-nine directions, emitting brilliant rays of cold light. At times they transformed into streaks of light that smashed into the Kunpeng Ancestor, each impact creating terrifying rifts, as if tearing the void apart.

Worth noting is that Zhao Gongming's original twenty-four Dinghai Divine Pearls, under Ye Qin's fortuitous feedback, had successfully evolved into forty-nine. Hence their power increased countlessfold, so much that even the Kunpeng Ancestor dared not take them lightly.

Furthermore, the Holy Mother of Golden Spirit, the Holy Mother of Tortoise Spirit, and the Holy Mother of No Opposition each displayed their strengths, jointly besieging the Kunpeng Ancestor. Facing these five experts, each at least at the mid-stage of the Semi-Sage Realm and possessing extraordinary combat power, even though the Kunpeng Ancestor was mighty, he was suppressed to the point of constant peril, frequently falling into crisis.