Chapter 340: The Curtain Falls on Chonghua; Heaven Has No Eyes

What kind of maneuver is this?

The Qiankun Banner took effect, yet this Chonghua did not continue to strike at him, but instead turned around and charged at that group of Heavenly Clan elders~

Fang Longye could not help but have a strange expression.

Could it be,

that this is the so-called "traitors are more hateful than enemies"? But the key is, these Heavenly Clan elders, every single one of them, were brainwashed and converted by him~

Alright then~

These people indeed always had rebellious bones in the back of their heads; ever since this world was opened, they had never submitted to the rule of Chonghua, this leader of the Heavenly Clan.

It would not be an exaggeration to call them half-traitors~ This Chonghua Heavenly Emperor does not know that this portion of the first-generation Heavenly Clan, who had always refused his discipline, had already become puppets of him, Fang Longye~

"However~"

Fang Longye's eyes flickered, muttering to himself:

"This final strike, instead of being used to fight me to the death, is used to settle scores with this batch of petty people in his eyes. Could it be he is not confident he can drag me down with him?"

Fang Longye actually guessed it eight or nine times out of ten.

This Chonghua had his own considerations in his heart.

He believed he had already lost the favor of Heaven, while Fang Longye was born bearing the mandate of Heaven, currently with Heavenly Luck rolling like a tide, enjoying the favor of Heaven.

He was originally no match for Fang Longye; even if he were to burn both jade and common stone together, he had no confidence he could drag Fang Longye, who was thick with Heavenly Luck, into destruction with him.

Rather than fighting Fang Longye to a mutual defeat and letting those smug insects on the field take advantage, it was better to settle scores with these petty people first~ As the first Innate Spirit of this world, Chonghua was very proud in his heart.

He would rather give up trying to drag Fang Longye into destruction and choose to let his enemy win a complete victory.

Than be willing to see these insects on the field, whom he looked down upon, counterattack and settle scores, ending up as the winning side alongside Fang Longye.

In his eyes, Fang Longye, this Longque Divine Venerable, had at least used real blades and guns and genuine ability to force him to this point.

It could be considered upright and honorable.

But what about these first-generation Heavenly Clan members on the field who had always refused his rule and harbored ulterior motives? They were nothing but a bunch of losers!

When he ruled the heavens, they hid here and there like a group of rats that could not see the light~ Now they followed this Longque Divine Venerable, like hyenas behind a Shizi, eating leftovers and scraps, and were smug about it~

Are they worthy of enjoying the fruits of victory? ……

"Chonghua! What are you doing?"

"Chonghua! You—"

"Divine Venerable, help!"

"Chonghua, you will not die a good death!"

"Ah—"

"……"

These first-generation Heavenly Clan members were not Chonghua's match to begin with; now, facing him in a state of burning both jade and common stone, they were even more vulnerable~

It only served to set off Chonghua's invincibility.

One could not say that a graze meant death or a touch meant demise, but few could truly withstand his attacks~ Soon, people were falling on the spot.

For a time, funeral music rose, and heaven and earth grieved.

Blood rain poured from the sky, spreading across the entire Honghu Realm, as if it were the end of the world.

Heaven and earth grieving together—it was nothing more than this.

If it were in the outside world, a mere Golden Immortal had only just embarked on the path of seeking the Great Dao; how could there be such a phenomenon of heaven and earth trembling when one fell? But in the Honghu Realm, this Middle Thousand World, a Golden Immortal was already the peak.

These first-generation Heavenly Clan members, every single one of them, could be considered the most top-tier figures in the world.

Each one was not only at the Golden Immortal Realm but also an Innate Spirit of this world, receiving the attention of heaven and earth, and their status in this world was high and lofty.

Even Chonghua, this first Innate Spirit, had heaven-defying combat power and suppressed everyone, but when all was said and done, he was still just at the Golden Immortal Realm.

In essence,

he was no different from these first-generation Heavenly Clan members.

And when the most top-tier figures of a world fall, it naturally causes heaven and earth to grieve together; the entire world responds to it, and the phenomenon is vast.

Blood rain poured, and heaven and earth shook.

Accompanied by the sounds of these first-generation Heavenly Clan members cursing, roaring, begging for help, or screaming, it gave one the feeling that the world had fallen into the apocalypse.

Fang Longye watched, but remained unmoved, even happy to see it happen.

Anyway, these people were going to die later, so it was better to put them to use as waste and help him wear down the peerless power Chonghua brought by burning everything~

Therefore,

even after coming to his senses, he did not use the fastest speed to break the surrounding restraints.

Instead, he was unhurried, communicating with his true self far outside the realm, employing means to collect the Qiankun Banner in front of him, appearing slow and sluggish~ "Kill!"

Originally, Chonghua's strength was already far higher than these first-generation Heavenly Clan members; now, in a state of burning both jade and common stone, facing these former defeated subordinates, it was truly like chopping melons and vegetables~ Soon, only a few lonely first-generation Heavenly Clan members were left on the field, and each was seriously injured, their momentum withered, and they were about to perish at Chonghua's hands~ "You dare!"

A brilliant and dazzling five-colored divine radiance arrived in response, blocking Chonghua's fatal blow.

It was Fang Longye, who saw that it was time to stop, finally stopped slacking off, quickly broke the restraints of the Qiankun Banner, and even took this precious flag into his pocket.

After all—

he still needed to leave a few first-generation Heavenly Clan members to guide the billions of Heavenly Clan members below to worship him, so he could seize people's hearts and ascend to the position of Heavenly Emperor~

Seeing this five-colored divine radiance unleashed by Fang Longye, after blocking Chonghua's attack, it did not linger, but turned back.

It enveloped these few dying first-generation Heavenly Clan members, and with a sudden turn, brought them back behind Fang Longye~

"Kill!"

Seeing this, Chonghua did not hesitate, but just gave a loud shout, stirred up all the power in his body, pushed the Nine Suns Bell to the limit, and charged at Fang Longye.

This time, there were no schemes, nothing else; it was truly, genuinely, wanting to burn both jade and common stone with Fang Longye.

"Husband!"

Mingxi, who had agreed to Chonghua's departure on the surface, handed her son Zhanghua to her younger sister before returning to this battlefield without a sound.

She happened to see this scene.

She was not overly surprised, only letting out a mournful cry as she revealed her true form: a magnificent feathered sparrow with a long neck, slender body, and delicate, beautiful plumage.

She likewise channeled her Dharma, merging her true body with her companion Spirit Treasure, and gathering all her strength, she charged toward Fang Longye~

She only glanced at Chonghua from the corner of her eye, feeling somewhat calm and at peace.

In the past, the two were conceived and born on the same year and same day; today, they would also die together on the same year and same day!

"Sister!"

Mingjun's eyes wept blood, yet she did not leave; she turned and took out a Treasure Map, wrapping it around her nephew who was still in a deep slumber.

She tore through the void, sent him into the unknown, and stirred the Heavenly Secrets so thoroughly that they were confused to the point where no one could probe them.

Immediately after, she composed her expression and, likewise throwing caution to the wind, launched a desperate, fatal strike at Fang Longye.

……

The two sisters, Chonghua and Mingxi Mingjun, were among the most powerful beings in the Great Swan Realm; both possessed companion Spirit Treasures, and both had once shaken the world and left behind legends.

Back then, the three of them were born together from the starry sky, gathered the Heavenly Clan together, established the Heavenly Court together, dominated the Four Seas together, and civilized all living things together.

And at this moment, facing the collapse of the Heavenly Court, they burned themselves together. Born together in the past, dying together today! "Begone!"

Facing the desperate, fatal, and united strike of these three, Fang Longye was still somewhat moved.

But being moved was one thing; it did not mean he would allow the three to attack him at will.

He did not use means or power exceeding this world again; having just finished communicating with his true self, he had already sensed the restlessness of this world.

He did not know if it was because this battle encompassed all the figures standing at the pinnacle of the Honghu Realm, or because too many Golden Immortals had fallen one after another just now.

In any case,

At this moment, the World Will of the Honghu Realm was exceptionally active; at such a critical juncture, it was better for him to be cautious and careful, lest he startle the snake.

Having come this far~ if he were to fail at the final step and end up with nothing, he would have nowhere to cry~

He saw him shake his body and likewise reveal his true form: a dragon's head and a sparrow's body, his entire body covered in phoenix feathers like brocade, magnificent and resplendent, his two phoenix claws suffused with peerless divine light.

His Aura surged upward, booming throughout the universe.

Above his head, Purple-Green Qi soared to the heavens, revealing a Cloud Pattern Bronze Tripod; the tripod was square, its patterns intertwined, thick and solemn—one look told you it was no ordinary object.

Of course it was no ordinary object; this Cloud Pattern Bronze Tripod, like the Dao Palace on Heavenly Pillar Mountain earlier, was also an "Innate Treasure" that Fang Longye had plundered.

Moreover, among all the treasures he had plundered, it was enough to rank in the top three.

Although in the outside world it would naturally not be an Innate Treasure, in terms of value and quality, it was enough to be worth a top-grade Post-Heaven Spiritual Treasure!

It hadn't worked in the hands of the natives of this world before because the pearl had been cast before swine, and they could not unleash the true power of this treasure.

For Fang Longye, a Taiyi Loose Immortal, it was a perfect match; this avatar plus this Cloud Pattern Bronze Tripod alone were enough to bring about peerless defensive power~

Accompanied by a high-pitched cry that sounded like both a dragon's roar and a phoenix's call, Fang Longye's mana surged like a tidal wave into the Cloud Pattern Bronze Tripod.

Instantly, the Cloud Pattern Bronze Tripod bloomed with a faint bronze halo, the empty water sinking deep, reflecting the mountains in green.

Encompassing the four directions, splitting the Eight Extremes.

Above, it reached the Nine Heavens; below, it reached Youming.

Seemingly slow yet swift, existing since time immemorial.

Crackle, pop—

The various divine abilities, Spirit Treasures, or whatever else the three of them struck with, hit the bronze light and shadow just like rain falling at night, hitting the green banana leaves.

Rain hitting green banana leaves, sound after sound until dawn.

The killing attacks of the three, who had burned everything they had, actually collided with Fang Longye's defense to create a kind of beautiful poetry.

Slanting wind and fine rain, quietly listening to the green sound of banana leaves.

Of course, this poetry was only from Fang Longye's perspective; for others, this kind of collision was no different from a great clash of heaven and earth~

In an instant, the heavens collapsed and the earth cracked, the sun and moon lost their light.

……

The three of them destroyed their own bodies and burned everything they had, yet they still could not perish together with Fang Longye, and could only die with regret, returning to the heaven and earth.

Their entire bodies, along with their Spirit Treasures, all turned into a pile of ashes from the Calamity, completely vanishing into smoke~ Chonghua, who had the highest cultivation and was capable of merging with the World Will, seemed to have glimpsed the truth outside the world before dying.

She could not help but laugh miserably, her lingering voice echoing: "Hahaha! So that's how it is, so that's how it is... I was wrong! Everything was wrong!... The will of heaven has no eyes, the will of heaven has no eyes! Longque, so it turns out you..."

"Everything is over!"

Fang Longye shook his body, transformed back into human form, dispelled his brewing attack, and calmly put away the Cloud Pattern Bronze Tripod above his head.

He had not suffered any injuries.

After all, Chonghua's previous purge of the "traitors" had worn down much of her own strength, making his response quite effortless.

"This Chonghua is truly worthy of being the first innate being of the Honghu Realm; before dying, she actually managed to glimpse the truth of reality that even the World Will hadn't seen through."

Fang Longye sighed inwardly.

Sure enough, the first innate person of any world is not to be underestimated~ He withdrew his thoughts, turned to look at the Heavenly Court, and could not help but pull a bitter face, holding his forehead as he said: "Great, I spoke too soon! It's not time for everything to be over yet~"

He saw that the entire Heavenly Court was now riddled with holes, devastated, and even on the verge of crumbling.

"I've got my work cut out for me!"

What was all his painstaking effort for? Wasn't it to ascend to the position of Heavenly Emperor of this world, so he could use this status to coordinate with his true self and take over this Middle Thousand World~

But now that the Heavenly Court had been ravaged to this extent by his and Chonghua's struggle, and was even faintly showing signs of falling, how could he ascend to the position of Heavenly Emperor? He looked down at the lower realm, which was also suffering from constant disasters, with only two or three out of ten living beings remaining; it was clearly also severely ravaged.

The position of Heavenly Emperor is not so easy to take. Without pacifying the current situation, even if he had the support of the people, he could not condense the status of Heavenly Emperor.

"Fortunately, the World Will of this Honghu Realm is indeed as Chonghua said, blind and eyeless~"

Fang Longye looked up at the void above.

In his eyes, wisps of Purple-Green Qi, he knew not when they began, were descending in large swaths, merging into his own pillar of destiny.

He was constantly refining and purging the Karma from his body. Ninety-nine percent of this Karma was incurred by inciting this great war against the Heavens.

The Heavenly Favor not only did not diminish, but instead grew increasingly dense.

Seven or eight out of every ten living beings in the entire world had perished due to the war against the Heavens, and even the Heavenly Court was tottering, yet he was completely unscathed, and the Heavenly Favor was only growing more dense.

If this isn't being blind, what is? Not only that,

Light danced in Fang Longye's eyes as he looked at the riddled Heavenly Court; his eyes were filled with a crimson glow that rose and shimmered, lingering without end, invisible to ordinary people.

The entire space of the Heavenly Court rippled with a cinnabar red color invisible to others, with countless Daoyuan descending, hexagonal rays hanging down, shining brilliantly.

It was not man-made, but naturally formed by Heaven.

The World Will descended in person, washing away all the Aura originally left behind by the lineage of Chonghua in the Heavenly Court.

Clean and thorough, not leaving a single trace.

Although it was riddled with holes and tottering, it gave one a brand-new feeling.

"Truly heartless and fickle~"

Fang Longye laughed; this was the World Will, under the threat of enemies from beyond the heavens, identifying him as the so-called savior!

Under the premise of resisting enemies from beyond the heavens, everything had to make way for it; this was also the reason why he had brazenly raised his army to attack the Heavens and proceeded so smoothly all the way.

Even during the entire process, who knows how many living beings died, how many territories were shattered, and even Golden Immortals withered to this extent, yet this world still did not hold it against him.

It was only because he was the "savior"; as long as it did not clearly perceive that he was incapable of the task, his actions would naturally be unimpeded, and everything would make way for him.

It is a pity that such Heavenly Favor was misplaced on the wrong person.

One cannot entirely blame the World Will for being blind; many of his methods for deceiving the heavens came from the experiences of predecessors recorded in ancient texts.

Who knows how many Great Thousand Worlds could not withstand these methods; naturally, a Middle Thousand World like the Honghu Realm could not see through them.

Fang Longye stretched, the gloom from just a moment ago already gone from his face. It was nothing more than a bit of grumbling!

Now that the Heavenly Favor was even denser, people's hearts were attached, and there were no rivals left, he only needed to spend a little effort to properly repair everything before him and pacify the chaotic situation.

The position of Heavenly Emperor would be nothing more than something in his pocket, requiring no effort, and would come to him of its own accord~ By then—

It would be the end of everything in this world! (End of chapter)