Chapter 1521: The Heavenly King Descends

When that white-robed figure slowly walked out of the black hole with a smile on his face, this ancient heaven and earth seemed to begin crumbling at this very moment. Countless cracks spread through the void, and the ancient buildings on the ground below collapsed in clusters, turning to ash.

The energy of heaven and earth howled, then prostrated itself entirely beneath the feet of that white-robed figure. At this moment, the marquis platforms summoned by the Fifth Mingxuan and the Holy Sparrow instantly dimmed, letting out terrified wails before turning into grey light and falling into their Heavenly Spirit Covers.

Everyone, horrified to the extreme, discovered that the phase force within their bodies seemed to be sealed off, unable to circulate any longer.

In that instant, everyone who saw that white-robed figure seemed to become ordinary mortals who had never cultivated.

Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge also wore extremely ugly expressions. Judging from the oppressive aura this white-robed figure brought, which was countless times more terrifying than Wang Xuanjin's, the other party had surely surpassed the King realm and reached that pinnacle of the world.

A Heavenly King!

The person before them was surely the Heavenly King of the Return-to-One Association!

They had not expected that Shen Shen Jinxiao would ultimately use the method of sacrificing himself to guide this terrifying existence here.

"Hehe, Shen Shen Jinxiao, you have done very well."

Amid the trembling and wailing of heaven and earth, that white-robed figure spoke softly. His face was scholarly, elegant and gentle, looking just like a scholar, radiating an air of refinement.

He was precisely the Void Heavenly King of the Return-to-One Association.

The Void Heavenly King extended his palm and gently clenched it. A grey-black ash seemed to fall into his palm, and he casually tucked it away before raising his head to survey the ancient heaven and earth of the thirty-fourth floor of the Heavenly Mirror Pagoda.

"That's right, this is the place." He chuckled lightly.

Then his gaze turned toward Jiang Jiang Qinge and Li Luo. Under his stare, the two of them immediately felt a suffocating sensation, yet neither showed any sign of fear. One had a light spot flickering rapidly on a smooth brow, while the other's Myriad Phases Wheel deep within his body was turning with great difficulty.

Thus, phase force rose once again from their bodies.

Although that phase force appeared extremely faint, it caused the Void Heavenly King to chuckle and praise: "Before me, you can still raise phase force. You two truly are peerless prodigies."

"The Original Seed and the Myriad Phases Seed truly live up to their names."

Li Luo's heart jolted, and horror rose within him. It was no surprise that this Void Heavenly King knew of Jiang Jiang Qinge's Original Seed, but how did he know that Li Luo carried the Myriad Phases Seed?

This was his greatest secret.

It seemed he had still underestimated the great power possessed by a Heavenly King.

"You two are worth me personally taking action."

The Void Heavenly King extended his palm. The moment that hand stretched out, it covered the firmament, leaving no room for any thought of dodging in one's heart, allowing one to only watch helplessly as that palm descended to capture them.

However, just as the two could only watch helplessly as the great hand covered their vision, imprisoning heaven and earth as it grabbed toward them, the void before them suddenly shattered, and three figures wearing kingly crowns stepped through the air to arrive.

They were precisely Dean Wang Xuanjin, and the two Elders Jin Xi and Bai Yu.

The moment the three appeared, each of them activated the kingly crowns atop their heads, and vast origin power swept forth.

From the three-layered kingly crown atop Wang Xuanjin's head, a nine-layered lotus flower burning with golden flames was born. Countless ancient runes were inscribed on the lotus petals, and the power contained in each rune was enough to terrify a marquis-level powerhouse.

Elder Jin Xi blew out a green wind, within which were countless star sands. The sand grains were initially tiny, but in the blink of an eye they swelled to the size of stars, blasting out to fill the sky.

As for Elder Bai Yu, he spewed forth rolling emerald-green poisonous smoke. The poisonous smoke seemed to be the most toxic substance in the world, and wherever it passed, all matter, including the energy of heaven and earth, was reduced to nothingness.

The three king-level powerhouses from the Academy Alliance—one peak Three-Crown King and two Two-Crown Kings—did not dare to hold back in the slightest, unleashing their respective great powers with all their might to meet the great hand that covered the firmament.

The instant they collided, heaven and earth shook violently.

But the moment the star sands made contact, they were reduced to nothingness by the great hand, only leaving dents on the massive palm. As for the terrifyingly potent emerald-green poisonous smoke, it only left a few spots before being entirely evaporated.

Only the nine-layered lotus burning with golden flames blocked the great hand's coverage for a dozen or so breaths.

Cracks appeared at the center of the palm where the nine-layered lotus had collided.

Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge were both deeply shaken. Three king-realm powerhouses, who were lofty figures that countless marquis-level powerhouses looked up to, seemed to have little presence before this white-robed man.

Was this the supreme great power of a Heavenly King?

"Mm, Wang Xuanjin, you do have some ability. Among the entire Academy Alliance, the only Three-Crown King who can surpass you is probably that Qi Huang." The Void Heavenly King commented with a smile.

"However, for the three of you to think you can stop me is rather wishful thinking."

His slender, fair hand slowly clenched.

Boom!

The nine-layered golden flame lotus, which carried vast origin power, instantly shattered. Golden flames scattered, like a sky full of starfire, gradually extinguishing.

Even Wang Xuanjin, a powerhouse at the peak of the Three-Crown King realm, had only blocked this white-robed man for a mere few breaths.

The great hand covering the firmament descended once more.

Wang Xuanjin looked up at the great hand condensing the power of a Heavenly King, yet he did not panic. He merely said: "We naturally know that the power of a Heavenly King is not something we can shake. Our earlier strike was only to buy a little time."

The Void Heavenly King's hand paused for a moment, then grabbed down once again.

But at this moment, clouds suddenly appeared between heaven and earth, and vast Buddhist chants emanated from within those clouds. The Buddhist chants not only echoed within the Heavenly Mirror Pagoda, but also resounded throughout the entire Heavenly Mirror Province.

Mist rose between heaven and earth.

Ultimately, those clouds transformed into an ethereal cloud cauldron, appearing around Li Luo, Jiang Jiang Qinge, and the others.

The great hand descended and collided with the cloud cauldron.

Boom!

This broken continent located on the thirty-fourth floor of the Heavenly Mirror Pagoda was instantly torn apart amid violent rumbling. Void cracks continuously spread, and through them, one could even see the heaven and earth outside.

Everything dissipated into smoke. Only Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge stood in place, their hearts still racing with fear, their hands tightly clasped together.

Before a Heavenly King, let alone people like them who were still climbing the Path of Unparalleled, even if a true Unparalleled Marquis came, unless they reached the rank of Nine-Pin Unparalleled Marquis, it would likely be very difficult to contend with such an existence.

But, what was that cloud cauldron from earlier? It had actually been able to block the Void Heavenly King's strike.

As for Wang Xuanjin and the others standing before them, they quietly breathed a sigh of relief. The Heavenly King of their Academy Alliance had finally arrived.

The Void Heavenly King also stopped his hand. He gazed at the clouds continuously emerging between heaven and earth and seemed to sigh somewhat helplessly.

"It seems my Return-to-One Association's interception has failed."

"Truly worthy of being the one who is everywhere in this world..."

"Cloud Heavenly King."