Chapter 1732: Belief

A vast sea of blood swept forth, blotting out the sky and sun, the terrifying Slaughter Origin rampaging, grinding away all matter that fell into the blood sea.

Boom!

A sacred bell-chime echoed through the blood sea, billions of holy light sound waves rang out, and the Slaughter Origin was torn apart. An endless stretch of radiant Holy Light Temple took form within the blood sea, splitting it asunder.

Before the Holy Light Temple, Qi Huang held the Radiant Divine Bell, and as he swung it, sound waves born of Light Origin rippled outward.

The Holy Light Temple kept expanding, and faintly, within it, divine light seemed to coalesce into being. The Light Origin within that divine light was so dense it had reached an extreme, even showing hints of bearing the power of a Rank.

Beneath the suppression of this magnificent Holy Light Temple, even the blood sea brimming with Slaughter Origin was gradually calming.

"Good, what a King of Radiance!"

From within the blood sea came a sigh of admiration. A pillar of blood shot into the sky, and the figure of the Slaughter Sin Demon King walked out from within it. It gazed at the Holy Light Temple revealed above Qi Huang's head, where the Light Origin had grown strong enough to threaten its Slaughter Origin.

Given the Slaughter Sin Demon King's strength, if it faced any of the other ultimate peak Triple Crown Kings of the ten Outer Shenzhou, it would be confident of gaining the upper hand. Yet only this Qi Huang could match it blow for blow with Light Origin. Such strength was worthy of its praise.

"Qi Huang, stubborn resistance will not change any outcome. Your ten Outer Shenzhou have already given their all, yet you can only block six of our Sin Demon Kings. The remaining three will punch through your defenses and shatter the 'Ten Provinces Heaven-Earth Wall.' Once that bulwark is lost, our Dark World can pass through unimpeded, straight into the Spiritual Aspect Cave Heaven, to seize the Withering-Flourishing Aspect!" The Slaughter Sin Demon King smiled warmly, but its words were cold, seeking to crumble Qi Huang's heart.

Qi Huang's expression remained calm, unshaken by the other's words. He merely replied lightly, "Our ten Outer Shenzhou may be somewhat weaker in strength, but we possess an unshakable belief in protection. And that kind of belief is something you monsters, born of negative emotions, will never understand."

"Since your Dark World came into being, it has clearly been stronger than our Shenzhou world, yet it has never achieved its desire. Do you know why?"

Qi Huang slowly raised the Radiant Divine Bell in his hand. Bright, dazzling light shone upon his face, sacred and solemn.

"It is because flesh and blood may be fragile, yet in times of peril, there will always be someone who steps forward."

The smile at the Slaughter Sin Demon King's lips gradually faded. In its blood-red pupils, endless killing intent slowly piled up, finally condensing into a single cold, cruel, icy utterance.

"Then I would very much like to see, when you living beings are penned up like livestock, whether you can still maintain that belief."

The Slaughter Sin Demon King extended its palm and clenched it toward the blood sea. Boundless Slaughter Origin surged forth, condensing in its palm into a blood-red long blade. The edge was lined with sharp teeth, and nine vertical marks ran down the blade. Now those marks wriggled, slowly opening into nine blood pupils.

The blood pupils opened, and immediately erupted with terrifying Slaughter Origin, which finally condensed on the blade into a blade gleam like blood-red flames.

The blade gleam drifted, and even the void crumbled along with it.

"Qi Huang, although you are the strongest in the ten Outer Shenzhou today, you... are not my match."

"Your flesh and blood will be flayed by my 'Nine-Pupil Blade.'"

The Slaughter Sin Demon King gripped the blade with both hands. In the next instant, the blade-light slashed down, this space abruptly split apart, nothing but blood-light filling the field of vision, the vast Slaughter Origin sweeping through, like a blade that butchered the world.

The slaughtering blade-light annihilated everything, and swept across that magnificent, sacred Holy Light Temple.

As Qi Huang, Jiang Jiang Qinge, Wang Xuanjin and others were locked in fierce battle, on the Heavenly Star Great Plains, a great battle unseen in a thousand years was likewise erupting.

Facing the Dark World's attacks surging forth like a flood, the ten Outer Shenzhou's allied forces met them with full strength. The moment the two sides clashed, it caused this stretch of land to collapse rapidly.

Looking out, between the heavens, one kingly crown after another shone like stars, breathing in the world's energy and pouring out Origin.

In terms of overall strength, the Shenzhou allied forces were clearly weaker than the Dark World, but they possessed layered top-tier strange formations set up in advance. Some sects and powers had even relocated their sect-protecting grand formations along with their headquarters, transforming them into impregnable strongholds.

These countless strange formations, through ingenious connections, ultimately became a bulwark linking heaven and earth. It was this bulwark, named the "Ten Provinces Heaven-Earth Wall," that held back the Dark World's many alien Kings.

But the situation was not stable because of this.

Because, just as the Slaughter Sin Demon King had said, even though Qi Huang and the others had intercepted six Sin Demon Kings, three more still roamed freely across the battlefield.

At this moment, these three Sin Demon Kings were pressing toward the "Ten Provinces Heaven-Earth Wall," and wherever they passed, the Shenzhou allied forces predictably showed signs of collapse.

After all, the suppressive power possessed by an ultimate peak Triple Crown King was simply too strong.

Before the towering Sky-Supporting Bulwark, one strange formation after another interwove, seemingly forming a gateway leading into the depths of the Heavenly Star Great Plains.

This was a vital hub of the "Ten Provinces Heaven-Earth Wall." Once it was destroyed, the "Ten Provinces Heaven-Earth Wall" itself would be damaged, and then the other defensive lines would crumble along with it.

Therefore, the Shenzhou allied forces had massed heavy defenses here.

Heaven and earth were dark and lightless; only the Sky-Supporting Bulwark radiated mystic light, like the final barrier.

Before the Sky-Supporting Bulwark, towering strange formations interwove, becoming layer upon layer of strongholds, mountains standing guard.

On a hilltop, Seeing Yu Lang wiped the blade in his hand. That unruly face now bore much indifference and the marks of hardship. The experiences of these years had long since tempered this once wild youth into a strongman who gave people a great sense of security.

"Bai Mengmeng, don't be afraid. When the fighting starts later, just stay behind me. I'll protect you." Seeing Yu Lang lowered his head, looking at Bai Bai Mengmeng crouching behind a rock, and laughed.

Actually, Jiang Jiang Qinge had not intended to let Bai Bai Mengmeng take part in this great battle, but the latter had insisted on following, so in the end she had no choice but to bring her along.

Bai Bai Mengmeng's little face was pale, her small hands tightly clasped together. Although in terms of strength she was actually stronger than Seeing Yu Lang, she had taken part in far too few battles, and her personality was not suited for fighting.

But she knew the current situation, so she had still summoned her courage and followed along.

However, at this moment, she truly had no energy to chat with Seeing Yu Lang.

Seeing Yu Lang noticed and said no more. Instead, he turned his head and looked at a graceful figure not far away, once familiar, but now one he did not quite dare approach—Lü Qing'er.

The latter was gazing into the distance with eyes utterly devoid of emotion.

Seeing Yu Lang hesitated, but still walked up and laughed, "Qing'er, long time no see."

Lü Qing'er turned her head. In her Binghu-like eyes, Seeing Yu Lang's face was reflected. She nodded and said, "Seeing Yu Lang, long time no see."

Seeing Yu Lang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I thought you didn't recognize me anymore. I didn't even dare come find you just now."

"It seems you all thought I lost my memory," Lü Qing'er said.

Seeing Yu Lang gazed at her exquisitely beautiful face. He had not seen Lü Qing'er for many years now, and she had changed too much. Back in the academy, Lü Qing'er had been so bright and lively, but now, every word she spoke carried an indifference like profound ice.

She truly hadn't lost her memory, but she had become far too unfamiliar.

The once warm friendship, beneath that calm, cold gaze, seemed to be slowly losing its warmth.

Seeing Yu Lang felt a little sad, but in the end he could only sigh. He knew the main reason Lü Qing'er had become like this, so he said, "It's all that bastard Li Luo's fault. House Luolan Mansion is so big, what's so hard about giving her another pair of chopsticks? Right? A man having three wives and four concubines is perfectly normal. I even asked Bai Bai Doudou before if I could take a few more wives, and she actually said she'd castrate me. Heh heh, I'm a King realm now..."

His voice grew lower and lower, until finally, under Lü Qing'er's indifferent gaze, he could only shrug helplessly: "Just pretend I was talking nonsense."

Lü Qing'er turned her head, gazed into the distance, and suddenly said: "They're here."