Chapter 1044

Boom—

Behind Qi Chunjiang, the place where the Inverted Suspension Mountain is located erupted with a terrifying heaven-and-earth phenomenon.

An extremely rich Dao Resonance surged from the Inverted Suspension Mountain, like a great river; one brilliant pattern after another began to undulate, and this realm of heaven and earth became profoundly mysterious.

Everyone was shocked.

The Inverted Suspension Mountain was clearly before their eyes, yet now it was hiding within the sea of stars.

Someone cried out, 'This is the Great Dao obscuring itself!'

Bai Loulan scrambled up from the ground and exclaimed in shock, 'Just what kind of heaven-defying Dao patterns has the Spirit Martial Emperor mastered, actually seeking to fuse the Inverted Suspension Mountain into the World Tree!'

Everyone knew that, this way, the Dao patterns of this place could not possibly be destroyed!

Not even the Azure Abyss Emperor could do it!

What's more terrifying, the Azure Abyss Emperor's offered Azure Heaven Star Chart hovered within Qi Chunjiang's blade domain, and upon it surged a mighty fluctuation in the east, west, south, and north.

The Four Directions Heavenly Array is forming!

Heaven and earth kept roaring!

Such heaven-defying Dao patterns are seizing the fortune of the Azure Heaven!

No! No……

The Azure Abyss Emperor roared loudly, finally making his choice: 'Qi Chunjiang, you're forcing me! Spirit Martial Emperor, you're forcing me! You all are forcing me!'

He intends to fuse the Gu into his body!

From now on, the Dao Resonance of the Nine-turn Battle Gu will merge with his Dao foundation.

The power of the Gu Clan will inscribe Dao patterns!

He chose the second method, partially fusing Gu creatures into his body.

Boom—

With such a heaven-defying strange object fused into his body, heaven and earth began to roar, the will of the Azure Heaven seemed also affected, the Azure Abyss Emperor's body trembled, and a towering golden light forcibly broke into his body.

This is a feeling beyond words!

The Azure Abyss Emperor clenched his fists.

There is both pain and joy!

Pain and joy together!

The intent to seek death gave him an irresistible pleasure, comparable to the most stimulating sensation in the world!

Within his limbs and bones, a golden Gu qi circulated; the intent to seek death inscribed ever more Dao patterns upon his Dao foundation, and with each pattern that settled, his aura surged a bit.

Golden Divine Light shone brilliantly, shooting forth.

I am the Heaven's Mandate! And also the only one!

The Azure Abyss Emperor stretched both hands toward the firmament, unfolding them, and endless golden lightning erupted from his body, his voice like a great bell, echoing through heaven and earth.

Fusing Gu into his body, indeed extraordinary!

Meanwhile, within the Inverted Suspension Mountain.

Lu Xuan slowly rose to his feet, gazing at Yang Ling'er, 'The World Tree has finished refining the Dao patterns. The Four Directions Heavenly Array is complete; the situation is irreversible!'

Yang Ling'er looked at her crystal-clear palm, upon which four swimming dragons flowed slowly, flashing with divine radiance, and a profoundly mysterious Dao Resonance streamed forth; soon, the four dragons connected head to tail, locking together.

Uh……

Yang Ling'er's delicate frame trembled slightly, her exhalation like orchids.

Within her body there was a sensation like an electric shock.

Upon her Dao foundation, the World Tree's initial imprint of refined Dao patterns had been made.

The Yin-Yang Grand Dao gave rise to two utterly different Dao Resonances, which mutually repelled yet also mutually generated.

Yang Ling'er could already sense a mysterious connection between herself and the World Tree.

She reflected that, having entered the Azure Heaven less than a month ago, she had already completed the initial Dao patterns.

Everything was due to her master's covert aid, as well as the Senior Sister and Second Senior Brother, who had established help elsewhere.

Now the preliminary refinement of Dao patterns is complete!

She only needs to continue seizing the Dao patterns from other Dao source fruit sites, and her Dao patterns will gradually perfect!

If she can activate all the Dao patterns, she will directly seize the authority of the Azure Heaven!

At that time, her Dao pattern power will tower above that of the Azure Abyss Emperor!

Yang Ling'er's beautiful eyes shone with divine radiance, starlight brilliant.

Lu Xuan lifted his gaze to the battle above the Void.

The Azure Abyss Emperor, fusing Gu with his body, will surely surge in strength; by then Qi Chunjiang will be no match for him.

It's time to leave.

The Dao patterns here have already obscured themselves, hidden within the World Tree.

The situation is set!

Lu Xuan asked Yang Ling'er, 'Ling'er, with these matters settled, do you choose to first go to the Everlasting Heaven, or to remain in the Azure Heaven?'

Yang Ling'er said, 'Master, I still wish to remain in the Azure Heaven.'

Lu Xuan nodded, 'Very well, I will help you conceal your identities.'

He operated on the system panel, and soon the aura on Yang Xuan and Yang Ling'er began to be concealed.

Undetectable!

Yang Ling'er blinked her eyes, 'Master, what about you?'

Lu Xuan chuckled, 'I'll return to the lower realm in a few days to rest.'

He flicked his sleeve, and a profoundly mysterious spatial pattern surged, enveloping Yang Ling'er, Yang Xuan, and the others; they vanished instantly from the spot.

Soon, several people had already arrived at an extremely remote region of the starry sky.

They gazed far off toward Inverted Suspension Mountain.

Boom—

Inverted Suspension Mountain lost the support of the World Tree's power and began to collapse layer by layer.

At the same time, on the Azure Abyss Emperor's Azure Abyss Heaven Star Chart, at the four corners of the edge of the stellar dome, towering Divine Light shot up and then receded into hiding.

The Azure Abyss Emperor had still been immersed in the pleasure of the Nine Revolutions Gu Worm entering his body, but this sudden upheaval startled him awake, as if a basin of cold water had been poured over him.

He had a very clear feeling—that a piece of his Azure Abyss Heaven's will had been forcibly snatched away.

Moreover, this plundering was happening with every breath!

Crack!

Crack!

Inverted Suspension Mountain began to split apart, turning into endless fragments that collapsed, and the terrifying surge poured outward like an overturned sea.

The Azure Abyss Emperor's former pleasure from the Gu Worm merging into his body vanished completely, replaced by a sense of humiliation.

He even felt a twinge of regret—if he had merged the Gu Worm into his body earlier, he could have already slain Qi Chunjiang!

Why drag it out so long, missing the golden opportunity!

Hesitation is defeat!

The Azure Abyss Army watching from afar all sighed in their hearts.

After all, they still failed to stop the Spirit Martial Emperor from activating the World Tree Dao Patterns here!

One move off!

Sun Qinghou frowned slightly, silently thinking, 'As expected of the Spirit Martial Emperor—once the supreme ruler of the Everlasting Heaven, even if his cultivation has fallen, he is absolutely not someone I, a mere opportunist, can rival.'

He secretly felt fortunate that sending his offspring to face the Spirit Martial Emperor had been the right choice.

If he had gone himself, he would have been the one to die!

On the other side, Bai Loulan suddenly furrowed her brows, 'Huh? What's going on? Why can't I sense the aura of Yang Ling'er and Yang Xuan anymore?'

You know, ever since he arrived here, because of the Eight Revolutions Karma Gu, he could sense that karmic power with perfect clarity.

But now that sensation has disappeared.

It's like melting ice and snow, like shattering withered leaves—completely undetectable!

What is happening?

Bai Loulan suddenly exclaimed, then said to the Azure Abyss Emperor, 'Your Majesty, I can no longer sense the karmic power of Yang Ling'er and Yang Xuan!'