Chapter 1147

How could the Spirit Martial Emperor possibly move this fast?

The Azure Abyss Emperor's expression turned extremely grim.

He still hasn't captured Qi Chun Jing!

Originally, according to his plan, he would first slay Qi Chun Jing, then slay Lu Xuan, then capture the Spirit Martial Emperor and make her his empress.

But now he hasn't even taken the first step, and the Spirit Martial Emperor has already refined the World Tree Dao Patterns here.

According to what he learned from searching the souls of Situ Zhen and others earlier, the Spirit Martial Emperor now only needs this place's Dao Patterns to link the entire Azure Abyss Heaven.

Relying on the power of the World Tree to command the Azure Abyss Heaven!

Boom!

The Azure Abyss Emperor looked upward; on his two great obsession treasures, the Heavenly Authority Divine Stele and the Azure Abyss Heaven Domain Map, the divine radiance dimmed slightly.

That overwhelming, world-shaking might has already weakened!

The Spirit Martial Emperor is already seizing the power of the Azure Abyss Heaven!

Only because these two heaven-defying Spiritual Weapons draw their terror from borrowing the power of the heavenly domain.

Now, as one wanes and the other waxes, the power of the peerless divine weapons is also withering.

Ahhh...

The Azure Abyss Emperor roared madly; this is his last chance right now.

But he can only watch helplessly as the opportunity slips away before his eyes, unable to seize it.

In his heart, the power of the Nine-Revolutions One-Heart Seeking-Death Gu has reached its extreme, as if a terrifying ferocious beast were charging within.

Resentment, fury, and killing intent transformed into a torrential blood rain that kept falling!

Boom boom boom!

The Azure Abyss Emperor went mad, repeatedly smashing down upon the blade domain emanating from Qi Chun Jing; the terrifying undulations were like a surging tide overturning, and heaven and earth rumbled.

Qi Chun Jing looked upward, his brows tightly furrowed.

He felt that the Azure Abyss Emperor's condition was becoming increasingly wrong.

At the same time, in a distant place of Azure Abyss Heaven far from the Emperor-Fallen Star.

On a star occupied by the Gu Clan.

A Gu Clan man in gray robes gazed toward the direction of the Emperor-Fallen Star and sighed, "Gu Yue Laozi truly is prophetic; at the Emperor-Fallen Star, the emperor has fallen, and the Azure Abyss Heaven collapses!"

Behind the gray-robed man, several stern-faced middle-aged men walked over.

"Our Gu Clan has laid out plans in the Azure Abyss Heaven for endless ages; it's time to reap the fruits."

The gray-robed man nodded, his face showing a mocking smile, "Who knows when the Azure Abyss Emperor discovers he's merely a pitiful pawn, what he'll think?"

Another said, "A pitiful person must have something hateful about him. Possessing the Nine-Revolutions Gu, yet he can't even defeat Qi Chun Jing; such a person doesn't deserve Gu Yue Laozi's favor!"

The gray-robed man sneered, "Not bad. The Spirit Martial Emperor thinks our Gu Clan values only the World Tree's power; actually, we value this heavenly domain more. Over in the Gui Clan, unexpectedly there is also a formation master; they've probably prepared as well."

Another said, "That elder called Ming Zhen? He's indeed strong. We use formation Gu to continually analyze the Azure Abyss Heaven, which is how we've reached this point. That Ming Zhen elder, by his own strength, is actually comparable to us."

The gray-robed man chuckled, "After all, they're the Gui Clan, so it's expected. But they lack this kind of head start; when the Azure Abyss Heaven is divided into three, what they occupy will be less than ours."

He flicked his sleeve, and a star map of the Azure Abyss Heaven domain appeared before him.

Hiss!

On that star, golden light burst forth; the mysterious formation patterns' power began to surge, pouring out like a vast ocean toward the surrounding starry sky.

Hiss hiss hiss!

More and more stars flickered with towering divine light, while rich Gu qi surged.

The starry sky is the chessboard!

The stars are the pieces!

The gray-robed man's eyes gleamed with arrogance, "This layout our Gu Clan has prepared for endless ages; it's time to finish. Using stars as formation nodes to condense a heavenly-domain-level grand formation—only Gu Yue Laozi could have such resolve!"

"It's time to seize the Azure Abyss Heaven domain; we just don't know how much we can wrest from the Azure Abyss Emperor's hands."

On the other side, within the starry sky occupied by the Gui Palace.

A black-robed elder looked toward the Emperor-Fallen Star and said slowly, "Old Ancestor An Shang has ordered that once the Azure Abyss Emperor falls, we will directly divide the Azure Abyss Heaven. Go inspect the formation patterns everywhere to see if there are any problems."

Numerous black shadows flickered out.

Not long after, they all returned like ghosts, bowing respectfully to the black-robed elder, "Ming Zhen elder, the formation patterns are fine."

The black-robed elder nodded, his eyes flickering with vastness, "Good. The worst plan is if we cannot capture the Spirit Martial Emperor, and Qi Chun Jing, wielding a human sword, slays the Azure Abyss Emperor; then whether it's the Spirit Martial Emperor, the Gu Clan, or them, they will all vie for control of the Azure Abyss Heaven from the Azure Abyss Emperor's hands."

"The Spirit Martial Emperor's World Tree Dao Patterns are indeed superior, but the Gui Palace's Dao Patterns we laid out have been in place since time immemorial and still have fighting strength."

"If I can comprehend the core Dao Patterns of the Everlasting Heaven from such heavenly domain changes, then the so-called grand stellar formation of the Everlasting Heaven will become mere decoration."

Everyone listened to the black-robed elder's words and deeply agreed.

This person is none other than the Ming Zhen elder, acclaimed as the Gui Palace's most talented formation master!

Although his cultivation is only low-star Dao Xu realm, his formation expertise nearly reaches the pinnacle of the upper realms, and Old Ancestor An Shang values him greatly.

The black-robed elder said calmly, "This time our Gui Palace has made two preparations. If the Spirit Martial Emperor is captured, it would be best to kill Lu Xuan. Otherwise, if Qi Chun Jing, wielding a human sword, slays the Azure Abyss Emperor, our Gui Palace can still obtain a portion of the Azure Abyss Heaven."

From beginning to end, in the eyes of their Gui Palace, the Azure Abyss Emperor is merely a pawn.

As for taking him away from the World Tree?

Old Ancestor An Shang scoffed at that.

The black-robed elder flicked his sleeve and said to the many figures behind him, "Go."

Instantly, the numerous black shadows vanished into the darkness.

And at this moment, at the Emperor-Fallen Star, in the heart of the formation.

In Yang Ling'er's palm, a complete World Tree Dao Pattern slowly turned, flashing divine light like a swimming dragon as it wandered.

She began to plunder the will of the Azure Abyss Heaven!

"Master, lend me your strength!" Yang Ling'er's absolutely beautiful face showed an utter seriousness.

Lu Xuan nodded, "Good."

His big hand lightly patted Yang Ling'er's jade back, threads of power surged in.

Power of the World Tree!

"Huh?"

Yang Ling'er's beautiful eyes slightly furrowed, "In the Azure Abyss Heaven, there are actually two hidden forces. This is the power of the Gu Clan and the Guile Clan! How much of the Azure Abyss Heaven's interests has the Azure Abyss Emperor sold out?"

All along her travels in the Azure Abyss Heaven, she had long discovered that the Azure Abyss Emperor had ceded billions of miles of starry sky to the Gu Clan and the Guile Clan.

Never expected the Gu Clan and the Guile Palace had already schemed!

Now, within the Azure Abyss Heaven, there are altogether four heavenly-domain-level Dao pattern forces.

Spirit Martial Emperor!

Azure Abyss Emperor!

Guile Palace and Gu Clan!

Yang Ling'er gently bit her lovely lip, her Spirit Secret shifting in her hand, her eyes reflecting determination, "The Everlasting Heaven belongs to us; none of you can take it away!"

In an instant, the four forces began to contend.

Upon the Emperor Fallen Star, the Azure Abyss Emperor burst out an angry roar, "Damned Gu Clan and Guile Palace, you also come to contend for my heavenly domain's will?"

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