Chapter 1552

"What happened?"

As Dieyue's aura awakened, the originally tranquil Butterfly World leaked a hint of terrifying oppressive force, its massive wings seeming to tremble slightly.

"Boom—boom!"

A terrifying anomaly occurred near the Butterfly World.

This was merely a wisp of Dieyue's divine sense probing the outside world.

That overwhelming surge of Time Dao Resonance spread outward, causing the surrounding space to undulate and twist, and towering waves arose in the Reverse-flow Long River nearby.

One after another, the huge ships crossing downstream from upstream came to a halt.

Unable to advance any further!

The power of time fell into chaos, transforming into a heaven‑reaching storm!

Some Longevity Clan warships had no time to retreat, were struck by this temporal force, their masts toppled and oars shattered, exploding into endless fragments; the Longevity Clan aboard had virtually no power to resist, their bodies instantly bursting into blazing divine light.

As many as dozens of huge ships were utterly destroyed!

Ships destroyed, lives lost!

The numerous Longevity Clan members hastily piloted their warships, retreating repeatedly, their faces filled with utter shock.

Even the mighty warriors of the Sima Tribe felt a chill run down their spines.

"Sima!"

On their warships, the banners had been torn apart, many strongmen thrown about, staring in shock at the Butterfly World.

A gray‑robed elder said, "Wasn't Dieyue supposed to be trapped by Patriarch Sima Tai?"

Another elder said, "Not only Patriarch Sima Tai, but also Suyuan of the Past Sect, the Profound Darkness of the Gu Clan, the Longevity Ancestor… and the Butterfly World has lain silent for endless ages—how could Dieyue still act?"

At that moment, a wisp of Dieyue's will transformed into a heaven‑reaching jade hand.

The jade hand was massive, descending from the sky, extraordinarily slender, exuding an icy, oppressive aura; even Dao King experts trembled uncontrollably beneath it, unable to move.

"Pfft!"

The bodies of some Dao Fruit and Dao King cultivators instantly turned to powder, being obliterated outright.

Everyone was utterly shocked.

The warships of the other tribes began a frantic retreat, crying, "Dieyue cannot be opposed! Retreat! Retreat! Retreat!"

They never expected Suxi to have vanished, yet Dieyue remained terrifying!

This jade hand descended directly onto the Sima Tribe's warships, crackling with streaks of lightning power, its heavenly might vast and immeasurable, instantly rending a region of space.

"No! No……"

On the Sima Tribe's warships, many experts above the Dao King realm were present, yet beneath this illusory jade hand they possessed no power to resist.

"Ancestor, save me! Save me!"

They cried out, but there was no reply whatsoever.

In an instant, a long segment of the Reverse-flow Long River seemed to be seized, together with several of the Sima Tribe's warships, all taken up to Above the Void.

"Splash! Splash!"

Everyone was startled.

What heaven‑defying method is this?

The seized River of Time continuously poured down its rolling waters, forming a terrifying waterfall; the great river's water came from the heavens, surging and tumultuous, while the spot where Dieyue's jade hand had grasped directly cut off the flow of the Reverse-flow Long River.

And between the two severed sections of the river lay endless void!

This was also the first time they had seen the inner space of the Reverse-flow Long River.

This completely overturned the understanding of countless Gu Clan experts.

Within that void, the power of time was in turmoil, unfathomably deep, likewise containing myriad Dao Resonances, and one could faintly sense the aura of an ancient Dao lineage existing.

The many experts were shocked, "Who would have thought that after all this endless time, traces of those ancient Dao lineages have not yet been completely erased?"

This remnant realm was far more terrifying than they had imagined.

At that moment, Above the Void, those several Sima Tribe warships were instantly crushed into fragments by Dieyue's jade hand.

The memories of many Longevity Clan experts were seized.

"So that's how it is."

Within the central trunk of the Butterfly World, Dieyue condensed into a phantom; she wore a blood‑red dress, her exquisite face icy as a ten‑thousand‑year‑old cold mountain, her jade feet moving gracefully, her eyes glinting with cold light.

Having read the Longevity Clan's memories, she knew that it was actually Suxi who had left the river's end, driving these Longevity tribes into frenzy.

She guards this place precisely to protect the mighty as they cross the Reverse-flow Long River to destroy the World Tree!

So… these people must absolutely not bypass the Butterfly World and head for the World Tree.

The World Tree is still far too weak to withstand any devastation.

Xiao Qing has not grown even close to maturity.

Thinking thus, Dieyue stirred her will; the jade hand Above the Void flipped over—turning palm to cloud, palm to rain—as endless river water began to pour downward.

Within the jade hand, those river waters resembled a small pool, yet when that river water fell, it poured down like a deluge, returning to that expanse of void.

A terrifying killing intent surged toward the many Longevity Clan warships.

Even this residual might was like a calamity, like doomsday, causing many Dao Fruit and Dao King experts to be erased by the killing intent of Dao Resonance.

"Pfft‑pfft‑pfft!"

Death came like the wind, vanishing without a sound!

Just then, within the Butterfly World's trunk, several other powerful auras also awakened.

Gu Clan, Profound Darkness Ancestor!

Longevity Ancestor!

Past Sect, Suxi!

Longevity Clan Sima Tai!

The Four Great Ancestors bear distinctly different Dao Resonance auras, seeking to break out from Butterfly Moon's seal restriction.

"Chi chi chi!"

Trunk World, the power of Time is chaotic; here lies a expanse of primordial chaos, eternally plunged into endless darkness and deathly silence, the aura of the Four Great Ancestors is everywhere, yet it seems sealed in a tiny place, which can be said to be quite strange.

Butterfly Moon's seal fuses the Grand Dao of Time, the Grand Dao of Causality, the Grand Dao of Illusory Dream... weaving into chains; each grain of Dao Resonance on these chains is enough to obliterate a Dao King realm.

"Jie jie jie..."

Profound Darkness Ancestor in the endless darkness, his two eyes flickered open; faintly one could see the sky-full of long hair drifting. "Butterfly Moon, during this time your seal on us has grown heavier again—how much longer can you endure?"

Since Lu Xuan stepped into the Butterfly World, Butterfly Moon's seal on the Four Great Ancestors has grown stronger!

Their power cannot even infiltrate the Left Wing World and the Right Wing World.

Suxi wearing a long robe, his body suffused with a Time Dao Resonance utterly unlike Butterfly Moon's, he sneered, "Butterfly Moon, I understand your plan: pressing everything onto Lu Xuan, seeking to reverse causality and alter the future layout of the Butterfly World—but do you think Lu Xuan can achieve that before you can no longer support?"

On the other side, Sima Tai sneered, sensing the aura of the external Longevity Clan.

"Hng?"

He directly activated the Supreme Secret Technique.

"Pfft!" His huge head shook, a trickle of fresh blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, and he began communicating with the external Longevity Clan.

You should know that now they four are all sealed by Butterfly Moon, relying on the great momentum of "Wind Forest Mountain Fire"; the interior of the Butterfly World cannot be probed, but its external barriers are not that strong.

To learn the affairs of the external world, he must pay a price!

In an instant, a thread of Sima Tai's divine sense reached out to the external world to investigate.

"Boom—!"

Sima Tai's power is terrifyingly formidable, transforming into a huge totem that appears; soon, many tribes loudly cried for help, "Sima Ancestor, save us! Save us!"

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