Chapter 87

Naturally, the one appearing here is Zhou Yu's true-self avatar that had previously fallen into the illusion.

Before, he was unconscious; to ensure his safety, the Nüwa camp transferred him to Fangcun Mountain.

As for waking up now, it's not a coincidence.

Zhou Yu's avatar, upon first falling into the illusion, indeed completely lost any external perception, but later his mental power broke through, and when he began to accept and study a mental power inheritance, he actually gained a vague perception of the outside world.

When he vaguely sensed that something had changed outside, he used the mental power inheritance he had learned to forcibly break the illusion that had rendered him unconscious, and woke up.

Once awake, Zhou Yu naturally immediately reconnected with the memories of his other avatars, thus learning everything.

Zhou Yu thought, "This mental power inheritance, the 'Nine Chapters of Planets,' is not something I can fully study right now; learning the basics is already good."

Having been unconscious for over a hundred years, he has been studying the basics of the 'Nine Chapters of Planets' all along; in fact, even if he remained unconscious for another thousand years, he would have completely mastered the basics.

Waking up early now poses no problem; he can study it slowly later.

The senior who passed this inheritance to me should be a remnant consciousness in the chaotic thunder sea, who has been waiting for a suitable person to appear, but couldn't find one, to the point that his remnant consciousness is about to dissipate.

When I approached the chaotic thunder sea, the reason he sensed me is because I have practiced some of his lineage's mental power flow techniques.

Originally, with only the fourth level of mental power, I would not have been his choice, but having no other option, he had to select me.

Zhou Yu thought.

Of course, Zhou Yu felt that perhaps there was also the factor of being a 'natural extraordinary person'; in the simulation, a 'natural extraordinary person' only has effect once at birth, but since he truly obtained this talent, it is not a one-time thing.

However, although the 'natural extraordinary person' can be used more times, its effect is weaker; its influence on strong beings is not as strong as in the simulation, possibly merely making them find him more pleasing to the eye.

But even a weak influence is quite intense for a consciousness about to dissipate, so that existence, expending its last strength, burst forth with an illusionary technique.

If Zhou Yu reaches the fifth level of mental power, then this inheritance will be passed to him; if he fails, then this inheritance will be lost forever.

This illusion can only last about ten thousand years; fortunately, Zhou Yu's breakthrough speed in mental power is much faster than the other side expected, and he broke through in less than a hundred years.

Master.

At this moment, Ji Ning looked with delight at Zhou Yu appearing here; previously Zhou Yu had been unconscious, and Ji Ning had been worried all along, so seeing Zhou Yu wake up now naturally made him overjoyed.

"Greetings, Uncle Qian Yu," Yu Wei also said respectfully, performing a salute.

"Sleeping for a hundred years this time is not a bad thing for me; you need not overthink it," Zhou Yu said to Ji Ning.

"We'll talk about the extra stuff later; Ji Ning, come with me to join the battle."

"Yes, Master."

Ji Ning immediately nodded.

The world of the Great Yu humanity.

Whoosh!

Accompanied by a spacetime vortex, Patriarch Bodhi personally brought Zhou Yu's true self, his second primordial spirit, and Ji Ning and others here.

"Qian Yu? You really woke up?"

Seeing Zhou Yu appear here, the powerful beings of the Nüwa camp all broke into smiles; although Patriarch Bodhi had just informed them of the news, actually seeing Zhou Yu with their own eyes still made them feel delighted.

At this moment, Tathagata and Fu Xi's clan are still in the ancient ruins; adding two leader-level figures for the battle is indeed a pleasant surprise.

"Qian Yu, you just woke up; can you participate in the decisive battle?" asked Sui Ren at this moment.

"Since it is a decisive battle, I will naturally take part." Zhou Yu nodded.

"Good!"

"Excellent."

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Everyone was delighted.

While Zhou Yu was speaking to everyone, an invisible ripple also spread out from him as the center.

"Huh?"

Hou Yi furrowed his brows, looking around with some doubt; a hint of vigilance arose in his heart, but he could not detect anything.

"Hou Yi's mental power is quite substantial."

Zhou Yu felt that although Hou Yi's mental power talent is high, he is essentially self-taught; the mental probing technique he learned from the basics of the 'Nine Chapters of Planets' is extremely ingenious, making it still unlikely for Hou Yi to detect his probing.

Of course, at this moment Zhou Yu's main attention is not on Hou Yi either.

"Among the present true gods and Dao ancestors, as many as thirty-eight have abnormal spirits." Zhou Yu felt this was absurd.

He had long known that Old Man Yuan controlled a considerable portion of the true gods and Dao ancestors of the Three Realms, but he hadn't expected it to be this many.

You should know, this is still with twenty true gods and Dao ancestors of the Nüwa camp having gone to the ancient ruins and not being here.

As for the entire Nüwa camp, the number of true gods and Dao ancestors that have fallen can be imagined.

"I wonder if I can dispel this control?" Zhou Yu began to ponder.

In the 'Nine Chapters of Planets,' there is a chapter dedicated to explaining the method of 'mental power enslavement,' covering various means.

Mental power enslavement is also divided into many schools; if he can find the school that Old Man Yuan used to enslave these true gods and Dao ancestors, perhaps he can awaken them.

"Just do one's best." Zhou Yu thought, not giving it much further thought.

The true gods and Dao ancestors who were enslaved, he mostly only knew them superficially, without deep relations.

For figures like Emperor Yao and Patriarch Bodhi, if they were affected, Zhou Yu might spare no effort to try to save them; for the others, he can only leave it to fate.

As time passed, the strong ones of the Nüwa camp gradually gathered.

"Where is Jue Ming? Why hasn't Jue Ming come?" The long-absent Buddha Jue Ming finally drew attention.

Fortunately, after just a moment, Buddha Jue Ming arrived.

"Sorry to have kept you waiting." Jue Ming Buddha placed his palms together; at this moment, the aura he naturally emitted surprised everyone.

"Ancestor God?"

"Jue Ming, you broke through?"

Everyone felt it was unbelievable.

"Just now I went into Chaos to break through." Jue Ming said little, and the others didn't ask.

By normal logic, even those with extremely high realms such as the Sanqing Daoist and the Tathagata have not become Ancestor Gods; Jue Ming is far from that, so the hope of breaking through is even smaller, yet he actually managed to break through.

"Could it still be related to the Moon Under Pool?"

"Dao Ancestor Qian Yu also became incredible only after leaving the Moon Under Pool."

Many True God Dao Ancestors began to harbor vague conjectures.

But at a time like this it was clearly not the moment for many questions, and they also knew that even if asked, Jue Ming and Zhou Yu would not speak.

"Set out!"

The Suiren Clan's Three Pure Ones Daoist and others unleashed power to tear the void, and instantly many True God Way Ancestors and a multitude of Heavenly God True Immortals rushed in.

A sea of deities and immortals appeared in the Three Realms void in the blink of an eye.

A war of this level no world can endure, and it can only erupt in the Three Realms void.

And the moment the Nüwa camp's army arrived, the other side of the Three Realms void was also torn, and the Wujian Gate army surged out.

In terms of troops, the Wujian camp was clearly fewer than the Nüwa camp, but they had some puppets to offset the disadvantage.

"Dao Ancestor Qian Yu actually woke up at this moment." The True God Dao Ancestors of the Wujian Gate camp noticed Zhou Yu, each feeling a heavy weight in their hearts.

They chose to launch the war early, largely because they took advantage of his coma, not expecting him to awaken at the crucial moment.

"Fortunately, the Demon Lord's disciple Blood Goose Demon Ancestor has also reached the leader level, and he likewise has a true form and a second primordial spirit." The True God Dao Ancestors of Wujian Gate thought.

The card that Wind Demon revealed indeed gave the Wujian camp's True God Dao Ancestors great confidence, after all it was the combat power of two leader‑level beings.

"Elder Yuan? You traitor!"

Suddenly a True God Dao Ancestor spotted Elder Yuan standing among the Wujian camp's army; at this moment he appeared within the Wujian Gate army, his choice already obvious.

"Alas, it has come to this; saying more is useless." Elder Yuan shook his head and said nothing more.

"Wind Demon, you have allied with the alien races and now intend to crush us while the Tathagata and Fuxi are absent?" the Suiren Clan said, looking at Wind Demon who led the Wujian Gate.

"Unfortunately, your scheme is now useless."

"Whether it's useful or not isn't up to you, Suiren Clan." Wind Demon said little, waved his hand, and instantly many Way Ancestors of Wujian Gate began to command the Heavenly God True Immortals to form a grand formation.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The Wujian Boundless Formation, Wujian Demon God Formation and other formations that Wujian Gate deployed on the destiny‑contesting battlefield re‑formed, but now these formations consisted of more Heavenly God True Immortals, and the commanders became several True God Dao Ancestors, so their might was naturally different.

"Hmph, comparing formations with us?"

The great powers on the Nüwa camp side all sneered.

"Rise!"

At the Sanqing Daoist's command, instantly 3,600 pure‑yang True Immortals appeared beside him, their vast mana drawing endless heaven‑and‑earth power, and in the void a towering Sanqing Daoist illusion materialized in an instant.

At this moment that formation, in its foundation not inferior at all to a First‑rank Ancestor Immortal, combined with the Sanqing Daoist's realm and the Execution Immortal Sword Formation, its slaughter was terrifying, unquestionably the top among those under Zhou Yu's You Cang clone.

And as the Sanqing Daoist erupted, other formations rapidly took shape.

The "One‑Yuan Two‑Principle Formation" formed by 2,200 Heavenly God True Immortals, and the "Pangu Opening Heaven Formation" formed by 5,800 Heavenly Gods.

These formations, jointly commanded by several True God Dao Ancestors, also reached leader level, each exuding astonishing aura.

"So strong, truly too strong."

On the Wujian side many True God Dao Ancestors turned pale; the formations they commanded were far inferior to the three major tribal formations of the Nüwa camp.

At the same time, in the ancient ruins.

Within a vast formation, the Tathagata Buddha, Fuxi, and the alien races besieging them, all trapped here, sensed the massive disturbance in the Three Realms void.

"It's about to start!" the Tathagata Buddha's gaze turned toward that direction.

"Tathagata, you should worry about yourself first." An alien Ancestor God with a bald head and a teal tail was frantically attacking the Tathagata Buddha.

Though the Tathagata Buddha could stubbornly withstand the attacks, his divine power drained extremely fast; once it was exhausted, his death would come.

And at this moment—

Swish!

Outside this sealed formation, Zhou Yu's You Cang clone also arrived here.

He instantly saw two battlefields within the formation: one where Fuxi was entangled by three golden‑armored aliens, and another where the Tathagata was besieged by two aliens.

The two aliens—a one‑armed man and a bald great being—were both Ancestor Gods.

"Ci Xiu Great Demon God and his followers?"

Zhou Yu naturally knew the two; the one‑armed man should be only of ordinary Ancestor God strength, while Ci Xiu Great Demon God's normal power is slightly stronger than a regular Ancestor God, though not top‑tier, but he likely possesses a secret technique that can greatly boost his strength.

"Fuxi, I'll go rescue the Tathagata first." Zhou Yu transmitted his voice, and the next instant his form moved toward the lower formation.

The formation posed no obstacle to Zhou Yu; he passed through it in an instant.

However, this was only one major formation; another formation that traps the Tathagata was the key.

"You Cang, the formation that confines the Tathagata also suppresses space‑time strongly; you'll probably have to break this major formation from the outside before you can enter." Fuxi transmitted a reminder.

"I'll try first."

Zhou Yu said little, his form shifted, and he headed straight for that formation.

At this moment, Ci Xiu Great Demon God also noticed Zhou Yu's arrival.

"Another freak True God comparable to an Ancestor God, and a practitioner of the Space‑Time Dao, hard to deal with."

The thought flashed in Ci Xiu Great Demon God's mind: Zhou Yu had previously eliminated some Dao Ancestors in the ancient ruins world, so Ci Xiu Great Demon God knew he also possessed Ancestor God strength.

"But to enter my formation? It's not that easy." Ci Xiu Great Demon God, noticing Zhou Yu charging toward his formation, snorted coldly.

His formation was specially purchased, not comparable to those set up by the natives.

However, as Ci Xiu Great Demon God was thinking, his expression suddenly changed; within the formation's space‑time, a figure was forcibly breaking through barriers, rapidly revealing its shape.

"This native's mastery of the Space‑Time Dao..." Ci Xiu Great Demon God was shocked.

In Chaos, Fifth‑tier space‑time power is already rare, let alone Zhou Yu at this moment, who does not possess ordinary Fifth‑tier space‑time power.

Patriarch Bodhi, relying on the Space‑Time Dao and many methods, also comes close to the leader level.

Zhou Yu, using only the Space‑Time Dao, has fully reached the leader tier; his space‑time traversal method "Tan Ying" is already exceedingly extraordinary.

How could ordinary formations possibly stop him?

"Fine." The Tathagata Buddha, seeing Zhou Yu directly enter the great array that was meant to trap him, felt a surge of joy.

Given Zhou Yu's mastery of the Space‑Time Dao, they could directly take him away.

However, before the Tathagata Buddha could enjoy his delight for long…

At the moment Zhou Yu's figure fully solidified, the Great Demon God of the Kindness sect suddenly waved his hand.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Six towering stone pillars descended from the sky, instantly enveloping Zhou Yu, who had just entered the formation, within them.

"Force me to bring out this 'Endless Path', and I won't believe it—within the 'Endless Path', you can still traverse the space‑time," the Great Demon God of the Kindness sect sneered inwardly.

"Tathagata, do you think you can be saved?" the Great Demon God of the Kindness sect looked at the Tathagata Buddha, a cruel grin appearing on his face.

"Knife, increase speed, eliminate this Tathagata," the Great Demon God of the Kindness sect added.

"Yes."

The one‑armed man nodded.

"These alien tactics are so many; perhaps I should have this tribulation." The Tathagata Buddha's palms strained to resist, and his heart gradually calmed.

Meanwhile, within the 'Endless Path', Zhou Yu was also feeling this treasure.

The 'Endless Path' is a treasure that contains an extremely sophisticated mystery of the Way of Space; its principle is similar to the spatial mystery Zhou Yu previously employed in the 'Temporal Pool' of the Sun‑Chasing Realm—it stretches space.

It stretches a very short space to an extreme length; any life trapped within cannot traverse the void and can only slowly fly out.

This is only possible if one understands the principle of the 'Endless Path'; without any knowledge of this treasure, being trapped for several days is possible.

"This treasure's suppression of space‑time is indeed superior," Zhou Yu quickly realized; he too could not traverse space‑time within it.

"Fortunately I know the details of this treasure; leaving won't take long, the Tathagata should be able to hold on," Zhou Yu thought.

Zhou Yu's internal divine power erupted, and suddenly he seemed to transform into a being akin to a great Roc.

With a flap of his twin wings, Zhou Yu burst forth at a speed reaching the limit of the Celestial Dao, soaring toward a certain direction.

The divine art "Flying Swan Technique"—normally Zhou Yu uses space‑time traversal for travel and never needs this evasion skill, but now it proves useful.

Outside.

"Hahaha, Tathagata, you can't hold on any longer, can you?"

"Your palm‑strike speed I can even feel has slowed down."

The Great Demon God of the Kindness sect felt exhilarated; he is called a Great Demon God precisely because he has slaughtered countless beings.

Now being able to annihilate a True God comparable to an Ancestor God is also a great achievement.

In the chaos, such a True God is exceedingly rare; only certain monsters can achieve it.

"Master, the Nüwa camp and the Wujian camp have already clashed; after we kill this Tathagata, what shall we do?" the one‑armed man asked.

"Watch how the Wujian camp performs; if they are outmatched, we will intervene to help them; if the forces are evenly matched, we will just observe," the Great Demon God of the Kindness sect said.

"When they both suffer mutual defeat, that will be my moment to strike."

"Understood." The one‑armed man nodded.

He knew well that the Great Demon God of the Kindness sect may not be particularly strong under normal circumstances, but once he employs his bloodied secret technique, his power skyrockets, giving him full capability to clean up the aftermath.

However, while the two were communicating in secret, their expressions suddenly changed.

Swish!

From the rear of the 'Endless Path', Zhou Yu's figure suddenly burst out.

"What? You came out so quickly?" the Great Demon God of the Kindness sect could not believe it.

Even if the opponent knows the details of the Endless Path, a slow flight would still take a long time.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Zhou Yu directly traversed space‑time, leapt over the Great Demon God of the Kindness sect and the one‑armed man, and arrived before the Tathagata Buddha.

"Don't even think about it."

The Great Demon God of the Kindness sect's expression turned cold; suddenly, a teal tail behind him erupted.

Whoosh!

This tail's speed was at the extreme, completely surpassing the limit of the Celestial Dao, yet Zhou Yu simply stood there, neither blocking nor dodging.

Thud!

The tail struck Zhou Yu's divine body, emitting a deep, muffled sound.

But that was all; Zhou Yu's expression did not change as he said to the Tathagata, "Tathagata, you go first into my Cave Heaven treasure."

"You Cang, this time thanks to you." The Tathagata Buddha sighed; he offered no resistance, and when Zhou Yu waved his hand, he vanished there.

"You Cang True God, your tactics are truly many."

At this moment, the Great Demon God of the Kindness sect stared coldly at Zhou Yu; having spent such a great price yet failing to eliminate even a leader tier, it truly angered him.

However, the Great Demon God of the Kindness sect also sensed Zhou Yu's intractability; his Space‑Time Way realm was absurdly high, allowing him to swiftly escape his Endless Path.

His divine body seemed to have been refined to an extremely high level.

Such a True God is probably hopeful of surviving the World God and the Chaotic Immortal.

"I still have more methods; you will soon know," Zhou Yu said, as two divine swords suddenly appeared in his hands.

"What? You still intend to act?" the Great Demon God of the Kindness sect was somewhat surprised.

"Your Nüwa camp has already begun the decisive battle with the Wujian camp," the Great Demon God of the Kindness sect said.

"To kill you won't take long," Zhou Yu sneered, and the next moment his two swords erupted with an incomparably brilliant light.

Boom!

Zhou Yu's Divine Body no longer held back, unleashing his Divine Power at full force.

"Ancestor God?"

The Piercing Cult Great Demon God and Du Bi Ren Dao were both taken aback.

"Ancestor God? How could that be?"

Even Fuxi was stunned from afar.

But they had no time to think further; Zhou Yu had already acted.

"Cataclysmic Space‑Time Eradication!" Zhou Yu bellowed low, and a sword burst forth.

At the moment the sword erupted, layers of power condensed onto the blade, ultimately driving its might to an incomparably terrifying level.

Simultaneously Zhou Yu also unleashed the Divine Technique "Dark Star Divine Power."

Boom! Boom!

Two ferocious Divine Swords surged forward; the Piercing Cult Great Demon God and Du Bi Ren Dao felt their hearts race, but the onslaught was so fierce they had to block.

Yet the instant they truly tried to block, they sensed the sword's defiance of heaven; its power was too overwhelming to be stopped.

Boom! Boom!

The two swords each slammed into the Divine Bodies of the two opponents.

Pop! Pop!

The Piercing Cult Great Demon God and Du Bi Ren Dao spewed blood and were flung backward.

"My Divine Body, comparable to a Primordial Supreme Spirit Treasure, has been cracked by that boom?" Du Bi Ren Dao could not believe it.

He had spent a great price to refine his Divine Body to this level; normally battles of this tier could not harm him, yet a single sword created a crack, leaving him gravely wounded.

"Master, he is the Peak Ancestor God!" Du Bi Ren Dao growled low.

"Escape!"

The Piercing Cult Great Demon God said nothing, turned, and surged away at speed.

Du Bi Ren Dao was startled, then quickly followed.

But just as they fled a short distance, Zhou Yu appeared instantly before them.

"Trying to run from me?" Zhou Yu sneered.

"You Cang, you must be relentless?" the Piercing Cult Great Demon God shouted.

"I roam the chaos with my own methods; I just don't want to fight you to death, so don't force me."

"I'd like to see your methods." Zhou Yu said nothing more and erupted again.

Once more he unleashed the deadliest "Cataclysmic Space‑Time Eradication."

Facing these two, Zhou Yu needed no self‑preservation; he could just attack at will.

"Du, hold him back; I'll employ a secret technique." the Piercing Cult Great Demon God ordered.

Du heard this and paled, but he could only charge forward; he knew only if the Piercing Cult Great Demon God used his secret technique could they hope to escape.

Yet Du Bi Ren Dao clearly overestimated his resistance.

Even though his Divine Body had been refined to match a Primordial Treasure, each of Zhou Yu's swords carried overwhelming might; Zhou Yu unleashed seven or eight consecutive swords, each striking Du's chest.

Boom!

Du's Divine Body was utterly shattered by the blasts; Zhou Yu seized the momentum and, with a few more strikes, completely erased his Divine Body.

Meanwhile, not far away, a terrifying bloody aura began to spread.

Amid the blood, a bald figure, its whole body turned crimson, stepped out.

"You Cang Ancestor God, prepare to die." the Piercing Cult Great Demon God said coldly, then with a swoosh he surged forward to strike.

Zhou Yu was unafraid; even if he were outmatched, with his mastery of space‑time the opponent could not stop him.

Boom!

Zhou Yu's sword collided violently with the Piercing Cult Great Demon God's claw, while the demon's tail suddenly lunged from behind; Zhou Yu's other sword instantly blocked.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Terrifying forces clashed continuously.

Swoosh!

A figure was blasted far away—it was the Piercing Cult Great Demon God.

"I thought no matter how strong, it would at most be a mere Peak Ancestor God." Zhou Yu shook his head then.

The opponent's secret technique indeed surged, its power comparable to Zhou Yu's own Dark Star Divine Power eruption.

Yet the Piercing Cult Great Demon God's cultivation was not high; only a single tail could surpass the Celestial Dao's limit, posing some threat, but his overall strength was inferior to the Wild Dog Ancestor God in the World Prison.

"Kill!"

The Piercing Cult Great Demon God lunged fiercely; although his secret technique boosted his strength, it also impaired his mind, so even when outmatched he still charged.

Of course, the Piercing Cult Great Demon God knew it was hard to escape Zhou Yu, who excelled in space‑time Dao.

If the Endless Path had not been used up there might have been hope, but that path, meant for survival, was already spent; trying to flee now would be impossible.

He could only fight Zhou Yu to the end.

"Hm."

Zhou Yu let out a cold snort and charged straight ahead.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Each of Zhou Yu's swords bore incomparably terrifying attacks; the Piercing Cult Great Demon God struggled to defend, constantly injured; though he counterattacked and even used his tail's speed to strike, it was futile.

Knowing the swords' power, Zhou Yu no longer bothered to block, simply using his Divine Body to endure.

With a Divine Body comparable to a Chaotic Divine Weapon, the Piercing Cult Great Demon God's attacks could not wound him.

And Zhou Yu, not defending, only attacked relentlessly; the Piercing Cult Great Demon God was injured faster, his Divine Power consumption skyrocketing.

Even soon, the bloody aura enveloping the Ci Xiu Da Mo Shen disappeared.

This secret technique, to maintain it for a sufficient length of time, must involve constant slaughter; but the Ci Xiu Da Mo Shen has been constantly ravaged by Zhou Yu—where would he find the time to slaughter?

This secret technique naturally couldn't hold up, and its effect vanished at lightning speed.

"It's over."

The Ci Xiu Da Mo Shen regained consciousness, and in his heart he also knew he was finished.

"I am willing to submit," the Ci Xiu Da Mo Shen had not given up, still begging for mercy.

But how could Zhou Yu possibly show mercy at this point?

Successive swords erupted, each strike grinding away the Ci Xiu Da Mo Shen's immense divine power.

Pfft!

In the blink of an eye, the Ci Xiu Da Mo Shen was completely annihilated.

(End of chapter)