Chapter 89: Decisive Battle of the Three Realms (Part Two)

Swoosh!

Amid the gazes of many, Hou Yi's arrow burst forth.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Zhou Yu simultaneously unleashed six terrifying sword lights, suppressing the Lord of Heart Demons.

Of course, the Lord of Heart Demons was too lazy to dodge; although Hou Yi's arrow was impressive, he still didn't think it could harm him.

Snort!

One arrow pierced straight through the Lord of Heart Demons' divine body, but in the blink of an eye his divine body restored to its original state.

"Just like that."

The Lord of Heart Demons was about to sneer.

In the next moment, his complexion changed, and his divine power was being rapidly drained.

The rate at which his divine power was consumed was almost comparable to the onslaught of You Cang Ancestor God's sword strikes upon him, yet even You Cang Ancestor God expended massive divine power to unleash such attacks; what about Hou Yi? Relying on a single arrow?

"This is a Heart Energy Practitioner."

Zhou Yu watched the Lord of Heart Demons; he naturally understood the principle behind the arrow, and even after he fully mastered the basics of the Planetary Nine Chapters, he could also execute similar attacks.

"When a normal Ancestor God is struck by an arrow, there are only two options: elevate Heart Energy to the fifth tier, paying the price to forcibly sever Hou Yi's link with that arrow, or simply kill Hou Yi himself before his divine power is exhausted," Zhou Yu thought.

Of course, if it were an Ancestor God formed by the union of many avatars, it would not fear this move at all.

Because the essence of this technique is a divine power consumption duel; Hou Yi uses his own divine power to contend with the Lord of Heart Demons' divine power.

They are both normal Ancestor Gods; their strength may differ, but their divine bodies and divine powers are roughly comparable.

Thus Hou Yi could completely drain the Lord of Heart Demons to death.

But if it were an Ancestor God formed by multiple avatars, its divine power would far exceed that of a normal Ancestor God, rendering this move useless.

"How could this be? How is it possible?"

At this moment, the Lord of Heart Demons also realized the severity of the problem; he tried every method, yet could not halt the loss of his divine power.

Finally, the Lord of Heart Demons realized that his only way out was to kill Hou Yi first.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The Lord of Heart Demons raged wildly toward Hou Yi, but Zhou Yu stood like a mountain blocking him.

"No!"

"No!"

"I have exhausted all my schemes, provoking your two great camps to slaughter each other just to break free from the Celestial Dao's shackles; how could I simply die now?"

The Lord of Heart Demons grew even more frantic, and his words chilled the hearts of the surrounding immortals and demons.

Although they had long suspected, hearing the Lord of Heart Demons say it aloud still incited anger in their hearts.

For personal gain, he incited this Great Tribulation, causing countless immortals and demons to fall.

"These natives are so foolish, easily swayed by the Lord of Heart Demons," Yuan Lao muttered, shaking his head from afar.

Just because the Celestial Dao points the way, they assume only one of the two great camps can exist?

In the boundless chaos, what does the Celestial Dao matter? A cultivator's destiny must still be in one's own hands.

"What a pity, these natives will never understand, and they have no chance either."

Yuan Lao smiled inwardly.

The current situation, in his view, was simply perfect.

The Lord of Heart Demons was about to die, You Cang Ancestor God was severely drained, Hou Yi's consumption was even greater. No one could stop them.

Finally, the Lord of Heart Demons' aura weakened to the extreme.

At that moment, Zhou Yu seized the opportunity.

Tribulation Eradicates Space-Time!

A flurry of six swords instantly annihilated the Lord of Heart Demons' already scant divine power.

Lord of Heart Demons, die!

"At least we secured this head."

Zhou Yu reflected that the Lord of Heart Demons' innate talent was indeed high, being a peak Ancestor God; this head offered an abundance of primordial power, far surpassing that of the previous Piercing Cultivation Great Demon God and the One-Armed Human Blade.

"Hmm? Simulation energy accumulation complete?" Zhou Yu realized.

Although the energy required for simulation kept increasing, in this Three Realms grand showdown he had killed enough, naturally allowing him to accumulate one simulation count.

With the Lord of Heart Demons dead, the Three Realms' void fully returned to tranquility.

The Nüwa camp and the Wu Jian camp made no further moves.

"We lost this battle; I will lead the remaining True God Dao Ancestors out of the Three Realms. What do you think?" Wind Demon looked toward the Nüwa camp.

"You Cang, what do you think?"

The Sanqing Daoist and others all turned their gaze to Zhou Yu's You Cang avatar.

"Wind Demon intends to leave; I truly cannot stop him," Zhou Yu said, "but he must hand over the Wu Jian Gate Divine King Bu Xiu and Yuan Lao."

"Yuan Lao?"

The True God Dao Ancestors of the Nüwa camp all looked surprised.

"I despise traitors most," Zhou Yu said.

"Well, although Yuan Lao stands over there, he never killed anyone on our side; perhaps we should give him a chance to live," a Dao Ancestor spoke, being one enslaved by Yuan Lao.

Nevertheless, when this Dao Ancestor said so, no one thought it wrong; others simply assumed he still couldn't let go of his ties with Yuan Lao.

On the other side, Yuan Lao immediately learned of Zhou Yu's demand for the Wu Jian camp to surrender him.

"This You Cang Ancestor God actually looks down on me?" Yuan Lao guessed that perhaps You Cang Ancestor God found him displeasing and used this chance to kill him.

"Looks like I have no choice but to act!" Yuan Lao shook his head.

At this moment, he no longer hesitated; his thought stirred.

Instantly, an invisible wave of mental power radiated outward from him, spreading across the entire battlefield.

"Finally, he took action."

Zhou Yu's true self and second primordial spirit, who had been goofing off, immediately detected this fluctuation.

At this moment, Patriarch Bodhi, who had been hiding in the deep spacetime around the battlefield, suddenly froze.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Figures appeared one after another at various points in the surrounding spacetime.

"You Cang's second primordial spirit? And Qian Yu Dao Ancestor? So many?"

Patriarch Bodhi was startled; he roughly counted and found there were actually thirty‑six.

Apart from the fifteen second primordial spirit clones scavenging in chaos that hadn't made it back in time and the true self clone trapped in a mysterious space, all of Zhou Yu's other clones had now arrived.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Zhou Yu's myriad clones, together with his true self and second primordial spirit on the battlefield, instantly appeared before each enslaved True God Dao Ancestor.

Boom!

Each of Zhou Yu's clones poured their vast mental power into these True God Dao Ancestors' bodies.

The moment Old Man Yuan made his move was precisely the moment he sought to utterly erase the minds of these True God Dao Ancestors; normally, these long‑enslaved True God Dao Ancestors would have no ability to resist.

But now Zhou Yu's mental power surged in to help, changing everything.

"The stronger one's self‑emotions, the more likely they are to wake up; after all, I am only at the fifth level of mental power, and all I can do is guide and assist them."

At this moment Zhou Yu stared at a True God Dao Ancestor, and he could not guarantee how many of these True God Dao Ancestors would succeed.

"What are these? You Cang's second primordial spirit? Does Qian Yu Dao Ancestor have clones too?" The other awakened powerhouses of Nüwa's camp were shocked.

With so many clones, no one in the Three Realms had known about them.

"Ah!! Old Man Yuan!!"

Suddenly Gong Gong let out a low roar, his divine power erupting ferociously, his gaze swiftly shifting from indifferent to fierce.

"Gong Gong, he is actually the first to break free of control."

Zhou Yu looked at him, feeling quite surprised in his heart.

At this moment, a Dao Ancestor suddenly unleashed power, launching a killing strike at Zhou Yu's true self clone while also shooting toward Old Man Yuan.

Zhou Yu immediately understood that this Dao Ancestor had failed; his mind had been completely obliterated by Old Man Yuan.

"Spacetime Domain."

Zhou Yu directly deployed the Spacetime Domain technique, preventing this Dao Ancestor from approaching Old Man Yuan.

"Gong Gong, seize him." Zhou Yu said to the newly awakened Gong Gong.

Gong Gong gave Zhou Yu a deep look, then without hesitation burst forth in speed, charging at that Dao Ancestor.

Boom!

Gong Gong extended his huge hand, instantly erupting with power far surpassing his earlier entanglement with Old Man Yuan—absolutely a top‑tier Ancestor God.

At this moment, Nüwa's camp fell into slight chaos; the sudden mishaps completely exceeded their expectations.

Even more chaotic was the Unceasing Camp's side.

They had already suffered heavy losses, with only over fifty True God Dao Ancestors remaining, yet at this moment thirty‑one of them suddenly erupted in power and turned on their own comrades.

Instantly, many Heavenly Gods and True Immortals fell, each True God Dao Ancestor being slaughtered.

"No!!!"

Feng Mo, Master Huanmu, and the others' eyes turned red; they instantly reached out to seize those erupting True God Dao Ancestors, but at this moment a whisk suddenly appeared, easily blocking the attack from the Unceasing Gate's side.

At this moment, Old Man Yuan displayed strength that had fully reached the top‑tier Ancestor God level.

With his true form, his power reached the top‑tier Ancestor God level, making him the first on the battlefield to do so.

"Old Man Yuan?" At this moment Feng Mo and Master Huanmu fixed him with a gaze full of killing intent.

"Hmph."

Old Man Yuan's gaze was equally icy.

Although the Unceasing Camp's side was progressing smoothly, Nüwa's camp encountered an accident, a major surprise completely beyond his expectation.

"You Cang Ancestor God!"

"Qian Yu Dao Ancestor!"

"You two have long noticed me? You both are actually at the fifth level of mental power? Who exactly are you?" Old Man Yuan stared fixedly at the two; by this point he could not fail to realize what had happened.

Zhou Yu, however, did not answer; he simply focused on using his mental power to aid those True God Dao Ancestors of Nüwa's camp in breaking free of control.

Meanwhile, on Nüwa's camp side, the dazed powerhouses gradually began to come to their senses.

It is quite obvious that, had it not been for the sudden appearance of countless clones of You Cang Ancestor God and Qian Yu Dao Ancestor, their side would likely not be much better off than the Unceasing Camp; they would probably likewise see large numbers of True God Dao Ancestors and Heavenly Gods True Immortals die in an instant.

"What on earth happened?" the Sanqing Daoist frowned.

"I'll explain."

Suddenly, the previously frowning Fu Xi spoke up.

Fu Xi, too, had broken free of control.

"It is Old Man Yuan; his mental power techniques are terrifyingly strong, he has been controlling me to relay information to him, and I even thought this was perfectly natural! At the final moment, he sought to utterly annihilate my mind, but Qian Yu's appearance allowed me to escape that control." As Fu Xi spoke, everyone in Nüwa's camp felt a chill run down their spines.

"Mental control—what a vicious method!"

Moreover, Nüwa's camp actually had nearly forty True God Dao Ancestors afflicted?

No, in the previous battle Nüwa's camp also lost several True God Dao Ancestors; the number affected should exceed forty.

The Unceasing Camp, meanwhile, only has more, not less.

Many have died, leaving only thirty‑one.

Actually, it's because the old man Yuan had previously known that Zhou Yu, who was about to reach the Ancestor God peak level, would arrive at the battlefield, and he deliberately let the True God Dao Ancestors he had enslaved evade, so ultimately it resulted that, among the remaining True God Dao Ancestors of Nüwa's camp, actually about half were enslaved.

"Fuxi's clan being awake is partly thanks to me, but also because your own mind is strong enough." Zhou Yu's true self clone said this at that moment.

"Where are You Cang, Qian Yu, and the True God Dao Ancestors who haven't regained consciousness?" Sanqing Daoist couldn't help asking.

"Their minds have been completely obliterated; at this moment I can't think of any way to save them, perhaps only a true master of mind power flow could do something." Zhou Yu shook his head.

Upon hearing this, the people of Nüwa's camp felt both angry and relieved.

They were angry because, just a moment ago, eleven True God Dao Ancestors couldn't hold up and actually started attacking their own people; although they were all stopped by Zhou Yu who had been prepared, they might already be beyond saving.

But they were even more relieved that, without You Cang and Qian Yu's strategizing, their losses at this point would have been immeasurable.

And while everyone was speaking, on the other side—

Boom—

The void of the Three Realms trembled, a large amount of chaotic power was drawn in, and the old man Yuan together with thirty-one True God Dao Ancestors of the Wujian camp formed a towering great formation.

The Black Lotus Formation, which comes from the hand of the Black Lotus God Emperor at the peak of the World God.

This formation is extremely terrifying, and it is also the old man Yuan's greatest reliance for lurking in the Three Realms and seizing the heart of the world.

"Damn, with fewer True God Dao Ancestors from Nüwa's side, this formation's power has weakened greatly." The old man Yuan's expression was grim.

If there were enough True God Dao Ancestors, with his mind power skill, at this moment controlling this formation, even among Ancestor God peaks he would be considered extremely strong, at least comparable to Zhou Yu's You Cang clone at its peak.

But now, it's only comparable to the Lord of Heart Demons, and only in direct strength; in terms of survivability, it's still inferior to the Lord of Heart Demons.

"Fortunately, the true self of You Cang Ancestor God has almost exhausted his divine power, his second primordial spirit clone, judging by the aura, is merely a Second-level Ancestor Immortal, and Qian Yu Dao Ancestor's clones are also merely Second-level Ancestor Immortals; I hope I still have a chance after leaving the Three Realms." The old man Yuan thought to himself.

Even with many clones, if power cannot be unified into one, it's useless.

Of course, the old man Yuan at this moment also didn't dare hope to destroy the Three Realms and obtain the heart of the world.

He understands that if these natives fight desperately, he might not be able to withstand them at this moment.

Better to leave first and then make long-term plans.

The old man Yuan retreated while thinking.

"Old man Yuan, do you still want to leave?" Feng Mo, Huan Mu Zhu Ren and others all rushed up, they were truly frenzied at this moment.

The entire Wujian camp now has fewer than ten True God Dao Ancestors left, and True God True Immortals have also lost more than half; how could they not be frenzied?

"You lot, still want to block me?" The old man Yuan controlled the black lotus leaves of the great formation; the power generated by the leaves lightly striking was enough that Feng Mo and Huan Mu Zhu Ren could not resist.

"You Cang Ancestor God, Sanqing, Sui Ren Shi, are you really going to watch this old man Yuan leave the Three Realms?" Feng Mo shouted from afar.

"Of course not."

Sanqing Daoist's eyes were icy cold; he remotely controlled the Slay Immortal Sword Formation and killed his way over.

But the Slay Immortal Sword Formation striking the Black Lotus Grand Formation caused no damage to it.

"Sanqing, you're far behind."

The old man Yuan sneered coldly.

"All together."

At this moment, many True God Dao Ancestors of Nüwa's camp each controlled formations and rushed over, but the old man Yuan's Black Lotus Grand Formation is indeed tough enough; attacks below the Ancestor God peak level cannot truly harm him, no matter how many.

"These natives of Nüwa's camp are utterly insignificant." The old man Yuan had been paying attention to Zhou Yu's many clones all along.

In the Three Realms, the old man Yuan had always been scheming against others; this time he was schemed against by Zhou Yu, and he naturally realized that Zhou Yu is the most terrifying.

And at this moment, Zhou Yu finally moved.

"Form the formation."

Zhou Yu's true self clone let out a low shout, and immediately his other thirty-five clones flew over.

All thirty-six clones erupted with the mana of a Second-level Ancestor Immortal.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

In the chaos, a vast amount of power was drawn by Zhou Yu into the formation.

"What, a formation that draws chaotic power?" The old man Yuan felt a jolt in his heart.

Formations of the Three Realms all draw heavenly and earthly power; even Nüwa's clan-sealing formation is like that.

But Zhou Yu's formation actually draws chaotic power.

"My formation dao is skilled at drawing power." Zhou Yu thought to himself; after all, in that mysterious space he had clear formation guidance.

By comprehending the formation within that mysterious space, Zhou Yu created this great formation that draws chaotic power.

"Chaotic power is boundless and endless; just drawing a little is already terrifying." Zhou Yu felt the power of this formation at this moment; this vast power far exceeds his Ancestor God divine power, even if he displays the Dark Star Divine Power it is still far inferior.

This is normal; Zhou Yu's formation may not be as exquisite as the old man Yuan's Black Lotus Grand Formation.

But he after all uses thirty-six Second-level Ancestor Immortals as the formation base, which is far stronger than the old man Yuan's thirty-one ordinary True God Dao Ancestors, by who knows how much.

Of course, no matter how powerful a formation is, it must also be able to exert its power.

Previously, Zhou Yu found it difficult to fully mobilize all the power of this formation, but now his mind power has reached the fifth level and he has mastered extremely high mind power usage techniques.

The key is that the thirty-six Second-level Ancestor Immortals forming the formation base are all himself, and all possess fifth-level mind power.

Under these circumstances, no matter how massive the power, he can easily mobilize it.

"Three Absolute Swords."

With a thought, Zhou Yu instantly saw three divine swords fly out from the interior of one of his clones; these are the famed weapons of a First-level Ancestor Immortal "Three Absolute Sword Ancestor" from the World Prison.

The Three Absolute Swords possess tremendous power, containing six layers of chaotic prohibitions, second only to the Slay Immortal Sword Formation.

Of course, for Zhou Yu at this moment, this weapon is merely a slight embellishment, unable to give him a qualitative leap, after all the power of this formation is truly too strong.

"Go!"

Zhou Yu controlled the Three Absolute Swords—one gold, one white, one crystal—three divine swords merging into one, transforming into a vast sword light that cleaved the void.

"Block it." The old man Yuan immediately controlled a lotus leaf in the Black Lotus Grand Formation to resist.

Whoosh—

The sword light struck the lotus leaf, silently; the lotus leaf was pierced through, and the sword light whooshed straight into the black lotus.

"Become this strong? How is that possible?" the source old man couldn't believe.

Hiss!

The sword light collided with the source old man's divine body.

The source old man's divine body was also superb, tempered to rival an innate supreme treasure, but at that moment the sword light paused slightly and pierced through his divine body.

The divine sword went back and forth.

The source old man was annihilated into dust, and at the last moment a trace of fear arose in his heart.

Source old man, dead!

And the True God Dao Ancestors who formed the great formation of the Hell Gate also, at this moment, one after another had their true spirits scatter and die.

"The thunder god and they are all dead."

At this moment, Gonggong and the others waved their hands, and instantly corpses appeared there; these were the True God Dao Ancestors who had previously failed to awaken and been captured.

"They were enslaved by the source old man; with the source old man's death, they naturally died as well." the Sanqing Daoist shook his head and said.

"You need not think too much; this is their tribulation."

"It is also our tribulation; fortunately, we have Qian Yu and You Cang." At this moment, the many rescued True God Dao Ancestors all looked toward Zhou Yu, who had just dispelled the great formation.

Each of their hearts was now filled with gratitude; this was no longer something a mere lifesaver could describe. Without Zhou Yu, they would even have turned their poisonous hands against their own brothers and disciples.

The miserable state of the Hell Gate was vividly before their eyes.

"You Cang, Qian Yu Dao Ancestor, please accept my bow."

Each True God Dao Ancestor now bowed and gave thanks from the heart.

"The Three Realms are also my homeland; since I know the source old man's background, I naturally will not stand by, so you need not stand on ceremony." Zhou Yu's true self said.

"Qian Yu, I feel ashamed; I even once doubted your identity." At this moment, someone also spoke up to apologize.

All that Qian Yu Dao Ancestor has done truly surpasses anyone, and he has also suffered much injustice.

"Back then, it involved too much, so I didn't want to say more." Zhou Yu laughed: "Now I can tell you: I became a Dao Ancestor relying on spatial Celestial Dao."

"Spatial Celestial Dao?" Everyone heard and were shocked.

"Qian Yu, have you been to other chaotic worlds?" a Dao Ancestor asked.

"Look at my and my master's various incarnations; what do you notice?" Zhou Yu suddenly said.

At this moment, everyone quickly realized.

"You Cang's second primordial spirit has 18 incarnations, and Qian Yu, your true self and second primordial spirit together total only 20; do you have other incarnations outside the Three Realms?" the Sanqing Daoist asked.

"Yes, I have long had incarnations that left the Three Realms."

Hearing this, everyone suddenly understood, and their doubts vanished.

"However, I also discovered something in the chaos." Zhou Yu said:

"The source old man's true identity should be that of the 'Heart God General' of the Black Lotus Empire in the Great Mo Realm, and moreover, it is merely the second primordial spirit of that Heart God General."

"What? The source old man is still alive?" The eyes of many great powers in the Three Realms all surged with killing intent.

"Qian Yu Dao Ancestor, you say the source old man is still alive?" Suddenly, a voice came.

The Wind Demon and the Owner of Huan Wood both looked this way.

Everything Zhou Yu just said was not concealed; they naturally knew it as well.

"I've said all that needs to be said; whether it's true or false, you judge for yourselves." Zhou Yu didn't say more.

Upon hearing this, the Wind Demon and the Owner of Huan Wood both understood; since Zhou Yu said so, it was likely true.

"May I ask, Qian Yu Dao Ancestor, what is the strength of the source old man's true self?" the Wind Demon asked.

"Stronger than his second primordial spirit." Zhou Yu looked at the two and said: "Do you want to go take revenge? Your strength is probably far from enough."

"To go to the Great Mo Realm, one must pass through that terrifying vortex passage." the Owner of Huan Wood said.

"I and the Wind Demon are not afraid of death now, but it would be too unjust for those heavenly gods and True Immortals to follow us to their deaths; ladies and gentlemen, could you let them stay in the Three Realms?"

Upon hearing this, many Dao Ancestors in the Three Realms fell into contemplation.

To be frank, the Hell Gate's current strength is less than one-tenth; it's indeed miserable to the extreme, and even if they stayed, they couldn't stir up any waves.

However, the people also made no decision, but instead sent a voice transmission to inquire of Zhou Yu's true self and You Cang's incarnation.

At this moment, Zhou Yu's two incarnations hold too high a status in the Three Realms; this matter must be decided by him.

"Staying is also possible, but you must all establish lifeblood oaths." Zhou Yu looked at the Wind Demon and the Owner of Huan Wood and said:

"Furthermore, if you truly reach the Great Mo Realm, do not rush to act, for that would only scare the snake; first covertly gather intelligence, wait for my news, wait a while, and I will personally go kill the Heart God General."

"Lifeblood oath?" the Wind Demon said: "I have heard of lifeblood oaths, but it's said you need an oath stone to establish one, right?"

"I naturally have an oath stone." Zhou Yu's thought moved, and instantly a black-and-white stone appeared there.

This was obtained from the body of the Three Absolutes Sword Ancestor of the World Prison.

"I also have one." Zhou Yu's You Cang incarnation also laughed and took out a bluish-green stone.

This was obtained from the body of the Thorn-Cultivating Great Devil God.

"Oath stone?"

The mighty ones of Nüwa's camp also had their eyes light up upon seeing these two stones.

"I've long heard that in chaos, powers that can maintain unity rely on the oath stone."

"If that's the case, we might as well also establish an oath, so that the Three Realms will no longer have internal warfare."

"Good."

Everyone agreed; this is indeed the best method.

"Haha, this way the Three Realms will truly be at peace," everyone laughed.

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