Chapter 995: The Sword

The vibrations of three thousand great Dao swords converged into one, and the Sword of Primordial Eternal Creation echoed louder and more piercingly.

Wuuu!

In the blink of an eye, the furious sword hum surged outward like a tidal wave.

The tiger's roar of the Sacred Beast Bai Hu collided directly with the sword's hum.

The sonic waves clashed, and the Dao of the Sword and the Dao of Jin Zhi struck against each other.

This time, neither side gained the upper hand.

The two sonic waves held each other in stalemate for a time, then both subsided, leaving no further ripples.

The outcome of the tiger's roar slightly eased the Sacred Beast Bai Hu's tense heart.

Though his tiger's roar had not dominated, it had not been effortlessly crushed by Luo Fu as before—this gave the Sacred Beast Bai Hu a sliver of regained confidence.

Of course, only a sliver.

The successive clashes had made the Sacred Beast Bai Hu acutely aware of the gap between himself and Luo Fu.

Only now did the Sacred Beast Bai Hu realize how monstrous it was for someone to attain mastery over the Three Thousand Great Daos and fuse them into one while still in the Quasi-Saint Realm, capable of slaying a Saint.

If they fought fairly, the Sacred Beast Bai Hu admitted to himself that he could not even withstand Luo Fu's single strike.

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After Luo Fu and the Sacred Beast Bai Hu had clashed for so long, the gazes of all celestial deities gradually began to converge upon the Five Directions and Five Elements Small Heaven.

In fact, from the moment the Five Sacred Beasts had acted, the gazes of all celestial deities had already fixed upon the Five Directions and Five Elements Small Heaven.

Yet they had not anticipated that the Five Sacred Beasts had used the Five Directions and Five Elements Great Array to directly transport the Five Directions and Five Elements Small Heaven beyond the Heavenly Heavens.

This caused many great transcendents to temporarily lose track of the Five Directions and Five Elements Small Heaven.

However, the Five Directions and Five Elements Small Heaven was not small in size, and beyond the Heavenly Heavens lay vast enough space—it soon reappeared within the sight of all celestial deities.

That very moment coincided with the instant Xing Tian was rescued by Luo Fu.

Afterward, except for the few Saints, no other great transcendents could glimpse the scenes within the Five Directions and Five Elements Small Heaven.

After all, the Five Directions and Five Elements Small Heaven bore the power personally bestowed by Ancestor Hongjun.

Not even great transcendents could perceive it clearly; even Saints could only faintly sense the aura within, unable to discern what exactly transpired inside.

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The Heavenly Court.

"So, all Five Sacred Beasts are present—the Five Directions and Five Elements Great Array? Could such a terrifying array truly block even my vision? Who ultimately rescued Xing Tian? Could it be Luo Fu? Then is Luo Fu now trapped within the Five Directions and Five Elements Great Array?"

The Five Directions and Five Elements Small Heaven had never left the Jade Emperor's sight, but the moment he saw Xing Tian rescued, his view was filled only with a shimmering veil of five-colored light.

Thus, the Jade Emperor could not determine who had rescued Xing Tian.

Of course, the Jade Emperor quickly deduced who had acted.

Therefore, after the view into the Five Directions and Five Elements Small Heaven was blocked, the Jade Emperor immediately began searching the Heavenly Heavens for Luo Fu's figure.

As expected, Luo Fu's figure had vanished.

"This Five Directions and Five Elements Great Array is no ordinary thing—should a Saint fall into it, the odds of survival would be slim. I wonder what will become of Luo Fu—if he has no hidden cards, he may well perish within."

The Jade Emperor muttered involuntarily as his gaze returned to the Five Directions and Five Elements Small Heaven.

He did not immediately condemn Luo Fu to death.

Luo Fu had always appeared profoundly mysterious.

No one knew whether Luo Fu harbored any hidden trump cards.

Most importantly, Saint Tongtian and Lady Pingxin had not yet moved.

Since Luo Fu had subdued the Wu Clan, Lady Pingxin must stand behind him.

As long as these two Saints had not acted, Luo Fu remained safe for now.

If Luo Fu were truly in peril, Saint Tongtian and Lady Pingxin would surely intervene.

Especially Lady Pingxin—the Five Directions and Five Elements Small Heaven still trapped millions of Wu Clan warriors.

Those warriors were the very foundation of the Wu Clan; if the Five Directions and Five Elements Small Heaven could not be easily overcome, Lady Pingxin would at least attempt something.

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The Jade Void Palace.

"Five Sacred Beasts, the Five Directions and Five Elements Great Array—I never expected Master Yuanshi still held such a terrifying trump card!"

Feeling the tremor in his true spirit, Master Yuanshi's expression darkened.

The source of this tremor was precisely the Five Directions and Five Elements Small Heaven.

Initially, Master Yuanshi had not taken the Five Sacred Beasts seriously.

Merely a few Sub-Saints—they were no match for him.

After all, Master Yuanshi held the Pangu Banner.

The Pangu Banner was one of the few primordial supreme treasures of the Primordial Chaos.

Though due to his realm, Master Yuanshi had not yet fully subjugated the Pangu Banner,

he still wielded its power to surpass the combat strength of ordinary Saints.

Before the Western Two Saints developed the Ten Thousand Buddha Array, and before Saint Tongtian lost the Immortal-Slaying Sword Array,

among the Six Saints of the Primordial Chaos, Saint Tongtian was the strongest in combat.

The Immortal-Slaying Sword Array could not be broken unless four Saints joined forces—even the Supreme Saint could not defeat Saint Tongtian.

Second in strength was Supreme Saint.

Among the Six Saints, Supreme Saint possessed the highest realm and was the most mysterious.

He also wielded the primordial supreme treasure, the Taiji Map.

Without the Immortal-Slaying Sword Array, Saint Tongtian was no match for the Supreme Saint.

The third-ranked is Master Yuanshi.

Master Yuanshi also possesses a primordial supreme treasure, and it is a primordial supreme treasure of destruction.

Pingxin Niangniang ranks fourth.

She also possesses a primordial supreme treasure, the Qiankun Cauldron.

Although the Qiankun Cauldron is a supportive-type primordial supreme treasure, a primordial supreme treasure is still a primordial supreme treasure—even when used to smash opponents, it is stronger than ordinary top-grade primordial spiritual treasures.

The Two Western Saints are at the bottom.

Although the Two Western Saints' realm is no weaker than Master Yuanshi and Saint Tongtian, and is even significantly stronger than Pingxin Niangniang,

the gap in their spiritual treasures leaves their combat power inferior to the other four.

After the Divine Ranking War, and after the Two Western Saints established the Ten Thousand Buddhas Great Array, the strength hierarchy among the Six Saints of Honghuang changed considerably.

Saint Tongtian lost the Immortal-Slaying Array, his power no longer matches his former glory, and naturally cannot remain ranked first.

Therefore, the current top-ranked among the Six Saints of Honghuang is Saint Taishang.

As for the rankings after that, they are somewhat uncertain.

If the Two Western Saints unite, they can certainly rank second.

If they separate, it cannot be determined whether Saint Jieyin or Master Yuanshi is stronger.

Master Yuanshi possesses a primordial supreme treasure, and the Ten Thousand Buddhas Great Array is also equivalent to a primordial supreme treasure.

The difference between them mainly depends on their other methods.