Chapter 23: Defeated Escape

The great sun formed from the Golden Crow finally caught up with Chaos, bursting out with dazzling golden light.

Chaos's miserable scream echoed across Tian Ji.

Chaos's body was suffused with large amounts of bloody light and black mist, which gradually was refined by the great sun.

Where the two sides made contact, electricity filled the air, the scene of yin and yang clashing.

The Golden Crow's great sun gradually faded, and the light of the Sun Star once again poured onto the earth.

Taiyi finally revealed his form, letting everyone see the scene at this moment.

He kept opening his mouth to shout loudly, but no sound was transmitted.

The Golden Crow gradually disappeared, leaving only Taiyi's silhouette not far from Chaos.

"God-Defying?"

It was not because they did not want to continue, but because heaven and earth suddenly changed.

At the same time, black flames began to burn on the projection's body, and as the flames burned, the projection's aura grew ever stronger.

Just as the flowing light was about to enter the space tunnel, it suddenly stopped again.

After the tunnel disappeared, these willow branches continued to extend outward.

The killing and resentment qi between heaven and earth condensed into a large hand, which passed through space and grasped the fleeing Chaos in its hand.

Only see, willow branches stretched out from within the space tunnel, easily destroying the space tunnel.

"Good, I will first send you back to the great formation to rest properly."

The willow's extension showed no fluctuation despite the projection's words.

At this moment, the entire sky was filled with greenish willow branches and black flames.

"You beast, haven't you been muttering to yourself that you surpassed us? How are you again making this sorry posture?"

Being able to inflict heavy damage on it already achieves the goal; the crisis in Cloud Dream Marsh has been resolved.

Nüwa manipulated the Five Qiongchi Liguang Scissors, attacking Chaos and taking advantage of the opportunity to interfere with its recovery.

Only then did one see what changes in heaven and earth there were?

Only a single person's projection appeared before the two of them!

Only see, that person had black hair and black robes, bore a long spear, his black robe covered with myriad beast likenesses, seeming wild and ready to fly.

Two of the four wings were burned away, leaving only two withered, broken remnants hanging on his body.

Now the beast calamity has passed; the dead ferocious beasts will all turn into the future vitality of Cloud Dream Marsh.

Only see, the heavens and earth momentarily reeked with bloody wind, the sun and moon lost their light, and killing qi descended from the sky.

Nüwa then continually used the Five Elements Spirit Pearls to encircle, pursue, intercept, and block, and also used the Limitless Umbrella to ward off Chaos's occasional counterattacks.

Only after they had beaten Chaos's size down from hundreds of thousands of zhang to less than ten thousand did the two stop their hands.

Suddenly, the Peaceful Heart Bell actively rang its sound, causing the two's minds to calm.

Until the spear shattered, the blockade of branches was broken open a gap.

But likewise, it also grew increasingly dim.

Chaos's wounds began to heal quickly, but as it healed, its size and cultivation continually shrank and declined.

The long-running great formation was also a burden on Cloud Dream Marsh; now is also the time to completely set down the load.

Facing Qi's mockery, Chaos had no energy to refute; dodging the attacks of the pure divine light and the innate Five Elements Spirit Pearls had already exhausted his strength.

The gap expanded until it could accommodate Chaos's form, and the projection then threw Chaos out from the gap.

Only, the wings had not yet healed, so flight speed was somewhat slower.

The God-Defying projection grasped Chaos, flew toward the space tunnel, turned into a stream of light, and escaped into it.

Each time the five spirit pearls struck Chaos's body, they would tear his skin and rend his flesh.

The God-Defying projection did not turn its gaze toward the two, merely reaching forward to probe.

His nails easily pierced Chaos's skin, gripping onto its skull.

Only then did he turn his head to glance at Qi and Nüwa.

The spear's entire body was suffused with blood qi, surrounded by astonishing killing qi.

The spear's projection appeared again, continually attacking the willow branches, while the black flames also clung to the willow branches, hindering their growth.

Nüwa and Qi began to join forces, seriously confronting Chaos and continually inflicting harm upon it.

Only see, the third claw beneath the belly fiercely seized Chaos's head!

The remaining ferocious beasts around Cloud Dream Marsh were mostly burned by Taiyi's true fire.

Always growing on its own, although merely fine willow threads, crisscrossing, yet giving a feeling of sealing heaven and locking earth.

The doubtful one is Nüwa; the certain one is Qi.

"Let's go, return to Cloud Dream Marsh."

The crisis in Cloud Dream Marsh has been safely overcome; the great formation can also be closed.

And Chaos's condition is extremely gruesome.

Upon seeing this silhouette, Nüwa and Qi immediately retreated, pulling away the distance.

Just as they arrived, they saw Nüwa chasing after the diminished Chaos, striking it.

Qi and Nüwa dared not delay, swiftly flying toward Cloud Dream Marsh.

All six legs were burned down to the bone, the bones moreover covered with visible cracks.

Furthermore, the five spirit pearls were hurled at Chaos, enlarging the wounds on his body.

Qi instantly returned.

Clearly there is nothing in the sky, yet these willow branches seem as if they were growing there, possessing a strange sense of harmony, as if they were born that way.

Having finished speaking, Qi took Taiyi and flew into the great formation.

Seeing this scene, Qi eagerly used Pure Divine Light, adding some obstacles to Chaos's escape route.

But he said nothing, merely pointing the spear forward to open a spatial tunnel.

At this moment, Chaos's injuries had basically recovered, and its six legs were now sound.

Now Chaos stood on its six legs, running and dodging on the ground, using its wings only to gain speed.

A huge golden crow, with a third talon extending from its belly.

But the scene was shocking.

As the wings recovered, speed increased, but its size also grew smaller under Nüwa's attack.

The golden crow's plumage had dimmed considerably, no longer dazzling.

Shen Ni would certainly intervene.

Shen Ni's projection witnessed this, his expression darkened, he brandished his spear, killing intent like a storm sweeping heaven and earth.

"I have no strength left to fight; though I have severely wounded Chaos, its combat power is greatly reduced, yet it remains dangerous."

Taiyi said to Qi.

The Calm-heart Bell's chiming swayed, interfering with its cognition, causing it to often lose direction and drift away from Bei Fang.

Even the ferocious beasts that came from elsewhere were only scattered.

Nüwa and Qi also took the opportunity to flee through the gap opened by Shen Ni.

If observed carelessly, one's mind and spirit would surely be harmed; an ordinary person seeing it would be entangled by the six desires, their qi and blood withering.

If one could slay him before Shen Ni acts, that would also be good.

Skin dried and cracked, the body shrank by half; the cracked skin spewed Chaos energy, and occasionally a few strands of true solar fire burst forth.

The sea and sky tilted, huge waves rolled, killing intent sprang from nowhere, anger rose from the heart!

Qi knew he could not retain it this time, for the baleful beast's aura it carried was excessively vast.

The World-subduing White Jade Node's pure light flashed, continually striking Chaos's body; the wounds left allowed the accumulated heavenly and earthly qi within Chaos to leak out.

Over these years, the Cloud Dream Marsh has seen little development; the power of its water veins is mostly used in grand formations.

"Shen Ni!"

After Qi approached, Taiyi directly slumped beside him, his aura low, his complexion pale.

"First send me back to the grand formation to rest; in the coming few eons I likely cannot act."

The projection saw this, frowned, and said:

"Hollow Willow, Raising-eyebrows Daoist!"

PS: Thanks for the support of the big shot Upper Immortal Qitian; I'll ask the editor about future extra chapters, see what's suitable.

In thanks for the support of all readers, there should be another update later, just a bit later; everyone can check tomorrow morning.

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