Chapter 37: Five-Person Melee, Strength Gap

When preparing for the great war on the Bei Fang Continent, the great war in Yunmeng Marsh also began.

Now Qi and Taiyi, among others, have grim expressions.

Nüwa said that Taiyi and Di Jun, being lone yin, do not give birth, and lone yang does not grow; Taiyi and Di Jun said that the beings under Fuxi's command are like puppets on strings.

Qi said that the beings under Nüwa's command are ignorant of civilization, and Fuxi said that Qi's world lacks vitality.

Now we are on the verge of taking action; it just depends on whether there is a fuse.

"What use is it for us to speak here? Why not each evolve a world, and let the beings within decide the victor?"

Qi proposed again.

Everyone praised the idea.

This time, instead of evolving the Dao together, each opened their own small world.

And they continually accelerated its time flow; after a thousand years, a world full of various characteristics came into being.

The beings inside were all lifeforms carefully designed and created by each.

With the sound of the Tranquil Heart Bell, the passages to the five worlds opened, and war broke out in the small worlds.

Taiyi is not skilled in the way of creation; his small world shattered immediately, becoming one of the battlefields of the other worlds.

Seeing that Taiyi did not act, everyone's hearts eased a little.

Little did they know, Taiyi was thinking of merely enduring for a moment; as long as they gave him a reason, or mocked him with a sentence, he would act!

No matter who mocked whom, he would strike; as long as he defeated them all, he would not consider himself defeated.

Right after the defeat came Qi; his world's beings had the highest cultivation, but their numbers were always too few, and they were destroyed by a combined attack.

The world created by Di Jun was the best managed, but unfortunately its interior was not peaceful.

Nüwa's world had numerous beings and strong strength, but it was severely divided.

Fuxi's world was united, but its numbers and strength were merely average.

Seeing Qi eliminated, Di Jun chuckled and said:

"Qi, if the strength of top-tier combat power cannot create a gap, then the final victor may not be the strongest!"

Upon hearing this, Qi had not yet reacted, but Taiyi had already moved.

"Oh, I don't think so!"

True Solar Fire fell, burning three worlds to ashes.

Nüwa furrowed her brows:

"How could it come to this? After all, they are beings, they have life."

"For a world that is about to perish due to accelerated time, I merely let them escape early; besides, they originally existed because of Dao discussion."

Seeing this, everyone knew they had to act.

Hearing these words, Nüwa's anger flared, and she struck first.

Actually, everyone knows Taiyi's statement is quite correct; this world's survival is precisely because they have acted to sustain it.

But everyone's current cultivation cannot sustain him indefinitely; thus what awaits him later will inevitably be the end of the world's life.

Taiyi's words are quite right, but he harbors anger and is too blunt.

However, the most important thing now is to preserve oneself first.

Five Spirit Pearls hurled at Taiyi, but were easily blocked by the Chaos Bell.

The sound wave spread, sweeping everyone into it.

The melee began.

Qi wielded the World-Opening White Jade Node and attacked Taiyi, but was blocked by Di Jun.

The clear light of the World-Opening White Jade Node fell, and the defense of the River Chart and Luo Book was easily broken.

This is the true power of the World-Opening White Jade Node against enemies; it has no other special effects, but specializes in breaking the spiritual light of treasures.

Standing upon the Primordial Twelve-Grade Pure World White Lotus, Qi stands in an invincible position.

The Water Splendor Awakening World Drum was lightly struck, and Purple Sky Divine Thunder filled the entire space; between heaven and earth, only the sound of lightning and thunder could be heard.

Regardless of friend or foe, Taiyi, Fuxi, and Nüwa were also among the attackers.

Under the Boundless Umbrella, the spiritual light used for protection was struck and swayed on the verge of falling; Nüwa only felt her mana draining away like a tide.

She couldn't help but silently curse: "When fighting fierce beasts, why is there never such power!"

When facing fierce beasts, Qi also found it difficult; if the World-Opening White Jade Node could not serve as the array's eye, he would not have placed the Water Splendor Awakening World Drum there.

The Water Splendor Awakening World Drum is the strongest destructive means in the melee; this is something the World-Opening White Jade Node cannot match.

The main efficacy of the World-Opening White Jade Node still lies in one-on-one combat.

Taiyi's Chaos Bell rang, and its mighty sound wave directly swept away all the Purple Sky Divine Thunder.

It also directly shattered the protective measures of Nüwa and Fuxi, and Di Jun was furthermore directly blasted onto the wall condensed by the formation.

When Di Jun was attacked, his incredulous gaze was even more dazzling than the swaying True Solar Fire on his body.

Taiyi, however, paid no heed and directly rushed to kill Qi.

In the process, he did not forget to use techniques, transforming into three strands of True Solar Fire to attack Nüwa and Fuxi, and even Di Jun could not escape.

Nüwa was still alright, possessing many spiritual treasures and suffering no major harm, but Di Jun and Fuxi fared much worse.

Their primordial spiritual treasures, not known for combat, were actually repelled by a single technique of his.

They glanced at each other, realizing their situation was dire; it would be better for the two to join forces, at least to avoid suffering a great loss.

The Heavenly Snake Staff transformed into a giant python that attacked Taiyi, halting his move to strike Qi.

Facing the giant python, Taiyi merely gave it a cold glance and said:

"Noisy."

A strand of True Solar Fire ignited spontaneously on the python's body, while he lightly struck the Chaos Bell.

The bell sound condensed into a line, directly shattering the giant python transformed from the Heavenly Serpent Staff, knocking it back to its original form, and the spiritual light dimmed.

Nüwa did not hesitate further; the Boundless Umbrella condensed light, which hung down from the umbrella surface, forming strings of flowing beads that protected her.

In an instant, the flowing beads on the Boundless Umbrella swayed continuously, spiritual light flashing, blocking this strike, yet it had become extremely dim.

Nüwa did not expect that, even without using his Dharma Form, Taiyi's attack would be so sharp, leaving her somewhat horrified.

Taiyi paid no further heed to Nüwa; the sound line condensed from the Chaos Bell rang out again, attacking Qi.

At the same time, the Solar True Fire spread, clinging to any place that could burn; the protective formations kept flickering, as if they would break open in the next second.

Under the protection of the Primordial Twelve-Grade Pure World White Lotus, Qi suffered no harm, but the immense consumption of his divine power made him click his tongue.

Merely from this single strike, Qi's divine power was reduced by twenty percent.

The World-Opening White Jade Node and the Water Splendor Awakening World Drum were activated simultaneously; the all-pervading Purple Firmament Divine Thunder reappeared, colliding with the Solar True Fire, instantly shattering and scattering in all directions.

"Damn it, is the advantage of spiritual treasures really this great?"

Di Jun couldn't help but curse aloud.

He did not expect that, although all five were Taiyi Upper Gods, the gap in strength was so great that, without using his Golden Crow Dharma Form, he had utterly no power to retaliate.

He no longer intervened in the duel between Taiyi and Qi, flying toward Fuxi and Nüwa; the three joined forces to resist these Purple Firmament Divine Thunder and Solar True Fire.

Clearly they are top-tier defensive means of heaven and earth, yet in their hands they are scattered like beans, becoming tools to clear the field.

Nüwa also found it quite difficult; the Way of Creation is inherently not suited for combat, and although she possesses many Primordial Spiritual Treasures, she lacks a means that can decide the battle with a single blow.

Unlike Taiyi, who has the Chaos Bell, an offense-defense integrated tool with myriad uses.

Qi possesses the Primordial Twelve-Grade Pure World White Lotus, establishing an invincible position innately, and possesses the World-Opening White Jade Node for attack, such a rare dedicated combat-type Primordial Spiritual Treasure.

Meanwhile, Fuxi had long accepted the fact that his combat ability was average; on the contrary, among the three, his mindset was the most tranquil.

Di Jun at least still has the Golden Crow Dharma Form; his sister Nüwa is favored by heaven and earth, possessing many Primordial Spiritual Treasures, but he only has the Fuxi's zither, which benefits mental and spiritual cultivation, yet leaves him considerably weaker in combat.

Although its grade is high, being an Upper Grade Primordial Spiritual Treasure, its offensive power in combat is probably only that of a regular Medium Grade effect.

(End of Chapter)