Chapter 466: Both Sides Suffer

"Crack—"

The firmament shattered, and the heavenly tribulation gave Hua Changxi no time to react.

The first purple lightning python, like a pillar supporting the sky, carrying the killing will of the Heavenly Dao, smashed fiercely onto Hua Changxi's dharma image.

"Boom—"

The thousand-zhang fire shadow shattered into pieces instantly, flames splashing everywhere like a meteor shower falling into the Ghost Realm.

The fire person staggered backward, the Ghost Infant River beneath her feet pressed into a giant depression, the black water boiling and evaporating.

Before the fire person could stabilize her figure, the second lightning python followed closely, forming a pincer attack with the first heavenly thunder.

"Boom—"

The two heavenly thunders directly blasted Hua Changxi's dharma image into smithereens, transforming it into a sky full of fire rain.

Her true body fell from mid-air like a kite with a broken string, fresh blood spraying wildly from her mouth, the skin all over her body blasted into a bloody mess, and purple lightning still "hissing" and crackling in the charred wounds, constantly eroding her flesh.

Even more terrifying was that the lightning power of the python had also penetrated into her dantian and sea of consciousness.

The dantian sea of Qi was stirred into a stormy sea by the lightning, and in an instant, the spiritual power in Hua Changxi's body surged out of control.

Fortunately, the Shennong Cauldron was guarding the depths of Hua Changxi's sea of consciousness. The Shennong Cauldron shook slightly, emitting an ancient green light, dispersing the invading lightning python, so she did not completely lose consciousness.

Sensing the "must-kill" intent in the heavenly thunder, Hua Changxi forcefully took a breath, burned her essence blood, transformed into a Zhu Que firebird, and fled rapidly toward the direction of the Ghost Fire Token.

However, the heavenly tribulation had no intention of letting her go.

The third heavenly thunder was even more violent than the first two.

In the clouds, purple lightning brewed and churned. A moment later, a thousand-zhang lightning dragon poked its head out of the clouds, its eyes ferocious, locking onto Hua Changxi firmly.

At this moment, the entire Ghost Realm forbidden grounds, and even most of the Nine Netherworlds, were illuminated by the lightning dragon.

Everywhere in the Nine Netherworlds, countless tribes looked up at the sky, all shocked and trembling in their souls by the "execution" intent wafting from the lightning dragon.

On the city wall of Zhongmen Pass, the worry in Wei Zhenjie's eyes was almost overflowing. At this moment, he was both anxious and angry.

"How can she be so ignorant! To actually use Red Lotus Karma Fire at the source of the Ghost Clan!"

Seeing his master so uncomposed, Chu Junyi was extremely surprised, but he didn't ask much. At this moment, his heart and mind were also tied to that firebird.

Could she survive under the Heavenly Punishment?

"Boom—"

That lightning dragon that illuminated the Nine Netherworlds finally fell!

The lightning light was like a pillar, a hundred zhang in diameter, as if it wanted to split the entire world open.

"Can't dodge..."

Hua Changxi sensed in despair that she could not avoid this heavenly thunder. The lightning dragon had locked onto not just her flesh, but also her aura and soul. No matter where she fled, this heavenly thunder would follow like a shadow.

At the same time, she also clearly sensed—the arrival of the Grim Reaper!

Was she about to be blasted to death?

Was she about to die?

About to die?

No!

A thick fighting spirit suddenly appeared in Hua Changxi's eyes. A second ago she was in despair, but suddenly she looked up at the sky resolutely, her face carrying a will that would rather break than bend. She summoned the Zhu Que bone from the Shennong Cauldron, burned her essence blood, and activated the Zhu Que bone.

"Boom—"

The third heavenly thunder fell. Seeing Hua Changxi about to be swallowed by the lightning, everyone in the Nine Netherworlds thought Hua Changxi was doomed.

However, the next moment, a dazzling scarlet flame soared into the sky, and a Zhu Que shadow that covered the sky and sun rose up.

The Zhu Que spread its wings, every feather burning with scorching flames, colliding fiercely with the lightning dragon!

"Boom—"

Fire light and lightning light intertwined, and heaven and earth lost their sound.

At the center of the fire and lightning, a firebird staggered out, as if it had used up its last bit of strength, and fled rapidly toward the location of the Ghost Fire Token.

"Zhu Que?!!!"

Seeing the Zhu Que shadow, the various tribes of the Nine Netherworlds were all stunned.

If they had previously thought that it was a human who had broken the prohibition, trespassed into the Ghost Realm, and done something to anger the Ghost King; now, looking at the Zhu Que shadow, they felt that it must be the Ghost Clan that had committed a disaster, which was why the Zhu Que had come in person!

At the Nine Passes of the Demon Prison, seeing the Zhu Que shadow appear, everyone confirmed that the person who had broken into the Ghost Realm was the Lingguang Hall Master.

The appearance of the Zhu Que shadow not only shook the Nine Netherworlds but also made the heavenly tribulation fall silent.

"Boom boom boom—"

The Zhu Que shadow resisted the lightning dragon's strike, and both dissipated at the same time.

The next moment, lightning rain and fire rain fell on the Ghost Infant River, each drop containing terrifying lightning and fire power, and wherever it landed, it created a deep pit.

"Almost there..."

"Just a little bit more..."

Hua Changxi's consciousness was already a bit blurry, supported entirely by a single obsession. The blood cage was right before her eyes. She saw the hope of survival and exerted her strength again.

However, how could the Heavenly Dao tolerate provocation?

"Boom—"

The fourth heavenly thunder carried the wrath of thunder, falling more violently than the third.

The lightning dragon reached Hua Changxi's head in the blink of an eye.

At the critical moment, Hua Changxi grabbed and activated the Ghost Fire Token. The bloodline chains born from the well tightened instinctively, and with a "whoosh," they pulled the Ghost Fire Token and Hua Changxi away.

"Boom—"

Hua Changxi had just been pulled away by the bloodline chains the moment before, and the next moment, the heavenly thunder struck down.

The heavenly thunder struck the boundary wall.

The power of the Heavenly Punishment penetrated the crack in the boundary wall, causing the crack to shake violently. The crack seemed unable to withstand this power, ripples appearing on its surface, as if it might collapse at any moment.

However, this power was still mostly rebounded and offset by the barrier between the two worlds, with only a small portion wafting into the human world along the spatial crack.

Consequently, above the Ghost Fire Well in Nanxiang County, black clouds rolled in like a tsunami.

In an instant, everyone in Nanxiang County felt the sky go dark.

Then came the strong winds, lightning, and thunder.

"Hum—"

Amidst the lightning, the shadow of a giant black tower suddenly appeared.

Once the giant tower appeared, everyone felt a mountain-like restrictive force.

At first, the giant tower was a bit blurry, and people couldn't see it clearly, but slowly, the giant tower became clearer, and the prison cells, ghost locks, and other objects inside were gradually revealed...

"That is..."

In Lingguang Hall, all the Zhu Que soldiers looked up at the giant tower shadow that appeared in the sky, their hearts trembling with fear.

Compared to others, the moment the Zhu Que soldiers saw the giant tower, they clearly sensed the restrictive and judgmental power emitted by it.

The Military Prison!!!

Yun You and other Lingguang Hall managers looked at each other with grave expressions, swallowing their saliva in fear.

Once the Military Prison appeared in the world, the discipline of the Zhu Que Army would no longer be just a piece of paper!

In the Ghost Realm forbidden grounds, the tribulation clouds dissipated, the shaking of the crack slowly subsided, and the boundary wall returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.

However, Ghost Mother Mountain was still shaking, and on the Ghost Infant River, there was still unextinguished Karma Fire.

In the burning of the Karma Fire, the black water boiled, ghost shadows wailed, and even though the Ghost King tried his best, a large area of the river had turned into a sea of fire.

The Ghost King watched the river water constantly evaporating and the Ghost Clan members still constantly being reduced to ash, his face full of despair.

He was a sinner of the Ghost Clan!

If he had released that Zhu Que descendant earlier, she would not have used the Red Lotus Karma Fire.

As long as the Karma Fire was not extinguished, the origin of the Ghost Realm would be severely damaged, and at that time, the development of the entire Ghost Clan would be restricted.

Among the various tribes of the Nine Netherworlds, the Ghost Clan would become the bottom-tier existence.

The Ghost King stood by the Ghost Infant River, his face pale. After a long silence, a look of resolution flashed in his eyes.

It was his fault!

Now, let this body protect the origin of the Ghost Realm!

The Ghost King let out a long roar toward the sky, the ghost energy around his body surging frantically, and then he actually began to burn his own Ghost King soul, and then, he jumped directly into the Karma Fire.

"Boom—"

The moment the Ghost King's ghost body came into contact with the Karma Fire, it erupted with blindingly strong light.

His ghost soul transformed into a sky full of black rain, pouring onto the Karma Fire.

Wherever the black rain passed, the Karma Fire hissed, gradually extinguishing.

The black water of the Ghost Infant River condensed again, but it had lost its former luster, becoming muddy and unbearable.

Slowly, the Ghost Realm forbidden grounds fell silent.

Only the lingering charred smell in the air proved that a world-shaking battle had taken place here.

The Ghost Realm was quiet, but other parts of the Nine Netherworlds were boiling.

The Ghost King burned his ghost soul and returned to the Ghost Infant River; the Zhu Que descendant suffered Heavenly Punishment, life or death unknown.

This life-and-death battle, where both sides suffered, could be said to be the most intense battle that had broken out since the recovery of spiritual energy.

Before this, in order to develop and strengthen their own power, all parties had exercised restraint no matter how they fought or snatched things in their daily lives.

But with this beginning, where would future developments lead? ===== CHAPTER 467 =====