Chapter 1258

"Hundred Herbs Wither Fist!"

The hundred herbs withered, the trees withered, Yao Sheng's body was like a deflated balloon, vitality rapidly draining away; even an immortal's infinite lifespan could not withstand such rapid loss of vitality—if this continued, he might fall into the Five Declines of Heaven and Man!

"【Vitality Stabilized】."

Yao Sheng again used Words Become Law, the rapidly draining vitality halted abruptly, making up for the body's deficit.

Time flowed again, returning to normal.

"Did time just stop?"

After Yao Sheng ordered time to stop, Lu Yang lost consciousness.

The Immortal Maiden and the senior sister should not be able to make time flow again.

Only Yao Sheng could do this.

Could time have stopped? Why would Yao Sheng let time flow again?

"It seems the latest Words Become Law overrides the previous effect, or perhaps the burden of two simultaneous commands is unbearable for Yao Sheng?"

Lu Yang analyzed: given the current situation, the Words Become Law Dao Fruit is not invincible—first, Yao Sheng cannot achieve effects like 【Defeat the Immortal Maiden】 or 【Open the Box World】; second, Words Become Law does not directly set rules but relies on other means to achieve its purpose; finally, in the same spacetime, Yao Sheng can only have one 【Rule】 active at a time.

That said, the Words Become Law Dao Fruit remains extraordinarily heaven-defying—based on Yao Sheng's few commands, it is equivalent to being able to use all Dao Fruits' abilities, which explains why the Four Ancient Immortals, even working together, could not defeat Yao Sheng.

Thus, the previous alteration of the timeline was also the result of Yao Sheng using the Words Become Law Dao Fruit.

"【You Are Abandoned by the Five Elements】."

Yao Sheng issued the command again; Lu Yang found the soil beneath his feet transformed into Xirang soil, more precious than the Xirang soil in the Medicine Garden of the Wen Dao Sect—it was the legendary Nine Heavens Xirang soil.

The Xirang soil loosened, saplings broke through the ground, and in the blink of an eye became towering heavenly trees!

"Jian Mu?!"

Ying Tian Xian and the others exclaimed in shock—the tree that burst from the ground was actually the primordial form of the Time Immortal, Jian Mu!

The Time Immortal's true form is the Jian Mu divine tree that reaches the heavens; plants and trees becoming spirits have always been astonishingly gifted, yet among all such plant and tree spirits, the Time Immortal could become the sole immortal, comprehend the Time Dao Fruit, and this is inseparably linked to the Jian Mu divine tree.

This sufficiently demonstrates the heaven-defying nature of Jian Mu—calling it a divine tree is no exaggeration.

And in heaven and earth, there is only one Jian Mu belonging to the Time Immortal.

Now Yao Sheng, through the power of Words Become Law, has actually conjured another Jian Mu tree!

Immediately afterward, an inconspicuous small stream appeared on the ground—this is the Weak Water River, which floats nothing, a natural sealing material.

And the Nine Heavens Xirang soil, upon encountering water, expands and absorbs the Weak Water River, colliding rapidly, also possessing sealing power!

Jian Mu grew wildly, entwining the Immortal Maiden; the Immortal Maiden tried to break free, but the expanding Nine Heavens Xirang soil spread along Jian Mu upward, tightly sealing the Immortal Maiden here, leaving only her head exposed.

The Immortal Maiden strained to struggle, yet found the seal formed by Jian Mu and Nine Heavens Xirang soil extraordinarily firm, difficult to break!

Then heavenly fire descended, burning the world; the essence of metal appeared out of thin air, evolving into various immortal artifacts—treasure cauldrons, gourds, palm fans, jade flutes...

Those abandoned by the Five Elements shall be punished by the Five Elements.

Ying Tian Xian and the others saw this scene, their expressions drastically changing; the Immortal Maiden could not dodge, only able to harden herself against the heavenly fire and the immortal artifacts evolved from the essence of metal.

No immortal, no matter how strong, could possibly harden against this blow!

Ying Tian Xian controlled the Lei Jie to shatter the immortal artifacts; these artifacts were equivalent to disposable items, not as hard as expected.

Immortal Jiu Chong used heaven and earth as a chessboard, defining heavenly fire as "Yang," and used pieces representing "Yin" to squeeze and neutralize the heavenly fire.

The Qilin Immortal transformed into its true form, roared through the universe, and struck the roots of Jian Mu!

Although the immortal artifacts and heavenly fire continuously disappeared, they also continuously reappeared, endless and unceasing; the roots of Jian Mu were protected by Nine Heavens Xirang soil, and when the Qilin Immortal touched the Xirang soil, the soil and Jian Mu began to grow upon him, seeking to seal him as well!

Finally, heavenly fire descended, immortal artifacts exploded, booming sounds never ceased, smoke and mist filled the air!

Suddenly, in the smoke and mist, an incomparable power erupted, dispersing the smoke and mist, blowing apart Jian Mu and Xirang soil, scattering debris everywhere!

The Immortal Maiden moved her limbs, her whole body emitting creaking sounds, revealing an expression of extreme, extreme comfort.

"Finally fully adapted to Yun Yatou's body—Yun Yatou, your body is truly hard to adapt to!"

"Immortal Maiden Senior, you flatter me."

Since her resurrection, the Immortal Maiden had never felt such comfort—even when fighting Huang Doudou and condensing her immortal body, it was not as comfortable as Yun Yatou's body.

Finally able to unleash her full strength!

"【False Show of Strength】."

Words Become Law activated, but the Immortal Maiden underwent no change.

Yao Sheng's face looked somewhat grim.

"Yao Sheng, it seems your Words Become Law cannot be directly used on me! Let's try again!"

"Since you didn't accept suicide last time, this time I'll just beat you to death!"

Having fully adapted to the new body, the Immortal Maiden was spirited, her qi and blood surged to the heavens, her whole body glowing, her black hair flowing with her qi and blood, heroic and spirited, full of confidence, possessing the beauty of a heaven-and-earth hero who asks, "Who else but me?"

Lu Yang's heart fluttered.

Golden immortal fists rained down like rain, displaying domineering aura, each strike brimming with killing intent; Yao Sheng also erupted a terrifying aura, power permeating, able to contend with the Immortal Maiden!

Qi and blood and immortal power flowed, making the battle situation extremely hard to discern!

Heaven collapsed and earth split, qi and blood and immortal power scattered!

The Immortal Maiden attacked only, never defended, beating Yao Sheng into continuous retreat, leaving him no chance to utter Words Become Law!

Yao Sheng again felt the urge to retreat, but what greeted him was the Immortal Maiden's even sharper fist!

The Immortal Maiden—Supreme and Sole!

The Immortal Maiden flowed with brilliant radiance, like the exquisite immortal of ancient legend, peerless in grace and beauty!

She took a deep breath, then unleashed her strongest strike since the battle began!

Boom!

Crack!

Yao Sheng's vertebrae exploded inch by inch, bone shards piercing his body, causing excruciating pain!

"Comfortable."

The immortal fairy exhaled a long breath, wiping sweat from her forehead, and all her resentment toward Yao Sheng was released through her fists.

She grinned and said: "Now it's time to get serious!"

The immortal fairy grew ever more radiant, or rather, Yun Zhi's body grew ever more radiant, light blazing forth, dazzling like the sun.

Besides Jiang Ping'an and the Zhongtian Emperor, everyone present was especially familiar with the immortal fairy's current state.

This is self-detonation!

"Why are you reacting like this?" Jiang Ping'an didn't understand why Lu Yang's expression changed so drastically.

Lu Yang couldn't afford further explanation; he quickly pulled Jiang Ping'an and the Zhongtian Emperor into the Qingfeng Sword's small world.

The Ying Tian Three Immortals also rushed headlong into the Qingfeng Sword's small world.

After entering the Qingfeng Sword's small world, Ying Tian Xian even took out several immortal artifacts containing small world spaces, threw them outside the Qingfeng Sword, and wrapped it.

Those in the know, amidst the layers of nested small worlds, finally breathed a little easier.

Yao Sheng showed an expression of disbelief for the first time in his life.

You can self-detonate using someone else's body?!

What greeted Yao Sheng was the strongest explosion in history.

Boom—

(End of chapter)