Chapter 1518: Sudden Change
On the other side of the Scarlet Passage lay a dark channel connected to it.
A massive barrier stood before Jie Yuan, pushing back the surging Fiendgods and completely blocking their power, preventing them from approaching the Scarlet Passage even half a step.
"Mo Di... Why... Why..."
The Fiendgods howled in anger, unwillingness, and madness.
Jie Yuan's expression was utterly calm—no panic, no pain, only a faint coldness: "Stop... Those who harmed us have all turned to dust. We have no right to vent our hatred on the mortal beings of this era, nor should we destroy the peace of an age."
"They owe us... they owe us... Everyone deserves to die... They all deserve to die!!" They roared desperately, charging again and again.
Yes, they had long lost their reason. Every single one of them had become nothing but avenging demons.
"Our misfortune has nothing to do with them."
"Don't worry." Jie Yuan said softly, "No matter what, I will stay with you. I will guard your lives. When you all have lived out your full lifespans, I will naturally follow you."
"Ah... Aaahhh!!" The Fiendgods' attacks and roars grew even more violent.
More and more Fiendgods surged forward, and the barrier formed from her full power began to reach its limit... She knew she couldn't hold out much longer.
Jie Yuan looked back, her eyes so dark and deep.
She had chosen to bury herself and all her kin in the Outer Chaos... There was another reason she hadn't told Yun Che.
The most important, and the most "terrifying" reason...
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Boom!!
A golden sword shimmering with strange light appeared in Qianye Fantian's hands, its dazzling golden radiance stabbing toward the Scarlet Passage, producing a piercing screech that nearly shattered everyone's eardrums.
Numerous high-level profound artifacts and trump cards that were never normally revealed were now frantically brought out. Chaotic surges of powerful energy filled the air, causing even the strongest Divine Emperors at the front to feel suffocated.
But the Scarlet Passage still showed little reaction. The cracks that covered it—dense yet unwilling to widen—seemed to mock their insignificance and incompetence.
And the time Jie Yuan had given them was only fifteen breaths... Fifteen breaths!
That is to say, even with her power, facing more and more Fiendgods—potentially close to a hundred surging at once—she could only fully block them for at most fifteen breaths.
After those fifteen breaths, the power of those Fiendgods might break through the barrier and spill into the Chaos, causing mass casualties among these experts... And then, with the first Fiendgod stepping through, everything would be irrevocable!
Yun Che gritted his teeth so hard they nearly shattered, yet he was the most powerless of all.
In fact, if he dared to leave the isolation barrier set up by Xia Qingyue, even without the Fiendgods' power spilling over, the residual force from this concentrated might of all the experts would annihilate him in an instant.
Time flowed swiftly, and for the first time, they hated how fast it moved. Seeing that the Scarlet Passage—battered by their full strength—had almost no change whatsoever, even Zhou Tian Shen Di's face twisted completely. Then, with a beast-like roar—
Pfft!
A large mouthful of blood sprayed out, drenching his entire body.
It wasn't just blood—it was his essence blood. A torrent of even more violent profound energy surged from him.
The sight shocked everyone. Then their eyes too became tinged with desperate red light. The guardians behind Zhou Tian Shen Di were the first to offer their essence blood. Then, an astonishing scene unfolded—everyone, from the Upper Realm Kings to the Supreme Dragon Sovereign, all offered their essence blood.
Instantly, the space at the Eastern Extreme of Chaos erupted in waves of devastating power.
Zheng—
The Scarlet Passage trembled slightly. The noise wasn't loud, but it pierced through everything, resounding in every heart and soul.
But... it was only a slight tremor.
This tremor and the noise brought the crowd not surprise, but despair.
Although it was just a passage—lifeless and unable to retaliate—it was born from the spatial divine power of the Cosmic Thorn, a power at an incredibly high level.
Jie Tian Mo Di's hasty strike had shattered it with countless cracks, essentially destroying its foundation. With a little external force, the cracks should have widened until it collapsed completely.
Yet, combining thirteen of the most extreme powers of this era, along with the vast majority of the top forces of the Eastern Divine Region—even forcing all to sacrifice essence blood—they still couldn't even slightly widen the cracks.
Such was the gap between mortals and a Mo Di.
Perhaps even Jie Yuan hadn't expected them to be so useless.
"No use, it's completely useless!"
"Lord... what do we do?" Grand Taiyu Venerable gritted his teeth.
Zhou Tian Shen Di's face had turned deathly pale, almost bloodless, but the ferocity and despair had instead faded, replaced by ashen resignation. Staring ahead, he murmured, "Is this Heaven's will... In the end, we cannot escape this calamity..."
Boom—Boom, rumble—
From within the Scarlet Passage came terrifying sounds—the roar of power, the howls of Fiendgods—but no power spilled out, apparently blocked by Jie Tian Mo Di with all her might. If even a little leaked, it would bring massive casualties.
They could vaguely sense that the Fiendgods' auras numbered several dozen now. Meaning Jie Tian Mo Di was single-handedly blocking dozens of Fiendgods!
Even for Jie Tian Mo Di, such a blockade could not last long. Perhaps the very next breath, the Fiendgods would break through.
"Sigh..." With a long sigh, Zhou Tian Shen Di closed his eyes, seeming to accept his fate.
Just then, a young girl's voice suddenly rang out:
"ALL—OF—YOU—GET—BACK!!"
Though the girl's voice was clear and pleasant, it struck like a poisoned blade, piercing the soul, making everyone's hearts shudder and even their profound energy momentarily halt.
Yun Che's head snapped around, his voice breaking: "Mo Li!"
Ssss!!
A black light tore viciously through the void. Within the black light was a figure in red robes, her black hair like night, eyes like abysses, accompanied by a huge, bizarre wheel shadow wreathed in nightmare-like black mist.
Evil Infant Myriad Calamity Wheel!
"Xie Ying!"
"It's Xie Ying!!"
The aura from Xie Ying was far less terrifying than that of the Fiendgods, yet it was even more piercing and soul-shaking... because it was the power of Xie Ying, surpassing even true demonic entities!
Facing Xie Ying, the Divine Emperors who should have panicked and trembled suddenly all flashed with a thought. Zhou Tian Shen Di was the first to withdraw his power, retreating with a roar: "Fall back!"
Everyone hastily fell back. Mo Li, accompanied by the black-light-enshrouded Evil Infant Myriad Calamity Wheel, shot forward like a falling abyssal star. In an instant, she passed through all the figures and beams of light, crashing into the Scarlet Passage.
Crack!!!
The apocalyptic demon wheel smashed heavily into the Scarlet Passage, unleashing a black radiance that seemed to devour the entire Chaos. From the distant heavens came a sound like an infant's heartrending wail.
And the noise of that impact nearly made the nearest Divine Emperors spit blood. But they didn't care. In their wide-open pupils, beneath the abyssal black light of the Evil Infant Myriad Calamity Wheel, the cracks on the Scarlet Passage rapidly expanded...
Even the color of the cracks was stained pitch-black.
Mo Li's power was strong, but it could never surpass the combined strength of all the experts present.
But when facing the Scarlet Passage, what mattered more than raw power was the level of power!
Among the seven Xuantian Supreme Treasures, the Cosmic Thorn ranked sixth, and the Evil Infant Myriad Calamity Wheel ranked second. In terms of power level, Xie Ying's dark power was definitely superior to the Cosmic Thorn's spatial divine power!
Like a sudden flash of light in utter despair, after a moment of shock, joy appeared on everyone's faces. They had found hope again.
They could never have imagined that at this moment, the darkest existence in the world would give them the most brilliant ray of light!
Mo Li's body was sent flying far away, but in the next instant, she charged back with undiminished speed. The Evil Infant Myriad Calamity Wheel struck the Scarlet Passage again, black light filling the skies once more. In everyone's ears and souls, the sound was like an infant's cry, or a demon's wail.
The cracks on the Scarlet Passage widened again, then began to tremble violently.
Boom—
For the third time, the Evil Infant Myriad Calamity Wheel came down... The dark power of the Evil Infant Myriad Calamity Wheel against the spatial power of the Cosmic Thorn—though only three strikes, the terrifying backlash made blood seep from the corner of Mo Li's lips. But her eyes remained dark and dead, the Evil Infant Myriad Calamity Wheel smashing down repeatedly, each time with all her might, each time stirring up black radiance that made space itself shudder.
The cracks on the Scarlet Passage grew larger, its tremors stronger... More and more blood trailed down from Mo Li's lips, a blazing red that was painfully bright.
"Hurry—Hurry and assist Xie Ying!!"
Zhou Tian Shen Di's shout finally woke the crowd from their stupor. Their briefly halted power once again condensed and released at full force, striking the Scarlet Passage as beams of profound light.
Though their power could hardly affect the Cosmic Thorn's spatial divine power, even if they could buy a single instant, it might change the fate of the entire Chaos.
"Everyone—transfer all your power to me!"
With a roar, a pale profound formation rapidly spread across Zhou Tian Shen Di's back. The people of Zhou Tian Divine Realm immediately understood his intent. The seven guardians present, along with Crown Prince Zhou Qingchen, rushed to stand behind Zhou Tian Shen Di, pouring their power without reservation into the formation.
This was a unique divine ability exclusive to Zhou Tian Divine Realm, capable of rapidly fusing different powers, causing a qualitative change in both intensity and level... When they first arrived at the Eastern Extreme of Chaos and faced the scarlet cracks, Zhou Tian Shen Di had used it once, gathering the power of all the Divine Lords present.
Xie Ying's arrival proved that level mattered far more than quantity when facing the Scarlet Passage. So, if the fused power could be slightly transformed at the level, it might achieve some effect.
After a momentary pause, the others also reacted. In an instant, all power was swiftly withdrawn, then in the next moment, it all blasted into the formation behind Zhou Tian Shen Di.
The formation spun rapidly, and a mass of too-dense white light engulfed him entirely. His eyes fixed on the Scarlet Passage, which had begun to shake violently, praying that Jie Tian Mo Di could hold on...
One breath, two breaths, three breaths...
Half a breath away from the "fifteen breaths" Jie Tian Mo Di had given, Zhou Tian Shen Di dared not continue condensing. With a low growl, he prepared to release all the power he had gathered.
Just then, a most piercing mournful cry rang through the chaotic space.
With a flash of black light that swallowed the stars, the Scarlet Passage, covered in black cracks, suddenly collapsed, shattering into countless red-tinged-black spatial fragments.
As the passage collapsed, the Chaos Wall revealed a hole the same shape and size as the passage. At the moment of collapse, the hole was violently torn open... then rapidly contracted.
"No... No!!"
They heard desperate wails from beyond... from another world outside the Chaos.
Shock, terror, excitement, joy, dreamlike disbelief... All appeared chaotically on everyone's faces. The passage had shattered, with no possibility of reappearing. The gap in the Chaos Wall would vanish in the next instant. Jie Tian Mo Di and those terrifying Fiendgods so close at hand could never step into this world again.
Salvation after calamity... Another salvation after calamity!
Zhou Tian Shen Di's arms, which had gathered everyone's power, froze in place. After the ecstasy, a trace of struggle flashed in his eyes, but it lasted less than half an instant. His arms, originally about to strike the Scarlet Passage, suddenly changed direction...
And slammed viciously into Mo Li's back.
Boom————
An explosion shook the air, shattering all space. Even Zhou Tian Shen Di himself, along with everyone else, was sent tumbling violently... Mo Li spewed a long arrow of blood, flying like a falling black star, along with the Evil Infant Myriad Calamity Wheel, straight into the rapidly shrinking chaos rift.
Ssssss!
The moment Mo Li's figure passed through the chaos rift, the lightning-twisted crack vanished completely, leaving not a trace... Flat as if nothing had been there, despairingly smooth.
"Cough... cough..."
Blood foam continuously spilled from Zhou Tian Shen Di's mouth, but a faint, gratified smile spread across his face: "Mo Di, Fiendgods, and Xie Ying—all eliminated. The Chaos... can finally be at peace."