**Chapter 1837: Piercing the Heart (Part 2)**
Yan Wu fiercely bit down on her teeth, and using Yan Tianxiao’s momentum, she charged straight at Long Bai. As her arms swung, tens of thousands of Yan Mo spears materialized in the sky.
Breaking a Dragon God’s bones was countless times harder than merely wounding him. Long Bai, whose claw had been snapped by Yan Tianxiao’s all-out strike, let out a muffled low roar, his enormous dragon body briefly losing balance under the tremendous force.
"ROOOAR!!"
The Celestial Wolf roared in fury; the demon sword screamed. Cai Zhi instantly changed her attack direction, unleashing a "Primeval Fang" that struck with immense weight onto Long Bai’s already bent dragon claw.
*CRACK!!*
Like the Dragon God’s power, the Celestial Wolf’s power was also primarily fierce and domineering. Cai Zhi’s small, soft body—which Yun Che never dared to hold too tightly whenever he embraced her—whenever she swung that massive demon sword, erupted with a calamitous force sufficient to destroy stars and shatter the moon.
Under the Celestial Wolf Demon Sword, the bent dragon claw was forcibly snapped off. The sound of the Dragon Emperor’s bones shattering echoed as if the vast heavens were split by Nine Heavens Mysterious Thunder, startling the assembled Dragon Gods into pale shock.
"ROOOAR—!!"
The immense force violently flipped Long Bai’s body. Seeing this, Yan Wu’s gestures and aura abruptly shifted. The tens of thousands of floating Yan Mo spears condensed as they fell, forming a thousand-zhang demon shadow that plunged straight toward Long Bai’s glabella.
The excruciating pain, which he had not endured for countless years, finally caused obvious disorder in Long Bai’s gaze and aura. The severe imbalance of his body left him no time to defend, and the heaven-falling Yan Mo spear struck him squarely in the center of his brow.
*PFFT—BOOM!!*
The Yan Mo spear, infused with all of Yan Wu’s power, exploded at the center of Long Bai’s forehead, blasting a blood hole a zhang wide and sending up a large spray of chaotic, scattered blood plasma.
Almost at the same instant, Cang Shitian, who had been darting about all this time, finally found a chance to seize an opening. The blue profound light he had been holding back for so long shot out with an eerie trajectory, at several times its previous speed, and struck Long Bai’s dragon eye, which was wide open in fury and pain.
"Heh—ptui! Damn despicable!" Yan Yi and Yan San, who had just scrambled up from the ground, simultaneously spat out a mouthful of phlegm.
"Shameless." Yan Tianxiao pressed his injury with one hand and covered his face with the other... Poking an opponent’s eye—this utterly base and vile tactic, which even the lowest commoner would be ashamed to use, had actually come from the hand of a Divine Emperor.
"Hiss... ROOOAR!!"
Eye-poking was shameless, but undoubtedly very effective. The eye is one of the most fragile parts of any living being, and the dragon race was no exception. Even as strong as the Dragon Emperor, being struck directly in the eyeball by a Divine Emperor’s power would cause a lengthy period of soul collapse... Amidst a furious and somewhat shrill roar, his imposing aura clearly dissipated by several degrees, greatly reducing the pressure on all those who wished to approach.
*SHHRRR!!*
At that moment, a golden light shot in from behind, easily piercing through Long Bai’s briefly disrupted protective profound force. The moment it touched his dragon tail, it swiftly coiled around it like a spiritual serpent, then suddenly tightened, causing a violent eruption of dark profound radiance.
A horrifying tearing sound rang out. The Divine Edict ruthlessly dug into Long Bai’s tail, and in an instant—amidst a burst of blood mist that covered dozens of zhang of space—it sliced open a shocking, bloody ring.
Although he had been covered in wounds earlier, to Long Bai, they had been almost negligible. But by now, facing all the core powers of the Northern Domain alone, he finally showed signs of distress.
At the same time, it also thoroughly provoked his true fury.
All of the God Realm knew that in this world, the most untouchable thing is a dragon’s scale, and the most unprovokable thing is a dragon’s rage!
**ROOOAR!!!!!!**
This furious roar from the Dragon Emperor carried nearly double the might and fury of before, shaking Yan Yi, Yan Er, Qianye Wugu, and Qianye Bingzhu, who were about to approach, causing them to instantly lose their strength.
The Divine Edict on the dragon’s tail was shaken off. A vast, immense force transmitted along the Divine Edict and heavily struck Qianye Ying’er’s body, causing her jade-like hand to burst with blood, and the Divine Edict flew out of her grip.
The three closest—Cang Shitian, Cai Zhi, and Yan Wu—saw darkness before their eyes and were sent flying far away like withered leaves ravaged by a storm.
**BOOM————**
At this same moment, a deafeningly huge explosion came from above the Canglan Barrier.
The five Withered Dragon Venerables had finally made their move.
Without any large movement visible from them, five dragon auras, from several li away, converged on the same point of the Canglan Barrier. As their power concentrated and erupted, a massive, terrifying depression appeared on the Canglan Barrier, and then countless fine cracks rapidly spread.
**BOOM!!!**
The Withered Dragon Venerables struck a second time. The cracks instantly expanded, interweaving on the barrier into a ghastly white spiderweb pattern.
"Wh... what!?" All the Sea Gods were so shocked their eyes nearly burst.
To break a defensive barrier, the collapse of its level is far more effective than brute force. Just like the day the Calamity Demon Emperor left, when the final crimson crack was nearly impossible to shake even with the combined power of many Divine Emperors, yet under Mo Li’s Evil Infant power, it quickly collapsed.
And these five Withered Dragon Venerables—their power levels were all above the Canglan Barrier. Moreover, their powers originated from the same source. When combined, each strike was undoubtedly a fatal destruction to the Canglan Barrier.
Long Bai’s furious power was so formidable that it defied any description. After forcefully shaking everyone off, he did not pursue them fiercely. Instead, he suddenly soared into the air and charged straight at Chi Wuyue, who was high above.
She was the core of everything! If not for her repeatedly and forcibly dispelling his dragon soul’s intimidation, how could he have fallen into such a sorry state so quickly?
"Demon Empress, be careful!" Yan Tianxiao bellowed.
Chi Wuyue’s eyes were tightly shut, and phantom shadows wafted around her body. She was clearly unleashing the Nirvana Wheel Demon Soul to its fullest, preparing to forcibly dispel Long Bai’s dragon soul intimidation, which was far stronger than before. All her consciousness was focused on controlling the Nirvana Wheel Demon Soul, leaving her unprepared for Long Bai’s approach and attack. She hastily swung out her dark demon silk, but before it could release even half its power, it was violently knocked back. Then, a dragon aura symbolizing the supreme dragon might of the current era heavily struck her body.
*PFFT!*
Most of the demonic mist around Chi Wuyue’s body dissipated. Her form retreated rapidly, and within the residual trails of black mist, large patches of scarlet blood mist scattered. The aura around her suddenly became extremely chaotic. Clearly, her previous repeated efforts to dispel the dragon soul’s intimidation with the Nirvana Wheel Demon Soul were by no means easy.
"Demon Empress!"
"Demon Empress!!!"
Terrified shouts rang out in every corner of the Canglan Divine Domain. The Demon Lord was not present; if the Demon Empress were to meet with misfortune... the consequences would be unthinkable.
"Urgh... aaaaah!"
Yan Tianxiao’s pupils burst with light. He endured his injuries and forced his way through the suppression and intimidation brought by the furious dragon soul, charging straight up.
Yan Yi, Yan San, and the two Qianye Patriarchs were also alarmed by Chi Wuyue’s blood mist. Profound light erupted from their bodies as they rushed toward Long Bai.
Long Bai turned his head. His injured dragon eyes still released a heavenly might that made all beings tremble. As his soul shadow flickered, a roar carrying supreme majesty crashed down fiercely. Without the Demon Empress’s interference, these Northern Domain demon scum would all have their courage shattered under his dragon soul.
And at that moment, Chi Wuyue, who appeared heavily wounded and with a disordered aura, suddenly revealed an eerie light in her pupils. She had feigned weakness and deliberately taken damage, all for this moment.
The moment Long Bai released his dragon soul, the outline of the dragon soul was reflected with extreme clarity in Chi Wuyue’s pupils. The Nirvana Wheel Demon Soul, which had seemed scattered but was actually condensed and ready, suddenly erupted. An intangible demon shadow shot out, savagely biting into his dragon soul.
"ROOOOAARRRGHHHHH!"
The pain of having his dragon soul torn and gnawed—the Crimson Annihilation Dragon God could not bear it, and Long Bai likewise could not bear it! The difference was that the Crimson Annihilation Dragon God had his soul domain invaded by the Nirvana Wheel Demon Soul and could not break free. Long Bai, however, was not invaded in his soul domain, but the devouring from the ancient Demon Emperor’s soul was still enough to plunge him into a short-lived nightmare abyss.
The dragon soul was hastily retracted, but the pain of being gnawed by the Demon Emperor’s soul would not immediately dissipate. The will and dragon aura that had scattered as a result would not gather right away either... Although only a few short breaths, it was a once-in-a-millennium perfect opportunity that the Demon Empress had created.
"Seal!!"
Following her command issued in a demonic tone, the Nine Demonesses, who had long been waiting and ready, flew in from nine different directions.
Jie Xin, Jie Ling, Ye Li, Yao Die, Qing Ying, Lan Ting, Hua Jin, Yu Wu, Chan Yi—the Nine Demonesses radiated black light. Their figures danced like nine dreamlike black butterflies, and as they danced, they inscribed clear and eerie black marks.
Nine black marks crisscrossed evenly over the dragon’s body, then the edges closed. A massive dark profound array formed, with Long Bai’s body at its center.
*WOO—ROAR————*
As the dark profound array took shape, a massive demon shadow faintly appeared within the array, letting out a howl from an ancient abyss.
Nine Tribulations Heaven-Imprisoning Array!
This was the ancient demonic array that Yun Che had taught the Nine Demonesses, which came from the Calamity Demon Emperor’s legacy to him. The Nine Demonesses were all "created" by Chi Wuyue, sharing the same source of power and connected minds. To cultivate this ancient demonic array from the Calamity Demon Emperor would be as difficult as ascending to heaven for someone in the current era. But with Yun Che’s Dark Eternal Calamity assistance, and the Nine Demonesses’ shared origins and unity of thought, they mastered it in just four short months.
The Nine Tribulations Heaven-Imprisoning Array did not imprison the body, but rather the power. With the howl of that ancient demon shadow, Long Bai’s already turbulent dragon aura rapidly weakened to an astonishing degree... And as the pain dissipated, Long Bai’s consciousness became clearer, but he was shocked to find that controlling the power around his body had become extraordinarily difficult. It was as if countless invisible threads had locked down every strand of Dragon God power in his body. The strange white light that had been floating over his dragon body also dissipated completely at this moment.
"Qianye! Gu Zhu! Cai Zhi! Cang Shitian... suppress with full force!"
"Yan San, Yan Di, Yan Wu—give all your power to Yan Yi!"
The demonic order shook their hearts!
Qianye Wugu, Qianye Bingzhu, Gu Zhu, Qianye Ying’er, Cai Zhi, and Cang Shitian—six Tenth-rank Divine Lords, six world-destroying powers simultaneously smashed down onto Long Bai’s dragon body, whose power was dissipating.
*BOOM—CRACK!!*
Without that strange white light, Long Bai’s terrifying body suddenly seemed as fragile as an ordinary Dragon God’s. When the six forces struck, his ten-thousand-zhang dragon body bent in the air, and the chaotic thunderous sound of breaking... at least a thousand dragon bones shattered simultaneously.
**BOOM!!!**
Long Bai crashed down heavily like a falling meteor, then bounced high into the air.
At this moment, Yan Tianxiao, Yan San, and Yan Wu had taken positions behind and beside Yan Yi, their palms pressed near Yan Yi’s profound veins, pouring Yan Mo power into him frantically. The Yan Mo powers came from the same source and lineage, and through direct profound veins, the fusion of power was unimpeded.
The black mist on Yan Yi’s body had become as thick as endless night, his withered arm swelling until it was nearly bursting... By the time Long Bai’s body crashed down and bounced up again, Yan Yi had been gathering power for a full one and a half breaths.
Yan Yi’s gaze locked onto the dragon’s abdomen. His half-squinted old eyes released a struggle that would terrify even hellish ghosts. His swelling right arm swung out violently amid tremors, and a jet-black claw shadow tore through space, tore through all laws, and struck straight at Long Bai.
"Die... die now!!"
*BANG!*
A light sound, yet it dilated everyone’s pupils and stopped all heartbeats.
The white scales on the dragon’s abdomen resisted for only an instant before being torn apart like cloth. The dark demon claw shot straight in, tearing through and piercing the ten-thousand-zhang dragon body, bursting out from its back through bone. And it mercilessly pierced through the undying myth of the Dragon Emperor’s body.
Dragon blood exploded everywhere, instantly dyeing the sky a bloody red.
All the Northern Domain profound practitioners were stunned... Then, blood rushed to their heads, and they erupted in earth-shaking cheers.
But the cheers lasted only a short breath, when suddenly, violent, heart-wrenching shattering sounds came to their ears.
Under the terrifying dragon power of the five Withered Dragon Venerables, the Canglan Barrier, even at seventy percent power, lasted only a short quarter-hour before shattering with a boom.