# Chapter 1146: Heaven Overturned, Earth Collapsed, World Shattered
The Heavenly Mandate Great Emperor's control over power had reached the pinnacle of perfection, with not a single fraction of strength wasted, giving people a feeling of mystery, subtlety, and unpredictability.
After sending Wang Huanzhen flying, he stepped with a strange footwork, forming an eerie arc as he flew toward the World Spirit that had transformed into a small azure dragon.
"Want to seize the World Spirit? First you must pass through me."
The Qitian Crown Prince was quite domineering, transforming into a world-covering demon lord. He slowly raised the God-Destroying Cross Shield with both hands. The shield grew increasingly massive, reaching a height of several hundred zhang, with tens of thousands of lightning bolts surging from his body and merging with the cross shield.
"Chi chi."
The God-Destroying Cross Shield pressed downward, slashing toward the Heavenly Mandate Great Emperor who was approaching the World Spirit, erupting with a world-destroying might.
Looking at the cross pressing down, even quasi-saints felt their hearts tremble, sensing their own insignificance.
If the Heavenly Mandate Great Emperor continued to seize the World Spirit, even if he could capture it, he would surely be severely wounded by the God-Destroying Cross Shield, making it impossible to take the World Spirit away.
He had no choice but to stop. The black hair on his back flew up as he pushed upward with both hands. Behind him, a vast expanse of mountains rose like bamboo shoots after spring rain, surging up several thousand meters high to meet the God-Destroying Cross Shield.
"Bang bang."
Between the Heavenly Mandate Great Emperor and the Qitian Crown Prince, a series of explosions rang out, with ten-thousand-jin boulders constantly falling from midair.
The two were evenly matched, temporarily unable to determine victory or defeat, mutually restraining each other, with neither able to approach the World Spirit.
"Roar."
The Devouring Demon Dragon let out a long howl. A vast, surging wilderness aura surged from within its body. Its form rapidly expanded, transforming into its true body—a dragon body dozens of li long, like a black mountain range.
"The World Spirit of the Azure Dragon Ruins Realm rightfully belongs to the Dragon Clan. Whoever fights with me for it is seeking death."
The massive dragon body flew across the sky, forming a fierce hurricane.
The Devouring Demon Dragon erupted with unprecedented speed, quickly flying above the World Spirit. It extended a dragon claw, grabbing downward, completely covering the World Spirit.
Xue Wuye stood in the fierce wind, hands behind his back, standing tall and aloof. The aura on his body grew increasingly sharp as he uttered two words: "Sword Six."
"Whoosh!"
From within Xue Wuye's body, seven sacred swords flew out. Then, the sword qi formed by the seven sacred swords merged with the sword intent on his body.
At this moment, Xue Wuye was no different from a peerless sword saint, as if he were the incarnation of the sword.
Seven swords and one person transformed into a beam of light, erupting with extreme speed, colliding with the Devouring Demon Dragon's dragon claw.
"Puchi."
Even the dragon scales on the Devouring Demon Dragon could not withstand Sword Six. The dragon claw was pierced through by the sword light, spattering bright red dragon blood, dyeing the sky crimson.
The Devouring Demon Dragon lost the best opportunity to capture the World Spirit, becoming furious in its heart, and roared: "Ancestral Dragon Scale."
Beneath the Devouring Demon Dragon's abdomen, one dragon scale was twice as large as the surrounding scales. It emitted rings of ink-black radiance, detaching from its body.
On the surface of the Ancestral Dragon Scale were specks of golden light, surging with an incomparably ancient aura, unknown how many years it had existed in this world.
"Shua!"
The white flowing light flew over again, trailing a large expanse of sword qi, striking toward the Devouring Demon Dragon's brow.
The Ancestral Dragon Scale flew out, colliding with the white sword light, like a spear meeting a shield, producing ear-splitting sounds.
"Bang bang."
The white sword light changed direction, and the Ancestral Dragon Scale also changed direction—one attacking, one defending—fighting until heaven and earth were overturned, with dense sword light and sound waves filling the space between heaven and earth.
Even the residual force alone could suppress and kill half-saints.
It had reached the final critical moment. All living beings erupted with full strength, using their trump cards without any reservation.
Qiuyu glanced at Zhang Ruochen's position, then controlled the Flame Divine Tree, making its branches and leaves spread like vines toward the World Spirit.
The flames surging from the divine tree were extraordinary—they were Life-Death Nirvana Flames, as terrifying as Immeasurable Sacred Flames, absolutely untouchable.
Zhang Ruochen very much wanted to personally make a move and contend with Qiuyu, but he suppressed this impulse. Reason told him that the most important thing now was to seize the World Spirit.
"Qing Mo, stop him. I'll go take the World Spirit."
Having said this, Zhang Ruochen executed the Great Space Teleportation, disappearing from where he stood.
Qing Mo spun around, transforming into a Qing Mo Sacred Vine, lashing toward the Flame Divine Tree that Qiuyu had manifested. At the same time, a large expanse of Immeasurable Sacred Flame surged out, colliding with the Life-Death Nirvana Flames.
The two types of flames capable of burning saints to death clashed head-on, turning this stretch of land into a sea of fire.
The Devouring Demon Dragon, who was locked in battle with Xue Wuye, roared loudly: "Beast kings of the various barbarian tribes, listen to my command. If you don't want to die, leave the Azure Dragon Ruins Realm immediately. The battle here is not something you can meddle in."
The Qitian Crown Prince and Chi Wansui also issued orders one after another, instructing the cultivators of the Undying Blood Clan and the human race to leave.
Except for the top-tier powerhouses, all other living beings soared into the sky, flying out of the Azure Dragon Ruins Realm's atmosphere and into the universe.
With their cultivation at least at the quasi-saint level, they could already fly short distances through the dark, cold, and lifeless universe.
As for interstellar travel, their realms were still far from sufficient.
"You all go outside the realm first, occupy a small planet as a stronghold, and be ready to support Zhang Ruochen and me at any time." Huang Yanchen instructed the Grand Minister of Works, the Second Minister of Works, Princess Baili, Sun Dadi, and Mo Ran Princess.
Furthermore, Huang Yanchen had Qing Mo follow them to leave, mainly to keep an eye on Mo Ran Princess.
"It's better that the Second Junior Brother and I stay to help Uncle Master seize the World Spirit. Princess Yanchen, you should leave the Azure Dragon Ruins Realm first."
The Grand Minister of Works questioned Huang Yanchen's strength, feeling that staying behind might not necessarily help Zhang Ruochen and could potentially hold him back.
"Let's go."
Qing Mo's hands transformed into azure vines, wrapping around the Grand Minister of Works, the Second Minister of Works, Princess Baili, Sun Dadi, and Mo Ran Princess, flying toward the outside of the realm.
Xiao Hei, however, stayed behind, looking at Huang Yanchen with a puzzled gaze, saying: "You should leave too. With this emperor's assistance, Zhang Ruochen will surely be able to seize the World Spirit."
Huang Yanchen ignored Xiao Hei, transforming into a gust of cold wind and flying toward the direction of the World Spirit.
Zhang Ruochen stepped out from a certain point in the void, arriving near the World Spirit.
Facing the powerful aura emanating from the World Spirit, Zhang Ruochen showed no fear, striding forward with large steps.
"Zhang Ruochen."
A sharp cry sounded above Zhang Ruochen's head.
Han Qiu stood atop the Bone Dragon, as cold and beautiful as an iceberg snow lotus. Behind her, the undead army was arranged in a square formation. Above the formation, death qi condensed into the shadow of a black giant city.
She had actually used a strange power to condense the strength of all the undead together.
Zhang Ruochen looked at her, saying: "Can you stop causing trouble? I must seize the World Spirit. It is extremely important to me. If you obstruct me, from now on, we will completely become opponents."
"Do you think I'm afraid of that?"
Han Qiu's voice was quite cold as she let out a laugh.
Just then, Chi Wansui, Qi Feiyu, Ouyang Huan, Vermilion Bird Fairy, the Kun Clan Prince, and some powerhouses of the Undying Blood Clan all rushed toward the direction of the World Spirit.
Han Qiu stared at Zhang Ruochen's cold eyes, hesitated for a moment, bit her lip, and said: "This time, consider it as me repaying your favor."
With that, Han Qiu steered the Bone Dragon to meet the rushing group of living beings, pointing her finger forward.
Behind her, the undead legion simultaneously launched an attack, lifting the black giant city and pressing it forward.
The combined attack of hundreds or even thousands of half-saint-level undead was terrifying to imagine. Even Chi Wansui and the Vermilion Bird Fairy were suppressed, unable to break through in a short time.
"Being able to summon undead is nothing special. It's not some great path that can stop them, but it can't stop me."
Qiuyu stepped on a cloud of fire, slowly raising both hands. Between his palms, a blinding light was released, and faintly, a phoenix the size of a fist could be seen being born out of thin air.
"Phoenix Imperial Flame."
A phoenix cry rang out, and heaven and earth trembled violently.
Qiuyu released the phoenix from his hands like releasing a dove.
The flame phoenix collided with the black giant city, producing a crackling sound. In about the span of a single breath, the black giant city was burned into black smoke.
The undead legion also suffered heavy losses. Whether they were ghosts or corpse kings, as long as they touched the Phoenix Imperial Flame, they would be reduced to ashes in an instant.
Zhang Ruochen propped up the Cosmic Divine Wood Map with both hands, drawing on the power of the Sky-Connecting Divine Tree, going all out to collect the World Spirit.
However, the power of the Sky-Connecting Divine Tree was mainly concentrated in the Scroll World, and only a small portion could be mobilized outside the scroll. For the moment, it could not suppress the World Spirit of the Azure Dragon Ruins Realm.
"Roar roar."
The World Spirit let out earth-shaking roars, struggling against the power of the Cosmic Divine Wood Map, trying to escape.
This was a contest between World Spirits, extremely dangerous. If Zhang Ruochen were even slightly distracted, the Sky-Connecting Divine Tree might instead be devoured by the World Spirit of the Azure Dragon Ruins Realm.
Seeing Zhang Ruochen collecting the World Spirit, the Heavenly Mandate Great Emperor and the Qitian Crown Prince immediately separated, stopping their battle and rushing over.
The Qitian Crown Prince let out a long roar: "Zhang Ruochen, your time of death has come."
From within the Heavenly Mandate Great Emperor's eye sockets, four beams of light flew out, crossing a hundred li of space, striking toward Zhang Ruochen.
While collecting the World Spirit, Zhang Ruochen also controlled the Abyssal Ancient Sword to block the Heavenly Mandate Great Emperor's attack.
"Zhang Ruochen, let this emperor take control of the Cosmic Divine Wood Map. You go block them. As long as you can hold out for a short while, this emperor can capture the World Spirit."
Xiao Hei took the Cosmic Divine Wood Map from Zhang Ruochen's hands and continued collecting the World Spirit.
"You want to stop me from collecting the World Spirit? It's not that easy. Let me first shatter heaven and earth, then fight you until heaven and earth are overturned."
After Xiao Hei took over the Cosmic Divine Wood Map, Zhang Ruochen finally freed his hands. He appeared heroic and bold, reaching forward with both hands, pulling them apart left and right, tearing the space before him apart, forming a crack connecting the sky and the earth.
"Crack."
The next moment, the Azure Dragon Ruins Realm accelerated its collapse, caving inward, forming one void space rift after another, swallowing up continental plates. At the same time, some land structures were not swallowed by the void space but instead transformed into irregular stars and lower-level ruins realm embryos.
The entire ruins realm became chaotic, filled with endless danger.
At this moment, even powerful saint realm beings who charged in would likely fall, dying in the void space.