Chapter 1946: Breaching the War Fortress
Without many words, led by Xuan Yuan Lie Kong and Zhen Yuan, seven top-tier experts from the Heavenly Realm side flew out from the war vessels, heading straight for the group of divine sons and daughters of the Death Clan.
Both sides had long been unable to hold back. After selecting their opponents, they immediately plunged into fierce battle.
Since this region had long been devoid of life, no matter how intense the fighting became, there was no need to worry about severe consequences. Even if the Immortal Mechanism Mountain were to collapse and sink, it would not matter.
Of course, as an awakened sacred land, Immortal Mechanism Mountain could not be easily destroyed.
In the short term, it was clearly unlikely for either side to secure a decisive victory.
As Zhen Yuan had said, the assault on Immortal Mechanism Mountain mainly relied on the eight armies led by Zhang Ruochen and the others, while they themselves were tasked with tying down the troublesome figures of the Death Clan.
Before the war fortress, Zhang Ruochen and the Fire Slave exchanged dozens of moves in succession, with neither gaining any advantage.
Ji Fanxin, meanwhile, was locked in a standoff with Qi Yang, neither making a move for the time being.
Faced with a Death Clan prodigy like Qi Yang, even Ji Fanxin could not help but feel wary, finding him extremely troublesome to handle.
Suddenly, a long cry rang out: "Fairy, let me lend you a hand."
A figure flew in from the horizon, standing straight as a spear beside Ji Fanxin.
The newcomer was an exceptionally handsome and outstanding young man, appearing to be in his early twenties. He wore a sapphire-blue brocade robe, with a piece of jade hanging at his waist. What drew the most attention were his sapphire-blue eyes—deep and clear, as if two oceans were hidden within them.
"It has been years, Fairy. Your elegance surpasses the past. Hearing that you had appeared in the Northern Domain, I rushed over from the Southern Domain immediately. At least I have not missed you," the brocade-clad man said with a beaming smile.
A cold gleam flashed in Qi Yang's eyes as he sneered, "Trying to play the hero saving the beauty? Everyone who dared to do such a foolish thing before this divine son has died!"
The brocade-clad man frowned, a chill appearing in his eyes. "A mere Death Clan divine son dares to act recklessly before this young master. Tell me, how do you wish to die?"
"Unexpectedly, there is someone even more arrogant than this divine son. State your name; this divine son does not kill nameless nobodies," Qi Yang said.
The brocade-clad man raised his voice: "Listen carefully. This young master is Bi Yunhai of the Tianhai Realm. To die at my hands is your greatest honor."
As he spoke these words, Bi Yunhai appeared exceptionally confident, as if he were above everyone else.
"Bi Yunhai has also come to the Northern Domain."
The three Tu brothers all showed expressions of surprise.
At this moment, many cultivators on the four war vessels grew excited, their gazes all fixed on Bi Yunhai.
"With Lord Yunhai here, there will be no more suspense in this battle."
"Exactly. How powerful is Lord Yunhai? Even an Immortal Great Saint has fallen to him. His combat strength is already equivalent to that of an Immortal Great Saint. Qi Yang daring to provoke Lord Yunhai is simply seeking death."
"I heard that Lord Yunhai's Sacred Dao rules have exceeded eighty million. It is unimaginable that a single person's body can contain so many Sacred Dao rules."
"Indeed. Moreover, Lord Yunhai has already immortalized both his arms, forging Immortal Great Saint Arms. When he unleashes palm techniques, they are no different from those of an Immortal Great Saint."
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The cultivators on the four war vessels were all in high spirits, eager to step onto the battlefield and fight alongside Bi Yunhai.
In their eyes, Bi Yunhai was an absolute legendary figure, someone they normally had no chance to encounter. Now, no one had any more worries; they all felt that with Bi Yunhai's arrival, victory was certain.
Hearing the various discussions from behind, Bi Yunhai grew even more confident, brimming with pride, clearly enjoying the attention.
Ji Fanxin remained silent, not relaxing in the slightest despite Bi Yunhai's arrival.
Qi Yang's eyes were icy cold, murderous intent surging as he said, "Bi Yunhai, very well. This divine son will now come to kill you. Are you afraid?"
"Fairy, wait a moment. Allow me to first slay him," Bi Yunhai said with utmost confidence.
"Shua."
Bi Yunhai made his move. His arms glowed with immortal sacred light, and one acupoint after another opened, sacred qi surging out wildly.
A vast azure sea appeared beneath Bi Yunhai's feet, continuously extending in all directions, as if it would turn Immortal Mechanism Mountain into a vast ocean.
At the same time, within a radius of seven thousand li, winds rose and clouds gathered. Over thirty percent of the world's rules were mobilized, converging toward Bi Yunhai.
In that moment, Bi Yunhai became like the master of this small world spanning seven thousand li, everything under his control.
After condensing a Dao Domain, one could initially mobilize the world's rules, unleashing unparalleled power.
Of course, those at the Dao Domain stage could only mobilize a limited number of world's rules, at most within a radius of a hundred li, and even then, not fully.
Upon reaching the Heaven-Connecting stage, the ability to mobilize world's rules greatly increased, expanding the range to a maximum of a thousand li.
When one's cultivation advanced to the Path-Approaching stage, they became extremely attuned to the world's rules, able to mobilize at least a thousand li's worth, up to a maximum of ten thousand li.
For relatively weaker Path-Approaching stage experts like Commander He Yun, who had cultivated only over thirty million Sacred Dao rules, the range of world's rules they could mobilize was limited to just over a thousand li.
The Fire Slave was considerably stronger than Commander He Yun, having cultivated nearly fifty million Sacred Dao rules, allowing him to mobilize world's rules within a radius of two thousand li.
However, the Fire Slave and Bi Yunhai were clearly not on the same level. Bi Yunhai could mobilize thirty percent of the world's rules within seven thousand li—a capability no less than that of an Immortal Great Saint.
Five thousand li was a threshold. As long as the range of mobilized world's rules exceeded five thousand li, one could reach the threshold of an Immortal Great Saint.
Throughout the Heavenly Court Realm and the Hell Realm, those who could achieve this at the Saint King stage were extremely rare. Even the leaders of a major world might not necessarily reach this level.
Bi Yunhai, using his own Sacred Dao rules as the foundation, supplemented by a vast number of world's rules, unleashed an extraordinarily powerful palm strike.
With that single palm, the azure sea extended infinitely, and the clouds in the sky were swept clean, leaving the heavens exceptionally clear.
"The Azure Sea Clear Sky Palm, a Profound-level mid-rank sacred art. When Lord Yunhai unleashes it, it is practically comparable to a high-rank sacred art."
Seeing Bi Yunhai make his move, someone could not help but exclaim in surprise.
The Tianhai Realm ranked among the top hundred in the Eastern Universe, possessing great strength. It had many mid-rank sacred arts passed down, but Profound-level mid-rank sacred arts numbered only three. Ordinary people had no chance to access them, and it was extremely difficult to cultivate them to great completion.
The Azure Sea Clear Sky Palm was the most famous Profound-level mid-rank sacred art of the Tianhai Realm, immensely powerful and nearly equivalent to a high-rank sacred art.
Clearly, Bi Yunhai had already cultivated the Azure Sea Clear Sky Palm to great completion, fully mastering its essence.
If he were to execute this palm technique over a vast expanse of water, its power would be even more astonishing, almost unbeatable.
Qi Yang remained extremely calm, showing no signs of panic.
Only after Bi Yunhai had unleashed his palm did Qi Yang act. Using his hand as a blade, he casually slashed forward.
A terrifying blade light, a thousand zhang long, shot out, colliding with the extending azure sea.
"Crash."
The blade light was incredibly sharp, directly cleaving the azure sea in two, also shattering the massive amount of world's rules that had gathered.
"How is this possible?"
Bi Yunhai was startled.
Although he knew that one palm could not possibly deal with Qi Yang, he had not expected Qi Yang to break his Azure Sea Clear Sky Palm so effortlessly.
Qi Yang sneered, "Is that all you've got? How disappointing."
"Tianhai Boundless."
Bi Yunhai's eyes turned fierce, and he immediately struck out with another palm.
Only by overpowering Qi Yang with strength could he hold his head high before everyone.
The previous move was merely a test; the real battle was yet to come. Bi Yunhai remained confident, certain he could defeat Qi Yang.
Ji Fanxin had already retreated to the side, once again intercepting Commander He Yun.
On the other side, Zhang Ruochen continued his fight with the Fire Slave, not distracted by the appearance of Qi Yang and Bi Yunhai.
Originally, as a Path-Approaching stage expert, the Fire Slave could mobilize world's rules within two thousand li, allowing him to completely suppress Zhang Ruochen.
However, Zhang Ruochen had cultivated a high-rank sacred art. By using the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Palm, he could also mobilize world's rules, compensating for this deficiency.
This was the subtlety of a high-rank sacred art. Since it was a technique that only Great Saints could master, once executed, it naturally triggered celestial phenomena, mobilizing a large range of world's rules.
Of course, it was also because he had cultivated Dragon-Elephant Reaching Heaven to great completion, having refined a Great Saint-level dragon soul and elephant soul. The beast emperor sacred soul could mobilize world's rules with ease.
"All Heavens Dragon-Elephant."
Zhang Ruochen circulated the sacred qi within his body and unleashed his strongest palm.
Then, he mobilized the Truth Rules, amplifying his attack by eight times.
The Great Saint-level dragon soul and elephant soul manifested, displaying heaven-shaking, earth-shattering power. Countless world's rules revolved around them, as if they had become the core of this world.
The pale white flames around the Fire Slave surged. He punched out, and the pale white flames condensed into a lifelike Qiongqi beast, radiating overwhelming ferocity.
"Boom."
The Qiongqi beast formed from pale white flames was torn apart by the Great Saint-level dragon soul and elephant soul.
Then, a terrifying force slammed into the Fire Slave, sending him flying backward.
"Evil Spirit, break open this war fortress."
With a thought, Zhang Ruochen summoned the Evil Spirit from the Qiankun Realm.
After four years of seclusion, the Evil Spirit had fully merged with the divine python corpse, able to perfectly control its power.
Although the divine python had fallen countless years ago, its divine power had dissipated, and its divine source and the last remnants of its divine star soul had been taken by Luo Sha, this was still a divine corpse. The residual divine power should not be underestimated.
In particular, the divine python corpse was incredibly hard. Even using a supreme sacred artifact might not be able to damage it.
"A trivial matter. Leave it to me," the Evil Spirit said with full confidence.
"Boom."
The Evil Spirit, controlling this massive three-thousand-zhang-long body, slammed violently into the war fortress.
Vast divine power surged from the Evil Spirit's new body, like a mountain collapse and a tsunami, wildly pouring into the war fortress.
The war fortress was extremely sturdy, and it could resonate with the power of the other seven war fortresses, making it extremely difficult to destroy.
But at this moment, the war fortress shook violently, and even the mountain peak beneath it trembled, showing signs of collapse.
"Boom."
The war fortress split apart from the middle, breaking into two halves.
The mountain peak below completely collapsed, and a large amount of magma erupted from the ground, filling the air with a strong, pungent smell of sulfur.