Chapter 2671: The Emperor Who Slays Heaven and Earth?
The Light-Chasing Divine Needles flew everywhere in the sky. Except for Liuliu Great Saint, whose powerful cultivation allowed him to escape the calamity, the Dao domains of the other eight Supreme Realm Great Saints were pierced through, and their Dharma bodies were struck by the divine needles.
Two of those Supreme Realm Great Saints were hit by dozens of needles each. Their Supreme Dharma bodies were shattered into pieces, and they died on the spot.
"How could the Light-Chasing Divine Needles be this terrifying? They are completely undefendable."
"The needles are engraved with divine marks and tempered with Radiant power. Their penetrative force and destructive power are extremely fearsome, capable of eroding the Dharma bodies of Supreme Realm Great Saints."
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The other six Supreme Realm Great Saints each took several hits, their bodies riddled with bloody holes.
It did not look like they had been pierced by needles, but rather like their bodies had been run through by spears and lances.
"Again! Slaughter them all!"
Zhang Ruochen roared loudly, using his Spiritual Power to control three thousand Light-Chasing Divine Needles, once again attacking the six surviving Supreme Realm Great Saints.
The Heavenly Realm Faction was filled with countless brilliant strategists. Zhang Ruochen suspected that some cultivators had already begun guessing his true identity. Therefore, he had to display a personality and way of doing things completely different from before, in order to lull his opponents.
Four consecutive powerful experts had been killed by Shu Qianchi. Each of them, while alive, had been a hegemon in their own domain, worshipped by countless cultivators, with disciples and followers spread across the world.
The six surviving Supreme Realm Great Saints were terrified out of their wits. They felt that Shu Qianchi was like a ferocious demon god, and each of them used their escape techniques to flee.
Liuliu Great Saint, worthy of being a figure on the "Red Dust Peerless List," remained calm in the face of danger. He retracted the Que Tian Treasure Tree and swept it horizontally, using its Supreme power to send over a thousand Light-Chasing Divine Needles flying, scattering them across the ground.
Liuliu Great Saint's heart was bleeding, and his eyes were filled with boundless hatred.
Under his leadership, the Blood Sea Hidden Heaven Divine Temple had suffered such heavy losses. How was he supposed to explain this to the gods?
If he did not kill Shu Qianchi, he would surely face severe punishment upon returning to the temple.
The remaining Light-Chasing Divine Needles were blocked by the Dao domain that the arriving Guna Fairy had erected.
Her Dao domain was condensed from twenty-six trillion Sacred Dao rules, with pure white feathers floating inside it. The Dao domain instantly expanded, enveloping Zhang Ruochen within.
Guna Fairy stood at the center of her Dao domain, her twelve wings magnificent and beautiful, her curves soft and graceful, yet twelve kinds of destructive power flowed across them.
The halo above her head was an ancient secret treasure, forming a defensive light layer like gauze or mist.
The white feathers floating in the Dao domain were as sharp as sacred blades, flying all around Zhang Ruochen.
"Rip!"
Zhang Ruochen's left sleeve was cut by a swiftly flying white feather, leaving a tear. However, the white feather could not injure Zhang Ruochen's physical body, only leaving a white mark on his skin.
Also at the peak of Demi-God, Guna Fairy's cultivation far surpassed Xiang Chunan and Feng Yan.
Zhang Ruochen knew that a truly powerful expert had finally arrived, and he became cautious inwardly, but he still maintained his arrogant demeanor. He said, "Guna Fairy is truly a beauty who topples kingdoms, as beautiful as a celestial maiden. You are as pleasing to the eye as the great palace master Lianxi. How about joining me for a visit to the Green Pear Garden?"
Guna Fairy was in no hurry to attack. She was waiting for the various powerful experts to arrive. Her voice was clear and beautiful, "Shu Qianchi is not your real name, is it?"
Zhang Ruochen's heart tightened, and he inwardly cried out in alarm.
If the cultivators of the Heavenly Realm Faction had already guessed that he was Zhang Ruochen, the methods they used would certainly be far greater than what was currently being displayed.
After all, the enmity between Zhang Ruochen and the Heavenly Realm Faction was as deep as the sea.
"You have a close relationship with that Eon-level arch-traitor from a thousand years ago, don't you?" Guna Fairy's lips were crystal clear, her hair swaying in the wind, vast and holy.
Zhang Ruochen wore the face painted by the Second Confucian Ancestor, concealing his true form, but cold sweat broke out on his palms, and his sense of foreboding grew stronger.
He thought darkly: If I were a cultivator of the Heavenly Realm Faction and knew that Zhang Ruochen had come to the Red Dust Archipelago, what methods would I use?
The more he thought about it, the deeper his heart sank.
"You are that Undying Bird who was by Zhang Ruochen's side, the one who called himself the Emperor Who Slays Heaven and Earth. Am I right?" Guna Fairy's eyes were fixed on Zhang Ruochen, watching the changes in his facial expressions.
"That's right, it is I, the Emperor!"
"Fight! Today, the Emperor returns, and I will trample the entire Heavenly Realm Faction underfoot, shaking the universe!"
Zhang Ruochen breathed a secret sigh of relief. He raised the Golden Moon Wheel and charged forward fiercely. Scorching flames surged from his body, and wherever his feet stepped, the earth burned, turning into magma.
However, it was not the Purifying Divine Flame, but rather transformed into the Undying Divine Fire.
Seeing that Shu Qianchi had finally stopped hiding his true identity, a faint smile appeared in Guna Fairy's eyes. Her two snow-white, jade-like fingers moved slightly, and a three-zhang area around her turned into an Absolute Radiant Rule Domain.
"Dance of Light."
As Zhang Ruochen approached, she dodged away like a dancer, moving with extreme speed, almost indistinguishable from a spatial teleportation.
A slender jade sword appeared in Guna Fairy's hand. She thrust it through the air, striking at Zhang Ruochen's back.
"Shua!"
Zhang Ruochen used a spatial teleportation to evade.
The Emperor Who Slays Heaven and Earth was also proficient in the ways of space and time, though he was not a Heir of Time and Space.
Guna Fairy cultivated the Path of Flowing Light, and her speed was like lightning. In just one breath's time, she exchanged dozens of blows with Zhang Ruochen. Within the Dao domain, dozens of Guna Fairies and dozens of Zhang Ruochens appeared, their figures interwoven chaotically, each move lethal.
In a lamp tower, a powerful expert of the Heavenly Realm Faction said, "So he really is the Emperor Who Slays Heaven and Earth. Legend has it that this Undying Bird has a very deep connection with the Tai Shang of the Kunlun Realm. It seems that the Tai Shang was the one who concealed his heavenly secrets."
"Clearly, the Emperor Who Slays Heaven and Earth is the Kunlun Realm's secret weapon."
"His strength is formidable. This Undying Bird can actually fight Guna to a standstill. Moreover, he hasn't even used his Dao domain yet, and the number of his Sacred Dao rules is also unknown. I wonder just how powerful his combat strength really is?"
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Clearly, the deterrent power of the Emperor Who Slays Heaven and Earth was not as great as Zhang Ruochen's, which made the mood of the Heavenly Realm Faction cultivators much lighter.
In the Green Pear Garden.
Ao Xukong showed a look of sudden realization. "So Brother Shu is not at all like a Confucian Dao cultivator. He is actually that Undying Bird who was by Zhang Ruochen's side a thousand years ago."
A Great Saint from the Heavenly Dragon Realm said, "Since the Emperor Who Slays Heaven and Earth has reappeared after a thousand years, could Zhang Ruochen still be alive?"
Ao Xukong shook his head. "Impossible. A thousand years ago, even the Destiny Temple calculated Zhang Ruochen's life and death. There was no trace of his aura left in heaven and earth. If he were still alive, this era would be his to dominate. What a pity."
A thousand years ago, Ao Xukong had crossed paths with Zhang Ruochen, and he still could not forget his peerless bearing.
Linglong Fairy's eyes were fixed on the battlefield between Zhang Ruochen and Guna Fairy. She muttered to herself, "I didn't expect Guna's cultivation to have reached such a level. Among the nine women on the 'Nine Immortal Beauties Painting,' her talent should be second only to Ji Fanxin."
"Not necessarily. Don't forget that one from the Western Buddha Realm," Ao Xukong said.
Linglong Fairy's brows were deeply furrowed. "I have fallen too far behind. If I can survive tonight's calamity, I will have to work even harder in the future. Oh no, Mr. Shu is in big trouble!"
The Supreme Realm Great Saints from the Elf Clan, Order Palace, Blood Sea Hidden Heaven Divine Temple, Beast Emperor Divine Temple, and Ruiya Realm all arrived outside Guna Fairy's Dao domain, pushing their four Supreme Sacred Artifacts to their limits.
Guna Fairy then burst forth with incredible speed, retreating, and used a dense array of Sacred Dao rules to seal the space within her Dao domain.
The four Supreme Sacred Artifacts were driven into the Dao domain.