Chapter 2830: The Treasure All Gods Want to Seize
This stretch of starry sky had become tattered and chaotic, where reality and nothingness coexisted. Even the universe itself had split open—a truly shocking sight.
Seeing that blue figure in the distant reaches of time and space, all the gods felt a chill in their hearts.
That legendary existence…
Had actually made a move!
A figure standing at the pinnacle of the world, yet striking at a junior who had just stepped into the Divine Realm—this was far more shocking than two God Venerables clashing. It showed that this junior had made even the supreme being feel threatened.
Wu Qingzong was filled with grief and fury, roaring, "Zhang Ruochen has only just broken through to godhood. What crime has he committed? Why is Tiannan so overbearing, unable to tolerate even a new god?"
The deterrent force of Tiannan Life-Death Ruins was too terrifying. Aside from Wu Qingzong, the other gods were so frightened they could only rage in silence, unable to speak.
Even Xue Tu, who feared nothing, now wore a deeply grim expression, his lips tightly pressed. He felt suffocated and oppressed, yet dared not curse aloud.
It wasn't a lack of courage, but rather that the other party was too taboo.
The other party's intangible spiritual will alone could suppress the gods into silence. Only a powerhouse like Wu Qingzong could break through that spiritual will and roar in anger.
This required not only courage but also immense cultivation.
"So formidable! The master of Tiannan Life-Death Ruins is truly a universe-dominating level existence. Once he makes a move, he shatters heaven and earth, determines life and death—even a God Venerable cannot block him."
"Even a Great God is unworthy of dying at that one's hands. Today, even if Zhang Ruochen falls, his name will be remembered for eternity. The annals of the Hell Realm will surely record him."
The hidden gods were both shocked and secretly pleased.
Some false gods knelt in the starry sky, kowtowing to that blue figure, their eyes filled with reverence.
…
Fu Lu God Venerable's figure flickered across the star domains, chasing along the shattered universe.
With each flicker, he crossed an entire star domain.
Wherever his divine might passed, all cultivators on every planet in those star domains knelt to the ground.
"Sever!"
The Celestial Pivot Needle flew out, like a needle or a rapidly spinning divine blade, causing stars to shift and constellations to turn, cutting that divine hand in two.
The five-fingered imprint of the divine hand that had seized Zhang Ruochen fell into the shattered, chaotic star domain, directly exploding into wisps of divine qi.
No matter how high the other party's cultivation, standing in a distant time and space, they could not snatch someone away from under the nose of a God Venerable.
If their true body descended in person, that would be a different matter.
"Whoosh!"
From another direction, the divine pillar formed of star mist and tens of thousands of planets swung down again, blocking Fu Lu God Venerable from approaching Zhang Ruochen.
From the Darkness Temple, an aged voice crossed space: "Zhang Ruochen carries too many variables. He cannot be allowed to become a second Immovable Bright King Great Venerable. In the future, he should only cultivate spiritual power—that way, he can be controlled."
Fu Lu God Venerable's heart burned with rage as he met the attack, saying, "When you first reached the Divine Realm back then, did anyone treat you like this? Did anyone cripple your cultivation and tell you to only cultivate spiritual power from then on?"
"Boom!"
The power of two God Venerables collided, forming a tidal wave of star seas, sending Zhang Ruochen's headless body hurtling into the distance, vanishing into the void space.
In the darkness, multiple unknown powerhouses launched attacks again.
Unlike the master of Tiannan Life-Death Ruins, who maintained his dignity and, considering himself virtuous and respected, only crippled rather than killed, their goal was clear—to completely kill Zhang Ruochen, leaving no hidden danger.
If they could also seize the Profound Meaning on Zhang Ruochen's body, that would be best.
But Wu Qingzong would not let them have their way. Riding the Star Soul Divine Throne, he blocked all the attacks from these powerhouses.
"A bunch of cowards—daring to commit murder but afraid to show your faces. Today, don't blame me for going on a killing spree!"
Wu Qingzong punched through space from afar, shattering the star cores of dozens of planets. A Death Clan Great God hiding on a rocky planet was struck, his divine blood splattering as he screamed and fled into the distance.
He could see that Wu Qingzong was truly boiling with rage and filled with killing intent. If he stayed in this starry sky, he might be hunted to death.
While Fu Lu God Venerable and the Darkness Temple Hall Master clashed across space, unable to spare attention, Zhang Ruochen's headless divine body drifted further and further into the void space. Moreover, the power of nothingness was eroding his body, his skin turning transparent, on the verge of becoming nothingness.
The gods of various major powers finally could not resist the temptation of immense benefits. Ignoring the danger of death, they used various means to break into the void space and chase after Zhang Ruochen's headless body.
That was not just a body—it was a supreme treasure that even the master of Tiannan Life-Death Ruins wanted to take away.
Of course, the gods of the Dark Abyss Yan Clan also flew out, intending to rescue Zhang Ruochen.
"How shameless! Every Tom, Dick, and Harry wants to seize my senior brother's treasures. I, Xue Tu, will be the first to refuse!" Xue Tu transformed into a giant divine body, tens of thousands of miles tall, with eight pairs of blood wings spread on his back, his face full of fury as he unleashed his speed advantage, flying at the forefront.
…
In the void space where Zhang Ruochen's headless body was, a spatial fluctuation spread out, forming a rippling light curtain.
A black-robed god wearing a metal mask stepped out from the spatial ripples. He was humanoid, with white hair falling from under his black hood.
He was Mo Jie, the second-ranked among the twelve spirit gods of the Darkness Temple.
Using the geographical advantage, the Darkness Temple had directly teleported him here from the temple via a Space Teleportation Array. Other powers were too far away, and even space teleportation arrays could not cross the distance.
"Zhang Ruochen belongs to the Darkness Temple now. All of you, retreat!" Mo Jie held a pitch-black staff, his tone arrogant, not bothering to regard the approaching gods.
"My senior brother is not someone you can just take away! I, Great Slaughter War God Emperor, am the first to refuse!"
Xue Tu's divine body was massive, like a bloody demon mountain, as he swung a palm thousands of miles long, pressing down toward Mo Jie.
"You have a formidable master, so even though you have offended me, you can still live."
Mo Jie waved his hand lightly, unleashing his spiritual power. Though his hand did not make contact with Xue Tu's palm, Xue Tu's tens of thousands of miles tall divine body was swatted away like a fly, crashing into who knows where in the void.
The gods of the Dark Abyss Yan Clan attacked together, unleashing divine abilities and supreme sacred artifacts.
"I've long wanted to wipe out you Dark Abyss Yan Clan, but today, I don't want to cause unnecessary trouble."
Mo Jie's staff shot out, and dense beams of darkness pierced through the divine abilities unleashed by the gods, sending the supreme sacred artifacts flying, forcing all the gods of the Dark Abyss Yan Clan to retreat, including a Great God who had reached the Taizhen Realm.
With his own strength, he repelled the gods of an entire clan. Mo Jie's spiritual power was terrifying beyond belief.
"Zhang Ruochen has so many supreme sacred artifacts and Profound Meaning on him. If the Darkness Temple wants to swallow them all, you'll have to ask if we agree!" From the void, a team of knights, their bodies burning with ghostly blue flames, charged forward rapidly.
These knights were all headless, their bodies heavy with corpse qi and murderous aura soaring to the sky.
The leading knight, though headless, had six arms, and in the palm of each hand was a blood-red eye.
"Corpse Clan, Headless Heavenly Corpse Knights." Mo Jie's tone carried a hint less disdain.
The six-armed headless knight commander said, "Zhang Ruochen's head was shattered by Tiannan—this is a sign from the heavens that he is destined to become a member of the Headless Heavenly Corpse Knights. Today, whoever dares to stop me from taking him away, the Heavenly Corpse Knights will kill them all."
A vast ghost cloud, thousands of miles wide, surged into the void space.
Yu Hai Great God stood at the center of the ghost cloud, his face ferocious and withered, cackling, "I have an irreconcilable enmity with Xue Jue War God. Zhang Ruochen is his grandson. It is only natural for me to kill him. If you want to fight over the Profound Meaning and supreme sacred artifacts, wait until I kill him first!"
The ghost cloud spread rapidly, enveloping Zhang Ruochen.
Mo Jie and the six-armed headless knight commander would never believe his nonsense. They both charged toward Zhang Ruochen, not giving Yu Hai Great God a chance to get close.
Just as the three powerhouses all rushed toward Zhang Ruochen, a figure clad in divine fire armor descended from the sky, landing beside Zhang Ruochen. She reached out and touched his chest.
A terrifying surge of death qi erupted, striking her palm.
It was a residual force from the master of Tiannan Life-Death Ruins.
She quickly withdrew her hand, her gaze fixed on Yu Hai Great God, Mo Jie, and the six-armed headless knight commander. She activated the power of the armor. Instantly, three thousand different types of divine fire surged from the armor, turning the void space into an endless sea of flames.
"Sizzle!"
Yu Hai Great God, charging at the front, had his thousands of miles of ghost cloud instantly incinerated by the divine fire.
"Ah! This is… Mixed Gold Heavenly Fire…"
Some divine fire landed on Yu Hai Great God's ghostly body, burning through it, causing him to let out piercing screams.
The six-armed headless knight commander's divine realm world and Mo Jie's spiritual power domain were both burned and pierced by the divine fire. Scorching waves of flame surged toward their bodies, startling them so much that their expressions changed drastically, and they immediately retreated.
By the time they had refined all the divine fire, they found that the figure in divine fire armor had already taken Zhang Ruochen and left.
"Just a suit of armor, yet it can instantly release three thousand types of divine fire. In all the world, only one treasure has such power. The Kunlun Realm's Flame God Armor!" Yu Hai Great God's tone was filled with fear and disbelief.
Mo Jie said, "Is it a god from Kunlun Realm who saved Zhang Ruochen?"
"Impossible. Aside from the Dragon Lord and Yunshen Daozhu of Kunlun Realm… Could it be Qiangu Nüdi?" the six-armed headless knight commander said.
"Possible! Although she is wearing the Flame God Armor, concealing her appearance and aura, her figure does indeed look like a woman. Moreover, Qiangu Nüdi dared to storm even the Fate Divine Domain, treating the Hell Realm like her own home. Only she has such boldness to rescue someone under the divine thought lock of supreme powerhouses like the Darkness Temple Hall Master and the master of Tiannan Life-Death Ruins." Yu Hai Great God said excitedly.
Mo Jie said, "Excellent! This time, we'll make sure she never returns and seize the Time Profound Meaning as well."
Qiangu Nüdi had only cultivated for a hundred thousand years. These older Great Gods, who had lived for hundreds of thousands of years, were not intimidated by her earlier display. Following the residual aura, they gave chase.
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Kunlun Realm.
Yunshen Daozhu stood by the Lake of Fate beneath the Ghost Gate Pass.
Ever since Zhang Ruochen had sent word that the Yellow Spring Star River might activate again and charge toward the starry sky where Kunlun Realm was located, he had come here to reinforce the Starry Sky Grand Formation.
His figure was aged, his face covered in wrinkles, and he was very weary, no longer possessing the vigor of a hundred thousand years ago.
Suddenly, he felt a resonance in his heart. His expression changed drastically as he looked up at the river-like yellow galaxy above. Trembling, he said, "Is the calamity ultimately unavoidable? No, perhaps there is still a chance."
In that instant, Yunshen Daozhu's aged and stooped figure became full of vitality, his eyes shining like two divine stars.
The hundred thousand years of imprisonment had worn away much of his spiritual power, but not his spirit.
He could not go to the Hell Realm to bring Zhang Ruochen back personally.
But he could mobilize his powerful spiritual power to disrupt the heavenly secrets, sever the spiritual power and divine thought of that one from Tiannan Life-Death Ruins, causing Zhang Ruochen's traces to disappear.
As long as that one from Tiannan Life-Death Ruins could not sense Zhang Ruochen's aura, Zhang Ruochen would have a chance to escape.
As long as he lived, there was still hope.
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Tiannan Life-Death Ruins.
A blue-skinned old man stood by the sea, originally intending to make another move, tearing through time and space to deliver a second strike.
But at that moment, his perception of Zhang Ruochen vanished.
"Finally made a move, have you? Good, let me see how much spiritual power you have left." The blue-skinned old man laughed.
As for Zhang Ruochen, he set him aside, no longer paying attention.
Since his martial arts were completely crippled, he was no longer a threat.
A clash of spiritual power spanning the universe erupted invisibly!