Chapter 2986: Chi Yao Battles Luo Sha
In the Heavenly Beginning Civilization Great World, seas account for over seventy percent of the area, with a total of nine continents distributed across it, named after the Nine Palaces. Countless islands are scattered like stars across a chessboard.
The hinterland of Kun Continent is a fertile black soil plain.
On the ground, a rift over thirty miles long has split open, with dark qi seeping out from the depths, exuding a chilling, sinister aura.
Where the dark qi spreads, vegetation withers and beasts lie dead in droves.
Shrill cries ring out as Nether Clan Saint Realm cultivators, reeking of bloodthirsty aura, fly out from underground.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!..."
They crash onto the ground like cannonballs, forming dense craters.
Qing Chizha, an Upper God of the Nether Clan with a human body and serpent head, clad in dark matter armor, roars after emerging from underground: "We have entered the Heavenly Beginning Civilization Great World. Do not rush to kill and devour living beings. First, attack the cities on the continent and destroy the foundations of the city-protecting boundary divine formations."
"After the cities fall, all living beings and treasures belong to you."
"Spread out and attack!"
Before Qing Chizha, a black light gate opens, and over ten million Nether Serpents raised in his Divine Realm World surge out, heading toward the nearest city.
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On the northwestern plateau of Kan Continent, white clouds drift across the sky. A spatial rift hangs beneath the clouds, pitch black within.
Moments later, vast amounts of ghost qi spread from the spatial rift.
Within the ghost qi are Ghost Emperors riding three-headed flood dragons, and Ghost Clan gods driving blood-red undead war chariots. Soul shadows fly everywhere, ghost banners flutter, and war drums thunder like rolling thunder.
The Ghost Clan god seated in the undead war chariot issues orders in a deep voice: "Advance toward Red Firmament City. If the city falls, the Ghost Lord will surely reward you handsomely."
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The Starry Sky Battlefield is far too close to the Heavenly Beginning Civilization!
There, gods are locked in chaotic battle. Even with divine formations protecting it, the spatial structure of the Great World has been damaged, with multiple cracks appearing.
Feng Qi walks to the edge of the Divine Wood Warship and looks down. The continuous mountain ranges and ribbon-like rivers spread out like a map to the edge of sight.
The spiritual qi, saint qi, and divine qi of heaven and earth have all become chaotic.
He says, "This is a big problem. The Heavenly Beginning Civilization Great World has been shattered by the aftershocks of top-tier powerhouses clashing, creating numerous world holes. Hell Realm cultivators are pouring in endlessly."
Yu Taizhen, with disheveled hair, lets out a wild laugh: "Almost all the Great Gods have rushed to the Starry Sky Battlefield. The responsibility of guarding the Heavenly Beginning Civilization now falls on us."
"Qiu Yu, didn't you say there was no opportunity? Now, the opportunity has come!"
"Today, I will slay a Hell Realm True God and avenge my fallen comrades!"
"Whoosh!"
Yu Taizhen's body erupts with brilliant starlight, shooting like a meteor toward a world hole tens of thousands of miles away.
"True Gods are not so easy to kill, but I, this Lord, will certainly see it through to the end. If any Hell Realm god dares to come, I will ensure they never return."
Qiu Yu Shenjun's eyes turn fierce, and demonic aura surges from his body, covering the sky. Transforming into a demon cloud, he charges out of the Divine Wood Warship and vanishes at the horizon in an instant.
Yan Wen grits his teeth, his eyes fierce, and says, "Master, the Hell Realm cultivators have entered the Great World, surely to destroy the boundary-protecting divine formations. The foundations of those formations are built in the major cities. Disciple will go now to defend the cities."
"Not so fast!"
Feng Qi says calmly, "The Heavenly Beginning Civilization Great World is reinforced by the divine patterns of Heavenly Court gods. Even in divine-level battles, the destructive power on the continents is very limited. Every major city is layered with numerous formations; they won't be breached so easily."
Just then, from Doulu City on Qian Continent, a powerful might erupts.
"Rustle!"
The flows from all the spiritual veins, saint veins, and divine veins of the entire Heavenly Beginning Civilization surge rapidly toward Doulu City.
A divine seal, after absorbing vast amounts of spiritual qi, saint qi, and divine qi, flies out from the city and hovers above the Great World.
The divine seal manifests into the Nine Palaces, each presenting bizarre and miraculous scenes, completely enveloping the Great World to resist the aftershocks of divine power from the Starry Sky Battlefield.
Feng Qi laughs heartily: "It's Master making a move, channeling the spiritual qi, saint qi, and divine qi of the entire Heavenly Beginning Civilization to activate the Nine Palace Divine Seal, combining it with the boundary-protecting grand formation. This way, no matter how strong the aftershocks of the divine battle, they cannot impact the spatial structure within the Great World."
Zhang Ruochen gazes into the sky, feeling the might unleashed by the Nine Palace Divine Seal, and asks, "Is this also a divine artifact?"
"Exactly."
Yan Wen says with full pride, bowing deeply toward the Nine Palace Divine Seal suspended in the sky.
The Azure Sky Mirror and the Nine Palace Divine Seal, one for offense and one for defense, have helped the Heavenly Beginning Civilization survive many extinction crises over the millennia.
This is the true power of a divine artifact!
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Dui Continent lies at the extreme pole of the Heavenly Beginning Civilization. Here, the sky is perpetually dim, mountains are covered in thick glaciers, and the land is desolate and uninhabited.
Evil and demonic qi surges from a deep abyss overgrown with shrubs, covering hundreds of snow-capped mountains.
Seventeen True Gods of the Rakshasa Clan, along with over a hundred False Gods, cross the spatial rift one after another, descending into the Heavenly Beginning Civilization Great World. Even more cultivators pour out continuously.
A Rakshasa Clan female god, wrapped in layers of black divine robes, says, "The Great Emperor has decreed that all actions in this operation are to follow the Princess's command."
"We obey the Great Emperor's decree!" the gods chorus.
Princess Luo Sha, though young, has already reached the realm of an Upper God. With years of leading troops on the Merit Battlefield, many Rakshasa Clan gods are sincerely convinced by her.
In private discussions, some even speculate that Princess Luo Sha might well become the future Great Emperor of the Heavenly Rakshasa Divine Kingdom.
Luo Sha holds an ancient staff, her figure tall and graceful, a crystal crown on her head, exuding an aura of proud authority. She says, "Our goal in entering the Heavenly Beginning Civilization is to destroy as many foundations of the boundary-protecting divine formations as possible. But capturing the entire civilization in one fell swoop will not be easy."
"If you see that the situation is hopeless, retreat immediately, or use secret arts to hide within the bodies of native beings of the Heavenly Beginning Civilization, biding your time. No matter how strong the perception of the Heavenly Court gods, they cannot distinguish every single being one by one."
Luo Sha senses something and looks eastward, revealing a breathtakingly beautiful smile that could captivate all beings. She says, "The Heavenly Court gods are heading this way. Come, follow this Princess to intercept and kill them."
Under Luo Sha's lead, the Rakshasa Clan gods fly out from the snow mountains.
Beyond a hundred thousand snow mountains, on a vast plain, stands a woman in white.
In her left hand, she holds a Chaos Lotus; in her right, a blood-red war sword. Beneath her feet, a sea of Five Elements divine qi manifests, and above her head, twelve layers of majestic, sacred heavenly realms hover.
Her divine might is soul-shaking.
Luo Sha smiles charmingly and says, "Chi Yao, we finally meet. I never expected we would face off in the Heavenly Beginning Civilization. Do you know who I am?"
"Today, I have come to take your life and cut you down beneath the Dripping Blood Sword."
Chi Yao is cold and merciless. Using the spatial technique of shrinking the earth into inches, she strides forward, channeling divine qi within her body, and swings the Dripping Blood Sword, drawing a crimson river of sword light.
The river stretches a thousand miles, like a bright red ribbon.
"So domineering! Do you really think you can kill whoever you want?"
Knowing that her current cultivation is no match for Chi Yao, Luo Sha secretly transmits a message to two Rakshasa Clan Upper God Great Perfection powerhouses, borrowing their power and channeling it into her ancient staff.
"Sizzle!"
On the ancient staff, bright golden patterns emerge.
Instantly, the sky above Luo Sha is shrouded by a black divine cloud. Light serpents dart through the cloud, descending tens of thousands of lightning bolts. The lightning gathers like a giant wave, meeting the sword light.
"Bang!"
After shattering the sword light, the lightning wave surges mightily toward Chi Yao.
Chi Yao stands upright, full of heroic spirit. She raises the Time-Space Chaos Lotus above her head, channels divine qi to light up the lotus, and clashes with the tens of thousands of lightning bolts.
The force is overwhelming, shattering the ground inch by inch. Chi Yao is forced back hundreds of miles.
"Luo Sha, demoness, do not show off your power!"
Gods from the Western Buddha Realm and the Five Elements Temple arrive. The sky is filled with auspicious clouds, Buddha light radiates, and bells and cauldrons ring.
Zhen Yuan and Ci Hang Immortal are among them.
They join Chi Yao, unleashing Buddha Sect Supreme Sacred Artifacts and Dao Sect divine abilities, attacking the Rakshasa Clan gods with overwhelming force.
Chi Yao's gaze remains locked on Luo Sha, cold as frost. She says, "Drive them back into the spatial rift. Try not to let the divine battle erupt within the Great World."
She points a finger, and spatial power erupts, tearing a Rakshasa Clan False God apart from the inside out, reducing him to fragments of flesh.
Luo Sha is angered but still wears a captivating smile. She sends a cold transmission: "Rakshasa Clan cultivators, hear my command. Go into hiding within the Heavenly Beginning Civilization Great World. Do not fight the Heavenly Court gods head-on."
After transmitting, Luo Sha performs a Great Space Teleportation, leading a large number of Rakshasa cultivators to vanish into the snow mountains.
"Chi Yao, come chase me, this Princess! Let's see who kills whom."
Luo Sha's provocative voice drifts back from afar.
Zhen Yuan's expression is grave, and he says worriedly, "This Princess Luo Sha is a Space Master. It is said that on the Heaven Hunting Battlefield, she obtained a supreme opportunity from the Rakshasa Clan and deciphered the 'Gui Cang.' Whether it's true or false is unknown. But with the mystery of the 'Gui Cang' and her cultivation of the Heaven-Altering Earth-Changing Art, once she hides among the mortal world of the Heavenly Beginning Civilization, the harm she can cause will be incalculable."
"She won't escape."
The space around Chi Yao trembles slightly, and her figure vanishes as she pursues Luo Sha.
In her view, Luo Sha is one of the means used by the Hell Realm divine powerhouses to entangle Zhang Ruochen.
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In a vast, blue expanse of sea, a wisp of blood qi flies out from a spatial rift only two meters long, condensing into the figure of Xue Tu.
Xue Tu looks around and, realizing he has truly descended into the Heavenly Beginning Civilization Great World, is overjoyed. He says, "The Heavenly Beginning Civilization is one of the top ten ancient civilizations. There must be no shortage of Supreme Sacred Artifacts, Eon Sacred Medicines, and Divine Stones. This time, this Emperor must make a big haul."
"No, I need to be cautious."
"Although almost all the Great God-level figures have rushed to the Starry Sky Battlefield, if one or two remain behind, and I encounter them..."
Xue Tu quickly suppresses his aura and sticks a talisman given to him by Death God Venerable onto his chest.
"Master said that a Heavenly Lord from Hell Realm has gone to restrain the Truth Temple Master, so this trip won't be too dangerous. But Yu Shenwang is still stationed in the Heavenly Beginning Civilization. I must be careful, very careful!"