Chapter 2992: Heavenly Fox Grandmother
The appearance of Yu Taizhen caused the monarchs of the Death Clan to tremble with fear, clearly thrown into panic.
It was well known that among the gods below the Taizhen Realm of the entire Death Clan, no one dared claim they could decisively defeat Yu Taizhen. The Truth Envoys were each a first-rate existence.
Even if Crimson Soul Monarch were at his peak, encountering Yu Taizhen would force him to flee immediately, not daring to engage in direct confrontation.
Seeing the large number of gods from the Wind Clan and the Thousand Star Civilization rapidly approaching, divine auras rising one after another, Crimson Soul Monarch realized the situation was lost. Today's grand plan had been ruined by that damned sinister Daoist!
Otherwise, Qingkong War God would have already arrived and cut down the Divine Toon Tree.
"Retreat, fall back into the space rift."
Crimson Soul Monarch gritted his teeth and glanced at Zhang Ruochen, then withdrew a large number of Death Clan soldiers into his Divine Realm World. Spreading his gray feathered wings, he flew toward the space rift.
Zhang Ruochen did not want to appear too powerful, so he feigned injury and did not pursue.
"Come if you want, leave if you want?"
Yu Taizhen shouted loudly, mobilizing Truth Rules combined with speed divine abilities. In an instant, he intercepted Crimson Soul Monarch, his fist blazing like a sun as he struck forward.
Crimson Soul Monarch was indeed formidable. The ancient spear in his hand transformed into a giant beast of divine flame, colliding with Yu Taizhen's fist.
"Boom!"
Crimson Soul Monarch was sent flying backward, dozens of layers of his protective divine light shattered.
"Why are you so weak?"
Yu Taizhen frowned slightly, pursuing and throwing a second punch. On his arm, a flowing star river appeared, countless Rule Divine Patterns flowing within it.
"Yu Taizhen, do not act so arrogantly!"
The seven Death Clan monarchs who had withdrawn caught up to Crimson Soul Monarch, unleashing divine abilities together. They condensed seven Death God phantom images, clashing with the star river-like fist force.
"Boom!"
The seven Death God phantoms and the flowing star river collapsed simultaneously, transforming into a powerful and chaotic wave of force that swept in all directions.
Yu Taizhen was knocked back dozens of miles, carving a golden water channel across the sea surface.
Although he alone could not overpower the seven Death Clan monarchs, he had successfully bought time for the gods of the Wind Clan and the Thousand Star Civilization to form an encirclement.
"Today, we will surround and kill these nine Death Clan monarchs. Let's see how the gods of the Hell Realm can still act arrogantly in the future!" Yu Chenjing had already stepped into the divine realm, dressed in white male attire, with heroic brows and beautiful eyes. She raised a scroll painting and slowly unfolded it.
This was a formation diagram refined by a Formation Divine Master of the Thousand Star Civilization, possessing infinite power, capable of containing heaven and earth, slaying gods and demons.
Under the activation of the Thousand Star Civilization's gods, the scroll fully unfurled. A world filled with chaotic qi hovered in the sky, pressing down above the nine Death Clan monarchs.
Below was a sea covered in divine patterns; above was boundless chaos.
Within the chaos, lightning and spatial forces flowed chaotically, surging downward from above.
None of the nine monarchs had expected to fall into such a deadly trap today. They all unleashed their trump cards to resist the "Life-Slaying Chaos Diagram" activated by the Thousand Star Civilization's gods.
Feng Xi carried a fragrant breeze as she flew to Zhang Ruochen's side. Her brows were like paintings, her veil fluttering. "Fellow Daoist Yellow Ox, how badly are you injured?"
"Not too bad. That Heavenly God Priest's Death Thought Power is very strange. I was careless and didn't dodge." Zhang Ruochen pretended to be exhausted and weak.
Feng Xi's phoenix eyes showed concern. She quickly took out a cyan divine pill and handed it to him. "Being injured by Death Thought Power is no small matter. This is a unique healing sacred pill from the Wind Clan. Please take it immediately, Fellow Daoist."
Zhang Ruochen took the cyan divine pill, surprised. "This is an Emperor-grade Sacred Pill? Even its pill spirit has the cultivation of a Supreme Realm Great Saint, almost reaching the level of a Divine Pill. Such a precious pill, I cannot accept."
Luo Jinshu walked over and laughed. "The beauty offers her heart, but the Daoist is heartless! The Wind Clan's Azure Wood Creation Pill is unparalleled, with great effects even for Upper-level Gods. Please take it quickly, Fellow Daoist!"
Feng Xi showed no sign of discomfort at Luo Jinshu's teasing. She urged, "Fellow Daoist Yellow Ox has shown kindness to the Wind Clan. An Emperor-grade Sacred Pill is more than deserved. Could it be that Fellow Daoist Yellow Ox is worried about attracting gossip? I am not afraid. Why should you be?"
Zhang Ruochen felt the situation was hopeless. He took the Azure Wood Creation Pill, hesitated, then handed it to Luo Jinshu. "Fellow Daoist Luo is more seriously injured. Perhaps you should take it."
Luo Jinshu quickly waved his hand and laughed. "Luo dare not! Otherwise, wouldn't Xi'er resent her Uncle Luo for the rest of her life?"
Under Feng Xi's insistent gaze, Zhang Ruochen swallowed the Azure Wood Creation Pill.
He was not injured, yet he took a healing Emperor-grade Sacred Pill.
What a waste!
But a smile appeared in Feng Xi's eyes. She explained to Luo Jinshu, "Xi'er and Fellow Daoist Yellow Ox are merely chance acquaintances. Uncle Luo must not think otherwise!"
"Alright! Chance acquaintances, yet you gift an Azure Wood Creation Pill. But I, your uncle, am your father's close friend and more seriously injured, yet you haven't offered half a pill. Enough, no more jokes. We survived today's crisis thanks to Fellow Daoist Yellow Ox."
"Please accept my bow!"
Luo Jinshu clasped his hands and bowed deeply to Zhang Ruochen.
Zhang Ruochen felt helpless and somewhat despairing. He wondered if Luo Jinshu knew about his relationship with Luo Ji? And whether, after learning his true identity, Luo Jinshu would still hold him in such high regard?
Fearing Luo Jinshu would tease him and Feng Xi again, Zhang Ruochen looked toward the area covered by the "Life-Slaying Chaos Diagram" and said, "The ten Death Clan monarchs dared to come to Heavenly Beginning Civilization to cut down the Divine Toon Tree. They must have a backup plan. Tell the gods of the Wind Clan and the Thousand Star Civilization to be careful."
...
Below the formation diagram, various attacks continued to fall. Three monarchs had already been injured.
Crimson Soul Monarch showed a fierce expression. He took out a divine crystal the size of a human head. "Together, activate the God King Talisman!"
Inside the divine crystal was sealed a talisman.
This God King Talisman contained the attack power of a God King from the Death Clan, specifically prepared to destroy the Divine Toon Tree.
"Since these Heavenly Court gods seek death, let's grant their wish."
"Whoosh!"
The nine monarchs each shot out a pillar of divine flame from their palms, melting the divine crystal. Divine qi drilled into the God King Talisman inside.
The talisman slowly floated up, interweaving with death qi, emitting increasingly powerful energy fluctuations, charging toward the "Life-Slaying Chaos Diagram."
"Not good! It's the aura of a God King."
"It's a God King Talisman!"
...
The power of the God King Talisman was immense, seemingly about to pierce through the scroll. Even with all the gods of the Wind Clan and the Thousand Star Civilization joining forces, they could not suppress it. The "Life-Slaying Chaos Diagram" trembled violently, as if it would be thrown off.
Luo Jinshu's expression turned grave. "Let's go help!"
"No need!"
Zhang Ruochen pointed to a certain direction on the sea. "Look!"
Luo Jinshu and Feng Xi focused their gaze, and the tension on their faces eased.
Luo Jinshu laughed loudly. "It's Heavenly Fox Grandmother! Since she has arrived, even if those Death Clan monarchs have a God King Talisman, they won't escape. Today is truly their end!"
Heavenly Fox Grandmother stood within a hazy and illusory demonic aura. Although her appearance was unclear, the powerful divine energy fluctuations she emitted were terrifying, causing time and space to warp slightly.
With such a high-level great god appearing, Zhang Ruochen quickly restrained his aura and became cautious.
"Whoosh!"
Heavenly Fox Grandmother pointed a finger, and a thick pillar of divine qi surged into the "Life-Slaying Chaos Diagram," activating the formation diagram to its fullest.
On the scroll, a real world manifested. Dense formation marks rotated within the world, suppressing the God King Talisman.
Zhang Ruochen pondered silently. Heavenly Fox Grandmother had arrived at such a critical moment and seemed genuinely intent on killing the nine Death Clan monarchs.
Could his earlier suspicions be wrong?
Had Nine-Tailed Heart Fox, Feng Qi, and Qiu Yu Divine Lord intercepted the Wind Clan's Great Saints merely to seize cultivation resources?
Regardless, Heavenly Fox Grandmother's appearance was a great blessing, saving the gods of the Wind Clan and the Thousand Star Civilization. If the God King Talisman had broken through the "Life-Slaying Chaos Diagram" and unleashed its power...
The consequences were unimaginable.
Another variable had emerged!
"Boom!"
From the space rift suspended in the void, a earth-shattering divine voice rang out: "Heavenly Fox, opposing the Death Clan, I will personally kill you one day!"
Within the space rift, a massive death-qi divine hand reached across realms, colliding with the divine qi Heavenly Fox Grandmother had unleashed.
The "Life-Slaying Chaos Diagram" lost Heavenly Fox Grandmother's divine qi activation, and its power sharply decreased.
At that moment, the God King Talisman exploded.
"Boom!"
The terrifying power condensed in the talisman by the God King pierced through the scroll world and surged toward the gods of the Wind Clan and the Thousand Star Civilization.
Facing this force, even the gods' expressions changed in terror, feeling as if their divine bodies would explode and their divine souls would scatter.
Heavenly Fox Grandmother snorted coldly, shattering the cross-realm divine hand. She soared into the air, unleashing a divine ability, chanting: "All sounds cease, a thousand mountains and ravines."
In that instant, the entire time and space seemed frozen.
The waves on the sea surface stopped. Heaven and earth fell silent.
A series of divine mountains descended from above the clouds, colliding with the power unleashed by the God King Talisman.
"Boom!"
All the gods of the Wind Clan and the Thousand Star Civilization were thrown back, each covered in blood and wounds of varying severity.
Zhang Ruochen stood in front of Luo Jinshu and Feng Xi, throwing out hundreds of defensive talismans in succession. They clashed with the surging residual divine force, and all the talismans turned to dust.
The three were knocked back a thousand miles before stabilizing.
On the sea, waves rose a hundred zhang high, divine power in chaos.
Luo Jinshu sighed. "What terrifying power! Truly an attack-type God King Talisman. Fortunately, this sea area has many divine patterns left by our ancestors, layer by layer dissolving the God King's power. Otherwise, all living beings in this forbidden sea zone would have died."
Zhang Ruochen said, "It's not that terrifying. This attack-type God King Talisman's power is strong, but it lacks precision. It cannot compare to a God King's true strike—far from it! Otherwise, Crimson Soul Monarch and the others would never have dared to use it. Using it would have killed them too."
"You must understand that even a God King needs a great deal of time to condense a God King Talisman. Attack-type God King Talismans are even harder to refine."
"This God King Talisman was first weakened by the 'Life-Slaying Chaos Diagram' and Heavenly Fox Grandmother's divine ability, then further offset by the heaven and earth's divine patterns. Its destructive power is already very limited. No god should have fallen."
After a long time, the chaotic God King aura dissipated somewhat.
The nine monarchs had already taken the opportunity to escape, charging into the space rift.
Luo Jinshu and Feng Xi immediately flew out, searching for the gods injured by the God King Talisman.
Zhang Ruochen's eyes grew solemn. He released his spiritual power to probe the surroundings, searching for the Heavenly God Priest.
Earlier, everyone had focused their attention on the nine monarchs, but the Heavenly God Priest had quietly disappeared. Zhang Ruochen had only just noticed this.