Chapter 3309: Shattered into Ten Thousand Pieces
The protective divine formation of Paradise Realm required all the major divine temples to activate together before it could be fully opened. However, by analyzing and controlling the formation foundation of Shangqiu, it was enough to activate one corner, suppressing and killing all enemies within a certain area.
The "Mechanism" mask had appeared again, proving that the Quantity Envoy masks were not unique.
Liang Ji seemed to be a woman, her left hand's five fingers slender and soft, holding a divine heart.
The divine heart was blood-red, its interior vast and hazy, as brilliant and expansive as a star sea.
Powerful spiritual power fluctuations continuously emanated from the divine heart, spreading through the temple like ripples.
This was the divine heart of a god whose spiritual power had reached the eighty-fifth rank or above, full of vitality. Using a special secret technique, Liang Ji could harness the spiritual power within the heart.
She was continuously analyzing the formation inscription patterns.
Not far away, the man wearing the "Lonely" mask stood at the edge of the fragments of Shang Tian's statue, saying, "The fluctuations from the Tongtian Divine Temple are growing stronger. It seems Cang Hai couldn't gain full control of the situation."
Liang Ji said, "With the Yin Yang Eighteen Formations at his disposal, yet he can't control the situation. Could the one who came not be Zhang Ruochen, but Desolate Heaven?"
"Desolate Heaven is already being held back by Xuan Yi; there's no way he could come to Paradise Realm. Perhaps Wu Yue is traveling with Zhang Ruochen. That woman's actions are truly unpredictable; it's very possible she has truly staked her future on Zhang Ruochen," Liang Gu said.
Liang Ji's voice was devoid of any emotional fluctuation as she said, "No matter. Once I've analyzed the formation foundation of Shangqiu, I can directly activate a corner of Paradise Realm's protective divine formation. Then, whoever comes will be reduced to dust."
The Moon God arrived outside Shangqiu. With a wave of her sleeve, the divine mist among the mountains scattered.
She saw that the formation protecting this divine land had been damaged, and the scent of blood hung in the air.
A great upheaval had occurred in Shangqiu!
The cultivation ground of a current Heavenly Lord had been breached, silently turning into a dead zone. With the Infinite Realm forces on their northern expedition, how could such a thing happen?
Who could it be?
The Moon God sensed something was wrong. Someone was using Paradise Realm as a chessboard to play a grand game. Dealing with Zhang Ruochen seemed to be merely a side move; they had a greater purpose.
After a moment of contemplation, she ultimately abandoned the idea of sending out a message, not wanting to alert the other gods of Paradise Realm.
"Hua!"
A divine light flashed over the Moon God's body. Her white robes transformed into a wide black cloak, and a dark mist emanated from her, losing her former holiness and taking on a sinister, cold, and seductive appearance.
She disguised herself as Wu Yue and entered Shangqiu.
She was well aware that entering Shangqiu would be extremely dangerous. But she had no other choice; she could only advance, not retreat.
At the same time, the situation at the second Starry Sky Defense Line was also tense. She didn't want her actions to cause any upheaval there.
As she walked into Shangqiu, scenes of devastation unfolded before her eyes. Many talented cultivators of the Saint Realm lay fallen on the ground, their life force extinguished.
Some gods had fallen, their spiritual consciousness erased. They were disciples of Shang Tian, responsible for guarding Shangqiu.
The attacker had used extraordinary spiritual power techniques that could directly strike the divine soul.
Logically, as the cultivation ground of a current Heavenly Lord, it should be filled with killing mechanisms—divine formations and celestial patterns that could suppress gods below the Infinite Realm.
The Moon God suspected the attacker was a hidden Infinite Realm cultivator.
She also suspected this was a bitter trick by Shang Tian. After all, since news spread that Xuan Yi was a member of the Quantity Organization, many cultivators speculated that he was the Liang Huang behind him.
Before long, the Moon God saw Liang Gu standing outside the temple.
He had clearly known of her entry into Shangqiu and had been waiting for some time.
The Moon God's gaze was solemn, but she showed no fear, saying, "I didn't expect you to be in Shangqiu. So, the so-called divine battle at Kunlun Realm was just a feint to draw away Desolate Heaven and the strong ones of Kunlun Realm, wasn't it?"
The Moon God thought the person before her was Xuan Yi, and she braced herself as if facing a great enemy.
Liang Gu, thinking the person before him was Wu Yue, also braced himself as if facing a great enemy. To buy time for Liang Ji to analyze the formation, he could only feign calmness, speaking in Xuan Yi's tone, "I didn't expect you to come to Paradise Realm either. Since you're here, don't think about leaving."
The Moon God knew very well that she was no match for Xuan Yi, so she said, "I have already used my spiritual power to perceive everything in Shangqiu. Since I dared to come, I am not afraid of you."
The Moon God took a step forward, exuding a resolute aura.
With her cultivation reaching the Heart-Stop level and possessing a divine artifact, even facing the world's number one, Xuan Yi, she had the strength to fight.
But she didn't truly want to fight Xuan Yi; she wanted to get closer to the temple to investigate the specific situation inside. She felt that this Xuan Yi before her wasn't decisive enough, perhaps putting on a show to hide something.
Liang Gu's pressure increased sharply. Facing a powerhouse like Wu Yue, once they engaged in battle, he had no confidence in holding her back.
But he couldn't show weakness!
With a cold and arrogant demeanor, he said, "Within ten zhang, I can rival Divine Kings and Divine Venerables. No matter how high your spiritual power is, or how exquisite your talisman techniques and illusions are, once you enter this range, you will surely die without a chance of survival."
The Moon God became more convinced of her speculation. The Liang Gu before her was likely not Xuan Yi. If Xuan Yi had come to Paradise Realm, he should have gone to the Tongtian Divine Temple first.
Liang Gu was also suspicious. He felt that the woman before him might not be Wu Yue. After all, as a spiritual power expert, she should keep her distance from her opponent, so why would she deliberately approach?
Liang Gu spoke first, "You are not Wu Yue! Who are you really? Show your true form!"
He formed a hand seal and struck out from a distance.
The large hand seal was blocked by the divine light emanating from the Moon God's body.
The Moon God completely relaxed, standing in the divine light, cold and stunningly beautiful, saying, "You are not Xuan Yi either! And who might you be?"
Liang Gu pulled a long spear from the void, his form like lightning as he thrust it through the air.
In the Moon God's vision, the entire world darkened, and the space became different, filled with an aura of evil and slaughter.
This man's combat power, though inferior to Xuan Yi's, was still among the top in the world, and his cultivation was likely also at the Heart-Stop level.
"Hua!"
A talisman light tore through the darkness, striking Liang Gu.
Liang Gu was sent flying backward, his body crashing into the steps below the temple, shattering a large section of them. A look of shock and doubt appeared in his eyes as he looked behind the Moon God.
There, a woman radiating sacred moonlight descended from the sky like a celestial maiden, her white robes ethereal.
She looked exactly like Wu Yue!
Not only Liang Gu, but even the Moon God herself was somewhat dazed. Someone was impersonating her.
The woman, who looked like the Moon God, had talisman light flickering before her and said with a smile, "Tian Yin, since I'm here, all your schemes are destined to fail."
From within the temple, a woman's voice came, "A fake Moon God and a fake Wu Yue, both arriving at the same time—truly surprising. If you die here, wouldn't all of Jiusi Yitianhuang's years of planning come to nothing?"
Just as the fake Moon God and fake Wu Yue were both pondering this, Liang Gu retreated back into the temple.
"Hua!"
In an instant, the walls, pillars, and floor of the temple all emitted brilliant radiance.
Countless formation inscription patterns spread toward the Moon God and Wu Yue.
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The divine battle within the Tongtian Divine Temple had reached a fever pitch. Chaotic and powerful divine power fluctuations could be seen everywhere, and many formations had been triggered.
If an ordinary Taiyi Great God or Taibai Great God were to enter, they would surely flee in terror.
In the void, divine formation worlds clashed, and fragments of worlds fell from the sky.
At the location of the temple's formation hub, countless divine shadows collided, and various war weapons shuttled through space, shattering halls one after another.
Zhang Ruochen felt as if he were witnessing history, just as he had when he saw the ruins of the Dragon God Temple and the Star Huan Tian Divine Venerable Temple. Another temple was about to collapse.
And this time, he was a participant.
Although the Tongtian Divine Temple contained many ancient killing methods, this group of people were all at the Tai Xu peak, possessing the power to resist and would not be easily killed.
Chi Xingtian was too severely injured, his blood energy not yet recovered. He had been locked in fierce combat with Pu Er Ba Si and couldn't defeat him quickly.
In short, he was too weak!
The spiritual power thoughts and Devouring Spirit Insects released by Zhang Ruochen were shattered countless times by Cang Hai Da Zhanglao's doppelganger, with insect corpses littering the ground everywhere.
The gap in spiritual power was too great; he was ultimately no match.
But he had also successfully delayed Cang Hai Da Zhanglao's doppelganger, preventing him from gaining control of the temple's formations.
Zhang Ruochen's true body had been closely pursuing Jia Tian Xia and had now arrived, retracting all his spiritual power thoughts into his body. The damage to his spiritual power was severe, but it wouldn't affect his mental state, as he also cultivated his divine soul.
"I'll hold him off!"
Jia Tian Xia roared this out, charging toward Zhang Ruochen, channeling all his divine energy into Liu Bai Yin. His punching speed and power broke through their limits, reaching a level far beyond his peers.
Zhang Ruochen also threw a punch, with a chaotic phantom flickering behind him.
It wasn't the phantom of the Immovable Bright King Great Venerable, but of himself.
"Boom!"
The two fists collided.
The two sub-divine-level Supreme Sacred Artifact fist gloves clashed like two metal divine mountains, the sound echoing out of the Tongtian Divine Temple, flipping up the mud and stone for thousands of miles outside the temple.
Zhang Ruochen stood still, while Jia Tian Xia's body flew backward, smashing through three layers of temple walls in succession before crashing into the ruins, with divine blood splattered everywhere.
Cang Hai Da Zhanglao's doppelganger had just entered the divine lake where the Tongtian Divine Temple's formation hub was located when Zhang Ruochen pursued him in the next instant.
Zhang Ruochen formed a sword finger, summoning the six divine swords, which brought forth thousands of sword energies.
"Shua shua!"
The divine swords were unstoppable, and the myriad sword energies shattered Cang Hai Da Zhanglao's doppelganger into a cloud of spiritual power mist.
The Earth Cauldron flew out, about to absorb the spiritual power mist.
But an unexpected event occurred. Quan Zhong Sheng inside the cauldron unleashed a divine ability, and with a booming sound, he struck the cauldron, causing it to shake.
In that brief moment, the spiritual power mist fled, retreating to a distance and reforming into Cang Hai Da Zhanglao's doppelganger.
Zhang Ruochen flew above the Earth Cauldron, suppressing Quan Zhong Sheng inside it, temporarily unable to refine him. Holding the Blood-Dripping Sword, with the six divine swords flying around him, he stood imposingly, facing off against Cang Hai Da Zhanglao's doppelganger.
The next moment, the six divine swords flew out together, striking the incoming Jia Tian Xia.
Blood light scattered, and his divine realm world and blood wings shattered into pieces, flying in all directions.
From start to finish, Zhang Ruochen's gaze never shifted to Jia Tian Xia, yet Jia Tian Xia was beaten into furious roars, and finally, he was shattered into ten thousand pieces by the six swords.
The six swords suppressed his flesh and divine soul. The ten thousand pieces of his shattered body trembled violently but could not reassemble.