Chapter 3406: Storm Arrives, Heavens Clash
The birth of any Boundless cultivator is a major event in heaven and earth, enough to trigger many strange phenomena.
Places a Boundless cultivator has walked will retain their imprint. In the great world where a Boundless cultivator resides, the rules of heaven and earth become more active, and divine qi becomes more abundant.
When one attains the Dao, the entire realm ascends with them.
When news of Qiangu Nüdi entering Boundless spread, the Starry Sky Defense Line erupted in excitement. Deities from various great worlds and ancient civilizations that had good relations with the Kunlun Realm sent congratulations to Empress Chi Yao and Princess Shenba.
One more Boundless cultivator could greatly elevate the overall strength of a great world.
The Heavenly Court had ten thousand worlds, but only a few dozen possessed Boundless cultivators.
Some rejoiced, others worried.
The deities of the Heavenly Realm Faction were all heavy-hearted.
Especially those deities who had formed deep enmity with the Kunlun Realm felt an invisible pressure. Tai Shang and the Dragon Lord were constrained by their status and couldn't act easily, but would Qiangu Nüdi make a move?
The "Death God Soul Halberd" within Ke Yangshan and Divine King Daifei had already dissipated, and the two were now free.
But previously, Empress Chi Yao had used the light talisman left by Jiu Tian to threaten them with the Death God Soul Halberd, forcing them at an important gathering of deities on the Starry Sky Defense Line to publicly swear to set aside past grievances and coexist peacefully with the Kunlun Realm.
Ke Yangshan acted very magnanimously, telling the deities of the Heavenly Realm Faction that the matter of Princess Shenba's massacre in the Heavenly Realm was over, and no one should mention it again.
Divine King Daifei even declared that the Heavenly Court could no longer afford internal conflict. Although the Dwarf Clan had suffered a great calamity this time, he could represent them in forgiving Princess Shenba. He told everyone that only by uniting could they resist the Hell Realm, and all conflicts could be resolved. When would revenge and retaliation ever end?
Many deities thought these were just polite words, and that major actions would follow.
But who would have thought that Ke Yangshan and Divine King Daifei immediately swore an oath in the name of light, one that was quite harsh on themselves.
From the perspective of many great worlds in the Heavenly Court, this was a win-win situation!
The Heavenly Palace commended Ke Yangshan and Divine King Daifei that very day. The Heavenly Venerable personally wrote "Righteousness Above All" and "Model of Deities" and bestowed them upon the two. At the same time, Princess Shenba was ordered to pay divine stones to compensate for the Heavenly Realm's losses.
After all, Princess Shenba had married into the Heavenly Realm and was considered a deity of the Heavenly Realm. Since even the Heavenly Realm itself wasn't pursuing the matter, the Heavenly Palace couldn't excessively punish her.
But who could understand the frustration in Ke Yangshan's and Divine King Daifei's hearts?
"I didn't expect Huaying Qingchan to break through to Boundless so quickly."
Ke Yangshan felt both envy and jealousy.
His cultivation had long reached Heart-Stop, but breaking through Heart-Stop was difficult.
Without breaking Heart-Stop, he wasn't qualified to go to Lihentian to assault Boundless!
Heart-Stop was the greatest constraint on Supreme Realm Great Gods. At this realm, one's state of mind became very unstable, and many cultivators would lose their heart for advancement, their heart for understanding the Dao, and their heart for discernment.
Divine King Daifei stood in the void, divine light spreading for ten thousand miles, and said: "Not just her, but also Huang Tian. Both are breaking through to Boundless simultaneously. With their talent and accumulation, once they break through, even I might not be their match. Once they attain the Dao, they will forever stand above the other deities."
The difference in status between Boundless and Great Gods in heaven and earth was more than tenfold.
If it were before, Ke Yangshan would still have the spirit to compete with them, but now, he could only look up to them!
Suddenly, Divine King Daifei sensed something. Twin beams of light, hundreds of miles long, shot from his pupils as he looked toward the Kunlun Realm.
In the endless dark universe, a stretch of starry sky was moving toward the Kunlun Realm.
Ke Yangshan also noticed and exclaimed: "How is this possible? That starry sky contains thousands of star systems, with countless planets, moving at such speed. Are they trying to destroy the Kunlun Realm?"
Someone was driving a vast, boundless star domain, stretching for who knows how many trillions of miles, crashing toward the Kunlun Realm.
The changes in the starry sky were visible to the naked eye.
The Saint realm cultivators of the mortal world were stunned, realizing that a cataclysmic change was occurring.
"A sea of stars is moving, the rules of heaven and earth are boiling. Is this a Heavenly Venerable trying to destroy the Kunlun Realm?"
"I just received news that Qiangu Nüdi has broken through to Boundless. The changes in the starry sky might be related to this!"
...
In the sky, streaks of divine light flew past.
A tense atmosphere spread through the various ancient civilization great worlds on the Starry Sky Defense Line.
Two hundred years of peace had been broken!
The connection point between the Santu River and the Kunlun Realm was in the Fallen God Mountain Range of the Eastern Domain.
At this moment, on the opposite bank of the Santu River, thick gray death qi surged out, like cotton clouds rolling toward the Kunlun Realm side.
Sounds of ghostly wailing, beastly roars, and killing cries... continuously emerged from the gray death qi, causing the Kunlun Realm cultivators stationed by the river to be greatly alarmed and filled with unease.
Undead soldiers riding three-headed corpse hounds, bone dragons radiating blue flames, and disheveled ghostly figures appeared one after another from the gray death qi.
"Boom!"
Blood Spirit Immortal drove a white bone altar, rushing out from a space rift and landing heavily by the Santu River.
He had been stationed here all these years.
At Liangyi Sect.
Gai Tianjiao, who was cultivating in the Ancient God Mountain, suddenly opened her eyes. Then, she walked out of her cave dwelling, looked down at the sacred peaks and divine mountains beneath her feet, and her voice spread across a hundred thousand miles of mountains and rivers: "The Santu River has changed. Liangyi Sect cultivators, follow me to guard it."
Gai Tianjiao soared into the sky, followed by countless sword-wielding Saint realm cultivators, like a meteor shower, flying on their swords behind her.
"The Fallen God Mountain Range is filled with death qi. Where are the cultivators of the Eastern Domain? Those who do not fear death, come with me to battle."
Chen Wutian transformed into a beam of light, shooting up from the Eastern Domain Sacred City.
The entire Sacred City was in the form of a planet, resting on the ground. At this moment, dense, bright beams of light flew out from the planet, disappearing over the horizon together with Chen Wutian.
Western Domain.
Master Indra and Master Lidi drove two golden Buddha clouds, with tens of thousands of Saint realm monks standing on the clouds, rushing to the Eastern Domain.
"The Santu River in the Fallen God Mountain Range is the only gap in the Kunlun Realm. If it is breached, the Kunlun Realm will shatter again, and who knows how many common people will lose their homes and loved ones. Although I am not a deity, I have hot blood to spill."
Central Domain, Taizhou. A prodigy who had reached the Great Saint realm after three hundred years of cultivation bid farewell to his family, embraced his beloved, and resolutely picked up his long spear and left.
...
Without needing a deity's decree, the Saint realm cultivators of the Kunlun Realm all converged on the Fallen God Mountain Range.
Chi Kunlun and Beigong Lan stood on a divine ship. On the ship were cultivators clad in battle armor, with banners fluttering, creating a solemn and murderous atmosphere.
"Qian Gu Nüdi's breakthrough must have made the Hell Realm see an opportunity to attack. The two hundred years of peace have finally been broken. Can we hold them off?" Beigong Lan asked.
Chi Kunlun said: "Even if we can't, we have to try. The Santu River side is definitely just a feint, meant to tie down Tai Shang. But if it is actually breached and the Hell Realm army breaks through, how many people will die?"
"The Santu River has a divine formation arranged by Tai Shang. It won't be breached so easily," Beigong Lan said.
"Our mission is to guard that divine formation and keep the enemy on the other side of the river."
Suddenly, Chi Kunlun sensed something and looked up.
His eyes contracted sharply, and he felt as if he couldn't breathe!
The sky was becoming brighter and brighter, with small suns appearing one after another, their light dazzling and scorching. Moreover, these suns were constantly growing larger!
An apocalyptic pressure spread through every corner of the Kunlun Realm.
...
Under the Sword Pavilion.
Tai Shang remained very calm, sighing: "Qing Tian has finally made his move."
"This old ghost is one of the most cunning people in the Hell Realm, always liking to nip threats in the bud when they are weak," said the Five Dragon God Emperor, his expression cautious, his aura growing stronger, and his skin turning into scales.
"It's a pity Jiu Tian is not here. He should have been the best person to hold Qing Tian back," Tai Shang said.
Jie Zunzhe caught the implication and said: "Tai Shang, do you think this matter will escalate greatly today?"
Tai Shang closed his eyes. After a long time, he said: "Besides Qing Tian, I have sensed the presence of that one from the Yama Clan and that one from the Destiny Temple. They are all concealing the heavenly secrets, doing it very carefully and subtly, almost undetectable. If the starry sky hadn't come crashing down, revealing some traces, I might not have sensed it either."
Jie Zunzhe's face immediately changed, and he said: "I will go to the Santu River immediately."
The Five Dragon God Emperor was greatly shaken in his heart.
As one of the Twenty Heavens of the Heavenly Court, he hadn't sensed anything at all.
Even the Fallen God Tai Shang, who was known as the number one spiritual power user in the world today, had only barely sensed something. It was clear that the three great 'Heaven Round and Earth Unblemished' cultivators of the Hell Realm—the Yama Clan Tai Shang, the Destiny Temple's Void Heaven, and the Heavenly South Qing Tian—must have joined forces and used a technique to deceive the heavens and cross the sea.
The Five Dragon God Emperor released his divine thought, intending to pierce through heaven and earth and transmit Tai Shang's perception.
But he failed.
A void-like power severed his divine thought.
"It's Xu Fengjin!" the Five Dragon God Emperor said.
"Don't worry! Once they act, they will inevitably leak their aura. The Heavenly Venerable is stationed at the Starry Sky Defense Line. With the Heavenly Venerable's cultivation, what in this world can be hidden from him?"
As Tai Shang said this, his hair and beard instantly flew up, his aura becoming as sharp as an unsheathed divine sword. An extremely powerful storm of spiritual power erupted from within his body, condensing in the atmosphere of the Kunlun Realm into a white figure that was even larger than the Kunlun Realm itself.
The white figure collided with the approaching starry sky.
"Boom, rumble!"
One star after another was annihilated, turning into fragments and fireballs that flew in all directions.
The vast, boundless void instantly turned into a sea of fire.
In the Kunlun Realm, all living beings looked up at the sky and saw it burning.
With a flash of light, Tai Shang flew out of the Kunlun Realm, stood in the center of the sea of fire, looked into the dark and deep void, and said: "Crossing the Wuding Divine Sea to enter the Heavenly Court Universe—what boldness! Aren't you afraid you won't be able to return?"
From the darkness, there was no response.
In the distant, unknown place, a blood sun appeared, growing from faint to deep.
The blood light illuminated the void, then dyed it red, as if the entire world was bleeding.
Tai Shang, including the starry domain where the Kunlun Realm was located, was shaken by the power of the blood sun, slowly beginning to rotate. Billions of miles of space were under its control, and the rules of heaven and earth completely failed, severed by spiritual power.
The entire starry domain became a forbidden zone without rules.
"You are not Qing Tian!"
The wrinkles on Tai Shang's face deepened a few lines. He swung his right arm, and a divine platform flew out from his sleeve.
The divine platform was square in shape, covered with countless Dao marks, and dense light patterns emerged.
The light patterns fell off, scattering in all directions. An unimaginable gravitational force, billions of times stronger than normal, spread out, stabilizing the billions of miles of starry domain.
This was a battle of spiritual power. Every thought was a peerless divine ability. The entire starry sky was their chessboard, and all matter and energy were under their control.
...
Lihentian.
Wisps of Netherworld black mist were born out of thin air, intertwining with each other, turning into tornado-like storms, flying through the colorful clouds. Wherever they passed, the clouds lost their color, becoming gray and hazy.
Under the Taiji Yin-Yang Diagram, Zhang Ruochen was the first to sense something.
Huang Tian and Qiangu Nüdi, who were comprehending "Boundless," also sensed something. A crisis originating from the depths of their hearts struck their souls.
"Roar!"
Huang Tian maintained his posture of enlightenment and opened his mouth to roar.
A mouthful of death qi was spat out.
His sub-divine-level supreme sacred artifact, the companion stone axe, flew out together with the storm of death qi, spinning extremely fast, slashing toward the Netherworld black mist a hundred thousand miles away.
Huang Tian was now a Divine King, possessing the Boundless realm. This strike was naturally extraordinary, possessing the power to destroy a realm.
"Bang!"
From the Netherworld black mist, a fist shot out, smashing the stone axe to pieces.
"Pfft," Huang Tian spat blood, severely injured, and said: "It's a curse... the opponent, the opponent is the most powerful expert of the Underworld Clan..."
A single punch shattered Huang Tian's companion stone axe. Everyone present was horrified.
"Let's go, break out separately."
There was no way to resist. It was definitely the most terrifying old monster of the Underworld Clan. Zhang Ruochen took out the Heavenly Demon Overlord Spear and a door panel, activating the divine power to drive the Swallow Boots.
"Space is locked. We can't escape! Look above!" Qiangu Nüdi said.
Everyone looked up in unison.
They saw a Netherworld realm covered with graves, floating above their heads without them knowing when it had appeared. Large tombs stood one after another, filled with cross-shaped tombstones, and blood-red rivers crisscrossed the land.
"Even if the Nether Hall Hall Master himself has come, he won't be able to keep us here."
Chi Xingtian was domineering, taking out the Wolfskin Battle Flag, holding the flagpole, and facing the approaching Netherworld black mist.
With a wolf howl, a demon wolf shadow hundreds of feet tall flew out from the battle flag, radiating ancestral divine power, and charged toward the Netherworld black mist.
Zhang Ruochen also made his move, thrusting the Heavenly Demon Overlord Spear.
A towering, mountain-like Heavenly Demon shadow appeared.
He wasn't thrusting at the Netherworld black mist, but at the Netherworld realm above.
The opponent's cultivation was clearly not something they could handle now. Only by breaking the Netherworld realm above while Chi Xingtian used the Wolfskin Battle Flag to hold them off could they escape today.
Huang Tian, Qiangu Nüdi, and Yuyue also made their moves, each unleashing their strongest techniques.
But before their divine abilities could be unleashed, curses fell upon them. Their skin turned grayish-white, and a strange power invaded their flesh, bones, and divine souls.
The demon wolf shadow couldn't stop the Netherworld black mist at all and instantly shattered.
The Heavenly Demon Overlord Spear Zhang Ruochen thrust, the Heavenly Demon shadow he unleashed, and all the ancestral power he released, all vanished without a trace, like stones sinking into the sea.
"Do you think this little bit of ancestral power can break through my Nether Law Heaven and Earth?"
The Netherworld black mist rushed toward Zhang Ruochen and the others at an unimaginable speed.
A fierce, baleful light shot into the sky, and death qi brushed against their faces, ready to annihilate everything in front.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, in front of Zhang Ruochen and the others, a bright golden light wall appeared, blocking all the Netherworld black mist.
The Five Dragon God Emperor, clad in golden armor, stood majestically and imposingly in front of Zhang Ruochen and the others. His palm pressed against the void, instantly transforming into an unbreakable golden light wall.
"The esteemed Nether Hall Hall Master, fighting with a few juniors, what's the point? Let me, the Emperor, have a go at you. You all, quickly break through your realms. There's no time to waste, or you'll be trapped forever at the Qiankun Boundless level."
Leaving behind these words, the Five Dragon God Emperor's body dispersed, transforming into ten thousand divine dragons that flew out, colliding with the Netherworld black mist.
All kinds of divine abilities and great techniques erupted between heaven and earth.
Zhang Ruochen, Huang Tian, Qiangu Nüdi, and Yuyue all looked at Chi Xingtian. What a jinx of a mouth, even summoning the Nether Hall Hall Master!
"Bang!"
Above, the Netherworld realm was gray and hazy, its aura cold. Suddenly, the entire world shook violently. In the center, a golden crack hundreds of thousands of miles long appeared, as if it had been torn open!
A tall and majestic divine tower emerged from the crack.
Above the divine tower, the sun and moon orbited. Around the tower's body, chaotic light mist flowed.
The Dragon Lord stood at the top of the divine tower, reaching out into the void, grabbing Zhang Ruochen and the other five into his palm, and said: "Hurry up and comprehend and break through your realms. Leave the rest to us!"
At this moment, the Dragon Lord's single palm was a thousand miles long, and every fingerprint was a mountain range.