Chapter 3408: Great Turmoil
Zhang Ruochen had entered the Divine Realm World of the Blessing and Fortune God Venerable. It was boundless, with sandy beaches, ocean waves, flying birds, and swimming fish, countless living beings, and even cultivators at the Great Saint Realm. It was no different from a real great world.
The White Skeleton's cultivation was clearly above that of the Blessing and Fortune God Venerable. The Divine Realm Netherworld he cultivated was even more stable. However, because he walked the path of the Netherworld Dao, it was lifeless and gloomy.
But now, this majestic and stable Divine Realm Netherworld was cracking apart!
The Nether City, Yin Mountains, and Corpse Rivers, all constructed from Infinite Rule Divine Patterns, were being destroyed.
Also injured was the White Skeleton's Divine Soul.
The Divine Soul and the Divine Realm World were always closely connected.
Looking from afar, it was as if the Eternal Netherworld had split open. A spatial region spanning hundreds of millions of li was in turmoil, magnificent and spectacular, with turbulent air currents.
The White Skeleton's bone body was also severely damaged. A large section of its shoulder blade and ribs had been severed, and a small amount of Divine Substance had been completely obliterated, unable to recover.
"The first War God of the Underworld Clan, the so-called War God Nether Venerable, is nothing more than this."
The Dragon Lord was graceful and unparalleled. He withdrew the Divine Dragon Sun-Moon Chaos Tower into his palm and spat out a dragon-shaped Divine Qi from his mouth. The tower's layers immediately lit up one by one, releasing Divine Power fluctuations like tidal waves.
As the waves in the sea below surged, the Divine Dragon Sun-Moon Chaos Tower had already flown out.
With a thought from the White Skeleton, the bone dragon covered in golden flames not far away flew over and stood in front of him.
Unexpectedly, the Dragon Lord did not hold back. The Divine Dragon Sun-Moon Chaos Tower struck the bone dragon heavily, and the dragon bones shattered with a loud crash.
Having broken the dragon bones, the Divine Tower collided heavily with the White Skeleton, suppressing it and forcing it back hundreds of thousands of li.
Suddenly, the Dragon Lord closed in again, swinging his sword in a horizontal slash, aiming directly for the head.
The Divine Sea of an Infinite-level god was hidden in the formless.
But the Dragon Lord made a precise judgment. The White Skeleton's Divine Sea was highly likely inside its skull. Cutting through its head and piercing the Divine Sea would truly inflict a severe wound.
The White Skeleton's body erupted with layers of Nether Fiend Nether Light. It activated some unknown Divine Ability, broke free from the suppression of the Divine Dragon Sun-Moon Chaos Tower, and flashed away.
Even though its speed was already extreme, it was still struck by the Dark Divine Sword.
It avoided the head.
Its left hand bone palm, along with a section of its forearm, was severed and flew away.
Having missed the best opportunity to severely wound the White Skeleton, it would be very difficult to succeed again. The Dragon Lord settled for the next best option, using the Divine Dragon Sun-Moon Chaos Tower to suppress and collect that section of the forearm, preventing it from re-condensing with the Divine Body.
Taking a section of the forearm meant losing a large amount of Divine Substance, including the Divine Soul thoughts within the bone.
For an Infinite-level god, this kind of injury was the most direct and effective.
The best way to kill an Infinite-level god was... dismemberment. Break it apart piece by piece, refine each piece individually, weaken it to a certain extent, and then take its true form.
The City Lord of the Divine City made his move!
He struck out a palm with a Divine Eye, pressing down like a five-fingered heaven and earth, forcing back the Dragon Lord who wanted to continue attacking the White Skeleton.
Taking advantage of this brief moment, the White Skeleton re-condensed its Divine Realm Netherworld. The world shrank into a corner, leaving only a towering black Nether City.
It held a ten-foot-long black gold broadsword, standing atop the Nether City. The forearm and palm of its left hand emitted a gray-white light, gradually regenerating.
It looked the same as before, but its strength had dropped significantly.
The White Skeleton showed no emotion. "You have destroyed your elder brother's bones, leaving his remains incomplete."
Pieces of dragon bones floated in the void, emitting golden flames.
The Dragon Lord faced two ancient relics of the Hell Realm head-on. "Do you think that by using my elder brother's bones, you could make me soft-hearted and use that as a weakness to turn the tide of battle? Have you misjudged your opponent's will?"
The City Lord of the Divine City said, "Ji Wang, you are indeed very strong. No wonder you could single-handedly charge into the Fate Divine Mountain and rescue Hua Ying the old man. But I have already seen through your strength. If the two of us join forces, we can severely wound you within half an hour."
The White Skeleton swung its blade in a circle, and fierce Nether Fire burned, the flames freezing the space.
The Dragon Lord said, "The hidden Hell Realm experts, show yourselves! Since you're here, you can't hide from my perception. What's the point of concealing yourselves?"
In the void.
One Divine Light after another lit up, and six Infinite-level gods appeared in succession.
They had various forms. Some had nine heads and a serpent's body, some were as massive as a mountain-like elephant, some were short and held war banners... The only commonality was that each was shrouded in a cloud of deathly Qi.
"Ji Wang, one hundred thousand years ago, because of the Ice Emperor, you escaped! This time, you won't."
Er Da Ren had a human-like body, appearing to be in his forties or fifties, with a tail and hair like fleshy vines. He manifested at the top of the clouds, his aura the weakest, making him look very much like a mortal.
The Dragon Lord's eyes were as cold as frost, and the sea beneath him surged with layers of giant waves. "I thought it would be Qing Tian who came. I didn't expect it to be you."
"My coming is enough!"
Er Da Ren clasped his hands behind his back, a smile on his face, filled with unparalleled confidence.
The Dragon Lord said, "Do you think you can kill me with just you?"
Er Da Ren said, "Not necessarily? In these one hundred thousand years, your cultivation has stagnated. But I am no longer the same as I was one hundred thousand years ago."
The Dragon Lord could sense that there were still terrifyingly powerful auras in the shadows. Clearly, the Tian Nan and the Underworld Clan were determined this time to kill Zhang Ruochen, Desolate Heaven, and Qiangu Nüdi, and also to eliminate him.
To cut off the future hopes of the Kunlun Realm and the Sword Realm, and to resolve all hidden dangers.
Er Da Ren glanced at the Chessboard Divine Formation, already aware of the time for Desolate Heaven and Qiangu Nüdi to break through their realms. He said unhurriedly, "First, kill Ji Wang!"
The six Infinite-level powerhouses simultaneously struck out with their Divine Artifacts.
The six Divine Artifacts were all pushed to their limits, forming six Divine Clouds that bombarded the Dragon Lord.
The City Lord of the Divine City and the War God Nether Venerable turned into two streaks of light, attacking at close range.
Their strength was not much weaker than the Dragon Lord's. Even the War God Nether Venerable, who was slightly weaker in cultivation, had only lost by one sword strike after a thousand exchanges, thus suffering injury.
Er Da Ren cut open the index finger of his right hand, using his finger as a brush to draw patterns in the void.
With each blood pattern drawn, a blood river millions of li long appeared in the void, interweaving above the Dragon Lord's head.
"Rumble!"
The Dragon Lord did not give them a chance to combine their attacks. He charged toward a God Venerable with nine heads and a serpent's body at the edge, swinging his sword to knock away the opponent's Divine Artifact. Using the Divine Dragon Sun-Moon Chaos Tower, he struck the opponent's chest, causing blood to spurt and a large area of Divine Bones to collapse.
After three consecutive strikes, that God Venerable was broken into two halves, with both his Divine Soul and Divine Body severely injured.
However, the Dragon Lord could not break free. He was enveloped by the Rule Divine Patterns of the City Lord of the Divine City and the War God Nether Venerable.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the Dragon Lord was injured. The City Lord of the Divine City struck his back with a Heavenly Venerable Divine Ability, and Divine Blood splattered across the sky. But before that, the Dragon Lord had successively chopped off the heads of two Hell Realm God Venerables. One of them had his Divine Sea pierced, damaging his foundation.
The Divine Battle in Lihentian was extremely brutal, with a group of God Venerables fighting for their lives.
Even the Real World showed manifestations. Dragon roars echoed through the universe, Nether Qi turned into an ocean above the Starry Sky Defense Line, and Death Light Mist continuously shot out from unknown directions.
...
Heavenly Court, Five Elements Temple.
An old Daoist with a crane-like face and youthful hair, holding a whisk, gazed at the sky.
Zhen Yuan stood by his side, looking at the lotus water tank on the ground. On the water's surface, various Divine Lights manifested, with figures flashing by continuously.
Zhen Yuan said, "Master, the Hell Realm is committing acts of slaughter. Is the Heavenly Court really not going to intervene?"
The old Daoist's gaze was deep. "The Heavenly Venerable has already sent a decree. No cultivator of the Heavenly Court is to act rashly."
...
Thousand Star Civilization.
Thousand Star Divine Ancestor's gaze was as sharp as a sword. He had already ordered the Hundred Battle Star Lord to bring out the civilization's first heavy artifact, the Thousand Star Slash.
This was a peerless Divine Artifact listed in the first chapter of the "Tai Bai Divine Artifact Canon," capable of annihilating a god with a single strike.
...
Above the Truth Divine Gate on the Starry Sky Defense Line, in the hall.
The Truth Hall Master's Divine Fire burned, and her Divine Might spread across the entire Starry Sky Defense Line, as if telling all gods, including the Heavenly Venerable, that she was angry, and the Heavenly Venerable's decree might not be followed.
...
After reaching the Infinite Realm, Xuan Yuan Lian could already step out of the golden carriage.
She was dressed in green, like a piece of emerald lotus leaf floating over, arriving outside the Witch God Temple. "Divine battles have erupted in both the Kunlun Realm and Lihentian. A large number of Infinite-level powerhouses have made their moves, and even a Tian Yuan Wu Que is dueling. Regardless of whether the Kunlun Realm will join the Sword Realm in the future, at least for now, they are enemies of the Hell Realm, and thus naturally friends of the Heavenly Court."
Seven of the nine War Gods of the Heavenly Palace stood outside the Witch God Temple.
Zhao Gongming stood at the main entrance of the temple, his copper coin sword bright and imposing. "The Heavenly Venerable has his considerations! Qing Lian, you just need to handle the mundane affairs. Don't get involved in the real battles among the Heavens."
Xuan Yuan Lian said, "I am a God Venerable. I don't want to manage mundane affairs anymore! Tell the Heavenly Venerable that I am going to Lihentian, and no one can stop me. As for the Heavenly Venerable's decree, I will first disregard it!"
Watching Xuan Yuan Lian's departing figure, several Heavenly Palace War Gods looked at each other in bewilderment.
Just then, Zhao Gongming looked up into the sky, his gaze piercing through the Starry Sky Defense Line, looking toward the direction of the Hell Realm.
"Boom!"
A spatial rift spanning trillions of li appeared, as if splitting the universe in two. A dark star domain rushed out from the spatial rift, surging toward the Starry Sky Defense Line.
From another direction, a Yellow Spring River flowed out of the void, ten thousand zhang wide, vast and turbid.
Then came a second, a third...
In an instant, a thousand Yellow Spring Rivers flew out, charging toward the Starry Sky Defense Line together with the dark star domain.
From a third direction, Void Heaven advanced with his sword. Behind him, countless billions of war swords converged into a sky-connecting giant wave, the sound of sword chants echoing throughout the entire starry sky.
Xuan Yuan Lian, who was about to rush to Lihentian, stopped, looking at the three terrifying auras in the starry sky.
Behind her, from the Witch God Temple, Hao Tian's voice sounded: "They're here!"
The next moment.
From the Witch God Temple, a dazzling clear light shot out, arriving outside the Starry Sky Defense Line in an instant, condensing into the form of a man in a Confucian robe.
As this Confucian-robed man appeared, the entire dark universe became colorful and splendid. With each breath he took, countless stars trembled.
Behind him, the seven War Gods of the Heavenly Palace all arrived, each manifesting their Divine Abilities.
The Confucian-robed man transformed into a clear light and flew out first. The seven War Gods and the entire starry sky rushed out with him, colliding with the flying dark star domain, the thousand Yellow Spring Rivers, and Void Heaven's myriad swords turning into a rain of illusion.
"Boom!"
Planets shattered one after another. Time and space were completely annihilated. In just an instant, the area outside the Starry Sky Defense Line had turned into a void, with no matter or rules remaining.
An even more terrifying event occurred.
Xuan Yuan Lian saw that the Shura Star Pillar Realm in the universe was growing larger...
No!
It was the Shura Star Pillar Realm rapidly moving toward the Starry Sky Defense Line.