Chapter 3465: The Momentum of the People
Zhang Ruochen's three consecutive strikes were completed in the blink of an eye. Ordinary deities couldn't even see the moves, let alone catch a glimpse of his shadow.
Zhang Ruochen retreated backward, creating distance, his gaze locked tightly onto the Great Luo Divine Seal, sensing the changes in Ding Zu's aura beneath the seal.
Facing a Great Unbound Infinite, how could he dare to be even slightly careless?
The Dharma-Ending God King had half his skull shaved off, leaving only one eye. Seeing Zhang Ruochen's true body arrive and display such prowess, he didn't hesitate for a moment and immediately fled toward the outside of Ding Zu's Divine Realm World.
Zhang Ruochen glanced sideways with the corner of his eye, his divine thought stirring.
"Swish!"
The Ding Shen Needle flew out, like lightning, chasing after the Dharma-Ending God King.
"Void Illusory Mirror!"
The Dharma-Ending God King released a vast amount of Rule Divine Patterns, condensed divine qi, and executed a great divine technique, manifesting a mirror surface ten thousand zhang in diameter on his back.
With the加持 of Void Profound Meaning, Space Profound Meaning, and Illusion Profound Meaning, this divine technique was exquisitely profound.
The Ding Shen Needle struck the mirror surface, stirring up layers of ripples, and vanished directly.
Before the Dharma-Ending God King could reveal a smug expression, Zhang Ruochen had already appeared before him, his palm raised, the Kirin Fist Gloves radiating divine artifact might, striking downward.
In the Dharma-Ending God King's eyes, Zhang Ruochen's palm was as vast as heaven and earth. The power of the entire Rakshasa Divine City was drawn in, pressing down with overwhelming force, sealing the sky and locking the earth, leaving no escape.
"Boom!"
The Dharma-Ending God King was struck by the palm imprint, his body drenched in blood, turning into a meatball, crashing heavily toward the ground.
With a flash of light, Zhang Ruochen appeared on the ground first, propping up the Earth Cauldron, channeling the Source Divine Light, and pulling the Dharma-Ending God King toward the cauldron.
With the Ancestor Boots, Zhang Ruochen completely suppressed the Dharma-Ending God King in speed.
"No!"
The Dharma-Ending God King roared, his divine blood igniting, his divine power boiling, trying to break free.
But he had been repeatedly wounded and had half his divine soul taken away. At his weakest moment, how could he contend with Zhang Ruochen, who was at the peak of his power?
The Dharma-Ending God King's divine body was gradually engulfed by the white Source Divine Light, disappearing into the cauldron's mouth.
The Void Illusory Mirror collapsed, turning into a rain of light filling the sky.
The Ding Shen Needle flew out from the rain of light, hovering above Zhang Ruochen's head.
"Boom! Boom! Boom..."
The Dharma-Ending God King unleashed heavy divine abilities inside the cauldron, causing the Earth Cauldron to ring like a great bell.
"Zhang Ruochen, I am backed by the Death God Temple. How dare you touch me?"
Zhang Ruochen slapped the cauldron's leg. The Wu Ancestor and Wu characters on the cauldron's body flickered, and a surge of powerful Source power blasted into the cauldron, directly shattering the Dharma-Ending God King's divine body into pieces.
He was about to press the advantage and refine the Dharma-Ending God King to death.
"Boom!"
Behind him, the Great Luo Divine Seal, as massive as a mountain, shook violently and slowly began to rise.
In this vast Divine Realm World, divine power materialized, visible to the naked eye, turning into rivers of blood that converged at the base of the Great Luo Divine Seal, flowing into Ding Zu's body.
Divine armor enveloped Ding Zu's entire body, pitch black like ink, giving a sense of somber heaviness.
His divine power was extremely domineering.
Zhang Ruochen leaped and landed at the center of the Great Luo Divine Seal.
"Rustle!"
From beneath the ground in various regions of the divine city, beams of seven-colored radiant light surged up, entering Zhang Ruochen's body. His power surged another notch, merging with the Great Luo Divine Seal to press down firmly.
Ding Zu's Divine Realm World became even more shattered, as if about to explode.
"Whoosh!"
Outside the divine city, Ding Zu's Star Soul Divine Throne lit up. Seven Throne Planets shone brilliantly, thousands of times brighter than ordinary stars.
Each Throne Planet dropped a beam of divine power, unaffected by the city-protecting divine formation, striking the divine city and slamming into the Great Luo Divine Seal.
Zhang Ruochen raised both hands upward, manifesting the Four Symbols.
The Divine Mountain, Divine Sea, Jade Tree Dark Moon, and Illusory Star Sea—four extraordinary scenes materialized solidly, floating in the four directions, merging with the Taiji Two Symbols Diagram Seal.
"Boom!"
The seven beams twisted together, colliding with the Taiji Four Symbols Diagram.
The seven Throne Planets outside the sky rapidly flew toward the divine city, their unleashed power gradually increasing.
Ding Zu's divine voice resounded through heaven and earth: "This is the Rakshasa Divine City, my home ground. You, a newly advanced Infinite, think that by wielding the Great Luo Divine Seal, you can contend with me?"
"Boom!"
The Great Luo Divine Seal was sent flying.
Zhang Ruochen was also blasted away, his body crashing into a formation flag of the Wind Thunder Divine Punishment Formation, breaking the flag, and plunging into the ground, creating a massive crater.
"Swish!"
In an instant, Zhang Ruochen flew out of the crater.
Behind him, with a thunderous roar, Ding Zu's fist struck the crater, and the fierce divine power spread in all directions. If Zhang Ruochen had been a fraction slower, he would have been severely wounded by that punch.
Ding Zu looked at the "Transcending Ancient Divine Book" within the Wind Thunder Divine Punishment Formation and pressed his five fingers outward through the air.
The pages of the "Transcending Ancient Divine Book" were infinitely vast, covering the world within the formation, firmly suppressing Gu Xin and Divine Venerable Shi Zhi.
The remnant will of Transcending Ancient Lord could not contend with Ding Zu.
The golden pages rapidly shrank, turning into an ancient book that fell into Ding Zu's hands.
Two howls rang out.
Gu Xin and Divine Venerable Shi Zhi broke free, both looking disheveled, covered in dust, lacking the ferocious might and domineering aura of Chaos Ancient Demon Gods and Ancient Heavens.
"You two have ruined my great plan!" Ding Zu scolded.
Divine Venerable Shi Zhi's expression was very unpleasant as he explained, "The deities of the Rakshasa Clan are all madmen, each one not caring about their lives..."
Realizing his words were somewhat inappropriate, he quickly restrained his anger and said, "Transcending Ancient Lord used the Self-Burning Great Reincarnation Curse, temporarily trapping us two."
"Things have come to this, what use is explanation? Help me suppress Zhang Ruochen and seize the Great Luo Divine Seal," Ding Zu said.
Divine Venerable Shi Zhi and Gu Xin had once ruled the world, standing at the level of Heavens, but now that their cultivation had not recovered, facing Ding Zu's reprimand, they could only choose to endure.
At any time, strength reigns supreme.
Before one's power is sufficient, there's no need to show off.
Zhang Ruochen had already flown to the Sword Bone, forming sword seals with both hands. Instantly, the Sword Bone leaned against his back, and his divine soul, sword soul, and sword spirit intertwined.
In that moment, Zhang Ruochen exuded an aura of an Ancestor, his momentum surpassing Ding Zu's, as if he were the true arbiter of heaven and earth, looking down on Ding Zu, Divine Venerable Shi Zhi, Gu Xin, and all other beings.
Without choosing to fight head-on, Zhang Ruochen transformed into a straight beam of sword light, forming a pillar of light, shooting into the sky.
"Where do you think you're going?"
Ding Zu's five fingers grasped the void, curling into a fist.
The already shattered Divine Realm World rapidly contracted.
Countless rules surged, all pressing toward Zhang Ruochen, trying to trap him within the Divine Realm World.
After all, Zhang Ruochen's cultivation realm was still very low. He relied entirely on the Great Luo Divine Seal to mobilize the power of the Rakshasa Divine City to contend with him.
As long as he sealed him in the Divine Realm World, Ding Zu could gain the absolute advantage.
"Whoosh!"
The sword momentum was unstoppable. Zhang Ruochen pierced through the tide of rules and escaped from the Divine Realm World.
Ding Zu's bone wings spread open on his back, and crackling sounds came from within his body. His divine body grew several times taller, his arms like bronze pillars, and as he waved his fingers, he summoned the divine artifact war weapon "Yin-Yang Double Fork Halberd."
His divine might surged.
Blood patterns flowed in the gaps of his bones, and Yin-Yang divine power infused both his eyes.
Anyone could see that Ding Zu was furious to the extreme, entering his strongest battle state.
The Divine Realm World contracted, merging with the bone wings on his back.
The scene of heaven and earth returned to normal.
Ding Zu, Divine Venerable Shi Zhi, and Gu Xin appeared in the divine city, standing outside the Divine Prison.
The ground around them was all scorched earth.
The once dense buildings had long been leveled to the ground, a scene of devastation everywhere. Even the formations in the divine city could not withstand the destructive power of an Infinite-level clash.
Ding Zu looked around. Dozens of miles away, the ground and sky were filled with Rakshasa Clan cultivators spreading their bone wings, covering the sky and earth, countless in number.
The evil demonic qi on their bodies condensed into thick clouds.
Ding Zu, appearing together with Divine Venerable Shi Zhi and Gu Xin, had no intention of explaining anything to these ants before him. His gaze was arrogant and disdainful. "Do you all dare to oppose me?"
This sentence contained a divine soul attack, striking directly at the hearts of the cultivators present.
The divine soul attack of a Great Unbound Infinite was enough to intimidate a million troops with a single word.
"Luo Ding, I, by the order of Emperor Luo Yan, wield the Great Luo Divine Seal to slay you. All Rakshasa under heaven shall join in the attack! Kill!"
Zhang Ruochen roared out the divine seal, releasing the Ancestor's aura, overpowering Ding Zu's divine soul attack.
The Great Luo Divine Seal rotated like a millstone, striking out.
The Rakshasa Clan cultivators from all directions all unleashed their sacred artifacts.
Countless sacred artifacts, like a rain of destruction, fell together, completely engulfing the city domain where the Divine Prison was located.
Such a formation was something many Rakshasa Clan cultivators had never seen in their lives.
It was the entire clan's strength attacking a Great Unbound Infinite, aiming to slay a Divine Venerable and destroy the Chaos Ancient Demon Gods.
This united and overwhelming momentum merged with the Great Luo Divine Seal, firmly locking down Divine Venerable Shi Zhi and Gu Xin, leaving them no escape. The two instantly wore grave expressions, as if facing a great enemy.
One activated the remnants of the Wind Thunder Divine Punishment Formation, the other propped up the Demon God Stone Pillar.
Ding Zu tried to draw on the momentum of the Rakshasa Divine City.
If he could borrow the momentum, he could suppress the Great Luo Divine Seal, and then he could easily suppress Zhang Ruochen with a flip of his hand.
But he failed!
The momentum of the Rakshasa Divine City was not just about the terrain; it also lay in the cultivators within the city.
This was the momentum of the people!
When all cultivators stood against him, how could he still borrow momentum?
Ding Zu was decisive. Relying on his fierce divine power, he broke through the lock of the Great Luo Divine Seal and charged at Zhang Ruochen.
"Zhang Ruochen, originally I only wanted to take control of the Heavenly Rakshasa Divine Kingdom and become the clan leader of the Rakshasa Clan. But because of you, all the cultivators in the Rakshasa Divine City will die. If the Rakshasa Clan declines and faces extinction, it will all be your doing."
Ding Zu's Yin-Yang Double Fork Halberd summoned blue and red divine lights, slashing straight down.
As long as he defeated Zhang Ruochen, the other Rakshasa Clan cultivators would be like scattered sand. No matter how many there were, it would be useless. At that point, he wouldn't even need to act himself; any Infinite could slaughter them all.
"A person like you has no right to be the clan leader of the Rakshasa Clan. If you became it, the Rakshasa Clan would truly decline."
Zhang Ruochen knew he absolutely could not retreat. Holding the leg of the Earth Cauldron, he met the attack head-on.
"Boom!"
The Earth Cauldron and the Yin-Yang Double Fork Halberd clashed, sending explosive energy ripples surging outward.
All the Rakshasa Clan cultivators retreated into the clouds of evil demonic qi, leaving only war banners swaying in the clouds.
The energy ripples clashed with the clouds of evil demonic qi. Dense rules emerged, weaving into the densest net in the world, blocking the ripples.
Luo Sha transmitted a message to Zhang Ruochen, "You can't keep fighting like this, or the Rakshasa Saint Realm cultivators in the city will suffer heavy casualties. Lure Ding Zu into the Great Luo Divine Palace!"
Luo Sha had a second consideration: the Great Luo Divine Palace was one of the three crucial formation bases of the city-protecting divine formation.
With the situation having evolved to this point, the city-protecting divine formation was of utmost importance and absolutely could not fall into the control of the Quantity Organization. She had to find a way to seize control.
"Not good!"
Zhang Ruochen sensed the auras of Qi Lin and Zong Mu Divine Venerable, who were among the Rakshasa Clan cultivators behind him, hidden within the clouds of evil demonic qi.