# Chapter 3468: The Clash of the World's Strongest
Under the blood moon.
Fulu Divine Venerable gazed at the crimson sky and said, "I have already seen a corner of fate. Rakshasa Divine City burns with raging divine flames, transforming into the most brilliant fireball in the starry sky. Countless living beings wail in agony, and the dead roar, all turning into soul mist and blood qi."
"A clan's tragedy, a mournful song, has long been presented in the pages of fate. No one can change it."
"Is that so? In my life, the one thing I refuse to believe in is fate. My destiny shall be my own."
Fengdu Dadi said no more. He took a step forward, his cloud-sedge robe billowing.
The formations laid by Fulu Divine Venerable were as if nonexistent, unable to block Fengdu Dadi's steps. The locked space was sliced open with a wave of his hand.
Clearly, Fengdu Dadi had decided to defeat Fulu Divine Venerable as quickly as possible.
Once Fulu Divine Venerable was defeated, he could no longer seal the heavenly secrets of this star region. The changes in the Rakshasa Clan would immediately be sensed by the All Heavens of the Hell Realm.
At that point, not a single member of the Quantity Organization in Rakshasa Divine City nor Fulu Divine Venerable himself would escape.
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
...
In the void, a blinding light bloomed, as bright and dazzling as the sun, condensing into a Gate of Destiny.
Then came a second, a third...
Finally, twelve Gates of Destiny formed, surrounding Fengdu Dadi.
The radiance emanating from the Gates of Destiny suppressed Fengdu Dadi's power, each one larger than a star.
Fulu Divine Venerable's figure appeared within one of the Gates of Destiny, calm and composed. "When facing a figure like a Heavenly Venerable, how could I not prepare thoroughly? A divine formation locks fate, waiting at leisure to strike the weary—above, it breaks the cosmos; below, it suppresses the four seas."
"Do you think a divine formation can trap me? Perhaps Huaying Cangjie at his peak could have done it, but you are not enough!"
Behind Fengdu Dadi, the phantom of Fengdu Ghost City emerged. The Yellow Spring River roared and surged through the void, while Nine Nether Dark Essence spread outward, thick with yin qi, as black as ink clouds, shrouding the twelve Gates of Destiny.
The light of fate was suppressed, and the rules of fate could not flow.
"Boom!"
Fengdu Dadi struck out with a palm. The Gate of Destiny bearing Fulu Divine Venerable's figure shattered into pieces. Countless formation inscriptions and destructive power erupted from within.
These forces were enough to wound a Great Unbound Infinite, but they automatically annihilated half a foot away from Fengdu Dadi, unable to pose any threat to this current Heavenly Venerable.
His own domain alone could grind away those destructive forces.
Fulu Divine Venerable grew cautious. Standing beside the mottled stone stele, he took out a dark wooden staff. At its top hung a divine lamp.
The light emitted by the lamp was very faint and soft, a pale blue.
Yet these rays of light caused the shattered Gate of Destiny to reform, trapping Fengdu Dadi, who had nearly broken out, back into the divine formation.
"The Original Lamp! This legendary artifact left by an Ancestor has actually appeared!" Fengdu Dadi said.
Fulu Divine Venerable held the lamp, smiling. "I did not wish to bring it out, but when facing the Great Emperor, how could I dare to hold back in the slightest?"
Wherever the lamp's light shone, space was stretched infinitely.
Originally, Fengdu Dadi and Fulu Divine Venerable were only a few dozen zhang apart. In an instant, the distance between them was pushed to hundreds of thousands of miles, millions of miles, tens of millions of miles away.
It continued to grow farther!
It seemed intent on directly sending Fengdu Dadi away, pushing him beyond this star region.
"Rustle!"
The Yellow Spring River flowed, its tributaries numbering in the thousands, surging from afar to contend with the pale blue lamp light.
Before long, the Yellow Spring River overpowered the Original Lamp, surging before Fulu Divine Venerable. The roar of water filled his ears, and before his eyes was a vast expanse of yellow mist and water vapor.
Fengdu Dadi once again pierced through the divine formation, landing atop the waves of the Yellow Spring River. He looked down at Fulu Divine Venerable below, his overwhelming dominance on full display.
His contemptuous gaze locked onto him, as if telling Fulu Divine Venerable that a Heavenly Venerable was invincible—not something he could measure.
Fulu Divine Venerable's expression grew even more solemn. He struck the ground heavily with his staff.
Countless talisman imprints appeared in the void, plastering heaven and earth, freezing time, solidifying space, sealing the sky and locking the earth.
Fengdu Dadi drew a circle with his palm, and a powerful air current erupted.
A deathly hand seal, thick with yin qi, condensed into form, shattering the countless talisman patterns. Like a five-fingered world of heaven and earth, it pressed down toward Fulu Divine Venerable.
"Haha!"
Wild and vast laughter suddenly rang out.
At the base of the Heavenly End Cliff, the thick demonic qi clouds boiled and suddenly dispersed.
Qiangshake soared up from the demon clouds, wielding a Demon God Stone Pillar, swinging it horizontally.
On the Demon God Stone Pillar, thousands of characters flickered, pressing down on the sky, colliding with the deathly hand seal that Fengdu Dadi had unleashed.
Fulu Divine Venerable raised the dark wooden staff above his head. The remaining eleven Gates of Destiny all pressed toward Fengdu Dadi.
"Boom!"
With a single exchange, the space above the Heavenly End Cliff was thrown into chaos, a blur of confusion.
Fulu Divine Venerable's crown shattered, his long hair scattering, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. After all, his physical body was not particularly strong. In this level of combat, being too close easily led to injury.
Qiangshake was sent flying backward, plunging into the demonic qi clouds.
But in an instant, he flew back, landing with a thunderous crash on the Heavenly End Cliff. He stood beside Fulu Divine Venerable, his gaze fixed on Fengdu Dadi. "The current Heavenly Venerable is indeed extraordinary—a bit stronger than I estimated."
Compared to when he fought the Starry Sky Angler and Shi Tian in the Vanishing Star Sea, Qiangshake's cultivation had recovered significantly, drawing closer to his peak state.
One reason was that the Ancient Demon Gods had collected some living beings from the great worlds of the Heavenly Court Universe, all of which Qiangshake had devoured.
The second was naturally due to Luozu Cloud Mountain Realm.
The Ancient Demon Gods had schemed for Luozu Cloud Mountain Realm for a reason.
Fengdu Dadi saw the changes in Qiangshake at a glance, his gaze deep and profound. "You refined the Ancestor Demon Blood?"
Qiangshake was in high spirits, regaining the peerless style of the ancient Supreme Four Pillars. "Beneath this Heavenly End Cliff, within the world of Luozu Cloud Mountain Realm, a pool of Ancestor Demon Blood was left behind. I have consumed it all. You have arrived at the right time. I have long wished to battle the current Heavenly Venerable, to tell the world that the Demon Gods are not prey, but hunters! Hunting the people of this era!"
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
...
Fengdu Dadi charged forward, crashing through layer after layer of Fulu Divine Venerable's spiritual power barriers, reaching Qiangshake in an instant.
Qiangshake did not underestimate this Ghost Clan Great Emperor before him. In his right hand, he held the Demon God Stone Pillar like a staff; in his left, he condensed the divine ability "Reincarnation Demon Wheel."
The stone pillar pressed down, a crushing blow to the head.
Fengdu Dadi blocked the Demon God Stone Pillar with his arm, while the fingers of his other hand formed a two-finger scissors shape, thrusting straight toward Qiangshake's brow and divine sea.
"Boom!"
The Reincarnation Demon Wheel was pierced through by the two fingers. Thick and terrifying demonic energy overflowed, like a Boundless realm expert self-destructing their divine source, impacting Qiangshake and Fengdu Dadi at close range.
"Pfft!"
Qiangshake's brow exploded, a bloody hole appearing. His figure rapidly retreated, shock in his heart. In that moment, he had truly felt the threat of death.
Fortunately, the Reincarnation Demon Wheel was powerful enough to force Fengdu Dadi back, or his divine sea would surely have been damaged.
Fengdu Dadi retreated, and on his fourth step back, a sense of alertness arose in his heart. He transformed into a beam of light, shooting straight up toward the blood moon above.
The moment Fengdu Dadi left the ground, the earth split open. A stone arm reached up from below, missing Fengdu Dadi's legs by a hair's breadth.
A stone man flew out from underground, as if carved by knife and axe, but his body was too rough, appearing more naturally formed, grown into human shape on its own.
The rules around him shifted unpredictably, his aura sometimes surging and intimidating, sometimes vanishing without a trace—otherwise, he could not have evaded Fengdu Dadi's perception.
It was none other than Di, who had returned from the Vanishing Star Sea.
The difference was that Di's severed head and arm had been re-formed, presenting a complete stone man appearance.
Fengdu Dadi hovered in midair, staring intently at Di. For the first time, a look of caution appeared on his face.
This was the only Half-Ancestor in the world today, a being truly transcending all living beings and gods. Who would dare to underestimate him?
The Starry Sky Angler, Feng Tian, and Shi Tian had been able to cut off parts of his stone body only because Di had just descended to the present world at that time—not only weak but also suppressed by the current world's heavenly and earthly rules.
Of course, there was another most important reason: the Six Directions Heavenly Venerable Cauldron was the main force that had severed Di's head.
Fengdu Dadi gradually relaxed, saying, "So this scheme of yours was aimed at me!"
Fulu Divine Venerable said, "This was unavoidable. You were pursuing me too closely. If I could have, I would have preferred to steadily control the Rakshasa Clan, rather than taking such great risks to engage in a life-or-death battle with you. I cannot bear the consequences of failure either. But who asked you to make the first move? I had no choice but to enter the game."
Di's voice was ethereal, as if coming from ancient times. "You are only one line away from the Half-Ancestor realm. Since I have returned, the Hell Realm cannot allow someone as formidable as you to exist!"
Facing three supreme powers—the Heavenly Round Without Gap, the Supreme Four Pillars, and the current Half-Ancestor—Fengdu Dadi remained calm. "It seems I made the right choice, forcing you to act early. Otherwise, if you were allowed to recover to your peak, the existing order would surely be broken. When the Calamity of Quantities arrives, we would have no power to resist."
"Qiangshake, if you recovered to your full strength, you might be able to fight me. But now, you are far from enough!"
"Di, though you are the only Half-Ancestor in the world, your body is already damaged. You have only recently descended to the present world and must be suppressed by heavenly and earthly rules. If you were to leave now and hide in a corner, within one Eon, you would surely be invincible under heaven. But taking the risk to fight me today will surely end in a miserable outcome, and your cultivation will fall below the Half-Ancestor realm."
Fengdu Dadi's tone was firm, carrying the power to pierce metal and shatter stone, displaying an unshakable belief in victory.
But none of the three below were simple figures. Di said, "You are wrong. This is Luozu Cloud Mountain Realm. The residual power of the Demon Ancestor resists the heavenly and earthly rules, so their suppression on me is negligible. You are already very close to the Half-Ancestor realm. You should clearly understand the gap between your current cultivation and that of a Half-Ancestor. So, you are merely putting on a brave front. Deep down, you know very well that you cannot leave today."
This was a psychological battle. Both sides held an unshakable belief in victory.
Whose conviction wavered first, losing their will to win, would surely fall into a disadvantage in presence and would certainly be defeated today.
"Di Zu speaks correctly. This Heavenly Venerable has returned. The Hell Realm cannot allow someone as formidable as you to exist. There can only be one Heavenly Venerable, honored by all the Heavens!"
"Boom!"
A thunderbolt split the sky, passing through the blood moon.
At the center of that blood moon, which no one could reach, a purple-robed figure appeared. Countless lightning bolts flowed around him, drowning out even the light of the blood moon.
The sky turned purple.