# Chapter 3473: Picking Up Corpses
No one had expected Heavenly Mother to arrive so quickly, including Qiangshake.
The distance between the Abyss of Darkness and Rakshasa Divine City spanned countless light-years. Even using space wormholes and teleportation arrays, one would need to make over ten jumps to cross it.
Yet, before the closer Void Heaven, Undying Blood Clan Patriarch, and other Hell Realm powerhouses could arrive, she had already reached her destination.
Red robes, white hair.
She appeared as if out of thin air, descending opposite Qiangshake. After ten eons of cultivation, though her temples had turned white, she still looked exceptionally young—stunning like the newborn morning sun atop a branch, without any trace of decrepitude.
Her white hair simply hung loose, flowing around her like countless white streams.
Her red robes were so vivid, as if dyed in blood, yet they did not feel glaring or repulsive. Like autumn maple leaves or winter red plums—solitary and proud, pleasing to the eye.
In her youth, Heavenly Mother had once been peerlessly beautiful, her fame spreading far and wide.
But when a woman achieved sufficiently high standing, her admirers would consider discussing her beauty a form of desecration.
Or rather, in their eyes, they would only think, "How dare you presume to speak of Heavenly Mother's beauty?"
Qiangshake looked at Heavenly Mother across from him. Behind her lay the misty expanse of Rakshasa Divine City. The city's buildings were densely packed, its palaces only the size of beans. Many places were burning and collapsing, with waves of battle fluctuations appearing.
He could sense that space rules were changing.
The rules gathered like tidal waters, surging toward him from all directions, layer by layer.
Qiangshake had seen Half-Ancestors and had also seen Primordial Ancestors. He had fought his way out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood, so he could naturally discern Heavenly Mother's cultivation level at a glance. He sighed, "Such impressive space mastery. Your application of space order surpasses even those with Heaven Round No Lack."
Both those with Heaven Round No Lack and those at the Indestructible Infinite level could sense space order.
But applying space order was an entirely different level of difficulty.
Comparatively, those with Heaven Round No Lack found it somewhat easier than those at Indestructible Infinite.
It was precisely through her exceptional application of space order—each step folding a star domain's space—that Heavenly Mother had been able to descend here so quickly.
It was also through space order that she suppressed Qiangshake, preventing him from easily escaping.
Heavenly Mother parted her crimson lips slightly and said, "In the battle at Luozu Cloud Mountain Realm, you were the first, Di was the second, Lei Fa was the third, and Kui Liang Huang was the fourth. Who was the fifth? I can sense that He appeared on the River of Time, with very faint aura—able to merge with space and drift through time."
Qiangshake's heart shook.
How could he have imagined that from such a distance, she could sense Lei Fa Heavenly Venerable, who had deliberately concealed his heavenly secrets? This level of perception was already on par with a Half-Ancestor.
Qiangshake let out a loud laugh. The sea of demonic energy above his head pressed down continuously, breaking through Heavenly Mother's space order suppression. "Why waste words? You should understand by now—I will absolutely never tell you."
Heavenly Mother said, "Then let me ask another question. Who is Kui Liang Huang? If you tell me, I will grant you a dignified death."
Qiangshake felt a hidden anger. She was not a Half-Ancestor, yet she regarded him as fish on a chopping block. As one of the Four Supreme Pillars, as one who could be invincible across the universe in certain eras, how could he not hate this?
But Qiangshake knew very well that he was no match for her now.
Moreover, the Heavenly Gods of Hell Realm were rushing over.
Those with great desires and great boldness must possess great wisdom.
When an opportunity presents itself, they can charge forward without hesitation. When they know something is impossible, they can also retreat swiftly.
Qiangshake held the Demon God Stone Pillar, his body towering like a mountain. He laughed loudly: "If you cannot sense his true identity, it means you are not yet a Half-Ancestor. Since you are not a Half-Ancestor, what do I have to fear? Fight!"
The sea of demonic energy above suddenly transformed into a dark red color, with large amounts of blood energy surging forth.
Countless undead wailed within the demonic energy sea. Some of them cried out Heavenly Mother's name—they had been praying for her protection when they were about to die.
But now, within the demonic cloud sea, the undead and blood energy all burned up.
Qiangshake's entire body's blood vessels bulged. His two goat horns turned crimson red, emitting streams of Heaven-Earth Talisman Patterns. He grinned ferociously: "Do you know this divine ability? It is a Heavenly Venerable divine ability created by the Great Demon God—Thousand Spirit Blood Fiend. It uses the souls of the beings from Luozu Cloud Mountain Realm as the fiendish catalyst to unleash it."
Qiangshake deliberately tried to anger Heavenly Mother by saying this.
With his first strike, he used his strongest attack.
Zhang Ruochen felt his divine power disappear, recalled by Heavenly Mother.
The pressure from the two figures in the sky was too terrifying. Even with the protection of the city-protecting divine formation, all Saint realm cultivators in the city were kneeling, unable to stand upright.
One could imagine that without the city-protecting divine formation, everyone below the Great God level in the city would have been forced to kneel.
This was a momentum that could swallow mountains and rivers, a might that could suppress the entire universe—the clash of the strongest figures of the present age.
"Compared to the battle at Huanmie Star Sea, Qiangshake's aura has become even more formidable!"
Zhang Ruochen couldn't help but feel worried. Heavenly Mother was indeed renowned throughout the world, but the Four Supreme Pillars among the Ancient Chaos Demon Gods were figures who had shaken past and present—true mythological beings who would leave their names for ten thousand ages.
The two figures in the sky were both demons.
But one was ferocious and glaring, while the other drifted ethereally like an immortal.
This showed that the demonic path was by no means an evil path.
Only people could be evil.
"Whoosh!"
Behind Heavenly Mother, seventy-two Demon God Stone Pillars manifested. Each one was like a heaven-earth divine pillar, their carvings lifelike, resembling seventy-two pillar-shaped worlds.
How could Qiangshake have imagined that Heavenly Mother could manifest the Dharma Forms of the seventy-two pillar demon gods?
But he was only stunned for a moment before unleashing the Thousand Spirit Blood Fiend.
Heavenly Mother clasped her hands behind her back, like a red divine sword, charging straight into the Thousand Spirit Blood Fiend. Around her, the seventy-two Demon God Stone Pillars flew alongside her.
"Boom, rumble!"
Outside Rakshasa Divine City, countless stars trembled. Space tore open with cracks hundreds of millions of miles long, like black rivers of nothingness crisscrossing densely.
The seventy-two Demon God Stone Pillars and the Thousand Spirit Blood Fiend collapsed together, but Heavenly Mother emerged completely unharmed, breaking through the demonic cloud sea. Her white hair floated like sharp swords.
There was no doubt—even Qiangshake's strongest attack could not harm Heavenly Mother in the slightest.
But Qiangshake had already fled, also using space order.
One step, one star domain!
When he unleashed the Thousand Spirit Blood Fiend, he had been looking for an opportunity to escape.
Heavenly Mother gently shook her head. Her arm, white as jade, slowly lifted, her five fingers grasping toward the direction of Rakshasa Divine City, and said, "Where is the divine sword?"
"Clang!"
The divine sword that had been in the hands of the Sword Bone flew out, shooting up into the sky.
Heavenly Mother grasped the divine sword, gazed toward the distant star sea, and slashed down once.
The sword light split heaven and earth, extinguishing countless stars.
The gods within Rakshasa Divine City felt as if the entire universe had been split open. The sword light spanned north and south, seemingly capable of severing the Yellow Spring Star River.
"What a terrifying woman. The later generations of the demonic path have actually produced such a figure."
Gu Xin drew in a cold breath and immediately rushed toward the clan mansion with Shizhi Divine Venerable.
They had to reach the clan mansion now, join forces with Shentu Ghost Emperor, activate the city-protecting divine formation, and escape this place. Otherwise, once that woman defeated Qiangshake and returned, they would have no chance to escape.
They had never imagined that Heavenly Mother could kill Qiangshake. After all, Qiangshake was a Supreme Pillar who had already recovered to the Indestructible Infinite level. Even if he couldn't win, he could still escape.
"Boom!"
Qiangshake sensed the sword light coming from behind and immediately turned back, striking out with the Demon God Stone Pillar.
This sword strike had crossed several star domains, but Qiangshake still couldn't block it. The space rules around him collapsed, and the space order he had constructed was shattered.
He had just stabilized his retreat when Heavenly Mother's voice sounded in his ear: "Do you know why Luozu Cloud Mountain Realm is the number one dangerous place of the Rakshasa Clan? Because I am there!"
"Those who trespass into Luozu Cloud Mountain Realm will find no path to survival."
"Swish!"
The red robes rode the wind, the divine sword's light illuminating the universe.
With one sword strike, Qiangshake's armor was torn open, blood gushed out, and his body flew diagonally.
Qiangshake was extremely formidable. He forcibly altered time and space, causing a space storm to suddenly arise, trying to force Heavenly Mother back.
But contrary to his expectations, Heavenly Mother ignored the space storm, strolled up to him, and simultaneously manifested thirty-six Heavenly Demon Tableaux and seventy-two Demon God Stone Pillar Dharma Forms.
"You... you cultivate all three demonic sources simultaneously?"
Qiangshake was shocked. He couldn't believe that besides the Great Demon God and the Heavenly Demon, there could be such an extraordinary being in the world.
After all, the three demonic sources were all Primordial Ancestors. The Dao of any one of them would be enough for a demonic path cultivator to spend an entire lifetime studying and learning.
Heavenly Mother swung her sword horizontally. It wasn't any technique, nor any method, but Qiangshake's Demon God Stone Pillar strike couldn't block it.
"Chi chi!"
The sword blade swiftly scraped across the stone pillar, extending to Qiangshake's arm.
Demonic blood splattered, dyeing the starry sky red.
Qiangshake's entire arm was severed.
Heavenly Mother didn't give him a chance to reattach the arm. She walked toward Qiangshake, elegantly raised her left hand, and pointed with her jade-like slender finger.
Around the severed arm, ripples appeared in space, as if it had turned into a liquid lake.
The severed arm sank into the space ripples and disappeared.
"Suppress this arm."
Zhang Ruochen, far away in the Great Luo Divine Palace, heard Heavenly Mother's voice. He was still wondering what this meant when...
"Whoosh!"
Outside Rakshasa Divine City, an arm several thousand miles long appeared in the void, like a unique celestial body, shrouded in blood mist.
Luo Yan Great Emperor stood atop a Heavenly Pillar Peak on Dingzu Mountain, gazing toward the Great Luo Divine Palace. "Heavenly Mother intends to kill Qiangshake by dismemberment. She's telling you to go pick up the corpse parts, so go quickly. Leave everything in the divine city to me."
Er Daren had already retreated, gathering toward the clan mansion. Luo Yan Great Emperor had completely taken control of the formations on Dingzu Mountain.
With a thought from Luo Yan Great Emperor, the Great Luo Divine Seal in the distant Great Luo Divine Palace slowly rotated and flew up.
Earlier, after Dingzu had been suppressed into a blood mist, it had been collected into the divine seal.
Without Er Daren's interference, Luo Yan Great Emperor, who had regained control of the Great Luo Divine Seal, immediately channeled the entire city's energy and momentum into himself, charging straight toward the clan mansion.
"Picking up corpses? That's the arm of a legendary Supreme Pillar! Every drop of blood has boundless benefits. Senior Brother, let me accompany you to pick up corpses!"
Blood Butcher sensed a great opportunity before him and immediately rushed out of the formation tower.
"Pfft!"
A wisp of residual blood energy from Dingzu condensed into a blood arrow, piercing through Blood Butcher's abdomen and surging toward his divine sea.
Zhang Ruochen teleported over and refined that wisp of blood energy within Blood Butcher's body. He said in a deep voice, "Do you think picking up corpses is that easy? A wisp of Dingzu's blood energy could still kill you, let alone Qiangshake's remnant body parts?"
"This leg, seal it with the inner space of a divine artifact." Heavenly Mother's voice came again.
Zhang Ruochen looked up.
Above the divine city, a ten-thousand-mile-long leg appeared, blood streaming down like a mountain range, extremely grand.
It had clearly been sealed once already. Otherwise, even one of Qiangshake's arms or legs would be more terrifying than an ordinary Divine King or Divine Venerable.
(Chapter End)