Chapter 3721: Drinking Hot Blood in Rage
Blade Venerable, A Fuya, Dragon Lord, and Xuanyuan the Second all felt the flow of time rapidly slowing. Stars ceased their movement, and the divine power storm stopped flowing.
Time rules were eroding their physical bodies and divine souls.
Even with their cultivation levels, they found it difficult to withstand. The speed of blood flow within their bodies slowed, and the defenses constructed by their rule divine patterns were gradually being broken down.
All of this proved the terrifying power of the approaching figure, whose mastery of time had reached the realm of order.
"Qishier Pin Lian!"
Dragon Lord's expression was complex, filled with disbelief.
Legend had it that many years ago, Qishier Pin Lian had already been destroyed, marking a dark chapter in the history of the Kunlun Realm.
Truth Hall Master's gaze turned cold as he unleashed the "Universe Boundless" truth realm form to resist the River of Time.
However, the realm form was continuously shattered as the River of Time drew closer and closer.
It was as if a real river was flowing through the universe, producing the sound of gurgling water.
A woman in white robes with black hair manifested within the Qishier Pin Lian. Behind her back was a Buddhist halo, and on her forehead was a green lotus mark. Holding a string of prayer beads, she appeared pure and natural, untouched by worldly dust.
She spoke: "The Bright Mirror Platform left by the Sixth Patriarch rightfully belongs to Buddhist cultivators. I intend to take it. As for Zhang Ruochen's life, I also intend to claim it. Hall Master, I do not wish to kill you. Step back!"
Truth Hall Master stared at the prayer beads in her hand and asked, "Who exactly are you?"
"Who I am is not important," said Qishier Pin Lian.
Truth Hall Master said, "You've come to rescue Soul Mother, haven't you?"
Qishier Pin Lian did not choose to answer this question directly. Instead, she said, "With your cultivation, Hall Master, you cannot stop me. If you insist on blocking me, I will have no choice but to kill you as well."
Before her words faded, the prayer beads in Qishier Pin Lian's hand spun and flew out, forming a massive time vortex that struck toward Zhang Ruochen's thousand-zhang-tall body at the edge of the blood waves.
Forced into a corner, Truth Hall Master had no choice but to temporarily stop activating the Soul-Controlling Ghost Seal. From his sleeves, countless talismans flew out, forming a sky full of talisman patterns that collided with the prayer beads.
"Bang! Bang!"
The talismans exploded one after another.
Dragon Lord raised the Divine Dragon Sun-Moon Chaos Pagoda. The pagoda quickly grew to hundreds of thousands of miles in height, with chaotic qi flowing and the roars of ten thousand dragons resounding.
With a palm strike, the divine pagoda traversed the starry sky and crashed forward.
Qishier Pin Lian did not even turn her head. The Divine Dragon Sun-Moon Chaos Pagoda flew to ten thousand miles behind her before being stopped by an invisible barrier.
The void trembled, and the pagoda, hundreds of thousands of miles tall, was trapped there.
Dragon Lord was horrified. He turned to the others and said coldly, "Why aren't you making a move? If Soul Mother escapes, it will be a great calamity for heaven and earth."
Blade Venerable naturally understood the situation. However, this suddenly appearing Qishier Pin Lian possessed terrifying cultivation that inspired fear. If Soul Mother were added to the mix...
Without any hesitation, he raised his blade above his head, gathering the rules of the blade path from heaven and earth, and unleashed a world-splitting strike.
"Whoosh!"
Tens of billions of miles of void were split open. The blade light was like a brilliant waterfall between heaven and earth, possessing indestructible power, descending straight toward Qishier Pin Lian's head.
This single strike caused the River of Time to tremble, breaking through part of Qishier Pin Lian's defensive domain.
However, it was still a thousand miles away from Qishier Pin Lian's true body.
From this strike alone, one could see the vast gap in cultivation between Blade Venerable and Dragon Lord.
A Fuya brought together the index and middle fingers of her right hand, channeling both light and flame.
The flame transformed into a bow, and the light became an arrow.
"Whoosh!"
The arrow of light shot through the void like a meteor, following the back of Blade Venerable's blade, stopping only within a hundred miles of Qishier Pin Lian.
Xuanyuan the Second had originally intended to flee, not daring to stay any longer. But thinking of something, he turned back and roared, "Zhang Ruochen, I'm repaying the favor I owe you today!"
He condensed his divine power. Xuan became heaven, and Huang became earth. Two Xuan-Huang divine seals descended from two different directions, continuously annihilating the rain of time imprint light in the void, compressing Qishier Pin Lian's protective domain.
The four great powerhouses joined forces in their attacks, relieving some of the pressure on Truth Hall Master.
However, the vast gap in cultivation could not be bridged. Truth Hall Master was still being pushed back step by step. Even his ninety-step spiritual power could not stop Qishier Pin Lian.
Fortunately, Lady Shiji manifested her form from the Xuan Cauldron. While suppressing Soul Mother, she also launched a stone sword.
The stone sword was indestructible, forged from Di's skull and part of a half-ancestor stone body. It pierced through layers of time rules, breaking through Qishier Pin Lian's defenses.
"As expected of Lady Shiji. At such a realm, truly admirable."
Qishier Pin Lian pointed a finger. A black Nether River flew from her snow-white fingertip, colliding with the stone sword.
At the same time, a dim Nether light appeared behind Qishier Pin Lian.
The Nether light resembled a blue-black divine sun, transforming into the Nether Ancestor Dharma Form, ninety thousand miles tall, majestic and domineering, with fierce eyes and surging battle qi.
The Nether River was pierced by the stone sword, and the sword tip arrived before Qishier Pin Lian, only three feet away, and was still advancing.
Qishier Pin Lian was clearly under pressure. She immediately manifested several other scenes from the eight volumes of the Nether Scripture: the Nether Realm Nation, the Indestructible Nether Soul, the Nether Soldiers Protecting the Master...
All eight aspects of the Nether Dharma were fully manifested.
This scene shocked Blade Venerable and the others, making their scalps tingle.
After all, it had been many years since anyone had appeared who simultaneously cultivated all eight volumes of the Nether Scripture.
Fortunately, Lady Shiji was here. Otherwise, this battle would have been impossible to fight.
Without Truth Hall Master suppressing Soul Mother's divine soul, Soul Mother's soul attacks surged toward Zhang Ruochen like a violent storm.
"Zhang Ruochen, your death today is not the fault of others. Blame only yourself for not knowing the heights of heaven and earth!" Soul Mother's laughter echoed in Zhang Ruochen's mind.
"Is that so? Who lives and who dies is still uncertain!"
Zhang Ruochen reached one hand into the blood waves while forming a Buddhist seal with the other, roaring like a lion: "Causality and Reincarnation Curse, Sarira Forges Golden Body."
"Boom!"
The Bright Mirror Platform within Zhang Ruochen's body disintegrated, transforming into eighty-three thousand nine hundred and ninety sarira beads, spreading throughout every part of his body.
The light and energy emitted by each sarira bead could rival a star.
Under the guidance of billions of Taiji Four Symbols Diagram Seals within his body, this torrent of powerful energy shattered the part of Soul Mother's divine soul that had surged into Zhang Ruochen's body, scattering it into screams of agony.
Zhang Ruochen's physical strength surged. His five fingers appeared above Lian Xi's ten souls and ten spirits.
"Whoosh!"
An ice sword flew down from above, striking Zhang Ruochen's arm.
His palm was instantly pierced, and divine blood flowed continuously.
Zhang Ruochen looked up to see more ice swords falling, their cold qi piercing to the bone, their penetrative power astonishing.
It was the Black Tortoise True Ancestor.
The Black Tortoise True Ancestor had returned, guiding a tributary of the Santu River back to this starry sky.
Its divine body was larger than a star. From its turtle mouth, it continuously spat out ice swords.
Blood Talisman Evil Emperor had also returned, standing atop another tributary of the Santu River, casting a blood-red glow over the vast starry sky. He waved his hands, scattering countless talismans. The talismans transformed into blood-colored divine lightning, shooting in all directions, attacking everyone.
Dragon Lord and A Fuya were successively struck by the blood-colored divine lightning, losing their ability to restrain Qishier Pin Lian.
At the same time, the seals on the Earth Cauldron and the Immortal Gold Sun-Moon Wheel were continuously being broken. The trapped Fengxian Sect Leader and Xun Yangzi took this opportunity to break through Zhang Ruochen's divine realm world and escape from within.
The Earth Cauldron flew into the depths of the starry sky, intercepted by Truth Hall Master, who temporarily suppressed it with a formation seal.
Xun Yangzi was trapped within the Immortal Gold Sun-Moon Wheel. Although he had not completely broken the seal and could not escape, he accurately judged the situation. Knowing that fleeing into the starry sky would inevitably lead to being suppressed by Truth Hall Master, he flew toward Qishier Pin Lian, indicating his willingness to surrender.
Qishier Pin Lian gradually stabilized her disadvantage. She looked at Lady Shiji and said with a slight smile, "It seems the situation is leaning in my favor! It appears you are somewhat overextended, trying to suppress Soul Mother while also holding me back."
"Is that so?"
Lady Shiji's gaze was sharp. The Xuan Cauldron beneath her feet surfaced countless shamanic inscriptions, and the ancient sounds of great path sacrifices began to resound.
"Rustle!"
The Xuan Cauldron grew larger and larger, pulling the blood waves in at an even faster rate, continuously crushing Soul Mother's divine soul.
Zhang Ruochen's bleeding hand had been within arm's reach of Lian Xi's ten souls and ten spirits. Now, it was getting farther and farther away. He could only watch helplessly as the ten souls and ten spirits were swept away by dark force, turning into soul fragments and disappearing into the mouth of the Xuan Cauldron.
"Pfft! Pfft!"
Ice swords fell upon Zhang Ruochen one after another, piercing his spine, slashing his chest, stabbing through his skull...
Divine blood flowed continuously, but Zhang Ruochen seemed oblivious to the pain. The cold ferocity in his eyes was so intense it seemed he wanted to devour someone.
"Roar!"
Zhang Ruochen let out a long howl. His hair stood on end. Ignoring his shattered body, he stepped through space and ran at full speed, charging toward the Immortal Gold Sun-Moon Wheel that was flying toward Qishier Pin Lian.
Each step crossed hundreds of thousands of miles. He was like a glowing star giant, containing the energy and destructive power of one hundred thousand stars within his body.
Inside the Immortal Gold Sun-Moon Wheel, Xun Yangzi was terrified. He broke through the seals on the divine artifact's surface at an even faster pace.
"Whoosh!"
He shattered the seal, escaping from within the Immortal Gold Sun-Moon Wheel, and flew toward Qishier Pin Lian, saying, "I, Xun Yangzi, am willing to bring the Tianquan Great World to pledge allegiance under your esteemed god. Please, honored god, save me!"
"No one can save you! You want to fight? You want to stop me from saving people? You want to kill me? Then today, we fight to the death! No rest until one of us is dead! No rest... until death..."
Zhang Ruochen roared, catching up to Xun Yangzi from behind. His hand, wearing the Qilin Fist Gloves, struck down with heavy force, collapsing a large part of Xun Yangzi's physical body and shattering countless bones.
Xun Yangzi was already severely injured and could not withstand Zhang Ruochen's attack.
Zhang Ruochen used the Taiji Four Symbols Diagram Seal to suppress Xun Yangzi completely. He struck dozens more times, directly beating him until he lost all combat capability.
The Taiji Four Symbols Diagram Seal was like a millstone, extracting the Gold Dao Esoterica from Xun Yangzi's body, continuously crushing his divine body. Various metal-attributed dao method rules were absorbed by the yin and yang qi, transferring to the "Divine Mountain" of the lesser yang among the four symbols.
The metallic radiance of the Divine Mountain grew increasingly dense.
Everyone was frightened by Zhang Ruochen's ferocious appearance, as if he were about to devour Xun Yangzi alive.
Without waiting to completely refine Xun Yangzi to death, Zhang Ruochen suppressed his bloodied divine body into the ever-transforming lesser yang. Then, transforming into a beam of sword qi, he flew straight toward the Black Tortoise True Ancestor on the Santu River above. Rage burned in his chest, and killing intent filled his eyes.
Thirsty, drink from sweet springs; enraged, drink hot blood.
(Chapter End)