Chapter 3749: One Against Two
Qishier Pin Lian pondered for a moment and did not argue with Void Heaven.
Seizing this instant opportunity, Void Heaven summoned the Seven Star Divine Sword, raised it above his head, and slashed down a brilliant sword curtain that split heaven and earth.
"Feng Caiyi, I'll hold her off. You go seize the Purple Heart Heavenly Venerable Orchid. We'll split it half and half."
Void Heaven let out a loud shout and charged into the Time Divine Sea, the Seventy-Two Petal World, and the Nether Law Eight Aspects that Qishier Pin Lian had manifested.
The earlier sword curtain had only torn open a gap between the Time Divine Sea and the Nether Realm Nation; it had not yet broken through the Petal World.
Seeing Void Heaven charge into the Petal World, Qishier Pin Lian remained calm and composed, using the power of Time Order to resist, slowing the flow of time to near stillness. At the same time, she traced her fingers through the air, manipulating one Nether City after another to attack him.
"Boom! Boom!"
Void Heaven laughed heartily, advancing with unstoppable momentum, his battle intent growing stronger and stronger. He continuously shattered the Nether Cities, drawing closer and closer to her.
The power of Nothingness could annihilate all things in the world, and even the Petal World was eroded and penetrated.
When Time Order encountered Void Heaven, it became faint and ethereal, unable to hinder his steps.
Void Heaven sensed not only the aura of Qishier Pin Lian on her but also a trace of Chaotic Lotus's power. He said, "Kong Fanning, is this your understanding of space and time after inheriting two Eternal Flowers? Before Nothingness and the Sword Dao, you are utterly vulnerable. Don't you dare push it onto your war weapons—war weapons are also part of one's strength."
Initially, Void Heaven had been somewhat wary of Kong Fanning, knowing how astonishing she had been back in the day. But the more he fought, the more confident he became, feeling he had completely gained the upper hand.
Void Heaven reached Qishier Pin Lian's front. The Seven Star Divine Sword blazed fiercely as he swung it diagonally downward.
The path of the sword twisted the dense and stable Time Order and spatial structure before Qishier Pin Lian.
If it had been any other cultivator, even someone like Murong Tailai, a Heavenly Venerable, unleashing their strongest attack, they could not have broken the space-time before Qishier Pin Lian. In other words, even if she stood still, ordinary Heavenly Venerables could not harm her in the slightest.
Qishier Pin Lian's Undying Nether Soul and the Nether Ancestor shadow standing behind her struck out simultaneously, but they were shattered by the single sword strike, turning into two clusters of Nether Light that dissipated and vanished.
Qishier Pin Lian took a step back. The tip of the Seven Star Divine Sword passed dangerously close to her fair neck.
This simple step was infinitely profound, revealing the true essence within the ordinary.
If it had occurred in the starry sky, it could have spanned a distance as vast as an entire star domain.
Void Heaven narrowed his eyes, realizing that Qishier Pin Lian's mastery of space was far weaker than he had anticipated. However, since he had seized the initiative and gained the upper hand, he naturally had to press the attack and not give her a chance to recover.
"Shua!"
Void Heaven took three consecutive steps, closing the distance Qishier Pin Lian had retreated, and slashed his sword horizontally.
The blade of the Seven Star Divine Sword trembled violently, and billions of sword qi flew from its edge.
"If you cultivate the Way of Nothingness, you should focus on comprehending emptiness and non-existence, yet you insist on cultivating the Sword Dao! The sharpness of the sword clashes with emptiness. The substance of the sword—how can it conceal nothingness? Against others, you might be invincible at the same realm. But against me, you are doomed to lose!"
Void Heaven's sword came swiftly, but Qishier Pin Lian's movements were very slow.
A Heavenly Pillar appeared in her hand, radiating a dazzling colored glaze gem light.
Facing the horizontally slashing Seven Star Divine Sword, she swung the Heavenly Pillar, distorting and deforming space, causing the path of the Seven Star Divine Sword to be deflected. However, the trajectory of the Heavenly Pillar remained unchanged, striking down upon Void Heaven.
This was the application of time and space power to the utmost subtlety, breaking Void Heaven's Way of Nothingness and Sword Dao.
"Boom!"
Void Heaven flew diagonally, crashing through over a dozen layers of spatial barriers and falling into a yellow-brown, ruined great world.
Void Heaven was not injured.
The Heavenly Pillar could break the Way of Nothingness outside his body but could not break the Way of Nothingness within his body.
The moment the Heavenly Pillar struck him, his body had already become nothingness, channeling all the power into the Void World.
Both of them now regarded each other seriously, no longer underestimating their opponent.
Qishier Pin Lian said, "So you have cultivated the Way of Nothingness to this level. If not for the Sword Dao holding you back, you should have stepped into the Heavenly Venerable rank long ago. As it stands now, your potential in the Way of Nothingness has reached its limit!"
When potential is exhausted and the upper limit is locked, cultivation naturally becomes stagnant.
Void Heaven was well aware of this and inwardly cursed Xumi to death. Back when Xumi had tricked him, how could he have foreseen this far?
Knowing that Qishier Pin Lian was trying to attack his mind, seeking to break his spirit and gain an advantage in battle, Void Heaven deliberately pretended not to care, laughing loudly: "The Way of Nothingness was something I only cultivated occasionally—who would have thought it would reach today's heights? Even if I am locked at the peak of Indestructible Infinite, that is enough to laugh proudly under heaven! But my talent in the Sword Dao is the greatest in ten thousand ages—surpassing Sword Ancestor, trampling Pure Yang. Let me ask, among the sages of old, who can compare?"
"Even if the Way of Nothingness is locked, the Sword Dao can open a new path!"
"Not to mention the Heavenly Venerable rank, even the realms of Half-Ancestor and Primordial Ancestor will inevitably be broken through in the future, unstoppable."
"What a load of boasting!" Hearing Void Heaven's words, Zhang Ruochen was the first to disagree.
The Heavenly Pillar in Qishier Pin Lian's hand felt familiar to Zhang Ruochen, as if he had seen it somewhere before.
"That is the Heavenly Gate Pillar. The Minor Calamity of a hundred thousand years ago was indeed related to her," said Dragon Lord.
The Heavenly Gate was once the gate to the Saint Realm.
When cultivators from various worlds reached the Saint Realm and ascended to the Saint Realm for cultivation, they had to pass through the Heavenly Gate first.
During the Minor Calamity a hundred thousand years ago, the Saint Realm was nearly destroyed, and the Heavenly Gate vanished along with it.
In the Ancient Desolate Ruins City of the Abyss of Darkness, Zhang Ruochen had seen two Heavenly Gate Pillars. But those two pillars were merely projections, not real.
Now, the Heavenly Pillar in Qishier Pin Lian's hand was about a zhang long and as thick as a cup's mouth, far smaller than the massive pillars Zhang Ruochen had seen in the Ancient Desolate Ruins City, which were like pillars reaching the heavens.
However, the colored glaze gem light emanating from the pillar in her hand was dense, and the star cores embedded in the pillar were like tiny gems.
The number of star cores was vast—at least several hundred thousand.
One could imagine how heavy the Heavenly Pillar was!
Void Heaven, who had just endured a strike from the Heavenly Pillar, must have felt it deeply.
Feng Tian did not go to seize the Purple Heart Heavenly Venerable Orchid. Instead, she spent time fully mastering the Dominator-level Death Esoterica. Then, the Red Dye Tower, Heavenly Gourd, Heavenly Bell, and other divine artifact war weapons all erupted with their maximum power, raining down like a meteor shower toward Qishier Pin Lian.
At the same time, she commanded the Gate of Death and the six volumes of the "Fate Heavenly Scripture," holding the Auspicious Ruyi, chasing behind the divine artifact war weapons.
Seeing Feng Tian's intense hatred for Qishier Pin Lian and her fierce battle intent, Void Heaven was secretly pleased. He certainly did not think Feng Tian would be a match for Qishier Pin Lian, but she should be able to hold her off for a while.
Void Heaven turned from substance to nothingness, vanishing into space, and quietly sneaked toward the cemetery on the mountaintop.
While dealing with Feng Tian's assault, Qishier Pin Lian kept her gaze fixed on Void Heaven. She took out another Heavenly Pillar and swung it through the air, forcing Void Heaven out of his stealth.
Void Heaven was furious. "Kong Fanning, do you intend to fight two against one?"
Qishier Pin Lian held a Heavenly Pillar in each hand, her gaze commanding. "What's wrong with that?"
At this moment, the Purple Heart Heavenly Venerable Orchid in the mountaintop cemetery had already matured. Yu Jingzhen collected it into a golden bamboo basket and carefully sealed it.
Void Heaven's eyes were practically burning. He charged recklessly toward the mountaintop.
Qishier Pin Lian's Time Order, Seventy-Two Petal World, and Nether Law Eight Aspects enveloped both Void Heaven and Feng Tian. Holding the Heavenly Pillars, she shattered space and intercepted Void Heaven.
"Boom! Boom!"
Sword and pillar clashed several times in succession.
Feng Tian arrived, striking with the Auspicious Ruyi. Divine light of fate scattered everywhere. The Ruyi contained the destructive power of splitting heaven and earth, continuously dispersing the Time Order.
Qishier Pin Lian did not turn her head. She swung the Heavenly Pillar in her left hand, colliding with the Auspicious Ruyi. The colored glaze divine light and spatial shockwaves struck Feng Tian.
The Gate of Death stood before Feng Tian as she rapidly retreated.
In terms of absolute power, Qishier Pin Lian was at least two levels stronger than Feng Tian. Even the Dominator-level Death Rules could not withstand it.
After being pushed back, Feng Tian immediately spread her wings, riding multicolored clouds toward the mountaintop cemetery.
Feng Tian indeed wanted to defeat Qishier Pin Lian, capture her, and find the answers in her heart. But clearly, even combining her strength with Void Heaven's, they could not accomplish it in a short time.
So she had to adopt a roundabout strategy.
As expected, seeing Feng Tian flying toward the mountaintop cemetery, Qishier Pin Lian immediately abandoned Void Heaven, shattered space, and reached the edge of the cemetery before Feng Tian. She struck a heavy blow, nearly shattering the Gate of Death and the six volumes of the Heavenly Scripture.
Feng Tian was knocked back down.
In the distance, Zhang Ruochen and the others, standing within a multi-layered space, were all stunned.
Feng Tian and Void Heaven's auras, each stronger than the other, were like two divine suns containing endless destructive power, continuously charging toward the mountaintop.
But Qishier Pin Lian was even more formidable, constantly leaping through space, shifting her form, and fighting one against two, firmly blocking the two of them.
"A Primordial Ancestor at the peak of Indestructible Infinite would be no more than this," A Fuya sighed.
Dragon Lord said, "Qishier Pin Lian's mastery of space has always been inferior to her mastery of time. She has not grasped Space Order, and her Dao method is not perfect. If the battle drags on, she will inevitably lose to Xu Fengjin and Feng Caiyi."
Void Heaven's voice came, shouting: "Zhang Ruochen, what are you waiting for? Go seize the Purple Heart Heavenly Venerable Orchid! As long as you get it, what I promised will definitely be honored."
Zhang Ruochen was inwardly frustrated. When peak Indestructible-level figures are fighting, the path to the mountaintop has long been severed and isolated. Rashly charging into your battlefield—isn't that just asking for death?
Hadn't he seen that Yu Jingzhen wanted to give the Purple Heart Heavenly Venerable Orchid to Qishier Pin Lian but couldn't, constantly being pushed back by the divine power of Void Heaven and Feng Tian?
Seeing Zhang Ruochen's predicament, Void Heaven immediately activated his divine qi to its fullest and shouted: "Sword Twenty-Three, Sword Opens Nothingness."
He unleashed his strongest sword strike, with sword intent piercing heaven and earth.
Even Qishier Pin Lian narrowed her eyes, immediately retreating far away, pulling distance from Void Heaven, and switching from offense to defense. She fixed one of the Heavenly Pillars into the void, where the pillar continuously expanded, transforming into a true pillar propping up the heavens.
The star cores on the pillar turned into countless stars, releasing blinding divine radiance.
At the same time, within the Truth Divine Temple, the Truth Hall Master saw through the heavenly secrets and sensed that faint, familiar sword intent in Buzhou Mountain. His expression changed: "How could it be that old scoundrel Xu Fengjin?"
(End of Chapter)