Chapter 3817: Star Sea Divine Beings
The Ancient God Path shattered, time and space collapsed.
The fluctuations from the clash between Void Heaven and Jiusi Yitianhuang spread across the surrounding star domains, shocking all the Hell Realm deities.
Many of them were baffled, unclear as to why two Heavenly Venerables of Hell Realm were fighting, and with such ferocity, as if locked in a life-and-death struggle.
"The Great Emperor has not returned, the Twelve Ancient Clans have emerged, Rakshasa Divine City has been destroyed, Void Heaven and Jiusi Yitianhuang are fighting to the death... Hell Realm is in turmoil. If the Heavenly Court attacks the Starry Sky Defense Line now, Hell Realm will surely collapse entirely."
"It is said that the twenty-four-winged divine corpse of the Blood Absolute Family has come back to life, slaughtering in all directions, stirring up monstrous waves in the Blood Heaven Tribe."
"Ice King Star also erupted in a shocking divine battle earlier."
"One incident after another in Hell Realm—I feel as if a violent storm has already arrived, and heaven and earth are about to undergo a great upheaval."
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The clash between Void Heaven and Jiusi Yitianhuang shattered time and space, merging the Void World, Real World, and Lihentian of that star domain into one, connecting the three realms.
Sword qi and dark storms destroyed countless celestial bodies.
Viewed from afar, a dark region appeared in the starry sky where all stars had been extinguished. Even some God Kings and God Venerables dared not approach.
Void Heaven's arm, wielding the Seven Star Divine Sword, dripped black blood. The blood vessels within his body were infiltrated by dark power, visible on his skin like a black net.
If he did not refine this dark power immediately, his physical foundation would surely suffer severe damage, and it might even invade his divine soul and sword soul, causing incurable injuries.
"After breaking through your realm, you've become this much stronger."
Void Heaven gasped heavily, a bowl-sized black hole in his abdomen. His injuries were severe, but the sharpness in his eyes remained undiminished, his spirit vigorous.
Before breaking through his realm, Jiusi Yitianhuang's martial arts were already not inferior to Void Heaven's.
Void Heaven could only rely on his Tianyuan Wuque-level spiritual power to gain some advantage.
Now, with a gap of one major realm between them, their combat power was naturally pulled apart.
Moreover, Void Heaven had discovered a great secret about Jiusi Yitianhuang: not only had his martial arts reached the Heavenly Venerable rank, but his spiritual power was also terrifyingly strong, definitely above the ninetieth level.
When Void Heaven's spiritual attacks landed on him, they sank into the sea like stones, unable to stir even a ripple.
That had not been the case before.
Fortunately, Kong Yinxue had taken away Jiusi Yitianhuang's demon heart; otherwise, if he had refined it into his body, he would now be the number one spiritual power user in the world.
Jiusi Yitianhuang stood in the darkness, devouring all light, his divine voice icy: "The darkness has already entered your body. If you do not retreat, you will never have another chance to impact the Heavenly Venerable rank."
Void Heaven paid no heed to the injury on his abdomen, laughing: "The Heavenly Venerable rank is nothing special. The fact that you say such words proves you lack the ability to keep me here. Since that's the case, why should I leave?"
"Do you think that by holding me back, the Heavenly Mother will not die?" Jiusi Yitianhuang said.
Void Heaven said: "Who can kill her? With just Ba'er and Kong Faning, they cannot keep her."
"Ba'er has already recovered to the Half-Ancestor realm, the number one in the current world. Qishier Pin Lian has obtained the Purple Heart Heavenly Venerable Orchid and has also reached the Heavenly Venerable rank," Jiusi Yitianhuang said.
Hearing "Purple Heart Heavenly Venerable Orchid," Void Heaven's heart ached.
In the battle at Buzhou Mountain, the most important flower of the Purple Heart Heavenly Venerable Orchid was swallowed by Qishier Pin Lian, while he only obtained the roots and leaves. If he had obtained the flower, perhaps the one who had reached the Heavenly Venerable rank now would be him.
Void Heaven sneered: "So you are determined to break away from Hell Realm and join the camp of the Quantity Organization?"
Jiusi Yitianhuang shook his head and said: "I myself am a camp. Why would I need to join others?"
"The last person who was so arrogant in Wuding Divine Sea was dismembered and refined," Void Heaven said.
Jiusi Yitianhuang was silent for a long time, clearly calming his emotions, unwilling to be provoked again by Void Heaven.
Void Heaven continued: "In the star domain of the Rakshasa Clan, I sensed a dark aura not inferior to yours. Who was that? Beixi?"
Jiusi Yitianhuang did not answer him directly, but said: "If it is indeed Beixi, with his cultivation far surpassing ours from three hundred thousand years ago, now participating in the camp hunting the Heavenly Mother, do you think the Heavenly Mother has any chance of survival?"
"Times have changed."
Void Heaven clearly did not consider himself inferior to Beixi, and added: "If Beixi is still alive, it can only prove that he is not blameless in the fall of the Heavenly Venerables three hundred thousand years ago. He is a sinner of the entire universe. Cooperating with him means making enemies of all cultivators under heaven."
Jiusi Yitianhuang's tone was strange, sarcastic: "You, Xu Fengjin, are no saint either. How can you speak such righteous words?"
"I am indeed no saint, but if the Calamity of Quantities arrives and all things in heaven and earth are destroyed, how boring would this universe become?"
In Void Heaven's mind, the figure of the previous Truth Temple Hall Master appeared.
The words he had spoken at the time echoed in his ears: "First, live out yourself, then observe the world, find your place between heaven and earth, and in that position, do your duty and bear your responsibility. With a true heart, you will not be devoured by nothingness and lose yourself."
Jiusi Yitianhuang said: "In truth, I have never intended to kill you, because you, Xu Fengjin, have always disliked meddling in others' affairs."
"People always change. If something displeases me, I might meddle a bit—that too is a joy in life," Void Heaven said.
Jiusi Yitianhuang narrowed his eyes and said: "If that is the case, I can only send you on your way... This is..."
In the void and chaos, a white, aberrant phoenix, dragging a beautiful white feathered tail, burst into the turbulent battlefield woven by the divine rules of Jiusi Yitianhuang and Void Heaven.
This aberrant phoenix had the head of a goose, its beak extremely flat.
Yunshen Daozhu sat on the back of this aberrant phoenix, his long hair flowing, his face radiant, a broad smile on his face.
Void Heaven said: "Old man Huaying, you've finally arrived! If you hadn't, I was about to flee!"
Void Heaven had been certain that Yunshen Daozhu would not miss this battle opportunity and would definitely come, so he had not fled, stubbornly crossing realms to fight Jiusi Yitianhuang.
Yunshen Daozhu laughed: "This is the territory of Hell Realm. How could I get here so quickly?"
Void Heaven set Jiusi Yitianhuang aside and said: "Has someone been sent to the Darkness Temple?"
"Ji Wang has already gone," Yunshen Daozhu said.
Void Heaven said: "Since you've come, I take it the Heavenly Court will not launch an attack on the Starry Sky Defense Line?"
"I cannot guarantee that!" Yunshen Daozhu said.
Void Heaven felt that Yunshen Daozhu was being dishonest, playing tricks with him, and so said: "What about Luozu Cloud Mountain Realm? Given your relationship with the Heavenly Mother, you wouldn't just watch her be besieged and do nothing, would you?"
"Isn't that the duty of you Hell Realm Heavenly Venerables? I came here mainly to kill Jiusi Yitianhuang and eliminate the hidden danger for Kunlun Realm and Sword Realm," Yunshen Daozhu said.
Jiusi Yitianhuang's composure was unshakable: "Kill me? Huaying Cangjie, do you think you have the strength for that?"
"I cannot guarantee it, but I can give it a try."
"Whoosh!"
Yunshen Daozhu's wide sleeves swept out, and instantly, his spiritual power swept across heaven and earth, as if pulling down a dark curtain.
Countless bright stars filled the sky behind Yunshen Daozhu.
Void and darkness were replaced by a sea of stars.
Each star shone like a sun, and on each stood a deity: Chi Xingtian, Eight-Winged Night Dragon, Qiangu Nüdi, Chi Yao, Zangjin Baihu, Moon God, Dizu Shenjun...
Kunlun Realm, Heavenly Dragon Realm, Thousand Star Civilization, Imperial Dao Great World, Guanghan Realm, and dozens of other great worlds, with thousands of deities gathered here.
But what moved Jiusi Yitianhuang the most was the appearance of a large number of deities from Shenguchao in the sea of stars.
Shenguchao was one of the five prehistoric civilization ruins, and in recent years, it had remained independent of both the Heavenly Court and Hell Realm, naturally extraordinary.
Especially the Ancestor God of Shenguchao.
Jiusi Yitianhuang looked at Void Heaven and said: "Deities of the Heavenly Court entering Hell Realm on a large scale—this is reigniting war. As a Heavenly Venerable of Hell Realm, you should be able to distinguish priorities, shouldn't you?"
Void Heaven swept his gaze over the deities in the sea of stars and said: "Old man Huaying certainly knows how to do things. Is this preparing to divide the world into three parts?"
Void Heaven could see that the deities brought by Yunshen Daozhu were not so much the divine army of the Heavenly Court as they were the forces of the Sword Realm faction.
This was undoubtedly to dispel the concerns of Hell Realm's power-holders like Void Heaven, Feng Tian, Nutian Shenzun, the Heavenly Mother, Yan Renhuan, and the Undying War God, preventing a direct conflict between the Heavenly Court and Hell Realm.
Yunshen Daozhu said: "What division into three parts? The world today has long been fragmented, no longer entirely dictated by the Heavenly Court and Hell Realm. Moreover, after this battle, the cosmic landscape will surely undergo even greater changes."
Void Heaven agreed with Yunshen Daozhu's words and said: "Then I'll leave this place to you. Settle your grudges, take your revenge—I am merely an outsider!"
As a Heavenly Venerable of Hell Realm, Void Heaven did not wish for Jiusi Yitianhuang to be killed. Only with Jiusi Yitianhuang alive could the rise of Sword Realm be checked.
The best outcome would be for Jiusi Yitianhuang and Sword Realm to mutually wound each other.
After leaving this star domain, Void Heaven refined the dark power invading his body while hurrying toward Luozu Cloud Mountain Realm.
Regardless, Sword Realm was merely an external guest; the Heavenly Mother and the Rakshasa Clan were cultivators of Hell Realm. They needed to support each other and stand united. Otherwise, the Ten Clans of Hell would surely be defeated one by one.
Void Heaven was more worried that Heavenly Venerables like Qingtian and Shitian, who had the ability to rush to Luozu Cloud Mountain Realm to provide support, had not gone, chilling the hearts of the clan's cultivators and forcing the Rakshasa Clan into the camp of Sword Realm. That would be the greatest loss.
...
The entire sea of stars transformed into a grand Zhou Tian formation, rapidly rotating. Yunshen Daozhu sat at the center of the formation, like a stabilizing pillar.
"Jiusi Yitianhuang, take my halberd!"
Dizu Shenjun struck first, his Dragon Scale War Halberd cleaving through the sea of stars, thrusting straight forward.
As the formation rotated, the divine power of all the deities surged toward Dizu Shenjun. From each star, a dragon shadow flew out, accompanying the Dragon Scale War Halberd.
Dizu Shenjun, originally at the third level of the Great Unbound Infinite peak, now, with the formation's enhancement, erupted with unparalleled might.
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
From two other directions, Qiangu Nüdi and Chi Yao each slashed out a sword.
In the sea of stars, the power of all the deities converged into these two swords, layering strength upon strength, their destructive force reaching the Indestructible Infinite level.
Yunshen Daozhu became the formation's eye, like the axis of a grinding mill, uniting thousands of deities to envelop Jiusi Yitianhuang in the sea of stars.
The deities struck in succession, as if pushing the millstone to turn. No matter who was inside the mill, no matter how powerful they were, one circle of attacks after another would fall, grinding them to ashes.