At this moment, the appearance and temperament of the Yuanqi God have undergone earth-shattering changes compared to half a year ago. Before, he and the Dark Emperor Daoist's clone came together to seize the Stone Embryo. It was formed by the condensation of faith, and his long beard almost dragged on the ground. He had the appearance of a foreigner from the Western Regions.
But now, he was wearing a flowing brocade robe, his hair was tied up, very long, jet black with purple tinges, and shimmering with an eerie luster.
With purplish-black hair, a towering figure, and fair hands that shimmered with a magical luster, he resembled Hong Xuanji, also wielding the most terrifying power in the world.
With his hands hanging slightly down, wearing a wide robe and sleeves, and a tall crown, his attire was similar to that of the patriarch of the School of Diplomacy, both dressed as philosophers of the Middle Ages, as if he were a great scholar of the Middle Ages.
This is the Primordial Spirit God! The supreme deity of the Temple of the Primordial Spirit, and indeed of all the kingdoms of the Western Regions, the ruler of the spirit, and the powerful creator!
His strength is now comparable to that of the philosophers of the Middle Ages. Among the philosophers of the Middle Ages, those who reached the level of a creator were called "Masters".
Ba stood amidst the thunder, the previous attack failing to dampen his fighting spirit. He remained eager to try again. He had wasted over a hundred years on the sixfold tribulation of shattering the void. The battle with the Creator would greatly help him break through the gate of "Void Creation." His eyes were bloodshot as he said, "Given the strength of the Primordial God, he couldn't have reached the Creator realm so easily. Half a year ago, he was only on par with me! He just mentioned a deal with Meng Shenji. Could it be that Meng Shenji helped him become a Creator?"
Jiang Liu nodded and said in a deep voice, "The Yuanqi God's body was created by Meng Shenji using the method of creating things from the void. Only by obtaining Meng Shenji's creation master-level methods could the Yuanqi God truly take human form! It seems that one of Meng Shenji's conditions for the deal was to have him kill me. I'm very curious, why does Meng Shenji want to antagonize me?"
Chapter 339 Immense Pressure
Since arriving in the "Yang Shen" world, Jiang Liu has first fallen out with Yang Pan and Hong Xuanji, his former lord and minister, and fought them several times. Just recently, in the Dragon's Graveyard, he killed the heads of three major families. The head of the Fan family escaped, making him a formidable enemy in the future. The Fan family, as the leading family in the world, is even stronger than the Holy Land. They also possess the "Brahma Wheel," a magical artifact meticulously crafted by Fan Zi, one of the philosophers of the Middle Ages. While this artifact is inferior to the "Ark of Creation" and the "Eternal Kingdom," it is still stronger than the "Dark Star" previously held by the Dark Emperor Daoist.
Now even Yuanqi Shen and Meng Shenji want to kill Jiang Liu, wishing they could kill him as soon as possible!
Jiang Liu suddenly felt that he had become the target of everyone's anger, and that people all over the world would rise up to attack him.
With Meng Shenji, Yang Pan, Hong Xuanji, and Yuan Qi Shen, plus the ancient immortal god king behind the Champion Marquis and the Heavenly Outer Heaven represented by the Ancestor of the Horizontal and Vertical Alliances, Jiang Liu has offended all the forces in the "Yang Shen" world.
Fortunately, the main character is still on my side.
Hong Yi, hurry up and grow up! Otherwise, I'll be under a lot of pressure!
Under Jiang Liu's gaze, a figure reappeared in the "Ancient Rashomon".
"Master, it seems we have no choice but to run! The entire wealth of the Essence Temple has been taken over by the Primordial Spirit God. This sacred ground, with its heritage spanning thousands of years, is beyond our ability to withstand!"
Although the demon ape was filled with fighting spirit, it was not going to its death. If it could fight the Yuan Qi God, it would fight once and then run away. Ba was determined to test the strength of the Creator.
But now, he can only keep a low profile.
At this moment, a figure dressed in a black robe emerged from the "Ancient Rashomon." The figure was over ten feet tall, with a large black cloak covering its head. It carried a long white bone spear and exuded a smell of sulfuric acid and lava.
Although Jiang Liu was seeing this black-robed figure for the first time, with its bone spear, lava, and sulfurous aura, he was immediately certain that it was not human, but a deity!
The gods worshipped in the Western world!
Incense can become a deity. When a certain amount of faith power is accumulated, it can condense into a form and possess wisdom, just like the four deities of the sacred Xuantian Hall: Jixiangtian, Youletian, Zizaitian, and Anhetian.
The figure that appeared was the Underworld God of the Temple of Essence!
Then, a deity dressed in white robes appeared!
God of Magic!
The two deities bowed to the God of Primordial Energy, and then each occupied a region.
The God of the Underworld was shrouded in a black robe, with black smoke spreading around him. From within that smoke, a sinister voice rang out: "Divine Decree, leave not a single blade of grass in this sea!"
As he spoke, a white bone spear emerged from the black robe.
"This person is the God of the Underworld, one of the four great gods of the Jingyuan Temple. The weapon in his hand is the Spear of the God of the Underworld, a true divine weapon. Legend has it that it was forged from the great spine of an ancient evil god!" The demon ape "Ba" narrowed his eyes as he looked at the white bone spear. This bone spear could definitely hurt him or kill him, so he had no choice but to be cautious.
This bone spear was not formed by magic, but a true magical artifact! It was a large spine left behind after an ancient evil god was slain! It was enshrined in the Temple of the Underworld God and forged into this bone spear, a symbol of the Underworld God's authority, using immense magical power!
An ancient evil god, also known as a war god at the peak of the Human Immortal realm! A powerhouse at almost the highest level of martial arts, this Spear of the Underworld is a major spine of this peak Human Immortal war god. After thousands of years of condensation of magical power, it has become an unparalleled magical weapon, crafted by the Underworld God.
With a powerful throw, it can pierce through all the tangible and intangible barriers in the world.
A human's spine, a white bone spear!
Then, the four deities of the Temple of Essence quickly surrounded the "Death Star".
After the God of the Underworld and the God of Law, came the God of Blood and the God of Mighty Essence.
The sky, dominated by the Blood God, was ablaze with crimson light. He wore a blood-red robe and wielded a blood-red saw wheel.
The powerful spirit, radiant with clear light, wore a sky-blue robe and held a rhombus-shaped pearl in his hand.
“Be careful of the God of the Underworld among these four deities. His Spear of the Underworld is not to be underestimated…” the demon ape said, but then looked at the other three deities in surprise and exclaimed, “They even brought these three treasures… the Scepter of Glory, the Chains of Order, and the Cage of Fate! Abbot, command the Death Star to leave! Even with the Primordial God and these four deities, and these four treasures, we cannot defeat them.”
Jiang Liu looked at the four magical treasures with a slight smile, unconcerned, and said, "So these are the three divine artifacts of the Essence Temple!"
The Primordial God sat in the void, pointing at the "Death Star," and a rumbling voice rang out: "Scepter of Glory, Chains of Order, Cage of Fate, you will be forever mired in boundless torment."
"Glory be with me!"
The God of Law uttered chants, and with them, the enormous scepter in his hand emitted a vast light. Instantly, the sky within a hundred miles was filled with platinum radiance, forming mountains of light and seas of gold, with surging waves and howling winds.
"The shackles of order bind divine power!"
In that instant, a thick, long, golden chain appeared before the Blood God. Countless runes flickered on the chain, strings of characters representing ancient divine language and spiritual script moving and rotating at the joints.
These "chains of order" leaped out and transformed into countless chains, layer upon layer, sealing off the enormous "Death Star"!
"The cage of fate, imprisoning you!"
In an instant, a huge cage sealed off the void, imprisoning the entire space where the "Death Star" was located!
Under Jiang Liu's control, the Death Star moved slightly and immediately felt immense pressure, as if it were moving through thick mercury!
"The Primordial Spirit actually wants to seal me. It seems he knows it's difficult to break through the Death Star's defenses, but he underestimates me too much. Break through..."
Tremor... Tremor... Tremor... Tremor...
As the Death Star moved, space trembled continuously. The chains of order and the cage of fate all shook, seemingly on the verge of breaking and snapping.
The golden chains were riddled with cracks and on the verge of breaking! Only when the Primordial Spirit joined in the chanting, and boundless divine power flowed in, did the collapse cease.
"You can't stop me, Yuan Qi Shen! If I want to leave, no one can stop me... Cut off my life!"
The word "sever" had barely left his lips when a blade of light slashed out from the "Death Star".
"Hmph!" A sinister snort rang out at the same time, and instantly, a white bone spear shot out from the blade.
"Click...click..."
The sudden shot of the "Spear of the Underworld" filled the air with the aura of sulfurous lava as it pierced through the sky.
The spine of this ancient evil god collided with the "Severing Technique" unleashed by Jiang Liu. Although it was blocked, it showed signs of breaking. The God of the Underworld hurriedly recalled it and, upon closer inspection, discovered that a section of the spearhead had been severed by the blade's light.
Chapter 340 Welcome to Hell
The Spear of Hades!
The spine of an ancient evil god, a peak human immortal, and refined over a thousand years by the Temple of Essence, was even stronger than the "Sorrowful Spear" of the God of War "Shang," yet it was now cleaved in half by a blade of light.
Immediately, a deep fear appeared in the eyes of the God of the Underworld, who thought to himself, "If this blade had struck me, I would have been severely injured, or even killed in one blow! Fortunately, the God has already reached the strength of a creator, and is able to kill him in one fell swoop..."
"What a powerful strike! Dream God, you are indeed cunning. If I cannot kill or seal him today, he will be a formidable foe. Although I am not afraid, no one in the Yuanyuan Temple can withstand his attack!" In an instant, the Yuanyuan God chanted a loud hymn, and platinum-like light flashed intensely.
Just after Jiang Liu unleashed the "Severing Word Technique," the Azure Emperor's six-fold halo also pierced through the great formation at the same time. Countless characters were faintly visible within the light. When those runes encountered the chains of order and the cage of fate, they transformed into thunder dragons, swords, or simply dense dark power and killing power, constantly colliding and corroding.
Although the Yuanqi God was trying his best to suppress it, the surrounding space was still shaking and constantly shattering.
The Azure Emperor has cultivated the "Future Unborn Scripture," and the extremely powerful "Vacuum Great Handprint" has been integrated into every move, possessing the power to shatter the void.
"Hehe, I've been itching for a fight lately. Try my Heavenly Demon God-Slaying Technique! I can't do anything to you, Yuan Qi God, but I'm going to slaughter these four gods right in front of you today!"
In an instant, a pair of crimson eyes appeared within the thunderclouds of the great formation, like two enormous red lanterns. Following this, a black aura spread out with incredible speed, like a sharp arrow. Within this black aura lay naked tyranny, ferocity, and extreme evil. Anyone who saw this black aura was transported back to the primordial era, a time without benevolence, morality, or propriety. For survival, fathers and sons ate each other, even their own kind.
This is the naked path of demons, the path of demons from ancient times.
It is also the fundamental cultivation method of the demon ape "Ba".
"Heavenly Demon God-Slaying Technique!"
Holding the Scepter of Glory, the Archmage, radiating platinum light, immediately shouted, "This is the demonic energy gathered by the Heavenly Demon! It's the ancestor of the Demon God Cave in Cloud Mist Mountain at the end of the East Sea! Everyone be careful! This demonic energy is incompatible with the Light of Glory..."
"No problem, even if his ancestor 'Kong' came now, I could subdue him! Suppress him!!!"
Yuanqi Shen roared, and endless power burst forth from his body, covering the entire sky. Platinum radiance was like a sea and a prison, and the resounding hymn shook heaven and earth, as if all Taoist arts and supernatural powers had lost their brilliance.
It concealed the sixfold radiance of the Azure Emperor and submerged the demonic energy of the celestial ape "Ba".
The power of the Creator descended, shattering the full-force attack of the Azure Emperor and the Demon Ape. The chains of order and the cage of fate, which were on the verge of breaking, began to heal at a visible speed.
The power that sealed the Death Star grew increasingly profound and vast.
Jiang Liu coldly surveyed the dense array of seals, chains, and cages surrounding the "Death Star," and sneered, "The Primordial Spirit God underestimates me, and so does the Dream God Machine. If I hadn't obtained the Alligator Dragon Shell, I would have had to flee alone, my foundation completely destroyed. And now! He thinks he can suppress me with a mere seal..."
"In an instant... to perceive the subtle... to discern the imperceptible flaw in a mere instant. No matter how strong your Yuan Qi Shen power is, there is still a flaw... Here, give me a shock!"
"Click...click..."
The chains of order were instantly cracked by the impact of the Death Star, and Jiang Liu simultaneously unleashed a "Severing Technique," severing them in two.
Under the seal of the three divine artifacts, the Primordial Spirit could not use the "Three Realms Primordial Spirit Cannon" and could only increase his magical power to suppress and seal it.
The river broke one of the chains of order, which did not have much impact on the entire seal. However, a small flaw was seized by the river, and thus a chain of the seal was broken.
Now that one of the chains of order has broken, Jiang Liu is even more able to exploit this weakness to break the seal and escape.
"All our efforts have been in vain! God of Law, God of Blood, God of Might, maintain the great formation, God of the Underworld and I will charge in!" The God of Primordial Energy looked at the broken chain of order, and after a moment's thought, gave the order to the four great gods.
After saying that, the God of the Underworld, shrouded in black robes, paused for a second, then gritted his pale teeth, gripped the "Spear of the God of the Underworld," and followed the God of Primordial Energy toward the "Death Star."
Jiang Liu watched as the Primordial Spirit and the God of the Underworld stormed into the "Yanfu Grand Array," a sinister smile spreading across his face: "You choose the path to heaven but refuse to take it, while you insist on barging into the gates of hell. Azure Emperor, the God of the Underworld is now yours. Absorb his power of faith, and your seventh halo will take shape."
The body of the Azure Emperor, which resembled that of a six or seven-year-old child, was instantly covered with a layer of keratin, which then transformed into a suit of armor, the Heavenly Radiance Horned God Armor. Holding the Sorrowful Radiance Divine Spear, he said with murderous intent, "My dark power is not yet fully developed. His Netherworld Spear is quite interesting; it will be perfect for strengthening the Dark 'Mysterious' Aura!"
The "Spear of the Underworld God" is not merely the spear in the hands of the Underworld God, but also a Daoist art born from a pure understanding of the will to die. It penetrates the very essence of death, carrying the scorching sulfurous aura of hellish lava, capable of shattering all magic and dragging any being into the abyss of death. This is a Daoist art similar to dark supernatural powers. The Azure Emperor obtained much information from the Xuan Tian Pavilion in the Holy Land, knowing that the Underworld God of the Essence Temple is the deity most closely associated with darkness. Absorbing this power could help him comprehend the power of darkness more quickly.
In an instant, the Azure Emperor broke through the void and disappeared into the central palace.
"Ba, come with me to meet the Primordial Spirit. He's entered my grand formation, so leaving won't be up to him. But that 'Ancient Rashomon' is troublesome. Don't worry, I'll handle the Three Realms Primordial Cannon. You can take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack..."
The man and the ape exchanged a smile. Ba, his body emanating wisps of black energy, snarled, "Master, having received your teachings on the Dao of Time and Space, I have newly comprehended the ancestral 'Emptiness' instantaneous divine fist and the Great Millstone of Heaven and Earth. I'll just have to test my skills against the Primordial Spirit! I've roamed the overseas world for three hundred years; I'm no pushover. In this battle, I'll probe the Primordial Spirit's strength for the Master!"
“That works too!” Jiang Liu looked at the Yuanqi God and the Underworld God who were trapped in the “Nine Palaces Formation”, his eyes flickered, and the space between the two of them trembled. Before they could react, the space folded and broke apart layer by layer, separating them.
Upon seeing this, the Primordial Spirit immediately threw a punch, tearing space apart in an attempt to pull the God of the Underworld back.
However, the Nine Palaces Grand Array of the Alligator Shell is extremely mysterious, and even the Creator is helpless against its spatial division.