Hao Jiu was furious and cursed, "Damn it, God, this is definitely on purpose! This is outrageous!"
Xiang Yu stared at the tribulation clouds in the sky and snorted coldly, "Yu Ji, it's fine if we don't overcome this tribulation. Let's find another way to go to the Immortal Realm."
"I'm fine." Yu Ji wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, her injuries instantly healed.
Boom!
Another deafening roar followed, and three bolts of purple lightning struck down from the sky simultaneously, seemingly intent on instantly killing Yu Ji.
The three layers of golden light shield shattered one after another. Hao Jiu directly sprinkled a handful of intermediate-level healing medicine into Yu Ji's body, and she narrowly escaped this calamity.
Then.
Three humanoid purple lightning bolts flew out from the thunderclouds in the sky, giving Yu Ji no chance to catch her breath, and crashed down!
Rumble!
Yu Ji released several defensive magic treasures in succession to resist, and was seriously injured again. However, the tribulation cloud did not give Yu Ji any time to rest, and once again brought down the four phases of purple lightning: Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise!
Everyone quickly closed their eyes. It was all over; the Heavenly Dao wanted to kill them!
"This is outrageous! Get out of here!" Xiang Yu roared in fury, his voice shaking the heavens. The immense sword energy that could destroy a nation was instantly unleashed and flew straight towards the tribulation clouds in the sky!
boom!
The Azure Dragon collapsed, the White Tiger shattered, the Vermilion Bird scattered, and the Black Tortoise cracked, revealing a large hole in the tribulation clouds in the sky, leaving very little behind.
Sizzle sizzle...
The remaining tribulation clouds gathered into a ball and then released two palm-length bolts of lightning. One struck Yu Ji, and the other struck Xiang Yu, but their power was not even one ten-thousandth of the first Purple Heaven Divine Lightning.
Amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, the tribulation clouds exhausted their last bit of energy and vanished, replaced by a slowly opening gate to the celestial realm.
Immediately afterwards, chanting aloud filled the air, and two bolts of seven-colored lightning struck Yu Ji and Xiang Yu with lightning speed through the crack in the door.
"Watch out!" Xiang Yu flashed to Yu Ji's head and caught the seven-colored lightning bolt, then used his own body to take the brunt of another one.
Two deafening roars shook the entire sky, followed by a fleeting flash of dazzling light.
Finally, the gate to the celestial realm opened completely, and a milky white beam of light poured down from the gate, transforming into countless golden runes that reshaped the bodies of Yu Ji and Xiang Yu, completing their transformation from mortal beings to celestial beings.
Amidst the astonished gazes of countless people, Xiang Yu, carrying Yu Ji, was enveloped in golden light as he flew swiftly along the pillar of light towards the celestial gate high in the sky, where he disappeared.
After a long while, the Mahayana cultivators, including Ling Wang, Ao Xiao, and Mo Jianli, finally realized that they had successfully transcended the tribulation, and that two of them had ascended to heaven at the same time!
Chapter 570 Qimozi
Time and space flow, and brilliance shines.
The Gate to the Immortal Realm is a rather crude spacetime teleportation channel that offers no protection to those who travel through it; they must rely on their own physical strength to withstand it.
Of course, those who can survive the celestial tribulation and cross the gate to the celestial realm have no major problems; at most, they will just be unconscious for a while.
Xiang Yu used his domineering energy to protect Yu Ji, and the two of them remained clear-headed as they passed through the time tunnel.
Suddenly, everything went white, and an endless glacier came into view. But a moment later, the surroundings were replaced by a fiery red color, and time seemed to stand still.
"Broken Flowing Fire, settle!"
The ethereal voice contained a powerful force of the laws of time.
"Don't move! Take precautions secretly," Hao Jiu transmitted to Xiang Yu and Yu Ji simultaneously.
"This is the Blazing Fire Domain. Someone is lying in ambush on us. Could it be that the God of Wine is trying to lure that person out?" Yu Ji recognized the divine power at a glance, because she had also cultivated a little bit of it.
“That’s right.” Hao Jiu was already prepared. In the mortal cultivation world, as long as one cultivates the laws of time and learns the Great Five Elements Illusionary World Technique, a time-based cultivation method, one will inevitably stand on the opposite side of the strongest Dao Ancestor. However, he did not expect to clash with him so quickly.
"The enemy is very strong, don't be careless." Yu Ji could sense that the enemy's understanding of the laws of time far surpassed hers.
"Hmph, luckily I came with you. This person is at least a cultivator in the early stage of the Great Luo realm." Xiang Yu clenched his fist.
"He's here." Hao Jiu glanced at him. "It really is him."
"Who?" Xiang Yu's eyes narrowed as a strange creature slowly appeared in front of him, which he would call a demon immortal for now.
This demon immortal has long arms and legs, with unusually large hands and feet, like palm-leaf fans. The skin on its bare upper body is fiery red, as if it has been burned, and is engraved with strange and incomparable patterns. On its head is a clump of flame-like red hair, from which tiny flames occasionally leap out.
"Qi Mozi, one of the direct disciples of the True Word Sect's Patriarch Mi Luo, cultivates fire-based time techniques. He is an absolute traitor who killed his master and countless True Word Sect disciples, and became a lackey of the Time Dao Ancestor Gu Huojin," Hao Jiu said coldly.
Kimoko frowned. "Huh? How come two people ascended at the same time?"
However, upon further reflection, he realized that although such a situation was rare, it was not impossible. If two people successfully passed the Immortal Tribulation at the same time, they would naturally ascend to this place at the same time. It was just that the Heaven-Mending Sect's divination had not foreseen this.
Of course, this is not a big deal. Even if two hundred people ascended at the same time, let alone two, they would still be no match for him.
"Hmph! Dao Ancestor is overthinking things. He made me make a trip for just two newly ascended pseudo-immortals, and even said that someone in the lower realm had mastered the Great Five Elements Illusionary World Technique. What a joke."
Let me first see what's so special about the ascended cultivators from the lower realms that the Dao Ancestor wants to kill. Which one should I search their souls first? Never mind, I'll do it both at once.
As Qimozi spoke, he reached out with both hands towards the tops of Xiang Yu and Yu Ji's heads, and then...
A large hand grabbed his neck first.
"Ah!" Kimoko exclaimed in shock. How could this be!
"Tell me, who gave you permission to ambush us here?" Xiang Yu didn't just grab the other person with his hands; he also unleashed his domineering energy to imprison him.
The two were too close, and Xiang Yu was too fast. By the time Qimozi reacted, it was too late. He was captured before he could even activate his protective magic weapon, and he couldn't move an inch. He couldn't run away, let alone fight back.
Qimozi was still struggling. What a joke! He was a Great Luo cultivator!
Xiang Yu snorted coldly, "Not going to speak? Even if you don't speak, I know you are Qimozi, who was ordered by Gu Huojin to set up this ambush. The Immortal Tribulation was also your doing, wasn't it?"
"Hiss!" Qimozi gasped, but the air was stuck at her neck and wouldn't go in. She felt a little uncomfortable, and her already red face turned even redder.
Who exactly are these two people?
Not only does he know Qimozi, but he also knows Gu Huojin. Moreover, he doesn't seem to be afraid of Gu Huojin, who is the strongest Dao Ancestor in the Immortal Realm!
However, to be fair, someone who can easily subdue a powerful Grand Luo cultivator like him certainly has the qualifications to challenge Gu Huojin.
It should be noted that he cultivates the Time Law, one of the three great laws, and the Flowing Fire Domain is a supreme time-based technique that concentrates the Flowing Fire of Time.
Let alone two newly ascended pseudo-immortals, even a Grand Luo expert would be immobilized and unable to move; the only difference would be the length of time they were immobilized.
But he didn't hesitate at all just now, it's clear that the Broken Time Flowing Fire didn't work!
Could it be that what the Dao Ancestor said was true, and that one of these two really cultivated the Great Five Elements Illusionary World Technique?
The so-called Great Five Elements Illusionary World Technique is a closely guarded secret of the True Word Sect. Even he, the sect leader's personal disciple, only learned one-fifth of it, which is the Broken Time Flowing Fire Collection.
The key point is that the Great Five Elements Illusionary World Technique has already been buried in the ruins of the True Word Sect, and there is absolutely no way it could have fallen into the lower realm. Even the prediction of the Heaven-Mending Sect's Dao Ancestor was the same.
Xiang Yu frowned. "I didn't expect you to be such a tough guy. Fine, then let's kill Soul Searcher."
Soul searching is usually limited to higher-level cultivators searching for lower-level ones, so searching for the soul of a Great Luo Immortal is not easy. Xiang Yu and Yu Ji currently lack the cultivation of a Great Luo Immortal, but with the system's cheat, they can still manage it with a little more effort.
Of course, it would be better if we could get the information directly from them, but the other party chose to refuse to cooperate, remained silent, and was very stubborn.
Xiang Yu grabbed Qi Mozi by the neck with one hand and gripped the Heaven-Breaking Dragon Halberd with the other, aiming straight for the opponent's heart. However, Qi Mozi was, after all, a powerful figure in the Immortal Realm, and naturally had many ways to protect himself.
Clang!
Sparks are flying everywhere!
The Heaven-Shattering Dragon Halberd was blocked by Qimozi's protective magic weapon, but Xiang Yu did not give up. He continued to increase the force in his hand, and the domineering energy that imprisoned Qimozi also generated countless spikes, which pierced into his body bit by bit. This way of dying was quite exhilarating.
Qimozi immediately rolled his eyes. Although he was a Daluo cultivator with a very strong physique, he did not follow the Xuanxian body cultivation path. However, the opponent's strength was extremely great. In just a few breaths, he was about to break his neck. He was definitely a Xuanxian body cultivator, and a power type at that!
Click!
Puff puff puff...
Once Qimozi's neck was broken, her body was instantly riddled with spikes.
Yu Ji quickly took out a spherical magic weapon, instantly absorbed Qi Mozi's soul into it, and then sent it to Xiang Yu's main body through the Shadow System's recycling function.
With a strong push, Qimozi flew out of the magic ball and immediately saw Xiang Yu lying there fast asleep.
Although he didn't understand what was going on, he decisively lunged at Xiang Yu's body, clearly intending to... seize his body!
Welcome!
Chapter 571 The Three-Body Problem
Newly ascended cultivators are bound to be at the pseudo-immortal level; there is no doubt about that. Yu Ji's level is obvious at a glance.
As for Xiang Yu's cultivation level, although it seems a bit strange, it can be attributed entirely to his Xuanxiu physique and some kind of innate supernatural power. No one could withstand that terrifying strength.
As the saying goes, no one is perfect. Since Xuanxiu possesses a heaven-defying physique, his spiritual soul is naturally weaker.
Therefore, Qimozi had long been determined to possess Xiang Yu's body and fight to the death, and such a powerful body was a rare find.
There's also that bizarre supernatural power that's almost like physical confinement; once the possession is successful, everything will be his.
The Great Luo Immortal who possessed the body of a pseudo-Immortal was far too inferior in level. Even if he cultivated the forbidden Immortal Realm technique, the Divine Refining Technique, and consumed countless treasures to enhance his soul, nothing unexpected would happen to him.
In short, in Qimozi's mind, this body-snatching plan can be summed up in one word: safe!
As long as he successfully enters the other party's sea of consciousness, victory is assured!
However.
"Welcome! Welcome, fellow Daoist, to possess my body!" Hao Jiu spread his golden wings and licked his lips.
Qimozi's greedy smile froze on his face. There were actually two divine souls in the other party's sea of consciousness!
"And who are you?" Qimozi had never seen such strange attire before, but judging from the strength of the other party's soul, it was not difficult to tell that this guy should also be a Great Luo realm soul.
"I am the God of Wine, the strongest system in all the heavens and myriad realms. If you want to possess Xiang Yu, you must first get past me." After saying this, Hao Jiu released a blade array composed of eighty-one Enforcer Flying Knives, which instantly surrounded Qi Mozi.
"Didn't you welcome me to possess your body? Why are you turning against me now?" Qi Mozi felt a strange sense of panic as he looked at the flying knives that were flashing with cold light, but he immediately activated his Time-Breaking Flowing Fire Domain.
"You'll understand soon enough, destroy him!" Hao Jiu activated his sword array to attack Qi Mozi. How could the Time Domain possibly restrain the system? Moreover, the divine soul power Hao Jiu was currently displaying was at the late stage of the Great Luo Realm, even higher than Qi Mozi's.
Puff puff puff...
In just a moment, the blade array cleaved Qimozi into pieces.
Qimozi naturally retaliated with the laws of time, but it had no effect on Hao Jiu at all, while Hao Jiu's own consciousness became a chaotic mess, and he knew nothing.