"Immortal God-King, Fatal God-King," Hong Xuanji said indifferently, "If you two were the Demon Gods at their peak in the Primordial Era, the Kings of Kings, then I would naturally flee. Unfortunately, tens of thousands of years have passed, and you two have emerged from the seal, now old and frail, your power less than thirty percent of what it once was. That's a different story. Be careful, there may be no return; leave your lives in Jade Capital City..."
"Really? You can try!" The God King of Death grinned savagely. His huge and ferocious image suddenly transformed into the Dharma Heaven and Earth, which was pitch black, with fiery red eyes, a wide mouth, fangs, six arms growing from its ribs, a pair of spiral horns on its forehead, a pair of huge membrane wings that seemed to be formed from flames on its back, and its legs below the knees were also shaped like bull hooves.
A terrifying aura emanated from it, like the sulfurous smell of purgatory, like the scorching heat of a volcanic eruption, transforming into a chain of lava that bound it.
"Hmph! You... dare to be so insolent before me! Divine powers of heaven and earth, the secret realm of yin and yang, the life and death of all heavens, the divine king of heaven and earth! Wheel! Wheel! Wheel! Wheel! Wheel! Wheel! Wheel! Wheel! Wheel!"
Nine consecutive enormous sound waves, musical notes, roared out of Hong Xuanji's mouth. These nine notes were nine "wheel" sounds, but each wheel sound was a different dialect or a different syllable, representing the highest achievement of the Wheel of Life and Death in the Heavens.
After months of secluded cultivation, Jiang Liu had gleaned a sliver of the mystery of shattering the vacuum from the flesh and blood of the three ancient god-kings. In a trance, Hong Xuanji's body transformed into nine rings of magic, connecting into one.
He reached the Great Perfection of the Cycle of Life and Death in the Heavens, and at the same time touched the highest Dao, the supreme realm that shatters the void.
Spread your fingers and flick your hand!
Collapse collapse collapse collapse collapse collapse...
With over a thousand cracking sounds, Hong Xuanji shattered the chains of the Death God King!
"Brahma Wheel, Divine Wheel, Sun Wheel, Moon Wheel, Treasure Wheel, Splendor Wheel, Light Wheel, Essence Wheel, Illusion Wheel!" Hong Xuanji stood tall and imposing, his clothes constantly swelling. At this moment, his ferocity suddenly increased, and the nine manifestations of his body bombarded the Dharma form and true body of the God of Death. Instantly, the terrifying Dharma form was shaken and exploded!
"The power to nearly shatter the vacuum... Immortal God King, lend me your strength!" The once invincible God King of Death gradually felt that his 129,600 thoughts were not functioning properly. He let out a long roar and sent his thoughts out.
Although the request was for help from the Immortal God King, the Death God King did not wait at all. He immediately threw a punch, the force of which was both soft and hard, like a surging wave, enveloping and enveloping the opponent. This desperate strike was no less powerful than shattering the vacuum.
May your fortune and prosperity be as vast as the ocean, and your longevity as enduring as the sands of the Ganges!
Faced with these two fist energies, Hong Xuanji remained completely still. He merely shifted his body slightly, and instantly, streams of talismans rose up within him, transforming into a long river of sand that swirled around him. When the Fate God King's fist energy struck this river of talismans, it remained completely still, and all of the fist energy was absorbed, transforming into even more talismans.
"The Longevity Emperor's Eternal Life Protection Mantra!"
Just then, the Immortal God King suddenly let out a cold snort in the void.
Through the tireless analysis of the runes on the Immortal Monument by the "Future Lord," Jiang Liu has already acquired many of the divine powers of the Longevity Emperor. The Ten Thousand Years of Eternal Sands Protective Incantation is one of them, and it is an unparalleled protective method.
Chapter 481 Joining Forces
"Forty-eight thousand five hundred and forty-nine years ago today, the Longevity Emperor also used this protective spell to withstand our demonic art! If you can withstand this punch from me today, I will leave immediately and will not bother with your physical body!"
As the Immortal God-King spoke, time seemed to slow down. He spoke so many words, but in reality, only a fleeting moment had passed.
Jiang Liu grinned maliciously. Now that you're here, do you think I'll let you leave? How could Jiang Liu easily give up this opportunity to seize the Immortal Monument and the flesh and blood of the ancient god-king?
After this, my information will inevitably be exposed. The place of origin and the cemetery of the philosophers will inevitably be opened by the Great Dao because of my exposure. Countless Yang God inheritances will inevitably appear. Those with great fortune will inevitably reach an unattainable level in a very short time.
This might be the only chance to seize the Immortal Monument, how could Jiang Liu give it up?
"The Immortal King!"
The god-king moved in the void, and his powerful will instantly enveloped Hong Xuanji. Swoosh! A giant fist broke through the void and struck Hong Xuanji's brow!
The power of this punch lies not in physical strength, but in penetrating the soul and destroying thoughts and spirit.
Jiang Liu sensed the power of the Immortal God King. If the attack were to be delivered and unleashed, the entire Jade Capital City would be obliterated, and everyone in Jade Capital City would die from that punch!
With such strength, the pinnacle of ever-changing abilities, Jiang Liu could also achieve this at this moment; it was nothing special.
Hong Xuanji's body twitched slightly, and suddenly her body seemed to become strange. Faced with this punch, Jiang Liu had no choice but to use his true strength. With Hong Xuanji's martial arts alone, he might be able to withstand this attack, but it would be difficult for him to counterattack.
Jiang Liu needed the physical bodies of the Death God King and the Immortal God King, and their immortal monuments, not just to survive, but to live off this punch.
Therefore, he needs to truly face this battle.
At the same time, his brow twitched, and the "Death Star" appeared. This artifact was from the "Yang God" world and was not rejected by the will of the Great Dao. Although it was not the king of artifacts, it had been refined many times and was still a peak artifact, enough to withstand the punch of the Immortal God King.
Let the fist of the Immortal God King strike the Death Star with devastating force!
Then launch a counterattack.
The Death Star is not afraid of any attack, and even if it is destroyed, Jiang Liu will not feel any heartache.
Pfft!
Unexpectedly! The Immortal God King's punch struck the Death Star, but it didn't cause any shockwave; it simply passed by without a trace.
It turns out that the Immortal God King's powerful attack was a feint, and his words just now were also a lie.
A supreme god-king, the embodiment of the Dao, actually resorting to cunning and deceit. Suddenly, Jiang Liu realized that the Immortal God-King was definitely not easy to deal with. When a powerful figure becomes shameless, it's more than just shamelessness!
Waaaaah, waaaah...
In the blink of an eye, the chaotic energy in the sky intensified, and a massive gale swept across the entire Jade Capital City. Whoosh! Some people on the edge of the gale were suddenly lifted into the air and torn in two by the spatial fluctuations. Instantly, screams of agony filled the air.
In the city of Yujing, houses were constantly collapsing or being swept into the sky.
The chaotic energy swirled violently, the heavens and earth shook, and the stars shifted, as if the entire world was about to collapse. At this moment, the civil and military officials, heads of noble families, cabinet ministers, and great scholars of the academies in the imperial city—all of whom had been forcibly and temporarily summoned to the capital by Emperor Yang Pan—felt as if the end of the world had come.
"Oh no! Let's go!"
Such a sudden change occurred, and the extremely shrewd heads of several aristocratic families, who had originally intended to fish in troubled waters in Yujing City, immediately made a decisive move. They used their Taoist arts and magical treasures to escape into the space, trying to get away from the terrifying Yujing City. After all, a wise man does not stand under a dangerous wall.
However, just as they activated their abilities and vanished into the void, a sudden, intense void tremor was transmitted, and a powerful storm swept through the entire void, tearing the family heads and their magical artifacts apart in an instant!
Puff, puff! Puff!
Blood and the shattered energy of magical artifacts fell to the ground and filled the air. Even the powerful souls of these family heads dissipated in the void storm, completely disintegrating and dying.
Boom!
The chaotic energy in the sky pressed down once more, seemingly about to seep into the ground. With a deafening roar, cracks appeared in the plaza in front of the imperial palace, from which lava flowed out.
"Oh no! The void has been sealed off! The earth has cracked open! The demons have sealed off the entire Jade Capital City, intending to destroy it! We are all sacrifices to the demons!"
Before the main hall, to everyone's astonishment, Hong Yi actually stood with Yang Pan. What was even more bizarre was that Hong Yi, who had already been revered as a saint of the time, actually regarded Emperor Yang Pan as the one who respected him.
No one knew that Hong Yi only respected Jiang Liu. He had little respect for Yang Pan.
"The Immortal God King has actually joined forces with Xu Yi, the leader of the Central World. I really didn't expect that these old rivals who have been at odds for thousands of years would actually join forces. Hong Yi, are you ready? With the two of them joining forces, there is truly no one in this Great Thousand World who can stop them!" Yang Pan said in a deep voice.
Jiang Liu had witnessed Xu Yi's terror in the Silent Heavenly Prison, and now that he had descended again, Jiang Liu was naturally extra cautious.
"When soldiers come, we'll meet them head-on; when water comes, we'll dam it! I will fight with all my might in this battle. Whether it's the Immortal God-King or Xu Yi, the leader of the Central Star, they can't bring about the destruction of humanity! With me here, how can humanity perish..."
Hong Yi immediately activated the "Hall of Saints," and its radiance shone in waves, extremely powerful. The radiance of the hundred sages and philosophers, their maxims, and many chapters of humanistic teachings on the Hall of Saints perfectly merged with the holy radiance in the Imperial Examination Hall of Jade Capital City, further protecting the safety of Jade Capital City.
No matter what the Immortal God King and the Death God King did, or how they tore through space, the space in the Jade Capital City area remained completely still.
However, Xu Yi did not use Pan Huang's Yang God thoughts; the real terror had not yet descended.
At this moment, Hong Yi's power was earth-shattering. His physical body had been cultivated to the point of flesh and blood derivation, and he had also encountered many fortuitous events. His soul had been cultivated to the point of undergoing eight tribulations of lightning. With the addition of the magic treasure, the Hall of Saints, the king of divine artifacts, he single-handedly withstood the attack of the Immortal God King!
Such immense power, even in its aftershocks, could blast Jade Capital City tens of thousands of feet underground, reducing it to the finest dust.
But Hong Yi held on!
Xu Yi hasn't truly made a move yet, and neither has Jiang Liu...
Chapter 482 Erasing Jade Capital City
Just then, the Creation Ship suddenly took off, and with a slight turn, it released thousands of rays of light and ten thousand auspicious lights! At the same time, the two primordial dragons on the Creation Ship also took off, transforming themselves into dragons a thousand feet long, swimming above the imperial city, and guarding the entire Jade Capital City from both ends.
The resounding dragon roar and the immense primordial energy instantly expelled the chaotic energy from Jade Capital City. The cracked earth returned to its original state, and the collapsed houses were rebuilt by the primordial energy. The "Ark of Creation" truly demonstrated its power.
The king of divine artifacts in the Yangshen world were all created with the goal of crossing to the other shore. They are equivalent to the merit treasures of "Journey to the West" and "Primordial World" and have supreme power.
Its special effects are even more terrifying than those of innate magic weapons. In particular, it gathers the will of all people and embodies a grand ambition, thus increasing its power by three times.
The Ship of Creation, the Eternal Kingdom, and the Immortal Monument—these kings of artifacts, though recognized as the ultimate magical treasures in ancient times, have yet to condense much will and realize their grand ambitions.
Hong Yi's Temple of Saints, however, has surpassed others and transcended the King of Divine Artifacts. It first used the Dao to condense a grand ambition that even the ancient Yang God could hardly achieve, although Hong Yi has only just begun.
But whether it's the Ship of Creation, the Eternal Kingdom, or the Immortal Monument, it's all in the past for this era. Even the ancient Yang Gods couldn't cross the sea of suffering and reach the other shore through it, so how can people of later generations possibly reach the other shore through it?
Hong Yi's "Hall of Saints" is different. His path has just begun, and he has not yet encountered setbacks or failed. His Yi Dao has the potential to reach the other shore. Therefore, his grand ambition is a path that can reach the other shore for the Heavenly Dao, for all people, and for all cultivators who have read it.
Therefore, Hong Yi embodies the will of the entire world.
Therefore, this era reveres it.
Therefore, the king of artifacts in this era also reveres the "Hall of Saints".
At the same time, the statues of the Hundred Sages in the examination hall sensed the danger to Jade Capital City and suddenly trembled again. Hundreds of strong holy lights flew out and merged with the light of the "Hall of Saints," firmly protecting Jade Capital City and safeguarding humanity.
Even the supreme power of the two primordial dragons on the Ark of Creation was suppressed, and they showed a tendency to break free from the control of the Ark of Creation and leap into the Temple of Saints.
This is the inevitable trend, the natural order. In this era, the Way of Change is revered.
The storm has subsided! Everything is calm!
Although the chaotic storm still lingered outside Jade Capital City, the city itself was safe and sound.
Sensing all of this, especially the statues of the Hundred Sages and the Hundred Masters, which trembled once again and merged with the Hall of Saints to protect the Jade Capital, everyone present felt a strong shock.
High above the void, Xu Yi coldly observed everything below, showing no hurry to make a move.
Seeing Xu Yi's attitude, the Immortal God King snorted coldly. Although the two seemed to be working together, they were actually only superficially united.
...
Bang!
Before the gates of the Marquis of Wuwen's mansion, Jiang Liu laughed loudly: "Death God King, you are just cannon fodder. The Immortal God King seems to have given up on you. He used you as a pawn to test my strength. Submit to me! Life and death in the heavens, the cycle of heaven and earth..."
"Immortal God King..." The Death God King let out a terrifying cry. He had been sealed for tens of thousands of years and had just been unsealed by the Immortal God King, who had taken away the Immortal Monument. His strength was only 30% of his peak strength. How could he be a match for Jiang Liu?
Even with only half his strength, after merging with Hong Xuanji's body, he could easily defeat the Death God King.
Once the Wheel of Life and Death of the Heavens was unleashed, the heavens and earth were turned upside down, the void was revolved, and the God King of Death was completely torn apart.
The ancient god-king, whose power could shatter the vacuum, could not be completely killed even by the Longevity Emperor, whose power was that of a Yang God. However, tens of thousands of years have passed, and with the erosion of time, that invincible god-king has also perished in this era.
The Immortal God King coldly watched the Fallen God King fall, seemingly having seen through Hong Xuanji's true strength, and then began to make his move.
"A realm of ever-changing power, a realm approaching nine tribulations, two kings of divine artifacts... Xu Yi, how about we wipe out Jade Capital City first, and then decide the victor!"
As the Immortal God-King spoke, the chaotic storm intensified.
“That’s exactly right!” Xu Yi nodded and said. As the leader of the Central World, his word was law.
In an instant, the chaotic energy in the sky grew increasingly intense, even causing the light of the "Hall of Saints" to dim.