In his palm lay half a bone spear, none other than the "Spear of the Underworld God," though now only a small section remained.
As the smoke cleared, the Azure Emperor returned to the Thunder, carrying the tattered "Heavenly Light Horned Divine Armor," his face filled with shock. No one knew what kind of attack he had just encountered in that short time, that even the armor that had defeated "Shang" had been destroyed.
Chapter 243 My Territory, My Rules
The Heavenly Horned God Armor, second only to the "Imperial Heavenly Dragon Armor" and the "Buddha's Robe," possessed unquestionable defensive power. Yet now, it was tattered. The black and white keratin layer covering his chest was torn open, revealing the Azure Emperor's skin, which was covered in wounds. The bleeding had stopped, but the pale muscles were exposed, revealing his internal organs.
Such injuries would have been fatal to an ordinary person, but for the body of a human immortal, and for the Azure Emperor who possessed many supernatural powers, recovery was not difficult.
As long as he isn't killed instantly, even with the help of faith, he can be fully restored. Moreover, the Azure Emperor attained enlightenment through peach wood, making him exceptionally skilled at restoration.
"The Creator is indeed powerful. Abbot, this level of strength is far beyond the Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation realm; it has definitely reached the Spirit Refining and Void Transformation realm. The Creator is a Celestial Immortal!"
The Azure Emperor affirmed, then looked down at the destroyed "Heavenly Light Horned God Armor" and felt a wave of fear. Such a top-grade armor, combined with the body of a human immortal, had almost been killed.
If the Creator is close to or has already reached the level of a Celestial Immortal who has achieved the Refining Spirit and Transforming into the Void, then how powerful must the Yang God be! Jiang Liu knew that, according to the information displayed by "The Vanished One", he had already reached the sixth level of Refining Qi and Transforming into Spirit. He originally thought that the Creator was at the seventh level of Refining Qi and Transforming into Spirit, but now it seems that he is not.
A mere single realm cannot produce a qualitative change. But the Creator and the Shattered Void are worlds apart.
"No wonder they say the Creator is an insurmountable barrier... But so what if he's the Creator? So what if he's a Celestial Immortal? Combat power isn't measured by realm. Now he's within my grand formation. Dragons will coil around him, tigers will lie down... This is my territory, I'm in charge!!!"
Jiang Liu sneered repeatedly, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit. Qingdi could tell from his expression that he was going to fight to the death.
Fight to the death! Jiang Liu hadn't fought so hard in a long time, so long that he had almost forgotten the exhilarating feeling of intense adrenaline rush. Since his strength greatly increased, everything had gone smoothly for him. He seized opportunities and fortunes, using his precognitive memories from his past life to acquire cultivation techniques and treasures. That kind of life-or-death battle had finally returned today.
With one step, he vanished directly into the thunderclouds.
Space folding—this is the ability of the Nine Palaces Grand Array, which Jiang Liu has now fully mastered. Above the "Death Star" Grand Array, Jiang Liu can freely manipulate space.
Space folding, space fracture, space maze... everything was under Jiang Liu's control, which is why he was so confident in letting his Yuan Qi Shen enter the great formation.
The alligator shell and the Nine Palaces Grand Array are fundamentally about the division, folding, and fusion of space. Integrating the alligator shell into the Death Star will not only create nine small worlds, but will also grant control over the Nine Palaces Grand Array space above the Death Star.
Outside the "Death Star," Jiang Liu could at most tear through the void and enter the void turbulence, but within the "Death Star" formation, space was entirely at his disposal.
He is the master of this world, the god of this world.
Yuan Qi Shen's hair was disheveled, and his eyes were filled with sharp light as he surveyed his surroundings. The sneak attack from Qing Di had just narrowly missed severely injuring him, so he had no choice but to be cautious.
With the "Spear of Hades" in his palm, he naturally knew that Hades was dead.
"That attack just now didn't kill the attacker. Yet another Void Shattering expert. If Jiang Liu doesn't die, I won't have peace of mind. The Essence Temple and all the kingdoms of the Western Regions will suffer. Dream God, you're truly cunning, killing two birds with one stone, watching the tigers fight from the sidelines… However, you helped me reach the Creator realm, so it was all worth it… Spatial fluctuations, another sneak attack? Hmph, you think the same sneak attack can hurt me twice? Die…"
Instantly, the Primordial Spirit unleashed a "Three Realms Primordial Energy Cannon" towards the location of the spatial fluctuations.
The sound of exploding stars, accompanied by intense light, pierced through the void, shattering that area of space into dust.
The next second, the same fluctuations spread around the Yuan Qi God. Jiang Liu, who was standing a hundred meters away, took a step and was actually three meters in front of the Yuan Qi God. The two stared at each other, their gazes colliding and sparks flying.
With the strength and realm of the Primordial Spirit, he could naturally see that the distance of three meters was not just three meters, but rather a superposition of several spaces and countless spatial rifts. Even if the Primordial Qi of the Three Realms were to be bombarded, it would not be able to harm him.
"You can manipulate space to such an extent? I don't believe you can cross several spatial rifts in an instant. Even if I possess the ancient Rashomon, I couldn't do it. You haven't even stepped into the realm of Creators, how could you possibly do it..." The Primordial Spirit looked at Jiang Liu in front of him and sneered repeatedly, "I'll go kill them and see how you can stop me!"
After saying that, he flew towards the thunderclouds where the Azure Emperor and Ba were, as fast as lightning.
"Primordial Spirit, your biggest mistake was stepping into my Death Star. Be severed!"
Break!
It severs space, and it cuts everything in two!
A blade of light slashed out from behind Yuanqi Shen. Yuanqi Shen swayed and narrowly dodged the attack. The blade flew out from his temple and cut off a strand of his temple.
At the same time, a fist appeared above his head, and beneath the fist, space shattered continuously—this was the "Shock Technique."
If someone were hit in the head by this punch, they would explode into a bloody mist like a watermelon. Even the Creator could not withstand it unless he reached the peak of the Human Immortal realm, where flesh and blood could create an immortal and indestructible state.
Yuan Qi Shen cultivates the soul, but his physical body is not strong. Moreover, his physical body was created by Meng Shenji using the method of creating things from the void. Even with the use of the treasure of the Jingyuan Temple, "Blood of the Evil God", he only reached the level of Martial Saint.
That punch is going to blow his head off!
The demonic ape "Ba" watched with great enjoyment and laughed loudly, "So powerful! When did the Abbot acquire such strength? With such power to control space, one can go anywhere in the world. Even the Great Ancestor of the Great Zhou Dynasty's Imperial Reversal Technique cannot escape this. The Supreme Dao's Tower of the Universe is nothing but a joke!"
The Azure Emperor floated cross-legged in the thunderclouds, his injuries healing at a visible speed. The huge, pale wound had now shrunk to the size of an infant's mouth.
"This is with the help of a magic weapon, but it is enough to suppress the Primordial Spirit God. You just exchanged blows with the Primordial Spirit God. What insights did you gain?" the Azure Emperor asked. Although he was almost killed, he also gained a lot. Firstly, he gained the faith that the Underworld God had accumulated over thousands of years. Secondly, he gained insights from that brief moment of fighting with the Primordial Spirit God.
Only by fighting in person can one truly understand the power of the Creator. Although I was almost killed, this experience was extremely valuable.
Ba touched the blood he had vomited from the corner of his mouth, grinned, and said, "I can't explain it, but I know I've taken another step forward."
As he spoke, he stared wide-eyed at Jiang Liu's punch that was about to blow the head off the Yuan Qi God!
Chapter 244 Take a Blow!
Jiang Liu's fist pierced through several layers of space in the blink of an eye, appearing on the head of the Yuan Qi God, intending to smash his skull with a single punch.
Even if one reaches the strength of a creator, the Primordial Spirit would not dare to let his head collide with such a terrifying fist, which is not much inferior to the "Three Realms Primordial Energy Cannon," to test whose bones are harder!
If his head were blown off, the Primordial Spirit wouldn't necessarily die, but without this physical body, his strength would plummet from the level of a Creator. The Dream God's ability to create a physical body for him doesn't mean he'll be able to condense another one.
This punch was extremely sudden. Of course, without the help of the Nine Palaces Formation, Jiang Liu would never have been able to get within three feet of Yuan Qi Shen.
At the critical moment, the Primordial Spirit was surprised, but did not seem to be terrified.
"Primordial Relic, Transforming into Form!"
A "Primordial Chaos Relic" instantly appeared beneath Jiang Liu's fist. The chaotic primordial energy, meeting the "Shock Technique," surged forward like a tidal wave. In the instant the chaotic primordial energy was shaken by the fist, an angry roar erupted from within it, seemingly enraged by a sneak attack.
The Primordial Spirit instantly launched a counterattack, firing the Three Realms Primordial Energy Cannon at the space where Jiang Liu was, then tearing through space to pursue him.
Jiang Liu shook his fist on the relic and then withdrew it, causing space to rupture and blocking the attack of the Three Realms Yuan Qi Cannon. Although the Yuan Qi God was chasing after him, Jiang Liu's face remained unusually calm, without the slightest fear.
In the brief moment of contact, the power of the "Zhen" technique was fully unleashed, causing space to collapse and shatter. The Hun Tian Yuan Qi Relic was immediately severely damaged, covered with spiderweb-like cracks, and the power of the vibration continued to spread outward, threatening to pulverize everything around it.
Under the control of the Primordial Spirit, the chaotic energy began to swirl wildly, attempting to transform into human form and suppress the attack.
The human form that the "relic" transformed into had a tall crown and strange clothes, long purple-black hair, and flowing robes. It seemed as if it was riding the wind and controlling the primordial energy of heaven and earth, with the style of the ancient philosophers.
As the foundation of the Primordial Spirit, there are as many as nine of these "Primordial Spirit Relics".
This is one of the nine manifestations of the Primordial Spirit's "Primordial Chaos Relics".
However, the "Primordial Spirit" that the relic has now transformed into has a ferocious appearance, with its physical body constantly shattering and reforming, changing nine times in a row, seemingly about to be suppressed.
But at that moment, another fist came flying.
In an instant, the fury of the Primordial Spirit echoed from the void: "How dare you..."
The roars continued incessantly, almost distorting the very space around them. But Jiang Liu just kept sneering, showing no mercy. He shook his hand on the clone, then spread his five fingers, piercing through the body and probing into the flesh.
Under the horrified gaze of the Yuanqi Divine Avatar, Jiang Liu withdrew his hand and was about to flee again.
At this moment, the Yuanqi God returned, but he hadn't even managed to touch the hem of Jiang Liu's clothes.
This clone gradually faded under his furious gaze, and then vanished into nothingness.
The "Primordial Chaos Relic," which forms the foundation, is now in Jiang Liu's palm. This chaotic sphere emits a roaring sound, constantly vibrating, as if it wants to escape Jiang Liu's grasp.
Naturally, it could not escape and was tightly bound to Jiang Liu's palm.
In an instant, the relic stopped struggling, and a faint white light emanated from it, as if it were about to explode.
It was the primordial spirit's soul imprint within that was manipulating the "Primordial Chaos Relic" to self-destruct.
If the "Primordial Chaos Relic" could self-destruct, how powerful would it be? Although Jiang Liu had never witnessed it, he could guess that it would probably be much more powerful than the "Three Realms Primordial Cannon." After all, it was one-ninth the strength of a Primordial God. Not to mention his physical body, even this small world would be blasted into dust.
But Jiang Liu could not do as he wished. With a flick of his hand, he took the energy into the space created by "the vanished one," severing his connection with the primordial spirit.
"How does it feel to have one-ninth of your power removed, Yuanqi Shen?" Jiang Liu sneered.
Yuanqi Shen was startled again, as he no longer sensed the "Hun Tian Yuan Qi Relic". It was not a suppression, nor a destruction, but simply disappeared suddenly, as if it had never existed at all.
It has never appeared before, how could this be! That "Primordial Chaos Relic" has been gestating for thousands of years, how could it not have existed?
"Hmph! Since I can't catch you, then I'll destroy one world after another. Let's see how many small worlds you have left. Annihilate them all!"
Vast...vast...
Suddenly, the sound of "Three Realms Primordial Energy Cannon" and the explosion of stars emanated from the Primordial Energy God's body. He punched the earth, which immediately burst out with a dazzling white light, followed by a continuous series of explosions.
Jiang Liu's ability to manipulate space comes from the shell of the alligator dragon, and the earth beneath his feet is the foundation. Others are helpless against this, but the Yuan Qi God is different. His "Three Realms Yuan Qi Cannon" simulates the artistic conception of star destruction and is enough to destroy the "Nine Palaces Formation".
"We can't let him destroy it like this. If a few more Three Realms Yuan Qi Cannons hit the same spot, this palace will be destroyed! The alligator shell can't withstand such a fierce attack..."
With this thought in mind, Jiang Liu once again vanished into the void and threw another punch at the Yuan Qi God.
"We've been waiting for you! Explode! Explode! Explode!"
In an instant, the two fists collided. Jiang Liu first used the "Shock Technique," then switched to the "Transformation Technique," barely managing to block a "Three Realms Primordial Qi Cannon."
After exchanging nine blows head-on, Jiang Liu finally vanished into the void. His right hand trembled incessantly; even the physical body of a human immortal was struggling to withstand the continuous fighting.
Not only was Jiang Liu struggling, but Yuan Qi Shen was also feeling the strain. Jiang Liu's ability to manipulate space, aided by the "Nine Palaces Formation," was too strong, leaving Yuan Qi Shen in a state of almost passive defense. These nine punches nearly shattered his physical body.
For the Primordial Spirit, the human body allowed him to reach the realm of Creator, but it was also his weakness. If he were to condense a physical body using his own strength, he wouldn't fear its destruction; he could simply condense another. However, this body was created by Meng Shenji using the techniques of void creation. Its destruction would mean being knocked down from the realm of Creator, unless Meng Shenji intervened again.
Just as he was beginning to consider retreating, suddenly, the glorious light, the chains of order, and the cage of fate that sealed the "Death Star" collapsed simultaneously. Without a doubt, the God of Law, the God of Blood, and the God of Essence were all killed at the same time!
Not only was Yuanqi Shen shocked, but Jiang Liu also looked up in surprise at the outside.
To everyone's astonishment, a monkey suddenly leaped into the void, swung a huge stone club, and smashed it down on the head of the Primordial God.
"Take this!"
As the staff slammed down, a voice reached Jiang Liu's soul: "Master, run!"
Chapter 245 Origin Seed
A terrifying blow came crashing down, and the Spirit of Vitality was finally terrified. This blow would crush him into a pulp.
In an instant, a gate of light appeared behind the Primordial Spirit, through which chaotic energy circulated, enveloping the Primordial Spirit as it attempted to escape.
The term "Rashomon" refers to a situation where everyone fabricates their own lies for their own benefit, preventing the truth from being known.
Just like the meaning of its name, no one knows what truth lies behind the gate of the mysterious artifact "Ancient Rashomon" or what kind of world it is.