Heart Survey

Chapter 2733 When Will the Moon Appear?

He himself did not know how long he had been asleep. If a day is defined as sunset and moonrise, a month as twenty-eight or thirty-one sunsets, and a year as twelve months, then the time is one hundred and five years.

As for why time is calculated in this way, and why it is measured in "years and months," He does not know.

The day the Divine Firmament World opens will be bathed in the sun and moon, but before that, He has not yet witnessed it. Beyond this world lies chaos upon chaos.

All "awareness" is "given by God".

The appearance we were born with, the power we were born with, the feelings we were born with...

He is the strongest being in this world, the first god to create heaven and earth. He deserves all reverence and bears the responsibility of protecting this world.

Birth is a period of slumber, and this slumber is for the purpose of better experiencing the world. The process of slumber is the process of growing together with the world.

So He was always experiencing this world... even in a dream.

Mountains and rivers flow through His veins. Plants and all living things live in His palm.

He can change the world with a mere flick of his wrist.

Of course, there is also reflection. In the most primal awareness, there is reflection on how one should construct rules, guide all beings, and elevate this world.

Or perhaps it's a matter of inaction—after all, no matter how much those little things jump around, they can't shake the world. And all the nutrients generated by their activities will remain in the world.

However, on this day, He suddenly awoke to find that the door, which had always been tightly closed, had been pushed open. The world's barrier, which had served as a high wall, dissolved with it. From that moment on, His homeland was leaking in from all sides.

Then the light flowed across the sky!

The world is suddenly bright and dark, sometimes lightning flashes across ten thousand miles, sometimes a Milky Way stretches across the night. There is hail, then snow, demonic intent gathers into a sea of ​​clouds, and evil energy swells into a raging wind... The raging wind sweeps across the fields, crashes into mountains and breaks them, and in an instant, a demonic rainbow fills the sky, followed by a torrential downpour.

There was also a sword that had entered and left this world. Only long after it left did it awaken Him from His sluggish dormancy, causing a series of trembling sensations to rise in a corner of His soul, spreading out like ripples.

This home that belongs solely to Him has been invaded by many powerful beings, none of whom are under His control!

"My name..."

He awoke in the abyss, turned over, and caused mountains and rivers to shift. With a single breath, He swallowed countless bolts of lightning. After a moment of quiet contemplation, He retrieved His own name from the innate light He possessed: "The True God of Radiance!"

"How dare you..."

"You defy my will and trespass into God's home!"

In the Divine Firmament World, one can observe and reflect the stars of the heavens.

The door had been smashed open, the roof had been torn off, and stars were reflected in the sky.

The most dazzling star that all living beings in this world can see is the divine kingdom of Yao Zhen, the first god of this era, reflected in the ancient starry sky—that star named [Yao Zhen].

The wrath of the First God of Shenxiao ignited this star, causing it to shine brightly, its solitary brilliance illuminating ten thousand miles.

One star outshines ten thousand.

It's not that the ancient cosmos lacked stars more dazzling than it; it's just that the Divine Firmament world, sharing the same origin, wished to illuminate it. At this moment, it represents the authority of the "True Divine Lord," displaying its majesty in this world!

But just as this star, representing the true god Yao Zhen, shone brightly in the heavens, a dark star also rose with it.

Although it is said to "rise," it cannot actually be seen, nor has it ever truly manifested in the starry sky of the Divine Firmament World.

It has no radiance of its own and swallows all the starlight that falls upon it. Suspended in the vast darkness of the night, it is itself a part of the night.

It is a night more pure than darkness, absolutely hidden, impossible to detect—a cultivator might be touched by the moonlight, or might be startled by some being who controls the night, like the Night Bodhisattva, but how can one be startled by the night itself?
Even the Night Bodhisattva himself couldn't distinguish the difference between the inch of night in his palm and the other inch.

This is the true essence of fusion, the body of nature... a supreme killer.

It is impossible to know how long this dark star had been lurking, but it "ascended" at the moment when the Yao Zhen God Lord suddenly awoke and manifested his existence.

It is always with the star "Yaozhen", like an auxiliary star revolving around it.

On the Great Jing Empire's Celestial Star Banner, besides the seven guardians, six protectors, and thirteen stars, there is an inconspicuous hidden star. Only when touching the banner can one feel its presence on its rough, embossed surface.

It is "Rahu".

All the leaders of Dark Star throughout history have used this name, and each of them is a master of assassination.

The modern-day "Rahu" is even more ferocious.

When it comes to assassination techniques, perhaps only Qin Guang, the god who once founded the Gateless Hell, can be somewhat comparable.

There is chaos in the sky tonight.

At this moment, [Rahu] attacked [Yaozhen].

In the eyes of all living beings in the Divine Firmament World, what appeared to be a black dot was the incomparably brilliant "Yaozhen" star at the Celestial Pole.

These black spots are barely noticeable, yet they are real.

It stood out starkly against the backdrop of the most brilliant stars. Many innate deities of the Divine Firmament world wondered if they were seeing things.

But Yao Zhen himself was startled!
Back then, Xuan Nan Gong severed the part of himself that descended to the Divine Firmament World and poured it all into the body of the God King... By merging his body with the god, he became the number one being in the Divine Firmament World.

Therefore, he abandoned any hope of transcending the cycle of rebirth.

This directly led to him being caught off guard in the ensuing chaotic battle at the pinnacle, where Jiang Mengxiong found an opportunity to kill him with a punch.

And what did he win?

They won an opportunity to pursue Jiang Wang at that time.

They won the accelerated leap forward in the Divine Firmament World.

It also influenced the changes in the entire world, making the local customs and land more similar to those of the demon realm, thus giving the demon race an initial advantage.

And they even won such a... supreme Yang God who is innately closer to the demon race!
Under the transcendent covenant, the Yao Zhen God Lord absolutely possesses the highest level of power. Furthermore, since he coexists with the Divine Firmament World and exists in the same world, the power he can mobilize is far beyond that of ordinary Yang Gods.

But He has truly been asleep until today, having been asleep since the day He was born.

Even though the evolution of the entire Shenxiao world and the activities of countless living beings all feed back to Him and are digested by Him, the Shenxiao world has only developed to this day to the point where only thirteen innate gods have reached the limits of the world and possess supreme power.

None of the other beings born here, including even the earliest seeds of the demon race scattered here, have reached the pinnacle.

"Luo Hou" is the successive leader of the Dark Star organization in the Jing Kingdom, a master of life and death forged through countless dark battles in the present world.

Yao Zhen, the God Lord, lacked experience in facing him. He merely subconsciously channeled his divine power to protect himself.

In that instant, divine power surged forth, as powerful as a vast ocean.

But that black star is like a lone boat, braving the wind and waves, fleeting in the distance.

The accumulation of pure power is simply not enough to stop the erosion of Rahu's power.

The dark star, like a piece of burning hot iron, sank deeper and deeper into the paper-thin divine sea.

The Divine Lord Yao Zhen raised his golden, near-eternal hand, only to see a black dot in his palm. It was pitch black, profound, bottomless and abyssal, as if it had pierced through His divine body and touched His divine source!
The feeling of pain was also very new to Yao Zhen Shenzhu, and of course it could not be called enjoyment.

He experienced pain he had never felt before, offense he had never encountered before, all in this one blow... a mixture of emotions.

"Invaders!"

He roared in fury, a roar that shook the entire divine realm: "How dare you invade my divine kingdom! Come and die, die with me!"

But His voice was extremely quiet. A voice that should have resounded throughout the heavens and inspired a multitude of primordial deities was confined to within ten steps of Himself.

Only then did He see the starlight.

The ancient starry sky, which always seemed to be separated by a layer, was now so close. Countless stars streaked across mysterious paths, moving at high speed! Starlight hung down like silk ribbons, weaving a huge net.

The most powerful god in the Divine Firmament World, Yao Zhen, is right in the center of the net.

He felt like a flying insect caught in a spider's web! In this absurd feeling... His divine eyes shone like blazing stars, outwardly observing the star web locking him in, inwardly watching the dark stars consuming his body.

At that moment, He saw the attacker's appearance clearly—

It was a "person" completely shrouded in a grayish-white robe, its features indistinct, enveloped in a faint gray mist, swiftly moving within His vast and boundless divine body. It seemed to have a clear direction and an unimaginable understanding of Him.

Beyond the vast star network, manipulating the stars with a single hand, is also a "person." They possess exceptionally beautiful phoenix eyes, reflecting the stars within. Their features are refined, and they move with graceful poise, one hand behind their back.

Among those annoying outsiders, these two are the most repulsive.

Those called "demons" still exist in the Divine Firmament World, and over the past hundred years they have spread and become as awake as the world.

Those who are called "humans" have only had two breaths of life left in the past 105 years.

One was erased from the gate of the Divine Firmament, and the other came and went with that invisible and traceless sword.

They don't belong here at all, and they have no right to live here.

"Crimson eyes blaze, this white candle burns. The candle has no heart, for whom does it shed tears—"

Yao Zhen, the God Lord, had somehow memorized the lyrics. After reciting a few lines, he suddenly opened his eyes wide, and ice crystal-like divine patterns appeared on his forehead: "Five Qi Return to the Sea, Heavenly Ruins Divine Punishment!"

The birth of this divine body originated from Emperor Yuanxi's plan, created to welcome Gui Yuzhen, and it possesses limitless potential.

Yu Zhen's return here gives him the opportunity to regain his transcendence.

Yao Zhen, the new god, was born on this body. Although he was far from reaching the realm of transcendence, he still reached the limit of the Yang God level in terms of power accumulation.

He had felt danger many times amidst the chaos of battle in the heavens. Yet He still refused to believe that the strongest deity in the world would fall in his own divine kingdom!
At this moment, divine punishment was unleashed, and the divine body was plunged into extreme cold. All the flow of blood and the surge of divine power were frozen. Layer upon layer of frost piled up, eventually forming a honeycomb-like structure.

He froze his divine body with extreme frost, intending to freeze and kill any intruders in the same way.

But the person completely wrapped in a gray-white robe... vanished.

The divine will of the True God could still sense the existence of this dangerous person, but it could not capture him—that person might have become frost, blood, or divine power; in short, he had become a part of His body!

What kind of bizarre method is this?

Even with his lack of combat experience, the True God Lord Yao knew this was not the time for hesitation. During his slumber, He had become inextricably linked with the Divine Firmament. All the activities of sentient beings in this world would become His sustenance.

The battles between these powerful beings will only fuel His growth.

He grows stronger every moment, without needing to rush.

Freezing the interior of His divine body, causing the dark star to lie dormant, He then rose up with renewed vigor, raising his palm as a blade, ready to sever the net of starlight.

However, the divine blade of light was caught by the net.

The starlight contained a power specifically designed to counter divine power, yet it did not oppose it at all. Instead, upon contact, countless tiny "hooks" appeared, connecting the two powers together until they were glued together.

Despite possessing immense divine power, Yao Zhen God was like a hammer striking cotton, powerless to do anything.

What kind of magic is this?!

He was chewing on emotions he had never felt before, perhaps "anxiety," or perhaps some... "fear."

"The unique secret technique of slaughtering demons created by General Tang Lie of our nation—[Hooking String]. General Tang Lie is limited by his cultivation level and is unable to come and pay his respects."

The man with phoenix eyes smiled slightly: "Lü Yandu of Jing Kingdom, it is an honor to show you."

This astrological master of the Great Jing Empire, together with Rahu, traversed the void to represent the Jing Kingdom in inflicting the first blow upon the Divine Firmament World.

He was a man of great elegance and was said to be the most courteous ruler of the State of Jing.

"As for this [Shangzhan Qianluo Binding God Net], it is also the first time it has appeared outside the heavens. It is my own creation... I humbly request the divine lord's correction."

These kinds of god-slaying and extermination techniques were originally created to deal with the Cangtu God of the Mu Kingdom and the original Heavenly God of Tianma Plain. Under the pressure of the neighboring gods, the Jing Kingdom had a huge demand for similar secret techniques and devoted a massive amount of resources to them.

Later, the Jing Kingdom prepared for the war against Shenxiao with all its might, wanting to seize the first merit of Shenxiao. Yao Zhen, the God Lord who was born under the arrangement of the demon race, became the first target of the Jing Kingdom.

These secret techniques for slaughtering demons are no longer concealed and are all brought to the battlefield.

Today is the day to showcase the military might of the Great Jing Empire!
Lu Yandu held a net in his hand, binding this unprecedentedly large fish, letting it thrash about in the vast starlight... truly embodying the demeanor of a starry fisherman.

However, as soon as the voice fell, a shadow rolled up behind him like a long cloak and leaped into a menacing posture.

"Hehehehe... Lü Yandu, good times are hard to come by, and long life cannot be prolonged, so tonight I shall sleep!"

In that grotesque shadow, a pair of narrow, scarlet eyes suddenly opened, with dark brown shadows on the eyelids.

The ruler of the Eternal Dark Cave, the Heavenly Demon Rat Duqiu!

At the very moment when Lü Yandu and Yao Zhenshen were at the same power, he suddenly launched an attack.

Luo Hou is an unparalleled master assassin in the world, while Shu Duqiu was also a top assassin with a notorious reputation in the demon realm before becoming the ruler of a region.

The timing of his choice was so precise, it was as if Lü Yandu had opened the door to let in a thief, handing him the vital point.

Before his sharp fingers could even touch Lü Yandu, eerie dark patterns had already crawled across Lü Yandu's body. They instantly densely covered his neck, like a large area of ​​tattoos.

This is the infamous "Dark Extinction Demon Mark" that has spread throughout the demon realm. When it covers Lü Yandu's head and converges at the top of his skull, it will be the moment this True Lord dies.

At that moment, Lü Yandu suddenly turned around!

The dark markings on his upper body didn't frighten him; the feeling of impending death only brought him a smile: "You stinky rat, long time no see! You've even learned to deconstruct words and make sentences!"

Those phoenix eyes were slightly upturned, giving them an elegant yet sinister appearance.

The hand that had been behind his back was now elegantly extended in front of him, with its five fingers spread wide—the murderous power that burst forth at this moment intertwined into a swaying, demon-eating flower, covering Shu Duqiu's face.

This flower has a green stem, bears red tendrils, and grows a huge mouth with sharp teeth. Its leaves have knife-like edges. It sways and cries out strangely: "Demon bones, flower branches! Demon blood, flower fertilizer! Demonic nature, medicinal properties! We who cherish fragrance, eat the demon to live forever!"

The Demon-Eating Flower was cultivated using countless demon corpses and was nurtured with the highest level of resources from the Jing Kingdom's War Academy. It took three hundred years for it to achieve a breakthrough.

This flower is a magical artifact, yet it also possesses a plant-like form resembling a beast. It has vast growth potential, is adept at devouring demonic essence, disrupting demonic power, corroding the fundamental structure of demonic bodies, and destroying the living environment of demons.

As the highest-level research secret of the Jing Kingdom for the battlefield of the demon realm, it had initial results eighteen years ago and could have been deployed on a large scale in the war eleven years ago, but it is only today that it has been truly applied to the battlefield.

And the first time it was used, it was against a celestial demon!
The [Demon-Eating Flower] that Lü Yandu was targeting, controlled by Shu Duqiu, was naturally the highest level, a "King of Flowers." It was capable of interfering with the aura of those at the pinnacle.

The moment it bloomed in Lü Yandu's palm, Shu Duqiu's eyes widened in fury.

The wails of countless demon souls on the Demon-Eating Flower almost made blood vessels crawl all over Shu Duqiu's eyes.

This is a heavy blood debt.

Demons feed on humans, and humans use demons as resources.

How can they coexist in the universe?
Faced with unknown dangers, the best course of action for a weapon making its debut is to temporarily avoid direct confrontation and wait for its weaknesses before responding. But does the demon race still have any way out today?
"I'm not just good at dissecting words, I'm even better at dissecting people! You've come from afar as a guest, you should give me a try!"

Rat Duqiu emerged from the shadows with his slender, tall, and elegant scholar-like demonic form. With a sinister grin, he advanced instead of retreating, letting the Demon-Eating Flower pounce on his face, while pushing his claws forward to reach for Lü Yandu's heart.

The Demon-Eating Flower, though greedy for a time, obliterates its demonic markings and annihilates its entire life.

Born into hardship, the higher he climbed, the more he understood the desperate situation his tribe faced, a path fraught with struggle. He refused to believe that in this life-or-death contest, his fate was no match for Lü Yandu's!

Shu Duqiu's plan was to exchange injury for death.

But Lu Yandu allowed the Dark Demon Marks to climb onto his body, wasn't he also preparing to make a decision on the brink of life and death?
He did not retreat, but the hand that had released the Demon-Eating Flower closed its five fingers again. Countless interwoven lines in the void were moved by him at this moment.

“The words spoken are a prophecy that cannot be changed! You rat alone in autumn! Come and take my head!” He laughed and said, “Or… offer me your rat skin for an embroidered pillow!”

His voice was refined yet cruel, followed by star contracts that flew out of his sleeves and spread out in the air.

It was truly like a battle flag flying high.

Then the stars twinkled, and the sky turned crimson.

That was not a gentle rosy sunset, but a fierce crimson cloak.

Among the ancient stars in the sky, thirteen stars shone with unparalleled brilliance at this moment, their light overshadowing all the other stars.

Anyone with even a basic understanding of astrology would be filled with awe and fear upon gazing at the starry sky at this moment.

These thirteen stars are all ominous stars—

Ketu, Rahu, Seven Killings, Greedy Wolf, Broken Army, Giant Gate, Transformation of Inauspiciousness, Yang Blade, Tuo Luo, Mars, Bell Star, Sky Void, Earthly Calamity.

The so-called "star contract" is the highest certificate for an astrologer to obtain the recognition of the stars. Within their own capabilities, they can almost unlimitedly mobilize the will of the stars and receive the blessing of the stars' power.

In terms of authority, those who surpass "Star Contract" are like the Jade Balance Lord, such as Guan Yan.

Of course, since Guan Yan is the Lord of Yu Heng, it would be difficult for him to interfere with other stars.

Comparatively speaking, those who practice "astrological contracts" are subject to far fewer constraints. Reconciling conflicts between different astrological contracts is also an eternal lesson for astrologers.

For example, the Four Symbols Star Chart is relatively easy to achieve. However, the Southern Dipper and the Northern Dipper are difficult to coexist.

Those powerful astrological masters all regarded "star contracts" as their military merit for traversing the ancient starry sky. Without a natal star with which a "star contract" was signed, one could not be called a "master".

Grand Marshal Lü Yandu, a man of divine pride, attained enlightenment through ruthless conquest and was always the grandmaster of astrology with the most ominous star contracts of his time. However, no one expected that he had signed contracts with a staggering thirteen ominous stars!

At this moment, he raised his hand and pointed—

The scarlet light, like a waterfall of blood, instantly engulfed Shu Duqiu.

Its aura had been extinguished by the blood-red light, and its body was pierced through by a pillar of blood. This ferocious celestial demon was instantly nailed to the sky.

The prodigy's first strike was the thirteen fierce stars who killed the Heavenly Demon.

This "Heavenly Fiend Soldier Commander" formation has never produced a survivor.

The so-called "weaving a net to capture the true sage" is not an opportunity at all, but clearly a trap!

Lu Yandu anticipated that a celestial demon would secretly protect Yao Zhen, preparing a counter-ambush against any potential human attack. Upon seeing Shu Duqiu, he also anticipated that Shu Duqiu would charge towards the [Demon-Eating Flower] and fight him to the death.

Thus, his thirteen ominous stars, which he had never revealed before, were unleashed at the most critical moment, creating this deadly trap.

Raising your hand is just a simple gesture.

In his plan, Shu Duqiu never had the right to stand on the battlefield of life and death with him.

The menacing "Dark Annihilation Demon Mark" twisted around his neck, yet he paid it no heed... With Shu Duqiu dead, this so-called vicious method vanished.

At this moment, the infamous Heavenly Demon Rat Duqiu was suspended in the air. Thirteen blood-red star pillars pierced through him, killing his will, grinding his body, and damaging his path, causing his supreme aura to wither away.

The Demon-Eating Flower pounced on his face, devouring him and gnawing away half of his head!
Still struggling against the Thirteen Ferocious Stars, Shu Duqiu was utterly powerless against the Demon-Eating Fangs, which were specifically bred to target demons. Especially this [Demon-Eating Flower], the strongest one cultivated in the Jing Kingdom, was personally activated by Lü Yandu using a secret technique.

But amidst the sounds of chewing flesh and blood, there was suddenly a crunching sound.

The Demon-Eating Flower's gaping maw stopped there, several of its sharp teeth already broken. After churning inside, it spat out a finger!
It was a pale, stiff, and damp finger.

It doesn't look particularly hard.

These two rows of sharp teeth, capable of gnawing at the face bones of a celestial demon, couldn't even bite a finger.

Then came the second, the third, the fourth...

The Demon-Eating Flower opens its mouth and vomits, spitting out hundreds or even thousands of fingers!
These pale, damp fingers walked against the starlight, like a school of fish swimming upstream.

At this moment, the "Heavenly Fiend Soldier Commander" has evolved into a blood-red guillotine, which is falling amidst a blood-red waterfall of starlight, ready to deliver the final blow to Shu Duqiu.

However, they were blocked by this cold "school of fish".

The next moment, these dense fingers gathered together and stood up into a disheveled, wet figure.

Suddenly, it stretched out its body, instantly becoming ten thousand feet tall, with a blue face and fangs.

This being is the pinnacle of the sea race, the Evil Immortal Emperor! His name is "Si Liang".

He grabbed the Demon-Eating Flower and ripped it off Shu Duqiu's face! A large piece of rotten flesh and skin was torn away. He then plucked out all thirteen blood pillars from Shu Duqiu's body.

He gripped the thirteen pillars of blood with one hand, raised them high, and pushed the blood-red guillotine even upwards!

Its height was ten thousand feet, and the blood-red guillotine was also raised ten thousand feet.

Dangers that are too far away can be considered as non-existent.

Throughout the agonizing ordeal, Shu Duqiu remained silent. Only at this opportune moment did he leap into the air, instantly engulfing the shadows. He was still there; the shadows surged in the starlight.

clang!
The blood-red guillotine struck Si Liang, but instead emitted a long, metallic clang.

Lu Yandu's array was exceptionally meticulous. This grand array, specially adjusted to trap and kill Shu Duqiu, possessed various extraordinary abilities that diminished lifespan, but these were utterly ineffective against the strongest corpse cultivator in the world. This allowed the killing trap to break through a rift.

"what?"

Almost at the same time that Si Liang appeared, a soft "Eh" rang out beside Lü Yandu.

The Yellow Dragon Guard General, enveloped in Zen light, emerged from the ripples in the void beside Lü Yandu.

Today, he was unusually dressed in armor, and certainly didn't look like an old farmer. Although he still had a simple and honest appearance, the faint air of bloodlust emanating from him made it hard to believe in his kindness.

Lu Yandu, who forcefully killed Shu Duqiu without taking any precautions himself, was himself a bait!

Huang Fu was the one who pulled the strings.

In his judgment, the best option for Si Liang to act under these circumstances would be to assassinate Lü Yandu—exchanging Shu Duqiu for Lü Yandu would not be a loss for the Allied Forces of the Heavens, and would be a huge gain for the Sea Clan. The only one who would have to make a sacrifice would be the Demon Clan.

That's why he hid by Lü Yandu's side, and Lü Yandu allowed the danger to spread, just waiting for the next decisive blow.

How can a divine lord and a celestial demon satisfy the appetites of these warmongers in the Jing Kingdom?
However, the Sea Clan's Evil Immortal Emperor resolutely chose to rescue the Demon Clan's Rat Duqiu, thus avoiding his trap.

This was indeed an unexpected step.

Going back several great eras, didn't the demon race and the sea race fight each other to the death? Yet today they are as close as father and son or brothers!

However, Huang Fu was not discouraged, and simply said, "Namo Original Master Yellow-Faced Buddha!"

He then laughed and said, "It seems the pressure that the human race has placed on you... is truly immense. Forgive me, forgive me!"

It is not that these foreign races are born with mutual trust or possess any noble virtues.

Rather, they understood that if they did not cooperate sincerely and form a genuine alliance, there would be no room for them to breathe.

Once Shenxiao is defeated, all the heavens and myriad realms will become the backyard of the human race, which can take whatever it wants and has no power to resist.

All wise people in the heavens have no choice but to join hands and overcome this challenge together.

As a member of the highest echelon of the Sea Clan, Si Liang must uphold this will and uphold this trust through his actions.

If he were to abandon Shu Duqiu today, even if he were to actually kill Lü Yandu, it would be more detrimental than beneficial to the overall situation of the Allied Forces.

Better to lose a moment's advantage than to lose a lifetime's ambition!

Huang Fu casually ripped the tattoo-like "Dark Extinction Demon Mark" off Lü Yandu's body. This once refined and elegant Grand Commander was now covered in blood.

With a casual flick of the flaming fire, it was as if a human skin had been burned away.

The Yellow Dragon Guard General chuckled, took a step into the air, and delivered another punch to the face of the Evil Immortal Emperor: "Your karma, I will bear. Your parents and children, I will kill. Your whole family will be liberated, and karma will be emptied. Namo Buddha, well done, well done!"

The attack on Lü Yandu by Shu Duqiu, and even the subsequent involvement of Si Liang and Huang Fu, all happened in the blink of an eye.

The True God Lord Yao over there isn't the type to just stand there in a daze.

While Lü Yandu's use of the Thirteen Fierce Stars to kill the Heavenly Demon was undoubtedly a domineering tactic, his [Upper Qianluo Binding God Net], which he used to contain Yao Zhen God Lord, was inevitably at a disadvantage.

With a simple twist of his body, the [String Hooks] that had been binding divine power detached and flew away.

He tore through the net in one swift motion, dragging his still-frozen divine body, and headed towards the Yaozhen Heavenly Palace—

That was a divine palace that the innate deities of the Divine Firmament World "spontaneously" built for Him.

There, He can borrow the power of all the gods to drag out and kill that damned Rahu hiding within Him!
I don't really understand why all of this happened today.

Based on the wisdom He had gleaned from the century-long evolution of the Divine Firmament world, He had already, in a very short time, figured out what He should do—

Admittedly, He harbors a deep affection for the demon race and a strong aversion to the human race. However, He will not explicitly express His attitude.

He can waver between the two warring sides, playing both sides effectively. Whether it's the allied forces of the heavens or the human race of the present world, either side needs His support to win over the Divine Firmament world.

He could gain enough benefit from this to allow his "hopeful transcendent" divine form to truly take that step. He might even one day transform from a neutral observer into a referee.

His transcendence can also bring true freedom to the world of Shenxiao.

But the human race did not fight for Him; instead, they attacked and killed Him right away!

Must we force Him into becoming our adversary?
Do humans not understand what "politics" is?

A hundred thoughts raced through my mind, and I transformed into a rainbow in an instant. But then it abruptly stopped halfway through.

The blades rained down on them like a sudden downpour.

How could Lü Yandu possibly give Him a chance to escape?

By breaking through the net that binds the gods, we can just peel off one of their scales.

The fish has shed its armor; a knife awaits from outside the net.

This omnipresent and ubiquitous blade of light severed all possibilities from the sight of the True God Yao.

The warnings in my spiritual sense were practically exploding!

At this moment, He had no choice but to mobilize the frozen divine power within Himself, donning a magnificent suit of armor—

The snow-white armor plates stood upright like feathers. The divine memories He was born with told Him that this was the armor of Yu Zhen, the great ancestor of the demon race, which protected Him when He crossed the Chaos Sea. It had extremely strong protective power and was the best means of self-preservation at present.

However, as the ice and snow inside his body thawed, Rahu, as part of his body, also gained freedom.

As Yao Zhen God donned his battle armor, a black dot appeared in his divine eye. At the core of his divine source, a bottomless void seemed to have appeared, constantly devouring his power.

That was Rahu's fatal blow!
He looked up, and a magnificent wheel, exuding murderous intent, descended from the sky.

It smashed on His head, shattered His helmet, and was placed around His neck like a collar.

This precious wheel is inlaid with seventy-two stars.

The precious light shone brightly as one, while the malevolent energy gathered into various illusory weapons, which attacked Him relentlessly.

Its name is... [Extreme Fiend Heavenly Wheel]

It was refined by the [Extreme True Cave Heaven], which ranks fourth among the Thirty-Six Minor Cave Heavens.

This is the only known Cave Heaven Treasure that can maximize the power of military formations! It is also known as the "Number One War Treasure" because it is not affected by military spirits and is most suitable for use on the battlefield.

It is said that when Emperor Taizu of Jing first started casting weapons, his goal was to surpass the [Bingxian Palace].

Its emergence is usually accompanied by a strong military.

Of course, when the Shenxiao battlefield opens, Jing Kingdom will definitely send in a strong army; the only question is how many.

However, the one who truly arrived with the [Extreme Fiend Heavenly Wheel] was a dignified woman with sharp, knife-like eyebrows and dressed in tight-fitting clothes.

She pushed the [Extreme Fiend Heavenly Wheel] in, and she splashed the sky full of sword light.

She is the eldest princess of the Great Jing Empire, Zheyue.

With a sword drawn, she cleaves the moon, and the clouds part for her. Standing between heaven and earth, she is like a lotus in the moonlight, outshining all other lights.

"You lowly servant, prepare to die!"

Amidst the swirling, snow-like flashes of sword light, a dark figure suddenly burst in, spreading its arms and wings, and launched an attack.

There are two lords of the Dark Abyss, one of whom is Zhen Liangfeng.

He was born with a fierce appearance and a powerful presence, like a thunderbolt or a collapsing mountain.

This man held two swords upside down, cutting through the flashing blades as he approached, intending to test his skills against Tang Wenxue.

Tang Wenxue didn't even look at it, but simply grasped the [Extreme Fiend Heavenly Wheel] and slammed it down!
At this moment, the [Extreme Fiend Heavenly Wheel] serves as the handle, and the Yao Zhen God Lord as the blade.

Such skill with a sword is rare even in the heavens.

The [Extreme Fiend Heavenly Wheel] that was around Yao Zhen Shenzhu's neck collided with Zhen Liangfeng.

Zhen Liangfeng was extremely fast. Not wanting to injure himself or Yao Zhen, he instinctively dodged the blade and fled.

A blade of light, as bright as the moon, rose into the sky and swept upwards... tearing the True God Lord of the Radiant City apart!

And so it shattered right before the eyes of the Lord of the Dark Abyss.

Tang Wenxue did not respond to the insults, but only bestowed upon him... defeat.

"Uh... ah!"

The Yao Zhen God, who once cherished eternity, had no concept of death since his birth, yet he had to face the reality that he was annihilated in the very short time after awakening.

In the end, He actually had a lot more to say and a lot of benefits to exchange, but there was no way to express it.

The people of Jing made a decision, sent troops, and then ignored everything else.

Only countless fragments of armor flew like feathers across the sky.

"I imagine Yu Zhen died amidst a similar scene," Tang Wenxue said calmly, pushing the [Extreme Fiend Heavenly Wheel] aside and continuing to smash it towards Zhen Liangfeng.

He raised the narrow sword named Cold Moon Cuts Autumn in his hand and slashed at the sky, as if raising a cup to the night sky—as if asking passers-by throughout the past and present!
When will the bright moon appear?
The star that shines so brightly, named Yaozhen, had not yet seen its black spots recede when suddenly it was covered in snow.

The snow instantly spread, and the star of [Yaozhen] leaped up, soaring into the sky, and from then on became a crescent moon.

Rahu eclipses the stars, and asks the snow to fold the moon!

The most brilliant stars of the Divine Firmament World were folded into the moon in the sky.

The bright moon of this world is the one that the State of Jing holds high.

The reason for the ruthless killing of the True God Lord Yao was that there was indeed no more suitable vessel for Him, and no brighter moon than this one—which now shines upon the human race.

After years of preparation, the Jing Kingdom's first step in the Divine Firmament World was to "seize the opportune moment."

But that's not all.

Just as the bright moon rose high in the sky, a yellow robe fluttered beneath it. Huang Sheli, clad in armor and exuding an imposing aura, stood high in the heavens, one hand resting on the moon.

She wasn't wearing a helmet; her long hair was tied in a high ponytail, flowing smoothly down her back.

Her beautiful eyes were slightly raised, her neck arched high. Her bronze, glossy skin, bathed in moonlight, seemed to have been imbued with the essence of years, forged by time, and every inch of it shone with brilliance.

She reached out and pushed the moon away.

Rumble!
A bolt of lightning suddenly struck from nowhere, within which lay a gleaming fang-like dagger aimed directly at Huang Sheli's brow.

Buzz~!

"May those who harm me be cursed with childlessness and extinction! May their entire family be wiped out!"

A magnificent pagoda descended from the sky, casting down supreme Buddhist light, protecting the yellow relic in the center.

Then a strong wind arose, howling like a tornado, swirling around the pagoda, just like the legendary guardian dragon!

In this situation, who wouldn't respectfully address him as "Great Bodhisattva"?
It truly embodies the essence of Zen and is imbued with profound Buddhist meaning.

The Leiyin Pagoda, in harmony with the surrounding scenery, serves as a protective barrier for eminent monks and virtuous masters.

But with just a light touch of that fanged dagger, the extreme darkness shattered the tornado that Jing Feng had transformed into, and even corroded the Thunder Tower!
The one wielding the dagger was a plump old woman. A demonic mark appeared on her neck: a ring of fine, emerald-green scales, like a jade necklace.

It was the Lord of the Dark Abyss, another being named Hui Tianmu.

She shattered Huang Sheli's defenses, and her attack landed on the bright moon. The black moon fell, instantly turning as dark as ink. She would turn the snowy moon into a dark one, and contend with humanity for supremacy!
At such a moment, Huang Sheli simply raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "Oh dear."

She said with displeasure, "Grand Commander Gong! What are you doing?"

Gong Xiyan, whose face was somewhat delicate and who once made Tang Wenxue utter the words "I actually pity him," stepped into the void and appeared in one of the scattered blade lights in the sky.

He held the knife in his hand and looked at Huang Sheli with a bit of embarrassment: "I'm sorry, I thought he would choose to attack... the Princess."

When it comes to matters of love and romance, Huang Sheli far surpasses Governor Gong. The sour tone in those words made her frown.

She had the utmost contempt for men who couldn't distinguish between right and wrong situations and didn't know what was important.

Even she couldn't say that what she had to do was more important than Tang Wenxue's safety.

The two masters of the Dark Abyss are renowned for their poisons; their innate toxins are so potent that even a peak-level expert would be annihilated upon contact. Tang Wenxue could manage against one, but facing two simultaneously would make injury almost inevitable.

Facing the Lord of the Dark Abyss, even a minor injury is critical, and a broken skin means death is imminent.

Once the two poisons combine, even Tang Wenxue's Dao body won't be able to withstand it for long.

So Huang Sheli remained silent, only looking at Hui Tianmu, raising his palm and gently stroking from right to left: "Ugly old woman, don't be impatient! Let's start over!"

A journey against the tide!

Time suddenly shifted, the moonlight reversed, and the half-ink-stained dark moon was pushed back into a snowy moon.

Huang Sheli returned to the crescent moon and reached out to push it away once more.

Completely unaware of what was happening, Hui Tianmu still gripped her dagger and charged out from the sudden thunder.

But instead, they ran headlong into a blade!
Only when you reach the top can you see the top.

Only at the pinnacle level can the Yellow Relic truly unleash the power of the "Journey Against the Current" and stroll through the long river of time.

She takes Gong Xiyan and Hui Tianmu on a journey through time. She then has Gong Xiyan and herself act as "passengers," carrying their knowledge of the subsequent battles, and return to the past.

Hence, Gong Xiyan delivered that incredibly precise strike.

His blade sliced ​​against the dagger tip, leaving a long trail of sparks, like a flash of light!
The extreme darkness began at the tip of the dagger, eroding Gong Xiyan's longsword, only to be dispersed by the snow-like blade light.

The interplay of black and white represents the clash on the ultimate path.

Has time been reversed?

Throughout Hui Tianmu's life, no one had ever been able to strike her with such precision with their first dagger. The "unsolvable first strike" she had been pursuing over the years was gradually becoming a reality... But then, an unexpected thing happened—she immediately realized the problem and looked up at the yellow relic.

While she was confronting Gong Xiyan, the woman, with her agile figure and powerful beauty, was already pushing the moon away.

For a time, people traveled from the Northwest to the Central Plains.

The moon is already high in the sky.

"How can a beautiful night like this be without the moon? How can we not drink under the moon? And when we're flushed and drunk, how can we not kill a beauty!"

The yellow relic stands atop the Thunderclap Pagoda, its long robes billowing in the wind. With one hand it pushes back the moon, and with the other it raises a gourd and drinks heartily.

After drinking, he sang wildly.

The empty wine jug seemed to have received the first ray of divine moonlight, waiting to be used to brew wine.

The moon has also been moved to its rightful place.

He then burst into laughter.

All they could see was the roaring river of time rushing across the sky, flowing beneath her feet and stirring up countless turbulent waves.

The high dome is filled with shimmering light and color, dazzling the eye for a moment, but it is washed away by time.

Cai Xing, known as the "Ultimate Demon King," suddenly made a move, but in the blink of an eye, she missed Huang Sheli.

The river of time has flowed ever onward, leaving those who come later only to gaze longingly at the vast ocean!
Huang Sheli never drinks when she is handling important matters. Tonight, she is drinking "Chang Le Yu Lu," a recipe left behind by Emperor Jingcheng, which is used to replenish her Dao Yuan.

At the pinnacle of power, one can exhale a breath of fresh air and gain boundless energy.

Even a powerful True Lord like her needs this drink, which shows how difficult this matter is!
During her time on the road, she constantly emptied herself out, hence this empty wine jug.

The Thunder Tower is her small boat, and no matter how strong the wind and how rough the waves, she always stands firm at the crest of the tide.

When all was calm and time had passed, the moon hung high in the sky, its light still shining. Under the moon, the beautiful woman sat down on the Thunderclap Tower, shook the wine jug containing some moon dew, and smiled as she tilted her head back to drink.

"Good wine!" she said with satisfaction.

Apart from that, nothing seems to have changed.

But as soon as Hui Tianmu sensed the Dark Abyss, her expression immediately turned ugly!
Huang Sheli just pushed the moon, actually aligning the time scale of the Divine Firmament World with that of the present world!
Giving Shenxiao time is giving the Allied Forces of the Heavens time.

This is what is meant by—

The timing wasn't right!

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