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Chapter 1203

At this moment, Zhou You spoke frankly, revealing that his purpose in coming to the southern border was Tianzhu.

This move was by no means unfounded, because he calculated that the landing point would be in the south, and the key to changing the future was the Heavenly Pillar.

The pillar of heaven is about to collapse, and a celestial maiden is about to be born. What he needs to do is 'continue the journey'.

He continued to suppress the Heavenly Maiden, even going so far as to transform himself into a pillar of heaven to suppress the southern border.

It seemed as if everything was predetermined.

When Yin Dao and Lord Shen sacrificed themselves one after another, they poured their blood and martial intent into the sword. The Half-Saint Yin Dao fell into Zhou You's hands, and this responsibility was passed on to him in an invisible way.

Years later, Zhou You returned to Tianzhu with the Half-Saint Yin Blade, taking over the baton from his two predecessors.

The human race prospers because of the countless sacrifices made by those who came before, ensuring its eternal existence.

When Lai Hantian and Ao Donglai saw Zhou You's resolute decision, they were both shocked and saddened.

As a semi-saint and a top expert in the world, Zhou Daqian could have remained uninvolved like everyone else.

Most people think that if the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up, but only heroes think differently.

If one lacks the courage to turn the tide, one is not qualified to reach the pinnacle; if one has no heart for the world, one is not worthy of possessing the world or ascending to its throne.

"Zhou Daqian, I'm not human, I wronged you!"

Ao Donglai slapped him hard across the face, shattering his cheekbone and swelling most of his face, tears streaming down his face.

He hated his own insignificant strength. If he had the strength of a half-saint, he should inherit his master's will and become a pillar of heaven to suppress evil spirits.

Tormented by pain and regret, he stared intently at Zhou You's every move, wishing he could infuse his life into his gaze.

He felt a weight on his shoulder; it was the Heaven-Shaking Palm descending, signaling him not to be too sad.

All around, the calamities were still struggling, suffering from the aftershocks of the previous strike. Although they were now so weak as to be countable, their bodies had mostly disintegrated, weakening them to an unprecedented degree.

If these calamities do not die, they will remain a huge threat to southern Xinjiang.

Therefore, there are still many things for them to do after today: to set things right and to bring order to the world.

Yes, Zhou Daqian has become the pillar of heaven, and someone must take over his mantle to continue eliminating evil and sweeping across the southern border.

With unwavering resolve, Ao Donglai sprouted from the chaos, his fist intent undergoing a transformation in its rise and fall, reborn from the ashes.

In an instant, he actually caught the essence of the fist intent left by that slash.

The ability to unleash the power of the moon and rise with the sun, achieving two distinct states in a single strike, is truly rare. Only Zhou You's talent and skill can master it. Even when weakened to the point of near extinction, it still possesses considerable power.

What Ao Donglai captured was precisely the essence of the rising sun, and also the essence of 'ascending to the vast universe'.

Blood and tears streamed down his face, a mixture of pain and joy, for he had finally grasped the essence of power.

From this day forward, in the southern borderlands, Ao Donglai will use this profound technique to suppress evil spirits and rebels, and protect the Heavenly Pillar.

Lai Hantian risked his life to rush to a point very close to the Heavenly Pillar, his aim being the Yin Blade, which had been broken in two.

Although the qi, blood, and fist intent had all dissipated, the significance of this knife was extraordinary.

The sacrifices of Yin Dao, Lord Shen, and Zhou Daqian, three semi-saints, are all embodied in this sword. It has become a sacred artifact of the Southern Frontier and will be of extraordinary significance to the great cause to come.

He clutched the broken sword to his chest, thinking that even if he died at this moment, his body would serve as a scabbard to protect the Yin sword.

On the Heavenly Pillar...

The celestial maiden was pulled into Zhou You's embrace, as if she were holding a block of emotionless ice, her face expressionless. Despite his broken arms, Zhou You used all his strength to hold her firmly, pushing her forward. Dust, pebbles, and earth from all directions converged, and the outline of an even larger and thicker pillar of heaven appeared.

Not long after the previous pillar collapsed, the materials were still available, and the reconstruction of the pillar was completed much faster than expected.

"Ah!"

The celestial maiden exhaled gently, and in an instant, the petals in the air multiplied a hundredfold. Little by little, the petals sprouted roots from thin air, frantically absorbing nutrients from nothing, and growing into an endless sea of ​​flowers.

This sea of ​​flowers stretches across the sky, overlapping with the area where the Heavenly Pillar grows, temporarily hindering Zhou You's attempt to erect the Heavenly Pillar.

Zhou You shouted, "This demonic flower, with its evil fragrance, will be your burial offering, buried with you in the coffin!"

He blinked, his temple muscles clenched, and his eyeballs popped out of their sockets.

Bloodshot eyeballs spun in the air, and two small cauldrons emerged from the depths of the pupils, growing from nothing to something, from small to large, until they broke through the surface of the pupils and replaced the eyeballs.

The two small tripods are actually two of the Nine Tripods, which appear in the world by pretending to be Zhou You's two eyeballs.

The two small cauldrons landed on the celestial maiden, causing her body to sink slightly and she let out a muffled groan.

That's not enough. You should know that only one of the nine true cauldrons in the Southern Frontier could suppress it. These two small cauldrons are at best imitations of two of the nine cauldrons, and their power is not enough to suppress it.

Zhou You exhaled, "Come back!"

A fierce wind swirled in the air, and debris and blood mist, initially scattered, converged as his severed arms were pulled back in front of him.

Zhou You looked down at his legs, which were severed at the root. Then, his arms and legs turned to dust, and using the essence of his bones as a base, he transformed them into four small cauldrons.

The power of the four of the Nine Cauldrons intertwined and once again suppressed the Heavenly Maiden.

With a creaking sound, large rocks were squeezed and shaped, falling from the sky and raining down on Zhou You and Tian Nu.

The fragrance of those flower petals was also buried within it, a straight thin line piercing the sky, and countless black dots around it stuck to it like moths to a flame, pressing it down tightly in an instant, as if it were cast as one piece.

Cries and wails echoed from the sea of ​​flowers: "Mother, Mother."

One by one, the flowers withered and gave birth to fruit. The fruit split open, and out emerged tearful monsters.

Each of these demons far surpassed the treacherous demons and the Ten Demons of the Southeast from back then. They emerged from the sea of ​​flowers, their bodies exuding a strange fragrance. They cried as they charged toward the Heavenly Pillar, ramming it with their heads and claws, attempting to break it down and rescue the Heavenly Maiden.

At this moment, a voice came from the Heavenly Pillar, "The Great Thousand Immortals shall not perish, and shall suppress evil spirits."

In an instant, the light of the Great Thousand Seal rose like a blazing sun. Under its rays, one demon after another withered and died, and many more were suppressed by earth and stone and buried together in the Heavenly Pillar.

Numerous monster heads emerged from the cracks in the rocks, howling and roaring, before being sealed off by even more rocks.

This pillar of heaven, formed by Zhou You's own body, is both a cage and a coffin used to imprison and suppress the Heavenly Maiden, and also a peerless divine weapon condensed by him using his fist intent to activate the Great Thousand Seal.

At this moment, Zhou You was reduced to a torso and could no longer see, but he could still sense the terrifying potential for counterattack within the Heavenly Maiden's body.

He knew he couldn't hesitate any longer.

"I will transform my body into nine cauldrons to suppress evil spirits!"

In the end, Zhou You was left with only his torso, a surge of fighting spirit, and three cauldrons that had not yet been formed.

He took a deep breath, and his torso split open, releasing a small cauldron that had been brewing for a long time. At the last moment, his fist strike hit the void, splitting his spirit and will apart. His soul and essence each transformed into the remaining two small cauldrons.

At this point, all nine cauldrons were gathered. Although their power was only a drop in the ocean compared to their original forms, their attributes were complete.

(End of this chapter)