My brother is so cunning

Chapter 1027 Black Dragon Entangling Him
As the god of the Northern Heaven Xuanwu, Zhenwu the Great wields weapons and suppresses demons. His supernatural powers far surpass those of ordinary immortal generals. In addition to condensing the Xuan Tian evil energy black dragon, he also possesses many other supreme supernatural powers that awe the Three Realms.

However, determined to teach Wen Rui a lesson, he resolutely chose to unleash the Black Dragon's Great Divine Power of Evil Qi.

The reason is simple: Wen Rui is the Creation Celestial Venerable appointed by the Heavenly Dao. The divine authority and Celestial Venerable status bestowed upon him by the Heavenly Dao allow him to resist or even be almost immune to the vast majority of divine powers and techniques.

Although not a righteous god of the Thunder Department, the True Martial Emperor also controls the Five Thunders of the Northern Heaven—Black Fiend Thunder, Water Calamity Thunder, Prison Breaking Thunder, Fiend Suppressing Thunder, and Demon Extermination Thunder.

Compared to the Thunder Department's Mysterious Heavenly Thunder, his Five Thunders do not require stirring up the clouds. He can simply use his fingers to write thunder patterns in the air and detonate them directly inside the target's body. It is the most authentic and supreme exorcising divine power.

In addition, the True Martial Emperor can also manipulate the power of the stars, drawing upon the power of the Big Dipper and the surrounding Twenty-Eight Mansions, or setting up the Big Dipper Array, or summoning celestial meteorites, or using the power of the stars to evolve into countless killing arrays.

However, these two powerful abilities are not suitable for dealing with Wen Rui.

As the son of Wen Zhong, the righteous god of the Thunder Department, Wen Rui undoubtedly possesses absolute immunity to thunder magic. No matter what kind of thunder it is, it will only have the effect of a pulse massager on him.

As the great-grand-disciple of Doumu Yuanjun, the righteous god of the Dou Department, Wen Rui undoubtedly possesses immunity to star power as well. For him, the ability to grasp the sun and moon and pluck stars from the sky is not just empty talk, but a simple matter.

The True Martial Emperor also possesses the True Martial Divine Sword and a set of Big Dipper Demon-Slaying Sword Techniques, but when it comes to swordsmanship, the strongest metal-type sword immortal sect in the Three Realms is the Golden Spirit Immortal Sect to which Wen Rui belongs.

The Golden Spirit Mother, who founded the Golden Spirit Immortal Sect, was the custodian of the Four Swords of Zhuxian, and no one could rival her in flying sword combat.

There are also rumors in the Heavenly Court that Wen Rui innovated a set of ethereal and unpredictable water droplet sword techniques based on the Golden Spirit Mother's Flying Gold Sword Technique, and once demonstrated it in front of the Golden Spirit Mother and a group of Golden Spirit Immortal Sect masters in the Dou Mansion.

Even Doumu Yuanjun couldn't help but praise it after seeing it, saying that Wen Ruiqing had surpassed his master, and that the ethereal and unpredictable Water Drop Sword Technique had already surpassed the "indestructible and unbreakable" Flying Gold Sword Technique, reaching a higher realm of swordsmanship.

Confidence is not the same as arrogance. Attacking the enemy's strength with one's own weaknesses is by no means a wise move. The reason why the True Martial Emperor was able to guard the Northern Heaven for so many years without being defeated was not only because of his profound Taoist cultivation and supernatural power, but also because of his extremely high strategic intelligence.

This malevolent black dragon was just outside the scope of Wenrui Creation Celestial Venerable's power. Creation refers to the creation and evolution of nature, the laws governing the operation of heaven and earth and the process of nurturing all things.

Sha Qi, on the other hand, is the accumulation of negative energy in the environment, a force that destroys the creation of nature and the nurturing of all things.

The Black Dragon of Evil Qi is a divine power controlled by the True Martial Emperor, and it is the most effective way to counter the power of the Creation God. That is why this divine power was chosen to attack Wen Rui.

Wherever the black dragon passed, the gods fled in terror. The malevolent energy was also a type of energy that almost all the gods feared. In the main hall, only Doumu Yuanjun, who suppressed the evil spirits of the stars, and Wen Zhong, who wielded the power of supreme yang thunder, were completely unafraid of the malevolent energy.

However, Wen Zhong's expression was complicated. The lightning in his palm was contained but not released. He watched as the black dragon was about to pounce on Wen Rui, but hesitated and did not make a move to stop it.

"You scoundrel, how dare you harm my disciple!"

Doumu Yuanjun, with a thunderous roar, unleashed a majestic and furious rebuke, and with a wave of her hand, a vast net of stars descended upon the black dragon.

As the large net descended, it enveloped the thrashing black dragon. The instant the net touched the malevolent energy, the runes in its meshes lit up, emitting a resonant "hum," forcefully suppressing the black dragon's ferocious aura.

"Your Majesty, I apologize!" The True Martial Emperor seemed to have anticipated this. His eyes narrowed, and instead of withdrawing his power, he formed a hand seal and chanted, "Northern Heavenly Black Tortoise, shatter the stars!"

In an instant, the black dragon trapped by the star network suddenly let out a deafening roar, its body swelled to three times its original size, and the totem of the Black Tortoise and the snake intertwined appeared on its scales.

At the same time, the Zhenwu Sword transformed into a stream of light, piercing through the black dragon's mouth. The Big Dipper pattern on the sword's spine resonated with the evil energy within the black dragon's body, giving rise to the sharpness of "Seven Stars Breaking Boundaries".

"Click——"

Cracks began to appear in the net of stars. The first to snap was the star line in the direction of the Heavenly Market Enclosure, and the starlight at the break point scattered like shooting stars.

Taking advantage of the momentum, the black dragon charged forward, slamming into the center of the net with the power of the True Martial Sword, precisely where the Purple Palace runes were condensing. Doumu Yuanjun frowned slightly, waving her whisk again, attempting to repair the crack with more star power. However, the True Martial Emperor's attack combined the opposing forces of the Northern Heavenly Army's malevolent energy and the origin of the stars. The malevolent light spewed from the black dragon's mouth was like a red-hot iron, actually burning a hole in the star net.

"Break!" Emperor Zhenwu roared. The black dragon, carrying unparalleled ferocity, burst through the hole and the star network, having lost its core support, instantly disintegrated into countless stardust fragments.

The True Martial Emperor sheathed his sword and stood there, his black Taoist robe still radiating a murderous aura: "Yuanjun, please calm your anger. This matter concerns the principles and ethics of Heaven. Does Yuanjun still intend to protect her own? Even if you have forgotten the lessons of the Investiture of the Gods, you should not forget the teachings of the Dao Ancestor Hongjun."

Although he held Doumu Yuanjun in high esteem, he showed no intention of backing down.

When Zhenwu the Great mentioned Hongjun Daozu, Doumu Yuanjun glared angrily, but slowly put down the unsheathed flying golden sword.

She watched with immense worry as the black dragon, having broken through the Star Net, pounced on Wen Rui, who seemed completely unprepared and still oblivious to the situation, staggering as he walked slowly.

"My dear grand-disciple, be careful, little Rui'er! What's wrong with you, child? Get out of the way!"

However, Wen Rui remained oblivious, and the black dragon pounced on him without any resistance.

"Boom——"

A deafening roar erupted in the Lingxiao Palace. The radiant light on the surface of the barrier surged violently like a raging torrent. The originally solid light shield instantly caved in, and spiderweb-like cracks spread from the point of impact, emitting a teeth-grinding cracking sound.

Wen Rui's body jolted violently, and the Heavenly Court's purple-gold jade bricks beneath his feet were crushed to pieces by this immense force. Several deep trenches opened up in the golden brick ground, and scalding earth vein spiritual energy gushed out along the cracks, condensing into swirling white mist inside the hall.

The black dragon did not stop. Its claws gripped Wen Rui's body tightly, like a black python coiling around its prey, swallowing the dissipating radiance. The dark black aura, like ink dripping into clear water, quickly corrupted Wen Rui's divine body.

The gods in the Lingxiao Palace felt their scalps tingle at the sight. If they were to be hit head-on by this black dragon, there would be fewer than a handful of immortals who could withstand the corrosive effect of such dense and solid baleful energy.

Even if one withstands it, the intrusion of evil energy into the golden body may cause great damage, and may even harm the source of life, greatly shortening one's lifespan.

(End of this chapter)