On the Avenue.

Chapter 707 Clash
"Senior Brother Xi personally came to his death; the camaraderie among fellow disciples is truly touching."

Chen Shi was deeply moved and said, "You've come at just the right time. You can send your senior brother and junior sister off to the afterlife together."

Xi Muran's expression remained unchanged: "You have indeed improved a lot since before. I have three junior brothers and sisters who have perished because of you, haven't I?"

Chen Shi nodded: "Xunjiang Mu, who called himself the Heavenly Venerable, wreaked havoc in my Xiniu New Continent and was killed by me. Shao Guang, the new Xunjiang Mu, committed evil deeds in the Guiyuan World and also died at my hands. Just now, this Miss Qi claimed to have come to kill me and also lost her life. Adding Senior Brother Xi, that makes four people."

Xi Muran frowned slightly, displeased with his aggressive tone, and said, "You and I have fought before. Back then, when you came out of the Xuanhuang Sea, you were second on the Zhuxian List and had killed nearly two hundred victims. You were then ranked first on the Zhuxian List."

Chen Shi recalled the past and said, "At that time, Senior Brother Xi's skills and abilities were admirable. Your guidance made me realize that I was not invincible in the same realm."

Xi Muran also had many feelings: "At that time, when Junior Brother Chen said that there was another move after the Lesser Heavenly Tribulation Formation, it gave me the creeps. Only then did I realize that the Great Wilderness Mingdao Collection passed down by Master was not complete. You made me more cautious, and I had to be wary even of my fellow disciples. Actually, I didn't have a bad impression of you, and I was even grateful for your reminder at one point."

His words were utterly sincere.

He used to have no wariness of the Immortal Emperor, but his battle with Chen Shi made him suddenly realize the danger and he became wary of the Immortal Emperor from that moment on.

Chen Shi asked, "Since Senior Brother Xi knows that the Immortal Emperor is not sincere to you and even harbors ill intentions, why does he still stay in the Immortal Court? Why not break away from the Immortal Court and establish his own power?"

Xi Muran shook his head and said, "How Master treats me is a matter of personal morality, but Master's leadership of the immortals against the Heavenly Court is a matter of public morality. His personal morality may be flawed, but his public morality is impeccable. How can I turn against him because of this?"

His expression was solemn, and when he mentioned the Immortal Emperor Supreme, he couldn't help but show reverence, and his tone gradually became impassioned.

"For 360,000 years, the Heavenly Court has been tyrannical, enslaving immortals and wielding life and death power over them, treating them like dirt. Immortals have suffered under the Heavenly Court for far too long. Countless immortals throughout history have resisted the Heavenly Court, but all have ended in failure. The disciples of the Three Pure Ones and the Buddha of the Western Paradise have remained aloof, indifferent to the situation. My master could have lived a carefree life like them, but he stood up without hesitation, widely inviting heroes and righteous men to rebel against the Heavenly Court. Although he has flaws in his personal morality, his righteous deeds are unparalleled, and I will never rebel against him!"

Xi Muran looked at Chen Shi and said, "If you met him, you would also admire him and follow him wholeheartedly."

"I won't."

Chen Shi shook his head and said, "I was born in Xiniu Xinzhou. From the time I can remember, I knew that there were evil spirits outside the village that would eat people. After a person dies, they must be burned immediately or dragged to a place where the moon cannot shine, otherwise they will become evil spirits."

"Many villages near our village were destroyed by evil spirits. Sometimes, demonic transformations would occur, turning all people and living beings within a radius of hundreds of miles into demons and devouring them. When I grew a little older, I realized that this was how people had lived for the past six thousand years."

"Later I discovered that in the past 16,000 years, we were not the only ones who suffered so miserably; there were also remnants of the Shang Dynasty who suffered even more. They were forced to become evil spirits, to become ghosts, and to live in the underworld. And then I learned that what almost destroyed our world was nothing more than an insect!"

His face wore an expression that was neither a smile nor a cry, whether he was lamenting the absurd fate of the people of Xiniu New Continent or helpless that a single insect could cause such great destruction.

"Do you know how I felt when I learned that what had trapped us in this miserable fate for 16,000 years was just an insect?"

"Do you know how immense the hatred in my heart was when I learned that the Celestial Venerable was willing to destroy the world we depend on for survival simply to raise this insect?"

"You don't know. Xi Muran, stop trying to make yourself look good. Even when facing the Ancestral Court, you can still unleash your icy chill, freezing and starving countless people to death, and you can still release your Great Demon Seed, slaughtering all around you."

Chen Shi sneered, "You dare call yourselves a righteous army? You dare to overthrow the Heavenly Court? You are not even as good as the Heavenly Court."

Xi Muran sighed, quite disappointed: "Your understanding of the Celestial Court is too one-sided, and you've misunderstood us. Everything Master has done is for the sake of the immortals, so that we immortals can completely control the Earthly Immortal Realm! This is a lofty ideal, and for this goal, sometimes it is necessary to do some necessary evil."

Chen Shi smiled sneer and said slowly, "Your single word of 'necessary evil' has brought us sixteen thousand years of disaster and countless deaths... That is why I must kill you all."

Xi Muran's expression darkened, but he suddenly smiled and said, "King Chen, I'd like to toast you."

He raised his glass, and Chen Shi also raised his glass; the two drank it all in one gulp.

Xi Muran put down his wine cup and asked, "Where is Kundulun?"

“Kundulun is here!” Chen Shi threw Kundulun to the ground.

Xi Muran glanced at Kundulun, then looked away, and said with emotion, "When I first met you, you were full of vigor, fighting against hundreds of immortals alone, with endless tricks up your sleeve, which was admirable. I just never thought that today we would be facing each other in life and death."

He stood up and said, "I wonder if the extra move you've comprehended can break through the gap in cultivation levels and make you my equal?"

Chen Shi stood up, and with a wave of his hand, the sword-nurturing gourd flew over, hanging upside down in the sky. His expression was solemn as he said, "I've disappointed Senior Brother Xi. To kill you, I'm prepared to use my swordsmanship."

Xi Muran was slightly taken aback and asked, puzzled, "Why?"

Chen Shi smiled and said, "I used the 'Heaven and Earth Reversal' move to kill Shaoguang and then the boatman. This move is indeed extremely powerful. But I am not confident in killing you. I am worried that you will not die from this move, but instead learn the essence of my move."

His gaze fell on Xi Muran's face, observing carefully, and said, "From the moment you stepped into the Seven Star Moon Palace, I have been observing the changes in your aura. I have discovered that since our last battle, your techniques have become even more perfect. You have learned a lot from our battle."

Xi Muran did not deny it, saying, "In our battle, I was defeated by you. You defeated me using the same techniques as me, which made me reflect deeply and go into seclusion for a long time, finally making some progress."

His face darkened: "Junior Brother Chen, I don't want to kill you. Among us fellow disciples, you have the highest talent. You are the only one who can surpass me in supernatural powers. You are the one who has truly comprehended the essence of the Great Wilderness Dao Collection. I don't want you to die by my hand."

He rallied his spirits and urged, "Hand over Kundulun to me and come with me to the Celestial Court, and I will guarantee your safety!"

Chen Shi shook his head and said, "Senior Brother Xi, there's no need to say anything more."

Xi Muran did not continue to persuade him, and raised her hand, saying, "Please!"

Chen Shi took a deep breath and shouted. The Dao Ruins and Dao Realm immediately appeared in the void above his head. The continent was upside down, and various strange phenomena formed by the Dark Heavenly Dao hung in the sky!

At the same time, another demonic well appeared, rotating. The demonic realm within the well was vast and boundless, with the Demon Blood Tree hanging upside down in the sky, its thousands of branches dancing in the air.

Another phantom of Xiniu New Continent appeared and disappeared, indistinct and seemingly far away. Moreover, darkness rippled around Xiniu New Continent, like countless tentacles trying to find the exact location of the Earthly Immortal Realm.

The rosy light on the main road surged like a tide, descending from the sky and rushing towards Chen Shi!

When he killed Qi Peipei and the boatman Tu Dang, he didn't even use his Dao Realm; he killed them one after another with just his own strength.

But when dealing with Xi Muran, he dared not be careless and directly summoned the three Dao Realm experts, mobilizing the power of the Dao Realm's heaven and earth!

His Dao realm was unique, all transformed by the Dark Sea Heavenly Dao, making his Dao power even stronger. When this Dao power surged in and empowered Chen Shi, he felt his cultivation level skyrocket, as if he possessed boundless power!
With a roar, 108 streams of Xuanhuang sword energy flew out from the sword-nurturing gourd, as if 108 of him were simultaneously wielding swords and unleashing the move "Hongmeng Split Xuanhuang Separation"!
One hundred and eight sword energies, one hundred and eight moves added together, and the power of this move also increased layer by layer, and its power surged!

With each strike of his sword, he possessed the power to create the world. He seemed to transform into a giant who split the heavens and the earth, cleaving through chaos with a single sword strike, sweeping away the Xuanhuang Sea, and creating countless worlds that flew outwards!

At this moment, he seemed to grasp the mindset of the Master when he created this move.

When Master arrived in the Immortal Realm, he saw that all the sacred mountains and holy lands were already owned. As one of the most powerful beings in the world, he had no place to stand and could only take refuge in a desolate place like Penglai West.

He had the idea of ​​creating the Xuanhuang Sea, opening up this vast and boundless ocean, and giving birth to countless worlds and holy lands from within it!

However, for some reason, he only created this move and never used it, so the Xuanhuang Sea remained the Xuanhuang Sea.

At this moment, Chen Shi unleashed this move, his sword energy crisscrossing and sweeping. Xi Muran felt the sword energy tearing everything apart coming from all directions, trying to make him the Primordial Chaos, the Xuanhuang, and create something from it!
Faced with the strongest inheritance from Jin'ao Island, he could only take it head-on and block it; he had no way to dodge it!

In an instant, he raised his cultivation to its peak, and a bright pearl flew out from between his eyebrows. It was called the Great Wilderness Pearl. Inside the pearl were lush green mountains and long rivers, with an incomparably vast landscape, and countless creatures living in it, including birds, beasts, flowers, insects and fish.

There are even dozens of mortal kingdoms within this bead, all orderly and dedicated to Xi Muran.

Xi Muran's Great Wilderness Pearl is a rare treasure. It is a rare treasure that he found in a prehistoric site. When the Immortal Emperor saw it, he said that this treasure contains a complete world and will be extremely powerful after being refined into a magic weapon.

He has been refining this treasure for thousands of years, and migrating creatures have entered the Great Wilderness Pearl, gradually forming the current climate.

The Great Wilderness Pearl absorbed boundless star power, making it even more powerful than his original body, and even surpassing his Dao Realm!
The moment the bead was suspended in mid-air, all 108 streams of Xuanhuang sword energy were immediately blocked!

Inside the Great Wilderness Pearl, hundreds of millions of people looked up and saw the sky crack open, with countless enormous sword energies tearing the sky apart, even falling from the sky, destroying mountains, evaporating rivers, and splitting the earth!

The surging water, wind, and fire within the pearl instantly turned all life within it, including hundreds of millions of people, into ashes!
Xi Muran's aura surged. The power of the Primordial Chaos Split was too great; even the Great Wilderness Pearl could hardly withstand it.

But the next moment, the space-time within the Great Wilderness Pearl was reorganized, calming the earth, water, wind, and fire, re-establishing yin and yang and the five elements, regenerating the mountains, reappearing the long river, and restoring the cracked sky. The great Dao of heaven and earth within the pearl was completely restored to its original state.

Even the billions of lives that were just destroyed by Chen Shi's sword are now being reborn!

This magical artifact is truly powerful and unpredictable!

Just as the Great Wilderness Pearl blocked the splitting of the Primordial Chaos, a blade of light slashed down from within the sword light, tearing everything around Xi Muran apart, and cracks appeared all over the heavens and earth!
Chen Shi, wielding the Heavenly Net Blood Transformation Divine Blade, unleashed the Heavenly Pillar Collapse and Earthly Rift Crack move, attacking from within the sword light.

Normally, he either kept the Heavenly Net Blood-Transforming Divine Blade in the Demon Realm of the Well to nurture it or sharpened it in the Sword-Nourishing Gourd. When Chen Shi offered the sword, the blade also flew out of the gourd, all for the purpose of killing Xi Muran in the battle!
The move "Heaven and Earth Collapse and Earth Shatter" was a technique that Chen Shi comprehended from the heretical sects of Xiniu New Continent. It was exquisite and equally bizarre and difficult to resist!

Xi Muran pushed the Great Wilderness Dao Collection to its limit, activating the myriad phenomena and various Dao phenomena to emerge one after another, confronting the collapse of heaven and earth. The power contained in the Dao phenomena was immense, but when they encountered the sword light, they were instantly torn to pieces!

However, Xi Muran's cultivation was truly unfathomable. With just this one move, he shattered Chen Shi's technique, making it difficult for him to continue!

As soon as he unleashed this move, it transformed into a giant horn, causing the void to tremble. A giant horn pierced through the air and struck straight at Chen Shi's heart.

Chen Shi swung his sword to defend, but was sent flying. No matter how exquisite his swordsmanship was, he could not withstand it. With a loud crash, he smashed through the Moon Palace and landed on the moon outside.

Xi Muran's head revealed the Golden Immortal Dao Realm, which was already the sixth level of the Golden Immortal Dao Realm and had reached perfection.

As he forced Chen Shi back with one move, he then summoned the Great Wilderness Pearl and attacked Chen Shi.

Although Chen Shi was defeated, he remained calm and drew upon the Xuanhuang sword energy to set up multiple defenses. Just as he was about to use the Hongmeng Split to resist the Great Wilderness Pearl, the pearl had already passed through the sword formation.

The Primordial Chaos was split and cut into the Great Wilderness Pearl. The world inside the pearl was destroyed and reassembled four times. Then it pierced through the Primordial Chaos and blasted towards Chen Shi!

Chen Shi's expression was solemn. He roared, and the demonic well in the sky grew larger and larger. The demonic tree in the well flew out, and countless branches danced and swept towards the Great Wilderness Pearl, stirring up an incomparably magnificent thunderous sound.

The pearl contained a world, which came with endless power. The demonic tree in the well, after being refined by Chen Shi, contained the Dark Sea Heaven Dao. The moment the two collided, an incomparably brilliant light burst forth, making the moon incredibly bright, even surpassing the sun by a great margin!

"boom!"

One terrifying shockwave after another surged outwards, sweeping across hundreds of thousands of miles of surrounding space.

Chen Shi lay under the tree, his limbs shattered, a large hole torn open in his chest, revealing his chest cavity through the front and back, his neck connected to his chest cavity by only a thin skin, and his head half-broken, resting on the tree root.

The Demon Blood Tree was also broken and tattered, its branches and leaves all shattered and flew out of the well, taking root on the surface of the moon.

Xi Muran was also shaken so badly that his body was covered in blood and gore. The Moon Palace was also blasted down, and he was almost buried inside it. He barely managed to get up and staggered toward Chen Shi.

His Great Wilderness Pearl was not stronger than the Demon Blood Treasure Tree, but his cultivation level far surpassed Chen Shi's, giving him a significant advantage and preventing him from sustaining as many injuries as Chen Shi.

Chen Shi lay under the tree, struggling to open his eyes. Suddenly, he channeled his remaining magical power, and a bell flew out, rushing to Xi Muran's side, ringing loudly!

Xi Muran's primordial spirit was almost shattered by the sound of the bell, and he couldn't help but vomit blood.

Beneath the tree, Chen Shi tried to shake the bell again, but his magic power was exhausted. He grinned and said, "I could have won..."

He couldn't catch his breath and died.

The bell jingled as it fell to the ground.

Xi Muran breathed a sigh of relief and was about to step forward to examine the body when she suddenly felt a chill run down her spine and hurriedly retreated.

A sorrowful voice rang out: "Heavenly King Chen! Heavenly King Chen! Your foolish brother has arrived too late!"

Xi Muran stared intently, her heart skipped a beat. The newcomer was none other than Li Jing, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, except that he no longer held the exquisite pagoda.

(End of this chapter)