From the end of the world

Chapter 731 Big Melee

Shen Tu's research on resurrection methods centered on the Sambhogakaya (body of rebirth) during his lifetime had other fatal flaws.

Even if this method could be established, it would at most only prepare a resurrection medium "equivalent to another self." For Ying Lingyun to resurrect Yin Yue, he would need to gather the equivalent of more than ten Great Impermanences in addition to preparing the resurrection medium. And if he only wanted to resurrect one Great Impermanence, it's unknown how much more power would be needed beyond meeting the stringent requirements. A hundred Great Impermanences? Or a thousand? Or even more?
According to Fazheng's speculation, the Gospel Academy likely resurrected the Great Demon God Tu after discovering him, using the resurrection method left behind by the Great Impermanence God Tu as a last resort. Although the current information about the Great Impermanence God Tu in Luoshan is not particularly comprehensive, since Yama, the head of the Gospel Academy, made this decision, it means that the Great Impermanence God Tu is very likely to be someone who approves of the plan to exterminate humanity. If they're lucky, they might gain a new ally; if they fail, there's not much loss.

And the result is this enemy that is now standing in front of us...

I observed the other party carefully. Although it seemed to possess rationality and intelligence, the Great Demon God Tu clearly lacked the consciousness to communicate with language. The impression it conveyed was less that of "the Great Impermanence resurrected using the body of a Great Demon" and more that of "a Great Demon with advanced intelligence."

The Gospel House's resurrection of the Great Demon God Tu was likely only partially successful. At best, it prevented the Great Demon God Tu from indiscriminately slaughtering the living, providing the basic conditions for communication and cooperation with the outside world. Afterwards, the Gospel House established a cooperative relationship with him through some unknown means. That's roughly how it went. Ultimately, he was still a great demon.

Because the communication with Fazheng was done by reading aloud, it sounded like a lot was said, but in reality, it was only a moment from beginning to end.

After stating his speculation, Fazheng raised the Divine Weapon of Humanity and said solemnly, "Regardless of the nature of the enemy, since the enemy has appeared, all we need to do is completely eliminate them."

After saying that, icy magic surged from his body, and he transformed into an ice-blue comet, charging ahead towards the Great Demon God Tu.

The fact that the enemy revealed themselves so quickly is enough to show that they deliberately laid an ambush here. The Great Demon God Tu is the first to appear, but he won't be the last. There must be many more threats lurking in the shadows.

We all rushed forward, but not all our attention was on the Great Demon God Tu. Zhu Shi and Jian Feixian guarded Fa Zheng's flanks, wary of any ambushes. I followed at the rear, though I also wanted to be at the forefront like Fa Zheng, but I had people I needed to protect.

I held Asaho tightly in my arms. At the same time as the Great Demon God Tu appeared, Asaho seemed to be attempting to mobilize more of the power of the Destiny Vortex. Her aura was gradually rising, reaching the terrifying limit allowed by the Great Completion stage. However, it seemed to be just a little short. Perhaps it was because she hadn't directly confronted the Great Demon God Tu, or perhaps it was because the Great Demon God Tu was also an incarnation of Naraku's Gospel, so the Destiny Vortex power, belonging to the same Naraku Gospel force, wasn't very effective.

We need some more "triggers"—

Speak of the devil, and he shall appear. Just as this thought crossed my mind, a violent "storm" suddenly swept through the arena.

It's not a storm in the physical sense, but a storm in spacetime. If the spacetime we inhabit is like air, then this air is now experiencing a very violent upheaval.

Compared to the stable real world, the spacetime of the afterlife is already in a rather chaotic state, like a dense fog with extremely low visibility, and now it has become an incredibly violent fog hurricane. The scenery before their eyes suddenly became extremely distorted; if it were described as an extremely large canvas, then it would be as if an invisible hand was kneading and tearing this canvas.

Location, distance, color, texture... everything on the canvas of the world is twisted and chaotic in the temporal storm. The distant buildings and the land below are violently torn apart and destroyed in the process. After the spacetime is torn apart, boundless darkness is revealed. The cracks radiate outwards like countless black lightning bolts, increasing in number, and the darkness continues to expand.

Normal matter can no longer exist here. The only things that remain unharmed in our field of vision are the distant Mount Dushuo, the Great Demon God Tu, and us, the Great Impermanence. Zhu Shi is maintaining his existence thanks to the magic power he used to forge the Yama Sword, while Ma Zao is under my protection.

Without hesitation, I unleashed my sea of ​​fire, transforming the area gradually being overtaken by darkness into a boundless domain filled with flames; Fazheng, on the other hand, charged forward without hesitation, launching a surprise attack on the Great Demon God Tu.

The Great Demon God Tu, seemingly unable to suppress his bloodlust any longer, raised his head and roared. Around him, three waves of Great Impermanence-level magical power suddenly erupted—three unknown black shadows filled with a violent aura emerged from the spatial rift, seemingly condensations of some immense power, their physical forms unstable.

Zhu Shi and Jian Feixian were about to intercept the three Great Impermanence level figures when, at the same time, within this chaotic domain, another new figure shrouded in billowing black energy attacked from a certain direction with overwhelming force, colliding with Fa Zheng, who had transformed into an ice-blue comet. With a deafening roar, Fa Zheng, wielding a divine weapon of humanity, was actually knocked back, while the other figure also retreated some distance, but clearly less than Fa Zheng.

The figure was male, dressed in ancient and solemn black religious attire, with a cold, condescending gaze.

The visitor was none other than Yama, the abbot of the Gospel Temple, whom I had met once before.

"It's been over a hundred years since I last saw Fazheng and Jian Feixian."

His gaze swept over us one by one, finally landing on me, "And, the Mountain and Yin..." "—Yama!"

Before the other party could finish speaking, Fa Zheng roared without giving a chance to speak, and once again transformed into a swift, ice-blue comet, rushing towards the other party.

"You're still as impatient as ever," Yama said, his face showing displeasure.

I didn't intend to let him continue speaking, and directly unleashed a full-power fire beam cannon at this formidable enemy, Yanmo. Based on my observation and judgment, in terms of individual strength, Yanmo is stronger than either me or Fazheng, who wields the Divine Weapon of Humanity. However, if Fazheng and I join forces, we are confident that we can overwhelm and defeat him.

However, since even I could make this judgment, the other side must have known it too. They were prepared to ambush me here. Facing my flame cannon, Yama didn't dodge at all, and directly counterattacked Fazheng's ice-blue comet. Then, an unbelievable scene appeared before my eyes—the flame cannon passed right through Yama without any collision.

It's as if Yama and I have become beings from two different dimensions, unable to touch each other, much less harm each other.

Unlike me, Fazheng was completely unaffected and engaged in a fierce battle with Yama.

Immediately afterwards, I understood the source of this strange phenomenon—it was the effect of a spacetime storm.

The next instant, another new figure appeared in the distance.

It was a long-haired man, around thirty or forty years old, dressed in a tasteless black and red funeral shroud. He stared at me with hateful, gloomy eyes and said, "Long time no see, Zhuang Cheng..."

Mingzhuo finally reappeared before me.

To be honest, in my opinion, the most formidable enemy in this battle is neither the extremely powerful Yama, the Lord of the Gospel Temple, nor the mysterious and unpredictable Great Demon God Tu, but rather the former Great Impermanence of Mount Luo, Mingzhuo, who was defeated by me once before.

It wasn't because he had a grudge against me, but because in my calculations, he was the most threatening enemy on the scene.

Upon seeing him, I fired a fire beam at him without hesitation. Unfortunately, just like when I attacked Yama earlier, my attack passed right through Mingzhuo's body as if it were a phantom.

At the same time, I wasn't the only one attacking Mingzhuo. Zhu Shi also unleashed an extremely sharp silver-white sword aura from a distance, almost reflexively, but it had no effect whatsoever.

This spacetime storm didn't just tear spacetime apart; it divided our spacetime into different layers. Only those on the same layer can interfere with each other; otherwise, they can only watch helplessly. If I'm not mistaken, the people I can't interfere with now aren't just Yanmo and Mingzhuo, but I've even separated myself from Zhushi and Jian Feixian. If I hadn't been holding Mazao tightly the whole time, Mazao might have been separated by this spacetime storm as well.

The storm's power far surpasses mine; my flames alone cannot force my way through it. To achieve this, one must either unleash power exceeding that of the storm or possess a special ability that powerfully counters it.

Jian Feixian seems to possess such an ability.

"Get out of the way!"

Without even glancing at Ming Zhuo, he swung his sword fiercely towards Fa Zheng. The spacetime storm, which had been like a net covering the sky, was actually cleaved open by his sword, creating a huge rift.

The Great Impermanence Sword is not an immortal's weapon; it possesses legendary sword energy capable of severing all things, powerfully cutting through time and space. Previously, it was with this ability that he, along with the Divination Master, prevented the unfolding of the apocalyptic timeline in the real world, making an indelible contribution to saving the world. Yet now, even this overwhelming temporal storm cannot stop him.

(End of this chapter)