From the end of the world

Chapter 732 The True Skills of Fate (Part 1)
Jian Feixian cleaved a path through the overwhelming temporal storm and then tried to rush into it.

However, his plan failed because Mingzhu made his move.

The reason I believe the most dangerous character on this battlefield is not Yama, the Lord of the Gospel Court, or Tu, the Great Demon God, but Mingzhuo, is because he, like his mentor Huangquan, is essentially a timid and suspicious person by nature.

He will never actively engage in battle unless victory is assured; conversely, if he does appear on a battlefield, it means he is absolutely certain of victory. In fact, it could be said that in a battlefield personally designed by someone like him or Huang Quan, unless a miracle far exceeding his calculations is displayed, there is no way to defeat him.

The fact that Jian Feixian could cleave through the space-time storm would only seem surprising to those who knew nothing about him. While Mingzhuo and Jian Feixian might not have had much of a relationship, they had nonetheless spent hundreds of years together on Luoshan Mountain. Mingzhuo couldn't possibly be completely unaware of Jian Feixian's potential capabilities.

Almost at the same moment Jian Feixian made his move, Ming Zhuo charged forward at high speed, raising his hands in a clapping motion. Like curtains being abruptly drawn shut, the storm path that Jian Feixian had just cleaved open was instantly blocked again.

Jian Feixian didn't have time to cleave the path again, so he could only turn around and raise his longsword to block the incoming Mingzhuo.

“Sword is not immortal, your opponent is me!” Mingzhuo said.

Jian Feixian said coldly, "Ming Zhuo, are you out of your mind?!"

The two engaged in a fierce battle, but unlike Jian Feixian, who was determined to kill his opponent, Ming Zhuo seemed solely focused on wearing Jian Feixian down, concentrating most of his power on defense and evasion. Given their similar strength, it was impossible for Jian Feixian to gain victory in a short time.

Meanwhile, on the other side, another battle was taking place.

The Great Demon God Tu, along with the three Great Impermanence-level black shadows he summoned, attacked Zhu Shi. Zhu Shi had no choice but to bite the bullet and swing his sword to fight back.

Those three Great Impermanence-level black figures were similar in combat power to the incarnations of Meng Zhang I had encountered before. Purely in terms of the scale and density of power, Zhu Shi could only be considered to be on par with any one of them. Fortunately, thanks to the combat power boost from the White Tiger's killing magic, Zhu Shi's combat power was enough to rival that of a veteran Great Impermanence, and in actual performance, he could overpower these three black figures.

However, when it comes to matching the veteran Great Impermanence, the Great Demon God Tu is no exception. This powerful enemy is not simply commanding three dark figures in battle from the rear; it also charged forward itself, unleashing dark, muddy magic power, and joined the ranks of those besieging Zhu Shi.

Zhu Shi moved at an extremely fast speed and continuously fired sword energy. For a moment, he seemed to transform into a silver-white sun radiating brilliant light in the sky at a 360-degree angle. Meanwhile, the four enemies around him released immense darkness from different directions, which visibly eroded the area of ​​the white light.

I also tried to use fire to help Zhu Shi without stopping, but I couldn't break through the barriers of time and space like Jian Feixian. The fire passed through the four enemies again and again as if touching a mirage.

Worse still, new shadowy figures of the Great Impermanence level seemed to be gradually emerging from the darkness surrounding Zhu Shi. These three shadowy figures also gradually shed their unstable forms, acquiring distinct and different appearances like water solidifying into ice, and their magical energy fluctuations changed to a relatively stable frequency.

Although they are far weaker than the great demons I have encountered in the past, the strange creatures summoned by the great demon god Tu are not clones... but other great demons!
Even Jian Feixian couldn't help but glance at him.

That's impossible. According to my calculations, the Doomsday Demon has most likely been completely wiped out. Even if there's a small chance that some escaped, it would only be one or two at most. It's unlikely that three or four would appear at such a critical moment.

Could this be reinforcements summoned by Fukuin at the Naraku Fukuin event? Or is there some kind of mechanism here that I haven't figured out?

"Let me answer you... There are no hidden mechanisms, these are all true demons." Mingzhuo let out a dark laugh that he couldn't suppress.

He even had the energy to speak to me.

“The Great Demon of Doomsday is the embodiment of the Naraku Gospel, its spokesperson in the afterlife. The Great Demon God Tu possesses a portion of the will of the Great Impermanence God Tu from his previous life. We used this to bring him into our camp, which, in a sense, can be seen as bringing the Naraku Gospel to our side,” Mingzhuo said. “Do you understand what this means? Now even the natural will of the planet is on our side. Your Luoshan is the true reactionary force… destined to be eliminated by us!”

"Stop arguing!" Jian Feixian intensified his attack.

"Hahahaha!"

While desperately defending against Jian Feixian's sword, Mingzhuo let out a triumphant and arrogant laugh, continuing to speak towards me: "What's wrong, Zhuang Cheng? Aren't you supposed to be protecting your companions? Aren't you willing to risk your own life to protect someone important?"

"I remember Zhu Shi is your fiancée, right? Why aren't you protecting her? Is it because you can't do it?!"

This is a psychological offensive.

He had no reason to proactively reveal the true information to us, nor should he have spoken to me while engaged in battle with Jian Feixian. Every word and action of his had a very clear and utilitarian purpose: to weaken our morale through his words, and to make me angry, lose my composure, and be unable to exert my usual strength and intelligence.

Immediately afterwards, a sound came from Zhu Shi's direction.

This is telepathy. Normally, under the layers created by the spacetime storm, telepathic spells cannot connect with each other, but Zhu Shi has my "firefly" and thermal energy mark, which can be used as a medium to connect with my spirit.

“Zhuang Cheng, don’t believe in Ming Zhuo… Naraku Gospel isn’t entirely on the side of Gospel Institute.” Her eyes turned a cold, clear lake blue. The power of “Mount Buzhou” had been activated, allowing her to see through the flaws in the myriad phenomena of the universe.

The White Tiger's killing power can comprehensively enhance the abilities of the person in battle. The special ability of "Mount Buzhou," which is a mutation of the power of the righteous heaven and earth, also seems to have been greatly amplified, possessing the specifications of the Great Impermanence.

The enemy's words, the flow of power, the trajectory of fate... all the flaws seemed to be reflected in her eyes, and even the deeper truths might have been analyzed and deciphered by her, becoming useful clues for the battle.

Her outward personality also became extremely cold as she activated her power. While continuously firing silver-white sword energy and resisting attacks from all directions, she continued in a calm tone: "The Great Demon God Tu did indeed summon other Great Demons... but even it cannot fully represent the intentions of Naraku's Gospel, so the Great Demons summoned only have a portion of their strength."

"I can identify the prototypes of most of these great demons. They are the infamous Lost Impermanence and Death Impermanence from the history of Luoshan. If they were truly 100% replicas of the idea of ​​'living until the end times and going mad and falling into depravity,' I would be dead by now."

"The Great Demon God Tu is ultimately just an incarnation of Naraku's Gospel. With its 'authority,' it can only summon a lower-level incarnation."

"And... ugh—"

As she spoke, another great demon was summoned by the Great Demon God Tu, and the pressure she was under immediately rose to another level. The defensive field stretched by the silver-white sword energy was finally compressed to the point of collapse and disintegration.

Asaho is concentrating all her energy on mobilizing the power of the Vortex of Fate. She's moving very fast, but not fast enough. The instant of reaching the Great Completion stage is completely different from the instant of the Great Impermanence stage. Our communication and actions so far have been taking place at speeds far beyond Asaho's perception. Even speaking isn't using air as a medium to transmit sound, but rather using fluctuations of magical power, thus not being limited by the normal speed of sound.

I wanted to use the connection between the "fireflies" and the thermal energy symbols to teleport myself directly to the spacetime layer where Zhu Shi was located, rescuing him from his peril. However, this attempt failed; the spacetime layer forcefully blocked this form of fire teleportation. The enemy must also have a deep understanding of the skills I possess, and it's impossible they haven't taken any precautions. This spacetime storm won't be easily overcome with methods of this caliber.

This approach isn't entirely ineffective. Just as speaking can be established through communication, a portion of my power can also be transmitted to the other side through communication.

A sea of ​​orange-red flames erupted in the area where Zhu Shi was located.

However, my main consciousness still cannot be transferred to the flames on Zhu Shi's side, nor can I control the flames particularly effectively. Being able to clearly communicate and transmit a portion of the power is the limit. The connection that is constantly disturbed by the spacetime storm is not enough for me to raise the density of the flames on that side to a sufficiently powerful level.

The scale was also limited. The seemingly imposing sea of ​​fire was actually quite sparse, and the total amount was less than the bottom line of the Great Impermanence. I could only command the flames to expand automatically first, at least to increase the quantity.

The demons seemed to realize that the suddenly appearing flames posed no threat to them, or perhaps they lacked the instinct to avoid danger, and simply continued their relentless attack on Zhu Shi. Just as these dark magical forces were about to strike Zhu Shi, he suddenly flashed away, dodging all the attacks with an incredibly agile movement.

Her eyes held a penetrating light, as if she had instantly seen through the predicament and found a way out.

The Great Demon God Tu once again led all the Great Demons to unleash a magical attack on Zhu Shi. Zhu Shi adopted a guerrilla stance, managing to dodge the attacks from unbelievable angles each time.

But she was far from as composed as she appeared; I could see extreme cold sweat beading on her forehead.

She is now like an ordinary person walking a tightrope at a very high altitude; one wrong step and she will be smashed to pieces.

I desperately searched for a way to break the deadlock and manipulated the omnipresent sea of ​​fire around me in an attempt to break the spacetime storm.

"And..." Zhu Shi continued speaking while fighting as a guerrilla, "The culprit who stirred up this time-space storm, according to my observation, must also be Ming Zhuo."

"To dispel the spacetime storm, we must first kill Mingzhuo."

Upon hearing this, I immediately repeated these words to Jian Feixian, who was in the distance.

Jian Feixian continued his pursuit of Mingzhuo, but a bitter expression appeared on his face.

Killing the corrupted life force is no easy task.

Mingzhu possesses the immortal body of Naraku, and even if Xuanming were alive, he could not kill it. The only one present who could do this is me, who can manipulate the power of the True Spirit. The problem is that the spacetime storm completely separates me from Mingzhu, preventing me from attacking him.

In other words, the key to the safe was locked inside the safe.

However, why is Mingzhuo able to summon such a powerful spacetime storm?
“This spacetime storm is not the power of fate itself, but the natural will of the planet… the power of the Naraku Gospel,” Zhu Shi said.

(End of this chapter)