Imperial henchmen? Never been struck by the sword of the Six Doors (a secret police agency).

Yes, Yayu only used half of her strength, yet she was able to make Prince An feel such pressure.

But don't underestimate this 50% strength. Yayu's 50% strength is basically equivalent to 70% of the strength of Zhurong and Gonggong.

Otherwise, Zhu Rong and Gong Gong wouldn't have been sealed away by Nuwa so easily.

The fact that Prince An still has the ability to break through boundaries under such pressure basically means that he is qualified to fight against the Supreme Beings of Water and Fire.

At this moment, Yayu slowly descended from the sky.

He looked at Prince An and waved his hand.

"There's no such thing as taking shortcuts in battle. If you succeed, it means that I do have some shortcomings."

"Your ability to defeat the weak with your superior strength is itself a sign of power."

"This move embodies the changing seasons and the cycle of heaven and earth, reflecting the rise and fall of life and death. Your understanding is more profound than mine; I am inferior to you."

Yayu looked at Prince An, smiled, and spoke.

"However, true strength comes after a brief defeat."

"Strength is not about remaining unchanged, but about changing."

After Yayu finished speaking, the phantom of the Heaven and Earth Sword once again appeared in his hand.

"Be careful."

"Next comes the real cultivation."

Yayu laughed.

A pure and profound sense of the universe surged within him.

As the world changed, Prince An could feel the powerful force of heaven and earth fading away at a slow pace.

A portion of the power of heaven and earth was bestowed upon Yayu.

As a celestial being, Yayu naturally contributed to the world.

Seeing this, Li Junsu gripped the hilt of Zhaohan's knife tightly.

"Heaven and earth reflect each other's intentions."

Yayu disappeared, and the next instant, a celestial being appeared before King An, wielding a sword.

This time, the sword's edge carried a sense of vicissitude and profound meaning.

So many things in the world rise suddenly and fall just as quickly.

This sentiment is more direct and...pure than the previous description of the rise and fall of dynasties.

In a daze, Li Junsu seemed to see the ancient, barbaric tribes rising and falling, and then rising again.

That was the heavenly god watching over the changes in the world; the heavenly god rarely intervened in the conflicts between other tribes.

War or slaughter, it is all part of the universe.

He rarely interfered in external affairs unless it disrupted the order of heaven and earth.

He would only intervene in cases like those caused by Bingzhu Erfu, which plunged the people of the land or a region into misery.

He didn't appear in ancient times because his martial arts had reached a critical point.

Before the Lord of War rose to prominence, he had already gone into seclusion.

By the time he emerged from seclusion, the Human Emperor had already unified the world.

He had witnessed the prosperity of a unified world, and he had also seen the decline of later emperors who were inferior to their ancestors, leading to the increasing desolation of the world.

Later emperors were all capable, but they rarely possessed the power and prestige of the Xuanyuan clan.

This sword strike is unrelated to anything else; the rise and fall of the outside world are merely the spectacle of the observer.

Just like heaven and earth, whether it was the Northern and Southern Dynasties or the Great Qian Dynasty.

Whether a society is in decline or in prosperity, it is of paramount importance to the common people.

But heaven and earth don't care; no matter what, heaven and earth are still there.

The murderous intent of Heaven and the murderous will of Earth emanating from Li Junsu resonated with this sword strike.

Li Junsu felt this pure and profound true meaning of heaven and earth, his eyes filled with absolute focus.

The true meaning of heaven and earth, besides death energy, is the most important part of his martial arts.

"Wang Wei."

Facing this sword strike, Li Junsu unleashed his royal might.

The power of Prince An caused the earth's vein energy to surge, and the earth veins swept out, empowering Prince An.

The blessing of heaven and earth on Yayu suddenly weakened.

The gods are important, but I'm sorry, Prince An is more important.

"Is this okay?"

Bai Xingling, who was watching from the sidelines, couldn't help but laugh at the fluctuating forces of heaven and earth.

"This is what it means for masters to clash, a struggle for true meaning, and another manifestation of the difference in martial arts skill."

"If the Xuanyuan clan and that guy Di Jun really start fighting, all the spirits will have to run between the two sides, and it won't matter which side they help. In the end, they may be stuck in a stalemate."

"In a battle, when two strong fighters of the same martial art are of similar skill level, they will get caught up in this tug-of-war."

"If a powerful being of the same true meaning can absolutely master one true meaning, then it means that the other party is powerful to a terrifying degree."

"For example, Houtu, mountains and rivers, she is the master among these true meanings. Anyone who tries to use the true meanings of mountains or rivers to fight against her will be slapped to death."

"This kind of battle focuses more on the immediate fighting."

“If you are not careful, or if your mind is clouded even a little, your true intentions will be distorted, and then you will suffer losses.”

Zhulong spoke calmly.

"A single thought."

On the battlefield, Prince An wielded his sword with both hands and slashed downwards, unleashing the earth's energy.

This strike carried Prince An's own understanding of heaven and earth.

Yayu gleaned insights from the rise and fall of the imperial city into the sword that would determine her own fate.

However, when faced with this sword, Prince An did not choose to confront it head-on with the fate of the dynasty.

He chose a more direct approach, a single, decisive strike.

Prince An's strike carried the imperial might he displayed when he annihilated foreign powers for the dynasty.

The annihilation of foreign powers made the dynasty's ley lines stronger, and the stronger the ley lines made the world itself stronger.

In the essence of this single strike, there is only the individual's influence on the world.

In many cases, individuals can influence the overall trend of the universe.

Bai Qi massacred 400,000 soldiers, allowing Xuan Qin to unify the world.

The Marquis of Champion decisively defeated the Xiongnu, freeing the dynasty from any further threat from them.

These are the positive aspects, and naturally there are also negative ones.

If the Sima clan had not usurped the throne, if Emperor Guang had not launched three campaigns against Goguryeo.

If Wei Feng hadn't saved Li Jing, if Zhang Liang hadn't pursued Bing Xian.

There are too many "what ifs" in the world, and it is undeniable that the fate of the world is indeed determined by the thoughts of some people.

At this moment, Prince An is using his achievements in relation to heaven and earth to further shift the course of the world.

The blade clashed with the sword, and Yayu held the sword in one hand, her expression one of appreciation.

Prince An gripped the knife with both hands and pressed down forcefully.

Bang!

Two forces erupted, one side revealing the changing landscape of the eight directions behind it, and the other side revealing an endless conquest of foreign lands, starting from Annam.

In the end, the artistic conception of Prince An surpassed the simple transformation of the eight directions.

Yayu took two steps back, while Prince An took three steps back.

The next instant, the ethereal atmosphere vanished without a trace.

The celestial being looked at Prince An, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

His artistic conception was not suppressed or dissipated by Wang Wei's artistic conception.

Instead, it was eaten.

It seems... that the other party's Daoshan ate it.

Although Yayu was mentally prepared, she was still somewhat surprised to suddenly collide with the Dao Mountain that devoured true meaning.

On the other side, Li Junsu's Tansheng Mountain greedily absorbed the true essence of the universe.

Li Junsu could sense that after absorbing this true meaning, his sword strike, which symbolized the rise and fall of his dynasty, had undergone a more profound change.

His description of the collapse of the world carried an even more detached meaning.

Li Junsu looked at Yayu as if he were looking at a living treasure trove.

Beyond that, what Prince An saw in his eyes was more respect.

At this moment, the realm could no longer suppress him.

His Dao body is as deep as an abyss, and he can completely avoid the suppression of the domain.

It can be said that he was already capable of fighting against Zhu Rong and Gong Gong.

Knowing this, Yayu now uses the true meaning of heaven and earth simply to teach Prince An.

Because there was no hostility, Tansheng Mountain was able to absorb the artistic conception so smoothly.

At that moment, Li Junsu absorbed the true meaning while watching Yayu.

"God of heaven, reflection of earth."

Yayu turned and disappeared, then reappeared in the sky.

He brandished his sword, then released his grip.

The illusory image of the Heaven and Earth Edge spun around in front of him.

The sword's blade evokes the grandeur of the Xia region.

As soon as these phenomena appeared, the earth's energy and veins surged into the sky, empowering the sword of Heaven and Earth Edge.

Upon seeing this, Li Junsu exhaled a breath of stale air.

Martial arts began to circulate in his mind.

In the sky, the phantom of the summer land began to emerge at an astonishing speed, taking shape.

The Celestial Realm came alive, celestial music filled the air, and the spirits of immortals trembled.

The ethereal spirit surged into the phantom, making it appear even more real.

With a single sword strike, Yayu drew the attention of the Xia region, intending to directly suppress Prince An with the entire Nine Provinces.

The three sect leaders stared wide-eyed at the sight.

They had witnessed the extraordinary phenomena caused by the Jade Emperor before, but those were even more magnificent.

But Yayu's move, though simple and brutal, was incredibly shocking.

Bai Xingling took two steps back.

Yayu looked down at Prince An, gripped the hilt of her sword, and pressed it down.

The land of Kyushu crashed down at an alarming speed.

Prince An looked at the nine provinces before him, and a thought struck him.

Deathly energy surged across the ground.

The next instant, the deathly aura outlined... a black and red scene of the underworld.

This time, Fengdu City appeared in its most magnificent form, its size surpassing that of an entire prefecture.

The city of Fengdu is surrounded by the Yellow Springs, and the Naihe River flows swiftly.

The underworld is vast and boundless. Although it is not as large as the Nine Provinces, its atmosphere is equally magnificent.

As the earth's energy surged in, the phantom image of Mount Tai appeared.

The addition of Mount Tai has imbued the underworld with a touch of divinity, transforming it from a purely yin and yang place.

This time, Prince An also placed Zhao Han upright in front of him.

As Zhao Han wielded the blade, the scenery of the underworld began to spread downwards, merging with the landscape beneath the blade.

The black and red aura of death meandered, giving off not a sense of evil or eeriness, but rather a domineering, ghostly presence.

"Has Jun...Jun Su gotten stronger again?"

Bai Xingling turned to look at Zhulong.

"His talent is amazing."

Zhulong simply gave this one comment.

With a single sword strike, Yayu swept across the nine provinces. Prince An, relying on his own underworld martial arts, sketched out his imagined underworld.

To think that one prefecture could rival nine provinces is, in theory, wishful thinking.

However, the blessing of Mount Tai and the influx of earth vein energy, coupled with the Five Sacred Mountains True Meaning on Jun Su's body and the existence of Youdu, these powers that originally belonged to Houtu made the impossible possible for one prefecture to defeat nine provinces.

Jun Su's talent for instantly mastering his own martial arts and applying it to other situations is absurd, even in the eyes of the Supreme One.

As the Nine Provinces fell, Prince An also grasped the hilt of Zhao Han's sword.

This time, when Prince An drew his sword, it was no longer the blade.

Rather, it is darkness.

Zhao Han broke free from the underworld, which transformed into a black and red mist that swirled and eventually merged into Zhao Han.

Prince An looked up at the Nine Provinces above and swung his sword upwards.

The dark red mist spread across the heavens and earth, transforming back into the underworld, and then soared upwards.

Then, the figures of King An and the Heavenly God disappeared from the spot at the same time.

In mid-air, the black and red death energy collided with the golden spiritual energy, and the two forces each occupied half of the sky.

Behind the two, the Nine Provinces and the Underworld collided.

The vast artistic conceptions collided, and the aftershocks struck the barrier between Zhulong and Nuwa, causing ripples to spread across it.

The hurricane caused by the aftershocks ignored the barriers and swept across the entire dynasty.

This time, Yun Wujing, who was far away in the Liangyi Hall, personally took action, and the Heaven and Earth Array was activated directly.

The hurricane was weakened time and time again by the formation.

When the hurricane entered the imperial territory, the people only felt a gentle breeze on their faces.

On the battlefield, the space within the barrier completely vanished, leaving only a pitch-black void raging with spatial turbulence.

Even in the pitch-black void, cracks appeared.

Beyond the cracks lies an even deeper darkness.

At the spot where the two had just clashed, a tiny black hole was erased by the heavens and earth.

At this moment, King An and the Heavenly God only had eyes for each other.

Tansheng Mountain is absorbing the essence of Kyushu at an astonishing speed.

"You have embodied the Great Dao; you are truly extraordinary."

"But... that doesn't mean you're invincible."

"We still need to be extra careful when facing the Supreme Being."

After saying this, Yayu used 60% of her strength, using a sword to repel Prince An, and then thrusting her sword straight at him.

Prince An parried with his sword, the tip of the sword colliding with the blade, sparks flying.

The next instant, Yayu stepped into the void, took a step forward, turned her body, changed her sword stance, and planned to directly thrust the hilt of her sword into the tip of Prince An's sword.

Prince An turned his horizontal sword into a vertical one, and the blade collided with the hilt of the sword.

After Yayu finished turning around, she slashed horizontally with her sword.

Prince An stepped into the void, creating distance between them.

Yayu's horizontal slash missed, but he showed no signs of discouragement.

He looked at Prince An's arm and smiled.

Prince An also looked at the tiny wound on his arm, his eyes narrowing.

The wound radiated golden light, which was caused by the spiritual energy imbued with the true meaning of heaven and earth.

The golden spiritual energy is preventing the death energy from worsening the wound.

Although the death energy devoured the golden spiritual energy in the next instant, causing black and golden smoke to rise and heal the wound.

But this made Prince An's expression turn serious.

"My mastery of the origin is extraordinary. Compared to Zhu Rong or Gong Gong, they may not be as strong as I am."

"But...we can't underestimate them."

"Once they use their very essence to stop the death energy from healing your wounds... you will be in danger."

Yayu looked at Prince An with a gentle smile.

Those like the Queen Mother of the West, who have not yet ascended to the supreme level, might not be able to see the clues.

But the supreme being, Yayu Zhulong, saw it very clearly.

They naturally have their own ways of coping.

"Thank you for your guidance, senior."

Li Junsu looked at Yayu and performed a junior's greeting.

"It doesn't have to be this way."

"continue."

“It’s almost over.”

Yayu looked at Li Junsu and smiled gently.

The two figures vanished again in the next instant.

This time, above the heavens, in addition to the will of the land of the nine provinces, there was also the true will of the heavens.

"Senior, am I seeing things?"

Bai Xingling looked at the darkness of the battlefield and rubbed her eyes.

Jun Su and Ya Yu calmly and naturally engage in a contest amidst the spatial turbulence.

"So what? Spatial turbulence is indeed scary, but it depends on who you're facing."

"Jun Su just used Tian Geng to break through the limits of his physical body."

"He is now able to briefly traverse the void with his physical body."

Zhulong shook his head and laughed.

"What is the physical body traversing?"

"What do you mean by traversing the void?"

"What is emptiness in the physical body?"

The three sect leaders were shocked to hear this.

"What is Your Highness's strength again?"

Yinming looked at the envoy of the expedition.

The envoy looked at Biyu Ning.

"Rongji."

"You mean... merging with oneself allows one to traverse the void?"

"..."