novelraw Chapter 115 Siege 1
Chapter 115 Siege 1
The God-Slaying Spear in Ling Che's hand trembled violently, and the profound meaning of the spear technique boiled and erupted. With a single strike, he shattered the spacetime palm print created by the Seventy-Two Lotuses. The violent demonic wind swept across billions of miles of void, causing the lotus shadows in the sky to collapse.
He stood atop the black lotus of destruction, his demonic eyes piercing through all illusions, his voice resounding throughout the starry sea: "Old hag, there's no need to hide your true strength anymore. Unleash your 'Book of the Underworld'! I already know your origins!"
Ling Che was clear-headed and fully aware of the advantages and disadvantages of the current battle. As the daughter of the progenitor, the Seventy-Two Lotus had a low moral bottom line, but her own foundation was as vast as the sea. Although her cultivation was at the peak of the Undying Realm, she possessed the real power of a Fighting Heavenly Venerable.
With his current cultivation level at the early stage of the Undying Demon Body, Ling Che would not be able to completely suppress his opponent in a short period of time without the support of a divine array and relying solely on his personal cultivation and supernatural abilities.
To achieve a swift victory and break the deadlock, the only way is to shatter their pretense of Daoist faith, disrupt their mental and physical state, force out their weaknesses, and then seize the opportunity to defeat them in one fell swoop.
With a single word revealing the secret, a clear and distinct emotional fluctuation finally surfaced on the exquisite face of the Seventy-Two Lotus.
Her gaze shifted, and she stared intently at Ling Che, whose demonic aura was overwhelming. Her voice deepened slightly: "You really aren't Mo Lian! Who exactly are you?!"
Since the start of their encounter, the shock she felt has never subsided and has only intensified.
When they met again, the other party was only at the peak of the Great Freedom and Boundless Realm. In just a short time, he directly broke through the shackles and entered the Undying Boundless Realm.
Moreover, her supernatural powers were pure, vast, and unparalleled, her mastery of the spear was unparalleled, and her combat skills were unfathomable. Even she, as the daughter of the progenitor, who had mastered all the supernatural powers and techniques of the heavens and considered herself invincible in her realm, could not suppress her even slightly when she exerted all her strength.
With a hundred thoughts racing through her mind, the seventy-two-petaled lotus pondered the truth: "The person before me must be the remnant soul of a powerful ancestor from history who has possessed and merged with my soul. He is not an ordinary reborn powerhouse, but must be a top-tier ancestor from countless ages ago."
"Is it the three great demonic sources? Or is it the remnant souls of the nine ancestral witches possessing his body?"
Countless speculations surged in her mind, and her fear grew stronger as she went all out.
"Buzz!"
The ripples of time suddenly overwhelmed the starry sea. The seventy-two-petaled lotus unleashed a celestial-level divine power. In the depths of the void, a vast and ancient river of time appeared, with the eternal order of time flowing and the sun, moon, and stars changing.
Billions of years of time are condensed into a single moment. The oceans are overturned, the land is transformed, the stars are born and die, and the universe is turned. The power of endless years is condensed into a majestic phantom of a continent spanning billions of miles. With the supreme power to suppress the past and present and obliterate the years, it descends down upon Ling Che.
Time never returns, and the world changes!
Time freezes, time stands still, the entire star field is shrouded in the light of time, and all things will decay and return to nothingness in the passage of time.
Faced with such terrifying Celestial Venerable power, Ling Che's fighting spirit soared, showing no fear. He roared, "Thousand Spirit Blood Fiend!"
This is an unparalleled divine power created by the ancient demonic ancestor, the Great Demon God, capable of slaughtering all beings, devouring the Dao with blood and evil.
Ling Che unleashed his demonic power, drawing upon the supreme killing power of the God-Slaying Spear, instantly stirring up the bloodlust and malevolent energy of all beings.
In an instant, the entire starry sky for millions of miles was swallowed and shrouded by the dark, scarlet blood-red divine light. Countless phantoms of demons and vengeful spirits rose and fell and roared in the blood-red light, and the ferocious aura soared straight into the eternal clouds.
The divine powers of the two celestial beings clashed violently!
"Boom!"
In an instant, billions of miles of void collapsed and were annihilated, and violent spatial turbulence, fragments of time, and demonic tribulation power surged and ravaged the universe.
The expressions of the hellish gods watching from the rear changed drastically. They dared not relax in the slightest and activated their divine artifacts and layers of defense.
The aftershocks of such an indestructible and boundless power would severely injure even an ordinary person who touched it.
The dark red blood demon was like a moving nebula, carrying billions of demons and vengeful spirits, frantically devouring and obliterating layers of time rules.
The vast world of time, formed from the seventy-two lotus petals, was being gnawed away layer by layer by the power of blood and evil, constantly collapsing and disintegrating inch by inch.
She stood deep within time and space, her gaze growing increasingly solemn, her heart filled with growing trepidation. She never imagined that today, the Demon Refining, at the early stage of the Undying Limitless Realm, would actually defeat her, a peak Undying Limitless Realm expert.
As the daughter of the progenitor, she was well-versed in ancient techniques and secret arts, and was invincible among her peers. Yet today, she was being directly confronted and suppressed by an unknown junior demonic cultivator.
While feeling utterly humiliated, the Seventy-Two Lotus also grew increasingly wary of Ling Che.
"You cannot trap me, much less kill me, using only the Dao of Time and Space!"
Ling Che shattered the countless beams of time with a single shot, but growing impatient, he stopped focusing solely on demonic combat and instead raised his hand to unleash the Auspicious Symbol.
A resounding hum shook the world, and the essence of destiny descended upon all the heavens!
A towering Gate of Destiny, millions of miles high, spans the starry sky, suppressing countless ages. Infinite and unfathomable divine light of destiny pours down, transforming into billions of chains of destiny that lock the heavens and imprison the earth. These chains crisscross and seal off all directions, completely imprisoning and entangling the Seventy-Two Lotus, blocking its escape route.
"May you have good fortune and all your wishes come true! I never expected that this divine artifact would fall into your hands."
The Seventy-Two Lotus's expression changed drastically, and she dared not hold back in the slightest. She completely tore off all pretense and began to unleash the Book of the Underworld.
The Dark Light Curse, Blood Devouring Curse, Soul Devouring Curse, Soul Suppressing Curse... countless sinister and domineering forbidden spells of the underworld bloomed one after another, densely packed and overwhelming, eroding Ling Che and obliterating his origin.
"Boom!"
The divine might of the Underworld swept across the heavens, and the eight aspects of the Underworld Kingdom, the Underworld Sea, the Underworld River, and the Underworld City appeared one after another. These eight aspects of the Underworld Law could only be evolved by those who had cultivated the eight volumes of the Underworld Book.
With its seventy-two petals, the lotus unleashed its Netherworld cultivation, opening all eight phases simultaneously. Its divine power surged, truly touching the realm of the Celestial Venerable, enough to directly confront the strongest Celestial Venerable!
Seeing this, Ling Che's demonic heart was completely agitated. He fully activated his divine power, and his demonic body inherited the most original old body of the main body. Its foundation was vast and unparalleled. Like Tianmu, he cultivated the three major demonic sources, and his foundation far surpassed that of his peers in the heavens.
At this moment, with the full force of the explosion, deep in the void, the eternal and indestructible phantom of the demonic heart hangs high in the sky, suppressing the origin of all demons; the supreme Dharma forms of the seventy-two pillar demon gods manifest together, and the demonic roar resounds through the ages; the thirty-six Heavenly Demon Diagrams rotate and open, absorbing the demonic energy of all heavens and amplifying the divine power of the demonic path!
The three great demonic sources surged and flowed, along with the primordial Dao power, all of which were added to the body of the God-Slaying Spear, causing the pitch-black spear to erupt with an unparalleled sharpness that seemed to create the world!
Ling Che took a step forward with his spear, and with a single thrust, the galaxy reversed and the void shattered! He successively broke through the Netherworld Kingdom, shattered the Netherworld Sea, destroyed the Netherworld City, and severed the Netherworld River, disintegrating the eight phases of the Netherworld Law unleashed by the seventy-second rank.
The supreme spearhead pierces through the chaotic space-time, tears apart the barriers of time, and is unstoppable!
"Pfft!"
The shockwave was immense, and the Seventy-Two Lotus was forced back tens of thousands of miles by the terrifying power of this spear. The lotus light around her shattered and the dark energy dissipated.
Upon seeing this, the gods of hell watching from the rear erupted in cheers and jubilation! However, the top experts above the Boundless Realm, gazing at the ultimate clash deep within the battlefield and at the eight phases of the Netherworld Book revealed by the seventy-two-petaled lotus, felt their doubts and fears grow ever stronger.
Xi Zun of the Yama Clan, whose spiritual power cultivation has reached the eighty-seventh level, is a disciple of Yama Taishang. He has been stationed in the library of the Outer Heaven for many years, where he has read extensively on the ancient history of the heavens and knows countless secrets of the universe.
At this moment, he was shaken to his core and felt a chill run through his body. He stared intently at the figure of the seventy-two-petaled lotus, and all the clues in his mind were connected.
The Dark Temple holds four volumes of Netherworld Books, the Netherworld Palace holds two volumes of Netherworld Books, and the remaining two volumes, Netherworld Soldiers and Netherworld Sea, have been lost for eternity. It is likely that even Yin Xuetian, the number one person of the Netherworld Clan back then, was unable to collect them all. Yet, the Seventy-Two Lotuses can cultivate eight volumes simultaneously and manifest all eight aspects at the same time.
Considering her unpredictable mastery of space and time, and her unique and bizarre methods of practicing both Buddhism and meditation...
Xi Zun's gaze unconsciously swept over the heavily injured Wen Zhiren, and a fear originating from the depths of his soul swept over his entire body.
They had probably unknowingly been drawn into a terrifying vortex, and he had a vague idea of the identity of the Seventy-Two Lotus.
Meanwhile, in the center of the battlefield, the great battle continued to rage and intensify. The Seventy-Two Lotus, which had suffered repeated setbacks, could no longer hold back and unleashed the Heavenly Pillar, going all out.
The Heavenly Pillar is a pillar of the Heavenly Gate left behind after the collapse of the ancient Holy Realm. It is ancient and heavy, suppressing all the heavens. The pillar is inlaid with hundreds of thousands of ancient star cores, and its own weight is enough to crush the supreme world and shatter billions of star rivers.
With the full power of the seventy-two lotus petals, the Heavenly Pillar descended, suppressing the immense divine might of countless ages. Even a Heavenly Venerable Realm expert dared not directly confront its sharp edge.
Ling Che stood on the twelfth-grade world-destroying black lotus, protected by the auspicious Ruyi. With two supreme treasures by his side, he was unafraid of the seventy-two-grade lotus's attacks and resolutely engaged in close combat, fighting head-on.
Ling Che transformed into an unparalleled demonic spear that pierced through heaven and earth and defied eternity. The profound meaning of the spear technique erupted from his body, reaching 50% of its power, making Ling Che seem like the master of the spear.
Countless rules of the spear permeate his body and are integrated into the spear's blade. Every movement is in accordance with the ultimate principles of the spear, and his offensive power shakes the ages. Even if a true celestial being were to descend, he would not dare to easily face this god-slaying spear infused with the mysteries of the spear.
Ling Che was perfectly clear-headed. His cultivation level was two levels lower than that of the Seventy-Two Grade Lotus. He was able to fight against the odds and remain undefeated, and to suppress it head-on, all thanks to his profound foundation, more than half of the spear Dao's profound meaning, and the blessing of multiple treasures. Without the blessing of the divine array, he would have had a hard time suppressing the Seventy-Two Grade Lotus.
Moreover, the Seventy-Two Lotus is a person of deep cunning, ruthless in action, never fights a battle he is not sure of winning, and would never risk entering a situation alone.
In the last battle with the God of Fortune and Prosperity, I exposed my strength. Given the cautious nature of the Seventy-Two Lotus, if it exposes itself now to deal with me, it must have secretly arranged ambush.
"We must not linger or prolong the battle!"
With his mind made up, Ling Che's eyes flashed sharply, and he shouted through the void, "Old hag, no need to hide! Let all the helpers you secretly planted come out and face their deaths!"
As soon as he finished speaking, his demonic power surged, and he unleashed the Heavenly Demon Spear. A majestic heavenly demonic form, spanning thousands of miles, manifested in the air. His demonic body was unparalleled and dominated all the heavens. With a single spear thrust, he pierced through the sky and cleaved through the starry river!
The terrifying shockwave from the gunfire once again forced the seventy-two-petaled lotus back.
Meanwhile, among the hellish gods watching from the rear, Xi Zun suddenly awoke, his expression changing drastically as he sensed a deadly crisis lurking deep within the void, but it was all too late!
"Buzz!"
The vast expanse of airspace, spanning tens of millions of miles, was suddenly and completely enveloped and sealed off by a strange, dark spatial halo, leaving no trace and making the entire area instantly isolated from the world, a self-contained prison.
Dozens of broken and withered skeletal figures slowly emerged from the deep void rifts. Their bones were mottled, their Daoist aura ancient, and their deathly aura overwhelming. They were all ancient powerhouses who had been guided by the Temple of Time and the Temple of Space over the past tens of thousands of years by the Seventy-Two Lotus.
The leader, wielding a divine staff, possessed spiritual power approaching the ninety-level and unfathomable cultivation. He was a temple master in the history of the Space Temple and also a supreme master of array formations, named Wan Qi.
"Hahaha! After countless ages, I have returned to the heavens!"
Qi Taishang's withered bones trembled, emitting a hoarse and sinister laugh. His gaze locked onto the group of hellish powerhouses trapped in the formation, filled with boundless greed: "Today, by refining your immeasurable divine bodies and souls, we can quickly recover our peak cultivation and return to the pinnacle of all heavens!"
The gods of hell trapped in the formation were instantly thrown into chaos, and everyone was filled with fear.
In just one day, they were first trapped in the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, and now they have fallen into the Dao Space Divine Formation, becoming fish on someone else's chopping block twice in a row. The group of Great Freedom and Limitless Ones who roamed the universe and dominated their respective regions were filled with endless frustration and resentment.
Not long ago, they were the overlords of the heavens, looking down upon all living beings, but now they have been crushed one after another, making them feel extremely humiliated. Xi Zun, Hai Zi Qiu and other powerful figures were unwilling to be destroyed, so they used all their cultivation and activated their strongest divine powers to frantically bombard the array wall.
However, this ancient divine array was personally set up by Qi Taishang, and more than twenty immeasurable level remnant soul powerhouses reinforced its power from the outside, making the array patterns sturdy and its imprisonment unparalleled.
Despite countless attacks, it remained unbroken! Some of the weaker deities were already being refined layer by layer by the power of the array, their souls shattered, and they perished on the spot.
Seeing the gods of Hell fall into a trap again, Ling Che was speechless, but he was also very unhappy with these remnant souls. If these gods of Hell were to be eaten, it should be him who was to eat them. How dare these old things, barely clinging to life and withering away, act so arrogantly in front of him?
He bypassed the seventy-two lotus petals, and with a backhand thrust, unleashed a world-destroying spear beam that pierced through the void and shattered the heavens, intending to kill Qi Taishang with a single strike and break the formation to save people.
Just as the spear's light pierced the sky, the Seventy-Two Lotus, holding the Heavenly Pillar, suddenly blocked it. The immense divine power of the Heavenly Pillar forcefully shattered the world-destroying spear's light, blocking this deadly attack. Meanwhile, deep within the void, several even more terrifying and ancient dark auras rose one after another.