“Kill!!”
“For the Prison Lord!!”
“For the Sun!!”
“Loyal! And! Faithful!!”
The [Divine Emperor Soldiers] led by the Fate Old Ghost suddenly roared in unison, raising their weapons high and charging fiercely toward the Nine Nether Demonic Cultivators and the White Bone Yaksha.
The righteous heroes saw this and quickly took battle formations, just as the Nine Great Generals came to reinforce—colliding head-on!
In an instant, the two sides clashed fiercely, bloodshed filling the sky, war drums thundering!!
……
Su Bai and Su Xiaohei, however, were in no hurry to act.
They continuously ascended higher and higher into the sky, rising! Rising again!
On one side was the Lord of the Azure Emperor Divine Palace, revered by both the righteous and demonic paths as the Eternal Demonic Calamity, who extracted the marrow of heaven and earth to become a god—the Azure Sun Heavenly Venerable.
On the other side was the Su Master of the Nine Nether Sect, who united the righteous and demonic paths, human and demon races, practicing unorthodox methods to transcend into a Corpse-Release Immortal—the Mysterious Heaven Heavenly Venerable.
Su Bai and Su Xiaohei ascended to the high heavens, the howling gale blowing their robes to flutter wildly.
“If I win, for the sake of our many years as master and disciple, I will spare your body intact, you little nuisance.”
Su Bai grasped at the void, pulling out a mysterious black banner, its countless patterns flowing endlessly and exuding a chilling aura.
The Earth Emperor Cauldron and the Heaven Emperor Divine Realm circled her body, all three mutually reflecting each other—each a transformed divine artifact!
“Master, you’re too petty,” Su Xiaohei shook his head, still holding the black spear forged from unknown material, showing no fear facing three divine artifacts!
“If I win, I’ll definitely save you a spot in bed—just hope you still have the strength to talk big like this then.”
Such a blatant tease and mockery made Su Bai’s rage flare, her anger boiling!
The Azure Sun Heavenly Venerable laughed bitterly with fury, “Treachery! Today is your death day!”
With that, she swung the black banner violently.
In an instant, the banner unfurled, as if endless darkness poured forth, transforming into ferocious, clawing ghastly demons that surged toward Su Xiaohei.
Each of these demons emitted a terrifying aura, and the space they passed through seemed corroded, rippling in waves.
Su Xiaohei showed no fear at all.
His black spear trembled violently, intent manifesting on the spear’s shaft, dazzling brilliantly.
His figure was like lightning as he charged straight into the demon horde.
Each spear swing caused a demon to scream miserably, turning to ashes.
Black light streaked wildly through the demon crowd, and he moved like a master among mere mortals.
The Earth Emperor Cauldron suddenly grew large, its mouth facing downward, emitting myriad rays of light.
The cauldron’s body depicted rushing rivers and undulating mountains, pressing down toward Su Xiaohei.
Su Xiaohei’s expression remained unchanged as he held his spear firmly to resist!
At the moment of collision, a terrifying energy wave erupted, instantly dispersing the surrounding clouds.
A giant vortex appeared in the sky, seemingly sucking all things into it.
……
“Wow! Prison Lord is awesome!!”
“The two Heavenly Venerables fighting! No less than me in my prime.”
“Pfft! Old Ghost Jin, who doesn’t know you died the most unjustly, with a nearly expiring Transformed Divine Heavenly Venerable cracking open your demonic lair with divine artifacts!!”
Among all the chaos of the Golden Core and Nascent Soul battle, the most relaxed were these old ghosts temporarily freed from the Soul Prison by Su Bai.
Some even forcibly captured a White Bone Yaksha, declared their contribution, then retreated to a corner, gazing up at the stars to watch the show.
But no matter how fierce the battle below, everyone understood the key to victory did not lie with them.
It was with the two Heavenly Venerables high above.
If the Azure Sun Heavenly Venerable won—
The righteous and demonic paths, human and demon races, and the Two Domains of the Five Regions would no longer have any resistance.
The entire Five Regions and Two Domains would be completely shrouded under the [Heaven Emperor Spirit-Sealing Formation].
If the Mysterious Heaven Heavenly Venerable won—
The fall of the Azure Emperor Divine Palace would restore the previous balance among the righteous and demonic paths, human and demon races, masters and disciples.
Because so many cultivators on both sides would fall, the remaining forces would gain greatly and feast fully.
Above the sky dome, the Mysterious Heaven Heavenly Venerable stood amid the raging wind, playing with a jade pendant in his hand.
He turned to Su Bai and said, “Master, I’ve won!”
Su Bai quickly recovered from her initial shock.
Champagne for halftime?
When did her troublesome disciple develop this habit?
Even though the Corpse-Release Immortal’s powers were strange and cunning, even though she wielded three Transformed Divine Artifacts yet could only stalemate him, and though her status as Transformed Divine Heavenly Venerable was not quite legitimate and her power unstable—
That didn’t mean she was a trapped bird or a turtle in a jar.
If she couldn’t win, she could escape.
If she couldn’t escape, she could blow herself up.
At worst, this simulation round would end, and she’d restart the next.
The Mysterious Heaven Heavenly Venerable seemed to read her mind and didn’t rush to continue fighting, calmly playing with the jade pendant.
“Master, it’s not that I’ve broken through in battle or have a trump card technique.
It’s because I’m happy for you…”
Sensing the pride and something amiss in his words, Su Bai hastily stopped the fight, her expression changing drastically as if recalling something.
“Too late!! Disciple and adopted son Su Xiaohei respectfully sends Master congratulations on your perfect Transformed Divine cultivation, half a step toward the Dao!!!!”
Su Xiaohei suddenly bowed deeply!!
Rumble!!!
The Central Continent’s heaven and earth seemed to undergo a strange change, as if something had been forcibly extracted!
The black and white Two Domains of Central Continent both seemed to shrink slightly.
A golden light rushed in from afar, merging into the grim-faced Azure Sun Heavenly Venerable’s body.
That was from a resource point of the Three Mountains Sect—the [Mysterious Yellow Infinite Mountain Range Transforming Beyond Any Known Change]!
Su Bai’s aura surged violently!!
One [Heaven and Earth Transforming Beyond Any Known Change] was like a delicious meal—once consumed, one feels satisfied, grows stronger, and becomes full.
If there were more than a hundred thousand such meals?
From east to west, from south to north.
Throughout the Central Continent’s entire realm, a grand array of caves.
One hundred twenty-nine thousand six hundred cave arrays, one hundred twenty-nine thousand six hundred [Heaven and Earth Transforming Beyond Any Known Change], like swallows returning to their nests, all poured into Su Bai’s body!!!
If Su Bai’s head had a fullness progress bar, it would have already maxed out and broken through the limits!!!
“Master, the one who can defeat you is no one else but your own ambition and desire,” Su Xiaohei whispered, looking at the Jade-Green Imperial Robe Empress, drenched in [Essence of Heaven and Earth], her face twisted in pain and nearly fainting.
“Die for me!!”
Suddenly, a magnificent sword light struck fiercely.
The Five Elements—Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth—born from one another, creation and destruction as the blade.
Caught off guard, the Mysterious Heaven Heavenly Venerable had no escape route as the sword light grew larger and larger before his eyes.
……
Above the sky dome, thunderous sounds echoed.
Those fighting fiercely within the Azure Emperor Divine Palace and the idle old ghosts all instinctively looked up.
They saw the sky dome rupture.
A figure holding an unconscious beauty in his arms slowly descended from midair, seeming part of this world itself.
Deep and terrifying like the Nine Nether of Yellow Springs, indispensable as the heavens and earth.
The Nine Great Generals’ faces turned pale.
The righteous heroes were half joyous, half sorrowful.
The Nine Nether Demonic Cultivators all wore ecstatic expressions, unable to conceal their delight.
At this moment, everyone already knew who the true ruler of this world would be for the next cultivation golden age, or even longer!
“This next era does not need you.”
With a slight finger tap, before they could say anything, the Nine Great Generals and the righteous heroes began to collapse—their bodies gradually dissolving, turning to dust and fertilizer, drifting in torrents toward all directions of Central Continent.
“Congratulations to the Su Master!”
“The Eight Divisions Tremble, Nine Nether Hails Home!”
“Offering the entire world to the Nine Nether!!”
Meng He and the Nine Nether Demonic Cultivators’ eyes shone brightly as they respectfully saluted and shouted.
Yet when they looked up, they met a pair of indifferent, playful eyes.
“Oh, right, almost forgot about you all,” the Mysterious Heaven True Sovereign seemed to recall something and tapped his finger again.
In the next moment, a stunned Meng He and the others followed the same path.
Changing posture to make the unconscious Empress more comfortable in his arms, Su Xiaohei then looked at the group of idle old ghosts.
With his other hand, he grasped the black banner.
“As for the next era, I need some dogs.”
Clack clack clack!!
A majestic Golden Armor Divine General strode forward, standing before Su Xiaohei, weapon in hand, eyes fierce.
It was the Fate Old Ghost.
The Fate Old Ghost’s gaze landed on the Empress in Su Xiaohei’s arms.
He raised his weapon, glaring angrily.
“Forever loyal to the Sun!!”
“Oh?” Su Xiaohei’s fingers twitched.
The Fate Old Ghost suddenly dropped to one knee, lowering his weapon.
The [Divine Emperor Soldiers] behind him all knelt simultaneously, loudly proclaiming:
“Whoever is loyal to the Sun.”
Su Xiaohei’s mouth twitched slightly.