Luo Yi was truly enraged. Just moments ago, Chi Yao had crossed space and forcibly charged into the suppression pattern altar. With one sword, she slashed past Luo Yi’s front, nearly severing both her arms.
Fortunately, Emperor Feng and Divine Marquis Ximen attacked simultaneously, borrowing the power of the array flags to force her back.
Even so, the long sleeves of Luo Yi’s divine robe were shredded by the sword qi of the Blood-Dripping Sword, revealing her snow-white, slender arms.
“Chi Yao, you bully too much.”
Luo Yi raised the staff with one hand. She bit the fingertip of the other, using divine blood to draw ancient curse patterns on the staff.
“Whoosh!”
From the hundred-zhang-high, dazzlingly bright Gate of True Self, divine corpses emerged one after another. Grey death qi instantly pervaded heaven and earth. Sha qi soared to the skies as they charged to kill Chi Yao.
On the other side, Luo Ji urged Heaven Lord Mountain’s divine array. Pointing out with one finger, myriad thunderbolts erupted with soul-shaking momentum, like a divine river from the ninth heaven falling towards the suppression pattern altar.
A pair of crystalline jade-like bone wings grew from Luo Yi’s back. Flames burned in her pupils. Her long hair flew wildly. Coldly, she said, “Suppress patterns!”
The gods of the Rakshasa clan each took out prepared sacred blood, turning it into rivers that surged into the suppression pattern altar.
“Sizzle! Sizzle!”
Weird patterns emerged on the suppression pattern altar, emitting blood-red radiance.
The power of Heaven Lord Mountain’s divine array was originally immense, capable of suppressing great gods. However, as the suppression pattern altar was activated, the array inscription patterns grew dim. Their power sharply decreased.
Ji Fanhan glanced at the ground. Combining mental strength with origin power, she uttered one word from her mouth, “Rise!”
The earth beneath the suppression pattern altar shifted plates. The ground within dozens of li rapidly rose. The altar shook unsteadily. Suppression pattern stones fell. Sacred blood turned into waterfalls spilling outwards.
“Your opponent is me!”
Bai Qing’er stood atop the Earth Demon Sparrow’s head. Below was a black demonic sea. Heavenly divine flames condensed into dozens-of-zhang-sized phoenix birds. Their light as bright as stars, they blanketed the sky and charged towards Ji Fanhan.
Ji Fanhan raised one arm. A white heaven-piercing divine tree manifested, colliding with the incoming flame phoenix birds.
“Boom! Boom! Boom!”
The divine tree burned. It held for less than three breaths before turning to ashes.
Bai Qing’er was about to press the advantage when Chi Yao shook off the divine corpses and appeared before her. Seven-coloured divine light emanated from her body. Her sharp eyes contended directly with Bai Qing’er’s.
“You should stop now!” Chi Yao said.
Bai Qing’er carefully looked Chi Yao over once. Indifferently, she said, “Is this a command? If you had not said that, perhaps I would have stopped! After you said it, how could I possibly stop?”
“Very well. I have long wanted to see if your Chaos Opening is truly perfect and flawless,” Chi Yao said.
Bai Qing’er sensed something and looked up.
She saw the Twelve Heavens, like palace que fallen from the divine realm, breaking through the fire clouds and already pressing down on her head.
The Earth Demon Sparrow let out a long cry. Its majesty violently increased. Divine power surged.
Yet it still could not hold. Its massive stone body continually fell downwards.
Just as it was about to crash to the ground, Bai Qing’er let out a light hum. Her divine realm world manifested, turning into a realm where reality and chaos intertwined. Under the suppression of the Twelve Heavens, she stabilised her form.
Zhang Ruochen finally saw it clearly. Chi Yao had not gone to mediate at all. She was adding fuel to the fire. The Blood-Dripping Sword in her hand had probably long been itching for action!
How could she miss this upright opportunity to teach a lesson to the two great demonesses of the Rakshasa clan and the Divine Maidens’ Twelve Mansions?
Chi Yao had calculated that this time Zhang Ruochen would surely stand with them. After all, it was indeed Luo Yi who started the conflict, with Bai Qing’er as accomplice.
Luo Ji had the weakest cultivation and was the victim. How could Zhang Ruochen not pity and support her?
“Indeed, not one is worry-free.”
Zhang Ruochen had already thought of a way to break the situation. He summoned a divine sword and turned into a streak of divine light flying towards the suppression pattern altar.
“Break!”
With one sword slash, he wrote a bright character “One” above the altar.
One of the array flags guarding the altar cracked into fragments and tatters. It could not block the divine sword’s attack at all.
“Who is it?”
Divine Marquis Ximen grasped the rusty firewood knife. Urging billions of blade dao rule divine patterns, he slashed diagonally. Space twisted from the strike.
“Bang!”
The firewood knife clashed with the divine sword.
Divine Marquis Ximen only felt the divine power from the opponent like a great world smashing onto him. His internal organs nearly exploded. His entire body was shaken and collapsed heavily to the ground.
“Again!”
With a great roar, Divine Marquis Ximen’s battle intent boiled. His body sprang up like a bow. But before he could clearly see the figure, a powerful palm force pressed from his back.
Like a duck diving into water, head down and rear up, he fell from the suppression pattern altar and plunged heavily into the soil.
Zhang Ruochen ascended the suppression pattern altar. Sweeping his gaze over the Rakshasa gods, he said coldly, “This does not concern you. If you do not wish to invite trouble, disappear from my sight immediately.”
Even Emperor Feng, the highest in cultivation, consciously retreated upon seeing Zhang Ruochen.
The other Rakshasa gods had personally witnessed Divine Marquis Ximen utterly powerless before Zhang Ruochen. How could they dare harbour thoughts of resistance?
Moreover, what was Zhang Ruochen’s status?
He was the divine envoy of the Rakshasa clan’s foremost powerhouse!
Acting in the world on behalf of Tian Mu.
They cupped fists towards Zhang Ruochen and immediately departed.
Divine Marquis Ximen crawled from the ground. Fury soared to the heavens. Since stepping into the divine realm, he had never suffered such humiliation. With a great roar, “Fight! Today either you die… no… no… end…”
Seeing Zhang Ruochen’s face clearly on the suppression pattern altar, his voice grew lower and lower.
Emperor Feng stood not far from him and sighed, “Zhang Ruochen’s martial dao is not crippled. His cultivation is so high even I cannot see through it. If you wish to die, go fight by all means. But only you will die. He will not. Tian Mu will not agree.”
Divine Marquis Ximen withdrew the firewood knife. To ease the awkward atmosphere, he laughed loudly, “One of us. Talking of fighting harms harmony.”
Zhang Ruochen had already seized the staff from Luo Yi’s hand. He said, “Did you not leave the great world of the Tianchu Civilisation?”
“I left, but I can come back!” Luo Yi blinked her eyes and smiled.
Zhang Ruochen did not smile.
Luo Yi knew Zhang Ruochen was truly angry. Hurriedly, she said, “I wanted to help you and give little sister Luo Ji a better choice. Going to the Rakshasa clan can preserve the entire Tianchu Civilisation.”
“To attract more ancient civilisations to submit, the Rakshasa clan, even the entire Hell Realm, will surely give the Tianchu Civilisation the best treatment.”
“For them, is this not the best choice at present? See, even Sister Qing’er approves of my actions.”
Zhang Ruochen dared not let Luo Yi and Bai Qing’er join forces. Either one alone could pierce the heavens.
Zhang Ruochen said, “I know you deliberately pulled Qing’er in so someone would share my anger. What great benefit did you promise her? Never mind, no need to say! But do you know you have been calculated by her?”
Luo Yi’s eyes narrowed slightly.
Zhang Ruochen said, “She long ago dispatched a mansion lord from the Divine Maidens’ Twelve Mansions in Dousui City to provide me with all intelligence. And this mansion lord’s master is the wife of Dousui City’s city lord, Qing Shen.”
“In fact, the Hell Realm’s plotting has completely failed. Today you could not possibly take away the fire seeds and civilisational treasury of the Tianchu Civilisation. All this was Qing’er helping me!”
The expressions on Luo Yi’s face were wonderfully varied. First doubt, then anger, finally dawning realisation.
Luo Yi had some suspicions about the plot against the Yu God King. That was why she did not go cause chaos at the Fire Seed Assembly or participate in destroying the world-protecting divine array. Instead, she came to Heaven Lord Mountain.
As long as she seized the fire seeds and civilisational treasury, regardless of whether the Yu God King had a conspiracy, she would stand undefeated. With Zhang Ruochen, she would also stand undefeated. Zhang Ruochen could not possibly make her return the fire seeds and civilisational treasury, could he?
Luo Yi did not fear Zhang Ruochen obstructing her actions because he had only just arrived and could not possibly be familiar with the situation in the Tianchu Civilisation.
But why had Zhang Ruochen come so quickly?
It turned out Bai Qing’er had calculated her.
Now not only had her efforts fallen short, but she alone was the villain.
Luo Yi’s gaze fell on Bai Qing’er. Calm to a frightening degree, she said, “This battle cannot stop now!”
She soared up, merging with the Gate of Destiny. Flying into the grey death qi, together with the evil divine corpses, she charged into the skies straight towards Bai Qing’er.
Zhang Ruochen’s lips curved slightly upwards. He said, “Mo Yin, Yin Dun Nine Arrays!”
Mo Yin stepped out from behind Zhang Ruochen. Her figure sensual, full of enchanting charm.
Zhang Ruochen spread both hands, releasing the Yin Dun Nine Arrays he had spent vast resources remaking over the years. They enveloped Luo Yi, Bai Qing’er, Chi Yao, Luo Ji, and Ji Fanhan, all currently clashing.
The Yin Dun Nine Arrays were nine spatial divine arrays combined into one.
One spatial divine array suppressed one person, separating them all.
Zhang Ruochen’s eyes were cold. He raised his voice, “It is time to stop! Whoever strikes again…”
Before the words finished, the divine array suppressing Luo Yi shook violently. She used a spatial-class supreme sacred artefact to pierce through it and charged into the spatial divine array where Bai Qing’er was.
“Sister Qing’er, what fine calculation. Little sister promised you such great benefits, yet you treat little sister like this?”
Luo Yi swung the crescent-shaped spatial supreme sacred artefact, slashing straight at Bai Qing’er.
She had not lost reason but did this deliberately. It would be best if Bai Qing’er beat her severely injured. With no other plan, she could only play the victim.
“Chi Yao, Luo Ji, Ji Fanhan, I know you all wish to kill this princess and be done with it. Your hatred with the Rakshasa clan is so deep. Strike together!” Luo Yi said.
Chi Yao propped up the Spacetime Chaos Lotus, blocking the star gate suspended above the spatial divine array. She charged into the spatial divine array where Luo Yi and Bai Qing’er were.
But she did not intend to kill Luo Yi.
This time she truly prepared to stop Luo Yi and Bai Qing’er!
The Yin Dun Nine Arrays refined by Zhang Ruochen naturally could not compare to those of Master Fangcun. More importantly, he could only use the arrays to trap them but could not activate the killing means of the Yin Dun Nine Arrays.
In this way, they acted without restraint. How could they be suppressed?
Zhang Ruochen saw Ji Fanhan and Luo Ji’s expressions were strange, as if they held great resentment towards him. The two women were eager to move, preparing to join the battle.
“Still cannot cure you all.”
Zhang Ruochen took out the bead given by the Calamity Venerable. Urging it with divine qi.
He had thought it some secret treasure. But the moment he urged it, the bead “bang” exploded open. Pink misty light scattered, instantly pervading the entire Yin Dun Nine Arrays.
