Out of expectation the Heaven Collapse Divine Array actually withstood the destructive energy from a true god’s self-detonation of the divine source. It firmly suppressed all the energy inside the array preventing any from escaping.
The ancestral realm Boundary Venerable smiled. He said “Boundary Venerable Ruochen need not panic. If a divine array that our Yasha Clan spent years arranging could not even block the energy of a self-detonated divine source how could it possibly suppress and kill great gods?”
“The great god of the Dark Divine Hall clearly underestimated the defensive power of the Heaven Collapse Divine Array. Earlier that should have been a Butian realm god who self-detonated the divine source. Such power was confined within a million li. At such close range with such immense destructive force even a Heaven-Suppressing level supreme saint artefact could not withstand it. The great god of the Dark Divine Hall must have suffered severe backlash injuries.”
Zhang Ruochen stared intently into the interior of the Heaven Collapse Divine Array. His expression grew increasingly grave. He said “Boundary Venerable you may have underestimated the opponent. With the clan leader’s powerful spiritual power suppressing why could the true god of the Dark Divine Hall still self-detonate the divine source? The Rain Master’s spiritual power is probably far stronger than we estimated.”
Inside the Heaven Collapse Divine Array Zhang Ruochen sensed the auras of the Dark Divine Hall gods.
Although the true god’s earlier self-detonation had failed to break the Heaven Collapse Divine Array Zhang Ruochen vaguely felt space being torn apart. It was very likely that the Dark Divine Hall gods had seized the moment to escape into the void space.
The Yasha Clan clan leader standing amid the divine qi cloud sea had clearly noticed this. Green flames burned in his pupils as he vigilantly scanned all directions.
In the vast darkness a woman’s voice rang out. She said “Zhang Ruochen your perception is correct. My spiritual power has broken through to the mid-seventy-eighth rank.”
Great God Li Xiao’s shattered bone body along with a crystal-clear translucent pearl tore through space descending from the void world into the real world.
Piece by piece the shattered bones reassembled into Great God Li Xiao’s hundred-zhang-tall divine body.
He held the head-sized pearl in his hands. Space trembled around the pearl. One after another gods from the Dark Divine Hall emerged from within including true gods and pseudo-gods.
None of the Dark Divine Hall gods had perished in the powerful destructive force of the true god’s self-detonation.
The ancestral realm Boundary Venerable’s face turned ashen. He muttered “Crossing Calamity Divine Dragon Pearl!”
Great God Li Xiao’s voice was cold and deep. He said “Your Yasha Clan actually dared to join forces with Zhang Ruochen against the Dark Divine Hall. Such audacity. Are great gods so easy to kill? How naive!”
Zhang Ruochen carefully sensed the surroundings. Since the Rain Master had still not appeared she was obviously hiding in the shadows.
Zhang Ruochen deliberately complained. He said “Boundary Venerable your trap was indeed arranged too hastily. It only caused the opponent to lose one true god. Let us go inside the Heaven Collapse Divine Array first and join the clan leader. We cannot let the Dark Divine Hall pick us off one by one.”
The ancestral realm Boundary Venerable was also helpless. The Heaven Collapse Divine Array was indeed not yet perfect. It had only reinforced space to the point where great gods could not tear it apart. Yet it had failed to fully block the destructive force of a true god’s self-detonated divine source.
“Want to leave? Can you?”
Great God Li Xiao condensed a seventy-seven-zhang-long dark light sword. With one swing he severed the path of Zhang Ruochen the ancestral realm Boundary Venerable and Little Black.
At the same time the two true gods and twelve pseudo-gods of the Dark Divine Hall unleashed their divine abilities together. Dark lightning kirin light shadows death demon mountains and more came crashing down overwhelmingly.
The ancestral realm Boundary Venerable roared “Li Xiao your bone body has already shattered once. Your combat power is greatly reduced yet you still dare act arrogantly before this Boundary Venerable?”
“This is a world of darkness. This seat’s combat power is far stronger here than outside. Your combat power on the other hand is heavily suppressed by the darkness and will decline sharply. With gains on one side and losses on the other even though you are mid-Taiyi realm what does this seat have to fear?”
Great God Li Xiao and the ancestral realm Boundary Venerable clashed at close range. The moment the two great gods collided the impact sent Little Black an upper god realm being flying away.
Zhang Ruochen sensed the Rain Master’s faint aura rapidly approaching him.
“Little Black!”
Zhang Ruochen pretended to rush toward Little Black as if intending to rescue him.
How could the Rain Master miss such an opportunity?
Suddenly a withered wooden staff extended from the invisible void striking toward Zhang Ruochen like lightning.
“You have finally made your move!”
Zhang Ruochen had prepared long ago. His figure shifted rapidly dodging the wooden staff. He turned and unleashed the six divine swords. At the same time dense swords flew out from his sleeves.
Whoosh whoosh!
The six divine swords pierced through space forcing the Rain Master out of her hiding place.
The Rain Master let out a resentful cold snort. She raised her withered wooden staff. Instantly all the swords flying toward her froze in the void. Even the six divine swords could not break through her spiritual power field.
She said “Zhang Ruochen your spiritual power is so far below mine. How could you accurately sense the timing and position of my attack?”
Little Black laughed. He said “Could it be you do not know? Zhang Ruochen is nicknamed the Romantic Sword God. No woman can escape his perception… Ah…”
Little Black let out a miserable cry clutching his cat head and fleeing into the distance.
He had been too close to the Rain Master earlier and suffered a spiritual power attack. Fortunately his own spiritual power was strong enough to block it. Otherwise he would have already fallen into madness with his consciousness destroyed.
The Rain Master stared at Zhang Ruochen. She said “Your spiritual power has actually reached the peak of the seventy-sixth rank. You truly hid your strength. But with your spiritual power controlling swords how could you possibly break my defensive field? Since your martial dao is already crippled leaving the six divine swords in your hands is a pure waste. Why not…”
The Rain Master suffered a powerful spiritual power attack. Her body trembled lightly and she could no longer speak.
The six divine swords frozen in the void slowly moved toward her.
The Yasha Clan clan leader with green flames burning atop his head had already crossed a million li and arrived nearby. He proclaimed loudly “Mid-seventy-eighth rank so what? This clan leader will break your defensive field.”
The Rain Master bit her finger and smeared the blood on her withered wooden staff.
Whoosh!
A powerful force erupted from the wooden staff sending the six divine swords flying back. As for the other holy swords spirit swords and mortal swords they all exploded turning into billions of metal fragments.
Zhang Ruochen only a seventy-sixth-rank spiritual power god was naturally also sent flying. His divine soul appeared to have suffered considerable injury.
“Clan leader the Rain Master is yours now. This junior will first go assist the Boundary Venerable to slay Great God Li Xiao. Then with the three of us combining forces we can slay the Rain Master together.”
With those words Zhang Ruochen immediately chased after Great God Li Xiao and the ancestral realm Boundary Venerable who had fought their way to another location.
The Rain Master’s spiritual power attack was indeed powerful but with the Buddha Ancestor’s relic protecting him Zhang Ruochen was not so easily injured.
The reason he withdrew was both to avoid exposing his true strength and for tactical considerations.
Why should a seventy-sixth-rank spiritual power god like him get involved in a clash between seventy-eighth-rank spiritual power gods?
First slay Great God Li Xiao. Then dealing with the Rain Master together would be much easier.
On the other side Little Black drove a divine array charging into the midst of the Dark Divine Hall gods. He fought with reckless bravery forcing the two true gods and twelve pseudo-gods to retreat step by step. Clearly he intended to seize the chance to harvest divine sources.
Not long after Zhang Ruochen spotted Great God Li Xiao and the ancestral realm Boundary Venerable still locked in combat.
The ancestral realm Boundary Venerable’s cultivation realm was one level higher than Great God Li Xiao’s. Even in the Dark Great Triangle Star Domain he suppressed his opponent completely.
“Li Xiao so what if you can mobilise dark rules for your own use? Are you a match for this Boundary Venerable? The dark mysteries you have mastered are far too few!”
The ancestral realm Boundary Venerable drew upon the green flames atop his head transforming them into a divine flame fire dragon. It crashed into Great God Li Xiao’s divine realm world causing cracks to appear.
Great God Li Xiao glanced at the approaching Zhang Ruochen and transmitted to the Dark Divine Hall gods including the Rain Master “Withdraw! First leave the Dark Great Triangle Star Domain and report this matter to the Dark Divine Hall.”
Earlier they had not fled immediately because they had pinned their hopes on the Rain Master killing Zhang Ruochen in one strike seizing the six divine swords and then escaping.
Now the situation was hopeless. Naturally they could only retreat.
“Want to leave just like that? Not so easy.”
Zhang Ruochen laughed lightly and released the Nine Yin Evasion Array.
Nine spatial divine arrays each with a diameter of ten thousand li resembled nine connected heavenly grinding wheels crushing toward Great God Li Xiao.
The ancestral realm Boundary Venerable attacked with full force holding Great God Li Xiao in place.
Great God Li Xiao knew full well the might of the Nine Yin Evasion Array. Sensing the threat of death he roared continuously. His bone divine body ignited. He bellowed “Bone Ancestor Divine Technique!”
His divine bones swelled. In an instant he grew to a thousand zhang tall. With one sword he sent the ancestral realm Boundary Venerable flying.
This was a forbidden technique of the Bone Clan. Once activated it could unleash power far surpassing one’s cultivation for a short time. But once the technique ended the user would become extremely weakened for a long period.
The ancestral realm Boundary Venerable was struck by the sword. His divine robe tore apart and a deep sword mark appeared on his chest.
The sword mark was black and corroding his divine body.
“Yasha Clan wait for the Dark Divine Hall’s frenzied retaliation!”
Great God Li Xiao did not linger in battle. He fled rapidly.
“You are not escaping!”
Zhang Ruochen shouted loudly. One of the spatial divine arrays descended from above enveloping Great God Li Xiao. Dense spatial inscription patterns floated in the starry sky.
“How is this possible? I clearly could have escaped… It is time. The power of time.”
Great God Li Xiao looked toward Zhang Ruochen standing at the centre of the Nine Yin Evasion Array. Beneath Zhang Ruochen’s feet was a sundial. With it as the centre time imprint light points appeared between heaven and earth slowing the flow of time to an extreme degree.
It was precisely the power of time suppressing Great God Li Xiao’s speed that allowed him to fall into the Nine Yin Evasion Array.
Xue Tu and the Nether King stood on a phoenix feather having remained hidden in the shadows the entire time. Seeing the overall situation settled.
“Young Master Tu Tian needs this Emperor’s help. We cannot wait any longer!”
Xue Tu was thrilled beyond measure. He charged toward the battlefield where Little Black and the Dark Divine Hall gods were fighting. He shouted “Young Master Tu Tian this Emperor has come to assist you.”
Little Black had just crushed a pseudo-god and collected a divine source when he heard Xue Tu’s voice. His cat face darkened. He said “This Emperor needs no help. No one come near.”
“No Young Master Tu Tian you need help. Do not force yourself. Fight! The gods of the Dark Divine Hall all come at this Emperor. Do not bully with numbers.”
Xue Tu plunged into the group of pseudo-gods fighting even more fiercely than Little Black.
