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Chapter 462: Defying Heaven, Battle Beyond the Heavens!
Chapter 462: Defying Heaven, Battle Beyond the Heavens!
Taixuan Sect, Third Medicine Valley.
All the disciples outside the house looked up, their pupils dilating as they witnessed the terrifying scene in the heavens, their faces reflecting the fearsome sight.
The dark clouds in the sky churned incessantly, revealing only a small portion of the terrifying forms of the Primordial Chaos Demons, yet even the mere sight of their feet was enough to make one's heart tremble.
"What exactly is that?"
"So many... Could this be the Heavenly Demons?"
"How could it be so massive?"
"Could it be coming for our Taicang Continent?"
"Don't panic, we have the Dao Support Sword Venerable, what's there to fear?"
The disciples in the valley discussed amongst themselves, striving to dispel the fear in their hearts. Those who had been inside the houses also came out one after another.
An Hao looked up at the terrifying scene in the sky, her brows furrowed. She glanced at Gu An's pavilion and could sense her master's aura, which immediately calmed her heart.
With her master around, even if the heavens were to collapse, it wouldn't be a problem!
At the same time.
Inside the house.
Gu An held a book in one hand and played with the Life-Destiny Brush in the other. He raised an eyebrow and muttered to himself, "Have you felt it yet?"
Before Ji Xiaoyu left, Gu An had predicted her encounter with a Primordial Chaos Demon. At that time, she would only need to face one Primordial Chaos Demon, and after fighting with all her might and achieving victory, she would encounter the Annihilation Emperor.
Now, the number of Primordial Chaos Demons had increased to one hundred and twenty, clearly indicating that the Annihilation Emperor had foreseen something. His target was not Ji Xiaoyu, nor was it the Freedom Immortals of the Heavenly Spirit Great World, but Gu An.
With so many Heavenly Demons eliminated by Gu An, it was impossible for the Annihilation Emperor to remain unaware.
However, the Annihilation Emperor had not foreseen who the mastermind behind this was, which was why he had sent more Primordial Chaos Demons. If he had known it was Gu An, he would have descended upon the Third Medicine Valley directly.
Gu An was well-versed in various methods of isolating cause and effect predictions, and the Annihilation Emperor's Freedom Immortal body could not predict him.
Gu An looked at the constant lifespan notifications popping up before his eyes and smiled.
In the past two days, he had gained twenty billion years of lifespan by eliminating Heavenly Demons!
After this, he would prepare for a breakthrough and reach a higher realm sooner, only then would his heart be at ease.
Just then, footsteps sounded outside the door.
"Come in."
As soon as Shen Zhen reached the door, Gu An's voice came from within.
The door was pushed open, and Shen Zhen quickly stepped inside, closing the door behind her. She approached Gu An's desk and took out a painting scroll, slamming it onto the table.
"How is it? How's the painting?"
Shen Zhen asked with a proud smile. Gu An looked closely and saw that the scroll depicted the figure of a Primordial Chaos Demon, so lifelike it seemed to leap off the page.
Gu An raised his eyebrows in surprise and turned to Shen Zhen, asking, "How did you paint this?"
With Shen Zhen's cultivation, even if she got close to a Primordial Chaos Demon, she wouldn't be able to see its entire form clearly. Could it be that someone had sent her a dream again?
Gu An quietly made predictions, but he didn't sense any cause and effect from others in Shen Zhen.
Previously, Demon Beyond had not chosen Shen Zhen by coincidence; she had been selected because she could sense Shen Zhen's talent.
Gu An had thought it was his Dao intent influencing Shen Zhen, but now it seemed that Shen Zhen's own comprehension was also astonishing.
Shen Zhen smiled proudly, "I listened to his roars and tried to figure out what kind of existence he was. Then, I figured it out and painted him. After that, I felt my own qi and blood strengthening a lot. This feeling is so amazing. I haven't felt this way in many years. It seems my talent has returned."
Gu An couldn't help but praise her, and she became even more elated.
At the same time.
On the other side of the world, the battlefield was in a state of extreme suppression. The Primordial Chaos Demons descended from the sky, causing the earth to tremble, and many even fell into the ocean. Yet, despite their proximity, a continent several times larger than Taicang Continent could only accommodate ten Primordial Chaos Demons.
An Hao and the others were also scared and retreated. It wasn't just them; all cultivators below the Freedom Immortal realm were evacuating.
The Yang Xian Emperor, Holy Minister, and others were surrounded by Primordial Chaos Demons. They stood back-to-back, scanning the surroundings, their faces grim.
Ji Xiaoyu, now transformed into the Cycle Dao Emperor, was also surrounded. Her hundred-foot-tall figure seemed like a tiny pebble at the foot of a mountain before the hundreds of Primordial Chaos Demons.
The Lunar Solar Emperor stood within the formation, and the three ethereal shadows behind him were dissipating with the wind. His body trembled uncontrollably, not daring to look at the Primordial Chaos Demons. Instead, he lowered his head, his eyes wide open.
An indescribable killing intent locked onto him, rendering him unable to move.
"How could this be..."
The Lunar Solar Emperor struggled to speak, unable to utter a word. He wanted to warn Ji Xiaoyu, but he couldn't open his mouth. He could only mutter anxiously to himself in his heart.
At this moment, a vast and overwhelming pressure enveloped the entire world.
"The Heavenly Spirit Great World’s fate has run its course. Your forced intervention is a defiance of heaven!"
It was the voice of the Annihilation Emperor. His voice was loud and resonated throughout the entire Heavenly Spirit Great World, heard clearly by all sentient beings.
The phrase "fate has run its course" filled the majority of the beings with despair, yet the thought that someone was intervening reignited a glimmer of hope in their hearts.
"Is it the Holy Court’s Holy Heaven? The Red Dust Emperor? Or perhaps a Reincarnator hidden among the mortals? Whoever you are, do you truly intend to resist the glorious might of heaven?"
The Annihilation Emperor’s voice echoed once more. As his words faded, 120 Primordial Chaos Demons erupted with overwhelming power, shattering their continent, churning the oceans, and causing waves to rise like dragons ascending to the heavens.
The overwhelming pressure caused the Freedom Immortals to fall one by one, including Ji Xiaoyu.
Despite wearing a mask, Ji Xiaoyu did not reveal her eyes, but her slightly clenched teeth clearly showed that she was struggling to withstand the pressure.
The world began to crack, and even the Taicang Continent started to tremble violently.
The Taixuan Sect was thrown into chaos! Faced with such overwhelming pressure, they no longer trusted the Dao Support Sword Venerable, instinctively feeling panic.
Inside the pavilion, Shen Zhen’s face turned pale from the pressure. She looked at Gu An and cautiously asked, "Who was speaking just now? Was it not one of the demons from my painting?"
Gu An glanced at her and replied, "Indeed, it was not one of the demons from your painting. It is a much more powerful being."
Each Primordial Chaos Demon possessed the strength of a peak Freedom Immortal. Their combined momentum overwhelmed the Heavenly Spirit Great World, leaving it unable to bear the burden.
The fortune of all sects began to dissipate, mountains and rivers collapsed, and Cavern Worlds tore apart, leading everything toward destruction.
Boiling lava surged from the ground, driving away the mortals. However, the mortals could not escape as quickly as the natural disasters, like floodwaters sweeping away an ant nest, life became incredibly fragile at this moment.
Ji Xiaoyu, the Yang Xian Emperor, and other Freedom Immortals were pressed down into the sea by the Primordial Chaos Demons’ momentum. They seemed to have descended to the lower world, looking up to see the Primordial Chaos Demons standing on the ocean, looking down at them with arrogance, as if they were mere ants.
"Damn it..."
The Holy Minister gritted his teeth, no longer caring about his fear. The Annihilation Emperor’s words filled him with anger.
The will of heaven?
Their Holy Court is the heaven of the Heavenly Spirit Great World!
The Yang Xian Emperor felt the same way. Even if he were to die, he did not want to acknowledge that the other party represented heaven.
What made them feel the most desolate was that, at this moment, the countless sentient beings of the Heavenly Spirit Great World had no say in the matter.
Before that voice, they were no different from plants and trees.
"If it truly is the will of heaven, then tell me, why does heaven not allow the world to perish on its own, but instead sends these puppets, who are neither alive nor dead, to destroy the world?"
A voice suddenly sounded, and for some reason, at that moment, all sentient beings in the world felt a sense of relief.
All the disasters in the world paused in an instant, and only the sentient beings could continue to move. The suppression from the Primordial Chaos Demons was rapidly fading.
This voice was none other than Gu An’s!
An Hao let out a long breath after hearing it. He turned to look at the distant figures of the Primordial Chaos Demons, his eyes filled with anticipation.
He wanted to see how his Master would destroy these demons!
Inside the Third Medicine Valley, thousands of disciples turned their heads to look at Gu An’s pavilion.
At the top of the mountain, Long Qing and You Yingying also turned to look.
The Absolute Luo Sword Lord, standing before the Mountain of Ten Thousand Swords, turned his head, his face showing a mix of tension and excitement.
Such an epochal battle was rare!
The entire Taixuan Sect fell silent in an instant.
In the branch sect, Ye Lan and Zhen Qin floated in the air, overseeing the formation. Upon hearing Gu An’s words, they were immediately stunned.
"Senior Brother."
"Master!"
The two women instinctively looked up at the sky. At that moment, the colossal figures of the demons in the sky no longer seemed as terrifying to them.
Far away in the Flower Gathering Sect, Jiang Qiong was also stunned. The Annihilation Emperor’s words had frightened her, and she was hesitating whether to abandon the Flower Gathering Sect. Then, Gu An’s voice sounded.
She would not have mistaken it; that voice was definitely Gu An’s!
"Is it you, Dao Support Sword Venerable? I thought you were merely in seclusion here, but it seems you have other plans," the Annihilation Emperor’s voice echoed.
Far away in the Cosmic Black City, the city trembled violently, and the massive gates burst open.
The Annihilation Emperor stepped out from the vast black mist, as if emerging from the Chaotic Void, exuding an ancient and vast aura.
"I truly did not wish to interfere in the affairs of the world, but your hypocritical words are unacceptable. The fate of this world should be decided by the world itself. Even if the beings die, they should die by the power of the world, not by the hands of an outsider like you."
Gu An's voice sounded again, conversing with the Annihilation Emperor across the void, unafraid and even displaying a formidable stance that stirred the hearts of all beings.
His words resonated deeply with the masses.
Indeed!
Why should their lives and deaths be determined by the Heavenly Demon Clan!
Third Medicine Valley, within the pavilion.
Shen Zhen looked at Gu An sitting across from her, feeling overwhelmed. They were separated only by a table, and as she watched Gu An leisurely seated, examining her painting while conversing with a mysterious powerful enemy capable of destroying the entire world, she was awestruck. She even felt like kneeling and worshipping Gu An.
The scene before her was not difficult to paint, but the impact Gu An had on her was so powerful that she couldn't bring herself to paint it.
Gu An put down the scroll, picked up the Life-Destiny Brush, and looked at Shen Zhen, asking with a smile, "Do you want me to add some calligraphy to your painting?"
Shen Zhen, still in a daze, nodded subconsciously.
Gu An immediately grasped the Life-Destiny Brush and began writing on the painting.
"Since you insist on getting involved, then annihilate the Primordial Chaos Demons and come beyond the heavens to battle me!"
The Annihilation Emperor's tone suddenly changed, filled with oppression. It was as if he had torn off a facade of benevolence, transforming from solemnity to malevolent dominance.
Beyond the heavens, a battle!
His challenge left all beings holding their breath in anticipation.
They awaited the response of the Dao Support Sword Venerable.
After a few breaths...
"Good!"
Gu An's voice suddenly rang out, uttering just one word, yet it brought infinite hope to all beings.
At the same time, inside the room, Gu An wrote the last character, and with a flick of the Life-Destiny Brush, ink splattered out, flying right past Shen Zhen.
Shen Zhen instinctively turned her head, wanting to follow the trail of ink.
With this stroke, Gu An had unleashed his terrifying Cause-Effect Power!
The Profound Origin Freedom Immortal's terrifying Cause-Effect Power swept through, unnoticed by the masses, crossing mountains, lakes, and oceans, and countless islands, passing by innumerable birds and fleeing cultivators and demons.
Below the sea, Ji Xiaoyu, the Yang Xian Emperor, and others looked up at the silhouettes of the Primordial Chaos Demons above, their hearts filled with tension as they awaited the intervention of the Dao Support Sword Venerable.
Suddenly!
All Freedom Immortals felt their souls tremble, gripped by an indescribable fear as if a tidal wave of terror was flooding their hearts. Immediately after, they witnessed a scene they would never forget.
The Primordial Chaos Demons above seemed to be extinguished by an invisible gale, turning into ashes simultaneously!
It all happened too fast for the Freedom Immortals to react!
One hundred and twenty Primordial Chaos Demons ceased to exist in an instant!
Inside the room.
Gu An stood up and walked around the table.
Shen Zhen's gaze instinctively followed him, seeing him approach her.
Gu An pointed at the white painting that had appeared on the table at some point, and said with a smile, "Can you paint me next? Make sure to make me look handsome."
Shen Zhen, upon hearing this, subconsciously grabbed Gu An's arm, freeing herself from her fervent emotions. She looked at Gu An and asked through gritted teeth, "Are you sure?"
For some reason, as she watched Gu An about to leave, Shen Zhen's heart felt uneasy.
She thought of the heroes in stories who were about to make their final glorious stand.
Although she didn't know who the Annihilation Emperor was or how powerful he was, it was clear from his earlier words that he wasn't afraid of the Dao Support Sword Venerable.
Gu An smiled and said, "I'm not sure, but I must step forward. Who else will stand up for this world? Don't forget, you are also a part of this world."
He gently freed himself from Shen Zhen's grasp and walked to the window.
Shen Zhen turned to look, and to her surprise, the previously dim window was now bathed in sunlight, shining directly on her. In the glow, Gu An gradually became ethereal and eventually disappeared with the light.
Shen Zhen couldn't help but cover her chest, feeling a sense of discomfort she couldn't quite explain.
Outside the pavilion, over a thousand disciples who had been intently watching the pavilion were stunned by the sight of Gu An's light dissipating. They instinctively looked up.
A hole had appeared in the sea of dark clouds covering the heavens, and sunlight shone through it.
Under the Tranquil Purity Tree.
An Xian looked up at the cloud hole in the sky, her heart filled with infinite admiration.
Master, is this the moment you spoke of, when one turns the tide? Gu An had taught her repeatedly that she must diligently cultivate, and the significance of cultivation is that when her environment faces a crisis that others cannot stop, she can turn the tide, and the gains at that moment will surpass mere power.
Before, An Xian didn't understand what was the point of helping others. But now, she understood.
4,000 words!
(End of Chapter)
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