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Chapter 979: The Great Wastes Awaken, Commanding the Sea and Sinking the Land
Chapter 979: The Great Wastes Awaken, Commanding the Sea and Sinking the Land
“Huff... huff...”
Amidst the vast, boundless sea, a figure stood, rising and falling with the waves.
His mouth was slightly open, gasping for breath in great gulps.
What was once a handsome face now looked quite fearsome.
Even more terrifying were the numerous wounds covering his body.
His shoulders, neck, arms, waist, abdomen, thighs, and joints—all bore various sizes of injuries, with flesh torn and blood flowing incessantly.
This was an incredible situation for Luo Chen.
With Primordial Power, even when half his body was destroyed by a blow from the Netherworld Earth Dragon, he could rapidly reconstruct himself by consuming a significant portion of his Primordial Power.
For his wounds to remain unhealed for so long, there were only two possibilities.
One, his Primordial Power had been depleted to the point where it couldn’t heal his injuries in time.
Two, the attacks he had suffered carried some unique attribute that made the wounds extremely difficult to heal.
And both of these scenarios were currently happening to Luo Chen.
“She is even stronger than I imagined!”
Luo Chen took a deep breath, then pursed his lips. His crimson eyes with golden pupils were wide open, scrutinizing his surroundings.
Through continuous combat, Luo Chen had gradually figured out some of Qing Shuang’s body refinement methods.
Like him, she was not a traditional Body Refiner who followed the path of blood and qi transformation.
However, her approach to body refinement differed from his, which involved harnessing vast external resources to transform her flesh into immense power. Qing Shuang’s strength lay in her innate form!
She was the divine bird, the Azure Roc, from the legends of immortals and deities!
Unlike ordinary beasts that focus on cultivating their qi after transforming, Qing Shuang did not abandon the advantages of her physical form. She cultivated her qi and comprehended the laws of space while also refining her body, turning her already formidable flesh into something akin to an unparalleled divine weapon.
This allowed her to wield her physical strength to control her magical power, making each ordinary punch or kick as powerful as a magical technique, sweeping all before it.
Without any frills, brute force overcame all!
If Luo Chen didn’t have a multitude of techniques and countless means at his disposal, he would have been unable to withstand her straightforward and powerful attacks.
“Indeed, she is the first among all below the Floral Sage!”
As he praised her in his heart, Luo Chen’s eyes flashed with golden light.
The Primordial Slaughter Sword, held behind him, instantly transformed into five sword lights, each striking in different directions—up, down, left, right, and straight ahead.
Puff!
Puff!
Puff!
Puff!
Four illusions shattered in quick succession.
The final real sword tip, however, clashed with a slender hand.
Clang!
Despite Luo Chen's repeated ability to predict her void traversal technique and even break through her optimized void afterimage technique, Qing Shuang still couldn't conceal her astonishment.
She grabbed the Primordial Slaughter Sword with one hand and sidestepped to strike Luo Chen’s head with the other.
Their eyes met—her clear, watery gaze and his crimson, golden pupils—and Qing Shuang seemed to be deep in thought.
“Is it those eyes?”
Her left hand, which had been poised to strike, transformed into a claw.
Luo Chen flattened his waist, performing a move similar to the iron bridge technique, while the Primordial Slaughter Sword, fueled by Primordial Power, spun wildly.
Hum!!!
The extreme rotation was too much to handle.
Qing Shuang winced and was forced to release the sharp Primordial Slaughter Sword. Her left hand’s claws managed to tear two strips of muscle from Luo Chen’s body as he slipped away.
“Huff...”
Luo Chen exhaled, seeing the deep, bone-exposing wounds on his forearm. A flash of insight struck him, and he suddenly understood why, despite her weaker soul foundation, she could bypass his Soul-Devouring Repulsion and accurately strike his physical form.
“It’s qi sensing!”
Luo Chen was not unfamiliar with this technique.
Wang Yuan had once possessed it.
Qi sensing involves the mind moving with the spirit, and the spirit manifesting through qi.
Every living being has a qi that radiates outward!
Unless one’s control over their body reaches a perfect, leak-proof state, it is impossible to conceal one’s qi.
Even without Spirit Perception, a martial arts expert with sufficient cultivation can spread their qi within a certain range and sense the qi of others.
This technique does not require a strong soul foundation; it only needs to sense the qi and react accordingly.
Luo Chen hadn’t expected that Qing Shuang, a non-traditional Body Refiner, would also possess this skill.
And it just so happened to counter his Soul-Devouring Repulsion.
After all, Luo Chen was not a Leakless Golden Body that could seal all his qi.
“In this case, this soul technique has become a burden.”
Luo Chen’s thoughts raced, and he dispelled the numerous illusions surrounding him. His attacks became more direct and forceful, abandoning the intricate and agile movements.
Seeing this, Qing Shuang understood his intentions.
Her void traversal technique had been seen through, and being near the Yellow Spring Coast limited many of her techniques. She decided to engage in a straightforward confrontation.
Crack! Clang! Clang!
Fists, palms, kicks, and claw strikes, sword swings, and silver hands flying through the air.
In their unbridled clashes, they exchanged the purest of injuries.
The loss of their strength became increasingly rapid.
After another headbutt, the two staggered apart, blood streaming from their heads, looking utterly disheveled.
This time, neither of them rushed to attack again. Instead, they stood their ground, catching their breath.
The fact that even someone with a vast Primordial Power like Luo Chen and a formidable magical prowess like Qing Shuang needed to recover showed just how intense the battle had been.
As they panted, the battle at Soul Severance Cliff was reaching its climax.
The massive formation array that enveloped the eight-hundred-mile Soul Island suddenly began to tremble violently.
An endless aura of spiritual light expanded outward at an unimaginable speed.
The next moment!
"Screech!"
A deafening phoenix cry echoed through the air.
A fiery red figure leaped out of the formation, striking back with a powerful blow.
Boom!
The already strained formation collapsed in an instant.
The aftermath of the formation's collapse affected the six combatants as well.
Qixia Yuanjun was hit the hardest. The formidable presence she had exuded moments ago now left her staggering in the air, looking quite pathetic.
Despite the severe injuries, her foundation was deep, and she managed to endure.
The five elders of the Dao Order didn't fare as well.
Chun Yuan, who had been restraining her, spontaneously combusted, letting out a piercing scream.
"Sister Disciple!"
"Senior Sister!"
Desperate cries rang out from Mo Shouzhuo and the others, but to no avail.
In an instant, Chun Yuan's physical body turned to ashes.
A spirit body, identical in size to her own, fled in panic.
However, the golden flames pursued her relentlessly, giving her no room to escape.
A regal and noble figure stood in the air, observing the scene, wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth, and revealing a sinister smile.
"Forcing me to self-destruct the Ten Thousand Beast Scroll, you have earned my respect."
"Now, it's time to die!"
As she spoke, she raised her hands.
Whoosh!
A golden-red phoenix Dharma Manifestation emerged behind her, towering over a thousand feet tall, its presence overwhelming Soul Severance Cliff.
In the distance.
Luo Chen caught a glimpse out of the corner of his eye and was instantly shaken.
He had seen this Dharma Manifestation before, during the great battle in the Abyssal Mire.
At the time, he didn't understand its significance, thinking it was just some powerful spell or technique.
It wasn't until he witnessed the Ascension of the Divine Lord Yōulí that he realized what it truly meant.
Dharma Manifestation!
It could also be called a Dharma Body!
Qixia Yuanjun's Dharma Manifestation was even more solid than the Divine Lord Yōulí's, almost indistinguishable from a real entity.
The moment the Phoenix Dharma Manifestation appeared!
The sky darkened, and the mountains and seas trembled.
The already tumultuous Yellow Spring Sea became even more turbulent.
As if stimulated by something, the endless waves surged from afar, rising thousands of feet to rush toward Qixia Yuanjun's Phoenix Dharma Manifestation.
Luo Chen and Qing Shuang, who were within the Yellow Spring Sea, could no longer control their movements and were swept away by the waves.
Amidst the chaos, divine fire erupted, and green light flickered, but under the relentless onslaught of the waves, the two figures appeared so small and helpless, unable to resist.
Faced with the Yellow Spring Sea's counterattack, Qixia Yuanjun was both surprised and enraged.
"Filthy beast, you dare to challenge me!"
The Phoenix Dharma Manifestation screeched and flew out, its wings flapping, spreading Nirvana Holy Fire in all directions. Its long tail left a trail in the sky as it moved.
Wherever it passed, the waves of the Yellow Spring Sea evaporated.
The remaining five elders of the Dao Order, seeing this, realized the opportunity and unleashed their powers, attacking Qixia Yuanjun.
Qixia Yuanjun's eyes blazed with divine light, and she let out a thunderous roar.
"Pathetic insects, you dare to take advantage of the chaos!"
She dove down, facing four opponents without a hint of fear.
However, the enemies were not just the five elders and the Yellow Spring Sea waves.
The ancient Soul Severance Cliff, which had stood for millennia, began to tremble.
A fleshy infant was thrown out.
Glowing with a dim light, the corpse of the Ghost Immortal Pavilion, which had been washed down the cliff, was suddenly covered.
The eyes of the fleshy infant, once vacant, now glowed with two ghostly flames.
The massive Ghost Immortal Pavilion, sweeping across the mountains and seas, suddenly turned against Qixia Yuanjun, rushing toward her.
Qixia Yuanjun, in the midst of the intense battle, turned around and struck the Ghost Immortal Pavilion with a palm, creating a terrifying hole in its abdomen.
"Wastes, you too... No, not you!"
Qixia Yuanjun paused, watching the Ghost Immortal Pavilion continue its charge, her gaze falling on the thousand-foot cliff below.
In an instant, her sharp mind grasped the elders' plan.
The true killing move was not the combined attack of the five elders, but this legendary top-tier creature of the Mountain-Sea Realm, the Soul-Wailing Wilds.
The so-called Yellow Spring Sea was not a sea at all.
It was the Dharma Manifestation of the enemy, which had temporarily restrained her own Dharma Manifestation.
Now, it had separated its consciousness, using the body of the Ghost Immortal Pavilion to fight her.
Thus, the already injured Qixia Yuanjun had to face both the five elders' assault and the restraint of the Mountain-Sea Realm's top-tier beast, putting her in an extremely dangerous situation.
But who was Qixia Yuanjun?
The Phoenix, the sovereign of all feathered creatures, the emperor of all beasts!
Her face, as beautiful as a peony, showed a rare fervor.
"Come on, come on!"
"Let me see what you can do to me!"
"Even if I am reduced to dust, I can still be reborn from the ashes. Today, you will all go to hell with me!"
Boom!
Infinite golden flames erupted from her, spreading wildly.
Wherever they went, everything turned into a sea of fire!
Intent on burning the world to ashes, consuming all life.
...
On a continent spewing endless lava, streaks of light darted back and forth.
Each figure, as they looked down at the devastation below, had eyes filled with sorrow and rage.
But within that sorrow and rage, there was an undeniable fear.
This continent was Zhongzhou, yet it was not Zhongzhou.
Strictly speaking, it was only a part of what was once the southern region of Zhongzhou.
After that catastrophic battle, the once-mighty Zhongzhou was split into five smaller continents of varying sizes.
In that great collapse of Zhongzhou, countless families and great clans were obliterated.
Famous regions like the Muting Grassland, Shang Commandery, and the Lanyan Mountains all sank into the endless depths of the sea.
And all of this was due to that woman.
The Demon Phoenix, Qixia Yuanjun!
The Heavenly Origin Dao Sect was at eternal odds with her!
Of course, every Dao Zong cultivator thought this way, but few truly dared to act on it.
After all, the Demon Phoenix's power was beyond their current reach.
The only option was to clean up the mess, strive in cultivation, and reach the Floral Sage realm as soon as possible to stand a chance against her.
"But now that Zhongzhou has collapsed and countless spirit veins are severed, do we still have a chance to reach the Floral Sage realm?"
An older cultivator whispered in despair.
A much younger disciple, however, refused to give up hope and encouraged, "Before the sect leaders left, they issued a recall order. Dao Zong cultivators from the four continents are returning one by one. When they arrive, we will have the chance to rally and rise again."
The older cultivator shook his head, his face ashen.
"You don't understand. In the face of absolute power, numbers mean nothing."
The young disciple still wanted to argue but was suddenly struck by fear as he looked toward the distant sea.
He pointed, his hand trembling.
"What is that?"
The senior disciple turned abruptly, his pupils reflecting a dusky yellow.
The boundless Yellow Spring Sea was moving from south to west, brushing past what was once a corner of Zhongzhou.
The already shattered continent, in the face of this world-ending tsunami, was as fragile as sand.
A solitary cliff rose high, like a sharp sword slicing through the continental plate, without any pause.
As the unnamed fragment of Zhongzhou sank into the ocean, the black cliff grew even darker and purer, its eerie glow flowing continuously.
Suddenly!
"Ke!"
A phoenix cry echoed through the heavens, and a golden-red figure attempted to break free from the Yellow Spring Sea.
But the Soul Severance Cliff, now replenished, did not want to let her go. Waves, enhanced by the eerie glow, transformed into chains, pulling her back.
The Yellow Spring Sea continued westward, turning everything in its path—whether continent or mountain—into dust.
No living being could escape the waves, becoming part of the sea.
In the sky, dark clouds gathered, lightning flashed, and thunder roared, lasting for months without end.
Torrential rain poured down, as if ancient deities had unleashed a great flood to destroy the world.
After a long time, the golden light in the Yellow Spring Sea grew dim and eventually vanished completely.
Only then did the mobile yellow sea stop its rampage, gradually disappearing from sight.
The solitary cliff also sank into the depths of the sea.
...
A fiery red sun hung high in the sky, like an inverted furnace. Clouds were vaporized into wisps of pale mist by the intense heat, stretching like cracks in the sky to the horizon.
The scorching heat distorted everything in the world.
Only the occasional shadow of a vulture passing over the sand brought a hint of life to this barren land.
Suddenly, a tremor came from a sand dune shaped like a Buddha's clasped hands.
The vulture's gaze shifted, and it dove down.
But before it could get close, it was shredded by a burst of sword qi, turning into a cloud of blood.
The sand then sank, and two figures shot into the sky, clashing and then quickly separating.
"Stop!" A hoarse male voice called out, lacking its usual richness.
Not far away, a disheveled woman in green robes had an unusually fierce expression.
"It's too late to stop!"
She raised a hand, fingers forming a seal before her lips, and chanted a clear incantation.
"Manifest!"
In the next moment, a fierce wind rose from the scorching heat.
A massive azure bird spread its wings, slowly rising from the horizon, its brilliant blue light outshining even the blazing sun.
The man sighed, but there was no hint of retreat in his eyes.
"The Yellow Spring Sea that restrains you also restrains me."
He slapped the ground, and the dense fire elemental spirit energy around him converged toward him.
Forming seals and chanting incantations, a fire phoenix soared into the sky.
Not only that, but he spat out a golden flame that enveloped the fire phoenix.
With the golden flame's enhancement, the fire phoenix became even more majestic, indistinguishable from a true phoenix.
Seeing this, the massive azure bird grew even more enraged.
"Using the Nirvana Holy Fire taught by my sister against me, Luo Chen, you truly deserve to die!" (End of Chapter)
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