stonecrandall Chapter 125 The First Signs of Chaos
Chapter 125 The First Signs of Chaos
In the outer starry sky of Kunlun, the star field spanning billions of miles trembled and roared, the energy of gods and demons clashed violently, and the laws of the Dao shattered the void.
Feng Caiyi was repeatedly mocked by Mingde, and coupled with being suppressed in the previous move, her noble face of Immortality was swept away. Anger surged in her chest, and her cold and beautiful face was covered with a layer of bone-chilling frost.
She wields the power of death, traversing Heaven and Hell with unparalleled skill among her peers. Even when facing the supreme ruler of Heaven, Haotian, she remains proud and unyielding, never having been treated with such contempt.
"Mingde! Although you have reached the realm of Heavenly Venerable and cultivated the supreme principles of Confucianism and Taoism, you still dare not speak disrespectfully to me!"
A cold shout resounded throughout the starry sea. Feng Caiyi no longer held back any of her strength and fully unleashed her power, which had already reached the level of indestructibility and immeasurability.
Divine flames blazed around him, refining the Dao, while deathly Dao patterns densely covered the heavens. The seven dormant divine artifacts simultaneously revived with a thunderous roar, their divine light piercing through the star field, weaving layer upon layer of deadly divine arrays. Several top-tier, trump card divine abilities were unleashed in turn, a monstrous torrent of annihilation sweeping across tens of millions of miles of sky, carrying a terrifying power capable of destroying all things, crushing towards the righteous divine sun standing on Mingde.
The unstoppable, boundless, and supremely powerful strike was enough to tear apart the star field barrier, its might overwhelming and awe-inspiring.
However, facing this earth-shattering killing move, Mingde stood in the void, his white robes fluttering, his expression calm and serene, remaining calm and composed throughout, without the slightest ripple.
He didn't even use his divine brush; he merely raised his finger and lightly touched the vast emptiness.
"Buzz!"
A vast and boundless righteous energy surged forth from the void, instantly evolving into an endless mountain of books and a sea of ink.
Billions of Confucian and Taoist scriptures swirled in the air, their ink waves surging, their literary energy descending upon the heavens, instantly enveloping the entire battlefield and encompassing billions of miles of star field. The divine power unleashed by Feng Caiyi and the star-studded artifact's power fell into this sea of ink and books, like drops of water entering the vast ocean, instantly swallowed and dissolved by the boundless literary path, all the deathly aura and killing divine might completely disintegrated.
Following closely behind, the towering mountain of books, stretching for billions of miles, descended to suppress it. The unparalleled divine power of Confucianism and Taoism locked down heaven and earth, firmly suppressing the seven supreme artifacts that were trembling incessantly. This caused the artifacts to lose their divine light and their foundations to stagnate, leaving them without any power.
Before Feng Caiyi could break free of the suppressing shackles, Mingde casually struck out with a palm strike in mid-air.
The countless layers of clear light in his palm gathered and condensed, transforming into a majestic palm print that spanned the Milky Way. It was not violent or murderous, but contained the supreme power of the impartiality of heaven and earth and the balance of all things.
"Boom!"
The palm print swept across the sky, crashing down upon Feng Caiyi's body and the true form of the Blood Leaf Wutong tree, which was rooted in the starry sky and spread for thousands of miles.
A terrifying, overwhelming divine power erupted instantly, and Feng Caiyi, along with her true form from the Primordial Divine Tree, was blasted back hundreds of thousands of miles by a single palm strike, shattering countless meteorites and tearing apart layers of void barriers along the way. Her indestructible divine body, impervious to all laws and immortal, actually showed fine cracks in its Dao patterns, her divine blood surged and churned, and her Dao heart trembled, indicating that she had suffered genuine and serious internal injuries.
"Death God, do not worry! We two are here to help!"
Two powerful and domineering divine roars pierced through the chaotic star waves!
The void rift exploded open, and two veteran, immortal, and boundless powerhouses from the Hell Realm stepped out: the Lord of the Asura Palace and Shi Beiya, the patriarch of the Stone Clan!
Both were ancient beings who had lived for millions of years and experienced countless battles, possessing unfathomable depths and unparalleled combat experience among their peers. At this moment, they unleashed their full power, their undying divine might soaring into the sky, stirring up the entire star field. Floating meteorites, ancient divine stones, and solidified spaces within billions of miles were all shattered by the terrifying power emanating from them, with stardust flying everywhere and chaotic currents of the Great Dao raging across the heavens.
The two immortal beings joined forces to unleash the power of the Heavenly Venerable Divine Ability, enough to shake even a Heavenly Venerable expert, their power was extremely terrifying.
Despite being surrounded by two powerful forces, Mingde remained calm and composed, showing no sign of panic.
He raised his hand and took out a bloodstained starry sky chessboard, the board shimmering with various mystical and magical auras. He picked up a pure white chess piece with his fingertips and gently placed it in the center of the board.
"Universal harmony between heaven and earth!"
The four characters fell silent, and the Dao resounded throughout the heavens.
In an instant, the entire star field was incorporated into the Confucian and Taoist chess game, with the crisscrossing chess patterns spreading across every inch of the void, and heaven and earth, round and square, all returning to the Great Harmony.
The indestructible divine power and the Heavenly Venerable killing move unleashed by Shi Beiya and the Lord of the Asura Palace fell into the chess world and were instantly dismantled, divided, balanced, and disintegrated by the infinite principles of chess. The brilliant golden light formed from the righteous energy filled the star sea, cleansing away all killing intent and violence, and completely destroying the two supreme offensives.
The next moment, an endless, mighty river surged forth from the depths of the chessboard, transforming into countless righteous dragons that roared across the starry river, carrying the balance of heaven and earth, and fiercely struck the two divine bodies.
"Pfft!"
The two immortal beings simultaneously experienced a surge of blood and qi, their divine bodies were injured, and their immense divine power was completely shattered. They staggered and retreated violently, and their joint attack collapsed in a thunderous defeat.
After a moment of silence in the starry sky, a deep and resonant sound of footsteps echoed from the depths of the void.
Clad in battle armor, Yan Renhuan's aura was as deep and unfathomable as he slowly materialized. His gaze was fixed on Mingde in the center of the chessboard, his eyes filled with shock and admiration. He exclaimed from the bottom of his heart, "What a brilliant move, the Great Harmony of Heaven and Earth!"
"Having met you today, Mingde, your Confucian and Taoist attainments and cultivation are already on par with the former Third Confucian Ancestor. You truly deserve the title of Confucian Ancestor!"
Yan Renhuan lived for over a hundred years, experiencing the changing of dynasties and witnessing the rise and fall of countless geniuses. Yet Mingde's cultivation period was short, less than a third of Yan Renhuan's, but he was able to defy the heavens and break through realms all the way to the Heavenly Venerable realm, surpassing Yan Renhuan later. Such talent could not help but make Yan Renhuan, who had seen many storms, admire him.
He became increasingly certain that Mingde must have inherited the complete ancestral legacy and the blessings of the ancestral realm from the Second Confucian Ancestor. Without the blessing of the ancestral legacy, it would have been impossible to create such a terrifyingly powerful figure in such a short time.
"It is rather unwelcoming that the Human Clan Chief has personally come to the battlefield."
Mingde put away the chessboard, his expression gentle and composed, showing no surprise whatsoever.
As the leader of the war faction in the Underworld, Yan Renhuan is extremely ambitious, and he would certainly not be absent from the lifting of the seal on Kunlun.
But now, Mingde has ascended to the Heavenly Venerable realm, and his understanding of the Dharma is complete. Looking across the entire Hell Realm, apart from veteran Heavenly Venerable powerhouses like the Great Emperor of Fengdu and Tianmu, all other indestructible and immeasurable beings are nothing to fear in his eyes.
His eyes dimmed slightly as he pondered the vicissitudes of life. "Yan Renhuan was a hero of his time, whose magnanimity and spirit were unparalleled in all the heavens of hell. It's a pity that his end was tragic. He was cursed with a blood-burning curse by Bone Yama, and ultimately met a tragic end by self-destructing his divine source and perishing. It's truly lamentable."
Yan Renhuan composed himself, his gaze sharp as a sword, his voice resounding across billions of miles of starry sea: "Mingde, your talent is unparalleled, your combat prowess unmatched, we are indeed inferior, but my Hell Realm is by no means something you can manipulate at will!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Yan Renhuan unleashed his boundless divine power and joined the battle.
Feng Caiyi recovered from her injuries and her killing intent reignited. Shi Beiya and the Lord of the Asura Palace prepared for another battle. In the blink of an eye, five indestructible giants from Hell surrounded the starry sky, intending to join forces to suppress Mingde, thus beginning the first battle for the Kunlun Realm.
Mingde remained calm; the combined attack of five indestructible beings was not enough to move him.
His only fear was the Ancestor of Destiny, hidden in the darkness and lying dormant.
With this thought in mind, his gaze returned to Feng Caiyi, a deep and inexplicable glint flashing in his eyes.
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Aside from the battlefields of the top experts, the entire outer space of Kunlun Domain was already engulfed in flames of war, and the great war between gods and demons had fully begun.
The Heavenly Court's allied forces and the Hell Star Sea army clashed fiercely, divine blood splattering across the sky, and broken bones and limbs scattered throughout the star field. The roaring sounds were incessant as cultivators of various races clashed violently.
In a corner of the battlefield, a domineering crimson figure pressed down on all sides; it was none other than the Blood God of War, who had already broken through to the Great God Realm of the Void!
Holding the Blood Dragon Halberd, his blood aura surged to the heavens as he fought alone against four veteran ancient gods of the Heavenly Court. His opponents, including the God of Deer City and the God of a Hundred Tribulations, were all venerable elders of the Heavenly Court who had lived for hundreds of thousands of years.
The four ancient gods possessed profound foundations and seasoned combat skills, accumulating vast knowledge. When they joined forces to set up a battle formation, even a powerful expert who had entered the Taixu Three Stages would be suppressed. However, the situation on the battlefield was the opposite, and the four were currently being crushed by Xue Jue.
Xue Jue laughed wildly, his fighting spirit soaring to the heavens, his voice shaking the stars: "Hahaha! Lu Yi, Bai Nan! You are already old and decrepit, possessing hundreds of thousands of years of cultivation, yet you are stuck in your ways, corrupt and conservative. You should have withdrawn from the stage of history long ago! Otherwise, you would have wasted your years, accomplishing nothing!"
His Blood Dragon Halberd danced wildly, imbued with five layers of the Sea God's Dao profound mysteries. His attacks were like waves crashing on the ocean, each layer stronger than the last, relentless and endless. The terrifying divine power suppressed them layer by layer, trapping the four veteran Void Realm experts firmly in the battle circle, forcing them to retreat step by step, their divine power dissipating, leaving them utterly powerless to fight back.
The surrounding gods and spirits who were watching the battle were all moved and a great uproar arose.
"As expected of a Yuanhui-level prodigy! Having just broken through to the Taixu Realm, he was able to overpower four veteran ancient gods of the same realm. Such combat power is rare throughout history!"
"Both the Divine Lord of Luyi and the God of a Hundred Tribulations are venerable elders of the Divine Realm who have cultivated for over five Yuanhui (a unit of time), possessing incredibly profound foundations. It's utterly unbelievable that the four of them combined could not defeat the newly advanced Blood Desolation!"
"While Xue Jue's talent is indeed extraordinary, what truly awes the heavens are those forbidden figures from the Temple of Merit and the Temple of Time. Their ascent to the pinnacle of the heavens within a few epochs of cultivation has already defied historical norms!"
Xue Jue's performance amazed the gods, but since the emergence of Ming De, Mo Lian and others who defied the heavens, the standards for geniuses in the world have been completely rewritten. Xue Jue's amazing achievements, while shocking, no longer subverted people's understanding.
Just as the interstellar war was escalating!
The massive spatial rift that stretched across billions of miles of star field suddenly trembled violently, with dark demonic energy surging and churning, and an overwhelming pressure of annihilation covering the sky.
An ancient, deep black lotus slowly rose from the depths of the rift, hovering above the million-strong army of hell. The black lotus bloomed layer by layer, its lotus patterns flowing with the supreme mysteries of demonic arts. A peerless demonic figure in black sat cross-legged in the center of the lotus platform, his demonic aura overwhelming the heavens. It was none other than the Fiery God Venerable Demon Refining, whose demonic body was Ling Che.
"Greetings, Ferocious Deity!"
The gods of hell and countless cultivators bowed and knelt in worship, their voices of awe echoing across billions of miles of starry sky for a long time.
However, Mo Lian completely ignored the kneeling crowd, a faint, mocking smile playing on his lips, his gaze piercing through layers of starlight, locking onto the void opposite him.
Two figures silently appeared, their auras deep and heavy, intently monitoring the movements of the black lotus. They were none other than the Five Elements Master and the Truth Hall Master of the Heavenly Court.
Mo Lian spoke slowly, his voice casual and echoing through the starry sea: "Seniors Abbot and Palace Master, instead of enjoying your honors in the Heavenly Court, you've followed me all the way here. Isn't that rather boring?"
From the moment Mo Lian stepped out of the Hellish territory and headed to the front lines of Kunlun, all the high-ranking officials of the Heavenly Court were on edge, as if facing a formidable enemy.
This most ferocious demon god of our time once single-handedly slaughtered several temple masters of the Heavenly Court. He was unstoppable throughout the heavens. When he appeared on the battlefield, he was like an invincible and deadly blade hanging over the heads of the Heavenly Court's powerful figures.
Although the Five Elements Abbot had already broken through to the Heavenly Venerable realm with the help of the Heavenly Venerable Pill, his expression remained solemn, his divine eyes fixed on Mo Lian, and he said in a deep voice, "The Fiend God Venerable is infamous for his ruthlessness and indiscriminate killing. How dare we be even slightly negligent?"
Even having reached the realm of Celestial Venerable, he still couldn't see through Mo Lian's true nature. His opponent was like a boundless chaos, an ancient abyss, unfathomable, giving him a suffocating feeling of helplessness from the bottom of his heart.
The Lord of the Temple of Truth, his face frosty, roared angrily, "Demon Refiner! You have betrayed the Covenant of the Heavens, are utterly devoid of morality, secretly infiltrated the Demon God Realm to slaughter indiscriminately, your hands stained with the blood of innocent gods—you are an absolute executioner! Now you covet the Kunlun Realm; my Heavenly Court will absolutely not allow you to succeed!"
Thirty thousand years ago, Mo Lian, who had reached the peak of the Heavenly Venerable realm, emerged from seclusion and, disregarding the rules tacitly agreed upon by all the heavens, stormed into the Demon God Realm, one of the four dominant worlds.
When the God-Slaying Spear was unleashed, its demonic power was overwhelming. The patriarch Chongming, the ruler of the Demon God Realm, had his physical body utterly destroyed and his very essence shattered by the spear, leaving only a remnant soul. He barely survived thanks to the eternal legacy of the Demon Ancestor and the foundation of the Demon God Realm's progenitor. In that battle, most of the demon gods in the Demon God Realm had their souls refined and devoured, and the once-prosperous and eternally dominant world suffered a severe blow.
Haotian personally pursued and killed Mo Lian, fighting for three days and three nights, but in the end he still could not do anything to him and could only let him leave calmly.
After this catastrophe, the Demon God Realm permanently activated its sealing array, closing its borders and refusing to emerge into the world, thus falling completely from its position as the world's ruler. The Southern Universe is now dominated by the Heavenly Dragon Realm.
The instigator, Mo Lian, gained immense prestige from this battle, surpassing veterans like Yan Renhuan and other Immortal Limitless beings, and possessing a terrifying aura that could rival the Great Emperor of Fengdu for the title of the strongest in Hell.
Facing the stern rebuke from the Lord of the Temple of Truth, Mo Lian chuckled lightly, unconcerned: "I have my reasons for slaughtering the Demon God Realm. I have verified that the Mother Goddess Qiwada of the Demon God Realm is a core remnant of the Liang Organization, harboring sinister intentions and wreaking havoc throughout the heavens."
"Furthermore, the Demon God Realm harbors old grudges against my wife. It is only right and proper for me to settle these scores. What is wrong with that?"
"Nonsense!" The Lord of the Temple of Truth was furious. "The remnants of the organization are subject to investigation and judgment by the Heavenly Court. It is not your place to start a war and massacre the world! You are clearly coveting the eternal heritage of the Demon God Realm and deliberately provoking a bloodbath!"
She harbored deep resentment. During the war between the Demon God Realm and the Demon God Realm, several deities from the Temple of Truth who had come from the Demon God Realm were returning home to spread their teachings when they were all trapped and killed in the Demon Refining Array. She never forgot this blood debt.
"Alright." Mo Lian waved his hand, his tone indifferent. "No need to waste words. You can't do anything to me anyway, so you might as well sit back and watch this grand spectacle in the starry sky."
Having said that, he ignored their argument and turned his gaze back to the chaotic battlefield.
At this moment, Blood God of War had completely overwhelmed the four veteran Ancient Gods of the Heavenly Court, suppressing them to the point of having no power to fight back. Blood God possessed two perfected second-grade divine paths, with heaven-defying foundation. Even in the Boundless Realm, he could fight beyond his realm. Naturally, the mere Ancient Gods of the same realm were no match for him.
Huang Tian, who was on par with Xue Jue, also had an amazing record that amazed all the heavens.
The stone axe cleaved the heavens and split the path, breaking all laws with its power. It fought alone against the four divine lords of the Temple of Truth. The four veteran Taixu were cleaved in two, their divine bodies cracked, and they were on the verge of defeat.
Upon seeing this scene, the Lord of the Temple of Truth was deeply shocked, his expression a complex and indescribable mix of emotions.
Before Huang Tian betrayed the Temple of Truth, he was her most promising prodigy, possessing top-notch talent, temperament, and aptitude. She never imagined that in just 100,000 years, this prodigy would grow to such an extraordinary level, capable of suppressing four ancient gods of the same realm.
Seeing the two men's unpleasant expressions, Mo Lian laughed loudly and said, "Please take a look, seniors."
"Your Heavenly Court is suffering from a decline in its new generation, a lack of outstanding talents, and a shortage of successors. In contrast, my Hell is experiencing a surge of talented individuals and a constant stream of powerful figures. With this disparity in strength, the future of your Heavenly Court is truly worrisome!"
The Five Elements Master and the Truth Temple Master were speechless for a moment, unable to offer any rebuttal.
For nearly a hundred thousand years, Hell has been a place of great talent and rising stars, far surpassing the heavens and other realms.
Mo Lian's gaze was distant, piercing through layers of starry mist, looking into the depths of the vast heavens. His tone suddenly became deep and solemn: "The universe is about to descend into chaos, the Great Dao will be overthrown, a great calamity will befall the world, and the destruction of lineages and the extinction of races will happen in the blink of an eye."
"You old fogies who cling to the old ways and are stubborn and inflexible are simply not enough to support the Heavenly Court and help it survive this eternal calamity."
Upon hearing this, the expressions of the Five Elements Temple Master and the Truth Hall Master changed drastically, their hearts trembling. "Could it be that the universe is really about to undergo a great change?" With Mo Lian's current status and perspective, he would never make empty threats to frighten them.
Upon seeing this, Mo Lian sneered, a cold, demonic light flashing in his eyes. He was not joking; he had already sensed the change in the demonic aura between heaven and earth. It seemed that the Underworld Ancestor faction was preparing to release the seventy-two pillar demon gods.
The original plot has been disrupted. It's likely that the seventy-two demon gods that have emerged this time will not be as weak as originally planned. In that case, the powerful figures in Heaven and Hell will be quite busy. However, Mo Lian doesn't care at all. In his opinion, the stronger the seventy-two demon gods are, the more benefits he will gain from devouring them. Apart from the forces related to him, he doesn't care about the lives of the others.