Lord of the Earth

Boo!
The skeleton of the Golden Crow Prince struggled wildly within the cage constructed by the power of the Taiyin and the water of the Milky Way. The true fire of the sun on his body burned to its extreme, scorching the void and creating countless twisted ripples.

Yet they still couldn't break free from the restraints imposed by the three of them working together!

Ultimately, it is not a true "quasi-god" but merely an "avatar." With Qian Xia's strength, it is not impossible for him to "suppress and kill" it!
Just as the "Demon-Slaying Dragon Sword," imbued with the immense national fortune of the Qianxia Dynasty and entwined with Xuanhuang dragon energy, was about to tear through the void and pierce its bones with a chilling killing intent that could judge all demons—

"You lowly human, how dare you force me to this point... With my old body, I summon the true spirit!"

The skeleton, which had been in a semi-dormant state, seemed to have its deepest taboo touched, and suddenly erupted with a tremendous surge of mental energy!

Immediately, the flesh and blood that had been growing on the skeleton in the chest area suddenly stopped.

Immediately afterwards, it exploded on the spot, from which a seemingly plain and unadorned dark gold feather shot out. This feather seemed as light as a feather, yet it caused time and space to freeze throughout the entire battlefield.

This is because an aura belonging to the level of a "true god" emanates from it!

“Please turn around, baby.”

In the darkness, it seemed as if an ancient Taoist chant was being heard, detached and lofty, unlike any sound from the mortal world.

The feather twirled in the air and transformed into an ancient-style throwing knife. On the blade, a blurry, Taoist figure with closed eyes and drooping curtains flashed by.

The dark golden throwing knife trembled slightly, locking onto Xia Tian's core soul.

Immediately, a blade of light flashed!
"This is……"

The moment Xia Tian was locked on, he felt as if his soul had been pierced by ice needles. An unprecedented chill rose from the bottom of his heart, instantly freezing his thoughts and even slowing down his will to control the fate of the nation!

At this moment, the shadow of death, like an abyss, loomed before them.

“True God level…power…this is not just an avatar of a quasi-True God…but also an incarnation of a True God?”

Xia Tian was extremely shocked, especially since that figure reminded him of a legendary mythological figure.

"His Majesty!"

The crowd below gasped in surprise. Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan frantically, attempting to set up an array to disrupt the attack. Wu Song roared, drawing upon the power of the gods within the "Heavenly Prison" to pull the "Nine Nether Chains" to intercept them.

However, all the forces that approached the throwing knife were like mud oxen entering the sea, passing right by this "golden throwing knife"!

The two do not appear to be in the same space.

This is because the knife itself has completely transcended the scope of the "Three Heavens," and the two of them are still unable to touch it.

The golden flying knife remained firmly locked onto Xia Tian, ​​transforming into a blade of light that could cut through anything, and hurtling towards Xia Tian's neck!
"Qiang!"

Xia Tian exerted all his strength, wielding the Demon-Slaying Dragon Sword in his hand, a weapon that embodied the power of the entire Qianxia nation.

Hold it horizontally in front of you to intercept this deadly "flying knife"!
This weapon, imbued with the "national destiny" of the Qianxia dynasty, did not completely fail. However, when the two came into contact... the "Dragon-Slaying Sword" in Xia Tian's hand let out a mournful cry of unbearable strain.

Fine cracks appeared out of thin air on the sword and spread rapidly.

It was clear that this flying knife, radiating the aura of a true god, was about to break through all obstacles and sever Xia Tian's head!

"This knife is so terrifying... I truly felt the threat of death..."

Xia Tian fully experienced the feeling of being on the brink of death when attacked by that purple-striped demonic tiger. This feeling had been ever since he stepped into the Holy Realm and became the ruler of the dynasty!

It's been a long time since I've felt that way.

Moreover, Xia Tian was almost certain that if he were hit by this knife, even if he possessed the supernatural power of "life blood", he would probably still be killed!

Because this is an item that involves the level of "true gods".

However, Xia Tian, ​​as the "ruler of the dynasty," never "accepted his fate"...

"The flame of humanity burns eternally, civilization endures! The holy city of humanity descends!"

Faced with an unprecedented life-or-death crisis, Xia Tian suddenly squeezed out all his willpower and let out a roar that shook the mountains and rivers.

Boom!

Immediately, the void behind them burst open, and the phantom of a majestic, ancient human city, bearing witness to the rise and fall of humanity across countless eras, suddenly appeared.

In the city, the phantom images of hundreds of millions of citizens bowed in unison, their chanting voices forming a long song of civilization; all sorts of wondrous things from heaven and earth, carrying boundless fortune and merit, surged like a celestial river, firmly protecting summer within them.

Don't forget, summer is not just the "ruler of the imperial dynasty" of dry summer.

At the same time, he is also the city lord of the "City of Saints" of the human race. He can mobilize not only the fortune of the people of Qianxia, ​​but also the fortune of the entire human race!
With concerted efforts, we can overcome any obstacle!

The ancient throwing knife transformed into an extremely subtle stream of light, slashing at the pillar of Xuanhuang Qi!

"Qiang——!"

A sharp, earth-shattering cry rang out, and at the intersection of the flying knife and the pillar of light, countless runes burst forth in a light that annihilated them.

The flying knife trembled violently, and was actually barely blocked by the pillar of light that gathered the current fortune of the entire human race. It stopped in front of Xia Tian's brow and slowly dissipated!
"Impossible! What...what is this?! How can you possibly take over a cause and effect that has long been severed?!"

Upon seeing this city, the golden flames in the eye sockets of the Golden Crow Prince's skeleton, which now seemed to be alive, flickered violently, as if he had recognized the meaning of this item!

"Nothing is impossible... You monster, prepare to die!"

At this once-in-a-lifetime moment, a fierce glint flashed in Xia Tian's eyes.

Suddenly, he used his mental power to directly draw upon the power of the entire "Holy City of Humanity," and combined it with the might of Qianxia's Nine Cauldrons, transforming it into a colossal, sky-covering, black and yellow palm. The patterns on the palm resembled a vast landscape painting, and it fiercely suppressed the remains of the Golden Crow Prince!

"Do not……"

The weight of the entire human civilization and its destiny is so great that even the power of a "true god" cannot withstand it.

Xia Tian exerted all his strength, controlling the phantom of the Holy City that carried the "human race's fortune," and crashed it fiercely into the "Golden Crow Prince"!

The latter attempted to summon the power of the "Golden Nest" to resist...

However, even this "top-tier true artifact" was constantly being defeated under the bombardment of the "human holy city".

Ultimately, this "Golden Crow Nest" is merely an embryo of the "Supreme Artifact" forged by the Golden Crow clan, and it is itself in a damaged state!
The "City of Saints" is a fully restored "Supreme Artifact Embryo," and even incorporates a certain amount of "Daoist charm"... Compared to the other two, the "City of Saints" is naturally superior!
Boom!

After the entire Crow Nest was almost completely destroyed, it was forcefully smashed open by the "City of Saints".

The "Demon-Slaying Sword" that reappeared in Xia Tian's hand struck the core of Prince Wu's skeleton's chest without any resistance, shattering the latter's body inch by inch...

"Human Emperor, Lord of the Holy City..."

The Golden Crow Prince let out a roar of resentment.

The overwhelming force of that roar sent shivers down the spines of the Qianxia people, who had just breathed a sigh of relief. Even though it was merely an avatar, its pride as a noble being made it impossible for it to accept that it would be defeated by a human emperor who had barely reached this level with the help of external forces!

Just as the enormous skeleton was about to completely disintegrate and be completely suppressed by the Xuanhuang Qi of the human holy city—

"Moo!"

Amidst the raging golden flames and bone fragments, a single point of pure golden light suddenly shone forth.

It was a golden lotus bud about to bloom, with delicate Sanskrit characters naturally engraved on its petals, exuding a sense of purity, eternity, and indestructibility.

It seemed as if all laws could not penetrate it, and all evils would retreat.

The lotus flower turned slightly, and a gentle yet unstoppable golden light spread out, actually breaking through the blockade of the Xuanhuang giant palm.

It even ignored the eight-thousand-mile "Eight Trigrams Formation" laid out by Zhuge Liang, and transformed into a golden rainbow, about to escape into the depths of the Celestial Court!

Just as the golden rainbow was about to disappear completely, the projection of Marshal Tianpeng, who had been silent all along, suddenly let out a deafening roar. The nine-toothed rake in his hand plunged into the deepest part of the Milky Way, stirring up the ancient, silent river of laws.

"rise!"

He forcibly pulled a rusty bronze arrow, which exuded an ancient and malevolent aura that made even the gods tremble, from the mud at the bottom of the river!

The moment the arrow appeared, a strong, ancient, primordial aura of blood and desolation filled the surrounding void!

At the same time, deep within the Moon Palace, a light that dimmed all the stars in the heavens suddenly shone brightly.

Upon seeing this, the Chang'e projection became solemn, and her delicate hand gestured solemnly in the void.

The next moment, a broken war bow appeared in his hand.

The moment this bow appeared, time and space on the entire battlefield seemed to freeze for a split second.

Its entire body presents a dark golden color of primordial chaos, and its bow-shaped body seems to be forged from the spine of an ancient dragon, winding with natural patterns of the Great Dao.

At each of the two bow tips is a miniature, eternally burning solar core and an extremely cold lunar marrow!

This bow is the very one that once shot down nine suns.

The innate weapon that brought an era of destruction to an end in the primordial world—the Sun-Shooting Bow!

It merely exists there, yet the oppressive aura it exudes causes swathes of the void to collapse and repair themselves, endlessly repeating the cycle.

Its aura resonated with the remains of the "Sun-Shooting Arrow" in Tianpeng's hand, causing the copper rust on the arrow to peel off in a rustling sound, revealing the true arrow body inside, dark red like blood, thirsting for the blood of the gods!
"Could this be the legendary bow?"

Summer realized something too, and her heart was filled with excitement.

"But we have a bow and arrows, yet no bowstring? How do we use it..."

However, it was clear that both the warbow and the "arrows" were broken, and even the "bowstring" was missing... This divine weapon was no longer usable...

It seems that it sensed Xia Tian's doubts.

In the Moon Palace, a graceful figure raised her hand, and endless lunar radiance gathered as if paying homage to a monarch, condensing into a bow in front of the "Sun-Shooting Bow"!

Summer was suddenly inspired. He rode on a dragon of destiny, surrounded by the phantom of the human holy city, and stretched out his right hand toward the Sun-Shooting Bow.

"Here comes the bow!"

The Sun-Shooting Bow emitted a buzzing sound, then transformed into a stream of chaotic light and fell into Xia Tian's hands.

The moment they made contact, Xia Tian trembled violently. He seemed to see a majestic figure drawing a bow and arrow in the ancient, desolate starry sky, and nine great suns falling one after another, a scene of world destruction!
Yi shot down nine crows, and the heavens and the people were at peace!
"Take my bow and annihilate my enemy!"

As he held the bow and arrow, an immense and unparalleled power surged into his limbs and bones, almost bursting his temporary vessel!

He dared not hesitate, his left hand gripping the bow of the true god as if supporting a mountain; his right hand drew the bowstring, and the arrow that carried destiny pierced the air and came to the bowstring.

"Boom!"

The moment he made the gesture of drawing his bow, the power of the rules around the entire "Celestial River" resonated with him!
The core of the sun and the essence of the moon on the bow simultaneously burst forth with extreme light, yin and yang flowed, and chaos was created!

As the bowstring was slowly drawn back, with each step the bowstring, formed by the phantom of the river of time, was pulled back a fraction, the true dragon of fortune surrounding Xia Tian emitted a deafening roar.

The phantom of the human holy city behind him solidified a bit, as if the will and fortune of the entire human race had become the foundation for drawing this bow!
The bow was drawn, like a full moon, aimed at the golden rainbow that had already retreated to the edge of the gray-white area and was heading straight for the Eastern Heavenly Gate.

"call out--!"

The arrow has left the bowstring.

It didn't fly away; rather, it directly crossed the boundaries of time and space.

One moment it was still on the bowstring, the next it was already in front of Jin Hong!

The golden lotus, which was said to be "invulnerable to all laws," shattered its pure Zen light like fragile glass in the face of the real arrow that shot down the sun. It couldn't even stop it for a fraction of a second!
"The Sun-Shooting Bow?!"

"Wasn't this thing already destroyed...?"

As the golden crow prince's soul departed into the distance, it emitted an unprecedented, terrifying shriek originating from its bloodline and very essence, causing even the invulnerable golden lotus to tremble with ecstasy!
At this moment, a figure radiating Buddhist light appeared, sitting cross-legged on the "lotus," extending a palm in an attempt to catch the "arrow."

Unfortunately, we were a step too late.

"Pfft!"

However, it could not stop the dark red arrow from piercing the lotus heart and the miniature golden crow soul.

The Golden Crow Prince's wailing abruptly stopped.

The "Ending" law contained within the arrow, which had once shot down nine suns, erupted. The lotus and the divine soul within it, like snowflakes thrown into a furnace, instantly vaporized without leaving a trace, completely erased from the level of cause and effect and rules!
Because of its proximity to the "grayish-white" area, no sound could be heard from this scene.

But deep within the souls of all living beings, they heard a sigh from the primordial wilderness, a sigh that heralded the end of the world.

The last wisp of pressure belonging to the "quasi-true god" completely dissipated between heaven and earth.

As it "fell," an incomparably pure and vast power of heaven and earth fortune and merit, like a bursting dam, crossed the void and descended with a roar, pouring into Xia Tian and all the living beings of Qianxia who participated in this battle!

"Buzz!"

Summer's body trembled violently, but she was not injured.

Instead, the bottleneck that originally hindered their advancement to the "Second Heaven of Gods" was shattered by the massive influx of resources!
His original realm, which he had forcibly elevated with the help of the nation's fortune, began to stabilize and settle rapidly.

And based on this, he naturally took that crucial step—not by relying on external forces, but by his own true and solid presence, stepping into the third heaven of the gods!

Furthermore, propelled by this immense power, he directly ascended to the peak of the third level of the Divine Realm, seemingly only one step away from the threshold of the fourth level, "Quasi-True God"! (End of Chapter)