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Chapter 997, Armor 02
Yu Lian immediately burrowed back into Wang Ping's sleeve, while Wang Ping's expression remained indifferent. His primordial spirit instantly discerned the abilities of the four star gods: two possessed the ability of 'censorship' and two possessed the ability of 'concealment'.

However, instead of activating the Star God Core within their bodies, they used their own cores to set up a massive magic array as they charged toward Wang Ping. In Wang Ping's view, this magic array corroded the wood spirit aura he had just set up under the starry sky, causing the wood spirit rules to collapse and also leading to the collapse of the other five elements' energies.

"That's clever!"

After Wang Ping finished his evaluation, the emerald green light behind him surged like a tide, instantly spreading into a vast forest phantom, where every leaf flowed with the purest wood spirit energy.

Then he saw the illusory green land beneath his feet rapidly expanding, its roots penetrating the void and resonating with the wood spirit rules of the starry sky. Then, the spiritual energy of the entire starry sky seemed to be stirred by an invisible hand, and billions of emerald green light points converged on him from all directions, like a reversed Milky Way.

At this moment, Wang Ping was being watched by disciples from various sects of Xuanmen and Tianmen, as well as countless demons. He was not allowed to fail or even suffer any injury.

Since the opponent intended to use extraterrestrial demonic energy to devour the Five Elements Yin Yang rules, he countered with even more powerful rules!

Under the watchful eyes of many cultivators, just as Wang Ping was surrounded by a burst of brilliant light, the rebel army that had been so fierce a moment ago suddenly stopped. After a moment of silence, a seven-colored light exploded in the starry sky between Wang Ping and the four star gods, but the seven-colored light quickly disappeared, replaced by boundless chaos.

That was a blinding surge of energy created by the collision of the corrosive power of demonic energy and the rules of the wood spirit!
The azure light surrounding Wang Ping solidified into a phantom image of a colossal tree reaching to the heavens and the earth. Its branches supported the sky, its roots suppressed the starry sky, and every grain of wood shimmered with ancient runes, resisting the erosion of the magic array with the most primal vitality.

Then, the boundless starry sky twisted beneath his feet, and the shattered rules of the Five Elements were forcibly reassembled, transforming into a sky full of shimmering blue light.

All of this happened in just ten breaths. Zang Yi returned to Wang Ping's side and was about to make a move when he saw the Star God's array begin to crack, and the array patterns were retreating step by step under the impact of the wood spirit energy.

Zang Yi felt the oppressive force emanating from the Five Elements Yin Yang rules around him for a moment, which made him want to submit.

Wang Ping's indifferent gaze swept across the void. He stretched out his left hand and gently touched the void. The emerald light suddenly contracted into a single point, and then a talisman formed in the void.

It's a 'sword talisman'!
A long sword was born from the 'sword talisman' and fell with the force of splitting the heavens and earth. Before the sword's edge even reached the four star gods, the space around them began to collapse, and their figures swayed like a lone boat in a raging sea amidst the turbulent tide of wood spirits.

However, they were four fifth-realm star gods after all. At the crucial moment, the two censor star gods suppressed their fear, made hand seals, and issued an order: "Retreat!"

The longsword trembled slightly, but did not recede.

In that instant, the other two hidden star gods set up a secret passage, and they disappeared from the spot when the sword fell.

Wang Ping's expression remained unchanged. His rational state of 'self-discipline' allowed him to make a decision in an instant. He gently raised his left hand, and the transfer network under the starry sky displayed clear patterns. The four star gods who had entered the hidden passage were instantly locked by Wang Ping's primordial spirit. Then, the 'Heaven-Stealing Talisman' appeared beside him.

"No living being in the universe can escape the constraints of rules."

Wang Ping spoke these words slowly and deliberately, because the four Star Gods who had escaped had already been pulled out of the hidden passage by him. When he spoke, he did not pay attention to the four Star Gods, but looked up at the cosmic net that connected the life force of the four Star Gods.

Wang Ping gently moved the void in front of him with his left hand, and the primordial spirits of the four star gods trembled. Then, they simultaneously took out a pitch-black energy crystal from their storage bags and crushed it. A surge of extraterrestrial demonic energy emanated from it and was absorbed by their primordial spirits at the fastest speed. This was to use demonic energy to resist the death imposed on them by the rules.

The light screen panel appeared in front of Wang Ping at this moment. The compatibility of the 'Stealing Heaven Talisman' had increased by one point, reaching (19/100), and he had not yet successfully defined it.

Just as Wang Ping was puzzled, he sensed feedback from within the rules. It was the instinctive consciousness of the Wood Spirit Rules that wanted to assimilate the four Star Gods who carried the 'Rules of Destruction'. Then, Wang Ping even sensed the contradiction between the Five Elements Yin Yang Rules and the Heavenly Dao, but it only flashed by.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye. Wang Ping immediately understood what was going on. The Five Elements and Yin-Yang rules of this starry sky certainly did not want the rules from outside the realm to descend, but the Heavenly Dao had 'great love', or rather, in His eyes, everything was equal.

Therefore, the backlash from Wang Ping's designation of the four Fifth Realm Star Gods was neutralized by the Five Elements Yin-Yang rules of this starry sky.

Having thought this through, Wang Ping no longer held back. As his idea surfaced, surging wood spirit energy gathered around him, reinforcing the wood spirit world while once again defining their life and death with the 'Heaven Stealing Talisman'.

This time, the primordial spirit of a star god with the ability to speak out collapsed before it could even resist, and its physical body was instantly devoured by the surging demonic energy. The other three were terrified at the sight.

However, Wang Ping gave up on redefining it at this moment, because he sensed the aura of five more Five Realms Star Gods rushing towards him.

Yu Lian then said in her spiritual sea, "Is defining the Five Realms of Star Gods more difficult than I imagined?"

Wang Ping did not respond to Yu Lian's question. He was feeling the feedback that the Wood Spirit World had given to his primordial spirit after the successful definition. It was the accumulation of all the negative emotions of a fifth-realm star god before his death. Then the light screen panel popped up again, and the compatibility of his 'Stealing Heaven Talisman' increased by one point, reaching (20/100).

Although defining the Five Realms Star Gods was somewhat challenging, the rewards were extremely generous.

At this moment, the five reinforcements from the opposite side also appeared in Wang Ping's field of vision. It turned out that Gray Daoist was personally leading the team. He landed next to the remaining three Star Gods who looked a little disheveled.

On the other side, those twisted star gods had collapsed, causing boundless energy turbulence. The fifth-realm star gods who created those twisted things with their own flesh reappeared in the energy turbulence, but every inch of their flesh was filled with heavy extraterrestrial demonic energy, and they were no longer considered beings of this starry sky.

Zhu Wu, Quan Xing, Bai Xin, Hou Ji, and Wang Xuan returned to Wang Ping's side, using the wood spirit energy in the space to cleanse their bodies of the extraterrestrial pollution they had picked up during the battle. Yue Xi and Niu Pan also covered each other as they retreated back to Wang Ping's side.

Wang Ping's gaze swept quickly across the group. Including the five Star Gods who had been reborn from the distorted object, there were a total of sixteen Fifth Realm Star Gods opposite them.
They stood in mid-air, surrounded by starlight that was sometimes bright and sometimes dim. The Gray Taoist stood at the front, with a half-smile on his face, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.

Wang Ping remained standing in the same spot, without moving an inch, yet the surrounding wood spirit energy flowed and gathered around him like a submissive army, forming a green halo.

His gaze was indifferent, and the rules of the starry sky seemed to tilt towards him wherever his eyes fell.

Zhu Wu, Quan Xing, and the others retreated behind Wang Ping, their expressions cold and stern.

The young Star God, who had been unruly in front of Gray Daoist, became extremely cautious and careful when he met Wang Ping's gaze. This was the oppressive feeling brought about by the majesty that Xuanmen Zhenjun had accumulated over the years.

Furthermore, Wang Ping's manipulation of the Wood Spirit Rules had further diminished their confidence, but they did not give up. In the distance, cultivators from various sects and the demon race maintained the Five Elements Yin-Yang Formation in the starry sky while keeping their eyes glued to the two sides facing off below, feeling both fear and exhilaration.

On the flagship of the Taiyan Sect fleet, Li Miaolin subconsciously murmured, "Is this the True Lord?"

His tone carried a certain longing, after all, Wang Ping was a fourth-realm cultivator just like them hundreds of years ago, but he quickly concealed this longing and made himself appear extremely humble.

"Greetings, True Lord Changqing."

The Gray Daoist bowed deeply and said, "I think we can talk. Because of the previous misunderstanding, many disciples from the Xuanmen and Tianmen are currently visiting the outer planet. You..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhu Wu immediately rebuked him, "Who are you to dare to speak with True Lord Changqing? Quickly summon Wei and Qian to see me!"

Wang Ping maintained a hand seal with his left hand. During the battle, his teleportation talisman spread to the outer planet through the omnipresent wood spirit energy, taking the opportunity to transform hundreds of mortals on the outer planet into puppets.

However, the rules of the extraterrestrial planet are not within the scope of the Five Elements and Yin-Yang, and he needs to explore its mysteries.

The "guests" mentioned by the Gray Daoist were the disciples of the Xuanmen and Tianmen sects who were captured when the "rules of destruction" descended. Among them were some disciples of the fourth realm, such as Daoist Yunsong of the Earth Cave Sect.

"Those mayflies from beyond the world, their existence and demise are all in my heart, how dare you discuss such matters?"

Wang Ping had already made up his mind to try using the spirituality of the extraterrestrial planet. At this moment, the timing, location, and people were all on his side, so it was impossible for him to give up.

However, before that, he needs to glimpse the mysteries of the extraterrestrial demonic energy and the rules of the Heavenly Dao. In this way, he only needs one idea to invade the extraterrestrial planet. The best way to glimpse the rules of the extraterrestrial demonic energy is to fight against the rebels who cultivate demonic energy. If Wei Ling and Qian Xi personally appear, the effect will be even better.

"After capturing them, we can wipe out all the extraterrestrial rebels and then the war can be stopped!"

As Wang Ping spoke, the hand seals he maintained with his left hand changed rapidly, and the five talismans around him rotated alternately, preemptively using the 'Heaven-Covering Talisman' to distort the spellcasting rules around the Gray Daoist.

His words were tantamount to giving an order to Zhu Wu, Zang Yi, and the others. So, the moment he cast his spell, Zhu Wu, Zang Yi, and the others quickly communicated through their primordial spirits and locked onto their opponents immediately.

The immense power of a cultivator at the fifth realm erupted suddenly.

In an instant, the starry sky trembled, as if the entire starry sky was torn apart by an invisible giant hand. The violent energy turbulence swept in all directions like a raging sea. The brilliant starlight was annihilated in the collision, and space shattered inch by inch like fragile glass, revealing dark and twisted void rifts.

Zhu Wu and the others moved with incredible speed, each strike drawing upon the vast power of heaven and earth. Their fist imprints were as imposing as mountains, crushing the void; their momentum was like a rainbow, severing the Milky Way.

The Gray Daoist's side was not to be outdone. As their demonic energy surged, it was as if a ferocious beast had manifested, roaring and devouring everything.

The two forces collided violently, unleashing terrifying shockwaves capable of annihilating everything, shattering the space within a million miles as if the end of the world had arrived.

Wang Ping didn't rush to make a move, nor did the Gray Daoist opposite him. He also had four Star Gods by his side. The five of them formed a special magic array. There seemed to be an invisible barrier around the array, isolating them from the rules of the starry sky.

"I sensed a very special primordial spirit, hiding in the shadows and causing trouble." Yu Lian's voice echoed in her spiritual sea. She couldn't express it accurately because her cultivation level was insufficient for specific observation.

Wang Ping could also sense a violent energy existing in the world of inspiration, but he could not observe it directly with his primordial spirit or naked eye. He could only sense its existence. Because of its existence, the starry sky was originally filled with countless spiritual beings, but now not a single one could be seen.

Its existence can prevent Wang Ping from using the 'Heaven-Stealing Talisman' to steal heavenly secrets, spy on and define them, and can even disrupt Wang Ping's observation of the Wood Spirit's rules.

The other side was clearly well-prepared, which really made things a bit tricky for Wang Ping. So he didn't make a move immediately, because a Xuanmen True Monarch cannot afford any setbacks or be defeated.

“You can try using the ‘Demon Sword’!” Xinghai’s voice rang in Wang Ping’s ears. “I can help you suppress its negative effects.”

This coincided with Wang Ping's thought. He was actually about to ask Xinghai for help. When the two reached a tacit understanding, Wang Ping deliberately shifted his gaze to the side to observe the battlefield of the demon race's True Monarchs. His primordial spirit consciousness was also momentarily negligent.

Without a doubt, this was a flaw he deliberately revealed.

Just as Gray Daoist was about to warn his companions against rash actions, the two young cultivators had already made their move. This was not because they were inexperienced or impatient, but because they were in the center of the battlefield, which kept their minds highly focused. In addition, the prestige of the True Monarch and the Fifth Realm Star God who had just fallen in battle with Wang Ping were right in front of them.

Therefore, when they saw Wang Ping's weakness, their bodies acted instinctively, which shows that although they respected the True Lord's reputation, their desire to rebel was already deeply rooted, and they were willing to fight to the death.

Gray Daoist tried to stop them, but it was too late. After a moment's thought, he immediately led the other two Fifth Realm Star Gods to follow and maintain the magic array they had constructed.

Just as he summoned a command flag to activate his 'dream' ability, he suddenly sensed an energy fluctuation that suffocated the demonic energy within him. He was very familiar with this power, yet it was also incredibly unfamiliar. He quickly understood why it was familiar.

It is 'Jia Shang Ling Er', which is the demonic weapon in the hands of the Demon Emperor back then!

As Gray Daoist's thought surfaced, he saw a golden-armored soldier in front of Wang Ping conjure a jet-black, ancient longsword. The moment it appeared, both the rules of the Five Elements and Yin-Yang and the rules constructed by the extraterrestrial demonic energy were slightly disturbed, giving the impression that something unclean had suddenly descended.

"This is impossible!"

Gray Daoist couldn't understand why Wang Ping could use the Demon Sword.

(End of this chapter)