Destiny is ashes

Chapter 1164 Entering the Mysterious Realm, A Heavenly Punishment Sword

That turbid current of mortal dust, which would have been troublesome even for a powerful being, was frozen in mid-air.

Countless arrows remained still in their flight paths, and the ripples in the air around the arrowheads were clearly visible.

The whole world seemed to have been paused.

Only that figure continued to walk slowly forward.

"This, this is?!"

On the execution platform, the heads of the four major families all gasped in shock.

"Ling Xiao?!"

Only Lingxiao can command time and space in an instant, operate infinitely, and suppress the chaotic karmic tide of the mortal world.

But it was obvious that the person was not Ling Xiao.

If it were Ling Xiao, all the Imperial Guards would explode and die in the blink of an eye, but he would definitely not be weak either!
At that moment, the figure withdrew its gaze, and all the arrows that had been suspended in mid-air flowed backward, shooting back in the direction they had originally been fired.

Immediately, muffled cries of pain and screams rang out. The power of the Red Dust Arrow Rain, which had lost its formation, was far less than that, but it was still enough to injure everyone amidst the shock.

However, this action did give many powerful celestial officials time to react.

"The enemy's attack is unusual; let's join forces!"

Song Anshi glanced at the silent Grand Tutor Hong and the motionless Yin Gujin, knowing that there must be a great change this time, and immediately made a decision.

He leaped to his feet, standing atop the crumbling city fragments, and cried out to the heavens: "My Lord, help me!"

With a wave of his hand, the originally blood-red sky suddenly lit up with countless stars, which was the sky that had been destroyed by Tianwu's [Southern Dipper's Life-Giving], and this sky had been repaired.

At this moment, countless stars twinkled, connecting to form countless star maps, which vaguely transformed into the palm lines of an enormous hand.

In the past, Song Hengqi, one of the Four Heavenly Generals, transformed into a colossal god who supported the heavens and carried the clouds, and withstood the fall of the Imperial Court and the destruction of the three realms of the Northern Xuan Sacrifice Continent. He became the peerless ghost god, Emperor Tianming Yujiang, who carried the sun.

With one palm, he suppressed the vast and boundless Tearful Rain Demon Lord, who melted flesh and blood and eroded souls, back to the north of the Heavenly Sea. With another palm, he enveloped the Divine Capital, using his body as a pillar and transforming into a canopy of the sky to support the heart of the Great Chen Dynasty for 30,000 years of favorable weather.

The entire sky above the capital was covered by the hand of this Lingxiao Heavenly Venerable, and the countless stars were all the lines of his palm!
Song Anshi's strength was far inferior to that of his ancestor, but with his blood, he could mobilize the power of the Heavenly Sea Formation. At this moment, as he transformed into a giant phantom covered in wings, his mere breath caused all the residents of the capital to hear the cry of the Heavenly Phoenix, and they subconsciously curled up, not wanting to be blown away.

Behind him, the heads of the Yao and Guang families joined forces.

Among the Four Generals of Xuantian, Yao Xuanzhao, the Netherworld General, once fought against Xie Fangqiu, the sect leader of the Great Netherworld Void Mountain in the Northern Xuan Sacrifice Continent. They fought for the belonging of the souls of the billions of beings who died in the epochal calamity. He manipulated the power of creation, and his Heavenly Spirit Soul ignited the ten blazing suns, transforming into ten Netherworld Golden Crows that shone with dark golden light. The intense light overwhelmed the Lifeless Relic of the Great Netherworld Void Mountain, causing 70% of the souls of the dead to be reborn in the Great Chen Dynasty, while the remaining 30% were divided equally among the other sects.

Now, Yaomingguang also activated this method, transforming into a golden crow. Vast netherworld power surged from the void, transforming into one eye of the Heavenly Sea Giant God. Instantly, it pierced through the netherworld, penetrating the past and future of three lifetimes, and firmly locked onto the figure that was rampaging in the capital.

On the other side, Guangdaoquan also used all his strength.

At the end of the ancient era, various sects of Lingxiao emerged and competed for supremacy. All kinds of great supernatural powers shattered the earth, water, fire, and wind, as if time and space were being re-forged. Countless beings were displaced and lost. One of the Four Generals of Xuantian, the Divine General Guang Wanquan, fully activated his fundamental method, the "Perfect Enlightenment Sutra on the Tranquility of the World and All Afflictions." This method originated from the "Comprehensive Pure World Lapis Lazuli Light King Mantra" passed down by the ancient Taoist Lingxiao. It possesses immeasurable power and boundless benevolence, and can reflect a "peaceful and unmoving heaven where afflictions are cut off" in one's heart.

In this realm, only when the mind remains still can the body remain still. Beings contained within it need no food or drink, are free from worries, and can sever all worldly desires. Supernatural powers that invade it cannot interact with other beings and are all rendered illusory. They can be reflected back by the one who chants the mantra and used to attack them. It is a supreme supernatural power that can be used to cultivate the mind and protect the Dharma.

Now, although Guang Daoquan could not manifest even a fraction of his ancestor's divine power, he still used the Silent Illumination Glazed Light to cloak the Heavenly Sea Giant God in armor. Layers of time and space intertwined and overlapped, transforming into a distant and winding path, with countless blurry and dreamlike light and shadow flowing within it, and even light was captured by it.

With a glance, the giant god raised his hand, and Yuan Chengjun also raised his hand. Although the central point of the earth vein array was broken, how could the earth vein array of the capital city only have one node?
The surging energy of the heavens and earth, under Yuan Chengjun's control, transformed into an ancient halberd in the giant's hand. As it swung, the distance between heaven and earth rapidly closed. It wasn't just the halberd attacking; the very heaven and earth being attacked responded, actively demanding to withstand the blow. Simultaneously, many of the less seriously injured Imperial Guards forcefully unleashed their power, unleashing a barrage of arrows, energy blades, divine light, spells, and supernatural abilities, all following closely behind the giant's halberd, tearing through the air and leaving no room for retreat.

Faced with this attack, even the figure couldn't help but raise its head.

This combined the power of the four Lingxiao Dharma Gates and the Divine Capital Formation. Even with the help of You Ruhui, who also possessed imperial blood, interpreting it, and analyzing its essence with a complete set of 'Imperial Book Treasure Book' and the Five Emperors' Method, plus his companion friend infiltrating the Divine Capital to plant a virus that eroded the formation and usurped its power for his own use, it was still difficult to completely ignore its pure power.

After all, the other party is the real administrator.

The heavens and the seas are the body, the divine light and spirits are the creation, and the heart reflects the world. The earth veins should represent the manifestation of all things. In the past, the four generals of heaven, earth, gods and ghosts combined their power, which is the power of earth, water, fire and wind, and the power of creation, with the help of the holy ancestor Xuan Tianji.

Now, the descendants of the four generals have joined forces, and although they are far from being as powerful as their ancestor, they have managed to restore a trace of his power.

This strike, though it came down, still possessed the power to easily lift and crush the entire capital!
What does this mean? The vastness of Shenjing is comparable to a small world, and the total weight of all matter on it is approximately 419.2 trillion tons.

This power, compressed into an arm, a hand, a palm, and a halberd, requires no supernatural abilities or spells. Its very existence distorts spacetime. If it were to naturally crash onto the earth, it could create mountains thousands of miles high.

This power, compressed to an infinite degree by the giant god's technology, shattered the void and crushed down with the force of the mortal world, without any spillage. Not even the dust in the air was disturbed by this attack.

Unless it's Ling Xiao, even the most powerful Pure Yang Heavenly Lord would never be able to easily withstand this attack.

However, the figure simply raised its hand.

He raised his hand, and ripples spread out in concentric circles. Wherever they passed, the air disintegrated, the molecular structure collapsed, and even the atomic nuclei spontaneously cracked and exploded, turning into high temperatures.

One after another, blazing clouds of fire spread outwards in all directions with his nonchalant movements, and all sorts of rays pierced through everything.

However, time stood still, and all the forces that should have destroyed everything around them in an instant were frozen in place, turning pitch black, yet emitting light. This darkness radiating light was called 'Mystery'.

And this mystery transformed into a sword, named 'Zhu'.

—Entering the mysterious and profound, a single sword strikes to punish the heavens!
The figure raised his hand, his two fingers forming a sword, pointing straight at the only vulnerable spot of the Heavenly Sea Giant God!

That's because he shattered the Yuan family mansion and the earth vein array, which is why the flaw appeared!
As soon as the sword was drawn, all the attacks of the Imperial Guards, the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals, the spells and supernatural powers, and the energy of swords and blades that had attacked alongside the Heavenly Sea Giant God all turned into smoke with a hiss and vanished without a trace.

The halberd fell, which should have been a dramatic scene, but now it was silent and motionless.

But upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the figure was actually holding the halberd's blade between two fingers.

The halberd's edge continued to crumble, revealing cracks.

"No! Our permissions are inferior to his!"

Within the colossal Heavenly Sea Formation, Yuan Chengjun was drenched in cold sweat. He shouted, "He has imperial blood?! He also controls the Heavenly Sea Formation!"

"There's no other way!" Song Anshi's mind was a complete mess. Who exactly was this person? How could he possess imperial blood? He couldn't figure it out in a short time, so he could only grit his teeth and say resolutely, "He's even trying to usurp the power of the Heavenly Sea Array. We can't give him that chance!"

"burst!"

"burst!"

With the four of them working together, they decisively poured all their power into the explosion, giving the Heavenly Punishment Sword Qi no chance to break through their combined force. It surged out directly in the simplest, purest, and most flawless way!
(End of this chapter)