Daqin Zhentiansi

The black dragon and the black armor were already terrified and fled a million miles away.

They concealed their presence and hid in the chaotic void, no longer daring to covet the Thunderfall Abyss. Their hearts were filled with only the relief of surviving the ordeal and a deep awe for the Thunder Prison.

Those three drumbeats shattered their greed and awakened their senses.

The phantom of the Vermilion Bird descended above Thunder Abyss, its flames burning fiercely, and its clear cry filled with unprecedented exhilaration.

"Excellent! What a thunderous sound! This drum, resounding throughout the primordial world, is the clarion call for the revival of our dormant bloodline!"

Her phantom image flashed and disappeared, clearly to contact other dormant top-tier divine beasts.

In the distant heavens and earth, some ancient and hidden beings either awaken from their slumber or raise their heads from the abyss, casting their gaze toward the direction of Thunderfall Abyss.

The sound of the drum, like a boulder thrown into stagnant water, stirred up ripples that had been silent for eternity.

A wait-and-see attitude, an assessment, and a smoldering wildfire challenging the old order are spreading silently.

The three drumbeats from the Thunderfall Abyss that shook the heavens and shattered the main force of the Patrol Division were like three world-destroying stars thrown into a stagnant pool of primordial water.

Its terrifying energy burst forth and the myth of "the invincible heaven and man" collapsed instantly, transforming into an invisible shockwave that swept across the Chensha River war zone and spread wildly towards more distant star fields.

The Thousand Views Guardian Hall.

The deepest and most profound realm of deliberation.

On the pale golden light screen, the final, devastating purple lightning pillar of Thunderfall Abyss and the scene of Jade City's disheveled escape slowly faded away.

The space fell into a deathly silence.

Only the lingering Daoist energy fluctuations revealed the intense turbulence that the divine senses of the venerable ones had just experienced.

"The third drumbeat... just the third drumbeat!"

Venerable Cangming, dressed in a star-patterned Taoist robe with his face hidden behind a hazy starlight, spoke for the first time.

His voice was like a cold spring in a secluded valley, yet it carried a hint of uncontrollable turmoil.

"The Soul-Suppressing Banner is shattered, the Star-Shattering Crossbow is destroyed, the God-Binding Lock is broken, and Jade City is severely injured and has fled far away..."

"The backbone of the Patrol Division in Chensha River was broken by Lei Yu."

The only beings capable of ruling the primordial world besides the Heavenly Palace and the Heavenly Venerable are the Guardian Divisions that are spread throughout the Nine Heavens.

But ultimately, it is the accumulated pressure over a long period of time.

Once this authority is broken, the situation will collapse for miles around!
Inside the main hall, another old man, Zhenyue Venerable, whose entire body was shrouded in an earthy yellow halo and whose shape resembled an ancient mountain rock, slowly stroked his beard, and his stone-like pupils shone with a sharp light.

"It's not just the backbone; it's the collapse of the Heavenly Palace's supreme authority in this place! That drum... its power has already touched the very origin of the primordial world!"

"Thunder Prison completes its inheritance. Obtaining this divine artifact is a declaration that the divine beast race will reclaim its voice in the primordial world!"

"The Sand River, and even the surrounding star fields, are about to undergo a major upheaval!"

"A change of heavens?" The third Venerable, Lingxiao Sword Venerable, whose body was surrounded by sword energy and whose sharpness was restrained, sneered. A wisp of sword energy flickered from his fingertip, tearing through the void. "It's more than just a change of heavens! The foundation of the rule of the Heavenly People has been cracked!"

"Yucheng suffered such a crushing defeat that the Lord of Xuan Yue Palace will surely mobilize an even more terrifying force to launch a counterattack in his fury."

"But at this moment..." His gaze swept across the light screen, as if piercing through endless space and landing on the Blackstone Plains, "this is a once-in-a-millennium opportunity for our human race!"

"Notify Xuancheng that at all costs, the Azure Scaled Flood Dragon and the Black Horned Rhinoceros must be killed! Zhang Yuan... this boy's ability to stir up trouble far exceeds expectations. Order all halls to allocate resources and powerful warriors to the Chensha River war zone!"

"If we win this battle, our Thousand Observation Palace will have the leverage to communicate with the Heavenly Palace... and even with the resurrected divine beasts!"

The other venerable ones all nodded.

The 38 million humans guarding the temple are not only vassals and barriers of the Celestial Race, but also a way to accumulate strength, waiting for the day they can break through the heavens!
"Om-"

A golden talisman containing supreme will flew out from the Xuan Realm, tearing through the void and shooting straight towards the front line of the Sunken Sand River.

The atmosphere in the hall was both somber and intense; a high-stakes gamble concerning the future of the tribe had begun.

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Green Scale Cave Heaven.

The aftershocks of the thunderous drumbeats from Thunderfall Abyss penetrated the spatial barrier, causing the azure crystals in the cave to shimmer intensely.

The powerful demons who remained behind trembled with fear and almost knelt down.

"Defeat... The main force of the Patrol Division... actually lost?!"

A dragon clan elder at the peak of the Saint Realm spoke in a hoarse voice, his eyes filled with disbelief and fear.

"Lei Yu... how could he be so strong?"

For many years, the demon race in the Shensha River war zone has seemed to be hostile to the Celestial Race, but in fact they have been secretly plotting against the divine beast Kui Niu.

But now the situation has changed, the celestial beings have suffered a great defeat, and the situation in the entire area of ​​tens of millions of miles has changed!
Another elder hissed, his eyes a mixture of fear and greed.

"It's that divine drum! Even the three treasures of Jade City combined couldn't stop it! Quick! Quickly send a message to the two Supreme Elders, Qingming and Qingyuan! The Celestials' control over the Sunken Sand River has become vacuumed!"

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! While the humans are entangled with the Black Horned Rhinoceros and Bloodclaw Wolves, we must immediately abandon the standoff and launch a full-scale attack!"

"If we can defeat the main force of the Thousand Temples Palace, devour the three hundred temples behind the Black Stone Plains, and plunder their resources, our clan's strength will skyrocket! At that time, whether facing the Heavenly Palace's counterattack or... negotiating with the resurrected divine beasts, we will have the confidence to do so!"

Who is the true master of the land of Chensha River?

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

"boom--"

A divine thought of emerald blood, imbued with extreme greed and urgency, pierced through the void and shot towards the battlefield of Blackstone Plains.

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Black Stone Marsh, the ancestral home of the Black Horned Rhinoceros tribe.

The oppressive atmosphere was shattered by the news from Luo Leiyuan.

The powerful rhinoceros clan members who remained behind gazed at the trembling earth and felt the lingering drumbeats that oppressed even their bloodline, and were plunged into immense panic.

"The Patrol Division...is it finished? The Jade City Governor...has escaped?" The leading Saint Realm elder's voice trembled. "Lei Yu...will he hold a grudge against us for cooperating with the Heavenly Palace?"

"Quickly! Send a message to Venerables Heiyan and Xuanzhong! Things are hopeless! Immediately leave the battlefield! Preserve your strength!"

"Thunderfall Abyss has become a new taboo, and Thunder Prison is at its most formidable; it must not be provoked! Let the human race and the Azure Scaled Flood Dragon fight it out!"

Survival became the only thought on the Black Horned Rhinoceros tribe's mind at that moment.

A divine thought, tinged with panic and an order to retreat, also shot towards the battlefield.

……

Blackstone Plains battlefield.

The earth-shattering changes in Thunderfall Abyss swept across the Blackstone Plains battlefield like a hurricane, instantly shattering the stalemate!
The two dragon lords, Qingming and Qingyuan, received urgent news from their ancestral land almost simultaneously!

As the divine sense swept over them, the two enormous vertical pupils first erupted in disbelief and horror, which was then replaced by an almost insane ecstasy and greed!
"Heaven is on our side! Jade City has been utterly defeated! The Patrol Guard has collapsed!"

The Azure Netherworld Venerable roared to the heavens, his dragon's cry piercing the clouds and splitting rocks, filled with boundless excitement. "The Thunder Prison has tolled the death knell for the Heavenly Palace! The Sinking Sand River is ours!"

"Qingyuan, what are we waiting for? Tear these troublesome humans to shreds! Flatten the Black Stone Plains and seize the Three Hundred Temples behind us! Resources, territory, and food are all at our disposal! This is our race's chance to become the overlord!"

They completely ignored Venerable Xuancheng's warning and the intimidation of the three Venerables of the Thousand Views Hall!

In Qingming and Qingyuan's view, the Heavenly Man's biggest claw in the Sunken Sand River has been broken, and the Thousand Views Hall is not enough to support itself!

At this moment, the human defense line is at its weakest!
"Roar! My lads! The Heavenly Palace has fallen! Follow me and slaughter all of humanity, let the Sovereign sink to the sands!" Venerable Qingyuan roared.

The enormous dragon's true form stirred up the celestial demon clouds, carrying with it a destructive azure-green aura, and brazenly crossed the line of confrontation.

The giant claw tore through space, hurtling straight at Venerable Xuancheng! He intended to shatter humanity's strongest barrier in one fell swoop!

Black Rock and Xuanzhong, the two Rhinoceros Venerables, also received the order to retreat in panic from the ancestral land.

But the battlefield changes in an instant. The sudden and violent attack of the Azure Scaled Dragon and its shout of "Jade City has been defeated and the Patrol Division has collapsed" were like thunderclaps!
The two were shaken to their core, and their movements inevitably faltered and hesitated.

Should we withdraw?

Or... take advantage of the situation and fight for a bigger prize with the Azure Scaled Flood Dragon?
This slight hesitation, on the battlefield of life and death, is a fatal flaw!
Bloodfang was driven to complete madness by the words "Heavenly Palace has fallen".

Ignoring his injuries, he burned his life essence, and his hundred-foot wolf body unleashed its final ferocity.

"Hahaha! The Celestials are finished! My minions! Eat them all up with me! Leave no one alive!"

Driven by its frenzy, the remaining wolf pack launched a desperate counterattack, as if in a final burst of energy.

The pressure on the human race has increased dramatically.

The expressions of the three human venerables, Xuancheng, Lingxiao, and Zhenyue, were extremely solemn.

The sudden all-out attack of the Azure Scaled Flood Dragon, combined with the hesitant counterattack of the Black Horned Rhinoceros and the frenzy of Blood Fang, instantly increased the pressure on the human defense line!

"Hmph! Stubborn fools! Form the Three Talents Demon-Suppressing Formation! Today, I'll bury your bones here, you two worms!"

Venerable Xuancheng's beard and hair bristled, and the whisk in his hand transformed into a ten-thousand-foot-long Milky Way, fiercely meeting the destructive attacks of Qingming and Qingyuan together with Venerable Lingxiao's Heaven-Splitting Sword Qi and Venerable Zhenyue's Mountain-Moving Seal!

Another earth-shattering collision erupted, causing large sections of space to collapse!

On the battlefield below, the combined forces of the Wuwei and the various Guanyuan armies faced increased pressure. The addition of elite Qinglin Jiaozu forces instantly intensified the battle, and casualties began to appear.

The core main hall of the Thirty-Three Temples.

Zhang Yuan stood with his hands behind his back at the eye of the formation.

The black ink Taoist robe remained completely still amidst the raging energy turbulence.

His divine sense, like an invisible net, had already encompassed the entire battlefield.

In particular, he had a clear view of every move the Venerable One made in the high-altitude battle.

When news of Luo Leiyuan's great victory arrived, a knowing glint flashed deep in his eyes.

But more than anything, there was a frozen calm.

When Qingming and Qingyuan launched a full-scale attack out of ecstasy, when Heiyan and Xuanzhong were shaken to their core and their auras became momentarily disordered due to the transmission of information, and when Xueya's frenzied counterattack made him the most conspicuous target, Zhang Yuan knew that the time for a fatal blow had arrived!
"Thunderclap!"

Zhang Yuan's voice was as cold as the wind from the deepest hell, clearly reaching the ears of the young Kui Niu beside him, who was already eager to try and held the "Abyss Rift Bow".

"Disciple is here." Lei Zhen looked up, his eyes shining with excitement.

"Target: three inches below the reverse scale on the left side of Blackrock Venerable's neck, at the 'Rock Heart' node where his old wound has healed." Zhang Yuan spoke rapidly, pinpointing the vital point precisely. "I will use 'Godslayer' to break his 'Mysterious Turtle Suppressing Prison Qi,' and you will use 'Abyss Rift' to pierce it! Only one arrow is allowed!"

"Yes, Master!" Lei Zhen's eyes flashed with azure lightning, his fighting spirit boiling, and he instantly drew his bow!
"Om-"

Longbow at full moon!

The bow-shaped body is covered in layers of lightning patterns, which light up in layers.

Lightning and shadow coalesced into a silver lightning bolt, refined to its utmost, radiating an indestructible and penetrating aura.

The arrow was firmly locked onto the Black Rock Venerable's massive neck, a vital spot!

At the same time, Zhang Yuan calmly raised his hand, and the "Godslayer Bow" silently appeared in his palm.

The deep, dark purple bow, the phantom of the gluttonous maw, and the imagery of the five elements' birth, death, and cycle suddenly appeared!

He did not infuse much true energy into it.

Holding the longbow, he used his supreme martial will, combined with the Chaos God-Demon Body's ability to draw upon the power of the Great Qin Heavenly Dao, and the Devouring and Destruction Laws of the "God-Slaying Bow" itself, to lock onto the "Mysterious Turtle Prison Suppressing Qi" on the Black Rock Venerable's body, which was operating at full power to resist the suppression power of the Xuanwu and the attacks of the human Venerable!
"Godslayer - Lawbreaker!"

Zhang Yuan gave a low shout, "Release the strings!"
"call out--!"

A dark, deep, and inconspicuous purple light shot out from the bow!

There was no earth-shattering momentum, only a strange sense of annihilation that devoured light and disintegrated the laws!
Wherever the arrow passed, the space seemed to have its defensive properties "erased" by an invisible force!
The Black Rock Venerable was being restrained by the power of the Black Tortoise, the earth veins of the Black Rock Temple Master, and the Mountain-Moving Seal of the Mountain-Suppressing Venerable, causing him to roar repeatedly.

His body surface is covered with the "Mysterious Turtle Suppressing Prison Qi," which is his strongest defense, radiating brilliant light.

However, the strange purple light ignored the distance and instantly touched the protective energy!
"laugh--!"

Like a red-hot iron being plunged into ice and snow!
The area hit by the incredibly sturdy "Mysterious Tortoise Suppressing Prison Barrier" instantly became chaotic and collapsed, with the power of the Five Elements' generation and destruction frantically eroding it, forming a rapidly expanding "void hole" the size of a bowl!
Its core defensive node was pierced through in one strike by the devouring and magic-breaking power contained in the "Godslayer" arrow!
"what?!"

Black Rock Venerable was terrified; a fatal warning made him instinctively twist his neck!

However, in that one-thousandth of a second, as his protective aura was breached and his mind faltered due to the violent shock and fear—

"Rift Abyss - Slay the Gods!"

Lei Zhen roared!

"call out--!!!"

The silver lightning bolt, which had been poised to strike, pierced through the void like a silver lightning bolt, with perfect precision, and entered the "void hole" that had been torn open by the "God-Slaying Arrow"!

Ignoring the weak demonic power defense hastily gathered by the Black Rock Venerable, which had lost the support of the core of his protective energy, it pierced fiercely into the "rock heart" node, three inches below the reverse scale on the left side of his neck, which was relatively fragile due to an old injury and directly connected to the core of his power.
"Pfft—Boom!!!"

The piercing lightning, condensed to its extreme, erupted within the Black Rock Venerable's body!
It tore apart its flesh and armor, which were comparable to divine metal, from the inside, and blasted a horrific bloody hole at the junction of its massive head and neck!
Dark golden divine beast blood, mixed with shattered internal organs and bones, gushed out like a fountain!

"Uh... ho ho..."

The Black Rock Venerable's massive body suddenly stiffened, his single eye filled with extreme pain, bewilderment, and disbelief.

It seemed to want to look down at the fatal wound.

I want to let out one last roar.

But the broken throat and the rapidly fading life force left it only able to emit meaningless hoarse sounds.

The colossal body, hundreds of feet tall, collapsed to its knees with a thunderous crash, like a mountain of gold or a jade pillar toppling, finally slamming heavily onto the earth, stirring up clouds of dust, and its aura was completely extinguished!

One arrow pierces the heavens, one arrow slays the gods!
Black Rock Venerable has fallen!

The entire battlefield, whether it was the Venerables fighting fiercely in the sky or the legions fighting brutally below, seemed to be paused at this moment!
Dead!

Absolute silence!
The lingering power of thunder was devastating!
The Venerable One has fallen! (End of Chapter)