Swallowing the Stars: Heart of the Martial God

Chapter 152 Battle with the Ancient Avatar

The cosmic overlords of each race exerted all their divine power to fight back against the attack of the Divine Elephant Stepping on the Heavenly Domain.

Linglong Venerable felt her divine power being constantly diminished. Looking at Ling Xuan's figure standing in the center of the battlefield, she felt only a chilling coldness in her heart.

Ling Xuan's gaze narrowed slightly as he stared at the three powerful figures from different races who were unable to move due to the suppression of his Divine Elephant Sky-Treading Domain. He gripped the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade tightly with both hands, crouched down slightly, and assumed a posture of gathering strength.

The surrounding space began to distort violently, as if an invisible force was gathering, and even the air became viscous and heavy.

"This Meteor Plain is just the right place to bury you all." Ling Xuan's voice was calm yet carried an undeniable majesty. As soon as he finished speaking, a terrifying sword intent suddenly rose up on the Meteor Plain, like a crimson pillar of light shooting straight into the sky, and then radiated throughout the entire Mo Hua spacetime where the Meteor Plain was located at an astonishing speed.

In an instant, the entire sky nine light-years across the Mo Hua spacetime was enveloped in a dense, fiery red color. The clouds shattered inch by inch under the impact of the sword intent, revealing the torn spacetime rifts behind them, like hideous scars.

Deep within the Mo Hua Time and Space, in a secret realm filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers, a group of beautiful creatures, like flower fairies, huddled among the blossoms. Their skin was as white as flower petals, yet they trembled with fear at the terrifying red light in the sky and the horrifying blade intent that seemed to tear through the entire space-time.

"Quiet, don't be afraid, this is the territory of the Ancestral God Sect." In this garden, a graceful figure quietly appeared. She was wearing a light purple dress with flowers embroidered on the hem. She was none other than the Guardian God of the Ancestral God Sect, Lord Mo Hua.

With a gentle wave of her slender hand, a layer of pale blue light instantly enveloped the entire secret realm, isolating it from the deafening roar and terrifying sword intent outside, and the entire space-time immediately stabilized.

"What a terrifying aura! How could such a sword intent that could cleave heaven and earth and destroy time and space appear among a group of inheritors?" The Lord of Mo Hua looked at the red light in the sky, her delicate eyebrows slightly furrowed, and a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.

"Sister, I'm afraid."

"Sister, is the sky going to fall?" The young Mo Hua spirits gathered around the Mo Hua Lord, their voices trembling with tears.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here." The Lord of Mo Hua gently stroked their heads and softly comforted them.

The Mo Hua Spacetime is the exclusive spacetime of the Mo Hua Lord. These beautiful beings are the rare Mo Hua Spirit Race in the universe. A total of 999 were born, and now 82 have unfortunately perished. The remaining ones are as close as sisters and live a peaceful life under the protection of the Mo Hua Lord. They have never seen such a terrifying sight.

On the Meteor Plain, the all-tearing sword intent continued to accumulate, becoming increasingly terrifying.

The remaining thirty-six cosmic overlords struggled to resist the divine elephant's attacks under the suppression of the Divine Elephant Sky-Treading Domain, and could only watch helplessly as the terrifying sword intent continued to rise, their hearts filled with despair.

The boundless sword intent continued to gather, faintly condensing into a huge, fiery red dragon-shaped phantom. The dragon scales were clearly visible, each shimmering with a destructive luster. The dragon's eyes burned with raging flames, exuding an aura that could incinerate everything.

"Die!" Ling Xuan shouted, his arm suddenly exerting force, the three-pointed double-edged sword slicing through the sky. The terrifying dragon composed of boundless sword intent let out a deafening roar, and with a world-destroying power, it swooped down towards the three races' experts.

"Crimson Sky-Splitting Slash!"

This is the ultimate secret technique that Ling Xuan created for himself after hundreds of years of seclusion. Its foundation is still the Heavenly Blade Intent and the Fire Void Beast God Path he used in the battle world before.

However, the Heavenly Blade's intent is incredibly profound and ever-changing. Once one grasps even a small part of its essence, one can achieve extremely high proficiency in swordsmanship. In comparison, it is much simpler than the Great Creation Palm created by the Xuan Gu clone.

"Linglong, watch out, I'm coming!"

A deep shout, like the earth cracking, resounded across the Meteor Plain, causing ripples even in space and time.

The three-million-kilometer-tall Xuangu clone descended like a colossal mountain from the primordial era, its rocky body exuding an overwhelming aura. The rock patterns on its surface glowed with golden-red light due to the surge of divine power, each pattern seemingly containing the immense power to shatter mountains and rivers.

Almost the instant he landed, the "Giant's Domain" unfolded with a roar!

The pale golden domain spread out from the Xuan Gu clone. Wherever it passed, the earth began to rise in reverse, and broken rock layers converged towards him as if in worship. Even the void was squeezed by this tyrannical power and groaned under its own weight.

The moment Ling Xuan's Divine Elephant Sky-Treading Domain collided with it, the billions of illusory divine elephants let out terrified cries—those divine elephants were actually collapsing at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the edge of the domain was violently shaken like water ripples after being hit by a boulder. The originally stable control over spacetime was instantly torn open with a gap.

"No, Xuan Gu, you go! This Ling Xuan is the Lord of the Universe, you are no match for him!" Venerable Linglong hurriedly advised through telepathy, her tone filled with anxiety.

It doesn't matter if she dies, the Empress will resurrect her. But if the Xuan Gu Venerable dies, the Zerg will lose an entire set of top-tier treasures, which is really not worth it.

"I will fight him." Xuan Gu's clone's voice was unwavering. He suddenly raised his right arm, and his rocky arm was instantly covered with dazzling golden light. Countless rock patterns flowed like a galaxy. Without hesitation, he thrust out a palm, "Great Creation Palm!"

A golden palm print blotted out the sky, carrying the power to crush stars as it met the fiery red sword dragon.

The moment they collided, it was as if two universes were crashing together, with golden and red light intertwining and exploding, producing a deafening roar.

However, Xuan Gu's clone was caught off guard, and the edge of the palm print was quickly torn open by the sword dragon, leaving a huge crack. Countless golden fragments of light scattered like meteors.

Although the momentum of the sword dragon slowed down, it still charged towards Xuan Gu's clone and the Linglong Venerable behind him with a terrifying aura.

"The body of a giant!"

Upon seeing this, Xuan Gu's clone instantly erupted with dazzling golden light from its rocky body. The originally gray-black rock surface became as brilliant as crimson gold, and every inch of the rock texture flowed with an aura of immortality.

He crossed his arms in front of him, his massive body like an indestructible golden fortress, and gritted his teeth to withstand the fierce blow.

The sword dragon slammed into his arms, the burst of light almost blinding, and the terrifying energy shockwave spread outwards, shattering space wherever it passed.

The enormous body of the Xuan Gu clone was pushed backward by this tremendous force, its feet carving two bottomless furrows in the meteorite plain. The hard rock layers crumbled like tofu under its feet, and dust flew up wherever it went, forming two long earthen dragons.

The golden giant, three million kilometers tall, crossed its arms tightly, desperately resisting the blow. The golden rock patterns shimmered under the erosion of the blade's intent, yet they never dissipated.

The aftershocks of the battle swept out like a tsunami, with astonishing power.

Those other cosmic overlords, who were already at their limit, were unable to withstand the impact of this aftershock and were instantly annihilated without leaving a trace.

Only the Xuan Gu clone, with its massive body and formidable defense, managed to firmly protect the group of Zerg universe overlords, while remaining unharmed, its rocky body still radiating golden light.

In the distance, the powerful figures from various races seemed frozen in place, their eyes wide with disbelief and their faces filled with indescribable shock. Their gazes were fixed on the center of the battlefield, as if they could not believe what they were seeing.

"Heavens! Venerable Xuan Gu actually withstood Ling Xuan's earth-shattering strike! His defensive power is simply defying the heavens!" "Ling Xuan's 'Crimson Sky-Splitting Slash' is too terrifying in its power; it has definitely reached the realm of a Universe Lord. Such strength is truly chilling!"

"The clash between these two top experts is truly earth-shattering and awe-inspiring. Such a shocking scene is probably rare to see even in hundreds of millions of epochs!"

"I'm afraid Ling Xuan wasn't an immortal at all before; he was originally a cosmic venerable of the Dao of Time and Space."

Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain why the other party has made such rapid progress in such a short period of time, becoming the master of the universe from an immortal in just a few hundred years.

Ling Xuan gazed at the golden giant that had been pushed back hundreds of millions of kilometers, yet still stood firm like a towering mountain. A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, but it vanished in an instant. Then, a playful smile appeared on his lips.

He slowly sheathed the three-pointed double-edged sword, his movements fluid and graceful. The moment the sword returned to its sheath, the overflowing sword intent seemed to be sealed away as well, leaving only a faint aura of killing intent lingering around him.

"You do have some skill, no wonder you've recently gained fame as the Venerable Xuan Gu." Ling Xuan's voice wasn't loud, but it seemed to carry an innate confidence and arrogance, clearly echoing throughout the entire battlefield.

"You must be the human Ling Xuan?" The Xuan Gu clone's booming voice reverberated through the air, sending a chill down everyone's spine. "Your strength is indeed not to be underestimated. However, you have already slain the powerful figures of the other two races. How about we stop here?"

As the Xuan Gu clone spoke, its massive body leaned slightly forward, and the golden patterns on the rock surface shimmered with light, as if it were accumulating some kind of powerful force, ready to respond to Ling Xuan's response at any moment.

Upon hearing this, Ling Xuan narrowed his eyes impatiently, a cold glint flashing in them, and said with disdain, "Who do you think you are? You dare to interfere in our war and try to mediate this conflict?"

As soon as he finished speaking, his aura suddenly surged, and the Divine Elephant Stepping Heaven Domain was unleashed at full power.

In an instant, thousands of phantom elephants surged forth, their bodies as massive as mountains, their eyes burning with flames. With each swing of their trunks, they stirred up a whirlwind that shattered the surrounding space, revealing dark spatial rifts.

The divine elephants roared and surged toward Xuan Gu's avatar, their momentum seemingly capable of crushing everything.

Seeing this, Xuan Gu's clone snorted coldly, "Since that's the case, then let's have a good fight!"

The Giants' Domain erupted instantly, and pale golden light shot into the sky, illuminating the entire Meteor Plain as if it were daytime.

The moment the two fields came into contact, a fierce collision erupted.

The fiery red light of the Divine Elephant Stepping on the Heavens Domain and the pale golden light of the Giant Domain squeezed and devoured each other, emitting a hissing sound. The spacetime at the boundary was constantly distorted and broken, and then reshaped by the two forces in the next instant.

The fiery red divine elephants relentlessly assaulted the pale golden barrier of the domain, each impact causing the barrier to tremble violently and ripple outwards. Meanwhile, the giant domain was constantly compressing the area of ​​the Divine Elephant Sky-Treading Domain, attempting to suppress the fiery red divine elephants.

Xuan Gu's clone waved his arms, the golden light on his palms growing ever more intense. He unleashed the "Great Creation Palm" in succession, and the enormous golden palm print, carrying a majestic aura, rushed towards the surging horde of divine elephants.

The three-pointed double-edged sword in Ling Xuan's hand suddenly glowed red, and the sword light of "Crimson Sky Rift Slash" was continuously unleashed. Streams of fiery red sword light streaked across the sky like meteors, constantly clashing with the golden palm print of Xuan Gu's clone in the air.

The moment the blade and the palm print collided, a dazzling light erupted, and energy shockwaves spread outwards, accompanied by deafening roars.

After a round of fighting, Xuan Gu's golden palm print was shattered by the blade light, and Ling Xuan's blade light also dimmed a bit.

Taking advantage of the momentum, Xuan Gu's clone took a step forward, his massive body carrying the pressure of the Giant Domain, and charged towards Ling Xuan. His palms once again condensed into golden palm prints, layer upon layer, like golden waves.

Ling Xuan was fearless. He controlled the Divine Elephant Stepping on the Heavenly Domain, causing thousands of fiery red divine elephants to converge into a torrent. He himself held the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade, hiding in the torrent, and charged towards the Xuan Gu clone.

The fiery red torrent of divine elephants collided with the golden wave of palm prints, unleashing an even more terrifying energy.

The divine elephant roared, constantly biting and ramming against the palm print, while the palm print also continuously struck the divine elephant, scattering them into particles of light.

Ling Xuan seized the opportunity and charged out from the torrent of divine elephants. His three-pointed double-edged sword, carrying a sharp blade wind, aimed straight for the head of Xuan Gu's clone.

Xuan Gu's clone reacted extremely quickly, crossing his arms in front of him to block, and a dazzling light burst forth from his golden rock arms.

The blade collided with the arm, producing a piercing metallic scraping sound. Xuan Gu's clone was shaken back hundreds of millions of kilometers, while Ling Xuan was also thrown back by the recoil, tumbling several times in the air before regaining his balance.

The two of them went back and forth, fighting inextricably.

Each collision between the blade's edge and the palm print was like two supernovae colliding, the powerful energy causing the surrounding space to violently distort and vibrate.

The Meteor Plain was continuously torn apart and crushed by the aftermath of the two's battle. Huge ravines appeared on the ground, rocks turned into dust, and the entire plain was gradually ground into a stream of particles that drifted in the air.

Spacetime also became extremely unstable in this intense collision, sometimes twisting into a pretzel shape, and sometimes being torn open with huge gaps, as if it would collapse at any moment.

However, Ling Xuan and Xuan Gu's clone were evenly matched in strength, and neither of their divine bodies suffered any obvious damage; only the surrounding environment was damaged.

Just as the battle between the two reached its climax, and the entire Mo Hua spacetime trembled violently because of their fight, a gentle yet majestic power quietly spread out from the depths of Mo Hua spacetime.

The Lord of Mo Hua was dressed in a light purple dress, the embroidered flowers on the hem of which seemed to come alive and sway gently.

She moved with light, graceful steps, slowly emerging from the folds of time and space. With each step, a crystal-clear flower bloomed beneath her feet, its petals shimmering with a dreamlike glow.

With a wave of his hand, the entire Mo Hua spacetime instantly stabilized. The spacetime that had been in chaos due to the aftershocks of the battle was now smoothed out as if by a pair of invisible hands.

Her eyes sparkled like stars as she quietly watched the two fiercely battling on the battlefield.

Sensing this powerful and mysterious force, Ling Xuan and his Xuan Gu clone simultaneously stopped what they were doing and looked warily at the Lord of Mo Hua.

The three people's auras collided and intertwined in the air, and for a moment, the entire space seemed to freeze.

The spacetime control power of the Lord of Mo Hua is like a tranquil lake, seemingly calm but actually containing endless power, forming a tripartite balance with Ling Xuan's Divine Elephant Stepping Heaven Domain and Xuan Gu's Giant Domain.

"Gentlemen, this is my Mo Hua Space. Are you two really so disrespectful to me that you're fighting so recklessly here?" The voice of the Lord of Mo Hua was like heavenly music, yet it carried the majesty of a superior.

(End of this chapter)