In the starry void outside the Celestial Flying Vessel.
The Bloodblade Divine Emperor, Qing Jun, Pang Yi, the Abyssal Progenitor, the Primordial Master, and other Rulers watched from afar. Even the Mother Goddess Cult could spy on the scenes within the Celestial Flying Vessel. The cultivator Rulers, far more profound in the mysteries of the Dao, could easily observe everything happening inside. Yet, while they could “see,” the invisible suppression of the vessel’s rules made it impossible for them to intervene.
“The battle has begun,” the Primordial Master stroked his beard.
“Illusions indeed counter the Mother Goddess Cult. They lost twelve Guardian combatants in an instant,” praised the Bloody Ruler, Niluo.
“Only the weaker Guardians. The top-tier ones won’t be so easily dealt with,” the Spacetime Island Lord said coldly. “Let’s hope this first battle doesn’t end in utter defeat.”
The Bloodblade Divine Emperor remained silent.
Their eyes were sharp, and they could all discern the glaring disparity in strength between the two sides.
“Your disciple is impressive,” the Abyssal Progenitor chuckled. “It seems his ‘Illusory Dao’ has made significant progress.”
“Pity the Illusory Dao is too weak in direct combat,” the Spacetime Island Lord retorted icily.
The Bloodblade Divine Emperor merely observed, meticulously gathering intelligence on the Mother Goddess Cult’s Guardians. Their knowledge of the Cult was limited, and this large-scale clash between the two universes’ top-tier combatants was a prime opportunity to learn.
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Inside the Celestial Flying Vessel.
The top-tier combatants from the two universes engaged in a frenzied battle—one side fighting for survival to conquer this universe, the other resisting these invaders. Both fought with their lives on the line, holding nothing back.
The Annihilation Emperor instantly clashed with three Sacred Guardians of the Mother Goddess Cult. The golden-furred ape was ferocious and domineering, its massive furry palms striking with overwhelming force, forcing the Annihilation Emperor to defend with all his might. The burly man wielding a wooden staff was only slightly weaker in strength but still suppressed the Annihilation Emperor. His staff was eerily unpredictable; a single strike to the Emperor’s back left a searing wound.
The staff’s touch alone inflicted injuries, unsettling even the Annihilation Emperor.
The woman with the venomous tail was far more insidious. Her tail extended dozens of miles in an instant, coiling and lashing like a chain, its poisoned tip making the Annihilation Emperor wary of direct contact.
“Annihilation,” a middle-aged man in deep cyan robes joined the fray—Wu Qu Emperor, second only to the Annihilation Emperor in rank.
Wu Qu Emperor’s body shimmered with a faint azure glow as he fought bare-handed.
“Boom!”
The staff-wielding Guardian’s full-force strike was met with Wu Qu Emperor’s bare palm. Though he staggered back two steps, only a faint black mark appeared on his arm, which vanished instantly under the azure light enveloping him.
“Wu Qu Emperor’s attacks are weak, but he’s practically indestructible. The three of us can’t even scratch him,” the golden ape transmitted mentally. “Ignore him. Focus on the Annihilation Emperor.”
The three Sacred Guardians avoided engaging Wu Qu Emperor, but he relentlessly harried them, aiding the Annihilation Emperor.
Wu Qu Emperor’s title of “Indestructible” was no exaggeration. His resilience was monstrous. He had once single-handedly held the Black Rain Cave of the Six Paths Heavenly Wheel against all the Mother Goddess Cult’s Guardians. Even when his body was shattered and his soul obliterated by their treasures, he would revive unscathed—a vitality even Rulers envied.
With Wu Qu’s aid, the Annihilation Emperor barely held his own against the three Sacred Guardians, avoiding swift defeat.
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Kill! Kill! Kill!
The other top-tier combatants clashed with the Mother Goddess Cult’s Guardians.
The Guardians’ methods were straightforward: some relied on brute strength, overwhelming speed, and power; others had mutated bodies—hair transformed into deadly weapons, arms into blades, or eyes firing beams—all formidable. The third type appeared frail, yet their bodies were still tougher than most cultivators. They fought desperately, but every cultivator remained vigilant: “Don’t let them obtain blood!”
The Bloodblade Divine Emperor’s intelligence warned that these seemingly weakest Guardians excelled in sinister “curse-killing,” requiring mediums like hair, bones, or—most potent—blood. Though frail in combat, once they secured blood, they became the deadliest threat.
The cultivators, meanwhile, employed diverse tactics—transforming into lightning, flames, or bamboo leaves, deploying formations, domains, or venomous ambushes. Their methods were far more varied and sophisticated.
Yet—
“Boom! Boom! Boom!”
Almost instantly, the tide of battle shifted.
The cultivators were swiftly forced onto the back foot.
“Die!” A Guardian roared, swinging a massive stone axe. A cultivator paled, retreating desperately to defend, but the axe’s force obliterated him into dust.
“Kill!”
“Perish!”
The Cult’s elite Guardians were crushing in strength—Dongbo Xueying had been utterly overpowered by the likes of Calamity Candle Guardian.
The mutated elites matched the cultivators in strength but attacked with even deadlier unpredictability.
Worse, the Cult boasted thirty-two elite Guardians, including the three Sacred Guardians—far outnumbering the cultivators’ elite top-tier combatants. The rest were ordinary top-tier combatants, vastly outmatched. A few, like “Sage Ye,” survived through sheer resilience, but most were swept aside.
The cultivator elites—Fire Devil Lord, Bamboo Mountain Manor Lord, Demon Phoenix, North Profound Palace Master—could hold their own against elite Guardians and even assist others, but their advantage was marginal.
The true cultivator standouts were the Water Monarch, White Monarch, Ascetic, Hellfire Commander, and Dongbo Xueying, now revealing his full power.
“Kill!” The Water Monarch, his body like flowing water, wielded a venomous trident with terrifying ferocity. When attacked, he dissolved into water, reforming elsewhere to strike again. Even the Primordial Master could only imprison, not kill him. His attacks dwarfed Wu Qu Emperor’s in lethality, forcing a Guardian to cry for aid instantly.
The White Monarch, clad in silver-white armor, radiated a bloody aura. His form flickered between illusion and reality, evading all attacks while unleashing sword techniques so profound even Dongbo Xueying’s fourth-layer Annihilation Armor had been pierced in one strike. The Guardians stood no chance.
The Ascetic, though small and unarmed, possessed strength rivaling the elite Guardians. Each punch carried near-Ruler-level profundity, sending even Calamity Candle Guardian flying with a single blow.
The Hellfire Commander, wreathed in flames and wielding a spear, matched the elite Guardians in strength. His spearplay was vicious, his armor impervious, holding his own effortlessly.
But the most enigmatic was Dongbo Xueying. Having mastered the Illusory Dao to its peak, his attacks were untraceable, striking without warning—a wildcard that heartened the cultivators.
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