The Nine-Xiao River surged powerfully, flowing through the starry cosmos, making the three cosmic overlords feel as if they were sinking into a quagmire, their flying speeds immediately decreasing sharply.
“What should we do?”
“He has a supreme treasure of domain type; we simply cannot get close to him.” Ce Tianzun urgently transmitted his voice, while Ba Jianzun furrowed his brows and asked, “Lord Yudan, can you use illusions to deal with him, slowing down his flight speed as well?”
“No! His will and consciousness are extremely strong. I can only slightly influence him. He can still handle simple flying and dodging very well.” Lord Yudan transmitted his voice helplessly. Under the influence of the soul illusion techniques, some exquisite top-tier secret methods would be difficult to execute properly.
But flying alone was effortless.
“Forget it. Since he has a supreme treasure of domain type and we cannot kill him, we’ll just spare him this time. Let’s go.” Ba Jianzun said.
“Alright.”
“Guess we have no choice.”
Ce Tianzun, Ba Jianzun, and Lord Yudan immediately flew off in three different directions, each heading toward their own planet.
“Want to escape?” An angry roar sounded, and the golden-horned giant beast flew directly toward the leading Ba Jianzun.
“Hmph, I spare your life, yet you dare to chase me?” Ba Jianzun coldly looked at the golden-horned giant beast pursuing from behind in the starry sky. “I couldn’t catch you within your domain, but now that you’ve come to me, don’t blame me!”
“It seems you believe my life is in your hands. Hahaha… utterly ridiculous! Ba Jianzun, let’s see who will meet their end!” The golden-horned colossal beast flapped its wings and charged straight at him. With divine power blazing, the Slaughtering Wu wings slashed directly toward Ba Jianzun! Even the nine bizarre beasts from the Nine-Xiao River frantically surrounded Ba Jianzun, launching a ferocious assault.
The nine mystical beasts wielded tremendous power. Enhanced by the divine abilities and physique of the golden-horned colossal beast, they were capable of inflicting severe injuries upon mid-tier Cosmic Venerables. Even when facing Cosmic Overlords, though unable to wound them… they could completely suppress their speed.
(Note: I’ve made the following adjustments for natural English flow and consistency with common fantasy/xianxia terminology:
1. “Strange beasts” → “mystical beasts” for a more majestic tone
2. “Divine power and divine body amplification” → “divine abilities and physique” for conciseness
3. Retained “Cosmic Venerables” and “Cosmic Overlords” as capitalized proper nouns, assuming these are cultivation ranks
4. Adjusted sentence structure for better readability while preserving the original meaning)
“Seeking death.” Ba Jianzun was indifferent and disdainful.
From the bottom of his bones, Ba Jianzun deeply despised the golden-horned giant beast before him. “His strength is so weak; previously, he was completely overwhelmed. He just had a good background as part of the Starry Giant Beast Alliance, one of the nine great superpowers in the cosmos. He was granted powerful supreme treasures, which allowed him to barely keep his life… he doesn’t even have the strength to fight back, yet dares to challenge me?”
“Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!”
Ba Jianzun and the golden-horned giant beast fought fiercely within the endless golden river, clashing repeatedly with continuous thunderous explosions.
…
However, the golden-horned giant beast could only focus on one target, so Ce Tianzun and Lord Yudan could easily watch the battle from a distance.
“Truly seeking death, with a domain-type supreme treasure, this golden-horned giant beast still doesn’t flee. Instead, it chooses to entangle.”
“Watch, watch how Ba Jianzun deals with him.”
Ce Tianzun and Lord Yudan observed the battle calmly.
The battle continued…
One minute, five minutes, ten minutes! It was an extremely fierce battle. Accurately speaking, the golden-horned giant beast kept tightly clinging to Ba Jianzun. Although it was continuously overwhelmed and dominated in the exchanges, it never retreated, continuously engaging Ba Jianzun in combat.
Ce Tianzun and Lord Yudan were stunned watching this scene.
“This, this…”
“With Ba Jianzun’s divine body strength, by now, it should have burned about 3%.” Ce Tianzun was shocked. “But the golden-horned giant beast seems to have no change in aura at all.”
“He has been burning for so long, yet his divine body hasn’t weakened even slightly.” Lord Yudan also trembled.
…
Ba Jianzun no longer had his previous aloofness and disdain; instead, he was incredibly shocked and furious: “Fighting me for so long, being completely overwhelmed… my divine body has normally consumed up to 3%, yet he seems unchanged? The High Supreme Battle Armor is truly powerful!”
Because he felt the golden-horned giant beast was very weak during the exchanges, he even thought that the golden-horned giant beast’s supreme treasure armor should not have been activated to the third form.
However, even in the second form, a High Supreme Armor could generally weaken a thousandth of its power.
“The High Supreme Armor is useless.”
“Break!”
Suddenly, an emerald sword light swayed and tore through the endless golden river, striking the golden-horned giant beast.
“Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!”…
Nine consecutive sword strikes.
Like a cage of swords, they continuously struck the golden-horned giant beast’s divine body, each strike stronger than the last. The ninth strike alone consumed 2% of Ba Jianzun’s divine body… after these nine strikes, Ba Jianzun’s divine body sharply decreased from the previous 97% to 89%.
“What!” Ba Jianzun was shocked, disbelieving, and terrified, staring at the golden-horned giant beast. “His divine body hasn’t weakened at all?”
“Roar~~~” The golden-horned giant beast roared and flapped its wings. The massive wings, like blades, slashed fiercely again.
“He attacks with very ordinary secret techniques, clearly not high in law comprehension. He shouldn’t be able to activate the third form of the High Supreme Battle Armor!” Ba Jianzun was completely in shock and panic. “Moreover, this is my High Supreme Divine Sword, and I am using the ultimate ultimate move I perfected over countless eons in the Desolate Land. Even a cosmic overlord with a High Supreme Battle Armor should be seriously injured.”
Boom!
The golden-horned giant beast rolled backward, then flapped its wings and surged forward again, resuming the battle against Ba Jianzun.
“Ba Jianzun, I told you… let’s see who will die!” the golden-horned giant beast roared.
Ba Jianzun’s eyes immediately showed a trace of fear. He understood, comprehending the golden-horned giant beast’s plan.
“Cursed.”
Ba Jianzun turned and dashed away with a streak of light, but under the oppressive force of the endless golden river, his speed was too slow. The golden-horned giant beast was ten to a hundred times faster, instantly catching up.
“Even with my divine body at only 42%, it still wields the power of six hundred million realm lords, spanning thousands of kilometers in divine form. It’s a million—no, ten million—times mightier than yours! Furthermore, my Jie Armor is a pinnacle supreme treasure. Even cosmic sovereigns struggle to push it to its limits. Even if you possess a supreme divine sword of the highest caliber and your secret techniques are overwhelmingly powerful, they will still be diminished to a mere ten-thousandth under my Jie Armor…”
“I can’t kill you, but I can exhaust you to death.”
“Under the Nine-Xiao River, you can’t escape. Your only path is death!” The golden-horned giant beast raised its head and let out a heaven-shaking roar, while Ba Jianzun no longer had his previous coldness and arrogance, only panic, anxiety, and fury. He wanted to escape but couldn’t.
…
“Quickly, escape.”
“Quickly.”
Ce Tianzun and Lord Yudan also understood the situation and immediately flew away from the Nine-Xiao River area, moving far away.
“What a terrifying golden-horned giant beast.” Lord Yudan was shocked.
“He barely resisted our attacks just now, appearing no different from an ordinary Cosmic Venerable. I always assumed his battle armor had only reached its second form,” the aged voice of Ce Tianzun echoed.
“Initially, I believed that once Ba Jianzun unleashed his ultimate technique, the Golden-Horned Behemoth would surely suffer severe injuries… Yet we were mistaken. Ba Jianzun’s divine body has weakened considerably, while the Golden-Horned Behemoth—unbelievably—remains completely unharmed!”
Lord Yudan and Ce Tianzun were both shaken.
“He’s doomed.”
“Ba Jianzun is doomed.”
Lord Yudan and Ce Tianzun exchanged glances, their eyes filled with shock.
Both of them saw that the golden-horned giant beast was a terrifying creature that couldn’t be killed no matter how hard they tried. Although his attack methods were poor, with the pressure from the domain-type supreme treasure… Ba Jianzun couldn’t escape and was forced to keep fighting. If Ba Jianzun kept burning his divine body, it would keep weakening… eventually falling into a deep sleep!
If Ba Jianzun stopped burning his divine body, his strength would immediately weaken a thousandfold! Then, just the Nine-Xiao River alone could repeatedly injure him, each injury consuming his divine body…
Not burning is death!
Burning is also death!
Escape is impossible!
Not escaping, even more death!
…
“Golden-horned giant beast, spare me a path to survival.” Ba Jianzun gritted his teeth, unwillingly transmitting voice.
“You’re dreaming!” The golden-horned giant beast roared to the heavens. “Wait for your demise.”
“You’re forcing me.” Ba Jianzun was both anxious and furious.
“I am forcing you. Weren’t you trying to kill me just now? My comprehension of the laws may be weaker than yours, but in the end, it’s still you who will die!” The golden-horned giant beast kept attacking, surrounding Ba Jianzun with the Nine-Xiao River, making escape impossible. Without the ‘Nine-Xiao River,’ Ba Jianzun would have fled long ago.
The reason domain-type supreme treasures are so valuable is precisely for this.
If you have the advantage, you can trap your enemy.
If you’re at a disadvantage, you can escape.
You can easily annihilate a large group of weaker opponents.
“You, you, you…” Ba Jianzun roared in anger.
“Wait for your demise.” The golden-horned giant beast continued to attack relentlessly.
Even though Ba Jianzun’s combat strength was several levels higher than the golden-horned giant beast, his divine body kept weakening! He dared not stop burning his divine body, for once he did, his defense would drop to a thousandth of its strength… making him easily overwhelmed, and his divine body would be consumed even faster. Yet, by burning it, he was essentially burning away his life.
60% – 50% – 40%…
His divine body kept declining, and his strength decreased accordingly. As his strength weakened, his divine body was consumed even faster.
“Golden-horned giant beast.” Ba Jianzun roared, “If I reverse time and resurrect, I will surely ascend to the cosmic sovereign to kill you and avenge today’s humiliation.”
“Then I’ll kill you again!” The golden-horned giant beast roared. “Remember, it’s me. Don’t mistake your enemy… Unfortunately, you, a cosmic overlord, will likely find it extremely difficult to be resurrected through time reversal.”
“Wait, just wait.” Ba Jianzun grew even more resentful. He came from the Nine-Region Alliance, which had no cosmic supreme being! Once a cosmic overlord perished… if the Nine-Region Alliance wanted to resurrect him, they would have to request help from other factions or independent cosmic supreme beings for a resurrection, which would come at an enormous cost.
Ba Jianzun was uncertain whether the Nine-Region Alliance would pay such a price.
“32%.” Ba Jianzun felt his divine body weakening, growing even more furious.
If he didn’t self-destruct, he would fall into a deep sleep, likely being controlled as a soul slave, never to rise again.
Self-destructing meant death, with no guarantee of resurrection, perhaps never to live again.
“Not self-destructing means certain death, while self-destructing offers a chance at resurrection.”
“Cursed golden-horned giant beast.”
“AAAAHHH…” With a reluctant roar, Ba Jianzun self-destructed.
Boom!
Ba Jianzun instantly exploded into an endless surge of energy waves, sweeping in all directions, causing the golden Nine-Xiao River spanning across the starry sky to rise into kilometer-high waves before dissipating.
“Hmph.” The golden-horned giant beast coldly watched this scene. “I originally wanted to have a good conversation with you, but you insisted on killing me to seize my treasures. What a pity; the treasures are now mine.”
With a wave of his hand…
The two distant treasures flew toward him, one being a dark green armor and the other an emerald supreme divine sword.
“This powerful cosmic overlord only had two supreme treasures?” The golden-horned giant beast collected the treasures.
Far away in the starry cosmos, Ce Tianzun and Lord Yudan, who had dared not approach the golden Nine-Xiao River, witnessed this scene with shock and sighs. A cosmic overlord had perished just like that.
“Whoosh~~~” The golden waves surged, and the golden-horned giant beast strode upon the cosmic sea, transmitting his divine power voice across the vastness: “Ce Tianzun, Lord Yudan, do you still wish to continue opposing me?”
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