Absurdly Powerful

The Chiyang Domain. Within the Zhiyang Great World, battle erupted in an instant. All around, several lords of great worlds sensed the disturbance. When some saw an enormous cat descending like a crushing astral body directly onto the Zhiyang Great World, realization struck them at once. Xinwu had invaded! In that single heartbeat, the first thought of these world lords was not to mount a rescue, but to flee—to haul their entire worlds away. Yet escaping with a world was arduous, so they called for aid instead. Xinwu’s reputation across the Sifang Domain was anything but modest these days. They had shattered two rank seven worlds in a single day. Who dared to withstand them head-on? Soon, messages pleading for assistance were dispatched toward the ruler of the Chiyang Domain, the Chiyang Realm. As the hegemon of this territory, now that Xinwu from the Red Moon Domain had launched an unprovoked invasion, a rank eight Sovereign naturally needed to intervene. Even though they knew the Chiyang Sovereign had reportedly gone to Tianfang, it was not as though the Chiyang Domain only had a rank eight—there were multiple rank sevens as well. The Zhiyang Great World might not hold out until reinforcements arrived, but the surrounding Sovereigns certainly could. At this moment, a titan resembling a blazing sun hovered between heaven and earth, roaring in fury, "Why does Xinwu attack my Zhiyang World?" A pointless question. In the chaos, there was no right or wrong to speak of—only strength and weakness, the naked law of the jungle. And yet... he could not accept it! Why attack us? There are so many great worlds! If you're not going to cause trouble for the great worlds of the Red Moon Domain, why come all the way to the Chiyang Domain? A Great Dao Book materialized. Its pages blotted out the sky and concealed the sun, as if pinning that blazing star beneath their weight. An elderly figure emerged from the book, looking toward the Lord of Zhiyang and speaking softly: "No why, no reason. This is simply an invasion! Either surrender your Great Dao cosmos and your world, or be exterminated on the spot! Surrender your Dao and your life may be spared. Sever yourself from the Dao, retain the power of a Heavenly King, and without a Sovereign, your world may endure!" This time, the Supreme offered no pretexts or excuses. It was an invasion, pure and simple. Direct and ruthless. Because Xinwu needed it. And so, we have come. At this stage, he could not be bothered to invent justifications. In the eyes of countless worlds, Xinwu was already an agitator stirring up the chaos—so they might as well stir it up even more violently. The Lord of Zhiyang was thoroughly enraged! Yet at this very moment, the Yang God emerged, the Cang Emperor emerged, and alongside them stood this Xinwu Supreme whose true depth he could not fathom. Although the Zhiyang World was mighty and held the home-field advantage... He had no confidence he could stop them. The Chiyang World was still far away and might not arrive in time. Furthermore, the Lord of Chiyang was absent in Tianfang; without his nod, the Chiyang World might not send anyone to the rescue. Gritting his teeth, he bellowed, "This is the Chiyang Domain, not the Red Moon Domain! If you dare invade my Zhiyang today, tomorrow every great world in the Sifang Domain will become your prey!" "And then?" The Supreme looked out across the surroundings and said placidly, "Say all you want. The surrounding worlds harbor only a handful of rank sevens... Do they dare to interfere? My time is short. This time, we are the unprovoked aggressors. I grant you one chance: sever yourself from the Great Dao cosmos, surrender your Sovereign power, and retain the strength of a Heavenly King... Otherwise, none shall be spared!" "You..." The Supreme sighed softly. "Save your breath. In this chaotic universe, who does not spend their existence invading or being invaded? How many worlds did your Zhiyang invade as it grew to rank seven? The chaos is lawless. None should use morality to bind or suppress another. The only difference lies in... who is strong, and who is weak!" The Lord of Zhiyang froze slightly, suddenly falling silent. His earlier rage vanished. Before, he had found it impossible to accept and had lost his temper in fury, but now, a strange calm washed over him. The Xinwu Supreme was not wrong. The chaos was lawless! It boiled down to nothing more than strength versus weakness. To invade another required no pretext. As long as one was powerful enough, had ample certainty, and feared neither the wariness of others nor the threat of encirclement... one could invade at will. Reclaiming his composure, the Lord of Zhiyang swept his gaze over them all. A moment later, he let out a piercing screech: "Then kill this seat! If you want my Dao, take my life first, and only then talk of seizing it!" "As you wish!" The Supreme said no more. A single book suppressed heaven and earth as myriad Daos manifested, weaving a vast Dao net that seemed to conjure a holy domain out of thin air! A fishing rod suddenly appeared within the Cang Emperor's paw. It was gargantuan! A fishing rod hooking the sun! It was not catching fish. In the void, one Great Dao after another was yanked upward by the hook. The entire Great Dao cosmos was dragged into view—it was the Zhiyang Great Dao cosmos, brimming with masculine vigor, dotted with countless suns across its expanse. Yet at this moment, sun after sun of the Great Dao was reeled away by the rod. Not far off, the Yang God chuckled and threw a punch. The void shattered as though the world itself had snapped. In that instant, a colossal character woven from myriad Daos descended to crush everything beneath it! Suppressing heaven and earth! Xinwu's King Zhen Tian was most adept in the Dao of suppression—and King Zhen Tian was the Yang God's disciple! Evidently, the Yang God was equally skilled in the art of suppression. A single character fell like an imposing mountain, quelling the four directions and pinning the entire world in place. The Lord of Zhiyang, a peak rank seven, commanded the home-field advantage with his world and Great Dao cosmos at his back. Yet at this moment... he felt boundless pressure and imminent doom. The Cang Emperor had not even drawn upon the power of the Human King. And yet, their might seemed even greater than when they had assaulted the Bliss World. Xinwu's other Sovereigns bypassed them altogether, tearing through the world gate to invade. Inside the Zhiyang World, a host of Sovereigns charged out in fury, including several at peak rank six. Yet... a single long arrow pierced through heaven and earth, skewering a rank six Sovereign directly and pinning him dead in the void. It was utterly horrifying! The Zhiyang Sovereign had originally pinned his hopes on his subordinate Sovereigns using the advantage of terrain and unity to break Xinwu's ranks and come to his aid... but very quickly, he realized he was indulging in wishful thinking. Not only that, but the Cang Emperor whipped its fishing rod. The line pierced straight through the world, and with a casual flick, a Sovereign was hooked and hauled into the air. Even the Great Dao star within the Great Dao cosmos was dragged out alongside him, dropping straight into the small fish pond before the Cang Emperor. The Cang Emperor yawned, looking as though it were genuinely just fishing. The Zhiyang Sovereign flared continuously like a giant sun, scorching the surrounding chaos almost to cinders. And yet... he possessed hardly any strength to fight back, thoroughly pinned down by the joint suppression of the Yang God and the Supreme! "You... you are rank seven!" The Zhiyang Sovereign gritted his teeth, staring at the figure flickering within the book. Was he also rank seven? A rank seven cosmos had actually birthed three rank seven Sovereigns... no, four. The Cang Emperor, the Human King, the Yang God, and now... this Supreme was also rank seven. Four rank seven Sovereigns! Except for lacking a rank eight, Xinwu was indistinguishable from a rank eight cosmos. Its middle-rank Sovereign strength was on par with rank eight cosmoses, and many of its rank six Sovereigns were peerlessly terrifying. That Blood Sovereign's arrows were practically guaranteed one-shot kills. Meanwhile, behind the Earth Emperor floated a coffin... a construct seemingly assembled from hundreds of millions of smaller coffins. The moment the Blood Sovereign sniped a Sovereign, before the victim's Dao traces could facilitate resurrection, the coffin instantly drained everything away. As the old verse went: *Unsung are the ancient paragons across the eons; only Fengyun leaves his enduring name!* The Earth Emperor, Daoist Fengyun! The father of Li Zhu! An ancient existence from the Neo-Martial era who had contested the Heavenly Emperor—a single lineage of four emperors. The hundreds of millions of coffins behind him formed one colossal casket. Looking closely... those were no ordinary coffins, but distinct Great Daos shaped into caskets, which in turn wove a sprawling Dao net. Once the coffin manifested, it buried the heavens, buried the earth, and buried corpses! Dank Netherworld aura rolled off it; within that coffin, a genuine great world seemed to dwell—the Netherworld! He had died before, and he had once commanded the Netherworld. After the Human King resurrected him, he had idled away his days in leisure, appearing as though he had grown old. Yet today, for reasons unknown, he bared his fangs once more. A single coffin to bury heaven and earth! "Unsung are the ancient paragons across the myriad realms; only I, Fengyun, leave my enduring name!" The Earth Emperor laughed with rakish flair. The coffin spanned heaven and earth, and one Sovereign after another was drawn screaming in terror and horror straight into the casket, vanishing completely. The Cang Emperor was somewhat displeased... Old Man Earth Emperor was vacuuming them up too fast. It hadn't caught very many yet. Meanwhile, despair was all that remained for the Zhiyang Sovereign. Three rank sevens were suppressing him, while the other Sovereigns of his realm were utterly outmatched by Xinwu's forces. Even those of the same rank were crushed with ease. If this continued... Zhiyang faced total annihilation. At this moment, an inexplicable terror gripped him. Over countless years, the Zhiyang World had swallowed many realms, yet today it was being effortlessly dismantled by a world of the same tier. He simply could not fathom it. "You... should not be a rank seven world!" They had even produced a rank eight, and might be mightier than an ordinary rank eight world. At the same tier, every single one of these people was monstrous. Xinwu had only ventured into the chaos a millennium ago—how could it have produced so many freaks of nature? "The Yin-Yang World..." It was unnatural! Under normal circumstances, this was impossible. A world possessed only so much fortune and could nurture only so many prodigies, yet the Yin-Yang World seemed to have churned out an endless parade of bizarre geniuses. Why was it like this? The Zhiyang Sovereign could not understand! Gathering the essence of heaven and earth to produce one or two peerless geniuses was normal. But the figures before him were monstrous beyond belief—the Earth Emperor’s coffin Dao net, the Blood Sovereign’s net of myriad arrows, and the rank sevens in front of him... without exception, every one of them defied reason! Right at that moment, the pages of the Supreme's Great Dao Book separated one by one. Upon each page, an incarnation of the Supreme seemed to manifest. Every single one radiated terrifying strength! From within the Great Dao Book, a bamboo rod emerged. The book embodied the Dao of enlightenment. The bamboo rod—or rather, the teacher’s ferule—embodied the true martial path. "Still refusing to surrender?" Countless incarnations of the Supreme spoke in unison. In the next instant, every Supreme struck simultaneously, brandishing a ferule. A soft shout rang out, resounding like the morning bell and evening drum, thundering across reality. "Then... you shall die!" *Boom!* The ferules transformed into myriad Daos, instantly casting a sprawling Great Dao net. In the void, his true body materialized like a sovereign of heaven and earth, surrounded by myriad prostrated emperors. The Dao of enlightenment! The Dao of the sovereign! Suppressing heaven and earth! *Boom!* The blazing sun split open instantly, struck with a massive fracture that threatened to shatter the entire world to pieces. Right then, the Supreme cradled a world in his palm and spoke softly: "This is the remnant of the Bliss World. Sever yourself from Zhiyang, and you are permitted to retain the power of a rank one Sovereign. You may rebuild your strength and seek your revenge against me! Otherwise, I will surely execute you!" The Zhiyang Sovereign’s face turned ashen! Staring at him, and at that ruined world, he gasped, "You... did not come for the world itself, but for my Zhiyang power?" He finally understood! These people had not come to slaughter his realm. They were here only to plunder the Great Dao cosmos, the world power, and the Zhiyang energy. Thus, they did not care whether he lived or died; they merely worried that if he resisted to the bitter end, too much Zhiyang energy would be squandered. That was why they were giving him a way out. "You will not cut the weeds at the roots?" he asked with a tragic laugh. The Supreme remained completely composed. "No need." No need? The Zhiyang Sovereign seemed to understand. With a tinge of sorrow followed by a sudden cold sneer, he ceased resisting and directly began stripping away his Great Dao power. The Supreme's expression remained tranquil. The Zhiyang Sovereign sneered, "I do not wish to die. Moreover... I want to live on to see... whether it is you who perish, or Chiyang!" The Supreme raised an eyebrow slightly, uttering no reply. The Zhiyang Sovereign said no more either. Why had he said that? Because... he had seen through them. Xinwu’s solar essence was far too meager—so depleted that their so-called Yin-Yang World had practically turned into a half-Netherworld realm, completely incapable of balance. Even devouring the energy of the Zhiyang World would likely fall short. For an ordinary world it would suffice, but Xinwu... might well already be viewed as a rank eight. If so, it would not be enough. And across the entire Sifang Domain, the Chiyang World possessed the densest solar energy. These people were destined to clash with the Chiyang Realm. It was inevitable! The Supreme said nothing. The moment the other party detached his power, the Supreme waved his hand. The myriad book pages transformed into a lone skiff that drifted into the Zhiyang Great Dao cosmos. Boundless solar energy was instantly extracted by him. The entire Zhiyang World began to dim in an instant. He glanced at the numerous Sovereigns around him. In the next moment, a surge of potent solar power emerged from the book and surged straight toward the Blood Sovereign. With another wave of his hand, more solar energy was drawn from the entire world. Next, he surveyed his surroundings. At this moment, the Xinwu Sovereigns holding down the perimeter looked up one after another, their eyes burning with fervent eagerness. The martial path was a contest of supremacy! The Great Dao power of the Zhiyang World had gone to the Blood Sovereign. The Blood Sovereign was already abundant in solar vitality; absorbing this massive influx made reaching rank seven virtually guaranteed. Yet world power remained... enough to help another rank six achieve yin-yang balance. Who would receive this opportunity? The Human King’s consort? By proximity and relation, that would be natural, or perhaps the Human King’s sister... but the Human King’s sister was not yet at the threshold of advancement; giving it to her now would be a waste. Knowing the Supreme's pragmatic habits, he would not give it to her. If the Human King were here... it might be a different story. "Give it to me!" At that moment, a figure below stepped forward. He had a shaved, bald head; though exceptionally handsome and youthful, the shaved head lent him an undeniable air of ferocious swagger. Brandishing a broad saber, he bellowed without hesitation, "I want it!" Qin Fengqing! A fellow whom the Xinwu Sovereigns rarely spoke of. He was arrogant to the point that, even a millennium later, he still believed the Human King had merely taken a step ahead of him, and that he would catch up sooner or later, invincible under heaven! The Supreme cast a glance at him. Sovereign Qin puffed out his chest. If not me, then who else? Give it to that idiot Iron Head? To that sullen mute Old Yao? To Fang Ping’s wife... what of his wife? A weakling he could cut down in a single stroke! Even if the Human King were standing right here, he would still demand it! The Supreme ignored him. Glancing around once more, he directed the wave of solar power toward the Earth Emperor. The old man bearing the coffin glanced sideways at him, while the Supreme’s expression remained indifferent. The Earth Emperor chuckled softly. Sovereign Qin looked at the Earth Emperor, then at the Supreme, cursed under his breath, and shut his mouth. If it were given to anyone else, he would refuse to accept it! If given to Old Wang, he would accept it halfway. Given to the Earth Emperor... fine, he could grudgingly swallow it. The old guy was a nightmare to deal with. More importantly, he was cunning and insidious, and he had three sons who were all powerhouses, with the youngest, Li Zhu, being exceptionally troublesome. Cross that family, and who knew how long you'd suffer misfortune. *Next time! Next time, no one will dare contest me!* he muttered to himself. Meanwhile, the Supreme casually cast out the remnants of the Bliss World. In an instant, countless book pages burrowed into the dissolving Zhiyang World. Hundreds of millions of mortal beings felt the world spin around them as they entered the pages, and in the next heartbeat, were transferred into the ruined expanse of the Bliss World. With a flick of his sleeve, the Zhiyang Sovereign, who barely retained Sovereign power and was now reduced to a rogue cultivator, was hurled into the Bliss World. The Zhiyang Sovereign’s expression shifted slightly. Truthfully, having surrendered his power, he had believed there was a high probability he would still be executed. Yet... this man had not killed him. "Doesn't Xinwu slaughter everyone on sight?" Standing within the ruined world, he looked out into the chaos with bafflement. The Supreme smiled faintly, offering no explanation. What need was there to explain? If they wished to kill, they killed; if they chose not to... they did not. In the next breath, the myriad Sovereigns reconvened. The colossal Cang cat inhaled deeply, swallowing everything as the remnants of the Zhiyang World vanished into its maw. In the blink of an eye, the Cang Emperor departed with everyone, vanishing from the spot. Only a ruined world remained behind. The Zhiyang Sovereign’s face flickered. Saying nothing more, he hastily fled into the distance, hauling the broken world behind him. He had plummeted from rank seven to rank one; if he lingered, anyone else arriving might not help him, but could very well destroy him on the side. He was, after all, a fallen rank seven Sovereign. Slaying him might yield countless Dao charm crystals and rank seven insights. Xinwu was far too formidable! When Xinwu had previously shattered the Bliss World, he had assumed it was merely due to a surprise raid. But having fought them personally today, he finally understood: even without the Human King present, this world possessed the might to conquer any rank seven world. Three rank seven Sovereigns, multiple peak rank six Sovereigns, and... he could faintly sense that they all seemed to be coalescing worlds! What a horrifying pack of monsters! The chaos at large had vastly underestimated Xinwu's terror. Had they not lacked solar energy, the Xinwu world would likely have birthed even more rank seven Sovereigns. ... At that very moment. Tianfang. Sword Venerable’s gaze suddenly flickered. He seemed to have sensed something. Though his Dao had severed itself from Xinwu and the origin source, he had not completely broken his connection to Xinwu. He glanced toward Li Hao, signaling with his eyes. Li Hao’s heart stirred. It had begun? Xinwu moved with impressive efficiency. In an instant, a rift suddenly split open in the Great Dao cosmos. Right then, a figure bolted straight out. Outside the rift, the two rank eights did not even have time to register the situation before casually unleashing a thunderous strike! *Boom!* A red shadow shuddered, hurled backward spitting blood. "Bastards!" A low roar sounded. Only then did the Chiyang Sovereign and the Dragon Lord get a clear look at the figure. Both were startled. *Huh?* Red Moon? Only... he seemed far weaker than before. His Red Moon power had largely dispersed. Though still rank eight, he looked... utterly battered. What was going on? While the two were still stunned, their expressions suddenly shifted, and they retreated rapidly. In the next instant, a broad saber slashed from behind, cleaving the vault of heaven! At the same time. Below, a sea of clouds and mist materialized as a longsword tore through heaven and earth! Two rank sevens struck simultaneously. The two rank eight Sovereigns frowned slightly, making no move to intervene. The Human King, Wushan, and that newly arrived rank seven Sovereign. Simultaneously, a dark tome materialized in an instant. Within the realm barrier, a king of darkness seemed to step forth from boundless gloom, carrying radiant light—as if embodying the twin poles of light and darkness, yet eluding exact definition. Another rank seven Sovereign! The Lord of Red Moon was terrified! He was already fleeing pursuit; the moment he saw the rift and broke out, he was struck by two rank eights in the blink of an eye. Though not dead, his injuries had worsened drastically, only for three rank sevens to pounce on him out of nowhere! Wushan... Wasn't he...? He had no time to think. *Boom!* A deafening roar echoed across heaven and earth. With a thunderous boom, countless fractures spiderwebbed across his physical body. The Red Moon Sovereign burned his blood essence and tore away, yet he was still grievously wounded! He coughed blood incessantly! Great Dao energy bled away wildly as countless desires burned through the void. Unable to hold out any longer, the Lord of Red Moon roared, "Help me!" He named no one. Yet right at that moment, the pursuing saber from behind was enveloped by countless clouds and mists. The saber erupted with incomparably potent killing intent, tearing through the haze, only for even thicker mist to surge forth! The Lord of Yunxiao! The void split open. Figures materialized one after another. The Lord of Yunxiao had intervened, blocking the Human King, while the Deep Sea Sovereign appeared directly before the Senlan World Lord, unleashing a strike that churned up monstrous tidal waves. The Human King looked cold and detached. The Lord of Yunxiao wore a calm expression. Looking at the Human King and then at Wushan, he said softly, "Wushan, I always knew you harbored ill intent, but I never expected... you would actually throw in your lot with the Xinwu fiends. Xinwu is the demon of the chaos! Red Moon, Cangjiang, Tianlan, Yueming, Bliss, and Darkest—six great worlds have been annihilated by Xinwu. For you to recover your strength, you must have aided the tyrant, devouring an entire cosmos!" The moment these words fell, the two rank eight Sovereigns who had been puzzled moments ago were instantly shaken! So that was it! Wushan had not been lying after all. A setup! This entire affair was truly a trap, and four great worlds had been wiped out directly. The Chiyang Sovereign’s expression shifted slightly. "Yunxiao, four worlds are gone?" The Lord of Yunxiao nodded slightly. "Alas, the fiends have manifested! This time, the Tianfang cosmos was merely a cage; it never revived, but was a trap they laid. How lamentable that several world lords fell here, and Fellow Daoist Red Moon was grievously wounded and severed from his cosmos. I fear the Red Moon cosmos no longer exists either!" Nearby, the battered Lord of Red Moon coughed blood and growled, "Xinwu is the destroyer of the chaos! You refused to believe it before... In just a few short years, including my Red Moon, one rank eight and five rank seven worlds have been completely destroyed! Over the past three hundred thousand years, the Sifang Domain had lost only three rank seven worlds in total!" One world destroyed every hundred thousand years on average. Yet now, in two short years, six were gone! At these words, the two rank eight Sovereigns grimaced. Right at that moment, radiant light manifested deep within the cosmos. The Lord of Red Moon’s expression shifted, and the Lord of Yunxiao raised an eyebrow. "Bright Light, having your son mingle with them may not end well! Slaying the Human King, Wushan, and the rest here today will prevent the chaos from spiraling further into turmoil!" The Human King sneered. "You certainly have a silver tongue! My Xinwu does not attack unless attacked! Red Moon initiated the assault on my Xinwu, and now you dare sling mud? It's nothing more than the strong preying on the weak—what need is there for excuses? Yunxiao, you sicken me even more than that cur Red Moon. The moment I enter rank eight, you are the first I will slaughter!" The Lord of Yunxiao was icy cold. "I fear you won't have the chance!" He intended to rally the other two rank eight lords to join hands and bury the Human King here today. There was enmity between Yunxiao and Xinwu, though not exceedingly deep. Previously, Yunxiao had supported Red Moon, and Sovereign Huilong and his peers were vassals of the Yunxiao World. But without a direct clash, that grudge was minor. However... Sovereign Yunxiao was extremely wary now. For no other reason than that Wushan had joined their ranks. His grudge with Wushan was profound. Wushan had said nothing, but Sovereign Yunxiao knew he had completely stripped Wushan of his energy and nearly killed him. Could Wushan not harbor deep hatred? He would certainly seek vengeance! In that case... pull up the weeds by their roots today! Moreover, Wushan commanded many followers within Yunxiao territory; he was a liability that had to be eliminated. Xinwu was indeed an enormous menace as well. The Cang Emperor could transport Xinwu across the void, and the Human King and the Cang Emperor could combine their might. The Sifang Domain had no need for such an unstable threat. Everything else was illusory; only benefits were real. At this moment, the Lord of Chiyang also raised an eyebrow slightly. Indeed! He didn't truly care how many worlds Xinwu had wiped out. The critical issue was that Xinwu was indeed a massive peril. What mattered was that three rank seven Sovereigns had suddenly intervened here, on top of the Human King and the Senlan World Lord... Not to mention the absent Cang Emperor and Yang God. That was a staggering seven high-rank Sovereigns! Furthermore, the Divine Son of Bright Light was entangled with them as well... This was an enormous threat! Just as the Lord of Chiyang was pondering this, the Great Dao power within him trembled slightly as a faint message trickled in. A moment later, his expression changed drastically. He was not the only one. At that moment, another Sovereign in Tianfang received a transmission. A Sovereign from the Chiyang Domain suddenly turned pale. His world lay not far from the Zhiyang World. Right now, the experts of his realm were pleading for aid, begging him to return immediately. A disaster had struck! In the next instant, that rank seven Sovereign went white as a sheet and bellowed in rage, "Disaster! Xinwu has ambushed the Zhiyang World! Zhiyang has fallen, and Xinwu may sweep through the entire Chiyang Domain..." "..." All around, Sovereigns were instantly jarred! What? Without looking back, that rank seven Sovereign tore through the void and fled, roaring at the top of his lungs, "Chiyang Sovereign, Xinwu is scheming to seize solar essence! It is said the Xinwu Supreme has also entered rank seven—three rank sevens joined forces and seized Zhiyang in an instant!" The Chiyang Sovereign had not been particularly alarmed at first. The intelligence he had received was not as detailed, given the Chiyang Realm's greater distance. But now, his expression warped. What? Three rank sevens? Seeing this, the Lord of Red Moon immediately roared, "Join forces to kill the Human King first, then deal with Xinwu..." He could tell this fellow wanted to flee! He couldn't leave now; they had to kill the Human King first. The Lord of Chiyang swept his gaze over the field. The Human King possessed monstrous might, no weaker than an ordinary rank eight, accompanied by four rank seven Sovereigns, including a peak rank seven like Wushan. The heavily injured Red Moon was at best comparable to Wushan. Yunxiao, Deep Sea, and himself might not be able to subdue them quickly. Even if the Dragon Lord intervened, the Bright Light Sovereign's stance remained uncertain... How could he afford to waste time here! Though the Chiyang Domain was formidable, with him absent, if Xinwu truly mounted a surprise raid, it would be a catastrophe even if the Human King died here. His face impassive, he glanced up at the fractured Great Dao cosmos in the sky. It truly had not revived... Since it hadn't revived, there was no hurry. Without another word, he vanished on the spot in a surge of Great Dao power. The Lord of Yunxiao's face drained of color. "Chiyang!" Damn it! You're leaving just like that? The Lord of Chiyang ignored him completely. You can afford to wait, but I cannot. A protracted battle invited disaster. The Zhiyang World had actually been conquered in an instant. Recalling past rumors that Xinwu lacked solar energy to reach rank eight because the Human King had resurrected too many deceased cultivators... once Xinwu absorbed Zhiyang, if they breached rank eight... or birthed a new rank seven, that would be an existential nightmare. Without a single word, the Lord of Chiyang was gone. He didn't even mention besieging the Human King. The Lord of Yunxiao swiftly turned to the Dragon Lord! The Dragon Lord stood with immense majesty, dragon qi surging from his frame. Looking at the crowd, a faint baleful glint flickered in his eyes. Xinwu... had truly become a scourge! Seven great worlds wiped out in two years! This was an enormous trouble! If they could destroy the Human King today, it would be well worth it. Just as he was considering it, Wushan suddenly remarked, "Dragon Lord, I hear the Jingang World possesses no small amount of solar energy!" The Dragon Lord’s gaze turned frigid. "Wushan, what do you mean by that?" Wushan smiled. "Don't ask me. I know nothing of the situation; I merely heard others mention it." The Jingang World was not the Dragon Realm. However, if Xinwu swept in that direction, the Dragon Realm would face grave trouble as well. At this moment, the Lord of Yunxiao’s face shifted slightly, but he quickly snorted coldly. "Nonsense! Xinwu is still in the Chiyang Domain, which is an immense distance from the Dragon Domain. Even if they had such designs, they could not arrive so quickly. Wushan, you have truly succumbed to demonic ways! To threaten the Dragon Lord with Xinwu destroying worlds—expelling you from the Yunxiao World was indeed the right choice. Otherwise, you would have dragged my Yunxiao into ruin sooner or later!" In the next breath, he called out loudly, "World Lords! The chaos was peaceful for countless years, yet since Xinwu's emergence, turmoil reigns! In a brief span, seven worlds have fallen—all of them great worlds! Any one of you could be Xinwu's next target! The next could be you, or it could be me... If we do not eradicate the Xinwu Human King today, and slaughter fiends like Wushan lurking within our realms, the chaos will inevitably face a great catastrophe!" Since Chiyang had fled, he would rally even more world lords to besiege them together! He bellowed once more: "These people can breach the Tianfang cosmos at will. We cannot garrison Tianfang indefinitely. If Tianfang truly revives, they might be the first to seize the cosmos and become masters of a rank nine universe! By then, they will be entirely unrestrained. Even Red Moon has been reduced to a rogue cultivator... Do any of you believe you are stronger than Red Moon?" The Lord of Red Moon looked slightly displeased, but held his tongue. Their current strength might not be enough to deal with this group. Perhaps... they could join forces to slay them today; otherwise, an endless disaster awaited! The Lord of Yunxiao stepping forward suited his intentions perfectly. While the Dragon Lord still hesitated, Sovereign Yunxiao looked toward the Bright Light Sovereign and shouted, "Bright Light, your Bright Light World's solar energy is also formidable. If Xinwu devours Zhiyang and remains unsatisfied, do you intend to feed them with your own Bright Light World?" The Bright Light Sovereign frowned slightly. In his eyes, Xinwu... was indeed a menace. A troublesome one! This bunch was excessively aggressive. Even though Red Moon had picked the fight first... people naturally sympathized with the weak. Look at how pathetic Red Moon was now: his world ruined, his Great Dao broken, reduced to a rogue cultivator, and now heavily injured. As for Xinwu... He glanced over at his son. Alongside Wushan, three new rank sevens had popped up. One of them... was Sword Venerable, wasn't it? They could open the Tianfang cosmos at will! Clearly, Sword Venerable had slipped out of the Great Dao cosmos in advance to launch a surprise attack on Red Moon. To reach rank seven, he must have devoured a Great Dao cosmos and obtained sufficient energy to make the breakthrough. In the past, the various factions maintained relative equilibrium. Now, Xinwu's existence shattered that balance. The main issue was that whenever Xinwu struck, they brought their world along, retaining home-field advantage. Without that advantage, one could only rely on raw power. And these fellows clearly possessed terrifying raw power. As he was musing, his gaze suddenly shifted. He noticed his son and another rank five Sovereign approaching a rank seven Sovereign—Qishui? He frowned. What were they doing? Of course, with him present, Qishui wouldn't dare lay a finger on them. Still... why were the two of you closing in on her? His son seemed to have made some progress as well. Had he reached peak rank six? As for his son’s flimsy friendship with the Silver Moon King, truth be told, he hadn't paid it much mind. When it came to the grand scheme and Bright Light's interests, his son's minor camaraderie was negligible! He was merely contemplating whether, if they wiped out the Human King here... with Xinwu's whereabouts still unknown, would the remainder of Xinwu come seeking vengeance against Bright Light? After all, it was said three Sovereigns remained on that side. The Human King was no weakling either. If he fought to the death, he might very well drag a rank eight down with him! The Bright Light Sovereign remained hesitant, weighing the pros and cons. Not far off, the Human King merely watched them all in silence. Sweeping his gaze across the gathering, his eyes fell upon Yunxiao, and finally upon the Lord of Red Moon. These people were conferring, debating how to end his life... Did they think he was deaf? Granted, they were rank eights and he was merely at the peak of rank seven... but was the disparity truly that vast? While Yunxiao was still trying to persuade the others, the Human King suddenly let out a laugh—a wild, insolent chuckle. Looking at the Lord of Yunxiao, he chortled, "Finished talking?" The Lord of Yunxiao's face turned icy. The Human King strode forward step by step toward him. His aura abruptly erupted with mad intensity, instantly drawing countless eyes. The Human King grew stronger by the second, his presence turning increasingly brutal! Yin and yang energies manifested around him, polar opposites merging! The Cang Emperor's power! Faintly, he even breached the rank seven barrier, yet seemed perpetually constrained by something. "You're even more loathsome than Red Moon!" The Human King dragged his long saber, his eyes filled with frigid madness. "Shameless cur who refuses the face given to him. What kind of dog shit do you think you are? Are you... worthy of killing me?" In the next instant, it was as if an entire world detonated within his body. A torrential, boundless power erupted in a flash! The Cang Emperor's power swept over him. In that single moment, the Human King truly seemed to shatter the barrier, stepping into rank eight as his saber slashed out! The Lord of Yunxiao’s heart skipped a beat! So strong! Yet in the next heartbeat, he felt a surge of joy. What an arrogant Human King! A good thing! The more arrogant he was, the more wary everyone would become. Acting this unhinged... who wouldn't be wary of you? *Boom!* The blade light seemed to cleave the entire world in twain, tearing the vault of heaven asunder. Sovereign Yunxiao roared furiously as his Great Dao cosmos materialized, unveiling ten thousand cloud-capped peaks, only for countless numbers of them to be pulverized in an instant! The Human King's strike was absurdly powerful. If aimed at a rank seven, killing them in a single blow would seem completely ordinary. Far too strong! *Boom!* Even the Lord of Yunxiao struggled to suppress it. The power of myriad Daos collapsed, and his entire Great Dao cosmos trembled violently. His expression warped. How could he be this strong? The Human King was only rank seven! Fine, he seemed to have breached the barrier in this moment, but even so, a combined rank eight was merely an initiate, whereas he was a genuine, seasoned rank eight! To the side, the Lord of Red Moon didn't merely stand by. In an instant, he attacked as well. Yet Wushan and the other two experts charged at him simultaneously. From within the darkness, Li Zhu unleashed a torrential might, while Sword Venerable rent the four directions with a single sword strike! Sovereign Wushan plucked the threads of heaven and earth, summoning a swirling sea of mist... The other Sovereigns remained watchful. The Dragon Lord was poised to move, though none could tell whom he intended to target. The Lord of Bright Light was also observing, though his attention was focused primarily on his son. The Human King was immensely powerful—that was beyond doubt. However, killing a rank eight was no simple feat. Better to watch first! As for his son... what on earth was he planning? ... Sovereign Qishui also frowned slightly. She glanced at the two figures approaching nearby, who looked as if they were merely passing by. One of them she recognized: Mingtang, son of the Bright Light Sovereign... not someone to provoke lightly. She didn't fear him—he was merely rank six—the key was that the Bright Light Sovereign was standing right there. Otherwise, for a rank six to come barging around her like this, she would have slapped him to death long ago. As for the other rank five... she treated him as nonexistent. Too weak to warrant attention. At this moment, she was also watching the battlefield, itching to act. She wanted to target Wushan. After all, she had previously offended Wushan, and in her earlier attempt to kill the Senlan World Lord, she had offended the Human King as well... Seeing how savage the Human King was, she felt wary, even frightened. The Human King was too mad, and too strong! Right now, he was actually slightly suppressing the Lord of Yunxiao. She looked around. There were likely several other rank seven Sovereigns sharing her thoughts... The moment the two rank eights made their choice, they would strike immediately. "Sovereign Qishui..." Kongji's voice drifted into her ears. Qishui looked sideways, a cold glint in her eyes quickly smoothing into normalcy. With the Bright Light Sovereign present, she had to show some courtesy. "Ah, Mingtang..." She smiled faintly. "Stay clear of Wushan and his lot. Those people are tumors on the chaos..." Kongji nodded. In the next instant, he smiled. Suddenly, a realm of extinction materialized, enveloping the surroundings. In a single heartbeat, Sovereign Qishui sensed danger. Shock gripped her! Are you... insane? Ignoring Kongji, she instinctively looked toward the Bright Light Sovereign. Was it Bright Light who wanted to move against her? Have you joined forces with Xinwu? Just as the thought crossed her mind, her expression warped. At that very moment, myriad worlds seemed to manifest in the heavens above as an incomparably torrential force plummeted from the sky! Hundreds of territories crushed downward in unison. A long river materialized! Li Hao and Kongji had a simple objective: slay fence-sitters like Qishui to deter the surrounding onlookers. The two of them slaying a rank seven might not intimidate the four directions... but Kongji's strike represented Bright Light! The Bright Light God Realm’s ambiguous stance was enough to cow the surroundings! It had to be fast! Fast enough that the others wouldn't have time to react. In a single breath, the firmament shattered as Dao Chess seemed to manifest instantly, a cosmos bearing down as the power of Dao Chess swept forward. Li Hao roared furiously! Myriad Daos formed a net, casting a colossal canopy, while his longsword fused with myriad realms to slash down! Kongji also let out a fierce shout as life, death, and extinction erupted, shattering domains. The two middle-rank Sovereigns both unleashed terrifying power in this instant! Sovereign Qishui was aghast! She had been wary of the Bright Light Sovereign and looking his way, but now, she realized something was terribly wrong! These two were no ordinary middle ranks! Not far away, the Bright Light Sovereign’s eyes flickered. Sensing the commotion, he looked toward Li Hao and the others, then snapped his head toward the Dragon Lord. The Dragon Lord, who had been on the verge of intervening, suddenly grimaced and looked at Bright Light. The Bright Light Sovereign was rendered speechless! Looking at the Dragon Lord, he sent a mental transmission: "My son is his own person..." He wanted to say: *This has nothing to do with me!* Would the Dragon Lord believe that? Obviously not! In that instant, the Dragon Lord grew exceedingly wary. Bright Light and Xinwu had truly joined hands! This was massive trouble! "Grand Extinction!" Kongji bellowed, the Great Dao power across his entire being depleted in an instant as worlds collapsed and heaven and earth fell into extinction! "Descent of Light!" The Bright Light cosmos manifested, and in an instant, vast quantities of light energy were drawn by him... At this moment, the Lord of Bright Light was thoroughly embarrassed. Should I... suppress it, or not? He was physically present, and the Bright Light cosmos extended to this very spot. His son had detached from it, yet not entirely—otherwise, how could he cultivate the dual poles of light and darkness? Now, his son was siphoning vast quantities of light energy to restore himself. Should he block it or let it pass? If he blocked it... his son was in trouble. If he didn't... wouldn't that imply he had ordered the hit? That little bastard... screwing his own father like this? *Forget it. It's just Qishui; I'm not afraid of her!* On second thought, he chose not to block it. Why should he? His son had grown capable enough to hunt a rank seven—ruthless boy! This shift in thoughts took merely an instant. Sovereign Qishui was frightened out of her wits; Kongji's Grand Extinction was formidable, briefly plunging myriad Daos into extinction. What was worse, with the Descent of Light, he recovered in the blink of an eye! How could this be...? Monstrous waves surged as she mounted a hasty counterattack, when suddenly, a sword slashed down! She did not fear the sword. Powerful though it was, it was no match for her. Yet right at that moment, a cat materialized clutching a star. For a single fleeting instant, her water force seemed suppressed. It stagnated for a split second! *Boom!* The longsword struck home instantly, carrying the might of hundreds of territories with a thunderous detonation! Sovereign Qishui’s face was filled with utter disbelief. Her Dao had stagnated for an instant... With a sickening *crack*, her physical body shattered. She reformed immediately, transforming into a great river as the Great Dao river surged into view. Myriad Daos converged! Filled with disbelief and fury, she roared, "You...!" In the next instant, Li Hao’s depleted Great Dao energy was replenished by someone; a small blossom formed beside his lips, and he swallowed it in a single gulp. Saying nothing more, the power of extinction surged alongside Kongji! The two merged their Daos in an instant, shouting together: "Extinction!" *Boom!* Heaven and earth trembled as the entire river fell into a brief state of extinction. Both Li Hao and Kongji were instantly drained to extreme weakness. Right at that moment, Qian Wuliang, Tianji, King Huai, Hong Yitang, and the Black Panther emerged simultaneously from Li Hao's river—a group of weaklings whom a rank seven would normally never deign to notice. Yet now, they struck in unison, battering the extinguished Great Dao river! *Crack!* A section of the Dao river snapped instantly! "Help—" Qishui revived, just about to scream for aid, when myriad worlds manifested once more in the next second. *Boom!* Countless territories detonated, snapping the river in two. Li Hao had turned completely bloodless! With so many people watching, using Time was inconvenient; he could only have Er Mao use it fleetingly. Killing a rank seven was monumentally difficult! Yet... if one spared no expense, it was not impossible. Dozens of territories shattered! His lifespan seemed to have reached its end. Having repeatedly drawn upon Time, he was already near death; this merely accelerated the process. "Kongji!" Li Hao barked. Kongji's gaze turned fierce as he roared once more, "Kill!" Light and darkness converged instantly as life and death manifested. A star morphed into a realm in a flash as a Dao net was woven, blanketing the four directions. In a heartbeat, the Dao net enveloped the river. With a thunderous *bang*, the Dao net ruptured, and the Dao river trapped inside was snuffed into absolute extinction! Coughing blood continuously, Kongji looked up at the sky. "Father, heal me..." "..." The Bright Light Sovereign was rendered speechless. In an instant, a terrifying wave of light energy washed over Kongji, instantly restoring the grievously wounded youth. At this moment, the Lord of Bright Light felt he had no way left to explain himself. *Bang!* A detonation rang out, the Great Dao rippling as the river shattered completely! Sovereign Qishui’s remnant phantom screamed in fury, "Bright Light!" The Bright Light Sovereign remained silent. *It had nothing to do with me! I didn't kill you! You've truly wronged me here—even I never expected you would be mobbed to death by a pack of sub-rank sevens!* Feeling helpless, he gave a soft cough, and his Great Dao power erupted in an instant! *Boom!* The remnant phantom blew apart immediately! Somewhat speechless, he looked around at the rank seven Sovereigns, all of whom wore horrified expressions. After some thought, he said slowly, "It had nothing to do with me..." Truly! He had merely been annoyed by the shouting and obliterated the remnant trace; the woman had already been slain. All around, dead silence reigned! Across the way, the Dragon Lord's face warped completely. Bright Light had truly allied with Xinwu. Furthermore, Bright Light's son and that rank five... these people were preposterously strong, having actually hunted and slain a rank seven Sovereign! How was that possible? *Boom!* A flash of blade light illuminated the void. The Lord of Yunxiao was hurled backward, drenched in blood, his face bearing sheer horror! The Human King was thoroughly suppressing him! Now, the Human King strode forward, dragging his saber, cold and merciless. Seeing this, the Lord of Yunxiao was aghast. How could he be this strong? At this moment, both the Lord of Bright Light and the Dragon Lord frowned. Something was wrong! Yunxiao was actually being suppressed this badly! Why? Yet the Human King suddenly laughed: "My Xinwu... has gained a few more rank sevens. Splendid! It seems... today, only I can kill you, while you cannot kill me. Bright Light, join hands with me and slaughter them all—you and I shall split the Sifang Domain equally!" "..." The Lord of Bright Light wanted to roar, *Fuck your mother!* He swallowed it down! This time, his own son had truly screwed him over!