"Cult Master of the Heavenly Court Cult?"
The two ancient Supremes frowned. As half-immortals who had awakened in the present era, they had thoroughly investigated this ancient organization.
The origins of the Heavenly Court Cult could be traced back to the primeval antiquity, and every move it made shook the world.
First came the Battle of Hanshui City, where Dou Tianzun, Lord of the Heavenly Court, used a single wisp of immortal consciousness to manipulate the power of national destiny, overwhelming three Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivators from Great Yu with absolute dominance.
Later, the Heavenly Court Cult's Young Cult Master openly appeared at the Dao Seeking Sect, challenging prodigies across the world, fought Dao Seeking Sect's Lu Yang to a standstill, and strode away unchecked.
Not long ago, the Phoenix Clan Ancient Ancestor had revived, defeating Supreme Zhutian, who had proclaimed himself emperor.
Every move showcased the Heavenly Court's overwhelmingly tyrannical strength, devoid of any attempt at concealment, which spoke volumes about its confidence in its own might.
Yet the two Supremes had fought throughout their entire lives; they were not about to be frightened off by a mere name.
If Dou Tianzun had arrived in person, they would have turned and fled without hesitation. Dou Tianzun was very likely an immortal, a terrifying entity beyond their ability to contend with.
Since it was not Dou Tianzun, there was nothing to fear. Be it the Phoenix Clan Ancient Ancestor or Cult Master Yun, they were merely half-immortals.
Ancient immortals with known names numbered only four in total. The sudden appearance of Dou Tianzun was already unbelievable; it was impossible for another immortal to pop out of thin air.
If she was not an ancient immortal, Cult Master Yun could only be a half-immortal.
"Hoping to step on the heads of the two of us to build your fame? Cult Master Yun, aren't you afraid of choking on your own gall?"
Within their domain, half-immortals were nothing special.
Judging by the effortless way she had breached the space of the Void Realm moments ago, her rudimentary Dao fruit had to be space-related.
Yun Zhi looked at the two of them, her eyes reflecting mild confusion.
"Who are you?"
Veins bulged across the foreheads of the two ancient half-immortals as fury surged within them. It had been an eternity since anyone had dared to provoke them so brazenly.
If you don't even know who we are, what did you come here for?!
"Courting death!"
"Law Phenomenon of Heaven and Earth!"
"Hundred Armaments Profound Penetration!"
Two divine figures connecting heaven and earth, brandishing all manner of divine armaments and lethal treasures, converged from both sides in a pincer maneuver, determined to execute Yun Zhi on the spot and scatter her soul!
Venerable Yiqi's expression grew increasingly solemn. Whether Cult Master Yun of the Heavenly Court Cult was friend or foe remained unknown, and the entry of a third force turned this battlefield into an even deeper quagmire.
"It seems these two don't dare underestimate Cult Master Yun after all. They opened with their deadliest moves."
City Lord Liu asked in confusion, "Weren't they fighting just like this right from the start earlier? It felt rather ordinary to me, didn't seem to cause any real harm."
Venerable Yiqi shook his head and corrected City Lord Liu's misconception: "They failed to hurt each other just now because their abilities are evenly matched. Any other half-immortal would never dare take this attack head-on!"
The Law Phenomenon of Heaven and Earth integrated offense and defense, standing alongside Buddhism's Unleakable Golden Body as a supreme avatar form—indestructible and peerless in defense.
Hundred Armaments Profound Penetration forged a sweeping offensive from a multitude of magic treasures, unstoppable as splitting bamboo, overwhelming through sheer numbers to render any defense completely useless!
Yun Zhi raised a fair hand. The golden bell tied to her wrist chimed softly, sending boundless spatial ripples rolling outward. As the ripples swept across every inch of space, the two colossal figures froze as if bound by an immobilization art, motionless, frozen in the posture of their avatars hoisting their weapons high.
The bell rang once more.
Another layer of spatial ripples cascaded out. The two men felt as though an immortal hammer had slammed into their chests. Spitting mouthfuls of blood with a collective gasp, they flew backward, crashing hard against the spatial barrier until their vision blurred with dizziness.
"So that's where your confidence came from—you're relying on an immortal artifact in your possession!"
The two stared fixedly at the golden bell on Yun Zhi's wrist. Even if one wielded a space-related rudimentary Dao fruit, it was fundamentally impossible to neutralize their lethal strikes so easily.
Had they not activated 'Reverse Heaven and Earth' to turn back their own time, that single strike would have claimed their lives!
She had wielded power beyond that of a half-immortal!
"As expected of the ancient Heavenly Court, to possess an immortal artifact. Then again, backed by Dou Tianzun, it would be strange if you didn't have one."
A look of greed surfaced on Nightmare Supreme's face.
Why had he been obsessively searching for the Twin River like a man possessed? Was it not precisely because the Twin River was also an immortal artifact, albeit an unconventional one?
If he obtained the Twin River, Void Supreme would become nothing more than withered bones on his path to immortality!
Originally, the two had planned to kill Cult Master Yun before resuming their internal duel. Now it seemed there was no room for holding back.
Whoever claimed the immortal artifact bell would win the internal struggle!
Kill!
"Fairy, that bell on Eldest Senior Sister's wrist is an immortal artifact?" Lu Yang was astonished. Ever since he first met Eldest Senior Sister, she had worn that bell on her wrist. He had always thought it was an ordinary accessory; who would have guessed the golden bell was an immortal artifact?
Immortal Fairy nodded, reclining lazily upon the lotus pedestal inside the Mahavira Hall with one hand propping up her cheek. Now that Girl Yun had stepped in, there was no need for her to turn the tide herself.
"It's an immortal artifact, that's true, but it had nothing to do with that attack just now. Girl Yun simply struck out with an ordinary palm and shattered their moves."
"I told you before: half-immortals are merely Tribulation Transcendence cultivators who have comprehended a rudimentary Dao fruit. Their physical constitution hasn't changed. The real gap only opens once you become an immortal."
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"Shift Stars and Change Constellations, Sun and Moon Appear Together!"
"Heavenly Cycle Metamorphosis, World-Destroying Deluge!"
"Rotation of Life and Death!"
"Sever Five Senses!"
A brilliant sun and a towering, radiant moon materialized in the sky at once, embodying the pinnacle of Yin and Yang as they slowly rotated, coalescing into a true Taiji diagram.
This was an art once unleashed by Immortal Jiuchong while he was still a half-immortal!
The sky suddenly filled with stars, their shifting currents brimming with inscrutable might as they bridged the past and the present, conjuring the world-destroying deluge of legend back into the mortal world with destructive power indistinguishable from the primeval deluge!
A colossal bronze wheel appeared, like a ponderous millstone shifting slowly yet capable of crushing anything in existence to powder. The wheel represented Yun Zhi's lifespan, each marking denoting an interval of her life; the moment the wheel rotated to its end, her life would reach its conclusion!
A curse of time, life, and death!
Severing the five senses stripped Yun Zhi of all perception of the outside world, leaving her utterly helpless before their onslaught!
In the outside world, the two could never have executed such heaven-defying arts. But this place was a union of the Void Realm and a dreamscape; these blessed conditions allowed them to unleash their techniques without restraint.
Yet both felt a lingering unease. Exchanging a glance, they steeled their resolve and simultaneously bellowed a technique that demanded a heavy price even from them.
"Time Stop!"
Time ground to a halt. The noisy, chaotic Chunjiang City turned into a silhouette of frozen time. Only the two ancient Supremes stood overlooking the ages, capable of moving within the temporal silhouette.
"Die!"
The arts they had poured their heart and soul into cascaded downward. The blazing sun sank, the round moon plummeted to the earth, the world-destroying deluge that had brought nightmares to the primeval ancestors descended from the heavens, and swirling with the heavy stench of death, the bronze wheel spun violently, heralding the end of life.
Amidst the frozen time, Yun Zhi tilted her gaze slightly upward toward the two half-immortals. Not a shred of emotion stirred within those clear, striking black-and-white eyes.
The hairs on the two half-immortals stood on end as dread seized them.
How could anyone possibly move while time was stopped?!
Not to mention with her five senses sealed!
Yun Zhi moved. Taking a single step, she shattered time, and its flow resumed.
With a casual sweep of her hand, the sun and moon shattered, the deluge vanished, and the bronze wheel reversed.
It was as though an entire world had crumbled into absolute, dead silence.
The light and shadows cast by the shattering of the sun and moon illuminated Yun Zhi's tranquil face, devoid of joy or sorrow.
Suffering severe backlash, Void Supreme and Nightmare Supreme coughed up immortal blood.
The terror flooding their pupils made them forget their own agony entirely.
"Sh-She... she is an immortal!"
Chapter 677