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Chapter 819
Fen Tian slightly narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Zhou Weiqing without hiding his hatred towards him at all, "You bastard! Destroying my plan again. It seems like I must kill you as soon as I can."
Zhou Weiqing shrugged and said, "Come at me!" His voice was calm but his expression was provocative.
However, Fen Tian chose to ignore him at that moment as he turned to Xue Ao'tian who was next to him, "Brother Xue, I'll keep my word. As long as you're willing to seal off the Heavenly Snow Mountain, I can even promise you that no harm will come to the Wan Shou Empire. We'll be allies from today onwards. I'm even willing to share the Destruction Attribute with you. What do you think?"
Xue Ao'tian looked at him and calmly said, "Fen Tian, have you run out of ideas?"
Fen Tian sighed and said, "Looks like I'm right. Be it you or Shangguan Tianyang, it seems that all of you have ganged up with that kid."
Xue Ao'tian said in a composed manner, "He's my son-in-law. I only have one daughter and you're trying to kill him. What do you think I should do? Moreover, I've always been disinclined to obey the words of others ever since the Heavenly Snow Mountain was established. Even if you're at the Maximum Level of the Heavenly God Tier, I'm not going to obey you. There may be a crushed Heavenly Snow Mountain but never a Heavenly Snow Mountain that exists without dignity."
Suddenly, Fen Tian smiled. At that moment, his smile was rather odd. The dark purple flames around his body did not become stronger. It seemed like he did not have the intention to attack.
"If that's the case, I'll have to add some weight to this. Brother Xue, since you're destined to fail, why not back off? Brother Huang, let's show them your ability. They've figured out our relationship since the beginning. What's the point of hiding it?"
Huang Xingyun, who was leading the Love Valley's powerhouses, had been standing at the side silently all this while. He frowned when he heard what Fen Tian said. He brought his wife Yun Ruoyun and walked to Fen Tian's side. Both Huang Xingyun and Fen Tian were not idiots. The lineup of the Heavenly Expanse Palace and Heavenly Snow Mountain in the tournament, the continuous surrenders by the both of them later in the tournament, and the Peerless Sect targeting Love Valley and Blood Red Hell. It was obvious which side was being picked. (Obvious that peerless sect was against Love Valley and Blood Red Hell)
As Huang Xingyun and his wife walked out, the powerhouses from Love Valley also teamed up with Blood Red Hell. Their bodies gave off the same black glow. It was the Destruction Attribute. Huang Xingyun looked at Xue Ao'tian and Shangguang Tianyang and said in a deep voice, "I find it strange. I'd like to know how all of you figured out the relationship between Love Valley and the Blood Red Hell. I thought our act was flawless."
Xue Ao'tian expression seemed alright but Shangguan Tianyang's expression was extremely terrible. Love Valley had always been a firm ally of the Heavenly Expanse Palace after all. He could easily imagine the consequences if they did not see through Love Valley's act before the end of the tournament or before the Blood Red Hell turned against them. Huang Xingyun and his followers would have dealt them the deadliest attack.
"Little Brother Huang, why? Are our years as allies so unsteady?" Shangguan Tianyang could not help but ask.
Huang Xingyun then said calmly, " The alliance that you speak of is just Love Valley trailing behind your Heavenly Expanse Palace. We fought the Heavenly Snow Mountain because it was beneficial to us. Shangguan Tianyang, don't you know that in this world, there are only ones that seek endless benefits, but never ones that will be an ally forever? The Destruction Attribute brought much power to us. We no longer have to be suppressed by you. My Blancpain Empire would even be given a huge piece of Zhongtian Empire's land. There's no reason for me not to collaborate with the Blood Red Hell. On the mainland, we've already owned the Dandun Empire and Bai Da Empire. Initially, the lands of Geritimo Empire and Blancpain Empire covered a third of the mainland. After the Grand Tournament of Saint Lands ends, without the support from all the Saint Lands, the entire mainland will be ruled by us. That's the most important to me."
"This will only benefit a small number of people. Shangguan Tianyang, do you dare to say that you won't be persuaded if someone is willing to provide you with Destruction Attribute so you can break through to the Heavenly God Tier and give your Heavenly Expanse Palace the opportunity to rule the entire mainland? Although we're enemies now, there's no difference between us when it comes to human nature."
Before Shangguan Tianyang could speak, Zhou Weiqing took the opportunity to ask first, "I'm curious. The Destruction Attribute couldn't have appeared out of thin air. The people who gave you the Destruction Attribute, what intention do they have exactly? You're right. Perhaps what benefits you is the most important in this world but there's no such thing as a free lunch. All of you must have sacrificed something to gain this."
Huang Xingyun looked at Zhou Weiqing and said coldly, "Those that were sacrificed were the lives of people from other countries. The mainland is overpopulated and our master requires the resentment from the people at the time of death."
"What did you say?" Zhou Weiqing could not help exclaiming.
Huang Xingyun said casually, "What's so surprising about that? I have nothing to hide from all of you. If all of you don't obey, you'll all die here today. We, Heavenly Jewel Masters, are precious. The death of those ordinary people is just like the death of ants."
Shangguan Tianyang's expression was so somber that it looked like water was about to drip from his face, "So all of you are collaborating to destroy the Geritimo Empire and to kill millions of people?"
Huang Xingyun said calmly, "This is just the beginning. After all, we can't kill too many people in a single place or the place would be dead. It'll be disadvantageous to us when we rule in the future. However, your Zhongtian Empire is a different case because the land is vast and highly populated."
"You… you lunatic." Shangguan Tianyang could not help but condemn out loud. Although Huang Xingyun did not say it directly, how could they not understand what he actually meant?
Huang Xingyun smiled. His smile was calm. If one was to describe Fen Tian's character as ruthless, then Huang Xingyun could be described as sinister.
Shangguan Tianyang narrowed both his eyes, "Huang Xingyun, perhaps what you said is right. I might be persuaded with such an abundance of benefits but I'm different from you. I'm a human, not an animal. I still have the ethics of a human, but it seems you don't anymore. In my eyes, even the filthiest Heavenly Beast is a thousand times cleaner than you."
"Are you trying to rile me up?" Huang Xingyun suddenly turned serious but he was not riled up from what was said. "I've already told you everything you wanted to know but you still haven't answered my question. We have darkness and light from the Love Valley and Blood Red Hell. I thought we hid it really well. How did all of you find out?"
Shangguan Tianyang took a deep breath to calm his agitated emotion before he looked at Zhou Weiqing, "You'll need to ask him that. I didn't believe it when Weiqing first told me about the possibility that the Blood Red Hell are working together with Love Valley. However, I began to believe it when I saw all of your performance on the Heavenly Snow Mountain. I never expected that I would not be able to see who you are after all these years. You have indeed concealed yourself deeply."
Huang Xingyun did not seem to be bothered by Shangguan Tianyang's sarcasm as he looked at Zhou Weiqing curiously, "So how did you manage to find out?"
Zhou Weiqing said calmly, "Do you remember? Around half a year ago, I think you sent someone to the Elf Tribe's Sealed Land to kidnap the Elven Princess."
Huang Xingyun's facial expression shifted. Although he tried his best to hide it, it was impossible to hide the surprise within the depth of his eyes.
"I don't understand what you're trying to say."
Zhou Weiqing smiled coldly, "Do you really not know? Have you not been harboring the intention of constraining the Elf Tribe for a long time now? Otherwise, it's impossible for the powerhouse that you sent there to enter the Elf Tribe's Sealed Land with just some unique relic. Too bad his luck wasn't good. I arrived at the Elf Tribe's Sealed Land on the same day coincidentally. He even blamed me for what he did. When I caught up with him after chasing him, I found out that he was using the Time Attribute. At the moment before his death, he used Destruction Attribute when he was in a panic. You don���t need me to tell you how rare the Time Attribute is. Apart from me, I've never heard of anyone possessing the Time Attribute outside of Love Valley. How could I not suspect anything when the Time and Destruction Attributes appeared on the person at the same time? There's a saying that goes 'it's better to believe that something exists than not'. I didn't expect that the righteous Love Valley couldn't resist the temptation of the Destruction Attribute. All of you know that the end of the Destruction Attribute is self-destruction. Even your master won't be able to run away from this fate even if he ruled the entire world."
Fen Tian glared at Huang Xingyin with anger in his eyes. Huang Xingyun had never told him that the Love Valley had the information about the Elf Tribe's Sealed Land. It was obvious that Huang Xingyun wanted to enjoy the advantage on his own.
"Such trash." There was coldness sparkling in Huang Xingyun's eyes, "I thought that trash died in the hands of the Elf Tribe, I didn't know he died in yours. A wise man would sometimes make mistakes."
If there were no hiccups, the Blood Red Hell and Love Valley would simultaneously attack with their darkness and light. They would only have to pay a small price to attain victory. The most important reason why Blood Red Hell and Love Valley decided to lay a trap here was because they did not want to lose too many people here. Other countries aside, the Zhongtian Empire and Wan Shou Empire were both tough empires. It would be much more difficult for them to rule the entire world if these two Saint Lands suffered severe losses. Therefore, all of their plans revolved around the principle of paying the smallest price to win the Grand Tournament of Saint Lands.
Huang Xingyun said coldly," All of you have witnessed Fen Tian's ability. Since the story has developed to this point, then we'll have to fight with our abilities. If you don't accept our suggestion of proclaiming this Saint Land as ours, all of you will stay here today."
Xue Ao'tian glared madly with his eyes wide opened, "Huang Xingyun, Fen Tian, the both of you seemed to have forgotten that this is our Heavenly Snow Mountain."
Huang Xingyun glared at Xue Ao'tian, "I've sacrificed so much for the Destructive Energy, how can I not gain anything? I didn't forget. This is indeed your Heavenly Snow Mountain, so what? With what ability are you going to struggle against the absolute ability that we possess?"
A layer of distorted, dark-purple light appeared on Huang Xingyun's body suddenly. It was not just him. Yin Ruoyun who was next to him had the same layer of dark purple light appearing on her body as well. The terrifying suppressive aura rose immediately as the dark purple light pillars shot into the sky under the slight distortion.
The area that was created by Zhou Weiqing's Astral Divine Territory that initially drove away the Destructive Divine Territory atop the Heavenly Snow Mountain was currently locked, clashing intensely with the dark purple light.
Zhou Weiqing staggered three steps backward. He could bare stand straight as he scoffed. His face suddenly paled as the two dark purple light pillars broke through the constraint of the Astral Divine Territory and integrated with Fen Tian's Destructive Divine Territory.
The black color in the sky started to change. It had changed to an odd dark purple color. A terrifying and immense pressure caused Zhou Weiqing's Astral Divine Territory to shrink rapidly. In just a few breaths, it was suppressed to the point where it could only maintain a space with a diameter that was less than 30 square meters. It only covered a portion of the Peerless Sect's powerhouses.
Meanwhile, the people of Heavenly Snow Mountain and the Heavenly Expanse Palace had lost the protection of the Astral Divine Territory. Suddenly, the suffocating pressure appeared once again. Moreover, the pressure this time was even more petrifying. It was just a suppressive aura, not even a physical attack. They could see clearly that the snow that accumulated on top of the Heavenly Snow Mountain all year along was melting at an alarming speed, and it was disappearing. In a just a while, the head of the rock mountain was revealed. Not even a drop of water could be seen.
The Destructive Divine Territory. It was the Destructive Divine Territory again. The difference was the attributes that were mixed with Huang Xingyun and Yun Ruoyun's Destructive Divine Territory. It was not the Fire Attribute but was the Time Attribute instead. Put simply, their Destructive Divine Territory was even more powerful than Fen Tian's Divine Territory. However, their cultivation base was slightly inferior to Fen Tian. Even so, within a short period of time, the powerhouses on top of the Heavenly Snow Mountain could tell that this couple who controlled Love Valley had the cultivation base of an Upper-Level Heavenly God.
Whether it was the powerhouses from the Heavenly Snow Mountain or the Heavenly Expanse Palace, none of them, including Xue Ao'tian and Shangguan Tianyang, had a change in their expressions. To compare their total headcount, the people from Blood Red Hell and Love Valley combined were still slightly lesser than the people from the Heavenly Snow Mountain and the Peerless Sect combined. The difference was not much. However, at this moment, they already displayed four Heavenly God-tier powerhouses!
A Maximum Level Heavenly God, two Heavenly Gods, and a Lower Level Heavenly God. They had four Heavenly God-tier powerhouses. What kind of ability was that?
At that moment, Xue Ao'tian was the one who had the most complicated feelings. Throughout these years, he had been named the world's first powerhouse. He was the only Heavenly God-tier powerhouse in the Five Great Saint Lands.
However, five Heavenly Gods appeared at once in the Grand Tournament of Saint Lands. Five of them! Which one of the Heavenly God-tier powerhouses did not possess the ability to destroy the heavens and earth? The distance between a Heavenly Emperor and a Heavenly God was equivalent to the distance between an emperor and a God. Both could not be theoretically calculated. Moreover, three among the five had a higher cultivation base in the Heavenly God Tier than him. Could he really emerge victoriously in this battle?
Fen Tian walked forward slowly and stood next to Huang Xingyun, "All of you don't have much of a choice. Choose whether you want to seal this place up or death. Give me an answer."
His words were directed at the Heavenly Snow Mountain and Heavenly Expanse Palace. It did not matter if it was Fen Tian or Huang Xinyun, both of them had made their decision. They had to destroy the Peerless Sect today no matter what. The Saint Energy that Zhou Weiqing possessed was the only thing that could go against them.
Shangguan Tianyang took a step forward slowly as a layer of blurry mist was released from his body. Within the dreamy mist, pieces of armor appeared silently on his body. It was the Boundless Infinitum Set. He was not the only one who was putting on a legendary armor set. Everyone's body from the Heavenly Expanse Palace lit up. The faint mist released from their bodies floated into the air slowly and formed a blurry cover of light that enveloped all of them within it.
Apart from the two brothers Shangguan Tianyang and Tianyue, although everyone who came from the Heavenly Expanse Palace these time were only Heavenly King-tier powerhouses, the power the released by the legendary armor sets of the 108 Heavenly King-tier powerhouses was shocking. They could not break the Destructive Divine Territory but they managed to block the suppressive effects of the Destructive Divine Territory. The combined strength saved them from being continually eroded.
Seeing that the people of the Heavenly Expanse Palace were putting on their legendary sets, Fen Tian and Huang Xingyun's pupils slightly shrank. They could see that all 108 Heavenly Kings from the Heavenly Expanse Palace had nine-piece legendary armor sets with them. A nine-piece set! What sorcery was that? That said, it was like everyone who was wearing a nine-piece set was on the same level as Long Shiya!
No matter how fast the development that Blood Red Hell and Love Valley managed to achieve with the help of the Destruction Attribute, they would not be able to bring out so many legendary armor sets even if they combined both their Saint Lands together. That was the main reason why Fen Tian and Huang Xingyun had not been forcing the Heavenly Expanse Palace and Heavenly Snow Mountain too much. That was a relic. A relic from the Saint Land that existed a thousand years ago. Who would be able to compare with the Heavenly Expanse Palace in terms of financial capability?
Shangguan Tianyang looked at Fen Tian and Huang Xingyun closely, "My Heavenly Expanse Palace's 108 Heaven and Earth Heavenly Expanse Infinitum Formation has not appeared on the mainland for at least 400 years. Sealing up the Heavenly Expanse Palace is just a way to stall for time. We're just targets that you'll kill, it's just a matter of time.Furthermore, how could the Heavenly Expanse Palace shy away? Today, the Heavenly Expanse Palace will fight to its death but not the people of Zhongtian who had compromised and lived without dignity."
Everything he said was as tough as nails that could be hammered into steel. Each and every one of his words was tough. The smile from the Palace Master of the Heavenly Expanse Palace had disappeared completely. The eleventh piece of the set appeared on his body, and a dazzling and bright glow that was similar to diamonds radiated from his body as well. It was the Boundless Infinitum Set. The No.1 legendary armor set in the world.
When the Boundless Infinitum Set was completed, it looked like a layer of crystal was covering Shangguan Tianyang's body. In this layer of crystal, there was faint layer of cloudy of white smoke flowing continuously. The boundless smoke felt like it was filled with the consolidation of all attributes. This was the reason why the boundless smoke could break the suppression of the Destructive Divine Territory. It was a god set.
Chapter 820
The Boundless Infinitum Set, also known as the world's best legendary armor suit. Of course the true god set — the only god set — had its claim to fame.
The Heavenly Snow Mountain and the Heaven's Expanse Palace had been each other's rival for such a long time. If Xue Ao'tian really had the power to kill Shangguan Tianyang, he would have done so earlier a few tournaments back. How could he possibly show any mercy to him? However, he was unable to do it, and the reason was none other than the Boundless Infinitum Set that Shangguan Tianyang owned.
An eight-piece legendary armor set could hardly scratch the 'legendary' title but a nine or ten-piece set was definitely a legendary set. As for an eleven-piece armor set, well, it would no longer be limited by the word 'legendary'. Instead, it would be a true god set.
The first distinctive feature of the Boundless Infinitum Set was its resistance towards Divine Territories. The second was its own Divine Territory. The god set was equipped with its own Boundless Infinitum Divine Territory. Although Shangguan Tianyang might not be able to defeat Xue Ao'Tian in terms of overall strength, it was precisely with the help of this set that Xue Ao'tian was also unable to defeat him. Under such circumstances, the Heaven's Expanse Palace that had a strong backing was able to rank first in the Five Great Saint Lands without any dispute.
At this moment, the Boundless Infinitum Set once again made its entrance on the summit of Heavenly Snow Mountain. It did not matter if Fen Tian, who was already a Heavenly God or Huang Xingyun, their imposing manner could not help but falter a little. The shock that the Boundless Infinitum Set brought to them was just too much to digest. Even until this day, they were still unable to break free from the nightmare that is the Boundless Infinitum Set.
There was no emotion in Shangguan Tianyang's voice. It was so cold as if he was pouring icy cold water on Fen Tian and Huang Xingyun. "The Heavenly Spirit Earthly Fiend Heavenly Expanse Infinitum Great Formation is also known as the God Slaying Demon-Vanquishing Great Formation. So what if you're at the Heavenly God Tier? Brother Xue, let the Heaven's Expanse Palace be the one to deal with Huang Xingyun and Fen Tian."
Xue Ao'tian cast a glance at Shangguan Tianyang. Although they had no choice other than to join forces right now because of the immediate situation and Zhou Weiqing's secret act as a mediator, how could they so easily erase the estrangement between them after being rivals for so many years? A cold snort could be heard immediately, "With just your Heaven's Expanse Palace alone? Huh, so do you think we from the Heavenly Snow Mountain is incapable now?"
As he said that, Xue Ao'tian lifted up his right hand and waved it swiftly in the void. A bright and splendid golden light erupted from his wrist instantly. Without any warning, the rich golden light illuminated the entire surroundings brightly as a golden light beamed up to the sky. It forcibly bulldozed an area within the Destructive Divine Territory in a tyrannical manner and enveloped all of the people that were present on the Heavenly Snow Mountain.
The God Vanquishing Heavenly Spirit Set materialized on his body. The ten-piece set shone lustrously in gold color. The slender and long God Spirit Staff landed in Xue Ao'tian's hand as the intense divine aura instantly began to spread out.
Unlike the Heaven's Expanse Palace, when Xue Ao'tian put on his gear over at the Heavenly Snow Mountain's corner, all of the powerhouses of the Heavenly Snow Mountain quickly stepped forward and surrounded him in the middle as they formed a ring around him. On the contrary, at the Heaven's Expanse Palace's corner, the battle array that they formed took the shape of a triangle with the Shangguan brothers, Tianyang and Tianyue, taking the lead as the arrowhead.
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Huang Xingyun and Fen Tian did not take this opportunity to order their followers to attack. Instead, they were merely watching the situation coldly. Before they had a clear understanding of Heaven's Expanse Palace and Heavenly Snow Mountain's strategy, they were not in a haste to make their moves. At least for now, everything was still within their control. They still had a trump card that they had yet to play as well.
After the God Vanquishing Heavenly Spirit Set and the God Spirit Staff were ready, it took on a peculiar purplish gold color. Noble, sacred, and majestic. A purplish golden headband decorated with complicated patterns could be seen on Xue Ao'tian's head. A dazzling golden oval gemstone was embedded right in the middle of the headband. Divine aura radiated from his body ceaselessly and broke a part of the Destructive Divine Territory. That was none other than his Heavenly Spirit Divine Territory. Apart from that, what was more peculiar was the fact that the strong Destruction Attribute leaking out from the super intense Destructive Divine Territory could not do any harm to his Heavenly Spirit Divine Territory at all.
Just like how the Blood Red Hell and Love Valley shared the same Destruction Attribute, the Heavenly Snow Mountain, and Heaven's Expanse Palace both equally shared the Creation Attribute originating from Saint Energy.
Long ago, when Zhou Weiqing had gone to the Heaven's Expanse Palace to defeat Shangguan Tianyang and received his blessing in taking the hands of the three Shangguan sisters, he had already given his words to Shangguan Tianyang during a private conversation that he would share the Saint Energy with the Heaven's Expanse Palace. Of course, there was a certain degree of limit to their agreement to share.
Later, when Zhou Weiqing let the three Shangguan sisters return to the Heaven's Expanse Palace to consolidate their legendary armor sets, the plan that he put together from his foreshadowing came in handy.
It was still relatively easy for Shangguan Fei'er and Bing'er to consolidate their legendary armor sets but Shangguan Xue'er's legendary armor set was the Heaven's Expanse Palace's secret relic — the Boundless Infinitum Set. If he was not prepared to pay a price, how else could he cajole the old fox, Shangguan Tianyang, to agree to it? After all, the moment he agreed to allow the three Shangguan sisters to be married to Zhou Weiqing, they would no longer be part of the Heaven's Expanse Palace anymore. This fact was attested when the three sisters showed up in the Grand Tournament of the Saint Lands under the name of the Peerless Sect.
The main reason Zhou Weiqing passed on his Saint Energy to the Heaven's Expanse Palace was, without a doubt, to fight against the Blood Red Hell's Destruction Attribute. At the same time, how could he be willing to see his wives being put in an awkward situation as a man? For this reason, he decided to use his Saint Energy to exchange for the three women's Consolidated Equipment Set, and that included the Boundless Infinitum Set as well.
Shangguan Tianyang understood perfectly well that the role and transitivity of the Saint Energy were far superior to the Boundless Infinitum Set. For a Heavenly Jewel Master with a lower cultivation base, the Saint Energy, could only accumulate in their body and allow them to possess a greater strength temporarily when they unleashed it at most. By the time they finished consuming it, that would be all to it. However, this was a whole different concept altogether for a powerhouse who was at Heavenly King Tier and above.
All of the powerhouses who were at the Heavenly King Tier and above possessed a Heavenly Nucleus Core. They were fully capable of integrating the Saint Energy into the Heavenly Nucleus Core and add the Creation Attribute to their Heavenly Nucleus Core. In this case, their resistance towards the Destruction Attribute would undoubtedly be enhanced, and this would also bring great benefits to their cultivation, particularly to those powerhouses who had already reached a bottleneck in their cultivation.
Due to this reasons, Shangguan Tianyang did not spend much time pondering before he agreed to Zhou Weiqing's proposal by allowing the three Shangguan sisters to infuse their not-so-pure Saint Energy into some of the Heaven's Expanse Palace's powerhouses to increase their strength. Of course, those who gained the most benefits were none other than Shangguan Tianyang and Tianyue.
This was also why Shangguan Tianyang was not particularly nervous when faced with the Destructive Divine Territory. With a certain amount of Creation Attribute in their bodies, the Destruction Attribute would not be as threatening as it used to be. At least, they were not in a position where it was too disadvantageous for them in terms of attributes. Of course, the Destructive Divine Territory would still have the upper hand against them owing to the purity of the Destruction Attribute in it. However, at the very least, it could not do much harm to the Heaven's Expanse Palace's powerhouses just by relying on the Destruction Attribute alone.
It was even simpler in the case of the Heavenly Snow Mountain. Tian'er's return had meant everything. Moreover, the purity of Tian'er's Saint Energy was second only to Zhou Weiqing. Even though she was there alone, the benefits that the Heavenly Snow Mountain's powerhouses received was actually even greater than that of the Heaven's Expanse Palace.
For this reason, at the moment when Xue Ao'tian hoisted his God Spirit Staff up high and unleashed his Heavenly Spirit Divine Territory, the Destructive Divine Territory could not forcefully tear it apart. On top of that, the strength that Xue Ao'tian demonstrated right now was not as simple as something from someone at the Mid-Level of the Heavenly God Tier. It was obvious that he had already strode into the Upper-Level of the Heavenly God Tier. This was the power of the Creation Attribute.
" For the glory of Wan Shou, the brilliance that guards the Heavenly Snow Mountain! All rise! Guardians of the Heavenly Snow Mountain! 1 "
All of a sudden, the divine aura strengthened without warning. A golden ray shone down from above the Heavenly Spirit Divine Territory that stretched over the sky. The ray shone down all the way and lit up a part of the castle atop the summit of the Heavenly Snow Mountain followed by countless deafening roars and hows that began to fill the air.
The Heaven's Expanse Palace had the Heavenly Spirit Earthly Fiend Boundless Infinitum Set as their trump card so why wouldn't the Heavenly Snow Mountain, that had a longer history than the Heaven's Expanse Palace, have their own trump card up their sleeve as well? Furthermore, they had never ever played this card before in the past Grand Tournaments.
Figures of gigantic shadow soared up to the sky from the Snow Deity's Castle. Under the illumination of the Heavenly Spirit Divine Territory' Divine brilliance, a strong sense of coercion could immediately be felt the moment each of the huge figures showed up on the scene. Not only that, each of them would shine a strong golden beam and infuse it with the Heavenly Spirit Divine Territory as it increased the area that the Heavenly Spirit Divine Territory was enveloping.
Those were all gigantic Heavenly Beasts. Heavenly Beasts that could only be found in the Heavenly Snow Mountain. After all the Heavenly Beasts had soared up to the sky, they immediately made their way towards the Heavenly Snow Mountain's powerhouses. Even though they appeared very quickly, there would be a Heavenly Snow Mountain's powerhouse that leaped up to the sky to join them each time a new one appeared. In just a blink of an eye, over twenty Heavenly Snow Mountain's powerhouses had already found their mounts. What was more amazing was the fact that none of these twenty-odd Heavenly Beasts had a cultivation base that was lower than the Heavenly Emperor Tier.
In terms of strength, a Heavenly Beast that had a cultivation base at the Heavenly King Tier and above usually would not be on par with a Heavenly Jewel Master who was at the same level. However, the difference was not too large. In any case, this was the first time everyone present on the scene witnessed the appearance of so many Heavenly Emperor-tier Heavenly Beasts all at once. What a spectacular scene this was!
The aura of over twenty Heavenly Emperor-tier Heavenly Beasts united together, coupled with Xue Ao'tian's Heavenly Spirit Divine Territory actually decreased the area that the Destructive Divine Territory forcibly controlled. Even that purplish black light was no longer able to seal off the surrounding air completely. Streaks of lights began to pierce through from above the Heavenly Spirit Divine Territory.
Let alone Fen Tian and Huang Xingyun who had their brows knitted together, even Shangguan Tianyang who could be considered as their ally was completely taken aback by such a sight. After all, the Heavenly Snow Mountain had never unleashed so many Heavenly Emperor-tier Heavenly Beasts before in the past Grand Tournaments. Moreover, no one had ever joined forces with a Heavenly Beast before. Even though the number of powerhouses that the Heavenly Snow Mountain sent out was not too large, which caused them to lose the championship at the Grand Tournament every time, Shangguan Tianyang always had the feeling that there must still be some tricks up the Heavenly Snow Mountain's sleeve. However, it had never crossed his mind that this trump card of theirs would be so impossibly excessive.
Each of the Heavenly Snow Mountain's powerhouses including Lion King Gu Site and Tiger King Xue Ao'ying 2 , possessed a Heavenly Emperor-tier mount of their own. From the looks of it, it was obvious that this was not the first time they joined forces with the Heavenly Beasts. After each and every one of them was settled in, their strength merged together all at once. Just take the Tiger King and the Lion King for example, after they had merged with their Heavenly Beasts, their strength immediately approached the Heavenly God Tier.
Furthermore, this was not the end of it. The Heavenly Beasts did not stop appearing continuously. In just a short amount of time, over 50 Heavenly Beasts appeared in succession at the summit of Heavenly Snow Mountain, and each of them had a cultivation base higher than the Heavenly King Tier.
:3 I can picture this happening in my head, so epic. Hahaha
Author put Gu Site as the Tiger King and Xue Ao'ying as the Lion King. I think it's mixed up because when I read back Gu Site was the Lion King and Xue Ao'ying was the Tiger King.
Chapter 821
Standing motionlessly, Zhou Weiqing murmured, "Wan Shou Empire! As expected of the Wan Shou Empire! Looks like the trump card of the Heavenly Snow Mountain does not lie with their Heavenly Jewel Masters but with the Heavenly Beasts instead!"
Tian'er rolled her eyes at him, "What? You only just found out? There are no human beings living on the Heavenly Snow Mountain at all. It's just that some of us are able to cultivate to take the form of a human being and some can't! According to the rules that our ancestors passed down to us, Heavenly Beasts who are not able to cultivate and take human form are not qualified to claim themselves to be part of the Heavenly Snow Mountain. However, as long as their cultivation base is higher than the Heavenly King Tier, they'll be allowed to enter the Heavenly Snow Mountain from the Wan Shou Heaven and cultivate under the shelter of the Heavenly Snow Mountain. Otherwise, you human poachers would just enter the Wan Shou Heaven and kill them all! It's only when the Heavenly Snow Mountain is faced with a life-and-death situation that these Heavenly Beasts will finally come out and help us fight. They are the guardians of the Heavenly Snow Mountain. Only the progeny of the Mountain Lord of the Heavenly Snow Mountain can command them!"
With the appearance of the Heavenly Snow Mountain's guardians — the Heavenly Beasts, the scale that was slightly tilted to one side seemed to gradually return to an equilibrium. There was no need to mention anything else. Just the mere presence of so many Heavenly Emperor-tier Heavenly Beasts was more than enough to pose a great threat to the Blood Red Hell and Love Valley. Even though they had four Heavenly God-tier powerhouses with them, the Heavenly Expanse Infinitum Great Formation was not something that could be easily defeated. On top of that, there was also the presence of Xue Ao'tian and Long Shiya who were both Heavenly Gods
Fen Tian looked at Xue Ao'tian as he let out a sigh, "Brother Xue, you know, originally, I really had no intention to cross swords with you. Indeed, be it the Heavenly Snow Mountain or the Heaven's Expanse Palace, I'm sure all of you have your cards hidden up your sleeves. However, do you really think we would make our appearance here if we do not have absolute faith in our own ability?"
A black light burst out from Fen Tian's hand. A gigantic purplish black light instantly condensed into a halo before it spread out above the purplish-black Destructive Divine Territory.
"Grrrrr—, Grrrrrr —" Two deep ferocious roars reverberated at once from the distant sky. Immediately afterward, two gigantic figures charged into the Destructive Divine Territory while emitting dark red light like two huge meteors and made their way towards the summit of Heavenly Snow Mountain.
Other than the four Heavenly God-tier powerhouses, there was another trick up the Blood Red Hell and Love Valley's sleeve? Xue Ao'tian and Shangguan Tianyang looked at each other. Both of them saw the solemness in each other's eyes.
The reason why both parties did not take the lead in an attack yet was because there were too many powerhouses gathered on the summit of Heavenly Snow Mountain now. With these many powerhouses, it would be impossible to stop once a battle broke out. Not only that, the situation would become very chaotic and messy as well. Other than Zhou Weiqing and the few other young people, all of the people present here were all old-timers who were laden with experience. They understood clearly that morale was the most important thing in a large-scale chaotic war. If both sides were equal in strength, the side with the higher morale could even achieve the final victory by paying as small a cost as possible. It was because of this reason that they were both currently trying to overwhelm their opponents with their imposing manner.
Despite all of that, the preparation their enemies had made was far more horrifying than they had first thought. The horror was contained in the two masses of the dark, red light's energy that was at least at the Heavenly God Tier or higher.
The two huge meteor-like rays came into view at the Heavenly Snow Mountain in a split second. Instead of landing on the ground, they merely hovered above the summit of Heavenly Snow Mountain. The moment they made their entrance, a commotion immediately broke out among the Heavenly Beasts who were the Heavenly Snow Mountain's guardians. The originally imposing momentum instantly deflated. Fear could even be seen in every single one of their eyes.
The two masses of dark red lights started to fully reveal their figures at this moment. When everyone finally had a clear look at their figures, all of them could not help but take in a breath of chilly air. Horror immediately dawned on Zhou Weiqing's face.
The reason why they did not land on the ground was because the size of their bodies was just impossibly huge. It turned out that they were both actually a pair of fiery red gigantic dragons that were more than 100 meters long. However, a layer of black light was currently emitting out of their fiery red body. Their eyes had also turned a ferocious evil-looking purplish black.
"Hui Yao? Duo Si?" Zhou Weiqing could not help but exclaim in surprise.
Before coming to this Grand Tournament, Zhou Weiqing had tried to summon the two of them but somehow, he did not receive word from them. It had never crossed his mind that they would actually appear on the summit of Heavenly Snow Mountain at this precise time and become their enemy on top of that. It was obvious to him that right now, Hui Yao and Duo Si were not completely conscious of their actions. They had been eaten away by the Destruction Energy and were mere puppets now.
However, it did not mean that their strength was weakened just because they had become puppets now. On the contrary, after the fusion with the Destruction Energy, these two gigantic dragons seemed to become even more powerful now. Particularly Hui Yao who was easily causing cracks to appear in the Destructive Divine Territory with every slight movement of his. Presently, their appearance had instantly increased the imposing manner of both Blood Red Hell and Love Valley as it suppressed the Heaven's Expanse Palace, Heavenly Snow Mountain and Peerless Sect's powerhouses who had all gone pale.
After all, with the legendary gigantic dragons making their entrance on the battlefield, not to mention that they were the opponents that had to go against the dragons, nobody would possibly be able to smile at the sight of this.
Worse, it was not only Hui Yao and Duo Si who made their grand entrance. There were hundreds of figures each on their backs. These figures were all clad in black with a black hood. All that one could see was only the eyes that were as eerie as the will-o'-the-wisps. There was no doubt that these people had a cultivation base that was at least at the Heavenly King Tier. Just the sheer number itself had put Zhou Weiqing's party in a completely disadvantageous situation.
Even Huang Xingyun could not suppress the sense of pride on his face, "So? Are you still trying to go against us now? You should understand very well now that your resistance would only end up in vain. My advice still stands. As long as you're willing to seal off your Saint Land, your lives will be spared!" Having said that, a hint of jealousy could still be seen in the depth of his eyes. This was because the two gigantic dragons were not taking orders from him but only from Fen Tian. In Huang Xingyun's mind, he who possessed the Time Attribute had far greater potential than Fen Tian but the Lord had chosen to give Fen Tian greater authority instead. He was merely a coordinator.
After a short moment of astonishment, Zhou Weiqing finally snapped back to his senses. Staring at the two gigantic dragons in the air, he could not help but feel a pang of pain in his heart. It was apparent that Hui Yao and his wife had fallen into the hands of the Blood Red Hell when they went forward to rescue their children. He vowed to free the two of them from this ordeal no matter what.
"Huang Xingyun, Fen Tian, there's no need to be hasty! All of you have your trump cards so there's no reason for us Peerless Sect not to have ours, right?" Zhou Weiqing sneered coldly.
Huang Xingyun laughed out loud, "What an ignorant brat! All you can do is rely on your teacher, Fatty Long. Do enlighten me, what other trump card do you have that can turn the situation around?!"
Zhou Weiqing smirked and turned his attention towards Ling Dang who was standing not far away from him, "Your Highness, looks like it's your turn to make the grand entrance now!"
"Huang Xingyun, you actually sent somebody to kidnap my daughter! In public or in private, I'll make you pay today!" A pleasant voice that was filled with a hint of wrath resonated in the air. Ling Dang slowly took off the cloak above her head and revealed a gorgeous, stunning face that could stifle a man's breath and make women go green with envy.
A dazzling light gleamed in the Elven Empress's eyes as she lifted both her hands up. A layer of greenish brilliance rose up to the sky. Immediately afterward, twelve other cloaked men standing behind her took off their cloaks respectively as twelve turquoise rays soared up at the same time to the sky. Then, all thirteen turquoise rays began to merge together and transformed into a staggering light beam that pierced upwards through the sky. A rich, intense breath of life and the Destruction Energy from the Destructive Divine Territory erupted in a unparellel violent collision.
WHAM —
The entire world quaked. To everybody's surprise, a huge hole was smashed open in the tyrannical Destructive Divine Territory. That almost endless spread of green color slowly spread apart and pitted its wits equally against the Destructive Divine Territory in a heartbeat. Under the guidance of the Elven Empress, the Natural Divine Territory that was formed together with the twelve Elven Elders was not the slightest bit inferior compared to the Destructive Divine Territory that was formed by Fen Tian, Huang Xingyun, and four other Heavenly God-tier powerhouses.
That was right! This was the Peerless Sect's trump card. Previously, when Zhou Weiqing was still at the Elven territory, he had already discussed this matter with the Elven Empress. Even supposing the extraordinary relationship between the two of them did not come to exist, the Elven Empress would still make her way here. The reason she came was because of the Lord pulling the strings behind Huang Xingyun and Fen Tian. After all, she was also one of the people involved in sealing the Nether Lord last time. How could she possibly allow the Blood Red Hell and Love Valley to do what they wished without restraint and bring the Nether Lord to the human world?
A Maximum Level Heavenly God-tier powerhouse. When the Elven Empress unleashed her Natural Divine Territory, everyone on the scene immediately felt her powerful cultivation base. Moreover, there were also four other Heavenly Gods among the twelve Elven Elders who unleashed their power at the same time with her. The remaining eight elders were also at the Maximum Level of the Heavenly Emperor Tier.
What a powerful force this was! Not only that, as it turned out they were on the Peerless Sect's side.
Other than Blood Red Hell and Love Valley, the person who was most in shock was none other than Shangguan Tianyang. The Heaven's Expanse Palace and the Elf Tribe had always maintained a good relationship with each other. They could even be considered as allies to a certain extent. However, Shangguan Tianyang was very clear that he would never be able to invite the Elven Empress out at all. More importantly, he had seen the Elven Empress before in the past. If memory still served him right, the Elf Tribe was far less powerful than they were now. During that time, only the Elven Empress was at the Heavenly God Tier in the entire Elf Tribe. Even then, she was definitely not at the Maximum Level.
One could say that the appearance of the thirteen powerhouses from the Elf Tribe had once again turned the situation around. The momentum that was suppressed by the emergence of the two gigantic dragons had reversed entirely. Fen Tian and Huang Xingyun no longer had the upper hand.
Standing side by side with the Elven Empress, Zhou Weiqing smiled, "Your Highness, I'll leave the two dragons in the air to you. They're both my friends, and they're merely under the control of the Destruction Attribute now. Please don't hurt them. Once we've dealt with the problems here, I think I might have a way to help them regain their senses."
"Don't worry, the Dragon Tribe is a friend of the Elven Tribe, too," the Elven Empress nodded her head lightly. The look that she gave Zhou Weiqing was so gentle that most men would turn green with envy if they saw it. At the same time, the rest of the Lords of the Saint Lands could not help but be taken aback as they thought to themselves, 'What exactly is the relationship between Zhou Weiqing and the Elven Empress? He actually has a way to make her obey his orders?'
Chapter 822
Zhou Weiqing looked at Huang Xingyun and Fen Tian provocatively, "So? Do you have any more tricks up your sleeves? Just bring them out if you have them! Let us have a look at who's stronger, you or us?!"
While Zhou Weiqing was talking, the Peerless Sect's powerhouses behind him put on their own Consolidated Equipment Sets.
The ones attracting the most attention were the three Shangguan sisters and Tian'er. All four of them actually had a cultivation base at the Heavenly Emperor Tier. Even though they were only at the Lower Level of the Heavenly Emperor Tier, how old were they?
Tian'er was wearing the exact same God Vanquishing Heavenly Spirit Set like her father. However, the golden luster that was radiating from her body was much more radiant and brilliant. It was a gold color that shone brightly like the stars — a rich, intense Saint Energy fluctuation that shared the same root as Zhou Weiqing's.
The person who was the most shocking was none other than Shangguan Xue'er. With a cultivation base at the Heavenly Emperor Tier, the Boundless Infinitum Set could be seen on her body. Although she might not be as good as Shangguan Tianyang if everything was taken into account, do not forget that Shangguan Xue'er's cultivation method was totally different from Shangguan Tianyang's. Her offensive prowess with her sharp and swift swordsmanship was superior to Shangguan Tianyang.
Shangguan Fei'er was also wearing a ten-piece Consolidated Equipment Set. It was slender and dazzling with a foot long blade at every joint. Among the three sisters, her legendary armor set that was attached to her Dual Physical Jewels appeared to be the thickest and heaviest.
Similarly, Shangguan Bing'er was wearing a ten-piece Consolidated Equipment Set as well. A greenish golden luster shone brilliantly, especially the pair of gigantic Wings of the Wind God that was so dazzling, it ravished the eyes.
The strength of the Peerless Sect was now entirely on display. Even if the Elf Tribe was not taken into consideration, the Peerless Sect had at least one Heavenly God and six Heavenly Emperors as of now. Such strength was already more than enough for them to possess the glory of a Saint Land. Not mentioning the fact that their Saint Energy had not been taken into consideration yet.
Did Fen Tian and Huang Xingyun still have any other tricks up their sleeves? Maybe they do, but it would not be a trump card that they could easily show to the public.
"Now!" Fen Tian yelled as he raised his hands high. At once, the Destructive Divine Territory that was in mid-air clashed with the Natural Divine Territory like a whirlwind, scattering wisps of clouds.
The Elven Empress remained unfazed. A turquoise-colored staff materialized in her right hand out of thin air. As she pointed the staff forward, the Natural Divine Territory suddenly spread over the sky and covered up the Earth as it transformed into an endless supply of Natural Energy and charged forward as well.
The two huge Divine Territories collided violently in mid-air. To Fen Tian's surprise, his impenetrable Divine Territory could not work its Destruction Devour ability in the face of the Elven Empress' Natural Divine Territory.
That was by no means merely Natural Attribute energy. There was no doubt that it had the Saint Energy in it as well. This was…the Life Saint Energy? A branch of the Genesis Saint Energy.
Perhaps the Life Saint Energy could not be compared to Huang Xingyun's Destruction Energy in terms of purity. However, in terms of overall strength, the Elven Empress plus the twelve Elven Elders were much more superior than it. For this reason, when the two Divine Territories collided, none of them could gain the upper hand.
As the two Divine Territories collided head-on, the powerhouses from both sides began to make their moves as well.
Xue Ao'tian let out a faint sigh. He knew that the Heavenly Snow Mountain's foundation over thousands of years might not be able to survive today.
A huge number of powerhouses from the Blood Red Hell and Love Valley descended from Hui Yao and Duo Si's bodies. They coordinated together with the powerhouses on the ground as they charged towards the Peerless Sect, Heavenly Snow Mountain and Heaven's Expanse Palace in a frenzy.
With the addition of these latecomers, their numbers had already far exceeded the Peerless Sect, Heavenly Snow Mountain, and the Heaven's Expanse Palace. Due to the fact they all had the same Destruction Attribute, the entire world was suddenly overwhelmed with Destruction Energy with just one attack.
Long Shiya continued to take on Shen Mo. Before this, there was no victory in their previous match. This time, none of them would hold themselves back. The two of them did not want their own attacks to harm their own people. As if their minds were in sync, both of them rose up to the sky at the same time as they looked for their battlefield in the air.
Huang Xingyun and Yun Ruoyu, on the other hand, led the Love Valley's powerhouses and charged towards the Heaven's Expanse Palace. In contrast, the two gigantic dragons in the sky soared downwards and rushed at the Heavenly Snow Mountain.
"Heavenly Expanse Infinitum, Star-Lunar Rotation!" Shangguan Tianyang roared loudly with his eyes wide open. 108 Heaven's Expanse Palace's powerhouses began to move at the same time. White smoke suddenly spread out and vast energy ripples clashed fiercely with Huang Xingyun and his wife.
The Heavenly Spirit Earthly Fiend Heavenly Expanse Infinitum Great Formation was a lot stronger than the ordinary version of the Heavenly Expanse Infinitum Great Formation that was used to fight against Xue Ao'tian last time. In just one blow, they effectively blocked Huang Xingyun and his wife with brute force.
The total number of powerhouses from both Love Valley and Blood Red Hell totaled up to nearly 400 people now. On the contrary, the Heaven's Expanse Palace, Peerless Sect, and Heavenly Snow Mountain only totaled up to just about slightly over 200 people. Not to mention that this also included the Heavenly Snow Mountain's Heavenly Beast Guardians.
A turquoise light swept across in the air. The Natural Divine Territory mightily enveloped Hui Yao and Duo Si from above the sky.
Hui Yao was already at the Maximum Level of the Heavenly God Tier. After he had possessed the Destruction Energy, he naturally became even more tyrannical than before. Duo Si, on the other hand, had also made a breakthrough to the Upper Level of the Heavenly God Tier, with one foot already stepping on the threshold of the Maximum Level. In terms of strength, the two of them were not inferior to both Fen Tian and Huang Xingyun added up together.
Roar!
In a frenzied uproar, the two gigantic dragons instantly ran amok and smashed left and right in the Life Divine Territory. Within a second, the unnerving energy ripple turned the Snow Deity's Castle on the summit of Heavenly Snow Mountain into powder.
"Let us go up to the sky," the Elven Empress ordered in a deep voice. She lured the two gigantic dragons to leave the battlefield temporarily with the help of the Natural Divine Territory as she led the twelve Elven Elders and rose up to the sky at the same time.
Zhou Weiqing's judgment of the situation was extremely excellent. When Hui Yao and Duo Si first made their appearance, he could see that if the two dragons were present on the battlefield, even in a best-case scenario, the Heavenly Beast Guardians would still have their strength immensely weakened. It was unlikely that the beasts would be able to utilize their full strength in the face of the Dragon Emperor Bloodline.
For this reason, he decided to let the Elven Empress and the Elf Tribe deal with the two dragons. First, they would not be at a disadvantage in terms of bloodlines because they would not be affected by the dragon's tremendous pressure. All the same, Zhou Weiqing did not want to harm both Hui Yao and Duo Si. Only the Elves had the strength to be able to suppress them completely yet making sure that they remained unharmed.
At the same time, Zhou Weiqing also put himself in the Elf Tribe's shoes. The Elf Tribe was made up of a kind and peaceful people. They did not like killing nor did they possess actual combat experience. Therefore, even though they had a total of five Heavenly God-tier powerhouses, their actual combat ability was not that good. The Elven Empress was the only person powerful enough to join in the battle. They would most likely suffer a great loss if they had joined the battlefield up front. If that was the case, how would Zhou Weiqing be able to lift his head up in front of the Elven Empress?
Of course, now that the Elf Tribe had to go deal with the two dragons, the pressure on the battlefield had become way stronger too. The number of the powerhouses from Blood Red Hell and Love Valley had far exceeded Zhou Weiqing's initial judgment.
The Elf Tribe and the two gigantic dragons soared up to the sky. Fen Tian did not bother following them. He understood very well that the battle here on the summit of Heavenly Snow Mountain was the most important, particularly that Zhou Weiqing.
At this moment, Fen Tian finally understood. Among the three Great Saint Lands rival, the soul of the team was not Shangguan Tianyang or Xue Ao'tian. Instead, it was Zhou Weiqing, the young Sect Leader of the Peerless Sect. He was the real leader of the other side. It was apparent that everything was under his control. Not only that, just the fact that Zhou Weiqing could make so many Elf Tribe's powerhouses obey his command undoubtedly proved his position as a leader. He would never have guessed that in truth, both Heaven's Expanse Palace and the Heavenly Snow Mountain only found out about Zhou Weiqing's trump card just a moment ago as well.
Two acutely violent and chilly beams blasted out from Fen Tian's eyes towards Zhou Weiqing.
Zhou Weiqing provocatively threw a dirty look at him fearlessly. Although his cultivation base was still at the Maximum Level of Heavenly Emperor Tier and he has yet to make a breakthrough to the Heavenly God Tier, there was not an ounce of fear in him at all when facing a Maximum Level Heavenly God like Fen Tian.
Zhou Weiqing took his stance with the hammers in both his hands. He then tipped his right hammer towards Fen Tian and lustrous stars instantly burst out of his body. A spiraling nebula halo appeared and hovered above his head.
This time, the nebula spanned an area with a diameter of about five meters, and it only enveloped Zhou Weiqing alone. However, Zhou Weiqing's chest began to lit up as well when he was bathed in the mass of nebula rays. The Starcrux Saint Nucleus Core and the Astral Divine Territory echoed and responded to each other from afar. The golden Nebula Saint Energy from before gradually changed its color to a whitish-gold.
Without warning, a pure and intense Saint Energy ripple erupted out of Zhou Weiqing's body. That Saint Energy was so strong that it caused several of the Blood Red Hell's powerhouses who were charging towards him to stop abruptly in their tracks. With fear on their faces, none of them dared to take a step closer.
On the other side, horror dawned on Fen Tian's face as well. Despite the fact that there were at least several hundred meters in between the two of them, he could still clearly feel the horrifying and threatening aura that Zhou Weiqing had on him. The whitish-gold Saint Energy aura that was mixed with a little golden color emitting out of Zhou Weiqing's body brought a sense of coercion to the Destruction Energy in his body. There was no doubt — if his destruction was compared to Zhou Weiqing's creation, it was still far inferior in terms of their attributes.
Fen Tian clasped his hands together above his head. Under the shadow of his full legendary armor set, a massive scarlet sword materialized in his hands. Without any fancy moves, he slashed down towards Zhou Weiqing.
Dark purplish ray transformed into a gigantic light blade.With the innumerable gigantic Devouring Mouths in the sky as a backdrop, it sliced downwards at Zhou Weiqing.
Zhou Weiqing merely scoffed. The Dual God Strength Hammers in his hands that were completely dyed in a whitish-gold color by the Nebula Saint Energy was hoisted upwards towards the sky.
With a loud bang that smashed opened a huge space in the surroundings, the dark purplish light blade shattered. Even Zhou Weiqing needed to take two steps back to stabilize himself.
The corner of his mouth lifted in slight disdain. Zhou Weiqing understood that Fen Tian was trying to use brute force to exert pressure on him. However, how could he possibly be afraid of him with the help of the pure Nebula Saint Energy?
Chapter 823
When the Dragon-Tiger Demon God Transformation was unleashed, enormous wings unfurled on Zhou Weiqing's back. Zhou Weiqing soared up to the sky with the hammer in his left hand pointed to the sky as the wings on his back flapped violently.
The sky was the true battlefield for the Heavenly God-tier powerhouses. After all, with the constant clashes between the Heavenly God-tier powerhouses on the Heavenly Snow Mountain's peak, it would not take long before the impact of the clashes completely annihilated the Heavenly God and Heavenly King-tier powerhouses.
When Zhou Weiqing was still cultivating in the Mid-Levels of the Heavenly Emperor Tier, he had managed to forcefully resist the Elven Queen. Now that he was at the Maximum Level of the Heavenly Emperor Tier, why would he be afraid of Fen Tian? The Creation and Destruction Energies restricted one another. However, Zhou Weiqing's pure Saint Energy was a result of his own cultivation. On the other hand, Fen Tian's Destruction Energy originated from an external source. It was impossible to compete against the purity of Zhou Weiqing's Saint Energy.
The entire battlefield was divided into five areas following the two individuals' ascension to the sky. The battles in the sky were divided between the Elf Tribe who was fighting against the two gigantic dragons, Long Shiya who was clashing with Shen Mo, and the leaders, Zhou Weiqing and Fen Tian who were battling each other.
Meanwhile, the pair of husband and wife from Love Valley who was at the Upper Levels of the Heavenly God Tier — Huang Xingyun, and Yun Ruoyun — were battling the Heavenly Expanse Infinitum Great Formation that belonged to Heaven's Expanse Palace on the ground. At the same time, Xue Ao'tian led the powerhouses from the Heavenly Snow Mountain and Peerless sect to confront the siege by hundreds of powerhouses from Love Valley and Blood Red Hell.
If one was to compare their actual strength, the Elf Tribe that was battling in the sky had the upper hand. However, the Dragon Tribe's combat capability was much stronger than the Elf Tribe even though they were on the same level. Moreover, the Elf Tribe had a standing order that the Elven Queen received from Zhou Weiqing to not cause harm. There was no way to determine the victor and the loser in a short time since they were at a stalemate.
Long Shiya and Shen Mo were also evenly matched. There was no way to determine the victor and the loser in such a short amount of time as well. Zhou Weiqing and Fen Tian's battle played the most crucial role in the grand scheme of things. However, victory and defeat was not something that could be determined quickly.
It could be said that all three battles in the sky required a prolonged period of time to determine victory and defeat.
Meanwhile, on the ground.
Even though the Heaven's Expanse Palace's Heavenly Expanse Infinitum Great Formation was brutal and tyrannical, Huang Xingyun and his wife had been working together their entire lives.They were both at the Upper Level of the Heavenly God Tier, and with their combined effort, they were able to completely subdue the Heaven's Expanse Palace's powerhouses even if they failed at breaking the Heavenly Expanse Infinitum Great Formation.
It could be said that all four battles had reached a stalemate. The only certainty was it was a battle with the largest number of people. The battle with the largest number of people was the only battle that was showing the most apparent/obvious standards.
Even though Xue Ao'tian personally took command of the Heavenly Snow Mountain's side, the enemies' numerical strength almost exceeded theirs by four times. Moreover, all of them possessed the Destruction Attribute. The moment the enemies approached, they were completely subdued and placed in a disadvantageous position. They could only take the defensive position in face of the enemies from the Blood Red Hell and Love Valley.
After all, there were more than seventy powerhouses at the Heavenly Emperor Tier and above on the Blood Red Hell and Love Valley's corner. Meanwhile, there were only over three hundred remaining powerhouses at the Heavenly King Tier on their corner. They were capable of setting up an extremely powerful Destructive Divine Territory just by joining hands and relying on Destruction Attribute. The Heavenly Snow Mountain lost six to seven Heavenly Beasts with just one blow from them.
The combat strength of the Heavenly Snow Mountain's corner was now less than a hundred, and this included the Heavenly Beast Guardians. The Peerless Sect was even more pathetic. They were made up of a total of less than a dozen people.
The situation on the battlefield was already very apparent. As long as the people from Heavenly Snow Mountain and Peerless Sect were eliminated first, the powerhouses from Love Valley and Blood Red Hell would be able to aid Huang Xingyun and his wife. At that time, they would be invincible when facing the resistance from Heavenly Expanse Infinitum Great Formation that belonged to the Heaven's Expanse Palace. Once the battles on the ground ended, how could the battles in the sky still pose a problem? The only thing that might possibly be problematic was the Elf Tribe. However, as long as their assault force could merge together, surely the Elf Tribe would not be able to resist?
Even though Zhou Weiqing had invited so many powerhouses from the Elf Tribe, Blood Red Hell and Love Valley still had the upper hand when the situation was viewed as a whole.
Zhou Weiqing did not expect this situation earlier.The crux of the problem laid with the Elf Tribe. The Elf Tribe's kindness and their aversion to killing stopped them from giving free reign to their actual strength. Moreover, the appearance of the pair of enormous husband and wife dragons, Hui Yao and Duo Si, was also out of Zhou Weiqing's expectation. The situation on the battlefield became complicated because of this.
Xue Ao'tian continuously waved the God Spirit Staff in his hand. He was relying on the Heavenly Spirit Divine Territory to resist the opponent's Destructive Divine Territory. Even though he was a Heavenly God-tier powerhouse, he was afraid that his army would be annihilated quickly if he yielded to the Destruction Energy.
As the former number one powerhouse in the world, Xue Ao'tian never felt as oppressed as he did now. However, there was nothing he could do. He managed to withstand it for a little longer due to Tian'er's reinforcement and assistance from her God Spirit Staff that released Saint Energy. Otherwise, just Xue Ao'tian alone would not be enough to forcefully resist the Destruction Energy that was unleashed by the 400 powerhouses on the enemy's side.
Even though the Tiger King Xue Ao'ying and the Lion King Gu Site were riding on their Heavenly Beast Guardians to offer support, the Blood Red Hell's powerhouses had evidently trained together for a very long time, making their teamwork really good. There was no chance at all for them to battle these people one on one. With their combined attacks, the Blood Red Hell somehow managed to force them into a steady retreat.
Among the Heavenly Snow Mountain and Peerless Sect, it was the dozen members of the Peerless Sect that racked up the most kills. The most apparent one was Shangguan Xue'er.
Shangguan Xue'er was attired in a Boundless Infinitum Set and her body was just like an unsheathed sharp blade.
The crystal clear armor that was on her body was like a layer of rubber, and the mist that circulated inside the armor was never in a completely solid state. The only thing that remained unchanged was the Heavenly Expanse Infinitum sword in Shangguan Xue'er's hand.
The power of the eleven piece Boundless Infinitum Set would be displayed on the battlefield soon.
With just one person and a sword, Shangguan Xue'er charged into the enemy's battle formation.
The sword went forward in the most direct way, similar to a dragon emerging out of the ocean whilst glimmering with the snowy-white color of the sword's reflection. Meanwhile, at least a dozen powerhouses from Blood Red Hell and Love Valley simultaneously launched their attacks towards Shangguan Xue'er who was charging towards them.
However, when their attacks struck Shangguan Xue'er's body, the only sensation she felt was like a vast expanse of mist enveloping her. It was as if their attacks were struck into the water and vanished without a trace. On the other hand, the terrifying sword's intent that was bursting out of Shangguan Xue'er's body claimed two Heavenly King-tier powerhouses' lives in a blink of an eye.
The Heavenly Core Nucleus that was solidified by Shangguan Xue'er was half a Saint Nucleus Core, just like her two sisters. That was why the Destruction Attribute barely caused her any damage. She had trained laboriously in swordsmanship since she was a child. The sharp energy that burst out of her powerful sword's intent was ever triumphant. Moreover, the Heavenly Emperor-tier powerhouses were facing Shangguan Xue'er who was fully suited with the Boundless Infinitum Set at this moment. They would need to dodge the enemy's blunt force for now rather than confronting her forcefully.
As a result, Shangguan Xue'er was just like an alien as she moved with ease within the enemy's battle formation. The Heavenly Emperor-tier powerhouses managed to counterattack or dodge her attacks with great effort. However, seven Heavenly Emperor-tier powerhouses were killed by her sword in succession in just a short while. Four of the powerhouses even turned into skeletons immediately upon their death.
The Blood Red Hell and Love Valley were capable of cultivating so many Heavenly King-tier and Heavenly Emperor-tier powerhouses in just a few short years. Just like those people who raided Zhou Weiqing in the beginning, more than half of the powerhouses dug out the graves of their family's ancestors and resurrected their ancestors' skeletons to help them in their battle. While these skeletons were only capable of regaining a very small portion of their living memories, most of them were only acting as killing machines.
Xue Ao'tian had learned about this situation from Tian'er earlier. However, after witnessing the scene with his own eyes, he was in a great shock. At the very least, they were all from Saint Lands. However, the Blood Red Hell and Love Valley were somehow willing to sacrifice their ancestors. This made the Mountain Lord of Heavenly Snow Mountain detest them bitterly.
Fortunately, there was Shangguan Xuer'er's series of attacks. Due to that, the Heavenly Snow Mountain and Peerless Sect's powerhouses could stand steadily and gather to form a densely arranged formation to resist the enemy's attacks with great effort. The casualties from both parties were growing at an alarming rate. The Heavenly Snow Mountain's Heavenly Beasts guardians were injured the most.
What should he do? At this moment, Xue Ao'tian was filled with immense hatred in his heart. He wished that he could charge into the enemy's formation and detonate his Heavenly Core Nucleus so that he could perish together with the other parties. This was his Heavenly Snow Mountain after all! Although the duration of the battle was short, the Heavenly Snow Mountain's peak was already in a chaotic mess. Even Snow Castle had been destroyed earlier. How could the Mountain Lord of Heavenly Snow Mountain not be infuriated by the scene?
He understood very well that it would not be an easy task for him to spontaneously self-detonate. Even if he was to do so, it was not certain that all the enemies would die, and he was afraid that no one from his side would survive. He might even extensively affect the Heaven's Expanse Palace nearby. It was impossible for him to spontaneously self-detonate. However, if the situation was to drag on continuously, it would only become more and more disadvantageous to them.
The difference between the two parties was truly too great. The enemy did not even have a single Heavenly God-tier powerhouse on their side. They could only rely on the advantage from their attribute and devote all their effort to suppress the Peerless Sect and Heavenly Snow Mountain's powerhouses like Xue Ao'tian. They could not even enter the battle. It could be said that this was the arrival of a critical moment — one of life and death.
Judging by the situation, the four battlefields were at a balanced state for now. The Elf Tribe still had the upper hand but in reality, as soon as the result on the battlefield was revealed, a chain reaction would immediately follow.
At the moment when the scales were dangerously tipped to a side, a deep and awe-inspiring dragon's roar echoed suddenly. An enormous body charged up directly next to the cliff of Heavenly Snow Mountain.
The wind was blowing wildly as the swift and fierce figure charged directly into the middle of the battlefield. As a result, Blood Red Hell and Love Valley's powerhouses at the vanguard stopped to take a look and subsequently, their attack was also temporarily halted.
It was an enormous black dragon that continuously emitted a dense aura of darkness. Xue Ao'tian's heart sank the moment he sensed the Darkness Attribute that the dragon's body emitted.
It was over. The enemy owned a black dragon, and it was a black dragon at the Heavenly God Tier. How could the battle continue with the involvement of this black dragon? They would certainly be defeated without a doubt.
Chapter 824
The Dragon Clan were peerless beasts among the Heavenly Beasts. Even though the black dragon before his eyes did not possess the strong and powerful Dragon Emperor Bloodline, it was still an enormous dragon after all! With its strength and power, in addition to the prestige of its bloodline, the possibility of the Peerless Sect and the Heavenly Snow Mountain achieving victory in this battle was already lost.
The stench of despair burst out of Xue Ao'tian's body, even the God Vanquishing Heavenly Spirit Set on his body was emitting a layer of white misty radiance. A resolute gleam appeared in Xue Ao'tian's eyes. He was already mentally prepared. As the Mountain Lord of Heavenly Snow Mountain, he would rather die in glory than to live in dishonor. He was prepared to die on the battlefield if he could no longer resist the Destruction attribute. However, at that exact moment, Tian'er's voice suddenly echoed in his ears.
"Father, do not act recklessly. That belongs to us."
After hearing Tian'er's words, Xue Ao'tian could not help but be stunned, "What did you say? That, that belongs to us ours?"
Tian'er's expression seemed to be slightly sour, but he still nodded anyway, "Isn't this the result of that good son-in-law of yours who enjoys flirting wherever he goes?"
Xue Ao'tian was too persistent in his prejudice because of the earlier first impression. In his perception, the enemy was capable of using two enormous dragons. Naturally, there would be the possibility of a third dragon. Moreover, this was a black dragon that was emitting the Darkness Attribute. Xue Ao'tian who possessed the Divine Attribute was naturally hostile towards those creatures. That was why he instantly assumed that it was an enemy. When he heard Tian'er's words at this moment, Xue Ao'tian took another glance at the dragon.
He saw a woman standing impressively at the front of the black dragon's head. That woman was clad in a full-black attire. She appeared rather inconspicuous because of concealment from the dense Darkness Energy from the Blackfiend Dragon earlier. Leaning against the horn of the Blackfiend Dragon's head, her exceedingly beautiful face was icy cold. One could vaguely see the firm, resolute intent of murder, as well as the arrogant prestige in her eyes.
The enormous dragon began spitting out waves of brutal and peerless dragon flames the moment it appeared on the battlefield. Even though the Blood Red Hell and Love Valley's powerhouses were united and unafraid, this was still an unexpected attack. Moreover, it was an attack from a Heavenly God-tier powerhouse. They had no choice but to fall back rapidly as they resisted the onslaught together.
The person who was riding the black dragon, rushing her way towards the battlefield during the most crucial moment — could she be Zhou Weiqing's lover who was attracted to him from the Mysterious Heavenly Mainland, Dongfang Hanyue?
Yes. Though it may be surprising, she was Zhou Weiqing's other trump card. In other words, she was his other trump card when he no longer had any alternatives.
It was not that long ago when Dongfang Hanyue arrived on the Boundless Mainland riding the Blackfiend Dragon. She found Zhou Weiqing through the Saint Energy connection she made with him and the assistance from the Blackfiend Dragon.
This was the reason why Zhou Weiqing's soulmates were looking at him sourly earlier. Shangguan Bing'er was the only person who was aware of the relationship between Zhou Weiqing and Dongfang Hanyue. On the other hand, the rest of the women had no idea. Now that the other party had found her way to his door, it was no wonder they were unhappy.
Because the Saint Lands' Great Battle was about to begin, Zhou Weiqing did not have the time to explain. As a result, he was deserted by his lovers. He did not even have the right to blame Dongfang Hanyue. After all, this was caused by his inability to suppress his lustful desires.
The reason Dongfang Hanyue came looking for Zhou Weiqing was simple. She needed to inform Zhou Weiqing of a matter that made him stare at her bewilderment. He had no choice but to accept the fact that she was here.
Dongfang Hanyue explained to Zhou Weiqing that she gave birth to his son recently. Yes, it was just that one time. He hit the target with one shot 1 and was blessed by fate. Dongfang Hanyue became pregnant with Zhou Weiqing's child. The child stayed behind on the Mysterious Heavenly Mainland and became the next successor to the Mysterious Heavenly Mainland. Dongfang Hanyue's purpose for this trip was very simple. She was there to propose her terms to Zhou Weiqing. The child could not grow up without a father so she requested for Zhou Weiqing to live on the Mysterious Heavenly Mainland for a month from each year to accompany her and his son hereafter.
As the Palace Master of the Mysterious Heavenly Palace, Dongfang Hanyue had an unyielding temperament since the beginning. In addition to her proposed term that would forcibly usurp Zhou Weiqing for a month every year, it was natural that she would not have a good relationship with Tian'er, the three Shangguan sisters, and Little Witch.
The outcome of the situation was that the unfortunate Zhou Weiqing was directly banished to solitude. The few days before he came to the Heavenly Snow Mountain to take part in the Saint Land's Great Battle, all the women had ignored him.
Even though Dongfang Hanyue did not have a close relationship with the other women, she followed them as well when she learned that Zhou Weiqing's trip to the Heavenly Snow Mountain's peak this time would possibly result in him fighting a battle to the death. Naturally, she would not make an entrance beforehand. She refused to mingle with Tian'er and the rest. During the crucial moment, she was finally willing to make a move. Despite being extremely infuriated by Zhou Weiqing's unfaithfulness, she could still clearly distinguish what was important to her.
Dongfang Hanyue inhaled deeply and a rush of ample, powerful energy suddenly erupted from her body. In a flash, streaks upon streaks of dark golden-colored lights radiated out of her body continuously as she instantly entered the Blackfiend Dragon Transformation state.
Dongfang Hanyue had the Blackfiend Dragon's lineage in her body that was why her Blackfiend Dragon Transformation had some specific difference from Zhou Weiqing's Dragon-Tiger Demon God Transformation. However, the greatest advantage of the Blackfiend Dragon Transformation was that she could perfectly merge herself with the Blackfiend Dragon to enter combat together. In this sense, even the Heavenly Snow Mountain's powerhouses who were riding on the Heavenly Beasts could not compare to her.
Two enormous wings unfurled and spread out from Dongfang Hanyue's back. The legendary armor set she once showed off to Zhou Weiqing was attired on her body.
Dark golden-colored emerged one after another on her body. In just a short while, six pieces of her armor were already completed. The seventh piece was the helmet. Her helmet was like a dragon's mouth. Although it did not appear femininely beautiful, it was filled with a powerful mannerism that concealed her charming facial features.
Now that seven pieces of the legendary armor set were complete, the appearance of the eighth piece followed closely. The eighth piece of armor extended from her waist. Within the intense dark golden-colored light, the eighth piece of armor merged with the Blackfiend Dragon's horn behind her back. It firmly anchored her body to the upper part of the Blackfiend Dragon's head. Surprisingly, the dark golden-colored armor turned downwards all the way to merge with the Blackfiend Dragon's head.
A layer of terrifying aura from the Darkness Attribute erupted from the Blackfiend Dragon's body. The dense Darkness Energy surged wildly into Dongfang Hanyue's body through the horn.
The ninth streak of dark golden-colored light appeared at this moment. This time, the armor appeared directly on the Blackfiend Dragon's body. The dark golden-colored armor extended out from the bottom of Meng Xing's feet and firmly anchored her feet to the top of the Blackfiend Dragon's head. The armor extended downwards along the Blackfiend Dragon's neck and covered the lower region of the Blackfiend Dragon's neck that was the most vital part. The armor continued to extend all the way until the Blackfiend Dragon's entire neck was covered completely.
Yes, this was Dongfang Hanyue's Blackfiend Dragon Set. She had relied on this armor set's ability to work together with the Blackfiend Dragon to forcefully defeat the Dreadfiend Sea Naga previously.
On the other hand, she was no longer comparable to her past self. Even Dongfang Hanyue did not expect that there would be a pure seed of Saint Energy in her body just because she was pregnant with Zhou Weiqing's child. From the moment she gave birth to the child, her cultivation base was forcefully elevated from the Maximum Level of the Heavenly Emperor Tier to the Lower Level of the Heavenly God Tier.
The combination of Dongfang Hanyue and the Blackfiend Dragon who were both similarly at the Lower Level of the Heavenly God Tier was not as simple as one plus one equals two!
The tenth streak of the dark golden-colored light glowed once again. This time, the dark golden-colored light was glowing from the top of Meng Xing's head. The Blackfiend Dragon gave out a melodious sound of dragon's roar in accordance. The loud and powerful dragon's roar made the Blood Red Hell and Love Valley's powerhouses in the surroundings fall back in succession. The energy fluctuation generated from the merging of two great Heavenly Gods was truly too terrifying. A streak of enormous dragon-shaped shadows that was thousands of miles long appeared indistinctly in the sky. Due to the fact that it was black in color, it did not appear to be eye-catching when compared to the surroundings of the Destruction Divine Territory. However, it genuinely existed. This was the Blackfiend Dragon's Divine Territory that was unleashed when the Blackfiend Dragon joined forces with Dongfang Hanyue.
Following that was the eleventh streak of dark golden-colored light that glowed from her body.
A gigantic, long spear glowing in a dark golden-color was suspended before her face. The full length of the long spear was seven meters. It was thick and strong in the middle, tapered to sharp and fine tips on both ends and was entirely black. Two enormous coiling dragons were engraved on the surface. There was a bright red pearl at the convergence point of the two enormous dragons that was positioned at the midpoint of the spear's body.
In the next moment, Dongfang Hanyue wrapped her right hand around the pearl that was at the midpoint of the long spear.
Bzzt!
An absolutely terrifying aura erupted in a wave from the Blackfiend Dragon and Dongfang Hanyue's body.
A red color light as bright as blood almost replaced all the dark golden-colored lights in a blink of an eye. Blood red-colored long spear and blood red-colored armor. Even the Blackfiend Dragon's horn had been similarly turned into a blood red color.
It was completed. The eleven pieces of the Blackfiend Dragon Set was finally completed. The eleven-piece Boundless Infinitum Set paled in comparison the moment the Blackfiend Dragon Set appeared. It was not that the Boundless Infinitum Set was no match for the Blackfiend Dragon Set. However, the strength of the armor depended on the strength of the wearer as well. Only a Heavenly God-tier powerhouse was capable of truly displaying this divine armor set's power!
The Blackfiend Devastation Dragon Slaying Spear in Dongfang Hanyue's hand connected the dots in the sky. Ten streaks of blood red light descended from the sky, which was then followed by ten puffs of bloody mist that exploded in mid-air The first ten powerhouses from the Blood Red Hell and Love Valley did not even have the chance to defend against the terrifying Blackfiend Devastation Dragon Slaying Spear as they turned into bloody mist in a blink of an eye.
Dongfang Hanyue was utterly unafraid of the Destruction Divine Territory because she had been similarly injected with Saint Energy by Zhou Weiqing. Moreover, the Blackfiend Dragon's Divine Territory was spinning in mid-air as it forcibly tore open a gigantic breach in the Destruction Divine Territory.
It could be said that Dongfang Hanyue was the strongest person from Zhou Weiqing's corner who appeared on the battlefield today, with the exception of the Elven Empress. Furthermore, Dongfang Hanyue was not as merciful as the Elf Tribe. As the Palace Master of the Mysterious Heavenly Palace, she was absolutely resolute to kill. As long as the person was an enemy, he would only have one ending in her hands.
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