Hong Yi's expression remained unchanged as he raised his hand and traced the pages of the Book of Changes once more.
“When the thunder follows the lake, the gentleman enters the banquet to rest at dusk.”
The two hexagrams, Dui (兑) and Zhen (震), flew out and transformed into a boundless thunderous marsh.
Lightning flashed, and the vast swamp spread.
The axe light, weakened by 99%, fell into it and seemed to fall into eternal silence, eventually disappearing without a trace.
"There's some trick to it."
Zhao Feng withdrew the Heaven-Opening Axe, and the fighting spirit on the massive, chaotic giant's body, which was tens of millions of feet tall, increased rather than decreased.
He could sense that his opponent wasn't directly resisting, but rather using a mysterious method to analyze and dissipate his power layer by layer, and then neutralizing it with minimal effort.
This was the first time he had encountered such an opponent.
“Fellow Daoist, let’s stop.” Hong Yi held the Book of Changes in his hand, his voice calm. “This world is no longer able to fight. If we continue, it will only result in mutual destruction, which will be of no benefit to either of us.”
"No benefit?" Zhao Feng burst into wild laughter, the sound waves causing the Chaos Sea to surge endlessly. "I have conquered all the heavens and mingle with all the worlds, all for the purpose of devouring the origin of the world and making everyone in my Great Qin as powerful as a dragon! And now you're telling me it's no benefit?"
"Hong Yi, your path is change and transcendence. My path is conquest and unification!"
"Those who walk different paths cannot make plans together!"
Before he could finish speaking, Zhao Feng made another move!
He clenched his left fist and held an axe in his right, unleashing the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Force to its fullest extent!
"The Divine Elephant Tramples the Prison!"
boom!
His left fist slammed out, no longer a simple fist imprint, but a towering, ancient divine elephant phantom, roaring as it charged toward Hong Yi.
This strike possessed both physical dominance and overwhelming willpower!
The Heaven-Opening Axe in his right hand shone brightly, "Fourth Form of Heaven-Opening, End of the Era!"
Above the hazy axe light, a terrifying scene emerged: a universe declining from its peak, countless civilizations turning to dust, and all eras coming to an end.
With a punch and an axe, attacking from both sides, he launched a deadly strike against Hong Yi from two completely different angles!
"Stubborn to the end!"
Hong Yi's expression finally turned solemn.
The Book of Changes in front of him shone brightly, and all sixty-four hexagrams flew out and surrounded him, transforming into an ultimate hexagram array encompassing all phenomena of the universe, past and future.
"The Yi Jing states, 'From the Taiji comes the Yin and Yang, from the Yin and Yang come the Four Symbols, and from the Four Symbols come the Eight Trigrams!'"
Hong Yi formed a hand seal.
That enormous array of divination symbols actually began to reverse its direction.
Infinite changes are reduced to the sixty-four hexagrams, the sixty-four hexagrams to the eight trigrams, the eight trigrams to the four symbols, the four symbols to the two polarities, and finally transformed into the Taiji diagram of black and white, yin and yang in rotation!
The Tai Chi diagram lay before him, seemingly transformed into the most fundamental "Tao" in the universe.
It is impervious to all laws and unyielding to all eons.
boom!!!
The phantom of the divine elephant crashed violently into the Taiji diagram.
The Tai Chi symbol began to spin violently.
The violent power that was enough to suppress the demons of hell was actually diverted by the power of Yin and Yang rotation, deviating from its course and crashing into the chaotic sea behind, creating a void.
But then, the Heaven-Opening Axe was right in front of Hong Yi!
Click!
A crisp sound!
A crack was slashed into the Tai Chi diagram!
Hong Yi's face turned pale, clearly indicating that he was also under immense pressure.
Zhao Feng roared like thunder, "Break!"
On the body of the Chaos Giant, 840 million divine elephant particles erupted once more, pouring even more immense power into the Heaven-Opening Axe.
Click! Click! Click!
The cracks on the Tai Chi symbol are expanding rapidly!
It looks like it's about to completely collapse!
"well."
Hong Yi sighed softly and raised his hand to make a gesture.
The original copy of the I Ching, which was floating in front of him, transformed into a stream of light and actively met the blade of the Heaven-Opening Axe.
boom!!!
With a loud bang, the supreme book that contained Hong Yi's lifelong wisdom and the Great Dao was cleaved in two by an axe!
And at this moment, the power of the Heaven-Opening Axe was finally exhausted.
"puff!"
Hong Yi spat out a mouthful of blood, his breathing becoming erratic.
The Book of Changes is the foundation of his great path.
The book is destroyed, the path is wounded!
"Hong Yi, you have lost!"
Zhao Feng was full of momentum, and with one step he was about to press his advantage.
But at that moment...
He paused, then turned around abruptly.
The fragments of the I Ching that he had split in two did not dissipate, but instead transformed into countless golden runes flying in the sky.
Those runes were actually recombinating in a mysterious way.
final.
It transformed into an enormous cage, composed of countless hexagrams, spanning across the chaos!
And he is in the cage!
"Drawing a circle around oneself and imprisoning oneself?"
Zhao Feng looked at the enormous cage around him, composed of countless hexagrams and runes, and sneered, "Hong Yi, do you think you can trap me with this thing?"
He suddenly threw a punch, unleashing pure divine power, which slammed into the walls of the divination cage.
boom!
The cage trembled violently, and countless divination symbols flickered wildly, their light fading unpredictably.
But it wasn't broken!
That terrifying punching force was gradually dissipated by the endless variations flowing above the cage, eventually vanishing into nothingness.
“Fellow Daoist, this is not a cage, but the world of ‘change’.” Hong Yi’s voice came from the outside. “If you do not understand the way of change, no matter how strong you are, you will never be able to move from one side of things to the other side.”
"Yeah?"
Zhao Feng sneered, raising the Heaven-Opening Axe in his hand once more. "Before absolute power, all changes are illusory!"
"Today, I will slay your 'Yi'!"
The 840 million divine particles within his body began to resonate and pulsate in a mysterious way.
That is the operating method of the Thirty-Three Heavens Creation Divine Fist!
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
Heaven-Suppressing Ring, Heaven-Covering Wheel, Heaven-Destroying Sword, Heaven-Overlord Blade...
Thirty-three divine artifacts of creation flew out from his body, surrounding this chaotic giant and transforming into thirty-three layers of supreme grotto heavens.
A terrifying aura, thirty-three times more violent than before, suddenly erupted from his body!
"Thirty-three times the combat power!"
Zhao Feng roared, pouring all his surging power into the Heaven-Opening Axe, "Open for me!!!"
One axe blow and it's down!
*Sizzle!*
That divination cage, which was said to be able to trap everything and contained endless changes, was torn apart like thin paper by this domineering axe!
All the hexagrams, all the changes, all the runes.
All of them were forcibly thrown back to the most primitive chaos by this one axe!
"puff!"
Hong Yi, who was outside, was struck as if by lightning. His body trembled violently, and he spat out another mouthful of blood, his face turning deathly pale instantly.
His world of "Yi" has been shattered!
And at that very moment.
On another battlefield, a dramatic change also occurred.
"roar!!!"
The Heavenly Emperor, transformed from the Yang God Heavenly Dao, suffered severe loss of his essence due to the Qin Realm army's frenzied plunder and Hong Xuanji's betrayal, and his aura had fallen to the fourth level of the Heavenly Dao Realm.
It sensed the crisis on Hong Yi's side and frantically tried to rush over to provide support.
But would the other powerful figures in the Qin Realm give it that opportunity?
Taiqing held the Boundary-Fixing Compass, Yuanshi activated the Reversal Dust Pearl, and the Heaven-Reaching Sword Formation reignited its killing intent, with Nuwa's power of creation spreading everywhere.
The four powerful figures once again formed a cage, trapping the Heavenly Emperor tightly.
"Get out of my way!"
The Heavenly Emperor roared, burning his very essence in an attempt to break through the blockade.
And just then...
A cold voice rang out above its head, "Want to die? I'll grant your wish!"
The Heavenly Emperor suddenly looked up.
The chaotic giant that had just broken free of its cage had appeared above it at some point.
Surrounded by thirty-three divine artifacts of creation, the terrifying pressure, which had increased thirty-threefold, made even it feel a pang of fear.
Zhao Feng clenched his right fist and raised it high.
The power of the thirty-three divine artifacts of creation, along with the power of the divine elephant, which was thirty-three times stronger, was all gathered into his punch.
"Thirty-three...return to one!"
"The Great Cataclysm!"
A punch landed!
This punch shattered time and space, shattered cause and effect, and shattered the laws of nature!
The Heavenly Emperor was terrified.
It tried to escape, but found that the chaos around it was completely locked in by the intent of that punch.
It tried to block, but found that all its laws and supernatural powers seemed so ridiculous in the face of this punch.
Rumble!!!
That terrifying fist, containing thirty-three times the combat power, struck the Heavenly Emperor's body solidly.
Boom!
The colossal body of the Heavenly Emperor, formed from the origin of the world and the beliefs of all living beings, was gradually annihilated and disappeared!
In just a fleeting moment.
The Heavenly Dao Will that once dominated countless ages and ruled over a vast world, along with all traces of its existence, has vanished without a trace.
It's as if it never existed.
One punch, and the heavens crumble!
This shocking scene plunged the entire chaotic battlefield into a moment of deathly silence.
Whether they were powerful figures from the Qin Realm or those from the Yangshen World, everyone stopped what they were doing and stared blankly at the empty chaos.
"This...this..."
The Supreme Dao Master, Meng Shenji, a powerful figure who had dedicated his life to pursuing the ultimate transcendence of emotions, was filled with horror.
The Daoist of Creation, the Emperor of Longevity...
The top experts of the Yangshen World felt a chill in their hearts.
The Way of Heaven... just like that, it's gone?
Was it wiped out by a single punch?
Hong Yi watched this scene, his eyes, which seemed to see through all changes, filled with shock.
He knew Zhao Feng was strong, but he didn't expect him to be this strong!
One punch, and the Heavenly Dao of a vast world is annihilated!
What terrifying power this is!
"Hahaha! That's great!"
Zhao Feng withdrew his fist, feeling the still surging power within him, and burst into wild laughter.
His gaze fell on Hong Yi once again.
"Hong Yi, now it's your turn!"
With a swift movement, the chaotic giant, imbued with the supreme ferocity that could annihilate the Heavenly Dao, charged towards Hong Yi once more!
Facing Zhao Feng, who was charging in with overwhelming force and carrying the power to destroy the Heavenly Dao, Hong Yi took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed his surging blood and qi.
He knew that there was no chance of escaping this battle.
"war!"
Hong Yi shouted and took the initiative to go forward.
The bridge to the other shore beneath his feet shone brightly. That divine bridge, symbolizing transcendence and eternity, transformed into an indestructible, peerless divine sword, which slashed down at Zhao Feng!
Without the changes of the I Ching, Hong Yi chose the most direct confrontation!
"Good timing!"
Zhao Feng laughed wildly, neither dodging nor avoiding, and threw a punch.
It was still a domineering punch, enhanced by thirty-three times the power!
boom!!!
The collision of fist and bridge unleashed a chaotic frenzy of billions.
Click!
With a crisp sound, the newly repaired Bridge to the Other Shore was once again riddled with cracks and dimmed by Zhao Feng's terrifying punch.
Hong Yi was sent flying backward, leaving a trail of golden blood in his wake.
His body was covered in jagged cracks, as if it were about to collapse completely at any moment.
"Again!"
Zhao Feng, seizing the opportunity, took a step forward and instantly caught up with Hong Yi, unleashing another punch.
He's going to completely crush this protagonist of the Yangshen world!
At the critical moment of life and death, Hong Yi roared, "All schools of thought, heed my command!"
Brilliant points of light flew out from his body.
Each point of light represents the legacy of an ancient sage.
Confucianism, Taoism, Legalism, Mohism, Military Strategy...
Endless sparks of wisdom gathered before him, transforming into a magnificent palace.
The Temple of All Saints!
This once-shattered divine artifact was forcibly reassembled by him using his own Dao as a guide!
boom!
Zhao Feng's fist slammed solidly into the Temple of Saints.
The hall, which gathered the wisdom of all the schools of thought, could not last even a breath before it exploded and turned into a shower of light.
But it did buy Hong Yi a brief respite.
Using the force of the recoil, Hong Yi retreated hundreds of millions of miles while frantically circulating his profound energy to heal his injuries.
"it's useless!"
Zhao Feng's voice rang in his ears.
He tore through space and caught up again, delivering another punch that was still extremely domineering.
"Ark of Creation, protect my true form!"
Hong Yi summoned another divine artifact, the King of Artifacts.
A colossal ship carrying the seeds of civilization appeared out of nowhere and protected him firmly.
boom!
The fist fell, and the boat shattered!
"Immortal Monument, Suppress!"
boom!
The fist struck, and the monument shattered!
"An eternal kingdom, protected by all gods!"
boom!
The fist falls and the country collapses!
One after another, the king of divine artifacts appeared in Hong Yi's hands, only to be shattered under Zhao Feng's ferocious iron fist!
Hong Yi was like a punching bag, being chased and beaten by Zhao Feng, with no power to fight back.
His physical body was already on the verge of collapse under repeated impacts, and the flame of his soul was also becoming precarious.
"it's over!"
Zhao Feng caught up with Hong Yi again, but at this time, Hong Yi could no longer summon any of the King of Divine Artifacts to protect himself.
"Three hundred and thirty times the combat power!"
Zhao Feng's aura surged once again!
He pushed the Thirty-Three Heavens Treasure to a whole new level!
A terrifying pressure that made the entire Chaos Sea tremble descended!
Zhao Feng unleashed a punch, yelling, "Die!"
With this punch, time and space turned to ashes, and the Great Dao was reduced to ruins!
Boom!!!
That fist, powerful enough to destroy everything, finally landed on Hong Yi.
Hong Yi's body, along with his soul, his Dao, and all traces of his existence, were completely shattered by this punch, turning into a primordial torrent of particles.
...(End of this chapter)
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