Chapter 79: Heaven's Secret
The hoarse words, woven from the friction of countless withered bones, resonated through the minds of the three like the most vicious curse. The next second, the skeletal "gatekeeper" wielding a massive sickle moved! Its figure instantly vanished from the altar, only to reappear before Chu Yun, who was charging forward. The massive sickle, gleaming with the cold light of death, sliced through the air, carrying the aura of reaping all life as it slashed towards Chu Yun's neck. Its speed was so swift that even the air shrieked with a sharp, piercing wail. However, in the blink of an eye, an even more powerful beam of blazing white energy arrived first, striking the skeletal "gatekeeper" in the waist with incredible precision! "BOOM!" It was Mo Li! She had already locked onto and attacked Chu Yun as he fell! From her mechanical arm armor, her most powerful single-target attack, "Tianshu: Law-Breaking Divine Thunder," roared out, its powerful impact deflecting the "gatekeeper's" attack by an inch! "Jiheihei—!" The surrounding "evil army" erupted in complete turmoil! They roared with frenzy and greed, like a surging black wave, sweeping towards the three from all directions! "Li Ge!" Chu Yun twisted his body in mid-air, dodging the fatal blow, and roared! "Ghost Path: Yellow Spring Swamp!" Li Ge's hands formed seals as swiftly as a butterfly flitting through flowers. A bottomless black swamp, as thick as ink, filled with an extremely cold and corrosive force, suddenly materialized in the open space around the three. The evil spirits rushing from the ground let out shrill screams as they came into contact with the black swamp, their bodies rapidly dissolving and melting under the swamp's powerful corrosive force! "Chu Yun! Its core is in the skull!" Mo Li's voice rang out again, calm and precise. One cleared the way, one covered the rear, and one provided intelligence. Chu Yun had not let down the opportunity they had risked their lives to create. He took a deep breath, channeling all his will into the Evil-Suppressing Sword, ablaze with golden divine fire. His body traced an incredible arc through the air, instantly circling behind the skeletal "gatekeeper"! "Return to Origin Slash!" He roared, and the Evil-Suppressing Sword in his hand no longer simply slashed. Instead, it moved with an incomparably mysterious trajectory, carving a perfect circle in the air, one imbued with the meaning of the cycle of life and death! The golden sword light, like a rising sun, slashed down with precision! "Crack!" A crisp bone-crackling sound echoed. The white...
The hoarse word, formed by the friction of countless dry bones, exploded directly in the minds of the three people like the most vicious curse.
The next second, the skeleton "gatekeeper" holding a huge sickle moved!
Its figure instantly disappeared from the altar, and when it reappeared, it had already arrived in front of Chu Yun, who was rushing in the front! The huge sickle flashing with the cold light of death, cut through the sky, carrying the breath of reaping all life, and slashed towards Chu Yun's neck!
The speed was so fast that even the air made a sharp and piercing wail!
However, in the blink of an eye, an even faster beam of incandescent white energy came first and hit the waist of the skeletal "gatekeeper" with incredible precision!
"boom--!"
It was Mo Li! As Chu Yun fell, she had already locked onto him and attacked! From within her mechanical arm armor, her strongest single-target attack, "Tianshu: Law-Breaking Divine Thunder," roared out, its powerful impact force directly deflecting the "gatekeeper's" slash trajectory by a fraction!
“Hehehe——!”
The surrounding "evil army" also completely rioted at this moment! They roared with all kinds of madness and greed, like a surging black wave, sweeping towards the three people from all directions!
"Li Ge!" Chu Yun twisted his body forcefully in the air, avoiding the fatal blow, and shouted at the same time!
"Ghost Road: Yellow Spring Swamp!"
Li Ge's hands formed seals rapidly, like butterflies flitting through flowers. A bottomless black swamp, as deep as ink and filled with an extremely cold and corrosive force, suddenly appeared in the open space around the three of them. The demons and ghosts that rushed from the ground immediately let out shrill screams as they came into contact with the black swamp, their bodies rapidly dissolving and melting under the swamp's powerful corrosive force!
"Chu Yun! Its core is in the skull!" Mo Li's voice sounded again, calm and precise.
One leads the way, one covers the rear, and one provides intelligence.
Chu Yun didn't let down the opportunity they had created with their lives. He took a deep breath, channeling all his willpower into the Evil-Suppressing Sword in his hand, which was burning with golden divine fire. His body traced an incredible arc in the air, and instantly circled behind the skeletal "gatekeeper"!
"Guiyuan Slash!"
He let out a roar, and the sword in his hand no longer simply chopped, but with an extremely mysterious trajectory, drew a perfect circle in the air, which contained the meaning of life and death reincarnation!
The golden sword light, like a rising sun, cut down with precision!
“Crack!”
A crisp sound of bone breaking was heard.
The skeleton "gatekeeper" froze suddenly, its massive skull shattered at the neck and soared into the sky. The two scarlet will-o'-the-wisp flames in its eye sockets flickered violently several times in the air before finally extinguishing completely.
The huge body, having lost its core, collapsed and turned into lifeless, pale bone powder on the ground.
However, before the three of them could catch their breath, an almighty divine power that was a thousand times more terrifying than all the pressure they had ever felt in their lives combined, vast and desolate, as if it came from the beginning of the universe before the creation of heaven and earth, slowly descended from the center of the energy beam that penetrated heaven and earth.
The whole world seemed to stand still at this moment.
The wind stopped.
The snow stopped.
The deafening roars of tens of thousands of demons and ghosts abruptly ceased at that moment. As if paused by an invisible hand, they all froze in place. Then, from the mighty ancient demons to the humblest wandering ghosts, all, like devout believers, prostrated themselves toward the altar, trembling in fear.
Even the eerie blood moon hanging high in the sky seemed to have lost all its brilliance in the face of this supreme divine power.
Chu Yun suddenly raised his head, his gaze penetrating through numerous obstacles and looking towards the center of the energy beam.
There, he finally saw it.
I saw the real "false god" hiding behind all the dark scenes.
He was an old man with white hair and beard, wearing a purple Taoist robe embroidered with the sun, moon, stars, mountains and rivers.
He quietly hovered at the center of the energy beam, his expression calm and composed, devoid of any trace of worldly concerns. His eyes held a vacant, empty expression, as if, in his eyes, the three realms, the six paths, and all living beings were but meaningless, easily wiped away dust.
He is the real mastermind behind all this who has lived for who knows how many years - the Great Heavenly Master.
The Great Heavenly Master slowly lowered his head, his gaze sweeping over Chu Yun, who had just killed the "Gatekeeper." A voice so calm and emotionless, as if stating some ordinary fact, resounded over the entire altar:
"Wonderful."
"What a wonderful performance, full of the indomitable will of an ant."
His voice was very soft, but it was like an invisible, sharp hammer, hitting Chu Yun's heart hard.
Chu Yun didn't waste any more time talking to him. He knew that any verbal confrontation with this lunatic who had already considered himself a "god" was unnecessary. He concentrated all his strength on the evil-suppressing sword in his right hand!
"break!"
He let out a roar filled with endless murderous intent, and his entire body became completely one with the sword in his hand, transforming into a golden ray of light filled with the resolute will to die if he did not retreat, and he stabbed fiercely at the great Taoist priest who was at the center of the ceremony!
This is the strongest blow he has staked everything on!
However, facing this sword that was enough to terrify any strong man at the "Half-Step Heavenly Man" realm, the Great Heavenly Master didn't even raise his eyelids.
He just slowly stretched out his hand, which was as dry as the bark of an old tree, and gently pointed at the golden light that was piercing towards him.
"Certainly."
He uttered only one word.
The next moment, an incredible scene that made Chu Yun's soul tremble with fear occurred -
His powerful sword, which was as fast as lightning and full of the supreme will to "break", actually stopped abruptly in mid-air!
It stopped less than an inch away from the Great Taoist Priest's withered finger!
Can't move!
Time seemed to freeze at this moment.
He could clearly feel the sword in his hand wailing and his will roaring, but his body was completely out of control. It was as if he and the sword in his hand were completely imprisoned by an invisible magical force at this moment!
What you say is what you do!
This is the legendary supreme magical power that can only be possessed by a true "immortal" who has completely mastered the laws of heaven and earth!
"How... is this possible?!" Chu Yun's eyes were filled with disbelief and horror.
"I told you, you're late." The Great Taoist priest looked at his face that was filled with shock and horror. For the first time, a hint of "emotion" flashed in his empty eyes, as if he was looking at a bug that was struggling in an interesting way.
"On this altar, which has completely merged with the Blood Moon Formation, I am 'Heaven'."
He gently pressed down on Chu Yun with his dry finger.
"And you..."
"…It's just 'dust'."
"boom--!!!!!"
An unmatched, overwhelming force came from all directions and pressed down heavily on Chu Yun!
Chu Yun felt as if he'd been struck head-on by a collapsing sky. He groaned in pain, his body sent flying backward like a cannonball. He slammed heavily onto the cold, hard ground at the edge of the altar, creating a massive, human-shaped crater in the special crystal-like ground.
"puff--!"
A mouthful of boiling hot blood, imbued with golden divine energy, gushed out of his mouth. He felt as if every bone in his body had been completely crushed, and his newly recovered soul was once again showing signs of imminent collapse.
One move.
He was defeated in just one move.
The defeat was so complete and so unexpected.
"Chu Yun!"
At this moment, two figures, filled with anxiety and worry, finally broke through the endless siege of demons and rushed onto the altar. They were Li Ge and Mo Li. They looked at Chu Yun, who lay in a pool of blood, his breath extremely weak. Then they looked at the Great Heavenly Master who was still floating in the air, as calm and relaxed as if he had just crushed a bug. Their hearts sank to the bottom of the valley in an instant.
"You're here too?" The Grand Master's empty gaze swept over them. "Perfect. One of you possesses the Mohist School's top-notch 'creation' technique, and the other possesses the 'life and death' power of the Ghost Dao. Your 'Dao' will be excellent 'nutrients' for the upcoming 'new world'."
"It's really... God's secret is calculated." For the first time, a faint smile, as if of appreciation, appeared on the face of the great Taoist priest.
"I expected you to come, to destroy my chess pieces, and to come here and make this final struggle."
He slowly raised his other hand, spread out his five fingers, and gently clenched them towards the entire altar.
"So, I have also prepared the final stage for you."
“Boom boom boom—!”
As he moved, the entire evil altar, towering to the heavens, suddenly shook violently! From the edge of the altar, nine massive black pillars of light rose, piercing heaven and earth! Each pillar of light was wrapped with an incomparably hideous black chain, composed of endless resentment and the power of law!
Nine pillars of light and nine chains instantly formed a cage that completely enveloped the entire altar, filled with the breath of despair and death.
"Welcome to..." The voice of the Great Heavenly Master slowly sounded in the ears of the three people, like the final judgment of the gods.
"...'Nine Nether Locking Heaven Formation'."
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