Chapter 80: Under the Blood Moon
The Grand Master's icy voice, as if declaring the fate of the three, slowly echoed across the vast altar, completely sealed by the "Nine Nether Locking Heaven Formation." There were no extra words, no playful play. The moment his hand, dry as the bark of an old tree, lifted completely, the final clash erupted with a bang! "Boom!" The entire vast altar trembled violently at that moment. A vast formation, composed of countless blood-red runes imbued with curses and resentment, swirled furiously under the Grand Master's will. A pillar of energy, brimming with endless filth and evil, pierced heaven and earth, instantly unleashing a suffocating pressure many times more terrifying than before! "Be careful!" Chu Yun, enduring the excruciating pain that threatened to crush his body and soul, leaped from the human-shaped pit, tightly shielding Li Ge and Mo Li behind him. The Grand Master simply watched them with an expressionless face. He slowly extended a finger and gently tapped the eerie blood moon in the sky. "Blood Prison: Coming." He whispered those four words softly. The next second, the blood moon hanging high in the sky, as if hearing a supreme "oracle," suddenly erupted with an unprecedented, eerie, and dazzling red light! Thick, blood-colored chains, composed entirely of the purest "blood energy," imbued with resentment and curse, shot out from the blood moon's surface in a blanket of energy! They wailed in the air, shrieking like ghosts, instantly blocking all space for Chu Yun and the other two to dodge! "Mo Li!" "Got it!" The moment Mo Li saw those blood-colored chains, her battle instinct, that of a top-tier craftsman, enabled her to react instantly and correctly! "Tianshu: Black Tortoise Wall!" She cried out delicately, slamming her newly upgraded mechanical arm armor to the ground! "Crack! Crack! Crack!" Thick shields, constructed entirely of an unknown, energy-absorbing black metal and inscribed with countless intricate defensive runes, rapidly ejected from her arm armor, spliced together, and combined! In a split second, a barrier, like the tortoise shell of the ancient mythical beast Xuanwu, was constructed above the three of them, imbued with a sense of heaviness and solidity. "Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom—!" Countless blood-red chains fiercely slammed into the black "Xuanwu Wall," unleashing a series of earth-shattering, thunderous noises as dense as meteorites crashing to the ground! That...
The Great Heavenly Master's icy voice, as if sentencing the three people's final fate, slowly echoed on the huge altar that was completely blocked by the "Nine Nether Locking Heaven Formation".
There were no unnecessary words, no cat-and-mouse play. The moment his hand, dry as the bark of an old tree, lifted completely, the final decisive battle erupted!
“Boom—!”
The entire massive Tongtian Altar trembled violently at this moment. A vast formation, composed of countless blood-red runes imbued with curses and resentment, swirled frantically under the Grand Celestial Master's command. The energy beam, piercing heaven and earth, filled with boundless filth and evil, instantly erupted with a suffocating pressure several times more terrifying than before!
"careful!"
Chu Yun endured the severe pain that almost crushed his body and soul, jumped out of the human-shaped pit, and protected Li Ge and Mo Li behind him!
The Great Heavenly Master just looked at them expressionlessly.
He slowly stretched out a finger and lightly tapped the strange blood moon in the sky.
"Blood Hell: Coming."
He whispered four words.
The next second, the blood moon hanging high in the sky, as if it had heard the supreme "oracle", suddenly burst out with an unprecedented, weird and dazzling red light!
Thick blood-colored chains, composed entirely of the purest "blood energy" filled with resentment and curses, shot out from the surface of the blood moon like a blanket of dust! They wailed in the air like ghosts, instantly blocking all the space for Chu Yun and the other two to dodge!
"Mo Li!"
"knew!"
The moment Mo Li saw those blood-colored chains, her fighting instinct as a top craftsman allowed her to make the most correct response in the first place!
"Tianshu·Xuanwu Wall!"
She let out a delicate cry and slammed the newly upgraded mechanical arm armor hard onto the ground!
“Crack! Crack! Crack!”
Heavy shields, constructed entirely of an unknown, energy-absorbing black metal and inscribed with countless complex defensive runes, rapidly ejected from her arm armor, joining and combining! In a matter of moments, a defensive barrier, resembling the tortoise shell of the ancient mythical beast Xuanwu, was constructed above the three of them, imbued with a sense of heaviness and solidity.
“BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM—!”
Countless blood-colored chains slammed heavily on the black "basalt wall", causing bursts of earth-shaking noises as dense as meteorites hitting the earth!
The blood-red chain that was powerful enough to penetrate the mountain easily was actually blocked by this seemingly inconspicuous "basalt wall"!
Although every collision caused the "Basalt Wall" to tremble violently, and spider-web-like tiny cracks began to appear on its surface; although every collision made Mo Li, the controller, look paler, and a trace of bright red blood flowed from the corner of her mouth.
But she finally blocked it!
"Beautiful! Li Ge!" Chu Yun shouted.
"good!"
At the moment when Mo Li won them this most precious breathing space, Li Ge's counterattack, which had been prepared for a long time, also arrived!
All the silver needles that had pierced the "death blood" all over her body, at this moment, simultaneously burst out with a cold, dark blue light filled with the breath of death and withering!
"Ghost Road: The Flower of the Other Shore Blooms!"
All I saw were huge, strange and beautiful, dark blue flowers of the other shore, which were formed entirely from the purest "Yellow Spring Qi" that was full of poison and curses. They bloomed without any warning at the feet of the Great Taoist Priest!
The moment the flower bloomed, it emitted countless visible death pollens that could corrode and wither everything, sweeping towards the great Taoist priest who was standing with his hands behind his back!
This is the most powerful area-effect curse technique that Li Ge can perform after burning part of his life and soul!
Yet, facing this terrifying forbidden technique, enough to terrify any "Half-Step Celestial Being" realm warrior, the Great Celestial Master remained expressionless. He didn't even glance at the enchantingly beautiful red spider lilies that completely enveloped him. He simply stamped his foot.
"Disperse."
He only uttered one word again.
But this time, what he attracted was no longer the "evil power" from the blood moon, but the "righteous energy" that was more vast, brighter, and full of magnificent divine power!
All I saw were golden, orthodox "Evil-Destroying Divine Thunders" of the Tianshi Mansion, full of purifying and dispelling power, rising into the sky from under his feet!
Those enchantingly beautiful red spider lilies, the moment they came into contact with the "Evil-Destroying Divine Thunder", were unable to offer even the slightest resistance. They were completely purified and evaporated by the extremely yang and powerful force, and eventually turned into green smoke that filled the sky, disappearing without a trace.
"puff--!"
Li Ge was struck by lightning, her body trembling violently, and a mouthful of blood spurted out! Her face showed an unprecedented look of horror.
"How... is it possible..." Her voice was shaking, "How... how could he control the two completely opposite forces of 'good' and 'evil' at the same time?!"
"Why not?"
The Great Taoist Priest looked at her face full of disbelief, and for the first time, his empty eyes revealed a kind of "pity" as if he was teaching an ignorant student.
"So-called 'righteousness,' so-called 'evil,' so-called 'yin,' so-called 'yang.' In the face of the true 'Way of Heaven,' they are all mere 'tools' to be manipulated and controlled at will."
"How can you mortals, still obsessed with these shallow 'concepts', possibly understand my magical powers that have long surpassed the six realms of reincarnation?"
As he spoke, he slowly raised his hands again.
On his left hand, a bloody evil fire filled with filth and curses burned.
In his right hand, a golden divine thunder filled with holiness and light condensed.
One good and one evil, one yin and one yang.
Two completely opposite and extremely powerful forces that should have been incompatible were actually perfectly integrated in his hands in an extremely strange yet extremely harmonious way!
Finally, a sphere of energy formed, its outer layer a brilliant gold, its core a deep black, and it was constantly rotating. Within that energy sphere was the paradoxical and terrifying ultimate power known as the "Darkness of Order"!
"not good!"
The moment Chu Yun saw the energy ball, all the hairs on his body stood up! He felt an unprecedented and deadly danger from the energy ball, enough to completely "erase" him from this world!
"Mo Li! Li Ge! Work together! Defend!"
He let out a heart-wrenching roar, and burned all the remaining Taiyi Qi in his body without reservation, transforming it into a golden "Taiyi Divine Shield" engraved with countless evil-suppressing runes, blocking the three people in front!
Mo Li also bit his tongue and sprayed a mouthful of blood on the "Black Tortoise Wall" that was already covered with cracks!
Li Ge didn't even care about the pain of backlash, and burned his soul again, forcibly summoning a "Yellow Spring Ghost Gate" composed of countless resentful souls and evil spirits, leading to the Nine Nether Hell!
At this moment, the three of them unleashed their last remaining defenses without reservation! They used their lives and willpower to construct a seemingly powerful, yet incredibly fragile "three lines of defense" in the face of such absolute power!
The Great Heavenly Master just looked at their "struggle" full of tragedy and determination with an expressionless face.
Then, he gently pushed forward the energy ball in his hand that was filled with the "Darkness of Order".
"it's over."
The energy ball wasn't flying fast, perhaps even very slowly. But wherever it passed, space silently vanished, laws silently collapsed. It seemed to be the "ultimate" that transcended all the rules of this world.
The first line of defense, Li Ge's "Yellow Spring Ghost Gate", was silently shattered the moment it came into contact with the energy ball.
The second line of defense, Mo Li's "Basalt Wall", only lasted less than half a breath in front of the energy ball, and was completely decomposed and annihilated along with all its runes and metals.
In the end, the energy ball, which seemed to have become smaller but was still despairingly powerful, slammed heavily into the last line of defense built by Chu Yun with all his Taiyi energy and will - the "Taiyi Divine Shield"!
"boom--!!!!!"
There was no earth-shattering roar, only a dull "howl" as if the entire universe was wailing.
The golden light and the black darkness collided violently.
Then, there was deathly silence.
Li Ge and Mo Li only felt a vast expanse of white before their eyes, and their consciousness fell into a brief blank in this horrific collision.
When they regained consciousness, they saw that the tall and reliable figure who had been standing in front of them was slowly falling forward.
The golden light on his body had completely extinguished. The indestructible "Taiyi Divine Shield" had long since been shattered. His entire body was like a piece of precious porcelain that had been shattered, covered with countless hideous cracks that were deep enough to reveal the bone. Golden "blood" continuously seeped from these cracks, staining the cold ground beneath his feet a glaring golden color.
He lost.
The three of them tried their best, burned their lives and souls, but in the end, they were defeated.
A complete defeat.
"No...no! Chu Yun!" Mo Li let out a heart-wrenching scream filled with despair and grief.
The Great Heavenly Master simply watched all this calmly. He slowly turned around, ready to continue his unfinished "ritual."
But at this moment, an extremely weak, yet hoarse voice full of indomitable spirit and stubbornness, sounded from behind him.
"I...haven't...lost yet..."
The great Taoist priest stopped short of taking a step forward.
He slowly turned his head and saw that the young man who had fallen in a pool of blood and was no longer breathing was actually using the sword that was also covered with cracks to support his body that looked like broken porcelain. Little by little, he stood up again from the cold ground!
"Oh?" For the first time, a hint of genuine curiosity flashed through the Grand Master's eyes. "Your Daoist heart does have some merit. But with your current broken body, unable to even stand steadily, what else do you intend to do?"
Chu Yun raised his head. There was no more pain or despair on his face, only a strange calmness.
He looked at the Grand Master and said slowly, "You're right. With my current strength, I really can't defeat you. But..."
"Have you ever thought that despite all your calculations and calculations, you've missed one thing?"
"What is it?" asked the Great Taoist Priest.
Chu Yun didn't answer, but just looked down at his chest.
There, the three fragments of the Evil-Suppressing Seal, completely fused with his flesh, blood, and soul, were undergoing an unprecedented, insane transformation that even he couldn't comprehend! They were no longer releasing power, but... devouring it!
They were frantically devouring everything in this world! They were devouring the light of the blood moon, the energy of the altar, the resentment on the nine pillars of light, and even... devouring Chu Yun's own last vitality that was about to dissipate!
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