Chapter 208 - 184: Crazy Idea

Chapter 208: Chapter 184: Crazy Idea

Ever since the first batch of Ascenders awakened across the Divine Land, the shifting winds and clouds of heaven and earth had become entirely unpredictable.

While Yul Fu was explaining the situation to the crowd on Jade Emperor Mountain, something else was unfolding in another part of the Divine Land.

Fengming Mountain Range.

BOOM!

An earth-shattering roar, like thunder rolling from the highest heavens, had been echoing ceaselessly through the Fengming Mountain Range for several days.

According to the local commoners, ever since two Divine Temples plummeted from the sky three days ago, it took less than half a day for earth-shaking sounds of battle to erupt within the mountains. Looking out from distant mountain villages, the locals could see clouds of dust and dirt billowing into the sky. Faintly, they could make out two Human Forms engaged in a heaven-shaking, world-shattering battle.

The local commoners were ignorant of the world’s grand currents. They knew nothing of the truth regarding the recovery of heaven and earth, the return of the ancients, or the re-emergence of the Ascenders. In their simple, unadorned world, they naturally assumed these two battling figures were two Mountain Gods of the Fengming Mountain Range fighting for some unknown reason.

As a result, in just a few days, every household in the dozen or so villages and towns surrounding the Fengming Mountain Range was fraught with fear. Day and night, they bought incense and joss paper, praying and begging the divine beings to quell their wrath. Some even speculated that the battle had broken out because the temples of the two Immortals had been accidentally damaged. Consequently, wealthy families in certain villages were actually organizing efforts to rebuild the temples for the two Immortals.

However, Young Master Qing, who had arrived at the Fengming Mountain Range over a month ago following the Chess Master’s guidance, gazed from a distant peak and muttered to himself, "Could the battle between these two Broken Immortals be my lucky encounter?"

Young Master Qing didn’t know much more than the local commoners. He only knew that these two combatants were not true Immortals, but rather mysterious, powerful experts who had appeared for unknown reasons—just like Yang Mogu of the Primordial Palace. Their Cultivation far exceeded the Cultivation system of the Divine Land. Furthermore, judging by the flurry of rumors circulating recently, there weren’t just one or two, or even two or three such individuals appearing across the Divine Land; there were dozens of them.

Although Young Master Qing had no idea what had caused the battle between these two overwhelmingly powerful figures, it didn’t stop him from waiting for an opportunity. Simply because the Chess Master had told him his destiny was not yet exhausted, and that the Fengming Mountain Range would be the turning point of his luck, where he would strike it rich.

High above the Fengming Mountain Range.

The two Broken Voiders engaged in battle were completely unaware that a trivial ant like Young Master Qing was waiting for the outcome of their fight. Even if they knew, they probably wouldn’t care.

BOOM!

In the vast sky, the two repeatedly clashed and separated.

BANG!

After a fierce collision, they were sent flying backward to hills hundreds of feet apart, glaring at each other with cold expressions.

Both were middle-aged men. One was tall with a handsome, majestic appearance. The other was ordinary-looking, dressed in plain archaic robes, and even wore a Confucian Hat.

The man wearing the Confucian Hat spoke indifferently, "Lii Tianhai, we have been entangled our entire lives, battling all the way until we achieved the Broken Void and entered the Immortal Realm to slumber. I thought our grudges would be written off after becoming Immortals. I didn’t expect that even after awakening, we would still have to fight to the bitter end."

The powerful, ordinary-looking man known as Lii Tianhai had long black hair cascading down. Despite his unremarkable features, he emanated an ostentatious, tyrannical aura—like a ferocious Tyrannosaurus, carrying a soul-stealing Magic Power.

"Hypocrite!" Lii Tianhai said coldly. "After slumbering for thousands of years, Shangguan Yun, you still haven’t changed the hypocritical habits of your Confucian Sect. The hatred between us is absolutely irreconcilable. Even if heaven and earth were to capsize, there is no reason to ever write off the blood feud between us!"

BOOM!

Filled with Resentment, killing intent, and endless battle spirit, the immense power of the black-haired Lii Tianhai caused the ground to tremble. He stepped forward, gripping a black-gold long saber in his hand, and roared forward with an absolute resolve to slay the man before him!

BANG!!

Saber light blotted out the sky.

However, the Broken One of the Confucian Sect, Shangguan Yun, maintained an indifferent expression. Though his hands were empty, the fluttering of his sleeves acted like the strongest Divine Weapon in the world.

The saber and sleeves clashed, causing currents of air to collide. An unimaginable explosion of air erupted above the Fengming Mountain Range, expanding outward and uprooting the trees across the entire mountain forest, sending them flying sideways.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

Move after move, stance after stance, they collided endlessly like a never-stopping river. Yet, the two remained deadlocked, neither able to gain the upper hand over the other.

Over a dozen miles away, Young Master Qing watched the two men battling in the distance. He felt Moo Ming in his heart and thought, "The Cultivation of these two experts is clearly evenly matched. Even if they fight for a hundred days, they might not be able to determine a victor. I wonder how long I’ll have to wait?"

However, just as Young Master Qing had this thought, things changed on the battlefield.

Surging with an overwhelming Demon Skill, Lii Tianhai rampaged across the sky. After another exchange, he was just about to charge in again when, unexpectedly, a resonant voice suddenly echoed between heaven and earth:

"Mr. Shangguan, Mr. Lii, could we call a truce?"

This voice seemed to come from nowhere, yet in an instant, it landed directly in the minds of the two Broken Void experts. It startled them both, prompting them to immediately look around in all directions. However, they found they couldn’t pinpoint the location of the speaker.

"Who dares to interfere in Lii’s battle?" Lii Tianhai swept a cold gaze across the surrounding world.

Even the Confucian Sect Broken Voider, Shangguan Yun, cautiously surveyed his surroundings. He thought, "To prevent me from discerning his location, this person’s Power must be even higher than mine and Lii Tianhai’s..."

Suddenly, the resonant, mysterious voice echoed again.

"I am the Heaven and Earth Alliance Leader—Nie Guishen!

"According to the timeline of the Nine Tribulations Heaven and Earth, I ascended after you two. However, prior to my Ascension, I was jointly elected by the Three Religions and Nine Schools—Confucianism and the Buddhist Dao—as the leader of the Nine Tribulations End of Dharma Era. I have come for only one matter: to invite you both to attend the World Assembly, which was established during our Nine Tribulations Era, to set new rules for this new era."

"World Assembly!" Upon hearing these words, the Confucian Sect expert Shangguan Yun’s heart immediately skipped a beat. He thought, "To re-establish the world’s order...?"

As a Confucian Sect expert, this was what he excelled at most. He also knew that the World Assembly was an important conference for the Nine Tribulations Ascenders to divide territories and resources in this new era; of course, he had to attend.

However, just before he could speak, Lii Tianhai shouted coldly, "What Nie Guishen, Heaven and Earth Alliance Leader? Since you are a junior who ascended after me, then roll far away. I don’t have the slightest bit of interest in the ’World Assembly’ of you hypocrites. No one is allowed to interrupt the battle between me and Shangguan Yun."

Hearing this, the Heaven and Earth Alliance Leader in the hidden location fell silent.

Shangguan Yun’s mind stirred, and standing between heaven and earth, he laughed brightly, "So it is the Heaven and Earth Alliance Leader. Although we belong to different eras, as fellow Broken Voiders, we can converse as peers. Regarding the ’World Assembly’ the Alliance Leader mentioned, since it is a strategy established by the ancestors of my Three Religions, I am naturally willing to attend. However, as the Alliance Leader can currently see, I am tangled up by this Lii Tianhai and cannot get away..."

Lii Tianhai sneered, "Shangguan Yun, you really are as hypocritical and cunning as always. But let alone whether he dares to make a move, even if he did, do you think I would be afraid of the two of you joining forces?"

Unexpectedly, the Heaven and Earth Alliance Leader in the shadows said indifferently, "I had intended to invite both of you to attend together. But since Mr. Lii is so contemptuous, it reminds me that when the ancestors of the Three Religions discussed their future strategy, they had intentionally excluded those of the Demon Path. It seems my gesture today was completely unnecessary."

After saying this, he chuckled lightly to Shangguan Yun, "Killing him might be a bit difficult, but helping Mr. Shangguan break free will be easy."

Shangguan Yun was delighted to hear this. He laughed heartily, "Then I will have to thank the Heaven and Earth Alliance Leader!"

Immediately, he flicked his sleeves and charged at Lii Tianhai once more.

Lii Tianhai became alert, immediately keeping a vigilant eye out to deal with the Heaven and Earth Alliance Leader who might strike from the shadows at any moment. But facing Shangguan Yun’s incoming attack, he was forced to react. He instantly swung his saber out!

CLANG!

Instantly, the vast sky was filled with the humming sound of Sword Qi. It seemed the two were about to engage in another fierce collision.

"Not good!" Lii Tianhai felt a powerful surge of alarm. Instinctively, he sensed an incomparably sharp, overwhelming, and elongated energy blade cleaving through the sky toward him.

In a flash, it reached his saber-wielding arm. Its speed was so immense that by the time Lii Tianhai reacted, it had already struck his arm.

CRACK!!

Just like a block of refined steel being severed by an incomparably sharp Divine Weapon, Lii Tianhai’s saber-wielding hand, along with that sharp Divine Weapon, slid right off his shoulder in an instant, plummeting into the mountain range.

A single strike had severed Lii Tianhai’s arm!

Even Shangguan Yun inhaled sharply at the Heaven and Earth Alliance Leader’s Martial Arts. To launch such a terrifying strike without even showing his face... Even though it was a sneak attack timed perfectly for the moment he and Lii Ruohai were about to clash, this level of power...

"ROAR... Heaven and Earth Alliance Leader, how dare you sever my arm!" Lii Tianhai bellowed toward the sky in agony.

He never dreamed this would happen. As a figure from the Nine Tribulations Era who had dominated the world for decades—with only Shangguan Yun as his equal during that period—to think he would have his arm chopped off by a single strike from someone hiding in the shadows.

It had to be said that every Broken One was confident in their character, but when confidence went too far, it became arrogance. In a split second, Lii Tianhai had paid the price for his arrogance.

"Good opportunity!" Shangguan Yun was only stunned by the Heaven and Earth Alliance Leader’s power for a brief moment before naturally seizing the chance. He immediately closed in and ruthlessly planted a palm strike on Lii Tianhai’s chest.

BOOM!

Lii Tianhai was instantly blasted away, crashing onto a distant mountain peak.

"Take his life while he’s weakened!" Shangguan Yun’s eyes lit up brightly. This was an unprecedentedly grand opportunity.

However, Lii Tianhai was clearly aware of the desperate crisis he faced. With a flash on the mountain peak, he rapidly fled in a specific direction, evidently not daring to face the siege of these two men any longer.

Just like that, Shangguan Yun chased directly after him.

The Heaven and Earth Alliance Leader’s indifferent voice drifted into his ear: "Mr. Shangguan, don’t forget what you promised..."

But Shangguan Yun ignored him. He tracked Lii Tianhai for fifty or sixty miles before finally realizing he truly couldn’t catch up. Giving up unwillingly, he sighed, "Killing him is such a difficult task. Now that this chance is gone, who knows when the next one will arise..."

The Heaven and Earth Alliance Leader’s voice floated over indifferently: "I intend to rebuild the Heaven and Earth Alliance. As long as you are willing to join, help me successfully hold the World Assembly, and reset the rules, I can help you secure Lii Tianhai’s life."

Shangguan Yun suddenly turned his head. Sensing that the voice had come from right behind him, he was greatly alarmed. Looking back, he saw a sovereign-like, formidable figure standing abruptly in the distance.

The two Broken Void experts did not know what was happening elsewhere. When the Heaven and Earth Alliance Leader helped Shangguan Yun sever Lii Tianhai’s arm, that arm plummeted straight down into a certain area of the Fengming Mountain Range.

Young Master Qing watched helplessly as an arm, still gripping a Divine Weapon Great Saber, impaled itself at an angle into a distant mound. He walked toward the spot in a daze.

Staring at the arm before him, blood was flowing ceaselessly, and the hand was still tightly grasping a great saber. What was most bizarre was...

His nose twitched. He actually smelled an indescribable fragrance and Life Force emanating from the blood pooling beneath the severed arm.

"This blood... and this arm..."

Suddenly, an uncontrollable impulse surged through Young Master Qing’s bloodline, making him subconsciously lift Lii Tianhai’s severed arm. Then, he compared it to his own arm.

A crazy idea surfaced in his mind.