Chapter 17: Battle Against the Envoy of All Things

The head of the white-haired, red-eyed demon god flew off.

The headless body instantly collapsed and disintegrated, revealing the many celestial gods and true immortals that had formed the 'Immeasurable Demon God Formation.' These celestial gods and true immortals were utterly broken, with no will to fight left; each madly fled in all directions, trying to get as far away as possible from the terrifying demon god Ji Ning.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh~~~" The sword light turned into a vortex, transforming into six enormous black holes that devoured all celestial gods and true immortals.

The Mind-Heart Style of the 'Moonbright Sword Art'!

This was a defensive technique, but when Ji Ning's strength far surpassed his opponents, the gap in power was so absurd that this move, originally used to continuously deflect force through invisible absorption and twisting power, became the deadliest killing move for 'massacre.' These ordinary celestial gods and true immortals were far too weak compared to the demon god Ji Ning; one by one, they were swept into the black holes, where the twisting force that was meant to deflect power easily tore them apart.

"No."

"How could this be?"

"How can he be so strong?" These celestial gods and true immortals despaired. They struggled desperately but could not escape the terrifying black holes; one after another, they fell into the holes and were twisted to death.

In an instant, all five hundred-plus celestial gods and true immortals were killed! Not a single one remained!

……

This scene made Demonheart Patriarch, standing on the walls of the City of Nothingness, turn pale, and made the Black-Robed Godking's entire body tremble faintly. It must be remembered that the great victory last time, when the Envoy of All Things suddenly appeared, had only killed over five hundred celestial gods and true immortals from Nuwa's camp. But today, Ji Ning's sudden outburst, destroying the Nothingness-Immeasurable Formation and the Immeasurable Demon God one after another, had already killed seven hundred celestial gods and true immortals.

"How can his sword be so strange, so terrifying?" The Black-Robed Godking shook his head, unable to accept what he was seeing.

The Shadowless Style was inherently the most bizarre sword strike.

After years of studying the many terrifying sword techniques left by the World God Northrest and incorporating their essence into his own Moonbright Sword Art, Ji Ning had made the 'Shadowless Style' even more unfathomably strange. A bizarre sword... if it was also incredibly fast, it became terrifying. Bizarre moves were already hard to block; if they were also extremely fast, they might become unblockable.

That was exactly what happened to the Immeasurable Demon God; it couldn't block at all! It was beheaded with a single sword strike!

"Even I have no certainty of blocking that sword." The Black-Robed Godking's heart trembled. Previously, Ji Ning's fastest and most penetrating 'Blooddrop Style' was at least not bizarre; it was a straightforward sword strike, and the Black-Robed Godking felt he had a chance to block it. But now, the Shadowless Style left him without any confidence.

This Ji Ning was actually making him, the nominal leader of the Nothingness Sect, feel a faint fear?

He refused to believe it.

"How can he be this strong? It makes no sense. It's impossible." The Black-Robed Godking shook his head. He had never taken Ji Ning seriously before; a mere celestial god or true immortal couldn't affect the overall situation. But now, this celestial god had erupted with the strength of a top-tier Dao Ancestor. "Although Ji Ning's sword technique is formidable, looking at the flow of light on his sword, it's only at the fourth level of sword force. Back then, Houyi was so powerful because he broke through to the fifth level of heart force while still a celestial god, giving him such terrifying strength."

"Ji Ning's sword force is only at the fourth level; there's no reason for him to be this strong."

"It's unreasonable..."

The Black-Robed Godking was both anxious and furious.

No matter what happened next in this battle, the devastating losses at the start alone had already set his heart ablaze with worry.

……

The Black-Robed Godking couldn't accept any of this, but the countless immortals and demons on Nuwa's side watched with blood boiling; some of the Seven Radiance Celestial Gods even let out excited howls! Last time had been too frustrating, but this time Ji Ning was far too powerful! In the past, Ji Ning had used the Rahu Formation to force the Nothingness Sect to submit, but back then he was barely at the level of a Dao Ancestor, probably slightly weaker than the Immeasurable Demon God Formation. Now, however, he could kill the Immeasurable Demon God, which was close to top-tier Dao Ancestor strength, with a single sword strike.

"Impressive." Xuanyuan exclaimed in admiration. "Compared to that incredibly fast sword strike earlier, the one that killed the Immeasurable Demon God is even more stunning."

"Unfathomably strange, his sword technique has reached the pinnacle of mystery. The number one sword art in the Three Realms, beyond dispute." Fuxi smiled in praise.

"Truly remarkable." The Buddha Tathagata also smiled.

"This battle can be won." The Three Pure Ones also smiled.

Only at this moment did these seven great cultivators all show cheerful smiles. From the fact that Ji Ning could kill the Immeasurable Demon God, which had strength close to a top-tier Dao Ancestor, with a single sword strike, it was clear that Ji Ning was certainly capable of contending with the Envoy of All Things. Adding in the many celestial gods and true immortals he had already killed, their side now had a sufficient advantage.

"Bodhi, it seems you've underestimated your disciple." Suirenshi looked at Bodhi beside him.

Bodhi also smiled.

In truth, he was the happiest of all at this moment.

"Good, good. He hasn't been blinded by hatred. Though his anger and killing intent are boundless, at least he remains calm." Bodhi casually praised a few words.

"Stop pretending to be calm. Look at your beard, it's practically curling up from your joy." Shennong scolded with a laugh.

"What, can't I be happy?" Bodhi stroked his beard and smiled. "If you're capable, teach a disciple as formidable as this."

"Enough nonsense. Look, the Envoy of All Things is charging out, and Ji Ning is charging toward it." Suirenshi spoke.

The seven great cultivators all watched intently.

……

After dealing with the Immeasurable Demon God, Ji Ning charged straight at the Nothingness Sect army.

Whoosh.

The demon god Ji Ning was incredibly fast as he sprinted. This worried Demonheart Patriarch on the walls of the City of Nothingness, because no matter how skilled she was at deploying troops, against absolute strength and absolute speed, she had no recourse. Even if they tried to flee now, they couldn't outrun Ji Ning's speed.

As for blocking him? The Immeasurable Demon God, close to top-tier Dao Ancestor strength, had been killed with a single sword strike, and the incredibly tough Nothingness-Immeasurable Formation had been pierced with a single sword. Sending more troops would only mean sending them to their deaths. If Ji Ning charged into the Nothingness Sect army now, it would be like a tiger entering a flock of sheep.

"Envoy of All Things, stop Ji Ning." Demonheart Patriarch immediately ordered.

"All troops, begin retreat." Demonheart Patriarch issued another command.

Although their side wasn't completely defeated yet, the situation on the battlefield was already clear. This Ji Ning likely had the strength to hold off the Envoy of All Things. Regardless, it was better to retreat first. There was no certainty in sending the army to attack; it would be a massacre.

Unfortunately...

After Ji Ning's two attacks, so much time had passed that the two armies were already very close.

"Beiming." The Envoy of All Things roared and charged at Ji Ning as well.

Ji Ning also rushed forward.

One was the Envoy of All Things, an ape-like creature wreathed in flames, created by the chaos alien 'Lord of All Things' and refined under the direction of Master Wuxiao.

The other was a demon god created based on the chaos alien 'Rahu.'

Both had equally overwhelming auras, evenly matched.

"Bang."

A flash of sword light, strange and unfathomable, made the Bloodwave Celestial God, who controlled the Envoy of All Things, tremble inside. It was too strange, too fast. He struggled to block, but this 'Envoy of All Things' possessed incredibly immense power. If a Dao Ancestor were controlling it, the Envoy could unleash even more terrifying strength; in the past, three or five Envoys working together could rival the leaders of the Buddhist and Daoist schools. But the controller was only the Bloodwave Celestial God, a celestial god with limited strength.

A loud crash.

The Envoy of All Things staggered back two steps before steadying itself, then a smile appeared on its lips.

"I'm such a fool, scared by that terrifying sword strike." The Bloodwave Celestial God regained his composure. "His sword technique is the most terrifying I've ever seen, but so what? The Envoy of All Things can't be harmed even by the leaders of the Buddhist and Daoist schools. This Ji Ning can't hurt me at all. I don't need to defend against his sword; I just need to attack. One claw, and I can tear apart his Rahu demon god body."

Whoosh.

The Envoy of All Things then ferociously pounced, its claws as fast as lightning, striking at Ji Ning.

"Clang clang clang."

"Bang bang bang."

Sword light danced.

Ji Ning's sword technique completely surpassed his opponent; sword arts that transcended the limits of the Heavenly Dao were not something the enemy could block. In an instant, he unleashed over a hundred Shadowless Style strikes, but they left not even a scratch on the Envoy's body. Instead, Ji Ning had to be careful, as his demon god body was formed from the power of heaven and earth.

Once damaged, it would disintegrate. Fortunately, Ji Ning's sword technique was superb, and he completely blocked every attack from the Envoy of All Things.

"No wonder the Envoy of All Things had such a fearsome reputation in the ancient war of destruction. If a Dao Ancestor were controlling it, I probably couldn't withstand it. Luckily, the one before me is only a celestial god or true immortal." Ji Ning thought to himself.