Chapter 1376: The Last Chance

As Gu Huojin's cryptic incantations rang out, layers of golden ripples spread from his body, expanding outward like surging tides, layer by layer.

Neither void nor solid matter could obstruct the transmission of these golden ripples, which spread from the Jade Pool Sacred Land to the Heavenly Palace Continent, and then from the Heavenly Palace Continent to the Middle Earth Immortal Domain.

The four Yingtian Gates of the Middle Earth Immortal Domain, now like enormous trumpets, continuously amplified the ripples, sending them throughout the entire True Immortal Realm.

In an instant, the thirty-six large immortal domains, five hundred medium immortal domains, and three thousand small immortal domains were all bathed in these golden ripples. Ordinary mortals and common cultivators were completely unaware, and even True Immortals and Golden Immortals only faintly sensed them. Only those at the Taiyi Jade Immortal level and above could detect a slight change in the surrounding world.

But even if they discovered it, what could they do?

Gu Huojin's hands continuously tapped points in the void before him. Golden light flickered beneath his fingertips, and on the massive chessboard-like formation, spots of light lit up one after another, while an indescribable wave of law power rippled forth.

"Creation of heaven and earth happens but once. For you all to witness this scene is not a wasted life," Gu Huojin declared with a laugh.

As his words fell, the entire formation blazed with dazzling light, transforming into enormous pillars of light that shot into the sky, directly shattering the sea of clouds in the heavens, piercing through the three domains of the Azure Sky Heavenly Wind, and reaching the void beyond the realm.

Meanwhile, chaos reigned in the branch venue on the Dongsheng Continent. Qingqiu Zhenren sensed an unusual disturbance at the continent's center and turned to look, seeing a majestic golden beam of light rising into the sky from his mountain Daoist temple.

The source of the golden light was his unremarkable three-story library, which was also the Heaven-Suppressing Tower of this continent.

At this moment, the Heaven-Suppressing Tower was entirely enveloped in golden light. Beneath its foundation, which appeared to be only a few dozen zhang in radius, lay a massive formation spanning tens of thousands of li, filled with floating talisman patterns that continuously flew into the sky.

Simultaneously, the Heaven-Suppressing Towers on the three continents of Xihe, Nanzhan, and Beiju also manifested the same phenomenon, each sending a colossal pillar reaching deep into the heavens.

The chaotic battles everywhere came to a halt at this moment.

Everyone who sensed the power of heaven and earth merging felt an indescribable palpitation and terror.

"That is..." Qingqiu Zhenren murmured involuntarily.

He had guarded that Heaven-Suppressing Tower for no less than thirty million years. Although he was always easygoing and had not delved deeply into the tower that dominated the continent, he had never discovered such a formation hidden beneath it.

Before his astonishment subsided, Qingqiu Zhenren suddenly found that the law power within his body had begun to surge on its own, condensing into crystalline threads that radiated from his body and flew toward the towering pillar of light.

He looked around in horror and saw that not only he, but nearly everyone around him had their law power coalescing into threads, streaming out from their bodies as multicolored crystalline lines that merged into the light pillar.

As the soaring threads grew more numerous and denser, they crisscrossed in the sky, weaving a huge multicolored net of light.

"No..." someone finally woke up, letting out an unwilling roar.

"Run, run quickly..." another cried out in terror.

...

In an instant, both the Heavenly Court and the Reincarnation Palace members set aside their hatred and hostility, frantically fleeing toward the Eastern Heavenly Gate.

Many others headed directly to the teleportation formation within the Eastern Heavenly Gate, attempting to leave the Middle Earth Immortal Domain via the formation.

However, when they arrived, they found that the fluctuations from the light pillar emitted by the Heaven-Suppressing Tower had already disrupted the operation of nearly all law power on this continent, including spatial laws.

The teleportation formation was now nothing but a non-functional ornament.

In view of this, everyone rushed toward the Eastern Heavenly Gate, wanting to escape as quickly as possible, for the longer they stayed, the more severe the loss of their law power, and eventually they might not even have the chance to flee.

"Supreme, what exactly are you trying to do..." Qingqiu Zhenren murmured, gazing into the distance toward the Heavenly Palace Immortal Domain.

He could sense some of the disturbances there.

"Forget it, whatever you plan to do, I won't play along..." Qingqiu Zhenren sighed. With a flicker, he shot out from the Eastern Heavenly Gate, which was already packed with people.

Once outside the gate, he showed no reluctance, not even looking back. He transformed into a streak of white light and sped into the distance.

But at that moment, another change occurred.

The majestic Yingtian Gate suddenly trembled violently. The colorful decorations on the side pillars and the central archway peeled off, revealing the talisman patterns engraved beneath.

Those talisman patterns glowed with golden light, dazzling and emitting a strange fluctuation.

Cultivators who had rushed into the gate but not yet exited were suddenly swallowed by a massive vortex that appeared out of nowhere, instantly turning to ash.

Then, the golden light within the vortex surged, erupting outward as a colossal beam extending into the void, hanging abruptly in the air like a dead-end road.

Qingqiu Zhenren, who had just flown away, suddenly felt a powerful pulling force behind him. His heart tightened, and he quickly used his powers to try to escape.

However, the crystalline threads of law power streaming from his body were attracted by the light beam, forcibly dragging him back into the vortex within the Yingtian Gate.

If even a venerable Dao Ancestor could not escape, how could others be spared?

This scenario played out simultaneously at the four gates—east, south, west, and north. In an instant, the entire Middle Earth Immortal Domain became a slaughterhouse for immortals. Any cultivator bearing law power had no means of escape.

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Heavenly Palace Continent.

The sky above the Jade Pool Sacred Land seemed scorched by flames. All the clouds had evaporated, revealing a pitch-black void beyond the realm.

Within that void, a chaotic vortex a hundred li in radius was gradually forming and expanding.

Beneath the vortex, Gu Huojin's gaze swept around, his eyes gleaming. The entire Middle Earth Immortal Domain was reflected in his sight, exactly as he had anticipated.

Compared to the branch venues, the situation at the Jade Pool Sacred Land was even more dire. Every cultivator present, without exception, had law power condensing into threads, converging toward the vortex above, and at a faster speed.

More than half had already died in the earlier battles, and now another half had their law power drained and their immortal bodies decayed.

Finally, a hint of satisfaction appeared in Gu Huojin's eyes.

As more and more law power converged, the operation of this formation would accelerate. Eventually, not only the Middle Earth Immortal Domain but the entire True Immortal Realm would suffer the same fate.

To achieve world-changing results, one must possess the power and resolve to destroy heaven and earth.

Just then, his brow twitched as he looked down at a certain area.

There, Li Yuanjiu stood with his hands raised high, golden light shining from his palms, continuously flowing into a small round bottle floating above his head, the size of a palm.

The small bottle emanated a peculiar law power. From its mouth burst forth five-colored light—gold, red, blue, green, and yellow—forming a canopy of multicolored light a hundred zhang in radius, sheltering him below.

Protected by this five-colored light, he was unaffected by the formation, with no loss of his law power.

Behind him were over a dozen figures, also sheltered under the five-colored light, their law power undrained. Among them were clearly Meng Po and Yu Menghan.

Earlier, Meng Po and the others, unaffected by the Divine Dao Seal, had stayed far from the battlefield. But when the formation activated, it no longer mattered whether they had taken the Bodhi Dao Fruit. Seeing no escape, they had to take refuge behind Li Yuanjiu.

Li Yuanjiu could barely protect himself and naturally did not want to shelter them. However, whether his own people or those of the Heavenly Court, casualties were already severe. Having more allies to resist Gu Huojin was always beneficial.

Using the power of the imitation bottle, he absorbed the remaining Divine Dao Seal power from Chi Rong, Chen Ruyan, and others, forming a temporary alliance among the three.

"Li Yuanjiu, you joined the Seven Lords last and have the least loyalty to me, but you are smarter than them. Unfortunately, to fully activate this formation, your power is an essential component. Surrender it willingly..." Gu Huojin declared loudly.

"Gu Huojin, I long noticed your unusual behavior, but I never imagined you would go this far... If you want my power, come and take it yourself," Li Yuanjiu gritted his teeth and shouted.

Gu Huojin sneered, not bothering with further argument. He formed a hand seal with one hand and pointed at the vortex above.

"Rumble..."

A thunderous sound came from the chaotic vortex, and a gray light suddenly spewed out, striking directly at the five-colored light barrier that Li Yuanjiu had activated with the bottle.

The five-colored barrier trembled violently, and its radiance began to dissipate rapidly.

Li Yuanjiu's expression changed. He said urgently, "If you don't want to die, help me activate this bottle. This may be our last chance."

With that, he transmitted the activation method to everyone via telepathy.

Chi Rong and Chen Ruyan did not hesitate and immediately lent their aid.

Meng Po also quickly acted, channeling her immortal spiritual power into the bottle as a hazy white light. Yu Menghan, though weak, did not hesitate and followed her master's lead.

After Li Yuanjiu removed the Divine Dao Seal from Cangwu Zhenjun and over a dozen others, they too lit up with light,全力 protecting this lifeline in his hands.

Around them, many cultivators whose law power had not yet been exhausted and who had not perished, as the power of the Divine Dao Seal weakened, set aside all distinctions of identity and race,放下仇恨, and struggled to gather here.

As more and more people joined, the dim five-colored light on the bottle finally blazed brightly again. Relying on the power of this imitation bottle, they managed to temporarily resist the devouring gray light.