The soul particles had once flown across the Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth, seeing through the boundless mysteries within it, yet from beginning to end, they never knew the name of this Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth's master. Ordinary people did not know. Supremes did not know. His name, like the secrets of heaven-and-earth, was not something that could be known lightly. Lin Moyu believed that those who surpassed Supremes knew, yet they all maintained the sky-propping grand array, saying nothing and doing nothing.
"You are not qualified to know my true divine name."
The purple-robed man looked at Lin Moyu. His words carried an innate arrogance, not placing Lin Moyu in his eyes at all. He was, after all, a clone of a true supreme powerhouse, and could even survive safely within the Life-Forbidden Zone. Yet such an existence was still not taken seriously.
Lin Moyu suddenly realized that the other party's clones did not share information. He had once repelled another one of his clones, yet the clone before him clearly did not know about it. Otherwise, he would not be treating him with this attitude.
Cutting off contact between clones so information could not flow, was this because he feared the clones might develop disloyal intentions?
Under normal circumstances, clones should not be able to develop disloyal intentions. The life and death of a clone rested in a single thought of the main body. Yet in history, there had indeed been cases of clones betraying the main body. A clone could undergo an abnormal change, awaken another consciousness, and then in turn seize the main body's consciousness and replace it. From the standpoint of rules, the stronger the cultivator, the higher the possibility of clone mutation. This was a rule-level constraint. A strong one could create countless clones, so benefits naturally came with drawbacks.
So, the other party severing information sharing between clones was precisely to guard against this.
At the same time, Lin Moyu understood another thing. The other party had not, like him, achieved soul-and-body unification. Not only that, he had not even achieved the fusion of real and empty within the soul. If he had completed the fusion of real and empty within the soul, the drawback of clones would already have been mostly eliminated. If he then went one step further and completed soul-and-body unification, the drawback of clones would be completely solved. Like Lin Moyu's clones, it would be impossible for another consciousness to ever arise, and he would not need such precautions at all.
He had not comprehended the fusion of real and empty within the soul, much less soul-and-body unification. Then how did he step through the Life-Forbidden Zone?
That was quite interesting.
Perhaps his main body could tell me the answer.
But right now, the main body still cannot come out so quickly.
The purple-robed man had no idea that with only a single sentence, Lin Moyu had already seen multiple problems.
Lin Moyu smiled. "Whether I am qualified, we will see."
He lightly tapped a finger. A large number of runes flew out and merged into an array.
The purple-robed man's reaction was extremely fast. The moment Lin Moyu moved, he also moved. In the void, countless palm seals appeared and slammed over like a torrential storm.
Lin Moyu had already seen this move. It was identical to the one used by that purple-robed man at Yushen Heaven-and-Earth, and its might was comparable as well.
Clearly, even though he was acting outside the Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth, he did not mobilize the power of the Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth. Evidently, this clone did not have that authority.
The lotus beneath his feet bloomed. Countless petals manifested and turned into shields, blocking all palm seals. Under the collision, aftershocks surged. Countless ripples erupted on the Heaven-and-Earth barrier of the Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth, and heaven-and-earth faintly twisted.
The purple-robed man was clearly somewhat startled. He had not expected Lin Moyu's grand array to be so strong.
The runes that had flown out earlier formed array after array in the void. The grand arrays evolved divine soldiers and sharp weapons, smashing toward the Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth like the Milky Way of the Nine Heavens pouring down.
The Heaven-and-Earth barrier suffered heavy blows. The Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth hummed. Countless strands of Heaven-and-Earth power moved of their own accord, actively protecting the heaven-and-earth.
This was exactly what Lin Moyu wanted. Consume Heaven-and-Earth power, thereby slowing the other party's awakening process.
"Seeking death."
The purple-robed man clearly saw Lin Moyu's intent and acted again. His body suddenly turned into purple mist and dispersed, then appeared simultaneously before each grand array. Countless attacks swept out, striking all the grand arrays at once. The grand arrays were shattered one after another.
Lin Moyu merely chuckled softly. "Let's see whether you destroy them faster, or I arrange them faster."
Runes continuously flew from his fingertips, forming grand arrays in the void. Almost every second, thousands of grand arrays took shape. The moment a grand array formed, it absorbed annihilating power from the Life-Forbidden Zone and bombarded the Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth. Each grand array was like a true supreme powerhouse launching a fierce assault on the Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth.
The purple-robed man, in mist form, slaughtered the grand arrays. Yet no matter how fast he moved, he still could not outpace Lin Moyu's speed of arranging grand arrays.
The Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth continued to be attacked. Heaven-and-Earth power was continuously consumed. Lin Moyu knew he could not inflict real damage to the Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth, but for now, this was enough.
The Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth trembled without end, and another purple light rose. Another purple-robed man arrived, still a clone of that true supreme powerhouse.
The moment this purple-robed man left the heaven-and-earth, he strode forward, instantly arriving before Lin Moyu, and struck a palm toward Lin Moyu's head.
The lotus bloomed. Petals formed shields.
Bang!
The shields shattered. The lotus grand array was immediately blasted into pieces. Lin Moyu retreated in response. He was not injured, yet looked extremely disheveled.
Stronger.
This arriving purple-robed man was stronger than the previous two. He could actually shatter Lin Moyu's array with a single palm.
The purple-robed man did not give Lin Moyu a chance to rebuild the grand array. He teleported again to Lin Moyu's front, raised his hand, and struck a palm, intending to kill Lin Moyu.
Runes flickered at Lin Moyu's fingertips. Two runes fused real and empty into one. Lin Moyu vanished instantly. In the next instant, he appeared inside another grand array.
Every grand array he released possessed teleportation ability, allowing him to arrive instantly.
The moment Lin Moyu appeared, an immense amount of runes flew out from his fingertips, forming more grand arrays even farther away.
The purple-robed man pursued and shattered the grand array again, but he was still one step late. The new grand arrays had already formed.
Lin Moyu teleported away, appearing in another grand array far away.
The purple-robed man chased relentlessly. His power was overwhelming. Lin Moyu did not confront him head-on. Each time he teleported away. The distance varied, sometimes far, sometimes near, without any pattern. Whenever he had an opening, he arranged grand arrays, spreading them to all directions around the Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth.
Lin Moyu moved at high speed. Not only did the grand arrays surrounding the Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth not decrease, they gradually increased.
The Heaven-and-Earth power within the Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth was consumed more and more violently. The entire heaven-and-earth trembled.
Lin Moyu knew that the Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth was actually always in a state of collapse. It could not withstand such consumption. As long as he continued, he would definitely be able to hold the other party back.
Boom!
Suddenly, boundless thunder rose from within the Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth. The thunder swept across the void.
Lin Moyu's eyes lit up, and his vision was drowned in lightning.
Lin Moyu's main body trembled slightly.
The clone died.
The Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth suddenly erupted with endless lightning. It not only destroyed all the arrays, it also killed the clone.
But then a smile appeared at the corner of Lin Moyu's mouth.
The nineteen-level pagoda now had only eighteen levels left.
Before dying, the clone had seen inside the Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth. The nineteen-level pagoda had collapsed by another level, leaving only eighteen levels.
That attack just now had used the power of the Heaven-and-Earth core. A massive amount of Heaven-and-Earth power in the Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth had been consumed. The true supreme powerhouse's awakening process slowed again.
Go take another look.
Lin Moyu's mind stirred, and he split off another clone to go take a look. But this time, he found he could not get over.
The coordinate the small tree left inside the Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth had been cleared. Just now, the Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth had paid the price of one pagoda level to purge both inside and outside the heaven-and-earth.
If he wanted to go again, he would have to fly there himself, which would take a long time.
"Small tree. You already know the approximate direction of the Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth. Search for a suitable position near it and arrange a spatial passage."
The small tree followed Lin Moyu's instructions, but the void was vast. Searching was not easy.
Lin Moyu continued comprehending the Chess of All Living Beings. He was only a final sliver away. His only goal in trying every method to delay was to buy time for himself to refine the Chess of All Living Beings.
After all, the other party was a true supreme powerhouse of a Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth, an existence that could endure the Great Annihilation. Even his clones could step through the Life-Forbidden Zone. How strong was such an existence?
Lin Moyu had no certainty.
Precisely because of this, he had hidden various trump cards. If they truly fought, his odds could increase by one or two parts.
Yet even with various trump cards, Lin Moyu still did not have much confidence.
The Chess of All Living Beings gave him a feeling that if he could refine and master it, his confidence would increase a bit more.
Lin Moyu had always trusted his own feeling, and that was why he did all this.
The Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth must have changed its position, or used some method to hide itself. The small tree searched for a long time and still could not find it.
Lin Moyu stopped caring about it. He only had the small tree monitor the void outside Yushen Heaven-and-Earth. At the same time, his clone also watched the Chaotic Ancient Wilds.
Everything that should be done had been done. All that remained was the final great battle.
Dozens of years later, another game in the Chess of All Living Beings was completed. The Chess of All Living Beings, which had originally been spread out, suddenly bloomed with rosy radiance. It automatically shrank, becoming a small four-sided box, and fell into Lin Moyu's palm.
At the same time, a stream of information flowed into his soul. The small four-sided box also drilled into his soul, supported upon his palm by his soul. It rotated slowly, emitting an aura similar to a Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth.
Finally refined.
Unexpectedly, it was this kind of treasure.
After completely refining the Chess of All Living Beings, Lin Moyu finally knew its origin.
The Chess of All Living Beings came from a Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth and belonged to a Hongmeng supreme treasure.
No one knew how many rounds of the Great Annihilation the Life-Forbidden Zone had experienced. Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth had been born more than once. A Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth could withstand the Great Annihilation, but in the Great Annihilation it would also suffer damage. After too many times, a Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth would still collapse.
This Chess of All Living Beings came from a Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth named All Living Beings.
After the true supreme powerhouse of that Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth realized his heaven-and-earth's collapse was irreversible, he still refined and fused the treasure he had obtained from the Life-Forbidden Zone together with the heaven-and-earth, then poured all his power into it. In the end, he forged this Hongmeng supreme treasure.
He sent the Hongmeng supreme treasure into spacetime, letting it drift in chaotic spacetime until it met a destined person.
As a Hongmeng supreme treasure, its refining method was naturally special. It was not refined by ordinary soul-force methods. It required continuously playing chess and continuously winning. Each win was equivalent to refining one portion. When the number of wins became large enough, it would naturally be refined.
The Chess of All Living Beings could reenact a Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth, become its own rules, trap enemies, kill enemies, and protect the user, making it a universal treasure.
Most importantly, that true supreme powerhouse had left within it the method to be promoted to a Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth. The method was roughly the same as Lin Moyu had thought. One must step through the Life-Forbidden Zone and obtain that thing.
However, according to him, after being promoted to a Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth, there was still one more step of road to walk, but that step was too hard, and he did not succeed. If one succeeded, the Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth would not collapse.
If my guess is correct, that step should be related to the Heaven-and-Earth Wall. The Heaven-and-Earth Wall is the endpoint.
After analyzing everything, Lin Moyu became even more certain of his guess.
The small tree suddenly sent a voice transmission. "Master, someone has come."
The small tree monitored the void billions of li outside Yushen Heaven-and-Earth. The moment anyone came, it would immediately be discovered.
Finally came.
Lin Moyu's mind moved, and the clone left in the Chaotic Ancient Wilds also sent information. There was also movement on the Chaotic Ancient Wilds side.
Within the Chaotic Ancient Wilds, the patch of void that had been cut away reappeared. It was filled with living beings. The weakest were Supremes, and there were also dozens who surpassed Supremes.
Such a huge show of force.
Since they came, good.
Then let us welcome them properly.
"Small tree. Act. Repel the enemy outside."
Now the Chaotic Ancient Wilds was attached to the small tree's roots. This was the small tree's territory, and it would not tolerate others running wild.
If the true supreme powerhouse of the Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth came, the small tree still could not handle it. But as for others, that was different.
Countless branches turned into whips and lashed out. On the branches were chunks of Heaven-and-Earth wreckage. When whipped over, it was like chunks of heaven-and-earth smashing down.
That patch of void was smashed apart, then turned into an independent space. The other side also had someone skilled at manipulating space, forcibly connecting that space to the Chaotic Ancient Wilds.
Several purple-robed men appeared within. They were clones of the Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth's true supreme powerhouse, possessing the ability to walk within the Life-Forbidden Zone.
Boundless purple aura surged from them, covering everyone and forcing back annihilating power.
The small tree did not allow them to approach, rolling Heaven-and-Earth wreckage and smashing it over viciously.
Lin Moyu did not pay attention to the great battle here. He left it to the small tree and felt assured.
Even if the small tree did not block them, Lin Mohan was still there.
Lin Mohan was a true supreme powerhouse, not to be trifled with. She could not beat the Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth's true supreme powerhouse, but dealing with these fellows was not impossible.
The Chaotic Ancient Wilds was her heaven-and-earth. This was her home field. Lin Mohan was not afraid at all. Even if she could not win, she could still fight to the death and drag a bunch down with her.
"Come out and fight."
A voice full of oppressive might entered Yushen Heaven-and-Earth, booming at its edge.
Lin Moyu flew out of Yushen Heaven-and-Earth. Annihilating power surged over. His flesh body felt a numbing sensation. Many wounds appeared on his skin, but the moment they appeared, they were healed.
Annihilating power could only cause him some superficial injuries.
Several runes flew from his fingertips and formed a lotus grand array. Under the array's cover, all annihilating power was forced back.
Lin Moyu stepped on the lotus grand array and flew toward the depths of the void.
This battle would be far from Yushen Heaven-and-Earth. He knew what the other party wanted. If Yushen Heaven-and-Earth were shattered, the other party's plan would fail. So the other party chose the battlefield far from Yushen Heaven-and-Earth. That was within his expectations.
In the pitch-black Life-Forbidden Zone, a faint glimmer flickered in his sight. From far away, Lin Moyu clearly saw a mass of purple cloud mist. Above the cloud mist, a middle-aged man in a purple-gold long robe stared at him with a cold gaze.
He finally saw this person's appearance clearly. Unlike the previous purple-robed men, who could only be seen as a mass of purple aura, this one looked human from his features. But that no longer mattered. At this step, race did not matter. Between them, only one could live.
Lin Moyu said, "May I now be qualified to know your name?"
His tone carried neither joy nor sorrow.
"I am the Hongmeng Supreme Emperor. My Dao title is Zijin."
Lin Moyu smiled. "So you are Zijin Emperor. I have no title, but you can remember this. The one who will kill you is named Lin Moyu."
Zijin Emperor still showed no expression. "The one who dies this time is you."
His emotions seemed to have been worn away clean during countless years of slumber. Lin Moyu could not sense the seven emotions and six desires from him. This fellow seemed to have already left the category of living beings.
Lin Moyu said, "Who lives and who dies, we will know after we fight. But I am curious. You endured how many rounds of the Great Annihilation? Can you tell me?"
Zijin Emperor's voice was flat. "This is the third."
As he spoke, the purple aura gradually dispersed and hid within the void. Lin Moyu knew he had already begun to act.
The purple aura seemed to scatter, but in truth it formed an encirclement over a larger range, turning into a prison to prevent him from escaping.
Lin Moyu had never intended to escape. The prison belonged to both sides. It could imprison him and also imprison the other. That was fine. This time, he would resolve this trouble, so he could handle what came next.
Lin Moyu said, "This Great Annihilation, your Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth probably cannot hold on anymore, so you set your sights on me. But how can you be sure that a heaven-and-earth that meets the promotion requirements will definitely appear?"
Zijin Emperor's gaze was calm and unruffled, and so was his voice. "You will not understand."
Lin Moyu said, "Then it seems I will only understand after reaching that place. Indeed, I will go there."
Zijin Emperor slowly shook his head. "You cannot go."
Lin Moyu had cultivated to Nine Wheels in a short time, and possessed the qualifications to be promoted to a Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth. He was likely even stronger than Zijin Emperor had been back then.
Lin Moyu smiled. "Since the day I began cultivating, there has never been a place I wanted to go but could not reach."
Zijin Emperor's gaze finally rippled slightly. Lin Moyu knew he had hit the mark. He truly was stronger than Zijin Emperor had been back then.
In the next instant, Zijin Emperor's gaze returned to calm. "My heaven-and-earth is different from yours."
Lin Moyu smiled. "I understand. My heaven-and-earth was born from the remnants and ashes of the annihilation of many heaven-and-earth, gathering the fortune of many heaven-and-earth into one, so it developed extremely fast. If I am not mistaken, your heaven-and-earth was only an ordinary Seven-Wheel Heaven-and-Earth at first, then you raised it step by step."
Zijin Emperor said, "More than that. If not for me helping you, your heaven-and-earth could not be raised."
Lin Moyu smiled. "You mean the Hongmeng Spirit Tree, right? You deliberately left the remnants of the Hongmeng Spirit Tree to me, so I could cultivate the Hongmeng Spirit Tree and lay a foundation for the heaven-and-earth's promotion to Hongmeng. Only, you miscalculated one thing."
Zijin Emperor said, "The future of fate holds countless possibilities. Its uncertainty is difficult to fathom."
He did not directly admit it, but he confirmed Lin Moyu was correct.
He had calculated the appearance of Yushen Heaven-and-Earth. A heaven-and-earth birthed from the ashes of heaven-and-earth carried the fortune of many heaven-and-earth, and was the thread of hope in this round of the Great Annihilation. The probability that Yushen Heaven-and-Earth could be promoted to Nine Wheels was very high, and it had a chance to open the road to a Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth.
Zijin Emperor had even made moves for this, providing opportunities and expanding that possibility.
What he never expected was that Lin Moyu's cultivation speed would be so fast.
He knew a true supreme powerhouse would definitely appear, but he did not expect that true supreme powerhouse to be absurdly strong, able to step into the Life-Forbidden Zone and fight his clones.
Otherwise, when Yushen Heaven-and-Earth was promoted to Nine Wheels, his clone would have already taken the heaven-and-earth.
Lin Moyu smiled. "If you do not answer directly, I will take it as your default. Actually, besides failing to account for me, you also failed to account for this."
"The heaven-and-earth's promotion would be this fast."
"You should know that I went to your Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth, and I have also seen your Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth. I know that even without me, after some time you would awaken anyway. You must have deduced the time when Yushen Heaven-and-Earth would be promoted. You planned to have your clone seize Yushen Heaven-and-Earth first, then your main body would come to refine and swap."
"So you also failed to account for this point. Two points miscalculated. Your Fate Dao is truly disappointing."
Zijin Emperor's gaze flickered a few more times. Lin Moyu was correct.
Besides Lin Moyu, he also miscalculated Yushen Heaven-and-Earth. From the beginning of its evolution to the completion of its promotion should have taken hundreds of millions of years. Even the last heaven-and-earth born from ashes could not possibly be this fast.
He miscalculated Lin Moyu. He miscalculated the time of the heaven-and-earth's growth. That was why he ended up passive.
Zijin Emperor's ten fingers trembled slightly. The power of fate gathered at his fingertips. Lin Moyu could sense changes in the rules. Even in the Life-Forbidden Zone, rules of fate still existed.
At the same time, a heaven-and-earth projection appeared behind Zijin Emperor. He deduced fate with an entire Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth as backing, providing power for him.
Lin Moyu said, "No need to calculate anymore. Your Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth does not belong to this era. Its power is incompatible. You cannot calculate accurately."
The faint light between Zijin Emperor's fingers dissipated. He looked at Lin Moyu. "Your fate cannot be deduced. You are someone outside of fate."
Lin Moyu said, "Maybe. I cannot answer that either."
"The prison has already taken shape. You should act now, right?"
Zijin Emperor's voice gradually turned cold, and killing intent rose. "Yes. It is time to send you off."
He raised a hand and lightly pointed at the void.
Zijin Godslaying Thunder.
Boom!
Countless bolts of Zijin Godslaying Thunder fell. The lotus grand array under Lin Moyu's feet bloomed, petals turning to shields to block the divine thunder. The Zijin Godslaying Thunder's power was enormous. Lin Moyu's grand array could not hold. In half a breath, it collapsed on the spot.
This was within Lin Moyu's expectations. After all, he was a true supreme powerhouse from a Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth. His power should far exceed his clones. Even his clones could easily shatter the lotus grand array, let alone him.
Utmost Undying.
His aura surged violently upward, instantly reaching its peak.
The Zijin Godslaying Thunder landed on his body, yet Lin Moyu seemed to feel nothing. He swung the Calamity Scepter and swept out.
Zijin Emperor did not fear the Calamity Scepter at all. A purple-gold longsword appeared in his hand. The longsword grew incomparably huge and swept out as well.
Boom!
In the deafening explosion, the purple-gold longsword flew back, its blade filled with countless cracks. The Calamity Scepter was also knocked back.
The Hongmeng Gemstone shouted loudly, "Such strong power!"
Though it shouted, the Calamity Scepter was completely unscathed.
Zijin Emperor's gaze tightened, as if he could not quite believe it. "Hongmeng supreme treasure."
"Is the Calamity Scepter a Hongmeng supreme treasure?"
Hearing his words, Lin Moyu's heart stirred. He had never known what tier of magic treasure the Calamity Scepter was. In his feeling, the Calamity Scepter seemed higher tier than the Chess of All Living Beings. And the Chess of All Living Beings was a genuine Hongmeng supreme treasure. So he also did not know what tier the Calamity Scepter truly was.
However, since Zijin Emperor thought so, then for now, he would accept it.
Lin Moyu raised the Calamity Scepter again and smashed down, covering the sky.
Zijin Emperor raised both hands. World-Annihilating Divine Thunder.
Countless bolts of purple-gold divine thunder erupted from his hands, blasting onto the Calamity Scepter and knocking it back again. Excess divine thunder then bombarded Lin Moyu.
Wherever the divine thunder went, the void shattered, and even annihilating power was erased.
Lin Moyu held the Calamity Scepter horizontally before him. Several divine talismans flew out and interwove into an array, with the Calamity Scepter as the array core. The grand array activated and became a sturdy shield to block the divine thunder.
Immediately afterward, an immense flood of divine talismans poured out. In an instant, countless grand arrays took shape. All the grand arrays unleashed terrifying attacks at once, swallowing Zijin Emperor.
The void blazed brilliantly. The array attacks took on countless forms, magnificent to behold.
Lin Moyu knew very well that his array attacks looked spectacular, but in reality they were not very useful. What truly mattered was still to come. These arrays were mainly to distract and deceive.
More runes flew out, weaving a grand array over an even larger range.
World-Annihilating Divine Thunder again.
Countless bolts of Zijin Godslaying Thunder blasted out, sweeping away the immense number of arrays Lin Moyu had arranged earlier.
Zijin Emperor bathed in thunder, completely unharmed. These array attacks could only dazzle his eyes, unable to harm him in the slightest.
However, the next round of arrays had already formed.
The real attack was now arriving.
With a thought, the Calamity Scepter flew out again to serve as the array core.
"Spirit-Execution Array. Activate!"
Lin Moyu shouted low, and a terrifying grand array immediately appeared in the void.
On the Calamity Scepter, the Element Gemstone, Soul Gemstone, and Domain Gemstone all shone at once. The immense annihilating power in the Life-Forbidden Zone was drawn over, strengthened by the array, then governed by the Element Gemstone, becoming even more powerful.
The formless became tangible, turning into sharp arrows that shot toward Zijin Emperor.
Turning annihilating power into weapons had surpassed heaven-and-earth, like countless true supreme powerhouses launching attacks at Zijin Emperor.
Zijin divine thunder was shot out and extinguished by the arrows.
Zijin Emperor snorted coldly and took out a jade plaque. The jade plaque rapidly expanded, one becoming two, two becoming four, guarding Zijin Emperor within.
The annihilating arrows slammed into it, producing ear-splitting impacts, yet they could not shake the jade plaque.
Another Hongmeng-tier magic treasure.
Lin Moyu knew Zijin Emperor would not have few treasures. But for Hongmeng-tier magic treasures to appear like this, was it really so cheap?
A low voice came from Zijin Emperor. "My foundation is beyond your imagining. This is the Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth Plaque. Killing you is enough."
As he spoke, continents and rivers appeared within the Heaven-and-Earth Plaque.
The Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth Plaque evolved heaven-and-earth. Within that heaven-and-earth, countless worlds rose and fell. It further evolved billions upon billions of living beings. Those living beings roared in fury.
Lin Moyu only felt boundless resentment falling upon him, as if it would tear him into pieces.
Even a true supreme powerhouse, under the resentment impact of endless living beings of an entire heaven-and-earth, would suffer damage to their Dao heart. Once the Dao heart was damaged, battle strength would naturally be affected.
Resentment was only the influence.
Immediately after, the entire evolved heaven-and-earth suppressed and killed its way over. It used the full power of one heaven-and-earth to suppress and kill Lin Moyu.
Resentment turned into a formless prison, locking soul and body, leaving Lin Moyu unable to avoid it.
Even a true supreme powerhouse facing the suppression of an entire heaven-and-earth's power would be skinned alive even if they did not die.
Heaven-and-Earth Wings.
Nine Heavens Fate Arts.
The Heaven-and-Earth Wings spread, and the Nine Heavens Fate Arts activated with full power. Lin Moyu's eyes were like lightning as he looked at the heaven-and-earth rolling down upon him.
Though this heaven-and-earth was illusory, to preserve realism it had been evolved very thoroughly. Its rules were complete as well.
Using the Nine Heavens Fate Arts to see through the evolved rules, aided by the Heaven-and-Earth Wings, Lin Moyu forcibly altered the rules.
"Submit!"
With a low shout, the heaven-and-earth that had already reached him suddenly split to both sides. Heaven-and-earth divided into two, flew past Lin Moyu, and then dissipated.
"What!"
Zijin Emperor finally reacted.
His Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth Plaque had actually been broken by Lin Moyu in such an eerie way. He could not understand this method at all.
Before, he had only felt Lin Moyu was overly strong, holding a home-field advantage, and also possessing a Hongmeng supreme treasure that made him stronger than his clones. If he personally acted, taking Lin Moyu would be effortless.
But he never expected Lin Moyu to be so strong that even he could not understand him.
To him, there had long been no secrets in heaven-and-earth, inside or out. Now, he finally realized there were still secrets.
Lin Moyu raised a hand and lightly pointed.
"It is impolite not to return a visit."
Nine Heavens Fate Arts activated again. The Heaven-and-Earth Wings flapped even more fiercely. In the Life-Forbidden Zone, it was as if a hurricane rose.
The Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth Plaque that had been protecting Zijin Emperor suddenly had its internal rules altered. The Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth Plaque lost control and instead attacked Zijin Emperor in reverse.
The combination of Nine Heavens Fate Arts and Heaven-and-Earth Wings had an enormous effect on Heaven-and-Earth rules. The Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth Plaque was precisely this kind of magic treasure. It evolved heaven-and-earth within and became its own rules, so it was naturally affected.
"This is impossible!"
Zijin Emperor was shocked.
It was one thing for Lin Moyu to resolve his attack with an eerie method, but now Lin Moyu could even control his magic treasure.
The Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth Plaque's sudden betrayal caught him off guard.
The annihilating arrows took the chance to pierce through the defense and bombard him.
Though Zijin Emperor could survive in the Life-Forbidden Zone, he still had to constantly resist annihilating power. The annihilating arrows condensed by the array contained annihilating power that had been intensified by dozens to hundreds of times. Under a rainstorm-like assault, even Zijin Emperor suffered.
Lin Moyu laughed softly. "Nothing is impossible."
His fingers glowed. More runes flew out, forming arrays and drawing in even more annihilating power. The annihilating power within the Life-Forbidden Zone was endless. If it could not be used properly, it would be far too wasteful.
Purple lightning suddenly appeared. Thunder roared.
Around Zijin Emperor, boundless purple aura erupted, accompanied by lightning, blocking all attacks. Then lightning flared brilliantly, sweeping across billions of li of void. Annihilating power was erased by the lightning.
The grand arrays Lin Moyu had arranged were also destroyed.
Thunder swallowed the void.
The Calamity Scepter blocked before him, blocking the thunder, but was also knocked away by tremendous force.
Within the lightning, Zijin Emperor's long hair flew loose. In his hand he held up a purple-gold thunder pagoda. Lightning danced upon the pagoda, emitting a shocking aura.
He retracted the Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth Plaque. He already knew Lin Moyu had a method to restrain this treasure. The Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth Plaque could no longer be used.
This should be another Hongmeng supreme treasure, right?
This fellow truly had many Hongmeng supreme treasures.
Lin Moyu thought to himself.
Zijin Emperor could become the true supreme powerhouse of a Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth and live into the third Great Annihilation era. His foundation was indeed astonishing.
But Lin Moyu also saw something. Whether it was the Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth Plaque earlier or this thunder pagoda now, it seemed he had not fully refined them.
Like the Chess of All Living Beings, even without refining it, it could still be used, but its strongest power could not be unleashed. If Zijin Emperor had fully refined it, the Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth Plaque earlier would not have been affected by him.
Now, the thunder pagoda Zijin Emperor brought out was extremely powerful, stronger than the Hongmeng Heaven-and-Earth Plaque just now.
But he had not taken it out earlier, which meant the thunder pagoda likely had side effects, such as being difficult to control.
Lin Moyu saw thunder twining around Zijin Emperor as well, and Zijin Emperor's brow faintly furrowed. Clearly, this thunder also affected him.
A purple-gold robe on his body flashed faint light, blocking most of the thunder.
So that is it.
He had not fully refined the thunder pagoda. So when using it, he would also suffer backlash.
Zijin Emperor said coldly, "Forcing this emperor to use this treasure, you can be considered to have died in a worthy way."
World-Annihilating Divine Thunder.
The thunder pagoda roared. Countless beams of light shot into the void. In the next instant, they appeared above Lin Moyu's head.
Lin Moyu was about to use the Calamity Scepter to block, when suddenly his whole body went numb. The thunder had already struck him.
Fast, ruthless, and precise, giving Lin Moyu no time to react.
Lin Moyu was currently in Utmost Undying. Under the thunder's bombardment, the duration of Utmost Undying rapidly shortened.
This thunder is even more extreme than annihilating power.
My Utmost Undying can only last less than two seconds.
Thunder can cross spacetime. It cannot be blocked. I can only take it head-on.
Then let us see how long my body, after soul-and-body unification, can endure.
Lin Moyu was not afraid at all.
His flesh body had completed soul-and-body unification. By his understanding, it was already a peak existence among true supreme powerhouses. Even compared to Zijin Emperor, it was only stronger, not weaker.
Even without Utmost Undying, he could still survive freely in the Life-Forbidden Zone. Using Utmost Undying was only to test his limits.
Under the thunder's bombardment, the Utmost Undying state finally dispersed. The aura he had raised through arts plummeted sharply.
Zijin Emperor mistook this for Lin Moyu being injured. Killing intent surged in his eyes, with a faint trace of delight.
Lin Moyu's voice pierced through the roaring thunder.
"Your thunder does not seem like much either."
Within the thunder, Lin Moyu was as if being cut by countless divine weapons. Many wounds appeared on his skin, but they were all superficial injuries. They healed instantly, without even a trace of blood.
Most importantly, Lin Moyu was adapting to the thunder. After a little while, even superficial injuries would no longer appear.
After soul-and-body unification, his flesh body was not like Utmost Undying, which took no damage at all, but it was tougher, and it possessed certain special abilities.