Calamity of Tomorrow
Chapter 820 818: One Person (Thanks to 'DXK19980215' for the alliance leader's reward)
Facing the assault of the True Monarch Greedy Wolf and True Monarch Yan, Li Xiuzhu took a deep breath and exhaled. A streak of red light appeared from his abdomen, spread to his chest, then his throat, and finally transformed into a sky-shattering rainbow, emerging to meet the assault of True Monarch Greedy Wolf and True Monarch Yan.
The Blood Transformation Divine Sword is an aberrant weapon. Everything cut by its blade, whether they be walls of bronze or iron or Primordial Spirit treasures, will directly transform into flesh, defenseless.
At this moment, Li Xiuzhu's mouth released the sky-shattering rainbow, where the red light touched, a bloody rain seemed to fall from the sky. Using the power of this aberrant weapon, he temporarily blocked the assault of the two celestial beings.
At the same time, Li Xiuzhu punched forth, and an earth-shattering aura rose from him, making the entire world seemingly shake with his fist. Even the four celestial beings present experienced a momentary sluggishness in their seas of consciousness.
Among them, the Heaven Lord Si Yi, who was receiving special attention from Li Xiuzhu, furrowed her brow, feeling the world darken, as if all matter in the universe disappeared, leaving only that one fist in the heavens, emitting boundless magic, carrying a force to destroy all things and change heaven and earth, blasted towards her.
Seeing Li Xiuzhu being surrounded by two celestial beings and yet still daring to strike at her, Heaven Lord Si Yi sneered, "Arrogant." Her right hand slightly shook as the sound of countless screaming wraiths gathered and directly broke through the influence of the Great Sky Flipping Fist Intent.
"Then I'll suppress you first, and then capture Zhou Bai."
Subsequently, Heaven Lord Si Yi struck out again, and the tide of the dead swept towards Li Xiuzhu.
Under the combined assault of three celestial beings, Li Xiuzhu struggled to support himself by alternating the use of the Blood Transformation Divine Sword and Sky Illuminating Pearl, yet he found himself being thoroughly suppressed by the attacks of the Starlight Giant, Unihorn Golden Winged Gu, and the tide of the dead.
Any one of the methods used by these three celestial beings is sufficient to sweep through mortal cultivators, and landing a hit on Li Xiuzhu would mean immediate death and Dao dispersion. Yet, at this moment, Li Xiuzhu used all his might to withstand them.
But in a short span of over ten seconds, Li Xiuzhu's Primordial Spirit power was rapidly depleted. His entire body was fluctuating with blood and Qi, causing muscle tears and bone fractures due to the backlash of power, leaving him bathed in blood.
Looking at Li Xiuzhu being struck to the point of having no power to retaliate, Heaven Lord Si Yi snorted coldly, not wanting to bother with him anymore, and directly turned to confront Zhou Bai.
But then Li Xiuzhu transformed into the Yinglong True Body, resisting a punch from the Starlight Giant struck by True Monarch Greedy Wolf, hundreds of meters tall, while his body exploded with a storm of Qi. He spat blood, while the Great Sky Flipping Fist Intent launched again, punching towards Heaven Lord Si Yi.
Heaven Lord Si Yi was about to seize Zhou Bai but suddenly felt her body stiffen. An intention familiar and repulsive to her had already slammed into her sea of consciousness, attempting to shake her Primordial Spirit.
"Li Xiuzhu..." Heaven Lord Si Yi slowly turned around, cold air filling her eyes, "Do you have such a death wish?"
Li Xiuzhu laughed boldly, "Even if I die today, there will be countless me standing up throughout the world, the fire has already started! Ignited by your own hands!"
The girl-like Heaven Lord Si Yi had eyes filled with even more killing intent, "Then I will kill all of them."
Li Xiuzhu laughed wildly, "Si Yi! You simply do not understand people's hearts. The ambition in mankind is something that will never be extinguished!"
Heaven Lord Si Yi said nothing more, only the girl-like her slightly waved her hands and feet, as four bells continued to jingle, producing clear, tingly ring tones.
As the intense ringing resounded, Heaven Lord Si Yi began to dance.
Her hands and feet powerfully swung, and in her dance, there was not a trace of grace or lightness, but instead filled with an agile, powerful aura, carrying a wave of ancient, vast, and intense air.
It was as if she had returned thousands or tens of thousands of years, when humanity still ate raw meat and drank blood, using dance to honor the heavens.
As Heaven Lord Si Yi's dance grew increasingly intense, more and more black aura, along with wraiths, emerged from the bracelets on her hands and feet, emitting cries.
The cries of thousands of souls gathered together, seemingly singing something.
When True Monarch Greedy Wolf and True Monarch Yan saw Heaven Lord Si Yi starting to dance, they paled, and their assault slowed. When the song rang out, they had already retreated and fully defended themselves.
True Monarch Greedy Wolf thought in shock, "The Nine Heavens Five Palaces Dance of Ten Gods!"
True Monarch Yan also thought gravely, "Legend has it this is an ancient dance used to worship ancestors, gods, and comfort the dead... Currently, in the celestial court, only Heaven Lord Si Yi can use this dance to invoke the power of wraiths."
Dance is older and more timeless than any Dao technique, martial arts, Daoist magic, or array; it is humanity's earliest method of facing the Heavenly Dao.
At this moment, accompanied by Heaven Lord Si Yi's mysterious and intense dance, the clear bells rang more fiercely, and the faint sounds of thousands of people singing together were carried by the wind.
"The emperor descends at the north shores, gaze wandering and melancholy fills me."
Seeing Heaven Lord Si Yi surrounded by a layer of sacred white light, all eyes automatically gathered on her. Li Xiuzhu fiercely suppressed his spirit, trying to avert his gaze, but found he couldn't manage.
"Autumn winds softly, the waves of Dongting causing leaves to fall."
Cough! Cough! Li Xiuzhu suddenly coughed violently, as if thousands of bugs were crawling around his lungs and throat, itchy and numb, unable to prevent the constant coughing.
"Climb white reed and gaze afar, meet one's rendezvous at twilight."
Amidst the swirling black aura, Heaven Lord Si Yi became obscure amongst it, complementing her dance with a breathtaking allure, holding all the present sect members' eyes firmly.
Ugh!
Li Xiuzhu coughed continuously, spitting out a large basin of blood, his face pale, as if he had suddenly fallen gravely ill.
Aware he couldn't let Heaven Lord Si Yi continue dancing like this, Li Xiuzhu's fist intent circulated, and the Blood Transformation Divine Sword had already swept towards her.
But Heaven Lord Si Yi seemed completely oblivious, continuing with that ancient, vast dance. Strains of black aura wrapped around her, although the blade light of the Blood Transformation Divine Sword slashed out blood light, they still protected Heaven Lord Si Yi.
True Monarch Greedy Wolf and True Monarch Yan suddenly began coughing too, their hearts jumped, immediately retreating hundreds of meters before stopping. Then they each arranged the surroundings with the Starlight Giant and Unihorn Golden Winged Gu to prevent Li Xiuzhu's escape.
As Li Xiuzhu was growing more perilous, a sword shadow slashed the sky, the dazzling sword light engulfed the heavens, causing a sharp pain in the eyes.
Yun Chonghe performed the sword technique, already manipulating a mountain-like giant sword descending from the sky, carrying the momentum to split mountains and seas, lifting tumultuous winds, tearing the clouds, fiercely slicing towards Heaven Lord Si Yi.