534: A trapped beast's struggle

"Golden Crow Bloodline... Demon Court..."

In the Inner Sea, on a small island, the Mysterious Woman's eyes flashed with fleeting anger. Back then, Qing and the five people buried on this island all died at the hands of the Demon Court, which was ruled by the Golden Crow.

She had lived in seclusion here, avoiding the world for many years, never expecting to see a Golden Crow Bloodline again.

"Courting death!"

In the Inner Sea, all the sea beasts melted under the illumination of the golden fiery divine flames. The Mysterious Woman's Aura completely changed; a Dao essence, vast and boundless like heaven and earth, ethereal and elusive, surged forth from her.

By the side of the lake filled with green lotuses, inside the bamboo house, Zhou Tailai and Zhou Xingqun's expressions suddenly changed. They rushed out of the bamboo house, but the Mysterious Woman's figure was no longer there.

"What happened?"

The small island was isolated from the world, only possessing peace and quiet. The two of them could not perceive what was happening outside.

Boom!

In the depths of the Inner Sea, the celestial phenomena underwent a great change. An incomparably powerful Aura burst forth from that mysterious place. At an infinite height, a colossal, illusory, and ethereal giant, tens of thousands of feet tall, seemingly unobservable by humans or demons, appeared from the depths of the Dao and reached out a hand to press down on the golden fiery sun that was rising in the distance.

"Golden Crow, die!"

The tens of thousands of feet tall illusory Dao giant spoke words that were like celestial decrees, a single utterance becoming the law of the world. Its heaven-shrouding hand, permeated with Dao essence, reached out as if to crush the golden fiery sun in its palm.

"So strong!"

Inside the golden fiery sun, as the tens of thousands of feet tall illusory giant made its move, Dao Lord Xi Wu's heart trembled. This was clearly the Aura of a Middle Stage Dao Integration expert, much stronger than Dao Monarch Cen Ling, who had been severely injured and fallen in Realm back then.

The golden fiery sun expanded, its blazing golden flames scorching the sky, splitting heaven and earth in two.

Dao Lord Xi Wu's heart subtly vibrated. This ancient Aura proved that what Dark Moon Palace said must have a basis. As long as there was even a sliver of a chance to transform into a true Golden Crow, he would not let it go. This was also the reason why he chose to cooperate with Dark Moon Palace, even knowing that what they said might not be true.

Boom!

The tens of thousands of feet tall giant reached out, and the golden fiery sun hung across the sky.

Endless pressure spanned between heaven and earth.

When these two Dao Integration Auras appeared...

The expressions of the powerful Cultivators from the thirty-six families of the Outer Sea, who were currently attacking, changed drastically. In a Dao Integration battle, even Void Refining Great Powers could not withstand the repercussions if they were caught in the crossfire.

"Retreat quickly!"

Below, in the air, and on the surface of the sea, Cultivators shouted sternly. The thought of making a fortune and seizing an immortal fate/opportunity they had harbored earlier had long since flown out of their minds.

They retreated desperately.

However, some had gone too deep and were swept by the suddenly surging golden flames, turning into ashes in mere moments.

At this time, behind the crowd, the spirit boat with the snake-patterned zhou character command flag reacted first. A brilliant azure light flared, enveloping the spirit boats and Cultivators within, as it retreated towards the Outer Sea.

Boom!

At an infinite height, the giant reached out and grasped the golden fiery sun in its palm. Just as it was about to crush it...

Stars and a moon appeared in the sky, and night descended. Beside the two incomparably vast Dao Integration Auras, a dark curtain of sky shrouded heaven and earth.

Beneath the sky curtain, two figures, whose Auras and existence were obscured by the dark curtain, suddenly appeared. Stars and a moon crisscrossed, moonlight was boundless, starlight infinite, beautiful and deadly.

"Tide of Dark Moon!"

"Falling Stars!"

The two figures revealed from the dark curtain attacked in unison. Caught off guard, stars and a moon fell together, striking the tens of thousands of feet tall Dao giant.

Boom!

The giant's outstretched arm paused. The golden fiery sun seized this opportunity to break free. A Three-legged Divine Bird, tens of thousands of feet in size and burning with golden flames, flew out of the fiery sun. The Divine Bird extended its claws, piercing into the tens of thousands of feet tall giant's arm.

Boom!

Four incomparably powerful Dao Integration Auras crisscrossed. Between heaven and earth, countless Dao essences intertwined, attacking each other.

Three attacks simultaneously landed on the Dao giant that had emerged from an infinite height. The tens of thousands of feet tall giant's body swayed, taking several steps back, revealing the figure of an exquisite woman.

"Hahahaha!"

"Goddess of the South Sea, your Dao injury is indeed not healed!"

Beneath the dark sky curtain, a dim moon hung high. From within the moon, a wild and arrogant laugh emerged.

"Descendant of a traitor..."

"Damn it!"

As this voice came out, Hai Ruoli's face became extremely unsightly. That dark sky curtain was the Chunyang's Natal True Treasure, the seventh person who followed Qing back then, possessing the ability to obscure the heavenly secrets and Dao essence.

If they had not been betrayed by Chunyang during their actions back then, with the original plan and Chunyang's Natal True Treasure, the Dark Sun Sky Curtain, obscuring them, their plan had a very high chance of success, and it would not have resulted in such a tragic outcome.

Qing fought alone against three Heavenly Venerables from the three top Yao Race clans: the Golden Crow, True Dragon, and Profound Phoenix.

The other five fought desperately, one after another, risking their lives to send the Human Race rescued from the Yao Race out of the Western Border Demon Court.

She, too, should have died, but Qing, who was about to reach the end of her Dao and perish, exhausted her last bit of Heavenly Venerable Origin to bring her and the remains of the other five out of the Demon Court's range, leading to the demise of Heavenly Venerable Qing, who possessed the ability to imprint myriad worlds and undergo infinite reincarnations.

"Traitors, Golden Crows, all deserve to die!"

Killing intent permeated the exquisite woman's eyes. If not for that wisp of ethereal hope she still held, she would have long since followed those figures. Today, new hatred and old grudges converged, and Hai Ruoli's heart was devoid of fear.

"Hmph, a trapped beast's struggle!"

From within the Dark Moon, Dao Lord Dark Moon's clear, disdainful voice emerged.

"Fellow Daoist Xi Wu, this is the last of the Merman Royal Family, Goddess of the South Sea Hai Ruoli. Take her down, and she will be yours."

The dim moon hung high beneath the dark curtain. With the assistance of this Dark Sun Sky Curtain, the dim moon's Dao essence surged, already slightly surpassing Hai Ruoli, who was suffering from an unhealed Dao injury.

"Good!"

Inside the golden fiery sun, Dao Lord Xi Wu's eyes were fervent, as if looking at a peerless treasure.

If he killed her, he could lead the Xiwu Divine Hall back to the Western Border!

"Kill!"

Dao Lord Dark Moon commanded in a deep voice.

Golden Sun, Dark Moon, and numerous stars—three Auras, carrying a hint of excitement, madly pressed towards the exquisite figure.

Buzz~

Heaven and earth trembled, the Chaotic Sea surged with waves, and figures were submerged by the residual giant waves... At the junction of the Inner Sea and Outer Sea, beside Fen Hai Island.

In front of the island shrouded in black mist.

The expressions of the figures in the air were extremely ugly.

Just then, an incomparably powerful Dao Integration Aura swept over.

Inside the precious carriage/chariot pulled by nine celestial horses, a golden ring suddenly flew out, enveloping the black island within a thousand-li radius.

It resisted the aftermath of that incomparably powerful Aura.

"It has begun..."

Inside the precious carriage/chariot, Divine Son Xi Hong's eyes burned with fervor. This golden ring was a supreme treasure he had begged from the Dao Lord Old Ancestor. Temporarily resisting the residual power was not an issue.

And what he had to do was... "You, go!"

From within the golden precious carriage/chariot, a stream of light flew out again, landing on a white-haired figure carrying a sword.

The group of Genius Cultivators had not yet recovered from the appearance of that heaven-shaking Aura when they saw the stream of light fly out again, landing on the Zhou Family Cultivator known as the White-Haired Sword Lord.

Some secretly rejoiced, while others felt uneasy.

The few people who had gone in before had disappeared after being enveloped by the black mist, likely having met with misfortune. This was simply a suicide mission.