431: Chapter 431 Severing the Connection Between Heaven and Earth! The Impotent Wrath of Heaven and the Cut-off of Spiritual Energy

Shen Xi did not dodge; she simply buried her stunning face, now flushed with a deep crimson, further into Xu Chen's chest.

Those slender, jade-like hands of hers, which had once held the power over life and death in the Myriad Realms, were now subconsciously shielding her flat lower abdomen, as if protecting the most precious treasure in existence.

During this rare moment of tranquility...

A deep, muffled wail suddenly emanated from between heaven and earth without any warning.

The sound was not as violent as thunder, yet it carried a spine-chilling sense of deathly silence and exhaustion.

Xu Chen keenly sensed that the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, which had been so dense within the bedchamber that it almost liquefied, had stagnated in that instant.

It was as if an invisible, giant hand covering the sky had squeezed the throat of the world; all flow of Spiritual Qi and resonance with the Great Dao instantly turned into a pool of stagnant water.

Outside the window, the sky darkened at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The nine-colored auspicious light that had once shrouded the sky lost its luster, replaced by a layer of grey, oppressive haze that seemed capable of cutting off all life.

"What's going on?"

Xu Chen's brow furrowed slightly as his Divine Thought at the Peak of the Great Emperor Realm instantly spread outward.

Wherever his Divine Thought swept, he saw that in the outer starry sky, those brilliant stars were dimming one by one. The once endlessly flowing Starry Spiritual Veins had dried up, leaving behind nothing but parched riverbeds.

The entire All Heavens and Myriad Realms felt as if they had been locked inside an airtight iron box.

Leaning in Xu Chen's arms, Shen Xi's delicate body trembled violently.

She raised her dark golden eyes and looked through the crystal window at the grey sky, a flash of complex desolation appearing in the depths of her gaze.

"It is the Great Formation of Severing Heaven and Earth."

Shen Xi's voice carried a hint of the hoarseness typical of a newlywed woman, as well as a deep wariness of the Heavenly Dao's methods.

"The Heavenly Temple has already sensed that my... my Dao Heart is shattered. They have even sensed the existence of the Primordial Divine Fetus. To the Heavenly Dao, this is an intolerable betrayal and disgrace."

She bit her bloodless lower lip hard and continued, "Since the Heavenly Tribulation couldn't erase you, they directly descended this Great Formation of Severing Heaven and Earth. It completely cuts off the connection between the Myriad Realms and the Origin of the Nine Heavens, sealing off all Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi."

Xu Chen narrowed his purple-gold eyes.

"Cutting off the Spiritual Qi? Do they plan to starve this Universe to death?"

Cultivators go against the heavens, relying entirely on absorbing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to maintain their Lifespan and Realm. Once the Spiritual Qi is completely exhausted, the low-level Cultivators and Mortals wouldn't be affected much. However, the higher the Realm, the more terrifying the energy consumption becomes.

Without Spiritual Qi to replenish them, the Great Saints, Quasi-Emperors, and even Great Emperors would find the Qi and blood in their bodies gradually drying up, eventually facing the Five Declines of Heaven and Man and turning into a pile of yellow earth.

"If they can't beat this Emperor, they resort to such underhanded methods."

Xu Chen gave a cold laugh, pulled back the red Tianshan Snow Silkworm Silk Quilt, and got out of bed.

With a casual wave of his hand, a set of luxurious black brocade robes embroidered with gold silk cloud patterns was neatly draped over his body.

Next, Xu Chen took out a purple Flowing Immortal Dress from his Storage Ring and tossed it onto the bed.

"Put it on."

Xu Chen looked down at Shen Xi, his tone carrying an unquestionable dominance.

"Come with me to the meeting hall."

Shen Xi looked at the female Cultivator's dress, which was filled with a sense of secular luxury, and a flash of struggle appeared in her eyes. She used to wear only plain white divine robes; such gaudy attire was a complete subversion of her past identity.

As she hesitated for a moment, Xu Chen's gaze fell upon her hands, which were still protecting her lower abdomen.

"What? Do you need this Emperor to dress you personally?"

Sensing the urgency in Xu Chen's tone, Shen Xi let out a soft sigh. She finally accepted her fate, silently took the purple Flowing Immortal Dress, and began to put it on awkwardly in front of Xu Chen.

Having shed her divine disguise and donned the form-fitting dress that outlined her perfect curves, the current Shen Xi had lost some of her unapproachable coldness and gained a sense of pure desire and charm that could captivate all living beings.

Xu Chen looked her over with satisfaction, then reached out to wrap his arm around her slender waist, taking her with him as he stepped out and disappeared from the bedchamber.

Inside the Xu Family meeting hall...

The place was already bustling with people, and the atmosphere was heavy to the extreme.

The Grand Elder, the Second Elder, and the commanders of various legions were gathered together. Everyone's face looked somewhat pale; they had clearly all felt the drastic change in the Laws of Heaven and Earth.

"Grand Elder! The Spiritual Veins of the seventy-two domains of the Central Province have completely dried up! The consumption of the mountain-protecting Formation can only be sustained by the stockpiled divine source!"

"Reporting to the Grand Elder! Urgent reports have come from the subsidiary Star Domains of the Demon Race and Yao Race. Large areas of low-grade Spiritual Plants are withering, and the Myriad Realms have fallen into unprecedented panic. The Holy Lords of various paths are all requesting the Emperor to come forward and take charge!"

Various anxious reports echoed throughout the hall.

"What's the panic! If the sky falls, the Emperor will hold it up!" The Grand Elder slammed the table hard, forcibly stabilizing the morale of the troops.

Just then...

A ripple appeared in the space at the front of the hall.

Xu Chen's tall and slender figure stepped out.

The entire hall instantly became so quiet that a pin drop could be heard. All the high-ranking officials knelt on one knee in unison.

"Greetings, Emperor!"

Xu Chen strode toward the purple-gold Dragon Throne that represented the highest authority of the Xu Family and sat down.

Then, under the incredulous gazes of everyone, Xu Chen applied a slight force and pressed the beautiful figure in his arms directly onto his lap.

Only then did the Elders clearly see the woman held in the Emperor's arms.

With radiant silver hair and dark golden eyes, although she had changed into the attire of the Human Race, that face was clearly the Goddess of the Heavens who had read the decree of world destruction in the sky yesterday!

*Gulp.*

A synchronized sound of swallowing saliva echoed in the hall.

The Grand Elder rubbed his eyes. Seeing the Goddess sitting obediently on Xu Chen's lap, her cheeks even slightly flushed because she was being held in public, a colossal wave of shock rose in his heart.

The Young Lord didn't just beat the Heavenly Dao down; he directly bedded the Heavenly Dao into submission!

"I understand the situation."

Xu Chen ignored the shock of the people below. With one hand around Shen Xi's waist, he casually toyed with a strand of silver hair falling over her chest with the other.

"It's just a cut in Spiritual Qi. Grand Elder, open the national treasury."

"Take out all the top-grade divine sources and immortal medicines we've plundered over the years from the God and Nether Races and the various restricted zones. Use Formations to turn them into spiritual liquid rain and create artificial rainfall for all the great worlds."

"Tell the sects in the Myriad Realms that rely on my Xu Family: the Heavens may not care about their life or death, but my Xu Family does. As long as they still follow the rules of my Xu Family, even if this world remains dry for ten thousand years, this Emperor can afford to support them!"

This incredibly wealthy statement instantly cleared the gloom in the hall.

The Elders' spirits were greatly lifted.

Indeed, the Xu Family's least lacking thing now was resources.

The divine sources piled up like continental plates were enough to support the entire Universe's squandering for countless eras.

"But this is only a temporary measure."

Xu Chen shifted the conversation, his gaze falling on the stunning face of the person in his arms.

He lowered his head, his nose almost touching Shen Xi's cheek, and asked in an ambiguous tone that only the two of them could understand.

"Tell me, my Lady Goddess."

"Since that Heavenly Temple dared to set up this turtle shell of Severing Heaven and Earth, it must have its Formation core and weaknesses. This Emperor doesn't have the patience to play a war of attrition with them."

Being held on Xu Chen's lap in front of a crowd of subordinates, this extremely shameful posture made Shen Xi feel completely uneasy.

She tried to struggle to sit upright, but was held down firmly by Xu Chen's strong arm, unable to move.

"The core of the Heavenly Temple's Formation... is in the deepest part of the Nine Heavens."

Shen Xi turned her head away to avoid Xu Chen's burning gaze and said in a weak voice, "As long as the Temple is not destroyed, this Great Formation of Severing Heaven and Earth cannot be broken."

"Then we'll fight our way up to the Nine Heavens and tear down that dilapidated temple," Xu Chen chuckled.

"It's useless." Shen Xi took a deep breath, finally letting go of the last bit of her pride as a deity and defecting completely.

"The Heavenly Temple gathers all the Heavenly Dao Luck of this era. If you attack by force, the Divine Venerable will directly detonate the Origin, dragging the All Heavens and Myriad Realms down with him."

Shen Xi turned her head to look at Xu Chen, a hint of solemnity in her eyes.

"To break the situation, there is only one way."

"Beyond the Nine Heavens, there is a place that is an absolute dead zone where the will of the Heavenly Dao cannot reach, and even the Laws of the Heavenly Dao are swallowed."

"There lies the burial ground of the previous broken era, accumulating original Origin that is not controlled by the Heavenly Dao. If you can obtain the power from there, you can tear apart the Great Formation of Severing Heaven and Earth from the root and cut off the energy supply of the Heavenly Temple."

Xu Chen narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Where is this place?"

Shen Xi raised her hand, her slender and cool fingertip gently tapping Xu Chen's brow.

A set of obscure and complex spatial coordinates, filled with an aura of death and madness, was transmitted through her fingertip into Xu Chen's Sea of Consciousness.

"The Guixu Chaos Sea."

Shen Xi withdrew her finger, her tone carrying a strong warning.

"That is a forbidden abyss that even deities dare not set foot in. The things buried inside are even more terrifying than the Heavenly Dao itself."

Xu Chen looked at Shen Xi, whose eyes were rippling with emotion and who was clearly starting to worry for him, the curve of his lips widening.

He grabbed Shen Xi's chin and gave her a heavy kiss on her rosy lips.

"You truly are this Emperor's good helpmate."

Xu Chen patted Shen Xi's back, let her down from his lap, and then stood up abruptly, his pressure as a Peak Great Emperor sweeping through the entire hall.

"Grand Elder, guard the home well."

Xu Chen shook his black brocade robe, his gaze piercing through the hall doors to look at the grey sky.

"This Emperor will personally take a trip to this Guixu Chaos Sea."

"I want to see exactly what kind of extraordinary monsters and demons are hidden in a place that even the Heavenly Dao dares not provoke."