1179: Chapter 1179 The Gap in Strength

In the event that Dragon Xuanyuan and the others truly created a miracle, repelling or even heavily wounding Marshal Hei Yan, then these two "mantis stalking the cicada" fleets might not necessarily gain any advantage.

After all, a force capable of fighting Marshal Hei Yan to such an extent would definitely not be a pushover.

A sharp glint flashed in King Fenyang's eyes. "Then let them fight! The more tragic the battle, the better!

Order the fleet to continue retreating and maintain the maximum safe distance.

Turn on all scouting units to full capacity, focusing on monitoring the battlefield's energy aftermath and the status of both sides.

Once a fatal flaw appears, or a situation where both sides are crippled is confirmed... that will be the moment we strike!"

"Precisely so."

Fairy Lingmiao nodded and issued similar orders to her Hundred Flowers Fleet.

The two massive fleets, like the most patient of hunters, began to quietly move backward, widening the encirclement. Simultaneously, all detection and weapon Systems were aimed toward the Blue Planet, waiting for the moment to seize the final fruit.

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Above the Blue Planet, the battle between Dragon Xuanyuan and Marshal Hei Yan had entered a white-hot, or rather... a tragic stage!

"Xuanyuan Sword Art — People's Kindling · Starfall Like Rain!"

Dragon Xuanyuan let out a long cry, ignoring the agonizing pain brought by the cracking of the dao marks within his body and the loss of his Origin, once again forcibly channeling the planet's power!

The xuanyuan sword swung, and countless fine, purple-gold sword lights burning with the fire of civilization rose from all parts of the earth like an inverse meteor shower. They converged into a destructive torrent, blanketing Marshal Hei Yan!

Each sword light seemed to carry an unyielding will, the cry of a home!

"Trivial tricks! Dark Star Divine Ability — Eternal Silence Returning to the Void!"

Marshal Hei Yan's face was grim as his Nether Soul-Splitting Claws suddenly spread to both sides. Behind him, a rotating phantom of a black hole that swallowed everything seemed to appear!

That black hole emitted an irresistible suction and deathly stillness, forcibly pulling, twisting, and sucking the sky-covering purple-gold meteor sword rain into itself, annihilating it into nothingness!

Even Dragon Xuanyuan himself felt a terrifying pulling force, threatening to drag him along with the xuanyuan sword in his hand into that eternal void!

"Heaven and Earth Infinite · Emperor Demon-Slaying Annihilation Slash!"

Just as Dragon Xuanyuan was struggling to resist the void's suction, the Emperor Armor seized the opportunity. The light wings on his back erupted with blinding light, and his figure instantly lunged toward Marshal Hei Yan's flank!

The Light Sword in his hand merged with another 'Aurora Shield' condensed from pure light energy, transforming into a massive golden Light Sword entwined with Five Elements and Eight Trigrams runes. Carrying a majestic heavenly might that purified all evil and slashed through all demonic obstacles, it hacked fiercely toward Marshal Hei Yan's claw-holding right arm!

"Roar! Bloody Battle of the Eight Desolations!"

Zhou Rong also spotted the opportunity. Ignoring his previous injuries, he burned his blood qi again, his body swelling to nearly four meters like a true blood-and-flesh demon god. Two blood-red sun-like fist auras condensed on his fists, carrying the brute force to crush stars as they blasted toward Marshal Hei Yan's waist and abdomen from the other side!

Duanmu Yan transformed into a flickering purple-black lightning bolt. The Shura Purgatory Halberd in his hand brought forth a sky full of purple-black destructive thunder, specifically harassing Marshal Hei Yan's lower body and the energy nodes on his back, interfering with his power circulation.

Facing the three-sided pincer attack, a fierce light exploded in Marshal Hei Yan's eyes!

"Nether Ghost Domain · Ten Thousand Souls' Common Sorrow!"

He suddenly thrust both claws into the Void Realm in front of him and tore them apart fiercely to both sides!

An even denser and more terrifying dark Domain exploded with him as the center!

Within the Domain, countless distorted, wailing ghost shadows emerged. They were not physical entities but the manifestation of highly condensed negative mental energy and the Law of death. They emitted Soul-piercing shrieks, forming a terrifying wave of mental impact.

At the same time, the darkness itself transformed into countless viscous and tough tentacles, coiling toward the Emperor Armor, Zhou Rong, and Duanmu Yan!

The Eight Trigrams light around the Emperor Armor flashed rapidly, and the Heaven and Earth Qi Field operated at full power to resist the mental impact and dark tentacles, but his offensive was halted.

Zhou Rong's blood-red fist aura blasted into the dark ghost Domain like sinking into a quagmire, weakened layer by layer by countless ghost shadows and tentacles. Duanmu Yan's thunder was also absorbed and annihilated in large quantities by the darkness.

As for Marshal Hei Yan himself, he endured the void pull from Dragon Xuanyuan and struck back with his Nether Soul-Splitting Claws. Five pitch-black claw marks that tore through the void accurately swiped toward Dragon Xuanyuan's chest, which was relatively weak in defense due to the forced use of planetary power!

"Puchi!"

Despite Dragon Xuanyuan's best efforts to evade and block with the xuanyuan sword, three claw marks still broke through his defenses, fiercely gouging into his left shoulder and chest!

Dark purple Nether Death Qi instantly invaded, eroding flesh and corroding dao marks, while a cold mental shock rushed straight for his Divine Soul!

"Ugh!"

Dragon Xuanyuan let out a muffled groan, his face turning even paler. Bright red blood gushed from the wounds, and his aura instantly plummeted!

But the Battle Intent in his eyes did not diminish; instead, it increased. Taking advantage of the moment Marshal Hei Yan attacked him, a nearly imperceptible lag appeared in the channeling of the planetary power, and the human emperor seal's light blazed brightly once again!

"Now is the time! Leyline Dragon Qi, gather!"

Beneath Dragon Xuanyuan's feet, an invisible purple-gold dragon seemed to charge out from deep within the earth, merging with him! He abandoned his defense, concentrating all his power into a single point at the tip of the xuanyuan sword!

"Xuanyuan Sword Art — Human Emperor's Decree · World-Settling Strike!"

This sword strike was no longer grand; instead, it was condensed to the extreme. Only a purple-gold sword thread, as fine as a hair yet so brilliant it seemed capable of piercing the Universe, ignored spatial distance and stabbed directly toward Marshal Hei Yan's brow!

Contained within the sword thread was Dragon Xuanyuan's unyielding will, the roar of the Blue Planet's leylines, and... a trace of the judgment power belonging to the star core's Origin!

Marshal Hei Yan felt the fatal threat contained within this sword strike, and his expression finally changed drastically!

He couldn't afford to continue his attack. He crossed his Nether Soul-Splitting Claws in front of him for protection while rapidly retreating, a set of dark purple energy armor composed of countless fine scales appearing on his body!

"nether undying armor!"

Clang—!

A sound as crisp as the clashing of gold and jade rang out!

That extremely condensed purple-gold sword thread struck the center of Marshal Hei Yan's crossed Nether Soul-Splitting Claws!

Time seemed to stand still at this moment.

The next moment—

Boom!!!

With the contact point between the sword thread and the claw tips as the center, an indescribable, terrifying energy storm—a mix of extreme sharpness, leyline heaviness, civilization's judgment, and nether deathly stillness—erupted!

This explosion far surpassed any that had come before!

Blinding purple-gold and deep gloom mixed together, forming a constantly expanding, bizarrely colored sphere of Chaos energy!

Inside the energy sphere, space completely shattered, time turbulence flickered, and the Laws became chaotic and disorganized!

The shockwave of the explosion swept outward like a supernova!

The closest ones—the Emperor Armor, Zhou Rong, and Duanmu Yan—bore the brunt of it. They were violently blown away, crashing like three meteors into the distant mountains and earth, each kicking up a plume of dust, their fates unknown.