166: The destruction of the Celestial Court
The Zhou Tian starlight brought world-ending destruction, and Penglai Immortal Island was completely annihilated within it.
"What is that!"
When the Ancestral Witches saw the Zhou Tian Star Array launching a devastating strike against Penglai Immortal Island, they couldn't help but be shocked.
That starlight bombardment, capable of directly annihilating a world-level entity, already made them feel a faint sense of threat.
"What a Dijun! To think this star Formation of his would possess such power!"
"I think it's just so-so; it hasn't been able to cause any damage to our Physical Bodies yet."
Sure enough, as the starlight swept over the Ancestral Witches, it was like they were merely bathing; instead, it washed away some of the filth from their Physical Bodies.
Suddenly, a dazzling brilliance flashed within the starlight.
"East Duke is going to self-detonate!"
This Immortal Emperor of the Immortal Court chose to self-detonate at the final moment.
The last remaining Immortal Lords also chose to follow him in self-detonation at this time.
The self-detonation of multiple Quasi-Saint level experts had an immense range of influence, and its power was enough to leave everyone horrified.
Seeing this, the many mighty figures watching on the scene immediately retreated, fearing they would be caught in this undeserved disaster.
Ultimately, East Duke ended his grand and tumultuous life with a spectacular self-detonation.
Furthermore, he seemed to want to cause some final damage to Dijun and the various Yao of the Heavenly Court.
After all, at this moment, the various Yao were all operating the Zhou Tian Star Array, making it difficult for them to change positions for a time.
But he had still underestimated the Zhou Tian Star Array.
As a grand Formation that integrated offense and defense, if it could attack, it could naturally defend.
At the very instant East Duke's Physical Body expanded and his Primordial Spirit burned,
Golden light surged in Dijun's eyes, the he tu luo book in his hands spun rapidly, and the Zhou Tian Star Array instantly shifted from offense to defense.
The positions of the three hundred and sixty-five primary stars changed abruptly, shifting from an attack state to a defensive form.
"Star Shift, Dipper Turn!"
At Dijun's command, the Taiyin Star suddenly brightened, shedding ten thousand zhang of clear radiance.
Moonlight-like Star Power formed the first buffer barrier on the outer perimeter of the Heavenly Court's army.
Immediately following were the second layer, the third layer...
The innermost layer was a Great Sun Fire Cover condensed from Solar Star Power; multiple defenses formed in an instant.
The shockwave from East Duke's self-detonation struck like a tsunami; the first Taiyin barrier shattered like crystal, yet it neutralized thirty percent of the most violent energy.
The remaining power continued upward, crashing against layer after layer of protection, causing countless cracks to surface on the star map.
By the time the aftershocks touched the final Solar True Fire cover, less than ten percent of its power remained, stirring only ripples before being completely dissipated.
At this moment, a phantom of the taiji diagram emerged out of thin air, sweeping up a tattered wisp of East Duke's soul and vanishing in an instant.
Seeing this, Taiyi wanted to step forward to stop it, but he was held back by Dijun.
With East Duke dead, the Immortal Court was already destroyed; from now on, no force would exist that could contend with them.
Leaving a remnant soul of East Duke could be considered giving Face to the Dao Ancestor.
The matter here being settled, Dijun led the Yao Race host back.
Fuxi glanced in a certain direction and saw that his younger sister had also come to join the fun, so he couldn't help but smile slightly at her.
But it seemed the other party wasn't very interested in acknowledging him, making him feel a bit awkward.
Although Fuxi had not returned to Phoenix Perch Valley for a long time, he was perfectly aware of Nuwa's situation.
Knowing she was following those two, he didn't need to worry too much.
The Yao Race army receded like a tide, and the battle was completely over.
The various mighty figures watching the battle, seeing there was no more show to watch, also departed one after another.
Seeing East Duke meet such an end, everyone shook their heads with sighs of lament.
The Immortal Emperor of the Immortal Court, the Saint-appointed head of male immortals, had in the end come to nothing.
Looking at it now, the decision of that head of female immortals in West Kunlun was truly wise.
By staying hidden and not emerging, although she might miss many Opportunities, she could at least preserve herself and pursue the Great Dao in peace.
Was this not another kind of harvest!
After Taishang Laozi collected East Duke's remnant soul, he temporarily placed it within the taiji diagram to be nurtured.
"Fellow Daoists, we shall take our leave as well. If you find yourselves at leisure, you may come to Kunlun for a Dao Discussion with us."
The Three Pure Ones also departed, leaving only Qing Wu and the other two in this place.
But he was in no hurry to leave; instead, he waited patiently, his gaze fixed on the depths of the mostly destroyed Penglai Island.
After a long while, a strange dao rhyme fluctuation appeared, growing increasingly intense.
It had actually been there all along, but it had merged into the Laws of the world, thus evading the detection of the Innate Sacred Beings present.
But no matter how it disguised itself, it was fundamentally a power of Law that was alien to the Primordial World.
Others might not have noticed, but Qing Wu, who had a clear perception of the changes in the Primordial World, had already sensed its existence.
Sensing that it had been discovered, that abnormal dao rhyme became even more intense, as if it wanted to flee.
How could Qing Wu give it that chance? With one step, he arrived in the depths of Penglai Island.
There, he discovered a black chess piece, suppressing the depths of Penglai Island.
Seeing this, Qing Wu smiled softly, as if he had long expected it.
“Indeed, Penglai Immortal Island was originally formed from a fragment of Chaos falling into the Primordial World; it is inevitable that it would be tainted by some strange things.”
Without letting it break free from the constraints of Penglai Island, Qing Wu snatched it into his palm with one grasp.
The chess piece, having escaped a certain control, changed its form at this moment, manifesting a state where black and white were indistinguishable and Chaos was unsettled.
Furthermore, Qing Wu perceived that there was a certain power of Law within it, capable of pulling and absorbing various types of Qi and exerting a certain influence on people.
This was—the power of Karma.
Presumably, it was because of this that East Duke became tainted with much Karma that should not have belonged to him, thus gradually walking down this path of no return.
Qing Wu could sense that the one who wielded this Law of Karma was not in the Primordial World at this time.
Therefore, being prepared, he could easily suppress this chess piece.
"Is this a backup plan left by him?"
Qing Wu didn't know how many of these backup plans that person had left in the Primordial World.
He could only feel from this chess piece that the world seemed to be filled with this strange Karma.
But this Law concerned the very survival of the Primordial World, so the Heavenly Dao also seemed to have made no major moves against it for the time being.
At this moment, he suddenly remembered that Hongjun had once told him that the convergence of Karma in the Primordial World was intensifying.
Presumably, Hongjun had also noticed the backup plans left by this person long ago.
It was just that he also had no way to deal with him for the moment.
But perhaps, he too was waiting for an Opportunity!
If the opponent used the entire Primordial World as a chessboard, would he then stake the entire Primordial World as a bet to play the game against him?
Is this what Dao Ancestor Hongjun intended to do?
Then choosing East Duke as the head of male immortals now looked precisely like a probing move.
It was just that the opponent had not taken the bait and was also conducting their own probes.
"It seems I still underestimated this Dao Ancestor Hongjun..."