46: A sword that could topple the heavens

With his Divine Ability broken, Chaos's eyeless face twisted violently, the flesh beneath his long fur churning like boiling water.

For many years, no living being had ever escaped unscathed from his screech.

Even if the Ancestral Dragon had come in person back then, he would have had to temporarily avoid its edge.

But these two before him hadn't even had a single corner of their clothes ruffled!

Could it be that while he was hiding in this Western Land, the Great Desolation had undergone another massive change?

He suddenly remembered the call of the Origin similar to Qiong Qi's that he had felt at the very beginning.

Although it was only for a moment, he was certain it came from that man in green.

That meant Qiong Qi had died at his hands.

His hatred for the myriad races of the Great Desolation erupted instantly, and his target was the man in green before him.

For some reason, the opponent could find his hiding place, but seeing as the opponent had made so many preparations, today would likely end in a life-or-death struggle.

An extreme, terrifying Battle Intent that seemed ready to swallow everything suddenly rose around Chaos.

Sensing this beast king's Battle Intent that would fight to the death without retreat, the Vicious Beasts behind him instantly boiled with excitement, letting out roars of despairing and unwilling anger.

The sound echoed endlessly throughout the valley floor, enduring for a long time.

Yuan Feng gave a sharp cry and shot forward, her Aura carrying the power of the Nanmingli Fire as it revealed itself.

Blinding fire rose up, covering the sky and the earth.

Yuan Feng already stood in the Void Realm, the golden flames in her eyes surging. Behind her appeared a phantom of a Phoenix that blotted out the sun, its wings spreading to cast the entire rift valley into shadow.

"Shut up!"

As her voice fell, the divine phoenix plume transformed into thousands of fiery raindrops, sweeping across the battlefield.

The Vicious Beasts in the front row didn't even have time to wail; the moment they made contact, they burst into flames from the inside out, their flesh and bones melting in an instant, leaving not even ashes behind.

Those Vicious Beasts that tried to resist with Evil Qi were even more miserable. Nanmingli Fire exploded upon contact with Evil Qi, turning them into walking gunpowder barrels, and the exploding fireballs swallowed the beast herd behind them.

As the first wave of the attack ended, the fire rain began to change.

The fire rain fused in pairs, transforming into countless small fire phoenixes.

These fire phoenixes seemed to possess intelligence, specifically hunting down any fish that escaped the net.

The Vicious Beasts that jumped into caves to hide had the fire phoenixes drill into their seven orifices, incinerating their entire bodies from within.

The remaining Vicious Beasts gathered behind Chaos, shivering.

Yuan Feng sneered, her jade-like fingers turning lightly.

All the fire phoenixes chirped in unison, weaving into a net of fire in the air that covered the entire battlefield.

As she pressed her palm down, the fire net collapsed inward with a boom.

Those Vicious Beasts lucky enough to survive until now were like ice crystals thrown into a furnace, vanishing without a trace in the blinding white light.

"It's much quieter now." Yuan Feng retracted her Divine Ability and returned to Qing Wu's side.

Seeing that big black dog sticking out its tongue and looking at her with worshiping eyes, looking quite cute, Yuan Feng couldn't help but pat its head.

The entire rift valley was unrecognizable. The originally pitch-black rock walls had been burned into a glassy state, and streams of molten lava flowed on the ground.

Only the small area where Chaos stood remained intact.

It wasn't that he didn't move to protect his many subordinates, but although he was eyeless, he could clearly feel that terrifying Sword Intent locked onto him—like a thorn in his back, a bone in his throat.

As long as he moved even slightly, it would immediately strike down.

"I request the Beast King to go to his death!" Qing Wu said coldly.

Chaos was instantly enraged; no one had ever looked down on him like this.

"Roar—!"

Amidst a heaven-shaking roar, Chaos's body suddenly collapsed into a ball and then violently exploded outward.

Thousands of barbed tentacles shot out, each tip shimmering with an eerie gray light. This was the Chaos Evil Qi that could corrode the Primordial Spirit.

The Evil Qi arrows pierced through the Void Realm, whistling as they arrived.

Qing Wu was unhurried. The Azure Lotus Treasure Flag unfurled in the wind, and green light fell like a waterfall, blocking all the incoming Evil Qi arrows.

The azure lotus pattern on the flag's surface bloomed with pure light. Wherever it shone, the Chaos Evil Qi melted away like snow under a scorching sun.

Seeing this, Chaos suddenly plunged half of his tentacles into the ground.

The entire rift valley shook violently. Countless sharp stone spikes rose from the lava, each one wrapped in blood-colored patterns, actually invoking the Vicious Beast remnants within the earth's veins!

Qing Wu made a sword-finger gesture, and the Li Wu Sword unsheathed with a clang.

The divine sword was emerald green all over, its body flowing with liquid-like Yimu Essence Qi.

The sword light was like an Azure Dragon swinging its tail, and wherever it passed, the stone spikes shattered one after another.

Countless green Sword Qi drilled into the cracks in the ground, grinding Chaos's tentacles and roots hidden underground into powder.

Chaos, in pain, became completely enraged. His figure suddenly blurred, turning into a patch of gray mist that enveloped the battlefield.

From within the mist came the wails of ten million Vicious Beasts, each wail transforming into a tangible sonic blade.

Ten Thousand Beasts' Sorrow!

As if countless Vicious Beasts had returned, the sound waves surged back and forth, converging into a clearly visible blade that slashed down toward Qing Wu.

The Dao Fruit at the center of Qing Wu's brow manifested, and a phantom of a towering Wutong tree protected him.

At the same time, the Six Roots of Purity Flute flew up automatically, playing a Dao sound that cleared the mind and calmed the spirit.

Sound waves collided with sound waves in the air, exploding into countless brilliant halos.

The Golden Bell manifested, pressing down toward Chaos to suppress him.

The five notes of Gong, Shang, Jue, Zhi, and Yu transformed into five suppression Dao patterns flowing on the bell's body.

Chaos felt this suppressing power and unwillingly raised his massive head.

Having suffered setbacks one after another, he finally decided to risk his life.

His body expanded to an unprecedented size, almost filling the entire valley floor.

At this moment, the small Golden Bell kept spinning above his head, appearing so tiny.

But the suppressing power continued to press down relentlessly.

At this time, dense, wicked faces appeared on Chaos's surface—they were all the living beings he had devoured over the years, the faces they showed while struggling before death.

"Roar!"

With a shrill howl, these faces opened their blood-red eyes simultaneously, shooting out blood-colored light filled with resentment.

The blood-light soared into the sky, converging into one and breaking through the Golden Bell's suppressing power.

Having broken the seal, Chaos's body continued to expand, and he let out roars toward Qing Wu.

But Qing Wu remained calm.

The Li Wu Sword hovered before him, its body shining with a blinding green light.

The Heaven-Tilting Sword Intent he had been accumulating also reached its peak at this moment.

Qing Wu joined two fingers together, and the Li Wu Sword shot upward.

"One sword—"

Before the sword was even struck, the intent arrived first.

The lava in the entire rift valley suddenly solidified, and the falling ashes were frozen in mid-air.

Chaos discovered in horror that the blood-light he had spat out was actually flowing backward!

"—Heaven-Tilting!"

As his voice fell, a green sword light that spanned heaven and earth split Chaos's body apart.

There was no explosion, no scream; wherever the sword light passed, Chaos's Physical Body dissipated inch by inch as if weathered by time.

The resentful souls of the myriad spirits that had been devoured were all liberated, bowing to Qing Wu in the air before dissipating into spots of light.

When the last wisp of Chaos Evil Qi was purified by the Sword Intent, a drizzling rain suddenly fell in the rift valley.

This land received long-awaited sweet rain, washing away the remaining baleful qi.

The sky cleared, the Dao responded on time, and golden clouds of Karma gathered.

Then, a massive amount of Karma poured down from the top of their heads, enveloping the two of them.

Even the Tiangou, who had been cheering from the side, received a portion of the Karma power. It was now happily circling around Qing Wu and the other... On the peak of Mount Sumeru, black mist churned.

Luo Hou sat cross-legged in the center of a Devilish Qi vortex, the God-Slaying Spear hovering before him, its tip dripping with never-drying blood droplets.

Since obtaining this killing treasure held by Shen Ni, he had immediately entered a state of secluded meditation to comprehend it.

And he felt more and more that his Dao lay within it.

Every drop of blood that hit the ground transformed into a hideous demonic shadow, roaring and enacting scenes of slaughter.

"So that's how it is..." Luo Hou whispered, his fingertips brushing over the dark patterns on the spear's body.

Those patterns suddenly came to life, wrapping around his arm strand by strand, pouring the purest slaughter intent since the Great Desolation's creation into his Sea of Consciousness.

He saw the destruction when Pangu split the Chaos with his axe, the madness of the myriad races killing each other during the Beast Calamity, and the vision of all living beings sinking into a sea of blood in the future Infinite Calamity.

The God-Slaying Spear suddenly vibrated, synchronizing with Luo Hou's heartbeat.

Luo Hou laughed wildly, the Devilish Flames around him surging.

The sudden arrival of the Dao's golden light woke him up. He couldn't help but start calculating with his fingers, discovering that during this period of seclusion, two people were wandering the Western Land, having collected many Opportunities.

And they had even killed a lingering Beast King, receiving the Dao's reward.

In that case, the strength of these two was not weak.

And since he was currently at a critical moment of comprehension and Breakthrough, it was not advisable to have a conflict with them.

Thus, Luo Hou activated the Mount Sumeru Mountain-protecting array, concealing the entire Mount Sumeru.

The God-Slaying Spear vibrated slightly again, and Luo Hou revealed a sinister grin.

"I still need... more slaughter..."