450: The Power of Thousand Weapons

It was obvious.

When Emperor Wu used the four rules of heaven and earth as his origin, his origin was very different from ordinary origins.

Within his origin, there were four completely different forces at the same time.

The Boundary of Origin formed by his origin was also more powerful than an ordinary Boundary of Origin.

As soon as these four stone statues appeared, they simultaneously emitted black light, forming four massive whirlpools.

From these four whirlpools, a different figure of Emperor Wu emerged.

These four figures looked exactly like Emperor Wu, but they exuded completely different power fluctuations.

They represented the four distinct forces of destruction, life and death, time, and extinction.

At the same time, astonishing fluctuations spread from these four Emperor Wu figures, each possessing the strength of the Martial Dao Ninth Realm.

Now, with their eruption, they immediately charged towards Xiao Shi at an astonishing speed.

Emperor Wu, suspended above, was not idle either.

He clasped his hands and pressed them down, causing the four whirlpools to spin simultaneously, emitting a powerful suction force that pulled out Xiao Shi's origin power, causing it to drain away.

As it drained, it was absorbed by Emperor Wu's four figures, making his four figures even more formidable.

This already subtly posed a threat to Xiao Shi.

Xiao Shi's gaze turned cold.

He knew that under these circumstances, he could no longer hold back.

He extended a finger and lightly touched the center of his brow.

Screech!

His entire brow instantly split open, revealing a deep, starry eye.

As soon as the eye was revealed,

it simultaneously locked onto the four figures formed by Emperor Wu, and also locked onto Emperor Wu's main body above.

“The Tianwu Continent cannot form a Boundary of Origin!”

Xiao Shi's voice echoed through heaven and earth.

As soon as his words fell,

a dazzling, brilliant light burst forth from the eye of imperial judgment.

It directly merged into heaven and earth.

This caused the entire Tianwu Continent to shake violently.

And a taboo was formed!

“A taboo?”

Emperor Wu was momentarily stunned by this.

He naturally knew that the eye of imperial judgment could form taboos.

But such taboos usually only affected beings at or below the Demigod level.

For powerhouses of the Martial Dao Ninth Realm,

these taboos were completely ineffective.

However, when Xiao Shi formed a taboo with the eye of imperial judgment,

Emperor Wu was immediately affected by it!

This caused a surge of surprise in his heart.

In the past, the eye of imperial judgment could only form taboos within a certain range, just like the Demigod Land that Xiao Shi had entered.

Only that specific area had taboos.

Yet now, the taboo formed by Xiao Shi with the eye of imperial judgment permeated the entire Tianwu Continent.

As long as one remained within the Tianwu Continent, they would be affected by the taboo of the eye of imperial judgment.

Whoosh!

In an instant,

numerous black flames suddenly blazed from Emperor Wu's body.

These flames were a result of Emperor Wu forming a Boundary of Origin and thus violating the taboo, causing him to be attacked by it.

Emperor Wu had initially thought that with the level of the eye of imperial judgment,

even if he violated the taboo formed by the eye of imperial judgment, it would not pose any threat to him.

However, the black flames now burning from his body were formed by his own origin power.

Not only did they cause an indescribable, intense pain as his body burned, but the origin power carried by the black flames also continuously destroyed his body, already posing a certain threat to him.

But Emperor Wu did not stop the Boundary of Origin because of this.

His eyes were filled with ruthlessness.

He was prepared to endure the taboo to heavily strike Xiao Shi!

Xiao Shi was also happy to see Emperor Wu act this way.

The longer Emperor Wu maintained the Boundary of Origin, the greater the damage he would suffer.

As for the four figures of Emperor Wu that emerged from the whirlpools, Xiao Shi had no intention of confronting them head-on.

He knew very well.

These four figures weren't even considered clones.

Any damage they sustained would not only instantly recover under the effect of the whirlpools,

but even if he blew them up,

they would form again.

It would be an endless struggle.

Most crucially, Xiao Shi couldn't injure Emperor Wu through these four figures.

Therefore, confronting them head-on would undoubtedly be a thankless task.

Xiao Shi simply continued to use the eye of imperial judgment.

Four rays of light shot out from the eye in his brow, aimed at Emperor Wu's four figures.

However, these four rays of light did not land directly on them.

Instead, they struck the areas around where the four figures were located.

This caused the space-time around the four figures to solidify, resulting in their figures instantly becoming still and paused.

“Hmm?”

This strange stillness

made Emperor Wu frown.

He found that no matter how he tried to operate, these four figures could not recover from their static state, remaining completely suspended in mid-air, unmoving.

“What kind of method is this!?”

Emperor Wu was very surprised.

He had already realized that Xiao Shi's eye of imperial judgment was completely different from the eye of imperial judgment he knew!

The eye of imperial judgment he knew did not possess such an ability.

Moreover, the eye of imperial judgment was merely a Demigod-level treasure, completely incapable of affecting powerhouses of the Martial Dao Ninth Realm.

After using the eye of imperial judgment's space-time solidification to put Emperor Wu's four figures into a static state,

Xiao Shi's gaze then locked onto Emperor Wu above.

He knew.

Under the solidification of space-time, Emperor Wu's four figures would be unable to move for a short period.

Without the obstruction of these four figures,

Xiao Shi immediately seized the opportunity and began his counterattack!

His figure flickered.

He instantly appeared above Emperor Wu's head.

Now, with Emperor Wu not having withdrawn his Boundary of Origin, flames still burned on his body, meaning he was fighting Xiao Shi while enduring the taboo.

Xiao Shi precisely seized this excellent opportunity to counterattack!

He raised a hand.

A two-meter-long and wide rhomboid weapon box immediately flew out from his body, hovering above his head.

He pointed distantly at Emperor Wu in front of him.

Whoosh!

From the black weapon box, a pitch-black long sword immediately flew out.

The entire black long sword, the moment it flew out, transformed into a black sword light, soaring into the sky.

With a ripping sound,

it pierced Emperor Wu's massive body at the shoulder.

And the moment it struck Emperor Wu's shoulder,

a black vine suddenly emerged from the black long sword, burrowing into the flesh and blood of Emperor Wu's body, and growing rapidly within Emperor Wu's body at an astonishing speed, in just a few short seconds, it had already grown to cover half of Emperor Wu's body.

These vines were like ropes, tightly binding and entwining Emperor Wu's body.

Making it difficult for Emperor Wu's body to move.

And while these vines bound Emperor Wu's body, they also continuously absorbed the power within Emperor Wu's body.

This was… the power of the Xie Wu Era!

At the same time.

Whoosh!

From the weapon box, the second weapon flew out.

The weapon that flew out this time was a long saber covered in ice crystal patterns.

As it shot out,

it pierced Emperor Wu on the other shoulder.

The ice crystals emanating from the long saber completely froze the right half of Emperor Wu's body.

Within the long saber was the frost power of the Mirror Martial Era.

Following closely was the third weapon.

This was an entirely blue long spear.

With a whistling sound, it pierced Emperor Wu's chest.

The power of the Star Era within the long spear immediately exerted powerful suppression on Emperor Wu's body.

The fourth weapon was a battle-axe containing the power of the Martial Corpse Era.

As the battle-axe flew towards Emperor Wu, a corpse materialized, wielding the battle-axe and fiercely cleaving it onto Emperor Wu.

Although this corpse, the moment it struck Emperor Wu,

immediately shattered and exploded.

However, Emperor Wu's right leg, struck by the battle-axe, developed patches of corpse spots, and his entire right leg rapidly necrotized.

The fifth weapon was a halberd carrying the power of the Scorching Sun Era.

The sixth weapon was a heavy hammer possessing the power of the Nether Moon Era.

The seventh weapon was a long staff of the Silver Martial Era.

The eighth weapon was a dagger of the Scarlet Beast Era.

The ninth weapon was a giant trident of The Primordial Martial Era!

Nine different weapons, one after another, whistled out from the weapon box.

Each weapon carried the power of an era.

And because these nine weapons were all Martial Dao Ninth Realm level divine weapons, they easily pierced Emperor Wu's flesh and blood, embedding themselves in various parts of Emperor Wu's body.

The era power contained within each weapon caused Emperor Wu to simultaneously suffer the bombardment of powers from multiple eras, coupled with the black flames burning on his body due to the triggered taboo... This made Emperor Wu's entire massive body simultaneously endure the bombardment of various different powers.

And this was only the beginning!

As Xiao Shi's gaze gradually sharpened,

a low growl escaped his lips.

“Thousand Weapon… Dao Slash!!”

As the words left his mouth,

Boom!!

The nine weapons embedded in Emperor Wu's body simultaneously vanished from him.

The next second,

these nine weapons had already simultaneously appeared above Emperor Wu's head, aggregating together to form a massive whirlpool.

Lightning flashed and thunder rumbled within the whirlpool.

It was like divine punishment!

Even more terrifying murderous aura continuously emanated from within the whirlpool.

Screech!

A sound like tearing cloth exploded in the heavens and earth.

The space of the entire Tianwu Continent was directly torn open by a gash.

From the whirlpool, a strike so fast that even Emperor Wu couldn't clearly see it, suddenly descended.

Emperor Wu only felt a flash of cold light before his eyes.

His entire colossal body was already fiercely struck by Xiao Shi's descending Thousand Weapon Dao Slash!

Even the moment this strike descended,

a strong intuition of unavoidable, un-dodgable, and irresistible force had already appeared in Emperor Wu's mind.

It seemed that as long as this strike fell,

no matter what he did, he would inevitably be struck!

Crack! Crack!

Cracks immediately spread from Emperor Wu's brow, extending downwards and covering his entire body.

Then, under the bombardment of the era powers present on Emperor Wu's body,

with a crisp sound,

Emperor Wu, covered in numerous cracks, exploded and shattered.

Xiao Shi coldly watched the shattered Emperor Wu.

What he had unleashed was the now improved Thousand Weapon Dao Slash!

He knew very well.

The Thousand Weapon Dao Slash was, after all, only a Dao Lord Level killing move.

Even though the Thousand Weapon Dao Slash he unleashed now, after his advancement to the Martial Dao Ninth Realm, was stronger than before,

only by improving the Thousand Weapon Dao Slash could its strength be fundamentally enhanced.

So he thought of combining the Thousand Weapon Dao Slash with the powers of various eras within his own domain.

Thus forming the now even more powerful Thousand Weapon Dao Slash!

It must be said.

The power of this strike had already reached an extremely terrifying level.

Even Emperor Wu's massive body couldn't withstand this single strike.

However… although this strike could shatter Emperor Wu's body after he merged with heaven and earth, it was clearly not enough to kill Emperor Wu outright!

What Xiao Shi shattered was Emperor Wu's body after he had merged with heaven and earth, thereby severing Emperor Wu from his merged state.

Boom!!

Emperor Wu crashed heavily onto the ground.

Creating a massive, colossal pit in the earth.

His entire body had already reverted to its normal form.

He was bleeding profusely.

Especially at his brow, where a bloody gash had been cut, and crimson blood continuously gushed out from it.

His breathing was heavy.

His fists were clenched.

Veins protruded on the back of his hands and on his forehead.

He had never expected to be in such a sorry state!

This reminded him of the scene where his clone was killed by Xiao Shi earlier.

“Could it be that I will once again be defeated by him?”

Emperor Wu clenched his fists even tighter.

Such a result… was clearly not something he could accept!

Since he stepped into the Martial Dao Ninth Realm in his previous life, no one had been his match.

At the same time, he often compared himself to those Martial Dao Ninth Realm powerhouses from past eras.

He considered himself to be in a league of his own among all Martial Dao Ninth Realm cultivators across all eras.

But now… he was severely injured by Xiao Shi, a fellow who had just broken through to the Martial Dao Ninth Realm.

Even if it wasn't enough to threaten his life,

it had already made him feel threatened.

This made Emperor Wu unable to maintain his calm and composure.

There were streaks of blood in his eyes.

“To push me to this extent, you are the first!!”

He looked up at Xiao Shi, his eyes filled with madness.

“However…”

“It’s time to end everything!”

Emperor Wu raised his hands high.

He let out a roar that shook the entire Tianwu Continent.

“Imperial Sword!”

As his words left his mouth,

the area that originally belonged to the Imperial Domain rumbled and shook!

All the mountains in this area instantly turned into dust.

Under the deafening roar, cracking sounds made the world rumble and heaven and earth tremble.

Massive cracks spread across the earth, extending until they reached the boundary where it connected with Xiao Shi's domain, then abruptly broke off!

This large area trembled violently, began to tilt, and as it heaved, countless broken stones could be seen falling, the entire fractured zone lifted high… eventually slowly rising into the sky!

As it ascended, this entire section of land floated into the high heavens, making it visible to the whole world at that moment; countless gasps, countless exclamations of horror, became a shocking scene that all who witnessed it would never forget in their lives.