310: Take action!

Everything around them seemed to be under a stasis spell, and the entire scene fell into a suffocating silence.

Everyone's gaze was fixed on the Royal Ancestors, with anxiety in every line of sight.

Only this fiery world remained tumultuous, the scorching magma, as if endowed with the madness of life, occasionally soared into the sky without warning.

It crashed into the sky with an overwhelming force, exploding and surging in mid-air, outlining magnificent pillars of fire reaching to the heavens.

Purple-red tongues of fire wantonly licked the sky, becoming the most dazzling and restless presence in this dead silence.

Xia Ritain stood to the side, his Aura restrained, only sharp and agile gleams flickering in his eyes.

His gaze was sometimes locked on the distance, sometimes lowered in contemplation, clearly his brain was working at high speed.

Xia Ritain was planning various ways to break through the predicament, radiating a desperate resolve.

If the Royal Ancestors and White Lotus Holy Mother joined forces, plus the Remnant of Luoxu, that would be equivalent to three Earth Venerable Realm existences.

How could he possibly contend against them?

In contrast, Empress Xia Mingyue, standing beside him, her Xuan Bird Imperial Robe gently fluttering in the heatwave, her posture elegant and composed, without a trace of panic or tension in her expression.

She stood quietly in the Void Realm, exuding an innate Aura of a superior, which brought peace of mind.

It seemed that the tense situation and imminent crisis before Empress Xia Mingyue were merely ordinary, calm events.

However, the six Old Ancestors who had been severely wounded in the previous fierce clash were now in a completely different state.

Their faces were as pale as paper, devoid of blood, their bodies trembling slightly in the heatwave, and each breath seemed difficult and heavy.

Large beads of sweat rolled down their haggard faces, forming a sharp contrast with Empress Xia Mingyue's composure, their eyes filled with the horror of having escaped death.

Heaven knows that in this great battle, they would encounter several supreme powerful Earth Venerable Realm Masters!

This was far beyond the scope of their plans!

"Your Majesty, with us and the Grand Emperor holding the line here, you must not miss this opportunity; please proceed to the Nine Heavens Secret Realm as planned."

Li Family Old Ancestor, propping up his weak body, took a step forward, his voice hoarse but firm with unquestionable resolve.

At the same time, a Royal Ancestors also took over, his gaze burning, his words earnest, full of a do-or-die determination.

"The Legacy of the Lingxu Master, and that half of the Spirit Ruins Source, concerns the rise and fall of our clan; it must not fall into the hands of others, and we must seize it with all our might!"

The half of the Spirit Ruins Source held by the Remnant of Luoxu was not on him, but had always been hidden within that mysterious Luoxu sculpture.

More precisely, it was within the Nine Heavens Secret Realm.

And that sculpture of the Lingxu Master was the entrance to the Nine Heavens Secret Realm.

This ten-thousand-foot-tall sculpture of the Lingxu Master, enveloped in an ancient and mysterious Aura, stood quietly in the center of the fiery world.

Just at this critical moment, before the Royal Ancestors could make a decision and agree to the conditions proposed by the White Lotus Holy Mother.

The statue of the Lingxu Master, also enveloped by the fiery world, suddenly froze in place without any warning.

The mysterious patterns that originally flowed around the statue instantly solidified, and the surrounding air seemed to solidify with it, time itself briefly paused at this moment.

Immediately after, a faint yet dazzling white light suddenly flashed on the statue's solemn face.

This white light came without warning, yet it was so dazzling.

In an instant, this dazzling white light broke through the layers of heatwaves in the fiery world, like a brilliant star streaking across the night sky, instantly illuminating the entire fiery world.

After the white light slightly receded, everyone looked closely and saw a white portal, over ten meters high, quietly suspended in the air.

Runes flickered on the white portal, circulating mysterious power fluctuations, seemingly silently summoning everyone.

At this moment, the atmosphere of the entire scene suddenly became tense.

The Royal Ancestors' demonic eyes, like two purple-gold blazing suns, spewed forth raging purple-gold holy flames, as if to burn this entire world to ashes.

The ancient and mysterious Aura of the azure wood divine staff in his hand grew thicker.

The staff trembled slightly, as if responding to its master's anger, eager to unleash world-destroying power.

In an instant, the Royal Ancestors suddenly raised the azure wood divine staff, his movement sharp and decisive, and swung it forcefully towards Empress Xia Mingyue's direction.

This swing seemed to stir the operating rules of heaven and earth, and the entire fiery world instantly boiled.

From all directions, countless purple-gold pillars of fire, like ancient torrents breaking free from their shackles, surged forth with a destructive force.

They carried endless high temperatures and destructive Aura, their target clear, seemingly vowing to engulf all members of the Great Xia Dynasty in this sea of fire, sweeping them all away.

Countless purple-gold pillars of fire cut through the Void Realm, causing ripples in space wherever they passed, as if unable to bear the weight.

The roar of the fire pillars was deafening, and the terrifying power contained within them distorted the surrounding air.

The six Old Ancestors behind Empress Xia Mingyue, upon seeing this, instantly turned pale, and terror and despair surged in their eyes.

"To exterminate my Great Xia Dynasty, you are not worthy!"

A furious roar, like a thunderclap, exploded, and Xia Ritain's Aura suddenly surged.

His right hand, enveloped by the power of world rules, slowly lifted, his movements seemingly gentle, yet carrying an undeniable domineering presence.

Above his palm, the ten-pattern sun relic Xuan Bird Heavenly Seal, like an ancient Divine Artifact awakened, instantly bloomed with extremely dazzling black light.

This black light was so bright that everything around it paled in comparison, stinging everyone's eyes.

At the very moment this light appeared, the Xuan Bird Heavenly Seal was like a treasure trove containing endless power, completely opened.

Countless black divine lights overflowed, like surging black torrents, bursting out frantically from the Xuan Bird Heavenly Seal with an unstoppable momentum.

Each of these black divine lights contained terrifying energy fluctuations.

They drew strange arcs in the air, and in an instant, they met the overwhelming purple-gold fire pillar torrent that seemed to incinerate everything.

As soon as the black divine lights and purple-gold fire pillars met, a deafening roar erupted.

This sound was like the chaotic roar at the beginning of creation, making the eardrums of those in the Secret Realm ache and causing them to lose their footing.

At the point of collision, space was seemingly kneaded and distorted by an invisible pair of hands, and black cracks spread rapidly like a spiderweb.

Purple-gold flames and black divine lights intertwined and devoured each other, two completely different forces clashing wildly.

The released energy ripples spread outwards wave after wave, and wherever they passed, the surrounding mountains and boulders instantly turned to dust, disappearing without a trace.

Under this world-destroying power collision, the entire fiery world began to totter. The surrounding space continuously cracked like old paper.

Shocking black cracks spread wantonly, and wherever they reached, all matter was mercilessly pulverized.

The air was filled with a strong, pungent smell of burning, mixed with the strange Aura produced by the energy collision, which was suffocating.

The ground began to tremble violently, and countless molten peaks collapsed with a roar in the tremors.

Scorching magma surged from the ground, intertwining with the rampant purple-gold flames and black divine lights in the sky, forming a terrifying scene like the end of the world.

Even this fiery world itself was on the verge of complete collapse, as if an unprecedented world-shattering explosion was about to occur.

At this moment, Xia Ritain's power and the Royal Ancestors' power fiercely clashed, both involving the power of world rules.

It was undoubtedly like two different worlds undergoing frictionless, wild collisions.

This level of power collision had long surpassed the scope of ordinary people's understanding; each impact caused the Laws of the real world to become chaotic.

Time seemed to lose its meaning at this moment, sometimes flowing rapidly, sometimes pausing slowly.

The dimensions of space also became chaotic, the concepts of up, down, left, and right blurred.

Under this extremely chaotic situation, like the end of the world and the collapse of order, a chilling murderous Aura permeated the entire world.

The six Old Ancestors beside Xia Mingyue were now like candles in the wind, their faces pale, their bodies trembling slightly.

Every inch of their skin was filled with deep powerlessness and fear.

And the few people on the Nether Python's side were also breathless from this invisible pressure, cold sweat soaking their backs, their eyes full of terror.

This current fact ruthlessly proved that the power of an Earth Venerable Realm Master was absolutely not something that a Void Realm True Lord and Martial Artist below him could challenge.

As more than ten breaths of time quietly passed, drops of crimson blood light continuously overflowed from Xia Ritain's eyes.

This seemingly evenly matched confrontation, in reality, had undercurrents, and Xia Ritain had unknowingly fallen into an absolute disadvantage.

The Royal Ancestors' power was vast and boundless, already infinitely close to the Minor Achievement Realm of an Earth Venerable Realm Master.

How could that world-destroying absolute power be easily resisted and defeated by Xia Ritain, a pseudo-Earth Venerable?

"Nine Heavens Xuan Bird Art!"

"True Self as One, Profound Polarity Heavenly Bright!"

Just as Xia Ritain's Physical Body was about to approach ruin and collapse.

A clear and firm voice slowly sounded.

It was Empress Xia Mingyue!

In an instant, Empress Xia Mingyue's Aura, like a rocket breaking free from its shackles, soared wildly towards the sky.

Terrifyingly immense pressure swept through the entire fiery world.

The world that was originally only a simple burning flame seemed to be torn open by an invisible giant hand, creating a crack.

A faint, yet infinitely mysterious black radiance shot down from the sky.

Immediately after, a bird's cry from ancient times, piercing through layers of spatial barriers, accurately reached everyone's ears.

The ancientness and majesty contained in that sound made everyone tremble.

Lu Xuan, who was hiding in the Void Realm, was originally leaning comfortably on a chair he had condensed from his power.

At this moment, he suddenly stood up from the chair, black-gold flames flickering in his eyes.

In those flames, there was both shock and unconcealed doubt?

"Earth Venerable..."

"Is it by borrowing the power of that mysterious Mysterious Bird Cauldron?"

He murmured in a low voice, sighing inwardly.

This Empress, who usually seemed gentle, had hidden herself incredibly deeply.

She actually possessed such a heaven-shattering method, capable of temporarily acquiring the power of the Earth Venerable Realm.

Immediately, Empress Xia Mingyue lightly raised her jade hand, her posture elegant yet containing endless domineering power.

The Mysterious Bird Cauldron's surface glowed with a faint light, and nine black Xuan Bird phantoms roared out from within the cauldron, soaring.

Each Xuan Bird's eyes flickered with cold killing intent, and they collided with the Royal Ancestors' attack with an unstoppable momentum.

For a time, flames splattered and space vibrated, as the attacks of Xia Ritain and Xia Mingyue briefly held back the Royal Ancestors' unstoppable offensive!

At this moment, the White Lotus Holy Mother, who had been lurking nearby, waiting for an opportunity, saw this and a cold arc curved at the corner of her lips.

Her pristine white hand gently pinched the Void Realm, as if plucking an illusory flower.

Instantly, a moon-white jade artifact, shaped like the root of a white lotus, slowly condensed.

This jade artifact emitted a soft, yet not to be underestimated, pure white glow, seemingly containing endless mysteries.

Since the Royal Ancestors attacked Xia Mingyue's group, it meant that he tacitly agreed to her conditions.

Thus, the White Lotus Holy Mother naturally would not miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

She wanted to use the Royal Ancestors' power to completely eliminate Xia Mingyue, this major hidden danger, in one fell swoop.

The White Lotus Holy Mother thought to herself, as long as Xia Mingyue was eliminated, that Tian Yuan Immortal Artifact Immortal Artifact would once again become ownerless.

At that time, everything she had meticulously planned and endured for thousands of years would come to fruition.

This obsession, like a raging fire, had burned in the White Lotus Holy Mother's heart for countless days and nights.

Now, the dawn of victory was within reach, how could she not be stirred and determined to win.

The White Lotus Holy Mother held the root-shaped jade artifact firmly in her right hand, her eyes cold and resolute, and swung it forcefully towards the Void Realm.

The jade artifact glowed with a cold, moon-like light throughout its body, trailing a milky way-like afterimage along the trajectory of the White Lotus Holy Mother's swing.

"Zheng—"

A clear, resonant clang reverberated through the Nine Heavens, and the jade artifact suddenly erupted with a suffocatingly strong light.

The pure white light was not like ordinary bright colors, but carried a chilling quality that seemed to purify the world, illuminating an area of a hundred zhang with every detail visible.

Those with weaker cultivation immediately felt stinging pain in their eyes and tears flowed uncontrollably, and even the few Old Ancestors had to cover their faces with their sleeves.

"Holy Mother descends, Myriad Lotus World Annihilated!"

As the White Lotus Holy Mother's voice fell, in the Void Realm, thousands of white lotus phantoms bloomed one after another.

Each white lotus phantom was as vast as Mount Sumeru, with clear patterns of mountains and rivers visible on its petals, clearly representing evolving desert worlds.

Immediately, these white lotus phantoms, with a world-destroying momentum, pressed towards Xia Mingyue's face.

Xia Mingyue felt this sharp and fatal attack, and her delicate brows furrowed slightly.

Just as the white lotus phantoms were about to engulf Xia Mingyue, a black-gold flame blade streaked across the sky.

Wherever the black-gold flame blade passed, all the thousands of white lotus phantoms were split in two.

Chirp, chirp, chirp.

A grating sound of dissolution echoed.

Those shattered white lotus phantoms did not dissipate, but were entangled and devoured by the sky-filling black-gold flames, turning into wisps of smoke in the blink of an eye.

The black-gold flame blade's residual power remained undiminished, carving a ten-thousand-foot-deep gully into the fiery world that enveloped the heavens and earth.

Lu Xuan had made his move.

At this point, Lu Xuan had no choice but to act.

If the Great Xia Dynasty people all died, then he would be alone.

Facing the Royal Ancestors, the White Lotus Holy Mother, and that Lao Jiahuo (Old fellow) who had always coveted him.