187: You can say Zhi Meng is bad, but you can never say she is a loser.

“Zhuang Zhimeng, new grudges and old hatreds, today we will settle them.”

Lin Xuan stepped into the boundless starry sky, his calm voice, imbued with great majesty, resounded throughout the Star God Temple.

Falling into everyone's ears, it was like a mighty heavenly power exploding in their minds.

Lin Xuan stood in the void, hands behind his back, looking down at the Star God Temple with a cold expression.

Today, he not only wanted to fight Zhi Meng to the death, but also to completely sever ties with the Star God Temple.

Whoever dared to block him, he would kill them, even if it was a god.

A mere Zhi Meng, he didn't even put in his eyes.

He possessed many ultimate killing treasures and top-tier divine abilities; if he unleashed all his trump cards, Zhi Meng wouldn't even be a match.

What he feared were always only the old monsters of the Star God Temple.

However, these old monsters, who had surpassed the Divine Fire Realm, would immediately be sensed by the Heavenly Dao and trigger an ascension tribulation lightning once they made a move.

The time they had to act was very limited.

There was a threat, but not a significant one.

Oh, and there was also that ungrateful Jiang Yu.

“Heh, you're as arrogant as ever.”

Upon hearing this, Zhi Meng naturally guessed Lin Xuan's meaning.

This was clearly telling everyone that Lin Xuan feared no one in the Star God Temple.

Whoever dared to interfere would be his unending enemy.

She truly didn't know who gave Lin Xuan the courage to speak with such contempt for the Star God Temple.

Thinking this, Zhi Meng stepped into the starry sky, Chaos Qi surging around her, with myriad laws following.

She was like a peerless divine maiden walking out of ancient chaos, holding the universe in her palm, gathering all laws, and striking directly at the large cauldron Lin Xuan had smashed down.

“Catching a divine artifact with bare hands?”

“Good, good, good!”

Lin Xuan laughed in extreme anger.

He was at the fourth layer of the Divine Fire Realm, one layer higher than Zhi Meng, and with a divine artifact unleashed, Zhi Meng dared to meet it with bare hands.

What did she take him for?

Did she really think that the skirmish a few days ago was his full strength?

A thought flashed, and Lin Xuan's divine essence frantically poured into the large cauldron, its power instantly doubling.

Since Zhi Meng dared to underestimate him, then she would pay the price.

With this cauldron strike, Zhi Meng would be severely injured even if she didn't die.

“Foolish!”

Upon seeing this, the great powers couldn't help but curse inwardly.

Even the Divine Fire Realm experts of the Star God Temple were ready to act at any moment.

After all, that was a divine artifact.

Its power was limitless.

A wisp of its aura could destroy hundreds of millions of miles of mountains and rivers.

Controlled by a Divine Fire Realm great power, its might was even more terrifying.

Just watching from afar, they felt a fatal sense of threat, which showed how powerful this strike was.

Zhi Meng's expression remained unchanged, as if she hadn't seen the sky-obscuring large cauldron or the terrifying power it exuded, like an ascending heavenly maiden, she struck directly at the large cauldron.

“Boom!”

With an earth-shattering roar, terrifying divine laws raged, collapsing space itself.

To everyone's surprise, Zhi Meng was unharmed, sending the large cauldron flying with a single palm.

“This...”

Lin Xuan's pupils contracted, finding it hard to believe that Zhi Meng was so terrifying.

One must know that this strike had gathered seventy percent of his strength, plus the divine artifact's enhancement, enough to cripple a third-layer Divine Fire Realm expert.

Even a late-stage Divine Fire Realm expert would have to avoid its edge.

Yet, it was easily taken by Zhi Meng.

Zhi Meng's strength far exceeded his estimation.

Furthermore, Zhi Meng was also a master of body refinement, her physical body was incredibly strong, beyond imagination.

“You hide your true strength well.”

Lin Xuan's gaze was indifferent.

Even so, he could still slay Zhi Meng.

It just meant he had to reveal some trump cards.

“Hiss~”

“As expected of the Peerless Twins who suppressed an era and were unrivaled across the All Heavens Myriad Realms...”

The great powers observing the battle with their divine sense were dumbfounded, their hearts pounding, their minds churning with tumultuous waves.

Legend had it that catching a divine artifact with bare hands was something they had only read about in ancient texts, believing it to be an exaggeration.

They never expected it to be true.

And they had witnessed it with their own eyes.

Looking at the immensely powerful, aloof, and beautiful Zhi Meng, countless people were captivated.

“She is as strong, ruthless, and beautiful as ever...” Zhi Meng's admirers looked at her with fervent expressions.

They didn't care if Zhi Meng was a demon or a god.

Nor did they care how many living beings Zhi Meng had destroyed.

In the cultivation world, it was always the strong preying on the weak, survival of the fittest.

Zhi Meng's ruthlessness and decisiveness, in their eyes, were instead full of infinite charm, a god-like existence that made them madly obsessed and eager to emulate her.

“What should we do?”

“Do we still need to make a move?”

The Star God Temple powerhouses who were ready to act immediately suppressed their thoughts and communicated via spiritual messages upon seeing Zhi Meng's immense power.

“Let's wait and see.”

“I never expected Zhi Meng to hide her strength so deeply, truly worthy of being the first woman in history to cultivate the Yin-Yang Chaos Body without relying on a Dao companion.”

“Her strength is far greater than we imagined.”

“Everyone, keep a close eye, don't let Lin Xuan escape, otherwise, there will be endless trouble.”

“Don't worry, he can't escape.”

Originally, they didn't want to meddle in the messy affairs between these two.

Perhaps with the passage of time, the two would reconcile.

An additional Divine Fire Realm expert in the Star God Temple would also be a great joy.

However, Lin Xuan was ignorant and dared to disrespect the Star God Temple, so they couldn't be blamed for being ruthless and merciless.

Between Zhi Meng and Lin Xuan, they unhesitatingly chose Zhi Meng.

After all, Zhi Meng was a legitimate successor of the Star God Temple, inheriting the Taiyin Sun Chaos Record.

As for Lin Xuan, although he was once a Divine Son, that was only in the past.

Now, he was nominally an elder of the Star God Temple, only to seek revenge on Zhi Meng, with no sense of belonging to the Star God Temple.

“Boom, boom, boom!”

Seeing Lin Xuan repeat his trick, continuing to use the large cauldron, Zhi Meng was unfazed, her palms gathering the power of chaos, each strike possessing the might to split heaven and earth.

Time and again, she sent the large cauldron flying.

Both sides were probing each other's true capabilities.

However, terrifying divine power permeated the river of stars and the universe, a wisp of its aura shattering great stars.

The battle between the two could simply be described as the destruction of the universe.

“Sister Rou, your sister is too fierce...”

In the Starlight Hall, a profound mirror projected the battle scene of the two.

Zhi Meng repeatedly sent Lin Xuan's divine artifact flying with her bare hands, her divine power boundless, with myriad laws following.

Even if it was just a projection, Xiao Hongdou still felt the unparalleled divine power within it, her soul trembling.

She poked Luo Rou beside her and mumbled.

“Of course.” Luo Rou subconsciously replied, her expression and tone filled with pride.

One could say Zhi Meng was bad, but never that she was weak.

Zhi Meng's strength was beyond doubt.

From childhood to adulthood, there was no one Zhi Meng couldn't defeat.

Everyone who had ever bullied her had their ashes scattered by Zhi Meng, and their sects and families were annihilated along with them.

“No, that's not right.”

Luo Rou said angrily, “She's not my sister; I'm at odds with her.”

“Yes, yes, yes!”

The few people in the hall nodded repeatedly, their eyes fixed on the projection.

Boom!

After roughly discerning Zhi Meng's capabilities, Lin Xuan stopped probing, unleashing an immortal pagoda, which sent Zhi Meng flying.

Blood seeped from the corner of Zhi Meng's mouth, but she recovered instantly, only her aura was somewhat chaotic.

Lin Xuan's lips curled into a cold smile, and he spoke indifferently, “Aren't you going to bring out your divine artifact yet? If this is all the strength you have, then you will surely die today.”

“Heh.”

Zhi Meng laughed in extreme anger.

What was there to be proud of for Lin Xuan to injure her with an immortal artifact?

Looking at Lin Xuan's indifferent and transcendent demeanor, a sharp glint appeared in Zhi Meng's eyes.

Seeing Lin Xuan use the large cauldron to smash at her, and the immortal pagoda ready to strike.

Zhi Meng took a deep breath, and the power of destructive laws surged around her, she struck the large cauldron with a palm.

This was the World-Destroying Divine Ability she had comprehended from the World-Destroying Divine Lightning, containing the power of destruction, capable of annihilating all things.

Including indestructible divine artifacts.