At this moment, a mighty heavenly might swept across heaven and earth, surging toward the Blood Heaven Dao Venerable. Beneath this heavenly might was the majesty of heaven and earth itself—before which all beings were innately suppressed. Unless one possessed the power to transcend heaven and earth, no one could escape it.
The Blood Heaven Dao Venerable, standing within the territory of the Great Yi Immortal Court, had his connection to the Heavenly Dao severed by the Heavenly Laws and Net of Great Yi. His cultivation plummeted to the Hunyuan Realm, and he was further suppressed by the Mountains and Rivers State Map. His strength was once again reduced.
At this time, beneath the heavenly might, it was as though he faced the very majesty of heaven and earth itself. His cultivation and power were suppressed yet again. Invisible restraints continuously cut down his combat strength, to the point where the Blood Heaven Dao Venerable felt both enraged and alarmed.
Weakened again and again, even if he had not fallen out of the Hunyuan Realm, he had become the weakest existence within it.
The feeling of having his power forcibly suppressed was unbearable—intolerable.
From Yi Tianxing, the Blood Heaven Dao Venerable sensed a threat so overwhelming it far surpassed that of Ming He. This was Great Yi—Yi Tianxing's domain. The scene of him proclaiming the Dao with but a single word was still reverberating in his heart, shocking and impossible to calm.
The image of Yi Tianxing's Heavenly Emperor Divine Body reaching great perfection—his blood surging skyward, nine cauldrons revolving around him—was proof that his physical body had cultivated to the Dao-Proving Realm.
This time, Yi Tianxing had not only proved the Dao through Qi cultivation, but simultaneously through the body. Dual Dao-Proving—the transformation that arose from it was many times stronger than proving a single path alone. The changes it entailed were utterly unimaginable.
"Dual Dao-Proving—body and Qi together. In all of heaven and earth, this is the only case. Within the territory of Great Yi, the Immortal Emperor Yi now possesses strength to contend against the Dao Venerables of the Nine Heavens!"
"So strong… the Immortal Emperor Yi has forged his own supreme divine body, already perfected. No one knows what kind of divine body this is, but from this day forth, he will be the source of a bloodline divine body, one that can be inherited by his descendants forever."
Countless cultivators locked their eyes firmly upon the battlefield.
This battle would undoubtedly be inscribed in the river of spacetime for all eternity.
Amidst boundless violet qi and vast divine radiance, Yi Tianxing took a second step forward.
With this step, an invisible aura surged outward, covering the battlefield. Fate itself became chaotic, laws reversed. It felt as though the very fundamental rules of heaven and earth were being altered.
"I am the Master of the Immortal Court. With but a thought, the heavens change!"
Heavenly Emperor Divine Body—Heaven's Transformation!
Under Heaven's Transformation, all laws fell into chaos, the pillars of the Great Dao were shaken. Power could no longer be drawn from heaven and earth. The very rules of existence were overturned. Even Dao-Proving and Hunyuan powerhouses could not borrow the strength of heaven and earth under this divine ability.
"Blood-Slaughter Stele—Kill!"
The Blood Heaven Dao Venerable's expression turned icy. He clearly felt his connection to heaven and earth being completely severed. He could only rely on his own power, unable even to draw upon the world's primordial qi. To battle in such a state was suffocatingly miserable. He could not allow Yi Tianxing to continue unchecked. Without hesitation, he hurled the Blood-Slaughter Stele once more.
As the stele flew, endless baleful qi gathered, blood energy coiling and transforming into countless divine weapons. Not to mention the stele itself—even approaching it without sufficient cultivation meant being shredded into fragments by the blood-forged soldiers. This strike was nearly unstoppable, exuding an invisible might that shook the four directions.
"I am the Heavenly Emperor—my will is Heaven's Will!!"
Facing the Blood-Slaughter Stele, Yi Tianxing showed no fear. He stepped forward once more, his voice echoing like a thunderclap.
With those words, the third bloodline divine ability erupted.
Heaven's Will.
To take one's own heart as Heaven's heart, one's will as Heaven's will.
Under Heaven's Will, any enemy of Yi Tianxing became an enemy of heaven itself. The very world treated them with hostility and suppressed them. To oppose was to rebel—to become heaven and earth's enemy.
At once, the Blood-Slaughter Stele's speed drastically slowed, while the Blood Heaven Dao Venerable felt countless shackles tightening upon him. Since his birth, he had never experienced such a thing.
Heavenly Might.
Heaven's Transformation.
Heaven's Will.
Coupled with the suppression of the Mountains and Rivers State Map and the national fortune of Great Yi…
The Blood Heaven Dao Venerable's strength was forced down to the weakest state within the Hunyuan Realm. The unprecedented frailty left him furious. There was only one way to change this: kill Yi Tianxing.
"Prison-Suppressing Seal!!"
Yi Tianxing did not retreat. With three divine abilities unleashed, in his eyes, the Blood Heaven Dao Venerable was no more than a powerful opponent. Since he had struck, then today he would kill—slaughtering the heavens themselves. And that heaven was Blood Heaven.
Divine radiance surged around him like a sea, blood and qi boiling to the skies. Nine cauldrons revolved behind him, floating amidst the waves of blood energy.
From one cauldron, a golden ancient seal shot forth, smashing violently toward the Blood-Slaughter Stele.
With the Prison-Suppressing Seal, space itself was bound.
These body-refined divine abilities, fused with the might of the Purple River Chariot, were not mere techniques—they were akin to innate spiritual treasures, carrying their qualities.
Boom!!!
The seal slammed heavily onto the Blood-Slaughter Stele. The impact carried not only the seal's own power but also the immense force of Yi Tianxing's physical body and vast mana. The collision produced a thunderous roar. Waves of suppressive force erupted, shattering the surrounding void, collapsing space itself. The Blood-Slaughter Stele quaked violently, countless blood-forged weapons shattered, and its body trembled under the strikes.
"Overturning-Heaven Seal!"
"Covering-Earth Seal!"
"Calm-Sea Seal!"
Though the Blood-Slaughter Stele was an innate supreme treasure, not to be underestimated—even under the relentless bombardment of the Prison-Suppressing Seal, though it trembled, it showed no sign of breaking, still pressing to suppress Yi Tianxing.
But Yi Tianxing had no intention of holding back.
One by one, his physical divine abilities manifested like imperial seals in the hands of an Immortal Emperor, carrying boundless might.
Eight ancient seals bombarded the Blood-Slaughter Stele.
Puff!!
This time, the stele was no longer trembling—it was sent flying backward outright.
The power contained in those ancient seals was too terrifying. Each strike carried the inherent trait of "shattering the void," the natural mark of one who proved the Dao through the body. Even the Blood-Slaughter Stele could not withstand such ferocity.
Cracks appeared faintly upon its surface.
As its life-bound treasure was struck, the Blood Heaven Dao Venerable vomited a mouthful of blood.
"Myriad Dragon Blood-God Barrier!!"
Without hesitation, he unleashed a great divine ability. A massive blood barrier enveloped his form, countless blood dragons coiling around him.
"Nine Cauldrons Unite, Suppressing the Eight Desolations—Eight Emperors Bow to the Heavenly Emperor!!"
Yi Tianxing's voice thundered again.
The nine cauldrons behind him lit up. The violet cauldron shone at the center, the other eight suppressing the eight directions, releasing endless blood energy. Within each cauldron, a peerless imperial dharma image appeared.
Demon Emperor, Nether Emperor, Heaven Emperor, Devil Emperor, Immortal Emperor, Divine Emperor, Dragon Emperor, Star Emperor.
Each visage was Yi Tianxing's, yet with entirely different auras. Each radiated a sovereign might that suppressed all ages, enough to overturn sun and moon, reverse the river of stars.
Together, the eight emperors bowed toward the central violet cauldron. From within it, violet light surged, and a supreme figure emerged—wearing the Chaos Dragon Battle Robe, crowned with the Emperor's diadem. His mere presence spread unmatched pressure, making heaven and earth revolve around him. With a thought, heaven could collapse, earth could crack.
This was—the Heavenly Emperor.
The Heavenly Emperor's form manifested, divine radiance flowing from his hands, and in his grasp appeared a purple imperial seal—etched with the words Heavenly Emperor.
Shua! Shua! Shua!
As the Heavenly Emperor Seal appeared, the eight ancient seals flew into it, merging one after another. With each fusion, the seal's power multiplied. When all had merged, the surrounding space twisted violently.
"Heavenly Emperor Seal—Suppress!!"
Yi Tianxing roared.
The now purple-golden Heavenly Emperor Seal soared into the air, swelling rapidly until it spanned tens of thousands of feet. Upon its face, the characters for "Heavenly Emperor" blazed with divine light.
In that instant, space solidified, time froze.
The laws of heaven and earth bowed in submission.
Beholding it, none could summon resistance—it was as though they faced the true supreme Heavenly Emperor.
Defy, and die.
Oppose, and die.
Refuse submission, and die!!
From the Heavenly Emperor Seal emanated a tyrannical will that brooked no defiance.
As the seal descended, space and time seemed to collapse. It smashed directly into the Blood Heaven Dao Venerable.
First second: the Myriad Dragon Blood-God Barrier shattered.
Second second: the Blood-Slaughter Stele was blasted away, smashing into the Blood Heaven Dao Venerable, who spat blood and reeled back.
Third second: the Heavenly Emperor Seal struck his body.
A cloud of blood mist exploded beneath the Heavenly Emperor Seal.
"No!! I am the Dao Venerable of the Nine Heavens, the Blood Heaven Dao Venerable! I am heaven, I am an Eternal Saint! Yi Tianxing—you dare slaughter me?!"
The Blood Heaven Dao Venerable's roar erupted from beneath the seal, laced with unmistakable terror.
"I dare!!"
Yi Tianxing stomped atop the Heavenly Emperor Seal, his voice icy cold.
Wuuu…
From the heavens, an inexplicable wind arose, carrying a wailing sound, as though heaven itself was weeping.
Rain fell.
But this rain… was blood.
It poured from the skies, vast and unceasing, falling upon Great Yi and across all realms of the Eternal World. Within it resounded heaven's own sorrow.
At this moment, the battlefield fell utterly silent.
(End of Chapter)