"Blood Heaven!!"The Dao Venerable of Nether Heaven witnessed it and could not help but let out a sorrowful cry.
Since their birth, the Nine Heavens Dao Venerables had always been together. Their bond ran deep; they were of the same origin. To witness Blood Heaven Dao Venerable's fall with his own eyes—such pain was beyond words. Before coming here, he had anticipated danger, but he had never imagined it would be so perilous that one of them would truly perish.
What made it worse was that Blood Heaven Dao Venerable was not one of the demonic Nine Heavens, nor was he connected to Eternal Night. And yet he had fallen here. That grief was indescribable.
"The heavens weep, raining blood—this is the heavenly phenomenon of a Saint's fall. Heaven and earth are sending him off."
"Blood Heaven Dao Venerable truly fell… My heavens, this Great Yi Immortal Court is terrifying beyond measure. To slaughter even a Heaven, they have actually done it! If I had not seen it with my own eyes, I would never have believed such a day could come, not even in dreams."
"A Saint has fallen, and heaven and earth grieve alike. This is a wound to the very foundation of our Eternal World. Why has it come to this? Why!"
Countless cultivators, countless mighty beings, countless races stood beneath the blood rain. They could clearly sense the grief flowing within it—heaven and earth mourning together. To many, this battle was far too tragic.
Whether it was Great Yi or the Nine Heavens Dao Venerables, both were pillars of the Eternal World.
This war was nothing but internal strife, consuming the world's very roots. That was already heartbreaking enough. And now, with a Saint of the highest order fallen, the loss was immeasurable.
And judging by the situation, the war was far from over—it was bound to grow even bloodier.
The fall of one Saint might not be enough to halt the slaughter.
Of course, this battle had become inevitable. No one could stop it now.
Since Eternal Night's demons had infiltrated among the Nine Heavens Dao Venerables, the matter was too great. So great that now, every Dao Venerable was under suspicion—none knew how many fiends had hidden among them. If even one slipped away, the calamity they could unleash would be unimaginable.
This battle could not be stopped.
Two great fiends had already appeared among the Nine Heavens.
If they were not destroyed, no one would accept it.
And outside of Great Yi, many Saint-level beings were still watching.
The Three Pure Ones, the Two Saints of the West, Nuwa, Gaia, and more—all were observing.
If Great Yi could not deal with those two demons, they would surely intervene.
Yet even they were shaken by Yi Tianxing's feat—killing Blood Heaven Dao Venerable alone. Though they knew he held great advantage on his own battlefield—able to command wind and rain, cutting the Dao Venerables off from heaven and earth—he had forcibly suppressed a Hunyuan realm being down to the weakest level. Combined with his momentum, it allowed him to fight across realms.
Yi Tianxing's reputation as a peerless prodigy, able to battle above his level, had long been known.
To accept this truth was difficult, but still within reason. What shocked them was his combat power—upon proving the Dao, he could already slaughter the Heavens. It was staggering.
Shua!
As the Heavenly Emperor Seal dissipated, at the place where Blood Heaven Dao Venerable had fallen, a strand of purple qi materialized, tangible and real. Just a glance, and one could sense the supreme, exalted aura within.
It was as though one could see the Dao itself.
As though it opened the very door to the Great Way.
"Hongmeng Purple Qi!!"
The exclamations were instant and thunderous. Indeed, within the bodies of the Nine Heavens Dao Venerables there existed Hongmeng Purple Qi. And not fragments—whole, complete strands. For Dao Venerables themselves were the Heavens, already connected to the Dao without relying on Hongmeng Qi. Thus their innate Hongmeng Qi remained within their beings, and upon their fall, it naturally emerged.
The value of this Hongmeng Purple Qi was unimaginable—an unrivaled supreme treasure. In an instant, countless eyes locked upon it, filled with greed, longing, desire—every emotion possible.
Even those mighty cultivators still battling other Dao Venerables had eyes burning hot with craving.
For this was why they had joined the slaughter of the Heavens in the first place—to seize Hongmeng Purple Qi. To see it before them now—how could they not be stirred? This was the hope of proving the Dao. The ladder to sainthood itself.
They fought desperately now for this single wisp of Hongmeng Qi.
But of course, its ownership would not be theirs. Blood Heaven Dao Venerable had been slain by Yi Tianxing alone. They could not say they had no share, but clearly, now was not the time to fight over it. The wise among them did not lose their wits.
They only watched as Yi Tianxing calmly collected the Purple Qi into a jade box and made it vanish in an instant.
In addition, two other treasures appeared where Blood Heaven fell: a golden orb of light and a blood-colored divine glow. The aura they emitted was extraordinary. Yi Tianxing seized them at once. To the onlookers, they flashed and vanished too quickly to discern—but instinct told them those were treasures of immense value. Their true nature could only be revealed after the war.
"Imperial Decree: The demons of Eternal Night shall be despised by Heaven and Earth!!"
"Imperial Decree: The demons of Eternal Night shall be bound by the laws of Heaven!!"
Yi Tianxing's gaze shifted to another battlefield.
There, Ming He and Qingtian Dao Venerable fought savagely. The Four-Faced, Ten-Thousand-Armed Great Demon God swung countless divine weapons, unleashing endless torrents of destructive power.
But Ming He was no weaker. His Blood God Warship crashed about like a wild bull, horns sharp, colliding again and again with the demon's weapons, radiating terrifying force. For now, they seemed evenly matched.
Yet as Yi Tianxing's decrees resounded—
Qingtian Dao Venerable suddenly felt the world itself turn against him. A thick, hostile rejection welled up from heaven and earth, as if they despised and abhorred his existence. His combat power dropped sharply. Then, chains of law emerged from the void, binding the arms of the Demon God, its legs, its torso, its neck. In an instant, the entire body was restrained.
"Damn it! Cursed Golden Words!"
Azure Heaven's face darkened. He cursed inwardly. Golden Words of Authority—before, they had already been formidable. Now, after proving the Dao, they commanded the very laws of heaven, raised to another level entirely. With the added rejection of heaven and earth, his strength plummeted.
"A perfect chance!!"
Ming He's eyes lit up. In battle, even the smallest gap could decide life and death. And now, with his foe greatly weakened, this was a heaven-sent opportunity. To miss it would be a crime against fate itself.
"Demon, die!!"
Ming He roared, his blood-red hair flaring wildly. Beneath him, the Eternal Ark blazed with divine light, its Eternal Furnace erupting with power.
Crash!!
Crush him!!
Slay the Heaven, here and now!!
"Break for me!!"
Qingtian Dao Venerable bellowed. Power surged from his myriad arms.
Clang, clang, clang!!
Chains of law snapped one by one under the terrifying might of the Demon God. If given even a few breaths, a few seconds, he could shatter them all and regain freedom.
But Ming He would never allow him the chance.
In battle, a single second determined victory or death.
Rumble!!!
The Blood God Warship, like a crimson falling star, smashed into the Demon God. The impact shook the battlefield with earth-shattering force.
The Demon God and the Eternal Ark were both of terrifying magnitude, their sheer scale beyond peers of their rank. With Qingtian bound, he fell completely into disadvantage. Arms tore away by the hundreds, hurled across the sky.
"I'll ram you again!!"
It did not end there. As the Demon reeled, the Blood God Warship rose once more and smashed into him again before he could recover.
Boom!! Boom!! Boom!!
The void shattered, collapsing in waves of annihilation.
With every strike, more arms were ripped apart, the Demon God's weapons cracked with terrifying fissures. Eternal Power and Abyssal Power clashed directly—only such forces could damage each other. Even a Saint could not so easily harm the Demon God.
This was the difference of realms.
One from the Abyssal Demon Mother, the other from the Eternal Green Lotus.
Fragments of severed arms crashed into the Immortal Cities. The shockwaves pierced barriers, devastating streets. Many Great Yi citizens met with disaster, wounded or killed on the spot.
Bang!!
Another shattering collision—this time, countless cracks spread across the Demon God's colossal body. In the next moment, it collapsed entirely, breaking apart into fragments that scattered across the heavens.
The sight was unimaginable.
Crack!!
As the Demon God was destroyed, Qingtian Dao Venerable's true body was revealed. The backlash tore through him—he vomited blood in torrents. Yet at that very instant, a sword cry split the heavens. A brilliant sword light cleaved the world, striking him down.
Wooo!!
Rumble!!!
The void itself wailed in sorrow once more.
Blood rain poured endlessly from the sky.
The fall of Qingtian.