novelraw Chapter 1145: Shatter
Chapter 1145: Shatter
Boom——!
In an instant, the massive stele atop the Investiture and Sacrifice Ritual Platform collapsed with a deafening crash—the destructive force began spreading from the point where Cang Yuntian had crashed into the stone monument.
Even so, Cang Yuntian was the first to burst out from the rubble—but now, from his left shoulder down to his chest, a horrifying wound stretched wide.
This was the mark left by the supreme sharpness of the Tiger Soul Blade, and the blood poured relentlessly.
Due to the bullet embedded in him, more than half of Cang Yuntian’s demonic energy had evaporated in an instant—though the energy loss had now stopped. This weapon could burn away both magic and demonic power, but it didn’t seem to be limitless.
However, Cang Yuntian had no intention of taking a second hit—yet his current combat strength had already dropped drastically, even less than 30% of what it was before he began burning his soul.
Even before his decline, he had to fight alongside the other Four Celestial Spirits just to barely suppress the joint force of Firecloud Evil God and Mr. Blind.
Now, with his sudden loss of power, he became the weak link—and the power of the Four Celestial Spirits’ battle formation plummeted.
The battlefield shifted rapidly… every second counted, each moment could tip the balance of fate!
Firecloud Evil God and Mr. Blind sensed this fleeting opportunity at once.“Blind, let’s get serious!! Everyone below, scatter!!”
High in the sky, Firecloud Evil God's immense true force erupted, and the Tiger Soul Blade let out a heaven-shaking tiger’s roar!
“Seventh Limit - Second Form: Earth Annihilation!!”
In that moment, the Tiger Soul Blade split the ground in two—slicing the Investiture and Sacrifice Ritual Platform down the middle… even cleaving Mount Tai’s peak in half!
The supreme blade force spread like a spiderweb in all directions, cracking the mountain and making it tremble violently—like an earthquake had struck!
At that moment, neither friend nor foe had stable footing, and from the spiderweb cracks, countless blade lights from the Tiger Soul Blade shot outward wildly, indiscriminately cutting down everything alive!
“Old Fool! You lunatic! I knew you were trouble!” Mr. Blind, usually the picture of elegance, couldn’t help but curse aloud. “You think I’m some kind of god!?”
Despite the complaint, the now open-eyed Mr. Blind raised both hands. The sword shadows in the sky gathered back into a single ancient sword before him.
Then he made a sword sign with both hands again. “Draw!”
The ancient sword split into shadows once more—but this time, instead of attacking the Four Celestial Spirits, they flew to shield the joint forces, blocking the blade lights erupting from the earth!
Boom——!!!
Mount Tai’s peak quaked intensely. Those powerful enough to evade the onslaught of blade lights rose into the air—yet these strikes were only the aftershock!
The true force of the Earth Annihilation attack was focused entirely on the four Four Celestial Spirits giant demons, including Cang Yuntian!
The four giant demons were like warriors thrown into a mountain of blades—their bodies were pierced by thousands of blade lights in an instant!
From afar, Su Zijun watched with dark red glowing eyes that flickered faintly, observing Firecloud Evil God’s every move.
“So that guy… really wasn’t using his full power a year ago…” Su Zijun narrowed her eyes. “Descendant of Chiyou.”
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The intense upheaval caused Mount Tai’s peak to collapse, its summit seemingly sliced off… Firecloud Evil God’s single slash had lowered the mountain by dozens of meters!
Thankfully, because of Mr. Blind, last-ditch efforts to deflect the attack, the joint forces suffered no deaths from the enemy-blind slash… though many were still injured.
At the same time, the four giant demons of the Four Celestial Spirits were annihilated by the Earth Annihilation strike—they now stood like statues on shattered stones.
A gust of wind passed—and in that instant, the four titans of the Demon race in Divine Land turned to ash.
Not far away, Cang Jinshui and Qu Xinghe witnessed the scene, their expressions changing drastically… Cang Jinshui’s eyes turned blood-red as he glared at Firecloud Evil God in the sky, who held the Tiger Soul Blade, radiating unstoppable might.
He clenched his teeth and stepped forward.
But just one step in, his arm was seized—Qu Xinghe stopped him.
“Qu Xinghe! You want me to destroy you too!?” Cang Jinshui growled furiously.
“If you go now, it’s not just against Firecloud—it’s against everyone… Can you win?” Qu Xinghe’s voice was cold.
“He killed my father! That’s a blood feud!!”
“My master died too!” Qu Xinghe took a deep breath. “You think I don’t hate him? But… look at the situation! We’re both leaders in our clan—we have to think of our people. If you provoke that Old Fool and he turns his blade on our kin, who could stop him?!”
The Management Bureau wasn’t weak… They might have clerks and researchers with no combat skills, and even individual soldiers couldn’t rival Daoists or Demons—but since the founding of the New Nation, the one who had suppressed the Daoist and Demon worlds wasn’t just the treaty…
It was Firecloud Evil God, the strongest man among humans in Divine Land.
He hadn’t carved his way from Changbai to the South Sea, from East Sea to the plateaus, over three whole years just for fun.
“This feud is irreconcilable! One day, I will tear Firecloud apart!!” Cang Jinshui roared and slammed his fist into a massive rock, causing a thunderous boom.
“Don’t worry. I won’t let this go either.” Qu Xinghe exhaled and looked toward the unmatchable Old Fool.
…
Firecloud Evil God floated motionless in midair, while below, from the collapsed mountainside, a blinding white light burst forth—
It was the Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirits Warriors of Xuanyuan Palace!
At that moment, the warriors formed an arrowhead formation and surged into the sky—but just as they ascended, Yan Xiaoxi had already organized her forces!
The Management Bureau agents had their guns loaded. At Yan Xiaoxi’s command, the God-Killer Bullets, capable of negating magical power, rained out in a devastating volley!
The bullets’ power had already been proven multiple times—now, under this barrage, the Heavenly Spirits’ protective true force instantly dissolved!
These previously unmatched warriors had never encountered something so bizarre—the power they’d cultivated over centuries was vanishing into thin air!
This sudden shift caused the powerful Heavenly Spirit formation to collapse—the thirty-six warriors hadn’t even reached Firecloud Evil God before being swept down by a single horizontal slash of his Tiger Soul Blade, crashing into the mountainside.
On the shattered slopes, black-robed Daoists and Demons lay sprawled or struggling to stand… At that moment, a man with a severed wrist broke free from the rubble and leapt out.
He looked up at Firecloud Evil God, a flicker of fear in his eyes. “Such martial might… why does it not belong to Xuanyuan Palace? Descendant of Chiyou… could it be that the wheel of fate is set to collide again in this life?”
As he pondered, a slash of blade light streaked past him, carving a hundred-meter-long chasm at his side. Cold sweat broke out instantly.
Firecloud Evil God’s indifferent voice echoed down:
“I’ve already destroyed this Investiture and Sacrifice Ritual Platform. If you have the guts, summon the seventh Jade Dragon Pillar! What, still hiding your leader? Where is Heavenly Heart? Too scared to show his face?”
The severed-wrist man trembled in cold sweat… but at the same time, he felt a strange ripple in the air.
His eyes suddenly lit up, and he laughed heartily.
“Firecloud Evil God, your martial prowess is peerless. Among all Daoists and Demons of Divine Land, you have no equal. I truly admire you.”
“Cut the nonsense!” Firecloud Evil God snorted, slashing down again!
The Tiger Soul Blade’s activation was not infinite—he had limited time to do as much damage as possible.
As the slash came down, the wind from the blade alone tore off the bronze mask of the severed-wrist man, revealing his identity—Gongsun Zhishui!
Faced with the overwhelming blade light, Gongsun Zhishui had no strength to resist. His face was filled with terror… he slowly closed his eyes.
Just then, a red light flashed and blocked the attack.
In the red glow stood a man—bare-chested, red-haired, exuding a wicked aura!
Facing Firecloud Evil God’s fierce strike, the red-haired man smirked wickedly and raised two fingers—catching the Tiger Soul Blade’s edge between them!
“You?!”
The blade stopped. Firecloud Evil God’s expression shifted slightly as he pulled the blade back and retreated ten meters.
His face grew uncertain… This red-haired man was unmistakably the Gongsun Shiyu he had encountered at the sixth Jade Dragon Pillar, the one who wielded part of the Xuanyuan Sword’s power.
But the Gongsun Shiyu standing here now gave off an entirely different, ominous aura.
Gongsun Shiyu lowered his fingers and said arrogantly,
“Among humans, you shine brightly. The Tiger Soul Blade is no ordinary weapon—being able to control even part of its power is no small feat. To activate it to this degree, you have the right to be proud.”
“You’re not him? Then who are you?” Firecloud Evil God raised his blade, pointing toward Gongsun Shiyu ten meters away.
“Such a pity…” Gongsun Shiyu shook his head.
“A pity that this Tiger Soul Blade—once wielded by the Demon Emperor Chiyou—ended up in the hands of someone with a kind heart. A true demon blade must be wielded by one in tune with its evil. That’s what makes it powerful.”
Firecloud Evil God snorted coldly.
“Master!”
At that moment, Yan Xiaoxi and her team charged up. The Management Bureau agents aimed their weapons at Gongsun Shiyu. Without hesitation, Yan Xiaoxi gave the order to open fire!
The God-Killer Bullets were seconds away from firing!
Gongsun Zhishui’s face changed.
“Shiyu! These bullets are strange! They can evaporate our energy! No magic or martial force can block them!”
Gongsun Shiyu tilted his head slightly and frowned. But before he could act, the volley of gunfire was already unleashed.
“Can’t be blocked?” Gongsun Shiyu sneered.
“Then I’d like to see if they can even pierce the wind.”
He waved his hand sharply!
Dozens of God-Killer Bullets were already at his front—yet at that instant, a whirlwind burst up from beneath his feet, sucking all the bullets into its vortex!
“Return to sender!” Gongsun Shiyu waved again.
The whirlwind reversed direction—launching all the God-Killer Bullets back the way they came!
They moved even faster than before—within a single second, they had returned to their origin!
Every Management Bureau agent holding a weapon was hit by a God-Killer Bullet!
They were not individually strong. Most relied on magic, and a few trained in martial arts—but against the burning nature of the God-Killer Bullets, it wasn’t enough.
Aside from Firecloud Evil God and Yan Xiaoxi, everyone else collapsed in that instant... Yan Xiaoxi's face turned pale with shock—after all, they had considered the God-Killer Bullet's weakness beforehand.
If a bullet doesn’t hit, it’s useless. That’s its innate flaw—it could break through any magical defense, demonic energy barrier, or even true force armor, but it couldn’t penetrate physical obstacles!
And yet this red-haired man had merely stirred up pure wind, and that alone had caused the high-speed bullets to be deflected and returned?
As Yan Xiaoxi stood frozen in disbelief, Firecloud Evil God moved—he raised his blade and, in a flash, lunged forward. From the Tiger Soul Blade surged a blood-like glow and a terrifying tiger’s roar!
Gongsun Shiyu let out a light laugh, raised his hand, and summoned a golden sword light from the earth into his palm. With a swing, he blocked the incoming slash with ease.
However, a crack instantly appeared on the golden sword light!
Firecloud Evil God roared and, with sheer force, cleaved through the sword light with the Tiger Soul Blade.
“I told you—a single sword light can’t stop me!”
Just as the blade was about to strike Gongsun Shiyu’s forehead, Gongsun Shiyu gave a twisted smile—his left hand suddenly slashed out, revealing another golden sword light!
In that instant, Firecloud Evil God’s eyes widened—his abdomen had already been cut open by that hidden sword!
Gongsun Shiyu followed with a spinning kick, launching Firecloud Evil God dozens of meters away. The Tiger Soul Blade fell to the ground—and vanished instantly.
Gongsun Shiyu coldly sneered,
“Who told you I only had one Godslayer Sword light?”
“Shiyu… your bloodline power?”
Behind him, Gongsun Zhishui stared in astonishment.
Gongsun Shiyu turned his head slightly and said with a faint smile,
“Bloodline evolution. Don’t you see? Isn’t this exactly what you all wanted?”
Gongsun Zhishui’s expression shifted—his face paled, a trace of fear appearing in his eyes.
But Gongsun Shiyu said nothing more. He sneered coldly and looked to the sky.
“It’s time.”
It was time.
His body rose into the air, lifted by an unseen force, as the entire Mount Tai began to tremble once more… Gongsun Shiyu spread his arms.
Below him, the earth cracked apart. Accompanied by rumbling, a crystal pillar slowly emerged, radiating a seven-colored glow!
Inside the crystal pillar, a small figure could faintly be seen—like a child not even ten years old!
Simultaneously, six giant white light columns shot into the sky from beyond Mount Tai—in the exact locations where the previous six Jade Dragon Pillars had once stood!
The six columns of light converged in the sky—and the point of convergence was directly above Gongsun Shiyu!
At the same time, the crystal pillar shot out its own beam of white light, piercing through Gongsun Shiyu’s body and merging with the other six above!
“Don’t even think about opening the earth’s spiritual vein!!”
Bathed in radiant light, a figure shot upward—it was Mr. Blind!
His eyes had turned into shattered golden irises, and with his ancient sword, he merged sword and body into a massive arc of sword light!
But not just Mr. Blind—
Wounded, Firecloud Evil God still forced himself up, clutching his wound and launching a punch into the sky.
“Let me join too!”
Another figure burst from the sky—it was a Taoist from Kunlun, who once only wished to sip tea and watch clouds pass.
“President, me too!!”
Daoist Master Huanyang chanted mantras, spiritual power erupting, wielding a Seven-Star Sword as he charged toward Gongsun Shiyu!
“Count me in too, Grandpa!!”
“You bastard!!”
One figure after another soared from the shattered mountain—not only Daoists, but also Demons from various clans!
A hundred… then two hundred… all turned into streams of light, forming a terrifying, combined charge against Gongsun Shiyu, now enveloped by the beam of light!
“All of you, one by one…”
Inside the light, Gongsun Shiyu’s face twisted with madness. His red hair flew wildly as he laughed maniacally,
“Decades ago, you stopped me once. You think you can do it again? DIE!!”
Gongsun Shiyu suddenly raised both arms!
From his hands poured thick black mist, which then morphed into two enormous shadowy figures—Dragons! Two massive shadow dragons!
They roared toward the sky, overpowering all with their dominance!
“You’re… the Dragon Fiend from back then!!”
Mr. Blind cried out in shock—he recognized him. He recognized the monster he himself had created decades ago!
“Qingxiaozi! Let’s finish what we started!!! Hahahahaha!!!”
Gongsun Shiyu moved his arms, and the two shadow dragons darted through the air like whips—sweeping down the figures who had just ascended!
Splurt—!!!
Daoist Baijie coughed up blood, knocked from the sky by a dragon's strike—many others fell in the same instant!
The two shadow dragons danced wildly in the sky. Below, countless Daoists and Demons of Divine Land collapsed… even the heavily wounded Firecloud Evil God was struck down. Only Mr. Blind remained, barely resisting one of the dragons!
“You three… it’s up to you…”
On the ground, heavily injured Yan Xiaoxi struggled to his feet. He pressed his communicator, issuing a final command!
…
“What… what is that…”
Unlike Firecloud Evil God, the other three National Heroes had a different mission: to carry a final weapon—rushed into production from the main materials of God-Killer Bullets.
As black dragons rampaged and one Daoist and Demon after another fell, the three hidden heroes broke out in cold sweat.
“Yan Xiaoxi’s signal just came through!”
Soldier King said grimly,
“It’s up to us now.”
“Let’s hope… we survive this…”
Bihua exhaled slowly, glancing at his longtime comrades with a grave expression…
But at that very moment, a massive black shadow crept silently over their heads.
“Enemy above!”
Soldier King reacted immediately. And what appeared before them, that mountain-sized black shadow… turned out to be an enormous tortoise shell!
Rumble—!
The shell came crashing down. Then, a hoarse, elderly voice sighed,
"Oh dear, oh dear… Forgive me, everyone… Ahh! That hurt like hell!"
The mountain-sized tortoise shell trembled continuously, and a layer of frost spread upward from its base.
"Respect your elders and care for the young, you know…"
But regardless, the Management Bureau’s final trump card was never used at that moment.
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In the night sky, the point where the seven beams of light converged now became a radiant source, illuminating everything—Mount Tai shone as bright as day.
“Why… why haven’t the National Heroes acted yet…”
Yan Xiaoxi, calculating the timing, felt his heart sink when the final weapon failed to appear.
Did something go wrong?
Just then—
Within that blinding light, a sword-shaped flame seemingly forged from white fire began to descend slowly from the convergence point.
“The Earth Spirit Sword…”
Gongsun Shiyu burst into crazed laughter,
“The key to unlocking the Earth’s thousand-year ley lines of spiritual energy! Hahahahahaha!!”
He immediately followed the white light, reaching toward the Earth Spirit Sword.
“Don’t even think about it!!!”
Mr. Blind coughed up a mouthful of blood, splashing it on his ancient sword, then soared upward once more!
“Qingxiaozi, do you really think I won’t kill you?!”
Gongsun Shiyu sneered and opened his mouth—he spat out a beam of black light, which instantly shattered Mr. Blind’s sword, pierced through his body, and sent him crashing down!
“Who dares stop me?!”
Gongsun Shiyu’s voice echoed across the summit of Mount Tai. The Earth Spirit Sword was now just dozens of meters away.
Perhaps only a breath away.
But at that moment, a golden brilliance surged from the horizon—boundless, overwhelming, intertwining with the white light of the spiritual energy, equally radiant!
At the same time, a dragon’s roar echoed through the heavens—it stirred the hearts of all, reviving their fighting spirit!
Golden clouds billowed, and amid the mist, the golden silhouette of a dragon twisted and danced—Divine Land’s True Dragon had arrived!
“It’s Lord Long! Lord Long is here!!”
“The Dragon King has finally appeared!!”
“Huanyang… whatever, it’s better than nothing.”
Firecloud Evil God let out a sigh of relief and collapsed to the ground.
“I’m exhausted…”
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As the golden light spread, Su Zijun, who had been coldly observing from the ground, suddenly looked horrified and stomped the ground.
“Damn it… That scammer! Not only did he take the money and not work, he even—!!! I’m so mad!!”
The Princess of the Xuanyuan Royal Family gritted her teeth. Her eyes flared with shattered golden light as she suddenly plunged her hand into her chest.
Amidst a brutal scream, she pulled out a longsword made of golden flames.
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ROAR—!!!
While the united forces were revitalized, Gongsun Shiyu raised his head and howled in hatred and fury!
“True Dragon!! You can’t stop me!! YOU CAN’T STOP ME!!”
"Hmph!"
The massive golden dragon in the sky immediately swooped down—its target was also the Earth Spirit Sword, and clearly, its speed was faster than Gongsun Shiyu's!
Seeing that the True Dragon would reach the sword first, a golden sword light suddenly shot into the sky—but it didn’t target Gongsun Shiyu. Instead, it was aimed directly at Divine Land’s True Dragon!
This sword light was hundreds of times stronger than Gongsun Shiyu’s previous one!
“You brat—how dare you?!!”
“The Godslayer Sword must be unleashed today. Stay out of it!”
Even the True Dragon couldn’t remain indifferent to that terrifying sword light—it twisted its body as the golden blade slashed across its scales!
Golden scales exploded, and a pained dragon roar rang out… Though wounded, it wasn’t a fatal strike.
But in that fleeting moment of interference, Gongsun Shiyu seized the Earth Spirit Sword!
Gripping the sword, Gongsun Shiyu fell like a meteor!
The Earth Spirit Sword pierced straight through Mount Tai, crashing through rock like a spear and finally vanishing into the depths of the earth.
In that moment—everything fell silent.
Then, a tremor surged from below—nearby mountain ranges began to quake violently, peaks shattered and crumbled!
Above, the sky darkened. The clouds churned.
Mr. Blind stared at the scene. With a dull thud, he dropped to his knees, pale and powerless. He had seen this before… during the New Year’s ritual, when he risked everything to spy on fate using forbidden arts.
“So it’s come at last… the war of world annihilation.”
A radiant glow erupted from deep underground.
The spiritual energy buried for two thousand years had finally broken free.
Centered on Mount Tai, the surrounding lands within a hundred-mile radius sank into chaos—collapsing and sinking, not only crumbling but descending into the earth.
(End of Chapter)