The Gods' Pure Land was a method for forging a domain. By comprehending the laws of space and time, one could condense True Qi to form a Pure Land. Within it, one was invulnerable to all laws and eternally free. Once cultivated, it could convert any attack into one's own power, representing a truly absolute defense.
That, combined with the Five Emperors' Canopy, would be absolute defense within absolute defense.
"Unleash all your techniques, lest you regret not having enough time later."
"You will be the first Heavenly God to die by my hand. Such an honor is worthy of your pride," Shi Jian spoke unceremoniously, openly mocking him.
The Heavenly God Realm is extraordinary, the minimum qualification to enter the Emperor Gate. Now, facing such an existence, Shi Jian engaged in open mockery. The Heavenly God opposite was enraged.
"Very well, you have completely enraged me. Blood Battle Heaven and Earth!" he roared.
As the four words were uttered, heaven and earth trembled. Lightning flashed in the void. This was the divine might of a Heavenly God; it was as if the entire world obeyed his command. A terrifying strike descended instantly.
Shi Jian vaguely felt the rejection and targeting of heaven and earth. This feeling came from the Dao of the Heavenly God, which formed a type of "domain."
Facing such a strike, Shi Jian was fearless. Any attack, if it doesn't instantly kill me, will only make me stronger.
He acted with great force, instantly manifesting a spiritual body, as if he had three heads and six arms. All sorts of divine abilities and precious techniques were unleashed by him in an instant.
Light flashed like the fleeting brilliance of fireworks. The entire void was illuminated.
"Is this the divine might of a Heavenly God? Nothing more than this," Shi Jian laughed.
Upon hearing this, the Heavenly God unleashed an even more terrifying power. Endless runes burned in the void.
"Kill!"
The two collided again. The most intense runes bloomed, unleashing a wild attack. The void was burning, and the sky twisted and collapsed. This attack exceeded the endurance of the minor thousand world.
The two separated again, and the Heavenly God's expression grew even more grim. He hadn't expected Shi Jian's strength to be so terrifying.
The people from the outside world were indescribably shocked. Ancient monstrous talents couldn't do anything to him. Now, not even a Heavenly God could?
Looking at the Heavenly God, Shi Jian's gaze was profound. He seemed unable to do anything to the Heavenly God either. Unless he used Heavenly Desolation, but that felt like using a cannon to kill a mosquito.
His mind stirred. Before he entered Immortal Ancient, he obtained a seven-colored water droplet. Its origin was unknown, yet it could penetrate everything.
"Kill!"
The two clashed again. With a loud bang, heaven and earth shattered. Shi Jian secretly unleashed the water droplet. It was ordinary, falling from the sky and hitting the Heavenly God.
In an instant, his physical body was pierced through. Crimson blood splattered, each drop containing power that could pierce through mountains.
"Ah!" the Heavenly God roared, his face twisted. How could he, a Heavenly God, suffer such a great loss?
As he was enraged, Shi Jian pressed forward again. Take his life while he's down.
The Heavenly God was instantly suppressed. However, a Heavenly God is a Heavenly God. Brilliant light erupted from him, and his injured areas rapidly reformed.
This healing operation, however, revealed his weakness to Shi Jian. Within his body, a terrifying and strange power was raging out of control. It was a curse from the Immortal Ancient, which had been suppressed until now.
"The power of a curse? Then let me lend you a hand."
Around Shi Jian, a strong wind instantly arose. This was from the World of Immortality: Doomsday Calamity. He was not trying to use it to deal with the Heavenly God directly, but to use its "ebb and flow of Qi" profound truth to trigger the curse power within him.
As the yin wind of Doomsday Calamity blew, the strange power within the Heavenly God's body suddenly surged, erupting a hundredfold. He felt as if tens of thousands of ants were gnawing at his body. Corpse spots appeared on his arms, and a pungent smell of decay filled the air.
Shi Jian naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity. Previously, the Heavenly God had a slight edge, but now, with the curse erupting, how could he be a match? He had to painstakingly try to dismantle the curse while dealing with Shi Jian's attacks.
Under the internal and external assault, he quickly fell into a disadvantage. Shi Jian used the Daluo Sword Embryo to sever his right arm. He constantly used divine power to expel the black blood and the curse, but soon, another part of his body was cut down.
The onlookers were dumbfounded. Even a Heavenly God expert was being beaten so badly.
"Good stuff, your bone frame still has quite a bit of meat," Shi Jian mocked while attacking. He was like a skilled chef, constantly scraping off pieces of meat from the ingredients in front of him. The scraped-off flesh, containing rich essence, was then refined and absorbed by the Hell Furnace, converted into his strength.
In a sense, he was eating the Heavenly God alive.
"Little beast…" The Heavenly God found it hard to remain calm, his eyes wide with a bloody glint. He coveted Shi Jian's body, but now Shi Jian coveted his cultivation.
He really wanted to crush Shi Jian into a meat paste, but it was just wishful thinking. Shi Jian's defensive power was terrifying.
"Chih!" He spat out a black light containing his foul blood and the power of the curse, but it was futile. The Five Emperors' Canopy blocked all attacks.
"Old man, it seems your death is sealed today. To be flayed alive by someone at the Divine Flame Realm, you're certainly setting a precedent for Heavenly Gods," Shi Jian said, constantly provoking him.
The Heavenly God coughed up a mouthful of blood in anger. The erupting curse power and Shi Jian's strength both exceeded his expectations. He went mad, frantically burning his essence blood to remove the curse.
Shi Jian naturally wouldn't let him, fully unleashing his attack while simultaneously using Doomsday Calamity to trigger the curse.
"Old man, stop struggling. Dying by my hand is a blessing accumulated over your nine lives," his attacks grew fiercer. The Heavenly God's aura gradually weakened. The more divine power he used, the more terrifying the curse's backlash became. But if he didn't use it, he would simply be flayed alive. It was a dilemma.
Even escaping offered no way out. The Hell Furnace and the Heavenly God's domain were in opposition, trapping them both.
"Ah!" he screamed. The corpse spots grew more numerous, and his body became weaker.
Shi Jian laughed heartily. "Old man… Die!"
Behind him, dense Cave Heavens were arranged in a special order, and a terrifying aura permeated the air.
Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation!
Various divine abilities and cultivation techniques each formed one of the four components of the formation. As it spread, the Heavenly God felt as if he was immersed in mud. Sword Qi crisscrossed everywhere.
"Kill!" The Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation appeared for the first time, unleashing immeasurable divine might.
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