Chapter 2015: Clash of Primordial Gods vs. Supreme God-King

Chapter 2015: Honghuang Dashen VS Gaishi Shenwang

"I am mad." Xie Mo's words were ice-cold, completely ignoring Ren Wang's rebuke. In her palm, a wisp of xian guang appeared, colorful and dazzling, pouring from Lin Xing's tian ling cover into his body.

"Stop." Ren Wang stepped forward, but he collapsed after just one step.

Seeing this, Ye Chen activated his zhundi bing to halt Xie Mo. He was certain that Xie Mo knew Lin Xing's identity and was trying to awaken Zao Hua Shenwang to join forces with her in suppressing Mu Liuqing.

At first glance, this approach seemed reasonable.

However, upon deeper reflection, it involved far too many risks. Lin Xing's current state was extraordinarily unstable, and external forces could not be allowed to interfere. If they succeeded in awakening Zao Hua Shenwang, all would be well, but if they failed, it could drag both Zao Hua Shenwang and Lin Xing into the underworld together.

Zao Hua Shenwang was too important; they could not afford any mistakes.

"Stop!" Ye Chen shouted angrily, charging forward with his weapon.

"Get out of the way." Xie Mo's voice was ice-cold as she waved her hand, sending Ye Chen flying.

Her eyes were now filled with madness.

As Ye Chen had said earlier, for Mu Liuqing's sake, this woman was capable of anything, even risking Lin Xing's destruction without a second thought.

Ugh!

Lin Xing groaned in pain, roaring lowly as veins bulged on his forehead. The external force invading him made his shen hai buzz and his head feel like it was about to explode. His original consciousness was being swallowed by a mysterious power.

Stop!

Ren Wang shouted again, desperate to intervene, but he was powerless. After several intense battles, he was gravely injured, unable to form his physical body, and even his yuan shen was unstable, on the verge of collapsing.

Stop!

Ye Chen, who had been flung away, charged back, fusing with over a dozen zhundi qi.

Xie Mo didn't even glance at him before sending him flying again. She ignored the zhundi bing just as Mu Liuqing had; at her level, whether or not she had such weapons made no difference. Ye Chen was no match for her.

After tossing Ye Chen aside, her expression grew even more frenzied as she continued to pour the xian guang into Lin Xing's body.

Ugh!

Lin Xing's roars were filled with agony, his body cracking open as fresh blood flowed. His once wise eyes were now devoid of any clarity, and his final trace of consciousness was completely engulfed by the mysterious power.

In that instant, the heavens and earth changed color, with lightning flashing and thunder roaring.

Then, a power known as zao hua surged through the universe. Lin Xing had fallen into a deep sleep, but Zao Hua Shenwang opened his eyes. His gaze, like Mu Liuqing's, was empty and lifeless, his expression wooden and emotionless, like a cold puppet.

He was awake, but Zao Hua Shenwang was in a dazed state.

Still, his aura made the heavens tremble, rendering all things in the world illusory.

"Well, still in a muddled state." Ye Chen struggled to his feet, looking disheveled.

"I just want to be quiet." Ren Wang said, sitting down heavily. Whether from his injuries or exhaustion, he wasn't sure. Whether Zao Hua Shenwang's awakening was a blessing or a curse, he could no longer tell.

While the two exchanged words, Xie Mo stood silently.

She had indeed awakened Zao Hua Shenwang, but whether he was friend or foe remained uncertain. After all, this was a dazed god king, and it was unknown if he could help.

In the void, Mu Liuqing had fully integrated his power.

Now, he was like the ruler of the world, his radiant divine light illuminating everything. Empowered by the Zhuxian Jian, he was even more terrifying than before—so much so that even Jian Shen might not be his equal.

"The Zhuxian Jian—is it truly unstoppable?" Ren Wang looked up, murmuring to himself.

Ye Chen, standing nearby, shared the same thoughts.

Mu Liuqing once again demonstrated just how fearsome the Zhuxian Jian was. It had forged his deceased body into something so powerful, defeating even Xie Mo and nearly destroying Ren Wang.

As they watched, Zao Hua Shenwang moved.

The dazed god king stiffly turned his neck, glancing at Ye Chen and Ren Wang, then at Xie Mo, before finally tilting his head upward to gaze at the sky, fixing his eyes on Mu Liuqing.

At that moment, Mu Liuqing also lowered his gaze.

One was Honghuang Dashen, the other Gaishi Shenwang; one lacked consciousness, the other was muddled; one like a puppet, the other like a walking corpse. In that instant, their eyes met.

Time seemed to freeze with that exchange.

The next second, Mu Liuqing descended from the heavens, while Zao Hua Shenwang rose to meet him. One formed a palm strike that disrupted the universe, the other clenched a fist that manipulated yin and yang, both attacking each other.

Boom!

Their fist and palm collided, causing a tremendous explosion as the sky collapsed instantly.

Both staggered back half a step. In this direct clash, Honghuang Dashen and Gaishi Shenwang were evenly matched, but the fight was far from over as they charged into the ethereal void once more.

Bang! Boom!

Deafening roars echoed, with endless lightning pouring down from the nine heavens.

Ye Chen and Ren Wang looked up in silence.

This battle was a legendary showdown across eras. Whether Honghuang Dashen or Gaishi Shenwang, both had been symbols of their times, ruthless figures who came infinitely close to becoming a Great Emperor. Yet, they met in this state to determine a victor.

It was a pity that neither had their full consciousness; otherwise, they might have respected each other.

Xie Mo watched too, her expression worried, fearing that Zao Hua Shenwang might reduce Mu Liuqing to ashes.

"Aren't you going to help?" Ye Chen turned to Xie Mo.

She said nothing, but secretly gathered her combat power.

In the previous fight, she had suffered heavy injuries, and she wasn't joining now because she was restoring her strength to the peak. This was her only chance; she needed to recover fully to team up with Zao Hua Shenwang and suppress Mu Liuqing. The process couldn't afford any mistakes—it required time.

Sigh!

Ye Chen fell silent, letting out a sigh in his heart.

Sigh!

Ren Wang sighed as well, unsure whether to lament the cruelty of the heavenly dao or the sorrows of human emotions. Even sinister demons couldn't escape the bonds of fate, leading loved ones to life-and-death separations.

Boom! Bang!

As they sighed, the fluctuations from the void battle grew even more massive.

Honghuang Dashen and Gaishi Shenwang were like two divine dragons coiling through the skies, rampaging across the nine heavens, truly evenly matched. After over nine hundred rounds, neither could gain the upper hand, only fresh blood raining down like a storm, dyeing the world red and turning to ash amid chaos and destruction.

After nearly a thousand exchanges, Xie Mo made her move, stepping into the heavens.

The originally balanced fight shifted instantly with her involvement, putting Mu Liuqing at a disadvantage. Even with the Zhuxian Jian's empowerment, he couldn't withstand their joint assault, spilling blood repeatedly in the vast sky.

The Zhuxian Jian wasn't foolish; it tried multiple times to make Mu Liuqing escape.

However, Xie Mo gave him no opportunity, blocking his every attempt to flee. Zao Hua Shenwang was equally dominant, coordinating well with her to apply maximum pressure.

"This time, there won't be any surprises." Ye Chen said.

"Keep going, add more power!" Ren Wang looked to the sky, cursing loudly. He was scolding the Zhuxian Jian for hiding while manipulating Mu Liuqing to cause chaos, repeatedly enhancing his strength. But it hadn't anticipated Zao Hua Shenwang's awakening and alliance with the chimai evil god. Against such a lineup, no amount of enhancement would help.

Remarkably, the Zhuxian Jian did boost Mu Liuqing's power again.

Yet, awkwardly, it still couldn't overcome the two powerhouses' siege.

No one knew when the booming stopped.

Gazing into the void, two figures fell: one was Mu Liuqing, from whom Xie Mo had erased the curse and severed his connection to the Zhuxian Jian; the other was Zao Hua Shenwang, who had transformed back into Lin Xing.

"It's over." Ye Chen's suspended heart finally settled.

"Kid, I can't take you on journeys anymore." Ren Wang's voice was hoarse and weak, his aura faint. His yuan shen body was dissipating, turning to ash inch by inch, beyond control.

Seeing this, Ye Chen's face changed dramatically.

"It's not destruction; it's time for my ying jie." Ren Wang smiled wearily.

Perhaps no one knew that he had been part of the ying jie frenzy seventy years ago.

But he had used a heaven-piercing secret technique to delay it by several centuries.

Unfortunately, after being severely wounded by Mu Liuqing multiple times, nearly destroying his yuan shen, the delay had gone wrong, shortening from centuries to seventy years. The ying jie calamity was now upon him.

"I wish you a swift passage through your ying jie." Ye Chen smiled.

His smile was laced with worry. Since it was a calamity, life and death were uncertain—even for the Ren Hun remnants. Add to that Ren Wang's insight into too many heavenly secrets, and his tribulation would be even more intense.

This might be their last meeting.