Chapter 3172: God Ruins Broken

Boom!

The Yong Heng sun collided with the jie jie, causing the entire forbidden zone to tremble with a deep rumble. At that moment, the Yong Heng sun shattered. Looking at the Shen Xu jie jie, it remained completely undamaged, with array patterns circulating and reinforcing it, making it as impregnable as a golden soup.

Pfft! Pfft!

Ye Chen spat blood, as did Zhao Yun, both flung backward, one to the left and one to the right.

"Shen Xu, what a domineering jie jie."

The two were deeply shaken in their hearts. Even the power of Yong Heng unification couldn't break it—this was terrifying.

"You won't escape."

Wu Wang Mo Zun roared, his voice preceding his arrival, his sinister laughter unrestrained and wild.

As he spoke, the winds and clouds over the Shen Xu Xian Hai changed dramatically. The entire sky turned dark, as if covered by a black curtain that blocked out all light. It felt like falling into a black hole.

Then, god-level array patterns engraved in the void began to manifest, one after another. They were dao principles, laws, rules, and orders, intertwining and dancing to form massive destructive arrays—some of lightning, some of sword light, some of blade shadows. They spread across the sky, bringing absolute killing, imprisonment, and annihilation.

In addition, there were flashes of lightning and thunder, with many destructive omens evolving.

"Full of traps everywhere!"

Ye Chen sighed, and Zhao Yun clicked his tongue in amazement. Even with their composure, they couldn't help but feel their scalps tingle. There were so many array patterns and arrays—and this was just what was visible. Who knew how many hidden pitfalls there were? Once trapped in so many snares, the chance of survival was virtually zero.

These array patterns were all inscribed by the Gui Xu Zhi Shen, and these arrays were also his handiwork. Looking out, one array connected to another, linked end to end in an intricate chain.

"Why aren't you escaping?"

Wu Wang Mo Zun charged in, his face twisted and hideous. He positioned himself in the eastern void and formed seals with one hand.

Immediately, countless arrays surged forward, rushing toward Ye Chen and Zhao Yun.

"Again." Ye Chen snorted coldly, wiping out a swath of thunder with one palm as he shot straight into the nine heavens.

Without hesitation, Zhao Yun stomped out thousands of sword lights, soaring into the sky.

Both knew they couldn't delay any longer. The longer they waited, the more trouble they'd face from these arrays alone, without Wu Wang Mo Zun even needing to act. Even with Yong Heng, they might be beaten to death and destruction.

Once more, two Yong Heng suns merged.

The suns were extraordinarily radiant, their light bursting in all directions, churning the Shen Xu Xian Hai into massive waves. The lingering immortal aura was scorched away in patches, with strands of Yong Heng brilliance dancing alongside the Shen Xu universe.

"Seal!"

Wu Wang Mo Zun shouted coldly, his hands changing seals as he merged with the universe. Every word and action he took stirred the forbidden zone.

With his words, four copper pillars rose from the Xian Hai into the sky.

The copper pillars were extremely strange, covered in divine patterns, piercing straight into the vast heavens. Chains of order and laws wove together, connecting the pillars to form a towering cage that trapped the Yong Heng sun inside. Within it, lightning flashed and thunder roared, with destructive light crisscrossing, battering the Yong Heng sun until it was riddled with scars.

"Seal me?"

Ye Chen and Zhao Yun snorted coldly, their Yong Heng bursting forth together. They forcibly broke through the towering cage, propping up the suns as they charged straight ahead, enduring the array assaults while cracking the array seals along the way.

"Open for me."

Their eyes blazed like torches as they collided with the Shen Xu jie jie for the second time.

Boom!

A tremendous roar echoed through Shen Xu and the starry sky. That entire star domain trembled with a hum, and many gods lost their footing, knocked back step by step by a wave of destructive light.

"What kind of massive commotion is this?"

Countless gods were astonished, straining their eyes to see through the jie jie, but they couldn't. The other side of the jie jie was a chaotic haze, not only isolating the universe but also blocking any external scrutiny.

"This must be someone inside strongly attacking the jie jie."

An elder god with keen insight stroked his beard, his old eyes unable to hide his shock. Such a domineering jie jie—even if the four major inheritances joined forces with their supreme divine artifacts, they might not be able to break it.

"It can't be broken."

Whispers came from the shadows, and the highest inheritances had arrived: Po Luo, Fo Zun, Xian Zun, and Luo Hou.

The huge disturbance in Shen Xu had drawn them here.

They had all come, though none showed themselves. They narrowed their eyes, staring fixedly at the Shen Xu jie jie. It was absurdly strong—even if the four lineages united, they still couldn't break it. Not only that, they might end up destroyed or extinguished. The complete universe of the highest inheritance was far more terrifying than imagined.

Thinking of this, the four felt a wave of dread.

It was fortunate that Shen Xu hadn't gone all out that day. If they had deployed such a jie jie, the four might not have been killed by Shen Xu but would have been trapped inside. What puzzled them was who exactly was assaulting the Shen Xu jie jie.

"This is too overbearing."

Xiu Luo Tian Zun furrowed his brow, realizing that Ye Chen and Zhao Yun had teamed up, possibly even unifying their Yong Heng. Those two formidable figures were incredibly powerful, yet even together, they couldn't break the jie jie?

"Return to ancient dreams."

At his side, Yao Chi murmured softly, casting a dream dao immortal technique to dream her way to Ye Chen's side and aid them in battle.

Unfortunately, the Shen Xu jie jie was too strange, even blocking the dream dao.

Like her, Di Xian tried some immortal technique, but her cultivation was limited and she ended up wounded by the jie jie's backlash.

"Force an attack?"

Shen Long Dao Zun spoke, drawing his divine sword and glancing around at the others.

His glance drew responses.

Including Yue Shen and Xiu Luo Tian Zun, over ninety percent of the gods and supreme beings present gave him a sidelong look. Without a supreme divine artifact, and you think you can break the Shen Xu jie jie? Where do you get the confidence?

Shen Long Dao Zun coughed awkwardly and put his divine sword back into his small world.

Indeed, to break the Shen Xu jie jie, a supreme divine artifact was needed, and even one might not suffice.

In the Xian Hai, the two Yong Heng wielders retreated again, propping up their suns and hovering in the void.

This time, it was slightly better than before—at least, the Yong Heng sun didn't shatter.

"The universe's suppression is truly a headache."

Zhao Yun glanced at Wu Wang and then at the vast expanse. The Shen Xu universe was suppressing the Yong Heng.

Or rather, any outsider was suppressed by the Shen Xu universe.

"Maintaining this jie jie must be consuming the forbidden zone's foundation."

Ye Chen spoke leisurely, clearly sensing that some power in Shen Xu was gradually fading because of the jie jie. Thus, unless absolutely necessary, Wu Wang Mo Zun wouldn't activate the Shen Xu jie jie.

"Even so, it's enough to wear us down to death."

Zhao Yun took a deep breath. In their current situation, they were truly helpless. This wasn't an ordinary jie jie—it ignored laws, and the closer they got, the more weakened they became. Yong Heng was no exception.

"So, your supreme gods here are all talents."

Ye Chen sighed. He'd seen all kinds of jie jie, but one as overwhelmingly strong as the Shen Xu jie jie was a first. Unifying Yong Heng and teaming up as two quasi-barren still couldn't break it, and they were even shaken to internal injuries.

"Feel despair yet?"

Wu Wang Mo Zun chuckled eerily, not rushing to attack but controlling the arrays from the periphery. He wanted to see how long that Yong Heng sun could hold out. Yong Heng immortal and inexhaustible? Undying and indestructible? What a joke.

Ye Chen and Zhao Yun ignored him, focusing entirely on defense.

These arrays were nauseatingly persistent—every attack dimmed the Yong Heng a bit. The suns they propped up grew more scarred with each assault, eventually to be beaten to pieces.

"How about trying the Dun Jia Tian Zi?"

Ye Chen stroked his chin, and Zhao Yun did the same, exchanging a sidelong glance.

They had real chemistry—spot on.

Without overthinking, Ye Chen summoned the Tian Zi, the characters circling the sun and arranging themselves. From below, the Yong Heng sun surrounded by Tian Zi looked even more radiant, enhanced by a mysterious power.

"Come on."

The two ignited their fighting spirit, their Yong Heng radiating brightly as they collided with the jie jie for the third time.

Boom!

Still a thunderous boom that resounded through the universe.

But after this boom came a crisp crack. The overbearing Shen Xu jie jie actually manifested a crack, truly smashed open by the Yong Heng sun into a massive hole.

In that instant, the entire Shen Xu's brilliance dimmed significantly.

"How is this possible?"

Wu Wang Mo Zun spat blood and staggered back a step, his face full of disbelief.

The gods of Shen Xu also spat blood, some more, some less, as they had merged with parts of the universe. With the jie jie broken, it affected the universe, causing backlash. Naturally, the more they had merged, the stronger the backlash, just like Wu Wang Mo Zun.

They, too, found it hard to believe.

This was the Shen Xu jie jie, personally set up by the Gui Xu Zhi Shen, and it had been broken.

"Dun Jia Tian Zi really works."

On this side, Ye Chen and Zhao Yun had already burst out, a radiant sun manifesting before the world's eyes.

"What is that?"

Countless gods looked up, instinctively shielding their eyes with their hands, for the Yong Heng sun's light was too piercing.

"Yong Heng?"

The old supreme beings' divine eyes were sharp.

"Zhao Yun has broken out?"

More people were shocked, wanting to peer through the sun, but the light was too blinding to see clearly.

"Besides him, there's another."

The four highest inheritances narrowed their divine eyes into slits, enhancing their vision with supreme divine artifacts. Though they couldn't make out who it was, they could see two vague figures in the Yong Heng sun—one must be Zhao Yun, and as for the other, the four exchanged glances, needing no words to know—it had to be Ye Chen.

In the entire god realm, besides Zhao Yun, only Ye Chen had Yong Heng.

Boom!

Before they could speak, the Yong Heng sun exploded, perhaps from too many attacks, or the jie jie's backlash, or issues with the unification. It disintegrated into the void, shattering into countless rays of Yong Heng light.

In the bizarre display, Ye Chen and Zhao Yun were blasted out.

Their condition was utterly miserable—one covered in blood, the other with flesh torn to shreds. As they fell, their divine bodies kept exploding, their sacred blood-stained bones scattering across the Shen Xu Xian Hai.

"Ye Chen?"

"Zhao Yun?"

The gods around were stunned, only now seeing clearly, left staring in dumbstruck amazement.

"Yong Heng unification." The old god murmured, "Yong Heng can actually unify."

"What I wonder is how Ye Chen entered Shen Xu and how Zhao Yun broke his seal."

"This isn't important."

"The important thing is, the unbreakable myth of Shen Xu has been shattered by Yong Heng."

More gods pondered, scratching their heads in confusion.

There must have been some untold story in between.

Looking at the four lineages, their expressions were extremely ugly, feeling like they'd been played. No wonder they couldn't find Ye Chen—he was in Shen Xu. And no wonder Shen Xu didn't lend the divine artifact—it was all part of the plan.

Unfortunately, Wu Wang Mo Zun's cleverness backfired.

Putting the two Yong Heng together led to their unification, not only breaking the seal but also causing chaos in Shen Xu.

In the end, even the Shen Xu jie jie was smashed open with a hole.

"Shen Xu's universe is no longer complete."

Xian Zun suddenly spoke, seeing through it clearly. The jie jie being broken had disrupted the Shen Xu universe.

As soon as he said this, Luo Hou, Fo Zun, and Po Luo's eyes flashed with shock, their lips curling into cold smiles. They had coveted Shen Xu for ages but hadn't dared to act due to its universe.

Now, with Shen Xu's universe incomplete, they felt a deep sense of satisfaction.

As fellow forbidden zones, it was finally fair.

Without a complete universe, it was like ingesting a slow-acting poison with no antidote. As time passed, the Shen Xu universe would only weaken further, unless the Gui Xu Zhi Shen returned to the world.

Only he could restore the universe completely.

Even if other supreme gods intervened, they might not be able to help Shen Xu recover.

This was good news.

Let Shen Xu be arrogant—now with an incomplete universe, you've truly been wounded to the core!

After the good news came the bad.

Zhao Yun had broken his seal, and Ye Chen was alive and kicking. One alone was enough to cause stomach pain, let alone two. Together, they could even break Shen Xu's jie jie, making them invincible below supreme gods.