Chapter 1460: The Whole Sky

Dou Zhao's might was one of devastating force.No matter what divine abilities, Daoist arts, or how powerful the puppets,All were shattered with a single saber strike.From the beginning until now, he had not paused a single step.Always moving forward, pressing onward.No one had truly stopped him in a meaningful sense.Only at this moment did he halt!He stopped in mid-air, feeling a long-absent sense of... danger.That feeling of crisis definitely did not stem from the faintly gathering light of the Supreme Grade Daoist Art in the sky.But rather from the front.From within the He Bo divine chariot, from that single slender, jade-like hand extending forth.This hand appeared so beautiful and flawless.As if Qu Shunhua was embracing Zuo Guangshu from behind, then from Zuo Guangshu's waist, she playfully extended her hand, stretching it before Zuo Guangshu's eyes.As if to say—Look, my lord, how beautiful is the henna I've applied?But it was also this very same hand that easily smoothed out the thirteen Heavenly Fissures.It was this very same hand that caused a powerful expert like Dou Zhao to feel a warning in his heart!At most, two more steps, and he could have stepped onto that magnificent chariot.But he could not advance further.His saber was still in his hand, yet he retreated instead.But...He only retreated half a step, less than nine zhang, and could not move further.It wasn't just Dou Zhao who couldn't move.Evidently, the Supreme Grade Daoist Art about to descend from the sky, the wind blowing past his ears, the shattered streams of Daoist arts, and even the Li Dragon pulling the chariot, Zuo Guangshu on the He Bo divine chariot...It was an entire expanse of space!Qu Shunhua's hidden trump card was finally revealed.Finally, it was known what divine ability she had been concealing all along.Peak Grade Divine Ability, He Tian (Closing the Heavens)!"He Tian is called Yu (Space), Pi Yu is called Zhou (Time)."The supreme divine ability that controls space, with a single thought, space stands still.What is "Supreme"?"Supreme" doesn't necessarily mean a Peak Grade Divine Ability, but anything crowned with these two words must be the most top-tier existence among similar divine abilities.For instance, Yu Siqing, the powerful sea clan expert Jiang Wang once encountered, also possessed a divine ability that ignored distance and attacked across space, called Lie Kong (Splitting the Void).For example, Qin Zhizhen of the Qin Kingdom's Heavenly Abode also possessed a divine ability to explore the void and roam through spatial rifts, known as Lian Xu (Refining the Void).Even, for example, Du Ruhui, the Prime Minister of Zhuang State, could traverse vast distances in an instant, coming and going without restraint.But all these divine abilities, before He Tian, must stand still.Under equal cultivation, the He Tian divine ability possesses the supreme control of space!Therefore, Qu Shunhua was able to detect the two-headed ape-monkey Nian Zheng roaming the void in advance, and thus Qu Shunhua was able to smooth out the Heavenly Fissures with just a hand.Therefore, she now froze everything, stepped out from behind Zuo Guangshu, and walked towards Dou Zhao.In the vast and boundless world of cultivation, the stillness of space seems not to be too terrifying a manifestation.Because for many cultivators, space itself is not an unbreakable barrier. Under the effect of various powerful divine abilities and secret techniques, many cultivators can shatter space.But under the control of the He Tian divine ability, static space is incredibly terrifying!If we compare the strength of space to a door. Originally, the door was ajar, and many people could easily push it open and go out.But now, this door is locked.And it's been replaced with a large iron door, secured with a general's lock!The space frozen by He Tian is, of course, also limited by one's cultivation. The strength of the opponent affects the intensity and duration of the spatial stillness.But even an invincible existence in the Outer Tower realm like Dou Zhao could not completely break free from the influence of He Tian, being fixed on the spot.Is it not worth exposing such a long-hidden Peak Grade Divine Ability in the Mountain and Sea realm?Should it not have had a more dazzling appearance, a more appropriate timing, to seize greater gains?One must know that in order to conceal this divine ability, Qu Shunhua even gave up the Yellow River Meeting!Few in the entire Qu family knew, and it should have been concealed again and again.But Zuo Guangshu was right beside her.Zuo Guangshu's thirty percent origin of divine soul was right before her eyes...What else is there to consider worth or not worth?Just as her Heavenly Maiden shattered, Zuo Guangshu immediately steered the divine chariot, unleashing a torrent of Daoist arts.The love she, Qu Shunhua, responded with in this life must be more than what Zuo Guangshu gave!So she moved forward.At this very moment.Space was already still, so there was no wind.But Qu Shunhua's magnificent robes were billowing and fluttering, she stepped down from the splendid war chariot, walked over the Li Dragon pulling the chariot, and moved forward.She approached Dou Zhao with such a noble and elegant posture.Her light golden magnificent robes contrasted with his splendid military attire, red-bottomed with golden edges.Qu Shunhua had no intention of saying anything... Why bother with words?She merely strolled leisurely in the static space, walked close, raised her palm, and directly struck towards Dou Zhao's throat!Her palm was like a saber, exceptionally sharp.The sound of flesh and blood being cut open.Qu Shunhua's eyes widened in surprise, for the sound of flesh and blood being cut open did not come from her, as her palm-saber had not yet had time to cut open Dou Zhao's throat.What broke the spatial封锁? Who was moving under He Tian's stillness?She immediately saw the answer with her own eyes.Because a cut had appeared on Dou Zhao's throat.This cut was extremely shallow, extremely thin, but it could not escape Qu Shunhua's eyes, nor could it conceal the fresh blood.As the fresh blood flowed, a wisp of saber qi leaped out, forming the shape of a saber, as if held by an invisible hand, and struck directly onto Qu Shunhua's palm-saber, causing Qu Shunhua to involuntarily pause.A second wisp of saber qi then followed up with extreme precision, landing on the exact same spot, causing Qu Shunhua to retreat a step!Dou Zhao's entire neck, one tiny saber cut after another split open, and wisp after wisp of saber qi leaped out.This was a beating, world-class saber art where qi became reality.Striking at Qu Shunhua one saber after another, forcing her to constantly retreat.Dou Zhao remained motionless under the spatial stillness.But the saber qi that erupted from his body, under exquisite control, relentlessly attacked, attacked.Qu Shunhua used her palm as a saber, fighting and retreating.Even Dou Zhao could not defeat her with just this level of saber qi.But the He Tian divine ability had already restrained too much of her power.Especially, she had to avoid intense combat breaking the spatial stillness.Grasping that subtle balance was an elegant art.At this moment, her retreat was actually an advance.The saber qi erupting from Dou Zhao's body could only possess the first wave of power he unleashed within his body. It didn't need a great distance, and would itself stand still within this space.Retreating to the seventh step already allowed for room to attack again.Retreating to the ninth step could create an opportunity to kill Dou Zhao!On the eighth step, she was already prepared, sensing that subtle balance, and was about to change her move with fierce determination, when her expression suddenly changed dramatically!Because Dou Zhao's continuously attacking saber qi had, without her realizing it, connected into a formation.Clearly, it was forced to remain still in this space, frozen on the long path of repelling her.Yet they echoed each other, forming a saber qi formation.All the saber stances combined into one.Sweeping horizontally before Qu Shunhua's eyes.It did not harm her, but it caused her heart to suddenly sink.This trace of saber light was so brilliant!In the entire space, the stillness created by the He Tian divine ability... shattered.The divine ability backfired, and Qu Shunhua stiffened on the spot.From beginning to end, Dou Zhao's goal was to break the spatial stillness.And the flaws Qu Shunhua saw in the battle, the opportunities she painstakingly created... were all within Dou Zhao's control.Her saber art was not just one or two levels worse than Dou Zhao's!"This divine ability of yours... is truly powerful, truly terrifying, no wonder it's hidden so deeply."Dou Zhao regained his freedom, commenting thusly.The fine, shallow cuts on his neck had stopped bleeding. He held Tian Xiao, still radiating brilliant light: "But though I have not reached the Divine Arrival realm, my body is already unified, complete and without leaks. Outside the body is one space, and within the body is naturally one space. With your current strength, being able to affect the space outside my body is already the limit. To affect the space within my body, it is inevitably beyond your reach."Fresh blood trickled from the corner of her mouth. Qu Shunhua instantly understood everything.So Dou Zhao struck from within his body, first breaking through the body, then breaking through space...Was this something one could think of in the split second between life and death?!Especially, Qu Shunhua was certain that Dou Zhao had absolutely encountered the He Tian divine ability for the first time.Striking from within the body is not something that can be achieved with such a casual statement.Dou Zhao's words, "body unified, complete and without leaks," themselves represented a state akin to a Divine Arrival body. Only at such a realm is there the concept of "space within the body."And precisely with such a complete and leak-proof body, to manifest substantial saber qi from within and without, to cleave open one's own powerful body, it is impossible without paying a price!At least not just those few fine blood cuts...Dou Zhao's injuries at this moment were definitely not as light as he made them seem.But despite having such a clear judgment in her heart, and despite the He Tian divine ability not being without merit, Qu Shunhua's heart grew colder and colder.No wonder even Zen Master Yue didn't favor this battle...Her long-hidden Peak Grade Divine Ability failed to determine the outcome.Such a Dou Zhao, she truly didn't know who under the Divine Arrival realm could contend with him!The spatial封锁 of the He Tian divine ability being broken not only meant Dou Zhao's freedom.Dou Zhao's opponent was never just Qu Shunhua.The Supreme Grade Daoist Art that had been brewing high in the sky, now exploded with a roar.Boom!Having been suppressed for too long, this Eight Treasures Demon Slaughtering Art seemed to have become even more violent.Ten thousand streams of golden light tore through the gloomy sky, carving out a circle of light in the tempestuous sky.Golden light exploded like a sea, and amidst the ebb and flow, eight majestic magical artifacts appeared.These were the Treasure Vase, Treasure Canopy, Twin Fish, Lotus Flower, Conch Shell, Auspicious Knot, Victory Banner, and Flaming Pearl.Each possessed powerful might, echoing each other, and simultaneously descended!Zen Master Yue stood in the air, reciting only: "When I become a Buddha, I shall slay all demons!"The gray robe and long cloak he wore also took on a sacred meaning under the illumination of the golden light.To break such a mighty Daoist art, Heavenly Punishment was most effective. A single ultimate strike of thirteen splits, no matter how many Buddha treasures or magical artifacts, none could withstand it.However, before the possessor of the He Tian divine ability, cleaving open Heavenly Fissures was truly a joke.Zen Master Yue's use of the Eight Treasures Demon Slaughtering Art was not without the intention of wearing down Dou Zhao.But after Qu Shunhua displayed her Peak Grade Divine Ability, this Supreme Grade Daoist Art, fully unleashed, clearly had the potential to play a greater role.At this moment, the Eight Treasures were gathered, their light and flames connected, possessing a divine power that could subdue all demons and monsters.And a shadow now enveloped Dou Zhao, his radiant countenance appearing momentarily illusory.He raised his saber, slashing upwards towards the sky, just one strike!Boundless murky smoke surged into the sky.This kind of smoke, upon seeing it, instantly filled one's heart with despair and sorrow.Within the boundless smoke, various malevolent forms evolved—Ferocious forms, painful forms, wailing forms, slaughtering forms, despairing forms, hateful forms...The human world is a boundless sea of suffering.Born into sorrow and wounded.This one strike is human calamity desecrating the Buddha!Since ancient times, among the tragedies of the world, the intensity of human calamity surpasses that of natural disasters.If people were to eat each other's children, who would worship clay idols of gods and Buddhas?If my life is uncertain from morning to night, I'll melt down the golden body for gold and silver!The roaring calamity qi, in ten thousand malevolent forms, instantly swallowed the eight treasures that were meant to slaughter demons.And after Dou Zhao's single upward slash towards the sky, he never looked at the sky again. Once the saber strike was unleashed, the outcome was decided. He naturally took a step forward, closing in on Qu Shunhua, and horizontally slashed!All of this sounds slow, but in the actual combat, it was merely Dou Zhao's consecutive two strikes after shattering the spatial stillness.One strike swallowed the Eight Treasures Demon Slaughtering Art, and the other strike was to annihilate the most threatening Qu Shunhua.At this moment, Qu Shunhua had just freed herself from the influence of her divine ability being shattered, and the chilling blade was already rushing towards her face.She felt her body retreating, while Zuo Guangshu's figure was moving forward.This slightly green youth resolutely stood before her, reached out and grasped in the void, directly condensing water elemental energy, and in the midst of the surging tide, drew out a flowing wave sword, narrowly blocking the edge of Tian Xiao.And truly, the long river became a sword, horizontally blocking the heavenly gap.This sword strike could be called magnificent!The inherited arts of the Zuo family, how could they have weaknesses?Zuo Guangshu not using a weapon did not mean he couldn't. He displayed it appropriately at the appropriate time.But...Magnificence is often relative. A firefly cannot compete with the brilliance of the moon.He had to face Dou Zhao's saber.So this sword strike was not magnificent enough!This Daoist art sword instantly collapsed.Along with its collapse was Zuo Guangshu's hand gripping the sword.His skin instantly withered and cracked. One crack after another, starting from the back of his hand, rapidly spread throughout his entire arm.His entire body fell backward, severed into the blue sea by a single saber strike!Dou Zhao did not spare him a second glance, he merely drew back his blade, and with another strike that caused skin to wither, he struck at Qu Shunhua again.Since ancient times, beautiful women age easily, and flourishing flowers wither easily.This saber strike destroyed youth, extinguishing vitality.Qu Shunhua also did not spare Zuo Guangshu a second glance, although her heart had already plummeted with him!But a woman like her, of course, knew what was most important at this moment.How could she truly allow Dou Zhao to kill Zuo Guangshu before her, and then take that jade disc from Zuo Guangshu's corpse?She pressed her hand forward, pressing forward to meet the edge of the Tian Xiao saber.Forcibly suppressing the turmoil within her body, mobilizing all the divine ability power she could at this moment...He Tian!With her current cultivation, she was not sufficient to still the space where a powerful expert like Dou Zhao resided twice.But at this moment, she pushed her limits.The withering skin was already affecting her palm, the power of decay spreading from the point where the blade met her palm, extending throughout her entire arm.But everything was frozen.Qu Shunhua certainly wouldn't give Dou Zhao another chance to strike from within his body and break the spatial stillness. A massive amount of Dao Yuan roared within her body, colliding with a powerful strike.But...From the distant sky, boundless starlight suddenly descended. Although the Four Great Star Towers did not manifest, the light of the Star Towers had already fallen.The starlight was incredibly brilliant!From the surging tide of starlight, a magnificent starlight saber leaped out, beginning its descent from the distant high sky.All of this seemed to begin simultaneously with Qu Shunhua's struggle.The He Tian divine ability had just been activated when the starlight-wielding God-Slaying Saber struck down, almost at the same time!Qu Shunhua's He Tian divine ability was certainly powerful, but how far could the range it affected extend?As soon as this God-Slaying Saber struck down, it directly shattered the spatial stillness affected by the He Tian divine ability from the outside!And at this moment, the Dao Yuan within Qu Shunhua's body had just begun to surge.The edge of the Tian Xiao saber continued forward, directly slicing open Qu Shunhua's palm, and then severing her entire arm.The decaying light of the withering skin also quickly spread throughout her body.Dou Zhao horizontally drew the saber back a line, a streak of bloody light spraying from around Qu Shunhua's neck.He directly passed by her, moving to meet the charging Zen Master Yue.And behind him...Qu Shunhua fell weakly.A beauty withered!