Outside Ziwei Segmentum, the six Ancient God Clans stopped while they were still far from Ziwei Segmentum. They did not want to get too close.
Ye Futian controlled the will of Ziwei the Great, and the destructive power that he wielded was incredibly terrifying. They might not be able to bear it if they got too close.
The six Ancient God Clans had arrived with six great military camps and other top powers of the Divine Prefecture trailing behind, yet, they were not optimistic about this expedition. Ye Futian had directed everyone to stay inside, and there was nothing they could do about Ye Futian.
“Wang Xiao.” The City Lord of Tianyan looked at Wang Xiao next to him and said, “Try again to see if you can break through the defenses of Ziwei Segmentum.”
If there was still no way to break down the defense of Ziwei Segmentum this time, they planned to seal off Ziwei Segmentum and camp around the Segmentum temporarily. Then, they will build a grand teleportation matrix to their home base so that they could impose long-term imprisonment on Ziwei Segmentum. This would give them some time to think of other ways to deal with Ye Futian.
At any rate, they dared not allow Ye Futian to roam around and wreak further havoc outside. Or else, the cultivators of the six Ancient God Clans would forever be in danger.
The expedition this time was really out of their hands. When they saw what happened at Infinite Mountain and Celestial Worthy Mountain, they felt they had no choice.
“Fine,” Wang Xiao nodded and walked towards the space below. His expression was particularly grim.
The opponent he would be facing was someone fated to be his mortal enemy, the one who, until this day, he had not been able to overcome.
As soon as he entered the consciousness of the world, he was already at the pinnacle, hailed as The Unraveled, known across the globe. But above him, there was another man, a hurdle that he had not been able to cross even to this day.
It was probably still impossible for him to break into Ziwei Segmentum.
When Wang Xiao arrived above Ziwei Segmentum, he waved his hand, and suddenly a terrifying divine light exploded, and that was when the Sky Tremoring appeared.
In an instant, a terrifying shockwave radiated outward until it spread to the endless starry sky, blasting down towards Ziwei Segmentum.
Rumble… A dull sound came out, and the shockwaves from the Sky Tremoring spread above Ziwei Segmentum, causing a dull sound to reverberate on the surface of the Segmentum. The starry light screen surrounded the entire Segmentum so that even as the shockwaves blasted on the screen, they flowed like waves upon the starry light screen and did not cause the slightest damage to Ziwei Segmentum.
Obviously, Ye Futian was prepared.
Wang Xiao looked down, and Ye Futian was already there.
A god-like figure appeared, as an imperial will swept out. Above the endless starry sky, a gigantic face appeared, like some deity. Wang Xiao raised the Sky Tremoring, and traces of shockwaves came rushing out, madly blasting away at Ziwei Segmentum below.
Soon, the Sky Tremoring itself blasted down, and an apocalyptic divine light penetrated the space, shooting towards the Ziwei Segmentum below as if it could penetrate it. This beam of light was far too terrifying and could be seen even from thousands of miles away as if it was right in front of them as it shredded through the space with madness.
This was a terrifying force that could directly destroy a continent or even a cultivating planetary.
Boom! A violent collision emerged, and the entire Ziwei Segmentum was covered by the starry light screen. An extremely brilliant starry divine light circulated. When the beam of light blasted down, the starry light screen seemed to be caving in, and a terrifying crack appeared.
However, it was not breached.
At the point where the pillar of destructive light had landed, a huge dent was formed on the surface; it seemed as if it was about to be broken. However, the flowing starry brilliance soon repaired it, as if it had somehow transferred that destructive attack elsewhere.
It was still intact!
This time, Wang Xiao attacked with the imperial arms but failed to break through the outer defenses of the Ziwei Segmentum.
Above the boundless sky, the cultivators of the six powerful Ancient God Clans saw this and their hearts palpitated.
This ending seemed to be far worse than they had expected.
That last time, Wang Xiao’s attack had at least directly pierced through the external defenses and penetrated the interior of Ziwei Segmentum, traversing through the Segmentum. It was Ye Futian’s attack that had posed a threat to Wang Xiao so that he could not capture the Ziwei Segmentum in the end.
But now, the destructive attack of the imperial arms did not even break the external defense.
What was happening?
Likewise, Wang Xiao’s face was extremely terrible to look at. Although he was mentally prepared and knew that the probability was not in his favor, the situation in front of him was still hard to accept. This meant that his progress over the years was not nearly as advanced as that of Ye Futian, as it mainly relied on external forces. Compared to the previous battle, his performance was even worse this time.
“It seems that a few years ago, it was no fluke that Ye Futian was able to destroy the imperial arms and break out of the imprisonment. In the 28 years, he had used the will of Ziwei to harness an even greater power.” The cultivators from all six Ancient God Clans had realized this.
“Wang Xiao, come back.” The City Lord of Tianyan seemed to become aware of something as he shouted out at Wang Xiao below. Before his voice could be heard, the Ziwei Segmentum lit up with an extremely brilliant divine light.
Several starry divine swords emerged. Above Ziwei Segmentum, the stars circulated as countless starry divine swords shot out at the same time. The light of countless divine swords penetrated heaven and earth, slamming towards Wang Xiao.
Wang Xiao yelled, and the Sky Tremor in his hand blasted down with rage as billions of shockwaves swept out, destroying everything in its path.
In the boundless space, the two forces collided, and the light of the divine sword was drowned by the attack of the Sky Tremor. However, the infinite divine sword had not completely been annihilated. It was as there were still some that continued their trajectory towards Wang Xiao.
Wang Xiao, too, felt a serious threat. His body was protected by the divine light as the Sky Tremoring swung down again, albeit a little rushed. At the same time, the light of the divine sword also descended, blasting on the space where he was.
In an instant, that space seemed to have been destroyed, as that terrifying dark crack swallowed everything, including Wang Xiao’s body. The imagery of destruction was extremely shocking.
“Wang Xiao!”
High above the distant altitude, the face of the City Lord of Tianyan changed to one with shock. When Wang Xiao’s defense was disarmed the first time, he realized that Ye Futian could deploy stronger defenses with the will of Ziwei the Great. If so, it could only mean that he was able to launch an even more powerful attack.
So, in that instant, he thought of warning Wang Xiao, but it was too late. Wang Xiao was already under that destructive attack.
He stared at Wang Xiao, who had been swallowed by the darkness, and his heart was beating violently. Other top figures from the Divine Prefecture were the same, as their hearts beat wildly in their chests. At this moment, they had no disagreements because they didn’t want Wang Xiao to perish like that.
After all, they now shared a common enemy, and this enemy was extremely powerful and had already threatened the Ancient God Clans.
Boom… There was a great loud bang, and a horrible crack stretched until a short distance in front of them. A figure emerged from the crack, and it was Wang Xiao. He was pale in the face at this moment as his blood soaked the clothing he was wearing. As soon as he came out, he coughed up a few mouthfuls of blood, and his breath was unsteady and shallow.
He stabilized himself, then proceeded to sit cross-legged, went directly into a state of meditation, and proceeded to cultivate, attempting to recover from his injury.
“This!” The faces of the cultivators from the Divine Prefecture were frozen. Wang Xiao took the imperial arms to attack, and with just one blow, he was injured gravely.
“Ziwei the Great has left a trace of his will in Ziwei Segmentum, and Ye Futian is able to use it to exert even greater strength,” the clan lord of Haotian Clan said in an extremely cold voice. This was not good news.
Back then, they were able to pose a threat to the Ziwei Segmentum, and Wang Xiao was able to send a light of destruction that had penetrated through the Ziwei Segmentum.
But now…
The cultivators from the six Ancient God Clans looked down at the Segmentum and felt a collective sense of helplessness. It was almost impossible for them to break down its defense by simple force. For the present, they could only form a blockade outside of Ziwei Segmentum for the long haul, which would buy them some time to figure out how to crack that impossibly powerful defense.
“It seems that a long-term blockade was the only way,” the City Lord of Tianyan said, and the others nodded in agreement. They had used an imperial arms the last time to imprison the Ziwei Segmentum, attempting to refine it. But now, it required a seal to be manually placed.
A manual seal meant that they would have to be physically restrained as well.
However, there was no other choice but to keep Ye Futian within the bounds of the Ziwei Segmentum.
“Let’s disperse around the Ziwei Segmentum and build our camps,” the City Lord of Tianyan said. All six Ancient God Clans were ready to surround the Ziwei Segmentum, build the Sky Castle—a base to be connected with their stations back in the Original Realm. They were prepared to impose a prolonged blockade on Ziwei Segmentum until they could find a solution to invade inside Ziwei Segmentum.
“Very well.” These cultivators nodded, then each dispersed to go to their chosen locations.
At the same time, in the Heavenly Mandate Realm, above the Heavenly Mandate Academy, suddenly several terrifying pressures descended, and the entire Heavenly Mandate City could feel that horrific heavenly might.
Above the firmament, a group of men appeared, whose cultivation was terrifying.
Who are they? the people in Heavenly Mandate City wondered as they looked up at the sky.
“Not long ago, the cultivators of Heavenly Mandate Academy were evacuated; it may have something to do with that.”
People in Heavenly Mandate City chatted. Those figures that descended on Heavenly Mandate were like a group of deities, coercive and terrifying.
The men in the lead were giant-level figures, the Mountain Master of Celestial Worthy Mountain, the clan lord of the Mo Clan in the Divine Prefecture, and several other cultivators in the First Tribulation Plane. All of them had participated in the battle thirty years ago.
If they did not kill Ye Futian, they would never have a day of peace.
This time, each of them had their own assigned duties. This group was in charge of the Heavenly Mandate Realm, while the others were responsible for attacking the Ziwei Segmentum.
The Mountain Master of Celestial Worthy Mountain was almost alone in the world now. He had no one to worry about, as his clan was destroyed, and his only wish was to annihilate Ye Futian and kill everyone in the Ziwei Segmentum.
The Mo Clan was another major superpower in the Divine Prefecture, whose heritage was ancient. Many years ago, some of their people had come to the Divine Prefecture to suppress Futian and participated in several earlier attempts to assassinate Ye Futian. Over 30 years ago, they were also a part the army of suppression that lay siege to Ziwei.
Among these forces, the Shen Clan and the Sun God Mountain both had hostages held in Ziwei Segmentum. Hence, these two forces dared not act as boldly as the others. But Celestial Worthy Mountain, like the Mo Clan, had no such concerns due to its total destruction. The Mo Clan, on the other hand, wanted to nip this growing ill in the bud.
Therefore, these two giant principalities had joined hands in this attack on Heavenly Mandate Realm.
They lowered their heads to look at the Heavenly Mandate Academy below and found that there were still cultivators there.
“Destroy Heavenly Mandate City,” the Mountain Master of Celestial Worthy Mountain said coldly. Ye Futian had destroyed Celestial Worthy Mountain without mercy. He didn’t care about the threat spreading in the Divine Prefecture, the one that came directly from Ye Futian. He no longer cared for anything; Celestial Worthy Mountain had been razed and was no more.
“No,” but the clan lord of Mo flatly refused. Ye Futian was not dead yet, and he didn’t dare to do something irretrievable like this!
