"Roar!"
"Hall Master is invincible!"
"General Wuming will surely win!"
"Dragon Country will win!!"
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As Jiang Wuming's words fell, the Battle Dragon Hall members and the warriors of the Loulan Legion in front of the ancient city roared with excitement and emotion.
Due to the vast difference in strength, they had been unable to clearly see the process of the battle. But now, with the fighting temporarily halted, they saw that of the five Heavenly God Realm extraterrestrial enemies, only two remained.
Witnessing this, coupled with Jiang Wuming's words, they all understood that Jiang Wuming had killed three Heavenly God Realm extraterrestrial enemies in a short period!
Furthermore, among the two remaining Heavenly God Realm extraterrestrial enemies, one lay on the ground covered in blood, appearing severely injured.
How could this not excite them?!
Not only them, but also Long Qisheng, Qi Wufu, Li Rui, and Qi Changyun on the ancient city walls felt the same.
"Master Wuming is too awesome!"
"Crushing peers, undefeated across realms, Master Wuming continues his undefeated myth!"
"Master Wuming has once again protected this world, he is the hero of this world, deserving of everyone's respect!"
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At the same time, in the Divine Network live stream and various secular live broadcast platforms, audiences bombarded the screen with comments.
They had witnessed the entire battle through slow-motion replays, seeing Jiang Wuming kill three Heavenly God Realm extraterrestrial enemies one after another, and heard Jiang Wuming's domineering words towards Xi Chu!
However, just as everyone was excited by this battle and by Jiang Wuming!
Tianlong Daoist, who had narrowly escaped earlier, wore an extremely solemn expression.
Because, through the brief exchange, he could feel Xi Chu's power – as a peak Heavenly God Realm expert, Xi Chu's strength far surpassed the other four Heavenly God Realm extraterrestrial enemies!
With the combat power Jiang Wuming had displayed, he had almost no hope of killing Xi Chu, nor could he even engage in a frontal confrontation!
Similarly, he understood that Jiang Wuming's domineering words earlier were primarily intended to provoke Xi Chu, to divert Xi Chu's attention, and thereby ensure his own safety!
The fact was just as he surmised.
A true master's move revealed their mettle.
Earlier, after Xi Chu used the Spear of Destruction to shatter Tianlong Daoist's Yin Extremity Grinding Disk, Jiang Wuming, even using the Yin Extremity Grinding Disk, could not block Xi Chu's Spear of Destruction, which was enough to prove Xi Chu's terrifying power!
"A mere glowworm dares to shine with the sun – Die!"
As expected, Xi Chu was drawn in by Jiang Wuming and enraged. With a low growl, he spoke.
Boom!
As he finished speaking, another dark battle spear appeared, imbued with terrifying laws of destruction and radiating fearsome energy fluctuations, shooting towards Jiang Wuming!
Seeing that he had successfully attracted Xi Chu's attention, Jiang Wuming secretly let out a sigh of relief but dared not slacken even for a moment. The instant Xi Chu attacked, he activated the spatial laws of his mental domain upon himself, and his body vanished from its original position as if teleporting.
The dark battle spear pierced through the afterimage Jiang Wuming left behind, but it did not disappear. Instead, it continued to pursue Jiang Wuming, as if locked onto his aura.
Facing Xi Chu's relentless pursuit, Jiang Wuming continued to choose to evade his opponent's sharpest attacks, further enhancing himself with spatial laws to unleash his maximum speed and dodge.
Meanwhile, Tianlong Daoist seized this opportunity to disengage from the battle between Jiang Wuming and Xi Chu, and swiftly moved towards the severely wounded, blood-covered Heavenly God Realm extraterrestrial enemy!
Although Tianlong Daoist was also injured, his injuries were not severe, and their impact on his combat power was negligible.
On the other hand, the blood-covered extraterrestrial enemy was extremely gravely injured, with his combat power greatly diminished. With Tianlong Daoist's strength, he was fully capable of killing that opponent!
This was also why Jiang Wuming felt at ease leaving the blood-covered extraterrestrial enemy to Tianlong Daoist.
Boom!
After a few breaths, Tianlong Daoist, by employing the Daoist sect's internal energy cultivation method and burning his origin true qi, activated his primary offensive weapon, the Yang Extremity Grinding Disk, and annihilated the gravely injured Heavenly God Realm extraterrestrial enemy!
Tianlong Daoist himself, however, suffered a backlash from the prolonged use of the forbidden technique. His internal organs cracked, and blood flowed from all seven orifices, turning him into a veritable blood-soaked figure.
Even so, the old man did not fall. Instead, he knelt on one knee, struggling to support himself, and looked at Jiang Wuming with concern.
Just as at the beginning, facing Xi Chu's fierce onslaught, Jiang Wuming was utterly unable to defend himself, forced to dodge repeatedly without any opportunity to counter-attack.
Danger!
Tianlong Daoist keenly sensed all of this, and the word "danger" surged in his heart.
Because he knew very well that Jiang Wuming could maintain his current state largely by burning his origin true qi, unleashing combat power that surpassed his own.
However, this was unsustainable!
As time wore on, Jiang Wuming would suffer the same side effects of the forbidden technique as Tianlong Daoist.
Just as he had experienced before in the Battle God Pharmaceutical Research Institute and at the base of Mount Everest.
What to do?
Jiang Wuming was perfectly aware of the current situation. While dodging Xi Chu's attacks, he inwardly questioned himself.
There was no answer.
He could not think of any way to turn the tide.
This was because Xi Chu's attacks were too fierce, leaving Jiang Wuming no opening to attack.
Furthermore, while attacking, Xi Chu had activated his domain, placing himself at the center of it. Jiang Wuming's attacks could not break through Xi Chu's domain, let alone hit Xi Chu himself!
Under such circumstances, Xi Chu was an unsolvable and unconquerable opponent for Jiang Wuming!
"Peak Heavenly God Realm, is this all you've got?"
Although Jiang Wuming had no plan to turn the situation around, as he dodged, he continued to provoke Xi Chu verbally, hoping to fully enrage him.
To bring about ruin, one must first drive them to madness.
If Xi Chu descended into madness, he might expose a weakness, giving Jiang Wuming an opportunity to strike!
Xi Chu was indeed already furious.
This time, he had descended with four Heavenly God Realm extraterrestrial enemies, with a clear objective: to kill all of Earth's peak combat forces, including Tianlong Daoist and Jiang Wuming and his master, thereby paving the way for the extraterrestrial world to conquer and destroy Earth!
As a result, the situation had completely deviated from their original plan and exceeded his imagination!
He had never dreamed that the Heavenly God Realm experts from the other four major families would all be killed in such a short time!
Even facing him, a peak Heavenly God Realm expert, Jiang Wuming could dodge with ease – up to this point, he hadn't even managed to touch a single strand of Jiang Wuming's hair!
In his rage, Xi Chu heard Jiang Wuming's taunting words, and his fury erupted completely. He immediately roared:
"This ends now, Domain World!"
As he spoke, endless black true qi surged from Xi Chu's body and integrated into his domain. The domain then began to expand and spread at an extremely rapid pace.
Danger!
A profound sense of crisis suddenly surged into Jiang Wuming's heart!
This was a sixth sense he had honed from constantly dancing on the edge of death, an extraordinary sensitivity to danger and even death!
Reason told him that Xi Chu's expanding domain posed a life-threatening threat to him!
The fact was indeed as he feared.
Warriors who comprehended the laws of heaven and earth, even those who had one foot in the Heavenly God Realm, the so-called Half-step Heavenly God Realm, could display their domain.
The ultimate manifestation of a domain was the formation of a world of its own.
A world filled with the laws comprehended by the warrior.
At this moment, Xi Chu was employing the ultimate means of his domain – forming a world of destruction!
As the crisis descended, Jiang Wuming did not sit idly by. While continuing to dodge, he urgently activated the Yin-Yang Grinding Disk and performed the Yin-Yang exchange.
In the next moment.
Xi Chu's Domain World engulfed Jiang Wuming.
Jiang Wuming felt as if he had been dragged into a special world.
This world was devoid of any vitality, filled with an aura of destruction. Everything within it would be destroyed and cease to exist.
The Yin Extremity Grinding Disk circling Jiang Wuming, within Xi Chu's Domain World, could no longer dissolve the laws of destruction as it had before.
On the contrary, the Yin Extremity Grinding Disk was being destroyed at a visible rate and would ultimately be annihilated, just like Jiang Wuming!
"Wuming!!"
Not far away, Tianlong Daoist sensed the terrifying power of the Domain World and saw that Jiang Wuming was trapped within it and in peril. He let out a roar.
After the roar, Tianlong Daoist, disregarding his own injuries, once again activated the forbidden technique, burning his dwindling origin true qi, forcefully activating the Yin-Yang Grinding Disk, and performing the Yin-Yang conversion.
Boom!
In the next moment, the primary offensive Yang Extremity Grinding Disk whistled past Tianlong Daoist's front, spinning like a discus as it hurtled towards Xi Chu!
The old man, risking death, launched a desperate strike, aiming to distract Xi Chu and disrupt his Domain World, thereby reducing the pressure on the young man and giving him a chance to escape.
However, the outcome was not as the old man had wished.
The Yang Extremity Grinding Disk had barely collided with the dark Domain World before it exploded with a bang. Not only did it fail to attack or distract Xi Chu, but it couldn't even get close to him!
"Pfft—"
As the Yang Extremity Grinding Disk exploded, the old man spat out a mouthful of blood.
At this moment, he once again suffered the side effects of the forbidden technique, and his anxiety intensified.
What's happening?
Is the Hall Master in danger?
Is General Wuming about to be defeated?
Hearing Tianlong Daoist's roar and seeing him spit blood and collapse to the ground, nearly dead, everyone in Loulan Ancient City was shaken.
At this moment, besides witnessing Tianlong Daoist's reaction, they also saw Jiang Wuming being engulfed by rolling black true qi, while simultaneously sensing the terrifying energy fluctuations emanating from that dark area – standing before the ancient city, their hearts trembled, and their bodies felt weak!
Are we going to lose?
Meanwhile, people watching the battle worldwide through live broadcast, saw the scene on the ancient battlefield clearly through the slow-motion replay.
On the ancient battlefield, the young man was trapped in the dark world of destruction. The Yin Extremity Grinding Disk was growing smaller and fainter, about to disappear.
The young man's expression was solemn and pained, like a candle flame in the wind, about to be extinguished at any moment.
"Junior Brother, hold on!"
In this critical moment, in the City of Sin, on Mount Longhu, Daosen, Shen Zui, and Zhu Yong, Jiang Wuming's three senior brothers, clenched their fists almost simultaneously, cheering Jiang Wuming on in their hearts.
"Boss, you must win!"
Qin Xiaozhi, Xing Tian, Dongfang Xiaoyao, Huangfu Weixia, and even the members of the Battle Dragon Hall, with red-rimmed eyes, stared intently at the young man on the screen.
"Wuming!!"
At the East Sea Martial Academy, Liu Guifang and Su Shiyun, mother and daughter, Xia Xueqin and Xia Dong, mother and daughter, were all so nervous their faces turned pale, tears streaming down their faces.
"Wuming, you promised me you would win this battle, win this war, and then go to the Li family and marry me. You can do it, can't you?"
At the same time, Li Lianyi, at the Battle God Pharmaceutical Research Institute, tightly clenched her fists, bit her lip, her eyes red, but stubbornly refused to let tears fall, staring fixedly at the young man on the screen.
Just staring, unmoving!
On the ancient battlefield, within the dark world of destruction.
The young man could not hear the words spoken by everyone who cared about him.
Even if he could hear them, he was too preoccupied to pay them any mind.
At this moment, the Yin Extremity Grinding Disk around his body was on the verge of being completely destroyed and vanishing.
At that point, he would be ground to dust by the terrifying laws of destruction, leaving no trace of his remains!
At this moment, he wanted to struggle, to resist, but it was utterly useless. It was even extremely difficult to move.
In the face of absolute power, his combat experience and his cunning schemes seemed so feeble!
Is it ultimately futile?
After all his struggles and resistance, despair began to grow in the young man's heart. Everything around him was about to be destroyed, and his own physical body would explode, completely dissipating from the mortal world.
He was going to die.
As death approached, the young man couldn't help but look at Xi Chu, who was also trapped in the world of destruction.
"Dad."
As he looked, the young man almost subconsciously uttered the word.
In his dreams, he had once seen his father, and with red eyes, had called out this title.
At this moment, facing the person before him, he wanted to call out again.
Even if the person before him was not his father in the truest sense!
He had come to this mortal world, he had loved, he had hated, he had laughed, he had cried.
He had lived diligently, for himself, for his loved ones, for his country, for this world, until this very moment.
Before his death, a single word, "Dad."
It was merely to fulfill a regret from his life!
As the young man uttered the word "Dad," Xi Chu's aura suddenly fluctuated violently, and the entire world of destruction became unstable!
Hmm?
The sudden change shocked the young man, but he didn't overthink it. Instead, he seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, frantically burning his origin true qi, merging it with his secret power, and activating the primary defensive Yin Extremity Grinding Disk!
Soon, the previously dim and nearly vanished Yin Extremity Grinding Disk became brilliant again, shielding the young man within it!
At the same time, within the world of destruction, Xi Chu's facial muscles suddenly contorted, his expression constantly shifting, appearing both angry and in pain, before finally settling into a calm, yet within that calm, there was a hint of excitement. His gaze towards the young man became extremely gentle.
Hmm?
Sensing the change in Xi Chu, a thought flashed through Jiang Wuming's mind, and he tensed his body in excitement!
"Wuming, I am Dad."
In the next moment.
Xi Chu spoke, confirming Jiang Wuming's judgment.
Jiang Zhan had regained control of this body after Jiang Wuming, in his most dangerous moment, uttered that word "Dad"!
"Dad..."
Jiang Wuming uttered the title again, but this time it was filled with excitement, not despair or regret.
"Wuming, I know you have many questions, but time is limited, so I will only say two things, remember them."
Xi Chu, or rather Jiang Zhan, speaking more accurately, interrupted Jiang Wuming's words.
"First, after I finish speaking, I will self-detonate my final mental consciousness. This way, my aura will no longer exist in this body and in the enemy's soul. The enemy will be suppressed and weakened by heaven and earth, and their strength will plummet!
At the same time, the Domain World will vanish at that instant, which will be your best opportunity to attack!
You must seize this opportunity well! And be careful! The enemy's mental cultivation is no weaker than his martial arts cultivation. It's just that he was afraid of awakening me by using his mental domain earlier, so he didn't use it!
Second, the reason extraterrestrial enemies can enter Earth is because this world itself has problems. The problem lies in the laws of heaven and earth. The Great Curtain is equivalent to a loophole in this world. To permanently end the war and prevent extraterrestrial enemies from invading, the best way is to repair the loophole and make the Great Curtain disappear. To achieve this, someone must cultivate to the peak of the Heavenly God Realm and completely control the laws of heaven and earth in this world..."
As he spoke, Xi Chu's expression changed rapidly again, sometimes kind, sometimes ferocious.
Finally, Xi Chu's face showed an expression of self-reproach:
"Child, although your mother and I didn't accompany you as you grew up, we both love you. Goodbye..."
"Ah—"
Then, Xi Chu let out a painful roar, his aura becoming erratic, and his strength plummeting!
At this moment, he was not only affected by Jiang Zhan's self-detonating mental consciousness but also by the suppression and weakening of heaven and earth!
Along with this roar, Xi Chu's previously activated Domain World collapsed and vanished instantly, just as Jiang Zhan had said.
At the critical moment, the young man's eyes turned red, but he did not immerse himself in the sorrow and pain of his final farewell with his father. Instead, he utilized the opportunity his father's self-detonation of mental consciousness had created, an opportunity bought with death, and launched his attack!
Boom!!
In an instant, the Yin Extremity Grinding Disk transformed into the Yang Extremity Grinding Disk. Under the enhancement of spatial laws, carrying the young man's hatred, rage, and killing intent, carrying the expectations of all the people on Earth, and carrying the hope of this world, it hurtled towards Xi Chu!
"Pfft—"
Xi Chu, with a ferocious expression, was struck by the Yang Extremity Grinding Disk with almost no resistance.
At this moment, Xi Chu's strength had plummeted due to the weakening and suppression by the rules of heaven and earth, and he was completely unguarded, unable to withstand Jiang Wuming's blow. His protective laws and true qi instantly exploded, and his physical body was blasted into pieces!
However—
At this very instant, a terrifying mental will surged into Jiang Wuming's spiritual world!
Xi Chu!
Before Jiang Zhan's physical body was destroyed, his soul had escaped his body and forcefully intruded into Jiang Wuming's spiritual world, then used an evil soul-seizing technique to seize Jiang Wuming's physical body!
Jiang Wuming was prepared. The moment Xi Chu's soul entered his spiritual world, he activated the soul division technique, splitting his soul into two: half remained in the spiritual world, and the other half entered a mysterious space!
Just as when he was targeted for soul-seizing by an extraterrestrial mental cultivator before, the memories of the half of Jiang Wuming's soul that remained in the spiritual world were acquired by Xi Chu at an unimaginable speed, and his soul was also rapidly merging with Xi Chu's.
"Your mental domain cultivation is far inferior to your martial arts cultivation! There's no need for futile resistance, no need for futile struggle. I've spent over a decade seizing your father's body, accumulating rich experience. Even if your soul self-destructs, I can still successfully seize your body!"
During the soul-seizing process, Xi Chu's soul transmitted information, eroding Jiang Wuming's mental will.
"Is that so?"
Jiang Wuming's soul sent back a message, and then decisively self-destructed his soul!
Instantly.
Jiang Wuming's spiritual world collapsed and was destroyed, and the soul that Xi Chu intended to merge with also exploded, turning into fragments of soul and soul energy.
"As fierce as your father, alas, it's useless..."
From one of the largest soul fragments, Xi Chu's mental will and information were transmitted.
Then, that soul fragment suddenly began to absorb soul energy to recover.
However—
Just then, Jiang Wuming's other half of his soul appeared, responding:
"As you said, there's no need to struggle, it's all in vain!"
"You... your soul is still here? This is impossible! This is absolutely impossible!!"
Xi Chu's residual, weak mental will was immediately shaken. He could not believe what was happening.
This defied his understanding of mental cultivation!
Even in the various records of the extraterrestrial world, there had never been such a record!
Is it possible?
In the next moment, the young man responded with his actions.
Within the broken, collapsed spiritual world, the young man swiftly annihilated Xi Chu's residual mental will.
One, two, three...
Xi Chu's mental will, residing in several soul fragments, was successively annihilated, completely dissipating into nothingness!
After finishing all this, Jiang Wuming did not immediately absorb the soul energy and merge the soul fragments. Instead, he carefully sensed the broken spiritual world.
He tried to find traces of his father's soul aura and mental will, even if it was just a sliver!
If he could, he could attempt to repair his father's soul, and then use the memories of his father, obtained through counter-seizing Xi Chu's soul, to infuse into his father, thereby reviving Jiang Zhan in some form.
At the same time, as the dense black mist of true qi dissipated, those in Loulan Ancient City and the global audience clearly saw that the vast ancient battlefield was now only occupied by Tianlong Daoist and Jiang Wuming's master and disciple. All the extraterrestrial enemies had completely vanished!
The enemies are dead?
We won?
Everything presented before them filled everyone with excitement, and these two thoughts simultaneously arose in their minds.
"Dad!!"
In the next moment.
Their response was a mournful wail.
On the blood-stained ancient battlefield, the young man suddenly knelt to the ground, his eyes red, tears of blood streaming down, like a wounded lone wolf, he howled at the sky.
Because.
The young man could not find any trace of his father's soul in the spiritual world.
His father had come, and then he had left.
Not like twelve years ago.
This time.
He was gone forever!
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