Chapter 726

Chapter 726: Second Stage

“Completely ineffective! His future is limitless! Inevitable! The World Line is converging!”

The future Master of Time watched helplessly as the young man with azure hair became intertwined with Yin and Yang Spirit Laws, forming a black-and-white divine garment. A vast chaotic world was gestating beneath the garment, and his body had become equivalent to a large universe, heading toward a future of guaranteed success!

This was truly unbelievable.

They were ancient time orderers born from the Ninety-Nine Heavenly Layers, having determined the past and chosen the future, known as the Master of Time.

Even working together, they were nearing demigod status, even outside the Ninety-Nine Heavenly Layers.

Qing Liu Sheng merely practiced Future Dao Law; without wielding Dao Laws, how could he possess half-step absolute rules? How could he block the attack of time?

Was it the protection of the Divine Empress?

The Master of Time abruptly turned, gazing toward the end of time. He wanted to know the ultimate future and peer into it, but everything was veiled in obscurity.

“Someone has severed the future, not allowing any scrutiny into it. The level has reached the degree of the inner landscape of heaven and earth, too difficult to breakthrough!”

“Qing Liu Sheng truly obtained half-step absolute rules! Was it a fragment of the Future Dao Classics?”

Countless thoughts swirled.

All converged on the battle with the Divine Empress.

If he couldn’t gain the upper hand in the realm of the future, he could only forcibly break through, slay the Divine Empress, and then cut down Qing Liu Sheng!

“Roar!”

The Grand Thousand Giant Python swam its enormous body, its attack simple and unadorned, merely whipping its tail toward Qing Liu Sheng.

However, Earth’s Wind, Water, and Fire were all shattered; the Power of Opening Heaven and Earth couldn’t compete with its physical body.

It was also collapsing!

The Cave Power could amplify a small amount of force into the Power of Opening Heaven and Earth; it was a technique of magnification.

The Grand Thousand Giant Python was different; its pure demonic path allowed it to accumulate physical power without hesitation. Every ounce of power compressed into one, enabling its flesh to become divine.

Before becoming a god, the Grand Thousand Giant Python had accumulated immeasurable power, just to contend with the cave power, as the difference in quality was too vast.

But unfortunately, as the oldest existence, the Grand Thousand Giant Python was only half a step away from becoming a god. It had already completed the half-step absolute rules, reaching the level of the Dao Classics, which is why it was called the Grand Thousand Giant Python, signifying it was equivalent to the Grand Thousand World.

At this stage, it could wield boundless power to execute half-step absolute rules, capable of battling even the peak authoritative figure of the Royal Path.

Thus, even though the Grand Thousand Giant Python sensed the killing intent and traps ahead, it could not hide its greed as it charged toward the outer universe, eager to devour Qing Liu Sheng.

Shui Wuge intervened, and countless Order Chains appeared alongside the Tomorrow Dao song. The concept of the Heavenly Crown Artifact activated its annihilation ability.

The Grand Thousand Giant Python suddenly halted, blood splattering everywhere as it was repeatedly pierced. The Heavenly Crown Artifact was undoubtedly also at the half-step absolute rules level, able to injure it, especially as a Tomorrow series Dao Artifact, which excelled in suppressing demons.

The Divine Phoenix and the two Masters of Time received the same treatment.

The Dao Artifact did not consume energy; unless one were to undergo Form Release, like Yun Ye, to enhance its power, the number of targets it could affect only depended on the echoes.

Dispersing against foes would indeed weaken the Heavenly Crown Artifact’s power, but as a means of suppression, the Heavenly Crown Artifact was outstanding enough.

The four demigods were all suppressed, their auras plummeting.

“In the multiverse era, the Heavenly Crown Artifact has also grown stronger. The past Heavenly Crown Artifact was indeed half-step absolute rules but could not threaten us…”

The Divine Phoenix had been awake for a long time and knew humans very well; his emergence was also based on his understanding of humanity.

Humanity has become strong too quickly; in just a million years, they can match him and even humiliate him by making him wait for the Divine Empress to die!

“As long as we clash, the rules can cancel each other out. My flames burn everything and can reduce your power loss!”

The Divine Phoenix suddenly spoke.

He suggested wrapping the three supreme demons in a layer of fiery garments, burning away the power of the Heavenly Crown Artifact.

Among the known half-step rules, the power of the cave heaven was relatively versatile; as long as it transformed into pure Power of Opening Heaven and Earth, it could resist the Heavenly Crown Artifact or any other half-step rules.

However, the half-step absolute rules formed through Physical Law and Spirit Law had their focus and may not affect all rules.

“Roar!”

The Grand Thousand Giant Python ignored the Divine Phoenix and opened its massive mouth, directly biting a chunk of the Heavenly Stem Cave Heaven, but the Great Annihilation activated and exploded in its mouth.

It had to crush everything and failed to complete the swallowing; the Heavenly Stem Cave Heaven was a tough nut to crack, and the protected Qing Liu Sheng was the same.

The two Masters of Time remained silent as they battled the Divine Empress, gradually dissipating her power.

They grasped the past and future; how could they be unaware of the Divine Phoenix’s intentions?

At this moment, the divine fire could protect the body, but once everything ended, it could also become a soul-seeking fire.

Believing was too difficult; they preferred to heavily deplete their own power.

“Shui Wuge, have you grown old?”

“We have already followed your plan to emerge!”

“Why don’t you take action!”

The Divine Phoenix was undeterred, unfurling his wings and roaring.

The underworld fire flowed from him, confronting the entire Heavenly Stem Cave Heaven, and in the distance, a vast phantom seemed to flash by.

As a descendant of the World God, he could directly borrow the World God’s power and was the closest to absolute rules among the four supreme demons.

With such strength, he naturally hoped the four could join forces and slay the Divine Empress on the spot!

“Can the four supreme demons stand against me in battle?”

Shui Wuge seemed to be asking herself. Without addressing the numerous supreme demons, she calmly executed a spell and finally activated her backup plan.

Across the world, the power of the Royal Path interwove and surged as nine sacred artifacts fully revived, unleashing power comparable to the peak Royal Path of the human race.

In this era, the emergence of four supreme demons meant that regardless of previous uses of the sacred artifacts, they must yield now to fully revive.

The nine sacred artifacts were reforged by the New Heaven Divine Monarch, embodying the highest technology and greatest power of the New Heaven Celestial Empire, far surpassing any Royal Path Extreme Weapon or Heavenly Dao Divine Artifact of any era. Together, they could suppress the entire Red Heaven realm, making the defenses of the Red Heaven realm nearly perfect.

These artifacts were initially meant to counter the powers of the True Immortal Royal Path body, but they could also be used to strike down a supreme demon; killing one would be worth the destruction of the nine sacred artifacts.

At the same time, the formation of Three Pure Lightning and Red Heaven curtain appeared.

The Three Pure Lightning formation cleansed disturbances, eliminated evil deeds, and extinguished desires, effective against demons but not entirely.

The Red Heaven curtain formation was more suited for dealing with these supreme demons, used to suppress all forces beyond limits and avoid the destruction of the Red Heaven realm in conjunction with the Three Pure Lightning formation.

The final underworld that seeks souls formation, having been established in the Earth Continent and destroyed once by the True Immortal, was severely weakened upon reconstruction.

This formation was already challenging against ordinary monarchs; it couldn’t participate in a great battle, especially after being destroyed and weakened.

But the relics of the Earth Continent still retained True Immortal power; if imprisoned within, even a demigod would find it hard to escape. This was indeed Yun Ye’s intention, believing it might be useful in the future.

“Ten Heavenly Arts, Open Heaven and Earth!”

The Divine Empress utilized all available power but still did not unleash her full strength.

When not in a peak battle, she held absolute advantages.

The Heavenly Stem Cave Heaven employed Red Heaven power, restoring strength too rapidly; it was unmatched in a battle of attrition.

“You must go all out, or you won’t be able to eliminate the Divine Empress!”

The two Masters of Time spoke.

They recognized the crux of the problem, but the four supreme demons did not share the same thoughts or objectives; after countless years, could these decayed supreme beings quickly make judgments and disregard the possibility of becoming a pawn for others?

“Crackle…”

Yun Ye’s figure grew increasingly massive, yet his core remained that of a regular person. As he entered the next stage of Opening Heaven and Earth, he felt the blood flowing within him changing. The Four-Phase Cave Heaven infused into his body like a drop of ink in a glass of water, rapidly tainting him.

He could sense his consciousness becoming hazy as torrents of information surged in, impacting his awareness.

Opening an inner universe and controlling the outer Cave Heaven were two distinct strategies.

In opening a cave heaven, the cave order operates independently and smoothly without requiring total agency from the Master of Heaven’s Cavern, but the inner universe was different. Every grain of sand, every drop of water, every rule needed the practitioner’s control; even the slightest deviation could lead to fatal consequences and collapse the universe.

This endless information required boundless mental energy to process, or else one would be overwhelmed or lose all consciousness, turning into an immense world.