Chapter 108

Chapter 108: Bai Yuehong’s Cunning Deception, Lin Qianmo Slays the Avatars

Boom!

The aurora violently expanded, engulfing the Unsurpassed Divine Mountain.

The palm of the Nine-headed Great Emperor fell into the aurora and was completely melted by it, turning to ash.

The Qian Kun Cauldron clamped to the sky was overturned by the aurora.

The power of the Great Dao was briefly suppressed again, losing all its strength.

"He self-destructed!"

The Seven-tailed Celestial Fox frowned—an ordinary quasi-emperor’s self-destruction could never have injured them.

But Xu Changqing was no ordinary quasi-emperor.

Xu Changqing had fallen from the Great Emperor realm, yet his body still bore the engraved power of the Great Dao, which was nearly indelible.

His self-destruction was like the explosion of an incomplete Great Dao, making its power unimaginable.

The Seven-tailed Celestial Fox waved her sleeves, surrounding herself with the starry river prayer beads.

Twenty-seven deities materialized, entwined in the starry river, and lifted their palms to suppress the aurora.

Bang!

The divine power pressed down, endlessly grinding away the aurora.

The aftershocks grew smaller and smaller.

But the Unsurpassed Divine Mountain shattered and began to collapse.

"Go!"

Lin Qianmo channeled her magic power, drawing Qi Ruyu, Ye Hongchen, and Yang Xuanzhan into her Purple Palace.

With a single teleport, she arrived at the exit of the Unsurpassed Divine Mountain.

Her all-encompassing great teleportation could fling her hundreds of thousands of miles in an instant, marking a top-tier escape art.

Yet, it consumed a massive amount of magic power.

Lan Youruo, Ao Bing, Yue Ruyi, and the others were equally swift, following closely behind Lin Qianmo.

Bai Yuehong, the Poison Emperor, Yuan Daokong, Lian Jiuyou, and the five quasi-emperors from the Unsurpassed Fairy Island fled frantically like madmen toward the exit.

Xu Changqing’s self-destruction could not seriously injure the Nine-headed Great Emperor and the Seven-tailed Celestial Fox.

His aim was to break the shackles of the Qian Kun Cauldron, enabling everyone to escape the Unsurpassed Divine Mountain.

He had only managed that much in his final act.

"You old relic, even in death you set a trap for this Imperial envoy!"

The Nine-headed Great Emperor willed it, and a new arm sprouted forth.

His central head shook, shooting out two frigid, black rays of light from its eyes.

Swish! Swish!

The black rays contained the power of the Path of Oblivion, instantly piercing through the bodies of two quasi-emperors from the Unsurpassed Fairy Island.

"Brother Chen…"

The two halted their steps as the obliterating force spread across their flesh.

In a mere breath’s time, they turned to withered skeletons, then rotted into dust.

Facing a Great Emperor-level foe, they were like helpless fish on a chopping block, totally at his mercy.

Everyone’s hair stood on end from terror, and they dared not stop.

"Nine extreme primordial spirits!"

The Nine-headed Great Emperor transformed, sending his eight primordial spirit avatars into pursuit of the group.

His true body now retained only one skull.

These nine skulls housed nine primordial spirits, meaning Nine-headed Great Emperor had nine lives and could split into eight primordial spirit avatars.

Each avatar’s strength was utterly terrifying.

Seven-tailed Celestial Fox vanished silently within the Unsurpassed Divine Mountain.

Boom!

As everyone fled the Unsurpassed Divine Mountain, the Unsurpassed Heavenly Pillars collapsed and shattered. This sacred ground was buried beneath clouds of dust, vanishing forever.

"You three are remnants of the Unsurpassed Sacred Ground. Don’t dream of escape."

An avatar caught up with the Unsurpassed Fairy Island members. The Qian Kun Cauldron flew out, instantly trapping all three.

"Fight him with everything!"

The quasi-emperor surnamed Chen mustered his full strength, simultaneously activating three Quasi-Emperor divine weapons. The other two also wielded Quasi-Emperor divine weapons. As all three unleashed their ultimate power, they struck the Qian Kun Cauldron with thunderous booms.

Nine-headed Great Emperor sneered coldly, slamming his palm onto the Qian Kun Cauldron. Streams of pure and turbid energy surged forth, shattering all three combatants’ magical techniques.

Before long, several agonized shrieks echoed out.

The avatar retrieved the Qian Kun Cauldron and continued pursuing quasi-emperors from the Yuan Realm.

Lian Jiuyou, Yuan Daokong, and others proved especially cunning, scattering in separate directions. This forced Nine-headed Great Emperor to deploy avatars to chase them individually.

Meanwhile, Seven-tailed Celestial Fox was also pursuing Poison Emperor.

After all, Poison Emperor had swallowed half of Emperor Venerable Buzhou’s physical body. The treasure likely remained with him.

"Did that venomous creature just disappear?"

Seven-tailed Celestial Fox landed in the Poisonous Forest. She’d tracked Poison Emperor’s trail here, yet his presence vanished abruptly upon her entry.

"Show yourself."

A wisp of white ghostfire ignited at her fingertip. She flicked it, sending the ghostfire falling upon the Poisonous Forest.

Instantly, white flames engulfed the entire woodland.

Countless wails and shrieks pierced the air.

Within moments, the Poisonous Forest turned to ash. Yet Poison Emperor seemed to have evaporated into thin air—not a trace of his aura remained.

Seven-tailed Celestial Fox lingered no longer, instead pursuing Bai Yuehong’s escape route.

Bai Yuehong possessed Emperor Venerable’s severed head. There was a chance the treasure lay with him.

Half an hour later, Seven-tailed Celestial Fox closed in on Bai Yuehong and the one-eyed elder.

"Sect Master! That woman’s gaining on us!" The one-eyed elder trembled, frightened to the core.

Bai Yuehong halted.

"Esteemed one, you surely seek only this skull," uttered Bai Yuehong solemnly, gesturing for the one-eyed elder to present Emperor Venerable’s head. "This junior offers it to you. Could you allow our departure?"

"Every soul who touched Emperor Venerable’s flesh shall die."

Seven-tailed Celestial Fox’s voice was ice. She flicked her finger, shooting a streak of white ghostfire toward Bai Yuehong.

"Sect Master!"

The one-eyed elder’s face twisted in terror.

Bai Yuehong stood motionless.

The white ghostfire touched his body and abruptly, Bai Yuehong’s form began burning like paper. He transformed into a yellow talisman.

"Death Substitute Talisman?"

The one-eyed elder’s face stiffened. The so-called Death Substitute Talisman could flawlessly mimic a cultivator’s dharma power and spiritual aura, rendering it indistinguishable.

"Is the head fake too?" The one-eyed elder smiled bitterly to himself.

Looking down, the Emperor Venerable’s head crumbled into dust, scattering with the wind.

The moment he saw the talisman, he instantly understood. Bai Yuehong had used him as bait to lure the Seven-tailed Celestial Fox into pursuit, while he himself seized the chance to escape. With this much time elapsed, even a Great Emperor would struggle to catch Bai Yuehong now.

"What a clever move. I, a Great Emperor, have actually been fooled by you!"

The Seven-tailed Celestial Fox’s beautiful face turned frosty. She, a Great Emperor, had been outwitted by a mere quasi-emperor! Death Substitute Talismans were incredibly precious, capable of replicating anyone below the emperor realm. She never imagined Bai Yuehong possessed such a life-preserving treasure in his hands.

"Do your deed."

The one-eyed elder closed his eyes and awaited death.

Whoosh!

Pale ghostly flames coiled around the one-eyed elder, reducing him to ashes until his soul scattered before a single breath passed.

In another direction.

Bai Yuehong, expression cold, was heading towards the Sea of All Realms.

Returning to the True Martial God Sect was unthinkable now. If the two Great Emperors of the Taihao Heavenly Sect traced the clues back to the True Martial God Sect, not only would the sect perish, but he too would meet his end.

"Elder Zhao, I swear I will avenge you personally one day."

Bai Yuehong murmured.

…

Simultaneously.

Lin Qianmo and the others were also fleeing towards the Southern Wilderness.

"Halt before this Great Emperor!"

The Nine-headed Great Emperor was furious. His primordial spirit avatar had chased Lin Qianmo’s group for a full quarter of an hour before finally catching up to them.

Boom!

A divine dagger materialized, blocking their path like an impassable chasm that spanned across the void.

Its annihilating sword energy corroded the space, violently splitting a vast plain into two halves.

Ao Bing felt his heart pounding in terror.

"Sister, he’s alone now, and his aura feels much weaker," Lan Youruo stared intently at the Nine-headed Great Emperor’s primordial spirit avatar, her eagerness palpable.

"I was thinking the same thing."

Lin Qianmo smiled.

Ao Bing and Yue Ruyi looked shocked. "You want to kill him?"

"No need for surprise."

Lin Qianmo said, "This is merely a primordial spirit avatar, with cultivation similar to Xu Changqing’s. Killing it isn’t difficult."

"But he’s holding an imperial weapon," Ao Bing said.

"He cultivates the Path of Oblivion. Once the Path of Oblivion Blade emerges, all things decay. My Ancient Tree precisely counters the Path of Oblivion." Lin Qianmo smiled faintly.

The primordial spirit avatar of the Nine-headed Great Emperor listened to their discussion and sneered mockingly.

"With all of you, you wish to kill my primordial spirit avatar?" The Nine-headed Great Emperor dismissed it.

Other primordial spirit avatars were already on their way.

In a moment’s time, three primordial spirit avatars would arrive.

Buzz!

Lin Qianmo pulled out her wooden hairpin and gently tossed it away. The wooden hairpin instantly transformed into a towering Ancient Tree. From the Ancient Tree came a massive force of absorption, devouring the vital energies of heaven and earth.

In an instant, the life force of plants, trees, and animals within fifty thousand miles was swallowed up completely.

"An Ancient Tree?"

The Nine-headed Great Emperor’s expression changed abruptly.

The Life Dao specifically countered the Path of Oblivion and the Path of Death.

How could a quasi-emperor possess the Ancient Tree?

Boom!

Lin Qianmo channeled her magic power, her body swelling to a thousand zhang tall. She lifted the Ancient Tree with both hands and swept it heavily downward onto the primordial spirit avatar of the Nine-headed Great Emperor.

Branches, leaves, and boughs erupted with robust life energy. Divine patterns of life manifested along the tree trunk, and the towering Ancient Tree crashed into the Path of Oblivion Blade.

Bang!

Instantly, the power of the Great Dao within the Path of Oblivion Blade was briefly suppressed. That primordial spirit avatar lost its most potent weapon.

"Now is the time."

Lan Youruo activated a moon disk, like a full moon smashing onto the primordial spirit avatar. The Nine-headed Great Emperor’s avatar turned into an ice sculpture, temporarily unable to break free.

Ao Bing also deployed an imperial weapon—a golden divine rod, seemingly forged from divine gold, swirling with divine patterns. With one strike of the rod, the primordial spirit avatar shattered with a thud.

Still, the fragmented pieces wriggled and struggled, attempting to reform.

Yue Ruyi took action.

She flicked her jade hand lightly, and a purple Doushuai divine fire flew out from her sleeve. At the center of the divine fire, a tiny white figure seemed to pulse incessantly.

This speck of divine fire burned with extreme heat. As soon as it landed on the bodily fragments, they were instantly incinerated to ash.

"This emperor will eternally seek vengeance against you!"

The primordial spirit of the Nine-headed Great Emperor roared.

An avatar of an esteemed Great Emperor, actually suppressed by multiple quasi-emperors—though it didn’t spell defeat for the true self, it was a grave loss of face.

Moreover, destroying an avatar would weaken the Nine-headed Great Emperor’s power.

"Clamor."

Lin Qianmo pointed a finger, and the Nine-headed Great Emperor’s primordial spirit instantly fell silent, only writhing in struggle.

But after a few breaths, that wisp of primordial spirit was utterly burned to ash.

"What incredible divine fire—it can even immolate a Great Emperor’s primordial spirit!" Lan Youruo marveled in awe.

The Nine-headed Great Emperor’s primordial spirit was emperor-grade, tempered through the heavenly tribulation of becoming an emperor, incredibly resilient. Ordinary methods couldn’t eradicate it.

"You praise me too much, Daoist friend," Yue Ruyi smiled lightly.

"Is this the Doushuai divine fire?" Lin Qianmo instantly recognized the origin of the purple divine flame.

"You have sharp eyes, Daoist friend."

Yue Ruyi nodded. "Indeed, it is Doushuai divine fire."

Lin Qianmo chuckled softly. "Don’t squander such a treasure."

Doushuai divine fire was an immortal fire, exceedingly rare.

That speck of Doushuai divine fire in Yue Ruyi’s hand, though not the source, was immensely precious. Even a Great Emperor could be incinerated by a careless encounter.

It was a formidable weapon.

Lin Qianmo retracted the Ancient Tree. Without the Life Dao’s suppression, the Path of Oblivion Blade showed immediate signs of revival.

Lin Qianmo formed hand seals with her fingers, casting layer after layer of sealing techniques onto the Path of Oblivion Blade. The imperial weapon instantly settled down.

"How should we divide this item?" Lin Qianmo inquired.

"As you contributed the most, it naturally belongs to you," Yue Ruyi stated.

Lan Youruo naturally had no objection.

"That Nine-headed Great Emperor lost a primordial spirit avatar to us; he certainly won’t relent."

Ao Bing was deeply troubled. "As the saying goes, flee you may, but your foundation remains—we might escape, but what of my Eastern Sea Dragon Palace, your Pure Land, or the Red Dust Demon Sect?"

"Could we possibly relocate entire sects?"

"I have an idea."

Ao Lie rolled his eyes, conceiving a clever plan.