The Battle Beyond Gods (II) / The Battle Beyond Gods (III)

All the light was absorbed by these black butterflies, plunging the world into absolute darkness, causing living beings to lose their sense of space and time. At the same time, waves of spatial shocks spread out, crushing everything within a hundred miles and breaking it down into atoms and molecules.

If the Netherworld Insect Princess were to use this move inside the Heavenly Dragon World-Delivering Pagoda, she would definitely not reach this level, with power less than one ten-thousandth of it. However, after she merges with her original body, the destructive power of each move is at the molecular level, and the attack range is based on a radius of hundreds of miles.

However, Si Ming also responded immediately. All the Swordsmanship of the myriad worlds flashed through his mind, and he quickly selected the most suitable sword move to break the current situation.

"The judgment of Saint Hua Dan is unpredictable!"

Once the final move of the "Sacred Judgment Sword Art" is released, a magnificent aurora sword soars into the sky. Its sword light is sacred and flawless, and cannot be tainted by anything outside, as if it has reached the ultimate purity.

The Aurora Sword tore through the darkness, soared into the sky, and then exploded with a deafening roar, transforming into billions of sword lights that rained down like a storm. One sword light pierced through a black butterfly, matching each one perfectly without missing a single one, creating a scene of breathtaking beauty.

I've got you.

Before Si Ming could even observe the results of his sword strike, a black butterfly pierced by the sword light silently approached him, transforming back into the wounded Netherworld Insect Princess.

"This is the fastest way I can think of to defeat you."

The next moment, the Netherworld Insect Princess self-destructed.

Chapter 858 The Battle of Gods (Part Two)

The violent energy swept across the area, instantly engulfing Si Ming. Even the Sword Qi of the sword formation was not spared. The solid, pitch-black energy stretched for tens of thousands of feet, forming a huge black sphere, before dissipating into the Qi of Decline.

Within the spherical space that originally had a radius of ten thousand feet, everything had vanished, including the air and the land below, as if someone had used a spoon to scoop everything out of that space.

The power of the self-destruction was not limited to this; the Qi of Decline filled the heavens and the earth, and all things were in a state of decay and decay. Animals and plants alike lost their vitality in the blink of an eye, and even microorganisms were not spared. The land within a radius of thousands of miles became the purest sterile world.

This state of decay lasted for a quarter of an hour before finally beginning to dissipate. The self-destructing Netherworld Insect Princess was resurrected, her Foundation slightly weaker than before. This was clearly the same situation she was in within the Heavenly Dragon World-Delivering Pagoda, where each death caused her Foundation to weaken.

"The sword formation disappeared, and his aura vanished as well. It seems we successfully eliminated him. Although we lost a portion of our essence, it was still worthwhile."

Having learned from past mistakes, the Netherworld Insect Princess did not consider this action to be overkill. Her opponent was truly the strongest enemy she had ever encountered in her life. Fortunately, she had discerned the opponent's offensive strength but defensive weakness and ended the battle with a timely self-destruction. Otherwise, even with her infinite rebirth ability, she could not guarantee that she would be the final winner if the battle continued.

"Next, we should launch a full-scale attack on the Glazed Temple to prevent them from transferring their Primal Qi to the Heavenly Dragon World-Delivering Pagoda, and then take the opportunity to erode it, and then..."

Suddenly alerted, the Netherworld Insect Princess tried to dodge using spatial teleportation, but it was too late. A flash of sword light pierced through the void, striking her chest at the speed of light.

"The Soaring Phoenix and Flying Dragon Pierce the Firmament!"

Si Ming's figure slowly appeared from the void. He held the Wheel-Turning King Sword in his left hand and used the dual-sword technique to unleash the Sword Qi from before.

The Netherworld Insect Princess glanced down at the large hole in her chest. A yin-yang force was spreading outward from the wound. Her regenerative power was completely ineffective; all she could see was the sword wound gradually widening and disintegrating her body.

Why?

"Not all sword techniques in this world are offensive; some focus on defense, and others on evasion."

He used the "Coiling Dragon and Elusive Phoenix Conceal Immortal Traces" move from the Phoenix and Dragon Sword Technique, which allows the user to enter a mysterious state between existence and non-existence, clearly existing in this world yet leaving no trace.

However, the Phoenix and Dragon Sword Technique is a Swordsmanship that requires two people to cooperate. Although Si Ming can ignore the limitations with the Divine Ability of the Sacred Sword, he still has to switch to dual-wielding.

As for the disappearance of the Sword Qi used to set up the formation, it was completely insignificant. Those seemingly powerful Sword Qi were only used to prevent interference from third parties, and were not the main body of the sword formation.

The Six Heavens Forbidden Sword is a sword formation powered by Swordsmanship, with the Sacred Sword itself as its medium. As long as the Sacred Sword is not destroyed, the sword formation will remain effective. Si Ming only understood this after personally using it; the Sword Qi on the outside was just a bluff.

The Netherworld Insect Princess could not stop the disintegration of her body, or perhaps she had a way but couldn't. She simply stared at Si Ming and said, "I am the world, therefore I am immortal, unless you can destroy the Nine Continents."

"Kill them a few more times, kill them until your Foundation is low enough that even if you're still alive, you're no threat," Si Ming said without hesitation.

The Netherworld Insect Princess's body had disintegrated, leaving only her head, which was also gradually disappearing under the disintegration of Yin and Yang power. "Your idea is destined to be futile. Unlike the situation inside the Heavenly Dragon World-Delivering Pagoda, my Foundation will recover on its own over time. Slaughter alone cannot put me to sleep..."

The words had barely left his lips when he vanished completely, but Si Ming knew that the other party would soon be resurrected by the Qi of Decline.

"Being able to resurrect infinitely, and having one's weakened Foundation recover on its own, eliminating the possibility of lying, doesn't that mean that even if I win this round, He will be the one laughing last... Killing is useless, what is He implying?" Si Ming couldn't help but frown.

Killing the opponent does not bring victory. The Netherworld Insect Princess seems unconcerned about falling into a deep sleep, and even gives a hint at the end. However, the hint is too vague, and Si Ming has no other clues to deduce the truth.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him, Si Ming immediately focused his mind, as countless Swordsmanship from all the heavens and myriad realms flashed through his mind.

"Found it! This is the sword Swordsmanship!"

He tossed his two swords aside, using his inner energy to control them, causing them to spin rapidly around him, while his ten fingers worked in unison with the Swordsmanship.

This is called the "Supreme Great Divination Sword Technique," a Swordsmanship for calculating celestial secrets. It requires practitioners to possess the highest level of comprehension and aptitude, making it Swordsmanship that only geniuses are qualified to practice. Even with Si Ming's qualifications, he can only meet half of them at most.

Now, relying on the Divine Ability of the Sacred Sword, he can use it without regard to restrictions. Immediately, clues quickly surfaced in his mind, and details that he had not paid attention to in the past also appeared one after another. They were all mixed together, combined and deduced, and even some missing parts were forcibly filled in by peeking into the secrets of heaven.

At this moment, Si Ming experienced what it felt like for those unparalleled sages to think about problems. When reading the questions, the keywords were highlighted in red and bold. When solving the problems, the corresponding formulas would automatically pop up. When calculating, their brainpower was comparable to that of a quantum computer.

"... I understand now, so that's how it is! The Heavenly Dragon World-Delivering Pagoda was left behind by our predecessors not just to prevent the world from Extinction Consciousness."

While Si Ming was practicing his Swordsmanship and contemplating, the Netherworld Insect Princess quietly revived and immediately unleashed her self-created ultimate move. A violent surge of Qi of Decline filled the sky. She spoke to Si Ming to warn him, yet she also attacked without mercy, appearing quite contradictory.

"A dignified and upright demeanor knows all evil!"

The Qi of Decline condensed into countless Netherworld Insect Princess, filling the heavens and earth. Each one stretched out its palm towards Si Ming, black energy surging in its palm and condensing into a ball of light. Each one was real and true, and the black light about to erupt was no less than the full force of the original body's attack. It was not hard to imagine how devastating it would be after the eruption.

Si Ming glanced at it, and still in the state of divine deduction, he instantly came up with a solution.

"The first step is to weaken Him to the minimum. The most suitable Swordsmanship is..."

Si Ming spread his palms out, the Wheel-Turning King Sword and the Mohist School Sacred Sword each hovering in his hands, spinning rapidly like blooming flowers. A resonance formed between the two swords, and a Sword Qi shot out from the Wheel-Turning King Sword, striking the Sacred Sword and bouncing back. After bouncing, it multiplied into two Sword Qi, which then struck the Wheel-Turning King Sword, bouncing back into four, then four into eight, eight into sixteen...

In just a breath, the Sword Qi bounced thirty times between the two swords. By the time the Netherworld Insect Princess made her move, three breaths had passed. The Sword Qi surging between the two swords was so dense that it was impossible to distinguish them. Even with Si Ming's current cultivation level, he was somewhat unable to control it. Although he could still hold out for another half breath, he decisively chose to make his move immediately.

"Super Martial Dao, Limit-Breaking Sword Extremity!"

Chapter 859 The Battle of Gods (Part 3)