The target of the Qi Blade was neither Houtu nor Gou Mang, but rather—the core node of the seemingly unbreakable Golden Lotus Barrier of the Apricot Yellow Banner between the two!
"Not good!"
Gou Mang and Houtu were both horrified and their expressions changed drastically!
The speed of the Heaven-Opening Blade is indescribable!
Ignoring the obstruction of the Soul-Slaying Spear (the Soul-Slaying Spear itself was grazed by the edge of the air blade, emitting a piercing cry, and clear cracks appeared on the spear body).
It ignored the remaining binding power of the Hongmeng Measuring Heaven Ruler and the barriers of space!
Almost the instant Qing Huan's fingertip touched the ground, the Heaven-Opening Blade had already struck the barrier of thousands of Golden Lotus hanging from the Apricot Yellow Banner!
There was no earth-shattering roar, only the mournful cry of laws being torn apart!
Laugh--!
The Golden Lotus Barrier of the Apricot Yellow Banner, which claims to be "untouched by all laws and repelled by all evils," is in a state of pure "opening up."
Faced with the power of "decomposition," it was like butter being sliced open with a hot knife! The layers of Golden Lotus phantoms vanished instantly, and the primordial energy of Xuan Huang was forcibly split and decomposed!
That seemingly indestructible defense was forcibly torn open, leaving a huge gap with Chaos Qi flowing through its edges!
Pfft! Pfft!
With the barrier breached, the backlash from their interconnected minds caused Houtu and Gou Mang to simultaneously cough up a mouthful of blood essence!
Houtu's face turned deathly pale, Apricot Yellow Banner's light dimmed rapidly, trembling violently.
Gou Mang's aura was already unstable due to the damage to the Soul-Slaying Spear, and now his injuries were aggravated!
How could Qing Huan possibly let go of such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?
The Yin-Yang Qi flowed in his eyes, and his hands suddenly came together in front of his chest, as if embracing the primordial unity!
"The Yin-Yang Rotation - The Great Millstone!"
With his cold decree, the Seven Symbols Umbrella beneath his feet instantly withdrew all its brilliance, hovering above his head beneath the World-Purifying White Lotus. Qing Huan himself became the pivot connecting Yin and Yang!
The left eye (the eye of the black hole) shone with an intense, eerie light, and endless devouring and deathly power transformed into a jet-black, Extreme Yin Cold Current that seemed capable of freezing the soul!
His right eye (the Eye of the White Hole) blazed with divine light, its vast creative and scorching power transforming into a blazing, all-consuming, and radiant flame— the Extreme Yang True Fire!
Two diametrically opposed yet mutually reinforcing forces did not attack directly, but instead converged and rotated in mid-air! In an instant, an enormous, slowly rotating Yin-Yang Grinding Disc appeared out of thin air!
The upper plate of the millstone was ablaze with pure Extreme Yang True Fire, radiating a terrifying heat capable of incinerating stars.
The lower part of the body is filled with a surging, pitch-black Extreme Yin Cold Current, permeated with an absolute stillness frozen for eternity!
At the boundary between Yin and Yang, Chaos Qi surged and annihilated, forming a terrifying vortex of Destruction!
This millstone is not a physical object, but the ultimate manifestation of the Yin- Law of the Great Dao of Yin-Yang of the Qing Huan — the Great Yin-Yang Grinding Disc!
Grind everything, reverse life and death!
As soon as the millstone was formed, it brought with it an unparalleled power that could crush all the heavens and myriad realms, and crashed down on Gou Mang and Houtu, whose defenses had been breached and whose auras were in disarray!
The primary target Gou Mang, the Ancestral Witch who possesses the most abundant vitality but is currently the most severely injured!
"Gou Mang!!"
Houtu's eyes widened in fury, and disregarding her own injuries, she forcefully activated the Hongmeng Measuring Heaven Ruler!
"Measure the Heavens and Settle the Earth - Suppress!"
The Hongmeng Measuring Heaven Ruler burst forth with dazzling chaotic light, carrying Houtu's all-out will. Like a pillar supporting the sky, it crashed fiercely into the lower part of the Yin-Yang Grinding Disc (the Extreme Yin Cold Current) that was suppressing it, attempting to hold it back and buy Gou Mang a chance to live!
At the same time, the remaining Golden Lotus of the Apricot Yellow Banner also rushed towards Gou Mang to protect him!
Gou Mang felt an unprecedented threat of death; the aura of the Yin-Yang Grinding Disc seemed to be crushing and obliterating the very essence of his life!
He let out a desperate, beast-like roar, holding nothing back!
"The Tongtian Jianmu stands firm against the sky! Everlasting and vibrant!"
Boom!
An unimaginably enormous phantom of a giant tree rose from the ground behind Gou Mang, instantly filling his field of vision!
Its trunk is as thick as a mountain, its branches are as gnarled as a dragon, and its millions of leaves are lush and green, exuding a vast and boundless life force that nourishes all things—this is the ultimate projection of its companion treasure, the Tongtian Jianmu !
This projection is no longer illusory, but almost tangible, containing Gou Mang's own abundant essence and life force!
The giant tree burst into Fire of Life, meeting the crushing Yin-Yang Grinding Disc (the part of the Extreme Yang True Fire), attempting to extinguish the world-burning true fire with its boundless vitality!
At the same time, the broken Soul-Slaying Spear in his hand transformed into a Source of Resentful Fiend, shooting towards Qing Huan's main body like a poisonous dragon, serving as a final restraint!
Boom!!! Sizzle--Zzzzz--!
A collision erupted in a way that was beyond description!
The Primordial Hongmeng Measuring Heaven Ruler slammed into the lower part of the Yin-Yang Grinding Disc, where the Extreme Yin Cold Current!
The Chaos Qi and the utter yin stillness were frantically annihilated! The Heaven Measuring Ruler trembled violently, the chaotic runes on its body flickering and emitting a hum that could not bear the burden. It was actually frozen by the Extreme Yin Cold Current, and the terrifying power of stillness frantically backfired from the ruler towards Houtu!
Houtu felt as if she had been pierced by ten thousand years of mysterious ice, her entire body covered in thick, dark blue frost. Blood gushed from her mouth, and her body flew uncontrollably backward, crashing into the ground below, her fate unknown! The Apricot Yellow Banner let out a mournful cry and fell away, its spiritual light gone.
At the same time, the boundless vitality and burning Fire of Life of the Tongtian Jianmu crashed into the upper plate of the Yin-Yang Grinding Disc, which was filled with the world-burning true fire!
Swoosh—Boom!
The vibrant green flames of life are like firewood before the true fire that burns the world!
It was instantly ignited and engulfed!
The enormous phantom of the Tongtian Jianmu was visibly consumed and ignited by the World-Burning True Fire!
Millions of leaves turned to ashes, and thick branches broke and carbonized in the raging fire!
The very essence of life is being frantically burned and obliterated!
"Aaaaaah--!!!"
Gou Mang let out a shrill scream that tore at his soul. His proud and boundless life force poured out like a burst dam, only to be mercilessly devoured by the Yin-Yang Grinding Disc!
His entire body rapidly withered and shriveled in the flames, his skin charred and cracked, like a withered tree that had been burned to ashes! The illusory image of the Tongtian Jianmu that supported heaven and earth collapsed and disintegrated under the ravages of the World-Burning True Fire, turning into burning ashes that filled the sky!
Gou Mang, like a broken, burning, charred skull, fell helplessly from the sky into the abyss. Only a faint green light flickered weakly in its charred heart, proving that it had not completely perished.
That broken Soul-Slaying Spear,
It completely lost its luster and fell along with its owner.
Qing Huan stood alone in the void, with the World-Purifying White Lotus slowly rotating above his head, its divine light repairing the tiny cracks on the umbrella surface caused by the collision with the Hongmeng Measuring Heaven Ruler (the aftershocks of the collision between the millstone and the Heaven Measuring Ruler impacted the umbrella).
The Seven Symbols Treasure Umbrella withdrew its brilliance and floated silently. The yin and yang pupils on his chest slowly calmed down, remaining deep and indifferent as he looked down at Houtu, whose Houtu was unknown, and Gou Mang of life remaining.
He fought two against one and severely injured both Ancestral Witch!
This corner of the battlefield fell into dead silence.
Only the faint light of the Seven Symbols Umbrella calming the remaining chaotic laws, and the gentle glow of the White Lotus purifying the bloody resentment on the battlefield, silently proclaimed the end of this tragic duel.