He slowly raised his right hand, the movement calm and clear, yet it could not be bound by the frozen space.
Make a fist.
It was no longer a probing attack.
This time, the fist will only lead to absolute death!
The target is Di Jun, Kunpeng, and the last remaining elite Demon Clan forces burning behind them!
There was no dazzling divine light or vast Magical Power fluctuation on the fist, only a thin layer of hazy gray light that seemed to contain the birth and death trajectories of countless worlds. It was the manifestation of the pure Physical Might condensed to the extreme!
Punch out!
Buzz!
The frozen space was like a lake surface tossed with a giant rock, rippling out in huge, visible, transparent waves!
Wherever the ripples passed, the frozen space and time instantly thawed!
But as it thawed, a terrifying fist pressure, powerful enough to annihilate countless ancient Stars and shatter the Chaos Great Thousand World, crashed into Di Jun like a world-destroying tsunami, even before the fist itself!
"Ah--!!!" Di Jun's eyes bulged out, and his entire body groaned as if it couldn't bear the pressure. Even the power of burning his life essence seemed fragile in the face of this fist's pressure!
Just at that critical moment, when Jiang Yun's Destruction fist was about to completely erase one-billionth of the Demon Clan's last core!
Two distinctly different yet equally resounding buzzes, echoing through the Primordial Origin Laws, suddenly reverberated across the battlefield!
East, in the direction of the Outer Chaos.
A blinding red light suddenly shone!
At first, it was only the size of a grain of rice, but in an instant, it expanded billions of times, transforming into a blazing ball, its interior seemingly containing a world evolved from boundless mortal energy, and inscribed with countless Marriage and Mortal World Laws...
It carries with it an overwhelming and unstoppable power of the Heavenly Dao!
As if the laws of heaven were manifesting, they were about to repel this fist that was not following the "script," pushing Jiang Yun and his attack away from Di Jun!
This is precisely the Innate Spiritual Treasure of the Saint Nuwa — the Red Embroidered Ball!
At the same time, they were almost indistinguishable in terms of priority.
To the Northeast, in the direction of Kunlun.
An ancient, Chaos scroll silently unfolds in the void!
Black and white light instantly filled the entire battlefield, transforming into a gigantic "Yin-Yang Twin Fish" that existed between illusion and reality!
The Yin-Yang symbol spun endlessly, silently engulfing the core members of the Demon Clan, including Di Jun, Kunpeng, Bai Ze, and Jiu Ying!
The flowing black and white energies, though seemingly gentle, contain an ultimate defensive power that encompasses everything, carries all things, and defines the Order of heaven and earth!
It was none other than the Taiji Diagram, the supreme treasure of Laozi (the Taishang Laojun) for attaining enlightenment!
Two Saint, attacked simultaneously!
One is for repelling attacks, the other is for protecting the target!
Just before Jiang Yun's fist was about to touch Di Jun, it slammed into the Red Embroidered Ball that was burning with the power of the Heavenly Dao Marriage Laws!
There was no earth-shattering roar, only the sharp, frictional sound of a Laws being forcibly torn apart, rules being violently distorted, and concepts being brazenly denied!
Laugh--!!!
The thin layer of gray light (Physical Might) covering Jiang Yun's fist collided violently with the fiery red embroidered ball!
The Red Embroidered Ball trembled violently!
The world within, imbued with the aura of the mortal realm, seemed to be struck by a giant hammer, collapsing violently inward!
Countless intricate Marriage and Mortal World Laws flickered and collapsed violently, like fabric torn by a storm!
The Red Embroidered Ball, imbued with the power of the Heavenly Dao Creation Laws, seemed to have met its nemesis when facing Jiang Yun's Physical Body strength, which contained the fundamental Laws of the Dao of All Beings and could shatter all tangible and intangible things!
"Bang!!!"
It wasn't a deafening explosion, but a dull thud, like an ancient tree being struck by a massive object!
That was the sound of a portion of the Heavenly Dao Rules contained within the Red Embroidered Ball being physically shattered!
The Red Embroidered Ball, powerful enough to deflect Saint's attack and secure a marriage, was sent flying backward like an ordinary ball by Jiang Yun's fist, which was imbued with the power of the boundless Hunyuan Inner Universe!
It traced a shrill crimson trail, instantly piercing through the endless Space Barrier, and was sent flying back towards the direction of the Empress Nuwa's Palace! Its spiritual light dimmed considerably in an instant, clearly indicating that it had been injured!
Jiang Yun's fist, due to this direct collision at the Laws level, had its indestructible gray light dissipate considerably, and its forward momentum was severely halted.
Just as the momentum was halted and the power weakened, the rotating Yin-Yang Twin Fish firmly protected Di Jun and the core of the Demon Clan within it!
Jiang Yun's fist, its momentum slowed and its power greatly diminished, silently struck the black and white defensive barrier of the Taiji Diagram.
Sizzle
Like a pebble thrown into the deep sea, it only creates a tiny, almost imperceptible ripple.
The flowing black and white energies remained perfectly still, their trajectory completely undisturbed.
The Taiji Diagram, containing the supreme defensive Daoist principle of "establishing all things Xiantian and earth," was like an eternal bottomless pit, easily swallowing the aftershocks of Jiang Yun's punch, which had already lost most of its power.
Jiang Yun's punch ultimately failed to land on Di Jun!
A cold, soft snort escaped Jiang Yun's lips.
At the same time, Three Paths figures appeared silently in the sky above the battlefield.
On the edge of the Western Region Chaos, the figure of a peerless woman, dressed in crimson palace attire, with a blurred face and ethereal aura, seemingly both the creator of all things and independent of them, slowly became clear— the Saint Nuwa!
With a wave of her hand, the dim Red Embroidered Ball that had been knocked away transformed into a beam of red light and disappeared into her sleeve.
Her gaze was calm and undisturbed, as if the slight damage to the treasure and the carnage below had no effect on her. She looked directly at Jiang Yun.
To the Northeast, in the direction of the Kunlun Mountain, Three Paths illusory figures simultaneously solidified into physical forms.
One was slender and ancient, holding the Taiyi Whisk, surrounded by a faint sense of tranquility and inaction—this was Taishang; another was majestic and aloof, his gaze sweeping across with scrutiny and indifference—this was Yuanshi; and yet another's sharpness was concealed, his sword aura, though restrained, still piercing—this was Heavenly Dao. At this moment, the Three Pure Ones arrived together!
Nuwa looked at Jiang Yun, her voice clear and cold like jade from the heavens, without a trace of warmth or anger at being repelled by Magic Treasure.
"Daoist Friend Jiang Yun, it is a joyous occasion to have returned after attaining the Primordial Hunyuan."
However, it is perhaps too hasty of you to unleash such fury upon your return, fellow Daoist.
The workings of Heavenly Dao are governed by predetermined laws.
The Demon Clan race has committed massacres against the Human Clan, Karmic Retribution is heavy, so this calamity is their just deserts.
However, its existence, rise, and fall are all governed by the Heavenly Dao, and cannot be altered by the will of any one person at any given moment.
Her words were calm, but their content was extremely cold-blooded. She casually attributed the devastation of millions of lives below, the tragic Blood-Weeping of the Human Clan, and the dying struggle of the Demon Clan to a "predestination" or a "Karmic Retribution," as naturally as discussing wind and rain.
It's as if it's saying: their conflicts, struggles, and deaths are all part of the Heavenly Dao order; by interfering, you are disrupting the established Order.
Taishang Laojun then spoke, his voice gentle, yet the content was even colder:
Daoist Friend Jiang Yun, now that you have achieved Hunyuan, you should know that 'the Dao follows nature'.
The great trend of heaven and earth is like a torrent; those who follow it prosper, while those who go against it toil.
The Witch-Demon War, and the calamity between humans and demons, are all inevitable consequences of the evolution of the Heavenly Dao, the entanglement of Fortune, and the cycle of Karma and effect.
Forced intervention, going against the tide, may seem to solve the immediate crisis, but in reality it will cause a greater imbalance in the universe and damage the very foundation of the Primordial World.
Fellow Daoist, you must not create boundless Karmic Obstacle due to momentary emotional fluctuations.
His gaze swept over the crowd below and the core of the Demon Clan who had survived the catastrophe, protected within the Taiji Diagram: "All living beings here have their own destiny and trajectory. Fellow Daoist, you have already reached the supreme realm, transcending all living beings. Why be so attached to the grudges between these Chaos beings?"
The Yuanshi Tianzun's gaze was like lightning, locking onto Jiang Yun directly, his tone carrying an undeniable pressure:
Jiang Yun! What you have done today is not a blessing for the Primordial World. You have great martial power, but you do not understand the principles of heaven and are not in accordance with the times!
If it is said that because of matters concerning fellow disciples and the Human Clan, you shattered the Heavenly Cycle Stars with a single punch, causing Demon God to fall like rain, although this shook the foundation of the Heavenly Court, it was still within reason.
However, your subsequent attempt to exterminate them all and sever the lineage of the Primordial World Demon Clan is an act of defying the heavens and disrupting the natural order!
As guardians of the Heavenly Dao and maintainers of the Primordial World Order, how can we allow you to act recklessly and disrupt the chessboard of heaven and earth?!
His words were sharp, directly positioning Jiang Yun as a troublemaker and disruptor, and subtly implying that the Three Pure Ones' intervention was not to save the Demon Clan, but to uphold their so-called "Heavenly Dao order"!
Daoist Tongtian stood with his sword in his arms, saying nothing. His eyes held a hint of scrutiny and a subtle regret, clearly feeling sorry that he hadn't been able to meet Jiang Yun's punch earlier!