Grand Design

The two Dao Artifact Wielders grew more astonished the longer they fought. They were being completely suppressed!

Their powers clearly countered the Four States Grotto-heaven Authority, giving them a huge advantage, yet the result had not changed at all. Instead, the longer they fought, the greater their disadvantage became.

"This doesn't make sense. Even if Qing Liu Sheng has Slaughter Power wrapped around him, only his physical body has reached the Quasi-Emperor realm. His Dharma Realm level hasn't changed at all!"

"Why?! Why is the difference in power so enormous after the grotto-heaven was opened?!"

Rou Zhao connected to the Heavenly Stems Grotto-heaven and used the myriad laws to analyze the situation.

As a result, she discovered that Qing Liu Sheng had already brought the power of the grotto-heaven to the level of perfection, completely unlike someone opening heaven and splitting earth for the first time.

To summarize, the Four States Authority was "matter and energy." These were all the elements of a universe, and all kinds of phenomena could be derived from them.

To someone who had completely mastered it, the Four States Authority could absolutely derive authorities such as gravity, space, and time. Thus, the Ten Heavenly Stems Law could suppress the Four States Grotto-heaven, but could not completely restrain it. It could be said that the Four States Four Elements Grotto-heaven was the superior replacement for the Heavenly Stems Grotto-heaven.

In the new era, capable cultivators would absolutely not abandon the Four States Four Elements Grotto-heaven in favor of the Heavenly Stems Grotto-heaven.

Qing Liu Sheng had opened the Four Elements and grasped the Four States Authority. He indeed had his reasons.

He was naturally suited to controlling this grotto-heaven!

"This doesn't make sense!"

"In that case, I'll crush skill with strength and suppress you by force!"

Rou Zhao realized that her own constitution was utterly incomparable to Qing Liu Sheng's Four Elements Sacred Body, and she no longer hesitated.

Her consciousness connected even more deeply with the Heavenly Stems Grotto-heaven. Vast power, powerful enough to nearly scatter her consciousness, was added to her body and manifested upon her flesh.

It was a black Heavenly Stems Dao Robe. Its color was pitch-black, but according to the law Rou Zhao cultivated, it displayed a pattern of white vortices.

"Dissecting you, Qing Liu Sheng!"

Rou Zhao waved her hand. Space began to separate, directly cleaved apart. The entire Four Elements Grotto-heaven trembled, enduring pressure hundreds or thousands of times greater than before.

No matter how extraordinary Yun Ye's talent was or how astonishing his technique, faced with this situation of crushing skill with strength, he had no choice but to do nothing. He did not possess the Red Heaven True Immortal Law now. Once his strength was exhausted, it was exhausted. He could not borrow any other power.

The grotto-heaven's power rapidly declined.

Along with it,

even the grotto-heaven world itself grew unstable, seeming to be heading toward destruction.

How many more seconds could it hold out?

This scene had undoubtedly punctured Qing Liu Sheng's "boast." Sweep across the world?

What a joke!

Before the God Empress, who would dare call themselves invincible?

"An over-limit state... Yet she hasn't reached the limit. Did the God Empress restrict the power output?"

Zhan Meng muttered.

As a member of the Immortal Dynasty, it was only natural for him to act in the God Empress's place. He had no doubts whatsoever.

As for whether the God Empress had deliberately held back because she did not act herself... There was no value in considering such a question.

From a practical perspective, if everything depended on the God Empress, then what meaning did these Heavenly Stems God Officers and the Tomorrow Divine Army have?

Their very purpose was to solve problems in the God Empress's place!

If they could not solve them, that could only prove their own incompetence. How could they shamelessly blame the God Empress?

However.

By now,

even he could see that the God Empress's favoritism was far too obvious!

Not only had she allowed Qing Liu Sheng to open heaven and split earth, she had also restricted the power output of the over-limit state.

There was a reason for protecting Rou Zhao, but Rou Zhao was fighting through her own will. Even if she was the God Empress, what reason did she have to interfere?

If she died in battle, then she died in battle. Were they, perhaps, afraid of death?

"Over-limit!"

Zhan Meng shook his head. He did not question the God Empress, but directly entered the over-limit state and joined the battle.

He trusted the God Empress absolutely. There had to be a deeper meaning behind her actions!

He was merely fulfilling his responsibility as a Heavenly Stems God Officer: offering suggestions and carrying out orders. If the God Empress changed her mind, it meant she happened to need such a reason. If the God Empress rejected it, he would gladly accept that as well.

Now that the God Empress forbade them from using excessive power and had secretly weakened them, she was undoubtedly telling them that this matter could not be publicized.

"The foundation of an initial opening of heaven and splitting earth is far too thin. Fighting two Heavenly Stems God Officers is already stretching him to the limit. Challenging the God Empress is simply impossible."

Yun Ye looked toward the Red Heaven Realm, his voice spreading faintly. "Everyone, if you don't act now, when will you? The God Empress's power has been weakened. This is precisely the time to test her. Even if this is a trap, it should still be necessary."

Yun Ye received a response.

A netherworld aura surged back to life, shaking the Three Heavens.

A Holy Anthem, blurred and filled with the feeling of reincarnation, rang out. A half-black, half-white figure was reflected in the eyes of every living being.

He carried an ancient oil lamp, coming from a corner of heaven and earth. No one knew where he came from, nor had he ever possessed a road of return.

He said, "Qing Liu Sheng, no one can save you. No one has any reason to sacrifice their life for you... I came only because the time was right. That's all."

The moment his words fell, there was a boom.

Another eight auras, terrifying to the extreme, revived. They surged mightily, pressing down upon the Nine Provinces of the Red Heaven Realm. The Holy Anthem continued to play, forming a grand movement.

One invincible figure after another crossed the worlds and reached Teng Continent in an instant. Every one of them inspired awe, possessing vast and boundless magical power.

With so many heaven-defying figures emerging, the order of heaven and earth was immediately redrawn. The spacetime shrouded by the grotto-heaven shattered, and dense silver lightning appeared.

This was the manifestation of a world being unable to withstand the pressure and collapsing on its own.

Whether it was Dream Ji or Shui Wuge, once they reached a certain level of strength, the result was the same.

The difference was that the former restrained her power, controlling herself so as not to crush everything, while these nine made no attempt to conceal themselves, unleashing their peak strength.

Yet they still feared the Heavenly Crown Dao Artifact. All of them tore through the void and entered the Red Heaven Outer Universe, an even broader battlefield, lest they compound their offense and cause the effects of the Heavenly Crown Dao Artifact to reach an even higher level.

Facing these figures of complicated origins, Shui Wuge merely rose into the Outer Universe and continued watching the battle, unconcerned that her purpose might be seen through.

As the ruler of the Immortal Dynasty, she had always acted through grand designs. Schemes were simply too humiliating for the invincible power she possessed—a case of abandoning the root for the branch...

"Drink!"

A heaven-shaking shout suddenly rang out. The Outer Universe was abruptly covered by a domain and completely transformed into an independent battlefield. No one could escape.

The many generals of the Tomorrow Divine Army took action. They did not join the battle; they merely sealed off the scene.

"Sealing it off? As expected, it was a trap to lure us in. But when has the God Empress ever needed something like a trap?"

"She really has grown weak."

Lamp Extinguished said this indifferently. Flames erupted from the oil lamp in his hand, and with a single burn, they scorched into the past. One soldier after another of the divine army suddenly vanished without a trace, erased from the very concept of spacetime.

But soon, the Heavenly Stems Grotto-heaven unraveled this power, and the soldiers revived one after another.

To deal with the Heavenly Stems Grotto-heaven, one could only break it through with overwhelming force. Tricks were useless. The Heavenly Stems Grotto-heaven was the endpoint of the myriad laws, and it could simulate nearly every technique.

"Qing Liu Sheng, kill them."

"Only by dealing with them will you have the chance to survive and cooperate with me... You don't really think you can escape on your own, do you?"

The God Empress finally spoke. Her words left many of the invincible experts stunned as well.

The God Empress...

wanted to cooperate with Qing Liu Sheng?

"I see. A grand design. Qing Liu Sheng's weight is already more than sufficient!"

The two Dao Artifact Wielders had once been peerless talents themselves, so their intelligence was naturally unquestionable. At this moment, they finally understood the God Empress's purpose.

They both looked toward Qing Liu Sheng. The core of the grand design was Qing Liu Sheng, an existence capable of opening heaven in the Dharma Realm. Would he readily accept?

Then,

faced with nine near-Emperor-level invincible experts, the young man in green robes showed no fear. Instead, he revealed a wild, unrestrained smile.

"Hahahaha!"

"I accept your terms, strongest of this age... God Empress!"

"Let's see who will have the last laugh! Will you use me, or will I sweep across the world and ultimately open a flourishing age!"

Shui Wuge and Yun Ye's plan had officially begun.

I didn't explain things much, and someone immediately said they couldn't understand. Why is that? Is the story I write really that difficult to understand? I feel like it's pretty straightforward web fiction.