Outside Huoyun Cave, the sky shattered and the earth wailed.
The once-peaceful paradise had become a slaughterhouse.
Kunpeng manifested his Demon Master true form, blotting out the sky and sun. With a flap of his wings, he whipped up billions of fierce gales, like countless steel knives carving up the Mountain Protection Array around Huoyun Cave.
Every impact shook the earth and sent rocks tumbling down the mountainside.
Ancestor Minghe stood atop the Twelve-Grade Red Lotus of Karma Fire, while visions of the Blood Sea churned around him. Yuantu and Abi, two supreme treasures of slaughter, transformed into scarlet dragons. Trailing a nauseating stench of blood, they slammed into the thick, earthen-yellow barrier below.
"Zhen Yuanzi! Are you still refusing to see reason?"
Kunpeng shrieked harshly, his voice brimming with greed and savagery.
"Hong Yun has stolen the opportunity for Sainthood, cutting off the path of cultivation for all living beings in the Primordial World! By protecting him, you're making an enemy of the entire Primordial World! If you know what's good for you, step aside now, or we'll flatten Wuzhuang Temple along with him!"
Below them,
Zhen Yuanzi held the Earth Book in one hand, his expression grim as iron.
The Earth Book had formed from the Earth Fetal Membrane and was said to have the strongest defense in the Primordial World. As long as one stood upon the earth, one was invincible.
But facing the combined assault of two top-tier experts, even with the "Innate Five Elements Inverting Heaven and Earth Formation" bolstering him, he felt the pressure mounting.
The barrier shuddered violently, as though it could shatter at any moment.
"Lies!"
Zhen Yuanzi roared, his beard and hair bristling as his righteous aura shot into the sky.
"My virtuous younger brother Hong Yun already made it clear: