"Boss, I'm here to help you!"
Guo Shuai shouted loudly.
His woody body became one with the roots of the World Tree.
Countless branches broke through the soil, encircling and protecting the group within.
"Then... let's begin."
Ying Liyi stood in the middle of the branch, looking solemnly at Mo Wan opposite her.
Mo Wan nodded.
She placed the two Demi-artifact, [Mortal Fireworks Painting] and [Human Emperor Lamp], in the very center.
Shangguan Shuyi stepped forward.
She gazed at the Mortal Fireworks Painting.
"Phew~ Your Highness, my life has long belonged to you."
"Today, let me transform into the brush that shapes the world, and paint a magnificent landscape for you once more!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Shangguan Shuyi's body disintegrated, transforming into a sky full of dazzling streams of light!
The light faded, and the [Mountains and Rivers Brush] emitted a buzzing sound.
As the spirit of the artifact, she flew into the center of the formation on her own, forming a three-way standoff with the other two Demi-artifact.
Berris, in her electronic ghost form, floated forward, looking nervous. "What about me? What should I do?"
"It's very simple."
Ying Liyi stared at the Human Emperor Lamp that emitted a faint glow.
"Once the Mountains and Rivers State Map' is completed, you should immediately go inside and seize control!"
Jiangnan nodded to himself, muttering to himself.
The Human Emperor Lamp had already developed sentience when it reached the Special Grade.
Although it used to be like an idiot, after advancing to the Demigod level, it has been lying low and making no move.
A dog that bites doesn't bark.
This indicates that its intelligence has evolved to a considerably high level.
"Okay, I understand."
Berris clenched her translucent fists and stepped aside, ready for battle.
"Let's begin."
Ying Liyi looked at Mo Wan.
"Good!"
Mo Wan responded with a smile.
"Mo Wan!"
Outside the World Tree vines, Lin Zhu gripped a branch, tears welling up in her eyes, her voice trembling.
Mo Wan her head away.
That face, which always wore a carefree smile, was now incredibly gentle.
"Cousin!"
This was the first time she had used that name.
"If I die, and if one day in the future you can find my parents..."
"Tell them their daughter didn't run away! I'm off to save the world!"
Upon hearing these words, Lin Zhu dared not look her in the eye any longer, lowered her head, and sobbed uncontrollably.
"Well!"
"I'm relieved to hear that."
Mo Wan turned around, her gaze sharp as she fixed on the three Demi-artifact at the center.
[Human Emperor Lamp]
[Mountains and Rivers Brush]
[Mortal Fireworks Painting].
"Then... let's begin!"
She knew the legends surrounding the [Mountains and Rivers State Map] all too well!
That was originally a treasure of the ancient Nuwa, which she once bestowed upon Erlang God Yang Jian to subdue the Seven Monsters of Mount Mei. It contained a world within it and could transform into a vast universe!
Mo Wan clasped her hands together, unleashing the [Hundred Forgings] power!
Heaven and earth are the furnace, creation is the craftsman! Yin and Yang are the charcoal, and all things are the copper!
"Stripping away its form, reshaping its bones—a masterpiece of divine craftsmanship!"
"Hundred Forgings! Melt it for me!!!"
"Boom!"
With the forceful collision of the three Demi-artifact, the world underwent a dramatic change!
Above the originally gray-white Time Rift, a massive cloud of tribulation clouds, stretching for thousands of miles, suddenly gathered!
"Snap!"
The first World-Annihilating Tribulation Lightning struck down with a deafening roar!
A violent bolt of lightning struck the World Tree barrier that Guo Shuai had conjured.
The branches were carbonized and crumbled!
The terrifying shockwave penetrated through, directly sending Mo Wan and Ying Liyi flying!
"Mo Wan!" Lin Zhu screamed in disbelief.
Mo Wan crashed to the ground, her body charred in many places, her clothes torn.
I'm fine!
She staggered to her feet and hastily wiped the blood from her nose that had trickled down to her mouth.
Staggering, he walked back to the center of the formation, maintaining the Fusion process.
Ying Liyi also got up, covered in dust, and roared at Jiangnan, who was also affected.
"Father!"
"I know."
Jiangnan didn't waste any words; he sprang to his feet in a swift motion.
[Space Master] was activated, and his figure rose from the ground, arriving directly beneath the tribulation clouds.
He was unable to forcefully activate the Chaos Storm again in the short term.
Even the River of Time is powerless against such destructive force.
Then this is the only option.
Jiangnan looked up at the apocalyptic scene where the sun and moon were in the same sky and Tribulation Lightning rolled.
He took a deep breath, and the Dragon Blood within him ignited.
"Born to fight, until death!"
"Adapt to everything, evolve for all life!"
"Myriad Scale Armor, Impervious to All Laws!"
"Tear through illusion and see the truth!"
"Where this body is located is forbidden!"
"Smash these shackles of hypocrisy!"
"Tremble, you wailing beings!"
"Holding the Blazing Sun in my hands, I'll shatter the Milky Way!!!"
"The Dragon God... descends..."
"The Judgment... has begun!!!"
"Boom!"
As the divine music faded, a pair of golden dragon wings, blotting out the sky, unfolded behind Jiangnan!
The dazzling Golden Dragon Armor quickly enveloped his body.
Jiangnan, as a second choice, activated the Dragon God Imperial Armor's form, which absorbs solar energy!
He spread his wings and soared high, like a golden meteor going against the current, crashing headlong into the ten-thousand-foot- Tribulation Lightning!
"Boom!"
The second one!
The third bolt of Tribulation Lightning struck down in quick succession!
Jiangnan spread his arms wide, withstanding the terrifying lightning that was powerful enough to vaporize the mountains!
The golden scales began to melt and peel off under the extreme heat, only to regenerate rapidly through self-healing.
Lightning pierced through his body; he felt as if he were inside the core of a star.
Enduring the extreme heat and pressure that tear at the soul, they fight to the death without retreating!
"Ugh... Ahhh!"
Just as Jiangnan's Dragon Armor was about to collapse and his consciousness was fading!
"Beep! Driver's life is in danger. Protector mode activated!"
Below, the hundred-meter-tall Machine God's engine roared, activating its traction beam!
With a whoosh, the Machine God forcefully pulled Jiangnan into the main cockpit.
At this moment, Jiangnan had already withstood most of the most violent Tribulation Lightning with his own body.
The Machine God raised the Star-Slaying Sword, its mechanical body blocking the remaining shockwaves.
Inside the cockpit, Jiangnan, dressed in tattered Golden Dragon Armor, was panting heavily, blood dripping from his chin.
"Here you go!"
Ying Liyi below exclaimed in praise and immediately turned to look at Mo Wan.
The Fusion process is accelerating rapidly!
The three Demi-artifact artifacts have begun to melt and intertwine!
"Aaaaaah!"
From within the Mountains and Rivers Brush, the screams of Shangguan Shuyi echoed.
The process of reshaping the artifact spirit is tantamount to being torn to pieces!
Hang in there! Almost there!
Ying Liyi shouted.
Mo Wan, who was in charge, suffered an even more tragic fate.
The causal pressure from the three Demi-artifact was simply beyond what her mortal body could withstand.
Blood gushed from her eyes, nostrils, ears, and mouth!
Blood is flowing from all seven orifices!
But she still gritted her teeth and shouted, desperately pushing herself to the limit!
At this crucial moment when it's about to take shape!
"Buzz!"
The [Human Emperor Lamp], which had been silent all along, suddenly erupted with a repulsive force!
It actually started to rebel!
A chilling aura of death surged forth from the lamp wick.
The Human Emperor Lamp has actually opened its own exclusive domain, [Yellow Springs]!
A ten-kilometer radius area was instantly shrouded in gray fog.
Within the realm of the Yellow Springs, countless vicious souls imprisoned within the Human Emperor Lamp temporarily gained physical bodies at this moment.
At its peak, it unleashed a deafening roar, attempting to break free and stop the Fusion!
I knew you were a traitor!
Instead of panicking, Ying Liyi revealed a cold smile that seemed to have been expected.
"I've been saving my ultimate move for you!"
She pointed her small finger directly at the Human Emperor Lamp.
"The gods have been stripped of their crowns, and all laws have been broken."
Miracles are like smoke, while mortal life lies ahead.
"I summon this world, and all living beings are mortal!"
[Ordinary World]!
Ying Liyi's control over the laws was exquisite.
She controlled the magic-suppressing domain, which was large enough to cover the entire world, to a very small area.
This only applies to the Human Emperor Lamp itself!
"Bang!"
The realm of the Yellow Springs collapsed the moment it came into contact with the white light!
Those undead who had just formed half a physical body and were preparing to wreak havoc.
This law stuffed it back into the wick!
The Human Emperor Lamp trembled violently, its flame flickering erratically.
It was as if he was choking on the very ghosts he had vomited up.
He immediately defecated a large lump and then stopped.
The resistance of the Human Emperor Lamp was gone.
"Hey! Melt it for me, you big boobs!"
Mo Wan roared and, with tears of blood streaming down her face, made her final sprint!
The three Demi-artifact merged into one at this moment!
"Just one last step!"
Mo Wan shouted hoarsely, "Tempered by Tribulation Lightning!"
"Father!"
Ying Liyi roared again.
"They're here!"
Inside the Machine God suspended in mid-air, Jiangnan controlled the joystick, while the Machine God's massive arms were raised high.
Forcefully draw down the last bolt of Tribulation Lightning from the sky!
"Boom!"
The Tribulation Lightning, as thick as a water bucket, hurtled straight towards Mo Wan on the ground and the newly completed painting!
In that very instant!
Ying Liyi suddenly tackled Mo Wan to the ground, rolling her several times on the gravel-strewn ground!
The three Demi-artifact that had already Fusion withdrew directly from the Tribulation Lightning that was being tempered!
"Bang!"
The roaring sound, accompanied by a blinding white light, caused everyone to lose their sight briefly.
When everyone opened their eyes again.
In the eternally gray sky within the Time Rift, the calamity clouds have dissipated.
Instead, the sky was filled with a dazzling array of colorful rays of light!
And at the very center of that rosy glow.
A painting exuding a primordial aura is floating in mid-air.
[The Mountains and Rivers State Map]!
"It's done..."
"I did it! Hahahaha!"
Mo Wan slumped to the ground, staring at the painting in mid-air, and burst into laughter.
But, the next second...
Her laughter stopped abruptly.
"Thump."
Mo Wan's body swayed and she fell to the ground.
Upon closer inspection, her skin was covered with cracks.
The residual power of the Tribulation Lightning and the backlash from forcibly forging the divine artifact had destroyed her internal organs and the very essence of her life.
She's dying.
"Mo Wan!!!"
Lin Zhu leaped over the vines, threw herself down beside Mo Wan, and held her tightly in her arms.
"Wake up! Don't scare me!"
Lin Zhu turned her head and kowtowed to Ying Liyi with tears streaming down her face.
"Please... save her! Please save her!"
Ying Liyi stared at the painting in mid-air, her face grim.
"It's not over yet..."
The words had barely left his mouth.
The [Mountains and Rivers State Map] in mid-air shone brightly.
It actually transformed into a streak of light, attempting to tear through space and escape!
It's that sixth guy from the Human Emperor Lamp again!
Shangguan Shuyi served as the bridge of consciousness, must have fainted from the pain during the Fusion just now.
Now, the spirit of that broken lamp is in control of the artifact!
It wanted to escape!
"It won't succeed!"
Ying Liyi shouted, "Berris! Go in and restrain the spirit of the Human Emperor Lamp!"
"Receive!"
"It's finally my turn to make my appearance!"
Berris leaped into the air, her electronic ghostly form transforming into a stream of data.
They burrowed into the [Mountains and Rivers State Map], which was about to escape!
As soon as we entered the inside of the scroll.
Berris was completely stunned.
This place is simply a perfect, vast world!
Looking up, the scenery is ever-changing, with a sea of clouds churning!
The distant mountain ranges are towering and majestic, a masterpiece of nature.
The nearby rivers and mountains are beautiful and the area is blessed with natural beauty.
The four elements of the world change in endless wonder, as if all the Spiritual Qi in the world has gathered here.
Wow... so beautiful!
As a seasoned internet addict, Berris instinctively flashed a peace sign.
"Let's take a selfie first! Uh... no, wait a minute!"
She patted her head. "Finding the spirit of the Human Emperor Lamp is the most important thing!"
"But this place is so big, where is she?"
Berris flew rapidly through the air, searching.
Soon.
She found an incongruous thatched cottage nestled between two green hills.
On the grass in front of the small house, two unconscious women lay quietly.
One person was dressed in a magnificent red robe and phoenix gown.
The other person was wearing a black and white robe.
"It's Shangguan Shuyi!"
Berris recognized the woman behind her at a glance.
He immediately pressed down on the cloud, intending to go over and wake her.
But just then...
"Ding-dong."
A clanging sound of chains rang out in front of Berris.
A figure blocked her way.
She was a gloomy, beautiful girl with long, dark purple hair.
Her skin was a sickly pale white, and her body was bound with countless thick, rusty chains.
At the end of the chain, there were even several black coffin nails.
She was the long-dormant spirit of the Human Emperor Lamp.
The purple-haired girl raised her head, her empty, lifeless eyes fixed on Berris.
She seemed to speak very little, and even her voice sounded strained.
"Intruders..."
"Leave..."
"Mine..."
"World..."
Before he could finish speaking...
"Splash!"
The chains binding the purple-haired girl suddenly sprang up and lashed out at Berris!
"What the hell! They started fighting right off the bat!"
Berris let out a strange cry and immediately mobilized the data stream to transform into light blades, engaging in fierce combat with her opponent.
However, they only exchanged a few blows.
Berris was struck by the eerie chains, and her translucent body flickered violently.
They've clearly fallen into a disadvantageous position!
Within the Time Rift, despair permeated the air.
Jiangnan took a step forward and used [Near Yet Far] (a phrase implying a vast distance between them) to return to Lin Zhu's side.
Looking at Mo Wan, whose skin was cracked like porcelain, Lin Zhu was already crying her eyes out.
She clutched at Jiangnan's clothes, pleading.
"Boss! Save her! Please save her! She doesn't want to die..."
Jiangnan looked at Mo Wan's eyes, which were gradually losing their luster.
Save them? How?
He instinctively reached into his pocket, but found nothing.
That once invincible [Water of Life].
It had all been used up in the previous battles and treatments; not a single drop was left.
At this moment, even he seemed so pale and powerless.
"I'll give it a try."
Just then, the Elf Queen suddenly appeared.
Her expression was solemn, her hands gripping the World Tree Staff tightly.
"I hereby declare, in the name of myself, the Mother of All Things, that I awaken the slumbering primordial life."
"Dispel the lingering effects of this Judgment, heal this broken shell, let withered trees bloom again, and let all things revive..."
"Nature God's Kiss!"
A stream of aquamarine life light cascaded down from the top of the staff, enveloping Mo Wan.
Nourished by this immense vitality.
The cracks on Mo Wan's skin seemed to have closed up a bit.
However, this only addresses the symptoms, not the root cause.
The Elf Queen's face turned pale.
"No... no!"
"The Tribulation Lightning brings not only physical wounds, but also the destruction of karma!"
"My treatment is merely a drop in the ocean; it cannot possibly restore the very essence of her life!"
As she finished speaking, Mo Wan's body convulsed again.
"Dad! Don't just stand there!"
Ying Liyi, watching this scene from afar, was so anxious she was jumping up and down.
"Go quickly and get the [Mountains and Rivers State Map]!"
"Take advantage of the fact that the sixth brother of the Human Emperor Lamp is currently tied up by the electronic ghost."
"Take it to [the end of the River of Time]!"
"Only by getting there can we protect Mo Wan and everyone else, and completely take control of it!"
At the end of the River of Time...
Mo Wan, everyone...
Jiangnan raised her head.
Without any hesitation.
"Whoosh!"
Jiangnan's figure disappeared from the spot, and [Near Yet Far] was activated.
When they reappeared, they were already standing before the Mountains and Rivers State Map.
Faced with this newly created Divine Grade Spirit Artifact.
Jiangnan grabbed the edge of the painting!
"Buzz!"
The moment the palm touched the scroll.
The message of the artifact, at this moment, needed no words; it was conveyed to his palm.
[Item]: Mountains and Rivers State Map
[Level]: Divine Grade
[Type]: Spirit Artifact
[Function]: Mountains and Rivers in the Palm, encompassing the vast world.
It contains the four elements and their infinite wonders.
This is an absolutely pure land.
Whether it is a dying person or an ominous and mysterious being, as long as the soul enters it, it will be purified.
Wash away your sins, forget your past, and regain a pure body to become one of the people here.
The user is the very essence of the Dao in this world; the birth and death of all things are determined in a single thought.
[Information]: This was originally an absurd scam.
When the illusion of "human life" meets the "Human Emperor Lamp's " obsession with death.
Amidst the embers of the Tribulation Lightning and the cries of souls, in the paintings of [Mountains and Rivers Brush]...
A true miracle was born.
It is a lament for the world, and a hope for all living beings.
When you gaze at it, you are gazing at a microcosm of the entire world.
Please remember, in this painting...
You are the only truth.