The Curtain Falls

The Curtain Falls. This was precisely the limit of such power, just as Great Emperor Longevity had foretold. "Mountain-Sea Pearl, condense!" Having just taken the Future Lord, Hong Yi's strength rose another notch, further weakening Dagan Emperor Yang Pan and Hong Xuanji. Hong Xuanji in particular, though he had advanced into the realm of Myriad Transformations today, had just suffered severe injuries and had yet to recover his vital energy. His fighting strength was less than half of its peak. If he escaped today, a few months of quiet cultivation would be enough for him to recover completely, and he could glean much from today's battle, sending his martial arts forward by another great leap. Yang Pan and Hong Xuanji drove their power with all their might, yet still could not make the ship flee outward. This divine king of artifacts that crossed to the other shore was forcibly pinned down. "There are three great thunder pools aboard the Boat of Creation! Let us simply self-destruct the thunder pools and break out!" Yang Pan suddenly said. "Hong Yi, do not forget that you have suffered a loss at my hands before." With a wave of Meng Shenji's hand, the three divine blades—Heaven's Will, Cosmos, and Time Blade—were offered up once more, receiving Hong Yi's punch. Yet Hong Yi keenly sensed that this was an advance, a transcendence. After their last battle, Meng Shenji's power and comprehension had grown again. Several streaks of Sword Qi actually formed a "Gathering Hexagram," viciously breaking through the millions of formations inside the Boat of Creation and striking the Heavenly Crystal stone, carving a deep mark into this hardest of all heavenly treasures and startling both Yang Pan and Hong Xuanji. "No, Your Majesty! All our plans and efforts cannot be wasted! I absolutely will