Fierce Battle at Azure Parasol

"Kill! Fight for our lord!"

With a boom, the city gates opened, and army after army charged out of the city toward Azure Parasol Ancestor's Sword Realm. You had mountains and lakes of swords; I had mountains and seas of men.

Under the assault of army after army, the world of Sword Qi began to quake violently, with earth, water, fire, and wind surging within it.

The next moment, the world took on the aspect of destruction.

With a sweep of Red Cloud's hand, golden spears and iron cavalry, millions, tens of millions, hundreds of millions of troops charged forth in a mighty tide.

"Gasp, what a profound divine ability."

Feeling Heaven and Earth Righteous Energy being drawn by Red Cloud, a trace of surprise flashed through Azure Parasol Ancestor's eyes.

Seeing the vast righteous energy surrounding Red Cloud and the boundless, majestic aura he emitted, Azure Parasol Ancestor laughed loudly. His sword intent shifted abruptly, and the Sword Realm shattered at once.

"Hahaha, One Sword Destroys the World!"

In an instant, countless destructive sword lights raged forth, brighter than the stars in the nine heavens.

Winds and clouds changed in alarm, stars swayed, sun and moon lost their light, heaven and earth shook. It cut across the firmament, destroying heaven and annihilating earth.

One Sword Opens Heaven, One Sword Destroys the World.

Azure Parasol Ancestor's comprehension of the Sword Dao had reached the pinnacle of perfection. He deserved to be called a Sword God.

"Literary Dao Divine Ability, Stroke of Divine Inspiration."

Red Cloud's expression did not change. Holding a brush, he painted out a starry sky, where starlight glittered and shimmered brilliantly.

Under the suppression of that starry sky, even space became stagnant, and the world-destroying sword lights were frozen in midair.

With a thunderous explosion, the destructive sword lights shattered, and even the void was crushed and torn apart.

After shattering the sword lights, the starry sky did not stop. It continued pressing down upon Azure Parasol Ancestor.

"Interesting, far too interesting."

Azure Parasol Ancestor laughed heartily. The strength Red Cloud had displayed stirred his desire to fight.

Red Cloud raised his brush and painted a starry sky. As it descended, space twisted, bringing overwhelming pressure.

Astonished by Red Cloud's strength, Azure Parasol Ancestor stretched out his hand, and the earth beneath his feet trembled.

"Azure Parasol Palace, answer my call!"

Azure Parasol Palace rose from the ground. Palace after palace fell into Azure Parasol Ancestor's hand. For a moment, spiritual energy surged wildly, heavenly flowers cascaded, celestial music drifted through the air, and strange phenomena unfolded one after another.

Auspicious energy scattered across the earth, purple qi rolled vast and mighty, Dao sounds rang deafeningly, starlight shone brilliantly, fragrant scents filled the air, and myriad beasts cried in unison, evolving mysteries of law after law.

A trace of surprise flashed through Red Cloud's eyes. He had not expected Azure Parasol Palace to be a spiritual treasure. Judging by its aura, it should be a top-grade postnatal spiritual treasure. So many fortunes had indeed been hidden away; he had not noticed anything unusual before.

Seeing the phenomena stirred by Azure Parasol Palace, Red Cloud's gaze grew heated. A top-grade postnatal spiritual treasure was also a rare treasure to Red Cloud.

After all, innate spiritual treasures were limited in number. Without that chance and fortune, one would never encounter an innate spiritual treasure. Even many Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals used postnatal spiritual treasures.

In terms of power alone, postnatal spiritual treasures were no weaker than innate spiritual treasures, and their effects might even be more varied. What they lacked was merely that strand of Innate Imperishable Spiritual Light.

Like the Heaven-Flipping Seal, renowned throughout the Three Realms in later days—it was a postnatal spiritual treasure refined by Primordial Heavenly Venerable from Great God Pangu's spine, yet it could slay gods who stood in its way and slaughter Buddhas who blocked its path.

Red Cloud possessed quite a few innate spiritual treasures, but a top-grade postnatal spiritual treasure was still enough to tempt him.

"Haha, little friend, if you can survive, then this Azure Parasol Palace will naturally be yours."

Azure Parasol Ancestor brought forth Azure Parasol Palace, and the aura around him changed, resonating with endless power of laws.

Seeing this, Red Cloud's heart tightened. The phantom of the Illustrated Record of Literary Fortune slowly unfurled behind him.

"Literary Dao Divine Ability, Heaven and Earth Righteous Energy!"

Heaven and Earth Righteous Energy was an amplification-type Literary Dao divine ability. It could draw Heaven and Earth Righteous Energy into the body, greatly increasing one's strength for a short time. It was a divine ability newly derived by the Illustrated Record of Literary Fortune.

In the next instant, Red Cloud's cultivation temporarily rose to the Peak Primordial Unity Golden Immortal realm, placing him on the same level as Azure Parasol Ancestor.

"Haha, little friend, be careful."

In an instant, Azure Parasol Ancestor held Azure Parasol Palace in his palm and casually tossed it out. The void twisted, and divine light blazed.

The next instant, Azure Parasol Palace pierced through the void.

"Void-Shattering Seal!"

Red Cloud formed a seal with his hands. His mana gathered, stirring Heaven and Earth Righteous Energy into an uproar as streams of profound light descended.

The Void-Shattering Seal was created by Red Cloud based on the Storm Tiger's Void Shatter divine ability, combined with the power of the Literary Dao.

Carrying boundless power, the Void-Shattering Seal distorted heaven and earth, shattered the void, and directly teleported Azure Parasol Palace tens of thousands of miles away, smashing it into a mountain range.

Azure Parasol Palace struck the mountain range with a thunderous blast. The mountains split apart and exploded, half a mountain range collapsed, and billowing dust filled the sky and earth before scattering in all directions.

After Azure Parasol Ancestor brought forth Azure Parasol Palace, the battle between Red Cloud and Azure Parasol Ancestor entered its most intense stage.

The battle continued escalating, growing fiercer and fiercer.

Under Red Cloud's deliberate guidance, their battle was confined within the mountain range and did not spread outward.

"Senior Azure Parasol, behold my treasure!"

Red Cloud shouted angrily and brought forth the Water Spirit Pearl, a dazzling pearl flashing with blue light.

Streams of blue light and chains of jade ornaments flowed across the Water Spirit Pearl. Divine radiance illuminated the great cosmos, causing the void to ripple.

Boom!

The Water Spirit Pearl descended directly to suppress Azure Parasol Ancestor.

All manner of mysterious runes, divine beast patterns, and patterns of the sun, moon, and stars flashed across the Water Spirit Pearl.

As those runes flickered, the Water Spirit Pearl became even more terrifying. It was as though a mysterious power was suppressing the target's fleshly body, Primordial Spirit, mana, and cultivation.

Seeing the power displayed by the Water Spirit Pearl, Azure Parasol Ancestor's eyes lit up. It was actually a high-grade innate spiritual treasure.

At that moment, Azure Parasol Ancestor was filled with envy. Though he possessed the cultivation of a Primordial Golden Immortal, he did not have even one innate spiritual treasure in his hands. How could he not envy it?

Rumble—!!

The Water Spirit Pearl descended without the slightest deviation above Azure Parasol Ancestor and pressed directly down upon him.

A powerful suppressive force fell. Azure Parasol Ancestor felt even his mana being restrained.

"Hahaha, Heaven-Splitting Earth-Rending!"

Azure Parasol Ancestor laughed loudly. As he urged Azure Parasol Palace to block the Water Spirit Pearl, he gripped the Azure Parasol Sword in his other hand and slashed out. With one sword reaching the ends of heaven, the void shattered and strange phenomena emerged.

In an instant, Azure Parasol Ancestor's heaven-rending sword strike, carrying peerless Sword Qi, slashed toward Red Cloud.

As the Water Spirit Pearl suppressed him, it sealed off the surrounding heaven and earth. Ordinary divine abilities that allowed one to ascend to the heavens or burrow into the earth were useless.

Yet Azure Parasol Ancestor's Sword Qi was exceedingly tyrannical. It tore straight through the Water Spirit Pearl's suppression and slashed toward Red Cloud.

Red Cloud's expression remained unchanged. Heaven and Earth Righteous Energy swept toward him madly, while rays of law-light appeared around his body. Heavenly flowers cascaded, spiritual energy surged wildly, and purple qi rolled vast and mighty.

With a thought from Red Cloud, the Water Spirit Pearl returned before him and gave rise to a boundless, vast ocean.

Sword Qi arced like a rainbow, cleaving open the sea. Its brilliance stretched ten thousand zhang as it collided directly with the Water Spirit Pearl in midair.

Rumble—!!

In an instant, winds and clouds changed in alarm, space shattered, heaven and earth shook, the void was annihilated, and the sun and moon lost their light.

"Aiya, break for this ancestor!"

Azure Parasol Ancestor roared angrily. The tyrannical Sword Qi of the Azure Parasol Sword suddenly erupted with astonishing sword light, carrying supreme divine might as it directly broke through the Water Spirit Pearl's suppression.

The next moment, the Water Spirit Pearl gave a mournful cry and returned to Red Cloud's hand, its radiance dimming somewhat.

The Sword Qi surged into the clouds of the ninth heaven, splitting the Nine Heavens Astral Layer stretching for a million miles in two.

Howling astral winds blew down through the rift, whipping up violent storms and scattering the endless sea of clouds.

But the Nine Heavens Astral Layer soon closed again. Even so, the astral winds that blew down carved open the valley.