He hurriedly directed the black fan to merge with the mass of white liquid.
But the instant the two collided, thunderous crashes erupted between them, sending wave after wave of surging air blasting into the lava.
Black and white clashed ceaselessly within the purple flames. Waves of air slashed against the membrane surrounding the Dao Platform, sending ripples spreading across its surface.
Outside.
Groups of people appeared around the outskirts of Godfall Mountain. Feeling the ground shaking beneath them, they flew into the air one after another, watching the volcanic crater and discussing it with their acquaintances.
"What's going on? Is Godfall Mountain going to erupt ahead of schedule?"
A young man standing on a flying sword could not help asking, only for a burly man with his arms folded across his chest to immediately dismiss his suggestion.
"Godfall Mountain erupted not long ago. How could it erupt again so soon? Could you use your brain for once, Shi Hong?"
Hearing someone undermine him, Shi Hong immediately turned his head. When he saw who it was, the anger on his face eased slightly.
"Xiong Bo, I didn't expect you to come too. Are you looking for a fight?"
Xiong Bo sneered. "I'm waiting to claim a treasure. I don't have time to play house with you."
The people below immediately broke into an uproar at the word "treasure." Some of their eyes flickered, concealing whatever schemes they were brewing.
In truth, had they not all come here for that supposed treasure? Otherwise, who would come to this barren wasteland to suffer?
They had discovered the strange activity here several days ago. If they had not feared danger, they would have swarmed in long ago.
Shi Qingyun wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. Above his head, the precious jade radiated light, while Little White lay beside him, watching the black and white masses repeatedly collide within the azure flames.
The ripples they stirred up battered everything around them. Cracks like a spiderweb appeared across the membrane enclosing the Dao Platform.
Noticing the blood on his hand, he felt a flicker of madness flash through his eyes.
"I can't give up halfway."
Divine power surged wildly. The Yin-Yang Origin in his dantian trembled violently and began spinning rapidly, sending streams of yin-yang energy coursing throughout his body.
He swept his left hand across the black sword embedded beside him, scattering beads of blood that fell to the ground and turned into blood-colored ice crystals.
Blood dripped from the wound. He circulated his divine power to prevent it from healing, allowing fresh blood to pour out without end.
Flecks of golden radiance flowed through the blood, and a faint fragrance filled the air as soon as it emerged.
He raised his hand toward the purple flames. The next instant, his blood floated into them, while the precious jade overhead shed a clear radiance that immediately parted the fire.
The blood dripped onto the black and white masses, leaving crimson marks upon them. As more blood flowed in, blood brimming with yin-yang qi washed over both.
The repulsion between the black fan and the white liquid slowly weakened.
Overjoyed at the sight, he immediately increased the flow of blood. A strand of Dao Body Origin drifted inside along with it.
Light blazed within the purple flames. An intense white glow enveloped the two masses, its dazzling radiance bathing the entire Dao Platform.
Within that radiance, the silvery liquid slowly spread over the jet-black fan, and the fan itself continued to transform.
Metallic clangs rang out from the azure flames. Divine power surged, and runes poured endlessly from his body.
Using his divine power and spiritual power as a hammer, he repeatedly struck the glowing mass. Pulses spread outward from each impact, sending concentric waves into the lava.
Under his relentless hammering, the weapon within the light slowly took shape. At times, a fan appeared inside the radiance, only to contract and turn into two crossed swords.
Thud! Thud!
With every hammer blow, the resulting pulses resonated with the surrounding space, and endless rings of ripples spread from the azure flames.
A thick layer of black clouds slowly gathered overhead, white lightning flickering within.
Like Thunder Dragons, the bolts churned through the clouds, unleashing earth-shaking roars. Heavenly lightning struck fear into ghosts and gods alike, and everyone outside Godfall Mountain jumped in fright.
Waves of terrifying heavenly might descended rapidly upon Godfall Mountain. The people surrounding it looked up at the black clouds shrouding its peak.
After their initial fright, their expressions suddenly changed. Rather than fear, a faint excitement showed on their faces, with intense greed lurking deep in their eyes.
A crushing pressure suddenly descended upon Shi Qingyun as he concentrated on hammering. Spiderweb cracks spread across the Dao Platform around him.
His divine power faltered. Gritting his teeth, he instantly manifested a Dao Diagram formed from black and white energies above his head.
The Dao Diagram spun rapidly, resisting the heavenly might descending from above, while divine power continued streaming from his hands into the purple flames.
The Thunder Dragons within the clouds grew even more violent. As they rose and fell within the darkness, rubbing against one another, the resulting flashes were faintly visible even ten thousand miles away.
The heavenly might grew ever stronger, and the pressure on Shi Qingyun mounted. Now, he could feel even his bones trembling slightly.
At last, the hammering stopped. Yet the rhythmic pulses emanating from the purple flames continued, and a bone fan was faintly visible within the blazing white light.
Boom!
An earth-shaking crash resounded throughout the land as a roaring Thunder Dragon plunged from the black clouds.
As the white Thunder Dragon descended, even the void trembled, and thunder rolled across the wilderness.
A white pillar of light connecting heaven and earth appeared above Godfall Mountain, flickering arcs of electricity dancing within it.
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Chapter 84: The Two Worlds Fan Emerges, Life and Death Are Decided
The Thunder Dragon hurtled downward. Beneath the purple flames, Shi Qingyun felt every hair on his body stand on end as a mortal sense of danger shot straight into his mind.
The instant Shi Qingyun sensed that terrifying danger, he acted without a word. Dense runes appeared beneath his feet, divine power gushed from his body, and his figure became a phantom as he shot away.
The moment he left, a tremendous light descended from the heavens, instantly flooding the space with blazing white radiance.
A deafening roar erupted beside his ears. Turning his head, he saw a tremendous explosion erupt where he had just been standing.
Still shaken, he raised his head, and his pupils instantly contracted as a terrifying sight reflected in his eyes.
A pillar of light descended from the heavens and engulfed the purple flames, releasing an aura of destruction.
Strands of lightning arced from the pillar onto the Dao Platform. The moment they touched its hard, black surface, they plowed scorched furrows across it.
Within the pillar, the glowing bone fan bobbed up and down. Dense lightning coiled around it, instantly destroying the runes that appeared on its surface.
After being destroyed, the runes slowly emerged again, growing increasingly stable.
Shi Qingyun could do nothing as he watched the bone fan undergo its baptism of lightning. From here on, he could only leave it to heaven's will. If he intervened, the heavenly lightning might strike him as well.
Blazing white Thunder Dragons circled and danced across the firmament within the black clouds, breathing lightning in and out.
After the first Thunder Dragon descended, more followed without pause. The white pillar stood above Godfall Mountain for a long time, illuminating the surrounding land with brilliant light.
After quite some time, the thunderclouds overhead dispersed a little, and the pillar of light dimmed considerably.
Gradually, fewer Thunder Dragons descended, and the thunder began to subside.
On the gleaming black Dao Platform, Shi Qingyun and Little White watched the bone fan bobbing within the lightning with grave expressions. Only when the lightning faded could they finally see what lay inside.
Runes flickered over his eyes. He saw a bone fan floating in midair, occasional sparks of lightning still dancing from it.
Shi Qingyun raised his hand and beckoned toward the bone fan in midair. It instantly appeared in his grasp.
The instant the bone fan entered his hand, he felt its weight. The lightning arcs coiling around it slowly crawled onto his arm.
His divine power surged, and he shook his right hand, instantly shattering the arcs.
The fan's ribs were pure white like jade, with a golden line decorating their edges. Beside that golden line, a faint blue mark was imprinted upon them.
Swish!
The bone fan snapped open. As it swept through space, sparks of lightning shot out.
A sharp whistle cut through the air, which warped slightly around it.
One side of the bone fan was pure white, bearing the image of a massive blazing sun, with a lightning sigil beside it.
The other side was black as ink, with a deep black vortex at its center that seemed capable of drawing in a person's soul.
He stroked the bone fan in his hand, savoring the wondrous feeling of its resonance with his soul.
He poured his divine power into it, gripped the fan's handle with both hands, and pulled hard in opposite directions.
Light flashed across the bone fan, and it instantly transformed into two longswords, one black as ink and the other crystalline as snow.
A conspicuous golden line wound along the black sword's blade, while the white sword bore a blue, droplet-shaped mark at its tip.
Holding them, he slashed forward. There was no sound, only a slight distortion in the air. The next instant, he brought his hands together, and the swords became the original bone fan once more.
He hefted the bone fan, thoroughly satisfied. Rubbing his chin, he suddenly brightened.
"The Two Worlds Fan divides yin and yang, and decides life and death."
"From now on, I'll call you the Two Worlds Fan!"
Shi Qingyun swept the softly gleaming fan through the air, producing a sharp whistle. Divine power surged within him and flowed into the precious fan.
The next instant, dense yin-yang qi slowly seeped from the fan.
He fanned forward, sending a gale threaded with lightning arcs sweeping out before him. It instantly tore a deep layer of earth from the Dao Platform.
Something flashed amid the dust stirred up beneath the purple flames. Shi Qingyun put away the precious fan and walked beneath the fire.
He discovered a pile of iron slag beneath the purple flames. Within it lay a black chunk of iron flickering with sparks of lightning. Somewhat surprised, he picked it up and examined it.
"It actually survived the lightning? Looks like expensive things really are expensive for a reason."
Shi Hong, Xiong Bo, and the others watched the black clouds above the Fallen God Mountain Range slowly recede. No more Thunder Dragons descended.
Joy immediately filled their hearts. At the same time, they circulated their divine power, remaining wary of those beside them.
A phenomenon of such magnitude surely meant some extraordinary heavenly treasure had been nurtured within.
As the black clouds slowly dispersed, they could no longer restrain themselves. They stopped considering whether danger might lurk inside.
Sharp light flashed in their eyes. They all shared one thought: seize that treasure. This might be their chance to ascend to heaven in a single step. How could their hearts remain unmoved?
Shi Hong struck first. Golden blades of light burst from his body, slashing toward the people around him.
The few closest to him raised their shields, but when the golden blades struck them-
Their shields and bodies alike were cleaved in two. Fresh blood gushed out, and the severed halves fell limply to the ground.
Shi Hong had already vanished from his original position and was heading toward the volcanic crater. Seeing this, the others unleashed their might, crushing those with lower cultivation as they gave chase.
It all happened in the blink of an eye.
Outside Godfall Mountain, blood already flowed like a river, while mangled corpses fell from the sky one after another.
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