"Twelve Heaven-Burying Halberd Strikes!" Boom----!!! The bone halberds suddenly slashed down, and twelve blood-red blades unfolded simultaneously in mid-air, transforming into twelve crimson-black cracks that stretched across the heavens and earth. Deep within each crack, a blood-red battlefield made up of countless ancient bones emerged. The twelve battlefields intertwined with each other, forming twelve layers of ancient prison worlds that pressed down upon each other.
Before the bone halberd could even truly touch Gongpiluo Huang, tens of thousands of surrounding bluish-gray peaks could no longer withstand the terrifying pressure. The mountains shattered from within, and large swathes of rock were swept into the sky, only to be crushed into fine dust by the crimson-black ferocious beast before they even reached halfway. The hundreds of divine beasts that had been lying prostrate in the distance were also thrown backward by the impact, their massive bodies crashing through layers of mountains, their terrified roars echoing everywhere.
Gongpiluo Huang slightly raised its head, its gray-white ears twitched gently, and a very faint gray-white ring suddenly appeared in the depths of its left eye, in the Beginningless Abyss. It did not retreat, but simply pressed its small front paws forward slowly.
"Return to Stillness Before the Beginning!" Buzz---- A gray-white ring quietly unfolded from below its forepaws. The center of the ring Emptiness, but twelve ancient beast shadows, not yet fully formed, appeared at the edges. The beast shadows slowly rotated along the ring.
The twelve layers of ancient prison world that were originally crashing down suddenly underwent a change as they approached the ring pattern. The ancient skeletons on the blood-red battlefield at the forefront suddenly lost the original pull that had been formed at the beginning. Hundreds of millions of skeletons collapsed one after another from their initial formation position before they even touched the gray-white ring pattern.
The crimson-black blood river in the second layer of the ancient prison world also broke apart. The upper reaches of the river were still surging, but the lower reaches could no longer trace the origin of its birth. Large gray-white cracks appeared in the third, fourth, and even subsequent layers of the ancient prison world. The terrifying divine power that was originally enough to crush countless mountains and rivers was gradually disintegrated from the beginning by that tiny ring pattern.
The Eternal Prison Skeleton Ancient Scion's dark gold pupils suddenly contracted, but a more ferocious smile spread across its lips. Instead of retracting its bone halberd, it slammed its left palm against its chest, its gray-gold vertical pupils widening to their Ultimate, and twelve ancient blood prisons simultaneously appeared deep within its pupils. Then, a crimson-black source, even more intense than before, surged wildly into the bone halberd along its left arm.
The twelve layers of ancient prison world that were originally collapsing were forcibly reassembled in mid-air. The skeletons that had lost their origin were constantly pulled by the new ancient prison source, and the broken joints were pieced together one after another. The twelve blood-red battlefields quickly gathered towards the center, eventually transforming into a huge, immeasurable skeletal imperial mausoleum. Twelve dark red crescent moons floated above the mausoleum, and tens of thousands of blood-red chains hung down from each crescent moon, firmly binding the entire gray-white ring pattern.
"Shatter for me!" Clang!!! The bone halberd pierced the center of the gray-white ring pattern, and twelve dark red crescent moons fell simultaneously. The terrifying shockwave spread wildly outward from the point where the two primal forces converged, and hundreds of thousands of pitch-black rifts appeared in the depths of the sky.
The originally layered blue-gray sea of clouds was completely torn apart, and large areas of the distant land collapsed amidst continuous roars. Thousands of mountain ranges that were originally crisscrossed were cut in half by the shock wave, and the vast rock layers rolled into the sky, forming a huge wall of dust that stretched for hundreds of thousands of miles.
The gray-white ring in Gongpiluo Huang's left eye suddenly tightened, and the twelve ancient beast shadows lowered their heads at the same time. The twelve blood blades at the tip of the bone halberd rapidly lost their form from the root. The Eternal Prison Skeleton Ancient Scion immediately activated the gray-gold vertical pupil in his chest, pouring new ancient prison essence into the halberd. The blood blades frantically intertwined between disintegration and reunion.
Each collision of their origins caused the collapse of vast swathes of the surrounding world. Within a few dozen breaths, the bone halberd had already unleashed hundreds of strikes, each carrying the ferocious power of an ancient prison capable of tearing apart vast mountains and rivers.
Meanwhile, the gray-white ring pattern around Gongpiluo Huang's body constantly changed, with twelve beast shadows appearing alternately. Sometimes they would send the sharp edge of the bone halberd back to its origin before it was even born, and sometimes they would cause the entire blood-red battlefield to lose its initial qualification to condense.
The two sides' offensives clashed repeatedly in the depths of the sky, with vast expanses of crimson and black intertwined with ancient gray and white, tearing the high sky of the bluish-gray mountain plains to pieces.
Rumble rumble rumble rumble ----!!! Another earth-shattering roar, the Eternal Prison Skeleton Ancient Scion suddenly swept his bone halberd horizontally, the twelve layers of ancient prison heaven and earth exploded at the same time, the violent source formed a vast blood-red torrent, which swept wildly towards the Gongpiluo Huang.
The Endless Abyss in Gongpiluo Huang's right eye twitched slightly, and an ancient, endless ribbon suddenly extended from the edge of the gray-white ring pattern. As soon as the blood-red torrent rushed into the ribbon, it was stretched by the endless darkness. The primal impact that could have swept across hundreds of thousands of miles in an instant could not reach Gongpiluo Huang.
Seeing this, the Eternal Prison Skeleton Ancient Scion suddenly waved its six bone wings, and twelve spines on its back simultaneously shot out crimson- Black Bone. The bone chains extended wildly along the Endless ribbon, forcibly chasing that unreachable end. Large sections of bones shattered one after another, only to be rapidly regenerated under the pull of the ancient prison's origin. The bone chains and the gray-white ribbon intertwined, actually tearing a huge rift that stretched across the heavens and earth between the two ancient beings.
Below, the Shangguan Lineage's dilapidated formation was violently shaken by the clash. Thousands of surviving disciples were pale-faced; many had not yet recovered from the damage to their Fate Soul caused by the previous Primordial Rain of Chaos, and were once again struck by the residual force from the high altitude.
Dozens of the True Annihilation Realm disciples coughed up blood simultaneously, and the array patterns that had been barely maintained began to dim. Several deacons hurriedly protected the injured disciples in the center. However, the terrifying aftershocks of the clash between the two ancient beings continued to expand, and the remaining array was no longer able to withstand them.
Shangguan Wan'er looked up abruptly, her expression changing drastically as she saw the crimson- Black Bone colliding with the greyish-white ribbons in the sky once more. She quickly turned to Elder White Brow and whispered, "Senior Brother! We can't let those residual effects fall! The disciples' Fate Soul essence is already severely damaged. If they suffer another impact, I'm afraid even the last few array nodes won't be able to be preserved!"
Elder White Brow Bai Mei frowned, a hint of anxiety flashing in his aged eyes. He then suddenly raised his right hand, and an ancient small bell, entirely dark gold, appeared in his palm. The bell was only three inches tall, with nine swirling and intersecting primordial Dao patterns engraved on its surface. Inside the bell's mouth floated an extremely small, dark blue star core, which slowly rotated, revealing the outlines of undeveloped mountains and rivers in the distance.
This was the "Nine Mysteries Primordial Origin-Suppressing Bell- Primordial Dao Supreme Treasure he had kept for many years. When the beast tide attacked earlier, he dared not activate this treasure easily, because once it was fully activated, it would require continuous consumption of his own Eternal Silence Origin. Now that his people's lives were hanging by a thread, he could no longer care about such costs.
"Wan'er, I will protect the center first. You and the elders guard the four directions!" Elder White Brow shouted, his palms suddenly clasped together, Nine Mysteries Primordial Origin-Suppressing Bell rose abruptly. The bell swelled in the wind and instantly transformed into a dark golden ancient bell ten thousand feet tall. Nine Primordial Dao patterns lit up along the bell wall in turn, and the Xuanqing Star Core slowly rotated deep inside the bell mouth. A thick dark golden bell curtain then descended, enveloping the thousands of surviving disciples.
The crimson-black aftershocks that had been constantly invading the great formation crashed into the bell screen, immediately stirring up layers of golden ripples. The deep sound of the bell echoed, and a large amount of impact spread out to both sides along the bell wall, finally not falling on the wounded in the formation.
Upon seeing this, Shangguan Wan'er immediately took out an ancient jade ring interwoven with purple and white from her sleeve. The surface of the jade ring was engraved with nine layers of intricate primordial patterns, and a wisp of pale purple light that never dissipated floated at the center of the ring.
As she infused her own Eternal Silence essence into it, the jade ring slowly rose, transforming into nine layers of purple and white light wheels that circled each other. Between the light wheels, ancient mountains and rivers appeared in phantom form, intertwining and finally condensing into a purple canopy covering the entire battlefield.
It was the Primordial Dao Supreme Treasure she had nurtured for many years, the "Purple Firmament Primordial Life-Protecting Ring." She did not spread its power outward, but only let the nine-layered light wheel slowly flow along the inside of the dark gold bell curtain, protecting the disciples whose Fate Soul were most severely injured, preventing the ancient aura generated by the high-altitude battle from directly invading the depths of their Fate Soul.
The other surviving elders also activated their treasured Primordial Dao Supreme Treasure. A lean elder summoned an ancient mirror, its surface entirely dark blue, from which layers of Primordial Mountains and Rivers emerged, firmly protecting the western formation. Another silver-haired elder took out a dark gold ancient seal, its base engraved with nine layers of thick Dao patterns. The seal hung high in the eastern sky, casting down a large golden light curtain that protected the remaining deacons and disciples within it.
Another elder, his face haggard, summoned a pale blue ancient scroll. The mountains and rivers in the scroll slowly unfolded, and hundreds of blue Dao patterns rapidly intertwined along the edge of the formation, reconnecting the outer positions that had not yet completely collapsed. Several Primordial Dao Supreme Treasure resonated with each other, and layers of light curtains slowly unfolded inside the broken formation, finally protecting the thousands of surviving clansmen temporarily in the center.
Shangguan Wan'er looked up at the sky, her right hand still pressed on the Purple Firmament Primordial Life-Protecting Ring, fine beads of sweat already seeping from her forehead. Her already damaged Fate Soul essence was being drawn into her body again, causing intermittent sharp pains in her chest, yet she did not withdraw her power.
He lowered his voice and instructed the deacons, "Have all disciples conceal their Fate Soul aura and refrain from using large-scale divine abilities for now. The elders' Primordial Dao Supreme Treasure can only provide temporary protection. If we attract the attention of those two beings again, we won't even have a chance to retreat!"
Several deacons immediately obeyed the order and led their disciples to slowly regroup their positions. Thousands of surviving cultivators held their breath beneath layers of light, their gazes still involuntarily fixed on the earth-shattering battle high in the sky.