Roots

Ivan the Terrible's thunderbolts flashed across the sky, and not only in the Thundercloud Mountain Range where Bai Mo was located, but also in distant Russia villages and even in distant Yaga Moscow, the people could see this roaring light.

Inside the palace, a woman, as white as snowflakes and dressed in a royal gown, holding a doll, looked up at the distant thunder, her eyes filled with worry.

"Is that... the people from Qin, preparing for a full-scale attack?"

"No, it shouldn't be. If it were a direct attack, we wouldn't be completely without any information. Besides, there are rumors in Qin that the Qin Shi Huang has passed away, so logically, they shouldn't have any intention of attacking us."

This situation... is probably a sign that the Terrible Emperor is about to awaken.

Beside her, a somewhat thin young man, who appeared malnourished, explained, but his tone was even more subdued.

"Wouldn't that be even worse, Master?"

"Yes... Anna."

Meanwhile, atop the palace, an old man lay on a magnificent bed, watching the surging lightning. He glanced at it only once, then turned over, swallowed a strong drink and a sigh, covered himself with a bearskin blanket, and fell asleep.

"Sigh, is it waking up? I'd rather just sleep and die like this, rather than see my country reduced to such a dilapidated state."

Many people were speculating and worried, but no one expected that Ivan the Terrible's display of power at this moment was not due to his awakening, nor to the invasion of Qin, but simply because of someone who challenged his Kingship.

On the mountain range, rocks were marked with sharp teeth marks, as if they had been gnawed by sharks. Ivan the Terrible, the target of the sharks, had his rock-solid shell covered with these marks.

The God-Severing Thunderbolt like a meteor, carrying the force to shatter mountains. Ivan the Terrible raised his left arm, and 930,000 bolts of lightning transformed his arm into a solid armor. But under the destructive power of the God-Severing Thunderbolt, only flesh and blood were torn apart.

"As I expected, you've been in a daze, fighting only on instinct, unable to unleash your full power. At this rate, even 930,000 horses won't be able to defeat me."

Bai Mo quickly analyzed Terrible Emperor's situation, and at the same time, a question inevitably arose in his mind.

Ivan the Terrible had clearly forced himself into this state through some method; he was injured but remained unconscious, relying solely on instinct for attack and defense.

So, what is the purpose of doing this?

"Ugh..."

Ivan the Terrible let out a low growl, and then a continuous stream of Magnetic Field Power appeared on his body, the Magnetic Field Rotation — Cellular Regeneration.

The Cellular Regeneration at an incredibly fast speed. In the time it takes to catch one's breath, the wounds left by the God-Severing Way heal rapidly. His inhuman head seemed to be staring at Bai Mo in front of him, and then he slammed his twin peaks down on Bai Mo's ears.

In a hazy state, there was naturally no control over power, but the destructive force was exceptionally strong. The palm wind turned the mountain rocks into powder and even blew away the thunderclouds in the sky.

"The enemy... is still there."

Ivan the Terrible seemed to be talking in his sleep. In an instant, Bai Mo Asura Lost Track Path. He transformed his palm into a blade and pierced into Ivan the Terrible's back.

In an instant, countless sharp blades emerged from the Terrible Emperor's body, like bamboo shoots after a spring rain. These were the Blade of Hell, and with a single strike, Ivan the Terrible before them resembled a blood-soaked hedgehog.

Even with 930,000 units of power, the Terrible Emperor was unable to Cellular Regeneration in the face of the Blade of Hell's properties. But the Terrible Emperor's next move surprised Bai Mo.

He acted as if he were courting death, with lightning flashing all around him. Then, he grabbed the scepter in his hand and stabbed it fiercely into his own abdomen, intending to pierce himself and Bai Mo behind him together.

The sharp golden scepter pierced through his body, pointing directly at Bai Mo behind him.

"Is this guy... being controlled?"

This move was indeed the best option to kill the enemy, but it was not the right choice at this moment. He was already under the Blade of Hell, yet he still made this self-destructive attack.

But now that such a flaw has been exposed, Bai Mo's combat awareness will not make him hesitate.

With a bang, Bai Mo let the scepter pierce through him, then slammed his hands into Terrible Emperor's ears, channeling his power into the monster's brain and creating terrifying destruction.

The fourth cycle – the Zen-shaking Samsara.

With a loud thud, Ivan the Terrible's monstrous head twisted instantly, as if it had been shoved into a hydraulic press, and blood splattered everywhere.

But that wasn't all. The weapon was under control, but the Terrible Emperor's desperate attack had sealed the fate of his exposed back. It was a do-or-die move, but if it failed to secure victory, the result would be...

"It's not over yet."

Bai Mo grabbed at Terrible Emperor's back with one hand, unleashing 760,000 bolts of the Nine Heavens Samsara Lock.

The Nine Heavens Samsara Lock briefly controlled the Terrible Emperor Terrible Emperor's power, only for a second, but that was enough for Bai Mo.

At this moment, the Terrible Emperor was still unleashing his formidable power of 930,000 horsepower. Meanwhile, the skin on his body that had not been harmed by the Blade of Hell had become even harder, like a stubborn rock weathered by time, with lightning and Magnetic Field Power flowing between its lines.

Bai Mo's ten fingers pierced through Terrible Emperor's rock-like skin. At this moment, the power in Lei Di's body was in disarray. At the same time, Bai Mo drew upon the Blade of Hell to inject his own power, while also entangling the 930,000 units of power that Terrible Emperor was bound by the Nine Heavens Samsara Lock, thus creating the greatest destructive force.

Its principle is precisely the method of the God-Slaying Without Regret War God Ke Bao slays gods without regret.

With a loud bang, a flower bloomed from Ivan the Terrible's heart.

A blood-stained flower composed of the power of 930,000 bolts of Terrible Emperor, combined with the power of Bai Mo, fueled by the power of Blade of Hell.

Bai Mo withdrew and retreated, activating the Asura Eternal Life Art, and his body quickly recovered. Every moment in battle could be fatal, Ivan the Terrible had been in a dazed state, thus giving Bai Mo an opportunity to exchange injury for death.

"That's tough. Luckily, this guy is unconscious, otherwise God-Slaying Without Regret wouldn't have been able to mobilize his power to achieve an internal explosion so easily."

Faced with such a hard shell, detonating power from within is the ideal solution. After all, the kind of disintegrating power that can directly ignore defenses, like that of the Avici Uninterrupted, is rare.

Just as Bai Mo was about to check on Ivan the Terrible's condition, a sudden change occurred. The Daichi beneath the Terrible Emperor's feet trembled, and Bai Mo instantly felt an incomparably powerful force surging towards him.

Like a tripwire buried deep in the mud and sand, it immediately unleashed tremendous power. Ivan the Terrible, whose heart and brain had been destroyed, began to undergo Cellular Regeneration in his monstrous body.

If a person's strength reaches over 900,000 horsepower, and their brain (which organizes their thoughts) and heart (which drives their power) are both intact, then the strong person can recover.

Going even further, there's the power of the Dark Firmament. When the Dark Firmament is activated, these two weaknesses disappear; by storing power and senses in cells, even if the heart and brain are damaged, they can still recover.

Bai Mo watched as Ivan the Terrible rapidly recovered. He did not stop him. This power was not a spontaneous recovery, but rather as if someone else was providing him with the power to Cellular Regeneration.

His gaze shifted to the distance, where the towering Fantasy Tree stood. At least in Bai Mo's perception, only such a thing could allow the Terrible Emperor to rebuild, and judging from the tremors of the Daichi, the depths of this continent were likely filled with the roots of the Fantasy Tree.

After all, this tree was dozens of times thicker than the ones I had seen in Antarctica before.

"Alright, Chaldea is already far away, let's stop here for now."

Watching the Chaldea depart, Bai Mo withdrew his power. He had already caused enough commotion; there was likely a powerful figure from the Sea Tiger or Martial God Era lurking here, waiting for an opportunity to strike.

There's no need to waste time on a stubborn, deranged, and immobile wooden stake.

"Huff--" Ivan the Terrible breathed heavily, and then, the two horns on his head once again gathered lightning, and he attacked Bai Mo.

Faced with this attack, Bai Mo simply rubbed the Enlil Divine Core on his chest. As the power within surged, countless vortexes floated in the air, like bubbles rising continuously in boiling water.

Having developed this technology during the Japan era, Bai Mo could use his authority to create such a cyclone without revealing his location.

Although the power of this divine core can only withstand 700,000 horsepower at most, there is almost no limit to the number of cyclones it can create.

The Heaven and Earth Sea Tiger Sword, which Bai Mo had previously improved, primarily focused on speed and penetrating power in its Vacuum Sword Blade. However, by leveraging the advantage of the number of Enlil Divine Core, it compensated for its lack of power.

The cyclone emitted a constant, ear-piercing grinding sound as countless Vacuum Sword Blade shot towards the Terrible Emperor. Although most of the Vacuum Sword Blade could only leave a deep mark on the Terrible Emperor's armor, there were simply too many of them.

Just like Oda Nobunaga's three-stage attack, it is maintained in waves to achieve the effect of water dripping on stone.

Sasasa, her rock-like skin was torn apart, and blood splattered everywhere.

"Enemies... are everywhere..."

Ivan the Terrible murmured, "The greatest function of the Enlil Divine Core is to conceal the connection between Bai Mo and these Heaven and Earth Sea Tiger Sword vortexes, since it was created directly through authority."

In Ivan the Terrible's perception, countless enemies were attacking him; enemies were everywhere.