The Struggle for the Dao of Wood (II)
Chaos tore through the fabric, and the void churned like waves.
In the far south of Return to the Ruins, the azure divine light rising from the Jianmu Sea Eye did not weaken due to the obstruction of the sky; instead, it intensified along the boundless water veins that flowed ceaselessly through the Vast Realm.
Above the head of Wood Virtue Dao Venerable, the Chaos Azure Lotus, formed from the three fruit positions of [Wood Virtue], [Xun Wood], and [Geng Wood] and eighteen perfect Immortal Foundation, has slowly opened its three petals.
As the lotus petals trembled slightly, the entire Dao of Wood river seemed to be pulled out from the dark ancient universe, with azure clouds splashed down, Wanxiang sprouting, and the Tianxing turning into the fragrance of grass and trees.
Water nourishes wood; as water rises, trees flourish!
This transformation, which aligns with the principles of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements, and the ultimate truth of life and death, is using an irreversible and immense power to take back the power of life and death over all plants and trees in the entire Nine Realms and Great Thousand Worlds, inch by inch, into the hands of the Azure Dragon!
"Jinyuan! Get out of here!!"
At the point where the boundary river stopped flowing, the countless-foot-tall divine vine that the Spirit Emperor had transformed into convulsed violently.
The nine-colored flames of birth and death transformed into a boundless sea of fire, scorching the void wildly. But what blocked his way was an entire wall of bronze and iron constructed by the Mystic Realm [Metal Slayer] Heavenly Halberd.
Imperial Lord Jinyuan, clad in a golden robe of divine power, had a face as deep as an ancient well. The celestial halberd, longer than the Milky Way, moved lightly from his fingertips, severing hundreds of Void Divine Roots of the Spirit Emperor with each strike.
Metal overcomes physiology, and its strength destroys life force.
Even though the Spirit Emperor was the Dao Ancestor of the Dao of Life, in charge of the origin of all life, he was still firmly restrained on the edge of the Void Realm when facing the Golden Dao, which was in charge of killing and carving, and could not cross the boundary barrier even an inch!
As the fourth petal of the Azure Lotus in the Vast Realm was about to bloom, the murderous intent within the Myriad Spirits Ancient Abyss deep within the Spirit Realm finally erupted like an ancient dormant volcano!
"The Azure Dragon steals the Dao, and the Mystic Realm acts as its henchman. Does he truly believe that our Myriad Spirits Imperial Clan has no one left?!"
"All of you, follow me on this expedition! Let us flatten the Void River and sever the living trees!"
A vast and boundless roar thundered through the thirty-three layers of sky from the Azure Extremity Heaven Domain.
In an instant, seven supreme pillars of light, shining through the ages, rose one after another from the depths of the Spirit Realm; seven pillars of the Myriad Spirits Imperial Clan, supreme Dao Venerable who have endured countless tribulations without being worn down!
At this moment, they emerged one after another.
In the very center, a figure whose bones transformed into spring and whose flesh blossomed into flowers strode through the void, an ancient book of destiny hanging in his palm—the supreme Dao Venerable who held the [Fate Wielding] position.
Beside him, Immortality divine light condensed into divine armor, the [Immortality] Dao Venerable who would not fall for countless eons, seemingly both male and female, his figure towering like a mountain in the divine realm.
Subsequently, the Dao Venerable of Reverse Life, who could turn the wheel of life and death and bring withered trees back to life, and the Dao Venerable of Decay, whose body was covered in deathly ashes and whose body caused the void to wither away, emerged side by side.
The Daoist principles of birth and death intertwine like scissors, seemingly severing the void!
Furthermore, with the strong support of external forces, Li Fire Dao Venerable summoned three thousand divine flames, which melted the boundary wall into a crimson lava.
The Extreme Cold Dao Venerable breathed out land, and the continuous ice and frost froze the gaps in time.
The Dharma Breaking Dao Venerable's fists were like Vajra, and the myriad Dao patterns on his body shattered all the laws of heaven and earth!
The Four Venerable Ones of Life Dao, combining the giants of the Fire, Ice, and Power lineages!
The seven deities stepped into the void of the boundary river, and the entire void river was instantly crushed into pieces by the overwhelming pressure.
Billions of chaotic spatial currents transformed into countless fragments of jade, hurtling straight toward the flank of the Imperial Lord Jinyuan of the Mystic Realm!
Such momentum would force even the strongest Dao Embryo to temporarily retreat without support.
"Good timing!"
In the void, Imperial Lord Jinyuan showed no surprise; instead, a chilling glint appeared on his lips, revealing a hint of excitement.
"Young warriors of the Mystic Realm, follow me to greet our guests!"
As soon as he finished speaking, three blindingly bright white-gold rays of light shot into the sky from the depths of the void billions of miles behind Imperial Lord Jinyuan!
The three Metal Dao Venerable of the Evergreen Race have all descended!
The Venerable ...
The female ruler, seated in the [Dui Metal] position, remained indifferent, her fingertips dancing with the Slay and Reap the Palace and Agitate the Human Heart, emanating an invisible, sharp, golden Immortal Foundation aura.
Even more impressive is the War Venerable who holds the [Geng Metal] position, clad in a golden armor, riding a golden warhorse, with thousands of golden demonic soldiers behind him forming a towering killing array!
The three Golden Dao Venerables, their killing intent solidified to the point of being tangible, used metal to subdue life, naturally possessing a three-tenths degree of overwhelming and restraining power!
However, the Spirit Realm is ultimately profound. Even with the logic of mutual generation and restraint, the seven against three cannot withstand the overwhelming onslaught of life and death like a tidal wave.
Boom!
The Extreme Cold Dao Venerable's ten thousand miles of ice seal arrived first, directly cutting Geng Metal Battle Venerable's charge in two; the Immortality Dao Venerable even used his physical body to directly Metal Slayer God Halberd, causing the Great Dao of the Void to continuously emit mournful cries.
Li Fire and Decay advance together, and it seems they are about to tear a gap in the Evergreen Race's defenses!
"Roar--!!"
Just then, a violent whale cry, filled with ancient and primordial ferocity, suddenly erupted from the turbid currents in the lower part of the void!
It is indeed the supreme being of the Measure Realm!
The void split in two, revealing an abyss of black hole with no visible edge.
The manifestation of the Three Returns Dao Venerable was a colossal Void Primordial Ancient Whale energy, large enough to carry a star field on its back. Its massive tail swept horizontally, stirring up countless waves of primordial energy, forcefully swallowing the divine power of the Dharma Breaking Dao Venerable's fists into its belly, turning it into nothingness.
On the other side, the True Qi Dao Venerable, in the form of a shapeless primordial energy, roared and swirled, completely engulfing, diluting, and assimilating the Heaven-Burning Divine Flames scattered by the Li Fire Dao Venerable!
"To take someone's essence is to serve them faithfully!"
The colossal whale roared, shaking down countless fragments of space. "Old man of the Spirit Race, I am here! Do not cross the boundary!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
In an instant, more than ten Dao Venerable engaged in an epic battle in the void of the Boundary River.
The Dao seals swirled and rolled, Immortal Foundation crumbled and trembled.
The Li Fire fusion of metal and the freezing of qi, the eternal and Indestructibility Myriad Spirits Great Formation, and the supremely lethal Metal Sha Grand Formation fiercely clashed.
Fragments of the Dao principles poured into the lower realms like a torrential downpour, plunging the entire Void River into utter chaos.
The laws of nature itself seemed to be completely torn apart in that instant.
Thunder roars from the void, ice rises from fire, yin and yang are out of order, and heaven and earth are turned upside down!
When the great principles collide, the world is thrown into chaos!