After you finished forming the hand seals and shouted sharply, one point among the stars in the sky—
Rapidly enlarged and hurtled toward you.
Daji's eyes widened slightly, as though she had not expected you to be able to pull a star down from the sky.
But this star was not a physical entity. It was merely a replica, identical to the original star in both form and essence—essentially a copy.
If an actual star were pulled down from the sky, this entire world would be thrown into chaos.
Every star in the sky had its own path of movement and its own destination. Each bore the duty of maintaining the stability of heaven and earth. If a real star were truly dragged down, never mind how such a thing could even be done—
The mere fall of a star would bring upheaval to this world.
Daoist Magic could not actually pull down stars. You had merely used Daoist Magic to establish a connection with this particular star.
Moreover, this Falling Star was neither conspicuous nor bright among the myriad stars, which was why you had been able to connect with it.
Although every star had its own responsibilities, this one was not as important as the others. That was why you could connect with it and pull down a replica.
As for being able to pull a star from the sky, no matter how one looked at it, aside from Great Luo Immortals and Saints capable of reaching the heavens and piercing the earth, there probably were not many people who could accomplish such a feat.
If one had to put it into words, the power of this Falling Star was far inferior to that of the original, not even one ten-millionth of it. Yet it was still not to be underestimated, and it was your strongest attack.
You had only managed this unbelievable feat by connecting with the star, rapidly simulating all its relationships and connections in your mind, and using Daoist Magic to estimate its size.
But likewise, this was also your strongest attack, and its backlash was considerable. You had only temporarily suppressed it. Otherwise, you would not merely look pale as paper right now.
As Daji watched the Falling Star grow larger and larger, her pupils slowly widened along with it.
"You bastard, I underestimated you!" Just like Shen Gongbao before her, Daji no longer retained her previous calm composure.
Daji's body shifted and transformed into an enormous, snow-white Nine-tailed Fox. She stared fixedly at the Falling Star rapidly descending from the sky.
Before the Falling Star landed, you only had time to see the Nine-tailed Fox that Daji had transformed into about to do something when your vision suddenly went black. Without time to think, you immediately used Daoist Magic to flee the area at high speed.
On the other side of the battlefield, at Muye—
Jiang Shang had just swung the God-Striking Whip and sent several hundred soldiers flying when the sky before him darkened, and a star in the heavens rapidly enlarged.
Jiang Shang's eye twitched. He immediately realized that you were responsible. After all, aside from you, Jiang Shang knew the strength of everyone on this battlefield.
"Hey, hey, did you have to go this far? You even pulled a star down?"
At that moment, a familiar voice sounded beside Jiang Shang.
"Good thing I ran fast, or I'd have turned to ashes alongside that fox."
Jiang Shang turned his head and saw a man blackened from head to toe. The other man saw Jiang Shang as well.
Both froze, staring wide-eyed at each other. In the end, Shen Gongbao bared a mouthful of pearly white teeth, creating a stark contrast.
"Hehe, Junior Brother, you... you... hello!"
"You damned leopard! Die!"
"Don't, don't, don't get worked up! We can talk this out, talk this out!"
RUMBLE!!!
A tremendous roar erupted. Most of the people on the battlefield turned toward its source, only to see an immense shockwave sweeping toward the battlefield.
The Yin Dynasty soldiers did not have time to think and fled in the opposite direction.
The Xi Qi soldiers, however, quickly formed a defensive formation with practiced discipline, ready to withstand the impact.
Your figure flickered continuously, appearing here one moment and there the next. The Falling Star's shockwave rapidly swept across a radius of nearly a thousand li. You kept darting through the gaps in the shockwave, narrowly escaping its force.
You had not expected its power to be so immense.
Having fled dozens of li away, you looked toward where the Falling Star had landed. An enormous pit now lay there, bottomless to the eye. It stretched all the way toward your position and, at a rough estimate, was several hundred li wide.
But you knew that this was only one ten-millionth of that star's power. Fortunately, you had run quickly and had not forgotten to defend yourself along the way. Otherwise, the shockwave and the attack itself would have struck you, and you would not be standing here so safely now.
You just did not know how Daji was doing.
No matter what, she could not possibly still be alive, right?
"I'm alive, yet you seem rather unhappy about it?"
At that moment, as though Daji knew what you were thinking, she suddenly appeared behind you and sent you flying with a single blow, her voice accompanying the attack.
"Cough, cough!" You staggered to your feet and spat out a mouthful of bloody phlegm, glaring coldly at Daji.
Daji was not in much better shape than you. She looked utterly bedraggled, her body covered in wounds. It was obvious that she was badly injured.
You drew the Fuxi Spear. In your current state, you could no longer force yourself to use powerful Daoist Magic.
But you could still barely use some minor Daoist Magic and spells that enhanced your strength.
You could only rely on close combat now.
You charged at Daji with the Fuxi Spear in hand, while Daji dragged her battered body toward you as well.
You swung the Fuxi Spear. Because Daji's body was enormous while yours was comparatively small—
And because Daji was injured, it was naturally difficult for her to hit you.
Yet every one of your strikes landed on Daji's wounds, and each hit drew a pained groan from her.
As you attacked Daji, you also began secretly charging up power.
Energy continuously gathered within the Fuxi Spear, and its shaft began radiating a powerful aura.
Daji seemed to sense the danger as well. Her attacks grew even fiercer, each one accompanied by howling gusts and the thunderous tremors of her shifting body.
Finally, when you let your guard down for an instant, Daji's tail caught the opportunity and sent you flying, followed by the heavy blows of her other three tails.
By then, the Fuxi Spear in your hand had finished charging. A tremendous force burst from it, and in the final moment before you were knocked away, you hurled it at Daji with all your strength.
The Fuxi Spear struck Daji's body.
Daji's body was swiftly engulfed by the Fuxi Spear's power.
Ah, was it over?
This battle was about to end too, wasn't it?
Would the human race across the world finally welcome a moment of unity?
Right?
Those were your final thoughts at that moment.
But the outcome was still different from what you had imagined.
No! It wasn't over yet!
As you were sent flying, you could clearly feel that the inside of your body was already a complete mess. Even if you killed Daji, you would not be able to hold on for much longer.
This was practically dying together with Daji, wasn't it?
You felt a little regretful.
However, as you were flung away and staggered back to your feet, your expression suddenly changed drastically!