Chapter 1776 - The Almighty Cauldron (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Entering the void, Zhang Ruochen used the Secret Tome of Time and s.p.a.ce to form a personal protective s.p.a.ce to protect himself from the harmful energy inside.

Activating his Heaven’s Eye, he could see a huge continent floating in the distance.

It was a reddish-yellow place with a thick b.l.o.o.d.y fog filling its airs.p.a.ce. The land had mountains and rivers, but blood instead of water flowed in them. The blood-filled rivers, lakes, and oceans were horrible.

“Is this what Blackheart Demonlord calls the Infernal Asuran Icon? As the picture scroll lies open, it becomes a world of its own.”

With his current level of cultivation, Zhang Ruochen could only sense the incredible divine power in that continent and vaguely see its countless flowing inscriptions.

A silver moon was hanging in the sky above the Asuran Continent which, by eye measurement, could have been thousands of square miles in size. Meanwhile, Yueshen was standing right in the middle of the moon.

Not long after, a plume of b.l.o.o.d.y vapor, in the form of a shackle, rose from the Asuran Continent. It then twisted tightly around the moon and simultaneously shot beams of blood up into the sky, striking Yueshen at the center of the moon.

Although Zhang Ruochen was standing thousands of miles away, the mighty divine power forced him back from where he stood.

He took out the Kaiyuan Deer Cauldron, thinking of a way he could pa.s.s it to Yueshen.

Boom!

The s.p.a.ce that was about a thousand miles away from where Zhang Ruochen was suddenly crumbled as a fiery red flame rushed into the void.

“Yanshen! That old man must be here to kill me.”

Zhang Ruochen’s expression changed. Jumping into the Kaiyuan Deer Cauldron, he desperately drove the bronze cauldron toward the Asuran Continent.

“Where are you going? Even Yueshen cannot save herself. Do you think that she can save you?” Yanshen called out shrilly from the center of the fire.

His voice sounded ordinary, yet its shock wave had aggravated Zhang Ruochen’s injury. Not only was his body falling apart but his Saint Soul and Saint Qi were also on the verge of exhaustion.

The dimension that the Secret Tome of Time and s.p.a.ce formed could not withstand it. Borrowed power from Yueshen was no match either.

A G.o.d’s voice could wipe out the living beings of an entire realm.

Zhang Ruochen had initially been able to kill the demon’s shadow and shatter his divine clone only because Empress Chi Yao had pinned down Blackheart Demonlord himself. Hence, he had not been able to spare his efforts on anything else. Another reason was that the demon’s shadow and divine clone had limited abilities.

Just when Zhang Ruochen was about to run out of strength, glaring green light erupted from the Kaiyuan Deer Cauldron. After that, several golden characters, which glowed more intensely, appeared above the cauldron.

Yanshen’s eyes were fixed on the cauldron, and he saw a beautiful giant hand materialize above the bronze vessel. It extended out of the moon and stretched thousands of miles away.

Yanshen did not know why, but fear suddenly rose within him.

“Merits Unbounded!”

Yanshen used a Power of Merits as he reached out, and his hand turned into a cloud of five colors. He chased after the Kaiyuan Deer Cauldron, wanting to s.n.a.t.c.h it before Yueshen.

Without Bloodlord Erjia and the Infernal Asuran Icon to bog down Yueshen, Yanshen would not have been so confident in fighting against her, even with the Power of Merits.

However, things were different now. Yanshen was confident because he just wanted to take the cauldron.

With help from the Power of Merits, Yanshen had boosted his strength and gotten the upper hand. He successfully pushed Yueshen’s power back.

“It is not easy to collect the Power of Merits. According to the rules in the Fane of Merits, Supreme Saints and G.o.ds may only use the Power of Merits in the event of a war with the Infernal Court. You have broken the rules of the Fane of Merits and the Celestial Court, Yanshen,” said Yueshen.

“Are you trying to threaten me with rules now that you cannot contain my ability, huh?” Yanshen sneered.

“You think too highly of yourself! I am just saying that the Power of Merits belongs to the entire Celestial Court. It is not your personal property. Since you have used what does not belong to you, you have acted against the rules and rightly deserve punishment.”

Boom!

The moon that hung in the sky above the Asuran Continent suddenly broke apart like a supernova.

Yanshen thought Bloodlord Erjia must have defeated Yueshen, and a triumphant smile spread across his face. But the next moment, his smile froze.

A stream of white light burst out of the broken moon and whizzed toward him.

It was the Sun-moon Crystal Coffin.

“This is not good!”

Yanshen’s eyes became luminous as he raised his hands to prop up a five-colored Power of Merits that was the size of a star. The shock wave generated by the energy could nearly match Yueshen’s power. Yet, little did he expect that the Sun-moon Crystal Coffin could effortlessly penetrate his five-colored Power of Merits.

“How could this be? How could it defeat my Power of Merits in the blink of an eye?” Disbelief was written all over his face.

Then, Yueshen’s voice rang in Yanshen’s ear. “To a G.o.d, divine cultivation is the bare basics. Mastering the Canon¹ will allow you to stand proudly at the top of the universe.”

As she spoke, a dazzling light appeared in front of Yanshen, cutting through a quarter of his body. His left hand and leg were severed before they were taken away by Yueshen.

What remained of Yanshen was struck by a hand, causing him to tumble back in the air. He nearly shattered into pieces again.

The next moment, Yueshen was seen standing near the Kaiyuan Deer Cauldron. Her white gown fluttered in the air, while her body was soft and slender like the flexible twig of a willow tree.