As the Taiji Heavenly Emperor Soul Slaying Sword swung down, myriad laws descended under Yu Zhibo's will from the endless void, finally converging into a golden river of stars that poured down from the firmament.
The void cracked, the universe trembled. The might of Yu Zhibo's strike sent shivers of excitement through everyone who witnessed it.
"What terrifying strength is this!"
"This is Dragon Country's Yu Zhibo, this is our Pupil Emperor!"
"A hundred million specters fill the city, a single sword's cold light shines across the nine provinces."
"Will Earth be split in half?"
"..."
On this day, all of Dragon Country witnessed the full power of a level 99 expert's strike.
And this river of stars, cleaving down above Ghost Country, would become a nightmare for countless specters within.
"Banner, come!" The Ghost Country's Ghost Emperor's face contorted with madness. With a wave of his sleeve, the Soul Suppressing Prison Banner, which had been floating above the Undying Ghost King's head, erupted with an extremely profound dark glow. It vanished from its spot and reappeared in the Ghost Emperor's hand the next second.
The Ghost Emperor's strength far surpassed the Undying Ghost King's, and thus the power he could unleash from the Soul Suppressing Prison Banner was naturally incomparable.
Vast ghost dao origins, combined with numerous ghost dao laws, surged into the Soul Suppressing Prison Banner. In an instant, the banner's dark glow surged, as if some seal within was broken. Countless roaring specters then squeezed out from the banner in a frenzy.
Among them, a monstrous snake, entirely dark, flew out first. Its eyes flickered with manic intensity. Upon its appearance, the surrounding land rapidly withered and cracked. It opened its maw, devouring the water laws, instantly boosting its power to the absolute peak of tier 98, and directly charged towards the river of stars.
"Is this the Feiyi?" Yu Zhibo's brow furrowed, a hint of surprise in his eyes.
In the myths of the Shan Hai Jing, Feiyi was one of the ten great ferocious beasts. With six legs and two wings, its appearance heralded drought. Upon closer inspection, it indeed resembled the illustrations in the Shan Hai Jing. Moreover, it could devour water laws and transform them into its own strength, making it incredibly powerful.
Following closely behind Feiyi was a beast with a tiger's head, eagle's wings, and qilin's legs. It was a monstrous creature with four black horns on its head, also one of the ten ferocious beasts, Qiongqi.
Besides them, there was the Hunchun, a beast that was round and plump, fiery red, faceless but with a large mouth capable of absorbing various energies and reflecting them back with hundreds of times the power.
As Hunchun emerged, Taotie, Taowu, Yu, Jiuying, Gudi, Hou, Huodou, and others also appeared in succession. Each ferocious beast possessed different abilities, but all were immensely powerful.
Especially Taotie, which transformed into a ten-thousand-meter soul beast upon its appearance, seeking to devour everything.
In ancient times, the Lord of Reincarnation controlled the souls of all living beings after their death. The Soul Suppressing Prison Banner, as one of the crucial artifacts for collecting souls, contained the souls of countless powerful ferocious beasts.
In addition to the ten ancient ferocious beasts, there were other nameless ferocious beasts, all exceptionally powerful with bizarre abilities. However, none reached the tier 99 level, clearly not their cultivation realm in life. It was more likely that these were merely fragments of their main souls.
As the numerous ferocious beast souls appeared, the land was instantly filled with dancing specters. These exotic beasts were enormous, and as they ran and soared, they formed a black tide of ferocious beasts, directly confronting the descending sword light and river of stars.
Though the sequence of events seemed long, it all happened in an instant. Yu Zhibo's objective was simple: either the Ghost Emperor would block his attack, or he would abandon the foundation Ghost Country had painstakingly built, letting it be annihilated by the sword.
Clearly, the Ghost Emperor chose the former, intending to clash head-on with Yu Zhibo.
But what weapon was Yu Zhibo using? It was the Reincarnation Divine Artifact, the Taiji Heavenly Emperor Soul Slaying Sword, the nemesis of all souls, and one level higher than the Soul Suppressing Prison Banner.
On the surface, this sword light contained all the laws Yu Zhibo had mastered thus far, but in essence, it was the true meaning of the Dao of Souls emitted by the Taiji Heavenly Emperor Soul Slaying Sword. All the laws and true meanings, amplified by the Reincarnation Eye and strengthened by the Taiji Heavenly Emperor Soul Slaying Sword, merged into an unshakeable whole.
Feiyi, charging towards the sword light, triggered its innate divine ability, attempting to seize the water laws within the sword light for its own use. But it was futile. Soon, its serpentine body was reduced to nothingness under the sword light.
The Hunchun beast plunged into the void, drawing energy from the void laws to unleash its chaotic divine light. However, it was annihilated by the sword light, and then the attack feedback reached its本体, obliterating it in the void.
Taotie roared towards the sky, its mouth like a black hole, attempting to swallow the sword light. But the next moment, it exploded and turned into nothingness.
Huodou, Taowu, Yu, Jiuying, Gudi, and others also used their innate divine abilities, but under the absolute suppression of power and the counteraction of the Taiji Heavenly Emperor Soul Slaying Sword, they were all annihilated mid-air.
Countless colossal beasts with powerful and bizarre auras surged forward one after another, but their effect was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot. Besides weakening the river of stars by a mere one or two percent, they could not achieve any significant impact.
"Damn it, damn it! I am the orthodox lineage of Reincarnation. Taiji Heavenly Emperor Sword, you are blind, why choose him and not me!"
The Ghost Emperor let out a roar of unwillingness, using his mind to control the Soul Suppressing Prison Banner, attempting to awaken the sword spirit within the Taiji Heavenly Emperor Soul Slaying Sword through the bond between ancient divine artifacts and make it serve him.
"Buzz!"
The Taiji Heavenly Emperor Soul Slaying Sword let out a hum, as if responding, and then its sword light became even more brilliant.
Clearly, his plea was rejected.
Even the Soul Suppressing Prison Banner in his hand trembled, trying to break free from his control.
The Ghost Emperor was so frustrated he felt like spitting blood. He forcibly swallowed the Soul Suppressing Prison Banner into his abdomen to suppress it, and then his ghost dao origin surged out once more.
As his strength was forcefully boosted at all costs, the Ghost Emperor exuded an aura of extreme dread and terror. Then, a colossal gate of hell appeared before him.
The gate of hell was ten thousand zhang high, its left and right doors forming a ferocious, giant ghost face. Light flowed across it, indicating exceptional defensive capabilities.
"So your true form is the former Gate of Reincarnation Hell?"
Yu Zhibo's face showed a thoughtful expression.
The next second, the river of sword light and the gate of hell collided fiercely. Instantly, the colossal gate vibrated violently and then began to crack.
Simultaneously, the Ghost Emperor standing behind the gate of hell also developed cracks across his body, but he forcibly pulled them together.
The gate of hell managed to block the attack of the river of stars, but not entirely.
Excess sword light seeped out from the edges of the gate of hell, pouring down towards the Ghost Country behind like a flood. Then, with a destructive force, it leveled half of Ghost Country.
Hundreds of millions of specters vanished in an instant without even a chance to wail. The residual sword light continued its momentum, leaving behind a colossal rift nearly a thousand miles long and hundreds of miles deep.
Yu Zhibo stood calmly in mid-air, looking at the weakened Ghost Emperor on the ground, a bold idea forming in his mind.