The moment her voice fell, the Mother of Hell's long, slender tail whipped upward, stirring the Original Blood Sea beneath her and raising a massive, towering wave.
Facing this massive wave carrying a heavy stench of blood and majestic power, the Martial Dao Lords chose to meet it head-on. The Extreme Martial Dao Lord leaned forward and punched straight out, shattering the bloody wave by sheer force.
On the side of the Immortal Dao Lords, the Hunyuan Dao Lord pressed his palm forward. Within his palm, a myriad of things evolved—mountains, rivers, birds, beasts, heaven and earth, Yin and Yang. Various phantoms intertwined in his palm.
With a push of his palm, the bloody wave before him vanished instantly.
The Yokai path was even more direct. With the Black Tortoise, a top-tier Dao Lord who specialized in water, this water-attribute wave was naturally under his control.
One second the wave was rushing forward, and the next it was frozen in place. To an outsider, it would have seemed as if time itself had stopped.
The Lord of Heaven made no move, merely emitting Saint Light outward silently and instinctively. Before the massive wave could even reach him, it was completely evaporated by the Saint Light.
Chen Xu did not choose to meet it head-on. His years of experience using spatial gates had allowed him to comprehend some deeper insights into spatial manipulation.
With a wave of his hand, he opened two spatial gates—one in the path of the massive wave, and the other directly above the Mother of Hell.
Splash!!!
The massive wave surged into the first spatial gate. In the next instant, it poured out right over the Mother of Hell's head, drenching her to the bone. The thin veil covering her body was soaked through, revealing her voluptuous, graceful figure.
Unfortunately, with the exception of Chen Xu, everyone present was an ancient fossil who had lived for countless years. A minor sight like this could not affect their mental state in the slightest.
The same was true for Chen Xu. Perhaps because he had spent too much time with the undead, as he looked at the Mother of Hell's flesh-and-blood body, he actually felt a hint of pity.
In the next instant, however, the Mother of Hell's fury flared right in front of Chen Xu.
Hellfire erupted out of thin air, surrounding Chen Xu completely. Meanwhile, the Mother of Hell transformed, growing from her normal demon size into a towering giant.
Her massive tail slammed down with incredible speed and power. Wherever it passed, it shattered the very space of this newly merged six-world realm.
Boom!
The tail struck, shaking the earth and churning the seas. However, Chen Xu had already shifted his position through a spatial gate the moment the Hellfire flared up, easily avoiding the Mother of Hell's furious strike.
At the same time, Chen Xu opened multiple spatial gates above the Mother of Hell's head, pouring the churning blood sea from below right back onto her.
But this time, the blood sea was not just ordinary blood. Chen Xu had added an extra layer of refinement between the spatial gates, mixing something else into the blood sea.
The moment the water touched the Mother of Hell's physical body, the droplets acted like seeds. Catalyzed by the necrotic Dao principles, they burrowed beneath her skin, taking root, sprouting, and growing into hideous tumors.
The Mother of Hell merely glanced at this petty trick, spitting out a disgusted remark.
“Disgusting. Disgusting undead, just as disgusting as the Saint Light.”
Following that, the Mother of Hell's eyes glowed with a crimson light. The Dao of Blankness and the Corruption Dao principles intertwined, rippling outward.
Seeing this, Chen Xu realized things were taking a turn for the worse. He raised his hand to test the space, and indeed, it had become extremely rigid.
If the space a second ago had been like a shoddy, subcontracted construction project, the space now was as solid as wartime military engineering—no regard for cost, only quality.
Although Chen Xu could still open spatial gates, his speed would be significantly slower. At this rate, he would not be able to dodge the Mother of Hell's violent attacks.
Sure enough, the Mother of Hell's attack came in the next instant. This time, it was not directed at Chen Xu alone, but at everyone present.
Sharp blood thorns wrapped in a corrupting aura shot out from the blood sea beneath the Mother of Hell.
The blood thorns shot out like arrows, flying toward every single Dao Lord.
Almost every Dao Lord had to face tens of millions of blood thorns. Meanwhile, the Lord of Heaven and Chen Xu received special attention, with over a hundred million blood thorns swarming them.
At this moment, the voices of the Hunyuan Dao Lord and the Black Tortoise echoed, warning everyone.
“Everyone, these corrupting thorns are the most filthy things in existence. Do not attempt to block them with your Dao artifacts or physical bodies!”
But the warning came too late. The decisive Extreme Martial Dao Lord had already thrown a punch directly at the oncoming corrupting thorns.
Pure, unadulterated power instantly shattered these seemingly formidable corrupting thorns.
But soon, a sharp pain shot through his right hand. The Extreme Martial Dao Lord raised his hand and saw a few spots of crimson on the back of it.
He frowned slightly, but then continued to throw another punch.
Seeing this, the Hunyuan Dao Lord sighed and did not try to stop him further.
On Chen Xu's end, with a mere thought, the tumors that had just sprouted on the Mother of Hell's body burst open, sending out writhing tentacles from within.
Under Chen Xu's control, these tentacles danced through the air, repeatedly knocking down the blood thorns flying toward him.
When Chen Xu had previously created the Void, that world-devouring dragon, he had gained a brand-new understanding of the necrotic Dao principles.
In his eyes, concepts like the undead, life essence, and summoning were not meant to be so limited. All things in the universe could be driven by life essence, and all could be controlled by the undead.
If the enemy's physical body was powerful, then he would summon helpers directly from within that body, paying them back in their own coin.
But in the next instant, an indescribable sword qi of Saint Light swept from behind, incinerating all the remaining blood thorns into ash.
“Everyone, stop with these pointless probes. I did not sacrifice all of Heaven just to watch you play house.
If you truly wish to destroy this demon, then show your real power.”
With that, the Lord of Heaven erupted with dazzling Saint Light. In a flash, an arc of light slashed across the space.
“Roar!!!”
The Mother of Hell let out a shrill shriek as a hideous sword scar appeared across her back.
If she had not previously wrapped the world membrane around herself like a veil to absorb most of the damage, this single strike might have pierced right through her torso.
“Line of Heaven and Earth, Hunyuan as One!”
Seeing that the Lord of Heaven had gone all out, the Hunyuan Dao Lord immediately followed suit.
Among all the Dao Lords present, the one with the strongest intent to kill the Mother of Hell—aside from the Lord of Heaven—was the Hunyuan Dao Lord.
He was determined to make up for the shadow cast over him since the ancient era.
This time, without the suppression of the world authority, the Hunyuan Dao Lord swept his fly-whisk, pouring out his Dao principles to form the character for 'One'.
This profound character slammed directly into the center of the Mother of Hell's brow, firmly pinning her soul inside her body and preventing it from extending outward.
In high-level battles, losing the assistance of one's soul was like a mortal losing their sight.
Facing this bizarre sealing power, the Mother of Hell instinctively tried to channel her authority and use the world's power to dispel it.
However, the world now was no longer Hell, but a brand-new, hybridized world.
Her authority no longer gave her any response.
Fury flared in the Mother of Hell's heart, and utter madness filled her eyes.
Within her claws, two sharp-toothed mouths suddenly manifested.
The two mounds on her chest sank inward, transforming into a new pair of empty, pupilless eye sockets.
A massive mouth tore open on her abdomen, lined with interlocking sharp teeth that clamped tightly onto a white, stone-like object.
“The Dao of Blankness?”
Seeing this, a strange sensation welled up in Chen Xu's heart.
The form the Mother of Hell was displaying was filled with bizarre, grotesque incongruities.
Furthermore, with the Dao of Blankness—which represented the Blank Zone—appearing in one of those spots, Chen Xu could not help but link it to the five holes in the Mother of Hell's soul.
Hands, breasts, abdomen... Just what is the Mother of Hell—or rather, the Great Sage—trying to do?
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