Having conquered the heavens for countless years, Lu Cha had been baptized by storms of blood and cultivated insane battle strength. In that instant just now, he had been certain that he would avoid the spear thrust, yet it had still hit him! The odd outcome overwhelmed him, and he was utterly unable to process it.

Lin Xun, however, didn’t look surprised in the slightest. During his spars with Xia Zhi, he had almost been injured by the power of karma and fate she wielded.

Boom!

It took longer to describe than it happened. The moment the spear penetrated Lu Cha, a terrifying force erupted from it and blew up his body, which was otherwise immortal and incorruptible, into a rain of blood.

Clang!

Xia Zhi retracted her spear, her clothes fluttering and her demeanor as nonchalant as ever. Executing a peak Transcendence expert from the Shaman Sect apparently didn't bring her any emotions.

On the contrary, the expressions of Tu Muhun, Jikong, and their companions became grave. Lu Cha's death caught them off guard. As much as they were astounded, a chill seeped into them, telling them how terrifying Xia Zhi was.

“Weaved by karma and birthed by fate... Supreme grand daos like these are truly scary,” remarked Jikong solemnly. His eyes shone with bright Buddhist light as they saw right through Xia Zhi's method. “Fighting such power is like fighting against the heavenly tribulation, one must confront it without wavering. The slightest move to retreat will lead to something fatal.”

“After all that blabbing, do you dare to fight me?” Xia Zhi's voice rang out, pleasantly ethereal and indifferent.

Jikong said, “Fellow Daoist, a life-or-death fight is no child's play. One must be fully prepared to kill the enemy with all one's strength.”

“Well said.” Lin Xun leapt out, his eyes cold. “Today, I shall appreciate the dashing style of your two great ancestral courts!”

“Humph.” A murderous intent flared on Tu Muhun's wrinkled face. “I'd like to see just how powerful the Eternal Supremacy Path is!”

Billions of blood-colored lightning arcs surged out from his withered figure. All of a sudden, he turned into an ancient Thunder God, his destructive aura stirred heaven and earth. A black wooden staff materialized in his grip, shrouded in obscure and eerie power fluctuations.

“Go, kill him!” said Tu Muhun ruthlessly.

Boom!

The Shaman Sect powerhouses immediately ran their power and went all out. One resembled a devil god from hell, simultaneously wielding a pure blue flame and a bone halberd. One rode on fire clouds in the company of countless violet qi blades flying around in circles. One commanded a mysterious beastskin scroll, their eyes blooming with godly light...

Every single one of these Transcendence experts was displaying their strength in full at this moment, deploying their strongest artifacts. The divine might that burst forth stirred the surrounding sea. Even the void in the vicinity presented a state of turmoil.

“Kill!” The group of Shaman Sect veterans swarmed up.

Lin Xun transmitted, “Xia Zhi, don't forget what you promised me.”

As he spoke, he waved his hand. The Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron rose up and hovered above him and Xia Zhi, showering billions of lights.

Clang!

A dao sword swept out from the sword cauldron. As Lin Xun grabbed it and chopped down, the weapon blazed with immense power!

Rumble!

The battle erupted. Brimming with boundless destructive and berserk killing intent, the attacks of the Shaman Sect's old relics flooded the sky. Being at the peak of Transcendence practically put one at the top of all heavens, second to only a handful of Eternal figures!

At the moment, a group of peak Transcendence experts were striking together, exerting all means and the strongest dao weapons in their arsenal. One could only imagine that kind of terror.

However, compared to eighteen years ago, the current Lin Xun had undergone another drastic change. Not only had his level reached the peak Transcendence Stage, but he had also refined the Nirvana law to eighty percent and fused it into his own Immortal law.

His combat strength now sufficed to boast invincibility over all cultivators in the same stage! As he chopped out with this sword—CRASH~

Billions of splendent qi swords roared as they poured out, crisscrossing as they ravaged the fourteen directions. This attack was permeated with a mysterious world-destroying power that was simply indescribable. It plunged the heavens and earth into a dead silence, barring the resounding sword chants of its own.

As they said, the most infinite entity was invisible, the most astounding sound was inaudible. It was precisely because this strike was so strong that its power gave the impression of utter simplicity—shredding all embellishments and going back to basics.

Rumble!

The skies crumbled, the air cracked, and the seawater evaporated. Under the ruthless suppression of the sword strike, the bombardment of the Shaman Sect crowd was stopped and collapsed to bits.

The siege of a crowd of Shaman Sect relics had been resisted by a single sword strike!

“What on earth...”

“What terrifying battle power!”

The pupils of the Shaman Sect old monsters shrank and their expressions faltered. Before coming here, they already knew Lin Xun possessed world-defying strength and Eternal Supreme might. Even so, they had not expected he could be this powerful!

Even Tu Muhun’s pupils sharply constricted, shaken to his core. He immediately shouted, “Use everything you have, do not hold back!”

His reminder was redundant as the group of Shaman Sect relics had already used their full strength.

“Restrict!”

With a collective bellow, the thirty-six advanced Transcendence experts dashed in different directions, and constructed a formation in no time.

BOOOM! Terrifying restrictive energy waves spread outward and enveloped the area in chaotic black fog. Within it, strands of lightning raged, and together they rolled toward Lin Xun and Xia Zhi in a thunderous fashion.

This battle formation was a supreme legacy of the Shaman Sect. The thirty-six experts joined hands, forming a unity through harmonizing their auras. They fought as a single individual, but the power released could refine even gods, a power that even peak Transcendence Immortals had to avoid.

This was one of the killer cards that Tu Muhun had prepared. He just hadn't thought Lin Xun would be so terrifying that they'd have to use it so soon.

“Kill!” shouted the thirty-six advanced Transcendence experts in unison.

The entire formation came into motion. For a time, it drowned the region in blinding radiance, streams of fire, glows of treasures, and splashes of light. Divine sounds rumbled like the mirroring of gods’ and devils’ roars. The spacetime continuum snapped to sections, and everything fragmented as though the whole existence was coming to an end.

Immediately afterward, a figure ten thousand feet tall coalesced from the formation and slammed its fist at Lin Xun. The punch dropped with the force of a hundred thousand mountains!

“A battle formation?” Lin Xun's lips curled into a frosty arc.

Swish!

He once again launched his sword. In an instant, something like a lightning bolt struck this part of heaven and earth, but at a speed even faster than lightning! The wrathful punch was torn like a bubble under this sword strike.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lin Xun continuously chopped out hundreds of times, sending forth a storm of qi swords. Under its onslaught, the gigantic figure sustained countless cracks and eventually burst to smithereens.

The thirty-six advanced Transcendence experts trembled and coughed up blood in unison. The formation they jointly built tossed and turned, showing signs of instability.

“How is this possible?!” They were terrified. “This is the founder’s God Slaying Formation that can destroy demons and gods! How could it be shaken, there's no way...”

Boom!

While their minds were caught in a panic, Lin Xun stormed up and swung his sword. His long black hair danced in the air, his figure glowing brilliantly. His aura reminded one of an abyss, a prison. He was like the lord of the world, peering down on every being with immeasurable might.

Unable to withstand the slash of his horrid sword intent, the battle formation directly fell apart! Among the thirty-six, advanced Transcendence experts upholding it, over a dozen failed to dodge. The blanket of sword intent annihilated them on the spot.

“This kind of sword dao... Too terrifying!”

“No, not only that, his combat prowess is clearly a cut above anyone in this stage!”

“Is this the might of Eternal Supremacy?”

At this moment, everyone present was appalled, their expressions twisting.

“Damn it!” In the distance, Tu Muhun's face was gloomy.

Lin Xun's combat strength was too illogical. Although Tu Muhun had never underestimated him, only in an actual fight did he realize that the power the other party wielded exceeded his estimation by a long shot.

Poof! Poof! Poof!

At the same time that Lin Xun broke the battle formation, Xia Zhi stabbed out her spear a dozen times in quick succession, killing an advanced Transcendence opponent with each stab. In the blink of an eye, those who had survived Lin Xun’s sword all perished at her hands!

During the execution, the peak Transcendence experts of the Shaman Sect had rushed over to stop her, only to be obstructed by Lin Xun. As a result, they had to watch their companions fall tragically in Xia Zhi's killing spree.

Blood rained down. Furious shouts echoed between heaven and earth.

The battle had only started, but the thirty-six advanced Transcendence experts of the Shaman Sect had been wiped out. The bloody scene enraged Tu Muhun immensely. His eyes bulged, and his hair and beard flared.

Meanwhile, the group of Zen Sect powerhouses, who had been watching from a far distance without doing anything, all became grave.

So what if the opponents were only two people? Even under such a siege, they had swiftly slain a bunch of old monsters of the Shaman Sect!

“No wonder he dared to appear outside the Origin Sect so openly. In possession of Eternal Supreme power, he is indeed exceedingly difficult to deal with...” Jikong softly lamented.

Aside from Lin Xun, the domineering power demonstrated by Xia Zhi also shocked him.

“Jikong, what are you and your people doing? Does the Zen Sect intend to watch and laugh at us from the sidelines?” Tu Muhun's face was unsightly.

Jikong solemnly said, “Don't be angry, my dao brother.”

He then waved his hand. “Everyone, go help our Shaman Sect fellow daoists. Just focus on attacking the woman, and hold nothing back when you do.”

Boom!

The group of Zen Sect relics behind Jikong had been accumulating momentum waiting for this. Upon his command, they bloomed with infinite Buddhist light and immeasurable divine might. Holding zen staves, alms bowls, lanterns, disciplinary rods, monk's knife, horsetail whisks...they resembled Buddhas from Heaven. Together, they flew to the battlefield and encircled Xia Zhi.

The battle was in full swing, flipping the region upside down. The sun and stars above lost their shine.

Lin Xun was surrounded by a group of Shaman Sect’s old relics, while Xia Zhi was restrained by the newly arrived old relics from the Zen Sect. They clashed fiercely, and both sides showed no mercy.

Tu Muhun and Jikong watched from afar, ready to jump in at any time.

In the depths of the high dome where the thick, ink-black tribulation clouds had taken over, a heart-stopping thunder vibrated, causing heaven and earth to tremble. The Eternal tribulation belonging to You Beihai was finally starting!

Seeing this, Tu Muhun and Jikong exchanged a glance. They both knew that the war between the three great ancestral courts had only just begun.