Chapter 2573: Internal Conflicts
In the silence of the starry battlefield, w.a.n.g Xiao hesitated. He looked at the divine starry light of the heavens and saw that every one of those lights was pointing at him. Every starry divine light contained incomparable sword will. It was as if as soon as he attacked, these swords in the heavens would converge upon him at the same time.
The shockwaves from the Sky Tremoring Hammer swept down again and again, but when each shockwave landed in front of the Starry Swords, it was neutralized by the sword will. It seemed that even with the imperial arms, it was not an easy task to invade Ziwei Segmentum.
w.a.n.g Xiao thought of the words spoken by the City Lord of Tianyan. With the imperial arms in hand, he was The Unraveled. As such, how could he even contemplate retreat? If he couldn’t manage to get inside Ziwei today and slaughter Ye Futian, that, compounded with the defeat suffered at the City Lord’s Office, he would no longer have the audacity to call himself The Unraveled. He would be forever cowering in the shadow of Ye Futian.
When he thought of this, w.a.n.g Xiao raised his arm, bathing in imperial glory. As if he had made a decision, he held the Sky Tremoring Hammer high above his head, looking down at the stars in the heavens below. He spoke loudly.
“Under the Great Emperor, I am invincible!”
The moment his voice fell, the divine light descended from the sky, piercing the boundless s.p.a.ce. The shockwaves of destruction swept out, and its intensity had multiplied with the help of the imperial arms. Billions of shockwaves descended at the same time with an explosive force. The beam of light went directly towards the s.p.a.ce below, attempting to penetrate the Ziwei Segmentum.
Above the stars in the heavens, Ye Futian’s phantoms were lit up at the same time. It was as if he had transformed everything. Infinite starlight bloomed at the same time, transformed into the Starry Divine Swords. There was also a terrifying spatial divine light that appeared, ignoring s.p.a.ce and distance.
The Starry Divine Swords in the heavens pointed to one direction alone, w.a.n.g Xiao’s direction.
At this moment, the endless starry sky was illuminated, blinding everyone. At the same time, there was an ultimate destructive power that was lurking.
At the periphery of the Ziwei Segmentum, the beam of light directly pierced the light screen of the Segmentum. The ruinous beam of light penetrated heaven and earth, tearing through the s.p.a.ce, making its way down into Ziwei Segmentum.
At this moment, in Ziwei Segmentum, on different starry continents, many cultivators had seen the pillar of light. This pillar of destruction was like a pillar from the G.o.ds, illuminating the world, carrying with it the power that could destroy the world. Wherever the light went, everything was gone like smoke and dust, and no one could stop it.
“This…” When the cultivators in Ziwei Segmentum saw the scene in front of them, they were greatly shocked.
“What is happening?”
The hearts of so many trembled. An earthquake had occurred on the starry continent where they were located. Now, a pillar of apocalyptic light appeared and penetrated the heavens. Wherever the light pa.s.sed through, all living beings were destroyed indiscriminately.
“It’s the end!”
Some, when they saw the sight in front of them, felt a little hopeless and silently prayed that this beam of light that had pierced the Segmentum would not pa.s.s through the starry continent where they were.
Within Ziwei Segmentum, the cultivators on one of the continents seemed to be right under this beam of light. In an instant, they felt the aura of desperation. Many of them even wept as if they had seen the end of days.
When such a beam of light fell, they would not have the slightest chance of survival.
Before they had time to think too much, the beam of light descended upon them, but they were not destroyed. Because of the way the s.p.a.ces were staggered, it looked as if the beam of light was coming towards them, but there was still a certain distance between the two. The beam of light landed quite far away from the continent where they were. Nonetheless, the aftershocks of destruction swept towards them, causing the continent to vibrate violently. Near the edge of the continent, many people perished in those spatial cracks.
But even more people’s lives were saved, fortunately.
Who was it that launched this devastating attack?
Cultivators on the continent looked at that ruinous beam of light pa.s.sing by from a distance. The s.p.a.ce had collapsed, unable to block the incomparable light. Everyone trembled in their hearts. Even those powerful cultivators shook in their boots, weak in their knees. This was more than just fear.
How much damage would be caused by this beam of light?
At the same time, outside of the Ziwei Segmentum, there was a terrifying scene being played out as well.
When that beam of light slammed into Ziwei Segmentum, the light of countless divine swords directly swept toward w.a.n.g Xiao. The Starry Divine Swords ignored the distance between them and seemed to be released by Ye Futian to rush through that terrible shockwave. It descended in just an instant and did not allow w.a.n.g Xiao to attack with the Sky Tremoring Hammer.
“w.a.n.g Xiao!”
The City Lord of Tianyan and many other cultivators were repelled by the sword light and appeared in different directions. He looked at where w.a.n.g Xiao was and shouted, only to see countless horrific black fissures had appeared in that area, along with an infinite destructive sword will.
The eyes of the City Lord of Tianyan glued on that side, and he couldn’t help but feel a sense of trepidation. An attack of such intensity, even with the help of the imperial arms, would not be easy for w.a.n.g Xiao.
Upon the dissipation of this destructive attack, w.a.n.g Xiao appeared, and the Imperial glory that he was bathed in before had dimmed considerably. The Imperial arms held in his hands seemed a little unsteady, and there was blood all over his body as if he had been injured severely. In a quick glance, he looked like a recognizable man covered in blood.
Moreover, w.a.n.g Xiao’s breath was very shallow, as if he had suffered a serious injury. If it weren’t for the imperial arms, that blow would have killed him long ago, and it would have been impossible for him to block it.
w.a.n.g Xiao glanced down at the s.p.a.ce below. He couldn’t see Ye Futian anywhere, as Ye Futian’s actual physical presence was not here. w.a.n.g Xiao had no way to attack any specific target because Ye Futian seemed to have immersed himself into the galaxy in the heavens, and there were countless phantoms of Ye Futian.
w.a.n.g Xiao was pretty certain that such attacks by Ye Futian must have cost him a lot, as it had to impose a tremendous physical load on him, but w.a.n.g Xiao could not be sure of Ye Futian’s actual condition.
On the contrary, he was in a place of visibility while Ye Futian, as the master of the Ziwei Segmentum, was in the shadows.
“Do you want to continue?” said an icy voice, containing an unmistakable murderous intent. Many stars had already shattered and collapsed, but of all the rest of the stars that remained, there were still countless phantoms of Ye Futian that were above them, as if he was everywhere, and he could unleash another attack just like the one before.
As long as w.a.n.g Xiao was bold enough to continue attacking Ziwei Segmentum, he would blast out another devastating blow again.
w.a.n.g Xiao had a terrible look on his face. Was he unable to achieve his objective, after all?
He was not sure if the whole things were to repeat itself again, that he would be able to block the attack.
A repet.i.tion of the same attack was likely to kill him here and now.
“You are The Unraveled under the Great Emperor?” Ye Futian’s voice spread across the endless starry sky as he said, “If so, let us do it again here so I can really see what exactly The Unraveled is.”
His voice was filled with a potent murderous intent. w.a.n.g Xiao’s attack had penetrated the Segmentum, and many cultivators lost their lives under that one attack.
Princess Donghuang had specifically told w.a.n.g Xiao not to kill indiscriminately. However, w.a.n.g Xiao failed to follow this command. To make his way into the Ziwei Segmentum, he had killed many innocent cultivators in the Ziwei Segmentum.
“If you can’t sack Ziwei today, I will most definitely destroy Tianyan City one day.” A voice full of murderous intent resounded through the void as if provoking w.a.n.g Xiao to make his move.
The cultivators of various major camps from the Divine Prefecture stood in different directions, their eyes fixed on the stars in the heavens, looking humiliated.
If Ziwei could not be defeated today, they would face certain danger in the future. Especially those forces that did not belong to any of the Ancient G.o.d Clan. This kind of danger may descend upon them at any time, and unlike the Ancient G.o.d Clans, they wouldn’t be able to stop the ambush from Ziwei Imperial Palace.
w.a.n.g Xiao was hesitating, and he struggled in his heart. It was true that Ye Futian was provoking him to take action, but did he want to continue?
How long could either one of them sustain this kind of exchange, whether it be Ye Futian or Ziwei Segmentum?
“If we don’t destroy Ziwei today, there will be no more chance in the future.” A cultivator from the Divine Prefecture was heard speaking. “City Lord, make a decision right now, and we will ensure w.a.n.g Xiao’s safety.”
They came with the City Lord of Tianyan this time and brought imperial arms with them, intending to flatten Ziwei. If they return without success, a sharp sword would forever hang above all of their heads.
Of course, they didn’t think they should withdraw!
However, the City Lord of Tianyan did not think like them. This was w.a.n.g Xiao they were talking about. He was the most powerful genius talent of the w.a.n.g family in Tianyan City, the only one who could communicate with the imperial arms. If something were to happen to w.a.n.g Xiao, what would their future be?
He had such high hopes for w.a.n.g Xiao. Ye Futian and his antics did not mean that w.a.n.g Xiao was weak or incapable.
“City Lord, if he’s allowed to continue today, he will threaten all of the Divine Prefecture in the future.”
“City Lord, we have allied to come here, and today we must sack Ziwei, or else it would all be for naught; we will be the laughingstock of all of the Divine Prefecture.”
All these voices rang one after another as cultivators of the Divine Prefecture attempt to persuade the City Lord of Tianyan to permit w.a.n.g Xiao to continue, in the hopes of vanquis.h.i.+ng Ziwei and slaying Ye Futian.
The City Lord of Tianyan was agitated by all these chatter, as his eyes, now sharper than ever, a.s.sessing the battlefield. However, some cultivators appealed directly to w.a.n.g Xiao, “w.a.n.g Xiao, as you command the imperial arms, you are invincible under the Great Emperor. He has nowhere to go now, and his words are as good as that of a dead man. If you continue the attack, he will surely die.”
This person who spoke was a cultivator from Haotian Clan, part of the Ancient G.o.d Clan.
“Shut up!” The City Lord of Tianyan scolded the speaker and cut him off. The clan leader of Haotian Clan looked askance at the City Lord.
Even though they all belonged to the Ancient G.o.d Clans, they were, in fact, always secretly vying for power. By goading w.a.n.g Xiao to make a move, the Haotian Clan would be in a position to profit no matter the result. Actually, it was best that both sides lose: Ziwei sacked and w.a.n.g Xiao dead.
The City Lord of Tianyan was a scheming old fox and knew very well the motivations behind the other’s rhetoric, which accounted for his blunt reproach.
“What does the City Lord mean by this?” The clan leader of Haotian Clan pressed coldly, “Before our departure, even the City Lord has said that the goal for the alliance is to rid of Ziwei and Ye Futian, and that is why w.a.n.g Xiao, invincible under the Great Emperor, brought the imperial arms with him, isn’t that so?”
This remark silenced the City Lord of Tianyan, and he had no good answer. Other cultivators were looking at him too and gave the City Lord of Tianyan a slight pressure. He silently cursed these b.a.s.t.a.r.ds inside, but this was the situation in front of him.
“Invincible under the Great Emperor?” A burst of sarcastic laughter came out, and he said, “Are you still deceiving yourselves? Without the imperial arms, killing him is as easy as killing an ant. Such a character dared to claim that he was invincible under the Great Emperor? How shameless.”
Were all the cultivators in the Divine Prefecture already turning on each other?
If so, it couldn’t be better. These princ.i.p.alities of Divine Prefecture had all hatched their plan, and a true alliance was impossible. They would crumble at the slightest sign of infighting and be defeated!