Chapter 1750: Withering Glory Resonance's Appearance

The boundless power originated from the Spiritual Resonance Cave in the depths of the Heavenly Star Plains, its aura diffusing from north to south. On the southern side, all of the living creatures were revived and the plants exploded in growth, showing a scene of glorious prosperity and vitality. On the northern side, however, there was endless decline. The vegetation receded and the land became a barren desert.

At this moment, whether it was the divine continent soldiers or the Shadow World's Others, both sides were stunned by the magnificent sight. Even Li Luo, who had roused the Myriad Resonances Dragon Fang Sword Formation and was planning to engage Li Lingjing in a frontal clash, had a solemn expression as he peered into the depths of the Spiritual Resonance Cave and looked at the Divine Fruit.

The Divine Fruit withering glory resonance! That pinnacle treasure had finally revealed itself to the world. However, the timing of its arrival was inopportune for the side of the divine continents. This was because the Slaughter Devil King of Sin had already reached the Ninth Transcendent Duke Stage. No, strictly speaking, the Slaughter Devil King of Sin was not a true ninth-grade Transcendent, as it didn't have Duke Bergfrieds and could not walk the Path of Ascension.

However, the strangeness of the Others couldn't be underestimated. Its blood blade had been created by the Shadow World's Grand Devil Kings, and it had devoured the source origin cores of five other Devil Kings of Sin. Thanks to that, the Slaughter Devil King of Sin was no weaker than a ninth-grade Transcendent.

With Li Luo and Li Lingjing entangled in battle, no one could stop the Slaughter Devil King of Sin from reaching out for the withering glory resonance. And the greatly strengthened Slaughter Devil King of Sin began to do just that. Its avaricious gaze was directed towards the Divine Fruit resonance.

If it could devour the Divine Fruit resonance, it would not only advance to the Grand Devil King Stage, it would also obtain a Divine Fruit. At that point in time, it would be within the rankings of the seventy-two Grand Devil Kings.

The Slaughter Devil King of Sin started to move forward, causing the void to shake as it attempted to break into the depths of the Heavenly Star Plains. The Ten Continents Universe Rampart was completely ineffective against it.

Weng!

However, a dazzling light flew through the skies, and within it was Qi Huang. He formed a fist seal and let out a roar as loud as thunder. Transcendent Art, Radiant Devilslaying Fist! At this moment, glorious light covered everything within hundreds of thousands of miles. The magnificent fist manifestation dropped down, directly suppressing the Slaughter Devil King of Sin.

When faced with Qi Huang's all-out attack, the Slaughter Devil King of Sin only laughed wildly. It swung the blood blade, and a beam of red light arced through the sky, directly striking the Radiant Devilslaying Fist. The invincible-looking fist was swiftly eroded, and the vast amount of light source origin energy it carried was unable to reach the Devil King of Sin. After resisting for tens of breaths, it shattered.

The terrifying and tyrannical Authority of Slaughter then proceeded to pierce through the void, forcefully extinguishing all of the light source origin around Qi Huang. He let out a muffled grunt, and his sturdy body was riddled with bloody cuts, each suffused with the energy of Slaughter Authority, arousing his inner murderous emotions.

Qi Huang was now unable to fully block the Slaughter Devil King of Sin's attacks. Even so, he did not retreat. He knew that if the Slaughter Devil King of Sin obtained the withering glory resonance, it would reach the Heavenly Emperor Stage. It was also uniquely positioned to counteract the effects of the Heavenly Emperor Edict if it succeeded.

The edict stated that Heavenly Emperors could not enter the divine continents for ten years. However, the loophole was that if any new Heavenly Emperors came about, they wouldn't be expelled. If the edict was broken by the Shadow World, the Others would be able to seize large amounts of Heavenly Fate. If that came to pass, the plan of the divine continents' Heavenly Emperors would fail. This would not only contribute to the tremendous growth of the Others, but further widen the gap between the two sides.

Thus, even if he had to give up his life, Qi Huang could not allow the Slaughter Devil King of Sin to obtain the withering glory resonance. With this in mind, his expression turned decisive and his entire body blazed with light, wrapped in vast amounts of source origin as he attacked the Slaughter Devil King of Sin yet again.

"Qi Huang, you are no longer on my level," the Slaughter Devil King of Sin said, its voice indifferent. "However, if you wish to die, I will be happy to assist you."

The blood blade in its hand turned even darker, and the nine eyes began to shed tears of blood. The blade then left its hand, transforming into a nine-headed serpent so large, it blotted out the sky. The serpent's mouths were like bottomless abysses, each spewing out light containing Slaughter Authority that struck Qi Huang directly.

𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

The light source origin around Qi Huang's body began to erode yet again. That attack was powerful enough to kill him! When the soldiers of the divine continent saw this, countless shouts of horror erupted. If Qi Huang was killed before them, their morale would undoubtedly be affected. Li Luo was being blocked by Li Li Lingjing, so he could not interfere.

Roar!

However, just as the last scraps of light source origin were being stripped away from Qi Huang's body, the void suddenly shattered and the heaven-shaking roar of a Heavenly Dragon filled the air. A moment later, overbearing amounts of source origin in the form of a dragonbreath blasted downwards.

That wasn't all—another part of the void shattered, and divine light poured out of the rift. A figure with twelve wings of light emerged, her golden eyes seemingly capable of purifying everything in the world. Transcendent Art: Daybreak Sight Purifies the World!

Zhen Linshuang and Jiang Qing'e had come to help! They had taken action simultaneously, and their all-out attacks clashed with the Light of Authority created by the nine-headed serpent. Their joint effort was enough to prevent Qi Huang from being critically injured. This caused the soldiers to heave sighs of relief.

"Thank you, Your Excellency and Chieftain Zhen," said Qi Huang. His hair was disheveled, but his resolute demeanor remained unchanged as he grinned.

"What's there to thank us for? Even if the three of us join hands, we can't defeat that thing," Zhen Linshuang said unhappily.

Qi Huang smiled and turned towards Jiang Qing'e, asking, "What is the Radiant Goddess' opinion"

Jiang Qing'e was looking at Li Luo, in the opposite direction. She had noticed that he was facing Li Lingjing, but she was clearly not the cousin Li Luo was once close to. She was now clearly a vessel that had lost all self-autonomy. The situation had indeed taken a turn for the worst.

"This is nothing more than a battle of life and death," said Jiang Qing'e as her jadeite hands slowly tightened around the Holy Phoenix Parasol, her calm words indicating that she was unperturbed by the Slaughter Devil King of Sin's immense power.

"Haha, that's great! Your Excellency, you are absolutely right. This is nothing more than a battle of life and death. No matter what happens, we cannot let the Slaughter Devil King of Sin obtain the withering glory resonance." Qi Huang's booming laugh echoed through the heavens and the earth. At the same time, the light source origin on his body transformed into flames as his gaze turned resolute.

"May fear be gone! May we live long!" he roared with the desire to do battle. His words were heard throughout the entire battlefield. "We battle!" He then took the initiative to strike the slaughter energy head-on. Jiang Qing'e and Zhen Linshuang followed him closely, and the trio tried their best to hold back the Slaughter Devil King of Sin.

"May fear be gone! May we live long!" The soldiers erupted with their own warcries as they rushed into the hordes of Others. The winner had yet to be decided, so they would fight till the bitter end!

......

In front of the barrier.

The Origin Reversion Institute's people were ready to make a move, especially the Torch Dragon Underworld King. Now that both of the top experts were locked in their own respective battles, there was no one who could stop him. His figure flickered forward, pouncing towards the portal. He didn't possess power at the Slaughter Devil King of Sin's level, so he would have to go through this portal if he wished to enter the depths of the Heavenly Star Plains.

Xiao Lingzhu, Ling Xuan, Li Tianji, and the other Triple Crowned Kings' expressions changed as they attempted to stop him. However, before they could make a move, two figures descended from the sky.

They were Lu Qing'er and Bai Mengmeng. Lu Qing'er's beautiful eyes were like ice, and the Genesis Seed between her eyebrows started to heat up. An ice flame was gently dancing inside it. This caused the previously shattered Paragon Seal of Authority to turn bright and mend itself once again. However, this act caused more and more of her blue hair to turn white.

On Bai Mengmeng's side, more and more butterfly patterns started to cover her fair skin—a result of overdrafting power from the Heavenly Demon Rainbow Butterfly.

Neither of the two were concerned about the price they had to pay. They stood in front of the portal without hesitation, forcing the Torch Dragon Underworld King to pause. Even when faced with the gloomy gaze of the Torch Dragon Underworld King, Bai Mengmeng took a deep breath and gathered her courage. "The Squad Leader said that none of you can pass through this gate!" she exclaimed in a crisp and clear voice.

A massive battle was taking place across the plains, and Kings were falling one by one. A feverish and bloodcrazed atmosphere filled the air.

Meanwhile, Li Luo, still above everyone in the sky, lowered his head to look at the frenetic battles unfolding below. Those once lofty Kings were now falling one after another, like grand and short-lived fireworks. Everyone was staking their lives to protect what was important to them. After all, the ten divine continents had nowhere to retreat to. If they lost here, their homes would turn into hell on earth.

Li Luo slowly raised his head and looked at Li Lingjing, his eyes filled with sadness. "Cousin Lingjing, you've seen my sword formation many times... I never imagined that I would have to use it against you."

As Li Luo mumbled to himself, the void shattered and the sword formation reached a state of completion. Endless waves of sword energy poured out of it along with eight gigantic swords, each emitting energy that could annihilate everything. The sword formation rumbled, and the world quaked in its presence. Myriad Resonances Dragon Fang Sword Formation, Eight Dragon Fangs. Punishment of Gods!