Chapter 1810: Slaying the Nether Phoenix

“Five virtues come together as one to slay the demon!”

Face solemn and hand wielding a Five Virtues Ruler, the Chief Libationist commanded the five virtues—benevolence, justice, courtesy, wisdom and sincerity—to transform into five dazzling divine swords. While carrying the power to cut all evil, they severed the Undying Nether Phoenix’s wings and talons and spilled its black blood like a waterfall.

Brimming with the power of the Human Way, Xuanyuan Wang unleashed the skyful of purple qi and boundless sword qi contained with the Xuanyuan Sword and swung at the Undying Nether Phoenix’s head. It looked as if he would split even heaven and earth in two.

A giant head flew into the air before exploding into pieces. Undying Nether Flame scattered everywhere.

Feng Qingyou let out a soft cry and expanded the Supreme Primal Origin Celebratory Cloud behind her back. The cloud boasted ten thousand colors and one thousand auspicious rainbows.

A brilliant rainbow then flew out of the cloud. Despite making no sound, it possessed the terrible power to reduce all things into nothing. It instantly pierced the Undying Nether Phoenix’s soul!

Ye Qing’s eyes flashed bright when he saw this. He wasn’t going to give the Undying Nether Phoenix anymore room to breathe.

Clenching his fist tightly and gathering all of his strength into his fist, he threw a punch straight at the Undying Nether Phoenix.

Like a dragon, his fist flew toward the Undying Nether Phoenix with the power and intent to end everything. Everything in its path including space itself groaned as if it could not bear the strain before dissolving into primal chaos.

Annihilation Hammer returned all things into nothing.

The overwhelming fist intent struck the Undying Nether Phoenix’s broken body head on.

BANG!

There was a loud bang, and the Undying Nether Phoenix’s already broken body could not endure the terrible power of Annihilation Hammer any longer and exploded into a shower of gore.

The bits and pieces of flesh, blood and bone eventually transformed into black sparks and flew everywhere.

Although the Undying Nether Phoenix had exploded, the Undying Nether Flames continued to burn like persistent leeches. They refused to go out.

This was why the Undying Nether Phoenix was called Undying.

So long as the nether flame still burned, the Undying Nether Phoenix could be reborn even if its body, mind and soul were utterly shattered.

Ye Qing knew this very well. Naturally, he did not give it any chance to make a comeback.

Sucking in a deep breath, he flooded the Earthly Sovereign Bell with all of his qi.

Thang...

The Earthly Sovereign Bell rang once more in the sky, but this time the chime was grander and longer lasting like it came from ancient times. It rang from seemingly ancient times and shook all of the present.

As the chime lingered, something miraculous happened.

The nether flame ravaging the broken ground suddenly started shaking as if pulled by some sort of mysterious power.

The collapsing mountains, breaking stones, and churning soil suddenly seemed to gain a life of their own and began stretching toward the sky.

No longer scattered pieces of dust, they gathered, merged, and reforged themselves anew under the Earthly Sovereign Bell’s guidance.

New mountains were erected, new rivers were born, and new, large swathes of land slowly unfolded across the Mountain Beyond Mountain.

The collapsing realm had somehow gained a new lease of life.

At the same time, a massive, towering bell made of mountains and rivers slowly rose out of the ground and hung in the air. It resonated with the Earthly Sovereign Bell suspended in the sky.

The mountains were its bones, the rivers its veins, and the earth its foundation. All of the power of the Mountain Beyond Mountain was gathered in it. It was thick, heavy, vast, and overflowing with a power that could suppress everything.

In the sky, the hovering Earthly Sovereign Bell shone like the sun and illuminated all heavens with its profound light.

On the ground, the mountain river bell stood tall and suppressed all cosmos with its weight.

The two bells resonated with each other and formed some sort of profound formation.

Thang...

The two bells rang at once, and their chimes shook the nine firmaments.

No longer did the chime sound dense and heavy. Instead, it was loud and high-pitched like the beating of a wardrum or the clashing of weapons. It now boasted an edge that could slay all things.

Wave upon wave, layer upon layer, the sound waves washed out with the power to sweep anything; destroy everything.

Everything touched by the sound waves was shattered, reformed, and shattered again as if they were caught in an infinite loop. Space itself was no exception.

Like a dying candle flame being beset by the storm, the scattering Undying Nether Flame was instantly scattered and annihilated by the sound storm.

At the same time, dark yellow light shone out of both the Earthly Sovereign Bell and the mountain river bell like a pair of suns. One hung in the sky, and one stood on the earth. Together, they dispelled all of the darkness and gloom and filled the entire Mountain Beyond Mountain with light.

With this, the Undying Nether Flame was utterly annihilated, and one last defiant and despairing phoenix cry echoed throughout heaven and earth. Then, the cry suddenly cut short and eventually faded into nothing.

The world regained its silence. Only the chimes of dark yellow continued to reverberate endlessly in the air.

“Phew...”

𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

The Chief Libationist let out a long, murky breath and finally relaxed his taut nerves. A relieved smile spread across his face as he said, “It’s finally dead.”

The Old Heaven Master also cracked a grin. “To think that we actually managed to slay the Undying Nether Phoenix! How fun! How exhilarating!"

“The merit goes to you, young friend Ye.”

Haotian Hong said with praise, “If not for your Nether Abyss Demonic Water and Earthly Sovereign Bell, it would have taken quite a lot more work to put an end to the Undying Nether Phoenix.”

The Dragon Subjugating Zen Master clasped his hands together and chanted, “Amitabha, your beneficence indeed knows no bounds, benefactor Ye.”

Everyone else was smiling and congratulating Ye Qing as well.

“You flatter me, seniors. Without your aid, if I was alone, there is little chance I could have succeeded.”

Ye Qing remained calm as he saluted the group and said modestly, “I am the one who should be thanking you, seniors.”

“You’re welcome!”

“Since when did you become so modest, Joyless?”

The group chatted for a while longer before Ye Qing raised his hand and tapped the Earthly Sovereign Bell lightly.

Thang—

A melodious chime resounded throughout the area, and the mountain river bell on the ground slowly shrank in size. Then, it transformed into a beam of dark yellow light and merged with the Earthly Sovereign Bell in the air.

After the Earthly Sovereign Bell absorbed the power of the mountain river bell, boundless light instantly burst out of its surface, and dark yellow qi surged around it like a tide. The ancient patterns on the bell’s surface grew clearer, and a greater, grander aura washed out of it.

The entire Mountain Beyond Mountain was created from the Earthly Sovereign Bell’s origin power. Now that its origin power had returned to itself, it was only natural that its potency would scale to greater heights.

After the Earthly Sovereign Bell retrieved its origin power, the currently stable Mountain Beyond Mountain suddenly began collapsing once more. The mountains shook, the earth cracked open, and countless rocks fell from the sky. The entire space was shaking violently like it would fall apart at any moment.

The Chief Libationist declared, “The Mountain Beyond Mountain will collapse soon. It’s time we leave this place.”

Ye Qing nodded and put away the Earthly Sovereign Bell. After exchanging a look with Feng Qingyou, he took the lead and dashed toward the exit.

The group of Sages followed closely behind him. They eventually made it out of the collapsing Mountain Beyond Mountain.