Chapter 97

Amidst the chaotic sword qi falling one after another, a loud rumble echoed, shattering the heavens and earth.

The sword qi spread like an ocean, filling the sky and earth. The Primordial Heavenly Venerable's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and threads of immortal qi flowed out. The Primordial Banner emitted a brilliant light, shaking continuously.

The great sages nearby all showed drastic changes in their expressions, and even the few sages subconsciously avoided it.

This Primordial Heavenly Venerable has gone berserk.

"Damn! Ah..."

From within the chaotic sword qi, the Ancestor Witch's roar of anger could be heard. It was visible that divine powers burst out from the sword qi, trying to resist the chaotic sword qi. However, the sword qi was continuous, and the divine powers were struggling to sustain.

At this moment, the advantage of the spiritual treasures became evident. Both the Primordial Heavenly Venerable and the Ancestor Witch were severely injured, but the Ancestor Witch's great powers still existed, though their might had greatly diminished.

On the other hand, the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, relying on the Primordial Banner, unleashed the full power of the spiritual treasure, consuming significantly less energy than the Ancestor Witch. Using the spiritual treasure did not hinder him much, and his combat strength remained.

However, it was clear that even severely injured, the Ancestor Witch would not be a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, allowing others to toy with him and sit idly waiting for death.

"Boom!"

A ten-thousand-foot figure suddenly stood up from the chaotic sword qi, towering to the sky, emitting a wild aura. Strands of divine power wrapped around him, resisting the chaotic sword qi.

Then, a light flashed, and the ten-thousand-foot figure transformed into a six-legged, four-winged true form of the Ancestor Witch. His gaze flickered, and suddenly, he vanished from the chaotic sword qi.

It seemed as if he had traversed space, and even the chaotic sword qi could not stop him. The Ancestor Witch reappeared in front of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, with sword marks all over his body, bleeding profusely, exuding a fierce and tragic aura that even the berserk Primordial Heavenly Venerable was somewhat startled.

"Roar!"

The Ancestor Witch roared, his massive form moving forward, and suddenly swallowed the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, who was caught off guard.

"Rumble..."

Thunderous sounds erupted from the Ancestor Witch's abdomen, somewhat illusory, with powerful divine powers flowing within, clearly trying to crush the Primordial Heavenly Venerable.

But faintly, a mass of chaotic light wriggled in the Ancestor Witch's abdomen, emitting brilliant light, splitting the divine powers.

"Once you enter my belly, no one can escape." The Ancestor Witch's voice hummed, shaking the heavens and earth.

But at this moment, a golden bridge spanning ten thousand miles appeared, its golden light illuminating the sky, enveloping the Ancestor Witch, causing a layer of golden light to appear on his body.

The Supreme Sage Taiqing stood on the bridge, his gaze flickering, and the Earthly Flame Light Banner was thrown out, flames surging, wrapping around the Ancestor Witch, causing loud explosions and charring his body.

At the same time, boundless yin-yang qi flowed down from the golden bridge, rumbling and beginning to erode the Ancestor Witch.

In the distance, everyone stopped their actions. Zhenyuanzi, who had been calm, now had a dark and gloomy expression.

The dozen or so great sages nearby were also the same.

This Ancestor Witch was truly ungrateful. Everyone had taken great risks to help him, but he refused to leave and kept fighting the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, which made everyone angry.

Would they really tear their faces with the sages of the universe for him?

Impossible!

"We have done our best. The will of heaven is such, and there is no solution. Fellow Daoists, I will take my leave first." Zhenyuanzi said solemnly. At this point, he could not act anymore. His previous actions were one thing, but acting now would be purely crossing the line with the Three Pure Ones.

Moreover, Di Jiang had already missed the best time to escape. Zhenyuanzi did not believe that Di Jiang could escape the combined wrath of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable and the Supreme Sage Taiqing.

Although the Supreme Sage Taiqing also acted, he still held back somewhat, as dealing with the Ancestor Witch together made the sages uneasy. But at this moment, the Supreme Sage Taiqing could no longer hide his killing intent.

As for the life and death of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, Zhenyuanzi understood how difficult it was to kill a Heavenly Sage. It was not impossible, but it was extremely difficult. Even the Ancestor Witch could not easily kill the Primordial Heavenly Venerable.

How could Heavenly Sages be so simple?

With a flash of light, Zhenyuanzi turned and stepped into the void, disappearing, having already left.

The dozen or so great sages looked helpless, bowed to the sages in the field, and also left.

"Whoosh..."

At this moment, towering sword lights rose, and the Grand Master Tongtian stood in the void, four treasure swords hanging in the four directions, enveloping the Ancestor Witch. Then, an array diagram flew out, connecting with the four swords and merging into the void.

The Executioner Sword Array was established!

And the Ancestor Lord Mingshe sighed, a flash of blood light, and he disappeared.

The Ancestor Witch looked at the Supreme Sage Taiqing on the Taiji Diagram and then at the Executioner Sword Array blocking his retreat, and could not help but smile: this time, he might really perish.

"Boom!!!"

The light in the Ancestor Witch's abdomen grew increasingly intense, emitting a loud rumble. Then, rays of light burst out, moving faster and faster, becoming increasingly blinding, as if the light had penetrated the Ancestor Witch's true form and appeared outside.

The Ancestor Witch's expression hardened, and then he smiled bitterly, his divine powers suddenly surging, trying to explode.

But the Supreme Sage Taiqing suddenly appeared on the golden bridge, the Primordial Pagoda falling on the Ancestor Witch's head, the Primordial Yellow Qi descending, suppressing him.

The golden bridge's light became even more brilliant, directly entering the Ancestor Witch's body, restraining his raging divine powers.

"Buzz..."

Sword sounds echoed through the heavens and earth, and the Grand Master Tongtian finally acted, the four Executioner Swords emitting sharp, fierce sword lights. With a few "pu" sounds, the Ancestor Witch's true form's abdomen was pierced with large holes, blood spraying into the sky.

"Let's see if I can take you down with me."

The Ancestor Witch roared, his divine powers inside instantly breaking free from the golden light's restraint, exploding in a blinding, world-destroying light.

The heavens and earth rumbled and shook, as if they were about to collapse.

The Supreme Sage Taiqing's expression changed drastically, the golden bridge's light flashing, transforming into the Taiji Diagram, covering the sky, boundless yin-yang qi surging out, enveloping the divine light storm, eroding the Ancestor Witch's self-destruction power.

The Grand Master Tongtian's aura also began to rise, his hands moving, the Executioner Sword Array rumbling, sword lights slicing through the air, trying to cut through the divine light.

"You can't!"

At this moment, a deep voice came from the depths of the divine light, and then a ten-thousand-foot chaotic sword qi slowly emerged from the divine light, its aura like a mountain, the chaotic qi shaking, the divine light around the sword qi being eroded away.

"Boom!!!"

The chaotic sword qi's light shook, a loud rumble, and the divine light was instantly split into two halves.

The Primordial Heavenly Venerable, with the Apricot Yellow Banner on his head, staggered out, though disheveled, he was still full of dignity, and no one would underestimate him.

His gaze swept, and the Primordial Heavenly Venerable's immortal light swirled, instantly recovering, though his face was pale, and his aura had reached its lowest point.

"Thank you, Elder Brother and Third Brother." The Primordial Heavenly Venerable said.

The Supreme Sage Taiqing smiled lightly, saying, "There's no need for such formalities between us."

The Grand Master Tongtian nodded, saying nothing.

Then, the three acted, and in a moment, they had completely eroded the Ancestor Witch's self-destruction divine light.

The Ancestor Witch Di Jiang perished!

...

While the great battle was taking place, the Great Venerable and the Empress Mother, along with the Nine Heavens Fairy, also emerged from the void, not far from the Southern Heavenly Gate.

"Lord, how are you?" the Empress Mother asked with concern.

The Great Venerable's face was somewhat pale, with bloodstains on his robe, looking somewhat disheveled. He waved his hand and said, "It's fine, don't worry."

"Truly, I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse!"

The Empress Mother was still somewhat shaken. The Ancestor Witch had left a deep impression on her, making her somewhat worried. The Ancestor Witch was not someone to be trifled with.

Even if only one Ancestor Witch remained.

At this moment, the three's gazes hardened, sensing a shocking aura slowly awakening. The Great Venerable was startled, the treasure mirror appearing, its light flowing, showing the scene of the Underworld.

A towering figure stood in the Underworld, his gaze piercing through the three realms...

"What's happening? How can she act?"

The Empress Mother exclaimed, her eyes filled with shock.

The Great Venerable also took a deep breath, his gaze flickering, and he slowly said, "Did I make a mistake again?"

"Yes, you did!"

At this moment, a voice answered the Great Venerable, deafening and echoing through the heavens and earth, causing the nearby Southern Heavenly Gate to shake, as if it were about to collapse.

"Who?"

The Great Venerable was greatly startled, the treasure mirror rolling to protect himself, his gaze sweeping the surroundings.

The Empress Mother and the Nine Heavens Fairy also changed color, the Empress Mother even raising the Plain White Cloud Banner to protect herself and the Fairy.

"Crack!"

The distant void suddenly collapsed, and a brilliant axe light flashed, slicing through the sky, heading toward the Great Venerable and the others.

"Great Shaman Xingtian!"

The Great Venerable's face darkened, and he and the Empress Mother quickly retreated, the treasure mirror emitting brilliant light, trying to resist the axe light.

But the axe light was extremely sharp, possessing immense power. The light emitted by the treasure mirror was shattered one by one, only slightly delaying the axe light.

"Rise!"

The Empress Mother, seeing this, moved her hand, the Plain White Cloud Banner emitting light, clouds surging, filling the sky and earth.

With a flash, the axe light fell, instantly slicing through countless clouds, rumbling loudly.

But the clouds were endless, and in a moment, countless clouds enveloped the axe light, their light flickering, slowly eroding the axe light.

"Bang! Bang! Bang..."

Loud sounds echoed in the void, causing it to shake, sounding like footsteps.

Then, a figure thousands of feet tall emerged from the void, one hand holding a large axe, the other a primitive shield, his form towering, divine light like boiling flames, his gaze brilliant, capable of piercing the sky and illuminating the earth.

"Huotian, do you think you deserve to die?"

The Great Shaman spoke, his voice rumbling, shaking the heavens and earth.

With a loud rumble, the nearby Southern Heavenly Gate cracked and collapsed in an instant...