With millions of magical arts, Big Yellow Dog's giant paw heavily fell down, first piercing through the entire sky dome, then smashing towards Li Guang to kill him.
Fragments of the sky dome rained down like droplets, pitter-pattering.
Within Big Yellow Dog's eyes was the vast blue radiance, as if containing the entire cosmos.
The paw fell!
The ground started to silently collapse, and even holes started to appear, showing signs of the lower realms crumbling.
One paw rending the heavens!
Li Guang clenched his teeth tightly, his expression incredulous. Radiance gathered on his chest, barely managing to withstand this paw's pressure through coordinating with his own protective artifacts.
But this paw kept falling, and the millions of magical arts on it started to faintly emit radiance. Flames ignited across the entire giant paw as its pressure suddenly increased, and the surrounding void started to crumble inch by inch.
The observing cultivators fled in shock and horror, and Heaven Mending Realm cultivators below the Fifth Heaven didn't even dare linger to watch, retreating thousands of miles away before daring to gasp a breath, their expressions terrified as they said,
"What divine abilities, is it a Quasi-Saint or a Saint?"
Zhen Hu's expression was even more horrified. If this suddenly appeared terrifying powerhouse was really Chen Xia's background, then how terrifying Chen Xia's background was, Zhen Hu didn't even dare imagine.
Cracks started appearing on Li Guang's body, blood flowing from within. He had already ignited his blood essence and lifespan, but still couldn't withstand this giant paw, like an insignificant bug about to be crushed.
"Ancestor save me, please save me Ancestor!"
He screamed in pain, his body starting to crack inch by inch, about to be unable to hold on, his divine form about to be annihilated.
"Hmph, useless thing!"
A cold snort came from within his soul lake, then in front of him a hunched figure appeared, not trying to resist this divine ability and power, simply unable to block it at all. He just brought his palms together and suddenly shouted,
"Reincarnation of the Great Dao!"
Both his and Li Guang's bodies started disintegrating into ash and dust, dissipating between heaven and earth, also disappearing before the giant paw.
Big Yellow Dog stretched out his paw, disdainfully shouting, "Petty tricks."
He first lightly flicked his paw, making the entire giant paw vanish into thin air. Then with another wave, not a shred of spirit energy remained between heaven and earth, as if vanishing without a trace, even the void still and soundless.
"Get out here!" His paw suddenly squeezed as he coldly snorted.
The void rumbled and the figures of Li Guang and the hunched old man whose bodies had turned to ash appeared, the old man's gaze heavy as he looked at Big Yellow Dog and bowed with his fist in his palm.
"Li Guang was foolish and impatient, with no intention of offending you. I hope you can forgive us, we are willing to provide huge compensation!"
"Your lives will suffice as compensation!" Big Yellow Dog coldly said. Then he released another magical art towards Chen Xia's direction, forcibly stopping his bleeding and even starting to reverse his injuries.
Chen Xia panted coarsely, looking at Big Yellow Dog's figure in the sky. His brows slightly furrowed, not knowing how to speak.
He didn't know if the one in the sky was Big Yellow Dog or Cang Mang.
Or maybe both.
The hunched old man's expression was solemn as he bowed his head towards Big Yellow Dog and said, "Is there really no room for compromise? Although Li Guang is impatient and foolish, he is still at the Twelfth Heaven of the Heaven Mending Realm, destined to become a Quasi-Saint in the future. And that one is just a Sea Inversing Realm alchemist."
As the hunched old man spoke, his gaze sized up Chen Xia, the implication clear that he felt Chen Xia, just a Sea Inversing Realm alchemist, surely wasn't worth as much as Li Guang, a Twelfth Heaven Heaven Mending Realm cultivator.
"I said, he must die. Anyone who dares hinder me, I'll kill them!" Big Yellow Dog angrily roared. The vast blue radiance in his eyes surged as he pressed down with one paw. The void trembled and the earth quaked!
An enormous one hundred mile large hand emerged from the ground, swirling up to cover the hunched old man and Li Guang, about to viciously crush them.
The hunched old man's expression was severe. He first shouted at Li Guang, "Foolish thing, to actually provoke such an existence!"
Li Guang's expression was panicked. How could he have known a Sea Inversing Realm alchemist could invite out someone like this! He hurriedly cried,
"Ancestor, what do we do? I don't want to die, I haven't become a Quasi-Saint yet, haven't embarked on the Great Dao, I don't want to die..."
"Shut up, useless thing!" The hunched old man coldly snorted. His staff suddenly struck the ground, unleashing a pillar of light that pierced the sky. At the same time he hunched down and fervently called out,
"I summon the Lord of the Ninth Forbidden Zone - Wu Que!"
The pillar of light piercing the sky suddenly vanished. A huge ash-gray eye emerged from the dome of the sky, staring below with ancient and terrifying aura.
The eye stared fixedly at Big Yellow Dog. After a long pause, the desolate cry of a crane echoed from the sky, speaking two words.
"Quasi-Emperor."
Just these two words caused the observing cultivators' hearts to shudder in shock, eyes bulging in disbelief.
Quasi-Emperor?!
In the realms, it was already on the same level as the Lords of the Forbidden Zones!
Big Yellow Dog stood between heaven and earth, his gaze fixed on the eye in the sky. He only asked one thing.
"You want to die too?"
"Endure the reckoning first." The desolate cries continued from the sky.
At the same time, the Way of Heaven where Big Yellow Dog stood suddenly collapsed, like an entire mountain range pressing down on him, bringing darkness and the end of the great era.
Big Yellow Dog lifted that portion of the sky with a single paw, his figure only trembling slightly. Then he coldly said,
"Even bearing the reckoning, I can still slay you all!"
He stretched out his other paw, lightly waving it forward.
The entire ground suddenly shattered into pieces, vaguely revealing a long rift.
This was the divine ability Heavenly Abyss!
The enormous eye in the sky slowly withdrew into it as the desolate cries continued.
"Do you think you can kill forbidden lords in the realms just by being a Quasi-Emperor? Even Quasi-Emperors don't have the capability."
As the enormous eye withdrew, that portion of the sky started descending, both madly squeezing the middle stratum of the realm. The spirit energy within completely disappeared, the void tore apart, and just the emitted pressure caused Heaven Mending Realm cultivators to prostrate on the ground, not daring to stand.
Big Yellow Dog slowly waved his left paw upwards, as if trying to pry up the entire middle stratum of the realm. His right paw stubbornly blocked the large collapsing sky.
This was the physical form of the Way of Heaven's reckoning. He was a hidden Quasi-Emperor, already violating the rules of the Way of Heaven. Now, the reckoning directly descended from the realms, accumulated across two lifetimes, with terrifying power.
The pressure from the reckoning grew stronger and stronger. Big Yellow Dog's back bent as he bore the pressure of the Way of Heaven, single-handedly lifting the entire ground high!
The sky suddenly trembled, then dense fog appeared, as if bearing that portion of the sky.
Behind the sky were a pair of enormous clawed hands formed from the fog, pushing that portion of the sky outward, slamming it towards the lifted ground.
Boom!
The hundred mile sky collided with the ground. Just the pressure was enough to shatter ordinary Heaven Mending Realm cultivators' souls.
The hunched old man brought Li Guang to retreat far away, their hearts thumping as they watched this astonishing collision.
This was a battle at the Quasi-Emperor level!
Big Yellow Dog let out a breath, his complexion seemingly somewhat weak. After all, he had just regained his Quasi-Emperor cultivation, and other areas hadn't caught up. Prolonged battle was disadvantageous, plus there was also the heavenly reckoning, so he was increasingly strained.
His eyes held some fury. He was about to unleash some original divine abilities, willing to ignite his blood essence and life just to slay these people.
The heavenly reckoning suddenly pressed down once more, forcing Big Yellow Dog's entire body to sink down a bit, both his confrontation with Wu Que weakening.
Chen Xia suddenly stood up from the distant ruins, clothes fluttering as he charged towards the collision site with just his Sea Inversing Realm strength. His clothes ignited from the pressure and blood sprayed from his skin.
He gritted his teeth, a sword tip with endless sword intent suddenly appearing in his hand.
An immortal sword!
He clenched the sword tightly, cut by the sword intent, blood flowing from his hand, dripping onto the sword and falling to the ground.
The wind roared deafeningly, blowing Chen Xia's hearing away. Blood also sprayed from his ears.
At this time, he strode high and swung out his arm, loudly shouting,
"Big Yellow..."
"Accept the sword!"
Infinite sword intent transformed into rays of light, severing all void in its path.
Big Yellow Dog stretched out his paw and accepted the entire immortal sword tip, then with one sword strike...
Split the Heavens!