Soul-Slaying Maiden: Master Of Ancient Divine Weapons

Han Zhen stepped on the World tree, ascending toward the heavens step by step.

He didn't know how long it had been, but eventually, he reached the Heavenly Palace.

The sight of the Heavenly Palace was far from what he had imagined.

There were no jade towers, no majestic palaces, and not even a single immortal figure. Instead, there were only countless white clouds, barely pieced together to form a floating island.

Han Zhen stepped off the World Tree, his feet landing solidly.

The sensation under his feet was soft and fluffy, giving him the feeling of walking on clouds.

The sky stretched infinitely, with no end in sight, and Han Zhen had no idea where the truth left behind by Shennong was hidden.

As he wandered aimlessly in search, a towering sword intent suddenly illuminated the sky.

The sword light shot upward, piercing through the firmament, carrying an overwhelming and terrifying momentum as it slashed toward him.

Locked onto by this sword light, Han Zhen found himself unable to muster any thought of resistance. He stood there, stunned, watching as the sword light fell upon him in an instant.

His eyes widened in shock, and it was only after the sword light passed through his body that the near-death sensation vanished.

No harm? Han Zhen was momentarily dazed.

The sword light earlier was overwhelming, and he had clearly seen it penetrate his body, yet he remained unharmed.

At that moment, an ancient, hoarse roar echoed from behind him.

In a region shrouded in endless darkness, something was being churned up and torn apart by the sword light. Rolling and tumbling, a vicious voice emerged from within.

"I didn't expect someone in this world to have already touched that threshold."

In the distance, a young man in silver-white armor, with jade-like features, stood wielding an immortal sword. His gaze was sharp, and his tone was commanding. "Who are you? How dare you covet the essence of this world."

"I intend to devour it. What can you do to stop me? You cannot hinder me," the voice from within the black mist clearly dismissed the young man as unworthy.

As the voice spoke, boundless darkness spread instantaneously, corrupting the entire sky into pitch blackness.

Han Zhen saw a bright spot of light shimmering in the corrupted sky.

But just beyond that light, a layer of black mist had enveloped it. Starlight was being continuously siphoned away, consumed, and diminished.

'That must be the essence of the Sacred Heart of Hundred Worldz.' Han Zhen came to a realization and understood that what he was witnessing was not the current reality but a scene from the past, preserved through some mysterious means.

'This, then, is the truth left behind by Shennong.'

The battle in the vision continued.

Seeing his opponent unmoved, the Heavenly emperor, enveloped in immortal energy, no longer held back. The immortal sword in his hand transformed into thousands of replicas.

Each sword carried the same overwhelming power as the previous strike. Thousands of immortal swords pierced through the darkness in the sky, like raindrops creating ripples on a lake.

"Useless, hahaha, useless! You've only just touched that threshold, and you're still far from crossing it. Meanwhile, I've devoured the essences of ninety-nine worlds. Now, with this last one, I'll transcend beyond the ninth tier."

"Do you still not understand the gap between us?"

"Cease your resistance now. Once I devour this world, I can spare your life and make you my sword-bearing servant."

From within the black mist, the ancient voice reemerged, filled with disdain and mockery.

Simultaneously, the speed at which it absorbed the essence increased. The Sacred Heart of Hundred Herbs World began to flicker, dimming as though it could shatter at any moment, like an old, damaged slide.

The essence of the world was being seized, and the entire world trembled.

———

[Deep Blue City, over the sea]

Li Shutong gazed at the final ninth-tier insect emperor, Void.

His eyes carried a probing look. "I've heard that the ninth-tier insect emperor, 'Void,' has never involved itself in the battles between humans and insects. It's known as the most reclusive emperor. For you to act today, you must have a motive. Let me guess, what is it that would drive you to take action against me?"

"There's no need for speculation. Would it matter if I told you?" A voice echoed from the boundless darkness. "I'm here for the essence. A fragment of my essence was intercepted and sealed in another world. Now that world has merged with the Bodhi Treasure Tree, and only one destined person can enter. By my calculations, he should be emerging soon."

"Once I reclaim my essence, I will complete my fusion, transcend the ninth tier, and ascend to an even higher level."

Void did not conceal its intentions, as it believed Li Shutong was as good as dead, and revealing this information would not change the outcome.

Li Shutong suddenly chuckled. "You're so confident. Tell me, when your essence was intercepted back then, who severed it and sealed it in that world? How can you be so sure you won't repeat the same mistake?"

Li Shutong's taunting words dredged up memories buried deep within Void's mind, memories it had suppressed for countless years. It grew visibly enraged.

"Silence!"

As it spoke, the region shrouded in boundless darkness expanded further. Black mist surged violently toward Li Shutong.

Having anticipated this, Li Shutong enveloped himself in a white mist, his body radiating light. Instead of retreating, he charged directly into the black mist.

ROAR!

From another direction, the ninth-tier insect emperor, Blood Beast Puppet, let out a deafening roar and, without hesitation, followed Li Shutong into the black mist.

———

[Heavenly Palace]

Han Zhen continued to watch as the scene unfolded before him.

By now, the vision was entirely engulfed in darkness. The terrifying creature known as "Void" was madly devouring the entire world. Everything it touched was consumed and reduced to nothingness, returning to the void.

Just like its name suggested.

The process was unstoppable.

Even Han Zhen's eyes turned pitch black as he watched, the corruption from the historical vision threatening to invade his real body.

Suddenly, a dazzling light, as brilliant as the blazing sun, erupted from the endless darkness. A familiar voice rang out in Han Zhen's ears.

"Do you think you can devour this world without our permission?" It was Shennong.

He had finally appeared—and he was not alone.

Just like in the vision left behind in the cave.

After his voice sounded, one light after another pierced through the darkness.

Shennong, Plain Maiden, the Heavenly emperor, and several other figures, blazing like suns, appeared in nine specific positions. Together, they formed an extraordinary formation centered around the essence being devoured.

By this time, the essence had already been invaded by Void and was nearly entirely consumed. Once fused, Void would transcend the ninth tier.

The process was irreversible.

But even Void had not anticipated that in such a short time, these "ants" of this world would devise a method to counteract it.

The invincible Void suffered a devastating blow here.

Using the heavens as the formation diagram and the earth as the foundation, the nine blazing suns became the eyes of the formation.

They created the greatest formation ever conceived.

Such a feat required the simultaneous burning of the lifespans of nine ninth-tier supreme beings.

This was the unparalleled Heavenly formation.

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