440 - Senior Sister Is on Top

Mo smirked as she allowed Tang Muxi’s attack, suddenly shifting the position of her blade to forcefully break through the Nine Furies Sword, aiming straight at Tang Muxi’s chest. Seeing this, Jiang Yin immediately swung her sword to defend her junior sister, but being a step too late, she could not fully block the strike. Instead, she deflected it so that the blade only grazed her sister’s shoulder. The wound was less than an inch deep, but the demonic energy had already consumed the flesh and blood along its path. “Sis! Stay calm!” Tang Muxi showed no response. Ordinarily, she was most afraid of pain, yet now, despite a chunk of her flesh being sheared off, she didn’t even flinch. Suddenly, she spun the hilt of her sword and gouged out a piece of Mo’s flesh. Mo was no ordinary being. Though she had a corporeal form, she was essentially a mass of intangible demonic energy. Even if her arm were severed, it would regenerate in an instant. What did the loss of a mere piece of flesh matter? She could not help but sneer, her cold eyes filled with derision. “Has Your Majesty, the Creek Emperor, forgotten that I have no true form? Such superficial attacks—are you afraid of hurting me?” With that, she unleashed an attack that sent Tang Muxi stumbling backward. Tang Muxi gazed at her coldly, eyes devoid of joy or sorrow. As Mo expected another reckless attack, she suddenly saw Tang Muxi slice her own wrist, letting the blood brimming with power sprinkle into the air and infuse a variety of divine artifacts. She was a true divine being, her true form an ice lotus from the realm of destruction, containing boundless life force enough to reshape reality. Even the divinity-serving lamp of the demon domain, worshipped for millennia, was but her companion artifact. The infusion of her precious divine blood into the artifacts was like a supreme elixir, elevating their power dramatically. Tang Muxi did not stop there. Unlike before, she did not close her wound but continued to drain her blood endlessly, nourishing the artifacts. “What you say is correct. Ordinary attacks can never kill you. But with divine blood that surpasses this realm, how long can a demonic essence from the mortal realm sustain?” Tang Muxi stared unblinkingly at her adversary. Though mighty, Mo was ultimately a creature of the mortal realm. Ascending to the divine realm, even surpassing the Mahayana stage, had exhausted her utmost efforts. Although Tang Muxi’s strength had yet to recover, she still possessed her divine blood. If she truly fought with all her might, the outcome remained uncertain. Jiang Yin’s face darkened as she watched the blood continue to drain from her junior sister’s wrist, growing increasingly angry. “Tang Muxi, withdraw your blood.” They had agreed never to misuse the power of her blood. Today, her junior sister was acting irrationally, disregarding her own safety entirely. Not long after her complexion, once rosy, gradually turned pale. Continuing like this, Mo wouldn’t even need to act—Tang Muxi would die from blood loss. Tang Muxi paused slightly, turning her head away to avoid Jiang Yin’s gaze, not responding, lowering her eyes to control the artifacts and launched another attack at Mo. She had broken their promise and deserved punishment, but today, she would be reckless just once. She would not rest until this vengeance was exacted. I’m sorry, senior sister. Seeing her obstinacy, Jiang Yin clenched her fists tightly, unable to suppress her fury for a long time. Knowing now was not the time for reprimands, especially with an enemy at hand, she swallowed her anger and joined the fight, determined that once this was over, she would ensure her junior sister was properly punished. However, how could she have known that after this incident, punishing her would be impossible? Catalyzed by divine blood, the artifacts burst forth with unprecedented strength. They inherently contained the powers of heaven and earth, and now under Tang Muxi’s command, they edged closer to the divine realm’s might. The Nine Furies Sword shattered the void, delivering supreme power straight to Mo’s vital point. The Soul-Extermination Disk unleashed tens of thousands of golden-purple lightning bolts, an overwhelming force akin to divine retribution. The Void Reaver Halberd split into hundreds of shadows, like an army thundering across the sky... Several artifacts moved in unison, their formidable strength akin to heaven’s wrath. In an instant, the entire human realm was cloaked in a fierce killing aura. Countless cultivators prostrated and trembled, deeming even a glance an act of sacrilege. Mo’s heart momentarily stalled, and her pupils contracted, not expecting the Creek Emperor to be so powerful when wielding divine artifacts. No longer daring to underestimate her, she ceased her mocking and immediately activated the Phantasm Seal, attempting to evade the artifacts’ onslaught. However, Tang Muxi had anticipated this reaction. Seeing Mo trying to flee, she promptly activated the Heaven-Earth Eight Trigrams, emitting thousands of spiritual threads to bind her tightly. Even if she couldn’t seal her powers, she could at least lock the space, preventing Mo’s escape. Artifacts could naturally counteract each other. With the sacrificial boost of divine blood, the strength of the Heaven-Earth Eight Trigrams far surpassed the Phantasm Seal. Not just space—even the surrounding spiritual energy and phenomena were forcibly sealed. If the miraculous slave were here, she might suspect that Tang Muxi had secretly learned the domain of her master god. With no escape, Mo watched as the formidable forces surged towards her, feeling her very heart pause momentarily. In the next moment, the divine artifacts’ attacks all struck her simultaneously. The terrifying spiritual waves shattered the very space itself, emitting an intense spiritual light like the earth’s veins exploding. They were clearly thousands of feet in the air, yet the aftermath involved half of the Yellow Springs Sea, churning the vast waters into towering waves! The overwhelming aura cleared the dark clouds within hundreds of miles. Countless cultivators and beings prostrated and quaked, convinced that even ancient gods couldn’t survive such absolute destructive power! Jiang Yin called back her Demon-Imprisoning Blade from the center of the spiritual waves, her gaze falling on the eerie demonic energy that lingered on its tip, frowning deeply. Had they succeeded? She couldn’t shake the feeling that it wouldn’t be that simple. The dense spiritual mist gradually dissipated, revealing a disheveled figure in front of them. Tang Muxi’s gaze fell on Mo’s body, torn to pieces by the explosions of the divine artifacts, and she couldn’t help but clench her fingers tightly. That had been her strongest attack. Using nearly all her divine artifacts, yet she still couldn’t kill her! For a moment, she even thought Mo might be immortal. Tang Muxi’s hunch was correct. After sacrificing her flesh, Mo gained power equal to the Tao of Heaven, transcending her mortal form. To truly kill her, destroying her body was futile; they had to obliterate the pure demonic essence within her. She was demonic energy personified, unlike any other being. The dense demonic essence within her was her true life force.