Chapter 364 - 153: Giant Vertical Eye, 9-Fold Immortal Punishment, Bai You Appears!
For the common folk of the Da Yu Capital City, the terror was simply too much.
Streams of whistling air currents surged over the tall, magnificent city walls, scattering the bustling atmosphere of mortal life and striking fear into the hearts of countless people, who either hid trembling under their blankets or knelt before their Divine Positions, praying to gods and buddhas.
Inside the Gui Chen Sect’s branch, the Silver-White Dog Demon, who was directing a group of Gui Chen Daoists to collect Incense for Su Bai, also seemed to sense something.
It leaped to the top of the branch’s attic, staring with great curiosity at the sky. It watched the turbulent, roaring air currents and, far in the distance, the terrifying collision.
It was itching with curiosity. If Su Bai hadn’t ordered it to stay here to clean up the aftermath and collect the massive amount of preserved Incense, it would have already been unable to resist running over to take a look.
Cats aren’t the only curious creatures...
WHOOSH!
Atop the mountain peak, a fierce wind swept across the world.
Qin Wuliang watched the sky with a grave expression.
As the mushroom cloud and the vast thunderclouds shattered, the starry sky suddenly began to spin like a vortex, pulling in the roaring thunderclouds that had been rushing in all directions.
Circle by circle, it seemed to form a massive, intricate, and terrifying Vertical Eye!
It gazed down from above!
Staring directly at the descending black rod!
In that instant, Qin Wuliang felt an oppressive force ten times greater than before.
He could feel an inexplicable pressure, mysterious and lofty, rolling in from the depths of the void.
His heart suddenly felt as if it were being crushed by a great mountain, unbearably heavy.
This was true celestial fury!
Or perhaps, fury from beyond the heavens!
"’It’s that being again...’"
Qin Wuliang’s gaze turned cold, his face ashen.
He had heard of such a situation before, but this was the first time he had seen it.
’In recent years, the Celestial Dao governing this world seems to have changed. It’s as if it has been corrupted by something of a higher order and has gained a will of its own.’
He had learned these truths from the Venerable Lord back then.
’But the celestial fury at that time was because the Venerable Lord himself had emerged. This time, Second Brother has only revealed a single hand, yet It is already enraged. Is Second Brother now so powerful that he rivals the Venerable Lord of those years? Or have past events made It extraordinarily wary of the Netherworld, or perhaps of all the Ten Thousand Spirits in the world?’
A thousand thoughts flashed through Qin Wuliang’s mind.
Just then, the situation in the sky changed once more.
The mountain-sized black rod was gripped tightly by the ghastly white hand. After instantly shattering the thundercloud storm, it thrust upward again.
The black rod shot straight toward the giant eye.
"A few thunderclouds, a mere celestial eye."
"Of the legendary Ninefold Immortal Punishment, only two have arrived?"
"And you dare to raise a clamor!?"
BOOM!
This strike toward the heavens didn’t pierce the void, but instead seemed to forcibly prop up the entire starry sky.
At a glance, it looked like a large, open umbrella.
The sight was truly magnificent.
Even Su Bai’s Heart Spirit was stirred.
’The starry sky is void; it is difficult to exert force upon it. To shatter the void with sheer power alone requires a force that could be called infinite. And yet, at this moment, the entire starry sky was being propped up by the black rod as if it were a mere curtain! The difficulty of this feat... even at my current level, I could only barely manage it.’
’Clearly, Venerable Bai You’s Cultivation is likely already at an extremely profound level within the Ascension Immortal Realm.’
It was as if the sky above Yu Province, churning with white flames, was being violently torn away from the rest of the world.
If not for this, such a spectacular scene could never have been produced.
’Truly, what a fine technique...’
Su Bai couldn’t help but praise him in his heart.
It was precisely because the starry sky was being propped up by that rod that the endless, terrifying might of the Celestial Punishment did not spread outward.
Otherwise, forgetting the Da Yu Capital City for a moment, all life in this North Suburb would have been instantly wiped out.
This kind of Celestial Punishment was different from a Thunder Tribulation.
The Thunder Tribulation that ordinary Cultivators faced during their ascension, while ferocious and terrifying, still contained a sliver of Vitality.
But this Celestial Punishment before them was utterly devoid of any Vitality.
It was the unadulterated Power of Destruction.
Its appearance was for the sole purpose of pure annihilation!
RUMBLE!!
Under everyone’s watchful gaze, the black rod, like a pillar holding up the heavens, forcibly pushed that entire patch of starry sky, along with the terrifying giant eye, deep into the cosmos!
Its speed was extremely fast; in just a few moments, the continuous, roiling sounds of explosions had all but faded.
The dispersing aftershocks cascaded down, blocking the thunder that was blasting out in all directions.
At this moment, the void seemed to become a completely dark paste, as if a piece was forcibly torn out from between the starry sky and the earth.
There was an indescribable strangeness to it all.
CRACK!
Only then did the sound of something snapping echo from the void.
Su Bai saw it clearly. In the instant the black rod pushed the heavens away, the ring finger of the ghastly white hand suddenly broke off and fell.
WHOOSH!
A stream of air drifted down.
The severed finger grew larger as it was caught by the wind. At a speed visible to the naked eye, it sprouted limbs, a torso, facial features, and even long strands of hair.
By the time it landed, it had already transformed into a human figure.
’A severed-finger version of Blood Rebirth?’
Watching this scene, Cui Yanliang’s heart leaped as he was reminded of the legendary Blood Rebirth.
After one’s Cultivation reached the Feather Transformation Realm, they could achieve the Unity of Perfect Divine Soul. And if one’s Cultivation reached the Ascension Immortal Realm, they could even perform Blood Rebirth.
As long as a shred of flesh or a single drop of blood remained, they could instantly recover to their peak state.