Chapter 1127: Draw a Line

02 Sep, 2024

Chapter 1127: Draw a Line

With a pinch, the bloody heart directly shattered into pieces.

It was badly mutilated.

With such an injury, even though Li Mengtu was in the regenerating stage, the intense pain still caused him to cough up blood. Blood also gushed out of the bloody hole in his chest.

His body was instantly covered in blood, just like Xu Qing.

Moreover, this pain also caused his body to unknowingly twist.

But the strange thing was … the corners of his mouth were curled up in a smile.

The old man carved on the wooden sculpture in his hand was also smiling.

Both of their bodies were contorted, and their expressions were pained. However, the corners of their mouths were curled into a smile.

It was exactly the same.

The next moment, Xu Qing's heart suddenly trembled. At this moment, his chest actually split open on its own, as if it was pierced by an invisible hand. A bloody hole appeared, revealing his heart.

His heart … seemed to be grabbed by an invisible hand and began to shatter.

"Law of Karma!"

The Dao marks in Xu Qing's eyes suddenly flashed. He immediately saw karma threads connecting him to the wooden carving, and the wooden carving was connected to Li Mengtu.

It was as if the wood carving had become a medium that connected Xu Qing and Li Mengtu!

Under this connection, both sides did not transfer damage, but instead, damage was equal!

Since Li Mengtu had crushed his own heart, Xu Qing's heart would also be destroyed.

This caused Xu Qing's face to darken. Seeing that his heart was about to be torn apart, he didn't hesitate to summon a giant pair of scissors.

This was naturally not the one from back then, but the manifestation of the erasure of dao marks.

Although it wasn't as powerful as before, as Xu Qing's cultivation base increased, it was also incredibly sharp. As soon as it appeared, it slashed toward the Karma threads that connected it to the wooden sculpture.

With a cracking sound, all of the threads of karma were severed.

He had resolved the danger of his heart collapsing!

Xu Qing took a step forward, about to attack Li Mengtu.

However, in the next moment, Li Mengtu's hoarse voice echoed.

"From the moment I saw that you had this special authority, I guessed that you might have a way to sever karma. Since I've revealed it, how could I not be prepared?!"

"The heart-digging earlier was merely to verify if you truly possessed the ability to sever karma."

As he spoke, Li Mengtu viciously pulled the wood carving with his right hand. The wood carving rumbled and the old man's head was broken by Li Mengtu.

The wooden sculpture's origins were mysterious, and it was bizarre in and of itself. Although the Karma Threads it emanated had been severed, the backlash it unleashed was ferocious to the extreme.

Moreover, the moment the head was snapped off, the severed karmic threads seemed to have been bestowed with life. Like pythons, they directly entangled the scissors that Xu Qing's Authority materialized.

With the help of this entanglement, they were once again connected.

Xu Qing's pupils shrank.

At the same time, Li Mengtu laughed heartily. He lifted his left hand, within which appeared a dagger. Staring at Xu Qing, he slashed his own neck without hesitation!

Large amounts of blood spurted out. The wound was so deep that even his bones were broken.

The same injury appeared on Xu Qing's neck in an instant.

As blood gushed out, Xu Qing's body shook violently. His body was already riddled with injuries, and now he had to endure such heavy injuries. His cultivation base was thrown into chaos, and his life force began to drain away.

He could only press down on his wound with one hand and quickly retreat.

However, the dizziness was like a tidal wave that could topple mountains and overturn seas.

In contrast, Li Mengtu stowed away the wooden carving and used the last few breaths of his rebirth power to regrow his heart. The terrifying wound on his neck was also healing at a rate that was discernible to the naked eye.

By the time the rebirth power completely dissipated, he had already returned to a completely unscathed state.

However, in the next instant, the price he had to pay for regrowing his Authority Power finally arrived. In the blink of an eye, half of his hair turned white, his body withered, and his aura weakened significantly.

However, his bright eyes were tightly locked onto Xu Qing's rapidly retreating figure.

"It would appear that your Time Reversal is just as I've predicted. You won't be able to use it a second time within a short period of time."

With that, his body flickered, and his killing intent intensified as he shot toward Xu Qing.

He was certain that the person before him could no longer use Time Reversal.

In the blink of an eye, he was right in front of the retreating Xu Qing. His killing intent surged as he lifted his right hand and slammed it down viciously.

He wanted to kill Xu Qing on the spot.

In that moment of crisis, Xu Qing, whose neck was on the verge of snapping and who was suppressing the other party with his cultivation, no longer hesitated. There was no longer panic in his eyes but killing intent.

He fiercely bit down on the thing that he had placed in his mouth before the battle.

It was a special rune!

The Fifth Mistress, who came from the Moon Sacrifice Region on the Wanggu Continent, had given him the power to recover!

Xu Qing did not want to use this power unless it was absolutely necessary.

This was because using this power to heal herself could instantly heal her injuries, but … it would consume Fifth Granny's vitality.

But now … he had no choice but to use it.

The instant he bit down on the magical symbol, a gentle power exploded out within him. In the blink of an eye, it filled his entire body, causing the flesh and blood in his chest to heal. All of his injuries were healed, and even his neck, which had been on the verge of being severed, was healed.

Immediately after, the rune formed by the Eighth Grandfather's anger was also crushed by Xu Qing.

In an instant, an extreme rage erupted from Xu Qing's body. Along with the rage was an even more intense killing intent that was bolstered by his cultivation base.

Even his fleshly body was strengthened by the power of rage.

The flesh on Xu Qing's body swelled up and his veins bulged. His eyes were bloodshot and crimson red. Even his breath carried the power to affect one's emotions.

Just as Li Mengtu's expression changed drastically, he immediately attacked.

With a single punch, the heavens collapsed and the earth cracked.

Li Mengtu had suffered the price of using the rebirth power, and he was in a weakened state. In the face of Xu Qing's punch, his body shuddered and he spat out a mouthful of blood as he stumbled back.

Xu Qing glared angrily. His speed was astonishing as he rushed over and punched out again.

Amidst the rumbling, Xu Qing continued to pursue while Li Mengtu retreated step by step. He spat out mouthful after mouthful of blood, and his mind was in great turmoil.

Seeing the danger, Li Mengtu raised his right hand and pointed to the sky.

Instantly, the sky began to churn as numerous illusory pagodas appeared. There were nine thousand of them!

The appearance of the 9000 Illusory Towers was magnificent. As Li Mengtu's right hand fell, the 9000 Illusory Towers whistled through the air like rain.

He went straight for Xu Qing to stop him.

Xu Qing's cultivation base surged as he grabbed at the void with his right hand. The Emperor's Sword appeared, and the man and the sword rushed towards the tower.

Along the way, Sword Qi shook the heavens and destroyed everything in its path.

Looking from afar, he could see the towers crumbling in front of him.

The rumbling sound was deafening.

This battle had been extremely difficult for Xu Qing up to this point.

Li Mengtu had the most tricks up his sleeve out of all the Sovereigns he had encountered, and his authority was even stranger. Even if Xu Qing used all of his trump cards, it would still be difficult for him to gain the upper hand.

A similar feeling surfaced in Li Mengtu's heart, especially when he was in a weakened state. Thus, a look of determination appeared in his eyes.

Taking advantage of the moment when the 9,000 Illusory Towers were blocking the attack, he made a series of hand seals and pointed at his own body.

With every finger, a rune would appear on his body.

Every single rune was extremely complicated and seemed to be made up of tens of thousands of tiny runes.

After the 108th time, 108 magical symbols appeared on his body. They flowed through him and formed a spell formation.

"Seal, open!" Li Mengtu roared.

Suddenly, the runes on his body exploded and appeared in front of him. The runes within the runes spun rapidly and expanded outwards.

It directly increased by ten times.

Then, it spun again and expanded a hundred times.

Then, it was a thousand times, ten thousand times.

In the end, what appeared between heaven and earth was an earth-shattering array formation. It emitted a dazzling golden light. At the same time, the power of a deity seeped out from the array formation.

This power surpassed Flawless, and had already reached the Divine Platform Tier!

This formation was a formation used to seal deities.

Now, as the spell formation was undone, the aura of a deity descended. Then, a hand that could hold up the heavens appeared within the vast spell formation!

To be more precise, this was the severed right hand of a Divine Platform Tier god that was sealed inside Li Mengtu's body, becoming his trump card!

Now that it had appeared, it could be seen that the skin of the right hand was rough. It was purplish red and covered with tiny tentacles and eyes. It looked incomparably ferocious and terrifying.

The moment it appeared, the color of the world changed, and a strange phenomenon arose. There seemed to be a faint murmur that spread in all directions.

Others wouldn't be able to understand this murmur, but Xu Qing had the body of a god. As the murmur entered his ears, it gradually became clear.

What he said was only two words.

"Mortal Dan!"

Li Mengtu also uttered these two words at this moment.

As the sound echoed out, the giant severed hand reached out toward Xu Qing and made a grasping motion!

Xu Qing's body trembled as the power of the Divine Platform erupted from the godly spirit's hand. When it landed on Xu Qing's body, the sound of bones breaking came from his body.

His body was distorted, his soul was distorted, everything was distorted.

It was like holding a person in the palm of one's hand, wanting to crush them into a ball, and then turn them into a … Human Pill of Flesh and Blood!

During this process, Li Mengtu didn't have it easy either. But Xu Qing was too difficult to kill. Thus, after weighing the pros and cons, undoing the seal was the method that he had to pay the least.

However, it was at this point that something strange happened to Xu Qing!

It wasn't High God Star Flame who had attacked. Instead, it was … a languid voice that seemed to be sealed within Xu Qing's body.

"There was a little pretentious prick called Xu Qing who went out to train. Several years later, this little pretentious prick returned safely."

That was the story of the Jade Glazed Dust.

This was also the blessing of the Jade Glazed Dust.

The broken hand came from the Divine Platform Stage, and the Jade Glazed Dust … was also from the Divine Platform Stage.

At this moment, their voices echoed and formed a battle between gods. The next moment, the broken hand released by Li Mengtu's seal trembled and slowly withdrew.

The voice of the Jade Glazed Dust also dissipated.

The distortions on Xu Qing's body no longer continued. As blood gushed out, Xu Qing lifted his head with great difficulty and stared at Li Mengtu, whose expression was incredibly dark.

He rushed out.

Li Mengtu was panting as a sense of deadly crisis exploded out within him. However, not only did his killing intent not decrease, it actually grew even stronger in this critical moment of life and death.

"This is a battle of life and death. Good, good, good!"

As he spoke, Li Mengtu raised his hand and an ancient scroll appeared in his hand.

"Xu Qing, you are worthy of me sacrificing 30% of my lifespan to open my family's heirloom painting!"

Li Mengtu was the only person in the entire Li family who could open the ancient painting that was passed down in the family. However, it was the item that he didn't want to use the most.

It would be fine if he didn't use it, but once he did, the price of using it would be too great.

Even if it was just a sliver, he would have to pay 30% of his lifespan.

He'd used it once in his early years, but now … he had no choice but to use it again!

Even as Xu Qing's mind reeled, Li Mengtu didn't hesitate for even a moment. He reached out and yanked the scroll ….

Open a line!

It was irresistible.

There was no way to evade.

A black light was emitted from the opening of the scroll.

This light … instantly enveloped the world, enveloped everything, and encompassed everything.

In the blink of an eye, Li Mengtu closed the scroll. He could no longer suppress his ragged breathing, which echoed out in all directions. Large mouthfuls of blood sprayed out of his mouth.

In the surroundings … Other than him, there was no other figure.

Xu Qing was nowhere to be seen. He had been sealed inside the scroll!

"It's over …"

"This is the most difficult battle I've had since I achieved my Dao!"

Li Mengtu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. He suppressed the weakness of his body and soul and looked down at the scroll in his hand.

"The fact that the inheritance hasn't returned to me means that he's not dead yet …"

Even though he couldn't see what was inside, according to the last words of his family's ancestor, this scroll comes from the place where their bloodline began.

"That place is called the Deep Earth."

Li Mengtu muttered to himself.

"His death is inevitable, and it shouldn't take too long. However, in order to prevent any accidents, we have to suppress him in the family's forbidden area and use his bloodline to strengthen him so that he can die as soon as possible!"

Li Mengtu took a deep breath, turned around, and flew toward the horizon.