Calamity of Tomorrow

With the indescribable and ineffable aura rising from Jiaojiao's hand, five colorful points of light formed simultaneously.

As the winds caught them, they swelled into five masses of fierce light, circling around Jiaojiao's hands non-stop, seemingly continuously transforming and merging. They emitted a breath-taking aura, equalling, or even surpassing the majesty of the formidable Heavenly Dao before them.

Meanwhile, inside the Void Crown, Christina was struck as if by lightning, as a series of memories flashed through her mind, reminding her of certain things.

In fact, when Christina was in the Eastern City previously, she would often remember random snippets when seeing certain things, but they were never significant. She mentioned them once or twice to Zhou Bai and never brought them up again.

But now, as she watched Jiaojiao deploying the Divine Skills, Christina couldn't help but think, "I remember now, the five Divine Skills, reversing the five elements, reshaping heaven and earth…"

Zhou Bai looked over, curious, "What?"

Christina, "I remembered the basis of the five Divine Skills."

Their communication through the sea of consciousness and Primordial Spirit was heart-to-heart and incredibly fast, as if connected by a root network.

Zhou Bai then heard Christina saying:

"I was bestowed with the Mystic Demon Entropy Ten Transformation Scripture by my master, entering the void, creating the Great Black Flame Fire Dragon Formation."

"I observed the collision of stars and the evolution of all things, creating the Tianhe Star Explosion, controlling the movement of stars and the interconnection of all things."

"I observed the flowing river of history and the records of the void, creating the Time Rebirth Technique, comprehending the secrets of the void, transforming the power of the void, and altering the substance of the Material World."

"I observed the dawn and dusk of the great sun and the fluctuations of the void, creating the Supreme Mysterious Divine Thunder Breath, refining mana without ever fearing depletion."

"I deduced the vast coldness of the universe and the dispersal of the Milky Way, creating the Ice Soul Freeze Light, understanding the supreme transformation of Yin and Yang."

Listening to Christina's words, Zhou Bai was immensely shaken. Although he couldn't fully penetrate and understand the mysteries of the five Divine Skills, he felt these skills were akin to the Heaven and Earth Creation, possessing unbelievable powers and origins.

Noticing that Christina had suddenly stopped, he couldn't help but say, "What's next? That's it? Do you remember anything else?"

Christina frowned and said, "I don't remember, or rather, I just remember two characters, but I can't recall what they mean."

Zhou Bai, curious, "Which two characters?"

Christina, "I remember there was a summary, but all I remember are… 'star' and 'create,' I don't know what it means."

Listening to Christina's newly awakened memory about the Divine Skills, Zhou Bai felt countless conjectures flood his mind, none of which he could confirm without evidence. He could only suppress them and continue to watch the battle between Jiaojiao and Li Zhengdao.

Meanwhile, as Zhou Bai and Christina spoke, theVoid Throne was not idle, and continued its high-speed flight, moving towards another side of the Eastern City.

...

Above the battlefield in Eastern City, the five-colored fierce light in Jiaojiao's hand merged into a profoundly deep pure black radiance in the blink of an eye.

The rays of the Celestial Star Formation were also pressed into place by Jiaojiao's other hand, causing the aura emanating from her to become increasingly terrifying. Even the clouds transformed by Li Zhengdao in the sky were gradually pierced with cracks.

"The combination of the five Divine Skills is no trivial matter, we can't let her complete it."

Li Zhengdao also knew some details of the five Divine Skills. Normally, Jiaojiao would never use her full power to prevent deformations nor attempt to combine the five Divine Skills into one. Therefore, seeing Jiaojiao suddenly deploying it and with such rapid speed, his reaction was slightly delayed.

The next moment, a giant hand formed from the winds and snows above, manipulating Dao spells, ferociously struck at Jiaojiao, attempting to stop her from casting spells.

Heavenly Cloud Dao Seal!

Each celestial giant hand performing the Dao seal unleashed a power capable of moving mountains and seas.

Different seals contained their unique mysteries; when forces transferred and changed among them, it was like tsunamis sweeping in, filled with endless transformations.

Often, one second it was a colliding force, the next a spiraling strength, and in yet another second, it turned into an explosive force… continuously evolving, endlessly changing, as if thousands of people were deploying different martial arts and Dao techniques in a siege.

Facing Li Zhengdao's strike, Jiaojiao roared aloud, the black radiance in her hands surged like a black sun, proactively meeting Li Zhengdao's Heavenly Cloud Dao Seal.

Reverse the Five Elements, reshape the universe!

There was no loud noise, nor any sound of explosion or fracturing.

They saw that upon colliding with the Heavenly Cloud Dao Seal, the black radiance silently exploded, and wherever the luminescence passed, the giant hands of wind and clouds began to fade in silence, as if an invisible force had erased everything painted on a scroll.

The formidable Heavenly Cloud Dao Seal that could overturn seas and rivers was effortlessly shaved away by this black light.

While controlling the black tidal destruction of the Heavenly Cloud, Jiaojiao surged towards Li Zhengdao's Luotian Realm, and simultaneously spoke in her mind to Zhou Bai, "Zhou Bai, see that? When the five Divine Skills combine, even if gods and immortals descend, they cannot withstand it. Li Zhengdao can only hide now…"

Zhou Bai nodded silently, then his voice rose from Jiaojiao, like thunderclaps, blasting towards the direction where Li Zhengdao was.

"Li Zhengdao! Come out now!"

Following Zhou Bai's commanding words, the Heavenly Cloud Saint Technique-transformed wind, clouds, rain, and snow were massively shaved away, powerless against the black light, much like the spring sun melting snow.

Hearing Zhou Bai's roar, Li Zhengdao felt his heart skip a beat, a surge of annoyance rising within him.

He coldly spoke, "Zhou Bai, by defying the heavens, you will ultimately perish along with your Dao; we have a long way to go."

In his view, Zhou Bai himself did not possess such formidable strength; he was unaware by what means Zhou Bai had controlled Jiaojiao and even allowed her to utilise the full power of the Divine Skills without influence from the Power of Deformation.

Seeing the black radiance obliterate everything, his own Heavenly Cloud Dao Seal powerless before it, he realized it was fiercer than rumored.

Knowing that no more deploying of the Heavenly Cloud Dao Seal would match his opponent, Li Zhengdao simply withdrew his Heavenly Cloud Saint Technique, watching as the vast clouds in the sky dissipated, and the portal to the Luotian Realm in the sky slowly closed, vanishing from the Material World.

Witnessing this scene, Jiaojiao also gradually halted the power of the five Divine Skills, carefully controlling the dispersal of the black radiance into nothingness, then internally sighed, "With Dao manipulation over 130%, one can use Luotian Dao Skill to open a realm. Without manipulating spatial powers, there's just no way to deal with this Luotian Realm. Li Zhengdao can just hide inside and remain invincible."

Zhou Bai asked, "Even the five Divine Skills are ineffective?"

Jiaojiao replied, "The five Divine Skills certainly possess control over time and space, but sadly my own realm is insufficient; I couldn't push the Divine Skills to that extent."

Just then, accompanied by the cracking of space, a massive claw covered in tough scales appeared behind Jiaojiao.

The moment the giant palm materialized, it formed a Dao spell, emitting vast bluish flames, and fiercely struck at Jiaojiao's back.

However, being a top cultivator empowered by both celestial and Power of Deformation forces, before the palm hit her chest, she reacted, sidestepping the critical hit and taking the blow with her shoulder instead.

Boom!

Jiaojiao's right shoulder burst open instantly, and she felt that the power of this palm strike was several times more ferocious than the previous Heavenly Cloud Saint Technique.

As the flesh on her shoulder exploded, a sky-full of blood mist sprayed out. Emerald flames flared up on her wounded shoulder, scorching her flesh dry and shriveled, bringing with it a piercing pain.

"What is this!"

Struck by this blow, Jiaojiao was startled and immediately tried to extinguish the green flames on her shoulder. However, she found that despite her efforts using her Primordial Spirit, the flames did not abate but grew more intense instead.

Realizing the green flames were extraordinary, Jiaojiao, a decisive person, directly chopped with her hand, severing the flesh connected to the green flames on her shoulder wound, which fell off with the flames.

Then she applied the Time Rebirth Technique to regrow the flesh on her shoulder.

Meanwhile, as she put out the fire and healed her wounds, that eerie scaled giant claw seemed to tear through space itself. Bringing with it overwhelming green flames, it successively attacked Jiaojiao's forehead, chest, and sole in sequence.

Jiaojiao employed the Tianhe Star Explosion Sword to redirect the opponent's palm strength but only managed to divert two of the attacks. Ultimately, her right foot collided fiercely with the opponent's giant claw. Her calf bones fractured, and the limb was also enveloped in a layer of green flames.

With no choice left, Jiaojiao once again cut off her calf and regrew it using the Time Rebirth Technique.

By this time, she had come to realize what was happening. As she dodged and defended against the elusive giant claw, she spoke in her mind to Zhou Bai, "A formidable person is using Luotian Teleportation, attacking me from within the Luotian Realm. Could it be that besides Li Zhengdao, another celestial lord has come to Donghua City?"

Thinking of this, Jiaojiao furrowed her brows. She had collided with the giant claw several times, and although severely injured, she vaguely sensed something peculiar about the claw, somewhat resembling the so-called demonic bloodline.

Zhou Bai, however, had long harbored a suspicion in his heart that perhaps Li Zhengdao was deploying his demonic bloodline.

After all, within the Heavenly Court, Zi Yang had revealed the demonic bloodline, and Zhou Bai also learned from Zhu Ye about the demonic identities of Wan Xing True Monarch and others.

So, if Li Zhengdao now revealed his identity as one with a demonic bloodline, it wouldn't be too surprising.

And, the retreat gesture and words of the opponent just now seemed to Zhou Bai like mere pretense, likely intended to deceive them.

He himself often deceived opponents in combat, guiding each enemy onto the right path, helping them reform and restart their lives.

As for the words spoken by an enemy like Li Zhengdao, he was originally inclined to doubt them.

Moreover, the lie didn't seem particularly clever to him, but he was caught off guard by the so-called Luotian Teleportation, which was incredibly mysterious and caused Jiaojiao injury.

He thought for a moment and briefed Jiaojiao about the demonic nature of Wan Xing True Monarch and the potential demonic bloodline of Li Zhengdao, startling her greatly.

"What? Within the Heavenly Court, there lurk great demons who have even attained the position of True God?"

"Could Haoran True Monarch also possibly be a monster?"

"He is likely inciting his demonic bloodline to fight me."

In a moment, Jiaojiao's mind was in disarray. Although her combative instincts persisted, her responses faltered, and after suffering several heavy blows, she ended up severing her own limbs, which she then regrew using the Time Rebirth Technique.

Fortunately, she had mastered the Time Rebirth Technique. Additionally, with her flesh imbued with the Power of Deformation, she feared not these otherwise fatal wounds. Instead, her mind grew colder, and her heart filled with towering rage.

"No wonder! No wonder the four True Gods have treated our human race in such a manner."

At that moment, Jiaojiao felt that many of her previous confusions about the attitudes of the Heavenly Court suddenly became clear.

"Heavenly realm's True Gods are actually demons in disguise? How many among the four True Gods are genuine, and how many are monsters?"

"Do the scattered immortals of Wanxian Island know this? Among them, are there any monsters?"

For a moment, Jiaojiao felt a myriad of thoughts in her heart, almost losing interest in the battle before her.

However, in the next instant, she took a deep breath, discarded her distracting thoughts, and focused entirely on her enemy.

At this point, it was very likely that Li Zhengdao had activated his demon bloodline and also used the Luotian Teleportation technique, clearly intending to kill her.

Frustratingly, the Luotian Teleportation technique was incredibly cunning; Jiaojiao couldn't think of any way to counter it for the moment and could only maintain herself using the Time Rebirth Technique.

Zhou Bai asked curiously, "What exactly is this Luotian Teleportation technique? How can Li Zhengdao attack so seamlessly, vanishing and reappearing without a trace?"

Jiaojiao answered inwardly, "The Luotian Teleportation technique, after achieving a Dao assimilation rate of more than 140%, allows one to seamlessly operate within the Luotian Realm and integrate with the Material World. With just a thought, one can teleport between the two realms at will.

Once one reaches this level, they can shatter space and attack through the air, coming and going without a trace."

"However, a true Luotian Teleportation is silent and invisible, striking from afar without even showing a form, leaving the opponent clueless about who attacked. Li Zhengdao still reveals his demon form, which suggests he probably hasn't pushed his Dao assimilation rate above 140%."

Jiaojiao furrowed her brows, "Maybe he is relying on some magical tool or perhaps it's due to the abilities of his demon bloodline."

However, despite what she thought, Jiaojiao still had no solution to the situation at hand; Li Zhengdao was hiding within the Luotian Realm, attacking using the Luotian Teleportation, while Jiaojiao could only passively defend, unable to retaliate.

And Zhou Bai thought of the heavenly tribulation summoned by the Zi Yang True Monarch last time, wondering if Li Zhengdao avoided summoning heavenly tribulation this time because of his use of the Luotian Teleportation?

In a blink of an eye, the two had exchanged thousands of moves in mid-air. Although Jiaojiao dodged incessantly, she still clashed directly with the monstrous claws many times, each collision causing a huge boom and the blue flames to fill the sky, forcing Jiaojiao to cut off her own flesh tainted by the blue flames and recover using the Time Rebirth Technique.

Jiaojiao intended to use the combined technique of the Five Divine Skills again, hoping to severely injure Li Zhengdao.

But every time she made a move to deploy the Celestial Star Formation, Li Zhengdao disappeared entirely, retreating into the Luotian Realm, leaving Jiaojiao grinding her teeth in frustration, continuing to fend off his attacks.

By this time, Li Zhengdao was once again dominating the battle, pushing Jiaojiao to a point where she couldn't fight back.

After several tests confirming that Zhou Bai and Jiaojiao indeed could not counterattack, Li Zhengdao finally exhaled in relief, "Indeed, although the Five Divine Skills are strong, Jiaojiao's realm is not sufficient to break my Luotian Realm. Zhou Bai is even further behind, their ability to lie is trivial if I ignore them."

Next, he made up his mind to spend days and nights, if necessary, to wear Jiaojiao down, giving her no chance.

He thought to himself, 'Now that we've torn our faces apart, I must absolutely capture Jiaojiao. Although it's a big deal, it's worth it; at that time, I can share some of her heart and limbs with the other three departments for research. The key is Jiaojiao's head, which holds the secrets of the Five Divine Skills. I must get it.'

Meanwhile, Jiaojiao, growing increasingly agitated, resolved, 'Li Zhengdao's Luotian Teleportation isn't fully developed; I might as well charge into his Luotian Realm while he makes a move, and turn everything upside down inside.'

Zhou Bai asked, 'Isn't it dangerous to enter a True God's Luotian Realm? Plus, if we go in and he comes out, wouldn't we be trapped like turtles in a jar?'

Jiaojiao helplessly said, "Other than this, I can't think of any way to attack Li Zhengdao inside the Luotian Realm. At this point, I can only give it all or nothing."

Zhou Bai said, "Then, Great Elder, fly upwards."

Jiaojiao replied, "Going any higher will take us out of the city, away from the spirit mechanism supply of the Celestial Star Formation, and I will only lose faster."

Zhou Bai said, "Fly, Great Elder, I've already made preparations outside, I guarantee he'll either not die or get skinned alive."

(Tidy up the outline, only two chapters today)