Perfect World

Chapter 540: Chapter 540: Invincible Willow Deity
 

In the imperial palace, the Willow Deity had assumed human form, and a radiant willow tree just one foot tall hung above its head, draping strands of chaotic mist to protect its body.

It was about to leave. Its eyes circled with radiance, revealing one divine pattern after another. They resembled both the past and the future, containing profound mysteries.

Shi Hao’s heart trembled. What did this forebode? At this moment, the Willow Deity was detaching itself, its radiant smile dazzling, with eyes that seemed to reflect all of eternity.

“Willow Deity!” Shi Hao’s voice trembled, knowing they were about to part. It was today, at this very moment, and his heart was filled with reluctance.

Clad in white, the Willow Deity, sublime as the True Immortal, step by step, walked out of the imperial palace, looking toward the high heavens. It was finally leaving the mundane world to embark on its own path.

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The gods were howling, the demons were screeching. The world seemed to be turning upside down as if returning to the mythic era of Primeval Times, where humans and deities coexisted, and myriad spirits fought for dominance!

The heavens cracked open, with lightning, and various creatures appeared. Ordinary people on the ground shivered in disbelief, gazing upward before collapsing to the ground.

These were the mythical creatures, perhaps known as Divine Demons.

All beings were shocked and then filled with terror!

“Boom!”

Another violent quake, a grand fissure in the void spread, the sky crumbled, and dense yin fog surged forth.

In the sky, a massive yellow river rushed above, with skeletons and corpses floating within, their final destination unknown.

The river’s sullen waters carried an eerie aura.

“This is Hellwater!” an old man exclaimed.

Not just to ordinary people, but even to cultivators, it was shocking and terrifying. Were the legends of Primordial myths reappearing? With Hellwater flowing in from another world, this land was to be turned into a realm of death.

Blood-colored lightning intertwined above the yellow river, striking down in a scene so terrifying it felt like the end of the world.

“Opening a gateway to the Netherworld, will it destroy the wasteland?” said the Little Pagoda.

According to its predictions, some beings were at the end of their lifespans, utterly mad. If they couldn’t find certain fortunes from the Lower Realm, they would have to accept their own demise.

A figure ascended to the skies, reaching the yellow river in one step, clad in white as if ready to ride the winds and become an immortal. The Willow Deity had made its move!

Its pale palm traced across the sky, dispersing the black fog and reversing the surging Hellwater, sending it back to the higher realms.

“How dare you!”

With a roar, a silver creature emerged, shrouded in chaotic mist, with a pair of pure white wings behind it—a Chaotic Corpse.

Behind it, dark clouds tumbled, Yin spirits howled, and a vast Netherworld emerged, ready to crash into the wasteland.

The Willow Deity met the challenge, its palm striking forth with brilliant energy, dispersing the endless black mist. The cosmos became clear and bright, and the massive black Netherworld trembled and cracked.

“Netherworld Treasure Wheel!”

With a bang, the black Netherworld split open, and a black wheel emerged, contrasting sharply with its silver-white body.

Blood stained the black wheel, dripping continuously—accumulated through endless eons, imbued with the will and resentment of countless lives.

With a hum, the wheel suppressed down, releasing a dense aura of death mixed with chaotic mist. It was overwhelmingly powerful, shaking the wasteland to its core, on the verge of collapse.

The Willow Deity pointed out, with a green light like a rainbow, deflecting the wheel away from the realm. In an instant, the stars dimmed, the impact of the damage unknown.

The Chaotic Corpse was shocked. His Magic Artifact had been refined for countless years; how could it have been sent flying so easily?

“Return!”

He called out, and the black wheel reversed, merging with the Netherworld, bursting with endless breaths of death, and then forcefully moved towards the Willow Deity.

The Chaotic Corpse plunged down, with the Netherworld and the wheel, exerting all its combat power for a final showdown.

At this level, sometimes a hundreds of moves were unnecessary; often, life and death, high and low—could be decided in a moment of thought.

He knew others were nearby, from the higher realms, ready to confront the Willow Deity together. Thus, he could go all out, while the others would necessarily be cautious and dare not give their all.

“Boom!”

The Willow Deity stood there, motionless, yet exploded with blazing divine light. In an instant, one hundred and eight branches burst from its body.

Each branch was golden, including the tender buds and leaves—gloriously radiant, sacred and dazzling, like one hundred and eight Order Divine Chains.

“Spurt”

The Chaotic Corpse was shocked, pierced through, unable to defend. The Magic Artifact was full of holes, and the Netherworld exploded.

The one hundred and eight golden branches pierced through the wheel and Netherworld, then stabbed into his so-called indestructible corpse, completely translucent.

“Impossible. My body is nearly as strong as the Sixteen-foot Golden Body!” he screamed.

“Boom!”

The one hundred and eight branches shook, and the Chaotic Corpse split apart, then shattered. All the mist dissipated, purified, leaving only the golden branches.

It happened so fast and so dominantly. With full force, the Willow Deity shattered a great figure from the higher realms. The Chaotic Corpse had perished!

It’s known that beings like Chaotic Corpses are terrifying, with immortal bodies and immeasurable strength, filled with endless deathly airs. Even a touch could taint one’s flesh and drastically reduce one’s cultivation.

“This…” even the Little Pagoda was flabbergasted.

In the void, several large rifts rapidly opened up, and those observing the battle in secret appeared. They hadn’t expected the Willow Deity to be so stunningly powerful, delivering a full force blow that directly dealt with the Chaotic Corpse.

This sent a chill down people’s spines. That was a sect master-level character, how could they have been slain just upon arriving?!

Swoosh!

A Sword Qi tore through the air, its platinum glow dazzling the skies, shining throughout eternity with peerless sharpness. This was a young man, exceedingly handsome, wielding a Heavenly Sword and striking down with it.

The Immortal Heavenly Venerate had arrived, but compared to before, he looked very cold, as if cast from metal.

“Dang!”

With a flick of a finger, the Willow Deity astonishingly deflected the resplendent Divine Sword with just one finger, forcing the Immortal Heavenly Venerate back.

“Hum!”

Emerald radiance flickered as a colossal divine wood descended from the heavens, with a young man standing atop it, stepping on the ancient tree to suppress the Willow Deity.

“Eh?!” Little Pagoda changed color and then exclaimed in alarm.

That young figure was indistinguishable from the Immortal Heavenly Venerate, except that he radiated a green light throughout, merging into one with the ancient wood, emanating a powerful Life Essence.

“The Immortal Heavenly Venerate’s Five Elements Body has arrived, tough to kill!” Little Pagoda stated in amazement and uncertainty.

“Is that his embodiment?” Shi Hao asked.

“No, all are True Bodies. Some say the Immortal Heavenly Venerate is five people, while others say he controls the five elements, hence having five lives.” Little Pagoda spoke solemnly, no longer lingering, soaring into the sky to join the battle.

Because it knew, the Immortal Heavenly Venerate was very enigmatic. Apart from being extremely strong, he was also hard to kill. With five entities in motion, he had an unbeatable presence both in heaven and on earth!

Shi Hao opened his mouth, knowing that this would be Little Pagoda’s departure, that it wouldn’t return, and that another person had left.

In the sky above, the Willow Deity’s glabella glowed, and surrounding it, three thousand realms immediately materialized. Each realm was like a dazzling orb of light, now fiercely burning, enveloping the giant tree.

Swoosh!

Sword Qi shook the skies, flames scorched the heavens, earth energy bubbled, true water surged like an ocean, and the giant tree sprawled across. In just an instant, five young men appeared, all attacking the Willow Deity at once, with the Five Elements rotating, signaling the creation of the world!

Before Little Pagoda closed in, someone stopped him. The Sect Hierarch of the Western Sect manifested, his body glowing golden.

Moreover, more figures appeared, going to assist the Immortal Heavenly Venerate in suppressing the Willow Deity. They all felt a tremendous pressure; the Willow Deity’s strong attack on the Chaotic Corpse had unsettled everyone.

“Swoosh”

Suddenly, outside the Willow Deity’s body, leaves danced, each piece crystal clear, turning from emerald green to golden yellow and then transforming into one giant Peng bird after another, all spreading their wings to strike the sky.

“Not good!”

Someone shouted, quickly taking action, while the Immortal Heavenly Venerate’s five bodies also quivered, swiftly bombarding the area with a boiling energy of the Five Elements!

To bring the precious symbol to this point was already a feat that could dazzle through the ages. Each leaf transforming into a giant Peng bird, with gold hues mixed with black patterns, how terrifying was that?

You should know that when giant Peng birds soar across the sky, they are enough to astonish the world. The Willow Deity’s instantaneous display, though not real giant Peng birds, was a myriad in number and surely a great horror!

Shi Hao marveled, his mind whirling, seeing that such a display was possible, making him aware of a much broader world, suddenly enlightened, and longing in his heart.

In the midst of the terrible confrontation, amidst the exploding light of primal chaos, amid the cries of the giant Peng birds, amid the roar of the Immortal Heavenly Venerate, blood rained, and one figure extinguished, followed by another exploding.

The Immortal Heavenly Venerate retreated, ultimately leaving only three figures behind, as two perished, sending shock throughout those present.

In the silence that followed above the heavens, several figures materialized consecutively, each authority personified, surrounded by chaotic mist, their eyes deep and full of the weariness of ages.

They didn’t speak, but Little Pagoda made a strange cry, shaking off the Sixteen-foot Golden Body and surged heavenward, focusing on one of them.

That person had a pagoda hanging above his head, only with two layers, white as jade, shrouding his body and guarding him below, looking extremely powerful.

“Was it you who destroyed my Divine Country?” The Willow Deity spoke.

“You obstructed my way.” The cultivator replied, the two-layer pagoda above his head manifested Yin and Yang, dropping two types of energies.

“A battle to end it all!” The Willow Deity said.

Surprisingly, no one else stepped forward. They were all watching, for this cultivator was incredibly fierce, terrifyingly powerful, had made too many enemies in the higher realms, known as the Yin Yang Daoist, having lived for long eons.

This battle erupted, the Yin Yang Daoist advanced, the pagoda on his head circulating two energies, suppressing heaven and earth!

Little Pagoda let out a strange cry and charged directly to confront the two-layer pagoda, trying to seize it.

The cultivator didn’t care because even his movements alone could collapse the void, and his body was terrifyingly incredible. He went straight for the Willow Deity’s proximity to engage.

“Boom!”

In an instant, he and the Willow Deity clashed over a dozen times, their power reaching for cosmic creation, completely locked in a tough struggle.

At this moment, everyone’s eyelids jumped. The Yin Yang Daoist was too strong, indeed one of the oldest existences, and he truly lived up to his reputation.

Figures interlaced, fiercely dueling. Moments later, divine light blazed within the Yin Yang Daoist’s eyes, shooting out two terrifying beams of light, one pitch black and the other pure white, shattering the world.

At that moment, outside of this domain, Meteor Stars fell in droves, all shaken down!

The Willow Deity, clothed in white, danced in the sky, hands forming seals, one finger pointing to the heavens, the other to the earth, and then slowly brought them together, with All Heavens Stars manifesting between their hands, being born and extinguished.

With a thunderous sound, in that merging seal, an eternal light burst forth.

“Pfft!”

Accompanied by a roar, the Yin Yang Daoist burst apart, blood sprang up, and red mist spread. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian to cast your recommended votes and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)