Battle Through the Heavens: Harmony of Flame and Shadow

The entire Northern Desolate Hill was shaking violently at this moment, even more intensely than the previous times.

"Quick, channel spiritual power to stabilize the grand formation!"

Upon witnessing this, the face of a Heavenly Sovereign of the Gravekeeper Clan changed drastically, and he urgently shouted.

Countless streams of majestic spiritual power burst forth, continuously pouring into the grand formation.

"Buzzing!"

As many Heavenly Sovereigns took action, the numerous copper coffins below suddenly emitted dazzling light. From the places where the copper coffins touched the ground, overwhelming spiritual light swept out, spreading to every corner of the plaza within just a few breaths, like a net of light covering the ground and stabilizing the shaking void.

The Undying Lord gazed closely at the changes in the grand formation below, his palm almost raised. Finally, after seeing the formation stabilize, he let out a long breath and looked at the composed Jiang Yun beside him with a bitter smile, shaking his head.

"After this, before the Grand Thousand Alliance is convened, you better not come to the Northern Desolate Hill. This old man is too old to handle such turmoil. If I had known you would cause such a commotion, I wouldn't have agreed to your request even at the cost of my life."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun calmly smiled and said, "Don't worry, Senior. I can sense the movements below and clearly know the current state of the Evil God. There's no way he can break the seal."

The Undying Lord shook his head in silence, his eyes still fixed on the grand formation below.

"What kind of divine ability is this???" 

A voice of astonishment came from the abyss beneath the earth. In the Evil God's sight, a trace of golden light suddenly pierced through the attack he had sent out.

What baffled him was how Jiang Yun accomplished this not with a more powerful attack but by using a type of divine power he couldn't comprehend.

Under this power's influence, external laws and energies seemed to become ineffective, dispersing mysteriously.

"Swoosh!"

In the moment the Evil God was distracted, a dazzling light burst forth. Jiang Yun had already broken through the demonic light, darting right in front of the Evil God.

After using his third eye, the Evil God was visibly in a bad state, the third eye between his eyebrows slowly closing, unable to react as he saw Jiang Yun coming toward him.

"Ah..."

The next moment, the Evil God screamed miserably. As the light dissipated, Jiang Yun's figure appeared in front of him, the Heavenly Emperor Sword piercing his chest.

Holding the Heavenly Emperor Sword, a sudden devouring force erupted, instantly causing some of the Evil God's essence to silently drain away.

"You're courting death!!!"

Sensing the anomaly within him, the Evil God glared ferociously at Jiang Yun, madness gleaming in his eyes.

Jiang Yun was also suffering. Although his Endless Radiance Body and Invulnerability to All Magic had blocked most attacks, he was still injured. His upper body clothes were completely torn, arms and chest covered in wounds, drenched in blood, almost turning into a blood man.

It was a desperate move; even with the Evil God's low strength, he was still a Supreme Being, with a significantly high life level. Without taking risks, Jiang Yun couldn't achieve his goal.

"Boom!"

With essence draining, the enraged Evil God grabbed tightly onto the Heavenly Emperor Sword to prevent it from pulling out, then formed a fist and struck out. The impact was earth-shattering, as if to pierce through the universe.

Jiang Yun's pupils shrank as he pushed the Heavenly Emperor Sword deeper into the Evil God's body, piercing straight through.

The intense pain made the Evil God's body tremble, but he endured it and punched Jiang Yun in the chest.

"Boom!"

Despite Jiang Yun's efforts in fully activating his Endless Radiance Body and Invulnerability to All Magic, he was still overpowered by the Evil God's full force. The terrifying energy penetrated his chest.

"Plop!"

Jiang Yun spat out a mouthful of blood, flying backward and crashing heavily onto the ground, his spirit somewhat dazed. The punch contained not only physical strength but also the Evil God's terrifying demonic essence, piercing through all his defenses, leaving him severely injured, his body covered in blood and cracks like a shattered porcelain forcibly glued together.

Yet, he managed to rise slowly, staring fixedly at the Evil God in the void.

"Good, very good." The Evil God, with a venomous expression, withdrew the Heavenly Emperor Sword, which was covered in cracks, and said grimly, "For the first time, this God has suffered such a setback from a Saint class being!"

As the Heavenly Emperor Sword was withdrawn, a large wound appeared on the Evil God's chest, vaguely revealing a beating heart, his flesh emitting streaks of black and white demonic energy.

Among the black and white, a faint golden bone shimmered.

At this moment, the Evil God's heart quivered slightly. Inside, the black and white divine power, characterized by purity and malevolence, exuded an awe-inspiring divine might.

"My essence isn't so easily swallowed." The Evil God sneered at Jiang Yun, who was suffering from the black and white glow floating within his broken body.

Jiang Yun originally sought this, yet now it was turning into a deadly crisis, rampaging inside him, ready to burst out anytime.

Sensing his internal state, Jiang Yun knew there was no time to waste; with his purpose achieved, it was time to retreat.

"Thinking of leaving?"

Jiang Yun's thoughts were immediately sensed by the Evil God. With a sneer, he roared despite his chest pain.

Immediately, an overwhelming amount of demonic energy, like a marsh, condensed around, manifesting into a dark demonic map, blocking out the sky. Demonic energy surged, reverberating with deafening demonic roars.

"Realm-Breaking Demon Light!!!"

With a roar, five enormous evil eyes emerged from the demonic map. Two eyes opened already, while the third opened slowly amid the Evil God's roar, filled with rage and destruction.

"Boom!"

A jet-black demon light burst out from the third evil eye, rapidly expanding in the wind, splitting the whole world.

"You seem to forget where you currently are!" Jiang Yun's face was solemn before this terrifying attack, yet his eyes remained unusually calm.

As soon as Jiang Yun spoke, the Evil God's pupils shrank, evidently realizing some possibility.

The next moment, outside the abyss, countless ancient rays intertwined, gradually forming ancient runes, rotating slowly, exuding mysterious powers.

"Buzz!"

The ancient runes emitted brilliant light, forming a spherical shield that engulfed Jiang Yun, extinguishing the demon light.

The divine light didn't falter, covering the Evil God, whose anguished screams resonated.

"Grand Thousand Demonic Formation!!!"

"Ah!!!"

"Damn Immortal Emperor, damn formation."

Severely wounded already, now struck by the Grand Thousand Demonic Formation controlled by Jiang Yun, the Evil God screamed miserably, falling back into the abyss.

"Swoosh!"

Seizing the opportunity, Jiang Yun turned into a stream of light, dashing out from the abyss to the black stone plaza of the Grand Thousand Demonic Formation.

"Ah"

"Bastard!!! Damn bastard!!!"

"Swoosh!"

A stream of light darted out; it was Jiang Yun, back at the Grand Thousand Demonic Formation plaza.

"Jiang Yun."

Seeing this, the Undying Lord and Gravekeeper Clan experts sighed in relief. But the next moment, observing Jiang Yun's shattered body, they were shocked.

They sensed a terrifying power within Jiang Yun's body, rampaging through him. If not for Jiang Yun's formidable strength and the lack of continued support for that power, he wouldn't have maintained his fragile balance.

"What a terrifying power!"

Jiang Yun's secondary self approached, looking at Jiang Yun solemnly. The two glanced at each other, nodded, and the secondary self turned into a source of light merging into Jiang Yun.

Immediately, Jiang Yun's Endless Radiance Body shook vehemently. The indestructible radiance power, like strands of thread, connected Jiang Yun's shattered body pieces.

"This…"

The Undying Lord realized Jiang Yun had tricked him; it wasn't a secondary self but his primary self taking action. The inability to distinguish between body and self was terrifying.

However, with the Evil God indifferent, he pretended not to notice, approaching Jiang Yun with concern, asking, "Jiang Yun, how are you feeling?"

Jiang Yun didn't answer immediately, instead using his internal light and reincarnation power to suppress the Evil God's essence. After temporary stabilization, he turned and said, "This junior is temporarily not in danger. Thank you, senior."

Everyone thought it strange; Jiang Yun was covered in blood, his body like shattered porcelain, but claimed no harm, which lacked credibility.

"That's good!" The Undying Lord nodded, "If needed, our Gravekeeper Clan has Saint-level healing elixirs to aid you."

"Thank you, senior!" Jiang Yun cupped his hands.

Despite everything, this was a goodwill gesture. Saint-level healing elixirs, akin to reviving the dead, demonstrated the Undying Lord's sincerity.

"What about the Evil God's condition?" the Undying Lord asked, eyes on the abyss.

Jiang Yun sighed, "Saint-level powers are indeed terrifying. If not sealed here and worn down for fifty millennia by the Grand Thousand Demonic Formation, I can't imagine how strong he'd be.

"A brief clash left me like this. But fortunately, the Evil God can't glimpse the outside for ten years. The Gravekeeper Clan can have some peace."

"This is good news. His power is immensely dangerous, sometimes ambushing our peers."

The Undying Lord laughed. Mastering the Grand Thousand Demonic Formation, he sensed the Evil God's state: a formidable demonic aura, domineering and chilling, now significantly weakened after Jiang Yun's disturbance.

Fallen to weakness, the short-term calm for the Gravekeeper Clan was great news.

The clan had strong Heavenly Sovereigns, but high casualties, especially from ambushes by demonic energy. The reprieve was highly appreciated, showing in their grateful gazes toward Jiang Yun.

"My goal is achieved; apologies for the trouble caused." Jiang Yun looked earnestly at the Undying Lord.

"Haha, this old man feels a touch of past grandeur. During the battles between the Great Emperor and the Evil God, we were on edge. Without you, I might never again feel a beating heart."

The Undying Lord reminisced with a smile.

Jiang Yun understood not to feel guilty. He bowed and said, "I originally wanted to discuss life and death with you. It seems I'll have to defer until next time."

"The Dao discourse can wait. Now, resolve your internal trouble. Next time, you might guide me on the life and death Dao." The Undying Lord spoke meaningfully.

Jiang Yun nodded, bowed to everyone, then swiftly vanished into the heavens.