Chapter 1453: Magic Emperor Appears (Part 2)

The first half of the Heaven Smiting Divine Emperor's statement could barely be described as hopeful. The second half, however, sounded more like a joke to everyone present.

Sealing... the Crimson Fissure?

The Heaven Smiting Divine Emperor was not surprised by everyone's reaction. He continued, "Many years have passed since the cracks in the Wall of Primordial Chaos first appeared. Over these years, the cracks have continued to expand, and the crimson light has grown increasingly intense. This signifies that the Qiankun Piercer has been continuously releasing dimensional divine power throughout this period."

"Moreover, maintaining an independent space outside of primordial chaos inherently involves a continuous drain on the Qiankun Piercer. To corrode the Wall of Primordial Chaos, the Qiankun Piercer must release its dimensional divine power to its extreme limit. The intense crimson light is clear evidence of its dimensional divine power being released at full capacity."

"While we cannot determine the Qiankun Piercer's power recovery rate in the outer primordial chaos environment, after so many years of continuous, full-power release, even for something as mighty as the Qiankun Piercer, its divine power may now be nearing exhaustion."

These words caused the eyes of the heavy-hearted crowd to collectively brighten. The Brahma Heaven God Emperor asked, "Are you suggesting..."

"Precisely." The Heaven Smiting Divine Emperor nodded slightly. "The best outcome would be for the Qiankun Piercer's power to be exhausted before the Wall of Primordial Chaos fully ruptures. If that happens, the ruptured Wall of Primordial Chaos would quickly heal itself, and this world-ending calamity would vanish, at least not reappearing in the short term."

"However, the possibility of this situation occurring is minuscule."

"And the so-called 'sealing the Crimson Fissure' is precisely to amplify this minuscule possibility." The Heaven Smiting Divine Emperor's voice rose slightly. "By gathering the power of all the highest echelons of the Eastern Divine Region, supplemented by the assistance of the Divine Emperors from the Western and Southern Divine Regions, this combined force, even against the Wall of Primordial Chaos and the Qiankun Piercer, is an immensely powerful one. It is sufficient to cause some interference, delaying the time it takes for the Qiankun Piercer to break through the Wall of Primordial Chaos."

"Given that the Qiankun Piercer's power should be nearing exhaustion, this slight interference and delay might just... become the straw that breaks the camel's back."

"This is also the only effort and struggle we can make in the face of this calamity."

The cause... the truth... the calamity... the hope... the struggle...

The Heaven Smiting Divine Emperor had now explained all of these, one by one.

At this moment, the Conferred God Stage felt stiflingly quiet, as if enclosed within a large pot.

By this point, everyone fully understood why the Heaven Smiting Realm had forcefully gathered the power of the Eastern Divine Region to construct a dimensional grand formation spanning nearly half of primordial chaos.

"We understand," said Luo Shangchen, the Saint Universe Realm King. "So, when will we 'seal the Crimson Fissure'?"

"Today, now," the Heaven Smiting Divine Emperor said slowly.

"Now?" Everyone was astonished.

"Precisely." The Heaven Smiting Divine Emperor looked around and sighed. "This is indeed too sudden. However, this matter absolutely cannot be leaked, so it was impossible to give advance notice. As soon as the dimensional grand formation was finally completed, I hastily set today's date."

"Moreover..." The Heaven Smiting Divine Emperor turned his head and looked towards the distant east. "The Heaven Smiting Divine Spirit informed me that the Qiankun Piercer's aura is now so clear it causes it to tremble. This means that the Wall of Primordial Chaos is on the verge of collapsing at any moment, leaving no room for further delay or hesitation."

"Since this is the case, there's no need for further discussion!" The Dragon Emperor rose, his voice deep as the sea. "Let's go seal the Crimson Fissure now!"

The Dragon Emperor's words, each weighing a thousand pounds, resonated like a thunderous bell in everyone's minds, startling them awake and causing them to rise to their feet.

If the ancient Devil Emperor truly descended upon the world, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Before the Heaven Smiting Assembly, they had many hypotheses about the Crimson Fissure. But the truth they learned was tens of thousands of times more terrifying than their worst-case scenarios.

It was a world-ending calamity from which, once it erupted, they would have absolutely no power to resist!

The Calamity of the Evil Infant in ancient times only destroyed the God and Devil races, not involving mortal beings. But this time, with a Devil Emperor and Devil Gods carrying millions of years of hatred, the entire primordial chaos would turn into the most terrifying purgatory!

Gathering the power of all Divine Masters to try and seal the Crimson Fissure... perhaps the effect would be negligible and hope extremely slim. But as the Heaven Smiting Divine Emperor said, this was the only struggle they could make—and a struggle they had to make!

And there could be no more hesitation!

"Very well..." The Heaven Smiting Divine Emperor nodded slowly. The aura of the Conferred God Stage, and indeed the entire Heaven Smiting Divine Realm, began to stir violently at this moment.

Without another word of wasted breath, his gaze sharpened, and he roared, "Taiyu, open the formation!"

As his roar faded, profound light immediately filled the Conferred God Stage. An immensely powerful dimensional divine aura, reaching the very edge of what even a Divine Emperor could perceive, violently erupted. Beneath this dimensional aura, a ten-mile-wide dimensional grand formation, glowing faintly with white light, appeared at the center of the Conferred God Stage.

One end of this profound formation was on the Conferred God Stage, while the other extended directly to the eastern extremity of primordial chaos.

It was the most powerful and spatially far-reaching dimensional profound formation in the history of the God Realm.

This profound formation gathered the power of all the Upper Star Realms and King Realms of the Eastern Divine Region. The Heaven Smiting Divine Emperor and his fifteen guardians knew that the Heaven Smiting Divine Realm had nearly exhausted all its resources for it.

"Everyone, please enter the formation directly." The Heaven Smiting Divine Emperor raised a hand, and his figure flickered, already standing at the forefront within the formation.

Immediately, flashes of light and shadow continuously appeared on the Conferred God Stage. These proud Divine Masters all entered the formation, none hesitating or delaying... indeed, none dared to hesitate or delay.

"Go!" Mu Xuanyin took Yun Che and entered the formation.

Instantly, a spatial aura more vast than the boundless sea enveloped Yun Che.

Upon seeing Yun Che, Shui Qianheng's eyes widened, and he blurted out, "Why are you in here too! The aura near the Crimson Fissure is absolutely extraordinary, and some power from outer primordial chaos might overflow. It's simply not something you can withstand. Get out of here quickly!"

"No need." Before Yun Che could answer, Mu Xuanyin spoke coldly, "I will protect him myself."

"I'll protect Brother Yun Che too," Shui Meiyin immediately added.

"Uh..." Shui Qianheng had no choice but to remain silent.

Why was this Heaven Smiting Assembly only allowing Divine Masters to participate? Firstly, only power at this level had the slight possibility of interfering with the Crimson Fissure. Secondly, the cosmic storms near the Crimson Fissure could generally only be withstood by Divine Masters.

Many showed surprise that Yun Che also entered the formation, but at this moment, their minds were filled with the shock and horror brought by the 'World-Ending Calamity' and the 'Heaven Stealing Devil Emperor.' They had no mind to care about anything else.

Everyone having entered the formation, the dimensional grand formation activated, its profound light illuminating the sky. Carrying the strongest combined power of the Eastern Divine Region, along with the five Divine Emperors from the Western and Southern Divine Regions, they vanished from the Conferred God Stage.

During the long spatial travel, no one spoke.

Originally, everything was fine, but suddenly a world-destroying calamity had crashed down upon them. Anyone's mindset would collapse under such circumstances.

After an unknown duration of travel, the Heaven Smiting Divine Emperor, who had been resting with his eyes closed, opened them and whispered, "We've arrived."

The world before them suddenly shifted, turning an intense crimson, accompanied by an incomparably terrifying destructive storm rushing towards them.

Mu Xuanyin's hand never left Yun Che's arm. In the very first instant, a powerful force firmly enveloped Yun Che's body, protecting him tightly.

This was the eastern edge of primordial chaos.

Upon arrival, not just Yun Che, but all the Divine Masters were greatly astonished. The sudden cosmic storm caused most of the Divine Masters to lose their balance, and it took a long time for them to recover.

Once cultivation entered the Divine Way, even at the lowest Divine Origin Realm, one could survive and roam in outer space. Cosmic storms, the most terrifying of natural disasters, rarely occurred spontaneously; artificially, they only briefly appeared during clashes between high-level Divine Masters.

But here, such cosmic storms were ubiquitous. The space here, everything here, was being destroyed and annihilated every single moment. In such an environment, even someone as strong as a Divine Sovereign would find it difficult to endure for long.

"Ah... how can there be such a terrifying place?" Shui Meiyin gasped, raising her Glazed Light Shield.

"It wasn't like this before," Shui Qianheng said. "Being at the border of primordial chaos, this place was originally the most peaceful. Now it's full of cosmic storms, which must be related to the Crimson Fissure. Most likely, they are generated by the outer primordial chaos aura overflowing from the Crimson Fissure!"

Outside of primordial chaos was an aura of destruction, and naturally, what overflowed was also an aura of destruction.

From a crack that had not fully burst open, it was clear that only a very small amount of outer primordial chaos aura had overflowed. Yet it created such vast and terrifying cosmic storms... The horror of the outer primordial chaos world was unimaginable.

Even more terrifying than the cosmic storms was that crimson mark!

The Wall of Primordial Chaos... its color was indescribable, its state indescribable, and its very existence incomprehensible, yet one could clearly sense its presence there. And a crimson light was imprinted upon it, a fissure hundreds of miles long... or even thousands of miles... or longer.

The crimson light from the fissure shone upon each Divine Master, passing straight through them without the slightest obstruction or attenuation. Everyone here knew that these red lights had actually penetrated nearly half of primordial chaos, visible even in the Eastern Divine Region.

These lights were the unique dimensional divine glow of the Qiankun Piercer, defying all normal comprehension.

The Heaven Smiting Divine Emperor stood at the front, gazing at the crimson mark on the Wall of Primordial Chaos. His hair and beard swayed, and his eyes held an immense solemnity and determination.

The Divine Masters also followed forward. Before the calamity, they had to concentrate all their thoughts; even if there had been rifts or even animosity before, at this moment, it should all be set aside.

Only Mu Xuanyin, holding Yun Che, remained fixed in place.

At this moment, a gaze fell upon Mu Xuanyin, staring at her unreservedly for a long time.

Mu Xuanyin's icy brows subtly furrowed.

The owner of the gaze had already laughed, "Hehe, the Eastern Divine Region is truly a land of treasures. I never thought that besides Ying'er and the Moon God Emperor, there would be such a graceful and dazzling woman. I fear even our Southern Divine Region's number one beauty would feel inferior upon seeing her."

Yun Che looked towards the source of the voice, and then his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

It was none other than the Southern Sea Divine Emperor... Nan Wansheng!

The Southern Sea Divine Emperor's eyes were half-closed, his gaze on Mu Xuanyin radiating a scorching divine light. However, he still somewhat considered the occasion and current situation. After a wicked smile, he withdrew his gaze, only for it to fall on Yun Che: "Oh? Isn't this the toy Ying'er took a fancy to back then? You actually dare to come here, aren't you afraid of suddenly breaking?"

Yun Che smiled faintly, "As for who is the real toy, I believe the Southern Sea Divine Emperor should know better than anyone."

The number one Divine Emperor of the Southern Sea actually spoke to him proactively... It seemed he truly valued Qianye Ying'er to an extreme degree.

"Oh?" The Southern Sea Divine Emperor's eyes narrowed, then he smiled. "Interesting, very interesting, hehehe."

He turned around, and with a flicker of silver, he was already standing at the very front of the Crimson Fissure.

"Do not speak carelessly!" Mu Xuanyin lightly rebuked. "He is tens of thousands of times more terrifying than you can imagine."

"Got it," Yun Che replied, seemingly a little distracted.

Before the Crimson Fissure, the Heaven Smiting Divine Emperor remained silent for a long time before finally turning around and saying, "Let's begin directly."

The Dragon Emperor nodded, his voice deep, "Had I known this, I should have brought a host of Dragon Gods with me. Today, we can make a preliminary attempt. If there is even a slight effect, I will immediately send a message to the Western Region, commanding all its powerful individuals to come."

"The Southern Sea will do the same," Nan Wansheng smiled.

"Hmm." The Heaven Smiting Divine Emperor nodded slowly. He took a few steps forward, his gaze sweeping over everyone present. He extended his arms, and profound light flickered as a profound formation with a strange aura slowly unfolded behind him. He spoke slowly, "Everyone, please channel your power into the formation... This act concerns the life and death of the current era; no one, absolutely no one, may hold back any reserves."

"As for the outcome, we can only leave it to fate."

Even now, the Heaven Smiting Divine Emperor's words still carried a profound sense of gloom.

After all, this was not a countermeasure, but the only struggle possible in the absence of a true solution.

As his voice fell, the profound formation was fully formed. All the Divine Masters' eyes gleamed, and profound energy surged.

And at that very moment, the world suddenly darkened.

The spatial storms also abruptly ceased at this moment.

This sudden change startled everyone. Before they could react, the vast crimson mark on the Wall of Primordial Chaos suddenly contracted rapidly. It shrank from spanning thousands of miles to hundreds of miles, and then in just a few breaths, to mere dozens of miles... also causing the originally incredibly dense red light to quickly fade.

"This... what's happening?"

Ten-odd miles... a few miles... a hundred zhang... The Crimson Fissure continued to shrink, gradually reducing to only a few zhang in length. Throughout the entire process, everyone was filled with astonishment.

"Could it be... could it be..." The Heaven Smiting Divine Emperor muttered, then suddenly his face lit up with ecstasy, and he cried out, "The Qiankun Piercer's power is exhausted!!"