Chapter 1737: Falling Moon (Part Five)

In the vast starfield, not a single speck of starlight could be seen.

The space shimmered with rippling purple light, like water, before dissipating completely moments later. Imperceptibly, all light and color in the world vanished, leaving only a massive purple moon slowly descending into view.

And a red figure, standing at the center of the purple moon, with black hair fluttering and red robes flowing, like a goddess from the celestial realm.

The purple moon, hundreds of meters across, seemed to contain a complete world within it, with towering mountains, surging waves, and howling winds... And faintly visible, another, deeper and more mysterious purple moon was slowly rising.

Yun Che raised his arm, his sword re-igniting with Eternal Calamity demonic flames, but he did not attack immediately.

His originally pitch-black eyes were now reflected in a nearly pure deep purple. A sense of oppression, not heavy but causing immense unease, suddenly arose in his heart.

Qianye Ying'er's golden eyes were also tinged purple. Her brows involuntarily furrowed, as if in surprise or doubt. Then her pupils sharply contracted, and she exclaimed, "Violet Imperial Divine Domain!?"

"…?" Yun Che's gaze shifted slightly, but he heard Qianye Ying'er say in an extremely low voice, "Quickly send a sound transmission to Yan Zu!"

"It's... too... late."

This was Xia Qingyue's voice, yet it didn't echo in their ears; instead, it seemed to come directly from their hearts. As she spread her arms, her red sleeves fluttering, the purple moon behind her silently expanded... In an instant, it swallowed the entire world.

In the distant Star God Realm, the news of the Moon God Realm's destruction had not yet reached them. All the Moon Gods were silently watching a projection from the God Realm of Absolute Beginning.

Suddenly, a strange purple glow appeared. The Moon Gods instinctively turned their heads, looking towards the western sky.

"What is that...?" As Star God Tianxuan, Zi Yuan, shifted her gaze, a purple full moon was reflected in her pupils.

Not only the Star God Realm, but nearly half of the star realms in the Eastern Divine Region clearly saw an additional purple moon in the distant sky. Its moonlight was quiet and poignant, half-coloring the firmament.

It was like a divine miracle, sent from above to console the world amidst disaster.

Only in the Brahma Monarch God Realm... the moment the purple light entered his sight, Qianye Fantian's originally rigid face suddenly convulsed, revealing profound shock.

"Violet Imperial Divine Domain!?" he murmured, each word carrying deep disbelief, along with a fleeting moment of terror.

The space where Yun Che and Qianye Ying'er stood had transformed into a shimmering world of purple light. Under their perception, this world had no edges, no end, and apart from the three of them, no other existence.

Xia Qingyue's fluttering black hair had turned a dazzling, luminous purple. The sword in her hand boiled with purple light, like raging purple flames... What was eerie was that even though she was close by, her aura had suddenly become undetectable.

Neither her life aura nor her profound energy aura could be sensed.

Qianye Ying'er bit her lip slightly, her eyes quickly shifting from trembling to cold alertness. When she looked up, a chilling light like frost gleamed in them: "Well done, Xia Qingyue! Well done, Moon God Emperor! No wonder you dared to appear alone. I had already tried my best not to underestimate you, yet you can still... give me such a huge surprise!"

"..." Yun Che's perception and gaze rapidly swept around simultaneously. Undoubtedly, this was a power domain. However, this domain lacked the aura and pressure that sought to devour and destroy everything upon expansion; instead, it was as peaceful as slowly flowing water.

"What is the Violet Imperial Divine Domain?" he asked in a deep voice. He clearly sensed Qianye Ying'er's sudden shift in mood and her sinking heart.

Qianye Ying'er slowly took a breath and whispered, "Among the records of the God Realm, it is the Moon God Domain closest to the 'Divine' level!"

Yun Che: "...?"

"Back then, only the first Moon God Emperor, who inherited the original Violet Imperial Divine Power—the founding ancestor of the Moon God Realm—briefly activated the Violet Imperial Divine Domain." Qianye Ying'er stared at the purple glow in Xia Qingyue's pupils, her dark profound energy fully unleashed, and frenzied dark mist rose around her: "I thought that after the Moon God Ancestor, the Violet Imperial Divine Domain would never reappear..."

"Now, it has actually appeared on someone who has only borne the Violet Imperial Divine Power for seven years!"

"Xia Qingyue," the dark light in Qianye Ying'er's eyes finally dispelled the purple glow, as she softly repeated words she had once spoken to Xia Qingyue: "Heaven seems to have treated you a bit too kindly."

"A domain closest to the divine level?" Yun Che scoffed with a disdainful smile: "It's just a restrictive dom—"

As his gaze shifted, his cold smile suddenly froze on his face.

On the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor Sword, the Eternal Calamity demonic flames were extinguishing little by little.

What was most terrifying was that this was a silent suppression; he had not noticed any change in the Eternal Calamity demonic flames until now.

"..." His voice ceased, and his brows slowly furrowed.

Xia Qingyue raised her pupils. In that instant, the boundless purple world flowed and churned like an ocean. Her voice echoed in every corner of the purple world: "With my full power, I unleash a divine domain for a hundred breaths."

"But it is enough... to bury you eternally!"

She thrust her sword forward with incredible plainness, yet there was almost no sense of might or intimidation. The purple world showed no disturbance, nor was it cut open.

But facing this sword, Yun Che's heart suddenly felt several times the previous pressure. He stepped forward, black light abruptly flashing around him. A full-force strike from his Yama Emperor state descended, and the moment his sword's might erupted, the Eternal Calamity demonic flames also flared up.

The two swords collided within the Violet Imperial Divine Domain. The Eternal Calamity demonic flames, which had just ignited, extinguished instantly again, and a purple moon exploded at the point of impact, transforming into towering purple waves that directly engulfed Yun Che.

"Yun Che!" Qianye Ying'er was startled, and just as she was about to step forward, a piercing boom suddenly sounded, and a black light shot skyward, fiercely tearing through the purple light. Immediately, a vast sword might descended, accompanied by an earth-shattering Sirius roar.

Sirius's Second Sword, Savage Fang!

Boom!

Eternal Calamity Darkness, fused with Sirius's divine might, rapidly pierced through the Violet Imperial Divine Domain, creating layers of spiraling purple storms... However, beneath the purple storms, his sword's might rapidly weakened to an exaggerated degree. Within mere tens of meters, by the time the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor Sword reached Xia Qingyue, less than sixty percent of its power remained.

His heart was greatly shaken.

Behind him, the pierced Violet Imperial Divine Domain had rapidly regenerated, leaving no trace.

Xia Qingyue turned her body slightly, and the Violet Imperial Divine Sword swept out very gently.

Bang... Crack!!

The Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor Sword, charged with immense sword might, was struck away, and its blade, shimmering with fiery purple light, violently slashed across Yun Che's waist and ribs!

The power of this sword far exceeded previous attacks, and far surpassed Yun Che's expectations. Amidst the loud, piercing impact, Yun Che's ribs snapped in unison, and blood droplets sprayed out like heavy rain.

Yun Che possessed a Dragon God's body and was protected by the Six-Stage Great Dao of Buddha, making it incredibly difficult for him to sustain injury, let alone have his bones broken by a single sword.

This was almost divine might beyond limits. Not only were Yun Che's ribs broken, but even his consciousness was violently shaken into a momentary blank. Under the immense residual force, his body spun out like a top, and the next instant, he was suddenly swallowed by purple waves, his figure and aura vanishing into the deep purple world.

Meanwhile, Xia Qingyue's figure blurred and reappeared in front of Qianye Ying'er.

Qianye Ying'er had long heard the name of the Violet Imperial Divine Domain, but it only existed in records and legends; no one had ever truly encountered it, including Qianye Fantian, who had told her all about it.

Facing it personally, its horror far surpassed the rumors.

Yun Che bore the Heretic God's Profound Veins. The power he unleashed would be greatly weakened by the Violet Imperial Divine Domain, but the power of his profound veins themselves would not be suppressed.

But Qianye Ying'er was different!

The moment the purple sea churned, she felt as if her entire being had fallen into a viscous swamp. Not only the circulation of her profound energy, but even her body's movements became incredibly difficult.

Facing Xia Qingyue's approach, she spread her arms, and a dark domain quickly formed, forcibly carving out a dark space within the Violet Imperial Divine Domain.

However, this dark space only expanded to a few tens of meters before it could no longer extend.

With Yun Che's aura completely absent from her perception, Qianye Ying'er's eyes sharpened with cold light. Utilizing the dark domain's counter-effect against the Violet Imperial Divine Domain, her figure flashed, wielding the Divine Oracle. A scorching golden light pierced through the darkness, directly aimed at Xia Qingyue. Wherever the golden light went, the purple domain split apart.

However, before she could get close, purple waves suddenly surged around her, directly slamming into her dark domain. In an instant, dark and luminous purple energies violently erupted, sweeping up an incredibly terrifying hurricane of calamity.

Under the hurricane, Qianye Ying'er's dark domain rapidly disintegrated, and the power on her Divine Oracle sharply decreased by more than half... Within her sight, Xia Qingyue's aura remained, but her figure suddenly blurred, and from the destructive storm that swept behind her, a purple light pierced straight out.

Within the Violet Imperial Divine Domain, not only was power extremely suppressed, but perception was also distorted.

Her soul's instinct still allowed Qianye Ying'er to sense the danger, and her body twisted with terrible difficulty.

This sword, instead of piercing her heart directly, ended up diagonally piercing her collarbone. Qianye Ying'er's left shoulder clothing disintegrated, her flesh was mangled, and the spraying blood droplets were instantly swallowed by the purple domain.

Amidst the severe pain and shock, Qianye Ying'er did not retreat but advanced instead. The Divine Oracle, carrying a deep dark light, suddenly swept back, aiming directly at Xia Qingyue's fair neck.

At the same time, the purple domain behind Xia Qingyue twisted, roaring deafeningly. Yun Che's eyes were blood-red, and the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor Sword, imbued with Sirius's divine might, directly slammed towards her back.

Xia Qingyue's posture remained still. In the beautiful, dreamlike deep purple world, her movements were incredibly slow and clear... Her right hand pointed her purple sword, directly entangling the attacking Divine Oracle. Her left hand rose, incredibly, to meet the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor Sword, which was condensed with terrifying sword might, with her palm.

Boom—

A muffled boom suppressed the sharp clang.

The Divine Oracle was drawn and entangled by her sword, while the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor Sword was stopped within Xia Qingyue's jade-like hand.

She turned her body slightly, with almost no perceptible release of power. Both the Divine Oracle and the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor Sword simultaneously dislodged from Qianye Ying'er's and Yun Che's hands, taken into Xia Qingyue's sword and palm, and then casually tossed aside.

The Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor Sword heavily slammed into Qianye Ying'er's body, causing large sections of the purple domain to collapse. Qianye Ying'er spat out a gush of blood and was sent flying far away.

A foot-long, bone-deep gash was cut across Yun Che's chest by the Divine Oracle, and his body was also sent reeling several miles away.

He abruptly looked up, his gaze fixed on Xia Qingyue... In the purple world, her red robes were as dazzling as fresh blood. Her expression remained indifferent from beginning to end. Even as she effortlessly wounded the Northern Region Devil Master and the Brahma Monarch Goddess in an instant, her purple eyes showed no fluctuation.

In this world forged by her, she was like a true divine being descended upon earth, so powerful it was suffocating.