Chapter 640: Heavenly Blade Slash at the Red Mother

When this blade appeared, an overwhelming chill erupted, shaking everything, and the earth simultaneously collapsed. The straight grand canyon, through which Xu Qing and his companions once traversed the second trial, now revealed its true form as rocks fell away. It was the groove of an execution platform! Its interior was crimson, as if stained with endless blood, exuding astonishing malevolence.

As for where Xu Qing sat cross-legged, countless shattered stones assembled, merging into an immense, circular altar-like execution platform. The blade extended upwards to the sky, connected below to the execution platform. Together, they formed a world-shaking guillotine. All of this was transmitted with absolute clarity through the Heavenly Mirror's lens into the minds of all beings.

A buzzing reverberated, and an immense will shook the heavens. At this moment, the hearts of those present churned violently, and the complexions of all beings outside changed dramatically. "The God-Slaying Platform!" Old Eight exclaimed, losing his voice as he looked at the scene. It was Master Zihua's self-created, most potent killer move. Legend had it that after this divine ability formed, the first target he severed was himself. This technique defied heaven, and its cultivation difficulty was immense. Among the Master's descendants, only Old Ninth had learned it; his other children found it impossible to unleash. Neither the Crown Prince nor Ming Mei could achieve it, so their hearts were now profoundly shaken.

"He truly succeeded," the Crown Prince muttered, gazing intently at Xu Qing and the sky curtain. The sky of this world had become the blade, and the land had transformed into the platform. The azure blade contained peerless slaughter, and the crimson ground emanated sinful blood. Within this world-shattering guillotine, what was most terrifying was the killing intent it inherently contained. This intent, directed at countless beings, possessed such formidable killing power that it could shake heaven and earth, creating an aura capable of devouring vast ancient domains.

"To think that in my lifetime, I would see this divine platform again," Princess Ming Mei murmured, her eyes filled with reminiscence. Fifth Sister was the same, and even Old Eight fell silent, his eyes holding memories, beauty, and the pain of lost loved ones. Besides this, there was also a ripple of emotion.

At this moment, in the external Moon Offering Domain, all various factions were seized by endless horror. They had lost the ability to think, each person immersed in the scene playing in their minds. Gazing at such a shocking scene in the image, the minds of mortals were swept by an indescribable wave of heat, a fire about to ignite in their hearts, ultimately transforming into an extremely intense anticipation. They awaited the moment of the cut!

Not only mortals but cultivators too. Those who had previously questioned the authenticity of the images now, observing everything within them, had long since dispelled their doubts. This was indeed real, especially for the cultivators of the Anti-Moon Temple. As members of various resistance forces, they now fully understood the immense impact this scene would have on all beings. Thus, one by one, they suppressed their excitement, staring intently, eager to witness the final strike!

As for the Red Moon Divine Temple, it had gone completely mad at this moment. The Temple Emperor had gone out, using all divine abilities and magic arts to pinpoint the Azure Sand Desert. Consequently, countless Divine Temple cultivators were rushing directly towards the Azure Sand Desert. He, himself, was among them. For he was equally clear that this image was real, and he understood its profound significance.

Amidst this widespread attention and the rumbling of heaven and earth, the image appearing in the minds of all beings had, in fact, changed. This scene, an ancient memory, had materialized from within at the recording site as the God-Slaying Platform formed. Within this image, the figures of Ning Yan and others were submerged, becoming the sole focus of the scene. It was the final memory of the God-Slaying Platform's execution.

Ancient winds blew across the azure sky, impacting the crimson sky curtain, stirring up layers of ripples that spread across all horizons within sight. The sky was both similar to and different from what Xu Qing had seen in the ink wash painting. What was similar was that the sky curtain was half azure and half crimson; what was different was that both sides had clearly endured an earth-shattering battle. Therefore, the firmament seemed like a shattered mirror, largely broken. The earth had collapsed even further, transforming into a purple sea. Within it, countless skeletons were visible—men and women, old and young, mortals and cultivators alike, all present, a scene of extreme tragedy.

As for the towering figures between heaven and earth in the image, they had previously appeared in the minds of all beings, creating a fluctuating scene like the sky, and it was the first time all beings saw the Master. Master Li Zihua had his eyes closed, completely unharmed. His towering physique stood between heaven and earth, exuding an astonishing aura. Opposite him, the Crimson Mother's lower body tentacles were largely shattered, like shattered stars. From those collapsed stars, a large quantity of flesh and blood was still falling. It was a horrifying sight. These were all the beings the Crimson Mother had devoured throughout her journey. Destiny watched the Crimson Mother, and the mortals and cultivators of the Moon Offering Domain instinctively gasped. This was also their first true sight of the Crimson Mother.

In the image, as the Crimson Mother watched her own star-formed body collapse, her eyes turned crimson, and a wailing sound emanated from her mouth. "Li Zihua, you and I came from the same place. When you left back then, you told me you were going to become a god! You were going to correct our destiny." "For years, I have followed your footsteps, traced your path, and arrived here!" "But you have changed." "Why? Why won't you become a god with me? Why are you willing to bow to Xuan You!" "We are the masters of this star domain!" As she spoke, the Crimson Mother's eyes filled with venom. Outside her body, a vast sea of blood surged, and blood moons rose one after another, emitting an astonishing aura as they rushed towards Li Zihua.

Wherever the Master passed, the void shattered, forming countless long scars, shattering all the way until they landed on Li Zihua's body, leaving countless imprints. These imprints could shatter the Great Dao and collapse divine souls. Li Zihua did not dodge, silently enduring, allowing his brow to collapse, blood to flow from his body, falling to the earth. As the purple sea on the ground churned with immense waves, his closed eyes slowly opened.

"I once became a god, but ultimately I severed my divine fire. That was not the future I desired, nor was it what you wanted... When gods appear in Wanggu, ancient taboos will be unlocked, and a great terror will awaken from the depths of the starry sky." Li Zihua spoke softly, gazing at the Crimson Mother. "Go back." At the Crimson Mother's words, the venom in her eyes intensified. The surrounding sea of blood churned again, and for a moment, heaven and earth turned crimson. In the distant firmament, an incredibly massive blood moon seemed about to rise!

Li Zihua sighed softly, slowly raised his hand, and pointed at the Crimson Mother. "Let the soil of ten zhang from the Moon Domain be the execution platform!" A deep voice echoed through heaven and earth. The earth rumbled, instantly rising and rolling, centered on the Crimson Mother, affecting all directions, until it covered an entire domain. All the mountains in this vast domain collapsed and shattered at this moment; all plains were uplifted. Countless mud and stones from all areas of this domain surged like ocean waves, converging here. Wherever they passed, the ground sank ten zhang. And that soil, at an astonishing speed, rushed directly towards the Crimson Mother, gathering beneath her. In the blink of an eye, the accumulated mass formed an earth-shattering altar! This altar was not circular but square. Within it lay a massive, straight trench, exuding endless bloodiness and erupting with monstrous killing intent.

Such a divine ability shook all beings. The venom in the Crimson Mother's eyes deepened. Her body suddenly ascended, shattering the void as she went. Her surrounding tentacles, wrapped around the remaining stars, glowed with crimson light, transforming into a sea of blood that coiled around her, forming a gigantic vortex as she attempted to flee the place. Wherever it passed, the void corroded, rules collapsed, laws broke, and heaven and earth inverted. But clearly, under Li Zihua's gaze, she could not escape this vast domain.

"Let this domain be the blade, transforming into its edge!" Li Zihua's calm voice echoed again. The firmament roared, and the sky curtain visibly tilted, astonishingly transforming into a long blade! The sky curtain became the blade, the earth the platform; each took its form. Within the vortex where the Crimson Mother was, a wailing sound now echoed, a sound filled with terror and overflowing hatred.

Li Zihua remained silent, but ultimately raised his hand, plucked the sun, and connected it to the sky curtain and the earth. In an instant, an incomparably colossal God-Slaying Platform appeared in the world. It was vast and astonishing, unparalleled. As the Crimson Mother's shrill terror permeated the image and reached the minds of all beings, Li Zihua's right hand slowly descended.

At this moment, the great sun roared, burning fiercely, constantly rotating, unleashing terrifying power that flowed into the sky curtain, transforming into the blade edge of the Heavenly Blade, which abruptly fell! This shattered heaven and severed earth! "As long as it is within the heaven and earth of this great domain, it is within the range of this blade." The vortex where the Crimson Mother was now fully erupted, constantly roaring, trying to resist, but it was futile. The Heavenly Blade sliced through and landed on the vortex without any hesitation, tearing through it with devastating force, appearing before the Crimson Mother, who was filled with fear and despair. It fell in front of her! *Snap!*

In the image, the Crimson Mother's body was directly severed into two halves. An endless sea of blood was released, staining everything red, as she continuously withered away. And this one strike severed not only the Crimson Mother's head but also the shackles in the hearts of all beings. Witnessing the Crimson Mother's death by the blade, as if a myth had been shattered, the minds of all beings in the Moon Offering Domain simultaneously roared at this instant, forming overwhelming waves. Their bodies trembled violently, their breathing extremely rapid!

And the image continued. Within it, blood rain fell, and as heaven and earth lost their color, an unwilling curse, as if from ancient times, echoed within the minds of all beings watching the image. "Li Zihua, if I resurrect, I will make your divine soul wail, your flesh and blood turn against each other, your people suffer endless cycles of rebirth, and make you kneel until Wanggu collapses!" The voice was mournful, piercing straight to the soul.

Li Zihua stood in mid-air. As the voice reverberated and the blood rain fell, he silently looked up, gazing into the distance, perhaps seeing something unknown. His expression was somewhat forlorn. Gradually, the image blurred, and his figure slowly vanished. Except for those at the recording site, no one outside heard the faint mumble that escaped his lips the moment his figure dissipated: "The curse you speak of, I already saw it the moment I became a god..."