Chapter 1190: Willows Dark, Flowers Bright? Heavenly Secrets Sealed

"Bang!"

The expected dead silence never came.

At the precise moment the howling wind was cut off, an explosion echoed from nearby.

This sudden turn of events was beyond Er Hao's expectations; he turned his head in slight surprise to look. A starlight talisman was condensing in front of Zhu Yike.

Zhu Yike, who should have been a headless corpse, under the effect of this technique, had one arm blown off, and his head regenerated in an instant. "Damage transfer?"

Er Hao's eyes flashed with countless ancient characters, as if analyzing data, and he quickly spoke: "Jinmen technique, reversing heaven and earth." This was an extremely advanced technique; when mastered, one could even gain insights into the power of time, allowing the transfer of injured parts.

Those who cultivated it to a profound level might even transfer damage from others. "Run!"

The resurrected Zhu Yike roared fiercely.

Without any visible movement, another starlight talisman condensed before him.

Another explosion rang out; this time, Zhu Yike's left leg was blown off.

Er Hao watched clearly; this move truly contained the power of time. This overextended Taixu had a deep mastery of Jinmen techniques.

He instinctively turned toward the direction where the void flesh had fallen, for the starlight was pointing straight there. Sure enough...

Feng Xiaose had also revived!

The mangled flesh regenerated amid the shattering, with his injuries replaced by Zhu Yike's leg. Feng Xiaose, having narrowly escaped death, was left with a face full of shock and lingering fear.

"Impressive." Er Hao nodded in approval. "Don't look back! Everyone, run now!"

Zhu Yike finally hurled the stone in his hand with all his might.

He didn't understand why Er Hao, who had already reacted, didn't stop him. Maybe the other was interested in the Jinmen technique.

Or perhaps something else...

But undeniably, this was an opportunity!

The only chance to sacrifice himself for the others!

That plain, unadorned stone was thrown directly into the surrounding space currents that hadn't fully mended.

He intended to send everyone into the space currents!

Even though it looked like a dead end, because the space currents around Void Island were more chaotic and terrifying. But what if?

What if Feng Xiaose, Mu Zi Xi, and the others could break through the space currents and return to Void Island from another direction, escaping this battlefield of Zhen Huang Hall?

"The only chance!"

Zhu Yike raised one hand as if to form a seal. Er Hao slowly rotated his wrist.

"Steal the sky and change the sun!"

But Zhu Yike didn't need to form a seal; the technique took shape instantly.

In that moment, the stone thrown into the space currents, along with Feng Xiaose in the distance, Lei Xier, and the wooden ball behind her, all emitted a faint starlight.

Zhu Yike seemed to see the astonishment in Er Hao's eyes, just like when he had tricked Yu Ling Di back then. "You fool, ha-ha-ha!"

Zhu Yike spat out a mouthful of essence blood, his skin wrinkling and cracking all over, yet he laughed maniacally. "My seals don't need forming, you lazy fool!"

The technique activated.

Lei Xier, held in Er Hao's hand, the wooden ball behind her, Feng Xiaose far away, and even a faint trace of life deep in the abyss below, all vanished simultaneously.

Meanwhile, the stone in the space currents, now glowing with starlight, disappeared in a flash.

The person clenched in Er Hao's palm was gone, replaced by a stone! Several faint auras flickered briefly in the space currents and quickly vanished. No one looked back.

As Zhu Yike had said, they couldn't look back!

Any further delay, even for a moment, and everyone might be caught; Zhu Yike's sacrifice would lose all meaning. But could this steal the sky and change the sun right under Er Hao's nose truly succeed?

"Shua!"

Almost at the exact instant the starlight flickered and faded, Er Hao's hand transformed into a sharp blade, slashing to the side. The void split open.

His body turned into a data stream, entering the space currents at the same time as Lei Xier and the others. "Boom!"

In the darkness, the space storms raged eternally.

Han Ye's remains were scooped up by Zhu Yike and teleported away together.

Er Hao's kick had completely shattered his body; without Zhu Yike's help, he would have needed half a day to return from the abyss to the battlefield.

Now, Han Ye was left with only an illusory semi-saint consciousness, relying on the power of the ghost beast to barely sustain his broken body, serving as a support for the group.

His injuries were even worse than Jiang Buyi's had been back then. Han Ye couldn't even regenerate a single finger!

He was grateful that Er Hao had only kicked him out of the battlefield instead of focusing all his power to erase him. Otherwise, he probably wouldn't have even his soul or consciousness left.

Of course, this wasn't the time for gratitude... "Everyone, follow me and run!"

With a burst of saintly power protecting those present, Han Ye overexerted his soul force, trying to lead the group through the space currents.

This action was extremely risky.

The space currents around Zui One Hall were terrifying; only a semi-saint at full strength would dare venture in alone. But with no other options, this was their last resort.

"Jii—"

A sharp cry rang out as Han Ye's flesh exploded, transforming into a world of ice and frost. He charged into the space storm, shielding everyone in a small ice sphere as they fled.

But as soon as he lifted his foot— "Escape?"

A flood of data surged before them, converging into Er Hao's form. He kicked out.

"Bang!" The world of ice and frost shattered on the spot.

Han Ye's consciousness nearly fainted from the backlash; he lost all combat ability, feeling as if even his soul had been kicked apart and sent flying to who knows where.

The people protected inside the ice world scattered in all directions, their bodies slashed by the chaotic space storms and blades, leaving them drenched in blood. "Chi chi chi..."

Blood flowers sprayed everywhere.

Er Hao watched the scene impassively.

In this place, even a semi-saint couldn't escape, let alone this ragtag group! No matter how tricky or strange Zhu Yike's abilities were...

Er Hao had quickly analyzed that their only way out was to slip through the space currents. He had locked onto the surrounding space currents from the start!

As soon as Zhu Yike's technique formed, the directions of their escape appeared clearly in his mind. "Perfect, wipe them all out at once."

Gazing at the figures scattering ahead, Er Hao slowly raised his hands. Cracks opened in both palms.

This time, Er Hao wasn't drawing on heavenly spiritual energy or the rules of the heavenly dao; instead, he targeted the incoming space storms, sucking them into his palms with a pull.

"Zhi la~"

Two black energy points formed in his palms. "He can even utilize the power of space storms?"

Feng Xiaose was nearly lost in the space currents. His weakened body struggled to withstand the space blades.

Let alone resisting Er Hao's energy black beams, which were impossible to dodge in this perilous flow? "We can't win at all!"

In his vanished state, Xu Xiao Shou's second true body watched his comrades being easily slain by Er Hao one by one. He didn't dare show himself, nor could he!

Er Hao was too strong.

In this overwhelming situation, impulsiveness was useless.

Even if he charged out with red eyes, using the berserk giant to block an attack, they'd still end up being wiped out.

Only by thinking clearly could he find a chance of survival in this deadly crisis. "Fight!"

As Er Hao raised his hands in the space currents, preparing to annihilate everyone, the second true body could hold back no longer!

He roared, using his connection to the main body to contact Void General Hong, who was battling far away in the sky. Ah Hong and Zui's fight had moved from Zhen Huang Hall to the distant labyrinth of Zui One Hall.

Originally, it should have been a stalemate, but the Saint Five Finger Seal technique had first crippled Zui.

Now, even if Ah Hong couldn't fully defeat Zui, he could temporarily break away and come to support this battlefield.

The second true body didn't expect Ah Hong to beat Er Hao—that was less than a one percent chance. But he needed more time!

Just as Han Ye, Zhu Yike, and the others had bought time for him, holding on desperately. "Wait a bit longer..."

"We must hold on!" Er Hao wasn't truly invincible.

At least, from his observations in this period, the second true body realized that Er Hao couldn't detect him in his vanished state. That was a weakness!

And the only chance of survival he could see! Of course,

This opportunity couldn't be rushed.

Er Hao had suddenly appeared and was slaughtering everyone; everyone was anxious, and the second true body was anxious too. But inheriting Xu Xiao Shou's mindset, he knew not to act rashly now.

Panicking would be like walking into death!

Gazing north, the second true body murmured silently: "It has to make it in time..."

In the space currents,

Under the desperate gazes of Feng Xiaose, Lei Xier, and the others, Er Hao's hands trembled slightly. Whoosh! Whoosh!

Two energy black beams shot out in straight lines, one aimed at Feng Xiaose, the other at Lei Xier.

Even with prior vigilance, when facing such attacks again, Feng Xiaose shifted positions in advance, and Lei Xier dodged to the side.

But the energy black beams still homed in, predicting their movements!

"Fight!!!"

Just as both were in despair and ready to die, a furious roar echoed from the nine heavens above.

Following it, a massive, shattered two-handed great sword, hundreds of zhang tall, hurtled down, breaking through the sky and entering the space currents like a shield, blocking in front of Feng Xiaose and Lei Xier.

"Boom! Boom!"

Er Hao's energy black beams encountered an obstacle for the first time.

They failed to pierce through the enlarged Void General Hong's great sword, only producing two explosions that pushed the sword back, slamming it heavily into Feng Xiaose and Lei Xier.

"Pu!" "Pu!"

Even though it was just the sword's impact, it still shook Lei Xier and Feng Xiaose to spit blood, but fortunately, the force was mostly intercepted by the great sword, not proving fatal.

"Void General..."

Er Hao looked up to see a thousand-zhang giant spirit leaping from the distant sky!

At his height, in the presence of this true giant from the giant kingdom, he was as insignificant as dust! "Fight!!!"

Void General Hong roared in anger.

It moved with incredible speed, uncaring of whether the opponent was a heavenly messenger or not—if ordered, even a Saint Emperor would face it! As it flew in, Ah Hong summoned the great sword to its hands with a wave and slashed down with full force.

"Break!"

Er Hao opened his mouth, gathering energy into a black beam that shot from his throat, colliding with the edge of Void General Hong's great sword. But Ah Hong's slashing force was too immense!

Feng Xiaose and the others watched in shock as Er Hao's energy black beam was shattered for the first time, and the great sword struck heavily on Er Hao's head.

"There's a chance!"

The joy of survival in this desperate situation instantly filled the minds of everyone from Heaven's First Floor. But...

"Piang!"

Accompanied by the storm's explosion and the clash of weapons, everything halted abruptly.

The space under Er Hao's feet, and even the distant ground, was shattered by the sword's remote strike. Yet his body remained utterly still under the blow!

"This?!"

The joy in Feng Xiaose's eyes vanished, replaced by despair once more.

Ah Hong seemed stunned too; it had never encountered such tough defense. Er Hao, with the great sword on his head, suddenly emitted a glow of heavenly mechanism patterns across his body. "Giant!"

With that word, his form grew section by section, forcibly lifting Void General's great sword higher.

Soon, Er Hao's body expanded to a thousand zhang, matching Void General Hong's height. "Get lost!"

He swung a palm.

The wild wind howled, space fragmented.

Under that swing, Ah Hong's great sword veered sharply, one hand shaken loose, exposing its chest. "Weng!"

Er Hao's eyes narrowed, his attacks flowing seamlessly.

Seizing the opening, black points gathered in his eyes, transforming into beams that instantly pierced through Void General Hong's spirit body.

"Shriek!!!"

The miserable cry echoed through heaven and earth.

This scene undoubtedly declared to everyone that Void General Hong could only hold Er Hao for a brief moment, but winning... was completely impossible!

"Run!"

Feng Xiaose couldn't worry about anything else; he shouted and plunged into the space currents himself. Staying here meant certain death.

Escaping through the space currents might offer a slim chance of survival. "Ka."

Er Hao kicked Void General Hong away temporarily but didn't pursue; his target from the beginning was the wooden ball Lei Xier held.

Seeing the group scattering through the space currents, Er Hao snapped his left index finger and threw it in.

"Heavenly mechanism synthesis!"

With cracking sounds, the massive finger transformed in mid-air.

By the time it entered the space currents, it had become another heavenly mechanism puppet, tens of zhang tall. "Heavenly mechanism seal!"

A voice full of excitement burst from the puppet's mouth, as it raised its left hand to hold a heavenly mechanism array disk. The disk's patterns lit up, outlining endless heavenly mechanism dao marks across the heavens.

The light engulfed everything!

Lei Xier felt this scene was eerily familiar.

She had seen a similar heavenly mechanism technique in her battle with Wuji Old Ancestor, one that completely sealed off all escape routes from space, dao principles, and currents.

Who would have thought that in today's battle, a mere puppet thrown out by Er Hao could achieve the same? "Wait, no!"

The voice from the heavenly mechanism puppet sounded somewhat familiar, filled with human-like excitement. Lei Xier thought for a moment and realized she had heard it before...

"Si Tu Yong Ren?"

Was this Taixu-level heavenly mechanism puppet being controlled by Si Tu Yong Ren, the top heavenly mechanism master from the Dao Department and Dao Qiong Cang's only disciple?

With a bang, Feng Xiaose collided headfirst with the heavenly mechanism dao marks, dizzy and falling back. He was powerless to resist.

So, there wasn't just Er Hao here.

Er Hao had brought along a highly skilled heavenly mechanism master, who could even lend out a puppet for him to use? "Ha-ha-ha-ha..."

An excited voice echoed from within the heavenly mechanism puppet.

Si Tu Yong Ren had clearly been waiting for this moment for too long.

Inside Er Hao, he had watched as this heavenly mechanism divine messenger kicked semi-saints, punched Taixu, and now giantized to send Void General flying; his blood was boiling.

What man doesn't dream of wielding a Wu hook and seizing fifty states of mountains and passes?

Si Tu Yong Ren knew he couldn't handle it himself; his reactions were too slow, and he'd probably lose even to Han Ye if he tried.

But controlling a heavenly mechanism puppet? He was very familiar with that!

This puppet was now his weapon!

And this place was the perfect battlefield for claiming glory! "Senior Er Hao, leave these people to me. You go deal with Void General first!"