Chapter 1383: The Utmost Good's Life to Extreme Anger Evil God's Arrow Pierces the Holy God's Heaven

The world suddenly turned ethereal.

In the depths of the souls of the Si Xiang Mi Jing trial participants, including Hong Bai Yi and everyone else, a clear sound rippled out like water droplets falling, creating waves.

"Drip!"

It echoed from nowhere, cleansing their spirits.

At the same time, it made their pores tingle and seemed to drain away some of their strength.

In that moment, everyone looked up, and the world before them had lost its vibrant colors, transforming into pure black, gray, and white.

A wisp of cold mist summoned spirit smoke, with ink strokes painting the azure sky.

In the skies of Si Xiang Mi Jing, a hazy mist condensed, and in an instant, it surged thirty zhang high, churning into towering waves!

"Boom!"

After the massive roar, the waves rooted themselves in the void, like the thickest shield under the heavens. From behind Cen Qiaofu, they pushed forward into the air before him, blocking all harm.

"Long time no see, Ai Cang Sheng. I'm back."

Shui Gui supported his face with his left hand and held his spear with his right, a smile playing on his lips as he advanced over the waves.

His long hair danced in the wind, his robes fluttered open, and harnessing the power of the sea, he struck first with his spear, fiercely swatting at the approaching black light in the air.

"Thud!"

The arrow from the Xie Zui Gong, which Cen Qiaofu could never shatter even in death, exploded instantly.

The evil sin energy that scattered in the air was completely blocked by the overarching water curtain, absorbing every bit without leakage.

The sea embraces all rivers; water accommodates everything.

The ink-like black seawater was unaffected by the remnants of the Xie Zui Gong arrow's power, merging it all seamlessly.

And Shui Gui did not retreat an inch!

"Ai Cang Sheng, you've grown weak..."

Upon hearing this, Cen Qiaofu froze for a moment.

He lifted his gaze to the nine heavens, slightly parting his mouth, as if he hadn't yet recovered from his state of shock.

In the void above, the Feng Yuan Qiang bent under the force but then spun smoothly in Shui Gui's hand, sweeping from his left waist to his right palm like a dragon shaking off water, eyes wide as it burst forth.

Shui Gui's arm shook.

The spearhead flung out a few silver-white flowers of light, piercing through space and the Great Dao, directly thrusting toward the second arrow.

"Thud!"

Another Xie Zui Gong arrow shattered.

This time, the power attached to the arrow seemed fully sealed, not even splintering apart.

Instead of retreating, Shui Gui stepped forward half a pace, his lips curling up:

"Truly nothing special..."

Below, everyone's eyes bulged in disbelief.

One spear shattering one arrow—who on earth was this divine figure?

Compared to the wild dominance of the Yu Hai Shen Ji, the Feng Yuan Qiang was much slimmer, adding a touch of flexibility.

With these two long-handled weapons, Shui Gui wielded them as if they were extensions of his own limbs!

As one of the nine supreme divine artifacts, on par with the Xie Zui Gong, the Feng Yuan Qiang in Yan Wu Se's hands had only unleashed its sealing attribute.

In Shui Gui's hands, however, the Feng Yuan Qiang seemed to gain a soul.

When the third black light shot through the air, Shui Gui smiled.

"Like an ant trying to shake a tree!"

In this ink-colored world, a profound array diagram suddenly illuminated, overwhelming the entire Si Xiang Mi Jing.

All the trial participants swore they had never seen such an array before.

Even spirit arrays rarely covered an entire extradimensional space.

Yet now, this intricate and radiant profound array unfurled beneath Shui Gui's feet with effortless grace.

He moved with utter freedom and ease, as if it cost him no effort at all.

The array was so vast that it extended from the extradimensional space to the Sheng Shen Dalu, shrouding the entire Gong Yang Mountain.

"Take this!"

In Si Xiang Mi Jing, Shui Gui pointed his spearhead at the arrow tip, spinning it into a vortex. As he retreated, he drew in the waves, unraveling the force of the Xie Zui Gong arrow!

The sea waves at his feet were pulled into the spear's momentum, transforming into a soaring tornado, with the sound of water thundering like rolling thunder.

When Shui Gui retreated to Cen Qiaofu's side, he was still holding the spear with one hand, freeing his left to adjust his golden beast mask, smirking as he turned and teased:

"Cen Qianbei, why give up?"

"Have you finally reached the age where you doubt you're the destined protagonist?"

Cen Qiaofu glared at him angrily, though deep down he felt a hint of surprise.

He knew that the first seat had only made one deal with this man, leading to the Void Island scheme.

Shui Gui was listed as the fifth seat in the Sheng Nu organization.

But he rarely took part in operations, only providing occasional intelligence—that was because he was too proud and hard to summon.

After the Void Island battle, with the title of Profound Saint, his status was second only to the Sheng Di.

Now, even the first seat might not be able to command him!

So why had he come here?

"Be careful."

Cen Qiaofu glanced at the Xie Zui Gong arrow caught in the spear's momentum and couldn't help but warn him nervously.

Shui Gui chuckled and shook his head, unfazed. He simply looked back to the nine heavens:

"It's rude not to reciprocate!"

With a fierce swing, he sent the Xie Zui Gong arrow flying back along its path, from the horizon and back to the horizon.

"Boom!"

The sky exploded with a deafening sound.

The black-red arrow, empowered by the Dao of Water, linked heaven and earth, ignoring spatial distances...

It pierced through Si Xiang Mi Jing, shattered the skies over Gong Yang Mountain, flew over Yu Jing City, and shot toward Gui Zhe Sheng Shan!

On the high cliffs of Hei Shui Jian, the Hong Bai Yi clutched their heads, their eyes filled only with terror.

In the high dao principles of Si Xiang Mi Jing, Wei An's eyelids twitched, his eyes flashing with shock as he stared at the man with the golden beast mask.

On the Ling Peak of Gong Yang Mountain, Yue Gong Li shielded her forehead with her hand, her gaze following the arrow as it leaped over the horizon, her mouth agape:

"Oh no."

Countless spirit refiners in Yu Jing City heard the sound and looked into the distance, seeing the Xie Zui Gong arrow return from the far sky.

In the instant it struck Gui Zhe Sheng Shan, a thunderous boom erupted in the nine heavens.

A distant transparent barrier formed over the holy mountain, rippling outward in waves from the black arrow's impact.

After withstanding the assault for a long time, the great array finally blocked Shui Gui's counterattack.

Even the splintering evil sin energy was swept away by the sudden appearance of a massive Jiu Ji Gui phantom shaking its branches, not a single bit falling to the mortal world.

"Who is he?"

"How can he be so fierce!"

In Si Xiang Mi Jing, countless people gazed at the unfamiliar figure with the half-golden beast mask, voicing their astonishment.

They were all descendants from major families and forces across the five domains, yet none could recall such a formidable Profound Saint.

A trial participant from Dong Tian Wang City in the East Domain stared into the distance, recalling the shocking scene of Shui Gui controlling the waves at Yun Lun and destroying the Xie Zui Gong arrow with his halberd, murmuring in disbelief:

"Shui Gui..."

"He's called Shui Gui, the Profound Saint!"

Once, when Ai Cang Sheng shot an arrow at Yun Lun Mountains, Shui Gui had needed the power of the Yu Hai Shen Ji to block it.

Even then, as a Taixu blocking a Profound Saint's arrow and only being pushed back half a step, he had left behind a legendary tale.

Now, merely a month later, Shui Gui had returned, and the Xie Zui Gong arrows could no longer touch him at all.

He even casually deflected one back, returning the favor to Ai Cang Sheng.

"The pinnacle of spirit refining, the one and only in this era!"

"This is the goal for us spirit refiners— the Profound Saint!"

"Good heavens, I've seen a living Profound Saint... Is this a dream?"

Upon reflection, some realized that while there were spirit refiners who mastered profound forces and Profound Saints who had developed their powers to the extreme, the one who had cultivated profound forces as a saint seemed to be Shui Gui alone.

If he doesn't stand at the absolute peak, then spirit refining has no true first.

Now that he has ascended, among Profound Saints, he reigns supreme!

"Shui Gui, the strongest Profound Saint?"

"No! Why am I only hearing his name today? This doesn't make sense. What's his background?"

Some were puzzled, still unclear about Shui Gui's connections to the Sheng Nu or even the Sheng Shen Dian Tang.

But gossip spreaders from the five domains were plentiful, and the Void Island incident, after time's fermentation, had been retold in various versions.

"It's normal you haven't heard of Shui Gui."

"Because decades ago, he had another name... the first seat of the Ling Department, Yu Mo the Great Demon King!"

"The Ling Department? Is he Yu Ling Di's father?"

"I don't know, maybe..."

Murmurs of shock spread everywhere.

With three spears, Shui Gui shattered two arrows and returned the courtesy to Ai Cang Sheng, a scene that even moved the Profound Saints.

The Sheng Shen Dalu was full of geniuses; those with talent and potential were everywhere, but each faced various mishaps in their growth, some halting midway, others falling entirely.

In the end, those who truly succeeded were few and far between.

Even among them, not all had fully realized their talents and potentials.

Each had their strengths and weaknesses.

Someone like Shui Gui, who had exhausted a lifetime in cultivation... when his talents fully bore fruit and his potential transformed into strength, even leading Sheng Feng like Wei An might have to yield a step.

The Sheng Nu had produced a supreme Profound Saint!

At Gui Zhe Sheng Shan, in the Sheng Huan Dian.

Ai Cang Sheng watched the Xie Zui Gong arrow come from the sky, rippling the mountain-guarding array, and his eyes darkened instantly.

"Attend me!"

In the vast hall, the echo lingered as a young attendant appeared.

The Jiu Ji Gui spirit body, dressed in a palace gown with dignified grace, emerged and stopped the attendant with a wave, shaking her head softly:

"Yu Mo, the young friend, has become a Profound Saint. We must not underestimate him."

Ai Cang Sheng turned his gaze back, his expression stern as he said with a humorless smile:

"First, Shen Yi Quan emerges in Yu Jing, and now Shui Gui's arrow returns to Sheng Shan."

"Every three days a small disturbance, every five days a major one. If Dao Qiong Cang is absent for even a moment, will the Sheng Huan Dian plaque be taken down for them tomorrow?"

The Jiu Ji Shen Shi had no words to counter.

Indeed, if there was no response after this arrow, whether storms would brew over the mountain was something anyone might test, probing the true strength of the Sheng Shen Dian Tang.

"I ask the Jiu Ji Shen Shi to push me to the hall's front. I'll handle everything that follows."

The attendant bowing in Sheng Huan Dian was shocked at the words.

Pushing the wheelchair was his duty—how could the noble Jiu Ji Shen Shi do it?

He stepped forward quickly, about to speak.

But the Jiu Ji Gui spirit body glanced at the black cloth on Ai Cang Sheng's lap, sensing the surging power within the young friend, and pondered briefly.

Yesterday, the Gui Mu wheelchair had been pushed by the attendant.

But now, the attendant absolutely could not push it.

"You may withdraw; I'll do it."

"Yes."

With such a direct command, the attendant dared not question and vanished.

The Jiu Ji Gui spirit body placed her hands on the wheelchair's back and pushed Ai Cang Sheng outside Sheng Huan Dian.

The view of heaven and earth suddenly opened up.

"You..."

"Rest assured, Jiu Ji Shen Shi."

The tense atmosphere made the Jiu Ji Gui spirit body's delicate brows furrow slightly, sensing something odd.

But since Ai Cang Sheng, the young friend, had said so, what could she do?

"Be careful," she whispered. "What arrow will you use?"

"The Evil God Arrow." Ai Cang Sheng lifted a corner of the black cloth on his lap, and evil intent rampaged around him, transforming into demonic figures clawing and howling.

"Ten zhang."

As he spoke, the Jiu Ji Gui spirit body quickly retreated ten zhang away, her elegant demeanor tinged with alarm.

The Evil God Arrow, condensed from the ultimate intent of evil god power.

That was ancestral source power! Was Ai Cang Sheng planning to shatter the entire Si Xiang Mi Jing?

Before she could advise further, she saw Ai Cang Sheng on the Gui Mu wheelchair draw his bow with both hands, pulling it to a full moon.

"Woo—"

In that instant, storm clouds gathered over Gui Zhe Sheng Shan.

Even in Yu Jing City below, eerie winds began to howl.

Countless gray, evil, sinful forces were extracted from the rocks, plants, and all living beings, drifting into the air and converging on the holy mountain.

On the Xie Zui Gong, the evil god power gathered, forming a massive arrow stained with gray, black, and red.

The Jiu Ji Gui spirit body's red lips parted slightly in astonishment.

She hadn't seen Ai Cang Sheng so enraged in decades. What had gotten into him today?

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a colossal Xie Zui Gong phantom appeared over the holy mountain.

The moment the evil god arrow formed on it, a sound of heavenly collapse echoed through the nine skies, and the sun and moon seemed to shift as the azure vault darkened.

Inside Si Xiang Mi Jing.

Shui Gui's smile froze on his face.

He had arrived full of spirit, even exchanging a few words with Ba Zun An for his entrance, but how had someone lost their temper so quickly?

Shui Gui looked up sharply.

Across two realms, through the Dao of Water, he sensed he had been locked on!

"Has he gone mad?"

"Has Ai Cang Sheng eaten gunpowder?"

If there was any power that posed a extreme threat to a Profound Saint, in this world, besides pure divine intent, only ancestral source power remained.

Ai Cang Sheng's election as one of the ten seats and his entry as an outsider into one of the three emperors at such a young age...

He was never one to be trifled with!

Shui Gui didn't dare take it lightly; he knew Ai Cang Sheng controlled evil god power.

From his core, Shui Gui was also cunning and scheming—otherwise, how could he have orchestrated the Void Island plot?

So now, he certainly wouldn't face Ai Cang Sheng's killing arrow head-on!

"Sheng Shou Wei An, I'll take my leave first."

Shui Gui hurriedly waved to the void; he and Wei An had met a few times when he was still Yu Mo:

"Ai Cang Sheng's arrow could shatter Si Xiang Mi Jing and kill three thousand trial participants. Go make trouble for the Sheng Shen Dian Tang—they're truly vicious!"

"If not, after today, I'll admit your Sheng Shou lineage has the strongest defense."

With that, Shui Gui turned into a bubble illusion and vanished.

Cen Qiaofu was left disoriented in the wind.

He looked up.

The water curtain in the sky was gone.

Shui Gui had fled, leaving him exposed to Ai Cang Sheng's sight?

He couldn't even block a basic Xie Zui Gong arrow!

Cen Qiaofu's scalp tingled as he faced the holy tribulation in the nine heavens, panicking and roaring: "Get back here, you old fool!"

In the void, hidden within the dao principles, Wei An's face darkened like ink upon hearing this, nearly spitting blood:

Dao Qiong Cang, I swear we're enemies!

Are you asleep? How could you let Ai Cang Sheng fire such an arrow?!

Even knowing Shui Gui might be using him, Wei An had no choice but to step forward at this moment.

He gazed toward Gui Zhe Sheng Shan, not even bothering to escape Si Xiang Mi Jing:

"Cang Sheng Dadi, stop at once!!!"

This saintly voice crossed Gong Yang Mountain, passed through Qi Lin Jie, entered Yu Jing City, and reached the ears of the Jiu Ji Gui Shen Shi.

But Ai Cang Sheng turned a deaf ear.

"Pop."

Shui Gui returned suddenly, a genial smile on his face:

"Sheng Shou Wei An, let me lend you a hand. Together, we'll guard Si Xiang Mi Jing!"

Wei An's eyes blazed with fury.

You were locked by Ai Cang Sheng's Dao Eye and couldn't escape, so you're back, using Si Xiang Mi Jing as a shield!

"I'll use the four symbols as a shield, the four symbols will use you as a shield. We'll stand together against the fallen Sheng Shen Dian Tang."

"Shut up!!"

"Then I'll leave?"

"Come back!!"

That sly Shui Gui, willing to use the trial participants as shields to force Ai Cang Sheng to lower his bow—Wei An didn't dare gamble.

No matter what, he had to prepare for the worst.

If Ai Cang Sheng really fired, having a Profound Saint nearby, even if he was forced onto this dark ship, was far better than facing the Xie Zui Gong arrow alone.

At that point, Wei An still held a sliver of hope.

He knew Cang Sheng Dadi wasn't just talking—he truly cared for the world's people and was a man of great compassion.

This arrow—he surely wouldn't fire it!

But this time, Wei An miscalculated...

"Twang!!!"

On Gui Zhe Sheng Shan, the sound shattered the gloomy clouds.

One Evil God Arrow shook the sacred heavens of Sheng Shen!