Chapter 465: Thunder Rolls Over the Western Land

The ever-shifting stone array, an countless cubes arranging and combining, transformed into a floating formation that wildly plunged into the battlefield.

Qin Mu stood on the undulating colossal stones, observing the large and small blocks continuously changing and reconfiguring before him. These stones sometimes formed barriers and at other times swiftly scattered like dust.

He Yiyi possessed an exceptional mastery of formations. Under her command, the Jun Formation sliced into the battlefield, clearing a path for the He family's divine ability practitioners following behind.

*Boom!* A mountain giant charged forth, wielding an incredibly peculiar weapon: a massive, mountain-like club adorned with copper bells of all sizes. Even the smallest bell was terrifyingly immense.

The mountain giant slammed its club into the Jun Formation. As the club spun, the attached bells immediately clanged, and terrifying sound waves bombarded the formation, pulverizing stones into dust.

He Yiyi immediately altered the formation. Instantly, countless colossal stones clung to the massive club, completely engulfing the terrifying weapon. The bells were muffled, silenced.

The mountain giant laboriously lifted its club, only to see countless colossal stones rapidly rolling across it and crawling up its arm.

He Yiyi activated the formation, unleashing its power, and shattered the mountain giant's arm.

The mountain giant seemed oblivious. Its other hand reached out, extending into the stone array, grabbing towards He Yiyi. Immediately, this hand was covered by countless colossal stones, becoming increasingly heavy.

"The He family's formations are truly remarkable!" Qin Mu exclaimed in admiration. He suddenly leapt out of the Jun Formation, landing on the mountain giant's arm. Leaping with incredible agility, he shot towards the mountaintop.

The mountaintop was another battlefield, where numerous True Heaven Palace divine ability practitioners were engaged in a fierce, deadlocked battle against those from the Gong family.

Qin Mu charged to the mountaintop. With a raised hand, a ball of silver light exploded—his Sword Pellet. The two-foot-square Sword Pellet soared into the air, spinning rapidly as countless swords burst forth from it. Each flying sword transformed into a streak of light, weaving through the battling crowd!

Stab, lift, cloud, chop, cleave, point, collapse, hang, scoop, wipe, sweep, parry, intercept, flourish, coil, entwine, drill – these seventeen sword forms, ever-changing, combined with eight thousand swords and seventeen variations, enveloped all the women on the mountaintop.

Qin Mu's figure soared into the air, leaping downhill. Behind him, the eight thousand swords, like clouds driven by wind, followed closely and gathered above his head, clanging as they collided and reforming into a two-foot-square Sword Pellet.

On the mountaintop, True Heaven Palace divine ability practitioners suddenly fell one by one, instantly killed, leaving only the Gong family's female divine ability practitioners.

Below, on the mountainside, a grass dragon danced, catching Qin Mu. Xi Yuting, the matriarch of the Xi family, stood atop the massive dragon's head, as green vines, like serpents, surged roaringly forward beside her.

Countless green vines wildly grew, blossomed, and bore fruit in mid-air. These fruits, in turn, rooted and sprouted, carrying them through the mountains. Innumerable green vines transported the Xi family's female divine ability practitioners, enabling them to climb onto the mountain giants and root themselves among the stones.

The female divine ability practitioners activated their powers, causing plants and vines to sprout all over the mountain giants, dismembering them.

Suddenly, terrifying fluctuations emanated from the Vermilion Bird Orb. A colossal Vermilion Bird flapped its wings, and a raging sea of fire surged towards Xi Yuting in the mountains.

Xi Yuting performed her art atop the grass dragon's head, enveloping herself in countless green lights, transforming into a colossal ball of grass that collided with the sea of fire.

Instantly, the colossal grass ball ignited in the fierce flames. By the time it passed through the sea of fire, only a two to three-zhang square portion remained.

The grass ball split open, and Xi Yuting, carrying Qin Mu, shot skyward on a green vine's leaf, rising higher and higher.

Qin Mu leapt down from the vine leaf, tracing a downward diagonal line in mid-air. He reached towards his head and drew the Carefree Sword from the Sword Pellet.

The Carefree Sword grew larger with the wind. The other thousands of flying swords successively clanged against it, merging into its form.

His descent grew swifter, his momentum stronger. With a loud *boom*, his figure crashed onto the head of a mountain giant, causing the colossal creature to stumble.

The terrifying ripple caused by his landing transformed into a shockwave, sending numerous True Heaven Palace female disciples on the mountaintop flying. Only a few women at the Seven Stars and Celestial Being realms could barely remain standing.

Just then, the air around him exploded, and space vibrated with a hum – the power unleashed as the Carefree Sword cleaved downwards.

*Boom!* As the sword cleaved forward, the instant it landed, the mountain giant's head erupted with cracking sounds. A massive fissure split its skull. Although it didn't completely cleave the giant's head, the power of this single sword strike was extraordinary.

As the Carefree Sword struck down, countless flying swords rotated out from within it, slicing forward. *Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh* – in an instant, eight thousand flying swords spun from one side of the mountaintop to the other, slicing through.

In mid-air, severed limbs rained down. Before they could even fall, Qin Mu had already charged forward, sword in hand, his blade flashing as he cut between the two True Heaven Palace experts at the Celestial Being realm.

The two women at the Celestial Being realm were caught off guard. Having already sustained several sword strikes, they now found themselves in close quarters with Qin Mu, the three of them moving like flitting butterflies.

These two women were, after all, True Heaven Palace masters. Although not adept at close combat and wounded by Qin Mu, their profound cultivation, far surpassing his, allowed them to quickly regain their footing.

The two women's primordial spirits flew out, their upper bodies hovering in mid-air. Just as they were about to pounce on Qin Mu, grass dragons suddenly attacked, rooting themselves at their feet and rapidly entwining them.

Xi Yuting, the Xi family matriarch, descended onto the head of this mountain giant. No sooner had she landed than she saw Qin Mu leap up and vanish into the air.

The two True Heaven Palace Celestial Being experts each had a red mark on their forehead; their physical bodies had been pierced and their brains destroyed by his Carefree Sword.

Xi Yuting arrived only a step after Qin Mu. She saw that he had already annihilated the True Heaven Palace divine ability practitioners on this mountaintop, leaving only two Celestial Being realm masters. She knew that if these masters released their primordial spirits, Qin Mu would certainly be no match for them and might be obliterated by a combined attack, so she acted to restrain their physical bodies.

She hadn't expected Qin Mu to conclude the battle so swiftly. She had only just landed on the mountaintop when Qin Mu had already seized the opportunity to kill the two Celestial Being realm masters.

Xi Yuting looked out and saw him speeding through the air. Countless flying swords whistled forward, spreading flat beneath his feet, carrying him as he fled far into the sky.

"The Heavenly Devil Cult Master is truly extraordinary!" Xi Yuting exclaimed in admiration.

As Qin Mu charged towards the next mountain giant, terrifying auras suddenly emanated from True Heaven Palace. One after another, True Heaven Palace masters burst out of the palace, rushing directly into the battlefield.

"Quite a few True Heaven Palace masters... The elders must be making their move, right? Their targets are the heads of the great families!"

No sooner had he thought this than he saw Mu Yingxue riding a white cloud towards the True Heaven Palace masters. Behind her, Fu Yunxi activated her divine ability, causing a surging sea of clouds to follow Mu Yingxue.

Qin Mu retracted his sword. Employing the Heaven Stealing Divine Legs, he sprinted wildly, catching up to Mu Yingxue in a few breaths and standing beside her on the cloud.

"You poison! I boost!" The two exchanged a smile.

They met the True Heaven Palace experts. The True Heaven Palace elders at the Life and Death realm directly released their primordial spirits, which transformed into the demonic god forms of the Four Great Spirits, charging towards Qin Mu and Mu Yingxue.

Mu Yingxue and Qin Mu flicked their fingers continuously, one administering poison, the other a supplement that boosted the poison's potency. No sooner had they both employed their methods than a sea of clouds surged from behind, engulfing them. This sea of clouds, laden with potent poison, then rushed towards the True Heaven Palace elders – it was Fu Yunxi making her move.

The sea of clouds churned, submerging the True Heaven Palace elders along with their primordial spirits.

These elders were indeed extraordinary, each employing their methods to break through the sea of clouds. Suddenly, their faces changed dramatically as their flesh and bones dissolved, their primordial spirits disintegrated, and they transformed into piles of withered bones that plummeted from mid-air.

When the world's third and fourth ranked grandmasters of poison arts joined forces, not only them, but even deities couldn't withstand it!

Qin Mu and Mu Yingxue separated, each charging towards other mountain giants.

*Boom.* A mountain giant collapsed with a crash, its massive body hitting the ground and causing terrifying tremors. Cheers erupted from the He family's divine ability practitioners, followed by another deafening crash as yet another mountain giant fell.

The great families, joining forces, fought with fierce determination, toppling one mountain giant after another. The Fang family, controlling mountains and rivers, dismembered the mountain giants, transforming them into hundreds of smaller hill giants that continued to join the battle. With the He family's formations, the Fu family's celestial phenomena attacks, the Xi family's plant manipulation, the Gong family's great rivers, the Mu family's potent poisons, and the Luo family's sword attacks, they continuously expanded their advantage.

Finally, the battle gradually subsided. In front of True Heaven Palace, only thousands of hill giants remained, and countless divine ability practitioners from various families stood panting in the ruins. True Heaven Palace's mountain giants had finally been cleared.

Tens of thousands of female divine ability practitioners looked up, excitedly gazing at True Heaven Palace, high above.

This time, they had finally succeeded, reaching the front of this sacred place and about to step into this symbol of divine authority, thereby conquering the divine authority of the West!

Although they had sacrificed countless sisters, overthrowing True Heaven Palace was a monumental achievement, and any sacrifice was worth it!

Silence fell over True Heaven Palace. Suddenly, sounds of metal clanging echoed, and divine power gradually permeated the palace, growing stronger and stronger. Centered on True Heaven Palace, this power surged in all directions, suppressing the divine ability practitioners of the great families below, making it hard for them to breathe.

The clanging sounds of metal grew louder and louder. Finally, a dazzling golden demonic god statue, with tightly closed eyes, walked out of the palace gate. Its figure was robust, over ten zhang tall, and runes on its body flickered on and off.

The statue opened its eyes, and divine light pierced the sky and swept across the earth, as if it were a living deity!

Then, a second statue emerged, followed by a third, a fourth, a fifth...

Seven statues consecutively walked out of True Heaven Palace, standing before the palace gate, the divine light from their eyes illuminating the surroundings.

These statues, awakened by the Spirit-Summoning Art, had undergone countless ages of refinement, becoming exceptionally powerful, as if they were deities.

From True Heaven Palace, sounds of marching echoed again as tens of thousands of divine ability practitioners from the Yu family streamed out. The True Heaven Palace Mistress appeared below the palace gate, scanning the various clan warriors below, who were preparing to attack True Heaven Palace, with a sneer on her face.

Everyone's hearts turned cold. Their various clans had already suffered over a hundred thousand casualties to clear True Heaven Palace's mountain giant guardians. Yet, this was merely True Heaven Palace's outer strength; its core strength remained intact and was even more terrifying!

These seven statues, awakened by Spirit-Summoning, were likely enough to sweep aside all their great families!

Coupled with tens of thousands of Yu family experts, what awaited them would be complete annihilation!

Qin Mu looked around. Even He Yiyi, Fang Caidie, and Luo Yinyu showed despair on their faces.

"Sister Yunxi, you can control celestial phenomena, can you control lightning?" Qin Mu asked, approaching Fu Yunxi.

Fu Yunxi nodded, saying sadly, "My Fu family is skilled at controlling celestial phenomena, and lightning is also a celestial phenomenon. However, after this battle, I fear the art of celestial phenomena in the West will become a lost art..."

Qin Mu smiled slightly. "How much lightning can you control?"

Fu Yunxi was slightly startled and looked at him.

Qin Mu took out the True Dragon's Lair and said in a deep voice, "Fatty Dragon, come here!"

The Dragon Qilin immediately scurried over. Qin Mu leapt onto its back, took out the Five Thunder Pot, and placed it on the Dragon Qilin's forehead.

The Dragon Qilin shuddered with fright and quickly forced a laugh, "Cult Master, Human Emperor, Master Qin! What are you doing? This humble beast is frail and bony; how can I endure a death by ten thousand thunderbolts?"

Qin Mu reassured it, "With the Fu family's experts here, not a single hair on you will be harmed. Get up and fly forward."

The Dragon Qilin trembled and took flight, stepping on fiery clouds.

Qin Mu said in a deep voice, "Sister Yunxi, have all the Fu family disciples follow me!"

In front of True Heaven Palace, the True Heaven Palace Mistress watched with a smile as the Dragon Qilin carried Qin Mu aloft. Qin Mu grinned at her, then suddenly tossed up the Sword Pellet. The Sword Pellet vibrated and split, and eight thousand swords moved in unison, *whoosh, whoosh, whoosh*, stabbing into the Five Thunder Pot!