Invincible Divine Sword Chapter 2153: 2153: Xiaotian, You Really Appeared!
Previously on Invincible Divine Sword...
Amid the relentless barrages from Heavenly Slaughter Buddha and Mad Demon, the Meng Family's protective grand array grew fainter with each passing moment.
Powerhouses from various realms rushed to the scene, yet the overwhelming might of Heavenly Slaughter Buddha and Mad Demon kept them at a distance, forcing them to observe from afar.
The Phoenix Clan had even shown up.
This time, the Nine Heaven Divine Phoenix brought along hundreds of thousands of elite Phoenix Clan warriors.
Still, confronting Heavenly Slaughter Buddha and Mad Demon, the Nine Heaven Divine Phoenix decided against getting involved.
Mad Demon held no fear for him.
His real concern was Heavenly Slaughter Buddha!
Heavenly Slaughter Buddha's prowess needed no explanation; more importantly, he now essentially commanded the Buddha World's Buddha Sect.
Crossing Heavenly Slaughter Buddha was nearly the same as provoking the whole Buddha World's Buddha Sect.
As the Meng Family's grand array teetered on the brink of shattering beneath the savage onslaught from Heavenly Slaughter Buddha and Mad Demon, the Nine Heaven Divine Phoenix shook his head and remarked: “The Meng Family might be finished!”
At this point, absolutely no one dared to come to the Meng Family's aid.
Even those ancient clans that typically maintained friendly ties with the Meng Family opted for silence in this crisis.
Given the Meng Family's strength, they stood no chance against the combined might of Heavenly Slaughter Buddha and Mad Demon.
Before long, the Meng Family's grand array shattered, signaling the clan's impending erasure from history.
“Plenty of ancient families appear mighty in peaceful times, yet when calamity strikes, they can vanish entirely in a single night.” An elder ancestor from the Phoenix Clan sighed while shaking his head.
Such tragedies had unfolded before their eyes far too many times.
“In this world, the Meng Family can no longer be saved by anyone.” Another Phoenix Clan ancestor declared: “But are we simply going to let Heavenly Slaughter Buddha and Mad Demon claim that Innate Star Core?”
The Phoenix Clan had journeyed billions of miles for this, so naturally, numerous Phoenix Clan experts balked at surrendering the Innate Star Core to Heavenly Slaughter Buddha and Mad Demon so easily.
The Nine Heaven Divine Phoenix kept his composure and replied: “No need to hurry; acquiring that Innate Star Core won't be straightforward for them.”
Even with Heavenly Slaughter Buddha and Mad Demon working together, extracting the Innate Star Core would demand years of effort.
During those years, countless unforeseen events might occur.
Boom!
The Meng Family's grand array finally started fracturing under the joint bombardment from Heavenly Slaughter Buddha and Mad Demon.
Witnessing the fissures forming across the Meng Family's grand array, the Meng Family Ancestor and all their experts paled in horror. Continuing like this, it could barely endure another ten blows from Heavenly Slaughter Buddha and Mad Demon!
It might not even last ten!
With Heavenly Slaughter Buddha and Mad Demon unleashing their devastating strikes nonstop, the fissures in the Meng Family's grand array widened relentlessly.
The onslaughts from Heavenly Slaughter Buddha, Mad Demon, and their allies loomed like dire portents, plunging the Meng Family into deepening despair.
Ultimately, the fractures in the Meng Family's grand array, hammered by Heavenly Slaughter Buddha and Mad Demon, extended to every inch, and just one final hit would demolish it entirely.
In that instant, Meng Bingxue clutched the Myriad Domains Token Yang Xiaotian had given her, prepared to battle alongside the Meng Family disciples until the end.
Right when Heavenly Slaughter Buddha and Mad Demon prepared to unleash yet another brutal assault, a thunderous bellow erupted from the far-off heavens: “Everyone stop!”
The voice boomed like rolling thunder from the gods, reverberating through the surroundings.
The Nine Heaven Divine Phoenix and all onlookers froze in astonishment.
Who possessed such audacity to command Heavenly Slaughter Buddha and Mad Demon to halt?
Despite hearing the command, Heavenly Slaughter Buddha and Mad Demon pressed on, their followers joining in the assault against the Meng Family's grand array.
As for the one who had shouted to stop them, they intended to handle that matter once the Meng Family's grand array fell!
Just as the barrage from Heavenly Slaughter Buddha, Mad Demon, and their forces neared the Meng Family's grand array, a colossal Golden Cauldron plummeted from above.
As the Golden Cauldron descended, its golden flames lit up innumerable layers of space-time.
Boom!
The strikes from Heavenly Slaughter Buddha and Mad Demon collided with the Golden Cauldron.
A deafening explosion resounded.
The heavens and earth quaked violently.
Yet all witnessed that the Meng Family's grand array held firm!
The onslaught from Heavenly Slaughter Buddha, Mad Demon, and their allies had been repelled by this abrupt Golden Cauldron from the skies!
Shock gripped everyone as they gazed at this enormous golden cauldron, spanning larger than the Meng Family's entire domain.
In this realm, a cauldron of such immense size truly existed!
This massive cauldron had just endured not mere assaults from average Harmonization Tenth Layer Realm masters, but the full force from pinnacle Harmonization Tenth Layer Realm powerhouses like Heavenly Slaughter Buddha and Mad Demon!
One being the Buddha Sect's second-in-command!
The other, the Demon Sect's second-in-command!
Furthermore, nearly a million of their formidable subordinates joined in!
All of it repelled!
Though it blocked the attack, the glow on the cauldron's surface wavered unstably from the impact.
Spotting the golden giant cauldron, Mad Demon sensed something and his face twisted in realization. Moments after Mad Demon's expression shifted, a blue-robed figure emerged from the sky's depths.
Then, he descended step by step.
Upon seeing the blue-robed figure, the Nine Heaven Divine Phoenix's face also altered.
Though many years had elapsed since last laying eyes on Yang Xiaotian, recognizing him remained impossible to avoid.
A millennium ago, at the apprenticeship ceremony, the youth who seemed like a mere insect had evolved into a being that now instilled terror in him.
At that juncture, numerous Demon Sect followers among Mad Demon's hundreds of thousands also identified Yang Xiaotian, their faces draining of color in terror.
Silence enveloped the entire heaven and earth.
The Meng Family Ancestor and experts stood dumbfounded by the sudden hush that blanketed heaven and earth upon the young man's arrival.
Meng Bingxue, brimming with resolve to fight to her last breath, beheld the blue-robed figure emerging from the skies; her lithe form quivered, and tears welled in her eyes.
Xiaotian!
You appeared!
You really appeared!
As Meng Bingxue moved to approach and acknowledge Yang Xiaotian, various hidden powerhouses also spotted him and stirred with excitement, stepping into view.
“It is the Ancestor Dragon Primordial Demon Bright Heavenly Emperor!”
“We pay respects to the Ancestor Dragon Primordial Demon Bright Heavenly Emperor!”
One after another, the powerhouses knelt in reverence to Yang Xiaotian, their voices laced with thrill and deference.
Regardless of their ancient lineage or formidable strength, they displayed utmost humility in Yang Xiaotian's presence at that moment.
For these venerable, mighty figures, offering homage to Yang Xiaotian felt like a profound privilege.
Although the Meng Family had rarely ventured out in recent years, the Ancestor and all elders had caught wind of Yang Xiaotian's exploits. After all, his ascension to Lord of Three Realms marked a historic milestone.
Hearing the honorifics, the Meng Family Ancestor and elders reeled in shock, grasping that the youth who had just rescued them was none other than the Lord of Three Realms!
By then, the Nine Heaven Divine Phoenix had composed himself, advanced, and clasped his hands in greeting toward Yang Xiaotian: “Feng Tian of the Phoenix Clan greets the Ancestor Dragon Primordial Demon Bright Heavenly Emperor!”
No matter his own might, the Nine Heaven Divine Phoenix had to offer this salute before Yang Xiaotian!
Seeing even the Nine Heaven Divine Phoenix render such respect to Yang Xiaotian shook everyone to their core, given the Nine Heaven Divine Phoenix's legendary status—a peer to Long Yi in bygone eras.
In certain ways, the Nine Heaven Divine Phoenix's influence even edged out Mad Demon's, since with the Phoenix Ancestor in seclusion, he now led the Phoenix Clan.
“We pay respects to the Ancestor Dragon Primordial Demon Bright Heavenly Emperor!” The throng of Phoenix Clan experts, observing their leader the Nine Heaven Divine Phoenix salute, wasted no time and quickly followed suit.
However, while the Nine Heaven Divine Phoenix merely bowed, they dared not stop there and all dropped to their knees.