Volume One, Chapter Seventy-Seven: A Battle That Shook the Heavens

Chapter Seventy-Seven: A Battle That Shakes the Heavens

As Tu Zhe unleashed his mystical power, Indra immediately soared into the air. The impact of this supernatural ability was unparalleled. Though the old emperor had witnessed and experienced the time reversal of Yama Lord Mou Xiu Lou Tuo, it was always fraught with uncertainty—even Mou Xiu Lou Tuo himself could not control whether he would return to the past. To return to the real world, he had to bring back all those who had been swept into the reversal.

Now, however, Tu Zhe’s power allowed him to remain in the present, simply casting those who entered the river of time into the past. That meant, as long as Tu Zhe willed it, these great saints thrown into the bygone ages would wander forever in lost eras, doomed to die there.

Moreover, Tu Zhe executed this power effortlessly, unlike Mou Xiu Lou Tuo, who struggled with its use—he seemed to summon it instantly. Did this mean, if Tu Zhe desired, he could throw the old emperor wherever he wished as well?

This... was beyond comprehension...

Utterly... terrifying...

Mou Xiu Lou Tuo himself stood stunned before the Lotus Palace, watching the celestial scene unfold, unable to believe his own eyes.

Instantaneous time reversal at will?

Standing outside the river of time, manipulating its laws?

Oh, pig butcher, what profound realm have you attained in the laws of time?

Mou Xiu Lou Tuo felt an impatient urge to seek Tu Zhe’s instruction. Damn it, if you would teach me what you’ve grasped, I’d gladly become your disciple.

Lotus leaf!

Even the old devil Mara was filled with awe. The laws of time—damn, he’d lived billions of years and never understood them, while this brat had mastered them so easily?

Envy, jealousy, resentment? There’s no need for any of that, ha ha.

Who was he? He was Mara’s own disciple—how could he hate his own student?

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What he thought, he spoke aloud. Thus, all the heavens of the Desire Realm learned of Tu Zhe’s miraculous power, coveted even by the old devil Mara to the point of drooling.

Lotus leaf!

O heavenly multitudes, together we have witnessed an almost impossible miracle. A host of great saints—gone without a trace, neither living nor dead. This miracle confirms my earlier prophecy: the Naga clan will be... annihilated!

As the billions of celestial beings began to roar, Mara suddenly cried out, “Serpent fiend, how dare you—!”

His voice was filled with undisguised anger and fear, instantly gripping the hearts of every celestial being.

Looking up at the sky, they saw an enormous dragon claw appear, snatching almost all the comets in its grasp, crushing them with a crackling sound, and then flinging the vast debris beyond the heavens.

The hundreds of saints still fighting desperately against the comets were finally rescued.

At the same time, another colossal dragon claw shattered the thick ice cap at the sea’s bottom, reaching straight for Tu Zhe, who had just withdrawn his time reversal.

No need to ask—it was the infamous Naga clan’s great demon Dragon King, Ti Tou Lai Zha, who had struck.

Ti Tou Lai Zha, the great demon Dragon King, was a mid-stage emperor, a formidable figure in the Three Realms, whose power rivaled even the demon god of the demon body. Even Indra would avoid him, and the renowned Yama Lord Mou Xiu Lou Tuo dared not claim certain victory against him.

Ti Tou Lai Zha’s attack was earth-shattering, breaking through Tu Zhe’s barrier in one blow. Tu Zhe’s cultivation time was limited, and reaching this realm was already commendable. In terms of supernatural power, to match the old Rahu, he would need further insight and cultivation. If Rahu himself had cast this power, Ti Tou Lai Zha would have had to risk destroying his own body to barely break it.

Now, Ti Tou Lai Zha’s dragon claw pierced layer upon layer of folded space, unstoppable as it reached for Tu Zhe, intent on ending him in a single stroke.

Taken off guard, Tu Zhe’s barrier was shattered; a wave of destructive power touched him, breaking through his body instantaneously, as if thousands of blades sliced him to pieces. He cried out, rolling thousands of yojanas before he could stabilize himself.

The invading force shattered his flesh and meridians. Even the divine king Brahma crystal within Tu Zhe’s swallowing thief was battered and chipped by it.

In that moment, the powder shaved from the Brahma crystal transformed into a torrent of Brahma essence, surging through his limbs and bones, every cell and pore, instantly repairing the damage caused by Ti Tou Lai Zha. More Brahma essence continued to convert, relieving Tu Zhe’s pain, revitalizing him, and causing his energy to overflow.

He hadn’t expected that Ti Tou Lai Zha’s sneak attack, while inflicting harm, would also trigger an eruption of the Brahma crystal’s world power.

Moreover, this power could repair meridians and restore the body. Overjoyed, Tu Zhe fixed his gaze on Ti Tou Lai Zha.

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Damn it, the speed at which I refine the divine king Brahma crystal can’t match your mighty strike. That blow alone helped me refine at least three percent of its world power. Should I hate you or thank you, haha?

Ramo, let your dragon claws strike even harder!

At that instant, as Mara shouted in fury, Ti Tou Lai Zha, the great demon Dragon King, launched another claw, sending Tu Zhe tumbling thousands of yojanas.

Tu Zhe’s body was tattered, blood gushing, energy radiating wildly—he looked wretched, nearly at death’s door.

Yet, after being struck away by the Dragon King, he managed to stagger upright, laughing at his foe: “Damn it, did you skip breakfast, or were you malnourished as a child? Is this all you’ve got to kill me? Pah—”

Mara, who had nearly intervened, stopped himself with a lotus leaf, watching closely—now he had no mood for boastful commentary.

In the imperial city of Moppo, Yueyi covered her mouth, eyes brimming with tears, nearly sobbing. Rahu, who had threatened several times to intervene, held his heavenly treasure weapon, watching Tu Zhe’s every move.

Suddenly, Rahu laughed, saying, “Daughter, why cry? Is your precious brother so easy to kill? Just keep watching, ha ha—”

With that, he drank deeply.

Yueyi realized something was amiss. In just a few breaths, Tu Zhe had endured over a dozen blows from Ti Tou Lai Zha’s dragon claws. Though his body still lay in ruins, blood spraying everywhere, he remained standing, his energy growing ever stronger, swirling around him like a rainbow.

Yueyi stopped crying, wiped her tears, and stared intently at the sky.

Meanwhile, after unleashing more than a dozen strikes, Ti Tou Lai Zha broke free from the ice, the vast ice cap beneath his feet melting into sea water and vanishing in an instant.

The demon Dragon King strode across the waves, his face cold, heading straight for Tu Zhe. He asked calmly,

“Tell me, where have you sent my great saints?”