Invincible Divine Sword Chapter 2153: 2153: Xiaotian, You Really Appeared!
Previously on Invincible Divine Sword...
Amid the relentless onslaught from Heavenly Slaughter Buddha and Mad Demon, the Meng Family's protective grand array grew fainter by the 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 opted against getting involved.
Mad Demon didn't scare 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 meant nearly challenging the whole Buddha World's Buddha Sect.
As the Meng Family's grand array teetered on the brink of shattering beneath the savage barrage from Heavenly Slaughter Buddha and Mad Demon, the Nine Heaven Divine Phoenix shook his head and declared: “The Meng Family is probably finished!”
At this point, nobody had the courage to rescue the Meng Family.
Even longstanding families with close ties to the Meng Family stayed quiet during this crisis.
Given the Meng Family's strength, standing up to Heavenly Slaughter Buddha and Mad Demon was utterly impossible.
Before long, the Meng Family's grand array shattered, signaling the clan's impending erasure from history.
“Plenty of ancient clans appear mighty in peaceful times, yet when calamity strikes, they vanish entirely in a single night.” An elder from the Phoenix Clan shook his head and remarked.
Such tragedies had unfolded before their eyes far too many times.
“In this realm, nothing can save the Meng Family now.” Another Phoenix Clan elder added: “However, should we simply let Heavenly Slaughter Buddha and Mad Demon claim that Innate Star Core?”
The Phoenix Clan had journeyed billions of miles for this, so naturally, their experts balked at yielding the Innate Star Core to Heavenly Slaughter Buddha and Mad Demon so easily.
The Nine Heaven Divine Phoenix kept his composure and replied: “Hold on, snatching that Innate Star Core won't be straightforward for them.”
Even working together, Heavenly Slaughter Buddha and Mad Demon would require years to extract the Innate Star Core.
In that span, countless unforeseen events might occur.
Boom!
The joint barrage from Heavenly Slaughter Buddha and Mad Demon at last caused the Meng Family's grand array to fracture.
Witnessing the fissures forming across the Meng Family's grand array, the Meng Family Ancestor and all their powerhouses paled in terror. Continuing like this, the array could barely endure ten more blows from Heavenly Slaughter Buddha and Mad Demon!
It might not even hold out for 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 blows from Heavenly Slaughter Buddha, Mad Demon, and their allies carried a foreboding weight, plunging the Meng Family into deeper despair.
Ultimately, the cracks in the Meng Family's grand array, fueled by the assaults from Heavenly Slaughter Buddha and Mad Demon, extended everywhere, leaving just one final hit to 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 geared up for yet another brutal strike, a thunderous bellow erupted from the far-off heavens: “Everyone, halt!”
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 the audacity to command Heavenly Slaughter Buddha and Mad Demon to cease?
Despite the command, Heavenly Slaughter Buddha and Mad Demon pressed on, their forces relentlessly hammering the Meng Family's grand array.
Whoever had yelled at them would face consequences once the Meng Family's grand array fell!
Just as the onslaught from Heavenly Slaughter Buddha, Mad Demon, and their followers neared the Meng Family's grand array, a colossal Golden Cauldron plummeted from above.
As the Golden Cauldron descended, blazing 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 entire heaven and earth quaked violently.
Yet all witnessed that the Meng Family's grand array remained intact!
The onslaught from Heavenly Slaughter Buddha, Mad Demon, and their allies had been halted by this abrupt Golden Cauldron from the skies!
Shock gripped everyone as they gazed at this enormous golden cauldron, dwarfing the Meng Family's entire domain.
In this realm, a cauldron of such immense size truly existed!
This massive cauldron had just repelled not mere Harmonization Tenth Layer Realm assaults, but those from pinnacle Harmonization Tenth Layer Realm masters 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!
Plus, their nearly million-strong army of elite subordinates!
All repelled in one go!
Though it held firm, the impact made the glow on Master Ding’s cauldron surface flicker erratically.
Spotting the golden giant cauldron, Mad Demon pieced it together, and his face twisted in alarm. Moments after Mad Demon's reaction, a blue-robed silhouette emerged from the sky's vast expanse.
Then, he descended step by step.
Upon seeing the blue-robed figure, the Nine Heaven Divine Phoenix's expression shifted as well.
Though decades had passed since last laying eyes on Yang Xiaotian, recognizing him was effortless.
A millennium back, at the apprenticeship rite, that insignificant youth had evolved into a being who instilled fear even 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 horror.
Silence enveloped the entire heaven and earth.
The Meng Family Ancestor and experts stood dumbfounded by the sudden hush that descended with the youth's emergence.
Meng Bingxue, brimming with resolve to die fighting, beheld the blue-robed form stepping from the heavens; her lithe frame quivered, tears welling in her eyes.
Xiaotian!
You've come!
You truly have come!
As Meng Bingxue moved to approach and acknowledge Yang Xiaotian, various concealed powerhouses also spotted him, stirring to excitement as they stepped into view.
“That's 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 might, they humbled themselves profoundly in Yang Xiaotian's presence right then.
For these venerable powerhouses, offering homage to Yang Xiaotian felt like a profound privilege.
Though the Meng Family had rarely ventured out lately, the Ancestor and elders were well aware of Yang Xiaotian's legendary feats. After all, his ascension as Lord of Three Realms marked a historic milestone.
Hearing the resounding titles, 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!
Meanwhile, the Nine Heaven Divine Phoenix composed himself, advanced, and clasped his hands in greeting to Yang Xiaotian: “Feng Tian of the Phoenix Clan greets the Ancestor Dragon Primordial Demon Bright Heavenly Emperor!”
No matter his own strength, the Nine Heaven Divine Phoenix had to offer such a salute before Yang Xiaotian!
Seeing even the mighty Nine Heaven Divine Phoenix pay such respects to Yang Xiaotian shook everyone to their core, given his 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, as 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 swiftly followed suit.
While the Nine Heaven Divine Phoenix merely bowed, they dared not; instead, they all dropped to their knees.