frightfiction Chapter 416: The Mystery of the 9th
Chapter 416: The Mystery of the 9th
The energy fluctuations spread out in all directions like a surging tide, shaking everything within billions of miles to the point of collapse.
On the first layer of the Jiuyou Continent, cracks thousands of miles deep appeared on the ground. Boiling magma gushed out of the cracks, emitting a pungent smell of sulfur.
The seemingly indestructible magic blade of the Seven Nights Demon God shattered like tofu the moment it came into contact with the golden palm.
Countless black fragments scattered in the air, sweeping across the entire continent with destructive power, killing countless demons.
In an instant, the sky collapsed and the earth broke apart. The entire first layer of the Jiuyou Continent became dead silent, without any sign of life.
With just one sword, he destroyed an entire world. Indra's power deeply shocked the dark demons in the lower levels.
The Demon God Qi Ye looked at this scene in disbelief, his eyes were wide open and bloodshot. He had never thought that he, the dignified Demon Emperor, could not even withstand a single move from Emperor Shitian.
"Impossible... You... What realm are you in?"
The voice of the Seven Night Demon God trembled. He felt that he was not facing a human being, but a real god.
Indra did not answer, but just snapped his fingers lightly.
"puff--"
A golden light flashed, and the black demon's body exploded instantly, turning into a black blood mist and disappearing into the air. The blood mist was filled with a foul smell.
"hiss--"
Under the Nine Netherworlds, all the demons gasped, their faces filled with fear and awe. They had never seen such a powerful force, which was beyond their comprehension.
The Seven-Night Demon God, one of the former leaders of the demon clan, is the faith in the hearts of all demon clan members. He has unparalleled cultivation and is invincible in both heaven and earth.
But he didn't expect that he would be killed by Emperor Shitian in one move. This was simply shocking and unbelievable.
However, before they could even sigh, they were already unable to speak, the horrifying aura had already made them unable to raise their heads.
Indra slowly descended and stood in the center of the ruins.
He looked around. The battlefield was in a mess, broken limbs were scattered all over the ground, everything around was destroyed, and the entire continent was dead silent.
Although he destroyed the first layer of the Jiuyou Continent with one move, he did not feel proud at all.
Something unexpected happened.
The land of Nine Netherworld is not as simple as he thought. With his supreme divine power, it is easy for him to destroy a big world. How can a mere Nine Netherworld block his palm?
But now, although Jiuyou suffered heavy damage and almost lost one of the eighteen layers, he still managed to block his palm.
His earth-shattering palm strike couldn't even shake the origin of Jiuyou, and the lowest layers were hardly affected.
What is even more incredible is that with his Dharma Eyes he cannot see through the entire Nine Netherworlds, especially the eighteenth layer at the bottom.
That layer was enveloped in endless darkness, like a black hole. No matter light or spiritual consciousness, once they approached, they would be ruthlessly swallowed up.
This is somewhat different from his previous calculations.
It stands to reason that the saint controls everything and nothing unexpected would happen, but it has happened now, which shows that the truth behind it is shocking.
His expression began to become solemn.
As the Heavenly Eye opened, a beam of divine light shot out, instantly piercing through the endless darkness and piercing through the eighteen layers of space like lightning.
This time, he used all his strength and finally figured out some clues.
"I see. It seems that my previous understanding of the Xuanhuang World was still a bit superficial!"
Under the observation of the Heavenly Eye, he discovered that the Nine Netherworld was not what people saw, and it did not have eighteen layers at all.
In fact, there is only one layer in the Nine Netherworlds, which is the bottom layer. The vastness of that layer is beyond imagination and is billions of times greater than that of the Xuanhuang Continent.
Such space and time is definitely not comparable to an ordinary big world. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a vast universe.
As for the seventeen floors above, they are actually evolutions of formations.
This formation, based on the Nine Netherworlds, progresses layer by layer, interpreting countless different time and space, small worlds, and secret realms.
Such a formation is simply horrifying.
Who could have imagined that the entire Nine Netherworld was covered by this boundless and huge formation? Such a method was truly incredible.
The seventeen layers of the formation formed seventeen barriers, which were covered with magic saint-level formation patterns and were extremely powerful.
Emperor Shitian estimated that even if a saint took action, it would be difficult to destroy this formation, let alone attack the core of Jiuyou.
However, why didn’t he discover such a large formation or trigger it at all when he entered Jiuyou before?
If the Seven Nights Demon God had used this formation against him that day, he would have had no chance of escaping.
The Spirit of the Ladder gave the answer to his question.
"Master, you have broken through the Saint Realm. My memory has finally been fully unlocked, and I have a better understanding of this world."
"The Xuanhuang World we live in is actually a part of the Xuanhuang Universe. The entire universe was created by a super powerful being named 'Pan'."
"Pan is the creator of the world, and should be the ancestor of this world, so he is called Panzu. Panzu's strength should be at the peak of the Great Dao Saint."
"The diameter of a universe opened up by a great saint is at least tens of millions of light years, and the diameter of the Xuanhuang Universe is close to 300 million light years, infinitely close to perfection!"
"In the beginning, there was only one continent in the entire Xuanhuang Universe, named Honghuang Continent, which was the predecessor of Xuanhuang Continent."
"Billions of years ago, the Great Dao Tribulation broke out, Pan Zu died, the Great Desolation collapsed, and its fragments turned into countless worlds."
"Its core is the current Xuanhuang Continent, but later a war for the Dao took place, and the continent collapsed again, splitting into seven parts."
"The pure air rises and turns into the heavenly paradise; the turbid air sinks and turns into the land of the Nine Netherworlds; the Xuanhuang Continent is in the center, and the Four Poles stand in the four directions."
"The spiritual energy of Xuanhuang Continent is gradually lost, and it is becoming increasingly difficult for cultivators to break through. Some top cultivators have entered the outer heavens or the four extreme places, causing the cultivation world on the continent to gradually decline."
"Affected by this, the Xuanhuang Continent is shrinking day by day. On the contrary, the other six places are thriving in cultivation, and new spaces are constantly being opened up. Their areas are much larger than the Xuanhuang Continent."
"However, Xuanhuang Continent is the core of the universe after all. Some saints are unwilling to see this universe fall into decline, and are trying every possible means to restore it."
"The Heavenly Ladder was born from this. It was refined by the joint efforts of seven saints in an attempt to connect all the fragmented worlds."
"And the ultimate goal is to use the Xuanhuang Continent as the core and integrate the worlds connected by the Heavenly World, the Nine Netherworlds, the Four Poles, and the Heavenly Ladder into one."
"Unfortunately, the world has changed drastically, the situation is extremely chaotic, and all parties are fighting endlessly. Even if the seven saints join forces, they cannot realize this wish."
"In the seven realms, the gods live in the outer world, and the demons live in the underworld. The two sides are naturally hostile to each other, and in the end, the gods from the outer world overwhelmed the demons from the underworld."
"The Outer Heavens united the Four Poles and the Human World to drive out the demons and monsters and seal them in the Netherworld."
"I didn't expect that despite being suppressed from all sides, Jiuyou Hand has remained standing..."