"Ao~~~"

The Devouring Sky Beast kept issuing ear-piercing howls, as its dismal green blood burst from its body. It resembled acidic rain falling from the heavenly vault, dyeing the void and the land a dark green color, filled with the stench of blood.

"Cultivating for countless eons, I never expected to be outdone by a youngster!" Golden Boat City Lord stood atop the city walls, quietly watching Li Qingming fiercely pummel the Devouring Sky Beast, and uttered with a sigh.

"Amitabha Buddha! Each has their own karma, Golden Boat benefactor, you should not be attached to such thoughts!" Shakyamuni observed the situation with a more open mind, and after a light chant of Buddha's name, he continued to say: "Although I am reluctant to admit, it is undeniable that the Buddhist Sect of the Third Epoch has been overshadowed by the Taoist Sect primarily because of Master Li!"

Golden Boat glanced at Shakyamuni and chuckled lightly: "You are indeed open-minded!"

"Ao..."

Just then, a howl, distinctly different from the earlier ones, suddenly erupted. The immense force caused the heavenly vault to crack, and the countless stars in the depths of the universe all trembled in unison. If it weren't for the support of the Heavenly Dao Laws, all would have been at risk of crashing down at this moment.

In the distant sky, the body of the Devouring Sky Beast began to elongate. Its twenty-zhang long body inflated like a balloon, quickly swelling to a hundred zhang. With a toss of its head, it sent the radiant Qiankun Tripod flying and stood atop the Cangqiong. Its four sturdy legs resembled pillars holding up the sky.

This was an immensely terrifying scene; the beast, covered in scale armor that shone under the starlight with a sinister cold gleam, was larger and more magnificent than any mountain. Its thick tail swung back and forth, turning the surrounding clouds into a sieve, creating a rather shocking sight.

The power of the stars churned like a cascading waterfall, pouring down as the Devouring Sky Beast roared towards the sky. Its crimson eyes emitted a cold, merciless light, its gaping maw revealed sharp steel teeth dripping with saliva, seemingly ready to Swallow Heaven and Devour Earth.

It lowered its massive head, akin to a crocodile feeding, with its gaping mouth wide open, emitting a terrifying suction force.

All Spiritual Energy within a radius of dozens of miles, along with the silver-white star power from the distant Star Domain, was devoured by the beast's immense suction power.

The Great Mountains within the ten-mile radius all shook together, and the thousand-zhang high peaks emitted deafening sounds.

"Boom!"

After being viciously hammered by Li Qingming tens of thousands of times, the Devouring Sky Beast became very irritable and couldn't wait to launch a counterattack.

The Spiritual Energy, the power of the stars, and everything within the mountains were all swallowed by the Devouring Sky Beast. It shattered the heavenly vault with its roars, flames of rage soaring to the sky, vowing to grind Li Qingming to dust.

"Gululong!"

Eventually, everything within a hundred miles was leveled by the Devouring Sky Beast.

Within a hundred miles, there was nothing left - no starlight, no trees or flowers, not even tall mountains. There was only the pitch-black starry sky and the naked plains and sandy land.

Li Qingming simply stood there, quietly observing the Devouring Sky Beast opposite him, without making a move, wanting to see what it would do.

"Pfft!"

Suddenly, a faint spitting sound rang in Li Qingming's ears, and through the power of the Primordial Spirit, he clearly saw the Devouring Sky Beast spitting out an orb about a zhang in diameter from its mouth.

Immediately after, the rolling Tao Heavenly Sound thundered, and one golden Tao Rune after another flashed on the orb. As the golden Tao Runes appeared, the orb gradually began to change shape, forming a mountain as towering as Taishan, standing high above the sky.

At the same time, a mysterious force, almost tearing at the soul, emanated from the mountain, causing everyone on the city walls to turn pale, even feeling a strong sense of suffocation, as if they were being crushed to the point of being unable to breathe!

"Roar!"

The crimson eyes of the Devouring Sky Beast twinkled, and it suddenly roared towards the sky. With a push against the mountain, it sent the massive mountain, which could have punctured a huge hole in the sky, flying towards Li Qingming, clearly intent on crushing him completely.

Li Qingming's heart chilled. This mature Devouring Sky Beast was indeed formidable. Not even a peak Saint mighty power could withstand such a mountainous attack with ease. To break it, he would have to ruthlessly shatter it without mercy.

"You have your mountain, and I have my Heaven-reaching Giant Pillar!" Li Qingming said coldly with a smile, put away the Qiankun Tripod, and then raised his hand, and the translucent white Qiankun Ruler appeared above his head.

"Qiankun transforms; Buzhou turns to void!" He muttered a tongue-twisting spell, lightly sliding his right hand over his left wrist, and a streak of bright red blood shot out from the cut, entering the Qiankun Ruler above his head.

"Hum!"

Hovering above Li Qingming's head, the Qiankun Ruler, enveloped by the rich Yuqing True Essence and the overwhelming Blood Qi, slowly grew taller and longer.

In an instant, a Sky-reaching Mountain appeared out of thin air, so high its peak could not be seen, with a base so vast its edges were imperceptible.

Although the entire mountain was initially blurry, it swiftly became clear, abundant with flowers, trees, and teeming with small animals and Spiritual Birds, standing between Heaven and Earth like a pillar connecting heaven to earth.

"Mount Buzhou!" Golden Boat City Lord, who lived under Mount Buzhou for countless years, as well as all the city lords of the twelve cities, all cried out in alarm.

Indeed, the mountain that Li Qingming had transformed using the Qiankun Ruler was Mount Buzhou.

It was like tearing through the time and space of the Primordial, breaking the binds of space to come forth, carrying an endless overwhelming might, forcing everyone to kneel to the ground, shaking both body and soul, feeling from the depths of their beings the indomitable will of Pangu, the battle spirit and stubbornness that could fight the Heavenly Dao!

Great Mountain rises, Buzhou stands supreme in the world!

The imposing mountain, driven by the Devouring Sky Beast, collides towards Li Qingming! The honest and steady Mount Buzhou, towering above Li Qingming's head, exudes a godly and overwhelming presence!

The Sky-reaching Mountain collides with the Heaven-supporting Buzhou!

At this moment, both forces have fully erupted, what follows is the collision of the two, to see which one will ultimately survive.

"Boom!"

In an instant, space seems to have paused, Spiritual Energy no longer swirls, and the Heavenly Vault does not crack, the two massive mountains are in a state of extreme stillness.

Then, an endless roar echoes through the Nine Heavens and ten lands.

Following that, an incomparably tyrannical aura rolls up to the Nine Heavens, as if the Heavens were falling and the Earth was overturning, with a terrifying magnificence that spreads out like waves in all directions.

Unmatched energy fluctuations roar like great waves, surging, and everywhere there are terrifying billows, destructive lightwaves everywhere, the Heavenly Vault completely collapses, and stars above the Nine Heavens are affected by the collision of the two mountains, beginning to fall crazily from the Star Domain.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

On the ground, massive pits appear one after another, searing stars embedded with scorching fire fall to the ground, firmly lodged within the pits, emitting an infinite aura.

"Die!" Li Qingming's eyes shoot out a cold gleam, his body flies behind Mount Buzhou, his right hand instantaneously transforms into an enormous bear-paw spectral claw, striking furiously.

"Rumble!"

A palm print several zhang deep appears atop Mount Buzhou, followed by a loud noise, the Devouring Sky Beast's Sky-reaching Mountain is directly crushed into smithereens by Mount Buzhou.

"Ao~~~"

The Devouring Sky Beast didn't even see how Li Qingming made his move when it felt a pain in its head, smashed into a pulp by Mount Buzhou, its hundred-zhang long headless body deflates like a pierced balloon, flying out for several miles.

Its bones emit a series of crisp cracks, its thick limbs bent in bizarre angles, its long tail also breaking into several pieces, it's obviously beyond saving!

The Devouring Sky Beast is utterly defeated!

Li Qingming, with Mount Buzhou above his head, floats in the Void, his eyes sparkling, hair dancing, green robe fluttering, exuding an air of unrivaled dominance.

"Good! Truly worthy of being a successor of Swallowing Heaven!" The long knife trembles lightly, brilliant light circulating, as if it's excited.

Li Qingming's eyes fire two sharp rays, and looking at the long knife, he says coldly: "Still two strikes to go!"

"Hmph, arrogance is good! But too much of it is conceit!" The voice of the long knife's owner is eerily cold, once more saying ruthlessly: "Brace yourself, the second strike, Void Hidden Bell!"

As soon as the voice falls, almost mimicking the scene when calling the Devouring Sky Beast, essences from all directions sweep the Cangqiong, swallowed by the long knife, with endless Primordial Power churning, the knife manifests protrusions again.

On top of the city walls, everyone becomes enraged at this scene.

"Damn it, not again?!" Long Xuhu raises his voice by an octave, his face turning instantly red.

"Amitabha, this is indeed a bit too much!" Chanting Buddha's name, Shakyamuni also shows a face full of seriousness.

Mang Niu grumbles, "Who the heck is the owner of this long knife? How utterly shameless can you be?"

…

"Dang…"

While everyone is angrily cursing, a long bell chime suddenly emits from the long knife, making the entire Heaven and Earth seemingly resonate and tremble.

It is a purple Big Bell, carved with Sun, Moon, and Stars, forests and flowers, Fierce Beasts and Spiritual Birds, and a myriad of mountains and rivers. It encompasses everything, with Tao rhythm soaring high; it's hard to believe that in this world, there exists such Strange Objects similar to the outer wall carvings of the Qiankun Tripod.

It slowly rises from the long knife, spreading Tao waves to all directions, purifying everything, with a might so astonishing that it's as if the Heavenly Vault is collapsing.

"Heavenly Bell, bell shakes demons and evil!"

Suddenly, a faint long howl comes from the Void, the purple Heavenly Bell tolls as it flies towards the distant space, gradually out of sight.

"Rumble!"

In the empty starry sky, a booming noise suddenly arises, and a field of mysterious purple dots, accompanied by the bell's ringing, descends like rain towards the ground below, quickly filling the Heavenly Vault.

Li Qingming looks up at the sky, squinting his eyes subconsciously, whispering softly, "What's this?" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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