The bat before them spread its wings wide, blotting out the sky and sun. Its appearance was demonic—pure blood-red flesh, with pulsing veins visible beneath the surface, instilling deep terror in anyone who laid eyes on it. Most chilling of all was the sinister scorpion tail it dragged behind, its venomous stinger glowing crimson and swaying ominously, as if it could lash out at any moment.
One of the bat's claws was clearly severed, blood dripping incessantly to the ground like a rain of gore. Its face contorted with rage and pain, a ghastly sight to behold.
Now, as its eyes locked onto the Will of Heaven Blade, unmistakable fear surfaced in its gaze.
Earlier, it had tried to fight back—but in that instant, it found itself utterly paralyzed, as though it had been targeted by the heavens themselves. The sheer oppression made its entire body break into cold sweat, unable to even move a muscle.
"Cleave!!"
Yi Tianxing's voice rang out, ice-cold and unforgiving. The bat's lost claw had not quenched his fury in the slightest. Without hesitation, he gave the order again.
The Will of Heaven Blade flew forward once more, this time slashing straight for the bat's head, poised to cleave it in half.
Under Heaven's Will, all beings are but ants.
"Master, save me!!"
The blood bat screamed in desperation, calling into the void.
In that moment, an invisible will descended—and instantly, the power of the Will of Heaven Blade dropped dramatically. The heavenly intent within it was scattered, severed from its connection to the Heavenly Will of the Eternal World. As a result, its might was significantly diminished.
Yet, its sharpness still remained.
The blood bat quickly recovered, enveloping itself in a surge of blood light that rapidly formed into a sea of blood, shielding its body.
Crack!!
The Will of Heaven Blade sliced into the blood sea, struggling to break through its clinging, corrosive force. Though hindered, it still managed to cut through, gashing the bat's wing and sending a burst of blood gushing forth.
"Heaven's Will…"
Yi Tianxing frowned and turned his gaze to an unknown point in the void.
The Will of Heaven Blade's greatest strength was its connection to Heaven's Will—but that had just been forcibly disrupted. The connection to the Eternal World's will was severed, weakening the blade.
Someone had interfered with Heaven's Will.
To do so was no trivial feat—it required power on the level of an unimaginable supreme being.
Clearly, the blood bat's backer was terrifying.
"So what if you have a powerful patron? You dared come here—then this Emperor dares to kill you!"
Yi Tianxing's tone was cold, his killing intent undiminished.
"Zhurong Heavenly Fire Banner!!"
With a thought, the Will of Heaven Blade returned to his side. The Emperor's Tower flashed, and a crimson war banner appeared, upon which a demonic fire god roared. Within the banner, a vast world of fire swirled—all manner of flames, dancing around the deity.
Grasping the banner, Yi Tianxing waved it through the air.
Boom!!
At once, the temperature of the world skyrocketed.
Flames burst forth from the void, from the banner, from everywhere—wood-fire, stone-fire, yin-fire, yang-fire, Samadhi flames, nameless fire, heavenly fire—all surged forward like a tide, colliding with the sea of blood.
An epic clash began.
The blood sea sizzled and evaporated under the intense flames, reduced to essences of blood energy, which were immediately devoured by the Hongmeng Heavenly Emperor Tower, converted into chaotic energy. The essence was immensely nourishing.
From the fire banner emerged all kinds of fire beasts—serpents, birds, even phoenixes and vermilion birds, formed entirely of flame, imbued with Dao Rhyme, giving them spiritual force and terrifying destructive power.
In moments, the sea of blood was burned away.
"Five-Element Magnet Mountain—Suppress!!"
Without pause, Yi Tianxing summoned another treasure. A divine mountain of five-colored radiance appeared, expanding rapidly until it was over ten thousand feet tall. It descended upon the blood bat like the weight of heaven itself.
"You're going too far!!"
The blood bat was trembling with fury. It had come to seize the treasure, and now it was being thoroughly crushed and humiliated. And now this mountain? This was intolerable.
In its rage, countless blood lights around it morphed into bloody weapons—blades, clubs, and even monstrous blood tsunamis—which surged upward, striking at the mountain in an attempt to shatter it.
Boom!!
The blood waves crashed against the Five-Element Magnet Mountain, shaking the heavens. But the mountain radiated five-element divine light, cycling endlessly through creation and destruction, sealing space itself. The waves of blood shattered on impact, unable to halt the mountain's descent.
Thud!!
The mountain slammed down on the bat.
Pu!!
It spat out a mouthful of blood, raining crimson onto the earth.
Crushed beneath the mountain, it felt as if the entire world was pressing down on its bones and blood, unable to escape.
A terrifying devouring force pulled it into the mountain, suppressing it completely.
"Master, save me!"
It cried out again. But this time, no answer came. The being behind it did not intervene.
Yi Tianxing ignored its pleas.
With a thought, the Five-Element Magnet Mountain turned into a stream of light and returned to the Hongmeng Heavenly Emperor Tower, now suppressed within the Chaotic World. Endless chaotic energy surged forth, ready to refine the bat completely.
The bloody clouds in the sky faded into nothingness.
Inside the tower, the blood bat could never again stir up chaos. Refinement was its only fate.
Back in the Imperial Palace, the women gathered.
"Elder Sister," Lianxing spoke. "What is that blood bat's origin? Our Great Yi Dynasty is sealed off from the world—yet it pierced our world-seal barrier with ease. That bat's power… it clearly surpassed the Yang God realm. It must be at the True Spirit level."
They had watched the battle unfold. From the moment the bat appeared, all of them had been startled.
The sealing formation of Great Yi was said to be strong enough to block even dragons, phoenixes, and qilins, yet this creature passed through like it wasn't even there.
And its strength? Clearly not ordinary.
More importantly—it came to seize the Hongmeng Heavenly Emperor Tower.
"It kept calling for a 'master.' Someone is behind it—a being of terrifying power," Mo Xue added. "And whoever it is, they could block the Heaven's Will Blade. That proves they've noticed the tower."
"No matter who it is," said the Serpent Queen, "they didn't show themselves. That means they still fear the Heavenly Seal of this world. Or perhaps… they are reluctant to act directly."
"Yi Tianxing is already in the Yang God Realm. Now that the Hongmeng Heavenly Emperor Tower has become a Innate spiritual treasure, his power will surely increase even more. A Innate treasure will empower its owner in return—he might break through again."
This was the beauty of a life-bound treasure. Their fates were entwined—if one rose, so did the other. Especially once it became a congenital spiritual treasure, it embodied complete laws and Dao. The feedback it could offer would be immense—a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for explosive growth.
Everyone could sense just how terrifyingly powerful the Hongmeng Heavenly Emperor Tower had become. Just a few of the divine artifacts within had been enough to suppress a True Spirit beast. If fully unleashed, it would be unstoppable.
They only hoped no more enemies would come.
Clearly, someone had grown covetous of the tower and sought to steal it. Perhaps they had the means to rob even a life-bound treasure. Or maybe they simply feared what it represented.
"Heavenly treasures belong to those of virtue. This treasure is fated to be mine."
Suddenly, a voice rang out from the void.
Each syllable contained mystic resonance, subtly influencing those who heard it. It made one feel that the speaker was righteous, that their claim was justified, that their words ought to be believed and obeyed.
It carried an eerie power, invading the soul itself.