Emperor Heavenmind…

A mad cultivator who went on a rampage in the Azure Tree and refined numerous worlds, both major and minor ones, into pills.

That was simply all every person who knew his name could say about him. No one knew how he looked, what his voice sounded like, or even his cultivation level – a complete mystery.

It wasn’t a case that no one could comprehend his cultivation level nor was he hiding it, rather everyone who had the chance to comprehend it didn’t live to spread the information.

“So, you’re the mad cultivator who is one of the rulers in the Golden Crown?” Yang Wei asked.

Emperor Heavenmind chuckled a bit. “Ehhh, not really. That’s just a rumor, but that doesn’t mean I’m not from the Azure Tree.”

As expected from a Catalyst World, of course he’d originate from there… Yang Wei figured.

Pointing at Heavenmind, there was only one question Yang Wei had in mind at that point. After all, he personally had no business with this individual unless he chose to be an obstacle, but simply introducing himself had given Yang Wei a reason to end him. “I don’t really care for all your shenanigans, but I do have one question for you…”

“Interesting…” Heavenmind stroked his jaw. Yang Wei couldn’t tell, but underneath the mask, he was smiling. “Ask away.”

“Destroying the Azure Water Realm, is that also a rumor?” Yang Wei formed a dense red sphere in his palm and his eyes grew sharper with killing intent as he added, “And let me make this clear, no matter what answer you give me, I’ll make sure you don’t live here alive…”

Emperor Heavenmind held both his hands up, now it looked like he was conceding. Until he said, “Sure, you could kill me here and now, or…” he stepped forward gently, “…you can go save the Azure Tree, after all, I could simply be wasting the precious time you hav–“

Before Heavenmind could even finish his statement, Yang Wei was already gone.

As usual, it’s not difficult for you to make decisions…

…

The time for divine judgement was now more than near!

Every 2nd and 3rd-Path cultivator who were in charge of erecting the external defensive array could tell. Just from the way the sheer spiritual pressure of the godly hand pressed down not only on the Azure Tree, but also on their bodies and souls!

It had gotten so bad that they had to increase their numbers from 6 to 12; and it still wasn’t enough.

One of the individuals leading the elite cultivators was Míng Huīrán. “Divine cultivation full palm power!” she coughed up some blood, “Is truly something else…”

“We have to stop it before it collides with the barrier!” said a Spirit Ascension cultivator.

Bai Suzhen emerged at the outermost region of the Azure Tree to join these group of elite cultivators. “Rather than form a defensive array, we’ll have to depend on our cultivation to try and mitigate the damage,” she ordered.

“Mitigate?” said an Immortal level cultivator. “We surely don’t have the power to stop this full palm power. No matter how much we cut down the damage it’ll cause, it won’t be enough for the Azure Tree to survive impact with it!”

Proudly folded her arms, Bai Suzhen chuckled while slowly shaking her head, “Trust me, I already have someone who’ll make sure that doesn’t happen. For now, focus on listening to my orders.”

Reluctantly, the cultivator conceded. “Alright…”

Calmly, Bai Suzhen removed her hairpin which undid her straight long hair which was even whiter than her skin. She took in a deep breath, preparing to scream.

“ALRIGHT! DO EVERYTHING IN YOUR POWER TO SUBJUGATE THAT HAND!!”

She hurled her hairpin at the descending hand, and in the blink of an eye, the hairpin morphed into a sword so massive it could overshadow an entire major world. It blazed with an uncontrollable surge of dragon vein Qi as it streaked like a beam of light, piercing deeply into the hand.

This was no ordinary weapon—it had been spirit-refined over 70 times, earning it the title of an Immortal-level artifact!

The Heaven’s Fang Celestial Blade—a supreme treasure of the Celestial Serpent Sect forged from the fang of the Jade Sky Serpent. It boasted enough slicing power to effortlessly cut through anything, be it material or energy, no matter how dense or strong, so much so that it could even slice through the Azure Tree’s very fabric!

The moment the Heaven’s Fang Celestial Blade pierced through the godly hand, every other cultivator there felt a surge of motivation. Even though the damage from the supreme treasure barely amounted to a tenth of what was needed to stagger the hand, it still inspired them.

The Spirit Ascension and Immortal level cultivators who were present started contributing.

Some created powerful chains made entirely from celestial Qi which they used to tie down the hand.

Others sent a legion of peak-grade defensive talismans at the hand to dilute its spiritual pressure.

Xu Xiaotang who watched this from the Heavenly Court’s roundtable chuckled, “It’s too late,” he said. With a flick of the hand, he unleashed a little of the hands true power and this instantly caused all defensive barriers, chains, and the Heaven’s Fang Celestial Blade to be turned to ashes!

“Impossible…” Bai Suzhen said as she witnessed this.

The hand was nowhere near its full power!

All the elite cultivators flew at it again, but with another flick of Xu Xiaotang’s hand, an explosive force erupted from the hand. One that caused so much widespread damage that it sent most of the cultivators beaming down like meteors as they coughed excess amounts of blood.

The only one left standing was a drained Míng Huīrán.

She was panting heavily, her clothes were tattered and blood leaked from her mouth and nostrils.

“Sect Founder… please, head back to the innermost region, I’ll try and *cough cough* hold back the hand until we’re sure the Great-Spirit Dragon Array has been activated.”

Her words were weak—like someone on the verge of death.

Of course Bai Suzhen wouldn’t dare leave her, “NO! You can’t do this on your own or you’ll d–“

“I KNOW THAT!” Míng Huīrán raised her voice. The strain on her throat worsened, “But it doesn’t matter now… if I run away now and die later, is there a difference? Death is scary, but one who does not fear death is even scarier…”

Trying to hold back her tears and sobs, Bai Suzhen nodded and flew back down. “Please… be safe…”

Míng Huīrán laughed a bit, “You know I can’t *cough* promise that.”

Before long, Bai Suzhen was in the innermost region watching and the apocalyptic hand was even closer.

Míng Huīrán weakly flew upward and she felt the scorching heat growing even worse.

A pitiful amount of power has been drained from the hand, but even that is a mountainous effort… *cough*!

I… I can only rely on myself. I, Míng Huīrán, possess an unbreakable will, and the acknowledgement of the Guardian Dragons!

She clapped her hands together and tapped into the true power of Dragon Vein Cultivation. Golden horns sprouted from her forehead, red scales appeared on different parts of her body, her eyes transformed into those of a dragon, and majestic royal dragon wings unfurled from her back. This was the fifth realm of Dragon Vein Cultivation—the Dragon Spirit Confluence!

“Just this once, I must turn the tides around and protect my fellow cultivators!”

She shot forward like a spear of light towards the massive hand, pressing against it with all her might. A golden aura burst from her body, so powerful that even the deepest parts of the Azure Tree could feel it. Míng Huīrán felt her hands ache and her wings strain as she began to push against this colossal hand, but it was no surprise. It was the equivalent of a ant trying to push a mountain!

“Burn! BUUURRRNNN!”

Míng Huīrán screamed until her throat felt like it would burst. She pushed her heaven-crossing spirit root to its breaking point, trying to push it beyond its limits. And somehow, it worked. Slowly, an aura began to emanate from her body, shaping into a golden dragon. Though the dragon was massive, it paled in comparison to the hand.

Yet, miraculously, it helped her push the hand back—not just by an inch or two, but by several meters!

Every cultivator who watched this happen started to cheer.

“YOU CAN DO IT!!”

“DRAGON SUN MATRIARCH IS SUPREME!!”

“DRAGON SUN MATRIARCH HAS BOUNDLESS POWER!”

They all cheered her on while lending her more than half of their spiritual energy. Even the ones who barely had anything left, gave away their spiritual energy. And soon, Míng Huīrán could feel the energies of billions of cultivators flowing into her!

“WE WILL SURVIVE!”

Míng Huīrán roared like a thousand ancient dragons and pushed back the hand even more.

Yu Fa, watching from their secluded space cheered her on, “Do it!”

Divine-Emperor gave him a sharp glare and immediately, Yu Fa’s lips were sealed. Then, he looked at Xu Xiaotang, “Increase the power…”

“Excellent.” Xu Xiaotang grinned.

“But, if she does that… she’ll…” Yu Fa’s hands slammed on the table, “She’s almost at her breaking point!”

“Almost…” Divine-Emperor replied.

“This isn’t fair, we didn’t agree that the power of the palm would be increased!”

Divine-Emperor yawned mildly, “And we didn’t make a rule against it either.”

That statement, shut Yu Fa up.

With a cynical grin on his face, Xu Xiaotang shouted, “DIE!”

In the Azure Tree dimension, a devastating event unfolded.

The godly hand expanded, revealing the titanic face of a creature that could only be described as a god. Sparkling stars dotted its face like pearls, its eyes stretched as wide as galaxies, and a smug smile graced its lips, as if it considered its unrighteous actions divine providence.

“N-no…” Liáng Xīnyuè fell to her knees when she saw this.

Not just her… when that condescending face manifested, these cultivators struggling to survive knew all hope was lost.

Still, Míng Huīrán tried to push away this hand that was five times its initial size.

“I… won’t…” she coughed.

With a deafening roar of energy, the colossal hand dismissed the golden dragon and descended upon the lone cultivator, effortlessly crushing her like a smudge on the fabric of reality!

“HUĪRÁAAAAAN!”

Bai Suzhen shouted.

Míng Huīrán fell back down to the innermost regions.

Her body burnt without recognition, spirit root completely crippled and mind broken.

Tears flowed from every cultivators eyes as they watched the fall of a sun.

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