"The stage was set by you, the curtain raised by you. I said it before: today's show, you will perform whether you want to or not!
As long as I don't give the nod, no one even thinks about leaving here alive!"
Gu Qingfeng's voice echoed from within the chaos.
The sound shook heaven and earth, stirred the cosmos, as if coming from all directions, from above and below, even from the ancient primordial times. Each word shook the heavens, each syllable rocked the earth, each tone awed the world, each aura brought profound silence, each momentum ushered in utter stillness!
As this imposing sound rang out, the bloody mist around Gu Qingfeng burned like flames. Lightning flashed and thunder roared within his eyes, like raging waves, a chaotic expanse, yet within this chaos flickered a faint, elusive crimson hue.
For some reason, the boundless chaos in the sky also began to burn. Darkness burned, light burned.
All the Immortals, Buddhas, living beings, demons, monsters, ghosts, and specters ceased their worship at this moment, instead roaring in fury.
Bang!
An Ancestral Patriarch's Incarnation attempting to flee was instantly blasted apart, flesh and blood flying.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
One after another, Ancestral Patriarch Incarnations turned to dust.
A sea of blood!
A boundless sea of blood filled the sky.
The sea of blood boiled and burned.
On Blackwater Mountain.
The Old Beggar's face was ashen, his eyes wide, the corner of his mouth twitching unnaturally as he stared in shock and horror at the crimson chaos filling the sky, trembling as he said, "What the hell kind of Great Dao Domain is this!
This is a Great Dao Purgatory!
—" Lady Blackwater murmured, lost in thought: "The visage of life and death's pagoda, the spirit of chaos's myriad forms, the land of Asura's purgatory, the endless tomb of the Great Dao!"
Great Dao Purgatory was a legend.
And an ancient, forbidden legend at that.
Even beings like Lady Blackwater and the Old Beggar, who had been suppressed in the Guixu Abyss, had only heard of it in rumors, never witnessed it.
Great Dao Purgatory was also a terrifying existence.
So terrifying it made even the hearts of Lady Blackwater and the Old Beggar tremble uncontrollably.
At this moment.
Gu Qingfeng, cloaked in ten-thousand-zhang chaotic rainbow light, took a step forward, shattering the void. Raising a hand, he struck a palm—Immortals and demons danced wildly, ghosts and monsters transformed into Asuras, devouring those Ancestral Patriarch Incarnations.
Many Ancestral Patriarchs, with nowhere to flee and nowhere to hide, immediately dove into a World Paradise within the Lingluo Realm.
"Get the hell out here and die!"
Gu Qingfeng's mighty roar was like the song of life cheering, like the hymn of death roaring, supremely arrogant, overwhelmingly domineering, as if vying with the heavens for supremacy. It pierced through the endless firmament, traversed the myriad realms, awed heaven and earth, and instantly blasted those Ancestral Patriarch Incarnations who had fled into the World Paradise back out.
Kill!
Show no mercy!
Gu Qingfeng slaughtered one Ancestral Patriarch Incarnation after another. No one could escape, no one could block him, no one was an exception.
He killed until the heavens darkened and the earth dimmed, killed until the sea of blood purgatory grew ever more frenzied, ever more insane.
The void of the Lingluo Realm continuously cracked and shattered. Even the World Paradises within the realm seemed unable to withstand the might of the sea of blood purgatory, shaken until they cracked and exploded. Those hiding inside didn't even have time to utter a sound before turning to dust on the spot.
Bang!
A World Paradise exploded!
Bang!
Another world followed suit, exploding!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
World Paradises within the realm exploded one after another, terrifying those hiding inside into rushing out desperately.
And Gu Qingfeng continued his slaughter. Though the Ancestral Patriarch Incarnations were already nearly wiped out, he did not stop. He kept killing—those involved, those not involved—showing no mercy, slaughtering them all!
"Something's not right!
This kid looks like he's killed until his eyes are red, gone mad!"
The Old Beggar could hardly stand still, saying, "And the more he kills, the more excited he gets. He looks more and more like a frenzied demon!"
Lady Blackwater said gravely, "Though not a frenzied demon, it's not far off!"
"What do you mean?
Could it be he can't control this Great Dao Purgatory?"
"No!
It's not that he can't control it, but...
it's related to his soul."
"His soul?"
The Old Beggar didn't understand, pressing further, "What do you mean?
What's wrong with his soul?"
"Believe me, you're better off not knowing!"
"Why?"
Lady Blackwater didn't answer that question. Instead, she said, "It's time to leave. Let's go. If we don't leave now, it'll be too late."
"Just what is going on?"
The Old Beggar desperately wanted to know what kind of soul Gu Qingfeng possessed that could make even Lady Blackwater so terrified.
Lady Blackwater paid him no mind. With a wave of her hand, she vanished without a trace, and the Blackwater Mountain beneath their feet disappeared along with her. The Old Beggar looked left and right, glanced at Gu Qingfeng slaughtering in all directions, eyes crimson red, pursed his lips, muttered something unintelligible, and vanished as well.
The void of the Lingluo Realm shattered, then healed, then shattered again, repeating endlessly.
And the World Paradises within the realm exploded one after another. Those who rushed out fled desperately in all directions, cries, pleas, and shouts filling the air.
However.
Though the world was vast, the entire Lingluo Realm was filled with Immortals, demons, and monsters dancing wildly like Asuras. Even the Great Desolate giants and the Ancestral Patriarchs of the Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands had nowhere to flee, nowhere to hide. Where could they possibly escape to?
In a corner.
Nalan Qianqiu and Mo Ruyi stood together. Both had long been terrified by the scene before them, their faces ashen. Watching the World Paradises explode one after another, countless Immortals dying tragically, neither knew what to do.
Though they wanted to save these innocent people, how could they?
Facing Gu Qingfeng in this state, who would dare intervene?
Mo Ruyi asked anxiously, "Empress Qianqiu, what should we do? Should we report this to the Nine Heavens?"
"What use would reporting to the Nine Heavens be?
Do you think they don't know what's happening here?
If they could intervene, the Nine Heavens would have done so long ago, not waited until now."
"The World Paradises exploding one after another could very likely trigger a void storm in the Great Desolate! Once spatial turbulence forms, far more than just these people will die!"
"You're mistaken. A void storm might be terrifying, but this guy is even more terrifying."
Nalan Qianqiu said nervously, "If the Nine Heavens intervened, they would surely enrage this guy. And once he's enraged, the consequences would be far, far worse than any so-called void storm. The Nine Heavens not intervening is the right choice!"
"But...
could it be...
we just watch as Emperor You massacres here?"
"What else can we do?
Who can we blame for this?
Blame those arrogant Great Desolate giants who don't know the immensity of heaven and earth! Blame those reckless Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands! The Nine Heavens already clearly told them to give up, but these fools insisted on testing Emperor You. And now? Losing ten Great Dao Destiny Hearts is a minor matter. All those Ancestral Patriarch Incarnations buried here—they deserve it!"
"But...
but...
is there really no one who can stop Emperor You?
What about the Sacred Land?
Why aren't the people from the Sacred Land intervening?"
"I don't know why the Sacred Land isn't intervening, but I know one person who definitely will."
"You mean...
Empress Tianji?"