"Is that the power of Kṣitigarbha again?" Sha Jun Tian Xia's expression finally grew grave. He stared coldly at Yu Yu Feng Dao. "That blade once stripped away the power of the Demon Realm Primordial Fetus. If you want history to repeat itself, you'll need the ability!"

"Go!" Ye Xiu was not entirely familiar with the full strength of Yu Yu Feng Dao. Back when he fought Yama, he had only noticed its most unique attack method: the flying blades extending from behind the hilt. Now, he raised the great saber and sent it flying, countless phantom blades following in its wake.

Sha Jun Tian Xia dared not be careless. He channeled the Huang Zhan in his hand, forming a steady current of energy that sparked and flared around him. "This method of attack is useless! Where is the Kṣitigarbha Buddha Power within you?"

"Agh..." Ye Xiu let out a massive roar and brought his saber down directly toward the top of Sha Jun's head. "I can do it without any Kṣitigarbha Buddha Power."

"Naive!" Sha Jun Tian Xia held the Huang Zhan horizontally above his head, his glare intercepting the descending Ye Xiu. "Without Kṣitigarbha Buddha Power, this Eternal Divine Weapon is nothing more than scrap metal in your hands."

Ye Xiu leaped, flipping back down to the ground. He looked at the utterly ordinary Yu Yu Feng Dao, completely helpless. "Kṣitigarbha Buddha Power? I have never utilized it. How does one awaken it?"

"Let me teach you!" As Sha Jun Tian Xia spoke, his body was already closing in on Ye Xiu. He touched Ye Xiu's forehead with a single finger. "The power within you is too chaotic and immense; it is nearly suppressing the Kṣitigarbha Buddha Power. Only the Demon Realm Primordial Fetus can draw Kṣitigarbha's interest, hmph!"

"What!" The moment Sha Jun Tian Xia touched him, Ye Xiu froze instantly. He felt a faint stirring in his abdomen, a surge of energy seeming to break through the suppression. "What did you do to me?"

"Ye Xiu!" Old Liu and the others saw Ye Xiu subdued and rushed forward, attempting a rescue. However, at that moment, Sha Jun Tian Xia rotated the Huang Zhan with one hand and split the entire mountaintop into two distinct landmasses with a single strike. "Ye Xiu!"

Sha Jun Tian Xia turned back with a cold sneer. "I merely injected a sliver of the Demon Realm Primordial Fetus's power into my fingertip. The Kṣitigarbha Buddha Power instinctively seeks to eliminate demonic entities; it will certainly erupt now!"

"Aaaah!" With a thunderous roar, golden light burst from Ye Xiu's forehead, soaring into the heavens and illuminating the entire summit of Mount Sumeru with brilliant radiance.

"Sect Master, look! The horizon seems to be brightening!" At this moment, Birdman also noticed activity high in the Nine Heavens. "Could that be the entrance to the Heavenly Emperor's Recurrence?"

"Entrance?" Old Liu shuffled closer, gazing up at the vast sky. Aside from the golden light emanating from Ye Xiu, a red pinpoint had appeared in the distance, gradually expanding like a monstrous, gaping maw. "Could it truly be the Heavenly Emperor's Recurrence?"

"Precisely. If we can hold out just a bit longer, we can drag Sha Jun Tian Xia into it with us. Perhaps we can harness the power of the Heavenly Emperor Spirit Body to defeat him!" Garuda seemed to see a glimmer of hope, though whether Ye Xiu could last until the end remained an unknown. Then again, perhaps Ye Xiu alone could finish Sha Jun Tian Xia.

"Awakened?" Sha Jun Tian Xia leaped back to his original spot. The Huang Zhan in his hand now glowed as if facing a great enemy. "The power of Kṣitigarbha. I shall test if, after tens of thousands of years, you can still seal the Demon Realm Primordial Fetus."

The light surrounding Ye Xiu gradually receded. He felt as if his entire being was about to explode, because as the Kṣitigarbha Buddha Power awakened, the other powers began to fiercely contend. He was a mere vessel, yet the various forces were fundamentally contradictory, utterly impossible to integrate. "I will kill you!"

"Hmph!" Sha Jun Tian Xia made a gesture, and the Huang Zhan immediately revealed its sharpest edge. He swept it across, driving straight toward Ye Xiu. "I will show the world that the Invincible Myth of the Demon Realm Primordial Fetus!"

"Ha!" With Yu Yu Feng Dao present, Ye Xiu countered with a horizontal slash, pressing toward Sha Jun Tian Xia. Their blades clashed once more, shaking the mountains to rubble and making the blizzards weep in agony; the once-majestic Mount Sumeru was leveled to flat ground.

Di Xie Tian coldly observed the battlefield. All he desired was complete power, but the strength displayed by the two combatants utterly eclipsed his own. "When the Heavenly Emperor's Recurrence opens, I must seize the power of the Heavenly Emperor Spirit Body. Only a true Heavenly Emperor can reign supreme over the Demon Realm Primordial Fetus."

"Ah... Ya..." Everyone fell from the sky, landing hard. The battle's outcome was unclear; those two terrifying figures had achieved an unbeatable stalemate with a single exchange.

Garuda, seeing everyone was unharmed, sighed. "How could a Death God possess such profound cultivation in Buddha Power? What is Ye Xiu's true identity?"

"No one knows," Old Liu said, standing atop Gui Zhu and shaking his head. "Perhaps not even he knows what he is. This Death God harbors too much chaotic power. The very nature of the Anomaly Body will cause fluctuations throughout the entire world."

Birdman monitored the battle with his Celestial Eyes, his commentary equally strained. "Their auras are still present, but... but Ye Xiu's aura seems to be weakening."

"Ahahahahaha!" At that moment, Sha Jun Tian Xia burst out of the ice layer with a wild laugh, his red hair flying, the Huang Zhan in his hand sharper than ever. "Only the Demon Realm Primordial Fetus is the strongest in the world! What is the Kṣitigarbha Buddha Power to that!"

"Pfft..." Black blood erupted from Ye Xiu's entire body. Although he was managing to stand with the support of Yu Yu Feng Dao, utter exhaustion permeated him. Sha Jun Tian Xia's last strike had shattered his will—how could this be? His entire body was unresponsive.

Sha Jun Tian Xia didn't rush to finish Ye Xiu; he only sought to prove how weak the Kṣitigarbha Buddha Power truly was. "Is there anyone else? Is there no one left in the Infinite Void Realm who can fight?"

Absolutely no one in the vicinity could match Sha Jun Tian Xia now. The Heavenly Pivot members of the Kuang Jue lineage were all utterly drained. Jun Bu Gu tried weakly to rise and face Sha Jun, but he lacked the strength. "Damn it, are we truly defeated like this?"

"Swish..." Only Old Liu could still invoke a spell. Riding atop Gui Zhu, his hands had formed two massive balls of ice—the very self-destructive move the Grand Master of Wuji used to freeze Sha Jun Tian Xia that day. "Sha Jun Tian Xia, don't celebrate too soon!"

"Old Liu..." Ye Xiu, half-closing his eyes, understood Old Liu's intent and couldn't stop him now. "You fool... is it worth it for the Infinite Void Realm?"

"You must understand, this isn't just about the Infinite Void Realm!" Old Liu offered Ye Xiu a faint smile, his body already drawing close to Sha Jun. "Wuji Ice Seal!"