Unless Zhan Lunhui possessed the heaven-shattering cultivation of Miao Qingcheng, capable of summoning world-destroying heavenly tribulations, he might forcefully shatter this grand formation. But Jun Moxie did not believe Zhan Lunhui possessed such power! Nor did he believe he possessed such courage!
Because even if he could utilize the heavenly tribulation to destroy the formation, he would still face the certainty of perishing under that very tribulation. Could a selfish wretch who periodically sacrifices a promising scion of his own lineage every few centuries merely to prolong his wretched existence truly make such a sacrifice?!
With that, all arrangements were settled.
Jun Moxie watched the plaza become empty once more. Without turning back, he calmly stated, "Xueyan, let us depart immediately for Tiansheng Mountain!"
"Tiansheng Mountain? Not Tianzhu Mountain?" Mei Xueyan sounded quite surprised.
"Xueyan, this incident has far exceeded original expectations. The natural barrier of Tianzhu Mountain is likely utterly ruined now. With the perilous pass gone, the alien monster armies could invade the Xuanyuan Continent endlessly. We must go and see just how much fighting strength the Three Great Sacred Lands retain now that Tianzhu has collapsed, especially since they are so close."
Jun Moxie said lightly, "My greatest worry right now is that the Three Great Sacred Lands have been completely annihilated in this catastrophe, or have lost too much combat power. That would be utterly disastrous! Relying solely on our family's strength, I fear we will find it incredibly difficult to win this war!"
Mei Xueyan suddenly understood.
Jun Moxie’s deployment of troops and commanders, emptying almost the entire high-level power structure of Tianfa, was for this purpose! From this perspective, Jun Moxie’s foresight was absolutely supreme!
However, Jun Moxie let out a slow sigh. His original plan was, after the Battle for the Heavens, to lead his forces across Tianzhu Mountain, deep into the alien domain, and wreak havoc!
No matter how much destruction occurred there, it would be on the side of Tianzhu Mountain, having no bearing on the Xuanyuan Continent. If things went poorly, they could retreat, and charge forward again when the time was right.
It was a strategy where they could advance or defend.
But before his perfect plan could even unfold, events took a world-shattering turn! It completely upended every strategic plan Jun Moxie had devised!
Especially the collapse of the natural defense of Tianzhu Mountain—that was something no one could have dreamed of!
As it stands now, they had no choice but to brace themselves and charge forward!
"Furthermore... there must be a reason why Tianzhu Mountain suddenly collapsed." Jun Moxie’s eyes flashed coldly: "That was a restriction personally laid down by the First Young Master of Jiuyou. How could it collapse so easily? There must be a cause! And I believe the people of the Three Great Sacred Lands must know what that cause is!"
If there was anyone in this world Jun Moxie truly feared, it was only the First Young Master of Jiuyou. Apart from him, even figures like the Fourteenth Young Master of Jiuyou, Miao Qingcheng, or Zhan Lunhui—while Jun Moxie’s current strength might still lag slightly—he was overwhelmingly confident he could surpass them in a short time. Only the First Young Master of Jiuyou—this supreme being’s power truly reached an unfathomable height, as he was capable of confronting Hongjun himself directly. Although Jun Moxie was conceited and confident, he was not foolishly overconfident!
If someone truly managed to destroy the restriction personally set by the First Young Master of Jiuyou, they must be a formidable enemy indeed!
After making a few more arrangements and setting strategies for subsequent affairs, Jun Moxie and Mei Xueyan immediately set off, rushing through the night toward the source of the disaster: Tianzhu Mountain!
Jun Moxie did not summon any flying Xuan Beasts to carry them; instead, with a grand wave of his hand, he placed Mei Xueyan into the Hongjun Pagoda. Then, with a flicker of his body, he activated the Yin-Yang Evasion directly, pushing his movement speed to its absolute limit, traveling at extreme velocity through the air, unseen and unheard!
A thousand li in the blink of an eye!
High above in the vast sky, Jun Moxie sped on alone. In just two hours, he had traversed no less than three thousand li. And as he drew closer to the incident location, the ambient temperature grew noticeably hotter, an anomaly contrary to normal conditions, clearly caused by this sudden, world-ending calamity.
From his vantage point high in the sky, Jun Moxie gazed far out. The hazy black smoke that had previously marked the edge of the world now became clearer as the distance closed; looking upon it was truly shocking.
In just half a morning, eight thousand li were covered between clouds and moon!
Such extreme speed was absolutely the zenith of velocity in this world; no one could surpass it!
A full day passed!
He was getting closer and closer to the site of the incident.
Jun Moxie could now clearly make out the dense smoke and dust in the distance, obscuring the heavens and enveloping the boundless earth! As far as the eye could see, nearly thirty mountain peaks nearby were violently spewing rolling plumes of thick smoke!
As many as thirty volcanoes erupting simultaneously!
And every single one was a super-large volcano!
No matter how audacious Jun Moxie was, witnessing such a scene made him involuntarily gasp in cold air!
He had already done his best to overestimate the severity of the disaster, yet he never imagined the situation would deteriorate to this extent!
Jun Moxie’s current location was still at least two thousand li away from his destination—the site of the incident—yet the blast of heat rushing toward him was enough to visibly curl his hair!
And the volcanoes at the source of the disaster continued to relentlessly spew forth crimson lava, occasionally launching massive rocks high into the sky, which then descended like falling meteorites, blazing with scarlet light...
Between heaven and earth, only one scent remained, a pungent odor saturating the entire firmament!
The smoke from volcanic eruptions... that was poisonous stuff! Anyone who studied chemistry understood this; although the natives of the Xuanyuan Continent did not, Young Master Jun certainly did, even if he only knew the effect without understanding the underlying reason!
Fortunately, this vast expanse of land was sparsely populated; even the scattered small hamlets were few and far between. However, the devastation caused this time was indeed considerable, and the scope of the disaster continued to expand!
Setting aside other concerns, the poisonous smoke was currently churning and surging inland like ten thousand charging horses! If it truly reached the interior, it would become a plague-like catastrophe for living beings. And at this moment, a southwest wind was rising, aiding the fire and carrying the toxic fumes...
It was moving terrifyingly fast!
"Damn it! I was wondering why I managed to grasp the Power of Wind and Cloud right before this crucial moment! So this is the damn reason!" Jun Moxie cursed, yet dared not delay for an instant. Hovering at tens of thousands of feet in the sky, he stilled his focus and sharply called out, "Power of Wind! Reverse! Power of Cloud! Coil!"
With a sweeping gesture, he pointed his index and middle fingers toward the southwest!
Gusts of a gentle northerly wind, which should absolutely not have been present at this time, quietly began to form, growing stronger until they became an incomparably fierce, raging northern gale, howling as if trying to churn the entire firmament, meeting the surging toxic smoke head-on with a mournful cry!
The timing favored the southwest wind, which was already considerable. However, this sudden eruption of a northeast wind, defying the natural order, was even more powerful! Its might was unstoppable!
It seemed like a textbook case of defying heaven’s command?!
The multicolored clouds formed by the toxic smoke coming from the southwest were aggressively surging forward, but the mass of white clouds gathered from the northeast carried an even greater momentum, colliding head-on with near suicidal ferocity!
In this scene, it was as if two ancient Demon Gods, leading countless heavenly soldiers and generals, suddenly clashed in mid-air!
The almost tangible cloud-mist and smoke collided, which should have produced no sound, yet an inexplicable, earth-shattering roar erupted, as if billions of living beings roared in unison!
Then the clouds and smoke entangled, neither side able to advance rashly, both having expended their initial momentum with no possibility of retreat. Suddenly, with a boom, they shot straight upward toward the higher reaches of the sky!
Accompanying the massive roar, an enormous, indescribably large mushroom cloud formed in the heavens!
It rose in the mid-air!
The strangest part was that the mushroom cloud was half white and half black—the white brilliant as snow, the black as dark as ink!
Truly a spectacular sight!
Jun Moxie raised an eyebrow and sighed, "I doubt even a million atomic bombs detonating simultaneously in the same spot could create such a spectacular mushroom cloud... Damn it, why don't I have a camera right now? If I could only take a picture..."
Crackling... The north wind was biting cold, the south wind searing hot. The two drastically different winds, carrying the swirling clouds, clashed, instantly sparking flashes of lightning and the rumble of thunder. Immediately following this, hailstones the size of fists rained down incessantly!
The impacts hammered the entire earth, causing dense mist to immediately rise as the moisture evaporated...
Once the Power of Wind and Cloud was unleashed, it was truly relentless and unstoppable!
As the mighty northeast wind swept forth, its force growing until it reached Level Seven, the southwest wind finally could not bear the strain; it could only defend but not advance, retreating steadily. The northeast wind pressed its advantage, pursuing relentlessly, until finally...
The toxic smoke reversed direction!
Jun Moxie gritted his teeth. "Damn it, I was just worrying about how to deal with you twisted freaks. Watch me poison you bastards to death! Aren't you connected twins? After inhaling this toxic smoke, I want to see if you grow three heads and six arms, becoming deformed monstrosities!"
With another beckoning gesture, the wind force increased yet another level! It reached Level Nine!
Level Six makes walking into the wind difficult; Level Seven makes using an umbrella hard; Level Eight wind breaks tree branches; Level Nine sends roof tiles flying!
A wind force reaching Level Nine could create a truly terrifying disaster in the mortal realm! If this area were not so remote and desolate, and if Jun Moxie could not freely control the wind’s trajectory, he would not have been so reckless as to unleash Level Nine force!
The Level Nine hurricane instantly shattered the stalemate. The southwest wind was utterly routed, collapsing entirely. Following the howl of the piercing northerly wind, countless masses of toxic smoke rolled and swirled, covering the entire sky, heading southwest...
—or, to be more precise, hurtling toward the alien settlement near Tianzhu Mountain with a rumbling sound... (One update today; starting tomorrow, two updates.)