Thor slumped on the ground, cursing incessantly. Due to the restrictions of the Soul Contract, he couldn't curse Chen Xu, so he had to curse himself instead.
Through the link of the Soul Contract, Chen Xu also figured out Thor's realm. He was indeed only at the Eternal-rank, but the Dao rhyme within him was very strange; Chen Xu had never seen such a thing before.
But there was no time for Chen Xu to ask questions. Another violent surge of energy came through; he had to go support Li Taiji.
Thus, he shouted at Thor.
“Can you change your size? Turn into a bracelet and hide inside my sleeve.”
Thor nodded weakly, his body shifting and transforming into a golden bracelet that slid onto Chen Xu's wrist.
The next moment, Chen Xu broke through the boundary wall and returned to the Core Illusion.
Instantly, a thick aura of corruption accompanied by rolling heat waves hit him in the face.
The soul particles in the surroundings had been mostly corrupted, turning into fuel for the burning Hellfire.
Chen Xu's perception spread out, and he immediately discovered the source of the corruption as well as the aura of Li Taiji's Yin-Yang Dao rhyme.
Chen Xu opened a domain of Undead Dao principles to prevent the disgusting corruption of the Hellfire from touching him, and he hurried toward the source.
On the way, Chen Xu didn't forget to use his power of devouring to snatch some of the soul particles that hadn't been contaminated yet.
This scene was sensed by Thor inside the sleeve, who couldn't help but complain.
“Seriously? You're a Unique-tier being, the great Lord of the Undead—how can you still be interested in a few measly soul particles?
“What on earth has happened to the universe over the years? Powerhouses have no dignity these days; they're all just sneaky crooks.”
Chen Xu didn't bother to pay attention to Thor's complaints. A powerhouse? Who? He, Chen Xu, was no powerhouse; he was just an ordinary Unique-tier.
Chen Xu hurried along and soon reached the edge of the battlefield.
He saw that the other two Dao Lords had already arrived besides Li Taiji; Chen Xu was the last one to get there.
Li Taiji had opened his Yin-Yang domain and was throwing punches. His left fist was yang-dominant, like a brilliant sun, while his right fist was yin-gentle, like a radiant moon, as he constantly smashed into the flickering Hellfire before him.
Beside Li Taiji, the Extreme Martial Dao Lord revealed the muscles on his body, displaying the aura of the Great Dao of Power.
The vast and mighty blood-qi around him transformed into a massive heavy hammer. The Extreme Martial Dao Lord gripped it with both hands and swung it with a world-toppling force, joining Li Taiji in smashing into the Hellfire.
To the side, the Hunyuan Dao Lord had his hands in seal positions, constantly casting talisman seals.
The seals were interlocked, combining to form a river that gradually surrounded the Hellfire in the middle, preventing its corruption from spreading further.
At the same time, golden light shot from his eyes, constantly shining upon the spreading Hellfire to purify it.
Behind him, a Xuan Bird spread its wings and flew, its wings blowing out a cool breeze to continuously blow away the surrounding soul particles, depriving the Hellfire of fuel.
Chen Xu observed the situation. Only by joining forces were the three Dao Lords barely able to contend with the rampaging Hellfire.
The manifestation of the Path of Corruption in the hands of the Mother of Hell was truly not to be underestimated.
Chen Xu seized the opportunity. While the two martial Dao Lords were attacking, he arrived above the Hellfire and expanded his necrotic domain, suppressing the rising flames.
Under the suppression of the Undead Dao, the flickering of the Hellfire came to a halt.
Li Taiji and the Extreme Martial Dao Lord took the chance to close in. In an instant, they unleashed a storm of attacks.
Their fists fell like raindrops onto the Hellfire, and the powerful winds from their strikes ground away much of the flames.
However, in the next moment, a terrifyingly powerful shockwave exploded, blowing Chen Xu away from above.
The river woven by the Hunyuan Dao Lord on the periphery also broke under this shockwave, shattering into countless segments.
Li Taiji reacted quickly, throwing a punch that manifested a black-and-white Taiji Map, neutralizing all the impact from the Hellfire.
The Extreme Martial Dao Lord chose to meet force with force. His blood-qi hammer transformed into a long blade, and against the impact of the Hellfire, he forcefully slashed out a blood-colored blade light that struck the flames.
However, the Hellfire began a series of explosions, and the corrupted flames instantly broke through the blockade, burning outward.
Seeing this, a third eye opened on the Hunyuan Dao Lord's forehead, shooting out multiple golden rays in an attempt to suppress the spreading momentum of the Hellfire.
But this time, the Hellfire only weakened slightly; it didn't go out.
Within the constantly flickering and jumping flames, something more seemed to have appeared.
The next moment, a deep, frantic voice rang out.
“After all these years, you still only have these few tricks.”
Hearing this voice, the Hunyuan Dao Lord's expression instantly darkened.
His hands moved rapidly, his seal positions becoming a blur.
“Mother of Hell, you have broken the rules! You should not have reached into the Sea of Spirit, let alone come here!”
The Hunyuan Dao Lord roared, and the talisman seals arranged in the air formed an array that shrouded the world.
Within the array, chains of causality crisscrossed, firmly locking the Hellfire in place.
A blinding light soared into the sky, and Chen Xu immediately dodged. The light submerged the Hellfire, and the aura of Dao rhyme dissipated. The surrounding soul particles shattered one after another under the resonance of this Dao rhyme.
“Heh, the Dao of Causality is indeed impressive. But you must not forget—I am the Mother of Hell! The causality in this universe has no right to touch me in the slightest.”
The corrupted flames rose once more, and the array set up by the Hunyuan Dao Lord was as fragile as paper, burned to nothing by the Hellfire.
The flames were relentless, continuing to burn toward the Hunyuan Dao Lord.
The Hunyuan Dao Lord glared, and a massive amount of golden Dao patterns began to spread and extend from his forehead. His vast aura caused his loose Daoist robes to billow.
Then, a move that caught everyone by surprise was used by the Hunyuan Dao Lord against the Hellfire.
Li Taiji, Chen Xu, and the Extreme Martial Dao Lord all exclaimed, “Holy Light?”
The Mother of Hell shouted, “Holy Light!”
Pure Holy Light passed through the Hellfire. These two natural opposites collided and annihilated each other.
“Hahaha!”
Under the radiance of the Holy Light, the Mother of Hell actually burst into fits of wild laughter.
“I didn't expect that you would actually go and learn the moves of Heaven. Could it be that you, a Dao Lord of the Immortal Dao, have also become a guardian of Heaven?”
“Hmph! No matter what Dao or what law it is, as long as it can harm your Hell, it is a good Dao and a good law!”
The incident of the Dao Lords hunting Hell years ago had left a massive shadow on the Hunyuan Dao Lord.
But the suppression of the Holy Light didn't work for long; the Hellfire burned back once again.
No matter how much the Hunyuan Dao Lord increased the release of Holy Light, he still couldn't withstand it.
“Interesting. Hunyuan, if I said that you must use the Path of Corruption to counter the Path of Corruption, would you go and comprehend my Path of Corruption?”
Just as the Mother of Hell finished speaking, an even more surging Holy Light descended from the sky, striking the Hellfire.
Accompanying the Holy Light was a sacred and majestic voice.
“Wicked lies!”
From above, a figure in the form of a youthful boy slowly descended, looking down at the Hellfire with an indifferent expression.
This was the legendary Lord of Heaven.
“Heh, Heaven, I didn't expect you to arrive so quickly. However, everything is in vain.
“Everything you do, as long as it doesn't kill me, will become my power!
“Hahaha! Hahaha!”
The Mother of Hell let out a series of crazed laughs. The Lord of Heaven's expression remained unchanged as a Holy Light Sun instantly condensed at his fingertip.
The newborn sun exploded directly, and the power of Holy Light swept through the entire Core Illusion. Everything within was annihilated by the overbearing power of the Holy Light.
Long before the Lord of Heaven appeared, Chen Xu had moved behind Li Taiji. Now, he happened to take shelter behind Li Taiji's Taiji Map to avoid being burned by the Holy Light.
The Holy Light gradually faded, and the Hellfire was nowhere to be seen.
But there was no joy on the faces of the few people present. No one believed the Mother of Hell would perish so easily.
Especially the Hunyuan Dao Lord; his face looked terrible after hearing the Mother of Hell's final words.
The fact that there was no trace of the Mother of Hell now only meant that she had taken the Hellfire and fled back to Hell.
The Lord of Heaven stared blankly in the direction of the Hellfire, seemingly lost in thought.
After a while, he turned his head and looked at Chen Xu, specifically at the bracelet on Chen Xu's arm that Thor had turned into.
“A pleasure to meet you, Excellency Chen Xu. I didn't expect you to have contracted him.”
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