Chapter 1680: Yan Wang Invites, Master Bu Moves Not; Li Guo Holds the Blade, All Obey

**Chapter 1664: The Lord Doesn't Move When the King of Hell Calls, The Nation of Sorrows Holds Blades, All Obey**

"Hello? Can you hear me?"

"Wind... what's wrong with your... connection...?"

"Okay... testing... point vibration, return transmission, block, deflect, stack... Huh, it seems to work now?"

Across the Five Regions, the images of the Holy Mountain battle, broadcast through the Transmission Mirrors, suddenly cut out by half. In their place, a grainy, grey, blurry scene appeared, accompanied by a sweet, timid female voice.

The Spirit Refiners watching the battle were not pleased; they immediately erupted in fury.

"Feng Zhongzui, stop shaking, kid! Half the screen is gone!"

"Did you get ahead of yourself after I praised you a bit? Get Aunt Gui Ji's image back on! Damn it, did your dog smash your mirror, why is it so blurry?!"

"Who's talking? That's not Northern Sword Immortal's voice... Feng Zhongzui, you better shut up! Who wants to hear you act cute? I'm gonna puke!"

"Emperor Cang Sheng finally fired, why are you still shaking your hand...? What the hell is that?!"

As everyone was furiously complaining, the other half of the blurry, grainy screen suddenly sharpened into ultra-high definition. A head covered in blood and disheveled hair, like a terrifying female ghost, pressed against the lens.

"Hello everyone, I'm Feng Tian... uh, cough, sorry, I have phlegm..."

In front of the Transmission Mirrors across the Five Regions, countless blood escape techniques were instantly triggered, clearing crowds spanning dozens of meters.

"Damn it, what the hell is that?! Get lost!"

"Feng Zhongzui, are you sick? Did you accidentally broadcast your personal ancient sword art training videos? You might like that, but I certainly don't!"

"Female ghost! Retreat, retreat, retreat!"

The female ghost stretched a terrifying smile, even waving ominously at the camera. Just as she was about to speak, she suddenly tilted her head, as if listening intently.

"What? I didn't wash my face?"

With a ghostly shriek, the female ghost's head vanished from the screen with lightning speed. The terrifying female ghost, who had occupied half the Holy Mountain battle screen, disappeared. In that instant, keen-eyed viewers noticed the magnificent background in the Transmission Mirror that had previously been obscured by the ghost.

"What is this place?"

"What a tall cliff! And between the cliffs are... giants?"

"My heavens, how can there be such huge abdominal muscles? Those are abs, right? I'm not mistaken, am I?"

"A dragon! That's a dragon's head, isn't it? And what's it holding in its mouth...? A palace?"

"Sure enough, has the world evolved to this point without me knowing? This beast horn, this moon... The sun hasn't even set here yet, what dimension is this?"

First the screen cut out, then the female ghost, and now such a majestic and grand cliffside battlefield background. It must be said that the curiosity of the viewers in front of the Transmission Mirrors had been fully piqued by the mischievous Feng family. The discussions grew louder and louder.

Soon, a pretty and lovely young girl, with two sweet dimples, waved and flashed into the frame.

*Cling!*

"Hello everyone, I'm Feng Tiantian!"

"My Ghost Swordsmanship just went out of control, releasing my little darling and scaring you all, didn't it?"

The world seemed to brighten. The areas previously deserted in front of the Transmission Mirrors were instantly packed with countless people, all scrambling for a better view.

"Wait, who are you, fairy? Where's my female ghost from earlier?"

"Feng Zhongzui, confess honestly, are you cross-dressing? You don't look like her at all!"

"Lick, lick... Lick me, lick!"

"Get lost, you're disgusting... Female ghost on the mirror, speak properly and tell us your relationship with Feng Zhongzui, your address, your communication bead number, and whether you're single... Hehe, that last one doesn't seem important..."

"Feng Zhongzui, you're my brother! I want to get to know Feng Tiantian!"

Evidently, Feng Tiantian on the other side of the Transmission Mirror couldn't hear the insane uproar from the Five Regions, or she would have been terrified. After her brief self-introduction, she seemed a bit camera shy and quickly moved out of the frame, speaking in an off-screen narration:

"I'm sure everyone is curious why my camera can suddenly occupy half of the main Transmission Mirror's screen."

"I won't waste words; I'll give you a brief introduction."

"I am currently in the Southern Region. The forest I'm standing on is called the Misty Forest, and the palace you see held in the dragon's mouth at the cliff's edge, if I'm not mistaken, should be the Xu Yue Gray Palace."

Xu Yue Gray Palace?

The moment those four words were uttered, the Spirit Refiners still mesmerized by the screen felt their legs go weak, and the people of the Five Regions in front of the Transmission Mirrors were dumbfounded. The Home of the Ghost Beasts, Xu Yue Gray Palace?

"Seriously, Feng family, do you really have the guts?"

"Broadcasting is one thing, but you went and broke into the ghost beasts' lair to broadcast? And you actually found their lair and went in?"

"It's no wonder your Feng family is on the Seven Sword Immortals list; aren't any of you afraid of death?"

"Is that giant a ghost beast?"

"What's the situation now? Broadcasting the desecration of the Holy Mountain on one side, and the ghost beasts' lair on the other? Committing crimes on one side, performing heroic deeds on the other? I... wow!"

"Look! Sword light! What kind of sword is that? It's heading straight for that giant ghost beast! So now the Feng family is committing crimes on one hand and trying to slay ghost beasts to gain merit on the other—merits and demerits canceling each other out, the Feng family's way of survival?"

Indeed, a sword light was seen in the image, heading straight for the giant by the cliff. But compared to the sky-obscuring giant, that sword was more insignificant than a silver needle.

"ROAR!!!"

With a single roar, not only did the sword light fly backward, but the Transmission Mirror's image also shook violently.

"Ahhhhhhh—"

"Help—"

Disordered screams echoed from afar, leaving everyone bewildered, as they couldn't grasp the situation at all. Soon, the blood-faced female ghost made another appearance, but quickly vanished.

Feng Tiantian, with a sweet smile, returned and waved once more, her smile a little stiff as she said:

"As you can see, my situation is very dangerous right now; I could die at any moment... but that's not important!"

"Giant, sword light, you all saw them, right?"

"That's right, your guesses are correct! The giant is the one who tore apart the Qilin, it's Lord Shou!"

"The golden-pink sword light is the Voice of Nulan, and the one currently battling my... uh, battling our Lord Shou is Gou... Sword Immortal Gou Wuyue!"

"The clash of new and old Sword Immortals, the battle of the second battlefield, let's wait and see!" Feng Tiantian quickly disappeared, secretly sticking out her tongue, thinking she had almost given herself away.

The Spirit Refiners in front of the Transmission Mirror didn't care about her slip of the tongue; they all opened their mouths in unison, frozen in shock, but the direction of their astonishment was...

What did she mean, 'your guesses are correct'?

We didn't guess anything correctly!

"Wait, isn't Lord Shou fighting Emperor Cang Sheng on Guizhe Holy Mountain in the Central Region? How did he end up in the Southern Region?"

"Is he that busy?"

Someone looked at the left screen, where Lord Shou was leisurely playing hide-and-seek with Ai Cangsheng's Evil Sin Bow. Then they looked at the right screen, where a close-up was provided as the Transmission Mirror zoomed in...

The sword really was the Voice of Nulan!

The one-armed middle-aged swordsman who flashed by really was Gou Wuyue!

And the giant, zoomed out to an infinite wide angle, shrunk to barely fit the frame...

"Uh, it really looks like Lord Shou, the one who tore apart the Qilin?"

Spirit Refiners from other regions might not have believed it even after watching the Transmission Mirror and hearing the explanation. But the Spirit Refiners from the Qilin Realm and Zhongyuan Realm in the Central Region, just one glance at the giant's leg hair, felt their brains were about to explode.

This was indeed Lord Shou!

This form of Lord Shou was precisely the Holy Emperor Qilin's nightmare!

"So, Lord Shou has two bodies..."

"One of his bodies is toying with Ai Cangsheng on the Holy Mountain."

"His other body ran to the Southern Region and is in the midst of a fierce battle with old Sword Immortal Gou Wuyue?"

"Why is this happening?! As a rising star, to contend with two of the Ten Honored Ones... and simultaneously! Xu Xiaoshou, are you trying to defy the heavens?"

"Look! It's not just Sword Immortal Gou Wuyue; there's also someone holding a blade... Huh? A Half-Saint? Isn't that Unhinged Three Emperors? He's also on the battlefield?"

"Spit!"

Unhinged Three Emperors turned his head, spat out a mouthful of bloody foam, and popped a pill into his mouth. His shattered internal organs and almost completely collapsed body rapidly mended. Only then did he feel a breath of relief, having been caught between life and death.

"What was that..."

Just a moment ago, he had received Dao Qiongcang's order to advance with his blade, and suddenly Xu Xiaoshou unleashed his full power. This burst transformed him into a Giant Uppercut. Unhinged Three Emperors reacted with extreme speed, retreating backwards. The punch hadn't even landed on him, yet its mere aftershock nearly pulverized him.

"Ancestral Source Power, and more than one kind..."

"My God of Slaughter Domain is practically useless against him, completely unable to affect his mind..."

"Gou Wuyue couldn't withstand it either..."

"Yama's Feast can injure him to heal me, but how many cuts would it take to weaken his state...?"

"The problem is, can he be killed? Ten thousand cuts, and I'd only be able to shave off a bit of his foot skin!"

Unhinged Three Emperors was horrified. In just a month, Xu Xiaoshou had reached such a level? Looking at the sky-obscuring giant, a deep sense of powerlessness surged within him.

Kill him?

Dao Qiongcang, just kill me; this is impossible to fight!

"ROAR!"

But the giant's killing intent did not seem fake. Dao Qiongcang had no idea how he had angered this monstrosity, but Giant Xu seemed serious. After shattering the entire Xu Yue Gray Palace's blockade with his fists, freeing his massive physique, the Limitless Giant didn't even glance at the blasted-away Gou Wuyue. His two eyes, larger than the sun, stared directly at Unhinged Three Emperors.

An electric shiver ran from his feet to the top of his head. Unhinged Three Emperors read many things from the giant's gaze:

Capture the bandit first, capture the king!

The greatest threat must be eliminated first!

This world-shattering technique, the domain-type Thorough Divine Sense, which even a giant cannot deal with, must be suppressed first!

"You rascal..." Unhinged Three Emperors chuckled in anger.

He had been defeated at the Yongdao Entrance of the Ranming Ruins, not by Xu Xiaoshou's hand, but by Holy Emperor Feng Tian's "World Taboo." It was natural for a Half-Saint to be powerless against a Holy Emperor. But this absolutely did not mean that a Half-Saint who mastered Thorough Divine Sense should turn and run against Xu Xiaoshou, who merely possessed a formidable body but was essentially still weak!

Unhinged Three Emperors, who cultivated through slaughter, made a single, decisive choice once he realized he had to strike first. Without hesitation, he grabbed Yama's Feast. A blood-red glow flared, imbued with killing intent. As he leaped high, man and blade became one...

The void trembled, and the figure was no more. In its place was a massive blood-red blade, slashing diagonally, striking fiercely at the Limitless Giant.

"Yama's Release, Immortal-Slaying Demon-Butchering Blade!"

The Transmission Mirror zoomed in rapidly. Feng Tiantian's voice, full of tension and excitement, trembled with high pitch:

"Unhinged Three Emperors, it really is him!"

"My... our Lord Shou giant is looking at him!"

"Unhinged Three Emperors is scared, Unhinged Three Emperors is panicking, Unhinged Three Emperors has jumped up!"

"Yama's Feast has been released... What, is this Heaven's Release? No! In my opinion, this is merely Heaven's Release-like, nothing more."

"Unhinged Three Emperors, man and blade as one, God of Slaughter Domain infused into Yama's Feast, what a huge blood blade, but I suppose it's nothing special... It's slashing at my Lord Shou giant! Oh, no!"

"Unhinged Three Emperors, how dare you... Cough, cough, Lord Shou, be careful..."

"Sword Ancestor bless, Cang Ku bless, Heavenly Mulberry Spirit Palace bless, Reverse Sword Control Technique bless..."

In front of the Transmission Mirrors, listening to that string of whispers, so quiet yet audible across the Five Regions, everyone fell silent.

Is this your first time using a Transmission Mirror?

Don't you know that even the smallest details, including your muttering, can be picked up by the Transmission Mirror?

Also, your choice of words, isn't it quite odd?!

It was too obvious. Compared to Feng Zhongzui, who still had some self-preservation, Feng Tiantian's broadcasting style was absolutely biased! Not only were her words odd, but her stance was also very peculiar. Everyone immediately knew she was purely a loyal supporter of Lord Shou.

And what in the world is Reverse Sword Control Technique? Why can you bless everything with it?

"Ah!"

But the Transmission Mirror did not reduce the amount of visual information it provided. No matter how absurd the Feng family members were, the broadcasting gene rooted deep in their bloodline had not mutated; it was as if whoever held the mirror would broadcast.

Accompanied by Feng Tiantian's shriek, her speech quickened, becoming loud and agitated:

"Unhinged Three Emperors has jumped up!"

"The Immortal-Slaying Demon-Butchering Blade has struck! It hit Lord Ba... ah no, it hit Lord Shou's thigh!"

"Will he be hurt? Will he fight back? No! Lord Shou, the giant, didn't fight back at all... Ha, my Xu Xiao... uh, he simply disdains to fight back; he just stands there, taking Unhinged Three Emperors' attack head-on..."

The image in the mirror violently shook. Feng Tiantian also seemed to be thrown backward by the shock. But practice makes perfect. This time, the Transmission Mirror's image was no longer erratic, steadily transmitting the frontline view of the battlefield to the Five Regions.

The Limitless Giant stood with downcast eyes, golden light emanating from his entire body. The Immortal-Slaying Demon-Butchering Blade struck the giant's thigh, cutting in a full meter, but it seemed as if it didn't even break the surface skin?

A mere meter... Feng Tiantian's voice became utterly frenzied:

"COMPLETELY! USELESS!"

"Let you slay immortals and butcher demons, I stand firm and unmoving! Even if it shocks the world and astonishes the commonplace, Lord Bao stands unyielding... ah no, it's Lord Shou!"

"Oh no, oh no, oh no, what am I saying... Sorry everyone, my Ghost Swordsmanship just went out of control, and the ghost spirit I constrained escaped again, spewing nonsense. Please forgive me."

"Let's return to the battlefield..."

The battlefield was incredibly simple; it was as if Feng Tiantian was joking with the Five Regions, and the Immortal-Slaying Demon-Butchering Blade seemed like a joke too. It successfully shattered the golden light. But before it could delve deeper, Unhinged Three Emperors himself was blasted away by the backlash of the Immovable Wisdom King, flying out of the blood blade and separating from Yama's Feast.

"Oh no!"

Blood burst from his entire body. Realizing the situation was dire, he tried to recall Yama's Feast to counterattack, but then...

From high in the sky, the giant's eyelids lowered, and a true world-swallowing presence descended. The world distorted. Magnificent Heaven Peak, the dragon's head, Xu Yue Gray Palace, all seemed to fall along with space, as if they had shrunk. Unhinged Three Emperors' movements froze. Feng Tiantian's words caught in her throat. The entire world of the Beast Horn Capturing Moon was held captive under the Limitless Giant's gaze.

Immediately afterward, a deep voice, as if seeping from ancient times, from the very beginning of creation, echoed across this world and through the Transmission Mirrors to the Five Regions:

"Nation of Sorrows... Blade in Hand!"

Unhinged Three Emperors floated up. He felt as if his body had been cut by something sharp. But he felt no pain whatsoever. His Holy Sense was still active, and he could vaguely see all the scenery around Xu Yue Gray Palace. He could see Dao Qiongcang, who was kneeling behind the giant, reattaching his head, then suddenly raising his hand, eyes wide with horror, his lips moving as if speaking.

He couldn't hear. Unhinged Three Emperors realized he couldn't hear any sound. The world was terrifyingly silent; he couldn't even hear his own heartbeat. But his Holy Sense could still be used, still spread outwards.

He also saw Gou Wuyue, who was hurrying towards them but had been delayed by that little girl, and thus missed the direct battle... Why was he also looking at himself with such a terrified expression, frozen in place?

His Holy Sense extended further, and he could see the Transmission Mirror, and in front of the mirror, the professional young girl, whose face was clean, but whose blood-stained clothes she hadn't had time to change, was still diligently broadcasting. Why was she also looking at him with such a terrified expression?

"I..."

"What happened?"

Unhinged Three Emperors' thoughts did not stop. He finally used his Holy Sense to look at himself. He found himself floating, his body as if cut by something... He looked at Dao Qiongcang, seeing him raise his hand as if trying to hold him back, his lips seeming to say "Stop"... He looked at Gou Wuyue, seeing him stare in horror, as if utterly dismayed by his current state... He looked at the little girl... He looked at himself again, then at Dao Qiongcang, then at Gou Wuyue, then at the little girl... He looked at himself again, then at Dao, then at Gou, then at the girl... He looked at himself again...

"This... is Nation of Sorrows, Blade in Hand?"

This was Xu Xiaoshou's first time using this Second Awakening ability. He had initially intended to just test it out, ready to switch to normal combat if it didn't work against Unhinged Three Emperors... But now, he was stunned.

Unhinged Three Emperors was severed!

Not in a physical sense. Rather, due to the lock-on of Nation of Sorrows, Blade in Hand, he received the backlash after the Immovable Wisdom King exploded, and thus, after being hit... his past, his future, were severed! He was henceforth trapped in a cycle of "now." If a way could be found to reconnect his past and future, then there might be a solution.

But three breaths passed. Unhinged Three Emperors was still in a "blackout," confused and stuck in the "now." Even if he could reconnect his past and future later, this battle would have long been over!

"Sha... rp..."

"This, is what true sharpness means?"

Xu Xiaoshou already had a deep understanding of the Dao of Space and some grasp of the Dao of Time. With this test, he explored every facet of Nation of Sorrows, Blade in Hand:

"The true essence of sharpness isn't to sever a person's flesh, but to sever their past and future, painlessly cutting their 'present' from existence?"

Yes, within the coverage of this Second Awakening technique, Unhinged Three Emperors was struck by an invisible sword light because he moved during the backlash. Then, he floated up. And after that... There was no "after that"!

If the Zhi Realm Force Field allowed for infinite cuts within a three-meter radius, without locking onto a fixed target, but with limited sharpness, then Nation of Sorrows, Blade in Hand, remained stationary within a one-mile radius, but would lock onto and "help" those who entered its domain and moved to sever their pain.

"What is this..."

Gou Wuyue froze in place. After entering the one-mile radius around the Limitless Giant, he acutely sensed the "rules"! He immediately halted his steps, even keeping the Voice of Nulan motionless. He watched Unhinged Three Emperors float up lightly, as if weightless.

"One, two, three... seven."

A full seven breaths!

Xu Xiaoshou, in his Limitless Giant form, waited for Unhinged Three Emperors for seven breaths, without moving to harm or kill him. Unhinged Three Emperors was also forcefully controlled by some "rule" for seven breaths before he regained his senses, and his weight returned to his body.

"Xu Xiaoshou, what did you do to me?"

The former Three Emperors, the former God of Slaughter, the moment he regained his composure, raised his hand in panic, wanting to recall Yama's Feast to counterattack. Gou Wuyue clearly perceived that because of the "raising hand" motion, the rules moved.

Unhinged Three Emperors floated up again...

"One, two, three... seven!"

Still seven breaths. Xu Xiaoshou still did not move to harm anyone. Unhinged Three Emperors settled down precisely on time, only to float up again.

"He can't see through this technique..."

Gou Wuyue's eyes widened in shock. Also unable to understand the reason, he couldn't help but turn his head, seeking instructions from Dao Qiongcang.

Gou Wuyue, floated up...