Chapter 635

Heaven and Earth Transformed

The waves, imbued with black flames, were truly terrifying. Not only were ordinary islands easily destroyed, but even large islands, protected by grand island-guarding formations and overseen by cultivators, disintegrated like paper, instantly reduced to ash by the terrifying destructive power. The cultivators guarding these islands vanished completely into the sky without even a trace of resistance. The anomalies signaling the cultivators' demise lasted only moments before being obscured by the thick black aura in the sky.

The colossal waves continued their sweep, while the original massive black fireball, amidst earth-shattering collisions, fragmented into countless streaks of black light. From the point of impact, these streaked lights hurtled in every direction across the Cloud Sea. This terrifying apocalyptic scene initially stunned the cultivators in Cloud City into a brief stupor. Then, irresistibly, they began to cry out in fright, one after another.

"By the Dharma-Imparting Heavenly Venerate! Has the end of the world arrived?"

"A great calamity! A terrifying calamity is upon us!"

"Why was there no warning from the Myriad Immortal Alliance about such a massive meteor? What good are they?!"

Some cultivators were terrified, some went mad, and some raged. Others, however, still held faith in the Myriad Immortal Alliance, believing it was merely a minor meteor disaster, and that even if the horrific tsunami could destroy all islands in the Cloud Sea, Cloud City, suspended high in the heavens, should remain safe.

But ultimately, there were cultivators who prioritized self-preservation. "Run!" This thought was the first to flash through their minds. However, when they flocked to the Dharma Imparting Plaza, they discovered something that horrified them.

"Damn it, why have all the teleportation arrays stopped working?!"

"It's over! Nowhere to run, we're dead for sure now!"

"A conspiracy, it must be the Myriad Immortal Alliance's conspiracy!"

The cultivators in the plaza fell into chaos, and their shouts quickly spread panic throughout Cloud City. Within moments, all cultivators in the city became aware that the teleportation arrays were no longer functional. Facing the approaching tsunami, the cultivators inevitably fell into a state of panic.

At this moment, He Zhenghao remained unusually calm. Although a degree of fear lingered within him, he suppressed it through self-persuasion. "This terrifying might must be the Soul of Heaven and Earth. I wonder when it will reveal its true form? It's said that the true forms of the Souls of Heaven and Earth are all human-like." A sense of unease still gnawed at He Zhenghao. "There shouldn't be any major issues," he reassured himself. "Since Lord Secret Envoy could predict the arrival of the Soul of Heaven and Earth in advance, preparations must have been made."

As expected, shortly after he had that thought, Li Fan's voice suddenly resonated throughout Cloud City. "Cultivators, there is no need to panic! With Immortal Lord Hongxi present, nothing can go wrong! You all just need to remain within the city! Members of the Array Strategy Hall, activate the defensive formations with full power to counter the disaster! Martial Arts Hall platoons, assemble to maintain order!" The calm voice echoed continuously. As if given a backbone, the cultivators instantly calmed down for the moment. Soon after, a light barrier instantly enveloped Cloud Immortal City, and cultivators began moving to various formation nodes to reinforce their arrangements. Order briefly returned to Cloud Immortal City.

Li Fan, meanwhile, gazed at the black streaking lights filling the sky and the relentlessly sweeping tsunami, then glanced at the white-robed Immortal Lord Hongxi not far away. Li Fan saw that his face was filled with solemnity. "Black flames? Has Chiyan been strengthened, or is this another Soul of Heaven and Earth? Mo Yan?" Although Li Fan was somewhat surprised by this unexpected turn of events in this life, overall, the outcome remained within his expectations. In previous lives, Chiyan descended with its heavenly duty, burning the seas and enacting world-ending destruction. And after Chiyan was refined by cultivators, it would trigger a violent counterattack from the Will of Heaven and Earth. The all-extinguishing Ink Kill would descend, utterly reducing the Cloud Sea to nothingness. However, in this life, the battle between the Celestial Physician, the Sage, and the Fisherman caused the predetermined time for world destruction to be significantly advanced.

"With Chiyan burning the sea, there's still some leeway. But if the Will of Heaven and Earth had intended utter annihilation from the start, then the one to descend wouldn't have been that frail boiler-man Chiyan. Instead, a stronger Soul of Heaven and Earth would have appeared. Heavenly duty, transformation, fixed destiny..." Li Fan's thoughts churned, and he gained a subtle understanding. "The Will of Heaven and Earth is not immutable; it changes dynamically according to the actual circumstances. But the core objective remains the same... The Cloud Sea must perish! The reason for this, perhaps, besides cultivators plundering the heavens and seizing lands, thus being a bane to heaven and earth, also has an undeniable connection to the Celestial Physician's group!"

Li Fan's eyes flickered. As Li Fan pondered, a wave was rapidly approaching Cloud City. Even though Cloud Immortal City soared high into the clouds, a wave only hundreds of meters tall seemed incapable of affecting it. Yet, for some unknown reason, an ominous premonition surged in the hearts of all cultivators within the city. Their premonition proved correct. After that colossal wave, with its dancing black flames, reached below Cloud City, it seemed to come alive, instantly changing its trajectory. It surged violently upwards, unfurling towards the sky. Gasps of alarm rose in succession. At this moment, Immortal Lord Hongxi, who had been silently observing, finally acted. Beneath Cloud Immortal City, continuous rolling mountains suddenly appeared. Like a great wall, they effectively blocked the waves. The waves, obstructed, receded back to the sea surface. But Li Fan, who had witnessed Immortal Lord Hongxi's full power several times before, could tell that this seemingly casual strike was actually nearly half of Hongxi's strength. "So strong?" Li Fan's eyes narrowed as he felt a slight tremor from beneath his feet.

Though he was merely a clone at this moment, his body contained three full-power divine abilities imparted by his true self. These were enough to create a convincing illusion at a critical moment and deceive everyone. The reason for this was, naturally, to firmly establish the news of Heavenly Arcana Sect cultivator Li Fan's demise. Li Fan believed that even during the apocalyptic calamity of the burning sea, the Myriad Immortal Alliance would surely find a way to ascertain the events leading up to the Cloud Sea's destruction. Therefore, the act had to be realistic, with no flaws. "Now is not the time to act. Chiyan... no, where is Mo Yan's true form now?" Li Fan stared intently at the surface of the Cloud Sea, trying to find some clue. The wave, temporarily blocked by Immortal Lord Hongxi, seemed to have settled down; after receding to the sea surface, it fell into tranquility. Next to assault them were the thousands of streaking black fireballs. As if intelligent, upon seeing the wave's attack here being obstructed, they instantly altered their original trajectories. All of them collectively hurtled towards Cloud City. This spectacular sight caused all the cultivators to fall silent. When the first streaking fireball violently collided with the defensive formation, the entire Cloud City shook intensely. What horrified the cultivators even more was that with just a single strike, faint cracks appeared on the protective light barrier.