Chapter 77: The Powerful Moon Gold Wheel

Countless Abyssal monsters surged forward, interspersed with shadowy forms that were at once human yet shifted into various bizarre shapes.

The entire world of Abyssal monsters was in full rebellion, their singular aim focused on Qin Shu’s location—or rather, where the Cyan Lotus Dao Seed rested.

Nothing could hope to withstand their onslaught; everything in their path would be trampled and crushed.

At this critical moment, the trio from the God Soul Continent, along with the two spirits from the spiritual realm and the three gods from the divine realm, found themselves positioned directly in the path of these monstrous hordes.

Naturally, the eight of them stood apart, each facing waves of approaching creatures.

This collective uprising of Abyssal monsters caught them utterly off guard, an experience none had ever faced before.

Assuming it was merely a difference between the Abyss World and the Abyss Fragments, they wasted no time in launching their attack.

The Spirit Sword God manifested his long blade, swinging it downward with practiced precision. As he engaged in a fighting retreat, each strike shattered eight to nine Abyssal monsters. His mastery of the blade, honed through years on the God Soul Continent, was truly remarkable.

Yet, the torrent of Abyssal monsters seemed endless, like an ocean that would never yield. He realized that if this continued, he would pay the ultimate price right here, in this sea of madness.

Thus, they decided to engage in a swift battle, aiming for a quick victory.

The other seven had reached a similar conclusion.

They noticed that the abyssal monsters were fixated on moving forward, showing little interest in them.

Seizing this opportunity, they targeted monsters of their own rank, dispatching them at an astonishing pace.

Once their mission objectives were met, they decisively communicated with their respective worlds, initiating instant teleports back home.

However, as greed often proves fatal, some individuals saw an opportunity to gain extra rewards in this unique situation.

These ambitious few decided to slay additional monsters beyond their initial goals.

Their ambitions backfired disastrously. Subsequent waves of monsters swarmed upon them like a tidal surge, leaving them no time to even teleport away.

As the horde of monsters approached Qin Shu’s location, he remained the sole survivor—the last interloper in this world.

Within the Great Array of Five Elements, the Cyan Lotus Dao Seed had been growing for three days, unfurling five massive lotus leaves.

Observing the incoming tide of monsters outside the array, Qin Shu summoned Xiao Yan.

“Xiao Yan, it’s time to fight.”

Without a moment’s hesitation, Xiao Yan charged out of the Great Array of Five Elements.

Now a fifth-rank mythical pet, Xiao Yan had undergone a transformation. Through its connection to the Cyan Lotus Dao Seed in Qin Shu’s sea of consciousness, its bloodline power had consolidated, and its refined essence had coalesced.

“Master, watch me work,” he proclaimed with a confident grin.

His wings spread wide, he swept them forward, unleashing a sea of azure flames.

The inferno swept across, reducing swathes of the monstrous tide to ash, which scattered in the heavens.

Next, he dove down and opened his mouth wide. With an explosive burst of gravitational force, he swallowed thousands of Abyssal creatures in a single gulp before returning to the Great Array of Five Elements to rest on a cyan lotus leaf and digest his meal.

This maneuver alone decimated one-third of the invading monster horde.

Qin Shu followed with his attack. The Qingping Sword Pill soared forth, hovering above the center of the Great Array. Lotus blossoms unfurled, creating a protective shield that perfectly covered the array’s formation.

As the lotuses bloomed, sword qi erupted forth, felling countless abyssal monsters. The remaining stragglers, numbering no more than three or four, were easily dispatched.

Over the ensuing days, he and Xiao Yan took turns launching assaults beyond the array. Even fifth-rank Abyssal creatures posed no threat to their combined might.

Time passed. The lotus flowers in the array blossomed, revealing pods that glowed with five distinct colors: gold, red, black, white, and purple.

In just a few more days, the life in this world will come to its end.

Trapped beasts still fight back, let alone a whole world.

A surge of immense power exploded from afar as a monstrous humanoid figure slowly approached.

It had a bull’s head with a single horn, a robust human body, and carried a long spear in its hand, radiating an overwhelming aura.

A sixth-rank monster, equivalent to the Primordial Spirit realm.

Qin Shu’s expression turned grave. With a flash of moonlight in his hand, he condensed his true essence into a Moon Gold Wheel, imbuing it with a thread of its underlying Dao.

The wheel sprang to life, striking before the sixth-rank monster could react, slicing a circle around its neck.

The massive head fell, rolling onto the ground.

This was the power of a top-tier Innate Spirit Treasure: a fourth-rank killing a sixth-rank was as effortless as plucking a leaf from a tree.

However, it came at the cost of considerable true essence depletion.

With this move, the last glimmer of hope also fell to Qin Shu’s hand.

The Abyss World’s consciousness erupted in rage, sending bolts of destruction-laden lightning hurtling down once again.

But would it be enough?

No, it would not.

The Azure Lotus Banner unfurled, absorbing the lightning’s power, ensuring all within the formation remained unharmed.

The next day, the Abyss World met its end, utterly collapsing into nothingness.

The Cyan Lotus failed to complete its metamorphosis.

The Five Dragons Jade Decree on Qin Shu’s body lit up, but instead of heading to the Celestial City, he returned to Qingping Island in the God Soul Continent.

After collecting the World Will’s rewards, he hesitated not a moment before entering a new Abyss World.

This new realm was a vast, barren expanse, devoid of even the slightest trace of life. In the distance, a towering mountain loomed, its base hiding a colossal cavern.

Qin Shu’s first thought upon arrival was to claim this mountain cave as his own.

Draped in an unassuming cloak, he ventured inside with utmost caution.

As he delved deeper, the aura of the Abyss grew increasingly potent, sparking an ominous, malevolent energy that seemed to take shape.

In the profound darkness, the thunderous breaths of tigers and leopards resonated.

Qin Shu approached slowly, his eyes fixed on the monstrous creature ahead.

A black tiger materialized before him, its coat of jet-black fur bristling like steel needles, adorned with shimmering violet markings.

This was the Dark Demon Night Tiger, a creature that relished slumber in the embrace of darkness, endowed with an uncanny sharpness of senses.

Qin Shu observed from afar, holding his breath and gathering his focus. In a sudden burst of action, he condensed his true essence, shaping it into the Moon Gold Wheel, and with a swift motion, unleashed a moon blade strike.

This was unlike battling within the Five Elements Array; a single slash from the moon blade had already consumed more than half of his Karma True Yuan.

Yet, the effect was strikingly evident.

The Dark Demon Night Tiger sensed impending danger. Just as it opened its eyes, the moon blade had already circled its neck. Its head parted from its body with a spray of blood, the crimson liquid seeping into the ground.

This was a fifth-tier creature, slain by Qin Shu’s hand in mere moments.

Next, Qin Shu placed the apricot-yellow flag at the mountain’s center, then positioned the remaining four elemental flags around it, tailoring the formation to the terrain. The heart of the formation began to pulsate with power.

As the Five Elements Array activated, it transformed the Abyss’s aura into elemental energy. This energy then transmuted into earth-type power, initiating the mountain’s metamorphosis.

Earlier, a new mission had already taken shape in his mind.

However, with the death of the Dark Demon Night Tiger, the task was accomplished almost instantly—practically the moment it was assigned.

The earth trembled. The mountain’s stones and soil hardened, while the peak ascended, growing taller and more massive.

Gradually, the cave at the mountain’s base vanished as its form continued to shift and evolve.

Nine days later, a precipitous plateau had formed, each side spanning one hundred and fifty kilometers, with a height of seventy-five kilometers, resembling an immense cliff rising from the earth.

From afar, it appeared as an irregularly shaped cylindrical mass ascending from the ground.

The rocks upon the mountain emitted a dazzling array of colors, their hardness amplified by the Five Elements Grand Array, creating a temporary replica of the legendary Five Elements Mountain.

All preparations were complete.

Qin Shu released the Blue Lotus, planting it within a hidden cave on this mountain.

The untransformed Blue Lotus Dao Seed, voracious by nature, swiftly absorbed the essence of the world as soon as it took root, its speed nothing short of astonishing.

The consciousness of the Abyss World never anticipated such audacity in harvesting its essence. It felt like a sudden needle prick, with its life force being extracted at breakneck speed.

The entire cosmos trembled.

This was immediately followed by fury, an endless, boundless fury.

Above the Five Elements Mountain, beams of black light coalesced, each one a massive meteorite, thousands of meters in diameter.

The meteors descended from the heavens.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

They plummeted towards Five Elements Mountain at a rapid pace.

Under the immense kinetic energy, Five Elements Mountain quivered uncontrollably.

One by one, the meteorites embedded themselves into the mountain.