jí biàn dù jié qī lǎo guài wù ， zài zhè zhǒng háo wú zhǔn bèi de qíng kuàng xià ， yě dǐ dǎng bù liǎo jiǔ xīng lián zhū ， táo wù xuè guàn tóng kǒng ， hún shēn shàng xià de mó qì fēng kuáng yǒng chū ， xiǎng yào jiāng xià zhuì zhī shì zhǐ zhù ， rán ér yī qiè nǔ lì dōu shì tú láo de ， tā yī jiù rú tóng huì xīng yǔn luò ， cóng jiǔ tiān zhī shàng ， hěn hěn de zá xiàng dì miàn le 。
即便渡劫期老怪物，在这种毫无准备的情况下，也抵挡不了九星连珠，梼杌血贯瞳孔，浑身上下的魔气疯狂涌出，想要将下坠之势止住，然而一切努力都是徒劳的，他依旧如同彗星陨落，从九天之上，狠狠的砸向地面了。
Even a veteran from the Tribulation Period, with no preparation, couldn't withstand the Nine Stars Converging. Tiaomu's pupils glowed with blood, and dark magic aura surged out of his body as he desperately tried to stop his descent. But all his efforts were in vain; he plummeted like a comet, crashing into the ground from nine heavens above.
yīn wèi sù dù tài kuài de yuán gù ， kōng qì dōu mó cā qǐ huǒ ， mó qì bèi diǎn rán ， táo wù páng dà de shēn qū ， bèi hēi sè de huǒ yàn bāo guǒ 。
因为速度太快的缘故，空气都摩擦起火，魔气被点燃，梼杌庞大的身躯，被黑色的火焰包裹。
Due to the incredible speed, friction caused the air to ignite, and the black flames enveloped Tiaomu's immense figure. The sight was indescribable—like a demon god breaking free of celestial restraints…
nà xíng xiàng ， nán yǐ yán shù ， jiù fǎng fú dì yù de mó shén ， zhèng tuō le xiān rén de shù fù ……
那形象，难以言述，就仿佛地狱的魔神，挣脱了仙人的束缚……
Boom!
hōng ！
轰！
Despite all his efforts, Tiaomu’s fall proved futile as he crashed into the earth with a force that left an enormous crater over ten miles in diameter.
kuà yuè liǎo wú jǐn de jù lí ， táo wù suǒ yǒu de nǔ lì ， dōu chéng le bái fèi lì qì ， zhōng yú hái shì zhuì luò le xià qù ， yǔ dà dì ， lái le yí gè qīn mì jiē chù ， jiān yìng de ní tǔ ， fǎng fú zhǐ hú ， yí gè zhí jìng shí yú lǐ de dà kēng chū xiàn le 。
跨越了无尽的距离，梼杌所有的努力，都成了白费力气，终于还是坠落了下去，与大地，来了一个亲密接触，坚硬的泥土，仿佛纸糊，一个直径十余里的大坑出现了。
Invisible to the bottom, it was only the beginning. The meteoric fire rain had yet to unleash its full terror. After about an instant, a series of explosions echoed from underground, muffled but deafening. A massive shockwave spread rapidly across the entire city centered around the crater.
shēn bú jiàn dǐ ！
深不见底！
As the gathering place for the Snow Fox Clan, this area was already quite bustling with various buildings tightly packed together. Important structures were fortified by numerous prohibitions to protect them.
rán ér zhè jǐn jǐn shì kāi shǐ 。
然而这仅仅是开始。
But in front of the ferocious energy gales, everything became useless. Regardless of size or whether they had any array protections, all buildings crumbled like fragile toys under the assault. Nothing escaped the devastation.
liú xīng huǒ yǔ ， hái méi yǒu fā huī chū tā kě pà de wēi lì 。
流星火雨，还没有发挥出它可怕的威力。
Fortunately, Lin Xuan had delayed long enough for the Snow Fox Clan to evacuate their territory, leaving only two princesses behind. Despite being at the Divination Stage, they were still safe from the residual effects of the battle.
guò le dà yuē shùn xī ， yī lián chuàn de bào xiǎng chuán rù le ěr duǒ lǐ ， nà xiǎng shēng lái zì dì dǐ shēn chù ， huò xǔ shì zhè ge yuán gù ， lüè wēi xiǎn de yǒu xiē mèn mèn de 。
过了大约瞬息，一连串的爆响传入了耳朵里，那响声来自地底深处，或许是这个缘故，略微显得有些闷闷的。
However, neither Shang'er nor Yuankuo could afford to be complacent as they raised their protective treasures. The rapidly flowing essence energy in response to the gales filled both girls with shock.
dàn nà shēng yīn zhī dà ， yī jiù shì lìng rén zé shé ， tóng shí kuáng bào de chōng jī bō yǐ nà jù kēng wèi zhōng xīn ， xùn sù kuò zhǎn dào quán chéng 。
但那声音之大，依旧是令人咋舌，同时狂暴的冲击波以那巨坑为中心，迅速扩展到全城。
The mere residual effects had such power; it was hard to imagine how Lin Xuan, also at the Divination Stage, fought this monster.
zhè lǐ zuò wéi xuě hú zú de jù jū zhī suǒ ， yuán běn yǐ jiàn zào dé pǒ wèi fán huá le ， gè shì gè yàng de fáng wū ， shuō bù shàng lín cì zhì bǐ ， dàn yě shí fēn jǐn mì ， yī xiē zhòng yào de jiàn zhù ， hái tiān jiā le fáng hù ， yóu gè zhǒng gè yàng de jìn zhì bǎo hù zhe 。
这里作为雪狐族的聚居之所，原本已建造得颇为繁华了，各式各样的房屋，说不上鳞次栉比，但也十分紧密，一些重要的建筑，还添加了防护，由各种各样的禁制保护着。
"Big Sister, is Tiaomu dead?" Shang'er's voice sounded like a dream.
rán ér cǐ shí cǐ kè ， zài nà kuáng bào de néng liàng gāng fēng miàn qián ， yī qiè dōu chéng le bǎi shè 。
然而此时此刻，在那狂暴的能量罡风面前，一切都成了摆设。
"I don't know."
suǒ yǒu de jiàn zhù ， bù lùn dà xiǎo ， yě bù lùn yǒu méi yǒu zhèn fǎ fáng hù ， quán bù cuī kū lā xiǔ bān de huà wèi le xū wú ， rú tóng jī mù yì bān de jūn liè pò suì diào le 。
所有的建筑，不论大小，也不论有没有阵法防护，全部摧枯拉朽般的化为了虚无，如同积木一般的龟裂破碎掉了。
Yuankuo sighed. The current battle far exceeded her comprehension. She hoped Tiaomu had fallen, but in such circumstances, there was no way to confirm anything.
wēi lì suǒ jí ， méi yǒu dōng xī néng gòu xìng miǎn ， xìng hǎo lín xuān tuō yán le zú gòu de shí jiān ， xuě hú yī zú ， yǐ chè chū le lǐng dì ， zhǐ shèng xià liǎng wèi gōng zhǔ hái liú zài zhè lǐ 。
威力所及，没有东西能够幸免，幸好林轩拖延了足够的时间，雪狐一族，已撤出了领地，只剩下两位公主还留在这里。
The entire city had turned into ruins; not even a single intact tile remained. After several more breaths, thunderous sounds echoed from underground as the temperature soared. Red liquid spewed out of the bottomless crater.
ér bù lùn xiāng ér hái shì yuàn kē ， dōu shì fēn shén jí bié de yāo zú ， yǎn qián de zhàn dòu ， tā men suī rán méi yǒu bàn fǎ shè zú ， dàn jǐn jǐn shì dòu fǎ de yú bō ， hái shì shāng hài bù liǎo tā men de 。
而不论香儿还是媛珂，都是分神级别的妖族，眼前的战斗，他们虽然没有办法涉足，但仅仅是斗法的余波，还是伤害不了她们的。
Lava!
dàn xiāng ér yǔ yuàn kē yě bù gǎn dà yì ， gè zì jiāng zì jǐ fáng hù de bǎo wù jì qǐ ， gǎn jué dào yīn wèi gāng fēng qīn xí ér xùn sù liú tǎng de líng lì ， liǎng nǚ yǎn zhōng de biǎo qíng dōu hài rán yǐ jí 。
但香儿与媛珂也不敢大意，各自将自己防护的宝物祭起，感觉到因为罡风侵袭而迅速流淌的灵力，两女眼中的表情都骇然以极。
This place was deep within the Frost Soul Ice Plain, where the ground for thousands of miles below was frozen soil. The position of the lava was much deeper than usual.
jǐn jǐn shì yú bō jiù yǒu zhè yàng de wēi lì ， nán yǐ xiǎng xiàng ， lín xuān tóng wèi fēn shén qī ， shì zěn yàng yǔ zhè yàng de guài wù zuò zhàn dì 。
仅仅是余波就有这样的威力，难以想象，林轩同为分神期，是怎样与这样的怪物作战地。
Did that strike just penetrate the surface by tens of thousands of miles?
“ jiě jiě ， táo wù sǐ le ma ？” xiāng ér de shēng yīn fǎng fú mèng yì 。
“姐姐，梼杌死了吗？”香儿的声音仿佛梦呓。
The two princesses exchanged glances, clearly thinking about the same thing.
“ wǒ yě bù xiǎo de 。”
“我也不晓得。”
Indeed, such a thought was terrifying. Falling from nine heavens and smashing through the surface by tens of thousands of miles—without even considering the explosion's power, simply the fall could kill anyone.
yuàn kē tàn le kǒu qì ， yǎn qián de dòu fǎ ， yǐ jīng chāo chū le tā de rèn zhī ， tā yě hěn xī wàng táo wù yǔn luò ， dàn zhè zhǒng qíng kuàng xià ， gēn běn jiù wú fǎ què rèn shén me 。
媛珂叹了口气，眼前的斗法，已经超出了她的认知，她也很希望梼杌陨落，但这种情况下，根本就无法确认什么。
But they still couldn't draw any conclusions as their opponent was at the Tribulation Period. This realm defied common sense.
cǐ shí zhěng gè chéng chí ， yǐ huà wèi le yī piàn fèi xū ， bié shuō wán zhěng de jiàn zhù ， chéng zhōng shèn zhì lián yī kuài wán zhěng de wǎ piàn dōu kàn bú jiàn le 。
此时整个城池，已化为了一片废墟，别说完整的建筑，城中甚至连一块完整的瓦片都看不见了。
They hoped Tiaomu had fallen to his death. In such a situation, all they could do was pray.
yòu guò le jǐ xī de gōng fu ， hōng lōng lóng de shēng yīn dà zuò ， lái zì yú dì dǐ shēn chù ， suí hòu ， kōng qì zhōng de wēn dù zhòu rán shēng gāo le xǔ duō ， cóng nà jù kēng de dǐ bù ， wú shù huǒ hóng sè de yè tǐ pēn yǒng ér chū 。
又过了几息的功夫，轰隆隆的声音大做，来自于地底深处，随后，空气中的温度骤然升高了许多，从那巨坑的底部，无数火红色的液体喷涌而出。
However, the cultivation world was cruel; wishes were beautiful, but reality often went against them…
yào xiǎo de ， zhè lǐ kě shì wèi yú hán pò bīng yuán de shēn chù ， dì dǐ jǐ qiān lǐ dōu shì dòng tǔ ， yán jiāng suǒ zài de wèi zhì ， bǐ yì bān de dì fāng ， yào shēn shàng xǔ duō 。
要晓得，这里可是位于寒魄冰原的深处，地底几千里都是冻土，岩浆所在的位置，比一般的地方，要深上许多。
A deafening roar echoed as Tiaomu hadn't fallen. The lava that had been flowing like rivers suddenly coalesced into one stream, rising slowly from the bottomless crater.
gāng gāng nà yī jī ， nán dào jiāng dì biǎo jī chuān le shù wàn lǐ ？
刚刚那一击，难道将地表击穿了数万里？
The scene was eerie.
liǎng wèi gōng zhǔ miàn miàn xiāng qù ， xiǎn rán tā liǎ shì tóng shí xiǎng dào le zhè ge wèn tí 。
两位公主面面相觑，显然她俩是同时想到了这个问题。
Worse was yet to come. At the top of the lava, a massive monster stood arrogantly—human-faced and tiger-footed, exuding an arrogant and ferocious aura.
bù cuò ， guāng shì xiǎng xiǎng jiù lìng rén dǎn hán bù yǐ ， cóng jiǔ tiān zhuì luò ， zhí jiē jiāng dì biǎo zá chuān shù wàn lǐ ， bù shuō liú xīng huǒ yǔ bào zhà de wēi lì ， guāng shì shuāi ， jiù néng bǎ rén gěi shuāi sǐ 。
不错，光是想想就令人胆寒不已，从九天坠落，直接将地表砸穿数万里，不说流星火雨爆炸的威力，光是摔，就能把人给摔死。
Tiaomu!
rán ér cǐ shí cǐ kè ， tā men yī jiù bù gǎn xià jié lùn shén me ， yīn wèi duì fāng shì dù jié qī 。
然而此时此刻，他们依旧不敢下结论什么，因为对方是渡劫期。
Despite being at the Tribulation Period, Tiaomu couldn't have completely avoided the explosion. Correctly speaking, his current appearance was one of disarray; he had numerous wounds, with purple-black blood oozing out.
zhè ge jìng jiè de cún zài ， shì bù néng yòng cháng lǐ chuǎi mó dì 。
这个境界的存在，是不能用常理揣摩地。
However, Tiaomu's actions were unexpected—he didn't use any spells to stop the bleeding. For a creature at this stage, it should be effortless. Why wouldn't he do so?
dàn yuàn táo wù yǐ yǔn luò zài le dì dǐ ， shì dào rú jīn ， liǎng nǚ néng zuò de ， yě jǐn jǐn shì qí dǎo ér yǐ 。
但愿梼杌已陨落在了地底，事到如今，两女能做的，也仅仅是祈祷而已。
Knowing that even Tiaomu was still a living being, excessive blood loss would affect his combat effectiveness.
rán ér xiū xiān jiè shì cán kù dì ， yuàn wàng měi hǎo wú bǐ ， kě zuì hòu de jié guǒ ， què shì shì yǔ yuàn wéi ……
然而修仙界是残酷地，愿望美好无比，可最后的结果，却是事与愿违……
A flash of insight brought Lin Xuan down from the sky. His brows furrowed as he watched the scene before him with intense concentration.
hǒu ！
吼！
Tiaomu was ruthless and combative but wouldn't risk his life needlessly.
zhèn tiān dòng dì de páo xiāo shēng chuán rù ěr duǒ ， táo wù jū rán méi yǒu yǔn luò ， suí hòu yuán běn xiàng sì chù liú tǎng de yán jiāng jū rán níng chéng le yī gǔ ， rán hòu yóu nà shēn bú jiàn dǐ de jù kēng zhōng ， huǎn huǎn de ， huǎn huǎn de shēng qǐ lái le 。
震天动地的咆哮声传入耳朵，梼杌居然没有陨落，随后原本像四处流淌的岩浆居然拧成了一股，然后由那深不见底的巨坑中，缓缓的，缓缓的升起来了。
He didn’t stop the bleeding; there must be a trap!
nà qíng jǐng kàn shàng qù shì rú cǐ de guǐ yì 。
那情景看上去是如此的诡异。
Lin Xuan, experienced in combat, instinctively felt an immense danger. He narrowed his eyes, knowing it wasn't wise to act rashly. The safest choice was to observe.
ér jiē xià lái ， hái yǒu gèng kě pà de dōng xī 。
而接下来，还有更可怕的东西。
But Lin Xuan had no idea what lay ahead and lacked confidence in his next move. The scene fell silent as one man stood opposite a beast.
yán jiāng de dǐng bù ， jū rán ào rán ér lì zhe yī jù dà de guài wù 。
岩浆的顶部，居然傲然而立着一巨大的怪物。
Tiaomu stood on the lava, drenched in blood, terrifying like a demon god breaking free from its chains.
rén miàn 、 hǔ zú ， hún shēn shàng xià ， yǒu yī gǔ jié ào ér kuáng bào de qì xī kuáng biāo ér chū 。
人面、虎足，浑身上下，有一股桀骜而狂暴的气息狂飙而出。
On the other side, Lin Xuan narrowed his eyes, looking small and insignificant compared to Tiaomu. Yet this unassuming figure exuded an aura almost as formidable as Tiaomu's.
táo wù ！
梼杌！
Together, one man and beast stood, their combined auras causing the wind around them to become extremely unstable, like two vortexes consuming each other’s air currents.
tā suī rán shì dù jié qī de guài wù ， dàn gāng gāng de bào zhà fēi tóng xiǎo kě ， táo wù yě bù kě néng wán quán fáng zhù ， zhèng què de shuō ， cǐ shí cǐ kè ， tā de xíng mào ， kě yòng láng bèi lái xíng róng ， hún shēn shàng xià ， dà dà xiǎo xiǎo de shāng kǒu ， zǐ hēi sè de xiān xuè ， gǔ gǔ de xiàng wài mào chū 。
他虽然是渡劫期的怪物，但刚刚的爆炸非同小可，梼杌也不可能完全防住，正确的说，此时此刻，他的形貌，可用狼狈来形容，浑身上下，大大小小的伤口，紫黑色的鲜血，汩汩的向外冒出。
"Haha."
rán ér táo wù de xíng wéi què shì chū rén yì liào de ， tā jū rán méi yǒu yòng fǎ shù jiāng xuè zhǐ zhù ， zhè duì yú tā zhè zhǒng jìng jiè de cún zài lái shuō ， yīng gāi méi yǒu fēn háo nán dù ， shì qīng ér yì jǔ de ， kě tā jū rán bù nà me zuò ， zhè shì wèi hé ？
然而梼杌的行为却是出人意料的，他居然没有用法术将血止住，这对于他这种境界的存在来说，应该没有分毫难度，是轻而易举的，可他居然不那么做，这是为何？
Tiaomu suddenly laughed, his voice grating with a terrifying malice. "Little guy, you’re quite impressive. A mere Divination Stage being managed to corner me into such a position. Originally, I didn’t plan on using this move because the magic aura here is too pure. Even for me, using it in the Spirit Realm would come at a cost, but now, it’s your doing…"
yào zhī dào táo wù zài qiáng ， yě shì shēng wù ， xuè liú dé tài duō ， kě shì huì yǐng xiǎng dào zhàn dòu lì de 。
要知道梼杌再强，也是生物，血流得太多，可是会影响到战斗力的。
Tiaomu rambled on, seemingly declaring Lin Xuan's imminent demise. This sounded absurd given that Lin Xuan had clearly been holding his own earlier. But Tiaomu was not one to bluff; in other words, Lin Xuan was in grave danger.
Even a veteran from the Tribulation Period, with no preparation, couldn't withstand the Nine Stars Converging. Tiaomu's pupils glowed with blood, and dark magic aura surged out of his body as he desperately tried to stop his descent. But all his efforts were in vain; he plummeted like a comet, crashing into the ground from nine heavens above.
Due to the incredible speed, friction caused the air to ignite, and the black flames enveloped Tiaomu's immense figure. The sight was indescribable—like a demon god breaking free of celestial restraints…
Boom!
Despite all his efforts, Tiaomu’s fall proved futile as he crashed into the earth with a force that left an enormous crater over ten miles in diameter.
Invisible to the bottom, it was only the beginning. The meteoric fire rain had yet to unleash its full terror. After about an instant, a series of explosions echoed from underground, muffled but deafening. A massive shockwave spread rapidly across the entire city centered around the crater.
As the gathering place for the Snow Fox Clan, this area was already quite bustling with various buildings tightly packed together. Important structures were fortified by numerous prohibitions to protect them.
But in front of the ferocious energy gales, everything became useless. Regardless of size or whether they had any array protections, all buildings crumbled like fragile toys under the assault. Nothing escaped the devastation.
Fortunately, Lin Xuan had delayed long enough for the Snow Fox Clan to evacuate their territory, leaving only two princesses behind. Despite being at the Divination Stage, they were still safe from the residual effects of the battle.
However, neither Shang'er nor Yuankuo could afford to be complacent as they raised their protective treasures. The rapidly flowing essence energy in response to the gales filled both girls with shock.
The mere residual effects had such power; it was hard to imagine how Lin Xuan, also at the Divination Stage, fought this monster.
"Big Sister, is Tiaomu dead?" Shang'er's voice sounded like a dream.
"I don't know."
Yuankuo sighed. The current battle far exceeded her comprehension. She hoped Tiaomu had fallen, but in such circumstances, there was no way to confirm anything.
The entire city had turned into ruins; not even a single intact tile remained. After several more breaths, thunderous sounds echoed from underground as the temperature soared. Red liquid spewed out of the bottomless crater.
Lava!
This place was deep within the Frost Soul Ice Plain, where the ground for thousands of miles below was frozen soil. The position of the lava was much deeper than usual.
Did that strike just penetrate the surface by tens of thousands of miles?
The two princesses exchanged glances, clearly thinking about the same thing.
Indeed, such a thought was terrifying. Falling from nine heavens and smashing through the surface by tens of thousands of miles—without even considering the explosion's power, simply the fall could kill anyone.
But they still couldn't draw any conclusions as their opponent was at the Tribulation Period. This realm defied common sense.
They hoped Tiaomu had fallen to his death. In such a situation, all they could do was pray.
However, the cultivation world was cruel; wishes were beautiful, but reality often went against them…
Roar!
A deafening roar echoed as Tiaomu hadn't fallen. The lava that had been flowing like rivers suddenly coalesced into one stream, rising slowly from the bottomless crater.
The scene was eerie.
Worse was yet to come. At the top of the lava, a massive monster stood arrogantly—human-faced and tiger-footed, exuding an arrogant and ferocious aura.
Tiaomu!
Despite being at the Tribulation Period, Tiaomu couldn't have completely avoided the explosion. Correctly speaking, his current appearance was one of disarray; he had numerous wounds, with purple-black blood oozing out.
However, Tiaomu's actions were unexpected—he didn't use any spells to stop the bleeding. For a creature at this stage, it should be effortless. Why wouldn't he do so?
Knowing that even Tiaomu was still a living being, excessive blood loss would affect his combat effectiveness.
A flash of insight brought Lin Xuan down from the sky. His brows furrowed as he watched the scene before him with intense concentration.
Tiaomu was ruthless and combative but wouldn't risk his life needlessly.
He didn’t stop the bleeding; there must be a trap!
Lin Xuan, experienced in combat, instinctively felt an immense danger. He narrowed his eyes, knowing it wasn't wise to act rashly. The safest choice was to observe.
But Lin Xuan had no idea what lay ahead and lacked confidence in his next move. The scene fell silent as one man stood opposite a beast.
Tiaomu stood on the lava, drenched in blood, terrifying like a demon god breaking free from its chains.
On the other side, Lin Xuan narrowed his eyes, looking small and insignificant compared to Tiaomu. Yet this unassuming figure exuded an aura almost as formidable as Tiaomu's.
Together, one man and beast stood, their combined auras causing the wind around them to become extremely unstable, like two vortexes consuming each other’s air currents.
"Haha."
Tiaomu suddenly laughed, his voice grating with a terrifying malice. "Little guy, you’re quite impressive. A mere Divination Stage being managed to corner me into such a position. Originally, I didn’t plan on using this move because the magic aura here is too pure. Even for me, using it in the Spirit Realm would come at a cost, but now, it’s your doing…"
Tiaomu rambled on, seemingly declaring Lin Xuan's imminent demise. This sounded absurd given that Lin Xuan had clearly been holding his own earlier. But Tiaomu was not one to bluff; in other words, Lin Xuan was in grave danger.