Chapter 720 — The Sage's Disciple
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 1 of 4
In the Dark Sea of the underworld, Yin Tianzi stood firm within the gateway of the Dark Capital Heavenly Gate. Though Lady Tianyin struck at him across the boundary of worlds, though Tian Shu wielded the Imperial Gate Divine Blade in his hand, though King Yan borrowed the power of Fengdu, none of it could wound him gravely, none of it could do him much harm. The Emperor Throne was simply too powerful. Since her resurrection, Lady Tianyin had learned the three hundred and twenty-four runes of the Tianyin Realm from the Woodcutter Sage and the others; the system of divine powers of the Tianyin Realm was now established, and her own might had risen in a straight line.
Add to that her innate divinity, and her battle strength surpassed even Tian Shu and King Yan.
Only, because she could not enter the Dark Capital and could attack only across the boundary, she could not inflict a fatal wound on Yin Tianzi. Tian Shu's strength was formidable as well, and the Imperial Gate Divine Blade was a blade forged specifically against the divine-power system of Youdu, which was why it could sever the Earth Lord's Horn, a pity that a single flaw had appeared in it during the forging. And Yin Tianzi was incomparably clever: through that one flaw he had already used his own divine powers to break the blade's power of devouring primal spirits. Tian Shu could now wound him only by the blade's raw force; he could not take his life.
King Yan, gathering the power of Fengdu and of all the gods of Fengdu, could also give battle, but the gulf between their realms meant he too could only wound Yin Tianzi. And with the Dark Capital Heavenly Gate, any injury, so long as his life was not stripped from him outright, Yin Tianzi could heal.
His Dark Capital Heavenly Gate possessed the wondrous power of passing through kalpas and reincarnation. As a powerhouse of the Emperor Throne, his arts and divine powers, though born of Youdu, had been set upon a new foundation and made to surpass Youdu itself! The three fought on and could not prevail; the wounds on Tian Shu and King Yan multiplied, and their advantage turned to disadvantage.
If this went on, none of them would escape. Suddenly the Dark Capital was thrown into chaos. Countless primal-spirit convicts imprisoned in the Dark Prison burst out and began a great slaughter.
Yin Tianzi's heart lurched: "This is bad! Many of the prisoners held deep in the Dark Prison are figures of no small consequence.
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" At the thought, his mind could not help but fall into disorder. "Shy of the sun, I hide behind my silken sleeve; / Weary of spring, too listless to make up. / A priceless treasure is easy to come by; / A heart-felt lover is hard to find.
" A woman's clear voice came from the direction of the Dark Capital's Dark Prison, and carried even across the Dark Sea, so distinct was it. Her recitation was full of quiet grievance, grievance that in this world there was no man of feeling and honor, so that with none to please her she had no heart to dress.
Yin Tianzi's mind was in turmoil; he took several blows in succession and was beaten until his flesh split and his skin broke, but thanks to the Dark Capital Heavenly Gate his wounds healed swiftly. Suddenly a bridal veil of purple gauze and red brocade came flying, drifting down above the Dark Capital Heavenly Gate. The veil was vast, and it covered the gate.
Yin Tianzi saw the male and female phoenixes embroidered on it in gold thread, neck to neck in flight, and his mind fell into greater disorder still.
Beneath the veil, within the gateway, the attacks of King Yan and Tian Shu grew fiercer, and at last they gained the upper hand; Yin Tianzi was wounded again and again.