Suddenly, Yi Tianxing's eyes transformed, turning black and white. A primordial mirror emerged from thin air, merging with the mirror he had just formed from martial intent.
In an instant, it became tangible. Ancient Daoist Yin-Yang energy flowed within the mirror.
Innate Yin-Yang Eyes – Yin-Yang Mirror!!
Light radiated within the mirror. The mirror turned white, and a divine light of blinding purity shot out, soaring through heaven and earth. This was the supreme Yang force of the Yin-Yang Mirror—a nightmare for all things wicked and evil.
On the battlefield, the continuously reviving undead skeletons were instantly caught in the mirror's light. Terror appeared in their eyes as the soul flames within them fizzled out like snowflakes under the sun. One after another, they disintegrated rapidly under the Yin-Yang Mirror's gaze. Countless bones shattered, and the soul fire in their skulls condensed into pure soul crystals, the impurities completely refined away.
Wherever the light passed, the undead collapsed like harvested wheat.
"The Emperor's divine powers are growing stronger," Zhuge Liang remarked sincerely.
"It's merely a matter of countering them with the right force," Yi Tianxing replied calmly.
These years had not been spent in vain. Within his Innate Yin-Yang Life Aperture, the Dao Pillar of Yin-Yang had already condensed to sixty percent materialization. This power of Innate Yin-Yang Law had naturally refined all related divine powers to a terrifying degree. Sixty percent... already equivalent to a Yang God Realm powerhouse.
And this was not just any source, but from Innate Life Apertures, based on innate laws—far stronger than acquired ones.
At this point, his attack was equivalent to a top-tier Yang God Realm being—verging on godlike.
Just one strike had created apocalyptic devastation.
"Damn it! What is this divine power? It's a massive threat to the undead!"
Even the Nightmare Knights at the forefront were caught in the mirror's radiance. Though not instantly destroyed like ordinary skeletons, pain visibly rippled through them, as if scalded by acid. More terrifying was the agony from deep within their souls—a pressure that surged like a tide. The soul itself was burned in the divine light, and the darkness within it was met with its natural nemesis.
Darkness and light had always been opposites. When darkness prevailed, it crushed light. But when light grew stronger, it dispersed the darkness.
Clearly, the Nightmare Knights were no match for Yi Tianxing. Their cultivation and combat power were completely outclassed. The Yin-Yang Mirror left them no room to resist. Nightmare Knights collapsed one after another—not physically, but as their soul flames were fully extinguished.
"Dark Night Canopy!!"
As hundreds of Nightmare Knights fell, the rest quickly reacted. Spears swung, and a unified cry rang out.
Suddenly, waves of black light burst from each of them. They spread like a tide, plunging the battlefield into utter darkness. Already night, the power of darkness gathered rapidly, enveloping all surrounding Nightmare Knights. No light could penetrate the shroud.
It was as if a curtain had draped the entire sky. The Yin-Yang Mirror's light was held at bay. At the edges of the blackness, you could see darkness receding and reforming endlessly. The Dark Night Canopy became a mire where no light could shine. Though the Yin-Yang Mirror's radiance was domineering, it could not pierce through—because this was the work of tens of thousands of Nightmare Knights casting it together.
Wherever they stood, it became night.
"Interesting. Nightmare Knights really are formidable. This Dark Night Canopy is powerful—bound to the night itself. As long as night remains, so does the canopy. Their foundation at night is indeed exceptional," Yi Tianxing nodded slightly.
With that, the Yin-Yang Mirror vanished.
Of course, if he really wanted to, breaking the Dark Night Canopy wouldn't be difficult.
With a single thought, a six-clawed black dragon suddenly appeared behind him. As it emerged, it grew rapidly with each breath, swelling to thousands of meters long. Its jet-black eyes radiated a chilling aura, a cold that seemed to freeze all things.
In its presence, all nearby light seemed to vanish, swallowed completely.
Heavenly Emperor's Dragon Diagram – Dark Demon Dragon!!
After opening the Darkness Life Aperture, Yi Tianxing's Heavenly Emperor Dragon Diagram had naturally manifested a Dark Demon Dragon. Night itself is part of darkness—so while the canopy blocked light, it could not block darkness.
The aura radiating from the demon dragon reached Yang God level, its Law of Darkness deeply profound. Its Law Pillar too had condensed to 60%.
The true dragons within the Dragon Diagram are intimately linked with Yi Tianxing's life apertures. The stronger the aperture, the more powerful the diagram—and the mightier the dragon.
This dragon was far beyond ordinary. The Darkness Origin now embodied the form of a demon dragon, making it many times stronger than typical techniques.
With a flick of its massive body, the Dark Demon Dragon flew a mysterious arc through the air and lunged directly at the Dark Night Canopy. As it approached, a flash of black light shimmered across its body—and it slipped seamlessly into the dark canopy.
"No! That dragon isn't affected at all inside the canopy! It's even starting to control it! Kill it, now!"
"It's too strong! It can devour all our dark magic. Normal spells are useless—use your spears! Kill the demon dragon!"
Within the canopy, cries of alarm rang out—followed by screams, sounds of battle, and bones clattering to the ground.
Unnoticed, the Dark Night Canopy began to dissolve.
The battlefield lay in ruin. Of the original hundred of thousands of Nightmare Knights, nearly all had been slaughtered. Their formations utterly broken, only a few stragglers remained. Overhead, a black dragon coiled in the sky, scanning the battlefield with cold eyes—before vanishing into the void.
The scene stunned the battlefield into silence.
"He's strong. I know who that is."
"He's the one responsible for our heavy losses during the first opening of the Divine-Demon Battlefield. Emperor of the Great Yi Dynasty, Yi Tianxing. A supreme genius of the human race, a truly peerless powerhouse. A monster in human form. I didn't expect us to encounter him."
From within the starlight pillar of the Nightmare Knights, a cold voice spoke.
"Keke... a top human genius. So tempting. What a marvelous feeling it would be to copulate with such a man... just imagining it makes this lady tremble in anticipation,"
came a sultry laugh from the Spider Empress.
This time, each stargate on the battlefield had a powerful champion from the Eternal Night side. The Heavenly Dao's seals made it impossible for anyone above the True Spirit Realm to enter freely, so although Eternal Night was attacking, its strongest could only appear at night.
Each figure able to suppress a stargate was a top-tier prodigy of the Eternal Night world, destined for future greatness.
Yi Tianxing's name had long since spread through Eternal Night—and he had already been listed on their kill list. Before arriving, they had been instructed: anyone who could kill a target on the kill list would be handsomely rewarded.
Now discovering Yi Tianxing's presence, their interest surged. Some even considered attempting to kill him—but they weren't fools. Anyone listed so high on the kill list wasn't a simple opponent. The intelligence they had said as much.
So no one dared underestimate him.
Still, the battlefield was in Eternal Night's favor. Though cautious, they were not afraid.
Suddenly, the Spider Empress stepped out of the starlight pillar. Standing in mid-air, her form seductive and deadly, she looked at Yi Tianxing with amusement.
"Yi Tianxing, you are the top genius we of Eternal Night have long coveted. If you join us, our Lord will shower you with endless rewards. Why stay here, in this Eternal World, as a backwater native who doesn't even understand how vast the heavens are?"
The tone was laced with strong temptation.
"A native?" Yi Tianxing sneered coldly. "Who's the real native here? Even if we are, so what? We've killed our way into your Eternal Night before, left your world rivers of blood. In the last epoch, we didn't wipe you out. In this epoch—I, Yi Tianxing, will lead the charge and slay trillions of your evil kin. And I'll start... with you."
"To challenge me... who gave you the courage?"
As he spoke, a flash of light appeared in his hand.
The Meteorfall Bow was already drawn.