True Spirit Realm.
A powerhouse of the Eternal Night in the True Spirit Realm—this was no ordinary enemy. Judging by its aura and form, it was clearly a top-tier expert among the Eight-Armed Demon Spiders. Anyone able to reach the True Spirit Realm was undoubtedly a peerless elite even within Eternal Night—a figure that could be called a Heaven's Chosen.
In the past, across the myriad realms, this realm was also referred to as the True Immortal Realm. A being at this level possessed a lifespan as long as the sun and moon, and was only one step from becoming a Golden Immortal of the Dao Platform Realm, condensing immortal golden essence. Once one broke through to the Dao-Platform Realm, they would become a Great Luo Immortal, leaping beyond the river of fate and forming indestructible matter, capable of living as long as the heavens and earth, immune to the shackle of mortality.
If the heavens did not perish, they too would not die.In short, the True Spirit Realm was already a pinnacle existence.
A True Immortal was one who had refined illusion into reality. A true deity walking among mortals—unfathomably powerful.
When the Yang Spirit transformed into the True Spirit, the individual could directly interfere with the laws of heaven and earth. A strong True Spirit could greatly amplify one's combat strength. The difference between Yang Spirit and True Spirit was often immeasurable. A regular True Spirit might be comparable, but a top-tier True Spirit? The gap was as vast as the heavens and the abyss.
One must know—within heaven and earth, the soul is the surface, while the True Spirit is the essence. Even if the soul is shattered, the True Spirit could still enter reincarnation and be reborn anew. That is the uniqueness of the True Spirit.
The True Spirit is singular.
The True Spirit is supreme.
The True Spirit Realm means control over one's True Spirit.
Yang Spirit Realm stages: Five Qi, Chaoyuan, Auspicious Cloud.
True Spirit Realm stages: Summon Spirit, Spirit Mark, True Form.
Yi Tianxing was well aware of the terrifying power of the True Spirit Realm—but he felt no fear. Though there was a gap between the Yang Spirit and True Spirit Realms, to him, it was not insurmountable. He could still kill across realms.
The bow: Meteorfall Bow.
The arrow: Seven-Kill Arrows.
Both the Meteorfall Bow and the Seven-Kill Quiver had evolved into Innate Spirit Treasures, and their power was now fully unleashed. The Meteorfall Bow contained tremendous meteor force—each arrow released carried the weight and destruction of a falling star. The Seven-Kill Arrows, forged within the quiver, were akin to one-use Innate Spirit Treasure-grade war arrows. They embodied the power of seven kills, erupting sevenfold—each stronger and more violent than the last. Once the seventh strike detonated, the power would reach a terrifying peak.
An unimaginable level of devastation.
"Those who oppose me—must die!"
Yi Tianxing did not hesitate. Gripping the Meteorfall Bow, he nocked a Seven-Kill Arrow.
He activated the supreme arrow technique—Four Symbols Heavenly Archery Scripture!!
Screeeee!!
The Seven-Kill Arrow tore through the air, infused with blazing intent. In the next instant, it transformed into a massive Vermilion Bird, its wings wreathed in divine fire.
Vermilion Bird Arrow Intent — from the Four Symbols Heavenly Archery Scripture.
The aura of the Vermilion Bird was overwhelming. The air around it burned like a blazing sun; the ground cracked beneath its approach. Hundreds of feet wide, it swept in like a divine beast, ruthless and majestic—its crimson wings like blades, its beak razor-sharp, and its talons crashing down toward the Spider Empress.
This arrow wasn't ordinary—it drew upon the world power within the bow itself, the inner realm of the Meteorfall Bow, which was a Middle Thousand World. This gave the Vermilion Bird a truly terrifying boost in momentum and pressure.
"Impossible! A Yang Spirit cultivator can unleash such terrifying power? Our intel never mentioned anything about him having such mastery in the way of archery!"
The Spider Empress' expression shifted drastically. She could feel the overwhelming threat this arrow posed—an aura of certain death.
It was as if the heavens themselves were collapsing upon her.
"Kill!!"
Though the Spider Empress regretted being the first to challenge Yi Tianxing, she didn't hesitate further. As a veteran of countless battles, she reacted swiftly. The eight spear-like spider legs behind her shimmered with blue light—and in an instant, a giant spider web appeared in mid-air.
A sky-darkening web.
It swept toward the Vermilion Bird like a net cast over the entire sky, intending to ensnare and suppress.
Blue light shimmered across the strands—cold and biting. The space itself seemed to freeze, as though all things within the web would be bound and frozen solid.
"Let's see you escape my web!"
A cold sneer curled on the Empress's lips. She was confident—this web was one of her innate divine abilities. Its cold contained special power; it could bind and trap nearly anything, even fire. If caught, the fight was essentially over.
The Vermilion Bird showed no fear.It clashed head-on with the spiderweb.
Clang!!
Its sharp beak pecked at the web—the icy threads resilient and sticky. Even the beak seemed caught. Other strands began coiling around its body, trying to wrap and freeze it completely.
But the Vermilion Bird let out a long shriek—
Whoosh!!
Divine Vermilion flames erupted violently, and its crimson wings slashed out like swords. Blades of fiery light shredded the sticky threads. Despite the web's tenacity, it was still gradually torn apart, melting under the Vermilion divine flames.
The spiderweb—shredded and burned to nothing.
"Such power!"
The Spider Empress paled. That web was one of her trump cards—it had rarely failed. It should have resisted even the fiercest of flames. And yet, it had been overpowered.
How powerful must that Vermilion Bird be?
"Thousand Tribulations Web!!"
Seeing the Vermilion Bird continue its assault, the Empress instantly activated her ultimate technique.
A giant web manifested in the air, encompassing a massive area—the entire battlefield covered. She held a matching web in her hand, merging it with the one above, reinforcing it.
This was her Fate Diagram: the Thousand Tribulations Spider Web, a top-tier fate diagram merged with her own innate treasure—a web she'd refined into an Innate Spirit Treasure.
Fused together, the power was far more than the sum of its parts.
It could trap all under heaven.
The web shimmered and began shifting through various hues. Blue light slowed the Vermilion Bird's flight—its speed dropped sharply, as if it was being weighed down.
Snow began to fall from above, freezing all it touched—clashing with the divine flames.
Yellow light flashed—gravity surged, pressing down like mountains.
The web kept shifting—curse-like forces took hold:Slowing, freezing, gravity, poison, soul disruption…
This was the terror of the Thousand Tribulations Web—within its domain, countless curses assaulted the target.
Shing! Shing! Shing!
Countless cold spider spears formed from the web itself, erupting from all directions. The Vermilion Bird was now trapped in a death zone.
It slashed and burned many down with divine fire and sword-light, but the endless spears kept coming. The flames flickered.
Until—boom!
A sudden surge of violent energy erupted within the Vermilion Bird—the Seven-Kill Power began to awaken.
The first burst—its power doubled.
Then the second—Then the third—Then the fourth—Each surge made it faster, stronger, more deadly. The curses slowed it, but could not halt its ascent.
The Vermilion Bird tore a rift in the Thousand Tribulations Web.
In a flash, it appeared right before the Spider Empress.
Flash!
A crimson beak pierced through her body, shimmering coldly.
In that moment, the Vermilion Bird vanished—as if it had entered directly into the Empress's body.
"My… my Thousand Tribulations Web..."