Chapter 472 417: Clash of Divine Daos

Another portion of the Wish Power transformed into countless purple lotuses that bloomed around Qi Yun. As they spun, they scattered Pure Dao Rhyme, blocking and purifying the vile, bloody Evil Qi emanating from the Blood Banner.

More Wish Power directly reinforced Qi Yun's own body, causing his Divine Body to blaze with light, as if he had donned a suit of Wish Power Divine Armor, impervious to the Ten Thousand Laws.

"Hmm? You have some skill!"

All three of the Lord of Cold Province's heads revealed looks of shock. His opponent's method wasn't to counter attack with attack.

Instead, he had used profound and boundless Wish Power centered on "protection," "order," and "purification," coordinating it with the momentum of the state's mountains, rivers, and Earth Veins to construct a nearly impenetrable defense that dissipated his ferocious assault layer by layer!

"I'd like to see just how long that turtle shell of yours can last!

Ten Thousand Years Profound Ice, Soldier's Blood Prison—unleash for me!"

The Lord of Cold Province roared, and his Six-armed Divine Soldiers clashed with each other, emitting a piercing Demonic Sound.

Behind him, a spectral image of Cold Province manifested. It was a brutal vista of a land frozen for thousands of miles, fields littered with bleached bones, and the shattered remnants of war!

He pushed Cold Province's unique divine authorities, "Frosty Winter" and "War Calamity," to their absolute limit, drawing upon the Power of Heaven and Earth from Cold Province to augment himself!

A deep blue light surged from his Divine Armor. Within the void, countless ancient icebergs, each the size of a star, materialized from nothing. Wreathed in a chill capable of freezing time and space and annihilating all creation, they smashed down violently upon Qi Yun's defenses!

Simultaneously, the dark red Evil Qi began to boil, transforming into a boundless Blood Sea. Floating within this sea were countless wrecked warships and the corpses of Divine Demons. These remains coalesced into vicious Blood Evil Dragons that spat venomous flames capable of corroding Divine Power and defiling a Golden Body as they swarmed in to attack from all sides!

This single strike mobilized the core divine authority and the killing intent of Heaven and Earth from the entire state of Cold Province. Its power far surpassed anything before it!

Qi Yun's expression remained serene, but a sharp glint flashed in his eyes.

'Pure defense is not my way.'

"People of Yongzhou, lend me your prayers!" his voice boomed like a great bell, echoing across Yongzhou.

In that instant, across the lands of Yongzhou—from the farmers in the fields and merchants in the cities to the Cultivators in the mountains and deities in their temples—all who had recited the Daluo Daoist Sound and held faith in Qi Yun felt a calling in their hearts. As one, they stopped what they were doing.

Some prayed in silence, others chanted in low voices, focusing their hopes for "peace," "prosperity," and "favorable weather" into the purest form of Incense and Wish Power, which converged from all across the land!

This torrent of Wish Power was more proactive, more fervent, and vastly more immense than the passive, defensive power he had used before!

Behind Qi Yun, within the spectral image of Yongzhou, the prayers of countless beings converged into a tidal wave of Wish Power that shook the very heavens!

The tidal wave roiled and began to take shape, forming the spectral image of a colossal, purple-gold deity. His face was a blur, yet he radiated endless majesty. In his hand, he held the Yongzhou Seal, an object forged from boundless Wish Power and the qi of the land's mountains, rivers, and Earth Veins!

"By the will of the countless souls of Yongzhou, I shall suppress your vile War Calamity!"

Qi Yun's movements synchronized with the spectral purple-gold deity. Wielding the Yongzhou Seal, he brought it down fearlessly upon the crashing ancient icebergs and the swarming Blood Evil Dragons!

This was no mere clash of power. It was a contest of Incense and Wish Power, a clash of Divine Dao authority, and a direct confrontation backed by the terrestrial will of two entire states!

BOOOOOOM—!!!

An indescribably terrifying explosion erupted in the endless void at the border between the two states.

At the heart of the collision, a flash of light devoured all sound and color, leaving only the chaotic turbulence of pure energy annihilation and shattering cosmic laws!

Bottomless spatial rifts snaked across the heavens, spreading wantonly and devouring the dissipating Divine Power and shattered Wish Power.

The shockwave expanded in a ring, completely obliterating the cloud cover for thousands of miles in every direction.

Even with the protection of the provincial barriers, the earth below trembled violently. Mountains shifted on their foundations and rivers reversed their course!

Under the suppressive weight of the Yongzhou Seal, the Lord of Cold Province's countless ancient icebergs shattered and dissolved, turning into a sky-spanning shower of glittering ice crystals.

As for the monstrously powerful Blood Evil Dragons, the moment the seal's purple-gold divine light—representing the prayers of countless beings for "peace"—shone upon them, they dissolved like snow in the sun. They let out wretched wails as their bodies disintegrated piece by piece, reverting to a chaotic mass of Evil Qi.

PFFT—!

The Lord of Cold Province's towering Dharma Aspect shuddered violently. A web of fine cracks spread across his deep blue Divine Armor, and the swirling, dark red Evil Qi around him diminished by almost half.

All three of his heads simultaneously spat out mouthfuls of ice-blue Divine Blood. As the Divine Blood fell through the void, it froze everything it touched. He had clearly suffered a severe backlash!

"You... Your incense... why is it so pure and concentrated?

Why is the faith of your believers so unified and resolute?!"

The Lord of Cold Province was both shocked and enraged. He could sense that the Wish Power Qi Yun had mobilized was of a far greater quality. Its intent was purer and its response far swifter than his own Incense and Wish Power from Cold Province, which was tainted by distracting thoughts such as fear, greed, suffering, and bloodlust!

This meant that for the same total amount of Wish Power, the might Qi Yun could unleash was on a whole other level compared to his own!

"Our Daos are simply different."

Qi Yun said coolly, not one to let an advantage slip. He took a step forward and merged with the spectral purple-gold deity behind him, his aura surging once more.

"Hurry Up, as the Law Commands!

Lord of Cold Province, if you will not submit now, then when?!"

This time, Qi Yun directly used [Hurry Up, as the Law Commands]!

But his target was no longer an ordinary Subordinate Deity; it was a fellow State Monarch of equal rank!

The True Words of his Decree left his lips, transforming into a Divine Rope—one condensed to its absolute limit and seemingly woven from countless crimson-gold runes of law. It ignored the bounds of space, instantly wrapping around both the Lord of Cold Province's Dharma Aspect and the core of his Divine Soul!

"ROAR! You think you can restrain me with a mere decree?! I am the sovereign of Cold Province, my mandate granted by Heaven itself!"

The Lord of Cold Province struggled frantically, drawing on the Power of Heaven and Earth from Cold Province to fight back. His Divine Position Talisman erupted with a blinding, icy light, resisting the foreign "law."