“…but do you already possess the wisdom of gods and Buddhas to discern all illusions?”

"Good grief!"

In an instant, even Duo Chenzi couldn't help but break into a cold sweat of surprise and delight. She readied her sword, but Qi Xing walked up to her and slammed a fist into her chin!

"Let's fight outside, Senior."

The punch, though only the size of a sand pot, seemed to infinitely expand in Duo Chenzi's eyes, filling the entire world.

With one punch, Qi Xing sent Duo Chenzi flying like a meteor, blasting her out of his small palace and straight into the sky!

The shockwave from his punch, condensed with true energy, tore a massive hole through the thick cloud layers of the atmosphere!

Where were they going to fight?

Qi Xing, along with all the ancient Demon Kings, had power that was approaching the ultimate realm.

When fighting Bo Xun, Qi Xing had to travel to the moon to avoid harming the living beings of Earth… though in conclusion, they hadn't succeeded in avoiding it.

Where would Qi Xing and Duo Chenzi fight? Mars? Qi Xing would be happy to, but Duo Chenzi might not cooperate.

"Impressive, [Venerable Leipu]."

Although she had taken a punch from Qi Xing, Duo Chenzi didn't seem very hurt. She took the opportunity to fly outside the atmosphere, touched her bruised face, and sneered at Qi Xing.

"It's a pity, but I am very difficult to kill."

Five [silver coin]s emerged from her body. Unlike other Demon Kings, they did not fuse with the Silver Coin Messenger herself, but instead orbited her, accelerating in their rotation.

In the ethereal void, these five [silver coin]s seemed to have a resonance with the distant galaxy and the trillions of planets in this universe. They allowed the divine power of the [silver coin]s—or, in terms of cultivation, the laws of the cosmic Dao—to pour down from those distant, profound depths with great force.

Another [silver coin], the one truly fused with Duo Chenzi, manifested on her body.

Even Demon Kings with multiple silver coins still only had one core silver coin. Qi Xing's core silver coin was [Dominator], which was [The World]; Bo Xun's core silver coin was [Destruction], which was [The Tower] in the Tarot cards.

As for Duo Chenzi, she had a total of six [silver coin]s, but this was her true core silver coin.

[This is the [silver coin] of [Reincarnation], which is [The Wheel of Fortune] in the Tarot cards.]

Sasa, who had transformed into a scimitar, whispered in Qi Xing's mind, [Opposite to you, this card is very suitable for protracted battles.]

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—Damn it, this person really came prepared.

Seeing the five [silver coin]s rotating around Duo Chenzi, Qi Xing immediately knew that while this ancient Demon King appeared to have come to provoke him in a carefree manner, she was definitely unsure of herself, which was why she had brought so many [silver coin]s.

The three ancient Demon Kings—Bo Xun, Duo Chenzi, and the unknown First-Born Demon King—all had different methods for handling their multiple [silver coin]s.

Bo Xun had no intention of using multiple [silver coin]s simultaneously. He had a total of four [silver coin]s, but he distributed three of them to his three disciples, creating three Demon King acolytes, and kept only the [Destruction] silver coin for himself.

The First-Born Demon King was said to have hoarded many [silver coin]s, but on the contrary, he never shared them with his followers or subordinates.

As for Duo Chenzi, Xue Ning had told Qi Xing before that she would distribute a portion of the [silver coin]s to five disciple sect leaders, but she forbade her disciples from using the power of the [silver coin]s directly, allowing them only to use it indirectly.

Her own core silver coin was [Reincarnation].

However, nearly a hundred years ago, she gave the [Power] silver coin to the Nazi, attempting to summon and control the Germanic Savior—the result, as everyone knows, was that the [Power] silver coin was taken by the [King of Hell] instead.

The [Truth] silver coin she had given to Xue Ning was also taken by Qi Xing last year.

…Obviously, any Demon King with even a little bit of brainpower should probably reflect at this moment on whether they should change the way they store their [silver coin]s.

Especially since she was here to cause trouble for Qi Xing today?

Qi Xing could guess with his eyes closed—Duo Chenzi must have retrieved the [silver coin]s from her three remaining sect leader disciples before coming here today, making the best preparations before coming to test the mettle of [Venerable Leipu].

She looked fierce on the outside but was weak on the inside, and she was even pulling petty tricks. It was hilarious; she was truly worthy of being a mere follower of Sasa!

"I have already seen some of your [Reincarnation] power in [Yaobikuni]."

Outside the atmosphere, at a place slightly higher than satellite orbit, the battle began.

"She was already very tough and hard to kill. I'm curious, how about you—is your regenerative ability stronger?"

Qi Xing grinned, his face full of undisguised fighting spirit. After all, he was a warrior, not some commander, and he had no desire to rule.

"Oh, actually, it's nothing special."

Duo Chenzi also smiled slightly. "I am more interested in you. The bloodline of Little Yue is, after all, only a spare for an Immortal. Even if you polished yourself into a semi-immortal, you were originally just a half-baked amateur."

"How can a half-baked amateur manage to hook up with a Creator God? I am very curious about how an ant and the creator of this world could actually develop feelings for each other."

"I want to see now. What kind of mysteries do you actually possess?"

While speaking, Duo Chenzi didn't even use her sword. With a movement of her palm, she struck out from a distance toward Qi Xing.

Whoosh! In an instant, a streak of azure light poured out from the [silver coin].

The pattern carved on the [silver coin] was "The Hierophant" from the Tarot cards, representing solemnity, holiness, and spiritual authority.

The azure light streaked through the void outside the atmosphere. Spanning three thousand li, a wing appeared out of thin air within this river-like azure light.

This azure wing was enormous, and between every feather on it, many runes flowed, emitting an aura that trampled all things underfoot.

This wing seemed to cover, swallow, and flatten even the sky; it was as fierce as a prison, as deep as the sea, and as domineering as a god.

It could be imagined that any expert, even an ordinary Immortal, would be crushed into a meat patty under a single flap of this azure wing. Just as no Immortal could resist the might of the Heavenly Court.

Furthermore, at this moment, the space around Qi Xing and Duo Chenzi had been sealed by a force of the world. Unless one used the great power of a [silver coin] to resist, it was simply impossible to be a match.

Qi Xing, however, slightly rotated the Sasa Moonlight Scimitar in his hand, and immediately, waves of vast, mighty light radiated from it. Within that brilliant light, there was both true light and shadow. The shadow seemed to be completely integrated with the light, and with a slight tear, it shattered Duo Chenzi's azure wing into pieces.

Seeing this, Duo Chenzi's expression remained a smile as usual. A [silver coin] lit up above her head, engraved with an old man wearing a robe, carrying a lone lamp, walking with a staff.

[Careful, Qi Xing!]

Before she even exerted force, Sasa had already warned in Qi Xing's ear, [That is the [Time] silver coin! It is [The Hermit] in the Tarot cards!]

Time! No matter what kind of supernatural combat worldview it was, time abilities could never be underestimated!

Qi Xing immediately tensed his nerves, mobilizing all his five senses and divine consciousness, preparing with all his might.

The [The Hermit] silver coin above her head suddenly shone brightly, and an ancient and solemn giant bronze bell appeared in the void. The sound of the bell was distant and deep, as if the world had just opened, and a single vibration seemed to pierce through eternity.

When the bronze bell rang out with a boom, the sound waves turned into a rolling river of time, pouring down from the high heavens in an instant.

Qi Xing felt a blur before his eyes; in that surging river, a panoramic view of human civilization emerged—

The Stone Age, with rough flint axes and knives, flying by covered in blood;

Bronze chariots rumbling and crushing, arrowheads and spears shooting through the air;

The phalanxes of the Great Qin legions, swords and spears slashing and stabbing in unison;

The lances of medieval knights mixed with the gunfire of gunpowder phalanxes;

And even modern tanks, machine guns, and missiles emerged one after another from the torrent of time, turning into a deluge of weaponry, sweeping toward Qi Xing with a roar!

The killing weapons of tens of thousands of years of human civilization turned into a roaring torrent. From ancient times to the present, they poured toward Qi Xing endlessly.

This was the void outside the atmosphere; without the obstruction of air, the torrent of weapons roared silently in the vacuum, but the scene was increasingly eerie and grand, as if the entire human history had turned into a wave of destruction.

Qi Xing sneered, releasing his [Illusion] power to meet this infinite bombardment from "Time." Countless tiny shards of light appeared around him, overlapping and intersecting like mirror surfaces.

Mirror-like ripples spread out, absorbing all the weapons in the entire torrent of time.

The countless weapons were swallowed by the illusion the moment they touched him. Stone knives turned into beam swords, chariots twisted into mechs, and missiles were reshaped into torpedoes capable of tearing planets apart.

In a brief instant, all the weapons in the historical torrent were turned by Qi Xing into illusions of the "future," transformed into unprecedented sci-fi weaponry—beams tore through the void, energy storms exploded violently, colliding head-on with the "torrent of past history" summoned by Duo Chenzi.

Thus, in the dark universe, a shocking spectacle unfolded—the killing power of the past and the future intertwined and collided at this moment.

The slaughter of human history's past and humanity's fantasies of the future annihilated each other, erupting into storms of light that illuminated the darkness outside the atmosphere as if it were broad daylight.

"What are you trying to express, [Venerable Leipu]?"

Duo Chenzi raised her eyebrows curiously. "Do you think that even if I create a new world, future humans will continue to develop new technologies and slaughter each other with more advanced future technology? You don't believe in the future of humanity?"

"Nonsense." Qi Xing scoffed. "I don't believe in anyone who talks only about the past or the future."

While speaking, the two supreme Demon Kings continued to wield the power of the Dao, bombarding each other. They were truly going to wear out the already dilapidated Dao.

Relying only on [silver coin] power to attack, neither of them could do anything to the other.

In the midst of this battle, Qi Xing vaguely noticed that Duo Chenzi's most proficient [silver coin]s should be those like [Reincarnation] and [Time]. It's just, why was she using [Time] like this, and not directly stopping Qi Xing's time or rewinding Qi Xing?

[Do you think that [Silver Coin Messenger]s can use [Time] to directly rewind their opponent to the fertilized egg stage and kill them?]

Impossible; then there would be no fight.

[So what are you asking for? Time stop is useless in a Demon King civil war. —However, although you can't stop others, you can accelerate yourself.]

As soon as the words fell, Duo Chenzi had already accelerated. It wasn't just by the power of the [silver coin], but by fully unleashing her own thousand-times-tempered sword technique.

Qi Xing had been fighting life-and-death battles for ten years, his martial arts already tempered to the peak, and he never showed fear when encountering enemies. However, the moment their blades first crossed, he was slightly taken aback—the opponent's martial arts were indeed unfathomable. Extremely strong.

Each brought out their true skills, blade lights and sword shadows intertwining. Her immortal sword qi was dashing and free, rolling like clouds and smoke; Qi Xing's fist and blade techniques incorporated martial arts from all over the world. At times, he was as solid as a mountain, his momentum condensed, and at other times, he was as fierce as a sudden thunderclap, roaring like lightning.

When a move was finished, he would create a new one on the fly; his sword shot out faster than a meteor, his blade wind could break the clouds, his fist was like thunder, and his breath became arrows. It was just like a famous master wielding a brush to write wild cursive calligraphy.

If not seen with one's own eyes, who would believe that there were truly people in this world who could unleash such shocking martial arts, and that the two were evenly matched?

However, as they fought, Qi Xing became more and more puzzled, and couldn't help but ask Sasa in his mind: [Is this Duo Chenzi really an Immortal who has practiced for thousands of years?]

[…Uh, strictly speaking, that's not the case.]

Sasa frowned in consciousness, [Didn't you see it too? Her core [silver coin] is [Reincarnation]—or rather, [Cycle].]

…In other words, this Duo Chenzi had already reincarnated countless times.

Sasa's universe did not have reincarnation, at least not in the traditional sense; there was only the version from primitive Buddhism. That is to say, the "you" of the previous life was not truly the "you" of the next life; it was just the flow of cause and effect for all living beings, and there was no eternal self reincarnating.

However, Duo Chenzi's core silver coin was the concept of [Reincarnation], or [Cycle]. She could, of course, maintain her original self, and even if she died, she would reincarnate into the next body, living life after life, reincarnating without end.

Qi Xing couldn't help but click his tongue when he heard this. This was indeed a [silver coin] very suitable for protracted battles.

[…But relying only on [Reincarnation], why would she have such profound Buddhist and Daoist skills? The style doesn't match. Was she originally from a cultivation faction?]

[…Strictly speaking, not really.]