Emperor Hanwei's five-stringed Heavenly Dao Zither was actually shattered. What kind of power does this nine-headed lion possess at this moment?
"What so-called 'Great Emperor'? That's all there is to it."
With a single punch, the Nine-Headed Lion shattered the Five-Stringed Heavenly Dao Zither. The nine-headed lion sneered, stepped on the void, and smashed another punch at Emperor Hanwei.
"That's the power of another world. He used the power of their world to fight against Emperor Hanwei." Someone exclaimed in shock. The power controlled by the Nine-Headed Lion was completely unfamiliar to them; it was a law that did not belong to the Tianwu Continent at all.
The five-stringed zither shattered. Looking at the arrogant, sinister nine-headed lion, Emperor Hanwei's jade face turned icy cold, murderous intent surging in his eyes:
"How dare you delay my teaching? You're tired of living."
"Buzz!"
Emperor Hanwei suddenly clasped his hands together, purple energy surging around him. The five shattered Heavenly Dao strings instantly restored, and at the same time, another string sprouted. As soon as it was played, the entire Tianwu Sea trembled, and people felt the endless power of the earth converging.
"Buzz"—
another string of the zither appeared, the heavenly Dao roared, and endless heavenly might descended, overwhelming the world and merging with the power of the earth.
The five strings became seven, and at that moment, the whole world seemed to merge into one. These seven strings represented the myriad Dao of heaven and earth.
"Buzz!" Emperor Hanwei's
jade hand covered the strings, and heaven and earth trembled violently. The Tianwu Ring Sea beneath everyone's feet exploded in an instant, sending out columns of water that shot straight into the sky.
Long Chen's heart raced wildly. Although he had never studied the Dao of Music, having known Ziyan for so long, he had some understanding of the Dao.
It is said that in the ancient era, when the qin was first created, it had only five strings—this was the most primitive guqin.
The five strings of the qin contain five tones: Gong, Shang, Jue, Zhi, and Yu. The five tones correspond to the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
The creator of the guqin is called the Qin Ancestor. The Qin Ancestor created the qin and condensed the mysterious sounds of heaven and earth. From then on, music spread throughout the world, and sentiments began to be elevated, giving rise to the path of music in the human world.
It is said that the qin was the earliest musical instrument, but some argue that the earliest instrument should have been the chime bells.
However, the earliest prototype of chime bells evolved from ancient war instruments, used to inspire people to fight and transmit battle commands, filled with killing and bloodshed, so they should not be called musical instruments.
Therefore, anyone who cultivates the Way of Music regards the qin as their ancestor. The five-stringed zither has been passed down for a long time, until a great master of the Way of Music appeared. After comprehending the ultimate principles of heaven and earth, he added a string to the five-string zither, turning it into a six-string qin.
With the addition of a consonant, the six-string qin's tone becomes rounded, ever-changing, and full of vitality, like the earth reviving in spring, nourishing all things. With the emergence of the six-string qin, the score suddenly became richer, evolving into countless schools.
After countless years, another master of music emerged, adding another string to the six-string zither. From then on, the seven-string qin existed.
When the seventh string appears, the sound of the zither transforms again. The music connects heaven and earth, controlling all paths. Music merges with the Heavenly Dao, and from then on, one can enjoy the Dao to connect with the Heavenly Dao, opening the gate to heaven. Cultivators can become immortal with heaven and earth, becoming immortals and gods.
After countless years, many musical geniuses emerged, branches spread, and various instruments began to appear, each evolving its own Dao.
But no matter how brilliant or brilliant the master, it is impossible to add an extra string to the seven-string zither; the seven-string instrument is a fixed fate that no one can change.
Later, a great master understood the intentions of the Three Generations of Qin Masters and realized that the five strings contain five tones corresponding to the five elements, five organs, five virtues, and five spirits, encompassing the most fundamental principles of the world.
The second generation of Qin Zu added a string called the Earth String. The earth gives birth to all things, and with this string, all things have roots, making the sound of the zither more spiritual.
The string added by the third-generation ancestor is called the Heavenly String, which corresponds to the Earth String. The Earth gives birth to all things and must be constrained by the laws of the Heavenly Dao to evolve their own Dao.
The heavenly strings and earth strings echo each other; the five strings evolve within them, from then on there is neither inside nor outside, no beginning nor end, ultimately forming the Great Dao. Even later generations, no matter how talented they are, can no longer improve it. The seven-stringed zither is the ultimate form of the zither.
When the seven-stringed zither appeared, heaven and earth resounded, myriad paths resounded, and the seven strings represented the entire world. In that instant, it brought endless shock to people.
"Zheng"
Emperor Hanwei played the zither with her jade hand, plucking the sixth string, the earth string. Suddenly, the Tianwu Ring Sea beneath people's feet split open, like a blade of void emerging from below, slicing through the Heavenly Martial Ring Sea and slashing toward the nine-headed lion.
The nine-headed lion roared, his chains glowing all over his body. With a full-force strike, he smashed into the earth, but with a loud bang, he was like an ant, crashing into a giant blade that split the heavens.
"Pfft!"
All his chains shattered, and a mouthful of blood sprayed out, his whole body shattered until his flesh was bloody and mangled.
"Clang!"
At that moment, the heavenly string trembled, the void split open, and an invisible blade sliced through the heavenly wall, slashing toward the nine-headed lion.
The nine-headed lion was terrified, his domain chains shattered, and he couldn't recover in time. If he were struck by this blow, even if he had a hundred lives, he'd die here.
The Nine-Headed Lion immediately regretted it. What bad luck! He was fighting Long Ji just fine, so why did he provoke Emperor Hanwei?
"Rumble rumble rumble...
Suddenly, a great gate opened in the void. It was not the Heavenly Realm Gate from the tribulation, but another gate. As soon as the gate opened, endless foreign power surged toward the Nine-Headed Lion.
With a loud explosion, the blade of the Heavenly Dao slashed the nine-headed lion. Like a meteor, the lion fell into the sea, which split open, stirring up boundless waves. Countless corpses surged out from the waves.
The corpse belonged to the Sea Demon clan. The earth strings that Emperor Hanwei had just shaken and violently surged from beneath the earth, shattering many formations deep beneath the sea.
To resist Long Chen's tribulation, the Sea Demon Clan activated multiple formations, with all the powerful beings on full alert to prevent Long Chen from launching another sneak attack.
But unexpectedly, this time, Emperor Hanwei struck and affected them. Wherever the tunnel blade slashed, no matter what level of sea monster it was, all were wiped out.
Later, the nine lions were struck by the Blade of Heavenly Dao, but the blade's momentum did not wane, slicing through the Tianwu Ring Sea once more, all the way to the seabed, slaying countless powerful sea monsters once more.
Seeing this, Gu Yang and the others quickly called for people to retrieve the corpses. Long Chen had told them before that he needed a large number of corpses, so now all the disciples of the Tianwu Alliance were busy with their work.
Suddenly, the sea exploded, and the nine-headed lion, slashed into the sea with a single blow, reappeared. Its eyes were bloodshot, and its body was covered in blood. However, the boundary chains on its body had already formed again, and their aura was even stronger than before.
It turned out that the Nine-Headed Lion, in a critical moment, had no choice but to open the Domain Gate and empower his domain chains; otherwise, Emperor Hanwei's strike just now could have taken his life.
He flew out from the sea, glanced at Emperor Hanwei, then at Long Chen, roared angrily, abandoned Emperor Hanwei, and charged straight at Long Chen. It seemed that when the two met, he found Long Chen easier to bully.
"Damn it, you treat me like a pushover againChild? Long Chen's anger suddenly exploded.