Life Aperture Divine Ability — Yin-Yang Shears!!
This cut was unimaginably sharp and terrifying—so sharp it defied comprehension. It was like the severing of day and night, the illumination of chaos. This divine ability had already reached the Profound Grade, a level above what most cultivators at the Life Aperture realm could possess. In war, this level of disparity could mean the difference between victory and death.
The Crystal Giant possessed a life aperture known as the Crystal Aperture—an innate trait of all Crystal Giants. Only giants who harbored this aperture could become true Crystal Giants and gain the recognition of their kind. This mystical aperture granted them a body of crystal, making them incredibly durable—far tougher than even the Diamond Bodies of Armor Giants. Their defenses were so formidable that even divine weapons might fail to breach them.
Yet even that could not stop the deadly edge of the Yin-Yang Shears.
Because the divine ability hidden within the Crystal Aperture was merely Yellow Grade, whereas the Yin-Yang Shears was Profound Grade, and more than that—a Innate Divine Ability with limitless might.
Due to being struck by the Suppressing Hell Seal earlier, the Crystal Giant was in a state of complete disarray, unable to dodge. The Yin-Yang Shears sliced cleanly through his torso, severing both body and life. He could feel the Yin-Yang power erase all vitality within him instantly.
As he uttered his final words, his cold gaze fixed on Yi Tianxing. And then, something chilling occurred—beneath his gaze, the ground, grass, and soil all visibly began to transform into crystalline structures. Everything turned to crystal, gleaming with an eerie luster. As the landscape crystallized, all plant life instantly perished.
Crystal Aperture — Crystallization!!
The Crystal Giant refused to die quietly. At the very last moment, he ignited all his power and unleashed this terrifying divine ability through his life aperture.
Even in death, he intended to drag his enemy with him.
Under the full force of his dying explosion, the power unleashed reached unprecedented heights, ascending even to the Profound Grade. It was a suicidal blow.
One final strike.
Even the earth turned to crystal layers, gleaming like glass and radiating crystal light.
It was unbelievably fast.
As swift as a gaze could travel, so too did the crystallization spread.
It moved far too quickly for Yi Tianxing to evade—his body was already caught within the range.
"Such a powerful divine ability," Yi Tianxing thought with alarm.
He could feel the illusionary armor covering his body beginning to crystallize. A strange power was invading every inch of his flesh, trying to transform him into crystal from the inside out.
This power carried the might of law and Dao—divine abilities were manifestations of law, and life apertures were paths of the Dao.
Now the crystal force was aggressively invading his body, trying to transform flesh, bones, and everything into cold, lifeless crystal. If that happened, his death would be certain.
"Hongmeng Heavenly Emperor Tower, suppress!!"
The invading force was overwhelming. Yi Tianxing didn't hesitate—he activated the Hongmeng Heavenly Emperor Tower, which radiated immense divine might. Glimmering divine light erupted layer after layer, illuminating his flesh and blood. Wherever the light reached, the invading crystal energy shattered and dispersed, as if light was banishing darkness.
All alien energy was instantly destroyed.
No matter how powerful the crystal force was, it couldn't match the divine might within the tower. The invasive energy was annihilated and expelled from his body.
Crack!!
Even the outer layer of crystal encasing him shattered under the force of his qi and blood, breaking into countless shards.
"Too bad… even that divine ability couldn't take my life."
Yi Tianxing looked coldly at the Crystal Giant's fallen corpse. No life remained within the bifurcated body. Strangely, there was no blood—the flesh, organs, and even blood had all been transformed into crystal. He was now nothing but a cold, lifeless crystal statue.
Swish!
Wasting no time, Yi Tianxing waved his hand and stored the Crystal Giant's massive body into the tower. Turning, he saw that near Fu Hongxue, an Armor Giant had been cleaved cleanly in two, blood staining the earth.
The battlefield rumbled as one giant after another began retreating into the forests, withdrawing from battle. They moved quickly, dispersing in all directions.
"Running already, huh?"
Clearly, the Crystal Giant's final words had an effect. With his death, the remaining giants fled.
However, those giants trapped within the Eight-Gate Golden Lock Formation clearly could not escape—nor could they perceive the events outside.
"You alright?" Yi Tianxing asked Fu Hongxue.
"I'm fine. Armor Giants have strong defenses and immense size, which gives them powerful destructive force. But they lack agility… and they can't block my blade." Fu Hongxue nodded calmly.
Giants, for all their strength and size, had sluggish movements. Their large bodies made them easy targets. Armor Giants were formidable—but Fu Hongxue's blade was sharper still.
"Such strength."
"What a terrifying divine ability! A pair of scissors that transformed into black and white dragons… they passed through each other and sliced the Crystal Giant clean in half, despite his incredible defense. That's definitely a Profound Grade technique—no way that was just Yellow Grade. What a trump card!"
"And that seal—it forced the Crystal Giant back. Its power rivals the Yin-Yang Shears. No wonder he's the lord of Xuanhuang City—his hidden cards are terrifying."
Those observing from the shadows gasped in awe. The Crystal Giant was one of the most fearsome Life Aperture cultivators, yet even he was bisected by a single divine ability.
None dared claim they could survive such a strike.
Many began to feel fear toward Yi Tianxing.
"I'm done. Our race is out. This is too dangerous. The human race isn't some soft fruit to be squeezed—they have thorns."
"Same here. I was just here to spectate. If we jump in, we'll be throwing our lives away. We haven't even brought our true elites or our ancestral treasures. Attacking now might only get us all killed."
After two failed assaults and heavy losses, many hidden alien races started backing off. Though they wouldn't intervene, they still wanted to see how things played out.
Such a major event couldn't be missed.
Swish!
At some point, the battlefield's fog had dispersed. Now, the corpses of countless giants lay strewn across the ground—piled into a mountain of the dead. Some were blown to pieces; others were riddled with arrows like porcupines. Limbs missing, burns from rune bombs—it was carnage.
There were hundreds of giant corpses. All dead.
"We've taken casualties," Yi Tianxing noted grimly.
Many soldiers were wounded or missing limbs. Dozens of corpses lay cold, a testament to how brutal the fight had been. Even with formation support, the giants' destructive power couldn't be fully contained. Only by raising the soldiers' strength could future battles avoid such losses.
"237 dead. 1,730 wounded. Most can still fight," reported Wang Dahu.
"The fallen will be taken by me and buried in the Iron-Blood Great Wall. The wounded with missing limbs—into the tower for treatment. Those still battle-ready, tend your wounds. We march on," Yi Tianxing declared firmly.
"Yes, to be buried in the Iron-Blood Great Wall… that is the highest honor for us soldiers," Wang Dahu nodded solemnly.
Yi Tianxing waved his hand, collecting all the corpses and storing them in the tower to be buried properly later. Those with severe injuries were also placed in the Hongmeng Heavenly Emperor Tower for recovery.
At this stage, the tower—now a Minor World—could house living humans, allowing them to recover within without issue.
The corpses of giants were also stored—some as resources, others kept for study.
Yi Tianxing scanned the battlefield, then turned to his troops.
He stepped forward and shouted:
"Humans—advance!!"