Chapter 2605 - 2570: Certain Death
The entire Ancient Netherworld Realm seemed to have fallen into a state of stasis.
At this moment, time ceased to flow, space solidified, rules halted, and even the Three Thousand Great Paths temporarily stopped functioning, as if everything in the universe had lost its meaning.
This tranquility seemed to last for an eternity, long enough for heaven and earth to decay.
This was a frozen painting.
In the picture, a green-clothed youth rested his hand on the hilt of his sword, his gaze calm, staring into the distance, unknown thoughts crossing his mind.
In his eyes, there was joy, regret, and heartache.
What was he regretting?
What was causing him heartache?
He regretted that a flawless jade was taking shape, about to transform into the universe’s supreme treasure, yet due to various reasons, he had to harvest it prematurely.
Although he gained a temporary advantage, in the long run, it resulted in a significant loss.
Beside the green-clothed youth, a towering White Bone Nether Phoenix’s mouth was stretched to its limit, eyes full of anguish and pain, its entire White Bone Nether Immortal Body pushed to the extreme, facial expression twisted beyond compare. Even from this frozen image, one could feel its intense unwillingness, as if it would break through the frame.
On the head of the White Bone Nether Phoenix, a small hole pierced through it.
Looking through the hole, one could see the highly concentrated End of Dharma Sword Qi and the End of Dharma Poison, resembling Immortal Sect Forbidden Nuclear Weapons’ radiation poison but even more terrifying, an archenemy to Immortal Path materials. Any Immortal Path material that came into contact with the slightest trace of the End of Dharma Poison would instantly mutate and be destroyed.
The End of Dharma Poison contained within the Taiqing Flying Sword was even more complex and terrifying.
This special End of Dharma Poison combined the Great Sun Immortal Mortal Sword Intent, Sword Qi, and the Sword Cultivator’s personal will, forming something even more fearsome, spiritual, and destructive. The slightest trace could cause all Immortal Path living beings in a Great Thousand World to mutate and be annihilated, causing the collapse of the world’s Spiritual Veins, the breaking of Earth Veins, and the depletion of Spiritual Energy, converting into more inert states.
Even the slightest trace is enough to achieve this.
How much End of Dharma Poison exists within the White Bone Nether Phoenix’s Immortal Body now?
Looking through the small hole in the White Bone Nether Phoenix’s head, numerous strands of End of Dharma Poison surged like waves, causing ripples and flowing wantonly in the Forbidden Area Ancient Emperor’s Immortal Body, so vast it seemed like an endless Star Domain ocean!
This was a life-or-death blow painstakingly calculated and executed by an Eight-character Immortal Scripture Ancient Emperor, burning oneself in the process!
This wasn’t just a saturation attack; it was like using a cannon to kill a mosquito, it didn’t matter if it was wasteful, as long as you die, it’s fine.
"It’s a pity,"
"If it weren’t urgently needed to execute the mastermind and deter the Forbidden Zone Emperors, ensuring the smooth completion of the Heavenly Yuan Supreme Great Sun Demon Slaying Sword Formation project, honestly, Fellow Daoist Undying, I wouldn’t have wanted to kill you now."
Jiang Ding sighed softly.
Whether the Undying Ancient Emperor was the mastermind wasn’t important; what mattered was that the Supreme Great Sun Ancient Emperor thought he was, and if he thought so, he should be.
The core components of the Heavenly Yuan Supreme Great Sun Demon Slaying Sword Formation, transported by the Flame Flow Sword Emperor and many reviving Cultivators from Space Secret Realms, were lost, causing immense damage to this cosmic-level Super Immortal Array project, potentially leading to its failure. The mastermind had a precise eye, causing massive destruction with a single blow.
Jiang Ding had foreseen this day billions of years ago and thus prepared corresponding backups and contingencies, never pinning hopes on his plans going completely smoothly without any accidents.
However!
These contingencies are very limited!
If events like those caused by the Flame Flow Sword Emperor happen two or three more times, the Heavenly Yuan Supreme Great Sun Demon Slaying Sword Formation will inevitably fail!
This was something the Supreme Great Sun Ancient Emperor could not accept.
Up till now, the Supreme Great Sun Ancient Emperor hadn’t been able to find the true mastermind; the Ancient Emperor of the Sun was merely a suspect, merely confirmed to have participated to some extent. The real source remained undetectable; this hidden enemy was very dangerous, concealed well, excellent in cause-and-effect scheming and hiding.
It’s very likely that both the Undying Ancient Emperor and the Ancient Emperor of the Sun were scapegoats for this covert existence.
But, does this mean the Supreme Great Sun Ancient Emperor is helpless?
Can he only rage impotently?
No!
The downfall of the Undying Ancient Emperor is just the beginning, a beginning!
A resolution!
If the Heavenly Yuan Supreme Great Sun Demon Slaying Sword Formation cannot be successfully completed, he would kill his way through them individually, exterminating all the Forbidden Zone Emperors, even at the cost of great waste!
Can you hide?
Can you scheme?
I will kill them all, one by one!
My Immortal Array cannot be touched!
The Ancient Netherworld Realm froze for a moment, and then, under the terrified gaze of innumerable powerhouses and numerous Phoenix Immortal Clan Ancient Emperors, the Three Thousand Heavenly Dao and time resumed their flow.
"Supreme Great Sun!"
"You, very well, very well..."
The Undying Ancient Emperor howled miserably.
His body split open from the center, and a Netherworld Immortal Soul entwined with runes of Heavenly Man, Hell, Asura, and Hungry Ghost emerged from the utterly deceased Immortal Body, vanishing without a trace into the starry sky, leaving no trace behind.
Clearly, the Undying Nether Phoenix Immortal Soul still carried the intense aura of the Great Sun Immortal Mortal Sword Intent, the Taiqing Flying Sword severing Immortal Body and soul alike, and even after slaying the entire Immortal Body of the Undying Ancient Emperor, the remaining power slashed into the Undying Ancient Emperor’s Immortal Soul, with terrifying and malicious Sword Intent rapidly spreading, threatening to completely destroy the entire Immortal Soul.
Even so, the Undying Ancient Emperor’s Immortal Soul vanished in an instant, leaving even gods and ghosts confused.
"Troublesome."
"One sword, yet unable to slay."
Jiang Ding sighed softly again.
In his words, there was no regret, as if he already saw the outcome, the result of the Undying Ancient Emperor dying by his hands.
Boom!
Rumble...
Simultaneously, from the many Star Domains of the Endless Starry Sky came countless terrifying rumbles, and killing intent filled the cosmos.
One Forbidden Area Ancient Emperor after another revived in an instant, wasting no time, immediately forming a massive chaotic Great Array to attack the Supreme Great Sun Ancient Emperor in the Ancient Netherworld Realm, decisive to the extreme, fully aware of mutual dependence and refusing to let the Supreme Great Sun Ancient Emperor strike down various Forbidden Area Ancient Emperors in this dangerous time frame one by one.
Their reaction was extremely swift!
In an instant, a great formation as if the universe’s primordial chaos was being opened, like the opening of heaven and earth, had already formed. This was a true cosmic-level Immortal Array, with many Forbidden Area Ancient Emperors leading it, power-wise not inferior to and perhaps exceeding the theoretical Heavenly Yuan Supreme Great Sun Demon Slaying Sword Formation.
As many as twenty Forbidden Area Ancient Emperors chose to attack the Supreme Great Sun Ancient Emperor!
The main attacker leading the array was the Nine-leaf Sword Emperor.
"Hahaha!"
"Supreme Great Sun! Your Demon Sword Dao, I have comprehended it! Truly profound, hahaha... hahaha..."
"With nine characters overturning eight, how the Heavenly Dao favors me so?"
On the Nine-leaf Sword Emperor’s face appeared a twisted and ferocious smile, maniacally laughing, wielding the power of the Chaos Immortal Array, forming lush primeval grasses that attacked the Supreme Great Sun Ancient Emperor.