Staying in the sect, controlling beasts and cultivating immortals

Under the combined suppression of the Imperial Array and the Three Beasts, the expansion of the vortex slowed down slightly, but the internal conflicts intensified.

The Sword of Annihilation greedily absorbed the corrupted essence from the source core. The dark red divine patterns on the sword body writhed and expanded like living things, and countless new, more complex and ancient gray Dao patterns spread along the spine of the sword. The aura of the entire sword rose at a terrifying speed, emanating an ultimate sense of annihilation that even made Yu Changsheng feel a slight tremor in his heart.

The sword even began to uncontrollably emit wisps of gray sword energy. Wherever these sword energies passed, even the Emperor Array chains that suppressed the vortex emitted a "sizzling" sound of erosion!
"Your Majesty! The sword is backfiring! It's trying to break free of your control!"

Mo Heng's illusory figure anxiously transmitted its voice within the chaotic pillar of light.

The projection of the Myriad Transformations Returning to the Void Furnace appeared beside the phantom of the Demon Suppression Stele, its flames roaring, attempting to share the pressure borne by the Imperial Array.

Yu Changsheng's eyes were as cold as ice that had been frozen for ten thousand years.

He sensed that the will of the Sword of Annihilation, under the surge of the Origin of Returning to Nothingness, was giving rise to an unruly and primal ferocity that wanted to devour everything, and was even beginning to impact the primordial spirit imprint he had created deep within the sword!

"I bestowed upon you the power of returning to the void, not so that you might devour your master!"

Yu Changsheng let out a cold snort, and the illusory image of the Chaos Purple Spirit Emperor Sword in his sea of ​​consciousness trembled violently. The vast imperial might and the supreme will that dominates life and death transformed into a purple-gold torrent, which slammed into the core of the sword body along the connection with the Sword of Annihilation!

"Clang—!" The Sword of Annihilation let out a sharp cry intertwined with pain and rage, its blade trembled violently, and the gray sword energy it was emitting paused.

The expanding dark red divine rune was forcibly suppressed by the purple-gold imperial might, temporarily restraining its ferocity.

In that instant of stalemate...

"Boom!"

A deep, muffled sound, as if it originated from the very beginning of the universe, suddenly came from the deepest part of the chaotic source core that had been pierced by the sword of annihilation!

This heartbeat disregarded the barriers of space and the suppression of laws, resounding deep within the very souls of all living beings!

"puff!"

Wang Cheng felt as if he had been struck by a heavy hammer, his body trembled violently, he spat out blood, and his Overlord Blood Domain flickered erratically.

Chen Xueqing groaned, the brilliance of the jade lotus platform dimmed, and the emerald light of the Pure World Lotus swayed violently.

The Golden Roc and the Flame Dragon let out painful howls, and the Eternal Night Barrier of the Evil Beast rippled violently like waves.

Even the out-of-control chaotic vortex paused briefly at the sound of this heartbeat!

Yu Changsheng's pupils suddenly contracted!
His divine sense pierced through the chaotic vortex and the source core, finally "seeing" the source of the heartbeat:

At the core of the Chaos Source Core, where obscure radiance and deathly gray aura intertwined, lies a section of unimaginably enormous, grayish-white material, seemingly forged from solidified stars and shattered laws.

My finger bones throbbed slightly in rhythm with my heartbeat!
It was just a piece of finger bone!
Yet it exudes an immortal pressure that surpasses the will of the ancient ruins, truly belonging to the fallen ancient gods and demons!
The "withered" Dao principle that was wrapped around the source core actually originated from this severed finger bone!

Like a poisonous root, it penetrates deep into the chaotic core, polluting and drawing upon its creative power while maintaining its own undying, annihilated spirituality!
The sword of annihilation pierced through the joint of this grayish-white finger bone, its tip firmly embedded in it!

The sword devoured not only the polluted source core, but also the ultimate annihilation Dao trace contained within this piece of divine and demonic finger bone!
"The remains of a god... how could a mere wisp of bone possess such power?!"

Even though Yu Changsheng's Dao heart was as firm as a rock, he felt a chill at this moment.

What kind of terrifying being was the owner of this finger bone in life?

Even a trace of its remnant after its fall could pollute the Chaos Source Core, giving birth to the ancient Ruins Will that could destroy a region!

dong dong!dong dong!
The heartbeat grew clearer and stronger!
The pulsation amplitude of the grayish-white finger bones is also increasing!
As it awakens, at the wound where it was pinned by the Sword of Annihilation, a "withered" origin, ten thousand times purer and colder than the will of the ancient ruins, surges back up the sword like a burst dam of the Styx!

This force was incredibly domineering, and it began to erode and assimilate the power of the Void that the Sword of Annihilation had devoured. It even rammed into Yu Changsheng's primordial spirit through the connection between the sword and Yu Changsheng!

"Insolence!" Yu Changsheng's hair and beard stood on end, and his Chaos Emperor Robe fluttered even without wind.

The Purple Spirit Emperor Sword in his sea of ​​consciousness erupted with a sword cry that pierced the universe. Its vast imperial might and chaotic laws transformed into an indestructible dam, firmly blocking the surging torrent of "withered" energy.

Two supreme wills are engaged in a fierce battle on an invisible level!

At the same time, the grayish-white finger bone seemed to be completely enraged by Yu Changsheng's resistance.

It suddenly bent over!
Rumble——!
The entire Burial Ruins shook violently!

Countless massive rifts, reaching deep into the earth's core and filled with the aura of decaying stardust, spread wildly in all directions from the center of the pit!
Deep within the rift valley, more gray-white light shone through—that was the awakening of other skeletal fragments belonging to the same god and demon, buried beneath the endless ages of the ancient ruins!

At the edge of the deep pit, the newly formed phantom of the "Guixu Demon-Suppressing Stele" let out a mournful cry of unbearable burden, and cracks appeared on the stele.

The defensive formation formed by Wang Cheng and the Demon Slayer Army was torn apart by the violent tremor of the earth, and countless soldiers fell into the newly formed rift, their screams instantly swallowed by the surging gray death energy.

"Form the Myriad Transformations Return to Nothingness Formation! Project the Furnace, suppress it!"

Mo Heng's roar was filled with determination.

The phantom of the Myriad Transformations Returning to the Void Furnace crashed down, its mouth aimed at the chaotic vortex. The Void Purifying Flame transformed into chains that wrapped around the gray-white finger bone, attempting to reseal it into the source core.

Chen Xueqing bit her tongue, and her blood stained the blue lotus red.

"With my essence, I purify the world and seal the demon!" The Purifying Lotus detached from its lotus platform, transforming into a streak of emerald green meteor. Carrying all her life principles and protective will, it crashed fiercely into the awakened finger bone, attempting to temporarily neutralize the withering power that annihilated all things with its endless vitality.

With its single eye bloodshot and the newly grown bone feathers at the broken wing point carrying a resolute, ethereal gray light, the Golden Roc, together with the Flame Dragon, spewed out a destructive breath that fused the Chaos True Fire and the power of the Void, blasting towards the base of the finger bone!
The evil beast completely merged into the void, and the Eternal Night Barrier shrank to its limit, transforming into a deep black hole that clung tightly to the finger bone, frantically devouring its dissipating withered Dao principles and relieving the pressure on everyone.

Under the command of Yu Changsheng's will, all forces converged at the core of the deep pit at the critical moment, and engaged in the ultimate collision with the revived bone of the God of Burial, which would determine the fate of the divine dynasty and even the survival of this world!

At the center of the energy storm, Yu Changsheng's white hair danced wildly, his eyes swirling with a chaotic light and the light of the void, making him appear both godlike and demonic.

He gripped the sword of annihilation tightly with both hands, which was struggling violently and seemed ready to turn against its master at any moment. The tip of the sword was pressed firmly against the pulsating, grayish-white finger bone that exuded an aura of world destruction.

The chilling declaration echoed amidst the storm of annihilation and creation.

"Within my territory, even the bones of gods... shall bow down!"

Swords and bones as fuel
Yu Changsheng used his body as a sheath to forcefully absorb the backlash from the Sword of Annihilation.

Chen Xueqing burned her source, and the Pure Lotus turned to ashes inch by inch.

Even with his bones and muscles shattered, Wang Cheng used his remaining body as chains to nail down the remains of gods and demons.

The three great beasts combined to form the Three Talents God-Slaying Array, and the purifying fire of the furnace burned away the remains of the buried god.

The moment the Chaos Emperor Seal was imprinted into the Divine Demon Dao Mark, Yu Changsheng's Dao Foundation shattered like ice patterns.

"Within the territory of the Divine Dynasty, even the remains of gods and demons will serve as fuel for my cauldron!"

Yu Changsheng gripped the Sword of Annihilation tightly with both hands. The sword was icy cold, yet it trembled and shrieked wildly in his palms, like a monstrous dragon whose vital point was pinned down, yet it remained ferocious and monstrous!

Every pulsation, every "heartbeat" of that grayish-white finger bone originating from ancient gods and demons was like striking an anvil of the universe, shaking his arms so badly they felt like they were about to crack, and fine bloodstains appeared inch by inch on the skin beneath his imperial robes, only to be forcibly healed by the chaotic purple energy.

The destructive "withering" of the Dao principle, like billions of cold, venomous snakes, was frantically flowing upstream along the sword, viciously devouring his primordial spirit.

Within his sea of ​​consciousness, chaos churned, and the illusory image of the Purple Spirit Emperor Sword fiercely battled against this ancient will of annihilation. Each collision caused his consciousness to flicker like a candle in the wind.

"Your Majesty!" Chen Xueqing cried out, her voice trembling with grief.

The jade lotus platform on which she sat was already covered with cracks, and the radiance of the Pure World Lotus above her head had dimmed to the extreme, with the edges of the lotus petals even beginning to curl and wither.

However, the speed at which she formed hand seals was faster than the limit, leaving many afterimages. She poured all the life force she had drawn into the seals into a slender yet incredibly strong emerald green light rope, which tightly wrapped around the junction of the grayish-white finger bone and the Annihilation Sword!
laugh--!
The azure light and the withered, gray essence collided violently, producing a sizzling sound like a branding iron being quenched in water.

The power of the Azure Lotus was being consumed rapidly, like ice and snow melting away, but it was this resolute power of purification that forcefully slowed down the rate at which the withered source eroded Yu Changsheng, giving him a fleeting moment to catch his breath!

"Go back!" Wang Cheng's roar, like the howl of a dying beast, drowned out the earth's wailing. His massive body was deeply embedded in the glassy pit wall, his dark heavy armor shattered, revealing the newly formed chaotic bone arm below, which was also covered with spiderweb-like cracks, with dark gold and gray light flickering uncertainly.

However, right beneath his feet, at the edge of the newly torn abyss, dozens of elite members of the Demon Slayer Army were being entangled and dragged by surging, deathly gray energy!

Without any hesitation, Wang Cheng plunged his remaining left arm into the scorching hot, molten glass-like ground beneath him!

"Use the bloodline of tyranny as the catalyst, and the Heavenly Lock of Bone Transformation! Fix it for me!"

boom!
The crimson-gold flames of domineering blood, mixed with the primal power of the Chaos Bone Arm, surged violently from his arm, which was pierced by the glass, like burning magma!
The flames instantly solidified and stretched, transforming into nine dark gold chains as thick as giant pythons and engraved with spell-breaking runes. Carrying all his energy and indomitable fighting spirit, they ignored spatial distance and plunged fiercely into the core of the deep pit!

Nine burning chains, like nine anchors, tightly bound the gray finger bone that was struggling frantically to break free from the Sword of Annihilation, while the other four coiled around the soldier who was about to fall into the abyss like serpents, and flung him back to safety!
The moment the chain touched the finger bone, a terrifying withering power eroded it wildly. The dark gold chain groaned under the strain, and Wang Cheng's body, embedded in the pit wall, trembled violently. Blood gushed from his mouth and nose, and even the newly formed chaotic bone arm emitted a faint cracking sound. However, his eyes were bloodshot, and he gritted his teeth, refusing to retreat even half a step!

"Screech—!" "Roar—!" The cries of the Golden Roc and the Flaming Dragon carried a resolute determination to live and die together. Ignoring their own injuries, the two giant beasts charged at the Evil Beast simultaneously.

The Golden Roc's last remaining left wing suddenly spread open, and the gray light of the Void was no longer sharp, but instead transformed into a flexible net; the Flame Dragon's Chaos True Fire receded, and its dragon body coiled and wrapped around it; the Evil Beast roared, and the Eternal Night Barrier flowed and covered it like mercury.

The Three Powers are restored to their proper places; the God-Slaying Array is activated!
The three forces originating from Yu Changsheng—the Void, Chaos, and Eternal Night—converged and merged in the void in an instant!
A tiny, three-colored vortex, no more than ten feet in diameter but condensed to the extreme, suddenly formed at the bottom of the deep pit, above the Sword of Annihilation and the Divine Demon Finger Bone!
The vortex spun silently, and the deep darkness at its center emitted a terrifying aura that seemed to freeze and annihilate time and space.

This strike, which concentrated all the power and life essence of the three great beast tamers, carried the will to destroy everything, and fiercely pressed down on the Divine Demon Finger Bone!

Wherever the vortex passed, even the chaotic primordial energy was forcibly torn apart and pushed aside!

The three-colored vortex, as if the sky were collapsing, pressed down hard on the restless gray-white finger bones!
The dense, gray, deathly aura wrapped around the finger bones was instantly swallowed, torn apart, and decomposed by the vortex!
The annihilating power generated by the swirling vortex was like countless invisible files, frantically grinding away at the immortal gray-white luster on the surface of the finger bones, producing a teeth-grinding "shh" sound and leaving behind fine but clear engravings.

"The moment is now! Furnace—Swallowing the Heavens!"

Mo Heng roared fiercely from the Qingzhou Imperial Palace, thousands of miles away, his hair and beard standing on end, frantically drawing upon the power of the entire Heavenly Crafts Academy.

The illusory image of the Myriad Transformations Returning to the Void Furnace, which was suspended next to the Demon Suppression Stele, instantly materialized. The furnace mouth burst out with an unprecedented suction force, no longer targeting only the dissipating energy, but locking onto the original body of the God-Demon Finger Bone that was being suppressed by the Three Talents God-Slaying Array!
The Returning Void Pure Flame transformed into countless solid gray-purple chains, ignoring the chaotic energy storm, and precisely wrapped around the finger bones!
Chi Chi Chi -!
The pure flames clashed fiercely with the ultimate withering principle contained in the finger bone. The gray-purple flames frantically burned the immortal skeleton, trying to forcibly drag it into the furnace that symbolized the melting of all things!
The Divine Demon Finger Bone sensed an unprecedented threat!
Its throbbing frequency suddenly increased, like the last heartbeat of a dying beast, dull and desperate.

A surge of anger and resentment, originating from the primordial era and surpassing all things, erupted forth!

Boom!Boom!Boom!
The entire Burial Ruins was in an uproar!

The earth was no longer cracked, but rather arched and collapsed in large sections, like a fragile eggshell!
Countless thicker, more terrifying, gray-white beams of light, shrouded in dense stardust and deathly aura, burst forth from the deepest part of the earth like the spine of a sleeping dragon, piercing straight into the sky!
An indescribable pressure, powerful enough to suffocate even true immortals, swept across the entire battlefield like an invisible tsunami! It was the majesty of gods and demons, the dignity that remained even in the ruins of fallen beings!
Click!Click!
A series of crisp cracking sounds rang out, like the tolling of a death knell.

The Pure Lotus atop Chen Xueqing's head silently turned to ash, one petal after another, then the second, the third… The lotus platform shattered inch by inch. Her life force, like a candle flickering in the wind, plummeted to its lowest point. She coughed up a mouthful of azure blood mixed with the essence of the lotus, and her body collapsed limply. Only the emerald light that bound Yu Changsheng stubbornly shone faintly. (End of Chapter)