Living in the deep palace

"Damn it!"

"Just one step away!"

"He succeeded just because he was a little late?!"

The two celestial giants gritted their teeth.

They had plotted a colossal, world-shaking murder scheme, and the moment they had been waiting for—the moment when their prey was at its weakest and most delicious—had actually... ended just before they arrived?!
This kid actually... actually managed to walk that dead-end path that even the First Immortal Emperor failed on?!

How powerful is a Taiyi Golden Immortal in the third realm?
they do not know.

However, even as giants among immortals, they were somewhat apprehensive.

In an instant, the previously arrogant and excited atmosphere froze.

"let's hit!"

"Two, no, three."

"We've cleared out all the spots for you to use as a battlefield! Let's fight!"

In the midst of this eerie silence, a soft laugh, tinged with pure curiosity and a faint chuckle as if watching an amusing drama, gently rang out.

The mysterious young man in white had already gracefully retreated to a distance, without anyone noticing.

Barefoot, he hovered above the mirror of the Sea of ​​Time, his clear eyes scrutinizing the two uninvited "immortal giants" with great interest, before glancing at Su Chen, whose aura was already unfathomable.

He seemed to be just an insignificant bystander.

……

"do not care!"

A ferocious madness suddenly appeared on the withered old face of the Heavenly Ancestor!
"Even if he does take that step, so what?!"

"He has only just advanced! His realm is not yet stable, and his Dao fruit is not yet solidified!"

"And we two are both veteran giants who have been immersed in the Golden Immortal Perfection realm for several eras!"

"Two against one! He's doomed!"

"kill!"

The Immortal Lord of Myriad Illusions also flashed a fierce light in his eyes and immediately made a decision!

There's no turning back now!
Either you die or I die!
Today, we must completely annihilate this one and only genius in all of history who has cultivated to the level of "Taiyi Golden Immortal" right here!
Otherwise, once he has completely stabilized his realm in the future, there will be no place for the two of them in the entire vast star sea!

"Fellow Daoist Tianshang! Let us join forces! Unleash our power! Today, regardless of the cost, we must... slay this fiend!"

"it is good!"

boom--!!!!!!!!

Two celestial giants, powerful enough to suppress an era in the vast sea of ​​stars, simultaneously unleashed the most powerful and peak aura of their lives!
The countless dreamlike bubbles surrounding the Immortal Lord of Myriad Illusions shattered at this moment! They transformed into a vast and boundless "Great World of Myriad Illusions," powerful enough to turn reality into illusion!
Beneath the feet of Ancestor Tianshang, a gray kingdom filled with "withering" and "death" spread out! In that kingdom, all things withered, the laws decayed, and even "existence" itself was heading towards... "the end"!
Two "Golden Immortal Domains," representing the life's essence of two immortal giants, were like two ever-expanding universes, pressing fiercely towards Su Chen from the left and right!

They wanted to use their perfected "Golden Immortal Path," which had been refined over several eras, to crush Su Chen's newly born, immature "Taiyi Heavenly Path"!
Faced with the combined attack of two celestial giants who burned their very essence and disregarded the cost, this "End of Time" trembled violently!
That terrifying domain, constructed from the Dao of "Myriad Illusions" and "Heavenly Grief," capable of crushing any late-stage Golden Immortal, was like two world-destroying millstones closing in, about to grind Su Chen, along with his Dao and his existence, into dust!

In the distance, the mysterious white-clad youth watched this earth-shattering scene, and for the first time, a hint of interest appeared in his clear eyes.

He also seemed very curious about the "Dao" possessed by this junior, the only one in all of history to have truly stepped into the realm of "Taiyi Golden Immortal".

however.

Despite being at the very center of that destructive storm, Su Chen's face remained calm and serene.

He didn't even lift his eyelids.

He simply hovered there quietly, letting the terrifying laws that were enough to distort reality and wither all things completely engulf his body like a tidal wave.

"Hmph! Pretending to be a ghost!"

"In my 'Great World of Myriad Illusions,' your 'truth' will be defined by me!"

Seeing that Su Chen neither dodged nor avoided, the Immortal Lord of Myriad Illusions assumed that he was completely terrified by the combined power of the two of them, and couldn't help but let out a cold laugh full of malice!

With a thought, the "Myriad Illusions Domain" that had already enveloped Su Chen began to evolve wildly!
In an instant, Su Chen felt that the scene before him had undergone a complete transformation!

He was no longer at the "end of time," but had returned to that blue planet that he had forgotten for nearly ten thousand years!
Tall buildings and busy traffic.

Former relatives, former close friends, past regrets... all transformed into the most realistic scenes, appearing one by one before him!

An emotion called "confusion" and "longing" originating from the deepest part of his soul grew wildly, trying to completely sink his "Dao heart" into this false cycle of reincarnation constructed from his deepest memories!
at the same time!

The "Tian Shang Domain," filled with "withering" and "death," of the Old Ancestor Tian Shang had also silently invaded his body!
"Within my 'Heavenly Mourning Kingdom,' everything has its 'end'!"

"Your path, your lifespan, your 'existence'... will all, at this moment,... perish!"

An indescribable force of decay began to frantically erode Su Chen's "Taiyi Golden Immortal Dao Fruit"!
They were trying to force his newly born, supreme Dao fruit, which should have been "indestructible and eternally immortal," to prematurely head towards... "death"!
Illusion, attack the soul!
Withering, eroding the fruits of enlightenment!

The alliance between these two immortal giants is ruthless to the extreme! It targets the very source!
They were confident that even those who were also giants among immortals would suffer damage to their Dao heart and severe injury to their origin under their flawless combined attack!
What's more, this is Su Chen, who just got promoted... a "newcomer"?!

In their view, Su Chen's defeat was already... a foregone conclusion!

however.

They ultimately underestimated it.

Or rather, from the very beginning, they simply couldn't comprehend what kind of terrifying level of life the four words "Taiyi Golden Immortal" represented!
Just as "Myriad Illusions Reincarnation" was about to completely assimilate Su Chen's soul, and "Heavenly Desolation and Withering" was about to completely erode Su Chen's Dao Fruit.

A voice, plain and devoid of any emotion, yet seemingly the most supreme and sole "truth" in this universe, was softly uttered from Su Chen's mouth.

"I said."

"In this world, there is no illusion."

Buzz—! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

What you say is what the law says!

In an instant!
That "Great World of Myriad Illusions," constructed by the Immortal Lord of Myriad Illusions at the cost of countless amounts of essence, based on Su Chen's deepest memories, a world powerful enough to make any Golden Immortal fall into its trap, crumbled silently, inch by inch, like a burst bubble! Dissipated!
Those skyscrapers, those bustling streets, those… Su Chen’s most cherished family and friends…

At that moment, they all transformed into countless points of light, vanishing into thin air.

It was as if they had never existed.

"puff!"

As if struck by lightning, the illusory Immortal Lord suddenly trembled violently, and a mouthful of golden immortal blood containing his original Dao essence gushed out!

His eyes were filled with endless, ghost-like...horror!
"No! Impossible!"

"What...what have you done?!"

"My 'Great Path of Myriad Illusions'...why...why has it failed?!"

He couldn't believe it!
His proud "Great Path of Myriad Illusions," capable of reversing reality and illusion, actually... actually collapsed completely in front of the other party, just because of a single, casual remark from them?!
This... this is no longer just a matter of overwhelming strength!

This is... a dimensional reduction attack based on the "Tao"!
However, this is only the beginning.

After breaking through the "Myriad Illusions," Su Chen's chaotic eyes slowly turned towards the direction of the Heavenly Ancestor.

He calmly uttered four words once again.

"I said."

"This path is without sorrow."

boom--!!!!!!!!!!

A "Heavenly Dao" will, even more terrifying and domineering than before, suddenly descended!

That "Land of Heavenly Mourning," filled with "decay" and "death," seemed to encounter... the divine light of creation the moment it came into contact with this will!

Those laws that had withered were suddenly revitalized at this moment!
At this moment, all things that had withered began to... reverse their decay and sprout new branches!
The "Heavenly Grief" power that had already invaded Su Chen's body and attempted to "corrupt" his Dao Fruit was like a subject encountering a king. Not only did it not cause any harm, but it trembled, submitted, and actively merged into Su Chen's "Great Dao of Taiyi," transforming into the most insignificant... link in his great cycle of "creation" and "end"!
"No--!!!!!"

The Heavenly Ancestor let out a scream that was ten times more shrill than that of the Myriad Illusions Immortal Lord!

He could clearly feel that the connection between himself and his own "Great Dao" was being forcibly stripped away and altered by an irresistible, even more supreme "Great Dao"!

His "way" is... betraying him!

"Monster! You...you monster!"

For the first time, an emotion called "despair" appeared on the withered old face of the Heavenly Ancestor!

He finally understood!

He finally understood just how terrifying a being he had provoked!

"Taiyi Golden Immortal" is not the kind of "realm" they understand, which is even stronger than "Golden Immortal Perfection"!
It's a... qualitative change!
It is a level of life, a complete and thorough transformation of the essence of the Great Dao!
If these "immortal giants" are still top-tier powerhouses who manipulate the "laws" under the "rules" of this universe.

So, the Su Chen in front of us is the "god" who sets the "rules"!
Both being at the third realm, giants among immortals, are like the Xuanxian high realm of the second realm, while the Taiyi Jinxian is the Xuanyu Xian!

Looking at those two celestial giants, who were completely plunged into collapse and despair.

Su Chen's expression remained calm and composed.

He slowly raised his head, his chaotic eyes seeming to pierce through endless time and space, gazing at the distant, already incomplete "Old Heavenly Dao".

His voice was calm, yet it seemed to be announcing to the entire universe the arrival of a brand new era.

“In the past, calamities descended from the heavens to test our hearts in seeking the Way.”

"From today onwards."

"I am the embodiment of Heaven's Way."

"And you..."

Su Chen's gaze returned to the two celestial giants who were already terrified.

"Then it became the first wisp of ashes after I attained enlightenment... of calamity."

The moment Su Chen's calm yet seemingly divine decree resounded over the desolate Sea of ​​Time.

The minds of the Myriad Illusions Immortal Lord and the Heavenly Sorrow Ancestor, which had long been dominated by fear, suddenly trembled!
A sense of humiliation, more terrifying than death itself, instantly swept over them!

Ashes of war?!
who are they?!

They are supreme beings who have traversed countless eras, overlooking the rise and fall of the starry sea, and are revered by billions of living beings as "giants of immortality"...
Once upon a time, they were the embodiment of "calamity"! With a single thought, they could decide the birth and death of a great world!
And today, in the mouth of this newly promoted junior, they are only worthy of becoming... the first wisp of ashes after he attains enlightenment?!

"No!"

"I don't believe it!"

"Even the true 'Heavenly Way' can be defied!"

A hysterical madness suddenly appeared on the withered old face of the Heavenly Ancestor!
He knew that things had come to this point, and begging for mercy was no longer an option!

The only option is to fight to the death!
"Fellow Daoist Wanhuan! You and I both struggled out of the ancient seas of blood and mountains of corpses! How can we be so humiliated here by a junior?!"

"Ignite my immortal soul! Merge my Dao fruit!"

"Today, even if I die, I will... knock out a tooth of this 'new Heavenly Dao'!"

"The Paradox of the Dao—Heavenly Devastation and Myriad Illusions, All Destroyed Together!"

Ancestor Tianshang roared to the sky, and his withered body burst into flames at that moment!
He actually chose, without any hesitation, to... destroy his own Dao fruit!
He wanted to transform all his cultivation, all his insights, and everything he had accumulated over these several eras into the purest and most extreme form of "decay" and "destruction"!
"madman!"

Upon seeing this, the Immortal Lord of Myriad Illusions was first startled, and then, a trace of the same madness and determination flashed in his illusory eyes!

He knew that Ancestor Tian Shang was right!
They have no way out!

Now, the only option is to fight with our backs against the wall!
"kill!"

He roared in anger. (End of Chapter)