Living in the deep palace

"Great Evolution Celestial Venerable".

"exist."

The Great Evolution Celestial Venerable immediately stepped forward. Although his face was still pale, his eyes were incredibly firm.

"Next target: [Life]."

"Its sealed location is the miraculous place formed from the first drop of 'original life fluid' at the beginning of the universe's birth—the 'Sea of ​​Life'."

"According to the deduction, 【生】 represents 'absolute vitality' and 'infinite reproduction'."

"He is virtually immortal. Any attack that attempts to obliterate Him will only be assimilated by Him, becoming nourishment for Him and making Him... even stronger."

This information sent a chill down everyone's spine once again.

An enemy that cannot be killed, and even grows stronger with each battle, is undoubtedly the most despairing opponent.

“Absolute hope…” A meaningful smile appeared on Su Chen’s lips. “Perfect, I also want to see whether His ‘life’ has no end, or my ‘death’… is more complete.”

Sea of ​​life.

When everyone arrived at this legendary forbidden land, they were all awestruck by the sight before them.

Here, there are no stars, no darkness, only an endless, warm "ocean" radiating a soft, emerald-green light.

This "ocean" is not made of water, but is formed by the most concentrated and purest life energy, which has become tangible!

Just by breathing the air here, everyone felt that the fatigue and hidden injuries caused by the series of battles were being repaired at an incredible speed.

"What a blessed land! If I could cultivate here in seclusion, I'm afraid I would be able to reach a higher realm within ten thousand years!" A Celestial Venerable couldn't help but exclaim.

"Unfortunately, the more beautiful a place is, the more deadly danger it often hides." Tianyi Ancient Venerable's voice was like a bucket of cold water, shattering everyone's illusions.

They gazed intently at the center of the ocean.

There, a colossal "World Tree," so immense it could cover several star systems and composed entirely of emerald-green light, stood silently.

At the heart of the "World Tree," a blurry humanoid silhouette radiating boundless life force is tightly bound by countless vines extending from the trunk, filled with runes of "order" and "rules."

That is the seal of life!

"In this battle, there is no need for probing." Su Chen's voice resounded in everyone's minds. "All ranged attack methods are meaningless in front of Him. Only the strongest 'concept' can suppress Him."

"[Strength], [Speed], follow me forward."

"The rest of you, set up the 'Heaven-Sealing and Earth-Severing Formation' to cut off all connections between this ocean and the outside world, preventing His power from spreading indefinitely!"

"Yes!"

Without the slightest hesitation, the nineteen "Venerable Ones" immediately took their positions. With the Star River Celestial Venerable at the core, an unprecedentedly magnificent magic array slowly took shape, enveloping the entire Sea of ​​Life.

Meanwhile, Su Chen, accompanied by two forbidden ancient beings of different forms on his left and right, transformed into three streams of light and rushed straight towards the core of the "World Tree"!

"break!"

[Power] That bronze fist gathered absolute power enough to shatter the universe. With one punch, it shattered the seemingly indestructible "rule vines" into pieces!

Seal, lift!
In an instant, a life force billions of times more concentrated than the ocean itself swept out like a cosmic explosion!
The bound humanoid silhouette finally revealed His true form.

It was a female figure whose "perfection" defied description. Her body seemed to be composed of the first thought of spring's revival, and her eyes flowed with the joy of new life.

He is [life].

After escaping, He did not show any aggression, but simply looked at Su Chen and the other two with curiosity.

Then, He smiled and extended one finger.

At the fingertip, a touch of emerald green light quietly blooms.

The next moment, the entire Sea of ​​Life boiled!
Crash-!
Countless life energies, inspired by that single point of light, converged and evolved wildly!
One after another, "life beasts" of various shapes and sizes, all composed of pure life energy and possessing an aura that had reached the threshold of the fourth realm, roared out from the ocean!

Dragon, Phoenix, Qilin, Kunpeng...

In the blink of an eye, a "divine beast legion" composed of hundreds of "fourth realm" powerhouses, a veritable dream, surrounded Su Chen and his two companions!
"This...this is...the creation of the world?!" The "Venerables" maintaining the great formation in the distance were all horrified when they saw this scene!

In the blink of an eye, a hundred beings in the fourth realm were created!

Even if these fourth realm cultivators are only barely passable, their combat power, like that of the resurrected Hundred Treasures Celestial Venerable, is still terrifying enough.

no doubt.

This abnormally powerful [life] must be the work of the Skeleton Lord; otherwise, there's no way to explain it.

The terror of life is beyond their comprehension!

For a while.

All eyes were on Su Chen and Tianyi Ancient Venerable. Only if one of them made a move could they hope to break the deadlock quickly.

"Little tricks."

Su Chen's face remained completely expressionless.

"Quickly, clear the area."

Swish!
The luminous humanoid figure beside him vanished instantly.

Immediately afterwards, within the encirclement formed by the "divine beast legion," streaks of dazzling light, invisible to the naked eye, lit up.

Those terrifying life-beasts didn't even have time to react before their bodies, composed of life energy, were sliced ​​into the most primitive energy particles by that extreme speed and scattered back into the Sea of ​​Life.

In the blink of an eye, all one hundred "Fourth Realm" beings... evaporated!
For the first time, a hint of surprise appeared on that perfect face.

He extended his finger again.

This time, what He created was no longer an energy body, but a series of "Life Titans" that resembled the form of [Force], but were made entirely of emerald green crystals!
These Titans not only possess the power of the Fourth Realm, but their bodies also contain the immortality characteristic of "Life," allowing them to heal instantly even if cut apart by "Speed."

“【Power】.” Su Chen gave the order again.

Roar!
The bronze-colored giant took a step forward, heading towards the dozens of "Life Titans".

A battle purely based on "strength" and "life" erupted!
Each punch from [Power] could shatter a Titan into countless crystals. But in the next instant, those crystals would recombine, perfectly intact, and launch another attack.

Despite holding an absolute advantage, [Li] has also fallen into an endless war of attrition.

"Do you see that?" The will of [Life], tinged with a hint of compassion, entered Su Chen's heart. "In this ocean, I am eternity. You cannot defeat me."

"Is it?"

Su Chen slowly raised his eyes.

“I admit, your ‘life’ is very powerful.” “But you seem to have forgotten one thing…”

Even the most lush forest will eventually face the withering autumn.

The moment the words fell!
A gray current, completely opposite to this sea of ​​life and filled with an aura of "withering," "decay," and "end," emanated from Su Chen's body!

The essence of 【desolation】is absolute decay!
The gray currents, like drops of ink falling into a clear spring, quickly spread across this emerald green ocean of life.

Wherever it went, everything began to reverse!

The warm, life-energy-filled "seawater," upon contact with the gray airflow, had its "vitality" forcibly stripped away and drained, turning into a lifeless, turbid gray liquid!

Those "Life Titans," who were once locked in a fierce battle with [Force] and were known as immortal, saw their emerald green crystalline luster quickly dim and turn yellow. Cracks appeared on their bodies, as if they had undergone billions of years of weathering. Finally, with a "bang," they turned into a handful of lifeless... ashes!
Life, in the face of decay, appears so... fragile and vulnerable.

"No...this...what kind of power is this..."

For the first time, an emotion called "fear" appeared on that perfect face!

He sensed that his connection with this sea of ​​life was being forcibly severed by a more domineering and unreasonable "law"!
For the first time, He felt... "weakness"!
"I have said that everything has an end."

Su Chen's figure, bathed in the ever-expanding "Withering Domain," resembled a death god wielding the power of the end of all things. Step by step, he slowly walked towards the [Life] beneath the enormous "World Tree."

With each step he takes, the ocean of life beneath his feet withers a little.

With every inch he moved forward, the "withering domain" that covered the heavens and the earth became an inch more solid!
"No! I am life! Life never ends!"

[Life] let out a shriek of unwillingness! His perfect body suddenly merged into the "World Tree" beneath him!
Rumble——!
At this moment, the entire "World Tree" seemed to come alive! Hundreds of millions of emerald green vines, strong enough to pierce through the stars, lashed out at Su Chen like furious tentacles!

This is life, the final and strongest act of resistance!

However, Su Chen simply stretched out one hand quietly.

In his palm, the gray "withering" power condensed into a slowly rotating, deathly gray seed...

"Go."

He flicked it.

The "Seed of Withering" ignored the distance in space and the violent vine attack, landing precisely at the roots of the "World Tree".

Then, it takes root and sprouts.

A bizarre "Tree of Death," composed entirely of gray air currents and imbued with the concepts of "end" and "decay," is spreading wildly at a speed tens of thousands of times faster than the "Tree of the World"!
Its roots are deeply embedded in the origin of the "World Tree," frantically drawing upon His life force!
Its branches, entwined around the body of the "World Tree," imprint the law of "withering" into every cell of it!
Click... click...

That once vibrant "World Tree," which seemed capable of supporting a universe, rapidly withered and dried up before the naked eye... and finally, completely transformed into a dead tree, filled with the aura of death.

puff!
The figure of [Sheng] staggered and fell out from the withered tree.

His perfect body had become dull and lifeless, and his breath was extremely weak.

He was defeated.

A complete and utter defeat.

Faced with an absolute "natural enemy," His proud "immortality" became a... joke.

Su Chen slowly walked up to Him, looking down at this embodiment of the Law of Life.

"Now, do you still believe that life is eternal?"

[Sheng] raised his head, and those eyes that were once full of joy were now filled with endless confusion and despair.

"Life needs 'death' to be complete."

Su Chen's voice, like a final judgment, and like a morning bell or evening drum that awakens the lost, struck hard at the core of the will to live.

"Surrender to me."

“I will bestow upon you… the complete ‘Tao’.”

Su Chen stretched out his hand.

[Sheng] In those dim eyes, a glimmer of light gradually returned. It was a light of enlightenment, a light of breaking down and rebuilding, of profound understanding.

He slowly extended his illusory hand and placed it in Su Chen's palm.

Then, like [force] and [speed], kneel on one knee.

"Greetings... my lord."

……

……

The moment [Life] surrendered, the "Withering Domain" that had enveloped the entire ocean slowly dissipated.

And that "Sea of ​​Life," which had been completely turned into a dead zone, began a miraculous... revival under the newborn will of [Life]!
However, this recovery is no longer a single, endless "life".

Rather, it is a perfect cycle filled with "glory" and "withering," "life" and "death"!
At this moment, life and death achieve perfect harmony in the body of "life".

His aura, though no longer as expansive as before, has become more restrained and more...powerful!
"Congratulations, Celestial Venerable Shi, for adding another supreme warrior to your ranks!"

The "venerable ones" in the distance withdrew their grand formation and came forward to offer their congratulations, their faces filled with heartfelt shock and respect.

Su Chen, once again, resolved an enemy they considered "unsolvable" in a way they couldn't comprehend.

Su Chen nodded and absorbed [Life] into his inner universe.

At this point, nine out of the ten "locks" were in his hands!
Only the last, and most mysterious and dangerous one remains—

[Extinction]!
Given the precedent of [life], I'm afraid...

However, just as Su Chen was preparing to give the order to go to the last sealed place.

His expression, and that of the Heavenly One Ancient Venerable beside him, suddenly changed at the same time!
They all looked up at the ominous spacetime wound in the depths of the universe, located in the "Sea of ​​Silence"!

Just a moment ago!

At the same time, they felt that the wound was forcibly torn open from the other side of the "door" by an external force that was ten thousand times more terrifying than before, filled with "malice" and "chaos"!
Boom boom boom——!!!!

Throughout the entire mythological era, this dying "dream universe" let out an unbearable, violent lament at this moment!

"Not good!" The Great Evolution Celestial Venerable suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood essence, and the tortoise shell compass in his hand was instantly covered with cracks. "The secrets of heaven... have been completely disrupted! I can't... see anything!"

"The main force under the Skeleton Lord... has arrived!"

For the first time, the voice of the Ancient Venerable Tianyi carried an unprecedented solemnity! (End of Chapter)