Living in the deep palace

Just when Su Chen thought he had succeeded!

The headless skeletal body suddenly unleashed a terrifying power far surpassing its previous strength, forcefully breaking free from the shackles of the "Tree of Life and Death"!

His head, which had been blasted into nothingness, slowly... reformed itself amidst the eerie green flames!
"You...successfully...enraged me..."

That chilling, piercing will resounded throughout heaven and earth!
Su Chen's heart sank suddenly.

His strongest attack still failed to... kill Him!

There is indeed an insurmountable chasm between the Great Perfection of the Fourth Realm and the Fourth Realm itself!
"Insects! Your ridiculous schemes end here!"

The skeletal duke, whose head had been reassembled, was filled with a fury in his soul fire that was almost tangible!

His enormous skeletal throne suddenly erupted with billions of eerie green chains, which swept over Su Chen and the three forbidden ancient beings under his command!

This time, He no longer showed any contempt or mockery, but instead used the true killing move to suppress everything!
"retreat!"

Su Chen's mind raced, and he immediately led his three combatants to retreat.

He knew that a direct confrontation would be futile.

The only way to break this deadlock is... the last one!
His gaze suddenly fell upon the center of that void, that singularity of law representing "absolute annihilation"!
[Extinction]!
"What do you want to do?!" The Skeleton Duke instantly understood Su Chen's intentions and roared in fury.

"You dare! If you detonate the source of [Annihilation], this entire world, including you, will be completely wiped out!"

"That's much better than becoming your master's 'throne'!"

A flash of absolute madness and determination appeared in Su Chen's eyes!
He actually intended to use himself as a guide to forcibly "control" the most dangerous and uncontrollable... the source of [annihilation]!

"Stop him!" The Skeleton Duke was in a panic!

But, it's too late!

With the boost of [Speed], Su Chen's figure transformed into a streak of light that even the Bone Grand Duke couldn't immediately catch up with, rushing headlong towards the "Singularity of Annihilation" that devoured everything!
"bring it on!"

"Either I take control of you!"

"Either we die together!"

Su Chen opened his arms wide, offering his 'Path of the True Self,' which had merged with the six fundamental sources and touched the threshold of the fifth realm, without reservation, to the [Annihilation] that represented "the end"!
Buzz——!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The instant Su Chen's body made contact with that "Singularity of Annihilation"!

The entire Abyss of Silence, along with the fierce battle raging outside, involving the nineteen Venerables and the Withering Legion, seemed to have been paused...

Time, space, laws, everything—everything—fell into absolute stillness at this moment!
A concept of pure "nothingness," which cannot be described in any words and transcends all "existence," suddenly erupted!
At this moment, Su Chen's consciousness was plunged into eternal darkness and nothingness.

Here, there is no self, no other, no time, no space.

Everything ceases to exist.

This is the core of the will of [Destruction].

Any existence that falls into this place will have its very existence completely erased.

However, just as Su Chen's concept of "existence" was about to be completely assimilated into "nothingness".

Deep within the core of his "Way of the True Self," a faint yet stubbornly persistent light shone forth.

That was his most primal... soul imprint, as an "outsider" and a "time traveler," something that didn't belong to this "dream"!
"I... am Su Chen!"

A roar originating from the deepest part of the soul exploded in this eternal nothingness!
"I think... therefore I am!"

boom! ! !
That glimmer of light suddenly surged!

The devouring of [Kui], the withering of [Wu], the stillness of [Mu], the chaos of [Zhuo], the protection of [Zhou], the consciousness of [Ling]...

At this moment, the six fundamental forces, with Su Chen's undying "self-will" at their core, began to operate with a roar!

He actually managed to carve out his own "existence" within this "nothingness"!
"【Extinction】, your path is wrong."

Su Chen's will transformed into a towering god in this void, looking down upon the darkness that represented "the end".

"Extinction is not 'nothingness'."

"But rather, it's for... the next 'rebirth'!"

In his hands, the essence of life transformed into a touch of verdant vitality.

"Where there is birth, there is death. And only through death can there be... reincarnation!"

"Submit to me!"

"I will take you to see the true... scenery after 'annihilation'!"

Su Chen's will, filled with supreme Daoist principles, was fiercely imprinted into the core of [Extinction]'s origin!

For the first time, that eternal darkness began to fluctuate violently!
……

……

outside world.

After swallowing Su Chen, the "Singularity of Annihilation" emitted two completely opposite lights, one black and one white!
A force that causes all things to wither and return to death!
A force that brings withered trees back to life and gives birth to new life!

Life and death, annihilation, two completely opposite supreme paths, began a frenzied fusion at this moment, using Su Chen's body as a "furnace"!
"no no!!!"

The Skeleton Grand Duke, staring at the "singularity" undergoing a terrifying transformation he could not comprehend, let out a horrified roar!

He sensed that a terrifying force, powerful enough to threaten his very existence and transcending his understanding, was being born!
He wanted to escape!
But it was too late!

boom--!!!!!!!!

That "silent singularity" exploded with a deafening roar!

In its place came a figure in a green robe slowly unfolding.

At this moment, Su Chen's eyes were as black as ink, and within them lay the end of all things.

The other one is emerald green, like jade, within which lies the cycle of life.

He has successfully and initially integrated "destruction" and "life" within his own body!
He slowly raised his hand and aimed it at the skeletal remains of the Grand Duke, whose liver and gallbladder were already shattered.

"Now, it's my turn."

"This sword is called..."

"【Reincarnation and death】".

A strange sword light, half black and half green, filled with the meaning of "life and death cycle", flashed from his fingertips and disappeared.

The skeletal duke's body suddenly stiffened.

He lowered his head and looked at his chest.

There, half of the body was frantically growing countless flesh and vines!
The other half of the body was rapidly decaying, weathering, and turning into ashes!

His "existence" is being forcibly torn apart and crushed by a "reincarnation" law that he cannot resist at all!
"No... Lord... save me..."

His resentful will had not yet been conveyed.

Its entire body, under the extreme contradiction between "life" and "death," was utterly annihilated into nothingness with a roar.

The Fourth Realm Great Perfection, the Skeleton Duke, Austin... has fallen!
With the fall of their commander, the once invincible Withered Legion's "Bone Nether Flame" instantly extinguished as if it had lost its source!

Tianyi Ancient Venerable and others seized the opportunity and led nineteen "Venerables" in a final counterattack!

The final battle that would determine the fate of the world came to an end in a way that no one had ever imagined.

Su Chen floated quietly in the void, feeling the surging power of "reincarnation and death" within his body. His gaze seemed to pierce through endless time and space, meeting the terrifying eyes behind the "door" filled with rage and disbelief...

"The Corpse Lord..."

"I've collected all the keys."

"Next..."

"That is the time to 'forge the lock'!"

When the sword of [Reincarnation and Death], which fused "life" and "death," was unleashed, the immortal divine body of Grand Duke Austin was utterly annihilated amidst the contradictions of countless births and deaths.

As his terrifying will at the Great Perfection of the Fourth Realm completely dissipated, the "Withering Legion" composed of dark green flames seemed to have lost its soul.

The twelve "skeleton knights" who were originally locked in a fierce battle with Tianyi Ancient Venerable and others suddenly stopped burning with soul fire in their eye sockets.

Immediately afterwards, the aggressive aura of the Great Dao emanating from the world behind the "gate" receded from them like a tide.

Their once indestructible skeletal bodies, having lost the support of power, crumbled like weathered rocks, turning into primordial bone dust that drifted into the absolute nothingness of the Abyss of Silence.

The thousands upon thousands of "corrupted phantoms" didn't even have time to utter a wail before they collectively vaporized and vanished without a trace.

A catastrophe capable of destroying the world was abruptly halted by Su Chen's earth-shattering sword strike.

"You won?"

The Celestial Venerable of the Milky Way was panting heavily; his Daoist robe, composed of billions of stars, had lost its luster.

In the fierce battle just now, he almost had his Dao Fruit ignited by the opponent's Netherflame while trying to trap a skeleton knight.

"we won……"

The enormous dragon body of the East Sea Dragon Emperor was covered with deep, bone-revealing wounds, and its golden dragon blood almost stained half of the void red.

He watched as the figure in green robes slowly emerged from the "cycle of life and death" phenomenon, and in his majestic dragon eyes, there was only endless shock and... awe.

This is beyond their comprehension of "power".

【Chaos Returns to Silence】, that was a deadly technique that combined two opposing Daos, which was enough to amaze them.

This cycle of birth and death forcibly merges the two supreme origins of birth and death, which represent the beginning and end of the universe, into one!
This sword strike was no longer a "supernatural power".

This is the "Tao"! It is a higher "Great Tao" that transcends all of them!
Su Chen landed slowly, and his one dark and one emerald green eye gradually regained its clarity.

Controlling the origin of [Destruction] and initially merging it with [Life] would consume an unimaginable amount of his energy.

But as a result, his aura rose to a new level that even he himself found unfamiliar.

He remains a Taiyi Golden Immortal.

However, he has already firmly established himself on the threshold of having one foot in the fifth realm.

"Time Celestial Venerable..."

The figure of Tianyi Ancient Venerable quietly appeared beside Su Chen.

For the first time, his face, etched with light and shadow, revealed an undeniable weariness, but even more so, a sense of relief and satisfaction.

“No.” He slowly shook his head and changed his address, “Perhaps I should call you… Su Zun.”

The name "Shi Tianzun" represents "taboo" and "variable".

"Su Zun" represents "salvation" and "hope".

Su Chen's gaze did not linger on the defeated skeletons, but pierced through the endless void, looking towards the "Sea of ​​Silence" where the [Spirit] was born.

There, the "Dark Gate" that was forcibly torn open by the Skeleton Grand Duke, although it lost its subsequent power due to the fall of its commander, still stubbornly exists!

Behind the door, a pair of eyes filled with endless rage and malice were staring intently at him!
"The Grand Duke has been removed, but his remains still exist."

Su Chen's voice was cold and solemn.

"I killed his strongest general, and he has gone into a temporary frenzy. But he will never give up."

"That door must be sealed up completely and immediately!"

The nineteen surviving "Venerable Ones," dragging their exhausted bodies, slowly gathered behind Su Chen.

They no longer possessed any pride or selfishness.

After witnessing the horror of "reality" and Su Chen's incredible power in this bloody battle, all that remained in their hearts was the fear of the apocalypse and their absolute faith in Su Chen.

"We... will all obey Lord Su's orders!"

The Dragon Emperor of the East Sea was the first to lower his proud dragon head, which had stood for countless eons.

"We will all obey Lord Su's orders!!"

The remaining eighteen "venerable ones" bowed in unison, their voices resounding throughout the world!
The Silent Sea.

Before that spacetime wound, which was once just a "slight" crack but has now transformed into a hideous "gate of darkness," the atmosphere was extremely oppressive.

Behind the door, the monstrous will of the Skeleton Lord, filled with tyranny and madness, crashed against the law dam of this "dream" world wave after wave, like a tangible tsunami, producing a series of teeth-grinding "crackling" sounds.

Su Chen stood with his hands behind his back in front of the door.

Behind him stood nineteen cosmic rulers, their expressions solemn and ready for battle.

Further back, the three forbidden ancient life forms, [Power], [Speed], and [Life], stood in a triangular formation, guarding their master and emanating a primordial aura powerful enough to make heaven and earth change color.

"Everyone."

Su Chen spoke slowly, his voice clearly entering the consciousness of everyone present.

“The Immortal Ancestor Chen Sheng used the Ten Great Origins as ‘locks’ to construct this cage. However, this ‘lock’ had a fatal flaw from the very beginning.”

"It is 'dead'."

"It exists because of Chen Sheng's last will. Once that will dissipates or is corroded by external forces, it will be vulnerable."

"The Corpse Lord saw through this, which is why he laid out this conspiracy that spans countless eras, using us to unlock this 'deadlock' one by one."

Everyone nodded silently, their hearts filled with a chill.

"And now..."

A dazzling light suddenly burst forth in Su Chen's eyes!

"I have gathered all ten fundamental elements!"

"The devouring of [Kui], the withering of [Wu], the stillness of [Mu], the chaos of [Zhuo], the protection of [Zhou], the consciousness of [Ling], the absoluteness of [Li], the transcendence of [Su], the cycle of [Sheng], the end of [Mie]!"

"My plan is..." (End of Chapter)