Living in the deep palace

"Trapped me?"

Su Chen looked at his three defeated opponents and shook his head.

"You were lucky that you got away last time."

"Since they've come to us so readily..."

Su Chen snapped his fingers.

"Men, come out and greet our guests!"

Rumble——! ! !
Suddenly, endless black energy surged out of the huge black hole beneath Su Chen's feet.

"Roar!!!"

"Slay your way to the heavens!!"

With a deafening roar, an army armed to the teeth and exuding an overwhelming aura of ferocity erupted from the ground like a black volcano!
Three thousand giant spirit demon guards!
A million ghostly soldiers!

Eight hundred thousand fallen heavenly soldiers!
And six demon king generals at the Great Luo level (Hun Tian, ​​Meng Po, the Corpse King, etc.)!
This legion from hell instantly engulfed the entire Peach Garden and spread wildly towards the surrounding palace complex.

"What...what is this?!"

The three Heavenly Kings were dumbfounded.

What did they see?
That leading demon general... isn't that the Hun Tian Demon Lord who was suppressed back then?!
That old woman waving a bone staff... isn't that the legendary Meng Po?!
And those people in their tattered armor...aren't they the rebels from back then?!

"Su Chen...you actually unified the Land of No Return?!" The Southern Heavenly King's voice trembled, and his scalp tingled.

"bingo."

Su Chen took a step forward and instantly appeared in front of the Southern Heavenly King.

"As a reward..."

"Give me your remaining arm too."

"Immortality, Divine Weapon, Limb Removal!"

brush!
A streak of cyan-gold light flashed past.

“Ahhhh——!!!”

The Southern Heavenly King let out a scream as his remaining right arm was severed at the root and flew into the air.

Before it even landed, it was caught in one bite by a giant mouth that appeared out of nowhere (Giant Spirit No. 1), and crunched it up.

"Delicious! Thank you for the reward, Dao Ancestor!!" Giant Spirit Number One laughed heartily, brandishing his axe as he charged towards the arriving heavenly soldiers and generals.

"kill!!!"

The war broke out in an instant.

This time, it was neither a sneak attack nor a test.

It was a naked... total invasion!
The millions of demons were like black ink, dripping into the clear water of Heaven, quickly spreading and polluting it.

The Peach Garden, the Imperial Horse Stables, the Tushita Palace...

Palaces symbolizing the majesty of the Heavenly Court were torn down, and countless rare treasures were looted.

"Eat! Eat everything edible!!"

"Smash anything you can't take with you!!"

Standing high in the sky, Su Chen watched the chaotic scene, and his sense of pleasure reached its peak.

He looked up at the still towering Lingxiao Palace.

"You old Heavenly Emperor, all the dishes have been served."

"Why don't you come down and try it?"

Om-! ! !
It seemed to be a response to his provocation.

The gates of the Lingxiao Palace were completely opened.

A green torrent, brimming with destructive vitality, poured down from inside the palace.

Amidst the torrent, a man dressed in a tree-bark imperial robe, with long, cascading hair, emerged step by step.

With each step he took, a giant man-eating flower would bloom from the void beneath his feet.

The Heavenly Emperor finally made a move.

"Su Chen."

The Heavenly Emperor's voice was not loud, but it suppressed the clamor of the entire battlefield.

You've dirtied my garden.

"Now, I'm going to turn you... into the finest fertilizer."

boom!
Two auras belonging to the level of "masters of the world" collided violently in mid-air.

The real battle has begun.

……

[In the Celestial Realm, on the Thirty-Third Heaven, before the Lingxiao Palace]

The wind stopped.

No, to be precise, the entire flow of air, light, and even the laws of the Thirty-Three Heavens were compressed into solidified amber under the collision of these two supreme wills.

On one side is the projection of the Heavenly Emperor (Jianmu), which stands atop the Heavenly Court for countless eons, symbolizing absolute order and creation.

The vibrant green torrent behind him manifests countless phantoms of the universe, each leaf bearing witness to the rise and fall of a civilization. It is "giving," "nurturing," and also "harvesting."

On the other side is Su Chen (the Immortal Tree), who rose from humble beginnings, devouring, plundering, and breaking all rules along the way.

Behind him floated the towering Chaos Demon Tree, its nine branches of different shapes (Divine Weapon, Giant Spirit, Soul-Stealing, Void, Withering and Flourishing, Star, Chaos, Reincarnation, Origin) like nine world-destroying black dragons, baring their fangs and claws, radiating a hunger that made all things tremble.

This is a showdown between "orthodoxy" and "heresy".

It is also the fateful battle between the "World Tree" and the "Origin Tree".

"Su Chen."

The Heavenly Emperor was the first to break the silence.

His voice was no longer hoarse, but became incredibly grand, like the divine pronouncement of heaven, resounding directly in the depths of every living being's soul.

"Do you think that by stealing a trace of the Jianmu tree's essence and eating a piece of my fingernail, you can stand on equal footing with me?"

"you are too young."

"You have no idea what...the real world is."

boom!
As the Heavenly Emperor finished speaking, the giant man-eating flower beneath his feet suddenly bloomed.

Countless transparent roots instantly pierced into the void, connecting to the thirty-three heavenly palaces of the Heavenly Court.

"Heavenly Dao - Boundary Suppression!"

Om-! ! !
At that moment, the entire Heavenly Court came to life.

Each of the thirty-three celestial realms transformed into a heavy shackle. The originally ethereal immortal energy instantly turned into mercury, billions of times heavier than the stars.

Whether it was the Demon God Guards under Su Chen's command or the million Netherworld Soldiers, they all felt as if they were carrying an ancient divine mountain on their backs at that moment.

"Puff puff!"

Countless weaker Yin soldiers were instantly reduced to black mist under this terrifying pressure. Even the tough and resilient Giant Spirit Demon God Guard was forced to kneel on one knee, his kneecap emitting a teeth-grinding cracking sound.

This is the "home advantage".

The Heavenly Emperor himself is the pillar of this universe, and he is using the weight of the entire universe to suppress Su Chen!

"Your Majesty!"

The Heavenly Emperor extended a finger and pointed it at Su Chen from afar.

Boom!
Su Chen felt as if the sky above him had collapsed. An indescribable force was trying to bend his spine and make him submit like an ant.

His bones were cracking, and his skin was splitting open with countless bloody gashes. The golden divine blood that had just flowed out was immediately evaporated.

But his back remained perfectly straight.

"world?"

Despite the world-destroying pressure, Su Chen's lips curled into a blood-stained, maniacal laugh.

"Old man, your world is too old, too outdated!"

"Since you're using the Thirty-Three Heavens to suppress me..."

"Then I'll show you my world!!"

Om-! ! !
The newly matured [Origin Dao Fruit] on Su Chen's chest suddenly burst forth with a dazzling azure light.

"The Realm of Immortality! The Underworld! The Demon Realm!"

"The Three Realms Unite - The Origin Descends!!"

Rumbling--

The void behind Su Chen cracked open.

Three enormous projections of the world, like three planets colliding with Earth, crashed down upon the heavens!

One is the Realm of Immortality, where life and slaughter coexist.

One is a deathly, eerie underworld where the other shore flowers bloom.

One is the chaotic and disorderly Immortal Demon Realm, where evil spirits roar.

These three worlds, connected by Su Chen's [Origin Branch], formed a perfect triangular array, forcefully withstanding the fall of the Thirty-Three Heavens!
"Push it back!!"

Su Chen raised his hands to the sky and roared. Bang—!!!
Two unimaginably massive "world clusters" collided in the void.

At that moment, there was no sound. Because the medium through which sound travels had been completely destroyed.

A blinding beam of light swept out.

The nearest celestial palaces (such as the Tushita Palace and the Guanghan Palace) were instantly reduced to dust by this light wave.

"what?!"

The Heavenly Emperor's gaze finally changed.

He never expected that this "weed" could actually nurture such a complete set of world rules within its body, and even be able to contend with his Thirty-Three Heavens!

"Blocked it? Let's see how long you can block it!"

The Heavenly Emperor formed hand seals, and the illusory image of the Jianmu tree behind him grew wildly, with countless branches transforming into divine chains of order, lashing out at Su Chen's projection of the Three Realms.

"All Laws: Withering and Flourishing!"

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!
With each lash, a massive crack would appear in Su Chen's Three Realms Barrier, causing countless lives within to perish.

"Comparing consumption?"

A ruthless glint flashed in Su Chen's eyes.

"What I fear least is exhaustion!"

"The whole army obeys the order!!"

Su Chen's voice pierced through the world barrier and reached the ears of every demon soldier who was struggling to hold on.

"Ignore the pressure overhead!"

"Scatter!!"

"Go eat! Go rob! Go destroy!!"

"Gnaw down these pillars of Heaven! Hollow out their foundations! Drain their spiritual veins!!"

"As long as I'm alive, you can eat me to death!!"

"Roar--!!!"

Having received Su Chen's decree, the demon army, which had been suppressed to the point of despair, instantly went berserk.

It's a big gamble.

Su Chen is risking his life to withstand the Heavenly Emperor's direct attack, buying time for his millions of demon soldiers to "demolish" the enemy!

As long as the foundation of these thirty-three heavens is destroyed, the source of the Heavenly Emperor's power will be depleted!

"Kill!!"

The Demon Lord of Chaos (Prison King) took the lead, his three faces roaring simultaneously as he led 800,000 Fallen Heavenly Army soldiers toward the nearest Eighteenth Heaven.

"These palaces are all made of ten-thousand-year-old black jade! Eat!"

"There's still some Heavenly River water left here! Drink it!"

"That's a divine general from the Thunder Department? Chop him up and eat him as a snack!!"

the other side.

Lady Kugu (Meng Po) brandished her white bone staff, summoning an endless sea of ​​red spider lilies that covered the twenty-fourth heaven.

"The underworld has descended; the living must stay away!"

Those originally high and mighty fairies and priests, once they come into contact with the pollen of the red spider lily, will immediately be stripped of their life force, and their souls will be drawn into that miniature "River of the Underworld" to become nourishment for the army.

The most ferocious of them all were the three thousand demon guards led by Giant Spirit No. 1.

They manifested their enormous demonic bodies, wielding Su Chen's specially crafted Chaos Mountain-Splitting Axe, and began hacking wildly at the massive jade pillars supporting the Heavenly Court.

"Eighty! Eighty! Eighty!"

Boom!

A towering jade pillar, engraved with Dao patterns and supporting the twenty-eighth heaven, collapsed under the combined attack of dozens of demon guards!

The sky has collapsed.

"Damn!!"

The Heavenly Emperor sensed that the power within his body was rapidly draining away; it was the backlash from the destruction of his foundation.

"You despicable insect! How dare you destroy my foundation!!"

The Heavenly Emperor was furious. He wanted to spare some time to suppress the rampaging demon army, but Su Chen clung to him like glue.

"Want to go? Did you ask me?"

Su Chen was covered in blood, but he smiled brightly.

He manipulated the Primordial Divine Weapon Branch into a rain of countless swords and the Chaos Furnace into a sea of ​​fire that blotted out the sky. He did not seek to kill the Heavenly Emperor, but only to slow him down!

"You're asking for it!!"

The Heavenly Emperor was truly anxious.

He suddenly clasped his hands together.

"Creation - One Leaf, One World - Suppression!!"

call--

A huge, emerald-green leaf drifted down from the illusory image of the Jianmu tree behind him.

This leaf may seem light and airy, but it actually contains a complete and magnificent world within it!

It pressed down on the giant demon guards that were wreaking havoc.

"Oh no! Giant Spirit, dodge quickly!!" Su Chen shouted.

But it was too late.

An attack from the fifth realm, even a casual strike, is something even a Great Luo Golden Immortal cannot withstand.

It looked like the "World Leaf" was about to crush the three thousand demon guards into mincemeat.

"Dao Ancestor! My life has been worthwhile!!"

As Giant Spirit One looked at the destructive shadow descending from above, there was no fear in its eyes, only determination.

"Brothers! Form ranks!!"

"Treat yourself like a bomb! Explode for me!!"

"For immortality!!"

boom! boom! boom!
At this moment, the three thousand Demon God Guards made their most insane move. Instead of dodging, they deliberately detonated the Immortal Seeds and Demon God Bloodlines within their bodies!
Three thousand "nuclear bombs" of the Golden Immortal level exploded simultaneously!

A devastating mushroom cloud rose up, blasting the falling "World Leaf" to smithereens!
Although the price was the complete annihilation of the three thousand Demon God Guards (who are waiting to be resurrected in the Reincarnation Pool), they succeeded!

Moreover, the shockwave from the explosion directly overturned all the palaces from the 28th to the 30th Heaven!
"Good! Well done!!"

Su Chen's eyes were red, and his killing intent surged to its peak.

"Heavenly Emperor! Have all your lackeys died? Why are you personally bullying children?"

"Since you enjoy playing the world so much..."

"Then I'll show you what... a world-ending catastrophe really means!!"

Su Chen stopped defending.

The Tree of Immortality behind him suddenly began to reverse.

The branches and leaves that originally grew outwards all contracted inwards, turning into a bottomless black hole.

"Eternal Life - Ultimate Secret - Return to Nothingness!!"

Su Chen is actually imitating the "Return to Nothingness" law of the Boundless Land, trying to create an artificial black hole in the center of the Heavenly Court!
"madman……"

The Heavenly Emperor's expression finally turned ugly.

This isn't a duel! This is clearly an attempt to flip the table! Let's all stop playing!
……

……

[The Celestial Realm, the Twenty-Fifth Heaven, Above the Ruins]

The sky has truly fallen.

With the self-destruction of the Giant Spirit Demon God Guard and the expansion of the "Return to the Void Black Hole" created by Su Chen, the Heavenly Court's proud defense system completely collapsed.

Those fairy islands and palaces that were floating in the air, having lost the support of the formation, fell like dumplings.

Flames, black smoke, screams, and explosions filled what was once a peaceful and sacred paradise.

"It's unstoppable...it's simply unstoppable!!"

A celestial being (Thunder God) from the Heavenly Court, looking at the surging Netherworld soldiers before him, let out a desperate roar.

Although his lightning magic could suppress the Yin creatures, he couldn't kill all of these Yin soldiers! Moreover, the death aura they emitted after their deaths was constantly corroding his magical power.

"Heavenly Venerable! Retreat quickly! Go to the Lingxiao Palace! His Majesty is protecting you there!"

Several divine generals tried to pull him away to escape.

"Retreat? Where to retreat to?!"

Thunder God gave a bitter laugh and pointed to the top of his head.

In the sky, a colossal black hole was greedily devouring everything—light, spiritual energy, and even space itself.

"That was... the end of the world." (End of Chapter)