The King of Curses

Chapter 367 The dust has settled
--it's over.

A thought popped into his mind.

His ambitions will not stop there; they extend far beyond the present and gaze into the future: He seeks to rebuild Heaven, restore its glory, and ultimately take complete control of this new era.

Until that very moment, He was still ambitious and never thought He would lose.

However, the monster that had merged with Him felt a strong sense of fear emanating from its heart.

The Great Demon is a monster that does not rely on its own intellect but only follows its instincts. Its intelligence is no less than that of any celestial being, but it has no self-respect whatsoever.

That is why it is actually more prudent and wise than anyone else.

It saw "death" in that instantaneous change.

"what……"

It was clearly a weapon that once belonged to Him, but it underwent an incredible change after falling into the hands of that human girl.

The moment Yi Qingyan's palm touched the true hilt of the Killing Blade, it unleashed unimaginable power. Her previous defeat vanished, and the severe injury of severing her own arm seemed as if it had never existed. The aura of the person and the weapon quickly merged into one, rising steadily.

In terms of sheer size, it still cannot compare to the fusion of Him and the Great Demon, but its soaring, sharp light makes people instinctively want to retreat.

The difference in "compatibility"—this top-grade forbidden item seemed to have been born for her. In her original owner's hands, it could only be called a weapon, but now it was radiating a divine light.

Before the Heavenly Emperor could even feel annoyed, the frost-like, chilling light pierced straight through the turbid waves, its blade pointing directly at His nose.

...This elevation was deeper than He had anticipated.

"fail".

This word has never been so clear. Even when He perished alongside the Great Demon, it was merely another cycle for Him, destined to return sooner or later. But now—

"...!"

With just this one strike, the connection between Him and the Great Evil was severed.

"It's actually possible...!"

It is no longer an absolute division at the spatial level, but a division at the "conceptual" level.

If the previous "Blade of Infinity" was merely indestructible in the real universe, and its damage could still be mitigated and healed by the immense energy surpassing that of a top-tier curse master; now, Yi Qingyan's combination of her ability with the "Killing Blade" fills the final gap—

There is nothing or no one in the world that can withstand the "Hell of No Return". At this moment, Yi Qingyan, although not yet a complete "ancestor", has already reached that level in terms of attack.

From now on, her enemies will have no way to avoid being hit except by finding a way to avoid being harmed.

"Uh-huh...!"

The excruciating pain that tore at the soul pierced the heavens, and for the Heavenly Emperor, this was far from over.

The sharp white light did not stop there. After easily severing the connection between the Heavenly Emperor and the Great Evil, it continued to invade and hit His true form.

"Oh no, now—"

The moment this thought crossed his mind, the Heavenly Emperor's entire thought process came to a standstill, his mind went blank, and a cluster of golden stars flashed before his eyes.

……

The Heavenly Emperor who awakened within the Heavenly Palace Ruins was always a combination of "white bones" and "beauty," which meant that he had never truly recovered. The former "god" was so weak that he would be at a disadvantage when facing a top-level curse master.

It was precisely to compensate for this weakness that He set His sights on His former nemesis. He knew that the Great Demon was also weak at this time and would not refuse the proposal to increase the survival rate.

But at this moment, facing Yi Qingyan's profound and conceptually advanced strike, this desperate will to survive became the final straw that broke the camel's back:
While temporarily absorbing the energy of the Great Evil temporarily enhanced the Heavenly Emperor's power, it made his fatal flaw irreparable. His already fragile body was completely cut into two parts: bones and flesh. The latter was immediately swallowed by the shattered space, and most of the energy in his body disappeared.

...There is no chance of recovery.

In a very short time, this ancient god forcibly regained his consciousness, calmly came to this conclusion, and felt regretful about it.

When He awoke, He was at His weakest, and He didn’t even have time to let His old wounds heal naturally. Just then, a top-tier curse master of this era came to His door.

Even if His opponent had been any other top-tier curse master, He wouldn't have suffered such a tragic fate, having his weapon taken away and becoming the opponent's trump card.

All of this seemed to be just a series of coincidences, with various factors converging to determine His defeat and demise; but in the darkness, the Heavenly Emperor sensed the influence of "fate."

He remembered clearly that after the two arrived at the Heavenly Palace Ruins, they took the initiative to state their purpose, and their attitude proved that the brother and sister were already aware of the existence of "killing".

How do we know this? Who said it? In the battle between Heaven and the Great Evil, all the immortals either perished or were reincarnated. Even the Great Evil fell into a deep sleep. He hid the Killing Blade on the moon, a secret known only to one person.

Did He reveal this secret himself? No, if He hadn't stopped them, the brother and sister would have turned the ruins upside down. And with the ability to "interfere with space," the secret of the Heavenly Palace on the moon wouldn't remain hidden for long...

"Fate...?"

The flames deep within the skull's eye sockets gradually dimmed.

……

As the user's power dissipated, the black and white turbid storm gradually dissipated, and the cool radiance from the universe, without the obstruction of the atmosphere, freely spread across the barren land.

Countless crisscrossing trenches, ranging in depth from hundreds of meters to tens of kilometers, have replaced the craters originally formed by meteorite impacts, creating a completely new landscape on the moon.

Those were the marks left behind after the recently concluded war between humans and gods, huge scars that could be observed on Earth.

On the edge of one of the ravines, the Heavenly Emperor, now only bones, lay there, motionless.

The cracks slowly expanded and spread on the surface of the human bone, and the bone particles that escaped from them floated quietly in the air like dust.

The Heavenly Emperor's body is dissipating.

The girl walked towards the skeleton with the air of a victor; the black flames on her body burned slowly and steadily, and she could feel the man's gaze, quietly observing her.

Those who interfere with fate will ultimately suffer the consequences.

The Heavenly Emperor wanted to speak, but then he closed his mouth.

Perhaps, my own demise here is the true meaning of "fate"?

Moreover, saying such things at this moment would inevitably give the impression of a defeated person's unwilling lamentation...

Since the moment He awoke, He had experienced a series of battles and endured several humiliating struggles to survive, even going so far as to merge with His mortal enemy. Now, He seemed to have a sense of relief.

At this moment, the Heavenly Emperor's heart stirred slightly. After His fusion with the Great Demon was forcibly severed, only a faint connection remained, as fragile as a spider's thread.

The great evil's body decayed and collapsed in that instant, but as a demon that had once dominated ancient times, its vitality was far stronger than his own. After "shedding its skin," it attempted to escape.

Its aura was extremely faint, and it was unknown when it had evolved such a concealment ability... It had never been shown during the Heavenly Court War before, perhaps its ten thousand years of slumber had not been wasted.

The Heavenly Emperor seemed to find it amusing and chuckled softly.

"Old friend, old rival, where are you planning to go?"

The monster did not respond to His words, despite possessing the intelligence to understand language. Its survival instinct overwhelmed everything else.

Even if this is the moon, even if it is 400,000 kilometers away from Earth, the Great Evil still has the ability to drift back. The environment of outer space cannot stop it, nor can it hinder it from restoring its body. By the time it reaches the land, it will probably be stronger than before. The terrifying thing about the Great Evil is its tenacious and unrestrained vitality and its cunning and greedy survival wisdom.

This time, it has left the celestial realm and physically smuggled itself onto Earth, essentially escaping from prison. Although there are people on Earth capable of dealing with it, before that happens, it is destined to cause widespread devastation in a region...

"It's time to keep our promise."

The Heavenly Emperor thought to himself, and slowly stretched out his arm, which was now just a skeleton.

The girl who was walking in this direction noticed his movements. She stopped warily and raised her hand at almost the same moment.

...That's quite straightforward.

At the last moment, the Heavenly Emperor smiled. He did not try to resist. He pointed his palm directly into the distance, and the immortal energy spread and grew like a ribbon, binding the blurry and tiny red shadow.

"—!"

The great evil spirit twisted its body, screamed and howled, and manifested in the air.

Yi Qingyan naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity; she raised her hand and readjusted her fingertips. The killing blade, which served as a substitute for her arm, once again revealed its sharpness.

The white light that split Yin and Yang and tore apart heaven and earth did not spare the remaining skeleton. Since the Heavenly Emperor had completely given up resisting, his body was swallowed up without any hindrance, like a grain of sand on a beach, leaving no trace. After swallowing the Heavenly Emperor, the light surged forward without any hindrance, its target being the Great Evil that was trying to escape.

That brief delay was enough for the blade of killing to reach the fleeing ferocious creature. A surge of white light caught up with it from behind, and amidst inaudible wails, it was shattered into countless fragments. Each fragment was then sliced ​​into even finer dust, until even the state of a particle could not be maintained, and its very existence was resolutely erased into a blank.

The dust has settled.

(End of this chapter)