The Eternal Calamity of the Heaven-shading

Chapter 227 Parting between life and death
"Alas, fellow Daoist, if we part ways here and are separated by endless years, will you still remember me?" The young man carrying the Bright Immortal Golden Sword spoke, his voice filled with melancholy.

The Phoenix Maiden murmured, "Perhaps this is the last time we'll meet. I'm a little reluctant to part!"

"Waaah, we have to part ways, I'm so sad and heartbroken." The girl holding the Qilin cub cried.

Upon hearing this, Shi Hao was startled.

Over the past few months, they have been discussing and exchanging ideas together, getting along well, and have long since become close friends who can talk about anything.

But at this moment, they all wore expressions of sadness and reluctance, as if they might pass away at any moment.

"You guys..." Shi Hao shouted.

"The dream has finally come to an end, it's so sad!" Besides the three Phoenix Maidens, the other prodigies also came forward and patted him on the shoulder one by one.

"What exactly is going on? Can you tell me?" Shi Hao asked loudly.

These people in front of me look very close, but they are actually very far away, separated by an entire era.

However, after spending several months together, it's hard to part with them.

At this moment, Shi Hao felt a sudden pang of sorrow. He had a feeling that they were about to part ways, and that it would be a final farewell, never to see each other again in this lifetime.

How could this be?
Are they not real beings? Or is this just an encounter in a grand dream, about to end?

"Farewell, fellow Daoist. Perhaps one day, one of us will meet you again in the mortal world. Although it seems absurd, there is always a chance that will happen throughout the ages."

As he spoke, the young man drew the Radiant Golden Sword from his back, took one last solemn look at Shi Hao, and then turned and walked into the depths of the island, his figure gradually becoming blurred.

"We are destined to vanish with the wind, and can only witness your glory in the dust of heaven and earth!" The young supreme beings bid farewell one by one and followed him away.

"Keep going, live well, strive to grow, and don't let yourself die in battle too soon."

The phoenix maiden turned her head, tears welling in her eyes, a mixture of resentment and blessing.

Seeing this, Shi Hao remained expressionless.

These are living, breathing people, with whom I share a deep friendship, and now we are saying goodbye forever?
"Please tell me, why is this happening?"

He rushed forward, grabbed the Phoenix Maiden's arm tightly, and called out to the young man walking at the front.

"Look, they're here. The great battle has begun."

The young man raised the Radiant Golden Sword and pointed it into the distance.

There, a ferocious giant eye, larger than a mountain, opened from the void, and chilling bone spikes pierced down from the top of the sky, while large swaths of gray mist surged forth.

In an instant, the Purple Bamboo Forest in the South China Sea was eroded, and the once peaceful and pure land was turned into a cold battlefield.

"kill!"

A great battle broke out, with shouts of battle shaking the heavens.

A blood-red scale fell, piercing through the heavens and earth, and then directly suppressed several young supreme beings. No matter how they roared and how much magic power they possessed, they could not withstand this attack.

Click!

Another pitch-black demonic vine grew wildly between heaven and earth, crushing mountains and rivers. Several prodigies tried their best to fight against it, but they were no match for it and were crushed into dust.

In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen people were killed in battle.

Some of them were very familiar with Shi Hao. They had been exchanging skills and verifying their knowledge over the past few months and had developed a deep friendship. Yet, they died just like that.

"what!!!"

Shi Hao roared and used all his magical power to blast towards the sky. He was taking action to try to stop it from happening.

……

Top of the sky

Chen Wu stood motionless in the void, ignoring the bloody battle below. The ferocious giant eye that Shi Hao had seen earlier was right next to him, but the two seemed to be in different dimensions. The ferocious giant eye was only concerned with spewing out gray mist, polluting and suppressing the laws of heaven and earth here, but it ignored Chen Wu beside it.

"Don't waste your energy. This is just a replay of what happened in the past," Chen Wu whispered.

After observing for a while, he finally determined where he was.

It is likely that the Desolate Emperor Shi Hao, in his attempt to reach the Borderland Imperial Pass, ventured across the Three Thousand Provinces' Uninhabited Forbidden Zone, but inadvertently returned to a corner of the late Immortal Ancient Era.

"So, does that mean that among those people the Gate of Immortality sensed before were the Immortal King Wuzhong and the Immortal King Liudaoshen? They worked together to create this small space, starting from the past, and pulled Shi Hao from the future in, so that he could witness it firsthand as an observer."

"And I, too, inadvertently wandered in and was noticed by them."

Thinking of this, Chen Wu's gaze deepened, and he turned to look at another place.

Buzz!
Strands of energy spread and changed, reaching the heavens above and settling the earth below, as if enacting the cycle of human life there.

As expected, he was the Six Paths Reincarnation Immortal King. He used the Reincarnation Disc to fight a fierce battle with a mysterious powerhouse.

The Immortal King Wuzhong also made his move; the great bell resounded, shattering the river of time and disrupting its flow.

when!
Wherever Zhong Bo went, nothing escaped his wrath, and even the eternal heavens became shrouded in mist.

However, they faced more than one terrifying enemy; even more powerful figures surrounded them, causing the Great Dao Divine Law to tremble violently and resonate continuously.

"Is this a clash between Immortal Kings?"

Chen Wu stared intently, a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a feeling of deep emotion or reflection) washing over him.

Even though I knew it was just a partial illusion, the scene was so real, the roars were so loud they hurt my eardrums, it felt like I was actually there.

……

"That is why ah?"

Shi Hao repeatedly traversed the battlefield, trying to salvage something.

But he found that his attacks were futile, making him feel like an outsider who could only watch but not interfere.

The sounds of tragic battle echoed in his ears, making his blood boil and causing him to roar incessantly.

But he just couldn't fit in; it was as if he had been detached and was completely out of place.

puff!
The girl holding the Qilin cub struggled and dodged, but eventually fell into exhaustion and was enveloped by a wisp of gray mist.

A pair of scarlet eyes lit up and immediately pounced on her, causing a flash of blood to appear.

"No!"

Upon seeing this, Shi Hao's eyes instantly turned red.

This quirky, lively, and mischievous girl was robbed just like that?

He angrily attacked, but to no avail, and could only watch as the killer moved on to the next target.

"You...see? This is my end. Saying goodbye, I may never see you again."

When the gray mist dissipated, the girl's eyes were lifeless, her arms hung limply at her sides, and the little white Qilin in her arms fell to the ground with a mournful cry.

Why? Tell me!

Shi Hao looked at her with tears welling up in his eyes, and then at all the familiar faces.

"This is just to show you our fate. The Immortal Ancient is this cruel. You should prepare yourself in advance, because you will have to face them in the future."

The girl coughed up a mouthful of blood and said with difficulty.

Just then, she noticed out of the corner of her eye that a figure was slowly walking down from the top of the sky.

(End of this chapter)