Chapter 915: The Fiercest under the Heavens

Here is the translation:

At Su Yu's side.

At this moment, Su Yu's face was dark, as he stared at Kong, whose aura was gradually surging, and suddenly said, "Kong, do you want to kill me?"

Kong did not speak.

Su Yu quickly turned to Shi and said urgently, "Senior Shi, is Kong deliberately trying to cause internal strife? Is he in league with the Human Gate? Right now, my grandfather is dealing with the Human Gate envoy, and he wants to strike at me..."

Shi was indeed in a difficult position at this moment!

Truly difficult!

Was Su Yu's argument reasonable?

In some ways, yes, but whether it was the Human Gate envoy, Su Yu's side, or even the Heavenly Gate disciples... they were all people from the Age of Creation. Why bother?

Killing people from the Ten Thousand Realms was a choice everyone would make now.

But Su Yu and his group were not from the Ten Thousand Realms era. Su Yu was born inside the Gate, and the Lord of the Dead was actually from the late Age of Creation, just not sealed away at the time of Creation...

They were different from the era of the Human Emperor!

And at that moment, Shi's eyes flickered, and he suddenly sighed, "You... do as you see fit! There seems to be some change over there... I'll go check!"

Boom!

In the distance, a surge of energy shot into the sky, and the roar of the Literary King echoed across heaven and earth!

"Sister, hold on! Let me open the heavens, unite the two heavens, and slaughter them all!"

Rumble!

The sound of heaven and earth being split open came.

Shi felt relieved at this moment. Here, he truly could not intervene, could not manage. Managing either side might lead to even greater internal strife. If he managed Su Yu's side, the Lord of the Dead and Qiong might be angered; if he managed Kong's side, the result would be the same.

So... the only thing to do was to stay out of it!

Perfect timing!

The Literary King was opening the heavens!

At this moment, Shi even felt that this opening of the heavens was truly well-timed!

If you hadn't opened the heavens,

I wouldn't know where to deal with you.

"You... spar a bit and then cease hostilities. There's no need to fight to the death!"

With these words, Shi drifted away.

The masters of the three forbidden lands—Darkness, Shadow, and Origin—all changed expressions at this moment. Whom to help?

Damn it, helping anyone was dangerous!

Let's get out!

They instantly shifted their forbidden lands and followed Shi, fleeing. Too dangerous!

Even though they were not at the Supreme level and each had their own means and were powerful, facing these true Supremes was extremely perilous. Without hesitation, the three followed Shi toward the Literary King's direction!

At that moment, Su Yu's eyes flickered. The next instant, he suddenly flew toward the Lord of the Dead, shouting, "Grandfather, stop fighting! Kong wants to kill me. You deal with him!"

The Lord of the Dead had been suppressing his opponent, but without the union of the two heavens, he only had 35 Paths of power, while the Divine Ancestor had 34 Paths. The gap was not huge. Although he suppressed the other, killing him was difficult...

Now, hearing Su Yu's voice, he was also deeply frustrated!

This time, the fight was not going well!

But soon, in an instant, he withdrew from the battlefield. The Divine Ancestor was more than happy to see him leave and made no move to stop him. When the Lord of the Dead flew away and saw Su Yu approaching, the Divine Ancestor breathed a sigh of relief.

Su Yu, with 32 Paths of power, he was not afraid of.

As for the Lord of the Dead, just as he flew out, with a thunderous roar, Kong's horn burst forth with brilliant radiance, like a thunderbolt, striking at the Lord of the Dead!

Meanwhile, among the Dragon and Phoenix, the Dragon was also a 32-Path powerhouse, and the Phoenix was not weak, with 31 Paths of power.

At this moment, Kong quickly shouted, "Go, surround and kill Su Yu!"

As for the Lord of the Dead, he would handle him.

The Lord of the Dead had not yet united the two heavens!

This time, he would not let the power of heaven and earth spread as before.

He would not give the Lord of the Dead another chance to escape to the Heavenly Gate!

Just then, a roar came.

"Go to hell!"

A massive blade pierced through heaven and earth, its martial aura sweeping across the realm!

The Martial King had arrived!

The Martial King, wielding his great blade, slashed at the Phoenix Ancestor, as if intending to kill her.

The Phoenix Ancestor instantly erupted with intense flames, burning heaven and earth. With a thunderous crash, both the Martial King and the Phoenix Ancestor staggered back. The Martial King laughed heartily, holding his long blade, looking around as if just now seeing the battle situation, and bellowed with laughter, "Fighting so fiercely? Trying to surround and kill my sister Wen Yu? Dream on!"

At that moment, Wen Yu shouted loudly, "Brother Taishan, you hit the wrong target! That... that was to kill the villain... come to me..."

"Wrong target?"

The Martial King was stunned. The next moment, he looked toward Wen Yu, then at the enraged Phoenix Ancestor, as if finally understanding the situation. He quickly said, "Mistake, mistake! I thought this big bird was going to attack my sister... The Dragon and Phoenix vermin are the most troublesome. Wen Yu ate too many of them in the Ten Thousand Realms, so I thought they were trying to kill her..."

Wen Yu said angrily, "Brother Taishan!"

"Sorry, sorry..."

The Martial King's expression also changed, because at this moment, both the Dragon and Phoenix Ancestors were filled with rage!

Kill Su Yu, or kill the Martial King... it was all the same.

And this Martial King fellow spoke too crudely, and his strength was not that great.

On Su Yu's side, facing the Divine Ancestor, there was no good outcome!

The Martial King's face completely changed. He became wary and quickly retreated a few steps, saying, "I said it was a mistake... Are you going after someone else? Then go after someone else... The Dragon and Phoenix were slaughtered in the Ten Thousand Realms, but it wasn't me who did it. It was Wen the Second who slaughtered them back then, and later Wen Yu ate many of them. Besides, that was the Ten Thousand Realms, not here!"

He looked wary, constantly retreating.

But his words only made the Dragon and Phoenix Ancestors even colder.

Yes, everyone had come inside the Gate, and indeed, they were no longer of the same era or race as the Ten Thousand Realms. It was normal for kin to kill kin.

But the Martial King's bones were filled with contempt for the Dragon and Phoenix!

Yes, that kind of contempt as if they were food!

A 31-Path, thinking he was very strong?

At this moment, the Dragon Ancestor's body was enormous, encircling heaven and earth, and he said coldly, "Fine. Killing you will replenish a lot of yang energy and strengthen our power... Though not a union, Phoenix, if you devour him... you might just achieve union!"

At these words, the Phoenix Ancestor's huge eyes instantly lit up!

Yes!

Killing Su Yu, killing him—after all, he was a union—might not fall to her. Most likely, Su Yu would belong to the Dragon Ancestor, and the Lord of the Dead to Kong. As for the Phoenix Ancestor, she had been thinking earlier whether she could get a share. Now... killing the Martial King was just right!

And as for himself, he might well seize the chance to cross that threshold!

"Kill him!"

A phoenix cry resounded through heaven and earth; the colossal phoenix lunged at King Wu, whose face changed as he cursed, "Fuck! I told you it was a mistake!"

Wen Yu was also furious: "Weren't you supposed to kill Su Yu? Kong, your people aren't listening—don't you care? Su Yu and the Death Lord are your enemies... are you an idiot?"

Kong said nothing; he was busy trading blows with the Death Lord!

As for killing King Wu... a 31-Dao outsider, kill him and be done with it—whoever dies, dies.

Besides, now he couldn't force the dragon and phoenix to go after Su Yu; that fool King Wu had charged in swinging blindly. The dragon and phoenix were strong in their own right, nursing their anger, and if they actually killed their foe, the Phoenix Ancestor could merge into Unity, giving them even more certainty!

King Wu's face twisted in terror; he wanted to flee.

But it was too late!

The dragon and phoenix struck in an instant. The Dragon Ancestor, immense in power, swept across heaven and earth; with a thunderous roar, his claws tore through the firmament, lunging at King Wu!

King Wu bellowed, his martial way erupting!

Killing intent exploded!

Killing intent amplified!

He was already a powerhouse nearing 32 Dao, his insights intact, but his great Dao had not yet transformed, not fully transcended—at this moment, his power level still fell short of theirs.

Boom!

A deafening crash; King Wu's killing intent soared to the heavens, cowing the two mighty beings as he roared, "Fuck your ancestors! I told you it was a mistake, you stinking bugs, and you still come? Wait until Old Wen merges the Two Heavens—he'll wipe you all out!"

He cursed wildly!

The more he cursed, the angrier the dragon and phoenix grew!

You made the mistake, and you think you're in the right?

We were supposed to deal with Su Yu first, but you insisted on seeking death!

...

The others also thought King Wu had misjudged the situation, truly blundered.

Su Yu, however, knew that wasn't the case.

His heart stirred slightly.

King Wen had actually gone to open the heavens!

Trouble!

Stone had taken the three strong ones to attack—though those three were weak, the key was that Stone alone was enough to stop King Wen!

The same held true for King Wu's side.

Alone, he might have had a chance to slay the phoenix, but against the dragon, he was insufficient; the gap between 31 Dao and 32 Dao was vast.

The Death Lord, without merging the Two Heavens, could not overcome Kong.

Su Yu, without merging, could not overcome the God Ancestor.

Qiong, facing the Immortal Ancestor and Curse, had yet to gain full dominance.

Wen Yu, facing two opponents, likewise failed to seize complete advantage...

They could fight, but in every direction, no battlefield held hope of a sure victory!

Unless the Death Lord merged the Two Heavens, and Su Yu did the same—only then was there hope!

But the Heavenly Gate would surely block them.

At least two heavens would be obstructed!

Blue Sky and the Human Emperor!

Su Yu muttered to himself!

Just as he thought this, a fist came at him, brimming with fierce divine power. At that moment, the God Ancestor snorted coldly, "Fighting me, and your mind wanders?

You seek death!"

Su Yu furrowed his brow slightly, merging heaven and earth, exploding through nine apertures; nine great Daos swiftly wove together into a single Dao force, with other aperture Daos assisting.

Boom!

His eyes were like sun and moon; he struck out, life and death entwined!

"Oh?"

The God Ancestor was slightly startled. Su Yu, wielding 32-Dao power, under this blow merely retreated a step or two, not sent flying.

Reaching 32 Dao, gaining two extra Daos was no small matter!

Of course, he had expended much in his earlier battle with the Death Lord, but even so, look at Wen Yu—fighting two without losing ground. Was he, the God Ancestor, inferior to Wen Yu?

One-on-one, he hadn't even sent Su Yu flying with a single blow—only a few steps back!

The God Ancestor frowned slightly and said coldly, "Interesting. You have some capital. The Heaven Opener is indeed not weak—no wonder you're so arrogant!"

A junior with such strength was already rare!

No, it was astonishing!

Su Yu said nothing, continuing to strike. Boom, Daos swirled, nine merged into one; other apertures still only assisted, but Su Yu was trying to incorporate more Daos into the fusion!

His battle intent blazed!

Boom!

The two clashed repeatedly, circling heaven and earth, shattering the void. Su Yu remained on the defensive; after a moment, the God Ancestor punched him, leaving a gaping hole in his chest, but his Life Dao erupted and instantly healed it!

Su Yu sneered, "The Heaven Opener's might surpasses your imagination! I possess myriad Daos—undying and indestructible!"

"Ridiculous!"

Though Su Yu had once crawled out of hell, the God Ancestor still refused to believe he was truly immortal!

Just then, high above, the Death Lord suddenly grunted, struck again by Kong's horn, his flesh splitting. The Death Lord was furious, but as he swept his gaze across the situation, his expression shifted.

There was no advantage anywhere!

The next moment, an idea struck him. Gritting his teeth, he roared, "Qiong, I cannot defeat Kong; the Two Heavens cannot merge... I helped you earlier; now you help me—swap opponents!"

Qiong, facing two 34-Dao beings, held a slight edge.

He was enjoying the fight, and at the request, he was reluctant to switch: "No swap..."

The Death Lord's face turned ashen; then he bellowed, "I admit it—I am no match for you. If you defeat Kong, you will be the foremost within this gate. Swap!"

Qiong's eyes flickered as he looked over.

Kong... fighting Kong wasn't impossible!

Dealing with the Immortal Ancestor was actually troublesome.

That fellow healed instantly every time he was wounded—it was a real nuisance.

The next moment, he laughed, "Fine! Since you've conceded, I'll grant your wish!"

Hum!

A sword qi pierced heaven and earth, forcing Immortal Ancestor and Curse to retreat swiftly. At that moment, the Lord of the Dead also roared, his fist filled with death qi that struck the heavens, causing Kong to grunt and stumble back a few steps. When he regained his senses, Qiong was before him!

Kong's giant eyes narrowed: "Qiong, are you standing up for him?"

"Wrong, just changing opponents!"

Qiong laughed heartily: "Kong, aren't you very powerful? Come play, let's see if you, the King of Ten Thousand Beasts, are stronger, or I am!"

Kong said coldly: "So you have indeed colluded with the Ten Thousand Realms!"

"You're asking for death!"

Qiong was furious: "I told you no! Xingyu is merely my observation target. I've been studying his Human Emperor Seal recently. I've said it several times, but you still don't believe me. You're seeking death!"

Hum!

Sword qi soared into the sky, clashing with the unicorn horn. A thunderous roar erupted, sparks scattered. Qiong faced Kong and held his own. Both were 36-path experts, so their battle was evenly matched!

...

Meanwhile, the Lord of the Dead engaged the two, and the fight became quite lively.

35 paths against two 34 paths.

Moreover, his death qi somewhat restrained Immortal Ancestor. Life and death are opposites, but if life force is weaker than death force, it will be suppressed; conversely, if life force is stronger, it can suppress the other.

The Lord of the Dead changed opponents not to make things easier for himself.

These two together were still not as strong as a 36-path, so fighting them was more comfortable. But if this continued... a situation might arise: Martial King would die first, then Civil King would be killed, and then... total collapse!

He was also smart; he knew the consequences!

Su Yu, even now, even if he merged the two heavens, might not be able to kill God Ancestor. Under the merger, he was only equal in strength, both at 34 paths, at most taking advantage of being a Heaven Opener.

"The only one truly capable of turning the tide is me!"

The Lord of the Dead knew this well. He was no fool; no one was a fool.

He knew how Su Yu had turned the tide before!

Extinction, rebirth!

And now, he had to do the same: kill Immortal Ancestor, seize the Life Dao, enter extinction, instantly revive, slay Curse, and only then could he completely reverse the entire situation!

But extinction—he couldn't guarantee he would survive.

A risk!

A huge risk!

"I have grand ambitions, to devour the River of Time and rival the Lord of Time..."

"All these years, I have been unable to achieve the cycle of life and death because... I fear death, I dare not enter extinction..."

The Lord of the Dead looked at Su Yu and the others, at Martial King who was being beaten and constantly spitting blood, at Civil King in the distance who was roaring madly, opening up heaven and earth, yet being suppressed by the giant mountain of stone!

The calamity of opening heaven!

This was Civil King's calamity of opening heaven!

Then he looked at Su Yu, who was repeatedly knocked back and charging again...

The Lord of the Dead's mind gradually settled.

I am second in all the heavens!

Yes, except for the Lord of Time, he submitted to no one!

After merging the two heavens, he would fear no one!

But now was not the time for merging. The dual heaven merger might not succeed, and he could not use the heavens now because he needed Su Yu's cooperation. Once Su Yu moved as well... then everyone would know something was wrong!

This required an opportunity, a breakthrough!

That breakthrough lay with him!

"Grandson..."

At that moment, while battling the two powerful experts, the Lord of the Dead laughed and said, "Do you know why it was easy to kill across levels when you were young, but now it's so difficult?"

Su Yu was just punched away by God Ancestor, his body shattered, but he quickly recovered and laughed, "Because those who survived are all geniuses..."

"No!"

The Lord of the Dead denied this, laughing heartily, "You don't understand, because you're not old enough! When you reach my level, it's not that you can't, but... you dare not!"

"When young, life is too short, a newborn calf fears no tiger, full of hot blood! Daring to fight, kill, and risk!"

"At my level, I've grown old and fearful. Me, Kong, Qiong... none of us are not afraid of death! In battle, we are cautious and meticulous. Most of the time, it's a kind of probing, a probing within limits..."

"A simple truth: when you are at 16 paths, devouring the territory of another 16-path to expand is relatively easy. But when you reach 32 paths, how many 32-paths have you seen devouring other forbidden lands?"

"Because you have more cards, a thicker foundation, and you don't want to push too hard!"

"That's how people are... It's easy to go from weak to strong, but hard to go from strong to even stronger! Because the estate is too big, you dare not! Even if you don't fight, you can live a lifetime!"

Su Yu understood!

At their level of cultivation, they were too strong. So strong that in battles, they rarely engaged in life-or-death struggles unless they had absolute certainty. Otherwise, it was hard to see that brink-of-death intensity from their younger, weaker days!

Even Su Yu now lacked that sense of crisis from life-or-death combat.

God Ancestor opposite him was strong, but he wasn't the type to fight to the death. He also feared that Su Yu, at the point of death, might land a blow that would seriously injure him—that would be trouble!

The estate was big, the burdens many!

And during the battle, the Lord of the Dead spoke to him about this. Combined with the fact that he had just said he was inferior to Qiong and then switched opponents, Su Yu already knew the Lord of the Dead's intention!

To kill Immortal Ancestor, to enter extinction!

This might be a turning point!

But... was he ready?

The Lord of the Dead's voice was loud. As he furiously attacked the two experts, he laughed, "These kinds of goods are weaker than me. In the old days, if someone weaker than me dared to fight me, I would have killed them on the spot. But now... I'm old, and they're old too..."

The Lord of the Dead laughed!

Immortal Ancestor's expression changed slightly. He looked at Curse and said in a low voice, "Go all out, curse him to death!"

"Don't be afraid of getting hurt, I'm here!"

He shouted, for Curse was holding back too much!

Otherwise, two 34-paths could possibly kill a 35-path.

But Curse cursed inwardly: Enough is enough!

You're here?

I only now realize you might be from Hongtian, both Human Gate Envoys, but we're not working with the same Great Sage. Who would entrust their life to you? He simply ignored it.

Just keep fighting and stalling!

With Qiong gone, he was actually more comfortable.

The 35-path Lord of the Dead was strong, but he couldn't merge the two heavens, so Curse wasn't afraid of him. He said quickly, "Don't say too much, just don't let him get close to the Heavenly Gate..."

Last time, when the Lord of the Dead fought against the Void, it was near the Heavenly Gate, and the battle forced the Heavenly Gate to compromise, granting him the union of the two heavens. Today, if we deny him that chance, the Lord of the Dead can never turn the tide!

And the Lord of the Dead, at this moment, charges madly in that direction, toward the Heavenly Gate!

The two thought he was trying to approach the Heavenly Gate, but in truth, he was merely distancing himself from the Void and the others, to prevent them from disrupting his annihilation!

The Lord of the Dead roared incessantly, heedless of injury, ferocious beyond measure!

He fought and slaughtered his way forward!

Annihilation, rebirth—this was the key and the opportunity to break the deadlock!

Only if he succeeded would the entire game come fully alive!

By then, even if the others realized what was happening, it would be too late!

…

At this moment.

Atop the Celestial Dome Mountain.

The phantom of the Human Sovereign gazed at the Lord of the Dead, watching him lead two mighty beings in a frenzied charge toward that direction, a hint of uncertainty in his eyes.

What does the Lord of the Dead intend?

Annihilation?

Rebirth?

From the opponent he had chosen, one could glean a clue.

The Human Sovereign sighed inwardly, but there was nothing he could do. At this point, he could change nothing. All he could do now was let a trickle of the power of heaven and earth seep away, drifting toward the Martial King!

So that the Martial King could hold out a little longer!

In truth, the Dome had sensed it, but he had no time to care, nor did he bother. He was dealing with the Void, and the Dragon and Phoenix were the Void’s people. That the Martial King could hold on was, for him, a good thing!

But in the Void’s eyes, this fellow was dead set on allying with the myriad realms!

For he, too, had sensed it—sensed the Human Sovereign permeating the power of heaven and earth to help the Martial King stabilize the battle!

“Dome, you are the greatest traitor of all!”

The Void spoke with murderous intent, snorting coldly!

The Dome paid him no heed!

“Hmph!”

The Void snorted again, but he was not anxious. He would wait. When Stone had fully suppressed the Civil King, and Stone returned, seeing the Human Sovereign’s interference, he would surely strike, shatter the Human Sovereign’s Heavenly Gate, and even slay the Martial King and Wen Yu!

Then the Dragon and Phoenix would break free, the God Ancestor would deal with Su Yu… let’s see what you, Dome, can still do!

With that thought, he said no more.

The Dome was determined to join hands with the myriad realms!

…

“Stop him!”

The Immortal Ancestor shouted again, dissatisfied with Curse’s coordination. At this moment, the Lord of the Dead was charging madly in that direction, truly nearing the Heavenly Gate. If he summoned the heavens to converge, and the Heavenly Gate, seeing him too close, failed to intercept him, wouldn’t that spell disaster?

The Lord of the Dead, after uniting the two heavens, was stronger than the Dome and the others, possessing roughly 37 strands of power. For now, he was indeed the foremost being in the heavens!

The union of the two heavens was not yet a complete fusion of the realms. If the Lord of the Dead returned to the myriad realms and the realms fully merged, he might reach 38 strands, or even more. Then he would truly become terrifyingly powerful.

Thus, no one wanted him to return to the myriad realms.

At this moment, the Lord of the Dead was utterly silent.

Fight!

Strike!

No flashy moves—only a pair of long fists, steeped in death, ceaselessly hammering the two opponents backward, heedless of injury, indifferent to their counterattacks!

He pressed forward relentlessly, but he would not draw too close.

Stone and the others were over there!

…

And at this moment, the Civil King let out a frenzied roar. Suddenly, a book materialized in his hand!

The next moment, a figure flew out from a portal.

“Master!”

The book spirit’s trembling voice arose. The Civil King said nothing; he reached out and summoned it, merging it into his book. Instantly, the Civil King’s aura surged, and the pages of the book flipped endlessly.

Ten thousand scriptures!

“Martial Emperor!”

The Civil King’s voice resounded across heaven and earth: “Regarding your affair with Mount Tai, today you have sent your book spirit here. I will no longer meddle in your matters. You must look after yourself!”

That illusory portal belonged to the Martial Emperor!

And at this moment, the Martial Emperor remained silent.

At the same time, heaven and earth shook. With a thunderous crash, a colossal mountain descended once more, pressing down. The book rose to meet it, and with a boom, a single page was crushed to fragments.

Stone’s voice rang out, cold and indifferent: “Opening the heavens? Give up! If you flee, you might still have a sliver of hope. If you stay, you can only await death!”

Opening the heavens—the Civil King could not escape!

And at that moment, the Civil King continued to open the heavens, his Great Dao power spreading. Meanwhile, from the portal, another surge of the power of heaven and earth flowed into the book, strengthening its defenses!

Blue Sky’s voice came, tinged with mockery: “The mighty Civil King, so pitiful!”

The Civil King ignored him.

He knew who this was!

Of course, this person was now helping him fortify his realm. Unfortunately, he was not strong enough. The power of heaven and earth that seeped in was further diminished, unable to grant him much support.

Still, it was enough to let him hold on for a while!

And Stone’s voice sounded again, cold and detached: “Are you Su Yu? How coincidental—one here, another there… Yu, what a grand name. Whether it’s Star Yu or the two Su Yus, all of you have opened the heavens!”

He had to admit, he was somewhat shaken. Was the name Yu some primal word of the myriad realms?

That all three heaven-openers bore the name Yu was truly astounding!

“Oh, there’s another Su Yu over here? I heard from the Human Sovereign—one of our own!”

Blue Sky’s voice came again, laced with amusement: “But… sharing my name is not a good thing. My name is too heavy; all who share it have died!”

“Ridiculous!”

Stone continued to press down with his mountain. Rumble!

The booming never ceased!

He spoke with cold disdain: “Too weak! That Su Yu over there has merged and possesses 32 strands of power! The power you’ve seeped through here is barely 18 strands. In the myriad realms, at most it would be a little over 20 strands… far, far too weak!”

This Su Yu of the myriad realms is a bit weak!

Just over twenty paths, probably no more than twenty-five—such a being doesn’t even count among the upper echelons of the forbidden lands, merely possessing slightly stronger Heaven-Earth power than the average. That’s all there is to it!

If the opponent weren’t a Heaven-Opener, Shi wouldn’t even bother.

As Zheng Yi shattered all defenses with heavy blows, Shi suddenly sensed something in the distance, a chill in his tone—were the Lord of the Dead and Xian also heading this way to attack?

He hesitated slightly, considering whether to strike at the Lord of the Dead.

Just as he pondered, the great mountain suddenly trembled faintly.

Not because of King Wen’s counterattack, but because he felt an extremely dangerous aura rising. What was happening?

…

At that moment, the Lord of the Dead wore a faint smile on his face. Almost there!

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He was precisely positioned between Shi and Kong.

“Su Yu, don’t you dare trick me… If you fool me, you’ll be finished too…”

He murmured to himself, *Kid, if the Life-Death Reversal Method you gave me is wrong, it won’t just ruin me—you’ll suffer too, and badly at that!*

*If that happens, you’ll deserve to die!*

“Will I end up like him, trapped in annihilation, unable to escape?”

He thought of Su Yu’s situation back then. Would he share the same fate?

“No!”

“Because… I have a pursuit! That kid is a useless waste with no ambition, but I—my life’s goal hasn’t been fulfilled yet!”

He broke into a radiant smile. Yes, his goal was still unfinished.

I’ve always been second in the heavens, but I want to be first!

I want to meet that fellow who opened the heavens before me!

I want to duel him and prove that the student surpasses the master, that the latecomer can overtake!

Even being second in the heavens means surpassing you all. Su Yu, your so-called schemes are ultimately no match for strength!

Strength is the only truth!

“Grandson, you’re still no match for this old man!”

A fierce roar shook heaven and earth!

Ancestor Xian and Zhou were startled. In the distance, the mighty warriors locked in battle all turned their heads in shock!

A black mist swept across the world, engulfing everything!

The Lord of the Dead, cold and brimming with overwhelming killing intent, declared, “I despise the path of life, because… it is not my path!”

“I will surely emerge from hell again, reborn from death! I am the terminator of death!”

“Hahaha, Su Yu, my good grandson, watch your grandfather!”

At that moment, under the stunned gazes of all, the Lord of the Dead’s deathly aura flooded the world. A black book materialized, radiating immense death energy, and suddenly crushed down toward Zhou!

Zhou’s face twisted in horror as he frantically struck at the book.

But the Lord of the Dead ignored him entirely. Countless deathly paths spread out, ensnaring Ancestor Xian, and he chuckled softly, “A 35-path Heaven-Opener like me—if I can’t kill you even by fighting to the death, then I’m truly useless, aren’t I?”

Stronger than the opponent, fighting with everything, facing death—if I can’t even kill Ancestor Xian, then I’m a waste!

Ancestor Xian’s face contorted wildly!

“Hong Tian!”

He roared, and in the next instant, the Human Gate opened wide, no longer concealing anything. A phantom instantly materialized, seemingly about to descend upon this place.

A terrifying aura surged!

“Lend me power!”

Ancestor Xian bellowed, not for you to descend. But Hong Tian the Great Saint ignored him; now that Ancestor Xian had fully opened the Human Gate, he naturally seized the chance to descend.

“Idiot!”

The Lord of the Dead sneered. Did you think this was a good opportunity to descend?

Wrong!

This is a perfect chance to die!

I can kill one more—though it’s not your true body, it’ll still cost you dearly!

Ancestor Xian roared in fury, “Damn your ancestors!”

Hong Tian was a fool!

Lend me power! Not for you to descend! Though he knew the being in the Human Gate harbored ill intentions, he never expected that at this moment, instead of lending power, it would force its way down!

The phantom rapidly solidified into human form, wearing a faint smile. Why lend power?

Isn’t it better for me to come out?

But the smile vanished the next instant!

At that moment, the Lord of the Dead transformed into a dark prison, enveloping them. Countless deathly paths spread like ropes, and he said with a hint of amusement, “You two, let’s play together!”

“Death·Sinking!”

Boom!

A cataclysmic roar shook the entire realm beyond the gate. A 35-path powerhouse had chosen annihilation at this moment!

At that instant, even Zhou, who wasn’t the primary target, was blasted by the exploding black book, spitting blood. Before he could finish, his face twisted in terror!

A force of unimaginable intensity surged toward him—the power of two, no, three mighty beings reduced to dust in an instant, sweeping across heaven and earth!

Ancestor Xian’s despairing cry rang out, filled with unwillingness, disbelief, and refusal… a desperate roar: “Hong Tian!”

You fool!

If you had lent me power, perhaps we could have held out. But you insisted on sending your clone down—did you think there was a reward waiting here?

Did you think I would open the Human Gate fully for you to descend unless I were insane?

Would I have done this without sensing the crisis of death?

What were you thinking!

Boom!

The first to explode was Hong Tian’s clone, not even having time to speak, shattered into pieces, every trace of its mark obliterated!

…

At that moment, within the Human Gate.

A being of unparalleled might suddenly let out a muffled groan, a mouthful of blood spurting forth, his flesh cracking, his aura dispersing, and with a thunderous roar, the surrounding void collapsed into nothingness...

The figure, somewhat irked, coughed and felt like spitting blood!

Are you insane?

Has the Lord of the Dead lost his mind?

He self-destructed!

Damn!

He hadn't even merged his two heavens, hadn't summoned his realm, still had many tricks up his sleeve—he was a one-against-two existence, not necessarily doomed to lose. Only the weak self-destruct to beg for survival; never had I seen a strong man blow himself up just to kill!

What kind of grudge, what depth of hatred, could drive someone to do this?

At this moment, Hongtian the Great Sage couldn't fathom it, a hint of regret in his voice—it's over!

The Immortal has been taken down!

Doomed, no chance at all. A 35-path Heaven Opener drags you into self-destruction; if you, a 34-path, could still survive... that would defy all reason!

"The human heart... so unfathomable?"

Even though he was a master at manipulating hearts, now he found them utterly inscrutable!

It's simply incomprehensible!

Hongtian the Great Sage sighed, having suffered a great loss—years of scheming within the Heavenly Gate, all ruined in an instant!

...

Boom!

That overwhelming force of life and death swept across the entire world, too powerful!

Far greater than the blast when Su Yu took the Valley Lord of Lost Souls down with him that day!

Even though Su Yu and the others were at a distance, they were still struck by the shockwave, coughing up blood one after another!

Qiong, who was battling Kong, gaped and murmured, "Crazy... if you can't win, no need to blow yourself up, right?"

At this moment, even if the truth that the Immortal Ancestor was a messenger of the Human Gate were exposed, he wouldn't care—the man's dead, why bother?

He saw a path brimming with life force collapse, collapsing wildly, as a force of life and death intertwined, transforming into a mighty power that once again swept the four directions!

Qiong was stunned, Kong was stunned too.

In the distance, Shi forgot to suppress King Wen, also stunned.

Resurrection... are you joking?

No one believed that someone at the Lord of the Dead's level could simply choose to die or live at will—impossible!

But the Lord of the Dead's self-destruction was most likely a gamble on resurrection!

Where did he get that confidence?

Dead, and truly dead!

Even if he took a strong foe down with him, it was still a loss—you walked out of the Heavenly Gate, a true invincible powerhouse!

At this moment, only that force howled through heaven and earth. Some scattered cultivators who had fled earlier but not far enough were directly engulfed, annihilated in an instant!

No matter how many paths you had!

The strongest among those scattered cultivators were nothing—now, two powerhouses exceeding 32 paths had exploded, and that force was too immense!

...

At this time, Su Yu's face was also dark.

Can he be revived?

I don't know!

Life and death intertwined can bring resurrection, but only for myself. King Wu also benefited from Su Yu's advantage, because the paths within his realm could also be extinguished.

But for the Lord of the Dead, Su Yu didn't know!

"Your realm doesn't even have a trace of life... you rely entirely on external forces... can you truly return?"

Su Yu was filled with helplessness!

You're too ferocious!

So decisive, utterly decisive—you took the Immortal Ancestor down directly, otherwise he would have been extremely hard to kill. But... but you've gone too far, and now... I'm so helpless!

Across from him, even the God Ancestor had forgotten to attack, his expression strange.

So... two supreme powerhouses dead?

Damn!

Too terrifying!