[Ding! The World Tree Heart Fragment fusion rate is 77%, and the Chaos Green Lotus Martial Soul has initially evolved into the "Chaos Genesis Green Lotus" (prototype)!]
[Ding! The Eternal Night Void Emperor Martial Soul absorbed opposing forces, causing an imbalance and resulting in an unknown mutation!]
A cold system notification sounded in Xiao Han's mind, but he seemed not to hear it.
"How is this possible?!" The Thorn Crown Martial Emperor screamed in disbelief.
He was horrified to discover that his sacred attack, which he was so proud of, was absorbed by Xiao Han's left half of his demonic body as if it were nourishment; and the power of law contained in the attack was instantly purified and disintegrated by the right half of his sacred body.
His power was completely ineffective against the monster before him!
Xiao Han slowly raised his head.
His left eye was a chaotic black that devoured everything.
His right eye is the gold of creation that nurtures all things.
Those heterochromatic golden and silver eyes held no emotion whatsoever, only grief for the passing of the Emperor Xia, and a chilling killing intent and boundless rage that could freeze one's soul.
A sound, seemingly a duet sung by both gods and demons, resounded throughout the heavens and earth.
"You... killed him."
There were no earth-shattering martial arts techniques, nor any world-destroying supernatural powers.
Xiao Han simply threw a punch.
His right fist, wreathed in holy light, was casually thrust forward. With a single punch, all laws were created, and an overwhelming purifying power, like a spring breeze and gentle rain, instantly enveloped the Thorn Crown Martial Emperor.
Before the shock on the face of the Thorn Crown Martial Emperor had faded, he felt the sacred source within his body being forcibly "purified" by this power, reduced to its most primitive energy particles, which then uncontrollably dissipated.
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Han also threw out his left fist, which was surrounded by demonic energy.
This punch, a chaotic Return to the Ruins, resembled a black hole that devoured everything.
"No--!"
The Thorn Crown Martial Emperor let out a desperate roar.
His holy armor couldn't even last a moment under the dual power of creation and Return to the Ruins before crumbling inch by inch. His body was first purified into primordial particles, and then completely swallowed by the black hole of Return to the Ruins.
The Divine Court Martial Emperor of the Divine Court was completely erased from this world without leaving a trace.
The other surviving Martial Emperor was already terrified. He turned around and tried to tear through space to escape, but the terrifying hand, half lotus petal and half star, had already crossed space and pressed down on his head.
Same method, same outcome.
With the Obliteration of the last powerful figure from the Divine Court, the suffocating pressure in the sky finally dissipated.
Xiao Han stood atop the ruins, the overwhelming rage and sorrow in his golden and silver eyes slowly fading. After the grief of the emperor's fall and the frenzy of revenge, came a tidal wave of emptiness and intense pain.
"Ugh!"
He let out a painful groan and knelt on the ground. The two completely opposite extreme powers within his body, now free from the suppression of the external enemy, immediately began their most intense conflict. The power of creation and the power of Return to the Ruins clashed wildly in his meridians, as if trying to tear his body apart completely.
And at this very moment, another anomaly occurred!
Deep underground, the Worldheart Fragment, which had been initially purified and whose light had softened considerably, suddenly trembled violently.
"Click..."
With a soft, crisp sound, a fine crack quietly appeared on the surface of the fragment.
A will, billions of times more evil and ancient than the previous primordial demonic thought, like the coldest venomous snake, seeped out through the crack and directly burrowed into Xiao Han's mind.
A whisper, tinged with mockery and ridicule, resonated deep within his soul:
"Very good... the energy that sealed my 'outer shell' has finally been exhausted..."
"Thank you, little 'key'..."
That mocking whisper, like a poisoned steel needle, pierced the depths of Xiao Han's soul. It did not come from the outside, but directly from the crack within the Worldheart Fragment that he had just begun to purify.
"The outer shell?" Xiao Han's consciousness trembled amidst the excruciating pain.
"Of course, it's the outer shell," the voice said with a hint of approving laughter. "You think that fool called Emperor Xia could seal me with just a remnant soul? What he suppressed was merely the surface pollution of this 'World Heart,' a little bit of filth that unconsciously escaped when I was dozing off. The real me has always been sealed in the deepest part of this 'heart.'"
A shocking secret, like billions of thunderbolts, exploded in Xiao Han's mind.
The Emperor Xia devoted his entire life, sacrificed everything, and what he suppressed... was merely an empty shell?
"Little 'Key,' your appearance is truly a delightful surprise." The split soul, calling itself the "Otherworldly True Demon," continued to tempt, "The power within you is half creation and half Return to the Ruins, making it the perfect cradle for my descent. Abandon resistance and accept my blessing. I will bestow upon you supreme power surpassing even the Martial Emperor, allowing you to overlook all the heavens! You will become my agent in this world, and everywhere you see will be your Divine Kingdom!"
Before he finished speaking, Xiao Han's chaotic body, half-saint and half-demon, uncontrollably generated a strong desire. Every cell and every meridian trembled for it, as if parched land thirsted for rain. It was an instinctive yearning for a higher level of power, the affinity of the power of the Return to the Ruins for a true demon of the same origin.
His will was being torn apart at this moment.
On one side was the sorrow of the Emperor Xia's fall and his obsession with the future of humanity; on the other side was the supreme divine power promised by the True Demon and the instinctive desire for power within his body; and in the center of his sea of consciousness, the Chaos Green Lotus was lowering its soft green light, desperately protecting his last moments of clarity.
He seemed to see himself standing at the summit, the stars extinguished in an instant, and all things revived in another, with the Divine Court beneath his feet. But those eyes no longer belonged to him; instead, they were filled with a cold and sinister indifference.
No! That's not me!
Xiao Han!
Just as he was about to lose his composure, a cry filled with sobs and endless anxiety pierced through the barrier of his consciousness. It was Lin Qingxia! She rushed to the edge of the pit without hesitation, her beautiful eyes filled with fear and worry.
This call, like a thunderclap, instantly shattered the chaos in Xiao Han's mind.
He trembled violently, and a trace of his own spirit returned to his heterochromatic golden and silver eyes.
Just then, the cold system notification sounded again, this time with unprecedented solemnity, as if it were a final ultimatum.
[The ultimate choice has been activated!]
[A: Accept the power of the True Demon, your soul merges with the True Demon Split Soul, and you immediately ascend to the Martial Venerable Realm. However, your soul will be enslaved, becoming a vessel for the True Demon Descension. Reward: Temporary status "True Demon Descension," lasting for one incense stick's time.]
[B: Burning his Twin Martial Souls, reversing the power of chaos, and sacrificing himself, he unleashes the forbidden technique "Return to the Chaos Return to Origin," reshaping the seal on the Worldheart Fragment. Cost: His cultivation plummets to the first level of the Martial Grandmaster Realm or even lower; his essence is depleted, and he is on the verge of death. Rewards: [Human Dao Merit Golden Wheel], [True Demon Origin Imprint].]