When the Chaos Talisman became unstable, Shen Ni sensed it as well.
Glowering furiously at Lu Ya, Shen Ni's eyes brimmed with boundless killing intent.
But Shen Ni could no longer spare any attention for Lu Ya.
As the Chaos Talisman sealing Shen Ni's Karmic Power disappeared, Heavenly Punishment began to descend.
Karmic Power clung to him like a shadow.
Heavenly Punishment and Heavenly Tribulation were not the same concept. The latter could be called the Heavenly Dao's trial for living beings, while the former was punishment.
Since it was punishment, living beings would inevitably have to lose something. Perhaps their foundation, perhaps their Dao Fruit, or even annihilation of body and soul.
Under Heavenly Punishment, both Merit and Fortune would dissipate.
One had to know that Merit and Fortune were originally bestowed by the Heavenly Dao.
What it could grant, it could also take away, so long as it conformed to the "rules."
The Heavenly Dao possessed no self-awareness. It was fundamentally a kind of "rule," a supreme "rule."
Fierce Beasts were despised by the Heavenly Dao, so they naturally possessed little Fortune.
Shen Ni was now a Pseudo Chaos Demon God and was even more rejected by heaven and earth.
Thus, Shen Ni possessed virtually no Fortune.
As Heavenly Punishment descended, Shen Ni's Destiny was Exhausted.
The dozens of mighty experts besieging Shen Ni each had their own thoughts at this moment.
Yet quite a few gazes turned toward Lu Ya, filled with surprise, astonishment, and solemnity.
It was not that these mighty experts had not wanted to break the Chaos Talisman sealing Shen Ni's Karmic Power; they had simply never found an opportunity.
Although Lu Ya had caught them off guard, he had also seized the right moment.
Ancestor Dragon, Yuan Feng, and the others were caught up in the situation, unable to see it clearly, while Lu Ya, as an observer, saw through it all.
Furthermore, the Magic Power Lu Ya displayed had shocked Ancestor Dragon and the others.
"Who is this mighty figure? His cultivation is no weaker than mine." Hongjun's gaze flickered as he thought to himself.
Rahu's Demonic Eyes also scrutinized Lu Ya.
Every mighty expert present held lofty ambitions. An unknown powerhouse was an unpredictable variable, one they had no choice but to treat cautiously.
However, the urgent priority remained dealing with Shen Ni.
"Shen Ni's destiny is exhausted. He should perish today," Ancestor Yin Yang said with a smile.
Under Heavenly Punishment, even if Shen Ni survived, he would surely be severely injured.
Once the mighty experts swarmed him again, how could a severely injured Shen Ni resist? Death and Dao Annihilation would be his only path.
With that thought, Ancestor Yin Yang relaxed.
Of course, it would be even better if Shen Ni perished beneath Heavenly Punishment. Then they would not need to expend any further effort.
"The Calamity should end as well," Hongjun said calmly.
The Calamity would still need some time to end, but once Shen Ni died, it could conclude ahead of schedule.
If Shen Ni died today, the Calamity might end today as well.
The dark, oppressive clouds made even Grand Unity level experts feel stifled.
Blood-red lightning tore through the void, weaving through the clouds like roaming dragons and serpents. The terrifying power it contained made hearts pound with fear.
Most astonishing of all was a violet-red eye.
The Eye of the Firmament gazed down indifferently at Shen Ni.
Even Shen Ni's enormous body was no more than an ant beneath the Eye of the Firmament.
Lu Ya's Sun God Eyes stared fixedly at the Eye of the Firmament.
Upon closer inspection, the Eye of the Firmament was flawed.
"Innate Deficiency!"
It was exactly as Lu Ya had guessed.
Most of the Power of the Firmament had condensed into this eye that governed Heavenly Punishment, yet a small portion of the Power of the Firmament remained with some mighty expert.
In this siege against Shen Ni, some mighty experts had not come. For instance, Ancestor Yang Mei, Ancestor Cang Tian, Ancestor Qiongtian, Ancestor Qing Tian, and Ancestor You Tian.
Figures such as Ancestor Yang Mei and Ancestor Cang Tian hid themselves extremely deeply. Even Hongjun did not know of their existence, but Lu Ya was different.
The Sun Star illuminated heaven and earth.
Would Ancestor Yang Mei and the others avoid sunlight?
Thus, many mighty experts hidden deeply within the Primordial World had been exposed beneath Lu Yang's gaze.
The more Lu Yang discovered, the more he marveled at how deep the waters of the Primordial World ran.
Beneath the Eye of the Firmament, Shen Ni also felt an unprecedented sense of crisis.
The severity of punishment varied according to the amount of Karmic Power.
Yet Shen Ni was not merely burdened by immense Karmic Power; he was also a Pseudo Chaos Demon God.
That made his crimes all the graver.
Once locked onto by Heavenly Punishment, it would be useless even if Shen Ni fled to the ends of the earth.
Unless he went to the Outer Chaos.
However, did Shen Ni currently have any chance of reaching the Outer Chaos?
At this point, further thought was useless. Shen Ni could only give everything he had to resist Heavenly Punishment.
As the black clouds churned ever more violently, a vortex formed around the Eye of the Firmament.
Blood-colored lightning continued to gather.
Boom!
A blood-colored bolt of lightning hundreds of millions of zhang long crashed down upon Shen Ni.
Unable to evade, Shen Ni could only pour all his strength into activating the World-Ending Millstone.
The World-Ending Millstone possessed both offensive and defensive capabilities. Though its defense was inferior to its attack, it was still extraordinarily formidable.
Since Shen Ni had long since completely refined the World-Ending Millstone, he could unleash this treasure's greatest power.
Driven by Shen Ni's Quasi-Saint Magic Power, the World-Ending Millstone expanded with the wind, transforming into a gigantic "black hole."
At the same time, Shen Ni's Grand Unity Dao Fruit manifested the Devouring Law.
At this moment, the Devouring Law on Shen Ni's body complemented the World-Ending Millstone perfectly.
The blood-colored Heavenly Punishment Divine Thunder struck the "black hole" formed by the World-Ending Millstone.
The "black hole" immediately swallowed the Heavenly Punishment Divine Thunder.
However, the power contained within the Heavenly Punishment Divine Thunder was far too great. Fine cracks appeared across the "black hole" that had swallowed the divine thunder.
Clearly, the World-Ending Millstone had been damaged.
Shen Ni, whose mind and spirit was intimately linked to the World-Ending Millstone, let out a muffled groan as his primordial spirit became unstable.
No, I must leave the Primordial World. Otherwise, I will perish beneath Heavenly Punishment.
Shen Ni thought.
At once, Shen Ni disregarded everything and flew desperately toward the Outer Chaos.
Yet the Power of the Firmament had already sealed space and time.
The shackles of the Heavenly Dao descended upon Shen Ni.
Under such circumstances, Shen Ni found it difficult even to leave Tian Dang Mountain.
One Heavenly Punishment Divine Thunderbolt after another fell. While desperately resisting them, Shen Ni tried to leave Tian Dang Mountain.
After several strikes from the Heavenly Punishment Divine Thunder, the World-Ending Millstone let out a mournful cry. Its radiance dimmed, and it fell from midair.
The World-Ending Millstone was now covered in cracks of every size.
Innate Spiritual Treasures all possessed the ability to repair themselves, but only so long as their origin remained intact.
Fortunately, the World-Ending Millstone's origin had not been damaged.
If its origin were damaged, its grade might decline.
And an Innate Spiritual Treasure of lower grade repaired itself far less efficiently.
For the time being, the World-Ending Millstone was unusable.
Shen Ni could only rely on his powerful body.
Shen Ni's current body was so strong that it rivaled an Innate Spiritual Treasure.
But after several Heavenly Punishment Divine Thunderbolts struck Shen Ni, his entire body was charred black, and his vitality was draining away.
"My life is over!"
Shen Ni watched in despair as another divine thunderbolt descended.
Shen Ni's enormous body turned to dust.
Shen Ni's primordial spirit vanished as well.
Next, the Eye of the Firmament faded away. The black clouds and blood-colored lightning also disappeared.
Blue skies, white clouds, and a gentle breeze under a bright sun.
Yet Tian Dang Mountain had been utterly devastated.
Only several thousand minor earth veins remained in Tian Dang Mountain.
With only several thousand minor earth veins, Tian Dang Mountain was now merely a low-grade blessed land in the Primordial World.
Falling from a top-grade blessed land to a low-grade blessed land was truly a catastrophic decline.
With Shen Ni's death, the Calamity also came to an end.
For a time, Calamity Qi no longer existed between heaven and earth.
Although quite a few Fierce Beasts still remained in the Primordial World, they had already been abandoned by the era.
The era belonging to the Fierce Beasts had come to an end!
The Dragon Clan, Phoenix Clan, and Kirin Clan, who had received Heaven's mandate, would surely become unstoppable next.
The Primordial World was growing, and the eras were advancing as well.
During the Fierce Beast Era, Shen Ni had only reached the Quasi-Saint realm during the Calamity.
In the era belonging to Dragons, phoenixes, and kirins, the number of Quasi-Saints would certainly not be small.
With Heaven's mandate blessing them, Ancestor Dragon, Yuan Feng, and First Kirin would break through to Quasi-Saint soon enough.
Hongjun, Rahu, and the other mighty experts were also not far from becoming Quasi-Saints.
First the era of Grand Unity, then the era of Quasi-Saints, and afterward the Sage Era?
At this moment, some mighty experts wished to befriend Lu Ya, while others set their sights on the World-Ending Millstone.
Although the World-Ending Millstone had suffered considerable damage, its origin remained intact.
A Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure comparable to an Innate Supreme Treasure!
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