The cracked sky lay scattered like countless fragments, with fissures threading between them like spiderwebs.
The aura of destruction still permeated the void.
Though it was merely the lingering aura of battle, it was enough to make Immortal God Lords of the world tremble with fear and dare not approach.
The earth below had long since become a crisscrossing maze of ravines, riddled with holes and devastation.
One glance revealed nothing but a landscape scarred beyond recognition.
The entire world of mountains and rivers seemed to have collapsed and sunk into ruin!
And in the void, two figures stood facing each other in midair.
Su Yi's blue robe had been soaked crimson with blood, while crisscrossing sword wounds covered his body.
His handsome face was pale as paper, yet his eyes remained deep, and his back remained straight.
Like a sword's edge piercing the heavens, unshakable.
Opposite him, the body of Cloud River God Lord occupied by Lu Shi was likewise grievously wounded, even his long hair, once tied into a Daoist topknot, now hanging loose.
Most conspicuous of all was the crimson sword scar between his brows!
"This battle brought me satisfaction, astonishment, exhilaration, and regret."
Lu Shi spoke, his voice slightly hoarse. "But when I truly lost, there was only one feeling in my heart... relief."
"Relief?"
Su Yi was somewhat puzzled.
Lu Shi nodded. "Before this, I could never figure out just how miraculous the power of reincarnation was, nor did I know what profound mysteries the Epoch Fire Seed contained."
"Most importantly, I could never understand why the sword path you pursued in this life contained so many incomprehensible things."
"You broke through realms at astonishing speed, possessed strength that defied the heavens, and walked a Dao Path unlike any other. Looking across the ancient and