Deep in the desert, the crimson setting sun, like a dying blood candle, dyes the sky a thick, blood-red ribbon.
Lead Clouds hung low, carrying sand and gravel like countless tiny blades, slicing wantonly across the cracked earth's surface with a piercing rustling sound.
The sea of sand, stretching Fang Yuan hundreds of miles, surged like boiling molten iron. The scalding sand and gravel coalesced in the gale into ferocious beast heads, baring their fangs and claws as they lunged toward the sky.
The Human Emperor Reincarnated Body knelt on the scorching sand. The Golden Blood seeping from the gaps in his shattered armor was scorched into wisps of smoke before it even hit the ground, outlining mysterious and twisted patterns on the ground. These patterns echoed the Ancient Totems naturally formed on the distant sand dunes, as if some ancient prophecy was awakening.
Suddenly, a deep, rumbling sound, like an ancient behemoth awakening, came from underground, and the earth violently twisted around the crack.
The sand and gravel within Fang Yuan hundred miles suddenly suspended in the air, weaving into a shimmering Rune Array. These runes intertwined and merged, forming a huge three-dimensional Star Map.
The eerie light emanating from the crack grew stronger and stronger, and wherever it touched, the air rippled, like the surface of a lake tossed with pebbles.
In the dim light, the outlines of the distant hills became blurred, and strange, vein-like patterns appeared on their surfaces, as if the earth was undergoing a painful transformation.
As the eerie light spread, the clouds in the sky began to burn, turning an eerie bluish-purple color. Lightning bolts darted through the clouds like silver snakes, leaving charred marks on the ground with each strike, and the air was filled with the pungent smell of ozone.
The Human Emperor Reincarnated Body dragged his broken body, leaving deep Blood Seal on the sand with every step, as he struggled to walk deeper into the crevice.
As they ventured deeper into the area, the surrounding environment became increasingly eerie.
One side of the rock wall was covered with frost, and the Ice Crystals refracted a cold blue light. Black Liquid seeped from the ice crevices from time to time, and gathered into small streams on the ground, leaving no vegetation in its wake.
On the other side, however, heat waves rolled, and magma flowed slowly along the cracks, making a "gurgling" sound and emitting a pungent sulfur smell. Some translucent crystals floated on the surface of the magma, shimmering with an eerie light.
Each breath he took was accompanied by violent heaving of his chest, as if he were about to be completely overwhelmed by the surging pain within his body. Meanwhile, the long-dormant Human Emperor Bloodline within him was boiling more and more, as if thousands of Fire Snakes were raging through his meridians, each movement of Fire Snakes bringing a tearing pain.
Deep within the Secret Realm, the Imperial Heaven Ancestral Armor and the Houtu Creation Sword floated in the void, like two deities at the Beginning of Heaven and Earth.
The Imperial Heaven Ancestral Armor is entirely golden, with countless Star Trails engraved on its surface. Each star is slowly rotating, radiating a terrifying pressure.
The amethyst inlaid in the center of the armor is as deep as the abyss of the universe, with stars faintly twinkling within it. Occasionally, it bursts out with light like Supernova Explosion, illuminating the entire Secret Realm.
Wherever the light shines, the ancient murals on the rock face seem to come alive. The scenes of God-Demon War between gods and demons depicted in the murals constantly change in the light and shadow. The figures and Divine Beast in the murals seem to want to break free from the constraints of the stone wall and let out a silent cry.
The chains hanging from the edge of the armor swayed gently, each link engraved with ancient characters. As the chains swayed, the characters emitted a deep hum, as if telling a story of a long-forgotten history.
The Houtu Creation Sword emits a deep blue light, with the phantom of ancient mountains wrapped around its blade. The patterns of mountains and rivers flow along the edge, Pangu Axe marks carved on the hilt still flow with Chaos Qi, as if telling the story of the World Creation.
A dark purple gemstone is inlaid at the top of the sword hilt, from which wisps of mysterious mist occasionally seep out. Wherever the mist reaches, strange Black Vines grow from the ground. The vines twist and entwine, making an eerie "rustling" sound. The vines are covered with blood-red fruits, the surface of which is covered with fine vascular patterns.
The illusory images of mountains and rivers on the sword undulated with each breath, and occasionally a shooting star would streak across the image, fall into the depths of the sword, and splash up a string of ghostly blue sparks.
The moment the Human Emperor Reincarnated Body trembled as he reached out to touch the Imperial Heaven Ancestral Armor, the entire Secret Realm suddenly trembled violently.
The surrounding rock walls began to peel away, revealing ore that shimmered with a metallic luster, and fine golden dust filled the air.
The armor transformed into a golden streak of light, like a ravenous beast, instantly merging into his skin.
Fine Golden Runes began to spread from his fingertips, along his arms and shoulders, quickly covering his entire body, every inch of his skin enduring the excruciating pain of the reshaping of power.
His bones cracked and popped as if they were about to be broken by the powerful force.
The muscles swelled and contracted continuously under the stimulation of the runes, the veins bulged like dragons, and blood could even be seen rushing wildly through the veins of the runes on the surface of the skin.
At the same time, Stalactite at the top of the Secret Realm fell one after another, smashing deep craters into the ground, and the flying debris flew everywhere like bullets.
The massive stone pillars hanging from the cave ceiling began to crack, and green viscous liquid seeped from the cracks. The liquid dripped onto the ground, making a sizzling, corrosive sound and emitting puffs of white smoke.
Immediately afterwards, he grasped the Houtu Creation Sword, and a cold yet violent power surged from his arm into his dantian.
The illusory images of mountains and rivers on the sword suddenly came to life, rampaging through his meridians as if trying to tear his body into countless pieces.
The Human Emperor Reincarnated Body roared in agony, his voice echoing through the Secret Realm, shaking down rubble from the cave ceiling and startling a swarm of bats emitting a ghostly green glow. They flapped their wings and flew wildly through the Secret Realm, the sound of their wings beating intertwining with his roar to create an eerie symphony.
But his gaze grew increasingly resolute as he gritted his teeth and forcefully guided the two powerful forces to merge within his body.
As the fusion progressed, his hair stood on end without wind, his pupils turned an eerie purple, and the aura emanating from his body grew stronger and stronger, even causing the surrounding space to distort and deform. The originally straight stone pillars became bent, and twisted vortexes appeared on the ground.
The water in the Secret Realm began to flow backward, forming floating water spheres in the air, reflecting the distorted space and the hideous face of the Human Emperor Reincarnated Body.
The Ancient Formations in the Secret Realm suddenly activated, and countless beams of power shot into the sky, piecing together a complete Human Emperor Phantom in the void.
The phantom radiated Dazzling Light, as if the sun had descended to earth.
The body of the Human Emperor Reincarnated Body began to slowly rise into the air, gradually merging with the illusory figure.
The moment the two completely merged, a World-Ending Aura erupted from him, and the entire Secret Realm began to collapse, with rubble falling like rain.
He spread his arms, looked up to the sky and roared, his voice filled with control over his power and a thirst for revenge. The roar transformed into tangible sound waves, instantly shattering the surrounding rocks into dust and triggering a small earthquake. Cracks appeared in the ground, from which scorching magma and acrid smoke gushed forth.
Huge fireballs spewed from the magma from time to time, exploding in the air and illuminating the entire Secret Realm. From the thick smoke came the sounds of ghostly wails and howls, as if countless wronged souls were struggling within.
The Human Emperor Reincarnated Body returned to the mortal realm, instantly staining the entire sky blood-red.
Thick clouds churned like a boiling sea of blood, and lightning, like silver snakes, darted through them, leaving scorched marks on the earth with each strike.
Huge meteorites streaked across the sky from time to time, leaving long fiery tails as they crashed to the ground, causing violent explosions.
The body covered by the Imperial Heaven Ancestral Armor radiated Dazzling Light like the sun. The Star Trails on the surface of the armor flowed continuously, and each rotation caused the space to tremble. Wherever it passed, the space cracked like Glazed Ice, revealing the pitch-black void. Within the cracks, one could even see shimmering Nebula and rotating Black Hole.
On the ground, the once dry riverbed began to rise, and the sand grains gathered into sharp stone forests, whistling like wailing in the gale. Strange echoes came from the stone forests from time to time, as if countless ghosts were wandering among them.
The Houtu Creation Sword was held in his hand. The eerie light emanating from the sword froze the surrounding air into ice, and turbid Earth Fire surged from the cracks in the ground, turning everything in its path to ashes.
Strange flames occasionally burst forth from the magma, some of them a ghostly green, sizzling as they burned the air.
Some are dark purple and emit a nauseating odor; anything touched by this flame will instantly turn into a pool of foul-smelling liquid.
As the flames burn, they produce black smoke, which gathers in the air to form various grotesque faces, emitting mournful howls.
Enveloped in flames and smoke, the distant town loomed in and out of sight, as if one were in hell.
On the streets, rubble piled up like mountains, tattered flags fluttered in the gale, and the air was thick with the stench of blood and gunpowder.
The river water was stained dark red, and various debris and corpses floated on its surface, emitting a nauseating stench.
Ren Xiaoyao stood atop Tongtian Peak, gazing at the figure shrouded in an aura of world destruction. His eyes showed no fear, but rather a burning fighting spirit.
He slowly drew his longsword, Qilin Phantom on the blade suddenly awakened. Flames erupted from the blade and condensed in mid-air into a three-headed, six-armed battle spirit phantom, each beastly eye burning with an undying fighting spirit.
"It's finally here." He murmured softly, the Myriad Beast Power surging around him like a tidal wave, and the mountain beneath his feet began to crumble inch by inch, with rubble falling like raindrops.
As the power surged, his clothes were torn apart by the strong airflow, revealing his muscular physique. Faint animal patterns appeared on the surface of his muscles, radiating a mysterious light.
The clouds and mist surrounding Tongtian Peak were dispersed by a powerful force, revealing steep cliffs. The vegetation on the cliffs was uprooted and flew away in the air in a swirling motion.
Under the influence of the powerful energy field, houses in the village at the Foot of the Mountain collapsed one after another, and villagers fled in terror, their screams and cries echoing through the valley.
The Human Emperor Reincarnated Body traversed thousands of miles in the blink of an eye, and the dark blue sword light drawn by Houtu Creation Sword tore through the sky.
Space shattered like Shattered Mirror, and countless Space-time Fragments swept towards Ren Xiaoyao.
Wherever it passed, large Black Holes appeared in the sky, as if an invisible giant hand had carved out pieces of the sky.
The ground began to sink, forming huge funnel-shaped pits, from which came low, roaring sounds, as if Ancient Ferocious Beasts were about to burst forth.
Ren Xiaoyao retreated rapidly, pointing his sword into the air. Thousands of beast shadows emerged from the void, and amidst the roars of tigers and the howls of dragons, the light shield formed by the beast horde barely blocked this earth-shattering attack.
However, the golden light emanating from the Imperial Heaven Ancestral Armor seized the opportunity to strike, leaving a charred wound on his shoulder. Instant pain spread throughout his body, and a burning sensation came from the wound, as if countless ants were gnawing at him.
The surrounding air was distorted by the high temperature, forming transparent vortexes of heat waves. Twisted human and animal figures could be vaguely seen in the vortexes, and the air was filled with the smell of burnt flesh.
" Ren Xiaoyao, today is your end!" The Human Emperor Reincarnated Body laughed maniacally, his hands forming a hand seal.
Houtu Creation Sword plunged into the ground, and the entire mountain range instantly collapsed, transforming into thousands of floating boulders, each containing enough power to destroy a city.
Ancient runes emerged from the surface of the boulder, shimmering with an eerie light.
The Imperial Heaven Ancestral Armor soared into the sky, condensing into a gigantic Golden Palm in the clouds, blotting out the sun and sky, as if it wanted to hold the entire world in its grasp.
The edges of his palms were wreathed in blazing flames, and each finger was as large as a mountain. Mars dripping from his fingertips would ignite Sea of Fire upon hitting the ground.
The Spiritual Qi of heaven and earth was frantically devoured, forming a huge Energy Vortex. Wherever it went, trees withered, rivers dried up, and all things perished.
A low roar emanated from the center of the vortex, as if an Ancient Ferocious Beasts was trapped within it.
On the ground, the once lush green forest instantly turned into a forest of dead trees, with leaves falling one after another, forming a thick carpet of dead leaves.
The river dried up, revealing a cracked riverbed. The remaining water in the riverbed evaporated rapidly, sending up wisps of white mist.
Under the influence of the Energy Vortex, the distant mountains began to twist and deform, as if being kneaded by an invisible giant hand. Huge rocks rolled down the mountains from time to time and crashed to the ground.
Ren Xiaoyao's expression was solemn, and the Myriad Beast Power within his body was running wildly.
He thrust out with both palms, and a golden beast-shaped phantom collided violently with the Golden Palm, the enormous impact distorting and deforming the surrounding space.
Countless distorted spatial folds appeared in the sky, as if spacetime had been kneaded into a tangled mess.
With a swing of the longsword, the Qilin flames transformed into a rain of Heavenly Fire that clashed fiercely with the suspended boulder.
Flames collided with the boulder, creating a deafening explosion. Flames shot into the sky, smoke billowed, and the entire sky was dyed orange-red.
The blast wave created a powerful storm that swept everything on the ground into the air, tearing sand, trees, and even small buildings to shreds.
The distant mountains were hit by the shockwave, causing landslides and massive amounts of rocks and soil to cascade down, forming mudslides that buried everything in their path.
The mudslide carved deep trenches into the ground, the mud on the trench walls smoothed like mirrors, reflecting the eerie light from the sky.
The Human Emperor Reincarnated Body suddenly opened his mouth and spat out a beam of purple-gold light, which contained the Stellar Power, and the space in its path was annihilated.
Upon seeing this, Ren Xiaoyao let out a loud shout, and the Myriad Beast Power around him condensed into a beast-shaped barrier.
The beam of light collided with the barrier, bursting forth with blinding light. Space began to tremble violently, and countless tiny Space Cracks appeared, resembling a giant spider web.
Ren Xiaoyao brandished his longsword repeatedly, drawing streaks of flame that intertwined in the air to form a Fire Net that flew toward the Human Emperor Reincarnated Body.
The Human Emperor Reincarnated Body snorted coldly, and Houtu Creation Sword was swiftly swung, unleashing a dark blue Sword Qi that collided with the Fire Net, instantly triggering a violent energy explosion. The firelight and the dark blue light intertwined, illuminating the entire battlefield.
The Human Emperor Reincarnated Body launched another attack. The Star Trails on the Imperial Heaven Ancestral Armor shone brightly, and countless Star Phantoms flew out from the armor, shooting towards Ren Xiaoyao.
Each Star Phantoms contained immense power, tearing apart the air wherever it went.
Ren Xiaoyao moved swiftly, leaving afterimages in the void as he skillfully dodged the attacks of the Star Phantoms.
At the same time, he chanted incantations and summoned a huge White Tiger phantom.
The White Tiger phantom roared as it charged toward the Star Phantoms, Star Phantoms some of them with its claws.
However, the number of Star Phantoms was numerous, and the White Tiger phantom gradually developed wounds before finally dissipating in a burst of light.
Ren Xiaoyao was not discouraged at all. He formed a hand seal and shouted, " Ten Thousand Beasts Return to Position!"
Suddenly, various Divine Beast phantoms appeared in the sky: soaring dragons, galloping horses, and majestic lions.
These phantom images of Divine Beast converged, forming a powerful torrent of energy that surged towards the Human Emperor Reincarnated Body.
A hint of surprise flashed in the eyes of the Human Emperor Reincarnated Body, but he quickly regained his composure.
He gripped the Houtu Creation Sword with both hands, and the sword's eerie blue light surged forth. He raised the sword high above his head and roared, " Earth Vein Fury!"
A massive, dark blue beam of light shot out from the sword, colliding with the torrent of power.
The two powerful forces collided, generating a strong shockwave.
The shockwave spread outwards from the point of impact, tearing apart the ground and leveling mountains wherever it went.
A massive Black Hole appeared in the sky, Black Hole devouring everything around it.
Ren Xiaoyao and the Human Emperor Reincarnated Body were both affected by this powerful force, and they struggled to maintain their balance in the air.
Ren Xiaoyao gritted his teeth and continuously urged the power within his body, trying to gain the upper hand in this contest of strength.
The Human Emperor Reincarnated Body was not to be outdone. He frantically activated the power of the Imperial Heaven Ancestral Armor and the Houtu Creation Sword, wanting to defeat Ren Xiaoyao in one fell swoop.
The aftershocks of the battle turned the Fang Yuan area into ruins, and Chaos Qi continuously surged from the Space Cracks, corroding the earth into bottomless Black Hole.
The Black Hole exudes a chilling suction force, swallowing everything in its vicinity, including boulders, flames, and even the air itself.
Huge cracks appeared on the ground, as if the earth had been torn apart, and magma gushed out from the cracks, forming burning rivers.
The lava in the river churned continuously, with huge bubbles bursting from time to time, splashing lava that dripped onto the surrounding area and instantly burned large craters into the ground.
The air was thick with the smell of sulfur and burning, and black ash floated in the sky, falling like snowflakes.
Mixed in with these ashes were some luminous particles. After falling to the ground, they sprouted into strange plants. These plants were entirely black, with eerie light shimmering on their leaves and emitting a pungent odor.
As the battle continued, the Human Emperor Reincarnated Body increasingly frantically activated the two supreme treasures.
However, the power of the Imperial Heaven Ancestral Armor and the Houtu Creation Sword began to spiral out of control, and the clash of the two treasures created a massive Energy Storm.
In the storm, the Stellar Power and the Earth Vein Power collided, emitting Dazzling Light and deafening roars.
A flicker of fear flashed in the eyes of the Human Emperor Reincarnated Body, but this fear came too late— the Stellar Power of the Imperial Heaven Ancestral Armor and the Earth Vein Power of the Houtu Creation Sword collided violently within his body, like two giant meteors crashing against each other.
In an instant, cracks began to appear on his body, spreading rapidly like a spider web. Brilliant light shone through the cracks, as if his body was about to be burst apart by this powerful force.
As the crack widened, golden blood gushed out like a fountain. This blood was no ordinary blood; it contained fragments of runes. Each drop of blood that fell to the ground triggered a small explosion, producing a deafening sound.
At the same time, the surrounding space began to distort violently, forming Space-time Vortex. These vortexes, like Black Hole in the universe, continuously devoured everything around them. Strange sounds emanated from the vortexes, like whispers from another world, sending chills down one's spine.
Under the influence of the Space-time Vortex, the surrounding scenery began to distort and deform. In some places, time seemed to stand still, and objects stopped moving; in other places, objects began to move in the opposite direction, contrary to the normal laws of physics. This bizarre scene was dazzling, as if one were in a strange and fantastical dream.
Ren Xiaoyao seized the opportunity, raised his longsword high, and concentrated all the Myriad Beast Power at the tip of the sword.
His hair was blown back by the powerful force, and his eyes gleamed with determination.
" Myriad Beasts Return to Ruin, Heaven and Earth Fall Silent!" With a roar, a Sword Qi containing the power to World Creation ripped through the sky. Wherever the Sword Qi passed, space was completely torn apart, revealing the pitch-black void.
Countless beast shadows swirled around the Sword Qi energy, each radiating a powerful aura, as if the souls of countless beasts were cheering on this attack.
As the Sword Qi advanced, the air in its path was compressed to the extreme, emitting a sharp whistling sound. Where the Sword Qi swept across the ground, a Bottomless Ravines appeared, and the rocks on both sides of the ravine were instantly melted by the high temperature, forming a smooth, glassy substance.
Under the impact of the Sword Qi, the surrounding Space-time Vortex began to collapse, emitting a piercing shriek, and Space-time Fragments flew everywhere.
The Human Emperor Reincarnated Body let out a final scream as the Imperial Heaven Ancestral Armor and the Houtu Creation Sword broke free from his control and flew toward Ren Xiaoyao.
Under the impact of the Sword Qi, his body shattered like Glazed Ice, eventually turning into a golden light and dissipating into the world, leaving only an unwilling roar echoing between heaven and earth.
His screams were filled with despair and regret, as if he were paying the price for his greed and arrogance.
The surrounding space gradually returned to calm, but the earth was already scarred by war, with ruins and wreckage everywhere, and a deathly silence permeated the air.