At this moment, Invincible was no longer invincible.
This was undoubtedly a very bad sign.
More than that, unleashing that strike had exacted an enormous price from him. Countless strands now stretched from his body in every direction, whipping wildly about until scarcely any human shape remained visible.
Even more terrifyingly, the heavenly eye at his brow had exploded completely. Numerous strands outlined a black hollow there, deep and dark within, as though it nurtured boundless resentment.
He was not flustered by this change. He merely set the two streams of star maps behind him into motion. One rapidly shrank until it finally plugged the hollow gap in his brow, though faint wisps of ghostly light still seeped out.
As for the other, it shifted and draped itself over his body, temporarily suppressing those wildly dancing strands.
In that instant, he had actually recovered part of his human form.
"Good, good. Since that sword failed to kill me, the advantage is mine. Without the Black Sword, there is no need for me to use my Gu Dao divine art against anything else."
"As for why that sword is so formidable, it is only natural upon reflection. In that cycle of reincarnation, the power of Dao Lord, the power of the Great Heavenly Venerable, and the power of Infinite World underwent Threefold Unity and charged toward transcendence. Though they failed, they left behind this sword. In a sense, it was forged through transcendence itself. Perhaps this sword remains infinitely far from transcendence, but beneath transcendence, it is the closest thing to it."
"My Gu Dao divine art is ultimately only a divine art, not the true body. It suffered some degradation, which is why it failed to settle everything in one blow."
"But that is fine. Since this sword is so