The Might of the World-Cleansing Divine Light, Shen Ni Retreats

The great battle in the East Sea continued, while the years passed in silence.

In the blink of an eye, several decades slipped by.

High above, the thunderous clash of ruler and spear never ceased.

Li Changsheng and Shen Ni battled fiercely for decades, trading blows and shifting between attack and defense, neither able to gain the upper hand.

One wielded a merit supreme treasure and possessed the Daos of Creation and Cleansing, with a profound foundation and mysterious arts, growing steadier with every battle. The other held a godslaying fiendish weapon and commanded endless vicious beast baleful qi, his Hunyuan Dao foundation incomparably stable, his killing attacks sharp, equally adept at offense and defense.

After decades of fierce combat, the two had long since gauged each other's true depth, and both harbored deep wariness in their hearts.

Shen Ni grew increasingly uncertain. He found it difficult to imagine why a cultivator of the younger generation, with merely the cultivation of a perfected Great Luo Golden Immortal, could contend with him—a humanoid Heaven-Opening vicious beast—for decades without falling behind.

Li Changsheng was equally cautious. Shen Ni's reserves far exceeded what they appeared to be. His baleful qi was inexhaustible, and his combat strength seemed limitless. Even after decades of battle, his momentum remained towering, without the slightest hint of decline. He was by no means an opponent who could be taken down easily.

Another ultimate collision erupted, and the clash of immense power exploded outward. The two figures each borrowed the force to fly backward, opening a distance of a thousand miles as they faced one another across the sky.

During the brief lull in battle, the rumbling of heaven and earth gradually subsided, leaving only the howling sea wind and the surging remnants of the waves.

Azure light flowed around Li Changsheng as he stood firm. Looking at the black-robed figure shrouded in baleful qi ahead, he slowly spoke, his clear voice echoing through the sky:

"After decades of stalemate, don't you want to know my true purpose in venturing deep into the East Sea?"

Shen Ni's black robes stirred slightly, while the pitch-black baleful qi around him churned faintly. Fierce light gleamed in his eyes, and his fighting spirit did not diminish in the slightest.

Failing to defeat his opponent after decades of fierce battle had long filled this vicious beast emperor with anger.

He gave a cold snort, his tone filled with utter arrogance and defiance. "Playing mysterious tricks. It seems you're finally going to get serious?"

"I have roamed the Primordial World for countless ages and commanded tens of thousands of vicious beasts. Why would I fear a junior cultivator like you?"

The instant his words fell, the baleful qi around Shen Ni suddenly surged!

Heaven-Opening baleful qi of the utmost density erupted from his body, instantly blanketing the entire sky over the East Sea.

Like ink spilling into the sea, the pitch-black baleful qi swiftly stained the entire expanse of water. The once-clear ocean became completely black in an instant. Endless viciousness churned within the waves, and an all-consuming aura of destruction bore down upon the world, dimming heaven and earth.

Shen Ni was truly enraged. He intended to strike with all his strength and suppress this troublesome opponent in one stroke!

Li Changsheng remained calm at the sight, without the slightest trace of panic in his eyes.

Throughout their decades-long stalemate, he had been using battle to nourish battle. Through this pinnacle confrontation with a Hunyuan Golden Immortal, he tempered his Dao heart, became more practiced in wielding the laws, and refined his combat experience. His strength had already risen drastically without his realizing it.

That was also the true reason he had never used the power of cleansing.

The Heaven-Opening Mark and Chaos Thunder Seed were the ultimate trump cards he kept in reserve. Unless he stood at the brink of death and possessed absolute confidence in defeating his opponent, he would never reveal them lightly. And the World-Cleansing Divine Light was the killing move he had saved for this moment!

Today, he would use the ultimate Dao of Cleansing to break Shen Ni's endless vicious baleful qi!

With his mind made up, Li Changsheng no longer held back.

Buzz!

Clear, sacred white light burst forth from his body, and pure, flawless cleansing Dao intent swept in all directions.

Luminous, holy cleansing power coiled around him, forming the starkest contrast with the pitch-black, violent baleful qi. It was naturally capable of suppressing filth, evil spirits, and all ancient vicious baleful qi!

Sensing that familiar yet utterly repugnant aura, Shen Ni's brows immediately furrowed. Instinctive resistance and wariness rose within his heart.

This power was the natural nemesis of all his baleful qi and every aspect of his vicious Dao!

"That aura again!"

Shen Ni roared deeply in fury. The baleful qi surging around him became even more violent, and countless streams of it condensed into form, transforming into illusory vicious beasts with grotesque shapes and savage appearances. Roaring and howling, they lunged madly toward Li Changsheng!

Tens of thousands of vicious beast phantoms blotted out the sky, carrying an aura of destruction capable of shattering heaven and earth. They sought to tear apart the World-Cleansing Divine Light and kill Li Changsheng!

Facing the beast baleful qi descending from all around him, Li Changsheng's expression did not change. He merely flicked his fingertips.

The supremely pure World-Cleansing Divine Light came pouring forth!

The flawless white divine light was like sacred radiance at daybreak. Wherever it passed, all filth melted away.

The black baleful qi filling the sky was torn open by immense rifts. The instant the savage vicious beast phantoms touched the divine light, they let out miserable shrieks and rapidly dissolved and collapsed.

Cleansing governed purification, the extermination of evil, and the destruction of baleful qi. It was the ultimate nemesis of all viciousness in the world!

After decades of entanglement, Li Changsheng's comprehension of the Laws of Cleansing had grown ever more profound. Now, as he unleashed them at full force, their might had long surpassed what it had been when he first attained them.

One righteous and one evil, one cleansing and one baleful—two ultimate Daos collided violently in the skies above the East Sea!

The pitch-black baleful qi was endlessly violent, worthy of being called one of the most terrifying destructive forces in the Primordial World. Yet before the World-Cleansing Divine Light, evil could never overpower righteousness!

Time slowly passed. The endless power of vicious baleful qi Shen Ni had gathered was continuously purified, dissolved, and broken apart by the World-Cleansing Divine Light.

The vicious beast baleful qi he relied upon was restrained layer by layer and dismantled step by step. His combat strength continued to decline, and he gradually began to struggle to hold on!

Shen Ni was both shocked and enraged, filled with disbelief.

His supreme vicious baleful Dao, which had dominated the Primordial World, was actually being completely suppressed by the Dao power of a junior cultivator!

If he continued fighting, he would only deplete his origin, damage his Hunyuan Dao foundation, and fall completely into a disadvantage!

Shen Ni, well versed in the art of weighing gains and losses, made his decision without hesitation!

Taking advantage of a gap during another clash of power, he forcibly shook back the World-Cleansing Divine Light that had drawn close. Black light around him condensed to the extreme, and his body transformed into a pitch-black streak that pierced heaven and earth. Without the slightest reluctance, he instantly broke through the barriers of the sky and fled into the depths of endless void, vanishing without a trace!

In an instant, the towering baleful qi over the East Sea completely dispersed.

Li Changsheng did not pursue as he watched the void into which Shen Ni had fled.

He knew very well that this vicious beast emperor possessed deep and unfathomable reserves. Shen Ni certainly still had hidden cards and was far from as simple as he appeared.

If he forced Shen Ni into a fight to the death and made him recklessly use his trump cards, Li Changsheng himself would inevitably pay a terrible price.

Knowing when to stop was the best outcome.

At that moment, Li Changsheng felt utterly refreshed, every meridian in his body exceptionally clear and unobstructed.

His decades-long life-and-death battle against the Hunyuan Golden Immortal Shen Ni had completely shattered the steady rhythm of his cultivation. His Dao heart had been tempered to the utmost, his use of laws had grown increasingly skillful, and his combat experience had increased beyond measure. His overall strength had undergone a genuine leap!

The gains from this battle far surpassed a thousand years of sitting in meditation and comprehending the Dao!

Standing amid the blue sea and open sky, Li Changsheng slowly closed his eyes and calmed his breathing.

Vast power of Creation and cleansing circulated around him, swiftly repairing the losses he had sustained in battle. At the same time, he absorbed, settled, and integrated every insight into battle and comprehension of the Dao gained through those decades of fierce fighting into his Dao foundation.

After a long while, he slowly opened his eyes. The divine light in them had withdrawn inward, and his aura had become ever more profound and weighty. Compared with before the battle, the foundation of his cultivation had been completely transformed!

After finishing his recovery, Li Changsheng gazed into the distance, toward the coastline at the deepest reaches of the East Sea.

On this journey to the East Sea, he had remade Taotie, refined Yingzhou, fought Shen Ni fiercely, and greatly increased his Dao foundation. His gains had already been considerable.

And his ultimate goal lay close at hand.

At the Eastern Sea Shore, an ancient seal that had lain dormant since the boundless ages following the opening of heaven and earth rested quietly at the end of the world.

The entrance to the Creation Demon God's Fallen Secret Realm was there!