Facing Di Yi's strongest and wildest strike in that extraordinary state, Jiang Yun awoke from the deepest reaches of his enlightenment. He reached out and caught Di Yi by the wrist.
At that moment, both carried boundless Chaos Grand Dao within them. As they collided, those forces collided too, until they swallowed both men completely.
When the Chaos Grand Dao settled and outsiders could perceive the scene again, everyone stood stunned.
Both Di Yi and Dao Origin were covered in Grand Dao Wounds, like cracks spreading across the finest porcelain. Several wounds had pierced straight through their bodies, and blood poured out without stopping.
Clearly, both had been gravely injured. These were no ordinary wounds of the flesh, but true wounds of the Grand Dao.
It was all because they had defied the heavens too boldly. They had tried to advance into the Immortal Emperor Realm without making every possible preparation. But how could that have worked?
Yet neither man had failed completely. Both now possessed power beyond the level of a Dao Ancestor, without being true Immortal Emperors. They existed in a state mysterious beyond mystery.
And clearly, that state could not last. The unseen wills of the greater world—the Calamity Plateau, All Ages, Heaven, and the Four Origin Ancient Lands—would not permit beings like them to exist.
Hated by heaven, abandoned by the world.
This state was destined to be fleeting. The ever more numerous, ever more grievous Grand Dao Wounds appearing on their bodies made it plain that both men had reached their limits.
After fighting to this point, neither Di Yi nor Dao Origin had any path of retreat.
Whoever left that state first might have a better chance of surviving. But doing so would mean flinching in this battle to the death. Forget advancing into