"No!"
In an instant, Li Chen rejected his own conjecture.
"This isn't a Dao Fruit, but spirituality!"
"I've broken down their true spirits!"
Only then did Li Chen realize that, having grasped the properties of the essence of the true spirit, he could now easily attack an opponent's true spirit. Once that true spirit collapsed, the result was utter annihilation, just as had happened to Great Elder Hong and Zong Yiyang.
This was annihilation at the root, breaking an existence down at the level of its true spirit into the state of chaos before heaven and earth were created. It was far more terrifying than having one's soul scattered to the winds.
"This is true death! No past or future incarnations, no reincarnation..."
Li Chen sighed softly, feeling an inexplicable sorrow from the depths of his heart.
He practiced the Creation Art and comprehended the essence of life, yet he had come to understand the true meaning of death.
But soon, Li Chen suppressed that surge of sorrowful emotion, suddenly recalling the thought that had arisen while he was comprehending the Dao.
A powerful premonition drove him to draw those crushed fragments of spirituality toward himself, sensing their essence with a slight tremor.
"This... it really is so..."
"To think this is the truth of the universe!"
"Great Elder Hong and Fellow Daoist Zong have both fallen!"
"The Soul-Returning Art yields no response, and the Soul-Summoning Method cannot be used either. Even True Spirit Incarnation and the Temporal Reconstruction Method have lost their anchors."
"Alas..."
In the Immortal Alliance's assembly hall on the Sky-Gazing Terrace in the Earthly Immortal Continent, several presences descended to discuss the latest news they had just received.
"Great Elder Hong had already resolved to die before entering. He even left a letter containing some