Even a mere wisp of an Emperor-level being's undying resentment, accumulated over countless ages, is far beyond the capabilities of cultivators like them, who aren't even Quasi-Emperor! Under the gaze of this " World-Destroying Demon Eye," they don't even have the right to flee!
"Are we all going to perish here today?" an old woman in the Jade Lake Holy Land lamented.
Countless cultivators, their faces filled with despair, gave up resistance and collapsed to the ground.
The World-Destroying Demon Eye seemed to blink.
There was no light, no sound, but an invisible, absolute power of "annihilation," like ripples on water, spread from the Demon Eye throughout the ruins. Wherever the ripples passed, vegetation instantly withered and turned to ash, rocks weathered and crumbled, and all the ferocious creatures and evil spirits, regardless of their strength, vanished silently as if erased by an eraser. Even space itself showed cracks like glass.
This is the true manifestation of a supreme Great Emperor's law—annihilation! Obliterating existence, returning to nothingness!
"No--!!!"
Desperate cries echoed across the fields.
However, just as this destructive ripple was about to reach the nearest group of cultivators, wiping them completely from the world—
Buzz!
Deep within the Qing Emperor's Tomb, the tightly sealed imperial palace once again erupted with dazzling azure light!
This time, the azure light no longer condensed into a phantom of Green Lotus, but transformed into a towering azure pillar of light that shot straight into the sky and crashed into the center of the dark vortex, striking the " World-Destroying Demon Eye "!
"Roar!!!"
A roar, neither human nor beast, filled with endless pain and rage, came from the heavens above and the depths below, shaking everyone's consciousness to the point of shattering, causing them to spit out blood.
The World-Destroying Demon Eye trembled violently, and the spreading "annihilation" ripples also stopped and dissipated.
The azure beam of light and the World-Destroying Demon Eye were locked in a stalemate, eroding and wearing each other down. A terrifying energy storm erupted high in the sky, tearing space apart and revealing the raging chaotic void behind it.
"It's a contingency plan left by the Azure Emperor! The Imperial Palace is independently fighting against that demonic eye!"
"There's hope! Quickly, take this opportunity to break through the barrier of the ruins and break out!" Mighty One with quick reflexes roared, burning his life essence and activating forbidden artifacts to bombard the spatial barrier of the ruins, which had become much weaker due to the clash between the Great Emperor -level powers.
In an instant, various lights shone, and everyone seized this fleeting opportunity, frantically attacking the spatial node.
Even in the distant mountains and forests, Snow Empress was shaken by the terrifying confrontation high in the sky. The level of their clash far exceeded her comprehension. But she also knew that this was her only chance to escape!
She looked into her bosom; the Green Lotus Jade Pendant was emitting a warm, blue light, trembling slightly, and pointing in a specific direction. There, the spatial fluctuations were unusually intense, seemingly a relatively weak point.
"Is it the guidance of His Majesty's token?" Without a doubt, the Snow Empress immediately rushed in that direction with all her might.
Sure enough, when she arrived there, she found that the spatial barrier had already developed tiny cracks, and the place was relatively remote with few ferocious creatures and cultivators. Without hesitation, she used all her strength, transforming the Lunar Power into an extremely condensed beam of ice-blue light, which, together with a beam of azure light emitted from the Green Lotus Jade Pendant, slammed into the crack!
Click!
The crack widened, revealing an extremely unstable spatial passage, barely wide enough for one person to pass through, from which came a familiar aura from the outside world.
The Snow Empress turned back and took one last look at the terrifying sky where the azure light and the demonic eye confronted each other. It was as if she were piercing through the void and looking towards the deepest part of the tomb, in the direction of the mysterious black-robed man.
Then, she resolutely turned around and entered the spatial passage.
The moment her figure disappeared, the passage twisted violently and collapsed.
Almost at the same moment the Snow Empress left, the stalemate in the high heavens was broken.
The World-Destroying Demon Eye seemed to be utterly enraged. Deep within its cracked pupils, a point of extreme darkness shone, as if it wanted to devour all light, all existence, and all concepts.
The cyan beam of light suddenly dimmed, seemingly losing momentum.
But at that moment, a calm voice, yet seemingly imbued with supreme majesty and ancient vicissitudes, resounded in every corner of the Qing Emperor's Tomb, echoing in the deepest recesses of the "consciousness" of the World-Destroying Demon Eye:
"A mere wisp of remnant hope dares to presume to call yourself 'Emperor'? Annihilation, your era has long since ended."
"Let's call it a day."
As the word "dispersed" fell.
The World-Destroying Demon Eye, which oppressed heaven and earth and plunged all living beings into despair, suddenly froze.
The next moment, like a weathered sand sculpture, it crumbled inch by inch from the edge, turning into the finest black specks of light, which were then purified and dissipated by the remaining cyan light pillars.
The dark vortex rapidly shrank and faded, disappearing without a trace within a few breaths.
The leaden clouds dispersed, revealing the gray sky above the ruins once more. Although still chaotic and dilapidated, the suffocating imperial pressure and aura of annihilation had vanished.
Inside and outside the tomb, all was deathly silent.
All the surviving cultivators, whether they were Mighty One in a sorry state or ordinary disciples who had survived the calamity, stared blankly at the sky that had returned to "peace," as if they had been transported to another world.
The cataclysmic scene just now, the demonic eye that froze their souls, the final, all-encompassing voice... was it all an illusion?
But the devastation on the ground, the drastically reduced number of people, and the lingering terrifying energy in the air all testified to the undeniable reality of what had just happened.
"That... that voice just now..." The Supreme Elder of the Yaoguang Holy Land's voice was hoarse as he looked at the others.
The important figures exchanged bewildered glances, their eyes still filled with disbelief and shock.
"It was him... who forced back... no, who erased the lingering resentment of the ' Great Emperor of Nirvana '?" The Jiang Family patriarch's voice was strained, and he didn't even dare to voice that possible guess.
"Within the Qing Emperor's Tomb... there is actually a living... Emperor-level being?" The old woman from Yaochi's voice trembled.
This conjecture sent chills down their spines, filling them with boundless awe and fear. If this were true, all their previous struggles and schemes here would likely be nothing more than ants playing with each other in the eyes of the other party.
"This matter... must never be revealed!" The head of the Ji Family took a deep breath, suppressing the turmoil in his heart, and said in a deep voice, "What we have seen and heard today is of great importance, and you all should know the gravity of the situation."
Everyone nodded silently. Who would dare to gossip about a potentially living Emperor-level figure? That would be tantamount to courting death.
"This place is no place to linger. Clear it out quickly and leave!" the Mighty One demon shouted, glancing fearfully towards the direction of the imperial palace. The azure light there had faded, and everything had returned to calm, but in their eyes, it had become an absolutely forbidden and inviolable place.
The surviving cultivators began to silently and quickly clean up the battlefield, then fled this nightmarish place in a panic at a speed ten times faster than when they arrived.
"Go! Go quickly!"
Someone whispered a warning, like cold water being poured into boiling oil, instantly igniting the fear in everyone's hearts. The crowd, who had just been stunned by their near-death experience, immediately rushed towards the edge of the ruins and the spatial nodes that had been weakened by the previous clash of Emperor-level forces, like startled birds and beasts.