Qin Yu atop the solitary, floating island. A long wind swept in from all directions, only to be abruptly cut off at the island's edge by an invisible force. The air currents twisted into transparent arcs at the boundary, an untouchable barrier of Fate Soul completely isolating the island. His gaze pierced through the void, sweeping across the surrounding area. On those islands, a cataclysmic battle was erupting, flames tearing through the sky, and the tremors of Fate Soul spreading in layers.
The roars of colossal beasts and the furious shouts of cultivators intertwined to create a mind-shaking torrent. Some islands collapsed directly in the violent collisions, while others slowly sank amidst blood and fire. Yet, the island beneath his feet remained completely silent, without even a trace of Fate Soul fluctuation. He raised his hand and touched forward; before his fingertips even truly touched it, a layer of fine ripples spread throughout the entire space.
The next instant, an invisible pressure tightened from all sides, forcefully pushing his arm back. That force carried no offensive intent, yet it completely sealed off any possibility of breakthrough. This island itself was a "node" that had not yet been allowed to open.
His brow furrowed slightly, the Silent Origin Stainless Sword resonated softly in his hand, and just as the sword intent was about to spread out, a very faint tremor suddenly came from the sky above the entire island. The tremor did not come from him, but from the trial space itself slowly adjusting its rhythm. He did not make another move, but simply stood there quietly, letting the oppressive aura swirl around him, waiting for the real opponent to arrive.
At the same time, the sky above the island where Chi Ninghua was located suddenly tore open again, and an even deeper crack stretched across the sky. The True Annihilation Being that had been confronting her slowly raised its hand, its fingertips twitching slightly. Space seemed to be pulled by invisible threads, and two completely different yet equally terrifying auras suddenly erupted from the crack.
A deafening roar that ripped through the heavens and earth descended first, and in the next instant, a gigantic winged creature plummeted from the crevice. Its body was hundreds of feet tall, half of it covered in snow-white wings, the feathers unfolding in layers like sharp blades.
The other half, however, was engulfed in blazing orange-red flames, molten sparks dripping from the edges of its wings. Where it fell, large craters were scorched into the space. Its pupils were like burning molten cores, devoid of emotion, containing only a pure, destructive impulse.
With each flap of its wings, the air is sliced into countless fragments, producing a low and oppressive roar. The moment it lands, the entire island is pressed down several inches, and the rock layers crack into countless fissures.
Immediately afterwards, from the other side of the crack, an even heavier aura slowly emerged. A colossal blue figure stepped out of the void. It was an ancient being with a human body and an elephant's head, its entire body a deep blue, like a condensed night sea. Its muscles bulged, yet they did not appear ferocious. Instead, it exuded a calm and domineering majesty that suppressed all things. In its hand, it held a long-handled divine spear, the tip of which was wrapped with faint causal ripples.
With each step it took, the space would cave inward, unable to bear its presence. Its long nose swayed slightly, and the surrounding void twisted into vortex-like ripples, silently devouring all approaching energy. It looked up at Chi Ninghua, its deep, abyss-like pupils showing no fluctuation, yet the gravity of the entire world suddenly intensified at that moment.
The two Primordial Beast Dao Divine Venerable landed on the left and right, forming a triangle with the original True Annihilation Being. The three auras converged in mid-air, instantly compressing the air to its Ultimate. Light twisted and bent within it, and even sound was stretched into sluggish tremors. The entire island seemed to be pressed down by three invisible mountains simultaneously, and the spatial structure began to show fine cracks. Chi Ninghua stood in the center, her clothes fluttering wildly in the violent airflow. Her hair flew backward under the pressure, and the three terrifying figures were reflected in her eyes.
The next instant, her gaze sharpened, and a distinct vibration resonated deep within her Fate Soul. It wasn't fear, but an instinctive warning. At this moment, the battle had escalated from a stalemate to a desperate situation. Her breath caught almost imperceptibly for a second, and her fingers gripped the hilt of her sword tightly.
At this moment, her entire aura quietly sank into the deepest calm, and all her power converged on one point. Her gaze slowly swept over the three beings, and the pressure in the air grew heavier. Yet, her figure became clearer and more solid within this pressure. In the next instant, a true life-or-death eruption would take place on this island.
Two Primordial Beast Dao Divine Venerable stepped forward simultaneously, and the entire floating island suffered a double impact in that instant. The white-feathered flame behemoth took flight, its wings sweeping out and tearing the air apart. Large swaths of blazing flames poured down along their trajectory. The flames were not simply burning; they carried a scorching power that suppressed the Fate Soul. Wherever they passed, the spatial structure fractured, and fragments of light continuously peeled away from the edges of the flames.
The impact detonated instantly upon hitting the ground, ripping up layers of rock and sending a wave of fire surging towards Chi Ninghua's location. Simultaneously, the elephant-headed creature took a step forward, its spear pointing sharply forward. The entire space was forcibly compressed; even before the spear's tip arrived, its aura had already locked on, and the air in front of it noticeably contracted.
The immense pressure converged from all directions, causing the ground at the center of the island to collapse directly, with cracks spreading wildly outwards. Two attacks formed a blockade from the front and back, with flames and immense pressure covering the area simultaneously, leaving no room for escape.
Chi Ninghua's gaze suddenly sharpened, and she instantly raised her natal artifact. Dense array patterns appeared on the ground beneath her feet, rapidly expanding outwards from her. In the next instant, a complete magic array rose from the ground, its base directly embedded in the island's structure, and light patterns spread across the space.
A semi-transparent, three-dimensional barrier formed around her. The internal energy of the array suddenly stabilized, and the external flames that impacted the outer layer of the barrier were forcibly suppressed. The flames flowed along the array walls, emitting low vibrations. The spatial suppression exerted by the elephant-headed being landed on the array, and ripples appeared on the surface of the barrier.
The entire magic array vibrated continuously yet remained intact. Several core light spots lit up deep within the array patterns, connecting with each other to form a sealing structure, forcibly isolating the two attacks from the outside. Chi Ninghua stood in the array, her aura stable, her hands quickly forming hand seals. The array began to operate in reverse, with energy continuously accumulating within it, preparing to counterattack.
At that very moment, the True Annihilation Being, which had remained motionless, slowly raised its head. Its gaze locked onto the core of the array. Without any preparatory movement, it gently pressed its palm forward, and a power of a completely different level directly intervened in the spatial structure. The light patterns on the surface of the array instantly froze, and the operation of all the array patterns was interrupted at the same time. The next instant, the entire barrier began to collapse from the inside.
The light patterns snapped one by one, all connecting nodes failed, the core light point of the array suddenly went out, and the barrier in front of Chi Ninghua completely collapsed within a breath. The defensive structure collapsed directly, and the remaining light shattered into countless light fragments that scattered outwards.
The attacks of the two Primordial Beast Dao Divine Venerable penetrated into the central area without any hindrance. Flames and immense pressure pressed down simultaneously, causing the entire island to tremble violently once again. The ground collapsed layer by layer, and the location where Chi Ninghua was was completely engulfed. The aftershocks swept in all directions, and large cracks appeared on the edge of the island. At this moment, the battle situation directly entered the suppression phase.
The entire floating island was completely engulfed by crimson flames. Layers of fire piled up, and scorching torrents swept in all directions. Under the intense heat and pressure, the rock layers continuously cracked and collapsed, with fissures crisscrossing the area. Scalding hot air surged from within, and the entire space was scorched to an extreme degree of instability. The air was turbulent, and visibility was completely obscured. Deep rumbling sounds continuously erupted from the depths of the flames, and the island's structure continued to withstand the impact.
However, at the very center of this sea of fire, a point of Ultimate concentrated light suddenly shone, and then the light began to expand outward. The flames were forcibly torn apart from the inside, and a ring of airspace quickly formed. All the flames were pushed to the outer edge, the light continued to intensify, the space trembled significantly, and the remaining flames on the ground were completely stripped away. At this moment, the battlefield of the entire island was redefined.
The True Annihilation Being's gaze suddenly tightened, its palm pressing directly towards the center. The space beneath its palm instantly collapsed, and a pure annihilation force pierced straight into the core of the flames, completely stripping away the spatial structure along its path. At the same time, the two Primordial Beast Dao Divine Venerable also made their moves, the white-feathered flame behemoth flapping its wings and unleashing two Ultimate compressed streams of flame.
The flames pierced the central area in a straight line, while the elephant-headed creature pressed its spear down sharply. The spearhead caused the entire spatial structure to be crushed vertically. The three supernatural powers arrived simultaneously, completely covering the center of the flames. The impact superimposed, and the space shattered completely at this moment.
The moment the three forces converged, the central light abruptly contracted, followed by a powerful resonance of Daoist magic erupting from its core. The entire space briefly froze, and the impact spread in the opposite direction. The three divine powers disintegrated the instant they came into contact with the light; the fiery streams shattered, the spatial suppression was completely destroyed, and the spear's impact was repelled back to its origin. The power rebounded back into the three beings' bodies.
Immediately afterward, the light fully unfolded, and an Ultimate condensed divine power shot out in a straight line from the center. The power penetrated through the three, and the True Annihilation Being was hit head-on. Its body was suddenly sent flying backward, its internal energy collapsed, and it spat out blood. The two Primordial Beast Dao Divine Venerable disintegrated on the spot during the impact, their bodies shattering into countless light fragments, directly Annihilation into nothingness. The entire space was instantly cleared.
The aftershocks swept across the surroundings, completely dispersing the flames. The light gradually subsided, and a figure appeared from the center. She stood in mid-air, her aura completely solidified, all leaking power contained, her presence Ultimate stable.
The space around her trembled slightly but could not suppress her. Her aura had completely entered the True Annihilation Realm · Supreme. The entire island returned to calm. Her gaze fell on the severely injured creature in front of her. The battle situation was completely reversed at this moment.
Chi Ninghua's gaze locked onto the True Annihilation being with disordered energy in front of her. Without giving it any chance to recover, she slightly raised her natal artifact, flicked her finger, and the energy of the entire space instantly converged. Her Fate Soul circulated to its Ultimate, and an extremely condensed divine power formed in her palm—"True Annihilation: Final Judgment".
She took a step forward, and the space beneath her feet suddenly sank. The sword slashed out smoothly, without any extraneous trajectory, only a pure and Ultimate force of severance piercing through the air. In that instant, all the surrounding spatial dimensions were simultaneously sliced apart, and time and causality lost their continuity at the same moment.
The existence of the True Annihilation Being in front was directly locked into a very brief moment. It had just raised its hand to counterattack, but its movement stopped at the original point. The next moment, the force of judgment had already pierced through the center of its body.
There was no explosion, no spilled energy. A very thin crack appeared on the creature's body, which rapidly spread throughout its entire body. Its Fate Soul essence was peeled away layer by layer, and all its vital energy collapsed simultaneously. Its form began to disintegrate, and what broke apart were not solid fragments.
The structure was stripped away layer by layer, then completely disappeared, leaving not even a trace of its existence. The entire space returned to stability, leaving only Chi Ninghua standing in mid-air.
As the battle ended, the floating island beneath her feet began to slowly sink. The spatial lock at the island's edge gradually dissipated, the rock layers stopped vibrating, and the entire island plummeted downwards. The surrounding void regained its stable structure.
The island descended without any resistance until it made contact with the ground below. After a slight tremor, it settled completely. Subsequently, the island's structure began to disintegrate, the rock layers gradually dissipated, and it reintegrated into the ground, restoring the entire area to a complete landscape.
After landing, Chi Ninghua did not linger. She looked up into the distance, where the outline of the ancient palace, which had been faintly visible, was now clearer, with an aura continuously emanating from it. She sheathed her weapon, restrained her aura, and her entire state stabilized. Then, she stepped out and her figure quickly disappeared into the distance, heading towards the palace.