Chi Ming staggered to the center of the ruins, the cracks on his chest spreading. The gray-white sword intent of Annihilation still raged within him, but there was no fear in his eyes, only a kind of almost manic violence.
He slowly lowered his head, gripping the Heaven-Holding Halberd tightly with both hands, blood flowing from his palms and spreading down the halberd. Suddenly, he let out a low, hoarse laugh, the laughter growing increasingly manic until it finally erupted into a hysterical roar, "Hahahaha... Outsider! Since I can't kill you, then I'll take you down with me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, all the Wrath Clan and Hatred Clan origins within him ignited without reservation. The dark red and pitch-black origins surged forth from the depths of his Fate Soul like two world -World Extinguisher torrents, instantly engulfing the entire world in crimson flames. The Heaven-Holding Halberd emitted a deafening roar, and all the ancient cracks on its body shattered. Chains of crimson and black origin energy flew out from within the halberd, wrapping around Chi Ming's entire body.
The next moment, his body began to undergo drastic changes.
His skin rapidly transformed into black and red metallic textures, his flesh and blood continuously fused with the Heaven-Holding Halberd, his arms directly evolved into two enormous halberd blades, and a deep, abyss-like vertical crack split open in his chest, from which countless flames of fury erupted.
Six long, jet-black arms formed from malice sprouted from his back, each hand holding a phantom demonic halberd. A third gray-red vertical pupil slowly split open on his forehead, its pupil constantly reflecting mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
A torrent of Anger and Aversion Origin swirled around his body, forming a black and red storm that swept across the heavens and earth. Wherever it passed, the earth melted and the sky was torn open with crimson and black rifts. Countless resentments roared mournfully in the storm, as if countless beings that had fallen into purgatory were struggling at the same time.
Chi Ming raised the Heaven-Holding Halberd, which had completely merged with him, and his entire body transformed into a Hatred and Wrath Devil Form standing between heaven and earth. His deep and ancient voice resounded throughout the entire Southern Region.
"Heaven-Holding Halberd Forbidden Technique - No Life in Ten Thousand Prisons!"
In an instant, countless dark prison gates opened simultaneously between heaven and earth. Behind each gate stood a blurry, malevolent figure, constantly roaring in anger. The entire world seemed to have truly transformed into a purgatory covering all realms. The boundless Anger and Aversion Origin continuously converged into Chi Ming's body, causing his aura to surge wildly. The entire space collapsed continuously because it could not withstand this power.
In the distance, the entire Blazing Erosion Clan army knelt on the ground, no one daring to look directly at the scene.
The powerful member of the Hatred Clan standing beside the Blazing Erosion Clan chief finally couldn't help but whisper, "Chi Ming... he has already burned all his essence. If this continues, even if we win, he won't survive."
The Blazing Erosion Clan Chief slowly raised his head, his gaze fixed on Qin Yu, his face devoid of pity or emotion. "This is his fate. If he cannot even defeat an outsider," he is unworthy to continue as the leader of our Blazing Erosion Clan. To die for our clan is his greatest honor.
His voice was cold and calm, devoid of any emotion. The powerful member of the Hatred Clan remained silent for a moment, then slowly lowered his head, saying nothing more, and silently retreated to the clan leader's side, standing still once more.
At the center of the world, Chi Ming had completely lost his mind. His six demonic arms simultaneously raised his giant halberd, his three eyes fixed on Qin Yu, and he roared like a wild beast. "Come on!!" "Fight!!" "Kill!!" "Damn outsiders!!" "Today you will all bear my wrath!!"
The raging storm transformed into countless black and red demonic halberds, falling simultaneously from all directions. Each halberd trailed a long tail of infernal fire, and the cries of evil spirits echoed throughout the world, turning the entire Southern Region into a true hell on earth.
However, Qin Yu remained standing there, his robes not even fluttering in the gale. His gaze slowly swept over the overwhelming storm of fury, his eyes showing no emotion. For the moment Chi Ming completed his Hatred and Wrath Devil Form, he had already seen everything Anger and Aversion Origin continued to burn, Heaven-Holding Halberd continued to devour it. Although the two were fused together, there was always a gap in their source that prevented them from truly fitting together.
That wasn't due to a lack of power, but rather—anger and evil are ultimately just one of the seven emotions of the Layered Realm Void Great Emperor. They can amplify emotions infinitely, but they can never become complete life. Qin Yu slowly raised the Silent Origin Stainless Sword. In his sea of consciousness, the Silent Beginning Ring Master Soul Diagram slowly unfolded, Nine-Wheel True Evolution Dharma Wheel simultaneously rotated.
The Book of Fate Law and the Realm Severing Origin Brush slowly emerged, and Qin Yu softly uttered a sentence. "Just a being born from emotions." "It can't cause any big waves." The sword tip slowly rose, and the world suddenly became completely silent. Qin Yu took a step forward, unleashing the first move of the Silent Origin Stainless Sword — the No-Thought Absolute Silence Sword.
This sword strike had no overwhelming sword light, no earth-shattering momentum. Only a thin, grayish-white sword mark, as fine as a hair, slowly swept across the heavens and earth. Wherever the sword's edge passed, all consciousness, all emotions, all obsessions began to fall silent. Anger lost its reason to burn, and evil lost its source of growth.
The vast and boundless hell that covered the heavens and earth seemed to be frozen in place before this sword. Countless evil shadows stopped at the same time, and countless flames of rage were extinguished simultaneously. The Anger and Aversion Origin that was burning wildly within Chi Ming's body began to return to silence inch by inch. His third vertical pupil slowly closed, and his six demonic arms gradually disintegrated.
The Hatred and Wrath Devil Form began to crumble. "No..." "This is impossible..." Chi Ming looked down at his body. For the first time, he felt neither anger nor malice. The two sources that had sustained him for millions of years were slowly leaving him. Qin Yu slowly sheathed his sword.
He spoke calmly, "Anger and evil are inherently part of a complete life. Detached from their origin, they ultimately cannot exist alone." As his words fell, a greyish-white sword mark slowly pierced through Chi Ming's brow, without blood or a roar.
Starting from his brow, his body gradually transformed into countless gray-white particles of light. His Hatred and Wrath Devil Form completely collapsed, and the Heaven-Holding Halberd shattered inch by inch. Finally, together with the Chi Ming, it transformed into a sky full of flowing light and completely dissipated into the world. At this moment, the entire Blazing Erosion Divine City was completely silent.
The last wisp of gray-white light from Chi Ming completely dissipated between heaven and earth, and the Heaven-Holding Halberd that had accompanied him in countless battles also turned into countless black fragments in mid-air, eventually vanishing without a trace.
The entire world suddenly fell into a brief and eerie silence. The next instant, that silence was shattered completely, and tens of thousands of cultivators of the Blazing Erosion Clan simultaneously let out deafening roars. Their eyes quickly filled with blood red, and their rage almost materialized as it erupted from their bodies. The Fate Soul essence of everyone surged violently.
In an instant, the entire sky above the Blazing Erosion Divine City was covered by countless crimson-black flames of fury. Rolling evil thoughts intertwined into dark clouds that blotted out the sun. Some people gritted their teeth, blood trickling from the corners of their mouths, yet they remained oblivious; others' hands, gripping their weapons, trembled incessantly.
The veins on the back of his hands bulged, and his eyes were filled with nothing but frenzied killing intent; many more had lost their minds, letting out low, beast-like roars, wishing they could tear Qin Yu to pieces immediately. Chi Ming held extremely high prestige within the Blazing Erosion Clan, and now he had been publicly killed by a young man from outside the clan. This humiliation ignited the anger and malice of every member of the Blazing Erosion Clan.
However, amidst this raging inferno, Qin Yu's gaze slowly fell upon the Blazing Erosion Clan Chief, and he noticed something extremely unusual. The chief remained standing in place, a faint smile even appearing on his lips—not anger, nor sorrow, but as if he were watching a predetermined outcome.
The powerful member of the Hatred Clan beside him had clenched his fists tightly, his nails digging deep into his palms, and the hatred in his eyes was almost tangible. He leaned forward, ready to charge at any moment. Behind him, the tens of thousands of the Blazing Erosion Clan cultivators were already consumed by rage, and the entire army formation began to stir. Only the Blazing Erosion Clan Chief, the supreme commander of the Wrath Clan and Hatred Clan, remained chillingly calm.
Qin Yu's eyes narrowed, and an indescribable sense of unease slowly rose in his heart. This person... was too calm, so calm that he didn't seem like anger and evil at all. He seemed completely unaffected by the fall of Chi Ming, as if... he had been waiting for this moment all along.
Qin Yu didn't linger. Instead, he immediately returned to Qian Wenwan's side, his gaze never leaving the clan leader in the distance. He lowered his voice to a whisper, "Something's not right, Shopkeeper Qian. That clan leader is acting strangely."
Qian Wenwan had also been observing that area. She nodded slightly, a serious expression appearing between her brows: "I noticed it too." "The most fundamental emotions of anger and evil should be loss of control, violence, and madness." "But his emotional changes..." "Don't resemble anger and evil at all."
As soon as the two finished speaking, the Blazing Erosion Clan Chief slowly raised his right hand in the distance. His movement was extremely slow, yet the entire battlefield instantly fell silent. The next moment, his deep and icy voice slowly resounded throughout the heavens and earth. "Everyone," "Avenge Chi Ming," "Tear those two—" to shreds.
The words had barely left his lips when boom!!! The entire Blazing Erosion Divine City erupted in chaos. "Kill--!!!" "Kill them!!" "Avenge the Chi Ming Commander!!"
Tens of thousands of the Blazing Erosion Clan cultivators roared simultaneously, their voices converging into a torrent that shattered mountains and rivers. As if driven mad, they charged towards Qin Yu and Qian Wenwan. Countless flames soared into the sky, and battle axes, demonic halberds, bone knives, and black spears were raised at the same time. The crimson-black torrent instantly covered the entire land, like a sea of burning fury sweeping in.
The powerful member of the Hatred Clan who had been standing beside the clan leader was the first to burst forth. His face was contorted with rage, his eyes were bloodshot, and he roared madly, "Kill!!" "Tear them to pieces!!" He charged at the forefront, leading tens of thousands of the Blazing Erosion Clan soldiers in a frenzied attack on Qin Yu and his companion.
Only the Blazing Erosion Clan Chief remained standing there, hands behind his back, not taking a single step forward, simply watching the battlefield silently. His deep eyes held no emotion, as if those rushing out before him were not his own people.
Qin Yu slowly exhaled, his right hand gripping the Silent Origin Stainless Sword tightly again, the blade slightly lowered, his gaze still fixed on the clan leader. "Shopkeeper Qian." "This battle cannot drag on." "That clan leader is definitely suspicious." "We must finish this quickly." "Fellow Daoist Yuan's fate is currently unknown; we cannot continue to waste time here." Qian Wenwan nodded gently. "Alright."
She slowly raised her right hand, her slender jade fingers gently tracing the void before her. A soft yet ancient radiance slowly emerged, rippling across the space like water. Then, an ancient mirror slowly rose from the depths of the void— the Great Void Heart-Reflecting Mirror.
The entire ancient mirror is about three feet in size. The frame is made of a nearly transparent jade-gold, on which countless fine primordial patterns naturally grow. These patterns are not carved, but rather resemble the traces of the Dao that were formed at the beginning of the world, constantly flowing with a divine radiance of pale gold, silver, and emerald green.
The back of the mirror is carved with an ancient tree with outstretched branches and leaves. Its canopy covers the Milky Way, and its roots extend into the void. Each leaf carries a different pattern of the Great Dao, in which the origins of chaos, primordial chaos, destiny, reincarnation, yin and yang, life and death slowly rotate.
The mirror reflected nothing; instead, it resembled a tranquil, undisturbed primordial world, where all light that shone upon it became soft and pure. As Qian Wenwan gently lifted the ancient mirror in her palm...
Strands of warm white divine light flowed continuously from the mirror, transforming into countless shimmering rays that surrounded her, enveloping both the Compassionate Joy Divine Sword and her entire being, as if all worldly distractions were being slowly cleansed by the mirror's light.
The mirror light and the Compassionate Joy Divine Sword complemented each other. On one side was the Primordial Dao Supreme Treasure reflected the true nature of all things, and on the other was the End Divine Sword that carried the origin of joy and love. The two gentle yet supreme Daos merged with each other. In the distance, raging flames soared into the sky, and ten thousand armies surged forward. A great battle was about to break out.