Inside the arena, the two had already gone through countless life-or-death battles.
At first, it was just a clash between the two great Daos of Primordial Annihilation Structure and Stillness Scroll Analysis. Then, the secret divine abilities of the Lineage were unleashed one after another. When the two Primordial Spirit Treasure were fully activated to their peak, the entire arena had long since transformed into a battlefield for the struggle between Dao lineages. The bluestone foundation of the former arena had long been worn away by the torrent of origin.
Half of the world was a realm of Annihilation Structure, where dark blue light flowed. The illusory images of mountains and rivers had just taken shape when they instantly disintegrated into fragments of their origin; the trajectories of stars had just unfolded when they were immediately rearranged, evolving into another realm. All things in this place had no fixed form, and their birth and death were only a thought away.
The other half of the domain was shrouded in a somber, Stillness Scroll world. Countless ancient and profound characters floated and sank, each character a principle that revealed the origin of all things. Every invisible turn of the pages seemed to peek into the deepest, most mysterious depths of time, revealing a secret.
Boom! Another earth-shattering collision occurred. The Primordial Annihilation Structure Jade and the Stillness Scroll Mystic Lotus trembled and hummed. Both figures were simultaneously blasted backward by the violent torrent of Dao principles, sliding dozens of feet through the air.
Before their bodies had even landed properly, they managed to steady themselves, without pausing for a moment or catching their breath, and charged at each other again.
This battle has become the most thrilling moment of the entire Grand Prix of Talents.
Ju Miaoting pushed the Primordial Annihilation Structure to its ultimate peak. She no longer focused on attacking Shangguan Anyu's physical body Fate Soul, but instead directly targeted the foundation of his Great Dao. She constantly rewrote the Stillness Scroll Analysis the existence structure on which he stood. Every Shangguan Anyu deciphered a layer of law, what he saw before him was a completely changed world.
Shangguan Anyu's terrifying nature was also fully revealed at this moment. His Stillness Scroll Analysis was not merely a cold observation; he constantly comprehended and grew amidst the battles. Whenever Ju Miaoting overturned the rules of the world, he would quickly deduce new analytical paths, and even seize the new principles created by Ju Miaoting herself, incorporating them one by one into his own Stillness Scroll.
The two great paths, in the midst of a life-or-death struggle, tempered each other and transformed themselves. Boom!
The Primordial Annihilation Structure Jade burst forth with a dazzling azure light, illuminating the surrounding landscape. Ju Miaoting's ten fingers flew as she formed hand seals, and behind her slowly unfolded a vast and boundless Primordial Illusionary Realm. This world had no unchanging laws, and all things hovered between creation and destruction.
Her voice was deep and slow, echoing through the void. " In the Primordial Annihilation Structure... Reopening of Myriad Phenomena."
As soon as the words were spoken, the entire arena seemed to be rewritten by an unparalleled hand. The original structure was frantically reorganized, space was forcibly split apart, and time was folded. Even the analytical text overflowing from the Stillness Scroll Mystic Lotus was broken down into the most fragmented original particles.
Shangguan Anyu's gaze suddenly sharpened, and the Stillness Scroll Mystic Lotus in his hand slowly spun, with all nine black and blue lotus petals unfolding and blooming.
"You are skilled at creating all things, so I will see through all things." "Stillness Scroll Mystic Lotus, Myriad Forms Return to Stillness." Boom!!! A gray-black pillar of light shot into the sky, piercing straight into the heavens.
The Primordial world, which had been flowing freely just moments before, seemed to be frozen in place by an invisible hand. All the myriad rules that had just been created were imprinted in the ancient scroll, and then disintegrated and dissolved layer by layer. The world that Ju Miaoting had personally constructed was shedding its mysterious cloak layer by layer beneath the Stillness Scroll.
The two supreme primordial forces clashed and intertwined wildly, causing the void to tremble and the heavens to roar. However, after a tremendous and earth-shattering struggle, neither could gain the upper hand, and both were already exhausted.
Ju Miaoting's face was deathly pale, and within her Fate Soul, countless Primordial Annihilation Structure patterns shattered like a spiderweb. Each time she reopened the myriad phenomena, she had to consume a huge amount of her own origin, and her Dao foundation was already on the verge of collapse.
Shangguan Anyu was in the same state. Even though Stillness Scroll Analysis abilities were unparalleled, he still had to endure unimaginable backlash when facing such a rapidly changing and ever-changing Annihilation Structure Great Dao of Annihilation. Deep within his Fate Soul, countless analytical Dao texts crumbled inch by inch, turning into scattered specks of light.
The two stood at opposite ends of the arena, their robes torn in many places, their auras turbulent and swaying, and blood slowly trickling from the corners of their lips. Yet their eyes met across the distance, their gazes still sharp as blades, showing no sign of retreat or fear.
The vast viewing plaza fell into a deathly silence in an instant; everyone knew in their hearts that this battle had come to an end.
Ju Miaoting slowly raised her head and looked at the blood-stained Shangguan Anyu opposite her. In her usually calm and peaceful eyes, a long-suppressed resentment finally surged. Her voice was not loud, but every word struck people's hearts.
"Damn it..." "I truly never expected you to be so arrogant."
Shangguan Anyu raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth. His chest heaved violently, and he had exhausted most of his strength, but his eyes remained as firm as a rock.
"I never expected you could hold out this long." Both sides had used all their trump cards—magical treasures, supreme artifacts, and the unparalleled lineage passed down through Lineage —yet they still couldn't crush their opponent in the slightest.
Ju Miaoting pressed her lips tightly together, lowered her head slightly, and after a moment raised her eyes again, her eyes now showing a resolute determination to face death.
"Very good, very good!!! Shangguan Anyu. You forced me to do this." As soon as the words fell, the entire arena fell into an eerie silence, even the drifting fragments of origin seemed to pause for a moment.
Boom! A tremendous power far exceeding what Eternal Silence Realm Initial Stage could withstand exploded from Ju Miaoting's body.
All the Primordial Annihilation Structure patterns on her body surfaced, and silver-gray silent patterns spread outward from between her brows, crawling across her cheeks, spreading over her jade arms, until they covered her entire body. Fine cracks appeared in the void beneath her feet. This was not a shattering of space, but rather "existence" itself, which could no longer withstand the heavy pressure of this forbidden power.
The expressions of the thousands of cultivators watching the battle below the stage changed drastically, a chill creeping into their hearts. "What kind of power is this?" "She actually had such a trump card hidden!"
On the high platform, the four judges stood up in unison. Nalan Yanqing frowned, his voice solemn. "This is a forbidden level technique."
Nangong Xingyun spoke in a deep voice, his tone tinged with shock and anger. "She's going to use her own Dao foundation as fuel; she's simply insane."
In the center of the arena, Ju Miaoting slowly closed her eyes. Her jade-like hand reached towards her chest, slowly drawing out a wisp of translucent silver-gray light.
That luminous cord was inextricably linked to her Fate Soul, serving as the very source and root of her existence.
The moment the light detached from her body, her face lost all color, and her life force withered and decayed. But she did not pause for a moment, allowing that wisp of primordial light to condense in her palm, gradually transforming into a semi-transparent, ancient long pen.
On the tip of the pen, countless tiny runes appeared and disappeared, each rune representing a permit for existence in this world Stillness Delusion Brush manifested in the world, and Shangguan Anyu's expression changed drastically for the first time.
Only now did he truly sense the impending danger of death. Ju Miaoting's attack was no longer aimed at his magical abilities, but rather at the very source of his existence, seeking to erase the very basis for his existence in the world.
Ju Miaoting sat cross-legged in mid-air, her long black hair flying in the wind. A thin vertical crack appeared between her brows, without blood or light, only an indescribable void. That was the Dao page that held the permission to exist deep within the Eternal Silence Realm, which she was now forcibly flipping open.
"Stillness Delusion Return to the Abyss." These four words were uttered slowly, each one resonating in people's hearts.
The sounds of heaven and earth faded into Annihilation, all noises in the world vanished, and the flowing principles of the universe came to a standstill. The entire world seemed to be quietly awaiting the final stroke of this brush.
Ju Miaoting gripped the Stillness Delusion Brush tightly, slowly raised her arm, and aimed the pen tip at Shangguan Anyu.
Her face showed neither overwhelming killing intent nor rage, only a martyr-like resolve. This stroke of her pen determined not only the outcome of the martial arts contest, but also her own future Dao Path and lifespan.
With each downward stroke of the pen, her very essence decayed. The first strand of white hair quietly appeared among her long, jet-black hair, followed by a second and a third, each strand a startling, frosty white.
Within her Fate Soul, the cracks grew denser and denser, as if it would completely collapse at any moment. Yet she still refused to stop, a stubborn obsession in her heart refusing to be extinguished—if she were to lose this battle, the Great Dao in her heart would ultimately be difficult to accept.
Outside the ring, everyone held their breath; the entire arena was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
From his spectator seat, Qin Yu's gaze sharpened slightly, his eyes fixed on the Stillness Delusion Brush, a sense of solemnity rising within him.
"To directly manipulate the permission of existence... the Ju Lineage's Path of Annihilation Structure has reached such a terrifying level." In the void, the final stroke that would determine fate was just a hair's breadth away from landing.
Shangguan Anyu's aura rose steadily, and the Stillness Scroll Mystic Lotus spun rapidly in front of him. He was finally about to reveal his last trump card for survival.