Supremes Collide!
The North Sea Dragon Palace, the Azure Realm.
Youquan opened his palm, and the Supreme Sovereign Dao Foundation Qi that he had retrieved from the depths of the Blood Sea had now condensed into a wisp of light, about the thickness of a thumb, with a faint, shimmering outline.
It is too weak.
Having been mired in the filth of the Blood Sea for countless ages, even the Supreme Dao Foundation is now utterly ruined.
At this moment, it is merely a "seed," a mark, an ember that is almost extinguished yet still stubbornly burning.
Even so, when Youquan held this object in his palm...
That faint yet sharp, kingly aura of slaughter, enough to cleave through the light, still caused a thin crack to appear on the Blood Sea in his palm.
The Supreme Sovereign Mystic Firmament is number one in warfare.
Even in its current state of disrepair, it should not be underestimated.
Youquan's blood-red eyes stared at the wisp of remnant Dao Foundation aura. After a moment of silence, he said softly, "My lord, this thing is of no use to me for the time being."
The fusion of Yin and Yang, and the sublimation of the Blood Sea, are imminent. I must focus all my efforts on the Heavenly Demon Refining and have no time to spare for this.
He paused, then added, "Although this object is damaged, it is still the foundation of a supreme being. If I keep it, I may not be able to protect it."
Deep within the Purple Mansion, the divine imprint of Qi Yun's true form responded with a single word, "Good."
The next instant, the remnant Dao Foundation in Youquan's palm was gently swept up by a beam of blazing white sunlight descending from the void and vanished in an instant.
Speck of Dust Grotto-Heaven.
The Great Sun Purple Ultimate True Lord sat cross-legged on the golden flame lotus platform, with the Great Sun shining brightly behind his head, its light illuminating all.
He slowly opened his eyes and raised his hand.
A point of mysterious light quietly appeared in the palm of his hand, initially like a firefly, then expanded to the size of a pigeon egg, hovering three inches above his palm, slowly rotating.
This is the [Supreme Sovereign Mystic Firmament Dao Foundation] retrieved from the depths of the Blood Sea.
The Great Sun Purple Ultimate True Lord stared at the object, a trace of solemnity appearing between his brows.
Even in its current state of ruin, even after countless ages of decay, this remnant of the Dao Foundation still exudes an almost instinctive sharpness and domineering power that surpasses all living beings.
It hung in the palm of the Great Sun, and it seemed to subtly repel the radiant light of the Dao Fruit, like two kings meeting for the first time, each occupying a side and scrutinizing the other.
"Supreme Dao Foundation —truly extraordinary."
The Great Sun Purple Ultimate True Lord murmured to himself, and without further delay, he rose and stepped out of the cave, transforming into a streak of Flowing Light and heading straight for the northwest.
The Wuji Sacred Sect, the Quiet Chamber of the Green Mountain Daoist Temple.
Qi Yun himself stood quietly by the window, his hands behind his back, gazing at the twilight sky.
He sensed something was amiss and arrived in the courtyard a step ahead to wait.
But only a few breaths.
A gentle yet undeniable light silently spread across the northwest horizon.
The Great Sun Purple Ultimate True Lord, barefoot on a lotus, emerged from the void, his robes fluttering, his body radiating light, Green Mountain Daoist Temple—
The twilight was bathed in a faint golden glow.
He didn't say much, he simply raised his hand.
Open your palm.
The [Supreme Sovereign Dao Foundation], shimmering with mysterious light, floated silently above it.
Qi Yun's gaze fell upon it.
In that very instant, "Buzz—!!!"
The remnant of the Dao Foundation, which had been as still and lifeless as a dead object, seemed to sense something and suddenly erupted with an earth-shattering resonance!
It is no longer silent, no longer broken, no longer weak!
It was like a king who had been asleep for ages, smelling the scent of its own kind.
Both are supreme beings, and their status is equal.
However Dao Path differ, and their natures are different.
The Supreme Sovereign Mystic Firmament, the only essence and oneness, proves the Dao through slaughter and destruction; the Great Luo Myriad Laws, encompassing all phenomena, ascends to the pinnacle through the rule and evolution.
This is the encounter between the Blade and the Throne.
This is the struggle between the Great Dao that annihilates all things and the Dao that rules over all things!
"Boom!!!"
A Xuanhuang killing light, condensed to its extreme, suddenly emanated from the Supreme Sovereign Dao Foundation!
The killing intent was no thicker than a hair, yet the moment it appeared, it pierced through the condensed sunlight in the palm of the Great Sun Purple Ultimate True Lord, creating a hole the size of a pinhead!
It has locked onto Qi Yun!
It recognized Qi Yun!
Its instincts told it that the person before it was both its own kind and its enemy!
Qi Yun's eyebrows twitched slightly.
Just as the Supreme Sovereign's killing intent was about to be unleashed Great Sun Purple Ultimate True Lord's expression slightly hardened, and he raised his left hand, his five fingers loosely clenched.
"[The Grotto-Heaven Mote Two-Worlds Dharma]."
His voice was not loud, yet it carried the supreme majesty of True Lord whose words were law.
Between his five fingers, which he had clenched, the Supreme Sovereign Dao Foundation, along with Qi Yun's true form, the small courtyard of the Green Mountain Daoist Temple, and the void within a radius of three zhang suddenly collapsed!
It was separated from Xuanhuang vast universe and incorporated into another realm, the Speck of Dust Grotto-Heaven, independent of cause and effect and isolated from the Dao of Heavenly Dao!
Outside, the green mountains remain unchanged, and the twilight is as usual.
The courtyard was empty, as if no one had ever stood there.
Inside the grotto.
This is a microcosm temporarily created by the Great Sun Purple Ultimate True Lord using his supreme Divine Ability, specifically to bear the "collision of Supreme Dao Foundation".
The sky has no sun or moon, only endless light flowing from nothingness, which is the projection of the Great Sun Purple Ultimate Dao Fruit in this world.
Before the earth took shape, it was merely a chaotic expanse of milky white light, like a solidified sea of clouds, like the undifferentiated Clarity and Turbidity.
Qi Yun in the center of this world, his deep blue Daoist robe hanging down, his aura calm and profound.
Three feet in front of him, the Supreme Sovereign Dao Foundation floated in the void, its mysterious light flowing.
But at this moment, the mysterious light was no longer "weak" and "broken" as before.
It's awake!
"Boom--!!!"
The first extraordinary phenomenon erupted from the [Supreme Sovereign Mystic Firmament Dao Foundation]!
It was a sword.
No, that's not a sword.
It was a crack—a crack that seemed to have existed since the beginning of time, bearing the will to kill for eternity!
As soon as this mark appeared, the projection of the Great Sun on the dome of the cave emitted a slight hum, its light flickering as if it were being stung by an invisible sharpness!
Deep within Qi Yun's Purple Mansion, the [Great Luo Heaven] that suppresses everything and manifests all laws manifests itself at this moment!
"Buzz-!!!"
Behind Qi Yun, the void suddenly distorted!
A magnificent and vast chaotic star map, seemingly encompassing the birth, death Lunzhuan of all realms, suddenly unfolded!
Within the star map, there is a distinction between Clarity and Turbidity and turbidity, the generation of Yin and Yang, the Lunzhuan of the five elements, the interaction of the eight trigrams, and countless indescribable and ineffable Dao patterns intertwined and intertwined, forming a constantly operating domain of myriad laws that encompasses all things!
At the edge of the star map, countless stars are born and die, and countless Dao intents flow, yet all revere the central chaotic vortex core, submitting to it, worshipping it, and returning to its source!
The true forms of the two Supreme Dao Foundation met head-on in this Speck of Dust Grotto-Heaven, which was no more than a hundred feet in diameter!
There were no words, no probing.
Only the most primal, direct, and intense clash of positions!
"Boom--!!!"
The sword mark that evolved from the [Supreme Sovereign Mystic Firmament Dao Foundation] suddenly swelled!
Originally no thicker than a hair, it has now transformed into a Xuanhuang Sword Intent that spans the entire cave, its edges flowing with power capable of severing Dao intent.
A terrifying Dao light that annihilates cause and effect!
It has no fancy moves, no complicated variations.
Simply cut.
Undeterred and relentless, we will cut down all obstacles in our path!
This is the Way of the Supreme Sovereign!
The star map behind Qi Yun, labeled "The Hub of Dominion," did not retaliate with any attack.
It's just expanding.
At the edge of the star map, countless Daoist patterns extended and spread outwards, attempting to envelop, contain, analyze, and take possession of the Xuanhuang killing blade that was slashing horizontally towards them.
This is the Great Luo Myriad Laws!
Two Supreme Dao Foundation engaged in a silent yet breathtaking battle within this grotto-heaven, which was isolated from the Xuanhuang cause and effect by the Great Sun Purple Ultimate True Lord with his supreme power!
The Supreme Sovereign's killing blade slashed horizontally, and wherever it passed, a bottomless crack was plowed open in the milky white radiant earth of the cave, its edges as smooth as a mirror!
Qi Yun's robes fluttered slightly in the gust of wind stirred up by the sharp blade, yet he stood with his hands behind his back, completely still.
The Daoist patterns emerging from the star map behind him were easily severed and torn apart by the Xuanhuang Killing Blade, turning into specks of light that scattered!
The Supreme Sovereign Dao Foundation lies in warfare.
Even if it is shattered beyond recognition, even if only a wisp of ember remains, its destructive power still surpasses that of the vast majority of complete Dao Foundation!
However-
The severed Dao patterns instantly regenerated from the star map, becoming more numerous, denser, and more resilient!
They no longer tried to resist head-on, but instead, like flowing water, they entangled, wore down, and penetrated, like an all-pervasive tide, weakening the sharpness of that Xuanhuang killing blade layer by layer!
The Supreme Sovereign's Blade's strike was too slow.
It remains sharp, domineering, and indomitable.
But for every inch it advances, it has to sever dozens of Dao intent patterns that are entwining it; and with each one severed, its own sharpness is diminished.
It was less than three feet away from Qi Yun's brow.
However, those last three feet seemed to be separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, insurmountable.
Just then--
A silent roar suddenly erupted from within the [Supreme Sovereign Mystic Firmament Dao Foundation]!
That was not a sound, nor a thought, but the final dignity that erupted from this Supreme Dao Foundation that had been dormant for countless ages when it was on the verge of its limit!
It wouldn't allow itself to be "grinded" to death like this!
It would not allow itself to lose in such a "frustrating" way in the struggle for supremacy!
It is the Supreme Sovereign Mystic Firmament!
It is the most offensive among the Twelve Supremes Dao Foundation!
Even in ruin, even in destruction, even with only a wisp of ember remaining, it will unleash a devastating attack worthy of the name "Supreme" in its final moments before burning out!
"Buzz-!!!"
The Xuanhuang Killing Blade, which had stretched across the cave, shattered instantly!
No, it's not collapsing.
It's about cohesion!
It compresses, condenses, and collapses its entire essence, its entire sharpness, and its entire meaning of existence, ultimately transforming into a single—
As fine as a hair, as short as a finger joint, yet as dazzling as the first ray of killing light at the dawn of creation.
Supreme Sovereign Ultimate Edge!
The moment this sharp edge appeared, the entire grotto-heaven fell silent!
The Great Sun Purple Ultimate True Lord sat cross-legged at the edge of the cave, and the eternally rotating projection of the Great Sun paused for a moment at that instant!
The rotation speed of the chaotic vortex in the center of the "Hub of Dominion" star map behind Qi Yun suddenly slowed down by three points!
This is a killing intent powerful enough to threaten True Lord!
This is the ultimate strike unleashed by the Supreme Dao Foundation, burning away its last vestiges of dignity!
The Supreme Sovereign Ultimate Edge, silent and stealthy, pierced towards Qi Yun's brow.
It's so fine that it's invisible to the naked eye.
It's too fast, so fast that even thought can't keep up.
It was so sharp that even the Dao itself yielded to it.
At this moment, the vast star map behind Qi Yun seemed to have lost its meaning.
Because this strike doesn't need to sever all the Dao intent patterns, nor does it need to overcome numerous obstacles.
It only requires—a stab.
However, just as the Supreme Sovereign Ultimate Edge was about to touch Qi Yun's brow, a fraction of a trillionth of a second...
A hand reached out from the side.
His five fingers were outstretched, with distinct knuckles, and were as white as jade, yet they carried an indescribable composure and majesty that transcended all laws.
It was perfectly balanced, neither too fast nor too slow, as if it had been waiting there all along, and had just grasped that dazzlingly brilliant Supreme Sovereign Ultimate Edge.
That supreme killing intent is enough to pierce through the Dao Fruit of True Lord and sever the cause and effect of destiny.
That's it.
It was held.
The Supreme Sovereign Ultimate Edge trembled violently in his palm, emitting a sharp, piercing buzz! It was unwilling, it was angry, it struggled frantically, trying to break free from this sudden constraint!
It is none other than the Supreme Sovereign Mystic Firmament!
It is the number one offensive power among the Supreme Dao Foundation!
How could, how could, how could I be so easily—held?!
At the same time, the owner of that hand, Qi Yun himself, spoke calmly.
The voice was soft, even carrying a hint of languor and casualness, yet it resounded like a great law within this grotto. "Enough."
"You have been trapped in the cycle of ages; even the supreme being should grow weary."
He lowered his eyes slightly, gazing at the [Supreme Sovereign Mystic Firmament Dao Foundation] in his palm, which trembled violently but ultimately could not break free.
Even in that lingering melody, a wave of resentment, anger, and indomitable will still emanate.
A faint smile slowly crept onto Qi Yun's lips.
There was no mockery or contempt in that smile.
There's only one way—it's only natural.
"There's no need to struggle."
He said softly, "From now on..."
"You are me now."
The moment he finished speaking, the long-dormant [Great Luo Heaven] deep within his Ancestral Aperture between his brows suddenly began to operate!
A chaotic, domineering divine light burst forth from his palm, instantly enveloping, piercing, and permeating the [Supreme Sovereign Mystic Firmament Dao Foundation] within it!
There was no earth-shattering explosion.
There were no aftershocks of the collapse of Dao intent.
There was no tragic scene of the Supreme Dao Foundation self-destructing at the last moment.
Yes, but it was that lingering melody, growing fainter and calmer, until it finally dissipated completely.
A very soft, almost imperceptible sigh.
The divine light subsided.
Qi Yun opened his palm.
There was only a faint, delicate, dark imperial hue, moving silently through the lines of his palm.
A glint of divine light flashed in his eyes, Qi Yun brought his five fingers together!
Refine!