One Against Ten, Rising from Death!
The great power of the Great Dao exerts pressure on the heavens.
With all five attacks launched simultaneously, a deadly situation was inevitable.
However, what plunged the entire world into eternal despair was a terrifying phenomenon from the southeast, at the top of the sky.
Eternal darkness, devoid of Lightless and color, surged forth from the void rifts like a tide, instantly swallowing the Heavenly Light —that was the authority of the [Eternal Darkness] Dao Venerable!
In the darkness, a colossal white skeletal gate to the underworld rose from the ground. Within the gate, the [Nether Domain] Dao Venerable's eye sockets blazed with eerie green flames, and his mouthful of gleaming white fangs flashed with a bloodthirsty glint.
[Deathly Fate] Dao Venerable carried that tattered white bone lantern, its pale death light radiating across the wasteland as if it were a tangible reality, prematurely announcing the end of the Great Dao lifespan for all living beings in this world;
In the higher-dimensional void, the [Xuanhun] Dao Venerable transformed into swirling gray mist, while the [Youpo] Dao Venerable transformed into distorted deep blue light and shadow.
The divine thoughts of the two supreme beings of the Soul Dao intertwined, transforming into a vast net covering billions of miles, completely sealing off the entire wasteland.
Ten Dao Venerable!
A total of ten supreme rulers who govern the branches of the Great Dao of the Heavens!
Ten beams of divine light, reaching to the heavens and earth, tore through the sky, completely isolating the entire Black Sha Wasteland from the present world.
At this moment, not even a bird or a breeze can escape this inescapable net.
"Fellow Daoist Returning to Stillness."
From the heavens came the hoarse, bone-scraping voice of the Nether Domain Dao Venerable.
The sound echoed across the wasteland, shattering countless mountains and boulders.
"Hidden for so long, aren't you going to come out and show yourself?"
"If you don't show yourself, you descendants of the Black Sha Wasteland will soon be crushed into mincemeat by the might of this great formation."
Click!
Deep within the earth, a bottomless abyss suddenly split open.
A grayish-white figure slowly rose from the ground.
Returning to Stillness Dao Venerable stood in the air, his bone robe fluttering in the raging Daoist wind, calming the deathly aura in all directions.
He was thin and emaciated, and when he faced the ten giants in front of him, who stood like Gods and Devils between heaven and earth, he appeared so frail and so insignificant.
However, his back was ramrod straight.
Like a spear that will never bend even if broken.
His gaze swept across the surroundings.
The five Beast Realm Venerables remained indifferent, as if the Heavenly Dao were ruthless.
The five Styx Nether River, their eyes filled with greed, were like a pack of wolves eyeing a piece of fat meat.
"Gentlemen, what a grand display!"
Returning to Stillness Dao Venerable's lips curled into a mocking smile, "Five Daozun from the Beast Realm, five Daozun from the Nether River —a full ten Dao Venerable Ancestors have jointly set foot in this remote and impoverished place of mine."
"I have cultivated the Dao for 120,000 years, and today... I truly have a great face to show for it."
The Earth Virtue Dao Venerable looked down at the old man from his high position, his expression completely unmoved.
"Returning to Stillness, you are also a veteran Dao Venerable, you should know that the Heavenly Dao is impermanent and the trend of the times is inevitable."
"My arrival today is not due to personal grudges, but solely because of my position."
"Your lifespan has exceeded one hundred thousand years, and your Daoist lifespan is nearing its end. Rather than passing away in the wilderness, it would be better to grant Fellow Nether River's wish."
"Hand over the source of the Great Dao and dissipate your Immortal Foundation, and we may allow your true spirit to reincarnate, without harming the bloodline of your Death Giant Lizard Clan."
"Reincarnation?"
Returning to Stillness Dao Venerable chuckled softly, turning to look at Nether Domain Dao Venerable, his eyes full of mockery. "Fellow Daoist of the Nether Domain, Brother Earth Virtue said he would allow my true spirit to reincarnate. Do you agree?"
The ghostly green flames in the eyes of the Nether Domain Dao Venerable flickered violently for a moment, and he chuckled coldly, "Why ask such a pointless question, Returning to Stillness?"
"Our clan's emperor cultivated the Death Dao. Upon reaching perfection in the Death Dao, he must fully embrace the meaning of Returning to Stillness."
"Your body is a treasure for Returning to Stillness, your Immortal Foundation is a tonic, and your true soul is invaluable nourishment for fellow Daoists Xuanhun and Youpo."
"Reincarnation? How can there be reincarnation after falling into my Nether River's hands?!"
His words were frank, even carrying a sense of self-righteous indifference.
Faced with absolute power, the Nether River Imperial Clan didn't even bother to fabricate lies.
They have come today to devour Returning to Stillness alive!
"Did you hear that, Brother Earth Virtue?"
The Returning to Stillness Dao Venerable's smile vanished, his pale eyes reflecting countless figures resembling Gods and Devils. "The Imperial Clan seeks dominance, the Royal Clan seeks to merge with the Dao and attain enlightenment."
"My own flesh and blood are nothing but mud and stones for you to step on."
"Since I'm going to die anyway, why should I beg for your mercy?!"
The Death Fate Dao Venerable, carrying a white bone lantern, stepped out of the void and said calmly, "Fellow Daoist, why do you resist so stubbornly? The Dao Realm has long been sealed by the Nether Emperor with his supreme power. You cannot escape, and no one dares to save you."
"Surrendering will spare you some of the agony of soul-searching and spirit-refining."
"Escape?"
Returning to Stillness Dao Venerable raised his head and couldn't help but laugh wildly. Looking at the sky that had been torn to pieces by the ten layers of Dao light, his laughter turned to deathly silence.
Suddenly, a blazing gray light shone from those previously empty and pale eyes, exuding an aura of death and a sense of desolation that echoed throughout the world.
"I was born in the Dao Realm, grew up in the Dao Realm, and for 120,000 years I have absorbed the heavens and earth, proving myself to become a Venerable One!"
"What I cultivate is [Returning to Stillness]!"
"It is the end of all things, the annihilation of all paths, the death of heaven and earth returning to nothingness!"
Boom--!!!!
An indescribable sense of desolation and death erupted from the body of Returning to Stillness Dao Venerable!
That was not the stagnant, decaying, and plundering death of the Nether River Dead Water, but a dignified and majestic annihilation that would plunge the sun, moon, stars, and the entire universe into eternal slumber!
Six enormous and majestic illusory images of Immortal Foundation rose up from behind Returning to Stillness Dao Venerable with a thunderous roar!
Those Six Dao Immortal Foundation were entirely lead-gray in color, without a trace of impurity, so pure that they were chilling. Each one contained the ultimate truth of death.
They manifested in the sky, and with each rotation of Immortal Foundation, the space within a radius of millions of miles completely lost all vitality, turning into the most absolute nothingness!
"I may die, but my principles will never be upheld!!"
Returning to Stillness Dao Venerable took a step forward, and his withered body suddenly swelled up, transforming into a gray-white Gods and Devils figure that was 100,000 feet tall.
He pointed to the sky, his gray hair standing on end, and a powerful Daoist voice shook the vast sky, causing it to crack and crumble.
"You want to eat my flesh? You want to seize my position?!"
"Then pay with your lives!!"
"When the six fundamental principles return to their true nature, all things... Returning to Stillness!!"
Buzz--!!
The gray ripples of the Great Dao, like a world-destroying tsunami, swept wildly towards the Ten Directions Heavenly Domain, centered on Returning to Stillness Dao Venerable!
Wherever the ripples passed, the spatial barrier erected by the Ultimate Dao of Strength Venerable instantly lost its Daoist aura and crumbled inch by inch;
The monstrous sea of blood behind the Evil Sha Tiger Emperor, upon touching the gray light, strangely lost all its crimson Sha Qi, turning into cold, lifeless ashes and falling to the dust.
Even the blazing divine fire of the Conjoined Fire Dao Venerable, which burned the heavens, was extinguished one after another under that ultimate Daoist aura of annihilation, like a candle flickering in the wind!
He single-handedly fought against ten powerful figures!
Driven to the brink of despair, this Dao Venerable, in the last moment of his life, transformed all his Dao cultivation and the foundation of his Six Dao Immortal Foundation into this desperate counterattack that burned away the Great Dao!
"Even a cornered beast will fight!"
The Nether Domain Dao Venerable roared, his greed turning into a ferocious killing intent in his eyes, "Fellow Daoists, attack! Don't let him shatter his own position!!"
"Kill!!"
Rumble--!!
In an instant, all ten Dao Venerable attacked simultaneously!
The colossal Xuanhuang seal of the Earth Virtue Dao Venerable transformed into the Heaven-Covering Continent and crashed down with a deafening roar;
The pale, boneless sea of Barbarian Bone Dao Venerable was like a raging dragon tearing apart the land;
The Ultimate Force Giant Ape's fists shattered the heavens and earth;
Eternal Darkness descends, stripping away all laws; white bone lanterns sway, Deathly Fate hooking souls; Xuanhun and Youpo transform into countless giant soul-devouring hands, plundering straight from the sea of Returning to Stillness!
Ten supreme and unparalleled powers of the Great Dao collided violently in the sky above the Black Sha Wasteland!
The entire continental shelf of the Dao Realm wailed violently at this moment.
Mountains and rivers reversed, heaven and earth turned upside down.
The blazing divine light of the Great Dao completely engulfed the wasteland, and its dazzling light even penetrated the boundary of the Dao Realm, illuminating the endless starry sea beyond the realm.
In the eastern, southern, and northern parts of the Dao Realm, countless patriarchs of local powerful clans hidden deep within the ancestral mountains stopped breathing at this moment, staring in horror at the rising destructive storm in the west.
They know.
Another ancient deity belonging to the Dao Realm will eventually face a final, bloody end; all will return to dust.
In this age of great contention, the only true path is contention.
Without the protection of Dao Embryo, one will ultimately be nothing more than an ant!
Without the mercy of the Great Way, one is ultimately nothing but food!