Calamity of Tomorrow

As the final duel commenced, Zhou Bai and Jue Ji walked towards the entrance of Daluo Heaven's space-time together.

Once they entered Daluo Heaven's space-time, the Emperor Sword in mid-air flickered slightly and transmitted, "Good morning, Zhou Bai, you're here again."

Zhou Bai replied, "Morning."

Chuzhi retorted, "Morning my ass! You're still in the mood to greet me so normally! It's the last day! Even the Celestial Honor and Divine Emperor are here! It's over, we can't escape now."

"From now on, you will definitely be tied up by these Immortals, becoming a seed man with no freedom, providing fine blood every day for the reproduction of descendants."

"And I will become a sword in the hands of such a seed person, reproducing humanity with you every day!"

Chuzhi's tone was filled with anxiety, "It's all over… You won't be using me for some frivolous play, will you?"

Zhou Bai rolled his eyes as he listened.

On the other side, Emperor Sword continued, "Don't roll your eyes at me. Seriously, let's discuss how we can escape. Otherwise, we'll never leave Central City in our lifetimes."

Zhou Bai reprimanded, "Shut up, stay up there and wait. After I defeat Jue Ji, I'll come and get you."

While Zhou Bai and Emperor Sword were bantering, Jue Ji, standing on the other side, looked gloomily at Zhou Bai, his eyes revealing intense struggle.

He lightly flicked his sword finger, and the ninth realm Absolute Silence Sword orbited continuously around him, transforming into a streak of white sword light, completely enveloping him.

This was the Sword Light Rainbow, a technique of the eighth realm where man and sword become one.

And by virtue of his past life's connection with the Absolute Silence Sword, Jue Ji's man-sword integration surpassed any other cultivator.

At this moment, under the boost of the sword light, Jue Ji's whole body was fortified and sharpened by the Nine Realms Flying Sword, allowing him to move and dash around like a flying sword, substantially enhancing his strength by several levels.

Simultaneously, another streak of red light flew out from Jue Ji's forehead, circling around his body. It was the eighth realm flying sword cultivated from his own body, Heaven Abyss Falling Star Sword.

"Zhou Bai..." Jue Ji, controlling the two flying swords, looked at Zhou Bai and began, his voice sounding incredibly hoarse, "Use your full power. This battle... will decide life and death..."

The next moment, he was enveloped in sword light, directly soaring towards Zhou Bai's position. The crimson Heaven Abyss Falling Star Sword, following the fluctuations of his sword technique, slashed towards Zhou Bai's head like a crimson star.

Zhou Bai couldn't be bothered to make any defensive moves, simply letting his head collide with the eighth realm flying sword, resulting in a loud explosion.

It seemed Jue Ji already knew that this strike would be ineffective. As one hand changed sword techniques to control the Heaven Abyss Falling Star Sword, his other hand pointed a finger towards Zhou Bai's chest.

Zhou Bai countered finger with finger, their fingertips colliding violently, creating a thunderous explosion, causing the air to burst and winds to gush in all directions.

Meanwhile, the sword light on Jue Ji's body suddenly intensified, and the light swept towards Zhou Bai horizontally along with his finger.

Zhou Bai felt as though his body was swept by ten million flying swords, his entire body emitting a series of explosive noises, yet it still didn't break through his defense.

But within just two exchanges, Zhou Bai had sensed a strong murderous intent emanating from Jue Ji, which was clearly absent during yesterday's conversation.

He transmitted his thoughts in puzzlement, "Do you want to kill me?"

Jue Ji sternly said, "I told you... this battle will only end in death, either I kill you or you kill me, there is no third outcome."

Immediately afterward, he saw dazzling sword lights brightening up from Jue Ji, like laser beams shooting towards Zhou Bai.

Just as Zhou Bai was about to ignore these sword lights, they twisted along with the light, turning into streams of light, striking him at a speed he couldn't react to and exploding upon impact, the entire process as if the movement of the sword lights could teleport.

Zhou Bai thought to himself, "Another space-manipulating ability? Is this the Chaos Heavenly Punishment Sword of Jijian Pavilion?"

Opposite him, Jue Ji had completely vanished, truly transforming into a sword light, darting, reflecting, and roaming within hundreds of meters around Zhou Bai.

Every so often, a sword light would slash out, accompanied by the twisting of light, landing on Zhou Bai in an instant, exploding with a crackling sound, nearly impossible to dodge.

Jue Ji's cold voice transmitted through the air, as if explaining something to Zhou Bai, "The power of space, generally speaking, is a force that one can only freely manipulate and control after advancing to the realm of immortals."

"Some powerful Dao techniques, however, can grant some geniuses space-related abilities even before they become immortals or gods."

"And the Chaos Heavenly Punishment Sword is about twisting space with Supreme Sword Intent."

While speaking, Jue Ji's entire body brightened with white sword light, and simultaneously, the Sky Abyss Falling Star Sword severely contracted, turning into a speck of crimson sword light the size of a fingernail.

With the convergence of two sword lights, a terribly dangerous aura kept emanating from Jue Ji.

Zhou Bai then saw the space around him distorting, as if he had suddenly entered into various curved mirrors. Even when he looked at his own hands, he found one hand appearing longer and the other shorter.

Jue Ji's voice came unpredictably from around him, filled with a tone of sadness, "Zhou Bai, look carefully, I'm going to use all my strength."

Given Jue Ji's personality, he would absolutely not accept threats, like a flying sword, preferring to break rather than bend, willing to perish together with his adversary rather than submit to coercion.

But at this moment, a sigh issued from his heart, 'I can sacrifice my own life... but Ye Bingqiu... only Bingqiu... I cannot watch her being eaten again by demons, as if she were mere food.'

'The future of humanity or the world situation... to me, are not as important as Bingqiu's safety at this moment.'

His eyes blazing with incandescent sword lights, red and white intertwined sword lights had already turned into two streams of light, instantly slicing through the atmosphere, landing beside Zhou Bai.

With hundreds of sword lights in front of and behind him moving as if teleporting within a hundred meters around Zhou Bai, space dramatically twisted and changed, enveloping him like an invisible maze.

"Zhou Bai, now whether you move forward or backward, left or right... you will only be treading water. You have been completely sealed by my Chaos Heavenly Punishment Sword."

"Next, I plan to kill you in one breath. If you want to survive, struggle with all your might."