Calamity of Tomorrow

"Utter defeat?!"

Jue Ji's heart surged with shame and rage upon seeing the four large characters on his chest, and in an instant, his upper garments were shredded by the sword light.

Battling on the arena, yet unaware of when his opponent had inscribed these four characters on his garments; it was a blatant humiliation, especially before the eyes of billions of people across the world.

The spectators watching the projection were also taken aback by Zhou Bai's actions as, aside from gods and immortals, almost no one saw Zhou Bai writing the characters.

Xiang Haocu exclaimed in shock, "When exactly did Zhou Bai do that? Could it have been the moment he broke out with the Chaos Heavenly Punishment Sword, getting close to Jue Ji and inscribing the words on his chest?"

Tu Tianmo expressed his admiration, "To break through the distorted space purely with speed is already extremely difficult. It's even harder to get close to Jue Ji in that instant, and to inscribe four words at a speed beyond his perception is incredibly challenging. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never believe that any mortal could achieve this."

Zhao Yue swallowed hard, recalling the scene he just witnessed, "It's not just that Jue Ji didn't notice...even we, who were watching from a third-person perspective, didn't realize. How fast must it have been?"

Xiang Haocu sighed, "Aside from Zhou Bai's formidable Primordial Spirit power and his indestructible body, can his speed truly be so swift? I fear that no mortal cultivator in the entire world can defeat him now."

Zhou Bai's performance had surpassed everyone's expectations. With a simple maneuver, he stunned everyone, like an unfathomable ocean that, just when people thought he had shown his full power, he would break their perceptions again, revealing an even stronger aspect.

Seeing Zhou Bai standing like a mountain peak at the pinnacle of the Daluo Heaven's theological debate, defeating one challenger after another, the same thought reluctantly crossed everyone's minds.

Meng Ruocun internally thought, 'The leader of the Daluo Heaven theological debate...the pinnacle of contemporary cultivators...the strongest under the gods and immortals, Zhou Bai truly deserves these titles. He might really be a man who can change the world, a lifeline left by the Heavenly Dao for humanity.'

...

Within the space and time of the Daluo Heaven, Jue Ji had already fallen into fury due to Zhou Bai's actions. After all, with his identity as the Nine Realms Flying Sword in his previous life and his experience as a talented cultivator in this life, pride was embedded in his bones.

It was impossible for him not to be enraged by Zhou Bai's humiliation.

But the angrier he became, the more he maintained his calm. His thoughts seemed to become more active as he continuously assessed the current situation, Zhou Bai's strength, and his own strategies.

Zhou Bai looked at Jue Ji before him and said, "Jue Ji, you won't admit defeat? Does that mean you still have a killer move? Show me what it is."

Jue Ji took a deep breath, his thoughts drifting to Ye Bingqiu, making his expression even colder, "I've said it, today's battle is to the death. Only one of us will leave the arena alive."

As he spoke, white Sword Qi on Jue Ji's body began to flicker with black streams, and tiny black cracks started to appear behind him.

Jue Ji said, "Zhou Bai, your ability to break through my Chaos Heavenly Punishment Sword purely with speed is indeed surprising. But distorting space is just a basic maneuver of the Chaos Heavenly Punishment Sword. Now, you should witness the true terror of the Chaos Heavenly Punishment Sword…"

As Jue Ji spoke, black cracks in the air behind him multiplied, spreading like a spider web. Centered around Jue Ji's body, the cracks extended in all directions.

As the black cracks spread, an unsettling presence emanated from them.

Jue Ji's hands, clutching the Sword technique, began to tremble, and blood dripped from his eyes. Clearly, the upcoming move was a tremendous burden on him, as every Twilight Taoist Skill was dangerous, and prolonged use increased the chances of anomalies.

Feeling the power of the sword scars, Zhou Bai's heart skipped a beat. As a frequent visitor to the void, and a cultivator who used abilities like Greed, Tianhe Star Explosion, and Time Rebirth Technique that connected to the void, Zhou Bai was all too familiar with this sensation.

Zhou Bai said, "It's the power of the void. The supreme Taoist art, Chaos Heavenly Punishment Sword...can it also utilize the power of the void?"

Christina's eyes brightened, her memories of the Chaos Heavenly Punishment Sword becoming clearer, "Chaos was once another name for the void. The Chaos Heavenly Punishment Sword uses Sword Intent to exceed the power of space, summoning the void to deliver the heavenly punishment, annihilating everything before it…"

Behind Jue Ji, the black cracks spread like a spider web, dark smoke continuously rising, giving Zhou Bai a profound sense of danger.

Christina warned, "Be careful, that's the Heavenly Punishment Sword scars condensed from the void by the Chaos Heavenly Punishment Sword. Anything that is hit by the Heavenly Punishment Sword scars will be directly swept into the void."

The next moment, the entire sky filled with sword scars headed towards Zhou Bai's position, as if the material world's space was continuously cracking.

Zhou Bai's figure flashed, quickly retreating to dodge the approaching Heavenly Punishment sword scars.

From these sword scars, he sensed a strong threat.

However, to test the might of these sword scars, Zhou Bai deliberately stretched out a finger, letting it swiftly graze a black sword scar.

Like a sword composed of a spatial gate, his body, which had always been indestructible and never truly harmed by any attack, now appeared as fragile as paper before the black sword scar. The flesh on Zhou Bai's finger that grazed the sword scar vanished, swept into that dark void.

"It's effective."

Seeing that Sword Qi marks were effective against Zhou Bai, Jue Ji's spirit had a boost. His hand movements changed drastically, and amidst an explosive increase in his spiritual energy, more and more sword marks like cracked spaces began spreading from inside him, surrounding Zhou Bai.

At the same time, space began to warp and the speed of the spreading sword marks suddenly increased a hundredfold, slashing towards Zhou Bai as if they were teleporting.

As Chaos Heavenly Punishment Sword was fully unleashed, blood continuously streamed from Jue Ji's eyes, his face became extremely pale, and his body shook uncontrollably. Restlessness surged from his heart, the burden of unleashing Chaos Heavenly Punishment Sword pushing him constantly towards a distorted realm.

Meanwhile, as Jue Ji attacked, more and more sword marks lingered in mid-air. They were like wounds in space, opening up and becoming formidable obstacles, unlike Sword Qi that would dissipate after sweeping through.

More and more sword marks increasingly restricted Zhou Bai's space to dodge.

Watching Zhou Bai forced to dodge under the sword marks' onslaught and no longer daring to confront them head-on, seeing his body covered in continuous gashes as if his flesh was as fragile as paper.

In the stands, Ying Hui staring at the live broadcast expressed concern, "This isn't good, this move is too powerful. It summons the power of the void for an attack. Once hit, one will be swept into the void. Such a tactic can't be countered head-on."

Yun Chonghe added, "Once you enter the void, there's no saving you. The void itself assimilates all weaker entities, and a void twisted by Heavenly Dao is even more warped. Contact with it leads straight to distortion. No matter how strong a body, it can't withstand this attack."

Within the spacetime of Daluo Heaven, Jue Ji clenched his teeth tightly and, with blood streaming from his wide-open eyes, stared at Zhou Bai, "Zhou Bai, you have no escape left... Your previous attack could have defeated me completely, but you made another arrogant choice... Your arrogance is your greatest downfall."

More and more sword marks surrounded Zhou Bai in the air, blocking his diminishing space to dodge.

In the next moment, sword marks from all directions spread and closed in, cracking open towards Zhou Bai.

Watching the onslaught of Chaos Heavenly Punishment Sword marks, alongside Zhou Bai's wounds healing and disappearing, Zhou Bai realized, "I think I understand now."

Thus, facing the onslaught of Chaos Heavenly Punishment Sword marks, Zhou Bai grinned and suddenly shot forward, bare-chested and donning the Red Heavenly Armor, accelerating under threefold effects, and met them head-on with a punch towards the sword marks.

Jue Ji's gaze intensified, "Has he gone mad?"

Zhou Bai's sprint was so fast that Jue Ji couldn't react in time, and Zhou Bai's body directly collided with the black sword marks.

At the moment of impact, Zhou Bai's whole body disappeared along with the spreading sword marks, appearing as if he had been completely engulfed by the void.

A moment of confusion and suppression flashed through Jue Ji's eyes, not expecting such success, "Did it work? Zhou Bai... is dead."

Simultaneously, the entire stand was in shock; Yun Chonghe, Zheng Wentian, and Ying Hui all stared dumbfounded towards the projection direction, no one expecting Zhou Bai to suddenly charge at full speed into the sword marks. Everything happened too fast; when they saw Zhou Bai disappear with the sweeping sword marks, everyone was stunned.

Ying Hui was heartbroken, "Zhou Bai!!"

Yun Chonghe reached for the Sword Box on his back, his expression switching uneasily, utterly at a loss about what to do next.

Zheng Wentian's body went limp, "Did Zhou Bai lose?"

Inside the chief's selection booth, Tu Tianmo exclaimed, "Zhou Bai was actually defeated? Why did he charge at it at the end?"

Xiang Haocu speculated, "Maybe Jue Ji used some Taoist skill we didn't notice, perhaps it clouded Zhou Bai's perception."

Zhao Yue bowed his head, shaking it slightly, "Unexpectedly, Jue Ji was the superior one, Zhou Bai actually fell to his hands..."

Everyone was moved, shocked, and excited by this stunning turnaround, no one expecting Zhou Bai who had held an absolute advantage just moments before, to be countered and killed by Jue Ji in the next. Buzzes of noise rang throughout the arena.

In the spacetime of Daluo Heaven, Jue Ji slumped down, his face flickered with confusion, "I killed Zhou Bai..."

Then, the sword marks behind him vibrated slightly, following by a hand suddenly bursting out from the sword marks and grabbing Jue Ji's shoulder.

Jue Ji incredulously turned his head only to see Zhou Bai slowly walking out from the sword marks behind him.

Jue Ji couldn't believe his eyes, "You! You! You escaped from the void? How did you escape from the void?"

"The void?" Zhou Bai's palm pressed directly onto Jue Ji's head, and he grinned, "I've been tired of that a long time ago."

33 minutes and 51 seconds left until Heavenly Demon launches the final attack.