Chapter 1210: The Ultimate Battle (Part 1)
A realm shrouded in darkness, inching closer to the present along the road of time.
It was nearly touching the barrier of reality, just one step away from merging into the present world.
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Continent of Grey Mists.
Mo Sha's head was blasted apart in an instant!
"What happened?"
"Isn't he Mo Sha's junior disciple?"
"Why would he attack Mo Sha?"
On the Continent of Grey Mists, countless powerful figures were utterly baffled.
And in the next moment, Mo Sha resurrected. As a Great Emperor, he was not so easily killed, especially since Mo Zhi hadn't employed a method of absolute extermination.
"Mo Zhi, what are you doing?!"
Mo Sha roared furiously.
Mo Zhi smiled slightly and said:
"Senior Brother, do you know how one can attain insight into the Silent Way?"
Mo Zhi said, "Slay all under the heavens!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Mo Zhi struck with a palm.
Mo Zhi was instantly reduced to a bloody pulp!
Not long after, Mo Zhi reappeared once again, jumping in rage and shouting:
"Mo Zhi, have you betrayed us? You dare attack me… Master won't let you off!"
Mo Zhi merely laughed again and said, "Senior Brother, do you know how one can attain insight into the Silent Way?"
Mo Sha howled in fury, "I see your mo—"
Before he could finish the sentence, Mo Zhi punched him directly, smashing Mo Sha, the once Great Emperor, into a fleshy pulp!
In the time that followed, the same scenes kept repeating themselves endlessly.
Though Mo Sha was killed time and again, he continued to resurrect, as Mo Zhi appeared intent on sparing him, carefully controlling his strength.
Each resurrection was followed by the same question from Mo Zhi, and each time Mo Sha tried to respond, he was obliterated once more...
"Sigh, seems like you're just too dense…" Mo Zhi eventually sighed after the three-hundredth kill and said:
"It seems simply killing you won't teach you anything… Ah, torture it is."
Thus began Mo Sha's journey of... being tortured to death!
He was executed by dismemberment, enduring over a hundred million cuts. At first, he spewed curses endlessly, but as time went on, his bitter cries for mercy grew louder.
He was beaten to death, with every bone in his body shattered, leaving him curled up in an unrecognizable heap of mangled flesh!
He met his end through impalement, a sharp wooden spike piercing from his rear to his throat, leaving him hanging barely alive as he was forced to drink a pungent broth spiced with ground chili before succumbing to despair!
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Each and every scene left the inhabitants of the Continent of Grey Mists and the members of the Desolate Heaven Alliance completely stunned.
"Sister Jiang Xue, why don't we step in… The Grey Emperor is on the verge of attaining enlightenment."
Mu Qianning was visibly anxious.
Their current inaction seemed akin to granting the Grey Emperor precious time.
But Jiang Xue only whispered softly:
"Let him achieve enlightenment."
— She had already met with Big Black Dog and others.
From Long Zixuan and others, she had obtained the World Tree and learned of Big Black Dog's grand scheme.
Only by letting the Grey Emperor attain enlightenment, becoming the Dark Heavenly Emperor, could they facilitate the descent of that dark realm.
In doing so, Big Black Dog, Long Zixuan, Dugu Yuqing, and others, along with Yun Xi and those who had long prepared, would have the chance to invade the Dark World.
Through the Dark World, they would leap into the flowing river of long-past time, thus seizing a chance for survival!
And so, both armies mysteriously came to a halt, all eyes fixed on Mo Zhi performing various acts of "torture" against Mo Sha!
"Mo Zhi, damn you—"
On his thousandth resurrection, Mo Sha cursed in a fury, his eyes bloodshot, and was promptly killed.
"You're not even human—"
He was killed again!
"What did I ever do to you—"
"Beast—"
"Traitor—"
Each time he resurrected, he barely managed to utter a curse before being tortured to death once more!
"Fine, fine! Damn it, I won't even need you to lift a finger— I'll kill myself!"
On his one-thousand-one-hundred-fortieth resurrection, Mo Sha cursed furiously and prepared to slit his own throat!
But before he could act, Mo Zhi killed him again.
"If you want to die, just do it. Enough of the nonsense," Mo Zhi said, shaking his head.
Finally, on the one-thousand-one-hundred-forty-first resurrection, Mo Sha returned once again and glared fiercely at Mo Zhi, refusing to utter a single word!
Glaring with hatred-filled eyes, Mo Sha took his own life!
At least this way, he could avoid some pain.
"Good!"
Mo Zhi's eyes lit up at this. With a wave of his hand, he injected Source Qi into an inch of Mo Sha's flesh, resurrecting him.
This time, upon resurrection, Mo Sha said nothing and committed suicide once again!
Repeating this cycle, Mo Sha killed himself over a thousand times.
Each time, he maintained utter silence.
Gradually, his gaze grew numb, the hatred fading, until slitting his throat became almost instinctive.
"The Silent Way is complete."
At last, after another resurrection, Mo Zhi stopped Mo Sha, speaking softly:
"Senior Brother, now we can return to see Master."
With that, he departed with Mo Sha.
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And at that very moment—
Boom!
The Grey Emperor… took his final step forward.
He attained enlightenment as the Dark Heavenly Emperor.
At that instant, beams of tribulation light surged into the world, heavenly thunder fell, and earth energy condensed into dragons, attempting to obliterate the Grey Emperor.
This was the wrath of heaven and earth!
Yet, at this moment, the Grey Emperor's entire skin had transformed into a jet-black radiance, and his eyes emitted twin beams of light, forming a black curtain to shield him from the calamity of heaven and earth.
Then, from within him, dark origin Qi erupted violently, forming a pathway—the Dark Heavenly Emperor Path—which extended towards the barrier of present-day time, connecting to the approaching dark realm!
The Dark Heavenly Emperor Path pierced the barrier of the present-day time, providing access to the Dark World.
Boom!
Suddenly, the barrier of present-day time… was broken through.
A tide of dense, overwhelming dark energy rolled in from beyond the barrier, descending upon the Forbidden World entirely.
"This is bad…"
"Darkness has descended… The present world will be annihilated!"
"What do we do… Are we all going to die?"
At this moment, the entire Nine Forbidden Continents seemed to tremble in fear.
All living beings felt an instinctive terror and despair rising from deep within.
In the past, merely ten strands of black mist had been enough to suffocate the Forbidden Continents.
Now, the present-day world faced not only the Dark Heavenly Emperor but also the descent of an entire Dark World…
"This…"
Even Mu Qianning and the others wore grave expressions.
Fire Spirit was musing quietly and murmured:
"Perhaps the destruction of the present world is predestined… Something must be broken for something new to rise."
"The living beings of the present have already been mirrored in Samsara. As this battle is fought and ultimately ends, they will find renewal through Samsara…"
This, too, was why they dared to allow the Dark World's arrival.
Samsara… was their reassurance. Without it, the present would face absolute ruin, and the fighting would lose all purpose!
The vast Dark World began its invasion of the present.
It was a dark cosmos, a floating universe polluted by darkness. Upon its surface stood the might of a ruthless Dark Empire.
An unending Great Wall stretched across the realm, and along the wall, were soldiers of corruption and decay clad in black armor, watching the present coldly!
"Woof, the Dark World has arrived—charge with this Emperor!"
At that moment, a sudden, spirited bark resounded from the shadows near the Dark World's entry point. A group of young warriors, long poised for battle, charged toward the dark cosmos!
Long Zixuan, his dragon blood boiling, unleashed the shadow of the Kunpeng within his Daoist Scenery, wielding the Martial Path across the sky!
Lu Rang, radiantly emerald to the point of discomfort, summoned an invisible grass stalk from the depths of his Daoist Scenery, seemingly capable of cleaving through the heavens.
Dugu Yuqing, wielding the Phoenix Sky Brush, released unparalleled sword intent, flames of pale fire and Vermilion Bird's blaze igniting atop the sword's tip!
Qing Chen, illuminating the battlefield with zen radiance, the Fighting Saint Ape at his side brandishing a Blazing Staff as he balanced between laughter, combat, and quiet chants. Behind him, the phantom of the Bodhi Tree bore lotus blossoms!
Wu Dade, drawing forth the massive thorns of the Ancestral Melting Gold Tree from his Daoist Scenery as a giant Wolf Fang Club, each razor-sharp spike spanning meters!
Lin Jiu Zheng, summoning the Qi of Creation as he transformed into astounding Divine Dragons and colossal phoenixes, treading the Yellow Springs with talismans inscribed upon his flesh!
At that moment in the Dark Empire, upon the Great Wall, a dark figure stood coldly and silently.
One of his arms was severed, and behind him assembled a group of mighty figures—all emperor-grade combatants.
He was the dark entity of Emperor Zhantian!
Now, he led countless dark troops from the Dark Empire into battle.
"Kill."
Zhantian's dark entity uttered the word faintly as surging dark fog erupted from the empire's depths.
Ancient dark battalions charged forth!
Rusting, corrupted war chariots bore dark veterans armed with shattered spears, their overpowering presence undeniable.
Dark monsters roared within the sky vault's shadowy mists, their horrifying jaws lined with jagged, broken teeth that trembled as they shrieked savagely!
These were once creatures and warriors of the War Heaven Emperor's Court who perished in darkness.
They had been transformed into loyal soldiers of the Dark Empire, now launching an assault on the present world!
"Kill!"
Long Zixuan roared as he shattered a war chariot with his fists, rampaging dragon-like through the enemy lines!
Dugu Yuqing, Wu Dade, and others followed suit, charging fearlessly.
Meanwhile, the rear forces of the Desolate Heaven Alliance surged forward!
This was an unprecedentedly chaotic battle!
"Damn it, this is thrilling! Shame the other three lunatics aren't here; it would've been even better!"
Wu Dade swung his Wolf Fang Club, smashing apart countless dark corrupt soldiers, lamenting aloud with slight regret!
Of the Four Lunatics, only Lin Jiu Zheng was present.
Although Lin Jiu Zheng's abilities were extraordinary, they leaned toward reversing divine adversaries, targeting single combatants far above his realm through his manipulation of Creation Profound.
For large-scale slaughter… Zi Ling and Jiang Li were unmatched.
— Though the Desolate Heaven Alliance was now a formidable force, they still appeared far too weak against the colossal army of the Dark World!
"Junior Brother Da De, I've arrived."
Suddenly, a voice rang out.
Lines of chessboard patterns materialized densely across heaven and earth.
Above the Sky Vault, a youth stood among the clouds, wielding a Xuan Wu as his chessboard, dropping piece upon piece!
Simultaneously, the sound of a zither emerged—Nan Feng had also arrived.
The two teamed up, advancing together.
Celestial Wolf and Divine Blood Herb flew toward Nan Feng, joined by Peach Root Soil and Well Water from the small courtyard, bolstering his foundation and triggering an explosive breakthrough.
On the other side, the Nine-revolving Treasure Bamboo entered Jiang Li's Daoist Scenery.
Both advanced in their cultivation as they confronted the enemy.
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Skyfire raged across the Nine Continents as fierce battles erupted from the Great Wall and blanketed the Forbidden World, the flames of war devouring the land!
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