Rumble!!
The violent shaking continued for the time of a teacup before finally quieting down. At this moment, everyone simultaneously looked up at the enormous ancient stone tablet, hundreds of feet tall.
On the mottled, grayish-yellow surface of the tablet, there were extremely tiny pits, like the power left by the years, or even more like the towering grandeur of its eternal existence.
Above the stone tablet, an ancient and desolate aura enveloped the entire world, making everyone feel as if the power within their bodies had become sluggish. In the vaguest sense, there was even a feeling of wanting to dissipate.
Lin Xuan slowly walked to the front of the ancient stone tablet, like a devout seeker of the Dao, looking up at the ancient stone tablet.
Under the shroud of this desolate aura filled with the breath of time, Lin Xuan felt as if he had come to the ancient times. On the mottled surface of the tablet, there was still a faint, tragic aura of the earth-shattering catastrophe of that year.
From the tablet, Lin Xuan seemed to see strong individuals burning everything, suppressing demons with their bodies, and strong individuals rising up against adversity, forcefully slaying demons. But even more so, there were countless strong individuals who unwillingly dissipated between heaven and earth, regretting that they could not do their best in this battle that was not won...
Desolation seemed to be a state between life and Death. If vitality could be nurtured under the aura of Death, then even more powerful vitality could erupt. Otherwise, it would gradually perish in the aura of Death.
A series of inspirations flashed through his mind. Finally, his eyes settled on a clear color. Under the gaze of everyone, Lin Xuan was the first to sit down cross-legged in front of the Great Desolate Tablet.
After Lin Xuan sat down, Lin Dong and other direct disciples of the Dao Sect's Desolate Hall sat down behind Lin Xuan.
Seeing that Lin Xuan and the others had all taken their seats, Chen Zhen and Wu Dao waved their sleeves. Immediately, two vast Desolate Strengths flew out from their bodies and landed on the surface of the Great Desolate Tablet.
This Desolate Strength was originally a special martial art simplified by the Dao Sect's earliest genius who obtained the Great Desolate Scripture, used to communicate with the Great Desolate Tablet.
When the two huge Desolate Strengths landed on the Great Desolate Tablet, streams of dark yellow light shot out from the tablet, enveloping Lin Xuan, Lin Dong, and the others.
But just as the light enveloped Lin Xuan and Lin Dong, two purification powers were emitted together, linking to the Great Desolate Tablet. Then, after a burst of fluctuations, under the dark yellow light, the figures of Lin Xuan and Lin Dong disappeared directly.
In a gray world, the figures of Lin Xuan and Lin Dong emerged together.
Looking up at the gray sky and the boundless gray-yellow desolate land under his feet, a flash of understanding appeared in Lin Xuan's eyes.
The entire space seemed to have no trace of vitality. Even the entire world seemed like a newborn world, desolate and lonely!
Life comes from heaven and earth, and eventually returns to heaven and earth, appearing in Death and returning to Death!
However, not all life is like this. There are always some lives that will continue to surpass, surpassing the world that nurtured it, and even surpassing everything that can annihilate it and destroy it.
Life is a miracle, a miracle of competing with oneself. The only thing that life cannot surpass is life itself.
Oneself is one's greatest opponent!
After surveying the space, Lin Dong was just about to ask Lin Xuan what to do next when he was stopped by Yan.
"Don't disturb him, kid. This monster has had another epiphany. But it's also a good thing for us. The stronger this monster is, the better the results we can get this time. It's best to be able to severely injure that thing in one fell swoop. In that case, the old brute of the Great Desolate Tablet will be able to suppress it with its own power."
Lin Dong was slightly stunned, turned his head to look at Lin Xuan, whose aura was constantly changing, and a look of envy flashed in his eyes. Such talent is really enviable!
"I wonder if the Young Clan Leader will take the opportunity to break through to the peak of the Life Profound Realm. If that's the case, our chances of winning should be greater."
"What are you thinking? This monster only recently broke through to the Great Accomplishment of the Life Profound Realm. How could he break through so quickly? And his strength... uh!"
As Yan spoke, he suddenly stopped talking, because Lin Xuan's aura had actually completely reached the peak of the Life Profound Realm.
"Uh, hehe, with the Sword Saint's talent, he could have broken through to the peak of the Life Profound Realm long ago!"
Yan, who floated out of Lin Dong's body, said with an awkward smile. Lin Xuan just shook his head slightly when he heard this, and said softly.
"Speaking of understanding the power of life, Senior Great Desolate Tablet surpasses me a hundredfold!"
"Ugh, ugh!"
Yan's face darkened. Speaking of which, it also wanted to be praised like that, but it really wasn't good at this stuff. Its purification power was completely different from conventional power, not the same system. Over the years, even its old master, Symbol Ancestor, hadn't been able to comprehend it, but only activated it by relying on the power of the Ancestral Stone itself.
"Old thing, come out quickly, your big brother has come to see you!"
As Yan spoke, streams of purification power from its hands continuously surged towards this desolate world, but it didn't receive the slightest response.
"Senior Great Desolate Tablet is already asleep, and in a deep sleep, so that all the Desolate Strength can be used to suppress this Otherworldly Demon True King. If you want to wake it up, I'm afraid the only way is to deal with this Otherworldly Demon True King!"
As Lin Xuan spoke, the long sword in his hand was instantly unsheathed, and a sharp Sword Intent swept towards the surroundings. The heavy killing intent made Yan slightly startled, and he muttered to himself.
"What's with this guy? Such a strong killing intent, no wonder he's the God of Slaughter!"
However, Yan didn't refute Lin Xuan's words, but turned to look at Lin Dong, its eyes very clear, Boy, don't stand there blankly, the boss is about to make a move, you have to give what you need to give.
Meeting Yan's gaze, Lin Dong also consciously took out the Ancestral Stone and Devouring Ancestor Symbol from his body and handed them to Lin Xuan. After Lin Xuan took them, Lin Dong and Yan flew directly into the high sky.
Anyway, Lin Xuan himself could activate all the power of the Ancestral Stone, and Lin Xuan's combat skills were much richer than Yan, who had never fought in actual combat, so Yan was also very conscious and didn't cause trouble.
After taking the Devouring Ancestor Symbol and the Ancestral Stone, Lin Xuan waited until Lin Dong and Yan were far away before releasing the Sword Qi in his body without reservation.
"Chi! Chi!"
Looking at the spatial cracks that were constantly being torn apart and then repaired, Yan's pupils suddenly shrank, and he couldn't help but gasp, muttering in a low voice.
"Hiss, this guy is getting more and more perverted. He can actually tear cracks in the Great Desolate Tablet's inner space, which is famous for its sealing, with just Sword Qi. It's terrifying!"
Lin Xuan in the air didn't notice Yan's reaction. At this moment, he was looking down at the vast and desolate land beneath his feet. On the long sword in his hand, ancient and peculiar runes slowly moved, staying on both sides of the blade.
The rich, milky white purification power that even Yan was ashamed of was, under Lin Xuan's control, wrapped around the sword, covering the original frost-white blade into a milky white color.
Under this purification power, the originally awe-inspiring Divine Sword inexplicably became gentle, as if it didn't have the slightest power, but Yan watched in horror.
"This guy is too fierce, hehe, that Otherworldly Demon True King is going to suffer!"
With a turn of his wrist, Lin Xuan held the long sword and slowly drew an arc from right to left, the long sword gradually raised, and at the same time, the milky white energy on the long sword became more and more intense.
Finally, the long sword pointed diagonally to the upper left, and in Lin Xuan's pupils, there were streams of light flashing, and vaguely, one could see strange totems constantly flashing, and the totems in the left and right eyes were completely different, even the color of the pupils was completely different.
The left eye was pitch black, like an endless abyss, and in the darkness, one could vaguely see dark red totems flashing, filled with tyranny and chaos, while the right eye was the opposite, pure and holy white, and in the white pupils, cyan, vermilion, white, and black intertwined and flickered.
As the light of the eight totems in his eyes continued to flash, the long sword in his hand also slowly trembled, even Lin Xuan was about to lose his grip.
"Lin Dong, let's go up a bit!"
Looking at Lin Xuan, who had been brewing for so long, Yan felt a little unsure. At this moment, it couldn't sense the power of Lin Xuan's sword at all, but Yan could be sure that it had at least reached the Revolving Wheel Realm.
As expected of a peerless genius, the strongest combat power that can be unleashed is simply terrifying!
Of course, this kind of peerless Sword move is almost impossible to use in actual combat. The opponent is not stupid and will not stand there and watch you brew a peerless Sword move.
If that were really the case, I'm afraid that the God of Slaughter would have directly slashed the Yuan Gate Three Sect Leaders with one sword last time in the Ancient Battlefield, right?
"No wonder this guy said he wanted to keep the Yuan Gate Three Giants last time, it turns out he really has that strength!"
Yan recalled the scene in the Ancient Battlefield, and his eyes became strange. It had always thought that Lin Xuan was bragging, just to deter his opponents.
"Buzz!"
At this moment, the long sword in Lin Xuan's hand rotated slightly. In the next moment, eight totems appeared on both sides of the sword. On the side resembling the Space Ancestor Symbol runes, the four totems of Azure, Vermilion, White, and Black flashed. On the side resembling the Devouring Ancestor Symbol, four totems filled with chaos and murderous aura flickered.
The instant the eight totems appeared on both sides of the sword, several bloody cracks burst open on Lin Xuan's arm. Scarlet blood gushed out, as his physical body couldn't withstand the pressure and was directly torn apart.
However, Lin Xuan's expression didn't change in the slightest. In fact, his originally trembling arm immediately became still. In the next instant, Lin Xuan's eyes narrowed, and he swung the long sword in his hand fiercely towards the earth.
"Heaven and Earth One Sword!"
The moment the long sword fell, milky-white Sword Qi suddenly flew out. Around the Sword Qi, the eight totems transformed into eight miniature beasts, each only a foot long, quickly chasing after the milky-white Sword Qi. As the Sword Qi was about to fall on the earth, they finally caught up and quickly submerged into the Sword Qi.
The next instant!
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"
A violent force instantly erupted on the earth. The terrifying, sharp Sword Qi, the moment it fell into the earth, directly caused the entire vast land to crack open.
One after another, huge cracks resembling abysses emerged, and the earth trembled continuously. One piece after another of land was torn apart, violently shaken up, and then heavily fell, shattering.
The entire gray world was instantly filled with endless dust and smoke, as if the already desolate world had ushered in its final day.
Lin Dong and Yan in the high sky were even blown away by the violent impact, scaring Yan and Lin Dong into a sudden change of expression.
Amidst that world-destroying scene, Lin Xuan stood there with a calm expression, completely ignoring his still bleeding arm, and stared down at the earth beneath his feet. In the next moment, a miserable roar rang out.
"Roar!!!!!"
That miserable roar echoed continuously throughout the space. The strange demonic sound caused the Origin Power and spiritual power within Lin Dong's body to surge, and his face turned flushed.
"Chirp!"
In the next instant, a sword cry rang out, directly suppressing the demonic sound. Lin Dong finally breathed a sigh of relief, and his gaze towards the depths of the earth was filled with lingering fear. Just a scream almost caused the Origin Power and spiritual power within his body to riot. If that Otherworldly Demon True King's true form were to attack, how terrifying would it be!
"Lin Dong, be careful. If it really doesn't work, I'll take you out. After all, that's an Otherworldly Demon True King who has undergone two Reincarnation Tribulations. Even a trace of its power is not something you can withstand right now, especially since you don't have the Ancestor Symbol and Ancestral Stone to suppress it within your body."
Yan was also a little scared. It was still a bit careless, forgetting to consider Lin Dong's own strength. When he lost the Ancestor Symbol and Ancestral Stone, he couldn't face the Otherworldly Demon True King at all. Even a glance would probably be difficult to withstand.
However, to Yan's surprise, Lin Dong shook his head slightly, his eyes revealing a desperate stubbornness and determination, and said in a deep voice.
"It's okay, I can withstand it, and I must withstand it!"
Yan couldn't help but be moved by these words, and the look in his eyes towards Lin Dong had a bit more approval. Perhaps Lin Dong's talent was far inferior to Ice Master and Ling Qingzhu, but Lin Dong's perseverance was also something it had only seen for the second time in its life. Perhaps its choice back then was the best arrangement given by fate in the dark.
After the demonic sound was suppressed, countless cold and terrifying Otherworldly Demonic Qi suddenly spewed out from the completely shattered earth. Almost in an instant, it had enveloped the entire world in endless darkness.