In the sky.
A massive, transparent fissure tore open from the edge of the horizon, instantly extending to the very eyes of Yin Xia, Qiu Siruo, and the others.
Chen Yan also struggled to lift his head, gazing towards the direction of the sky—
The firmament was falling.
Or rather, the heavens were collapsing.
Compared to a Myriad Transformations Realm cultivator like Chen Yan, it was obviously the two Immortal Ascension Realm cultivators, Pure Dust True Person and Realman Shuangyu, who understood more clearly what this represented.
A sky-shattering fissure of this magnitude did not signify ordinary law collapse.
It meant the very existence of the entire Chenping Continent had begun to disintegrate.
This world had now entered its countdown.
Qiu Siruo understood very clearly why this was happening.
Because Gu Jing had activated the Heavenly Summit Palace.
Fighting one against three was not something Gu Jing could achieve merely by shattering his own Dao Basis.
Only the other dao artifact, the Heavenly Summit Palace, which Heavenly Summit Mountain had always concealed, could accomplish such a feat.
But the natural laws and origin of Chenping Continent had absolutely no possibility of withstanding such terrifying power.
It was precisely because of this that heaven and earth began to collapse.
There was no time left. History must be reset before Chenping Continent was completely annihilated.
Otherwise, both Pure Dust True Person and Realman Shuangyu would follow the current Chenping Continent into complete annihilation, returning to nothingness.
Whether it was the several Ascenders from the Five Great Sects, or Heavenly Summit Mountain's Gu Jing and Qiu Siruo, they had long since prepared for the worst.
It was precisely because of this that the Heavenly Summit Mirror fragments from Lingxiao Temple and Wind Ravine Valley were all already on Yin Xia, who had taken Chen Yan and fled Heavenly Summit Mountain.
And before Qiu Siruo gave chase, she also carried the other Heavenly Summit Mirror fragments.
Mr. You still wore an expression of utter nonchalance, slowly lowering his head to look at Qiu Siruo and Yin Xia standing not far away.
In an instant, a dark fissure split open on the back of Yin Xia's hand. She had already begun to shatter her own Dao Basis, intending to seize this final opportunity to fight Qiu Siruo to the death and seize the three Heavenly Summit Mirror fragments on her person.
Qiu Siruo had also made her resolve.
Soundlessly, tens of millions of glazed silk threads overflowed from the cracks on her body that flowed with glazed light-flames.
In the world between heaven and earth, which had completely lost order, the remnant spiritual energy that was perishing along with the collapse of laws and the origin surged madly towards Qiu Siruo's direction.
The essence of the Glazed Pure Body was the ability to rapidly absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Coupled with the mental cultivation method of the Pure Dust Glazed Art and Qiu Siruo's Immortal Ascension Realm cultivation level, this allowed her to even refine all the spiritual energy of the entire Chenping Continent for her own use.
But if she truly did this, the backlash from the laws and cause and effect would also shorten Qiu Siruo's lifespan to less than one hour.
A sharp glint flashed in Yin Xia's eyes. Although she knew nothing of the limits of Qiu Siruo's Glazed Pure Body or the Pure Dust Glazed Art, as a fellow Immortal Ascension Realm cultivator, both experience and intuition allowed this Realman Shuangyu to realize her own situation was extremely unfavorable.
She absolutely could not let Qiu Siruo continue!
Pale blue dao essence severed several of Qiu Siruo's glazed silk threads. Subsequently, this strand of dao essence remained suspended between heaven and earth, then rapidly began to spread in all directions across the world, as if intending to completely freeze the entire Fusheng Island.
And the glazed light-flames on Qiu Siruo's body burned even more fiercely, the glazed-colored cracks all over her body beginning to split wider and wider.
"Why bother?"
Just as Yin Xia and Qiu Siruo were about to collide with absolutely no regard for cost, Mr. You's somewhat contemptuous voice rang out.
"In the end, what exactly is the point?"
An aura that even made Yin Xia and Qiu Siruo feel heavy and sluggish emanated from Mr. You.
At this very moment, his cultivation realm was beginning to step from below immortality towards above immortality!
Of the forty-nine Great Daos originally in Chenping Continent, with the collapse of the world's origin and laws, only two now remained.
This meant Mr. You's forced breakthrough would also damage his origin.
No, not just Mr. You's origin.
The current Chenping Continent, barely surviving and on the verge of complete annihilation at any moment, would suffer the same.
The originally azure sky instantly darkened several shades. This was Mr. You forcibly extracting the cause and effect and laws from between heaven and earth to forge his own Spiritual Platform!
Whether it was Yin Xia or Qiu Siruo, at this moment, they both felt their own power draining.
Because, as stated before, only two of Chenping Continent's forty-nine Great Daos remained.
Occupied by Realman Shuangyu and Pure Dust True Person, respectively.
Therefore, during Mr. You's process of forcibly ascending to immortality, he was bound to seize the Great Dao from them.
Crack!
From Mr. You's cheek, the same dark cracks began to appear. This signified he was also breaking through the limitations of heaven and earth's laws.
Whether it was Yin Xia's pale blue dao essence or Qiu Siruo's glazed light-flames, they were both slowly fading.
"Hng…"
Immediately after, an extremely terrifying pressure was applied upon Yin Xia and Qiu Siruo, making it difficult for them to move.
Both Realman Shuangyu and Pure Dust True Person were much weaker than the strength they could previously display.
The already damaged Dao Bases of Qiu Siruo and Yin Xia found it difficult to contend for the Great Dao against Mr. You in his peak state. Therefore, the strength of the two women was gradually falling.
"Annihilate!"
With a furious roar from Mr. You, whose body was now covered in countless dark cracks, the bodies of Yin Xia and Qiu Siruo, these two once-dominant Immortal Ascension Realm great powers, began to disintegrate along their own cracks.
Yin Xia's body transformed into countless ice-crystal dust particles shimmering with pale blue light, silently dispersing within the chaotic, destruction-filled gale.
As for Qiu Siruo, she shattered into billions of fine, glazed-colored light points carrying their final residual warmth, like counter-flowing sparks, instantly swept away and annihilated by the surrounding chaotic currents.
Only in the places where they vanished remained a glazed-colored light sphere that seemed capable of reflecting the essence of all things, and a deep, icy pale blue light sphere that seemed capable of freezing everything.
The Dao Bases of Realman Shuangyu and Pure Dust True Person.
Mr. You, his body now covered in cracks as if it could shatter at any moment, took a step towards Chen Yan's direction. With each step, his body emitted the sound of something breaking.
Then, he stretched out his hand, his index finger lightly hooking in the air.
The glazed-colored light sphere fell into Mr. You's palm, and he retrieved from his bosom that key-like object the color of gold.
That was Realman Star-Paying Respects's Dao Basis.
He placed both Pure Dust True Person's Dao Basis and Realman Star-Paying Respects's Dao Basis into Chen Yan's hands.
"This is the final chance."
Mr. You said.
Immediately after, he grabbed Chen Yan by the collar and threw him towards the direction of Fusheng City's city gate.
The arm he used to exert force instantly shattered.
Then, Mr. You's entire body disintegrated like broken porcelain.
Thud!
Chen Yan landed heavily before the icy city gate.
A grating, ancient sound of friction rang out—the massive, thick city gate was slowly swinging inward.
From the crack of the gate, a pure, blinding white light of ultimate intensity, capable of devouring everything, suddenly burst forth, drowning Chen Yan's vision.
At the same moment, behind him.
Chenping Continent, annihilated into nothingness.