Chapter 198 Culmination

Ye Chuxiao unleashed a saber strike, and all creation bowed before its edge.

His will had also sublimated to the extreme, exerting absolute interference on everything around him.

Xiao Chi, now headless, resonated with his organs and viscera, harmonizing with all things and twisting everything into his rhythm.

Then, amidst the dimming of heaven and earth, shadowy claws reached for Ye Chuxiao, wounds piercing through all illusion and reality.

Ye Chuxiao remained in place, yet he jumped and flickered in place at an extremely high frequency, visible to the naked eye but traversing dozens of spatial frequencies in a single breath.

When the Yuanyang Treasure Saber in his hand descended, time seemed to pause for a moment.

Silently, energy exploded, clinging like maggots on a corpse, enveloping Xiao Chi's broken body and tearing it apart relentlessly.

This battle had transitioned from a superficial struggle of abilities to a contest of core willpower.

Both were clinging to a surge of energy, determined to completely wear down their opponent.

Faced with Ye Chuxiao's continuous onslaught, Xiao Chi did not choose to evade. Instead, he charged toward Ye Chuxiao, his body engulfed in burning karma.

At this point, Ye Chuxiao was certain that among the paths of indeterminacy mastered by Xiao Chi, there was undoubtedly a 'Path of Ignorance' (Yu Jing Zhi Lu).

This also confirmed another of Ye Chuxiao's conjectures.

It was precisely because Xiao Chi had mastered the extremely rare Yu Jing that he was so exceptionally difficult to deal with.

Even after having his head blown off, he still possessed such terrifying offensive capabilities.

One could imagine how strong Xiao Chi would have been if he hadn't been depleted so much in the early stages and was in full condition.

Of course, the current Xiao Chi was by no means to be underestimated.

Watching Xiao Chi's hands enlarge, becoming like those of a giant spirit.

In an instant, they clamped together like two mountains converging.

Ye Chuxiao shifted his body to the side, not evading, and raised the Yuanyang Treasure Saber, a billion mountains and rivers aligned with him on the same line.

Following this line... he slashed!

Bang!

Ye Chuxiao solidly endured Xiao Chi's double palm strike.

In this instant, all creation granted Ye Chuxiao convenience, helping him invisibly.

Ye Chuxiao was indeed taking full advantage of the opportune moment.

Spiderweb-like cracks appeared between Xiao Chi's internal organs.

Ye Chuxiao's body was beaten into a battered state, and Xiao Chi's internal organs were also exploding and shattering.

As tragic as it was, the battle continued.

Neither Ye Chuxiao nor Xiao Chi added any superfluous embellishments to their injuries at this moment.

Even pain… could no longer be taken into consideration.

Expressionless, Ye Chuxiao pursued with one saber strike after another, chasing after Xiao Chi, constantly pressing and surpassing his previous self.

Xiao Chi was the same, he triggered some kind of secret technique, borrowing power from the past and future in a way that consumed his very existence, temporarily restoring his energy, and then continuing to fight Ye Chuxiao with wholehearted dedication.

One saber strike after another, Ye Chuxiao's blood boiled.

The rising qi and blood smoke billowed up, almost whipping into a storm.

"Die!"

The treasure saber cut through thoughts and everything before his eyes, and what was cut out of the incomparably dazzling light and shadow were one broken line and point after another.

A line is the continuation of life, and a point is the end of life.

When both the line and the point are broken, it means that the continuation and end of a life are being erased.

Xiao Chi finally couldn't hold on!

He turned to flee!

In the end, he was unwilling to die!

If he lost this round, there would still be a future if he lived.

If he died like this, everything would be empty.

Even if he had left some backup plans, most of his existence would be obliterated.

The remaining bit, even if Ye Chuxiao didn't scrape it out, would be difficult to make a comeback.

However, in a battle of life and death, whoever retreats dies.

Xiao Chi had prepared too many escape routes for himself, so that at the critical moment, he lacked Ye Chuxiao's courageous heart.

When the saber light fell, the various cracks on Xiao Chi's body were completely connected.

His limbs shattered like broken ice crystals.

Only Xiao Chi's will remained, lingering in place.

"Ah...! You killed me!"

"You actually killed me!"

"I curse you... I curse you, you will not have a good end..."

Before he could finish speaking, Ye Chuxiao raised his saber and struck again.

The remnant soul of Xiao Chi that remained here completely dissipated.

At the same time, several daoyun (Dao rhymes) that Xiao Chi had used before ascending to Wuding (Indeterminacy) also converged toward Ye Chuxiao and landed on the golden clock.

Looking at the shattered mountain and river ruins around him, Ye Chuxiao stroked the hollow in his chest, his face paling several times.

"Finally won!" Ye Chuxiao looked up at the sky, but he did not relax, instead, he tightened his spirit even more.

Because an even more ferocious final battle had just begun to reveal itself.

The moment he won this battle, the net that covered the mountains, rivers, and all things 'came alive'.

An even stronger and more powerful will was dragging this net, locking Ye Chuxiao in place like prey.

At this time, Ye Chuxiao was more like a silkworm trapped in its own cocoon.

The advantages he once had had all turned into disadvantages at this moment.

Those who had helped Ye Chuxiao had all formed shackles and restrictions.

The world was like a prison.

Even if Ye Chuxiao chose to burn daoyun, he could not break free from the shackles.

He was too 'large', like a big fish struggling in a large net.

He could not squeeze out of the small meshes.

"Is it coming?" Ye Chuxiao had long been prepared in his heart.

The daoyun that Xiao Chi had left him shattered one by one in the golden clock.

At the same time, Xiao Chi's cultivation experience and accumulation were all superimposed on Ye Chuxiao.

The superposition of these accumulations stabilized Ye Chuxiao's condition.

It also once again improved Ye Chuxiao's accumulation and progress in the basics.

Although the net was dragging him, seemingly to make him sacrifice himself to the Dao, melting into the heaven and earth.

But he was like a reef in the sea, standing firmly in place, unshakable.

"What are you still waiting for? Transform into the world and control the world. From now on, the success or failure of this world will be handed over to you! And you will live as long as the heavens and exist with all things." Tang Su Tong's voice sounded in Ye Chuxiao's mind.

But Ye Chuxiao said, "I've actually been thinking about a question."

"That is, since Tang Su Tong can transform into the heavens, can the heavens also transform into Tang Su Tong?"

"I've tried to take on the role of Tang Su Tong and thought about it carefully, but I still feel that his reasons for abandoning Xiao Chi and supporting me are not sufficient."

"Indeed, Xiao Chi has a lot of selfishness, but I'm not necessarily a good person either."

"Tang Su Tong gambled on Xiao Chi once, would he gamble on Ye Chuxiao again?"

"Moreover, Xiao Chi taking the place of heaven and refining the world... is it really a disaster for the countless living beings in this world, rather than a salvation?"

Some of the clues given by Ye Chuqi were not enough to serve as evidence.

The inability to communicate with the Daheng World with the Ark of Creation does not necessarily mean that this world has been destroyed. It is also possible that it has been closed off, no longer subject to easy interference and disturbance from the outside world.

It is even possible that the complete world, along with Xiao Chi, ascended to a higher dimension and entered a higher stage.

There was no answer, so there were many possibilities.

Ye Chuxiao's core purpose in being an enemy with Xiao Chi was not salvation, but... selfish gain!

Even if Ye Chuxiao could deceive countless people, he could not deceive his own heart.

At this time, Ye Chuxiao paused.

Because the time had come!

The six-year anchoring time had returned to zero, and the altered past once again overlapped with reality.

The extra memories, knowledge, and abilities were churning in Ye Chuxiao's body and soul.

Ye Chuxiao, who originally only had Neng Jing (Ability Realm), Hui Jing (Wisdom Realm), and Yi Jing (Intent Realm) three items of Wuding, now had two more items of Wuding: Hua Jing (Transformation Realm) and Miao Jing (Subtle Realm).

The unprecedented five Daos of Wuding gathered in Ye Chuxiao's body, but he did not feel particularly proud or complacent.

Because these only increased his 'weight', turning him into a fatter 'big fish'.

But it did not allow him to transform into a dragon, tearing apart the big net.

Nor did it allow him to transform into Jörmungandr, devouring the world.

"The reason why Yu Jing Wuding is rare is not only because it is difficult to cultivate."

"It's also because it is the only open and aboveboard path that does not seek external help. When the body becomes an absolute anchor, even the heavens can do nothing about it."

"The reason why Xiao Chi had to die was because he had cultivated Yu Jing Wuding."

"In order to solve Xiao Chi, there was Ye Chuqi. He is not necessarily a real time traveler. As for the information about those other worlds that he provided to me, with the computing power of a world's Heavenly Dao, combined with some existing clues, it is not difficult to deduce some of it."

Ye Chuxiao seemed to be sorting out clues, and he also seemed to be having a dialogue with the Daheng Heavenly Dao.

The Heavenly Dao of ordinary worlds would certainly not be so 'active'.

But Tang Su Tong's sacrifice to the Dao briefly gave the Heavenly Dao an active 'human nature'.

Tang Su Tong and the Heavenly Dao were already in a state of you in me and me in you.

"So what if you guessed it? You've already missed it, and your last trump card has not brought you the most crucial bargaining chip."

"You've lost!"

"The result of losing is that I will eat you!"

"Sacrifice to the Dao properly! I will become complete, and you will become me." Tang Su Tong's voice began to blur, no longer mixed with emotions, but more indifferent.

But Ye Chuxiao took out a large number of daoyun and stood in place to absorb them.

"I haven't lost yet! I still have a good friend!"

The golden clock absorbed a large amount of daoyun and burst out with terrifying energy.

A passage was forcibly torn open.

Duan Mulin appeared with her Aurora Underworld.

As Ye Chuxiao's 'fictional' friend, she was almost equivalent to another possibility of Ye Chuxiao.

And in the Aurora Underworld, there were a large number of Yi Jing ghost cultivators.

They had all cultivated the Tower Ascension Secret Technique, and when the Aurora Underworld and Ye Chuxiao were in the same world.

The feedback from these Tower Ascension Secret Techniques surged toward Ye Chuxiao like a torrent.

Ye Chuxiao, who had long been only lacking an opportunity, tore through the barrier, the sixth Dao of Wuding.

And this Dao was precisely the difficult-to-cultivate 'Yu Jing' Wuding.

When Ye Chuxiao cultivated Yu Jing Wuding, his own situation became extremely stable.

Taking this opportunity, Ye Chuxiao began a counterattack.

This was not something that could be accomplished overnight.

Ye Chuxiao and the Heavenly Dao launched a tug-of-war that lasted for several years.

Seven days after the battle between Ye Chuxiao and Xiao Chi, the Divine Capital City was declared to have been breached.

The rebel armies from all walks of life converged in the Divine Capital.

Then there were battles between the various warlords.

After about three years of such entanglement, a force supported by the Han Shan Flower Society successfully defeated all opponents and became the ruler of this land.

After the establishment of the new dynasty, everything entered a state of recuperation.

However, Ye Chuxiao, the president of the Han Shan Flower Society, the subverter of the old era, was designated as the main sacrificial god of the new dynasty after being missing for more than three years.

Several months later, under the protection of Duan Mulin, Ye Chuxiao, who had finally won the tug-of-war, opened his eyes from seclusion.

At this time, the world was him, and he was the world.

"You're awake!" Duan Mulin said to Ye Chuxiao with surprise.

Ye Chuxiao nodded: "Thank you for your hard work! Thanks to your timely support this time."

Duan Mulin said: "It's all because you are so resourceful."

"What are you going to do next?"

Ye Chuxiao said: "The world is already mine, I am everything, from now on this world will no longer appear in the choices of the myriad worlds."

"It has obtained completion, but I have not yet."

"I plan to go out and take a look again."

Duan Mulin said: "Okay, then I'll go with you."

Ye Chuxiao nodded, waved his sleeves, grabbed Duan Mulin and jumped up.

On the churning and surging sea of chaos, the endless river of purple qi surged in one direction, and then converged into a more vast galaxy.

The Ark of Creation, which originally roamed between the heavens and stars, was no longer in the shape of a boat in Ye Chuxiao's eyes.

It had become a bridge.

At the end of the bridge was the source of the purple qi river.

The bridge connected people and the world.

Every complete world symbolized a cultivator who had entered a higher level.

They completely surpassed the past and were not in the same dimension as cultivators in other stages.

"Let's go to the source and take a look!" Ye Chuxiao said, pointing to the rolling and endless source of purple qi.

But Duan Mulin smiled, faded and disappeared beside him, becoming one with him.

Amidst the churning sea of suffering, Ye Chuxiao's last missing piece was also filled.

The golden clock completely and truly manifested behind Ye Chuxiao for the first time, and the thin lines of time were woven around Ye Chuxiao, endlessly extending outward...