Chapter 833 - 578: Bead and Bronze Gate (Part 4)

Ripples of void emerged beneath the sword.

Simultaneously, a mysterious and distant Dao sound spread slowly.

"Primordial mystic essence, Dao pervades the cosmos. Heart united with Dao, sword united with the ordinary. No birth, no destruction, no stain, no dirt..."

"Mystic Qi nurtures the sword, light reflects the Nine Suns, I humbly beseech the True Sage, guide my ascent!"

One sword shatters ten thousand laws!

Purple-gold sword light, like a shooting star chasing the moon, thunderously pierced towards Daoist Shen.

The void was torn into a long black rift, the demonic qi around was instantly swallowed and annihilated by the sword light, leaving no trace.

Daoist Shen’s face changed dramatically, his pupils shrank, his eyes full of disbelief.

He never imagined that Bai Gongming’s speed would be so fast; the power of this sword far exceeded expectations.

Even a late-stage Nascent Soul Great Sword Cultivator might not be able to unleash such a sharp and pure sword.

The overwhelming Dao Rhyme crushed everything, instilling fear from the depths of his heart.

No time to think further, Daoist Shen rapidly formed hand seals, muttering incantations.

The demonic qi around him surged, pitch-black demonic qi gushed out like tidal waves, covering the sky, enveloping everything in darkness.

The demonic qi coalesced before him, transforming into a ten-zhang-high six-armed Demon God Dharma Body.

The Dharma Body had a ferocious face, with tusks exposed, holding a mace, Ghost Head Saber, and Soul Devouring Banner in its six arms, surrounded by raging Demon Fire.

In the flames, countless aggrieved souls wailed, emitting an oppressive aura that seemed to devour heaven and earth, refining all souls.

At the same time, a three-inch Demon Fire Outer Nascent Soul appeared above Daoist Shen’s head.

The Outer Nascent Soul was enveloped in dense demonic energy, its gaze fierce, looking identical to Daoist Shen.

This was a trump card he had spent countless efforts to refine from billions of souls in one realm, its power rivaling his original self, never easily used.

"Boom—"

The purple-gold sword light instantly engulfed the six-armed Demon God Dharma Body.

An eerie scene suddenly occurred!

The previously overwhelming Demon God Dharma Body abruptly froze, as if cursed by the Immovable Spell.

The Demon Fire upon it instantly extinguished, its ferocious face became stiff like clay and wood sculptures, unable to emit a single breath.

Crackling sounds!

A continuous sound of shattering.

The Demon God Dharma Body began to crack from the top, breaking layer by layer, turning into scattered black ash, dissipating in the air.

Witnessing this, the Demon Fire Outer Nascent Soul was terrified, trembling all over.

Unable to escape into the void, a tiny purple-gold sword light separated from the main sword light, piercing through the Demon Fire Outer Nascent Soul’s body in an instant.

"Screech—"

A sorrowful wail echoed through the heavens.

The sky filled with Demon Fire quickly dissipated under the pressure of the sword light, as if it had never appeared.

Daoist Shen trembled all over, how could he be so strong?

His Demon God Dharma Body and Demon Fire Outer Nascent Soul were his life’s essence, incredibly powerful, even able to contend with late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivators.

Yet now, Bai Gongming’s single sword destroyed them, without a chance for resistance!

This meant that he himself could not withstand Bai Gongming’s sword!

Escape!

Must escape!

Preserve the green hills, fear not the lack of firewood!

Daoist Shen’s survival instincts overpowered everything, without hesitation, instantly activating the hidden bronze portal deep in his Divine Soul.

This was the supreme treasure he acquired as a child, able to tear space and traverse worlds, never failed, his ultimate life-saving method.

The bronze portal instantly appeared before him.

Covered in strange runes, it emitted intense light, space fluctuations surged, attempting to rip through this void.

Yet no matter how the portal glowed and operated, it remained motionless, as if bound by invisible forces, unable to prompt a single spatial ripple, with its rune light gradually dimming.

Daoist Shen’s pupils shrank, his face full of disbelief, left with only despair in his eyes:

"Impossible! This is impossible! How could it fail?"

Such a situation he had never encountered before.

The bronze portal was his last hope of survival, now sealed, trapping him in utter despair.

As he panicked and neared collapse, the previously intense Bai Gongming suddenly sheathed his sword.

His demeanor instantly turned exceptionally respectful, standing to the side, deeply bowing towards the vast heavens, his waist bent extremely low.

His voice was loud and reverent, resonating through the world, full of awe:

"Welcome, Celestial King!"

"This..."

Daoist Shen was thoroughly baffled.

Rigidly, he lifted his head, gazing towards the vast heavens, a fear unprecedented within him arose.

As if a supreme existence was slowly descending.

The invisible pressure made even breathing difficult, his Divine Soul shivered.

Above the heavens, the originally pervasive clouds were swiftly driven away by an unseen force.

Though it was daytime, both the sun and moon shone brightly.

The sun’s fiery glow and the moon’s serene shine intertwined, illuminating the entire world, making all beings seem insignificant and humble at this moment.

Daoist Shen struggled to lift his head, his sight piercing through the mingling light sea, faintly seeing beyond the light that colossal face.

That face was flawless, divine to the extreme, surrounded by an indescribable heaviness of rank.

He seemed to embody the Heavenly Dao itself, the Sovereign of all things.

With one word, one action, he could determine the existence or demise of the world.

His grandeur was indescribable.

The heavens, the sun, and moon, were merely his eyes, emitting vast majestic light, overlooking all life.

That profound stature instilled fear deep within Daoist Shen’s soul.

Do not look!

Do not look!

Do not look!

Daoist Shen’s heart screamed.

With just one glance, his eyes burst open, leaving only emptiness!

Beneath his skin, sinister blood patterns emerged, and blood seeped from his pores, each drop ignited with blazing flame.

Fire!

An internal Celestial Fire swiftly engulfed his entire body.

In an instant, his Dharma Body burned to charcoal, his flesh turned to ash.

His Nascent Soul desperately fled from the ashes, enveloped in a faint azure light, like a stray dog, frantically fleeing.

Yet upon his Nascent Soul, the blood-red patterns rapidly spread, Celestial Fire following these lines, scorching the Nascent Soul’s core, causing him excruciating pain, his Divine Soul consumed piece by piece.

"Spare me! Celestial King spare me!"

"I beg the Celestial King for mercy, this humble Daoist willingly serves as a slave for all eternity, serving the Celestial King!"

No response came from the heavens.

Only the sun and moon’s light remained intensely blazing, the immense majestic pressure continued to enshroud the land, not diminishing the slightest.

In the depths of despair, the moonlight flashed suddenly.

A freezing chill descended, instantly freezing Daoist Shen’s Nascent Soul along with the bronze portal, transforming into a crystalline block of ice.

Inside the ice, the Nascent Soul still struggled painfully, unable to break free.

Subsequently, the ice block slowly ascended, flying towards the heavens, transforming into a beam of light, vanishing within the sun and moon’s radiance, utterly obliterated, as if it had never existed.