Chapter 939 - 408: Defeated by Oneself

Chapter 939: Chapter 408: Defeated by Oneself

Shangguan Xiaoxiao fully activated the powers of the divine statue, and within the demise realm, a hazy white light immediately emerged, and the power increasingly permeated into the present world, drawing the Longevity White Mist from the sky into the demise realm!

"It’s done..."

"That’s wonderful! In this way, the path to immortality is cut off, but all living beings in the world have a chance to survive."

"She must succeed!"

"No matter if she’s doing it for revenge or something else, this act is ultimately a great virtue for the world. If it truly succeeds, she could be hailed as an ancestor of humanity!"

For a moment, all cultivators were filled with anticipation and tension. Some were even deeply moved, despite previously witnessing Shangguan Xiaoxiao’s single thought leading Yunluo Immortal Venerable to kill a million cultivators, carrying a great burden of a blood debt. But her actions at this moment were unprecedented in history, rewriting it!

If successful, this astonishing effort to save the world could stand alone in the annals of the Human Race’s history, and she would be counted among the few ancestors through the ages.

"Can it really succeed... The demise realm might not be able to withstand Yunluo Immortal Venerable? Can’t he just wipe out Shangguan Xiaoxiao?"

"Yes, he is an Immortal Venerable..."

Meanwhile, many others were worried and doubtful.

But an elder shook his head, saying, "No, if it were that simple, why would he make all sorts of promises to Shangguan Supreme earlier? Shangguan lady stands within the demise realm, using it as her own Daluo World. If one does not enter the demise realm, no one can bridge the distance between the present and the past to harm her. All powers are illusions, but to enter her demise realm... hehe, below the Immortal Venerable, it is all but a delusion!"

"After all, this is considered the most exceptional Daluo World in existence!"

"Yunluo Immortal Venerable’s forces can enter it, yet Shangguan Supreme is definitely no match for the Immortal Venerable. But if the Immortal Venerable enters, she can make the already precarious demise realm disappear entirely, and even an Immortal Venerable could hardly defy the great power of a complete collapsing dimension... This is the method of mutual destruction!"

"In short, in such a Daluo World, only she and the current Immortal Venerable can enter... It’s a deadlock!"

The words brought a solemn realization to the world.

Control of a corner of the demise realm, transforming into one’s own Daluo World, this kind of Secret Technique is unknown to most, evidently only Shangguan Xiaoxiao herself, once possessed by Yuan Ziyi, understands it.

But regardless, at this moment she truly forged a path, only if successfully traversed, salvation arrives for the world.

Even Yunluo Immortal Venerable faces a dilemma, either watching Shangguan Xiaoxiao disappear with the Longevity White Mist completely from the ages, or entering Shangguan Xiaoxiao’s Daluo World, encountering the calamity of death and Dao dissolution.

"Do you really not care?"

Yunluo Immortal Venerable stared at Shangguan Xiaoxiao, with a murderous intent enveloping all of Dao Sect, coldly saying, "You are Supreme of Dao Sect, can you truly bear witness to each person of Dao Sect dying one by one?"

He seemed to already know the answer but still asked.

"Those from Dao Sect present today have all prepared for annihilation."

An Li merely smiled, saying, "We should have perished together with the Dao Sect of the Spirit Realm thousands of years ago; surviving until now is already a gain; what regret is there in death?"

"Immortal Venerable, by all means, go ahead."

He smiled with such an unbridled ease; at this step, all his arrangements had been exhausted, his cards revealed, and the succeeding or failing ahead was beyond his control.

Therefore, for the first time in many days, he showed a light-hearted smile.

Beside him, Xiang Yuntian, Li Nianxue, Li Qingran, and others wore expressions similar to his.

They all shared a stoic acceptance of death.

For them, death was possibly not even a punishment but liberation!

"Very well."

Yunluo Immortal Venerable nodded, saying, "Someone once told me, Dao Sect has grand ambitions, and Shangguan Xiaoxiao had long become a gambler willing to risk everything... I was half-convinced by this, but now it seems she was indeed correct."

As he finished speaking, he calmly looked up at the sky, saying, "What you want, I promise you. Should I betray it, my path to immortality breaks, and I die with my Dao dissipated!"

He once again made a Dao vow, which earlier to Shangguan Xiaoxiao was merely an ambient feeling in the heavens and earth, but as Shangguan Xiaoxiao rejected it, it did not become binding. Now, with the Immortal Venerable’s words, it immediately formed a cause-and-effect knot in the universe, and the chains were set.

Seeing this, An Li, whose expression had become relaxed, suddenly his face changed, brows furrowing as he looked towards Shangguan Xiaoxiao!

The next moment, An Li’s eyes revealed shock, dread... and deep fear!

Because, within the demise realm, another person appeared unexpectedly.

That person looked exactly like Shangguan Xiaoxiao, even their life’s aura identical...

Shangguan Shengxian!

"How did she appear?"

"How can she be exactly like Shangguan Xiaoxiao?"

"What’s happening?"

Suddenly, everyone was seized by shock and consternation.

Even Shangguan Xiaoxiao was stunned for a moment, her eyes instantly showing anger, saying, "You... my body!"

—Back during the battle at Celestial Yang City in the northern part of the Great Li Dynasty within the Emperor Origin Realm, these sisters connived using Li An against each other. That time, Shangguan Xiaoxiao lost, and her physical body was damaged in the hands of Shangguan Shengxian, who took it over.

Over countless ages, that body should have long merged with Shangguan Shengxian, entirely different from Shangguan Xiaoxiao...

But now that physical form was clearly the one she had left behind in Celestial Yang City.

The life aura, and so on, had not been refined by Shangguan Shengxian.

"My dear sister..."

Shangguan Shengxian smiled slightly, saying, "Did Li An not teach you to always keep a card up your sleeve? How could I bear to refine your body away?"

Shangguan Xiaoxiao suddenly realized, over the years, she and Li An had faced Shangguan Shengxian countless times. She thought her body had been refined into Shangguan Shengxian’s own form, but unexpectedly, Shangguan Shengxian had deceived everyone, keeping her body. Through all these years, though she outwardly looked identical to Shangguan Xiaoxiao, her physical form was actually condensed by other means.

Having reserved such a contingency, it indeed served its purpose today.

In the current age, besides Yunluo Immortal Venerable, no one could enter Shangguan Xiaoxiao’s Daluo World.

Except for Shangguan Xiaoxiao herself!

"This time, you’ve done well indeed, it’s a perfect plan... If possible, I would honestly let you accomplish this setup."

"But regrettably, before immortality, there can be no sentiment."

"Xiaoxiao, our years of grievances shall end here."

Shangguan Shengxian said, and in this moment, there was indeed some complexity in her gaze, having battled for thousands of years; as she truly faced the obliteration of Shangguan Xiaoxiao, there was surprisingly a trace of reluctance in her heart...

But it wouldn’t affect her actions.

In her hands, the lid of the Heaven-Devouring Demon Pot had appeared, billowing with black demonic Qi, erupting wildly, earth-shakingly, the lid of the demon pot actually exploded!

Shangguan Shengxian chose self-destruction!

Clearly, she merely entered Shangguan Xiaoxiao’s body with a shred of Divine Soul, unable to defeat Shangguan Xiaoxiao with such a remnant soul, and so she detonated the demon pot lid, using its impact to tear apart Shangguan Xiaoxiao’s Daluo World!

"No..."

Shangguan Xiaoxiao bit her lip tightly; at this moment she felt as if she had returned to being the girl defeated by her sister at Celestial Yang City, and her eyes were filled with unwillingness...

Yet it was beyond her control!

Boom!

The lid of the Heaven-Devouring Demon Pot, belonging to the Heaven-Devouring Great Demon, exploded, and the generated impact force directly tore apart Shangguan Xiaoxiao’s Daluo World, causing her to suddenly spit out a mouthful of fresh blood, her face paling extremely...

...

Good night.