Chapter 1171 - 1171: Blasting the Nether Emperor's Clone

Life and death are but a single thought; one thought is eternity!

The words spoken by the clone were also spoken by Liu Zixuan himself at this moment.

However, his voice was deeper, filled with more weariness, as if in that moment, Liu Zixuan had experienced countless years, gaining an epiphany about the simplest yet most difficult truth.

That truth is life and death!

Life and death seem simple, but living is not easy, dying is not easy.

One thought of life and death is eternity; this is the greatest mystery of the Life and Death Realm!

Earlier, Liu Zixuan only touched the threshold, merely speculating that the Life and Death Realm was related to reincarnation, but those were only his conjectures or things he figured out by himself.

Yet, to truly step into this realm, one must experience true life and true death!

The birth of the clone, Liu Zixuan's death in the dream.

The death of the clone was Liu Zixuan's rebirth in reality!

Buzz~!

A profound sensation instantly spread throughout the entire Relic Mini World. Previously, this mini world was just a container for Liu Zixuan, a place filled with wonders; he could only control it, but not manipulate it further.

But now, with the appearance of that profound sensation, he discovered that his connection with the Relic Mini World had grown more intimate.

He could feel changes still happening within his body, the meridians restored to their normal state, expanding several times their original size; the golden dragon within the golden dantian joyfully chirped, then transformed into glittering stars, disappearing within the dantian.

The originally circular dantian was rapidly changing, sinking into the sea of qi, and slowly a sapling-like thing began to appear, emitting a rich vitality that instantly healed Liu Zixuan's wounds.

Suddenly, Liu Zixuan's eyes burst open, two rays of light flashing forth, making his eyes appear even deeper.

Feeling the vitality filling his body, Liu Zixuan's lips moved slightly as he mumbled, "This should be what the Netherworld Emperor meant by being Immortal!"

The sapling that the dantian transformed into, like a source of life spring water, constantly overflowed with endless vitality, making Liu Zixuan feel that both his power and cultivation technique were several times what they were in the Innate Emperor Realm.

He slightly clenched his fist, a cold glint appearing in his eyes: "Now that I've reached the Life and Death Realm, Netherworld Emperor, you killed my brothers, harmed my clone, you must repay with your life!"

Outside the Relic Mini World.

In the depths of Yudou Mountain Range, it was currently in ruins, utterly devastated.

Jiang Yunxuan and Xiao Hu were lying silently under the mountain wall, uncertain whether alive or dead.

Meanwhile, Netherworld Emperor was reaching out, strangling Zhao Yi and Xiao Hu by their necks, their brows furrowed, faces flushed as if about to suffocate.

However, just as he was about to exert his final effort, Netherworld Emperor suddenly shuddered, looked ahead with narrowed pupils: "You... are you a human or a ghost??"

"You are the Netherworld Emperor; if I am a ghost, what do you fear? If I am a human, what do you fear!" Liu Zixuan spoke coldly.

Woosh!

The Netherworld Emperor raised his hand and directly threw Zhao Yi and Xiao Hu, they crashed heavily against the mountain wall, passing out.

Silence descended around them, as silent as death itself.

Only the two of them stood, facing each other.

"The aura on you..." The Netherworld Emperor stepped forward, abruptly sensing a burst of violent qi rushing towards him, and hurriedly retreated, his gaze astonished: "Impossible, you were just dead, it's impossible for you to enter the Life and Death Realm!"

"Without dying, how could one enter the Life and Death Realm?"

Liu Zixuan's expression was grim: "You are merely at the half-step Life and Death Realm, not Perfected. Do you know why? Because you've never truly died; relying on the Soul Splitting Technique, that's just taking a shortcut on a dead-end road!"

The current Liu Zixuan saw through everything about the Netherworld Emperor, as he said, the reason the Netherworld Emperor only comprehended half the secrets of the Life and Death Realm was because he never truly died.

The reason he could step into this realm was because of the secret technique of Soul Split.

This kind of secret technique splits the soul, infusing it into another person, creating the likeness of a clone.

In a sense, that was no real clone, just a puppet born from the magic of soul splitting.

Thus, because of this, the Netherworld Emperor lost the chance to truly achieve Life and Death Realm Perfection, unless he could reintegrate the Soul Split Clone back into his body.

But sadly, that's impossible.

Facing the truly Perfected Life and Death Realm Liu Zixuan, the Netherworld Emperor's expression became increasingly grim.

This was someone he once looked down upon, someone he thought would die under his Netherworld Palm, yet who had now grown to a terrifying level by relying on his innate talent in less than four months.

This was someone he could once squash like an ant, yet now stood taller than him.

Decades of planning for the Star Sea Martial Realm, decades of concealed ambition about to succeed, yet at this final juncture emerges an unbeatable opponent.

How could he accept this!

Like a life's blood spent building a company, only to see it go bankrupt the next day, it's really an unspeakable agony, a yearning to jump off a building and end it all.

Tightly clenched fists, shouting in madness: "No, you cannot be truly in the Life and Death Realm, it must be some Elixir temporarily putting you in this realm!"

"Is it an Elixir? Try and you'll know!"

As Liu Zixuan finished speaking, he sprang towards the Netherworld Emperor, grabbing his collar in a reach, lifting him directly.

Tossing him upward, Liu Zixuan suddenly kicked him in the stomach.

As the Netherworld Emperor flew backwards, Liu Zixuan's form vanished ghost-like, moments later appearing behind him, delivering a punch straight to the back of his head.

Buzz buzz!

His head felt as if hammered, golden stars sparkled before the Netherworld Emperor's eyes.

At this moment, unwilling to admit, he had to admit, Liu Zixuan was truly Life and Death Realm Perfection, otherwise he couldn't have been harmed, couldn't have been reached in combat!

"Soul Split!"

As the Netherworld Emperor fell to the ground, he abruptly roared, causing the surrounding space to twist, his clone appearing directly.

Then, the two charged at Liu Zixuan together.

Liu Zixuan raised his brow, several Ghost Gate Needles transformed into an array, binding the Netherworld Emperor himself, while Liu Zixuan dashed towards the clone, clenched his right fist, and as the Netherworld Emperor's clone raised his large blade to strike, Liu Zixuan struck his fist towards the clone's face.

Bam!

The blow like a star exploding, smashed the clone's head into pieces, leaving only a puppet-like body collapsing to the ground.

"Now it's your turn!"

Liu Zixuan's eyes were intensely crimson, his entire body filled with fury and hatred, as he stared at the Netherworld Emperor, stepping closer, one by one...