Chapter 1033: Chapter 1052: Burying the Self of This Life
The heavens and earth were grim, and the starry sky was silent.
Endless killing intent enveloped Ye Xuan, and above the stars sat the Dao Ancestor Hong Jun, gazing indifferently at Ye Xuan, while the Destructive World Grinding Plate rumbled on, suppressing Ye Xuan within the starry sky.
"Today is indeed my death tribulation, but even in death, I will not let you have it easy."
Ye Xuan suddenly raised his head, his eyes blood-red and frightening, with black divine thunder flickering around him. The Silent Annihilation Battle Armor emerged, causing the entire starry sky to violently tremble, and the Destructive World Grinding Plate suppressing above his head was gradually cracking.
Bang!
The Destructive World Grinding Plate shattered explosively, and Ye Xuan slowly stood up, with black thunder woven from the Silent Annihilation Battle Armor striking his body until it was battered and bruised.
"It’s useless. Even if the Silent Annihilation Battle Armor is immune to all techniques, you cannot control the Power of Silence Annihilation within it. You cannot overcome this tribulation." Zhen Yuanzi frowned and said.
"Human World."
Suddenly, Ye Xuan did not strike at Zhen Yuanzi and others. He abruptly launched a black orb, and a portal appeared, instantly absorbing the broken Thirty-Three Layered Heaven within it.
"Escape, and never return."
Ye Xuan chuckled sadly, and the Power of Space-Time tore open a space, and he forcefully thrust the Human World into the spatial rift.
"Master, no."
"Heavenly Venerate?"
"We will not leave."
The remnants of the Thirty-Three Layered Heaven roared in anger, but they had already been banished by Ye Xuan into the endless void, and the spatial rift instantly closed, causing the Human World to vanish within the starry sky.
"You actually refined the Human World?"
Zhen Yuanzi’s face was stunned, but it was too late to stop it.
By banishing the Human World and the Thirty-Three Layered Heaven into the endless void, Ye Xuan fell into silence, and the terrifying aura around him gradually weakened.
Some might ask, why didn’t Ye Xuan escape along with them?
The reason is simple: because he was targeted by the Dao Ancestor Hong Jun. Even if he fled with the Thirty-Three Layered Heaven into the Human World, Hong Jun could still locate him, rendering it futile and endangering the Thirty-Three Layered Heaven instead.
"Primordial Spirit, the cause of yore and the fruit of today, this entire cultivation of mine was bestowed by you, and today I, Ye Xuan, will repay it all. From now on, you and I as master and disciple owe each other nothing."
"Tribulation Immortal Skill!"
Ye Xuan shouted mournfully as the Tribulation Immortal Skill activated thunderously. He transformed into a skyful of black mist, covering Zhen Yuanzi, which caused Zhen Yuanzi’s face to light up with joy as he began to madly absorb Ye Xuan’s cultivation.
The so-called Tribulation Immortal Skill can not only devour others’ cultivation but also allow one’s own cultivation to be devoured by others.
Since Ye Xuan owed Primordial Spirit this cause and effect, he decided to repay it all today, from now on being free from any debts to Primordial Spirit.
"Stop him."
The Dao Ancestor Hong Jun’s expression changed as he launched a palm strike towards Ye Xuan and Zhen Yuanzi, but it was already too late. Zhen Yuanzi, having cultivated the Undying Immortal Scripture just like Ye Xuan, absorbed all of Ye Xuan’s cultivation instantly, releasing an extremely terrifying aura.
Pow!
Zhen Yuanzi raised his hand and unleashed a Heaven Splitting Technique, barely blocking Hong Jun’s strike, then retreated billions of miles, looking at Ye Xuan with an extremely complex expression.
"Why... why?" Zhen Yuanzi trembled in confusion, a tidal wave of shock stirring within his mind.
At this moment!
Ye Xuan’s body re-formed, and he knelt half in the starry sky, with his total cultivation dissipated, relying solely on a thread of Power of Space-Time to keep from collapsing. The Silent Annihilation Battle Armor also disappeared from his body.
"A mere clown, not worth regretting."
Pangu’s True Body delivered a punch, directly piercing through Ye Xuan’s chest. Without the support of the Heavenly Dao Seven Tribulations cultivation, his physical body simply couldn’t withstand a blow from Pangu’s True Body.
Cough cough cough!
Ye Xuan continuously coughed up blood, but a bleak smile appeared on his face. At this moment, he was already burnt out, and even if Hong Jun did not kill him, he would scatter his soul across the heavens and earth.
"You all want me dead, and you’ve finally succeeded, but before I die, I’ll give you all a great gift."
"Hahaha."
Ye Xuan continued to cough up blood, but his laughter grew even more tragic, with a thread of Power of Space-Time lingering around him. This was also his final power.
Rumble!
Time solidifies, space freezes, Ye Xuan sits cross-legged in the starry sky, a glowing sapling of space-time emerging from his forehead.
Hua hua hua!
The time-space sapling sways in the starry sky, originally only three inches tall, yet it grows wildly and transforms into a towering tree spanning across the boundless cosmos.
Under the Divine Tree of Time-Space, Ye Xuan sits cross-legged.
His expression is tranquil, devoid of any ripples, yet the sound of scripture echoes through all directions, enveloping him entirely in the power of space-time.
"Crossing the cosmic primordial, refining heaven and earth xuanhuang, traversing between past and future, oh the River of Time that exists in eternal times, I call upon you with my life..."
Boom boom boom!
The Divine Tree of Time-Space sways vehemently as Ye Xuan’s flesh and blood gradually disappear, transforming him into a skeleton, no longer exuding any life force, truly falling between heaven and earth.
Though Ye Xuan has fallen, the Divine Tree of Time-Space above him continues to sway madly, emanating endless power of space-time, sending waves crashing through the starry sky beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens.
Hua hua hua!
Breaking ancient heaven and earth, reversing the River of Time, a phantom silhouette strides against time from future to present!
Under his feet, the waves of time surge endlessly, all stars fade into dimness, yet this silhouette becomes the most dazzling star between heaven and earth.
"Ah!"
"Tribulation is not tribulation, difficulty is not difficulty, eternity leaves only a sigh!"
Heaven and earth mourn, ancient eternity silent, this silhouette, reversing the River of Time, arriving at the present, stands before Ye Xuan’s skeleton silently.
Xiao Suo, isolation, sorrow, and an indescribable solitude, he silently gazes at Ye Xuan’s skeleton, only releasing a long sigh from his mouth.
"You said you want to change the future, break the shackles of destiny, but my future self is disappearing, this tribulation is not only yours, it is mine too!"
"Time-space is unfathomable, years ruthless, this tribulation was originally meant to be transcended by the Heavenly Punishment Halberd, but why has it turned out this way?" The phantom laments silently.
"You... who are you?" The Three Emperors of the Human Clan exclaimed in astonishment.
The heavens solemn, all laws silent, the time-space of the entire Three Realms is stagnated, yet it does not affect the starry sky beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens.
"Who am I?"
The phantom slowly turns, his figure gradually solidifying, revealing a familiar face before all.
"Ye... Ye Xuan?"
The Three Emperors of the Human Clan exclaimed in horror, not only them, but even Hong Jun, the Taoist ancestor seated above the starry sky, trembled utmostly, with the will of the Heavenly Dao disappearing without a trace, as if even that will fears this person to the extreme.
"Reversing the River of Time, breaking the ancient heaven and earth, I stride from future to present, only to bury my present self." The phantom softly murmured.
"Die."
The Three Emperors of the Human Clan trembled and shouted, unleashing the Human Dao Great Technique towards the phantom.
Buzz!
The black phantom remained silent, yet the Three Emperors of the Human Clan strangely shattered into pieces, disappearing in the starry sky, the Human Dao Great Technique aimed at him vanished into nothingness.
"Daoist... Daoist comes from the future?"
Hong Jun, the Taoist ancestor’s face pales, trembling utterly, for the thundering River of Time brings him extreme terror, just one glance at the black phantom makes his Saint Heart violently sway, as if a mere gaze from the other could annihilate him thoroughly.
Sadly, the black phantom did not reply, nor did he glance at Hong Jun, silently gazing at Ye Xuan’s skeleton.
"My time is limited; it watches me within the River of Time. Whether you can break and rebuild depends solely on yourself." The black phantom sighed deeply.
Boom boom boom!
A bronze ancient coffin appears, the black phantom gently places Ye Xuan’s skeleton inside, then waves his hand, allowing the bronze ancient coffin containing Ye Xuan’s skeleton to fall toward the lower realm, mysteriously disappearing.
"I walk from the future to the present, personally burying your present self; this era has been changed by you, my future self will cease to exist." The black phantom sighed softly.
Hua hua hua!
The River of Time gradually becomes illusory, pair of ancient fierce eyes manifesting within it, following a fierce and ancient roar, the black phantom shatters immensely, and the Thirty-Three Heavens gradually regain clarity.
Tribulation is not tribulation, difficulty is not difficulty, eternity leaves only a sigh, dream is not dream, flower is not flower, few remain in the River of Time!
An overwhelming sorrow resonates through all worlds, the River of Time disperses, leaving Hong Jun and others trembling and silent, wholly shocked by this eerie occurrence.