Capítulo 1057: Chapter 1076: Despair of Luo Hou
“Power… of causality?” Ye Xuan’s breath was withering, staring blankly at Luo Hou in front of him.
“That’s right, it’s the power of causality.”
Luo Hou held the Heavenly Punishment Halberd, his face no longer fierce, wearing a smile, and his gaze at Ye Xuan became gentle.
“The Undying Immortal Scripture can cultivate the power of silence annihilation, and the Myriad Feet Red Dust Technique can cultivate the power of causality. Ye Xuan, you didn’t expect, did you? In these three million years, not only have you cultivated the power of space-time, but I, Luo Hou, am not weaker than you, having preliminarily grasped a thread of causality.”
Luo Hou stood proudly against Changtian, speaking indifferently, with no trace of murderous intent on his face anymore. For he knew that Ye Xuan, having been pierced through the chest by the Heavenly Punishment Halberd, was only destined for death.
“Is this your trump card?” Ye Xuan whispered heavily, but the blood at the corner of his mouth continued to overflow, as the power of silence annihilation on the Heavenly Punishment Halberd was frantically destroying his body and was about to annihilate his primordial spirit.
At this moment.
Looking at Ye Xuan nailed in the void by the Heavenly Punishment Halberd, there was no joy in Luo Hou’s eyes. On the contrary, his face showed a complex expression.
“I spent three million years cultivating this thread of causality, just to overcome the Red Dust Seven Difficulties. This is also my greatest killing move. Today, the grievances between you and me will be completely over.” Luo Hou whispered bitterly.
“Daoist Ye, in fact, I, Luo Hou, very much wanted to be friends with you because you are the only person I, Luo Hou, admire, and the only one who can make me consider you a great enemy.”
“Unfortunately, you and I are the same kind of people. To walk the path to the celestial way, we can only step over the corpses of our enemies.” Luo Hou spoke calmly, with a touch of regret in his eyes.
Indeed, Luo Hou wanted to kill Ye Xuan, but he also admired Ye Xuan very much. If they weren’t enemies, Luo Hou believed he and Ye Xuan would have become great friends.
Unfortunately, this was not realistic at all, as there were too many grievances between him and Ye Xuan, and the two could not possibly become friends.
“Daoist Ye, rest in peace. Every year on this day, I will definitely visit your grave to pay respects because you are someone I, Luo Hou, admire.”
It’s over; everything is over.
Luo Hou stepped forward to grab the Heavenly Punishment Halberd, preparing to end Ye Xuan’s life completely.
“Daoist Luo Hou, you cannot kill me.”
Suddenly, Ye Xuan spoke calmly, looking at Luo Hou with indifferent eyes, which caused Luo Hou to be stunned, and an extremely bad feeling arose in his heart.
“Daoist Ye, let me send you on your way.”
Luo Hou held the Heavenly Punishment Halberd, about to pull out the big halberd that had pierced through Ye Xuan, but a shocking thing happened. No matter how he urged the Heavenly Punishment Halberd, it didn’t budge at all, unable to be drawn from Ye Xuan’s chest.
“Daoist Luo Hou, you were right earlier; you and I are indeed the same kind of people. To walk the path to the celestial way, the ground beneath our feet is paved with the corpses of enemies.”
Ye Xuan sighed quietly, with threads of the power of silence annihilation swirling around him, and the Heavenly Punishment Halberd piercing his chest was blood-colored and luminous, with blood-red patterns continuously spreading over the spear’s body.
Buzz!
The Heavenly Punishment Halberd buzzed and vanished from Ye Xuan’s chest in an instant, as the bloody hole in Ye Xuan’s chest regenerated before the naked eye at an astonishing speed.
“How… how is this possible?”
Luo Hou retreated in shock, barely able to believe his eyes. The Heavenly Punishment Halberd had clearly passed through Ye Xuan’s heart, shattering his Saint Heart. Why was Ye Xuan now completely unharmed?
“Daoist Luo Hou, you are too confident.”
Buzz!
The Heavenly Punishment Halberd appeared in Ye Xuan’s hand, with threads of the power of silence annihilation dancing along its body, flickering with blood-red patterns. The halberd emitted a ringing sound, as if it were cheering.
Boom!
A muffled noise came, and the causality line surrounding Ye Xuan vanished into thin air. The power of space-time encircled Ye Xuan, and threads of the power of silence annihilation surged around him, as an indescribable terrifying aura erupted from within Ye Xuan.
“Why… why is this happening?” Luo Hou’s eyes were fixed, his gaze trembling to the extreme as he looked at Ye Xuan.
“When I was young, the Heavenly Punishment Halberd recognized me as its master, and I used my blood to nourish it daily. Although the Heavenly Punishment Halberd was not complete at that time, my bloodline has always been connected to it.” Ye Xuan spoke calmly.
“Did you… did you intentionally let me pierce the Heavenly Punishment Halberd into your body?” Luo Hou suddenly realized, seemingly recalling something, his expression turning extremely grim.
“Correct; only by having the Heavenly Punishment Halberd pass through my body could my blood awaken it again, converting the power of silence annihilation into my own strength.”
“And don’t forget, I have cultivated the Undying Immortal Scripture for over three million years. You just mentioned that the Undying Immortal Scripture can cultivate the power of silence annihilation; in these three million years, I have almost cultivated a thread of silence annihilation power, only lacking a catalyst.”
“And just now, your strike was the catalyst I needed. It helped me reclaim the Heavenly Punishment Halberd and even gave birth to a thread of silence annihilation origin within me,” Ye Xuan narrated calmly.
“Are you not afraid to die under the Heavenly Punishment Halberd?” Luo Hou roared in anger, with great trembling in his eyes.
Though Ye Xuan made it sound simple, Luo Hou understood deeply that this was filled with the great terror of life and death, definitely not as easy as Ye Xuan described.
The power of silence annihilation was terrifying, a force to destroy everything. If Ye Xuan failed to cultivate the silence annihilation origin, he would die under the power of silence annihilation—a gamble with one’s own life.
“The path to the celestial dao, life and death are intertwined. I’ve always walked the edge of life and death, and if I feared moving forward due to death, I wouldn’t have today’s cultivation,” Ye Xuan spoke calmly.
Silence! A deadly silence!
As Ye Xuan’s words fell, Luo Hou fell into silence, stunned on the spot.
A dozen breaths passed, and a bitter smile curved at Luo Hou’s mouth as he said, “Ye Xuan, you win; I, Luo Hou, accept my defeat without complaint.”
All hope was lost, bowing in surrender.
Luo Hou knew he was defeated, and thoroughly, for he had no means left to kill Ye Xuan, while Ye Xuan could easily kill him.
With peak cultivation of the Heavenly Dao Seven Tribulations, the power of space-time at his side, cultivating a silence annihilation origin, and possessing the Heavenly Punishment Halberd and Silent Annihilation Battle Armor, what could Luo Hou use to fight Ye Xuan?
“Come, kill me.”
Luo Hou’s eyes turned blood-red, refusing to beg for mercy from Ye Xuan, though his heart was filled with great reluctance. He was unwilling to die in the prison set by Pangu without finding the way home.
Buzz!
The Heavenly Punishment Halberd tore through the heavenly vault, with a thread of silence annihilation gleaming at the tip, carrying the aura of burying all things in heaven and earth as it blasted toward Luo Hou.
Luo Hou closed his eyes, waiting for death, yet he roared angrily at the sky, seemingly releasing the despair and unwillingness in his heart as he faced impending death.