Chapter 338: I Seem to Have Forgotten Something?

【Destroy Heaven, Annihilate Worlds】!

These four simple characters carried a meaning so chilling that the Minghua Heavenly Immortal's hand trembled violently as he held the artifact.

"Impossible, a Supreme Being!"

The Minghua Heavenly Immortal still tried to convince himself—after all, the 【Xuanling World】 still had one Supreme Being, whose might he had witnessed firsthand, utterly unstoppable.

"No—!"

The next instant, a cry of utter despair and fury echoed across the heavens.

The roar came from the central throne of the Heavenly Court's phantom, the Lingxiao Palace, where a towering, faceless figure stood.

The Supreme Being of the 【Xuanling World】.

Strictly speaking, within the 【Xuanling World】, this Supreme Being's power was immense—he was on home ground, and in single combat, he feared no True Lord.

But the problem was, no one fought him alone; True Lords emerged from all four directions, and several more watched secretly from the shadows, making it a clear case of overwhelming odds, Mount Taishan crushing an egg—leaving the 【Xuanling World】's Supreme Being not a single glimmer of hope to turn the tide!

He couldn't even comprehend it.

Why, when he had discovered this world held thirty Seat Positions, its power far surpassing the 【Xuanling World】, had he not fled immediately?

Had he lost his mind?

Even more absurdly, he didn't flee—he tried to strike back, sending Minghua Heavenly Immortal and others to attack, thereby exposing the very location of his own world.

The result? The moment Minghua Heavenly Immortal and his group arrived, the waiting True Lords followed their path straight back, dragging the 【Xuanling World】, once distant and unreachable, forcibly into this world through their combined might!

"A calamity."

Seeing this, the Dangmo True Person sighed again: "So that's why you ignored everything I did."

He had gone to the Ten Thousand Corpses Pit intending to stop all of this.

His sword intent alone could have severed the link between the 【Xuanling World】 and this world—but he didn't know the 【Xuanling World】 had already been marked as a dish prepared for the True Lords.

What could a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator do against the will of the True Lords?

The result? He accomplished nothing—and became a tool the True Lords used to maintain order, preventing Minghua Heavenly Immortal and others from causing further destruction.

"Enough."

The Dangmo True Person drew a deep breath and quickly dispelled the turmoil in his heart: "At least I saved a few lives. It's not entirely in vain."

Saying this, he pulled out his storage pouch.

He untied the opening.

Standing beside him, Lu Yang stole a glance—and his pupils shrank instantly, for within the pouch's mouth he saw a horrifying sight.

—Heads.

Countless heads, densely packed, severed from their bodies yet still alive, speaking vividly, conversing with one another!

This eerie spectacle instantly seized Lu Yang's full attention.

Only when the heads of Minghua Heavenly Immortal and the three Earth Immortals were tossed in and placed upon a shelf did he snap back to reality.

He looked up—and met the Dangmo True Person's eyes directly.

Their depths were calm, devoid of any malice.

"I frightened you."

The Dangmo True Person gave a bitter smile: "These are all those I've beheaded. I didn't kill them, but I couldn't let them go free, so I keep them with me."

"After all… better to live miserably than die."

'Sss!'

Something's wrong! This Dangmo True Person is nine-tenths wrong! He looks like a good man inside and out—but something is deeply off!

Yet he couldn't say exactly what!

Still, Lu Yang's face remained expressionless, even showing reverence: "Senior, your compassion proves the Yushu Jiange truly is the leader of the righteous path."

"Flattery."

The Dangmo True Person shook his head and turned his gaze once more to the heavens.

Meanwhile, the vast, boundless Heavenly Court phantom high above grew clearer, acquiring tangible substance.

Beneath it, countless small world-fragments, like bubbles, now detached one by one from the Court and vanished—until finally, the entire Heavenly Court solidified, manifesting truly within this world!

"Boom—!"

Instantly, a thunderous crash echoed from within the vast Heavenly Court, then it began to crumble step by step, finally splitting into exactly four pieces!

Each fragment bore a Heavenly Gate standing firm.

The four Heavenly Gates, each dragging a quarter of the shattered Court, plummeted separately into the four regions: Jiangnan, Jiangbei, Jiangxi, and Jiangdong!

"The 【Xuanling World】… is finished!"

Seeing this, the Dangmo True Person closed his eyes: "The my lords have acted—there can be no living thing left in that world now."

"Another world destroyed."

"And this state? It's likely the my lords finished their meal and left the scraps for us lesser cultivators—to feed our servants."

Before he finished speaking, the Dangmo True Person suddenly frowned, and Lu Yang's body hairs stood on end—he felt an inexplicable obstruction in his spiritual flow, an invisible weight pressing down, no visible sign, yet his vast experience instantly told him:

'A True Lord is watching here!'

Moreover, the Tingyou Ancestor within the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner also sensed it, dared not appear, yet his eyes revealed a deep, lingering hatred:

"It's him… 【Zhengde】!"

【Chengtian Zhengde True Lord】!

Lu Yang kept his gaze lowered, eyes on his nose, nose on his heart, saying nothing. Fortunately, the True Lord's gaze showed no interest in him—not even a moment's pause.

The next instant, the Dangmo True Person opened his eyes and looked at him:

"Bring me 【Shenjin】."

"Your humble disciple obeys."

Lu Yang immediately took out the 【Shen Metal】. He saw the True Person of Banishing Demons lightly tap the hilt of the 【No Killing】 sword at his waist, shaking out a sword light.

In an instant, the sword light fell into the 【Shen Metal】, illuminating inside and out. Only then did Lu Yang see that within the supposedly pure and flawless Cheng Tian Gang and Di Sha, there was actually a red dot hidden, deep red like blood. Only after the sword light swept over was it wiped away, causing the originally lifeless 【Shen Metal】 to become lively again.

"There. Done."

After finishing all this, the True Person of Banishing Demons returned the 【Shen Metal】 to Lu Yang: "I have already cleared the mark. You need not worry about any hidden dangers within it."

"Thank you, senior!"

Lu Yang accepted the 【Shen Metal】 with a look of deep respect, glanced at it, yet could not help but form a thought: Could there be a new mark inside again?

Hard to say!

'Truly a hot potato!'

Lu Yang felt a headache in his heart. This breath of 【Shen Metal】 was what he sought, yet he truly could not figure out whether there were hidden moves left by others inside.

'It is one thing that there is merely 【Shen Metal】; more importantly, it is myself.'

'Could there be hidden moves left by the True Lord on my body as well? If so, even if the 【Shen Metal】 is clean, I cannot hand it over to the main body.'

'Thus it seems... reincarnation is imminent!'

Lu Yang thought it over and over, feeling that only the 【Netherworld】 could thoroughly whitewash this fragment soul of his, after all, reincarnation is equal for everyone.

Just then, the True Person of Banishing Demons suddenly spoke:

"A portion of the Heavenly Court fragments in the Xuan Ling Realm has fallen into Jiangnan, about to transform into a new wonder. The True Lord has ordered me to lead people there to explore."

"Daoist Lu, are you willing to go with me?"

Heavenly Court fragments in the Xuan Ling Realm?

Lu Yang's eyes rolled, and without the slightest hesitation, he immediately clasped his hands and said: "I am willing to share the burden for the senior."

The opportunity has arrived!

Battle to death in the secret realm, fragment soul reincarnation, whitewash identity, join the Yushu Jiange... Almost in an instant, Lu Yang sorted out his thoughts and planned his future!

However

'I seem to have forgotten something?'

(End of this chapter)