Chapter 4224

A slash mark suddenly appeared before Su Xiao, the slash tearing open a spatial passage that gradually formed a door; Su Xiao walked in, and the scene before him changed abruptly.

Above was a cloudless sky stretching ten thousand li, beneath his feet a flat crystal ground covered with ankle-deep mist, a massive clock tower stood in the distance, its time frozen at twelve o'clock; this structure certified by the Void Tree signified that the Star Realm was in the "present," not invaded by "extra-realm entities" or suffering time reversal.

Su Xiao stood in the mist; opposite him, a hundred meters away, a figure sat on an ancient stone chair on a high platform—this figure stood over five meters tall, wearing a loose gold-and-white robe, exactly the attire of the Star Apostle leaders recorded in the historical scenes of the "Black Maple Mother Tree."

By now, Su Xiao understood that in the top chamber of the "Elemental Superconduction Tower" on the Eternal Star of Arcana, the wooden effigies originally enshrined there were all former Star Apostles.

The Supreme One leaned on the stone chair, gazing down at Su Xiao as if regarding a rare prey—or a delicacy on a platter.

Yes, the Supreme One had been eroded more severely by time; if it were the former Supreme One, seeing Su Xiao now might bring relief, but in the ensuing death match, he would certainly not hold back; if even he could not be slain, there would be no need to confront those "extra-realm entities," for they could not possibly be suppressed.

The Supreme One rose from the stone chair, which gradually shattered as he stepped down from the high platform; everywhere he passed crumbled.

Tribulation lightning streaked across the sky—the tribulation lightning of the "Beginning and End Land" was unprecedentedly powerful, or rather, this was the true tribulation lightning; the tribulation lightning of the void, transcendence, and all worlds were merely projections of this tribulation lightning, which is why all worlds have tribulation lightning and why it is always golden.

As the true tribulation lightning, it had once been one of the forces that suppressed the "Ancient Original Sins"; thus, even Su Xiao and the Supreme One would be wounded by the true tribulation lightning.

A tearing sound came from above as a weapon slammed into the ground—an ancient yet imposing staff over two meters long, coiled in form, its top like a gemstone: the Stellar Eye opened, staring at Su Xiao.

Instantly, another weapon thrust out from the tribulation lightning vortex above, landing beside the Supreme One—a longsword whose hilt occupied one-third of its length, its blade intermittently flashing with tribulation lightning, one hand gripping the hilt.

The Stellar Staff floated beside the Supreme One, who one-handedly held the Thunderclap Blade; his gold-and-white robe billowed without wind, his pupils like golden rings, giving him a cold, oppressive presence.

Tribulation lightning struck the Thunderclap Blade; the Supreme One's disheveled hair flew upward, granting him supreme power while also revealing a subtle, repressed madness from the erosion of time.

Drip, drip~

Golden liquid dripped from the blade's edge, instantly transforming upon contact with the ground into annihilating thunderous power that corroded and devoured everything.

At some point, a vast tribulation lightning vortex formed above, within which echoed howls or low growls—these were the extra-realm entities once slain by the Supreme One.

Boom—

A mighty tribulation lightning pillar crashed downward, spreading from behind the Supreme One; within this thunderous domain, a colossal face loomed, gazing down at Su Xiao opposite.

In this scene, though the Supreme One remained silent, his aura and oppressive presence were absolutely the strongest Su Xiao had ever faced among enemies.

Fortunately, Su Xiao was no longer what he once was; his waist-blade was drawn, though he merely pointed the tip obliquely at the ground—yet wherever the blade passed, there was a faint sensation of being severed, as if space, time, causality, and even the power of rules all lay within its cutting range.

Ding—, ding—, ding~

The distant towering clock tower emitted a dull bell toll; a gust of wind swept by, lifting the ground mist of the Beginning and End Land.

Battle, officially begun.

Pfft!

The longsword pierced the body, the Thunderclap Blade pierced the neck; surrounding them was a blinding white light—this was the realm of consciousness, the clash of souls; in a single glance, both confirmed they could not prevail over each other in the soul domain.

Su Xiao and the Supreme One nearly opened their eyes simultaneously as a blood smoke cannon had already reached the Supreme One's face—with a pop, the invisible tribulation lightning net wall successfully annihilated the incoming blood smoke cannon.

Su Xiao vanished in place; the destructive force of his full-speed charge left a black fissure where he stood, which rapidly collapsed into a black hole, generating suction on the surroundings.

In the next instant, he appeared before the Supreme One, longsword descending; having come this far, it was not merely for this strike, but undeniably, delivering this blow signified he had truly reached the pinnacle.

The longsword clinging to the crystal layer and the tribulation lightning-surging Thunderclap Blade clashed.

Dong—!!

An immensely resonant boom spread, then vanished; the force of this clash annihilated everything around them, leaving instead a sense of silence, with embers and residual lightning scattering.

Fortunately, this was the Beginning and End Land; otherwise, it could not withstand their clash; the mist on the crystallized earth where they stood dispersed instantly, and even if this place were exceptionally solid, the surrounding world regions would violently explode into vast world rifts, as if struck by a giant's heavy fist.

With a hum, Su Xiao felt a buzzing in his ears; as his crystal-layered skin shattered, he was flung sideways—he had been attacked by something invisible.

Just as he was about to land, a tribulation lightning pillar nearly a hundred kilometers thick and terrifying in might descended, compressed during its fall to a few meters thick, causing the already fearsome true tribulation lightning here to surge to an astonishing degree of power.

Su Xiao was submerged in tribulation lightning; amidst the scattering shards of his shattered crystal layer, the falling tribulation lightning suddenly gathered onto his longsword—this was "Heaven's Fury: Torrential Slash."

With a clang, the longsword struck an invisible weapon; amidst the surging golden tribulation lightning, an invisible figure appeared.

This figure had long hair flowing, stood about 1.9 meters tall, and strangely possessed both a graceful beauty and a familiar yet unfamiliar feeling; she wielded an invisible longsword, but used it in reverse—not striking with the blade, but striking enemies with the spine.

Seeing this usage, Su Xiao recalled a weapon recorded in the "Soul Great Library" named "Duan'e"—its blade cuts without harming, extinguishing the causality of suffering; reversed, it yields no object that does not retreat.

In plain terms, this is a longsword that can sever others' injuries and their causalities; if used in reverse, it produces an "absolute repulsion" effect; were it not for Su Xiao's physique already pushed to the extreme, this invisible figure's strike would not be "absolute repulsion," but rather "cut where it hits, shatter where it lands."

Su Xiao estimated the invisible entity's physical strength to be about 70% of his own—that is…… the same as a magic spirit.

One after another, blood blades protruded from within the invisible entity's body, yet it seemed oblivious, merely stepping back and vanishing from perception—no, not a perception block, but it fundamentally had no existence.

The Extinction of Law ignited power from the Abyssal Darkness, thus producing magic spirits; then, did the Star Apostles, who ignited power from elemental fire, have no corresponding counterpart? Of course not—magic spirits are not a cost, but the optimal solution; thus, when Star Apostles ignited their power, what emerged was called "Fate's Echo."

Magic spirits begin formless; Su Xiao's magic spirit took a female appearance because it had nearly devoured the Hunting Tide; meanwhile, "Fate's Echo" must necessarily oppose the host—whether there is backlash, I will not speculate, but what we now face is a Fate Incarnation pushed to its limit, which has no existence, and whose attacks cannot be predicted.

Dong~

A surge of blood qi spread from Su Xiao as center, like a blood qi scan sweeping over everything nearby, yet leaving no trace of the "Fate Incarnation."

Suddenly, Su Xiao felt a chilling sense of crisis; he looked toward the Supreme One, who had been floating in midair—now his appearance had drastically changed: he wore a loose black robe, though the style remained unchanged, the darkness had become substantive; beside him, the floating Stellar Staff had turned entirely black.

The Supreme One…… was actually commanding the power of the Abyss completely—something even the Abyssal Lord we had clashed with recently had not achieved; fundamentally, his strength came from relying on the Abyss, and now the Supreme One gave the impression that what he held in his hand was the entirety of the Abyss.

Yes, the former Supreme One was essentially the Lord of the Star Realm—the Star Realm, the Abyss, and the Elements were all under his protection and governance; now, they were all under his dominion.

The Supreme One floated in midair; as he gradually raised his hand, darkness swiftly enveloped the Beginning and End Land, plunging everything into blackness when his hand was aimed at Su Xiao.

Boom!!!!

A vision appeared: an immeasurably vast Supreme One, located in the chaos beyond the Star Realm, his great hand shrouded in darkness pressing downward.

Crack—, crack—!

The crystal earth beneath Su Xiao's feet cracked, his bones rang out with snaps; had he not possessed an extreme physique, he would have already exploded into a mist of blood.

The terrifying dark pressure relentlessly increased; the surrounding worlds of Su Xiao kept shattering, and it seemed as if the very consciousness of the Star Realm were stabbing toward his awareness.

Give up.

Give up.

Accept……the death of darkness.

"Ultimate Blade: Sever Realm."

Chime!

A brilliant blade flash spanned the apex of the Star Realm; within the chaos mist, the colossal shadow began from the pressed-down great hand, exploding outward in one slash mark after another, finally scattering into darkness.

On the ground, Su Xiao took a step forward. He had never possessed true flight ability, but he could solidify the world with absolute power. It was not that he could not develop flight ability—it was that his speed was insufficient, as it is now.

In less than 0.00001 seconds, Su Xiao arrived before the Supreme Being, who looked down upon the approaching enemy as a dark impact erupted.

A buzzing rang in Su Xiao's ears—how intense was this dark impact? The answer could be seen from his soul, already half-separated from his body.

Clang clang!

Two slashing sounds: the first was a strike imbued with formidable dark power, blocked by the Dragon-Slaying Flash; the second was Su Xiao's half-separated soul delivering a Soul Blade slash, blocked by the intangible "Incarnation of Fate." Then, what about the magic spirit's slash?

"Extreme Blade·Piercing Star."

Suddenly appearing, the magic spirit thrust its crystalline blade forward, the tip flashing with starlight. Yes, Su Xiao, using the magic spirit as a medium, unleashed "Piercing Star" at full power.

Starlight appeared before the Supreme Being's chest, causing his eyes to grow solemn. If pierced by this strike, even he would face mortal danger.

"Dominion·Absolute Darkness."

Everything around suddenly ceased—not a "solidification"-type ability, but rather solidified darkness enveloping the surroundings. To continue moving, one must break through these solidified dark masses, yet the magic spirit's "Piercing Star" was not stopped, for the magic spirit had become intangible.

Pfft!

The crystalline long blade pierced the Supreme Being's chest. How could intangibility attack the Supreme Being? Because the penetrating power of "Piercing Star" at its limit can pierce intangibility at the critical moment—this is also the only ability that maintains intangibility while still being able to strike the enemy. It is utterly unstoppable, but in the late stages, when power is insufficient and reliance on tricks grows, one will eventually die in clashes of equal standing.

"Extreme Blade·Constellation."

As Su Xiao fell toward the ground, the magic spirit had already surged forward to attack. As the crystalline long blade thrust out, it resembled a constellation flaring—streams of starlight suddenly appeared.

Bang!

The Supreme Being, whose chest wound had vanished through dark recoil, clenched his fist. The magic spirit shattered in response, and a vast amount of flashing starlight faded.

Su Xiao landed back on the ground. The moment his feet touched earth, he delivered a virtual slash.

With a booming roar, this slash seemed to sever something intangible, floating in the air—like the Supreme Being, the God of Dark Destruction, suddenly lowering his altitude until his feet finally touched the ground. At this moment, his expression showed a hint of surprise, for the "stagnation concept and rules" of the entire star realm had been temporarily severed by this opponent.

The Supreme Being was not incapable of flight or levitation, but once in such a state, he would need to expend more mental energy to maintain it, forcing this temporarily fractured concept and rule to operate with strain.

This slash made the Supreme Being, who had always looked down from above, finally begin to truly face this opponent. The opponent's displayed ability initially seemed below expectations, but the more they clashed, the more one could feel how troublesome this enemy was.

"Extreme Blade·Blue Ghost."

Clang!

The slash mark instantly reached the Supreme Being's front, immediately triggering a dark impact. Amid the booming, muffled roar, the Blue Ghost slashed into the ground was actually shattered by the dark impact.

Yet, in the very next instant after the Blue Ghost was shattered, the magic spirit and the Blue Ghost swapped positions. Since the magic spirit can swap causality with Su Xiao, why could it not swap positions with the attack Su Xiao had unleashed?

"Extreme Blade·White Night."

The magic spirit's golden-long blade slashed down, and almost simultaneously, Su Xiao's own long blade had already delivered a virtual slash downward.

"Extreme Blade·Heavy Moon."

A translucent black slash descended—this weighted slash control, what makes it classic and timeless.

Clang clang!

The crystalline long blade struck the dark blade, then the crystalline long blade shattered. Yet at the same moment, Su Xiao and the magic spirit swapped positions, arriving before the Supreme Being.

"Extreme Blade·White Night."

Clang!

The Dragon-Slaying Flash and the dark blade clashed—both top-tier weapons, and the Dragon-Slaying Flash stronger than the dark blade. However, the Supreme Being wields two weapons, so in this regard, it cannot be said which is stronger.

Crack crack crack~

The blades rubbed against each other, emitting a piercing sound. Due to the immense force of the clash, spatial collapse occasionally appeared between the two weapons, but under the notarization of the Void Tree, they quickly healed.

As for why the Void Tree notarizes this place—it is because, in the Void Tree's judgment, if it does not notarize and reinforce this place, then when the two decide victory or defeat, the star realm might collapse from it. From the start of battle to now, every time their attacks collide, all worlds within the star realm feel the tremor, with those closer to the star realm's apex feeling it more clearly.

Four eyes locked. Su Xiao pressed down with a slash, but an endless dark power surged from the blade. With a boom, he was blown back by the dark impact. Meanwhile, on the opposite side, gold-red blood spattered, and a slash mark appeared on the Supreme Being's chest.

A dark beast materialized from nowhere, biting down on the blood beast's phantom. Both were ten-thousand-meter-level in size. As their auras clashed, two figures broke through each other's aura and collided—Su Xiao and the Incarnation of Fate.

Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding!

It seemed they had exchanged five blows, but in reality, this was countless attacks converging together.

The intangible "Incarnation of Fate" stood before the Supreme Being. Its second trait manifested: when it materializes a form, it can replicate all attacks of its chosen target.

"Darkness·Strangulation."

The Supreme Being coldly stared at Su Xiao, his pupils turning into dark vortices.

With a clang, Su Xiao blocked the Incarnation of Fate's blade-back slash with his crystalline left arm. His magic spirit, as if having shed his soul from his body, took his place and was blown back.

Su Xiao delivered a virtual slash downward. With a crack, another concept rule shattered—the darkness of his "Beginning and End" realm vanished instantly.

Yes, Su Xiao's slash shattered the dark concept, but due to the concept's immense strength, this collapse lasted only a few seconds before he gathered back his master's slash power.

Each time a concept rule is shattered, not only must it be broken, but also followed by suppression. For whether star realm, abyss, or elements—once a concept rule is destroyed, it begins self-repair.

For vast concept systems like darkness and light, after Su Xiao shatters one, he must use all his master's causality to suppress its repair. For lesser concepts like stagnation and gravity, he can simultaneously break three or so.

With a mournful cry, the crystalline earth beneath Su Xiao's feet gave way as he surged forward. Wind howled violently in his ears. Hardly had he broken through when a strong sense of danger struck—a half-meter-long black conical spike lunged at him, piercing his chest. The next second, his chest erupted in a devouring explosion, and dark devouring spread upward to his skull—thus he died.

Clang, clang, clang!

Su Xiao delivered three consecutive slashes, shattering the devouring spike that, according to fate, was destined to hit him mid-approach.

Yes, this is one of the unstoppable abilities born when technique-based development reaches its peak: no matter the level of attack, one can foresee the impending fatal damage—note, it is "any existence" and "any attack."

A fierce wind pressure came head-on—a dark impact. This move may seem simple, but from battle's start to now, Su Xiao has been blown by it until his bones felt like they were about to fall apart. The current 20% loss of his life core is entirely due to this move.

"Extreme Blade·White Night."

The golden-long blade slashed down, actually splitting the incoming dark impact in two, which swept past Su Xiao's left and right.

At the tip of the floating stellar staff beside the Supreme Being, thick as a water bucket, dark rays continuously shot out, forcing Su Xiao to halt during the ambush. It was this brief pause that allowed the Supreme Being to regain control of the battle.

Separated by a hundred meters, the Supreme Being reached forward with one hand. Almost simultaneously, Su Xiao's vision suddenly turned into a blank white expanse, leaving only a dark hand reaching out, then closing around his heart.

Blood flowed from Su Xiao's seven orifices. He stood rigid in place, his heart already shattered—but immediately, the invading spirit lines spreading into his chest rapidly sutured his heart.

A hand that could cover the sky and grasp the entire star realm descended from above, pressing down. This made Su Xiao's body crackle with sound, an unparalleled pressure rendering him unable to move even a fraction.

Creak, creak, creak~

The supreme being wielding the dark blade walked step by step, calmly raising the dark blade and chopping down with one strike.

A large amount of fresh blood spattered into the air, but these fresh blood gradually turned into dark blue smoke during the scattering; a hundred meters away, the fresh blood on Su Xiao's hand gradually flowed onto the Dragon-Slaying Flash, and he slowly chopped down with one strike—such a light and casual strike, yet it caused the giant hand pressing down from above to halt abruptly and then quickly collapse.

"Extreme Blade...

Su Xiao's aura grew increasingly fierce; this was the second ultimate killing technique of his swordsmanship. After fighting for a period of time, his "Heavenly Edge Severing Shadow" ability could brew an extremely restraining move against opponents.

Dark thorns, tangled and chaotic, pierced through heaven and earth, stabbing Su Xiao—at first glance it seemed so, but in reality, with Su Xiao's current formidable physique, he would not be pierced by this attack, yet he was indeed interrupted in his attack, temporarily restrained.

A dark hole the size of a bead appeared on Su Xiao's chest, and he immediately swapped positions with the magic spirit.

A deep, muffled roar sounded; the bead-sized dark hole turned into a kilometer-wide black hole and erupted with terrifying suction.

The moment Su Xiao appeared, a dark hole appeared on his shoulder; he leapt sideways at full speed, and during the sidestep, the black hole beside him began to expand.

Boom!

Another kilometer-wide black hole appeared, vortex-like sucking in everything around it; Su Xiao's figure flickered repeatedly, and when avoiding the fifth dark hole, a sense of crisis suddenly arose.

Clang!

The incarnation of fate met his blade head-on and repelled the slash, causing the ground beneath his feet to crack with popping sounds; his entire body was about to be blown back, and behind him were the five black holes erupting with suction, the magic spirit located in one of them, being bound.

"Realm of Selflessness·Bai Ye."

Su Xiao slashed with one blade; the entire beginning and end place trembled, all black holes shattered, and even the repelling force brought by the incarnation of fate was like transparent crystal, being chopped apart—under the absolute slashing force, nothing could not be broken.

Su Xiao and the supreme being's systems were fundamentally two extremes; the supreme being was perfect and comprehensive, not only without weaknesses but strong in all aspects, whereas Su Xiao was extreme in one aspect, using the blade in his hand to slay all.

The incarnation of fate, just repelled, came forward again; Su Xiao's long blade in hand emitted dark blue smoke, and after a clang of clashing blades, he temporarily imitated Su Xiao, causing the incarnation of fate, whose physique had reached the limit, to stagger backward, then slightly bow his body, and the "Duan'e" long blade in his hand flew from his grasp.

Dark blue smoke appeared on her body; essentially, the magic spirit and the incarnation of fate shared the same origin but different systems, so at this moment they were clashing with each other; using overly earthy and very inelegant phrasing, these two peerless beauties with temperament were pulling each other's hair.

Dark pressure surged like mountains and seas; with a clang, the long blade and dark blade clashed, a dark slash swept past Su Xiao's cheek, leaving a bloodstain on his face while also causing him to instantly turn into a Ginsley-like hairstyle due to wind pressure.

Su Xiao stomped the ground, and the blood beast behind him manifested with a furious roar, causing the approaching supreme being's expression to momentarily freeze.

"Extreme Blade·Breaking the Abyss."

Su Xiao slashed with one blade; as he slashed, the entire star realm began to tremble, and more wonderfully, this slash passed through the supreme being's chest yet caused no damage whatsoever.

A shockwave came; Su Xiao turned into a afterimage and flew out, the blood beast behind him appearing, like scarlet wings like dragon wings unfolding, causing his backward flight to suddenly stop, and his entire body landed steadily.

Gurgle gurgle~

Like bubbles rising from the deep sea, the supreme being raised his hand, darkness evaporated from his hand, his entire black robe began to lose color, representing that he had forever lost control over the abyss power.

Yes, this is the risk of fighting the strongest technique master in history; at the start of the clash, the feeling was not intense, but after a period of engagement, the strongest technique ability called "Heavenly Edge Severing Shadow" could brew an extremely restraining ability against the current strong enemy, and "Extreme Blade·Breaking the Abyss" is the culprit that permanently deprives the supreme being of control over the abyss.

The supreme being looked at the last wisp of darkness evaporating from his hand; having fought until now, he began to feel angry, realizing this, the supreme being's anger dissipated, because he had not felt emotions for a long time.

The supreme being seemed to awaken somewhat; had the former supreme guardian returned? No, feeling emotions long lost, his desire for control intensified, with a whoosh, as if ignited, a pale gold invisible fire appeared on the supreme being's body.

Elemental power so dense it was visible to the naked eye began to surge in the land of origin and end; yes, the supreme being began to control elemental power; if just now was the ultimate enhanced state of the abyss lord, now it is the transcendent limit stage of the elemental spirit king.

The supreme being grasped a strangely shaped blade, overall in the form of a long blade, an elemental blade, and his transition phase had essentially no transformation process; after losing the abyss state, he immediately entered the elemental state.

Surging elemental power erupted toward the surroundings; Su Xiao blocked with his crystal left arm in front of his face, gazing at the supreme being through the gap between his index and middle fingers; suddenly, he noticed the supreme being's pupils had turned the color of fire.

Almost simultaneously, the surging elemental ocean angering the surroundings suddenly turned into a sea of fire; Su Xiao was in this blazing sea of fire, crystal layers clinging to his entire body; even so, real flame damage quickly shattered his command cores one by one, causing full-body agony; he had just wanted to advance in this fire element when he saw himself at full speed suddenly burned into a skeleton.

In this elemental blaze, the faster the突进 speed, the greater the real flame damage endured; one can only say, the caster who developed the elemental fire system is trash—this is the terror of elemental fire.

Moreover, these elemental fires will burn using the host's original life force as fuel; colloquially, the more command cores, the fiercer the burn; thus, the elemental fire now surrounding Su Xiao is essentially in a state of explosive burning.

Before he could break free, the supreme being floating ten or so meters above in the air grasped the star staff, and with a whoosh, all elemental fire in the field began to explode-burn, while the elemental fire enveloping Su Xiao began to burn violently.

On the star staff appeared a cyan glow; wind elemental power descended, further intensifying the fire domain, burning the space within the enclosed range to scorching red, with signs of melting; from the perspective of the rule system, space should not melt, but the problem is, this elemental fire's intensity exceeds the rule system.

Standing in place could withstand less elemental fire, but this is a path to self-destruction, and furthermore, the soul of the technique seemed also ignited by this elemental fire.

"Extreme Blade·Flowing Fire."

In an instant, the elemental fire affecting the entire land of origin and end was suddenly sucked and gathered onto the Dragon-Slaying Flash; Su Xiao vanished from his original position and appeared before the supreme being, the fire blade slashing down.

Thud!

The supreme being turned into a afterimage and crashed onto the ground; under the influence of the earth element, the original crystal ground had turned into soil, and where the supreme being fell, it was like a giant earth hand pulling him up.

Su Xiao would not give the supreme being even a moment to catch his breath; at extreme speed, merely a flicker of his figure brought him before the supreme being, and he delivered a powerful blade slash.

The long blade clashed with the elemental blade, like thunder exploding; if speaking of slash force, it must be Su Xiao stronger, his focused development being this blade-force slash, but at this moment, the supreme being possessed immense, even vast power—this is earth power.

Su Xiao immediately broke through layer after layer of air waves and flew backward, not because he was inferior, but because he was hard-resisting the earth power; what master technique? He was flying midway.

"Extreme Blade·Green Ghost."

Pfft!

One slash cut the throat; fresh blood scattered from the supreme being's throat; his raised hand paused, the originally erupting magma column meant to burst from the ground and swallow Su Xiao paused, then was scattered by Su Xiao's one slash.

Pfft, pfft!

One slash across the chest, one slash into the shoulder; Su Xiao, who had just been flying backward, had already pressed forward again; this is:

"Extreme Blade·Instant Return."

The long blade continued to sink into flesh and blood, poised to slash off half of the supreme being's body, but suddenly, Su Xiao stopped the slash, and the injured party—namely the supreme being—had actually already released the elemental blade, pressing with one hand against the blade ridge of the Dragon-Slaying Flash.

After all this happened, it was immediately transferred.

Pfft~

Su Xiao staggered back a few steps; his crystal left arm, connected to part of his torso, fell with a clatter, while opposite him stood the supreme being, whose torso had not been cut off; he raised one hand, and under the tremendous earth vein power, Su Xiao was about to be blown back.

"Perfect Parry."

With a crisp clang, Su Xiao was not blown back; the spirit shadow lines tightened, pulling the fallen crystal left arm and half a torso back, cellular-level suturing, plus his current powerful physique's healing ability, suppressing the injury.

Clang!

The slash carrying the immense earth vein power was again perfectly parried; centered on Su Xiao, a shockwave spread outward, causing the entire star realm to tremble because of it.

Clang!

The elemental blade still carried immense earth vein power—no, wrong; the power of the earth vein system, even if the entire system were mobilized, would not be this astonishing; this is the supreme being using earth elemental power as a starting point, leveraging the entire star realm's weight, and chopping down in one strike.

Clang!!

Su Xiao retreated two steps; the place where he stood had already been shattered into countless holes by the tremors, and not only that, the "Blazing Sun Star," the closest to the origin and end point, was already riddled with cracks within its world, on the verge of collapse.

The Witch Realm, the Wind Sea Continent, and the Myriad Races Realm—these three supreme realms—also showed signs of impending doom; one must know that this was still with Su Xiao and the Supreme Being at the peak of the Star Realm, and the peak of the Star Realm having been reinforced and certified by the Void Tree.

Otherwise, if the two fought like this to the end, regardless of who won or lost, the entire Star Realm would surely be shattered by the shockwaves of their battle; compared to the destruction caused by these two's fight, the Abyssal Cataclysm was truly insignificant.

Clang!!

Another strike, gathering the weight of the entire Star Realm, came down—this time, Su Xiao did not resolve it with a perfect block, but instead met it head-on with an upward slash.

Numerous slash marks suddenly appeared on the Supreme Being's body; his pupils contracted, and he immediately understood what had happened: the Annihilation Mage had, with some technique's power, surpassed the speed limit achievable by the concept of slashing.

That is, before this upward slash bearing the weight of the Star Realm, the Annihilation Mage had already unleashed a slash so fast it was invisible, even causing a brief delay in causality.

Su Xiao immediately slashed with force; this time, it was the Supreme Being's turn to be on the defensive, as fist-sized water balls appeared beside him and shot toward Su Xiao.

Just as Su Xiao had the thought to dodge, he felt his thoughts as if soaked in water, beginning to slow; one could only say that the several elemental foundational powers, when used by the casters, were too crude, and now, upon displaying their true strength, were truly hard to adapt to.

With thought processes slowed, his body could certainly not dodge—pa, pa—two water balls struck Su Xiao's chest and right arm, his chest and right arm began to liquefy, and this liquefaction rapidly eroded, spreading to his soul and existence, until his entire form turned into a mass of liquid, finally evaporating into natural elements.

Indeed, his thoughts could not react in time, but intuitive foresight allowed Su Xiao to unleash two slashes; the destructive power of the ultimate slash instantly annihilated and evaporated the two water balls, and furthermore, amidst the water-soaked thought-slowing, Su Xiao casually slashed out:

'Extreme Blade·Azure Ghost.'

Blood traces appeared on the Supreme Being's chest; at this moment, the Supreme Being was somewhat speechless at being struck by this technique master—this kind of battle intuition combined with annihilation properties in a slash, though appearing simple, proved difficult to handle in practice compared to time-based or rule-based abilities.

Those seemingly unstoppable abilities ultimately rely on using oneself to leverage external power, but this Annihilation Mage's simple intuition plus slash is entirely his own power, fundamentally impossible to deprive or interfere with; otherwise, in the Abyssal state, a single "Dark Deprivation" could end the battle.

Yes, Su Xiao's choice to develop simple abilities to their limit is truly becoming unsolvable the further into the late stage one goes.

What made the Supreme Being even more troubled was that the aura of the technique master facing him grew increasingly intense, indicating that this fellow would soon be able to concoct a means to annihilate his elemental system.

Hum!

All elemental power at the peak of the Star Realm gathered upon the Stellar Staff, and the Supreme Being pointed it at Su Xiao with his hand.

Tens of meters opposite, a strong deathly throb appeared; this time, without needing intuition, Su Xiao was certain that being hit by this move meant certain death.

'Extreme Blade·Ash Annihilation.'

Su Xiao suddenly became soundless; he launched a silent assault forward, slashing at the elemental starlight bursting from the Stellar Staff.

Crack, crack!

As elemental power receded, the ground beneath their feet once again turned into crystalline earth, with the intersecting cracks above becoming denser.

Boom!!!

The tremendous roar and layers of wind pressure spread; when all settled, Su Xiao, with several additional bloodstains on his body, had blood dripping from his chin, and the blade of his long sword showed a notch; meanwhile, on the ground, the Supreme Being, his loose robe riddled with tears, had already departed the elemental state—no, he had permanently lost dominion and control over elemental power.

Having fought to this point, both sides were already severely wounded, and moreover, both were about to unleash their final killing moves.

The Supreme Being immediately entered the "Lord of the Star Realm" state; on his thunder blade, a power emerged capable of swallowing causality and annihilating existence.

Meanwhile, opposite him, Su Xiao's Dragon-Slaying Flash rose with black-blue smoke; yes, both sides had recalled their respective magic spirits and fated incarnations, thus unleashing their final killing techniques.

After that grand move clash, the two sides were now separated by as much as ten thousand meters; the next moment, both felt a tremor beneath their feet, preparing to deliver a lethal blow in their strongest姿态.

The Star Realm's peak, already battered and broken, could no longer endure; the crystalline earth cracked open with a split down the middle, also causing the combatants to vanish from each other's sight.

Viewed from the side, as the crystalline earth collapsed toward both sides, both sides became afterimages, finally converging at the fracture point—namely, the highest point of the current Star Realm's peak terrain.

Pfft!!

The long blade and thunder blade respectively pierced the chest and neck; Su Xiao was pierced in the chest, the Supreme Being in the neck, and both killing techniques took effect simultaneously.

Both maintained this posture, holding on for a moment; then Su Xiao, with a death-weakened straight kick, pushed the Supreme Being backward step by step; finally, both collapsed with a plop, perishing together.

At the same time, in the Void Tree Certification Zone, the Star Realm magnates watching everything on a huge screen were all stunned, mouths agape.

At this moment, the Star Realm's peak, the crystalline earth remained only a few hundred square meters in diameter, roughly circular, not yet collapsed into the void below; lying on this dueling platform, Su Xiao and the Supreme Being were soundless, yet the next second, both index fingers, without distinction of order, twitched.

【Life Pulse, (Extreme Boundary Passive).】

Passive Effect: You have gained further insight into the Star Realm, mastering "One of the Star Realm's Highest Rules·The Pulse of Life"; when your life core is completely shattered, heralding death, you will draw upon vast "Star Realm Origin Power" to resist this death, you will 100% resist this death while gaining a continuous 5-second "Invincible State," and immediately restore your current 50% life core……

……

Not only did both sides' index fingers twitch without distinction of order, but their bodies also displayed the same golden微光, entering the "Invincible State"; this is also why both sides dared to unleash their killing techniques, for they were certain that "Life Pulse" could revive them from the killing techniques.

Both simultaneously opened their eyes, from the dueling platform agilely rising or floating upright—no trace of having just died once—moreover, both sides had now entered each other's peak stage; the true death match had only just begun.