Chapter 256

Above the starry sky.

Minghe, as always, was pinned by the purple giant shadow, but seeing the smile on His face grow increasingly strange, a vague doubt rose in Minghe's heart:

What the hell is he laughing at? Minghe immediately thought of the recent few yuanhui's interruption of the flow on Mount Buzhou—this strange affair directly ruined his carefully designed mending‑heaven mechanism.

Without the constant replenishment of Asura essence, the Primordial Wasteland was on the verge of collapse! Minghe gritted his teeth in hatred: this must be someone meddling; once I finish what's at hand, I'll surely find the culprit and give him a thorough thrashing! Even so, he wasn't overly worried, after all, even if the Primordial Wasteland were to collapse from the huge breach, it wouldn't be utterly destroyed all at once.

As long as we seize control of the Heavenly Dao in time, worst case we can reforge heaven and earth from the fragments; holding out another hundred or so yuanhui afterward is no problem!

As for whether we can control the Heavenly Dao…… Minghe wasn't too worried about that either—even if I can't beat it, could the Six Saints' supreme treasures possibly lose?

It must be said, that Golden Heaven Emperor indeed has enough face: even though the Six Saints have all shown their hands, he still managed to borrow their treasures, and it's precisely thanks to those treasures that Minghe has held on until now; otherwise he'd have been knocked flat by the Heavenly Dao's punches long ago.

Only can say, the Heavenly Emperor's favor is not yet repaid!

Minghe sighed thus……

"Huh?"

Minghe suddenly frowned, because the smile on the Heavenly Dao's face grew ever stranger, His eyes gleaming with smugness, just like a pleased child……

What's wrong with these two idiots? Minghe was suspicious when suddenly a bursting scarlet fireball exploded from the Central Plains; Mount Buzhou, at the explosion's core, almost instantly vaporized in place! Then, under Minghe's eyes straining to the limit, the fireball began to spread in all directions at an unimaginable speed, everywhere it passed turning into deep ravines that pierced straight down into the Chaos below! Moreover, other regions also suffered large‑scale explosions; though these blasts weren't strong, combined with the fireball comparable to a Saint's full strike, they almost instantly shattered the already hollow and broken Primordial Wasteland.

And because Mount Buzhou's support was lost, the heavenly constellations trembled violently, many stars plummeting straight down……

【"Not good!"】

【Minghe panicked at once—he could tolerate the Primordial Wasteland's natural disintegration, for that still left hope, but under this obvious external destruction, once shattered it could never be restored!】

【What's more fatal is that the Heavenly Dao, suppressed by Him, instantly swelled up like an inflated balloon, his whole body surging with the intangible Pangu Divine Power that makes even Saints feel uneasy!】

【The Yuan Tu A Bi let out a wail, under the impact of the Pangu Divine Power it was nearly turned into scrap iron, then was easily broken free by the Heavenly Dao……】

【"Thanks for your great son!"】

【Freed, Lao Jun burst out laughing; amid Minghe's mix of shock and rage, he threw a punch straight at him!】

【Minghe hastily raised his guard, gritted his teeth and engaged—clashing swords against iron fists, the battle flared into white‑hot intensity from the very start……】

【The two Saints fought to the edge of the cosmos, even the Primordial Wasteland was about to be worn away!】

【Seeing the situation grow ever more perilous, Minghe had no time for much else; he instantly produced the Six Saints' supreme treasures, trying to repeat his old trick: he must quickly suppress the Heavenly Dao, otherwise the moment of world‑ending will arrive imminently.】

【But the past is past, the present is present……】

【Under Minghe's stunned gaze, Lao Jun took the combined strike of the Six Saints' supreme treasures head‑on, smashing the Pangu Divine Power into a brief dispersion! But soon, his body erupted with even greater Pangu Divine Power!】

【The wildly laughing Lao Jun finally straightened his back—he who had been constantly on the losing end finally stood up!】

【Then came a fierce punch aimed at Minghe; under the dual suppression of the Heavenly Dao's power and Pangu Divine Power, Minghe had nowhere to dodge and could only grit his teeth and take the blow……】

【Boom!】

【Minghe was flung backward, his crimson‑tinged Saintly protective aura largely shattered; under the overwhelming pressure of the Pangu Divine Power, dazed Minghe felt as if he'd been knocked off his saintly pedestal, even his three flowers and five qi scattered, reducing him to a mortal!】

【As an innate deity, Minghe had never felt this weak……though he quickly recovered to full condition by relying on "Creation from Nothing", it was obvious he could not be a match for the reborn Pangu.】

【Lao Jun, beat Minghe senseless!】

【"Master!"】

【Desperate, Minghe cried out to the Dao Ancestor who had joined the Dao, but received no reply at all—clearly the Dao Ancestor had been sealed by the Heavenly Dao's Pangu Divine Power……】

【Minghe helplessly looked around; the Primordial Wasteland, after those successive explosions, was nearly reduced to dust, countless tiny fragments silently sinking into the Chaos, leaving no trace.】

【The starry sky of the Primordial Wasteland rained down stars like rain; even the two main luminaries, sun and moon, slowly drifted toward the shattered earth……】

【The earth shattered, the heavens collapsed, stars fell, mountains toppled!】

【The Primordial Wasteland stood on the brink of extinction, beyond anyone's power to save……】

【"Go to the Heaven Beyond Heaven!"】

【Faced with this grim fact, the sorrowful Minghe could only resign himself: go to the Heaven Beyond Heaven! Go to the Eternal Primordial Wasteland! Go await the final moment!】

【The situation is now clear; he no longer needs to play the mantis trying to stop a chariot—he can only trust the Heavenly Dao, trust that He can create the miracle that makes all Saints doubtful……】

【Yet, as Minghe rushes toward the Heaven Beyond Heaven, he remains puzzled: just who is behind all this?】

【First he sabotaged the mending‑heaven mechanism, then unleashed a fireball matching a Saint's full strike……who has such power? Who has such motive?】

【Minghe racked his brains in vain……】

【Seeing Minghe's wound open, Lao Jun, who had just managed to turn over, snorted contemptuously: Is that all?】

【After the cold snort, he gazed at the ever‑more shattered heaven and earth, activated the Heavenly Dao's power, and deliberately blasted the four quarters, accelerating the Chaos invasion.】【Thanks to his efforts, the Primordial Wasteland's heaven and earth could no longer hold; Chaos completely poured in, pulling and twisting the last remnants!】

【Just then, a certain insignificant fragment drifting above the East Sea suddenly rose on its own, flashing repeatedly toward the stars and pointing straight to the Heaven Beyond Heaven!】

【But shortly after takeoff, a purple light conveniently enveloped you, dragging you and the fragment‑world along without any resistance……】

【The purple giant shadow looked satisfied at you and the fragment‑world: "Come out! I want to thank you in person!"】

【You: ……】

【Left with no choice, you stepped out of the fragment‑world and bowed respectfully: "Greetings, Dao Ancestor! Greetings, Heavenly Dao!"】

【He laughed: "Your escape owed much to your effort!"】

【You waved your hands repeatedly, refusing credit, and said these were merely your duty—after all, all things are born to nurture mankind, and man has nothing to repay Heaven……the Heavenly Dao's favor is still unpaid!】

【Seeing you give him face, the Heavenly Dao rejoiced: "Although you're an Asura, you're not of one mind with that Minghe brat—he trapped me, you freed me; just for that you deserve a big reward!"】

【But you have no mind for rewards now—if the world is about to vanish, unless you enter the Eternal Primordial Wasteland soon, you'll be unable to flee later, dying in the Chaos, unable to even see an ending……】

【"What? Your flustered look—are you doubting I can succeed?"】

【The Heavenly Dao's face darkened, he looked displeased at your anxiety.】

【You waved your hands in fright, insisting you absolutely trust the great one……mainly because your upcoming act of opening heaven and earth is too grand for you to help, staying here would only interfere with his performance……】

【"No interference, no interference!"】

【The Heavenly Dao tossed his head confidently: "What's so hard about opening heaven and earth? …Soon I'll let you witness with your own eyes what a true Pangu form is!"】

【"No one has ever seen a true Pangu form before—you're lucky! As a reward for your effort, I permit you to watch my majestic and mighty figure live!"】

【Speaking, the confident Heavenly Dao even struck a few powerful poses for you! If it were a burly man, that would be fine, but now it's wearing the old‑man guise of the Dao Ancestor, striking those poses—it's truly an eyesore…】

【You: ……】

【You're about to cry, is something wrong with the Heavenly Dao? This is clearly just an idiot!】

【Damn! Who wants to see you, this old geezer, striking a pose? Let me out!!!】

【However, the idiot didn't care about your anxiety, instead waved his hand grandly and said arrogantly: 'Splitting heaven and earth, live broadcast! Just watch closely!'】

【Next, in your stunned silence, He directly sat cross-legged in the starry sky, the purple light on His body growing ever brighter, while in contrast, the primordial world increasingly dissolved into Chaos, the heaven and earth quickly fading into illusions, signifying that Chaos's corrosion would soon be declared successful……】

【Everything proceeded just like in that previous side story; this scene is extremely familiar to you, the upcoming scene of failure is already approaching……】

【"No!!"】

【You anxiously said: This point is not included in your plan!】

【At the critical moment, you could only quickly flee into the fragmentary world, and desperately await that final moment: It seems, achieving a true ending is really not easy; at least this round is surely doomed, you can't even enter the 'Eternal Primordial Wasteland'……】

【In your desperate wait, the Heavenly Dao's purple light grew ever brighter, like a sun, while endless darkness also broke through space, enveloping you and the Heavenly Dao—that was Chaos, that was 'Nothing'.】

【Falling into Chaos was inevitable; you could only watch helplessly as the sky plunged into darkness!】

【In the thick darkness there was no light at all, only a faint purple glow on the sky, and a platinum-colored sun entwined with purple aura, as well as seventy-two Zhou Tian stars……】

【You lowered your head, lost and despondent: This was an unforeseen change; you thought you could take advantage of the chaos to flee into Heaven Beyond Heaven, and follow the Nether River's steps into the 'Eternal Primordial Wasteland' sealed by the Mysterious Capital.】

【Although this isn't the perfect ending you truly wanted, being able to live and die together with everyone there can at least be considered a good outcome matching your expectations.】

【But now……】

【You never thought about what to do if you fell into Chaos; this was never part of your plan……】

【Will you win?】

【Definitely dead!】

【Resigned, you have already closed your eyes……】

【Thud!】

【The sound of drums! Thunder! The throbbing of the heart! It resounds again!】

【The ultimate purple light surged wildly outward, in an instant illuminating you out of the dark Chaos!】

【In your eyes, only the endless purple of the Heavenly Dao's form remained……】

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(End of chapter)