Chapter 682: Immeasurable Calamity!

Hum—

The battle intent is fierce; a great battle is on the verge of breaking out!

Both of them are like arrows on a bowstring that must be released, yet neither of the two, despite their surging battle intent, makes a move, still maintaining their previous postures, waiting for the other to be the first to reveal a flaw.

Finally, Di Zui is the first to break the silence; two divine lights erupt from his eyes, and he lets out a thunderous shout.

"Fight!"

"Heh."

The two figures vanish, and the next instant they meet above the Heavenly Emperor Palace, fist colliding with fist.

Boom!!!

With the Heavenly Emperor Palace as the center, two violent forces capable of shaking the entire Zhongzhou collide.

It looks simple, but in truth, it is great skill that conceals itself.

By this point, the two naturally are not relying solely on the strength of their physical bodies; every strike is a condensation of their lifelong cultivation, with all techniques merged into a single blow.

The fists of the two do not ultimately collide completely, because the two destructive forces between the fists entangle, and in the end, they do not explode, but instead dissipate silently, leaving behind a strange void.

The space that annihilated there is not large, but it produces a terrifying suction force, devouring everything in the surroundings.

Hiss—

It looks as if it is absorbing all of Di Zui's and Ren Yidao's power to fill its own deficiency.

It is also as if it touched some critical point and then vanished into thin air!

"What on earth did the two of them say to start fighting directly like that!?"

"What is that!!?"

The Immortal Gods of the Heavenly Court who have been observing this place feel their brows twitch wildly after seeing this scene; they suddenly feel that their previous estimates of the two's strength were still too conservative, as they themselves cannot even understand what is happening!

"How far have they actually walked!?"

"Is this what a battle between Half-step Supreme beings is like!?"

They are not unfamiliar with space; all cultivators, including Body Cultivators, can move rapidly after stepping into the Heaven Realm by mastering spatial nodes, and some sufficiently sharp weapons and Dao Techniques can even cut space open.

However, no one has ever been able to destroy space like this... and what exactly is that void left behind?

Everything happening at this moment has completely exceeded the knowledge of those present; it is a situation they had never even considered.

Before this, no one had ever thought about what lay beyond space...

And the unknown brings fear.

It is just that now is not the time for them to think and ponder the mysteries of this.

Because the real battle is far from over.

"As expected, you were hiding something before!"

"Well, only a little bit? Haha."

"Hmph!"

After the initial collision and probing, Di Zui asks with a tightly furrowed brow, while Ren Yidao has a relaxed and playful expression, gesturing with his thumb and index finger.

What differs are the reactions of the two, while what is the same is that neither side in the battle has any intention of holding back.

"Come again!"

"Coming—"

The two do not stop, but instead cause their momentum to climb once more; the two terrifying forces contend on equal terms, surging in synchronization, colliding again at a speed that even Immortal Gods cannot capture, their fists slamming fiercely into each other!

Boom!!

Hiss—

Boom!!!

Hiss—

As the figures flash and sweep, they collide again and again, and the space here is annihilated time after time.

In just a moment, dozens of small holes appear in the sky above the Heavenly Emperor Palace, madly devouring all power in the surroundings; a massive amount of Spirit Qi rushes into them, even causing the Spirit Qi from the outside world to surge toward this place, forming a howling gale.

At the same time, just as the voids are constantly devouring everything, the entire sky above Zhongzhou gradually undergoes a change; the color of the sky actually grows paler and paler... gradually revealing a sky full of stars that can only be seen at night.

But it is slightly different from the star river seen in the past—it seems that the starry sky seen in the past was merely fake, and this is the original appearance of the sky.

This is the truth of the world!

However, at this moment, no one has the heart to marvel at this beauty, much less the time to ponder the reason behind it.

Because, behind those both strange and familiar stars, there is a twisted shadow so vast it is impossible to describe.

That shadow is formless and shadowless, but everyone understands that it truly exists.

"What... is that?"

A low gasp squeezed from someone's throat voices the inner thoughts of everyone.

Indeed, what on earth is that thing!?

That vast shadow hides behind the stars, like a giant lid, shrouding the entire world.

Just by looking directly at it, one can feel the sense of destruction contained within.

It is a terror that would make Immortal Gods despair, a terror in whose presence no thought of resistance can even arise in one's heart.

Moreover, from the ancient aura it exudes, one can understand that it did not appear out of thin air, but has long been hanging high above the heads of all living beings.

No one knew of its existence, but it has always been there.

While everyone thought the years were peaceful, it was silently and slowly approaching this world, intending to bring destruction.

And now...

It is close at hand!

Everyone watches the shadow in silence, and gradually, a term emerges in everyone's heart simultaneously.

"Immeasurable Calamity..."

"So, this is the Immeasurable Calamity!"

They suddenly recalled that ancient legend—"When the era ends, the Immeasurable Calamity descends, all things are annihilated, the era restarts, and only the Supreme can survive the Immeasurable Calamity."

After facing the Immeasurable Calamity head-on, they also cleared up a misunderstanding.

The Immeasurable Calamity does not descend at the end of an era; rather, its descent is what ends the era.

It is not that this world is heading toward doomsday, but that doomsday has been walking toward them all along!

Despair.

The Dao Hearts of countless Immortal Gods who glimpsed this scene nearly collapsed.

They wanted to contend for the Dao Fruit to become the Supreme, to resolve the Immeasurable Calamity, and to avoid the outcome of annihilation.

Yet, they had never imagined the Immeasurable Calamity would look like this, nor had they ever conceived of having to face such despair!

However, in this state of dejected despair, they could not help but realize that this calamity was not merely a disaster, but more like a cycle.

The old is annihilated, the new is born.

It is destruction, and it is rebirth.

Cycling back and forth, beginning again and again.

They, too, were once born from this destruction, enjoying the concentrated nutrients left after the previous era died.

It is just that now, it is their turn to become the firewood fueling the next era.

"..."

But fortunately, the situation is not that dire right now; Heaven never cuts off all paths, and there is still a glimmer of hope in the world!

Only the Supreme can resolve the Immeasurable Calamity!

Yes, the Supreme!

If only one Supreme appeared, it would be enough!

Di Zui is the only Half-step Supreme; as long as he absorbs the Dao Fruit in the future, he can become a true Supreme and be able to resolve the Immeasurable Calamity.

It can be said that at this moment, Di Zui has become the only hope in the hearts of everyone in the Heavenly Court.

And now, the hope in their hearts is struggling in a bitter battle against that mysterious Fox Immortal.

That Fox Immortal clearly does not have a higher cultivation realm than the Heavenly Emperor, but in every exchange, they do not fall behind, and even show a trend of faintly suppressing the Heavenly Emperor.

No, this won't do!

The Immortal Gods moved, charging toward the battlefield.

"We must not let that Fox Immortal ruin the Alliance Leader's cultivation!"

"Go help the Alliance Leader!"

They understood that the outcome between these two was enough to determine the future direction of the world.

Di Zui must win, he cannot lose!

It cannot even be a pyrrhic victory that costs his foundation; he must not damage his Dao path!

"Alliance Leader, we have come to assist you!"

"Kill!!!"

In an instant, the situation on the field began to race rapidly in a direction extremely unfavorable to Ren Yidao.

Two fists are no match for four hands, let alone the fact that the Immortal Gods who rushed to join the battle added up to more than forty hands.

No matter how strong Ren Yidao is, it is impossible to block everyone else under Di Zui's fierce offensive; he is bound to be severely injured.

Di Zui noticed their actions, but he had no way to stop them; at this moment, he did not even have the leisure to open his mouth and tell them to go back.

Something is very wrong.

Di Zui's intuition told him that something was definitely wrong!

But he could not find the source of that dissonance, and he dared not relax in the slightest, keeping his eyes fixed on every move Ren Yidao made.

!!!

"Why is he not showing any surprise after seeing the Immeasurable Calamity!?"

Then, the moment Di Zui realized this, Ren Yidao suddenly smiled.

And then, an anomaly that no one from the Heavenly Court present had anticipated occurred.

A total of nine youthful figures with Fox Tails appeared beside the void of annihilation and struck without hesitation at the gaps between the voids.

Hiss—

The sense of crisis in Di Zui's heart erupted completely, and he shouted out, "Retreat!!!"

Di Zui realized what Ren Yidao wanted to do, but it was already too late.

As the gaps between the voids were annihilated along with them, several voids transformed into one massive void, the suction force increased a hundredfold, and it swallowed Ren Yidao directly!

This!!?

This terrifying force was something even Di Zui barely managed to resist, and he staggered heavily.

But just as the Heavenly Emperor steadied his figure, another Fox-Tailed youth appeared out of thin air behind him, raised a leg, and kicked the Heavenly Emperor hard on his noble backside.

"Off~ you go!"

Di Zui: "You!!!"

This kick completely shattered the balance Di Zui had struggled to maintain, and he flew away along with the terrifying suction.

He reacted at the very last moment and tried to charge outward, but was grabbed by a black hand reaching out from within the void and dragged straight inside!

And as the two of them entered one after another, that massive void began to collapse; within a few breaths, it vanished, and everything returned to normal, leaving no trace behind.