Chapter 489: Void Annihilation VS Taiji Reversal

Lin Xuan's figure swept past the perimeter of the enemy camp like a ghost, easily avoiding the patrolling cultivators. He circulated the Primordial Cold, completely freezing his own aura, and successfully infiltrated the central area. At the center of the camp was a massive purple tent, surrounded by complex protective Arrays; purple-black energy flowed between the lines of the Array, emitting a heart-palpitating aura.

"Muerxiu must be inside," Lin Xuan whispered to himself, the Taiji Pattern in his eyes flickering slightly.

He did not rashly approach, but instead found a high vantage point, circulated the Taiji cycle within his body, and formed seals with his hands. A moment later, a peculiar energy fluctuation was released from his fingertips, directly interfering with the central node of the Void-Locking Heaven Array.

The effect was immediate—the entire Array fluctuated violently, and the purple-black energy lines twisted and trembled like startled snakes, emitting sharp, whistling sounds.

The camp instantly boiled over; dozens of black-clad cultivators gathered from all directions, looking at the Array's abnormality with nervous expressions. And within that large purple tent, a powerful aura erupted suddenly.

The tent flap was lifted by an invisible force, and a tall, middle-aged man walked out slowly. He wore a purple robe, his face was cold and stern, and his eyes flashed with an eerie purple light. The moment he appeared, the air in the entire camp seemed to solidify, and an indescribable sense of oppression shrouded the surroundings.

"Muerxiu!" Lin Xuan's heart tightened, and he immediately became alert.

Muerxiu looked around, his gaze like lightning, finally landing on the high ground where Lin Xuan was. He sneered, "A brat from the Balance Sect, you have quite the nerve to dare break into my camp alone."

Lin Xuan stood up with a calm expression, looking down at Muerxiu as they locked eyes: "Forcibly activating the Void-Locking Heaven Array will only lead to the collapse of the Kunlun Void Realm, and even trigger a wider range of spatial faults. Muerxiu, for the sake of your own selfish desires, how many innocent lives are you going to bury?"

"Selfish desires?" Muerxiu threw his head back and laughed, his laughter filled with disdain, "This is for the evolution of the entire world! The awakening of the Void Sovereign will bring a new order, and everything old and decaying will eventually be annihilated. Just by relying on you, you want to stop the great resurrection of the Void Sovereign?"

Before he finished speaking, Muerxiu suddenly raised his hand, and several purple-black cracks suddenly appeared in the Void, slashing toward Lin Xuan like sharp blades. Wherever these cracks passed, space was torn apart forcibly, emitting ear-piercing hisses.

Lin Xuan's pupils constricted, and he immediately activated the Void-Reality Fusion state. The Taiji Pattern in his eyes shone brilliantly, the Primordial Cold within his body circulated rapidly, and a crystalline ice-blue radiance erupted from his body, shrouding him completely.

The moment those purple-black cracks touched the ice-blue radiance, their speed slowed significantly, as if they had fallen into a viscous liquid. Lin Xuan seized this fleeting opportunity, his figure flashed, and he avoided the fatal attack.

"Primordial Cold?" A flash of surprise appeared in Muerxiu's eyes, which then turned into thick fighting intent, "Interesting, I didn't expect the Balance Sect to have found a new successor to the Heaven and Earth Origin fragments. But unfortunately, this won't change the outcome at all!"

Muerxiu formed seals with his hands, rose into mid-air, and purple-black energy surged violently around him. He looked down from above, overlooking Lin Xuan: "Let me show you what true power is—Void Annihilation!"

He suddenly spread his arms, and a terrifying energy fluctuation swept across the battlefield. The space around Lin Xuan began to twist and collapse, as if an invisible giant net was tightening, intending to annihilate him completely.

Lin Xuan's expression changed, and he immediately urged the Hun Dun Flame to resist. The scorching flames formed a protective shield around him, contending with the twisted space. But even so, he still felt immense pressure; the Qi and blood in his body churned, and his meridians ached faintly.

"This is not the power of ordinary secondary fragments!" Lin Xuan discovered with horror that the power Muerxiu mastered was completely different from his own Primordial Cold and Hun Dun Flame, "This is... Void Annihilation!"

Legend has it that when the Void Sovereign and the Nature God Monarch perished together, in addition to producing three main fragments, two special fragments were also produced: one representing "Creation" and one representing "Destruction." And what Muerxiu mastered was precisely the Void Annihilation Force representing "Destruction"!

This type of power specifically targets the structure of real space and can directly annihilate physical matter; it is the nemesis of the Primordial Cold, Hun Dun Flame, and the Light of Reincarnation.

The intense battle lasted for dozens of rounds, and Lin Xuan gradually fell into a disadvantage. Although his Void-Reality Fusion state could temporarily withstand part of the power of Void Annihilation, as the battle dragged on, his consumption grew greater and greater, and he was forced to retreat repeatedly.

At the same time, other areas of the camp also fell into chaos. The first team led by Xiao Yuan had successfully infiltrated the eastern node and was destroying the Array Core; Xu Feng's team encountered stubborn resistance on the south side, and the battle was in full swing; Xuanjizi was advancing steadily on the west side.

Lin Xuan knew that his main task was to pin down Muerxiu and buy time for the other teams. But Muerxiu's strength far exceeded his expectations, and he felt increasingly strained.

Just at this critical moment, the Snow Soul Mirror on his chest suddenly emitted a soft silver light, and a blurry figure emerged from the mirror—it was none other than the Xueyu Xianren, Xue Wuhen!

"Young man, although Void Annihilation is strong, it has a fatal weakness—it is too focused on destruction and lacks balance." Xue Wuhen's voice rang in Lin Xuan's mind, "Remember, the Taiji Dao values balance; where there is Yin, there must be Yang; where there is offense, there must be defense; where there is breaking, there must be establishing..."

Xue Wuhen's phantom vanished in an instant, but his words were like a sudden enlightenment, making Lin Xuan's mind clear. He suddenly understood the true meaning of Taiji—it is not just the fusion of opposites, but mutual transformation!

In the distance, Xiao Yuan's team successfully destroyed the first node. A blue signal flare rose into the sky on the east side, and the eastern structure of the Void-Locking Heaven Array began to collapse. Muerxiu noticed this change, a flash of anger crossed his eyes, and his attacks became even more fierce.

"Your struggle is meaningless!" Muerxiu said sharply, pressing his palms together, and purple-black energy condensed in his palms, forming a small black hole, "Void Annihilation: World Extinguishing Seal!"

The black hole expanded rapidly, swallowing toward Lin Xuan. This strike contained Muerxiu's full power; its might was astonishing, enough to annihilate everything within a radius of ten zhang.

At the critical moment, Lin Xuan did not dodge, but instead faced the black hole, the Taiji Pattern in his eyes shining brilliantly. The Taiji cycle within his body accelerated suddenly, and the Primordial Cold and Hun Dun Flame fused perfectly, forming a brand-new energy state under the guidance of the Snow Soul Mirror.

"Taiji Reversal!" Lin Xuan formed seals with his hands and assumed the starting stance of Taiji.

A miracle happened—the black hole that was swallowing him suddenly stalled the moment it touched Lin Xuan, and then it actually began to rotate and reverse direction! Muerxiu's Void Annihilation Force was wrapped by the Taiji Energy and, as if reflected by a mirror, rebounded toward its source!