Chapter 832: The Fall of the Heavenly Dao, the Appearance of Time

"What kind of deal?"

"I can give you the Origin of Time, but there is a condition," Shichen said. "Help me kill someone."

"Who?"

"The controller of the Origin of Darkness—the Dark Emperor." A look of hatred flashed in Shichen's eyes. "In the last epoch, he betrayed everyone, causing the collection of origins to fail and the world to reset. My beloved also dissipated because of this."

So that was it. Lin Xuan understood; this was a man seeking revenge.

"Where is the Dark Emperor?"

"He is hiding in the deepest part of the Dark Abyss," Shichen said. "That is the birthplace of the Origin of Darkness, and he is nearly invincible there. But if you have seven origins, you will have a chance to defeat him."

Lin Xuan pondered for a moment: "Deal."

"Straightforward!" Shichen laughed loudly and tossed the Origin of Time directly to Lin Xuan. "This is for you first. Once you kill the Dark Emperor, we are square."

Lin Xuan caught the Origin of Time and merged it into his Lun Hui Dao Fruit. With all seven origins gathered, his power reached a terrifying level.

"By the way, a word of warning," Shichen said before leaving. "The Dark Emperor doesn't just have the Origin of Darkness; he also has... half of the Origin of Thunder."

After saying this, his figure disappeared into the River of Time.

"Seven origins now..." Long Xiao Jiutian clicked his tongue. "The strength of the Lun Hui Emperor must have already surpassed the Emperor Sovereign Realm, right?"

Lin Xuan did not answer. Indeed, his current power had already touched upon a new level. Perhaps that was the legendary... Transcendence Realm.

"Pass down the order: in three days, we launch an expedition to the Dark Abyss!"

Three days later, Lin Xuan led the elites of the Lun Hui Alliance and arrived at the Dark Abyss.

This was the darkest place in all the heavens and myriad worlds, seeing no sunlight all year round. The dense power of darkness was like a physical substance; ordinary cultivators would have their minds eroded upon entering.

"Such dense power of darkness," Mo Wuji frowned. "Even for me, I feel uncomfortable here."

"Everyone be careful, do not go deep," Lin Xuan said. "It is enough for me to go in alone."

"Your Majesty, this is too dangerous," the nine Empresses said with concern.

"Rest assured, I have it under control."

Lin Xuan pacified the group and stepped into the Dark Abyss alone.

The further in he went, the denser the power of darkness became. In the end, even light could not exist; there was only pure darkness.

But for Lin Xuan, who possessed the seven origins, these were not problems.

Finally, he arrived at the deepest part of the abyss.

There was a black palace here, formed entirely from the power of darkness. At the entrance of the palace, a man dressed in black robes was waiting for him.

"You are Lin Xuan?" The man raised his head, revealing a handsome but sinister face. "To be able to walk here, it seems that fellow Shichen didn't lie to me."

"You are the Dark Emperor?"

"Indeed." The Dark Emperor stood up, emitting a terrifying pressure. "Shichen sent you to kill me? How naive. Do you know why I was able to survive the last epoch?"

"Because you betrayed everyone?"

The Dark Emperor laughed loudly: "Betrayal? No, I simply made the correct choice. You think stopping the world reset is a good thing? You're wrong! Every reset is an evolution of the world. Stopping the reset only makes the world rot."

"That is your perspective," Lin Xuan said coldly. "I only know that a reset means the destruction of all living beings."

"So what if they are destroyed?" The Dark Emperor spread his hands. "Out with the old, in with the new. This is the law of Nature."

"Enough talk, let's do this."

Lin Xuan did not want to argue with him. Those with different Daos cannot make plans together.

"Very well, then let me see how the power of the seven origins fares!"

Black light surged on the Dark Emperor's body, and the Origin of Darkness erupted completely. The entire palace turned into a domain of darkness, intending to swallow Lin Xuan.

"Dark Canopy!"

Endless darkness surged from all directions, not only obscuring vision but also eroding Lin Xuan's origin power.

But Lin Xuan remained unmoved. He channeled the Origin of Time, and time began to flow backward. The Dark Canopy was pushed back to its origin point before it could even form.

"Time reversal?" The Dark Emperor's eyes narrowed. "So Shichen gave you the Origin of Time."

"That is not all."

Lin Xuan unleashed all seven origins. Lun Hui, Life and Death, Destruction, Causality, Space, Light, and Time—the seven powers formed a massive ring behind him.

"Seven Origins as One, Open the Heavens!"

He struck out with his palm, the seven origin powers merging perfectly into a beam of light that could split the heavens and earth. The power of this strike had already surpassed the limits of the Emperor Sovereign Realm.

The Dark Emperor's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly channeled the Origin of Darkness to defend. But it was not enough; he gritted his teeth, and another origin power erupted.

Boom!

The Origin of Thunder! Although it was only half, its power was still terrifying.

Darkness and thunder intertwined, barely blocking Lin Xuan's attack.

"As expected, you have the Origin of Thunder," Lin Xuan was not surprised.

"You are strong, stronger than that fellow from the last epoch," the Dark Emperor wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. "But to kill me, it is still not enough!"

He roared toward the sky, and the entire Dark Abyss shook. Endless power of darkness gathered toward him, and his aura climbed crazily.

"The Dark Abyss is my home field; here, I am invincible!"

Indeed, the advantage of the terrain was too great. The continuous replenishment of the power of darkness made the Dark Emperor nearly invincible.

"Is that so?" Lin Xuan sneered. "Then I will destroy this home field!"

Lin Xuan channeled the Origin of Space, beginning to distort the spatial structure of the entire Dark Abyss.

"Are you crazy?" The Dark Emperor was shocked. "Destroying the Dark Abyss will trigger a Space Storm!"

"So what?"

Lin Xuan continued his actions. Under his control, the Dark Abyss began to collapse. Those powers of darkness that had accumulated for countless epochs lost their anchor and began to scatter.

The Dark Emperor lost his continuous supply of power, and his aura began to drop.

"Damn it!" He roared as he charged toward Lin Xuan, "Dark Thunder World-Extinction!"

Darkness and thunder merged perfectly, transforming into an attack that destroyed everything. This was his strongest strike, wagering everything on it.

Lin Xuan took a deep breath, the seven great source powers circulating within his body. Suddenly, he felt something.

Under the resonance of the seven great sources, something seemed to be awakening within his body.

"This is..."

Lin Xuan suddenly realized. So, the ninth source had been inside him all along!

The Hun Dun Source!

The beginning of all things, the origin of everything. When the other eight sources gather, the Hun Dun Source will awaken of its own Nature.

"So that's how it is, no wonder no one has ever found the Hun Dun Source," Lin Xuan realized, "Because it is not in the outside world, but within every living being. It just needs the other eight sources to awaken it."

The Dark Emperor's attack had already reached before his eyes.

Lin Xuan slowly raised his hand, and a ball of gray light emerged in his palm. That was Hun Dun Power, containing everything, yet transcending everything.

"Hun Dun First Opening!"

The gray light expanded, and the Dark Emperor's attack was instantly decomposed into the most primitive energy. Not only that, even the Dark Emperor himself was being decomposed.

"This... what is this power?" the Dark Emperor said in terror.