Chapter 968: Eternal Transcendence... Great Perfection!

Ye Wuque's gaze looked toward the deepest part of the Great Hall.

There, two figures were locked in fierce combat.

One of them, in white robes that outshone snow, with peerless elegance and a presence that spanned the universe, was Kong.

At this moment, the Reincarnation Dao Rule circulated around his body, his techniques were exquisitely refined, and his power was boundless.

The opponent entangled with him was a vague gray creature.

The creature was tall, enveloped in a hazy gray mist, its face indistinguishable.

Yet the aura it exuded was terrifying enough to make hearts race.

Ye Wuque looked over, and his heart trembled slightly.

This creature was actually stronger than the Eternal Transcendence Peak!

It surpassed any ominous Eternal Transcendence Ye Wuque had previously encountered by a large margin!

Kong sensed Ye Wuque's arrival, his technique shifted slightly, pushing the opponent back half a step.

He turned his head, looked at Ye Wuque, and a hint of satisfaction appeared in his Dark Eye, saying:

"Wuque, you have come."

"Be careful, this creature's cultivation is that of Eternal Transcendence Great Perfection... its combat power far exceeds Epoch's Strongest!"

Ye Wuque was startled again!

After the Eternal Transcendence Peak, there is still another realm?

Eternal Transcendence Great Perfection!

He had thought the Eternal Transcendence Peak was the ultimate of martial Dao, but did not expect there to be a higher level.

However, Ye Wuque was not afraid.

Because his own combat power also far surpasses ordinary Eternal Transcendence Peaks.

"Kong, I will aid you!"

Ye Wuque let out a low shout, his figure flickered, and he joined the battle formation.

"Well timed!"

Kong gave a faint smile, and his techniques grew even more fierce.

The two moved left and right, flanking the gray creature.

"Two ants... dare to intrude my Throne's Bedchamber..."

The gray creature emitted a hoarse, deep voice, its tone full of contempt and anger.

He thrust both palms outward, the gray mist surged, forming two sky‑covering giant hands that struck toward Ye Wuque and Kong respectively.

"Ding—"

Kong pointed a finger, the Reincarnation Dao Rule became a blade of light, slashing the giant hand, scattering countless sparks.

Ye Wuque unleashed a punch, the Elevenfold Extreme Realm aura ignited, and he struck the giant hand with a solid blow.

"Bang!"

The giant hand shattered, and Ye Wuque stepped back two paces.

"Indeed, there's some skill there."

Ye Wuque moved his wrist, and the battle intent rose in his eyes.

Eternal Transcendence Great Perfection truly is far stronger than those ordinary Eternal Transcendences before.

But, that's all.

"Kill!"

Ye Wuque and Kong struck simultaneously.

One specialized in Reincarnation Space-Time, exquisitely unparalleled;

The other specialized in Extreme Realm Sacred Method, domineeringly supreme.

Their coordination was tacit, techniques complementary, and for a moment they pressed the gray creature into a relentless retreat.

The gray creature roared repeatedly, continuously activating its innate divine abilities; the gray mist turned into various attacks, yet could never breach the two's defenses.

This battle lasted a full ten days and ten nights.

From inside the Divine Hall to outside the Divine Hall, from the Abyssal Depths to the heights of the Nine Heavens.

The entire Deep of Wugui Realm was riddled with countless wounds from the three's battle aftershocks.

Ye Wuque grew more courageous, the foundation of the Elevenfold Extreme Realm fully erupted, the Four Great Sacred Methods were deployed in turn, and the Nine Great Heavenly Paths alternately suppressed.

Kong, seasoned and wise, wielded the Reincarnation Dao Rule masterfully, continuously eroding the gray creature's power.

Finally, on the morning of the tenth day.

Ye Wuque seized a flaw, poured all his strength into a supreme punch.

"Ten Thousand Ages Heavenly Emperor Fist!"

The Elevenfold Extreme Realm aura merged entirely into the fist, the Nine Great Heavenly Paths, the Four Great Sacred Methods, the Three Purities Dao Rhythm, the Undying Golden Body... all forces, all Dao Rules, converged upon this single punch.

The fist's radiance glittered, illuminating the entire Wugui Realm.

"Ah—!!"

The gray creature let out a desperate howl, exerting all its strength to resist.

"Kach—"

The defense shattered.

The fist imprint struck solidly at the gray creature's forehead.

"Boom—!!!"

The gray creature's body exploded, its spirit, Dao Foundation, and Primordial all vanished.

Ye Wuque and Kong also suffered fairly serious injuries themselves.

Ye Wuque's mouth corner leaked golden blood, and his breath was slightly erratic.

Kong's primordial spirit also dimmed considerably, evidently having expended a great deal.

But fortunately, it did not damage the foundation.

A terrifying existence of an Eternal Transcendence Great Perfection was thus slain by the two working together.

When the battle ended, the Great Hall returned to calm.

Kong landed beside the stone platform in the center of the Great Hall and waved his hand lightly.

"Hum—"

The stone platform slowly sank, and beneath the ground, a crystal‑clear flesh body rose slowly.

That flesh body wore white clothes brighter than snow, its features identical to Kong's, lifelike, and emitted a faint Reincarnation Dao Rhythm.

Although it had been sealed for endless years, it showed no sign of decay, instead being warm and restrained like uncarved jade.

Ye Wuque asked, puzzled:

"Kong, what is this?"

Kong replied calmly:

"My flesh body…"

Ye Wuque was enlightened.

Previously, Kong had always existed as an undying primordial spirit, with no flesh body.

It turned out that Kong's flesh body had long been suppressed and sealed here by the Unreturning Realm Unfortunate Tribe.

No wonder he had always traversed the world in his spirit form.

Ye Wuque couldn't help but ask:

"Kong, who exactly sealed your flesh body here?"

The power capable of reducing Kong to this state and suppressing his flesh here must be unimaginable.

A solemn hue flashed in Kong's eyes; instead of answering Ye Wuque's question, he retorted:

"Wuque, may I ask you, do you now think the Dark Age's World-Ending Calamity has already ended?"

Ye Wuque subconsciously nodded and said:

"Then what else?"

"I killed Eleven Eternal Transcendents, and you, Kong, directly struck their Ill Omen Stronghold, slaying dozens of Eternal Transcendents, even the most terrifying creature just now was slain by our joint effort."

"In other words, the entire Wugui Realm, the whole Ill Omen Stronghold, have already been overturned by us; does that not count as an end?"

From his perspective, the Inauspicious Clan's elite forces had been almost entirely exterminated, the stronghold was seized, so this calamity naturally concluded.

But Kong's expression remained unusually solemn.

Kong fell silent for a moment, then spoke in a deep, slow voice, his tone tinged with inexplicable awe and gravity:

"In fact, the final Behind-the-Scenes Mastermind of the Dark Age Cataclysm, which could even be said to be the Behind-the-Scenes Mastermind of the Endless Dark Cataclysm that has existed since the Endless Era of Zhutian Wanjie, has never actually appeared…"

Ye Wuque was shocked:

"What? The final behind-the-scenes mastermind hasn't appeared?"

"Then what are the Epoch's Strongest we killed, and that creature just now that was even stronger than the Epoch's Strongest, supposed to be?"

He had thought the roots were already cut, yet it turned out to be merely the tip of the iceberg?

Kong said calmly:

"These are merely a part of the endless subordinates of that Behind-the-Scenes Mastermind."

"And that creature just now was special; it was merely an Avatar that the mastermind placed in the Dark Age."

"There are many such Avatars, that kind of creature, still remaining…"

Ye Wuque was utterly shocked, his pupils contracting sharply...

There was still an Ultimate Hidden Mastermind hidden behind the Endless Era, manipulating this Endless Era's World-Ending Calamity...

That mastermind, with a single Avatar, possessed terrifying power capable of easily slaying the Epoch's Strongest!

Eternal Transcendence Great Perfection!

Such an Avatar would require Ye Wuque and Kong to exert great effort just to barely kill one!

And the Ultimate Hidden Mastermind has many such Avatars!

Then how powerful must its true form be?

Ye Wuque could not calm down for a long time.

The Ultimate Hidden Mastermind was terrifying to this degree!

He had originally thought that, with the Eleven Extreme Realm added, his combat power comparable to Eternal Transcendence Great Perfection, he could already sweep everything aside.

Now he realized he had been looking at the sky from a well.

The Path of Ultimate Peak is far from reaching its end!