BZZZZMMMM—!!!
Behind Qi Yun, the void abruptly twisted!
A magnificent, boundless Chaos Star Map, seemingly containing the Cycle of Life and Death of all heavens and myriad realms, unfurled with immense power!
Within the Star Map, purity and turbidity were being separated, Yin Yang was being birthed, the five elements were cycling, and the eight trigrams were clashing. Countless more indescribable and ineffable Dao Patterns intertwined, forming a ceaselessly operating Realm of Ten Thousand Laws that encompassed all existence!
At the edge of the Star Map, countless stars flared into existence and died, and endless streams of Daoist Intent flowed. Yet all of it revered the Chaos-colored vortex at its center, submitting to it, worshiping it, flowing back into it!
The true forms of the two Venerable Dao Foundations met head-on in this Microcosmic Cave Heaven, a space merely a hundred zhang in radius!
There were no words, no probing.
There was only the most primitive, most direct, and most ferocious clash of Status!
RUMBLE—!!!
The sword-mark manifested by the [Grand Emperor Profound Vault Dao Foundation] suddenly surged in size!
Originally no thicker than a strand of hair, it had now transformed into a streak of Profound Emperor Sword Intent that spanned the Cave Heaven, its edges flowing with a terrifying Dao light capable of severing Daoist Intent and annihilating causality!
It had no flashy moves, no complex transformations.
It only slashed.
Ever-advancing, with no retreat, it slashed through every obstacle in its path!
This was the path of the Grand Emperor!
But the "Central Pivot of Command" Star Map behind Qi Yun did not retaliate with any attack.
It merely expanded.
At the Star Map’s edge, countless Dao Patterns continuously extended and spread outward, attempting to envelop, contain, analyze, and assimilate the incoming Profound Emperor’s Killing Blade.
This was the path of Daluo Myriad Skills!
The two Venerable Dao Foundations, within this Cave Heaven isolated from the causality of Profound Yellow by the supreme might of the Great Sun Purple Extreme True Monarch, began a silent yet soul-stirring contest of the Great Dao!
The Grand Emperor’s Killing Blade slashed across. Wherever it passed, the milky-white, luminous ground of the Cave Heaven was plowed open, leaving a bottomless fissure with edges as smooth as a mirror!
A corner of Qi Yun’s robes was lifted by the astral winds stirred up by the blade’s edge, yet he stood with his hands behind his back, utterly motionless.
The Dao Patterns extending from the Star Map behind him were easily severed and torn apart by the Profound Emperor’s Killing Blade, dissipating into motes of light!
The Grand Emperor Dao Foundation reigned supreme in attack.
Even though it had been shattered for ages, even with only a single ember remaining, its destructive power still surpassed that of most complete Dao Foundations!
However—
The severed Dao Patterns instantly regenerated from the Star Map, now more numerous, denser, and tougher than before!
They no longer tried to resist it head-on. Instead, they coiled around it like flowing water, grinding it down and seeping into it like an inexorable tide, weakening the edge of the Profound Emperor’s Killing Blade layer by layer!
The slash of the Grand Emperor’s Killing Blade slowed.
It was still sharp, still tyrannical, still ever-advancing.
But for every inch it advanced, it had to sever dozens of coiling Dao Patterns; and for every one it severed, its own edge was eroded by a fraction.
It was now less than three feet from the center of Qi Yun’s brow.
Yet those final three feet seemed as insurmountable as a thousand mountains and ten thousand rivers.
Just then—
A silent roar suddenly erupted from within the [Grand Emperor Profound Vault Dao Foundation]!
It was not a sound, nor a thought, but the final dignity of this Venerable Dao Foundation—sunken for ages—erupting as it neared its limit!
It would not allow itself to be "ground" to death like this!
It would not allow itself to be defeated in a contest of the Great Dao in such an "ignominious" manner!
’It was the Grand Emperor Profound Vault!’
’It was the one that reigned supreme in attack among the Twelve Venerable Dao Foundations!’
Even though it was sunken, even though it was shattered, even with only a single ember remaining—
it would, in its final moment before burning out completely, unleash a finishing blow worthy of the name "Venerable"!
VMMMMMM—!!!
The Profound Emperor’s Killing Blade that spanned the Cave Heaven suddenly shattered!
No, it did not shatter.
It condensed!
It compressed, condensed, and collapsed its entire essence, its entire edge, its entire reason for being, ultimately forming a single—
thing as fine as a strand of hair, as short as a finger joint, yet as resplendent as the first killing light at the dawn of creation...
Grand Emperor’s Ultimate Edge!
The moment this edge appeared, the Cave Heaven fell still!
The Great Sun Purple Extreme True Monarch sat cross-legged at the edge of the Cave Heaven, and the projection of the great sun, which had been eternally revolving, actually stagnated for an instant!
And behind Qi Yun, the rotational speed of the chaos vortex at the center of the "Central Pivot of Command" Star Map suddenly slowed by thirty percent!
This was a killing power sufficient to threaten a True Monarch!
This was the ultimate strike from a Venerable Dao Foundation burning its final shred of dignity!
The Grand Emperor’s Ultimate Edge, silent and traceless, stabbed toward the center of Qi Yun’s brow.
It was too fine—too fine for the naked eye to see.
It was too fast—too fast for thought to follow.
It was too sharp—so sharp that Daoist Intent itself parted before it.
At that moment, the boundless Star Map behind Qi Yun seemed to have lost all meaning.
Because this strike had no need to sever all the Dao Patterns, no need to pass through layer upon layer of obstruction.
It only needed... to hit its mark.
But in the hundred-billionth of a second before the Grand Emperor’s Ultimate Edge could touch the center of Qi Yun’s brow...
A hand reached out from the side.
The five fingers were spread, the knuckles distinct, the skin as fair as jade. Yet it carried an indescribable sense of calm and majesty that surpassed the Ten Thousand Laws.
Neither too far nor too near, neither too fast nor too slow, it was as if it had been waiting there all along, perfectly positioned to grasp the incomparably resplendent Grand Emperor’s Ultimate Edge.
That supreme killing power, sufficient to pierce a True Monarch Dao Fruit and sever the threads of karma and fate.
Just like that.
It was caught.
The Grand Emperor’s Ultimate Edge trembled violently in the palm, letting out a piercing, ear-splitting hum! It was unwilling, it was furious, it struggled madly, trying to break free from this sudden restraint!
’It was the Grand Emperor Profound Vault!’
’It was the one that reigned supreme in attack among the Twelve Venerable Dao Foundations!’
’How could it, how was it possible, how could it be—be caught... so easily?!’
At the same time, the owner of the hand, Qi Yun himself, spoke faintly.
His voice wasn’t loud, even carrying a hint of laziness and casualness, yet it was like a decree of the Great Dao, thundering through the Cave Heaven:
"That’s enough."
"You have been sunken for ages. Even a Venerable One should be weary by now."
He lowered his gaze slightly, staring at the [Grand Emperor Profound Vault Dao Foundation] in his palm, which was still trembling violently but ultimately unable to break free.
From its remnant aura, fluctuations of an unwilling, furious, and unyielding will could still be felt.
A faint smile slowly formed on the corners of Qi Yun’s lips.
There was no mockery in that smile, no contempt.
Only a sense of... it being a matter of course.
"There’s no need to struggle."
He said softly,
"From now on—"
"You are me."
The instant his voice fell—
deep within his Ancestral Acupoint, the long-dormant [Daluo Heaven] began to operate with a thunderous roar!
A Chaos-colored divine light of command erupted from his palm, instantly enveloping, piercing, and permeating the [Grand Emperor Profound Vault Dao Foundation] within it!
There was no earth-shattering explosion.
No aftershocks from the collapse of Daoist Intent.
No tragic grandeur of a Venerable Dao Foundation self-destructing at the final moment.
There was only a sound from the remnant aura, growing fainter and fainter, calmer and calmer, until it finally dissipated completely...
A sigh, ever so faint.
The divine light receded.
Qi Yun opened his palm.
Within, only a faint, gossamer-thin streak of Profound Emperor color could be seen, silently weaving through the lines on his palm.
A divine glint in his eyes, Qi Yun’s five fingers suddenly closed into a fist!
Refinement!
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