Chapter 1005: Meaningful

The World Tree is preparing to complete the final step.

In the alternative plan, by leveraging the Ability of the Bronze Long Table and sacrificing the lives of nine Creator Gods, the Power of the last Creator God is elevated to its highest Realm to challenge the River of Eternal Darkness.

But just as it finished speaking, Han Zhan raised his hand to stop it.

“It’s useless.”

“Don’t deceive yourself.”

“The Bronze Long Table might be the Supreme Treasure of the First Cosmic Era, but its Ability has limits. At most, it can help me rival Donghuang Taiyi, which is its limit.”

To rival Donghuang Taiyi is indeed a very powerful level.

But the opponent they face now is the River of Eternal Darkness, who defeated Donghuang Taiyi.

The Bronze Long Table cannot reach the level of the River of Eternal Darkness, let alone allow his Power to match that of the River of Eternal Darkness.

Therefore, Han Zhan stopped the World Tree.

“But if we continue like this, without taking one last gamble, we will both be slowly swallowed by the River of Eternal Darkness, isn’t that even more suffocating?”

The Bronze Long Table blocking the source of the River of Eternal Darkness was a suicidal measure to begin with.

Now the tide has turned, becoming a barrier that limits them.

As the Creator Gods suppressing the source, they are trapped by the Bronze Long Table, unable to do anything but use the Grand Dao to resist the devouring of the darkness.

“No, there’s another way.”

Han Zhan watched as the golden pillar representing his Grand Dao was stained with a touch of black, his gaze calm, showing no ripple.

“What way?”

“Resolve the effect of Time Stasis at the end of the River of Time, allowing us to escape from the Bronze Long Table trapped at the source of the River of Eternal Darkness.”

“How to lift the Time Stasis effect?”

The voice of the World Tree had barely fallen before

a giant Golden Sun Dial, shining brightly, suddenly appeared above.

In addition, a series of Sealing Talismans were affixed within the passageway in the sky, barely stabilizing this pathway.

Those were two other Ancient Divine Soldiers!

The River of Eternal Darkness and the River of Time belong to the same source; the Kunlun Mirror, which can trace the flows, also has the possibility to break through the passageway and reach the end of the River of Time.

The Sealing Talismans of Haotian Tower stabilized the passageway, allowing the Power of the Kunlun Mirror to permeate through.

The Cultivation of Jiang Lingling and Nuannuan was far from enough to change the tide of battle, but as long as there was a disruption to break the Time Stasis, it was enough.

The end of the River of Time was like a sudden breeze blowing in.

The wind wasn’t strong, yet it made everything in absolute stillness move slightly.

Time Stasis was lifted.

Han Zhan and the World Tree seized this chance to successfully escape!

The very first moment they escaped, Han Zhan’s right hand gripping the Pangu Axe suddenly lifted and swung out two axe beams capable of world-annihilation.

They weren’t aimed at the River of Eternal Darkness, but instead at Jiang Lingling and Nuannuan!

“Ah Zhan?!”

Jiang Lingling opened her mouth to speak, only to see the axe beam sink into her body.

Nuannuan was the same.

The next instant, their Grand Dao was tainted black.

To intervene in a battle far beyond one’s own Realm would undoubtedly come at a price.

In the instant Jiang Lingling and Nuannuan were unaware, they had already been tainted with the Causality of the River of Eternal Darkness.

Imagine, even entities of Creator God Level, when their Grand Dao is stained by the River of Eternal Darkness, can only face a fate of extinction.

Jiang Lingling and Nuannuan, neither of whom had reached the Divine Realm, breaking the stasis of time, would also pay the price.

The double axe beams from Han Zhan were not intended to harm, but to save them!

The axe beam sunk into Jiang Lingling, intending to sever her from the Causality of the River of Eternal Darkness.

There’s no doubt.

The Ancient Divine Soldier, Pangu Axe, which cuts through everything, can indeed sever the Causality of the River of Eternal Darkness before it fully corrodes the Grand Dao.

But severing the Grand Dao is not as simple as that.

The polluted part of Jiang Lingling’s Grand Dao within was severed by the axe beam.

To ensure the complete severance of the Causality of the River of Eternal Darkness, it also cut off some other things along with it.

Nuannuan’s situation was worse than Jiang Lingling’s.

Because she led the disruption of the Time Stasis at the end of the River of Time and thus polluted by the same source as the River of Eternal Darkness.

Nuannuan’s Grand Dao was more polluted than Jiang Lingling’s!

Facing these circumstances, the direction of the axe beam changed, no longer aiming at Nuannuan’s Grand Dao, but rather, it slashed at her own River of Time!

Representing the axe beam of the Pangu Axe, it cleanly cut off and diverted the upper reaches of Nuannuan’s River of Time.

Thus, the Causality devouring by the River of Eternal Darkness came to an abrupt stop.

Suffering such serious injuries, Nuannuan and Jiang Lingling both straightforwardly fainted.

Han Zhan swung his sleeve again, pushing them toward the World Tree behind.

“Take them, leave quickly!”

The World Tree once more transformed into the form of a young boy, taking in the gravely injured Nuannuan and Jiang Lingling into his Fruit World.

“Leave? Where to, the Second Cosmic Era has been entirely extinguished!”

Han Zhan did not respond.

The Ancient Divine Soldier, Pangu Axe, in his grip, was swung again, this time aiming at the endless darkness behind the World Tree.

“Donghuang Taiyi knew the matter was doomed, using his final strength to open the Second Cosmic Era with the Donghuang Bell, extending hopes for humanity.”

“I can do the same thing, can’t I?”

“Donghuang Taiyi.”

Han Zhan’s eyes seemed to pierce through the infinite darkness, seeing an elderly figure trapped in the River of Eternal Darkness.

Under Han Zhan’s gaze, the elderly figure appeared to sense something, he paused his conflict with the River of Eternal Darkness and suddenly lifted a finger.

Within the endless darkness, a faint light appeared as if it were a coordinate.

Han Zhan summoned all his abilities to use the Ancient Divine Soldier, Pangu Axe, to chop at the coordinates of that light.

In an instant,

a fissure leading to a new universe appeared before the World Tree!

It was cleaved by Han Zhan in a single strike.

The Third Cosmic Era!

Seeing this scene, the World Tree hesitated no longer, decisively leaping into the fissure and vanishing into the passage.

A small amount of river water from the River of Eternal Darkness followed into the fissure, while most was severed by the re-blooming axe beams.

Han Zhan, one man, one axe, stood in front of the passage.

The River of Eternal Darkness remained silent.

Unknown how much time passed.

The radiance of the Pangu Axe shines as it might, eventually exhausting and depleting.

Han Zhan’s hand holding the Pangu Axe fell weakly,

the endless darkness swallowed everything, including Han Zhan’s figure entirely.

“I… failed…”

Looking at the elder gradually becoming clearer in front of him, Han Zhan knew he had deeply fallen into the River of Eternal Darkness.

Just like Donghuang Taiyi.

The elder’s eyes had long been clouded, enduring the River of Eternal Darkness for a full two eras without losing the last bit of his will.

He looked at Han Zhan, shaking his head.

“You did very well.”

“At least it proved one thing, the River of Eternal Darkness is not wholly undefeatable.”

“But is it meaningful?” Han Zhan couldn’t help but ask.

Across from him, the elder smiled warmly, nodding.

At this moment alone, his figure overlapped with the graceful Donghuang Taiyi.

“It’s meaningful.”