Chapter 480: Destiny (Part 2)

Han Yuan seemed to be in a daze, completely unresponsive to the Nether Dragon’s attack.

Just as he was about to be grievously wounded!

SWOOSH!

A figure suddenly shot in from the distance.

Li Baozhou had no sword in his hand, but a sword in his heart.

A clear sword cry suddenly rang out between heaven and earth, echoing in everyone’s hearts.

The Nether Dragon also seemed to sense something and turned its head.

At this moment, Li Baozhou’s entire body ignited, making him look like a phantom of light and flame.

All his True Qi poured into his right arm, transforming into a longsword of golden light.

“Celestial Yang Fierce!”

Li Baozhou looked at the Nether Dragon, his eyes unusually calm.

At this moment, a flood of memories flashed through his mind like scenes from a revolving lantern.

The memories finally settled on his childhood.

It was snowing then. The mountains and fields were a sheet of silver, and the weather was exceptionally cold.

A small figure with a face flushed red from the cold held a Wooden Sword, practicing his Swordsmanship.

Beside him stood a middle-aged man with a gentle expression.

HUFF… HUFF… HUFF…

After practicing his Swordsmanship routine, the little boy looked at the middle-aged man beside him. “Father, why can’t I go have a snowball fight with my friends? Why do I have to stay here and practice the sword?”

Hearing this, a trace of apology, helplessness, and pity flashed through the middle-aged man’s eyes.

He patted the little boy’s head. “Baozhou… this is the destiny of our Li Family.”

…

‘Perhaps… this is my destiny!’

Li Baozhou muttered to himself.

At this moment, he transcended completely, ascending directly from the Half-Step Nirvana Realm to the Nirvana Realm.

This was also his final blaze of glory!

The Nether Dragon sensed an immense threat. It immediately extended a palm, which surged with endless black light, faintly forming a twisted and bizarre black hole.

“Li Baozhou, you can’t kill me!”

The Nether Dragon roared.

Li Baozhou seemed not to hear the Nether Dragon’s words, his figure completely transforming into an illusory flame of light.

BOOM!!!

In an instant, the entire Glazed Island was flooded with blazing white light, accompanied by a terrifying sword cry.

SQUELCH!

The ethereal form of Li Baozhou shot through the Nether Dragon, reappearing behind it.

A hole of incandescent light appeared in the middle of the Nether Dragon’s head, through its nose, mouth, and eyes…

The hole of light continued to expand, directly incinerating the Nether Dragon’s entire head.

But the headless Nether Dragon did not fall.

The flesh on its chest writhed continuously, forming a giant fleshy tumor that finally burst, transforming into a head with sinister features.

The Nether Dragon turned around and looked at Li Baozhou. “A pity. I have two heads.”

Li Baozhou let out a soft sigh.

His face was aging rapidly, his aura grew increasingly decrepit, his hair was quickly turning white, and even his fingernails were falling off.

That last sword strike had exhausted all of his Life Essence Qi.

Just as Li Baozhou was about to fall, a large hand gently supported him.

“Senior… watch me win this.”

Han Yuan was covered in blood, but his gaze did not waver in the slightest.

Li Baozhou didn’t even have the strength to speak. He sat cross-legged on the ground, struggling to keep his eyes open.

‘He seems a little different.’

The Nether Dragon stared at Han Yuan, a hint of surprise in its eyes.

“Nether Dragon… the real fight… is just beginning.”

A smile touched the corners of Han Yuan’s lips.

The fierce battle just now had plunged him into a state of epiphany.

At this moment, countless battle scenes from the time he’d transmigrated until now flashed through his mind.

His battered body suddenly erupted with a ferocious and overwhelming Evil Qi.

This Evil Qi transformed into a towering figure wreathed in the Five Elements Divine Light, resembling a Demon Emperor.

The proficiency of his Five Emperors Great Demon Divine Skill was skyrocketing.

It finally reached its limit and broke through to the Twenty-First Layer!

Sensing the aura erupting from Han Yuan, the Nether Dragon’s expression changed in shock.

“You… you actually broke through!”

The Nether Dragon was stunned.

The aura radiating from Han Yuan now made even its heart pound in fear.

“KILL!”

Han Yuan roared madly, his figure shooting toward the Nether Dragon as he threw a punch.

The figure of the Demon Emperor behind him also raised its right fist.

Their movements were identical, completely overlapping.

“Primordial Five Elements Annihilation!”

BOOM!!!

Han Yuan’s punch circulated the Five Elements, gathering them into an indescribable power.

“Nether Prison Break!”

The Nether Dragon also unleashed all of its power. Behind it, a massive dragon exuding the aura of a nether prison seemed to appear, opening its great maw to swallow Han Yuan whole!

BOOM!!!!

A terrifying, world-shattering collision.

In an instant, the entire ruined city began to shake violently.

Even Liang Ze, Zhang Cang, and the others locked in a fierce battle with the Source Seed Monster had to dodge backward and retreat.

A long time passed before the Energy fluctuations gradually subsided.

The ground where Han Yuan and the Nether Dragon stood had instantly cracked and shattered over a wide area, forming a terrifying crater.

The two stood face to face, looking at each other calmly.

“To think… that I would die by your hand.”

The Nether Dragon’s head, the one that had grown from its chest, continuously coughed up blood.

“Before I die, I want to ask you something.”

Han Yuan asked softly.

The Nether Dragon chuckled. “Seeing as you defeated me, go ahead.”

“Your ancestor… back then, did they descend upon this world carrying both a Source Seed and a Holy Stone?”

Han Yuan asked in a serious tone.

Hearing this question, the Nether Dragon burst out laughing. “It seems you know quite a lot…”

“If you go to the underground laboratory, you’ll find all the answers.”

The Nether Dragon quietly told Han Yuan an address.

“Why are you telling me this?” Han Yuan asked, confused.

“Because I hate him…”

“This is my destiny.”

The Nether Dragon sighed helplessly as its body gradually turned to dust, scattering between heaven and earth.

‘Destiny…’

Han Yuan was lost in thought.

He was now in a state of complete exhaustion, but he forced himself to crawl out of the deep crater.

Li Baozhou sat cross-legged not far from the crater. Seeing Han Yuan climb out, he used the last of his strength to force a smile before slowly closing his eyes.

Seeing this, Han Yuan also smiled. As if he had lost all his strength, he collapsed onto the ground, gasping for air.

He had given his all in this battle.

If he hadn’t broken through at the very end, the Nether Dragon would have been the one left standing.

The path of the Martial Dao was one of constantly encountering powerful enemies and seeking to break through one’s own limits.

On the other side, Liang Ze, Zhang Cang, and the others were still locked in a life-or-death struggle with the Source Seed Monster.

But Han Yuan was completely exhausted and had no strength left.

He could only lie on the ground and quietly wait for the battle to end.

After an unknown amount of time, endless bolts of lightning crashed down, forming a terrifying thunderstorm.

Fei Laichuan was also fighting for his life, directly detonating those yellow beads to summon the phantom of a yellow Divine Mountain, which he sent crashing down on the Source Seed Monster!

BOOM!!!!

After the series of blows, the Source Seed Monster could finally take no more. It collapsed with a thunderous roar, dissipating into countless wisps of black gas.

Seeing this, even though everyone was utterly exhausted, they couldn’t help but cheer.

They had suffered heavy losses in this battle; nearly half of the Divine Sea Martial Artists had perished.

The rest were also considerably injured.

Because these were injuries caused by Source Seed Shredded Meat, they might mutate later and would require a long period of treatment and purification to fully heal.

Han Yuan had also managed to recover a sliver of strength by now.

He stood up and walked toward Zhang Cang.

At this moment, Zhang Cang’s hair had also turned completely white. He seemed to have exhausted a massive amount of his Life Essence Qi and was sitting cross-legged on the ground, his aura exceptionally weak.

“Not bad. I thought you’d burned through all your Life Essence Qi too.”

Han Yuan smiled.

“I almost didn’t make it.”

Zhang Cang managed a smile.

“As long as we’re alive… it’s all over.”

Han Yuan said softly, gazing at the ruined city that had been completely reduced to rubble.

“No… it’s not over yet.”

“You rascal, trying to fool me.”

Zhang Cang shook his head.

“Whether it’s over or not depends on what the Nether Dragon left me.”

Han Yuan didn’t speak with finality.

Afterward, everyone split up to find a place to recuperate.

Having received the news, Ling Yunzi also hurried over with his people to provide treatment for everyone.

「Three days later.」

Han Yuan had managed to suppress his injuries.

After letting Liang Ze know, he began to explore the city ruins alone.