Chapter 684: Great Brightness Immeasurable and All Things Breathing Dao Fruit

After a stalemate of ten breaths, True Monarch Tong Xuan knew the situation was hopeless.

True Monarch Dong Ming had been lying in wait, well-rested. Though injured, her foundation was intact. He, on the other hand, was a spent force. His Dao Foundation was damaged, his Sword Spirit was on the verge of collapse, and he was trapped in an Otherworld that actively suppressed him.

If this entanglement continued, and he waited for Xu Yunfan to finish suppressing the Red Sun Dao Fruit and free his hands, or for the Three Great Main Gods to recover, his death would be certain.

A look of ruthless determination and pained reluctance flashed in his eyes.

He had cultivated for thousands of years, endured several cycles of Reincarnation, and faced death countless times. Now, his only option was to sever a limb to survive.

“Phecda falls, Sword Spirit burns!”

True Monarch Tong Xuan fiercely slapped an ancient Jade Pendant hanging from his waist.

The Jade Pendant shattered on impact.

True Monarch Dong Ming’s expression filled with shock.

‘He’s self-destructing a Spiritual Treasure?!’

Like a lit wick, it instantly erupted with a brilliant Sword Aura a hundred times more dazzling than the sun.

An irresistible and terrifying Sword Intent, far surpassing True Monarch Tong Xuan’s current power, exploded outward.

The Sword Intent was pure and condensed, carrying the tragic aura of mutual destruction, as if a Golden Core Sword Cultivator had burned their very life and Dao Fruit Origin to unleash one ultimate strike.

BOOM!!!

The self-destructing Spiritual Treasure became a devastating storm of spiritual sword energy. At its core was a tangible avatar of Sword Spirit—formed from the Jade Pendant—with an aura identical to that of True Monarch Tong Xuan.

The power that erupted from this avatar not only slammed into the Profound Nether Bone Hand sent by True Monarch Dong Ming, but also tore the surrounding space asunder, creating a violent tempest of turbulent energy and spatial fragments.

True Monarch Dong Ming’s expression changed drastically. The Profound Nether Bone Hand took the brunt of the force. Under an impact comparable to the self-destruction of a Golden Core True Monarch, it was instantly covered in cracks before shattering completely.

The violent energy turbulence, laced with incomparably sharp fragments of Sword Intent, surged toward her. It forced her to fully activate the Nine Nether Evil Mist to protect herself and retreat rapidly to avoid the worst of it.

At the heart of the devastating explosion, in the brief instant that everyone’s Divine Thought was disrupted and obscured by the cataclysmic power of the detonating Spiritual Treasure…

…True Monarch Tong Xuan’s real body, the core of his lifebound Sword Spirit which had dimmed to near-transparency, used the cover of the massive shockwave and spatial chaos from the explosion.

It transformed into an obscure Sword Thread, finer than a hair, twisted and dimmed to its absolute limit, almost blending into the colors of the Boundary Sea.

This Sword Thread revealed no hint of its edge, possessing only a Mental Realm of ultimate emptiness and concealment. It was as if it had transcended cause and effect to escape into the void.

Moving with an unbelievable speed and trajectory, like a fish darting into the ocean, it instantly shot through the spatial fissure torn open by the Spiritual Treasure’s detonation. It plunged headfirst into the bizarre, violent, and chaotic turbulence of the Boundary Sea and vanished without a trace.

The cataclysmic storm from the Spiritual Treasure’s detonation gradually subsided, leaving behind only a slowly closing spatial black hole and the chaotic aftermath of energy waves.

“Dongming! Xu Yunfan! The Wansheng Sword Sect will have vengeance for this!”

True Monarch Tong Xuan’s deep voice echoed, lingering in the air above them.

True Monarch Dong Ming stabilized herself, her Profound Daoist Robe slightly disheveled. She stared at the empty fissure into the Boundary Sea, sensing that True Monarch Tong Xuan’s aura was completely gone. Even the slightest causal trace had been wiped clean by the violent Boundary Sea and the storm of the explosion. She could only let out a helpless sigh.

‘Wansheng Sword Sect Sword Cultivators specialize in Sword Intent. Their willpower is so condensed, it’s a natural counter to Cause and Effect Secret Techniques.’

True Monarch Dong Ming waved her hand, dispelling the lingering Sword Intent. She gazed at the empty Boundary Sea and sighed in frustration.

“Golden Core True Monarchs are indeed difficult to kill.”

She turned, her gaze complex, to look at Xu Yunfan, who had now gained initial control over the Red Sun Dao Fruit and was staring coldly in her direction.

“Especially one of those madmen from the Wansheng Sword Sect. When it comes to killing power or pure speed, Sword Cultivators are top-tier in the Taihua Spirit Ruins Realm. If he was determined to escape, I couldn’t have stopped him without a Heaven and Earth Net.”

“His Profound Sword Intent is as condensed as iron, making it a perfect counter to Cause and Effect Secret Methods. And on top of that, he had such a decisive and ruthless method of saving his own life.”

“Using a Spirit Burning Treasure as a scapegoat and the Sword Transformation Silk Void Escape… a Golden Cicada Shell technique like that is impossible to guard against.”

Xu Yunfan wasn’t surprised. Golden Core cultivators were indeed difficult to kill. The only reason he’d managed to slay Red Sun was thanks to the blessing and assistance from this realm.

The Red Sun Dao Fruit in his palm, though still twitching slightly within the Purple Gold Thunder Net, was gradually growing still.

His gaze swept down toward the three heavily injured and weakened Main Gods—Orion, Orion, and Ymir—who had fallen silent.

His voice was calm and steady.

“It doesn’t matter. We took down Red Sun, and Tong Xuan escaped. This battle was still well worth it.”

‘After all, True Monarch Tong Xuan had named True Monarch Dong Ming first in his threat. In the future, she would be the first to suffer his wrath.’

He raised his hand and pointed to the Dark Main God Ymir, who was pinned in the void by a Profound Evil Bone Hand.

“The Eternal Night Descent Dao Fruit is for you, Senior Sister. The other two will be my, your Junior Brother’s, compensation for my hard work.”

Upon hearing this, the gloom on True Monarch Dong Ming’s face from Tong Xuan’s escape was instantly replaced by a devastatingly enchanting smile.

This was exactly what she had wanted.

Without the slightest hesitation, the Nine Nether Evil Mist swirling around her body became like a venomous python that had smelled blood. It suddenly grew viscous and chillingly cold, carrying a terrifying Dao Rhyme that could corrode and freeze the Divine Soul. The mist transformed into countless black chains that coiled, layer upon layer, around the immobilized Dark Main God Ymir.

“Such a straightforward Junior Brother!”

She chuckled softly, her red lips already moving to chant a profound Spell.

The Power of her Nine Abyss Profound Evil Dao Fruit surged. The mist-chains dug deep into Ymir’s divine body and began to forcibly strip away and devour the authority of the Eternal Night Descent Dao Fruit—the very will of eternal Nirvana and oblivion.

Ymir let out a silent scream as his divine body convulsed violently. The dark Ice Crystals covering his form rapidly dimmed. The agony of his Origin being forcibly extracted caused the very Dark Law of the Aitira Realm to wail in sorrow.

Meanwhile, Xu Yunfan transformed into a Purple Gold Thunderbolt that tore through the void, instantly appearing above the heavily injured Main God of Light, Orion, and the Lord of Nature, Orion.

With a flick of his sleeve, the Star Spirit Banner unfurled with a snap. It swelled in the wind, its vast, dark surface instantly obscuring a huge swath of the sky.

“Stars of the Celestial Sphere, hear my command! Seal the heavens, lock the earth, suppress the gods and refine their souls!”

Three hundred and sixty-five Main Stars shot out from the banner’s surface, erupting with brilliant starlight, and instantly formed the magnificent and vast All Heaven Star Formation.

Boundless Starlight cascaded down like the heavenly river, carrying with it the immense power to seal space and grind away divinity. The Main God of Light and the Lord of Nature, along with the space surrounding them, were completely enveloped and suppressed.

The Holy Light around the Main God of Light, Orion, fluctuated violently as he attempted to unleash a final burst of the Power of Light Purification. However, under the suppression of the Star Array and his own grievous injuries, his light was like a candle in the wind, quickly submerged and corroded by the vast Star Power.

The jungle of vines summoned by the Lord of Nature, Orion, began to frantically wither and disintegrate under the starlight as if it had met its natural predator. His enormous body was tightly bound by Star Power Chains, and his emerald Divine Blood, rich with Vitality, was continuously refined and siphoned away by the light of the stars.

Xu Yunfan stood beneath the Star Banner, his Purple Gold Thunder Eyes gleaming, his Divine Thought as sharp as a blade.

He formed a Two-Handed Seal. His Divine Sky Golden Core vibrated wildly as he drew upon the lingering favor of the Aitira Heavenly Dao to empower himself. Simultaneously, he activated the supreme might of the All Heaven Star Formation and began to forcibly refine the core authorities of the two Main Gods.

The Great Brightness Immeasurable and the All Things Breathing Dao Fruit.