Chapter 498: Three Thousand Chaotic Demon Gods, Celestial Emperor, Jade Void Heaven-Opening Axe (Grand Finale) (Part 2)

[The Green Robe Taoist strides upon the Star River, nine-colored ribbons behind him hanging like Celestial Dao’s threads, with a flick of his sleeves, Ten Thousand Laws retreat.]

[The Red-haired Hero carries a golden long rod on his shoulder, while the Chaos Giant God holds the Sky-piercing Halberd, its blades entwined with the primordial gang wind of creation. Just a glance causes the barriers of Returning Void Heaven to shatter like spiderweb cracks.]

[The White-robed Daoist stands with his hands behind his back, a black sword suspended in the air behind him.]

[The young Daoist holds a Withered Wood Sword, facing myriad divine beings, not with fear, but with a look of joy.]

[“Fellow Daoist Qingyun, I have come to aid you!” The Blue Dragon unfolds its sky-obscuring wings, carrying Ning Xunqiu, akin to a wall originating from the dawn of time.]

[Great Dao Divine entities from All Heavens and Myriads of Realms manifest one by one within the “Immortal Slaying Sword Map.”]

…

[The myriad Immortal Gods suddenly shudder, staring in fear at Ning Xunqiu’s head——]

[There, splendid True Names are manifesting.]

[True Name, Martial Master Ning Wudi!]

[True Name, Red Flame Celestial King Zhou Dingtian!]

[True Name, Chaos Fear Modo·Zero One Zero One!]

[True Name, Xuan Miao Celestial Emperor Dharma Preacher Li Yanzhi!]

[True Name, Wings of Freedom · Ethereum Ning Wushuang!]

[True Name, Time Demon God Celestial Emperor Di Jun Donghuang Taiyi!]

[True Name, Chaos Demon God Yellow Heaven Qi Tian Dasheng Lü Bu!]

…

[True Name, Butian Great God Law Creator Qingxu!]

[True Name, Heaven-Opening Great God and Primordial Immortal Ancestor Beizhu!]

[True Name, Eternal Infinite Celestial Demon!]

[True Name, Extreme Path Demon Dragon Crimson Sun Dragon Phoenix Heaven-opening Tribulation Xiao Ying!]

[True Name, Firewood Sword Saint Xuanyuan Sword Luo Yi!]

[True Name, First Emperor Xiang Ji!]

[True Name, Cyan Cloud Sword Leader Cyan Heaven Ning Xunqiu!]

[True Name, Escape One Immortal Slaying Sword Map!]

[True Name, Celestial Dao Celestial Derivation Forty-nine Jade Void Heaven-Opening Axe!]

…

[The entire battlefield falls into sudden silence.]

[The pressure of three thousand Chaos Demon Gods is as deep as an abyss and as oppressive as a prison, their mere presence causes time and space to twist and fracture. Each demon god represents an ultimate “Dao,” and just a gaze from them is like three thousand grand realms crushing down at once!]

[——Who the heck dares to go in there?!!]

[The pupils of the myriad divine beings contract sharply, retreating half a step in unison. The once mighty army to slay the heavens now dwindles to just a few figures standing at the front.]

[Daoist Ancestor, Buddha, Divine King, Chaotic Ancient Celestial King, Zombie Saint, Four Fierce Beasts of Mountains and Seas.]

[The gazes of the Chaotic Ancient Celestial King, Divine King, Zombie Saint, and Four Fierce Beasts turn to the leaders, Daoist Ancestor and Buddha.]

[Daoist Ancestor lightly brushes his duster, Dao’s aura flows around him, his expression unchanging as an ancient well, while Buddha’s Golden Body radiates infinite light, his look neutral and detached, both seeming to have everything under control.]

[In this situation, these two, being enemies of the Celestial Dao, might have some ace up their sleeves for a dramatic turnaround.]

[“Daoist Ancestor, what should we do now…”]

[The words of the Chaotic Ancient Celestial King were not yet finished.]

[“Shua!”]

[The figures of Daoist Ancestor and Buddha suddenly blur, transforming into streams of gray and gold light, directly piercing through the barrier of the Immortal Slaying Sword Map, landing steadily behind Ning Xunqiu.]

[Buddha forms a salutation with clasped hands, “Greetings, Your Majesty.”]

[Daoist Ancestor bows his head, “Zero, I concede.”]

[“???” The mouth of Chaotic Ancient Celestial King twitched — without even fighting, they just surrendered?! You two are supposed to be the ones standing at the pinnacle of Returning Void Heaven!]

[——Truly leading the surrendering brothers, huh!?]

[The Divine King and others were stunned for a few moments, then demanded, “What happened to the indomitable spirit that defies heaven?!”]

[“Your Majesty, do not misunderstand.” Buddha swiftly steps back two paces, separating himself from the ranks of Returning Void Heaven, speaking righteously, “Those were the words of deceitful people! I have always been faithful to the Celestial Dao!”]

[Daoist Ancestor was even more decisive, directly flicking his sleeves to summon the Great Dao Spiritual Treasure, enveloping the people of Returning Void Heaven within it, then turned to Ning Xunqiu and respectfully said, “Zero, let me handle these traitors.”]

[“???” The Four Fierce Beasts of Mountains and Seas were completely dumbfounded, “…You people are even more treacherous than me?!”]

[“Too late.” Ning Xunqiu slightly lowered his gaze, looking at Daoist Ancestor, “Tell me where One is, and I’ll leave you a small world.”]

[Daoist Ancestor fell silent.]

[He knows too well the weight of these words——the so-called “small world” is nothing but an eternal cycle furnace. Zero will not reset the past but will cast him into countless cycles until even that bit of obsession is completely worn away by time.]

[With Celestial Dao escaping one, there might still be a chance to transcend… Daoist Ancestor’s eyes showed a trace of struggle, now he could only trust the character of the Cyan Heaven.]

[And the identity of One, needless to say, Ning Xunqiu could also guess, humanity’s oldest myth — Celestial Emperor of the Classic of Mountains and Seas!]

[The closest existence to “omniscient and omnipotent.”]

[“Why ask when you already know.” Daoist Ancestor sighed, “Who else but him could get your attention like this… However, he won’t appear in Celestial Derivation forty-nine.”]

[Before the words fell silent, a Jade Scroll appeared from the void.]

[On the Jade Scroll, a figure gradually emerged.]

[“I have arrived.”]

[Wearing a dark robe and emperor’s crown, eyes gleaming with Star River, it was the Celestial Emperor.]

[Ning Xunqiu finally changed his expression for the first time, softly asking, “No more hiding?”]

[“You are right.” The Celestial Emperor nodded.]

[“A civilization without people is utterly meaningless!”]

[Returning Void Heaven was a clash of their ideologies, the corpse left behind by the previous generation of Celestial Dao, which coheres into the instinctive “rise” during the end of law tribulation, turning all into void, an endless cycle, named by the Void Sea Demon God as—Epoch.]

[Every cyclical epoch is immutable, all things have predetermined destinies.]

[Despite how many transmigrators, variables, even acting himself to rewrite within the primordial world of Honghuang and mountains and seas controlled by Celestial Emperor, he could not prevent the end of law tribulation’s arrival.]

[His life is forever intertwined with Zero, experiencing the heaven opening by Pangu, the death of three thousand Chaos Demon Gods, the Six Saints “executing the Dao of Heaven, observing the acts of heaven,” humanity’s rise, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, struggles of Dao Lineage…]