Chapter 780 - 124: If You Have the Guts, Come Over!

Under Shi Yue’s absolute suppression, Qingfeng’s lethal slashes, and Shen Fei’s Summoned Beasts’ flawless coordination, the wails of the Master of the Mucous Sea rapidly weakened.

The enormous filthy body collapsed and disintegrated inch by inch under the suppression of the Ancient Mountain, like rotting mud that had lost its structure.

The core’s corrupt origin light cluster dimmed rapidly, its pulsations so weak they nearly stopped, covered in cracks, seemingly on the verge of shattering completely into nothingness.

"Roar... wail..."

A lament, mixed with endless unwillingness, malevolence, and the last trace of life instinct, squeezed out from the consciousness of the Master of the Mucous Sea, about to disperse like a candle in the wind.

At this moment, in the one-billionth of a moment before complete collapse, consciousness was about to return to the Abyss.

Buzz!

An indescribable, terrifying will, as if originating from the deepest Nine Nether, suddenly descended!

A mere shadow, blurred to the extreme, weak yet infused with pure malevolence and decay accumulated over endless years, flickered within the core about to be extinguished!

Where the shadow’s gaze fell, Shi Yue’s mountain phantom paused slightly, Qingfeng’s River of Sword Qi emitted a faint wail, even space and time seemed momentarily solidified by the extreme filth and decay!

Huang Jun!

The gaze of this wisp of Huang Jun’s will seemed to penetrate the chaotic energy storm, briefly yet clearly falling upon Shen Fei.

Next moment.

A cold snort resounded, dispersing the pure malevolence like the power of the Eight Trigrams sweeping around, and Feng Yi’s figure appeared, stepping into the void and staring at Huang Jun’s will.

"What are you looking at? If you have the guts, come over!"

"Humph!" A cold snort echoed in the divine souls of all.

Soon after, the vague will-shadow of Huang Jun, like smoke scattered by the strong wind, twisted unwillingly and completely dissipated amidst the turbulent filthy energy currents, leaving no trace.

With the complete dissipation of this will, the last struggling light of the Master of the Mucous Sea also extinguished completely.

Boom!

The core light cluster suppressed by Shi Yue’s mountain phantom finally could not bear the internal and external pressure, exploding with a loud crash!

Countless dark green origin fragments scattered, continuously devoured by Shen Fei’s Companion Spirits, while Shi Yue and Qingfeng did not stop it.

A large portion of these were considered Shen Fei’s spoils of war, with Shi Yue and Qingfeng only taking a part of the core.

The once turbulent endless Mucous Sea, at this moment, completely lost vitality, like boiling water rapidly cooled into stagnant dead water, eventually becoming a vast "corpse" exuding a despairing stench, gray-black in color.

"The Golden Immortals of the Rotting Abyss have all been eliminated, with the Master of the Mucous Sea being the last Golden Immortal, henceforth the Rotting Abyss poses no further threat!"

Feng Yi’s voice echoed across the battlefield.

After a brief silence on the battlefield, the surviving soldiers of the Human Emperor Palace erupted into resounding cheers!

Shi Yue and Qingfeng’s gaze upon Shen Fei was filled with unabashed admiration and praise.

Shi Yue’s face, as steady as a mountain, could not hide his shock and appreciation at this moment.

Qingfeng, like the Ancient Sword behind him, remained sharp, but the look towards Shen Fei had completely shed its initial scrutiny and doubt, leaving only pure admiration and acknowledgment.

"Little Friend Shen," Shi Yue’s voice was like a great bell, "Today I truly understand what means exceptional genius! To wield such power before even reaching Profound Immortal level, moving the Golden Immortal Origin and driving it to the brink. In all my ten thousand years, I’ve never heard such a feat!"

Qingfeng nodded slightly, his words concise and powerful: "In this battle, you deserve the highest merit!"

"Beneath the Golden Immortal, unmatched in the Dao Realm!" Someone suddenly exclaimed excitedly.

Instantly, these eight words spread like wildfire, igniting the entire battlefield.

The weary soldiers of the Human Emperor Palace erupted into thunderous cheers, their voices echoing in waves over the desolate ruins of the Rotting Abyss.

Burning gazes focused on Shen Fei, as if gazing at a newly born star.

Shen Fei cupped his hands, his expression still calm: "It’s all thanks to Elder Feng Yi’s planning, the elder’s control of the formation, and the soldiers’ dedication. I dare not take credit."

Chi You’s massive demon body was scarred, with dark gold blood coagulated on the shattered scale armor, slowly being healed by Shennong’s green Divine Light.

Stabbing Immortal’s face was pale, his figure flickering in and out of space, his aura somewhat unstable; True Martial’s enormous True Body of Black Tortoise still stood tall, but on the once-indestructible Northern Nether Vault shield, deep, bone-revealing dark green cracks twisted like ugly scars.

Feng Yi spoke warmly: "The wrap-up of the battlefield here will be managed by Shi Yue and Qingfeng. You’re quite depleted, swiftly return to your abode and recover. Wait until things are settled here, then we’ll discuss rewards and merits."

"Alright!" Shen Fei said no more, his figure disappearing amidst space fluctuations.

In Fuxi City, deep within the Human Emperor Palace, in Shen Fei’s dedicated Cultivation Quiet Room.

The light curtain of the Isolation Array flowed like a waterfall, completely screening out all the external noise.

Sitting cross-legged on the central meditation cushion, Shen Fei’s consciousness immersed in every thrilling moment of the battle of the Rotting Abyss.

Scene after scene flashed quickly before his "eyes," detailed to the smallest trace:

The scene freezes: Chi You, in the Heaven-reaching Dharma Aspect state, wielding a terrifying power capable of splitting heavens and earth, slashed down at the core of the Master of the Mucous Sea with a single saber!

However, the moment the blade touched the Master’s body, the immense Path of Corruption, like an invisible marsh, wrapped around, consumed, and polluted layer by layer... To the naked eye, that terrifying power sufficient to open the heavens was forcibly diverted and weakened by at least seventy percent!

In truth, less than thirty percent of the power reached the core!

This was with Chi You’s Fire Cloud Heavenly Grotto, and the Path of the Human Emperor’s unique traits; otherwise, with his current strength, Chi You would find it hard to harm the Master of the Mucous Sea.

Yet, the foul torrent counterattack from the core struck solidly on Chi You.

Shen Fei whispered in his heart, "The qualitative gap is like a chasm. No matter how high the power level, the true rank difference is like a child waving a giant hammer, wasting effort."

Stabbing Immortal, in the Void Boundaryless·Eternal Night Patrol state, stabbed that concluding sword within the core of the Master of the Mucous Sea! The power of Ten Thousand Tribulations Immortal Slaying·Time Abyss Ultimate Strike exploded, space shattered, and the power of Existence Stripping rampaged!

Yet, the pulsating dark green origin light cluster, though torn and dimmed, was like a stubborn stone with an immortal nature, struggling violently under the support of the Golden Immortal Rank, ultimately only a small piece of fragment was stripped away, the core still tenaciously pulsated, not fully annihilated.

"Stabbing Immortal’s ’annihilation’ power, against the ’existence essence’ of Golden Immortal-level entities, is no longer sufficient. Time Abyss Anchoring can lock its space-time coordinates, but the strength of ’Existence Stripping’ is not enough to instantly dismantle its foundational origin of the Dao." Shen Fei analyzed the shortcomings.

Also, on True Martial’s shield, those deep, writhing dark green cracks, under the continued erosion of the Golden Immortal-level Path of Corruption, despite the Jasper Pool’s Temporal Echo striving to reverse the fragmented timelines, and Shennong’s abundant Life Dew flushing, the healing speed was frustratingly slow.

"The ’Dao Injury’ caused by the Golden Immortal Law is no longer a mere material or energy damage. It’s like a maggot rooted deep in the bone, imprinted at the core of the Defense Law.

Eroding the ’existence’ itself.

True Martial’s defense values, no matter how high, face such a level of law erosion, their recovery efficiency is suppressed to an extremely low level," Shen Fei opened his eyes, pondering.

"The core issue is still the absolute suppression at the law level! The qualitative gap!"

His voice rang out in the silent quiet room, imbued with the cool clarity of insight into the essence, "Power, defense, recovery, even the ’annihilation’ characteristic.

Under the absolute law suppression at a superior rank, being able to exert thirty to forty percent of full power is already the limit, and one must even endure backlash far surpassing the theory."