Chapter 510: Dawn Of The Transcendence

Chapter 510: Dawn Of The Transcendence

"So, they really have a twisted sense of revenge, wanting her as a daughter-in-law," Old Zhang commented with a mix of amusement and disbelief.

"That just brings everyone together, doesn't it? About who can establish a new pact, Sister Fang once made some vows, and that couple just went with the flow. By the way, Old Zhang, what vows did you make back in the day?" the Hades Blood Patriarch asked.

"I was a newcomer; I missed that time. When it came to making vows, I just winged it," Old Zhang admitted.

"Newbie Little Zhang, I forgot about that part," the Hades Blood Patriarch nodded.

"You looking to start something?" Old Zhang wasn’t old by their standards, just over two thousand years, but his prowess was profound, marking him as a formidable figure.

Of course, being "young" is relative, depending on whom you compare.

Wang Xuan looked intrigued. Were his "parents" really trying to use the bracelet as a sort of "betrothal gift"?

Regarding the origins of the shadow couple, it mostly aligned with Wang Xuan’s initial guesses, but he hadn’t expected that they would have killed the Demon Emperor, whose poor fourth successor was still awaiting his return.

Old Zhang sighed, "It really is keeping it all in the family. Trading the Celestial Bracelet for an Immortal Umbrella and then not letting the bracelet go either, that’s a good deal."

"What are you all discussing? Give me the details," Celestial Sword Maiden joined in, curious.

"Eh, little girl, has your true form returned?" the Hades Blood Patriarch exclaimed in surprise.

Old Zhang scrutinized the Celestial Sword Maiden. Using his Celestial Eye, he saw her true condition—her main body from the Great Veil had returned, and her strength was immense.

Now, even powerful beings like them had their earthly incarnations fall to the first level of the Exalted Realm. Apart from those beyond the extraordinary, no one was an exception. Some supreme beings fared even worse, plummeting to the mortal realm of this great boundary. However, Jiang Qingyao was now in the late stages of the fourth level of the Exalted Realm, only her undamaged main body could bear it and maintain such spiritual attainment! During the last great battle, a divine artifact had torn open the great barrier, and supreme deities had entered the realm of immortality, their main bodies around the fourth stage.

"How did you manage to return?" Old Zhang asked.

"The core of the Celestial Mirror was there in the Spirit Blood Pool. Its light cleaved through the heavens and the earth, and I seized the moment to escape," Celestial Sword Maiden responded calmly.

"A broken relic can open the great veil?" Old Zhang expressed his doubt.

"It should be possible. By now, the great barrier is decayed. Besides, the Celestial Mirror was once among the mightiest of divine relics, arguably no less powerful than the Daoist Banner," the Hades Blood Patriarch explained.

It was much later when the Demon Lord finally emerged alongside her parents, her expression unreadable when she saw Wang Xuan again.

Internally, she was tumultuous. Her parents' words had caused her spirit to flare up drastically not long ago. The idea of being betrothed as a child bride—such ferocious terms—were utterly beyond her expectations.

This was far more shocking than the idea of her parents having a child late in life, giving her a younger brother. What were her elderly parents thinking?

Still, the dignity of a supremely powerful individual must be maintained, especially when dealing with a couple, so Old Zhang and the Hades Blood Patriarch were particularly amiable, choosing not to provoke any further.

"This is the treasure Jiang Qingyao discovered in Mount Zhou and brought back from the Spirit Blood Pool. She crossed the cosmos to deliver it here for everyone," Wang Xuan said as he produced several large copper cauldrons filled with radiant red liquid that illuminated the entire spaceship.

The Demon Lord recognized the cauldrons; they were ancient artifacts from her lair, used by the previous Demon Emperor to store wine and received as tributary items from others.

She looked displeased again, her gaze lingering on Wang Xuan and Jiang Qingyao, but ultimately, the liquid in the bronze vessels drew her attention. Currently wounded, she couldn't deny herself such a potent remedy.

Old Zhang spoke gravely, "It's perhaps for the best, a deliberate thinning. Repeated upheavals reduce the celestial ranks gradually. Otherwise, a brutal final shake at the very end would kill many supernaturals outright."

Without these gradual shocks, the sudden silence of myth could disastrously disrupt many, causing their supernatural essence to violently rupture, their realms to collapse in agony.

The Hades Blood Patriarch added, "Even so, some will die, but it’s far better than concentrating all quakes into one apocalyptic moment, experiencing a world-shattering catastrophe."

The situation was more dire than Wang Xuan had imagined; the end of the supernatural might also herald widespread death.

"From this perspective, the death of gods and annihilation of immortals, the vanishing of deities into the ether—is this the harsh final chapter the cosmos dictates?" Wang Xuan's heart was heavy.

Originally, it was thought there was over a month left of myth. But if a supreme battle erupted now, everything could conclude in mere days.

Brilliance would fade, an eternal winter night would cover the supernatural sky, and the tide would recede faster and more fiercely than expected, always surpassing predictions, always arriving sooner than calculated.

Thud!

The great barrier was breached, and the ultimate battle erupted.

The Roaming Ark surged against the heavens, retracing time, reversing yin and yang in a terrifying display. Was it tracing back through history? The two great ancestors from the Supreme Palace and Hook Chen Emperor’s Palace seemed to be driving it towards ancient times.

"Can it truly trace back through time to commit murder?!" Wang Xuan was incredulous. The target wasn't Fang Yuzhu in a reversal of ancient times, but the madman, Shang Yi!

The Roaming Ark, worthy of its name as a supreme treasure, tore through the sky of history.

But Shang Yi was terrifying. Forced to reveal his true form, he wielded the Sword of the Mortal World, his aura flooding much of the great barrier.

With a single sweep of his sword, he split the heavens and earth. His sword light was dazzling, illuminating the cosmic barrier of that moment, severing the sky of history, and blocking the path of the Roaming Ark.

Thud!

The cosmos split open, the great barrier shattered into pieces, fissures everywhere— a horrifying sight. With the Sword of the Mortal World, Shang Yi resisted the Roaming Ark, sending it spiraling away.

Even the two great ancestors, supreme beings themselves, were left coughing blood, nearly falling from the boat.

Then, Fang Yuzhu appeared. Her flawless earthly body had entered the great barrier and perfectly merged with her other self.

Beneath her feet shimmered a light rain, and around her, a golden bamboo forest illusion. She stepped through the sky of history, as if coming from an unknown era, approaching the madman with the Sword of the Mortal World.

"The age of myths is truly ending, the twilight of the supernaturals has arrived, everything is withering," Wang Xuan spoke, his voice tight. At this moment, he too was exceedingly tense, holding his breath, his heartbeat thunderous in his ears.

In the great barrier, majestic mountains dimmed, boundless beauty blurred, gods trembled, and many cried out, fleeing the great barrier through the tears ripped by the treasure.

"I feel like I can hear the breath of the cosmos, the funeral hymns of gods and immortals, see the vague footsteps pressing closer—are they the steps of death?"

Wang Xuan realized that everything seemed both real and illusionary, his senses and intuition thrown into disarray.