An invasion from the Abyss? I, a demonic cultivator, laughed.

Chapter 405 Beyond Causality
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The two chased and fled, moving rapidly inside the Starship. Wherever they passed, it was as if a nuclear bomb had exploded, and the immense energy was released in all directions as if it were free.

In just one second, the combined power Chu Xiu released was no less than that of a nuclear bomb with a yield of 100,000!
Even though the tribulation lightning avatar on the opposite side tried its best to escape, its soul body was no longer even half intact. It could no longer maintain its original human form and had turned into a cloud of black mist-like soul.

Sure enough, the scene not far away changed again. The form of the tribulation lightning avatar was no longer recognizable. Although the spear that was thrown was still flying in the air, it changed its position and was getting further and further away from Chu Xiu!

Seeing this, Chu Xiu's spirits lifted, and he accelerated his pursuit of the tribulation lightning incarnation!

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Under the continuous energy impact, its soul body has become increasingly fragile. Although Chu Xiu did not understand the principle, he could see that even though the other party was still in a special state, it could no longer be 100% immune to damage after the power of fate was interfered with!

As long as you can lose health, you can fight!

Chu Xiu continued his pursuit, employing a variety of methods one after another, even using poison without hesitation!

However, the tribulation lightning incarnation was like an unkillable cockroach; every time it was just a hair's breadth away from completely shattering his soul, he always managed to escape danger!

"Brother Chen, something's not right!"

At this moment, Xie Xuanzhao suddenly shouted, "Look at that painting!"

Chu Xiu turned his head to look, only to find that, for some reason, the originally blurry scene had suddenly become clear again!

And just then, the countdown above his head turned to the beginning, leaving him with only two seconds left!

"Brother Chen! The closer we get to the moment of destiny, the harder it will be to change it! You have no time left!" Xie Xuanzhao shouted.

Chu Xiu's expression changed slightly, and a look of anxiety flashed in his eyes. Of course, he knew that there was no time left, but he didn't know what kind of principle the Law of Fate used by the tribulation lightning incarnation was. Chu Xiu had tried his best, but he just couldn't kill it!
"If the Hellfire Corpse were still here, it could at least offer some restraint."

"Also, it's time for me to cultivate the secret technique to enhance my movement speed. Even with the blessing of divine and demonic power, the Garuda flying corpse at the King rank can no longer keep up with the current pace of the battle!"

Chu Xiu thought to himself.

The Inheritance Pavilion contains many powerful methods for refining corpses, as well as numerous supernatural techniques and secret arts related to movement.

But that's all in the future. Chu Xiu's mind raced, and he instantly decided on a method. His expression darkened, and he used his Soul-Hooking Divine Power to quickly hook the tribulation lightning incarnation!
The tribulation lightning avatar twisted and dodged, but Chu Xiu didn't stop at all and fired the Soul-Hooking Link repeatedly, restricting the tribulation lightning avatar's movement!
At the same time, by waving the Soul Banner, all the ghosts reappeared in the field. The two Ghost Kings released a large amount of ghost energy, turning the surrounding area into a ghostly realm once again!

At this moment, the tribulation lightning incarnation was forced to enter the ghost realm under Chu Xiu's restriction. With the help of the ghosts, Chu Xiu's attack intensity immediately increased to another level!

"effective!"

Cat Seven exclaimed in surprise, but after the tribulation lightning incarnation was forced into the ghost realm, the image that had begun to become clear became blurry again, and a lot of fog and shadows appeared on it!
Xie Xuanzhao pondered, "But the tribulation lightning avatar didn't show any signs of defeat. Could it be that the blurring of the image isn't because its soul was damaged, but because a 'contradiction' has been created?"

"The point of contention?" Cat Seven asked.

"Yes, that's where the present world and the prophecy contradict each other. If a prophecy about the rules of fate in the lower sequence presents an absolutely inexplicable contradiction, it will cause the entire prophecy to collapse."

“I understand,” Cat Seven looked into the distance. “So, all we have to do is create something that’s different from what’s in the picture, right?”

Xie Xuanzhao hesitated for a moment and said, "Theoretically, that is indeed the case. However, it is very difficult to create contradictions. For example, if the emperor is predicted to be killed by a sword, the easiest contradiction to think of is to melt down all the swords in the country. But putting aside the difficulty of this matter, even if this is done, there will usually be swords from outside that will eventually be introduced to complete the prophecy."

"Therefore, a more common way to fight against fate is through deception. For example, an emperor might pass the throne to someone else the day before the prophecy, making that person the emperor who is killed by the sword. That is, taking advantage of the possible 'ambiguity' in fate."

"But these are all methods for low-sequence rule handles, I don't know if they are also useful for high-sequence rules."

"Who cares?" Cat Seven spat. "Let's try it first!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly swayed and fled into the distance without warning!
The other civilizations quickly realized that their figures were in the painting, so if they left, wouldn't that conflict with the prophecy in the painting?

Everyone sped away in different directions, except for Xie Xuanzhao, who remained standing in place because she wasn't in the initial scene.

As everyone moved, the prophecy in the painting indeed became more blurred, and everyone's figures faded into the distance, while Xie Xuanzhao's figure began to appear.

“It really works!”

Everyone's expressions brightened, but Xie Xuanzhao seemed to have discovered something, frowning as he looked at the thin lines around him, a look of confusion in his eyes.

The conversations and actions of the group were noticed by Chu Xiu, who was still chasing the incarnation of the tribulation lightning from afar.

"Contradiction" and "deception"?

He looked up at the changing scene and frowned.

Although the image became blurry and the background changed a lot, the shattered golden core of Chu Xiu in the center of the image remained exactly the same and unchanged!

"The example Xie Xuanzhao gave was a short prophecy, and the contradictions and deceptions were very clear. But now it is a picture. I summoned a legion of ghosts that should not exist in this world, which changed the image in the picture, but it did not change the fate of my golden core being shattered."

"This shows that neither the ghost army I released nor the actions of the civilization envoy were anything more than interference."

"Is the method itself flawed, or have I failed to identify the fundamental contradiction?"

He looked at the tribulation lightning avatar that was constantly dodging his divine power, and his mind raced: "There are obviously two ways to break through the current contradiction. One is to kill the tribulation lightning avatar directly, and the other is to find a way to destroy the Chiwen that it used to shatter my golden core. But no matter which one, we need to face the power of the rules of fate."

"This is perhaps why, despite the vast difference in strength between me and the tribulation lightning avatar at this moment, I am still unable to kill it no matter what I do!"

"But after Xie Xuanzhao's interference, the power of fate was no longer so domineering, giving me a chance to win."

While Chu Xiu was thinking, he summoned a large number of demonic spears to attack the tribulation lightning avatar. But just like before, its broken soul body floated back and forth, actually managing to dodge all of the hundreds of demonic spears!
I'm always just a little short!
This made Chu Xiu even more anxious! It was like a long-distance race with no end in sight, leaving him with no idea whether to persevere or change course; whether to increase his stamina for a final sprint or conserve his energy to maintain his pace.

Time flew by, and as the countdown drew ever closer to zero, the diagram of fate, blurred by the sudden appearance of the ghost, gradually became clearer! The previously loose and tangled threads of fate began to tighten again. Countless fine threads wrapped around Chu Xiu, making him appear like a puppet without his own will!
"No, no!" Xie Xuanzhao shouted as if he had suddenly realized something, "The threads of fate are tightening! Those are the key threads!"

Chu Xiu was taken aback and looked around. The thin lines were very strange, as if they were products that did not exist in this world. Chu Xiu's divine sense could not scan any information at all, but he could "see" them with a kind of inexplicable inspiration.

This also made Chu Xiu's perception of these fine lines very vague. He didn't know how many there were, nor what they were exactly; he could only have a vague feeling.

At this moment, prompted by Xie Xuanzhao, Chu Xiu stopped attacking the tribulation lightning avatar and focused on sensing these fine lines. Then, as if he had also discovered something, his expression changed slightly!

At the beginning, the threads were completely taut and could not be disturbed in any way.

However, after Xie Xuanzhao used the artifact of destiny, these fine threads loosened, as if they had become like the incarnation of tribulation lightning, and finally began to be affected by the "macro world".

However, Chu Xiu still didn't know how to cut these thin threads, so he hadn't been paying attention to them.

In his view, the thin lines were merely a manifestation of the laws of fate; the root of the problem lay in the tribulation lightning itself!
However, he was horrified to discover that the threads of fate in the distance were still loose, and the fleeing civilizations were causing the threads on his body to break in large numbers!
However, the threads on his body became straight again, especially the thin threads connecting to his golden core, which became almost identical to the original ones!
"What does this mean?" Chu Xiu asked in a low voice.

"I don't know either. I've never seen the guidance of fate manifest as a tangible, perceptible entity! But..."

Xie Xuanzhao pointed to the scene in the distance: "It seems that the tighter the threads, the clearer the prophecy!"

Chu Xiu's expression changed slightly: "Then how do we break this?"

Xie Xuanzhao gritted his teeth: "With the help of the divine artifact, I might be able to use my rules to restrict these threads, but I'm not sure if I can sever them. More importantly, the power of the [Anti-Magic Domain] is limited. If I focus on these threads, I won't be able to restrict the tribulation lightning incarnation!"

"this!"

For a moment, even Chu Xiu showed a hesitant expression.

The tribulation lightning avatar trapped in the ghostly mist not far away was weaker than ever before, and it might not be able to hold on for long! Even though it was still dodging Chu Xiu's attacks under the protection of fate, it was bound to be hit once every few attacks, and it was weakened even more!
With a thousand thoughts racing through his mind, Chu Xiu gritted his teeth and said, "Every cause has its effect! Without breaking the cause and effect, fighting against these threads will only be a waste of effort!"

"I beg Miss Xuanzhao to help me, and in this final second, kill this fiend with all my might!"

"Alright!" Xie Xuanzhao nodded, and the four-legged cauldron above his head spun rapidly, making the soul body of the tribulation lightning incarnate even dimmer! The surrounding demonic energy exploded!

It is now using Chu Xiu's trump card, the [Virtual God Mode]. The life energy brought by self-destructing its physical body has long been used up, and it has entered a state of consuming its soul body!
Now that even demonic energy has been suppressed, it has become even weaker!
Without saying much, Chu Xiu unleashed his full magical power, and with the support of divine and demonic power, charged towards the tribulation lightning incarnation once more!

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Intense energy fluctuations surged again in the arena, and the soul body of the tribulation lightning incarnation was severely injured and sent flying backward once more!

At this moment, Chu Xiu had less than 0.5 seconds left!

"Drink!" Chu Xiu's eyes widened, his golden eyes burning with an unprecedented intensity, clearly a summons to unleash all his divine powers to the fullest!
Faced with this all-out burst of power, even a Heavenly King-level expert would probably find it somewhat troublesome. However, the tribulation lightning incarnation persisted in the continuous attacks!
Even as his soul grew dimmer and slower, he persisted!

As the countdown drew ever closer to midnight, Chu Xiu attacked relentlessly as if possessed, while Xie Xuanzhao also unleashed all his strength!
Finally, with only 0.1 seconds left, the soul body of the tribulation lightning incarnation seemed to reach a critical point, and its speed suddenly slowed down!

Chu Xiu flashed and forced it into a corner with a barrage of attacks, then unleashed the demonic spear he had prepared beforehand!

"Pfft!"

The demonic spear pierced through the core of the tribulation lightning incarnation, and in the next moment, the immense energy tore its soul body apart!

"It's done!"

Chu Xiu let out a long breath, but in the next instant, his face showed a look of shock and anger!

Even though the tribulation lightning avatar was completely torn apart, the countdown continued! The image became clearer and clearer!

"Chu Xiu, do you know what the essence of fate is?"

Just then, a mocking voice came from the shattered soul.

Even though the tribulation lightning incarnation had been completely destroyed, that voice still arose from the void!

“You think fate is a fair judge, that as long as you put the facts and evidence in front of you, it will make the right judgment. But in fact, fate is the law itself, no, it even transcends the law and is absolutely ‘correct’.”

"Only in this way can it be called 'supreme'."

The next moment, something unbelievable happened to Chu Xiu: his body was reborn in the demonic energy, not just as a soul, but as a complete physical form!
“I misled you from the very beginning, making you think that I was the source of everything. The reason I pretended to have my soul body weakened by you was to make you realize the importance of cause and effect, to make you think that the key to breaking the deadlock was me, and to make you think that as long as you try a little harder, you can kill me.”

"But in fact, the so-called 'cause and effect' and the so-called 'contradiction' are only limitations that exist in lower-order fates. Only judges must judge cases according to the law."

"But true destiny, the destiny that can be called the supreme rule, is [beyond cause and effect]!"

"What's truly important are these threads of fate that you look down upon!"

Amidst the laughter of the tribulation lightning incarnation, the threads of fate connecting Chu Xiu's golden core suddenly tightened!
The countdown was rapidly decreasing. As the time to zero approached, the image began to become clear at an astonishing speed. Everything in the picture disappeared, leaving only Chu Xiu's shattered golden core!
"The reason you can't kill me isn't because of fate's protection, but because the world we live in now isn't the real world at all, but a pure quantum world! The world in the painting is the real world!"

"And each of these threads corresponds to a quantum, which, when it returns to zero, will ignore everything and directly transform your state into the corresponding state in reality!"

"This is what is called 'transcending cause and effect'!"

"The correct way to break this deadlock is to sever the threads with Xie Xuanzhao's help, or simply break this world that exists in probability. But unfortunately, you were misled by me and focused all your attention on me."

"Now, the overall situation is truly settled!"

As the tribulation lightning incarnation finished speaking, Chu Xiu's golden core shattered amidst the horrified gazes of the crowd!
(End of this chapter)