Destiny is ashes

Chapter 1136 The Four Extremes Heavenly Sword and Heavenly Punishment
In the void, streaks of spiritual light shone, their patterns flowing and spreading endlessly, extending to places invisible in the void, vaguely forming a huge halo of light that completely sealed off the entire Demon Kingdom ruins.

Within this halo, the nine great demon saints under the Holy Demon's command, whose spirits had been partially revived, were fleeing in all directions, but to no avail. Under the power of the Four Seasons Dragon God, their time was constantly being reversed. No matter what method they used or how far they fled, as long as they tried to leave, they would be forcibly dragged back to their original positions.

If the Holy Demon were at its peak, it might have been able to forcefully break through by relying on its control over the Heavenly Dao and the timing of Heaven. But now, every time it tries to lead the Demon Kingdom Abyss out of the encirclement, it is repelled by the combined efforts of the Heavenly Venerables; every time it tries to escape, it is caught by the Time Reversal.

They could only be besieged and resist in vain.

Although it seemed that it could still struggle and resist the power of the eleven Celestial Venerables, it knew very well that it was powerless when it saw the Burning Heaven Divine Weapon rapidly charging in the distance.

“You have fallen, but you are still falling. Moreover, the abyss has many layers. You have fallen from the ‘Heavenly Way’, so you are nothing more than ‘life’.”

An Jing and Tian Yuan Tian Dao watched the hunt together, and An Jing said calmly, "And it has changed from 'Tian Dao' to 'Life', and then from 'Life' to 'Demon'—in my opinion, many characteristics of demons are only found in lower life forms."

"Its powerful vitality, ability to absorb and merge with each other, rapid reproduction, and the nature of transmission and infection are more like those of single-celled organisms, plants, or even bacteria and viruses."

"Degeneration... not counting the true essence of the Supreme Heavenly Demon, even this half-saint demon has long lost the essence of the Heavenly Dao, only possessing the authority of Heaven. In essence, it is definitely inferior to you."

indeed so.

Tianyuan Tiandao gazed upon its greatest enemy, which had lost its human form and was now nothing but a chaotic mass of burning black flames. It could sense the decline of the enemy's essence.

"You have fallen too!" The phantom of the Holy Demon, unable to break free, turned to the silver serpent and roared, "Tian Yuan, you were me all along! After my fall, you will be the new Holy Demon!"

"I have indeed fallen. If I were still in the same situation as before, I would indeed have become a Saint-Demon," Tianyuan Tiandao replied, his voice devoid of anger, only filled with感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a complex emotion encompassing regret, regret, and a sense of loss). "But things are different now. Now, I still have hope of passing on my legacy."

Therefore, I will now relinquish this power and status, and await the next person who can inherit it.

An Jing doesn't need my power... because his future is more noble than the will of Heaven.

"bring it on."

An Jing said this, temporarily sharing control of the Northern Heaven Cave Heaven Burning Heaven Divine Weapon with this fallen Heavenly Dao: "Join me and destroy it."

"Use your power to erase your past depravity."

Tianyuan Tiandao gladly agreed.

At this moment.

Within the Tianyuan Realm.

Everyone looked up, glancing around in confusion.

Because they sensed an incredible power, an unimaginably vast power, flowing from all things, then converging together and transforming into a mighty stream of spiritual light that surged into the heavens.

The spiritual network was shining, the earth's veins were trembling, the newly sprouted grass and trees were swaying, and the revived rivers were flowing. The wind, the rain, the thunder, the heartbeat of every living being, every breath, and every thought were all part of this power, and then transformed into light.

Thousands of spiritual lights rose up, merged into the void, transformed into a celestial river, and like a giant python, gracefully meandered in the endless darkness, then extended and flowed until they merged into the blood-red star hanging high in the sky, the place where the Heavenly Burning Divine Weapon was located.

An endless power is about to erupt, about to surge forth.

Because that is... the wrath of the heavens.

Its name is—[Heavenly Punishment]!
boom! ! ! ! !
People often say that when fortune smiles, heaven and earth lend a hand; when fate turns, even heroes are powerless… This is merely the difference between heaven’s watchful eye and its lack thereof. But now, it’s not just heaven’s watchful eye; it’s as if God himself has intervened!
—Having offended Heaven, there is nowhere to pray!

At that instant, if a Celestial Venerable were to gaze into the void, he would see that, centered on the hidden ruins of the Demon Kingdom, countless rivers of starlight suddenly appeared. When the endless spiritual light and star mist flowed beside a blood-red star, they formed a huge vortex nebula.

At the very center of the nebula, the crimson starlight shone brightly. All those who looked directly at it, observed it indirectly, or vaguely sensed it felt their spiritual energy stagnate, and their sense of time began to slow down and lengthen rapidly. Several hours passed outside, but the observers felt only a moment had passed, as if they were in the void.

In that instant, the endless starlight had converged, and the phantom of the Holy Demon sensed the approaching final moment, thus unleashing its final roar: "So this is just a matter of numbers attacking a numerically inferior enemy?!"

"You are not human!"

An Jing laughed heartily. The power to activate the Heavenly Blazing Weapon had transformed into a large red button in his hand. The Heavenly Venerables and the Heavenly Dao of the Primordial Origin had entrusted him with the opportunity to end everything. Without hesitation, he pressed the button and uttered the lines he had always wanted to say.

"We should stand shoulder to shoulder with you evil heretics!"

hum!
The crimson radiance suddenly contracted, and in that instant, all the light lost its color, turning gray and white, its form disintegrating and crumbling into dust.

A faint, barely perceptible white light burst forth.

This is a great divine power that uses the strangeness of the 'Dark Calamity Cave' to penetrate the past and future and draw in the power of the infinite end. It is a divine power that contains a wisp of the divine will of 'Returning to Oneness' and the power of the Dao.

In an instant, the light pierced through the ruins of the Demon Kingdom, through the Abyss of No Return, and through the holy demon phantom that was suppressed in the very center of the abyss by the eleven Heavenly Venerables, unable to move and left only to await its execution.

Immediately, endless light transformed into roots, cracks, and countless diffused refracted prisms, spreading out and tearing apart the entire Demon Kingdom's ruins, half of the former Heavenly Origin, into dozens of larger fragments and countless burning fire clouds.

At the very center of this fiery cloud, only a pitch-black phantom was still twisting and struggling, unwilling to disappear completely.

The phrase "no harm despite smoke" sounds like a dramatic plot summary, but in reality, when facing holy demons who possess the power of 'ignorance,' as long as they can disappear from the sight of all other observers, they can theoretically die and still return alive.

However, none of the celestial beings present would give it that chance.

In the surrounding dark void, pairs of eyes lit up, like stars, bright and shining, watching its destruction, demise, and complete dissipation.

Then, amidst the blazing purple-blue flames descending from the heavens, it transformed into endless, primordial pure light, like ocean tides and waves!
Most of these pure lights headed towards the Heavenly Venerables who were sealing off and controlling the Holy Demon. They were the true main force; if they hadn't deliberately sealed it off, the Holy Demon would have already escaped.

However, a significant portion of them still rushed towards Anjing, like ocean currents.

More than that.

As the will of Heaven turned, from the ruins of the Demon Kingdom, a fragment that hadn't completely shattered even under the power of the Void Flood Cannon emerged; it was drawn here.

You can vaguely see that it is a fragment of a sword.

Fu Xie once shattered the Heavenly Dao of Tianyuan and cut through the corruption of the Demon Kingdom. Its main body remained in the Abyss, but some fragments were indeed scattered in various places. These fragments were embedded in the Demon Kingdom. They were not tainted by the demons, nor did they return to their original form. Now, however, they have been recovered by the Heavenly Dao of Tianyuan.

Demon, sword, destiny...

An Jing raised his hand and grabbed the fragment. The endless Xuan Yuan Pure Light enveloped the fragment and flowed into his cave, beginning to refine and forge it, eventually transforming it into a brand new Heavenly Sword.

Divine retribution is a punishment born of anger; divine punishment is a judgment for a crime; divine calamity is an end that comes with death.

And finally, the fourth sword!
Its sword is white with a silver edge, displaying the punishment of heaven, silent and annihilated!
【Four Extreme Heavenly Swords - Heavenly Punishment】!
(End of this chapter)