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Chapter 306 The Final Battle [The Primordial End: Dragon and Phoenix Opening the Heavens Tribulation]!
【"Misunderstand?"】

Xiao Ying's gaze fell upon his daughter, who had been immobilized by Bai Ze's force field.

The imprisoned little girl stopped crying and stared wide-eyed at the crimson cracks spreading beneath her father's feet.

[It turns out it wasn't a false accusation against her father after all...]

All of this was unbelievable to her, a primary school student. If her father really was a great demon king who could destroy the universe, should the righteous Xiao Jiu defeat him?

"You brought so many people and surrounded my family. You forced my partner to lock me up in some dark and hopeless prison. Then you made my daughter cry, and you say this is a misunderstanding? How can I believe you?"

【“!”】

Bai Ze shuddered and hurriedly crouched down, placing the little girl on the ground. His fingers trembled as he smoothed her wrinkled collar and hastily wiped her tear-streaked face with his sleeve.

Bai Ze gently pushed the little girl toward Xiao Ying. She adjusted her glasses and pursed her dry lips. "Your Majesty, please allow me to explain..."

"Stop trying to fool me, I understand you." Xiao Ying released Jiu Yue and suddenly stepped forward. "The best warriors don't achieve great feats; therefore, the best way to maintain universal peace is to nip danger in the bud."

"That's what I think too."

The guards all took a half-step back in unison. Two soldiers, about to unleash their full power, froze when they looked up—a crimson sun had suddenly appeared in the sky, its thick, blood-red halo pinning everyone's shadows to the ground.

Under this suppression, very few members of the entire guard were able to move.

Bai Ze exchanged a brief glance with the two warriors, his heart skipping a beat. Even without the Dragon Armor, they possessed this level of power; could they truly nip the Dragon's birth in the bud?

The answer is no.

The Northern Demon Dragon, one of the two extremes, is capable of contending with the Primal Gem. Without their teacher, "Phoenix White Owl," by their side, their chances of killing the Demon Dragon are probably only "one," in other words, the probability of failure is ninety-nine percent...

[Unless September, the Divine Dragon Master who inherited the "Power of the Taiyi Phoenix," stands on their side.]

"That's good." A glint of light flashed across Bai Ze's glasses as he tentatively invited, "Does His Majesty the Demon Dragon wish to return to the Surveillance Bureau headquarters with us as a guest?"

Previously, the Demon Dragon didn't communicate with anyone, but now that Xiao Ying has a daughter, if they can persuade Xiao Ying to give up his desire to destroy the universe, then there's no need for them to fight to the death.

Therefore, she wouldn't need other Bai Ze to summon the World-Destroying Demon or have the Moral Immortal Sect intervene.

Bai Ze already knew that the Primal Gem was no match for the Northern Demon Dragon—only the Phoenix, the World-Destroying Demon, and the Moral Immortal Sect could contend with this martial arts master.

Xiao Ying was silent for a moment, then turned to look at the still silent September. "Thank you for all your dedication over the years. I'm very happy."

Xiao Ying has entered the "Void Realm" through the Dao Integration, but he is still one step away from achieving it. After achieving Dao Integration, all his martial arts essence will be embedded into the fundamental rules of the universe.

[Only when someone is born in the universe to inherit his power, and he is completely empty of everything, can he fully enter the state of merging with the Dao and become the will of the universe.]

At this moment, September, relying on her only bond with Xiao Ying and the power of "five billion years of perseverance," reversed the flow of time, comprehended "Free and Easy Wandering," and restarted the fifth universe, while also forcing Xiao Ying into a state of Dao Integration.

【but--】

Xiao Ying will not give up.

With just a glance, the guards understood his choice. Their expressions changed drastically, their muscles tensed, and their fighting spirit soared to its peak.

In a flash, a crimson afterimage streaked across the battlefield.

[The muffled thuds of bones colliding and the sounds of armor shattering echoed one after another. When visibility returned, the guards lay sprawled on the ground.]

Xiao Ying withdrew his fist and stood up. He looked down at Zi You and Yu Wang, who were struggling at his feet, and praised them, "To be able to withstand thirty percent of my strength and fight me to this extent, your martial arts skills have improved."

"Damn it!!" Zi You slammed her fist on the ground, blood seeping from between her fingers staining the rubble crimson. Yu Wang let out a beast-like growl, veins bulging in his neck, yet he couldn't lift a single finger.

[The enemy who killed their father and their partner actually spoke to them in this tone!!]

The two men stared intently at the towering figure, a burning sense of humiliation searing their chests like poison.

Xiao Ying shook his head, a hint of disappointment in his expression. "Don't look at me with that weak-willed look. If you're weak, become stronger, instead of feeling powerless and hating yourself in times like these."

Xiao Ying looked up.

[“…” Bai Ze had already huddled behind Jiu Yue, looking weak, pitiful, and helpless.]

[In September, she held her daughter Xiao Jiu in one arm, gently patting her back with the other. Her daughter was almost curled up into a tiny ball, her shoulders hunched like a frightened cub.]

In September, she looked up at Xiao Ying, neither asking him why he, having already awakened, was still playing house with her, nor questioning him about his insistence on destroying the universe.

She set her daughter down, slowly raised her hand, her fingers closing into a circle. Ripples spread out, and instantly only the two of them remained in that space-time area: "Since that's the case, you lost. From now on, listen to me."

Xiao Ying chuckled softly, a wild smile curving his lips: "Alright."

【hold head high--!】

A deafening dragon's roar shook the heavens and the earth!

[Xiao Ying's fist suddenly erupted with crimson demonic flames, and a monstrous, scaled dragon coiled out from his arm. The crimson flames, carrying fragments of shattered time, devoured even the light in their wake.]

At the same time, dazzling starlight burst forth from September's slender, pale palm. A crystalline dragon of time swam from her wrist, its tail casting countless projections of the river of time as it swayed.

The two men's fists and palms collided violently in mid-air!

Two diametrically opposed forces clashed violently at their point of contact, causing space to crack layer by layer like fragile glass, revealing the chaotic void behind.

Xiao Ying glanced indifferently at the void and chaos. The universe was becoming increasingly fragile and wouldn't last much longer. Suddenly, a scarlet aura rose from his body, and his hair danced wildly in the energy storm.

【—Eight Extremes Heaven: The Liberation of Gods and Demons!】

【boom! ! 】

The power of time was shattered by "absolute power," causing September's expression to change drastically; she was like a child before this power.

[She was unaware that Xiao Ying, as the first martial arts grandmaster to create "Ultimate Intent," possessed a fundamentally simple ability to distort reality using his will.]

[The next moment.]

Bai Ze helped Jiu Yue up.

In September, she wiped away the blood; the other side was now deserted.

"Next, I will destroy eight parallel universes and kill you all. Try to stop me." Only Xiao Ying's voice remained.

"This is troublesome..." Bai Ze looked up.

On this day, everyone felt despair.

Xiao Jiu could never return to a normal life. Her elementary school classmates watched her; they didn't know the inside story of that day, but they knew what "Star Aristocrats" were, and their feelings towards Xiao Jiu were either envy or jealousy.

However, Xiao Jiu was preoccupied with her own thoughts, and soon she transferred schools...

Xiao Ying returns to the Blood Lotus Throne Star, continuing his destruction of everything in the universe.

Civilizations across the universe united as one to fight against the Blood Lotus Demon Army.

In just thirty years, the Southern Universe lost a third of its star field. A young man, having mastered his skills, emerged from the center of the universe and witnessed its devastation. He resolved to stop the demonic dragon.

【fighting.】

【Fighting.】

As the son of a demonic dragon, Xiao Jiu quickly became a legendary-level professional.

Meanwhile, in parallel universes, as Xiao Ying defeated the members of the Peace Star Guard, the Bai Ze activated the contingency plan through the Observer's Eyes. One Bai Ze successfully summoned the World-Destroying Demon Black, and another successfully summoned an immortal from the Moral Immortal Sect.

[One Bai Ze persuaded the two Demon Emperors who were comprehending the power of the gems in the Eighth Universe, while another Bai Ze summoned the only remaining Yu Emperor and the God of Gravity from the eight parallel universes.]

Xuanming also recovered from his injuries with the help of the cosmic artifact.

They once used this formidable lineup to defeat the Soul Refining Demon Lord, who possessed the power of the "Extreme Demon Dragon"!

[The group, together with the Divine Dragon Jiuyue, stormed into the Blood Lotus Throne Star, but they were still no match for the Northern Demon Dragon Xiao Ying. Their defenses were so impenetrable that they suffered a crushing defeat.]

[In September, Xiao Ying barely escaped using the "Free and Easy Wandering" technique, and that was even without Xiao Ying taking it seriously. This left an indelible scar on everyone's hearts.]

Xuanming and Jiuyue realized that the Demon Dragon was also improving.

The gap between martial arts grandmasters is many times greater than the gap between a mortal and a radiant life form. To date, only the Phoenix, a martial arts grandmaster, has been able to fight a demonic dragon.

But the phoenix had already been erased by the eight primordial gems.

Bai Ze, having exhausted all means, stared blankly at the six Primal Stones that the Eighth Universe had collected. Xiao Ying had already told them that the universe was heading towards inevitable demise, but she did not agree with Xiao Ying's claim that destruction was a form of rebirth.

[The traces of the Ashbringer have completely vanished, and even the elementalists of the Misty Star no longer exist.]

【pride and Prejudice.】

Xiao Ying ignored it; he didn't care whether the world believed him or not. He simply carried out his plan to destroy the eight parallel universes, and soon only the eighth universe and the center of the universe remained. [The Eighth Universe.]

[Time-Space Rift, the Bureau of Supervision.]

The group discussed strategies to deal with the demonic dragon.

"The Demon Dragon is the nemesis of the Lord of the Abyss, and he certainly wants to seal it here forever..." Arcane Emperor Vic spoke first.

They have many allies, but the problem is, they can no longer enter the Abyss Dimension.

All life forms born in the myriad realms go through four stages: formation, decay, existence, and emptiness.

[Once a gap appears in the Great Dao, it signifies the beginning of its inevitable demise. One must either reincarnate to re-establish the Dao and find a way to mend the gap, or accept one's predetermined fate.]

In truth, there are only three ways to deal with one's own nemesis: one is to use the power of other deities to trap it forever; another is to become each other's nemesis, forming a Daoist partnership and advancing and retreating together; and the third is to become one's own nemesis.

The most perfect, of course, is the last one, which is also the most difficult. There is only one true path, and no one can guarantee that even a wisp of their thought will be able to attain a completely new path after reincarnation.

The immortals of the Moral Immortal Sect, having handled affairs across countless realms, possessed vast knowledge and recognized the Primordial Gem as the remains of a "Dao-Merging Being." They returned to inform the "Celestial Venerable" of the situation in this world.

[The Celestial Venerable of Morality was orchestrating the Great Calamity between Humans and Dragons. Upon learning of the situation of the "Dao-Merger," he was overjoyed. An avatar carrying his natal spiritual treasure, the "Great Seal," descended upon this universe to engage in a fierce battle with the Crimson Demon Dragon. The aftershocks of their clash even obliterated the Great Dao itself.]

[The scarlet sun suppresses the great seal.]

Left with no other choice, the Celestial Venerable of Morality instructed his disciple to summon his true form along with the true forms of two other sages from the Divine Land.

[The Lord of the Abyss and Number Seven assist the Three Saints of China across the River of Time.]

They were just a hair's breadth away from suppressing the demonic dragon!

The power of the three Great Dao Treasures and the two Dao Integration Realm cultivators made this Xiao Ying's most difficult battle, forcing him to reveal the trump card he had gleaned from comprehending the "Primordial Gem."

【—The Beginning of Heaven: The Dragon and Phoenix's Cataclysmic Tribulation!】

A wisp of chaotic fire ignited at Xiao Ying's fingertip. The flame wasn't crimson, but rather a primordial gray-white. At the same time, a jet-black demonic aura rose from his body, within which seemed to roar like ten thousand dragons.

【"唳——!"】

A clear, melodious phoenix cry pierced the heavens, and the silvery-white aura suddenly transformed into a colossal, sky-covering phoenix. As its wings unfurled, countless illusory worlds rose and fell within its feathers, each tail feather trailing the Daoist rhythm of creation.

【"hold head high--!"】

[Echoing this was a deafening dragon's roar that shook the universe, as crimson energy condensed into a supreme demonic dragon spanning the galaxy. As its body coiled, scenes of collapsing worlds flashed through the gaps in its scales, and its eyes, opening and closing, emitted a ghostly light that distorted space and time.]

The world suddenly fell into a deathly silence.

All paths lead to nothingness.

[At the eye of this devastating storm—]

[Earth, fire, water, and wind return to chaos!]

The shattered earth began to writhe and reform, the cracked sky healed itself, and the entire world seemed to have been thrown into a furnace of creation, undergoing the most primordial baptism of creation.

"A ghost?!"

The Three Sages of Shenzhou finally realized something was wrong. Even though the Great Dao of this world had been obliterated, and they could unleash their full power, they still couldn't defeat the Demonic Dragon? Even if they were to exchange their strength for the Ancestral Dragon, they would still be suppressed...?

Yes, the fundamental rules of the universe have completely collapsed...

However, with the help of others, Xiao Ying has already established his own path, a state that is precisely that of a perfect Daoist!

My heart is the heart of Heaven.

He reached the end of the Great Dao with primordial energy—the ultimate life form!

The final battle is over.

A crimson light suddenly bathed the entire battlefield. Bai Ze knelt atop the wreckage at the center of the universe, the primordial gems in her hand flying one after another towards the demonic dragon armor. She could only watch helplessly as the primordial gems merged into Xiao Ying's breastplate.

Amidst the crisp sound of shattering gems, she looked up and saw—a gigantic, scarlet sun was descending.

"How is this possible?!" The Lord of the Abyss and Number Seven were shocked.

These five forbidden beings, who have transcended countless ages, are now being forced into retreat by a newly emerged Dao Integration cultivator—

【"zero!!!!"】

Number Seven roared out the name with a tearing sound, shattering the surrounding floating star debris. However, the only response was Xiao Ying slowly raising his right hand, which was enveloped in chaotic energy.

【boom--!】

The instant the hand suddenly closed, the black mist body of the Demon Abyss Lord and Number Seven were compressed by an invisible force, and two dazzling primordial gems condensed from the void, automatically embedding themselves into Xiao Ying's breastplate.

[Then, he looked at the three sages of the Divine Land who had escaped from the "Primordial Beginning".]

[A stunning sword points – Zhou Tian's meteor shower, Dragon and Phoenix raging across the plains!!]

The screams of the Three Sages of Shenzhou abruptly ceased.

Xiao Ying indifferently raised his hand, his five fingers slowly closing. In an instant, the five elements of heaven and earth began to reverse—the five primordial forces of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth intertwined and entwined in the void, transforming into a majestic Five Elements Divine Mountain.

Chaotic runes flowed across the mountain's surface, each line containing the power to suppress eternity. The true forms of the Three Sages of Divine Land were being pulled and embedded into the mountain by an invisible force.

[Xiao Ying is not only the nemesis of the Lord of the Demon Abyss, but also the ultimate deadly weapon born from the primal power of all "Dao Harmonizers," specifically designed to counter supreme beings.]

【boom--!】

As Xiao Ying attempted to tear through space and enter the world behind the Three Sages of Shenzhou, a purple bolt of lightning that traversed the multiverse struck down with a deafening roar.

[The purple lightning contained the raging will of the entire multiverse. Xiao Ying grunted, and his throne went into a state of utter paralysis, the universe frozen in its primordial stillness.]

In the distance, Bai Ze, the Xuanzhen Demon Emperor Ling Xian, Xiao Jiu, and the others who had miraculously survived watched this scene in shock.

But no one could break through the defenses.

They were silent for a moment, then said in unison, "We still have hope."

"I know that world exists!" Xuanzhen Demon Emperor Lingxian looked up, and the silhouette of a distant world was reflected in his eyes.

Bai Ze, Xiao Jiu, and the Xuanzhen Demon Emperor Ling Xian traveled together to that world.

At this moment, the Moral Immortal Sect was in chaos. The disciples had learned that the Three Sages of Shenzhou had encountered a powerful enemy in another realm, and that their natal spiritual treasures had been suppressed.

Bai Ze, Xiao Jiu, and Ling Xian learned from the Moral Immortal Sect that the purple lightning originated from the Heavenly Emperor. They traveled to the Great Luo Heaven to seek help from the Heavenly Emperor and the Ancestral Dragon. Upon learning of the beings' intentions, the Heavenly Emperor stated that he was powerless to help.

Because at this moment, their world is facing an invasion from an even more terrifying enemy.

[Once they enter that world and fight Xiao Ying, they might not necessarily win. That's right, that divine lightning strike, which gathered power from the entire multiverse, could only temporarily disable the demonic dragon, for approximately three hundred million years.]

[The final timeline of order in the Azure Heaven is taking shape; three hundred million years in that universe is equivalent to thirty years in the Azure Heaven timeline.]

The three were unable to find a way to defeat the demonic dragon, but Ling Xian didn't care. He was now the leader of the Moral Immortal Sect, and the three parted ways.

Bai Ze and Xiao Jiu did not give up. They ventured to the heavens and the earth, even braving the eighteen levels of hell to meet Ming Tian. However, when they inquired with every powerful being and forbidden being in this world, they received the same answer.

[The divine decree states that the Azure Heaven and the Ancestral Dragon are already the strongest beings in their respective worlds, and given their busy preparations for the Great Tribulation of Humans and Dragons, they have no time to concern themselves with people from other realms.]

[Until the two encountered General Ning of Qin on the shores of the East Sea.]

General Ning felt an inexplicable sense of closeness to Xiao Jiu, a feeling akin to that of sisters. Xiao Jiu felt the same way. They helped General Ning repel the invading Five Spirit Qilin, Azure Dragon, and Phoenix.

General Ning listened to their story.

"You want to save your world? You can go to my dad, he loves meddling in other people's business! I also travel to other worlds often to carry out missions."

"Your father is the patriarch of rogue cultivators, the Sword Master of Qingyun?"

Bai Ze narrowed his eyes slightly, his memories of traveling in this world for over twenty years flashing through his mind—the names of the Nine Heavens, the Three Sages, and the One Dragon—these forbidden beings were as familiar as thunder in his ears.

[The Azure Cloud Sword Master was merely a slightly special one among many powerful cultivators; he was said to be the reincarnation of a top-tier expert.]

"Will it really work?" Xiao Jiu unconsciously bit her lower lip. She didn't want to put General Ning's father in a difficult position. "Our world is far too dangerous."

"Danger?" General Ning suddenly chuckled. "My father is one of the Nine Heavens, the Azure Heaven!"

"The Azure Heaven?" Bai Ze and Xiao Jiu were taken aback. They thought about it carefully and realized they only knew of eight heavens: the Three Sages of Shenzhou and the Dragon God. The ninth heaven seemed to be nonexistent; no one had ever mentioned it.

[Commander Ning skillfully logged into the "Blue Sky Patrolman Work Guidance Group," chatted for a while, then suddenly raised an eyebrow at Xiao Jiu: "Dad said it's no problem, you guys go to Zixiao Island."]

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(End of this chapter)