Projection of the Heavens: I prove my immortality through slaughter.

The Hundred-Mile Sword Domain was deathly silent and gloomy, like the gaping maw of the Void that devours everything, slowly contracting and squeezing inward, continuously compressing the activity space of the last three late-stage Golden Core experts—Jin Yan, Gou Hun, and Man Kui. Destructive sword energy, like a swarm of sharks smelling blood, darted and swam around their protective auras, emitting a teeth-grinding cutting sound.

The three men's faces were extremely grim. They could clearly feel their magical power being rapidly eroded in this strange domain, their divine sense suppressed to the limit, like mortals trapped in an endless dark swamp. The shadow of death was thicker than ever before.

"We can't hold back any longer! Otherwise, we'll all perish here today!" Elder Jin Yan roared in unwillingness, a flicker of pain and determination in his eyes. He slapped his forehead hard, spitting out a mouthful of his heart's essence blood, burning with golden flames, which splashed into the void before him. The essence blood rapidly burned, transforming into an incomparably complex golden rune, and a terrifying pressure, far exceeding his own realm and carrying a trace of ancient holiness, suddenly descended!

"I respectfully request the divine decree of the Divine Child!" Elder Jin Yan bowed deeply towards the golden rune, his voice filled with utmost piety and fervor.

The golden rune suddenly lit up, its light shining brightly, temporarily dispelling some of the surrounding darkness! Within the rune, a blurry yet supremely majestic figure slowly coalesced. Although it was just a phantom, the moment it appeared, the entire Hundred Mile Sword Domain trembled violently, and its contraction was forcibly halted!

Meanwhile, both the Soul Reaper and Man Kui unleashed their trump cards for survival. The Soul Reaper summoned a Banner of Ten Thousand Souls, formed from countless tormented faces. As the banner fluttered, billions of vengeful spirits howled, emanating a corrupting power that eroded the soul, barely managing to carve out a small ghostly realm within the Destruction Sword Domain. Man Kui roared as he burned his demonic blood essence, his body swelling once more, ancient demonic battle patterns appearing on his skin. His aura became ferocious as he attempted to forcefully break through the domain's barrier with pure brute force.

However, their struggles paled in comparison to the figure that emerged from the golden runes.

It was a phantom image of a very young man, with a handsome face that was almost otherworldly. His red hair was like flowing lava, and his eyes seemed to hold the rising and falling of the sun, moon, and stars. He was merely a phantom, yet he exuded a noble and indifferent aura that surpassed all living beings. His aura had reached the pinnacle of the Golden Core stage and even faintly touched the threshold of the Nascent Soul stage!

"The current divine son of the Sky-Splitting God Clan... Chi Xiao!" The Soul-Hooking Messenger's voice was dry, tinged with a hint of reverence. Man Kui also restrained his arrogance, his eyes becoming solemn.

This Crimson Heaven Divine Child is the purest and most talented heir of the Rift Heaven Divine Clan in millions of years. His strength is unfathomable, and he spends most of his time in seclusion trying to break through to the Nascent Soul stage. His status is extremely revered, far surpassing that of figures like Yun Huang. Elder Jin Yan, at this moment, actually spared no expense, expending his life essence and paying a heavy price, to invoke a divine decree from the Divine Child!

Chi Xiao's illusory gaze swept indifferently across the surrounding dark sword domain, finally landing on the figure in green robes at the center of the domain.

"To comprehend the Dao of Destruction to this extent with only Foundation Establishment cultivation, forcing Jin Yan to use my divine decree... you are quite impressive." Chi Xiao spoke, his voice calm yet carrying a pressure seemingly originating from the realm of rules, directly piercing through the sword domain and resounding within Lin Xuan's mind. "Unfortunately, you killed my divine clan elders and seized my divine clan's supreme treasure; your crimes are unforgivable. Kneel down, offer the Heaven-Burning Halberd and your divine soul, and I, your divine son, may spare a wisp of your true spirit for reincarnation."

His tone was flat, yet it carried an unquestionable command and a condescending condescension.

Lin Xuan looked up and his gaze collided with that of the Crimson Sky phantom across the void, as if invisible sparks were flying! He felt an unprecedented pressure. This Crimson Sky Divine Child was far more powerful than Jin Yan and the others. Even though it was just a phantom of a decree, it brought him a deadly sense of threat.

But the fighting spirit in his eyes was like an oil depot thrown into Mars, bursting into flames!

"A mere phantom dares to make me kneel?" Lin Xuan sneered, his voice echoing through the sword domain, carrying an unwavering resolve. "The Heaven-Splitting Divine Child? Today I will sever this decree of yours, and one day I will personally ascend the Heaven-Splitting Ancestral Star to take your true head!"

"Insolence!" The phantom of the Crimson Sky's eyes turned cold, and he said no more. He slowly raised his right hand and gently pressed it towards the direction where Lin Xuan was.

"God said, 'Let there be light.'"

His words became law! A primordial light, pure to the extreme, seemingly capable of purifying all the filth in the world and containing the highest sacred laws, burst forth from his palm. Like the first ray of light that opened the heavens and the earth, it instantly illuminated the entire Hundred-Mile Sword Domain, dispelling the darkness. Wherever it passed, the destructive sword energy retreated and disintegrated as if ice and snow were melting away!

This is not the incinerating power commonly used by the Sky-Splitting God Clan, but rather a sacred law closer to their bloodline origin, said to have originated from ancient gods and demons! Its level is extremely high, and it has a natural restraint on forces of destruction, darkness, and filth!

Lin Xuan's pupils contracted sharply as he felt the violent tremors and stinging pain emanating from the sword domain. He knew he had encountered his true nemesis! This Crimson Heaven Divine Child's comprehension and application of the laws far surpassed his own realm!

"Destruction is also rebirth! Light can be born from annihilation!" Lin Xuan roared, not only without retreating, but also pushing the Destruction Sword Domain to its limit! Hundreds of miles of darkness frantically condensed inward, and countless destructive sword energies no longer dispersed, but gathered in front of him, merging with the newly formed Destruction Fist Intent and the various fragments of rules he devoured, transforming into an enormous shield of annihilation that seemed to be constructed from countless world remnants and the essence of ending!

At the same time, he recalled the Heaven-Burning Halberd and poured the Lesser Complete Destruction True Meaning into it without reservation. The halberd hummed under the strain, and the dark red divine flames and gray-black annihilation power intertwined, fiercely stabbing out at the "Light of Creation"!

"Burning Heaven - Annihilation Halberd!"

The Light of Creation clashed violently with the Shield of Annihilation and the Blazing Halberd!

"Boom—!!!"

A deafening roar, beyond description, erupted! At the center of the collision, space shattered like glass, revealing a raging chaotic current of energy behind it! A terrifying energy storm swept outwards, violently distorting and flickering within the Hundred-Mile Sword Domain, with its edges even beginning to collapse! The mountains and rivers below were instantly reduced to dust by the aftershocks of this force, and the earth was torn open into bottomless ravines!

Jin Yan, Gou Hun, and Man Kui were violently thrown away by the storm, spitting out blood, their eyes filled with horror! This level of combat was beyond their comprehension!

As the light faded and the Shield of Annihilation shattered, the Heaven-Burning Halberd flew back into Lin Xuan's hand with a mournful cry, its light dimming considerably. And that "Light of Creation" was finally blocked.

Lin Xuan's face turned pale, and a trace of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth. The range of his Hundred-Mile Sword Domain shrank to less than fifty miles, clearly indicating that he had suffered a severe backlash.

The phantom of the Crimson Sky remained indifferent, but a subtle fluctuation appeared in its eyes: "You have every reason to be proud that you could withstand an attack from this divine son. But, this ends here."

He slowly raised his hands, and the holy light around him condensed once more, even more intense and terrifying than before! Clearly, the next strike would be earth-shattering!

Lin Xuan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes growing even colder and sharper. He knew that conventional methods would be no match for the Crimson Heaven Decree. He had to… use his last trump card!

He connected with the virtual divine core deep within his consciousness, and at the same time, he activated and ignited the vast spiritual power within his body that had been forcibly suppressed and was about to spontaneously condense into a golden core, as well as all the foundation he had accumulated from refining divine blood and stellar essence, and the power of the virtual divine core that he obtained from the magical civilization and contained the origin of faith and wisdom!

He intends to... forcefully break through to the Golden Core stage! And use this as an opportunity to unleash his strongest attack!

"Chixiao! Take my final blow!"

Lin Xuan roared, his aura surging wildly like a volcanic eruption. The drop of dark golden liquid true essence within his dantian spun and compressed violently, forming a blurry yet terrifyingly powerful vortex of golden core energy! The Heaven-Burning Halberd in his hand seemed to sense its master's resolute will and the new power about to be born, emitting a resounding clang that shook the heavens. The dim halberd body once again burst forth with unprecedented light, no longer a simple dark red or gray-black, but a chaotic color, as if containing the ultimate power to create the world and end all things!

He poured all his strength, belief, and even hope for the path of cultivation into the Burning Heaven Halberd, along with the power of the newly formed Golden Core vortex, and resolutely hurled it at the Crimson Sky Phantom and the three Jin Yans behind him whose expressions had changed drastically!

This halberd is called—

"The Halberd of Creation, Earth-Opening, and Return to Nothingness!"