Starting as a Grandmaster, all of my cultivation techniques are at max level.

"Trying to use the same old tricks again? Too bad, you've chosen the wrong target!"

Xia Jin's lips curled into a mocking smile as he pressed his left hand forward.

"Thump!!!"

A bell rang out once more.

A flash of golden light!

Donghuang Zhong directly swallowed Xia Jin and his avatar into his bell body!

The punch from the source of darkness slammed solidly into the outer wall of the Eastern Emperor Bell, carrying a dark power powerful enough to shatter stars, which violently crashed against the surface of the bell.

At this moment, even Xia Jin and his avatar, who were hiding inside the Eastern Emperor Bell, were momentarily dazed.

Clearly, the power of the punch from the Dark Origin was several times greater than the punch Xia Jin had just received.

Outside the Eastern Emperor Bell,

Under the punch of the Dark Origin, a golden sound wave, visible to the naked eye, spread wildly from the surface of the Eastern Emperor Bell.

The entire abyss was shaking violently, as if it were about to be destroyed by the terrifying tolling of the bell.

The dark source itself, being the party involved, was also forced back several steps by the recoil from the Eastern Emperor Bell.

He slowly lowered his head and looked at his right fist. He noticed a tiny crack on the black scales on his fist.

In those dark eyes, there was no longer only condescending indifference, but a hint of surprise appeared instead.

"Huh!?"

His gaze fell upon the unmoving Eastern Emperor Bell before him, and his eyes narrowed. He knew exactly how much force he had used in his punch, yet the bell hadn't even left a dent.

"This treasure... seems quite extraordinary! I've been in this universe for so many years, and I've never seen anything that can withstand even a full-force punch from me."

The source of darkness stretched out a finger and gently touched the body of the Eastern Emperor Bell, a slight smile involuntarily creeping onto its lips.

"Interesting. Only I am worthy to be your master, such a treasure!!"

Meanwhile, inside the Eastern Emperor Bell.

Xia Jin and his avatar exchanged a glance, a hint of indifference flashing in their eyes simultaneously.

"This guy seems to want to seize my treasure. He's really giving himself a hard time."

"What are your plans!? The power of this Dark Origin is definitely extraordinary. Among the moves we currently possess, I'm afraid only the Heaven-Opening move can pose a threat to it!!" Xia Jin's avatar looked at the Dark Origin outside the Eastern Emperor Bell and suddenly frowned.

"That's right."

Xia Jin stared coldly at the dark source outside, which was stroking the clock.

"To slay this fiend, we must use 'Opening Heaven.' But this move has a weakness: it requires building up momentum. It's unremarkable against others, but against this source of darkness, it requires surprise. His alertness is almost an extension of this universe; the slightest movement will be detected by him."

"I do have a plan... but I'm afraid it will require you to suffer a bit first."

Upon hearing this, Xia Jin nodded, showing no sign of difficulty whatsoever; instead, the corners of her mouth turned up slightly.

"You want me to act as bait first, to lure him into lowering his guard, and then you can seize the opportunity to unleash the Heaven-Opening Technique?"

Xia Jin nodded slightly: "That's right. If you were to appear now and launch a direct attack with the God-Slaying Spear Technique, he certainly wouldn't take you seriously. He would only think you're an arrogant ant who's just throwing your life away. But every time you thrust your spear at him, he'll have to distract himself, and I'll hide inside the bell, using its body to isolate myself from all other auras, waiting for the right moment to gather my strength."

The avatar chuckled softly, "That's a good idea. Don't worry, I'm fine. Even if I perish at the hands of this dark source, it's worth it to get you to make a move. Anyway, I have the Yin-Yang Separation Technique. As long as you're not dead, I can condense again."

Xia Jin stared at him for a couple of moments, then nodded emphatically and said no more.

"I'm going."

Xia Jin transformed into a streak of light and left Donghuang Zhong directly.

Outside the Eastern Emperor Bell, the source of darkness was greedily admiring it.

However, at that moment, a sharp spear light suddenly shot in from his side and behind!

"Um?"

The source of darkness tilted its head slightly, a hint of impatience flashing in its eyes.

The spear tip pierced into the black scales on his back, producing a dull metallic clang. It only penetrated an inch before being firmly stopped by the thick, inky power of darkness.

Xia Jin's pupils contracted slightly, and with a sudden twist of her wrist, the God-Slaying Spear Technique erupted with full force. Golden light surged on the spear, tearing open the small wound, and a jet of black mist gushed out from the crack.

However, in the next instant, the source of darkness casually shrugged its shoulder blade, and the wound healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Ant." The Dark Origin turned around, looking indifferently at Xia Jin's avatar, a hint of mockery in its eyes. "Your true body hides in this broken bell, too ashamed to show itself, yet you send an avatar out to die? How interesting. I'd like to see how many times you can pierce me, and what kind of damage you can inflict on me!"

Xia Jin, in her transformed form, did not answer. Instead, she raised her spear again and thrust it out fiercely once more.

The gun pierced the source of darkness's chest, leaving only a shallow wound that quickly healed.

The source of darkness didn't even bother to dodge, simply standing there as its avatar stabbed it again and again, each thrust accompanied by a mocking chuckle: "Put in more force, you ant. Your spear isn't even worthy of tickling me."

Inside the Eastern Emperor Bell, Xia Jin slowly reached out and clasped her hands together.

He held a giant axe, which exuded an aura of chaos, firmly in his hand.

Donghuang Zhong completely isolated all these auras, and the dark source outside the bell, which was gradually losing patience due to being harassed by the avatar's repeated shots, was completely unaware.

"That's enough."

The Dark Origin grabbed the spear tip that the avatar was thrusting at it with one hand, and tightened its other hand with its five fingers. Black energy gathered on the surface of its fist like a vortex, emitting an even more terrifying pressure than before.

"Since your true form dares not appear, then this avatar of yours shall die in his place."

A punch slammed down.

"Hahahaha, who dies is still uncertain!?" Xia Jin's avatar suddenly grinned.

At that very moment,

The Eastern Emperor Bell suddenly transformed into a golden light and entered Xia Jin's brow.

Xia Jin stepped out into the void outside the bell, raising the giant axe in her hand high, with chaotic lightning surging wildly on the axe blade.

The source of darkness suddenly turned around, and true horror finally surfaced in its pitch-black eyes.

"What!?"

"The creation of heaven and earth!!"

The two words struck like a thunderclap.

Xia Jin swung her arms down suddenly, and the giant axe cleaved down from the center of the dark source's head!

One axe stroke, piercing through heaven and earth.

He used all his strength in that axe strike!

After that one axe blow, he was no longer able to fight!

It's all or nothing!

The entire endless abyss vanished completely under this axe blow!

A straight, thin line split open from the center of the Dark Origin's body, and the black crystal between his brows was also split in two by the axe blade. Extremely dense dark energy overflowed wildly, almost corroding the surrounding space.

"Now! The Hetu and Luoshu! Suppress them for me!!"

Xia Jin flipped his left hand, and the Hetu Luoshu flew out directly from between his eyebrows.

The two black crystal fragments were firmly locked by an invisible force and were frantically pulled into the Hetu Luoshu.

The body of the Dark Origin, split in two, froze in mid-air for a moment before turning into countless black fragments of light that scattered and fell away, devoid of any life.

Xia Jin gasped for breath as the giant axe in her hand slowly dissipated into specks of golden light.

He looked at the slightly trembling Hetu Luoshu above his head, where the extremely pure dark essence was frantically crashing against the seal.

"Hahaha! We finally succeeded!!"

"Such pure dark essence, if I can refine it and integrate it into myself, I might truly be able to break through the shackles of the Mythical Realm and reach a higher level!"

"Alright, that's enough for now!!"

Xia Jin suddenly heard a somewhat helpless voice and quickly turned around. She saw her avatar kneeling in the void, with a huge penetrating wound on its chest. Black energy coiled around the edge of the wound like a venomous snake.

Xia Jin wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and gave a bitter smile.

"If you... had been even a step slower, I might have truly perished at the hands of this dark source. That punch, he really didn't hold back."