Heroes Return

In the vast expanse of space, a meteorite belt the size of the Milky Way was reduced to ashes by the aftershocks of the sword light. Lin Jie, who faced the sword light head-on, could only use his own sword to block it in front of him.

Without a doubt, this time, it was Lin Jie who flew backwards.

Amidst the galaxy, a streak of light flew backwards towards a planet. This streak of light was none other than Lin Jie. Although a meteor is insignificant compared to a planet, as Lin Jie's feet touched the ground of this planet, huge cracks appeared all over the entire planet's surface.

With countless cracks appearing, the planet's core emerged. This planet, which Lin Jie had trampled upon, crumbled apart in an instant!

"Hahaha! I really didn't expect this! This is completely beyond my imagination!" Looking at the sky, Lin Jie laughed, a rare occurrence for him!

Above the sky, Dao Qizhan unleashed another sword strike: "Slay the Heavens—Destroy the Dao!"

On the ground, countless flames and magma erupted from the ground beneath Lin Jie's feet, but Lin Jie paid no attention. At this moment, the Void of Returning to Nothingness burst forth with terrifying light in his hands.

"Heaven and Earth - Return to Nothingness!" A massive sword light erupted from the ground, directly meeting the sword light in the sky.

The clash of sword lights was eerily silent. The two sword lights collided and erupted repeatedly in the starry sky. The planet beneath Lin Jie's feet had long since vanished. It was likely that only in this desolate region of the entire universe could two people like Lin Jie and Dao Qizhan fight without restraint!

With a hearty laugh, Lin Jie arrived beside Dao Qizhan as the sword energy dissipated. A clash of swords erupted. The battle between the two began to escalate rapidly.

In the vast universe, it wasn't just Dao Qizhan's followers who were observing what was happening in this starry sky; almost all the advanced civilizations in the entire galaxy were watching what was taking place.

After this battle, regardless of whether they are strong or weak, almost all powerful civilizations will remember a backward civilization. And it is this backward civilization that has produced two cosmic-level transcendents in one go, and they are the strongest cosmic-level transcendents.

However, the observers' understanding of the battle was ultimately limited. After all, all they could observe was the initial disappearance of a celestial body, followed by the destruction of a cluster of meteorites, and then the collapse of a planet. The final clash site became an impenetrable black zone; not only was detection impossible, but even light itself briefly vanished in this area during the battle.

In a world completely dark, Lin Jie and Dao Qizhan seemed to fight each other with their long swords as if they didn't need their eyes at all.

Even if the two could be friends in the past, at this moment, they are attacking each other without mercy, and almost to the point of each move being fatal.

The aliens observing the battle were almost constantly trembling. Even these highly advanced civilizations with the most advanced technology could not ultimately analyze what was happening during the fight between the two; all they could sense was the sheer power of the battle.

Such a tiny individual was able to unleash such terrifying power.

In the galaxy, a colossal sword pierced through the darkness in an instant—the power of the Void. As the darkness pierced through, the black hole that had formed and expanded from the collision of the two vanished, replaced by the colossal sword slashing directly at Dao Qizhan. Faced with this, Dao Qizhan's figure suddenly grew larger. A semi-transparent form, a colossal being. In an instant, all the extraterrestrials in the entire galaxy witnessed this scene, the moment this terrifying giant was born.

Faced with Dao Qizhan's Dharma body, Guixu did not seem so huge.

The enormous figure followed lightly, causing several nearby planets to deviate from their original orbits. Without any further ado, Guixu slashed directly at Dao Qizhan. Dao Qizhan, in turn, simultaneously slashed at Guixu with his own sword.

In an instant, an even larger black hole began to form, and countless stars in the surrounding area disappeared and were swallowed up within this black hole.

"You're not just this, are you?" Looking at Lin Jie before him, Dao Qizhan suddenly spoke calmly, "Your power is more than this! If it were only this, the next sword strike would kill you!"

Having said these words, Dao Qizhan once again unleashed a sword strike at Lin Jie. With each strike, everything in the space vanished. Stars and the entire space itself disappeared as the crack appeared. Everything was turning to nothingness!

To annihilate Heaven and destroy the Dao. What is being annihilated is this endless universe, and what is being destroyed is the supreme Dao of Heaven.

With a single sword strike, everything is destroyed. Neither will nor rules! With a single sword strike, there is no life or death! This is the Seven Slashes of the Dao, the Seven Great Slashes of the Dao.

It can be said that nothing in this universe can truly confront this power. And when this power truly reaches its end, it will also be the time when this universe should come to a permanent end.

With a single swing of Dao Qizhan's sword, that entire cosmic space vanished into nothingness. Everything that entered it ultimately perished along with it, turning into true nothingness. The entire civilization that witnessed this gasped in shock.

To weaker civilizations, it appeared as a black hole once more. But only those advanced, god-like civilizations knew that the cosmic matter there had vanished.

With the disappearance of this cosmic matter, it can be said that the mass of the entire universe was reduced because of Dao Qizhan's sword strike.

Of course, the next second, a scene that violated all the rules of the universe once again occurred.

"Hey, this is high-energy right from the start, isn't it a bit too hasty?"

As Lin Jie's voice rang in Dao Qizhan's ears, the previously vanished cosmic matter returned. Black holes began to disappear continuously, and destroyed stars were returning to their original forms.

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As the cosmic matter was restored, space returned to its original appearance, and the swallowed stars relit this universe. Beneath Lin Jie's feet, the planet's core reignited, followed by the planet's surface returning to normal.

Everything seemed to have returned to the state before the two fought, or as if time had reversed.

"Is this your path? A path of no progress!" Dao Qizhan's eyes widened suddenly as he looked at Lin Jie.

"What kind of path do you have? A path burdened by deep-seated obsessions." Upon hearing Dao Qizhan's words, Lin Jie simply replied indifferently.

"Only by maintaining this obsession with becoming stronger can I become the strongest."

“But you’ve given up so much happiness for this.” Hearing Dao Qizhan’s words, Lin Jie sighed: “Sometimes, letting go of your obsession is the strongest thing.”

“Then prove it to me.” Dao Qizhan said, raising his longsword once more: “One slash—severing all things.”

As Dao Qizhan's longsword fell, a sword light simultaneously slashed down towards Lin Jie. At that moment, Lin Jie's Guixu disappeared. In fact, Lin Jie didn't intend to continue using Guixu. Because what followed was a clash between his laws and wills with Dao Qizhan.

"Zero-Type - Trial"

Unbeknownst to him, Lin Jie simply pointed at Dao Qizhan from afar, and a sword aura pierced through the heavens and earth, directly meeting Dao Qizhan's first challenge.

As the Seven Great Swords of the Great Dao, which possesses the strongest swordsmanship, this sword is said to contain the power to sever all matter in the world.

However, the moment the sword light touched Lin Jie's hand, it was directly destroyed by the power of Lin Jie's 'Zero Style - Judgment'. With terrifying power that could destroy everything in its path, Judgment slashed directly towards Dao Qi Zhan.

"Second Slash - Breaking All Laws" Facing Lin Jie's sword strike, Dao Qizhan showed no panic. He simply calmly unleashed his second sword strike.

This time, the sword energy that had originally reached Dao Qizhan was easily destroyed by this one sword strike.

Dao Qizhan's second sword strike is designed to destroy all laws in the world; all energy can be easily destroyed by his will. Having broken through Lin Jie's Zero Form, Dao Qizhan's sword light once again slashed towards Lin Jie.

"First move—Sanction." Facing Dao Qizhan's sword strike, Lin Jie drew a sword with his finger in the air. Without any outburst of power, everything Lin Jie directed was severed. This was a direct, space-crossing slash.

Dao Qizhan's second sword strike was ultimately exposed by Lin Jie's single move.

"Three Slashes - Dividing Heaven and Earth" Sensing Lin Jie's sword strike from nowhere, Dao Qizhan's Earthly Three Swords finally erupted at this moment.

It was still an ordinary story, but under this sword strike, Lin Jie's power of punishment vanished. The will of this sword strike was the power to annihilate the space of will.

"Second Form—Redemption!" In response to Dao Qizhan's sword strike, Lin Jie unleashed his second form. A giant sword enveloped Dao Qizhan completely. No matter how powerful Dao Qizhan's third strike was, it ultimately couldn't sever that giant sword. Because that giant sword was the Heart-Questioning Sword, aimed directly at one's own heart!

Under the second form of the Forest Calamity, Dao Qizhan's attack on space ultimately lost all effect and was easily rendered invisible by the Heart-Questioning Sword. From the outside, no one could see the giant sword at all. The only one who could truly see the giant sword was Dao Qizhan.

"Four Slashes - Annihilation of the Primordial Spirit!"

As the Redemption Greatsword fell, Dao Qizhan's fourth sword was finally unleashed! With this strike, Dao Qizhan's longsword actually blocked Lin Jie's Heart-Questioning Sword.

Faced with such power, Dao Qizhan showed no intention of backing down. Instead, he took the initiative and struck the Wenxin Sword with his sword. In the blink of an eye, the giant sword was shattered by Dao Qizhan.

Dao Qizhan's sword strike destroyed all consciousness and spirit in this world!

Lin Jie's sword strike was an embodiment of consciousness and spirit, a test of the soul. Yet, when faced with Dao Qi's sword strike, it was ultimately severed.

In the distant void, Dao Qi Zhan's strike once again hurtled towards Lin Jie.

"Third Form—Slaying Immortals." Without any hesitation, Lin Jie's fourth sword directly met Qi Zhongshan's sword. This time, it targeted the soul, not the spirit. In an instant, it shattered Qi Dao's sword strike.

A crimson sword light pierced through the entire galaxy, engulfing Dao Qizhan and relentlessly destroying all souls within it, including Dao Qizhan's own.

However, Dao Qizhan, who was surrounded by red light, suddenly unleashed an astonishing sword light in his eyes.

"Five Cuts - Dividing Yin and Yang"

The fifth sword strike: soul against soul.

The moment the two swords clashed, endless crimson sword light roared wildly between heaven and earth. On the other side, a silver sword light, equally striking, also collided with the crimson sword light.

The clash of sword lights, encompassing the strongest swordplay in the world, continues to unfold in this galaxy.

However, in the end, everything returned to a parallel state.

And in this tranquility, it was as if she was bathed in sunlight.

"Fifth move - Heaven and Earth Return to Annihilation!" This time it was Lin Jie's turn to make his move once again. With the use of the fifth move, an invisible giant sword reappeared in Lin Jie's hand, and he slashed down at Dao Qi Zhan.

This time, Lin Jie finally used the power of root annihilation.

"Six Slashes - Breaking Time and Space!" Faced with the sword that destroyed the universe, the sixth slash of Dao Qi Slashes was unleashed once again.

This was yet another sword strike, completely opposed to Lin Jie's. Two different wills, two almost opposing forces, clashed once more within the galaxy.

Both Lin Jie and Dao Qizhan simultaneously made a sword-swinging motion the moment the sword was unleashed.

"Seven Slashes - Annihilation of the Great Dao"

"Five Forms - Heaven and Earth Return to Nothingness!"

Another collision occurred, and this time, the aftershocks alone destroyed countless stars in the surrounding area. However, immediately afterward, another aftershock of a sword technique erupted, and this aftershock instantly restored everything that had been destroyed to its original state.

"In hundreds of years, you are the first person who can fight me with seven swords!" Amidst the continuous power of destruction and repair, Dao Qizhan's voice rang out once again: "With such power, why are you unwilling to move forward?"

"You already possess such power, why do you still insist on advancing?"

"As heaven maintains vigor through movement, a gentleman should constantly strive for self-improvement. To continuously become stronger is the meaning of my cultivation."

"Self-reliance does not mean becoming stronger. If you abandon your original self in order to become stronger, what is the point? Becoming stronger for the sake of becoming stronger is just putting the cart before the horse."

"This is something you can only understand by reaching that height. When you stand at a high place, you will only ever see something higher. By transcending everything, you can see through everything in this world. It's not about abandoning yourself, but simply about seeing through everything."

"In that case, I'd rather not see through it, I'd rather not become stronger! At least that way I'd be happier."

"Joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness are merely human emotional responses. In essence, they have no meaning whatsoever."

"Joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness are the true reasons why humanity is so excellent and why we have so many myths."

"Since that's the case, there's no point in saying more. I will do my best to reach that level."

"Yes, there's no point in saying more, but I will do everything in my power to stop you from reaching that level."

"Didn't you say you no longer wanted to become stronger? Why are you still doing everything you can to stop me?"

"Your path will destroy the world. And I will not allow you to destroy this world! This world has many things I love, many things I love, and many beautiful memories."

"This is the tragedy of not being able to see through things; your emotions are controlling you as you do these pointless things. In fact, if you want, the destruction of everything will have nothing to do with you. However, your all-out battle with me is exactly what I've been hoping for. Let's use this battle to prove that realm. Whether you want it or not, you will eventually see it."

"Has the world lost its meaning for you? If that's the case, why leave the Extinction Sword in the Sword Hall?"

"cause and effect."

"Is that so? Then you can decide whether to stay or leave! I will do my best to help you reach this level."

"I will do everything in my power to reach that realm."

As the two continued their conversation, the clash finally came to an end, but for Lin Jie and Dao Qizhan, the battle had only just begun.

After the Seven Swords, the two of them understood each other's Dao, which was a completely opposite Dao and a Dao that had to be transcended!

Two streaks of light converged amidst the starry sky, and Lin Jie and Dao Qizhan clashed once more. This time, both of them bore several terrifying wounds. These were the marks left from their previous collision.

Lin Jie had a wound that nearly severed him at the waist, while Dao Qizhan had a huge hole in his chest.

However, just as the two wounds formed, two powerful forces sealed them shut. As Lin Jie and Dao Qizhan stared at each other, Lin Jie's longsword once again pressed against Dao Qizhan's chest. Simultaneously, Dao Qizhan also used his Extinction Sword to block Lin Jie's Return to Nothingness attack, preventing it from advancing any further.