Chapter 670 - Annihilation's Might

Liu Wuxie remained vigilant, his senses on high alert as the surrounding space pulsed in rhythm with Bai Yuan’s measured breathing. Bai Yuan had drawn in all the surrounding spiritual energy, and deep rumbling echoes emanated from his abdomen, resembling the roar of a distant thunderstorm.

Peculiar sounds echoed from Bai Yuan’s throat, and space behind him began to collapse, inch by inch.

Qu Yang rose to his feet with a grave expression. Even he had to be careful against the Divine Toad Art. The essence of this technique was to compress all the true essence to form a powerful vortex capable of devouring everything in the surroundings.

As Bai Yuan continued to breathe through the Divine Toad Art, fine cracks began to appear in the surroundings, with the fragments sucked into his abdomen.

“What a terrifying technique, the Divine Toad Art!” murmured the Dugu Clan’s disciples as they retreated to the side, their faces pale with fright.

“Liu Wuxie is finished. Bai Yuan will avenge us!” The Divine Sun Palace disciples were filled with hatred for Liu Wuxie, who had lost over twenty disciples to the Heavenly Dragon Seal.

Liu Wuxie abandoned the Heretic Blade and raised his fist to the sky, initiating the gesture of the Annihilation Fist. He knew he couldn’t face the Divine Toad Art with the True Strike or Frost Finger. He had already executed the Heavenly Dragon Seal once, and the power would significantly decrease if he used it again. There was a high possibility that Bai Yuan possessed a powerful artifact capable of confronting the Heavenly Dragon Seal.

A faint vortex formed around Liu Wuxie’s fist, in sync with his breathing, devouring all the spiritual energy within a radius of tens of thousands of meters.

“What’s Liu Wuxie doing?” Many spectators were puzzled by Liu Wuxie’s stance. They wondered if Liu Wuxie had another trump card left when they thought he had resorted to all his means.

“Is he preparing another technique?” guessed a disciple from the Sky Rift Valley.

“What a bizarre preparation stance, but there’s something profound about it.” While Liu Wuxie’s stance seemed simple, it was filled with profundity if one looked at it carefully, obtaining a perfect balance between offense and defense.

But what shocked everyone the most was a black vortex forming around Liu Wuxie’s fist, devouring the black wind. Everyone could imagine the earth-shattering power of this punch as invisible forces began to clash.

“Liu Wuxie isn’t simple,” Qu Yang remarked, his gaze shifting between Bai Yuan and Liu Wuxie. Having reached the Nascent Transformation Realm himself, he could sense the intensity of their auras and gauge their power.

Liu Wuxie’s punch was still in the preparatory stage and had yet to reach its true power. On the contrary, Bai Yuan’s belly had swollen up like a balloon after a minute.

When Bai Yuan raised his head and let out a thunderous howl, he unleashed a hurricane that surged toward the sky and engulfed Liu Wuxie.

Raging winds tore through the ground like a waterfall that resembled an apocalyptic scene.

Everyone held their breath as they witnessed this scene. Although they knew Bai Yuan was strong, they hadn’t expected him to be so powerful.

A vast vacuum formed within thousands of meters of radius, with spatial fragments falling from the sky.

“This is too terrifying!” many Demonic Heart Palace disciples exclaimed among themselves.

A massive black hole had appeared in the center of the battlefield, devouring everything in the surroundings. Liu Wuxie stood at the core, and the vortex would sweep him if he weren’t careful.

Boulders from the distance were drawn into the vortex, and the black hole grew larger, devouring everything in its surroundings as it continued to expand. The Thorn Peak Valley was no longer safe.

There was a high possibility everyone could be swept away by the black hole, becoming victims between Liu Wuxie and Bai Yuan.

“Let’s go!” Qu Yang glanced at the battlefield before leaving with the Demonic Heart Palace disciples. This place was no longer safe, and the entire valley might be leveled to the ground after this battle.

When the Indigo Cloud Gate disciples appeared at the entrance, they were all slain by Lan Ling’s group. The Indigo Cloud Gate had practically lost their experts, and the ones surviving weren’t strong. Thus, there was no way they could hold their ground against Lan Ling and the other disciples from the two sects.

When the Demonic Heart Palace disciples appeared at the entrance, they left unhindered, as Lan Ling didn’t block them. They were followed by the Sky Rift Valley disciples and the other sects.

Only the Heavenly Origin Sect disciples remained, unwilling to leave and wanted to witness Liu Wuxie’s death.

Liu Wuxie was on the brink of collapse, and no one could see him as if a black hole had engulfed him.

This scene made Xu Lingxue worry for him, and she barely resisted charging over. Farther away, Murong Yi observed with composed silence. She was calmer than Xu Lingxue.

Lan Ling and the others watched with deep concern. If Liu Wuxie managed to kill Bai Yuan, it would mark the end of the final battle, solidifying the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion's position as the undisputed leader among the ten major sects.

“Annihilation Fist!” Liu Wuxie said as the sky cracked with golden radiance shining down. They were all immortal runes that charged the Annihilation Fist.

Nearly everyone, except for the Heavenly Origin Sect’s disciples, had abandoned the Thorn Peak Valley. Had they stayed, they would have been stunned by the devastation unfolding before their eyes. The sky was ripped apart, and the earth began to tremble violently.

The entire Heavenly Mountain began to shake, with chunks of ice and rocks tumbling down from the distant peaks, alarming everyone outside the barrier.

“An avalanche!” a Misty Sect’s elder exclaimed nervously.

An avalanche of this magnitude could level the Heavenly Mountain and kill everyone. The remaining Heavenly Origin Sect disciples began to flee, but it was too late now. A black hole was up ahead, a death trap for anyone daring to cross.

The entire Heavenly Mountain had fallen into chaos, and many snowmen were forced to abandon the homes they had inhabited for centuries.

“Leave immediately!” Lan Ling gave the order and quickly fled with everyone else. The Thorn Peak Valley was no longer safe for them to linger around.

The surrounding mountains continued to collapse, with rocks tumbling down. If the exit were sealed off, it would mean certain death for them.

“I won’t leave without him!” Xu Lingxue protested. She wouldn’t abandon Liu Wuxie no matter the cost.

“There’s nothing we can do to help by staying here. We’ll wait for him outside—it’s safer that way,” Murong Yi said as she approached Xu Lingxue and gently but firmly pulled her away. She had vowed to protect Xu Lingxue at all costs, ensuring no harm would come to her.

Rocks tumbled down the mountain and covered the entire Thorn Peak Valley. The remaining Heavenly Origin Sect disciples couldn’t avoid the falling boulders no matter how they tried to dodge.

Bai Jin watched in despair as soul tablets began to shatter one after another, and he finally couldn’t maintain his composure when close to two hundred soul tablets had shattered with only one remaining intact. This made his concern grow deeper with each passing moment.

Everyone knew that this disaster was connected to Liu Wuxie. The Heavenly Origin Sect, along with the Indigo Cloud Gate and Azure Crimson Gate, had secretly allied in the final battle to eliminate him.

The outcome was catastrophic for the three sects. Liu Wuxie remained alive, and the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion had suffered minimal losses, while the three sects had lost all their disciples. The Azure Crimson Gate and Indigo Cloud Gate were entirely annihilated, leaving only Bai Yuan alive from the Heavenly Origin Sect. It was impossible to believe this devastation was unrelated to Liu Wuxie.

When Bai Yuan rose to his feet, his face was pale and weary. Executing the Divine Toad Art had drained every ounce of his strength, and he retrieved a golden bell that grew in size before enveloping him in it.

The bell acted like a shield that defended him from Liu Wuxie’s attack, and this was his trump card. It could protect him against all incoming attacks, even if Liu Wuxie used the Heavenly Dragon Seal again.

However, it was a different story for the Annihilation Fist. The Annihilation Fist contained the power of destruction, which was the same as death. At the dawn of the universe, life would appear alongside death, and destruction originated from death.

The ripped sky began to mend as the Annihilation Fist, charged by hundreds of immortal runes, appeared in the sky, freezing the surrounding space. It felt like time had stopped, and the Thorn Peak Valley had become completely isolated.

No one knew what was going on in the Thorn Peak Valley or who had won. When shockwaves began to spread out, the surrounding mountains were leveled, and fissures stretched on the ground, revealing a vast ocean beneath the Heavenly Mountain.

Torrents of water gushed out from the ground in the form of geysers and formed into new icy peaks. This process kept repeating itself, with icy peaks constantly being formed.

The battle between Bai Yuan and Liu Wuxie transformed the surrounding terrain. The Thorn Peak Valley had vanished, replaced by a towering ice forest consisting of icy mountains and towering trees.

The black hole spawned by Bai Yuan’s Divine Toad Art continued to devour everything in the surroundings. Liu Wuxiestaggered under the pull, the black hole threatening to consume him at any moment.

The Annihilation Fist descended with a roar. There was no path of retreat for Liu Wuxie; it was a battle of life and death.

When the two techniques collided, it was as if two colossal tidal waves clashed head-on. The shockwave reverberated through the air, and its force could be felt even a thousand miles away.

The black hole erupted into a raging storm, its chaos unrelenting as the Annihilation Fist bore down with overpowering intensity.

Although Bai Yuan was inside the bell, he could still sense everything going on outside, and a hint of solemnness flashed across his eyes.

“What martial technique is that? Why does it feel so dreadful?” Bai Yuan murmured to himself.

The Immortal Runes seemed otherworldly, defying the very fabric of the True Martial Continent, which strained under the overwhelming power. The sky appeared as if someone had punched through it, with countless fragments cascading like a shattered mirror.

Liu Wuxie stood motionless, his face devoid of emotion. It was his first time executing the Annihilation Fist, and its immense force was uncharted territory even for him.

Through the analysis provided by the Heavenly Dao Book, the Annihilation Fist appeared flawless. However, the toll it exacted was immense—the true essence within his desolate world was depleting at a staggering pace, and even the reserves in his acupoints were vanishing rapidly. His soul sea throbbed with searing pain.

He was suffering a severe backlash from the world itself for drawing upon so many immortal runes, but Liu Wuxie had committed everything to kill Bai Yuan. To him, the effort and cost were justified if it meant taking Bai Yuan down.

In mere moments, the desolate world within him became barren, with ninety-nine percent of its true essence drained to fuel the attack. Liu Wuxie staggered, struggling to remain on his feet. Without hesitation, he hurled hundreds of high-grade spirit stones into the Sky Devouring Divine Cauldron. The cauldron rapidly converted the stones into liquified spiritual energy, channeling it back into the desolate world to replenish his depleted reserves.