Chapter 1699: The Grand Finale (2)

Even with Ye Guan and Sang Mei working together to suppress it, the true Great Dao force lingering over the true Ascension Battles Road remained terrifying.

The moment everyone stepped onto the path, they were immediately overwhelmed by the might of the true Great Daos. It was a force unlike anything they had ever encountered before. Some of the weaker cultivators had already begun to be wiped out, bit by bit...

If not for Ye Guan and Sang Mei's joint suppression, none of them would even qualify to step onto this path.

Countless experts surged toward the end of the Ascension Battles Road, hoping to reach its final destination, the entrance to the real world.

At the very front were Ye Guan and Sang Mei. They were shouldering nearly ninety percent of the True Great Dao pressure from the road, bearing it together to clear the path.

Behind them were Slaughter, Erya, and the others, closely following Ye Guan's side.

Trailing them was the Hundred Races Ruler, leading his most powerful warriors. His fleshly body was unimaginably powerful; he withstood some of the pervading True Dao energy through sheer force. However, his followers weren't as resilient, and many of their forms had already begun to blur and fade...

The furthest back were the elites of the Chaos Era and the Origin Universe, all pressing forward behind Ye Guan and Sang Mei.

They were excited, hopeful, and anxious all at once.

The real world.

A new world.

How could one not look forward to it?

Below, Qin Guan stared at the end of the Ascension Battles Road, her hands slowly clenching as though she had made some kind of decision.

Just then, a voice came from beside her. "Let him walk this path on his own."

Qin Guan turned to see that it was Qingqiu who had spoken.

Qingqiu gazed at Ye Guan in the distance. "A fledgling eagle must eventually leave its parents' embrace and soar on its own."

Qin Guan looked at Ye Guan, who was nearing the end of the road. After a long moment, she slowly relaxed.

Sooner or later, all parents had to let go of their child.

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The higher they climbed, the closer they got to the real world and the more terrifying the True Great Dao forces became. More and more cultivators were being completely erased by them...

Just then, Mu Xingchen, not far behind Ye Guan, gasped, "Big Brother! I can't go on anymore. I'm exhausted. I'm gonna lie flat..."

Ye Guan turned to look at her. Mu Xingchen waved at him and then started crawling down the road, sliding back down the Ascension Battles Road.

Seeing her give up, Mu Xinghe hesitated for a moment, then said, "Big Brother, I'm not going either. Not because I'm scared, I just need to take care of my sister..."

He, too, began retreating down the true Ascension Battles Road.

They weren't alone. Many others had already begun to give up, Tuogu Yuan among them. The True Great Dao pressure was simply too overwhelming, and they no longer believed they could reach the end.

Even though they knew the artist would restart the universe, it didn't matter anymore... living a little longer was better than nothing.

More and more cultivators gave up. Those below the ninth level Circle-Breaking Realm had essentially all withdrawn. Only those beyond remained, the only ones with a fighting chance, unwilling to give up just yet.

Ye Guan looked up toward the road's end, feeling the ever-growing might of the True Great Daos around them. His expression darkened, and he realized the energy of Order that he and Sang Mei had unleashed was beginning to lose their grip.

Then suddenly, the True Great Daos on the Ascension Battles Road seemed to come alive. One after another, terrifying streams of True Great Dao power surged from the heavens, and the forces of order they had unleashed began to disintegrate.

Panic spread among everyone on the road!

If Ye Guan and Sang Mei's faith power collapsed, all of them would be reduced to ashes in an instant.

Just then, Sang Mei raised her right hand and pressed downward. In that instant, divine laws surged from both her and Ye Guan's bodies, transforming into countless glowing sigils that covered the road and once again suppressed the True Great Daos.

A collective sigh of relief swept through the crowd. To reach the real world as fast as possible, many began burning their fleshly bodies and souls, frantically charging toward the end of the road.

Erya and the others remained behind, standing beside Ye Guan, holding their ground.

𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

Soon, the Hundred Races Ruler and his elite cultivators pushed to the front. They were now less than a hundred feet from the end.

So close!

Eyes reddened, hearts pounding with excitement.

Just as they approached the light screen at the end of the road, a sudden change occurred. A terrifying wave of True Great Dao energy descended from that light screen, crashing down on them like a world-ending force.

The Hundred Races Ruler, at the very front, sensed the terrifying might, and his pupils shrank. With a furious roar, he charged forward. Behind him, an enormous illusory beast materialized. It was majestic and towering like a mountain, its aura surging like a mighty river.

He thrust his hands forward, unleashing a tidal wave of demonic beast force to hold back the destructive energy pouring from the end of the road.

At Ye Guan's side, Sang Mei looked at the descending power and said softly, "As expected... they still don't want anyone from this world to see theirs..."

Ye Guan locked his gaze on the end of the road. "Then we'll break through by force."

Sang Mei smiled. "Yes. We'll kill our way in."

As their voices fell, the two stepped forward, surpassing every expert of the Hundred Races era in an instant, heading straight for the end of the true Ascension Battles Road.

Slaughter, Erya, and the others stepped forward together, charging at the final threshold. All around, everyone else went all in as well, madly flying toward the end of the road.

As if responding to their resistance, the true Ascension Battles Road suddenly burst into flames. The countless True Great Daos ignited, unleashing an endless tide of power that surged toward Ye Guan and Sang Mei, violently shaking their faith power and forcing them to retreat.

Even working together, they struggled to resist.

Everyone on the Ascension Battles Road felt despair. A terrible force was actively erasing them, and no matter how they fought, it was futile. Hopeless.

Sang Mei looked at the burning True Great Daos and whispered, "This... is the power of ‘reality.'"

She opened her palm and raised it gently. A torrent of faith power surged from her hand, rising into the sky and resisting the True Dao forces.

From within Ye Guan, infinite sword intent, both Order and Invincible, along with his two bloodline powers, erupted to resist the crushing power.

With their combined strength, the True Great Daos were forced back again, but the pressure only grew, stronger and more numerous, as if endless.

Soon, Ye Guan's bloodline powers, sword intents, and Sang Mei's strength could no longer hold back the tide. They began to be erased, little by little...

Feeling the encroaching power, Ye Guan found himself overwhelmed by despair. The True Great Daos were endless. No matter how many he cut down, they kept on coming.

Boom!

Just then, in the distance, the Chaotic Era Ruler suddenly ignited his fleshly body and soul. Behind him, the remaining Chaos Era cultivators did the same, hurling themselves toward the end like moths to a flame.

A final desperate charge!

However, they disappeared rapidly before the eyes of all. They were consumed.

Nearby, the Hundred Races Ruler shielded his people as they pressed forward. But even someone as powerful as he couldn't withstand the endless True Great Daos. His form, too, began to fade.

This power had already surpassed everything they knew. It wasn't something they could resist.

The worst part? They still didn't know who or what was behind it all...

Despair!

On the true Ascension Battles Road, countless experts gave up hope. Resistance became impossible. One after another, they ignited like dry paper and were burned to ashes, completely erased.

Before long, the Hundred Races Ruler halted, staring blankly at the light screen at the end. That power was utterly beyond comprehension. Moments later, he, too, vanished.

With him gone, the rest of his cultivators were wiped out in an instant.

As Ye Guan watched more and more people die and felt his and Sang Mei's faith power dissipating like smoke, he, too, began to feel lost. That "real" power wasn't just trying to destroy the Ascension Battles Road; it was trying to destroy the vast expanse.

A reset where all living beings would be erased.

Despair gripped not only the cultivators on the road, but all sentient life across the cosmos.

The true Ascension Battles Road burned. The sky was filled with countless manifestations of True Great Daos, each one far beyond the might of a peak Circle Breaker.

Only Ye Guan, Sang Mei, Erya, the Great Daoist Brush Master, and the Reincarnation Lord could resist, but even they were nearly at their limits.

Ye Guan suddenly stopped. Slaughter and the others turned to him. He looked back, his gaze piercing star fields, and saw the countless lives across the universe.

He saw the despair in their eyes.

Slowly, he turned back to his companions. Looking at his loved ones, he whispered, "Sang Mei... You once said your road had reached its end. Now, mine has reached its end, too. Let me do this one last thing, for all the people of this world, and for those dearest to me."

Boom!

He burst into flames. Two bloodlines ignited; two sword intents ignited.

His fleshly body, soul, and Order all ignited.

In that instant, he burned everything. All his power fused into one and carved a path through the terrifying True Dao forces ahead. He looked at Erya, Sang Mei, and the others just steps away and said, "Go..."

He could hold on for only a short moment

"Go, my ass!"

Erya suddenly slapped his shoulder and growled, "Brat, we don't need you sacrificing yourself for us."

Then, she hoisted him onto her back.

"We're family. If we go up, we go together. If we die, we die together."

With that, she roared and charged forward with Ye Guan on her back.

Beside her were Slaughter, Ye Qingqing, Fu Wu, Jing Chu, White Skirt Destiny, and all the members of the Yang and Ye families.

As one, they soared toward the end of the true Ascension Battles Road.

Sang Mei stared at Ye Guan being carried by Erya and smiled.

She turned to the Great Daoist Brush Master and the others. "Go."

The Great Daoist Brush Master cast a deep gaze at her but said nothing.

The Tribulation Lord and the others gave her a deep bow before chasing after the others.

With the Ye and Yang families joining forces and the path Ye Guan had paved with his self-immolation, they surged forward and reached the light screen in an instant. Slaughter led the charge and slashed down with her sword.

Boom!

The sword light vanished upon impact.

She frowned and struck again. This time, her Heaven Execution Sword began to dissolve the moment it touched the light screen...

"I'll do it!" A voice rang out. An Nanjing had somehow appeared beside her.

With a roar, she thrust her spear forward.

Boom!

The spear struck the screen, shattering it.

Just then, dark crimson storm clouds suddenly gathered above everyone's heads. Within those clouds, countless blood-red bolts of lightning rapidly took shape. Then, without warning, terrifying heavenly tribulation lightning rained down from the skies, crashing toward the crowd.

True Tribulation Lightning. It was capable of exterminating all living beings.

Ye Qingqing and the others were about to move, but another voice echoed.

"Let me."

An overwhelming aura of evil suddenly pervaded the world.

Everyone turned and saw a woman in a red dress.

She was none other than Yi Nian!