Chapter 1700: The Grand Finale (3)

Endless waves of Evil surged out of Yi Nian.

Yi Nian looked at Ye Guan on Erya's shoulder. At this moment, Ye Guan's body, soul, and sword intent were still burning fiercely. Had it not been for that, he would have been devoured earlier.

Looking at Yi Nian's familiar face, Ye Guan's voice trembled. "Yi Nian..."

Yi Nian smiled at him. "Husband, I missed you..."

The moment those words fell, she raised her head, and her entire being erupted into ten thousand strands of Evil. She soared straight into the skies and charged directly at the oncoming True Tribulation Lightning.

Boom!

Across the skies, endless Evil collided madly with the crimson lightning. Thunderous booms, deafening and terrifying, echoed through the vast universe.

She was using her own power to resist the countless bolts of True Tribulation Lightning. Deep within that storm, however, Yi Nian's fleshly body, soul, and the Evil she radiated were being eroded bit by bit by the power of the True Great Dao.

She was vanishing into nothingness.

At the end of the Ascension Battles Road, An Nanjing let go of her spear. Clenching her fists, she stepped forward and struck with full force. An overwhelming Will of a Martial God burst forth in an instant.

Kaboom!

The barrier before them shattered. A void—an expanse of nothingness beyond spacetime—appeared before their eyes.

Before anyone could do anything, a sudden change occurred; the surroundings began to blur and distort.

Though they could barely withstand the True Great Dao's force, this universe was already at its limit. It was on the verge of total collapse, about to be reset. Every living being within it was about to be completely wiped out.

Ye Guan was unleashing all his power in a desperate attempt to halt the incoming true power to preserve this vast expanse, but it was too late. This vast expanse was riddled with wounds, and the power of the True Great Dao was exacerbating its wounds.

A voice suddenly sounded beside him. "Let me."

Ye Guan turned and saw Sang Mei.

Sang Mei looked at him and smiled. "This time... my Dao will truly end here."

Raising her head, she looked toward the void beyond the shattered barrier and whispered, "All I ever wanted was to drag those exalted beings down from their thrones. To make them taste the bitterness and suffering of this world, to make them feel what it's like to be enslaved, to show them how hard it is for all living things to survive...

"Little swordsman, this really is the end of my Dao. I hope you'll carry on, reach the far end of that world. Even if you fail in the end, that's okay. Just go. Go into their world. Bring the will of our world with you. Let them know that we are not ants. Let them know that we will resist!"

Boom!

Her fleshly body erupted into a mighty conflagration. In that instant, billions of strands of Divine Guanxuan Laws rushed out of her. They transformed into radiant veils of light, spreading across the vast expanse to block the influx of destructive power from the real world.

Ye Guan watched her burn. He wanted to speak, but no words came out of his mouth.

Sang Mei looked at him and smiled gently. "Some things, either you do them, or I do them. After all, we are the masters of Order. Since we've received the faith of the masses, then we must fight for them. To die for my faith... it is a worthy death. I will hold the line here until my last breath. Go!"

Ye Guan wiped away the tears from his eyes and roared, "Erya, Little White, assist me!"

He and those beside him charged straight toward that void.

Erya transformed into a beam of light and merged with Ye Guan.

Boom!

As she fused with him, Ye Guan's aura skyrocketed in an instant, surging tens of times stronger.

Little White followed, turning into a beam of white light that entered Ye Guan's brow. Around him, endless spiritual energy erupted like a tidal wave... An Nanjing, the Great Daoist Brush Master, and the others also rushed into the void.

As she watched Ye Guan and the others charge in, Sang Mei smiled, but her form was already beginning to fade away. Once they stepped into the void, crimson lightning imbued with true power surged in from every direction.

Ye Guan roared and slashed out with his sword. The sword light shattered wave after wave of crimson lightning, but more bolts came pouring in immediately after.

And it wasn't just the lightning. In that void, countless dark wills began to emerge. It was dense and overwhelming, rushing in from all directions. Not only did they seek to annihilate Ye Guan and the others, but they also aimed to break into the vast expanse below and destroy everything within it.

Ye Guan was forced to halt. He had to stop these mysterious forces from invading the vast expanse down below, as it was too weak to withstand them.

Just as he was about to act, An Nanjing suddenly said, "You go on."

She stepped forward, and in that instant, a domain enveloped the void.

Martial God Domain!

A terrifying Will of a Martial God swept out in all directions, and in a flash, all those pitch-black wills were forcibly suppressed.

Ye Guan turned to her, eyes bloodshot. She met his gaze and softly said. "Go."

He looked away, and then he led the others deeper into the void.

Time passed. They still hadn't reached the end of that endless space.

Just then, the Great Daoist Brush Master stopped.

Ye Guan turned to him.

"We have to tear open this space," said the Great Daoist Brush Master.

Tear it open!

Ye Guan slashed down with all his might.

The sword light cut straight through, but the void before them remained untouched.

Ye Guan froze.

𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

After receiving Sang Mei's faith power, his strength had reached terrifying levels. Now, with Erya and Little White fused with him, he was far beyond the Ninth Level of the Circle Breaking Realm. Even so, he couldn't shake this void.

He turned to the Great Daoist Brush Master, but the man remained silent.

A fierce glint flickered in Ye Guan's eyes. He slashed again with full force, this time, pouring in all of his power. The slash tore open a rift in the void, but it instantly healed.

Ye Guan was about to strike again when a familiar voice suddenly came from nearby.

"Let me."

Ye Guan turned and saw Clan Leader Jing.

Clan Leader Jing looked at Ye Guan without saying a word. Slowly, she shifted her gaze to the space in front of Ye Guan. Then, all at once, her fleshly body and soul ignited into flames. Clenching her fists tightly, she uttered, "Open."

Crack!

Before Ye Guan, the void of spacetime opened at one corner. The rift widened rapidly, but a terrifying force surged out from within the fissure, rushing straight toward Clan Leader Jing.

Ye Guan's expression changed drastically. He trembled, and in a flash, he threw himself in front of Clan Leader Jing. Gripping his sword with both hands, he slashed forward with all his might.

Boom!

In an instant, the overwhelming sword light shattered completely.

Ye Guan and Clan Leader Jing were blasted tens of thousands of meters away!

Everyone was shocked.

As Ye Guan came to a stop, a trace of blood slowly trickled from the corner of his mouth.

The crowd turned to the rift. Through the narrow crack, they vaguely saw a blurry silhouette standing within.

Who is that?

The Great Daoist Brush Master suddenly spoke. "It's his incarnation."

An incarnation!

The Great Daoist Brush Master stared intensely at the blurry figure beyond the rift, his eyes filled with boundless hatred. "The circle drawer."

Ye Guan wiped the blood from his lips and turned to look at the burning Clan Leader Jing. She glanced at him, then raised her eyes to the fissure, her gaze sharp. "Open."

Boom!

The rift split open even further, but Clan Leader Jing's face instantly turned pale. Not only that, but her body began to be eroded by countless strands of the True Great Dao, gradually fading into nothingness.

That silhouette outside the rift stood motionless, but a nameless dread swept through everyone's hearts.

At this moment, the expressions of everyone present turned grave.

Ye Guan, with his sword intent, walked toward the silhouette. At his side, the Boundless Master suddenly laughed. "Time to give it our all."

His fleshly body and soul ignited into flames. He lit a cigar on his own burning body and took a deep drag. He was about to charge, but the Great Daoist Brush Master blocked him.

The Boundless Master turned to look at him.

The Great Daoist Brush Master stared at him and said, "You'll die."

The Boundless Master let out a hearty laugh. "Others can die, but I, the Boundless Master, can't?"

The Great Daoist Brush Master tried to say something, but the Boundless Master smiled. "You once told me that picking the right side means survival. But later I realized sides don't matter at all. What matters is living according to your own will. Always thinking about who to follow, whose coattails to grab, that's just boring, isn't it?"

With that, he trembled, and he charged at the silhouette.

Ye Guan followed close behind.

Behind them, Ye Qingqing and the others also surged forward.

Even the Tribulation Lord and the others trembled and charged toward the rift. At this point, there was nothing left but to fight for their lives.

The Great Daoist Brush Master didn't move. He stood still, face dark, lost in thought.

Just as Ye Guan and the others were about to enter the rift, the blurry figure suddenly raised his right hand and pressed down lightly.

Boom!

In an instant, countless strands of True Great Dao filled the world, forming barriers of light hanging in midair. Then, a horrifying domain descended, enveloping everyone present.

The True Domain!

Within this domain, endless True Great Dao energy manifested.

As the Boundless Master and the others charged in, the burning flames on their bodies flared as soon as they touched the light barriers made out of True Great Dao energy.

Countless light barriers of True Great Dao stood in the silhouette's way...

Soon, the Boundless Master and the others began to disintegrate into ash.

Even Slaughter, Ye Qingqing, and the others were reduced to nothing!

They were unable to break through the True Great Dao barriers, let alone resist the overwhelming True Domain.

Only Ye Guan could hold on, thanks to Erya's defensive prowess. Even so, cracks had begun to appear all over him.

Witnessing Ye Qingqing and the others' demise, Ye Guan suddenly let out a furious roar. His eyes turned blood-red, and he swept his sword horizontally with all his might.

The attack shattered several light barriers at once. In a desperate attempt, he charged forward, but the distant silhouette paused, seemingly surprised.

Though Ye Guan had managed to sever some of the True Dao barriers, it was still not enough to stop the Boundless Master and the others from vanishing into nothingness.

Ye Guan's eyes widened in rage, and he prepared to strike again.

Just then, a white light suddenly flared between his brows. The next moment, a terrifying aura of a Spirit Progenitor swept through the field. Then, rays of white light enveloped everyone.

Under the white glow, the bodies and souls of the Boundless Master and the others began to recover slightly, but the light quickly faded. Even Little White's power couldn't withstand the might of the True Great Dao and the True Domain.

Ye Guan roared again, and his Mad Demon Bloodline erupted. With a furious strike of his sword, blood-red sword light exploded across the field, shattering pillar after pillar of True Great Dao.

Waves of True Great Dao energy detonated across the world.

Just as he reached the silhouette, it had already shifted tens of thousands of meters away. It raised its right hand and pressed down lightly.

Boom!

The entire True Domain ignited. In the distance, the Boundless Master and the others were instantly consumed by fire, rapidly turning to ash before everyone's eyes.

Ye Guan roared again, his Mad Demon Bloodline surging uncontrollably. He slashed wildly with his sword, unleashing wave after wave of crimson light.

One after another, the towering beams of the True Great Dao shattered, but no matter how hard he fought, he couldn't break the True Domain. He could only watch helplessly as the Boundless Master and the others disintegrated.

The Boundless Master came to a stop. From the moment he entered the True Domain, he knew his time had come.

However, he wasn't panicking, and he wasn't afraid.

On the contrary, his heart had never felt so calm. He calmly took out a cigar, intending to enjoy one last smoke, but it turned to ash as soon as it appeared. He tried again—same result.

The Boundless Master sighed. "What a shame."

When his voice faded away, he was reduced to ash and erased from existence.

The Tribulation Lord and the others fought desperately, but in the end, even they fell into despair under the pressure of the True Domain.

They could only watch as they were reduced to mere ashes. Their eyes were full of unwillingness. After all, they had reached the doorstep and were so close, but no cigar.

At this moment, Qi Bitian and Tianxiu were also rapidly fading away. They looked toward the far end with reluctant eyes and a trace of peace.

They had other choices. However, they still chose to come here, as they also wanted to surpass themselves and reach a higher plane.

They had no regrets because they fought and gave everything they had!

Soon, Q Bitain and Tianxiu vanished completely...

Along with them, the maidens of the Nether Palace also perished. They had resisted with everything they had, but the power of the circle drawer was not something they could withstand.

In the field, only Slaughter, Ye Qingqing, White Skirt Destiny, Mu Niannian, Fu Wu, Jing Chu, and Clan Leader Jing could barely resist the power of the True Great Dao and the True Domain.

However, even they were growing more and more illusory as time went on.

Just then, Fu Wu suddenly transformed into a blazing sword light and charged at the distant silhouette. Beside her, Jing Chu followed closely. Two generations of Chief Enforcement Officers were fighting side by side for the first time!

Along the way, they shattered several barriers, but when they reached the silhouette, it simply extended a finger and tapped lightly.

Boom!

Countless threads made out of the True Great Dao immobilized both women at once. At the same time, they began fading at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Fu Wu roared, and a terrifying sword light erupted from within her. It forcibly severed the threads around her. Beside her, a powerful martial intent also burst from Jing Chu, severing the same threads.

The two women vanished from their positions and crashed into the silhouette.

Boom!

The blurry silhouette was blasted several hundred meters away.

The next instant, however, a torrent of True Great Dao energy surged forward, engulfing both Fu Wu and Jing Chu.

Just before they were swallowed, Fu Wu cast one final glance at Ye Guan. Then, she and Jing Chu vanished into nothingness.

Not far off, Slaughter, Ye Qingqing, and Mu Niannian were also reaching their limits. Mu Niannian came to a stop, glanced into the distance, and let out a small, helpless laugh. "...I'm done."

She had given it her all, but it wasn't enough.

Turning to look at Ye Guan, whose face was streaked with blood and tears, she smiled gently and said, "Don't grieve, little one. Every new Order is built atop countless bones and blood. From here on out... the path is yours to walk."

When her voice faded away, she crumbled into ashes.

Nearby, Ye Qingqing had also come to a halt. She looked toward the end of the path and murmured, "The one thing I've always wanted... was to beat that woman senseless. Looks like... that chance is gone."

She glanced at Ye Guan and smiled. "You rotten kid, your aunt's heading off first."

And with that, she, too, faded into dust.

A little ways off, Slaughter and White-Skirt Destiny also came to a halt. Their bodies were fading fast; they couldn't withstand the crushing pressure of the True Domain nor the infinite flood of True Great Dao.

The two women exchanged looks. Then, they smiled and shook their heads.

No regrets; no resentment; they were at peace.

They had done everything they could, after all.

Soon, they vanished.

Meanwhile, Clan Leader Jing was finally engulfed by the flames of her own doing. She looked at Ye Guan as memories flashed through her mind...

Those quiet days back in the little town.

"That's called Dao Speech. Cool, right?"

"You have to live, you know..."

"Live well, cultivate hard... and one day, tear down every rotten system out there, alright?"

And then she was gone.

When everyone had finally disappeared, Ye Guan stood still, frozen.