It was just one punch—one single punch—and yet it caused True God’s expression to change slightly as he brought his right hand up to protect his face.

Boom!

The black Mother Tree trembled, and the cracks in its bark grew even wider. True God staggered back a few steps. The fist had carried incredible power.

Lu Yin leaped past Sovereign Dou Sheng. At his side, the summoned forms of Wu Tian and Hongyan Mavis charged at True God. Lu Yin grabbed Sovereign Dou Sheng and threw him out of the Six Paths of Reincarnation Realm. At the same time, countless dirt spears appeared and stabbed at True God.

Despite facing the combined attacks of Wu Tian, Hongyan Mavis, and the spears of earth, True God’s lips curled up into a smile. He looked past the three assaults to stare at Lu Yin. “You’ve finally come.”

This was the moment that Yong Heng had been waiting for. Unless Lu Yin was killed, there would be no end to this war. Only by killing Lu Yin could victory be achieved.

Ten thousand paths—Sword Return.

A sword slowly formed in True God’s hand. It had a simple appearance and was unassuming to look at, but the next instant, the blade swept across the world. The power that the summoned Wu Tian and Hongyan Mavis drew from the Investiture of the Gods was severed, and all the earthen spears were cut through.

Lu Yin was stunned by what he saw. He had already known that True God was incredibly strong. The Great Sovereign had repeatedly warned everyone else not to fight True God. Even so, Lu Yin had never imagined that the man would be this incredibly powerful.

Wu Tian and Hongyan Mavis were part of the Three Realms and Six Daos, and they were almost as strong as Ortusers, and yet both had been obliterated in the same sword stroke.

True God took a single step forward and instantly appeared in front of Lu Yin. The sword swung down.

Lu Yin’s arm rippled through the void as he tried to stop the sword with physical power. However, the sword sliced through the void, and the force that Lu Yin had gathered. The attack slashed towards him as though nothing could block it.

This scene was eerily familiar. In the Mirari Realm, that blood-red figure had used a similar attack several times to severely injure Hongyan Mavis and Astral Anura. Could True God be that figure? No, the shape of the sword was different, and also…

Lu Yin used Inverse Step in an attempt to dodge the attack. Everything froze in the surrounding area, and yet the sword blade did not stop. It sliced across Lu Yin’s shoulder, nearly severing his arm in its passing.

A mass of dirt formed from Dust World appeared in front of Lu Yin, but True God’s sword casually sliced through it. Past that soil was a punch that Lu Yin had thrown with his full strength. This was more power than what both the Pridebeast and the Megalith possessed. This was the peak of strength in the megaverse.

True God just slashed his sword again, and Lu Yin felt an indescribable sense of danger. Mister Mu’s voice rang in his ears. “Retreat!”

Lu Yin forced his body to twist and bend. He managed to avoid a direct impact between his fist and the edge of the sword. The blade grazed his arm as it slashed towards his neck. A small smile touched True God’s lips, and he started to turn the sword to decapitate Lu Yin. At this moment, two figures appeared behind Yong Heng. Progenitor Chen launched a blazing palm strike that seemed capable of obliterating an entire universe. This was the battle technique that he had designed specifically to target True God.

The other figure was Lu Yuan, and the man’s eyes blazed with a fierce light as he shoved his Champions' Stage at True God.

Yong Heng was undeterred, and he continued to spin his sword around. Lu Yin could already feel the cold blade biting deep into his neck.

Suddenly, the Six Paths of Reincarnation Realm turned golden. True God froze and then spat out a mouthful of blood. Behind him, Progenitor Chen’s palm strike and Lu Yuan’s Champions' Stage slammed into the man, and he was sent flying by the attacks. He slammed into the border of the Six Paths of Reincarnation Realm.

Lu Yin gasped for breath. He had only narrowly escaped death.

The exchange had taken only a moment, and while Lu Yin had still not seen True God’s full power, he had almost died.

A single swipe of a sword had allowed True God to overcome all of Lu Yin’s power. He could not believe that he had survived.

In the distance, True God coughed up blood as he clenched his sword. He turned to stare in a particular direction.

The Great Sovereign had her head bowed. Her golden robe had transformed into shimmering specks of light that were merging into the Six Paths of Reincarnation Realm.

“Tai Hong, you…” True God’s expression darkened.

Lu Yin and the others all turned to stare at the Great Sovereign.

Lu Yuan’s eyes narrowed. “Self-sacrifice.”

Progenitor Chen was astonished. “Merging with a battle technique?”

Lu Yin stared blankly at the Great Sovereign. Her golden robe had finished transforming into the particles of light that were slowly merging into the Six Paths of Reincarnation Realm. The entire cage had taken on a golden color. From his years of cultivating, Lu Yin understood that the Great Sovereign was sacrificing herself, merging her entire being into her Six Paths of Reincarnation Realm. Ř

This was indeed a self-sacrifice.

“Tai Hong, I never thought that you would go so far,” True God said in obvious surprise.

The Great Sovereign lifted her head to look at True God. “It’s either you or me, Yong Heng. I told you already. You don’t understand me.”

True God’s eyes narrowed, and he gripped his sword more tightly. “I understand you well enough. I just never expected you to be this mad. You, a mighty Dukkhan, clearly believe that humanity has gained the advantage in this war, and yet you’re still willing to sacrifice yourself.”

“Hahaha, gained the advantage? Where’s the victory if you are not defeated? Do you think that that kid can do it?” The Great Sovereign laughed, and she looked over at Lu Yin. “Kid, I’m repaying you.”

Lu Yin stared at the Great Sovereign. “The debt you owe the Lu family?”

“I already told you, I owe your Lu family nothing. Nothing! Everything in the cultivation world obeys karma. Has your Lu family never harmed any innocents before? Why should I care about your family? The debt I’m repaying is for Dou Sheng. You saved his life, and I’m repaying that debt,” the Great Sovereign explained.

She then looked at Lu Yuan before her gaze swept across the entire battlefield at the Immemorial Citadel. “I thought that my Six Paths of Reincarnation Realm would strip Yong Heng of his power, but I miscalculated. He is my Dukkha. I will never overcome him, but I will also never be defeated. Even if I die, I will take him with me. Tai Chu, do you hear me? I will never lose! Never!”

Deep beneath the Immemorial Citadel, Tai Chu looked up at the stars, but he said nothing.

Mister Mu sighed.

Chu Yi, Wu Tian, Garan Zhiluo, and many others stared at the black Mother Tree with complex expressions.

This madwoman had never changed. Even in the face of death, she refused to admit that she had ever been wrong, and she would also never admit defeat.

“Master-” Sovereign Dou Sheng struggled to shout. He was drifting through space, severely injured and clearly in excruciating pain. He would have already died if not for Extremes Must Be Reversed.

The Great Sovereign looked up, her gaze growing distant as her body transformed into golden specks of light that slowly merged into her Six Paths of Reincarnation Realm. In this moment, she was the most beautiful sight in the megaverse. “I am Tai Hong! All of you are dead. Only I can protect this megaverse! I will kill Yong Heng! I will. I definitely will…”

Her voice gradually faded as Tai Hong finished dissolving into golden particles that merged with the Six Paths of Reincarnation Realm.

A golden rain started to fall in the darkness of outer space. It fell upon the Immemorial Citadel and the surrounding battlefield, splashing onto the faces of everyone present.

Lu Yin felt the bone-chilling cold of the rain. The Great Sovereign was gone, just like that.

How many times had he cursed the madwoman? How long had he hated her for? So why did his heart suddenly feel so empty?

Deep beneath the Immemorial Citadel, Tai Chu closed his eyes as the golden rain fell around him. The Great Sovereign appeared, crouched in front of the man and simply staring at him.

Tai Chu looked at the golden form before him. "You never lost. You won, and I lost. Wait for me—I’ll come find you."

The golden rain fell slowly, as though to wash the blood away from the Immemorial Citadel and expose the colors of the ancient stone once more.

"Master—" Sovereign Dou Sheng wailed, though no one answered him.

At the top of the black Mother Tree, Lu Yin and the others looked over at True God. His sword had been stained gold, and it started to crack. Golden blotches also appeared on the man’s body. This was all a result of the Six Paths of Reincarnation Realm.

The Great Sovereign had sacrificed herself, fully merging her entire being into her Six Paths of Reincarnation Realm, and this had successfully disrupted True God’s divine energy.

The Six Paths of Reincarnation Realm had been created specifically to counter True God.

This was the perfect moment to kill Yong Heng.

𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Lu Yin took out the God of Death’s scythe and released his inner universe as he prepared to execute True God.

Lu Yuan and Progenitor Chen steeled their expressions.

Everyone’s attention shifted to the black Mother Tree. For humanity, losing Lu Yin would be a disaster. But if the Aeternals lost True God, they would be utterly destroyed.

True God released the hilt of his sword and let out a long breath as he looked around at the Six Paths of Reincarnation Realm. “Tai Hong, the outcome is still undecided, but you will never lose.”

He then turned to look at Lu Yin and the others. “You want to kill me? You can’t.”

He raised up both hands and drew a circle overhead. Dark-red energy enveloped the man. It was True God’s Dominion.

“Tai Hong’s Six Paths of Reincarnation Realm may have sealed much of my power, but can you break through my barrier?”

Lu Yin did not hesitate to use the God of Death Transformation. He pulled out the God of Death’s left arm as the scythe swung down.

Lu Yuan threw his Champions' Stage forward as the golden light from his Investiture of the Gods intensified.

Progenitor Chen threw a palm strike that borrowed the dying flames from beneath the Immemorial Citadel.

All three attacks struck the Dominion, but just like when they had been trapped in the Second Scourge, it was impossible to break the barrier.

True God stood, immovable. His eyes were glacial. “Do you believe me to be so weak? Do you believe that Tai Hong alone can kill me?”

Lu Yin’s expression grew cold. “If we can’t kill you, then we’ll deal with Aeternus, the Ossis Ark, and this black Mother Tree. Yong Heng, let’s see how long you can continue hiding in your shell.”

The man then turned and raced away to join the battlefield again.

“You two, get to work!” Lu Yin shouted into the distance.

Naturally, he was giving orders to the Megalith and the Pridebeast.

The two massive creatures had almost succeeded in crushing Corpse God to death, and they both answered Lu Yin’s order with a thumbs-up.

The two beasts’ actions left the people nearby dumbfounded.

The black Mother Tree soon trembled. True God looked down to see the Megalith and the Pridebeast.

The two massive creatures were on both sides of the tree, holding it in place to prevent True God from uprooting it as he had done in the Second Scourge.

True God frowned. These two beasts were among the strongest beings in the entire megaverse. Previously, he could have used his Natural Art or the Martial God level of the Corpse King Transformation to force his way out, but that was before Tai Hong’s sacrifice. Yong Heng no longer possessed the power to do that.

His eyes flickered as he looked out at the battlefield and the Immemorial Citadel.

There was no escape. Humanity was working to completely eradicate the surviving Aeternals, and then they would work together to eliminate True God.

Lu Yin looked ahead. The ancient super giant had completely overwhelmed Corpse God, and the Skygod was almost dead.

Using Inverse Step, Lu Yin appeared right above Corpse God. There was a terrifying eruption of power as a palm slammed down, driving Corpse God beneath the Immemorial Citadel, his neck broken.

OMA's Thoughts

Translated By: OMA

Edited By: Neshi/Nyxnox

TLC'ed By: OMA