Chapter 2800 Triumph and Fall

Boom!

Outside the Flowing Light Forbidden Realm, torrents of dao light swept across the heavens as the star quaked. A figure descended like a god, clad in resplendent golden armor, long black hair billowing. His peerless handsome face was wreathed in chilling murderous intent.

“Everyone, a short while ago, the target departed from the Flowing Light Forbidden Realm. He is without doubt heading for Fortune Divine City!”

The golden-armored figure swept his gaze across the void, then released a terrifying thought that surged outward, spreading across the vast starry sky. Then, with a single step, his body vanished without a trace.

“After him!”

“We must not let him escape.”

“Go!”

From the depths of the cosmos, one dreadful thought after another surged forth. The naked killing intent churned the void as if to overturn the starry sky.

......

On the road. Taixuan arched a brow. “They arrived faster than expected.”

His figure blurred, surging forward like a streak of light cleaving through time and space toward Fortune Divine City.

But in the next instant—

Clang!

A golden halberd suddenly materialized, crushing a stretch of the heavens. It radiated eternal power that could shake all ages, striking straight down at Taixuan’s path. That starry void was cleaved clean in two, a colossal rift tens of thousands of feet long gaping open, as countless stars along its edge shattered into fragments.

“Open!”

A dao sword roared forth from behind Taixuan.

Clang!

Halberd and sword collided with a sound like the breaking of the cosmos. The impact shattered void after void, tearing apart nearby star paths.

Boom!

In the end, the golden halberd could not withstand the force. It was blasted away into the depths of the universe. Taixuan drifted past, standing tall upon his dao sword, sleeves fluttering like a celestial immortal. However, this was only the beginning.

Along the starry road, calamity after calamity erupted to block his way: flaming furnaces that burned red as blood, jade rulers gleaming like frozen snow, scrolls inscribed with countless twisted dao runes, bronze bells, ancient swords, battle spears...

Each strike carried the might of the Eternal Stage. Each one was capable of crushing the heavens and scattering the stars. Now, all of them had converged, crashing down upon Taixuan!

Lin Xun saw none of it. His mind was shielded by Taixuan’s power, cut off from the sight of those earth-shaking clashes along their path. Even so, he could still sense the deadly peril sweeping toward him!

These were Eternal powerhouses, and not one, but many striking in unison! Such murderous might was enough to plunge the world into despair Although Taixuan carved a bloody path forward, escaping peril again and again, Lin Xun could feel the light of his Will Dharma Form flickering, growing dimmer with each clash.

Lin Xun’s heart clenched, tight with fear and worry.

“Little Friend, do not worry. Even if this Will Dharma Form is destroyed, I am confident I can see you safely to the Fortune Divine City.” Taixuan’s clear, tranquil voice rang in Lin Xun’s mind.

Boom!

A deafening roar split the heavens, and Taixuan’s figure shuddered violently. His Will Dharma Form flickered, its light thinning, growing vague and illusory.

Despite that, he smiled. “See? Those old fellows may be powerful, but none dare reveal their true bodies. They all fear backlash from the laws of heaven and earth.”

𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

Lin Xun drew a deep breath and said, “Elder, if I ever set foot upon the Eternal Stage, I will return to the Fortune Dominion and avenge you!”

Taixuan laughed, carefree and hearty. “Hahaha, your ambition is admirable, but needless. Battles between Eternals aren’t decided overnight.”

Lin Xun’s gaze turned icy but calm. “If it can’t be done overnight, I’ll take longer. No matter how long it takes, I will avenge this.”

In that instant, memories came rushing back. The day in the Ruins of the Gods when his Fourth Senior Brother Ling Xuanzi and his Martial Uncle Kong Jue had fled with him. Fury and grief surged within him like a tide.

“You have cultivated for less than two hundred years. As long as you survive, with your Eternal Supremacy foundation, one day you will stand above all.”

Then as if recalling something, Taixuan added, “Outside the Fortune Divine City lies the Fortune Starry Firmament. Since ancient times, it has hung there, vast and unfathomable. Each star that shines within it is the crystallization of a complete cultivation system. When you arrive, you should take a look. Who knows, you may gain unexpected fortune.”

Fortune Starry Firmament?

Lin Xun was stunned, then smiled bitterly. “Elder, at such a time, why are you still worrying about me?”

Taixuan chuckled. “These attacks are nothing. At worst, I lose a Will Dharma Form. Within a hundred years, I’ll forge another. It has no impact on my cultivation.”

He paused, then warned, “But once you reach Fortune Divine City, you must not be careless. Eternal powerhouses themselves cannot enter, but many formidable figures tied to their forces dwell within the city. If they target you, it will inevitably bring endless trouble.”

Lin Xun’s eyes flared with murderous light. “I welcome such trouble.”

Fortune Divine City was veiled in strange, mysterious law power. Any cultivator who stepped inside, no matter how powerful, would be suppressed to the Emperor Stage. As for those at the Eternal Stage, if they so much as approached, the city itself would reject and bombard them!

As for the Emperor Stage.... How could Lin Xun, who had the foundation of the Ancestor of All Paths, possibly fear the provocations or assaults of others?

Taixuan’s words reminded him that he might not yet be able to contend with true Eternal beings, but within Fortune Divine City, he could freely crush their descendants and disciples!

Rumble!

A battle spear tore across the void, trailing a torrent of green light that split the starry sky apart. Taixuan immediately fell silent. Along the way, murderous attacks erupted one after another. Lin Xun could not see the battles, but the suffocating resentment and hatred in his chest only grew heavier with each step.

At that moment, Taixuan spoke, “Little Friend, Fortune Divine City lies ahead. Be ready.”

Lin Xun lifted his head. In the distant starry sky, a vast and ancient city towered into view. Shrouding its heights was a dense veil of obscure clouds, within which billions of stars flickered faintly.

The city was majestic beyond comparison. Before it, even the greatest stars seemed no larger than grains of dust! That was Fortune Divine City.

It was a place ‘beyond the divine’s reach,’ a city that no divine clan could ever hope to claim as their own. For countless ages, it had become the meeting ground of hundreds of epochal civilizations, drawing endless cultivators from every world every day!

Lin Xun couldn’t help but recall the vision he had witnessed before the pitch-black hall in the Flowing Light Forbidden Realm. Long ago, Xia Zhi’s true body entrusted the Fortune Sword to a man named Thirteen, asking him to carry it to Fortune Divine City.

Could Thirteen still be in this city?

“Little Friend, this is as far as I can take you.” Taixuan’s voice echoed calmly in Lin Xun’s mind.

Then, Lin Xun’s body shuddered, seized by an irresistible force. Light and shadow whirled past his vision, and when he finally steadied himself, he was already standing before a towering, majestic city gate.

Startled cries broke out, throwing the area into chaos. Cultivators streamed in and out of the city gate, and Lin Xun’s sudden appearance left them all shaken. Lin Xun swept his gaze around, ignoring the bewildered stares. His eyes lifted, fixing on the distant starry sky.

“Hey, that’s...!”

“What terrifying auras!”

At the same moment, all the cultivators near the South Heaven Gate sensed something amiss, and one by one, their gazes turned skyward.

From the depths of the void, torrents of boundless, terrifying auras erupted, shattering the heavens and sending countless stars tumbling down. One after another, colossal figures appeared from nothingness, some wielding golden halberds, some brandishing bronze spears, some raising blazing furnaces, others gripping ancient swords...

There were dozens of them!

“Dao King Stage!”

“Divine Wandering Stage!”

“Divine King Stage!”

Exclamations broke out, shock rippling through South Heaven Gate. The gathered cultivators were clearly from different epochal civilizations, and even had different names for the Eternal Stage.

However, at this moment, all were shaken by the earth-shattering sight before them. With more than a dozen Eternal powerhouses descending, how could anyone not tremble in fear? Then, everyone realized that every one of those Eternal figures had come for Taixuan!

“Little Friend, earlier you asked me what the hope of Fortune Divine City was. I can only tell you this: the hope lies within this city. All you need to do is wait.” At this moment, Taixuan’s voice reverberated within Lin Xun.

As his words faded—

Boom!

His towering figure suddenly burst into endless sword auras that blanketed the heavens and swept across all directions. A stabbing pain shot through Lin Xun’s eyes, and after that he saw nothing.

The cultivators at the city gate cried out in terror, their minds shaken and their vision reduced to a blinding white haze. At that moment, every cultivator in the city trembled in fear. The aura was so terrifying it shook the entire city to its core.

Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!

Then, from the thick clouds shrouding the heavens, obscure and mysterious forbidden law power surged forth, coalescing into a colossal divine chain of law that lashed toward the distant void. Clearly, the might of the Eternal Stage had provoked Fortune Divine City and its defenses were now striking back.

“Heavens!”

“How long has it been since something like this happened?”

“What’s going on?”

Every district of the city was in uproar, shaken to the core. It all happened so suddenly that no one could guard against it. Shock rippled across the city. However, before long, that forbidden, mysterious law power faded away, and Fortune Divine City returned to its former calm.

Only then did the cultivators’ shaken minds steady and their blurred visions finally cleared. However, when they looked back to the distant starry sky, Taixuan’s figure had vanished. Only the dozen Eternal beings remained, standing tall in the void, their auras restrained, like gods overlooking the cosmos.

Lin Xun’s hands clenched silently, his black eyes gleaming with a terrifying, cold murderous intent. Even though he knew it was only Taixuan’s Will Dharma Form that had been destroyed, the sight still sent an indescribable fury surging through his chest.

This hatred...how could it not be avenged?!