Chapter 2825 Slashing Eternity

The battle erupted. However, Lin Xun could no longer see anything from this moment. After all, the dao arts used in a clash of this level had already far surpassed his perception and understanding.

In fact, even sound had been cut off completely. It was because even sounds from the battle contained the power of the Eternal Stage, posing a fatal threat to someone at his cultivation level.

Lin Xun couldn't help but grow nervous as various memories from the past began to surface in his head. He recalled the time outside the Ruins of the Gods, where Fourth Senior Brother Ling Xuanzi, Martial Uncle Kong Jue, and he were being chased by the Immortal Giants.

He recalled the time when he and Xia Zhi were bloodied and bruised as they fled while traveling to the Eternal True Realm. He also recalled the scenes of Taixuan escaping with him when they left the Flowing Light Forbidden Realm.

Every event was related to being surrounded and hunted down by his enemies, events that stung with the bitter taste of stifling frustration. Now, these all too familiar scenes seemed to have appeared once again.

An unknown amount of time later... With a sudden shudder, Lin Xun’s vision and hearing were restored.

He was immediately greeted by the sight of Chen Linkong’s battered and blurry figure. He was panting heavily and his hair was in a mess, making him look incomparably miserable. The sight made Lin Xun's heart twist violently.

The Exiled Earth Sword revolved in the air as it defended against the attacking group of ancients. However, it was clear that the sword wouldn’t last much longer as it was already wailing in agony. In the distance, more than a dozen Eternal Stage ancients displayed cold and indifferent expressions.

A deep voice sounded, "Chen Linkong, you're nothing more than a Will Dharma Form. It must have been hard for you to endure until now, so stop struggling."

Despite these words, their attacks grew increasingly ferocious and savage. A Will Dharma Form!

Lin Xun couldn't help but freeze in place. To think that a Will Dharma Form had managed to fight against more than a dozen Eternals for so long. How powerful was Chen Linkong's true body?

Chen Linkong sighed deeply as he muttered to himself in a self-deprecating voice, "I’ve never been in such a sorry state since I was born..."

He abruptly raised his head, revealing eyes that seemed to burn with raging-hot flames as his self-deprecating expression was replaced by calmness.

"I originally didn’t want to go on a killing spree on account that you lot are pitiful people trapped in the Fortune Dominion. However, it seems that my consideration was one-sided."

As he spoke, his entire body began to burn as a peerless oppressive aura spread. The pupils of the group of ancients shrank, sensing that something was wrong.

"Attack together, we can't give him a chance to turn the tables!"

"Destroy him at all costs!"

“Go!”

Rumble!

More than a dozen ancients brought out their trump cards one after another, their godly powers swelling as they summoned their treasures. In that instant, an unrivaled tsunami of power flooded the sky as it came crushing down. The Exiled Earth Sword was the first to be struck and was sent hurtling away with a mournful cry.

Rumble!

Chen Linkong’s burning figure couldn’t withstand the torrent of power either and rapidly turned to ashes.

Just as Lin Xun was also about to be swept up—With a clang, the Exiled Earth Sword that had been sent flying suddenly cried out and spun in the void. A circle of flaming river-like sword qi unfurled, destroying the seemingly unstoppable tsunami of power.

"This..."

In the distance, the ancients’ pupils shrank. Next, a figure surrounded by billions of flames appeared in front of Lin Xun. Mysterious laws transformed into various flowing patterns, making him resemble the divine ruler of flames. It was Chen Linkong!

Unlike before, his aura had now become so terrifying that even the ancients in the distance felt an oppressive pressure. Their expressions immediately turned unprecedentedly grave, realizing that this was Chen Linkong's true body! They never imagined that his true body would be so frightening.

Clang!

The Exiled Earth Sword fell into Chen Linkong's hand, vibrating happily as if celebrating. Lin Xun's originally tense heart began to ripple and churn. Chen Linkong was so powerful that it felt impossible to measure him, and even simply looking at him seemed to give Lin Xun a comforting sensation. It was as if there was nothing to fear even if the sky fell and the world was destroyed!

"Have a good look, my young friend."

Chen Linkong flicked his finger. The Exiled Earth Sword swiftly rose into the air and swung downwards.

Rumble!

When the sword fell, its unrivaled power jolted the group of Eternal Stage ancients, making their auras churn erratically until they almost coughed blood.

"Attack!”

The ancients naturally wouldn’t just sit back to be attacked. Hence, they joined hands to launch another assault. This nearby space was swiftly plunged into a chaotic state as terrifying dao arts and artifacts unfurled like a raging storm. Chen Linkong didn’t panic and slashed again.

Boom!

The ancients’ attacks were scattered by the sword. Even their advancing figures were caught in the aftershocks, causing some of them to stumble. One of the ancients seemed to realize what was going on and bellowed, "He's gathering power with his sword intent. We can't let this continue, quickly stop him!"

The hearts of the other ancients shuddered. Their offensive rapidly grew increasingly terrifying as if they were fighting for their lives. On the other hand, Chen Linkong wore a calm expression as he stood there with billions of flames flowing around him, showing no sign of retreating or evading.

Instead, he kept attacking!

Slash! Slash! Slash!

Downward slashes were continuously unleashed by the Exiled Earth Sword, crushing the attacks of the ancients until their qi and blood churned wildly, and their expressions changed constantly.

When Chen Linkong sent out the eighth sword, there were already some ancients who were coughing blood, some whose dao weapons were damaged, and some who had even been injured by the sword qi. All of them were in a terrible state.

However, they couldn’t care less about their conditions at the moment. Because, with every passing second, each of them could strongly feel an intensifying deadly threat surging through every fiber of their beings, like a doomsday cataclysm that was about to arrive.

Since attaining the Eternal Stage, they hadn’t feared how the world would change and were even confident of surviving the epochal cataclysm. However, they were now smelling the scent of death!

"Run!”

They immediately decided to teleport away and flee. Given their power, if they desperately used everything they had, even an enemy of the same cultivation realm wouldn’t be able to stop them from escaping.

Just then, however—Taboo-like law power abruptly surged out in the skies above the extremely far away Fortune Divine City, weaving together into a giant net that instantly spread across the cosmos.

River map law power!

The dozen or so ancients stiffened. Beings like them who could usually ignore the restraints of space were suddenly stuck as if they had fallen into a deep quagmire.

"Slash!"

At the same time, Chen Linkong unleashed the ninth sword that he had been preparing all this time. The sword seemed capable of opening the sky, splitting the land, breaking through the past, and severing even spacetime.

It was a sword that contained faint hints of the desire to be free for all of eternity. The seemingly simple sword had already transcended the dao laws of this realm, and was no longer something that could belong here!

As the sword fell, unrivaled sword light instantly flooded the cosmos, turning everything hazy white. Lin Xun's heart thudded loudly. If he wasn't protected by Chen Linkong's power, just a sliver of that sword qi would have killed him more than a hundred times over.

“No—!”

An unresigned howl shook heaven and earth.

"We’ve cultivated so far while trapped in the Fortune Dominion only to meet our ends today. What Eternal? It’s all fake!"

Angry roars dripping with resentment also rang out.

"Eternity doesn't mean one won’t die..."

𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

A frustrated and powerless voice drifted in the air, tinged with bitterness.

"I hate it all!!!"

......various voices sounded one after another before abruptly disappearing into nothingness.

When Lin Xun's sight returned, he found the surroundings in tatters. Space was warped and cracked, while spatial turbulence ran rampant, accompanied by ghost-like wails. The dozen or so Eternal Stage existences were also gone. Nothing but desolation remained!

"Dead?"

Lin Xun was shocked beyond words.

"My power wouldn’t have been enough to kill them and I could only seriously injure them at best. After all, those that have stepped into the Eternal Stage are simply too difficult to kill."

Chen Linkong withdrew his aura and softly said, "However, with the help of the Precious River Map left by my grandfather in the Fortune Divine City, I had the chance to properly exterminate them."

The Precious River Map!

Lin Xun's heart violently shuddered, remembering the black tortoise shell treasure the green-clothed man had left in the sky above Fortune Divine City. However, he couldn’t understand something.

Those at the Eternal Stage didn’t fear the erosion of years nor the ever changing world. They were supreme existences who were strong enough to survive the Five Dao Decays and the destruction of an epoch... Yet, even such an existence...could die?

"There's no one in this world who can’t die. Even those who have attained eternity and become immortal can still succumb to the Five Dao Decays, or be killed by the Great Silence Unlife Calamity, or be erased by the dark mastermind behind each epochal change.”

At this point, Chen Linkong seemed to realize something and couldn't help but let out a long sigh. "After using the power of my true body, it's no longer possible for me to stay in the Fortune Dominion. Otherwise, I will be attacked and imprisoned by the invisible power that has been planted over the Fortune Dominion."

There was a trace of gloominess in his voice. Although he had slain a group of Eternal Stage existences, he had also lost the chance to stay in the Fortune Dominion, which made him feel a little regretful. This was also one of the reasons why he had been unwilling to use his true body previously.

Lin Xun couldn't understand Chen Linkong's thoughts and said, "Elder, Elder Mo Yang and the others are still fighting, shouldn't we go to aid them?"

Chen Linkong laughed. "Weren’t you in a hurry to leave?"

Lin Xun seriously said, "Saving them is the priority, everything else can be put on hold."

Chen Linkong patted Lin Xun's shoulder and said, "Your character is very much to my liking. Since I’ve been forced to use my true body, I naturally won’t let things go just like this."

In the span of a few breaths, they returned along their original path to Fortune Divine City. When they arrived, however, Lin Xun was surprised to find that Mo Yang’s, Dragon Elephant’s, Xingjia’s, and the Dark Blood Underworld Emperor’s battles had just ended.

All of the Eternal Stage Will Dharma Forms were destroyed!

Chen Linkong seemed to realize something and couldn't help but smile bitterly. He sighed deeply and said, "Why have you guys also used your true bodies? Now, there’s only one way back for you guys in the future."