The stagnation of the sword light only lasted for an instant.
But it was exactly this instant that was already enough for Perfected Lord Supreme Law Upholding Origin and Dao Tianqi to open up a brand new future, carving out a path of survival from under the besiegement of the [Heavenly Dao]!
The next second, two streaks of brilliance broke through the heavy encirclement.
And in the distance, in the battlefield between the World Honored One and the Primordial Saint, the Buddha light symbolizing the World Honored One also fluctuated slightly, seemingly responding to Dao Tianqi and the other who had just broken out.
"Bastards."
At this moment, Sword Lord's furious Primordial Spirit thoughts echoed rumbling simultaneously in the Mortal World and the Dark Aspect of the Light Sea. The blazing sword light even exploded towards all directions.
"The Dark Aspect of the Light Sea... Bu Tianque!"
Sword Lord instantly understood what had happened. Therefore, the moment she saw Dao Tianqi and Perfected Lord Supreme Law Upholding Origin break out, she decisively used her trump card.
Time almost stagnated at this moment.
And above Sword Lord's head, a vast and boundless great net surfaced, encompassing myriad phenomena, containing heaven and earth, covering the entire Light Sea within the net.
The [Heavenly Dao]!
Sword Lord's graceful, refined figure vanished completely at that moment. In its place remained only an ultimate sharpness—one that seemed to condense all things in heaven and earth into a single edge.
To look upon that sharpness—to fix one's gaze upon the point of light at the tip of the blade—was to behold the entirety of the Light Sea: the scattered World Realms like pieces upon a chessboard, the countless living beings within them. And in that instant, all of it became one with Sword Lord's edge.
To face that blade was to face the whole of the Light Sea.
Whoever dared stand before it would be rejected by heaven and earth themselves.
In this instant, Sword Lord's stature climbed to the absolute extreme. Cang Hao commanded the [Heavenly Dao] to empower her with full force, causing her to break through a certain crucial critical point.
This was the realm that only Sisui had reached back then.
The long river of fate was constrained once again.
Future scenes shattered once again.
Absolute stature suppression became the most important weight on that scale, actually allowing Sword Lord to forcefully stabilize the originally collapsing battle situation!
"Is it still not enough?"
Seeing this scene, Lu Yang immediately clenched his teeth. What was even more fatal was that the Spiritual Power Dao Lord's side had already suppressed the hidden danger again and was about to recover his state!
Once the Spiritual Power Dao Lord's side recovered, [Sky-shrouding] could only be forced to stop. The Dao Arts Dao Lord could also once again recover his unchecked state, making a move to beat Dao Tianqi and Perfected Lord Supreme Law Upholding Origin back into the confinement of the [Heavenly Dao]. By then, all variables would be thoroughly extinguished as a result.
How could it end like this?
Meanwhile, Perfected Lord Supreme Law Upholding Origin also noticed the changes in the battle situation. Thus, he decisively stopped in his tracks, turning to look at Dao Tianqi beside him.
"Lord, it's time."
At this moment, this old Perfected Lord who had survived from the Golden Age to the present appeared incredibly calm: "My path ends here, but Lord must continue."
"Senior!?"
Dao Tianqi instantly widened his eyes. To him, Perfected Lord Supreme Law Upholding Origin was a well-deserved senior. He almost subconsciously wanted to shake his head and refuse.
However, Perfected Lord Supreme Law Upholding Origin spoke before him:
"Lord, do you remember what I said?"
A simple sentence, yet it seemed to reverse time, making the years flow backward, bringing Dao Tianqi back to Mount Luofu, back to the day the two of them conversed.
At that time, Perfected Lord Supreme Law Upholding Origin said:
"Lord must know, compassion does not command armies. Even if it's us, when it is time to sacrifice, Lord absolutely cannot hesitate. I am also prepared to sacrifice myself."
Now was the time, it was time to choose.
If you don't make a choice, then time will choose the worst one for you... Dao Tianqi once again profoundly experienced this principle.
Thus, he gave the same answer as that day:
"I understand."
Hearing this, Perfected Lord Supreme Law Upholding Origin finally revealed a smile, seemingly having finally settled a matter of the heart. Then he also gave the same response as that day:
"I respectfully wish you success at the first unfurling of the flag."
After speaking, he turned around.
The paths of the two separated here. One directly faced Sword Lord's sword light that was intolerable to heaven and earth, while the other went all out to approach the World Honored One's direction.
"Trying to leave?"
Sword Lord's voice was like rolling thunder. The full empowerment of the [Heavenly Dao] even caused the false history to surface, similarly transforming into a long river flowing across the horizon.
Seeing this scene, Perfected Lord Supreme Law Upholding Origin couldn't help but raise his head. His stature at this moment was high enough, enough to let him see through a hundred thousand years of false history, see the end of that long river, the source point, and see that figure constantly fighting and slaughtering within the completely solidified time.
'Lord Sisui...'
Perfected Lord Supreme Law Upholding Origin lowered his eyelids. The unextinguishable [Supreme Law Body] began its final combustion. The crimson battle flag was held high in front of him.
Just like that Dao struggle of the past.
The crimson radiance, which had all but faded away, flared forth once more—burning with the final clarity before death—surging forward like a storm to meet the descending sword light.
With the Light Sea as its edge—intolerable to heaven and earth?
They answered with nothing more than a scoff, pressing onward, heads held high.
For a fleeting instant, under that sudden eruption of crimson brilliance, even the sword light seemed to falter.
But the next moment, Sword Lord's cold, disdainful snort rang out:
"Overestimating yourselves."
She did not regard that crimson brilliance with the slightest seriousness.
To her, it was no more than a dying wail.
In the Light Sea, strength was the foundation that determined all things. No matter how fiercely an ant's will might burn, it could never rival a single thought of a true dragon.
The truth lay plainly before them.
With Cang Hao's support, the [Heavenly Dao] poured its power into her without reservation. At this moment, she could already rival Sisui of the past—her stature standing half a step above the Great Perfection of the Golden Core.
And what of Perfected Lord Supreme Law Upholding Origin?
Relying on crude, unrefined methods, he could only barely maintain a foothold at the level of Great Perfection—a castle built in the air, liable to collapse at any moment.
What did he have to contend with her?
He believed his sacrifice could buy Dao Tianqi a crucial sliver of time. But in Sword Lord's eyes, he could not even secure a single instant.
This was reality.
"Sever!"
The sword light blanketed heaven and earth, instantly engulfing Perfected Lord Supreme Law Upholding Origin. The long river of fate fixed his ending, and the firefly-like crimson radiance was extinguished on the spot.
The sword light did not slow in the slightest.
Everything unfolded exactly as Sword Lord had foreseen, without the slightest deviation. His sacrifice was meaningless; she would still intercept Dao Tianqi at the final moment.
—And then, the false history stirred.
At the very instant the crimson light vanished, that forcibly manifested false history—brought forth by Sword Lord's full invocation of the [Heavenly Dao]—underwent a sudden transformation.
The change arose from the source.
From the Dao Lord battle one hundred and twenty-nine thousand six hundred years ago. From that prison of time that should have remained immutable for all ages. From that towering figure within it.
For one hundred and twenty-nine thousand six hundred years, he had never ceased resisting. He had never once stopped striking against that prison of time.
Until this moment.
With Sword Lord fully driving the [Heavenly Dao], and the World Honored One choosing to withdraw his restraint, a minute—almost imperceptible—crack finally appeared within the prison.
And with it—
A [Variable] was born.
In an instant, the gazes and wills of the Dao Lords—Sword Lord, Cang Hao, the Dao Arts Dao Lord, the Spiritual Power Dao Lord, [Sky-shrouding]—all converged upon it.
And then, from across one hundred and twenty-nine thousand six hundred years, they heard it—
That furious roar.
"Kill!!!"