Chapter 248: Heavily Wounding the Twin Gods, the Judgment Sword Collapses
Outside the boundary wall, that chaotic Origin point, which had become completely distorted and blurred due to the collision of supreme Laws, suddenly collapsed inward after experiencing a strange stillness that felt like an eternal instant!
"Weng—!!!"
A low roar, which did not propagate through a medium but instead exploded directly at the level of Laws and in the depths of the Souls of all Divine Rank beings, erupted from the center of that collapse, carrying a turbulent flow of energy as if opening the heavens and earth!
The chaotic purple-gold thunderous ending sword Aura and that "Creation" singularity from the beginning of Chaos did not cancel each other out or diffuse like ordinary energy in this ultimate collision of annihilation. Instead, in a bizarre manner that transcended cognition, they "devoured" and "transformed" each other's core Law structures, ultimately triggering a small-scale but root-touching "Law Storm"!
At the center of the storm, all concepts of color, form, sound, and even space and time became a chaotic mess. Only countless Law fragments representing the Origins of "Creation," "Ending," "Thunder," "Life," and "Destruction" splashed and flew wildly like broken mirror surfaces, completely turning that area into an absolute forbidden zone where even a God King's Divine Thought might be severed or assimilated upon entry.
After a brief period of devastation, the storm's aftermath slowly spread outward and subsided.
Revealing the scene at the core—
The God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life stood side by side, but their condition was far worse than before.
The God of Destruction's face was pale, with remnants of divine blood yet to be wiped from the corner of his mouth. His pitch-black destruction divine attire was covered in fine puncture scars, as if pierced by invisible thunder needles and then forcibly closed. Especially on his right hand holding the scepter of destruction, the webbing between his thumb and forefinger had split open, and dark gold divine blood slowly dripped along the scepter's patterns, freezing into ice crystals in the void.
His destruction divine force, which originally boiled like an ocean, now appeared much more sluggish, and his Aura had significantly weakened. In those deep purple eyes, the violence remained, but there was an added touch of hard-to-conceal shock and... wariness.
The Goddess of Life's situation was slightly better, but her beautiful face had lost its composure, and her emerald eyes held gravity and a hint of pain. The ancient tree of life behind her had dimmed considerably, and several main branches even showed signs of withering. Clearly, her Origin had also suffered a significant shock during the previous Law collision and backlash.
In contrast, Lei Chen still hung in his original spot, holding the Nine Heavens Thunderstrike Sword and wearing the Life Guardian Divine Armor. His Aura was profound, as if that world-shaking strike just now had not cost him much strength. Only the two God King imprints reflecting each other on his forehead flickered a bit more rapidly, showing that he was not entirely at ease either.
The difference was clear!
In that ultimate clash involving the roots of Laws, Lei Chen's "Tribulation Arising, Tribulation Ending; Thunder's Evolution, Beginning and End," which integrated dual God King authority and contained the Dao of Thunder's Beginning and End, was clearly superior. It not only frontally defeated and annihilated part of the power of the opponent's "Source of Creation" singularity, but its backlash also directly wounded the Origins of the God of Destruction and Goddess of Life through their divine force connection!
"The blending of Destruction and Life is indeed profound, touching the threshold of Creation," Lei Chen spoke slowly, his voice calm but carrying a clear understanding of the essence. "Unfortunately, the 'Creation' of you two is ultimately an external force, a 'neutralization' and 'compromise' of Destruction and Life, rather than true 'creation from nothing' or 'defining the beginning and end.'"
He shook his head slightly, his gaze sweeping over the ugly expressions of the God of Destruction and Goddess of Life: "And my Thunder controls Heavenly Punishment and governs Life and Death. It is inherently one of the manifestations of Creation and the End, and it further carries the will of 'Beginning and End' of a plane. Using the 'Determined Beginning and End' to break a 'Neutralized Pseudo-Creation' is only natural."
These comments cut to the heart, not only pointing out the weakness of the opponents' Fusion technique but also highlighting the transcendence of his own Dao. This shook the minds of the God of Destruction and Goddess of Life again, leaving them unable to retort for a moment.
"Do not be so arrogant!" The God of Destruction suppressed his churning blood and the shock in his heart, roaring hoarsely in an attempt to cover his disadvantage with momentum. "That was just a probe! This seat wants to see how many times you can take it!"
Before his voice fell, the scepter of destruction in his hand erupted with pitch-black divine light again, though the intensity was clearly weaker than at the start. The Goddess of Life also took a deep breath, and emerald divine light rose from the ancient tree of life once more. Countless phantom emerald vines swayed around her as she prepared to coordinate the attack again.
However, Lei Chen would not give them another chance to leisurely join forces and perform a Fusion strike.
"A probe? It's time to end this." Lei Chen's eyes turned cold, and his Aura suddenly surged.
"Weng—!"
His left hand made a grasping motion, and the Heavenly Saint Abyss-Splitting Halberd silently appeared again, its deep blue blade flowing with dark destructive light. His right hand's Nine Heavens Thunderstrike Sword flickered with thunder, locking onto the God of Destruction. Meanwhile, the Life Guardian Divine Armor he wore emitted a rich life-green glow, providing not only powerful defense and recovery but also faintly forming a strange life force field that interfered with and assimilated the Law of Life released by the Goddess of Life.
Three Super Divine Artifacts and three supreme attributes, under the command of Lei Chen's dual God King status, were perfectly coordinated and complementary, forming an all-around, no-blind-spot absolute suppression!
In the next instant, Lei Chen moved.
There were no world-shaking light effects, only speed pushed to the extreme and precision controlled to the hair's breadth.
He took a step forward, appearing to the left of the God of Destruction as if by Teleportation. The Heavenly Saint Abyss-Splitting Halberd pierced silently toward the gap in his left ribs, the tip of the halberd leaving a smooth black cut in space as it passed.
The God of Destruction roared, and the scepter of destruction swept across, pitch-black thunder turning into a furious dragon coiling toward the halberd's shaft. The Goddess of Life waved her jade hand, and countless emerald vines arrived later but struck first, Entanglement toward the arm Lei Chen used to hold the halberd. Simultaneously, vast Goddess of Life divine force turned into a light shield, attempting to block the halberd's edge.
But Lei Chen seemed to have anticipated this. The piercing Heavenly Saint Abyss-Splitting Halberd took a bizarre turn mid-way, not clashing head-on with the scepter of destruction but instead tracing a deep blue arc, avoiding the strong to strike the weak, pointing directly at the God of Destruction's right shoulder blade exposed by his swing! At the same time, his right hand's Nine Heavens Thunderstrike Sword slashed casually to his side. A condensed chaotic thunder Aura exploded, severing and annihilating all the incoming emerald vines. The thunderous will on it even backlashed along the connection between the vines and the Goddess of Life, causing her delicate body to tremble slightly and her divine technique to experience a momentary lag.
"Chila!"
Despite the God of Destruction's best efforts to dodge, the destruction divine armor on his right shoulder was still sliced open by the sharpness of the Heavenly Saint Abyss-Splitting Halberd, leaving a wound deep enough to see the bone. Dark gold divine blood sprayed, and the residual Law of Destruction at the wound site eroded frantically, preventing healing.
"Little Purple!" the Goddess of Life cried out, the light of the ancient tree of life surging urgently as she tried to heal him.
But Lei Chen's attacks were continuous like a tide. Having landed a hit, he did not stop for a moment. His figure was like a ghost, flickering between Destruction and Life. The Heavenly Saint Abyss-Splitting Halberd and the Nine Heavens Thunderstrike Sword attacked in turns—sometimes the halberd struck like a dragon, pointing directly at vitals and ignoring defense; sometimes the sword turned into a thunder net, sealing off dodges and imposing judgment. The Life Guardian Divine Armor provided powerful protection and continuous recovery, allowing him to attack without any reservations.
The God of Destruction roared repeatedly, the scepter of destruction waving a sky full of shadows as pitch-black thunder exploded frantically, yet he was always countered or pierced by Lei Chen's exquisite movement techniques or the destructive properties of the Heavenly Saint Abyss-Splitting Halberd. New wounds constantly added to his body. The Goddess of Life exerted all her strength, the light of the ancient tree of life almost burning. Countless healing divine techniques, Entanglement vines, and life barriers emerged one after another, yet they were always suppressed by the thunder of Lei Chen's Nine Heavens Thunderstrike Sword or interfered with by the life force field of the Life Guardian Divine Armor, making it difficult to form effective support or restraint.
Lei Chen brought the vast divine force of his dual God King status, his profound understanding of Laws, and the characteristics of the three Super Divine Artifacts to their peak. Fighting one against two, he actually suppressed the two veteran God Kings, Destruction and Life, so tightly that they were in constant danger, having only the power to parry and hardly any strength to strike back! The scales of victory were tilting toward Lei Chen at a rate visible to the naked eye.
"Bastard! Have the guts to take a strike from my scepter head-on!" The God of Destruction was being beaten so miserably that his irritable temper almost drove him mad.
Lei Chen turned a deaf ear, controlling the battle rhythm flawlessly and calmly expanding his advantage. He could feel that the God of Destruction's counterattacks were becoming more and more disorganized, and the Goddess of Life's support was beginning to show signs of inadequacy.
However, just as Lei Chen was preparing to strike another heavy blow to thoroughly secure the victory or even find an opening to heavily wound one of them—
"Weng!!!"
In another part of the battlefield, a sudden change occurred!
A terrifying fluctuation, even more grand and ancient than the previous "Source of Creation," and more filled with judgment and supreme majesty, erupted from the center of the battlefield where Gu Yuena faced Tang San, Kindness, and Evil, accompanied by a clear sword chime that felt like it was opening the world and deciding the life and death of the heavens!
That area was now completely shrouded in a brilliant sword light of indescribable color, seemingly containing all the concepts of "Order," "Judgment," and "Ending" in the Universe!
At the core of the sword light, a phantom of a giant sword about a hundred zhang long, simple in design and flowing with the three-colored brilliance of white-gold, dark-gold, and red-gold, was being held aloft by Tang San, the God of Goodness, and the God of Evil in a triangular formation, as they poured, condensed, and lifted their entire divine force without reservation!
On the giant sword, white-gold represented the "Order" and "Protection" of Kindness, dark-gold represented the "Chaos" and "Punishment" of Evil, and red-gold represented the "Slaughter" and "Judgment" of Asura. The three colors were not simply mixed but were intertwined in a profound trajectory, spiraling upward. Finally, at the tip of the sword, they condensed into a point of "Ending" cold light so pure it seemed capable of severing Karma and executing a God King!
Three Realms Judgment Sword!
The supreme united divine skill of the Old God Realm, performed by the combined Origins of three God Kings. It was said to possess the absolute power to kill a single God King! At this moment, even though Tang San's heavy injuries had not yet healed, under the full cooperation and shared burden of the God Kings of Kindness and Evil, this light sword representing the highest judgment authority of the God Realm still emitted a terrifying Aura that dimmed the stars of the heavens and made the distant Old God Realm resonate and tremble!
"Silver Dragon King! Die! Three Realms Judgment—Slash!" Tang San's face was distorted as he roared hoarsely, swinging his arm simultaneously with Kindness and Evil to strike that brilliant giant sword down toward the silver-gold figure standing calmly alone ahead!
The giant sword slashed down silently, yet it seemed to carry the will and Laws of the entire Old God Realm, locking onto Gu Yuena's "past," "present," and "future." With an inescapable sense of destiny that decreed her "guilty and to be executed," it sought to completely erase this newborn Dragon God, along with the very concept of her existence, from this Universe!
Facing this lethal strike that would make any God King pale, a clear... coldness finally surfaced on Gu Yuena's exquisite face.
She slowly raised both hands. Her left palm faced upward, where the "Source of Creation"—a brilliant silver-white mass evolving with the vitality of all things—shone brightly. Her right palm faced downward, where the "Destruction Finale"—a deep dark-gold mass exuding the silence of the void—spun rapidly.
She did not attempt to dodge, nor did she perform any defensive divine arts.
Under the suspicious, uncomprehending, and even faintly "she's crazy" gazes of Tang San, Kindness, and Evil, Gu Yuena made a move that drew the attention of all onlookers, including the fiercely battling Lei Chen, Destruction, and Goddess of Life—
She slowly and firmly brought her hands together.
The "Source of Creation" in her left hand and the "Destruction Finale" in her right—two diametrically opposed supreme powers representing the poles of the Universe—collided violently within her palms!
"Boom—!!!"
An indescribable chaotic radiance erupted from Gu Yuena's closed palms. It was not a simple explosion, but a deeper level of "Fusion" and "sublimation"!
Creation and destruction were no longer in distinct opposition; instead, under the absolute authority of her Dragon God power, they began an ultimate, flawless "cycle" and "unification"!
The silver-white and dark-gold completely vanished, transforming into a "Primal Chaos Color" that embraced all colors yet transcended them. A vast and majestic power, surpassing single creation or destruction and resembling the Origin of the Universe and the Foundation of all things, was nurtured, born, and rose from that Primal Chaos Color!
"Creation is the beginning, destruction is the end. The cycle of beginning and end is precisely—Chaos Dragon God Slash!"
Gu Yuena's cold and majestic voice echoed through the Void Realm as she suddenly pushed her joined palms forward!
"Zheng—!!!"
A condensed blade light, only about a zhang long, with the Primal Chaos Color flowing through it and a miniature Universe seemingly undergoing Reincarnation within, shot out from her palms. It boldly met the descending, thousand-foot-long "Three Realms Judgment Sword"!
Blade light against giant sword; their sizes were vastly different, but their Aura seemed reversed.
The Chaos Dragon God Slash was silent, yet it carried a supreme majesty that returned to simplicity and pointed directly to the Origin. Wherever it passed, even the sense of temporal destiny locked by the "Three Realms Judgment Sword" was forcibly distorted and broken!
"Chiss—!"
There was no earth-shattering explosion, nor a stalemate.
Under the unbelievable and horrified gazes of Tang San, Kindness, and Evil, that zhang-long chaotic blade light was like a hot knife through butter, smoothly and without resistance slicing into the core of the Three Realms Judgment Sword's brilliant sword light!
The judgment sword light, interwoven with platinum, dark-gold, and crimson-gold, began to crumble and annihilate inch by inch upon contact with the chaotic blade light. It wasn't being smashed; it was as if the "Law Foundation" of its existence was being "denied," "overwritten," and "assimilated" by a higher level of power!
The "order," "judgment," and "slaughter" will of the Judgment Sword appeared so pale and powerless before the Dragon God's "Chaos" authority, which governed the "Creation-Destruction" cycle and could be called one of the roots of the Universe!
"No—!!!" Tang San let out a desperate roar.
Kindness and Evil also turned pale simultaneously.
"Crack—Boom!!!"
The thousand-foot Three Realms Judgment Sword completely collapsed while still dozens of zhang above Gu Yuena's head, turning into a sky full of scattered Law light rain that exploded violently! The shockwave of the explosion sent Tang San, Kindness, and Evil—who were the first to be hit—flying back while vomiting blood. Their Auras plummeted. Tang San, already heavily injured, was like a broken kite; his divine body was on the verge of shattering completely, and the Asura God Sword in his hand almost flew out!
Gu Yuena still stood calmly in place, her silver-gold hair fluttering slightly in the explosion's aftermath, chaotic radiance flowing around her, completely unharmed. She simply withdrew her hands calmly, as if defeating the supreme combined divine technique of the Old God Realm was nothing more than brushing away a speck of dust.
"The Three Realms Judgment Sword... is nothing more than this," she spoke indifferently, her voice clearly reaching across the entire battlefield.
At this moment, all was silent.
Even the humming of the distant Old God Realm seemed to stagnate for an instant.
"What?! The Judgment Sword... was broken?!"
The God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life, who were being suppressed by Lei Chen and struggling to hold on, were shaken to their cores the moment they sensed the Three Realms Judgment Sword shattering, crying out in shock almost simultaneously!
Especially the God of Destruction; he knew the power of the "Three Realms Judgment Sword" better than anyone. It was one of the Old God Realm's ultimate trump cards for suppressing everything and deciding the life and death of God Kings! Now, it had been frontally crushed by that Silver Dragon King... no, Dragon God Gu Yuena, in such a casual yet Soul-shaking manner?!
Shock, horror, disbelief... various emotions struck the two God Kings' minds like a tsunami, causing their defense lines—already strained to the limit under Lei Chen's tempestuous assault—to suffer a fatal, momentary lapse and dissolution.
And in that less than a tenth of an instant's flaw—
The cold divine light in the eyes of Lei Chen, who had always been like the most precise combat machine controlling every detail of the overall situation, suddenly surged!
"A good opportunity!"
His thoughts were like lightning; this was the moment he had been waiting for!
"Die!"
With a cold, low shout, Lei Chen's long-prepared ultimate killing move erupted!
The Heavenly Saint Abyss-Splitting Halberd in his left hand no longer sought trickery, but instead condensed all "destruction" will into a single point. The deep blue light of the halberd's body became extremely restrained, turning into a deep blue thread almost invisible to the naked eye. At a speed exceeding thought, it pierced straight toward the forehead of the God of Destruction, whose defense had a gap due to shock! This strike ignored all physical and energy defenses, pointing directly at his divine soul core and God Position Origin!
The Nine Heavens Thunderstrike Sword in his right hand erupted with lightning. The chaotic purple-gold thunder was no longer dispersed but entirely gathered at the sword tip, forming a condensed lightning cone that seemed capable of piercing the Universe. Carrying the supreme will of Judgment Finale and the destruction of all Laws, it followed closely behind the Heavenly Saint Abyss-Splitting Halberd, stabbing toward the God of Destruction's heart! This sword was a double lethal blow on both physical and Law levels!
Simultaneously, the Life Guardian Divine Armor on Lei Chen's body glowed with intense green light. The surging life force not only protected himself but also transformed into countless incredibly tough life force field tentacles. Arriving later but striking first, like living shackles, they instantly bound and imprisoned the Goddess of Life, who had lost her composure out of concern for the God of Destruction and was half a beat slow to help! Although it couldn't trap a God King for long, it was enough to prevent her from providing timely assistance, creating the perfect conditions for this lethal strike!
Just before the halberd tip reached him, the God of Destruction finally snapped out of his shock, the coldness of death instantly drowning all his rage and thoughts. He let out a mad roar, the scepter of destruction subconsciously blocked toward his forehead, while his remaining destruction divine force burned and erupted recklessly, attempting to form a final defense.
However, it was too late! A defensive gap caused by a lapse in concentration was a chasm between life and death before an opponent like Lei Chen!
"Pfft!"
The deep blue thread of the Heavenly Saint Abyss-Splitting Halberd pierced through the hastily condensed barrier of destruction divine force without suspense, striking the shaft of the scepter of destruction.
"Crack!"
A crisp cracking sound rang out. On the shaft of the scepter of destruction, the purple-black gemstone symbolizing the Origin of the God of Destruction's God Position actually developed several clear cracks! The God of Destruction was as if struck by lightning; his divine soul felt like it had been hit hard by an invisible sledgehammer. Dark-gold divine blood seeped from his seven orifices simultaneously as he let out a muffled groan of pain.
And this was only the beginning.
The following Nine Heavens Thunderstrike Sword, carrying the vast power of Thunder Finale, stabbed fiercely into the God of Destruction's chest, where the flow of divine force had become sluggish due to the damaged gemstone!
"Boom—!!!"
Chaotic purple-gold lightning exploded violently inside the God of Destruction! Countless fine bolts of lightning, like the most vicious venomous snakes, crazily eroded and destroyed his divine body's structure and decimated his vitality. A portion even followed the divine force connection, rushing straight into the depths of his divine soul to shatter his godhead!
"Arghhh—!!!"
The God of Destruction let out a shrill and wretched scream. His entire divine body was thrown backward like a rag doll, his chest blown open with a huge wound that was transparent from front to back, with charred edges and lightning and destruction energy constantly annihilating each other. Dark-gold divine blood and fragments of internal organs sprayed out wildly. His Aura plummeted at a visible rate, instantly falling to rock bottom and entering a state of near-death injury!
"Xiao Zi—!!!"
The Goddess of Life, temporarily imprisoned by the life force field of the Life Guardian Divine Armor, felt her eyes nearly burst with grief. She let out a heart-wrenching cry and struggled madly. The ancient tree of life erupted with its final emerald radiance, finally snapping those life force field tentacles as she rushed toward the flying God of Destruction regardless of everything.
Lei Chen did not pursue. He slowly withdrew the Heavenly Saint Abyss-Splitting Halberd and the Nine Heavens Thunderstrike Sword, looking coldly at the God of Destruction, who was caught by the Goddess of Life and was gasping for breath, having lost his combat capability. Then he turned his gaze toward the distance, toward Tang San, Kindness, and Evil, who had just recovered from the backlash of the Three Realms Judgment Sword but were now pale and filled with shock and anger at the God of Destruction's miserable state, and... toward Gu Yuena, who stood quietly suspended, chaotic radiance flowing, as if she had just done something insignificant.
The cold void of the Universe was dead silent.
Only the God of Destruction's uncontrollable groans of pain and the Goddess of Life's tearful cries silently told of the tragedy of this God King battle.
Of the five great God Kings of the Old God Realm, Asura was heavily injured first, Destruction was near death afterward, Kindness and Evil suffered significant backlash, and the Goddess of Life was in a state of Spiritual Chaos... while on the Douluo side, Lei Chen and Gu Yuena had steady Auras and undiminished combat power.
The situation was already clear.