121: Double Break

Time, it seemed, had frozen into an eternal amber.

The Blood Soul Whirlpool stopped spinning, splashing blood beads solidified in mid-air, the exploding energy light fixed like a painting, the twisted or terrified expressions on the faces of all cultivators, demon race, and ghost creatures froze, and even the several ghost hands, bone claws, and soul tentacles that covered the sky and earth seemed to have fallen into the deepest mire, their movements slow to the point of near stagnation!

Only the dark-gold Samsara Eye, cold, merciless, and incomparably massive, that opened from the deepest part of the whirlpool's eye, and the Chaos Streamer that was still falling, chasing the golden lotus, were the only two "moving points" in this solidified space-time!

The Samsara Eye "watched" Lin Xuan indifferently, its gaze containing no emotion, only an absolute law of will that overlooked all beings and judged all things. Under this gaze, Lin Xuan felt that everything from his physical body to his immortal soul, and even his most fundamental consciousness, was seen through, and all secrets had nowhere to hide!

Pressure to the extreme! A thousand times more terrifying than facing the combined forces of the Nether Skull Ghost King and the other two magnates! This was simply not a power on the same level! This was the might originating from the very source of the laws of heaven and earth!

Lin Xuan felt his immortal soul wailing, as if the next moment it would be completely crushed, disintegrated, and merged into this endless Samsara by this gaze!

But in his eyes, an unprecedented madness and stubbornness burned!

"Want to see through me?! Then see enough!"

Not only did he not retreat, but he completely unleashed the restraints on his Chaos Nascent Soul, on his bronze battle axe, and on all the power within his body! He even actively stimulated the trace of golden lotus Samsara power that he had just absorbed and not yet fully refined!

Boom!

His body seemed to transform into a chaotic sun! Innumerable powers—chaos, lightning, Nirvana, demonic evil, ice soul, Buddha's Light, Nirvana, threads of affection, life, death... all the power characteristics returned tenfold by his disciples, intertwined, collided, and boiled in an unprecedented way!

The vertical eye between his brows spun wildly, the fragments of Time Law contained within it were stimulated to the extreme, attempting to resist this terrifying Samsara gaze!

And it was at this moment, when he completely abandoned all defenses and hidden aspects!

A change occurred!

The system in his Dantian, which had been dormant for a long time, seemed to be stirred by the extreme external pressure and the frantic internal energy, emitting a subtle yet clear hum!

"Ding! Detecting host encountering law suppression beyond current dimension, meeting emergency response mechanism..." "Ding! Detecting host absorbing energy containing Samsara Law fragments, energy analysis in progress..." "Ding! Tenfold Return module operating at overdrive... beginning reverse analysis of Samsara Law fluctuations..." "Analysis successful! Beginning simulated feedback..."

An indescribable, as if from a higher dimension, and extremely pure comprehension of the origin of Time Law, like a sudden enlightenment, was forcibly poured into the deepest part of Lin Xuan's divine soul!

This was not an increase in power, but a sudden elevation of his most fundamental understanding and control over "time," this supreme law, to an unimaginable realm!

The terrifying pressure brought by the Samsara Eye outside, in front of this sudden, more profound law comprehension, seemed to become a book that could be slowly read; although still heavy and obscure, it was no longer an incomprehensible, irresistible heavenly might!

"So... this is the true meaning of time..." Lin Xuan's mind was enlightened, and a light of understanding burst forth from his eyes!

His previous "Instant Eternity" was more like a crude influence on the flow of time based on instinct and power. But at this moment, he truly touched a trace of the origin of Time Law!

Past! Present! Future! Not linear, but a whole! Intercepting the past, freezing the present, peeking into the future... all sorts of profound mysteries flowed in his heart!

Although still insignificant, the essence was already different!

Just as Lin Xuan gained the original comprehension of Time Law in a desperate situation—

The falling golden-veined Nether Lotus below seemed to also sense the suddenly pure and advanced aura of Time Law on Lin Xuan's body, as well as the resonance between its own remaining trace of Samsara power and Lin Xuan. Its falling speed suddenly paused, and it even floated slightly upwards!

And this scene was precisely "seen" by the Samsara Eye.

The cold and merciless giant pupil seemed to fluctuate ever so slightly. Its indifferent gaze swept back and forth between Lin Xuan and the golden lotus, as if confirming something.

Then, to everyone's incredible "gaze," that terrifying Samsara Eye actually... slowly closed!

As if its appearance was only to confirm a certain matter. And now, with the matter confirmed, it lost interest.

Rumble rumble rumble!!!!

As the Samsara Eye closed, the solidified space-time instantly resumed its flow!

The Blood Soul Whirlpool spun wildly again! Shouts of killing and explosions rang out again! Those giant hands and soul tentacles grabbed down once more!

Everyone was momentarily stunned, as if that terrifying stagnation just now was merely an illusion!

But Lin Xuan knew it was not an illusion!

He knew this was the only chance! The moment the Samsara Eye closed, that terrifying suppressive force vanished, while everyone else's thoughts and actions still had a trace of delay!

"Now!"

A sharp light burst from his eyes, and he unreservedly infused the newly comprehended original power of Time Law into the bronze battle axe in his hand!

This time, it was no longer a simple acceleration or deceleration!

Time Law—Disruption · Sever the Future!

He swung the battle axe, his movements seemingly slow, yet containing a profound and rational trajectory! Above the axe blade, within the hazy chaotic airflow, a faint, flickering illusion of a long river of time, flowing with countless fragments of images, flashed by!

He did not attack anyone, nor did he block the grabbing giant hands, but rather, he lightly sliced at the "space" in front of him!

Chirp!

A subtle, almost invisible spatial crack appeared.

Immediately after, a strange thing happened!

The giant hands of the Nether Skull Ghost King, Skeleton Queen, and Soul-Devouring Demon Lord, which were about to close, seemed to suddenly "forget" their target. Their movements showed a momentary confusion and deviation, and they actually collided with each other!

Boom!

A terrifying energy explosion erupted above Lin Xuan's head! The furious strikes of the three magnates canceled and annihilated each other, instead blocking this certain-kill situation for Lin Xuan!

And Lin Xuan, using the impact force of the explosion, his speed surged again. He firmly grabbed the slightly floating golden-veined Nether Lotus in his hand and instantly put it into his system space!

"Pfft!" Forcibly activating the still-unfamiliar original Time Law, Lin Xuan spat out another mouthful of fresh blood, his divine soul in excruciating pain, but he couldn't care less about that!

"Go!"

He did not stop, his figure transforming into a stream of light, frantically rushing towards the platform where the Star Palace disciples were located!

"Junior! You seek death!" The Nether Skull Ghost King's roar of shock and anger came. He couldn't understand what had just happened, only knowing that the duck he had in his hand had flown away! The giant skeleton hand condensed again, grabbing at Lin Xuan! The Skeleton Queen and Soul-Devouring Demon Lord were also enraged, simultaneously attacking to intercept!

But at this moment—

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

Below, on the platform occupied by the Star Palace disciples, several incomparably powerful breakthrough auras erupted one after another!

It was Yun Qingyao, Leng Yuechan, Ye Chen, Mo Sha, and Kong Ming!

These five, during the previous series of bloody battles and absorption of the pure energy scattered from the Blood Soul Whirlpool, had already reached the limit of Golden Immortal peak. The extreme pressure on Lin Xuan when he was besieged by the three magnates, the manifestation of the Samsara Eye, and the law ripples brought by Lin Xuan's final profound axe strike, became the last catalyst that broke their bottleneck!

Five pillars of light, containing different law characteristics, shot up into the sky, stirring the clouds!

Yun Qingyao's body's extreme coldness sublimated, as if it could even freeze time, stepping into the early stage of Immortal Lord! Leng Yuechan's Nirvana Sword Intent merged into the void, her aura becoming ethereal and deadly, also advancing to the early stage of Immortal Lord! Ye Chen's figure almost completely disappeared, his sense of presence reduced to nothingness, his assassination path nearing perfection, early stage of Immortal Lord! Mo Sha's Ancient Demon True Body rose again, demon patterns turning into tangible armor, his power growing wildly, early stage of Immortal Lord! Kong Ming's Buddha's Light behind his head transformed into a seven-colored sarira, his chanting containing a grand vow to save the world, early stage of Immortal Lord!

The energy storm and law fluctuations generated by the simultaneous breakthrough of five newly advanced Immortal Lords instantly disrupted the battlefield, temporarily blocking the pursuit of the Nether Skull Ghost King and the others!

"Good!" Lin Xuan was overjoyed, seizing the opportunity to rush back to the platform!

"Form the array! Cover Master!" Although Yun Qingyao had just broken through, she immediately commanded calmly! The five of them connected their auras, cooperating with the other disciples, and instantly formed an even stronger defensive battle array!

The attacks of the Nether Skull Ghost King and others slammed onto the battle array's light screen, making it shake violently, but it held firm!

And at this moment, Lin Xuan finally got a moment to catch his breath. He unhesitatingly took out the golden-veined Nether Lotus and frantically absorbed the incomparably pure energy within it, which contained fragments of Samsara Law!

Vast energy surged into his body, not only instantly healing all his injuries, but also pushing his cultivation towards the limit of the late stage of Immortal Lord!

His Chaos Nascent Soul expanded wildly, becoming even more solid, with more profound law patterns appearing on its surface! The bronze battle axe hummed, feeding back more ancient demon pattern inheritances! The vertical eye between his brows became even deeper, and his comprehension of Time Law became clearer!

Peak late Immortal Lord... bottleneck... loosened!

"Not enough! Still not enough!" Lin Xuan could feel that he was still one step away from the Immortal Venerable realm! A thin but tough barrier!

Just then, he had an epiphany and suddenly looked at the whirlpool's eye that was still spewing countless soul crystals and a small number of ordinary Nether Lotuses!

A hint of madness flashed in his eyes, and he suddenly formed a hand seal!

"Chaos Return to Origin! Devour the Heavens and Earth!"

A massive chaotic whirlpool, seemingly capable of devouring everything, suddenly appeared with him as the center, generating an irresistible, terrifying suction force!

The target was not a specific person, but—the vast amount of blood sea soul crystals and Nether Lotus energy gushing out!

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!!

Like a long whale sucking water, countless streams of bloody and dark energy were forcibly stripped from the erupting light streams, like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, frantically surging into the chaotic whirlpool within Lin Xuan's body!

His aura, at a terrifying speed, surged wildly again!

Rumble rumble rumble!!!!

The barrier of the Immortal Lord realm, under the impact of this vast energy, shattered like paper!

A terrifying pressure, transcending the Immortal Lord and boundless, like an ancient god or demon awakening from slumber, erupted from Lin Xuan's body, sweeping across the entire Blood Soul Whirlpool!

Heaven and earth changed color, all laws wailed!

Immortal Venerable!!!

At this moment, in this blood sea deadland, after a series of deadly battles, with the help of the golden lotus, the vast energy of the soul crystal sea, and the original comprehension of Time Law, Lin Xuan—ascended to the heavens in one step, entering the Immortal Venerable realm!

An Immortal Venerable, founded on chaos, integrating all laws, and wielding the Time Law—a Chaos Demon Venerable, was thus born!

He slowly opened his eyes. Wherever his gaze fell, electricity was born in the void, and laws retreated!

He looked at the Nether Skull Ghost King, Skeleton Queen, and Soul-Devouring Demon Lord, whose expressions changed drastically in the distance, and slowly curled his lips into a cold arc.

"Now, it's my turn."