127: Emperor Confrontation

"Xuan Gu?! What have you done?!"

Lin Xuan looked at the Remnant Soul that had emerged from the shadows, its aura becoming strangely powerful, and then felt the terrifying pressure, a mix of the Zerg's devouring instinct and dead silence, wildly surging from the tumor. His heart instantly sank to rock bottom.

This Old Dog Xuan Gu, as expected, hadn't been up to any good! He actually fed that Nirvana origin, from Ancient Burial Lord, to the Mother Worm? Is he trying to say this bug isn't fierce enough and needs a buff?!

"Hehehe..." Xuan Gu Remnant Soul let out a spine-chilling, grotesque laugh, his voice filled with venomous resentment and a pathological excitement. "Lin Xuan! You didn't expect this, did you? Even with just a wisp of a Remnant Soul, I can still give you a huge 'surprise'! Enjoy this perfect Worm Emperor, infused with the power of Nirvana! It will be your burial ground!"

As his words fell, the massive tumor suddenly burst open!

Viscous, foul-smelling liquid poured down like a waterfall, and a colossal, hideous, utterly indescribable terror crawled out from within!

It roughly retained the outline of a Zerg, but its carapace was no longer organic; instead, it was a dark, bony substance seemingly condensed from countless wailing souls and endless death qi! Its compound eyes were like two massive, rotating Nirvana black holes, exuding a desire to devour all light! Between the opening and closing of its countless mouthparts, it wasn't just simple devouring, but also a terrifying power that could reduce all things to dead silence! Its segmented limbs were like giant Death God scythes, slashing through space and leaving black fissures that lingered indefinitely!

The Nirvana Worm Emperor! Or rather, the Mother Worm rapidly evolving towards this terrifying form!

It let out a shriek so sharp it could tear apart one's soul, its voice filled with endless hunger and hatred for all life!

Buzz!

A terrifying ripple, a mix of physical impact and soul erosion, suddenly spread out from it as its center!

"Be careful!" Lin Xuan roared, activating the Time Law instantly!

"Momentary Slowdown!"

The speed of the spreading destructive ripple suddenly slowed!

"Retreat!" He grabbed Mo Sha and Kong Ming, who were closest, and his Chaos power erupted, forming a shield in front of him!

Leng Yuechan and Ye Chen reacted extremely quickly, their figures rapidly retreating!

Boom!!!

The destructive ripple slammed hard into Lin Xuan's Chaos shield!

Crack!

The shield, strong enough to withstand an Immortal Lord's full attack, shattered like glass! Lin Xuan grunted, his blood and qi churning from the immense force, forcing him back several steps!

What powerful strength! This monstrous thing just hatched, and its power is already close to that of a mid-stage Immortal Venerable! Moreover, that Nirvana power is extremely troublesome, actually eroding his Chaos Immortal Essence!

"Master!" Leng Yuechan and the others' expressions changed drastically.

"I'm fine!" Lin Xuan suppressed his surging blood and qi, his eyes becoming incredibly solemn. "This thing is not easy to deal with! Old Dog Xuan Gu and it are one; let's kill that Old Dog Xuan Gu first!"

He saw that Xuan Gu's Remnant Soul seemed to be sharing power with the Worm Emperor, or rather, guiding it.

"Hehehe... Want to kill this sovereign? Too late!" Xuan Gu Remnant Soul laughed strangely, his figure flickering, and he directly merged into the Nirvana Worm Emperor's head carapace, revealing only a distorted face, making him appear even more eerie!

"Roar!" The Nirvana Worm Emperor roared again, its giant scythe-like segmented limb, carrying the power of dead silence that could tear space, fiercely slashed towards the crowd! At the same time, its black hole-like compound eyes locked onto Lin Xuan, and a powerful Nirvana suction force emanated, trying to devour his life force and immortal soul!

"Form a formation! Trap it!" Lin Xuan roared, his bronze battle axe erupting with monstrous demonic light, and he fiercely struck the descending segmented limb with a "Sky-Splitting" blow!

Clang!!!

A deafening roar echoed through the nest! Where the axe blade and the segmented limb collided, space collapsed, and energy annihilated! Lin Xuan's arm went numb; the Worm Emperor's segmented limb was absurdly hard, and the Nirvana power on it spread along the battle axe, making him extremely uncomfortable!

"Ice Seal the Universe!" Yun Qingyao shouted, and an extremely cold Sword Qi swept out, attempting to freeze the Worm Emperor's movements. "Nirvana Soul Sever!" Leng Yuechan pointed her sword, and a hazy Sword Light pierced directly towards the Worm Emperor's compound eye! Ye Chen's figure was like a ghost, circling to the side to attack the Worm Emperor's weaker joints! Mo Sha and Kong Ming, one fiercely attacked, the other provided support! The other Immortal Lords also used their respective methods!

However, the Nirvana Worm Emperor's defense and recovery were abnormally strong! Most of the attacks from the crowd either were absorbed or bounced off by its Nirvana carapace; even if damage was dealt, it would be quickly repaired by the dense Nirvana death qi! Moreover, its attacks were powerful and heavy, and they came with an erosive effect, forcing everyone into dangerous situations!

"This won't do!" Lin Xuan frowned tightly. "We must break its defense! Attack Xuan Gu's face!"

He once again activated the Time Law, forcibly freezing the Worm Emperor for a moment, and his battle axe, carrying an indomitable force, fiercely struck the part of the carapace where Xuan Gu Remnant Soul had merged!

"Roar!" The Worm Emperor seemed to sense the threat, letting out an angry roar. Another segmented limb suddenly moved to defend, and at the same time, the Nirvana suction from its mouth abruptly intensified!

Boom!

Lin Xuan's battle axe was blocked by the segmented limb; although it shattered part of the carapace, it failed to harm Xuan Gu deep inside. And that powerful suction force caused his figure to pause!

Just then, Xuan Gu Remnant Soul's face revealed a sinister smile, and he muttered something. A more subtle, yet soul-origin-targeting curse power, quietly attacked Lin Xuan along with the suction force!

"Master, be careful!" Kong Ming, who had been focused on purifying and resisting the Nirvana power, keenly sensed something was wrong and instantly pushed the Merit Golden Wheel to its limit, blocking in front of Lin Xuan!

Pfft!

Most of the invisible curse power was blocked by the Golden Wheel, but Kong Ming was struck as if by a heavy blow, violently spitting out a mouthful of golden Buddhist blood, his face instantly turning ashen, and his aura rapidly plummeting! The curse could actually pollute Buddha's Light!

"Kong Ming!" Lin Xuan's eyes were splitting with rage!

"Bald donkey seeking death!" Xuan Gu Remnant Soul sneered, controlling the Worm Emperor, and a sharp claw took the opportunity to grab the injured Kong Ming!

"Get lost!" Mo Sha roared, using his body to shove Kong Ming away, but he himself was struck in the chest by the sharp claw, his ancient demon body torn open with a huge wound, and demonic blood gushed out!

"Damn it!" Lin Xuan was completely enraged! His Chaos Demonic Essence erupted without reservation! The vertical eye on his forehead opened again!

"Time — Reversal!"

He risked damage to his divine soul, forcibly micro-manipulating time in a small area around Kong Ming and Mo Sha, allowing their injuries to recover slightly and avoiding fatal spots!

But with this distraction, the Worm Emperor's attack arrived again!

The battle within the nest entered an extremely arduous stalemate! Although Lin Xuan's team members were all powerful and cooperated tacitly, this Nirvana Worm Emperor was simply too tough and difficult to deal with, and with Old Dog Xuan Gu secretly causing trouble, they couldn't do anything to it for a while, and instead, people kept getting injured!

At the same time, the main battlefield on the outskirts of the Blood Hell Demon Abyss also entered a white-hot phase!

The Immortal Realm Allied Army's offensive was like a raging tide, wave after wave, fiercely impacting the Asura Clan's defenses. Countless immortal arts, demonic spells, devil arts, spiritual energy, and dragon breaths collided with Asura blood fiend and the insect sea. Every moment, a large number of lives perished, and the starry sky was dyed crimson!

The super-large assault formation deployed by Chu Xinghe played a huge role, continuously tearing apart the Asura Clan's demonic formations. The Star Palace army, as the vanguard, was even more unstoppable, like a sharp dagger, constantly penetrating deeper!

But the Asura Clan's resistance was also exceptionally tenacious, relying on geographical advantages and countless fearless Zergs, stubbornly holding onto their defensive line.

The high-end powerhouses' showdowns were even more earth-shattering!

Nether Skeleton Emperor finally couldn't help but make a move! His true body was like a blood-red star, rising from the deepest part of the Demon Abyss, surrounded by an endless sea of resentful souls and blood. A gigantic blood-red palm, covering the sky, directly slapped towards the allied army's front line! That might seemed to want to wipe out billions of living beings with a single palm!

"Nether Skeleton Emperor! Your opponents are us!"

The five Immortal Emperor projections, already prepared, instantly solidified several times over! Although not their true bodies, they contained part of their original power!

Emperor Yu, holding the human race's supreme treasure, the "Nine Tripods," exuded the imperial dragon qi that suppressed the universe, meeting the blood-red giant palm! Emperor Qingming revealed part of his Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox true body, and demonic qi swept across heaven and earth! Spirit Wa Yuanjun, with a wave of her hand, countless vital spirit vines entwined towards the sea of blood! Ao Guang Dragon Emperor transformed into a five-clawed golden dragon, his dragon roar shattering stars! Luo Hou Demon Lord's demonic might was boundless, fiercely colliding with Nether Skeleton Emperor's blood fiend qi!

Rumble rumble rumble!!!

The collision of Emperor-level powers was like the creation of heaven and earth! The entire Blood Hell Demon Abyss vibrated violently, and space collapsed in large sections! The battlefield below was enveloped by this terrifying sight, and countless cultivators and Asuras were reduced to dust by the aftermath!

"Hmph! Mere projections dare to block this Emperor?!" Nether Skeleton Emperor roared, the sea of blood churning, and he actually temporarily resisted the encirclement of the five Emperor projections! But his true body was also firmly restrained, unable to intervene in other battlefields.

The other Asura Clan's Demon Lords and royalty were also intercepted by the top Immortal Lord powerhouses of the human, demon, devil, and dragon races, engaging in one-on-one battles, fighting inextricably!

The entire Blood Hell Demon Abyss had completely transformed into a massive meat grinder and a battlefield of gods and devils!

Inside the nest.

Lin Xuan's team attacked for a long time without success, and instead, their injuries gradually increased. The Nirvana Worm Emperor grew stronger with each battle, the Nirvana death qi on its body becoming denser, and Xuan Gu Remnant Soul's laughter grew increasingly smug.

"No! We must find a way to break this deadlock!" Lin Xuan's mind raced. If a frontal assault wouldn't work, then they could only outwit it!

"Su Yuan!" He connected to Su Yuan, who was far behind, through his divine sense. "Analyze the energy structure of this Worm Emperor! Where are its weaknesses? Especially the part where Old Dog Xuan Gu is combined with it!"

"Analyzing... Master, its energy core is in its head, but it's protected by layers of Nirvana death qi! Xuan Gu Remnant Soul seems to have become an energy converter and amplifier, combining Ancient Burial Lord's Nirvana origin with the Mother Worm's devouring instinct... We need an instantaneous burst attack that can simultaneously penetrate Nirvana defense and soul defense to break this connection!" Su Yuan's voice came quickly, with a hint of urgency.

An instantaneous burst that penetrates both defenses simultaneously?

Lin Xuan's gaze swept over everyone. Leng Yuechan's Nirvana Sword Intent might be able to, but its intensity might not be enough... Ye Chen's assassination was sharp enough, but it couldn't break through physical defense... His own Time Law combined with the battle axe might be able to do it, but it would be interfered with by Xuan Gu... His gaze finally fell on the vertical eye on his forehead, which was still faintly aching.

Time Law origin... Chaos Demonic Essence... Perhaps... he could try that move? Although it was very risky, there was no better way at the moment!

"Buy me three breaths of time!" Lin Xuan roared at everyone.

"Okay!" Yun Qingyao, Leng Yuechan, Ye Chen, Mo Sha, and the other Immortal Lords, without hesitation, erupted with all their power, even risking injury for injury, frantically attacking the Nirvana Worm Emperor, drawing all its attention!

The Worm Emperor let out an angry shriek, its segmented limbs wildly flailing, and Nirvana ripples continuously erupted, forcing everyone to retreat repeatedly, their injuries worsening, but it was finally temporarily entangled!

Now!

Lin Xuan closed his eyes, sinking all his consciousness into the vertical eye on his forehead, frantically activating the Time Law origin power he had only recently comprehended, while simultaneously injecting his Chaos Demonic Essence into it without reservation!

Two supreme powers violently collided, compressed, and fused within his vertical eye! An indescribable, terrifying aura, as if capable of ending everything, emanated from his forehead!

The skin on his forehead cracked, and golden blood flowed down, but he seemed oblivious!

Xuan Gu Remnant Soul felt a fatal threat and shrieked in terror: "Stop him! Quickly stop him!"

The Nirvana Worm Emperor struggled madly, trying to break through everyone's interception!

But it was too late!

Lin Xuan suddenly opened his eyes. Within the vertical eye on his forehead, there was no longer a dark vortex, but a point of extreme condensation, seemingly containing the birth and death of the universe, the beginning and end of time — a grayish-white light!

"Chaos — Temporal... Annihilation!"

He uttered these words in a low voice, and that grayish-white light, as if transcending the concept of time, instantly shot out!

No sound, no energy fluctuations.

The grayish-white light directly ignored all of the Nirvana Worm Emperor's defenses, whether physical carapace or energy shield, as if they didn't exist at all, and directly plunged into its head — the location of Xuan Gu Remnant Soul!

Time, at this moment, seemed to stand still.

The terrified expression on Xuan Gu Remnant Soul's face froze.

The Nirvana Worm Emperor's frantic movements stiffened.

The next moment —

"No—!!!" Xuan Gu Remnant Soul let out a final desperate and unwilling shriek. His Remnant Soul, like a sand sculpture blown away by the wind, instantly annihilated, completely disappearing from this world!

And the Nirvana Worm Emperor's massive body suddenly began to twitch violently! In the spot on its head struck by the grayish-white light, a tiny speck rapidly expanded. Wherever it passed, its carapace, flesh, and even the dense Nirvana death qi, all seemed to have undergone eons of time, rapidly weathering, decaying, and disintegrating into the most primitive dust!

Temporal Annihilation! Directly acting on a single point, accelerating its passage of billions of years of time, reducing it to nothingness!

This was a killer move Lin Xuan had risked creating by combining the origin of time and the power of chaos! Its power was terrifying, but the burden on himself was also immense! After unleashing the move, he was almost completely drained, his face ashen, his divine soul in excruciating pain, almost falling from the air.

"Master!" Leng Yuechan rushed forward to support him.

Having lost Xuan Gu Remnant Soul, the "controller" and energy core, and suffering the heavy blow of "Temporal Annihilation," the Nirvana Worm Emperor let out a mournful cry, and its massive body began to uncontrollably collapse and disintegrate!

Opportunity!

"Now! Attack with full force!" Yun Qingyao suppressed her injuries and shouted sharply!

Everyone's morale was greatly boosted, and they poured out their last remaining strength without reservation, blasting towards the collapsing Worm Emperor!

Rumble rumble rumble!!!

A huge explosion echoed through the nest! The once invincible Nirvana Worm Emperor, finally, amidst a desperate shriek, was completely torn to shreds by the rampant energy!

The Mother Worm / Worm Emperor, fallen!

With its death, the tumors and insect eggs in the nest also lost their vitality, rapidly withering and decaying.

"We succeeded..." Everyone collapsed to the ground, panting heavily, covered in injuries, but their faces showed smiles of victory.

Lin Xuan swallowed a few pills, barely steadying himself, and looked at the ravaged nest, still feeling a lingering fear. They finally took down this monstrous thing.

However, just as he slightly relaxed —

The entire Blood Hell Demon Abyss suddenly trembled violently! A terrifying will, far more violent, more enraged, and more desperate than before, erupted from the deepest part of the Demon Abyss!

It was Nether Skeleton Emperor! He sensed the Mother Worm's death!

"You dare to destroy my foundation!!!"

"This Emperor will have all of you buried with it!!!"