137: Double kill, the power of 'Nirvana'

Above the Red Soil Plateau, dead silence permeated.

The sound of the wind seemed to have solidified.

The pulverized dust that Ignis had become was caught by the lingering breeze, silently scattering.

A legendary tyrant, the Guardian of the Molten Heart, just… gone?

An seemingly ordinary pitch-black sword light, along with his full-power forbidden move, had annihilated him, scattering his soul.

"Gulp."

Someone, it was unclear who, swallowed with difficulty, the sound exceptionally clear in the dead silence of the battlefield.

The light of the Sun Imprisonment was rapidly dimming, the golden chains forming the cage breaking and dissipating inch by inch.

Apolosi's face was ashen, her figure swaying slightly; clearly, having forcefully activated her origin earlier, she was now at the end of her rope.

But her golden eyes were fixed on Bai Xiao, or rather, on the pitch-black longsword named [Annihilation] in Bai Xiao's hand.

Echidna felt a chill run through her, as if plunging into an ice cave.

She had clearly seen Ignis's "Molten Core Release"; its terrifying power was such that even in her prime, she would never dare to confront it head-on.

Yet, in front of that strike, it was as fragile as paper.

Flee!

This was the only thought in Echidna's mind.

This man, Bai Xiao in this state, was no longer someone she could contend with.

Her face beneath her cloak was twisted with fear, completely devoid of the composure and mystery of "Mother Earth's Whisper."

Without hesitation, a dark purple light flashed around her, and she desperately began to burn her own legendary origin.

The space around her violently churned, and a bottomless rift suddenly opened, as if leading to the true Abyss.

Countless pitch-black tentacles surged out of the rift, coiling towards Bai Xiao.

And she herself, like a stream of water merging into shadow, sank towards that Abyss Maw rift.

"Mother Earth's Protection! Abyss Gate!"

This was her trump card for survival, using the power of the Abyss Maw to forcibly open a temporary passage to an unknown region.

The muscles on Echidna's face, twisted with fear, finally showed a hint of savage satisfaction at the prospect of escaping her predicament.

She could almost smell the familiar sulfurous scent of the Abyss Maw on the other side of the rift.

"Trying to leave?"

The cold voice was like the frigid wind of this plateau, imbued with the will of annihilation.

The [Annihilation] in his hand vibrated slightly.

An invisible wave spread out from [Annihilation] as its center.

It was an "will" of origin—the "annihilation" will of ending, cutting off, and all things returning to ruin.

Echidna discovered with horror that the rift, which had just opened and was surging with the power of the Abyss Maw, seemed to have its throat choked by an invisible giant hand; all surging energy instantly solidified.

Immediately after, the edges of the pitch-black opening began to disintegrate, like paper set ablaze, rapidly turning into nothingness.

The countless extended tentacles also stiffened and broke at the same time, silently dissipating.

"No! This is impossible!"

Echidna let out a desperate scream; she felt her connection to the Abyss Maw being forcibly severed.

This sword, this power, could actually interfere with such deep-seated spatial laws!

Bai Xiao did not give her more time to react.

He took a step, his figure blurring, and the [Annihilation] in his hand transformed into a pure black line, piercing directly towards Echidna's glabella.

With this sword, even space-time seemed to be frozen.

Suddenly...

Above the sky, the slightly calmed energy turbulence raged once more.

A giant claw, condensed from the power of vengeful spirits and carrying a soul-trembling aura of curses, tore through the clouds and slammed down on Bai Xiao's head!

Its power was no less than Ignis's previous forbidden strike.

The method of the Dark Star Empire's Bone Duke!

At the same time, the space beside Echidna.

It twisted without warning, forming a constantly rotating silver-gray vortex, from which a powerful gravitational pull emanated, attempting to forcibly drag her in.

The Three-Eyed Race, the Prophet's psychic teleportation!

The two great overlords, finally witnessing Ignis being instantly killed and Echidna about to follow suit, simultaneously unleashed their ultimate legendary-tier intervention methods!

One was a certain kill, the other a certain rescue.

In a flash of lightning, Bai Xiao's eyes narrowed sharply.

He did not choose to temporarily avoid the brunt of the attack.

The sword momentum of [Annihilation] piercing towards Echidna did not decrease but increased; within the extremely thin blood groove on the sword body, countless soul shadows seemed to be completely crushed, transforming into a purer power of annihilation.

The energy within his body gathered frantically at an unprecedented speed; the immense energy obtained through "Spirit Source Convergence" and the potential of the "Star Source Sacred Core" were further squeezed, all poured into this single sword strike!

"Buzz—"

With Bai Xiao as the center, the will of [Annihilation] materialized into a tangible domain, enveloping tens of thousands of meters around him.

All rules within this space were forcibly twisted and overwritten.

The air solidified, light refracted, and all external energy attempting to intervene here, including the silver-gray spatial vortex, had its teleportation efficacy greatly weakened and interfered with under this will of annihilation, becoming sluggish and difficult.

"Annihilation, Sealing.

"Boom!"

Almost simultaneously with Bai Xiao's intensified attack and the deployment of the blockade, an almost transparent, invisible field suddenly appeared before the giant claw.

This was Zhou Yong's legendary defensive method—the Realm Interference Field!

The giant claw slammed fiercely into the field, erupting in a deafening roar.

Eerie green phosphorescent flames scattered everywhere, yet they were utterly unable to break through that thin boundary even slightly.

And in the higher sky, a dazzling bright light suddenly shone!

It was an energy beam of indescribable splendor, as if it pierced through the heaven and earth of the entire Woma World, shooting straight towards a distant location.

Lord Dragon Battle's 'Sky Punishment Matrix' also launched a thunderous strike at this moment!

At the center of the battlefield, Echidna's eyes were filled with endless despair and venom.

She could feel the silver-gray vortex already enveloping her, a powerful pulling force attempting to extract both her soul and body.

However, the "annihilation" will carried by the pitch-black longsword was like an absolute decree of law, nailing her firmly in place.

"No—!"

Her scream abruptly ceased.

The tip of [Annihilation] silently plunged into Echidna's glabella.

The silver-gray vortex attempting to rescue her abruptly paused on her, then, as if contaminated by an invisible force, it began to collapse and dissipate inch by inch from the point of contact.

Echidna's expression, filled with fear and unwillingness, froze.

Her body, along with her powerful legendary origin, and the last trace of her existence, silently and completely turned into nothingness under that ultimate pitch-black sword intent.

The Guardian Legend of the Abyss Maw.

'Mother Earth's Whisper' Echidna—fallen!