528: Death of the Saint

Within the courtyard, there was a palace. Beyond the palace lay a desolate sandy area, where only a single withered old tree stood in the center.

Beneath the tree, a figure sat cross-legged with his back to the courtyard gate.

His figure was gaunt, his white hair sparse, and the Saint's robe, which should have been resplendent, was now dull.

Lu Tianyuan slowly turned around. On his gaunt face, his eyes shone terrifyingly, as if containing two Universes about to erupt.

"Hao Duo, our Karma ends today."

Before he finished speaking, he let out a low cry, and the dormant saint position within him ignited like a star!

Boundless creation Qi erupted, soaring into the sky, instantly dispelling the gloom of the Heavenly Court!

His shriveled body swelled as if inflated, wrinkles smoothed, white hair turned black, and he regained the demeanor of the Saint who once wielded creation!

However, the Taboo Power ink marks covering his body also twisted wildly, emitting a 'sizzling' corrosive sound like chains, fiercely resisting the revived creation power.

"Burning your saint position to forcefully return? That will only accelerate your demise!" Hao Duo's eyes were cold, with a hint of mockery. He was not in a hurry to act, instead watching his opponent at his leisure. "Let this Main Body see how much brilliance your lingering body can still unleash."

"Enough to slay you!"

Lu Tianyuan said no more, raising his hands. An ancient three-legged small cauldron emerged from his glabella.

When it first appeared, the small cauldron was only an inch long, but then it grew with the wind, becoming about ten feet in diameter, hovering in the air.

On the body of the cauldron, the sun, moon, and stars, mountains and rivers, flowers, birds, insects, and fish, ancient human sacrifices... infinite scenes circulated and evolved, as if carrying all the vitality and Laws of the myriad Great Thousand Worlds—it was his Dao-achieving supreme treasure, the Origin Heaven Cauldron!

"Origin Heaven Cauldron, suppress!"

Lu Tianyuan pointed with two fingers, and the Origin Heaven Cauldron rumbled. Its mouth faced Hao Duo, spewing out Chaos-colored creation Origin Qi!

This Origin Qi was not an attack, but an evolution!

In an instant, centered on Hao Duo, a real and tangible "Creation World" was born and expanded, engulfing him.

Within the world, Laws were complete, order was strict, and endless vitality transformed into the strongest shackles, aiming to assimilate, suppress, and refine him into a part of this world!

"Hmph! The Origin Heaven Cauldron is strong, but its master is already decaying!" Hao Duo let out a long cry. Facing the crushing Creation World, a black and white divine light shot out from the top of his head, transforming into an ancient scroll!

As the scroll unfurled, Yin and Yang Qi flowed, like a giant millstone, colliding with the Creation World evolved by the Origin Heaven Cauldron!

"Hiss—!"

There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a soul-stirring sound of annihilation.

The burgeoning vitality and Laws of the Creation World, upon contact with the black and white Qi of the Yin and Yang Diagram, melted and disintegrated like ice and snow meeting the sun, being ruthlessly devoured and reduced to the most fundamental Void Realm by the Yin and Yang millstone!

The aftermath of the collision of the two Saint supreme treasures spread silently.

"Buzz—!"

The entire glorious Heavenly Court, except for this courtyard stabilized by Saint Qi, all other palaces, immortal mountains, and jade towers, at this moment, were erased like a painting by an eraser, silently turning into Void Realm, as if they had never existed!

And this was merely the prelude.

Lu Tianyuan's body swayed, and a trace of dark golden blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

He did not stop, controlling the Origin Heaven Cauldron. The runes on the cauldron body flared brightly, drawing upon the power of the stars, transforming into billions of brilliant chains of order, like a reversed galaxy, once again entangling Hao Duo.

Hao Duo activated the Yin and Yang Diagram. The black and white Qi transformed into two roaring Dragons: one devoured starlight, the other annihilated the chains, fiercely battling the Origin Heaven Cauldron.

Their figures instantly vanished, appearing a moment later above the shattered Nanzhan Continent.

The Cauldron suppressed mountains and rivers, the Diagram encompassed the Universe!

The Origin Heaven Cauldron tilted, as if containing a Chaos ocean within it. Endless creation Divine Thunder poured out like a waterfall. Wherever it passed, lotuses bloomed in the Void Realm, and with each blossoming lotus, the power of a Small World's creation and destruction erupted!

The Yin and Yang Diagram covered the sky. The scroll rotated, devouring the endless creation Divine Thunder and the lotuses of creation and destruction. The Yin and Yang Qi furiously circulated, crushing and transforming them, instead spewing out a denser, more deathly Taboo Power black tide, which surged back to engulf Lu Tianyuan!

"Boom!!!"

The Nanzhan Continent wailed in this ultimate confrontation.

Continental plates shattered like fragile eggshells, earth veins severed, Immortal Qi ran wild, and the wails of billions of living beings were imperceptible amidst the collision of Dao Principles.

Lu Tianyuan frowned slightly, waving his hand. The surrounding scenery changed, and the next moment he was already in the boundary realm sea.

A black light flashed in the Void Realm, and Hao Duo pursued him.

The two continued to fight.

Even a tiny glimmer of light scattered from a Saint's battle could wipe out stars.

Large areas of stars were affected by the aftermath of their clash, annihilating one after another. The light of the sun and moon was completely obscured by the explosions of the annihilating stars.

Lu Tianyuan's black hair turned white again, his long hair wildly dancing. The Origin Heaven Cauldron protected him, resisting the erosion of the Taboo Power black tide.

He sensed that the power bolstered by his saint position was beginning to weaken.

He formed hand seals, drawing upon his own creation Origin, and roared, "Hao Duo! This place will be your burial ground! Creation returns to the Void Realm, myriad Dao enter silence!"

He was actually going to use his own Saint Dao as an lead, combined with the power of the Origin Heaven Cauldron, to drag this Star Domain, along with Hao Duo, into eternal silence!

A terrifying aura of great dread and destruction began to permeate.

Hao Duo's expression finally changed. He felt his own Great Dao trembling, and the operation of the Yin and Yang Diagram showed a trace of stagnation.

"Madman! Do you not even want to preserve your true spirit?!"

"To eliminate a scourge like you, it's worth it!" Dark golden blood began to flow from Lu Tianyuan's seven orifices, and cracks appeared on his body.

But his eyes were resolute. The Origin Heaven Cauldron's light blazed to its extreme, its mouth aimed at Hao Duo, and the suction force that drew myriad Dao into silence suddenly erupted!

Hao Duo frantically activated the Yin and Yang Diagram. The black and white Qi formed an indestructible barrier, desperately resisting the terrifying suction.

The Taboo Power black Qi surrounding him was drawn away and annihilated in large swaths. Even the Main Body of the Yin and Yang Diagram began to emit a groan of unbearable strain, its light rapidly dimming.

"No!!!" Hao Duo let out an enraged roar. He felt a fatal threat; Lu Tianyuan truly intended to perish with him!

Just at this critical moment—

"Puff!"

Lu Tianyuan's body suddenly shook, his chest abruptly exploded, and a black power, thick as substance, like a venomous Dragon emerging from its lair, instantly corroded more than half of his Saint body!

His forcibly maintained Peak state shattered like a bubble, the burning fire of his saint position rapidly dimmed, and the terrifying suction force from the Origin Heaven Cauldron abruptly ceased!

This ultimate strike, capable of obliterating Hao Duo, was interrupted at the last moment due to the premature collapse of his Saint body!

Hao Duo felt his body lighten. The soul-stirring suction of returning to the Void Realm vanished without a trace.

He was stunned at first, then looked at Lu Tianyuan, whose aura had plummeted, whose body was rapidly withering, and even the runes on the Origin Heaven Cauldron were flickering, and his face instantly transformed from extreme terror to uncontrollable ecstasy!

"Hahahahaha! Heaven helps me! Lu Tianyuan, you are destined to perish alone!"

The ecstasy of surviving a disaster and the greed for the Saint's Dao fruit drove Hao Duo completely mad.

He no longer gave Lu Tianyuan any chance. The Yin and Yang Diagram unfurled again. Although its light was much dimmer, it still carried overwhelming power, pressing down on Lu Tianyuan, who was already at the end of his strength!

"Is this the fated outcome...?" Lu Tianyuan looked at the dissipating energy, a hint of profound regret and unwillingness flashing in his eyes, finally turning into an almost inaudible sigh.

He failed to eliminate this greatest scourge for the Immortal-Demon Realm... The next moment, terrifying Taboo Power transformed into a giant hand, completely shattering his Saint body.

He was powerless to reassemble his Saint body.

The scattered Saint radiance was enveloped by dense blackness.

Slowly extinguishing.

The last Saint of the Immortal-Demon Realm in the world fell.

It was a pity he died in the boundary realm sea, without causing a single ripple.

And just as Hao Duo was activating the Taboo Power to devour Lu Tianyuan's remaining saint position and Saint Dao fruit.

Millions of miles away, a light suddenly flared, instantly illuminating this entire Star Domain.

A vast celestial body, even larger than the Immortal-Demon Realm, abruptly appeared in the boundary realm sea.

This was a boundary realm, an extremely powerful Great Thousand World-level boundary realm.

Dense Chaos Qi swirled around the boundary wall of this boundary realm.

Even from millions of miles away, Hao Duo's gaze was firmly drawn to this boundary realm.