99: Sword type explodes, coordinates of god-slaying.

The moment the attacks from the three Ancient God Projections engulfed Lu Qingxuan, time seemed to stretch to the extreme.

The instant the gluttonous giant claw of Taotie touched his body, the Chaos Undying Barrier completely shattered. The pitch-black scales cut like billions of blades, each containing the Law of Devouring, frantically consuming his flesh, Divine Soul, and Dao Law. Countless blood blossoms burst open on the surface of Lu Qingxuan's Chaos Ancient God Dao Body, and his bones snapped inch by inch.

Decay Extinction's gray-white beam of light followed closely, the Law of Corruption invading his body. Wherever it passed, vitality withered, flesh aged into ash, and even the Chaos Qi began to "rust," operating sluggishly.

Heavenly Fate Child's Eye of Destiny cast a final glance, and invisible Shackles of Destiny wrapped around Lu Qingxuan's Karma line, attempting to erase him completely from the level of "existence"—not killing him, but making all living beings in the Myriad Worlds forget his existence, and making the mark of him in the River of Time completely vanish.

Three layers of Ultimate Killing Moves, each sufficient to cause a True Immortal to perish.

Lu Qingxuan's consciousness floated amidst intense pain, as if falling into a bottomless abyss. He "saw" his Physical Body disintegrating, his Divine Soul dissipating, and even his connection with the System becoming intermittent.

[Warning! Host vital signs are rapidly declining...]

[Chaos Ancient God Dao Body damage level: 73%...]

[Divine Soul integrity: 41%...]

[System core energy insufficient... entering hibernation soon...]

Am I going to die?

This thought flashed across the edge of his consciousness, and was immediately crushed by a stronger will.

No.

He still had unfinished business—the Holy Land needed his protection, Ling'er was still waiting for him, the truth about Yin had yet to be revealed, and the Traitor Ancient Gods had not yet been executed.

How could he die here!

"System..." He communicated with his last trace of Divine Thought, "Burn... all Entries... all Dao Rhyme reserves... activate... Ultimate Deduction..."

[Confirming command...]

[Starting to burn Entries: Chaos Sword God Body (Incomplete), Eternal Suppression of the Ruined Market Domain (Incomplete), Life-Death Flesh Embryo (Incomplete), Bronze Suppression of the Ruined Market (Incomplete)...]

[Burning Dao Rhyme Reserve: 0 (Exhausted)... Activating backup energy: Host Life Origin...]

[Warning! Burning Life Origin will cause irreversible damage, possibly even True Spirit Annihilation! Continue?]

"C...o...n...tinue..."

[Ultimate Deduction initiated—Deduction target: Survival plan under the siege of the three Ancient God Projections...]

[Deducing... 0.1%... 0.5%...]

[External energy injection detected: Dao of the Sword Origin released by the complete explosion of the Chaos Sword Seed!]

[External energy injection detected: Reincarnation Passage constructed by the Purple Firmament Sovereign Lord burning her Remnant Thought!]

[External energy injection detected: Power of Reincarnation supplied by the reincarnation sapling of the Hall of Rebirth sacrificing itself!]

[Deduction progress skyrocketing... 10%... 50%... 90%...]

[Deduction successful! Obtained the sole survival plan: Reshape the Dao Body with the Sword Seed Origin, re-gather the Divine Soul with the Power of Reincarnation, use the God-Slaying Coordinates Sword Light to attract the Ancient Gods' attention, and buy three breaths of Rebirth time!]

[Executing!]

Inside Lu Qingxuan's remnant body, which was about to be completely annihilated, the exploding Chaos Sword Seed suddenly erupted with unprecedented light!

That was not ordinary light, but the first wisp of "Sword Intent" from the Creation of Heaven and Earth, when Chaos first separated—it was formless and immaterial, yet omnipresent. Wherever the light passed, the devouring giant claw melted like ice and snow, the gray-white beam scattered like fog, and the Shackles of Destiny snapped inch by inch.

The three Ancient God Projections trembled simultaneously.

"The Chaos Sword Master's Ultimate Sword Intent?!" Taotie's Black Hole Phantom fluctuated violently. "He actually left this kind of Origin to his Legacy holder!"

"Stop him!" Heavenly Fate Child's golden eyes showed fluctuation for the first time, and an even thicker Beam of Destiny shot out, attempting to interfere with the condensation of the Sword Intent.

Decay Extinction directly burned its Projection Origin, turning the gray-white Power of Corruption into billions of mold spots, covering the Sword Light.

But it was already too late.

The Sword Seed Origin completely merged with Lu Qingxuan's remaining Life Origin, transforming into a gray "Sword Embryo," suspended where his heart used to be. Every time the Sword Embryo pulsed, invisible Sword Intent surged out, reshaping his flesh, bones, and Meridians.

The Power of Reincarnation supplied by the reincarnation sapling sacrificing itself nourished his dissipating Divine Soul like a sweet spring, "salvaging" it from the River of Time and re-condensing it.

The first breath: the Sword Embryo formed.

The second breath: the Physical Body reshaped.

The third breath: the Divine Soul returned to its place.

Lu Qingxuan suddenly opened his eyes!

In his eyes, there was no longer the Chaos Star River, but two gray Sword Lights condensed to the extreme. Wherever his gaze landed, space was silently cut like paper.

He looked down at his newly born body—skin like jade, containing Sword Light within. Every inch of flesh seemed to be composed of billions of minute Sword Intents. The Sword Embryo in his chest pulsed like a heart, and every beat triggered resonance with the surrounding Laws.

[Chaos Sword Embryo Dao Body (Chaos · Advanced) — Formed by the Fusion of the Chaos Sword Seed Origin, Power of Reincarnation, and the remnant of the Ancient God Dao Body. The Physical Body is the sword, and the Sword Intent is the Law. Damage against Ancient God Type Units increased by 1200%, immune to all attacks below the Tribulation Transcendence Stage.]

[Realm: Body Integration Peak (Half-step Undergoing Tribulation)]

[Combat Power Assessment: Can routinely slay Early Stage True Immortals, can fight Middle Stage True Immortals when all Trump Cards are used.]

[New ability unlocked: Sky-Opening Sword Seal — Can imprint Sword Intent onto the Void Realm, forming a permanent Sword Domain.]

[Acquired special status: God-Slaying Mark — Locked onto by the three Ancient God Main Bodies, a fight to the death.]

"Not dead?" Decay Extinction's gray-white eyes narrowed. "Then kill him again."

The three Ancient God Projections attacked again. This time, They burned more Projection Origin, making their assault several times stronger than before!

But Lu Qingxuan no longer met the attack head-on.

His figure transformed into a Sword Light, instantly vanishing from the spot, reappearing ten thousand miles away—exactly at the first coordinate pointed out by the Purple Firmament Sovereign Lord: the depths of the Guixu Sea Eye!

"Chase!" Heavenly Fate Child's golden eyes tore through the Void Realm.

Taotie's black hole directly swallowed space, pursuing him with a jump.

Decay Extinction transformed into a gray-white stream of light, Following Like a Shadow.

Lu Qingxuan plunged without looking back, diving into the Ten-Thousand-Mile Fissure of the Guixu Sea Eye!

---

Meanwhile, at the Hall of Rebirth.

Su Linger knelt where the reincarnation sapling used to be; only a small Charred Stump remained. Her face was as pale as paper, the radiance of her Purple Firmament Reincarnation Body was dim, and Blood Tears streamed down her cheeks.

The reincarnation sapling had completely sacrificed itself, dissipating even its True Spirit, in order to supply enough Power of Reincarnation to save Lu Qingxuan.

"Tree Spirit..." She stroked the Charred Stump, her voice trembling.

"Young Miss Ling'er..." Chen Feng and Zhao Lei, heavily injured and lying on the ground, struggled to prop themselves up. "Holy Master Lu, he..."

"He's still alive." Su Linger sensed the weak but firm connection in the Blood Pact Dao Seal, and light rekindled in her eyes. "And... he has become much stronger."

She stood up and looked at the starry sky outside the hall.

There, the projections of the three Ancient Gods had chased into the Guixu Sea Eye, and the pressure on the entire Eastern Region Battlefield suddenly decreased. The Allied Army, led by people like Vajra, Ling Tian, and Snow Maiden, began a counter-attack. The Corrupted Allied Army, having lost the blessing of the Ancient God's Will, was steadily retreating.

But Su Linger knew that the true Decisive Battle had just begun.

"Chen Feng, Zhao Lei, guard the Hall of Rebirth." She wiped away her Blood Tears, and the Purple Firmament Reincarnation Body lit up again—although her Origin was damaged, the Sovereign Lord Legacy had completely merged with her.

"Young Miss, where are you going?"

"To the second coordinate." Su Linger looked toward the depths of the starry sky. "Qingxuan has attracted the Ancient Gods' attention. I must seize this opportunity... to retrieve the 'God-Slaying Artifact' left by Senior Sovereign Lord."

She stepped out of the Hall of Rebirth, her figure transforming into a Purple Firmament Streamer, rushing straight into the depths of the Star Sea—that was the second coordinate pointed out by the Purple Firmament Sovereign Lord: the lowest level of the Void Abyss!

---

Deep within the Guixu Sea Eye.

The moment Lu Qingxuan rushed into the fissure, he was submerged by endless Corpse Qi and Water of Silence.

This place was completely different from the outside world—no light, no sound, only pure "Nothingness" and "End." Ordinary Cultivators entering this place would have their Physical Bodies decay and Divine Souls annihilated within three breaths.

But Lu Qingxuan's Chaos Sword Embryo Dao Body was like a fish in water.

The Sword Embryo operated autonomously, "slaying" all the encroaching Corpse Qi and Power of Silence, absorbing them as pure energy. He even felt that in the deepest part of the Ruined Market, his Sword Intent became more refined and sharper.

"Yin... where is it?" His Divine Sense spread out, but it was like a stone sinking into the sea.

It was too vast here, seemingly boundless. Moreover, the spatial structure was chaotic, and the flow of time was bizarre. He flew for a long time, yet seemed to be circling in place.

Behind him, the three Ancient God Projections had caught up.

"This place is Yin's Home Ground; he can't escape far." Heavenly Fate Child's golden eyes scanned the area. "Split up and find him, resolve this quickly."

The three projections dispersed, searching in a Triangular Formation.

Lu Qingxuan restrained his aura, hiding in a mass of dense Water of Silence, his mind racing.

The first coordinate pointed out by the Purple Firmament Sovereign Lord was here, but the exact location was unknown. He needed to find that "God-Slaying Artifact," otherwise, facing the encirclement of the three Ancient God Projections, even the Chaos Sword Embryo Dao Body would struggle to hold out for long.

Just then—

The Sword Embryo in his chest suddenly trembled autonomously, pointing in a certain direction!

That was the Sword Embryo's resonance with an Object of the Same Origin!

Lu Qingxuan did not hesitate, transforming into a Sword Light and speeding away.

After traversing countless chaotic space-times, the area ahead suddenly opened up—it was a huge "Vacuum Zone," ten thousand miles in circumference, devoid of any Corpse Qi or Water of Silence, with only a dilapidated Bronze Altar suspended in the center.

The altar's style was similar to the one constructed by the Shadow of the Ruined Market, but much older. The surface bronze had corroded into a dark green. A sword was stuck in the center of the altar—a broken sword.

Only one-third of the sword body remained, and the break was jagged, but two ancient characters were engraved on the remaining body: Zhan Xu.

"The zhan xu sword... the God-Slaying Artifact of the Tomb Keeper lineage?" Lu Qingxuan's pupils contracted.

He was about to step forward and retrieve the sword—

"Found him." A cold voice sounded from behind.

The three Ancient God Projections had arrived, forming an Encirclement Formation to Seal off this Vacuum Zone.

"So that woman, the Sovereign Lord, hid the zhan xu sword here." Decay Extinction's gray-white eyes stared at the broken sword. "Too bad the sword is broken; its power is less than one-tenth."

"It's enough to slay your projections." Lu Qingxuan stepped up to the altar and reached for the hilt of the sword.

"Stop him!" Heavenly Fate Child's Beam of Destiny shot out rapidly.

Lu Qingxuan did not dodge, allowing the beam to strike his back—the Chaos Sword Embryo Dao Body shone brightly, the Sword Intent automatically protecting his body, actually "slaying" the beam off course!

His hand grasped the hilt of the zhan xu sword.

Buzz—!

The broken sword trembled, and a desolate, tragic Sword Intent, as if carrying a million years of blood and fire, surged into his body! Countless fragmented images flashed through his consciousness—

The tragedy of the Seven Ancient Gods and Yin jointly resisting the Ruined Market Tide;

The cold betrayal of the three Ancient Gods at the final moment;

The resolute determination of the Four Tomb Keepers who burned their Divine Souls to forge this sword;

The sorrow of the Purple Firmament Sovereign Lord sealing this place with the Power of Reincarnation... "So that's it..." Lu Qingxuan murmured.

The zhan xu sword is not an Artifact of Slaughter, but an artifact for "Slaying Karma"!

It cannot directly slay an Ancient God, but it can sever the connection between an Ancient God and certain crucial "Karma"—for example, severing part of Heavenly Fate Child's link with the River of Destiny, severing Taotie's deep binding with the Law of Devouring, and severing Decay Extinction's perfect Fusion with the Origin of Corruption.

Once the Karma is severed, although the Ancient God will not die, their strength will permanently decline, and it will be difficult for them to ever recover their Peak state!

"Slaying Karma... a clever scheme." Lu Qingxuan gripped the broken sword tightly. The Sword Embryo and Sword Intent resonated, and the broken sword actually began to "grow"—using his Chaos Sword Intent as nourishment, the sword body slowly extended!

Although far from being fully restored, it already possessed the power of Striking Karma.

"Don't let him draw the sword!" Taotie roared sharply. The Black Hole Phantom expanded ten thousand miles wide, and the entire Vacuum Zone began to collapse inward. The terrifying Power of Devouring sought to swallow the altar and Lu Qingxuan whole.

Decay Extinction's gray-white beam transformed into billions of Mold Spot Chains, wrapping around Lu Qingxuan's limbs.

Heavenly Fate Child directly burned the Projection Core, and a "Spear of Destiny Judgment" shot out from his golden eyes. The spearhead contained the Ultimate Power of Destiny that erases existence!

The three Ancient God Projections were determined to use an Ultimate Killing Move on Lu Qingxuan here, even if it meant their projections would collapse!

Lu Qingxuan took a deep breath, injecting all the power of the Chaos Sword Embryo Dao Body into the zhan xu broken sword.

The sword body extended to five feet, and a gray Sword Light flowed around it.

Gripping the sword with both hands, he slowly swung a single slash toward the three Ancient God Projections.

This slash was very slow.

Slow enough to clearly see every inch of the trajectory the sword edge traced.

Slow enough to clearly see the billions of Karma Threads flowing in the Sword Light.

But the three Ancient God Projections changed color simultaneously, retreating frantically!

Because this slash locked onto not Their projections, but Their main bodies' Karma, hidden in the infinitely distant reaches!

"Slay!"

The Sword Light descended.

There was no earth-shattering explosion.

Only three faint "hissing" sounds.

A faint crack appeared in Heavenly Fate Child's golden eyes, and a wisp of His connection with the River of Destiny was severed.

At the edge of Taotie's Black Hole Phantom, a ring of gray Sword Light wrapped around it like a shackle, and the Law of Devouring operated sluggishly by half a percent.

Decay Extinction's gray-white eyes dimmed for an instant, and a slight, imperfect flaw appeared in the Origin of Corruption.

The three Ancient God Projections froze simultaneously.

"You... you can actually sever Our Karma?!" Heavenly Fate Child's voice fluctuated for the first time.

"Projections... it's time to dissipate." Lu Qingxuan sheathed his sword, his face pale as paper—this one slash had nearly drained all his power.

But a cold smile curled his lips.

Because the three Ancient God Projections had begun to disintegrate inch by inch.

With the Karma severed, the projections could not be maintained.

"Very well..." Taotie's Black Hole Phantom gradually dissipated, but a final, resentful whisper came through, "When Our main body descends... We will certainly make you experience... what true Devouring is..."

"We will wait for you... in the 'Land of Godfall'..." Decay Extinction's gray-white eyes completely dimmed.

Heavenly Fate Child's golden eyes took one last look at Lu Qingxuan, His expression complex, before finally dissipating into specks of light.

The Vacuum Zone returned to deadly silence.

Lu Qingxuan half-knelt, leaning on his sword, breathing heavily.

But he knew this was only the beginning.

The three Ancient God Main Bodies had been enraged, and the true Divine War... was about to begin.

And at this moment, in the deepest part of the Guixu Sea Eye, those pair of Scarlet Giant Eyes fully opened.

This time, the eyes no longer held pure madness and resentment.

But gained a trace of... clarity.