377: A snap of the fingers breaks the deadlock; the divine key changes hands.

In the shattered world, remnants of Law floated across the sky.

At the edge of the distant horizon, a battle of epic proportions was unfolding in a violent manner.

The thousand-foot-tall Thunder Giant was the Incarnation of the Law of this place; every punch and kick carried the destructive Divine Might of the Hedao Realm.

Its opponent, the old monster of the Taiyi Sword Sect who had once shaken an entire era, Sword Profound One, now appeared incomparably wretched.

He piloted the immortal slaying sword boat, man and sword boat seemingly merged into one.

The pale sword light tore through the sky and earth, yet it could only struggle to hold on under the Thunder Giant's relentless bombardment, retreating step by step.

Every collision caused more hideous black cracks to burst open in this already shattered space.

Shen Yuanmo's gaze lingered on the battlefield for only an instant.

There was no shock from the Divine Might of the Hedao Realm in his eyes, nor was there any schadenfreude at Sword Profound One's predicament; there was only a cold stillness that could pierce through all things.

In his Sea of Consciousness, the [Insight into Origin] talent had long been activated.

That immortal slaying sword boat, forged from the white bones of a giant beast and wreathed in endless killing Sword Qi.

Was stripped away layer by layer in his eyes, transforming into a complex structure composed of countless Law dao runes and energy meridians.

In an instant, he found his target.

The third divine treasury key was not carried on Sword Profound One's person.

Instead, it was located at a core formation eye of the immortal slaying sword boat, deeply embedded within the ship's keel, fused with the energy circulation of the entire sword boat.

To snatch the third divine treasury key from inside a supreme killing treasure being piloted with full power by a Void Return Perfection Realm expert?

This was no different from pulling teeth from a tiger's mouth.

No, it was a move a hundred times crazier than pulling teeth from a tiger's mouth!

Yet, on Shen Yuanmo's face, there was not a hint of difficulty.

He even had the leisure to spare a wisp of Divine Thought, like an invisible needle, drifting lightly toward the center of that violent battlefield.

"Old thing, is the warm-up over?"

"If you keep fighting like this, before I even make a move, your old bones will probably be dismantled by this lingering thought first."

The voice was not loud, but it carried a lazy mockery, exploding precisely in the depths of Sword Profound One's Divine Soul.

Sword Profound One, who was frantically resisting the Thunder Giant's fists and already feeling stifled to the extreme.

The moment he heard this voice, his withered old face instantly turned the color of a pig's liver!

"You—little—bastard!"

He let out a furious roar, his Divine Soul trembling.

A profound humiliation!

He had actually been mocked to his face by a Soul Transformation Stage ant!

In his rage, Sword Profound One's offensive became even more frenzied.

The pale sword light surged; he actually spared no cost to his Origin, forcibly pushing the Thunder Giant back by half a step.

His killing intent locked onto Shen Yuanmo from afar, as if he would rush over regardless of everything the next moment.

However, Shen Yuanmo couldn't even be bothered to look at him again.

With a movement of his body, the chaos myriad dao armor on his surface flowed with a grayish radiance, and he transformed into a stream of light.

He truly did not hesitate at all, bypassing the battlefield and flying straight toward the location of the Origin of the Dao of Thunder that he had previously deduced.

This scene not only made Sword Profound One pause.

Even the few powerful Divine Thoughts hidden throughout the shattered continent, quietly spying on this place, produced subtle fluctuations.

"Heh, this kid is quite sensible, knowing that a battlefield between a Void Return Perfection Realm expert and a Hedao Dao Thought is not something a Soul Transformation Stage cultivator can interfere in."

A Divine Thought filled with wild Demonic Qi fluctuated.

"It's a pity. I had hoped he could stir up the situation a bit more so we might have a chance to reap the benefits. Now it seems we can only wait for this old ghost of the Taiyi Sect and that Dao Thought to fight until both are heavily injured."

Another cold, sinister Demonic Thought carried a hint of regret.

In everyone's eyes, Shen Yuanmo had made the most "wise" choice: avoiding the sharp edge and seeking other Opportunities.

But none of them knew.

During his high-speed flight, within Shen Yuanmo's Sea of Consciousness, an illusory chessboard had already been laid out.

The distant battlefield, where the sky and earth were being torn apart, was infinitely magnified and slowed down.

The trajectory of every punch from the Thunder Giant, the defensive angle of every inch of sword light from the immortal slaying sword boat, all collisions, annihilations, and Fusions of Laws...

Everything was analyzed clearly by [Insight into Origin], turning into the most basic black and white pieces on the chessboard.

"Found it."

In just a few breaths, a sharp light flashed in Shen Yuanmo's eyes, then quickly faded.

He had seen through it!

The Dao Thought left behind by Dao Lord Zixiao had a thunder technique that was extremely rigid and masculine, dominating and peerless. But in these endless years.

It had long been eroded by the space-time turbulence here, tainted with a trace of imperceptible space-time decay.

And Sword Profound One's immortal slaying sword formation, primarily based on Geng Metal killing, was chilling and brutal.

The two were originally in a fierce confrontation, a head-on clash.

But because Sword Profound One forcibly urged the immortal slaying sword boat to break into the thunder sea and was ambushed by the Dao Thought.

There was an imperceptible Law lag point in the energy circulation of his sword formation!

This lag point was like a tiny crack on a flawless dam, invisible to the naked eye.

Under normal circumstances, this crack would be harmless.

But now, it had become a fatal flaw capable of causing the entire battle situation to collapse instantly!

The timing, had arrived!

Shen Yuanmo's figure was still moving at high speed, as if he were truly just a smart person passing by.

He just seemingly casually raised his right hand, fingers held like a sword.

A wisp of gray chaotic airflow, so weak it was almost non-existent, condensed at his fingertips.

Within that airflow, there was no earth-shattering power, but it contained a trace of perfectly timed creation-destruction and Reincarnation dao rhyme that Shen Yuanmo had just deduced in a flash of lightning.

He did not aim at Sword Profound One, nor did he aim at the heaven-supporting, earth-standing Thunder Giant.

His gaze was locked onto the spot in the Void Realm where their next attacks were about to intersect.

He flicked his finger!

Whoosh!

That wisp of gray airflow, thinner than a hair, flew out from his finger silently.

Instantly crossing the vast space, like a tiny stone thrown into a calm lake, it landed with pinpoint accuracy into that Law lag point.

The next instant.

Boom—!!!

It was as if a drop of water had been dripped into a boiling pot of oil!

The balance was instantly broken!

A chain reaction erupted!

The purple thunder of the Thunder Giant, containing the aura of decay, under the strange catalysis of the chaotic airflow's creation-destruction and Reincarnation dao rhyme.

Actually seemed to gain life, like a slippery venomous snake, and at an inconceivable angle, instantly bypassed the peerless frontal sword light defense of the immortal slaying sword formation!

Sizzle—!

It drilled directly into the energy circulation core of the immortal slaying sword boat!

"No!!!"

Sword Profound One's pupils suddenly contracted to the extreme!

He didn't even have time to react!

Rumble!!!

An unprecedented, massive wail came from inside the immortal slaying sword boat!

The hideous hull composed of eerie white bones suddenly exploded with a massive hole, dozens of feet in diameter, on the right side of the ship's belly!

Violent purple thunder and chaotic Geng Metal Sword Qi poured out madly from within!

"Pfft—!"

Sword Profound One was struck as if by lightning; his whole body trembled violently in mid-air, and a mouthful of scorching life essence blood, mixed with shattered internal organs, sprayed out wildly!

The aura on his body instantly withered at a speed visible to the naked eye!

He turned his head in horror, his withered face filled with confusion and terror.

What happened?!

Why did this happen?!

How could the immortal slaying sword boat possibly...

Before he could figure it out, following the violent explosion.

A beast hide map, flashing with brilliant purple thunder light and sharing the same Origin as the two keys in Shen Yuanmo's hand, was thrown high into the air by that violent energy shockwave!

It traced a perfect parabola in the air, and without deviating, shot straight toward the direction Shen Yuanmo was flying!

At this moment, everything around slowed down.

The Divine Thoughts of the demon and devil paths spying in the dark instantly froze.

Sword Profound One, who had been resisting with his life, froze in place.

All eyes were gathered on that third divine treasury key, which had broken free from control!

And Shen Yuanmo, who was in the center of the storm, did not pause at all, nor did his speed change in the slightest.

It was as if all of this had nothing to do with him.

And it was also as if all of this had already been under his control.

He just casually raised his hand when that beast hide map, which had gathered the gaze of the entire scene, flew in front of him.

Snap.

A light sound.

That third divine treasury key, enough to make Void Returning Great Experts fight until they were battered and bloody, just landed lightly in his palm.

Docile and compliant.

Hum—!!!

Three keys, gathered in hand!

In an instant, an unprecedented, brilliant light erupted from Shen Yuanmo's palm!

The three ancient beast hide maps resonated with each other, weaving into a complete golden path pointing to the Myriad Thunder Return Ruins in the deepest part of the Divine Treasury, directly branded into Shen Yuanmo's Sea of Consciousness!

It was done!

However, just at this moment!

A new abnormality occurred!

In the distance, that thousand-foot Thunder Giant, which had originally been frantically attacking the immortal slaying sword boat, suddenly stopped all its movements.

Its massive head, composed of endless thunder light, slowly, slowly turned.

Two gazes, as if they could pierce through eternity and containing supreme majesty, crossed the endless space and locked firmly onto Shen Yuanmo.

And the three divine treasury keys in his hand that were shining brilliantly.