246: Could it be that the path to imperial power is not yet over?

Just as the purifying light exploded deep within the Godfall Ruins, and the light dissipated, leaving only the sound of a tragic Dao's demise—

The entire Xuanhuang Great World, all the powerful Cultivators who had reached the Saint-Grade and could vaguely sense that distant forbidden zone battle, felt their hearts tremble violently, as if they had heard the thunderous crash of some giant pillar supporting the world breaking!

That was no ordinary death, but the complete dissipation of a Supreme mark, branded within the Origin of all Dao!

A Forbidden Zone Supremes, who once overlooked the changes of eras and regarded all living beings as mere grass, had truly… perished in both body and spirit!

At the same time, beneath the sky, another area was utterly silent.

The Glazed Holy Land, with its Legacy spanning ten thousand years, had already transformed into a bottomless, colossal abyss, with only a few melted Liuli crystals at its edges, proving its former existence.

The air was filled with chaotic Origin Qi from the collapsed Spiritual Vein and faint dust, yet there was no longer any trace of immortal aura.

All Cultivators who witnessed this, whether they were the Divine Thoughts of giants secretly observing or Cultivators from various factions watching from afar, were all like clay figures or wooden sculptures, unable to recover for a long time.

The double shock, which overturned their understanding, was like two divine mountains collapsing simultaneously, completely engulfing everyone’s minds!

“Fallen… a true Forbidden Zone Supremes… has actually fallen?”

The voice of an Old Ancestor from a great Sect was dry, as if he were sleepwalking, “But the Glazed Holy Land… is also gone?!”

That was a Forbidden Zone Supremes!

It was an ancient Devil Head that had launched more than one dark upheaval, using billions of lives as blood sacrifices to harvest their life Origin and prolong its own existence!

It was a terrifying existence that had caused many Great Emperors to battle in the forbidden zone, either only able to suppress it or returning without success!

It was the Supreme threat that loomed over all living beings, like the Sword of Damocles, keeping the Human Race and even all spirits constantly shrouded in the shadow of extinction!

Their existence was, in itself, a living, bloody history of disaster!

How many heroes shed their blood on the desolate borders? How many Great Emperors died with regrets? But now… and such an existence did not fall in a Great Emperor's conquest, but in a sudden, almost ‘martyr-like’ confrontation, perishing with a Supreme Emperor Weapon.

And the Glazed Holy Land, renowned for its eternal existence and co-existence with the world, had weathered countless storms, even surviving dark upheavals!

For countless years, it had been an existence admired by innumerable Cultivators, yet today, it was truly destroyed! Not merely its Sect gates broken, nor its Legacy interrupted, but its Spiritual Vein Foundation, its ten-thousand-year accumulation, and all its traces were completely annihilated!

“A Supreme Being just… vanished? A Holy Land also… disappeared like smoke?”

Another Old Ancestor from an ancient family murmured, his aged eyes filled with unbelievable bewilderment, which then transformed into an extremely complex sigh and emotion.

“Ancient records state that the Godfall Ruins once caused an upheaval, scorching hundreds of millions of miles of land, and only one in ten of our people survived at that time. Now… haha…”

“If Great Emperor Liuli has a spirit in heaven, I wonder if he would be relieved or sigh…”

Someone whispered, voicing the sentiments of many.

“The Supreme Emperor Weapon self-destructed, to atone, dragging a Forbidden Zone Supremes to perish with it. What resolve! Although the Glazed Holy Land was corrupt, Great Emperor Liuli's merits… alas!”

An Elder of the Supreme Mystery Holy Land murmured, his emotions incredibly complex.

His words seemed to flip a switch, breaking the silence, and various complex sighs and discussions began to rise softly.

“Alas, the Great Emperor’s merits cannot be erased, but his descendants have fallen so low, implicating the Supreme Emperor Weapon in shame and self-destruction. Tragic, lamentable…”

For a time, within the Five Domains, countless ancient beings and living fossils fell into prolonged silence and unutterably complex emotions.

But then, an extremely complex emotion surged in their hearts: the fear of witnessing a legend shattered, yet also mixed with an indescribable excitement of witnessing history!

“It was worth it! This life was truly f*cking worth it!”

An old man, appearing to be a Loose Cultivator, suddenly mumbled, his voice not loud but carrying an almost frenzied excitement. His eyes shone brightly as he stared intently at the abyss, as if to engrave this scene into his bones.

“A Holy Land annihilated! A Supreme Emperor Weapon self-destructed! A Forbidden Zone Supremes dragged down as a scapegoat! Such a spectacle is unprecedented! For me to witness it with my own eyes, even if I die right now, it wouldn’t be in vain!”

These words seemed to express the feelings of many.

At the same time, deep within the Godfall Ruins, where the devil clouds had been briefly dispersed, several even more ancient and terrifying auras were violently stirring.

They let out angry yet unbelievably hoarse roars, which even pierced through layers of spatial barriers, causing the hearts of the Saint-Grade powerhouses observing from afar to tremble!

“How many tens of thousands of years has it been! Since the end of ancient times, after the Era of Emperor’s Fall, we have slumbered here, overlooking the changes of eras, regarding all living beings as ants and grass! When has a Supreme Being ever been annihilated by external force?!!!”

“Who is it?! Who exactly is it?! The last power from the Liuli Lamp surpassed the Supreme Dao! It touched upon… impossible! This world no longer allows such power to exist!”

The fall of a Supreme Being was not merely the loss of a comrade; it was a major event that shook the forbidden zone's Foundation of “eternal and indestructible, detached from the world”!

“Investigate! We must investigate at all costs! This hatred must be avenged! But… be extremely cautious!”

The forbidden zone trembled, its killing intent soaring, but beneath this towering killing intent, an extremely rare and forcibly suppressed trepidation was hidden!

Among the Cultivators observing from afar, the giants of the top factions were terrifyingly silent.

They understood what this meant even more clearly than the Loose Cultivators.

“The might of a self-destructing Supreme Emperor Weapon, though earth-shattering, to so decisively drag a Forbidden Zone Supremes at its peak to perish with it… it’s absolutely impossible with just a remnant spirit.”

An existence like a living fossil slowly spoke, his voice extremely solemn.

“That final mysterious fluctuation that caused the Supreme Emperor Weapon to experience a final resurgence and unleash power beyond the Supreme Dao is the key. What kind of power was it? To be able to empower from afar, defy Heaven and change fate, and accomplish such a feat of slaying a Supreme Being? Could it be that the Emperor’s Path is not cut off?!”

“The most terrifying thing is the existence behind those young people…”

Another Holy Land Elder interjected, his voice hoarse with fear, “That mysterious Great Demon, actually possessed strength close to the Emperor Realm, forcing the Supreme Emperor Weapon to self-destruct to prove its resolve! Too terrifying!”

Everyone’s gaze, involuntarily, with indescribable awe and fear, turned towards the young figures at the edge of the abyss.

Many who had previously coveted the seven star secret token now felt their backs drenched in cold sweat, filled with lingering fear.

No one dared to harbor any more greed for the seven star secret token and the clues to the undying divine medicine!

The destruction of the Glazed Holy Land was the most bloody and terrifying example!

This had already transcended ordinary Sect grievances; it was a complete shattering of established order and cognition!

This chapter is written very poorly. Please bear with it for now. I will revise it when I have time.