425: It failed?

This was precisely the old wound he sustained when he fought the Great Emperor Puppet at the world barrier!

Although it was a Great Emperor Realm Puppet, it was crafted by an Immortal, and its power contained a trace of Immortal Law.

He had originally intended to use the power of Nirvana and the power of the Great Emperor's Heavenly Tribulation to grind away this Law.

Unfortunately, he underestimated the residual Law, that trace of power that transcended this world!

At this moment, as he underwent his ultimate Nirvana, it was completely activated!

"Pfft—!"

Like a delicate porcelain struck violently, the nascent Emperor Dao aura, on the verge of Perfection, suddenly became chaotic and fractured!

The dark old wound marks spread wildly, strangling the burgeoning new life force!

The Old Blind Man's illusory figure trembled violently, letting out a painful and unwilling groan, but his eyes instantly burst forth with an unprecedented fierce light!

"Suppress for me!"

He roared in his heart, pushing his Nirvana Heavenly Art to an unprecedented extreme!

The crimson-gold Nirvana Divine Flame around him was no longer gentle; instead, it transformed into billions of Chains of Order that severed Karma and burned away illusions, coiling backward around the erupting Immortal Dao wound, attempting to forcibly bind and refine it!

At the same time, he actually split his attention, using his supreme will to guide the nascent Emperor Dao aura that was about to dissipate, transforming it into an indestructible Nirvana imprint.

Resisting the overbearing Heavenly Tribulation power, he forcibly branded it onto the boiling Origin of all Daos, intending to complete the authentication of the Emperor Dao before his own complete collapse!

At this moment, he actually wanted to accomplish two Heaven-Defying feats simultaneously: suppressing the backlashing Immortal Dao wound while enduring the Heavenly Tribulation power to forcibly achieve Dao!

This courage! This extreme confidence in his own Dao! It moved all ancient existences who could glimpse this scene!

"Roar—!"

His Soul light burned, erupting with power beyond its limits!

The dark Immortal Dao mark was actually temporarily bound by countless Nirvana Divine Chains, and its spread was momentarily halted!

And that indestructible Nirvana imprint also flickered with uncertain light, struggling to approach the Origin of all Daos!

He was almost successful! In such a desperate situation, he was almost about to create a miracle!

However, he still underestimated the terrifying level of that trace of "Immortal" Law.

"Crack..."

After less than a single breath of stalemate, the Immortal Dao mark, containing a trace of indestructible Concept, emitted an indifferent aura that transcended all Daos, and gently vibrated!

"Pfft!"

Billions of Nirvana Divine Chains shattered in response! The Nirvana imprint, condensed by the Old Blind Man with all his might, also collapsed with a bang when it was just an inch away from the Origin of all Daos!

Besieged internally and externally, with the Immortal power backlash and the crushing force of all Daos working in concert, his power instantly spiraled completely out of control, and the Nirvana process was irreversibly interrupted and reversed!

"No—! It's that Dao wound!!"

Deep within Dao Zang Academy, the Old Dean let out a heart-wrenching cry of sorrow. He sensed that familiar dark aura that had tormented him for countless years, and instantly understood everything.

He wanted to rush out, but the terrifying Emperor Might rendered him immobile, forcing him to watch helplessly as his Revered Master's aura plummeted like a cliff.

The brilliant Nirvana divine light was rapidly corroded and devoured by darkness.

Xing Tianao's figure became fragmented under the tearing of the Chaos Tribulation Light and the dark Dao marks.

He seemed to struggle to glance at the Great World below one last time, and in his hollow eye sockets, there seemed to be regret, relief, and a trace of unfulfilled unwillingness.

Finally, amidst countless gazes of shock, pity, or wild joy, his figure, along with the lingering Nirvana light, was annihilated within the endless tribulation lightning and dark Dao marks, his aura completely dissipating.

The black clouds covering Xuanhuang slowly dispersed, and the heavens and earth returned to clarity, as if the earth-shattering Emperor Tribulation just now was merely an illusion.

The world was dead silent.

Succeeded? No, he failed.

A peerless Prodigy who astonished the ages, almost touching success, thus perished at the last moment due to the recurrence of his Dao wound, his efforts rendered futile, his body and Soul utterly destroyed.

The heavens and earth were utterly silent, with only the lingering Heavenly Might and tribulation lightning afterglow silently recounting the thrilling Emperor Tribulation that had just transpired.

Within the forbidden zones, faint fluctuations of relief and cold mockery were heard: "Going against the heavens, ultimately turning to dust!"

Deep within Dao Zang Academy, a suppressed, extreme whimper, like that of a wounded beast, resounded, followed by a long, heartbreaking silence.

After a long while, someone seemed to recover from suffocation, letting out the first sigh filled with endless melancholy and shock.

"He lost, he actually lost!!!"

"So brilliant, so resilient, yet he fell at the last step."

"What kind of existence left that old wound? To be able to bury an almost-Emperor existence?"

Discussions spread like a tide to every corner of the Xuanhuang Great World, filled with disbelief and deep regret.

Witnessing a peerless figure at the Peak of the Quasi-Emperor Realm defy the Emperor Tribulation in such a Heaven-Defying manner, only to tragically perish in the end, was an unparalleled shock.

For those Prodigies aspiring to the emperors path, after the initial shock and regret, an indescribable complex emotion began to spread.

There was relief that one less competitor existed, awe that the emperors path was far more perilous than expected, and more so, a sense of urgency.

They realized that the competition to become an Emperor in this era might be greater than in any era before their slumber.

But the allure of the Emperor position remained irresistible to all.

And those old monsters who had long reached the Peak of the Quasi-Emperor Realm but had been dormant for ages for various reasons reacted even more directly.

Xing Tianao, at the cost of his life, taught them the most tragic and intuitive lesson.

Becoming an Emperor in the Xuanhuang Great World not only meant facing terrifying Heavenly Tribulations but also potentially triggering hidden dangers, even terrifying ones from beyond the realm!

Without absolute certainty, who would dare to easily attempt it?

For a time, the entire Xuanhuang Great World was plunged into a strange atmosphere.

The fervent wave of Cultivation brought by the Golden Age continued, but a shadow hung over the hearts of the top powerhouses.

The emperors path still attracted countless Prodigies to follow in succession, but its cruelty and unknowns had never been so clearly displayed before everyone.

Just as the entire Xuanhuang Great World was immersed in the desolation and clamor of a Quasi-Emperor's demise.

Within Gu Changge's Small World.

Here, the Laws of the Dao were so clear they were like tangible threads, and the Innate Spiritual Qi was so dense it condensed into liquid, forming swirling clouds and mist.

In the Void Realm, occasionally, the phantom of a Chaos Green Lotus bloomed, and the Dao sounds of creation echoed.

A translucent, almost transparent Soul body slowly coalesced and opened its eyes.

It was Xing Tianao!

No, at this moment, his eye sockets were no longer hollow, but had condensed two faint yet clear lights of Soul, filled with endless bewilderment and horror.

"Didn't I already perish, body and Soul?"