655: Chapter 655 Did you get my permission to self-destruct?

Mo Chen Immortal King's face cycled between pale and green, but he still gritted his teeth and said: "As long as the green hills remain, there's no need to worry about firewood! Ziting, why must we perish together?"

"Perish together? Good! Very good!"

Immortal King Ziting laughed in extreme anger, his laughter shrill and ear-piercing, echoing across the entire battlefield, carrying the desperation of someone near death and the ruthless intent to drag others down with him.

He looked down at his broken body, feeling the excruciating pain of his dao foundation constantly shattering, and then gazed at the Hundred Immortals Alliance army below, which was in complete disarray.

He then looked at the Great Ancestor, who was pressing forward step by step with cold eyes—he knew that he was undoubtedly going to die.

Since he could not live, since he could not escape, and since even his last shred of dignity had been trampled upon, he might as well drag everyone down to the grave with him!

A flash of madness crossed his eyes, and the thunder around his body suddenly surged. He was actually going to burn his dao foundation and detonate his own immortal power, intending to perish together with the Great Ancestor.

"I, Immortal King Ziting, even if I fall, will drag you all down with me!"

He roared, and the violent thunder around him, like a rising tide, surged madly into his already damaged dao foundation.

With every strand of thunder that surged in, his dao foundation trembled. That destructive aura of mutual destruction spread wildly from him as the center, causing even the Void Realm to begin twisting and collapsing.

The Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth was crazily absorbed, and the entire battlefield instantly plunged into darkness, oppressive enough to make one suffocate.

A terrifying energy, sufficient to overturn half of the Xuanhuang Great World and detonate the Chaos currents, was rapidly rising within his body!

Immortal King self-destruction!

These four words, like the whisper of the Grim Reaper, slammed heavily into everyone's hearts.

Everyone knew clearly that once a self-destruction of this level occurred, all the Cultivators present, and even half of the Xuanhuang Great World, would turn into dust and be buried with him!

The Great Ancestor's expression changed drastically. His aura as an Early Stage Immortal King erupted without reservation, the veins on his forehead bulging. He exerted all his strength to drive his immortal power, forcibly resonating with the world origin of the Xuanhuang World.

A massive shield of immortal light covering ten thousand li condensed out of thin air, blocking firmly in front of Immortal King Ziting like a canopy, with immortal patterns flowing across it.

Immortal light flowed across the shield, colliding with the destructive power overflowing from Immortal King Ziting's body, making a "hissing" sound. The ear-piercing friction echoed across the entire battlefield, and the Great Ancestor was also shaken, his blood and Qi surging, causing him to retreat repeatedly.

Xuan Yangzi's aura at the Peak Immortal Lord level erupted, his voice hoarse to the point of breaking, and he roared shrilly with extreme panic: "Everyone, retreat immediately! Get away from the center of the battlefield! Hurry! It will be too late if you delay!"

Before the words had even finished, the Disciples of the Azure Profound Sect and all living beings of the Xuanhuang World were seized by terror, their faces drained of all color, and even their footsteps as they fled were trembling.

That despair of facing death head-on, with no room to even resist, instantly engulfed everyone, and they fled into the distance like madmen.

"Want to run? Everyone, just be buried with me!"

Immortal King Ziting's eyes were filled with crazy gratification, and a hideous arc curled at the corners of his mouth. The destructive energy surging within his dao foundation had already reached its Peak.

The Void Realm around him completely shattered, and Chaos currents leaked out. His body was slightly swelling, ready to explode at any moment, completely destroying this heaven and earth.

But at this critical moment—

"Hum!"

A low and vast hum, like a thunderous sound from the beginning of heaven and earth, instantly drowned out all the noise of the battlefield.

The expected destructive explosion did not occur. Immortal King Ziting only felt the violent immortal power within his body instantly solidify, like a frozen river.

The dao foundation that had been burning crazily was also forcibly suppressed by an invisible force, and the momentum of the self-destruction ceased abruptly, without even leaving a ripple.

"What is going on?!"

Immortal King Ziting's pupils constricted, his face full of astonishment and disbelief. He could clearly feel that the energy within his dao foundation was still as vast as a tsunami.

Yet, it was as if it were firmly locked by invisible shackles. No matter how he tried to drive it, he could not detonate even a fraction of it, unable to release even the slightest bit of energy.

That madness of controlling everything was instantly replaced by immense bewilderment.

He refused to believe it. Madness ignited in his eyes again, and he exerted all his strength to drive his Origin, veins bulging, and roared: "Be buried with me! Explode for me! Explode, quickly!"

The destructive aura rose again, even more violent than before, and the Void Realm twisted once more, causing the hearts of those who were fleeing to stop abruptly.

Their footsteps froze instantly, their faces drained of all color. Xuan Yangzi even turned back and roared, his voice full of despair: "Retreat quickly! Further away! He is going to explode!"

But the result was the same. The destructive energy that was about to burst through his body instantly stagnated at its Peak, like a Vicious Beast whose neck had been seized, and it instantly went silent. The self-destruction failed again.

"Hmm?"

Immortal King Ziting was completely dumbfounded, stiffly looking down at his own hands, his eyes full of bewilderment, shock, and confusion.

Two attempts to detonate, two failures at the last moment; this could absolutely not be a coincidence!

This invisible force was too terrifying, too bizarre. He didn't even have a shred of room to resist, as if his life and death, and his own power, were all firmly controlled by the other party.

His Immortal King cultivation, which he was so proud of, and his dao foundation, which he burned with his life, were as insignificant as an ant and worthless in the face of this power.

Just at this moment, a playful voice came from the Void Realm.

Carrying a bit of amusement, yet containing an unrivaled pressure, it exploded in Immortal King Ziting's mind like a thunderclap, and also exploded across the entire battlefield: "Don't waste your effort. Want to self-destruct? Did you ask for my permission?"

Before the words had finished, the space rippled like water, and circles of ripples spread out. A figure dressed in black, with golden wings retracted behind him, appeared out of thin air.

He did not deliberately release any aura, yet it caused the air on the entire battlefield to instantly solidify. It was none other than Xiao Hei!

His figure flickered, and he had already instantly teleported in front of Immortal King Ziting, looking down at this Middle Stage Immortal King who was completely dazed and in a sorry state.

Immortal King Ziting only then realized that it was the person in front of him who had caused this!

He was shocked and angry. He wanted to roar and counterattack, but his immortal power was firmly locked, and he didn't even have the strength to lift a hand.

He could only stare fixedly at Xiao Hei, his eyes full of shock and unwillingness, and he roared in a hoarse voice: "It's you! Who exactly are you?! How can you be this strong?!"

He could not figure it out. He was a Middle Stage Immortal King; even if heavily injured, he was definitely not someone an ordinary Cultivator could manipulate.

Yet this person in black before him, with just an aura, suppressed him firmly, making it impossible for him to even self-destruct.

This level of strength had long since surpassed the Immortal King Realm, reaching a level he could not even touch, let alone look up to!

The collapse of his worldview swept through his mind like a tsunami. His former pride, madness, and unwillingness were instantly replaced by extreme fear.

He finally understood that from beginning to end, he was just a clown, and in front of a true powerhouse, he didn't even have the qualifications to resist.

"Who I am is not important. What's important is that you are going to die."

Xiao Hei spoke indifferently, not giving Immortal King Ziting any chance to react, and raised his hand to deliver a slap.