453: The emperor falls!

Xiao Shi could clearly feel it.

The Black Dragon sealed within the stone coffin was continuously being petrified.

It was obvious.

This stone coffin originated from the Blood Sacrifice Upper God!

Clearly, Emperor Wu and the Blood Sacrifice Upper God had reached some agreement, allowing Emperor Wu to obtain this extraordinarily powerful treasure from the Blood Sacrifice Upper God.

Such treasures...

Even in the hands of the Blood Sacrifice Upper God, they were rare.

Normally, once a treasure appeared on the Tianwu Continent, it would inevitably be weakened.

However, this stone coffin could remain unaffected on the Tianwu Continent, which showed its unique nature.

“It’s over!”

After sealing Xiao Shi’s Origin Beast, Emperor Wu continued to raise his hand and point at Xiao Shi.

He roared in a low voice.

“Seal!”

He attempted to seal Xiao Shi into the stone coffin as well, to finish him off.

However, he had underestimated Xiao Shi’s Origin Black Dragon.

Although the Black Dragon, sealed within the stone coffin, was rapidly petrified, the entire Dao Beast Black Dragon was still struggling fiercely.

As a result, the entire stone coffin had to use all its power to petrify it.

Thus...

The stone coffin no longer had any spare power to seal Xiao Shi.

But even if he couldn’t seal Xiao Shi with the stone coffin, now that Xiao Shi no longer had his Origin Beast, Emperor Wu figured it would be much easier to kill him.

Especially in this short amount of time...

The petrification of Xiao Shi’s feet had already extended, almost reaching his waist.

Once the parts of his body below his waist were completely petrified...

He would no longer be able to move.

At that time... it would be even easier for him to kill Xiao Shi.

“To be able to fight me to this extent, to force me to this step, you are indeed not simple, but...”

“Everything ends here!”

Emperor Wu roared.

He raised his hand and pointed at the sky.

Above the sky, a giant sun suddenly formed.

However, after this sun appeared, it was rapidly petrified under the power of the Blood Sacrifice Upper God, transforming into a giant petrified sphere.

In addition to possessing the power of the Blood Sacrifice Upper God...

This sun was also filled with Emperor Wu’s infinite Origin Power.

This was his strongest attack, a culmination of his own power.

He was prepared to use this move to thoroughly finish off Xiao Shi.

Boom!

Immediately...

The entire petrified sun, amidst a colossal roar, rapidly plummeted.

It gave everyone who witnessed this scene a sense of impending doomsday.

It seemed that as long as this sun fell...

The entire Tianwu Continent would be plunged into chaos, with countless casualties.

Xiao Shi looked up at the falling sun.

He had to admit...

This battle with Emperor Wu was indeed the most difficult battle he had faced since embarking on the path of a martial artist.

Both sides had almost used all their trump cards.

They had unleashed all their killing moves.

If not for the protection of the Tianwu Continent’s will, the Tianwu Continent would have probably been shattered by them long ago.

Facing this rapidly falling sun...

Xiao Shi, in his petrified state, could no longer dodge.

However, he didn’t intend to dodge either.

Because... he still had one most powerful killing move that he had not yet unleashed.

Xiao Shi had been waiting.

Waiting for the opponent’s killing intent to reach its peak!

That was when... it would be the time for him to unleash this strongest killing move.

He knew very well...

As the battle between them continued, Emperor Wu’s killing intent towards him would only grow stronger and stronger.

Especially when Emperor Wu finally felt he could utterly kill him... his killing intent would reach its peak!

“Now!”

Xiao Shi’s eyes instantly became sharp as blades.

He directly activated all the killing intent within his Origin.

A violent and astonishing killing intent immediately erupted from his body.

Making him seem to transform into the source of all slaughter, the embodiment of slaughter!

Not only that...

Emperor Wu’s killing intent was also drawn by Xiao Shi at this moment.

However, Xiao Shi did not gather Emperor Wu’s killing intent onto himself; instead, he guided Emperor Wu’s killing intent towards the Tianwu Continent’s World Will.

Thus, Emperor Wu’s heaven-shaking killing intent directly acted upon the Tianwu Continent’s World Will!

Immediately...

The entire World Will of the Tianwu Continent instantly experienced an incomparably intense and earth-shattering tremor!

This sudden turn of events...

Emperor Wu’s face drastically changed.

His entire pupils contracted violently.

“You... what do you want to do!!!”

He let out a shrill roar of anger.

His voice carried an unprecedented fear.

He knew very well...

Although the World Will of the Tianwu Continent possessed a certain degree of consciousness, it was different from the consciousness of living beings.

Now that Xiao Shi had guided his killing intent to the World Will of the Tianwu Continent, in the perception of the Tianwu Continent’s World Will, it would feel that Emperor Wu wanted to obliterate it!

Boom!

A massive explosion...

Immediately erupted from the entire Tianwu World.

Like the roar of the World Will.

And an earth-shattering, indescribably violent killing intent burst forth from the World Will of the Tianwu Continent.

The earth shook, the sky cracked!

Even Emperor Wu, under the fury of the entire World Will, trembled and showed fear in his expression.

Xiao Shi was also not feeling well at this moment.

Although the killing intent emanating from the World Will was not directed at him, he was still affected.

However, all of this was within his plan.

Previously, when he decided to use the World Will’s killing intent as his strongest divine ability in the Martial Dao Ninth Realm, he had wondered how to trigger the World Will’s killing intent.

Initially, his idea was to use his own killing intent to trigger the World Will’s killing intent.

But upon careful consideration, he felt that this method might not be the best choice.

So he had the idea of using Emperor Wu’s killing intent to trigger the World Will’s killing intent.

On one hand, it could successfully arouse the World Will’s killing intent.

On the other hand, the World Will’s hostility would primarily focus on Emperor Wu, thereby reducing the pressure on Xiao Shi.

However, to achieve this...

Emperor Wu’s killing intent had to be strong enough.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to provoke the World Will’s killing intent.

Therefore, he had not unleashed this divine ability.

He was waiting for Emperor Wu’s killing intent to reach its absolute peak!

Now, as the World Will erupted with violent killing intent, Xiao Shi immediately began to gather this killing intent.

During this process...

His body, even his soul, including his own Origin, all trembled violently.

And as it trembled, cracks appeared.

The World Will was inherently the most terrifying existence in the heavens and earth.

If Xiao Shi’s Origin hadn’t been the Slaughter Origin, his actions would have undoubtedly resulted in his body being shattered and his spirit annihilated!

Even so...

Xiao Shi’s entire body was covered in countless cracks, as if a slight touch would cause him to shatter and explode.

He successfully gathered all the killing intent emanating from the World Will.

A low roar came from his mouth.

“Tianwu... Divine Kill!!!”

As his words left his lips...

A long-lost sense of crisis immediately exploded in Emperor Wu’s mind.

Such a sense of crisis had never appeared in his current life.

But in his previous life, it had appeared once.

That was the sense of crisis he experienced when he faced the catastrophe of the Martial Dao Ninth Realm in his previous life!

He hadn’t expected...

That in this life, he would once again face such a crisis!

And this crisis did not originate from the catastrophe of the Martial Dao Ninth Realm.

But from... Xiao Shi!

“If... if I could have more time!!!”

“If I could have advanced to the Martial Dao Ninth Realm with five types of Heavenly Rules!!!”

Emperor Wu clenched his fists.

Veins bulged, and his entire face became twisted and ferocious.

Unwillingness, regret, annoyance, anger, anxiety, and a multitude of other emotions made his eyes bloodshot and his body tremble.

He looked at the countless cracks spreading across Xiao Shi’s body.

He let out a frantic roar.

“Do you want to die together? Come on! Let’s die together!!”

At this moment, Emperor Wu was like a madman, hysterical.

He raised his hand and waved.

The Emperor’s Sword, which was “sealed” by the Myriad Treasure Pagoda in the distance, immediately flew out.

Although the Emperor’s Sword was still sealed at the moment...

Emperor Wu was not trying to attack with the Emperor’s Sword.

After he sacrificed the Emperor’s Sword...

His eyes were filled with ruthlessness and madness.

He roared.

“Explode!!”

Boom!

He directly detonated the Emperor’s Sword.

Not only that...

More treasures, including the Emperor’s Armor, flew out from his body one by one!

Finally, even the Divine Envoy Mask on his face detached from his face and flew towards Xiao Shi.

“Explode!”

“Explode!”

“Explode!!”

Emperor Wu went completely insane.

Detonating everything!

Anything on his body that could be detonated was detonated by him at this moment, without any reservations.

For a time...

The explosion created by Emperor Wu, combined with the petrified sun he had previously unleashed...

All these powers converged, forming a world-shaking explosion that rocked the entire Tianwu Continent.

And an indescribable power...

As if to destroy the entire Tianwu Continent, it erupted with a roar in the heavens and earth.

At the same time...

Xiao Shi’s Tianwu Divine Kill was also unleashed at this moment.

Compared to Emperor Wu’s earth-shattering detonation of everything...

Xiao Shi’s Tianwu Divine Kill was exceptionally calm, without a massive explosion or dazzling brilliance.

There was only a black streak of light that flashed past Emperor Wu’s face.

Like a fleeting ray of light.

When this light flashed past Emperor Wu’s face...

Emperor Wu’s body suddenly stiffened.

His entire body instantly disintegrated at a visible speed, first his legs, then his hands, and then his torso.

And what disintegrated was not just his physical body.

His Origin also disintegrated along with it.

This being, who had once dominated the Tianwu Continent and was also the most hopeful of becoming a Martial God, everything about him was now irreversibly and rapidly disintegrating.

Until the moment his head was about to disintegrate as well...

A final layer of protection formed in his mind, and a large amount of gray gas burst forth from his mind.

Successfully preserving his head.

At this moment, Emperor Wu looked haggard, with only his head remaining; whether it was his body, his Origin, or everything about him, all had vanished.

But... he did not perish just yet.

He still had one breath left.

He gazed at Xiao Shi in the distance, who had been completely reduced to ashes by his explosive power, and took a deep breath.

He managed to force out a faint smile, his voice hoarse.

“The final victor is still me!!!”

Although Xiao Shi’s divine ability was powerful...

The activation of this divine ability also placed an immense burden on Xiao Shi himself.

Making his body extremely weak.

Completely unable to withstand Emperor Wu’s detonation.

He was directly annihilated by Emperor Wu’s explosive power.

Although the cost of killing Xiao Shi was immense...

It directly destroyed everything about Emperor Wu.

But at least... he saved his life!

As long as he was alive, he could find an opportunity to be reborn again.

And without Xiao Shi’s obstruction...

He believed that in his next life, he would definitely become a Martial God.

“I refuse to believe that such a monstrous talent will be born again in this world!!!”

Emperor Wu felt a great deal of emotion in his heart.

Truly, Xiao Shi had completely surpassed him in every aspect.

Even in the entire history of the Tianwu Continent, such a terrifying existence had never appeared.

However...

Xiao Shi’s foundation was ultimately not as deep as Emperor Wu, who had lived for two lifetimes.

However, just as Emperor Wu was feeling emotional...

Above his head, ripples suddenly appeared.

Countless energies were continuously converging, forming a vortex above Emperor Wu.

Emperor Wu’s expression froze.

His pupils gradually widened.

He clearly saw that as countless energies converged, a figure gradually formed within the vortex.

At first, this figure was very blurry.

But gradually...

The entire blurry figure gradually became clear.

Thus forming a brand new body.

Xiao Shi... had revived!!!

“You... you...”

Emperor Wu looked horrified, staring at the revived Xiao Shi, his face filled with disbelief.

He had personally witnessed the other party’s body and Origin being annihilated by his own detonation.

But now... Xiao Shi had revived before him!!!

This completely stunned his mind.

“I forgot to tell you, my Behind-the-Scenes Heavenly Dao allows me to be immortal and indestructible.”

Xiao Shi said calmly.

His body and Origin had indeed been annihilated by Emperor Wu’s previous detonation, but his Behind-the-Scenes Heavenly Dao had granted him the characteristic of immortality and indestructibility.

As long as his Behind-the-Scenes Heavenly Dao was not seen through...

Even if his main body died, he could revive through the Behind-the-Scenes Heavenly Dao.

Although the revived Xiao Shi was now relatively weak, his strength had fallen to the Demigod Realm, and he needed some time to recover his Origin before he could return to the Martial Dao Ninth Realm.

But Emperor Wu’s situation at this time was even worse than his.

He no longer had any ability to resist.

Killing Emperor Wu now was easier for Xiao Shi than crushing an ant.

Emperor Wu’s remaining head trembled, his entire face turned pale, and he closed his eyes in despair.

He knew...

He had lost.

Completely lost!

Not seeing through Xiao Shi’s Behind-the-Scenes Heavenly Dao from the very beginning had already doomed him to be unable to kill Xiao Shi, and had already destined him to fail in this final battle.

Only then did he realize... that from beginning to end, he had never understood this person’s identity, and he didn’t even know... who he truly was!?

Emperor Wu had thought that in this life, he had hidden deeply enough.

But now he realized... this person in front of him had hidden even deeper than him!

Whoosh!

Emperor Wu’s eyes suddenly opened.

His eyes were bloodshot, filled with a terrifying madness that made people tremble.

“Since I cannot become a Martial God, you don’t even think about becoming one!!!”

“I will give you a big gift!!!”

“You will soon... follow in my footsteps!”

Xiao Shi frowned.

He vaguely had a bad premonition in his heart.

He no longer hesitated.

His figure moved.

He instantly flashed in front of Emperor Wu and stepped out.

Pfft!

In Emperor Wu’s current state, he was unable to resist or fight back against any of Xiao Shi’s attacks.

His entire head immediately exploded under Xiao Shi’s stomp.

Thus... he perished!