439: Sword of Guixu

At this moment, the chaotic currents of smoke and Chaos slowly writhed like a massive wound on the scorched, fragmented earth.

The Silver-haired Man in the Void Realm, his pure white figure, was like the only solidified ice point in the eye of a storm.

He lowered his gaze, staring at the abyss below, which swallowed light and matter, the place where Su Han had fallen.

“Annihilation.”

The cold whisper was like Law itself pronouncing judgment.

Below, where the dark-red and grey-white energies of Chaos intertwined, space suddenly collapsed inward, emitting a grating, teeth-aching screech!

An invisible power of annihilation, like a giant hand, tightened, intending to utterly “zero out” the core of that battlefield, which still held all the filth and destruction.

The Silver-haired Man wanted to erase all traces of Su Han’s existence, along with that bizarre source of pollution!

However, just as the collapse reached its extreme—

Buzz!

A heavy, extremely sluggish pulsation emanated from the darkest depths of the abyss, as if the heart of a Vicious Beast, awakened and dormant at the end of time, had been startled. This pulsation was not a loud sound, yet it caused the collapsing Chaos to momentarily halt!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Several dark-red crystalline spikes shot out without warning from the stagnant chaotic smoke and dust!

They were no longer pure crystal streams but solidified matter, condensed with filthy black blood, exuding an aura of decay and corrosion!

The sharp sound of tearing air, carrying intense malice, instantly arrived before the Silver-haired Man, aiming directly for the contaminated patch on his robe—it seemed to intend to reclaim or further detonate that impurity!

“Hmph!”

Silver light surged in the Silver-haired Man’s eyes. He did not dodge; he merely flicked his sleeve.

It appeared casual, but the space in front of him suddenly solidified, transforming into a translucent, indestructible, colorless barrier.

Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!

The dark-red crystal spikes struck the barrier, producing sharp metallic clangs, and shattered into countless tiny fragments that glowed with unwilling crimson light. The fragments bounced and tumbled in the Void Realm but could not advance an inch further.

But just as the crystal spikes shattered—

Boom!

A dark-red demonic shadow, even larger, more twisted, and purer than before, violently tore through the chaotic abyss, which had not yet fully solidified, and shot skyward!

That was no longer Su Han!

The charred, disintegrating body had completely vanished. In its place was a writhing, monstrous core composed of countless sharp, dark-red crystals! It was the “Calamity Heart” that had once pulsed within the demonic claw, now several times its original size!

Its surface was viscous like semi-solidified blood crystal, with foul dark-gold and bloody liquid oozing from its cracks, and its pulsations released nauseating energy ripples.

Countless crystal facets grew, twisted, and extended wildly from the core, forming the outline of giant claws, and even extending into grotesque structures resembling a torso and a head—a half-formed giant beast composed of pure malice and mutated crystal source!

“Roar—!!!”

An inhuman roar, filled with endless pain and savagery, erupted from the center of that twisted crystal core!

This was no longer the cry of a living being; it was more like the trembling manifestation of some ancient curse!

Invisible shockwaves, mixed with a powerful corrosive will, swept out like a tide, causing space to violently twist once more!

The Silver-haired Man’s expression deepened. That roar not only shook space but also, like a tangible sharp cone, fiercely pierced his mind, which was concentrating the power of annihilation!

The existence of this crystal core monster, mutated from Su Han’s remains, itself constituted a blasphemy against the Laws of order!

There was no longer any hint of inquiry in his eyes, only the most fundamental, icy killing intent.

“This evil spawn must be eliminated!”

Without another word, he brought his two fingers together, aimed them distantly at the sky-soaring crystal core giant, and sharply pointed!

“Return to the Ruins Guidance—Annihilation!”

Chii!

A massive sword shadow, composed purely of dim, deathly, and all-ending power, appeared out of thin air at the tip of his fingers!

The sword shadow was silent, yet it exuded a will of demise even purer and more condensed than the previous “Final Star”!

The moment the sword formed, the turbulent spatial currents below seemed to freeze, and even light became sluggish!

The illusory sword of Returning to the Ruins, a true projection of annihilation. (End of Chapter)