139: Chapter 139 Three Victories, Army Approaching the Black Abyss

On the outskirts of the "Extinction Star Domain," after one battle to rout the "Extinction Legion" and slay the "Skeleton Monarch," the Alliance army's morale was soaring.

After a short half-hour rest, under the leadership of Lin Wan, the army steadily advanced toward the depths of the "Extinction Star Domain," toward the core area that resembled a tumor in the starry sky, shrouded in the dense aura of "the end" — the Hall of Annihilation.

Along the way, although there were still sporadic, small groups of "Extinction" demons putting up a desperate struggle, under the dual suppression of the "Light of Purification" and the "Samsara Purification Formation," they could no longer pose a substantial threat to the Alliance army, often being wiped out by long-range fire before they could even get close.

Occasionally, "King" level (Void Refining) "Extinction" Elders would jump out to try to block them, but they were all easily surrounded and killed by the "Demon Suppressing Guards" under Lin Wan, in coordination with the Yao Kings of the Ancient Demon Realm.

Wherever the army's blade pointed, they broke through like splitting bamboo.

In just three days, the Alliance army broke through layer upon layer of blockades and arrived at the location of the "Hall of Annihilation" — the "Extinction Death Star"!

This was a massive dead star, pitch-black throughout, its surface covered in countless holes like a hollowed-out honeycomb.

On the dead star, there was no sign of life, only the "Extinction" aura, so dense it had materialized and flowed like ink.

At the center of the dead star stood a towering, hideous, pitch-black temple, ten thousand zhang high, which seemed to be built from the Souls of countless wailing creatures and twisted bones — the Hall of Annihilation.

Around the temple, space was distorted and the Laws were chaotic. Gray divine lights, containing the erosive power of "the end," extended from the temple like tentacles, dancing in the starry sky and emitting an unsettling aura of destruction and ominousness.

Furthermore, a vast, chilling force, clearly the last and most elite power of the "Hall of Annihilation," the "Extinction Imperial Guard," formed a strict battle array to guard the temple, their cold eyes fixed firmly on the approaching Alliance army.

At the highest point of the temple, upon a throne constructed of white bones and black crystals, a terrifying figure slowly stood up. This figure was shrouded in even denser, almost materialized gray mist, and its aura was several times stronger than the previous "Skeleton Monarch," faintly reaching the Peak of the Late Stage "Quasi-Immortal" realm.

The High Priest of the "Hall of Annihilation" — the "Eye of Extinction"!

"Outsiders, you have slaughtered my clansmen, destroyed my legions, killed my divine generals, and even dared to bring your forces to my temple... Your crimes deserve death!"

The voice of the "Eye of Extinction" resonated through the starry sky like the shrill wails of ten million aggrieved Souls, and like the friction of billions of dry bones, carrying endless spite and killing intent.

He raised his withered palm, which seemed to be condensed from pure "Extinction" power and covered in strange eye-like patterns, and grasped the void toward the approaching Alliance army.

"Extinction Sky Curtain, descend!"

Hum—!

As he gave the order, the entire "Extinction Death Star" shook violently. Countless thick, tangible gray beams of light erupted from the holes on the surface of the dead star, interweaving and spreading in the starry sky to form a massive gray curtain that covered tens of thousands of miles of space, radiating infinite "Extinction" dao rhyme, enveloping the entire Alliance army along with the "Hall of Annihilation"!

Under the curtain, the light quickly dimmed, and the temperature plummeted, as if even time and space were being eroded and frozen by the power of "Extinction."

Within the Alliance army, some Cultivators with lower cultivation levels or wavering resolve instantly felt a terrifying, bone-chilling power that seemed capable of freezing Souls and eroding vitality surging from all directions. Their internal mana circulation became sluggish, their Divine Souls trembled, and there was even a tendency to be assimilated by "Extinction."

"Not good! It is the 'Extinction Sky Curtain'! It can suppress, erode, and assimilate all power and living beings that do not possess the 'the end' attribute! Everyone, form a defensive array and guard your minds!" Long Huang's expression changed as he shouted sternly.

At the same time, he manifested his thousand-zhang True Dragon body and breathed out scorching dragon breath, forming a barrier to protect the surrounding Yao Race.

However, this "Extinction Sky Curtain" was an ultimate defensive Formation that the "Hall of Annihilation" had spent countless years setting up, using the entire "Extinction Death Star" as its foundation and condensing the "Extinction" Origin. Its power was vast; how could it be resisted by the strength of Long Huang alone?

The gray curtain, like a millstone, rotated and ground slowly, constantly eroding and weakening the Alliance army's defense and morale.

"Humph, a mere curtain wants to stop my army?" Lin Wan stood atop the "Chaos Samsara Hall," his expression unchanged, a cold glint flashing in his eyes, "Since that is the case, then... I shall break your curtain and then trample your temple!"

"Chaos Samsara Hall, 'Samsara Purification Formation,' maximum power, activate!"

"Chaos Extinction Cannon, second form, 'Chaos Extinction Torrent,' target — Sky Curtain nodes, saturation strike!"

"Demon Suppressing Guards, form the 'Ten Thousand Spirits Purification Formation' and assist me in breaking the curtain!"

A series of commands were issued from Lin Wan's mouth, clear and calm, without a trace of panic.

"Hum—!"

Upon receiving Lin Wan's order, the "Chaos Samsara Hall" shone brightly. Countless Formation patterns on the top, sides, and bottom lit up simultaneously. The illusory "mirror surface" that could reflect and purify "the end" appeared once again, and it was clearer and larger than before, covering almost half of the "Chaos Samsara Hall"!

Inside the mirror, the gray "Extinction Sky Curtain" was reflected. Immediately, the mirror began to rotate at high speed at a strange frequency, and a more vast and pure fluctuation of "Reincarnation" and "Purification" dao rhyme, like a tsunami, radiated from the "Chaos Samsara Hall" as the center, frantically impacting, washing, and purifying the surrounding "Extinction Sky Curtain"!

At the same time, the "Chaos Extinction Cannon" atop the "Chaos Samsara Hall" lit up with a blinding gray light once more. But this time, it did not condense the previous "Extinction Spear," but rather an endless, gray torrent of energy, like a volcanic eruption, containing the dual dao rhymes of "Chaos" decomposition and "Extinction" finality!

This torrent, like a heavenly river flowing backward, poured and bombarded the positions on the "Extinction Sky Curtain" where the energy flow was most dense, which were clearly the Formation nodes!

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The gray "Chaos Extinction Torrent," like the sharpest drill, slammed into the "Extinction Sky Curtain," erupting with a deafening roar.

The sky curtain shook violently, ripples appearing on its surface. The nodes that were being heavily bombarded flashed with light, showing signs of collapsing.

The "Demon Suppressing Guards" also quickly formed a larger and more profound battle array. All members poured their own mana and will, without reservation, into the core of the battle array — a Formation Flag personally refined by Lin Wan that contained "Purification" dao rhyme.

The Formation Flag fluttered in the wind, erupting with unprecedented pure white light, transforming into a massive "Purification Beam" that seemed capable of purifying all heavens and worlds. It slammed into the "Extinction Sky Curtain," and together with the "Reincarnation Purification" fluctuation from the "Chaos Samsara Hall" and the "Chaos Extinction Torrent," it attacked from inside and outside, frantically purifying and disintegrating the power of "the end" contained within the curtain.

Under the joint strike of the three forces, the seemingly indestructible and immensely powerful "Extinction Sky Curtain" began to shake violently. Its light dimmed rapidly, and countless fine cracks appeared on its surface, like an eggshell about to shatter.

"No! This is impossible! My 'Extinction Sky Curtain' was formed by condensing the Origin of a star; even if a 'True Immortal' descended, it would take some effort. How could it be shaken by you so easily?!"

The "Eye of Extinction" let out an incredulous roar. He could clearly feel that the connection between himself and the "Extinction Sky Curtain" was being frantically interfered with, severed, and disintegrated by a strange power containing the multiple dao rhymes of "Purification," "Reincarnation," "Chaos," and "Extinction"!

In particular, that "Purification" power restrained his "Extinction" power too obviously; it was simply like a natural enemy!

"There is nothing impossible. Your 'Extinction' is merely a polluted and distorted pseudo-Dao. Today, I will let you witness what true... Extinction is!"

Lin Wan's cold voice rang out. He stepped out of the "Chaos Samsara Hall," his figure turning into a gray stream of light. Ignoring the erosion and suppression of the surrounding "Extinction Sky Curtain," he instantly appeared at the core node of the "Extinction Sky Curtain" — directly above the bone throne where the "Eye of Extinction" was located!

"Chaos Extinction — Return to Void Finger!"

Lin Wan pointed his fingers like a sword and gently tapped toward the violently shaking "Extinction Sky Curtain" below, which was covered in cracks, and toward the "Eye of Extinction" beneath the curtain, who wore a look of horror.

This time, what was condensed at his fingertips was not the large-scale devouring and destruction of "Chaos Return to Void," but a more condensed, more extreme "Return to Void Finger" that perfectly fused and compressed the three dao rhymes of "Chaos," "Extinction," and "Existence" into a single point, sufficient to "pierce through" all Laws!

"Shhh—!"

A strange finger beam, so subtle it was almost invisible, yet interweaving the three colors of Chaos-gray, extinction-black, and existence-white, shot out from Lin Wan's fingertip. Silently, it tapped onto the core node of the "Extinction Sky Curtain" where the cracks were most dense and the energy was most chaotic.

"Crack..."

A crisp sound, as if a mirror had completely shattered, resonated through the starry sky.

Immediately after, under the despairing gazes of the "Eye of Annihilation" and all the "Extinction" demons, the "Extinction Sky Veil" that had shrouded tens of thousands of miles and struck terror into countless living beings was like a popped balloon.

Centered on that single finger strike, countless huge cracks instantly spread and diffused across the entire veil!

"Rumble—!!"

The next moment, the entire "Extinction Sky Veil" shattered with a roar!

It transformed into countless fragments of varying sizes, burning with gray flames, raining down like a meteor shower toward the "Extinction Dead Star" and the "Hall of Annihilation" below, exploding upon impact!

A terrifying shockwave instantly swept across the entire starry sky, scattering the remaining "Extinction Imperial Guards" who had formed battle arrays, causing heavy casualties.

"No—!!" The Eye of Annihilation let out a shrill, unwilling roar, attempting to stabilize its form and mobilize its remaining power for a final resistance.

However, the backlash from the shattering of the sky veil had already left him severely injured.

Moreover, the lingering effect of Lin Wan's "Return-to-Void Finger" had already followed the energy of the shattered veil into his body, frantically decomposing his "Extinction" Dao Fruit, ending his vitality, and negating his existence.

"It is over." Lin Wan's voice, like the declaration of the Grim Reaper, sounded in his ears.

A grayish sword light—Lin Wan using his finger as a sword—that seemed capable of encompassing everything yet ending everything, ignored the distance of space.

Under the terrified gaze of the Eye of Annihilation, it pierced through his glabella, extinguished his Primordial Spirit, and together with the towering, pitch-black temple behind him that symbolized the authority of "Extinction," it split them open!

"Boom—!!"

The ten-thousand-foot-tall "Hall of Annihilation" split down the middle, collapsed with a roar, and turned into ruins.

Deep within the temple, the "Core of Extinction Origin," which had condensed the accumulation of countless years of the "Extinction Star Domain," was also completely shattered and annihilated in the aftermath of Lin Wan's sword light, turning into the purest, will-less "Extinction" energy, which was slowly absorbed, refined, and converted by the "Samsara Hall of Chaos."

The Hall of Annihilation and its High Priest, the "Eye of Annihilation," had fallen!

The temple was destroyed!

The "Extinction Star Domain" core had fallen!

"The Alliance Leader's Divine Might! The Alliance Leader is invincible!"

The Alliance army erupted in earth-shaking cheers once again.

In just a few short days, they had broken through the outer defenses of "Extinction," killed two "Quasi-Immortal" divine generals, and destroyed the "Hall of Annihilation."

Such a battle record was enough to go down in history and shake the All-Heavens!

"Pass the order: clear out the remaining enemies, collect the spoils of war, and repair the ley lines of the 'Extinction Dead Star'—attempting to purify and repair the dead star completely eroded by 'the end' using the power of Purification and Reincarnation; although the hope is slim, it is worth a try.

Even if it cannot regain life, it can serve as an outpost base.

Establish a teleportation Formation to connect to Tiannan.

From this day forward, this place shall be the forward base for my 'All-Heavens Anti-Calamity Alliance' to march into the 'Black Abyss'—Demon Suppressing Star!"

Lin Wan's voice spread across the battlefield once again, stabilizing morale and issuing new orders.

"Understood!"

The army obeyed the order and moved quickly.

Having experienced consecutive major battles, although they had won, the losses were not insignificant, and they urgently needed rest and replenishment.

Occupying the "Extinction Star Domain" and establishing the "Demon Suppressing Star" base, which could be used to advance or retreat, was of vital importance to the Alliance's subsequent strategy.

Just as Lin Wan was conquering the "Extinction Star Domain," establishing the "Demon Suppressing Star" base, and beginning to rest and digest the fruits of victory, the other two armies also successively sent back news of victory.

Ye Qingxian's route, after a fierce battle, successfully breached the core of the "Corruption Swamp" and engaged in a decisive battle with the "High Priest of Corruption" of the "Temple of Decay" and the "Corruption Legion" under his command.

Ye Qingxian, using the sharpness of the "Qingxian Sword" combined with the violent thunder of the thunder Cultivators from the "Nine Heavens Realm," successfully killed the "High Priest of Corruption," destroyed the "Temple of Decay," and completely sealed and purified the "Spring of Corruption" in the "Corruption Swamp," which contained a portion of the Origin of the "heart of decay."

Although they failed to completely eradicate the source of "Corruption" (the main body of the "heart of decay" was in the depths of the "Abyss of Buried Gods" and had been reinforced by Lin Wan), they greatly weakened the power of the "Temple of Decay," seized a large amount of resources, and successfully established the "Purification Fortress" on the edge of the "Corruption Swamp" as the second forward base to resist "the end" and monitor the "Black Abyss."

The route led by Emperor Yan and King Zhenyue advanced steadily, successfully destroying several major spatial passages of the "Void Rift Valley."

Using the "Xuanhuang Map of Mountains and Rivers" in coordination with the "Yanhuang Immortal Capital Formation," they set up a powerful sealing barrier, temporarily blocking the passage for "the end" to mobilize troops on a large scale through this place.

At the same time, the allied forces established "Zhenxu Pass" on the periphery of the "Void Rift Valley," stationing heavy troops to guard it and monitor the movements of the "Void Rift Valley" to prevent the forces of "the end" from repairing the passages and making a comeback.

Thus, the first proactive strike since the establishment of the Alliance had resulted in great victories for all three armies!

Not only had they successfully pulled out the three "poisonous fangs" on the periphery of the "Black Abyss"—the "Extinction Star Domain," the "Corruption Swamp," and the "Void Rift Valley"—and dealt a heavy blow to the living forces of "the end" in this Star Domain, but they had also established three sturdy forward bases at the entrance of the "Black Abyss": "Demon Suppressing Star," "Purification Fortress," and "Zhenxu Pass," forming a triangular encirclement and strategic suppression posture against the "Black Abyss"!

When the news spread back to the Tiannan Alliance headquarters and the Three Realms of "Nine Heavens," "Xuanhuang," and "Ancient Demon," all parties were overjoyed, and morale was greatly boosted!

The prestige and cohesion of the "All-Heavens Anti-Calamity Alliance" reached an unprecedented height.

More and more small and medium-sized realms that were suffering or about to suffer from the erosion of "the end" began to take the initiative to contact the Alliance, requesting to join, or seeking protection and support.

The strength and influence of the Alliance were growing rapidly, like a snowball rolling downhill.

And the name of Lin Wan, the "Demon Suppressing True Monarch," along with this series of glorious achievements, spread like a hurricane throughout this Star Domain, and even spread to more distant realms that had not yet been completely eroded by "the end," becoming a banner, a hope, and a legend in the hearts of countless Cultivators who resisted "the end."

However, just as the entire Alliance was celebrating the victory, actively digesting the fruits of war, and strengthening itself, an encrypted transmission sent from "Zhenxu Pass," which had been encrypted multiple times and marked "Top Secret" and "Urgent," was delivered at the fastest speed to Lin Wan, who was sitting in "Demon Suppressing Star," consolidating the base and deducing Divine Abilities.

The transmission was from Emperor Yan and King Zhenyue.

The content consisted of only a few short sentences, yet it caused Lin Wan's mind, which had just relaxed slightly due to the victory, to instantly tighten again.

"Alliance Leader, urgent military situation! Deep within the 'Void Rift Valley,' there is an abnormal fluctuation in the sealing barrier!

It is suspected that a terrifying existence surpassing the 'Quasi-Immortal' level is attempting to forcibly tear space and cross over!

The source of the fluctuation... points to the deepest part of the 'Black Abyss'!

Its aura... is of the same Origin as the previous 'Holy Lord' Clone, but... more than a hundred times stronger!

I fear... I fear it is its main body, or an even more powerful Clone, about to descend!

Requesting the Alliance Leader to quickly decide on a countermeasure!"

The main body of the "Holy Lord," or a more powerful Clone, was about to descend?!

Lin Wan gripped the transmission jade talisman, his eyes instantly becoming incomparably sharp.

What was meant to come had finally come.

And it had come so quickly, so violently.

Having just achieved a great victory and not yet had time to digest it, an even greater crisis was already imminent.

"Pass the order!" Lin Wan stood up abruptly, his voice cold and firm, echoing in the "Samsara Hall of Chaos."

"All three armies, from this moment on, enter the highest state of combat readiness!

'Demon Suppressing Star,' 'Purification Fortress,' and 'Zhenxu Pass,' activate all defensive Formations!

All long-range strike weapons, charge and stand by!"

"Notify His Majesty Emperor Yan, Sect Master Ye Qingxian, Daoist Leixiao, King Zhenyue, Long Huang, and all 'Quasi-Immortal' and above combatants of the Alliance to arrive at 'Zhenxu Pass' and assemble within three hours!"

"At the same time, in the name of the Alliance, issue a 'Level 1 Combat Readiness Order' to all member realms!

Mobilize all available combat forces, stockpile all war resources, and prepare... to welcome the... final counterattack of 'the end'!"

"This battle will decide the survival... of my 'All-Heavens Anti-Calamity Alliance,' and even the countless living beings of this Star Domain!"

Order after order was issued, and the entire massive war machine of the Alliance began to operate frantically at maximum efficiency once again.

The joy of victory had not yet fully dissipated, yet the clouds of war had already shrouded the hearts of everyone even more heavily.

Everyone knew that the real test was about to come.

Meanwhile, Lin Wan stood on the stargazing platform of the "Samsara Hall of Chaos," his gaze seemingly piercing through the endless starry sky, looking toward the deepest part of the "Black Abyss," the direction of that terrifying existence that was about to tear through space and descend into this world.

His eyes were calm and deep, yet they burned with fiery Battle Intent.

"Holy Lord... are you finally going to enter the stage yourself?"

"Very well."

"Let me see just how strong you, this spokesperson of 'the end,' really are!"

"This battle, I, Lin Wan, accept it!"