730: Chapter 730 Thousand Layers of Void

"This starry sky is not isolated by any grand formation; there is no need."

The thirty-plus people from Tiangong stood in a line, facing your group of twenty-five in a distant standoff.

Emperor Yan scanned the area, his gaze finally landing on you, and said indifferently, "You are the... Qin Chen that Venerable Tianming spoke of?"

You interjected, your tone flat, "I am very curious, why are you going to such great lengths just to kill me?"

"You are the greatest variable in our plan," Venerable Tianming said indifferently. "If you do not die, we cannot succeed."

"Emperor Yan," Jun Wuchen interjected, "In the countless years of the Immortal Domain, no one has ever succeeded. Why must you be so persistent?"

"Emperor Yan, what do you think lies at the end of the Immortal Domain?" Emperor Yan said indifferently.

"What?"

"An expanse of Chaos."

"So what?"

"The Elf Race—are you aware of them?"

"Naturally."

"A hundred years ago, the nine-light-year Ancient Tree of Life was completely swallowed by the Chaos Sea. Countless members of the Elf Race perished, and the Immortal Domain lost another race."

Jun Wuchen frowned and said nothing more.

"The Chaos Sea will not stop expanding," Emperor Yan continued. "What about in ten thousand years? What about in one hundred thousand years?"

He glanced at Jun Wuchen.

"It will swallow the Demon Domain, the Demon Realm, and the Immortal Domain. The three domains will eventually turn into Chaos, and all living beings will vanish."

After a pause, his gaze was indifferent and his tone calm:

"What do you intend to do?"

Everyone was silent for a moment.

"What does this have to do with my brother?" Qin Yu frowned.

"He is not a person of our world, but an Extraterritorial Heavenly Demon. He attempts to disrupt the order of the Immortal Domain; should he not be destroyed?" Venerable Tianming said indifferently.

He had one more reason he did not state—you are the greatest variable in their quest to obtain the Heart of Chaos.

"Then is it possible to split the Chaos Sea with a single sword and find a third path of Ascension?" you asked in a flat tone.

Venerable Yong Ye laughed, "Split the Chaos Sea with a single sword? Even if all the Mahayana Cultivators in the Immortal Domain joined forces, they could not do it. Do you think you are an Immortal Emperor descended to the world?"

"Then you would extract the Origin power of countless stars, causing countless worlds to be destroyed and countless living beings to vanish?" Murong Changge interjected.

"In some matters, someone must always make a sacrifice," Venerable Tianming said, his tone calm and unperturbed.

Chu Chu, who had remained silent until now, looked up at them, her tone calm, "Those with different Daos cannot conspire together. Let us fight."

No one spoke further.

Emperor Yan waved his hand lightly, and the Power of the Great Dao surged, causing a massive screen to appear with four large characters at the top:

"Life and Death Battle Post."

The thirty-plus people behind him simultaneously flicked their fingers to release their essence blood, which merged into the surface of the post, causing blood-red patterns to spread across it.

Your side did not hesitate and likewise released their essence blood.

Twenty-five drops of essence blood merged in one after another, causing the blood patterns to intertwine and spread. The battle post slowly closed, transformed into a stream of light that merged into the world, and vanished.

The Dao contract had been established.

This battle had only two possible outcomes—

One side is completely wiped out, or both sides are completely wiped out.

This was the means by which Mahayana Cultivators resolved Karma.

Once signed, it was a fight to the death.

Fleeing, stopping, or holding back midway would result in being directly erased by the Great Dao; even those at the Mahayana Peak were no exception.

The moment the battle post closed, no one intended to return alive.

The moment the battle post vanished, Venerable Yong Ye moved first.

He gave a low shout:

"Thousand-Fold Void Domain!"

Before his voice had even faded, the Power of the Great Dao surged in from all directions like a tide. The entire starry sky was kneaded, folded, and torn apart by an invisible hand, then stitched back together.

Just as Venerable Yong Ye's "Thousand-Fold Void Domain" descended, everyone had already made their move.

But soon, everyone realized something was wrong—the entire world had been sliced into overlapping spaces. They could still see each other, but they were no longer in the same dimension.

You frowned. This move again?

But the next second, your expression changed.

It was not one layer, nor two, but dozens.

Each layer of space formed an independent domain, and within each domain, one or more opponents were trapped.

You scanned the area:

In the first layer of space, Emperor Yan faced Jun Wuchen.

In the second layer of space, the Tiangong Divine Beast faced Murong Changge.

In the third layer of space, Liu Xuerong faced the Ancestor of the Mo Family.

In the fourth layer of space, Ye Chen faced Han Feiyu.

In the fifth layer of space, Xu Haoran faced Yan Ruyu...

In the tenth layer of space, Liu Tianxing faced Chu Chu.

In the eleventh layer of space, Jiemie faced Cheng Rongrong.

In the twelfth layer of space, Mentor Chan Yi faced Xue Miaoyun.

Qin Yu, Meaty, Song Yang, Song Yu, and others were all isolated by the space; everyone had been pulled out individually, each facing one or two opponents.

In the final layer were you, with Venerable Tianming standing opposite you.

You understood instantly; this was an unsolvable game of Tianji horse racing.

Venerable Yong Ye's strength was even greater than it had been a thousand years ago. He did not directly participate in the battle, yet he was the key to its outcome.

The Tiangong side had: one at the Mahayana Peak, and two at Mahayana Perfection, plus one beast.

Your side had: one at the Mahayana Peak, and two at Mahayana Perfection.

In terms of top-tier combat power, you were not without a chance of winning, but this move by Venerable Yong Ye had completely dismantled your advantages.

You had originally planned to use the Immortal Slaying Sword Art to kill multiple opponents at once, but now you could only deal with Venerable Tianming first and then break through this Thousand-Fold Void Domain.

You caught a glimpse of Qin Yu out of the corner of your eye—three people were besieging her. She was not at a disadvantage, but the number of people besieging her was increasing.

Venerable Yong Ye stood at the highest level of the Thousand-Fold Void Domain, his gaze sweeping over every battlefield. He never ceased his maneuvering, constantly transferring people to wherever they were needed most to ensure they held the advantage in every location.

This Thousand-Fold Void Domain was not merely dividing the battlefield; it was more like a chessboard. He was the chess player, and you were all chess pieces.

Qin Yu was the strongest piece on the chessboard, so Venerable Yong Ye kept adding pieces to her side—one was not enough, so he added another, then a sixth, then a seventh.

This was entirely an unfair contest.

Unless you could kill Venerable Yong Ye.

But everyone else was tied down, and Venerable Yong Ye remained alone in his own space; he was the safest person of all.

A thousand years.

Venerable Tianming had calculated the timing perfectly. Even in another thousand years, the people on your side would be stronger; only this specific thousand-year window was most favorable to them.

No wonder he had retreated so decisively before.

Before you could think further, Venerable Tianming spoke:

"You cannot unleash the Immortal Slaying Sword Art."

His words carried the weight of law.

You were preparing to use the immortal slaying sword to trigger the Immortal Slaying Sword Art, but you felt an invisible force press down from heaven and earth—the Immortal Slaying Sword Art had been sealed. It was as if the incantations for this Cultivation Technique had suddenly vanished from the Great Dao, and you could not mobilize even a trace of the Power of the Great Dao.

Without the Immortal Slaying Sword Art, even with the immortal slaying sword in hand, you could not unleash your full strength.

What could you use to break this Thousand-Fold Void Domain?

You cursed in your heart, "That bastard Tianming really is my bane."

"Clumsy, take him down!"

Before your voice had even faded, a stream of light shot out from your spatial ring. Qin Han suddenly transformed into a ten-thousand-foot-tall form in the air, his ten-colored light surging. With a giant claw wreathed in an Aura that could crush galaxies, he slammed down toward Venerable Tianming.