The barrier crumbles, the elders intercept.

Ten drops of pure Grandmist Heavenly Dao Origin rotated slowly in his palm, emitting an alluring yet dangerous golden radiance.

Nightmare put them away expressionlessly, his gaze having long since pierced through the flowing golden sea of light ahead, firmly locking onto the flickering pale golden barrier outline.

heavenly dao core barrier.

That was not a physical wall, but a rule membrane naturally formed by the most core, most pure Heavenly Dao Origin power of the Hongmeng Realm after billions of years of accumulation and condensation.

It was indestructible, impervious to all methods, the ultimate barrier protecting the main body of the heavenly dao core, and the absolute boundary separating the inside from the outside, dividing the "Source of Order" from the "Order Domain".

Ordinary means, even the "Grandmist Reverse Suppression Formation" previously set up by the ten Heavenly Guards, would absolutely not be able to shake this barrier in the slightest.

To break through, one could only use stronger "Law" power, using "Origin" against "Origin", to forcibly pierce through!

Nightmare took a deep breath. The omnipresent Heavenly Dao pressure in this sea of light seemed to be sucked into his body with his breath, then silently refined by the Hongmeng Reverse Dao Demonic Star Flame.

He could feel the Chaos imprint formed after the Fusion of the three dao reversal keys inside his body heating up slightly as it approached the heavenly dao core, emitting unprecedented longing and... Battle Intent!

"Then... as you wish."

Nightmare whispered, his eyes suddenly becoming sharp like an unsheathed peerless fierce blade!

He no longer suppressed the power within his body, but instead completely ignited and released it!

"Boom—!!!"

The Chaos-colored Hongmeng Reverse Dao Demonic Star Flame, like a volcano that had been suppressed for eons, completely erupted from within his body!

This time, the flames no longer just circled his body, but crazily gathered, compressed, and condensed towards his right fist!

The color of the flames grew deeper and deeper, shifting from Chaos-colored to a pitch-black that was almost "nothingness"!

The air (or rather, the sea of light energy) around his fist was repelled by the extreme power, forming an eerie vacuum zone.

On his fist, one could vaguely see the heavy mountain shadow of the mortal realm reverse key, the annihilation black hole of the lingyuan reverse key, and the vast star chart phantom of the immortal firmament path-reversal key flashing alternately, finally completely merging into that deep, pitch-black fist radiance!

A terrifying destructive fluctuation capable of making heaven and earth lose their voice and Laws mourn spread out boomingly with Nightmare's right fist as the center!

The golden sea of light flowing around was forcibly pushed away by this power, forming a huge depression!

Nightmare slowly raised his arm, pulled back, and aimed the punch that had condensed his entire essence, energy, and spirit, fused the Origin of the three keys, and contained the ultimate will of "Reverse Path" at the pale golden barrier deep in the sea of light ahead.

"Reverse Path — Shatter Firmament!"

A low roar, as if it were a proclamation from the prehistoric times!

The right fist struck out with a boom!

There was no sound of wind, no flash of light.

Only a pitch-black fist imprint, condensed to the extreme, as if it could pierce through the very Concept of "existence", flew out of his hand, silently tearing through the golden sea of light, and shot towards that pale golden barrier!

Wherever the fist imprint passed, the sea of light was plowed into a deep, long-lasting black ravine, and the Heavenly Dao Origin power within it was completely churned and annihilated by the reverse-Chaos Law contained in the fist imprint!

The speed of the pitch-black fist imprint seemed slow, but it seemed to ignore spatial distance, and almost the moment it was thrown, it fiercely slammed onto that pale golden heavenly dao core barrier!

"Dong—!!!"

A muffled loud noise, as if two stars had collided, suddenly exploded in the vast sea of light!

An indescribable terrifying shockwave spread crazily in a sphere in all directions, turning the golden sea of light within a radius of hundreds of miles upside down, with turbulent energy surging endlessly!

That indestructible pale golden barrier, representing the ultimate defense of the Heavenly Dao, after bearing the frontal bombardment of this punch, was like crystal glass hit by a giant boulder, its surface instantly covered with dense, crisscrossing spiderweb-like cracks!

The cracks spread rapidly, almost covering the entire visible barrier area!

Golden light leaked crazily from the cracks, and the barrier shook violently, emitting an unbearable "creaking" groan!

The barrier had actually been blasted to the verge of shattering by one punch!

"Presumptuous!!!"

"Reverse Path madman, how dare you destroy my Heavenly Dao barrier?!"

"Form the Formation! Stop him!"

Just as the barrier was covered in cracks and tottering, several angry roars, like thunderclaps, came from within the barrier!

Immediately after, five figures of old men wearing ancient Grandmist Dao robes, with crane-like hair and youthful faces but full of anger, rushed out like five golden meteors from the place where the barrier cracks were densest!

Their bodies exuded a Heavenly Dao Origin aura that was deeper, more condensed, and almost integrated with the surrounding sea of light than the previous ten Heavenly Guards; they were all at the Peak Perfection Realm of Undergoing Tribulation!

Moreover, they carried a special pressure of having long been in high positions and wielding part of the Heavenly Dao authority, clearly the core guardians inside the heavenly dao core—Heavenly Dao Elders!

After the five Elders appeared, they did not hesitate at all, instantly dispersed, each occupying a mysterious position, while simultaneously pinching seals with both hands, chanting words!

"Five Elements rotation, Heavenly Dao forever solid!"

"With my Origin, repair the cracks in the sky!"

Vast and boundless Heavenly Dao Origin power surged out from their bodies, resonating with the surrounding sea of light, turning into five huge energy beams of different colors (gold, cyan, blue, red, yellow), and fiercely injected into the barrier full of cracks!

Having received the infusion of these five pure Origins, the light of the barrier, which was on the verge of shattering, shone brightly, and the cracks on the surface actually began to slowly heal and repair at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Although the speed was not fast, it did indeed stop the trend of collapse!

At the same time, the five Elders did not stop their actions.

The leading old man in golden robes had his beard and hair standing on end, glared at Nightmare not far away, and shouted sharply: "Five Elements Heavenly Punishment Formation! Rise! Exterminate the Reverse Path!"

The five people changed their positions, and the golden sea of light under their feet surged accordingly, instantly outlining a huge Formation with a wide coverage range, where the power of the Five Elements lived and died, circulating back and forth!

The moment the Formation took shape, the terrifying aura of "Heavenly Punishment" descended!

The sharpness of Metal, the entanglement of Wood, the erosion of Water, the incineration of Fire, and the suppression of Earth—five distinct yet perfectly integrated Heavenly Dao Law powers evolved infinite murderous intent in the Formation, turning into sky-filling golden light blades, cyan vines, blue cold tides, red fire seas, and yellow mountain phantoms, strangling Nightmare from all directions!

The power of this "Five Elements Heavenly Punishment Formation" far exceeded the previous "Grandmist Reverse Suppression Formation".

It not only drew on the environmental power of the Hongmeng Realm but also mobilized part of the authority of the heavenly dao core, making the rules of the Five Elements Heavenly Punishment tangible, with power sufficient to instantly obliterate any existence that dared to provoke the Heavenly Dao!

Facing this dual means of repairing the barrier and surrounding and killing with the Formation, cold light surged in Nightmare's eyes!

"Want to repair? Want to surround and kill? Have you asked my fist?!"

How could he sit by and watch the barrier be repaired?

Even less would he let this damn Heavenly Punishment Formation trap him!

Just when the various attacks of the Five Elements Heavenly Punishment Formation were about to hit him, and the five Elders were at the critical moment of fully maintaining the Formation and repairing the barrier—

Nightmare's figure moved again!

This time, he was not standing in place to condense power. Instead... he turned into five!

No, not Clones. It was just that his speed was too fast, and in an extremely short period of time, his main body appeared at five key positions with unimaginable speed and trajectory!

Leaving behind five almost real afterimages, each afterimage made a completely different action!

The first afterimage appeared in front of the golden-robed Elder, threw a punch, and the pitch-black fist imprint hit his face directly, forcing him to interrupt the infusion to the barrier and defend with all his might!

The second afterimage appeared on the side of the cyan-robed Elder, and a hand blade slashed towards the energy node he was using to maintain the Formation!

The third, fourth, and fifth afterimages attacked the other three Elders respectively, either interfering with their spellcasting or attacking their Formation standing positions!

"Distraction tactics? Petty tricks!" Although the golden-robed Elder was forced back, he sneered, and with the other four, they were of one mind, the Formation instantly changed, the power of the Five Elements circulated, and all five attacks were blocked or deflected.

They could see that although Nightmare's speed was fast and his attacks were sharp, his power seemed scattered, unable to pose a fatal threat to all five at once, and his purpose was merely to interfere.

However, just as they blocked this wave of interference and the Formation's operation had a subtle gap in the Five Elements conversion due to the change in Formation just now—

Those five afterimages suddenly dissipated.

Nightmare's true body, like a ghost, appeared at the "point" that was the core of the Five Elements Heavenly Punishment Formation and the hub of energy circulation!

This point was the position where the five Elders' minds were most closely connected to the Formation, and also where their defense was relatively most "confident" (because it was at the core of the Formation's protection)!

"Found the flaw." Nightmare's cold voice rang in the golden-robed Elder's ear.

The golden-robed Elder's pupils shrank, and he turned his head in horror, only to see Nightmare's fist, already carrying a Chaos black radiance that was more condensed, more restrained, but ten times more dangerous than the "Shatter Firmament" punch just now, lightly pressing towards the "point" of the Formation hub!

This punch, seemingly slow, seemed to encompass all the power of the previous scattered five attacks, and even more deeply integrated Nightmare's deeper understanding of the "Reverse Path" Law—Reverse the Five Elements, invert Yin and Yang!

"Reverse Path — Return to Origin Annihilation!"

The fist fell.

There was no earth-shattering explosion.

Only a slight "pop" sound, like a bubble bursting.

With the point where the fist fell as the center, an invisible ripple, yet containing the ultimate Concept of "Annihilation" and "Return to Ruins", spread silently.

Wherever the ripple passed, the brilliant light, circulating runes, and violent energy of the Five Elements Heavenly Punishment Formation, like handwriting erased by an eraser, instantly dimmed, stilled, and then... returned to nothingness!

The Formation was disintegrated in one blow from the core!

"Pfft!" "Ah!"

The five Elders, whose minds were connected to the Formation, were struck by lightning at the same time and vomited blood wildly!

The backlash from the violent destruction of the Formation was more terrifying than imagined, directly shaking their dao foundation!

The aura of the five people instantly withered, their faces turned pale, and their eyes were filled with unbelievable shock and a trace of... fear!

Their Five Elements Heavenly Punishment Formation, which they were proud of and sufficient to execute any rebel, was actually broken in one blow by the opponent in such an eerie and domineering way?!

And Nightmare, at the moment of breaking the Formation, did not pause at all.

His figure appeared like teleportation in front of the nearest blue-robed Elder.

The blue-robed Elder was still vomiting blood, trying to stabilize his figure, when he saw a palm covered in Chaos Demonic Flame rapidly enlarging before his eyes.

"The first."

"Bang!"

The palm slapped on his forehead, and the Chaos Demonic Flame poured in.

The blue-robed Elder's body stiffened, his eyes became unfocused, and the vast Heavenly Dao Origin in his body, along with his Divine Soul, was instantly swallowed and refined by the Reverse Path fire, turning into a stream of pure energy absorbed by Nightmare.

The corpse fell softly and fell into the sea of light.

"Second brother!" "Bastard!"

The remaining four Elders were heartbroken, shocked and angry, struggling to counterattack or escape.

But having lost the reliance of the Formation and being seriously injured, they were like lambs waiting to be slaughtered in front of Nightmare, who was in a state of absolute Peak speed and power.

Nightmare's figure turned into streaks of deadly black lightning in the sea of light.

"The second." The red-robed Elder's heart was pierced by a pitch-black finger wind.

"The third." The yellow-robed Elder's head was blasted to pieces by a punch.

"The fourth." The cyan-robed Elder tried to self-destruct, but was invaded by the Demonic Flame into his Purple Mansion in advance and silently annihilated.

Finally, only the leading golden-robed Elder remained.

He had disheveled hair, his golden robe was stained with blood, and looking at his four brothers who had fallen in an instant, there was no longer the majesty and anger from before in his eyes, only boundless despair and resentment.

"Reverse Path... Heavenly Dao... will not let you go..." He said hoarsely.

"Unfortunately, you won't see it." Nightmare appeared in front of him, raised his hand indifferently, and pressed it on his crown.

The Demonic Flame spat out.

The golden-robed Elder's body turned into fly ash, leaving only a particularly brilliant golden Origin.

Nightmare waved his hand to put away these five Elder-level core Heavenly Dao Origins, feeling the power in his body become a bit more vigorous.

He turned around and looked ahead.

Having lost the infusion of the five Elders' Origins, the cracks on the heavenly dao core barrier not only stopped repairing but also became denser and deeper due to the aftermath of the fierce battle just now and the backlash of the broken Formation!

Even, one could already see the richer, almost liquid, slowly rotating golden radiance behind the barrier, and in the center of the radiance, a huge, indescribable, fuzzy outline like a golden sun!

The main body of the heavenly dao core was close at hand!

Nightmare did not delay any longer.

He took a deep breath, the Chaos imprint in his body shone brightly, the Hongmeng Reverse Dao Demonic Star Flame burned fiercely again, and condensed on his right fist.

This time, he did not use any fancy Moves.

It was just simple, pouring all his power, will, and the ultimate longing of the three dao reversal keys into this punch.

Then, aiming at the cracked, tottering heavenly dao core barrier, he struck out again!

"Break for me!!!"

"Boom—!!!!!!"

A loud noise ten times more violent than before erupted!

The already unbearable heavenly dao core barrier finally completely collapsed under this punch!

Countless pale golden barrier fragments shot out in all directions like exploding stars, and were then swept up, swallowed, and purified by the Chaos Demonic Flame that followed!

A huge gap appeared in front of Nightmare.

Behind the gap was endless golden radiance, and the... heavenly dao core main body that exuded ultimate order and vast pressure!

Nightmare's eyes were cold, he stepped over the broken barrier, and officially stepped into the final hinterland of the heavenly dao core!

The final battle was close at hand!