The Supreme One Descends, the Final Battle Begins

Before dawn, the sky above Chixue City began to feel strange.

First, the wind stopped.

It didn't stop gradually; it stopped abruptly, as if pressed down by an invisible giant hand. Then, the clouds also froze in place, before beginning to twist and rotate, forming a massive vortex in the sky.

On the city walls, the night-watch Cultivators all looked up, their faces turning pale.

"It's here." The Deputy stood atop the watchtower, his voice dry.

Nightmare didn't speak, only watching that vortex spinning faster and faster.

Suddenly—Boom!!!

The world shook violently.

It wasn't an earthquake; it was the entire space trembling. Bricks and stones from the city walls clattered down, and the black protective barrier of the city defense Formation flickered violently, emitting a groan under the unbearable strain.

Then, a gap tore open in the center of the vortex.

It wasn't a spatial crack, but... a door.

A giant door, a hundred zhang high, entirely condensed from golden light. The door opened slowly, revealing a deep starry sky behind it, and from the depths of that starry sky, a troop slowly walked out.

Walking at the very front was a white-haired elder wearing purple-gold Dao robes.

He walked very slowly, but with a single step, he had already moved from behind the door to the sky above Chixue City. Behind him, twenty figures followed closely, each with an aura as deep as an abyss and as vast as the sea. Behind them were a hundred figures with slightly weaker but still terrifying auras.

They hung in mid-air just like that, without landing.

Because there was no need.

The white-haired elder—Suppressing Heaven Supreme Being, looked down at Chixue City. His gaze was calm, just like looking at a nest of ants beneath his feet.

But it was precisely this calmness that made everyone on the city walls feel a suffocating fear.

It wasn't Killing Intent, nor was it pressure, but something of a higher level—as if with just a single thought from him, this world would turn around and crush you.

"Pfft—"

Somewhere on the city wall, a young Cultivator at only the Early Stage of the Celestial Venerable Realm suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed straight down. Then came the second, the third... In just a few breaths, over a hundred low-level Cultivators were knocked unconscious by this invisible pressure of the world.

"Trash." Suppressing Heaven Supreme Being spoke indifferently, his voice not loud, yet it spread across the entire scene, "You can't even withstand the pressure I inadvertently emit, yet you dare to make an enemy of the Divine Court?"

His gaze swept over the city walls and finally landed on Nightmare.

"You, are you Nightmare?"

Nightmare looked up and met his gaze.

The two gazes collided in the air.

This time, there was no spatial explosion, no turbulent airflow. But all Cultivators with cultivation at the Hongmeng Celestial Venerable Realm or above felt a sharp pain deep within their Divine Soul—that was the silent clash of a higher-level Origin.

"It is me." Nightmare spoke, his voice calm.

Suppressing Heaven Supreme Being nodded: "At such a young age, to be able to cultivate to this point, you can be considered a talent. Unfortunately, you chose the wrong path."

He raised his hand and pointed at Chixue City.

"Reverse Path evildoers, having repeatedly violated the Divine Court's territory, slaughtered the Chixue Sect, and destroyed the Zhennan Branch, today..." He paused, his voice turning cold, "I shall have your Nidao Alliance completely erased."

The moment his voice fell, the twenty Hongmeng Celestial Venerable Realm Cultivators behind him moved simultaneously.

Not rushing down, but raising their hands.

Twenty Origin attacks of different colors and attributes shot out from their hands. There was blazing Fire-type Origin, cold Ice-type Origin, sharp Metal-type Origin, heavy Earth-type Origin...

Each attack was enough to easily destroy a small mountain.

The twenty combined, turning into a meteor storm, crashing toward Chixue City.

At the same time, a hundred Hunyuan Celestial Venerable Realm Cultivators swooped down like a hundred hunting falcons, diving straight for the city walls.

"Activate the Formation!" The Deputy roared hoarsely.

On the city walls, the Cultivators in charge of the Formation frantically formed hand seals.

Hum—

The Dao Reversal Ultimate Killing Array, which was already in a semi-activated state, instantly operated at full power. The black protective barrier turned from light black to deep black, with countless runes burning with black-gray flames appearing on its surface.

Boom boom boom boom boom—!!!

The twenty Origin attacks slammed fiercely into the protective barrier.

The world shook.

The barrier trembled violently, countless ripples spreading across its surface, but... it didn't break.

Not only did it not break, but the black-gray flames on the barrier spread back along the attacks, crazily eroding those Origin energies.

"Oh?" Suppressing Heaven Supreme Being gave a soft exclamation, "This Formation... is somewhat interesting."

Behind him, a general at the Peak of the Hongmeng Celestial Venerable Realm had an ugly expression: "Grand Elder, this Formation can devour our Origin attacks!"

"I see." Suppressing Heaven Supreme Being said indifferently, "Then use a faster speed to burst it."

"Yes!"

The twenty Hongmeng Celestial Venerable Realm Cultivators attacked again; this time, the attacks were denser and more violent.

And on the city wall, Nightmare finally moved.

He didn't bother with the Hunyuan Celestial Venerable Realm Cultivators attacking the city—the Joint Defense Army would deal with them.

He took a step, and his figure disappeared from the city wall.

When he appeared again, he was already in mid-air, level with Suppressing Heaven Supreme Being, a hundred zhang apart.

"Your opponent," Nightmare looked at Suppressing Heaven Supreme Being and said slowly, "is me."

Suppressing Heaven Supreme Being laughed.

It wasn't a cold laugh, nor a mocking laugh, but a laugh of amusement, like seeing an ant swinging its fist at oneself.

"Just you?" He shook his head, "Middle Stage of the Hongmeng Celestial Venerable Realm; even if you have some special means, you are ultimately just at the Hongmeng Celestial Venerable Realm. Do you know how big the gap is between the Hongmeng Celestial Venerable Realm and the Cosmic Supreme Realm?"

"I don't know." Nightmare said truthfully, "So I want to try."

Suppressing Heaven Supreme Being's smile faded.

"Then let's try."

He raised his hand and struck out with a palm.

Not a Divine Ability, not a secret technique, just a simple palm strike.

But the moment this palm was struck, the entire world dimmed for a moment. It wasn't that the sky turned dark, but that all light and all energy were sucked toward this palm.

Divine Court Supreme Palm.

The palm print was not large, only about a zhang in radius, entirely golden, with clearly visible palm lines. It flew very slowly, but wherever it passed, space collapsed inch by inch, revealing the pitch-black Void Realm behind it.

Nightmare took a deep breath.

Inside his body, three dao reversal keys vibrated simultaneously.

The Grandmist Chaos Void Dao Reversal Demonic Star Flame surged out from every pore of his body, condensing in his right hand into a three-foot-long black blade—the blade body was pitch black, but a void gray light flowed at the edge.

Dao Reversal Supreme Blade.

He gripped the blade with both hands and slashed forward.

No fancy Moves, just a simple vertical slash.

The blade collided with the palm print.

There was no sound.

Or rather, the sound was too loud, so loud that it exceeded the limits of hearing. Everyone only saw an eye-searing light burst from the point of collision, and then an indescribable shockwave spread in all directions.

Crack, crack—

Space shattered like a mirror, revealing countless pitch-black cracks. Wherever the shockwave passed, the ground was overturned, lifting layers of soil dozens of zhang thick, and distant mountain Peaks directly collapsed.

The protective barrier on the city wall flickered violently, with countless cracks appearing on its surface, but it ultimately held on.

And in mid-air, Nightmare retreated three steps, a wisp of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

Suppressing Heaven Supreme Being remained motionless, but a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"To be able to take my palm strike and not die," he said slowly, "you are stronger than I imagined."

Nightmare wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and looked up at him, his Battle Intent burning even brighter.

"This is just the beginning."

As the words fell, he raised his blade again.

The final battle officially entered the white-hot stage.