427: Chapter 431 Defeat!

It was the manifestation of pure "desire," the ultimate power of destruction!

Yun Chenzi's expression was grave as his hands shifted through seal gestures like lightning!

The taiji diagram emerged once more, weaving together into a massive Yin and Yang barrier before him!

Rumble!!!

The power descended upon the barrier, erupting in an earth-shaking roar!

The barrier trembled violently, countless cracks surfacing on its exterior!

But in the end, it still blocked the strike!

However, Jiang Wunian's attack was far from over!

The phantom of that "existence" which could not be looked upon directly suddenly expanded and twisted, finally transforming into a massive vortex suspended above the Nine Heavens!

Within the vortex lay endless darkness and Chaos.

Countless distorted faces could be seen struggling and wailing within—the lingering resentment of the myriad living beings devoured by the Six Desires Heavenly Demon throughout the ages!

"Ten Thousand Desires Devouring the Heavens!"

Jiang Wunian shouted fiercely as the massive vortex descended upon Yun Chenzi!

Everywhere the vortex passed, everything dissolved.

The Void Realm dissolved, the Laws dissolved, even light itself dissolved!

It was pure "desire," the collection of all cravings in the world, enough to devour all things!

Yun Chenzi looked up at the overwhelming vortex, a trace of gravity flashing in his eyes.

But he did not back down.

He simply closed his eyes slowly and pressed his palms together.

"Yin and Yang are the beginning of heaven and earth, the mother of all things."

He murmured softly, his voice calm as water yet seemingly carrying an indescribable, profound rhythm.

"I use my body as the furnace and the Dao as the fire, refining Yin and Yang in one vessel to form the Foundation of heaven and earth."

He snapped his eyes open!

In those eyes, there was no longer a distinction between black and white; they had turned into a expanse of Chaos.

Within the Chaos, one could faintly see the scenes of the world's creation, the initial separation of Yin and Yang, and the birth of all things!

"Merging the Body with the Dao, Yin and Yang Return to the Origin!"

Boom!!!

An indescribable, terrifying aura erupted and spread from all around him!

That aura no longer seemed to belong to a "human" but was closer to the Dao itself!

At this moment, Yun Chenzi also seemed to no longer be himself, but had transformed into an Incarnation of the Yin and Yang Laws, becoming a part of this world!

His form began to blur, merging with heaven and earth!

His aura became ethereal, resonating with the Laws!

This was Yun Chenzi's trump card—Merging the Body with the Dao!

Using oneself as a medium to temporarily unify with the Laws of heaven and earth, thereby possessing power beyond one's limits for a short time!

But this secret technique was not a method that a Golden Core Cultivator could perform!

This was the exclusive domain of a Nascent Soul True Monarch!

Because only a Nascent Soul True Monarch could truly generate a deep resonance with the Laws of heaven and earth and endure the backlash of Merging the Body with the Dao!

The Law of a Golden Core Cultivator was merely a seed that had yet to break its shell; forcibly Merging the Body with the Dao was no different from asking a single seed to carry the power of an entire forest.

The consequence would inevitably be an unimaginably heavy burden!

But Yun Chenzi could no longer care about that much!

Jiang Wunian's desperate strike had already exceeded the limits of what he could handle in his normal state.

If he did not merge his body with the Dao, he would undoubtedly lose!

And once he lost, it wouldn't just be losing this duel, but his path to the Dao would be severed!

Rather than that, it was better to take a gamble!

Even if he had to pay a massive price, even if his dao foundation was damaged, as long as he could win, everything was possible!

Boom!!!

That massive vortex of desire collided violently in the Void Realm with the Yin and Yang Laws formed by Yun Chenzi's Merging the Body with the Dao!

There was no earth-shaking roar, no heaven-rending explosion.

Only a low hum that seemed to come from ancient times echoed through every inch of the Void Realm!

Time seemed to stand still at this moment.

The vortex and the Laws were locked in a stalemate in the Void Realm, neither able to advance an inch!

Jiang Wunian's face was deathly pale, blood flowing from his seven orifices as he pushed the vortex with all his might.

Yun Chenzi's face was equally pale, his form so blurred it was almost impossible to see clearly, but the light in his eyes grew increasingly fierce!

The ultimate collision between the Seven Emotions and Extreme Desires Dao and the Absolute Beginning Yin and Yang Dao!

Whoever could persist until the end would be the victor!

Time passed bit by bit.

One breath.

Two breaths.

Three breaths.

...

Ten breaths.

Jiang Wunian's body began to tremble violently, blood gushing from his seven orifices like a spring.

And his gaze began to scatter—a sign that his dao foundation was about to collapse!

Yun Chenzi's situation was not much better.

His form was so transparent it was almost invisible, his aura like a candle in the wind, liable to be extinguished at any moment!

But the light in his eyes grew increasingly fierce!

That was the obsession to win!

"Break for me!!!"

He suddenly let out a fierce shout!

The Yin and Yang Laws formed by Merging the Body with the Dao suddenly erupted with a blinding light!

Within the light, one could faintly see the scenes of the world's creation, the initial separation of Yin and Yang, and the birth of all things!

Boom!!!

Under the impact of this light, the massive vortex of desire finally collapsed!

The moment the vortex collapsed, Jiang Wunian was sent flying as if struck by a mountain weighing ten thousand tons!

He sprayed blood all the way, finally crashing into a mountain peak a thousand miles away, shattering the entire peak to dust!

The dust settled.

Jiang Wunian lay among the rubble, covered in blood, his aura so weak it was almost undetectable.

His dao foundation had completely shattered, and his cultivation began to regress frantically.

Most importantly, his life force was also slowly draining away.

But Jiang Wunian was not yet completely dead.

He kept his eyes open, staring at the blurred figure in the distant Void Realm that was almost invisible, his eyes filled with unwillingness and despair.

"I... lost..."

He murmured to himself, his voice so low it was almost inaudible.

In the distant Void Realm, Yun Chenzi's form finally began to coalesce again.

But his state was also terrible to the extreme.

His face was as pale as paper, blood stained the corners of his mouth, and his aura was withered to the limit.

Though his dao foundation had not completely shattered like Jiang Wunian's, it was covered in countless fine cracks.

Although his cultivation had not regressed, it had suffered unimaginable damage.

He had paid a massive price, but he had won!

Yun Chenzi slowly raised his hand, preparing to give Jiang Wunian the final blow.

However, just as he raised his hand.

Rumble!!!

Between heaven and earth, an indescribable rumble suddenly rang out!

That rumble seemed to come from heaven and earth itself!

It resounded in every inch of the Void Realm, every grain of dust, and the deep heart of every living being!

Yun Chenzi's movements suddenly froze at this moment.

Jiang Wunian's eyes, which had begun to scatter, also cleared up significantly.

A thousand miles away, Zhuge Xuanji trembled and looked up at the sky in disbelief!

Above the Nine Heavens, that originally gray Void Realm suddenly split open with a massive crack!

Within the crack, there was no darkness of a spatial rift, nor the everywhere-present Chaos.

Instead, it radiated immeasurable light and immeasurable heat!

It was indescribable, yet seemed to originate from the Origin of heaven and earth.