465: Chapter 480 The One Who Laughs Last!

As the words fell, deep within the human emperor banner, the phantom sitting in the depths of Fengdu City paused slightly.

Those chaotic eyes looked toward Lu Ming, and the eternally majestic face then lowered its head, becoming extremely respectful.

In the next moment, He gently raised a hand, and a seal of mysterious yellow flew out from the fingertips, sinking into Lu Ming's brow.

That was the authority of the Son of Yin, the supreme governing power of the human emperor banner—the imperial seal that could manage the Netherworld and command ten thousand souls.

Lu Ming knew well that wanting to control Reincarnation now was somewhat overambitious, but time waited for no one.

Thus, he directly used his authority as the banner master to forcibly usurp the Son of Yin's power and take over the Netherworld world!

With the power of an entire domain bolstering him, even if he still couldn't directly condense the complete Law of Reincarnation, he could manage to preliminarily invoke a trace of its mysteries.

The moment the authority entered his body, Lu Ming felt his consciousness being infinitely elevated, as if he had transformed from an ant into a giant, like a goshawk looking down upon the earth.

He witnessed the full view of Fengdu City, saw the source of the Yellow Springs, and even saw the core of the Six Paths Roulette.

Reincarnation!

It was a kind of order, the order of the birth and death of all things!

It was formless and shapeless, yet it permeated everything; it was silent and soundless, yet it was the Dominator of all things.

Lu Ming abruptly opened his eyes at this moment.

He raised his hand, and the phantom of the Six Paths Roulette condensed in his palm.

Although it was not the complete Law of Reincarnation, it already had a faint embryonic form.

Upon the wheel, the six paths' patterns were clearly visible.

They were the Deva Path, Asura Path, Human Path, Animal Path, Hungry Ghost Path, and Hell Path.

Each pattern was slowly circulating, and each one contained endless mysteries of Life and Death.

And just at this time, that pitch-black light pillar was already inches away.

The aura of destruction rushed toward him; Lu Ming could even feel the power contained within that light pillar, enough to completely erase both his body and Divine Soul.

"Go!"

Lu Ming had no time to hesitate; he simply gave a low shout, and the Six Paths Roulette in his hand rose with a boom, meeting that pitch-black light pillar descending from the sky!

Boom!!!

The moment the two forces collided, the entire Jiling Wasteland trembled!

The ground for dozens of miles around instantly cracked, with countless bottomless fissures spreading in all directions.

Those stone pillars that had been corroded for tens of millions of years also collapsed in an instant, stirring up a sky full of dust.

The strike from the Law of Reincarnation and the True Lord's skull stalled in the Void Realm.

The Six Paths Roulette rotated slowly; with every revolution, the pitch-black light pillar was weakened by another degree.

The power of Reincarnation decomposed, transformed, and annihilated the destructive aura within the light pillar.

For those who enter Reincarnation, all matters come to an end!

This was the unique mystery of the Law of Reincarnation!

But the power of a Nascent Soul True Monarch was, after all, not something a Golden Core Cultivator could easily contend with.

Unlike the last time when he only endured a single gaze from a Nascent Soul True Monarch, he was now facing a genuine Nascent Soul strike.

Even if it was only a power without the support of a True Lord's Origin, it was still an existence at the Nascent Soul level.

That was a gap in the level of life, a difference in quality.

If not for the fact that the Six Paths Roulette possessed the status of the Law of Reincarnation, it would have collapsed and dissipated the moment they made contact.

But despite this, the situation on the field was not optimistic.

Granted, in terms of status, the Law of Reincarnation was not inferior to a Nascent Soul, but it was far lacking in terms of "quantity."

After all, this was something Lu Ming had condensed in haste, and he was not yet familiar with the characteristics of the Law of Reincarnation.

"Crack—"

A slight yet piercing sound of shattering came from the edge of the Six Paths Roulette.

Lu Ming's pupils constricted slightly, and a bad premonition welled up in his heart.

He stared fixedly at that crack, secretly thinking that things were going poorly!

But reality would not change because of Lu Ming.

Once one crack appeared, a second, third, and fourth followed closely behind.

The cracks spread toward the center like a spiderweb, and every crack was accompanied by a violent tremor in Lu Ming's body.

His seven orifices began to bleed, his skin began to crack, and that puppet clone body at Golden Core Perfection was like a piece of porcelain about to shatter, covered in fine cracks.

But he still maintained the rotation of the Six Paths Roulette.

Though it became slower and slower and the cracks grew more and more numerous, it ultimately did not stop!

And with every rotation of the wheel, it could wear down the power of the light pillar by another fraction.

Lu Ming's goal was never to take this strike head-on, because that was simply unrealistic; his main strategy was to infinitely reduce its power.

Even if it meant exhausting this wisp of the Law of Reincarnation he had just condensed, he would not hesitate.

As long as he could block it, he would still have a chance to counterattack. But once he lost this momentum, he would have no chance of victory left.

Time gradually passed, and the light pillar slowly began to dim.

But the Six Paths Roulette finally couldn't hold on any longer.

Boom!!!

As another crack appeared upon it, the wheel exploded with a bang, turning into countless spots of light that splattered in all directions.

And the pitch-black light pillar also lost its final obstacle, slamming heavily into Lu Ming's body!

In that instant, Lu Ming felt as if he had been struck by an inexpressible, gargantuan force.

His body flew backward like a broken kite, spinning 3600 degrees in the air, before slamming heavily into the ground and plowing out a several-hundred-foot-long trench before finally coming to a stop.

Countless cracks spread across his body from his chest to his limbs, with blood seeping out, instantly dyeing his entire person into a man of blood.

His aura withered to the extreme.

That wisp of Divine Soul residing in Jiang Wunian's body was already as weak as a candle in the wind, looking as if it could be extinguished at any moment.

His eyes were dim and had lost focus, his pupils reflecting the grey sky, yet seeing nothing.

The Law of Reincarnation ultimately failed to hold out until the end.

But this was already the limit of what he could achieve.

For him to be able to endure a strike from a Nascent Soul True Monarch with a puppet clone body and hold on for several breaths...

If this feat were to spread, it would be enough to shake the entire Profound Spirit Domain.

On the other side, Bone Underworld's state was not much better.

Although activating the True Lord's skull did not require much magical power, bearing the load of that power required him to use himself as a vessel.

The moment the Nascent Soul True Monarch's power surged into his body, his Meridians felt as if they were being scorched by a fierce fire, his bones felt as if they were under ten thousand tons of pressure, and his flesh felt as if it were being sliced by sharp blades.

His seven orifices were bleeding, his skin was cracking, and his aura was similarly withered.

But he was the only person on the field still standing!

Looking at that figure lying among the rubble in the distance, the corners of Bone Underworld's mouth slowly curled up.

"Haha... Hahaha..."

The laughter went from low to high, from raspy to frenzied.

He laughed until he was doubled over, laughed until tears came out, and his laughter echoed across the dead wasteland.

A moment later, he abruptly stopped his voice, his expression becoming as calm as a deep well.

He stood up shakily and walked step by step toward Lu Ming.

Every step on the rubble made a crunching sound.

Finally, he stopped in front of Lu Ming, and Bone Underworld looked down condescendingly at the blood-soaked Lu Ming.

"I have to say, Jiang Wunian, you surprised me greatly."

His voice was raspy, yet it carried the composure of a victor.

"What a pity, in the end, it is I who won."

Bone Underworld also hadn't expected things to evolve to this point; he had underestimated Jiang Wunian's combat power.

Whether it was that strange soul banner or the Law of Reincarnation, both were somewhat unbelievable to him, practically overturning his understanding of Six Desires Demonic Sect Cultivators.

But fortunately, it was all over, and he, as the victor, laughed last.

Although he had also made no small sacrifice and even used that crucial True Lord's skull.

But compared to the harvest, he felt it was all worth it.

Thinking of this, Bone Underworld's gaze involuntarily fell upon that human emperor banner lying quietly to the side.

Now that the human emperor banner had no master to control it, it had already returned to its original form.

However, the spiritual light of the human emperor banner was now somewhat dim and lusterless, even the banner surface was tattered, and the various phenomena upon it, like Fengdu City and the Yellow Springs water, had also become illusory.

Clearly, this time, the human emperor banner had not been spared and had suffered an unprecedentedly heavy blow.

But even so, it still exuded a heart-palpitating aura.

That was... the aura of Reincarnation!

Bone Underworld's breathing suddenly became rapid.

Experiencing it from such a close distance was even more intoxicating than before!

As long as he obtained this banner, whether he refined it to comprehend the Law of Reincarnation or offered it to the Demonic Lord to ask for some benefits, his path would be bright!

A fiery heat flashed in Bone Underworld's eyes, and he couldn't wait to reach out and grab the human emperor banner.

"Good stuff, it's mine!"

...

Above the Nine Heavens, in the vast and boundless expanse, within the Xuanling Secret Realm.

A figure stood with hands behind his back at the edge of that massive rift, looking down!

It was precisely Lu Ming's true body.

Although he had not stepped into the Jiling Wasteland, he was watching the battlefield from afar through the Divine Thought of his Clone.

From the meeting of the two to the battle of the banners, from Bone Underworld activating the True Lord's skull to the Clone being forced to fight, using the human emperor banner to condense the Law of Reincarnation, and finally to the Six Paths Roulette shattering and the Clone being heavily injured—he had seen the entire process.

It was just that his expression had not changed from beginning to end.

However, when he saw Bone Underworld's victorious posture and his arrogant laughter, the corners of Lu Ming's mouth curled up slightly, as if he had heard something funny.

"You won?"

Lu Ming murmured softly; he made no visible movement, but within his Sea of Consciousness, the karma golden book had already begun to flip.

Rustle...

The pages finally stopped on the one where Bone Underworld was located.

"I don't think so..."

He spoke softly, and at the instant the words fell, three Laws within his body were simultaneously triggered.

Tiangang, Xun Wind, Yin and Yang.

The three Laws, which had already found a balance, were deliberately reversed by him at this moment, crashing into and tearing at each other.

Backlash descended instantly.

That terrifying power, enough to make a Golden Core Cultivator die instantly, erupted within his body!

Meridians tore, blood surged, and his Divine Soul shuddered, but Lu Ming's expression remained unchanged, as if it weren't happening to him at all.

Using his Divine Thought as a brush, he lightly crossed out Bone Underworld's name in the karma golden book.

Buzz...

In an instant, everything returned to peace.

That violent power of backlash vanished without a trace in an instant, and following the unseen karmic connection, it crossed the endless void and crashed down upon Bone Underworld in the Jiling Wasteland!

In the Jiling Wasteland, Bone Underworld's fingers were about to touch the human emperor banner.

At this time, a triumphant smile was still hanging on the corners of his mouth.

But in the next second, it suddenly froze.

An inexpressible power erupted within his body without any warning!

That power did not come from the outside but surged from the depths of his own body; it came so suddenly, like a dormant volcano abruptly waking up!

His aura also began to surge wildly at this moment!

This was not a Breakthrough in cultivation, but a complete loss of control!

Like a wild horse off its leash, it rampaged through his Meridians, completely beyond control!

"What... what's going on?!"

Bone Underworld's face changed drastically; he wanted to activate his magical power to suppress it, only to find that his magical power was also in a state of riot.

Beneath his skin, countless tiny lights were wandering, crashing frantically within him, trying to find a way out, yet never finding an exit!

Bone Underworld's body also gradually began to swell, like a balloon being filled with air.

"No!!"

Bone Underworld let out a shrill roar.

He didn't understand; this was the Jiling Wasteland, where Spiritual Qi was extinct and Laws did not exist!

Moreover, he hadn't used the power of Laws from start to finish, so why was there a sign of Qi Deviation and a sudden riot?

It was as if someone had detonated the Laws within his body for him!

Could it be...

Bone Underworld suddenly looked up and met the eyes of Lu Ming, who had already turned into a man of blood.

Immediately, he saw that playful smile on Lu Ming's face and the mocking look in his eyes.

At this point, how could Bone Underworld not understand that everything happening to him was the work of this guy!

Bone Underworld wanted to say something, but it was already too late.

His body had already begun to collapse from the inside.

First were the Meridians, snapping inch by inch, then the bones, shattering one by one.

Finally, a large amount of blood gushed from his seven orifices, his skin cracked like parched earth, and his aura plummeted like a kite with a broken string.

From start to finish, it was only three short breaths; everything happened too fast!

Bone Underworld's eyes were still open, filled with confusion and resentment.

Even now, he didn't know exactly how he had been caught.

From start to finish, it was only three short breaths; everything happened too fast.

Bone Underworld's eyes were still open, filled with confusion and resentment.

Until his death, he didn't know exactly how he had been caught.

He was clearly the victor, clearly a brand-new path was right before his eyes, within reach, yet he had died in such an inexplicable way.

Like Reincarnation itself, in the end, it was all for naught, and everything came to an end.

Boom!

He fell backward, his aura completely gone.

Bone Underworld had fallen!

And at the instant he fell, that already somewhat withered human emperor banner suddenly shook!

Before Lu Ming could react, he saw a ghostly light fly out from Bone Underworld's corpse, drawn by an invisible force, and plunged straight into the banner's surface.

The whole process was fluid and crisp, even carrying a hint of impatience.

"Hmm?"

Lu Ming's eyes narrowed.

Devouring dead souls and turning them into nourishment was the instinct of the human emperor banner.

In the past, every time he killed an enemy, he needed to actively trigger the banner to pull the soul into it.

But this time, he hadn't given any instructions at all, yet the human emperor banner had moved on its own.

This wasn't right.

Before he could figure it out, the human emperor banner had already begun its next move.

Upon the banner surface, the mysterious yellow light lit up again, and this time the target was that soul devouring banner which had lost its master.

The banner spread out like a giant hand, firmly enveloping and seizing the frantically struggling soul devouring banner, then slowly dragging it into the depths of the banner surface.

Clearly, it intended to devour this demonic banner born of the same Origin and turn it into its own nourishment!

Seeing this scene, Lu Ming's pupils constricted slightly.

"Stop!"