321: The secret is covered, the world is terrifying!

Overlord was first stunned, then his eyes exploded with ecstasy and fervent light, the prophecy he regarded as his lifelong maxim, now thundered in his mind like a clap of thunder!

"How can a golden Qilin remain in a pond? It transforms into a Dragon upon encountering wind and clouds! Hahahahaha! Destiny is with me! Indeed, destiny is with me!"

He laughed maniacally, his previous fear and despair swept away, replaced by a zealous confidence of being chosen by fate.

Even such a terrifying, inexplicable powerhouse, like a god or demon descending, couldn't kill him. What else could it be but destiny?

Lu Jiuyuan watched Overlord laugh uproariously, his gaze calm and unruffled, without the annoyance of being obstructed or reverence for so-called destiny.

He merely commented indifferently, "What if the will of Heaven is with you? When I act, I never believe in fate; I only believe in the Sword in my hand."

He pointed two fingers together, slowly raising them again, and a crimson-gold light re-condensed at his fingertips. This time, the light was even brighter, and the destructive will contained within was even more resolute.

"I'd like to see how long this destiny of yours can protect you."

Overlord's laughter abruptly stopped. Feeling the even more terrifying sense of being locked on than before, cold sweat instantly drenched his back again.

The other party completely disregarded his so-called destiny and was going to strike another killing blow!

"You want to act against Heaven?"

"I understand Heaven better than you!"

Before his words finished, he no longer pointed two fingers together but slowly raised his right hand, reaching for the Guhong Sword suspended at his side!

"Buzz—!"

As the Sword entered his hand, a deep and majestic Sword hum resonated. The Dragon and Phoenix patterns on the Sword's body lit up in sequence, flowing with a warm yet infinitely sharp radiance.

This time, Lu Jiuyuan no longer probed. He intended to use this supreme Divine Weapon, which carried the Luck of his Great Xia Human Dao and had transformed through several worlds, to forcibly sever this world's protection over Overlord!

To use the Sword of the previous dynasty to slay an official of the current dynasty!

In an instant, the wind and clouds changed!

Centered on Lu Jiuyuan, an indescribably vast aura erupted!

As brilliant as the sun, as awe-inspiring as Divine Might!

A Sword light, condensed to its extreme, transcended space, ignored distance, and struck directly at Overlord!

This Sword locked onto not just Overlord's Physical Body, but also his "Karma" of existing in this world, his so-called "destiny"!

Overlord's pupils constricted to the extreme. The shadow of death had never been so clear and heavy as it was now.

He exerted all his cultivation, pushing his Three-Part Yuan Qi to an unprecedented Peak, pushing out his palms in a final attempt to struggle!

"Three-Part Yuan Qi! Block him for this old man!!!"

However, before that Sword light that severed fate, his vast energy, condensed from wind, cloud, and frost Qi, was like ice and snow under the sun—it crumbled upon contact, unable to obstruct it for even a moment!

The Sword light reached his body!

Overlord's body stiffened abruptly. All his movements, all his roars, all his struggles, solidified.

The arrogance, fear, and unwillingness on his face all transformed into an unbelievable blankness.

That Sword light seemed to pass through his body effortlessly, without any obstruction, and also passed through his... destiny trajectory, which had been temporarily stripped of its Heavenly mandate protection.

"Uh..."

Overlord let out a vague gasp from his throat. He looked down at his chest; there was no wound, no blood.

But he could feel that some fundamental thing that sustained his life and future had been completely severed by this Sword.

The angry thunder in the sky suddenly subsided, as if it had lost its target.

The light in Overlord's eyes rapidly dimmed, and the majestic and domineering aura around him dissipated like a receding tide.

He opened his mouth, seemingly wanting to utter that maxim again, but in the end, only a few broken syllables came out:

"Wind and clouds... transform into a Dragon... I... am unwilling..."

Before his words finished, his burly body turned into dust, and a wisp of essence was absorbed by the Guhong Sword.

The fifth Golden Finger arrived!

[Rebirth from Fire] After death, one can be Reborn in the nearest flame within three days of the death location. Can be used nine times in a lifetime!

The moment Overlord's form dissipated into dust, the entire Wind and Cloud World seemed to be violently stirred by an invisible giant hand!

The Heavenly Secret instantly plunged into unprecedented Chaos!

Above the firmament, the phenomenon of the sun and moon shining together suddenly appeared, then instantly annihilated; the trajectories of the stars were Chaotic Intertwined, flickering erratically;

The invisible River of Destiny stirred up monstrous waves, and countless predetermined Karma lines snapped, twisted, and reorganized at this moment!

Below Leshan, the Fire Qilin, sleeping deep within Lingyun Cave, suddenly awoke, letting out anxious, low roars;

In Wushuang City, the reclusive Sword Saint Dugu Jian suddenly opened his eyes, feeling a heart-palpitating Sword Intent appear out of thin air and then abruptly vanish;

In the Chinese Pavilion, Nameless's hand, playing the erhu, paused slightly, producing a discordant note. He looked towards the World Society, his eyes filled with confusion and solemnity.

At Mud Bodhisattva's secluded residence, he looked at the compass before him, suddenly spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, his face horrified:

"Heavenly Secret... Chaos! Overlord's destiny star... shattered? No, it was... stolen? Who? Who stole Overlord's Heavenly mandate?"

At this moment, all those connected to Overlord's destiny, whether enemies or subordinates, felt an inexplicable emptiness in their hearts, as if they had lost an important coordinate,

But immediately, a new, more stable, more majestic "sense of existence" forcibly filled that void!

The Chaos lasted for less than three breaths.

As if the world's instinct to maintain stability, the "vacuum" created by Lu Jiuyuan with the Guhong Sword was quickly smoothed and corrected by a grander power belonging to this world's Origin.

The broken Karma lines were forcibly reconnected and twisted with Lu Jiuyuan as the core!

The Heavenly Secret resumed normal operation, but all cognition concerning "Overlord" had been quietly tampered with at the underlying level of the world's rules.

In the memories and perceptions of all beings who knew of the existence of "Overlord, the Chief of the World Society,"

The existence named Overlord, his image, his aura, his essence, had now perfectly overlapped with the figure standing in the center of the World Society plaza, with crimson hair, Dragon robe, and holding the elegant ancient Sword...

"Chief! Are you alright?"

A fawning voice mixed with panic rang out, breaking the dead silence in the plaza caused by the brief Chaos of the Heavenly Secret.

Wen Chouchou was seen waving his feather fan, scrambling and crawling from the direction of the main hall.

His face was pale, his forehead sweating, clearly greatly frightened by the sudden appearance and disappearance of the heaven and earth anomaly.

His eyes swept across the plaza, and the traces of battle instantly became clear in his mind.

Running a few zhang in front of Lu Jiuyuan, he very skillfully "plopped" down on his knees, kowtowing with his head to the ground, his voice choked with tears:

"Chief's Divine Might! The sudden celestial anomaly just now, the heaven and earth losing their color, scared Chouchou to death!

It must be some ignorant scoundrel attempting mischief, provoking Heavenly Might, and already dispatched by you, Chief.

Chief is truly blessed by Heaven, his Divine skill unparalleled, and his lifespan as long as Heaven!"

His words, his demeanor, his seamless kowtowing action, were all incredibly natural, as if Lu Jiuyuan had always been the Overlord Chief he served, and the brief, cognition- subversioning encounter and replacement had never happened.

The world's corrective power had already firmly etched the concept of "Lu Jiuyuan is Overlord" into the bottom layer of his cognition.

Lu Jiuyuan's gaze indifferently swept over Wen Chouchou, who was prostrate on the ground, but he did not speak.

This silence was no different from his usual attitude towards Wen Chouchou, and even the invisible pressure made Wen Chouchou feel it was stronger than usual.