164: The Void Emperor's mirror shattered and then mended.

"Rumble...!!!"

The sky collapsed.

Four Ancient Supremes who had self-severed joined forces, their world-destroying might crushing the sky of the Central Continent into pieces!

Space, like a shattered mirror, revealed one pitch-black, hideous crack after another.

At this moment, the Laws of the Great Dao all wailed and snapped!

The terrifying torrent, which gathered the power of the four Supremes, turned everything into ruins and extinguished all life wherever it passed!

"It's over..."

"This time, it's really over..."

Within the Mountain-Protecting Formation of the Kaoshan Sect, countless beings who were lucky enough to be sheltered watched the terrifying scene as if doomsday had arrived, their faces ashen, their eyes filled with nothing but endless despair.

They knew.

Even for that omnipotent Heavenly Emperor Li.

Facing the combined strike of four Ancient Supremes, he would likely... be unable to turn the tide, right?

...However.

At the very moment that torrent of energy, enough to destroy the entire Central Continent, was about to strike the Mountain-Protecting Formation of the Kaoshan Sect.

"Hum—"

An ancient and weathered hum sounded between heaven and earth without warning.

Immediately after.

Under everyone's stunned gazes.

Above the Kaoshan Sect, that portion of the Void Realm that had long since shattered suddenly rippled like the surface of water.

An ancient mirror made entirely of Void Immortal Gold, simple and unadorned, even bearing several cracks...

Appeared out of thin air!

It just hung there quietly; it wasn't large, only the size of a palm.

But the moment it appeared, the violent spatial turbulence around it became as docile as mice encountering their king!

"This... this is..."

"The void mirror?!"

In the crowd, Ji Changkong, the head of the Ji Family, saw the mirror, and his eyes nearly bulged out of his head, his voice trembling.

"It's... it's the life-bound imperial weapon of my Ji Family's ancestor, the Void Emperor!"

The void mirror!

The extreme dao imperial weapon left behind by that Supreme Human Race Emperor, who was never weaker than anyone in his life, suppressed the Dark Turmoil, and fought until the last moment of his life!

It hadn't been summoned by anyone.

Rather... sensing that the Human Race was facing an existential disaster.

It had awakened on its own!

It wanted to... inherit its master's legacy and fight for the Human Race... until the very last moment!

"Buzz—!!!"

The void mirror shone with brilliant light!

Upon the mirror's surface, a blurred but towering and majestic figure emerged!

That was... the Indestructible Imprint left by the Void Emperor within his imperial weapon!

Facing those four former "fellow travelers," there was not a trace of fear in his eyes, only endless sorrow and... Battle Intent!

"Kill!"

A roar that spanned across eternal time and space echoed through the clouds!

The void mirror transformed into a streak of light, meeting that world-destroying torrent of energy and fearlessly... crashing into it!

"Boom—!!!!!"

A terrifying explosion, loud enough to make the entire Xuanhuang Great World tremble, erupted!

Billions of divine lights burst forth, illuminating the entire sky as bright as day!

However.

In the end... it was outnumbered.

Although the void mirror was powerful, it was, after all, not being driven by anyone, fighting only with its Artifact Spirit and a remnant imprint.

And what it faced were four... madmen who would devour all living beings at any cost!

"Crack..."

An extremely faint yet crystal-clear cracking sound echoed in everyone's hearts.

In the center of that dazzling light.

That simple void mirror let out a wail of being overwhelmed.

Upon the mirror's surface, a... fine crack appeared.

Immediately following.

"Crack! Crack crack!"

Cracks, like a spiderweb, instantly spread across the entire mirror!

"No—!!!"

Below, countless Human Race Cultivators saw this scene and let out heart-wrenching cries of sorrow!

That was the guardian divine weapon of the Human Race!

It was the last hope left to them by the Void Emperor!

"Bang—!!!"

Accompanied by a crisp explosion.

That Supreme ancient mirror, which had once suppressed an era and illuminated the eternal darkness.

Under the combined strike of the four Supremes.

It shattered violently!

Turning into... a sky full of brilliant... light rain.

The Human Race... wailed in grief.

Despair once again shrouded everyone's hearts.

Even the imperial weapon left by the Emperor had shattered... who else... could save them?

...At the peak of the Kaoshan Sect's main mountain.

Li Daoxuan watched all of this quietly.

He watched the appearance of the ancient mirror, watched its struggle, and watched its... destruction.

In those deep eyes, there was not a single ripple.

It was as if everything was within his expectations.

He slowly raised his right hand.

Toward those mirror fragments dancing in the sky, about to dissipate into the Void Realm.

He gently made a grasping motion.

"Shattered?"

His voice was very soft, yet it carried an unquestionable dominance.

"Who permitted you... to shatter?"

"I say..."

He paused, a sharp light flashing in his eyes.

"Reforge."

[Ding!]

[Strong will of the host detected.]

[System special function—"Imperial Weapon Repair" has been activated!]

[Consuming one million Mall Points...]

[Analyzing target "void mirror" fragments...]

[Analysis complete, performing Law reorganization...]

[Insufficient Materials detected, automatically adding "Immortal Dao Particles" for enhancement...]

"Buzz—!!!"

The moment his words fell.

An extremely strange and inconceivable scene occurred between heaven and earth!

Those countless mirror fragments dancing in the sky, which should have dissipated into the Void Realm.

Actually seemed to be summoned by some Supreme will.

Time flowed backward!

Space reversed!

All the fragments turned into streaks of light, converging toward the center at a speed billions of times faster than they had come!

"Clang, clang, clang—"

The crisp sounds of reorganization echoed through the clouds!

The scene was like a movie with the "rewind" button pressed!

In just a single breath!

That completely shattered void mirror actually... reappeared in mid-air, perfectly intact!

No!

That's not right!

It was different!

Upon the originally simple mirror body, a faint golden glow was now plated!

Those former cracks had vanished without a trace!

Replacing them were even more ancient and mysterious... Immortal Dao Runes!

The aura it emitted had also long since surpassed the scope of an imperial weapon!

It was a... truly immortal Divine Might belonging to an "Immortal"!

A Half-Immortal Artifact!

Under Li Daoxuan's "Words Become Law" will.

And with the support of the System's "money power."

This shattered imperial weapon had actually... undergone Nirvana and Rebirth!

And... it had taken a step further from the top!

It had been promoted to... a Half-Immortal Artifact!

"This... this..."

In the distance, the smirks on the faces of the Stone Emperor and the others instantly froze.

They stared blankly at the ancient mirror emitting terrifying immortal might, feeling as if their brains were completely insufficient to process this.

Shattered... and it could still reassemble?

Reassembled... and it could still upgrade?!

What kind of god-level operation is this?!

Before they could even react.

"Buzz—!"

The reborn void mirror let out a hum filled with joy and gratitude.

It spun in mid-air, and the mirror's surface shone with great brilliance!

An incredibly thick, brilliant immortal light, enough to pierce through the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands and filled with an aura of immortality!

It shot out violently from the mirror's surface!

The target was pointed directly at the one charging at the very front... the Stone Emperor!

"Not good!"

The Stone Emperor's expression changed drastically, and he subconsciously tried to block with his heavenly desolation halberd!

However.

It was already too late.

The speed of that immortal light was too fast!

So fast that even an Ancient Supreme like him could not react in time!

"Boom—!!!"

A massive explosion!

The Stone Emperor's massive body, as if struck by lightning, was sent flying directly!

His hard armor made of chaos stone actually... developed a fine crack under this strike!

"Puff—"

A mouthful of blood containing Sovereign Laws sprayed from his mouth!

He was actually... injured?!