Chapter 4769: Each Take a Step Back
Sword light swept across heaven and earth, and no matter where in the Four Extremes and Three Domains one stood, the trembling of sword qi could be felt.
Countless sword cultivators, whether in the mortal world or cultivation realms, even those dwelling inside small worlds, all felt the swords in their hands begin to quiver.
Within the Chaos Primordial Wilds, billions upon billions of swords rang out in unison.
An illusory image of them appeared behind Lin Mohan, filling the void.
For a time, billions of miles of void were nothing but swords.
Endless swords merged into the Dao itself, pouring down like a silver river and crashing onto the body and soul of the Chaotic Desolation Dragon.
The Chaotic Desolation Dragon screamed without end, his body and spirit suffering as though through death by a thousand cuts, sliced apart piece by piece by the infinite blades.
Watching this, Lin Moyu smiled faintly.
"Congratulations, Elder Sister, your sword path has reached perfection.
From today on, your sword path becomes a rule, equal to heaven and earth."
Lin Mohan's sword Dao had reached great accomplishment; the sword path had become a rule, and she herself was now the eye of that rule.
On this point alone, she already possessed the qualifications to become a supreme powerhouse.
Once the sword path turned into a rule, matching heaven and earth, its power soared.
The Chaotic Desolation Dragon's defenses shattered completely, and he was flayed by billions of swords, his suffering beyond words.
At this moment, the stronger one's defense, the more one suffered.
If his defenses had been weak, he might have been killed in the blink of an eye.
The Ancient Wild Ox trembled all over as he watched, shivering and lowing softly again and again.
In terms of defense, he was even stronger than the Chaotic Desolation Dragon, yet he knew full well that he could not withstand this billion sword execution.
The Fate Venerate did his best to comfort him, but could not quell his terror.
The ox wanted to turn and flee, yet he did not dare.
He was afraid that if he turned around, this endless storm of blades would fall upon him instead.
The screams went on for a long time, growing weaker and weaker until they finally vanished altogether.
Once hailed as the mightiest among living beings, the Chaotic Desolation Dragon fell completely, not even ashes remaining.
Again, radiant light fell from the heavens between heaven and earth, shining upon Lin Mohan and setting off her incomparable brilliance.
In this moment, Lin Mohan was like the empress of this universe, an existence above all.
In the next instant, the empress's dignified gaze fell upon the World Burning Flames.
"Dao" was being refined within those flames.
Against the natural nemesis of souls, "Dao" had no power to resist.
Most of one of his lives had already been burned away; the rest merely clung on, struggling not to vanish.
His cries were feeble.
He could not even beg for mercy.
Lin Mohan tapped lightly with a finger.
"One Sword to Cut the Soul!"
The rule of the sword path crashed down, severing soul and destroying spirit.
The weak screams stopped abruptly.
The being that had once been overwhelmingly powerful, that had dominated the Chaos Primordial Wilds and caused the deaths of several Great Venerates, now died so easily.
In Lin Moyu's eyes, "Dao" had always been the weakest of these opponents.
His so called strength lay only in his mastery over space using its properties to be everywhere, unkillable, and to launch elusive attacks with power beyond the Great Venerate realm through spatial leverage.
But once his tricks were seen through and the space was confined so his soul had to gather in one place, he became the weakest of all.
The World Burning Flames alone were enough to kill him.
With "Dao" dead, once again heavenly radiance descended, and his power flowed entirely into Lin Mohan.
A spatial aura emerged around Lin Mohan.
She seemed still to stand in that place, yet also as if she were in another patch of void entirely, ethereal like an immortal and impossible to describe.
She appeared both present and absent, here and yet everywhere at once.
"Dao's" rules of space were all transplanted into her.
Wherever Lin Mohan wished to go now only required a single thought; there was nowhere in the Chaos Primordial Wilds she could not reach.
This miraculous ability already surpassed the Great Venerate realm and was unimaginably close to that of a supreme powerhouse.
Lin Mohan did not stop.
Her gaze turned to the Heaven Earth Poison Insect still locked in combat with the Wild Shadow Insect Mother.
Great Venerate Jin had taken in everything that happened so far.
Seeing Lin Mohan about to act against his Heaven Earth Poison Insect, he roared,
"If you dare touch it, this old man will destroy this heavens and earth!"
Lin Moyu smiled.
"Senior Jin, you and this one can be considered to have some karmic ties.
Since there is cause and effect between us, why not do this: each of us takes a step back?"
Great Venerate Jin maintained his domineering stance.
"How do we each take a step back?"
Lin Moyu said,
"I will have my elder sister give your Heaven Earth Poison Insect a quick death, and you will not destroy this universe.
What do you think?"
Great Venerate Jin was momentarily stunned, then reacted.
"You dare play games with this old man!"
Lin Moyu chuckled.
"Nothing of the sort.
How about this: you do not destroy this universe, and we will spare your life, leaving only the Poison Insect and Insect Stele behind.
You can continue to be your Great Venerate.
How does that sound?"
Great Venerate Jin bellowed in fury.
"Nonsense!"
Lin Moyu sighed.
"Elder Sister, negotiations have broken down.
Go ahead."
Lin Mohan nodded.
"Alright."
In the distance, the Fate Venerate's mouth twitched.
"Negotiations broke down?
Was that ever a negotiation?"
The conditions Lin Moyu had proposed were never meant for real bargaining; they were guaranteed to fall apart.
"One Sword to Cut the Dao!"
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Sword light suddenly burst forth, and countless blades swept through the void like a star river.
Within the sword radiance, the toxic miasma of heaven and earth was shredded to pieces and, in an instant, the Heaven Earth Poison Insect was completely annihilated.
Its poison was also torn apart by the sword qi, not a trace remaining.
With the Heaven Earth Poison Insect slain, Great Venerate Jin, as its master, spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.
The Insect Stele's luster dimmed at once.
Cracks split across its surface.
If it were struck again, it might shatter on the spot.
"Bastards!"
Great Venerate Jin roared.
"If that is how it is, let us all die together then!"
He slammed his palm onto the Insect Stele.
The stele erupted with blinding light that swept across the entire Chaos Primordial Wilds in an instant.
Throughout the Chaos Primordial Wilds, countless points of light flared.
Each light point was a strange insect.
These insects usually lay hidden, fused into the great Dao.
Now they were all awakened by Great Venerate Jin.
These insects were called Dao Destroying Worms.
Once merged into the great Dao, they could self destruct and shatter it.
If only a few Dao were broken, the universe as a whole would not be affected much.
But if many Dao were destroyed, the heavens and earth would be severely wounded.
Worse still, if the vast majority of Dao were blown apart at once, this universe might fall completely silent, turning into a ruin.
Great Venerate Jin had been preparing for countless years, using the Insect Stele to breed endless Dao Destroying Worms and letting them seep into every corner of every Dao, spreading throughout the entire Chaos Primordial Wilds.
This was his confidence.
He had the power to destroy the universe and plunge it into silence.
It was also his bargaining chip.
Even if someone became a supreme powerhouse, he could use this threat to negotiate with them.
Yet he had not expected that Lin Moyu would simply ignore him.
With the Heaven Earth Poison Insect killed, Great Venerate Jin awakened all the Dao Destroying Worms, preparing to annihilate the Dao and silence the universe.
"Die together!"
His eyes twisted with madness and his laughter became utterly deranged.
Clap.
Lin Moyu sighed softly and snapped his fingers.
In that instant, the entire Chaos Primordial Wilds lit up.
A giant net that covered all of heaven and earth suddenly appeared.
Over these years, Lin Moyu had trod every inch of the Chaos Primordial Wilds and had laid down a supreme formation across the universe.
This formation was not particularly strong, but like a vast net it enclosed the entire universe.
Now that it was activated, the great net split into countless smaller nets, covering every great Dao and every nook and cranny.
All the power of the Dao Destroying Worms' self destruction was absorbed by the formation, doing no damage at all to the great Dao.
Great Venerate Jin stood dumbfounded, the light in his eyes fading as he muttered,
"How could this be… how did you do that?"
Lin Moyu smiled calmly.
"It was not all that difficult, really.
What a pity.
If we had each taken a step back, things would have been so much better.
But now…
Rest well on your final road ahead."
Endless sword light descended, and Great Venerate Jin, along with his Insect Stele, was reduced to dust in the storm of blades.
Heavenly radiance fell again, and Lin Mohan's aura rose higher still.
Bathed in the glow, she was bright beyond compare, a vast oppressive might blanketing all heaven and earth.
At this moment, she seemed to stand only a single step away from the realm of the supreme.
Her gaze swept out sharp as a sword.
The Ancient Wild Ox shuddered violently.
"She has not attained the Dao yet, still just a bit short.
She is not going to kill me now… is she?"