The moment the Abyss Monarch was immobilized, the ferocious ruthlessness in his eyes instantly froze, turning into bewilderment in the span of a single breath, as if he failed to understand what had happened.
Following closely, an unmaskable fear spread deep within his pitch-black pupils—the most instinctive reaction when facing a completely incomprehensible power.
He had thought this strike was a guaranteed victory, but he never expected Huo Yuhao to possess such unfathomable means, not only easily dodging his fatal blow but even freezing him in place, unable to move.
After Huo Yuhao pulled back the distance, the layer of spacetime-freezing power shrouding the entire Abyss quietly dissipated, and everything around resumed its flow.
The Abyss Monarch regained control of his body, the Sky-Saint Piercing Abyss Halberd in his hand hanging mid-air, yet he hesitated and did not launch another attack.
The impact of that scene just now was too profound; the helpless feeling of being excluded by time itself left lingering fears in his heart.
Having mastered that kind of means, Huo Yuhao was practically in an invincible position.
The Abyss Monarch stopped moving, but Huo Yuhao moved.
He raised his right hand and clenched his palm, and a scepter flowing entirely with a dark purple halo appeared in his hand—it was precisely the Super Divine Artifact, the Scepter of Destruction.
The moment the scepter appeared, a majestic and pure power of destruction spread out like a breached flood, almost shrouding the entire sky and staining the originally chaotic Abyss firmament with a layer of deep dark purple.
The expressions of the surrounding Abyss emperors instantly turned pale, their breathing even stagnating for a few moments; from that aura of destruction, they felt a force that was utterly irresistible—that was suppression at the level of Law.
Huo Yuhao raised a finger, and the Scepter of Destruction remotely aimed at the Abyss Monarch not far away.
The Laws of Destruction filling the sky instantly responded to his will, transforming into countless purplish-black thunder punishments, carrying the might of the end of all things, and pouring toward the Abyss Monarch from all directions like a torrential rain.
Every bolt of thunder contained the complete power of the Laws of Destruction, enough to turn any Divinity below tier one into ashes.
Although the Abyss Monarch's strength had already reached the level of a tier-one Divinity, he ultimately lacked a Divine Position, and his control and comprehension of Laws were far from as pure and profound as Huo Yuhao's.
Furthermore, the traits of the Sky-Saint Piercing Abyss Halberd leaned more towards close-quarters defense-breaking; in long-range Law bombardments, his advantages were completely stripped away.
At this moment, facing the thunder punishments filling the sky, he could only flail his long halberd in a wretched manner, constantly parrying and dodging.
The black robe on the Abyss Monarch's body was already battered beyond recognition amidst the continuous thunder of destruction, revealing his frost-pale body underneath.
The destruction thunder branded char-black scars across his body, his flesh rolling back and melting away, exposing grim bones.
Yet those seemingly fatal wounds healed and regenerated at a visible speed within a few breaths, the newborn flesh covering the old wounds and recovering swiftly and thoroughly.
He let out another loud laugh, the laughter carrying a near-manic ostentatiousness: "Hahaha! I am the Abyss, and as long as the Abyss does not perish, I possess an undying body!"
Hearing this, Huo Yuhao's expression remained as calm as water, without the slightest ripple.
Naturally, he had also noticed this; the reason the Abyss Monarch could possess such powerful self-healing ability was precisely because he was both the will Incarnation of the Abyss Plane and the life core of this plane.
The two merged into one, and as long as the Abyss did not perish, his vitality would not be severed.
The current situation was indeed as he stated; as long as the Abyss Plane still existed, he could continuously consume the plane Origin to repair his own injuries, just like wild grass reviving after being burned, impossible to kill completely.
However, this power of recovery was not without cost; every flesh remodeling and every inch of wound healing consumed the Origin power accumulated by the Abyss Plane.
In reality, the simplest way to deal with the Abyss Monarch right now was to Seal him.
After all, even with an undying body, as long as he was Sealed, he could do nothing, which was no different from being dead.
Yet Huo Yuhao did not make this choice; instead, looking at the Abyss Monarch's provocative gaze, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, revealing a meaningful smile.
Seeing this, Huo Yuhao waved his left hand abruptly, and a vast and pure aura of life suddenly gushed out from his palm.
A lush, verdant giant tree slowly emerged behind him, its canopy towering to the skies, and a gentle green halo flowing between its branches and leaves, each leaf seeming to carry the vitality of an entire World.
That majestic vitality emanated precisely from this giant tree, gentle yet omnipresent, like all things newly born breaking through the soil in spring, instantly forming a sharp confrontation with the power of destruction.
Above the entire Abyss, an unprecedented wondrous sight appeared at this moment.
On one side were surging purplish-black destruction thunders, with cracked dark clouds hanging low and pressing down.
On the other side was the emerald-green light of life, as if propping up a new sky, warm and tranquil.
The two forces each occupied half, drawing a crisp and shocking dividing line in this chaotic and dim Abyss, distinct and unyielding to one another.
The Abyss Monarch, who had just been laughing wildly, saw the ostentatiousness on his face freeze abruptly, turning into a trace of incredulous astonishment.
Staring at the verdant giant tree behind Huo Yuhao, his pupils shook violently, and he cried out in shock: "Another Super Divine Artifact?!"
With his discernment, he could naturally tell that it was not some real tree, but a Super Divine Artifact formed into an entity by Laws, containing monstrous life power.
The last time Huo Yuhao underwent Transmigration back to Ten Thousand Years ago, the reason he stayed in the Divine Realm for so long before returning was precisely to receive the Goddess of Life's Legacy.
The current him was long no longer the Huo Yuhao who only mastered the Divine Position of the God of Destruction when he first entered the Divine Realm; he was an existence bearing both God King positions of the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life.
And the giant tree floating behind him at this moment was precisely the Super Divine Artifact personally passed down to him by the Goddess of Life, the Tree of Life.
His gaze gazed calmly at the Abyss Monarch, his tone unhurried: "Without making full preparations, I would not appear here. Now you can go in peace."
The moment Huo Yuhao's voice fell, the verdant, towering Tree of Life behind him suddenly erupted with ten thousand zhang of green light.
That light was not warm; instead, it carried a sharp intent.
This Super Divine Artifact was not releasing the power of life at this moment, but frantically absorbing it.
Using the Laws of Life as a guide, Huo Yuhao directly severed the Origin connection between the Abyss Monarch and the Abyss Plane from afar.
Even though the Abyss Monarch himself was the life core of the Abyss, when it came to the mastery of the Laws of Life, he was far from a match for Huo Yuhao, who bore the God King position of the Goddess of Life.
Therefore, as the Tree of Life exerted its power, the Origin power continuously surging from the Abyss Plane toward the Abyss Monarch to repair his injuries was abruptly cut off.
His injuries no longer recovered, the charred ravines left by the destruction thunder on his body no longer healed, flesh melted away, and white bones were exposed.
Under the continuous bombardment of the purplish-black thunder punishments filling the sky, the Abyss Monarch's body continuously disintegrated; first his flesh turned to ash, then his bones melted, and finally even his battered outline completely dissipated within the thunder light. In just the blink of an eye, no trace was left.
Huo Yuhao casually beckoned, and the fallen Sky-Saint Piercing Abyss Halberd flew into his hand as if guided by traction.
The halberd felt slightly heavy in hand, and amid the icy touch, a rebellious sense of resistance faintly emanated, but he merely glanced at it indifferently and suppressed that restlessness.
And right at this moment, the entire Abyss Plane vibrated violently.
The earth cracked, the sky shattered, and turbulent energy surged everywhere.
Following the fall of the Abyss Monarch, the first layer of the Abyss was collapsing and disintegrating at a visible speed.
The Abyss Monarch was not only the emperor of the first layer of the Abyss, but also the embodiment of the entire plane's will; his death was like a pillar being pulled out, causing the entire edifice to teeter on the brink of collapse.
The violent energy released after the collapse of the first layer was like a wild horse with broken reins, spreading downwards to the lower layers with an unstoppable momentum. If left unchecked, it would be enough to destroy more than half of the Abyss.
Huo Yuhao raised his eyelids, his expression calm as he uttered a single word: "Stop!"
This time there was no time freezing, no space solidification, but with just a casual command, the continually expanding destruction energy was held in momentum by an invisible giant hand, abruptly stopping in place.
The surrounding Abyss emperors were already pale-faced like dead ashes at this moment, their legs turning soft.
Even the supreme Monarch had already turned to ashes, so how could they, these Abyss emperors, possibly be spared?
Fear like a venomous snake was Binding everyone's heart, and they could only wait for the arrival of death.
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