However, the Yang Realm King, instead of getting angry, laughed heartily, his laughter echoing, shaking the Star River: “Hahaha… Good! Arrogant enough! Cultivators, if you don’t have this kind of ambition to look down on the world, what kind of Supreme Dao are you cultivating! Your Dao is very special, neither Yin nor Yang, yet it encompasses Yin and Yang, returning to Chaos. Such an ancient Dao should not be buried in the filthy place that is the Yin Realm.”
He extended his hand to Li Mu, palm facing upwards, golden light swirling, as if holding the birth and death of a Universe.
“Submit to me and become my First Divine General. I, the King, will grant you a position below one person and above all worlds. You and I, joining forces, are enough to sweep through all Heavens, flatten all restricted areas, and establish an unprecedented Eternal Divine Dynasty! At that time, you and I will jointly control Reincarnation and share Eternal life, wouldn’t that be wonderful?”
Recruitment!
The Supreme Yang Realm King, after witnessing Li Mu break the formation with his own eyes, developed a love for his talent, and in front of a million-strong army, made such a shocking promise!
The old marshal who presided over the great formation turned pale, shame and shock intertwined on his face, almost tearing his Dao Heart apart. The King actually valued this person so much!
On the Lieyu Battleship, Da Niu, Lin Xiaolun, and the others held their breath, their hearts pounding. What kind of temptation was that? The promise of a Dominator of a Universe, a position below one person and above all worlds! This was a Peak that no Cultivator could refuse!
However, facing conditions that would drive any living being mad, Li Mu merely shook his head gently and put away the Chaos axe in his palm.
“Your path is too narrow,” he said indifferently.
“My Dao is not below anyone.”
The appreciation in the Yang Realm King’s eyes finally faded, replaced by a cold indifference, as if a God high in the Nine Heavens had withdrawn his last shred of pity for a Mortal.
“What a pity,” he sighed softly, saying no more.
The moment his voice fell, he moved!
There was no earth-shattering phenomenon, no roar of Laws; he simply took a step forward and threw a punch!
This step spanned ten thousand zhang of Void Realm, as if he was toying with the Law of space.
This punch was simple and unadorned, yet it contained the profound truth of returning to simplicity. All light, all heat, all Yang Laws were gathered onto his fist, transforming into the purest, most extreme “Force”!
One force breaks all Laws!
When power reaches its Peak, no fancy techniques are needed.
This punch was enough to shatter a Great World, enough to make the river of time cease to flow!
Facing this incomparably overbearing punch, Li Mu’s eyes finally ignited with a fiery Battle Intent. Since he achieved his Dao, he had no equal among his peers. He swept through the Yin Realm, invincible, seemingly glorious, but in reality, it was lonely at the top.
It had been too long since he encountered an opponent who could make him punch seriously!
“Good timing!” Li Mu roared, also taking a step forward, not dodging or evading, meeting punch with punch, boldly confronting it!
He did not use his Chaotic Dao Domain, nor did he activate any Divine Ability; he likewise integrated his earth-shattering cultivation into this ordinary punch!
His punch, unlike the Yang Realm King’s overbearing fervor, carried a heavy sense of primordial unity, of all things returning to the Void Realm. It was as if he wasn't throwing a punch, but an ancient Universe on the verge of collapsing back to its Origin point!
Boom—!!!
Two fists collided violently in the silent Starry Sky!
No sound.
Or rather, sound could no longer propagate in this area.
Centered on the point where their fists met, a visible black crack, like a spiderweb, rapidly spread in all directions! That was the Eternal Void Realm revealed after space was completely shattered!
Immediately after, an indescribable terrifying storm swept across!
The million-strong Yang Realm army suspended in the distance instantly scattered like fallen leaves in a gale, thrown into disarray. Those with weaker cultivation had their Physical Bodies crack on the spot, blood gushing out. If not for the protective Dao rhyme left by the Yang Realm King, the aftershocks of this collision alone would have been enough to cause more than half of this elite army to perish!
The Lieyu Battleship’s Chaos barrier flickered wildly, and the entire battleship was pushed far away, tumbling for an unknown number of miles in the Star Sea before barely stabilizing. Everyone on board turned pale, clutching desperately onto whatever they could, their eyes filled with endless horror.
Is this… a Dominator-level battle?
Just the collision of Physical Bodies had caused a doomsday scene like the collapse of heaven and earth!
After one strike, both retreated simultaneously.
Li Mu retreated three steps, each step creating a black hole in the Void Realm that continuously annihilated and reborn.
The Yang Realm King also retreated three steps, golden Law Divine Lotuses continuously blooming and shattering beneath his feet.
Evenly matched!
“What a thrill!” Li Mu shook his slightly numb fist, his Battle Intent burning like fire, growing ever stronger in his eyes. His Chaos Body, the foundation of all Daos, was indestructible, yet he felt a hint of pressure at this moment.
For the first time, a solemn expression appeared in the Yang Realm King’s golden pupils. He lowered his head and glanced at his fist, where a faint, almost imperceptible grey Qi had appeared, eroding his Yang Origin.
“What a Chaos Body! To be able to contend head-on with my ‘Great Sun Glazed Golden Body’!” The Yang Realm King’s voice was low, but the next moment, the Aura on his body surged again, “But, the warm-up is over!”
Boom!
He moved again, at least ten times faster than before! His entire being transformed into a golden Divine Rainbow piercing through heaven and earth, arriving in an instant!
Fists, palms, fingers, elbows, knees… every part of his body became the most lethal Sharp Weapon, carrying terrifying power capable of burning mountains, boiling seas, and melting stars, launching a storm-like attack on Li Mu!
“Bang bang bang bang bang!”
In the Starry Sky, two figures blurred into light, clashing wildly at speeds beyond Divine Thought. Each collision turned large swathes of the Void Realm into dust. They fought from one Star Domain to another, and everywhere they passed, the remaining star fragments were shattered into cosmic dust by the stray fist winds.
This was the most primitive and savage battle.
Fist to flesh, a collision of blood and bone!
Everyone on the Lieyu Battleship could no longer see their movements, only two masses of light, one gold and one grey, constantly flashing, colliding, and annihilating in the vast Star Sea. Each clash erupted with light billions of times brighter than a supernova explosion.
“Too… too terrifying!” Da Niu watched dumbfounded, mumbling, “Are these still humans? These are practically two ancient Vicious Beasts fighting!”
Lin Xiaolun’s eyes, however, were incredibly sharp. He stared intently at the battle, saying in a deep voice, “No… Master is gaining the upper hand!”
Upon hearing this, everyone quickly focused their attention.
Indeed!
After the initial stalemate, the balance of the battle slowly began to tip towards Li Mu.
The Yang Realm King’s attacks were wide and open, incomparably overbearing, each strike containing the ultimate power of Yang, capable of destroying everything.
Li Mu’s punches and kicks, however, became heavier and more ancient. His Chaos Body seemed to have no limit, growing stronger with each fight. The Yang Realm King’s fist power, when it struck him, was mostly devoured and neutralized by the grey Chaos Qi, while his own punches, every time they landed on the Yang Realm King, the Dao rhyme of Chaos, which annihilated all things, would invade his body, disintegrating his “Great Sun Glazed Golden Body.”
As one waned and the other waxed, the Yang Realm King gradually felt strained.
Boom!
Another earth-shattering clash!
This time, the Yang Realm King’s figure flew backward like a cannonball, smashing through hundreds of asteroids along the way before he awkwardly stabilized himself in the Void Realm. A trickle of golden Divine Blood slowly seeped from the corner of his mouth.
He was injured!
As the Dominator of the Yang Realm, undefeated for eons, he had actually fallen into a disadvantage in this pure Physical Body battle today!
“Roar!”
The Yang Realm King let out an unwilling roar of fury, an emperor’s rage! He could not accept this fact!
His eyes were bloodshot as he stared fixedly at Li Mu, and for the first time, a ferocious killing intent appeared on his incomparably handsome face.
“You have successfully enraged me!” he said, his voice icy, resounding through the Starry Sky.
The next moment, he suddenly reached out and clenched his hand in the Void Realm.
“Buzz—!”
The light of all stars in the entire Yang Realm Star Region dimmed at this moment. Endless True Sun Fire and billions of Yang Laws transformed into golden torrents, converging from all directions and pouring into his palm!
As the light dissipated, a golden long spear, entirely cast from gold, with a spearhead burning with an Eternal and undying Divine Flame, appeared in his hand!
As soon as the long spear appeared, an incomparably sharp and terrifying Aura, capable of piercing through eons, instantly locked onto Li Mu!
On the spear shaft, Dao runes flowed, as if inscribed with all the history since the creation of the Yang Realm, and the cold gleam at the spearhead condensed destructive power capable of piercing through the Major Thousand Worlds!
This was the Yang Realm King’s Natal Imperial Weapon—the Great Sun Judgment Spear!
“Remnant of the Yin Realm, it is your honor to die under my Judgment Spear!” The Yang Realm King, holding the long spear, possessed world-shaking Divine Might, like a Supreme God King wielding punishment, his voice filled with the majesty of judging all.
He had lost the Physical Body battle, so he would use a weapon, his strongest Dao, to crush his opponent and reclaim the dignity of an emperor!
Facing this Imperial Weapon, which was enough to make any World Lord tremble, Li Mu’s face, however, showed a faint smile.
In that smile, there was no fear, no solemnity, but rather a hint of… joy at meeting a worthy opponent.
“A weapon?” he murmured softly, slowly raising his right hand, pointing his fingers like a sword, and gently drew a line in the Void Realm in front of him.
There was no earth-shattering momentum, no convergence of Laws.
He simply drew a line casually, and the Chaos Qi in front of him naturally parted, revealing an ancient, dim, greyish long sword that silently emerged from the Void Realm and was grasped in his hand.
This sword had no luster, and on its blade, there were neither runes nor carvings, making it look like an unpolished Chaos raw stone. It did not possess the incomparably overbearing Aura of the Great Sun Judgment Spear; instead, it was extremely restrained, as if it could swallow all light and absorb all Divine Thought.
However, the moment it appeared, the Divine Flame burning on the tip of the awe-inspiring Judgment Spear in the Yang Realm King’s hand uncontrollably flickered, letting out a fearful hum!
The Chaotic Dao Sword!
The Supreme Sharp Weapon of slaughter born from Li Mu’s Chaos Origin!
Li Mu flicked his wrist, the sword tip pointing diagonally at the sky, and an incomparably sharp Sword Intent, capable of splitting heaven and earth and severing eons, shot into the sky, confronting the Yang Realm King’s long spear from afar!
“Come on,” Li Mu looked at the Yang Realm King, his Battle Intent boiling to its Peak.
“Let me see how much power you, the King of the Yang Realm, truly possess!”
It’s been a long time.
It has truly been a long time since he fought with such exhilaration!
A evenly matched enemy, an opponent worthy of him giving his all, holding nothing back!
This was the Supreme Dao he sought across all Heavens!
Fight!
At this moment, Li Mu had nothing else in his mind, only one pure thought!
The Yang Realm King looked at the Chaotic Dao Sword in Li Mu’s hand, his golden pupils suddenly contracting—it was a palpitation and threat originating from the Dao! He stopped talking nonsense, pouring all his anger and killing intent into the long spear in his hand!
“Kill!” With a roar, he moved!
Man and spear became one, transforming into a golden lightning bolt that tore through the Universe, thrusting out with a single spear strike!
This spear strike was named: Scorching Sun Collapse!
As the spear emerged, all Laws fell silent, space and time solidified, and the entire world seemed to be left with only that single, indestructible spear tip, judging all living beings!
Facing this world-destroying spear strike, Li Mu advanced instead of retreating, casually thrusting the Chaotic Dao Sword forward.
This sword strike was ordinary, without any name or Move to speak of.
It was simply the most basic “stab.”
However, this simple stab seemed to contain the most profound truth between heaven and earth. Wherever the sword tip passed, the Yang Realm King’s overbearing Law Domain was silently cut open, and the solidified space and time were torn apart like a painting.
Ding—!
A crisp sound of metal clashing resounded throughout the silent Star Sea.
The sword tip precisely struck the spear tip!
In an instant, a true, Peak duel of Dominator-level beings, began!
Ding—!
A crisp sound of metal clashing resounded throughout the silent Star Sea.
The sound was not loud, but it was as if it were the first Dao sound when heaven and earth first opened, containing the highest Laws and principles, piercing through the barriers of space and time, and cleansing the dust of eons.
Centered on the point where the sword tip and spear tip collided, a visible ripple spread out. That was not a wave of energy, but a ripple of Dao, a collapse and reorganization of Laws!
Wherever the ripple passed, the Void Realm, like a calm lake into which a stone had been thrown, violently twisted, folded, and then shattered with a roar, turning into the most primitive Void Realm region. In that area, light was swallowed, Divine Thought was annihilated, and all things, tangible and intangible, fell into silence.
The million-strong Yang Realm army, having already retreated to a distant Star Domain they deemed safe during the previous aftershocks of the fist fight, was once again struck as if by lightning. The divine armor worn by the tens of thousands of generals at the forefront even showed spiderweb-like cracks under the impact of the Dao sound, and some even had golden Divine Blood overflowing from their seven orifices, their Dao foundations suffering irreversible damage!
The horror in their eyes was beyond words. This was no longer watching a battle, but personally experiencing a world-ending catastrophe! Just the sound of the weapons colliding was enough to severely injure any living being below the World Lord level!
On the Lieyu Battleship, the light of the Chaos barrier flickered erratically, as if it could extinguish at any moment. Da Niu and the others stared intently at the two tiny figures in the light screen, feeling their Divine Souls tremble.
“Is this… is this Master’s true strength?” Lin Xiaolun’s voice was dry. He prided himself on being a Prodigy, but in the face of this level of power, he felt as insignificant as a speck of dust.
In the center of the battlefield, Li Mu and the Yang Realm King separated after a single touch, each flying back several hundred miles.
Li Mu, holding the Chaotic Dao Sword, stood tall and straight, his robes fluttering in the chaotic Void Realm currents. In his deep eyes, his Battle Intent burned even more fiercely, as if two nebulae were burning and evolving within them.
On the other side, the Yang Realm King held the Great Sun Judgment Spear, and a shallow grey sword mark was left on his golden Divine Armor. Although the sword mark was shallow, it was like a festering wound; wisps of Chaos Qi continuously eroded the Yang Laws on his Divine Armor, emitting a “sizzling” sound of destruction.
The Yang Realm King’s face had completely darkened. (End of this chapter)