Demon Cultivator in Abyssal Era

He looked up at the changing scene and frowned.

Although the image became blurred and the background changed drastically, the center of the scene, where Chu Xiu’s shattered Golden Core lay, remained unchanged!

"The example Xie Xuanzhao gave was a brief prophecy, with clear contradictions and deceit, but this is a picture. I summoned the Ghostly Legion, which should not exist in this world, causing changes in the image, but couldn’t change the outcome of my shattered Golden Core."

"This indicates that both my Ghostly Legion and the Civilization Envoy’s actions merely interfered."

"Is the method itself wrong, or have I not found the fundamental contradiction?"

He looked at the Tribulation Thunder Incarnation constantly dodging within his Divine Techniques, pondering rapidly: "There are obviously two breakthroughs for the current contradiction: kill the Tribulation Thunder Incarnation directly, or find a way to destroy the Chiwen it uses to shatter my Golden Core. But either way requires facing the Power of Destiny."

"Perhaps this is why, even though my strength vastly exceeds that of the Tribulation Thunder Incarnation, I find it so difficult to kill it!"

"Yet the Power of Destiny, after being disturbed by Xie Xuanzhao, is no longer so domineering, giving me a chance to win, but..."

Chu Xiu thought while summoning a plethora of Demon Spears to attack the Tribulation Thunder Incarnation, but as before, its shattered Soul Body swayed back and forth, dodging all these hundreds of Demon Spears!

Each time, it was just slightly off!

This made Chu Xiu increasingly anxious! It was like an interminable race where he was unsure whether to persist or change course; whether to sprint with all his Physical Strength or conserve and maintain rhythm.

Time swiftly passed, the countdown nearing zero, and the destiny illustration that had become blurry with the sudden appearance of ghosts gradually cleared! Those once scattered and chaotic threads of destiny began to tighten again.

Countless fine threads encircled Chu Xiu, making him appear like a puppet without conscious control!

"Wrong, wrong!" Xie Xuanzhao seemed to suddenly realize something, shouting, "The threads of destiny are tightening! Those threads are crucial!"

Chu Xiu was startled, looking around, finding those threads incredibly strange, seemingly existing outside this world’s fabric. His Divine Sense couldn’t scan any information, yet an inexplicable intuition allowed him to "see" them.

This made Chu Xiu’s perception of these threads very vague, neither knowing how many there were nor what they actually were, only able to sense their presence indistinctly.

With Xie Xuanzhao’s hint, Chu Xiu ceased attacking the Tribulation Thunder Incarnation and focused on sensing these threads, his expression subtly changing at what he discovered!

Initially, those threads were tightly stretched and unimpacted by any means.

But after Xie Xuanzhao used the destiny Divine Artifact, they loosened up, seemingly becoming like the Tribulation Thunder Incarnation, at last affected by the "macroscopic world."

However, Chu Xiu still didn’t know how to sever these threads, so he hadn’t focused on them.

To him, the threads were merely manifestations of the Law of Destiny; the root still lay with the Tribulation Thunder Incarnation!

Yet now, to his horror, the distant threads of destiny remain loose, with those encircling the escaping Civilization Envoy even snapping in large numbers!

However, the threads on him are becoming straight once more, especially those near his Golden Core, returning almost to their initial state!

"What does this signify?" Chu Xiu shouted.

"I don’t know; I’ve never seen destiny’s guidance materialize into a detectable entity! But..."

Xie Xuanzhao pointed to the distant image, "It seems the tighter the threads, the clearer the prophecy!"

Chu Xiu’s expression shifted: "How do we break it?"

Xie Xuanzhao gritted his teeth: "With the artifact’s help, I might restrain these threads, but I’m not sure I can sever them. More crucially, the strength of the Forbidden Demon Domain is limited; if I concentrate on these threads, I can’t restrict the Tribulation Thunder Incarnation!"

"This!"

For a moment, even Chu Xiu hesitated.

Not far away, the Tribulation Thunder Incarnation trapped within the ghostly mist was desperate like never before and might give in at any moment! Although it continuously dodged Chu Xiu’s attacks with destiny’s protection, every few strikes would land and weaken it further!

With thoughts racing through his mind, Chu Xiu gritted his teeth fiercely: "Only by resolving cause and effect can the threads be counteracted effectively!"

"Miss Xuanzhao, please assist me in killing this beast with full force in the last second!"

"Alright!" Xie Xuanzhao nodded, the four-legged cauldron above her spinning swiftly, further dimming the Tribulation Thunder Incarnation’s Soul Body! The surrounding Demonic Qi directly burst apart!

Now in the Void God Mode, which Chu Xiu resorted to using, the Life Energy from self-sacrificing his physical form had long since been exhausted, entering a state where it consumes the Soul Body!

Now, even the Demonic Qi is suppressed, weakening it further!

Chu Xiu said no more, his whole body surging with Mana, under the blessing of Divine-Demonic Powers, charging at the Tribulation Thunder Incarnation again!

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The scene once more erupted in fierce energy pulses, devastating the Tribulation Thunder Incarnation’s Soul Body that was sent flying again!

The remaining time for Chu Xiu was less than half a second!

"Ha!" eyes wide with intensity, golden pupils burning brighter than ever, clearly summoning every ounce of his Divine Techniques to their peak!

In this all-out explosive might, even a Celestial King level power would find it troublesome, yet the Tribulation Thunder Incarnation persisted amidst constant assault!

Though its Soul Body grew dimmer, speed slowing, it persisted!

The countdown drew ever closer to zero, as Chu Xiu launched relentless attacks, with Xie Xuanzhao mustering all her might!

Finally, with only 0.1 second left, the Tribulation Thunder Incarnation’s Soul Body seemed to hit a tipping point, its speed dramatically declining!

Chu Xiu flickered, forcing it into a corner with heavy attacks, unleashing the prepared Demon Spear!

"Pfft!"

The Demon Spear pierced the Tribulation Thunder Incarnation’s core, and the next moment, the torrent of energy tore its Soul Body apart!

"Success!"

Chu Xiu exhaled deeply, but in the very next instant, his face twisted in shock and anger!

Despite the Tribulation Thunder Incarnation’s total annihilation, the countdown continued! The image became increasingly transparent!

"Chu Xiu, do you understand the essence of destiny?"

At that moment, a mocking voice emerged from the utterly shattered Soul Body.

Though the Tribulation Thunder Incarnation was completely destroyed, its voice was birthed from the void!

"You think destiny is a fair judge, that with facts and evidence laid clear, it yields the right verdict, but destiny transcends law; it is absolute ’correctness.’

"Only thus does it merit the label ’supreme.’"

With the Tribulation Thunder Incarnation’s words, an unthinkable event occurred: within the Demonic Qi, his form resurrected—not merely the Soul Body, but wholly bodily!

"From the start, I misled you, letting you believe I was the source. I pretended my Soul Body was constantly weakened to make you see the importance of ’causal relationships,’ making you think breaking the situation hinged on me."

"But actually, so-called ’cause and effect,’ and ’contradiction,’ are limits of low-sequence destinies; they are judges bound to legal proceedings."

"True destiny, the one called the supreme rule, is to ’transcend cause and effect’!"

"What truly matters is the destiny threads you overlooked!"

Amid the Tribulation Thunder Incarnation’s laughter, the destiny threads connecting to Chu Xiu’s Golden Core abruptly gathered!

The countdown rapidly descended, nearing zero as the image cleared at an astonishing rate, leaving only Chu Xiu’s shattered Golden Core!

"You couldn’t kill me not due to destiny’s protection, but because the world we inhabit isn’t reality but a pure quantum realm! The world within the image is the real world!"

"You couldn’t kill me not due to destiny’s protection, but because the world we inhabit isn’t reality but a pure quantum realm! The world within the image is the real world!"