Chapter 867 - 600: The Annihilation of Dawn (2)
[Bloodline: Epoch’s End・Infinite Devouring Dragon (Half-Step Eternal Level)]
[Tier Nine Sorcery: Microcosmic Genesis・Mustard-Seed World Art]
[Eighth Level Sorcery: Terminal Horizon, Sevenfold Epoch’s End Art, Final Great Devouring Art, Infinite Dragon Body...]
[In Deduction: Tier Nine Bloodline Eternal Dragon (12%), Tier Nine Eternal Soul Seal・True Spirit Undying Curse (78.2%)]
At the end of the epoch, he finally deduced his first Tier Nine sorcery—[Microcosmic Genesis・Mustard-Seed World Art].
Using his own self as the foundation, he opened up one miniature universe after another within his body.
Those tiny universes, though small, were the most perfect experimental fields, helping him deduce the path to Eternity.
He voluntarily cast himself into the calamity qi, feeding on calamity qi, stripping away mundane impurities, sublimating his bloodline Dao Foundation, refining the Authority of Disaster into a portion of the Authority of Epoch’s End.
From then on he moved through calamity qi like a fish in water, able to effortlessly devour world after world at the epoch’s end, seizing their origin to forge his path.
Along the way, countless worlds all became stepping stones on his march toward Eternity.
Up to this point.
Though he had not truly stepped into Tier Nine Eternity, he had already grasped part of Eternity’s characteristics.
[Eternal-Level Flesh]
A fleshly body on the same tier as the Beyond Shore Immortal Ark!
At this moment.
His gaze finally locked onto the apex artifact of this epoch—[Beyond Shore Immortal Ark].
The energy of creation within the ark was far richer and purer than that of any world.
If he could devour the Immortal Ark, he might fully break free of the shackles of the epoch’s end!
The desire to devour churned madly in the depths of the dragon body; a low growl rolled from the giant dragon’s throat as his devouring urge almost overflowed.
He frantically chanted in his heart: "I’ll just take one bite... just one bite..."
At last!
He sensed changes within the Immortal Ark; the dragon’s eyes flared, and his draconic roar shook the chaos!
"Devour—!"
The giant dragon slowly opened his enormous maw. That mouth was like a bottomless black hole, where darkness and Devouring Power boiled and surged; merely opening it for an instant unleashed a terrifying suction at the very limit.
The calamity qi of the Chaos Mother River, the void... were all madly sucked in; even light could not escape, directly twisted and swallowed.
At this time, within the Beyond Shore Immortal Ark, the Grand Array was in disorder, the core shattered, a fatal flaw appearing for an instant, unable to muster the slightest Defense.
The Immortal Ark was like a dead leaf in a violent gale, yanked violently by the suction.
Whoosh!
It was dragged at high speed toward the black-hole maw; in but an instant, it was swallowed entirely into the belly, vanishing without a trace.
The giant dragon closed his mouth, a trace of satisfaction flashing in his eyes, without the slightest concern—he simply did not fear being unable to digest a Harmony-level Immortal Ark.
Because of the [Microcosmic Genesis・Mustard-Seed World Art].
His body was the most terrifying weapon; those miniature universes hidden within his flesh were the highest-grade Refinement furnaces.
...
Within the dragon’s belly.
A dead-silent darkness, chaos surging like boiling water.
The Beyond Shore Immortal Ark was entangled by countless gray-black Devouring Power.
Yet within the cabin, the many Great Powers did not panic; instead they all exhaled in unison.
At last... they had seen the mastermind; all conspiracies, all oddities, all unease finally had their source.
"What a powerful true body! It can actually withstand calamity qi and swallow the Immortal Ark!"
"Heh, what a big appetite—aren’t you afraid of bursting your guts?"
Immortal Emperor Yuan Shi’s eyes turned sharp; immortal power roared into the control Array Disc as he barked harshly:
"Drive the Immortal Ark, rip open his belly from within! Unleash at full force! With Harmony-level might, tear his flesh apart!"
The Great Powers responded in unison, immortal power pouring in like reversed rivers into the Immortal Ark.
The dim hull once more flared with dazzling immortal light, exploding like a singularity, carrying an edge that could tear all things as it slashed viciously toward the inner wall of the dragon’s belly!
Though the core had suffered severe damage and its might was greatly reduced, leaving less than half of its original power.
Even so, this was still a partial Harmony-level strike! It towered above Immortal Emperors, enough to shatter endless worlds!
Confidence swelled among them—so long as they tore open a single breach, they could rush out and seek another way.
The blade of light came crashing down.
Clang!!!
The clash of metal rang through the dragon’s belly, piercingly shrill.
Yet the expected spray of flesh and blood, the tearing of membranous walls, did not appear.
A heartbeat later, every face changed dramatically.
They saw, within the giant dragon’s body, one miniature universe after another slowly emerge, like billions of stars lighting up the dark.
The stars revolved, the Great Dao flowed; each one formed its own cycle of rebirth, bearing its own Power of Destruction and Devouring Power, layer upon layer, forging an indestructible Defense!
The blade of light slashed onto the first layer of miniature universe and was forcibly stopped!
The membrane of that universe only dented slightly without Shattering; instead, it peeled away, digested, and counter-devoured the power layer by layer!
"How is that possible?!"
"Within his body... there are so many miniature universes!!"
More terrifying still—
Those miniature universes shuddered together, erupting with world-collapsing Power of Destruction, like billions of black tsunamis, launching a frenzied counterattack!
The Immortal Ark’s blade of light disintegrated inch by inch; even the hull was shaken into deeper cracks, letting out a groan of unbearable strain.
Everyone drove the Immortal Ark with all their strength, blasting again.
Punch-lights, Sword Rainbows, Dao Seals crashed against those miniature universes, yet sank like stones into the sea, not stirring even the faintest ripple.
Each world was self-repairing, self-devouring, self-counterattacking; their assaults could not pose any threat.
On the contrary, their attacks were slowly ground down, Refined, and devoured by the worlds within the enemy’s body.
Immortal Emperor Yuan Shi’s face went ashen, disbelief written across it, his voice trembling:
"We can’t even break through the worlds inside his body?"
An Immortal Emperor muttered to himself:
"Myriad worlds as armor, creation as Defense, destruction as offense... this is definitely Harmony-level power!"
Despair, for the first time, truly drowned them all.
Zhou Yang shouted hoarsely, trying to steady their hearts:
"It’s impossible for him to be Harmony! Otherwise why resort to schemes!"
"His power must have a limit. Together! As long as we hold out until he fails to digest us, there’s still a sliver of hope!"
"Yes! We cannot yield!"
Immortal Emperor Yuan Shi roared through clenched teeth; his Seal Technique shifted again, billions of Immortal Patterns condensing into a Giant Shield to guard the core, resisting the Devouring Power.
"We are the last fire-seeds of this epoch! Even in death, we fight to the end!"
The Great Powers responded as one; immortal power surged like the tide into the Immortal Ark.
The dim immortal light once more flared, a Glazed light-shield barely re-forming, bitterly holding on within the dragon’s belly, like a lone boat in raging waves.
But soon they understood that all was futile; the power within the dragon’s belly was far more terrifying than they had imagined.
The next instant!
The miniature universes within the giant dragon awakened together—and collapsed together!
Hum—
Countless world-collapsing Power of Destruction burst forth, like billions of world-ending blades, bearing the horrific might of cosmic implosion as they wildly carved at the Immortal Ark’s hull.
Crack... crack...
The cracks in the hull grew denser and deeper, spreading like a spiderweb.
The Glazed light-shield trembled violently under the impact of the Power of Destruction; its luster dimmed at breakneck speed, on the verge of shattering at any moment.
An Immortal Emperor unleashed Divine Techniques in counterattack; the immortal power had barely condensed when it was crushed by invisible collapsing force, the immortal power rebounding against him.
Puff!
He spat a mouthful of blood; his aura plummeted in an instant, unable even to stand steady.
"It’s useless..."
"Within his body... it’s like countless worlds collapsing at once. We can’t withstand this kind of Power of Destruction."
The next instant.
The Glazed light-shield of the Beyond Shore Immortal Ark, under the impact of billions of destructive forces,
Bang!!!
shattered completely.
Devouring Power and chaotic energy surged into the cabin like a tsunami, drowning all the Great Powers in an instant.
Some tried to self-detonate, to perish together, yet failed to stir even the slightest ripple.
Some sat cross-legged with eyes closed, awaiting death, despair and release alike on their faces.
They had exhausted their strength, yet still could not resist the predestined doom of the epoch’s end...
Deep within the dragon’s belly.
The world-collapsing Power of Destruction was still surging madly.
The hull of the Beyond Shore Immortal Ark was slowly melting, dismantling, Refinement-into, turning into the purest origin energy, which the giant dragon slowly absorbed.
