Internal Guan Realm!
Dao Ling had to admit, the middle-aged man’s strength was somewhat unexpected.
It seemed the Forbidden Land wasn’t as simple as he had thought!
Without further hesitation, Dao Ling took a step forward, flipped his right hand, and slammed it downward.
*Boom!*
Spacetime split open, and a colossal hand imbued with an ancient aura emerged from the rift, sweeping down to crush the charging middle-aged man into dust.
The middle-aged man sneered coldly. He curled three fingers inward, then lightly pressed upward.
*Boom!*
A surge of golden light erupted from his palm, containing countless mysterious forces.
*Boom!*
Suddenly, a deafening explosion echoed through the cosmic starry sky. Terrifying waves of energy rippled outward like a tide, instantly engulfing the entire starry expanse. The starry sky churned like boiling water, violently surging before collapsing in a terrifying display!
In the starry sky, Dao Ling remained calm. With a wave of his sleeve, the residual energy waves before him vanished without a trace.
In the distance, the middle-aged man smiled faintly, waving his hand lightly. The energy waves around him dissipated instantly.
Looking at Dao Ling, he smiled. “Internal Guan! To reach such a level at your age, with such mastery, you truly live up to the title of Defier of Heaven.”
Dao Ling glanced behind the man and said, “It seems your Forbidden Land has been hiding its true strength!”
The middle-aged man shook his head. “We haven’t hidden anything. You’ve simply never understood us!”
Dao Ling replied, “No need to understand. You’ll soon vanish from this world!”
The middle-aged man laughed. “Guan Realm? That won’t do it!”
Dao Ling said, “Let’s find out.”
With that, he took a step forward.
*Boom!*
As his foot landed, the spacetime beneath him cracked. The next moment, the spacetime before the middle-aged man shattered, and a fist imprint blazing with fierce flames shot toward him.
The middle-aged man’s eyes narrowed. He opened his palm, then clenched it tightly. Instantly, countless mysterious substances gathered in his hand.
Having reached the Guan Realm, one could destroy matter. But what if the matter was strong enough and abundant enough?
Water can extinguish fire, but if the fire is too great, that’s another story!
The middle-aged man charged forward, throwing a punch.
*Boom!*
A terrifying force poured from his fist like a flood, instantly annihilating the entire star river!
*Boom!*
The two clashed head-on, but the middle-aged man was sent flying back tens of thousands of feet. As he stopped, his right hand was incinerated into nothingness by a mysterious force!
He looked up at Dao Ling, a trace of gravity in his eyes. “The Fire of the Great Dao!”
Without a word, Dao Ling took another step and threw another punch!
The middle-aged man’s eyes narrowed. A spear appeared in his hand. He leapt forward, thrusting the spear.
*Rip!*
The spear tore through the heavens!
Dao Ling remained calm. As the spear neared, he clenched his right hand and threw a simple punch!
Yet, with this punch, the starry sky within millions of feet turned to dust!
It was erased!
*Boom!*
The middle-aged man, spear and all, was blasted back tens of thousands of feet. As he stopped, his spear shattered into pieces.
Seeing this, his eyes narrowed further. He looked up at Dao Ling, but at that moment, he raised his head sharply as a palm imprint swept downward.
His pupils shrank, and he crossed his arms. “Guard!”
*Boom!*
Countless forces gathered around him.
*Boom!*
As the palm imprint descended, the middle-aged man was smashed into a mysterious spacetime world!
Stopping, his eyes filled with horror. “The Realm of Dead Space!”
As his voice fell, his face began to age rapidly, and his body emitted a foul stench!
The Five Declines of Man!
Under normal circumstances, a powerhouse of his level wouldn’t face such decay. But this was the Realm of Dead Space!
What was the Realm of Dead Space?
A world devoid of matter, where only the legendary Power of Time existed!
The flow of time!
Who in the world could resist the passage of time?
At this moment, the middle-aged man panicked!
He hadn’t expected Dao Ling’s power to be so terrifying as to force him into the Realm of Dead Space!
If he didn’t escape quickly, even he would become historical dust within a quarter of an hour.
Because even he couldn’t withstand the Power of Time!
The middle-aged man threw a punch with his right hand, unleashing immense power, but it dissipated instantly!
Any matter in this world would be eroded by time and become part of the past!
Now, he was truly panicked!
For a Guan Realm expert, the greatest threat was time!
He looked up at Dao Ling and roared, “Think you can destroy my Forbidden Land? Not even you and that useless Destined One combined could do it!”
Ye Xuan: “???”
Dao Ling looked at the man, silent.
Just as the man was about to vanish completely, a sudden change occurred. A hand reached into the Realm of Dead Space, forcibly pulling him out! At the same time, the hand swept toward Dao Ling.
*Boom!*
A torrent of power surged forth!
In the distance, Dao Ling frowned slightly, raising his right hand to block.
*Boom!*
An explosion rang out, and Dao Ling was pushed back ten thousand feet!
Stopping, he frowned and looked into the distance. Beside the middle-aged man stood a shadowy figure.
It was a young man!
Not his true body!
The young man wore a simple white robe, his long hair flowing behind him. His face carried a faint smile, tinged with amusement.
The white-robed man studied Dao Ling, then laughed. “So you’re this generation’s Defier of Heaven!”
He shook his head slightly. “Not that impressive, huh?”
Dao Ling looked at him and threw a punch.
*Rip!*
A flaming fist imprint tore through the air, reaching the white-robed man instantly. He chuckled, pointing a finger.
*Boom!*
The flaming fist imprint shattered and was annihilated!
The white-robed man was unscathed!
He waved his hand lightly, shaking his head. “How boring. I thought you and that Destined One might surprise me, but you’re both trash. How are you worthy of being mentioned alongside me?”
Far away in the starry sky, Ye Xuan suddenly sneezed. He frowned. “Small Tower, someone’s cursing me!”
The small tower asked, “Who?”
Ye Xuan shook his head. “Don’t know, but I can feel it. Someone’s definitely cursing me!”
The small tower asked, “What’re you gonna do about it?”
Ye Xuan thought for a moment, then said, “Curse back, of course! I’ll curse his ancestors!”
Small Tower: “…”
…
Dao Ling’s eyes narrowed. “Beyond the Rules!”
The white-robed man laughed. “I was born invincible!”
Dao Ling frowned.
The white-robed man turned to the middle-aged man. “Where’s that Destined One?”
The middle-aged man hesitated, then said, “He was at the Immortal Treasure Pavilion earlier, but I don’t know where he is now.”
A flicker of disdain crossed his eyes. “Young Master, he’s not worth your attention. From what I know, he’s only at the Divine Transformation Realm, all flash and no substance, completely frivolous.”
The white-robed man said calmly, “Could someone chosen as the Destined One really be as useless as you say?”
The middle-aged man nodded hurriedly. “Yes, yes! My perspective was too narrow. Young Master’s right to correct me!”
The white-robed man turned to Dao Ling, smiling. “I know you didn’t use your full strength just now. Come on, show me if you’re worthy of me coming to find you in person!”
Dao Ling glanced at him and vanished from the spot.
*Boom!*
In an instant, the entire star river burst into flames!
Everything began to annihilate, including the river of time in this star system!
All matter was destroyed!
In the distance, the white-robed man’s eyes narrowed. He took a step forward and pointed.
*Boom!*
His finger blocked Dao Ling’s terrifying punch, but the next moment, his soul began to fade visibly!
He frowned, retracting his hand and flashing back tens of thousands of feet. When he stopped, his soul was nearly transparent!
He hadn’t fully blocked that punch!
The white-robed man looked at Dao Ling and laughed. “Now that’s interesting! Haha…”
Dao Ling’s face remained expressionless, his right hand slowly clenching.
The white-robed man shook his head. “Let’s call it a day. Defier of Heaven, I’ll come for you and that Destined One another time. I’ll kill you both myself. You two better work hard in the meantime! Haha…”
With that, his body began to fade.
Just before vanishing, he seemed about to say something more, but Dao Ling threw another punch!
*Boom!*
The white-robed man vanished completely.
Dao Ling’s face remained cold. “Too much nonsense.”
The middle-aged man glared at Dao Ling. “Patriarch Dao Ling, my Young Master will come for you himself!”
With that, he too began to fade, soon disappearing entirely.
Dao Ling took a step forward, arriving in the Forbidden Land. His brows furrowed as he realized there wasn’t a single trace of life!
They had all left!
The middle-aged man had been stalling for time!
After a moment of silence, Dao Ling turned and left.
…
Elsewhere, Ye Xuan had just returned to the Great Thousand Domain when Old Zhang appeared before him.
Old Zhang said gravely, “Young Master Ye, the one beyond the rules has appeared.”
Ye Xuan was taken aback. “Who?”
Old Zhang’s expression was solemn. “Shi Tian, the heir of the Shi Family, rulers of eight hundred star rivers… Known as born invincible, he’s never lost in his realm, nor even when fighting above his level!”
He looked at Ye Xuan. “Beyond the Rules, Defier of Heaven, Destined One… all three of you appearing in the same era—this isn’t a good thing!”
Ye Xuan fell silent.
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