Chapter 157: Reversing the Situation and Crushing the Conspiracy (Part 1)

Mo Shang's fall was like pouring a bucket of ice water into a scalding frying pan, instantly reversing the entire battlefield. The Myriad Poison Supreme, who had once terrified the entire spirit world, was rendered so vulnerable by Ye Li's sword, imbued with the true meaning of reincarnation, that not even a trace of his soul remained, completely transformed into nourishment for the "Furnace of Heaven and Earth."

Ling Hao and Xuan Cong's expressions were utterly dismal, their hearts awash with turmoil. They finally realized that Ye Li, after her rebirth, was no longer the junior they could easily suppress. Instead, she was a terrifying being capable of threatening their lives, even possessing overwhelming power! The "Path of Reincarnation" she wielded was so high that it surpassed their respective realms of erosion, spacetime, and poison!

"Xuan Cong! There can't be any reservations! We must kill her at all costs before she completely stabilizes this strange realm!" Ling Hao let out an almost crazy roar, and the demonic light of the Erosion Realm around him boiled to the extreme. The prototype of the Erosion Realm channel that was forcibly torn open vibrated violently under his urging, and more dark energy filled with chaos and destruction gushed out like sticky crude oil, frantically impacting and corroding the "Heaven and Earth Baking Furnace" laid out by Ye Li, trying to disintegrate it from the inside.

Xuan Cong's eyes were sinister to the extreme. He formed seals with his hands rapidly, and the laws of time and space around him were distorted to the brink of collapse: "Time and space confinement, eternity is empty! Eternal annihilation!" He no longer tried to freeze time, but instead triggered the deepest "annihilation" aspect of the laws of time and space, trying to drag Ye Li and the time and space of this area into eternal stillness and extinction, and fundamentally erase all traces of his existence!

Yet, Ye Li's understanding of reincarnation already encompassed the flow of time and space, the cycle of birth and death. She sensed the terrifying power emanating from the surrounding space and time, enough to bring all things to a dead silence. Yet, she merely snorted coldly, the Mystic Ice Sword trembling in her hand. The chaotic light flowing from its blade intensified, as if countless miniature universes were being born and destroyed within it.

"In the cycle of reincarnation, time and space are but passing things! Nirvana is also the beginning of a new life! Break it for me!"

She slashed with her sword, not at a physical entity, but at the invisible Law of Spacetime Annihilation itself! Wherever the sword flashed, it was as if invisible chains representing the concept of "end" were severed. The force of annihilation that sought to drag everything into eternity, upon contact with the sword's light, seemed to have met its nemesis, instantly crumbling. It was even transformed by the "life" imbued within the sword's light, becoming the vitality that nourished the furnace! Stagnant spacetime instantly resumed its flow, and the previous extreme pressure caused violent spacetime ripples, which rushed back towards Xuan Cong like a tsunami!

Xuan Cong groaned, his body shaking violently. A trickle of gray blood flowed uncontrollably from the corner of his mouth, his eyes filled with horror and disbelief. His time-space annihilation ability had been shattered by the opponent in such a brutal and precise manner, and even suffered a backlash! This had completely overturned the foundation of his understanding of the Dao!

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ye Li moved again, and appeared in front of Ling Hao, who was trying his best to maintain the channel of the eclipse world, his aura was closely connected with the altar, and his mind was shocked by Mo Shang's death!

"Ling Hao! The vengeance of a past life, the hatred of imprisoned relatives, the crime of stealing the heavens! Today, let's settle it all here and now!"

"Six Paths of Reincarnation, Cause and Effect, and Nirvana!"

This sword strike was profoundly mysterious. The sword's light didn't directly strike Ling Hao's demonic soul, but instead traced back the causal connection between Ling Hao and the Eclipse Realm passage, the altar, the will of the "Void Devouring Beast" within, and even his own demonic origins! The sword's intent wasn't to destroy, but to sever all sources of his power and external aids, stripping him of all ties to these external forces, leaving him as a rootless duckweed, a sourceless stream, before inflicting the final judgment and annihilation, rooted in samsara itself!

Ling Hao felt a chill run through his body, as if his connection to the surging power of the Eclipse Realm passage had become blurred, as if separated by a layer of frosted glass. The blessing power from the altar suddenly weakened by a large margin. Even the blessing of the "Holy Lord" within him was disrupted, becoming intermittent! He discovered with horror that the very foundation of his power, which had enabled him to run rampant and even dare to plot "Steal the Heavens," was being forcibly stripped away and severed by a power of a higher level!

"No! This is my power! It is the power bestowed upon me by the Holy Lord! Don't even think about taking it away!" Ling Hao acted like a madman, burning his own magic essence recklessly, and even began to sacrifice part of his supreme origin, trying to re-establish contact. The magic light of the Eclipse Realm counterattacked crazily, and the channel of the Eclipse Realm became extremely unstable, sometimes larger and sometimes smaller, emitting an even more dangerous aura.

But Ye Li's causal annihilation sword intent was like a cancer in his bones, clinging to the source of his power, constantly weakening and severing it. Meanwhile, the cyclical power of the "Heaven and Earth Furnace" constantly eroded his demonic body and soul, drawing him into the endless cycle of reincarnation, wearing away his will and assimilating his power.

As one grew stronger, the other weakened. Ling Hao's aura visibly weakened, and the eclipse magic light around him dimmed and dispersed. A look of fear and despair began to appear on his face, and his previous arrogance and madness were gone.

Elsewhere, Qin Yixuan witnessed Ye Li's unleashing of divine power, injuring Xuan Cong and suppressing Ling Hao. Invigorated, she suppressed her injuries and fully activated her Xuan Nu Dharma Image. A radiant nine-colored light, like a holy river purifying the world, washed over the inverted cross altar, cleansing the seething evil energy within. It then concentrated its power, striking the rune chains that bound Ye Feng and Su Wan, which had become unstable due to Ling Hao's weakening power. Under the continued illumination of the divine light, the chains rustled, their radiance dimmed, and even began to show tiny cracks.

Seeing Ling Hao in imminent danger, Xuan Cong knew the situation was hopeless. His eyes flickered as he made a cold, decisive decision: abandon Ling Hao, the impending pawn, to preserve himself and attempt to steal the all-important "key"! As long as Ye Feng and Su Wan were still within his grasp, with the "Reincarnation Marks" within their bodies and the fragment of the Reincarnation Mirror in his own hands, there might be a chance for him to make a comeback and find another way to complete his "Heist of Heaven" plan!

He flashed, ignoring Ye Li's furnace suppression (Ye Li's main focus was on Ling Hao), and transformed into an almost transparent shadow that distorted the trajectory of time and space, rushing straight towards Ye Feng and Su Wan in the center of the altar! As long as he captured them, he would immediately escape far away and enter the depths of the Silent Soul Abyss. The environment there was complex, and even Ye Li might not be able to find them easily!

"Don't even think about it!"

Ye Li, distracted by her parents' situation, would never allow him to succeed? With a thought, the power of the Samsara Furnace instantly focused, like an invisible, incomparably resilient barrier, blocking Xuan Cong's path! At the same time, she fused her left hand's fingers like a sword and pointed through the air! Chaotic light condensed at her fingertips, seemingly embodying the acceleration and retardation of time, the extension and compression of space!

"Reincarnation Finger: Eternal Moment!"

A finger of reincarnation force, condensed to the extreme, containing the contradictory artistic conception of time and space, struck Xuan Cong's vital point at the back of his heart! This finger seemed to be able to freeze the moment and extend eternity, mysterious and unpredictable!

Xuan Cong felt the deadly threat behind him that seemed to be able to freeze his soul, so he had to give up grabbing it. He turned around and slapped out with his palm. The gray supreme power condensed into an ancient shield, trying to resist.

boom!

The force of his finger and the shield collided fiercely! The laws of time and space violently collided and annihilated at this point! Xuan Cong's body was shaken violently, and he was forced back several steps again. His face turned even paler, and his eyes were filled with resentment and unwillingness. He had not expected that Ye Li, while suppressing Ling Hao with all her strength, could still spare such exquisite and powerful strength to stop him.

And during this brief delay, the victory or defeat on Ling Hao's side had already been decided!

Having lost most of his external support and being constantly weakened and stripped away by the power of reincarnation and the sword intent of cause and effect, Ling Hao could no longer withstand Ye Li's ultimate attack, which contained the power of nirvana and the true meaning of reincarnation.

"No——! Holy Lord! Save me! I am willing to give everything I have!" Ling Hao cried out in despair and fear, trying to make a final struggle.

However, what came from the other side of the Eclipse Realm Channel was only a more violent and chaotic will, full of greed and impatience, as if it despised him as a failed and worthless chess piece.

Ye Li's Xuanbing Sword, with its coldness and determination to settle all causes and consequences and judge the sins of the ages, penetrated Ling Hao's last, fragile defense and pierced into the core of his supreme magic source!

"This sword is for me, and for Lin Feng! And even more so for all the lives that have died in vain because of your ambition! And for this cycle of reincarnation that you have desecrated!"

The sword's will completely erupted! The power of annihilation and reincarnation raged crazily in Ling Hao's body, devouring life, disintegrating the devil's soul, and tracing back the cause and effect!

Ling Hao's demonic body cracked like shattered porcelain. His demonic soul, in endless agony and despair, let out a final, piercing wail before completely disintegrating and annihilating! Along with his unwilling, mad, and ambitious consciousness, it was completely obliterated by the power of reincarnation, transforming into the most fundamental energy particles and returning to heaven and earth.

The second supreme being, Ling Hao, fell!

The Shadow Demon Lord, who roamed the spiritual world, planned for eternity, and caused countless bloody storms, and was worthy of being called a generation of demon lord, completely disappeared without leaving even a trace of his existence!

With Ling Hao's death, the prototype of the Erosion Realm Channel, which was maintained by his essence, blood, and origin, also lost its last support. It twisted violently and shrank a few times, and then, like a bubble being punctured, it shattered and disappeared with a "puff", leaving only a trace of heart-pounding dark aura that slowly dissipated in the reincarnation furnace and was completely purified.

With two of the powerful enemies gone, only Xuan Cong is left!

Ye Li turned around with the sword in hand, and her chaotic eyes looked calmly at Xuan Cong, whose face was pale and whose eyes were filled with shock, resentment, and a hint of fear that was hard to conceal.

"Xuan Cong, it's your turn."

Her voice was very soft, but it was like the final death knell, ringing in Xuan Cong's heart.