Absolute Destiny Game.

Chapter 581 The Underworld Emperor's Head, Doomsday Prophecy
"Oh no!" Seeing the bone sword flying towards him, Xiao Jie immediately felt a sense of foreboding, and an unprecedented sense of dread welled up in his heart.

Since ascending to immortality, he has developed an indescribable and profound connection with all things in heaven and earth. Many things, before they even happen, are already foreshadowed in his mind—good or bad, success or failure. This is precisely the manifestation of an immortal's transcendence of mortals, and the reason he can always be confident in every battle—the outcome is already known before the fight even begins.

However, at this moment, facing the white bone sword hurtling through the air, Xiao Jie felt a strong sense of foreboding. This feeling was completely different from the unknown and unease he felt when facing danger as a mortal. At this moment, he was absolutely certain that if he were struck by this sword, his life would be in danger, and even the immortal body of an immortal might not be able to protect him!

Without hesitation, Xiao Jie flapped his wings sharply and spun around in the air, trying to avoid the fatal blow.

But the bone sword seemed to possess a spirit, drawing a strange arc in the air and adjusting its direction accordingly, relentlessly pursuing it like a shadow!
Seeing that there was no way to avoid it, Xiao Jie hurriedly used the innate divine power of the Golden Crow clan.

Supernatural Power - Golden Rainbow Escape Technique!

In an instant, he transformed into a dazzling golden rainbow, flying a thousand meters away in a flash. This move was a unique flying technique of the Golden Crow clan, known as the ability to travel a thousand miles in an instant—of course, this was only a theoretical claim. Xiao Jie, this "fake" Golden Crow, was still of a low level. Although he had mastered the extraordinary characteristics of his innate divine power, its power was ultimately limited, but he could still fly three to five hundred miles in an instant.

However, his original intention was not to leave the battlefield, but only to create a safe distance and escape the locking range of the bone sword, so he did not flee too far.

Unexpectedly, the bone sword seemed to be equipped with a tracker, transforming into a pale white streak that relentlessly pursued them! Although its speed was not as explosive as the Golden Rainbow Escape Technique, it continued to accelerate, like a leech clinging to the bone, relentlessly biting and refusing to let go.

As the sword light drew closer once more, Xiao Jie's mind raced, and countless strategies for dealing with it flashed through his mind.

In the end, they chose the most opportunistic method.

Immortal Technique—Transforming a Stubborn Stone into Human Form!
With a soft "poof," the majestic and magnificent golden crow instantly transformed into an inconspicuous gray-brown rock, plummeting rapidly towards the ground.

Although this transformed rock has no fighting ability, it does have one advantage—

【Secluded from the World】(Passive). When you are in rock form, you automatically emit an aura of "being ignored", greatly reducing the attention of intelligent beings around you, making them subconsciously unaware of your presence.

At this moment, Xiao Jie was betting that the bone sword's guidance mode would not be able to lock onto him.

I guessed right!
The bone sword suddenly stopped in mid-air, circled around strangely, seemingly having lost its target. After hovering for a while, it finally changed direction and flew back towards Emperor Zhao You of the Underworld.

"Just as I thought!" Xiao Jie, who had fallen to the center of the battlefield, looked at the bone sword flying away in the sky and felt secretly pleased. This bone sword could not possibly have a spirit. It was obvious that when the Underworld Emperor Zhao You threw the flying sword, he used some kind of magic to lock onto him, or more precisely, to lock onto the target "Golden Crow".

Of course, it's also possible that the sword is targeting Xiao Jie's immortal aura, so even if he transforms back into human form, the bone sword might still continue to pursue him.

However, when he turned into a stubborn rock, he triggered the passive effect of being isolated from the world, which was equivalent to automatically concealing his own aura. Naturally, he could not be recognized as a valid target by spells, and the bone sword lost its lock and could only return.

It seems that even garbage transformation spells are not entirely useless.

Xiao Jie was not in a hurry to transform back into human form. With a thought, the stubborn rock rolled along the ground and, taking advantage of the smoke and chaos of the battlefield, cautiously made its way towards the core battle zone.

"With my current strength, I still need to be careful," Xiao Jie told himself.

After a few days of becoming an immortal, he gradually understood why the health points of immortals were displayed as "???".

Ultimately, the immortal's body is closer to the existence mode of the real world—it doesn't have a fixed health value, but the body can indeed be destroyed. Theoretically, as long as the attack is powerful enough to break through the defense and hit a vital point, killing an immortal in one blow is not impossible.

However, as long as the immortal nature of the immortal body remains intact, it possesses infinite vitality. Even if its flesh and blood crumble, it can be reshaped, just like the True Immortal of the Mortal World in the past, who could easily reattach his severed head. Against ordinary enemies, it would be fearless even against thousands of troops.

However, if he encountered a powerful expert like Zhao You, who possessed profound cultivation and mastered unpredictable laws, he would truly perish! Although that sword strike missed, it had already given him a fright, and he decisively abandoned any侥幸心理 (a sense of侥幸, or a feeling of luck or chance). Among the several powerful immortals present, he was probably the weakest; it was best to keep a low profile.

During Qin Chuan's previous battle with Zhao You, each of his casual strikes dealt damage in the tens of thousands, and combined with those evil spells, he definitely had the ability to completely annihilate him.

At this moment, the battlefield has reached a fever pitch.

The ghost soldiers and generals of both sides were engaged in a chaotic battle, but the real deciding factor in the outcome of the war was the core battlefield outside the city gates.

Just as the Underworld Emperor Zhao You was distracted and threw the bone sword at Xiao Jie, the other three did not pause at all. They seized this fleeting opportunity and launched another fierce attack.

Zhao You was not entirely unprepared. The moment the bone sword left his hand, an old, withered, and jet-black ghostly hand emerged from the swirling white mist behind him, handing him a sinister and terrifying banner.

Zhao You gripped the cold flagpole with his backhand and swung it sharply!
Banners fluttered and rustled! In an instant, a cold wind howled across the battlefield, and the mournful cries of countless wronged souls soared into the sky, sending chills down one's spine! On the dark black banners, countless twisted and tormented ghostly figures surged forth, transforming into gigantic, ferocious, and roaring black skulls that blotted out the sky and pounced on the three of them!
Magical artifact—the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls!

"Zhao You, you old scoundrel!" Qin Chuan laughed instead of being surprised. "As expected, you've been researching these heinous and wicked methods! You've even managed to create the Myriad Soul Banner, an evil object that defies the laws of heaven and earth! Today, I'll show you what the orthodox path of the underworld is all about!"

He reached into his robes, pulled out a large seal, and threw it through the air!

The seal was entirely black, seemingly forged from a mixture of Netherworld iron and ghostly gold, exuding a heavy aura that suppressed eternity. The seal knob was a coiled, roaring Netherworld Emperor Dragon, its scales ferocious, its eyes gleaming with eerie light, its mouth wide open as if to devour all evil. The seal's body was engraved with scenes of the eighteen levels of hell and reincarnation, surrounded by countless ghostly officials, judges, and ox-headed and horse-faced demons. The bottom was not an ordinary seal inscription, but a slowly rotating, bottomless dark vortex, seemingly leading directly to the core of reincarnation, radiating supreme authority over Yin and Yang, and the judgment of all souls!

Magical artifact—the Reincarnation Seal!

As the Reincarnation Seal soared into the air, it grew larger with the wind, instantly transforming into a ten-zhang-wide area, resembling a small mountain suspended in mid-air! The swirling vortex at the base of the seal suddenly expanded, generating an irresistible and immense suction force! The approaching black skeletal vengeful spirits, as if encountering their nemesis, let out even more shrill and desperate screams, involuntarily being forcibly pulled into the vortex, instantly dissolving and disintegrating, all entering the cycle of reincarnation!
"What!?" Zhao You's expression was a mixture of shock and anger, utterly incredulous. This Myriad Soul Banner was his trump card, crafted with countless efforts and secret collection of thousands of living souls, yet it was so easily and perfectly countered by the opponent?
A terrifying thought flashed through his mind: the creation of this banner was an extremely secretive matter, and only the four Netherworld Generals, whom he trusted most, knew the details... Could it be that Qin Chuan had planted a traitor among the four?
The thought that he might have been under the surveillance of his adversaries all these years sent a chill down Zhao You's spine.

Could it be that the advantages and victories I've consistently achieved have all been the result of the opponent intentionally letting me win?

The other side had already arranged a backup plan...

That old scoundrel from Qin Chuan is truly cunning; as for his purpose—

Zhao You's gaze swept across the surrounding battlefield. All seventy-two ghost kings were here. Could it be that Qin Chuan had set up such a grand scheme to gather all the ghost kings here and wipe them out in one fell swoop? What a brilliant move by the King of Hell.

However, the turmoil in his heart could not change the cruel reality before him. In the instant his mind was shaken by the destruction of the Myriad Soul Banner, Lin Xuan made his move!

The ancient sword in his hand, wreathed in purple lightning, emitted a clear and melodious sword cry! The sword light merged perfectly with the lightning drawn down from the heavens, transforming into a destructive purple lightning bolt of supreme strength and yang energy, capable of slaying evil and destroying demons. It pierced through Zhao You's body in an instant at a speed beyond the reach of sight.

With a single, incredibly precise sword strike, he pierced Zhao You's chest!

Crack! The armor shattered with a sound, and instead of blood, a thick, viscous, pale mist gushed out from the wound!
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37495 (Demon-Slaying Strike)!

A huge crimson damage number shot up, making Xiao Jie, who was sneaking over from a distance, twitch at the corner of his eye.

"Tsk tsk, this damage... the old immortal is indeed powerful." He clicked his tongue in amazement. In terms of large-scale clearing, his Golden Crow Dharma Form and White Dragon Dharma Form were not weak, but in terms of this kind of extreme single-target burst damage, the difference was obvious.

At the same time, he noticed something unusual: "But why is Zhao You's body also filled with this white mist? It's somewhat similar to the spiritual body of an immortal... Could it be that he really has a connection with the immortal realm?"

"No—!" Zhao You looked down at the huge wound on his chest and roared in shock and anger.

He was now completely on the defensive. How could the martial arts immortal Wu Qingyue behind him let such an opportunity slip by? His terrifying fist intent had already locked onto him!
Sensing the terrifying fist intent about to strike from behind, a glint of madness flashed in Zhao You's eyes. He stopped defending and completely released the restraint on the annihilation white mist within his body! The surging white mist twisted and expanded wildly behind him, transforming into countless huge, ferocious skeletons and armored, blade-wielding skeletal warriors, layer upon layer, forming an impenetrable pale barrier that protected him at the center!

"A mere trick!" Wu Qingyue's voice boomed like a bell. Facing this formidable defense, he simply stepped forward and threw a punch straight at the enemy!

Break it for me!
boom! ! !
With a single punch, the space in front of him seemed to be compressed and distorted! A visible cone-shaped vacuum shockwave violently plowed across the earth! Those white mist-formed skeletal warriors and giant skeletons were shattered and annihilated inch by inch in the face of this absolute power, as if thrown into a meat grinder!
The shockwave continued its relentless advance, completely engulfing Zhao You, who was hiding behind it!
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28975 (Crushing Attack)!

Zhao You was sent flying like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily to the ground and creating a human-shaped crater. He struggled to his feet, staggering and weak. With a wave of his hand, the bone sword that had flown back into his grasp.

Strike while the iron is hot! Now's the time to steal the boss's loot!

Seizing the opportunity, Xiao Jie transformed into a golden crow once more, flapping his wings and unleashing an extremely condensed and blazing golden stream of fire at Zhao You, who was at his last gasp!

In order to increase single-target damage, he went all out with this attack, compressing the true fire of the sun to concentrate it on one point and hitting Zhao You solidly!

In an instant, a series of dense damage numbers appeared above Zhao You's head, the red numbers continuously increasing until Xiao Jie finished exhaling his Yang Flame Breath, finally settling at:
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13579 (Demon-Slaying Strike)! Up.

"Well, the damage is still much less than those two," Xiao Jie thought with a hint of regret, but he didn't greedily attack again.

Because Yan Jun Qin Chuan, Lin Xuance and Wu Qingyue had approached simultaneously, forming a triangular shape that completely surrounded the staggering Zhao You, area attacks could no longer be used.

At this moment, Zhao You's health bar was almost empty, with less than 20,000 lives remaining. He was clearly on his last legs.

Lin Xuance pointed his sword at the distance and asked in a deep voice, "Where did you learn this Ghost Immortal technique?"

Zhao You did not answer. He slowly raised his head, his pale face showing no fear, but instead revealing a strange, cold smile.

"Heh... Hahahaha! You think... defeating me will save the world? How... laughable!"

His voice was hoarse, yet carried a hint of mockery.

"What you have done today is nothing but self-destruction! You have even personally extinguished the only chance for life in this world!"

"There's no chance anymore... Destruction is the inevitable end. And I... will be in the eternal land of annihilation, watching you... walk together towards the end..."

He let out a long sigh, as if he had unloaded a heavy burden, or perhaps he was mocking the ignorance of the masses.

The next moment, his body began to disintegrate inch by inch, like a weathered sand sculpture, and finally completely collapsed, turning into a pure white mist that dissipated into the cold air of the underworld without a trace.

Only the tattered armor on his body, lying on the ground, proved that this person had once existed.

Xiao Jie was stunned, wondering what was going on? That's it...?
I always feel that these kinds of villainous big bosses are not so easy to kill, especially undead bosses, who always seem to come back to life a few times.

"Is he dead?" He looked at Lin Xuance.

Lin Xuance frowned and slowly shook his head: "This person already possesses the power of a ghost immortal, has profound cultivation, and has mastered some of the laws of life and death in the Netherworld. It is probably not so easy for him to be completely destroyed, body and soul. Although his immortal body has been shattered and his cultivation has been scattered, at most his origin has been severely damaged, and a wisp of his remnant soul may have escaped. He should be unable to cause trouble in the short term."

Even so, his tone was heavy, devoid of any triumphant joy. Zhao You's dying words had clearly cast a considerable shadow over his heart.

Xiao Jie couldn't help but take it to heart. It's said that a dying man's words are kind. Zhao You's words didn't seem like a simple curse; this old world might truly be facing a terrible calamity.

Although to me this might just be a game world, even if it's destroyed, my real life probably won't be affected.

But... what about Anran, Yeluo, and Woyuchengxian? What should we do with these friends who have been reincarnated here?
Xiao Jie's head throbbed with worry. He had thought that ascending to immortality would bring him carefree bliss, but instead, he was sinking deeper and deeper, entangled in more and more karma. Could it be... that he would eventually have to find a way to save the world?

Let's do this! Just as Shenjizi said, matters of cause and effect are the most troublesome!
Fortunately, this battle was won. At least for now, the chaos in the Underworld has come to a temporary end.

Moreover… although Zhao You vanished, he left behind a corpse—a fragment of that broken white bone armor. A faint halo was shimmering around it, indicating that it was available for pickup.

This thing is a god-level BOSS, it must have some good stuff.

Thinking of this, Xiao Jie's mood improved considerably.

(End of this chapter)