Destiny is ashes

Chapter 1163 The Lord of Time Refuses
A figure emerged from the Abyss of Light, his features obscured, yet with each step he took, countless golden veins instantly appeared on the jade-paved ground and streets of the capital.

Countless dense, star-like runes spread outwards from the figure's steps, appearing one after another.

These runes layered upon each other, interwoven like a net, and then...

Shatter!

The earth suddenly collapsed, then cracked open, and with the groaning of the earth's crust, a thick rift appeared in the very center of the capital, dark and deep, stretching endlessly.

The area where the Yuan family lived was now the deepest part of the Abyss. It was originally pitch black, but now a light was shining in the deepest part.

That was a breach in the earth's veins, and also one of the foundations through which the divine thoughts of the Great Chen Ancestor Xuan Tian connected the Three Realms. And beneath it, there was not the endless earth, but...

Netherworld!

Now, in the vast darkness, this light gradually brightens, grows closer, and then transforms into a mighty torrent, soaring into the sky along the rift valley, accompanied by a roar like that of a dragon.

This torrent of light, like a spring gushing forth from the depths of the earth and the depths of the underworld, shot straight into the sky, piercing through the heavens and the earth, linking the two together. It meandered and swirled in the crimson sky, stretching out countless branches, like a grid, or like branches and leaves.

Ley Lines.

The dragon veins of the earth, the dragon energy of the earth veins!
"The earth's ley line formation is broken!"

Upon witnessing this scene, Yuan Chengjun's lips trembled at the execution platform. Although he had personally seen the Yuan family mansion being trampled to death by that figure, he had no time to react to the life and death of his relatives and friends inside. However, upon seeing the golden dragon aura, his mind suddenly cleared amidst a violent tremor, and he roared angrily: "You traitor, how dare you!"

For the Yuan family, and for the four great families of Dachen, the family mansion and the lives of their children are important, but ultimately they can be regenerated and rebuilt.

The Earth Vein Array is the foundation of the Yuan family, but at this moment, it is being uprooted from its deepest part!

The figure paid no attention.

He kept walking forward.

The golden pillar of light grew larger and larger, expanding and spreading with each step the figure took as the ground continued to collapse. As the light spread, the entire capital city was gradually being bathed in gold.

Light has a speed limit.

Given the vastness of Shenjing, even light would need a seventh of a second to completely cover it. In that instant, wherever that figure passed, all the buildings, streets, and urban areas collapsed and rose as the abyss spread, floating upwards as if they had lost gravity.

This scene was like a great city pieced together from countless blocks, now being shattered, disintegrating like building blocks. Countless blocks of different sizes flew up, scattered in the sky, colliding with each other and shattering.

The sturdy walls snapped like cracked biscuits, the magnificent palaces lost their foundations, rose and collapsed, and the streets shattered into countless floating stone slabs, colliding and sparking.

Half of the structure of Shenjing was completely disintegrated at this moment, like a sandcastle thrown into water, rapidly melting and disintegrating.

The Xuantian Palace at the center of Shenjing is a central axis, with many collapsed buildings and urban areas floating in the sky above Shenjing, transforming into a spectacle like planetary orbits, resembling rings of stars or a giant snake coiled around a jade pillar, revolving around the Xuantian Palace.

"Heavens above!" "What...what happened?!" "Help! Help!"

The people of Shenjing, from commoners to the powerful, were all utterly shocked. Those who were not martial artists could only cling to the rubble of their own houses, screaming as they drifted along in a dizzying state of weightlessness.

The Heavenly Official also sensed that his connection with the earth veins and the Heavenly Sea was being disrupted by a more powerful force. He lost most of the power that originated from the imperial decree, and only true martial artists could barely protect themselves.

But even a martial artist, how should they face such incredible power?
Floating amidst the shattered fragments of the city suspended in mid-air, with the majestic yet solitary Xuantian Palace above and the ever-expanding, all-consuming abyss below, everyone could only subconsciously cast their gazes toward the figure who continued to stride forward, ignoring the collapse of heaven and earth, toward the God-Slaying Platform.

Who is that?

"The earth vein formation has been broken! No matter who he is, defeat him quickly!"

At this moment, Song Anshi, the head of the Song family, was the first to calm down. He sensed a will, like light and thunder, rapidly flashing through every node of the Earth Vein Array, shattering its authority, usurping its power, and even surging towards the Heavenly Sea. He immediately shouted, "The Divine Capital Array is not so shallow. Defeating it now will repair the Earth Vein Array in an instant, but we cannot allow it to continue breaking through!"

As they spoke, the Imperial Guards launched a combined attack.

Without needing orders, the heavenly soldiers and generals, already astonished by this dramatic change in the world, displayed the professionalism of the most elite military force of the Great Chen Dynasty.

Numerous archers stood atop the shattered floating island, bows drawn and arrows nocked, unleashing a torrential downpour of arrows.

The rain of arrows fell in a staggered pattern, continuous and unbroken. As the energy was stirred, it transformed into a surging, steel-like wave between heaven and earth, condensing into boundless, malevolent energy.

Wherever it passed, even the blood-red sky stirred by the seven great stars faintly revealed five-colored clouds, as dazzling as dawn and dusk.

But as they fell toward that figure, all the colors began to dim rapidly, condense, and become as heavy as steel, heavier than a mountain!
Human vitality, earth's turbid energy, and the clear energy of the heavens and seas converge into a massive black cloud that instantly blots out the sky!

It contains boundless mortal divine thoughts, which can defile the soul, suppress evil spirits, and break the true meaning of heaven and earth. Even the 'Great Heaven' manifested by a powerful saint will be suppressed and washed away by this turbid current of karma condensed from all living beings, just as even the most solid ice will melt when it encounters a scorching and turbid torrent.

Even the 'Dao Form' of the Pure Yang Heavenly Lord can be disturbed.

But the figure simply raised its head.

Just one look.

Instantly, the speed of the surging black clouds, the turbid tides, the malevolent aura that could tear apart mountains and cities, and the mortal waves that could drown the soul all slowed down.

No, it's not a slowdown.

It is still.

A thin layer of frost spread across the surface of the dark clouds at a visible speed, the air seemed to become a transparent solid, and the space itself seemed to be stained with a deep, dark black.

It's not as simple as just extracting heat.

But...

time.

Time was frozen.

The movement of matter ceased, air currents solidified into ice, and even light remained still.

Mountains can be breached.

Those mountains that rise from the depths of the earth are majestic and towering, forming ridges. Although they are lofty, they are nothing more than that to martial artists.

One or two mountain peaks can be destroyed with magic, three or four mountain peaks can be disintegrated with supernatural powers, and a dozen or so mountain peaks can be destroyed and shattered by using formations and supernatural powers to manifest and release the power of the formation within them.

Ultimately, it's just an inanimate object; even if it's a bit bigger, it's just a more solid building block.

This rain of arrows in the mortal world can easily pierce through one mountain, two mountains, or even ten mountains, without breaking a sweat, just like a sharp blade cutting through water.

However, the will of a martial artist, even if it is just a glance, is far beyond what mere towering mountains can compare to.
[—The Ruler of Heaven and the Four Seasons—]

—If the Lord does not permit it, then even the light cannot move forward!

(End of this chapter)