Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 227 A Deadly Strike

The chaotic power emanating from Liang Yu contracted, shrinking his body to an almost imperceptible particle. This particle, like a singularity, completely distorted the laws of spacetime, seemingly the origin of all things.

Then, the particle instantly expanded and exploded, and all spacetime lost its meaning under this great power, being directly crushed, including the spacetime laws of the Carefree Celestial Venerable.

This terrifying explosion shattered even the reinforced space around the great formation. Fortunately, the Qiankun Creation Tower and Liang Yu were of one mind and expanded their range in time; otherwise, all ten towers would have suffered as well. It would have been quite a spectacle if they had been crushed by the power released by their master.

Before he could find an opportunity, the Carefree Celestial Venerable was caught in the blast of this terrifying power. The time and space laws he released were completely crushed and reduced to nothingness; his entire body also began to crack, even the aura of the River of Time that he had always used to protect himself shattered and collapsed, and it was difficult to reassemble for a while. If he hadn't merged with the void through the immortal laws in the treasure bottle, greatly dispersing the damage, his injuries would probably have been even more severe.

Even so, under this sudden burst of chaotic power of creation and destruction, the Carefree Celestial Venerable was still severely injured, and even his Time Law and the Secret of the Character "Zhe" could not heal his injuries.

The Immortal Treasure Bottle, which had merged with the Carefree Celestial Venerable, was also directly shaken and detached from his body, emitting mournful cries. Fine cracks covered its almost indestructible bottle body, and its aura weakened.

Even though Liang Yu suppressed his power, the enhancement from the Dao Fruit of the Unified Chaos in this life still caused this move to unleash power far beyond imagination.

Since Liang Yu, with the added power of the laws of time and space, couldn't catch up with or capture the Free and Unfettered Celestial Venerable, he simply unleashed a wide-area attack, shattering the entire void along with it. Although the power wasn't concentrated, it was still enough to severely injure the Free and Unfettered Celestial Venerable.

The Carefree Celestial Venerable struggled to heal his injuries, once again summoning the Immortal Treasure Bottle and merging it with his own aura. However, he was now at his limit, unable to even use his previous fighting techniques.

After all, the chaotic energy that spread and dissipated after Liang Yu's attack had permeated the entire void, along with the chaotic energy naturally generated after the void was shattered, as if it were the time before the separation of heaven and earth. Under the influence of the laws of chaos, spacetime became chaotic and disordered, which greatly increased the difficulty for the Carefree Celestial Venerable to re-integrate into the void. Even his laws of time were affected, making it difficult for him to have any impact on the outside world permeated with chaotic energy.

At this moment, Liang Yu was surrounded by countless chaotic energies, like an ancient god born from chaos, about to create heaven and earth, to give birth to all things, and to truly bring all the heavens and worlds into existence. At this moment, he seemed to be the god of creation.

Looking at the carefree Celestial Venerable who was no longer able to retaliate, he said, "Stop, Fellow Daoist Xiaoyao, you are no longer able to fight."

While healing his injuries, the Carefree Celestial Venerable said, "Wuji, I truly cannot defeat you, but I am not dead yet, and I will never stop."

As he spoke, the Venerable Xiaoyao's blood and qi surged up once again, as if he were experiencing a final burst of energy before death. His aura rose again, but his flushed face revealed that he was merely forcibly drawing upon his essence and blood to fight for his life.

A raging Dao fire began to ignite on his body, but it wasn't a transformation into the Dao; rather, it was the burning of his very life essence. Even the laws within his Immortal Dao Treasure Bottle began to burn. The two flames merged, illuminating the shattered void, like a dazzling firework, beautiful and fleeting. It could be said that, under these circumstances, the Carefree Celestial Venerable had reached a dead end. Even if Liang Yu ignored him, he would burn himself to ashes and die completely.

Throughout the battle, the Carefree Celestial Venerable remained completely unmoved, maintaining only pure fighting spirit without any distractions. But now, he unexpectedly revealed a hint of regret and reluctance, saying to the Immortal Treasure Bottle, "It's a pity that you've only just arrived in the mortal world, and you're about to perish with me."

Although it hadn't merged into the body of the Carefree Celestial Venerable, the Immortal Dao Bottle, still closely connected to him, once again activated its own Immortal Dao Laws, seemingly responding to the Carefree Celestial Venerable, the master who created it and transformed alongside it. Clearly, the Immortal Dao Bottle was also going to make a final, desperate attempt alongside him.

In a sense, this Immortal Treasure Bottle also had no way out. Although it was an extremely rare immortal artifact in the universe, it had been bathed in the flesh and blood of a supreme being and the power of darkness, so it was destined to live and die together with the Carefree Celestial Venerable.

The carefree Celestial Venerable laughed and said, "Then let's unleash our final attack together. You go first, and I'll follow shortly."

Upon hearing this, the Dao flames on the Immortal Treasure Bottle intensified, its aura surged, and the bottle itself began to dissipate little by little as it turned into a rain of light.

With the combined efforts of the person and the bottle, the two laws of spacetime merged seamlessly into one, erupting from the body of the Carefree Celestial Venerable. In an instant, the shattered void and chaotic universe were restored to their original state by the reversed time, and even the chaotic energy permeating the void was dispelled.

Then, the River of Time reappeared, and the Carefree Celestial Venerable unleashed all of his Time Laws, pushing the River of Time to its limit. At the same time, the Immortal Treasure Bottle emitted a soft hum, and countless Spatial Laws dissipated, merging with the River of Time.

During this process, the Immortal Treasure Bottle began to disintegrate inch by inch, heading towards complete self-destruction. It offered up everything it had in the most resolute manner, ultimately giving birth to the strongest spatial law.

The carefree Celestial Venerable roared, "Seal!"

This vast river, encompassing the laws of time and space, vanished instantly, merging into this area. In that very instant, the boundless starry sky, enveloped by Liang Yu's grand formation, fell into complete stillness. Time ceased to flow, and space solidified into an unchanging solid. This spacetime seemed to have transformed into a transparent amber, truly entering eternity.

This may be the strongest sealing technique in the human universe. The Heavenly Emperor-level Free and Unfettered Celestial Venerable burned his life essence to unleash a river of time to stop time; the Immortal Artifact, the Immortal Dao Treasure Bottle, directly burned everything, freezing space at the cost of self-destruction. Under the intertwining of the dual laws of time and space, an extraordinary effect was produced where one plus one is far greater than two.

The aura of the Carefree Celestial Venerable had finally reached its peak, and after that, it was a decline from its zenith, a march towards death. At this critical juncture, the Carefree Celestial Venerable flicked his finger, and a faint, transparent blade of light appeared, slashing towards Liang Yu, who was frozen in place.

(End of this chapter)