Chapter 878: Chapter 878

Li Pin had used a mysterious force to somehow alter Xuan Huang's structure and was now holding him like a limp object in his hand.

While that was happening, Divine Emperor Xi was activating the Starstream River, and Zhu Zhao had unleashed the black sun to clash with the Eternal Swordlight. At the sight of this, both Divine Emperors froze on the spot. Their inner spirit fluctuations stalled for a beat.

Even the peak-level Intelligent Lifeform, renowned for maintaining absolute rationality and always making the best decisions, seemed to glitch for a moment.

The Grand Celestial Constellation Cycle Formation visibly slowed down. The only reason it didn't stop entirely was that the formation itself had its own momentum keeping it going.

The two Divine Emperors and the Intelligent Lifeform stared at the palm-sized Xuan Huang in Li Pin's hand, now looking like a tiny crow. At that moment, their understanding of the world collapsed completely. "How... is this possible...?"

Zhu Zhao, in particular, trembled uncontrollably. After all, he was on the opposing side.

A deep, indescribable terror gripped his heart, as if he were falling into a bottomless pit of darkness and the unknown. "What kind of power... is this?"

That creeping fear, of the situation slipping beyond control, of descending into chaos, rushed into his heart like a flood, trying to devour his mind and reason.

Li Pin's voice echoed across the Grand Celestial Constellation Cycle Formation. "Cultivation is indeed a personal journey. That, I can agree with. But trampling everything else for your own path? I don't like that."

In the next instant, Xuan Huang, still held in his grip, felt an all-penetrating force surge through his body like an unstoppable flood.

That crushing pressure shattered all resistance. Already panicked from his transformed state, the Divine Emperor let out a terrified cry.

But the sound that escaped him... was hoarse and sharp.

He had truly become a crow. He couldn't even speak properly, let alone beg for his life. In that moment, despair swallowed him whole.

With one last screech, the crow, once a mighty Divine Emperor, was crushed in Li Pin's hand and fell lifeless to the ground.

The moment it dropped out of the Great Dao Radiance, it turned into a wisp of black smoke and vanished.

The instant Xuan Huang disappeared, Zhu Zhao and the peak-level Intelligent Lifeform finally snapped out of their daze.

A bone-deep chill spread through every corner of their hearts.

Without any hesitation, the Divine Emperor from the Astral Lord Council turned and fled at full speed. "Retreat!"

Deep Blue followed suit and quickly pulled out of the battlefield.

From the combat data he had just gathered, he calculated a number, one so low he immediately abandoned the fight.

Their chance of victory had dropped to only 11.71%, and it was decreasing sharply with every second, on the verge of falling below ten percent.

Li Pin stepped forward. His Eternal Swordlight swept across the sky, slashing toward the direction Zhu Zhao had fled. "Think you can get away?"

The moment the sword was drawn, it hit its mark.

Unless Zhu Zhao twisted spacetime to create a chaotic zone around him, he had no way to dodge it.

But if he distorted spacetime, his escape would slow. In a battle , any delay meant being trapped.

Zhu Zhao turned to block the incoming sword light, while at the same time sending a message at top speed to Deep Blue.

"He's already pushed beyond the limits of the Astral World. Open the Grand Celestial Constellation Cycle Formation and channel the Eternal Oblivion Force. If he dares to use powers from beyond, or outside, the Astral World again, the Astral World itself will expel him!" Official source ıs novelꞁire.net

Following the command, Deep Blue swiftly began activating the formation.

Just as Deep Blue moved to activate the formation, Xi intervened.

He cast a deep glance at Li Pin. The shock of seeing Xuan Huang killed in such an unthinkable way still lingered in his eyes, yet his hands didn't stop.

Only two people had ever held true control over the Grand Celestial Constellation Cycle Formation. One was Jin'que. The other one was Xi himself, presiding over the Myriad Astral God Hall.

After Jin'que joined the Astral Lord Council, he passed control methods to Zhu Zhao. Zhu Zhao then gave them to Deep Blue to better set the trap. But their time with the formation had been short. Their understanding was nowhere near Xi's.

In the midst of combat, Xi hadn't been able to wrest back control. But now it was a breeze.

Just as the Grand Celestial Constellation Cycle Formation was about to activate and expose the Hall to the Eternal Oblivion Force, it instantly shut down again.

By then, Li Pin had already reached Zhu Zhao.

As Eternal Swordlight swept down, the black sun hovering above Zhu Zhao's head was instantly suppressed.

The next moment, the power of the Six Paths Wheel was pulled away from Xi and imposed on Zhu Zhao instead. It compressed and suppressed his control over matter, energy, time, and space to its absolute limit.

Before he could break through the total suppression, Li Pin was already standing right in front of him.

Zhu Zhao felt that overwhelming force radiating from Li Pin. A power that declared absolute dominance, stripping away and unraveling all others. A sense of loss washed over him. "So this is... your Dao?"

"Perfect. It even gives me the illusion that it's more perfect than their path..."

A faint bitterness crept into Zhu Zhao's expression. Why... Why didn't I witness the birth of this path sooner?

"Thank you," Li Pin said calmly.

"In the end... I did this for the sake of a higher path... just as you keep chasing evolution... I have no regrets." Zhu Zhao looked at Li Pin, their inner spirits briefly connecting. "Besides, I am a Divine Emperor of the Human Race. In this Astral World Disaster, we need enough power to face the growing threats. So—"

"In the end, someone has to pay the price to end this rebellion," Li Pin said.

Brilliant, pure light surged from him, washing over Zhu Zhao, who was trapped beneath the Six Paths Wheel.

Under the cleansing of the Great Dao Radiance, Zhu Zhao, unable to break free, tensed for a moment.

Then, with a sigh of acceptance, he said, "So, even before death, I can't escape the rules of this world... I always knew it wasn't about right or wrong. In the end, only victory or defeat matters..."

At that moment, the black sun above his head was extinguished by the clear light, and he melted away like ice exposed to blazing sunlight.

Not far away, Emperor Xi, locked in a battle with the Intelligent Lifeform Deep Blue for control of the Grand Celestial Constellation Cycle Formation, looked again toward the Great Dao Radiance Li Pin wielded. He watched as Divine Emperor Zhu Zhao faded away, his expression mixed. Zhu Zhao... one of the three Human Race Divine Emperors.

Each Divine Emperor considered themselves the pinnacle of the Astral World. Yes, they were proud and arrogant, but as fellow Divine Emperors of the Human Race, they shared some bond. Not a deep one, perhaps, but after hundreds or thousands of years, a certain connection had inevitably formed.

Seeing Zhu Zhao fall stirred in him a vague, indescribable sadness.

But this feeling lasted only briefly before Li Pin's Great Dao Radiance pulled his attention back.

He sensed a power that transcended matter, energy, time, and space, one that could easily suppress, strip away, and unravel all of those forces.

A fierce, irrepressible heat burned in his eyes. Supreme power comes from the universe's four fundamental laws. Li Pin's Great Dao Radiance has already surpassed those laws.... What greater proof could there be that he has already forged a path beyond the Supreme?

"So this is the power beyond Supreme!"

He finally understood why the Supreme Council had ordered everyone to help Li Pin cultivate and break through at all costs. Li Pin has truly pointed the countless Supremes of the Council toward a brand-new path. He had even started walking that path himself!

Only... before the order was given, no one could have imagined Li Pin's growth would be this fast.

At that moment, starlight within the Grand Celestial Constellation Cycle Formation surged violently.

Countless strands of starlight poured into the bodies of the Heavenly Emperors, Sacred Monarchs, and Tyrants maintaining the formation.

Then, the figure of the peak Intelligent Lifeform, Deep Blue, emerged from the formation.

"Honorable Lord Origin, I have no personal ties to Zhu Zhao. He merely held one of my permissions and used it to command me. Now that he has perished and the permission has vanished, I have no intention of opposing you. I ask only to be allowed to leave. I vow, from this day forward, never to step into Human territory again."

Deep Blue clearly laid out his relationship with Zhu Zhao, then added, "Of course, there's no point in negotiating without leverage. So I used the power of the formation to seize control of 6 Heavenly Emperors, 36 Sacred Monarchs, and 318 Tyrants. Right now, their lives are all in your hands."

Emperor Xi's face turned grim as he did everything he could to reclaim control over the Grand Celestial Constellation Cycle Formation.

Meanwhile, Li Pin raised his hand and summoned the Six Paths Wheel once more. But this time, in addition to matter, energy, time, and space, it now carried traces of reincarnation and karma.

Under the sweep of this power, the formation's operation jammed, grinding almost to a halt. "Everyone must pay the price for their choices."

Seeing Li Pin's stance, Deep Blue let out a soft sigh. "Then allow me to give you one last lesson. Never underestimate a peak-level Intelligent Lifeform who has reached the pinnacle of the Transcendent path."

In the next moment, countless streams of starlight surged wildly toward the 6 Heavenly Emperors, 36 Sacred Monarchs, and 318 Tyrants who were anchoring the formation.

This force had already surpassed what any Heavenly Emperor, Sacred Monarch, or Tyrant could withstand.

As the Grand Celestial Constellation Cycle Formation was torn apart, an endless tide of Eternal Oblivion Forces flooded in.

In fear and despair, the Heavenly Emperors, Sacred Monarchs, and Tyrants were instantly overwhelmed and devoured.

As for Deep Blue, under the shifting forces of matter, energy, time, space, karma, and reincarnation, he was torn apart and scattered, destroyed by the countless variables unleashed.