CHAPTER 58: CHAPTER 21: THE ULTIMATE KILL! CAUSALITY_1

"Sword, come!"

The grand voice resonated throughout the world.

Ye Xuan’s Precious Sword turned into a streak of flowing light, swiftly unsheathed, slashing through the heavens for a hundred thousand miles before landing in his palm.

With the Precious Sword in hand, his aura drastically changed. Sword Qi soared into the sky. He was like a Peerless Sword Immortal, his grace unmatched, his charm unparalleled.

He aimed to ascend to the Venerable position, complete the System task, and achieve true Sanctification Minor Completion, not this temporary trial card.

Therefore, he created a just cause for himself. As long as he killed the Evil God, he could naturally ascend to the Venerable position, gain the support of the myriad people, and fulfill the System task.

As for who was the Evil God and who was the Demon, wasn’t it all about who had the bigger fist?

If he won, Hongmeng would be the Evil God.

If he lost, Hongmeng would be the True God, and he himself would be the Demon.

The distinction between good and evil in this world was as simple as that. History books are written by the victors.

So second-year syndrome!

Hongmeng sneered internally, wasting no more words. He lifted his hand and pointed a finger at Ye Xuan.

With a slight movement of his finger, heaven and earth were overturned. This single finger descended from the sky, carrying the unstoppable momentum of a collapsing Mount Buzhou, like a meteor that could destroy heavens and earth.

An unprecedented terror surged from the depths of Ye Xuan’s heart. His entire body turned ice-cold, his sword intent shattered, and he felt as if the qi and blood within him were about to stagnate and solidify.

His inflated confidence, born from the dramatically increased strength of the Sanctification Minor Completion trial card, was instantly doused with cold water. A chill shot through his heart!

This is bad! This fiend is too horrifying! I can’t fight him head-on!

Ye Xuan’s expression changed drastically, his eyes filled with shock and bewilderment. A mere Fengyun World, yet such a terrifying Evil God had appeared.

This defies science!

I must escape!

Ye Xuan’s fighting spirit completely vanished, replaced by an infinite fear that filled his heart. The powerful qi and blood in his body surged, resisting the divine pressure Hongmeng exerted on him.

As his terrifying power burst forth, space fractured, and heaven and earth trembled. The power of the Ancient Saint Body, Little Cheng was too terrifying, far exceeding the limits the Fengyun World could bear.

Instantly, the entire world seemed to teeter on the brink of collapse. The sky darkened, the earth dimmed. Ghosts wailed and wolves howled as if the apocalypse had descended. The world was on the verge of destruction.

"Oh God of Hongmeng, protect us!"

"Great God of Hongmeng, your devout followers pray to you, shield your people!"

Countless beings, gripped by fear, prostrated on the ground, praying earnestly. Under such power, their only recourse was to pray for the protection and blessing of the God of Hongmeng.

"DING. A strand of Faith Power has been detected. Receiving a million-fold amplification, you have gained one million strands of Faith Power."

Hongmeng immediately felt a vast torrent of Power of Faith converge upon him, a delightful sensation blooming in his heart.

Ye Xuan really is a good fellow.

Even facing death, he didn’t forget to be a useful tool and contribute to me.

"Xing Character Secret, go!"

As his power exploded, Ye Xuan finally withstood the divine pressure oppressing him and immediately activated the speed enhancing secret art from the Covering The Sky World—the Xing Character Secret. The Xing Character Secret, created by the Free and Easy Heavenly Venerate, represented the pinnacle of movement techniques. It not only boasted the greatest speed in the world but also allowed one to leap to the Nine Heavens or dive into the Nine Nethers. Any location was within reach.

In a flash, Ye Xuan transformed into a streak of extreme light, shooting towards the stars and vanishing from the world.

He escaped?

Xiong Ba and Bibi Dong witnessed this, their pupils contracting as the same thought instinctively surfaced. However, they immediately dismissed the thought. The greatness and terror of an Upper God were beyond their imagination. Ye Xuan definitely couldn’t escape. Unless the Upper God deliberately let him go.

They looked back; the Upper God’s towering figure remained unchanged, without the slightest movement. The giant finger that had been thrusting towards Ye Xuan continued its slow descent, completely unaffected, as if Ye Xuan’s escape had gone unnoticed.

What is my God doing?

Xiong Ba’s eyes filled with confusion. Ye Xuan had already escaped, so why did the finger continue to press down on empty space?

Everyone in the chat group watching the live broadcast was equally puzzled. Curiosity gnawed at them like a cat scratching an itch. However, they soon witnessed a shocking and unbelievable scene.

SQUELCH.

The sound was like a sharp instrument piercing flesh. As Hongmeng’s finger descended, a figure suddenly materialized in the previously empty space where Ye Xuan had vanished. The figure’s forehead was directly beneath Hongmeng’s fingertip and was instantly pierced.

It was none other than Ye Xuan, who had supposedly fled!

How... how is this possible?

Xiong Ba, Bibi Dong, and all members of the chat group were dumbfounded. Hadn’t Ye Xuan escaped? They had seen it with their own eyes. So why had he reappeared beneath the Upper God’s finger, only to be killed by its touch?

"Cause arises, cause dissolves; return to the origin, revert to the source."

Withdrawing his hand, Hongmeng’s majestic and imposing voice filled the air. His incarnation of Divine Power dissipated, transforming into a sky full of golden specks of light. As the golden specks rained down from the Nine Heavens, the vanished clouds reformed, and the shattered space began to heal... Everything returned to its previous state.

The great Divine Spirit’s manifestation, the terrifying power of the Alien Demons, and the finger strike that surpassed their understanding—it all seemed as if it had never happened. Yet, Ye Xuan’s corpse remained, a stark reminder that everything that had just happened was real, not a dream.

All living beings in the Fengyun World felt it deeply, for they now found themselves filled with vigor and strength. Sickness had vanished, the blind regained their sight, the deaf could hear the sounds of the world once more...

All of these were the gifts of the Upper God. His grace was like the ocean, His might like a prison.

"Thank the Lord God!"

The resounding voices surged like a tempest, shaking the firmament and making the heavens tremble, eventually coalescing into a dense Power of Faith that flowed into Hongmeng’s God’s kingdom.

Hongmeng was quite pleased; this display of divinity had been worth it.

「Within the chat group.」

Huashan Sect Master: "The grace of God is like the ocean, His might like a prison. The formidable power of our Lord God is unimaginable and elusive, and we can’t help but feel awe and reverence!"

The Lord of Great Qin: "I still don’t understand how our Lord God accomplished this. Could it be that the Alien Demon used some kind of illusion to deceive us, making us think he had fled when he had not moved from the spot at all?"

The Descendant of the Great Yan Royal Family: "The formidable might of our Lord God is something we mortals cannot fathom or probe. Worship.jpg."

Huashan Sect Master: "What Young Master Murong says is very true. Although I am curious, how dare I probe the formidable might of our Lord God? Worship our Lord God.jpg."

Upper God’s Dog Son: "Just now we all saw that the Alien Demon likely used some Divine Skill of speed to escape!"

Upper God’s Dog Son: "But under the might of our Lord God, no matter where he fled to, it was futile!"

Cloud Mist Sect Master: "Prince Wang, do you know by what means our Lord God did this?"

Tushan’s Second Master: "Curious.jpg."

Upper God’s Dog Son: "Naturally, the formidable power of our Lord God is not for me to guess!"

Tushan’s Second Master: "Tsk! Then why are you acting all high and mighty? Contempt.jpg."

Upper God’s Dog Son: "However, I can think of some similar methods. For some strong beings, the moment they take action, they’ve already set cause and effect."

Upper God’s Dog Son: "Their action is the cause."

Upper God’s Dog Son: "Striking the enemy is the effect."

Upper God’s Dog Son: "This cause and effect are decided at the moment of action. Unless there’s a corresponding power to break it, you will inevitably be hit. It doesn’t matter where you flee, where you hide, or what methods you employ."

Upper God’s Dog Son: "In other words, unless you have the power to contest, your fate is already sealed when another makes their move."

Upper God’s Dog Son: "No matter how you struggle, it’s useless!"

Huashan Sect Master: "Hiss! Is this the power of the strong? A single pointed finger, and no matter where you hide to the ends of the earth, you’re dead!"

The Lord of Great Qin: "Eye-opening indeed, truly terrifying!"

Cloud Mist Sect Master: "That’s too terrifying! To be an enemy of such a strong person is just...despairing!"

The Descendant of the Great Yan Royal Family: "Our Lord God is too terrifying. Once again, I’ve recognized the strength of our Lord God and have had my understanding of power completely overturned!"

Upper God’s Dog Son: "Killing that Alien Demon was just the tip of the iceberg, a trifling display of our Lord God’s power."

Dominator of the Underworld Association: "The strength of our Lord God is beyond imagination, and His limit is limitless!"

Tushan’s Second Master: "@Upper God’s Dog Son, that’s not right. According to your ’cause and effect’ theory, then the Alien Demon should have been killed by our Lord God’s power outside of heaven, right?"

Upper God’s Dog Son: "Contemptuous gaze.jpg, figure it out on your own."

Soul Hall Saint Girl: "What Prince Wang speaks of with this ’cause and effect’ is just an analogy to one of the methods he knows of. Our Lord God’s methods are not this, nor are they something we can probe or understand."

Tushan’s Second Master: "Ashamed.jpg."

Tushan Rongrong immediately realized her mistake, her small face flushing red. She hadn’t expected to ask such a foolish question. After all, she was the cleverest fox in Tushan. The shock of it all had clouded her judgment.

...

As Hongmeng read through Dog Son’s explanation in the chat group, he smiled faintly.

Indeed, reading novels has its uses!

Dog Son’s analogy was clearly borrowed from the methods of powerful experts in the Mystic Fantasy World. His recent technique was quite similar to what Dog Son had described. With a single point of his finger, he had sealed Ye Xuan’s fate—both his death and its exact location. No matter where Ye Xuan fled, he would be transported back to that predetermined spot to be struck down.

Though he was at the Peak of Supreme God Level, he mastered several Ways at the Pinnacle Heavenly God level. He also mastered one Way of Life that approached the Lord God Level. To understand, a Heavenly God is comparable to a Golden Immortal. A Lord God is akin to a Taiyi Golden Immortal. According to the Omnipotent System’s framework, a Golden Immortal is equivalent to an Immortal King, and a Taiyi Golden Immortal is comparable to a Quasi-Immortal Emperor. With his current strength, if placed in the Omnipotent System, he would be comparable to a powerhouse on the level of an Immortal King.

This was without even considering Ye Xuan, who only had Sanctification Minor Completion. Even if Ye Xuan had achieved Sanctification Major Completion, a mere sliver of his Divine Power, incarnated, could easily obliterate him.

Suddenly, a group notification chimed in Hongmeng’s mind.

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