CHAPTER 1144: CHAPTER 866: POWER

"All under control."

Gu Jinlai observed as he didn’t lift a finger but simply calculated the attack trajectories of Jin Yao and Yan Xuan, using their strength against them to create a node where they ended up destroying each other. An involuntary feeling of having everything under control arose in his heart.

At this moment, he vaguely understood why Great Powers didn’t pay much attention to Immortal Golden Immortals, let alone Immortal Venerables.

Clearly, they were all human.

But weren’t those who stood at the pinnacle of power looking at ordinary people as if they were just a class that could be crushed at will?

This feeling of having everything under control...

Too marvelous.

This feeling would infinitely amplify the arrogance in one’s heart, allowing them to gradually rise above and never set foot on the mundane earth again.

Seeing Emperor Jin Yao still behind, mobilizing terrifying will as vast as mountains to chase, Gu Jinlai made a leap towards another node.

Under Particle Sword Intent, all the Divine Spirits were like targets under point-blank bombardment, collapsing and shattering silently, being ground into nothingness.

Even though Yan Xuan continuously unleashed immensely powerful immortal techniques in an attempt to hold him back, each time he was a beat too late, watching Gu Jinlai slaughter wantonly within Emperor Jin Yao’s Divine System.

This unique combat style...

Instantly caused Emperor Jin Yao and Yan Xuan to have an unfathomable suspicion arise in their hearts.

"This... how is this possible!?"

"Whoosh!"

Gu Jinlai made another leap, traversing through the space ripple to another direction of this Super Divine System. The hammering Particle Sword Intent led to the annihilation of dozens of Divine Spirits’ Divine Bodies.

While annihilating their Divine Bodies, he also rapidly spread into those Divine Spirits’ Divine Countries through the Void Projection Technique, decisively exterminating them.

The immense computation power possessed by the Silent Annihilation Realm enabled him, even without utilizing the Power of Decomposition, to effortlessly erase millions of Holy Spirits in each Divine Spirit’s Divine Country, thereby achieving the goal of annihilating the Divine Spirits.

"Great Power, Great Power, this absolutely is the power of a Great Power level."

Emperor Jin Yao, shocked and furious, exerted his will on Yan Xuan’s divine sense: "Didn’t you say that the Great Annihilation Realm, this Supreme Immortal Device, could temporally seal the powers of all Supreme Immortal Devices? Why can he exert power comparable to the Great Power level!?"

"The Great Annihilation Realm is a Supreme Immortal Device painstakingly refined by our clan chief, designed specifically to suppress other Supreme Immortal Devices. When in the clan chief’s hands, it could suppress the Supreme Immortal Devices owned by other Great Powers, rendering them ineffective... Now, there are only two possibilities for such a situation to occur!"

Yan Xuan’s expression was also filled with gravity: "One... is that he carries a Supreme Treasure that surpasses Supreme Immortal Devices—the Creation Divine Artifact!"

"Impossible, the Creation Divine Artifact, named after creation, born by seizing the creation of heaven and earth, each manifestation shakes the Three Thousand Great Dao, making all beings above Golden Immortal feel it in their hearts. If a tenth Creation Divine Artifact had been born in the world, it would have already been widely known, instead of waiting until now?"

Emperor Jin Yao’s will shuddered.

The birth of a Creation Divine Artifact is rarer than the ascent of a new Great Power of a certain race.

After all, throughout the cosmos, the number of Great Powers is not scarce; just the Great Powers of the Six Great Races combined number over a hundred.

But Creation Divine Artifacts...

Up to this day, there are only nine!

Two of which are already destroyed, leaving only seven!

This number is far less than one-tenth of the Great Powers.

"Then there is only the second possibility..."

Yan Xuan stared at Gu Jinlai: "He... has already recovered to the power level of a Great Power! Right now, what he is employing is his own power!"

"Great Power!?"

Emperor Jin Yao’s divine sense was immensely shaken.

Gu Jinlai has recovered to the power of a Great Power?

In less than a millennium, he has returned to the realm of a Great Power!?

Since when did the recovery period after the silent annihilation and rebirth of a Great Power compress to less than a millennium?

"There’s definitely a great secret on Gu Jinlai!"

Emperor Jin Yao shouted.

Yan Xuan glanced at this Divine Emperor of the Divine Race...

To these Supreme Races, the Divine Race naturally appeared as insignificant characters.

They didn’t know that the plotting for Dao Ancestor’s path in ancient times was evidently very normal.

Now...

Gu Jinlai has recovered to the power level of a Great Power, in a way, his mission is completed.

The recovery time after the rebirth of a Great Power relates to the spiritual realm before their rebirth.

A millennium...

This is a number even the Eighteenth Tier Great Powers couldn’t achieve.

From this point, he could already tell, Primordial truly found a road beyond Honorable Daoist.

At least... his direction is correct.

A thought here, this Great Immortal Venerable made a decision in his heart.

"This is the best result."

Yan Xuan took a deep breath.

He...

May not have to die.

"I will immediately inform several Great Powers of the Star Spirit Yan Clan of this news, letting them take action personally. Before the Great Powers of the Human Clan react, they should capture him, forcing out the secret of Dao Ancestor’s path. Regarding the Dao Ancestor’s path, nothing matters; even the war between Evil Gods and cultivators might stall or even end because of this path."

With this thought, Yan Xuan retreated rapidly, opening his hand in the void. The Great Annihilation Realm began to shrink rapidly.

This scene caught by Emperor Jin Yao’s eyes caused his face to change: "Yan Xuan, what are you doing!?"

Yan Xuan didn’t reply, instead, exerting all effort to withdraw the power of the Great Annihilation Realm, clearly trying to retrieve this Supreme Immortal Device, then escape directly.

After all...

The lineup they had could contend against the Great Immortal Venerable, but facing a true Great Power...

Especially one from the Human Clan, who could easily summon a large amount of reinforcement.

This was courting death.

"Yan Xuan, the hope of besieging Gu Jinlai today might already be a luxury, but no matter what, we must heavily injure him!"

Emperor Jin Yao’s will resounded solemnly.

Yan Xuan could escape back to the Star Spirit Clan, with the Star Spirit Clan as his backing without fear of repercussions.

But their Divine Race...

Especially him, with tens of thousands of Divine Spirits in action, even withdrawing now can no longer quietly hide; more than half of their Divine Spirits would be lost in this Star Domain.

Therefore, even the worst outcome must heavily wound Gu Jinlai, even if it means mutual destruction, it is a risk worth taking.

In this way, they can at least buy enough time, and during this time...

With the help of the Ten Thousand Gods Realm, genuinely using tactics of coercion and enticement, forcing all the divine spirits to join their divine system.

Only in this way, in the forthcoming retaliation from the Human Clan, and even Gu Jinlai’s revenge, do they have hope to protect themselves.

However, Yan Xuan paid no attention to Emperor Jin Yao and continued to gather in the Great Annihilation Realm with all his effort.

"Yan Xuan!"

Emperor Jin Yao snarled in a low voice, his powerful will shaking the void: "We agreed to give everything, to encircle and kill Gu Jinlai, and now you want to destroy the bridge after crossing it!?"

"You have no idea of the might of a Great Power!"

Yan Xuan said.

"Regardless, we must join forces to heavily wound Gu Jinlai! Otherwise, I will first help him kill you, then abandon the divine system and break it into parts! Do you want to take a gamble on who will escape from his hands alive?"

The will of Emperor Jin Yao was filled with a stormy intent.

Upon hearing this, Yan Xuan’s expression turned unpleasant.

Such a thing, the Divine Race could accomplish.

Especially since he was the one who first broke his credibility.

"I understand, let’s join forces first to greatly wound him, then we’ll talk."

Yan Xuan said, his voice deep.

"Heh."

At this moment, Gu Jinlai, who had once again destroyed a batch of divine bodies, paused slightly, his gaze falling on Yan Xuan and Jin Yao: "What makes you think you can still threaten me?"

Yan Xuan didn’t speak but gradually revealed his True Body.

The Constant Star above his head, compressed to only a hundred miles in diameter, began to expand rapidly.

There might be a gap between the Great Immortal Venerable and the Great Power, but the gap wasn’t as large as imagined.

Some top Great Immortal Venerables are fully capable of fighting one-on-one with newly ascended Great Powers.

And Yan Xuan, wielding the Supreme Immortal Device, was already among the very peak of the most outstanding Great Immortal Venerables.

Especially since at his side was the Super Divine System led by Emperor Jin Yao.

This system could count as half a Great Power.

As long as Emperor Jin Yao was willing to spare no expense...

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

At this thought, Yan Xuan sharply sensed the Particle Sword Intent had become more bizarre.

Dozens of sword intents simultaneously blasted out, transcending time and space, instantly shooting into his swiftly expanding Constant Star True Body.

Each sword intent struck precisely at the most critical points of his gravitational structure.

With dozens of sword intents hammering down, he clearly felt an unstable state present in his True Body.

Yan Xuan’s face changed, and he went with the flow, causing the energy circulation within the star to become more volatile. Under the guidance of the Destruction Dao, it was about to release an unprecedented energy beam like a supernova explosion.

Yet, as he leveraged the vibration to form the most violent immortal technique, another few dozen sword intents pierced through.

These dozens of sword intents directly became the last straw that broke the camel’s back of Yan Xuan’s True Body.

The extreme vibration, emitting an incomparable Power of Destruction, the True Body completely lost control, beginning to collapse inward.

"Not good!"

Yan Xuan’s heart and spirit became chaotic, transmitting immediately: "Quick, anchor him using me as the focal point!"

In reality, he didn’t need to say anything.

"Divine Power!"

Along with the slight tremor of the entire Great Annihilation Realm, Emperor Jin Yao, carrying the will of over ten thousand divine spirits, rushed towards Gu Jinlai like a tsunami.

Such a Mount Tai overwhelming momentum, if Gu Jinlai did truly continue to shatter Yan Xuan’s True Body, he would surely be intimidated by Emperor Jin Yao’s will, at that time...

The outcome would be unpredictable.

However, in this situation, Gu Jinlai’s expression still did not change much, and the Particle Sword Intent unhesitatingly pinpointed down.

Yan Xuan’s True Body, which was already unstable to the extreme and gradually collapsing, seemed to be pushed vigorously, completely disintegrating.

"Gu Jinlai!"

Yan Xuan’s mind and spirit were filled with anger and unwillingness, but his gaze was fixed intently on him.

As if he wanted to see him completely suppressed, his spirit severely wounded.

But the next moment, the expression of this Yan Clan Great Immortal Venerable froze.

Emperor Jin Yao’s Super Divine System, carrying the majestic Divine Will, jammed at the critical moment, coming to a halt.

At such a time, did Emperor Jin Yao fail at the critical moment!?

In the massive divine system, as many as a dozen nodes simultaneously collapsed, and amongst those nodes, over a hundred divine spirits perished one after another.

A clear light filled their divine country, degrading and dissolving their entire domain.

"What is this!?"

As the master of the divine system, Emperor Jin Yao immediately sensed something, his mind and spirit trembled intensely.

"The Divine Country is degrading!?"

At this moment, it was like a bolt of lightning flashed through his mind.

Divine Calamity Yuan Miao.

Ashen Star Domain crisis.

Scar of the Ten Thousand Gods Realm.

Everything, all of it rapidly connected together.

This Divine Emperor suddenly locked his gaze onto Gu Jinlai, filled with incredulity.

"You’re an Evil God!?"

The answer to him was Gu Jinlai transforming into a stream of light, like a supermassive light particle, fiercely crashing into the light explosion of Yan Xuan’s True Body.

The Great Dao trembled, the starlight shone.

"Jin Yao!"

Amidst Yan Xuan’s roar, filled with unwillingness, his True Body utterly lost control.

An explosion representing the fall of a Constant Star, a supernova explosion, violently and unforgivingly illuminated the entire starry sky.