Chapter 121.1 The Grand Finale (2)
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Sworn enemies for eternity.
The smile of the Heavenly Dao could no longer be maintained. Taking a step forward, her dress swept the ground, resembling a gentle flurry of snow. It was blended with the misty haze rising from the depths of the abyss. Leaning down, her eyes shimmered like icy silver as she softly spoke, “Are you all planning to die together today? If you wish to be a pair of outlawed lovebirds, I shall grant your desire.”
Chu Junyu’s robes brushed against the splattering blood as he positioned himself at the edge of the cliff. With graceful movements, his slender fingers flipped the Execution Sword.
In the next instant, the sword’s gleaming light sliced through the sky, accompanied by a series of crisp cracking sounds.
Sword intent transformed into thunder, descending from above like a divine intervention, effortlessly shattering the huge, dark chains in all directions.
The blood pool suspended in mid-air lost its support and swiftly plummeted downwards with a resounding “thud.”
The Heavenly Dao’ face changed, leaning forward without losing composure. With a wave of her sleeve, a pure and ethereal power flowed from beneath her feet, lifting the high platform.
However, Chu Junyu didn’t stop there. In an instant, the Execution Sword split into multiple images, slashing towards the towering mountain nearby. The sound of the sword cutting through the stone was crystal clear.
Rocks flew down from the sky, creating a clattering noise, while a thick cloud of dust and sand filled the air. Sinister cracks spread across the mountain walls.
Pei Jing’s heart, which hadn’t settled, was stirred again. Wide-eyed, he looked at the crumbling section of the mountain beside him and asked, “What… are you doing?”
The Heavenly Dao didn’t anticipate Chu Junyu’s straightforward arrival, filled with a murderous aura and a desire for destruction.
She knew his intentions.
He wanted to send the blood pool into the abyss, destroy the forbidden land, cause the mountains to collapse, and the ground to split apart. The Nine Hidden Demon Realm would be soaked in blood.
The Heavenly Dao gritted her teeth and let out a mocking laughter. “I underestimated you.”
Chu Junyu didn’t speak, but his expression remained calm.
Within that calmness lay a hidden blade.
And he calmly reached out his hand, pointing the sword’s tip directly at the platform that nurtured the Celestial Demons.
As the Execution Sword aimed at her, the Heavenly Dao’ face instantly turned pale.
She was an aspect of the rules that shouldn’t have awakened, while the Execution Sword, surpassing the rules, existed before the birth of the world.
Controlling her fear, she sneered, “You are no longer the wielder of the Execution Sword in this lifetime. Putting on airs, do you think you can intimidate me?”
Pei Jing was bewildered, feeling the strength in his waist and arms, only then realizing that he was still being held by Chu Junyu. He quickly struggled “Wait, put me down first. I’m strong now, I’ll help you confront the Heavenly Dao.”
Sensing the movement of the person in his arms, Chu Junyu’s lips curved into a cold smile as he spoke for the first time, “Strong?” Lowering his head, his expression as frosty as snow, he said calmly, “Strong enough to almost meet your end here?”
Pei Jing was left speechless.
Although casually spoken, Pei Jing could feel the suppressed anger in Chu Junyu’s words.
He was angry… No wonder he exuded such a devastating aura the moment he appeared.
“If I had arrived a step later, would you have died down there without me knowing?”
Pei Jing was caught off guard by his question.
Chu Junyu’s tone turned frigid as he said, “I remember telling you not to act rashly.”
Pei Jing took a deep breath. “…I’m sorry.” It was his recklessness this time. He never imagined encountering the Heavenly Dao here.
Chu Junyu silently looked at him.
He never expected Pei Jing to patiently wait for him from the beginning.
However, he didn’t anticipate that Pei Jing would find this place. And he had nearly lost his life here. Thinking about the figure of the young man who had just fallen and the shock and fear he had never experienced in millennia in his heart and soul, Chu Junyu’s eyes grew colder, filled with a deep murderous intent and intense bloodlust.
He released Pei Jing, allowing him to stand steadily on the ground.
Pei Jing instinctively held onto Chu Junyu’s hand.
The stone chains in all directions shattered. This place would soon collapse. Amidst the falling rocks, the Heavenly Dao looked at them with a cold, eerie gaze. “Seems like you are deeply moved, Chu Junyu. It appears your emotions have become quite intense.”
This was good news for her.
Chu Junyu had no intention of wasting any more words with her apart from killing her.
With a flick of his wrist hidden beneath his oversized black robe, he suddenly retracted the Execution Sword pointing towards the platform.
He grasped Pei Jing’s hand, turned around, and placed the hilt of the sword in his palm.
The handle of the sword, with a lifelike carving of a green dragon coiling around it, now rested in his palm, but for Pei Jing, it felt as heavy as a thousand pounds. “You hold onto it. I can’t unleash its power at the moment. You are its rightful owner.”
The young man in the black robe and silver hair stood at the edge of the cliff, his lashes a shade of dark blue, and his hair touched by frost.
However, his expression was unlike anything Pei Jing had ever seen before. It was calm and serious.
“As for me, I don’t need it.”
Pei Jing was momentarily stunned, then a wave of panic surged in his heart.
“What are you planning to do?”
Chu Junyu smiled and gently caressed his face. “I’m going to accomplish what I couldn’t in my past life. No, please wait for me a little longer.”
Understanding his intentions, his heart clenched.
Just now, Chu Junyu shattered the mountains, and now from the sky came rolling boulders and mud.
Each one was like a bomb, crashing into the abyss, heading towards Pei Jing’s side, exploding in an instant, with sharp fragments of rock resembling blades.
He was too eager to grab Chu Junyu’s hand and accidentally got his cheek scratched by the flying debris.
Blood streaks mingled with his hair, freezing in the young man’s eyes.
Chu Junyu was momentarily taken aback, then he laughed.
The initial anger dissipated as well.
He reached out his hand, amidst the flying rubble, and caught Pei Jing.
Ignoring the falling rocks beside them and the chilling divinity on the platform.
Pei Jing looked up anxiously and said, “Trust me this once, let’s go first! We’ll be together when I have the ability. Let’s go for now, Chu Junyu, let’s go. Listen to me.”
Chu Junyu lowered his head and kissed Pei Jing’s lips, silencing his pleas and the sadness in his eyes.
“Trust me this once too.”
Trust him with what? Trust him to perish together with the Heavenly Dao?
A tremendous anger surged inside Pei Jing. He reached out and forcefully grabbed Chu Junyu’s clothes, abruptly ending this comforting kiss. His eyes were bloodshot. “Come with me!”
Chu Junyu told him, “We can’t leave. The Heavenly Dao has awakened, Ji Wuyou is probably on his way, and the revival of the Celestial Demons is imminent. How could you possibly escape when that happens? Even if I protect you, it won’t be enough.”
Pei Jing held onto his hand tightly, refusing to let go. The youthful arrogance that once filled his eyes had vanished, replaced by fragility and confusion.
Chu Junyu seemed to let out a soft sigh. He extended his icy-cold hand and covered Pei Jing’s eyes. Each time he saw the sorrowful look in Pei Jing’s eyes, it felt like a searing blade slicing through his heart.
He thought that perhaps the Heavenly Dao’s only wisdom in this lifetime was right here.
By sparing the life of young Pei Yuzhi, he had allowed him to grow into his own nemesis, becoming his ultimate judgment.
“I’ll be fine,” he assured.
Chu Junyu patiently explained to him.
“This time, I’m not leaving you behind. Instead, I entrust my life to you.”
“Wha… What?”
The voice that emerged from between his lips didn’t sound like his own.
“You will understand.”
A massive boulder descended from above, right above their heads. The blood pool emitted a putrid stench, the abyss was shrouded in mist, and the distant roar of wild beasts could be heard.
The long-suppressed Nine Hidden Demon Realm, buried beneath the Sea of Reincarnation, completely □□.
As the forbidden land collapsed, countless pairs of eyes opened in the darkness, gazing towards this place.
In the blink of an eye, Chu Junyu forcefully pushed him outward.
Rolling against the ground, the boulder landed with a deafening impact.
The earth trembled beneath their feet.
Pei Jing found himself in a state of blankness, feeling as though his fingers were being individually prised apart.
Through the swirling dust, it seemed that Chu Junyu smiled at him.
However, this time, he was completely unaware of his thoughts.
“Chu Junyu!”
Pei Jing let out a hoarse shout, gasping heavily, forced to retreat by the sudden descent of the massive object. Large chunks of rocks fell, standing upright before his eyes. Smoke and dust filled his throat, and the last thing he saw was Chu Junyu turning around, standing amidst the hazy dust, facing the Heavenly Dao on the high platform.
“Bastard!” He clenched his fist and struck the boulder forcefully, scraping his bones and causing blood to seep out. Tears involuntarily welled up in his eyes.
Beyond the colossal rock.
The entire mountain was collapsing, but the high platform remained steadfast. The Heavenly Dao’s expression was icy cold. “I truly underestimated you. However, with your current power, the best possible outcome is mutual destruction with me. Is it worth it?” As Chu Junyu approached, a trace of fear crept into her heart, causing her to take a step back.
Chu Junyu replied, “Dying together with you is certainly not worth it.”
The Heavenly Dao’s expression faltered, her fingers gripping the blood-stained ladder leading to the void behind her. Rage surged within her, but when met with Chu Junyu’s indifferent gaze, her emotions took a sharp turn.
A faint arc curved at the corner of her mouth, a smile as sinister as the flower of bones. “You were so eager to find me, running out of time, I suppose. Falling in love has weakened your power day by day. You’re about to become a useless wretch—ugh!”
Her voice abruptly ceased as a black butterfly landed on her throat.
The butterfly was delicate, but with a flutter of its wings, time seemed to freeze.
Chu Junyu said, “So, I should really thank your foolish subordinates.”
The Heavenly Dao remained stunned for a long moment, raising her pale, icy hand.
The butterfly, which devoured everything in the mortal realm, became nothing more than a dirty and insignificant insect in her grasp. It perished with a gentle squeeze.
A gray mark remained on her neck.
The Heavenly Dao stood beneath the rift in the void, her expression devoid of emotion. “Now, let’s see who will live longer.”
She wouldn’t confront Chu Junyu at this moment because her child had just awakened, and those immortal troublemakers from ten thousand years ago had started causing chaos in various ways.
She planned to strike when Chu Junyu was rendered powerless, preserving her strength to help her child sever the Heavenly Ladder!
Her fingers gripped the blood-stained ladder as the Heavenly Dao’s pristine white gown began to crumble into feathers. Her body grew pale, her eyes filled with malice as she spoke heavily, “Just you wait!”
As she turned to enter the void, little did she know that after her demise, the gateway to the void would remain open.
The Heavenly Dao leaned over, staring down at the man below in astonishment.
“You—!”
Chu Junyu’s eyes shimmered with a mix of mockery and disdain, his silver hair brushing against his brows. His garments were soaked in blood, billowing in the wind.
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