Chapter 1093 : Clash of Primordial Titans

The heavens and earth roared, all creation trembled.

Three peerless Immortal [the highest realm of cultivation, transcending mortality] clashed together, and from the very first moment, it became a grueling, desperate struggle.

Among them, Eldrin Chen had cultivated the Primordial Chaos True Qi [a supreme, foundational energy of creation] and the Primordial Chaos Indestructible Body [a legendary physique of unbreakable resilience], and was further protected by the Heavenly Separated Twin Swords and various other Divine Ability [supernatural powers and techniques]. His strength surpassed even that of a Ninth Level of Ascension to Immortality [the pinnacle stage just below true Immortality].

Zenyu the Prison-Keeper was also a figure of utterly astonishing power. Guarded by his Supreme Grade Immortal Treasure [the highest classification of enchanted artifacts], the 'Seven Ghosts Purgatory Furnace', he was in no way inferior to Eldrin Chen.

The Yin-Yang Ancient Ancestor, shielded by the Yin-Yang Dual Pole Pearl, was nearly impervious to all mystical arts. Furthermore, he wielded the Yin-Yang Aurora Sword, a supreme treasure of slaughter. One could say that within the same realm, he found few who could rival him.

At the peak of his power, even an ordinary Half-Step Earth Immortal [a cultivator who has partially transcended the Immortal realm] would have been far from a match for the Yin-Yang Ancient Ancestor.

Yet now, he was merely a Ghost Immortal [an Immortal who has lost their physical body, existing as a spirit], and his Nirvana [a state of rebirth and perfection] was not yet fully complete. After a fierce and prolonged battle, he found himself still unable to subdue the two, and instead, he had unwittingly sunk into a bitter, exhausting fight.

This conflict raged for more than three months. By the end, all three combatants were utterly spent, their Mana [the spiritual energy used to fuel cultivation and techniques] nearly drained to the dregs.

"Their Mana reserves... they are actually this vast and profound?"

Seeing that he still could not overcome the pair, the expression of the Yin-Yang Ancient Ancestor grew increasingly grave. Immerse yourself in the complete world at www . audio-novel.com.

As a Ghost Immortal [an immortal who has transcended mortality but not fully ascended to the Earth Immortal Realm] of the Half-Step Earth Immortal Realm, his Mana [the spiritual energy used to power spells and techniques] was originally far more vast and profound than that of the other two. Yet now, it too was nearing exhaustion, with barely one-tenth of its original potency remaining.

With only one-tenth of his Mana left, he could scarcely engage in full-powered combat. He could no longer even sustain the formidable might of the Yin-Yang Dual Pole Pearl [a powerful enchanted artifact that harnesses the opposing forces of Yin and Yang].

The situation was scarcely better for Eldrin Chen and Zenyu the Prison-Keeper beside him. Zenyu the Prison-Keeper had consumed eight or nine-tenths of his Mana, and the meager remainder he could muster to drive the Seven Ghosts Purgatory Furnace [a sinister furnace artifact powered by tormented spirits] could unleash only half of its usual devastating power.

Eldrin Chen's own Mana reserves were depleted even more severely, by ninety-five percent. He now lacked the spiritual fuel to properly execute the Heaven-Severing Twin Swords Union [a supreme sword technique where two blades unite to cleave the heavens themselves]. In truth, he had also reached the brink, his capacity for further battle severely crippled.

Should the conflict rage on, none of the three would be capable of delivering a final, decisive blow against the others. The end result would be a mutual grinding down to the last dregs of power, utterly draining their Divine Soul [the immortal spiritual core of a high-level cultivator], their vital essence, and even their foundational Primordial Source [the innate, primordial life-force at the core of a being's existence].

By that point, all three would likely suffer catastrophic damage to their vital foundations. They might be forced into a deep, recuperative slumber, from which recovery could take hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of years of bitter cultivation.

Furthermore, if all three were drained into comatose sleep, the Ghost Immortal, Yin-Yang Ancient Ancestor, would undoubtedly recover more slowly than his opponents.

For this Azure Firmament Immortal Domain [a celestial realm of pure yang energy] was not the Netherworld Realm [the underworld realm of Yin and death]; it lacked the abundant Netherworld Ghost Qi [the spectral Yin energy of the underworld] that could hasten his restoration.

Contemplating this, Yin-Yang Ancient Ancestor understood he could delay no longer.

"The Mana within us is nearly spent," he declared. "To fight on would cripple our foundations, yet still yield no victor."

"Since matters have reached this point, let us settle this once and for all."

With this thought, Yin-Yang Ancient Ancestor's pupils suddenly dilated, and a resolute, heaven-piercing killing intent surged forth.

"Clang—"

In that instant, a divine resonance of the Great Dao [the fundamental principle and path governing all existence] echoed between heaven and earth.

It was seen that Yin-Yang Ancient Ancestor poured all his power into driving the Yin-Yang Dual Pole Swords [a pair of immortal swords embodying the opposing yet complementary forces of Yin and Yang], transforming them into two beams of polar light that became inextricably entangled with Eldrin Chen.

Simultaneously, behind Yin-Yang Ancient Ancestor, the Yin-Yang Qi [the primordial energies of darkness and light] merged and converged. The Yin-Yang Dual Pole Pearl whirled and gathered, coalescing into a Yin-Yang Chaos Disc [a disc of primordial chaos forged from the fusion of Yin and Yang energies] that fiercely pressed down to suppress Zenyu the Prison-Keeper.

"How decisively ruthless this old fiend is."

Watching the treasure pearl smash towards him, Zenyu the Prison-Keeper's expression changed drastically.

Yin-Yang Ancient Ancestor's Yin-Yang Dual Pole Pearl were both of Supreme Grade Immortal Treasure [the pinnacle grade of immortal artifacts] rank, and moreover, they were a peerlessly powerful paired set of Immortal Treasure [artifacts imbued with immortal power].

Such Immortal Treasure could naturally be combined. The combined might of these Yin-Yang Dual Pole Pearl was in no way inferior to the World-Opening Treasure [a legendary artifact of creation-level power] wielded by an Earth Immortal Progenitor [a progenitor-level immortal whose power is rooted in the earth].

In the past, relying on the Yin-Yang Dual Pole Pearl and the Yin-Yang Aurora Sword, the Yin-Yang Ancient Ancestor had even fought to a standstill against an Earth Immortal Progenitor [a cultivator who has ascended to the foundational stage of earthly immortality].

Unfortunately, the Yin-Yang Ancient Ancestor was now in the form of a Ghost Immortal [an immortal whose physical form has perished, leaving only a spiritual essence], his Mana [the spiritual energy used to power techniques and treasures] and foundational cultivation far inferior to his former self, utterly incapable of activating the combined power of the Yin-Yang Dual Pole Pearl.

Now, seeing the battle deadlocked, the Yin-Yang Ancient Ancestor resolved to decide the conflict in a single stroke and slay Zenyu the Prison-Keeper, who most countered myself, even at the cost of expending the Netherworld Origin [a primordial essence of the underworld, accumulated over eons] he had painstakingly gathered over a million years.

This Primordial Source [the foundational, original energy of one's being] was something the Yin-Yang Ancient Ancestor had refined through a million years of Nirvana [a state of profound meditation and rebirth]. Once exhausted, it would need to be re-accumulated from scratch, a process that could not be completed without several hundred thousand, if not a full million, years.

Having paid such a staggering price to unleash the combined strike of the Yin-Yang Dual Pole Pearl, the Yin-Yang Ancient Ancestor naturally unleashed a blow of terrifying, earth-shattering power.

As the merged Yin-Yang Dual Pole Pearl came crashing down, Zenyu the Prison-Keeper's face contorted in alarm, and he desperately channeled his Seven Ghosts Purgatory Furnace. Continue your cultivation journey at audio–novel.com.

In this moment of life and death, his Mana was already depleted. With no other choice, he was forced to convert his vital essence blood into Mana, barely managing to hold the Seven Ghosts Purgatory Furnace aloft in defense.

"A perfect opportunity."

It was precisely at this moment that Eldrin Chen's gaze turned ice-cold.

In his zeal to slay his great foe, the Yin-Yang Ancient Ancestor had committed his Bodyguard Supreme Treasure [a cultivator's ultimate defensive artifact], the Yin-Yang Dual Pole Pearl, to the attack. Finally, he had exposed his most fatal flaw.

Within Eldrin Chen's dantian [the core energy center in a cultivator's lower abdomen], the Creation Azure Lotus Platform suddenly erupted with a radiance of ten thousand Zhang-lengths [one Zhang-length equals three point three three meters]. A torrential surge of Immortal Essence [the purified, high-level energy wielded by immortal cultivators] gushed forth.

In that instant, Eldrin Chen's nearly depleted reserves of Immortal Essence were replenished. In the blink of an eye, he had recovered nearly half of his former power and majesty.

"*Clang—*"

A resonant sword cry pierced the air. The Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss and the Heavenly River Flood Water Sword blazed with sword-light as brilliant as ten thousand suns.

In that fleeting moment, the twin swords merged and intertwined, transforming into a single, incandescent blade of sword energy that materialized between heaven and earth.

"Disaster."

The Yin-Yang Ancient Ancestor's heart plummeted. He had never imagined that at this critical juncture, when both sides were utterly spent, Eldrin Chen still possessed a hidden trump card—a Lifebound Immortal Treasure [a magical artifact intrinsically linked to its owner's life force, capable of storing immense energy] brimming with Immortal Essence.

With this final card revealed, the might of the Heaven-Severing Twin Swords Union [a supreme sword technique born from the fusion of two complementary divine swords] was unleashed upon the world once more. Its power was so immense that it sent the Yin-Yang Aurora Sword flying from his grasp.

This was not due to any inherent weakness in the Yin-Yang Ancient Ancestor's strength, but rather his current state. His Mana [the foundational spiritual energy used by cultivators] was nearly exhausted. While he might have withstood the Heavenly Separated Twin Swords individually, he could not withstand the combined, transcendent force of their union.

In that fleeting Ksana-time [an infinitesimal unit of time from Buddhist cosmology, less than a second], the incandescent sword-light blazed with an unprecedented, world-cleaving sharpness. It shot forth like a divine judgment, aimed directly at the heart of the Yin-Yang Ancient Ancestor.

Time seemed to congeal into a single, stretched moment. At this instant, Yin-Yang Ancient Ancestor was pouring all his power into driving the Yin-Yang Dual Pole Pearl, utterly incapable of mounting any other defense.

In that fleeting Ksana-time [an infinitesimal unit of time], a blinding flash of Sword Qi [sword energy] pierced through the Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core of a cultivator] of the Yin-Yang Ancient Ancestor.

"Hahaha!"

In the space between one breath and the next, the final act had concluded.

With his Primordial Spirit impaled, the terrifying Pure Yang Celestial Flame [a divine flame of pure yang energy] and the Sword Qi surged directly into his Divine Soul [the immortal soul essence], threatening to utterly annihilate it.

His Divine Soul began to dissolve into motes of light, the power of his Netherworld [the underworld or realm of the dead] Divine Soul scattering and dissipating into the heavens and earth.

"For a million years I sought the Dao of Ascending to Immortality [transcending mortality to become an immortal], contemplating Yin and Yang to comprehend life and death."

"I prided myself as a Generation's Pinnacle Talent, unmatched under heaven. Yet now I see it was all but a dream."

Facing his end, the Yin-Yang Ancient Ancestor was remarkably composed.

A look of nostalgia, and then one of profound release, settled upon his features.

After a long while, his gaze turned profound and distant as he looked at Eldrin Chen, and he suddenly spoke with a serene smile, "In the contention for the Great Dao [the supreme, fundamental principle of the cosmos], immortals and demons alike become dust beneath one's feet."

"Ascending to immortality is simple; attaining the Dao is arduous. In the Great Luo Contend for the Dao [the ultimate struggle for enlightenment at the apex of existence], the seats of Sagehood are numbered and finite."

"Today, this old man has fallen upon this path. Yet for you who tread upon it, the road ahead remains rugged and its end unknown."

"Hahaha!"

Yin-Yang Ancient Ancestor laughed heartily. His Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core and highest essence of a cultivator] transformed into dancing motes of light, gradually returning and dissolving into the fabric of heaven and earth.

His eyes rested on Eldrin Chen, his gaze filled with meaningful contemplation as he said, "You are all Heaven's Chosen [individuals blessed by fate with exceptional talent and destiny]. This old man's defeat is no disgrace. Were it not for the circumstances of this encounter, we might even have become friends."

"Now, I enter Reincarnation [the cycle of death and rebirth]. If fate wills it, across the span of millions upon millions of years, we shall meet again." Find thousands of chapters at www . audio-novel.com.