Chapter 1093 : Clash of Immortal Titans

The heavens and earth roared, all things trembled.

Three peerless Immortal clashed together, the most arduous and bitter of battles erupting from the very first moment.

Among them, Eldrin Chen had cultivated the Primordial One True Energy and the Primordial One Indestructibility Body, and was further protected by the Celestial Abyss Twin Swords and various other Divine Ability [profound supernatural techniques]. His strength surpassed even that of an Ascendant Immortal 9th Tier.

Prison-Suppressor Child was also astonishingly powerful, having reached the Force Extreme [the pinnacle of physical and spiritual power]. Guarded by the Supreme-Grade Immortal Treasure [a treasure of the highest immortal grade] 'Seven Ghosts Purgatory Furnace', he was not the least bit inferior to Eldrin Chen.

The Polarity Patriarch, protected by the Polarity Dual Poles Pearl, was nearly impervious to all techniques. Furthermore, with the Polarity Polar Light Sword, a supreme treasure of Slaughter [a divine ability focused on absolute destruction], he could be said to have few rivals among those of his own level.

At his peak, even an ordinary Half-Step Earth Immortal would have been far from a match for the Polarity Patriarch.

But now, he was merely in his Ghost Immortal [a spectral, weakened immortal state] form, and his Nirvana [a supreme technique of rebirth and perfection] had not yet been fully perfected. After a fierce struggle, he found he could not subdue the two, and instead, without realizing it, became mired in a grueling battle.

This battle lasted for more than three months. By the end, all three were utterly exhausted, their spiritual power [the energy used for cultivation and techniques] nearly drained dry.

"The depth of these two's spiritual power is truly astonishing," the Polarity Patriarch thought, his expression growing increasingly grave as he saw he still could not gain the upper hand.

Witnessing his continued inability to defeat the pair, the Polarity Patriarch's countenance grew ever more solemn. This chapter is part of a larger work available at audio—novel.com.

As a Ghost Immortal [a cultivator who has ascended to immortality via the ghostly path] at the Half-Step Earth Immortal Realm, his spiritual power reserves were originally far more profound and vast than the other two. Yet now, they too were nearing exhaustion, with barely one-tenth remaining.

With only a tenth of his power left, he could no longer fight at full strength, and was even unable to sustain the full might of the Polarity Dual Poles Pearl.

The situation was scarcely better for Eldrin Chen and Prison-Suppressor Child beside him. The Prison-Suppressor Child had expended eight or nine-tenths of his power; the meager reserves he had left could only channel half the intended potency of the Seven Ghosts Purgatory Furnace.

Eldrin Chen's spiritual power was even more depleted, consumed by ninety-five percent. He no longer possessed the energy required to fully merge and unleash the Celestial Abyss Twin Swords, rendering him effectively incapable of continuing the battle.

If the fight dragged on, none of the three would be able to deliver a final, decisive blow. Instead, they would grind each other down to the last dregs, exhausting not just their power but their very soul essence, vital blood, and foundational life force.

By that point, all three would likely suffer catastrophic damage to their primordial vitality. They might be forced into a deep, recuperative slumber, from which they would not awaken for hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of years of arduous cultivation.

Furthermore, if all three were reduced to such a depleted, comatose state, the Polarity Patriarch, being a Ghost Immortal, would undoubtedly recover far slower than his opponents.

For this Vast Azure Immortal Domain was not a Netherworld [a realm of the dead and spectral energy]; it lacked the abundant ghostly miasma of the Netherworld that could aid his restoration.

Realizing this, the Polarity Patriarch knew he could afford no further delay.

"The spiritual power within us is nearly spent," he declared. "To fight on would only cripple our foundational vitality, yet still fail to determine a victor."

"Since that is the case, let us settle this once and for all."

With this thought, Polarity Patriarch's pupils suddenly dilated, and a surge of resolute killing intent shot towards the heavens.

"Clang—"

In that instant, a divine resonance of the Great Path echoed throughout heaven and earth.

It was seen that Polarity Patriarch fully activated the Polarity Dual Polarity Sword, transforming it into two beams of polar light that entangled with Eldrin Chen's Immortality technique.

Simultaneously, behind Polarity Patriarch, the Polarity Energy [the fundamental energies of yin and yang] merged and converged. The Polarity Dual Poles Pearl whirled and gathered, transforming into a disc of Polarity [the principle of opposing yet complementary forces] and Chaos [the primordial, undifferentiated state before creation], which then fiercely pressed down to suppress Prison-Suppressor Child.

"How decisively ruthless this old fellow is."

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

The Polarity Dual Poles Pearl wielded by Polarity Patriarch were both of Supreme-Grade Immortal Treasure [the highest grade of immortal artifact] quality, and moreover, they were a peerlessly powerful paired set of Immortal Treasure [artifacts forged with immortal power].

Such Immortal Treasure could naturally be combined. The combined might of these Polarity Dual Poles Pearl was in no way inferior to the World-Opening Treasure [an artifact of legendary power capable of shaping worlds] wielded by an Earth Immortal Patriarch [a patriarch who has attained the Earth Immortal realm].

In the past, relying on the Polarity Dual Poles Pearl [a supreme treasure embodying the opposing forces of Yin and Yang] and the Polarity Polar Light Sword [a divine sword technique that unleashes polar light], the Polarity Patriarch [the Patriarch of the Polarity Sect] had even fought to a standstill against an Earth Immortal Patriarch [a Patriarch who has attained the Earth Immortal realm].

Alas, the Polarity Patriarch was now in the form of a Ghost Immortal [an immortal who has shed their physical body to become a spirit], his cultivation base and spiritual power far inferior to his former self, utterly incapable of activating the combined power of the Polarity Dual Poles Pearl.

Now, seeing the battle deadlocked, the Polarity Patriarch was willing to pay a staggering price to decide the conflict in a single stroke and slay Prison-Suppressor Child [a formidable cultivator whose techniques were his natural bane]. He did not hesitate to expend the Netherworld Origin [the foundational spiritual essence of the Netherworld] he had painstakingly accumulated over a million years.

This origin power was something the Polarity Patriarch had refined through Nirvana [a profound state of rebirth and purification] over that vast span. Once exhausted, it would need to be gathered anew, a process that could not be completed in less than several hundred thousand, if not a full million, years.

Having paid such a monumental price, the Polarity Patriarch's activation of the Polarity Dual Poles Pearl's combined strike was, naturally, a sight of terrifying, earth-shattering power.

As the merged Polarity Dual Poles Pearl came crashing down, Prison-Suppressor Child's face contorted in alarm. He desperately channeled his power into the Seven Ghosts Purgatory Furnace [a sinister furnace containing the power of seven tormented ghosts] to meet the blow. Access the full story on audio-novel`com.

In this moment of life and death, his spiritual power was already drained. With no other choice, he was forced to convert his vital lifeblood essence into energy, barely managing to hold the Seven Ghosts Purgatory Furnace aloft in a desperate defense.

"A perfect opening."

It was precisely at this moment that Eldrin Chen's eyes flashed with a killing intent as sharp as winter frost.

In his zeal to slay his great foe, the Polarity Patriarch had committed his ultimate defensive treasure, the Polarity Dual Poles Pearl, to the attack. In doing so, he had finally exposed his most fatal flaw.

Within Eldrin Chen's Elixir Field [the core energy center of a cultivator], the Creation Verdant Lotus Throne 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 used by immortal cultivators] gushed forth.

In that instant, Eldrin Chen's nearly parched reserves of Immortal Essence were replenished, restoring four or five tenths of his formidable power in the blink of an eye.

"*Clang—*"

A resonant sword cry pierced the air as the Solar Fire Returning Abyss Sword and the Heavenly River Positive Water Sword blazed with sword-light of ten thousand Zhang-lengths.

Instantly, the twin swords merged and intertwined, transforming into a single, searing white sword aura that materialized between heaven and earth.

"Disaster."

The Polarity Patriarch's heart sank. He had never imagined that at this moment when both sides were utterly spent, Eldrin Chen still possessed a hidden trump card—a Lifebound Immortal Treasure [a magical artifact intimately bound to its owner's life force, capable of storing energy] brimming with Immortal Essence.

With this final card revealed, the combined might of the Celestial Abyss Twin Swords manifested once more upon the mortal realm, its power actually knocking the Polarity Polar Light Sword flying.

This was not due to any inferiority in the Polarity Patriarch's strength, but rather because his own spiritual power was now nearly exhausted. While he could still contend with the Celestial Abyss Twin Swords alone, he could no longer withstand the overwhelming force of this Sky-Severance Sword Union.

In that fleeting moment, the blazing white sword-light erupted with an unprecedented, razor-sharp edge, shooting straight towards the Polarity Patriarch.

Time seemed to congeal into a single, drawn-out moment. The Polarity Patriarch was currently pouring all his power into driving the Polarity Dual Poles Pearl, utterly incapable of mounting any other defense.

In that fleeting Ksana-time [an infinitesimal unit of time], a dazzling sword energy pierced through, violently penetrating the Polarity Patriarch's Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core of a cultivator].

"Hahaha!"

In the space of a single, fateful crossing, the final curtain had already fallen.

The Polarity Patriarch's Primordial Spirit was pierced by the sword energy. The terrifying Primordial Solar Heavenly Flame and the sword energy surged directly into his soul essence, as if intent on utterly annihilating him.

His soul essence began to dissolve into motes of light, wisps of Netherworld [the realm of the dead] soul power dissipating into the heavens and earth.

"For a million years, I sought the Immortal Path, contemplating the Polarity [the fundamental duality of existence] to comprehend life and death."

"I, in my arrogance, deemed myself a peerless prodigy, unrivaled across the world. Now I see it was all but a dream."

In his final moments, the Polarity Patriarch appeared remarkably composed.

A trace of nostalgia flickered in his gaze, mingled with a profound sense of release.

After a long while, his gaze turned profound as he looked at Eldrin Chen, and he suddenly spoke with a faint smile, "The struggle for the Great Path [the ultimate principle of cultivation and existence] leaves both immortals and demons as bones beneath one's feet."

"Becoming an immortal is easy; attaining the Great Path is hard. The contest for the Great Encompassing [the supreme, all-encompassing state of the Great Path] is fierce, and the seats of sainthood are numbered."

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

"Hahaha!"

Polarity Patriarch laughed heartily. His Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core of a cultivator] transformed into dancing motes of light, gradually returning to the heavens and the earth.

His eyes rested on Eldrin Chen, his gaze meaningful as he said, "You are all prodigies of heaven. This old man's defeat is no disgrace. Were it not for this twist of fate, we might have even become friends."

"Now I enter Reincarnation [the cycle of death and rebirth]. If fate wills it, after millions upon millions of years, we may meet again." The story continues at audio—novel.com.