Chapter 1308 : A Prodigy's Dissolution into the Dao

Eldrin Chen struck without mercy. With a flick of his sleeve, he unleashed a crushing blow. The Celestial Abyss Twin Swords surged forth with the power to annihilate all, utterly vanquishing Nether Grand Austerity.

Thereafter, this peerless prodigy whose name was inscribed upon the Western Abyss Immortal Spirit Ranking began to dissolve into the Dao. A boundless, brilliant rain of light erupted, flooding the vast and desolate void.

"Grand Austerity!"

Witnessing the fall of Nether Grand Austerity, the Purple Radiance Thunder Dragon Patriarch was overcome with despair.

He fought back with all his might, unwilling to accept defeat, seeking to shatter his foes and avenge Nether Grand Austerity. Yet, how could his opponents be easy to contend with?

The Sun Consort had opened Sixfold Heaven [a profound cultivation breakthrough], and the World-Opening Energy [primordial energy released during the creation of a world] she obtained far surpassed what he could match. Though her spiritual power was not at its peak, her combat prowess was not far inferior to his.

Furthermore, with the aid of three others—Earth Spring Patriarch, Exquisite Jiang, and Heaven Wind Path Master—all wielding World-Opening Treasure [a treasure of immense power used to stabilize or create worlds], they naturally had no fear of him whatsoever.

Behold, the Sun Consort used the Lingering Sun Heavenly Wheel to suppress heaven and earth. Combining their strengths, they forced him into a steady retreat.

Seeing this scene, White Nether Patriarch wore an even more distressed expression. "Had I known it would come to this," he lamented, "why would I have ever waded into these troubled waters?"

With a sigh, he summoned a Void Escape Talisman [a talisman that allows instantaneous teleportation through the void], intending to use its power to make his escape. Access the full story on www . audio-novel.com.

Alas, the Polarity Void Mirror was a World-Opening Treasure [a supreme treasure capable of creating and stabilizing a miniature world], and the Void Cosmos Heaven Realm [a pocket dimension of void and cosmos] it manifested was a spatial secret realm. Escaping from it was no easy feat.

With a subtle tremor, the Polarity Void Mirror released a beam of mirror light that solidified the void, forcibly expelling White Nether Patriarch from the spatial folds.

The moment he reappeared in the void, White Nether Patriarch was met with a Five-Colored Divine Light [a radiant light embodying the five primal elements] descending upon him, instantly shackling his Innate World-Opening Treasure.

Immediately after, a blindingly brilliant sword radiance cleaved downward, aimed directly at the space between his brows.

"My fate is bitter indeed!"

With a bitter laugh, White Nether Patriarch had no choice but to manifest his World-Opening True Body [the primordial, true form of a world-creating being] to face the enemy—a colossal white serpent that blotted out the sky and obscured the sun.

Seeing this, Great Mystery Divine Spirit acted with perfect synergy, summoning his own Innate World-Opening Treasure to join Eldrin Chen in the fierce battle against White Nether Patriarch.

Both White Nether Patriarch and Great Mystery Divine Spirit were beings at the Third Level Earth Immortal [the third tier of the Earth Immortal realm, masters of their own internal worlds]. While their combat prowess was slightly inferior to that of an Eight Tribulations Immortal [an Immortal who has survived eight heavenly tribulations], the world-force [the foundational energy of a self-contained world] within them was several times more profound than the spiritual energy of such an Immortal.

In a one-on-one duel, it would have been exceedingly difficult for either to achieve a decisive victory over the other.

But now, with Eldrin Chen joining the fray to besiege him, White Nether Patriarch found himself outmatched, for even two mighty fists could not prevail against four hands.

They clashed for over a hundred exchanges. Ultimately, Eldrin Chen employed the Primordial Magnetism Aurora of the Polarity Void Mirror to counter the defensive supreme treasure of White Nether Patriarch, the 'Indestructibility Heavenly Seal', shattering his protective measures and slaying him.

Once White Nether Patriarch fell in battle, the Violet Radiance Thunder Dragon Patriarch was merely struggling in his death throes.

With Eldrin Chen and the Great Mystery Divine Spirit freed to join the fray, they immediately entered the siege. Although the Purple Radiance Thunder Dragon Patriarch was a Middle Stage Earth Immortal, facing the combined assault of four Earth Immortal Patriarch was a fate he could not escape.

However, a Middle Stage Earth Immortal was indeed Extraordinary. Even surrounded by four powerful foes and fighting one against four, he stubbornly held out for over six hundred exchanges.

Yet, even so, with the Void Cosmos Heaven Realm sealing the space, he found no path to flee. In the end, he was slain within the confines of the Void Cosmos Heaven Realm.

After the Purple Radiance Thunder Dragon Patriarch perished, the remaining Demon Race forces proved even less of a challenge. The immortals, now with hands free, joined forces and soon shattered the Minor Cosmic Stellar Formation.

The three hundred or so Demon Immortal were numerous, but their fate was sealed. In the end, they were all exterminated, their bodies dissolving into the Dao within the Heavenly Demon Sea.

This battle saw legions of demons fall and hundreds of immortals return to the Dao. The entire Heavenly Demon Sea was stained crimson with blood.

It took the Returning Abyss Immortal Alliance several months just for the initial cleanup of the battlefield. Once peace settled, the immortals gathered upon Heavenly Demon Island.

On this day, a grand immortal banquet was being held on Heavenly Demon Island.

Nearly one hundred Immortals had gathered here. Eldrin Chen sat facing the various Earth Immortals, and as cups were raised and exchanged, smiles graced every face present.

As the mastermind behind this great battle and its central figure, Eldrin Chen naturally commanded the attention of all.

At this moment, he looked at Great Mystery Divine Spirit and Earth Spring Patriarch and said with a smile, "This victory owes much to the efforts of you two, Fellow Daoists, and to the assistance of everyone here."

"For such a great favor, I am deeply grateful."

"You are too kind."

Earth Spring Patriarch dared not be remiss and promptly rose to his feet, saying, "Under the shadow of the Great Tribulation, even Immortals struggle to protect themselves. None of us can stand apart; this was simply our duty." This novel is serialized on audi novel.com. Visit for updates.

"Fellow Daoist, by laying this trap to slay Nether Grand Austerity and eliminate two Earth Immortals of the Demon Race, you have brought great fortune to the Human Race of the Flowing Stream Hundred Seas. For us to have played a part in this is itself a great Opportunity and Fortune."

"Indeed," Great Mystery Divine Spirit also nodded, stroking his beard with a slight smile. "To have slain Nether Grand Austerity, Fellow Daoist, your talent is truly world-shaking. It seems the realm of a Nine Tribulations Immortal is nearly within your grasp."

"In the future, we may well have to rely on your favor and protection."

Sun Consort, seated nearby, nodded as well and said with a smile, "The Path Source [the foundational origin of one's cultivation path] possessed by Nether Grand Austerity was a treasure of rare and peerless quality."

"If an Eight Tribulations Immortal were to refine this, it would likely be sufficient to forge the foundation for a Nine Tribulations Immortal. Even an ordinary Dual Path Fruit Immortal could refine it to mend their own foundational flaws."

"Fellow Daoist, with this treasure, it seems the foundation for Nine Tribulations is nearly within your grasp!"

Hearing this, Eldrin Chen could not help but reveal a faint smile. After a round of toasts and cups exchanged, the immortal banquet drew to a close.

Once the wine and food were finished, Eldrin Chen produced an inventory list and spoke, "Our gains from this battle are immense. Now is the time to distribute the spoils."

The Half-Step Earth Immortals present all showed expressions of delight. Was this not the very reason they had risked their lives to join the fray?

The Great Mystery Divine Spirit took the list, glanced over it briefly, and his expression grew even more satisfied.

In this battle, they had slain two Earth Immortals: the Violet Radiance Thunder Dragon and White Nether Patriarch.

They had also vanquished Nether Grand Austerity, two Heavenly Demon Kings, the Five Elements Heavenly Dragons, the Cang Black Fish, the Azure-Scaled Dragon Serpent, the Nine-Lives Heavenly Demon, the Ironclad Crocodile Dragon, and the three demons from the Pale Nether Blessed Land—a total of sixteen Half-Step Earth Immortals.

The remaining Demon Immortals numbered over four hundred. It was, without a doubt, an unprecedented and resounding victory.

With such a triumph, the plundered treasures were naturally astonishing. Even setting aside the Immortal Rank Treasures, there were dozens of artifacts at the Supreme-Grade Immortal Artifact level or above.

They can be broadly divided into two categories: World-Opening Marvel [objects of immense power and rarity, often foundational to a world or realm] and Supreme-Grade Immortal Artifact [the highest tier of enchanted artifacts used by powerful immortals].

World-Opening Celestial Immortal Artifact [a supreme class of artifact capable of shaping the very foundations of a world] are exceedingly rare, numbering only a few. Supreme-Grade Immortal Artifact are more numerous, and are thus further subdivided into Supreme-Grade Immortal Treasure [a top-tier treasure of immortal grade], Supreme-Grade Immortal Artifact, Acquired Spiritual Root [a supreme-grade spiritual root obtained through cultivation or fortune], and Supreme-Grade Path Source [a supreme-grade source of a cultivation path's power], among others.

Setting aside the Supreme-Grade Immortal Artifact for now, the World-Opening Marvel currently before them numbered seven.

Among them were two Eighth Rank Path Source [a source of power for a cultivation path, of the eighth rank], obtained from White Nether Patriarch and Purple Radiance Thunder Dragon.

There were four World-Opening Treasure [a treasure of world-opening grade]: the Indestructibility Heavenly Seal [a heavenly seal embodying the concept of indestructibility], the Pale Nether Life-Death Tome [a tome containing profound mysteries of life and death from the pale nether], the Violet Firmament Thunder Dragon Mace [a mighty mace imbued with the power of violet firmament thunder dragons], and the World-Ending Thunder Trigram Diagram [a diagram depicting thunder trigrams of world-ending power]. These too were seized from those two Earth Immortal Patriarch.

There was also one set of Eighth Rank Mid-Grade Formation Flags [formation flags of the mid-grade, eighth rank], specifically the Minor Cosmic Stellar Formation [a formation that harnesses the power of minor cosmic stars]. Beyond these, there were no other World-Opening Marvel.

Having surveyed the World-Opening Marvel, the assembled group could not help but reveal looks of intense desire, their gazes turning as one toward Eldrin Chen. Original English translation available at (audio-novel.com).