Chapter 1958 : Slaughter in the Kalpa, End of the Pure Yang

"If we were to enter this tribulation, it would likely bring unforeseen complications."

Hearing this, the rest of the group fell silent.

At this moment, less than 100,000 years remained until the Great Calamity, leaving no time for excessive contemplation.

They returned to the 8 Great Celestial Domains and, after confirming Eldrin would not return, began sealing off the realms to evade this cosmic tribulation.

Meanwhile, Eldrin darted through the primordial chaos, erupting into a breathtaking battle of pursuit against the Pure Yang Immortal Lord.

The 2 sides engaged in a relentless chase through the primordial chaos, clashing in dozens of fierce battles. Each time, after only a brief exchange, the Pure Sun Immortal Lord would burn his origin essence to make his escape.

In the midst of this prolonged and relentless war, the injuries of the Pure Sun Immortal Lord grew increasingly severe. Even his innate spiritual treasure, the Pure Sun Immortal Furnace—1 of his most prized possessions—was suppressed by Eldrin (Person Name) using the Primordial Chaos Qi Grasping Hand.

After a prolonged chase, the Pure Yang Immortal Lord finally managed to flee into the Pure Yang Realm just before the kalpic tribulation descended.

The moment he arrived in the Pure Yang Immortal Realm, the Pure Yang Immortal Lord finally let out a deep sigh of relief. Without delay, he prepared to seal the mountain to evade the Tribulation of Calamity.

Boom—

But at that very moment, Eldrin, astride the Chaos Heavenly Halberd, forcibly tore through the dimensional barrier of the Pure Yang Immortal Realm and violently forced his way inside.

"You..."

Pure Yang Immortal Lord never could have imagined that Eldrin would dare to charge alone into the Pure Yang Immortal Domain without even dismantling its grand protective formation.

"Are you insane?" he cried out, nearly frantic and somewhat incredulous. "You’ve truly lost your mind—how dare you attempt to drag this venerable 1 into your heavenly tribulation?"

"I have said that in this battle, you shall be the first I slay."

Eldrin spoke calmly, steering the Chaos Ancient Artifact to suppress his foe. Each strike erupted with the power to annihilate worlds.

Yet such assaults were all blocked by countless divine chains of the Great Dao. The overwhelming Great Dao of the immortal realm transformed into chains of order, shielding the Pure Yang Immortal Lord.

At the same time, 4 true spirits of the immortal realm emerged from all directions, while nearly a 100 Imperial Lords along with the Ancestors of Heaven and Earth had unknowingly surrounded Eldrin (Person Name) completely.

"Hahaha."

Pure Yang Immortal Lord threw his head back in uproarious laughter, his expression bordering on madness as he declared, "You are far too arrogant, you insignificant whelp of the Returning Abyss!"

"This Pure Yang Immortal Realm is my sacred domain. How dare you set foot in the Pure Yang Immortal Realm to vanquish me? You are truly courting death."

"Then this venerable shall slaughter my way through the Pure Yang Immortal Domain before grinding your bones to dust."

Eldrin's killing intent surged to a boiling point, an almost endless tide of murderous aura sweeping through the Pure Sun Immortal Domain.

In an instant, across the vast Pure Yang Immortal Realm, immortals fell like rain, and heaven and earth began to tremble violently.

Pure Yang Immortal Lord's countenance shifted repeatedly as he instantly channeled the boundless Great Dao to empower himself. Turning to the immortals under his command, he declared, "Honored allies, demonic fiends have breached our realm, slaughtering all living beings. Protect the Pure Yang at once!"

"Understood..."

In that instant, countless immortals charged into battle with fearless resolve.

Countless immortals soared into the skies, their hearts brimming with righteous fervor and burning passion, ready to lay down their lives to protect the Pure Yang Immortal Domain and vanquish the chaotic evil fiends from beyond the realm.

Alas, beneath the Great Ascension Realm all are but ants. Though these immortals fought desperately without regard for their lives, they couldn't even come close to Eldrin (Person Name).

Even across the vast expanse of time and space, an invisible pressure descended, causing countless immortals to burst into clouds of crimson mist.

Even the most dazzling Earth Immortal Ancestors and the mighty Celestial Immortals hailed as Great Powers could not withstand the faintest wisp of aura from the Abyssal Immortal Sovereign.

Boom… Boom… Boom…

Countless immortals surged toward the battlefield, only to have their bodies explode 1 after another under the pressure of these auras.

Yet even so, countless Pure Yang Immortals did not retreat. They marched to their deaths in battle against the heavens, seeking to spill their lifeblood in exchange for the Pure Yang Immortal Domain surviving this tribulation.

Eldrin witnessed everything, a flicker of compassion rising in his pupils, only to be replaced by unwavering resolve in the next instant.

He did not personally strike them down, merely unleashed his own aura to prevent them from approaching the perimeter of his battlefield.

Had these immortals not forcibly entered the battlefield, they would never have been suppressed by this aura and reduced to tribulation ashes.

Eldrin (Person Name) sought to avenge his grievances and had done nothing wrong; these immortals defended the celestial realm, their fervent passion staining the heavens—they too had done nothing wrong. It was merely that their standpoints differed.

"Heh heh heh..."

At this moment, Pure Yang Immortal Lord let out an eerie chuckle.

Within the vast Exalted Solar Immortal Realm, countless immortals fell. Transformed by the Kalpic Tribulation, they all dissolved into the primordial essence of heaven and earth, returning wholly to the immortal domain.

All these primordial essences were completely absorbed by the Pure Yang Immortal Lord, continuously restoring his injuries and magical power, making him appear increasingly sacred and noble.

Yet Eldrin was entangled in endless karmic malevolence and resentment, as if he were a peerless demon who had slaughtered all between heaven and earth, committing the most heinous acts known to mankind.

Eldrin did not refine this karmaic malice and resentment within himself, but instead forged it entirely into the Chaotic Divine Spear, transforming it into a weapon of slaughter brimming with karmic malevolence.

He pointed his spear at the Pure Sun Immortal Lord and spoke calmly, "Laugh now. Once your soul scatters upon death, you'll never have another chance to laugh."

"Insolence!"

Pure Yang Immortal Lord roared, flicking his sleeve as he commanded, "Kill him!"

"Kill. Kill. Kill."

In that very moment, the 4 Celestial Guardians, the myriad Divine Sovereigns, and even the Primordial Ancestors of Heaven and Earth all surged forth in relentless assault.

The Pure Yang Immortal Realm truly lived up to its reputation as a superior immortal domain. These Imperial Lords possessed extraordinarily formidable strength, with even the weakest among them boasting the peerless combat prowess of an 8-Calamity Ancient Immortal.

The 4 Cardinal Guardians and the 2 Primordial Ancestors possessed power rivaling that of Great Luo Golden Immortals, yet even their might proved futile against this calamity.

Eldrin wielded the Spear of Annihilation, cutting a bloody swath through the Pure Yang Celestial Realm. In that single battle, he fought until celestial emperors fell like pouring rain, violently shattering through all 9 heavenly domains.

In merely a few 100 exchanges, the 4 great immortal domain true spirits were beheaded, the Progenitor of the Heavenly Dao was nailed to death upon the Ninth Heaven, while the Progenitor of the Earthly Dao was suppressed and slain within the Netherworld's Abyssal Earth.

At this moment, the Pure Sun Immortal Lord finally temporarily stabilized his injuries.

He stood atop the 9 Heavens Above (Time & Distance), gazing at Eldrin (Person Name) with a mocking smile. "To dare oppose me within the immortal realms—you are truly courting death."

As his words faded, Pure Yang Immortal Lord channeled the authority of the Heavenly Dao, his cultivation surging almost to the pinnacle of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.

Even more astonishingly, he also activated the immortal domain's grand formation, evolving the Great Luo Dao Field to suppress Eldrin (Person Name)'s cultivation base.

Unfortunately, the Great Dao of Primordial Chaos was nearly impervious to all forms of suppression. Even the full force of an entire immortal realm bearing down on Eldrin (Person Name) barely diminished his combat prowess.

"Today shall be your final day!"

Pure Yang Immortal Lord struck out in a frenzied rage, maneuvering the Great Luo Slaughter Array to relentlessly grind down Eldrin (Person Name).

Eldrin's Chaos Indestructible Body was impervious to all arts. He directly commanded the myriad great daos, even unleashing the first stage of Yin-Yang Sacrificial Art to engage in a mortal struggle against the Pure Yang Immortal Lord.

The great war raged on, leaving heaven and earth in ruins.

Before they knew it, the fierce battle between the 2 had raged on for over 3 100 1000 years.

By this point in the slaughter, both sides had reached a state of utter exhaustion. Particularly for Lord Pure Yang, he could feel his wounds becoming increasingly difficult to suppress, and his spiritual power was beginning to show faint signs of depletion.

Countless immortals shed their lifeblood until it was exhausted, transforming into the essence of heaven and earth that was devoured by the Pure Yang Immortal Lord—yet even this was beginning to prove insufficient.

He was bordering on madness. Seeing that within the Pure Sun Immortal Domain, there were still quite a few immortals who clung to life and feared death, who had not yet charged at Eldrin, he trembled with rage and declared, "The evil fiends have invaded, and instead of thinking to repel the enemy, you care only for your own wretched survival! You deserve death!"

As the words fell, Pure Yang Immortal Lord attacked with near-maniacal frenzy.

In an instant, 1 immortal vein after another shattered, blessed lands crumbled apart, and cave heavens turned to dust. Every mortal, cultivator, and immortal hidden within them vanished into ashes.

The fallen immortals returned to heaven and earth, all transformed into primal essence to restore Pure Yang Immortal Lord's wounds and magical power.

In the blink of an eye, the vast Pure Yang Immortal Realm was nearly emptied of all life, completely transformed into a land of death.

"If I cannot slay the Abyss, what makes you think I cannot slaughter the likes of you?"

With this infusion of primordial essence replenishing him, the Pure Yang Immortal Lord bared his teeth in a sinister grin.

At this moment, his eyes were completely bloodshot, his entire body enveloped in overwhelming baleful aura. No longer did he retain the ethereal immortal grace of the past; instead, he appeared as terrifying as a malevolent ghost.

Eldrin gazed upon the scene, falling into a contemplative silence.

Between life and death lies great terror. Faced with a powerful nemesis of the Great Dao, even the Pure Yang Immortal Lord—renowned as the most virtuous immortal in the celestial realm—could be reduced to such a wretched state.

It was foreseeable that had it not been a foe of the Great Dao, but an ordinary Great Luo Golden Immortal instead, he would never have brought such a formidable adversary into the immortal realm to battle, much less resorted to such ruthless measures.

Pure Yang Immortal Lord had lost all reason, driven mad by his endless defeats.

"Chunyang, there is no retreat for you."

Eldrin spoke, his tone calm and measured.

As the words fell, he instantly summoned the Cosmic Infinity Sword and the Melody of Ages Blade. In the blink of an eye, they merged into the forbidden divine technique—'Spatio-Temporal Sunder'.

Faced with such a strike, even with the authority of the Heavenly Dao of the immortal realm protecting him, the Pure Yang Immortal Lord found it difficult to resist completely.

In that instant, Pure Yang Immortal Lord's primordial spirit was pierced through, leaving behind an utterly irreparable wound.

"Ah—"

Pure Yang Immortal Lord wailed, letting out a cry of utter despair, yet nothing could halt the inevitable conclusion of his defeat.

His primordial spirit began to dissolve into light, yet in his final moments, a sudden clarity dawned upon him.

He looked around, gazing at the fallen true spirits of the immortal realm, the countless shattered paradises and blessed lands, and the deathly stillness of the Pure Yang Immortal Domain. His entire being sank into a dazed stupor.

"Hahaha…"

Pure Yang Immortal Lord let out a maniacal laugh, his hair disheveled as he roamed between heaven and earth. Clutching the soil of the Pure Yang Immortal Domain, he verged on utter madness.

After a long while, he regained his composure and looked at Eldrin, saying, "You know, back in the mortal realm, I thought achieving immortality would grant ultimate freedom and unrestrained liberty..."

"After ascending to immortality, I thought achieving the Great Dao of Da Luo would free me from the cycle of reincarnation, granting eternal life beyond death and destruction."

Only after attaining the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm did I comprehend how truly brutal the contention for the Great Dao becomes, and how it instills ever-deepening dread.

"All these years, I have wandered free and unfettered, known among the Great Luo Immortal Lords as the Gentleman."

Pure Sun Immortal Lord shook his head and said with a bitter smile, "But deep down, I know all too well that I dread the struggle for the Great Dao even more. Every time I recall the Pure Sun Great Emperor of the demon race, I can scarcely sleep through the night."

Eldrin listened in silence, never uttering a single word.

Pure Sun Emperor gave a bitter smile, gazing at Eldrin (Person Name) as he said, "Though you have slain me, do not rejoice too soon."

"The Pure Yang Great Emperor has stood firm in the primordial chaos for countless years without taking action. It is merely that my meager authority over the Great Dao is unworthy of his personal intervention. But now that you have slain me, I fear you have earned the right to enter his gaze."

Eldrin did not respond, merely watching in silence as the other was utterly reduced to ashes, leaving behind only a single wisp of Great Dao Origin.

He stored this wisp of the Great Dao's origin, cast a final glance at the desolate Pure Sun Immortal Realm, then turned and vanished from its expanse.

In the contention for the Great Dao, there is no right or wrong.

Eldrin had never truly harbored hatred for the Pure Sun Immortal Lord. Yet this individual had vented the strife between them by targeting his family—a tactic both despicably cunning and utterly contemptible.

If not for this, Eldrin might have been able to protect his soul and help him completely reincarnate to cultivate anew.

After leaving the Pure Yang Immortal Realm, Eldrin immediately sensed a shift in his authority over the Great Dao.

Within the vast sea of the Great Dao, amidst the magnificent Pure Yang Dao, the authority over the Dao that belonged to the Pure Yang Immortal Lord was suddenly devoured by Eldrin's (Person Name) own Dao authority.

In the blink of an eye, Eldrin's mastery over the Primordial Sun Dao's authority had reached the Eighth Heavenly Layer of the Golden Immortal Realm.

After integrating this strand of Dao Authority, Eldrin's mastery over the Pure Yang Dao Authority had significantly improved. Unfortunately, due to the influence of the Primordial Chaos Infinite Dao, the enhancement of a single Dao Authority could not bring substantial progress to Eldrin.

Of course, this authority also came with immense benefits. In the future, once Eldrin's Path of Pure Yang was cultivated to the Seventh Heaven of the Golden Immortal Realm, the authority over the Great Dao he had seized from the Pure Yang Immortal Lord would allow him to directly possess the complete authority of the Great Dao at the Golden Immortal Perfection Realm.

Moreover, with this addition of the Dao's authority, Eldrin's cultivation speed in the Path of Pure Yang would also be greatly enhanced.

Getting back to the story, after Eldrin (Person Name) left the Pure Yang Immortal Realm, he immediately took stock of the spoils from the battle and found the acquired treasures to be exceptionally gratifying.

Among them were 2 top-grade innate spiritual treasures: the Pure Yang Immortal Crucible (Magic Treasure) and the Pure Yang Heaven-Suppressing Pagoda (Magic Treasure).

There were also 20 wisps of Primordial Indestructible Spirit Light, along with a dozen or so pieces of mid-to-low-grade Primordial Spirit Treasures and Primordial Spirit Artifacts combined.

The combined value of these treasures, according to Eldrin's estimation, should exceed 70 streams of innate indestructible spiritual light.

"As expected of a supreme Great Luo Golden Immortal, your wealth is truly abundant."

Eldrin murmured softly as he stored these treasures away, then took out the Dao Origin of the Pure Yang Immortal Lord and began refining it.

It must be admitted that the Dao Origin of the Pure Yang Immortal Lord was exceptionally compatible with Eldrin (Person Name). After fully refining this Dao Origin, Eldrin (Person Name) discovered that his comprehension of the Great Dao of Pure Yang had directly ascended to the realm of the seventh level of the Golden Immortal of the Great Luo.

In other words, Eldrin would encounter no bottlenecks in cultivating this Great Dao before breaking through to the seventh layer of the Da Luo Golden Immortal realm.

This would free up a considerable amount of energy that could be fully dedicated to comprehending other Great Daos, reducing the time required for Dao enlightenment by 1-fifth.

After refining the Dao Origin of the Pure Yang Immortal Lord, Eldrin emerged from his secluded cultivation. He calculated the time with his fingers and realized the Cosmic Tribulation would not conclude for another 500,000 years.

Thus, in the years that followed, Eldrin began to partake in the Tribulation of Quantification.

Of course, he did not bully the weak by targeting ancient immortal experts. Instead, seizing the opportunity during the cosmic tribulation when Great Perfection beings remained dormant, he ventured to explore some of the rarest and most perilous forbidden lands.

With Eldrin's (Person Name) cultivation level, exploring perilous realms was as effortless as breathing.

He ventured into several forbidden realms 1 after another, obtaining over a dozen innate indestructible auroras, only to realize the cosmic calamity was nearing its end.