Da Xuan Martial Saint

Chapter 1481: Chapter 711: Death Like Dust

"Hmm?"

Just as the Demon Ancestor and Ming Fan along with their party continued their exploration in the depths of the Abyss of Eternity, among them, the leading Ninth Layer Heavenly Divine Monarch, Kong Huan, suddenly paused, a hint of strange color flashing in his eyes.

Subsequently, the other five Ninth Layer Heavenly Divine Monarchs, including the Demon Ancestor, also stopped in their tracks, all looking towards the void ahead with expressions of uncertainty and suspicion.

Only to see,

In the distant nihility, amidst the pitch-black dimness, a shadow appeared at an unknown time. The shadow’s appearance was unclear, merely a silhouette, yet just by looking at it directly, it gave an inexplicable feeling of heart palpitations.

Yet, oddly enough, while the outline of the shadow could be seen, it was completely imperceptible in their senses. Whether through life, all spirits, or causality, any sensory method yielded the same result: there was nothing ahead, only nihility, without any living being’s presence.

"What’s going on?"

Someone’s gaze was heavy, showing a wary expression.

This was the depths of the Abyss of Eternity, ultimately not a hospitable place. Even though they were all Ninth Layer Heavenly Divine Monarchs, faced with an incomprehensible situation, wariness emerged in their hearts, and for a time, no one dared to act rashly.

"Unable to perceive, yet it seems to exist—what kind of strange power is this? Could it be some sort of exotic Abyss Beast?"

"Ladies and gentlemen, should we take a detour?"

Kong Huan took the initiative to propose.

Under normal circumstances, even if they encountered an Abyss Beast ahead, the six of them together would not be afraid, and they wouldn’t deliberately avoid it, but the situation they encountered now was beyond their understanding, clearly somewhat eerie, immediately prompting someone to feel an inclination to avoid it.

But before the six of them could make a decision, the enigmatic shadow gradually manifested in their view, eventually transforming into a young man in a simple long robe, his gaze indifferent as he crossed the void.

"It’s you!"

Seeing the figure materializing from the void ahead, the Demon Ancestor was initially stunned, then immediately revealed a cold glint in his eyes.

Next to him, Ming Fan similarly had a flash of icy light in his eyes, coldly saying, "Chen Mu, I didn’t expect us to meet again. Have you, who achieved the Divine Monarch rank through the Void Lineage, also struggled to find an exit from this Abyss of Eternity?"

Chen Mu, as a reincarnated Supreme Divine Monarch, could restore his Ninth Layer Heavenly cultivation in a very short time, which was not surprising. Moreover, Ming Fan and the Demon Ancestor were quite certain they weren’t the match for the current Chen Mu. However, being Ninth Layer Heavenly Divine Monarchs, and having allied with a team and agreed to advance and retreat together earlier with others, they didn’t feel fear in their hearts.

"..."

Chen Mu just looked at the Demon Ancestor and Ming Fan. For these former great enemies, he initially wanted to speak with them during this last moment, especially since the Demon Ancestor had once put the entire Da Xuan World in peril.

Yet when he effortlessly shattered the rules of the Abyss of Eternity and descended with his avatar into the void, standing before the Demon Ancestor and Ming Fan, he lost the desire to converse, feeling a bit indifferent for a time.

"Causality and creation, neither end nor beginning, all return to dust."

Chen Mu spoke with a slight sigh in his tone, then casually waved forward.

There was no earth-shattering power, nor boundless might, merely in the intangible, it seemed to pluck some threads between heaven and earth.

Zheng!

A sound as soft as silence rang out.

The Demon Ancestor’s cold expression froze on his face, and then his whole body, starting from his feet, disintegrated inch by inch into dust. Whether it was his life seal or divine power, both vanished without any sign of resistance.

Not only was this Divine Power True Body shattered, but even the few avatars he left in the upper regions of the Abyss broke and collapsed almost simultaneously with his true body’s destruction.

"This..."

In the last moment of death, an emotion of astonishment arose in the Demon Ancestor’s heart.

He didn’t see Chen Mu make a move, nor did he feel any force’s invasion. He, a Ninth Layer Heavenly Divine Monarch with a Supreme Divine Body, disintegrated without a trace, along with his Life Mark. This he could not comprehend.

What technique was this?

What method did Chen Mu employ?

With these final questions, his consciousness was utterly extinguished, returning to nihility.

And Ming Fan, similarly, at the moment of his body’s disintegration and divine body’s collapse, his eyes widened instantly. He tried to struggle, but all his power couldn’t manifest. At that moment, it seemed as if he was stripped of the divine halo, reverting to a mortal, all divine power within him becoming utterly powerless, swiftly decaying.

"This is impossible..."

Ming Fan’s heart was filled with confusion.

He knew that having achieved the Ninth Layer Heavenly Divine Monarch rank alongside the Demon Ancestor, Chen Mu must have also progressed. Yet, being both Ninth Layer Heavenly, they shouldn’t be obliterated by Chen Mu’s single move—no, they didn’t even understand how Chen Mu made his move.

In his final moment of life, Ming Fan’s heart gave rise to one last thought. He vaguely felt that this power shouldn’t belong to a Divine Monarch, but seemed to be a transcendent might surpassing even a divine realm.

And in the vast universe, the one who could possess such great power would only be a Dao Venerable.

In such a short span,

Had Chen Mu already crossed the Immortal Road, passed through the threshold of the God Realm, reached the end, and ascended to the position of Dao Venerable?

With a trace of doubt and incomprehension, the last shred of Divine Monarch Ming Fan’s consciousness also dissolved into annihilation.

In the field,

watching as Demon Ancestor and Divine Monarch Ming Fan silently and quietly dissolved into annihilation, the remaining four Divine Monarchs, including Illusory Divine Monarch, all trembled violently, their faces changed drastically, all showing expressions of horror and disbelief.

They also did not perceive any display of power, did not sense any divine power fluctuations erupting from Chen Mu, yet the Demon Ancestor and Divine Monarch Ming Fan, who were in the same realm as them, just collapsed into ash and utterly perished in an instant.

This kind of power...

Someone looked towards Chen Mu with difficulty, their eyes gradually showing shock.

"Illusory, greets the Venerable!"

Illusory Divine Monarch was the first to react, almost without any hesitation, revealing an endless reverence in his eyes, respectfully bowing his head towards Chen Mu.

Even among the Ninth Layer Heavenly Divine Monarchs, there are differences in strength. Those top-notch Ninth Layer experts, with the Perfection of the Three Veins or even Great Perfection of the Three Veins, could naturally easily kill Divine Monarch Ming Fan and Demon Ancestor, but at least they would have to take action and display divine power and the power of Dao. To wipe out two Ninth Layer Heavenly Divine Monarchs in such a nearly imperceptible manner, this is not a power at the level of a Divine Monarch; only a Dao Venerable can achieve it!

That is to say, the young figure who descended before them is a supreme Dao Venerable!

"Greetings, Venerable!"

The other three almost reacted at the same time, all trembling, bowing in reverence in the void, not daring to directly look at Chen Mu’s figure!

Even though they had also reached the Ninth Layer Heavens, and wish to pursue the path of a Dao Venerable, they were very clear that they were just at the beginning, the road of the Ninth Layer Heavens is vast and distant, they need to achieve Perfection of the Ninth Layer Heavens before having a sliver of opportunity to attest to the Dao Venerable, and that would still be just a sliver.

In the boundless universe, among billions of Ninth Layer Heavenly Divine Monarchs, those who can truly achieve the position of Venerable are only about a hundred.

It is extremely rare indeed!

Once achieving Dao Venerable, one truly transcends, supreme and above the universe, even if Universe Silence occurs, they would persist together with the Origin Dao, capable of crossing reincarnation and reaching the next Universe Creation.

The four Divine Monarchs respectfully bowed in the void until after a long silence, finally, someone cautiously glanced forward, only to see that Chen Mu’s figure had long since disappeared.

"Has he left."

Illusory Divine Monarch slowly raised his head, first letting out a slight sigh of relief, then showing a hint of wistfulness.

Dao Venerable...

That supreme realm, attaining the peak of the universe... In reality, these Ninth Layer Heavens had already arrived at the mountain’s foot, but the path to ascend was exceedingly difficult, among billions of Divine Monarchs, few can genuinely reach the summit.

Like them, they fell into the Abyss of Eternity, still needing to strive in deep exploration to exit, whereas for a Dao Venerable, descending into the Abyss of Eternity is but a thought, free to come and go, unbound by the Abyss of Eternity in any manner.

However,

Illusory Divine Monarch glanced again at the location where Demon Ancestor and Divine Monarch Ming Fan perished, shaking his head ever so slightly.

From what was heard just now from Demon Ancestor and Divine Monarch Ming Fan, these two actually once had unresolved enmity with a Dao Venerable, undoubtedly these grudges were established before the Venerable attested to the Dao, had he not become a Dao Venerable, maybe Demon Ancestor and Divine Monarch Ming Fan would still have a sliver of chance, but now that he has become a Dao Venerable, there is no path of survival in front of a Venerable.

Offending a Dao Venerable, in some sense, is equally rare among billions of Divine Monarchs.

...

By annihilating Demon Ancestor and Divine Monarch Ming Fan, the past causality and enmity were thoroughly dissipated.

Chen Mu remained standing deep within the Abyss of Eternity, solitary, with no entanglements of enmity with the living beings in the universe, he simply gazed across the entire Abyss of Eternity, seeing countless beings fallen there, also seeing many like Illusory Divine Monarch and others, searching together for a way out among the Ninth Layer Heavenly Divine Monarchs.

In fact, he was still in the same place, standing in front of Illusory Divine Monarch and the others, but as he did not allow Illusory Divine Monarch and the others to see him, they could not perceive his presence at all.

"Without beginning nor end."

"This Abyss of Eternity, indeed, is a microcosm of the universe, a special prison, but just that..."

After a moment, Chen Mu slightly shook his head.

Once, he fell into the Abyss of Eternity, surviving there for a period, he also explored the void structure of the deeper Abyss of Eternity, probing its essence to comprehend the Void Dao.

Now, he has finally achieved Perfection, united with the Great Dao, mastering the void, everything about the Abyss of Eternity lays bare before his eyes, no longer containing any secrets, its structure, construction, power, all is clear before him.

Of course,

the essence of the Abyss of Eternity is a product evolved from the power of Dao, indeed mixed with some low-grade Primordial Power, these Primordial Powers are the rules that prevent living beings from leaving, even the Ninth Layer Heavenly Divine Monarchs find it hard to forcibly break through.

But for the current Chen Mu, these low-grade Primordial Powers are too crude and inferior, bearing no value for comprehension, far less than those Exotic Beasts in the Source Realm.

Moreover, he has no current plans to comprehend Primordial Power, first needing to understand the Great Daos of Creation and Time, step by step, before having the qualification to begin attempting the Fusion Path, unifying the triad, achieving transcendence.

Swish.

Without a sound, Chen Mu’s figure just vanished from the depths of the Abyss of Eternity, aside from Illusory Divine Monarch and a few others, no one knew he had ever been there, no one knew the truth about the deaths of Divine Monarch Ming Fan and Demon Ancestor, these two who weathered tribulations to finally reach the Ninth Layer Heavens, vanished like a speck of insignificant dust in the flowing river.

No one knew, and no one cared.