The shattered heavens no longer looked stable.
Golden cracks spread endlessly across the silver sky while dark fractures from the Void Realm expanded below like wounds tearing through reality itself.
The battlefield had completely transformed.
It was no longer merely a war.
It had become a collision between ancient powers.
And at the center
Lin Feng stood unmoving.
Azure dragon aura spiraled around him while the nine dragon heads loomed behind the Azure Sword Phantom like divine sovereigns overlooking creation itself.
Below the ruined battlefield
countless cultivators stared upward in silence.
Some with fear.
Some with reverence.
Others with disbelief.
Because the young man standing against Heaven and Void…
had not fallen.
He had grown stronger during the battle itself.
The Heavenly Eye darkened further.
Golden laws churned violently throughout the sky.
"You destabilize the cycle."
Its voice no longer sounded emotionless.
Now
it carried unmistakable hostility.
Lin Feng calmly wiped the blood from the corner of his lips.
Then smirked faintly.
"That sounds like your problem."
The entire battlefield froze briefly.
Commander Yue nearly laughed despite the situation.
Even Xu Tian's expression twitched slightly.
Talking back to Heaven itself so casually…
Only a madman could do such a thing.
Or a sovereign.
BOOOOOOOM!!
The Heavenly Gates suddenly expanded further.
More golden executioners emerged continuously.
Ten.
Twenty.
Fifty.
The pressure descending from them alone caused the city formations below to tremble violently.
Xu Tian narrowed his eyes.
"They're serious now."
At the same moment
the Gate Lord below released another earth-shaking roar.
Its second arm emerged fully from the fracture while endless dark mist swallowed entire sections of the battlefield.
Countless Bone Saints gathered beneath it like worshippers before a god.
The pressure between Heaven and Void intensified rapidly.
And then
both sides attacked simultaneously again.
Golden executioners descended like meteors from above.
Void creatures surged upward in endless waves below.
The entire battlefield erupted.
Lin Feng inhaled slowly.
This time
he did not rush forward recklessly.
The Silver Dragon of Wisdom stirred.
His mind became perfectly calm.
Clear.
Every movement around him slowed once more.
The chaotic battlefield suddenly appeared structured within his perception.
Lines.
Patterns.
Weaknesses.
Lin Feng stepped forward.
Cloud Step Art.
His figure drifted through the battlefield like mist flowing between storms.
A golden spear pierced through an afterimage.
A Bone Saint's claw narrowly missed his shoulder.
Lin Feng calmly rotated sideways.
Then struck.
Cloud Palm Art
"Falling Sky Current."
BOOOOOOOM!!
A massive spiraling palm force erupted outward.
Several Bone Saints exploded apart instantly.
At the same moment
the palm force curved unnaturally through the air and smashed directly into two descending Heaven Executors.
Golden armor shattered.
The surrounding cultivators widened their eyes.
He controlled the palm trajectory mid-attack?
Xu Tian noticed immediately.
"…He's adapting in real combat."
That was the terrifying part.
Lin Feng's comprehension speed was monstrous.
The battlefield itself was becoming his training ground.
A Heaven Executor suddenly appeared above him.
Its spear descended toward his skull with terrifying momentum.
Lin Feng raised one hand.
Dragon Sovereign Body Art
"Golden Dragon Guard."
CLANG—
Golden dragon scales instantly covered his forearm.
The spear struck directly against it.
Shockwaves exploded outward.
Yet Lin Feng only slid backward slightly through the air.
Then
his fist exploded forward.
Dragon Sovereign Fist
"Mountain Tyrant Collapse."
BOOOOOOOM!!
The executor's torso exploded inward violently.
Golden fragments scattered across the heavens.
Lin Feng spun immediately afterward.
Azure Sword flashing.
Not a major sword art.
Just a simple slash.
SHING.
A Bone Saint behind him split cleanly apart.
Fluid.
Efficient.
Every movement connected naturally.
Sword.
Palm.
Body arts.
Movement techniques.
Dragon authorities.
All flowing together perfectly.
He no longer fought like someone relying on inheritance.
He fought like someone forging his own path.
The Heavenly Eye watched silently.
Then
golden runes suddenly illuminated across the entire silver sky.
Xu Tian's expression changed instantly.
"Move!"
Too late.
BOOOOOOOM!!
Gigantic pillars of heavenly lightning descended across the battlefield.
Entire sections of the ruined city vanished instantly.
Dozens of cultivators screamed.
Even Saint Realm experts were blasted backward violently.
Lin Feng's eyes sharpened.
The White Dragon roared.
Pure white aura erupted around him.
Heavenly corruption and oppressive laws weakened instantly around his body.
Then
the Emerald Dragon awakened.
Green life aura surged outward.
Unexpectedly
the wounded cultivators near Lin Feng rapidly stabilized.
Several bleeding disciples stared at their recovering wounds in shock.
Commander Yue noticed immediately.
"He can heal others now?"
Xu Tian's gaze deepened slightly.
The Sovereign Path truly was evolving.
Lin Feng raised his head again.
Golden lightning descended directly toward him.
This time
he did not dodge.
Instead
the Void-Black Dragon opened its eyes fully.
Dark destruction aura spiraled upward.
Lin Feng thrust his palm forward.
Forbidden Dragon Art
"Void Devouring Abyss."
The surrounding space distorted instantly.
A swirling black vortex formed before him.
The descending heavenly lightning was swallowed whole.
The battlefield became silent briefly.
Even the Heavenly Eye trembled faintly.
Because Lin Feng had just devoured heavenly punishment itself.
The giant Voidborn suddenly screamed from below.
"He grows too quickly!"
The Gate Lord's crimson eyes locked onto Lin Feng once more.
Then
for the first time
it fully climbed through the fracture.
BOOOOOOOOOOM!!
The battlefield collapsed beneath its arrival.
The Gate Lord towered over the ruined world like an ancient god of destruction.
Its body resembled skeletal armor forged from black mountains themselves.
Crimson flames burned within its empty eyes.
And wrapped around its massive limbs
golden Heavenly Chains remained tightly bound.
As if even now
something was still imprisoning it.
Commander Yue's face turned pale.
"It fully crossed over…"
Even Xu Tian's sword intent sharpened further.
The Gate Lord slowly raised its head.
Then looked upward
toward the Heavenly Eye.
Hatred filled its crimson gaze.
"You still cling to the false throne."
The Heavenly Voice thundered coldly.
"Filth should remain buried."
The Gate Lord laughed darkly.
"He speaks of purity…"
"…after devouring the original heavens."
Silence.
Absolute silence.
Every cultivator froze.
Even Xu Tian's eyes narrowed sharply.
Lin Feng's expression changed slightly.
The original heavens?
The Violet Dragon stirred faintly again.
Mystery authority spread through his mind.
Fragments connected rapidly.
The False Heaven.
The silver sky.
The cycles.
The imprisonment.
The Azure Sovereign's rebellion.
Something ancient and horrifying had happened long ago.
Something the current Heaven was hiding.
The Heavenly Eye suddenly turned furious.
Golden pressure exploded across the battlefield.
"Silence."
The Gate Lord roared back.
"Then kill me again!"
BOOOOOOOOOOM!!
It charged directly upward toward Heaven itself.
The battlefield descended into complete chaos once more.
And standing between both ancient enemies
Lin Feng slowly tightened his grip around the Azure Sword.
Because he was beginning to realize something terrifying.
The war had never truly ended.