The First Heavenly Gate exploded into crimson shards.
Chu Yao and Liu Ruyan stepped through—
—into a sea of golden spears.
Ten thousand Golden Immortals hovered in perfect formation, armor blazing like miniature suns.
At their vanguard: a man in flowing white robes, face carved from starlight.
Heavenly Spy King – Liu Tianxuan.
Liu Ruyan's father.
His eyes—pure gold, no pupils—locked on her.
"Daughter," his voice thundered across the void, "you've chosen the wrong side."
Liu Ruyan's sword trembled.
The Blood Soul Contract burned in her chest—Chu Yao's heartbeat syncing with hers.
Thump.
Thump.
She stepped forward.
THE STANDOFF
Chu Yao's six wings of blood-fire unfurled, casting a shadow over the immortal army.
His third eye bled starlight.
He's stronger than the God Corpse, Chu Yao thought.
But he bleeds.
Liu Tianxuan raised a hand.
The Golden Immortals charged.
BOOM.
Spears of divine law rained like comets.
Chu Yao clapped.
KRA-KOOOOOM.
Godslayer Edict activated.
Every spear shattered mid-flight—divine authority nullified.
The immortals faltered.
Liu Ruyan moved.
SHNK.
She cut down the first Golden Immortal—her blade carving through immortal flesh like paper.
[Devoured: Golden Immortal (Early)]
[Bloodline Echo: +1% Divine Resistance]
Chu Yao's voice rumbled:
"KILL THEM ALL."
THE WAR
The void became a slaughterhouse.
100 Golden Immortals → devoured in a single Devour Cosmos pulse
1,000 → crushed by Chu Yao's Apocalypse Sovereign claws
10,000 → reduced to golden husks, souls funneled into his third eye
[Mass Devouring: 11,342 Golden Immortals]
[Evolution: Stage 15 → Stage 16 (Ascension)]
[New Ability: Heavenly Dao Fracture – crack immortal laws]
Liu Tianxuan watched, face unreadable.
Then he moved.
WHOOSH.
One step.
He was in front of Liu Ruyan.
His palm struck her chest.
BOOM.
She flew back—blood spraying, sword shattered.
The Blood Soul Contract screamed.
Chu Yao felt her pain like a blade in his own heart.
[Contract Damage: 47%]
[If she dies, you die.]
Liu Tianxuan's voice was soft now.
Only for her.
"Ruyan. Come home. The Heavenly Dao forgives."
She spat blood.
Her broken sword reformed—fused with Chu Yao's blood.
"Home?"
She laughed—wet, broken, free.
"You sold me to Huo Tian when I was six.
You trained me to betray.
You made me a weapon."
She stood.
Crimson runes crawled over her skin—mirroring Chu Yao's.
"Now I choose my wielder."
FATHER VS. DAUGHTER
Liu Tianxuan sighed.
His aura erupted—Immortal King Realm.
The void froze.
Liu Ruyan couldn't move.
He raised a finger.
Heavenly Execution Law.
A beam of pure white light—capable of erasing Nascent Souls—shot toward her heart.
Chu Yao roared.
APOCALYPSE SOVEREIGN: FULL RELEASE.
He blurred.
The beam hit his chest—
—and shattered.
[Heavenly Dao Fracture activated]
[Immortal King Law: CRACKED]
Chu Yao grabbed Liu Tianxuan's wrist.
CRUNCH.
Bones like divine jade snapped.
"You trained her to kill," Chu Yao growled.
"Now watch her live."
He threw the Spy King into the immortal army.
BOOM.
A thousand Golden Immortals exploded into golden mist.
THE TRUE REVEAL
Liu Tianxuan rose, arm regenerating.
His smile was... proud?
"You were always the bait, Calamity Child."
He snapped his fingers.
The Heavenly Dao's Eye above blinked.
"The God Corpse wasn't a trap for you.
It was a catalyst.
To awaken the True Calamity—a weapon to shatter the Dao itself."
Chu Yao froze.
Liu Ruyan's eyes widened.
"You… used me?" she whispered.
Liu Tianxuan nodded.
"The Heavenly Dao grows weak.
Corrupted by immortal greed.
We needed a blade sharp enough to cut it down.
You, daughter, delivered it."
He gestured to Chu Yao.
"He is the End of Eras.
And you—my perfect spy—are the hand that guides him."
THE CHOICE
The Blood Soul Contract burned white-hot.
Chu Yao felt it—
—a leash.
Not just binding their lives.
Binding their fate to the Heavenly Dao's destruction.
Liu Ruyan's hand found his.
Her voice was steady.
"I was born to betray.
But I choose who."
She stabbed her own heart—again.
SHNK.
This time, she tore out the Contract Rune.
[Blood Soul Contract: SHATTERED]
[Life-Link: SEVERED]
[Fate-Bind: BROKEN]
Blood poured.
But she didn't fall.
Chu Yao caught her.
The Contract's destruction backlashed.
KABOOOOOM.
A shockwave of crimson light erased half the immortal army.
Liu Tianxuan's eyes widened.
"NO—THE WEAPON—"
Chu Yao's third eye opened fully.
SOUL CALAMITY DEVOUR: HEAVENLY DAO EDITION.
He inhaled.
The Heavenly Dao's Eye above cracked.
[Devouring: Heavenly Dao Fragment (0.0001%)]
[Evolution: Stage 16 → Stage 17 (Dao Breaker)]
[New Title: Calamity Beyond Heaven]
The void trembled.
Golden Immortals screamed as their immortality unraveled.
Liu Tianxuan lunged—
—but Liu Ruyan's broken sword pierced his heart.
SHNK.
She whispered:
"Father.
Your weapon chooses freedom."
He smiled—
—and dissolved into light.
[Devoured: Immortal King (Liu Tianxuan)]
[Bloodline Echo: Spy King's Shadow Arts]
THE NEW DAWN
The Heavenly Gate collapsed.
Chu Yao and Liu Ruyan stood in the ruins—
—no longer bound.
—no longer tools.
The Heavenly Dao's Eye bled golden tears.
"You… cannot… escape… destiny…"
Chu Yao grinned.
Fangs like broken stars.
"Watch me."
He clapped.
KRA-KOOOOOM.
The First Heavenly Realm shattered.
They stepped through the cracks—
—into the Second Heaven.