Golden Core is a Star, and You Call This Cultivation?

Yuan fell silent.

Sheng Nu fell silent.

Even the hot-tempered bearded man fell silent.

He was already hot-tempered and irritable, but he had never thought of taking the initiative to attack the Black Heaven and Black Earth under such circumstances.

Generally, in battles within the Void Sea, the Divine Wood Universe would avoid conflict whenever possible.

Taking the initiative to attack had almost never happened.

"Realm Master, if you can ensure your own safety, you are free to take the initiative to attack," Yuan finally said calmly.

The hot-tempered bearded man added, "Realm Master, please be careful. The Void Sea is complex and treacherous. A single misstep could lead to disaster."

Even this hot-tempered man was now advising Qi Yuan to stay calm.

"Alright, I'll go take a look at this so-called Black Heaven and Black Earth army."

Qi Yuan said no more and walked alone through the Void Sea.

The Void Sea was a chaotic place, filled with colorful specks of light.

These specks of light were like fragments of broken rules or primordial matter from before the universe was formed, full of danger.

They could even corrode the bodies of Yang Gods.

Half a day passed quickly, and Qi Yuan came to a stop.

The seven Human Enlightenment Treasures radiated a terrifying aura, like blazing suns.

Qi Yuan looked ahead and saw a massive warship looming in the cold Void Sea.

The warship was enormous!

It was even larger than the Blue Mountain Realm.

"The Black Heaven and Black Earth are truly something. Such a massive warship... if it fell from the sky, wouldn't it crush ten thousand ants?"

Qi Yuan murmured to himself.

Holding the seven Human Enlightenment Treasures, the environment around Qi Yuan in the Void Sea changed. He was like the moon surrounded by stars.

The blazing light made him look like a war god.

"Realm Master, just hold your ground and block the warship's advance!" Yuan reminded.

The hot-tempered bearded man also quickly added, "Realm Master, please stay calm."

Qi Yuan looked at the imposing warship, his gaze deep. "I want to hold my ground, but will they let me?"

Hearing this, Yuan's expression changed drastically.

Could there be an unexpected situation?

The other Ancestral Gods' thoughts raced, seemingly realizing something.

As Qi Yuan's voice fell.

Suddenly, a majestic figure flew out from the warship.

Eternal flames crackled and roared, scattering the colorful specks of light in the Void Sea.

The terrifying flame giant roared, "Qi Yuan, die!"

Realm Master Flame attacked furiously.

When a supreme being like this attacked, it was domineering and without reason.

In an instant, the surrounding space turned into a sea of fire.

At the Realm Master stage, one could already influence the environment and rules of the world.

In fact, if Realm Master Flame sneezed, he could turn a world like the Canglan Realm into a world of fire, with flames burning for billions of years.

And that was just a sneeze. If he truly attacked, the power of his flames could devour everything.

An intense heat surged toward Qi Yuan, and even with his immense strength, he felt the scorching heat.

"Eternal flames, capable of burning through the heavens and earth. Qi Yuan... where can you run? Just let my flames consume you!"

Realm Master Flame roared, and flames erupted everywhere.

Absolute Adaptation!

At this moment, Qi Yuan activated the rule he had comprehended.

In an instant, his entire body turned into a being of fire.

"Ah, I'm really burning, turning into a fire man," Qi Yuan said casually.

He didn't use the Human Enlightenment Treasures, relying solely on Absolute Adaptation to counter fire with fire.

Realm Master Flame was stunned, his expression furious. "Die!"

The flames grew even more intense, their power increasing tenfold, a hundredfold!

Realm Master Flame had seen rules similar to Qi Yuan's before.

But most were crude imitations.

Qi Yuan shrugged, his gaze shifting. "You're a bit hard to kill."

His eyes could see many things.

At the Realm Master stage, no one was easy to kill.

Unless there was a vast difference in strength.

Qi Yuan had just recently broken through to the All Things Realm.

To kill a Rule Realm expert like Realm Master Flame would take at least a day.

For Qi Yuan, that was far too slow.

"Hmph, you're hard to kill too," Realm Master Flame said seriously.

His understanding of "hard to kill" was different from Qi Yuan's.

What he meant was that, with his strength, even if they fought to the edge of the universe, it would be difficult to defeat each other.

"But... even if you're hard to kill, I will still kill you!" Realm Master Flame's eyes burned even brighter, a strange glint in them. "I have Specter Essence. I'm not afraid of death. What do you have?"

At this moment, outside the Void Sea, Yuan, Sheng Nu, and the other Ancestral Gods' expressions changed drastically.

"Not good, Realm Master Flame has gone mad. He's willing to trade his life for Qi Yuan's!"

"How could this be? Is the revived version of him still himself? How could he be so reckless?"

"Realm Master, retreat immediately! Don't engage. Stay away from Realm Master Flame!" Yuan urgently reminded.

The Ancestral Gods were on edge.

Between Realm Masters, neither could easily defeat the other. But if one was willing to sacrifice their life, consuming their source rules to self-destruct, one explosion could severely injure an opponent of equal strength. Two explosions... would definitely result in mutual destruction.

In the past, the Black Heaven and Black Earth had never used such tactics, as no one knew if the revived version would still be themselves.

But Realm Master Flame didn't care about that.

"Wukong, lend me your Specter Essence. Block his escape route!" Realm Master Flame shouted.

Realm Master Wukong's expression was calm and indifferent. He handed his Specter Essence to Realm Master Flame, his majestic figure blocking Qi Yuan's path.

"With me here, he won't escape," Realm Master Wukong said lightly.

"What are you planning?" Qi Yuan had a terrifying guess.

"Hmph, don't you know?" Realm Master Flame said coldly.

"This... is too reckless," Qi Yuan said, pretending to be frightened.

In reality, he was almost laughing inside.

As expected of Qi Huang's uncle—or rather, Qi Huang's true form. Just as foolish as Qi Huang.

He was actually planning to self-destruct. Didn't he know... I have a health lock?

The more severe the injury, the more terrifying Absolute Adaptation becomes under the Death Radiance.

"Seven Human Enlightenment Treasures can block seven of my rule dissolutions. But what about after seven?"

Rule dissolution was the self-destruction of a Realm Master.

When a Realm Master self-destructed, it wasn't their body that exploded, but their rules.

The power released from the dissolution of rules was no less than a massive earthquake on the dimensional level of the universe.

"To kill you, I specifically borrowed Realm Master Wukong's Specter Essence, enough to sustain thirty rule dissolutions... How will you survive?"

Realm Master Flame roared, his eyes bloodshot.

Qi Yuan's expression turned serious. "No, don't!"

He had originally wanted to act more convincingly, saying something like, "Are you still yourself after reviving with Specter Essence?"

But he was afraid that such harsh words might scare Realm Master Flame.

So, he could only keep saying, "No, don't!"

In reality, he was thinking, "Hurry up and self-destruct!"

After all, killing him would take a day!

Self-destruction only takes an instant!

"Die!" Realm Master Flame roared.

The endless flame rules began to dissolve at this moment.

The Void Sea seemed to tremble.

The majestic warship also seemed to sway from the impact.

Qi Yuan, seeing this, raised the Human Enlightenment Treasures.

"Block it!"

In reality, all the rule dissolution was absorbed by his body.

Death Radiance and Absolute Adaptation were least afraid of self-destruction from those weaker than him.

Of course, if someone ten times stronger than him self-destructed, his health lock might not hold.

In an instant, a massive influx of experience poured in.

Qi Yuan felt refreshed.

This was even more satisfying than killing Qi Huang and his group for years.

As expected of the same family, equally foolish.

In the blink of an eye, Realm Master Flame's figure reappeared.

He looked exactly the same as before.

Even Qi Yuan's eyes could only detect the slightest difference between this version of Realm Master Flame and the previous one.

Realm Master Flame looked at the dimmed Human Enlightenment Treasures, a hint of surprise in his eyes, but then he said, "The Human Enlightenment Treasures are stronger than I thought. It seems the Specter Essence I have won't be enough."

He wasn't worried.

There was plenty of Specter Essence in the warship.

If needed, he could borrow from other Yang Gods.

He would wear Qi Yuan down.

"Again!" Realm Master Flame roared, exploding like a firework.

"Block it!" Qi Yuan shouted again, though in his heart, he really wanted to tell Realm Master Flame.

"Could you stop talking before you self-destruct?

If you think it's not cool enough, I can dub it for you?"

At this moment, outside the Void Sea, even the usually calm Yuan was starting to lose his composure.

"The Human Enlightenment Treasures can only block... about fifteen rule dissolutions. After that... it will be difficult for the Realm Master to hold on!"

"Damn it, the Black Heaven and Black Earth are playing dirty!"

"Realm Master Wukong is blocking Realm Master Qi Yuan's escape route. The Realm Master can't escape!"

"What do we do?"

Everyone's mood was heavy.

This battle, the Black Heaven and Black Earth were determined to kill Qi Yuan at all costs.

At this moment, a woman's voice suddenly rang out in the air.

"Yuan... we can seek the Radiant Dao Lord's help. Only the Radiant Dao Lord can save Qi Yuan."

All the Ancestral Gods immediately looked toward the void, where a woman who bore a slight resemblance to Yuan stood.

She was dressed in blood-red robes, looking both delicate and fierce.

"Yi!"

The Ancestral Gods were shocked.

This person was none other than "Yi," the leader of the Radiant Society and Yuan's sister.

The Radiant Society and the Human Enlightenment Society had always been at odds.

Although the Ancestral Gods were surprised to see Yi, they weren't alarmed.

Yuan's expression shifted repeatedly.

For a supreme being like the Radiant Dao Lord, Yuan couldn't begin to guess his thoughts.

However, if they wanted to meet him, they would have to sacrifice something.

Otherwise, why would the Radiant Dao Lord intervene?

Now, with Realm Master Flame self-destructing, time was running out.

He couldn't hesitate any longer.

"Alright," Yuan agreed.

But he also knew that this was just Yi's suggestion. The Radiant Dao Lord might not necessarily intervene.

"Here is the Light Void Talisman," Yi said, tossing a talisman to Yuan.

Without hesitation, Yuan activated the Light Void Talisman.

Instantly, his surroundings changed.

He found himself in a world of radiant light.

This world seemed to be entirely constructed of light.

Gorgeous and beautiful, unlike any light found in the mortal world.

"Leader of the Radiant Society, seeking an audience with the Lightless Lord!" Yi bowed her head, her voice clear.

As her words fell, a child about six or seven years old walked forward.

The child had rosy lips and pearly teeth, with fine, snow-white hair.

The child's body seemed to absorb no light at all.

The Lightless Lord, a servant of the Radiant Dao Lord, was a Creation Realm Yang God.

He smiled gently. "I already know why you're here."

"Please, Lightless Lord..."

"Stop." The Lightless Lord raised a chubby, white finger, his smile unwavering. "I will not intervene."

Yi's expression changed drastically.

She hadn't expected this outcome.

Yuan gritted his teeth. "The Divine Wood Universe is willing to pay a price that will satisfy you!"

He knew the Lightless Lord was bargaining.

Time was running out. They had to make sacrifices, no matter how painful.

But the Lightless Lord shook his head. "It's not a matter of price."

Yuan and Yi were both stunned, not understanding what the Lightless Lord meant.

"Come with me and see," the Lightless Lord said, waving his hand.

Instantly, the scene before the three of them changed.

"Look... at the line the master drew back then."

The Lightless Lord pointed with his chubby finger.

Yuan and Yi looked, and their expressions froze, filled with terror and despair.

Even the usually calm Yuan now looked ashen.

"The line... it's gone... How is this possible? There should still be over ten thousand years left!" Yi exclaimed, her voice trembling.

Back then, the Dao Lord had drawn a line.

The Dao Lord had said that the line was slowly disappearing. When it completely vanished, the Black Heaven would "awaken" and truly devour the Divine Wood Universe.

The so-called Black Earth was just a parasite on the Black Heaven.

The Black Heaven was the true terror, something even the Radiant Dao Lord didn't want to face directly.

Based on the rate at which the line was disappearing, the Divine Wood Universe should have had over ten thousand years left.

But now... only a sliver remained, meaning the Black Heaven could awaken at any moment.

Perhaps in the next breath.

At this point, the battle in the Void Sea no longer mattered.

What mattered most was how the Divine Wood Universe would face the awakening of the Black Heaven.

"How is this possible!" Yi muttered. "The Dao Lord is omniscient and omnipotent. How could he be wrong?"

She was in despair.

In Yi's eyes, the Dao Lord was omniscient and omnipotent, capable of anything.

With a single word, the Dao Lord could restart the universe or reverse the rules.

But now, the line the Dao Lord had drawn hadn't followed its original trajectory. How could she not be shocked? She could only hope it was all a mistake.

The Lightless Lord shook his head. "The Dao Lord's omniscience and omnipotence are limited to the Radiant Universe.

The Black Heaven... is special. Even the Dao Lord can make mistakes."

At this moment, Yuan's expression shifted from numbness to calmness. He looked at Yi and said seriously, "Please send me back to the Tai Star Domain."

Now that the line drawn by the Dao Lord had disappeared, he needed to inform the Human Enlightenment Society.

The time they had left was too short—perhaps less than a day.

Yuan had never expected that what was supposed to be an ordinary confrontation would escalate into a war, and now, into an apocalypse.

"Here is the Light Void Talisman," Yi said through gritted teeth, handing the talisman to Yuan.

"Thank you," Yuan said, his figure dissipating.

At this moment, his emotions were complex.

The Divine Wood Universe had so little time left—just one day. How... could they possibly turn things around?

...

"Cough... I'm almost dead, Realm Master Flame. You're so fierce!" Qi Yuan said, coughing up blood.

Realm Master Flame's expression was serious, his eyes filled with anger. "You're mocking me!"

He had self-destructed twenty-three times, and each time Qi Yuan seemed on the verge of death.

Although his reason and Realm Master stage knowledge told him that Qi Yuan was truly about to die...

He still felt like Qi Yuan was mocking him!

How could someone on the brink of death block his rule dissolutions so many times?