The Triple Loom shattered, and in the void, aside from endless fragments of blade light, only the terrifying Heaven's Dominion Altar remained.
Joe Di's grip on the Azure Veil Blade tightened, veins bulging on the back of his hand. He was certain—at most, he had three breaths left. After three breaths, the dreadful oppression of the Heaven's Dominion Altar would crash down. If this altar could tear apart his Time's Third Loom and the ultimate seven-blade Chronoweave Blade Art, it could surely rip apart Joe Di's physical body—even his Sacred Physique would not withstand it.
He had laid down contingencies before the fight, but his strength was not enough for them to take effect.
Lyle Yew spat out a streak of blood, his bones emitting a series of cracking sounds as the Dao resonance around him began to collapse.
Yet Lyle Yew paid no heed to his own condition. In his eyes burned a terrifying, feverish intent. Joe Di's Triple Loom was indeed formidable, but he had blocked it. Not only had he blocked it, but his Heaven's Dominion Altar's Dao resonance had not been completely shattered.
He only needed three breaths. In three breaths, once he had recondensed the Heaven's Dominion Altar's divine Dao resonance, Joe Di would be trampled beneath his feet, begging for mercy. Ha—since his debut, countless have pleaded before him, but Lyle Yew has never spared a single one.
The first breath. Joe Di's gaze fell upon the countless shattered blade lights erupting in the void. Those infinite fragments of blade light resembled raging waves crashing against the reefs, bursting into a spray of shattered blossoms.
The only difference was, his blade waves crashed against Lyle Yew's Heaven's Dominion Altar, and all that resulted was endless fragments of broken blade light.
The vast swathes of shattered blade light held a mournful beauty. Yet Joe Di knew—this might be the last beauty he would ever see. Beneath Lyle Yew's altar, even if he wished to escape now, there was no way out.
The second breath. Joe Di thought of Nora Xiu, and of countless friends in the Five Elements Universe. If he were to fall here, everything—including the Five Elements Universe—would be reduced to ashes. Those close to Joe Di would have no chance of survival.
The third breath arrived. Before the terrifying altar could crush down its Dao resonance, Joe Di hovered helplessly atop the endless fragments of blade light scattered through the void, like a withered lotus about to perish...
No, Lyle Yew wasn't that much stronger than him. His seventh blade had been shattered by Lyle Yew, but Lyle Yew must have paid a heavy price, suffering grave injuries. Even if Joe Di was gravely wounded too, if he was to die, why should he let his equally injured enemy go unscathed? If he couldn't kill Lyle Yew, he would at least wound him again before death—giving his friends in the Genesis Universe a chance to escape.
With all his strength, Joe Di unleashed the Azure Veil Blade—a blade momentum like the bleak wind over the Easywater, a journey of no return, swept forth. With this strike, Joe Di had no intention of surviving. The shattered blade fragments in the vast void were swept up by his Azure Veil Blade, forming a colossal vortex of blade light.
A terrifying Dao resonance abruptly emerged within that massive vortex of blade light. Joe Di felt his scalp tingle and his blood burn with fervor.
This was a Dao resonance born from risking death for rebirth—a divine resonance forged from the shattering of his Time's Third Loom, the countless fragments of blade light, and his fearless resolve.
Crack! Crack! The terrifying Dao resonance of the Heaven's Dominion Altar finally crushed down. Joe Di spat another mouthful of blood, his face pale, yet he paid it no mind. Instead, he stepped forward and let out a long howl.
Blade momentum gathered, slaughter resonance awakened!
Time's Fourth Loom—shattered stones pierce the sky, raging waves crash against the shore, rolling up a thousand heaps of snow...
The fragments of blade light shattered by the Heaven's Dominion Altar instantly condensed, transforming into a torrent of blade momentum, surging with boundless killing intent, like waves crashing against the shore and rolling up countless snowflakes.
The killing intent took form the moment it was born. If Time's Third Loom was a broken cocoon, then Time's Fourth Loom had already become a butterfly, metamorphosing into the true blade of slaughter.
A towering vortex of blade momentum formed, the swirling blade light like endless snow driven by a raging wind!
Boom! The vortex of blade light crashed into the Heaven's Dominion Altar, as if colliding through endless void. Vast swathes of cosmic law shattered, Dao resonance completely collapsed.
Lyle Yew's Heaven's Dominion Altar's Dao resonance was torn apart, transforming into a mere ordinary artifact that fell to the ground. Already gravely wounded, Lyle Yew spat out several more streaks of blood, his whole body wilting.
He had never imagined Joe Di possessed such a terrifying divine ability—no, such a monstrous divine ability. Most divine abilities are perfect in themselves, yet Joe Di's was built upon the shattering of seven consecutive blade techniques.
In other words, if he hadn't destroyed Joe Di's Time's Third Loom, then this Time's Fourth Loom would never have existed, nor could it have been unleashed.
What he saw was endless, merciless snow sweeping forth. This snow became a domain, tearing apart his territory, shattering his Heaven's Dominion Altar's Dao resonance, and compounding his injuries. Yet, this was still not the end.
This divine technique had only just begun, and those boundless snowdrifts grew ever more vast and overwhelming. The momentum threatened to crush Lyle Yew like an ant, turning him into nothing but a speck of snow in the infinite drifts.
Escape—this was the first time Lyle Yew had thought of fleeing when fighting a cultivator from the Five Elements Universe.
If he didn't flee now, once Joe Di's vortex of blade momentum fully formed, he would truly become just another snowflake in the endless storm of blade light—reduced to nothingness.
Lyle Yew's Dao resonance faltered, and Joe Di knew the man was about to flee. Unfortunately, he had only just grasped Time's Fourth Loom. The vortex of a thousand snowdrifts born from his blade fragments had only just begun to take shape and couldn't yet lock Lyle Yew in place. If Lyle Yew hesitated for just two more breaths, Joe Di could completely trap him—and finish him off.
Lye Yew burst out of Joe Di's blade vortex at the first possible moment, landing beyond the endless mounds of snow.
Several sprays of blood exploded—Lye Yew's upper body was nearly torn to shreds.
Yet at this moment, Lye Yew breathed a sigh of relief. He knew he had escaped Joe Di's Time's Third Loom. As long as he got away, Joe Di would never catch up to him again.
But in the next instant, Lye Yew felt space freeze once more—his escape technique was suddenly slowed.
A Law Entrapment Array! Even a fool would know—Joe Di had not only set up a Law Burst Divine Array, but also a Law Entrapment Array. And this array was only now activated; previously, he hadn't sensed a thing.
Joe Di had indeed set up a Law Entrapment Array. When Time's Second Loom shattered, Joe Di had considered using it to escape several times, but ultimately rejected the idea.
His Law Entrapment Array could at most trap Lye Yew for two or three breaths. In that time, Lye Yew would surely use the Heaven's Dominion Altar to suppress him again. That was one reason; another was that even if he escaped, the cultivators from the Five Elements Universe left in Genesis City would be doomed.
Joe Di understood exactly how long his Law Entrapment Array could restrain Lye Yew, and Lye Yew knew it too.
But he dared not gamble. In two or three breaths, Joe Di's terrifying blade snowstorm would surely sweep over again, completely suppressing him in the whirling blades.
Lye Yew frantically burned his lifespan, and in less than a single breath, tore through Joe Di's Law Entrapment Array.
He hadn't even had time to exhale before the crisis of death descended. This was truly a mortal crisis—Lye Yew had faced death countless times, but never had it felt so terrifying. He sensed that if he kept running, he'd never get another chance to escape.
Almost at the very moment he sensed death, Lye Yew unhesitatingly summoned the Heaven's Dominion Altar.
At this moment, Joe Di, pale-faced, stood poised outside the entrapment array, a long arrow condensed from the years brimming with murderous intent, its force spreading wildly.
Second Loom—woven between life and death, gazing north with bow drawn to shoot the celestial wolf!
Using the Law Entrapment Array to lock Lye Yew for a few breaths, Joe Di made up his mind—even if it meant wounding his foundation and essence, he would kill Lye Yew today.
Whish! With a sound tearing through the void of the Genesis Universe, the arrow flew—Dao resonance exploded, and every law before this arrow showed cracks.
Boom! The long arrow crashed into the Heaven's Dominion Altar, its Dao resonance collapsing once more. Ferocious killing intent swept forth—Lye Yew didn't even have time to reclaim the altar before he was reduced to nothingness, vanishing into the void.
With a flick of his hand, Joe Di swept the Heaven's Dominion Altar into his own world, though he felt a pang of regret.
Lye Yew was truly formidable—it was no surprise he could escape Joe Di's chained killing moves. In truth, if Lye Yew had turned back for the Heaven's Dominion Altar, Joe Di was confident he could finish him off. He had the Reincarnation Bridge ready—if Lye Yew tried to reclaim the altar, the bridge would lock him down.
Sadly, Lye Yew understood too well, or perhaps he valued his life too much—he'd rather abandon the Heaven's Dominion Altar than linger for even a breath.
Staring in the direction Lye Yew fled, Joe Di remained motionless for a long time. He knew he'd taken a huge risk today—had he not grasped Time's Fourth Loom, he would have been the one to die.
Life and death reversed in a single instant. Though he hadn't killed Lye Yew, at least he claimed the Heaven's Dominion Altar—a treasure as vital as Lye Yew's own arm.