The Red Dust Sword emerges.
With a single swing, the sword tip crackles with thunder, and countless intricate dao-patterns gather upon it.
"Red Dust, the imperial weapon—Red Dust Sword!"
Origin Heaven sees this sword and his expression twists wildly, his voice trembling with fear: "Red Dust was shattered long ago—how can it appear in your hand again!"
"Impossible!"
Origin Heaven’s voice is full of panic.
He suddenly surges his inner spiritual qi, the surrounding aura raging wildly as countless powers of the Dao gather at his side!
Arrays, patterns, the power of the Dao!
All of them materialize, surging straight toward Evan Lin in a wild torrent!
Terrifying pressure and fearsome power reach their peak at this moment!
In Evan Lin's mind, the image of that colossal tomb burying the azure sky and reincarnation suddenly resurfaces.
Memories flash wildly through his mind.
Some memories churn, others remain forever unreachable.
His entire mind is fragmented, broken in pieces.
But... Back then, countless cycles ago, Emperor Red Dust wielded this imperial weapon, forged in ten thousand years of imperial fire and entwined with the Dao of reincarnation.
Origin Heaven!
A blazing gold light suddenly flashes in Evan Lin's eyes.
The first trace of Heavenly Dao's origin, committing countless evils—Heaven and Earth unjust, treating all beneath Heaven as mere fodder!
Today, it's nothing but mutual destruction—you and I both perish!
Evan Lin thrusts his sword downward.
At the tip of the sword, the Red Dust Sword erupts with an unmatched, terrifying aura, instantly enveloping Origin Heaven before him!
"Madness, utter madness!"
"Are you really planning to obliterate both body and soul?"
Origin Heaven roars, his newly restored body instantly cracking with countless fissures.
From those wounds, golden blood pours out in streams!
Even Origin Heaven's gaze keeps fading, growing dimmer by the second.
Evan Lin's head of white hair grows even paler, radiating a deathly aura as all his power surges toward the sword's tip.
"Out of my way! Out! Out!"
"I, Origin Heaven, have just returned to the world. I must reshape the Dao of Heaven and Earth, restore the glory of my Immortal Race, and keep my incense burning forever!"
"How could I die at your hands? How could I fall asleep again?"
"Open! Open Heaven Gate for me!"
Origin Heaven's voice is hoarse and shrill.
He is shocked to discover he can't stop it—he can't stop Evan Lin's sword from piercing his body.
Red Dust Sword!
Countless cycles ago, Emperor Red Dust wielded this imperial weapon—tempered by ten thousand years of imperial fire and bound to the Dao of reincarnation.
This imperial weapon was one of those that sealed Origin Heaven in ancient times!
"You should have died ages ago! Everything about you should've vanished with the wind! You're nothing but an ordinary mortal!"
"Nine Mysteries! Even if you were the number one Immortal of the Human Race, so what? Even if you opened the Heaven Gate for humanity, so what?"
"You're history now, your era is long gone! I am the source of Heavenly Dao—I can reincarnate endlessly! Even if you bury reincarnation, I will still return to this world!"
"And you? What are you, really? You should've disappeared ages ago—should've vanished without a trace!"
Origin Heaven is furious beyond measure.
The moment his voice rings out—
Evan Lin's brows knit together, instantly sensing a chilling aura.
He looks up.
A wild gale suddenly rises at the horizon.
In the void, steps of white jade stretch forth, one after another.
Those white jade steps appear out of thin air, radiating a surging spiritual energy so intense it’s almost blinding!
Atop the white jade steps—
Two colossal pillars reach the heavens, flanking a radiant, iridescent gate shimmering with multicolored light!
And above the gate—
Hang two massive characters.
Heaven Gate!
"Heaven Gate."
Evan Lin is stunned—he never imagined he'd see Heaven Gate here!
Once, as Nine Mysteries Immortal Lord, he stood above all races, ascended to Heaven, opened Heaven Gate, and entered the Immortal Realm!
Yet now—
The Heaven Gate before him is worlds apart from the one in Evan Lin's memories!
Compared to that Heaven Gate of the past—
This Heaven Gate feels bleak, decayed, ruined, shrouded in a heavy aura of death!
A dead silence seeps out from the other side of Heaven Gate.
"Heaven Gate! This is the Heaven Gate your Human Race has been dreaming of!"
"The gate to immortality that so many human cultivators have longed for!"
"Now, it's right in front of you!"
"Nine Mysteries, what do you say? Well?"
"I'll open Heaven Gate for you just this once. Step through, and you can enter the Immortal Realm, reshape your destiny!"
Origin Heaven's voice is shrill, his gaze flickering between light and dark.
Red Dust Sword is still lodged in his body, its edge so fierce he can barely move.
He tries to crawl toward Heaven Gate, but can't move at all!
"Heaven Gate, huh."
Evan Lin glances over, expression calm and emotionless: "Too bad—it came at the wrong time."
"I've never cared about becoming immortal or entering Heaven Gate."
He sighs softly, shaking his head.
Life keeps slipping away—Evan Lin can feel his body growing weaker by the second.
The Left-Hand Dragon's eyes stay wide open, staring coldly at Heaven Gate high above.
Dragon eyes flicker.
Who knows what it's thinking.
"You don't want immortality, you won't enter Heaven Gate—then..."
"Then just go die!"
Origin Heaven's voice suddenly turns even more shrill.
With a single clawed gesture toward the void, thousands of monstrous beasts surge forth, all charging viciously at Evan Lin!
Beneath the void, a massive crimson iron chain suddenly appears, tearing through the air—one end binds Heaven Gate tightly, pulling it taut.
An overwhelming, terrifying force erupts out of nowhere.
The lofty Heaven Gate is dragged by the crimson chain, shifting toward Origin Heaven!
"You still want to escape?" Evan Lin's gaze is icy; the tip of Red Dust Sword blazes with sword light.
Origin Heaven's face contorts in agony, his twisted form wracked with shrill screams.
By rights—
As the source of Heavenly Dao, he should've been able to crush Evan Lin with a flick of his wrist!
But Origin Heaven can't fathom how this Evan Lin—this Nine Mysteries—possesses such tenacious vitality!
By all rights, he should've died long ago!
His power should've been depleted ages ago!
The monstrous beasts charge in.
Evan Lin suddenly looks up, coldly staring them down.
The youth's eyes—dual pupils.
One pair human, one pair dragon!
With just a single glance—
Thousands of beasts are instantly terrified, as if seeing something utterly horrifying—they freeze, then scatter in panic.
But—
Before Evan Lin can act further—
A thunderous roar echoes in his ears.
When Evan Lin looks up, he sees the massive Heaven Gate already beside Origin Heaven!
He grabs hold of the white jade steps.
Countless streams of spiritual energy surge violently into his body.
"Heaven Gate!"
The youth lifts his head to look.
Heaven Gate descends overhead.
This time—
He is forcibly dragged into Heaven Gate by Origin Heaven!