A grave look flashed in Joe Di's eyes. As the seventh wave of Blade Surge Tidal Wave was shattered by the Jade Disc's light screen, the momentum of the blade paused. At that moment, Joe Di decided to unleash Time's Fourth Loom while simultaneously summoning the Arrow of Time and Space.
Facing Chi Yao's Avatar, he simply had no right to conceal any killing move. Now was not the time to retreat. At this moment, his Dao resonance was being suppressed by the yellow light screen of the Jade Disc. Apart from unleashing Time's Fourth Loom, he had no better countermeasure. Since he was using the Fourth Loom, he might as well use the Arrow of Time and Space to reap some interest.
Besides that, Joe Di felt that Jaxon Di had an extraordinary connection to him, so even if he could escape, he would not leave.
Just as the Fourth Loom was about to unfurl, Joe Di was astonished to find Chi Yao's Avatar suddenly hesitated. Not only that, but the light screen that enveloped him also dimmed. As the Jade Disc's light screen weakened, the killing intent dissipated considerably, and Joe Di felt a wave of relief.
Was he bewitched? Immediately, Joe Di clearly saw a trace of confusion in Chi Yao's Avatar's eyes, as if he was unconsciously contemplating something extremely important.
If Joe Di couldn't seize such an opportunity, then his years of life-and-death struggle in the vast void would be in vain.
Almost at the very instant he sensed Chi Yao's Avatar's confusion, Joe Di's Azure Veil Blade swept out a curtain of blades, without hesitation unleashing Loom of Ages.
Flowers bloom and wither with an end, but life's years have no bounds!
A curtain of blades rolled up in the void, then transformed into endless blooming blade petals. Joe Di's Loom of Ages did not always manifest the same way; last time, when he gravely wounded Chi Yao's Avatar, it was a single, complete blade curtain. This time, the curtain transformed into countless blade flowers.
This was a transcendent technique, embodying the passage of years and the shifting of time and space...
Under this transcendent technique, one could only lament the brevity of life. Within this short existence, bitterness and hardship filled every moment, leaving not a trace of sweetness to savor.
Chi Yao's Avatar gazed at the endless falling blade petals, seeing countless springs, summers, autumns, and winters flash by. He watched flowers bloom and wither, no matter how many times they blossomed or faded, each cycle was laid bare before him.
Yet his years seemed unchanged from beginning to end, a sorrow and melancholy so deep he could barely recall its origin. This soul-deep sadness stretched on endlessly, boundless. All beauty was severed by a Dao resonance, forever beyond his grasp.
The killing intent of death swept in, jolting Chi Yao's Avatar awake. In that instant, his eyes grew clear and bright.
Memories streaked through his consciousness like meteors. Though he could have relied on the Jade Disc to restore the light screen and avoid grave injury, a hint of release appeared in Chi Yao's Avatar's eyes—he did not reclaim the Jade Disc.
"Puff, puff!" Blood burst forth in streams, as Loom of Ages became an endless devouring of time and space, swallowing every trace of vitality from Chi Yao's Avatar.
Crack... snap! The sound of bones breaking echoed. Chi Yao's Avatar collapsed to his knees. Joe Di did not strike again—he knew Chi Yao's Avatar was finished.
"My name is Xuan He, from the Quartz Universe... Fellow Daoist, for the sake of my surrender, if you ever meet cultivators from the Quartz Universe, please lend them a helping hand..." The kneeling avatar spoke calmly, with a sense of liberation.
Quartz Universe? Joe Di felt sorrow for the avatar before him. Back then, the laws of the Quartz Universe had been auctioned off; its continued existence was a miracle. Even if it survived, it was likely just an empty shell. A universe without strong cultivators was doomed to exploitation. Wasn't the Five Elements Universe the same?
Joe Di didn't mention this, but asked, "As I understand it, your avatar should have two souls. Where is the other one?"
"He already took advantage of that instant to dissolve himself. There is a Reincarnation Dao here—perhaps he can enter reincarnation..." As Xuan He finished speaking, his body gradually faded away.
Joe Di unhesitatingly reached for the Jade Disc. This Jade Disc was truly extraordinary—a supreme treasure, without a doubt.
As Xuan He fell, the Jade Disc was instantly enveloped by two Dao resonances, swirling with terrifying energy, threatening to tear open the void and escape.
How could Joe Di let the Jade Disc escape? In less than half a breath, he unleashed billions of laws, each one binding the Jade Disc and simultaneously locking down the two Dao resonances surrounding it.
Had he never witnessed Chi Yao's supreme Dao resonance, no matter how strong Joe Di's array Dao or how innovative his formations were, he would never have been able to lock down those two Dao resonances or prevent the Jade Disc's escape.
But Joe Di had already experienced Chi Yao's supreme Dao resonance, and together with Nick Ning had once stripped it away. Though it was difficult, he still managed to hold the Jade Disc in place.
If Chi Yao knew that the Dao resonance he once merged into Joe Di not only failed to turn Joe Di into one of his avatars, but also led to such a tremendous loss, he would surely regret it to the core.
......
As Joe Di finished off Chi Yao's Avatar and locked down the Jade Disc, Chi Yao spat out a stream of blood. Nick Ning's Seven Bridges thoroughly trapped Chi Yao's body; layer upon layer of Seven Bridges Dao resonance pressed down, making Chi Yao feel as if he were struggling beneath the eighteen levels of hell.
But this was not the end. Even though Chi Yao was wounded, Nick Ning could not rely on Seven Bridges alone to hold him. Suddenly, a Dao resonance of reincarnation, as if from ancient times before the cosmos was formed, crashed down.
The once boundless momentum of Seven Bridges Dao resonance, under the overlay of this Reincarnation Dao resonance, formed an entirely new, vast Reincarnation Realm. Dao resonance surged, as vast as a sea of mist.
Chi Yao felt time and space rapidly rewind. Amidst this reversal, all things sprouted and grew within this new, vast Reincarnation Realm.
He absolutely could not afford to care about his avatars anymore, nor even the Jade Disc. If he continued to care, Chi Yao might truly suffer defeat in the gutter today.
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At this moment, Chi Yao felt regret. He knew his avatars had flaws, but considered them negligible, believing that so many factors could never converge at once. Even if they did, he thought he could control them. Once he mastered the vastness, avatars would be mere clouds; he would discard them himself.
But today, these factors not only converged, he found himself unable to control them. Because Emperor Ye and Nick Ning were simply too formidable—the strongest Creation Realm experts he had ever seen. And not just one, but two.
No, not two—three. The third was binding his two avatars and entangling his third. His most important avatar was not the two Joe Di had locked down, but the one that became the Heaven's Will of the Five Elements Universe. That avatar was crucial for him to control the cycle of Heaven's Will. If it was destroyed, his ability to reach the Fourth Step would be in doubt.
Chi Yao let out a roar, and the rapidly fading Dao resonance of time and space slowed, then stilled. Nick Ning felt Seven Bridges tremble violently. At this point, Nick Ning no longer cared about exhaustion and burned his essence blood without hesitation.
Emperor Ye likewise began burning his essence blood, using Reincarnation Dao resonance to suppress Chi Yao within Seven Bridges. The rules of this world began to shatter; giant domain black holes tore open, spatial blade light swept through, but at this moment, neither Nick Ning nor Emperor Ye, nor Chi Yao trapped within Seven Bridges, cared in the least.
The Dao resonance swirling around Chi Yao grew ever more tremendous. No matter how Nick Ning and Emperor Ye layered Dao resonance to suppress him, the Seven Bridges trapping Chi Yao still burst forth with shards of Dao resonance, and the reincarnation space was blasted to pieces.
Chi Yao turned into an invisible streak of light and vanished into the vast void.
Nick Ning wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, gazing in the direction Chi Yao disappeared. After a long while, he said, "That bastard is formidable. Even in such a situation, he managed to tear through my Seven Bridges and escape."
Emperor Ye also sighed, "He truly is formidable. The key is that someone must have attacked his avatar just now. Otherwise, the two of us would never have been able to suppress him, let alone injure him enough to force him to flee."
Nick Ning nodded, "Whoever managed to suppress Chi Yao's avatar is truly remarkable. I wonder who it was."
"He will surely go to Genesis City in the future. For now, let's quickly secure this pair of Cosmic Dao Veins. Chi Yao was desperate to obtain them, so they must be extraordinary," Emperor Ye said.
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