Chapter 3212: Cosmic Flaws

The Three Realms have unified, and all things are reborn. The complete Zhutian presents a prosperous era, with all beings, including the emperors, sensing that the invisible suppression has weakened. The hundred-year lifespan limit for mortals can now extend to two hundred, and cultivators' breakthroughs and advancements have become significantly easier than before.

Indeed, the origin has also unified.

Looking at the mortal world, everywhere is vibrant and full of life, with vital energy enveloping the human realm.

From this day onward, the world sees an increase in travelers.

These are the former people of Tianjie, Mingjie, and Zhutian, wandering among each other, visiting Tianjie, the underworld, and Zhutian—opportunities they never had before.

Talented individuals are plentiful.

As for tempers? They're not great; a single disagreement can lead to a fight.

Boom! Bang! Boom!

Accompanying the thunder of emperor tribulations, battles erupt one after another.

The emperors pay no mind to this.

Let them fight; as long as it's intense and no one dies, it's fine.

On a moonlit night, Ye Chen leaves Yu Nü Feng once more.

When he reappears, it's in Xu Wang, still unwilling to give up, seeking the unknown domain.

This journey lasts for who knows how many years.

Xu Wang is vast; even after wandering for tens of thousands of years, he finds no boundary. If this counts as a path, he remains isolated, much like his hundred years in the black hole.

There was a moment when he suddenly stopped.

In the depths of Xu Wang, he seemed to glimpse a light, an arc of light.

Only upon approaching did he realize it was a river: the Xu Wang Zhi He.

"How is that possible?"

His murmur was filled with endless doubt.

He was certain he wasn't mistaken; it was indeed the Xu Wang Zhi He.

But he couldn't understand why this strange river had flowed here.

He moved forward, drawing infinitely closer.

Even as a quasi-Huang Dacheng, his eyes upon the Xu Wang Zhi He were still filled with wariness.

It was the same river, yet Zhao Yun was nowhere to be seen.

He walked along it, calling out as he went, eager to see its endpoint.

Xu Wang has no concept of time.

Back in Zhutian, an entire year had passed, and the world remained indescribably peaceful.

The Nü Di stood at the peak of the mountain, gazing into the vast sky all day long.

Beneath this peace, however, hid a great catastrophe: the Tian Mo assaulting the Qi Sha.

As expected, it had not completely dissipated.

As long as the Heavenly Dao exists, so does it, evolving in the shadows until it descends once more.

"All beings are mere ants."

The eerie laughter of the saintly demon echoed like a curse, never ceasing.

The emperors had all grown accustomed to it.

Even the unserious Di Dao F4 were too lazy to bother with it anymore.

Dream Mo, however, felt deeply uneasy.

This unease was shared by Zi Zai Tian; their universe had vanished, leaving them feeling like rootless wanderers, floating in mid-air without a place to land.

Why on earth had it disappeared?

This question echoed repeatedly in Dream Mo's divine sea.

Was it the Heavenly Dao's doing?

Or a cosmic calamity?

These were her guesses, and the matter seemed strangely eerie on both surface and deeper levels.

In Xu Wang, Ye Chen came to a halt.

He watched as the Xu Wang Zhi He flowed and then vanished without a trace; he never found its end. Standing in the dark Xu Wang, he frowned repeatedly.

"I understand now."

His murmur went unheard, his gaze profound and boundless.

What he understood referred to this universe.

This universe seems incomplete; it's flawed, and this ancient Xu Wang is the gap. Based on what he's deduced, he's already beyond the universe.

In other words, the end of Taigu is the end of this universe.

As for the unknown domain, it has never been within Zhutian's scope; it must be the ruler of the Yongheng Xianyu who, in a corner of the darkness, created that prison and locked the 'Xing' character child inside for countless years.

Only after a long while did he begin to head back.

Xu Wang is full of whirlpools; whenever he encounters one, he enters to investigate.

Regrettably, he finds nothing unknown.

In the distance, a meteorite hurtled toward him—not intentionally, just by chance.

The meteorite was extremely powerful, carrying destructive force.

Such meteorites were something he and the Nü Di had encountered multiple times back when they were traversing the Taigu road; the stones themselves weren't strong, but the destructive power was.

Even now, he had no desire to confront it head-on.

As for why Xu Wang has meteorites, he now had an answer: they were likely fragments from the explosion of other universes, flying here after endless ages.

Hee-hee-hee!

While walking, he suddenly heard giggling, childish and innocent.

Ye Chen abruptly turned back.

That laughter was all too familiar; it was from the unknown child, still so pure and bright, but now, beneath it hid roars of anger.

"Where are you?"

Ye Chen furrowed his brow deeply; he had heard it, but couldn't pinpoint the location.

With no choice, he headed in one direction.

The laughter came intermittently, without a fixed direction, making it hard to track.

Deeper in, he suddenly stopped.

In the distance, he saw another light, an arc-shaped light.

"Is that another Xu Wang Zhi He?"

His mutter was filled with confusion as he stepped forward step by step.

As he walked, he stopped abruptly.

Not only that, he suddenly turned and fled.

He had to flee.

That arc of light wasn't the Xu Wang Zhi He at all; it was a destructive halo, on a cosmic scale. As he thought, another universe had likely exploded, and this halo was the aftermath, spreading toward the Zhutian universe.

A cosmic-level aftermath was something he couldn't withstand.

Not even a Huang Di-level being would face it; they'd turn and run.

Naturally, Ye Chen was worried about Zhutian.

This cosmic destructive halo was too terrifying; if no one held the line in Zhutian, it would be a catastrophe. As for the Heavenly Dao, it wouldn't care about the common people.

At the end of Taigu Honghuang, the Nü Di was already standing there.

At her side were Zi Zai Tian, Shen Zun, Hong Yan, and even Dream Mo.

A sense of heart palpitations had overwhelmed their minds.

They felt that in Xu Wang, some terrifying existence was approaching at extreme speed.

Boom! Boom!

The void and the vast sky rumbled with thunder and lightning.

It was the Heavenly Dao, clearly agitated.

If even the Nü Di and the others could sense it, how could it not? This agitation stemmed from fear, for the aftermath this time was frighteningly strong.

Whoosh!

Ye Chen manifested in an instant, or rather, he dream-traveled back.

His expression was extremely grim.

Even the Heavenly Dao was agitated; as a quasi-Huang Dacheng, how could he not be?

"A universe explosion?"

The Nü Di asked.

"Guard the great array."

Ye Chen left those words and entered the vast sky, standing like a monument.

Boom! Bang! Boom!

Then, pillars of Yongheng light shot up, piercing the Taigu Honghuang.

Soon after, they spread to Zhutian.

The aftermath of the universe explosion followed shortly.

Boom!

Zhutian's universe shook violently; mountains collapsed one after another, star domains exploded one by one, and destruction enveloped the human realm.

The peaceful Zhutian was stained with blood.

Not just Zhutian, but also the Tian Mo domain, E Mo domain, and Sheng Mo domain fell into chaos. A single cosmic-level halo was terrifyingly powerful, nearly shattering the very fabric of reality.

Pfft!

Ye Chen spat blood, his Yongheng holy body exploding into ashes on the spot.

In that instant, both blood sacrifice and Yongheng were rendered useless.

Compared to him, the Tian Mo Huang Di and E Mo Huang Di fared much better.

After all, among the common beings, there was only one quasi-Huang Dacheng.

In the outer domains, however, there were three Huang Di, with the saintly demon counted among them.

Most importantly, the Heavenly Dao was holding things together.

But the Heavenly Dao was supporting the Tian, E, and Sheng domains, not protecting Zhutian.

Crack!

The aftermath was withstood, but in Zhutian's starry sky, a crisp cracking sound echoed.

It was the invisible barrier, blasted open with a fissure.

Seeing this, the Tian and E Huang Di's eyes lit up, their spirits invigorated.

Strike while the iron is hot and shatter the barrier?

That was exactly what they were thinking, and in the same instant, they unleashed their peak attacks.

Boom!

Zhutian, which had just stabilized, shook again.

"Seal!"

Ye Chen snorted coldly, instantly reforming his holy body and pressing a Yongheng palm onto the invisible barrier—to counter the two Huang Di's assault and heal the crack.

"You think you can seal it?"

The two Huang Di laughed eerily, their second strike already brewing, even more destructive than the first. Their demeanor clearly conveyed: if we can't break it, we'll take your name.