Unfathomable Existence

The Demon Emperor, who seemed to have wanted to say something to Daoist Jiangnan, seemed to have a bone stuck in his throat. He immediately pushed the idea of talking some sense into him. After all his demon eyes were not mere decoration, the change in Daoist Jingnan was different in his eyes.

Demonic eyes could pierce through the emotional spectrum so he could naturally see that there was no change in Daoist Jingnan's emotions.

In that moment, Daoist Jingnan spoke, "Senior brother, you should stop your pointless struggle. After all your ends are already set in stone,"

"As long as you're in the spectral dimension, you will continue to waste away like a dead rat on the street."

Although the latter had already expected this, Shang Futian couldn't help but widen his eyes, unbelieving that this was once the junior brother he had always favoured. Shang Jingnan added again, saying, "Senior brother, why do you refuse to follow me? Together, we could bring a new change to the heavens. If you renounce your Daoist title and hand over the sacred treasure, I'll allow you to live."

He said so, giving out a light smile which didn't seem like a smile.

Hearing this, the two women behind him couldn't help but show a scornful expression towards the three people below. Daiost Jingnan then added, "You should decide I will give you the time it takes an incense stick to burn."

The three weren't moved at all by this. After all, they were all cultivators who had experienced at least a thousand years of tribulations. After a brief moment of silence, the Demon Emperor and Immortal Empress immediately took two steps forward to indicate a readied fighting stance.

Daoist Futian immediately understood that there was no turning back at this point, but as he was also about to take a step forward, he was stopped by a divine sense transmission from the Demon Emperor.

"Fellow Daoist should leave at once. we can at least hold these younglings here and allow you to escape."

Another divine sense transmission also came from the Immortal Empress.

"Daoist Futian, as a member of the younger generation with the highest cultivation base, talent, luck and good judgement, you're the most suitable one to take on the role of guardian of the future."

She had not looked back to him, but a smile could be seen faintly on her face.

Daoist Futian immediately looked at them, but all he could see was a straight back and a hint majesty coming off of them. He felt a hint of familiarity from it, like how a parent would when protecting their child. Although blurry, he could faintly see some faint outlines of his parents, but how long had it been since he thought of his parents. It was a long time, but he didn't get the time to process all this as both the Demon Emperor and Immortal Empress stretched out a hand towards him.

As soon as he was touched by both hands, he was bombarded by an enormous amount of information, forbidden arts, and cultivation techniques of all ranks. At the same time, an immense amount of power flowed into his body, numbing all of his body parts, and he was immediately turned into a bright beam of light charging towards the far borders of this strange dimension.

He wanted to grab a hold of them but couldn't. He wanted to scream but couldn't. Just as he was about to burn his soul to escape this imprisonment when the last divine sense transmission came to him. It didn't seem to have come from just the Immortal Empress but also the Demon Emperor as well. Their voices overlapped and resounded in his mind, trapping him further as they said, "Don't worry, WE WILL WIN!"

In that moment, both the Demon Emperor and Immortal Empress gave a momentary side glance to him, then immediately brought their attention back to their three foes in front of them. A burst of murderous intent instantly escaped their bodies directed at Daoist Jingnan and the two women.

Staring down, the Demon Emperor started to slowly levitate chanting in a strange language as if he was heralding a requiem for the dead.

As the three above saw this, Daoist Jingnan showed a mocking expression as he declared loudly raising his hands high "There is a path to heaven yet you do not take it, hell is doorless yet you charge towards it."

"You two have really gone insane this place is not some make shift creation the likes of which you can escape from."

The woman who looked like the Immortal Empress beside him showed a hint of worry as she was hit by a strange uneasiness as if something was wrong but she couldn't be sure of this feeling so she immediately let go of it and focused on the figures below her.

However, it was different for the demoness beside him as she was sure that something bad was about to happen and as if to prove her correct, this strange dimension suddenly started shaking. She couldn't help but blurt out, "What the f…"

Even Daoist Jingnan's expression turned grave when he saw this and he immediately tried sensing the outside of this strange place as he thought that someone was attacking from the outside but to his surprise there was only calm outside. He and the other woman then turned to look at the demoness as if asking for answers. At this point, the demoness seemed to be lost in thought as she looked at the surroundings.

Massive storms of void energy rioted in this strange dimension, but this was not the source of this disturbance. She then turned her attention to the Demon Emperor below them. It was at this point that the Demon Emperor finished his chant as a loud […RELEASE] sound amplified by divine language escaped his lips.

An unheard-of presence escaped his body in that very moment, it couldn't be described, a look of horror could be seen on the faces of the two women but Daoist Jingnan couldn't feel the might of this presence but he didn't dare to underestimate the Demon Emperor. At this point, the Demon Emperor lifted his head and then stared at the three above him.

When the three were stared like this, their eyes widened like saucers. They could see that the whites of the Demon Emperor's eyes were now pitch black, and the crimson from the iris was now even more apparent. His appearance had greatly changed as he now seemed to be a young man in his late teens with crimson hair, and a pair of fangs could be seen protruding from his lips, making him seem enchanting. It was only for a short while, but they felt as if they had been sucked into an abyss. The young man who resembled the Demon Emperor before gave calm smile to the three above and said in a tone that make him seem like an ancient existence, "Nigh is the Night…"

"Death fears me. It knows not the company I shall bring to the abyss. The darkness it casts knows not the true midnight of my soul…"

The woman who looked like the Immortal Empress couldn't help but ask in a hysterical tone, "Im-impossible, Who the hell are you? There's no way such an existence could just pop out of nowhere without anyone knowing"

In fact, it wasn't just her who wanted to ask this. Everyone present wanted to know the answer to this too as they kept staring at the young man before them expecting an answer.

The smiling young man ignored them and kept talking in that same voice.

"I've been awake since before the dawn of creation…"

At this point, he paused, and the strange dimension began to darken, turning everything into blackness, then continued in a normal voice.

"...and remember younglings, this Majesty's true name is Xie Tian Yan"

None of the people hearing this didn't notice this, but when the demoness heard this, her small mouth opened lightly and seemed to have blurted out something.

"Impossible!"

In that moment, a crack appeared at the boundary of this strange place, and Daoist Futian, who was enveloped by the light, escaped through it.

Daoist Jingnan and the woman who looked similar to the immortal Empress looks turned even more graver and cold sweat flowed down their faces. The demoness could feel the gravity of the situation as she immediately sent a voice transmission to Daoist Jingnan telling him to pursue Daoist Futian. Although Daoist Jingnan was annoyed by this, there wasn't any time to express it. He immediately took off after Daoist Futian.

In that instant, the demoness started a strange chant of her own and finished within moments notice. As soon as she was done, an enormous black aura appeared in her palm and covered her whole body as she charged towards Xie Yan.

It was unknown where that black aura came from, but if one looked closer, they would see that it was the same black aura that could be seen affecting the giant tree. The other woman instantly distanced herself from the demoness and charged towards the Immortal Empress.

Seeing the demoness charging towards him, Xie Yan simply retorted with a bone-chilling voice.

"Bring it on…brat"

In a short moment, which couldn't be described by words they clashed.

Meanwhile, outside of this strange dimension, Daoist Futian was floating in space, looking at the place where the crack he escaped from once was, but it was no longer there anymore. There was not even a sign of there being any secret realm. Although he felt regretful, he knew he couldn't let the senior's efforts be in vain but in that moment, he felt something and turned in the opposite direction as a hopeful look appeared on his face. He immediately speeded off, breaking through space and the other realms. A short while later after he left, a slit appeared in space, and Daoist Jingnan appeared seemingly filled with complaints as he mouthed.

"Who the hell do you think you're ordering, just you wait soon you'll be grovelling under this King's boot."

He then looked around, spreading his divine sense. After searching, he then looked in the direction Daoist Futian had run off to and gave a cold snort. He then followed in that same path.

Daoist Futian immediately appeared in the realm of uncertainty; this realm seemed to be similar to the strange realm he had escaped from, but there was a slight difference as it was a bit inferior. As soon as he appeared, he was greeted by a mass of greenery.

He stared at this scene for a short while, but it was in that very moment that he suddenly felt tingling in his spine, and then he suddenly sped forward without even bothering to look back. He didn't know what it was, but he knew it wasn't anything good if he was making him feel a sense of danger.

In a short while, two men were facing each other with murderous intent. One was holding a sword overflowing with a black aura, and the other had a hideous wound on his shoulder with black blood staining his clothes and black aura attached to it.

Daoist thought to himself, "I was careless," as he felt the black aura on his shoulder spreading and corroding his body at a terrifying speed. At this rate, he'd have to abandon his fleshly body. Daoist Futian looked at Shang Jingnan for a while longer and then decided to break the silence as he realised that he didn't have much time remaining.

"Brother, do you really think it's so easy to step on the heavens? Hmm? Do you honestly believe that you can move all realms with just your strength?"

There wasn't much time for talking, but he intended on gathering up some energy for one more move. Daoist Jingnan was naturally aware of this and decided to just play along as he gave a vicious look at Shang Futian's wound.

"Of course, not brother, how could I be so complacent. That is why you have to surrender the treasure of our family. In my hands, it can shape the future the cultivation world"

When Shang Futian heard these words, he wasn't surprised he had expected that the trinket on his chest was the thing his brother was desperate for. Now Shang Jingnan wasn't hiding his greed, but he didn't rush yet. He wanted to drag this talk a bit more until Shang Futian's body was completely corroded, then snatch it. He was just about to start preaching his plans, but Shang Futian seemed to have read his intentions and didn't plan on giving him a chance.

Shang Futian's body immediately started speeding backwards towards a green wall like structure, but how could Shang Jingnan allow such a thing to happen? He immediately gave chase but then slowed down as soon as he took a step forward as he had suddenly felt Shang Futian's body giving off an aura of destruction. "

He thought to himself, "Self-destruction?"

He then increased his speed and put on a defensive artefact, but it was already too late as that momentary delay was all Shang Futian needed to succeed. Daoist Futin's body didn't have much power left, but it was enough for self-destruction.

With a loud bang, his body exploded, forming a massively giant mushroom. Nothing was left, but a shadow could be seen escaping quickly. Shang Jingnan was covered by the explosion, and the defensive artefact cracked afterwards. He immediately removed it and threw it away after seeing some of the corrosive black aura from Shang Futian's body eating it away. When he came out of the explosion, he immediately saw the escaping Shang Futian in soul form and reached out his hand, but it was too late as Shang Futian was too close to the green wall.

Shang Jingnan couldn't be sure why Shang Futian had run to this realm of uncertainty, but he didn't want to give him any chances of escaping. In an instance, a yellow artefact appeared on his body and increased his speed drastically. At this point Shang Futian had already used the energy wave given off to propel himself and was only one step away from the green wall but now with Shang Jingnan's increased speed it seemed like he would be caught before reaching the wall.

When Shang Futian saw this, he didn't hesitate as he put his hands on the sacred treasure on his chest which looked like a white ring then burned his soul to gain a significant boost in energy and speed. As his soul burned, he instantly reached the wall and placed one hand on the wall and the other on his sacred treasure.

When Shang Jingnan saw this , he shouted, "Stop this brother, that treasure cannot be awakened without…"

However, before he could finish speaking, the ring started glowing with a bright, serene white light. Shang Futian had already burned his soul to the point where it would be impossible to reincarnate, but he didn't care at all as he kept burning his soul, pumping more energy into the ring.

Seeing this scene unfold, a roar escaped Shang Jingnan's mouth.

"NOOOO!!!"

The ring immediately swallowed Shang Futian's soul and everything in this realm with its bright light and then instantly vanished from this realm. When the light disappeared, only one person remained with a gloomy look on his face.

Another roar resounded in this realm, seemingly filled with a mixture of shame and rage.