diymy Chapter 589 The Great Emperor Falls, the Imperial Clan Appears
Chapter 589 The Great Emperor Falls, the Imperial Clan Appears
Lin Chen spoke calmly, his voice neither loud nor soft, each word landing steadily in the void.
"Unfortunately, destruction is not the end; after destruction, all things will be reborn."
"You've just broken something, but you can't stop it from growing back."
"The real end is preventing it from growing back; you've gone down the wrong path."
Emperor Annihilation's body trembled violently, as if someone had stabbed him through the lower back with a sword.
He attained enlightenment and his teachings were destroyed tens of thousands of years ago, but he never thought about what would happen after his destruction.
He only cares about exterminating, not about creating.
The young man standing before him now has transcended destruction and seen what lies beyond it.
The feeling of being guided and seen through by a junior is more unpleasant than being stabbed.
Lin Chen ignored the thoughts of the Emperor of Annihilation and took a step forward.
The chaotic sword light suddenly surged, like a beast that had been locked up for too long finally breaking free of its cage and letting out a silent roar.
Where the sword light spread, the giant gray-black hand cracked open, the pillar of light was submerged, and the entire void lit up.
The Emperor of Annihilation was grazed by the edge of the sword light, as if he had been struck by the entire world.
His body jerked backward, the Annihilation Spear slipped from his hand, and the spear spun in the void as it flew outward, the void turning into nothingness wherever the spear tip passed.
"impossible……"
The Emperor of Annihilation's voice finally changed; fear crept onto his face, his pupils dilated, his lips trembled, and his body involuntarily shrank back.
He desperately steadied himself, forming hand seals in front of him, and the Great Dao of Destruction condensed into a black shield covered in cracks.
The runes on the shield flashed wildly, as if trying to squeeze out every last bit of power.
"Impossible... You're only a half-step Great Emperor!"
The roar of the Emperor of Annihilation was no longer one of anger, but of despair and regret.
The shield hummed in front of him, desperately trying to block the ever-approaching sword light.
Lin Chen stood in the void, his robes rustling loudly as the surging air currents tore at them.
The sword tip pointed forward, the sword light accelerated and slammed heavily into the shield.
"Who says a half-step Great Emperor can't kill a Great Emperor?"
The shield shattered the instant the words left his mouth.
Black fragments exploded, scattering across the sky, causing the entire void to tremble.
Lin Chen's sword light pierced through the fragments and went straight through the chest of the Annihilation Emperor.
A huge hole, as big as a fist, with a hazy, chaotic aura seeping out from its edges.
Emperor Annihilation looked down at the hole in his chest, his face filled with disbelief.
He raised his head, his lips moved as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't say anything.
His body began to shatter, like autumn leaves peeling away one by one, turning into nothingness.
The power of destruction leaked out of his body, and the gray-black smoke drifted in all directions, becoming fainter and fainter as it drifted.
He took one last look at Lin Chen, his eyes filled with resentment, confusion, and a hint of relief.
Then it completely dissipated, turning into a gray-black mist that dispersed into the chaotic void, leaving no trace.
Lin Chen stood still, gripping his sword, watching the mist completely disappear.
He exhaled, feeling an emptiness in his chest, as if he had just finished a long-distance run.
Despite the seemingly easy battle, Lin Chen used his full strength every time, and the chaotic power in his dantian was completely exhausted.
Just then, Lin Chen suddenly looked up.
A crack appeared deep in the void, silently and without warning.
Lin Chen narrowed his eyes and tightened his grip on the God-Slaying Sword.
A middle-aged man emerged from the crack.
He wore a dark green robe, with an antique jade pendant hanging at his waist. His face was so ordinary that he would be easily lost in a crowd.
But his eyes were different; those two bottomless pools of water made you feel like you were sinking, even your consciousness was sinking, if you looked at them for too long.
Another great emperor?!
An emperor even stronger than the Emperor of Annihilation!
Lin Chen's heart sank.
He had just fought a major battle, and the chaotic power within his body hadn't recovered yet. If he were to fight again, he would have some trump cards up his sleeve, but the cost would be high.
I have no idea who this person is or what they're doing here.
The middle-aged man glanced at Lin Chen, then at the dissipating gray-black mist in the void.
That was the last remnant of the Emperor of Annihilation.
The middle-aged man's gaze lingered on the mist for a moment before returning to Lin Chen.
He watched for a long time, so long that Lin Chen thought he was about to make a move, so long that Lin Chen had already started to plan how to fight desperately in his mind.
Then the middle-aged man spoke, his voice neither too loud nor too soft, tinged with surprise:
"You killed him?"
Lin Chen nodded without speaking, and did not sheathe his sword.
The middle-aged man was silent for a moment, then said:
"He killed a direct descendant of my Cheng family, and I have been searching for him for 30,000 years."
He pointed to the dissipating gray-black mist, "Is it him?"
Lin Chen glanced at the middle-aged man: "Are you sure?"
"The breathing patterns match."
When the middle-aged man said this, his voice was still flat, but Lin Chen noticed that his fingers curled slightly inside his sleeve.
Thirty thousand years, a chase that has lasted thirty thousand years.
The Cheng family is no ordinary family.
"What's your name?"
"Lin Chen".
The middle-aged man nodded: "My name is Cheng Wu."
"Although the Great Dao of Chaos is powerful, it is not easy to cultivate. The Great Dao of this world cannot support your ascension to the Emperor realm."
As he spoke, he tilted his chin slightly towards the Tianyuan Continent.
"Only the Origin Realm can meet your needs. If you come to the Origin Realm, you can visit the Cheng family of the Imperial Clan."
The middle-aged man paused, then added:
"I took his remains. He had a grudge against my Cheng family, and it was time to settle it."
He raised his hand and summoned the dissipating gray-black mist in the void, causing it to re-condense into a gray-black ball of light that fell into his palm.
The ball of light calmed down in his palm, lying still like a wild dog that had been beaten into submission.
The middle-aged man took a jade talisman from his waist and casually tossed it to Lin Chen.
The jade talisman felt warm and smooth to the touch, with an ancient character "程" (Cheng) engraved on its surface. There was an indescribable charm flowing between the strokes.
The middle-aged man glanced at Lin Chen one last time.
Then he turned and took a step forward, the crack closing behind him, and the entire void returned to its hazy, empty state.
Lin Chen stood in the void, looking down at the jade talisman in his hand.
The character "Cheng" on the jade talisman gleamed with a warm light, which made the outline of his entire hand clear.
He looked through his fingers for a while, clenched his fist, then loosened it and put it in his pocket.
Then he turned around, took a step out of the void, and landed back at the top of the Tower of Babel.