Chu Mo's body seemed to have turned into a sculpture, rigid and lifeless in the dark depths of the sea. The Celestial Mirror and Chaos Furnace still guarded him, while the Divine Inscription Battle Armor glimmered faintly. Heaven Slaying rested horizontally upon his chest.

Nearby, massive fingers resembling pillars supporting the heavens loomed like underwater mountain ranges, stretching across the space.

This place was cold, desolate, devoid of any living creatures.

And so, time passed, moment by moment.

Outside.

The battle between Great Saint Roc, Great Saint Snowy Sea Dragon, and the Nine Nether Patriarch continued relentlessly. After years of dormancy, Great Saint Roc and Great Saint Snowy Sea Dragon had reached states near the ancestral realm—nearly possessing power comparable to the ancestral realm, though neither had crossed the tribulation into true ancestorship.

Normally, they would not be a match for the Nine Nether Patriarch. However, the Patriarch had suffered severe backlash from karmic forces in the past, leaving his strength deeply impaired. Though he had recuperated over countless ages, he still could not fully eradicate the lingering effects of karma's force.

Thus, the sides were evenly matched, locked in an intense and inconclusive duel.

Even though the Ancient Nine Nether Clan had been devastated by Chu Mo, the Nine Nether Patriarch could not spare any focus to deal with Chu Mo.

The battle remained ongoing.

However, at the moment when Chu Mo was struck down into the Heavenly Realm's sea by the giant Zhong Caiyun, the Nine Nether Patriarch released a maniacal laugh: "Hahahahaha! Little bastard, that's a good death! Tricked me, did you? Died early, did you? Otherwise, I would have personally killed you!"

Great Saint Roc and Great Saint Snowy Sea Dragon were furious and utterly grief-stricken. A promising talent had been destroyed just like that.

Manifesting his true form, the Great Saint Snowy Sea Dragon—a massive white dragon stretching across billions of miles of the universe—glared at the Nine Nether Patriarch with rage: "To cultivate to your level and still act so shamelessly! Truly deserving of death!"

"Shameless? Snowy Sea Dragon, I never thought you'd be so naive. What is 'shameless'?" sneered the Nine Nether Patriarch coldly. "This is our world. This is the world we dominate! In this world, our will is Heaven's Will. And you, invoking human-like sentiment, will never become a giant in power!"

The Snowy Sea Dragon retorted icily: "If becoming a giant means behaving as shamelessly as you, I'd rather never achieve that!"

"You won't achieve it anyway!" Nine Nether Patriarch snorted derisively.

Great Saint Roc spoke from the side with a chilling tone: "Why waste words on such trash? Kill!"

At that instant, the entire cosmos quaked violently, as if something unimaginably catastrophic was unfolding. Stars across the heavens began falling en masse, a scene of utter apocalypse.

The three battling powerful beings froze, stunned. The Nine Nether Patriarch, in particular, gasped aloud in disbelief: "Impossible!"

Great Saint Snowy Sea Dragon and Great Saint Roc reacted only slightly slower but quickly realized what was happening and burst into uproarious laughter: "Hahahaha, Brother Monkey is unmatched!"

In the western corner of the Luotian Immortal Domain.

The entire universe seemed on the verge of being shattered.

The celestial canopy above was devoid of stars.

Amid the boundless void of the heavens, enormous cracks formed, and collapsing skies crumbled downward in devastation.

Vast seas of blood floated scattered upon the cosmic ceiling. Each spread was immeasurably large and unfathomably deep.

This was the blood of giants.

This was the blood of Patriarch Zi.

A wounded monkey stood upright, leaning on a massive iron staff, unwavering in its stance. Its eyes emitted a soul-stirring divine light, and its body burned with unyielding battle spirit.

Before it lay a giant rat, its vast form stretching across billions of miles like a mountainous expanse spanning the void of the cosmos. Lifeless, it floated still, with no trace of vitality.

A mournful aura radiated from the scene, spreading across the entirety of the Luotian universe.

The fall of a giant brought sorrow to all existence!

A living giant had been brutally slain by the monkey!

The Great Saint Realm monkey had defied fate and struck down a giant!

If Chu Mo had been dubbed a true peerless hero who could crush Great Saint cultivators, then this monkey was an unparalleled creature destined to defy heaven itself; it had slain a weakened giant.

Even a weakened giant was a giant, its power unfathomable to Great Saint-level cultivators.

Yet Patriarch Zi was truly dead.

Its spirit and soul had wholly vanished, and even the myriad spiritual imprints it had left upon the world were beginning to dissipate, bit by bit. Perhaps this process would take hundreds, even millions of years to complete.

But Patriarch Zi would never again appear in this world.

The monkey had truly defied the heavens!

It had struck down a giant.

This battle would alter the history of the Luotian universe forever.

In Patriarch Zi's final moments, the monkey even managed to lend a helping hand to Chu Mo. Unfortunately, its strike came too late.

The true form of Patriarch Zi was unimaginably enormous: a colossal rat. Such a revelation was likely beyond anyone's prior imagination.

The monkey, brimming with unyielding pride, had slain Patriarch Zi but had also depleted nearly all its energy in the process. However, it still stood resolute, leaning on its iron staff, gazing coldly at Patriarch Zi's corpse.

From the heavens poured an endless stream of essence energy, surging madly into the monkey's body.

At this moment, the monkey was invincible!

Its aura could suppress the entirety of the Luotian universe.

But no sooner had the monkey killed Patriarch Zi than three immense forces converged upon it to launch an assault.

The monkey sneered, "Thought you could profit from this?"

With that, it somersaulted and disappeared entirely. In the next moment, the Luotian universe had lost all trace of the monkey. No one knew where it had gone.

Along with the monkey's disappearance were the remains of Patriarch Zi's giant corpse.

Afterward, three ethereal figures appeared in the location, their forms cloaked in immeasurable radiance, making it impossible to discern their faces or even their gender. Arriving a moment too late, they found no trace of the monkey or Patriarch Zi's corpse. Silently exchanging glances, they shook their heads ruefully, then turned and departed without a word.

At the northern edge of the Heavenly Realm's sea, in the midst of battling Fox Heaven Great Saint and Bull Demon Great Saint, Patriarch Heiyu let out a mournful wail the instant Patriarch Zi perished. A burst of unparalleled power erupted from him, as if he had suddenly been restored to his peak state. He forced Fox Heaven Great Saint and Bull Demon Great Saint into rapid retreat, then leapt headlong back into the Heavenly Realm's sea, vanishing in an instant.

Fox Heaven Great Saint and Bull Demon Great Saint took a moment to process what had occurred, then exchanged glances and spoke in unison, "Let's find Brother Monkey!"

Without hesitation, the two left decisively, without a trace of reluctance.

Patriarch Zi's death fundamentally reshaped many dynamics in the Luotian universe. Giants were no longer legendary and invincible. This idea took hold in everyone's hearts. While everyone understood that giants still remained untouchable, the revelation lingered nonetheless: there was only one monkey, but more than ten giants still existed.

Regardless, the monkey's battle offered immense inspiration to countless individuals.

Achieving the status of a giant might remain unreachable, but to grow to the monkey's level—couldn't one also challenge giants?

The fall of Patriarch Zi led to the near annihilation of its ancient sect by the unified might of the Imperial Clan's armies. The once-great sect was utterly crippled.

Thus, the battles within the Luotian Immortal Domain temporarily came to an end.

The news of Chu Mo's death finally emerged.

To be precise, it was the news of Chu Mo's disappearance. But as the news spread, it turned unavoidably into confirmation of his death.

No one believed Chu Mo could have survived the strike from a giant. No one believed there was any chance to escape the sea of the Heavenly Realm.

Countless people sighed regretfully, while others clapped their hands in applause.

The monkey had slain Patriarch Zi, Chu Mo had shattered the giant's finger, and the Imperial Clan's army had triumphed across the realms...

Various reports began circulating.

Within a corner of the Luotian Immortal Domain, the newly ascended Saint Realm Demon Lord was deeply shaken by the news. However, after a long moment of silence, he regained composure and proceeded to cultivate with ferocious intensity.

Grief was worthless; better to channel it into relentless effort to advance one's cultivation. Revenge would require strength, not tears!

Similarly, within the Imperial Clan's imperial city, newly ascended Saint Realm cultivators Zi Dao and Liu Yunfeng heard the news and fell into deep silence.

"The Zhong Family," Zi Dao muttered.

"Wipe them out!" Liu Yunfeng's voice was icy cold.

In the Jiang Family, Jiang Caiyue immediately entered seclusion upon hearing the news.

Ji Qi locked himself in his room, while Prince Ji shattered countless objects. When the Emperor divined Chu Mo's whereabouts, his complexion turned pale, and he ceased all attempts to search for Chu Mo.

The Heavenly Realm's sea was too enigmatic. Even with the Imperial Clan's qi movement as support, it defied divination.

At last, the news reached the Trial Field.

Upon hearing it, those furiously cultivating within the Trial Field reacted in near uniformity after brief moments of silence.

"Impossible! He won't die," said Yiyi firmly.

Qi Xiaoyu departed the Trial Field directly, entered the Luotian Immortal Domain through its gates, and headed north toward the Heavenly Realm's sea. She didn't believe Chu Mo would die, and resolved to find him!

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