The roar of the Sword Qi was deafening, resonating throughout the entire Divine Organ Ground. Two blood-red beams of Sword Light traversed the sky dome, lingering like two ancient rivers of blood. Amidst the crisscrossing Sword Qi, the majestic Divine Palace shattered into countless fragments, raining down upon the barren land like a torrential downpour.

At this time, Lin Xiyue and the others had retreated a great distance away.

"Master Ping, Luo Xiu will be alright, won't he?" Lin Xiyue's heart was wrung with tension as she gazed at the spectacular plume of dust churned up by the Sword Qi in the distance, her voice laced with worry.

Master Ping sighed. "It's hard to say right now. To be honest, this is the first time I've ever witnessed a battle of this level."

「」

In the dust-choked ruins of the Divine Palace, Dream and Asura cleaved through the destructive light-mist with a single slash of his sword. He then began to walk, unhurried, toward the Evil Ancient God.

Wherever he passed, time itself seemed to freeze. The dust ceased its swirling, the Sword Qi fell silent, and not a single mote danced in the air. It was as if everything had been locked in ice by a murderous intent as vast as a blood-red sea.

"I will press forward until I have slaughtered all life. Even if the one standing in my way is a god!"

Facing Dream and Asura's provocation, the Evil Ancient God remained impassive. It slowly raised its hands, and an orb of destructive Divine Power condensed in the Void before it.

CRACK.

With a sharp retort, the frozen Void suddenly shattered. A cold glint flickered in Dream and Asura's crimson eyes, and then his figure vanished.

「」

The battle between gods is simple, yet terrifying. It is a clash of divinity against divinity, Divine Power against Divine Power, and Law against Law!

"This is bad! Everyone, get into the World Inside the Vase, now!" Master Ping, who had been observing the battle, suddenly shouted as realization dawned on him.

In the distance, the scattered fragments of Divine Power created a butterfly effect. Spreading out from the ruins of the Divine Palace, a wave of destruction began to fracture the very space of the Divine Organ Ground.

Great Qian of Tai'a's voice trembled. "Holy hell... a battle of this magnitude is just too damn terrifying! If they continue fighting, it won't just be the Divine Organ Ground—the entire Kunlun Ancient Realm will be destroyed!"

Master Ping urged them on, "Hurry! If you don't want to die, get into the World Inside the Vase!"

No one hesitated, fleeing immediately into Master Ping's World Inside the Vase.

Time passed, drop by drop. A long while later.

「In the World Inside the Vase」

Lin Xiyue asked with concern, "Master Ping, what's the situation outside?"

Master Ping sighed. "I can't tell you the specifics. My Divine Sense can't even get near the battlefield. All I know is that the entire Divine Organ Ground is now in ruins, and beyond it, the surrounding space has completely collapsed!"

Mei Ji asked, "What does it mean for the space to have collapsed?"

Master Ping explained, "In short, it means the pocket dimension of the Ancient God Ruins has caved in, forcibly ejecting all outsiders. Fortunately, the space here in the Divine Organ Ground is of a higher quality and can just barely withstand their battle. Otherwise, I would have been forced to leave as well." He paused. "Hmm... It seems they've finished fighting."

Lin Xiyue said urgently, "Master Ping, send me out, quickly!"

「A short time later」

When Lin Xiyue left the World Inside the Vase and witnessed the apocalyptic devastation of the Divine Organ Ground, she was stunned into silence.

The once-barren land had been shattered into countless fragments floating in the Void, each one burning with fierce fire. The sky was scarred with innumerable spatial rifts that were devouring all tangible matter.

A hot wind whipped through Lin Xiyue's long hair as she stood on a floating shard of earth, feeling small and utterly alone. She could not imagine what kind of battle could have wrought such apocalyptic devastation.

"Luo Xiu... are you alright?" Her eyes grew moist as she desperately searched for any sign of him.

「At that moment, in the ruins of the Divine Palace」

Dream and Asura was kneeling on one knee, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. This ailing body had reached its limit and could no longer bear his power.

Not far from him, the Evil Ancient God lay quietly on the ground, its body slowly dissolving into black mist. Around the two gods, many spatial rifts lingered in the Void, refusing to close.

"Luo Xiu!"

Lin Xiyue suddenly appeared, streaking through the air to land in the ruins before running toward him. Seeing him alive, the taut string in her heart finally loosened with relief.

"Are you alright?"

Hearing her voice, Dream and Asura looked up at Lin Xiyue. After a moment of stunned silence, an extreme resentment flared in his eyes. I don't know why... but this woman makes me feel a sliver of fear. Then, understanding dawned. This is the woman in Luo Xiu's heart.

Without a shred of hesitation, he swung his sword, intent on killing her.

Xun Mi, following close behind, was horrified by the sight. She flew forward, shoving Lin Xiyue aside just as the blood-red Sword Light struck her instead.

The impact made Xun Mi's body tremble. She spat out a mouthful of blood and gripped Lin Xiyue's hand tightly, her face a mask of pain.

"Xi Yue, stay back! He isn't Luo Xiu right now."

Lin Xiyue's eyes trembled. "What... What's happening?"

Xun Mi didn't answer, instead looking up at Dream and Asura. He's very weak right now, she sensed. Otherwise, that last strike would have annihilated my body and soul. It must be from his battle with the Evil Ancient God. Even gods can be injured. Even they can be weak.

"Xi Yue, get back. I have a way to make him recover."

Lin Xiyue stared at Luo Xiu, her face filled with worry as she slowly retreated. "Sister Mi, please be careful... Don't hurt him."

Hearing this, Xun Mi gave a meaningful smile, a nearly imperceptible glint of frost in her eyes. Even now, you're still worried about him.

「A short while later」

Xun Mi stopped before Dream and Asura, watching him quietly. She suddenly asked, "Do you remember the countless souls who died because of you?"

Dream and Asura didn't deign to look at her. "Who are you?" he asked coolly.

A slight smile touched Xun Mi's lips. "I am merely an insignificant grain of sand in the river of time."

"In the river of time," Dream and Asura said, "everyone is a grain of sand."

Xun Mi's voice sharpened. "But today, this grain of sand will end your life and avenge those countless wronged souls."

Dream and Asura suddenly laughed. "Hatred makes people foolish. You are a perfect example."

"I will never understand beings like you," Xun Mi said. "You sacrifice so many lives for your own selfish interests, yet you question why others would hate you for it?"

"Your eyes see only humans. My eyes see all of creation," Dream and Asura countered. "To survive, you humans think nothing of slaughtering pigs and sheep. From a different perspective, for the balance and stability of the Heavenly Law, we gods can decide your very existence with equal justification."

As he spoke, Dream and Asura's brow suddenly furrowed in pain. He looked up sharply at Xun Mi, a look of pained realization on his face. "Divine Consciousness Forbidden?"

Xun Mi smiled faintly. "I should thank you. I was just wondering how I could kill you, and you delivered your life right into my hands. And you're right, I am only human. All I possess is humanity, so I could never stand on the same level as you to discuss so-called divinity. From my perspective, a god like you should not exist in this world."

Dream and Asura staggered to his feet, his gaze mocking. "That's why I've always believed human nature is selfish and ugly. Because I, a god, offer you no benefit and threaten your interests, you've decided I shouldn't exist.

"If, on the other hand, I were a god who could create beauty and bring you prosperity, you would insist on my existence and even love me deeply.

"That is why gods never consider human feelings.

"Because ugly creatures like you only deserve to become souls reaped by my sword."

Xun Mi was unmoved. "Unfortunately for you," she said softly, "the only one becoming a ghost here is you!"

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