Chapter 496: The Third Fated Battle (19)

"That is..."
The torrent of time seemed to be severed, split in two.
One half was bottomless black, swallowing all light, decaying and withering; the other half was blindingly white, as if all life had burned to its zenith.
At the center of the boundary between life and death, a blurry figure slowly coalesced, her graceful form treading the torrent of time. She simply walked slowly, yet it seemed to carry the entire world, overlapping and rearranging its order, suffocating everyone.
That was indeed the 'Ancestor of Mountains and Rivers' whom they had been hunting.
But at this moment, it was completely different. Even those who had also stepped into the realm of immortality instinctively chose to take a step back.
"My good disciple, it's been a long time."
A casual voice boomed like thunder in the minds of the immortals. Opposite to the Lord of Life and Death, spacetime overlapped, evolving into a grotto-heaven.
In the grotto-heaven, a middle-aged man sat cross-legged, with a large yellow dog standing beside him.
Suddenly, a name flashed through the minds of the immortals, who were still trying to understand, and previously lost memories of that person also rushed back.
"The Lord of Taixu!"
Su Chen's lips curled up as he glanced at the True Immortal who had spoken. He said leisurely, "Compared to the Lord of Taixu, I actually prefer the title of Ancestor of Mountains and Rivers."
The Lord of Taixu was actually the Ancestor of Mountains and Rivers!
The many True Immortals were instantly terrified.
Then who were they chasing just now?
Before they could even turn around, all the True Immortals stood motionless like puppets.
Their Dao was rapidly turning 'black'
Surrounded by deathly aura
Under Long Jue Shen's horrified gaze, dozens of True Immortals vanished before their eyes, without even a shred of resistance.
This was the reincarnation of someone on the same level as their Lord?
"It's you, the witness?"
The Lord of Life and Death, seeing the outcome, quickly confirmed Su Chen's identity, but her face darkened.
Su Chen smiled knowingly: "That's right, it is indeed your master. I never expected that in this life, we would still have such a master-disciple bond."
The Lord of Life and Death: "..."
How could she not see that this guy probably already knew her identity, and had even been waiting for her birth, just to satisfy his perverse pleasure?
The Lord of Life and Death closed her eyes, the Great Dao flowed, and space and time were overturned.
"Hmm?"
The Lord of Life and Death looked at Su Chen in surprise.
Su Chen still had a playful expression.
The Lord of Life and Death wanted to erase her past dark history.
However... she was surprised to find that some kind of power could actually stop her, and was evenly matched with her.
"You already have the rank of Quasi-Immortal Emperor?"
Only beings of her level could stop her.
Clearly, this small variable before her had now grown to the same level as her, becoming an indispensable and enormous variable.
Long Jue Shen was completely bewildered.
He couldn't understand what the two were talking about.
The Lord of Life and Death scoffed, "A boring trick."
Dragon God suddenly realized.
So they couldn't do anything to their master.
The Lord of Life and Death glanced at Dragon God beside Su Chen.
Dragon God: "..."
Truly worthy of being on the same level as their master.
Both were so 'magnanimous'
Long Jueshen was determined to hide in the Taixu Realm and never leave.
...
Both Su Chen and the Lord of Life and Death were broad-minded and naturally wouldn't care about such a trivial matter.
The Lord of Life and Death also learned from Su Chen what had happened in the last timeline that hadn't been 'rebooted'.
And Su Chen learned some truths about the 'Calamity' from the Lord of Life and Death.
It turned out that this wasn't the first time the 'Calamity' had rebooted the timeline.
The 'Calamity' had appeared before many rebooted heavens. The 'Calamity' wanted to descend upon this world, to become something from nothing. Although the Lord of Life and Death and the others didn't know why the 'Calamity' was so persistent in descending, the Lord of Life and Death and other top-tier Quasi-Immortal Emperors discovered something.
The 'Calamity's' status was far too powerful, far surpassing the Immortal Kings existing in the heavens, so they named that realm 'Immortal Emperor'.
Beings like the Lord of Life and Death, possessing immense power capable of easily crushing ordinary Immortal Kings and retaining a portion of their true spirit even during the timeline of the 'Calamity's' restart, allowing them to traverse to the next world, are called 'Quasi-Immortal Emperors'.
Once the 'Calamity' successfully descends, the heavens will cease to exist, all traces of history erased. This is because the heavens cannot bear the 'Calamity's' power. More importantly, those who cultivate to the 'Quasi-Immortal Emperor' realm are all individuals of great talent; who could tolerate becoming merely a dream for someone else?
A struggle against the 'Calamity' thus begins.
However, in the struggle against the 'Calamity,' the true spirits of countless Quasi-Immortal Emperors wither, disappearing completely with each restart.
The Lord of Life and Death is one of the guardians, and the being closest to an 'Immortal Emperor' among the other ancient beings. She used her last strength to erase the traces of the heavens, turning them into a 'dream,' and the key to this 'dream' was divided into countless pieces by the Lord of Life and Death.
The 'keys' that followed were obtained by the top Immortal King-level forces of the heavens. The Supreme Immortal King was seduced into stealing the 'keys,' and due to the resurgence of the 'Calamity,' the remnant true spirit of the Lord of Life and Death was reincarnated once more.
Thus, the events unfolded.
"The 'Calamity' wants to descend; it seems to be searching for some item."
"Of course, this might just be my speculation."
The Lord of Life and Death glanced at Su Chen, only to see Su Chen lost in thought.
The only item in the heavens that could 'Calamity' possess with such obsession would be the Book of Reversal of Fate in its possession.
However, it seems 'Calamity' is unaware that the item it seeks is the Book of Reversal of Fate.
Su Chen made a deduction.
"The 'Calamity' may indeed be searching for some item. If all this is true, then that item is in my hands."
The Lord of Life and Death looked at Su Chen in surprise, not expecting him to be so composed.
Su Chen, however, remained unconcerned. With his current status, he no longer feared the Lord of Life and Death. If everything the Lord of Life and Death said was true, he would have no choice but to rely on her power to complete the final step.
The Lord of Life and Death quickly recovered from her astonishment. She slowly said, "You want my help?"
Su Chen nodded.
The Lord of Life and Death asked, "How confident are you in your plan?"
Su Chen held up one finger.
The Lord of Life and Death frowned.
"Only one percent?"
Su Chen said, "If facing the 'Calamity' in this era, I would have at most a one percent chance, perhaps even less. The 'Calamity' is already about to revive, and I don't have much time left."
"If I can weaken the 'Calamity's' power, then I will have a ten percent chance!"
Su Chen's eyes shone brightly, his spirit soaring.