Chapter 498: The Third Fated Battle (End)

The Lord of Life and Death smiled helplessly.
She never imagined that one day she would be standing behind someone else.
"You're finished?"
"Sooner than I expected."
Faced with the Lord of Life and Death's words, Su Chen nodded. The Lord of Mountains and Rivers beside him also smiled: "The rest is up to you."
The Lord of Mountains and Rivers transformed into a stream of light and merged into Su Chen's body. At the same time, Su Chen's body grew infinitely taller. Infinite time and the infinite unknown appeared so small in his eyes. As boundless spiritual light permeated all of time and all the unknown, he reached an unimaginable height.
"Witness, your achievement of reaching this point is beyond my expectations."
The obsidian light that had pierced through all of time twisted and spun, transforming into a black-robed youth who faced Su Chen. Their every move, even their gazes, was enough to shatter countless possibilities instantly; their status had transcended all 'concepts'.
Immortal King Xuan Yi didn't rush to attack Su Chen. The two were like old friends who hadn't seen each other in a long time... Although there had been others like Immortal King Shanhe before, Immortal King Xuan Yi knew that none of them were the true form of the Witness; this was the true form of the Witness!
Su Chen's lips curled up: "I didn't expect you to be so audacious, daring to scheme against 'Disaster'."
Immortal King Xuan Yi laughed, a radiant smile: "If you were me, you would have done the same."
Su Chen agreed inwardly. If he were Xuan Yi, he wouldn't just do it, he would do it even more ruthlessly!
Xuan Yi Immortal King raised his head and pointed towards the deep, boundless sky above: "But it seems we've all failed. None of us managed to escape in the end. What a pity."
"The predetermined ending has finally arrived. What a farce."
Indeed.
Both Xuan Yi Immortal King and Su Chen.
Their strength had surpassed all timelines, all the quasi-Immortal Emperors born in the non-existent 'past'.
Even so, they still couldn't escape and become true 'Immortal Emperor' level life forms.
This is why Xuan Yi Immortal King said they had all failed.
No matter how much an ant struggles, it's still an ant.
"Xuan Yi, that was only your failure."
"I haven't failed yet."
Su Chen's figure strolled forward, his silhouette passing Xuan Yi Immortal King, slowly moving towards 'forward'.
Xuan Yi Immortal King was taken aback. He turned his head and said, "You want to see Him?"
The "Her" Xuan Yi Immortal King spoke of was clearly 'Calamity'.
Su Chen actually wanted to see 'Calamity'.
"The arrival of the new world is inevitable."
Only by ascending higher did Xuan Yi Immortal King truly understand the terror of 'Calamity'. He originally thought that by devouring 'Calamity's' energy, he could gain a portion of 'Calamity's' authority and replace Him. But only when he truly reached this point did he understand why Yu Ji Immortal King was so loyal to 'Calamity'.
That was the power to control everything.
Su Chen did not stop. He went against the current, this time truly heading towards that power. Countless forces distorted reality and illusion, yet they could not shake his resolve.
"Come, Xuan Yi, come and stop me!"
Xuan Yi Immortal King sighed. He could no longer suppress his instincts. As Su Chen's words fell, he casually clenched his fist, and countless threads of the Great Dao intertwined, forming a giant halberd in his hand. A pitch-black, deathly eye opened in his chest.
The boundless aura overturned everything, submerging all traces of existence. Before this aura, an ordinary Immortal King was like a lone boat adrift on a vast ocean.
Even across countless points of time, Dongfang Yunxiao felt his body about to be torn apart.
He was just a hair's breadth away from being infected and assimilated by that aura.
A black and white light barrier swirled, blocking the impact on him and also protecting the Immortal Realm, which was on the verge of shattering.
Even so, in just that brief moment, nearly all the creatures of the Immortal Realm were wiped out. A large yellow dog lay dying. This was the first time Long Jue Shen had felt so close to death. He looked in horror towards the outside of the Immortal Realm, a place no True Immortal could set foot in, yet the place where his master had disappeared every time. What was there?
The complete annihilation of the Immortal Realm's creatures made Long Jue Shen realize that perhaps, from beginning to end, even True Immortals, were still trapped in a cage. For the first time, he wanted to know the truth!
"Damn it, I'm tired of living anyway. I might as well die soon!"
Long Jue Shen desperately tried to drift away from the outside of the Immortal Realm. Even though he could travel through time, that small 'distance' seemed so vast, so unattainable.
A forbidden backlash nearly shattered his own Dao, and just as Long Jueshen was on the verge of despair, a slender hand reached in, casually grabbing Long Jueshen's wrist and pulling him out. Long Jueshen stared blankly at the person before him—mysterious and noble, none other than the long-unseen 'Ling Xiyan,' also a Lord of Life and Death!
Beside him, a young man was curiously scrutinizing him, making Long Jueshen tremble. That young man was definitely on the same level as his master.
Heavens~ What kind of place is this?
"This is the truth you seek to know."
A casual voice echoed in Long Jueshen's mind. The one who had spoken was none other than the Lord of Life and Death.
Dongfang Yunxiao looked curiously at the large yellow dog: "A True Immortal actually managed to come here?"
The Lord of Life and Death replied: "He is your master's pet."
Dongfang Yunxiao nodded in sudden understanding.
The Lord of Life and Death and Dongfang Yunxiao shifted their gaze from Long Jueshen, looking ahead.
"Can our Grandmaster succeed?"
The Lord of Life and Death shook his head: "This time, he probably won't succeed."
Dongfang Yunxiao was somewhat disappointed.
If their Grandmaster failed, they would lose their last trace of existence.
The Lord of Life and Death continued: "But this time he might not succeed... victory or defeat isn't determined by a single battle."
"The future victory will belong to us."
Dongfang Yunxiao understood. He snapped out of his disappointment and suddenly smiled: "That's good, that's good! That's wonderful!"
Long Jueshen couldn't understand their conversation. He tried to interrupt, but ended up barking incessantly.
The Lord of Life and Death smiled slightly: "What you want to know isn't really anything important. We're about to disappear together, disappearing with this defeat."
Long Jueshen understood. So, he was going to die. Pulling him out was a way to make him understand that he was going to die.
"To die knowing the truth doesn't seem so bad, much better than dying for no reason."
Long Jueshen's mindset was quite calm.
In a fleeting moment, the battle between Su Chen and Immortal King Xuan Yi also came to a conclusion.
Su Chen turned around and saw the Lord of Life and Death, Dongfang Yunxiao, and Long Jueshen.
Dongfang Yunxiao clasped his hands and shouted, "Grandmaster, we'll meet again in the future!"
The Lord of Life and Death stood with his hands folded, proudly raising his head, his demeanor elegant and graceful.
"If there is a future, I might consider playing the role of your disciple."
Long Jueshen also followed Dongfang Yunxiao's example, bowing forward in a somewhat comical manner: "Woof woof...no, I don't want to woof woof!"
"Woof woof woof...Master, I will follow you in the future!"
The Lord of Life and Death remained unmoved. How could she have done this?
Su Chen smiled.
"Then so be it."
"Everyone, we'll meet again in the future!"
Su Chen looked up; there, some kind of substance was awakening.