The Stars Beyond

Chapter 539: The Last Light Of Transcendence

"How is this possible?!" exclaimed Wang Xuan with a low tone, unable to calm his heart. He had always been in contact with substances close to reality. Unlike many other transcendents, he was constantly exploring the Solidarity Void beneath the Life Soil.

Even when several treasures trembled together, he had never fallen from his level. But after arriving here, he had unexpectedly become a mortal. This made him very uncomfortable. He had never thought that such a day would come for him. Was the Lost Dao Cliff a prelude to the future?

The correction of the universe, traces of transcendence would inevitably be wiped out completely. In the long years to come, myths would become history, stories told by others, unlikely to truly reappear. In the future, would all parts of the real world become like Lost Dao Cliffs?

Was this place implying that it wanted to warn all practitioners? To make early preparations for the future. Unfortunately, Wang Xuan had never experienced the glorious era of myths but instead had experienced such cruelty.

A hand as large as a door panel slapped down. He swiftly dodged it, the ground slightly trembling from the impact. At this point, even a slight mistake could lead to his miserable death here.

Splurt!

Blood splattered as he severed the gigantic hand with the Purple Celestial Dao Sword. Then, he advanced further, swiftly piercing the forehead of the colossal creature and killing it.

A group of creatures covered in golden scales appeared. They resembled flying Yakshas. Although they had no magical powers, each one was as strong as a Great Grandmaster. Colliding with them was extremely challenging for Wang Xuan.

Wang Xuan struck hard, the luster of the furnace lid faded, but it still wielded immense force like a sky-turning seal, smashing the skulls of a group of golden yakshas amid splattering sounds.

There were too many ferocious creatures, unfamiliar giant insects, colorful fierce beasts, avian predators resembling golden-winged Rocs, and ghastly ghosts akin to those from hell. They crawled up from the cliffs below or plunged out from the twisted space. They were all reduced to mundane bodies, devoid of their divine abilities.

This kind of combat was even more perilous, as both sides got into close-range, life-and-death battles. Wang Xuan fought with all his might, the purple broken sword slicing through one creature's neck after another, decapitating swathes of them. However, he was also covered in wounds, with bloodstains marking his body. His injuries were severe.

"You go!" said the white-haired woman. Though she was strong, but without rules and transcendent means that she couldn't hold out either. Overwhelmed by various creatures, she nearly had her arm bitten off by a fierce beast.

She didn't groan in pain or ask for help, but her expression was plain. Though she struggled in the fight, she had already prepared herself for death.

Splurt!

Wang Xuan leaped forward, smashing the head of the fierce beast with the furnace lid and killing a group of creatures with the Purple Celestial Dao Sword, rescuing her.

"What about my power? After transcendence extinguishes, am I destined to regress to being a mortal?" asked Wang Xuan as he refused to accept it. There, he fought against enemies, battled humanoid creatures, and clashed with various beasts. His body was covered in wounds, hoping for the resurgence of the Transcendent Fire. He couldn't accept this reality, even in the so-called Lost Dao Cliff.

"I told you, you should leave, go back immediately!" The white-haired woman turned back and shouted loudly. "You've experienced it, you know what's going on here. Just make sure you stay alive, leave everything for the future!" Then, she turned away and rushed towards the distance.

Wang Xuan followed along, fighting desperately. Since he had promised to come here, he wouldn't just go through the motions. He would do his best to fight until the end, only leaving when it was time to save his own life.

"It’s so frustrating!" he muttered to himself amidst the bloodshed.

At that moment, he seemed to have returned to the days of practicing old arts, without his divine abilities, without the continuous influx of secret power, relying only on his physical body to fight.

Bang!

In this place, all kinds of creatures were present. A sharp claw reached from behind, piercing into his back, almost piercing through him. In an instant, blood gushed out, staining half of his body red.

This made his blood boil, a feeling of explosion in his heart. He was both shocked and angry. If one day he ended up like this in the future, completely losing his transcendence, his cultivation would lose all its meaning.

Without looking back, he struck backward with his sword, cleaving the creature's body in half and swiftly killing it. His whole body was in intense pain, with many terrifying wounds already present. But then, a sudden surge of heat flowed through him, a long-lost sensation, suddenly rising in his heart. He even saw three light spots again!

"This is..." Wang Xuan muttered to himself.

Then, there was a slight flow of transcendent light within him, nourishing his withered body. There was a powerful force within his physique again, although far from what it used to be, it surpassed that of an ordinary person.

Moreover, with the passage of time, that power seemed to be slowly increasing. Wang Xuan realized that his heart was gradually calming down.

This was the power from within himself. In that brief moment, he almost teared up, his eyes turned misty. He still had the power of transcendence. He couldn’t imagine what would happen If he lost the meaning of cultivation in the future.

If it could be like this in the Lost Dao Cliff, then it meant that he should also still have a chance in the face of the corrections of the vast universe.

"Kill!" shouted Wang Xuan. With the purple sword in hand, he swept through the area, charging forward with the white-haired woman, constantly fighting with heads of various creatures rolling down around them.

Finally, the two of them reached the edge of the Lost Dao Cliff. They were finally about to leave the area. Behind them were piles of corpses, and everywhere were fragments of body parts. It was like a scene from hell.

With the heavily wounded white-haired woman on his back, he leaped up and rushed out of the vast cliff. Stepping onto a piece of land, he saw a strange celestial sky above him, with a small piece of land suspended in the air.

"Put me down. My cultivation has begun to recover here. Don't follow me. I'm about to reach my destination. If you continue with me, you will die," the woman said as she landed on the ground.

Indeed, Wang Xuan felt an extremely dangerous aura here, making him profoundly uneasy. Death seemed to be getting closer to him. If he continued, he might disappear from the mortal realm.

"Elder!" shouted Wang Xuan, looking at her.

"You've done well. I believe you can safely return to the mortal realm along the same path," the woman said. Her aura changed, her cultivation recovering and advancing all the way.

At that moment, her wounds healed and her body was sparkling. She was emitting a sacred radiance, the residual power of rules reappearing, probably surpassing Earth Immortal Dao.

She instructed Wang Xuan to leave this small piece of land, saying, "You can carefully watch my path. Regardless of whether I succeed or fail, you don't need to intervene. Just turn back when you see the result."

Wang Xuan nodded silently.

Boom!

As the woman soared into the air and rushed forward, endless black substances surged up from the entire land, turning into flames and thunder, all falling on her. She was unable to evade it as even the entire space collapsed due to the burning.

Around them, the cosmic spacetime was already distorted. Being burned and struck by lightning like this made it even more distorted, as if it was on the verge of collapse.

Wang Xuan's pupils contracted. The black substances surging up ahead of this piece of land were similar to the red substances he had encountered in the Solitary Void. They were both extremely terrifying, as if they could destroy everything.

What kind of place was this? How could there be such black substances that were infinitely close-to-reality!

His heart trembled.

The white-haired woman remained silent, glowing all over as she fought. However, as time passed, even she, as powerful as she was, was burned to the point where her flesh fell off, her blood dried up, her bones charred black, and her hair long gone.

Her figure was extremely desolate. It was unbearable to witness, but she herself remained steadfast, never uttering a sound of pain. She continued to silently charge forward!

"Elder!" Wang Xuan whispered, able to sense that kind of agony. He had once floated and traversed in the sea of red substances with the help of the complete Life Essence Furnace. At that time, he felt the pain of his spirit being torn apart. With treasures in hand, he was still unable to pass through the meteorite passage.

Now, the woman was submerged in the ocean of black substances. She was surrounded by black flames, without anything to rely on. Yet, she didn't make a sound and charged forward.

Until the end, she was stumbling and about to fall. Her body no longer had any flesh, only charred bones remained. Her spirit had dimmed. Finally, she collapsed halfway on the road.

Wang Xuan watched, his heart aching.

Did she actually die?

She was a seeker with strong willpower and unwavering determination. However, she finally couldn't hold on and fell in the sea of black substances.

"Hmm?" Suddenly, Wang Xuan noticed that the woman moved again, crawling up with the dim light of her spirit. She exerted her last strength and rushed towards the black land.

Around her, the distorted spacetime became even more blurred. She crossed the sea of black substances and had actually broken through! She had a strong belief. Her bones were broken by the burning, her body was nearly falling apart, her spirit was about to extinguish, yet she still didn't give up.

With a leap, the woman left the black land and rushed towards the destination she pursued in her heart. She had finally succeeded and landed there. The originally dark space suddenly brightened. The front was extremely vast, the spacetime no longer distorted. It instantly became brilliant, as if the dark universe had been ignited. Then, she stepped into a shining place.

At that moment, her flesh regenerated, she was beginning to reshape her body. Not only that, her strength continued to increase, surpassing the suppression of the mortal realm, rising all the way.

Her jet-black hair surged, fluttering. Her figure glowed and became crystal-clear. She was covered in light of ascension again, transcending the mundane.

At that moment, she once again became a supreme being, merging with the rules. She was becoming younger, returning to the peak state of her life. The woman didn't look back at all. She was extremely determined, rushing towards the brilliant end!

Wang Xuan's heart surged with emotions. He was feeling happy for her, watching her go far away.

However, at the last moment, at the shining end, the woman suddenly stiffened and stopped moving.

She turned her head back with struggle and looked at Wang Xuan for the last time. She seemed to be saying something, then did her best to turn her head away. She still wanted to take another step forward, chasing after the land of her dreams.

Splurt!

In the last moment, she exploded, her body shattered, dissipated, bloodlight fell, and the entire brilliant world became quiet, then plunged into complete darkness.

Wang Xuan was shaken, his heart was filled with pain. He was lamenting for her, regretting for her, feeling unwillingness for her. His heart felt empty.

Did she really die like this?

In that last moment, he had witnessed the last light of the transcendence in this era.