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Chapter 557: Chapter 552: Celestial Eye Dao Skill, One Sword Slays God

[Celestial Spirit God (Middle Stage of Hengtian Golden Immortal Realm): 0/0/0]

Gu An looked at the Life Span Detection prompt before him, feeling puzzled.

The fact that information could be detected indicated that this Celestial Spirit God was indeed in real flesh. A situation where all values were zero made him think of the Divine Exotic Ghost King.

Was this so-called immortality dependent on sacrificing one’s own life span to some power?

“Who are you?”

The Celestial Spirit God’s voice echoed in the fragmented dark space, his posture poised with the axe raised.

…

Gu An stood before him, gazing calmly and said, “As an Immortal God, yet you seek to annihilate all beings in the Great World, I really want to know, is this your own principle of action, or the will of the Celestial Court?”

In his past life, while he was still on Earth City, he had heard of the myths of the Celestial Court, with both positive and negative aspects, the status of the Celestial Court in mythology was undeniably recognized by the Huaxia people.

This life, whenever he heard of the Celestial Court, his feelings were complex, joyful yet anxious. He was joyful that the name of the Celestial Court could reach the Earth where he came from, was there hope for him to return?

Anxious because, if the Celestial Court truly existed, would his writings of “Journey to the West” and “The Investiture of the Gods” alarm the Celestial Court?

These emotions had been smoothed out as time passed.

The Celestial Spirit God looked at Gu An and asked, “Is it important?”

“Very important.”

The answer made the Celestial Spirit God fall silent for a moment.

The Celestial Spirit God solemnly said, “The Heavenly Dao has its Celestial Rules, Celestial Gods have their own choices.”

This response slightly changed Gu An’s view of him.

By this point, that the Celestial Spirit God could maintain the image of the Celestial Court was enough to prove his loyalty to it, and it also indicated that his attitude towards the Celestial Spirit Great World stemmed from personal feelings.

A force more powerful than the Celestial Spirit God erupted, repelling him, and the collapsing dark space shattered as well, transporting them back into the cosmos.

Dao-Protecting Divine Essence!

The powerful Divine Power dispersed the Celestial Dao Divine Light surrounding the Celestial Spirit God, revealing his true form.

He was dressed in heavy silver armor, his helmet adorned with a silver dragon, his breastplate resembled a Qilin, shoulder pads with Phoenixes spreading their wings, and a red belt emanating pieces of World Power. In his hand, the Celestial Dao Divine Axe contained vast Heavenly Power, blazing and imposing.

An astonished expression appeared on the stern face of the Celestial Spirit God.

Just one move, and he felt that the other’s cultivation level was not weaker than his own.

“With such Dao practice, why intervene in the calamity of the Great World?” The Celestial Spirit God stared intently at Gu An and asked in a deep voice.

He could feel boundless Way of Cause and Effect enveloping the cosmos, and there was no escape for him, even the connection to the Heavenly Dao was severed.

The opponent was exceedingly adept in the Way of Cause and Effect!

Gu An raised his right hand, the Celestial Star Sword appeared in his grasp, and the blade wrapped itself in dazzling sword light, intensely bright.

An Hao looked at Gu An holding the sword, his emotions surging, feeling as if his blood was boiling, his face turning bright red.

The Celestial Spirit Immortal Venerable looked at Gu An with a complex look, especially noticing An Hao’s expression, and felt even more mixed emotions.

At this moment, the beings within the Celestial Spirit Great World could not see the confrontation outside; they could only see the cosmic starry sky, and the whole world silenced because of it.

The beings were very nervous, unclear about what was to come.

On a dilapidated island, Li Ya lay on the cliff, struggling to look up.

The Divine Exotic Immortal Spirit appeared on his shoulder, excitedly looking towards the universe.

Li Ya could feel its excitement and immediately guessed the reason, his expression turned complex, but it was as though a burden had been lifted from his heart.

“Indeed, it still depends on you… You are the true protector of this world, unparalleled…”

Li Ya gazed at the cosmic starry sky, thinking thus, his eyes gradually filled with admiration.

Just as this thought occurred, a sword light burst through the cosmic starry sky, illuminating the heavens and earth, making Li Ya instinctively close his eyes.

In the cosmic void.

The Celestial Spirit God froze in place, the darkness behind him cleaved in two by a streak of sword light, still gripping the Celestial Dao Divine Axe, trembling all over.

He fixated on Gu An ahead, while Gu An maintained the sword-swinging posture.

The body of the Celestial Spirit God developed cracks, Divine Blood seeping out, his condition greatly resembling An Hao’s.

“So fast…”

The Celestial Spirit Immortal Venerable stared at Gu An, his expression grave. He hadn’t seen clearly how Gu An had swung his sword.

An Hao’s sense of it wasn’t as profound, but he could tell that his master had suppressed the Celestial Spirit God’s momentum, which excited him.

The Celestial Spirit God’s gaze sharpened, suddenly leaping up, nearly instantly, he burst forth with an even stronger aura, a vast sea of light appearing above him in the universe, and the Celestial Spirit God plunged into it, vanishing from sight. Soon after, within the light sea, a massive eye appeared.

As this colossal eye opened, eyes of all sizes appeared from every direction in the universe, densely surrounding Gu An and the two others, all these eyes fixated on them.

Far away, the Immortal Seeker witnessed this scene, his expression changing once again.

“Celestial Eye Dao Skill, he actually mastered such a Great Divine Power…”

The Immortal Seeker was no longer startled for the first time by the Celestial Spirit God. He hadn’t expected that he was still underestimating the Celestial Spirit God.

His gaze unintentionally switched to Gu An. For some reason, he could not see Gu An’s true face, indicating that the other party was using some powerful method to isolate his senses.

However, looking at Gu An’s figure, it felt familiar, as if he had met him before.

But no matter how much he thought, he just couldn’t remember.

He didn’t think he had a poor memory; rather, the other had employed the power of cause and effect.

The Celestial Spirit God had astonished him, and this suddenly appearing mysterious existence also filled him with curiosity and awe.

“All these years, in the Great Thousand World, you are the first one to force me to exert my full strength. Those who defy the Heavenly Dao should be reduced to ashes and smoke!”

The voice of the Celestial Spirit God echoed, authoritative and domineering.

In an instant, countless celestial eyes burst open in the starry sky, their pupils emanating multicolored lights. Almost instantly, Gu An’s mana enveloped Celestial Spirit Immortal Venerable, An Hao, and the Celestial Spirit Great World below.

The universe began to twist violently, distant meteors ignited into towering flames, while others were frozen solid.

“The Celestial Eye Dao Skill can invoke the power of the Heavenly Dao, allowing the Three Thousand Great Dao to aid him. This skill could destroy the Great Thousand World…” The face of the Celestial Spirit Immortal Venerable was solemn as he spoke.

An Hao saw streams of nebulous starry seas appear in the distance, ravaging the cosmic void, everything before him seemed chaotic and even made him feel dizzy.

An invisible force was invading him, an eerie sensation he had never experienced before.

The Celestial Spirit Immortal Venerable looked at Gu An and said, “Once the Celestial Eye Dao Skill is employed, you are essentially making enemies with the Three Thousand Great Dao. You cannot…”

He hadn’t finished speaking when Gu An suddenly swung his sword, and a silver-blue sword shadow appeared out of nowhere, sweeping across the dazzling, illusionary universe.

In front of this sword shadow, meteors, heaven and earth, star clouds, and sun and moon all seemed insignificant.

With one slash, thousands of celestial eyes were completely extinguished. Above, the sea of celestial light was also slashed away, revealing the figure of the Celestial Spirit God, his silver armor shattered, exposing his bloody and mangled body, his helmet thrown aside, his black hair splayed out.

The…

The Celestial Spirit God’s eyes widened, incredulously looking at Gu An.

Gu An suddenly appeared before him, his left hand quickly grasping the Celestial Spirit God’s long hair, then raising his sword to slash!

The sword light shone across the universe, illuminating thousands of Great Worlds and countless Little Worlds.

Celestial Spirit Immortal Venerable, An Hao, Immortal Seeker, and the observing Great Power Cultivators from afar all blinked their eyes, and when they opened them again, the omnipresent Celestial Dao pressure enveloping the universe began to dissipate.

They all looked in the same direction and saw a blurred figure floating in the void, one hand wielding a sword, the other holding the decapitated head of the Celestial Spirit God.

Behind that figure still lingered the magnificent blue sword shadow, scattered deep into the universe.

The divine blood of the Celestial Spirit God spilled down, scorching the space, causing meteors to be penetrated by the droplets, much of the divine blood falling into the Celestial Spirit Great World, vanishing from the mortal world.

The Celestial Spirit Immortal Venerable watched, dumbfounded.

An Hao, too, was shocked; he knew his master was strong, but the Celestial Spirit God had already demonstrated an invincible demeanor, and such a powerful being had no chance against his master…

Even more hopeless than the Celestial Spirit Immortal Venerable facing the Celestial Spirit God!

At that moment, the decapitated head of the Celestial Spirit God that Gu An held in his hand still had its eyes open, gazing up at Gu An, filled with fear.

“You… it’s impossible… who are you, really?”

The Celestial Spirit God asked in a trembling voice, unable to accept that his Celestial Eye Dao Skill had been annihilated by a single sword strike.

Even an image came to his mind.

That person, whose Sword Dao talent had left a deep impression, if allowed to grow, could he reach the level of the man before him?

Gu An looked down at him expressionlessly, his right hand performing the Universe in Hand Divine Power, drawing the head into his palm, disappearing from sight.

After doing all this, Gu An turned around, looking at the universe.

His Eternal Infinite Divine Sword had broken the Celestial Eye Dao Skill, yet the universe was still collapsing, this scene seemed to be moving towards the future he had predicted before.

Although he was powerful, he could not manipulate the Dao rules of the Great Thousand World.

Because this Great Thousand World did not belong to him.

Gu An could feel that the reason for the universe’s collapse was not just the Celestial Eye Dao Skill, but other factors as well.

His gaze looked far towards the Celestial Spirit Immortal Venerable.

The Celestial Spirit Immortal Venerable was also looking back at him, his face calm like a deep lake.

An Hao also snapped out of his excitement, realizing the universe was collapsing, the atmosphere everywhere dense with danger and tension.

“Could it be…”

An Hao seemed to think of something, his expression turning unsightly.

The Celestial Spirit Immortal Venerable turned his head towards him and calmly said, “Previously, I extracted all the heaven and earth’s power, already causing this Great Thousand World to lose its stable Dao order, coupled with the disruption of the Celestial Eye Dao Skill, this Great Thousand World is on the verge of annihilation, ceasing to exist.”

Upon hearing this, An Hao, surprisingly unalarmed, looked at the Celestial Spirit Immortal Venerable and asked, “What should we do then? Don’t you have the slightest pity for all living beings?”

The Celestial Spirit Immortal Venerable turned his head, looking far off at the figure of Gu An, and said, “Previously, indeed I had none, however, when I saw him just now protecting the creatures of various heavens and earths from the oppression of the Celestial Eye Dao Skill, I suddenly felt that I really should do something.”

“It’s also a good opportunity for me to repay him for his care and instruction towards you.”

As his words fell, the Celestial Spirit Immortal Venerable burst into a bright light, his Celestial Dao Golden Core and Heaven and Earth Dao Fruit flew out from his chest, hovering over his shoulders.

“I will let this Great Thousand World be reborn in a new way, wash away the past cause and effect, allowing Celestial Court to not pursue the death of the Celestial Spirit God, so he can stay here at ease.”