Destiny High Martial Arts

Chapter 554 The Manifest Destiny

The phrase "inescapable doom" uttered by Gao Wu sent a jolt through both the Primordial Heavenly King and the End Heavenly King.

The two Heavenly Kings represent the beginning and end of an era, respectively.

Even without being deeply bound to the era, they have a deeper understanding of the era due to their special divine laws.

They all sensed that Ji Yuan was resonating with Gao Wu's words, which was terrifying.

To be bound to an era means to live and die with that era.

As thirteenth-level god-lords, they all possess divine power that transcends eras. A god-lord is never bound to an era.

Even gods born from an era will sever their connection with the era once they become powerful, in order to survive the great calamity of the era's birth and death.

Gods like Gao Wu, who actively bind themselves to an era, are extremely rare in their many era experiences.

Perhaps Gao Wu was simply too young; a level 13 god-lord who was only twenty years old was unprecedented in the history of the era.

Regardless of Gao Wu's intentions, by binding himself to the Epoch, he gained the Epoch's boundless divine power.

This is equivalent to turning all the heavens and myriad realms into a divine realm of high martial arts!

Both the Primordial and the End have their own divine realms, which have been perfected over many eras and have reached a state close to their limits.

However, no matter how powerful the divine realm is, it can never compare to an era.

If the Epoch is a vast country, then the Divine Realm is merely a power that occupies a small territory.

In this territory, the separatist forces are the emperors. However, when faced with a true emperor who can mobilize the power of the entire nation, the separatist forces are no match.

Without a supreme deity capable of mobilizing the power of the era, everyone reigns supreme in their own divine realm. Once a supreme deity can deeply mobilize the power of the era, the divine realm becomes less reliable.

This is the true relationship between the divine realm and the era.

Conversely, the stronger the epochal power mobilized, the deeper its bond with the epoch.

There was also a god-king who was deeply bound to an era. This god-king successfully defeated his mortal enemy, but was also killed by other god-kings.

A god who wields the power of an era will naturally become a target of everyone's hatred. A power balance will naturally form among the gods.

Another crucial question is that even if the God Lord is bound to the Epoch, it's hard to say how much Epoch power he can mobilize.

Just like different emperors, their control over power was completely different.

As the King of Destiny, Gao Wu's every word and action can elicit a response from the entire era, which is terrifying.

The Primordial Heavenly King communicated with the End Heavenly King through spiritual means: "Something's not right."

The Last King asked, "What are your thoughts?"

"If it really comes to that, how about we join forces to initiate a time-space cycle?" the Primordial Heavenly King asked.

From beginning to end, this is a complete cycle.

The two Heavenly Kings, connected by their divine power, can capture a portion of the cycle of time and space evolution.

This would require consuming all the power of their divine realm and the very essence of their divine power. Regardless of success or failure, they would lose 99% of their power.

Even if they defeat Gao Wu, they may not be able to survive the great calamity of the cycle of reincarnation.

Ultimately, he knew how dangerous this move was; it was practically a desperate gamble. For the God Lord, such a desperate measure of fighting to the death would only be chosen when faced with an absolute crisis.

They currently have a four-on-one advantage. Even if Gao Wu has the blessing of an era, can he really defeat them?

Ultimately, she acknowledged that Gao Wu was a significant threat, but she also felt that Yuan Shi's reaction was somewhat excessive. She even suspected Yuan Shi was plotting something, trying to scheme against her…

Knowing that the end was uncertain, he found it difficult to gain the other party's trust. After all, the conflicts between the great figures of the past eras were extremely sharp.

Gao Wu noticed the exchange between the Primordial and the End Gods, and it was clear that the two gods had not reached an agreement.

Although the King of Order was cold and stern, he was clearly not prepared to make the first move.

As for Youming, he certainly wouldn't step forward as a vanguard.

The gods are all too clever and calculating; they are all waiting for him to choose his first target.

This is also Gao Wu's true purpose in destroying the Eternal Contract.

The eternal covenant can increase their trust and temporarily unite them. Without the constraints of the covenant, although the several gods still regard him as the greatest threat, they are wary of each other and there is no possibility of them truly working together.

The other deities knew this, but when it came to their own lives, they could never trust the other deities.

Wisdom cannot resolve conflicts of interest between individuals; even if the gods unite, they are nothing more than a mob!

Gao Wu dealt with Chaos first because that guy wasn't very bright and could easily be used as a pawn by other gods.

Chaos is also very troublesome, and even with his abilities, he is not confident that he can quickly defeat the opponent.

The remaining few exceptionally intelligent and wise deities were actually easier to deal with.

Gao Wu gripped the sword hilt and unleashed a sword cry, the incomparably sharp sword intent spreading in all directions with the sound.

The deep, endless abyss was cleaved in white by the sharp sword intent, and the entire divine realm trembled with countless ripples along with the sword intent.

This is the abyss realm of the Netherworld. Apart from the original true form being present, Order and End descend in the form of projected clones.

Both Order and End were shaken by the sword intent, which posed no threat to their physical bodies but destroyed the projections they left in the abyss.

Both deities could have descended directly in their true forms, but they both opted for a more conservative strategy of retreating and observing, and instead withdrew their projected clones.

In an instant, the sword intent severed the connection between the two deities, End and Order, and the Abyss.

The two gods didn't mind; there wasn't enough time to do anything.

The power accumulated by the God Lord is immense, and his vitality is incredibly strong. Even if the Primal and Netherworld were to lie low and let Gao Wu kill them, they wouldn't be killed quickly.

Yuanshi felt something was very wrong. Although he hadn't seen how Gao Wu killed Guangming, he knew that the battle between the two sides had lasted a very short time.

A god lord who is used to clashing with divine power laws will find it difficult to understand the combat style of high-level martial arts.

Although Yuanshi thought this way, his first priority was to protect himself. His true body instantly returned to the Great Luo Heaven, leaving only a clone to activate the Nine Heavens Returning Origin Ruler.

The Nine Heavens Returning Origin Ruler circulated with clear light, dispelling the surging, sharp sword intent and the surrounding dark divine domain power, and then transforming it into primordial power, turning a surrounding area into its own divine domain.

While the Primal One was trying to protect itself, the Netherworld suffered a severe blow. After all, this was his Abyss God Realm.

The sharp sword intent released by Gao Wu cleaved through the darkness and cold, causing a violent impact on the foundation of the Abyss God Realm.

Youming didn't want to fight Gaowu head-on, but with his divine domain there, there was nowhere to hide.

He unleashed his divine power, transforming it into its most powerful state, "Black Abyss".

The King of the Deep Space is the endless abyss and the endless cold. The Black Abyss is the strongest divine power he has condensed, possessing the power to devour, freeze, and assimilate everything.

The unfolding abyss has no form, only pure depth and coldness.

Gao Wu's sword intent could cleave through the Abyss God Realm, but it was completely swallowed up by the Black Abyss, without causing any ripples.

Gao Wu immediately realized this as well. It involved the operation of the divine power source at level thirteen. Although his sword intent was strong, it was difficult for him to suppress the opponent, especially within the Abyss God Domain, where the Netherworld power was not much weaker than his.

To kill Youming, he also needed to overcome him in terms of divine power. He chose Youming as his first target because he had Xiao Song.

The sword's cry suddenly rose to its peak, and with the blessing of the Divine Light of the Blazing Fire and the White Tiger Divine Weapon Incantation, the Xuanlong Sword Intent also reached its strongest point.

Although the Black Abyss is powerful, it is ultimately formed from the power and laws of the gods.

Even the all-consuming darkness and the all-freezing cold have their limits. The intense heat of the Divine Light of the Blazing Fire and the sharpness of the White Tiger Divine Weapon Curse tore the darkness apart like a curtain, melting away the all-freezing cold.

The dark abyss was illuminated by the blazing, sharp sword intent. This sword strike could not even touch the Netherworld hidden deep within the dark abyss, yet it caused immense damage to the abyss.

Such overwhelming divine power also put pressure on Youming. Within his divine realm, Gao Wu's power was stronger than his, which he found hard to accept and made him feel threatened.

The Netherworld constantly transforms into the Black Abyss, while it hides deep within the Black Abyss, becoming one with the darkness and cold.

No matter how strong a martial artist's power is, it will be constantly devoured by the Black Abyss and will absolutely not be able to withstand the consumption.

Just then, Song Mingyue appeared along with the Xuanlong Sword Intent. She pointed her fingers like a sword into the depths of the Black Abyss, urging forth the dawn.

The dawn, formed by the convergence of divine light, may not be overwhelming in scale, but it possesses the power to seal space and time.

A ray of dawn fell into the abyss, illuminating it and even the very essence of the Netherworld.

Light and darkness restrain each other, and the sudden arrival of dawn puts darkness on the defensive as well.

Youming was also extremely surprised. Guangming had just died, so how could someone have mastered the power of the God of Light?!

Unable to understand the situation and unwilling to fight Song Mingyue, Youming's figure became ethereal and merged with Hei Yuan.

While the power of light counters him, he also counters the power of light. His opponent has only become a level thirteen Light God Lord; what can he possibly use to fight him!

Song Mingyue lost her connection with the Netherworld, but Gao Wu's spiritual resonance with her allowed her to recapture the Netherworld's divine soul essence.

She pointed her sword again, and a clear, pure stream of light shot out from her fingertip. This ray of light was not strong, but it seemed to turn on the switch, cutting through the darkness and cold, and giving the void endless vitality.

"First Light!" Youming recognized the change in the other party's divine power. First Light was the first ray of light of the era, possessing the divine power to pierce through time and space.

However, the Primordial Light is not meant for fighting enemies, but for creating. The Primordial Light itself has no destructive power.

The reason why the King of Light has a vast army of angels is that he uses the primordial energy to create pure and powerful life, and to create various kinds of matter and energy.

The true wonder of the First Light lies in illuminating the void, illuminating the era, and igniting all life.

You suddenly realized that the other party used the Primordial Light to illuminate the origin of his soul.

The pure and vibrant primordial light suddenly transformed into an intensely blazing golden light, instantly piercing through the Black Abyss, the Abyss itself, all the void and energy barriers, and even the very essence of the Netherworld God's soul.

At this moment, the supreme Taiyi Battle Body gathered the five divine incantations into an unparalleled sword intent, which was then released through Song Mingyue's divine power of light.

Gao Wu and Song Mingyue named this change "Aurora".

The purest light, at an energy level, instantly reaches a temperature of tens of trillions of degrees, and condenses into a sharp sword light.

Such a level of energy change will reduce everything back to pure energy.

Even more terrifying is that Gao Wu, through continuous probing, used Tai Chi sword intent to lock onto the origin of the Netherworld Divine Soul.

Like a sword of aurora, it pierced through the very essence of the Netherworld's soul, utterly destroying all his spirituality, wisdom, consciousness, and emotions...

The erupting Aurora Sword released a blinding light that illuminated the abyss, and its terrifying power destroyed all changes in the surrounding spiritual energy.

Even the most powerful beings, such as Primal, Order, and End, can only "see" a blinding white light, stripped of all other spiritual sensations.

The three gods were horrified. They could not see Youming, but they all knew that Youming was finished and all divine soul imprints had been completely erased from this era!

That dazzling divine light reminded both the Primordial and the End of the word: Manifest Destiny!

The fall of Youming seems to be a predetermined fate...

In the Netherworld, they all saw their own impending doom. This profound intuition stemming from the God Lord's perception of the future made the three God Lords once again feel the terror of the King of Destiny… (End of Chapter)