I Truly Am The Villian - Chapter 2277
Chapter 2277: Chapter 2276: Threatening the Heavenly Dao, The Living and the Dead
The powerful force resembled a mountain collapse or a sea surge.
Xu Zimei gathered all his strength together.
It must be known that the previous moves were mere feints to lull the Lord of the Dead Spirits into complacency.
Of course, the truly formidable and deadly strike was this one.
Xu Zimei, using the Heavenly-reaching Trilife Gate’s ability to defy death, forcibly exchanged injuries with injuries, and launched this attack against the Lord of the Dead Spirits.
Moreover, at this moment, the Lord of the Dead Spirits had no time to evade.
Because this attack was already within reach.
In his hand, the Ruyi lamp constantly morphed while black mist surged around him, trying to block this strike with all his might.
It was also the Lord of the Dead Spirits who understood best the ferocity of this strike.
“Dead Spirits, you think this isn’t my era, but on the contrary, I’m destined to dominate everything.”
Xu Zimei shouted.
“Only you, no matter what schemes you have in the background, cannot compare to me.”
“After all, your path could never endure failure.”
“Boom…”
The ultimate strike descended.
The shield formed by the Ruyi lamp, reputed to be the strongest shield for defense in the world.
But now, under Xu Zimei’s blade.
It didn’t even hold for a moment.
It was completely shattered.
If this isn’t late enough, after the shield was broken, Xu Zimei’s blade, carrying an even more terrifying aura, descended.
With a loud “boom”.
Once the strike fell, the entire void began to collapse.
The black mist instantly dispersed.
The endless black mist boiled and was completely annihilated.
The power of one strike, unparalleled.
Although the void before him was constantly restoring, the aftermath of this strike continued to erode.
Xu Zimei could tell that, under this strike, although the Lord of the Dead Spirits wasn’t dead, he had suffered heavy blows.
His gaze swept around.
Just after the strike fell, upon looking at the black mist, Xu Zimei could distinctly perceive that the Lord of the Dead Spirits had merged himself into annihilation.
This made him understand that the Lord of the Dead Spirits no longer had a physical form; he had become annihilation.
Annihilation is him.
Although the Lord of the Dead Spirits had always been elusive, no one knew what his true form was.
Yet, it was unknown which clan he belonged to.
But now it seems, this was no longer important.
Because Xu Zimei seemed to understand the path of the Lord of the Dead Spirits.
Unlike him, unlike Empress Hongtian.
The Lord of the Dead Spirits aimed to share the world with Heavenly Dao.
Though it sounded complex.
And Xu Zimei wanted to confirm it.
He said: “Dead Spirits Taoist Friend, you wouldn’t be scared to come out because of my strike, would you?”
As Xu Zimei’s words fell, black mist began to gather around.
A figure appeared in the mist.
This was a white-haired youth.
The youth’s long hair was like snow, standing out brightly in the mist.
The youth seemed as if he came unstained from the mud.
Walking barefoot in the mist.
The Lord of the Dead Spirits, this was now his true appearance.
Xu Zimei looked at him.
Smiled: “I thought you’d be too scared to come out now.”
“I was indeed somewhat afraid to come out; that strike was somewhat…frightening.”
The youth candidly admitted.
Said: “Times have changed, but Demon Lord you remain as you were.”
“No, I’m not the previous generation’s Demon Lord, I only represent myself.”
Xu Zimei said calmly.
“We walk different paths; our thoughts and bodies are different.”
“Although fundamentally we are formed from the same power, we have distinct personalities.”
“Regardless, you have indeed taken this step,” said the Lord of the Dead Spirits.
“You defeated me, and I acknowledge it.”
“I’m rather interested in your path,” Xu Zimei said.
“The Netherworld Great Dao has indeed allowed you to forge a new path.”
“Though not a resplendent Great Dao, it certainly has understanding within.”
“I don’t want it either; do you think I wouldn’t want to face Heavenly Dao and challenge heaven like you?”
“But with my abilities, I can’t do it.”
“People should possess self-awareness, so I have never been arrogant about certain things.”
“When I came to this world, besides obtaining the Ruyi lamp, I acquired another thing.”
“This became my cornerstone, the core that gave me the courage to do all this.”
“I call it the Netherworld Stone.”
“The Netherworld Stone forms its own world, and this realm isn’t a typical domain-world but is closely connected to the myriad clans’ life.”
“With this stone, I can open a realm; when a person dies, their soul naturally gets absorbed into the Netherworld.”
“When all souls have been absorbed, I can create the Netherworld realm.”
“Yang realm and Nether realm in opposition.”
“Control the life and death of myriad clans.”
Saying this, the Lord of the Dead Spirits seemed rather proud.
“Then I can negotiate with Heavenly Dao.”
“If it refuses to cooperate with me, all life in the Nether realm will move to the Yang realm.”
“Then, Yin and Yang will descend into chaos, and the entire world will plunge into disorder.”
“Even if Heavenly Dao possesses great power, it will find the matters of Yin and Yang in the world a headache.”
“Everyone believes Heavenly Dao is invincible.”
“Generations of Heaven Challengers have pondered how to defeat Heavenly Dao.”
“But they forgot one thing.”
“Heavenly Dao cannot exist independently; it is dependent on the Nine Domains themselves.”
“Because of the existence of the Nine Domains, Heavenly Dao was born.”
“And when the Nine Domains face destruction, Heavenly Dao will also follow into destruction.”
Hearing this, Xu Zimei understood.
Responded: “So you’re not seeking weakness on Heavenly Dao, but rather on the Nine Domains.
Using the comfort of the Nine Domains to threaten Heavenly Dao.”
“Holding the emperor hostage to issue commands to the vassals,” Xu Zimei inexplicably thought of this phrase.
It must be said that the Lord of the Dead Spirits’ approach was correct.
Though it couldn’t be guaranteed to work out, it was indeed meaningful.
“Correct, generally speaking, you should understand my point,” the Lord of the Dead Spirits nodded.
“So how is it going with what you’re doing?” Xu Zimei asked again.
“When will you get to the point of confronting Heavenly Dao?”
“I wanted to wait until True Martial Great Emperor challenges heaven, using this to threaten Heavenly Dao, catching them off guard, hard to cope with, and forcing them to agree to me.”
The Lord of the Dead Spirits spoke straightforwardly.
No longer hiding anything.
Continued to say: “But later I realized my preparations were not adequate.”
“After all, this might only happen once in a lifetime, so I cannot afford the cost of failure.”
“As you also know, unlike you, failing to challenge heaven and still being able to resurrect.”
“So I’m waiting…”
“Waiting for the day you challenge heaven, I will seize the opportunity to confront Heavenly Dao.”
“You really have been plotting deeply,” Xu Zimei joked.
“You understand, some matters are very difficult, if failing is dying.
I must exercise absolute caution.”
“So far, only you know about this, so I hope you can keep it a secret.”