That Must Be It!

Within the God Vault Space. Seeing this scene, Gong Qian's clenched fists suddenly loosened powerlessly. She murmured to herself, "It's over, it's all over. Quan Juehua is about to achieve Origin Return. We'll never have a chance at revenge." "Big Brother, why don't we just let it go?" Little Nora also knew very well what Origin Return meant, whispering to Yu Xian. It had already lost Niman, lost Zhang Shou, and lost Chi Feihong. It did not want to lose Yu Xian too. So even though it utterly despised Quan Juehua, it cared far more about Yu Xian's safety. Looking at Quan Juehua in the footage, Yu Xian suddenly chuckled. "Aren't any of you curious why the livestream still has a picture?" Everyone looked at Yu Xian speechlessly. Discussing this at a time like this? Just what had Yu Xian been through while he was on the run? Why had he become even more flaky? Nora, however, caught on and murmured to herself, "Right. Why is the livestream still showing anything?" "Nora, why are even you... Wait, that question..." Gong Qian had wanted to say something, but then, belatedly, she also realized something was off. Previously, they had been able to watch Quan Juehua's battle with the three Chen brothers through the livestream because Mighty Ones in far-off worlds were broadcasting it. But now, with Quan Juehua at the center, the surrounding worlds were collapsing at an incredible speed. Every living creature was dying in an instant—Mighty Ones and ordinary people alike, without exception. So who was broadcasting right now? And the footage even seemed to have gotten better: every so often there were close-ups of Quan Juehua, and even shots of the All Heavens crumbling from Quan Juehua's own perspective. This wasn't right! Yu Xian slowly stood up and began doing warm-up exercises on the spot, twisting left and right, cracking his knuckles, and shaking out his hands. "Salty Fish, are you really going to fight Quan Juehua?" "Don't worry, I'm invincible." "Can you really win?" "Guaranteed win." With his exchange with Gong Qian finished, Yu Xian narrowed his eyes and continued warming up. He looked at Quan Juehua on the screen, a flicker of murderous intent gleaming deep in his eyes. No emotions, no fear? Then I'll give you back your emotions, and give you back the ability to experience terror. And what's more, I'll make you plummet straight into the abyss of despair right when you're at your most smug and ecstatic. On the screen, surging Calamity Origin continuously poured into Quan Juehua's body, and that clump of Calamity Origin went with the flow, quietly absorbed by Quan Juehua. The corners of Yu Xian's mouth curled up slowly. …… …… The Origin Seed had three forms in total: The Seed Form, the Growth Form, and the Infinite Form. Once it became the Infinite Form, it possessed no true physical body, merging completely into one with the Origin Returner. Although that form had no physical substance, according to the accounts of certain Origin Returners, its shape resembled the Tree Universe, yet was far more dazzling than the Tree Universe—like a spark of flame. When that clump of Calamity Origin fused into the Origin Seed, the seed erupted with dazzling light in an instant, swiftly illuminating Quan Juehua's mind. At this moment, Quan Juehua felt as though he had "long been trapped in a cage, now returned to nature at last." His lost emotions returned; his lost desires returned. He snapped his eyes open, looked out into the vast, empty void, and suddenly burst into earth-shaking, wild laughter. If the various emotions he had displayed earlier in his Best Actor form had merely been an act, then everything now was pure, authentic feeling. "This old man... has finally become an Origin Returner! Hahahahaha!!!" The more Quan Juehua laughed, the more overjoyed he became. Finally, he rose from the center of the black lotus, opened his arms wide, and proclaimed to the entire world. A sneak attack! A long saber suddenly thrust through Quan Juehua's chest from behind, stabbing straight out through his front. Quan Juehua looked down at the blade, then turned his head in disbelief, his pupils contracting slightly in the next instant. "You're an Origin Returner, and I'm a Unity Returner. We're on the same level. Me launching a little sneak attack on you isn't out of line, is it?" Holding the Great Thick Earth Guiyao Heavy Mountain Saber, Yu Xian squinted with a smile. An inexplicable rage flared within Quan Juehua. He floated up slowly, pulling himself off the long saber, his wound healing instantly. "Since you are a Unity Returner, you should know that even if we fight until the end of time, there will never be an outcome. Since we have already achieved absolute liberation, why must we fight?" Quan Juehua asked impassively. Yu Xian seemed to find that reasonable and nodded. "Fair point. We both possess infinite power; fighting back and forth would never end. In that case, forget it. This stab will serve as a conclusion to all our grudges." With that, he turned, appearing as if he were about to leave. Infinite Malevolent Blade! The moment Yu Xian turned to leave, Quan Juehua clenched his fist. The Malevolent Blade instantly manifested, and he slashed straight at Yu Xian. The Great Thick Earth Guiyao Heavy Mountain Saber happened to block the strike of the Infinite Malevolent Blade right then. Yu Xian looked back at Quan Juehua and laughed. "I knew an old geezer like you wouldn't be a decent fellow. Even after achieving Origin Return, you're still so petty." "If someone can still walk all over this old man even after achieving Origin Return, what would be the point of Origin Return?" Quan Juehua said with a dark expression. Yu Xian nodded. "Makes sense. Then let's keep fighting and see who cracks first." "Not just you! I'll make every bastard who ever stood above me and made me feel fear suffer a fate worse than death! I'll beat you all until you willingly beg for death!!!" Quan Juehua sneered savagely. It was true that Transcenders, Unity Returners, and Origin Returners would never die as long as they didn't want to die—but wasn't it still possible for them to die? Or, like the Transcender Whale, enter an eternal slumber so that from then on, only his own voice would echo throughout the All Heavens and Myriad Realms—that was the invincibility he truly desired! Yu Xian couldn't help smiling too. Gripping the Great Thick Earth Guiyao Heavy Mountain Saber, he stared at Quan Juehua and repeated, "Then let's test it out and see who breaks first!" In a flash, he unleashed countless slashes at ultra-high speed, while Quan Juehua blocked every single strike with equal velocity. As the two clashed at blinding speed, Yu Xian suddenly slashed open the Tree Universe with a single stroke. "Fighting here isn't satisfying enough. Let's take this to Between Being and Non-Being!" With one saber strike, Yu Xian suppressed Quan Juehua and dragged him into Between Being and Non-Being, immediately activating no-holds-barred mode. His saber instantly expanded countless times, slashing down at Quan Juehua. Quan Juehua was like a baseball—though he blocked the strike with his blade, his body was hurled backward in a flash, sent flying who-knew-how-far in an instant. *This bastard did it before me! When did he become a Unity Returner? Why didn't he stop me from achieving Origin Return?* Quan Juehua realized the gap in experience between them in an instant. Yu Xian's mastery over the power of the Unity Return realm was noticeably more proficient than his own current control over the power of the Origin Return realm. At the same time, he realized a question. Yet he had indeed become an Origin Returner; the endlessly swelling power within his body and that sensation of infinity could not lie. However, a second later, he thought of a possibility. Perhaps his Origin Return was destined by fate—no one could stop this grand trend, and so even Yu Xian had been powerless to prevent it. That must be it. Then all the better. He truly needed a whetstone right now to adapt to his own power as quickly as possible. So he would use Yu Xian as that whetstone! Countless thoughts flashed through Quan Juehua's mind in an instant, and in the next moment, his fighting spirit erupted.