Chapter 1388: Death God's Unsealing

Chen Mobai, Lingzun, and Qianxing stood in a triangular formation in the cosmic starry sky.

As Qianxing performed his incantation, the Qianxing Sword, which had pierced the Heavenly Computing Orb, began to hum, attempting to break free. With each tremor of the Qianxing Sword, a crack appeared on the Heavenly Computing Orb. Soon, cracks spread across the entire orb, causing it to disintegrate into exactly 108 fragments.

Each fragment resembled a star, interconnected by chains of starlight. Following the program set by Qianxing before his death in his previous life, they continued to function as a seal, attempting to reassemble and suppress the black cloak at their core.

The Avatar of Death evidently sensed the sudden, significant loosening of the previously unbreakable seal. Though he didn't understand why, he seized the opportunity. A terrifying aura of death burst forth. The Qianxing Sword, which had originally pierced the cloak, seemed to be clutched by countless ghostly claws, slowly being pulled out.

The fragments of the Heavenly Computing Orb vibrated violently. The starlight chains could no longer hold and suddenly exploded. Dark, unstoppable death light spread out like a gaping maw of the abyss, devouring the cosmic starry sky. It refined the void into spiritual energy, replenishing the essence it had lost during years of sealing.

In an instant, the void began to collapse. It was as if a black hole had appeared out of nowhere, devouring even light completely.

The Qianxing Sword, which had pierced the Avatar of Death's cloak, was now completely pulled out. A roar echoed through the heavens and earth. Black mist surged like a tide from within the cloak, rapidly expanding and transforming into a vague human figure. It was precisely the great enemy who had almost annihilated the Immortal Sect: the Avatar of Death!

The Great Dao of Death coiled around his body, causing the Heavenly Computing Orb fragments, which had been trying to reassemble, to dim and lose their light. The blade of the Qianxing Sword, clutched by ghostly claws of death, even showed signs of decay.

"I'm finally out," the Avatar of Death growled. "I'm going to plunge that planet into a final, deadly stillness..."

The Avatar of Death's chilling words were not yet finished when a hand suddenly emerged from the void, ignoring the Great Dao of Death that had burst forth and expanded. It pressed onto the hilt of the Qianxing Sword and then pushed it forcefully. In an instant, this Rank-Six blade erupted with dazzling Holy Virtue Divine Light, not only incinerating all the ghostly claws into nothingness but even piercing the black cloak once more. The Avatar of Death immediately let out a piercing shriek.

"Fellow Daoist," Chen Mobai's voice rang out, "you don't seem to have recognized the situation clearly!" The Holy Virtue Divine Light, like a glorious rising sun, tore through the materialized Great Dao of Death in this cosmic starry sky.

"It's you! You've actually reached Void Refinement!" the Avatar of Death exclaimed, his voice filled with shock as he looked at Chen Mobai, who had broken through his Great Dao. Bear in mind, when he was sealed, Chen Mobai was merely a Nascent Soul cultivator. Although he couldn't perceive the passage of time within the seal, the moment he emerged and reintegrated with the Great Dao of Death, the Avatar of Death knew he had actually been sealed for less than two hundred years. In such a short time, even the most talented members of the Pluto race from Pluto would likely only reach Rank Five. Yet Chen Mobai had gone directly from Nascent Soul to Void Refinement. This level of talent was simply too exaggerated.

Furthermore... the Avatar of Death sensed the Holy Virtue Divine Light effortlessly cutting into his Great Dao of Death, and his heart was even more profoundly shaken. An Innate Great Dao! As a Void Refinement existence, the Avatar of Death understood even more the true value of Void Refinement with an Innate Great Dao. His many years of arduous cultivation had barely allowed him to touch the threshold of the Innate Great Dao of Life and Death. Yet this junior before him had taken less than two hundred years to surpass his nearly ten millennia of effort. How utterly unfair Heaven was!

The Avatar of Death, usually indifferent, for the first time felt an emotion called jealousy surge within him. Two crimson flames burned within his cloak, staring intently at Chen Mobai as if they were eyes.

"Fellow Daoist," Chen Mobai said calmly, "the reason I unsealed you today is that I need your help with something."

Beside him, Lingzun's eyes flashed with mysterious yellow immortal light. He was eager to act, hoping the Avatar of Death would prove to be a bit more stubborn. Qianxing, meanwhile, formed hand seals. Somewhat pained, he retrieved the Rank-Six Heavenly Computing Orb fragments from the Great Dao of Death. These fragments, having just been impacted by the Avatar of Death's power, were already somewhat polluted and damaged. It was uncertain whether they could regain their Rank-Six level after being repaired.

"What is it?" the Avatar of Death asked. He knew that this incarnation's power was far inferior to his true body, merely manifested by relying on the cloak artifact. Against an ordinary Void Refinement cultivator, he could still put up a fight, but against an Innate Holy Virtue Great Dao, his chances were slim. Therefore, he decided to first hear what Chen Mobai wanted.

"After my wife sealed you back then," Chen Mobai explained, "she used her sword intent to sense your Great Dao fluctuations and seek out your true body's location. I want to know how she is now." Chen Mobai's expression became solemn, his eyes burning with Holy Virtue radiance. His Void Sky Orbit Vision had already firmly locked onto the Avatar of Death before him.

"I currently cannot contact my true body," the Avatar of Death replied, "but I can follow our soul connection to pinpoint his location. If you want to know, you can let me go back."

"If that's the case, then I'll trouble Fellow Daoist to lead the way," Chen Mobai said. As Chen Mobai spoke, he never released the void hand pressing on the Qianxing Sword. Although the Avatar of Death's seal was broken, as long as the sword remained within him, Chen Mobai could suppress him at any time, and even annihilate him with Holy Virtue Divine Light.

"This might not be appropriate," the Avatar of Death said. "If Fellow Daoist truly wants your wife to be alive, it would be best to let me return alone to see my true body. Although I value the demonic thought that dwells in this cloak, I won't put my true body in danger for its sake." The Avatar of Death, however, pointed to the Qianxing Sword piercing his chest, indicating for Chen Mobai to pull it out.

"Fellow Daoist," Chen Mobai replied coldly, "as you are now, you have no right to negotiate with me."

"If that's the case," the Avatar of Death hissed, "then just wait to collect your wife's corpse!" The Avatar of Death said in a low, chilling tone. Then, as Lingzun and Qianxing's expressions changed, the black cloak suddenly expanded, and a bone-chilling killing intent, accompanied by the Great Dao of Death, burst forth with a roar!

"Hmph!" Lingzun snorted. Before Chen Mobai could make a move, he had already unleashed the Great Dao of Wind, transforming it into a Sky-Earth Net, moving to suppress the Great Dao bursting forth from the Avatar of Death. At the center of the Sky-Earth Net, two lines intersected vertically and horizontally, imbued with the powers of Innate Killing Fate. The Great Dao of Death had just collided, and as if scorched by a blazing sun, it turned into wisps of black mist and dissipated.

Just as Lingzun's lips curled into a smile, believing the Avatar of Death was now a trapped beast, the latter suddenly let out a piercing shriek. His body beneath the cloak abruptly separated, abandoning the artifact he resided in, which had been pierced by the Qianxing Sword. He disintegrated, escaping through the gaps in the net, transforming into thousands of black smoke wisps, fleeing in all directions.

Upon seeing this, Qianxing immediately cast a powerful spell. The Heaven-Mending Seal on his forehead burst forth with dazzling immortal light, and the Nine Dragon Cauldron circled out from his chest, forming an illusory boundary wall that encompassed all the nearby cosmic void. But his Soul Transformation cultivation, even with a Dao Fruit and artifacts, was still no match for the Avatar of Death in a single encounter. The Avatar of Death roared, the power of the Great Dao of Death cutting through the void like sharp blades, shattering the illusory boundary wall Qianxing had erected in the space of a breath.

At this moment, Chen Mobai gently raised his other hand, which had been clasped behind his back. As silver light shimmered, the entire void of the Tianyang star system came under his control. The thousands of black smoke wisps that the Avatar of Death had transformed into were halted in place, unable to move, like amber solidified in time. This miraculous Void Lock technique was an absolute deathblow for any enemy weaker than himself. The only thing that made Chen Mobai feel a slight pity was that the Avatar of Death's power was even lower than he had imagined. He had originally thought he would need to use the Purple Heaven Palace.

As silver light shimmered from Chen Mobai's palm, the thousands of black smoke wisps that the Avatar of Death had become reconvened and gathered as if time were reversing, forming a human figure beneath the cloak.

"Fellow Daoist," Chen Mobai said, "with your current power, you can't even escape from my palm." As Chen Mobai spoke, a Void Divine Chain flew out from his palm. After piercing through the Avatar of Death's Great Dao power, it firmly locked onto the demonic thought at his core. After the demonic thought was locked, the Avatar of Death knew that today, no matter what, he couldn't escape.

"Heh heh, alright, alright, alright," the Avatar of Death cackled. "If that's the case, then I'll give this incarnation to you. As a return gift, I'll send your wife's corpse over!" After the Avatar of Death finished speaking, the cloak he resided in suddenly split open. The immense Great Dao of Death contained within this artifact began to explode, and his own demonic thought began to self-destruct along with it.

But Chen Mobai, seeing this, remained expressionless. With the sound of a bell, the Primordial Bell descended from the sky, suppressing the spreading power of the Great Dao of Death, making it so that the Avatar of Death couldn't even commit suicide. However, no matter how Chen Mobai questioned him next, the Avatar of Death remained silent, meeting him with cold eyes.

"Chunyang, what should we do about this?" Lingzun frowned slightly. Faced with an Avatar of Death unafraid of death, they truly had no solution.

"Don't worry, I already considered this," Chen Mobai said. "Since Baiguang could sense the Avatar of Death's true body through her sword intent, then I can do the same." Chen Mobai had a backup plan all along. Since the Avatar of Death wouldn't cooperate, he would learn Baiguang's method. After all, Baiguang had already transferred her complete sword Dao inheritance to Chen Mobai. After Chen Mobai reached Void Refinement, he effortlessly mastered them. Hearing his words, Lingzun's expression showed sudden understanding. Qianxing, meanwhile, looked envious of Chen Mobai's unparalleled talent. Baiguang's sword Dao was undeniably the foremost throughout the history of the Immortal Sect. But Chen Mobai simply learned them all as soon as he decided to.

Silver light shimmered as Chen Mobai teleported before the Avatar of Death's cloak and personally gripped the Qianxing Sword. Back then, it was Baiguang who wielded this sword, performing the "Dao Annihilation Sword" technique to seal the Avatar of Death within the Sky Veil Earth Network Grand Array. And now, Chen Mobai intended to repeat that process.

The first attempt failed! Chen Mobai frowned slightly but wasn't disheartened. After all, though his talent was exceptional, in terms of sword Dao, he was indeed slightly inferior to Baiguang. So, he pulled out the Qianxing Sword that was inserted into the Avatar of Death and inserted it a second time. This time, he felt something slight. The Avatar of Death continuously trembled, his cloak almost shattering, but he quickly severed the sword intent connection.

"Perhaps the intent of destruction isn't enough," Chen Mobai said, turning to Qianxing. "Notify Zijing to bring the Numinous Firmament Palace over and prepare the Primal Chaos Qi Cannon." Chen Mobai felt that the two failures certainly weren't his fault.

Soon, the Immortal Sect's strongest war artifact, the Numinous Firmament Palace, arrived in this cosmic starry sky, commanded by the military division led by Hua Zijing. With the Eye of Annihilation, deploying the Primal Chaos Qi Cannon became even easier than before. From the giant eyeball above the Numinous Firmament Palace, thick, grayish-white divine light surged out, completely engulfing both Chen Mobai and the Avatar of Death at Chen Mobai's request.

Chen Mobai, having prior experience, effortlessly condensed this grayish-white divine light into destructive white light, then infused it into the Qianxing Sword, and performed the "Dao Annihilation Sword" technique. In an instant, this section of the void was completely annihilated. The Avatar of Death could no longer endure, disintegrating with a shriek, but his most crucial demonic thought remained locked by the Void Divine Chain, unable to escape. The Qianxing Sword, fully infused with destructive white light, precisely pierced this demonic thought.

In a flash, Chen Mobai's Void Sky Orbit Vision pierced through the boundless void, perceiving a swirling vortex suspended in darkness at the extreme north of this universe, after crossing countless galaxies. The vortex possessed the power to devour everything; any approaching matter, energy, or even Great Dao power vanished without a trace. And at the center of the vortex, a familiar sword stood: Baiguang's Sword of Oblivion. The blade had pierced through a similar Avatar of Death's cloak, and twisted Great Dao of Death power churned within it, but it could not break free from the Sword of Oblivion's restraints.

Was this the Avatar of Death's true body? Chen Mobai perceived this scene through his sword intent, feeling slightly surprised. However, he immediately thought of the Avatar of Death's earlier claim that he couldn't contact his true body after being unsealed. Chen Mobai had previously thought he was lying, but now it seemed it might be true. If the true body was suppressed by Baiguang's sword and unable to protect itself, then contact would certainly be impossible.

But what about Baiguang? Chen Mobai continued to perceive through his sword intent, hoping to contact Baiguang through the resonance of two Great Dao powers, just as he had when using the Primal Chaos Qi Cannon to destroy Pluto previously. However, this time he was not successful. Within the vortex, there was only the Sword of Oblivion and the Avatar of Death suppressed by its blade.

"No, this is impossible!" the Avatar of Death's voice rang in Chen Mobai's ears. Under the sword intent perception, he also saw the scene at the center of the vortex and his true body suppressed by the blade, causing his state of mind to somewhat collapse. Bear in mind, his true body was attempting to sublimate the Innate Great Dao of Life and Death; even among Void Refinement cultivators, he was a top-tier existence. Even if Baiguang had cultivated the Great Dao of Destruction, she was only a recent entry into Void Refinement. How could she possibly suppress a true body that possessed favorable heavenly timing, geographical advantages, and human harmony!

"If I had known you were so useless," Chen Mobai said, "I wouldn't have worried about her for so many years." After Chen Mobai finished perceiving through his sword intent, still feeling somewhat unsatisfied, he stabbed the Avatar of Death's demonic thought with the sword once more. After learning that Baiguang went to seek the Avatar of Death's true body, he had indeed worried whenever he occasionally thought of his wife. He deeply feared she might have died in some corner of the universe, leaving their daughter without a complete home.