Chapter 1405: Instantly Killing the Evil White

In an instant, Evil Su Bai mimicked Li Fan, unleashing a "Nine Heavens Dustfall Finger" that was thousands of times more powerful than Li Fan's own. An indescribable force descended. This time, Li Fan didn't "die" unknowingly as before. Instead, he clearly felt his body and soul being ground into dust, repeatedly, inch by agonizing inch. Given Evil Su Bai's demonstrated ability to instantly kill Li Fan, it was evident he was deliberately inflicting torture. Li Fan could even vaguely make out a hint of pleasure on his opponent's face.

"You..."

The scene before his eyes shifted repeatedly.

Li Fan found himself back to the moment before he encountered Evil Su Bai. Two consecutive deaths left Li Fan utterly frustrated. Yet, with his profound experience from countless reincarnations, his composure was exceptional. In mere moments, Li Fan regained his calm. His initial shock and fury stemmed from the stark contrast: what he had believed to be merely the "Longevity Realm" was capable of instantly suppressing and killing him, a "Half-Immortal." Now, however, Li Fan was certain that Evil Su Bai's power far exceeded that of the Longevity Realm. In the world of cultivation, where the strong prevail and it's survival of the fittest, there was no cause for anger.

"This isn't the real world. It's an illusion constructed by the Eternal Remnant." Li Fan mused. "Evil Su Bai appears here and attacks without warning, yet he also grants those being tested a certain amount of preparation time. Even if the test fails, one can instantly revive after death..."

As Li Fan pondered, he began to faintly grasp the nature of Su Bai's Eternal Remnant test: Defeat Evil Su Bai!

"In reality, it's likely that no one in the entire Xuanhuang Realm or the Darkest Star Sea could achieve this. But this is an illusion generated by the Eternal Remnant, akin to a thought experiment. Any conceivable method might work... To a certain extent, this is an advanced version of the Sky Profound Mirror's debate and combat functions."

Li Fan suddenly understood.

"The Immortal Array, Profound Primordial Spirit!"

His thoughts raced. Within his mind, the Disintegration Disc suddenly erupted with boundless light. It was as if it genuinely completed the missing Profound Primordial Spirit Grand Array in an instant! Black and white hues revolved continuously around Li Fan. From the void, they carved out earth, fire, water, and wind, giving rise to a new world. Li Fan stood at its center, resembling a legendary Creator God or the Creator Himself! He had a fleeting sensation that as long as he remained within this array, he could control and diminish everything encompassed by it, merely by thought.

At this moment, the Disintegration Disc had, of course, not yet acquired the complete formation diagram for the Profound Primordial Spirit Grand Array. However, having mastered three-ninths of it, he had gained a quantitative and qualitative understanding of the complete array's specific power. Thus, with the aid of Su Bai's Eternal Remnant space, he bypassed the intermediate steps and directly "envisioned" the final outcome.

In the void, Li Fan sat at the heart of the Profound Primordial Spirit Grand Array. The world he created rapidly expanded in all directions. It swiftly engulfed Evil Su Bai, who stood motionless.

"I am the Lord of the Immortal Realm!" Li Fan invoked the immense power of the immortal array, transforming the countless laws of the nascent world into chains, seeking to bind Evil Su Bai. The Profound Primordial Spirit, with its nine arrays merged into one, indeed revealed its terrifying might. Faint streams of light drained from Evil Su Bai's body, flowing into the world Li Fan had created. Countless phantom images of Su Bai simultaneously appeared across the heavens and earth. Each of them seemed to possess the power of the Longevity Realm. Like countless ants, they swarmed towards Evil Su Bai. Entangled ever more tightly by an increasing number of chains, Su Bai appeared to give up struggling, remaining perfectly still. He simply allowed the Profound Primordial Spirit Grand Array to diminish his power. Yet, the hint of an evil, enigmatic smile on his face filled Li Fan with unease!

Soon, Li Fan understood the source of his disquiet. The Immortal Array, Profound Primordial Spirit, seemed utterly incapable of reaching the upper limit of Evil Su Bai's power. Even as it relentlessly diminished his power, moment by moment, to the maximum theoretical limit allowed by the array – such an endless depletion... For Evil Su Bai, it seemed utterly inconsequential!

"How is this possible?!" Li Fan was profoundly shocked, even beginning to suspect if this test was merely a jest Mr. Bai had played on future generations before his demise. Theoretically, the complete Profound Primordial Spirit Grand Array could, with every breath, transform immortals into mortals and mortals into immortals. It was as if a True Immortal's cultivation was being constantly eroded, yet Evil Su Bai remained as unyielding as a towering peak or a bottomless abyss.

"The Nameless Realm?" Li Fan's surprise and doubt deepened.

Evil Su Bai, meanwhile, seemed to have tired of this tedious game. He even actively allowed the Profound Primordial Spirit Grand Array to deplete his power to its utmost in a single surge. Seemingly endless True Immortal cultivation flooded into the world Li Fan had created. It expanded infinitely within the boundless void, covering millions of miles in an instant. Even the Immortal Rank Disintegration Disc gradually reached its operational limit. Cracks appeared, and ultimately, it could no longer bear the strain, disintegrating inch by painful inch! The "Immortal World" Li Fan had created also met its apocalypse with the collapse of the Profound Primordial Spirit Array.

This time, Li Fan perished in the great catastrophe of the Immortal World's destruction.

"The Nameless True Immortal Realm."

Shortly after, Li Fan, revived once again, began to ponder in the void about the theoretical means he possessed to counter the Nameless Realm.

"Merge with the Dao, become one with the Dao..."

When Evil Su Bai attacked again, a seven-colored paintbrush suddenly appeared in Li Fan's hand.

"Bind!" With a single thought, a True Immortal seal character appeared in the void before him. Like an invisible golden lock, it ensnared Evil Su Bai.

"Disorder!"

"Hunger!"

"Weariness!"

"Ancient!"

One after another, True Immortal seal characters, each representing a law of the Great Dao, continuously flew towards Evil Su Bai under Li Fan's brushstrokes. At this moment, Li Fan seemed to have embodied the legendary Inscriber Immortal. He exhausted the principles of heaven and earth, wielding the Dao against his foe. Countless characters, reverting from their seal script form, transformed back into lines. These lines wove themselves into a hazy, fantastical dream, continuously dragging Evil Su Bai deeper within. Li Fan's body was also enveloped by the boundless Great Dao, as if he had become the Dao itself, no longer clearly visible.

It seemed there was finally a hope of victory in this confrontation. Yet, an inadvertent glance from Li Fan still caught a hint of mockery on Evil Su Bai's face. Li Fan's heart gave a sudden lurch. What followed was a sight that filled him with dread.

Evil Su Bai, caught in the heart of the Great Dao vortex, slowly extended his right hand. The endless lines, as if drawn by an unseen force, all shifted their target and converged towards him. Within three breaths, the boundless Great Dao woven by Li Fan vanished entirely. They transformed into a single, crystal-clear candy. Evil Su Bai tossed it into his mouth and, with a crunch, chewed it to smithereens!

This time, Li Fan experienced what it felt like to be refined into a candy and swallowed whole.

"Not even the Inscriber Immortal's methods work?"

At this point, all shock and anger had drained from Li Fan's heart. As if numb, he set aside the questions of whether Evil Su Bai's displayed power was reasonable or even possible. He focused solely on how to kill, or at least defeat, his opponent.

"If conventional methods fail, I'll resort to what I do best!"

He stood once more on the field of challenge.

"Ascend!" Li Fan roared.

The stored phantom images, formed from the Ascension feedback power of the Xuanhuang Realm, transformed into reality one by one. Within this illusory space, their numbers were even amplified ten millionfold. In an instant, countless Xuanhuang Realms shimmered like stars, all ascending to immortality simultaneously! This peculiar sight even momentarily captured the attention of Evil Su Bai, who had come to eliminate Li Fan.

Billions of Xuanhuang Realms, just as they neared their critical point of transformation, with a single thought from Li Fan, lost their impetus for sublimation. In an instant, they plummeted from their apex of power. Like countless colossal stones plummeting into the deep ocean, they instantly unleashed terrifying tidal waves! Countless tendrils of black mist seeped out from every fissure in space. They coalesced like sand gathering into towers, transforming into terrifying and hideous beasts. Where the black mist was densest, it even evolved into humanoid forms! These figures bore an eighty to ninety percent resemblance to Mo Sha, the Soul of Heaven and Earth of the Xuanhuang Realm! Even Li Fan, the instigator, had not anticipated this sight. His pupils constricted as he watched the chaotic dance of demons before him.

The Tribulation of Dao Annihilation, with its black mist taking form, surged towards the only two living beings remaining in this space-time. The vast majority of its targets, however, was Evil Su Bai. Li Fan, relying on his imagined Nameless True Immortal cultivation, could barely maintain his life and avoid falling. He observed Evil Su Bai's reaction to the relentless assault of these black mist beasts.

Evil Su Bai was no longer as composed or playful as he had been before. He was exceptionally cautious, preventing any of the black mist beasts from touching his body. With every move, vast numbers of the manifested beasts were reduced to nothingness. But the surging tide of beasts temporarily trapped him. Evil Su Bai's brow furrowed slightly, as if he felt a sense of annoyance. Li Fan only saw his opponent's body ripple like waves. With each ripple, a synchronized image of Su Bai appeared within this space-time. Their faces were not as clear as Evil Su Bai's. However, Li Fan could faintly discern their expressions. Some were compassionate, like Mr. Bai of the Xuanhuang Realm; others were unrestrained, like a prodigal. Some were like timid, useless scholars; others, like butchers radiating murderous intent. Each "Mr. Bai" possessed cultivation identical to that of Evil Su Bai. Furthermore, all these versions of Su Bai were also like the black mist beasts. Endless!

Under the encirclement of the "Mr. Bai" army, the world-destroying black tide was quelled. However, throughout the encirclement, they deliberately left Li Fan untouched. It seemed they intended to leave Li Fan's life for Evil Su Bai. Gazing at countless pairs of eyes fixed intently on him—eyes that held mockery, amusement, and even pity—Li Fan decisively chose to end his own life.

Another rebirth.

"Not even the black mist of the Tribulation of Dao Annihilation works?"

This time, Li Fan offered no resistance, instead quietly pondering in the void. "Perhaps only a true Tribulation of Dao Annihilation can annihilate it." Unfortunately, Li Fan had no clear idea what the true form of the Tribulation of Dao Annihilation was. Baseless fantasies would not manifest in this Eternal Remnant space. Before Li Fan's thoughts could fully develop, he was instantly killed by Evil Su Bai once more.

For a long time thereafter, Li Fan exhausted every method, desperately resisting Evil Su Bai, while simultaneously pondering a way to break free. Even though each death within the Eternal Remnant inflicted negligible damage to his soul, however, once the number reached a certain threshold, in reality, Li Fan's true body inevitably began to change.

"If I wish, I can withdraw from this test at any moment."

When his soul's capacity was reduced by one-third, the reborn Li Fan sensed the subtle shifts occurring. But he did not choose to immediately escape. Instead, he deliberately pondered, making a crucial choice.

"Actually, I've known how to deal with this Evil Su Bai for a long time. Even if I were to reincarnate through countless more lives, this singular path to victory would likely remain unchanged." Li Fan hesitated, deep in thought. "Although I can easily suppress and eliminate this manifestation of Evil Su Bai... but it would come at the risk of exposing Huan Zhen. Is it truly worth taking this risk?"

After an unknown duration, he once again perished at Evil Su Bai's hands. Before his death, he gazed at his opponent's hateful smile. The reborn Li Fan's eyes suddenly hardened with resolve.

"Firstly, I trust the character of Mr. Bai of the Xuanhuang Realm. Having willingly sacrificed himself for all mortals, he surely wouldn't embed a trap within his own remains. Furthermore..." An unprecedented light erupted in Li Fan's eyes. "I have ascended to Immortality; I am no longer a mere mortal. Huan Zhen has accompanied me for so long; how could a mere relic snatch it away?"

In the real world, Li Fan's true body was prepared to activate Huan Zhen at any moment.

Within the Eternal Remnant illusion, Li Fan watched Evil Su Bai fly towards him with a sinister grin. Li Fan's expression was defiant as he softly chanted, "When the real acts as false, the false also becomes real."

The flying Evil Su Bai's body suddenly halted. An incredible expression appeared on his face. Then, his body gradually faded, vanishing before Li Fan's eyes. Evil Su Bai, the unmatched supreme powerhouse who could crush Nameless True Immortals and remain unscathed even amidst the great tide of the Tribulation of Dao Annihilation, was thus easily killed by Li Fan with a single thought.

"This is... The Way of True and False. Not a baseless fantasy. But a truly tangible supreme Great Dao. It's just that I'm still far from mastering it."

In the illusion, he experienced the sensation of wielding supreme power. A faint sense of loss and melancholy welled up in Li Fan's heart. Theoretically, he had successfully vanquished Evil Su Bai. The Eternal Remnant space gradually disintegrated. In a daze, he returned to reality. Li Fan felt Huan Zhen's excitement, as if it had enjoyed a hearty meal.

"Xuanhuang Heavenly Venerate truly loves the world. Seeking life from death, carrying the world towards truth."

Moments later, a prompt from Huan Zhen echoed in Li Fan's mind.