The Celestial Diagram was awakening.
Han Feng felt it clearly.
It wasn't just vibration.
It wasn't just resonance.
It was as if something ancient was finally opening its eyes within him after countless ages of silence.
Golden lines spun at absurd speed within his consciousness as the central fissure of the diagram expanded ever wider, slowly transforming into something resembling a true inner portal.
And now…
The Diagram wasn't just reacting to the universes.
It was responding directly to the presence of those two monsters.
The sky continued to collapse above the Central Region.
Cracks covered entire continents.
Mountains floated, partially destroyed.
Spiritual rivers had completely changed direction due to spatial instability.
The entire Gu World was undergoing transformation.
And in the center of that chaos…
the two existences remained observing each other across the universes.
The silent figure standing before the golden door remained calm.
Profound.
Like an immobile eternity observing the passage of time.
But the figure in black robes in the dark void seemed completely different.
Cold.
Unfathomable.
Like an abyss capable of devouring entire heavens without hesitation.
Universal laws violently collided between the two.
Currents of karma surged.
Black fissures swallowed stars.
The void continuously cracked around their presences.
And yet…
neither of them moved.
Because at that level…
simple existence was enough to shake universes.
Han Feng observed everything while his heart pounded violently.
His instinct screamed danger.
But at the same time…
The Celestial Diagram seemed drawn to it.
As if that convergence were precisely the reason for its existence.
Then—
the man before the golden door finally spoke again.
His voice pierced the skies of the Gu World like calm waves on a devastated ocean.
"Your path rejects destiny."
Silence.
The figure in black robes replied emotionlessly.
"Destiny is merely a prison for the weak."
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
The entire cosmos trembled.
Thousands of fissures exploded simultaneously across the heavens.
In the Gu World, cities began to collapse.
In the other universe, spiritual mountains cracked in the distance.
The two worlds were being affected merely by the dialogue of those existences.
Han Feng felt his blood run cold.
Because now he understood something terrifying:
If those two really fought…
Perhaps entire universes wouldn't survive.
Above the Central Region, the Gu Immortals were completely tense.
Some had already lost parts of their formations.
Others were injured.
And worst of all…
none of them could fully comprehend the level of those beings.
The old white-haired Immortal breathed heavily as he observed the destroyed sky.
—This goes beyond Rank 9…
Another Immortal clenched his fists.
—We can't allow them to remain connected!
—Then what do you suggest?! — roared another. —Not even our formations can withstand their pressure!
Silence.
Because everyone knew.
They were powerless.
The entire Gu World was powerless.
Then—
the sky darkened again.
A monstrous pressure descended upon the continents. Han Feng immediately raised his eyes.
The red clouds began to spin faster.
Much faster.
The space behind the figure in black robes began to slowly distort.
As if something even greater was awakening in the other universe.
The silent figure before the golden door narrowed its eyes slightly.
For the first time…
Han Feng sensed caution emanating from him.
Then—
the figure in black robes stepped forward.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
The void exploded.
Chains of karma were shattered.
Stars were extinguished in the cosmos between worlds.
Universal laws began to go mad.
And at that instant—
the Celestial Diagram within Han Feng reacted violently.
Golden lines exploded in brilliance.
The golden fissure opened completely.
And then—
Han Feng saw.
Not through his eyes.
But directly in his mind.
A vision.
Ancient.
Forgotten.
He saw a primordial sky being split in two.
He saw countless worlds colliding.
He saw absurdly powerful cultivators dying like dust before a war impossible to comprehend.
And in the center of that chaos…
there was a huge golden diagram.
Gigantic.
So large it covered entire stars.
The lines of that diagram were identical to those of the Celestial Diagram within it.
Han Feng felt his soul tremble.
Then the vision changed.
He saw two figures fighting in the primordial void.
One surrounded by infinite currents of karma.
The other enveloped in absolute darkness.
The heavens died around them.
Worlds exploded.
Universal laws were destroyed.
And then—
the huge golden diagram appeared between the two.
Sealing something.
Separating something.
Dividing the heavens.
Han Feng opened his eyes abruptly.
His heart pounded violently.
Blood dripped from his mouth.
The Celestial Diagram continued to shine madly.
But now…
he understood partially.
The diagram hadn't been born in the Gu World.
Nor in that other universe.
It was older than both.
Much older.
And then—
a voice echoed within his mind.
It wasn't the calm voice.
Nor the cold voice.
It was another.
Ancient.
Distorted.
Like something that had traversed countless ages imprisoned in the void.
"Finally…"
Han Feng froze.
The Celestial Diagram trembled violently.
The voice continued:
"The seal is awakening again…"
Han Feng's heart sank slowly.
Because at that instant…
he realized something terrifying.
Perhaps…
the collision of the universes wasn't an accident.
Perhaps…
something was trying to happen again.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
The sky exploded once more.
Han Feng raised his eyes.
And then he saw.
The figure in black robes had finally advanced to the border between universes.
While the man before the golden gate remained motionless on the other side.
The two existences were now face to face directly.
Separated only by the broken barrier of worlds.
And the void between them…
began to disappear.