Old Chief's expression grew somber. "Xi Wen, how much longer do you intend to hide for?"
Xi Wen was the female Luminary. When she heard Old Chief’s question, her face turned pale. Even so, she raised her hand and pointed a finger again. This time, her gesture was accompanied by the appearance of another sword. "Middle Heaven’s Blade."
As Xi Wen attacked, Old Chief raised his own hand. "Lower Heaven’s Blade."
The two consciousness swords sliced at the High Seraph. One came from the left and the other from the right.
His expression only changed lightly. While he might not care about being struck by a sword, these two sword attacks did pose a threat. They were not ordinary battle techniques.
Both of these attacks were consciousness techniques in the form of a sword, much like Heaven’s Blade, which Lu Yin had acquired from Wu Wei. These two sword slashes shared the same origin as Heaven's Blade.
Dominion's Mantle swept out to meet the two blades, only for the swords to slice through Dominion’s Mantle. However, in doing so, both sword slashes dissipated entirely.
Old Chief looked up. "Seal him!"
As he finished speaking, the consciousness that filled the sky suddenly trembled. The High Seraph stumbled, and his eyes again lost focus before revealing tremendous shock. Just what kind of consciousness technique was he incapable of withstanding?
"Now!"
All the Luminaries attacked. Everstone suddenly dropped down, stopping just above the High Seraph and blocking all the consciousness attacks. While the sequence base never stopped trembling, it still managed to protect the High Seraph.
He looked up at Old Chief. "You've hidden your strength well."
The ancient conscient took a deep breath. "High Seraph, this is the day when all of this will end."
He then fully released his consciousness for the first time.
As the oldest conscient in the entire megaverse, no one knew just how terrifying Old Chief's power truly was. Only at this moment was it revealed.
Alone, Old Chief was as strong as three, nearly four, Universe-realm conscients, and his consciousness instantly overturned Everstone, startling Gui Shaoqing, Shuangdao, the other Luminaries, and even the High Seraph.
The strength of Old Chief's consciousness far exceeded the High Seraph’s expectations.
Old Chief was the only conscient who could stand up to the High Seraph on his own, and he was finally releasing his full power.
"Heaven and Earth Lock." A deafening voice echoed across the cliffside as Old Chief attacked the High Seraph, pressing both hands down.
It was as if an invisible lock had descended upon the world, freezing the void, sealing time, and numbing the senses of a living creature. None of the other Luminaries had ever seen this technique, just as none had previously known that Xi Wen had mastered the Middle Heaven’s Blade. All of their hidden abilities were being drawn out in this battle as the conscients attempted to kill the High Seraph.
Old Chief was confident that even the High Seraph’s Everlasting Will would be rendered useless beneath the Heaven and Earth Lock.
As he was exposed beneath Everstone, the High Seraph looked up. He could feel that the lock was so close that it was practically touching him, and at that moment, consciousness, manifested thought, thoughts, and all senses were locked away. This was not a technique that belonged to a Dukkhan; it was an Immortal’s technique.
A streak of brilliant light illuminated the cliffside. It was like an unending light that overcame all darkness as it rose upwards, stabbing into the starry sky. Eventually, the streak exploded like a firework, lighting up the faces of Old Chief and the others on the ground, revealing the incredulous expressions on their faces.
The Heaven and Earth Lock had been broken.
The High Seraph still stood in the same place. He looked up at the sky, watching the beautiful light falling. "Don't you find it beautiful? Only the most beautiful light will fall upon the darkest place."
Old Chief stared at the High Seraph in a daze. "You...?"
The High Seraph turned his head to look over at Old Chief, a smile tugging at the corner of his mouth. "It’s an impressive technique, very close to that of an Immortal, though it ultimately fails to qualify for that level. I will admit that you are qualified to fight me, but you have underestimated Everstone, and you have also underestimated my Everlasting Will."
The streak of light that had shot into the sky was the result of the High Seraph’s Everlasting Will merging with the endless, incredible sequence particles that belonged to Everstone.
Stars could move, and the universe could change, but Everstone alone would remain unshaken.
Seas could change, and continents could transform, while the Everlasting Will would remain immutable.
The High Seraph possessed both.
No matter how the wind and rain might beat down upon the earth from the sky, the Everlasting Will would continue to shine brilliantly. Was it not also a technique that belonged to the Immortal realm?
The High Seraph looked around at the shocked expressions on Old Chief and the others’ faces. Just as the man was about to attack, he was struck by the memories of the Willbound Spire that all who entered were forced to endure.
Old Chief’s eyes flared, and he instantly attacked. He unleashed the Lower Heaven’s Blade, though the High Seraph retaliated with a palm strike, but it instantly vanished. The Lower Heaven’s Blade passed through the High Seraph’s attack and struck his body.
Yu Ye had finally lashed out with their consciousness. Unlike the other Luminaries who continuously condensed their consciousness, Yu Ye instead constantly dispersed their consciousness. They did this to gain perfect control over the space within the conscient’s range of perception, which enabled them to change certain things. For example, they had sped up the Lower Heaven’s Blade, making it too fast for even the High Seraph to react to it.
While Yu Ye’s method could not be used offensively, they were able to coordinate with any of the other Luminaries, which made them an indispensable link in the trap to kill the High Seraph. Already, the link had proven effective.
This was also the basis for Yu Ye’s arrogance.
If not for the memories that the High Seraph had suddenly been forced to endure, he would not have shown any opening. It was not the Thirteen Luminaries who had forced the man to reveal a flaw, but rather the Willbound Spire.
After the sword slash landed, Old Chief fiercely roared, “Attack!”
The High Seraph was suffering a bout of vertigo, and his head was swimming. While he was certainly capable of enduring the memories, it was not easy. His consciousness was in no way inferior to most of the Thirteen Luminaries, but it was undoubtedly inferior to both Old Chief and Lu Yin’s.
When the High Seraph saw the six Luminaries closing in on him, he raised a hand. The earlier streak of brilliance reappeared. It was his Everlasting Will.
Old Chief and the other Luminaries hastily retreated. None of them wished to be slaughtered by the High Seraph’s Everlasting Will. Previously, when five of the Thirteen Luminaries had fought against the High Seraph, two had been killed by his Everlasting Will. That scene had left an indelible impression on all of the Luminaries.
However, the High Seraph was not aiming at the conscients, but rather at the face of the cliff.
The streak of light flashed like a shooting star, racing towards the steep cliff.
Old Chief and the other Luminaries reflexively looked over at the cliff that none could touch. The barrier or light that protected the cliff was as smooth as a mirror, and it was impossible to climb up. Additionally, higher up, the cliff seemed to become an elusive mirage. At those heights, it was not even a matter of being able to climb or not, but rather whether one could touch the cliff or not. It seemed to be separated from the rest of reality not only by space, but also by time.
Even if the High Seraph’s Everlasting Will was truly an Immortal technique, unless the man himself became an Immortal, the streak of light would never be able to touch the side of the cliff.
And yet, the outcome was completely unexpected. Everlasting Will did strike the wall of the cliff. While the attack landed a great deal below the palace at the top, it still struck the cliff.
This was something that Old Chief and the other conscients had attempted to do for countless years, only to continuously fail. They had just watched the High Seraph succeed.
Yet no one moved at this moment. Everyone was staring at the cliff. When Everlasting Will had struck the cliff, space had rippled before tearing apart. That tear had exposed a group of people.
The people had all been smiling, but those smiles gradually froze on their faces.