The Broken Array Diagram

The broken array diagram spun slowly, shrouded in drifting mist. Though incomplete, it exuded a vague yet awe-inspiring power that seemed capable of suppressing heaven and earth.

Xiao Chen stood erect upon the hazy diagram, his eyes blazing with divine light.

With a faint tremor from the diagram, Heavenly Emperor City shook. The heavens trembled, the stars quaked, all living things shuddered—the entire world convulsed.

Above, the three supreme Ancestral God weapons were all affected, each blazing with incomparable radiance as divine light burst forth, shattering the vast firmament.

This was the terrifying spectacle the broken array diagram created when it first appeared in the world, causing even the three supreme Ancestral God weapons to recoil.

"Roar…"

The brilliant starry sky seemed to harbor nine Ancestral Dragons roaring simultaneously, their howls sweeping across millions of li, obliterating countless stars as if they were dust.

Three hazy figures emerged from among the billions of stars, smashing through the void and crossing the sky in a single step, arriving above the World of Immortality.

Heavenly Emperor City trembled, emitting a rumbling sound as it transmitted a message to Xiao Chen: "Do not confront their masters. Those are three Supreme Ancestral Gods. Even an ordinary Ancestral God would surely die facing them."

With a flash of light, Heavenly Emperor City shot through the air, instantly traversing ten thousand li to appear in the Ancient God Wasteland in the north of the World of Immortality.

"Boom…"

The three supreme Ancestral God weapons shattered the void and pursued in an instant. Their divine might shook the entire golden desert; every grain of sand trembled, and the Ancient God Wasteland erupted like a tsunami, sending sand pillars soaring into the sky.

The Imperishable Heavenly Shield was ancient and unadorned, yet it was hailed as the toughest Ancestral God weapon under heaven. Even the peerless Martial Ancestor of old had failed to shatter it.

The Demonic Blade radiated murderous aura that pierced the heavens. Just moments ago, it had swept across the vast starry sky, extinguishing all starlight and reducing millions of stars to dust—terrible and baleful, enough to make souls shiver.

The Thirty-Three-Story Giant Tower was majestic and imposing, standing like a ten-thousand-zhang mountain between heaven and earth. Yin and yang qi swirled within it, hazy and indistinct, while chaotic auras seeped out. It could swallow the myriad stars and shatter billions of galaxies—its power was unimaginable.

These three supreme Ancestral God weapons contained the might to annihilate worlds. As they pressed down, even the imposing Heavenly Emperor City trembled under the immense destructive force.

Heavenly Emperor City shuddered again and vanished in an instant, appearing ten thousand li away among the Million Bronze Mountains of the Western Extremity. However, the three supreme weapons followed relentlessly, their killing aura shaking the stars as they swept down to obliterate.

"Go now. Do not confront those three yet," the great voice from within Heavenly Emperor City transmitted to Xiao Chen.

These three Otherworld Ancestral Gods were truly supreme experts. Even if Suiren were reborn or Fuxi revived, they might not be able to withstand them.

Xiao Chen stood on the incomplete array diagram, its misty aura shaking heaven and earth. Gazing at the three pursuing Ancestral God weapons and the three hazy figures already standing above the World of Immortality, he responded to the great voice: "I can leave, but… can you hold them off?"

Not to mention the three Supreme Ancestral Gods, even the three unimaginable Ancestral God weapons alone would spell doom for a true Ancestral God.

The realm of these three supreme experts was exactly where they now stood—high above the clouds, peerless heroes capable of looking down on all ages.

"Heavenly Emperor City will eventually collapse, but not yet. I can escape beyond heaven and stand outside the world," the voice from Heavenly Emperor City replied.

"But the three Supreme Ancestral Gods have already sealed the sky. Even if the Martial Ancestor returned, he would perish with regret. I doubt you can easily escape beyond heaven."

A cold laugh came from within Heavenly Emperor City. "If the divine might of the Heavenly Emperor still remained, why would I fear their obstruction? Nonetheless, I have my ways to leave. North of the northernmost Ancient God Wasteland, west of the westernmost Million Bronze Mountains, east of the vast Eastern Sea, and south of the countless desolate islands—all connect to the chaotic void of the infinite starry sky. Though they have sealed heaven and earth, I can flee through the Million Bronze Mountains. Leave now and don't worry about me."

Xiao Chen was decisive. Without further word, he shot straight into the sky, using the method Keke's mother had taught him to summon the Gate of Hope and leave this future world.

At the same time, Heavenly Emperor City charged toward the far west of the Million Bronze Mountains. The three supreme Ancestral God weapons struck at the city, but all missed.

At that moment, two of the three Supreme Ancestral Gods standing above the clouds moved, personally pursuing Heavenly Emperor City.

Their speed was unimaginable!

And the two streams of terrifying power were even more dreadful—any ordinary Ancestral God who sensed their energy fluctuations would feel their hair stand on end.

Meanwhile, the three supreme Ancestral God weapons had already hurtled toward Xiao Chen to slay him.

Xiao Chen let out a long cry. Thirty War Swords shot into the sky, each gleaming with divine radiance, their tips pointing toward the heavens. Sword beams rose like brilliant cascading waterfalls, connecting with the billions of stars in the cosmos.

The earth-shaking sword aura merged with the infinite starlight, gathering into surging divine rivers that revealed their true lethal power!

Chi chi chi!

The thirty War Swords pierced heaven and earth, each flowing with Xiao Chen's blood as they clashed head-on with the three supreme Ancestral God weapons. The entire sky above the World of Immortality collapsed.

Though the War Swords were driven back, seemingly suppressed by the three supreme weapons, any expert present would have been shocked—the three supreme weapons were guided by the killing intent of three Supreme Ancestral Gods, yet the War Swords were merely pushed back, not shattered. This demonstrated the awe-inspiring power they contained.

It was not that the newly born War Swords were weak; Xiao Chen was after all not yet an Ancestral God, let alone a Supreme Ancestral God. Yet this clash proved how formidable he had become in union with the War Swords.

At that moment, the Gate of Hope finally appeared in the sky. Xiao Chen stepped forward, ready to leave this spacetime immediately.

But just then, the Supreme Ancestral God who had remained motionless finally acted. His finger strike was truly overwhelming, crushing all obstacles as he tried to obliterate Xiao Chen outright!

Xiao Chen, though determined to kill Otherworld Ancestral Gods, knew he could not confront them too early or he would die before achieving his goal. He rushed toward the "Gate of Hope," evading the heaven-shaking finger force, ready to bid farewell to this spacetime forever.

Yet the divine might of a Supreme Ancestral God was unimaginable. The hazy figure in the sky swept his hand across the heavens, temporarily freezing the "Gate of Hope" in place.

"Little anomaly, return to dust. Dust to dust…"

Those desolate words crossed the sky and entered the Gate of Hope.

At the same time, an aura of annihilation swept toward Xiao Chen, seeking to destroy both his body and soul.

Xiao Chen said nothing. The broken array diagram beneath his feet emerged, and for the first time he fully activated this terrifying power!

The misty, hazy, incomplete array diagram merged with all things, united with heaven and earth—eternal and indestructible, gathering the undying will of myriad worlds and divine laws.

As it trembled faintly, the destructive auras unleashed by the Supreme Ancestral God were all ground away by the rotating broken diagram, reduced to nothing.

"Eh?"

The Supreme Ancestral God finally showed surprise. Reaching out a massive hand, he seized the Demonic Blade from the sky.

With a single slash, he stabbed the blade into the Gate of Hope, his divine might unsurpassed. There was no doubt—his killing intent was boundless, and he refused to let this little anomaly escape.

A Supreme Ancestral God—how vast and profound was his power? He could utterly shatter the universe and extinguish billions of stars!

Xiao Chen's eyes shot forth two divine rainbows. The broken array diagram rotated slowly, shielding him.

At that moment, the Demonic Blade emitted a mournful howl, like demons weeping and ghosts wailing. Black clouds shrouded the baleful, eerie blade, its cold, sinister gleam flickering with terror.

"Boom!"

The Demonic Blade collided with the broken array diagram. Though the impact occurred within the Gate of Hope, the residual shockwaves still shattered most of the sky above the World of Immortality, and the light that burst forth dimmed vast numbers of stars.

The broken array diagram was hazy and serene, yet it vaguely held the supreme power to suppress heaven and earth!

It had blocked the Supreme Ancestral God's Demonic Blade!

In its first battle since emerging, it had clashed head-on with a Supreme Ancestral God!

"A mere broken diagram—no one can ever assemble it completely!" Though the Otherworld Supreme Ancestral God shouted this, his inner shock was evident. He spoke coldly and mercilessly: "I will give you no chance."

An overwhelming pressure shook the entire World of Immortality. The great heavens themselves pressed down, and the soul of the infinite stars was grasped by the Supreme Ancestral God and fused into the Demonic Blade, which swept into the Gate of Hope to annihilate all.

"The diagram is incomplete—I will complete it!" Xiao Chen roared, his entire body blazing with intense light. Mysterious patterns emerged and merged with the broken array diagram, as if they had always been one eternal, unchanging whole.

The thirty War Swords converged into one, shielding him before the diagram spun, unleashing a vast, earth-shaking power!

"Bang!"

The diagram clashed a second time with the Supreme Ancestral God's Demonic Blade!

Though the Supreme Ancestral God could not shatter the resurrected diagram, Xiao Chen himself could not withstand the bombardment of a supreme Ancestral God weapon.

"Boom!"

His physical body instantly burst apart. The Seven-Colored Sacred Tree shot forth rays of auspicious light, and the Eternal Light surged out, fusing with him in an instant, protecting his flesh and consciousness.

"I never thought the gap between me and a Supreme Ancestral God was so vast…"

This was Xiao Chen's faint thought after suffering severe injuries.

Yet he did not know that the Otherworld Supreme Ancestral God was even more shaken. He knew Xiao Chen was only at the Half-Ancestor realm, yet under his supreme divine might, he had not been completely annihilated—a trace of his consciousness remained. This was utterly unimaginable!

For a Half-Ancestor to possess such combat power was nothing short of heaven-defying!

And most frightening of all was the broken array diagram. Incomplete as it was, it was already this terrifying, and Xiao Chen seemed able to use his own body to complete the diagram. If he succeeded, the consequences would be too dreadful to contemplate!

"Ant, return to dust. Dust to dust!"

The Demonic Blade trembled as the Otherworld Supreme Ancestral God sought to utterly destroy Xiao Chen. But at that moment, the Gate of Hope shook violently, its light blazing brilliantly. As a sacred object, the Otherworld Supreme Ancestral God had only briefly held it in place. Now, free of its bonds, it moved.

In that instant, the Gate of Hope, free of its imprisonment, vanished with Xiao Chen, nearly carrying off the Supreme Ancestral God's Demonic Blade. Only his heaven-defying power allowed him to wrench the blade back.

"Shua!"

With a flash of light, Xiao Chen returned beneath a blue sky and blue sea, standing on a golden beach.

Xiao Chen had returned, stepping out of the "Gate of Hope."

At this moment, though his body was covered in blood, he felt no sense of defeat. To have survived the supreme divine might of an Otherworld Supreme Ancestral God was nothing short of a miracle.

He had already re-formed his physical body, now fused with a strand of Eternal Light. His entire body blazed with radiance, and the mysterious patterns on his surface had grown even clearer.

In this moment, Xiao Chen became even more integrated with the incomplete array diagram, as if they had become a seamlessly joined whole, no longer separate.

As if he had truly become the eternal "One"!

Ignoring the astonishment of others, Xiao Chen sat directly on the beach, motionless, merging with the Eternal Light.

He now had only one thought: to rush to the Eighth Heaven of Half-Ancestor, or even the Ninth Heaven!

At that level, he could sweep away all Otherworld Half-Ancestors, and perhaps even have a chance to kill an Otherworld Ancestral God.

"The diagram is incomplete—I will use my body to complete it!"

Xiao Chen now had only one thought: to grow stronger, stronger, ever stronger!

"Boom!"

The return gate shook violently. The mysterious old farmer, filled with battle spirit and boundless killing intent, charged out holding the Great Annihilation War Spear, his body drenched in blood. The moment he saw the array diagram, he was visibly shaken. "I returned to fight the final battle and also saw a broken array diagram—but it only had six corners!"