Refining the Mountains and Rivers

Strong, wild winds blew fiercely across the colossal mountain top. Light from the sun scattered over the land, but these light rays were trembling and they did not dare to get close to the two people on the mountain top. Because they were Origin. They came from Origin and they would end with Origin…today, they would return to the origin! 

The Ruler’s expression was calm and there was a composed look in her eyes that showed her confidence. She looked at Rourou and spoke slowly, “Both of us know very well that we come from the same roots and have the same power. However, I am the one with the upper hand.” 

Rourou agreed, “That is the case, but it is not necessarily true that the one who has the upper hand will be the final victor. Take the example of Qin Yu and Heavenly Center. That is a prime example that we both witnessed; isn’t that true?”

The Ruler answered, “You are right, but you should know that I am not Heavenly Center and you are not Qin Yu.” 

Rourou scoffed, “We are just speaking nonsense. When we eventually fight, will the outcome be decided by our words?” 

The Ruler said, “This does not sound right, especially when you are saying it to me. Isn’t this exciting?” 

“Shut up!” Rourou snapped. She stepped forward and instantly, the wind around grew more piercing, “I will teach you what excitement means today.”

Kaboom –

The top of the mountain was blasted apart. Debris scattered across the sky and space shook violently. Everything had been torn apart as Origin’s powers clashed and completed their fusion. 

The force from this battle would be contained. Otherwise, if these energies leaked out, even if it was just a brief moment, everything would be destroyed completely and many creatures would be wiped out. 

Even those Blazings Suns that existed above worlds were not able to sense what was happening here, because this took place at a higher level that exceeded the limits of their abilities. 

However, this battle did not escape Final’s notice. 

On the lonely island in the black sea, there was a bright shining stone and not a single life force could be detected in the surroundings. 

Final held his hands behind his back and stood at the edge of the island. He stared into the distance and sighed slowly. 

“It has begun.” 

He muttered to himself in a calm manner. However, as he spoke, the calm black sea that looked like the surface of a mirror suddenly turned turbulent. At first, it was a small ripple on the surface and then it quickly became a massive tsunami that swept out in all directions. It was a fearful sight! 

The entire black sea turned chaotic. 

Final lifted his head and narrowed his eyes. He had a calm look, “That’s right, I want to kill Qin Yu. Only with his death can I rest assured. But since I believe that pagoda is in your hands, I am not fully confident…after all, even though it is a fallen Stone Pagoda, it is still sturdy and strong. It might even be indestructible.” 

“I can destroy it, but this will obviously take some time. Furthermore, it is evident that your fusion will be difficult and it will also take a long time. However, logic does not apply to either of us and I will not take any risks.” 

With each word he spoke, the waves in the black sea grew more turbulent. These waves turned into terrifying curtains of water that filled the entire world! 

Final was talking to himself, or rather, he was trying to convince the black sea in front of him to make a move that would shock the world. 

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“Kill Qin Yu, he must be killed. Yet, there is one option that is even scarier than killing him.” Final’s expression was extremely hostile and his eyes were icy cold. There was a determined look in them, “Kill the both of you and remove Origin from this world. With no Origin, there will no longer be any chance of a cycle. Without a cycle…I will be the end of everything in this world. I will live forever until the end of time.

“Therefore, I must kill the both of you.” 

Once Final finished his sentence, the black sea in front of him gave him his answer. It shot into the sky and turned into a black snake. Its cold, evil eyes locked onto Final and there was undeniable greed and desire in its eyes. 

Shoosh – 

The black snake hissed fiercely! 

Final waved his hand, “Go, kill Qin Yu.” 

Whoosh –

The black snake vanished. 

It is said that old people without morality are scoundrels, and Final was definitely the most powerful and despicable scoundrel in this world.

Everything he did had to be stable. 

He would personally kill them but he would leave killing Qin Yu to the Annihilation Black Snake. 

In this way, he was leaving two paths for himself. If either of them succeeded, Final would continue to live. 

And living…was always the most important thing in this world. 

He took one step forward and shot into the sky. At the same time, he reached his hand forward and grabbed, and the dried up black sea and the isolated islands instantly jumped into the sky. The pieces of black stone fell into Final’s hands and turned pitch black. It was blackness that reflected complete purity. 

The face of a ghost appeared on each of these pearl-like black stones. As they grinned, they revealed a sadistic smile. 

Final, the end! 

It represented destruction and the end. 

……

Xianyang, Qin Empire. 

Qin Yu’s heart contracted sharply and it felt as though a massive hand had grabbed it. The hand was now mercilessly tightening its grip around him. 

Here! 

As he looked up, there was a piercing screech as a burning Great Dao Illusion appeared behind him. 

Between the tongues of flames licking the air, stars appeared. They were the representations of a Blazing Sun Will that was created from incense power. At the peak of Great Dao, they were Great Sun Illusions that were unbelievably bright. 

Using Incense Great Dao, he had created stars that mirrored the Blazing Suns…this was Qin Yu at his peak power. 

However, he did not do this to confront Final. He simply hoped that he would be able to take on that piercing destructive power heading for him. 

Boom – 

Stone Pagoda appeared in mid air and surrounded Qin Yu. Its body was lined with scars and it appeared quite worn. However, these scars were shining brightly now. 

Amidst the light, a calm face was visible. It had both its eyes closed and appeared to be in a peaceful state. Through its peaceful demeanor, its determination and resolution could be seen. It would not move even if a mountain crushed it. 

In the next moment, the skies above Xianyang were shattered into dust and the Annihilation Black Snake slithered out. Its cold, greedy eyes locked onto Qin Yu and it roared. Without any hesitation, it zipped through the air and slammed its body against Stone Pagoda. It was going to use its darkness to swallow the light from Stone Pagoda. 

The face in the light frowned slightly but remained calm. This was a battle between darkness and light, a battle that stood at the pinnacle of this world. 

Inside, Qin Yu frowned slightly and a serious look crossed his face. 

It was not because the Annihilation Black Snake was too terrifying. In fact, it was much weaker than he had imagined. Although Qin Yu could sense power from Final in this Annihilation Black Snake, it would not be able to break through and kill him. 

At the very least, Qin Yu was sure that the Annihilation Black Snake would not be able to break through Stone Pagoda’s defenses for now. 

Time was most precious to him. 

Final would definitely know this, and if he knew how important time was, then where was he? 

It was not a difficult question and Qin Yu’s eyes shrunk as he reached a logical conclusion – Origin! 

More accurately, Final knew that the Ruler and Rourou were going to fuse. 

Final was taking a chance and chose them! 

At this moment, Qin Yu’s mind was spinning very quickly. 

He had reached this conclusion very easily. The reason why Qin Yu could be where he was now was because Origin had protected him. 

If the Ruler and Rourou were killed, there would be no Origin in this world. Without Origin, there was no point if Qin Yu survived today. 

This was truly how the axe would strike the wooden board and return everything to its beginning! 

Logically speaking, Qin Yu knew he didn’t have to be too worried because the Ruler and Rourou would be able to protect themselves. 

But Final had made a move… 

If he was not confident, would he take such a risk? 

Qin Yu sighed deeply and looked up. His view was not obstructed even though he was in the Stone Pagoda, and he could clearly see the Annihilation Black Snake tightening its grip around Stone Pagoda. 

“There are some changes and I believe you know that too. We have to change our strategy.” 

He paused slightly before continuing, “We will strike and kill this black snake, and then help Origin.” 

There was a brief moment of silence before Stone Pagoda replied, “Qin Yu, your guesses are right, but I have to remind you that the Annihilation Black Snake is at least half as strong as Final. You might be alright in the Stone Pagoda, but if you directly face it, you do not have a chance.” 

Qin Yu’s voice deepened, “You will help me.” 

Stone Pagoda replied, “I will make sure you live and will not send you straight to your death.” 

The transparent Stone Pagoda suddenly turned dark and it cut off the outside world from the inside. Qin Yu was plunged into darkness. 

He frowned, “You are going to trap me here?”

Stone Pagoda replied, “I need you to live.” 

…….

Chaos and turbulent forces were sweeping above the mountain peak. However, this happened silently and it seemed as though an invisible wall was determined to keep all the disturbance within a thousand foot radius. 

However, this thousand foot radius was only in comparison to the world outside. Inside the isolated bubble, space was being pulled and ripped apart. It was truly a vacuum. 

The fusion between Rourou and the Ruler was happening here. 

All of a sudden, a crack appeared on the surface of the chaos bubble. An invisible hand ripped it open. 

Final jumped into view. He stared at the chaos and stepped in after a moment of silence. 

“Origin, I am here to kill you!”