At this moment, the Old Fist God undoubtedly poured every ounce of his being into this strike. His mana fluctuations exuded an unwavering fervor, coupled with a murderous intent to destroy everything. In his eyes, there was only me, his formidable foe, ignoring even his own life.

Therefore, I must respond to this strike. I must pour in an equal level of spiritual power. Because I also want to defeat him, and I cannot allow myself to appear inferior to him.

As he was about to crash into the Moon, I too completed my power accumulation, transforming into a star emerging from the depths of the Moon's underground, rushing to meet him head-on.

At the moment of the fierce collision, the impact, capable of annihilating all things, spread out.

Even my consciousness plunged into a dark void amidst the explosion that shattered everything. This sensation felt like entering the void for the first time. My mind scattered, unable to think normally, perhaps experiencing a fragment of unknown time.

When my thoughts reorganized, I found myself lying on a gray-white surface. It was as if my consciousness had just been pulled from a swamp-like stupor, my mind still not entirely clear, thinking I had entered another world after death. It took me about two seconds to remember that the post-mortem world doesn't look like this. This land was made of lunar soil, and it seemed I was still on the Moon.

However, as I observed my surroundings, I realized my assumption was incorrect. This wasn't the Moon... No, to be precise, this is the place "that once was the Moon."

I flew into outer space and looked back. The Moon had already shattered into countless massive rocks floating in the endless darkness of cosmic space.

Like Earth, the Moon also has a mantle, sometimes called the lunar mantle, and its core is akin to Earth's iron-nickel core. However, the Moon's internal temperature is far lower than Earth's, and even the lunar core only exceeds a thousand degrees, incomparable to the core's sun-like temperature. The lunar mantle, constituting the main mass of the celestial body, mainly consists of solid rock, not flowing molten material.

If Earth were to shatter, it might spew out endless lava like a broken egg, but the Moon is not so. I now see some molten material glowing in the dark backdrop of space, but it's negligible compared to the Moon's total mass.

The collision of power between me and the Old Fist God shattered the Moon.

Perhaps in the distant future, the shattered Moon might reassemble under the law of universal gravitation, becoming a new Moon. As for how many subsequent impacts will arise during those long years, it remains unknown for now.

I only know that Earth's tides are caused by the Moon's gravity, and if one day the Moon completely disappears, the concept of tides will vanish, and more climate phenomena based on lunar gravity will cease, causing massive extinction in the Earth ecological circle and even altering Earth's rotation and axis.

But now, the Moon hasn't disappeared; it shattered... What will happen to Earth next? Despite being very curious, I won't bother with such matters for now.

I closed my eyes to sense carefully and then located where the Old Fist God was. He was on another fragment of the Moon, and I moved in that direction.

My current state is terrible, just a step away from death, with thoughts intermittently breaking off. However, I hadn't truly died, nor was I completely unable to move, interstellar movement was still possible. Such actions were still as insignificant as lifting a finger. With just a single step, I crossed over a thousand kilometers to reach that spot.

The Old Fist God sat upright on the ground, gazing toward the Sun. In the atmosphere-free environment, the Sun's brightness vastly exceeded that visible from Earth, enough to blind human eyes. The Old Fist God was naturally untroubled by this.

However, unlike me, who could maintain an intact appearance, he now looked undoubtedly like a dead man. His legs had completely vanished, his right arm gone, and his left arm only half remaining. More than half of his torso had disintegrated, and part of his head was missing, reminiscent of a shattered statue.

From him, I could not feel even a trace of vitality or threat. He had been completely defeated; though there was some cognitive activity, he couldn't sustain it for much longer.

Strictly speaking, we were both mutually injured. In the clash that just destroyed the heavens and the earth, neither I nor the Old Fist God's spirits held up. Only my True Spirit form barely endured through the shock.

The Old Fist God turned to look at me, not showing a hint of fear towards death.

"It seems I still couldn't truly break through my limits," he said regretfully.

Although there were many signs in the battle just now that seemed like breaking through limits, it seemed only an exceptional performance driven by passion. Before this battle, he must have reached his limits in every direction through various means, to the point that without the Great Renunciation, progress was halted.

"Zhuang Cheng, your opinion should be right. To rely on adversity for extraordinary evolution, the adversity itself must be extraordinary. Even without choosing to give you the Current World Divine Seal, if I'd allowed you to use part of the Doomsday Divine Seal power supported by that girl, things might have turned out differently," the Old Fist God lamented.

"So, why didn't you do that?" I asked. "Was it simply because you said before you wanted to fight 'an original manifestation and enlightenment'?"

"That was my true sentiment, but only part of the reason. It's not just the curiosity about the strength of the manifestation and enlightenment, but also an urge to defeat you personally," the Old Fist God said. "Shan Liangyi was the strongest and most dangerous enemy I had ever faced, and now you surpassed Shan Liangyi, defeating him without a doubt.

"I defeated the past Shan Liangyi, while you defeated a more powerful Shan Liangyi. Hence, I developed a desire for victory and wanted to compete with you, proving that I am stronger and superior. Even knowing there were more suitable methods for the 'Great Renunciation,' I still involuntarily chose this path.

"This is truly karmic retribution! Instead of a loftier goal, I'm more concerned with immediate pleasures. I can't even let go of this 'I-obsession,' it seems that I'm far from the 'Great Renunciation.'"

"But I think you're better this way." I sighed.

Old Fist God asked with interest, "Why do you say that?"

"Because now, you don't seem to have any regret at all," I said.

"Indeed!" He nodded, "My life may be full of regrets and I've made unforgivable mistakes, yet I have not a single ounce of remorse! Hahaha!"

In the final moment, he let out a hearty laugh, then his battered body crumbled like a shattered statue, disintegrating into innumerable dust, which scattered and vanished over the fractured Moon.

Old Fist God, dead.

-

Shan Liangyi is dead, and Old Fist God is dead too.

Among the three Third Door Impermanence entities active in the real world, two were killed by my own hands, leaving only me as the last.

I feel as if I'm utterly exhausted, wanting to lie on the ground and sleep without waking.

Unfortunately, I know I cannot get what I wish for. There's still unfinished work waiting for me, and even one last undefeated enemy that must be vanquished.

After Old Fist God's death, changes also occurred on Earth in the distance. The gray mist wall encasing Earth began to disintegrate, and the prison cage locking celestial bodies crumbled. My connection with countless flames there automatically re-established, revealing the Current World Divine Seal, presenting a white disc shape, once again to my perception.

I also sensed Little Bowl's situation. Without my follow-up support, she can only rely on the massive flames I initially conveyed to suppress the Master of Divine Seal Tai Sui. Not skilled in combat, she has yet to replace the Master of the Doomsday Divine Seal completely, but still, through an enormous advantage, she has made considerable progress, with the suppression task nearing completion.

Immediately, I took my steps, sprinting towards the Current World Divine Seal while transferring power to Little Bowl.

Little Bowl's voice also sounded in my heart. Re-establishing contact left her no room for concern, as she urgently said, "Brother Zhuang Cheng… Current World Divine Seal!"

"I know…" I too knew time was of the essence, "I'm rushing over!"

The distance between the Moon and Earth is indeterminate. With the Moon's satellite orbit varying, the furthest distance exceeds four hundred thousand kilometers, while the closest is less than three hundred sixty thousand kilometers; even light cannot traverse this vast distance in one second.

Fortunately, I'm not moving physically, but rather teleporting across space. Within an instant, I arrived at the location of the Current World Divine Seal at a speed even light couldn't shadow—above the North Pole, and stretched my hand towards its direction.

But my speed was still a step too slow; the Current World Divine Seal disappeared from my sight.

It didn't truly evaporate from reality, rather it appeared in another individual's hand. This result is likely unrelated to whether my action of seizing was fast or slow. Even if I weren't in this weakened, near-death state, the outcome would be the same.

Because the person reclaiming the Current World Divine Seal has the highest Seal Authority, allowing it to return to his hands with just a thought, and in the extremely brief yet undeniably existent gap after the Current World Divine Seal escaped Old Fist God's control and before I seized it, as fellow strong entities who've pushed open the Third Door, there is no reason my action could be faster than his thought.

In the past, he appeared in the void space because Old Fist God's power barred his true self at the borderline of the real world, but now he stands unbound.

He stands afar, watching me, showing unparalleled admiration.

"—Truly a spectacular battle, Zhuang Cheng."

Seal Master Liu Shuying appeared in front of me.

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