Chapter 6394 Everything Ends

“Long Chen, the golden lotus seed contains the essence of the Grand Dao—the purest energy in heaven and earth. It will buy you the time it takes an incense stick to burn. Once that time is up, the Grand Dao Flower will continue contracting, and everything will end. Within this window, you must merge with the power of the Grand Dao Flower so it no longer rejects you. Only then can you pass through the petals and escape,” the Earth Cauldron explained solemnly.

Things had already reached a dreadful state. Even the Earth Cauldron could not save Long Chen. He would have to rely entirely on himself.

“I refuse to believe this!”

Evilmoon erupted around Long Chen in the form of countless petals, only to ignite uncontrollably. A terrifying suction force pulled at Evilmoon, making it cry out in alarm.

Its core energy was being wrenched from its body. In shock, it hastily retreated back into Long Chen.

Seeing Evilmoon reduced to such a state shook Long Chen to his core.

“Hurry up!” urged the Earth Cauldron.

Long Chen nodded. The Earth Cauldron had explained what he had to do. He had to synchronize the fluctuations of the Grand Dao energy within him with the Grand Dao Flower’s.

It was not true fusion, yet it was close enough and incredibly dangerous. Moreover, he had only an incense stick’s time. The difficulty was no less than ascending to the heavens.

Still, Long Chen had no other options and neither did the Earth Cauldron. He could only gamble everything on this.

Long Chen slammed his palms together in front of him, shutting out every stray thought. As he entered a meditative state, he felt the pull of the Grand Dao Flower, which was greedily siphoning the Grand Dao qi from his body.

His qi bled away like water evaporating from a cup, leaving him emptier with each breath.

But this emptiness was what he sought. His hand seals changed, and his eight-colored divine ring flared behind him.

As his Grand Dao qi leaked out, the ring absorbed energy from the Grand Dao Flower to replenish itself. Just like that, a cycle formed.

The Earth Cauldron exhaled in relief. Long Chen had grasped the path forward.

Even so, the situation remained dire. He was racing against time. Before the time it took for an incense stick to burn out, he had to merge completely with the Grand Dao Flower’s energy.

If Long Chen succeeded, he would essentially become part of the Grand Dao Flower and be able to slip free from its seal. However, if he failed to finish within this time period, the inverted flow of the Grand Dao energy would turn him into an ant beneath a millstone.

“Old cauldron, you act like a big shot all the time. How did you become so useless when it counts? Think of something! At this rate, Long Chen won’t finish in time!” Evilmoon snapped, its gaze fixed on the trembling golden lotus seed above Long Chen’s head.

Its shuddering made Evilmoon doubt it could even last an incense stick’s time. Evilmoon often taunted the Earth Cauldron. But this time, the Earth Cauldron was so anxious that it finally lost control of its temper.

The Earth Cauldron shouted, “Shut the hell up! Isn’t my condition all because of you? The plight of the nine heavens and ten lands is mostly your fault! And yet here you are, in this sorry state as well! If you’re so great, why don’t you deal with the Grand Dao Flower yourself?!”

Having never expected the good-natured Earth Cauldron to suddenly start cursing, Evilmoon was stunned silent.

Just as it was about to curse back, it muttered, “Hold on, what did you just say? Did I really turn you into this state? What happened to the nine heavens and ten lands?”

“Scram. I won’t waste words on you. Want me to curse you more?” The Earth Cauldron snorted coldly.

Evilmoon pressed with more questions, but the Earth Cauldron ignored it. At last, Evilmoon grumbled, “You stupid old cauldron, I was definitely right to cut you in half.”

No matter what Evilmoon said, the Earth Cauldron ignored it. It focused its attention on Long Chen.

“Hey, fine! What should I do to help Long Chen?” Evilmoon asked at last, its tone uncharacteristically humble.

Seeing that Evilmoon was calm now and it was truly worried, the Earth Cauldron relented. “No one can help him. He can only rely on himself. This Grand Dao Flower’s appearance is abnormal. Perhaps there are too many similar formations across the heaven region’s battlefield trying to control the Grand Dao energy, throwing it into chaos. While this formation is large, the scale should not be enough to summon such a phenomenon. Something else is at play. You and I are still recovering; we cannot contend with the Grand Dao energy of the entire heaven region’s battlefield.”

“That doesn’t sound right. Didn’t you help Long Chen against the scales?” asked Evilmoon.

The Earth Cauldron replied, “The scales are a tool to balance karmic luck between the nine heavens and the Primal Chaos World. They do not represent the Grand Dao of the heaven region’s battlefield. The experts of the Primal Chaos World view the Grand Dao energy here as a piece of meat to carve, but they don’t realize that Grand Dao energy is the most difficult force to control. Attempts to control it usually end in backlash. This Grand Dao Flower is simply the Dao reclaiming its power. If you and I move against it, the Grand Dao will drain us as well.”

“Then what can we do?” asked Evilmoon anxiously.

Before the Earth Cauldron could answer, the golden lotus seed above Long Chen trembled violently.

“The lotus seed is failing! Its power is nearly consumed by the Grand Dao Flower. Evilmoon, you and I have to fight together!” the Earth Cauldron cried.

The Earth Cauldron manifested outside. At the same moment, Evilmoon transformed into its blade form. Together with the golden lotus seed, they formed a triangle above Long Chen, bracing against the Grand Dao Flower’s suction.

But the strain was overwhelming.

“This is insane! I can’t hold on!” Evilmoon roared. Its blade dimmed, darkening rapidly under the Grand Dao Flower’s pull.

BOOM!

The triangular formation between Evilmoon, the Earth Cauldron, and the golden lotus seed shattered. When the connection between them broke, their energies were absorbed even faster.

With the formation shattered, Long Chen’s body withered as if being sucked dry. Both Evilmoon and the Earth Cauldron cried out in despair.

“Long Chen!”

Just as he was about to be drained completely, his eight-colored divine ring trembled. A vast black hole yawned open within it.

Buzz.

The Grand Dao Flower snapped shut, swallowing everything within. Then, in the blink of an eye, it vanished without a trace.

For a long time, the distant experts dared not return. When they finally crept back and saw the devastation, startled cries broke the silence.

“Where is Long Chen?! Did he... die?”

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