Chapter 1444: Collapse

Jiang Wuya asked in surprise, "The safety of the Central Lands?"

Jiang Fan nodded and told him about the rumored Black Lotus of Tribulation. Jiang Wuya, who already detested evil, was even more agitated than Jiang Fan. "Why didn't you say so sooner? If I had known this item was so ominous, I should have stopped him from pulling it out!"

Jiang Fan said, "It's not too late now. Senior, you contend with him, and I'll find a way to get my hands on it." Jiang Wuya nodded imperceptibly and continued on their way as if nothing had happened.

Soon after, they arrived at the rift. Through the rift, they could already see the underground world of Spirit Snake Mountain. As they were about to leave the interlayer world with the Black Lotus of Tribulation, the overloaded spatial barrier finally collapsed. With a ripping sound, the dome suddenly tore open, like a cloth bag stretched to its limit, revealing an endless, pitch-black fissure. Terrifying spatial storms poured in, sweeping countless Yin energies beyond the void.

Soul Shadow Demon Monarch's face drastically changed. He exclaimed, "The world is collapsing?" His scalp tingled, and he instantly teleported away without hesitation. Such a minor world, once it collapses, will not stop; it will quickly be torn into fragments. Everything within the world would be banished into the terrifying void!

However, just as he teleported, a gleam flashed in Jiang Wuya's eyes. With a wave of his finger, several streams of nine-colored sword energy severed his teleportation, forcing him back out.

"What are you doing?" Soul Shadow Demon Monarch demanded, both anxious and furious. "The world collapsing is no joke!"

Jiang Wuya's divine halo shimmered behind him, and he extended his hand. "Hand over that black lotus. I want my share!"

Soul Shadow Demon Monarch paused, not expecting Jiang Wuya to suddenly demand a share at this critical moment. Hearing the increasingly violent sounds of the dome collapsing, he urgently said, "We'll split it after we get out!"

Jiang Wuya snorted, "We'll split it now, or you won't leave!" With that, several streaks of sword energy flew out, striking towards Soul Shadow Demon Monarch.

"Get lost!" Soul Shadow Demon Monarch roared. A phantom image emerged from behind him and lunged forward. It knocked away sword shadows along the way and forced Jiang Wuya back repeatedly.

"Measure Good and Evil!" Jiang Wuya decisively activated his domain. A set of scales appeared between heaven and earth. On one side was a heart filled with righteous energy, and on the other, Soul Shadow Demon Monarch's heart. As they were weighed, the scales swiftly tilted down to the right. Soul Shadow Demon Monarch's expression froze, and he involuntarily raised his sharp claws, striking his own skull.

With a dull thud, his head cracked open, and blood and brain matter gushed out. The intense pain shocked Soul Shadow Demon Monarch back to his senses. He was both horrified and enraged. "Jiang Wuya, you're asking for death!"

"Delete Memory!" He also decisively activated his domain, the divine halo behind him flickering erratically. However, before the domain could fully activate, a sudden sharp pain in his chest made him cry out in agony. His activating domain subsequently dissipated. Before he could understand what was happening, Jiang Wuya attacked again. He was forced into a passive fight.

He had no idea that Jiang Fan, not far away, had pulled a dagger from his chest. It was Jiang Fan who had secretly tripped him up using the Luck-Shifting Lock.

Seeing the two enter a stalemate, Jiang Fan looked toward Yue Mingzhu. Yue Mingzhu was taking advantage of the intense battle to make her escape.

"Ugly girl, let me borrow your Sage's Inscription again," Jiang Fan quickly called out to her.

Yue Mingzhu glared at him. "Shouldn't I leave and wait for death? This interlayer world won't last much longer!"

Jiang Fan said, "I still have something important to do!"

Yue Mingzhu hesitated, then took out the stone and threw it to Jiang Fan. "Then take care of yourself!" She then ran off without looking back.

Jiang Fan gripped the stone and immediately pressed it against his forehead. The Sage's Inscription once again took effect, making him invisible. He decisively pulled out the Void Fishing Rod, silently thought of Soul Shadow Demon Monarch's spatial storage device, and then cast out the spatial storage ring.

The next moment, the fishing line flew out. At this time, Soul Shadow Demon Monarch was locked in intense combat with Jiang Wuya, but his senses were extraordinarily keen. He immediately noticed a tiny void appearing in front of his chest, and a fishhook flew out of it, probing into his embrace. He instantly realized the hook's target was his spatial storage container, and his face changed drastically. He swatted at the fishing line, roaring, "Who is it?"

A glint flashed in Jiang Wuya's eyes. "Measure Good and Evil!" The activation of the domain caused Soul Shadow Demon Monarch to momentarily lose consciousness for a split second. Seizing this opportunity, the Void Fishing Rod hooked the spatial storage ring, pulling it into Jiang Fan's hand. Without even thinking, he activated a spatial secret technique with a thought, teleporting the spatial storage ring into the void rift in the dome.

A dull thud echoed. After falling into the void, the spatial storage ring was torn apart and burst by the chaotic spatial forces. All its contents scattered out. Anything not strong enough was utterly pulverized by the spatial forces.

Having completed this step, Jiang Fan removed the Sage's Inscription and continued to feign being an innocent bystander, urging them to stop: "Everyone, everyone, there's no need to get worked up!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Wuya knew that Jiang Fan had successfully dealt with the Black Lotus of Tribulation. He flashed backward and said, "The world is about to collapse! We'll fight again once we're out! Let's go!" He grabbed Jiang Fan and teleported away.

This wasn't an excuse; with the Black Lotus of Tribulation banished into the void, the interlayer world began to completely collapse! Thundering ripping sounds reverberated throughout the heavens and earth. Countless massive fissures appeared densely. This interlayer world, which had existed since the creation of the Central Lands, had finally reached its breaking point.

Soul Shadow Demon Monarch, now fully conscious, frantically clutched his chest. Realizing his spatial storage device was gone, he roared repeatedly, "Who did this?" His response was the chaotic spatial currents erupting from all directions. His face changed, and he quickly teleported away to escape.

At the same time, the entire interlayer world plunged into chaos! Countless infernal beings, sensing the imminent demise of the interlayer world, desperately rushed towards the Central Lands. However, at the thousand-zhang rift leading to the Central Lands, stood powerful figures from the Demon Race and various states. Among them were Grand Venerable Bingxin and the Young Emperor! All who tried to escape were killed by their hands. Especially the Young Emperor; a mere flick of his finger wrought destruction, giving them no chance to escape to the outside world.

And the interlayer world finally fell into complete collapse. An earth-shattering explosion, shaking the entire Myriad Demon Continent, swept out from within the thousand-zhang rift. Jiang Fan and Jiang Wuya, who had rushed to the rift, were blown thousands of li away by the sound waves mixed with spatial power, slamming hard into a mountain.

Jiang Fan felt as if his internal organs were tearing apart. What was more terrifying was that a significant portion of his face had been sliced off by the spatial energy. Only then did boundless pain flood him, causing him to groan uncontrollably. He quickly took out a tuft of rabbit fur and covered his face with it. The pain quickly subsided, and his flesh rapidly regenerated. A moment later, his face had recovered. He felt lingering fear, fortunate that only a small part of his face was sliced off. If it had been a little further, half his head would have been gone. At that point, he would have been dead, and the rabbit fur would be useless!

Turning his head to look at Jiang Wuya beside him, his injuries were also shocking; his body was riddled with holes from the spatial energy, like a sieve. Yet, Song Lingyu was tightly protected in his arms. Jiang Fan's eyes filled with admiration. When it came to being a gentleman, if Jiang Wuya claimed second place, no one in Taicang Continent would dare claim first. He decisively took out a tuft of rabbit fur and placed it on Jiang Wuya to heal his injuries.

Seeing Jiang Wuya's wounds rapidly recover, he finally had time to look back at the interlayer world. Looking through the thousand-zhang rift, there was no interlayer world anymore. Only a vast, pitch-black void, torn into smithereens!