The sky howled.
Rivers of divine lightning split open the heavens as the Executor descended, each step echoing with the weight of an entire realm's fury.
Golden flames wrapped around his armor, and every breath he exhaled birthed constellations.
Xiao Wang stood before him—half bathed in abyssal glow, half illuminated by divine light—his robe fluttering in the thousands of pressure currents swirling around him.
The Abyssal Queen stood behind him, pale and shaken from her earlier defeat, wings cracked and dripping with dissolving shadow.
The Executor raised a hand.
"Sinner of Heaven… kneel."
The words became laws.
The world bowed.
The mountains shattered.
But Xiao Wang?
He stood straighter.
The Clash of Judgement
A thunderous roar erupted as the Executor pressed his palm downward.
The ground beneath Xiao Wang burst into spiraling craters of molten light.
BOOOOOM!
Yet—he remained unmoved.
The Executor's eyes narrowed. "You've grown."
Xiao Wang smirked. "Should I thank you?"
"Hey hey hey—don't provoke the celestial terminator while I'm still sharing this body!"
His other personality chimed in.
"At least pretend we're afraid."
"Shut up," Xiao Wang muttered internally.
"Rude."
The Executor vanished and reappeared instantly behind him—faster than teleportation, faster than thought.
His blade swept through space.
The stars dimmed.
Xiao Wang lifted one finger.
A single gesture.
And the blade stopped.
The Executor's pupils contracted. "Impossible—your cultivation…!"
The System flared:
[CULTIVATION BREAKTHROUGH!]
[Qi Condensation → Foundation Building Realm (Early Stage)]
[Reason: Host is fighting against cosmic judgment — extreme comprehension achieved.]
The world trembled as Xiao Wang's aura exploded outward, shattering the Executor's domain.
The Final Exchange
The Executor floated backward, expression cold.
"This world cannot contain you."
"Good," Xiao Wang replied. "Because I'm done being contained."
The Executor extended his blade toward the sky.
A giant celestial seal descended—filled with billions of chanting Heavenly Spirits.
"Heavenly Law: Absolute Spirit Erasure."
Xiao Wang grinned.
His finger tapped the Devouring Sword.
"Devour it."
The Sword Spirit screeched with joy:
"FINALLY! SOMETHING WORTH MY TEETH!"
The sword erupted into a storm of swirling black-gold runes and absorbed the celestial seal whole.
The Executor's eyes widened in shock.
Xiao Wang raised his hand.
"My turn."
A single palm.
A simple strike.
But the heavens bent around it.
BOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
Light vanished.
Sound disappeared.
Even concepts momentarily ceased.
When the world returned—
The Executor lay defeated, armor shattered, spirit dimmed.
He whispered:
"…he has returned."
Then dissolved into motes of light.
The Calm After the Heavens Tremble
Silence washed over the ruined battlefield.
The Abyssal Queen stepped forward, gaze soft.
"You chose them… over us."
Xiao Wang looked at her, eyes calm. "My past won't chain my future."
She lowered her head.
"I will wait. In the Abyss."
With a final look filled with unspoken emotion, she vanished into a pool of dissolving starlight.
The Celestial System chimed softly:
[Heaven's Eye Retreating… World Stabilizing…]
[Temporary Peace Achieved.]
For the first time in days—the world exhaled.
Xiao Wang exhaled as well.
A part of him—the mischievous, cocky persona—stretched like a lazy cat.
"Whew. That was dramatic. Now what?"
"Now…" Xiao Wang said quietly, "I leave."
Toward the Imperial Capital
The next morning, the sky looked clearer than ever before.
Smoke no longer rose from shattered mountains.
The world returned to its ordinary colors.
Xiao Wang stood atop a cliff overlooking the Heavenly River path, carrying his Devouring Sword on his back.
The System spoke:
[Objective Updated: Travel to the Imperial Capital.]
[Event: Emperor's Grand Competition — 5 days remaining.]
[Reward for Top 10: Entry into the Dimensional Immortal Sanctuary Portal.]
The portal—a legendary gateway rumored to contain:
Divine herbs
Immortal relics
Ancient god inheritances
Lost bloodlines
And treasures capable of rewriting destiny itself
His other personality whistled:
"Heh. So basically, a shopping mall of broken OP treasures. I love it."
Xiao Wang smirked.
"Let's go."
He flicked his sleeve—turning into a streak of black-gold light as he sped toward the capital.
Arrival at the Capital — The Empire Roars
The Imperial Capital pulsed with qi, banners fluttering across the sky like dragons.
Cultivators from every region gathered—countless young geniuses burning with ambition.
The Emperor himself had declared:
"Only those worthy of the future shall step into the Immortal Sanctuary."
The crowd whispered as Xiao Wang walked past.
"Is that him?"
"The one who slew the Mountain Tyrant?"
"No—someone said he killed a Heaven-ranked beast barehanded!"
His other personality puffed its chest.
"Ah yes, praise me more."
Xiao Wang ignored him.
The Grand Competition Begins
The drums thundered.
"BEGIN!"
Xiao Wang's cultivation surged.
[Cultivation Breakthrough!]
[Foundation Building Realm — Early → Middle Stage]
Fighting top-tier geniuses refined his qi like grinding steel against steel.
His strikes were elegant, devastating, effortless.
Opponents fell like wheat before a storm.
[Cultivation Breakthrough!]
[Foundation Building Realm — Middle → Late]
Thunder surged in his veins.
His attacks now carried traces of nascent laws—the spectators trembled, the judges leaned forward, the emperor's eyes narrowed.
"Try not to look too cool," his other personality teased.
"We're trying to blend in."
"You're the one flexing," Xiao Wang muttered.
Final Match — Perfection Surpassed
A genius of the Royal Flame Clan charged at him, engulfed in fire.
Xiao Wang didn't move.
He simply lifted a finger.
BOOOOM!!!
A single touch shattered the fire arts, the arena, and the challenger's confidence.
The System whispered:
[Cultivation Breakthrough!]
[Foundation Building Realm — Perfection Stage Achieved]
[Host Physique Transforming… Devourer Bloodline Strengthening…]
The emperor rose from his throne in shock.
"This boy… is not mortal."
The Dimensional Portal Opens
A pillar of ancient light erupted behind the palace.
Runes older than kingdoms spun in the sky.
The portal—the Immortal Sanctuary Gate—opened like a cosmic eye.
A soft, sweet voice echoed within:
"Who… entered my realm?"
Xiao Wang's other personality perked up.
"Oh? A new beauty already? Nice."
Xiao Wang stepped forward.
And inside the glowing rift—standing beneath a silver tree of stars—was a girl whose beauty rivaled the Abyssal Queen's.
Her long silver hair danced in an ethereal breeze.
Her eyes, pure blue, widened as she saw him.
Her heart visibly skipped a beat.
She whispered:
"…You. You're the one my fate has been waiting for."
Xiao Wang blinked.
His other personality snorted:
"Bro… we barely stepped inside and she's already in love with us. Peak MC life."
The portal pulsated violently.