Immortality Martial Arts: I Started with the Five Animals Health Fist Chapter 1152 - 387 Great Annihilation! Creation of Heaven and Earth! (Grand Finale)_4

"It is not yet the moment to concede defeat; I cannot give up! I must truly go all out!"

A flicker of madness danced in Su Changkong’s eyes as he realized his potential for growth had not yet peaked. Even if his demise was certain, he would much rather fall while advancing than wait idly for ruin to claim him!

Name: Su Changkong (73 years old) Lifespan: 6000 years Potential value: 670 points

Su Changkong’s lifespan had recently hit the significant 6000-year milestone, thanks to his Guiding Technique and Turtle Breath Technique reaching new heights. He knew well that as one’s life extended, increasing it by even a single year became an arduous task.

To truly push past his boundaries, Su Changkong had to ignite every ounce of his latent potential!

"This world teeters on the edge of ruin... before it falls, I shall discover where my true limit lies!"

Standing upon a desolate island far beyond the borders of the Ancient Holy Country, Su Changkong stared at the heavens, resolved to see how high he could climb. By committing everything to his Cultivation, he might just seize that one tiny spark of hope!

Sitting cross-legged, Su Changkong summoned the Mysterious Tortoise Golden Core from his Dantian. The core emerged, shimmering with the intricate lines of several Array Patterns.

"Mysterious Tortoise Golden Core. Refining Sky Array!"

With a mere thought, the Array Patterns etched upon the core blazed with brilliant light. The golden core transformed into a massive Formation, its patterns weaving into the very fabric of the void and connecting the heavens to the earth, leaving Su Changkong at the epicenter.

This was the legendary Refining Sky Array!

A forbidden formation born from the united intellect of the Nine Great Ancient Sages, the Refining Sky Array possessed the power to seize and process the strength of the Heavenly Dao, even though such an act would fracture the Dao's wholeness.

Su Changkong had previously used the Mirror Heaven and Earth Great Divine Seed to project this array, eventually carving it into his Mysterious Tortoise Golden Core so he could manifest it at will. He had hesitated to use it before, fearing that draining the Heavenly Dao would lead to instability.

However, now that the Heavenly Demon God had initiated the Great Apocalypse, the world was already sprinting toward its end. Doing nothing was a guaranteed death sentence. Su Changkong was now prepared to violently plunder and refine the essence of the Heavenly Dao through the Refining Sky Array to bolster his own power.

In his mind, the worst-case scenario of failure was simply a slightly faster apocalypse!

"Hmmm!"

As Su Changkong triggered the Refining Sky Array, it began to vibrate, emitting a mysterious force that seemed to pull his consciousness toward a higher plane of existence.

Before his eyes, a surreal vision unfolded: countless veins merged into a chaotic yet flawlessly spherical entity—the manifestation of the Dao itself.

Su Changkong realized instantly that he was looking at the Heavenly Dao.

He observed that the current state of the Heavenly Dao was incredibly turbulent. It appeared as though an internal force was tearing it apart from within, steering it toward total annihilation; this was the manifestation of the Heavenly Demon God’s will.

Long ago, the Heavenly Demon God had invaded this realm and fallen alongside the Divine Phoenix. However, the soul and will of the Heavenly Demon God had fused with the world's Heavenly Dao. Now, that will acted as the source of the great upheaval, actively dismantling the Heavenly Dao to ensure that everything perished together!

Drawing power from the Dao in its current state would undoubtedly hasten its end. Yet, Su Changkong knew that taking this action offered a sliver of hope, whereas doing nothing meant the world was doomed to a slow and certain death.

Su Changkong’s path differed from that of the First Saint. While the First Saint chose to betray humanity in a desperate attempt to compromise and extend the world's survival, Su Changkong could not follow that lead.

He preferred to be broken rather than yield. He was willing to fight to the last breath, determined to tear a piece of flesh from his enemy even in death!

Hmmm!

Taking a long, steady breath, Su Changkong began to operate the Refining Sky Array, attempting to siphon power from the Heavenly Dao.

He had anticipated a grueling struggle, remembering how past Heavenly Demons had failed to steal this power even with the help of their god. To his shock, however, as the Refining Sky Array began to pull, a massive surge of energy flowed from the Heavenly Dao. There was no resistance; instead, the Dao seemed to be actively pushing its essence toward him!

"The Heavenly Dao possesses a spirit... It understands its own extinction is near and wishes to strike back. That is why it allows me to take its power so freely!"

A realization struck Su Changkong.

Though the Heavenly Dao could not act as a person would, it was sentient enough to guide events to maintain balance. Just as the original invasion gave rise to the Divine Phoenix and the Nine Great Ancient Sages, the Dao was now acting in its final moments.

Facing total destruction, the Heavenly Dao surrendered its power to Su Changkong, gambling on that one desperate chance for survival!

With the Dao’s active cooperation, the process of plundering and refining its essence proceeded without a hitch. Strands of pure Heavenly Dao power flowed into the Refining Sky Array, where they were compressed and purified.

As hours turned into days, a shimmering golden seed began to form within the heart of the array.

Though it was roughly the size of a Divine Seed, its quality was on an entirely different level—it was a genuine fragment of the Heavenly Dao!

The Nine Great Ancient Sages were superior to other Great Divine Power Martial Saints not just because of their talent, but because they had each refined such fragments, granting them mastery over the laws of the Grand Dao.

Su Changkong recalled what Ji Xuexiao had told him: the stage beyond Entering Saint, which the Divine Phoenix called the 'Fusion Realm,' required one to master and merge with a whole Dao. Refining a fragment was like planting a 'Taoist Seed.' If grown to its peak, it could lead to transcendence, however difficult that path might be.