Let you simulate life, but you change fate every time?! Chapter 1048 550: Eighth Lifetime: Fragmented Authority, Immortal Emperor's Mana!

"Is this Dharma Aspect attempting to self-destruct?"

Before the cataclysmic wave could reach him, Lu Yuan’s shadow flickered and vanished completely.

"Boom!"

Scarcely had he disappeared when the massive Six Fiend Asura Dharma Aspect erupted in a violent explosion.

In that singular heartbeat, the heavens went silent and both sun and moon were eclipsed.

An immense, uncontrollable surge of destructive force tore across the firmament, radiating outward in a devastating tide.

Mountain ridges crumbled as if they were nothing more than dust.

This terrifying volatility gouged the heavens, shattered the void, and reduced the very earth to millions of jagged fragments.

One must understand that Chu Tianlie had spent thousands of years and countless resources meticulously cultivating this Six Fiend Asura Dharma Aspect.

Functioning akin to an Outer Body Avatar, it possessed the capability to master multiple Holy Treasures and wield the Power of Heaven and Earth Laws, placing its strength on par with a Half-Step Venerable.

Realizing his disadvantage, Chu Tianlie chose to detonate the entity, essentially sacrificing a lifetime of effort.

The force behind such a self-destruction by a Half-Step Venerable is beyond mortal comprehension.

As the Six Fiend Asura Dharma Aspect disintegrated, everything within a radius of millions of miles—excluding Xuandan City and its defensive arrays, alongside the Divine Fire Sect warriors—was wiped from existence as though it had never been.

Even the fundamental laws of reality buckled under the strain, descending into chaos and becoming impossible for any cultivator to perceive or harness.

Though Lu Yuan sensed the encroaching catastrophe, he could not fully retreat before the shockwave surged through him.

In an instant, he groaned, blood trickling from his lips.

It felt as though the colossal weight of ten thousand Immortal Divine Mountains were crushing his frame.

His previously indestructible immortal golden body was marred by a web of deep fractures, resembling a shattered porcelain vessel pushed to the brink of collapse.

Given that this was the self-detonation of a Half-Step Venerable, the sheer magnitude of the impact was enough to vaporize any Late-stage Void Saint Master instantly.

Had Lu Yuan not possessed such profound cultivation and a formidable flesh body, he would have undoubtedly perished within that storm of annihilation.

Yet, such a move is a double-edged sword that harms the attacker nearly as much as the target.

While Lu Yuan was battered, Chu Tianlie fared even worse.

His once-overwhelming aura plummeted, leaving him withered and spent as the back-lash of the technique took its toll.

As for the thousands of Divine Fire Sect warriors, many were reduced to blood mist by the shockwave without even having time to scream.

Even those sheltered behind the city arrays, such as Yang Yuan, felt the devastating impact.

"Crack!"

The luminous shield projected by the Array Power wavered, web-like fissures spidering across its surface until it finally shattered into nothingness.

Left without its protective shell, Xuandan City lay vulnerable before the Divine Fire Sect army like a soft egg lacking its casing.

The massive Rune City Walls of Xuandan City were reduced to rubble under the force of the blast.

Countless defenders perished, transformed into vaporous clouds of blood.

"The Grand Array has fallen! Charge, storm the city, and slaughter the enemy!"

Seeing the gates laid bare, the battered Divine Fire Sect soldiers surged forward, emboldened by a desperate, adrenaline-fueled ferocity.

They swarmed the city like a living plague of locusts.

Since time immemorial, the promise of plunder has stirred the hearts of the greedy.

As the center of medicine refining, Xuandan City possessed vast wealth and countless hidden treasures.

Seizing the city would not only recover their losses but elevate their power through the capture of rare elixirs and spiritual resources.

Greed acted as a catalyst, driving the Divine Fire Sect disciples to an intensity never seen before.

"Disciples of the Medicine God Sect, stand with me and hold the line!"

Yang Yuan roared in fury, unleashing his flying sword to engage the invading elite of the Divine Fire Sect.

Simultaneously, the remaining Void Dao Saint Masters and the remnants of the City Guard Army joined the fray, launching a desperate defense against the invaders flooding the streets.

"Truly, your luck is miraculous for a man who should be dead."

Chu Tianlie stared at Lu Yuan, his eyes filled with a sudden, palpable dread, stripping away any remnants of his former arrogance.

It must be noted that the Six Fiend Asura Dharma Aspect was a masterpiece of millennia of effort, possessed of monstrous might.

When set to detonate, not even a peer like him could escape unscathed.

Though Lu Yuan appeared ravaged, for a Void Dao Saint Master capable of reforming from a drop of blood, his injuries were merely superficial.

"A blow for a blow—now it is my turn."

Lu Yuan spat out a mouthful of blood and ignited his immortal golden body once more.

Vast reserves of Qi and blood surged through his meridians, pulsing with a vigor that mended his shattered flesh as if through miraculous rainfall.

Under the revitalizing influence of such potent vitality, the fissures on his skin faded at a visible pace.

Within moments, he stood perfectly restored, every wound vanished beneath a rejuvenated exterior.

Lu Yuan’s aura climbed steadily, reaching a peak that subtly eclipsed that of Chu Tianlie.

"Die!"

Gripping the Blood Extinction Celestial Saber, Lu Yuan’s presence underwent a complete, lethal transformation.