Boom!

The battle erupted in full force as two peerless immortals clashed. The power of Silent Annihilation collided with the power of Everlasting, obliterating space and time and plunging space into chaos.

Hui Doudou was wreathed in gray flames. Space collapsed, and the void shattered. This was the World-Destroying Fire that could consume even an immortal’s body and soul, never to be extinguished. As long as she wished, the flames could burn the vast East Sea until it dried up.

The greatest danger in fighting her was coming into contact with the world-destroying flames. They clung to her like gangrene on the bone. Once an immortal was contaminated, only a bloody sacrifice could remove it.

The Heaven Mandate Immortal had lost his physical body largely because he had encountered these flames in his battle against Hui Doudou.

Yet the Everlasting Immortal Fairy showed no fear. She chose to confront Hui Doudou head-on, slamming her fist into Hui Doudou’s face, thereby tainting herself with the world-destroying flames.

But the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s immortal soul was everlasting. No matter how the world-destroying flames burned, they couldn’t harm her at all.

“Not enough force, Everlasting.” Hui Doudou’s face was knocked askew, but she slowly adjusted it back into place by pressing it against the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s fist. Such punches were neither painful nor itchy to her.

“Unafraid of the world-destroying flames—as expected of the Everlasting Dao Fruit.”

With every movement of the two immortals, the wind and clouds shifted, hundun primal chaos emerged, and immortal light exploded forth. Their attacks were like a violent tempest as they fought from the ground to the sky, then into space. The phantasmal images of the stars trembled unceasingly, as though they could disintegrate at any moment.

~~~

In the forbidden grounds of Great Xia’s imperial palace, Meng Junzi and Jiang Ping’an both rose, their faces filled with incredulity.

“These tremors...”

“This direction is the Demon Region?!”

The two exchanged a glance, both astonished. The Demon Region was extremely far from Great Xia’s imperial palace, yet they could still perceive the battle’s tremors. Who exactly is fighting?

Back when Meng Junzi had exchanged blows with Hui Doudou in the Buddhist Kingdom, Jiang Ping’an had sensed nothing while presiding over Great Xia, only learning of the event afterward.

“So it has still come to this? They ultimately chose to fight?” Yun Zhi was picking Wudao Enlightenment Tree leaves in the herb garden. Sensing the distant battle tremors, she didn’t even need to look to guess that it was a fight between the two immortal fairies.

After gathering the leaves, she leisurely returned to Heaven’s Gate Peak to brew tea.

“It’s a pity I can’t witness such an unparalleled battle of the ages. The Gray Immortal Fairy bears Senior Immortal Fairy’s fortune, with the ability to turn misfortune into a blessing. Only by fighting Senior Immortal Fairy herself will their fortunes offset each other, leaving her unable to perceive the outcome of the battle.

“Little Junior Brother hasn’t called me over either. It’s likely because Senior Immortal Fairy said she doesn’t want me to interfere.”

After their exchange in the East Sea and several subsequent tests, Yun Zhi had come to understand that resolving the matter of Hui Doudou required the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s personal intervention.

“Little Yun, is there an immortal battle happening?”

The Vast Sea Daoist Lord had also sensed the battle above Demon City and hurried to Yun Zhi to inquire about the situation, though he couldn’t determine how many immortals were involved.

“Yes.”

“Then shall we go take a look?” The Vast Sea Daoist Lord was itching with curiosity. This is an immortal battle, something one may not witness even in several lifetimes. I already missed the Battle of the Imperial City. No matter what, I can’t miss this one.

He roughly calculated the coordinates of the battlefield and opened a spatial gate, only to find that the gate disintegrated as soon as it formed.

“This is...” The Vast Sea Daoist Lord’s pupils contracted sharply. He had never encountered such a situation.

Yun Zhi finished one cup of tea, poured another, and invited the Vast Sea Daoist Lord to sit and also have some tea. She kindly advised, “I suggest that you don’t go. The space at the battlefield has become completely chaotic and distorted. You can’t teleport there.”

~~~

“Self-detonate!”

Successive explosions erupted across the universe, with flames blazing skyward. Though it was night, it was still as bright as day.

Hui Doudou suffered heavy injuries, staining the sky with blood, yet her wounds healed at an astonishing speed.

“With only a soul and no physical body, how much of your true power can you even bring out?” Hui Doudou taunted haughtily. Her ability to heal quickly was solely due to her overwhelmingly powerful physical body, which possessed an innate self-healing power. No Dao Fruit was required for her to heal.

She walked straight through the explosions, heading for the epicenter. The moment the Everlasting Immortal Fairy reformed her body, she seized the opportunity to throw a punch.

“Immortal Dao Killing Fist!”

This was Hui Doudou’s self-created fist technique, derived from the Silent Annihilation Dao Fruit. Once unleashed, it was unmatched, capable of triggering unusual celestial phenomena. The boundless power of Silent Annihilation within could extinguish all vitality, even causing one’s lifespan to drain away rapidly, leading to the Five Decays of Heaven and People and finally death by old age.

Although the Everlasting Immortal Fairy was not lacking in vitality, and the vitality-extinguishing effect was useless against her, this fist still carried the force to shatter heaven and earth, sending her flying.

Hui Doudou’s barrage of attacks didn’t give the Everlasting Immortal Fairy a chance to catch her breath, blasting her from the universe to the sixth continent—the Spiritless Continent!

This continent was close to a replica of the Central Continent. It had mountains, rivers, lakes, and verdant landscapes, but no spirit qi and living beings. It was a primitive and pristine place.

“All Things Wither!” Hui Doudou emanated a dense aura of death. Wherever she passed, vegetation withered, mountains collapsed into flatlands, rivers dried, deserts expanded, and all turned to ash, turning into nothingness.

The power of Silent Annihilation made all things return to nothingness.

“Constant and Unchanging!” the Everlasting Immortal Fairy shouted, locking down the area and plunging herself and this place into a state of “eternity,” unalterable by any external force.

“What a troublesome ability. No wonder you abandoned the Silent Annihilation Dao Fruit and switched to the Everlasting Dao Fruit when you were still a half-immortal,” Hui Doudou remarked frigidly. Among all her opponents, the Everlasting Dao Fruit was the most difficult to deal with, or rather, it was the exact opposite of her own.

“If this is all you’ve got, you can die now!”

~~~

“How is the battle going?”

Lu Yang and the others anxiously awaited the outcome. After the Everlasting Immortal Fairy and Hui Doudou took their battle into space, it was impossible to tell who had the upper hand. When they reached the Spiritless Continent, all traces of the battle were lost.

Boom!

A figure was struck down, plummeting straight to the ground and smashing a crater whose size was comparable to Demon City’s.

“Immortal Fairy!” Lu Yang cried out.

The one who’s knocked down is actually the Immortal Fairy?!

“Don’t come over!” the Everlasting Immortal Fairy yelled. She was completely entangled with the power of Silent Annihilation. Xiao Yangzi will die even if he comes into contact with the slightest trace of it!

Hui Doudou landed and approached the fallen Everlasting Immortal Fairy step by step.

“For Little He’s sake, I can spare your life. But everyone else must die.”

Hui Doudou turned to look at Lu Yang, her eyes brimming with killing intent so thick it was nearly palpable. “Especially you. You know of my existence. You used me to deal with the Heaven Mandate Corpse.”

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy rose unsteadily and blocked Hui Doudou’s path, her gaze ferocious. “Xiao Yangzi is under my protection. No one is allowed to touch him!”

She turned back to look at Lu Yang and gave a bleak, sorrowful smile.

“Xiao Yangzi, I truly can’t bear to part with you.”

“Immortal Fairy, what are you trying to do?!” The color drained from Lu Yang’s face as he desperately rushed forward to stop her. However, it was too late. The Everlasting Immortal Fairy seemed to have made up her mind. Her soul glowed, and the previously dim soul became full and vibrant.

No, it was more than that. It had completely transformed into a body of flesh and blood.

Hui Doudou stared at the Everlasting Immortal Fairy in shock. Is she using the Everlasting Dao Fruit to manifest a physical body?!

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy locked eyes with Hui Doudou’s stunned gaze and enunciated clearly as she exclaimed, “I didn’t want to go this far, but you forced my hand!”