Chapter 459

Chapter 459: Predetermined Death, Eternal Extinction

"Whoosh…"

"BOOM!!!"

The roaring winds shredded hills and cracked open the earth, scattering everything in their path like dry straw.

Purple thunderbolts rained down like a furious storm, distorting the very colors of heaven and earth.

Amidst the symphony of wind and thunder, eternal darkness descended as an illusory realm kept spreading and covering the real world.

The celestial masters’ battle felt apocalyptic in scale, making spectators sense impending doom.

Watching this divine clash, Mu Lin finally understood – the Night Demon leader had only used basic physical attacks against him earlier, holding back tremendously.

This restraint wasn’t out of mercy or lack of hatred, but wariness toward Zhang Hetian and the commanders of Black Sha Legion and Thunder Legion.

With three celestial masters watching like circling tigers, going all-out against Mu Lin would leave the Night Demon leader vulnerable to fatal ambushes.

So long as it survived, even the complete annihilation of Night Demon clan couldn’t stop it from rebuilding the tribe elsewhere through sheer personal power.

But should it perish, even a surviving tribe would dwindle into obscurity or become enslaved by other races.

Though enraged by his talented son’s death, the Night Demon leader maintained extreme restraint during their battle.

Only now did it unleash its full, unrestrained might.

At full power, it manifested Night Demon Heaven anew… or rather, Night Demon Heaven had originally been created through its abilities and guidance.

Being its inherent capability, recreation came naturally.

The current Night Demon Heaven appeared even more formidable – seeing this all-encompassing realm of shadows, Mu Lin knew even dropping hundreds of nuclear bombs (hydrogen-level included) wouldn’t permanently destroy it. Sure, the realm might shatter momentarily, but controlled reconstruction would follow instantly.

As the Night Demon leader declared: Where light exists, so do shadows. Pure radiance or brute force couldn’t harm them.

This defined celestial masters – beings who assimilate regions and command fundamental rules, becoming invulnerable to mundane methods.

"Since ordinary methods fail, I’ll manipulate rules too!"

"Power, emerge!"

"VOOOOOM!"

As Mu Lin fully connected with True Spirit Domain Chart and removed his restraints, countless energies and understandings flooded his consciousness instantly.

His Attribute Panel triggered an enlightenment state during advancement.

Blessed by heaven’s favor, this enlightenment lasted longer and proved more effective.

The Dao of Heaven now functioned like auxiliary equipment, merging a strand of cosmic awareness with Mu Lin’s mind. This granted him heaven’s perspective to observe and comprehend reality.

Yet enlightenment and heavenly assistance merely accelerated understanding – true progress required personal accumulation. Fortunately, Mu Lin’s foundations ran deep.

Behind closed eyelids, he witnessed endless deaths – ordinary civilians perishing, monsters and evil spirits falling, lives he’d personally extinguished.

These countless demises, particularly those he’d directly caused, forged profound connections to death itself.

"Living creatures are fragile. Crushed skulls, ruptured hearts, shattered souls, viral invasions – any can bring death…"

While contemplating mortality, Mu Lin also drew upon knowledge from his previous life.

Those realizations made Mu Lin ponder that death comes not only for ordinary people and living creatures. Even the great sun hanging in the sky, appearing eternal, could "die."

Eventually it would burn out, collapsing into a white dwarf or black hole before extinguishing completely.

Beyond celestial bodies, Mu Lin contemplated the death of universes vaster than worlds.

Yes, even the cosmos could perish and fall silent.

The heat death theorized by humanity represented the Ultimate Fate of existence – one of predestined endings.

"All shall die – people, objects, Earth Immortals, celestial masters, even True Gods will meet their end…"

"Nothing lasts forever. Death claims everything!"

"And I shall command death itself!"

Through endless meditation on mortality, particularly memories from his previous life, Mu Lin awakened to the Divine Death.

This death essence belonged solely to him, capable of silencing all existence across the cosmos.

"Wooooo…"

As death’s principles unfolded in Mu Lin’s mind, the world underwent mutation.

Eerie weeping echoed through creation like mourning from countless souls.

The Breath of Death shrouded the land. Even spiritual energy turned sickly, as if all things marched toward final oblivion.

This apocalyptic scene made perfect sense.

Though achieving Earth Immortal advancement, Mu Lin’s True Spirit Domain Chart showed celestial master rank – one level beyond his current stage. This resulted from extraordinary factors: the Sky-High Technique Spell, divine quality enhancements, and other abilities.

Normally, Mu Lin couldn’t wield celestial master combat power. His actual cultivation remained Earth Immortal level, with the higher rank representing an ultimate transcendent state.

To temporarily access celestial master strength required exhausting vast spiritual energy and mental focus through ritual sacrifice.

He named this desperate elevation Ascension to Godhood – his crowning moment.

Though severely restricted, this rank elevation proved invaluable for guidance and special circumstances. When controlling massive spiritual veins or Dragon veins, endless energy allowed sustaining this crowned state.

Now merged with heaven and earth, Mu Lin channeled their immeasurable power. Even a sliver of this cosmic strength let him rival celestial masters.

Thus his world-shaking display became inevitable.

"Wooooo…"

The lamentations of countless souls intensified as blood rain fell. Scarlet magma erupted from bleeding earth.

Mu Lin’s advancement pushed the world toward collapse. This cataclysm even disturbed battling celestial masters.

Hearing universal mourning and seeing decay spread, the masters shuddered. They felt death’s fingers brushing their immortal necks.

"Impossible! He’s merely an Earth Immortal undergoing advancement, not a celestial master or True Lord!"

"Damn it!"

"Good!"

After seeing everything clearly, the human side naturally rejoiced, cheering for gaining another strong warrior for their race.

But the monsters and evil spirits felt troubled, their fear growing from deep within.

"Stop hiding! Kill that human now – he truly threatens us!"

These words indeed drove some hidden demons and evil spirits to attack. They still understood the saying – when lips disappear, teeth get cold.

Yet as they moved, human experts wouldn’t just watch.

"Hmph! Want to kill our human genius? Have you asked Seven Kill Wolf Lord?"

"Awoo!"

A wolf howl pierced the air as Bloody Moon hung above. A bold man wielding a blade charged into battle, blocking the Demon Emissary aiming for Mu Lin.

"Boom!"

More celestial masters joined, turning This Place into raging chaos.

Mu Lin sensed everything – even the danger from demons and monsters. But he didn’t care. During enlightenment, he still had combat power. In fact, his harmony with heaven made him stronger now.

Being interrupted? Impossible. Heaven’s favor made his enlightenment last longer, hard to disrupt.

His advancement wasn’t done yet either. He felt unsatisfied with mere Laws of Death. Thinking of reviving demons and gods’ near-immortality, he snorted coldly.

"Too many revival powers in this world. Multiple resurrections insult death itself, weakening the King of Hell’s authority."

If reviving became common, who’d respect death’s ruler? Especially powerful beings who didn’t care.

Having grasped Death Laws during lasting enlightenment, Mu Lin dug deeper into eternal Predetermined Death.

Root Word "Fixing", Gazing at the Heavens, Ouroboros’s infinite power, and the universe’s extinction all helped him.

Cosmic extinction taught him death is all things’ final fate – until surpassing the universe. Fixing and infinite power combined with death’s nature let him make deaths he caused permanent through infinite cycles.

Now, anyone Mu Lin killed would stay dead. Before, his victims could Revive, but now they’d never rise again.

This almost made him shout "Gods! Your easy days end now!" But he stayed silent, knowing Predetermined Death might not work fully on True Gods.

"Mystery fails before greater mystery. Rules work the same. Not being a deity yet, I can’t grant them true Predetermined Death."

"But while lacking True God rank, I’ll gain celestial master rank through coronation. Soon, celestial masters facing me will have just one life!"

"They can’t even get injured – my wounds mean I’ve killed part of them. My deaths bring infinite cycle power!"

"This force will make parts of their bodies rot forever, beyond recovery!"