Beyond the Nine Heavens, in the endless starry sky.
There was no air here, no sound, only eternal cold and deathly silence.
Billions of stars, like countless diamonds, emitted light both bright and dim, outlining the vast Universe.
However, at this moment, this anciently serene starry sky was utterly shattered by the arrival of two figures.
The two Empresses stood millions of miles apart, facing each other from afar.
A distance of millions of miles was unreachable for Mortals, but for them, it was but a single thought.
Neither of them attacked immediately; they merely stood in silent confrontation.
Invisible Auras collided and rubbed against each other in the Void Realm, stirring up ripples that subtly twisted this expanse of the starry sky.
Empress Ling Shuang's body glowed with an icy blue light, and intricate ice crystal patterns condensed on her palace robes.
It was as if she herself was the source of the Universe's chill, the embodiment of the Law of Ice in the Mortal world.
Gu Han, however, was completely different.
She simply stood there quietly, her moon-white palace robes shimmering faintly under the starlight.
There was no dazzling light around her, no imposing Aura.
One could barely even sense any spiritual Qi fluctuations, as if she had merged with this starry sky, unfathomably deep.
"Gu Han."
Empress Ling Shuang was the first to break the silence, her voice clear and cold as ice.
"Let this Empress see if you are worthy of being the Lord of the Southern Domain!"
The moment her voice fell—
"Boom!!!"
Empress Ling Shuang moved!
She took a step, and the Void Realm beneath her feet instantly condensed into solid ice lotuses, which then exploded with a roar!
No probing, no reservations!
Her first move was her full power!
She pointed two fingers like a sword, aiming them at Gu Han from afar!
"Seal the Heavens!"
"Buzz—!"
Centered on her fingertip, an indescribably terrifying coldness erupted!
Visible icy-blue ripples, like waves, spread and surged madly towards Gu Han's direction!
Wherever they passed, the Void Realm let out an unbearable "crack" and froze solid, inch by inch!
Even the starlight, and space itself, were forcibly "fixed" by this coldness, becoming an eternal part of it!
Millions of miles was but an instant before these icy-blue ripples!
Just as the ripples that could freeze everything were about to completely engulf Gu Han—
Gu Han moved.
She raised her right hand, spread her five fingers, and, facing the surging icy-blue ripples, clenched her hand in the Void Realm.
"Chaos - Return to Origin."
There was no earth-shattering sound, no dazzling light and shadow.
As her five fingers closed, that terrifying coldness, capable of freezing star rivers,
Suddenly halted a hundred zhang in front of her, as if it had struck an invisible, formless, yet indestructible barrier!
Then, a strange scene occurred—
The icy-blue ripples began to fade, lighten, and dissipate at a visible speed... as if an invisible giant hand had forcibly erased their Foundation from the very essence of "ice"!
It wasn't defeat, nor neutralization, but rather... "Return to Origin"!
Forcibly restoring all energy and Laws to their most fundamental Origin state—this was the domineering power of the Chaos Scripture!
"What?!"
Empress Ling Shuang's icy-blue pupils suddenly constricted!
Her move, "Seal the Heavens," would require even that woman Qing Xuan to deal with it seriously!
Yet, this Yaochi Empress in front of her had so effortlessly... "neutralized" it?
What kind of technique was this?!
"Interesting!"
The shock lasted only an instant; Empress Ling Shuang's Battle Intent grew even stronger, even subtly tinged with excitement!
She had never encountered an opponent who could so easily neutralize her attacks!
"Take another move from this Empress!"
Empress Ling Shuang's figure flickered, and she vanished from her original spot!
The next moment, she appeared above Gu Han!
She brought her hands together, and between her palms, a "pearl" no larger than a fist suddenly appeared!
"Falling Star!"
She slammed her hands downwards!
The pearl transformed into an intensely condensed icy-blue beam of light.
Ignoring spatial distance, it instantly blasted towards the top of Gu Han's head!
Wherever the beam passed, the Void Realm was torn open with dark cracks!
Facing this terrifying strike, a serious expression flashed in Gu Han's eyes for the first time.
She pointed two fingers like a sword, and lightly sliced upwards.
"Chaos - Heaven-Splitting."
"Chii—!"
A hazy Sword Qi burst forth from her fingertips!
The Sword Qi was initially only about a foot long, but the moment it left her fingertips, it rapidly expanded against the wind!
In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a gray sword Aura that spanned the starry sky, like the first ray of light that split heaven and earth, cutting upwards!
The hazy sword Aura and the icy-blue beam collided with a thunderous roar in the starry sky!
"Boom, rumble, rumble—!!!"
An indescribably terrifying roar, like billions of thunderclaps exploding simultaneously!
Even in this soundless starry sky, the "Dao Sound" containing the collision of Laws and the eruption of energy,
Still swept madly in all directions like a tangible shockwave!
At the center of the collision, an energy storm with a diameter of over a million miles exploded with a roar!
Gray and blue colors wildly intertwined, annihilated, and regenerated!
Terrifying aftershocks transformed into visible energy ripples, spreading at an incredible speed towards the depths of the starry sky!
Along the way, dozens of nearby stars of varying sizes swayed violently like candlelight in a fierce wind!
The surfaces of some smaller planets were instantly torn open with terrifying ravines reaching their cores!
Even more, several smaller satellites were directly thrown off their orbits by this terrifying energy aftershock.
Like glass marbles thrown, they tumbled and crashed towards the farther reaches of the starry sky!
Stars... were shattering!
And shifting!
This was the true might of Ascended Immortal Realm powerhouses fighting with full force!
At every turn... stars collapsed, and orbits shifted!
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