A golden light filled the sky, and the world trembled.
The Supreme Celestial Emperor had arrived. His very presence shattered the laws of reality, his divine aura so overwhelming that even the strongest beings felt as if they would collapse under its weight.
Yet, Xiao Lan stood tall.
He looked up at the god of all gods, his crimson and golden eyes filled with nothing but defiance. He was no longer the weak disciple from his past life. No longer the man who had been betrayed. No longer the mortal who was forced to bow before the heavens.
Now, he was beyond the darkness itself.
The Celestial Emperor stepped forward. His golden robes shimmered, the stars themselves swirling around his form. He gazed at Xiao Lan, his expression unreadable.
"Do you understand what you have done?" His voice was calm, yet it echoed across the universe. "You have broken the balance of existence. Killed my Divine Lords. Challenged the heavens themselves."
Xiao Lan smirked. "And?"
The Celestial Emperor's eyes narrowed.
"You think yourself powerful, but you are nothing before me. I created the heavens. I created the very laws you stand upon." His hand rose, and the sky cracked. "Now, I shall erase you."
BOOM!
A single flick of the Celestial Emperor's finger, and an immense golden force surged toward Xiao Lan. It was not just an attack—it was divine judgment itself.
The air collapsed, space itself ripped apart, and an overwhelming power sought to erase Xiao Lan from existence.
But—
Xiao Lan laughed.
He lifted his Abyssal Demonbane Sword, and dark energy surged around him. The black and white powers within him collided, creating a force that even the heavens could not understand.
Then—
SLASH!
With a single strike, he cut through the Celestial Emperor's divine attack.
BOOOOM!
The sky exploded, the heavens quaked, and the Celestial Emperor's attack was nullified.
The gods watching from afar gasped in horror.
"This… this is impossible!"
"No one has ever defied the Celestial Emperor's power!"
The Supreme Celestial Emperor's expression darkened. For the first time in countless eras, he felt something unfamiliar—danger.
Xiao Lan pointed his sword at the god before him.
"You're not the first to try and kill me." His voice was filled with arrogance, his aura shaking the very fabric of the world. "And you won't be the last."
The final battle had begun.
To Be Continued…
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