CHAPTER 758: 697 FINAL SCENE 5

In the Endless Marigold Sea.

A gentle breeze blew, scattering petals in the wind.

The First Generation was locked in place, unable to move.

He looked up to see the phantom of the Behemoth Asladuni floating out of nowhere above him.

Behind him was the last of the Second Generation Xie Rong’s power, transformed into restraints, suppressing his entire body.

The piercing blow from the Alpha Pope had pushed his body to the brink of collapse...

"Heh... Hehehe..." Yong Ling had never imagined he would end up in such a predicament.

"What is your Flower Language?"

So many years of calculations, planning, to unexpectedly fall at the hands of the Third Generation right before his eyes was something he couldn’t comprehend.

He could foresee the Behemoth Sect’s sneak attack, the contingency plans of the Second Generation as well.

But Li Chengyi alone.

This third-generation Flower Emperor, not yet fully developed, had completely shattered his arrangements.

He should have dealt with him at the very beginning, in an instant, then completed his Unique Flower, ready to face all subsequent troubles in his prime, at the peak of his power.

But...

The undying Third Generation...

This step had completely stymied him.

"My Flower Language..." Li Chengyi exhaled and with a single hand reached out, a Golden Trident automatically appearing in his palm.

"Since you are the First Generation, wouldn’t you know what my Flower Language is?"

Yong Ling took a deep breath.

"Flower Language originates from the symbolism inherent in the flower itself, then is enhanced and perfected by the Evil Flower System; even if I created it, the Flower Language that arises from different seeds vary. And it changes over time as well."

"So it’s a secret?" Li Chengyi said indifferently. "Why would I describe my secret to a man on his deathbed?"

"A man on his deathbed?" Yong Ling’s body shook, the dark chains around him vibrated and became slightly faded, transparent.

He looked down.

Whoosh!

His arms suddenly spread out, and behind him golden blade-like wings began to vibrate intensely.

"I don’t possess the essence like Tian Qingzi, where all things are born and perish because of me, nor do I have the extreme nature of the Void Mother who becomes the Void of all things with her body."

Sssss!!!

In an instant, behind him in the air, a huge black crack violently opened.

The dark crack was like a giant wound forcibly torn open in the void.

From within, countless black mists dispersed, accompanied by indistinct howls, roars, cries, and maniacal laughter.

The marigolds at his feet darkened instantly, spreading out in all directions from him as the center.

"Return to your place, my followers."

The Disk of Evil Flower on Yong Ling’s chest suddenly lit up with a blinding golden light.

Ripples of light waved within the golden light, as if calling for something.

At the same time.

In other areas of the Black Sea, the twelve Divine Flower Generals, having just separated from fusion, responded to the call from here; each Divine Flower General turned into beams of different colored light and rose into the air, converging towards this place.

Sssss!

Sssss!

Sssss!!!

Beams of colored light descended from the sky, accurately merging into the Disk of Evil Flower on Yong Ling’s chest.

With each integration of light, his body expanded a bit more.

Simultaneously, a layer of robust protective barrier perfectly covered the surrounding area of the void near him.

"He’s calling upon even more of his power, can’t we directly interrupt it?" Li Chengyi frowned.

"We cannot interrupt it. Rather than calling more power, it’s more like he’s summoning his true body," explained the Alpha Pope.

"You don’t really think his true body is human?" He glanced at Li Chengyi. "We’ve done everything we can. From now on, it’s up to you."

The transmission ended, and with a step forward, his figure abruptly vanished into thin air. It was merely a phantom meant for a one-time explosive use.

At the same time, the phantom of the Colossal Beast above him also began to fade slowly, dissipating.

Li Chengyi’s gaze beneath the helmet turned back, focusing on Yong Ling, who was undergoing violent changes.

By this time, Yong Ling had absorbed six beams of colored light, and his body had swollen to over five meters tall.

Behind him, a thick black cape with gold edges appeared, fluttering in the wind.

In his hands, he formed two Golden Greatswords, while a vast expanse of pitch-black arms struggled from the crack behind him, grasping the edge, attempting to pull themselves free.

Sssss!

Sssss!!!

Beams of colored light continued to be recalled.

Once the final twelve beams of colored light were completely absorbed, Yong Ling’s body had become as immense as a small mountain.

His originally exquisite Golden Divine Flower Robe had become grotesquely heavy and thick, resembling some sort of Heavy Armor.

Strands of golden crystals grew out from the seams of the armor on his body, forming even heavier greaves, shoulder guards, helmets, etc., covering the outer edges of the Divine Flower Robe.

"Myriad Flowers... protect me!"

Yong Ling looked up, chanting loudly.

Hum!!!

Everything around him vanished completely.

The marigold sea disappeared, returning to the unknown void.

Around the void, countless specks of colored light, numerous beyond measure, shot forth, merging like small pebbles into the colossal body of Yong Ling.

In that instant.

All flowers within the blind spots of the entire Black Sea swayed slightly at this moment.

From the center of countless flower buds, corresponding points of light flew out, rising into the air, crossing infinite distances, converging towards Yong Ling’s location.

One blind spot after another.

One deadly region of the Black Sea after another.

Even the bottommost Black Sea world, encased within the cyclical seal, was affected.

In any place where flowers grew, irrespective of the past, present, or future,

all flowers across time and space sent forth corresponding specks of light, twinkling and traversing to converge here.

Yong Ling’s body also began to merge with these points of light, growing ever larger and more immense.

It rapidly shot up from a few dozen meters to hundreds, then thousands of meters.

And then tens of thousands of meters...

At its heart, the Disk of Evil Flower began spinning abruptly, casting out a dazzling multicolored light.

The vast power of the Unique Flower, combined with the forces Yong Ling had prepared over countless years, congregated at this single point.

Boom!!!

A colossal explosion burst forth from Yong Ling.

The explosion scattered a field of pure white, a brilliance so intense it was almost blinding.

The light transformed everything it touched and enveloped Li Chengyi as well.

’The Unique Light, huh?’ Li Chengyi speculated in his mind.

"Have you ever beheld the apotheosis of life?" By now, Yong Ling’s form was to him as a giant is to a speck of dust.

In the endless expanse of white light, his golden giant form brought hands together, cradling Li Chengyi at the very center of its palms and gazing down at him.

Without waiting for Li Chengyi’s response,

Yong Ling continued to speak.

"Life naturally emits heat. It is known as the only phenomenon that can convert the cold silence of all things into warmth."

"What about material reactions?" Li Chengyi asked calmly.

"How do you know that isn’t just another grand life form having a cellular reaction?" Yong Ling’s body continued to grow and expand.

He was entering the Giant Spirit Form. This was where the ultimate fate of all within Quan Li would be decided.

"The philosophy that all things bear life?" Li Chengyi couldn’t, like his opponent, summon the power of Myriad Flowers to strengthen the total volume of his Consciousness Power.

When it came to control of the Unique Flower, his opponent was far stronger than him.

After all, everything was his opponent’s creation.

But... He had never intended to compete with his opponent in that regard.

Whir!

A flash of purple light and his body also started to expand and grow rapidly.

A body that had absorbed a vast amount of high-energy matter now expanded completely.

Hiss!

His body inflated wildly, and in the blink of an eye, he grew to one-third the size of Yong Ling.

Then, because of the internal gravitational pull of the black holes and the internal pressure from the concept of Eternal Vitality reaching an equilibrium, he no longer continued to grow.

"Let’s decide this once and for all... The victor will tread the ultimate path towards perfection," Yong Ling said, gazing downward, his eyes gleaming with iridescent lights and an indescribable tenacity.

"Victory is already destined for me," Li Chengyi said softly, lifting the Golden Trident in his hand.

"Destined?" Yong Ling let out a sharp, overlapping laugh.

"In this world, nothing is ever destined!"

At this moment, his Consciousness Power was many times stronger than before.

Compared to a regular Quan Li, his will at this moment could completely cover the entire known area of the Black Sea.

Endless light naturally radiated from him.

From the Unique Flower to the Unique Light, he had evolved an unparalleled chain of evolution.

This orb of white light covered at least one-third of the known area of the Black Sea.

Within the radius of the light, all Blind Spots went out of control and collapsed, countless creatures wailed as they were dissolved, and their Evil Thoughts transformed into power, consumed by Yong Ling, becoming part of his own Consciousness Power.

"Kill!!!"

Finally.

Yong Ling ceased to speak any further.

He raised his hand for a palm strike towards Li Chengyi.

As his massive palm passed through, the nearby Blind Spots shrank away, turning into dust that encircled his arm, augmenting its might.

The Black Sea Void trembled, unknown materials were converted to known, known materials burned and melted, becoming a part of Yong Ling’s own body.

This was his true form.

The Immortal Giant King!

A golden palm descended from the heavens, pressing down directly on Li Chengyi’s head.

The twenty-four Flower Language Abilities, combined with the twenty-four Flower Languages of the Divine Flower General, forty-eight abilities in total, materialized into forty-eight colorful bands of light condensed from flowers, flying out from the Disk of Evil Flower on Yong Ling’s chest, assaulting Li Chengyi.

This represented the suppression of forty-eight solid concepts.

To a being of Quan Li, it was as if forty-eight peers of the same level, each presiding over a different concept, had joined forces to attack Li Chengyi.

Boom!!

The golden palm was the first to hit its target squarely. It slammed hard against Li Chengyi’s raised Golden Trident.

Massive shockwaves spread out from between them, forming transparent spheres that scattered in every direction.

Crack.

A fissure spontaneously emerged on Li Chengyi’s raised arms.

The concept of Eternal Vitality that had always protected his body actually cracked!

This concept, which belonged to the Behemoth Asladuni, was linked to the slumbering will of the beast itself.

But in this instant, it was actually fractured by Yong Ling’s palm!!?

Suddenly, black fissures started to appear all around the Black Sea Void.

This signified that all matter in the known area had split open at this moment.

"You’re insane!" Li Chengyi rapidly retreated, pouring his entire will into the trident, stirring it to embody the most fundamental concept of existence.

Externally, this translated into a faint black mist forming around the edges of his trident.

"This form was originally meant for Tian Ju Pavilion but using it now to dispose of you first isn’t bad either," said Yong Ling as he once again reached out, both palms like twin mountains pressing simultaneously towards Li Chengyi from each side.

He aimed to crush him completely between them.

"What has the destruction of all things to do with me? Or with you?" Yong Ling laughed heartily.