"Is it over just like that?"
Ji Shiyou watched Yue Zan punch the head off the grey-clothed man.
He said in surprise, not quite believing it.
After all, Yue Zan had been unable to do anything about the gray light just moments ago, blocked from entering.
The power emanating from the grey-clothed man was identical to that light.
Or rather, the light originated from the grey-clothed man.
He had already prepared himself, ready to help if Yue Zan was defeated.
He hadn't expected the grey-clothed man to be so fragile, killed in a single blow.
It was completely beyond his expectations, feeling anticlimactic, as if it were too easy.
"It's not that simple. Didn't you see that although the grey-clothed man's head exploded,
it did so without any brain matter or blood?
However, this Yue Zan seems truly extraordinary.
His elusive movement technique earlier was very profound.
It was neither a martial art nor a spell; I don't know what kind of method it is."
After the Heavenly Dao Disk recognized its master, Mingyue's vision had improved.
She had touched upon the profound mysteries of the Heavenly Dao, understanding that all power is a form of the Great Dao.
Yet, Yue Zan's movement technique was not among the Three Thousand Great Daos, but existed beyond the primordial chaos of the universe.
"Then I'll go help."
Ji Shiyou leaped forward to assist Yue Zan.
"Profound and yet more profound, the Gate of Myriad Wonders!
Yue Zan's movement technique is called the Gate of Myriad Wonders, allowing him to traverse through space and time at will.
The only thing that can stop him is chaotic energy.
And the gray light just now was precisely condensed from chaotic energy.
That's why he couldn't get in. He was merely lucky just now.
The grey-clothed man was caught off guard and took that punch.
Yue Zan is no match for him, and is in danger now.
Mingyue, you were able to break through the chaotic energy just now.
You are precisely the bane of chaotic energy. Hurry and help him, or he'll be beaten to death!"
The voice came from behind, startling Mingyue.
It wasn't because the speaker was Ming Yan'an, but because of the information revealed in her words.
Ming Yan'an was just an ordinary person; why would she know all this?
Even she didn't know the name of the grey-clothed man's mysterious gray power.
But Ming Yan'an knew it, and not only that, she even knew the name of Yue Zan's movement technique.
"Yan'an, you you you you!
How do you know all this?"
Mingyue stammered, her face full of confusion.
"There's no time to explain, hurry and help.
If you delay any longer, even your boyfriend will be in danger."
Ming Yan'an looked at Mingyue with a profound expression.
She patted Mingyue's shoulder and pointed forward.
As she had said, while she was talking to Mingyue,
the grey-clothed man whose head had been blown off had not fallen.
Gray mist churned and billowed around his body, gathering on his shoulder,
and a head identical to the original reformed, restoring him to his previous state.
"You are from the Xuan Realm? The Xuan Realm is beyond the Primordial Chaos.
It is not within the Three Thousand Worlds. Why have you crossed realms?
Since you are here, leave your life behind?"
The grey-clothed man looked at Yue Zan, his eyes sharp.
Then he lunged forward, beginning to pummel Yue Zan.
Gray mist emanated from his body, enveloping Yue Zan.
Yue Zan's figure no longer flickered; he seemed to be trapped.
And the grey-clothed man, seemingly still bothered by having his head broken by Yue Zan earlier,
discarded the short blade he held and began to strike Yue Zan's head with his fists, intending to return the favor.
Yue Zan dodged and weaved, returning blows with his fists.
However, due to the influence of the gray mist, his movements were not agile, and he had already been hit several times.
Although his head didn't explode like the grey-clothed man's earlier,
he was bruised and battered, clearly on the verge of collapse.
"Profound and yet more profound, the Gate of Myriad Wonders!
Yet it also originates from chaos. Today, I shall send you back to your origin."
The grey-clothed man raised his right hand, and a gray vortex appeared.
It emitted a terrifying devouring power, as if it could swallow all the worlds and the primordial chaos.
The grey-clothed man swung his right hand, bringing the vortex down towards Yue Zan's head.
Just then, a stream of moonlight, like water, descended like a blade, like an arrow.
It shot towards the grey-clothed man. Though silent, it was pervasive, filled with Taiyin power.
It was Ji Shiyou, who, seeing Yue Zan faltering, had intervened.
The moonlight put pressure on the grey-clothed man, forcing him to abandon Yue Zan.
He retracted his move to save himself, his right hand's vortex meeting the torrent of moonlight.
The vortex suddenly enlarged, spinning and releasing immense suction.
It drew the moonlight into itself. Ji Shiyou concentrated and communicated with the Moon Palace.
Moonlight continuously descended from the sky, replenishing what was being absorbed.
But the moonlight seemed like a bottomless pit; no matter how much moonlight there was,
it was all sucked in, and it even seemed to be converted into his own power.
The vortex grew larger and larger, its suction power increasing. The surrounding abandoned factory buildings shook uncontrollably.
Bricks, tiles, stones, dead branches, fallen leaves, and discarded doors and windows all flew up, sucked into the vortex.
The ground beneath their feet trembled violently.
It seemed as if the entire world was about to be devoured and vanish into nothingness.
The rules of the world were activated, and profound Dao patterns appeared with golden light,
attempting to expel the grey-clothed man and the vortex from this world.
However, it was futile. After a few flickers, they were sucked into the vortex and disappeared.
At this point, Ji Shiyou was in a predicament. He wanted to stop the output of moonlight.
Because he knew that the vortex's immense power was entirely due to its absorption of moonlight.
But he could no longer stop it, as the moonlight was no longer under his control.
"Seal!"
A delicate shout rang out, and Mingyue made her move.
She still had many questions for Ming Yan'an,
but the current situation left no time for them.
As her voice fell, a red ribbon appeared.
It writhed and undulated in the air like a giant dragon, enveloping the vortex and the grey-clothed man within it.
The massive vortex stopped spinning, its connection with the moonlight severed.
The entire world ceased to tremble, and Ji Shiyou let out a sigh of relief, pulling Yue Zan back.
"Break!"
Mingyue shouted again. The vortex shattered, turning into nothingness.
Seeing this, the grey-clothed man did not hesitate. He struck his own chest with his palm, effectively killing himself.
"He's trying to escape!" Yue Zan shouted.
He saw the grey-clothed man's body disintegrating, but it didn't turn into flesh and blood.
Instead, like the slain chaotic beasts, it transformed into a mass of gray energy.
It shot up abruptly, attempting to escape through the gaps in the Creation Red Ribbon.
"Not so easy! Annihilate!"
Mingyue softly chided, and the Creation Red Ribbon constricted.
Layer by layer, it wrapped around the gray energy, shrinking it into a fist-sized embroidered ball.
Then, it unfurled and flew back to Mingyue's side.
"Too hasty. I should have kept him alive to ask where he came from."
Mingyue put away the Creation Red Ribbon, saying with regret.
"Mingyue! Are you alright?"
He Siyuan, seeing that the grey-clothed man was dead, ran over and took Mingyue's hand, asking with concern.
He had experienced his own lifetime in the distorted space-time.
He had seen Mingyue grow up, so as soon as the battle ended, he rushed over to see if Mingyue was injured.
"Siyuan, what are you doing?"
Ming Yan'an saw He Siyuan acting this way and was displeased.
Her husband showing such concern for her best friend was not normal.
So she yanked He Siyuan back, her eyes on Mingyue filled with hostility.
"Yan'an, it's not what you think, let me explain!"
He Siyuan felt the jealousy and quickly tried to explain.
"Siyuan, I'll beat you to death!"
Before He Siyuan could finish speaking, Mingyue, their daughter,
Yue Zan roared fiercely, walking towards He Siyuan with a menacing expression.