Chapter 358: It’s Time to Fall in Love…

At this moment, Chen Xiao felt a slight dryness in his throat.
He watched, as if he were right there, as the dark-haired man confronted those giant eyes in the sky.
All Chen Xiao could think about were the three moves the dark-haired man had used—Slaying Heaven, Destroying Heaven, and No Heaven!
These three deadly moves seemed to take shape, repeating endlessly in Chen Xiao’s mind. Even his hands, resting outside, began to move involuntarily as if imitating them.
Yet, Chen Xiao still devoted much of his attention to observing the dark-haired man and those giant eyes.
The dark-haired man’s face was pale, with a trickle of blood at the corners of his mouth, but his gaze remained firm, his posture upright, facing those indifferent eyes in the sky.
Suddenly, the weather in the sky changed drastically. Those giant eyes turned blood red, and an overwhelming pressure descended upon the earth below, causing the land to crack and sink slowly.
“Those who steal life and death shall die!”
That magnificent voice rang out again. From those blood-red eyes, two destructive beams of light shot toward the dark-haired man.
“It’s a shame I didn’t have time to create the fourth move…”
The dark-haired man let out a soft sigh, but his tone held no sign of despair. He raised his sword and swung at those two beams of light.
Boom!
A thunderous explosion erupted, seemingly sweeping away everything around—space, time, all laws, even rules—leaving nothing but emptiness.
After a moment, turbulent forces descended from the sky, restoring everything to its original state. Even every plant, mountain, and stone returned to exactly as they were before.
The dark-haired man’s face was deathly pale. One of his knees was about to buckle, but he forced himself to stand upright again.
“Even if I know I’ll be destroyed, I must fight one last time.”
Gripping his teeth, he raised his head once more. His eyes now were one black and one white.
The giant eyes in the sky remained indifferent.
“The fourth move… Return Heaven!”
Without waiting for the eyes to attack, the dark-haired man struck first. His sword was completely shattered, but he himself became like an ultimate sword, radiating an infinitely sharp aura.
Heaven’s will is like a sword! The sword is the way, and the way is merciless!
At the last moment, the dark-haired man seemed to realize something. With a grim smile, his entire body transformed into a vast world that crashed headlong toward those giant eyes in the sky.
This world seemed to represent the laws of heaven, the most fundamental principles of the universe, constantly evolving all realms.
At that moment, the giant eyes in the sky finally showed an emotion—fear.
Suddenly, those eyes turned blood red.
“Roar!”

After a burst of frantic roars, a black beam of light shot from those giant eyes, striking directly at the world created by the man with black hair. Yet, the barriers of that world were extremely strong, and the black light failed to cause even the slightest harm to it. In the next moment, madness flowed from those giant eyes, and a massive head emerged in the sky, charging fiercely toward that world. Boom! Another terrifying explosion echoed, leaving Chen Xiao utterly stunned. The huge head let out a terrified scream before shattering completely; a blood-red light burst from its fragments, breaking through space and disappearing somewhere unknown. Meanwhile, the world formed by the man with black hair remained motionless, with all traces of life having vanished entirely. Soon after, the sky and earth where the man with black hair fought those giant eyes began to crack slowly, with more and more fissures appearing. Bang! Then, the entire realm shattered, its broken pieces flying in all directions to form new stars. It seemed a universe had taken shape. The world created by the man with black hair was now surrounded by an incredibly huge star. A massive sun rose slowly from the east of the world. But… Was this newborn sun a new hope or the beginning of another despair? All things in the world, every living being, seeks the mystery of life and death, striving to break free from its constraints and take control of their own fate. Even the smallest ants have a desire to survive. To live on, forever, is the eternal longing of all living beings… Suddenly, Chen Xiao had a moment of realization. He observed quietly the universe formed from the fragmentation of the original world. “Could this be how the current universe was created? And is the world created by that man with black hair the heavens?” “All living beings experience life and death, even gods, deities, and even higher beings. This is the most fundamental law of the universe: birth, growth, peak, decline, death. Nothing remains unchanged forever.” “But the desire for everlasting existence, to live forever, is the greatest wish of all living beings.” “I… I don’t want to die either…” Suddenly, Chen Xiao’s eyes snapped open, and a strong desire to survive erupted from deep within his heart. Who in the world can escape death? Even gods only live for a long time before eventually perishing. “I refuse to die. If I can understand the laws of life and death and control them, then I can live forever. Even those around me can be made immortal!” Chen Xiao clenched his fists tightly, a powerful sense of confidence bursting forth from his heart. Just now, by fighting alongside the man with black hair against those giant eyes, he had gained invaluable experience.

Chen Xiao now understood clearly that that powerful being who controlled life and death had not perished. If he were to grasp the rules of life and death and take control over them, that being would likely appear immediately to destroy him. However, the black-haired man’s three moves—Execute Heaven, Destroy Heaven, and No Heaven—had broken through the opponent’s three deadly techniques, with the final move, Return Heaven, even inflicting severe damage on that being at the cost of his own life. By now, Execute Heaven, Destroy Heaven, No Heaven, and even Return Heaven were deeply etched in Chen Xiao’s mind, allowing him to use these four supreme techniques. Though he couldn’t compare to the black-haired man, they were sufficient for him to handle whatever came his way. “Having witnessed such an earth-shattering battle and learned these four supreme techniques, my mental state has even improved…” Chen Xiao carefully sensed his cultivation level. Now, the gaps in his soul had been completely repaired, and his cultivation had reached the realm of a ruler. The black-and-white flame of laws had fully merged with his soul, turning into Chen Xiao’s original spiritual flame. As long as the flame of laws endured, his soul would not perish. In Chen Xiao’s dantian, the black-and-white supreme god entity emitted a dazzling glow once again when he ascended to the rank of ruler, causing its original black-and-white spherical form to shatter. The entire supreme god entity had returned to its original state, transforming once more into the crystal-blue water-based supreme god entity. Deep within this water-based supreme god entity, an even more mysterious aura gradually emerged. “The rules of water…” Chen Xiao swallowed hard. Hidden deep within the supreme god entity was a seed of the rules of water! At this moment, this god entity had truly become Chen Xiao’s possession. Now, he not only controlled the rules of life and death but also possessed the water-based laws within the water-based supreme god entity, and could even use both simultaneously. If his cultivation improved further, he might truly master both the rules of water and life and death, having both rules coexist! “That unknown senior, I will complete what you failed to do.” Chen Xiao murmured to himself as he gazed at the world around him. “Have you finished your cultivation and made some breakthrough?” At that moment, a clear and pleasant voice reached Chen Xiao’s ears. He turned around and saw those same bright, pure eyes without the slightest impurity. Moreover, the mist surrounding Mo Xian had completely dissipated, no longer blocking his vision. If a poet were here, they would surely try their best to find words, only to be left speechless in the end; if a painter were here, they would exhaust all their artistic skills to depict her, only to give up in frustration; if a musician were here, they would use every note in the world to sing of her beauty, only for the strings to break and the music to cease. Chen Xiao felt that there were no words in the world capable of describing the beauty of this woman before him.

Yet, this woman’s beauty did not dim everything around her or make her the sole focus of the world. On the contrary, everything about her was in perfect harmony with the natural surroundings, as if she were completely integrated into this world. Her beauty belonged not only to her but also to the entire world, adorning it with pure, exquisite beauty. Only nature itself could create such beauty. And Mo Xian repaid the world with such beauty. “I’m getting quite old now; perhaps it’s time for me to fall in love?” Suddenly, such a thought flashed through Chen Xiao’s mind. “I am deeply grateful for Miss Mo Xian’s concern,” Chen Xiao said. Though he was amazed by Mo Xian’s beauty and even had some thoughts in his heart, facing her pure gaze, he had no selfish intentions and met it openly. In fact, he even expressed his true feelings.