Absolute lightless silence, absolute time-space stagnation. The "Dark Universe Eternal Imprisonment" domain constructed by the Demon Lord's origin power was like a cold, continuously contracting cosmic coffin, wanting to completely erase Xiao Qi and Mu Xue's existence traces. Consciousness sank in solitude, spiritual power froze in stagnation, even thinking seemed to become slow and viscous.
Mu Xue guarded a remnant spark of Ice Heart Art, like the last star in a snowstorm, stubbornly maintaining clear self-awareness, but all she could do was stop there. Before imprisonment at this level, her power seemed so insignificant.
However, Xiao Qi did not give up. Within that absolute darkness and emptiness, the Green Lotus heart light at the deepest part of his consciousness, instead of being extinguished, under extreme pressure, like repeatedly tempered fine steel, became even more concentrated, even more brilliant!
This heart light was the manifestation of his Dao heart, his unshakeable belief in "protection" and "purification." The Demon Lord's "Eternal Imprisonment" was extreme "nothing" and "ending," while his heart light was extreme "existence" and "hope"!
But merely with heart light, it was insufficient to break this law cage supported by the Demon Lord's origin. He needed power, needed a blade capable of cutting this intangible shackle!
Just as consciousness and existence were about to be completely frozen, within Xiao Qi's imprisoned, almost stopped circulating spiritual core, a weak yet unyielding vitality, a trace of crimson-gold light stubbornly pulsed.
Nirvana Crimson Flame Sword!
This sword life-bonded with him, though not fully reforged yet with revived spirituality, sensed its master on the brink of despair, emitting an unyielding hum! Even though the sword body had not fully recovered, a trace of phoenix's "rebirth from destruction" essence within its core was completely inspired at this moment!
Phoenix, not resting except on phoenix trees, eating only spiritual fruits, drinking only sacred spring water. Its nature noble, its life immortal, burning old body in flames, achieving nirvana rebirth from ashes! This "destruction rebirth" meaning itself was the greatest mockery and defiance of all "ending" and "imprisonment"!
"It's now!"
Xiao Qi's nearly solidified will, like a boulder thrown into an ice lake, exploded! He poured all his mind, all his hope, into that pulsing Nirvana Crimson Flame!
At the same time, he integrated insights about space essence from Gui Xu, understanding of chaos, and the Green Lotus heart light's belief in "defining existence" without reservation, merging them all together!
He did not try to counter the entire "Eternal Imprisonment" domain. That would be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot. He concentrated all power, all insights, all will into one point! The goal was not to break the cage, but to, in this absolute "nothing," forcibly "define" an extremely fine "line" of "existence"!
With the nirvana destruction-rebirth essence as the core, the Green Lotus heart's ability to define existence as the guide, his understanding of space as the blade!
"Nirvana... Crimson Flame... Slash!"
A silent scream exploded in the deepest part of Xiao Qi's soul!
SIZZLE!
A line extremely fine yet unbelievably concentrated, as if born from nothing, yet also as if already existing, suddenly appeared in this absolute darkness!
It was not an energy beam, but more like a law trace forcibly "written" representing "breaking barriers" and "rebirth"! One end of the line connected to the green lotus heart light in Xiao Qi's forehead, the other end ignored time-space's stagnation, in a way beyond comprehension, extending straight forward!
Where the line passed, that originally absolute "lightless" domain was forcibly "cut" open a crack so fine it was almost invisible! Within the crack was not external scenery, but chaotic twisted colors containing "possibility"!
The Demon Lord's always cold indifferent black hole eyes, finally showed clear vibration! It felt that the "Eternal Imprisonment" domain constructed with its origin power, which should have been invincible against all laws, had actually been forcibly "defined" with a passage from the inside by a force containing strange laws! That force level was not high, but extremely clever, directly pointing to the domain's most fundamental "absoluteness"!
"Impossible!"
The Demon Lord emitted a low and deep spiritual roar filled with rage, attempting to mobilize more origin power to seal that fine crack, to completely crush that detestable heart light and crimson flame.
However, at the moment it mobilized power, the already extremely unstable Demon Nest core forbidden zone, because of the inside-out assault, underwent violent change again! One key support structure finally collapsed completely, causing chain reactions, making the micro-space that the Demon Lord had forcibly stabilized also show violent ripples!
This momentary interference!
That golden thread defined by Nirvana Crimson Flame and Green Lotus heart light suddenly blazed brilliantly, like a red-hot steel wire cutting into ice!
CRACK!
A crisp sound of breaking rang out as if from the soul level!
That absolute darkness, absolute stagnation, like a shattered mirror, collapsed with a thunderous crash!
Light, sound, touch, spiritual power circulation... all perceptions belonging to normal time-space flooded back like tides!
Xiao Qi and Mu Xue felt their bodies lighten. That despair-inducing imprisonment feeling vanished! They felt beneath their feet again (though it was void), felt each other's tightly held hands, felt their spiritual power within their bodies though sluggish yet finally able to circulate again!
The imprisonment had been cut open!
Although only briefly broken through a gap, although the Demon Lord's power could cover them again at any time, this crucial strand of vitality had been hacked out by Xiao Qi using Nirvana Crimson Flame as a sword!
Xiao Qi's face was deathly pale, his body swayed slightly. That strike had almost exhausted all his mental strength and potential. Mu Xue immediately stepped forward to support him, while without hesitation formed seals with both hands. Extreme cold instantly spread, laying layered ice crystal defenses around the two, gazing alertly at the Demon Lord's true body whose killing intent had become overwhelming.
Breaking the imprisonment was only the first step. Next, they would face the completely enraged Demon Lord with no more reservations!