On the cliff of Solitude Peak, an elder in a green robe gazed at the auroras piercing the heavenly void above the Divine Land and sighed, "Ji Beizhu, oh Ji Beizhu, you have done it indeed. Among the countless beings, it is you alone who has accomplished such a deed. In this regard, I am not your equal."

Beside the elder in the green robe, Purple Robe and Gu Shan were also watching the auroras that pierced the heavenly void, their expressions complex.

"That Ji Beizhu is able to discern the connection points between the Divine Land and the Secret Realm is indeed remarkable. But to attempt to break through them seems rather overambitious."

Purple Robe scoffed and said, "Let alone the fact that his power is still a notch below the Celestial King level; even if he had the strength of a Celestial King, he would still struggle to break through the connection points."

"That may not necessarily be true. In this era, thanks to the Emperor Ancestor holding back the descent of the Celestial Secret Realm once, a second life of development has been possible. Although the number of strong individuals still pales compared to the Emperor Ancestor’s era, this second chance of development has allowed more and more talents of extraordinary skill to grow. This is already the strongest era in tens of thousands of generations, and the one with the most potential to contend against the Celestial Secret Realm."

"If... I mean if... Ji Beizhu had taken that step... he would be forced into the Celestial Secret Realm, just like Ji Changsheng. The wonder is that he was near death but didn’t take that step. He used the power meant for that step to break the connection between the Divine Land and the Secret Realm. If successful, a true golden age would dawn, and no one could hold back humanity’s rise. Perhaps this era will see the final confrontation between humanity and the Celestial Secret Realm."

"What use is the power of that one step? Even if the Ten Celestial Kings took that step simultaneously, it would be impossible to break the barriers between the Divine Land and the Secret Realm. No amount of power will suffice, for it is a force that separates worlds," Purple Robe stated.

Gu Shan said nothing because he knew Purple Robe was correct; the power of just one step isn’t enough to break the barriers between the Divine Land and the Secret Realm.

Even with the combined strength of the Ten Celestial Kings, as Purple Robe mentioned, it is a force that separates worlds. Unless one’s strength can contend with the entire world, it cannot be shattered.

Yet Gu Shan always felt that someone like Ji Beizhu would not just make such a glorious and futile gesture at the end of his life.

The elder in the green robe, who had been silent, finally spoke, "Others can’t do it, the Ten Celestial Kings can’t do it, but he, perhaps he can."

At these words, Purple Robe and Gu Shan were both astonished.

"Celestial King, what do you mean? Could it be that Ji Beizhu has grown so powerful? Is he stronger than the Ten Celestial Kings combined?" Purple Robe asked in disbelief.

She could not accept the idea that a Ji Beizhu would be stronger than ten Celestial Kings combined. If he were indeed so powerful, why would he die so easily and fall to such a state?

"At this very moment, Ji Beizhu has indeed surpassed the Celestial King level. Even with the combined might of the Ten Celestial Kings, they likely cannot directly withstand the power of his strike," the elder in the green robe replied.

"How... how is this possible... if he’s truly this strong... how would the Spirit Devouring God allow him to remain in the Divine Land... he should have long been taken to the Celestial Secret Realm... can he hide himself... deceive the Spirit Devouring God?" Purple Robe found it hard to believe.

The elder in the green robe fixed his gaze on the auroras in the sky and said calmly, "He doesn’t need to hide because he was never qualified to enter the Celestial Secret Realm, nor does he have the power to do so." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

"Then why did you say..." Purple Robe was puzzled.

"I merely said his strike was powerful because it was a strike fueled by burning himself," the elder in the green robe explained.

"Burning one’s life to unleash a power that even the Ten Celestial Kings combined cannot withstand, isn’t that already utterly ridiculous?" Purple Robe still found this explanation hard to accept.

"Burning this lifetime alone is naturally not enough," the elder in the green robe sighed, "he burned not only the life of this lifetime but of countless lifetimes of himself. After this strike, he will no longer have past lives or future ones; he has poured all his lives into this one strike, erasing all causality. Ji Beizhu will no longer exist in this world; it is an end of an individual’s existence."

"Now, while you can still remember his name, remember him: the one who ended himself hoping to open a door for this world. Whether successful or not, he is worth remembering, even if only for this fleeting time."

Purple Robe and Gu Shan exchanged glances, their eyes fixed on the auroras piercing the heavenly void.

They could not fathom what resolute will and determination compelled Ji Beizhu to make such a decision.

A person who, with his own hands, completely ended his existence in this world is simply beyond imagination.

"Ji Beizhu... what a pity..." Purple Robe shook her head and sighed.

"The one most deserving to be remembered is about to be forgotten," Gu Shan also sighed.

Their eyes were fixed on the heavenly void, waiting for the ultimate outcome.

Whether Ji Beizhu’s self-ending strike could break the barriers between the Divine Land and the Secret Realm remained unknown.

The auroras continued to surge into the sky, illuminating the entire night sky as if it were daylight.

"Ji Beizhu... what are you doing... stop... it’s not your time to die... you need to live... live through all your lifetimes..." Chief Judge Qi’s veins bulged on his forehead as he roared at Ji Beizhu within the auroras.

Ji Beizhu, almost turned into pure light, was continuously disintegrating and dissipating, ascending toward the heavenly void along with the auroras.

He left Chief Judge Qi with one final smile-filled glance, his body then completely transforming into light, melting into the auroras like countless butterflies flocking to the heavenly void.

As Ji Beizhu’s body dissipated, the auroras lost their source, and the last glimmer of aurora vanished into the void.

The night sky, once lit like day, slowly returned to darkness.

"Did it fail?" Purple Robe was somewhat unwilling to accept it.

Even when Ji Beizhu had gone to such lengths, he still couldn’t break the connection points between the Divine Land and the Secret Realm, and she truly felt it was a loss for Ji Beizhu.

Extinguishing lifetimes after lifetimes, only to end with such a result.

Watching the last traces of the aurora fade into the void, the world returned to darkness.

"Why do something so meaningless..." Chief Judge Qi stared blankly at the sky.

He had never understood Ji Beizhu before, and he still couldn’t understand now.

Ji Beizhu had ended himself, and everything between him and Ji Beizhu would cease to exist, and he might never remember this person again.

Crack!

The sky swathed in night suddenly lit up again, with streaks of white light twisting and intertwining across the black night sky.

The night sky appeared like shattered black glass, filled with white fissures.