All Heavenly destiny reduced to ashes-Chapter 1624 - 363: Subdue Evil Suppresses the World (2/5)

Even as billions of strange creatures emerged from the chaos and began attacking all towns and villages across the Ten Continents not protected by True Lords and stronger Martial Artists, not a single person perished.

Because those creeping shadows of chaos were pierced by a ray of light before they could strike.

Because the demons lurking in the sinister thoughts of the human heart were obliterated by a flash of wisdom before they could manifest.

Because those insidious beings that emerged from the colossal unknown, spreading malice in the crevices of possibilities, were shattered by pure violence before they were born.

Because from the high heavens above, the Sword Light descended equitably, whether it was the Heavenly Dao or Holy Demons, or the inexplicable anomalies erupting from infinite possibilities, all were instantly rendered void by the Subdue Evil Light.

[——Falling directly to the Yellow Springs, the Heavenly River Life and Death Sword——]

The azure sky as Qian, the Yellow Springs as Kun.

The Heavenly River plunges straight down, Qian and Kun are determined, the Heavenly Sword falls directly, dividing life and death!

——Evil, not just, it is also contrary, rare and strange.

——Among infinite possibilities, those things denied and rejected by the Heavenly Dao, the ’anomalies’ that defy common sense, and the ’Heavenly Demons’ that come from beyond and defy all laws, are what are called ’evil’.

To subdue evil is to conquer all that is not right, not normal, not consistent with reason.

The Heavenly Sword Subdue Evil...

Indeed, it’s the world’s foremost sword that cuts down evil!

[This, this is...]

At this moment, the many Sects’ True Lords, the Heavenly Lords and Heavenly Venerates, all Martial Artists of Embracing the Void who thought they were about to face a terrifying impact, were stunned, looking up, gazing at the silver-blue long sword shining atop the abyss and the tree.

The brilliance flowed like a Heavenly River, with infinite power and meaning permeating every being.

They shouldn’t be able to see, nor remember, because the Power of Harmonization is beyond human intellect and mundane comprehension; without mastering infinite Divine Power, even memory is impossible, let alone understanding?

Yet, the surge of power beyond what ’should be’ allows them to see...

To see...

[The Heavenly Sword Subdue Evil]

And at this moment, at the source of the Heavenly River, An Jing gripped the sword hilt of the Heavenly Sword, feeling the limitless light flowing from his grasp, while infinite counterforce surged through him. Even though the power of Subdue Evil protected him, eventually, infinite versus infinite at the same level could have no victor, and anyone who hasn’t reached the Harmonization Realm can only briefly wield it.

An endless pure Spirit Stone materialized out of thin air around the Heavenly River, even becoming part of it, which was unsurprising, and these Spirit Stones weren’t even spillovers of the Power of Harmonization.

Because the essence of the Spirit Stone is the imbalance, disharmony, and anomaly of energy and Tao Rhyme in infinite time and space, in infinite parallel dimensions, causing condensation phenomena—a witness of some symmetry breaking, and the power of the Subdue Evil Sword Light similarly disrupts the balance of infinite parallel dimensions, causing nearly limitless Spirit Stones to appear, burn into light, fall as rain, and shower upon the world.

This is the power of the Heavenly Sword, the true might of Subdue Evil. Only now can An Jing truly understand why, at the end of the Feast of Zhaolin, so many Heavenly Venerates, upon realizing he was the Evil Suppressing Sword Master, uniformly paid their respects.

Because, even as an Evil Suppressing Sword Master, as long as one is willing to sacrifice everything of oneself, and if Subdue Evil is also willing to sacrifice its Spiritual Wisdom, one can unleash such a strike—such a sword light enough to shatter the Heavenly Dao, obliterate Holy Demons, and eradicate all forms of evil across all heavens and earth!

"Subdue Evil, who knew you were so powerful."

At this moment, An Jing felt everything about him breaking and fading away. This clear entry into the feeling of death was both burning and gentle, almost intoxicating, but of course, he was not intoxicated. He clearly felt everything and laughed, saying, "I had imagined you might be unimaginably strong, but I never expected you’d be such a Heavenly Sword capable of producing certain endings with one strike."

"Perhaps I didn’t think seriously enough, indeed, a sword capable of shattering the Heavenly Dao, even fragments wandering the void, impacting many worlds, naturally should have such might!"

[What significance is there if it’s just me?]

At this moment, Subdue Evil solemnly replied: [The Heavenly Sword has always been, but among billions of worlds, countless reincarnations, how many can wield the Heavenly Sword?]

[A sword is a weapon of slaughter. I can suppress evil ghosts, or I can be that lurking menace. If I swing at the Heavenly Demon, naturally I’m the Heavenly Sword, but if I strike at the human world, how am I not a Demon Sword?]

An Jing knew what Subdue Evil spoke of because at this moment, he too saw and felt the numerous eroding and painful experiences Subdue Evil faced daily.

In endless possibilities, Subdue Evil was trapped in self-conflict akin to Embracing the Void. It was the Heavenly Sword, the Demon Sword, even the Evil Sword Immortal. He could protect the human world or dominate it, achieving complete acceptance and obedience of all beings.

Its supreme demon name is called [Eternal Quelling], for under that infinite Sword Light, all things, beyond acceptance and obedience, have no other choice. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Only those who are immune to the corruption of tyrannical thoughts and demon thoughts, who love themselves more than all beings, hold steadfast to their faith, and do not succumb to "for the better future of all beings, I must sacrifice my beliefs" can truly grasp Subdue Evil.

Because true, uncorrupt love for all beings wouldn’t choose self-sacrifice but would try to find a path where neither oneself nor the beings need to be sacrificed.

"Subdue Evil."

Amidst that infinite light and sword, An Jing glimpsed many things. He saw countless blood and iron, fire and sand, countless heroic battles and deaths, and could not help but ask, "Is this also a form of corruption? In the face of Heavenly Demons, there are still innumerable heroes willing to sacrifice themselves, even having sacrificed already. How can we arrogantly say they were wrong?"

The Martial Artist said resolutely, "I believe their blood is the very essence of rightness. Sacrifice itself is noble."

[An Jing, you misunderstood. I am not denying sacrifice, but those sacrifices without having fought. An Jing, the true Will is ’thought’, not ’action’, or rather, knowing the result yet still acting because of one’s ’thought’—do heroes truly ’want to die’? Do they not ’want to see’ the flowers after victory, see their persisted dreams realized, see the starlight across the sky illuminating the world? They fight because of the demon’s devastation, and thus sacrifice]

[In other words, the term sacrifice has been overused. They go to battle demons with a heart full of struggle, even if it ends in death, it is still the Will of battle, the Will of conflict, and how could that be equated with consciously choosing to become a sacrifice for some ritual?]