Chapter 00498: The Immortal Domain Begins to Collapse
# The Immortal Domain Begins to Collapse
Chapter 498
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 498: The Immortal Domain Begins to Collapse
"Don’t worry, the Calamity Transfer Array’s foundation hasn’t been completely destroyed—at least half of it remains. A portion of the calamity has been diverted. As long as this continues, though the divine realm will suffer, the impact will gradually weaken."
Emperor Che wiped the blood from the corner of his lips.
The shattered laws had affected him as well.
The other Dao Lords nodded in agreement, each guarding their Sea of Consciousness and Dao foundation.
Only after the calamity passed would they feel at ease.
...
Before the one hundred and eight foundation pillars of the Calamity Transfer Array could fully explode, the space within the range of the Heavenly Gang Formation Flags began to tremble violently.
At the same time, the remnants of the transfer array foundations emitted waves of annihilating energy.
Lan Xiaobu’s heart skipped a beat before he realized what was happening—the calamity had arrived, and part of it was already being diverted here.
This couldn’t be a coincidence.
The moment he destroyed the foundations of the Calamity Transfer Array, the calamity had begun.
It was clear that the powerful beings of the divine realm had noticed his interference and were now forcibly diverting the calamity while frantically repairing the array and the teleportation channel.
If not for the Heavenly Gang Formation Disk locking down the repair array and the teleportation channel, all his previous efforts would have been in vain.
His suspicions were correct—the divine realm’s experts could indeed control the timing of the calamity.
Lan Xiaobu hadn’t expected that even after destroying most of the one hundred and eight massive pillars, the remaining foundations could still divert part of the calamity to the immortal realm.
This was terrifying.
The muddy waves of the Swamp Mud River surged to heights of millions of feet, their terrifying energy rolling outward, far surpassing the boundaries of the Void Swamp Mud River and crashing into the void.
From a distance, Luo Caisi watched with a pale face, sensing an increasingly overwhelming aura of destruction.
Though she was deeply worried about Lan Xiaobu’s safety, she knew that fleeing was now the top priority.
"Gu Dao, let’s go!" Luo Caisi and Gu Dao immediately rushed onto the teleportation array, which activated at that very moment, whisking them away.
Almost as soon as they vanished, the space where they had stood was torn apart by a terrifying spatial rift.
The Kunxu Sea also began to churn.
Waters that had remained unchanged for countless years surged out of the sea and into the void.
The Kunxu Immortal Market was swallowed by the towering waves.
Countless cultivators fled in desperation, only to be caught by even more horrifying spatial rifts that dragged both the endless seawater and the escaping cultivators into oblivion.
In the blink of an eye, the Kunxu Immortal Market vanished without a trace.
It wasn’t just the market—nearly every island in the Kunxu Sea was engulfed by the monstrous waves.
At this moment, no matter which faction they belonged to, all who dwelled in the Kunxu Sea had only one choice: escape.
Fortunately, the Kunxu Sea hadn’t completely collapsed into the void—otherwise, fleeing would have been pointless.
Lan Xiaobu frantically activated his explosive arrays, but he soon realized that with the calamity already descending, his arrays could barely function.
After what felt like an eternity, he finally shattered another foundation pillar of the Calamity Transfer Array.
Anxiety gnawed at him.
He didn’t know if Luo Caisi and Gu Dao had escaped.
If they hadn’t, staying behind would mean certain death.
He had never imagined that even a single remaining foundation pillar could divert part of the calamity.
His knowledge of formations was limited.
He had assumed that destroying a portion of the one hundred and eight pillars would render the entire transfer array useless—especially since he had also taken nearly all the divine spirit sources from the area.
But he was too inexperienced.
These foundation pillars were interconnected yet could also function independently.
This was a level of formation mastery far beyond his comprehension—light-years ahead of him.
Moreover, the pillars themselves contained divine spirit sources.
Even after draining the Swamp Mud River’s reserves, the foundations would still operate.
Now, the riverbed itself was convulsing, space tearing and twisting unpredictably.
Even Lan Xiaobu had to tread carefully.
He summoned the Reincarnation Pot to shield himself.
Escaping the riverbed was impossible at this point—and even if he could, he wouldn’t.
Fleeing now wouldn’t guarantee Luo Caisi’s safety, and it would render all his previous efforts meaningless.
The calamity would still ravage the immortal realm, reducing it to ruins.
The only way he could help now was to destroy every last foundation pillar of the Calamity Transfer Array.
Only then could the calamity truly be stopped.
Right now, he was the only one in the entire immortal realm capable of this task.
Lan Xiaobu kept his divine sense linked to the Cosmic Dimension Matrix, ready to retreat into it at a moment’s notice.
With the Reincarnation Pot and the Devil Spirit Tortoise Shell protecting him, he continued triggering explosive arrays.
If the arrays failed, he would attack the pillars directly.
As for whether Zha Yu was safe—that was the least of his concerns now.
Even if he hadn’t wanted to kill the scoundrel before, his priority now was destroying the array foundations.
...
"We finally made it out! Master Bu is incredible—this teleportation array sent us straight out of the Kunxu Sea. This must be the immortal realm’s domain, right?" Gu Dao stepped out of the void teleportation array, unable to hide his admiration.
Luo Caisi turned back, her eyes filled with worry as she gazed into the distant void.
She had no idea how Lan Xiaobu was faring.
"Gu Dao, do you think—" She cut herself off when she noticed the terror in Gu Dao’s eyes.
"Gu Dao, what’s wrong?" she asked urgently.
Gu Dao cried out in alarm, "Mistress, we need to run! I feel like the location of Master Bu’s teleportation array is flawed. The spatial distortions here are horrifying—the calamity might strike this place at any moment and tear this entire region apart!"
As an immortal beast with divine bloodline, Gu Dao’s instincts were rarely wrong.
Luo Caisi, having survived countless dangers, knew when to act without hesitation.
Without another word, she summoned Feng Luan.
"Gu Dao, get on. We’re heading for the Five Realms Immortal World first."
Gu Dao’s fear only grew.
The moment they boarded Feng Luan, Luo Caisi activated it.
Less than ten breaths later, terrifying void energy swept through the space they had just occupied, shredding the very laws of reality.
A single glance back with divine sense was enough to have it annihilated instantly.
The aura of destruction was absolute.
"The calamity wasn’t stopped after all..."
Gu Dao muttered, trembling with lingering fear.
Had they hesitated even slightly, they would have been reduced to nothing.
Against such a force, even their remains would have been obliterated.
Seeing the worry in Luo Caisi’s eyes, Gu Dao quickly reassured her, "Mistress, don’t worry. Master Bu has a supreme world treasure. No matter how terrifying the calamity is, it can’t harm him."
Luo Caisi nodded, though her heart remained uneasy.
Lan Xiaobu did possess the Cosmic Dimension Matrix—in theory, it should protect him.
"I thought the main eruption point of the calamity was the Void Swamp Mud River. Who knew it would be right outside the teleportation array Master Bu set up?" Gu Dao chuckled, his mood lightening slightly now that they were safe.
"Wait—that teleportation array’s location was Silent God Valley. The destructive energy came from there..."
Luo Caisi suddenly realized.
Lan Xiaobu had once told her that Silent God Valley housed a passage to the divine realm.
Moreover, if the calamity ever erupted, its primary exit would likely be there.
Despite Feng Luan’s incredible speed, Luo Caisi and Gu Dao could still feel the calamity’s destructive energy spreading wildly.
Once this force reached the immortal domains, only one outcome awaited—annihilation.
...
Boom!
Another deafening explosion rang out as Lan Xiaobu destroyed yet another foundation pillar.
Only thirty-three of the one hundred and eight pillars remained.
Lan Xiaobu worked even faster now, knowing that each pillar destroyed would slow the calamity’s advance.
As the number of remaining pillars dwindled, the pressure on him lessened.
The reason his explosive arrays had failed earlier was due to the overwhelming energy of the calamity.
Now, with fewer pillars left, his arrays became effective again.
Days passed.
Lan Xiaobu had no idea if the immortal realm had already been affected.
As he destroyed the last few pillars, he tried sending messages to Luo Caisi.
But in this place of shattered laws and chaotic space, nothing—not even a message—could escape.
...
Though the calamity hadn’t yet reached the immortal domains, every major domain knew it was coming.
Cultivators fled in droves into the void, desperate for even a sliver of survival.
Staying in the domains meant certain death—the void, at least, offered a slim chance.
Tangxuan Immortal Domain, the closest to Silent God Valley, was the first to fall.
Three months after the calamity’s eruption, the domain was engulfed by the void’s destructive energy.
Under that terrifying force, the entire domain was reduced to dust.
Even those who had fled into the void were slaughtered—over ninety percent perished.
After Tangxuan, Xingluan Immortal Domain became the second to be obliterated.
Panic spread like wildfire across the immortal realm.
No one knew where to hide from this catastrophe.
(End of Chapter)