Shi Luo was the first to sense; it was like a warning from her future self.
" Run," she shouted to the others, then turned around, her time wheel turning into a golden river of time that covered her and disappeared along with her figure.
The other Origin Primordial Demons were slower to react, not to mention the ordinary primordial demons.
As Pangu's axe slashed down, a blinding axe light appeared; the axe light was so huge that it covered the entirety of the void.
The demons were reduced to ashes even before they could resist. Origin level or normal demon gods, there was not much difference. The space demon warped across to the very end of the void, only to see the same blinding flash.
" We provoked the wrong person ", he sighed as he dropped his halberds, his body fading into oblivion.
In a different space-time, Shi Luo's figure was pushed out of a golden river of time; her figure was pale, and there was blood on her lips.
She had travelled 120,000 years into the future to avoid the axe strike, but the price of using such a technique was half of her Original Divine Power.
Just as she was about to rejoice, her face paled considerably, as the similar axe light she had escaped from was now before her, tearing through the void again.
" An axe that cut through space and time ", he muttered, closing her eyes in defeat.---------------------------
Li Tianyu, sitting behind the counter of a convenience store ,came to the end of the chapter, his breathing erratic and his eyes squinted in barely contained excitement, the glow of his phone screen reflecting the wild anticipation in them.
"Damn…" he whispered. Goosebumps prickled along his arms. He scrolled up, reread the final line, then slowly exhaled. "I can't wait for the next chapter.
"As an avid fan of the Ever-Victorious Battle Sage Wukong, Tianyu had read more web novels than he could count—cultivation epics, mythology rewrites, wuxia tragedies, system comedies. But this? This one hit different.
The recent chapter alone had shaken his soul.A single axe swing erased three thousand demons.
Time and space couldn't even run.
He clutched his chest dramatically.
"Who even writes like this?" he muttered.
"This isn't just any webnovel. This is Absolute Cinema. How is this chapter even free?!"He tapped the menu[Axe Legend: The Legend of Pangu]
by SELF GLAZING FINAL BOSS
Tianyu stared at the pen name for a solid five seconds."…
Bro. What is that supposed to mean?"
He rubbed his temples.
"Authors these days are always trying to look mysterious. 'Self Glazing Final Boss'? What, is he complimenting himself before anyone else can?"
Still grumbling, he hit the five-star rating without hesitation. Then, with another tap, two Massage chairs went flying out of his wallet.
"My wallet is crying, but this is for a hundred chapters of consistent, absolute cinema,"
Tianyu muttered.
Just then, from the corner of his eye, he saw a customer enter. Tianyu sighed, putting his phone down as reality crashed back; he could only sigh in disappointment.
The convenience store's automatic door beeped.The customer was a middle-aged uncle buying cheap cigarettes at 9:47pm .
Tianyu glanced from the man… to the phone screen… to the bland aisle of potato chips.
He handed the pack of cigarettes to the man and watched his back blankly as the man moved out.The difference between his life and the world he just read about was so jarring it was almost painful.He opened his wechat,looking at the casual rabbit avatar, his finger hovered above it.
In the end, he didn't tap it, he locked the screen instead, his heart tightening inexplicably, some distances felt harder to cross than time and space.
The only reason he had joined his uncle's convenience store was to forget about her, but it seemed it was harder to do.
He let out a quiet sigh.
Tonight, it felt like his life was made up of nothing but those.
When the clock finally ticked to ten, Tianyu stood up, pulled down the metal shutter, and switched off the lights one by one. The narrow shop sank into darkness, lit only by the glow of the streetlamp outside.
Another day ended just like that.
AS he walked home, lost in his own thoughts, he failed to see the blue lights that had started to streak across the sky.
The street was empty at this hour. The convenience store was already far behind him, its cheap neon sign swallowed by the night.
Suddenly, the low booming of thunder drew him from his reverie, he looked up only to see, dark blue clouds had gathered overhead, with blue and purple lightning arcs brewing inside. A bolt of red lightning struck, seemingly drawn towards him.
At that moment, time seemed to pause.
Lin Tianyu's thoughts scattered, jumping from one place to another without order.
Is this really how I die?What kind of lightning is this?By the way, why are the clouds shaped like a dragon…?
" Did I walk into some sage's lightning tribulation by accident? What a way to die."
Then another thought cut in, completely out of place.
Wait… did I lock the shop properly?My uncle is going to nag me to death—no, wait, I'm already dying.
He wanted to laugh, but couldn't.
Shouldn't I be thinking about whether my body will be charred?Or at least whether there'll be anything left to bury?
When the lightning finally struck, he did not feel any pain,
Instead, under his disbelieving gaze, his body began to break apart into pale red motes of light. They drifted upward, drawn irresistibly into the raging storm above.
His lower body vanished first, followed by his chest and arms.
Even his neck began to dissolve.
Logically speaking, he thought calmly, I should've lost consciousness by now.Half my body is gone. I shouldn't be able to see.
Yet he could.
He glanced around
The familiar street was gone.
In its place was a vast, dark void, silent and endless.
"…So I really did encounter something supernatural," he muttered.
"Or maybe it's the era of spiritual rejuvenation, and I'm just the lucky guy who dies at the beginning."
As his head finally disintegrated, his vision darkened.
Consciousness slipped away.
"Lin Tianyu!"
A sharp, angry female voice rang out.
"Tianyu!!"
His awareness jolted.
I can still hear things…?Wait. I can feel something.
Was I… dreaming just now?
As that thought formed, his eyelids fluttered open.