The ruins of the Thirty-Three Heavens suddenly collapsed into a blood-colored vortex. The roots of the Chaos Green Lotus burst forth from the void, weaving together into ninety thousand steps of crimson. At the summit of the stairs rose a bone altar, where the lingering souls of Yuanshi Tianzun, Rulai, and the Jade Emperor were pinned to the Investiture of the Gods pillars—their crowns had all been torn open, and their brain matter flowed out to serve as nourishment for the green lotus. On the surface of the altar, a reversed version of Hetu and Luoshu was carved, every groove surging with the refined essential blood of saints.
When the Little Monkey flew down, treading upon the Ruyi Jingu Bang, the lotus platform at the center of the altar suddenly burst into bloom. The youth sitting cross-legged upon it slowly opened his eyes; his features were nine-tenths identical to his own, save for a blood-colored lotus mark between his brows. "I've finally waited for you, my other half..." The youth lightly tapped his fingertip, and the mutilated body of Yuanshi Tianzun suddenly shattered, the splattering bone fragments condensing into the twelve-grade World-Destruction Black Lotus.
The roots of the Chaos Green Lotus suddenly pierced the golden body of Rulai, reversing the Buddhist swastika seal into demonic markings. The fragments of the Jade Emperor's crown automatically pieced themselves together and embedded themselves on the youth's forehead: "See clearly! This is the true visa…
Chapter 20