The emerald glow on the Azure Serpent Sword surged violently, shattering the AT Field cage surrounding EVA Unit-01 in one fell swoop. But just as it was about to break free, to everyone's surprise, the EVA plunged into a frenzy. Completely disregarding the breached AT Field, it used its bare hands to clamp down on the verdant blade. In an instant, its hands were vaporized by the emerald light, reduced to atoms. Yet, the EVA Unit-01, operating at four hundred percent synchronization, proved truly extraordinary; the hands, shattered in that moment, regenerated instantly, grabbing hold of the green light once more. Simultaneously, a multi-layered new AT Field manifested, enveloping the blade piece by piece, seeming determined to pin the Azure Serpent Sword down! Under that single strike, the true essence on the Azure Serpent Sword had already been mostly depleted. Coupled with the EVA Unit-01's reckless interception, the sword was now truly trapped. As the emerald light continuously diminished, the body of the Azure Serpent Sword gradually became visible.

"I refuse to accept this! Why must my fate be controlled by you? Why must I only be a character in a novel? I have flesh and blood, I have love and hate—I am a being capable of free thought, free action, free love, and hatred! Why must I be controlled and confined by you like a prisoner in a cage? I refuse to accept this!!!" Luo Yinglong shouted, his hair a wild mess. Suddenly, he ripped open his clothes, his fingers tracing something rapidly over his skin. With every stroke, flesh and blood flew, and in just a few seconds, a simple yet ancient pattern appeared on Lin Lei's body.

"Harnessing the power of heaven and earth, the Heavenly Dao takes form..." "My body is the sword, and my sword has no origin! Merging with the Dao to transform into power, swiftly as the law commands!" Luo Yinglong roared the incantation.

When the final passage was chanted, a magnificent, thousand-foot emerald radiance erupted from him. His entire form dissolved into a streak of flowing light and plunged into the Azure Serpent Sword. Instantly, the two streams of green light merged into one. The sword light on the Azure Serpent Sword intensified to a degree that seemed to pierce the heavens, instantaneously breaking through the AT Field cage erected by EVA Unit-01. Then, the green light swept around again in a flash, cleaving EVA Unit-01 in twain. But that was all; before the green light could coil around again, EVA Unit-01 had already regenerated itself.

Four hundred percent synchronization had utterly transformed EVA Unit-01 into a killing machine, a living entity whose existence was solely defined by the desire for slaughter. In this simplicity that pierced the core of being, the boundless, high-magnitude light of the mind was pushed to its absolute limit. No matter how badly its body was damaged, it healed at an astonishing speed. At this moment, EVA Unit-01 truly seemed an invincible entity! "I refuse! I refuse to accept this!" Luo Yinglong’s voice continued to echo between heaven and earth. The Azure Serpent Sword, charged with an unstoppable momentum, struck EVA Unit-01 again and again, ceaselessly sweeping and slashing.

It continuously tore open and then healed the body of EVA Unit-01. Each time, a portion of the sword's emerald glow would dissipate, but concurrently, the healing speed of EVA Unit-01 appeared to slow down, though not obviously. But if one looked closely, a clue could be discerned.

"Hiss!" As the Azure Serpent Sword struck EVA Unit-01’s form once more, a nearly imperceptible crack suddenly appeared on the sword body. Though seemingly minor, Luo Yinglong, intrinsically bound to the weapon, felt a profound agony in his heart... He knew he truly might not escape this fatal tribulation. Even the Azure Serpent Sword, with his current cultivation, was too much to wield. Using it forcibly would not only harm him but also damage the spiritual treasure. Furthermore, his adversary possessed the limitless light of the mind—EVA Unit-01. "Damn it, if I had ten more minutes, no, five minutes, my body, my primordial spirit, and the Azure Serpent Sword—if they could just hold on for five more minutes, its healing wouldn't keep pace with the damage. Then I could... Could fate truly be irreversible? I... I refuse!" The Azure Serpent Sword, bearing Luo Yinglong, suddenly stood still, even retracting its infinite emerald glow. It allowed the fully healed EVA Unit-01 to charge toward it once more. Just as EVA Unit-01 grasped the Azure Serpent Sword again, he let out a great roar, violently pouring his entire being's true essence into the sword. He then directly channeled the power of the Ten Directions Reincarnation Array into it, regardless of whether it was true essence or not. This massive concentration of energy converged at a single point. Then, the emerald light flashed fiercely, and a beam of light, more intense and brilliant than the sun's rays, shot toward the sky, instantly engulfing EVA Unit-01 within it... The destructive power of this violent explosion surpassed that of a hydrogen bomb. Even the members of the Central Continent and the Demon Team, situated incredibly far away, were thrown back by the rapidly approaching hurricane. Although the force was no longer fatal at such a distance, everyone guarded carefully amidst the flying sand and stones, blocking large chunks of rock. Far away in the distance, the violent explosion was winding down.

A tiny speck of light appeared in the void. The Azure Serpent Sword was completely shattered. The immense energy generated by Luo Yinglong’s self-detonation surged outwards. EVA Unit-01, taking the brunt of the force, was almost entirely pulverized, while Luo Yinglong's physical Nascent Soul was entirely destroyed, leaving only the most fundamental primordial spirit to survive. This tiny light speck was his primordial spirit, drawn by the Life-Bound Bottle, preparing to fly toward Zheng Zha.

However, merely tens of meters after the light speck moved, a purple arm suddenly materialized near it. This EVA Unit-01 was truly remarkable; at the level of four hundred percent synchronization, it had actually endured the explosive shockwave of the spiritual treasure’s self-destruction. Although only an arm connected to the head remained, it had not completely dissipated. At this moment, it unleashed its AT Field, enveloping the primordial spirit speck.

But the spiritual treasure’s self-destruction explosion was ultimately too immense. EVA Unit-01's self-regeneration had slowed to a rate visible to the naked eye, perhaps even slightly slower than that. To fully restore its entire physical form would likely take more than ten minutes.

EVA Unit-01 opened its massive mouth, and the AT Field cage enveloping the primordial spirit speck slowly moved toward its jaws. Just as Luo Ganyao's last trace in this world was about to be wiped away, the tiny light speck unexpectedly began to brighten intensely.

"...Loneliness," a sigh seemed to emanate from Luo Yinglong in the void. Then, the light speck exploded violently, once again engulfing the area in a sea of fire and detonation...