# 1589
Chapter 1589: Equivalent Exchange
The seawater boiled, and black flames devoured the heavens.
One after another, ominous blade lights crushed An Qingyu's body, only for it to rapidly regenerate. As the sixth black chain snapped, the miasma between heaven and earth grew another two times denser!
At this moment, the flames surrounding the colossal shadow were no longer black, but rather a abyssal shade of fire. The mist in the air was burned through with voids, and even the seawater below had been dyed the color of a black abyss.
The final chain still tethered the colossal shadow's form, its other end connected to Cao Yuan's corpse within its body. At this moment, the Black King was releasing an aura sufficient to rival a Supreme God!
"Could a mere human truly achieve this without the support of any laws?"
Sensing that surge of fierce, malevolent energy, the stillness in An Qingyu's dormant eyes finally showed a flicker. A trace of astonishment appeared between his brows.
Ever since the [Nightfall] squad had returned from Kunlun, the Gods of Great Xia had warned them that should the Black King be freed again, it would completely destroy the final three Destined Chains...届时，黑王将彻底恢复自由。
And now, An Qingyu had become the one personally orchestrating this event.
The幽色的火焰在海面翻腾，摩天巨影并没有再追杀An Qingyu，那张苍白的面孔微微低垂，看向自己身下的最后一根锁链……以及，在火海中浮沉的Cao Yuan尸体。
其余六根锁链断裂之后，最后一根根本没法压制住黑王的幽火，开始以肉眼可见的速度熔断。
砰！
随着最后一根锁链断裂，Cao Yuan的尸体沉入了黑王的躯干之中，仿佛彻底与它融为一体。
与此同时，前所未有的恐怖的煞气，宛若脱困猛虎，在天地间发出嗡鸣咆哮！
没有了宿命锁的限制，黑王也具备了随意移动的能力，不再像是靶子般只能固定在Cao Yuan尸体的位置，从这一刻起，它彻底恢复自由。
那张苍白失真的面容缓缓抬起，锁定了远处的An Qingyu，空洞的眼眸中，流露出令人胆寒的杀意！
"You've killed me seventy-four times... Now, it's my turn."
Facing that摩天巨影 that had completely regained its freedom, An Qingyu's face showed no trace of fear. He bit open his fingertip and smeared the blood onto that pair of gray pupils, tracing out a slender arc.
His twin eyes slowly closed...
As those gray pupils disappeared, a虚幻的门户边角 rapidly took shape within the mist behind him!
Sensing that宏大神秘的气息, the Black King seemed to察觉到到了什么，苍白的面孔流露出凶悍狂怒的神情，它猛地双手握住那柄幽色长刀，斩开大海，急速朝那扇门户撞去！
"Equivalent exchange, is it..." An Qingyu闭着双眸，眼角的血色纹路散发着诡异的微光，喃喃自语。
He raised his right hand, pointed at his chest, and drew it gently downward...
"Then, my organs... you may take them."
The moment the words fell, that blood-colored mark suddenly blazed brilliantly. An Qingyu vomited a mouthful of blood, his face turning deathly pale!
At the same time, a low嗡鸣 sounded from the portal behind him. That towering, blurred gate shadow actually slowly cracked open a seam!
Faint murmuring voices drifted from beyond the door. All things between heaven and earth suddenly froze—the churning sea, the flowing幽火, the摩天巨影 gripping the blade with murderous intent, and Cao Yuan's corpse that had merged into it—all locked in this single moment.
Hazy mist drifted from the door's gap. The Black King frozen above the sea automatically drifted toward the door seam, as though the space between it and the door was rapidly shrinking, until it vanished completely within!
Creak—
As the Black King disappeared behind the door, that magnificent portal phantom closed and slowly dissipated into the air.
The frozen time resumed its flow. The azure flames floating on the sea, having lost their foundation, rapidly vanished without a trace. The seawater regained its color, and the azure chasm that had pierced through the ocean was finally filled by the sea.
An Qingyu's form wavered; he nearly toppled directly into the seawater, his face ashen white.
He remained there for a long while, finally glancing toward the direction ofHeavenly Court before his form gradually vanished into the mist...
...
Several hundred li away.
[Chaos] raised an eyebrow slightly, turned to look at some emptiness beside him. A temporal disturbance rolled up, and An Qingyu's form slowly walked out from within it.
Seeing this, [Chaos] chuckled:
"I knew you'd come..."
An Qingyu gave him a sidelong glance and said calmly, "What I decide, I don't easily change."
"Oh? Your body..."
[Chaos] seemed to察觉到了什么, his gaze sweeping up and down An Qingyu, amusement flickering in his eyes.
"When I leftHeavenly Court, I went through some battles. Nothing serious." An Qingyu narrowed his eyes at [Chaos]. "Stop that disgusting gaze of yours, Nyarlathotep, or I'll offer your eyes to 'Truth.'"
"Heh, you've only just mastered the power of theGate of Truth, yet your tongue is quite sharp..." [Chaos] sneered,
"But I won't pursue it... After all, you're my teammate now. Teammates should get along harmoniously, wouldn't you say? Vice Captain An Qingyu?"
An Qingyu's pupils contracted slightly. A murderous aura surged from within him. One hand instantly clutched [Chaos]'s throat as he spoke word by word:
"Don't ever call me that name again... And don't ever speak to me with that face again."
[Chaos], wearing Lin Qiye's body, helplessly shrugged. His features instantly shifted into a handsome black man, who grinned, revealing neat rows of white teeth:
"Oh? Is this face better? My dear 'Truth.'"
An Qingyu released his grip, unwilling to waste more words on this madman. He coldly said:
"Let's go. We should head back."
"Back? No no no, we still have one thing to do." The black man turned around, his gaze falling upon the distant horizon, his smile growing more radiant.
...
The Mist.
The目尘阵.
Three robed figures stood at three corners of the great formation respectively. Within the pillar of light, that mass of churning flesh and clouds was twisting frantically!
"Half a shi remaining." Lingbao Tianzun clutched his Dao seal, his gaze fixed intently on the [Black Goat] remnant, slowly spoken.
Yuanshi Tianzun and Daode Tianzun nodded slightly, steadily pouring divine power into the formation.
Compared to four and a half hours ago, the [Black Goat] core within the pillar of light had shrunk by over ninety percent. If it had originally been a dense cloud, now it was no larger than half a basketball court, its aura weak and faint.