Chapter 1218: Peak of the Cloud Sea, Commanding Wuji, Fading Night

"Why would I not dare!"

Golden light burst forth violently from Wang Lin's eyes, instantly replacing the light of heaven and earth, making the sky and the ground almost entirely golden at this moment. Even the rain falling from the sky seemed to be surrounded by golden light.

It was as if, in that instant, Wang Lin's figure became the nascent sun, and the golden light he emitted was the sunlight filled with the Rule of Grand Beginning!

The emotionless voice drifted over. Within the Long Arc of Light, a white-haired Elder in gray robes stepped through the Void Realm. This Elder was covered in wrinkles, his eyes revealing a wise radiance that seemed to comprehend the heavens and earth. As he walked, the colors of the world changed, and the wind and clouds rolled back, as if all the power of heaven and earth had to submit entirely to his control.

A crimson halo faintly flickered on the Elder's skin. This sight caused the minds of all observers to tremble as he advanced!

Only those who had perfectly passed the First Heavenly Human Decay could possess this protective halo representing the rule. Furthermore, this halo represented the astonishing cultivation of a super expert!

His speed was so rapid that it was almost imperceptible to the naked eye; one merely saw the Long Arc of Light piercing the sky in the distance. But in the next breath, the white-haired Elder had already approached, standing a hundred zhang above Wang Lin, looking down like a deity, sweeping a cold gaze over Wang Lin.

"You certainly have guts!" The Elder's tone was calm. The moment the words left him, he raised his right hand and violently slapped the Void Realm towards Wang Lin on the platform below!

With that slap, a roar erupted throughout heaven and earth. All the rainwater between the heavens and the earth frantically collapsed, turning into countless water vapors that swiftly dispersed. Simultaneously, streams of crimson light suddenly materialized. These crimson lights intertwined, forming a gigantic net within this world!

This net permeated heaven and earth, containing endless rules capable of shaking the Primordial Spirit. This net was precisely a manifestation of rule—a Net of Rules!

And at this moment, the white-haired Elder no longer seemed like a deity, but rather a fisherman transformed from a deity, casting his net. There are boundaries between heaven and earth, and this net seemed to be that boundary!

The Elder was the fisherman in the sky, and Wang Lin became the fish on the ground. The earth, in that instant, seemed to have become the sea, and this gigantic net was the Rule Cage intending to capture the fish!

This scene shook Wang Lin's mind and was extremely similar to his enlightenment of the Dao years ago. It could be said to be an intuitive feeling that verified the Dao Fruit he had gained back then!

The moment the Net of Rules descended, golden light flashed in Wang Lin's eyes, and he let out a long cry, rising up. In the opponent's eyes, he was the fish, unable to escape the fishing net! He could only ultimately be caught by the net and sealed by the Rule Cage!

But Wang Lin was a Reverse Cultivation practitioner; what he reversed was this heaven and earth. How could he sit still and wait for death now! The scene he witnessed during his enlightenment was the fish, caught by the net, still struggling constantly, trying to break the net and escape.

Today, under the Divine Ability of the white-haired Elder, Wang Lin had invisibly become the fish. He, too, must struggle—not only against the net formed by the rules of heaven and earth, but also against the white-haired Elder and the Heavenly Dao!

The Net of Rules swiftly descended before him, enveloping all directions, giving the illusion that there was nowhere to dodge, as if everything in heaven and earth were contained within that net!

The golden light around Wang Lin grew brighter and brighter. The earth seemed to have become the sea, and he, at this moment, was the nascent sun gradually rising from the surface of the sea!

This was the first Divine Ability Wang Lin had created in his life: Fading Night! The power of Fading Night secretly contained the Rule of Grand Beginning. Back when Wang Lin was only a Nirvana Scrutiny Cultivator, he achieved enlightenment by observing the sea, integrating the splendor of heaven and earth into his heart and making it his own Divine Ability technique. It was just that Fading Night was too astonishing, and the power required to drive its operation far exceeded the limits Wang Lin could bear.

Only at specific moments could he deploy it without consuming Origin Energy.

But now, as Wang Lin's Concept transformed into True and False, as his cultivation greatly increased after swallowing the Dao Fruit, as the Rule Star condensed between his brows, and most importantly, as he gained insight into his second Divine Ability, he was able to slightly push the Fading Night Divine Ability even outside of specific times!

Although the power could not reach perfection and the duration could certainly not be long, it was still far, far stronger than in the past when it required a specific time to deploy!

More importantly, Wang Lin dared to deploy it now, daring to consume Origin Energy to drive the Fading Night Divine Ability, because even if his Origin Energy was ultimately exhausted, he no longer had worries about life and death!

He had the Swarm of Mosquitoes!

This was his ultimate trump card and his life-saving technique. It was precisely because of this that he unhesitatingly delivered the Ladder to Heaven for the Guiyuan Sect within the Wuji Sect!

At this moment, as the Net of Rules descended, Wang Lin laughed loudly, waving his hands in front of him. Suddenly, the earth roared, and illusory seawater spread around him. Although this seawater was not real, massive waves still surged up.

Heaven and earth were shrouded in darkness in that instant, with only the crimson Net of Rules slowly descending.

This sudden scene immediately caused the white-haired Elder in the sky to stiffen abruptly, his eyes flashing with sharp light. He put away all traces of contempt, his expression becoming extremely solemn.

His previous move was not primarily intended to kill, but mostly to probe and intimidate. He had naturally seen Wang Lin's strength from afar. Such a person had to become a member of the Wuji Sect and was not allowed to be arrogant. His move was meant as a lesson, to let the other party know that the world was vast, and the Wuji Sect was not to be trifled with!

But now, the moment he saw Wang Lin deploy Fading Night, he took a deep breath, instantly discarding any thought of teaching a lesson, and instead revealed a trace of Battle Intent!

"What strange rules! This child's Divine Ability is truly astonishing!"

In the darkness of heaven and earth, the Cultivators surrounding the platform were all enveloped in the blackness, and their eyes involuntarily showed confusion, as if an incomprehensible power surrounded them, causing everyone's minds to tremble.

Even the Elders of the Wuji Sect were affected in the same way!

They did not know that back then in the Demon Spirit Land, under Wang Lin's Fading Night technique, Void Realm Child had died in battle, Gray-robed Tian Yunzi had been miserably defeated and forced to flee, and two Clones of Tian Yunzi equivalent to the Late Stage of nirvana shattering had all perished!

They were even less aware that this Fading Night technique had spread throughout the Alliance Star Domain due to the battle in the Demon Spirit Land, and was known as an overwhelmingly powerful Divine Ability technique!

Within the dark night, waves surged. The entire world was pitch black, and it seemed even the Net of Rules was submerged by this night, merging with the darkness. As it fell, it spread into the sea surface, and immediately, earth-shattering roars of ocean waves suddenly appeared, as if the great sea itself was struggling frantically.

The Net of Rules penetrated the seawater, rapidly sinking, heading straight to envelop Wang Lin within.

But just as the Net of Rules approached Wang Lin, the illusory sea roared with waves, and a golden light slowly emerged from the surface. The moment this golden light appeared, it immediately forced the darkness of heaven and earth to rapidly retreat.

As the golden light grew stronger, more golden light penetrated out from within the sea surface. Immediately afterward, a nascent glorious sun suddenly emerged from the sea!

The instant this glorious sun appeared, heaven and earth were suddenly permeated by golden light. The pitch-black night sky seemed to be torn apart by a surge of the Rule of Beginning of heaven and earth, frantically retreating amidst thunderous rumbles.

Not until the glorious sun had risen halfway out of the sea surface, appearing between heaven and earth, did a deep voice echo out in all directions.

"Fading Night!"

The moment those two words appeared, a vague figure emerged within the glorious sun. This figure was precisely Wang Lin!

The darkness of heaven and earth, and the minds and Cultivators immersed in this darkness, all felt an immediate sharp pain in their Primordial Spirits at that instant, as if everything in their bodies was being torn apart along with the night by the glorious sun!

The white-haired Elder in the sky, who had also merged into the night, instantly changed his expression, rapidly retreating backward. Furthermore, as he formed hand Seals, the red halo outside his body immediately flashed frantically, encircling him and beginning to contend with the power of Fading Night that was tearing apart the darkness.

Earth-shattering rumbling sounds echoed as the Elder retreated.

In an instant, the golden light emitted supreme radiance. The darkness of heaven and earth completely collapsed at that moment, rolling back layer by layer and frantically dissipating.

Just at that instant, the Net of Rules in heaven and earth converged, enveloping the glorious sun that Wang Lin had transformed into, rapidly covering him, intending to prevent the sun from fully rising from the sea surface and to completely trap Wang Lin. Wang Lin violently pushed his hands outward, his entire body's Origin Energy surging wildly, causing the golden light outside his body to transform into sharp swords containing the Rule of Grand Beginning, which shot out whistling in all directions!

The power of the Sea Sun Giving Birth to Fading Night, under the Rule of Grand Beginning, meant that no force could prevent the glorious sun from breaking out of the sea—not even this Net of Rules!

As Wang Lin pushed his hands outward, he completely unleashed the power of Fading Night. Those streams of golden light roared out frantically, capable of tearing apart all barriers in heaven and earth, including this… Net of Rules!

A shocking roar erupted instantly. The Net of Rules suddenly paused between heaven and earth, and immediately a cracking sound was heard. It collapsed in an instant, rolling back with the dissipating darkness, turning into nothingness!

The fisherman cast his net, intending to capture the fish, but the fish, struggling fiercely, forcibly broke through the net and rushed out!

But Wang Lin was both the fish and not the fish. If he were just a fish, he would return to the great sea after breaking the net. But Wang Lin, after breaking the net, was unwilling to leave due to his Reverse Cultivation intent, and instead sought… to retaliate!

Golden light encircled his entire body. The moment the rule-based fishing net broke, he stepped out, coldly staring at the white-haired Elder who was constantly retreating in the distance, resisting the power of Fading Night.

"Do you dare to take one move of my Divine Ability!" Wang Lin's voice was mighty, spreading around as if heavenly might had descended!

These words were strikingly similar to what the white-haired Elder had said earlier, only now reversed, spoken once again by Wang Lin! If this had happened before, people surely would have called Wang Lin arrogant, but now, having witnessed his Fading Night Divine Ability, the surrounding Cultivators were still stunned and unable to recover. Even the Elders of the Wuji Sect felt their minds seized, seemingly torn apart along with the night.

At this moment, these same words carried an astonishing magic, causing everyone's breathing to seemingly stop in that instant!