A World Worth Protecting

by Stayrr

By the year 3029 CE, Earth’s technology has developed rapidly, borders no longer exist, and Earth has been unified, marking the beginning of the era of the Federation. At that time, a huge sword flew from the heavens, piercing the sun and causing a huge sensation on Earth. Perhaps because the scabbard of the sword was already in tatters, countless shards have broken off from it f

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Chapter 843: Who Knew How Tall It Grew

The old man in imperial robes looked at the three men helplessly. The terror shining in his eyes appeared to be a genuine reflection of what he was feeling deep in his soul.

But Wang Baole had read too many high officials' autobiographies. He believed that one should never judge a book by its cover. People like the old man were most likely to do the unexpected. The more fearful and helpless one appeared to be, the more likely they would lunge at someone when their back was turned.

It's clear from his clothes and the way that they are addressing him that he's the emperor of the Divine Eye civilization. Wang Baole blinked and continued to observe the scene unfolding before him.

He watched as the emperor finished talking, and a dark look settled on the faces of the three purple-robed elders standing next to him. The one who had spoken earlier looked icily at the emperor. He was about to say something. Before he could, though, the Spirit Immortal realm cultivator who had been standing at the periphery and who was clearly not part of the royal family, suddenly laughed.

"Fellow Daoist He Yunzi, your imperial brother, the current emperor of the Divine Eye civilization… doesn't seem to be very cooperative."

"Patience, please, Fellow Daoist Zi Luo!" The purple-robed elder, whom the Spirit Immortal realm cultivator had addressed as He Yunzi, cupped his fists lightly at the cultivator when he heard that. He then turned towards the Divine Eye civilization's emperor, a murderous glint flashing in his eyes.

"Brother, cease your unrealistic dreaming and stop testing my limits. Besides… we're doing this for the glory of the Divine Eye royal family. Take a look at the stance that our family members are displaying. This is where the future is headed!"

"He Yunzi, this is a misunderstanding. There's nothing I can do. I know that almost every member of our royal family supports the alliance with the Violet Gold civilization. I may not approve of this alliance, but I'm well aware that I'm an emperor in name only. I don't have the power to stop the alliance from taking place," the emperor told He Yunzi with a grimace on his face.

"I'm glad that you understand that. Open the ancestral tombs so that we can fully unlock the gate to the Divine Eye. Then, as outlined in our agreement with the Violet Gold civilization, they will descend upon the Divine Eye civilization, destroy the three greater sects, and restore the Divine Eye royal family to its former glory. Don't you wish for us to rise and resume power again, my dear brother?" He Yunzi stared unblinkingly at the emperor as he enunciated each word clearly. There was a fervent glow in his eyes as he spoke.

"Rise again…" The emperor smiled wryly, his eyes devoid of hope and life. He was silent for a few moments, then he sighed.

"I want the royal family to resume its former glory as well. But to do so with the aid of foreign help would be the equivalent of inviting a pack of feral wolves into your own home. Even if we were to succeed, would the Divine Eye civilization be the same again? Besides, the Violet Gold civilization is a powerful force to be reckoned with. Why… would they ally themselves with us? We all know the answer to that!"

"Even so, this doesn't mean that I won't try my best to help. He Yunzi, why don't I pass the seat to you? I have done my best, but the blood in my veins isn't pure enough. There's nothing I can do about that." The emperor seemed to be on the verge of tears by then. Shock and unease coursed through Wang Baole as he watched from afar.

He seemed to have stumbled upon an important piece of information. He now knew who the group of cultivators dressed in rainbow-colored robes, with their faces hidden behind purple masks, were. They were from the Violet Gold civilization.

The source of his unease was the old emperor himself. He couldn't see through the old man. His experience told him that something wasn't quite right with the emperor.

He wasn't the only one who thought this way. He Yunzi shared his views as well. He stared unblinkingly at the old emperor, a murderous glow lighting up his eyes once more.

"Brother, you may have been acting like a fool for the past few years, but I know that your deviousness and conniving ways far surpass ours. I'll count to three. If you don't unlock the doors by then, you'll have to forgive me if I set aside our family ties and do the unthinkable!" There was a tinge of madness to his final words. He lifted his right hand slowly. Thunder rumbled in the distance, and the winds started to whip wildly. At the same time, a giant seal materialized right above his head.

"One!"

"I'm speaking the truth…"

"Two!"

"Heavens, why won't you believe me!"

"Three!" The veins on He Yunzi's face bulged as he roared. He was ready to send his right hand swooping down at any moment.

"I'll do it! I'll do it!" The old emperor's face was deathly pale, his expression that of extreme terror as he shrieked and stumbled towards the statue. His crown fell off along the way, but he hardly had the luxury to pick it up. His face crumpled into a terrified look as he trembled and bit his injured finger, activated his cultivation to force blood to the surface of his skin, and flung his blood at the statue's eye.

"Open! I command you!"

The statue shook slightly for a brief second, then became still again…

The faces of He Yunzi and the other two purple-robed elders darkened. He Yunzi broke out into furious laughter, and a murderous glint lit up his eyes. His right hand descended, and the giant seal thundered and rushed towards the old emperor.

A murderous aura emanated from the seal as it surged towards its target like an unstoppable force. Winds howled in its wake. Just as the seal was about to land on the emperor, he cried out in terror and fell to his knees with a loud thud. Tears flowed down his cheeks as he howled in front of the statue.

"Patriarch, please, show mercy. I beg you to open the doors to the ancestral tombs… I… I…" Terror coursed through his veins and flooded his mind. The emperor shuddered and wet his pants… He froze momentarily, then looked down and burst out into crazed laughter. He slumped to the floor and began to weep noisily.

His sorrowful cries affected everyone present.

Wang Baole was stunned at what he had just seen. His eyeballs almost popped out of his head. He studied the old emperor carefully, then gasped. The old man was either an extremely sly and conniving man, or… he was genuinely misunderstood.

He Yunzi was similarly shocked by the sight. He stared at the howling old emperor, then, with exasperation in his eyes, turned towards the group of cultivators standing at the periphery.

"Fellow Daoist Zi Luo, I'm sorry you had to see that."

Zi Luo, the Spirit Immortal realm cultivator, laughed as he stood amongst the group of cultivators from the Violet Gold civilization. His eyes flickered as he looked around him before he turned his eyes back to He Yunzi. He said coolly, "There's no need for that. I have come here solely to deal with this matter. Since the blood of your emperor doesn't seem to be pure enough, then perhaps… we should gather the blood of every royal family member here and house it in a vessel. That might do the trick."

"I have a Dharmic treasure here with me now that our patriarch bestowed upon me. It has the ability to set aflame the bloodline of every person within a certain radius and activate their latent bloodline. The consolidated efforts of every family member will allow us to open the doors successfully!" The Spirit Immortal realm cultivator flipped his right palm over as he spoke. An unlit bronze lamp appeared in the center of his palm. He flung his arm out and sent the lamp flying towards He Yunzi.

"He Yunzi, raise the lamp, and use your full cultivation to light it. That will allow you to activate the bloodline of every royal family member here!"

An ancient aura emanated from the lamp as it flew towards He Yunzi. Its flight resembled the shifting passage of time. It headed swiftly for He Yunzi, who shuddered upon catching it. The blood in his body suddenly stirred. It gathered in his palm and rushed towards the bronze lamp. He lost control over his cultivation as it activated suddenly, without warning.

An illusory image of the Divine Eye appeared behind him and was sucked into the bronze lamp. Sparks erupted from the wick inside the lamp instantly. They brightened, then burst into flames. With a loud bang, the lamp was lit up!

At that very same moment, a fiery glow erupted from the lit wick and flooded outwards, enveloping the entire area. Emotions flashed across the faces of every royal family member. Their bodies shuddered, and an imprint of an eye materialized on their foreheads. Their cultivations and the blood in their veins rushed upwards and emerged from the top of their heads.

It started with He Yunzi. A crimson light erupted from the top of his head, rising as tall as fifty feet. It was a terrifying sight to behold. The same happened to the other two purple-robed elders. Their towers of red light, however, didn't rise as high. They were only forty or so feet tall.

It was still an impressive sight, though. The other royal family members around them shuddered and released similar beams of red light. Their beams varied in heights. Some were as tall as thirty feet, while others were only a few inches tall. Wang Baole was experiencing a myriad of emotions at that moment. The Demonic Eye Art inside him had activated on its own. The will inside the Demonic Eye Art, which he had been suppressed inside his body, suddenly erupted. It appeared to be trying to rush out of his body.

Oh no! Wang Baole stiffened.

As Wang Baole struggled to suppress the will, red beams of varying heights pierced into the heavens like great pillars. The tallest of them… belonged to the weeping old emperor. The red pillar of light above his head was three hundred feet tall. It caught everyone's attention.

The sight of how smoothly things were going got He Yunzi laughing. He turned towards the old emperor and said, "Now, we can…"

The skies shifted before he was done speaking. The winds began to howl, the clouds boiled in the heavens, and thunder boomed. Suddenly, a veil of red burst forth from amidst the crowd of royal family members and surged to the skies. It flooded every corner of the cemetery grounds, casting a red cloak over both land and sky!

Everyone was dumbstruck by the sight—He Yunzi, the other two purple-robed elders, the old emperor, the rest of the royal family, as well as the cultivators from the Violet Gold civilization. They unanimously turned their eyes in the same direction and saw Wang Baole… and the incredible beam of red light emerging from the top of his head and rushing towards the heavens!

The height of this red pillar of light… could no longer be measured in terms of feet. It… rose into the heavens, reaching hundreds of thousands of feet high, and merged with the edge of the atmosphere… No one could tell how tall it grew.

"What in the world…" He Yunzi muttered in shock, his head buzzing.

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Chapter 844: The Conniving Merchant!

"How is that possible?" He Yunzi wasn't the only one who was dumbstruck by the sight. The other two purple-robed elders, princes of the Divine Eye civilization, had gasped aloud in shock.

The other royal family members around them were staring too, incredulity and disbelief shining in their wide eyes. A myriad of emotions appeared on their faces. They seemed incapable of controlling their emotions at that moment.

The pillar of red light that was bursting from the top of Wang Baole's head had reached the edge of the planet's atmosphere and merged with outer space. From afar, it looked as if the heavens had opened its eye, revealing a blood-red pupil as it gazed upon the living creatures on the ground.

The unleashing of such power had been unexpected, and it sent the heavens and earth quaking. It sent waves of energy rippling across the lands, red waves surging forth. A tornado rose into being, and Wang Baole was the eye of the storm, whose fierce howling winds lashed outwards with a force that could flatten mountains and empty oceans.

Everyone around him was forced to retreat, and gasps of terror rose into the air. It was as if they had just seen a ghost.

"Heavens… how tall is it… A hundred thousand feet, or maybe even a million feet tall?"

"I must be hallucinating… I must've eaten too many spirit herbs yesterday…"

"So… which one is the real emperor?"

A commotion broke out in the crowd. The cultivators from the Violet Gold civilization stood a distance away. Dressed in rainbow-colored robes and with their faces hidden behind purple masks, these cultivators were similarly taken aback. The extent of shock that they were feeling couldn't compare to what the royal family members were feeling, of course, but the sudden turn of events had shocked them as well. The only person who seemed unfazed was the Spirit Immortal realm cultivator leading them. His eyes glimmered with a strange light that quickly faded away.

It was obvious… that the pillar of red light rising from Wang Baole's head was beyond this world. When placed next to the beams of light rising from the other family members' heads… it was akin to seeing a giant standing next to a clutch of chicks.

Wang Baole was equally shocked, just like the rest of them. He had felt a tinge of unease when the Spirit Immortal realm cultivator from the Violet Gold civilization had whipped out the bronze lamp. After all, he had felt such a strong sense of kinship to the place when he had first arrived in the cemetery. But he had consoled himself then.

The emperor had needed to use real blood when he had tried to unlock the doors. Wang Baole's current form was an avatar conjured through his essence technique, so no blood flowed in his veins. That was why he had thought that the concept of bloodline wouldn't apply to his avatar form. He wasn't going to be exposed. He had another thought hidden in the deep recesses of his mind then as well. He had wanted to… verify a theory of his.

While the events that had unfolded next had brought a grimace to his face, they had also led to the sudden flash of an icy glint in his eyes. The theory that he had all this while was true!

The fact that I don't feel any forces of repulsion while I'm in the imperial cemetery and, in fact, feel an extreme sense of kinship to this place… has something to do with my practicing the Demonic Eye Art. But that's not the main reason. The main reason is because… of the will hidden within the Demonic Eye Art!

This will… is closely tied to the Divine Eye civilization. I can probably guess who it belongs to… There's a great chance that it belongs to the patriarch who created the Divine Eye Art, who is probably also… the first emperor of the Divine Eye civilization!

He had gone through the series of inferences and analysis and arrived at his conclusion within the blink of an eye. As he came to his conclusion, the old emperor, who had been howling in tears a moment ago, widened his eyes and stared dumbly at Wang Baole amidst the shocked gasps rising from the crowd. After a few moments, he climbed to his feet hastily and fell to his knees as he gave Wang Baole a deep bow.

"The esteemed patriarch, it's the esteemed patriarch. He's shown himself. He's returned to us!" The old emperor was visibly agitated. He bellowed loudly, at the top of his lungs, in order to show how excited he was. Bowing didn't appear to be enough to show how excited he was at the return of his patriarch. He kept kowtowing and slamming his forehead into the ground.

The fervor in his voice ignited a resonance that coursed through the blood of every royal family member. Members who had been coerced or pressured into supporting He Yunzi trembled and fell to their knees. Their voices joined the old emperor's.

"Greetings to the esteemed patriarch!"

"The patriarch?" There were still quite a few family members who remained standing while their fellow family members greeted their patriarch. He Yunzi and the other two princes were standing as well. Their eyes shone with murderous intent and greed.

Wang Baole narrowed his eyes instantly as he glanced at the kowtowing emperor and family members before him. The old emperor's reaction might have seemed perfectly normal, but Wang Baole still felt a slight unnaturalness to it. Wang Baole's arrival seemed too timely.

The timing had been too perfect. He had appeared at just the right time to hear the royal family spill their secrets and find out who the Violet Gold civilization was. The old emperor's cry about their patriarch finally showing himself and returning to the family suddenly gave Wang Baole some ideas about what was going on.

I don't believe that Xie Haiyang doesn't have a hand in this. So… what does Xie Haiyang get out of me appearing now?

Maybe… Xie Haiyang's got something to do with the old emperor as well. He said something about his patriarch finally showing himself and returning to the family. Could it be that… he's made a deal with Xie Haiyang and wished for his patriarch's return?

Xie Haiyang's making deals with both sides then? So, let's see who's the more important investment… Wang Baole laughed suddenly. It wasn't the first time that Xie Haiyang had done something like that. He had done something similar during his days on the ancient sword. He had sold information on Wang Baole's whereabouts to someone who had wanted to kill Wang Baole, then helped Wang Baole kill that very same person. They had split the spoils between them after that.

Wang Baole immediately changed his plans. He had planned to enter the imperial ancestral tombs using the fastest way possible. But now that he wasn't experiencing any force of repulsion and might face some problems with the will that was hidden inside his Demonic Eye Art, he wasn't in as much of a rush as he had been.

He wasn't going to give up on a life-changing opportunity. But before he got his hands on such a golden ticket, he needed to establish control over the current situation. This was to prevent anything unexpected from happening. As that thought flashed in his head, he released the full power of his cultivation. His Emperor Armor materialized instantly, exuding an incredible power that swept across the lands and exerted a suppressive force over everyone.

Giant waves seemed to rise instantly and sweep over the royal family members who hadn't gotten to their knees. Blood spilled from their lips as they shuddered violently. Wang Baole then leaped into the air and charged at the three royal princes!

His speed was akin to that of lightning. Surprise flashed across He Yunzi and the two princes' faces. There was no time for them to retreat. Wang Baole appeared before them, stuck his right hand into the air, and unleashed the power of a Spirit Immortal realm cultivator at the trio.

At that exact moment, as Wang Baole unleashed his attack, the light in the bronze lamp that He Yunzi was holding all this while suddenly flared up. Someone inside the lamp snorted, and an illusory finger stretched out from the lamp and pointed at Wang Baole.

The power of a Planet realm cultivator exploded from the finger instantly. Wang Baole's pupils contracted as the two forces collided.

Wang Baole shuddered as a thunderous boom reverberated in the skies. He retreated hastily. The Eternal Star Fire inside his body flooded out and tried to weaken the force of the finger's attack until the latter finally faded away. Despite the aid from his Eternal Star Fire, Wang Baole could still feel his essence churning painfully inside him. His face darkened as he retreated, and his eyes stared unblinkingly at the finger that had emerged from the bronze lamp.

The sudden turn of events had shocked He Yunzi and his fellow princes as well. Cold beads of sweat lined their foreheads. They had felt the swift approach of death as Wang Baole charged at them. If not for the bronze lamp, both their spirits and flesh would have been destroyed by now.

"Who are you?" He Yunzi's breathing quickened as he stared at Wang Baole.

The princes meant nothing to Wang Baole. Instead, his stare was fixed on the bronze lamp. He narrowed his eyes. They had gone to the extent of housing the Divine Sense of a Planet realm cultivator inside the lamp. The Violet Gold civilization was clearly plotting some grand scheme. His interest in what lay hidden inside the imperial ancestral tombs grew!

"Not only did you manage to survive an attack from me, but you've also released the most powerful red light, proving the strength of your bloodline. I don't care who you are. My predictions were right. We've chanced upon the perfect opportunity to unlock the Divine Eye civilization's ancestral tombs. Zi Luo, release your seal and capture this man. We shall offer him as a sacrifice!" A cold, cruel voice rang out from inside the bronze lamp. Its words were laced with murderous intent and mercilessness.

As soon as the order was issued, Zi Luo, the early-stage Spirit Immortal cultivator, turned towards the bronze lamp and cupped his fists.

"Yes, my lord!"

He looked up immediately, and a thunderous boom erupted inside his body. It sounded like the release of a seal. His cultivation erupted suddenly, rising from the early-stage Spirit Immortal realm to the mid-stage Spirit Immortal realm. It didn't stop there. It continued rising until it reached the perfected Spirit Immortal realm. Zi Luo towered like a deity as he stood there. Then, he turned towards Wang Baole and smiled faintly at him.

"I may not know who you are, but you… are the reason that I'm here."

Wang Baole's pupils contracted, and he retreated instinctively, without any hesitation. At the same time, curses began to fly inside his head.

"What prediction? It's all rubbish. D*mn you, Xie Haiyang. You had your bets placed on every outcome, didn't you!"

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Chapter 845: A Mutual Exchange!

As Wang Baole retreated and Zi Luo approached him, a disdainful snort from the Planet realm cultivator sounded from the bronze lamp in He Yunzi's hands.

The flames in the bronze lamp rose instantly. Through some unknown means, the Planet realm cultivator released his suppressive force from within the lamp and sent it surging outwards. His suppressive force enveloped the entire area, creating a seal that trapped Wang Baole inside!

The seal looked like a translucent dome from afar. It sat between the heavens and the earth, restricting Wang Baole's mobility to an area that spanned a thousand feet!

The seal not only restricted the area in which Wang Baole could move, but it also created a barrier between him and the doors to the ancestral tombs!

Shock flickered across Wang Baole's face. If someone could hear the voice inside his head at that moment, they would surely be deafened by his loud cursing.

That d*mned Xie Haiyang. Just you wait and see. You dog… The fact that he spread his bets across the betting pool like this means that he has already discovered that I'm practicing the Demonic Eye Art. He knew that I wouldn't suffer from any forces of repulsion here. Whatever he said before was just an act. What a sly fox. He must also know how many Red Crystals I have left. He's trying to find a way to make me beg him for help, then he'll make me pay a hefty sum for his help!

Wang Baole finally realized exactly what was going on as he retreated. But he knew that this wasn't the time to think about such matters. He didn't plan to fall into Xie Haiyang's trap and pay the merchant's unreasonably exorbitant fees. He unleashed a sudden burst of speed as he forced the gears in his head into overdrive, dodging and evading Zi Luo's attacks within the small space that only spanned a thousand feet.

Wang Baole had just guessed that the conniving merchant, Xie Haiyang, had sold him information at an exorbitant fee, fulfilled the wish of the Divine Eye civilization's emperor, and carried out the request of the Violet Gold civilization at the same time. While he was trapped in a perilous situation, in a distant galaxy far away from the Divine Eye Star System, in a shop owned by the Xie family and located in a market, sat Xie Haiyang. He was listening to his staff report work matters when he suddenly sneezed.

"Someone's cursing me!" Xie Haiyang coughed. He then raised his right hand and formed a hand seal, a look of revelation appearing on his face a few moments later.

"It must be that fatty, Wang Baole!"

"Young Master… you saw him do it. Why do you even try and pretend that you need to read your fortune to know that?" The man reading out his report to Xie Haiyang was an old man wearing traditional Chinese robes. He was clearly of significant status and rank. He was seated as well, and there was a teasing look in his eyes as he smiled and spoke.

Xie Haiyang blinked, then looked at the table before him. There was a jade slip lying on the table. Above the jade slip hovered an audiovisual projection…

The image projected was the current scene unfolding in the Divine Eye civilization's imperial cemetery. They weren't looking through the eyes of Wang Baole, but… through those of the old emperor!

The image looked extremely clear, and the audio came through equally clearly and without any distortion. The old man's comment made Xie Haiyang feel slightly sheepish. It was true that he knew nothing about fortune-telling, but couldn't he just pretend that he did, just for a moment?

The old man could feel Xie Haiyang's embarrassment, and the smile on his face faded away. After a brief moment of contemplation, he asked, "Young Master, should we be helping Wang Baole?"

"The fatty might be stubborn, but everything is going to turn out fine. He may have tricks hidden up his sleeve that can help him break the seal, but he'll have to pay a high price to do that. Very soon, he'll be sending me a voice transmission to give me a good scolding. Then, he'll hand over his money without any complaints and ask me for my help. He shouldn't need my jade slip to open the doors to the ancestral tombs. The jade slip that I've given him isn't meant for this. It's for him to call for help. In addition, after he's entered the tombs… I'll have another chance to squeeze more money out of him. Without my help and with his current level of cultivation, he's not going to find the life-changing opportunity that he's looking for." Xie Haiyang smiled confidently. He pulled out a voice transmission jade slip and placed it beside him.

"What we're waiting for now is for him to ask me to help him break the Planet realm seal and escape!"

At that very moment, inside the Divine Eye civilization's imperial cemetery, Wang Baole was in the middle of a desperate retreat. Countless ideas appeared in his head as he tried to think of a way to get himself out of his current predicament.

But… each solution would leave Wang Baole with some form of regret. He ached at the price he would have to pay. The use of either the Flame Patriarch's cursed jade slip or the Planet realm palm that was resting inside him and being nourished by his Eternal Star Fire was too high a price to pay. It wasn't worth it.

He could only use the cursed jade slip once. As for the Planet realm palm, it might survive being used a couple of times, but he had only started nurturing it. He was worried that the power unleashed from the palm wasn't going to be powerful enough if he used it prematurely. He was going to end up paying a heavier price to achieve the damage he wanted.

This applied to him blowing up his Eternal Star Fire as well. That would be akin to blowing himself up along with his enemies. The injury he would receive if he chose that option would be greater.

That cursed Xie Haiyang is forcing me to ask him for help! The struggle that Wang Baole was feeling was reflected clearly in his eyes. With a single bound, he narrowly avoided another attack from Zi Luo. Zi Luo was growing increasingly impatient with his constant evasions. Despite his level of cultivation, and despite having shrunk the size of the battlefield, Wang Baole continued to evade his attacks repeatedly. The main cause for that was that they needed to capture him alive. Regardless, his continued failure was making him look like a fool in front of his superior.

"There's no need to capture him alive. Kill him. We can still use his corpse as a sacrifice!" The Planet realm cultivator hidden inside the bronze lamp must have realized what was going on, so he immediately barked out his order in a cold, merciless voice.

"Yes, my lord!" A gruesome grin split Zi Luo's face wide when he heard that. As he raised his right hand, black spirit energy rushed out from his body and gathered around his right hand, transforming into a crocodile's skull in his palm. The skull expanded and enveloped Zi Luo, merging it and the cultivator into one!

Black spirit energy surrounded the rotting skull, which radiated death and decomposition. An indescribable sense of something evil emanated from the skull, whose appearance caused spatial distortions to suddenly appear in the confined, sealed space. A terrifying power erupted from the skull, and an alarming sense of danger exploded in Wang Baole's head at the same time.

But… at that exact moment, as alarm bells began blaring in Wang Baole's head, a strange light flickered in his eyes. He suddenly thought of what the Planet realm cultivator had said.

They want to use my corpse as a sacrifice? Corpse… sacrifice… Wang Baole's eyes brightened, and a crazy idea popped into his head.

Let's wing it. If this doesn't work, I'll just have to give that cursed dog Xie Haiyang his chance to earn big bucks!

Madness flashed in Wang Baole's eyes at that thought. He howled and stopped running. Then, without summoning any defenses or protection, he charged at the approaching Zi Luo as if he were charging towards his own death.

Zi Luo froze momentarily at Wang Baole's unexpected charge. Then, the murderous glow in his eyes intensified as he unleashed a burst of speed and rushed towards Wang Baole. He reappeared before Wang Baole almost instantly, grinning fiercely as his crocodile opened its maw and lunged at Wang Baole, ready to swallow him whole.

Wang Baole didn't defend himself as the crocodile's jaws swung towards him. He seemed adamant about dying together with his enemy. The old emperor stood outside the sealed space and watched the scene unfold before him. The expression on his face changed suddenly, and genuine fear appeared in his eyes for the first time.

A similar expression had appeared on the face of Xie Haiyang, who was observing everything through the old emperor's eyes. He had been seated all this while, with a smug look on his face, before he suddenly rose to his feet.

"Oh no!"

A roar erupted from within Wang Baole's body as soon as he said that out loud. The Demonic Eye Art began churning even though Wang Baole hadn't activated it. An enormous eye materialized behind Wang Baole, and an old man's face appeared inside the eye's pupil.

The old man was the will that was hidden within the Demonic Eye Art!

The idea that Wang Baole had thought of had nothing to do with the fact that he was currently in the body of his avatar, which had been conjured via his essence technique. It had to do with what the Planet realm cultivator had said about corpses and sacrifices!

It had to do with the fact that… there was someone there who really wanted him alive. That someone was the old emperor, and… the will that was resting inside his body, the will that belonged to the patriarch of the Divine Eye civilization!

Wang Baole knew exactly what the patriarch wanted. He knew very well that even though the old wretch wanted him weakened and injured, he didn't want him caught, and he most definitely didn't want Wang Baole to die there.

That's why… I can still make use of Xie Haiyang's seemingly intelligent move of placing multiple bets in this fight and free myself from this current predicament, and I'm going to do it my way!

The high officials' autobiographies mentioned this before. Never underestimate anyone. Xie Haiyang… you made the terrible mistake… of underestimating me!

Those thoughts were racing through Wang Baole's head as the enormous eye hovered behind him. Reflected in the eye was the old man's resentful look. He hadn't intended to interfere in the fight, but he had no choice but to do so. Forced into a corner, he shouted two words!

"Divine! Eye!"

Zi Luo shuddered violently when he heard those two words. Countless eyes appeared on the crocodile that he had summoned. They exploded as soon as they appeared, forcing a scream of pain from Zi Luo's lips. He seemed to be trapped in an illusion and could no longer sense where Wang Baole was. Instead, he charged in another direction.

Outside the sealed space, the old emperor's eyes had turned red. He leaped into the air, his eyes bright with madness as he roared, "Divine! Eye!"

Countless eyes appeared all over his body. They blew up, ripping his body apart. His blood transformed into an enormous blood-red eye that rammed straight into the seal, causing a thunderous boom to erupt in the air. No one knew what the old emperor did, but he had somehow tainted the seal that had been formed from a Planet realm cultivator's Divine Sense. The seal shuddered violently as the old emperor faded away, and a crack appeared in its wall.

Wang Baole's eyes flashed as the crack appeared. He made full use of the window of opportunity, retreating hastily and dashing straight for the crack. Just as he stepped through the crack, he threw a glance at the vanishing puddle of blood and flesh, condescension flickering in his eyes!

Wang Baole…

Somewhere in the market, Xie Haiyang had risen to his feet. He could see the mockery in Wang Baole's eyes through the audiovisual projection hovering in front of him. Xie Haiyang's breathing quickened, and he was silent for a long time before he finally sat back down again.

You're really something!

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Chapter 846: Inside the Imperial Cemetery!

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Thus, life had proven that any situation involving more than two parties could result in an infinite number of possibilities. As such, three-way relationships were easier to unravel and exploit. Wang Baole had done just that. He had made use of the will hidden within the Demonic Eye Art, its lust and its desire to live, and successfully fought back the Violet Gold civilization and its intervention.

To a certain degree, he and the will inside the Demonic Eye Art had been able to establish a temporary alliance.

As the will inside the Divine Eye Art unleashed its power and the perfected Spirit Immortal realm cultivator, Zi Luo, screamed and was forced to retreat, Wang Baole darted forward like a bolt of lightning and slipped through the crack that the old emperor had created by sacrificing himself!

In the next moment, he had dashed out of the seal. He looked around. Zi Luo, who seemed to be under an illusory spell, was surrounded by intense waves of black Qi. His heavy breathing was interspersed with furious growls. He was clearly in the midst of recovering from the spell. The waves of black Qi dispersed then, revealing his reddened eyes.

Zi Luo howled and charged towards Wang Baole as their eyes met. He Yunzi watched, flabbergasted, while the bronze lamp in his hand shuddered violently. The Planet realm aura housed within the lamp was furious and ready to charge out.

Wang Baole's enemies stood before him, while the will in the Demonic Eye Art lay behind him. There was no way he could fight his way through his enemies. But if he were to give up his chances now and try to escape, the will in the Demonic Eye Art, which had been forced to come to his aid earlier, would likely attack him immediately and prevent him from escaping successfully.

Xie Haiyang might have promised him that the jade slip that he had given him would be able to teleport him out safely, but Wang Baole no longer trusted the man's words.

He had two choices before him. He could wing it and get Xie Haiyang to transport him out of there, or… charge towards the only exit, which was… in the statue's eye, the door to the imperial cemetery!

Wang Baole might have hesitated if he were in his true form. He might have gone for the other option. But he was currently in the avatar that had been formed from his essence technique. His eyes narrowed.

At that moment, he recalled everything that had happened after he had created a separate avatar using his essence technique and infiltrated the Divine Eye civilization. He was sure of one thing. The will resting within the Demonic Eye Art had been suppressed and sealed away at nearly all times.

That meant that the will was probably being misled… It probably didn't realize that it was resting within an avatar!

Of course, Wang Baole could be making a wrong guess. The presence inside the Demonic Eye Art might already know. Nevertheless, this was a blind spot. The avatar that had been formed from his essence technique was no ordinary avatar. It was something from his senior brother and wasn't something that the will in the Demonic Eye Art was a match for. It would be challenging for the will to try and possess this avatar. Even though the will might be lusting over his avatar form with every intention of taking over his body, the chances of its success were… very low!

Even if we take a step back and look at this again, and assume that he succeeds in the end, it doesn't mean a thing. The most harm done is that my original true form suffers some collateral damage. But I can also choose to call for the Flame Patriarch's help if I do face danger. An icy glint flashed across Wang Baole's eyes at that thought. He had spread his Eternal Star Fire out like a cloak while going through those thoughts so that the will inside the Demonic Eye Art wouldn't be able to sense what he was thinking.

In that case, I'm not the one who should be afraid. It's the will inside the Demonic Eye Art, the will that seems to be the will of the first emperor of the Divine Eye civilization, who should be afraid… This is my opportunity. I'm not going to let it slip away!

At that thought, Wang Baole no longer hesitated. After dashing out of the seal, he surged forward and seized the opportunity that the will inside the Demonic Eye Art had created for him. Before Zi Luo could approach him, and before the Planet realm aura inside the lamp could do anything, he charged towards the eye of the statue.

He could sense uncontrollable excitement and agitation emanating from the will inside the Demonic Eye Art as he charged. He narrowed his eyes and slowed down slightly. A thunderous boom erupted behind him, and Zi Luo charged out of the seal in the next moment. The Planet realm aura inside the lamp unleashed its full power, roaring and transforming into a huge, translucent palm that made a grab for Wang Baole.

The will inside the Demonic Eye Art started to panic after Wang Baole slowed down. It wasn't to be blamed for its irrationality. The chance that it had been waiting a long time for had finally appeared right before its eyes. Its longing was stronger than Wang Baole's. Even though it knew that Wang Baole had intentionally slowed down, it couldn't stop itself from striking.

The will roared and cast another illusory spell at the Planet realm palm and Zi Luo, who had come charging at Wang Baole.

Amidst thunderous booms and waves of spirit energy surging across the air, the will inside the Demonic Eye Art unleashed a second attack to thwart the pursuit of Wang Baole's enemies. Wang Baole sped up instantly and rushed at the statue's eye, reappearing next to the statue instantly. The Planet realm cultivator from the Violet Gold civilization and Zi Luo roared furiously as they watched him collide with the statue's eye, phasing straight through the statue effortlessly!

Zi Luo caught up with Wang Baole just as the latter disappeared into the statue. He unleashed his full power and struck the statue's eye. However, no matter how hard he struck the statue, its eye remained unchanging and unmoving, keeping Zi Luo outside!

"The statue's origins are mysterious. It's probably a statue of the first emperor of the Divine Eye civilization… Unless one possesses Eternal Star realm cultivation, it's likely impossible to force your way inside!" The palm that had been formed from the Planet realm aura inside the lamp had transformed into a blurry outline of a person. The indistinct figure eyed the statue, snorted, then paid no further heed to Zi Luo. Instead, he turned around and returned to the lamp.

His voice continued to reverberate in the imperial cemetery after he had vanished inside the lamp.

"He Yunzi, the window of opportunity has passed. It doesn't matter whether that kid lives or dies inside the Divine Eye imperial cemetery. Neither bodes well for us. Now… the only solution is to force a descent and stabilize the situation. You should make up your mind quickly!"

He Yunzi listened to what the Planet realm cultivator had said, then turned and saw the flicker of icy light in Zi Luo's stormy eyes. The other two princes standing next to him appeared slightly uneasy too. They turned and looked at He Yunzi.

He Yunzi felt torn. He had been forced into a tough spot today. He hadn't expected the old emperor to go behind his back and commit those deeds. At the same time, he knew very well that the intruder who had barged in upon them earlier had emanated an aura that had belonged to the first emperor of their royal clan.

The first emperor is clearly trying to resurrect himself… and he's probably going to succeed. What awaits me then will be… Visible red veins appeared in He Yunzi's eyes, and an aura of madness radiated from the man as he spoke in a dark, heavy voice.

"The treasonous greater sects have pushed us too far. First, they surrounded us, and now, they've sent assassins to infiltrate the royal clan, kill our emperor, and rob us of our clan's ancestral power. They'll have to… answer for that!

"From this day on, I'll temporarily take over as the head of the Divine Eye civilization. I swear to restore our royal clan's ancestral power, eliminate the three greater sects, and avenge our emperor. I'll stop at nothing to restore our royal clan to its former glory!

"I'll use our royal clan's power to unlock the Eye of the Eternal Star and invite the Violet Gold civilization to descend upon our civilization and aid us in sealing the imperial cemetery. They'll help us send the cemetery into the Realm of the Nine Spectrals, then help us destroy all treasonous elements in the Divine Eye civilization!"

"Agreed!" A cold, dark voice rang out from the lamp. Flames surged out of the lamp and flooded the area, surrounding the statue and transforming the ground under the statue into soft mud. The statue rapidly sank into the ground, vanishing from the surface of the earth and disappearing into what He Yunzi had called… the Realm of the Nine Spectrals.

Nine Spectrals was simply a name given to an underground space sealed away under the surface of the Divine Eye civilization. It was worlds apart from the visible part of the Divine Eye civilization.

According to concepts that were understood on Earth, everything in the universe had two sides. There was life and death, and there was light and darkness. To a certain degree, the Nine Spectrals was akin to the underworld!

Those who were alive and stepped into this realm would find it extremely difficult to leave again!

He Yunzi didn't turn back after he had said everything. He led the royal clan and Zi Luo's people away, departing swiftly. What awaited them was something that was to be ended in the quickest time possible, something that the three greater sects hadn't been prepared for and which they had just started… It was a war!

The royal clan was unprepared as well. They were unable to fully unlock the Eye of the Eternal Star and allow the distant Violet Gold civilization to make a one-time, complete descent upon their civilization. However, time was of the essence. Instead of hesitating and waiting, it was better to act decisively. That way… they would be able to launch an unexpected attack and overpower their enemies swiftly!

A war… was about to break out!

At that moment, inside the eye of the statue that had been sealed inside the Realm of the Nine Spectrals, within the real imperial cemetery of the Divine Eye civilization, Wang Baole… had also reappeared!

Upon reappearing and seeing what was around him, he momentarily froze in shock, and a strange light flickered in his eyes.

This place…

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Chapter 847: Bait!

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This was a world that seemed no different than the world outside. The sky was blue, and the land was a series of vast plains. The grass and the trees were lush and green, and in the distance lay mountains that stretched majestically across the horizon. The air was even filled with rich Spirit Qi.

It didn't resemble an imperial cemetery at all. The light breeze in the air brought along with it the twittering of birds and a floral fragrance. Cranes could be seen flying across the skies occasionally, and beautiful fairies could be seen seated on some of the cranes. They looked down from their perches and stared at Wang Baole curiously.

If it had been some other cultivator who had come across such a scene, they wouldn't have been able to sense anything wrong even if their cultivation surpassed Wang Baole's and had reached the Planet realm. But Wang Baole was a unique case. A ghostly light flickered in his eyes as he narrowed them.

There was a trace of Dark Fire in that ghostly light in his eyes. Dark Fire filled his eyes, and the world before him was transformed instantly. It was as if a veil had been flipped over, revealing the true reality of this place!

The sky wasn't blue but red!

The earth wasn't covered with lush greenery, as everything had shriveled. What had looked like mountains… were piles of countless bones. The cranes flying in the sky were fearsome ghosts, and the fairies… gruesome maggots!

The rich Spirit Qi… wasn't Spirit Qi at all but the intense, overpowering aura of death. The vast plains weren't empty but filled with an army of dead that numbered almost a million. The eyes of the soldiers were cold and emotionless as they stood in neat rows. One could call it a majestic sight.

In the sky above the mountains of bones was a vast imperial palace. It was painted in violet and emerald. One could see thirteen lavishly-decorated imperial thrones in the palace!

Twelve of those thrones were lined in two rows. The final throne sat in the deepest part of the palace, above the other thrones. It was far larger and grander than the others.

There was someone sitting in every one of those thrones. The twelve thrones that were lined in two rows were occupied by old men. They looked different but shared similarities in their facial features. Their eyes shone with authority, while their faces were stern and expressionless. They wore yellow robes and had crowns on their heads. They were looking dispassionately in the direction Wang Baole was standing.

In the deepest recesses of the palace, on the last throne… sat a tall figure that emanated waves of power and authority that seemed capable of turning the world upside down. There was something about this figure that was different from the rest. He had no facial features. His face was completely blank!

A strange look appeared on his face when he realized what he was looking at. Before he could do anything, the faceless great emperor seated in his throne suddenly looked up.

Even though he had no face, Wang Baole still had a feeling that the emperor was looking straight at him.

The emperor's gaze felt like a physical blow. Wang Baole had shuddered when those eyes had turned onto him. The Demonic Eye Art inside his body activated uncontrollably, and an enormous black eye appeared at his back.

The eye spanned a thousand feet, and its appearance unleashed an overwhelming power that collided with the gaze of the faceless emperor. Excited laughter erupted from within the demonic eye inside Wang Baole's body.

"Wang Baole, I have to thank you for bringing me back from the state of near-death and giving me a second life!" As laughter reverberated in the air, the silhouette of an old man appeared inside the pupil of the enormous black eye. He exuded wild power as he laughed, stepped out of the black eye, and stood in the sky.

His form might have appeared illusory, but it emanated a power that appeared to meld seamlessly with this world. It seemed to have the capability to shift the sky and land, summon winds, and send the clouds rolling back. Waves of terrifying suppressive power flooded the lands.

"Are you done, first emperor of the Divine Eye civilization? I realize old men like you are really long-winded." Wang Baole couldn't be bothered to pretend that he was shocked by the emperor's appearance. The expression on his face was composed as he tilted his head and eyed the old man.

"Are you going to try and possess my body now? It seems quite a challenge with your current state. In that case… what's your trump card? What makes you so confident that you'll succeed?" As he spoke, Wang Baole finally realized the opportunity that Xie Haiyang had told him about.

There's a great chance… that it has to do with the first emperor. Since he's capable of striking deals with three parties at once, he must know that the first emperor intends to possess my body in order to resurrect himself. My opportunity has to do with the first emperor himself. I should be right!

Xie Haiyang might have tricked me, but it's unlikely that he's trying to get me killed. If that's the case, how is he so sure that the attempted possession will fail and that the first emperor will become fuel for my cultivation and my breakthrough? Maybe Xie Haiyang planned for me to get into this place, then pay him for his help. If that's the case, it means that Xie Haiyang believes that I won't be able to succeed on my own… There are two ways he could've reached that conclusion. Either he doesn't know that I'm of the Dark Sect, or… there's something wrong with this old ghost!

As the gears in Wang Baole's head spun furiously, the first emperor narrowed his eyes and smirked.

"As a show of thanks, I'll be possessing your body and living your life for you!" As he spoke, he raised his right hand and swept it across the air.

His aura erupted with that single wave, and immediately after, the million-strong army of dead souls standing dispassionately on the plains before Wang Baole shuddered. The coldness in their eyes transformed into madness, and they fell to their knees immediately!

Watching a million-strong army falling to their knees was like watching a sudden wave falling rapidly. It was an awesome sight. What was more shocking was what followed next. As the army of dead fell to their knees, they opened their mouths and started speaking!

"Welcome back to the palace, great emperor!"

As soon as the voices rang out, wisps of soul rose from the heads of these million dead souls and headed straight for… the old man who had walked out of the demonic eye, the first emperor of the Divine Eye civilization!

A bright light flashed across Wang Baole's eyes as he observed the scene, and doubt surfaced in his mind.

Does this old ghost not know that I'm from the Dark Sect?

He was a Dark Child from the Dark Sect. If Wang Baole wanted, he could seize the power of those dead souls and consume them for his own. The scene before him made him hesitate though. An imperceptible flicker appeared in his eyes, and he put an extremely smug look on his face and laughed out loud.

"I have no idea why the Dark Sect tweaked the Divine Eye Art and left you untouched, but it seems like you don't really know who I am…"

"Dark Art, summon the soul!" As soon as Wang Baole said that, he raised his right hand, and Dark Fire erupted in his eyes. An ancient aura that was of the Dark Sect started emanating from him, causing the world to shudder violently. Emotion flashed across the first emperor's face. Spiritual Qi of the million dead souls that had been rushing towards the emperor made a sharp swerve right in front of him… and headed for Wang Baole instead!

"That's impossible! The imperial descendant has returned!" Shock filled the face of the first emperor, and there was panic in his eyes. He seemed to be experiencing extreme anxiety. He quickly raised his right hand and pointed at the palace in the sky.

Except for the faceless great emperor sitting in the palace, the other twelve emperors shuddered on their imperial thrones and rose to their feet. They turned towards Wang Baole and the first emperor and fell to their knees.

"Welcome back to the palace, esteemed patriarch!"

Powerful spiritual Qi erupted from the twelve emperors as their voices rang in the air. The Qi transformed into twelve spiritual dragons that charged out of the palace and headed straight for the first emperor. They intended to stop Wang Baole from drawing the Qi of the million dead souls away!

The Qi of the dead souls and the Qi of the twelve emperors filled the air. As a member of the Dark Sect, Wang Baole could sense how strong the waves of power in the air were. If he were to gather the Qi and fuse it with his body, then digest the Qi over a period of time, his cultivation would spike, breaking through the Soul Conduit realm and reaching the Spirit Immortal realm. In fact, this breakthrough might not stop at the early-stage Spirit Immortal realm. There was a chance that he might reach the mid-stage Spirit Immortal realm!

Such temptation… Hesitation and desire warred fiercely inside Wang Baole.

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Chapter 848: The Mysterious Beginnings of the Divine Eye Civilization

He was torn because he wasn't sure if it was a trap!

He wasn't sure if the old ghost knew of his intimate connection with the Dark Sect. That was why he was hesitating!

Despite his hesitation and mixed feelings, he could see the giant loophole in the current scenario. It was just that the temptation hanging in front of him was too great, so those loopholes were easily overlooked.

After all… as long as Wang Baole wanted, he could absorb every soul there with a single thought. After spending some time digesting all those souls, he would be able to break through to the Spirit Immortal realm and perhaps even reach the mid-stage Spirit Immortal realm all the same!

Something must be up. There's no way that this old ghost didn't know that I'm from the Dark Sect. After all, the Dark Sect modified the Demonic Eye Art. Even if the Dark Sect had fallen and its cultivation techniques had been scattered across the universe… this concerns his successful possession and resurrection. There's no way he didn't check repeatedly and make sure that his information was sound.

Besides… the old ghost is extremely conniving and sly. There's no way he wouldn't have arrived at the right conclusion. Another thing… If I do absorb these souls, I won't be able to attain an immediate breakthrough. It'll be like swallowing a pill. I'll need some time to digest everything… Could this be what the old ghost wants? He's trying to buy time? Wang Baole's eyes reddened, and the gears in his head spun furiously within those few brief moments. The twelve spiritual dragons finally fused with the Qi of the million dead souls that hovered between him and the old emperor. The latter's face was colored with anxiety, while Wang Baole's eyes flashed with decisiveness.

"I don't need those souls!" Wang Baole roared and retreated, abandoning the idea of using the Dark Art to seize control and absorb the souls. As he gave up on those souls and moved back, the Qi of the million dead souls and the twelve spiritual dragons snapped back like a rope that had been pulled taut and then released, rushing towards the old ghost!

The souls surrounded the old ghost amidst a thunderous boom and rushed into his body. They seemed to share the same bloodline and origins as the old ghost, and as a result, the old ghost didn't need to wait for the souls to be digested. His cultivation rose immediately.

He reached the perfected Soul Conduit realm instantly, and still, his cultivation continued to climb. He broke through to the Spirit Immortal realm in the blink of an eye. Under the nourishment of the souls, his cultivation continued to rise. However… Wang Baole didn't hear any excited laughter from the old ghost as he retreated. Instead, what he heard was… a growl filled with resentment and regret.

Wang Baole's eyes flashed at the sounds the ghost was emitting. He knew instantly that he had been right. The old ghost… had laid a trap for him!

His hands flew around in a flurry. Instantly, Xie Haiyang's jade slip appeared in his left hand, and the Flame Patriarch's jade slip appeared in his right. He didn't send a voice transmission, only pulling them out as a precaution.

Wang Baole began chanting the Dao Scripture under his breath as he tightened his grip on both jade slips!

The old ghost's cultivation was still rising, though the features on his face had contorted into an ugly expression. The loss that he was feeling slammed into him like a tsunami, and violence rose within his heart uncontrollably.

"Cursed… Wang Baole, I can't believe that you didn't absorb it with the Dark Art!"

His roars reverberated in the air. He hadn't wanted to absorb those souls at all. Even though they helped in the recovery of his cultivation to a certain degree, it was merely a partial recovery. Compared to this, he much preferred a smooth and successful possession and resurrection. That was what he truly longed for.

He knew that Wang Baole belonged to the Dark Sect, but he had pretended not to know so that he might unleash the power of those dead souls and use them to reel Wang Baole in. He wanted Wang Baole to lose his reason in the face of such great temptation. If Wang Baole were to make an error in his judgment… If he had acted on his impulse and absorbed those souls…

Wang Baole would have fallen right into his trap. The souls couldn't be transformed into cultivation immediately, as time was needed to slowly digest them. During that period… because the vast quantity of souls shared the same source as he did, prior to the complete digestion of them, Wang Baole's body would have become a form of breeding ground.

One that was highly suitable for being possessed!

All of the undigested souls in Wang Baole's body could have been transformed into a source of aid for the old ghost. With their help, he would have been able to complete the possession of Wang Baole's body more easily and be fully brought back to life!

To ensure that his plan succeeded, he had pretended to look extremely anxious. When Wang Baole had been on the verge of absorbing those souls, he had been worried that the former would see through his act. That had been why he had dragged the twelve spiritual dragons into the picture. He had wanted to give Wang Baole an impression that he had just shown all of his cards and had been desperately trying to reverse what had seemed like a sure defeat.

Despite all his meticulous preparations and calculations, he had still failed. Resentment and grudge erupted inside him and transformed into rage. His breeding ground had been lost, which left him with no choice but to possess Wang Baole's body forcibly. The stakes had just risen in terms of both risk and difficulty.

"Wang Baole!" Even though both the risk and difficulty had risen, the old ghost was left with no other choice. He fumed and raged as his cultivation reached the mid-stage Spirit Immortal realm. He could wait no longer then. With a sudden shift, he vanished.

He had originally been inside the Demonic Eye Art, which Wang Baole had cultivated and practiced for many years. That was why, when he reappeared again in the next moment, he appeared… inside Wang Baole's body, in his soul, evading the Eternal Star Fire resting in Wang Baole's mind and the Planet realm palm!

He tried to forcibly possess Wang Baole!

A flash of violence appeared in Wang Baole's eyes the moment the old ghost appeared inside his soul. Wang Baole unleashed the power of the Dao Scripture, which he had silently muttered under his breath earlier. Instead of using it to exert a suppressive force on his surroundings, he turned it inward… onto himself!

Thunder erupted, and it was as if countless lightning bolts had been unleashed in Wang Baole's soul. His soul shuddered violently amidst the waves of deafening thunder. Suffering the same violent shudders was the old ghost that had tried to devour his soul.

You're trying to possess me, and I'm… trying to hunt you too. I'm going to turn you into my golden ticket for a cultivation breakthrough! Wang Baole's soul emanated intense waves of spirit energy. At this point, he was fully aware of why the imperial cemetery was going to be his golden ticket to a cultivation breakthrough. If he had hunted and captured the old ghost outside, the ghost would have been severely weakened. Thus, Wang Baole wouldn't have been able to benefit as much from his capture.

Inside the cemetery, the ghost was given a chance to experience leaps in cultivation through the absorption of countless souls. Wang Baole faced great risk in facing a more powerful ghost. But, if he were to succeed… the benefits he would gain would be immeasurable!

With those thoughts in mind, the struggle between a possession and a hunt inside Wang Baole's soul began!

Wang Baole stood there, unmoving, as his body transformed into mist and then regathered and reformed into his physical body. Everything seemed normal despite the intense and dangerous battle currently taking place inside his soul!

The million dead souls were still on their knees, and so were the twelve silent emperors in the distant palace. The emperor on the tallest throne, with his indistinguishable face and a blurry silhouette, remained seated and unmoving.

But if one were to take a closer look, they would realize that there was something about the first emperor that was different from the other dead souls. He… wasn't a corpse like the rest. He was… a human-shaped armor… awaiting the return of its master!

In the distant cosmos, far away from the Divine Eye civilization, in the marketplace that Wang Baole had once visited, stood one of the Xie family's stores. Xie Haiyang stood in his pavilion, a dark and stormy look on his face as he stared at a pitch-black image that was being projected from a jade slip on the table in silence.

He had stopped receiving transmissions after Wang Baole had entered the inner chambers of the imperial cemetery. Despite the power that the Xie family held, there remained certain things in the universe that they couldn't breach.

The statue of the Divine Eye civilization's first emperor was one of them!

The mysterious Divine Eye civilization had managed to build an alliance with the Violet Gold civilization and gain the attention of Xie Haiyang, and the statue clearly had something to do with both.

Does the Divine Eye civilization's secret… really… have something to do with that legendary place? Wang Baole, why are you so stubborn? Why can't you just ask me for help so that I can use this chance and get a clearer look… Xie Haiyang was filled with a myriad of complicated feelings. The old man who was sitting in front of him sighed. He picked up the jade slip, then looked up and stared at Xie Haiyang.

"Young Master, the Violet Gold civilization has made a move. The Divine Eye civilization's royal clan is conducting a sacrificial ceremony. I estimate that the first batch of cultivators from the Violet Gold civilization will be teleported through the Divine Eye civilization's Eye of the Eternal Star within half an hour. War in the Divine Eye civilization will commence then. There will be three Planet realm cultivators in the first batch of cultivators from the Violet Gold civilization!"

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Chapter 849: The Beginning of a War

As Xie Haiyang listened to the old man's report, He Yunzi was leading the severely sealed royal clan in a grand sacrificial ceremony on the main star of the Divine Eye civilization!

Zi Luo, the perfected Spirit Immortal realm cultivator from the Violet Gold civilization, served as support, while the Planet realm cultivator resting in the lamp served as tinder. He Yunzi steered almost all members of the royal clan into gathering at a single location.

Even those with the most remote blood relations to the royal clan had arrived. There were more than a hundred thousand of them, all of them clustered in the royal city. The grand ceremony was initiated via the bronze lamp's bloodline. At that instant, everyone's bloodline began to rouse.

Beams of light radiating from their bloodlines surged out and flooded the entire royal city in a sea of red. The sight should have drawn the attention of the three greater sects and their spies, but it was clear that the Violet Gold civilization had ways of hiding what was happening from spying eyes. As a result, the three greater sects had no idea what was going on.

The ceremony went on for half an hour. During that half an hour, many clan members were overwhelmed by the awakening of their bloodlines. Their bodies shriveled, and they died almost immediately. But He Yunzi had called upon them in the name of the royal clan and for the sake of their clan's glory. The clan members who were still alive didn't give up. They unleashed furious roars and allowed their bloodlines to burn and be spent.

Half an hour passed, and the sky above the royal city transformed drastically. As the winds howled and the clouds stirred, He Yunzi ignored the mouthful of blood he had just spilled and watched as an enormous, illusory Eternal Star slowly formed above the royal city.

The Eye of the Eternal Star resembled an eye. It was a projection of the Eye of the Eternal Star. The royal clan had sacrificed their bloodline and their cultivation technique in order to summon it.

Hope and excitement appeared in He Yunzi's eyes as he watched the projection of the Eternal Star appear above him. He swept his arms out wide and howled.

"Open… the Eternal Star Gates!"

The bloodlines of the entire royal clan went into overdrive once more as his words reverberated in the air, and almost a third of the remaining clan members shriveled up and died. Every beam of red light rushed towards the bronze lamp in that instant. The light within the lamp turned crimson red and rushed towards the sky in a single pillar of intense light that charged straight at the projection of the Eternal Star.

The projection shuddered, and a vortex gradually formed on it, growing larger until… it transformed into a black hole and activated.

At that instant, a similar sight appeared on the actual Eye of the Eternal Star in the Divine Eye civilization. The Eternal Star shuddered, and a vortex formed rapidly on its surface and transformed into a black hole…

As the black hole came into being… a pathway for teleportation appeared to be unlocked. Numerous indistinct silhouettes appeared. They were all struggling. They seemed ready to rush out of the black hole. It didn't take long before waves of Eternal Star spirit energy surged outward. Before they could reach the rest of the civilization, waves of laughter had rung out in the cosmos, and three figures had dashed out of the black hole!

They were dressed in rainbow-colored robes. Despite the purple masks on their faces, it was easy to tell that two of them were middle-aged, while the last was an old man. In fact… if Wang Baole were present, he would be able to recognize the old man's aura… as the Planet realm cultivator in the bronze lamp!

They unleashed their cultivations as they charged out thunderously. They were clearly all… at the Planet realm. They didn't leave after exiting the black hole. Instead, they took position at a corner, formed a series of hand seals, and then made a grab through space at the edge of the black hole. Then, they yanked. The Eternal Star shuddered once more, and the black hole expanded. Battleships and cultivators dashed out of the black hole in the next instant!

There were almost a hundred thousand battleships and five times as many cultivators. All of the battleships were rainbow-colored, as were the robes that the cultivators were wearing. This clearly showed… that all cultivators in the Violet Gold civilization were dressed in that fashion. If that weren't the case… then it meant that the first incoming batch of cultivators was simply one of many political factions in the Violet Gold civilization!

The eyes of the incoming cultivators were filled with greed and excitement as they stepped through the black hole alongside their battleships. They eyed their surroundings, then greeted the three Planet realm cultivators. At that point, there was no need to explain who the three Planet realm cultivators were.

"Greetings, my lord. Greetings, elders!"

The arrivals weren't the full might of the Violet Gold civilization but one of its sects. The old Planet realm cultivator burst out laughing after receiving the greetings from his people.

"What a civilization this is. Even though it's relatively primitive, the teleportation capabilities of its Divine Eye alone are proof of its value… It's capable of transporting our Heavenly Spirit Sect across hundreds of lightyears instantaneously…

"We shouldn't delay any further then. According to our plans… one-tenth of our forces will be led by six of our leaders and head for the main Divine Eye star. They will lead our allies out of their imprisonment. The remaining forces will follow the two sect elders and me… We'll first eliminate the weakest greater sect, the Earth Hexagram Unity Sect!

"We'll crush the sect with lightning speed and destroy the balance amongst the three greater sects. Then, we'll split our forces. One elder will follow me into battle with the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect, while another elder will lead his forces to battle the Violet Gold New Dao Sect. If we succeed… there'll be no need for reinforcements from other sects in the Violet Gold civilization. We, the Heavenly Spirit Sect, will trample this civilization alone!"

"Let the war begin!" The Planet realm sect lord laughed and sped in the direction of the Earth Hexagram Unity Sect. Following behind him were his two sect elders, ninety thousand battleships, and more than four hundred thousand cultivators. They unleashed their full speed and charged ahead.

The remaining force—ten thousand battleships and more than fifty thousand Heavenly Spirit Sect cultivators—fell under the command of six perfected Spirit Immortal realm cultivators and charged towards… the Divine Eye civilization's main star!

As all of that was taking place, somewhere in the Realm of the Nine Spectrals, a statue was still sinking deeper into the abyss, without an end in sight.

The Realm of the Nine Spectrals was like a world on the other side of a mirror. It was difficult for an ordinary person to unlock the door to this realm. Only a cultivator at the Planet realm was able to open the door temporarily. Most of the time, the Realm of the Nine Spectrals was sealed.

The realm had its own natural laws and was unaffected by the outside world. At the same time, it appeared to exist everywhere, like how death existed wherever there was life. There was no distinction between the heavens and the earth in this realm. What it contained was thick fog, thick beyond measure. As the fog moved sluggishly in the air, emotionless faces would appear inside. They were like witnesses to death in the realm.

Gathered in the realm were the souls of the dead who had once lived in the Divine Eye civilization. The living rarely stepped into the realm, as only those who had acquired Planet realm cultivation could survive a short stint within. However, even they couldn't remain in the realm for long. The aura of death inside tainted everything. No one knew how many dead souls were trapped inside the realm.

They only knew that the Nine Spectrals was a part of the Never-Ending Dao Domain. Legends spoke of its origins in… the previous Heavenly Dao that had existed a long, long time ago. During that time, the Nine Spectrals hadn't been sealed away. When the living died then, their souls were to return to the underworld. It hadn't mattered if one had been an ordinary soul or had a soul that had belonged to a powerful person. There had been no exception.

The rise of the Never-Ending Clan had ended that particular natural law, had marked the end of the Heavenly Dao. The Nine Spectrals had continued to exist, but it had been sealed away. The Never-Ending Clan had also set down rules. When cultivators at the Planet realm or higher died, their souls wouldn't enter the Nine Spectrals or the cycle of rebirth and would wander the universe instead. If they had the means to do so, they could return to life!

That was the legend that had been spread across the universe and the Never-Ending Dao Domain. Few knew if there was something going on behind the legend or if there was a hidden conspiracy.

In the eye of the sinking statue, inside the Divine Eye civilization's imperial cemetery, in front of the million kneeling dead souls and the bowed heads of the twelve emperors, stood Wang Baole. Inside his body, the fight between possession and hunt had reached its climax!

The old ghost, whose cultivation had reached the mid-stage Spirit Immortal realm, had unleashed his full power and was fighting to possess Wang Baole's body, something his cultivation should have allowed him to do. He had even evaded the Eternal Star Fire and the Planet realm palm, focusing his attacks on Wang Baole's soul as he tried to devour it.

But he had suffered under the hands of the numerous strange and bizarre powers that had been inside Wang Baole's body in the past. That was why he had set aside a bit of his power and transformed it into a seal to stop anything from interfering with his attempted possession, preventing any unexpected accidents from happening at the same time.

A strange thought had appeared in Wang Baole's head when he had realized what the old ghost had done. It had popped up as a thought that he had concealed from the old ghost.

The old ghost's actions would seem completely reasonable if he were fighting my true form now, but this is only an avatar of mine. My scabbard and the devouring seed are all inside my true form. The avatar is merely an illusion, so why did the old ghost bother then? Could it be… that he missed something despite his careful planning? Does he not know that this is an avatar? He thinks that I'm the real deal.

At that thought, Wang Baole suddenly shuddered slightly, summoning an illusion of the devouring seed and his scabbard. Their appearance sent the old ghost into a bout of agitation instantly. It was as if Wang Baole had just summoned his greatest enemies!

That's interesting! Wang Baole thought. He had just become more confident about his chances. He seized the opportunity and bit hard into the old ghost's soul.

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Chapter 850: The Knowledgeable Old Ghost!

The bite tore a huge chunk of the old ghost's soul, and rage and agony spiked through him. He immediately suppressed the pain and made an attempt at devouring Wang Baole's soul.

At that moment, the scabbard and devouring seed that Wang Baole had summoned began shaking violently, appearing to be on the verge of blowing up. The sight made the old ghost fearful, so he carved a portion of his energy out to suppress them. In that moment of distraction, Dark Fire sparked and flared up inside Wang Baole's soul, then surged outwards.

So you think you can possess your daddy's body, old man? In your dreams! The Dark Fire surged outwards and exerted a suppressive force on all souls, causing the old ghost to feel like an ordinary man who had just been splashed with boiling oil. Screams of agony emerged from his mouth, and the rage and madness he had been feeling intensified.

He had traced whatever clues he had come across, done some analysis, and reached the conclusion that Wang Baole belonged to the Dark Sect. That had been why he had formulated his original plan. He had planned to fill Wang Baole's body with souls that shared his bloodline and origins. Even if Wang Baole released his Dark Fire and tried to suppress him, he was confident that he could fight back successfully.

But his plan had failed, and the only option left to him was to devour Wang Baole by force. Madness overtook the old ghost as he roared and tried to fight back against the agony of having his soul burned using only his cultivation. Amidst his pained, furious roars, the fight between his soul and Wang Baole's soul persisted and intensified.

The old ghost's soul transformed into the shape of an eye, descending upon Wang Baole's soul once more. Instead of attacking Wang Baole directly, it enveloped him completely.

"Divine Eye Assimilation Art!"

The ghost roared. The Divine Eye Assimilation Art was a divine power that he had prepared in the event that his original plan went off the rails and he had to possess Wang Baole forcibly. Instead of devouring Wang Baole's soul, it allowed him to envelop and trap it, then assimilate it as a part of himself.

This divine power allowed him to exploit his strength and his cultivation. Even though the injury caused by Dark Fire was still unavoidable, the divine power allowed him to complete the process of possession in a single, swift step. He was well aware that allowing Wang Baole to continue unleashing his Dark Fire while he slowly devoured his soul was unsustainable. The longer he dragged it out, the worse his odds became.

That was why he had planned to end the fight as soon as possible when such a situation occurred!

Devouring involves destroying a soul and transforming it into a source of nourishment. It's a great way of possessing someone, but the destroyed soul ends up becoming mere nourishment. It's the same as eating a pill. Assimilation is the better option. If successful, Wang Baole will become a part of me, like an avatar. The strange entities inside his body will also belong to me!

He seemed to be consoling himself, but the old ghost had no other choice. His soul continued to spread outwards as he unleashed the Divine Eye Assimilation Art. As his soul transformed into the shape of an eye and enveloped Wang Baole… alarm bells sounded loudly in Wang Baole's head. He instinctively wanted to move the parts of his body that he still had some semblance of control over and shatter either one of the jade slips in his hands.

Though, there was a price attached to Xie Haiyang's jade slip. If he were to shatter the Flame Patriarch's jade slip, the price he paid would be a change to the sect he belonged to. As a Dark Child of the Dark Sect, he truly didn't want that to happen.

This is just my avatar. What am I afraid of? I can just wing it. I'm betting that this old ghost has no idea that this is my avatar form. I bet that he won't be able to possess an avatar! Wang Baole was brutally decisive. Having made up his mind, he abandoned the idea of shattering his jade slips. Instead, he put all his efforts into unleashing his Dark Fire, causing the flames to flare up. However… the old ghost managed to suppress them with his cultivation. His strange Divine Eye Assimilation Art was fully unleashed.

Despite the pains of being burned by Dark Fire and the violent shudders wracking his body, he still managed to envelop Wang Baole's soul and unleash his full cultivation and divine power.

Wang Baole's soul vanished in a thunderous boom, and the gigantic eye that the old ghost had transformed into through his divine power took his place. The eye appeared to have taken over Wang Baole's soul. The sight of that sent the old ghost trembling with excitement. He was about to assimilate Wang Baole completely in a single go when… something beyond his wildest dreams happened!

Wang Baole's soul, which had been enveloped by his Divine Eye, suddenly passed right through the eye… It was as if his soul had lost its ability to hold Wang Baole's soul back, leaving him to watch helplessly as it escaped.

What's going on? The old ghost was flabbergasted. This wasn't part of his plan. It left him off balance. As for Wang Baole, his soul slipped out of the old ghost's hold and materialized again, his eyes shining with a bright light.

This old ghost definitely doesn't know that I'm in my avatar form. Everything about this form is created from my true form's essence. Even though such an avatar can be possessed and assimilated… this isn't something that the old ghost is capable of at his current level of cultivation!

Excitement filled Wang Baole, as he was sure that he was going to succeed. However, there was still something strange going on. The old ghost had been hiding himself for many years. He knew many secrets about Wang Baole, including that he was from the Dark Sect. So, there was no way that he didn't also know that this wasn't his true form. Unless…

A powerful cultivator helped me by weakening this old ghost's senses or by planting an incorrect perception in his mind!

Such tactics… seem familiar. It doesn't seem to be by the hand of the Flame Patriarch. There's no need for him to do something like that. It seems like something that… Senior Brother would do!

Wang Baole immediately thought of when his senior brother had taken him away and made him sleep inside his coffin. If it was something that his senior brother had done, then he would have done it during that particular period.

That was because his primary avatar, which had been formed from his essence technique, had been created after that.

Thoughts flashed through Wang Baole's head rapidly. The analysis might have appeared to take a long time, but in reality, he had reached the conclusion in the blink of an eye. At the same time, he also realized that the small portion of the old ghost's soul that he had devoured earlier hadn't vanished but had been completely merged with his own.

He burst out into laughter at that thought, and greed shone in his eyes. He stared at the old ghost as if he were staring at some rare and incredible pill. His soul lunged towards the old ghost. Dark Fire surged out, holding down the old ghost as the flames burned and devoured him with a mad fervor.

As this happened… Wang Baole didn't forget to wave his devouring seed and scabbard around, continuing to intimidate and distract his opponent.

The old ghost was going crazy. He had run through all kinds of scenarios, but he hadn't expected this outcome when he had clearly succeeded. As he roared furiously, his first reaction was that he had made a mistake earlier.

That must be it! He continued howling, resisting the pain inflicted by the burning Dark Fire and seizing the opportunity granted by Wang Baole's lunging at him to unleash his divine power again. The price he paid was another small part of his soul being devoured by Wang Baole. In order to prevent an unexpected mistake from happening again, he unleashed the Divine Eye Assimilation Art three times.

The Divine Eye Assimilation Art erupted with a thunderous boom. Soon, the old ghost had Wang Baole's soul trapped once again. He was about to assimilate Wang Baole's soul when… it slipped out of his hold for a second time.

Impossible! The ancient patriarch's eyes were ready to pop out of his head. His will was wavering. The strange scene before him made his hair stand instinctively. However, he wasn't willing to accept defeat.

Why have I failed again? Is there no way to possess Wang Baole's body? I must be using the wrong techniques. Let me try another one! The old ghost raged and fumed. His soul continued to shudder as Wang Baole tried to devour him. He quickly unleashed another assimilation technique.

"Kun Lun Body Sharing Technique!"

"D*mn it, why doesn't it work? Great Demonic Fusion Cultivation Technique!"

"What in the world is going on? Heaven and Earth Union Art!"

The old ghost had gone completely mad. He had gone through five or six different kinds of possession techniques, but all his attempts had failed. It was as if Wang Baole's soul didn't exist at all. No matter how he tried to possess his body, he couldn't succeed.

Wang Baole's Dark Fire had been burning for some time as he made his repeated attempts. The intense agony wrought upon the old ghost's body gradually weakened him. Wang Baole hadn't ceased his devouring all that while. Even though he only tore into a tiny part of the old ghost each time, the parts added up. Thirty percent of the old ghost's soul had been devoured.

The damage to his spirit and soul drove the old ghost to the edge of his fury. But he had been the founding emperor of an empire. He was incredibly persistent and strong-willed. Despite numerous failed attempts, he didn't give up. As his furious roars thundered, he tried to possess Wang Baole again.

"Nine Heavenly Clouds Devouring Technique!"

"Spiritless Soul Exorcism Art!"

"Moon and Stars Dao!"

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Chapter 851: A Technique to Fool the Heavens!

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Time slowly passed… The possession had already gone on for a very long time, and Wang Baole felt a little tired as well. After all, continuously unleashing the Dark Fire while forming his devouring seed and scabbard and making them constantly shake and seem to struggle so as to scare people was all very tiring.

And absorbing the old ghost's soul body and biting it every time was also very tiring.

The most important thing was, even though Wang Baole gave up on resisting in the end and focused on absorbing, such cooperation was equally tiring. That was because the old ghost was unleashing different kinds of possession techniques.

Oh well, I'm just that nice. To respect the elderly, I'll let him suffer. Wang Baole sighed while not hiding the fact that he was very pleased with himself. But he displayed a look of helplessness as well and swallowed a part of the old ghost's soul again.

Now, almost 70% of the old ghost's soul had been swallowed by him. In fact, Wang Baole even felt himself changing. He had a feeling that when the possession ended and he opened his eyes, his cultivation would break through and step into the Spirit Immortal realm from the Soul Conduit realm.

And he would definitely not be at the early-stage Spirit Immortal realm. There was an extremely huge possibility that… he would instantly rise to the mid-stage Spirit Immortal realm. In fact, reaching the late-stage Spirit Immortal realm… seemed possible as well.

So be it, for all that, I'll just feel tired. Wang Baole sighed and lunged over again to swallow viciously. But when he swallowed this time, the old ghost, who was still continuously trying previously, suddenly let out a roar. The remaining part of his soul spread forth. He didn't try again. Instead… he retreated and chose to escape!

Obviously, the old ghost had been extremely shocked by the weirdness of the possession. He actually decided to give up at that moment and wanted to leave. However… this was Wang Baole's essence body, and the old ghost couldn't just come and go as he pleased.

The old ghost made use of Wang Baole to practice the Demonic Eye Art and formed a connection with him as a result, which thereby became the opportunity for the possession. However, the connection could also be used by Wang Baole to make it so that the old ghost couldn't escape his body!

Demonic Eye Art! As Wang Baole's soul body shook, his soul instantly became a giant black eye and formed a seal, preventing the old ghost from leaving the possession as he cried out in pain.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, I was wrong. I beg you. I can give you anything. I was wrong…"

"Call me Daddy, and I'll consider it!"

"Daddy, I was wrong, I really did something wrong. Please let me go!"

"I've finished considering it. There's no use even if you call me Daddy. Son, fat chance!"

"Wang Baole, you've forced my hand!"

"Yeah, I've forced your hand, so what!" Wang Baole humphed and lunged again to take another bite.

"Ahhhhhh!" The old ghost went into a frenzy and unleashed his cultivation techniques hysterically.

"Nine-to-One Origin Skill…"

"Demonic Eye Heaven Art…"

"Single Focus Technique…"

He unleashed over ten cultivation techniques at once, but in the end… he still failed. And under Wang Baole's continuous absorption, he had already lost more than 80% of his soul body. There was only his soul's head left floating there, and his eyes were filled with desperation and confusion.

He had already completely given up. While he was completely exhausted, the one thing he was most obsessed about in his heart was… why things would turn out this way and why he failed…

"Wang Baole, I'll use a secret to exchange for an answer from you. Tell me, why did the possession end up like this…" In the end, the old ghost looked at Wang Baole blankly and mumbled.

"What secret? Tell me?" Wang Baole, who was preparing to eat up the remaining soul in one go, asked.

"The Divine Eye Art isn't my original cultivation technique. Like the statue outside, it comes from a mysterious place called… the Graveyard of Stars. It's a place of legends in the Never-Ending Star Domain and a secret realm that countless top family clans and sects desire and would die for. And I know a way to obtain a place to secretly enter when people enter using a certain ceremony!"

"Don't bother searching my soul. I've sealed it with a hindrance, and it'll collapse the moment my soul is searched. Now, can you tell me why my possession failed?" Speaking to that point, the old ghost looked towards Wang Baole with anticipation.

He said he wanted to exchange for an answer, but, in reality, he said all that as bait in an attempt to save his own life. In fact, he had other ideas deep in his mind. Although he failed this time, it didn't mean that he wouldn't succeed the next time so long as Wang Baole was swayed and gave him a chance.

He believed that so long as Wang Baole was swayed, his life would be saved. As for the secret… he would naturally tell it to Wang Baole. That was because there were two ways to enter that mysterious land—a legitimate way and a special way. He had already passed down the legitimate way to people in his clan before he died all those years ago. As for the special way, he originally planned to use it to bring misfortune to people, but he didn't get to use it before he died.

Now, he decided to use it to bring misfortune upon Wang Baole. So long as Wang Baole was swayed and followed his method, he would have a chance to control the situation again!

"Interesting." Wang Baole narrowed his eyes, looked at the patriarch, and laughed.

"The reason your possession failed? Of course I can tell you that. You fool. My body now is only an avatar. You tried to possess my avatar. Isn't that foolish? I was even hoping for you to succeed. If you had successfully possessed my avatar, would you have become my avatar?" Wang Baole coughed and told him the answer.

The answer was like countless bolts of lightning exploding in the old ghost's soul. He had previously guessed many answers, but he didn't expect it to be this way. So, as his soul shook, he almost exploded open uncontrollably.

"Impossible!" The old ghost roared. To him, it was all a huge joke. He prepared so much and thought for so long, unleashing techniques and dirty tricks. In the end, he discovered that the thing he wanted to possess was actually an illusory avatar.

Instinctively, he felt that this was wrong. That was because, if Wang Baole was an avatar, it was impossible for him not to notice. Unless…

Someone unleashed a technique to fool the heavens, blocking my soul sense and planting a seed of illusion in my brain! The thought came to the old ghost out of the blue and was the only explanation he could think of. He felt bitter, frenzied, and indignant in his heart. He was about to speak, but in the next moment… he saw Wang Baole's soul body speeding towards him.

He doesn't want to know… A strong sense of danger made the old ghost scream. But not waiting for him to finish speaking, the remaining portion of his soul body was completely and cleanly swallowed by Wang Baole.

He had already died before and was only left with a soul body. If he died under the hands of someone else, possibly because his Nine Spectrals were sealed, there were still some seals and thus a possibility of reviving again. However… those who died under the hands of someone from the Dark Sect wouldn't have this chance at all. Because when Wang Baole swallowed him, he said a certain sentence!

"When the heavens and earth separate, the cycle of fate stops!"

When he said that, the sound of something being damaged came from Wang Baole's soul.

The first emperor of the Divine Eye civilization had his form and soul destroyed at that moment!

Of course I want to know, but I also know that leaving a threat behind brings no benefit to me. Besides… the Violet Gold civilization isn't foolish. You're obviously not the only one who knows about this! Wang Baole narrowed his eyes. Through the words of the old ghost, he faintly guessed why the Violet Gold civilization would cooperate with the weak Divine Eye civilization. If the Divine Eye civilization didn't have the secret about the Graveyard of Stars, Wang Baole felt that it was highly unlikely.

As for Xie Haiyang… he might have eaten three and allowed me to go against the person he invested in for a long time because he had plans regarding the Graveyard of Stars!

As all sorts of thoughts flashed in Wang Baole's mind, he felt the strength of his soul body and the intense disturbances that threatened to explode out and remembered the possession. He was already 90% sure in his heart that his senior brother, Chen Qing… helped him back then and left such a great opportunity for him.

Senior Brother, where are you… Wang Baole sighed. With thanks and longing, his soul spread out and covered his body. The moment he controlled his body again, his cultivation shot up!

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Chapter 852: Herding All Life

To Wang Baole, this chance, from how much it could increase his cultivation alone, could be said to be unprecedented. Even though he had many opportunities previously, they mostly increased his potential and kept gathering. At this moment, all of his gathered opportunities exploded forth, and his cultivation started shooting up incredibly!

He could clearly feel that after he swallowed the old ghost, he seemed to have a vast ocean in his soul. And what he needed to do most was unleash that ocean and turn it into his cultivation!

At the same time, he could faintly feel that the ocean wasn't completely sealed within his soul like he previously thought. It seemed to be slowly dissipating away!

Such dissipation made Wang Baole's gaze flash. As a Dark Child, he could tell that such dissipation was definitely not a Dark Sect technique. That was because the Dark Sect herded souls and cared most about getting the purest soul back into the cycle of reincarnation. As for their cultivation and soul power, they would be returned back to the heavens and earth, causing it to become a cycle.

But the ocean within his soul now didn't dissipate back into the heavens and earth. Instead, it seemed to flow to a designated place. Wang Baole couldn't explain such a feeling clearly, but as a Dark Child, his gut told him that such a judgment shouldn't be wrong.

What the heck? Such a feeling shocked Wang Baole a bit. He couldn't help but think of the Never-Ending Clan, and another guess appeared in his mind.

Could it be… that the so-called method the Never-Ending Clan uses to break past life and death is only an illusion? The true core of their technique is to absorb the power of the entire Dao Domain slowly into their bodies? The Dark Sect herds souls of the dead, while the Never-Ending Clan herds all life?

He didn't know whether he was correct or not, but he was very clear that… he absolutely couldn't let the opportunity he had put in so much effort to obtain dissipate.

So, without hesitation, Wang Baole made his own soul the place where the ocean flowed into. He seemed to open the floodgates, causing the ocean in his soul to explode forth.

As it exploded forth, his body shook violently. He instantly felt the cultivation of his essence body explode forth from the previous False Immortal realm state. His soul shook, and his essence body swayed. It was like a shoot sprouting from the ground, and it kept pounding forth. As if it could crush mountains and empty the sea, he achieved a breakthrough immediately.

From the False Immortal state of a perfected stage Soul Conduit, his cultivation increased to… the early-stage Spirit Immortal realm!

A so-called Spirit Immortal would turn their soul into a Divine Soul and have no impurities in their body. With the circulation of their cultivation within their body, a natural aroma would spread towards the surroundings. While it would cause them to change completely both internally and externally, it would also cause them to have a power similar to an energy field due to the transformation of their soul. It would spread in a radius of a thousand feet and seemingly turn that area into their own territory.

Within that territory, unless those who had lower cultivations used special methods or Dharmic treasures, they would be suppressed immediately.

And this opportunity hadn't ended. When Wang Baole swallowed the old ghost, it didn't only include the old ghost. He also swallowed the Qi of millions of dead souls, as well as the twelve spiritual dragons that the twelve emperors turned into.

The ocean in his soul formed from all of that was extremely magnificent.

So, after he paused for a short while, he opened the floodgates again and allowed the ocean in his soul to gush forward once more.

His cultivation started shooting up incredibly again the moment he broke through the Soul Conduit realm and stepped into the Spirit Immortal realm. Rumbles reverberated on his body. As the firmament of the imperial cemetery rumbled, it formed a giant vortex. While it affected the whole world, Wang Baole's cultivation rose again!

From the early-stage Spirit Immortal realm, he reached the peak of the early-stage Spirit Immortal realm immediately and even hit the perfected early-stage Spirit Immortal realm. All of that seemed to be achieved effortlessly. It was as though no obstacles could obstruct the seawater that burst forth intensely, that they were so weak that they couldn't even take a hit. Any obstacles were smashed apart directly!

This caused his cultivation to skip the refinement and stabilization process that ordinary cultivators needed to do for dozens of years.

This feeling… This is the feeling I want! Wang Baole was extremely excited. After suppressing the ocean in his soul temporarily, he gritted his teeth and let it explode forth once more!

Instantly, the rise of his cultivation became even more violent. It seemed to gather all its power to charge forth violently as he broke through the early-stage Spirit Immortal realm and stepped into… the mid-stage Spirit Immortal realm!

The moment he became a mid-stage Spirit Immortal, Wang Baole's body shook violently, and a roar spread from his mouth. Rumbles and cracks sounded from his body, seemingly reverberating continuously from inside his body towards the outside. As the rumbles and cracks reverberated, the disturbances dispersed from his body exceeded the previous ones by more than ten times.

Such cracks left Wang Baole with no choice but to temporarily suppress the ocean within his soul, like closing the floodgates. At the same time, the vortex in the sky exploded forth more intensely, and the earth was trembling. A horrifying aura spread from his body!

I should… be able to continue! Wang Baole didn't open his eyes. He was very clear that he was in an extremely important period. How high his cultivation could reach depended on this opportunity. Of course… it depended on how much he could take!

That was because, while his cultivation was increasing, his essence body was also reaching its limit. The previous cracks and rumbles brought him extreme pain, as though his soul was about to collapse, every time they sounded.

But Wang Baole didn't care about this kind of pain!

He was already someone who was harsh on himself. At that moment, he opened the floodgates again without hesitation, causing the ocean in his soul to burst forth violently once again. It gushed straight into his body, and his cultivation shot up once again.

Rumbles echoed in his soul. As the cracks in his body became more intense, his cultivation also shot up crazily. It kept shooting up from the mid-stage Spirit Immortal realm. When it neared the peak of the mid-stage Spirit Immortal realm, his body had reached its limit.

If someone stood in front of him right then, they would definitely see that his essence body had countless rifts on it. It was like a broken porcelain vase that was forcefully glued back together, seeming like it would collapse with a gentle touch.

That was because Wang Baole's cultivation increased too quickly this time, which made it such that his essence body had no time to digest and get used to its new cultivation. It was as though it was being force-fed. Although the increase in his cultivation was horrifying, there was also danger involved!

This was also because Wang Baole was becoming somewhat greedy and very harsh on himself. If he only broke through to the early-stage Spirit Immortal realm, his essence body wouldn't be in such a state. It was just that… if he really absorbed the cultivation slowly, it would definitely take a long time. The most important thing was, Wang Baole was worried that as time passed, the opportunity he didn't absorb would dissipate completely and no longer belong to him.

That was unless he could absorb it completely and turn it into his cultivation. So, Wang Baole closed his eyes, judged the situation, and gritted his teeth as he chanted the Dao Scripture silently in his heart!

At the same time, he activated the Eternal Star Fire and the Planet realm palm within it, causing it to disperse its power and descend on his body. He turned it into external pressure to forcefully stop his body from collapsing!

I don't believe it! Wang Baole growled, and his cultivation exploded forth again. As his body trembled, it seemed to be about to explode. But immediately, the Eternal Star Fire spread out and engulfed him. The Planet realm palm also flew out and floated above him to suppress his body.

This way, they caused Wang Baole's body, which was about to collapse, to restabilize. Following that… his cultivation exploded forth rapidly under the force-feeding and reached the peak of the mid-stage Spirit Immortal realm, even reaching the perfected mid-stage Spirit Immortal realm!

And at that moment, only 20% of the sea of opportunity in Wang Baole's soul was left. After thinking for a short while, frenzy appeared in Wang Baole's eyes as he completely unleashed the remaining 20% of the sea of opportunity.

Break through! As Wang Baole roared in his heart, the power of the Dao Scripture descended. While it engulfed the entire world, it also descended upon his body, causing it to stabilize again while it trembled. Following that… as the 20% of the sea of opportunity gushed into his body, his cultivation shot up again!

The rumbles were like heavenly thunder as they spread from Wang Baole's body. As they echoed around the whole world, his cultivation finally rose to its limit. Under the crazy charging of his perfected mid-stage Spirit Immortal cultivation, his cultivation broke through again!

He stepped into… the late-stage Spirit Immortal realm!

And the consequence was the trembling of his body. The intense pain, as though his body and soul were splitting apart, made Wang Baole scream. His cultivation circulated violently, and the demonic eye appeared behind him. The Emperor Armor also appeared and engulfed him as he kept reinforcing his body. They combined with the Eternal Star Fire, Planet realm palm, and Dao Scripture to suppress his body with all their might, buying time for him to stabilize and repair it.

I must persevere. D*mn it, this is the best, unprecedented opportunity that I, Wang Baole, have ever gotten! No one can take it away from me!

At the same time, deep under the ground of the Divine Eye main star, within the coffin where Wang Baole's true body resided, the true body, which had its eyes closed, also started rumbling at that moment. Waves of Spirit Immortal disturbances spread forth. As they rose to the late-stage Spirit Immortal realm, the mysterious mask also glowed. Faintly, the sound of Little Missy inhaling could be heard.

"This Wang Baole… is too greedy. He's also too harsh on himself. He's risking his life just to increase his cultivation!"

"Fine, I'll help him. I bet this Wang Baole won't succeed. His avatar definitely can't withstand it and will collapse, causing him to fail. No one can do that, and he's no exception. There's no way he'll succeed!" Little Missy coughed as she said words similar to what she had said many times before.

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Chapter 853: Dark Art: Return of Yang!

To a certain extent, Little Missy's words made sense. Wang Baole was indeed too greedy this time. Although it was because he didn't want the opportunity that he worked so hard to obtain to slip away, both the early-stage and mid-stage Spirit Immortal realm wouldn't cause him such pain.

After all, completely unleashing the ocean in his soul and pouring it all into his body in such a short time meant that his essence body could be considered to be torn to pieces.

It could withstand collapsing and stand there because of the Eternal Star Fire and Planet realm palm in his body, alongside the suppression of the Emperor Armor and power of the Dao Scripture. It was just that the intense pain coming from his body made Wang Baole shiver uncontrollably. But the only thing that he could do at that point was focus all of his energy on stabilizing his body.

The good thing was that both the Eternal Star Fire and the Planet realm palm had extraordinary power. The Emperor Armor also acted like a tightening ring to bind his body, thereby giving him time to catch his breath. The most important factor was the Dao Scripture. When its will descended and engulfed Wang Baole's body, it seemed to give him incredible power.

This made it so that Wang Baole could forcefully stabilize his body a bit in a short amount of time. It was just that… the Dao Scripture couldn't be sustained for long and dissipated very quickly. But the Eternal Star Fire could last forever, so although he was suddenly under a lot of stress, after the stabilization, he could already open his eyes slightly.

I was too reckless this time… Wang Baole lowered his head while smiling bitterly. Looking at his body, he could clearly feel that once he stopped using the Eternal Star Fire, Planet realm palm, or Emperor Armor, his body would collapse immediately. His state could be considered at an equilibrium.

I'm already a late-stage Spirit Immortal, but I feel like a porcelain doll. I'll be screwed by a mere touch. Wang Baole raised his head helplessly. His gaze swept past the millions of souls kneeling in front of him while remaining stationary. He also looked towards the twelve emperors kneeling in the sky palace, a strange glimmer appearing in his eyes. In the end, he looked at the emperor's armor sitting on the royal throne deep within the palace.

After swallowing the old ghost, although he didn't obtain his memories and the continuation techniques of the Demonic Eye Art, his own Demonic Eye Art was already different from before. Without the will of the old ghost within it, the Demonic Eye Art already completely belonged to him. Wang Baole even experienced a strange feeling when he looked towards the emperor's armor. It was as though… the armor was dispersing waves of resonance with his Demonic Eye Art cultivation technique.

Feeling that resonance, Wang Baole narrowed his eyes. Despite every part of his body hurting, he still forced himself to raise his feet and step forward. His late-stage Spirit Immortal cultivation spread forth, and although he only took one step, Wang Baole's silhouette disappeared. When it reappeared… he was already in the palace. He was behind the twelve emperors and in front of the emperor's armor!

Wang Baole stood there and stared at the armor in front of him. After being silent for a few breath's time, he slowly raised his right hand and pressed it towards the armor. The giant black eye behind him also appeared.

Instantly, as Wang Baole's palm landed and the black eye appeared behind him, the emperor's armor in front of him trembled and actually disassembled itself into hundreds of pieces in the blink of an eye, heading straight for Wang Baole. It first touched his outstretched right hand and slowly covered him starting from the finger. After it formed a black palm armor, it spread up his arm towards his chest and then spread to his left hand and entire upper body.

Afterwards, it spread up and down at the same time. One part went up Wang Baole's neck and covered his face. Meanwhile, the other part spread towards his legs. All of that happened in an instant, and in that instant… Wang Baole's body trembled violently. He felt the disturbance of the Thearch Armor and the vibration of his Dharmic Battleship.

Very quickly, the locust Dharmic Battleship was actually separated from within the Emperor Armor and landed at one side amidst rumbles. It was as though the emperor's armor didn't approve of it. While it chased it away, it fused together with the original Thearch Armor.

Such a fusion was obviously more compatible than the one between the Thearch Armor and locust Dharmic Battleship. It was as though the two armors were originally a single armor. There were no obstacles to the fusion, and they both seemed to complement each other. In an instant, they completely fused together.

In the next moment, an aura even more violent than that of the previous Emperor Armor burst forth from Wang Baole's new armor. Its appearance also changed. Countless complicated patterns appeared, looking like countless eyes. The previous bone spikes were all retracted, but they didn't disappear. Instead, Wang Baole could unleash them with just a thought.

Its color was also completely black. Finally… within the countless eyes on the armor, a giant red eye appeared on Wang Baole's chest. The eyes were like stars accentuating the moon, making the red eye extremely eye-catching.

Following that was a wave of power that was completely compatible with Wang Baole's avatar. Furthermore, the complete Divine Eye Art that Wang Baole longed for was imprinted directly into his mind from the armor.

This caused Wang Baole to clench his fists as his breathing quickened. Instantly, the heavens and earth changed as the winds and clouds rumbled. His late-stage Spirit Immortal cultivation exploded forth, and it was boosted instantly. It exceeded the late-stage and perfected Spirit Immortal realm. Although the power unleashed was weaker than that of a Planet realm…. to a certain extent, it seemed not too far off from the power of a true Planet realm!

This shook Wang Baole's soul. He felt that he was stronger than he ever was before, and he also felt that his torn and tattered body had actually stabilized even more following the appearance of the new Emperor Armor.

It seemed like he didn't even need the Eternal Star Fire and Planet realm palm to maintain his current state. Such a feeling was very intense and caused Wang Baole to decisively try putting away both the Eternal Star Fire and Planet realm palm at once after going silent for a few breaths.

When he put them away completely, although the intense pain on his body intensified, his body remained stable as he predicted.

This Emperor Armor…. is indeed extraordinary!

If that's the case, then I have time to think about how to completely stabilize my body. At the same time… following the completion of the Divine Eye Art, my cultivation can rise infinitely so long as I continue killing in the future! While Wang Baole was extremely excited, he experienced how horrifying the Divine Eye Art was. Meanwhile, he also grew more curious about the origin of the Divine Eye Art.

But he knew that he couldn't be anxious about those kinds of things. He also didn't regret completely exterminating the old ghost. After all, Wang Baole instinctively distrusted that old ghost. After suppressing that thought, he raised his head to look at his surroundings. He was just about to check what treasures were left within the imperial cemetery when…

As his gaze swept past, the motionless emperor spirits kneeling down within the palace trembled. After they got up and turned their heads to look at Wang Baole in unison, they kneeled towards him!

"Greetings, Emperor!"

Not only they behaved this way. Outside the palace, the millions of spirits got up and turned around in unison. Afterward, they all kneeled towards Wang Baole and dispersed a heaven-shaking wave as their disturbances gathered together.

"Greetings, Emperor!"

Wang Baole immediately narrowed his eyes and experienced it. First, he confirmed that he was indeed Wang Baole and that him swallowing the old ghost wasn't an illusion and actually happened. Afterward, he looked towards the twelve emperors and the millions of spirits outside. He had already noticed something interesting, though he wasn't sure of the source. Perhaps it was because of him swallowing the old ghost, or the fact that he was the Dark Child, or because of his armor…

There was also a possibility that it was due to all three of those factors combined. Regardless, he was able to control the millions of souls and twelve emperors. More than that, to them, he… was the Divine Eye civilization's emperor!

Twelve emperors… and every one of them is equivalent to a Spirit Immortal Divine Soul…

For the millions of souls, although they're not Spirit Immortals, they all have the power of a Nascent Soul!

This scene caused Wang Baole's breathing to quicken slightly as a glimmer appeared in his eyes. He had already understood in his heart that all of this was probably prepared by the old ghost for his rise after he revived.

You're worse than me at herding souls, old ghost. As for sealing souls and returning yang… you definitely wouldn't know how to do that either. So, these millions of souls are destined to belong to me! As Wang Baole laughed, he raised his right hand and waved it. Instantly, large numbers of puppets appeared from within his storage bag. There were approximately a hundred thousand of them. Although they couldn't meet the requirements of millions of souls, they could at least provide them a place to shelter themselves.

Afterward, Wang Baole took out twelve strong puppets that he had refined himself. The twelve puppets were created in batches by Wang Baole throughout the years. As they appeared, Wang Baole weaved hand seals with both hands as a strange light spread from his eyes. Instantly, Dark Fire burst forth from within and outside his body, transforming into Dark Seals that weren't from this world one after another in his surroundings.

"Dark Art… Sealing, Return of Yang!"

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Chapter 854: Nine Spectrals Heaven!

The Dark Dream he experienced previously allowed Wang Baole to learn many Dark Arts. However, it was hard for him to unleash them due to his low cultivation level. Now, as his cultivation reached the late-stage Spirit Immortal realm, many techniques could be used by him.

For example, the return of yang was a method to allow souls to gather on a certain object. And there were many restrictions when unleashing this technique. It required the souls to not resist at all and was considered a forbidden technique in the Dark Sect.

But to Wang Baole now, there was no such thing as a forbidden technique. As he unleashed his technique, the soul bodies of the twelve emperors trembled violently and became twelve rays of black light that headed towards the twelve puppets Wang Baole took out. Instantly, they fused together.

After a moment, the twelve puppets shook, and slowly, each of them dispersed auras equivalent to that of an early-stage Spirit Immortal. The auras were still not very stable and required more time to fuse. It was fine, though, as Wang Baole was in no hurry. After checking thoroughly and ensuring that there were no problems, he raised his right hand and waved it to store the twelve puppets.

After nurturing them for a short period of time, I'll have twelve Spirit Immortal puppets!

And those millions of souls… Wang Baole was delighted in his heart. He felt that not only did his cultivation reach an astonishing level, he also obtained many rewards. So he happily stored those hundred thousand puppets and the millions of souls residing in them into his storage bag. Then, he took a deep breath and looked at his surroundings.

Normally, cemeteries would have some funeral objects buried along with the dead. This is the Divine Eye civilization's imperial cemetery, and previous emperors were all buried here after they died. In that case, there must be many funeral objects. Wang Baole's eyes glowed as he spread his Divine Sense out. With the power of his late-stage Spirit Immortal Divine Sense, despite the imperial cemetery covering a large area, it engulfed the entire place in an instant. After sweeping across the area rapidly, Wang Baole's body jolted, and his eyes grew wide.

All of this… Wang Baole's breathing quickened due to what he saw with his Divine Sense. In the next moment, his body took a step forward and disappeared. When he reappeared, he was in the sky above the palace. When he lowered his head, he immediately saw four huge mountains, which he had seen with his Divine Sense previously! The four mountains had the palace at their center, surrounding it.

The four huge mountains looked like mountain ranges, but under Wang Baole's Dharma Eyes, their veil was lifted. The scene in his eyes sent shockwaves through Wang Baole's soul.

The first mountain seemed to have assimilated as time passed and had completely fused into one. It was obviously formed by the stacking of countless Spirit Stones. Wang Baole didn't notice it previously because the Spirit Qi within the Spirit Stones in the mountain had already completely dissipated, making it look like a regular mountain.

There are tens of millions of Spirit Stones at least… Wang Baole inhaled. He was shocked, and his body neared rapidly and took a closer look. He could only clutch his chest as he felt a strong sense of emotional pain.

I've come too late! If only I came here some ten thousand years ago… Wang Baole wore a gloomy expression, and he was unable to discern how he felt. After a moment, he looked towards the second mountain, which was formed by the piling of countless pills. It was just that… the pills had no more Spirit Qi in them, just like the Spirit Stones. They had already degenerated from within and lost their effectiveness.

Is the Divine Eye civilization full of fools? How could they be so wasteful? Were they extremely rich back in the day? Wang Baole felt extreme pain as he reached the pill mountain and stared at it blankly. After a moment, he went to the third and fourth mountains listlessly. The two mountains were a Dharmic treasure mountain and a battleship mountain!

When Wang Baole went to the former, his sense of regret intensified a bit. But because he was an artifact refinement master, he was very clear that Dharmic treasures that were decayed by time weren't worth much. So although he still felt pain over the loss, he left after checking the mountain.

However… when he went to the last mountain and saw the mountain formed by the piling of countless battleships, Wang Baole became extremely depressed and heartbroken.

My god, that's way too wasteful… Wang Baole wanted to cry but had no tears. That was especially so when he discovered that there were actually Dharmic Battleships in the mountain. When he discovered that there were up to a thousand of them, he seemed to be hit by an invisible fist, and his whole body shook for a while.

The Divine Eye civilization is definitely crazy. No matter how strong they were, they couldn't possibly bury a thousand Dharmic Battleships with their dead. Which b*stard did this! Wang Baole became extremely angry in an instant, his heart bleeding from the sense of loss. But at the same time, he was suspicious. Because, logically speaking, the Divine Eye civilization couldn't possibly be so strong. So, after checking thoroughly, he sighed.

They weren't buried with the dead all at once but divided into many different times… Probably, after each b*stard died, they would bury Dharmic Battleships with them more or less… And the Dharmic Battleships basically all have cracks on them. They don't seem to be corroded by time. It's more like damage that they sustained when they were alive…

It's probably like that anyway. After all, it's unclear how long has passed since the civilization's establishment. Wang Baole sighed as he went forward to pick out a Dharmic Battleship indignantly. After checking it thoroughly, he confirmed that the Dharmic Battleships had all completely died, and only their corpses remained.

And probably due to their previous injuries or the corrosion of time, they had already lost their value as materials. But if he just left like that, Wang Baole would be unsatisfied. So he stood there silently for a long while before suddenly raising his hand to grab towards the air. After taking out a Dharmic Battleship, he started trying to modify it.

Although it was already a corpse and had lost its value, Wang Baole's mastery in artifact refinement gave him some ability to turn trash into treasure. After he disassembled some self-destructing battleships and incorporated them within the Dharmic Battleships, Wang Baole finally recovered some of the value of the dead Dharmic Battleship.

The value was displayed via the principle of recycling. It allowed the Dharmic Battleship corpse to recover part of its power for a moment and then self-destruct. However, the power was very weak, only 10% of that of a regular Dharmic Battleship.

But there were thousands of Dharmic Battleships there. Wang Baole would gain quite a lot if he modified all of them. So he gritted his teeth and took out his hundred thousand puppets. Because souls were residing in them, they were easier to control. Therefore, after three days, under the efforts of the hundred thousand puppets, a total of more than 900 Dharmic Battleships were modified by Wang Baole and became his self-destructing Dharmic Battleships.

Although their power is ordinary, they can still be used to scare people! Wang Baole sighed. That was probably the only thing Wang Baole thought was decent about the Dharmic Battleships, their appearance…

Under his modifications, although their explosive power was weak, the Dharmic Battleships still looked very scary and no different from normal Dharmic Battleships.

After comforting himself, Wang Baole accepted the result reluctantly. Then, after storing all of the Dharmic Battleships, he raised his head to look at the sky and took a deep breath.

If that's it… it's time for me to leave. Wang Baole turned his head to look at his surroundings and spread his Divine Sense out again to check the entire imperial cemetery once more. After he was sure he didn't miss out on anything, he finally looked at the palace floating in mid-air.

It's a pity that it's all an illusion and doesn't actually exist. Otherwise… I could disassemble and sell it. Shaking his head in regret, Wang Baole flicked his body, heading towards the sky. As he neared, he raised his right hand and threw a punch.

The sky rumbled, and a giant vortex was created by Wang Baole. On the one hand, his cultivation was extremely strong. On the other hand, he had become the emperor and was the owner of the imperial cemetery. So as rumbles sounded, he activated the imperial cemetery's exit.

As the vortex appeared, Wang Baole, who was about to step out, suddenly stopped in his tracks and stared. Looking at the pitch darkness outside the vortex and feeling the auras dispersing into the vortex from outside, he couldn't stop light from appearing in his eyes.

This aura… Wang Baole held his breath and spread his Divine Sense out first, incorporating it into the vortex to sense the outside world. When he noticed the void in the world he was in, the vast amount of mist spreading within it, and that the imperial cemetery statue he was in was constantly sinking, Wang Baole was stunned.

This is… the Dark Realm?

The Dark Realm was referred to by different names in different civilizations. For example, the Divine Eye civilization called it the Nine Spectrals. And to Wang Baole's knowledge, it was the dark place that the Dark Sect opened up. Because of his low cultivation, he only knew about it and had never entered it before.

But now, after sensing the aura outside and double-confirming, Wang Baole became invigorated. With a flick of his body, he stepped out of the vortex and stood atop the constantly sinking statue, gazing at his surroundings. The moment his body appeared, it seemed as though a stone had been thrown onto a lake's surface. He caused all of the surrounding mist to roll, and cries sounded in the originally silent world.

Wherever his gaze landed, all of the mist boiled and rolled intensely. It sped forth from all around and circled Wang Baole's surroundings. It formed an even bigger vortex and spread even further.

It seemed to be… cheering for him, welcoming him, and worshipping him!

Which good samaritan used their immense strength to throw this statue into the Dark Realm… Wang Baole was very surprised in his heart. Because, by simply breathing, as the surrounding mist entered his body, the torn and tattered body under his armor actually recovered more quickly!

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Chapter 855: Strongest Spirit Immortal!

To Dark Sect disciples, the Dark Realm was like a world completely under their control. Like how the heaven and earth were divided into yin and yang, Dark Sect disciples in the Dark Realm could do more than herd souls, they could cultivate.

And the special Dark Qi within the Dark Realm was an extremely nourishing item equivalent to Spirit Qi for the Dark Sect. It could cause their cultivation to incorporate both yin and yang and far exceed that of other sects.

For Dark Sect disciples back in the day, everyone had a fixed right to enter the Dark Realm to cultivate. But there were still cultivation level requirements. They had to be at least at the Planet realm in order to enter. So, Wang Baole had heard of and knew about it while in the Dark Dream, but he had never entered it before.

And after the Dark Sect fell, because the Heavenly Dao collapsed, the Dark Sect was already wilting to a certain extent. Furthermore, the Never-Ending Clan had sealed it, and thus no Dark Sect disciple had gone to the Dark Realm for a very very long time.

Similarly, because no one had gone there for a very long time, it caused the concentration of Dark Qi within the Dark Realm of the Never-Ending Dao Domain to reach an astonishing level. Although souls at the Planet realm and above couldn't enter the Dark Realm due to the death of the Heavenly Dao, causing the entire Dark Realm to lose its source, the concentrated aura… was still incredible nourishment for Wang Baole!

After sensing that this was the Dark Realm that the Dark Sect referred to and that the aura there caused his shattered body to heal, Wang Baole thought that everything would be perfect if he could let his true body sink into this place.

What a pity… Wang Baole felt that it was a real pity, but he felt more excitement in his heart. Because, according to the Dark Arts that he learned, once he reached the Planet realm, he could activate the Dark Realm and let his true body enter it.

With that thought, Wang Baole was reinvigorated. While stepping on the statue, he raised his right hand and weaved hand seals. Instantly, the surrounding mist moved to him and became a vortex that spun crazily with him at its center.

As it spun, a large amount of Dark Qi headed straight for Wang Baole under the cheering and worshipping. It went along his seven orifices and crazily gushed into every hair and inch of skin on his body.

The death aura, which would cause other people to feel shocked when they touched it, and which they would much rather avoid, was an extremely nourishing item to Wang Baole.

As he absorbed it, his essence body under his Emperor Armor, which originally had countless rifts on it, was rapidly healing. Moreover, as the death aura entered his body, although Wang Baole's cultivation didn't increase, there was an effect similar to stabilizing his cultivation!

One could say that the previous Wang Baole had lost the contemplative understanding of cultivation he had gathered because his cultivation had increased too quickly and couldn't cover all bases properly. That caused his cultivation to seem like the late-stage Spirit Immortal realm, but he couldn't completely unleash his full combat strength. But now… under the boost of the death aura, all the future trouble that the huge increase in his cultivation brought was rapidly being settled!

As it was settled, an immense cultivation disturbance exploded forth from his body. There was also a sense of power and strength that spread from every inch of his body and gathered into his consciousness. It caused Wang Baole to raise his head and let out a roar uncontrollably.

As the roar sounded, the surrounding vortex rumbled again, and more death aura gushed forth, seemingly without limit. It also seemed like the death aura had Spirit Intelligence and was indignant at being trapped in the Dark Realm for so long, wanting to become part of Wang Baole and follow him out to see the sun again!

So, as waves of heavenly thunder-like rumbles sounded, the vortex got bigger and bigger, and all of the rifts on Wang Baole's body completely healed. When the injuries both inside and outside his body completely healed, his cultivation seemed like it was at the late-stage Spirit Immortal realm. However…. because of the fusion of yin and yang, his cultivation could be described as being as sturdy as bedrock!

In the current Never-Ending Dao Domain, there may be some Spirit Immortals whose cultivation could reach the sturdiness of Wang Baole's. However… those people were basically all from massive powers and family clans and were born with a silver spoon.

Only those family clans could nurture such disciples and see them as the bright future of their family clan. Besides that, not many people could be like Wang Baole in the entire Never-Ending Dao Domain, forming a foundation like bedrock after incorporating yin and yang!

In reality, Wang Baole also didn't know that this was the wish of his senior brother, Chen Qing. When Chen Qing took Wang Baole out of the Federation to go to the only hidden gathering point of the Dark Sect, he planned to have Wang Baole make use of the power of the Dark Realm to gain a bedrock-like body after he became a Planet realm cultivator.

Although accidents happened during the process and Wang Baole hadn't reached the Planet realm yet, it wasn't too different from Chen Qing's plans. That was because Wang Baole, who had noticed his cultivation change, had received benefits despite not knowing his senior brother's plans. At the same time, he was also comparing himself to the late-stage Spirit Immortal he had met when he was carrying out the Flame Patriarch's mission.

Wang Baole clearly understood that his previous self was probably almost equivalent to that late-stage Spirit Immortal when he didn't take the augmenting Dharmic treasures into account. And, after absorbing the death aura, he seemed to have dragons and tigers fused together within his body… Even without the augmentation of the Emperor Armor and those Dharmic treasures, he could kill that Never-Ending Clan late-stage Spirit Immortal with his own power!

And he was confident that the process wouldn't take too long. So, in an instant, Wang Baole had already decided that when his cultivation reached the Planet realm, he must go to the Dark Realm again and gather death aura once more. He could let his cultivation become more and more stable, and he would also surpass others from the get-go.

Now that I'm… fully armored, is there a possibility that I could hold my own against an early-stage Planet realm cultivator? Wang Baole was extremely excited. Because he had never fought a Planet realm before, he could only weigh it in his heart, and his final answer was…

Judging by that Never-Ending Clan Planet realm cultivator that I met during the Flame Patriarch's mission… after wearing the Emperor Armor, even if I can't beat them, it would be impossible for an early-stage Planet realm cultivator to kill me!

With that understanding, Wang Baole laughed loudly. At the same time, he noticed that he had started absorbing the death aura more slowly. He knew that he had reached his limit. He didn't want to continue and risk suffering the consequences of a yin-yang imbalance. So, as his eyes flashed, Wang Baole immediately stopped absorbing decisively. When he lowered his head to look at the statue, he had the urge to store it away.

But the statue was very strange and couldn't be kept in a storage bag. Although Wang Baole felt that it was a pity, it was okay to leave the statue in the Dark Realm. So, he weaved hand seals with both hands and unleashed Dark Arts to seal the statue again. And after setting up his own Dark Art seal disturbances to enable him to instantly find the statue when he went there again, Wang Baole took a deep breath and raised his head to look at the void above.

It's time for me to leave!

Thinking to that point, Wang Baole narrowed his eyes. Even though his body had recovered, he didn't disperse his Emperor Armor. At that moment, his cultivation exploded forth, and a wave of cultivation disturbance—which seemed to be at the late-stage Spirit Immortal realm but could shock and amaze fellow late-stage Spirit Immortals with its concentration—rose from his body. And under the augmentation of his Emperor Armor, the disturbance exploded forth again. In fact, besides the fact that Wang Baole didn't have the special suppressive force that Planet realm cultivators had after swallowing a planet, he was already not too far off from them.

Under that explosion, his silhouette was like a shooting star that burst into the sky and got faster and faster. As he sped, the Dark Realm mist outside his body followed him and spun, as though sending him off. It caused Wang Baole to get even faster. When he reached his maximum speed, a heaven-shaking rumble spread towards the surroundings. It was as if the void had exploded. A vortex leading to the outside world appeared in front of Wang Baole as he sped.

Without hesitation, Wang Baole's body charged forth and stepped into the vortex directly. He left the Divine Eye civilization's Nine Spectrals, and when he reappeared… he was already in the cosmos outside the Divine Eye main star!

The cosmos rumbled, and runes spread towards the surroundings, creating disturbances that even people really far away could see. If all of that happened previously, it would definitely have caught the attention of the cultivators from the three greater sects stationed outside the Divine Eye main star. In fact, even cultivators on the land of the Divine Eye main star would be able to see the changes in the cosmos when they raised their heads.

But now…. the entire Divine Eye main star was silent. The armies of the three greater sects originally stationed there… had already become countless dust particles floating in the silent cosmos…

A head, which had its eyes opened wide in desperation, floated in front of Wang Baole from not far away, slowly moving past him!

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Chapter 856: Supporting the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect!

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This scene made Wang Baole, who was standing in the cosmos, narrow his eyes. He raised his head to look at the Divine Eye civilization's main star in the distance, gazing at the dust and debris spreading there. He didn't see any survivors. At the same time, there were faint traces of spell disturbances there. Wang Baole activated his cultivation and raised his right hand to wave it violently towards the front while remaining silent.

With that wave, he unleashed a divine power included among the cultivation techniques that he learned in the Vast Expanse Dao Palace. The divine power wasn't really offensive. Its only use was to unleash a recall technique like a time machine.

Soul Conduits could also use it, but it depended on the cultivation level of the person they were recalling. If the target's cultivation level surpassed that of the caster, the spell would fail. At the same time, there would be some backlash.

But Wang Baole was quite confident that even if he unleashed it against a Planet realm, he could resist the backlash. And if there were no Planet realms, then his time warp would definitely succeed.

In the next moment, as Wang Baole waved his hand, the cosmos before his eyes changed. He saw the cultivators from the three greater sects who were once stationed there. He also saw in the distant cosmos…. up to ten thousand battleships, which dispersed rainbow light as tens of thousands of cultivators suddenly charged towards the main star.

After that… a huge battle occurred. Among the rainbow cultivators were numerous perfected stage Spirit Immortals, and every one of them was extremely powerful. They charged forth as fast as lightning and directly exterminated all of the cultivators of the three greater sects there. Not only that, but there were also seals present in the surroundings.

Obviously, the seals were there to prevent information from spreading out. According to what Wang Baole felt, the seals had already lost their effectiveness. This meant that… the Violet Gold civilization no longer needed to censor information.

And using the scene created by the time warp spell, Wang Baole got an answer as to why.

This battle happened nine days ago!

Wang Baole narrowed his eyes. After dispersing the time warp, he already had a rough estimate in his heart. At the same time, he lowered his head to look towards the Divine Eye main star. What he was most concerned about was his true body…

Although he didn't sense that his main body was affected, he was still worried. Now, he stood in the cosmos and swept his gaze. He also spread out his Divine Sense, and it covered the entire Divine Eye civilization's main star instantly. After seeing that his main body wasn't affected because it was buried in a very remote place, he was finally relieved.

However… with the sweep of his gaze, he still saw that the small sects that existed within the Divine Eye civilization's main star had lost a large portion of their members. Although there were very few traces of battle, the decrease in numbers still made Wang Baole's eyes narrow slightly.

They've lost at least 80% of their members… Did that happen gradually during those years I was gone, or was it because of the Violet Gold civilization? Pondering, Wang Baole was about to unleash the time warp again. However, in the next moment, his gaze froze, and his Divine Sense instantly gathered from other positions on the Divine Eye main star to…. the Holy Crest Sect, where he stayed back then!

The development of the Holy Crest Sect on the Divine Eye main star had exceeded their previous path and reached an unprecedented golden age. This naturally had a direct connection to the rise of Wang Baole's status. Following his rise in the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect, the Holy Crest Sect could be said to have reaped the full benefits, and their power and influence rose sharply.

De Kunzi, who was completely subservient to Wang Baole, had received unprecedented treatment as well. Because of Wang Baole's rise, his cultivation rose as well, reaching the mid-stage Soul Conduit realm.

Now, De Kunzi stood blankly within the Holy Crest Sect, his body obviously injured from battle. Looking at the almost empty sect surrounding him, his body trembled, and desperation and loss appeared in his eyes.

"De Kunzi!" That was until a familiar voice seemed to sound out from the void and echo in his head. De Kunzi's body suddenly jolted, and his breathing quickened immediately.

"Master!" He was like a drowning man who had grabbed onto a lifeline and like an extremely frightened man who suddenly received protection. De Kunzi became extremely excited and quickly looked around.

"No need to look for me. Tell me what happened in this period of time!"

"Master, we're doomed. The Holy Crest Sect is doomed, and the Divine Eye civilization is doomed. The royal family refused to acknowledge their relations and decided to kill even us…" De Kunzi couldn't control his emotions as he started crying.

"The royal family's three princes colluded with the Violet Gold civilization and activated a teleportation portal for them, allowing the Violet Gold civilization to descend… This happened half a month ago and is no longer a secret now.

"The moment the Violet Gold civilization appeared, they gathered all of their forces to eliminate the Earth Hexagram Unity Sect with frightening speed. The three greater sects didn't even have time to react… I heard that more than 80% of the Earth Hexagram Unity Sect's disciples were killed, and even Matriarch Wuyun was heavily injured. It's rumored that she burned her cultivation to escape in the end, and it's unknown whether she's dead or alive now.

"Then it was the Divine Eye main star. The Violet Gold civilization's army came and eliminated the armies that the three greater sects stationed here. They blasted open the seal placed against the royal family, allowing the royals to walk out. Afterward, they took away close to 80% of the cultivators from all of the sects on the Divine Eye main star… If not for me hiding quickly, I'm afraid that I wouldn't have escaped from that either."

"Master, you're also royalty. The Holy Crest Sect is on the same side as you. I was pretty happy at first, but why did they kill even us in the end?" De Kunzi's tears almost fell. Wang Baole also went silent and thought about how he had unwittingly tricked De Kunzi by telling him he was royalty.

Technically… to a certain extent, he could indeed be considered royalty now.

"And the other greater sects have probably also been exterminated by now. At this point, the Violet Gold civilization no longer hides its plans at all. The whole civilization knows that they've split their army to attack the other two greater sects simultaneously!" De Kunzi's tone was filled with sorrow, anger, and a sense of loss. He really couldn't understand why the royal family would kill people on their side. But he also had a few guesses in his heart, and he felt that the royal family might have two factions as well…

Listening to De Kunzi's words, Wang Baole, who was standing in the cosmos, narrowed his eyes and felt his head aching. Judging chronologically, he could see that He Yunzi of the royal family and those from the Violet Gold civilization should have made two decisions after he entered the imperial cemetery.

One was to sink the statue into the Nine Spectrals. While sealing it, they would also ensure that he wouldn't be able to escape from the Nine Spectrals despite obtaining the opportunity and would thus die there. However, they obviously didn't know his identity.

And another decision… was to start the battle early.

They first gathered their strength to eliminate the Earth Hexagram Unity Sect… then they split their army to attack the other two greater sects simultaneously… A cold glint flashed between Wang Baole's eyes. He knew that he had to help the two greater sects resist the Violet Gold civilization. On the one hand, the Violet Gold civilization definitely wouldn't let him off that easily. On the other hand…

The Divine Eye civilization is something that I have my eye on. Now that it's slowly developing, it'll become mine sooner or later. Afterward, I'll unleash spells to pull it and make the Federation's sun fuse with it to increase the Federation's level. You…. dare snatch that away from me! Wang Baole gritted his teeth. He would feel indignant if he gave up. That was especially so considering that his cultivation had increased, and he also had a legitimate role. Moreover, he led millions of souls and twelve emperor puppets.

It wasn't exaggerated to say that he could become a great power all on his own.

So, after a simple analysis, Wang Baole comforted De Kunzi, who was on the brink of having a mental breakdown. He then flicked his body, turning it into a long rainbow as he unleashed his full speed and headed straight for the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect.

As he sped, Wang Baole narrowed his eyes and took out his voice transmission jade slip to ask around. It was a pity that none of the Divine Eye civilization cultivators he knew, including the likes of Fairy Ling You and the Black Armor Legion's commander, replied. It was obvious that they were either all dead or sealed by the Violet Gold civilization, making it so that information couldn't be spread in time!

Putting away his jade slip, Wang Baole made a decision in his heart. No matter what, he had to go there to take a look.

If the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect has been eliminated, so be it. If it hasn't been eliminated… this battle will be the time I cause the Divine Eye civilization to rise!

Thinking to that point, Wang Baole increased his speed. An unprecedented disturbance that didn't seem to be from a late-stage Spirit Immortal exploded forth from his body. With the augmentation of the Emperor Armor, Wang Baole became so fast that he seemed to be able to cut open the void as he charged towards the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect.

At the same time, outside the Sovereign Planet, a huge battle that affected the entire sect and would decide their survival was going on!

Countless cultivators were on the Sovereign Planet and the planets surrounding it. They were also in the sky and cosmos, fighting for their lives. Countless battleships were like this as well, fighting continuously with the cultivator army from the Violet Gold civilization.

And the tide of battle was extremely disadvantageous for the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect. Part of the Sovereign Planet had already collapsed, and only three of its surrounding satellites were left. Countless amounts of dust, meteorites, shards, and corpses spread everywhere!

It was extremely horrifying!

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Chapter 857: Arriving With a Bang!

The entire battle situation was extremely intense, and in the highest point in the cosmos, a battle between Planet realms was happening. It was the Sovereign Patriarch fighting two Planet realms from the Violet Gold civilization on his own!

Among the two Planet realms, one was the leader of the Heavenly Spirit Sect, while the other was the left-hand elder. The former was a mid-stage Planet realm, while the latter was an early-stage Planet realm. They both had astonishing combat strength. Theoretically speaking, it should have been extremely easy for them to suppress the Sovereign Patriarch by teaming up. However, the Sovereign Patriarch's combat strength gave them a huge shock!

According to the information they obtained, the Sovereign Patriarch of the three greater sects had cultivation similar to that of the Violet Gold civilization's patriarch. If one really calculated it, the Sovereign Patriarch might have been slightly stronger, but there was a limit, and there wasn't much difference between their cultivation levels. The Earth Hexagram Unity Sect's Planet realm cultivator was the one with the weakest cultivation level, so when the Violet Gold civilization appeared, they chose to eliminate the Earth Hexagram Unity Sect first.

Afterward, the sect lord and the left-hand elder of the Heavenly Spirit Sect went to fight the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect together. According to their analysis, with their combat strength, they could definitely eliminate the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect extremely quickly. However, they absolutely didn't expect that the Sovereign Patriarch… actually hid his cultivation!

He wasn't an early-stage Planet realm cultivator, but a… mid-stage Planet realm cultivator. In fact, he was already close to reaching the peak of the mid-stage Planet realm. And, his combat strength had exceeded that of ordinary Planet realms. Hence, even though the sect lord of the Heavenly Spirit Sect also had extraordinary combat strength, the Sovereign Patriarch still held his own against the two of them, and it was difficult to determine who had the upper hand!

The battle between those with peak combat strength extended the battle. At the same time, the butler of the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect, who Wang Baole had seen before and who seemed to be Fairy Ling You's senior, was also fighting back with all his strength alongside the first army's commander, Daoist Gu Mo. Their opponents were three perfected stage Spirit Immortals from the Violet Gold civilization.

While fighting a two versus three battle was extremely difficult, the other Spirit Immortals were also fighting with all their strength. Fairy Ling You, the Black Armor Legion's commander, Yi Nianzi, and all of the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect Spirit Immortal cultivators had heavy injuries. But they all gritted their teeth and resisted tenaciously, containing a huge number of opposing Spirit Immortals.

Besides, all of the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect's armies were activated and seemed to split the cosmos into over ten areas as they fought tooth and nail with the Violet Gold civilization cultivators.

In an instant, rumbles, roars, and screams sounded and echoed everywhere. Occasionally, one could hear sounds of planets cracking. While this caused the battle to become even more horrifying, one could also see that the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect was at a huge disadvantage!

That was because… the Violet Gold civilization's Heavenly Spirit Sect obviously had more Spirit Immortal cultivators than the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect. Even though many were being contained, there were still several Spirit Immortal cultivators who charged into the army. The Divine Sovereign Justice Sect's various armies found it hard to resist them and could only use the power of array formations and sacrifice Soul Conduit cultivators' lives to forcefully buy some time. But this obviously couldn't be sustained for long, and they would eventually collapse.

And once the armies collapsed, the battle situation, which was already bad, would worsen even more. The Divine Sovereign Justice Sect would become just like the Earth Hexagram Unity Sect as a result.

Such a situation appeared due to the strength of the Violet Gold civilization, but it was also more or less related to Wang Baole. That was because the Violet Gold civilization had already fully analyzed the strength of all of the top cultivators and armies in the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect before attacking. Wang Baole's Soul Rift Legion was the second-ranked army, so his disappearance naturally weakened the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect.

If it were any other time, his disappearance might not mean much, but during this crucial point in the battle, it became very important.

So after the battle had gone on for a while, the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect was obviously unable to stand firm. Even though the Sovereign Patriarch could still carry on, Daoist Gu Mo and the butler had already started faltering against the three perfected stage Spirit Immortals.

At the same time, Fairy Ling You and the others also became unable to stand firm, as they were working to contain more Spirit Immortals than the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect had. Their injuries worsened, and all of the armies in the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect were the same. Slowly, they became unable to trap a few Spirit Immortals, and almost all of the Soul Conduit cultivators were killed.

Seeing that, everyone in the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect was angry, desperate, and sad. Meanwhile, the eyes of the sect lord of the Heavenly Spirit Sect, who was fighting the Sovereign Patriarch, suddenly flashed. He suddenly spoke, and his voice echoed throughout the battlefield.

"Fellow Daoist Sovereign, at this point, your Divine Sovereign Justice Sect has no way out. I can give you a choice right now. Join my Heavenly Spirit Sect and become my sect's subordinate. What do you think?"

"Invading my civilization, killing my fellow Daoists, and destroying my sect. Even if I die fighting here, I won't do such a cowardly thing as becoming your subordinate!" The Sovereign Patriarch had an ugly expression and also felt intense desperation in his heart. But he had his own values to adhere to. As one of the patriarchs of the three greater sects, and the strongest one among them, he was originally really ambitious. So even now, he still had his pride!

So as he spoke, he raised his right hand and weaved a hand seal. Instantly, black planets transmogrified and exploded forth as he fought with the two from the Heavenly Spirit Sect again.

Seeing that, the sect lord of the Heavenly Spirit Sect suppressed the Sovereign Patriarch while sneering. He spoke again, but this time, he wasn't persuading the Sovereign Patriarch. Instead, he spoke to all Divine Sovereign Justice Sect disciples.

"He'll cause his own demise! All disciples of the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect, no matter what decision your patriarch makes, your lives are in your hands. The path of cultivation isn't easy, and you only have one chance. Anyone who surrenders will be spared. You will then enter the Heavenly Spirit Sect and become one of us!"

Not every cultivator had convictions as strong as those of the Sovereign Patriarch. That was especially so in this life and death situation. And when they couldn't see any hope, many were swayed by the Heavenly Spirit Sect Patriarch's words.

Towards this… the Sovereign Patriarch remained silent and no longer spoke. He knew that he treated the disciples in his sect well, but he also knew that, at this point, it was only natural for them to choose to live.

However, he didn't expect that the first army's commander, Daoist Gu Mo, who was unhappy towards him and was most likely to choose to live at that moment, didn't make that choice. Instead, his subordinate, Vice-Commander Yi Nianzi… actually retreated and growled without any hesitation.

"Heavenly Spirit Patriarch, I surrender!"

When he spoke, the entire battlefield shook, and a large number of Divine Sovereign Justice Sect cultivators were swayed even more. In reality… even though an early-stage Spirit Immortal didn't mean much to a Planet realm, to other cultivators, a Spirit Immortal was already a mighty figure and represented a position of high prestige and status. And because Yi Nianzi was the first army's vice-commander, the fact that he surrendered naturally swayed even more people.

Instantly, the expressions of Fairy Ling You, the Black Armor Legion's commander, and the other Spirit Immortals all turned ugly. But the one with the ugliest expression wasn't the Sovereign Patriarch, it was the first army's commander, Daoist Gu Mo.

"Yi Nianzi, you're asking for it!" Daoist Gu Mo, who was trying his best to resist the three perfected stage Spirit Immortals from the Heavenly Spirit Sect alongside the butler, had an intense killing intent explode forth from his eyes as he glared at the retreating Yi Nianzi.

"Commander, we'll definitely lose this battle. It's not that I'm an ingrate, it's because I have no other choice!" Yi Nianzi sustained heavy injuries, and as he spoke, there was still blood at the corners of his mouth. He had a frenzied look and didn't care that he bumped into Divine Sovereign Justice Sect disciples as he retreated. With his Spirit Immortal cultivation, he actually killed many disciples by bumping into them as he retreated.

"Good. Yi Nianzi was it? From now on, you're a member of the Heavenly Spirit Sect. We will calculate your battle credits starting now. The more you kill, the more items you can exchange for when you return to the sect. If you can kill a Spirit Immortal, I assure you that you can receive a Heavenly Spirit Pill that will allow you to break through to the mid-stage Spirit Immortal realm!" Seeing that scene, the Heavenly Spirit Patriarch laughed loudly. After a glimmer of disdain and ridicule flashed deep within his eyes, he spoke words of encouragement.

The moment he spoke, one could see from Yi Nianzi's eyes that he was struggling. But very quickly, a ferocious glimmer flashed through his eyes as he suddenly looked towards Fairy Ling You, who was already retreating step by step, in front of him!

Fairy Ling You had the weakest cultivation, and she was also more heavily injured than him. Killing intent glowed in Yi Nianzi's eyes as he flicked his body, about to charge out.

But at that moment… suddenly, far away in the cosmos, a rumble sounded. The sound was astonishing, and one could see a long rainbow that seemed to cut open the cosmos as it sped towards the battlefield. In the previous moment, it was still far away. But in the next moment… the long rainbow charged directly into the battlefield. Its sheer speed shocked the souls of all Spirit Immortals, including Daoist Gu Mo and the butler. Even the Sovereign Patriarch, the sect lord of the Heavenly Spirit Sect, and the left-hand elder had their expressions change.

And just as their expressions changed, the long rainbow appeared directly in front of the shocked Yi Nianzi. Without pausing, a hand stretched out from the long rainbow, ignoring all of his divine powers and resistance, and grabbed his neck!

As the long rainbow dissipated, Wang Baole's silhouette appeared on the battlefield. He raised his right hand and clutched Yi Nianzi. No matter how much Yi Nianzi struggled, he couldn't escape. In fact, he couldn't even speak. It was only after he could see who arrived clearly that an unprecedented sense of shock and disbelief appeared in his eyes.

"Hey, leader of the Heavenly Spirit Sect or whatever. If I kill this Yi Nianzi, can I exchange for that Heavenly Spirit Pill you were talking about?" Wang Baole coughed and looked towards the sect lord of the Heavenly Spirit Sect, who wore a gloomy expression and looked equally shocked.

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Chapter 858: Shaking the Battlefield!

"Long Nanzi!" The expression of the sect lord of the Heavenly Spirit Sect was cold as he stared at Wang Baole. Having personally sealed the imperial cemetery statue into the Nine Spectrals, he naturally knew about Wang Baole. In reality, the three princes of the royal family all knew the identity of Wang Baole. In fact, it could be said that they were paying very close attention to him.

It was just that the sect lord of the Heavenly Spirit Sect didn't think that Wang Baole could still appear after he had sealed the statue and sunk it into the Nine Spectrals!

"Long Nanzi!"

"It's Long Nanzi!" The moment Wang Baole appeared, the entire battlefield instantly shook. On the one hand, his appearance was way too astonishing. The moment he attacked, he grabbed Yi Nianzi, who had just turned traitor, like he was a chick. On the other hand, Wang Baole had gone missing, something noticed by many Divine Sovereign Justice Sect disciples amidst the fighting. They all had their own guesses in their hearts.

Hence, the moment Wang Baole appeared, he instantly shook the surroundings.

At that moment, Fairy Ling You and the Black Armor Legion's commander were shocked too. But what made them more shocked was Wang Baole's cultivation. That was because the armor, which didn't cover his face, was dispersing late-stage Spirit Immortal disturbances!

Also noticing this was Daoist Gu Mo.

And this was what Wang Baole exposed after concealing his true power. Nonetheless, he still shook the souls of countless Divine Sovereign Justice Sect cultivators. Even the Sovereign Patriarch's eyes glowed.

"It looks like you don't want to give me the pill." Wang Baole sighed. A cold glimmer then flashed between his eyes. It didn't matter how much Yi Nianzi struggled and even pleaded with his eyes, he still clenched his right hand viciously. With a crack, Yi Nianzi's neck was crushed, and he dispersed his cultivation to gush into Yi Nianzi's body and destroy his soul.

"I've wanted to kill you for a long time!" Wang Baole spoke coldly. After releasing his grip, Yi Nianzi's corpse rumbled and turned to dust, dissipating into the cosmos.

The moment Wang Baole attacked, the Sovereign Patriarch's eyes glowed, and he suddenly growled, "Long Nanzi, go assist in battles with your Soul Rift Legion. You're allowed to move freely!"

"Yes, Patriarch!" In front of the numerous disciples, Wang Baole knew how to carry himself properly. Besides, he returned intending to assist anyway. So after replying, he immediately raised his right hand and waved it down violently!

Instantly, tens of thousands of battleships appeared in his surroundings as rumbles sounded. They all flew towards the surrounding Heavenly Spirit Sect disciples and exploded. This scene instantly raised the spirits of the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect and other armies.

"Self-destructing battleships!"

"The appearance of these battleships will greatly reduce our load!" It was obvious that Wang Baole's Soul Rift Legion's self-destructing battleships were very famous.

And as the second-ranked army, him entering the fray would definitely change the battle situation. Although it wasn't guaranteed that he could turn the tide, he could still take some pressure off everyone.

However… just as this thought appeared in the minds of the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect disciples, Wang Baole waved his hand again. Instantly, a hundred thousand puppets, which had souls infused into them, appeared one after another. As they all unleashed their cultivations, with the weakest being at least a Nascent Soul, they charged towards the surroundings.

The appearance of that power instantly made all of the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect disciples stare with their mouths agape. Their souls shook, and the Violet Gold civilization's Heavenly Spirit Sect cultivators also all stared with wide eyes as their souls shook.

"This is…"

"Nascent Soul puppets!"

"There's more than a hundred thousand of them… My gosh, more than a hundred thousand Nascent Soul puppets!"

Fairy Ling You, the Black Armor Legion's commander, and the other Spirit Immortals all stared as well. Only the likes of Daoist Gu Mo and the Sovereign Patriarch didn't have much change in their expressions, though one could still see a sense of concern.

Without a doubt… the self-destructing battleships and the hundred thousand Nascent Soul puppets were enough to let Wang Baole's army rise from its original second place to the top-ranked army. In fact, to a certain extent… it had already exceeded the definition of an army. Also, considering the cultivation Wang Baole displayed at that moment, although it might be quite a stretch if one said he could create a sect by himself, it was definitely not impossible!

However… it was impossible for the shock to end there. That was because Wang Baole didn't intend to conceal the combat strength of his army this time. Since he wanted to rise and hold more power, he naturally had to display his strength. So, as he waved his hand again, twelve Spirit Immortal auras were unleashed and shook the entire battlefield, causing the expressions of countless people to completely change!

Twelve puppets, twelve Spirit Immortal auras. The moment they appeared, the battlefield went silent, and in the next moment, the noise level reached a maximum. The expressions of all of the Heavenly Spirit Sect cultivators changed, and the Heavenly Spirit Sect Spirit Immortals fighting with Fairy Ling You let out cries of shock.

"Spirit… Spirit Immortals!"

"Spirit Immortal puppets…"

Fairy Ling You was stunned for a moment, and the body of the Black Armor Legion's commander also shook. As for the other Divine Sovereign Justice Sect Spirit Immortals, they all had shock in their eyes. Some of them even seemed lost. After all, Spirit Immortal puppets were too rare, and they were seeing them for the first time in their lives. Furthermore, they were seeing twelve Spirit Immortal puppets at once…

Even the expressions of the three perfected stage Spirit Immortals fighting Daoist Gu Mo and the butler changed greatly. The three Planet realm cultivators—the Sovereign Patriarch, the sect lord of the Heavenly Spirit Sect, and the left-hand elder—also had obvious changes in their expressions.

Truly… with the sheer strength of the Soul Rift Legion that Wang Baole displayed… it was no longer a stretch to say that he could create a sect on his own. Instead, he could definitely create a sect on his own.

The number of Spirit Immortals in any of the three greater sects… couldn't compare to the number of Spirit Immortal puppets that Wang Baole had!

"D*mn it!" Killing intent exploded forth from the eyes of the sect lord of the Heavenly Spirit Sect. Although he didn't know what existed within the imperial cemetery, he knew that Wang Baole didn't take out those puppets even when he was faced with danger back then. That was enough to show that… what he saw now, were items Wang Baole obtained in the imperial cemetery.

And the appearance of the puppets could no longer be said to have only slightly affected the battle situation. Without exaggerating, this was already a factor that could decide the flow of the battle. It was as though the Heavenly Spirit Sect was no longer facing the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect alone. Instead, it was as if they were facing two sects at once!

As the decisive factor, the appearance of Wang Baole's Soul Rift Legion immediately boosted the morale of the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect. Conversely, the Heavenly Spirit Sect cultivators started panicking for the first time in the invasion. That was because the hundred thousand puppets and large numbers of self-destructing battleships had already charged towards the surroundings. Rumbles were sounding out everywhere, and the twelve Spirit Immortal puppets had also joined the Spirit Immortal battles!

They looked like puppets, but their expressions all seemed to show sentience. Their attacks were sharp and precise, and they seemed like they were alive. That was especially so when they unleashed the Divine Eye Art in succession. As Divine Eyes appeared, the shock it brought to everyone on the battlefield reached another level.

"Divine Eye Art!"

"This… What is this!"

"The royal family's Divine Eye Art! Didn't the royals collude with the Violet Gold civilization? Why is their technique appearing beside Long Nanzi!"

"Wait… Long Nanzi's identity… My gosh, who exactly is he!"

The minds of the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect disciples were in a mess, but they also knew that now wasn't the time to be thinking about that. When the Soul Rift Legion attacked, they all gritted their teeth and growled as they unleashed their full strength and charged towards the Heavenly Spirit Sect alongside the Soul Rift Legion.

The entire battle situation seemed to tilt from the previous continuous retreat of the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect, becoming the continuous scattering of the Heavenly Spirit Sect. At the same time, the butler and Daoist Gu Mo were fighting with all their might. The Sovereign Patriarch also unleashed secret techniques without hesitation. As his combat strength was activated once more, the battle between him and the two Heavenly Spirit Sect Planet realms in the cosmos became even more intense.

As the cosmos rumbled and screams sounded out everywhere, Wang Baole wasn't slacking off. With a flick of his body, he charged into the battlefield. Wherever he went, all Heavenly Spirit Sect cultivators who came into contact with him had their bodies shattered. Looking from afar, Wang Baole, who was wearing the Emperor Armor, was like a sharp blade stabbing into the battlefield. Seemingly dividing up the battlefield, he charged directly in front of the two Heavenly Spirit Sect Spirit Immortal cultivators that the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect disciples sacrificed numerous lives just to trap.

The two Spirit Immortal cultivators were both only at the early-stage Spirit Immortal realm. With shocked expressions, they tried to retreat. But it was too late. They were Wang Baole's targets, and as his late-stage Spirit Immortal cultivation was unleashed, he reached maximum speed and flew past one of them in an instant. Without turning back his head, he gave chase towards the other.

And as Wang Baole sped past, the Heavenly Spirit Sect Spirit Immortal cultivator stared with his eyes wide open, seeming lost. As he lowered his head to look at his body, he saw a familiar headless corpse floating to the side.

In the next moment, his head and corpse were engulfed in flame as both his body and soul were destroyed!

But he wasn't lonely. That was because his companion, the other early-stage Spirit Immortal cultivator, only took in one more breath than him. Afterward, as Wang Baole pointed, his skull collapsed, his body exploded, and his soul shattered!

Killing two Spirit Immortals consecutively in the blink of an eye shook the battlefield once again. Countless Heavenly Spirit Sect disciples retreated rapidly in shock and terror. It was as though Wang Baole was the Grim Reaper!

So many people… Could it possibly allow my Demonic Eye Art to improve once more and push my cultivation to another level? Wang Baole narrowed his eyes as killing intent rose within him again!

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Chapter 859: Overbearing!

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Wang Baole's appearance was both a decisive factor and a giant rock. It gave the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect a chance to overturn the battle situation that was originally disadvantageous to them. As everyone in the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect perked up, the Heavenly Spirit Sect's aura gradually weakened. They retreated continuously, and it looked like the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect had the upper hand!

Such an upper hand wasn't fatal, but one could imagine that once it accumulated, it would make their chances of winning greater and greater. In the end, it might not be impossible for them to win the battle!

Almost everyone from both sides could sense that. Because of that, while Wang Baole brought excitement to the disciples of the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect, he was hated to the core by the Heavenly Spirit Sect cultivators. But alas, his cultivation was too astonishing, and his army was extremely violent.

Hence, the Heavenly Spirit Sect only had two ways to resolve the situation. One way was for the sect lord and elder of the Heavenly Spirit Sect to defeat the Sovereign Patriarch. Another way was for the three perfected stage Spirit Immortals to suppress the butler and Daoist Gu Mo.

It was just that… for the former, until now, the sect lord and elder of the Heavenly Spirit Sect still only had a slight advantage. Obviously, it would take some time for them to accumulate the winning edge before they could defeat him. As for the latter… it was the same.

So… the only way was to eliminate Wang Baole and try to wipe out the opportunity he created with his appearance as much as possible!

It wasn't that there was no way to do so, it was just that the consequences were massive and posed quite a bit of risk. If this happened previously, when the Heavenly Spirit Sect had the initiative and was winning, they wouldn't make such a decision since there was no need to take the risk. They only needed to maintain the tempo, and the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect would naturally collapse. Their destruction would have been irreversible.

But now… especially after seeing the battle situation where Wang Baole headed straight for a mid-stage Spirit Immortal, it was the only way out for the Heavenly Spirit Sect. That was because they absolutely couldn't let Wang Baole enter the battle of early-stage and mid-stage Spirit Immortals. If they did… once Wang Baole killed a Spirit Immortal, the number of Violet Gold civilization cultivators would drop sharply. As the other Divine Sovereign Justice Sect Spirit Immortals were unleashed, their defeat would be guaranteed.

So, decisiveness appeared in the eyes of the sect lord of the Heavenly Spirit Sect as he growled, "Qing Kunzi!"

As his words spread, the three Heavenly Spirit Sect perfected stage Spirit Immortals, who were fighting the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect's butler and Daoist Gu Mo, instantly had a sense of struggle appear in their eyes. But that turned to decisiveness in an instant, and their cultivations seemed to be burning as they exploded forth. Two of them seemed to not fear death and seemed to turn into suns as they lunged towards the butler and Daoist Gu Mo. They unleashed their ultimate techniques and actually trapped the butler and Daoist Gu Mo temporarily.

Meanwhile, the other perfected stage Spirit Immortal, the Qing Kunzi that the sect lord of the Heavenly Spirit Sect spoke of, flicked his body. As his cultivation exploded forth, he actually left the battlefield, charging with the force of a thunderbolt towards Wang Baole, who was fighting his way towards the Spirit Immortal battlefield.

Everything happened instantly, and in the next moment, as the battlefield rumbled, Qing Kunzi seemed to turn into a Kun Peng. In fact, looking with the naked eye, one could faintly see the shadow of a Kun Peng instantly approach Wang Baole.

And just a few breaths before he arrived, Wang Baole had already noticed and turned his head towards the rapidly nearing Kun Peng. Sensing the heaven-shaking killing intent, a trace of ridicule appeared at the corner of his mouth, and a cold glimmer flashed between his eyes.

Finally, a big one comes! Wang Baole laughed. He naturally knew the Kun Peng's motive. That was because the three decisions he made after arriving all had the greatest impact on the battle situation.

He first killed Yi Nianzi. After calming the swayed Divine Sovereign Justice Sect disciples down, he killed the two opposing Spirit Immortals, who countless Divine Sovereign Justice Sect disciples sacrificed their lives to trap. While this boosted the morale of the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect cultivators, it also released a large amount of manpower. Without having to face enemies both in front and behind them, the excess cultivators could join other battles.

Afterward, what Wang Baole wanted to do was go to the early and mid-stage Spirit Immortal battlefield and use his late-stage Spirit Immortal cultivation to suppress and kill his enemies. Once he did that… there would no longer be any need to continue the battle.

As for the bad reputation that bullying the weak with his strong cultivation would bring, anyone who still considered that during a battle was a fool that would certainly die. What was most important in a battle was beating the weak using one's strength!

So Wang Baole expected to get stopped. Similarly, that was also within his plans. After all, from a strategic point of view, although killing a perfected stage Spirit Immortal wasn't as good as killing multiple early and mid-stage Spirit Immortals, it would have a greater impact on the morale of the Violet Gold civilization.

Hence, when Qing Kunzi charged over, Wang Baole released a big laugh and charged forward instead of retreating. He was like a shooting star as he headed straight for Qing Kunzi. Facing Wang Baole, an intense killing intent exploded forth from Qing Kunzi's eyes.

"You're overestimating yourself!"

Instantly, the two of them clashed within the cosmos. Looking from afar, one couldn't determine whether the shooting star crashed into the Kun Peng or the other way around. Either way, when they clashed, a rumble that turned into a soundwave swept towards the surroundings like a giant wave.

Large numbers of cultivators from both sides spat out blood as they retreated in shock. Wang Baole's body also trembled after being hit, and he was pushed back seventy to eighty feet. Nonetheless, he was unscathed, and light flashed within his eyes. Although he displayed late-stage Spirit Immortal disturbances, in reality, that was only 50% of his cultivation. The other 50% was being hidden by him.

"After burning his cultivation, he is indeed slightly stronger than ordinary late-stage Spirit Immortals. This makes things more interesting."

As his words spread, Qing Kunzi's shock had already reached a maximum. He only felt a huge wave of power rumble towards him. After retreating for more than 500 feet, he forced himself to stop. After he spat out a mouthful of blood, his expression turned pale. The shock and disbelief in his eyes made the waves in his heart roll continuously.

"You…" He didn't even get to finish his sentence as the battle intent exploded forth in Wang Baole's eyes. He unleashed another 20% of his cultivation. After unleashing 70% of his total cultivation, he stepped out, and his sheer speed cut open the void. In the next moment, he appeared in front of the extremely shocked Qing Kunzi. As he raised his right hand, the Divine Armament transmogrified and swept down!

Qing Kunzi's face turned pale. Having no time to dodge, he could only weave hand seals with both hands. Instantly, the Kun Peng's silhouette became very clear. While he resisted with all his strength, he also tried to make the Kun Peng he formed shake its tail and unleash a counterattack towards Wang Baole.

But waiting for him… was a hint of regret that appeared in Wang Baole's eyes. The Divine Armament in his hand didn't stop and slashed down as 70% of Wang Baole's cultivation gushed into it. The seemingly horrifying Kun Peng actually trembled violently and collapsed in front of Wang Baole. But Wang Baole didn't decelerate. He went in front of Qing Kunzi in an instant and slashed again!

As rumbles sounded, Qing Kunzi let out shrill screams, and a black sun exploded from within his body. While he resisted with all his strength, his blood spurted everywhere, and he let out a shrill cry while looking as though he had seen a ghost.

"You're not a Spirit Immortal!"

"I'm your daddy!" Wang Baole smiled, ignoring the disbelief and shock displayed in the expressions of the cultivators of both sides and the patriarch. He took another step and neared the retreating Qing Kunzi with his landing. With another wave of the Divine Armament in his right hand, heaven-shaking rumbles instantly sounded out.

Qing Kunzi let out a roar and resisted again. The black sun in his hands was indeed extraordinary. Although it made him spit blood, keep retreating, and keep getting injured, he still maintained it. However, cracks gradually appeared on it.

"Weak!" Wang Baole slashed as he stepped and was extremely fast as he attacked while chasing Qing Kunzi. In the end, under the seventh slash, the black sun in Qing Kunzi's hands finally couldn't handle it anymore and collapsed. After that, Wang Baole's eighth slash seemed to be a heaven-shaking and earth-shattering long rainbow that could cut open anything as it flashed between the eyes of the shocked and desperate Qing Kunzi.

In the next moment, his head flew up. As rumbles sounded, a wave of cultivation disturbance that greatly exceeded his cultivation engulfed his body. His body and bones were crushed, and his shape and form were both destroyed!

"Way too weak." Wang Baole felt happy in his heart as he stood within the cosmos and spoke coldly.

The surrounding battlefield instantly went quiet. In fact, most of the cultivators from both sides who saw this scene forgot to battle. They all stared blankly at Wang Baole, their heads buzzing as though a hundred thousand bolts of heavenly thunder exploded in them.

Truly… Wang Baole's aura and cultivation were heaven-shaking and shook the surroundings!

"Planet realm?" Even Fairy Ling You was stunned for a moment as she mumbled skeptically. Her voice made the bodies of the Spirit Immortals on both sides jolt. As they looked towards Wang Baole, their expressions were full of horror.

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Chapter 860: You're at the Planet Realm. So What?

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A thunderous boom reverberated in the air, and an enormous vortex spun furiously around Wang Baole. His hair danced in the wind as waves of cultivation surged from him ceaselessly and flooded his surroundings like the waves of a wild stormy sea!

The unleashing of his cultivation was like the sudden arrival of a tsunami. It sent the cosmos around him shuddering, transforming Wang Baole into the focus of everyone on the battlefield's attention!

And this… was merely 70% of his full power!

Regardless, the sight of him slaughtering a perfected stage Spirit Immortal realm cultivator had been awe-inspiring. The ordinary cultivators on both sides of the battlefield had been stunned. Even Fairy Ling You had been taken aback. The commander of the Black Armor Legion, who had once saved Wang Baole's life, was also surprised, and there was a faint look of confusion in his eyes.

They had all been shocked by the aura and cultivation that he had displayed when he first arrived on the battlefield. The current shock that they were experiencing was worlds apart from what they had felt earlier. He had killed a perfected stage Spirit Immortal who had burned his cultivation despite being at the late-stage Spirit Immortal realm. The difference in power had been too staggering!

"Long Nanzi…"

"What kind of golden ticket did he stumble across while he was missing?"

"Is this the rise of another powerful Planet realm cultivator in the Divine Eye civilization?" Respect and fear colored the eyes of the Spirit Immortal realm cultivators in the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect as they stared at Wang Baole.

They weren't the only ones looking at Wang Baole. The Sovereign Patriarch of the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect and Daoist Gu Mo had both widened their eyes. Despite the intense battle that was going on, one thought still flashed across the Sovereign Patriarch's mind as he glanced at Fairy Ling You. The more he thought about it, the more he found the two of them to be a great match.

As for Daoist Gu Mo, a myriad of emotions was flashing across his face. Resignation flickered in his eyes. He was prepared for their defeat, but if the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect were to emerge victorious, he knew… that the honor of commanding the most powerful legion in the sect would no longer belong to him.

He didn't want to give it up at all, but his doubts were stronger than the sense of unwillingness he felt. He knew that with the Violet Gold civilization's invasion, Wang Baole's rise to power was a welcome sight to countless people. It was something that many supported. In fact, based on his understanding of the Sovereign Patriarch's character, he knew that if they were to emerge victorious from this battle, the Sovereign Patriarch was going to treat Wang Baole with unprecedented warmth!

These thoughts flashed across Daoist Gu Mo's head, while… shock overwhelmed his opponents. The two perfected stage Spirit Immortal realm cultivators knew how powerful Qing Kunzi was. Their intimate knowledge of Qing Kunzi's strength was the cause of the loud buzzing in their heads. Everything that had just happened seemed like something out of an incredible and unbelievable dream.

Wang Baole had fought effortlessly and overpowered Qing Kunzi easily throughout the entire battle, up to the point where the latter's flesh and spirit had been destroyed. The entire battle had been beyond their wildest dreams. They hadn't expected something like that.

They had thought that Qing Kunzi would gain an easy victory. The Heavenly Spirit Sect members had looked on with anticipation and excitement at the start of the battle, while the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect members had been filled with anxiety and dread.

After all, Qing Kunzi had been at the perfected stage of the Spirit Immortal realm. He had stood at the pinnacle of the Spirit Immortal realm with his level of cultivation, power, and strength. He might not have been a match for a cultivator at the Planet realm, but the leap from the Spirit Immortal realm to the Planet realm was one across a great realm. In fact, Qing Kunzi had reached the peak of the great realm before the Planet realm.

Besides, he had burned his own cultivation, exhausting his cultivation in order to unleash more power. That might not have allowed him to reach the level of a Planet realm cultivator, but it definitely allowed him to surpass ordinary perfected stage Spirit Immortal realm cultivators. He would have been at the peak of his power.

In such a state, it shouldn't have been difficult at all to kill a late-stage Spirit Immortal realm cultivator. But… he had failed. In fact, he had been overwhelmed to the point where he couldn't fight back and was slaughtered!

That scene had been a shocking psychological blow to everyone. It had shaken them to their core. They had thought… that only a cultivator at the Planet realm or above was capable of doing something like that!

The final wave of cultivation that Wang Baole had unleashed had appeared to be at the late-stage Spirit Immortal realm, but the impression it had given others was of power that was freakishly strong and beyond the Spirit Immortal realm. They had never seen such powerful cultivation in a Spirit Immortal realm cultivator. They had only seen it before in cultivators… at the Planet realm!

The sect lord and elder of the Heavenly Spirit Sect and the Sovereign Patriarch of the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect had been secretly shocked at the power that Wang Baole had displayed. But as cultivators at the Planet realm, they soon realized what had been missing.

There's no suppressive force of a Planet realm cultivator. He's not at the Planet realm! The Sovereign Patriarch of the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect was the first to realize that. The sect lord and elder of the Heavenly Spirit Sect came to the same conclusion moments later. Then, in the next moment, something flickered in the eyes of the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect's Sovereign Patriarch. Without hesitation, he formed a series of hand seals and unleashed the suppressive force of his planet. It enveloped both the sect lord and elder of the Heavenly Spirit Sect.

It wasn't enough, though. It might have appeared that the two leaders of the Heavenly Spirit Sect had reached a stalemate in their earlier fight with the Sovereign Patriarch of the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect, but that was because the sect lord of the Heavenly Spirit Sect hadn't given his all in the earlier battle. On the other hand, the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect's Sovereign Patriarch had been fighting with his life. Having just witnessed what had happened, the sect lord's eyes were now burning with murderous intent. He summoned his planet and unleashed his full power. His elder was finally given an opportunity to attack!

The elder resisted the suppressive force of the Sovereign Patriarch's planet and turned around as well, unleashing his full cultivation and shoving his palm through the cosmos and towards Wang Baole!

The price for that attack was his suffering the suppressive force of the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect's Sovereign Patriarch to a certain degree, as well as the mouthful of blood that he spat out after the attack. The Sovereign Patriarch couldn't stop the elder's attack in time. The palm that the elder had pushed through space transformed into a huge handprint that then blasted towards Wang Baole with terrifying power.

The handprint spanned ten thousand feet wide and emanated the power of a Planet realm. The early-stage Planet realm elder had used his full power when he unleashed that attack, sending the suppressive force of his planet out, rumbling in the cosmos, tearing the abyss apart and leaving the cosmos shuddering in its wake. All cultivators that stood in the path of the attack, regardless of friend or foe, disintegrated into dust as soon as they came into contact with it!

The strength of the attack was terrifying. The suppressive force that the handprint emanated was strong enough to hold down a Spirit Immortal realm cultivator. It thundered and approached Wang Baole rapidly, almost in the blink of an eye.

A fierce light flashed in Wang Baole's eyes as he snapped his head up suddenly. This was the first time he was feeling true danger since he had experienced a breakthrough in his cultivation. It didn't make him nervous, though. In fact, he was trembling with excitement. Battle lust flared up in his eyes. He pressed his hands together in a flurry of hand seals, then raised them into the air and swept them across the sky.

The seventy percent cultivation that he had spread out emerged unhidden then, flaring into being. The vortex around him grew in size rapidly, stretching to ten thousand feet almost instantly. The power that he was displaying sent cultivators from both sides falling back. The power that Wang Baole had just unleashed appeared to be a match for the approaching Planet realm handprint!

As he unleashed his full cultivation, an enormous black eye emerged at Wang Baole's back. It hovered in space, sending tremors down the spines of everyone who saw it. Wang Baole's identity was made clear then.

This was because… when the enormous black demonic eye appeared, the divine eyes hovering behind the twelve emperors flashed fiercely, as if responding to its arrival. The divine eyes hovering behind the backs of the hundred thousand puppets did the same. If one were to look closely, they would find ten divine eyes layered onto one another instead of just one divine eye.

A million divine eyes had materialized and resonated with Wang Baole's demonic eye. His Emperor Armor also started to glow with a blinding light then. Cloaked in light, Wang Baole turned his face skyward and burst out laughing.

"So what if you're at the Planet realm… What can you do to me?" He charged out and towards the approaching Planet realm palm as he spoke. As they collided, Wang Baole's right arm transformed into his Divine Armament and swung down at the palm like a blade!

The demonic eye at his back snapped open at that moment, followed by the million divine eyes snapping open simultaneously. Instantly… countless projections of divine eyes appeared on the Planet realm palm. As Wang Baole's hand swung down, the projections… exploded!

The cosmos shuddered as the abyss was torn apart. It was as if a star had just collapsed into rays of blinding light. Amidst the dazzling, blinding light, the fight between Wang Baole and the Planet realm palm unfolded like a battle between good and evil, light and dark, drawing all attention on the battlefield… like the bright dazzling rays of the sun.

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Chapter 861: Dao Disciple?

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After leaving the Realm of the Nine Spectrals, Wang Baole only knew the level of his cultivation but had no idea how powerful he truly was in battle. He could only make a guess based on past experience. The conclusion that he reached was… that even though he wasn't at the Planet realm, any Planet realm cultivator who was thinking of killing him would have to think twice. It wouldn't be an easy feat at all!

That was because the only difference separating him and a Planet realm cultivator was… that he didn't possess a planet and its suppressive force. He hadn't melded with a planet. That meant that his spirit energy was still at the level of the Spirit Immortal realm. His spirit energy was fundamentally less powerful than the spirit energy of a Planet realm cultivator.

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Normally, it would be almost impossible to bridge such a difference in power. But… Wang Baole had unimaginably deep stores of spirit energy. An ordinary perfected stage Spirit Immortal realm cultivator would only possess half of his spirit energy. He could easily kill a perfected stage Spirit Immortal realm cultivator with only 70% of his spirit energy. Now, he had unleashed his full spirit energy. His power wasn't only boosted by his Emperor Armor but also augmented by his divine power, the Demonic Eye Art. They amplified the incredible cultivation that Wang Baole already had and allowed him to unleash unprecedented, incredible power.

His rich well of spirit energy gave him… the power to battle an opponent with higher-level spirit energy while he had lower-level spirit energy.

Everyone on the battlefield stared at the vortex that had materialized outside Wang Baole's body. It was as huge as the Planet realm handprint and served as a backdrop for the cultivator. They stared as Wang Baole's Divine Armament slashed downwards, sending a thunderous rumble across the cosmos and tearing the abyss into shreds.

The Demonic Eye Art unleashed its power then, in resonance with the million dead souls and twelve emperors around Wang Baole. The eyes that had materialized on the handprint exploded simultaneously, sending a shudder through the handprint. However, this was a Planet realm attack that the left-hand elder had unleashed with his full strength. Even though the Demonic Eye Art was powerful, its level of cultivation still wasn't high enough for the divine power to destroy the Planet realm handprint completely. It only managed to weaken the handprint slightly!

The handprint continued to descend with a thunderous rumble. Wang Baole could sense waves of Planet realm spirit energy rushing out from the handprint like a tsunami. They charged at him, overwhelming waves that ate away at everything in their path, and eroded a good portion of his retaliatory attack.

They pushed Wang Baole back, preventing his Divine Armament from landing its downward slashing blow. He was forced to fall back as the Planet realm handprint continued its advance.

It was an awesome sight to behold. Everyone watched as Wang Baole was forced to retreat under the advancing handprint. They saw a man who was about to be crushed!

The Planet realm handprint was like a flaming ball of fire that was trying to burn away every trace of Wang Baole's existence.

Wang Baole's spirit energy, on the other hand, wasn't strong enough. It couldn't extinguish the fireball like water could. It resembled a fog more than it did water. But… even though it wasn't water, it was still an incredible fog. And if thin wisps of fog couldn't extinguish the fire, he could summon a cloud of fog. If that couldn't do it, he could summon an entire sea of fog!

He had oceans' worth of fog. He released it instantly and sent the fog towards what seemed like fiery, burning Planet realm power pulsing in the handprint. Fog enveloped the handprint. It might not have been powerful enough, and it might have disintegrated upon contact with the handprint, but Wang Baole's incredible abundance of spirit energy seemed infinite. Since the first sea of fog he had released wasn't enough, he would send forth ten or even a hundred more such seas!

His spirit energy could fill the heavens. It erupted from Wang Baole and rose to the skies!

"Destroy it!" Wang Baole let loose a thunderous roar. He shuddered in mid-air, blood showing in his eyes as he gave everything he had to fight back against the handprint. Spirit energy erupted from his body in a mad rush, fighting against the burning, fiery Planet realm handprint with incredible force.

It was like sending armies of ants against an elephant. The sheer number of ants made sure that the elephant didn't stand a chance. The Planet realm flames gradually weakened, and the handprint started to turn blurry. Finally, as Wang Baole's eyes flashed with murder, as he roared furiously, as his right hand tightened its grip on his Divine Armament and readied itself for the next attack, and as the cultivation inside him continued to rise, Wang Baole started to emit a bright light.

"Slash!" Wang Baole charged forward as he roared, his Divine Armament cleaving everything in its path. Thunder rumbled across the cosmos, and the increasingly blurry handprint was slashed into halves!

Another thunderous boom erupted in the air as the Planet realm handprint finally collapsed. Its destruction sent shock waves of spirit energy surging outwards. Cultivators on both sides who had moved far away from the battle didn't escape the aftermath of the handprint's collapse. They spat out mouthfuls of blood as they staggered back. At the same time, in the middle of the battlefield, vast empty space suddenly appeared.

Wang Baole was the only one standing in that wide, empty space. He looked up, his eyes shining with battle lust. This image was seared into the minds of everyone present. It was such a memorable sight that it was unlikely that they would ever forget it.

The look that Daoist Gu Mo, the butler, and the two perfected stage Spirit Immortal realm cultivators from the Heavenly Spirit Sect were giving Wang Baole at that moment was one of shock and awe. Killing a perfected stage Spirit Immortal realm cultivator wasn't the same as fighting back a Planet realm attack. The former might have come as a surprise, but the latter… was worthy of awe and fear!

They weren't the only ones who thought that. The Sovereign Patriarch of the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect, as well as the sect lord and left-hand elder of the Heavenly Spirit Sect, suffered the greatest shock. They were reeling with what they had just seen. The left-hand elder, especially, had shouted out instinctively, calling out a legendary title from his memory!

"Dao Disciple?"

"Dao Disciple? That's impossible! This is just a remote area in our nineteenth domain. Only the Divine Eye civilization is located in this region. How could the legendary Dao Disciple have turned up in such a primitive world?" The sect lord of the Heavenly Spirit Sect gasped when he heard those words. Shock filled his eyes.

He knew that there was no mention of Dao-related titles at the Planet realm level, which meant that Dao Disciple wasn't a title given to someone who was about to attain the Planet realm. The title was meant for prodigies found in certain powerful factions in the Dao Domain and in powerful family clans in the Never-Ending Clan!

Those prodigies were precious talents that the factions and family clans had carefully groomed and spent countless resources on. They were meant to take over as the head of their faction or family clan in the future. In the Never-Ending Dao Domain, such prodigies were referred to as… Dao Disciples!

That was because they were in a different class when compared to ordinary cultivators. They had the ability to fight enemies of higher cultivation realms, and they had unimaginably rich stores of cultivation. Should their transformative growth be successful, they would take over as the pinnacle of authority and power in their respective faction or family clan. When that happened… they would become a Dao Sage and lead their faction or family clan to greater heights!

And that was why they were called Dao Disciples!

The left-hand elder had just seen Wang Baole take on his attack successfully. He had also sensed that Wang Baole was only at the late-stage Spirit Immortal realm. Despite that, Wang Baole possessed a well of spirit energy so abundant that it had shocked the left-hand elder. Everything had culminated in the title popping into his head.

The Sovereign Patriarch of the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect was equally shocked. His circumstances differed from those of the left-hand elder, though. As a defender against an invasion, he was more concerned with his sect's survival. He was the first to recover from his bout of shock, and he launched an attack immediately. The sect lord and left-hand elder of the Heavenly Spirit Sect were forced to refocus their attention and full efforts on the fight. The aggressive attack that the Sovereign Patriarch had launched meant that the Heavenly Spirit Sect's sect lord and elder had no chance of striking at Wang Baole for the moment.

But… their lack of opportunity to attack Wang Baole didn't apply to Wang Baole. He wasn't going to allow the left-hand elder to keep him down. His eyes flashed brightly as he looked up and stared at the left-hand elder.

There has to be give and take in everything we do!

Don't think your daddy can't do anything to you just because you're at the Planet realm! An icy light flashed in Wang Baole's eyes, and he stuck his right hand up into the air. There was a buzzing in his mind as the Planet realm palm resting inside his Eternal Star Fire started shuddering violently. One of the three broken fingers inside the fire splintered off and vanished instantly, reappearing… outside Wang Baole's body, above his head!

The finger was blood red and surrounded by lightning bolts, and it exuded madness and violence. The sight would turn anyone's face pale!

Upon its arrival, it turned around suddenly and pointed… at the left-hand elder of the Heavenly Spirit Sect!

The cosmos thundered, and the abyss shuddered as Planet realm power rose to the skies, blanketing the entire cosmos and shocking everyone on the battlefield once again.

That was because… the power held within the finger was true Planet realm power. From the looks of it, it appeared to be slightly more powerful than the handprint that the left-hand elder had unleashed!

"It's at the Planet realm!"

"Heavens, what kind of golden ticket did Long Nanzi win to get such a breakthrough in cultivation? Has he been concealing his true level of cultivation all this time?"

"He knows how to use the royal clan's cultivation technique, and he can command the dead souls of the clan. He's at the late-stage Spirit Immortal realm, but he has the power to kill a perfected Spirit Immortal realm cultivator and is able to hold his ground against a Planet realm attack. And now, he's summoned a Planet realm broken finger!"

Cultivators on both sides of the battle had lost all composure. They emerged from the series of shocking events dumbfounded. Fairy Ling You and many other cultivators were similarly reeling. Of them all, the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect's Sovereign Patriarch and the sect lord and left-hand elder of the Heavenly Spirit Sect seemed to have suffered the greatest shock. The left-hand elder, especially. He had an alarmed look on his face. Dread and doom gripped his heart while alarm bells blared loudly in his head.

"Kill him!" Wang Baole's eyes flashed murderously as his right hand formed a series of hand seals, then pointed at the left-hand elder!

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Chapter 862: Fellow Daoist!

As soon as Wang Baole issued his command, the Planet realm finger hovering above his head flared up with a blinding light. It dazzled like the sun as the light flooded the cosmos, sending glaring rays of light into the eyes of every cultivator at or below the Spirit Immortal realm. Their eyes burned, and their vision blurred.

Wang Baole had been nurturing the Planet realm finger for a very long time. It had burst into flames as it unleashed its power, giving a boost to its strength and the intensity of the light and power that it released.

Before everyone's vision could recover, the broken finger had sped out like a shooting star, dashing across the cosmos as if it were burning through the fabric of space itself. It moved at an unimaginable speed, appearing in the middle of the Planet realm battle between the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect's Sovereign Patriarch and his Heavenly Spirit Sect opponents.

It locked onto the left-hand elder and headed straight for his forehead. Everything was happening extremely quickly. Before the cultivators around the left-hand elder could see what was going on, they heard a scream from the elder and a thunderous rumble reverberating across the cosmos.

The cause of his scream was the Planet realm broken finger. The Planet realm power it held was immense and was amplified as it burned itself up. It was as if another Planet realm opponent had entered the fight secretly and sneaked up on them.

The destruction that such a sneak attack was going to cause was undoubtedly going to be terrifying. The howling left-hand elder had begun gesturing wildly, forming a flurry of hand seals and unleashing his divine power. His sect lord was similarly moving to stop the blow from landing. But they were too late. The Divine Sovereign Justice Sect's Sovereign Patriarch wasn't going to let such an opportunity slip by. He activated his full cultivation and disregarded the Heavenly Spirit Sect's sect lord as he blasted his full cultivation at the left-hand elder.

The left-hand elder was trapped in a corner. Wang Baole's Planet realm broken finger appeared before him in the blink of an eye. He was still a Planet realm cultivator, though. One shouldn't underestimate his capabilities. At that moment of immense danger, a flash of madness and resolution appeared in the left-hand elder's bloodshot eyes. He decided to activate his planet. He wasn't going to summon its illusory form, but… his planet's true physical form!

A red planet emerged from his body. It might have been the size of one's fist, but it was a real planet nevertheless. A fantastic mirage appeared behind the left-hand elder, shocking everyone on the battlefield. It was clear that the elder was throwing all his chips into the fight.

In a typical Planet realm fight, one generally would only go to the extent of summoning the illusory projection of their planet. They would only summon the actual physical planet when… their life was on the line. The battle between the three Planet realm cultivators had been going on for some time, and none of them had summoned their true planet form up until that point. Things had changed though… the left-hand elder knew that his chances of survival were zero if he didn't do so!

The looming threat of death didn't come solely from Wang Baole's Planet realm broken finger, but from the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect's Sovereign Patriarch too. Amidst his raging screams, he sent his red planet forward in a deafening charge. The cosmos rumbled thunderously as the red planet collided with the broken finger.

A deafening rumble of unprecedented proportions flooded the cosmos. The broken finger was powerful, but the desperate retaliation of the left-hand elder with his planet was equally incredible. The collision of both the planet and broken finger sent waves of spirit energy coursing through the battlefield. The broken finger collapsed and dissipated instantly. The left-hand elder, on the other hand, had also paid a terrible price for his retaliation!

His red planet began to shake violently as the broken finger turned to dust, and cracks started appearing on the surface of the planet. It had survived but with massive damages. Bits of rock and earth were falling off the planet's crust. Blood spilled from the elder's lips.

The threat hadn't ended. The Divine Sovereign Justice Sect's Sovereign Patriarch growled and unleashed his full cultivation yet again. His head full of black hair turned white instantly, and wrinkles appeared on his face. He seemed to have aged suddenly. That was the price he paid for restraining the sect lord of the Heavenly Spirit Sect momentarily, giving him the chance to raise his right hand at the left-hand elder and point!

An enormous fingerprint materialized with a thunderous roar. The left-hand elder watched in stunned shock as it descended and landed on his fractured planet.

The cosmos thundered, and a deafening rumble reverberated across space. The left-hand elder's red planet could no longer hold itself together. In the next instant… it collapsed utterly, shattering into countless shards of rock and stone that flew explosively across the battlefield.

The left-hand elder emitted a horrifying scream as his planet collapsed. His body seemed to shrivel and shrink into itself as the backlash of his planet's destruction assailed him. He was like a balloon suddenly sucked clean of air. The power generated from his planet's destruction hadn't stopped the joint attack by Wang Baole and the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect's Sovereign Patriarch, though. They were coming for his very soul, and it looked as if they were going to get it. But the left-hand elder was a tough character. Madness shone in his eyes as he blew up his shriveled physical body!

He used the power generated from his self-destruction to force back the joint attack and give his soul a chance to escape. In the next instant, his soul was slipping away from the jaws of death and retreating desperately from the battlefield.

"Long Nanzi!" Cries of resentment and hate emerged from the left-hand elder's soul. They were filled with pure venom and madness. The losses that the left-hand elder had suffered were clearly immense. While his soul was intact, his physical body had been destroyed. What made things worse… was the destruction of his planet. His level of cultivation had plunged as a result of that, and he was never going to be able to advance to the Planet realm again!

His hatred for Wang Baole was beyond measure. He wasn't going to let him get away with it. Wang Baole stood in the distance as venom and fury flooded the left-hand elder's thoughts. An icy glint flickered in Wang Baole's eyes. Then, something materialized above his head… a second broken finger!

"Try and curse my name again. I dare you."

The left-hand elder's furious screams fell silent instantly. He stamped down on the rage and resentment inside him and retreated hastily without looking back, putting a vast distance between the both of them immediately. His defeated, miserable appearance was a sore sight indeed.

The consequences of his planet being destroyed were showing. Waves of destructive spirit energy rose like a sudden hurricane and swept across the cosmos. It looked capable of leveling everything in its path. The battlefield seemed to look blurry all of a sudden. The Divine Sovereign Justice Sect's Sovereign Patriarch and the Heavenly Spirit Sect's sect lord were both forced to retreat in the aftermath of the planet's destruction. There was no way they could have continued their battle. They hastily tried to weaken the destructive aftershock waves from the destruction of the left-hand elder's planet.

After all… even if they could survive the aftershock waves, nine out of ten of the remaining cultivators on the battlefield wouldn't if they were to allow the destructive waves to flood the cosmos rampantly.

Such devastation was something that the leaders of the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect and the Heavenly Spirit Sect found unacceptable. The sect lord of the Heavenly Spirit Sect had brought along his sect's disciples to this fight, after all. In addition, his sect was merely one of many sects involved in the invasion. It would be best if he could secure victory in their first wave of attack, but he wasn't willing to pay the price of the loss of numerous lives on his end for triumph.

Deafening thunder rumbled and reverberated across the battlefield as the two leaders retreated and tried to weaken the destructive aftershock waves that were sweeping across the cosmos.

At that point, everyone else had just managed to regain their full vision. The first thing they saw was the trembling form of the left-hand elder as he made a hasty escape into the distance.

Horror swept across the Heavenly Spirit Sect forces, and waves of shock rose inside them. A commotion quickly broke out amongst the cultivators, and they started to retreat instinctively.

"The left-hand elder…"

"The left-hand elder has fallen?"

"Look at those red rocks all around us… Heavens, are those his Planet form?"

The cultivators from the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect were similarly struck by awe and terror. But they were the ones who were facing an invasion at the moment, so their shock was intermingled with fierce excitement. They advanced as the Heavenly Spirit Sect retreated, throwing themselves into battle fearlessly.

All of a sudden, the tides had turned. The Heavenly Spirit Sect's sect lord let loose a howl of fury. His bloodshot eyes stared unblinkingly at the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect's Sovereign Patriarch and Wang Baole, narrowing as his gaze fell upon the broken finger hovering above Wang Baole's head. He stamped down the anger and madness inside him and, with a flip of his sleeve, summoned a hurricane that drew the surviving Heavenly Spirit Sect forces away into a rapid retreat.

The Violet Gold civilization's first attempted invasion… had failed. They had suffered massive losses!

The cause of their terrible defeat was… Wang Baole's participation in the battle!

The cultivators from the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect weren't going to let the Heavenly Spirit Sect leave so easily. They made a furious charge at their enemies and continued fighting until the Heavenly Spirit Sect's sect lord managed to send every sect member away with his divine power. Only then did they stop fighting. There was a brief moment of silence before cheers erupted across the battlefield. Those were the agitated cries of men who had just escaped from the jaws of death.

The Sovereign Patriarch of the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect, who had been keeping the fight going, was struggling to maintain his strong front. He threw a quick glance at Wang Baole and swallowed the blood that was pooling in his mouth without even twitching. An honest smile appeared on his face. Disregarding his status and his level of cultivation, he turned towards Wang Baole and extended a deep bow towards the latter in the presence of his disciples.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Long Nanzi, for your aid! Both myself and the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect are forever indebted to you!"

In the past, he wouldn't have addressed Long Nanzi as his fellow Daoist.

He wouldn't have treated Long Nanzi as an equal.

The change in his tone and form of address showed… the drastic change in his attitude!

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Chapter 863: Rescuing the Violet Gold New Dao Sect

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The way he had addressed Wang Baole in the past had been an indication of his higher and superior status as the Sovereign Patriarch of the sect. Even though every cultivator that belonged to the sect was a disciple of the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect, regardless of who they were, their status and rank weren't in the same league as his.

That was why none of them deserved him addressing them as his fellow Daoist. None of them deserved him treating them as his equal. In the entire Divine Eye civilization, there had only been two people who he thought were worthy of being called his fellow Daoists. One was the patriarch of the Earth Hexagram Unity Sect, and the other was a Planet realm cultivator from the Violet Gold New Dao Sect.

And now, there was another one!

The Divine Sovereign Justice Sect's Sovereign Patriarch had been impressed by the battle prowess that Wang Baole had displayed earlier in battle. The power that Wang Baole had displayed had surpassed that of a legion and had reached a level where he could establish his own sect. In fact, to a certain extent, he was more powerful than certain entire sects. That was because his Spirit Immortal realm army was made up of puppets. His puppet army would rise with his single command and attack without fear of death. On the other hand… sects would face some difficulty in getting their disciples to display a similar fearlessness in battle.

Wang Baole's personal fighting capabilities had also similarly impressed the Sovereign Patriarch. Of course, even though Wang Baole had the ability to kill a perfected Spirit Immortal realm cultivator, these qualities alone would only have gained the Sovereign Patriarch's special attention.

But then, Wang Baole had managed to hold his own against the attack of the Heavenly Spirit Sect's left-hand elder and survive the full brunt of the attack. That had taken the Sovereign Patriarch by surprise. After that, Wang Baole had attacked relentlessly, unleashing a Planet realm finger and launching a counterattack. Wang Baole had almost managed to kill the left-hand elder in a coordinated attack with the Sovereign Patriarch.

Most importantly… after Wang Baole had executed the series of actions, another Planet realm finger had appeared above his head. Everything had led to the Sovereign Patriarch's intense incredulity and shock. He could tell that this had been a show of strength on Wang Baole's part. After all, anyone who had managed to reach such high levels of cultivation was unlikely to be an idiot. His show of strength had been somewhat effective. The Sovereign Patriarch had set aside whatever ideas he had been playing around with.

He possesses the means to invoke Planet realm power and fight a Planet realm cultivator. His strength doesn't seem ordinary. But if we consider the fact that he's able to unleash the Divine Eye Art and the origin of his puppets… The Sovereign Patriarch narrowed his eyes. As he considered various possibilities, he was reminded of what the Heavenly Spirit Sect's left-hand elder had uttered to his sect lord—Dao Disciple.

The thought sent emotions swelling inside him. He had an idea of how amazing an opportunity Wang Baole must have come across in order to unleash such power at the early-stage Spirit Immortal realm and the considerable benefits he himself might gain from such an opportunity. However, he also knew of Wang Baole's strength and calculative mind, as well as the relentless drive for vengeance that fueled his aggressive nature. The price that he might have to pay if he were to fail was too great to bear. Besides, his current circumstances didn't permit him to act. The threat from the Violet Gold civilization wasn't yet abated.

The Divine Sovereign Justice Sect might have won this battle, but the war had just begun. The greatest fear during foreign invasions was that of internal instability. If his actions were exposed, they would definitely repulse others. After all, if not for Wang Baole, the outcome of the earlier battle would have been drastically different. In a certain sense, Wang Baole had saved their lives.

Besides… Wang Baole's strength and might had served an important function in this inter-civilizational war. These thoughts flashed across the Sovereign Patriarch's mind and were rapidly considered. Finally, he set aside his personal interests, his pride, and his status and began to treat Wang Baole as his equal. The expression on his face and his words were filled with sincerity.

"If you hadn't stepped in, the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect might not have survived the battle. Fellow Daoist Long Nanzi, please accept my salute!" As he spoke, the Sovereign Patriarch cupped his fists and extended a deep bow towards Wang Baole in the presence of all of his disciples.

"Fellow Daoist, there's no need to thank me. I'm a member of the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect too. Besides, the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect has saved me numerous times in the past. I'm only doing what I ought to do." A bright light flashed in Wang Baole's eyes. The Sovereign Patriarch had guessed right. Wang Baole had summoned the second Planet realm broken finger not only because he wanted to intimidate the left-hand elder but also because he wanted to impress the Sovereign Patriarch. After witnessing the Sovereign Patriarch's attitude towards him, Wang Baole spoke hastily.

"Fellow Daoist, this salute comes not only from me but from the entire Divine Sovereign Justice Sect. We thank the esteemed fellow Daoist for his aid!" The Sovereign Patriarch had a stubborn look on his face. His fists remained cupped. After extending the deep bow, he gave Wang Baole a look. He seemed like he wanted to say something. After a moment, he finally spoke.

"Fellow Daoist Long Nanzi, even though the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect has won this battle, our victory has only bought our civilization a bit of time before its eventual destruction… That's why I'm going to make an unreasonable request of you… I hope that you'll agree to it!"

"Is that so?" Wang Baole narrowed his eyes and spoke with little consideration.

"Does the esteemed fellow Daoist wish for me to aid the Violet Gold New Dao Sect?"

The Sovereign Patriarch wasn't surprised that Wang Baole had guessed his thoughts. After all, it would have been impossible for Wang Baole to advance from being an ordinary person to his current position without having intelligence and wisdom that surpassed the average person.

In fact, those had been his thoughts exactly. He knew very well that the Heavenly Spirit Sect had mounted an attack against the Violet Gold New Dao Sect when they had invaded his sect. He knew very well how the survival of both sects was dependent on the other. If the Violet Gold New Dao Sect were to be wiped out, their hopes for surviving this inter-civilizational war would be extinguished as well.

Even though he might seem physically fine, he had exhausted a considerable portion of his cultivation during his earlier fight with the two Planet realm cultivators in order to keep the Heavenly Spirit Sect's sect lord occupied while inflicting severe damage to the left-hand elder. He was still up for another fight, but he couldn't disregard his physical discomfort. Besides, he was also worried that the sect lord of the Heavenly Spirit Sect might attack his sect again should he leave.

That was why the best solution was to let Long Nanzi, the second most powerful person in the sect, lead an army to aid the Violet Gold New Dao Sect. However, he knew how dangerous the mission was going to be, and he also knew of the past conflict between Long Nanzi and the Violet Gold New Dao Sect. That was why he hadn't been forthcoming with his request.

But Wang Baole had spoken his thoughts out loud. The Sovereign Patriarch took a deep breath and decided not to say anything more. He cupped his fists again.

Wang Baole narrowed his eyes and considered the matter. He knew that he had to provide aid. Trying to fight a war would become harder if the Violet Gold New Dao Sect were to be wiped out.

"So be it!" Wang Baole nodded at that thought.

The Sovereign Patriarch looked up and gave Wang Baole a long, meaningful look when he heard that. He immediately issued orders for the first legion to follow Wang Baole's lead. He didn't send Daoist Gu Mo away with the legion, though. The role of commander was given to the butler instead.

He also instructed three mid-stage Spirit Immortal realm cultivators to join the party. Fairy Ling You was one of the three cultivators. Some simple arrangements were made swiftly. Then, Wang Baole's army and the first legion took off immediately, charging through the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect's teleportation portal and rushing in the direction of the Violet Gold New Dao Sect.

Even though the Sovereign Patriarch couldn't join the mission personally, he had given the butler a small statue. The power of his avatar had been sealed in the statue. It might not be equivalent to the true strength of a Planet realm, but its self-destruction would nevertheless unleash some measure of Planet realm power.

He hadn't hidden his actions from Wang Baole. Instead, he had handed the statue to the butler in Wang Baole's presence as a show of his sincerity.

Wang Baole had nodded to himself when he had seen that. His army and the first legion stepped out of the teleportation portal and into the Divine Eye civilization's public space. Upon Wang Baole's command, the army charged towards the Violet Gold New Dao Sect.

Even though they had saved considerable time with the use of the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect's teleportation array formation, the journey to their next battleground would still take two hours.

The battleships charged tirelessly through the cosmos, while everyone on board rested. The previous battle had been intense, and now, they were going to join another battle as reinforcements. Everyone was tired, both physically and mentally. Just as Wang Baole was about to settle down for meditation, the butler, for reasons unknown to others, made arrangements for Fairy Ling You to be by Wang Baole's side…

He gave careful and specific instructions for her to get along with Wang Baole and do her utmost to fulfill his every whim and fancy.

Fairy Ling You kept her silence amidst the sect's change in attitude towards Wang Baole. She was a reserved person and wasn't good at taking the first step when it came to interactions with others. She stood near Wang Baole awkwardly. Even Wang Baole began to feel uncomfortable. Both of them stared at each other for a long time.

"I mean, we're old friends by now. Why don't… you lay down on my lap and rest for a bit?" Wang Baole coughed and tested the waters.

Fairy Ling You had been feeling slightly nervous, and his words made her tense up instantly. The look on her face shifted, and she couldn't stop herself from glaring at Wang Baole before turning and walking away.

Wang Baole touched his face and sighed as he stared at Fairy Ling You's alluring back.

Luckily, she didn't agree to that. I wouldn't know how to turn her down if she did. There are too many people lusting after my good looks, after all. What was the butler thinking anyway? Wang Baole coughed awkwardly. After extending his Divine Sense and ensuring that the area was safe, he narrowed his eyes and raised his right hand. With a flip of his right hand, he pulled out a storage ring!

It was what he had gotten off the Never-Ending Clan Planet realm cultivator during the Flame Patriarch's mission. The storage ring that he suspected hid a treasure but that he had been unable to unlock!

Let's see if I can unlock it now! Anticipation shone in Wang Baole's eyes. He unleashed his cultivation and allowed his Divine Sense to rush into the storage ring!

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Chapter 864: A Small Bottle!

Wang Baole had tried unlocking the storage ring when he had been at the early-stage Spirit Immortal realm, but he had failed because his level of cultivation had been too low.

Now, he was of the view that his level of cultivation was almost at the Planet realm. He should be powerful enough… so he excitedly activated his cultivation and sent it rushing towards the storage ring like a tsunami.

He could feel, distinctly and almost instantly, resistance emanating from the storage ring. A unique hex was hidden within the force of resistance, repelling the intrusions of any Divine Sense that hadn't been permitted access.

Wang Baole sensed Planet realm energies in the resisting force. In order to break through the resistance, Planet realm power was required. Wang Baole narrowed his eyes. He wielded his cultivation and slammed it down hard against the resisting force in an attempt to smash it to bits. However… despite his incredible reservoirs of cultivation, his cultivation was still fundamentally weaker in comparison to Planet realm cultivation.

His cultivation, when compared to Planet realm cultivation, was like mist compared to actual water. He couldn't unlock the storage ring instantly, but Wang Baole had been prepared for this. With a few hand seals, his Emperor Armor materialized and gave his cultivation a sudden boost. More powerful spirit energy rushed into the storage ring, and Wang Baole instantly felt the storage ring's resistance waver.

It was minor at first, but as time gradually passed, as Wang Baole continued to pour his full cultivation into the storage ring for fifteen minutes, a series of crackling sounds began resounding in his mind. The hex inside the storage ring started to crack. Wang Baole grew excited at the sight. He was about to add more pressure onto the ring when a sudden white light erupted from it!

The resisting force emanating from the ring grew stronger instantly, and many of the cracks that had appeared healed. Surprise flashed across Wang Baole's face.

Someone just cast a spell to disrupt all intrusions! Wang Baole's intuition and the experience he had amassed led to his immediate conclusion that the person who had cast a hex on the ring was giving a boost to the hex remotely, through certain special means.

I don't believe that I can't break into this! An icy glint flashed in Wang Baole's eyes. The Eternal Star Fire inside him shuddered, and the Planet realm palm materialized and floated above his head. He unleashed his Eternal Star Fire and melded it with his cultivation, then mounted another attack on the ring!

The resistance emanating from the storage ring was more intense this time, but it also seemed to be on the verge of collapse. The cracks no longer healed. A stalemate had formed. Propelled by intense curiosity, Wang Baole seized the opportunity afforded by the stalemate and sent his Divine Sense out. It snaked through the cracks in the ring and wormed inside.

The hex in the ring hadn't collapsed completely despite the cracks that had appeared. That was why Wang Baole couldn't retrieve what was inside the ring. But that didn't mean he couldn't send his Divine Sense inside the ring and take a look!

Wang Baole's Divine Sense wormed its way into the ring through its cracks and saw, in the next moment, what was inside the ring. The space within the ring wasn't very big, and there weren't many items housed inside. In fact, there wasn't anything inside save for three items!

A paper cutout of a human!

A red bow with nine gems embedded in it!

And… a seemingly ordinary, small translucent bottle that didn't seem like a bottle made to hold pills but to hold ordinary items!

The paper human cutout sprawled on top of the bottle, looking lifeless. However, when Wang Baole's Divine Sense flowed into the cutout, its eyes blinked and began to glow with a ghostly light.

Wang Baole's scalp prickled at the sight of the light. The feeling was akin to being stared down by a venomous snake. He was a Dark Child and thus shouldn't have been afraid of wandering spirits or ghosts. But somehow, at this moment, he could feel trepidation and fear rising inside him.

The bow gave off entirely different vibes. Wang Baole had felt an instant, indescribable wave of spirit energy rushing towards him when his eyes had fallen upon the bow. The nine gems embedded in the bow, especially, had appeared like nine suns! He hadn't been sure if his eyes had been playing tricks on him.

Finally, the small bottle. It looked the most ordinary of the three. However, the aura it exuded was extremely ancient. It seemed to carry with it the slow rot of time. It was as if it had been around for a very, very long time!

Excitement coursed through Wang Baole's blood as he inspected the items, spiking feverishly as he studied the translucent bottle and caught a glimpse… of a piece of paper within!

What is that? Wang Baole was going to send his Divine Sense deeper inside and take a closer look at the piece of paper inside the bottle. However, just as his Divine Sense surged further into the ring, the paper human cutout's eyes glowed eerily yet again. Wang Baole's Divine Sense started to buzz loudly, and he could feel power surging from the paper human cutout. His Divine Sense dissipated rapidly, like a snowflake that had come into contact with boiling water.

Wang Baole was startled by the sight. His Divine Sense retreated rapidly and flowed out from the cracks in the ring. As it leaked out, the resistance emanating from the storage ring rose in strength and sealed every crack in the ring, shutting Wang Baole out for good.

As this was happening, in the distant cosmos, far away from the Divine Eye civilization, an enormous golden armored beetle was racing through space. Two people sat inside this beetle, waves of cultivation surging from their persons. One of them was at the Planet realm, while the other was only at the Spirit Immortal realm.

If Wang Baole were present, he would immediately recognize the Spirit Immortal realm cultivator… as the Never-Ending Clan Planet realm cultivator whom he had crossed during the Flame Patriarch's mission.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Dan Zhouzi, for coming to my aid!" The former Planet realm cultivator, who had fallen through the ranks of cultivation and become a Spirit Immortal realm cultivator, spoke softly to his companion.

"There's no need for that, Fellow Daoist Shan Lingzi. I pray that what you said is true and that one of the nine replicas of the Galaxy Bow is indeed stored away inside your storage ring!"

"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Dan Zhouzi, it's inside!" Shan Lingzi promised earnestly. He was secretly filled with exasperation. He had wanted to seek out the pig-head on his own and snatch his storage ring back, but he had bumped into an old enemy while he was injured and had no choice but to give up an item in his storage ring in exchange for his life. He had made a calculated choice, though. The replica of the Galaxy Bow was the least valuable item amongst the three items in his storage ring.

When Dan Zhouzi unlocks the storage ring, the aggressive paper human cutout is probably going to devour him!

Dan Zhouzi gave Shan Lingzi a long, meaningful look as he sneered secretly. He didn't speak further and, instead, followed Shan Lingzi's instructions, steering the golden armored beetle into deep space.

At that exact moment, in the Divine Eye civilization, in the reinforcement army that was heading towards the Violet Gold New Dao Sect, in the Dharmic Battleship where Wang Baole was located, Wang Baole was sitting and staring at the ring in his hand. His face was slightly pale, and he was panting slightly.

The wave of spirit energy that the paper human cutout had emanated a moment ago had been incredibly strange. His Divine Sense had been powerless in the face of such spirit energy, and he had heard waves of shrill shrieks piercing his ears. In fact, he had sensed his true form being affected by the paper human cutout's sudden burst of spirit energy. He had sensed that the paper human cutout was being restrained by something. If not for that, and if not for the fact that he had withdrawn his Divine Sense quickly, the probe might have led to his serious injury. In fact, it might have killed him.

This is too dangerous! Wang Baole stared at the storage ring in his hand. He hadn't expected the items inside the ring to be so deadly. A dark look colored his face, though it soon faded away. His eyes then flashed brightly. The probe might have been dangerous, but he had gained much from it.

The paper human cutout is creepy. I can sense a dark soul hidden inside. But this soul… feels terrifying even to a Dark Child such as myself. Its origin… is probably incredibly amazing!

And that bow… I can tell that it's an amazing treasure just from one look. Now that I think about it, the nine gems embedded in the bow are probably… nine Eternal Stars! Wang Baole gasped at the thought. Unlocking the storage ring wasn't going to be a problem for him now. The problem was in what happened after he unlocked it… His greatest problem now was the consequences that he was going to face after sending his Divine Sense inside. In addition, he was also worried about the risk that excessive probes might bring him. They might expose his location!

Both are extraordinary items. They're both golden tickets to a breakthrough in cultivation. As for the third item… the ancient-looking little bottle. The fact that it's being stored together with the first two items is proof that it's equally valuable!

But… what exactly is it? Confusion appeared in Wang Baole's eyes. He had sent his Divine Sense towards the bottle in an attempt to take a closer look at the piece of paper within and had been repelled by the paper human cutout. However, he had caught a brief glance and had seen some words on the paper. There appeared to be three segments of text.

Even though he couldn't recognize any of those words, the meaning of each word somehow surfaced in his mind after he had seen them. Because of the earlier glimpse he had caught, he managed to piece together what the three words meant.

The three words were…

A rich person? Confusion appeared in Wang Baole's eyes. He itched with curiosity and anticipation. He wanted to know the full contents of the bottle. He had a feeling that an incredible opportunity was hidden inside.

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Chapter 865: A Powerful Entrance!

But after some consideration, and after eying his fragile physical form, Wang Baole had no choice but to admit that he had gotten ahead of himself. His sudden advancement in cultivation had led him to a mistaken perception of his own invincibility.

The hex in the ring isn't the problem. I can break through it if I put a bit more pressure on it. But the paper human cutout inside the ring… is a bit creepy. Wang Baole recalled what he had seen earlier and shuddered uncontrollably. He finally understood why the Never-Ending Clan Planet realm cultivator hadn't unlocked the storage ring even when he had been in extreme danger then.

He was probably worried that upon unlocking the ring… he wouldn't have to worry about someone else trying to kill him anymore. The paper human cutout would do the deed.

If that's the case, how did the Never-Ending Clan Planet realm cultivator get his hands on the cutout and store it in his storage ring? This was a paradox that filled Wang Baole with doubt and yet confirmed his earlier suspicions. The items inside the storage ring were indeed… incredible!

There's a high likelihood that some incredible mystic scroll is hidden inside the bottle! Wang Baole's eyes shone with excitement. He was befuddled by the fact that the words "a rich person" had appeared in such a scroll. Nevertheless, he believed that there must be some deeper meaning to those words.

Miracles often arise from the midst of the ordinary… Understanding dawned upon Wang Baole. The line had come from the high officials' autobiographies. He hadn't understood what it meant in the past, unlike now. He realized that he had just grown wiser again.

With that thought in mind, Wang Baole carefully put away the storage ring. He remained uneasy and thus spent some time casting numerous seals over the storage ring. His heart rested more easily after that.

Just wait until Daddy reaches the Planet realm. I may still not be a match for the paper human cutout, but I'll be able to find some way to get around it and get something out of the ring. Wang Baole snorted. Then, he shut his eyes and remained seated as he allowed his cultivation, mind, and spirit to restore themselves.

Time passed steadily as both his army and the first legion sped through the cosmos and entered the Violet Gold New Dao Sect's territory.

There should have been a fleet stationed at the borders in this area, but there was no one around. It was as if the doors had been left wide open for anyone to come and go. There were traces of energy from spells that had been cast in the area. Through his Divine Sense, Wang Baole could sense similar energy signatures… that were stronger in the distance.

The intensity of the residual energies caused Wang Baole to sigh in relief. He could tell that they weren't stagnant and were still active. Stagnant residual energies meant that the battle had ended, while active residual energies meant that the battle was still ongoing.

As long as the battle was still ongoing, they were still in time.

Wang Baole issued an order through his Divine Will and instructed everyone, including the butler and Fairy Ling You, as well as all battleships, to speed up and head straight for the Violet Gold New Dao Sect's main star.

At that same moment, somewhere beyond the Violet Gold New Dao Sect's main star, an intense fight that resembled the one that had taken place at the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect was happening as well. However, the situation at the Violet Gold New Dao Sect was slightly better. Even though the Violet Gold New Dao Sect wasn't as powerful as the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect, it was still holding its ground. This was because the main forces of the Heavenly Spirit Sect had been at the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect.

Both sides were waiting for reinforcements. The cultivator battling the Violet Gold New Dao Sect's patriarch was the right-hand elder of the Heavenly Spirit Sect. Like the patriarch, he was at the early-stage Planet realm. As a result, despite the thunderous explosions caused by their battle, which rippled loudly across the cosmos, their battle had lapsed into a stalemate. Neither of them could defeat the other, so the battle dragged on.

This was the case for the Spirit Immortal realm cultivators on the battlefield as well. The entire battlefield had descended into a violent tug-of-war. Both sides were filled with anxiety. Even though the death count was relatively low, no one had escaped uninjured.

As time passed, everyone was beginning to feel extreme exhaustion, both mentally and physically. But as long as reinforcements didn't arrive, the battle had to continue. The Heavenly Spirit Sect had the ability to seal all four corners of the Violet Gold New Dao Sect and stop all voice transmissions from coming through. The Violet Gold New Dao Sect could do the same. The result was seals from both sides being set, isolating the battlefield from the outside world. Unless a messenger made a personal visit to the battlefield, no information from the outside world would be able to reach the people on the battlefield.

As a result, the right-hand elder had no idea that his sect lord and the left-hand elder had failed. He thought that the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect would have fallen at this point and that his sect lord and the left-hand elder would be on their way as planned.

He wasn't the only one thinking about reinforcements. The patriarch of the Violet Gold New Dao Sect was equally anxious. He had been waiting for reinforcements from the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect. They were his only hope. There was no other way out for him. From the beginning of this battle, the enemy's only aim had been to corner them. The chances of him escaping on his own were close to zero.

The only way was to battle to the death. Even if the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect couldn't defeat the invading forces, he had to gamble on the possibility of them being able to force a stalemate. If they could do that, then he was confident that the Heavenly Spirit Sect's right-hand elder would choose to end their battle in a truce after both he and his troops were exhausted.

This was a contest that pitted their reinforcements and their endurance against each other. It was a contest that tested their endurance and their ability to outlast the other side. One might imagine how terrible a state they were going to end up in.

Thunderous explosions, furious howls, and pained screams pierced the air ceaselessly. Suddenly, light appeared in the distant cosmos. It was faint at first, but it intensified in the next moment. It looked like numerous shooting stars approaching. Everyone on the battlefield was visibly affected when they sensed their arrival.

There was no need for a closer look. The Heavenly Spirit Sect's right-hand elder could tell immediately that they weren't reinforcements from the Heavenly Spirit Sect. His face turned stormy. The Violet Gold New Dao Sect's patriarch looked the complete opposite. Agitation was clear in his eyes. Amidst his excitement, waves of intense spirit energy surged across the cosmos as the shooting stars approached and rushed onto the battlefield!

These shooting stars were Wang Baole's fleet of self-destructing battleships and the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect's first legion. They sliced through the cosmos like blades, gliding across the dark space and sliding straight into the fight like battle-ready swords. Numerous cultivators from the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect's first legion, Wang Baole's hundred thousand puppets, and his twelve puppet emperors rushed out of their battleships and charged at the Heavenly Spirit Sect under the butler's command!

The Divine Sovereign Justice Sect's butler immediately unleashed his cultivation when he stepped out of his battleship, and his voice reverberated throughout the battlefield.

"The Heavenly Spirit Sect's left-hand elder has been slain, and their sect lord has been heavily wounded. Their armies have been decimated, with countless killed or forced to flee. The Divine Sovereign Justice Sect has won a triumphant victory. On the orders of our patriarch, we have come in aid of the Violet Gold New Dao Sect!"

The arrival of the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect sent emotions rippling across the faces of the Heavenly Spirit Sect cultivators, who had been exhausted from a long battle. Their minds began to buzz loudly. Their first reaction was absolute denial. What the butler had just said was impossible. But… the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect was there. Their arrival could only mean one thing. The forces invading the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect had fallen.

Such unsettling of hearts and minds on a battlefield was a terrifying thing. Even the right-hand elder was similarly affected. However, he quickly squashed whatever fears he felt and yelled.

"Nonsense, the fiends from the Violet Gold New Dao Sect have carved a small army from their main forces and are trying to use this small force to deceive and confuse us!" The right-hand elder unleashed his cultivation as he roared, stemming his army's panic forcefully while charging at the butler and attempting to slay the latter at all costs. He froze in his tracks when he heard the long burst of laughter from the Violet Gold New Dao Sect's patriarch.

Wang Baole had stirred and flown out of his Dharmic Battleship. He gazed at the battlefield from afar, raised his right hand, and pointed casually. A burst of wind erupted from his finger and shot out, landing some distance from him, in the middle of two Spirit Immortal realm cultivators in the midst of battle.

The Spirit Immortal realm cultivator from the Violet Gold New Dao Sect was someone Wang Baole recognized. He was the Black Rift Legion commander who had taken the former Ink Dragon Legion commander under his wing and tried to kill Wang Baole. He was in a dangerous spot now and might not survive the next few seconds.

Wang Baole's attack, bolstered by his rich reservoirs of cultivation, came blasting their way. The early-stage Spirit Immortal realm cultivator from the Heavenly Spirit Sect turned pale with alarm and retreated hastily. Nevertheless, he was still caught by the attack and spat out a mouthful of blood in his retreat. The Black Rift Legion commander's face was pale too. He fell back immediately and turned towards his savior, shuddering and widening his eyes when he saw Wang Baole. His face was filled with incredulity.

Wang Baole ignored the Black Rift Legion commander. Saving him had been a matter of convenience. He looked up into the cosmos and stared at the two Planet realm cultivators in fierce battle. His eyes narrowed.

He had thought about things carefully on his way there. He had come to the Violet Gold New Dao Sect's aid purely for strategic purposes. However, he still disliked them. That was why he had decided that he was going to find an opportunity to make a killing off them during this rescue mission.

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Chapter 866: Sure!

That was simply how Wang Baole worked. He noted down everyone who had ever crossed him and found ways of getting even when the opportunity presented itself.

He wasn't always fixated on getting payback, of course. The Black Rift Legion had tried to kill him, but Wang Baole had no intention of sabotaging the former or leaving them to their own devices on the battlefield.

His thoughts were focused on the Violet Gold New Dao Sect's patriarch. In his opinion, he had attained a certain level of cultivation after his breakthrough. He could be considered a person of significance. Fixating on his former quarrels with the Black Rift Legion wouldn't be appropriate for someone of his newly risen status.

It might've been alright if no one were around, but there are so many people looking now. Forget it. Daddy's a forgiving man, after all. Wang Baole coughed and ignored the myriad of emotions reflected in the eyes of the Black Rift Legion commander. He was of the belief that one should get payback from the person who had wronged him in the first place. If one was bitten by a dog, they looked for the dog's master for answers.

That was why he had made up his mind during his journey there. The person responsible for his dispute with the Violet Gold New Dao Sect was the latter's patriarch.

It seems like I've become a lot wiser. As the future president of the Federation and a person of importance, this is how I should think and behave. Wang Baole was pleased with his reasoning. He looked up and looked around, then stared at the Violet Gold New Dao Sect's patriarch and the Heavenly Spirit Sect's right-hand elder. He deliberated how he should go about making a killing off the former. The unconcealed ill intent in his eyes must have been too obvious, as the patriarch seemed slightly unsettled when he caught the look in Wang Baole's eyes.

The right-hand elder of the Heavenly Spirit Sect seemed equally uneasy, if not more so. He had argued that their current predicament was a result of the Violet Gold New Dao Sect's tactical move instead of outright failure in their invasion of the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect. However, he was aware that the truth was far from that. The reinforcements displayed signs of having engaged in a fierce and recent battle.

Even though their arrival wasn't a clear sign of the sect lord's defeat, the fact that the enemy had been able to split its forces and send part of its army there was clear evidence that the war wasn't proceeding as they had originally planned. There was a high chance that something unexpected or a stalemate had occurred.

The possibility of either of those situations happening alarmed him. Thoughts of retreat began to surface in his mind, and he was no longer interested in prolonging the fight. He unleashed his cultivation once more, sending his Planet realm suppressive force surging across the battlefield as he decided to widen the distance between himself and his opponent. If everything went according to plan, the Violet Gold New Dao Sect's patriarch would allow his retreat once he sensed what was going on.

After all, he wasn't aware of what was really going on. They had been fighting for so long, and he didn't want to prolong the battle either. Both himself and his sect needed time to recuperate. As a result, when the patriarch realized that his enemy was showing signs of retreating, he only struggled inwardly for a moment before retreating imperceptibly and giving his enemy a window of opportunity to escape during his next attack.

The Heavenly Spirit Sect's right-hand elder instantly sensed his chance. He retreated immediately, pulling the distance between himself and the Violet Gold New Dao Sect's patriarch apart.

Wang Baole saw through what was going on as the right-hand elder chose to retreat. His eyes flashed brightly as an idea popped into his head. He realized how he could make a killing off the Violet Gold New Dao Sect's patriarch.

I've not made a move yet, and here you are thinking of leaving? Wang Baole's eyes brightened as the idea he just had flashed across his mind. He charged out and sped across the battlefield like a shooting star, rushing towards the Violet Gold New Dao Sect's patriarch and the Heavenly Spirit Sect's right-hand elder, yelling out loud as he charged towards them.

"Esteemed Patriarch of the Violet Gold New Dao Sect, I've been ordered to come to your aid. I swear to fight to the death!" Wang Baole roared and sped up. He hadn't unleashed his full cultivation. Nevertheless, he was still moving at considerable speed as he headed towards the right-hand elder with the intention of thwarting his escape!

Upon hearing Wang Baole's words, the right-hand elder's eyes flashed with an icy glint. He wasn't particularly concerned about Wang Baole's arrival, though. In his eyes, those who hadn't reached the Planet realm were mere ants. With a raise of his right hand, he launched an attack through the cosmos at Wang Baole. He didn't slow down in his retreat and, instead, quickened his pace. At the same time, he sent his Divine Will out and commanded all disciples of the Heavenly Spirit Sect to retreat as well.

Similarly, the patriarch of the Violet Gold New Dao Sect paid Wang Baole no heed. Privately, he thought that Wang Baole should've minded his own business. Regardless, he was there to provide aid on behalf of the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect. No matter how much he might begrudge the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect's patriarch for not coming to their aid personally, he couldn't refuse or respond negatively to Wang Baole's aid in the presence of his disciples. He had to show his composure instead. He raised his right hand and flipped his sleeve, looking for all the world as if he were trying to stop the right-hand elder from leaving when, in reality, he had reserved part of his strength. His true intention was to give the right-hand elder a chance to leave.

As a result, his disciples saw their patriarch unleashing an attack and Wang Baole risking his life to stop the right-hand elder from leaving. They watched as the right-hand elder sent an attack across the cosmos that landed on Wang Baole and sent him shuddering violently and spewing blood from his mouth as he was flung backward. It was a sight that roused many of the disciples.

"He's risking his life to help us!"

"I misunderstood Long Nanzi… I didn't realize that he was risking his life to help us!" The disciples of the Violet Gold New Dao Sect were overcome with emotion.

Wang Baole, on the other hand… was feeling secretly pleased with himself while spewing blood out of his mouth. The Planet realm blow that he had received wasn't a big deal at all. He could take it. As for all the blood, he had done that on purpose for dramatic effect. He plastered a crazed look on his face, letting loose a roar louder than the last as he retreated.

"Esteemed Patriarch of the Violet Gold New Dao Sect, I have a few Dharmic Battleships, all products of the resources that I've accumulated over the years. I'm blowing them up as part of the rescue efforts. But Dharmic Battleships are precious commodities after all. I request that the patriarch compensates me for my losses after this battle!" Wang Baole didn't wait for the patriarch's reply. Instead, he roared and stuck his right hand into the air. He pulled out another two Dharmic Battleships that he had retrieved from the imperial cemetery and flung them at the Heavenly Spirit Sect's right-hand elder.

"Explode!"

The two Dharmic Battleships exploded instantly, sending waves of spirit energy surging outwards. The sight of the explosion sent waves of shock rippling in the minds of the surrounding disciples.

"Oh my god, he blew up his Dharmic Battleship!"

"Long Nanzi… he's not only risking his life to save us, he's risking everything he's got!"

In their eyes, Wang Baole was currently risking everything he had in order to save them. But… while two Dharmic Battleships might seem invaluable to a Spirit Immortal realm cultivator, they weren't a big deal to a Planet realm cultivator. That was why neither the Heavenly Spirit Sect's right-hand elder nor the Violet Gold New Dao Sect's patriarch paid them much heed. The former disregarded them completely and suppressed the explosive force of the attack with a wave of his hand. He could tell that the self-destructive power of those Dharmic Battleships was quite weak. He didn't stop in his retreat. As for the Violet Gold New Dao Sect's patriarch, he saw how moved his disciples were at Wang Baole's actions. There was no way he could refuse Wang Baole's request for compensation. He had also sensed the relatively weak self-destructive power of the Dharmic Battleships. Nevertheless, he instinctively answered with a succinct reply.

"Sure!"

A look of gratitude flashed across Wang Baole's eyes when the patriarch uttered his agreement. As the Heavenly Spirit Sect's right-hand elder continued to disregard the self-destructive Dharmic Battleships and retreat, Wang Baole roared and waved his hand. This time, he pulled out forty Dharmic Battleships and flung them at the right-hand elder.

The right-hand elder was struck dumb at the sight of the forty Dharmic Battleships. His mind buzzed with shock. He could disregard two self-destructing Dharmic Battleships, but forty such battleships… Every one of those battleships was emanating substantial power. Waves of shock surged through him. He might have been at the Planet realm… but in the face of forty self-destructing Dharmic Battleships, in his current state of exhaustion and when he was already harboring thoughts of retreat, his will couldn't help but waver.

The person who was in greater shock was the Violet Gold New Dao Sect's patriarch. His eyes had widened instantly, and shock and confusion raced through his mind. He recalled his promise of compensation and shuddered fearfully.

As shock surged through the minds of the right-hand elder, the patriarch, and the cultivators around them, Wang Baole roared.

"Explode!"

Instantly… the forty Dharmic Battleships that he had recovered from the imperial cemetery exploded. Waves of energy surged outwards and flooded the cosmos, transforming into hurricanes that ravaged the area!

Even though the destruction of each Dharmic Battleship could only unleash one-tenth of a Dharmic Battleship's true power, the combined destructive force unleashed by the self-destruction of forty Dharmic Battleships couldn't be underestimated. The hurricanes that resulted from the explosions sent a look of alarm flashing across the right-hand elder's face. He unleashed his full cultivation and steeled himself for new injuries as he forcibly suppressed the destructive force of the hurricanes.

The cosmos rumbled as he clamped down on the hurricanes. The right-hand elder sensed once again that these Dharmic Battleships weren't as powerful as he had originally thought them to be. Having realized that, he let loose a sigh of relief. Murder flashed in his eyes as he turned towards Wang Baole. In his eyes, Wang Baole was a mere Spirit Immortal realm cultivator, yet he had somehow gotten his hands on those subpar Dharmic Battleships and managed to give him a fright. He deserved to be killed for that!

Then… just as he turned his murderous gaze onto Wang Baole and rushed towards him to attack, Wang Baole turned his own vicious glare onto the right-hand elder and lifted his right hand…

Amidst the thunderous rumbling in the cosmos, two hundred Dharmic Battleships suddenly appeared around him!

"Curse you…" The Heavenly Spirit Sect's right-hand elder widened his eyes and retreated instantly.

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Chapter 867: Dark Swallow?

The right-hand elder of the Heavenly Spirit Sect wasn't the only person whose eyes had nearly popped out of his head. In fact… when Wang Baole had pulled out two hundred Dharmic Battleships and blown them up, the first legion of the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect and the disciples of the Violet Gold New Dao Sect had all been struck dumb. The latter, especially, had been moved beyond tears.

If they had been the ones mounting the rescue effort, they would have placed the preservation of their own lives as the top priority. They wouldn't have risked their lives to rescue others. They wouldn't have blown up their precious Dharmic Battleships either.

But Wang Baole had done all of that. His actions had moved them immensely. Some had originally disregarded the relatively weaker explosive force of the self-destructing Dharmic Battleships. Then… with a wave of his hand, Wang Baole had pulled out another forty Dharmic Battleships. The sight had sent waves of emotion rocking through every disciple. Everything had seemed so surreal at that moment.

After all… even if the three greater sects were to join forces, they would only be able to gather forty Dharmic Battleships at best. Wang Baole had pulled out forty Dharmic Battleships in a single go and had chosen to blow them up without batting an eye. The destructive force that had been unleashed hadn't been as powerful as expected, but it had still been considerable… Regardless, this was a sight that everyone would find incredulous. They might think that they were hallucinating.

And just as they were wondering if they were hallucinating, Wang Baole had… pulled out another two hundred Dharmic Battleships. At that point, the surrealism of the moment had everyone confused and looking lost. Even those who were quick to recover, who realized that something was going on and that Wang Baole was up to something, were confounded. Because… even if the Dharmic Battleships' self-destruct power was relatively weaker than expected, it didn't discount the fact that he had pulled out more than two hundred Dharmic Battleships in a single go. This was something that was virtually unheard of.

The person who was the most dumbstruck, more so than the right-hand elder who was desperately retreating, was the patriarch of the Violet Gold New Dao Sect. His eyeballs were on the verge of popping out of their sockets. His mind buzzed with the loudness of thunder, and alarm colored his face as he dashed out and shouted.

"Stop, Long Nanzi…"

He had spoken too late. At that moment, the two hundred Dharmic Battleships that Wang Baole had whipped out had charged at the Heavenly Spirit Sect's right-hand elder and exploded. The destructive force from their explosions was equivalent to an attack launched by twenty Dharmic Battleships. It didn't matter that the right-hand elder was at the Planet realm, the attack still sent him shuddering violently and caused blood to spill from his mouth. Resentment and fury burned in his eyes as he unleashed blow after blow to weaken the force of the explosion, howling furiously as he retreated.

The patriarch approached swiftly as the right-hand elder fell back. The patriarch was secretly fuming as well. The thought of his promise to compensate Wang Baole and how the latter had pulled out an unimaginable number of Dharmic Battleships after that filled him with rage. He was still the patriarch of a sect, though. Now that an opportunity had presented itself, he suppressed the raging fury he was filling and seized it, unleashing his divine power and launching an attack at the Heavenly Spirit Sect's right-hand elder.

He had decided to let the enemy go because he hadn't wanted to prolong the battle and because he wasn't confident in his ability to kill or inflict serious injury upon his enemy. Instead of dragging out the fight, he preferred to end it. But now… the situation had changed.

The cosmos thundered, lightning flashed, and winds howled as he attacked. The cornered right-hand elder spat out a mouthful of blood and suffered another blow. He raged internally. He hadn't suffered such injury even when he had been battling the Violet Gold New Dao Sect's patriarch earlier. Wang Baole's arrival had led to his current injured state.

"I swear that I'll kill you!" The right-hand elder howled furiously and almost uncontrollably, retreating desperately while aggravating his injuries. There was intense fury in his eyes. He held no personal hatred towards the patriarch of the Violet Gold New Dao Sect. His hatred was focused on Wang Baole.

"You want to kill me? Let's see you try!" Wang Baole was instantly displeased when he heard that. He glared and stuck his right hand into the air. Then, with another wave… he sent the entire battlefield into momentary silence.

More than seven hundred Dharmic Battleships appeared suddenly and filled the cosmos, the awesome sight sending the entire battlefield into an uproar.

The retreating disciples from the Heavenly Spirit Sect were struck dumb. The cultivators in the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect's first legion were stunned as well. Everyone, including the butler and Fairy Ling You, had a blank look on their faces. The Violet Gold New Dao Sect's disciples were frozen in place, their eyes bulging…

Everyone was struck dumb by the sight of more than seven hundred Dharmic Battleships!

"These… these battleships… when you add them to the earlier fleet… that should make up nearly a thousand ships, right?"

"This must be a hallucination that the enemy has set up…"

"Is this a Dharmic Battleship?"

Momentary silence descended upon the battlefield before it was overtaken by a sudden commotion. The right-hand elder of the Heavenly Spirit Sect could feel his scalp prickle, and white noise was buzzing in his head. It was as if a hundred thousand lightning bolts had suddenly struck him. Never in his wildest dreams had he come across something as outrageous as this…

There was only one thought in his mind now, and it was to run!

He knew very well that while each Dharmic Battleship might not be very powerful, in his current injured state, the combined strength of all seven hundred or so Dharmic Battleships might still lead to his destruction in both spirit and flesh if he weren't careful. He also had the patriarch of the Violet Gold New Dao Sect to deal with. Alarm bells blared loudly in the right-hand elder's head for the very first time since the battle had started. He shuddered. Disregarding the rest of the sect, he activated his full cultivation and fled.

"Trying to escape?" Wang Baole thought smugly and yelled out loud. He would've given chase if not for someone who was suffering from a shock greater than that of the Heavenly Spirit Sect's right-hand elder and felt as if he had just been struck by a million lightning bolts. That someone was… the patriarch of the Violet Gold New Dao Sect. If not for his strong will, he would have collapsed in tears by now.

The Violet Gold New Dao Sect's patriarch roared just as Wang Baole was about to strike.

"Long Nanzi, please, cease your pursuit. All legion commanders, protect… protect Long Nanzi!" The Violet Gold New Dao Sect's patriarch barked out his orders, then unleashed his full speed and went after the Heavenly Spirit Sect's right-hand elder like a mad man. He was truly worried that a moment's delay on his part might result in Wang Baole blowing up his numerous Dharmic Battleships… Should that happen, he wouldn't be able to compensate Wang Baole fully even if he were to put the entire Violet Gold New Dao Sect up for sale.

What has the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect's patriarch sent over as reinforcement? Is he trying to sabotage me? The Violet Gold New Dao Sect's patriarch cursed inwardly as he unleashed another sudden burst of speed and chased after the right-hand elder. He went to the extent of keeping himself in the path of Wang Baole and the right-hand elder so that Wang Baole would have no chance of going after the latter himself.

The Spirit Immortal realm cultivators from the Violet Gold New Dao Sect had recovered by then and, after their initial shock, surrounded Wang Baole hurriedly under the guise of protecting him. In truth, they were shuddering with fear and panic. The battle had been too brutal. A misstep on their part might lead to the complete annihilation or bankruptcy of their sect.

"Fellow Daoist Long Nanzi, calm down, please. I thank you for your aid!"

"The esteemed fellow Daoist is powerful indeed. The right-hand elder is but a mere defeated dog, retreating with his tail between his legs. We shouldn't lower ourselves to his equal and go after him."

"That's right. Fellow Daoist Long Nanzi, we are indebted to you for what you have done for the Violet Gold New Dao Sect!"

Wang Baole felt slightly down and regretful as he listened to the people around him. He stared into the distance, at the Violet Gold New Dao Sect's patriarch and the Heavenly Spirit Sect's right-hand elder as they disappeared rapidly from his sight, and sighed. Then, amidst the crowd's persuasions, he reluctantly put his Dharmic Battleships away.

"What a miser. It's just a couple of Dharmic Battleships. What's all the fuss about? I'm here to help, after all. Besides, I did help defeat the Heavenly Spirit Sect. I've done a huge service," Wang Baole muttered to himself. The Spirit Immortal realm cultivators around him watched as he put his Dharmic Battleships away and as the right-hand elder of the Heavenly Spirit Sect fled into the distance. Only then did they finally release sighs of relief. Some of them cupped their fists and left. The battle was still ongoing, after all. Though, most of the Heavenly Spirit Sect had retreated. They were without a Planet realm cultivator at the helm, and they had lost all desire to fight. It was the perfect opportunity for the Violet Gold New Dao Sect to launch a counterattack as the Heavenly Spirit Sect made their retreat.

The battlefield became a killing field. The Heavenly Spirit Sect forces fell back in retreat as they were wounded and slaughtered in great numbers.

Wang Baole sighed and withdrew his attention from the Planet realm cultivator who had fled. His eyes flashed and narrowed as he eyed the retreating Heavenly Spirit Sect disciples on the battlefield. A murderous glint flickered in his eyes as he deliberated using the opportunity to cultivate his Demonic Eye Art. Suddenly, a look shone in his eyes. He turned his head abruptly and stared at a distant spot at the edge of the battlefield.

There were dozens of Heavenly Spirit Sect disciples at that location, both male and female, all injured, who were retreating desperately. Surrounding them were numerous Violet Gold New Dao Sect cultivators who were in close pursuit.

Amongst these Heavenly Spirit Sect disciples was a wisp of… spirit energy that was faint yet extremely familiar to Wang Baole!

It was… only at the Soul Conduit realm, but it shared a source similar to Wang Baole. It was… the Divine Will of his avatar, the one he had given to his friends before he had departed Earth and when they had left to carry out Project Dark Swallow!

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Chapter 868: Not Bad Lass!

Back then, he was worried that his avatars' Divine Will would be noticed by outsiders while his friends were carrying out the mission, bringing them unnecessary trouble and danger. Because of that, he cut their connection with him. That way, they would exist independently and could be hidden as much as possible, thereby preventing them from being discovered by outsiders.

As for the weakness, the Divine Will was like water without a source. It wouldn't change because Wang Baole's cultivation got stronger. So, it was still at the Soul Conduit level.

And what he sensed now made Wang Baole's soul jolt. Without any hesitation, he flicked his body and sped towards the location where the Divine Will disturbance came from!

Who will it be? Zhao Yameng? Lin Tianhao? Li Wuchen? Liu Daobin? Or Jin Duoming?

Before Wang Baole left Earth back then, the Federation had carried out a plan named "Dark Swallow" in secret. The plan was considered an absolute secret, so only an extremely small number of people knew about it. And with Wang Baole's status in the Federation, he naturally had the right to know about the plan.

He clearly remembered that the secret document pointed out that mysterious disappearances had appeared time and again throughout the years at many places on Earth.

For example, Lin Tianhao's father, the Ethereal City Lord, mysteriously disappeared before Earth's Beast War back then. After he returned, his cultivation was much stronger than before, and he was judged to have huge potential.

There were many groups of people like this. Zhuo Yixian, who Wang Baole had met previously, was one of them too. In fact, Xie Haiyang's name was misunderstood by the Federation as well, as they thought he was one of the people who mysteriously went missing. But no matter what, such a phenomenon made the Federation pay close attention. It was also because the few Nascent Souls from the Divine Eye civilization not only plundered Mercury's Stellar Source after infiltrating the Federation, they also used an unknown virus to engulf it.

All this made the Federation care a lot about their own safety. And after integrating with the Vast Expanse Dao Palace, they became much stronger. They also became highly alert of civilizations in surrounding star systems. Combining all this, the so-called "Dark Swallow" plan was created with the cooperation of the Vast Expanse Dao Palace.

They sent a portion of a large number of absolutely trustworthy Federation disciples into the places which could make people disappear. Another portion was teleported out of the Federation. While allowing them to obtain opportunities outside, they also scouted other civilizations surrounding the Federation. Then, they hid within those civilizations and became spies.

Originally, with the Federation's strength, that was very difficult to achieve. But with the Vast Expanse Dao Palace's help, everything went quite successfully.

And because Wang Baole was worried that accidents might happen, as the strongest person in the Federation back then, he created some avatars and gave them to his good friends.

But never did he expect to actually sense the Divine Will he previously gave out on the battlefield of the Heavenly Spirit Sect and Violet Gold New Dao Sect. This made him extremely anxious and worried. That was because Wang Baole knew very clearly that only two types of people could have his Divine Will!

One type would be the good friends he gave his Divine Will to previously!

Another type would be those whose hands were stained with his friends' blood. Those who had stolen his Divine Will!

So, as Wang Baole's expression changed, he flicked his body and exploded forth like a thunderbolt into the cosmos, heading directly for the location of the Divine Will that his Divine Sense had detected.

He wasn't very far away from where his Divine Will was, and with Wang Baole's current cultivation, everything happened in the blink of an eye as his silhouette appeared ahead of the Heavenly Spirit Sect cultivators who were retreating continuously.

His appearance there instantly made the souls of the cultivators from both sides tremble. It was normal for the Heavenly Spirit Sect disciples to have this reaction. As for Violet Gold New Dao Sect disciples… it was obvious that his act of taking out thousands of Dharmic Battleships made everyone feel that he had an extraordinary identity and status. To a certain extent, it didn't seem inappropriate to see him as a Planet realm individual. So when they saw him arrive, their souls naturally trembled.

"Senior Long Nanzi!"

"Greetings, Senior!"

All the Violet Gold New Dao Sect disciples rushed to greet him, but Wang Baole ignored them. He swept his gaze, and it landed on the ten or so Heavenly Spirit Sect disciples who were obviously extremely nervous.

They obviously already knew that they were going to die. If Wang Baole hadn't arrived, they felt that they had a chance to escape more or less. But now, the bitterness and desperation in their forced laughs were extremely obvious. At the same time, they were very puzzled. They wanted to know why the extremely strong Long Nanzi chose them when the battlefield was so big and still had Spirit Immortals around.

After all… among the more than ten cultivators there, the one with the highest cultivation level was only a Nascent Soul.

As the Violet Gold New Dao Sect disciples greeted Wang Baole and the Heavenly Spirit Sect disciples all felt desperate, Wang Baole's gaze was like lightning as it swept through the crowd. In the end, it landed on a lady among the Heavenly Spirit Sect cultivators!

The lady… had a decent appearance, and her figure wasn't bad. Although she wasn't extremely gorgeous, she was still somewhat attractive. On the lady, Wang Baole clearly felt disturbances of his own Divine Will. The disturbances were very faint, and it was very hard for outsiders to detect. In fact, if Planet realm cultivators didn't look closely, they wouldn't be able to find it.

After all, the connection between the Divine Will and Wang Baole had already been cut. To an extent, one could even say that it was a Dharmic treasure. If not for him sensing it unexpectedly, even Wang Baole might not have been able to notice it. So he sensed it repeatedly before confirming it. But the lady looked very foreign to him, so he could only know exactly what happened after thoroughly identifying her. But this wasn't the place to do so.

Wang Baole couldn't help but narrow his eyes. Meanwhile, the Heavenly Spirit Sect female cultivator he was staring at had a pale expression, with sorrow and desperation appearing in her eyes. She felt Wang Baole's gaze, and it gave a feeling that she couldn't hide any secret.

So… as the cultivators on both sides were extremely nervous, Wang Baole suddenly laughed. He raised his right hand and grabbed violently. Instantly, a huge wave of power was unleashed and engulfed the lady, not giving her any time to struggle as she was grabbed by Wang Baole. He didn't put her directly into his storage bag. Instead, he trapped her within the Dharmic Battleship in his storage bag. That way, he could ensure that the lady wouldn't encounter any danger while in his storage bag.

After doing that, Wang Baole turned around and was about to leave. He saw the confusion in the eyes of cultivators on both sides. Obviously, they were very puzzled over Wang Baole's sudden appearance and his action of capturing a female cultivator from the Heavenly Spirit Sect.

Wang Baole coughed. Although there wasn't much point in explaining his actions to them, considering that the lady was highly likely to be one of his good friends, Wang Baole spoke calmly.

"The lass isn't bad. I'm preparing to bring her back to become a vessel. As for the rest… kill them all!" After speaking, Wang Baole turned around and left. After he left, the Violet Gold New Dao Sect disciples attacked again while wearing weird expressions. A violent clash happened in an instant, and not long after… the Heavenly Spirit Sect disciples could no longer resist the attacks and died.

At this point, the battle could be considered over. The Heavenly Spirit Sect disciples tried to escape at all costs, and although there were many casualties, half of the cultivators managed to escape from the battlefield successfully. And the huge defeat of the Heavenly Spirit Sect at the Violet Gold New Dao Sect put a temporary pause on the invasion between civilizations.

But it was obvious that all this was just the beginning of the battle. Very quickly, the Violet Gold New Dao Sect's patriarch returned. He couldn't do anything about the right-hand elder. After chasing him for a while, he chose to give up. And after returning, although he intended to avoid Wang Baole, as someone who provided aid and the benefactor who saved the Violet Gold New Dao Sect, Wang Baole's status was special.

That was especially so considering the likes of the top-ranked army and the butler obviously saw Wang Baole as their leader. What was most important was that as he returned, due to the removal of the seal, he contacted the Sovereign Patriarch at the earliest possible time and learned of Wang Baole's strength from him. This shook his soul immensely. So, although he felt frustrated in his heart, he had no choice but to force a smile and give thanks.

"Fellow Daoist Long Nanzi, many thanks!" The Violet Gold New Dao Sect's patriarch forced a smile and spoke courteously, and Wang Baole was also all smiles.

"Haha, we're all allies! You're too kind, Patriarch. However… could you reimburse me for my losses? My more than two hundred Dharmic Battleships…. I scrimped and saved to get every single one of them…"

Instantly, the Violet Gold New Dao Sect's patriarch grew even more frustrated. As he flared up, his face twitched a little as well. In his heart, he growled and cursed the b*stard Wang Baole for profiteering off the situation…

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Chapter 869: I Can't Afford to Use You!

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He even wanted to slap Wang Baole to death. But obviously, he couldn't. And he felt that… he might not be able to do so anyway.

He felt extremely depressed, and he was too lazy to fake a smile. He had his back turned towards his disciples as he gazed at Wang Baole while gritting his teeth.

"Even if I sell my sect, I won't have more than 200 Dharmic Battleships. Don't go overboard Long Nanzi!"

"I bled for your Violet Gold New Dao Sect and came here fearlessly. I came here to provide aid without caring about the potential consequences, and you say I'm going overboard? You want to repudiate your debt?" After hearing the patriarch's words, Wang Baole instantly became unhappy and stared. Wang Baole wasn't very confident that he would be able to retreat successfully if he fought the Sovereign Patriarch. But for a mere Violet Gold New Dao Sect patriarch, he felt that he could still bully him.

Wang Baole grew even more enraged in his heart as he spoke loudly.

"Is this the Violet Gold New Dao Sect? After learning that the Violet Gold New Dao Sect was in danger, I, Long Nanzi, a mere Spirit Immortal, asked the Sovereign Patriarch to allow me to come here on my own accord. Even though the journey was long and I knew that there would be Planet realm mighty figures here. Even though your Violet Gold New Dao Sect tried to kill me many times in the past and tried to capture me many times. Even though you've always looked down on me and humiliated me many times, I still…"

"I still chose to come and provide assistance. I brought my army and my twelve Spirit Immortals here. But what do I get in return? I get told that I'm going overboard!" Wang Baole's agitated words spread through the surroundings and caused the surrounding Violet Gold New Dao Sect disciples who were cleaning up the battlefield to stop.

And Wang Baole's words didn't end there. Even though the Violet Gold New Dao Sect's patriarch's expression was already extremely ugly, Wang Baole's loud voice still spread towards the surroundings.

"After I arrived here, I saved the Black Rift Legion commander at the earliest possible time. He tried to kill me previously, but what did I do? I disregarded our personal disputes and saw the bigger picture! Because I know that we are all people of the Divine Eye civilization. We must stand united. At this time, we must disregard all of our personal disputes, for we have to fight, both for our civilization and for our survival!

"But what do I get in return? It's you telling me that I'm going overboard!"

After he said that, the surrounding Violet Gold New Dao Sect cultivators all went silent. That was especially so for the Black Rift Legion commander, who lowered his head. And the top-ranked army cultivators beside Wang Baole all naturally sided with him. At that moment, their gazes turned icy as they looked at the Violet Gold New Dao Sect. Spirit Immortals like the butler and Fairy Ling You also moved close to Wang Baole and stood behind him.

The injuries on the bodies of the rescuers and the tiredness in their expressions seemed to be a form of silent resistance as well. Even though he wanted to say something, this caused the Violet Gold New Dao Sect's patriarch to not know where to begin.

"After I saved the Black Rift Legion commander, I saw that you were in danger, so I charged out with all my might. The Heavenly Spirit Sect's right-hand elder slapped me until I spit blood. Although a mere Spirit Immortal like me has some skill, did I hide when faced with the palm of a Planet realm? Did I cower in fear? I didn't. I still persevered. But what I get in return is you telling me that I'm going overboard!

"I risked my life to withstand a slap from a Planet realm. Seeing that he wanted to escape, I took out my Dharmic Battleships, disregarding the consequences. Even though my heart bled at the thought, I made them self-destruct without hesitation just to give you a chance to kill the right-hand elder. I did that to ensure a huge victory for your Violet Gold New Dao Sect! But now, after winning, have I lost my usefulness?"

"Is this the Violet Gold New Dao Sect? Is this the Violet Gold New Dao Sect that my Divine Sovereign Justice Sect came to rescue by dragging our tired bodies here and risking our lives? Violet Gold New Dao Sect Patriarch, no one finds cultivation easy. No one just randomly gets cultivation resources dropped from the sky for them. I, Long Nanzi, risked my life to gather materials to make my Dharmic Battleships. They were destroyed because I was trying to save your Violet Gold New Dao Sect. You personally said that you would make it up to me. I have nothing to say with regard to you going back on your word, but you still dare to say that I've gone overboard!" Speaking to this point, Wang Baole was so angry he was trembling. While his agitated voice spread towards the surroundings, it swayed everyone who heard him.

"The one thing I've done that's gone overboard is choosing to come and save you!" That was especially so after Wang Baole spoke that last sentence. The Violet Gold New Dao Sect disciples couldn't help but feel ashamed. After all… no matter what, this was indeed the case!

If Wang Baole hadn't appeared, the battle… would definitely not have ended this way. They would probably still be fighting now. And both themselves and their fellow Daoists beside them would probably be corpses by now.

It was just that… while this thought appeared in their minds, another thought appeared in their minds as well. It was that… they couldn't afford it.

How could they possibly cough up over 200 Dharmic Battleships… Also, those Dharmic Battleships obviously had issues. But they couldn't say all of that now. Once they did, they would seem like ingrates.

This kind of moral kidnapping was what Wang Baole had learned during his years in the Federation. Applying it in the Divine Eye civilization now was obviously very effective as well.

The Violet Gold New Dao Sect's patriarch's expression was also twisted. He was already extremely frustrated but had no way of venting. In the end, he gritted his teeth, raised his right hand, and waved it. Instantly, seven rays of light appeared in the cosmos beside him.

After five of the light rays dispersed, they became five real Dharmic Battleships. Three of them were equivalent to an early-stage Spirit Immortal, one was equivalent to a mid-stage Spirit Immortal, and one… was in the shape of a crocodile. The disturbances it dispersed were that of a late-stage Spirit Immortal.

As for the other two light rays, one was a flying sword, and one was a spear. The two Dharmic treasures were of quite a high level. Although they couldn't reach the level of a Divine Armament, they far exceeded the level of Wang Baole's ninth-grade Dharmic Armaments and were Planet realm level Dharmic treasures.

"Long Nanzi, I'll pay you back with these first…" The Violet Gold New Dao Sect's patriarch gritted his teeth and spoke word by word. He could hardly suppress the indignance and emotional pain he felt right now.

Wang Baole blinked. He could see that the Violet Gold New Dao Sect's patriarch was reaching his breaking point. Although he was still dissatisfied in his heart, he felt that so long as the Violet Gold New Dao Sect existed, they wouldn't be able to run away from what they owed him. At most, he would just come and harass them a few more times for payment. Therefore, he raised his right hand, waved it, and quickly stored the five Dharmic Battleships and two Dharmic treasures.

I've made a loss. Over 200 Dharmic Battleships lost, and I only got five Dharmic Battleships and the two Dharmic treasures as compensation. I'll accept this for now. Wang Baole looked depressed on the surface but felt extremely happy in his heart. Over 200 trash Dharmic Battleships, whose only use was to self-destruct, got him that crocodile Dharmic Battleship, which was easily worth a hundred of them alone. Calculating it this way, the exchange was quite worth it.

Thinking that he had a numerical advantage, he pondered over whether to make the patriarch write an IOU. But seeing the anger that threatened to go out of control in the Violet Gold New Dao Sect's patriarch's eyes, Wang Baole sighed in his heart.

So be it. I'm too softhearted. You don't need to write me an IOU. You can't run away from what you owe me anyway. Thinking to this point, a smile appeared on Wang Baole's face as he cupped his fists towards the Violet Gold New Dao Sect's patriarch.

"Thank you, Patriarch. Um… if you need such help in the future, feel free to call for me. I'll definitely rush here at the earliest time possible!"

"I can't afford to use you. Goodbye!" The Violet Gold New Dao Sect's patriarch flicked his sleeves, turned around, and left with a sullen face.

Wang Baole didn't mind the Violet Gold New Dao Sect's patriarch's attitude at all. After waving to the other disciples of the Violet Gold New Dao Sect, he sashayed as he brought the top-ranked army's cultivators, who all had weird expressions, into the battleships and left.

The battle could be considered to have come to an end. The Divine Eye civilization's cosmos also entered a short repairing phase. The Heavenly Spirit Sect disciples who had escaped from the boundaries of the Violet Gold New Dao Sect also received orders from the Heavenly Spirit Sect's sect lord after they left the sealed area, and communications were smooth. They were to head close to the Divine Eye civilization's Eternal Star and gather there. The Divine Eye civilization's royal family, who had all defaulted under the leadership of their three princes, also gathered there. Hence, one could say that the entire Divine Eye civilization was divided into two factions.

One of them was the Heavenly Spirit Sect, while the other was the alliance of the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect and Violet Gold New Dao Sect.

Although the former were gathered together, they had paid a huge price. Their left-hand elder was heavily injured, and while their right-hand elder escaped successfully, he was still injured. But they were just the first wave of invaders after all. As a whole, they still had an extremely huge advantage.

And the latter…. prioritized building and repairing the large-scale teleportation array formations of the two sects as they regrouped after the battle. That way, even if the two sects weren't in the same place, they could be deployed immediately and cooperate with one another.

While the battle entered a period of regrouping, Wang Baole led his own army and everyone from the top-ranked army back to the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect. News about what he did in the Violet Gold New Dao Sect had already spread, but the Sovereign Patriarch still pretended that he didn't know about it and didn't ask any questions. Instead, he conducted a grand welcoming ceremony for Wang Baole.

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Chapter 870: Dilemmas and Denying!

At the same time, he gave Wang Baole an independent satellite as his cave abode and base. In fact, after asking Wang Baole for his opinion, he immediately announced that Wang Baole was promoted to the role of the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect's grand elder and was of almost equivalent status to him.

Such courteous treatment made Wang Baole very pleased in his heart. After thanking the Sovereign Patriarch, he chose to regroup on the satellite. After all, he was very clear that the battle… was far from over. This was only the beginning.

As the entire sect was preparing and regrouping intensely, Wang Baole spread out his cultivation and sealed both the interior and exterior of his cave abode secret chamber. He even took out his twelve emperor puppets and Dharmic Battleships. After strengthening the seal and ensuring that no accidents would happen, he released the lady with his Divine Will, who he had trapped within his Dharmic Battleship.

Who exactly is she? Wang Baole narrowed his eyes and focused his attention on the lady who couldn't hide her extreme anxiousness and desperation after being released. Her expression also obviously showed that she wished to die.

Focusing his gaze on the lady in front of him, Wang Baole spread out his Divine Will. After engulfing the lady with it, he checked her thoroughly. But after the check, his eyebrows furrowed slightly. Previously, on the battlefield, he took a hurried look at her and didn't recognize her. Now that he looked thoroughly, with his own cultivation… he still couldn't spot anything on the lady's body. It was as though this body was really her true body.

The lady had a decent appearance. Judging from her appearance, she looked like she was around twenty years old. Her skin was white, and her figure was also very lithe and graceful. She was clad in rainbow-colored clothes, and not only did it not hide her beauty, but it gave her a sense of youthfulness. However, Wang Baole was very clear that once cultivators reached the Core Formation realm, the age they looked like no longer mattered.

So long as they were willing to use some cultivation to make themselves look young, it wasn't a difficult spell to do. It was very common among cultivators, so one couldn't tell a person's age from their appearance alone. Normally, one would sweep their Divine Sense over them to sense whether there were signs of aging.

For example, although the lady seemed to be there with her true body, according to Wang Baole's Divine Sense, she wasn't old. And her cultivation was extraordinary, considering she was already a late-stage Nascent Soul.

That might not mean much in the Violet Gold civilization, but in the Federation, it was very rare for someone of that age to have such significant cultivation. At least, among the friends that Wang Baole remembered, none of them could reach that cultivation at that age except for him.

This made Wang Baole suspicious in his heart, as he couldn't clearly distinguish her identity. So, his gaze gradually turned icy as he spoke slowly.

"Tell me your identity!"

His words were like a cold breeze, causing the temperature in the secret chamber to instantly lower by a lot, a chilly air faintly spreading. This caused the lady's body to shiver slightly. After remaining silent for a few breaths, she lowered her head, seemingly trying her best to calm down, and then slowly spoke.

"I'm a disciple of the Violet Gold civilization's Heavenly Spirit Sect's Ancient Sword Peak… Chen Xuemei."

Hearing the lady's reply, Wang Baole's eyebrows furrowed even tighter together, and his gaze turned icier. In fact, he became somewhat impatient. He was worried that his guess had become a reality and that one of his friends was killed by this lady, thereby giving her possession of his Divine Will. He wanted to search her soul directly, but he considered that if he had a lapse in judgment, such a soul search would definitely cause irreversible damage to her body.

So, Wang Baole narrowed his eyes and sized up the lady in front of him again. Although she tried her best to stay calm, Wang Baole could naturally see the anxiousness and desperation in her heart and the wish to die hidden in her eyes. That made him understand that the lady was already prepared to die there.

And just as Wang Baole was sizing the lady up, the voice transmission jade slip in his storage bag dispersed disturbances. Wang Baole lowered his hand, flipping his right hand to take out the voice transmission jade slip. He was just about to check it, but in the next moment, he raised his head violently, raised his right hand, and pointed at the lady.

"You wish to die?"

As he pointed, the lady's body instantly froze, and her expression became extremely pale. Her body seemed to solidify, and no thoughts could be formed. She could only stand there as the desperation in her heart spread around her soul. The wish to die in her eyes couldn't be hidden as it spread around her pupils, and she couldn't help but cry. She wanted to close her eyes to hide her weakness, but her body couldn't even do that now.

Wang Baole humphed, raised his right hand, and grabbed in mid-air. Instantly, a light sphere flew out of the lady's glabella. The light sphere was his Divine Will, and it floated in front of Wang Baole after it returned.

The moment he had checked the voice transmission jade slip, he felt the disturbance of his Divine Will. The lady who claimed to be Chen Xuemei wanted to unleash the Divine Will while he wasn't paying attention. She didn't want to kill him. Instead, she wanted to… commit suicide!

She's quite resolute… Wang Baole focused his gaze on the lady for a while before lowering his head to take a sweeping glance at the voice transmission jade slip. It was the Sovereign Patriarch who sent a voice transmission to him. He invited him to head to the hall later, as he had something to discuss with him.

After giving a simple reply, Wang Baole looked towards Chen Xuemei, whose body was frozen by him, again. A weird glint appeared in his eyes. The resoluteness on her body made the silhouette of a lady appear in his mind unwittingly.

As he remained silent, Wang Baole waved his hand and dispersed the binding on the lady. Without the binding, the lady seemed to lose all her strength at once. She retreated a few steps back with a pained expression, her whole body seeming to beg him to kill her as she spoke softly.

"With Senior's cultivation, please don't humiliate me. I don't care whether you kill me or not. If Senior wants to know anything about the Violet Gold civilization, I can tell you about it truthfully. I just hope Senior can leave me with a complete corpse and allow me to die with a bit more dignity!"

The words expressed an even more intense sense of resolution and deepened the suspicion in Wang Baole's eyes. So, after pondering, he raised his right hand and waved it. His body changed instantly, shedding the appearance of Long Nanzi in the blink of an eye. He exposed his original appearance as he looked at Chen Xuemei.

"That's enough. There's no need to continue hiding. The Divine Will on your body was given by me. Who exactly are you?" Wang Baole expressed a sense of helplessness. As he spoke, his Divine Will was also extremely sharp, as he wanted to see the lady's reaction.

He didn't say his name, and he didn't say the name of the person he guessed she was. That was because he still couldn't confirm his suspicions. Therefore, he tried to expose his true appearance and make a judgment after she saw it.

It was just that… after Chen Xuemei saw Wang Baole's appearance, although she was stunned for a while, there was still some confusion in her eyes. This made Wang Baole's heart sink.

After remaining silent for a few breaths, he slowly spoke.

"I'm not interested in information about the Violet Gold civilization and Heavenly Spirit Sect. I'm not asking you for your identity in the Heavenly Spirit Sect either. What I want… is your true identity!"

"I don't know what you mean, Senior… I don't have any other identity. Senior, have you… mistaken me for someone else?" Chen Xuemei looked even more confused. As she looked at Wang Baole's true appearance, a sense of doubt also appeared in her expression.

Seeing the lady like this, Wang Baole was a little impatient in his heart. He stood up, his gaze becoming icy again as he swept his glance toward Chen Xuemei.

"Let me remind you. The Federation!"

After he said that, Chen Xuemei was still confused, and there was even more doubt in her expression. After hesitating for a moment, she spoke softly.

"Senior, the Federation… is a sect?"

"You really don't recognize me? You really don't know what the Federation is?" Wang Baole furrowed his brows as he spoke with a deep voice.

"I really don't know." Chen Xuemei smiled bitterly as she shook her head. Her heartbeat and actions didn't reveal anything, and it was as though she really didn't know.

Wang Baole suddenly laughed.

"Seems like I'm indeed mistaken. I previously captured an alien cultivator named Wang Baole. You probably don't know him either. I've locked up the fatty and obtained many interesting things after searching his soul. I've also swallowed a portion of his soul, so I sensed the Divine Will disturbances of part of his soul. Since you don't know him, it seems like he used some unknown technique to hide something from me. I'll go swallow him completely now and destroy his body and soul!"

As he spoke, Wang Baole laughed coldly and raised his foot to leave the secret chamber.

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Chapter 871: Using Too Much Force!

He already understood that no matter who she turned out to be, if she still had no reaction after he said all that, he could only search her soul. If she hurt or killed his good friend, he would make sure to torture the lady. If that wasn't the case and the lady was indeed his good friend, then Wang Baole would delete her from his heart!

But just as he finished speaking and prepared to leave the secret chamber, Chen Xuemei's body trembled violently. All of her confusion and doubt dissipated in an instant after she heard that. Her expression had an unprecedented change as she raised her head violently to look at Wang Baole. Although she instinctively wanted to remain silent, it was obviously difficult for her to do so, as even her voice trembled.

"I know Wang Baole!"

Wang Baole stopped, a smile appearing on his face.

"Who are you?"

"… Zhao Yameng!" After Chen Xuemei said that, the intent to die in her eyes was extremely intense. She had her head down as she continued speaking calmly.

"I can tell you whatever you want to know. I can tell you anything. But please, Senior… spare his life."

Hearing that, Wang Baole instantly felt a little heartbroken, he smiled bitterly at Zhao Yameng and sighed.

"My dear Yameng, I've already exposed my true appearance, you… you really don't believe me? I'm Wang Baole, can't you see that?" Wang Baole raised his right hand and flipped it to take out a mirror to look at himself. After ensuring that he didn't change into the wrong appearance, a sense of helplessness appeared on his face.

"I don't blame you. I've indeed become more handsome than I was in the past. It's normal for you not to recognize me…"

After hearing Wang Baole's words, Zhao Yameng just remained silent.

This made Wang Baole feel somewhat awkward. But what he felt in his heart was different from what he expressed on his face. He still continued to observe Zhao Yameng, but his appearance showed a bitter smile.

"Yameng, I'm really Wang Baole. How did you become like this? How did you hide? I actually couldn't recognize you."

Zhao Yameng raised her head to take a deep look at Wang Baole. After taking a deep breath, she unleashed an unknown technique, and her face visibly changed. In the next moment, the absolutely stunning silhouette from Wang Baole's memories appeared in front of him!

At the same time, Wang Baole's Divine Sense finally felt the familiar disturbance after Zhao Yameng seemed to release some sort of seal. The disturbance came from the soul and had his aura as evidence. Hence, at that moment, Wang Baole could completely confirm that this lady… was Zhao Yameng!

This made him extremely surprised. As he gave a big smile, he went forward to give Zhao Yameng a big hug. But just as he stepped out, Zhao Yameng retreated several steps back suddenly, and a sense of iciness Wang Baole remembered her showing to outsiders appeared in her eyes. She exposed her true appearance because she had the same plan to check Wang Baole's reaction. Although she hesitated in her heart, she quickly had her own judgment.

"Do you think I'm a three-year-old toddler, Senior? Do you think it's that easy to deceive me? I've already exposed my true appearance and said my name. If you still want to know more, please bring Wang Baole to meet me!

"Also, you can search my soul. But I have to remind you, Senior. Since you can't understand how I changed my appearance, there's no way you can release the seal on my soul. If you search my soul by force, you won't get anything."

Wang Baole was a little flabbergasted.

"I'm really Wang Baole. My gosh, you still don't believe me at this point. What have you gone through over the years?"

After hearing that, Zhao Yameng went silent for a while, but her expression remained icy as she spoke calmly after a few moments.

"You don't need to go on like this, Senior. One must go through a process of conscience searching before entering the Heavenly Spirit Sect. The process can imitate the appearances of important people in one's heart and make them go through an illusory reincarnation to check whether the disciple has other plans or faked their background. And I… have gone through and passed that process.

"So, there's no way I'll reveal anything on my own. And the fact that you could recognize me with one look, capture me, and bring me here to ask me all of this can only mean one thing. That is… you've indeed captured Wang Baole and gotten many memories from him against his will!

"Moreover, you've committed a mistake, Senior. You've underestimated me. Indeed, my cultivation is much lower than yours, but my Divine Will is different from that of ordinary people. I have an innate talent for telepathy. Whoever exists in my heart will have an aura I can sense on their bodies!"

"But you don't have that on your body. So, if you don't bring Wang Baole here, Senior, I can only conclude… that Wang Baole… has died!" Speaking to that point, Zhao Yameng's body shivered uncontrollably.

Wang Baole helplessly gave a bitter laugh once against. At the same time, he was shocked by Zhao Yameng's innate talent. He was very clear that he was only an avatar now. So, to a certain extent, it was correct to say that there were no aura markings on him. But his cultivation was extremely strong, far exceeding that of Zhao Yameng. If Zhao Yameng's innate talent spell could still be effective, then her innate talent was extremely scary.

After pondering, Wang Baole raised his right hand and grabbed, holding the Divine Will he extracted from Zhao Yameng's body in his hand and pressing it against his glabella. The Divine Will fused successfully, and there was no rejection at all.

"Do you believe me now?" After doing that, he looked at Zhao Yameng. But he didn't expect that Zhao Yameng would actually shiver more intensely after seeing that. In fact, as she looked towards him, a sense of hatred and frenzy that could be imprinted on his soul appeared in her eyes. It was obvious that she misunderstood and thought that it meant that Wang Baole had completely died. She thought that his soul and everything else had been swallowed by this man and incorporated into his body.

"Don't be agitated, Yameng!" Wang Baole experienced a huge shock. He didn't know how to explain it. At the same time, according to Zhao Yameng's reaction, he felt that it must have been really tough for her to survive in the Violet Gold civilization all those years. Once she was exposed, she would definitely die, and she might even burden the Federation. So, naturally, there was no one she could trust. Because of that, she developed the trait of extreme caution.

Even though he had already continuously proven his identity, she still chose to be cautious.

Although it might not be the best to not trust anyone easily and only trust one's own judgment, it was the only way for one to ensure their own safety in a foreign environment.

This made Wang Baole feel even more heartbroken. But he understood that this meant that Zhao Yameng had truly matured. As a Federation cultivator, with her mother being the Martian Colony Governor and her father being the lead spirit researcher, she could continue cultivating in the Federation without any danger. Even if Project Dark Swallow needed her, she could have rejected them, and no one would have blamed her.

But in the end, due to some considerations, she chose to join on her own accord. This was a kind of responsibility, to give her all for the rise of the Federation. She was like this, and so was Wang Baole.

Vaguely, in Wang Baole's eyes, the Zhao Yameng in front of him was vastly different from the Zhao Yameng in his memories. To a certain extent, she already displayed the charm of her mother, the Martian Colony Governor.

Wang Baole took a deep breath. After nodding towards Zhao Yameng, under her caution, he raised his right hand and waved it. Instantly, he took Zhao Yameng along as they disappeared from the secret chamber and left the satellite. In the next moment… they had already appeared within the cosmos. Not waiting for Zhao Yameng to ask him any questions, Wang Baole moved again and unleashed his cultivation, shooting towards the Divine Eye main star at his maximum speed!

Because there was no disruption of the seal and no army cultivators following him, Wang Baole unleashed his speed smoothly. Not long after, he brought Zhao Yameng and arrived at the Divine Eye main star. With a flick of his body, they arrived where his true body's coffin was at. They dug underground and went to the side of the coffin within the cave!

After arriving there, Wang Baole didn't speak. A weird glint flashed between his eyes as the Dark Art circulated within his body. Dark Fire spread as he raised his right hand and slapped it down violently onto the coffin.

After the slap, the coffin trembled, and it became translucent and obscure. This caused Zhao Yameng, who was standing at the side, to instantly see Wang Baole lying within the coffin in the next moment.

Her body shivered violently. As she looked over, Wang Baole's true body slowly opened its eyes.

"Yameng, it's really me. Due to some reasons, my true body can't go out now. I can only make use of an avatar. That's why you couldn't sense the aura with your innate talent."

"Baole!" As Zhao Yameng's body trembled, she closed her eyes to sense the aura. Afterwards, tears fell from her eyes. They were tears of joy and excitement.

"Hey, hey, I'm over here." Wang Baole's avatar was a little depressed as it looked at the true body in the coffin and looked at Zhao Yameng, who only had eyes for his true body. Suddenly, he felt a little moonstruck.

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Chapter 872: Left Dao Holy Domain!

Zhao Yameng took a deep breath as she looked at Wang Baole, who was in the coffin, and spoke softly.

"When can you come out?"

Wang Baole, who felt very depressed, didn't let his true body speak. Instead, his avatar coughed behind Zhao Yameng. When Zhao Yameng had no choice but to turn around and face him with a weird expression on her face, he spoke gleefully.

"Soon. According to what my senior brother said back then, I'll be able to come out very soon."

Hearing that, Zhao Yameng looked at Wang Baole's avatar and then turned back to look at Wang Baole's true body lying in the coffin, who was blinking at her and had a naughty smile on his face. She felt a slight headache and glared at Wang Baole's avatar.

"You're too much. Since you're Wang Baole, why didn't you say so earlier!"

"I did." Wang Baole spoke while wearing a bitter smile.

"You didn't!" Zhao Yameng stared at Wang Baole while speaking assuredly.

"I really did… I even changed back to my original appearance. Did you forget? My gosh, you…" Wang Baole slapped his forehead as he tried his best to help Zhao Yameng remember the previous scenes.

"You shouted at me. Wang Baole, you've changed!" Hearing that, Zhao Yameng's eyes suddenly turned red.

Wang Baole's eyes showed some confusion as he stared blankly at Zhao Yameng. He was about to explain that he didn't shout at her when his body suddenly stopped. He recalled the experiences and knowledge he gained when he was young and recalled Zhao Yameng's previous caution. After thinking that he was in danger, she collapsed mentally and was willing to do anything to save him. Such a scene made Wang Baole take a deep breath. His eyes were full of emotion as he went forward to embrace Zhao Yameng. As Zhao Yameng's body trembled, he stroked her hair gently and spoke softly.

"Yameng, sorry. I arrived late. Tell me all the grievances you've suffered."

As he spoke, Zhao Yameng's body slowly went soft. She no longer grumbled and quarreled. She seemed to let down her guard, and she hugged Wang Baole tightly as she mumbled softly.

"Baole, is this all real… is this all not a hallucination…"

"It's not a hallucination, it's all real!"

Outside the cave was the Divine Eye main star's night sky. Within the cave, a glint of fire spread from within the stones faintly, like candlelight in the night sky. It turned into warmth, which spread around the two of them who were hugging each other. The shadows reflected on the wall also slowly stopped shaking, seeming to represent their hearts as it made the surroundings turn quiet.

This was supposed to be a very romantic scene. However, Wang Baole, who was hugging Zhao Yameng then, couldn't help but feel weird when seeing it with the eyes of his true body.

It feels like someone else is hugging Zhao Yameng… No, I can't think this way, my avatar is me as well. Wang Baole coughed in his heart and quickly swept away the messy thoughts in his mind as he focused on hugging Zhao Yameng. His right hand also naturally slid down from Zhao Yameng's waist… and subconsciously pinched.

"Wang Baole, it's not very nice of you to do that." Replying to this was Zhao Yameng's voice, which had already calmed down.

"Ah? What did I do?" Wang Baole was stunned as he stared puzzledly at Zhao Yameng.

"Your hand…" Zhao Yameng remained silent for a few breaths. She seemed to be trying her best to continue speaking calmly.

Hearing Zhao Yameng's words, Wang Baole seemed to finally understand. He put on a look of curiosity and raised his toes, peeking at his hand behind Zhao Yameng's back. After that, he coughed.

"My avatar lost control just now. Maybe I didn't cultivate properly."

Zhao Yameng glared at Wang Baole but didn't get angry. Instead, she brushed her hair behind her ears as she focused her attention on Wang Baole and spoke softly.

"Baole, why… are you here?" Zhao Yameng was very shocked that Wang Baole actually appeared in the Divine Eye civilization. This was also why she couldn't trust Wang Baole previously and felt conflicted in her heart. In her memories, Wang Baole should still be in the Federation.

After all, she was very clear that Project Dark Swallow didn't involve Wang Baole. The reason for that was very simple… her mother previously said that Wang Baole… was basically confirmed to be groomed as the next president of the Federation. There was no way the Federation would assign someone like him to carry out such a dangerous mission.

If someone else asked him that, Wang Baole wouldn't tell the truth. But Zhao Yameng asked him now, so Wang Baole sighed.

"Let's not talk about that, you don't know that… I actually have a senior brother. He's not too trustworthy. He told me that he'd bring me to a place to obtain opportunities. But in the end…" In his years in the Divine Eye civilization, although Wang Baole seemed to have a high status, he was very clear that to the Divine Eye civilization, he was still an outsider.

His home was Earth, and here, it was impossible for him to not feel homesick. And there were many things he had no one to talk to about. Although he met Zhuo Yixian previously, that guy wasn't trustworthy enough, and Wang Baole naturally couldn't trust him. So after hearing Zhao Yameng's question, he told her about his experiences after arriving in the Divine Eye civilization.

While listening to Wang Baole's story-like experiences, Zhao Yameng's eyes opened wide, and her mouth didn't close at all. The shock in her eyes intensified as Wang Baole went on.

"Hold on… you're saying that you became the grand elder of a small sect after coming here. Then you offended the Violet Gold New Dao Sect and entered the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect. Then you went out and went through the Flame Patriarch's test, killing a late-stage Spirit Immortal and Planet realm cultivator in the process?

"Then you returned… and became Divine Eye royalty, leading millions of souls of the Divine Eye civilization and twelve Spirit Immortal emperors? And although your cultivation is at the late-stage Spirit Immortal realm now, ordinary Planet realms can't do anything against you?"

Zhao Yameng's breathing became unstable as she stared incredulously at Wang Baole. Although she had seen Wang Baole's strength on the battlefield, she had only paid it some notice. Now, after she understood the entire situation, the shock in her heart reached a maximum. She saw Wang Baole nod, seemingly very pleased with himself. She only let out a breath after quite some time, and she looked at Wang Baole with a weird expression.

"Baole… your luck…"

"I told you previously, I'm heaven's chosen one and have incredible luck, yet you still wouldn't believe me. That's enough about me. Tell me about yourself. The Project Dark Swallow you were supposed to carry out was to go to that Violet Gold civilization?" Wang Baole raised his head proudly and no longer hid his glee. But considering Zhao Yameng's feelings, Wang Baole asked about her after coughing.

Zhao Yameng didn't know whether to laugh or cry. As she gazed at Wang Baole, the scene of her meeting Wang Baole for the first time all those years ago in the Ethereal Dao College appeared subconsciously in her mind. Afterward, the image changed into how Wang Baole shook the surroundings and rose up during the test on the ancient greenish-bronze sword.

All of that made her gaze slowly turn gentle. After dispersing the last wisp of doubt in her heart, she started telling Wang Baole about her experiences.

The Project Dark Swallow in the Federation back then actually had a hidden trump card. The trump card was to give every cultivator who went out to carry out the mission a body and leave a wisp of their soul behind on Earth with the help of the spirit researchers and the Vast Expanse Dao Palace. That way, they could ensure as much as possible that there was a possibility for those who went to carry out the mission to be revived on Earth even if they died elsewhere.

At the same time, the body on Earth that had the soul fused into it would awake periodically and give the intel they had obtained to the Federation. This plan was an absolute secret, and only the Federation President and Ethereal Patriarch had the right to obtain the intel and give commands. And the star system that Zhao Yameng went to according to the plan was the Violet Gold civilization.

In reality, when entering designated ruins on Earth, no one knew where they would arrive if they got lost there. It was only when Zhao Yameng appeared in the Violet Gold civilization that she realized their strength far exceeded that of Earth.

To her understanding, the one with the highest cultivation on Earth was Wang Baole. And he was only a Soul Conduit. But in the Violet Gold civilization… Soul Conduits didn't mean anything. They couldn't even be considered a warlord. Only Planet realms had the right to be called warlords. And above the Planet realm, the Violet Gold civilization even had Eternal Star realm cultivators. And they didn't just have one. They had three! The three of them were perennially in seclusion. That was especially so for the Violet Gold Patriarch. Although he wasn't a Star Domain realm cultivator, legend had it that he was already at the half-step Star Domain realm!

The three Eternal Star realm cultivators were like three balls of intense flame that engulfed the entire Violet Gold civilization. They caused the Violet Gold civilization to become a dominating presence in the 19th Star Domain within the Left Dao Holy Domain under the Never-Ending Star Domain.

"The Left Dao Holy Domain? The 19th Star Domain?" Wang Baole was stunned.

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Chapter 873: Incredible Ice Spirit Water!

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Hearing those two terms, even though Wang Baole felt that he understood a lot about the Never-Ending Clan, he was still stunned for a moment. This was the first time he had heard of the Left Dao Holy Domain. But the 19th Star Domain… Wang Baole recalled that during the battle at the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect previously, either the Heavenly Spirit Sect's sect lord or left-hand elder had exclaimed it once. Now that he heard it from Zhao Yameng, Wang Baole's curiosity was piqued, and he asked about it.

"I also only learned about this after arriving at the Violet Gold civilization and entering the Heavenly Spirit Sect. The portion of the universe we are in now is called the Never-Ending Dao Domain. We heard about this when we were on the ancient greenish-bronze sword back then.

"And the Never-Ending Dao Domain is divided into three parts. They are the Perfected Immortal Holy Domain, Left Dao Holy Domain, and Side Sect Holy Domain. The three great Holy Domains are extremely boundless. For example, the Left Dao Holy Domain has 3,000 domains within it. And every domain has countless civilizations within it… All of it is ruled over by the Never-Ending Clan…

"Where Earth is at, including the surrounding cosmos with astonishing boundaries, is the 19th Star Domain under the Left Dao Holy Domain. Within the nineteenth domain of the Left Dao Holy Domain, the strongest of the many civilizations… is the Violet Gold civilization!"

"They can become the strongest civilization in the Left Dao Holy Doman's nineteenth domain just by having three Eternal Star realms?" Wang Baole was astonished by the strength of the entire Never-Ending Dao Domain, and his mind seemed to be opened up. However, he couldn't help but mumble. In reality… he had seen Eternal Star realms before. Although they were strong, they still became meek after hearing the name of his senior brother, Chen Qing.

But his face turned serious. The strength of the Violet Gold civilization made Wang Baole feel that the battle of the Divine Eye civilization was very troublesome.

"That means that the Violet Gold civilization has plans to follow-up with this battle…"

"The Violet Gold civilization has joined forces with the Divine Eye royal family and have their eyes set on taking this place over. The Heavenly Spirit Sect is only the first wave. They'll follow up with a second and third wave. In fact, if necessary, the Eternal Star realms might come out of seclusion and descend here if they can't stand the battle situation. Baole… you must leave this place as soon as possible!" Zhao Yameng took a deep breath and spoke quickly.

After hearing Zhao Yameng's words and confirming his suspicions, Wang Baole was a little frustrated.

"I've set my sights on the Divine Eye civilization… Originally, I decided to take control of it and then use the method my senior brother taught me to pull it to Earth. Then I'd let the Eternal Stars fuse to raise our level…" Wang Baole had a vexed expression as he looked towards Zhao Yameng, in a dilemma.

"Yameng, the Divine Eye civilization is such a small place. Do you know why the Violet Gold civilization decided to join forces with the royalty here?"

"You don't know?" Zhao Yameng was stunned. But she considered that the amount of information they gained wasn't the same after all. So after thinking, she spoke.

"I'm not sure whether it's true, but the answer I got was… that the Divine Eye civilization has a mark… To a certain extent, the mark gives one the right to enter a place called the Graveyard of Stars!"

"Graveyard of Stars?" Wang Baole's pupils suddenly shrunk. This was the second time he had heard the name. Previously, the Divine Eye old ghost said that in an attempt to save his own life. At the same time, Wang Baole could basically guess that the reason Xie Haiyang sold intel from three sources was related to this so-called Graveyard of Stars.

However, he had no understanding of the Graveyard of Stars, and it wasn't easy for him to find someone to ask about this. So after hearing Zhao Yameng say those two words, Wang Baole instantly became excited.

Noticing Wang Baole's expression, Zhao Yameng slowed down and tried to recall thoroughly, saying everything she knew.

"When I was in the Heavenly Spirit Sect, I heard someone say that the Graveyard of Stars is one of the Never-Ending Star Domain's five great mystic realms. Although it exists within the Left Dao Holy Domain, its location is extremely mysterious. Even Star Domain realm mighty figures can't lock onto it and find it. There's only information from the people who returned from there throughout the years…"

"According to them… the Graveyard of Stars is insanely large, and there are countless Planets without any life on them there. Those planets aren't dead. Instead, they are in a state that's similar to a deep slumber. And the Violet Gold civilization recognizes this state as being the most suitable for those almost at the Planet realm to infuse the planets into themselves and make use of them to truly step into the Planet realm!" Zhao Yameng looked at Wang Baole while speaking softly. As she spoke, a glimmer flashed between her eyes.

"Baole, with your cultivation now… if you can enter there, you could definitely step into the Planet realm!

"After all, Spirit Immortals must fuse a planet into themselves before breaking through to the Planet realm. And there is an extremely huge number of conditions. The most important of them is that the planet must not resist and must also not be dead. It has to have its own will. Because of that, in the records of the Violet Gold civilization, a perfected stage Spirit Immortal who's about to break through must normally spend hundreds of years or even longer slowly refining to barely meet the requirements. But the risks are also extremely huge. Just a minor disturbance during the fusion will destroy the body and soul of the cultivator!"

"And in the Graveyard of Stars, one need not consider this at all. Any planet within it can be fused into a cultivator's body, and there's no possibility of failure!" Speaking to that point, a weird glint appeared in her eyes. Even though her cultivation was very far away from the Planet realm, she couldn't help but yearn to go to the legendary Graveyard of Stars.

"But all of those… aren't the things that most attract people. What makes people go crazy the most… is that within the Graveyard of Stars exist planets of a higher level, like special planets!" After saying the last two words, Zhao Yameng's breathing quickened. It was obvious that she was also awed when she obtained this information back then.

"Special planets?" Wang Baole paused. He knew that one had to fuse a planet into their body to break through the Spirit Immortal realm, but he only knew this much. As for types of planets, the Dark Dream didn't have information about that, and Chen Qing didn't have enough time to tell him about it. Even within the Divine Eye civilization, there was little information about this. At the same time, Wang Baole didn't get to explore this yet since he had just become a warlord-like figure in the Divine Eye civilization.

So after hearing Zhao Yameng's words, the first thing he thought of was his Stellar Nascent Soul. And based on that point, he had some vague guesses and understanding toward the so-called special planets.

"Yes, special planets!" The light in Zhao Yameng's eyes became brighter. As she yearned to go there, she increasingly thought that this might be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Wang Baole!

Although fighting for a place from the Violet Gold civilization was akin to stealing food from a tiger's mouth, once Wang Baole obtained the opportunity… his future would have limitless possibilities. Thinking to that point, Zhao Yameng's expression became one of urgency as she spoke quickly!

"Baole, I don't know whether you know what determines a perfected stage Spirit Immortal cultivator's future achievements when they break through to the Planet realm, but according to the information I obtained in the Violet Gold civilization, I clearly understood this point…"

"The level of the planet they fuse with determines a Planet realm cultivator's strength and their future possibilities!" Zhao Yameng's words were resolute and decisive. When she looked at Wang Baole, the sense of anticipation in her eyes intensified.

Wang Baole's eyes also flashed.

"Planets that can be infused by cultivators are divided into four levels in the Violet Gold civilization. The first level is called Ordinary Stars. Such planets are very ordinary. For example, Mars before the ancient greenish-bronze sword arrived was actually just an ordinary planet even though it's named after a Roman god.

"As for Earth… I can't classify it, but I know that even if Earth exceeded the level of an Ordinary Star, it would at most reach the second level, which is Spirit Stars!"

"What determines the level of a Spirit Star are the spirit meridians and Spirit Qi within it. The more concentrated the Spirit Qi, the higher the level of a Spirit Star…" Speaking to this point, Zhao Yameng paused. Wang Baole quickly took out a bottle of Ice Spirit Water from his storage bag and gave it to her. But very quickly, he remembered that it was transformed from his essence. He hesitated, but it was too late for him to take it back. Zhao Yameng, who spoke until she got thirsty, had already taken a sip of the Ice Spirit Water. She then continued speaking.

"These two types of planets can both be infused by a cultivator and used for breaking through to the Planet realm. But if one fuses an Ordinary Star into their bodies, their cultivation will basically stop at the Planet realm for their entire life. It becomes extremely difficult for them to achieve a breakthrough!"

"So, unless they have no choice, no one would be willing to infuse an Ordinary Star. They mostly set their sights on Spirit Stars. Although infusing a Spirit Star isn't the most perfect option and only gives them ordinary combat strength, it's still possible for them to break through the Planet realm in the future. And this type of Planet realm cultivator takes up the majority, with 90% of Planet realm cultivators belonging to this type." Zhao Yameng took another sip of the Ice Spirit Water.

Wang Baole blinked and held in his dry cough as he pretended not to see it. He had a very intense interest in the planet levels Zhao Yameng was talking about.

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Chapter 874: Borrowing the Auspicious Words of Little Missy!

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"As for the third level… they're not something ordinary cultivators can obtain. They are… Immortal Stars. Such stars normally experience mutations after the concentration of Spirit Qi on them reaches an extreme level and changes the structure of heaven and earth. They then cause everything within the planet to be assimilated, thereby forming a gaseous planet similar to Saturn!

"They are full of Spirit Qi gathered under high levels of compression. It's a pity. Although Saturn is also a gas planet, its gas isn't Spirit Qi… And because such planets can be man-made, they become specialized planets that the major factions and family clans use to nurture their chosen ones!

"And those who infused an Immortal Star to step into the Planet realm have a combat strength that basically exceeds that of fellow Planet realms who didn't infuse Immortal Stars. And the possibility of them stepping into the Eternal Star realm in the future far exceeds that of those who infused Spirit Stars.

"This is also why those chosen ones can crush others. The current Violet Gold civilization follows a doctrine of elites similar to that of Earth. The more elite they are, the more their sons receive guidance and resources unimaginable to others from the moment they're born. Hence, they have a greater possibility of becoming elites."

Speaking to this point, Zhao Yameng let out a soft sigh. She remembered how she thought Saturn was such an Immortal Star when learning all that for the first time and her disappointment in the end.

"What about the next level after Immortal Stars?" A weird glint appeared in Wang Baole's eyes as he asked immediately.

"After Immortal Stars… are what I said previously… the special planets that exist in the Graveyard of Stars!" Zhao Yameng gazed at Wang Baole and didn't hide the doubt in her thoughts deep in her eyes. She went silent for a while and spoke softly.

"I keep feeling that our civilization on Earth is a little weird. The fact that we named five of our planets after the Five Elements is very strange… That's because such special planets represent something that can't be man-made. They have nomological powers. For example, the Five Elements—Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth—are all a part of nomological power…"

Wang Baole's eyes narrowed. He recalled what the Ethereal Patriarch told him back then about his guesses regarding how some missing cultivators seemed to exist on Earth many years ago.

"And once the laws within special planets are infused by a cultivator, there's a 90% chance that they can… become an Eternal Star realm mighty figure in the future!" Zhao Yameng shook her head, brushed away her doubts about Earth, and continued speaking.

"Such planets… are extremely rare even in the entire Never-Ending Dao Domain. They only exist… within the Graveyard of Stars. Any one of them could cause those who discovered it to fight to the death!"

"Special planets that have nomological power…" Listening to this point, Wang Baole's breathing quickened. So be it if he didn't know. Since he knew about all that, there was no way he could be satisfied with incorporating an Ordinary Star or Spirit Star. Even if he couldn't find a special planet, he would still try to find an Immortal Star. With that thought, Wang Baole looked at Zhao Yameng and noticed that she wanted to speak but stopped.

He asked curiously, "What's wrong? Is there something even better after Special Planets?"

Zhao Yameng smiled bitterly after hearing that.

"Legend has it that there's indeed a fifth level. It's a special planet that has a unique law. Most laws in special planets can be present in multiple special planets. But there's a type of planet… its law is unique. Only when such a planet dies will another one be created in the universe. Such a type… is known as the Dao Star!"

Listening to that point, Wang Baole's eyes lit up. After coughing, he used his main body to disperse his Divine Will and spoke to Little Missy in the black mask in his main body's arms.

"Little Missy, I know you've awakened. Do you think I can infuse this legendary Dao Star?"

"You're dreaming. If you can infuse the Dao Star, I'll…" Little Missy instinctively humphed, but she stopped mid-sentence.

"Thank you for your auspicious words, Little Missy. Haha, I'm relieved now." After hearing that, Wang Baole instantly became happy. He noticed that basically, whatever Little Missy said he couldn't do, he could definitely do.

Little Missy was rendered speechless.

"What did you say, Little Missy?" Wang Baole faintly felt that Little Missy seemed to say something, but he didn't hear it clearly, so he asked curiously.

"Go away. I'm tired. I'm going to sleep." Little Missy spoke weakly. The sense of frustration in her heart was indescribable. On the one hand, Wang Baole's previous words were too worthy of a beating. On the other hand, she recalled her experiences during all these years, so she felt gloomy.

After silently teasing Little Missy in front of Zhao Yameng, Wang Baole coughed after seeing the doubt in Zhao Yameng's eyes.

"My goal is set. I'll go for the Dao Star. Unless I can't enter that Graveyard of Stars, I'll definitely obtain the Dao Star once I enter." Wang Baole blinked. In reality, he didn't feel that way in his heart. But that didn't distract him from lavishly praising himself at that moment.

Zhao Yameng deeply understood Wang Baole and shook her head after hearing that. She didn't think that Wang Baole absolutely couldn't obtain that legendary Dao Star. But she had to tell Wang Baole the information she gathered about the entire Never-Ending Dao Domain while in the Violet Gold civilization.

"Baole, the number of entry places aren't set every time the Graveyard of Stars is opened. Sometimes there are a lot, and sometimes there are very few. The important thing is how you obtain the right to enter. This isn't too difficult for the major factions and family clans in the Never-Ending Dao Domain. But to us, it's practically impossible." Zhao Yameng sighed. She couldn't help but admit that as Project Dark Swallow was carried out and as she gained partial understanding about the entire Never-Ending Dao Domain, while she felt bitter in her heart about Earth's weakness as she looked back at it, she also felt indignant.

She didn't feel indignant for herself but for her civilization. She hoped Earth would rise. And she was willing to give it her all to achieve that.

"Even the Violet Gold civilization, which is a dominant force within the Left Dao's nineteenth domain, doesn't have the right. However, legend has it that the Divine Eye civilization does. Hence, one can see that one needs both strength and luck to obtain a place."

"So, every time the Graveyard of Stars is opened, there's a bloodbath within it as factions and family clans from all around gather there. This caused the Graveyard of Stars to become a place for them to nurture their sons and chosen ones. In fact, some chosen ones even suppress their own cultivation to not break through to the Planet realm. They do so because they're waiting for the Graveyard of Stars to open and their chance to obtain astonishing opportunities there. For such people… even though their cultivation isn't at the Planet realm, the depth of their foundation makes it such that they could hold their own in a battle against a Planet realm!" Speaking to this point, Zhao Yameng suppressed the indignance in her heart. When she looked towards Wang Baole, even though she knew Wang Baole was extraordinary, worry still appeared in her eyes.

The timing of this worry was very weird. After all, Wang Baole hadn't obtained the right to enter yet. And judging with common sense, it was practically impossible to obtain the right from the Violet Gold civilization. But she also had a weird feeling that somehow… it wasn't entirely impossible for Wang Baole to enter the Graveyard of Stars.

After these thoughts flashed in her mind, while Wang Baole pondered after hearing that, Zhao Yameng spoke again.

"To my knowledge, the Graveyard of Stars is opened every few hundred years. And according to the Heavenly Spirit Sect's judgment… the next time it opens should be within these few years. But the specifics are unknown. And because of that, the Violet Gold civilization set their sights on the places the Divine Eye civilization has."

Listening to this point, Wang Baole couldn't help but speak.

"Yameng, what's your identity in the Heavenly Spirit Sect? How did you get all this information?" Wang Baole was very curious. Although the Violet Gold civilization was of a much higher level than the Divine Eye civilization, he was a Spirit Immortal. The possibility of information he couldn't obtain in the Divine Eye civilization being common knowledge in other civilizations wasn't huge.

That was especially so considering Zhao Yameng said a lot. It was definitely not easy to get all that information with her cultivation level.

"My master is the third elder of the Heavenly Spirit Sect, and her cultivation is at the perfected stage Spirit Immortal realm. I'm her only disciple in all these years. My master didn't come this time because she infused a Spirit Star and is trying to break through in seclusion." There was nothing Zhao Yameng could hide from Wang Baole, so she explained after seeing the doubt in his eyes.

Wang Baole nodded and asked another question after pondering.

"And you said just now that the Violet Gold civilization set their sights on the places of the Divine Eye royal family. But logically speaking, with the strength of the Violet Gold civilization, they could just take them away directly. Why must they go through all the trouble of setting up an alliance? Is it because the places can't be obtained directly?"

Hearing Wang Baole's question, Zhao Yameng smiled gently as her eyes twinkled.

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