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Chapter 1089: I Am the Predecessor of Dao Ocean

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The instant Su Ming's pupils shrank, he saw the galaxy above the Immortals' Union's large army distorting, and huge eyeballs swiftly descended.

Each of them were one thousand feet large, and more than one thousand of them had descended in one go. They were covered in blood capillaries and gave a bizarre and crazed air about them. The moment they appeared, all the eyeballs shone with blinding light.

In an instant, more than one thousand long arcs shot out. All of them contained Lightning Destroyers, the entity which remained fresh in Su Ming's memories!

Judging by its might, this was not the Sun Destroying Lightning. It was slightly weaker than the Moon Destroying Lightning too, so it was probably the Plane Destroying Lightning. Still, it could kill all cultivators up to those who had attained great completion in World Plane Realm!

As booming sounds surged into the heavens, numerous shrill cries reverberated in space. There were numerous casualties in Morning Dao Sect's army during that instant.

There was also a long arc charging towards Su Ming. In it were a total of one hundred Plane Destroying Lightnings. As they descended, they spread out above his and landed in the area around him with loud rumbles.

Some of them went for Su Ming, but he remained composed. At the instant the Plane Destroying Lightnings charged towards him, he raised his right hand and swung his arm. Immediately, he seized those bolts, and with a squeeze, the Seed of Life Extermination in his soul dissipated them.

'Completely useless. The blood used to create these bolts of lightning is incredibly mixed.'

Su Ming shook his head. When he loosened his grip, a few drops of faint, golden blood appeared on his palm. However, their light was very dull, and they were all flung off of Su Ming's palm. There was not even a single bit of value in absorbing them.

When the eyeballs sent the long arcs outwards, loud whistles came from Morning Dao Sect's army. Ten figures rose into the air, and the instant they flew out, ten suns of Solar Kalpa Realm appeared behind them!

All of them shone with different light. The ten people were all powerful warriors in Solar Kalpa Realm, and as they charged towards the eyeballs. At the same time, hundreds of people flew out behind them, and hundreds of moons manifested behind them. While they charged forward, the galaxy was illuminated by both the suns and the moons for a time. They created a dazzling light unparalleled in terms of brightness.

The people acted quickly and instantly shifted to the eyeballs. The next moment, loud rumbles surged into the heavens.

Su Ming's expression remained the same. After casting a glance at them, he was about to continue rushing towards the Immortals' Union when his footsteps suddenly came to a halt, and a brilliant, fierce light shone in his eyes.

He saw the seemingly insignificant black-robed person next to the giant in the distance move. The man turned into a long arc that charged towards the place where the eyeballs had appeared.

At the same time, the black-robed man lifted his right hand and tapped the center of his brows before he pushing down at the galaxy beneath him.

Su Ming immediately sensed the galaxy letting out a loud bang, and powerful tremors shook the place. Those tremors came out of nowhere, and many of the cultivators were unable to notice them beforehand. After all, there were few like Su Ming who were constantly paying attention to the black-robed cultivator.

At the instant the galaxy trembled, the edge of the battlefield turned into a gigantic source of light. There were two blinding spots. When they appeared, they spread out in two different directions. This only lasted for the span of a few breaths before they connected to surround the battlefield and form a gigantic circle.

'This is it, this is the well, and he's going to extract the 'moon' from it!'

Su Ming's pupils shrank. He could not sense any laws in the land changing. It was as if what the black-robed person was doing surpassed even the laws. In fact, it could be said that his Art was beyond Arid Triad Expanse Cosmos. This was a divine ability that did not belong to this place, but to places beyond it!

This was why this Art did not stir up any of the laws in Arid Triad Expanse Cosmos. The black-robed person… was guiding another universe's power without stirring up the laws here so the cultivators from Arid Triad Expanse Cosmos could not notice it.

Bang!

The instant that circle appeared, the tremors in the galaxy became even stronger. If anyone compared it to a huge land at that moment, then the tremors would have been akin to what an earth dragon tumbling about would be like. The ground would be rising and falling without stop.

When the circle appeared, it was as if the place had been separated from the galaxy around it. If anyone looked from a higher spot, they would be able to see clearly that the battlefield had began to resemble a huge well, and the galaxy around it was the land that served as a background for it.

By then, the black-robed person had already closed in on the eyeballs. A cold harrumph came from Morning Dao Sect's army, and a long arc that could not be seen with the naked eye charged towards the black-robed person. It was… an old Almighty. That old man had graying hair, and there were no laws of fate about him. He was an Almighty in Mastery Realm.

He was so quick that he instantly closed in on the black-robed person, but during that instant, the black-robed person waved his arms. He connected his fingers before himself to form a circle. Without even looking at the old Almighty, he let out a low shout that echoed through the entire battlefield.

There was a strange rhythm to his voice.

"The well is the origin of the galaxy, and the moon is the edge of all lives. With the well as the world, I will gather the mark of the moon. As if they were images reflected in the well, I will retrieve all thine souls, and tis shalt be… Moon Gathering from the Well!"

As his words echoed in the air, the black-robed person swung his arms. A loud boom shot up, and an invisible ripple spread out from the black-robed person's swinging arms. At the same instant, the Almighty in Mastery Realm from Morning Dao Sect roared at the heavens. When he lifted his right hand, he pushed swiftly forward.

The galaxy trembled. A gigantic hand that was about one hundred thousand feet big and still growing appeared in the galaxy to push against the incoming ripples and the black-robed person.

"A barbaric power. You did not even understand the celestial origin of Nirvana Realm [1]. What is then the point in only possessing the form?"

The black-robed person shook his head. Even though his expression could not be seen, but based on the words echoing in the galaxy, everyone could hear the contempt in his voice.

When the huge palm from the Almighty in Mastery Realm from Morning Dao Sect collided with the ripples, it dissipated with a bang. The ripples continued spreading out like nothing had happened. The hand disappeared like how snow would melt when it ran into boiling water!

This was dissipation, not collapse. If the palm had collapsed, it would have broken into pieces in a disorderly manner and tumbled backwards, while dissipation was breaking it down until it was reduced to particles…

With a loud bang that reverberated in space, the one hundred thousand feet big palm dissipated. While the old man's in Mastery Realm expression filled with disbelief, his body jolted, and the mark of a moon appeared clearly at the center of his brows!

At the same time, all the cultivators from Morning Dao Sect found the mark of the moon appearing at the center of their brows. A ripple from their souls spread out right away.

In fact, even the powerful warriors from Lunar and Solar Kalpa Realms fighting against the eyeballs could not escape from being marked. It made it seem like all of them were being Branded by destiny.

The moment all of them had the mark of the moon at the center of their brows, the black-robed person raised his right hand. It looked like the circle in the galaxy was truly a well in his eyes, and all the cultivators from Morning Dao Sect who had the mark of the moon at the center of their brows were the reflections of the moon in the well's water.

He lifted his hand and gently scooped up a handful of water as if he was gathering the moon from the well.

All the cultivators from Morning Dao Sect shuddered at the same time. Their eyes bulged out. Immediately, blood capillaries filled their eyes. Their bodies trembled, and their souls were forced out of their bodies through the mark of the moon at the center of their brows!

It was as if the black-robed person did not scoop up the moon, but all the souls of the cultivators from Morning Dao Sect!

Su Ming stared at this scene. He might have heard of the might of the black-robed person from the Immortals' Union, but no matter what, Progenitor Tai Shan had severely wounded a black-robed person while he fought against him. Because of that, while the black-robed person was a powerful existence in Su Ming's heart, he still had limits to his strength.

Yet now, he discovered that this was definitely not the case. The divine ability released by the black-robed person was not just unprecedented, but something impossible. It could even brand an Almighty in Mastery Realm! The power of his divine ability was definitely not something Progenitor Tai Shan could fight against.

Unless they were not the same people or there was differences in terms of strength between the black-robed people, it would be impossible for Progenitor Tai Shan to injure him badly. After all, Progenitor Tai Shan was only half a step into Fate Realm.

The divine ability the black-robed person executed surpassed Su Ming's imagination. He had never even considered that divine abilities… could be executed this way. The man was neither using laws, but neither was he creating them. Instead, he used… another form of power that was hidden in the universe and had perhaps not been discovered by the people of the four Great True Worlds over the course of countless years!

As Su Ming's heart trembled, everything in the battlefield suddenly came to a halt. This was not an ordinary pause, since the galaxy around him the entire universe and even the black-robed person's divine ability had stopped in an instant.

In fact, Su Ming's body had also lost all mobility. At the same time, an ancient voice echoed in his head.

"This is a battle that occurred 937 years ago in an area northwest of True Morning Dao World. During it, the Immortals' Union sent forth the black-robed man along with the giant spirit that have come from other worlds.

"That black-robed man regards himself as one of the Five Fingers [2] working under the Greatmaster. The giant spirit calls himself… the Ancient God!

"This battle ended when it reached this part. All the powerful warriors, even those from the Sect Elder Chamber and the War Chamber, along with all the disciples from Morning Dao Sect in this land, lost their lives because of Moon Gathering from the Well.

"Honorable Dynast, your trial begins now. The black-robed man before you and that Ancient God have died, and their corpses have been brought to Dao Ocean and have fused with me. Their memories are in my control. You are free to do as you please. Survive their divine abilities, change the tide of battle, kill the black-robed man, or kill the Ancient God—if you complete any of these, you will complete your trial.

"If you accomplish all four of them, you will obtain the right to train in any battlefield you wish in Dao Ocean. Those who have obtained this right from over ten thousand years ago are no longer considered to retain this right, and no one has obtained this right within the last ten thousand years."

"Who are you?!" Su Ming immediately sent his divine thought forward.

"I am the predecessor of Dao Ocean. I was born before the four Great True Worlds and am one of the Three Heathens and Four Predecessors."

Translator's Note:

1. Nirvana Realm: Think this might be related to Nirvana Shattering Realm in RI chapter 440, but there was one character missing in mine here. Also celestial origin is another term shared in between universes.

2. Five Fingers: From what I can tell here and the future chapters, Five Fingers is actually a ranking system. The more Fingers a Greatmaster has under him, the stronger he is.

Chapter 1090: Battle Against the Black Robed Person!

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The instant the ancient voice finished speaking, the world before Su Ming's eyes recovered. Booming sounds continued reverberating in space, and the black-robed man was still fishing the moon from the well. A deadly force of destruction descended on the galaxy.

The souls and bodies of all cultivators from Morning Dao Sect in the area were destroyed by the Art!

When Su Ming saw that there was no way for him to change this results, his eyes shone, and without any hesitation, he rushed out of the encircled area.

He was incredibly distinct among all the cultivators from Morning Dao Sect who could not move and whose souls were mostly forced out of their bodies while they shuddered. He was instantly noticed by the cultivators from the Immortals' Union.

Yet they only saw an afterimage. When Su Mingu used most of his power, he was so quick that he instantly rushed into the area above the galaxy, beyond where the eyeballs were, but right where the black-robed man stood.

The black-robed man's eyes shrank slightly under the hood. Clearly, he did not expect that there would actually be someone who would be unaffected by his divine ability. The aura spreading out from Su Ming's body also made him feel as if he was facing off his mortal enemy.

This might have seemed to have happened over a long period of time, but it had ended very quickly. The instant Su Ming rushed out, he seized space with his right hand, and the Life Inequity Spear appeared there. Once he held it in his hand, he threw it at the black-robed man.

The Life Inequity Spear turned into a long arc, and at a speed faster than Su Ming's, it shot through space toward the black-robed person. That man did not move a single step backwards, but he did stop his act of fishing the 'moon' with his right hand and lifted his left hand to point at the incoming Life Inequity Spear.

"Still!"

He only uttered one word, but the Life Inequity Spear immediately stopped ten feet away from him as if an invisible hand had seized it. The spears was unable to move even a single inch.

This scene caused Su Ming's heart to tremble again. However, not only did he not slow down, he became even faster. With a bang, he closed in on the black-robed man and lifted his right hand to throw a swift punch forward.

Immediately, the galaxy around Su Ming distorted, and the laws changed to form the image of a huge fist to hit the black-robed person.

"Another barbaric power."

When the black-robed person spoke, he raised his left hand and casually swung it at Su Ming. The image of the fist immediately dissipated in the same manner as the fist of the old man in Mastery Realm. However, Su Ming's combat abilities was definitely not something to which that old man in Mastery Realm could compare. Even though his fist had dissipated, he instantaneously rushed out of the illusory image and punched the space before the black-robed man.

It was at this moment that the black-robed man's pupils shrank. He quickly raised his left hand and pointed forward. His finger and Su Ming's fist landed in space at the same time, though they were several dozens of feet away from each other.

Loud, booming sounds rose into the air. Su Ming coughed up a mouthful of blood and tumbled backwards. He felt as if his fist had landed on an invisible barrier.

The black-robed man also shuddered and took a few staggering steps backwards. His Art in the right hand, which still remained in the motion of fishing the 'moon' from the 'well', was cancelled against his will, and he too coughed up a mouthful of blood.

"The celestial origin of tremors!" There was disbelief in the black-robed man's voice.

Killing intent shone in Su Ming's eyes. He rushed forward again, then raised his right hand to point at the galaxy.

"Rockslide!"

The instant Su Ming pointed forward with his right index finger, the galaxy distorted, and huge meteors appeared. They charged downwards with loud, booming sounds, and each of them brought with them a mighty wave of impact that contained Su Ming's power. In the blink of an eye, hundreds of meteors descended simultaneously in the galaxy.

Loud bangs traveled in all directions. The black-robed man retreated, then raised his right hand and pointed at the sky.

"Still!"

The meteors immediately froze, not moving anymore. The black-robed man swiftly formed a seal with his hands before clasping all ten of his fingers together and bringing them in a downwards slash before himself. Immediately, a huge dimensional crack appeared, and like a gaping mouth in the galaxy, it charged towards Su Ming to devour him.

Su Ming did not move back, but advanced. When he neared the gaping mouth, black light swept outwards from his body.

The entire battlefield instantly turned black before recovering the next instant. The gaping mouth in space had frozen, and the black-robed man shuddered before he coughed up blood again. He retreated swiftly while roaring with disbelief.

"Sir Kong Mo's five-colored divine lights, y-y-you…"

The retreating black-robed man could no longer maintain the Art of Fishing the Moon from the Well. As he retreated, the entire galaxy trembled. The marks of the moon on the cultivators from Morning Dao Sect in the area underneath immediately faded away. Their expressions showed that they had regained consciousness, but what awaited them was a crazed slaughter brought by those taking advantage of the situation under swirling blood-red banners from the Immortals' Union.

The number of casualties was devastating. The disciples from Morning Dao Sect who were still recovering could not even put up a fight. For a time, there were many of deaths on their side. The foul stench of blood filled all corners of the galaxy, but soon, as they slowly regained their senses, the battlefield immediately became a real fight once more.

When the black-robed man moved back, the hood covering his face fell off and revealed an ancient face. His sunken eyes were filled with disbelief. Upon fixing his stare on Su Ming, he raised his right hand and seized the space in front of him.

"You will serve as a well!"

Two light spots appeared around Su Ming and encircled him as if a well had been formed.

"Your soul will serve as the moon!"

The mark of the moon appeared at the center of Su Ming's brows. It was incredibly deep, as if it had been branded on his soul.

"With your body and your soul, I will now gather the moon from the well!��� the black-robed man roared. He seized space with his right hand. He was had focused a divine ability which could spread through the entire battlefield on Su Ming alone.

A loud bang rang in space, and Su Ming felt his whole body shudder. He had a strong feeling that his soul was being led out from his body by a power he found difficult to resist. At the same time, he also sensed that his connection with True Morning Dao World had been completely severed by the circle formed around him.

This was a power he had never come into contact with before, and it was impossible for him to get a grasp of its origin. When he saw that his soul had gathered at the center of his brows amid the tremors of his body and felt that it was about to be extracted from the mark of the moon, a glint shone in Su Ming's eyes. He knew that everything he did could be seen by the ten million cultivators in the world outside. After all, it was just a trial.

As his eyes shone, the Light of Extreme Darkness rushed out from his body. At the instant the world became dark, a freezing glare appeared in Su Ming's eyes. He might not be able to touch the power of the black-robed man and neither did he have a way to fight against it… but there was naturally a celestial origin in his soul which could fight back.

'Life Extermination!'

The instant Su Ming sent this divine thought forward, the Seed of Life Extermination in his soul immediately erupted with a bang. That eruption was reflected on Su Ming in the form of countless branches crawling out of his body. As they spread outwards, they seemed to collided with the power the black-robed man had used in an unseen manner.

A loud bang rang out, and Su Ming felt a sharp stab of pain in his head. It seemed as if there was a trail of information crawling into his head, but there were only two words there!

"Celestial origin!"

The instant the two words echoed in his head and booming sounds surged into the sky, the power of Fishing the Moon from the Well around Su Ming���s body collapsed. The circle around him shattered layer by layer.

This scene entered the eyes of the huge giant in the distance. A hint of surprise suddenly shone in them, but there was a cold sneer on his lips, and he did not show any intention of thinking to help the black-robed man. It was a telling sign that even though they came from the same place, they were not on good terms with each other.

The moment Su Ming walked out from the circle, the black-robed man coughed up blood, and shock appeared on his face. As he retreated, a fierce glare shone in his eyes, and he raised his right hand to point at Su Ming.

"Immobilization Art!" the black-robed man roared.

This was different from how he previously frozen the Life Inequity Spear and how he kept the meteors in place. This time, he had chanted the name of the Art on Su Ming. Clearly, by doing so, the might of the Art would be even greater.

Su Ming was charging forward, but he the next instant he felt as if the space around him had turned into mud. His body jolted, and he was immobilized. In fact, even his power started showing signs of being frozen.

This was not the first time Su Ming saw the black-robed man execute this Art, but only when he truly experienced it personally did he understand its might and wonder.

Almost the instant Su Ming was immobilized, the black-robed man laughed ferociously and struck his own forehead with his right hand.

"Water is the origin of all lives. What I have come to understand is the celestial origin of water, and now, with water, I will kill you!" he roared.

The black-robed man then rushed toward Su Ming, and his body and the space around him instantly turned into a tidal wave. A circular area of several hundreds of thousands of feet around him turned into a vast ocean. It roared and rushed at Su Ming with the old man's ferocious face on the tidal wave.

Su Ming's heart trembled. No matter how hard he struggled, it was difficult for him to regain mobility. When he saw that the ocean formed by the old man was charging towards him and that this divine ability was another one of those Arts he had never seen before, a great sense of danger rose in him. A fierce look flashed through Su Ming's eyes.

"Resentful Wei, awaken! Fight for me!"

BOOM!

A huge crack tore the space around Su Ming. A heinous wave of resentful flames spread out, and Resentful Wei, the black horse which had fallen into deep slumber in Su Ming's storage bag after witnessing Su Ming blocking a destructive blow for it to fulfill his promise, rushed out by stepping on a sea of fire. Its two dragon heads roared, and it charged straight towards the ocean sweeping towards Su Ming.

This was a fight between fire and water, the black-robed man and the Resentful Wei!

Chapter 1091: The Ancient God Appeared

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The celestial origin energy was a power that only the cultivators who were not from Arid Triad Expanse Cosmos knew. It was another level of power that was completely different from laws. Su Ming did not understand it. In fact, he had never come into contact with it before this.

However, the celestial origin energy which turned into an ocean when it was executed by the black-robed man caused Su Ming to have a strong sense of danger. At the same time, he also felt that the ocean was incredibly real… as if this was not a divine ability, but truly an ocean!

With the Immobilization Art freezing his body, even his cultivation base had frozen over. While he was fighting against the strange black-robed man, Su Ming felt as if everything served as a hindrance to him. Even though the black-robed man's shock towards Su Ming had far surpassed Su Ming's shock towards him, Su Ming still thought he was difficult to deal with. However, this was not the first time in his life that he had ran into something like that.

He'd had a similar feeling when he was still in the land of Berserkers and fought against the Shamans. At that time, the Shamans' divine abilities were things he had never seen before. When he fought against them, their divine abilities appeared one after another, and they had numerous changes, serving as a huge headache for Berserkers. Even if Su Ming's level of cultivation had been slightly higher than theirs, if he was the least bit careless, he would have also been badly injured.

At that moment, when Su Ming came face to face with the incoming ocean formed by the black-robed man, the first thing that came to his mind was the Resentful Wei. That thought turned into a divine thought, and the moment the Resentful Wei appeared, flames roared and swept through the entire area. With its black body and two ferocious dragon heads, the Resentful Wei rushed out of the sea of fire and charged into the vast ocean in front of him with a low growl.

However, the Resentful Wei was only in Mastery Realm. It could perhaps only put up a bit of a fight against the ocean formed by the celestial origin from the black-robed man… but the its divine ability was that of fire, and it was born to oppose the celestial origin of water. More importantly, the Resentful Wei was not just purely a creature in Mastery Realm. It was… the manifestation of the endless grudges gathered together when all the cultivators in Ancient Wei perished.

In the era where Ancient Wei had long disappeared, the Resentful Wei could be treated as the only living being signifying Ancient Wei's existence.

BOOM!

Fire and water collided. The sea of fire fought against the vast ocean, which resulted in a loud, booming sound that shook the entire galaxy. When it reverberated in space, countless distortions appeared in the sea of fire from the Resentful Wei. The figures might be vague and their faces could not be seen clearly, but the thick waves of resentment spreading out from their bodies caused the color of the sea of fire to instantly turn dark green, just like that of a will-o'-the-wisp.

As fire and water came into contact with each other, countless distorted figures filled with resentment gathered around the Resentful Wei with shrill cries. When t charged forward, they fused with it to turn into a gigantic figure.

That figure looked as if it had grown on the Resentful Wei's body and was one with it. The figure brandished a gigantic scythe, and with an extreme speed, it pounced on the black-robed man's face formed by the ocean.

BOOM!

The moment the scythe in the hands of the huge figure on the Resentful Wei's body crashed against the face in the seawater, the scythe turned into an arc that brought certain death. In the mid of loud bangs, the boundless ocean was cut into two and fell to the sides. As for the face in the seawater formed by the black-robed man, the center of its brows was also cut in half by that one slash, falling into two parts with the seawater.

"What is this power?!" As the seawater fell backwards, the vast ocean vanished without a trace. The black-robed man showed up again. When he coughed up a mouthful of blood, a mark of blood appeared at the center of his brows. He swiftly retreated with disbelief shining in his eyes.

"Cutting through celestial origin… only cultivators in the late stage of Void Realm [1] are capable of that. This… This is…" The black-robed man's face instantly turned pale. As far as he could tell, the black horse with the two dragon heads had definitely not reached the level of cultivation where it could cut through celestial origin. Yet the scene just then was not an illusion; he'd personally felt the shock of having his celestial origin cut.

"I can sense… the presence of Wei from Arid Triad…"

At that moment, the ancient voice from before spoke once more into Su Ming's heart. However, he did not listen to him closely. At the instant the black-robed man retreated, Su Ming regained mobility, the power which had immobilized him having vanished.

Killing intent shone in his eyes. Even if it was a trial, Su Ming knew that there would come a day when he would eventually run into the real black-robed man in the true world. He could fail during the trial, but if he failed in reality, he would end up dead.

'Immobilization Art, celestial origin of water, what skills. I might not understand these Arts, but…'

The killing intent in Su Ming's eyes grew greater. He moved, and the ares on his sides immediately shone, making it hard for others to tell where he was. Afterimages also appeared around him. They would give the black-robed man a headache if he wanted to cast that Immobilization Art on him again.

Su Ming lifted his right hand as he charged forward. When he pointed at the sky, the galaxy behind him distorted. A gigantic moon of three colors appeared there.

Su Ming formed a seal with his hands, then formed the shape of a mountain before him and pushed it at the galaxy.

"Mountain Shifter!"

Su Ming might have also executed the Mountain Shifter Art when he was in Morning Dao Sect's Striking Lands, but at that time, he did not put every ounce of his strength into it. Right then, he executed the Three Mountains Illuminating the Moon to give a further impetus to the Mountain Shifter Art.

The moment Su Ming's voice reverberated in space, the galaxy roared. Mountains appeared with a bang, and they were all the mountains Su Ming had ever seen in his life. There were those from the land of Berserkers, from the Barren Lands of Divine Essence, from Divine Essence Star Ocean, and also from Morning Dao Sect. Countless mountains appeared at that instant, and all of them immediately gathered together to form a gigantic mountain that seemed to go up straight into the void itself!

The instant the mountain formed, the pupils of the one million feet tall giant in the distance shrank. When the black-robed man saw the huge mountain, he stunned to his feet. Then, without any hesitation, he turned around, and with the fastest speed he could muster, he fled while stirring up loud whistles in the process.

"Dammit, Mountain Shifter Art! This is the Mountain Shifter Art! There's someone in Arid Triad Expanse Cosmos who managed to learn the Mountain Shifter Art! Luo Han, only you Ancient Deities can withstand Mountain Shifter Expanse Cosmos' Mountain Shifter Art with brute force! If you just watch me die under this Art, then I'd like to see how you'll explain yourself to the Sovereign God!"

A great wave of terror washe through the black-robed man's eyes. When he spoke, his voice was low, but there was a hysterical tone hidden in it. Clearly, Mountain Shifter Art had completely stunned him.

The murderous look on Su Ming's face was thick. He pushed his hands downwards, and a loud bang immediately rose into the air. The gigantic mountain went plunging downwards to smash everything.

The galaxy collapsed. The heavens shattered. Laws crumbled. The black-robed man's body broke down as well. No matter how fast he fled, he could not escape, because Su Ming's Mountain Shifter Art contained the power of absolute accuracy contained in the God Slayer Art he had just come to understand.

The black-robed man let out a shrill scream of pain amid the bangs. His body was torn to shreds, but his Nascent Divinity had jumped out before it was ripped apart. As he screamed, he rushed forward, but he still did not manage to escape from the Mountain Shifter Art ramming into him a second time.

BOOM!

When the gigantic mountain fell on him again, his screams went quiet, and the black-robed man's body and soul were destroyed!

Su Ming's face was pale. Blood trickled out of the corners of his mouth. The battle might have seemed simple, but Su Ming had practically used up every ounce of his strength. The entire process had been incredibly perilous.

It was especially so during the final moment. If the one million feet tall giant in the distance had chosen to interfere and attack, Su Ming would have definitely not been able to kill the black-robed man so easily. Yet the giant had only put on a solemn expression and did not show any intention to provide any aid. This was the main reason behind why the black-robed man had died.

"I've long since grown tired of that old man from the Celestial Realm [2], but since we came from the same place and you killed him, I will kill you. I'll just have you die with him."

Buzzing sounds came from the giant's mouth like thunderous roars. The seven planets at the center of his brows started spinning rapidly. At the same time, the light from stars spread out, and a mighty pressure caused Su Ming's whole body to sink down.

Bang!

The one million feet tall giant took a step forward in the galaxy. The instant his foot landed, a layer of ripples spread out through the area. When the mighty pressure descended, the cultivators from both sides immediately shuddered, and all of them fell back as if they were swept aside by an invisible hand.

The powerful warriors in Lunar Kalpa Realm and Solar Kalpa Realm from Morning Dao Realm retreated among the ripples. The instant everyone was swept aside, the giant raised his right hand and swept it through the area at his feet. He was so quick that even though he was huge, he still gave off an impression that even if people could see his moves, they could not avoid them. When he swept his hand outwards, he grabbed a cultivator from Morning Dao Sect, and then… right in front of all the cultivators, he threw the captured one straight into his mouth.

Crunching sounds followed after that. After some chewing and swallowing, he finished eating cultivator in his mouth.

"Barbarians like you taste quite good, but none of you have any understanding towards celestial origin, which makes your taste bland. But you'll be different, boy. I want to know how you'll taste like."

The giant grinned. Fresh blood could be seen faintly on his teeth, but compared to his large mouth, that bit of blood looked rather insignificant.

As he spoke, the giant lifted his right hand, clenched his fist, and threw a punch towards Su Ming. It stirred up loud rumbles.

"Aren't you skilled? Come, let me see whether your barbaric power or my power as an Ancient God is stronger."

A loud bang rang out, the sound of a galaxy shattering. The giant's fist looked like a huge meteor when it charged towards Su Ming by drawing a long arc through the galaxy and howling loudly.

Translator's Note:

Void Realm: From Renegade Immortal Chapter 1227.

Celestial Realm: Mentioned in Renegade Immortal Chapter 267.

Chapter 1092: The Power of Strength

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Su Ming's pupils shrank swiftly. The giant's body was one million feet tall, and he declared himself a God from another world. He was known by Dao Ocean, one of the Three Heathens and Four Predecessors, as an Ancient God, and just from its body alone, it could be seen that this strange living creature possessed a great strength that Su Ming could not imagine.

Even if it was just his physical strength alone, it would be strong enough to shake the entire universe. The mighty pressure spreading out from his body that formed the presence of his cultivation base gave him the feeling that he was in Mastery Realm. However, when he identified it in detail, he found that the two auras consisted of completely different elements. It seemed like he was in Mastery Realm, but was not at the same time.

In fact, while this gigantic Ancient God might still be unable to compare to the complete Ecang, the size of his body was enough to cause hearts to tremble.

The incoming punch charged forth like a meteor, stirring up loud roars in its wake. They seemed to be even louder than the cracks of thunder and could shatter the universe and crumble the galaxy. It seemed as if everything in existence would collapse under the punch and that it would be difficult for anyone to put any fight against it.

Powerful fighting spirit shone in Su Ming's eyes. His physical body was powerful, and it had also reached an incredibly terrifying state. In fact, as long as he could snatch his real body back from the Immortals' Union and step into Mastery Realm, then with the Three Mountains Illuminating the Moon, he could instantly step into Life Realm and become an Almighty.

Besides, not only did his body contain the Seed of Life Extermination, he had also become the completed Ecang. Because of it, when he fused with his clones, even the full powered strike from an Almighty in Mastery Realm could not cause too much harm to him.

If he ran into those who were in Fate Realm, then while Su Ming had not yet mastered the laws of fate, he had the Execution of the Three Evils. The fight might be difficult to navigate, but he could still fight toe to toe against such people.

Only those in Life Realm would pose as a threat to Su Ming, but if he summoned the fifth kiln, then so what if his opponents were in Life Realm!

All of this were the basis for Su Ming's confidence. It was the reason behind why he voluntarily stepped into Morning Dao Sect after he returned from True Morning Dao World. Right then, in the face of the Ancient God's punch, fighting spirit appeared in Su Ming's eyes. He lifted his right hand, and when he clenched his fist, he turned into a long arc that charged towards the incoming strike from the Ancient God.

He wanted to see just how strong was the power of the punch that belonged to an Ancient God with seven stars at the center of his brows!

Everything around him was fake, an imitation, which was why Su Ming had the chance to test himself. If he was in the world outside, failure would mean death, but when he was here… Su Ming had nothing to lose!

The crash between the shine of a brilliant moon and a firefly's light, the collision between a tall mountain and shattered stone, the roar of an ocean and a trickling stream—this was how this shocking scene seemed to the cultivators who had already died in the real world and the ten million cultivators in the world outside spectating the battle!

The breathing of the ten million cultivators in the first plane of Morning Dao Sect quickened at that moment. It was completely silent in the area. All their gazes were fixed on the picture in the gigantic vortex.

There was no longer anyone staring at what the other Dynasts were doing. Even the members of the sect who were good friends with them had unknowingly cast their gazes on Su Ming's battlefield.

It did not matter whether it was Bei Bang, the tanned old man behind him, or the other two sect masters, at that moment, all of them had cast their gazes on Su Ming's vortex. They watched the battle, watched Su Ming kill the black-robed man, and as he closed in on the giant's incoming punch.

Even that tanned old man had a grim expression on his face at that moment. He had already forced down the hatred in his heart. No matter how much he disliked Su Ming and how much he wanted to kill him, he was still a sect master of Morning Dao Sect. Even if Su Ming's current enemy was fake, he still belonged to the Immortals' Union. In fact, due to his status, the tanned old man even knew some things that the other cultivators did not.

He knew that the giant was known as the Ancient God. He also knew that he did not come from True Morning Dao Sect. Instead… he was an invader from another world, a place that was incredibly far away from them!

And Su Ming was currently fighting against that invader. This scene caused the tanned old man to force down his hatred towards Su Ming. No matter how much he hated Su Ming, they were both from Morning Dao Sect, and they were both people living in True Morning Dao World.

He also knew that the they had sent out thirteen sect masters to kill the Ancient God with seven stars at the center of his brows during a battle in the past. Two of the thirteen had died, and seven were severely wounded, still in deep slumber. They had paid this sort of price to kill that Ancient God.

They had paid a still steep, but slightly smaller price for the black-robed man. The War Chamber had sent five War Generals, and with the death of three of them, they had managed to kill him.

While all the cultivators in Morning Dao Sect were fixed on the battle, Su Ming turned into a long arc in the vortex and collided with the Ancient God's fist.

Loud booming sounds shook the universe and reverberated through the galaxy. They traveled out of the vortex and shook the hearts of all the cultivators watching in Morning Dao Sect at that moment.

Su Ming had a feeling as if he had crashed into a mountain. His fist trembled, then shattered along with his arm. When the great force crashed into him, even his whole body had been crushed as the bangs rose into the air.

At the same time, the Ancient God with the seven stars at the center of his brows also let out a muffled groan. With a jolt, his huge fist was bounced back. Cracks signaling that his hand was shattering appeared on his fist with loud cracking sounds. As they spread out, they went through his whole arm as well. The Ancient God staggered several steps back and coughed up a mouthful of blood before swiftly lifting his head. A hint of shock appeared on his face.

"What great strength, but this power is still one of the barbarians… Hmm?"

The Ancient God with the seven stars at the center of his brows had only finished half of his sentence before he suddenly trembled. He coughed up blood again, and the cracks that were originally no longer spreading on his right arm let out a loud bang as if a new force had exploded within it. His huge right arm crumbled into pieces.

"The celestial origin of tremors… You managed to understand this sort of celestial origin with a barbarian's body. It's a pity… that you were born in the wrong place. If you were in my homeland, you would have been a prodigy.

"It's also a pity that you have only gained superficial knowledge regarding the celestial origin of tremors and can only execute one tremor. If you understood the ultimate power of nine tremors, then I would not have been your opponent when you delivered that punch."

The Ancient God's words held a hint of pity, but there was an aloof look in his eyes. He took a swift step forward, then raised his left hand and went to seize Su Ming's mangled body. He was clearly intending to fulfill his words from before—to eat Su Ming and see how he tasted.

Su Ming sighed in his heart. At that moment, he was in an illusory state. When his body shattered, his soul, which had entered the body for the trial, had already left. At that moment, he floated in the galaxy and watched the Ancient God's right arm disappear while the giant moved towards the spot where his torn body lay.

Su Ming was also quite shocked. He had finally come to understand the strength of the Ancient God with seven stars at the center of his brows. Su Ming… was not his opponent… but Su Ming was confident that if his physical body had been there, he would not have died from a single punch. He would still have the strength to stand!

Su Ming was also confident that if he could seize back his real physical body, the Ancient God would not have lost just one arm.

However, all of this was just speculation. What concerned the battle, he had survived under the Moon Gathering from the Well and killed the black-robed man. He could complete the trial by finished one of the four requests, and he had completed two.

As he sighed, Su Ming waited to be returned from the illusory battlefield. At that instant, everything before Su Ming's eyes came to a complete halt, just like before, as if the world had been frozen in place. The ancient voice seemed to hesitate for a moment before it slowly resounded in space.

"Your soul… is very strange…"

Su Ming's eyes shrank in a barely noticeable manner. He did not speak.

"There are plenty of inadequacies in the divine ability and power you used to shatter the Ancient God's right arm just now. Seven-tenths of your power spread out when you delivered that punch, and it did not gather together.

"In truth, the difference between you and the Ancient God is not great… He should not have been able to shatter your body with one punch, even if you only had your soul here." When the ancient voice reverberated in the air, Su Ming did not say a word, just stood in silence.

"Similarly, you've trained your God Slayer Art in the wrong manner. It contains the power of slashing, hitting, and tremors, but you have only gained a superficial knowledge of it, and there are plenty of things missing…

"If you could have had all your power gather in one spot so that it wouldn't spread out, you could have fought toe to toe against the Ancient God. If you gained an even deeper understanding of the power of tremors, then you could have killed that Ancient God.

"Your soul… is very strange… It has a presence with which I am familiar, but I can't remember to whom it belonged. This is a memory from a long, long time ago." There was a hint of sentimentality in the ancient voice as it reverberated in space before slowly falling into silence.

Some time passed before the ancient voice suddenly spoke once more.

"Do you… want to try again?"

Su Ming's eyes swiftly focused. A brilliant shine flashed through them.

"May I?"

"As long as you wish."

"Then I want to!"

When Su Ming's words tumbled out of his mouth, everything in the area instantly started going in reverse. Time looked as if it was flowing back at that moment, and in an instant, when everything returned to normal, Su Ming discovered to his shock that he was back in the battlefield, and the huge fist from the Ancient God with the seven stars came charging towards him like a meteor in the universe.

Everything had returned to the moment before Su Ming attacked.

Light shone brilliantly in his eyes, and the moon of those in Lunar Kalpa Realm manifested behind him. He raised his right hand, clenched it, and moved, turning into a long arc that charged towards the Ancient God's incoming fist.

This time, when he rushed forward, the ancient voice spoke in his mind.

"Focus your mind on your soul, then focus your soul on your arm. Forget about everything else and turn your mind, soul, and body into your fist.

"When your mind becomes your sole focus, you can focus it on your soul, and when you can merge your mind and soul together, you can forget about your body…"

Chapter 1093: Who Created the Ancient God?!

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

With the sentimental voice only it could muster, the ancient voice mumbled softly, "Sometimes, you need to forget what you've learned so that you can become even more focused…"

The ancient voice's words were all gems. Each word and each phrase caused Su Ming's heart and mind to roar when he heard them. He felt like he'd come to understand something vaguely, but when he mulled over it, he could not get a grasp on it.

As he charged forward, he closed his eyes. He focused all of his mind so that it would not spread out, and while listening to the ancient voice's words, he gradually and intentionally forgot everything. He forgot about how he had turned into a long arc and was charging towards the Ancient God's incoming fist.

All of this might seem simple, but in truth, doing it was incredibly hard. In just the span of a few breaths, a shocking rumble reverberated in the universe.

Su Ming's body jolted. When he opened his eyes, he saw his body shattering, his soul leaving, and the Ancient God with the seven stars in the center of his brows being forced back while his right arm shattered along with a small part of his body.

"Your heart is not calm. You didn't forget everything. Your mind has not fused with your soul… Do you want to try again?" As the area came to a halt, the ancient voice echoed in space once more

"Yes!"

Resolve appeared in Su Ming's eyes. The instant he opened his mouth, time flowed back once more and he returned to the moment of the strike. Su Ming moved, turning into a long arc again. As he charged forward, he closed his eyes and forgot everything except his fist. It was the only thing in his mind.

BOOM!

A loud bang rang through the space. Su Ming's body had shattered completely once more, but the Ancient God with seven stars lost his right arm as well as half of his body. Numerous cracks spread through his body, and when he was forced back, he turned into a bloody mess before shattering.

However, due to his great power and vitality, the Ancient God did not die even though he suffered such grievous wounds. Instead, when he moved back, disbelief appeared on his face.

"It's still not enough. Perhaps… you are not suited to do all this. You cannot learn to forget…" The ancient voice sighed softly. When it reverberated in the air, Su Ming stayed silent for a moment.

"One more time!"

"It will be the last. If you can shatter the Ancient God with one punch, then I will continue helping you adjust the rebound. If you cannot, then you will be sent out of Dao Ocean." With the words of the ancient voice, the world before Su Ming's eyes flowed back and returned to moments earlier.

This time, Su Ming did not turn into a long arc to charge forward. At the instant the huge fist of the Ancient God with seven stars came forward, he sat down cross-legged. When he raised his right hand, the galaxy in front of him distorted, as if a canvas had been formed.

With his mind as ink and his soul as brush, he forgot everything and merged the two together in the canvas in front of him. He forgot himself. He did not close his eyes, but everything in the world before him had already disappeared.

This was a state he had reached in the past. It was the Art of Picture Creation which helped him clear his heart. The method taught to him by Dao Ocean was one that Su Ming was unable learn well, but if it was just about forgetting himself, he could achieve it using another method.

He would clear his mind, then focus it on his soul to fuse them together, thereby forgetting everything about himself. This was what was meant by focusing!

This sort of focus could allow him to gather all the power in his body into one single spot to prevent it from spreading outwards when it erupted. It was similar to painting. If he did not focus and clear his heart of other thoughts, he could not draw.

At that moment, Su Ming did not see the Ancient God's incoming punch and did not hear the light gasp of surprise from the ancient voice. He forgot everything by immersing himself in the canvas. The instant the Ancient God's fist came crashing on him, he raised his right hand with all his willpower and drew one line in space with his index finger.

That one stroke was like a hook, an arc…

It crashed against the incoming Ancient God's fist in space.

Booming sounds echoed through the entire galaxy. Su Ming's fingertip shattered. His hand, arm, body, and the canvas all crumbled at that moment.

However, the Ancient God with seven stars did not move back. Instead, during that moment, his huge fist turned into ashes along with his arm and whole body. Only his head remained to fall back. He might not have died, but the shock which appeared on his face showed how shaken his soul was. He could not imagine how the person who had struggled greatly when fighting against the black-robed man… could make his huge body crumble with just one light swing. The price for it might have been instant death, but to him, this was still unbelievable.

"This is quite a good method. It helped you to gather eight-tenths of your power. All living beings in the universe except for those in Death Realm are unable to have absolutely none of their power spill out but gather in one spot.

"You have already exceeded my expectations by being able to gather eight-tenths of your power. Next, I will tell you how to gain an epiphany in regards to the power of tremors.

"Based on what I have learned from the body of the Ancient God before you, the power of tremors is a form of resistance as well as dissolution. It is just like how you would stir up ripples when you throw a stone into a puddle.

"If you gathered all of your power together, you would not be able to see ripples. However, there would still be deterrent forces. Focusing your power so that it will not spill out is turning your power into a sharp force!

"Rebound is the third form of power formed the instant the power you send out crashes against this deterrent force!

"This is a form of power utilization, and it's not that complicated. They say it is celestial origin, but that is just the cultivators from the other worlds not understanding what they do and giving it a mysterious name. Based on my memories, this utilization of power is common knowledge…"

As the ancient voice resounded in space, the area around Su Ming reversed and returned to the moment before. The Ancient God's fist came charging towards him once more.

"This time, do not choose to forget everything. Instead, treat yourself as a mountain and regard him as a mortal with slightly greater physical strength. Think of him as a mortal using his strength to push a mountain, and the amount of force he uses will be rebounded back to him in the exact same amount.

"This is what the outsiders call the 'celestial origin of tremors'. The difficulty in it lies in you having to deliver multiple rebounds, but nine is not the limit. They say that nine is the limit because these cultivators from the other worlds do not understand it… In truth, there is a fourth form of utilization of power. It is called borrowing power to strike back[1]."

Su Ming grew more confused with every word spoken by the ancient voice. He felt that what the voice said was logical, but at the same time that he could not wrap his head around it.

The ancient voice sighed softly.

"Oh well. Observe carefully.��

After the last words, Su Ming's body shuddered. He could sense a will descending on it and seizing control over it while turning him into an observer. He could no longer control the body, but he could see everything even more clearly.

Soon after, Su Ming saw the will which descended on the body take a step forward while controlling it, charging straight towards the Ancient God's fist coming at them. He instantly closed in, and at the instant he came into contact with the fist, the body stopped and turned his back towards the Ancient God. He raised his right hand and struck his chest fiercely.

"A person's back is the thickest part of the body. It is also the spot which can suffer the greatest impact. Due to its thickness, the rebound will be even more distinct. Observe well," the voice said in Su Ming's head.

The instant the Ancient God's fist rammed against the back, it was as if both parties had delivered a punch with the body acting as the center!

Su Ming could clearly see a destructive power charge into the body when the palm struck his chest. At the same moment, the destructive power from the Ancient God's fist behind him also rushed into him. The two forces crashed against each other, then tumbled backwards together. This led to the right hand of the body controlled by the will to bounce off the chest. The Ancient God behind him shuddered and took a few staggering steps backwards. Once he coughed up blood, his right hand was completely crushed.

Yet strangely, the internal structures of the body Su Ming had used did not suffer much damage. It only trembled.

"Do you understand now? When two forces collide, it does not necessarily mean ruin. There is also a possibility of dissolution and retreat. These are tremors.

"Causing multiple tremors is also easy. Observe well."

When the ancient voice echoed again, Su Ming saw the body controlled by the will turning around to take a swift step forward. The Ancient God with seven stars let out an enraged roar. There was shock on his face as he threw a swift punch with his left hand.

However, the instant the punch landed on the body controlled by the will, Su Ming saw it moving backwards, as if he was going along with the flow of the punch coming towards him. Since his speed and the speed of the fist were the same, he did not suffer much damage. Once the force of the ancient god's punch faded, the body moved forward, and as if he was borrowing the power from the punch, he struck the Ancient God's fist with his palm.

Bang!

The Ancient God shuddered and was forced back. His left arm shattered, and madness appeared on his face. At the instant he was forced back, he threw his head back and let out a roar that shook the entire galaxy.

At the same time, one of the stars on the Ancient God's brows shattered, then another. When four of them shattered in succession, the destruction stopped. The remaining three stars were left incredibly dull.

When the roar which paid the price of the four stars rang out, the galaxy collapsed, the universe shattered, and countless cultivators beneath them collapsed from the tremors.

Even Su Ming's body was sent tumbling backwards and crumbled

"Ancient Gods, they're mysterious existences. I can decipher their power… but it is difficult for me to completely understand their inborn ability on a short notice, but as I continue studying it, why do I find something familiar? It is as if a familiar existence has created… the Ancient Gods!"

Translator's Note:

1. Borrowing power to strike back: The Tai Chi self-defense principle. You can't seem to hit them, and they seem to never use any sort of strength when they hit back, but it packs a punch and makes you feel out of breath when they hit back. It also hurts when they hit your solar plexus; it hurts like a b*tch.

Chapter 1094: That One Look… (1)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

"Perhaps someone created the Ancient Gods… This is an old memory. I need to think about it carefully…" the ancient voice mumbled. As it did, everything in the galaxy came to a halt. The Ancient God who had shattered four stars remained frozen with his mouth wide open.

Most of the cultivators in the area also remained in the position of their bodies in the process of crumbling. Not a single hint of life force could be detected in them. The Ancient God's divine ability did not just harm the disciples from Morning Dao Sect, but had also affected the cultivators of the Immortals' Union.

It was a divine ability that did not differentiate between friend and foe. Once it was executed, with the Ancient God acting as the center, everything around him would turn into flying ashes. They would all shatter and dissipate.

The ancient voice sighed softly, and the halted galaxy became muddled and turned into a gigantic vortex. As it spun, not only did it turn the world indistinct, it also sucked Su Ming's soul out from the body and fused him with itself.

Su Ming's vision blurred. When he regained consciousness, he was already back in Dao Ocean. The fog around him turned everything indistinct, but there was a vortex in front of him. It was connected to the world outside. When he looked at it, he could see the ten million cultivators from Morning Dao Sect outside.

Su Ming stood there quietly, then turned his head around to cast a glance at Dao Ocean behind him. To him, the trial had been extraordinary. He understood how to prevent his power from spreading out as well as experienced the method to execute rebound and borrow power. All of them had etched themselves deeply into Su Ming's mind, making it difficult for him to forget them even if he wanted.

The ancient predecessor of Dao Ocean had offered him advice as if he was guiding him. It felt like he had been offered a lesson, and Su Ming wrapped his fist in his palm to bow deeply towards Dao Ocean.

A brilliant light shone in Su Ming's eyes when he turned around and took a step forward. He instantly stepped into the vortex, and when he reappeared, he had already returned to the area used for the Anointment Ceremony in the first plane of Morning Dao Sect. Before everyone's eyes, he walked out of the gigantic vortex formed from his name.

Ten million gazes gathered on him. Many voices echoed in the air. The four Dynasts who had chosen to go through the trials with Su Ming had incredibly complicated gazes as they stood by the side.

When Su Ming swept his gaze past the crowd, he closed his eyes to remember everything that occurred during the illusory battlefield. He started swiftly deducing how to use that rebound and power.

Once he had walked out, the gigantic vortex gradually shrank before turned back into the name Dao Kong. With a flash, it then disappeared into thin air.

Only at that moment did the area erupt into an uproar. The ten million cultivators in the area had personally seen Su Ming's performance in the battlefield… including the predecessor of Dao Kong causing the universe to come to a stop multiple times so that Su Ming could fight against the giant with seven stars again and again.

Even though they could not hear the voice of the predecessor of Dao Ocean, the bizarre turning back of time was enough for all who saw to be left in shock.

It was especially so when they'd seen Su Ming's final two strikes. He had turned around in a bizarre fashion and used his back to withstand the giant's punch, causing the giant's right arm to shatter. Then, when the giant delivered another punch with his left arm, it had also been destroyed in a manner that no one in the crowd could understand.

Even though in the end Su Ming's body had shattered as well due to the giant's roar, the shock brought up by the earlier scenes had become the thing everyone discussed.

The buzzing of voices lasted for a long time. While standing on the platform, Bei Bang cast Su Ming a profound gaze before slowly lifting his hand and seizing the air.

With it, the ten million cultivators immediately felt their necks ache in pain, and all of them stopped speaking. The area slowly fell silent.

"Five Dynasts took part in the trials. Dao Kong, Dao Lin, and Dao Hua have succeeded. The other two failed, and their rights as Dynasts are removed."

As Bei Bang spoke, the expressions of two of the four Dynasts by Su Ming's side turned dreary. They moved back quietly and turned into long arcs that left the place.

"The three of you have withstood the challenges and completed the trials. You… will be anointed as Morning Dao Sect's real Dynasts. Now, you have obtained the right to go to the area beyond the Progenitor's isolation grounds where the Progenitor will personally activate the Flourishing Lotus.

"When you walk out of the isolation grounds, besides us from Morning Dao Sect, the people from the other three Great True Worlds will also receive all of you."

When he said that, Bei Bang's gaze landed on Su Ming. Clearly, the complicated emotions he felt were related to Su Ming destroying True Sacred Yin World's camp in the Barren Lands of Divine Essence.

Soon, True Sacred Yin World would arrive, and they might not settle things so easily. However, this was no longer within Bei Bang's jurisdiction. He had long since reported this to the Council of Sect Masters, but it had yet to form a reply. He had no idea what it would be though.

Once Bei Bang finished his speech, the ten million cultivators in the area immediately cheered, filled the air with a joyful presence. However, not a single hint of delight could be detected within Dao Lin or Dao Hua upon becoming Dynasts. They stood silent, their expressions filled with bitterness and indignation.

Su Ming remained calm. He did not bother himself with the cheers around him and stood with his eyes still closed, recalling everything he'd experienced in regards to the power etched into his mind.

Seven lights of seven different colors shone in the air. They were dazzling, and three of them landed on the Dynasts. Su Ming's was purple. Dao Lin's red, and Dao Hua, who once harbored animosity towards Su Ming and had had Dao Fei Xian fight against him, was orange.

At the same time, a figure gradually appeared in the air above them.

Su Ming had seen this person before. In fact, most of the cultivators in the area had seen him. He was the young man who had read Progenitor Dao Chen's decree and had the last name of Sang.

His expression was indifferent. When he walked out of nothingness, he swept his gaze past Su Ming and the others, and a faint smile gradually appeared on his face.

"Congratulations, Your Highnesses. Please follow behind me. I will bring you to the Progenitor's isolation grounds to activate the Flourishing Lotus and to record what you believe is the best state of your body. Then, when you are injured badly in the future, you can turn back time to return to that moment when you were at your best."

While speaking, the young man raised his right hand and swung it downwards. Immediately, the seven lights with different colors flowed about and became even more dazzling. In an instant, Su Ming, Dao Lin, and Dao Hua vanished within them. As the lights scattered, they were sent… into Progenitor Dao Chen's isolation grounds.

Bei Bang sucked in a deep breath. When Su Ming and the others were Relocated, he immediately swung his arm and said loudly, "Four saint beasts, push up the sky above the land of the Anointment Ceremony!"

A shocking roar shook the sky and earth and excited the ten million cultivators. The roar had come from the endless Dao Ocean located at the lowest part of Morning Dao Sect.

At the same time, a ray of green light flashed and rose from Dao Ocean. As the roar reverberated in the air, a gigantic Azure Dragon rushed out.

It had a thick, ancient air. When it flew out, the weather changed and the world roared. It was so quick that when it flew up, it rushed past the fourth plane, left the third plane in its wake, shook the second plane, and then flew into the sky of the first plane.

At a spot that seemed to be near the start of nothingness in the area above the nine continents of the first plane, the Azure Dragon, which was hundreds of thousands of feet long, let out a roar at the sky. When it did so, a large amount of azure smoke gushed out from its mouth. It gathered together and formed a continent. The edges of it shone with an azure light which soon spread out and enlarged the continent.

Rows upon rows of tables appeared on it. If one was to count, they came to a total of ten million.

The Azure Dragon lifted the entire continent. When its huge head swept through the area, all the cultivators who came into its field of vision felt their hearts tremble.

Then, the Azure Dragon closed his eyes and stopped moving.

At that moment, roars came from Dao Ocean once more. This time, the one who flew out was a huge Vermilion Bird. Beside it was a Black Turtle with a similarly shocking size. The Vermilion Bird was entirely fire red, just like a ball of shocking fire. As for the Black Turtle, its tail was a tongue, and its head was that of a fierce turtle.

The two beasts roared and flew out together. There was another roar reverberating from another direction. A huge White Tiger flew out from Dao Ocean. It roared at the sky and charged towards the heavens.

The three huge beasts approached the Azure Dragon at an incredible speed. With the Azure Dragon at their center, they roared, and they too formed continents above themselves.

The magnificence of this scene caused the hearts of the ten million cultivators in Morning Dao Sect beneath to tremble. The sky distorted, and figures manifested there. Among them were men, women, the elderly, and the young. However, the presence of age about their bodies clearly showed that they had lived for a long, long time.

The presences of powerful cultivation bases could be felt as well. These people… were all Masters of Fate, Lives, and Death! The greatest of them were three old men. The mighty pressure spreading out from them was so great that it was unbelievable. The three of them were naturally the three Sect Masters in Death Realm who had snapped at Su Ming previously. They were also the strongest people in Morning Dao Sect besides Progenitor Dao Chen, on the surface at least. Their names were Ri, Yue, and Xing.

"Greetings, Sect Masters of the Council of Sect Masters!"

With their hearts trembling, the ten million cultivators worshiped in the direction of the sky. Their roars were like waves of sound.

There were sixty-eight figures behind the three old men. When they appeared, they immediately spread out. They floated above the continents formed by the White Tiger, the Vermilion Bird, and the Black Turtle.

Ri, Yue, and Xing, the strongest three old men in Death Realm, stood on three different continents with calm expressions on their faces. There were twenty-four people on the Vermilion Bird's continent as well as on the Black Turtle's continent. Only the continent belonging to the White Tiger had twenty people.

Bei Bang, the tanned old man, and the two other Sect Masters flew up simultaneously. Then, as if they were going back to their original place, they charged towards the continent of the White Tiger.

When Bei Bang and the other three returned, an imposing voice reverberated in the sky.

"Open the path to True Morning Dao World to welcome our guests from the other three Great True Worlds. We will welcome… our fellow Daoists from the three Great True Worlds together!"

Chapter 1095: That One Look… (2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Bang!

The continent that belonged to the Black Turtle shuddered. The Black Turtle which supported it roared towards the sky, and as the continent trembled, the sky distorted. A gigantic crack was torn swiftly in the air, as if a large, invisible sword had cut through it. Endless bolts of lightning swam in it, and when it spread out, the crack was torn wider apart.

At the same time, in the Fourth True World of the four Great True Worlds within Arid Triad Expanse Cosmos was a galaxy that looked like a vast mass of water. In it were thousands of meteors of various shapes. They floated by themselves, and sitting on each meteor was a cultivator.

They were all very quiet, as if each of them was the same; everyone's expression was filled with sullenness and aloofness. They also exuded a ghastly, grim presence that seemed to come straight from their bones.

This was the mysterious Fourth True World… True Spirit Hell World, which no outsider knew about!

This world was so mysterious that even its name was only known to a small handful of cultivators in the other three Great True Worlds. They would know it, but that would be it. Even if there were people who had visited the other three Great True Worlds, they most likely had never come to True Spirit Hell World!

The difficulty for entering this place was even greater than entering the Barren Lands of Divine Essence. Very few people knew the reason behind it, but without a doubt, the mysterious Fourth Great True World was a topic of discussion that the cultivators from the other three Great True Worlds commonly noted.

There were all sorts of guesses, all sorts of rumors, and it was difficult to differentiate which was real and fake.

At that moment, the thousands of cultivators were meditating in silence. Suddenly, the galaxy in front of them let out a shocking roar. A gigantic crack tore through space, lightning swimming in it. Under the booming sounds, the thousands of cultivators in the area swiftly opened their eyes to reveal cold glares.

It was especially so for a middle-aged man dressed in purple right in front of all of them. The inverted image of a purple spark showed up in his eyes. This person was handsome, and if Su Ming was there, he would have been able to recognize him at first glance. Needless to say… he was Reverend Zi Long, the person who had come into contact with Su Ming in the fifth kiln, who had protected him when he was beyond the fifth ocean, and who had left halfway through!

There was an old man dressed in a long blue robe by his side. He looked old, but the ripple of power coming from him surpassed that of Zi Long. At the instant he opened his eyes, that ripple of power spread out.

"Let's go," the old man said faintly after casting a glance at the crack in the galaxy.

Reverend Zi Long immediately voiced his obedience. When he took a step forward, he leapt up from the meteor to the crack. The thousands of cultivators behind him flew out together as well. They turned into thousands of long arcs that charged towards the crack with loud roars.

The old man in blue was the last. With a calm expression, he stepped into the crack.

At the same time, the continents on the White Tiger and the Vermilion Bird roared together in Morning Dao Sect. Huge cracks appeared in the air. At the instant they were torn open, the lightning opened the cracked and connected to… True Sacred Yin World and the Emperor of Abyss' True World!

True Sacred Yin World was a galaxy filled with cold air. There were huge ancient bronze swords in it. They looked as if they were dug out of a giant's grave. The waning and cold presence spreading out from them seemed to resonate with the galaxy.

Compared to the thousands of people from the Fourth Great True World, the people in True Sacred Yin World were much greater in number. If anyone cast a glance over, they would see that the ancient bronze swords were endless. There were nearly one hundred thousand of them, and on each sword were dozens of cultivators, resulting in millions of people.

This sort of army might be nothing to a True World, but if it was used to visit another True World's Anointment Ceremony, it could be seen as… an act filled with hostility.

It was especially so because of the presences of Almighties among the one hundred thousand ancient bronze swords. There were dozens of them. In fact, there were two old men among them whose bodies were extremely thin. The presence of decay about them was incredibly thick. It looked as if their old eyes could not be opened. However, the mighty pressure spreading out from them was so terrifying that it made the galaxy look like it was trembling.

Next to the two old men was a middle-aged man with his head lowered. If Su Ming could see him, he would definitely be able to recognize him at first glance as well. He was… the Almighty in Life Realm who was initially among the forces of power stationed in the Barren Lands of Divine Essence and who in the end had been spared!

At that moment, when he stood beside the two old men, he looked like a junior, and it was a telling sign in regards to how strong were the two old men who looked as if they could not even open their eyes.

Several breaths later, when the galaxy before them was torn open to form a gigantic crack, the lightning swimming in it caused the crack to open wider. No one spoke, but the ancient bronze swords turned into long arcs, and at an extreme speed, all of them rushed into the crack.

It was as if they were worried that if they were too slow, not all of them would be able to enter Morning Dao Sect, but the instant all of them rushed into the crack, a shocking bang spread out. Under its loud booming, ia screen of light appeared inside the crack, preventing a large number of ancient swords from entering.

But during that moment, the two old men who were so old that they looked as if they could not even open their eyes did open their eyes. Within them, dark green light shone. They raised their arms and swung them forward, and booming sounds shook the sky and earth. The screen of light instantly distorted and shattered.

In an instant, a large number of ancient bronze swords rushed into the crack. In the blink of an eye, nearly thirty thousand entered. At the instant the seventy thousand ancient swords behind it were about to enter as well, the screen of light appeared again. This time, a human face had also appeared on it.

It was an ancient face, and it belonged to Sect Master Yue who was one of the three Sect Masters Ri, Yue, and Xing in the Council of Sect Masters in Morning Dao Sect!

"You, Ming, my two old friends. What need is there to be so angry? There are always ways to solve this, unless the two of you are unwilling and are intent to wage a war between True Worlds," an ancient voice said.

You and Ming, the two old men from True Sacred Yin World mentioned by Sect Master Yue, snorted coldly at the same time. However, they did not forcefully tear open the screen of light again. They did not order the remaining seventy thousand ancient swords to forcefully rush in either.

Instead, the two of them swung their arms and swept up the middle-aged man who was previously tasked to fend against the Barren Lands of Divine Essence. With one jump, they charged into the screen of light and instantly fused into it before disappearing without a trace.

The two of them did not truly intend to wage a war between True Worlds. Everything previously was just to show their anger and determination.

At the same time, in a galaxy shrouded in fog within the Emperor of Abyss' True World were Abyss Dragons that shot through the fog silently as it tumbled about. They were moving forward swiftly.

If anyone cast their gazes over, they would find that the fog was like a sea, and the Abyss Dragons were like huge beasts swimming through it. Waves of mighty pressure spread out from one thousand Abyss Dragons. A cultivator sat on each one. All the cultivators were filled with a strange aura of death, but it was not absolute. There was still life force in them. However, based on their possession of intelligence, these people were not puppets, but living, breathing cultivators.

In front of the group was an Abyss Dragon which was clearly much bigger than the others. There were two people sitting cross-legged on it—a man and a woman. The man was handsome and dressed in black. He had a crown on his head, and even though his face was pale, his eyes shone with a brilliant light, and there was an aggressiveness to him.

Sitting beside him was a woman. She had no expression, but she was incredibly beautiful. She might have been sitting, but her graceful figure could still be seen. She was dressed in a long, purple dress, and there was a hairpin in her hair with several strings of jewels attached to it. They tinkled when they knocked against each others.

She might have been beautiful, but the expressionless face, and especially the dreary and apathetic look in her eyes made her look as if she had lost her soul. Or maybe that that she no longer cared about anything in the world.

All the people who were familiar with her would find it hard to recall that she had been mischievous and capable of bell-like laughter just over a thousand years ago. She had been filled with joy back then and able to make her eyes curl into the shape of crescent moons when she smiled. The cunning look she gave off would often fill her with an air of vitality and spiritedness

In the past, she had been a girl without worry. She was filled with wildness and rebelliousness. Due to her displeasure with her marriage partner, she even took an Abyss Dragon who was slightly foolish and fled from the Emperor of Abyss' True World. In the process of escaping from her marriage though, she had accidentally stepped into a place that changed her fate forever.

Over there, she met a man whose expression was cold, but whom she could not resist provoking. It was a man around whom she hung around and whom she often teased. It was a man… who made her happy, and because of whom she had subconsciously forgotten that she had ran away from her marriage. It was a man… who in the end had let her block an attack… willingly!

All of that was a thousand something years ago. To a mortal, that would be about ten lifespans. They would forget everything about their past in that time, but to the cultivators, while one thousand something years might be long, they would never forget their past. They could only hide all the beautiful moments in their heart and recall it in quiet reminiscence.

One thousand something years could make a cultivator grow, and from being a happy person, they could become expressionless and dead inside.

In the past, the woman had been a flower like her name, a daylily. She bloomed in the rain and smiled happily, persisting in waiting for the sun to appear.

She might still be a flower in the rain. However, it had already lost the dream about sunlight. She no longer smiled or acted boldly. Instead, she had forgotten how to be happy. She no longer waited for the sunlight in the rain… but to wither away.

She sat beside the handsome man with an apathetic expression. The Abyss Dragon beneath them charged into the huge crack that appeared at that moment and headed to Morning Dao Sect, to the True World that was difficult for the woman to forget. It still made her numb heart ached with pain.

The handsome man turned around and smiled slightly before he spoke softly while staring at the woman. "Yu Xuan [1], once we go through this entrance, we will enter True Morning Dao World's Morning Dao Sect. Even if you just woke up not too long ago, you will surely not have forgotten… Yet the more reluctant you are to come here, the more I will bring you here, my betrothed.

"It is a pity that the person is no longer in Yin Death Region and I have no idea where he has gone. If I could find him, it would be good. I would invite him to our wedding."

Translator's Note:

1. Yu Xuan: Girl who sold Su Ming, annoyed him to no end, then saved him.

Chapter 1096: That One Look… (3)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The woman's heart was clenching in pain, but she still remained expressionless, as if she was already numb to all things in the world. It caused the man's smile to gradually turn dark, and his expression slowly twisted. He seized the woman's throat, and veins popped up on his arm as he glared at her.

"You b*tch, I am the third prince in the Emperor of Abyss' True World. There is nothing that is impossible for me to obtain if I want it. You've humiliated me for one thousand something years. Your escape has caused me to become the laughing stock of the entire Emperor of Abyss' True World, and the other three Great True Worlds also learned about it.

"B*tch, do you know how grave this is? If you wanted to run, I would have been fine with it. This is embarrassing for a girl, and I can understand it, but you just had to get yourself acquainted with a barbarian from a primitive place, and even sacrificed your True Breath of Life for him. You almost truly died because of him, b*tch!"

As the man spoke, his expression continued twisting. He kept a tight grip over the woman's throat, making the woman unable to breathe, but her eyes were still aloof, and she looked at the man apathetically, as if derision hid in her depths. She did not say a single word.

"Not speaking, are we? To revive you, I've spent a lot of effort pleading my father to save you. I did that so I could ravish you. I want to let you know just how grave of a mistake you've done in the past!

"If that barbarian died, he's lucky, but if…"

"He won't die!" the woman said in a hoarse voice. Her apathetic expression turned cold as she stared at the third prince of the Emperor of Abyss' True World.

The handsome man laughed loudly, then slapped the woman, the sound of it ringing in space. His action was seen by the one thousand something cultivators from the Emperor of Abyss' True World, but no one spoke. Instead, all of them chose to avert their gazes.

"Haha! You've finally spoken! Not dead, eh? I long for it to be true, that he isn't dead. I want him to live so when I find him, I could make you suffer in pleasure right in front of him." A lascivious look appeared in the handsome man's eyes. Lust burned in them.

"If you aren't worried about the Abyss Devouring Curse, I won't fight back," the woman said flatly. The spot where she was slapped gradually recovered, returning to normal.

When she said that, the man's expression immediately twisted, and he glared at the woman.

"The Abyss Devouring Curse was formed by the souls of your father and your entire race when they died to protect you. It won't be able to protect you for the rest of your life though. If I could have my father slaughter your entire race, then I can make father remove that curse on you as well.

"He has already promised me that once I reach Mastery Realm, he will fulfill one wish of mine. My wish will be you. I will absorb your Primordial Yin so it will stimulate the power of my blood. And once you woke up, you actually managed to nurture the Aura of Abyss!" When the man said that with a smile, he seized the woman's chin and gently moved his face closer to hers before blowing into her ear.

"Wait for me. The day will soon arrive. Since you said that he hasn't died, I will find him. Don't worry, I will." The man laughed and swung his right hand to fling the woman's face to the right. The Abyss Dragon upon which they sat roared and rushed into the vortex in the galaxy.

When the woman's face was flung to the side, a tear that the man did not see was also flung off and disappeared into the vortex. It was brought into True Morning Dao World and flew into the nothingness.

…..

'Is it raining?' Su Ming lifted his head and looked at the sky. It was blue, as if they were in another world. By his side were Dao Lin and Dao Hua, and before him was a towering altar.

The place was so quiet that not a single sound could be heard. Sang, who had brought them, did not pay any attention to them once they entered after him. Instead, he sat at the edge of the altar and quietly closed his eyes to begin meditating as if he was protecting the place.

A drop of rain had fallen on Su Ming's face. It came from the sky, but there was only one drop. It trickled down Su Ming's face and slid beside his mouth, making him taste salt.

There were certain times and certain things in the world that not even cultivators could understand, such as raindrops and tears. They might seem indiscernible, but in truth, when they were placed by someone's lips, they would be able to tell the difference between the flat taste of rainwater and the saltiness of tears.

However, everyone cried, and even if cultivators had reached an unimaginable state, it would still be difficult for them to tell just which tear… belonged to whom.

Perhaps there was a certain level of cultivation that would allow a person to do so, but Su Ming had not reached it.

'It's not raindrop, but a tear.' Su Ming stared at the sky. He could not see a single figure. It had been a teardrop that had been coincidentally flung to their place from somewhere else.

It was as if there was some unseen force that had sent it to Su Ming, or else how could that tear have made its way to him? Why else would it have fallen on his face and cause him to feel the saltiness and astringency of it.

'Whose tear could it be..? Perhaps it is hers…'

Su Ming lowered his head. The thing that appeared in Su Ming's head when he arrived in the area beyond the isolation grounds was no longer uncertainty about Dao Chen's identity, but a… murmur by his ears which he'd heard often when he was younger but which had not reached his ears for a thousand something years. He'd thought he had forgotten it, but in truth, it was a memory deeply buried in his soul.

"Big brother… big brother…"

'My younger sister.'

Su Ming's gaze landed on the altar in front of him. Perhaps it was Dao Chen's isolation grounds, and in Su Ming's memories, he knew that the girl who had called him her big brother had eventually been taken away. Rumors had it that she was sent into Morning Dao Sect.

While he tasted the saltiness on his lips, Su Ming recalled the memory from the time when his soul was still in his real physical body. He'd been swathed in darkness then, and a girl's voice by his ears had accompanied him for years.

She'd called him her big brother, so there was no way he would forget her.

Su Ming stood quietly. He could not tell just what sort of emotion he was feeling at that moment. All the signs made it clear that he could no longer question it any further—Dao Chen… was Su Xuan Yi!

And the younger sister in his memories was the second God of Berserkers' daughter. She had grown with him, but then had been taken away by Dao Chen, which meant that Su Xuan Yi had taken her away.

Su Ming remained silent. He did not know what that girl meant to Su Xuan Yi, and neither did he know why he took her away in the past. However, Su Ming hoped that this was just a mistake in his train of thought.

"Dao Hua, step onto the altar!" Sang opened his eyes and cast his gaze on the middle-aged man named Dao Hua standing by Su Ming's side.

Dao Hua felt his spirits lift. Excitement appeared on his face, and he took a step forward. Once he bowed deeply towards the altar. With fervent ardor and reverence on his face, he walked one step at a time to the altar, fearing that if he moved too fast, he would seem like he was being disrespectful.

When he reached the altar, his body suddenly shuddered and became vague, but it only lasted for the span of a few breaths before he became clear again. Ecstatic joy showed up on his face, and light beam that was one hundred thousand feet tall shone on him. The Flourishing Lotus on his body turned into nine large lotuses, and when they surrounded him, his cultivation base instantly rose from great completion of World Plane Realm to Lunar Kalpa Realm. The moon appeared behind him before it swiftly shattered to form a sun, allowing him to step straight into Solar Kalpa Realm!

"Thank you, Progenitor! Thank you, Progenitor!"

Dao Hua immediately knelt down on the altar and kowtowed several times. The excitement and zeal on his face reached its peak. It looked as if the isolated Progenitor Dao Chen just needed to send one thought to him, and he would perform the task given to him without any hesitation.

After expressing his joy and thanks, Dao Hua immediately moved back in respect to return to Su Ming's side. His face was filled with enthusiasm, as if even Su Ming at that moment would not pose a great threat to him. The strange, shining light in his eyes also made it seem as if there were faint runic symbols in them. This was something he did not possess before he stepped on the altar. Clearly, when he paid his respect to the Progenitor, he had not just obtained the activation of the Flourishing Lotus and a huge increase in his level of cultivation, he had also obtained other forms of serendipity.

While sitting on the altar, Sang called out flatly, "Dao Lin!"

Dao Lin's expression became stern, but he could not hide his excitement. Still, his condition was much better than that of Dao Hua. He sucked in a deep breath, took a huge step forward, and with his unique icy cold presence, he moved to the altar. At the instant he planted his feet firmly on it, Su Ming saw his body shudder, just like what happened to Dao Hua moments before, and his body turned vague.

The time which he spent indistinct was longer. It lasted for about a dozen breaths before he recovered to being corporeal again. The aloof look in his eyes disappeared, replaced by a thick wave of fervent zeal as well as excitement.

His cultivation base erupted at that moment. He had already reached Solar Kalpa Realm before this, so when his cultivation base experienced a burst, the sun he had formed shattered to turn into rain that drenched his body. When it fell on him, Dao Lin threw his head back and roared for a long time. His cultivation base increased with a bang by leaps and bounds… and from Solar Kalpa Realm, he became one of the Almighties, a powerful warrior in Mastery Realm!

As he roared, cracking sounds came from his body. Not only did his cultivation base increase by leaps and bounds, even his physical body became stronger. The Flourishing Lotus shone, and twelve lotuses appeared to surround him.

"I, Dao Lin, thank you, Progenitor!"

With excitement on his face, Dao Lin knelt down on the ground, just like Dao Hua had done. Once he kowtowed nine times, he got up and wrapped his fist in his palm to bow to Sang. Only then did he return to Su Ming's side with excitement, surprised delight, and an even more complicated runic symbol than Dao Hua's shining in his eyes.

"Dao Kong…" Sang's gaze fell on Dao Kong, and a hint of kindness flashed through his eyes. If no one looked closely, they would have never been able to see it. The only thing they could see would be calmness akin to still water.

Su Ming lifted his head and cast a glance at Sang before walking forward quietly. He did not have Dao Hua's fervent zeal or Dao Lin's excitement hidden under a facade of sternness. Su Ming just calmly forward.

But no one understood just how complicated… and anxious he felt at that moment.

The anxiety was not due to fear or terror though. Instead, it was an indescribable emotion of a son meeting his father whom he had not seen since birth… and was meeting for the first time after many years.

Su Ming was not the only one who felt anxious and felt those complicated emotions… The figure sitting in front of a rattling drum in the dimension connected to the altar while staring at it… felt the same way.