Chapter 945: The Path of Ascension
Chapter 945: The Path of Ascension
"Damn it, I can finally go to the Tower of Gods and Demons!"
"Oh my god, waited for so long!"
"According to the official website, there will be all kinds of races in the Tower of Gods and Demons, and there's definitely the Starry Sky Battlefield! Ah, I'm getting excited!"
"You guys don't understand anything. The key is that there will be girls of all races in the Tower of Gods and Demons! The experts who came back from the previous test already shared screenshots!"
"Don't ask questions. When I get to the Tower of Gods and Demons, I'll make a big splash and establish my reputation! By then, girls from all races will definitely admire me!"
"Wake up, with your skills, you'll get beaten up as soon as you step out!"
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Players from the First, Second, and Third Beta Tests were all gearing up, making preparations quickly.
Although players from the Fourth Beta Test were not entirely willing, after the previous Battle Royale competition, they deeply felt the insurmountable gap between themselves and the top players from the previous three tests!
Even Qianshou Ban, who was the best at running away, not to mention fighting against Lufei and the others, he was even affected by the shockwave due to using his 'Colorless Solitary Travel.'
Even Lufei and Not-Flirty's intense battle couldn't be sustained. Such strength wasn't sufficient to confront these two powerful experts head-on.
Even the previous battle against Old Pillar Hashirama, if it weren't for Old Pillar suddenly turning into a Big White Pig, the Sharingan clan would have been wiped out!
And this was even with Old Pillar using none of his three killer moves!
"Brothers and sisters of the Fourth Beta Test, don't panic! The Tower of Gods and Demons will be open to us Fourth Beta testers sooner or later!"
"That's right, let's level up for now. Even if they send us to the Tower of Gods and Demons right now, we can pass the 0th floor climbing test. We'll smash through it!"
"Northern Spirit Realm, Chaotic Star Sea, and Central Continent's three big maps are enough for us to grind in! Let's start grinding now! Damn, this game is making us unable to sleep, otherwise, the top players from the previous three tests will leave us far behind!"
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Players from the Fourth Beta Test were also getting excited. Their pitiful defeat in the Battle Royale competition made them acutely aware of the gap between themselves and the top players from the previous three tests. Instead, it ignited even more fighting spirit in the new Fourth Beta players!
At this moment, He Yiming was sitting cross-legged in the main hall of the Sect Master's room.
"The power of the Dao?" He Yiming couldn't help but ponder.
In the most powerful competition of Flame Huang Sect.
Bear and Wang Lufei both touched upon a hint of the power of the Dao!
There was no doubt that both of them were true geniuses!
Sufficient talent was the primary requirement!
And the assistance of the luck of the Golden Dragon, along with the experience from the four versions, laid the foundation.
But what made both of them comprehend the power of the Dao was Bear's direct battle with the True Martial Immortal Emperor during their encounter in the Grand Secret Realm!
As for Wang Lufei, his understanding came from his character and persistence!
From defeating the Heavenly Divine Guard Yancang Hai of the Late Heaven Pill stage with a single punch while at the First Body Tempering stage!
This was truly unprecedented and unrepeatable!
Then...
What was his path of Dao?
He Yiming had already received a detailed explanation from Senior Tianhuo Moyu Xin.
To ascend to the Nascent Divinity stage, there were three methods in total!
The method that required the least talent and was also the last resort was the Way of the People's Sovereign!
The Way of the People's Sovereign was also called the Way of Humanity.
In simple terms, it was controlling all living beings in a realm using one's own talent, foundation, and even luck, thereby gathering their willpower and luck around oneself!
In the ancient times, within the three thousand realms of humanity, each realm had a People's Sovereign!
The People's Sovereign of the ancient times was equivalent to the Nascent Divinity stage of this era!
Following the Way of the People's Sovereign, one could constantly absorb the beliefs, admiration, and luck of all humans within the entire realm to achieve their own path!
This kind of realm was called the World of Believers by Senior Tianhuo Moyu Xin.
In this era, a Nascent Divinity expert who followed the Way of the People's Sovereign could become a god-like existence within a single dimensional world of the three thousand realms, enjoying the worship and beliefs of countless humans! Thus, they could absorb everything from the humans of that realm to become their own strength!
It was shameless, as well as cruel means.
Because as long as this Nascent Divinity expert didn't die, it would be absolutely impossible for a second Nascent Divinity expert to appear within this dimensional world!
And above the Way of the People's Sovereign!
Was the second method!
The Path of Slaughter!
This could also be called the Way of the Earth!
"The Path of Slaughter requires constant battle! It requires countless blood battles, numerous fights, and repeated tempering to ultimately achieve the path! This path can only be achieved by those with great perseverance, experiencing countless blood battles to finally gain the Path of Slaughter!"
"Only those who defeat countless other Paths on the path of ascension, proving the invincibility of their own Path, can achieve it!"
"Any person who encounters immense setbacks on the path of ascension, doubts their own Path, fears the other Paths, will instantly have their Path shattered and fall!"
"The Path of Slaughter has only one path to move forward. Taking a step back means death!"
Above the Path of Slaughter, there was an even more powerful path!
The Path of Laws!
Also known as the Way of Heaven!
The Path of Laws required extremely high talent and the tempering of years! Merging with heaven and man, comprehending the essence of heaven and earth, gradually deriving one's own laws from it!
Generally speaking, only with a sufficiently astonishing talent, combined with a certain foundation and enormous opportunities, could one grasp it!
Or...
If one's talent was too monstrous, others might need to struggle to comprehend it for a hundred or even a thousand years, while they could suddenly comprehend and attain it!
Comprehend in an instant, and ascend while sitting on the ground!
The so-called Path of Laws was integrating a law of heaven and earth within oneself! One could control and unleash the power of laws at will! At the same time, it was the most powerful of the three Paths once comprehended!
The Way of Humanity, the Way of the Earth's Slaughter!
The Way of Heaven's Laws!
These were the three most common Paths of humanity in this era! Even among Nascent Divinity experts, the disparity in strength between those who comprehended different Paths was vast!
However...
"He Yiming, in the Way of Heaven, it's said that there's an even more powerful Path!
This Path, according to legends, is only recorded in extremely ancient times!"
"It's not recorded in any of the three thousand realms, but there are some ancient stone tablets within the Tower of Gods and Demons that record it!"
"It's the Path of Defying Heaven!"
"According to the ancient inscriptions within the Tower of Gods and Demons, there were once 10,889 Defyers of Heaven who defied the Path of Heaven, opposed the heavens, saved humanity, and changed the fate of the entire human race!"
"Even the legendary Immortal Emperors mentioned within the Tower of Gods and Demons were filled with sincere admiration when faced with these Defyers of Heaven!"
"No one knows where these Defyers of Heaven came from or where they went!"
"But if there really is an existence beyond the Way of Heaven in this world, then it must be these Defyers of Heaven!"
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As Tianhuo Moyu Xin spoke in a hoarse voice, He Yiming was completely bewildered.
"& humans."
This number... cough, cough...
He Yiming calmed down again and muttered softly.
"To defy heaven, change life and death, control causality, and rebel against the Path of Heaven! That is, the Path of Defying Heaven!"
"I've crossed over, not belonging to this world! Naturally, I'm not bound by the Path of this world!"
"I've walked across the Bridge of Netherworlds, traveled through time and space to the ancient era, opposed the Five Calamities of the Path of Heaven, saved the ancient human race, defying heaven in the process!"
"The Path of Heaven wants to annihilate the human race, but I want the human race to live on! That is to change life and death!"
"When the extraterrestrial evil gods invaded the ancient era, I disrupted their plans, saved the Divine Empress Lian Duoduo, and brought her to this era, that's to control causality!"
"If all living beings and existences in this world have predestined fates, fates controlled by the Path of Heaven, then I must rebel against the Path of Heaven!"
"Because my fate is determined by me!"
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With all of this figured out, He Yiming slowly closed his eyes.
"Swoosh!"
In the midst of his breathing, within billions of miles around, the entire dimensional world, the entire realm, began to experience a gentle breeze, converging towards Zhongzhou, converging towards Flame Huang Sect, converging towards...
He Yiming!