Chapter 896: Quantie Barrier

The Tianmeng tribe's elder, to remove the corruption of the Dao, opened his own world and spilled forth his Primordial Spirit.

Xi Changmei acted the moment that elder spilled his Primordial Spirit, using a sacred talisman to lock it down.

Then, at once, he detonated the sacred talisman, and through a corruption technique, rendered that Primordial Spirit utterly withered??

When Hou Yucheng reached this point, he couldn't help sighing: "The timing and method were perfect—this result was the product of calculations spanning who knows how long. I am utterly awestruck."

An elder of the eighth step of the Dao, even if his Dao had been corrupted, should still have resisted somewhat.

Yet under Xi Changmei's hands, he couldn't even free his Primordial Spirit—he was struck down instantly, locked in place.??

Ding Huan couldn't help asking: "You just watched while that guy swept away everything from the eighth-step elder's world?"

Even without Hou Yucheng saying it, Ding Huan knew Zuo Shanwei must have targeted the Tianmeng elder's world.

Otherwise, this fellow would never have spent such a great cost to hide for a thousand years.

Hou Yucheng shook his head: "I didn't move, because I was certain that if I acted, Xi Changmei would never have been able to lock the eighth-step elder's Primordial Spirit??"

Ding Huan inwardly admired—Hou Yucheng was truly a man of open and upright character.

In such a situation, even if he had been there, he likely would have found a way to claim a share for himself.

Hou Yucheng held back only because he feared the Tianmeng elder might escape.

He didn't want two human cultivators fighting over the spoils and letting the Tianmeng elder benefit.

"After Xi Changmei eradicated the Tianmeng elder's Primordial Spirit, I planned to emerge. I guessed his next move would be to extract that supreme Dao vein."

"What I didn't expect was that Xi Changmei didn't touch that supreme Dao vein at all—he seized the Tianmeng elder's world, killed him, and vanished immediately…"

Hou Yucheng's tone carried admiration—he clearly knew Zuo Shanwei had sensed his presence.

Ding Huan thought to himself: This dung beetle really has some skill.

It was certain Zuo Shanwei had long detected Hou Yucheng's presence, yet he endured hiding, solely for the Tianmeng elder's treasures.

In the end, once he secured the loot, he simply vanished—fearing Hou Yucheng might intercept him, he didn't even touch the supreme Dao vein.

Hou Yucheng smiled bitterly: "I wasn't entirely empty-handed—I also obtained a supreme Dao vein nearing completion…"

"After a thousand years, that Dao vein still hasn't fully matured?" Ding Huan asked in confusion.

Hou Yucheng shook his head: "Ever since the Tianmeng elder arrived, he's been draining that Dao vein—it never had a chance to complete itself."

Ding Huan raised his hand and drew Zuo Shanwei's face in the air: "Brother Hou, this is Xi Changmei's true face. Be careful if you meet him again—he's called Zuo Shanwei, and his scheming is extraordinary."

Hou Yucheng laughed freely: "Haha, thanks, Brother Ding. He's formidable, but I, Hou Yucheng, am no pushover."

"Still, regarding dealing with the Tianmeng tribe, I have some ideas."

"I'm all ears," Ding Huan bowed.

Hou Yucheng grew serious: "Zuo Shanwei's method of killing the Tianmeng eighth-step elder involved corroding the Primordial Spirit—that must be a technique similar to the Great Plague Art."

Such a technique is impossible for ordinary people to obtain. But I have another idea: another way—triggering the Quantie, or rather, using a Quantie technique…"

Ding Huan stared at Hou Yucheng in shock: "Brother Hou, as far as I know, only the Great Annihilation Art, the Great Severance Art, or even the Great Catastrophe Art exist—where is there a Quantie technique?"

The Quantie technique you mention—is it the Great Universe Art once cultivated by a powerful being from the ancient cosmos?"

That guy annihilated entire planets to perfect his Dao foundation—utterly despicable."

Hou Yucheng shook his head: "I know the one you mean—Huan. He was indeed despicable, yet his power was truly immense."

He cultivated the Great Universe Art that destroyed all planets—depraved to the extreme."

But what I'm referring to isn't the Great Universe Art. That's a cultivation method. I'm speaking of a tactic—one that, when used well, is stronger than any technique. That's why I call it the Quantie Technique."

Seeing Ding Huan's confusion, Hou Yucheng went on: "Brother Ding, I survived in the Great Universe and know so much because before the Quantie arrived, I hid within the Chaos…"

Ding Huan fell silent—not because he disbelieved Hou Yucheng, but because even a Dao eighth-step like Ling Zhuzhen, upon entering Chaos, had his Dao corrupted.

Not even Ling Zhuzhen could escape it—didn't Hou Yucheng himself just say that the Tianmeng eighth-step elder's Dao was corrupted during the Quantie?

The Tianmeng tribe didn't even hide in Chaos—they still had a surviving land untouched by the Quantie.

Hou Yucheng is only at the Creation Realm—how could he, He Deheneng, survive the Quantie in Chaos unscathed?

"Brother Ding, I know you find it hard to believe, but I truly did it," Hou Yucheng said, sensing Ding Huan's doubt.

Ding Huan nodded, holding back his skepticism but not voicing it.

He knew Hou Yucheng might be capable.

But until confirmed, he wouldn't believe him.

Just as he himself cultivated his own Great Universe Art, capable of removing Ling Zhuzhen's Dao corruption—

That too would be disbelieved if spoken aloud.

Believing Hou Yucheng could do it was one thing; willing to cooperate with him was another.

If he couldn't understand how Hou Yucheng survived the Quantie in Chaos, he wouldn't cooperate for now.

He had to be one hundred percent certain Hou Yucheng spoke the truth.

This wasn't a small matter—he would have to reveal his own methods to the other. Who knew what kind of being this man truly was?

The only method he could currently conceive to counter the Tianmeng tribe was to derive a technique that annihilated their Dao gene and cosmic law.

If Hou Yucheng was untrustworthy, this method would be ruined.

Hou Yucheng saw Ding Huan's expression and gritted his teeth: "Brother Ding, this is indeed my secret—but to destroy the Tianmeng tribe, I'm willing to tell you."

He knew that in Ding Huan's eyes, he, Hou Yucheng, was a man of obscure origins.

Ding Huan was the Dao Ancestor of the Great Universe Dao Court—his identity made him reliable in the matter of exterminating the Tianmeng tribe.

"I have a method—I can transform myself into a cosmic Dao principle??"

Ding Huan stared wide-eyed at Hou Yucheng: "Brother Hou, if I'm not mistaken, once you transform yourself into a cosmic Dao principle, your physical body and Primordial Soul will both collapse and dissipate."

In other words—you've turned yourself into a cosmic Dao principle, yet you're still standing here alive—who would believe that?

"Because I once did exactly that—to perfect a world, I became the Dao itself and transformed into a cosmic Dao principle."

Fortunately, that world belonged to a friend of mine—he prevented my soul from being annihilated, granting me a chance at reincarnation.

After my reincarnation, I gained control over the means to evolve the Dao Laws. After evolving the Dao Laws, I can hide within my own Dao Laws.

My method was exchanged for with one lifetime of reincarnation.

Although a Calamity of Measure destroys even the laws of heaven and earth and the Dao Laws of all things equally, my Dao Laws are rather special, which is why I could hide within the chaos unaffected and evade the Calamity of Measure."

Hou Yucheng did not explain that what he had evolved was a demonic Dao Law—if he said even this, wouldn't he be left without a single trump card?

Ding Huan let out a breath of relief. While Hou Yucheng was speaking, his domain had long since covered this entire space.

He guessed that Hou Yucheng was not talking nonsense.

This kind of thing could not be determined with absolute certainty, but right now he could gamble on it.

"Brother Hou, I believe you now. Tell me—how can we perform the Calamity of Measure divine ability?"

"Brother Ding, when I was evading the Calamity of Measure, I discovered a barrier at the edge of the chaos where the Tianmeng Clan resides. What that barrier locks away is the billions upon billions of laws of the universe's Calamity of Measure??"

Ding Huan understood: "Brother Hou, you mean we find a way to bring this barrier to the Tianmeng Clan, and then detonate the barrier?"

"Correct. I cannot do this alone. If you are willing to join, we can find a few more people, and then we can accomplish this."

Hou Yucheng said affirmatively.

Ding Huan is different from him. Ding Huan is the Dao Master of the Grand Universe Dao Court, and can summon those few Dao Ancestors of the Seventh Step of the Great Dao to act together.

Although those few Dao Ancestors are very weak, it cannot be denied that they are still the strongest few in the Grand Universe.

After a moment of silence, Ding Huan shook his head and said: "Brother Hou, your method is very difficult. Mainly, we don't have enough time, and it's also hard to guarantee we won't be discovered."

Hou Yucheng did not speak. He naturally understood what Ding Huan meant.

His meaning was to lure that Calamity of Measure barrier to the Tianmeng Clan, then forcibly break it open, letting the power of the Calamity of Measure destroy the Tianmeng Clan.

However, if this were done, those who triggered the Calamity of Measure barrier would equally find it hard to avoid being implicated—survival would be very difficult.

When Ding Huan said there wasn't enough time, it was because Ding Huan wanted to refine that Calamity of Measure barrier.

As long as the Calamity of Measure barrier was refined, it could be delivered to where the Tianmeng Clan resides without anyone knowing, and then the barrier detonated to cause a universe-wide Calamity of Measure.

Refining the Calamity of Measure barrier would naturally be best. Hou Yucheng believed that without tens of thousands of years, wanting to refine a Calamity of Measure barrier would be a pipe dream.

Ding Huan had another idea in his heart.

He was certain that Hou Yucheng's method had at most a fifty percent success rate, perhaps even less.

Once discovered, everyone would perish together, and the damage to the Tianmeng Clan's powerhouses would not even be that great.

This kind of Calamity of Measure barrier is a good thing to him. It is formed when, during a great Calamity of Measure, part of the Calamity of Measure Dao Laws are wrapped up by a barrier under specific conditions.

This is a one-in-billions chance.

He cultivates the Grand Universe Art. The various Calamity of Measure laws and Dao Laws within the barrier are just right for him to perfect a river of Calamity of Measure laws.

It's like what everyone often says—I may not use it, but I must have it.

As long as he has the river of Calamity of Measure laws, he can perform the Calamity of Measure Art at any time.

For example, when dealing with alien races like the Tianmeng Clan, a single great Calamity of Measure Art cast over them would reduce them to ashes. How satisfying that would be.

Seeing Hou Yucheng not speaking, Ding Huan smiled slightly: "I have another method. Before performing it, let me ask you first.

The surviving Eighth Step of the Great Dao and the few Seventh Steps of the Great Dao of the Tianmeng Clan—have all their Great Daos already become turbid?"

Old Five's nature 4

Six protagonists. I feel Ding's Dao is the most badass, because his Three Thousand Great Dao forms a galaxy of laws, every divine ability is a galaxy of laws, his world also has a Chaos Sea, he himself is equivalent to a universe. Unlike those other protagonists—hmm, Mortal Dao, World Dimension Dao, Old Nine's Rule Dao, and what else, Xuanhuang Dao, and what, Guixu Dao?