Chapter 32

Above the boundless starry sky, a ferocious giant dragon was pierced through by countless rune chains.

At this moment, the entire Milky Way was like a blazing furnace, suppressing that Torch Dragon within.

The energy of the entire star system began to gather. I—

Lu Chen's manifested form also dissipated, returning to the Heavenly Dao.

"No, no, I am an innate-born spirit; how could you refine me!"

"Since the creation of heaven and earth, no Great Dao Devil Sovereign has ever fallen; doing this, aren't you afraid of the backlash of the Great Dao?"

The Torch Dragon struggled madly, expending nearly all its power, but Lu Chen had waited tens of thousands of years for just this opportunity—how could he let it slip away easily?

Above the vast void, only a cold voice transmitted.

"Suppress!"

As the words fell, countless rune chains lit up one by one with golden light!

Clatter—

Each of those chains was like forged molten iron, exuding a profound and ancient aura.

At this moment they pierced into the Torch Dragon's body, beginning to madly plunder its divine power! "Damn it, damn it!"

"Lu Chen, the three thousand Great Dao Devil Sovereigns have arrived; do you think that monkey can hold out much longer?"

"If you let me go, I am willing to step forward and guarantee your Milky Way's ancestral land ten thousand years of peace!"

Feeling the divine power within being madly refined, the Torch Dragon cried out in panic.

Those chains seemed to be drawing out some extremely profound ability from his body.

And Lu Chen, who had become the Heavenly Dao of the Milky Way, remained unmoved, even silently accelerating the refinement speed.

Within the Milky Way, a sudden roar erupted! And outside the Milky Way, thousands of extremely terrifying auras were approaching.

Each one was comparable to the bound Torch Dragon.

Within the Milky Way, myriad beings held their breath.

The calamity brought by a single Torch Dragon nearly caused their extinction.

And now, thousands of beings comparable to devil sovereigns are truly attacking—how can they block them? Boom—boom—boom! Outside the Milky Way lies the boundless void; from the depths of that starry sky, waves that make the heart tremble are transmitted.

It seemed as if countless ancient powerhouses were fighting, shattering billions of stars.

From the other side of the void came the murmurs of ancient devil gods.

It seemed as if some existence was blocking their path.

Everyone's hearts grew heavy to the extreme.

That back view of one who tread upon heaven remains fresh in memory.

That is the Great Sage of the Heavenly Realm; even if his abilities surpassed the heavens, he could not alone block so many devil gods.

The speed at which the Torch Dragon was being refined grew ever faster.

From the original threats and enticements, to later bitter pleas, then to desperate roars, and finally there was no sound at all.

After a long time, perhaps one day, or perhaps two days.

No one remembers; only that the sun and moon no longer move, day and night no longer alternate.

Lu Chen's figure reappeared at the Milky Way's frontier, and the vast Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Array once again spread across the entire Milky Way.

The whole world simply watched Lu Chen's back.

Until outside the Milky Way, a blood‑stained golden hoop drifted slowly over.

Lu Chen extended his palm, placing the golden hoop upon his palm.

Projections of Great Dao Devil Gods appeared one by one outside the Milky Way.

On that day, no one knew what Lu Chen said.

All that is known is that the many descending devil god phantoms, upon seeing Lu Chen, dispersed one by one; and Lu Chen's forefather, just like his back view from years ago, stood in place for a long, long time.

As if gazing into the distance at something.

Countless people looked at the void that had returned to tranquility, sighing softly.

"The forefather is too lonely; from ancient times guarding until now, all his old companions have withered away one after another."

"But this is the price of becoming a deity: the greater the power, the more one loses."

"You say, did the Great Sage truly ascend to heaven?"

"I don't know; I only know that perhaps humanity will enjoy peace for a long time this time."

"The road ahead is long; the devil gods on the far side of the universe are still awakening—this calamity of hundreds of thousands of years cannot all be borne by the forefather alone."

"Everyone, I hope that when the next great calamity comes, every person of my Great Xia will be like a dragon."

Everyone was silent; from that day on, the entire Great Xia seemed to have fallen into an extreme frenzy.

Day and night without rest, they began cultivating as if their lives depended on it.

And at this moment, above the cosmic void.

Lu Chen silently gazed outside the Milky Way; the Torch Dragon had fallen and been refined, and he finally took his first step after tens of thousands of years.

The three thousand Great Dao Devil Gods are no longer whole.

But the price is extremely heavy: his own body perished, becoming the incarnation of the Milky Way's Heavenly Dao.

Old companions have withered, making return difficult; even though the gods have traces, they remain hard to awaken, for reversing the Great Dao is no easy feat.

Even those Great Dao Devil Gods, after suffering heavy wounds, needed tens of thousands of years to gradually recover.

Gazing upon the Blue Star, divine light pillars rose up, and Lu Chen's eyes wandered.

Now, the entire Milky Way is a dead silence.

But in ancient times, the interior of the Milky Way Heavenly Realm was not so; every star brimmed with vitality.

Only because the gods and demons waged a great war did they exhaust the spiritual aura within this Milky Way.

Now, I have devoured and refined the Candle Dragon, one of the Three Thousand Great Dao Demon Gods; the strength of the Galactic Heavenly Dao has surged, and even I seem to have undergone some special change.

Lu Chen's thought stirred; within the Galactic Heavenly Dao, divine power gathered, and in the void a huge hand seemed to stretch out.

In the cold, dead universe, surging life force suddenly welled up.

At first, it was a ball of scorching magma; then countless streams gathered from the void of the universe.

Immediately thereafter, mountains, rivers, lightning, and mist appeared upon the thick soil layer; a star brimming with spiritual aura suddenly came into being!

At this moment, even Lu Chen couldn't help but feel his heartbeat quicken.

To rub stars together is tantamount to creating a small world; in ancient times, even extremely powerful deities could hardly achieve that.

What astonished Lu Chen even more was that, at this moment, I could clearly sense every part of the galaxy—vast as a star system, minute as a speck of dust; everything within this galaxy felt like an extension of my own body! This feeling is indescribably wonderful.

Even if a Great Dao Demon God were to intrude now, I could easily suppress it, as if I were an invincible existence within the galaxy!

Lu Chen suddenly realized at this moment that the path the gods had set for him was the path of the Creator God! Rubbing stars together, creating life! The stronger the life forms within this galaxy, the more mighty the divine power within me becomes, and the galaxy itself will grow ever broader.

Until I devour the entire universe, I will be an existence that transcends the Great Dao, immortal, invincible, and omnipotent! By then, reviving countless deities and old acquaintances will be a matter of a single thought! Lu Chen's heart pounded as he gazed upon the blood‑stained golden hoop drifting in the cosmos and the stone statues of the Immortal Qin; it seemed a shackle had been unlocked in his heart.

The only trouble now is that I have already merged with the Heavenly Dao and cannot leave the galaxy of my own volition.

Even many of his actions are bound by law; he is Lu Chen, and he is the Heavenly Dao of this galaxy.

To devour other star systems, I can only rely on the life forms within the galaxy to expand outward.

Especially for star systems where a Great Dao Demon God lies dormant, once I devour them, my strength will surge wildly, and under my Heavenly Dao, terrifying life forms will be born!

What I must do now is to restore the spiritual aura of the entire galaxy and let humanity break through the shackles of cultivation! Lu Chen sank his mind, unleashing vast divine power that poured down upon the galaxy!

At this moment, countless dead planets within the galaxy begin to quietly revive! (End of chapter)