Chapter 28

Great Luo is indestructible and immortal; this is certainly not empty talk.

Great Luo is indestructible and immortal; this is certainly not empty talk.

Great Luo is indestructible and immortal; this is certainly not empty talk.

They may not have high combat power, but their survivability is absolutely strong.

They may not have high combat power, but their survivability is absolutely strong.

Infinite spacetime, eternal and free; to prove one is to prove forever, to exist one is to exist forever—this means something very terrifying: their incarnations are also infinite.

Infinite spacetime, eternal and free; to prove one is to prove forever, to exist one is to exist forever—this means something very terrifying: their incarnations are also infinite.

Even if one of them is killed, it is not considered a major loss to their peak combat power.

Translation: "Even if one of them is slain, for its peak combat power, it is not considered a great loss." Keep: "Even if one of them is slain, for its peak combat power, it is not considered a great loss."

Pulling another incarnation from a different node to refill the emptied health bar yields another tough fighter who can both resist and attack.

Pulling another incarnation from a different node to refill the emptied health bar yields another tough fighter who can both resist and attack.

Such cheating is enough to drive any cultivator attempting to overcome a lower realm into despair.

Translation: "Such cheating is enough to make any cultivator attempting to overcome a higher realm with a lower one despair—" Need dash? Keep dash. So: "Such cheating is enough to make any cultivator attempting to overcome a higher realm with a lower one despair—"

How can one possibly defeat a cheat with infinite health and infinite mana?

Translation: "How can one possibly defeat a cheat with infinite health and infinite mana!" Keep exclamation. So: "How can one possibly defeat a cheat with infinite health and infinite mana!"

Of course, such a buggy ability, the transcendent privilege granted by Daluo's own essence, is not something that lets one rest easy.

Of course, such a buggy ability, the transcendent privilege granted by Daluo's own essence, is not something that lets one rest easy.

When the opponent is also a Great Luo and can effortlessly slay incarnations…… that becomes very dangerous!

Translation: "When the opponent is also a Daluo and can effortlessly slay incarnations…… then it becomes very dangerous!" Keep ellipsis. So: "When the opponent is also a Daluo and can effortlessly slay incarnations…… then it becomes very dangerous!"

Because the enemy occupies the same rank and also pervades infinite spacetime, one can thereby launch the greatest war spanning the entire timeline, attempting to lock down all variables of life of this Great Luo across past, present, and future, using absolutely overwhelming force to destroy all resistance, covering its existence trajectory, thoroughly suppressing it, formatting personal ego consciousness, until only a Dao fruit remains eternally, and a point of innate spiritual light remains undying.

Translation: "Because the enemy occupies the same rank and also pervades infinite spacetime, one can thereby launch the greatest war spanning the entire timeline, attempting to lock down all variables of life of this Daluo across past, present, and future, using absolutely overwhelming force to crush all resistance, covering its existence trajectory, thoroughly suppressing it, formatting personal ego consciousness, until only a Dao fruit remains eternally, and a point of innate spiritual light remains undying." Need to keep meaning. Let's produce a concise but faithful translation.

We must not add explanatory words not in source. Keep close.

Let's translate sentence by sentence:

Because the enemy occupies the same rank and also pervades infinite spacetime, one can thereby launch the greatest war spanning the entire timeline,

in an attempt to lock down all variables of life of this Great Luo across past, present, and future,

using absolutely overwhelming force to destroy all resistance,

covering its existence trajectory,

thoroughly suppressing it,

formatting personal ego consciousness,

until only a Dao fruit remains eternally, and a point of innate spiritual light remains undying.

Combine into one line.

If cognition ceases, even if the Dao fruit still exists, can that still be considered alive?

Translation: "If consciousness perishes, even if the Dao fruit still exists, does that still count as living?" Keep question mark.

In a state of ignorance and unconsciousness, being driven to act, there is not the slightest qualification to resist or reject……

Translation: "In a state of ignorance and unawareness, being driven to exert power, there is not the slightest qualification to resist or refuse……" Keep ellipsis.

Even just thinking about it makes one's scalp tingle and heart tremble with fear.

Translation: "Even just thinking about it makes one's scalp tingle and heart tremble with fear." Keep.

At this moment, the Great Luo demon god's heart secretly rises with despair and disbelief, as if seeing its own tragic downfall.

Translation: "At this moment, deep in the heart of the Daluo demon god, a faint sense of despair and disbelief rises, as if seeing its own tragic end." Keep.

Fortunately, a glimmer of light always lingers in the heart, bringing hope.

Translation: "Fortunately, a glimmer of light always hangs in the heart, bringing hope." Keep.

"I, too, am not without background."

Translation: '"I, too, am not without background."' Keep quotes.

"Behind me stands the monster clan forces about to surface…"

Translation: '"Behind me stands the demon race camp about to surface……"' Keep ellipsis.

"On this journey, I represent the shared will of the high-ranking monster court…… they ought not to abandon me."

Translation: '"On this journey, I represent the shared will of the high-level demon court…… they ought not to abandon me."' Keep ellipsis.

"I can still be rescued!"

Translation: '"I can still be rescued!"' Keep exclamation.

……

Translation: "……" (just ellipsis). Keep as is.

"There's nothing impossible." Emperor Jiang Ancestral Witch spoke indifferently, uttering words that are true yet most striking to the heart: "My level—how could you possibly comprehend it?"

Translation: '"There is nothing impossible." Di Jiang Zu Wu spoke indifferently, uttering words that are true yet most striking to the heart, "My level—how could you comprehend?"' Need to keep quotes. Use exactly glossary: "Di Jiang Zu Wu". So: '"There is nothing impossible." Di Jiang Zu Wu spoke indifferently, uttering words that are true yet most striking to the heart, "My level—how could you comprehend?"'

"With just you, you dare to dream of challenging me? Do you really think we are both Great Luo, of the same level, and therefore essentially equal?" Emperor Jiang spoke calmly, "Great Luo represents infinite power, but within that infinity, foundations differ, making combat power worlds apart!"

Translation: '"With just you, you still dare to dream of challenging me? Do you really think we are both Daluo, of the same cultivation level, and thus essentially identical?" Di Jiang spoke calmly, "Daluo represents infinite power, but within that infinity, foundations differ, making combat power worlds apart!"' Need to keep quotes and punctuation.

The demon god is a Great Luo, possessing boundless power.

Translation: "The demon god is a Daluo, infinitely powerful." Keep.

And Emperor Jiang is even stronger than him!

Translation: "But Di Jiang is even stronger!" Keep.

With the same infinite power, how can 2^∞ compete with 10,000^∞ in an instant burst for supremacy?

Translation: "With the same infinite power, how can two to the power of infinity compete with ten thousand to the power of infinity in an instant burst for supremacy?" Keep.

Both gather the power of infinite spacetime; a single moment's domain can generate mana equivalent to the true body, yet when facing a supreme being of a single thought, breath, and self, it is destined to end in tragedy.

Translation: "Both gather the power of infinite spacetime; one moment's time domain can generate mana equivalent to the true body, but when facing a supreme being of a single thought, a single breath, a single self, tragedy is destined." Keep.

The reason both are Great Luo is merely because the underlying principle they contain is the same, hence they are placed on the same cultivation gradient.

Translation: "The reason both are Daluo is merely because the underlying principle they contain is the same, hence they are placed on the same cultivation gradient." Keep.

But the pit here…… is infinitely deep!

Translation: "But the pit here…… is infinitely deep!" Keep ellipsis.

The Great Luo demon god understood Emperor Jiang Ancestral Witch's words; on the face of the incarnation drawn from another time node, a bitter smile appeared.

Translation: "Upon hearing Di Jiang Zu Wu's words, the Daluo demon god's incarnation, drawn from another time node, showed a bitter smile on its face." Keep.

——How could such a supreme being be someone he has the right to probe?

Translation: "——How could such a supreme being be something he has the right to probe?" Keep dash.

It ought to be the monster clan's four sovereigns, ten great generals, and other peerless powers who come forth, only then having the ability and qualification to debate and contend!

Translation: "It ought to be the demon race's four sovereigns, ten Yao Marshals, and other peerless powers who come, for only then do they have the ability and qualification to debate the Dao!" Use glossary: "Yao Marshal". So: "It ought to be the demon race's four sovereigns, ten Yao Marshals, and other peerless powers who come, for only then do they have the ability and qualification to debate the Dao!"

He came over, merely to deliver heads—nothing else.

Translation: "His coming is nothing but delivering heads, nothing but delivering heads." Keep.

"It seems you are fully aware of your situation." Emperor Jiang glanced at him, "Good, be an enlightened ghost; when you die, you won't have too many regrets."

Translation: '"It seems you already clearly understand your situation." Di Jiang glanced at him, "Good, be an enlightened ghost; when you die, you won't have too many regrets."' Keep quotes.

"On your way then!"

Translation: '"On your way then!"' Keep.

He extended a hand.

Translation: "He extended a hand." Keep.

This hand did not strike the Great Luo demon god, but sank into the ages.

Translation: "This hand did not strike the Daluo demon god, but sank into the years." Keep.

He launched an attack spanning the entire timeline, conducting the ultimate collision of Great Luo essence.

Translation: "He launched an attack spanning the entire timeline, conducting the ultimate collision of Daluo essence." Keep.

At that very moment, the demon god most directly sensed the gap between the two.

Translation: "At this very moment, the demon god most directly sensed the gap between them." Keep.

If we say it, as a Great Luo, a Great Luo that penetrates the timeline, the entirety of its self-existence is like a worm clinging to the timeline…… Of course, as a mighty divine ability user, it is far larger than a worm, as thick as a python.

Translation: "If we say it, as a Daluo, a Daluo that runs through the timeline, the entirety of its self-existence is like a worm clinging to the timeline…… Of course, as a great divine ability wielder, it is much larger than a worm, as thick as a python." Keep.

But now, emerging from the river of time is Emperor Jiang Ancestral Witch, who is a divine dragon capable of soaring to the nine heavens!

Translation: "But now, Di Jiang Zu Wu emerging from the river of time is a divine dragon capable of soaring to the nine heavens!" Keep.

Body thickness compares the power each can mobilize on the same temporal scale, representing a heavenly chasm between them.

Translation: "Body thickness measures the power each can mobilize in the same time scale, representing a heavenly-earthly difference between them." Keep.

Now, the divine dragon gazes coldly, then——dives down for the kill!

Translation: "Now, the divine dragon gazes coldly, then——dives down to strike!" Keep dash.

In an instant, a fierce battle erupts within the flow of years.

Translation: "In an instant, a fierce battle erupts within the flow of years." Keep.

No, that cannot even be called a battle; it is a one-sided massacre…… and…… flight.

Translation: "No, that cannot be called a battle at all; it is a one-sided massacre, and…… flight." Keep ellipsis.

On the eternal timeline of the primordial myriad ages, past and future, countless incarnations of this demon god are slain…… even if it constantly rebirths and frantically flees, it cannot escape such fate.

Translation: "On the eternal timeline of Honghuang, past and future, countless silhouettes of this demon god are slain…… Even if it constantly rebirths and madly flees, it cannot escape this fate." Use glossary: "Honghuang". So: "On the eternal timeline of Honghuang, past and future, countless silhouettes of this demon god are slain…… Even if it constantly rebirths and madly flees, it cannot escape this fate."

Incarnations numbering in the millions, diminishing itself, hiding within the possibilities of endless birth and death?

Translation: "Myriad incarnations, lowering itself, hiding in the possibilities of endless birth and death?" Keep question.

Useless!

Translation: "Useless!" Keep.

All are Great Luo, all are infinite spacetime eternal and free—who isn't a cheat?

Translation: "All are Daluo, all are eternal and free in infinite spacetime—who isn't a cheat?" Keep.

Each time Emperor Jiang Ancestral Witch slays an incarnation of the demon god, he invades the hidden information belonging to that Great Luo, which is its individual growth trajectory.

Translation: "Each time Di Jiang Zu Wu slays an incarnation of the demon god, he invades the secret information belonging to this Daluo, which is its individual growth trajectory." Keep.

A thousand times, ten thousand times…… the clashes occurring in the river of time, Emperor Jiang distorts the battlefield's spacetime, cutting it out of the normal primordial world's chronology.

Translation: "One thousand times, ten thousand times…… the confrontations occurring in the river of time, Di Jiang distorted the battlefield's spacetime, cutting it out from the normal sequence of Honghuang heaven and earth." Use glossary: "Honghuang". So: "One thousand times, ten thousand times…… the confrontations occurring in the river of time, Di Jiang distorted the battlefield's spacetime, cutting it out from the normal sequence of Honghuang heaven and earth."

When the ancestral witch's goal is reached, having slain the opponent countless times, this severed stretch of time only then seamlessly reconnects to the original timeline.

Translation: "When the ancestor witch's goal is reached, having slain the opponent countless times, this severed segment of time only then seamlessly reconnects to the original timeline." Keep.

Then, the offensive ceased.

Translation: "Then, the offensive ceased." Keep.

Yet, the Great Luo easily communicates via the innate indestructible spiritual light to restore its incarnations to an unharmed state; its expression shows not a hint of joy or delight, only a sorrow surfacing on its face.

Translation: "But, the Daluo, easily communicating incarnation through innate indestructible spiritual light and recovering to an unharmed state, shows no hint of joy or delight on its face, only a sorrow surfacing." Keep.

Because he knows he has been completely sealed by Emperor Jiang across the entire timeline.

Translation: "Because he knows he has already been completely sealed by Di Jiang across the entire timeline." Keep.

The most terrifying vast shadow blankets his life's trajectory, leaving no road to walk, no place to flee.

Translation: "The most terrifying, vast shadow covers his life's trajectory, leaving no road to walk, no place to flee." Keep.

"I have been defeated…… I shall sink into oblivion……"

Translation: '"I have been defeated…… I will sink……"' Keep ellipsis and quotes.

Feeling the intangible shackles binding oneself, looking back over one's life, unaware when a faint black hand appeared…… this Great Luo demon god seems to weep yet not weep, to smile yet not smile, wearing a very strange expression.

Translation: "Sensing the intangible shackles binding oneself, looking back over one's life, unaware when a vague black hand appeared…… this Daluo demon god seems to cry yet not cry, to smile yet not smile, its expression very strange." Keep ellipsis.

"Great Luo has lost me…… Great Luo has lost me ah!"

Translation: '"Daluo has lost me…… Daluo has lost me ah!"' Keep quotes and exclamation.

He is lamenting.

Translation: "He is lamenting." Keep.

The formation of any individual's worldview, outlook on life, etc. —the three views—always stems from the information exchange between living beings and the external world.

That kind of interaction can be visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory…… or the impact and assimilation of external information, leaving traces on the mind and spirit.

No matter what, a person's values and concepts of cognition cannot be formed independently free from the influence of environmental conditioning.

This is a true elaboration of a more subtle and more wonderful principle of the unity of heaven and man.

Then……

If one could master all external information that affects the target being, one could then direct and control all of his cognition.

This is more terrifying than any forcible conversion divine ability——because it alters history from its source.

Changing history, resetting the life of a Great Luo being, formatting his three-outlook cognition…… the most terrifying means!

Many innate divinities and ancient Sovereigns watching the battle now feel a chill surging in their hearts.

"Although a Great Luo transcends time, once proven it is eternal, and upon achievement it pervades past, present, and future, with no fear of falling, standing at the end of the Great Dao." On Kunlun Mountain, amidst three figures surrounded by pure qi, one spoke: "But the ego-consciousness is what we forged during our long cultivation, before attaining the Dao."

"This dao friend has had his past trajectory completely locked down, his roots found, and arbitrarily altered along the path of his life's growth…… If he does not wish to be refined alive by Di Jiang Zu Wu into an incarnation, he can only sever his past cognitions and emotions to cope."

"But such erosion causes the self to be lost…… ultimately losing humanity, leaving only the Dao nature."

"The Great Dao is heartless and emotionless, indifferent to gain or loss, indifferent to external changes or one's own situation being good or bad, or being arbitrarily whipped and manipulated by enemies…… like a stubborn stone."

"Then it becomes an innate spiritual treasure!"

"How tragic! How lamentable!" said the Lingbao Heavenly Lord, "Just at the outset, one dao friend has already sunk; in this Lich Great Tribulation, when it ends, how many Great Luo will be buried between heaven and earth, and how many innate spiritual treasures will be added?"

"Sigh……" the Yuanshi and Daode Heavenly Lords sighed together, feeling the tribulation's ferocity, yet they had little thought of intervening to stop Di Jiang Zu Wu from pressing the final extermination strike.

"Huh?" the Daode Heavenly Lord raised his white brows, suddenly gazing at the ancient starry sky where the Zhou Tian stars revolve, and let out a soft "huh."

At that very instant, a bell rang!

"Dang!"

The bell's tone was clear and lingering, echoing throughout the Honghuang world.

Its ripples shook the vast, flowing Shijian Changhe, causing everything to begin to fall into disorder.

"Chaos Bell!"

In heaven and earth, countless great powers changed color, shouting out the source of that bell's sound.

One of the three great innate supreme treasures transformed from the Pangu God's Axe——the Chaos Bell!

The bell's sound was mighty, the universe radiant, heaven and earth lost color, yin and yang shook…… five-colored rays of light shone upon the Myriad Heavens, the Chaos Holy Might shook the universe!

This bell can reverse the spacetime of the Myriad Heavens, can evolve the mysteries of the Heavenly Dao, can refine earth, water, fire, and wind, its ferocious might boundless!

As soon as it appeared, it suppressed the fate of that Great Luo demon god, preventing his consciousness from being worn away by Di Jiang, lest he lose himself and sink.

"Sovereign!" the Great Luo demon god's face lit with great joy, hearing this bell, he knew who was rescuing him.

"Taiyi." Di Jiang raised his head, looking toward the ancient great bell that suddenly manifested in the starry sky, uttering a holy title, his gaze gradually deepening.

"Di Jiang." In the starry sky, a radiant deity blazing with boundless light and rays stood upright, "the Wu Clan and the Demon Race…… now is not the time to open hostilities; how to cease warfare?"

Donghuang!

Taiyi!

The appearance of this mighty and extraordinary demon sovereign made the battlefield situation become bewilderingly unpredictable.

However, what no one could see was…… a hint of helplessness and a hint of worry in the depths of the sovereign's eyes.

……

Time rewound a little.

"It's quite clear…… the Qiong You demon god is no match for Di Jiang; continuing the fight risks the peril of losing oneself and sinking."

In a hidden spacetime, divine senses crisscross here, transmitting information, exchanging opinions.

"We need someone to take action, to save him." Someone transmitted, "Otherwise if he dies, it would be a great blow to our morale… Once the Heavenly Court is formally established, how could we suppress all the tribes and forge the myriad races into one— the Demon Race?"

"But Dijiang is too powerful!" another said, "He is a top-tier mighty one; who dares to lightly oppose him?"

"Heh… Even if Dijiang is mighty, our side isn't lacking in outstanding experts!"

Quickly go to Phoenix Nest Mountain, please ask Great Sage Fuxi to take action!

Can't summon him… Great Sage Fuxi is being restrained by the Time Ancestor Witch, unable to divert attention to him; now we can't even contact him.

Then, what about Great Sage Nüwa?

"Great Sage Nüwa? That can be contacted." A deity quickly replied, "I had already sent a signal earlier, but her reply… her reply, uh!"

"What's wrong? Hemming and hawing?" The manifested divine sense figure beside him wondered, "What did Great Sage Nüwa reply? But say it, it's fine."

She's on the way, riding a phoenix!

As soon as these words were spoken, this spacetime instantly fell silent.

How many Great Luo, how many demon gods, all were speechless.

"Well… okay!" After a while, someone sighed, "Unexpected, yet reasonable."

After all, this one's identity is complex—not only a sovereign of the Heavenly Court, but also the founder and major shareholder of the future human race.

"Betting on both sides, whichever wins she stands to gain greatly. Her ambiguous attitude is understandable, understandable." Naturally shifting the topic away from Great Sage Nüwa, "Several Yao Marshals, please go…"

"We can't leave." A resonant, powerful voice sounded; a demon god with a dragon's head, human body, bird claws, and feathered arms shook his head—his name is Jimeng—"At the foot of Mount Buzhou, the auras of several Ancestor Witches are flaring, locking onto us."

If we move, they will also move; we can't get reinforcements there.

"Wu Clan, are you looking to go to all-out war with us!" someone said coldly, "Such arrogance, bullying the gods too much!"

Our Demon Race preparations are still insufficient; for now we have merely gathered our core strength, the overall framework still unclear." The Yao Marshal known for wisdom, Báizé, said softly, "But the Wu Clan have already planned their hierarchy, their organization is complete, and they have the capability to initiate war proactively."

So saying, once war breaks out, we'll be at a great disadvantage?" A deity whose faint core blazed with boundless solar radiance spoke.

"Yes." Báizé nodded, then suddenly smiled, easing the comrades' worries, "Of course, they also dare not easily launch a full-scale conflict; at most it would be limited to individual confrontations."

After all, they still have a great enemy!

The existence of Hunyuan, with its utterly unabashed attitude, seeks to gain prestige second only to that of the Great God Pangu under the guise of educating all beings… and Pangu will not step forward to contend for the position, thus he is the rightful supreme ruler.

This is something the Ancestor Witches do not wish to see; likewise, Hunyuan looks disfavorably upon the Ancestor Witches—Pangu's essence-blood transformed form, as the legitimate heir, naturally has the right of inheritance.

Hongjun is waiting for the Ancestral Witches to reveal a flaw…… So the Wu Clan, as long as they still have reason, even if they have the ability to provoke a great calamity, will not actively start a war now.

First we must restrain Hongjun, drive him out of the arena, leave him unable to attend to other matters, only then will we have the mind to fight us to the death.

Otherwise, even if we defeat us, how could we face the punishment that Hongjun would bring down, bearing the righteousness of all beings and using as a slogan the curbing of the Ancestral Witches' wanton slaughter of living beings?

PS: The cover, well, I designed it using the Writer's Assistant; it was hard to find a suitable one. As for the group issue, if this book can be put on shelves, I'll add it later.

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